Winners and Results from 34 Raceway
Saturday, May 12
Photos by Dana Royer/34 Raceway

IMCA Stock Cars: Darin Thye, Burlington	Hobby Stocks: Jake Wenig, Burlington
IMCA Late Models: Boone McLaughlin, Mediapolis	IMCA Modifieds: Dean McGee, Sr., Galesburg, Il

305 Sprint Cars: Donnie Steward, West Burlington.

Son edges dad in hobby stock feature; McLaughlin gets late model win
By Dana Royer/34 Raceway

BURLINGTON, IA ( May 13) ­ Another full field of cars were on had topping the 105 mark on Fleck Sales/Miller Lite Night at 34 Raceway Saturday, May 12. The five classes of cars saw four new winners for the 2007 season. Getting feature wins were Boone McLaughlin, Mediapolis (late models), Dean McGee, Sr., Galesburg, Il., (modifieds), Darin Thye, Burlington ( stock cars), Donnie Steward, West Burlington, (305 sprints) and Jake Wenig, Burlington (hobby stocks ). Thye would be the only one to get a repeat win.

Coming up this Saturday, May 19 The Hawkeye and Preferred Auto will present the Mid America 305 Sprint Car Special and Veterans Appreciation Night at the races plus late models, modifieds, stock cars and hobby stocks. All veterans get $6 grandstand admission with valid ID.

The J & J Steel/Ideal Ready Mix IMCA Late Models took to the track for the first feature of the night with twenty cars taking to the track. Keith Pratt and Nate Bueseling led the field to the drop of the green with Boone McLaughlin taking the early lead. Coming off a win at Lee County on Friday night, McLaughlin was poised for another win pulling away from the field by lap nine of the 25 lap race. With McLaughlin out in front the battle for second would go on between Sam Halstead and Pratt. Halstead would finally get past Pratt on lap eighteen but could not catch the fast McLaughlin who had developed a nearly 1/2 track lead over the field. McLaughlin took the checkered while Halstead finished second and Pratt third.

Next to take to the track were the Zaiser Fabrication 305 sprint cars. Another first time winner emerged when West Burlington¹s Donnie Steward took the checkered flag in the twelve lap feature, his first ever sprint win. The brothers Hetrick, Kevin and Brian, sat on the front with Kevin taking the early lead from his second row start. Steward took the lead on lap three and went on to win by a large margin in the flag to flag race. Kevin Hetrick finished second and Justin Newberry finished third.

The Burlington Pepsi Hobby Stock feature saw twenty four cars making up the field. The fifteen lap race saw a father and son doing battle throughout with Jake Wenig working to hold off his dad, Dan. With two laps to go following a caution, Dan Wenig would pull up on the bumper of his son as they passed the flag stand. But on the final lap, Jake would get a little edge over his dad and take the checkered flag by 2 car lengths. Wapello¹s Brodie Dopler would finish third and Cale Samberg took fourth.

The Miller Lite Modifieds followed the hobby stocks to the track with 23 cars setting the field. Kevin Goben and Scott Boles would put on a fierce battle early on with Goben leading the first three laps. Boles then took over the lead on lap five and would have to work hard to hold off Goben. On lap fourteen of the twenty lap race, Darin Thye would join the battle taking the lead but pulled into the infield two laps later. Boles then regained the lead on lap sixteen. But it wasn¹t to be his night when, Dean McGee, Sr., moving up from his fifth row start passed Boles coming out of turn one with one lap to go. McGee, went on to hold off Boles and got his first win this year. Boles finished second followed by Bill Roberts, Jr. and Goben.

The IMCA Stock Cars capped off the night with 22 cars starting the feature race. Another flag to flag race saw Darin Thye taking the checkered flag in the fifteen lapper. Thye, working the high groove, took the lead from Jason Cook on lap eleven. Cook would stay close to Thye but would not be able to catch him as moving up to join the battle would be Todd Hoslteen. Holsteen would slip past Cook for second as Thye took the checkered flag by 1 1/2 car lengths.

34 Raceway Results 5/12/07
J & J Steel/Ideal Ready Mix IMCA Late Models
FEATURE: 1. Boon McLaughlin, Mediapolis, 2. Sam Halstead, New London, 3. Keith Pratt, Mendon, Il., 4. Lonnie Bailey, Quincy, Il., 5. Gary Russell, Biggsville, Il., 6. Matt Ryan, Davenport, 7. Colby Springsteen, Morning Sun, 8. Tom Bowling, Jr., Danville, 9. Robby Warner, Quincy, Il., 10. Tom Goble, Burlington, 11. Matt Bailey, Quincy, IL., 12. Nate Beuseling, Coal Valley, Il., 13. Joey Gower, Quincy, Il., 14. Ron Elbe, Augusta, Il., 15. Ned Palmer, Blandinsville, Il., 16. Matt Strassheim, Burlington, 17. TJ Criss, Oskaloosa, 18. Cory Richards, Burlington, 19. Dusti Griffin, Camp Point, Il., 20. Leroy Brenner, Aledo, Il., 21. Jay Johnson, West Burlington, 22. Jason Perry, Payson, Il., HEAT WINNERS: Bueseling, Springsteen, McLaughlin.

Miller Lite IMCA Modifieds
FEATURE: 1. Dean McGee, Sr., Galesburg, Il., 2. Scott Boles, New London, 3. Bill Roberts, Jr., Burlington, 4. Kevin Goben, Sherrard, i., 5. Rich Smith, Davenport, 6. Andy Krieger, West Burlington, 7. Chris Larson, Keokuk, 8. Mike Weikert, Jr., Muscatine, 9. Bill Parks, Colchester, Il., 10. Jim Redmann, Lockridge, 11. Tyler Cale, Donnellson, 12. Brandon Savage, Keokuk, 13. Mike Hill, New London, 14. Phillip Cossel, Montrose, 15. Michael Irwin, Kahoka, Mo., 16. Brad Carson, Colchester, Il. 17. Dave Cloke, Burlington, 18. Darin Thye, Burlington, 19. Adam Carson, Colchester, Il., 20. Kevin Londrie, Keokuk, 21. Steve Powell, West Burlington, 22. Mitch Higdon, Fort Madison, 23. David Goble, Burlington, 24. Sean Wyett, Danville, 25. Dennis LaVeine, Burlington . HEAT WINNER: Cale, Goben, Boles.

Zaiser Fabrication 305 Sprints
FEATURE; 1. Donnie Steward, West Burlington, 2. Kevin Hetrick, Gladstone, Il., 3. Justin Newberry, West Burlington, 4. Brian Hetrick, Gladstone, Il., 5. Jayson Ditsworth, Gladstone, Il., 6. Dustin Whiting, Burlington, 7. Gary Bonar, Burlington, 8. Dale Oakes, West Burlington, 9. Josh Padellford, Pleasantville. HEAT WINNER: Ditsworth, Whiting.

IMCA Stock Cars
FEATURE; 1. Darin Thye, Burlington, 2. Todd Holsteen, Burlington, 3. Ryan Cook, Mt. Pleasant, 6. Shawn Whiting, West Burlington, 7. John Oliver, Jr., Danville, 8. Rod Staats, Columbus, Jct. 9. Jeff Mueller, New London, 10. Chris Webb, Biggsville, il., 11. Abe Huls, Carthage, Il., 12. Derek Goble, Burlington, 13. Kirk Kinsley, Wapello, 14. Ryan Jamison, Mediapolis, 15. Greg Johnson, Burlington, 1 6. Randy Wachter, Burlington, 17. Cole Simmons, Morning Sun, 18. Nick Fenton, Mt. Pleasant, 19. Tim Breuer, Burlington, 20. Derek Coleman, New London, 21. Shane Watts, Burlington, 22. Travis Plummer, Burlington, 23. Patrick Mincer, Columbus Jct.. HEAT WINNERS; Staats, Johnson, Holsteen

Burlington Pepsi Hobby Stocks
FEATURE; 1. Jake Wenig, Burlington, 2. Dan Wenig, West Burlington, 3. Brodie Dopler, Wapello, 4. Cale Samberg, Burlington, 5. Luke McLaughlin, Mediapolis, 6. Rob Wilsey, Keokuk, 7. Chad Krogmeier, Burlington, 8. Alex Buffington, Wapello, 9. Blaine Dopler, Wapello, 10. Tanner Thomann, West Burlington, 11. Sky Griffith, Mediapolis, 12. Chuck Underwood, Burlington, 12. Doug Fenton, Burlington, 14. Russell Passmore, Burlington, 15. Chase Klenk, New London, 16. Jarod Conrad, Wayland, 17. Joe Laue, Wapello, 18. Brian Holmes, Wapello, 19. Jason Gerdes, Lomax, Il., 20. Todd Lange, Stronghurst, Il., 21. Mike Bolander, Burlington, 22. Ray Raker, Danville, 23. John Oliver, West Burlington, 24. Tony Witte, Danville, 25. Dean Kratzer, Montrose, 26. Laverne Bowman, Burlington. HEAT WINNERS, J. Wenig, Fenton, Samberg.