Last fall before the Fall Special the historic Hamilton County Speedway was shorten up just a bit, however I was unable to attend then so on Saturday Night, I decided to make the trip up from Marshalltown to attend the Ice Breaker Season Opener at the Karl Chevrolet Buick GMC Hamilton County Speedway.
I was very impressive with the improvements on the race track but also the Hamilton County Fairboard making some much needed improvements to the Grandstands and I say a job well done, even though I hang out in the pits all night.
The racing action was heated all night long, going two and some times three wide, the Seneca Foundry USRA Stock Cars putting on the best show of the night. This season also marks the final season of TTMM Promotions so you know that Todd Staley will always have some things up his sleeve. A total of eighty-two cars signed in for the first night in Webster City and the final checkered flag was displayed at 10:01pm.
First feature of the night was the A1 Automotive USRA Tuners ten lap feature event. Correctionville, Iowa's Levi Volkert lead the first lap but Oliver Monson worked his way from fifth and took over the top spot on lap two. Monson never looked back cruising on to take the feature win. Wall Lake's Jake Paysen passed Volkert for second on lap four and tried to chase down Monson ended up second. Volkert in third, Britt's Charles Prime in fourth and Castalia's Brad Stahl was fifth.
The Diamond in the Rough USRA Hobby Stocks 15 lap feature even had a little trouble getting started as the caution came out for Riley Crimmins, Scott Dobel and Jonathon Hynes got together in turn two. On the restart, Chris Hovden from Cresco jumped out to the race lead and tried to pull way but was unsuccessfully because cautions came out on lap three, four, eight and twelve. Hovden remain strong and took the checkers first. South Dakota's Dustin Gulbrandson was second, Bryce Sommerfeld from Fort Dodge in third, Clear Lake's Joshua Monson in fourth and Manly's Zac Smith in fifth.
Before a lap was scored in the Stein Heating & Cooling USRA B-Mods 16 lap feature event, the caution came out when Minnesota's Jayden Oskerson spun in turn two. Defending track Champion Ty Griffith started third but by the end of lap one, he was the captain of the ship. Griffith checked out until the caution came out on lap eight and the following two restarts. Griffith held off Decorah's Dan Hovden and Webster City's Doug McCollough off when the race resumed, Griffith pulled away and went on to take the feature event. McCollough, Hovden, Protivin's Ben Moudry, who started tenth, and Webster City's Bryer McCoy rounded out the top five.
Next up was the Olsen Family USRA Modifieds 20 lap feature event. "A-Train" Al Hejna from Clear Lake led the first two laps before Chatfield, Minnesota's Luke Schott took the top spot away. Schott pulled away until a caution came out on lap 14 for Andy Tiernan in turn two. Schott got a great restart and went on to take the win, the battle behind him lasted through out the event. Madrid's Kyle Brown was second, Minnesota's Alex Williamson was third, "Z-Man" Zack Vanderbeek from New Sharon in fourth and Nebraska's Jacob Hobscheidt in fifth.
Seneca Foundry USRA Stock Cars 18 lap feature event put many on the edge of their seat as they were racing two and three wide for position the entire race. Eagle Grove's Parker Slagle led the first four laps but it was not easy has he had several challenges and there was several challenges for positions behind him as well. Mason City's Travis Shipman took the top spot away just prior to a caution on lap five when Slagle slid off the top of turn three. Shipman led until lap eight when "The Renegade" Reid Keller took the top spot away. Keller worked the top side and Fort Dodge's Bill Crimmins worked his way in to second using the bottom side. Crimmins started to put pressure on Keller prior to the final race caution on lap 13. Crimmins managed to get by Keller on lap 15 and would go on to take the feature win. Keller, Fort Atkinson's Jackson Vsetecka, twelfth place starter Justin Ades and Paul Conrad rounded out the top five.
Final feature of the night was the Jerry Goebel State Farm Super Late Models 20 lap feature event. Omaha, Nebraska's Corey Zeitner started on the pole and he took full advantage leading the first three laps. Ainsworth's Derrick Stewart looked strong and took the lead away on lap four and fend off Zeitner before pulling away. Stewart claimed the checkers ahead of Zeitner, Sherrill's Jeff Tharp, "Hollywood" Jason Hahne and Griswold's JC Wyman.
Next week the Karl Chevrolet Buick GMC Hamilton County Speedway hosts the Malvern Bank SLMR Late Models East Series Opener. USRA Modifieds, USRA Stock Cars, USRA B-Mods, USRA Hobby Stocks and USRA Tuners round out the card. Pits Open at 4p, Grandstands at 5p, Hot Laps at 6:15p, Racing to Follow.
Jerry Goebel State Farm Super Late Models return to weekly action on Saturday April 27th for Big Dawg Night.
For more information about the Hamilton County Speedway, call (515) 832-6000 or check out hamiltoncospeedway.com and follow them on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and YouTube.
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Webster City, Iowa
Saturday April 13th, 2024
SUPER LATE MODELS
presented by Jerry Goebel State Farm
Heat 2 (7 Laps) : 1. Stewart; 2. Hahne; 3. Wyman; 4. Kosiski; 5. Patterson.
presented by Olsen Family
A Feature (20 Laps): 1. 69 Lucas Schott (Chafield, Minn.); 2. 21K Kyle Brown (Madrid); 3. 15W Alex Williamson (Rushford, Minn.); 4. 33Z Zack VanderBeek (New Sharon); 5. 01 Jacob Hobscheidt (Plattsmouth, Neb.); 6. 25C Cody Thompson (Sioux City); 7. 12 Jason Hahne (Webster City); 8. 32 Derek Green (Granada, Minn.); 9. 7 Al Hejna (Clear Lake); 10. 21 Ben Nading (Ankeny); 11. 75 Greg Elliott (Webster City); 12. 3W Garrett Wilson (Carlisle); 13. 3 Andy Tiernan (Madrid).
Heat 2 (7 Laps): 1. VanderBeek; 2. Brown; 3. Williamson; 4. Wilson; 5. Tiernan; 6. Green.
presented by Seneca Foundry
Heat 2 (7 Laps) : 1. Whitehurst; 2. Staley; 3. Vsetecka; 4. Slagle; 5. Conrad; 6. Monthei; 7. John Ades.
presented by Stein Heating & Cooling
Heat 2 (6 Laps) : 1. Moudry; 2. McCoy; 3. West; 4. Korte; 5. Reed; 6. Haggard; 7. Gilliland; 8. Ford.
presented by Diamond in the Rough
Heat 2 (6 Laps) : 1. Hovden; 2. Monson; 3. Dobel; 4. Hynes; 5. Schaer; 6. Rodamaker.
presented by A1 Automotive
