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Shelby County Speedway Draws Crowd Despite Weather
By Shannon Lowe
HARLIN, IOWA (May 17, 2011) - Fans braved cold winds
and the threat of rain as they headed to the grandstands last weekend at the
Shelby County Speedway and were treated to an incredible car count as
drivers from rained out tracks flocked to Harlan.
KNOD Sport Compacts kicked off the feature racing as
Jason Kroeger and Caine Mahlberg battled for the lead. As the two
struggled, Tony Kerger picked his way past them both and flew around the
speedway unchecked. Contact on the front stretch had Caine Mahlberg
sideways as he struggled to maintain control before body slamming the
pit-side barrier, charged through victory lane and cruised to the pits
without causing a caution. Tony Kerger cruised to O’Reilly Victory Lane
followed by Bronson Griffen in his second appearance at the Shelby County
Speedway. Dan Cleaver, Jaime Mahlberg and David Archibald rounded out the
top five.
Peterson Motors Hobby Stocks charged under the green
flag with a hungry group of drivers battling for the lead. Shannon
Anderson muscled his way through the pack to work his way into the top three
and battled Dusty Van Horn and Andy Boeckman for the lead. Boeckman and
Anderson fought head to head as they passed Van Horn and left him to try and
hold off Powers. Powers out-ran him and moved in to challenge the front
runners from third. As Boeckman worked into lap traffic on the final lap,
Anderson pulled alongside but came just short to finish second followed by
Tanner Powers, Dusty Van Horn and Chuck Madden.
After a series of heat races and a B feature qualifying
race a full field of twenty four Doll Distributing Sport Mod drivers
gathered up their race machines and charged under the green flag. Taimon
Wehr worked his way out to the lead but Jon Plowman found a lane that suited
him and darted past. Jesse Sobbing moved in to challenge Wehr as Plowman
checked out. A caution with only four laps on the scoreboard set the
racers up for a single file shoot out with Sobbing set on Plowman’s rear
push bar. Crazy Racing’s Jesse Sobbing used the catfish lane in turn one
to edge Plowman after a slow restart as Jared Hansen leapt past both Smith
and Wehr. Dylan Book threw himself into the top five in the final laps
finishing fourth in front of Wehr as Sobbing took the ride to O’Reilly
Victory Lane. Jon Plowman settled for second and Jared Hansen captured
third.
Pizza Ranch Stock Cars powered their way out onto a
rough track and Mike Nichols seized the lead. Expert drivers, Clay
Christian, Bill Osbahr, Dave Plowman, Brian Blessington, and Kenny Hansen
lined up to challenge but Nichols held on to the top spot building momentum
on each lap. A caution with five to go had the stock cars lined up nose to
tail for a single file restart that left the race up for grabs, Bill Osbahr
railed out of turn four to draw alongside Nichol’s Medieval Chassis Monster
for a side by side finish but Nichol’s held on to take the checkered flag
followed by Clay Christian, Kenny Hansen and Keith Knop.
As temperatures continued to drop, the racing action
began to heat up as yet another full field of cars took the track. The wide
bodied rockets flew around the track as Kevin Sather wound his way through
the pack to land the top spot. Josh Most worked to reel him in as Todd
Cooney took on Al Zeitner for the third position. Barry Sorensen drove
past Zeitner and brought the race to Cooney from the long lane and then
worked to run down Most and Sather. A caution with four laps to go brought
the pack together to race without lap traffic but Sather continued to
dominate as he dashed under the checkered flag, however due to a rules
infraction, he was disqualified in tech moving Josh Most into the top spot
followed by Barry Sorensen, Todd Cooney, Jay Stewart and Al Zeitner.
Mike “Wahoo” Albertson railed his way to the lead in
the Pitts Chiropractic Modified “A” feature but a string of cautions
prevented him from developing any momentum. Nick Deal used the low lane on
a restart to grab the lead and pull away from Albertson as Josh Most drove
around him on the high side. After another round of cautions, the racers
reached the time limit and Deal took the green flag as Most dug in under him
to try to gain the spot. With the engines working overtime through
multiple cautions, Daniel Hilsebeck’s machine caught fire bringing out the
red flag. Officials decided to give the racers one more shot at a green
flag finish and Deal brought the race back up to speed. Most brought his
open wheeled racer alongside Deal and tried for his traditional body check
to propel him forward but cut his unprotected left front tire in the effort
and caused the final yellow checkered flag, handing the trip to O’Reilly
Victory Lane to Nick Deal followed by Chris Abelson, Jay Noteboom, Luke
Wanniger and Brad Bergren.
Next week, racers and fans will celebrate the end of
the school year with the kids “Nickel Toss”. For up to date information
regarding race night events, tickets, and results; go to
www.racescs.com.
SHELBY COUNTY SPEEDWAY
Hobby Stock 5/14/2011
Feature:1. Andy Boeckman (Wall Lake, IA), 2. Shannon Anderson (Atlantic,
IA), 3. Tanner Powers (Exira, IA), 4. Dusty Van Horn (Atlantic , IA), 5.
Chuck Madden (Avoca, IA), 6. Kurt Hansen (Walnut, IA), 7. Willie Ransom
(Irwin, IA), 8. Jeremy Auten (Clarinda, IA), 9. Jason Fusselman (Shelby,
IA), 10. Jason Kohl (Missouri Valley, IA), 11. Tiffany Bittner (Norfolk,
NE), 12. Jeff Hansen (Walnut, IA), 13. Mike Hansen (Atlantic, IA), 14. Nick
Woodard (Elkhorn, NE), 15. Jeff Fink (Denison, IA), 16. Joshua Sink
(Stanton, IA), 17. Brett Sink (Stanton, IA), 18. Ben Bruck (Harlan, IA), 19.
Corey Madden (Avoca, IA),
Heat 1:1. Shannon Anderson (Atlantic, IA), 2. Ben Bruck (Harlan, IA), 3.
Willie Ransom (Irwin, IA), 4. Jeremy Auten (Clarinda, IA), 5. Joshua Sink
(Stanton, IA), 6. Nick Woodard (Elkhorn, NE), 7. Jason Kohl (Missouri
Valley, IA),
Heat 2:1. Jason Fusselman (Shelby, IA), 2. Chuck Madden (Avoca, IA), 3. Jeff
Hansen (Walnut, IA), 4. Dusty Van Horn (Atlantic , IA), 5. Jeff Fink
(Denison, IA), 6. Brett Sink (Stanton, IA),
Heat 3:1. Andy Boeckman (Wall Lake, IA), 2. Tanner Powers (Exira, IA), 3.
Kurt Hansen (Walnut, IA), 4. Tiffany Bittner (Norfolk, NE), 5. Mike Hansen
(Atlantic, IA), 6. Corey Madden (Avoca, IA),
Late Model 5/14/2011
Feature:1. Josh Most (Red Oak, IA), 2. Barry Sorensen (Harlan, IA), 3. Todd
Cooney (Des Moines, IA), 4. Jay Stewart (Blair, NE), 5. Al Zeitner
(Bellevue, NE), 6. David Livingston (Blair, NE), 7. Curtis Glover (Des
Moines, IA), 8. Jeff Segebart (Westside, IA), 9. Dave Hubbard (Moorland,
IA), 10. Don Beckstrum (Carroll, IA), 11. Mark Plowman (Blair, NE), 12. Chad
Cooney (Des Moines, IA), 13. Ben Nading (Ankeny, IA), 14. Vic Lovejoy (Manilla,
IA), 15. Kevin Sather (Ankeny, IA),
Heat 1:1. Al Zeitner (Bellevue, NE), 2. Josh Most (Red Oak, IA), 3. Todd
Cooney (Des Moines, IA), 4. Barry Sorensen (Harlan, IA), 5. Vic Lovejoy (Manilla,
IA), 6. Chad Cooney (Des Moines, IA), 7. Mark Plowman (Blair, NE), 8. Dave
Hubbard (Moorland, IA),
Heat 2:1. Jay Stewart (Blair, NE), 2. Kevin Sather (Ankeny, IA), 3. Ben
Nading (Ankeny, IA), 4. Curtis Glover (Des Moines, IA), 5. Jeff Segebart
(Westside, IA), 6. Don Beckstrum (Carroll, IA), 7. David Livingston (Blair,
NE),
Modified 5/14/2011
B-Feature:1. Dustin Smith (Lake City, IA), 2. Brandon Monson (Harlan, IA),
3. B J Bruck (Earling, IA), 4. Dan Rhiley (Bennington, IA), 5. James Morin
(Glenwood, IA), 6. Lacey Tuttle (Elmwood, NE), 7. Scott Sturm (Templeton,
IA),
Feature:1. Nick Deal (Walnut, IA), 2. Chis Abelson (Sioux City, IA), 3. Jay
Noteboom (Hinton, IA), 4. Luke Wanninger (Jefferson, IA), 5. Brad Bergren
(Stanton, IA), 6. Scott Carlson (Council Bluffs, IA), 7. Andy Gage (Whiting,
IA), 8. B J Bruck (Earling, IA), 9. Dustin Smith (Lake City, IA), 10. Dan
Rhiley (Bennington, IA), 11. Josh Most (Red Oak, IA), 12. Robert Tippery
(Council Bluffs, IA), 13. Daniel Hilsabeck (Waukee, IA), 14. Jesy Webb
(Denison, IA), 15. Brandon Monson (Harlan, IA), 16. Craig Reetz (Dunlap,
IA), 17. Ryan Webb (Manilla, IA), 18. Mike Albertson (Audubon, IA), 19.
Brian Foote (Essex, IA), 20. Chase Mewhirter (Atlantic, IA), 21. Dale Ransom
(Denison, IA), 22. Chad Preul (Denison, IA), 23. Justin Sackett (Moville,
IA), 24. Jeff Stephens (Arion, IA),
Heat 1:1. Chase Mewhirter (Atlantic, IA), 2. Chis Abelson (Sioux City, IA),
3. Nick Deal (Walnut, IA), 4. Brian Foote (Essex, IA), 5. Ryan Webb (Manilla,
IA), 6. B J Bruck (Earling, IA), 7. Scott Sturm (Templeton, IA),
Heat 2:1. Josh Most (Red Oak, IA), 2. Jay Noteboom (Hinton, IA), 3. Robert
Tippery (Council Bluffs, IA), 4. Craig Reetz (Dunlap, IA), 5. Jesy Webb
(Denison, IA), 6. Dustin Smith (Lake City, IA), 7. Brandon Monson (Harlan,
IA),
Heat 3:1. Mike Albertson (Audubon, IA), 2. Chad Preul (Denison, IA), 3. Dale
Ransom (Denison, IA), 4. Andy Gage (Whiting, IA), 5. Justin Sackett
(Moville, IA), 6. Dan Rhiley (Bennington, IA), 7. Lacey Tuttle (Elmwood,
NE),
Heat 4:1. Luke Wanninger (Jefferson, IA), 2. Jeff Stephens (Arion, IA), 3.
Scott Carlson (Council Bluffs, IA), 4. Brad Bergren (Stanton, IA), 5. Daniel
Hilsabeck (Waukee, IA), 6. James Morin (Glenwood, IA),
N. Sport Mod 5/14/2011
B-Feature:1. Joe Mefferd (Dunlap, IA), 2. Ron Ballinger Jr. (Stanton, IA),
3. Gage Sornson (Kimballton, IA), 4. Andrew Hicks (Dunlap, IA), 5. Dustin
Poldberg (Kimballton, IA), 6. Justin Seggerman (LeMars, IA),
Feature:1. Jesse Sobbing (Glenwood, IA), 2. Jonathan Plowman (Woodbine, IA),
3. Jared Hansen (Audubon, IA), 4. Dylan Book (Adel, IA), 5. Taimon Wehr
(Harlan, IA), 6. Doug Smith (Lake City, IA), 7. Steve Reetz (Arcadia, IA),
8. Jerod Weston (Red Oak, IA), 9. Mike Brown (Glenwood, IA), 10. Blain
Petersen (Essex, IA), 11. Randy Archer (Council Bluffs, IA), 12. Dylan
Petersen (Jacksonville, IA), 13. Galen Grabill (Harlan, IA), 14. Ron
Ballinger Jr. (Stanton, IA), 15. Joe Mefferd (Dunlap, IA), 16. Andrew Hicks
(Dunlap, IA), 17. Jim Blazina (Blair, NE), 18. Kevin Bruck (Dunlap, IA), 19.
Cody Hillgartner (Harlan, IA), 20. Todd Boulware (Jefferson, IA), 21. Buddy
Jones (Council Bluffs, IA), 22. John McAlpin (Red Oak, IA), 23. Allan Hopp
(Harlan, IA), 24. Gage Sornson (Kimballton, IA),
Heat 1:1. Jonathan Plowman (Woodbine, IA), 2. Blain Petersen (Essex, IA), 3.
Buddy Jones (Council Bluffs, IA), 4. Jesse Sobbing (Glenwood, IA), 5. Allan
Hopp (Harlan, IA), 6. Dustin Poldberg (Kimballton, IA), 7. Gage Sornson (Kimballton,
IA),
Heat 2:1. Dylan Book (Adel, IA), 2. Todd Boulware (Jefferson, IA), 3. Cody
Hillgartner (Harlan, IA), 4. Galen Grabill (Harlan, IA), 5. Kevin Bruck
(Dunlap, IA), 6. Ron Ballinger Jr. (Stanton, IA), 7. Andrew Hicks (Dunlap,
IA),
Heat 3:1. Steve Reetz (Arcadia, IA), 2. Taimon Wehr (Harlan, IA), 3. Randy
Archer (Council Bluffs, IA), 4. Jim Blazina (Blair, NE), 5. John McAlpin
(Red Oak, IA), 6. Justin Seggerman (LeMars, IA),
Heat 4:1. Mike Brown (Glenwood, IA), 2. Doug Smith (Lake City, IA), 3. Jared
Hansen (Audubon, IA), 4. Dylan Petersen (Jacksonville, IA), 5. Jerod Weston
(Red Oak, IA), 6. Joe Mefferd (Dunlap, IA),
Sport Compacts 5/14/2011
Feature:1. Tony Kerger (Woodbine, IA), 2. Bronson Griffin (Portsmouth, IA),
3. Dan Cleaver (Logan, IA), 4. Jamie Mahlberg (Earling, IA), 5. David
Archibald (Harlan, IA), 6. Scott Brown (Council Bluffs, IA), 7. Glenn Tyson
(Council Bluffs, IA), 8. Taylor Griffin (Portsmouth, IA), 9. Caine Mahlberg
(Dunlap, IA), 10. Kody Krusen (Mapleton, IA), 11. Tom Summerfield (Dunlap,
IA), 12. Alex Davis (Denison, IA), 13. David Knoell (Omaha, NE), 14. Troy
Knoell (Omaha, NE), 15. Tom Kerger (Woodbine, IA), 16. Jason Kroeger (Manilla,
IA), 17. Jesse Totten (Schleswig, IA),
Heat 1:1. Jason Kroeger (Manilla, IA), 2. Taylor Griffin (Portsmouth, IA),
3. Jesse Totten (Schleswig, IA), 4. David Knoell (Omaha, NE), 5. Caine
Mahlberg (Dunlap, IA), 6. Jamie Mahlberg (Earling, IA), 7. Bronson Griffin
(Portsmouth, IA), 8. Kody Krusen (Mapleton, IA),
Heat 2:1. Tony Kerger (Woodbine, IA), 2. Dan Cleaver (Logan, IA), 3. Scott
Brown (Council Bluffs, IA), 4. Tom Summerfield (Dunlap, IA), 5. Alex Davis
(Denison, IA), 6. Glenn Tyson (Council Bluffs, IA), 7. Troy Knoell (Omaha,
NE), 8. Tom Kerger (Woodbine, IA),
Stock Car 5/14/2011
Feature:1. Mike Nichols (Harlan, IA), 2. Bill Osbahr (Avoca, IA), 3. Clay
Christian (Avoca, IA), 4. Kenneth Hansen (Audubon, IA), 5. Keith Knop
(Shelby, IA), 6. Brian Blessington (Breda, IA), 7. Jeff Anderson (Atlantic,
IA), 8. Bill Reetz (Carroll, IA), 9. Joe Zadina (Corning, IA), 10. Dave
Plowman (Gretna, NE), 11. Jay Hansen (Audubon, IA), 12. Adam Klocke
(Carroll, IA), 13. Louie Ring (Shelby, IA), 14. Sterling Sorensen (Harlan,
IA), 15. Chris Wredt (Council Bluffs, IA), 16. Allan Schmidt (Holstein, IA),
Heat 1:1. Mike Nichols (Harlan, IA), 2. Clay Christian (Avoca, IA), 3. Keith
Knop (Shelby, IA), 4. Dave Plowman (Gretna, NE), 5. Bill Osbahr (Avoca, IA),
6. Louie Ring (Shelby, IA), 7. Chris Wredt (Council Bluffs, IA), 8. Allan
Schmidt (Holstein, IA),
Heat 2:1. Kenneth Hansen (Audubon, IA), 2. Brian Blessington (Breda, IA), 3.
Jeff Anderson (Atlantic, IA), 4. Joe Zadina (Corning, IA), 5. Jay Hansen
(Audubon, IA), 6. Sterling Sorensen (Harlan, IA), 7. Bill Reetz (Carroll,
IA), 8. Adam Klocke (Carroll, IA),
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