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Neal, Barker, Current, Flury, Campbell, Tharp Win Pioneer Rest Area Spring Championships at Dubuque
by Larry Bontz

DUBUQUE, IA (May 15, 2011) - Excellent track conditions, made for excellent racing, and for the Pioneer Rest Area Spring Championship 35 lap IMCA Late model feature would be hard pressed to find one better than the one witnessed here at the Dubuque County Fairgrounds Speedway Sunday night.

Dubuque driver Jim Brokus started on the pole and quickly vaulted into the lead and was well on his way with a group of drivers in hot pursuit; Terry Neal, Ray Guss Jr., Luke Merfeld, Dan Shelliam, Luke Goedert, and Brian Harris all viaing for the top six seven positions throughout. Brokus lead through lap thirty two when Brian Harris moved his car to the top spot but his ride to the top would be short lived as he got into the front stretch wall damaging the front end then going down the bacstretch got into the backstretch wall ending his night after a hard fought run. This set up a double front row of Terry Neal on the pole and Jim Brokus on the outside on the restart. Neal grabbed the lead and lead the remaining lap for his third IMCA late model win of the young season. Ray Guss Jr. who fell back to as far as fourth early on came back to finish second, Luke Merfeld in a stellar run was third, Jim Brokus a hard fought run fourth, with hard charging Joel Callahan coming all the way from the rear of the pack after a lap one wreck finishing fifth.

Veteran Ron Barker grabbed the lead at the outset then survived several caution flags to win the Dubuque Moving and Storage IMCA Type Modified twenty lap featute his second win of the young season. Tony Von Drezky was second, Mark Schulte third, J.D.Auringer fourth, with Ron Lauritzen fifth.

Timmy Current charged to the front at the outset then motored on for his third win of the season leading the twelve SPI Stock Car feature from flag to flag. Joe Bonney was second, Jerry Miles third, Wayne Hora fourth, with Rob Gonzales fifth.

Hotter than hot John Flury lead the IMCA Type Sport Compacts from flag to flag for his third win of the season.Bryce Garnhart was  second,Gabe Schrader third,Jacob Ellethorpe fourth,with Ryan Schilling  fifth.

Picking up where he left off from last year the only thing that has changed is the name of the class but the end result is the same for this driver as Jeremy Campbell won the twelve lap IMCA Type Hobby Stock Feature for his first win of the season. Brandon Beschen was second, Mick Weidemeier third, Kyle Vohlinger fourth with Andy Burk fifth.

The IMCA Type Sport Mod Class was lead by rookie driver Cory Tharp who has two wins so far in this young season as he has made the tow from Cedar Falls a succesful one leading the twelve lapper from flag to flag.Lady driver and college student Hope Schmerebach placed second,Craig Ehnke third,with Travis Winters fourth.

 

Wenzel Towing IMCA Late Models 35 lap feature 1.Terry Neal 2.Ray Guss Jr. 3.Luke Merfeld 4.Jim Brokus 5.Joel Callahan

6.Dan Shelliam 7.Luke Goedert 8.Charlie McKenna 9.Jeremy Gustaf 10.Travis Smock 11.Ryan Duhme 12.Jim Ross

13.Joe Zrostlik 14.Mike Weideman 15.Todd Alexander 16.Brian Harris 17.Dean Wagner 18.Jon Merfeld 19.Justin Kay

20.Luke Pestka 21.Rob Petsch 

Heat Race Winners-Luke Goedert,Terry Neal,Charlie McKenna

 

Dubuque Moving and Storage IMCA Type Modifieds 20 lap feature-1.Ron Barker 2.Tony VonDrezky 3.Mark Schulte

4.J.D.Auringer 5.Ron Lauritzen 6.Jason Schueler 7.Matt Gansen 8.Jake Bowman 9.Todd Reid 10.Jason Seegmiller

11.Rodger Trame 12.Pete Bonin 13.T.J.Patz 14.Jeremy Gengler 15.Jason Snyder 16.Derek Thompson 17.Jed Freiburger

18.Dennis Betzler 20.Dustin Wilwert 

Heat Race Winners-Dustin Wilwert,J.D.Auringer,Ron Barker

 

SPI Stock Cars-12 lap feature-1.Tim Current 2.Joe Bonney 3.Jerry Miles 4.Wayne Hora 5.Rob Gonzalez 6.Terry Rittmer

7.Rob Henry 8.Emily Gade 9.K.C.Anzel 10.Austin Heacock 11.Tyler Soppe 12.Charley Nesteby 13.Nate Yoeager

14.Corey Cullen 15.Jarred Franzen 16.J.D.Rittenger 17.Kevin Brame 18.Chip Kohl 19.Tim Schneider 

Heat Race Winners-Wayne Hora,Timmy Current,Terry Rittmer

 

IMCA Type Sport Compacts 10 lap feature-1.John Flury 2.Bryce Garnhart 3.Gabe Schrader 4.Jacob Ellethorpe

5.Ryan Schilling 6.Luke Schots 7.Derek McBee 8.Chris Powers 9.Wes Digman 

Heat Race Winners-John Flury,Curtis Nesteby

 

IMCA Type Hobby Stocks 12 lap feature 1.Jeremy Campbell 2.Brandon Beschen 3.Mick Weidemeier 4,Andy Burk 5.Danny Dean 6.Rob Clifton 7.Rod Champion 

Heat Race Winner-Jeremy Campbell

 

IMCA Type Sport Modifieds 12 lap feature-1.Cory Tharp 2.Hope Schmerebach 3.Craig Ehnke 4.Travis Winters 

Heat Race Winner-Cory Tharp