Finally, on Saturday night, the Warren County Speedway in Indianola roared to life in 2024 with the Bones Memorial Race and Kids Ride Along Night. Sixty-nine cars signed in for a nice, beautiful May night to tame the quarter-mile semi-banked oval and figure 8 track. The racing action was exciting all night long, and the final checkered flag was waived at 10:19 p.m.
The first feature of the evening was the Micro Sprints 20-lap feature event. "The Bullet," Brantley Tjaden, jumped out to the race lead, fending off Luke Lane. The only caution came out on lap one for Brady Edwards, who slows and comes to a rest in turn two. Tjaden was not fazed, as he got a great restart and pulled away to claim the win. Joe Freidel came across in second, and Edwards came back to finish third.
Dylan McKasson grabbed the top spot in the Cruiser Car feature event, with AJ VanderMeiden taking second. The caution came out on lap two for Isaac Seger in turn four. McKasson continued to lead until Tarter took the top spot away on lap five. That lead was short-lived, and McKasson regained the lead and went on to claim the victory ahead of Collins, VanderMeiden, Braelynn Long, and Seger.
Emily Duncan jumped out to the race lead in the Junior Front Wheel Drive feature event, fending off Skylynn Inman and Katelynn Watts. Duncan pulled away, never looking back, the only thing slowing her down was lap traffic. Watts grabbed second, Emberli Van Clark took third, Inman fell back to fourth, and Emma Lynn King rounded out the girl power top five.
In the Open Figure 8 class, David Burnell led the first two laps before Dylan McKasson took the lead away. Burnell lost second to Aubrey McKasson on lap five. The only caution came out on lap 12 when Burnell hit the wall hard in turn three. Dylan McKasson held on to take the win ahead of Colton Wicker and Aubrey McKasson.
Chris Mitchell led all the laps in the Stock Figure 8 feature event despite pressure from JR Tarter throughout the early going. The caution came out on lap four when Tarter spun in turn two, but Mitchell was not fazed and pulled away to claim the win. Isaac Seger finished second, Tarter was third, and Billy Bough Jr. was in fourth.
Before a single lap was completed in the Trucks feature event, Robby Dittmer flipped in turn four, resulting in the red flag. The following restart saw Warren Breeden spin in turn four. Cole Becker took the race lead early and led until the next caution on lap five, when Josh Bear was in turn one. Travis Shivers grabbed the top spot on the restart, but the final caution came out on lap eight when Clay Collins spun in turn one. Shivers held off Becker to go on to take the feature win. Becker finished second, Breeden came back to finish third, and Troy Becker and Collins round out the top five.
Ryan Lippert led the opening two laps of the Hobby Stocks feature event before a caution came out when Jason Collins spun in turn two. On the restart, Travis Fenton grabbed the top spot away, but the caution came out shortly after lap three was scored when Josh Fredrickson spun in turn two, then again on the restart when Lippert spun in turn three. Braelynn Long stole the lead away from Fenton on the restart, but Fenton refused to go away. Long and Fenton battled it out until the caution came out on lap nine, when Long spun on the back stretch. Fenton held on to take the win despite late race pressure once again from Long. Long finished second, Collins in third, Brandon Willemsen in fourth, and Kylea Millard in fifth.
The final feature of the night was the Front Wheel Drive feature event. Michael Gardner jumped out to the race lead, and the only thing really slowing him down were the cautions. First caution on lap five for Dakota Tuttle spinning in turn three after receiving help from Corbin Funke, and on lap six for Preston Kern window net going down. Gardner claimed the win ahead of Michael Gardner III, Matthew Howard, Gabriel Hoover, and Funke.
Next race night at the Warren County Speedway in Indianola is Saturday June 1st for Military & First Responders Night. Pits open at 4p, Grandstands Open at 5:15p, Hot Laps at 5:45p, Racing at 6:30p. Pit Passes $35 for 13 yrs old and older, Kids 12 and Under $15. Grandstands : Seniors / Military $12, Ages (13+) $15, Ages (6-12) $12, Ages (5 & Under) Free.
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Bones Memorial Race Night / Kids Ride Alongs
Saturday May 18th, 2024
MICRO SPRINTS
A Feature : 1. 03 Dylan McKasson / Braden McKasson (Indianola); 2. 75 Jason Collins / Clay Collins (Pleasantville); 3. 149 AJ VanderMeiden / Dave Breuklander (Oskaloosa); 4. 306 Braelynn Long / John Alexander (Norwalk); 5. 116 Isaac Seger (Indianola); 6. 12 James Tarter / Britton Brickman (Des Moines); 7. 01 Will Shivers / Travis Shivers (Indianola).
A Feature : 1. 03 Dylan McKasson (Indianola); 2. 45W Colton Wicker (Des Moines); 3. 95 Aubrey McKasson (Indianola); 4. 3 David Burnell (Altoona).
A Feature : 1. 51 Travis Shivers (Indianola); 2. 3 Cole Becker (Milo); 3. 1 Warren Breeden (Norwalk); 4. 69 Troy Becker (Indianola); 5. 11 Clay Collins (Pleasantville); 6. 46 Josh Bear (Derby); 7. 00J Joe Graves (Dallas); 8. 3E Cole Edgington (Indianola); 9. 00M Mike Graves (Melcher); 10. 76 Robby Dittmer (Indianola); DNS 99 Alex Catron (Indianola).
Heat 2 : 1. Shivers; 2. Dittmer; 3. Joe Graves; 4. Breeden; 5. Mike Graves.
A Feature : 1. 10 Travis Fenton (Des Moines); 2. 00B Braelynn Long (Norwalk); 3. 94 Jason Collins (Pleasantville); 4. 89W Brandon Willemsen (Grimes); 5. 57 Kylea Millard (Indianola); 6. 12 Rod Richards (Ackworth); 7. 59 Jordan Myers (Des Moines); 8. 96 Douglas Northway (Swan); 9. 005 Ryan Lippert (Melcher); 10. 17J Josh Fredrickson (Des Moines); 11. 13B Preston Bright (Indianola); DNS 22 Jared Myers (Indianola); DQ 23 Russell Kilsaris (Earlham).
Heat 2 : 1. Collins; 2. Lippert; 3. Bright; 4. Willemsen; 5. Richards; 6. Jordan Myers.
A Feature : 1. 57 Emily Duncan (Ackworth); 2. 2K Katelynn Watts (Oskaloosa); 3. 8V Emberli Van Clark (Indianola); 4. 9S Skylynn Inman (Oskaloosa); 5. 43 Emma Lynn King (Pleasantville); 6. 33S Gunner Soderblom (Newton); 7. 9V Eddi Van Clark (Indianola).
A Feature : 1. 46 Michael Gardner (Des Moines); 2. 47 Michael Gardner III (Des Moines); 3. 56K Matthew Howard (Altoona); 4. 511 Gabriel Hoover (Indianola); 5. 41 Colbin Funke (Menl0); 6. 63B Terry Bickford (Shannon City); 7. 44 Angie Gardner (Des Moines); 8. 2JR RL Jones (Des Moines); 9. 33W Wyatt Routh (Norwalk); 10. 51 Eric Carter (Knoxville); 11. 12 Gerry Richards (Indianola); 12. 214 Dakota Tuttle (Grinnell); DNS 43V Jody Kingery (Knoxville); DNS 34 Nicholas Herrick (Indianola); DNS 77 Dennis Hoover (Indianola); DQ 06K Preston Kern (Des Moines).
Heat 2 : 1. Kingery; 2. Tuttle; 3. Funke; 4. Angela Gardner; 5. Kern.
