During hot laps, late model qualifying and heat races, I hung out in turns one and two taking pictures, which you can find the link to further down this recap, before taking my normal spot on the catwalk. As soon as I did, I could see my good announcing buddies Bryan Denekas and Braxton Flattery; they spotted me and gave me a shoutout, which I appreciate. It was also nice to see Anthony Ainslie, the SLMR announcer, as well. I also know I am appreciated when promoter Todd Staley even says hey before the races.
It was the second of three nights of racing at the Hamilton County Fair but the only one to feature the Super Late Models as the Malvern Bank SLMR Series made their appearance on the historic half-mile. The USRA Iron Man Series for Stock Cars and B-Mods also competed, along with the USRA Modifieds and USRA Hobby Stocks. Eighty-six cars checked in. The racing action was exciting until Mother Nature wanted to spoil the fun, ending the racing action at around 10pm.
The USRA Hobby Stocks were up first for their 12-lap feature event. Garner's Branden Schaer jumped out to the race lead as Joshua Monson and Tyler Crimmins battled it out for second. Schaer slipped up leaving the door open, and Monson took full advantage to grab the top spot away. Monson went on to take the win. Zac Smith finished second, Tyler Crimmins finished third, Riley Crimmins was fourth, and Tanner Green took fifth.
Harley Dais from Winona, Minnesota, from start to finish in the caution-free USRA Modifieds 16-lap feature event. It was not easy for Dais, though, as Rushford, Minnesota's Alex Williamson made a late-race charge but came home second. The top three podium was rounded out by Kevin Stoa of Albert Lea, Minnesota. Greg Elliott, driving the number 12 machine, finished fourth, and Lyle Sathoff from Sherburn, Minnesota, was fifth.
Harley Dais from Winona, Minnesota, from start to finish in the caution-free USRA Modifieds 16-lap feature event. It was not easy for Dais, though, as Rushford, Minnesota's Alex Williamson made a late-race charge but came home second. The top three podium was rounded out by Kevin Stoa of Albert Lea, Minnesota. Greg Elliott, driving the number 12 machine, finished fourth, and Lyle Sathoff from Sherburn, Minnesota, was fifth.
Next up was the Malvern Bank Super Late Model Racing (SLMR) Series for their 30-lap Thursday Night Thunder feature event. Corey Zeitner from Omaha, Nebraska, and Charlie McKenna from Ames led the field to the green flag. Zeitner took the race lead, but he was forced into a 3-car battle with McKenna and hometown favourite Jason Hahne. Hahne worked the bottom side and would end up leading the opening lap before Zeitner took the lead officially. Zeitner created a lead of over 2 seconds over Hahne. Blair Nothdurft, who took the Skyline Materials Lucky 6th Place Starter Bonus challenge, and McKenna battled for third and fourth. Tad Pospisil, Jesse Sobbing and Jake Neal battled for position behind them. As lapped traffic came into play, Hahne's and Nothdurft's pressure on Zeitner got more intense as the advantage dropped to under half a second. The first caution came out on lap 21 when Derrick Stewart came to stop exiting turn two. Hahne took the race lead away from Zeitner on the restart before the final caution came out on lap 22. Hahne got a great restart, and despite Nothdurft's pressure, it was Hahne capturing the win at the Hamilton County Fair, his first win with the tour in his hometown, the eighth winner of the SLMR series in 2026, and his fifth career series victory. Nothrurft, Corey Zeitner, Jake Neal and Jesse Sobbing rounded out the top five. Hahne was the Keyser Manufacturing Top Qualifier with an 18.105-second lap in Group 1; Chad Simpson led Group 2 with a 18.211-second lap; and Nothdurft was fastest in Group 3 with a 18.332-second lap. Zeitner, Tim Ward and Nothrdurft took the heat race wins. JC Wyman dominated the Predator Custom Trailers B Feature.
As Victory Lane was wrapping up for the Late Models, I started to feel some drops from the sky. I thought nothing of it, and very quickly track officials rolled the KS Engineering USRA Iron Man B-Mod Series presented by Harris Auto Racing out for their 20-lap feature event. Jake Richards from Lansing, Kansas, took full advantage starting on the pole by jumping out to the race lead with Decorah's Dan Hovden running second. Hovden took the race lead, though, on lap three. The first caution came out on lap five when Jason Prochniak slowed. Hovden was not fazed as he held off both Richards and Duke Erickson on the restart. The final caution came out on lap 15, but once again Hovden held everyone off to capture his first Iron Man Series win of the season. Harley Dais, Wednesday Night's winner, finished second. Richards fell back to third, Stephen Clancy was fourth and Taylor Skauge was in fifth.
The final feature of the night was the KS Engineering USRA Iron Man Stock Car Series presented by Terminator Chassis by Harris for 22 laps. Todd Staley snatched up the race lead early, but the caution came out on lap two when Daniel Ayers spun, and then on the restart, Scott Olson spun, resulting in several others spinning, including Ayers, who decided to go check out the bottom of the scoreboard. Staley led lap three, but Brandon Hare took the race lead away on lap four. The caution came out on lap five, and then shortly after the drops started getting heavier. After asking the drivers to give a thumbs up or thumbs down, they said no to being raceable; the plug was pulled after lap five. The race will be made up; I'm not sure if it will continue where it left off or start from scratch. Keep your eyes on the Hamilton County Speedway or USRA – United States Racing Association – pages for when the race will be rescheduled.
Fair events continue on Friday with the Central Iowa Truck Pullers Association's truck pulls, presented by JA Concrete Construction. The next race at the Hamilton County Speedway is on Saturday, July 25th, with the Hamilton County Racing Association Hall of Fame Night at the races, along with Kids Night, presented by D&B Agro. USRA-sanctioned modifieds, stock cars, B-mods and hobby stocks, along with Crown Vics, are on the card. Pits open at 4p, grandstands at 5p, hot laps at 6:30p, and racing at 7p.
The USRA Iron Man Series' next races for the B-Mods are August 14th at Electric City Speedway and I-35 Speedway on August 15th in Missouri. Stock Cars' next Iron Man race is on September 4th at Lakeside Speedway in Kansas along with the B-Mods and on September 5th at I-35 Speedway.
The Malvern Bank Super Late Model Racing (SLMR) Series will make the trip to the Marshalltown Speedway on Friday, July 24th, for the 9th Annual Dale DeFrance Memorial for a dual race featuring both East and West Series. Then on Saturday, July 25th, the East Series has the rescheduled King of the Bullring 30 at Winneshiek Raceway in Decorah. Next week is another dual race at the Adams County Speedway in Corning for the Hampel Memorial.
Thursday July 23rd, 2026
SUPER LATE MODEL RACING SERIES (SLMR)
Heat 1 (8 Laps) : 1. Zeitner; 2. Thornton; 3. Stewart; 4. Hahne; 5. Neal; 6. Berck; 7. Leighton; 8. Umbarger; DNS Collins.
The USRA Iron Man Series' next races for the B-Mods are August 14th at Electric City Speedway and I-35 Speedway on August 15th in Missouri. Stock Cars' next Iron Man race is on September 4th at Lakeside Speedway in Kansas along with the B-Mods and on September 5th at I-35 Speedway.
The Malvern Bank Super Late Model Racing (SLMR) Series will make the trip to the Marshalltown Speedway on Friday, July 24th, for the 9th Annual Dale DeFrance Memorial for a dual race featuring both East and West Series. Then on Saturday, July 25th, the East Series has the rescheduled King of the Bullring 30 at Winneshiek Raceway in Decorah. Next week is another dual race at the Adams County Speedway in Corning for the Hampel Memorial.
For more information about the Hamilton County Speedway check out the Hamilton County Speedway Facebook Page or hamiltoncospeedway.com or call (515) 832-5382.
Check out the USRA - United States Racing Association Facebook Page or usraracing.com for more information about the Iron Man Series or call (515) 832-6000.
Check out the USRA - United States Racing Association Facebook Page or usraracing.com for more information about the Iron Man Series or call (515) 832-6000.
More information about the SLMR Series check out SLMRseries.com or check out the Super Late Model Racing (SLMR) Series Facebook Page or call I-80 Promotions at (402) 342-3453.
I captured pictures during hot laps and heat races, and they are posted on the Trackside Report by Foxman Facebook Page in a photo album titled Hamilton County Thursday Night Thunder Fair Races 7-23-26.
I captured pictures during hot laps and heat races, and they are posted on the Trackside Report by Foxman Facebook Page in a photo album titled Hamilton County Thursday Night Thunder Fair Races 7-23-26.
Hamilton County Speedway
Webster City, Iowa
Hamilton County Thursday Night Thunder Fair Races
Thursday July 23rd, 2026
presented by Malvern Bank
A Feature (30 Laps) : 1. 76 Jason Hahne (Webster City); 2. 76X Blair Nothdurft (Renner, S.D.); 3. 26JR Corey Zeitner (Omaha, Neb.); 4. 6 Jake Neal (Omaha, Neb.); 5. 99 Jesse Sobbing (Malvern); 6. 25 Chad Simpson (Mt Vernon); 7. 22 Charlie McKenna (Ames); 8. 01 Jacob Hobscheidt (Plattsmouth, Neb.); 9. 14 Kyle Berck (Marquette, Neb.); 10. 15M Shane DeMey (Denison); 11. 24 Bill Leighton (Lavista, Neb.); 12. 25C Cody Thompson (Sioux City); 13. 35D Dylan Sillman (Alvo, Neb.); 14. 04 Tod Pospisil (Norfolk, Neb.); 15. 3C Mike Collins (New Orleans, La.); 16. 53 Andrew Kosiski (Lavista, Neb.); 17. 4 JC Wyman (Griswold); 18. 99D Darrel DeFrance (Marshalltown); 19. 35 Kale Kosiski (Ralston, Neb.); 20. 4TW Tim Ward (Harcourt); 21. 43 Derrick Stewart (Ainsworth); 22. 38T Dylan Thornton (Orcutt, Calif.).
A Feature (30 Laps) : 1. 76 Jason Hahne (Webster City); 2. 76X Blair Nothdurft (Renner, S.D.); 3. 26JR Corey Zeitner (Omaha, Neb.); 4. 6 Jake Neal (Omaha, Neb.); 5. 99 Jesse Sobbing (Malvern); 6. 25 Chad Simpson (Mt Vernon); 7. 22 Charlie McKenna (Ames); 8. 01 Jacob Hobscheidt (Plattsmouth, Neb.); 9. 14 Kyle Berck (Marquette, Neb.); 10. 15M Shane DeMey (Denison); 11. 24 Bill Leighton (Lavista, Neb.); 12. 25C Cody Thompson (Sioux City); 13. 35D Dylan Sillman (Alvo, Neb.); 14. 04 Tod Pospisil (Norfolk, Neb.); 15. 3C Mike Collins (New Orleans, La.); 16. 53 Andrew Kosiski (Lavista, Neb.); 17. 4 JC Wyman (Griswold); 18. 99D Darrel DeFrance (Marshalltown); 19. 35 Kale Kosiski (Ralston, Neb.); 20. 4TW Tim Ward (Harcourt); 21. 43 Derrick Stewart (Ainsworth); 22. 38T Dylan Thornton (Orcutt, Calif.).
B Feature (8 Laps) : 1. Wyman; 2. Thompson; 3. Leighton; 4. Kale Kosiski; 5. 33 Paul Glendenning (Mount Ayr); 6. 15C Curt Schroeder (Newton)' 7. 91 Gabe Umbarger (Garner); 8. DeFrance; 9. Collins.
Heat 1 (8 Laps) : 1. Zeitner; 2. Thornton; 3. Stewart; 4. Hahne; 5. Neal; 6. Berck; 7. Leighton; 8. Umbarger; DNS Collins.
Heat 2 (8 Laps) : 1. Ward; 2. Pospisil; 3. Sobbing; 4. McKenna; 5. Simpson; 6. Wyman; 7. Kale Kosiski; 8. DeFrance.
Heat 3 (8 Laps) : 1. Nothdurft; 2. Hobscheidt; 3. Andrew Kosiski; 4. DeMey; 5. Glendenning; 6. Sillman; 7. Thompson; 8. Schroeder.
Group 1 Qualifying (2 laps) : 1. 76 Jason Hahne [18.105]; 2. 6 Jake Neal [18.256]; 3. 38T Dylan Thornton [18.512]; 4. 14 Kyle Berck [18.551]; 5. 26JR Corey Zeitner [18.570]; 6. 43 Derrick Stewart [18.679]; 7. 24 Bill Leighton [18.906]; 8. 91 Gabe Umbarger [18.907]; 9. 3C Mike Collins [No Time].
Group 2 Qualifying (2 laps) : 1. 25 Chad Simpson [18.211]; 2. 22 Charlie McKenna [18.301]; 3. 99 Jesse Sobbing [18.639]; 4. 04 Tad Pospisil [18.700]; 5. 4TW Tim Ward [18.807]; 6. 4 JC Wyman [18.857]; 7. 35 Kale Kosiski [18.939]; 8. 99D Darrel DeFrance [19.163].
Group 3 Qualifying (2 laps) : 1. 76X Blair Nothdurft [18.332]; 2. 15M Shane DeMey [18.721]; 3. 53 Andrew Kosiski [18.756]; 4. 01 Jacob Hobscheidt [18.803]; 5. 15C Curt Schroeder [18.934]; 6. 33 Paul Glendenning [18.971]; 7. 35D Dylan Sillman [19.000]; 8. 25C Cody Thompson [19.070].
Group 3 Qualifying (2 laps) : 1. 76X Blair Nothdurft [18.332]; 2. 15M Shane DeMey [18.721]; 3. 53 Andrew Kosiski [18.756]; 4. 01 Jacob Hobscheidt [18.803]; 5. 15C Curt Schroeder [18.934]; 6. 33 Paul Glendenning [18.971]; 7. 35D Dylan Sillman [19.000]; 8. 25C Cody Thompson [19.070].
USRA MODIFIEDS
A Feature (16 Laps) : 1. 87H Harley Dais (Winona, Minn.); 2. 15W Alex Williamson (Rushford, Minn.); 3. 98 Kevin Stoa (Albert Lea, Minn.); 4. 12 Greg Elliott (Stanhope); 5. 8L Lyle Sathoff (Sherburn, Minn.); 6. 21 Ben Nading (Ankeny); 7. 17 Lee Beemer (Fairmont, Minn.); 8. 00 Tristan Vesterby (Webster City); 9. 75 Damion Elliott (Webster City); 10. 911 Robert Bennett (Woolstock).
Heat 1 (7 Laps) : 1. Dais; 2. Nading; 3. Beemer; 4. Sathoff; 5. Damion Elliott.
Heat 2 (7 Laps) : 1. Greg Elliott; 2. Stoa; 3. Williamson; 4. Bennett; 5. Vesterby.
USRA IRON MAN STOCK CARS SERIES
presented by KS Engineering & Terminator Chassis by Harris
A Feature (22 Laps) : 1. Feature Rained Out Will be Made Up Date TBD
Heat 1 (7 Laps) : 1. 19 Reid Keller (Webster City); 2. 6 Chanse Hollatz (Clear Lake); 3. 56H Brandon Hare (Elma); 4. 7I Andrew Inman (Mason City); 5. 47 Parker Slagle (Eagle Grove); 6. 7M Jason Minnehan (Churdan); 7. 87 Travis Shipman (Mason City); 8. 7 Doug Keller (St. Joseph, Mo.).
Heat 2 (7 Laps) : 1. 1G Pat Graham (Ankeny); 2. 32 Derek Green (Granada, Minn.); 3. 33X Justin Custer (Liberty, Mo.); 4. 74 Rodney Schweizer (Kansas City, Kan.); 5. 21 Myles Michehl (Fort Dodge); 6. 4D Daniel Ayers (Webster City); 7. 43 Calvin Lange (Humboldt); 8. 2A Jamie Andreasen (Lytton).
Heat 3 (7 Laps) : 1. 8X Scott Olson (Blairsburg); 2. 14 Todd Staley (Webster City); 3. 50B Brock Badger (Bagley); 4. 91J Jaylen Wettengel (Topeka, Kan.); 5. 235 Bill Crimmins (Fort Dodge); 6. 29 Dennis Elliott (Mt. Ayr); 7. 77 BJ Bremer (Webster City).
USRA IRON MAN B-MODS SERIES
presented by KS Engineering & Harris Auto Racing
A Feature (20 Laps) : 1. 16 Dan Hovden (Decorah); 2. 2187 Harley Dais (Winona, Minn.); 3. 7J Jake Richards (Lansing, Kan.); 4. 12C Stephen Clancy (Odessa, Mo.); 5. 32 Taylor Skauge (Caledonia, Minn.); 6. 57 Duke Erickson (Sioux Falls, S.D.); 7. 11L Logan Smith (El Dorado Springs, Mo.); 8. 10T Trevor Fecht (Allison); 9. 88 Bryer McCoy (Webster City); 10. 17 Oliver Sackett (Pierson); 11. 85 Dustin West (Radcliffe); 12. 17B Klay Beemer (Fairmont, Minn.); 13. 1 Doug McCollough (Webster City); 14. 18 Nate Whitehurst (Mason City); 15. RED1 Dan Wheeler (Savage, Minn.); 16. 85P Jason Prochniak (Zimmerman, Minn.); 17. 40 George Gilliland (Lehigh); 18. 56 Ty Griffith (Webster City); DNS 99 Rocky Caudle (Ellsworth).
Heat 1 (7 Laps) : 1. Richards; 2. Hovden; 3. Clancy; 4. Fecht; 5. Beemer; 6. Whitehurst; 7. Sackett; 8. Skauge; 9. Prochniak; 10. Wheeler.
Heat 2 (7 Laps) : 1. Dais; 2. Griffth; 3. Erickson; 4. Smith; 5. McCoy; 6. West; 7. McCollough; 8. Caudle; 9. Gilliland.
USRA HOBBY STOCKS
A Feature (12 Laps) : 1. 25S Joshua Monson (Clear Lake); 2. 18Z Zac Smith (Manly); 3. 15T Tyler Crimmins (Fort Dodge); 4. 35 Riley Crimmins (Fort Dodge); 5. 136 Tanner Green (Hampton); 6. 27 Branden Schaer (Garner); 7. 43 Jade Lange (Humboldt); 8. 55G David Gilliland (Fort Dodge); 9. 25 Jacob Monson (Clear Lake).
Heat 1 (5 Laps) : 1. Green; 2. Tyler Crimmins; 3. Joshua Monson; 4. Lange; 5. Schaer; 6. Jacob Monson; 7. Smith; 8. Gilliland; 9. Riley Crimmins.
