Fabrizius, Hudson, Karnopp all Norton winners
By Mike Hughes

NORTON, KS (August 18)—Racing action returned to Elmwood Park Speedway in Norton, KS, Saturday evening, August 18.

Barry Maupin led the first 8 laps of the 20-lap IMCA Modified feature before Colby’s John Fabrizius took over the top spot. Heat two winner Fabrizius then pulled away for this third victory of the season. Maupin finished second, followed by heat one winner Matt Fabrizius, Gary Kline and Tim Watts.

In the IMCA Stock Car feature, Robert Rutherford and Jay Hachmeister swapped the lead in the opening laps. Hachmeister was then passed by Kensington’s Josh Hudson on lap 6 and Hudson slowly pulled away from the field enroute to his third win on the ½-mile oval this year. National point leader Cory Struckhoff was second, followed by Jason McCartney, Dan Lauer and Travis Sherfick. Hachmeister and Hudson won the two heat races.

Frank McClurg took the lead at the drop of the green in the 14-lap IMCA Hobby Stock feature. The lone caution waved on lap 6 when runner-up Gene Sneath lost a wheel. Frank McClurg led the field back to green with Jerry Hudson, Dustin McClurg and hometown driver Kelly Karnopp in tow. Karnopp finally made the winning pass on lap 12 and held on for his second win, followed by Frank McClurg, heat two winner Hudson, Ricky Runnion and Rhett Kingsbury. Sneath won the other heat race.

The 4-cylinder Young Guns saw hometown driver Drew Eagleburger find his way to victory lane in the main event, his second time this season at Elmwood Park. Loyd Schoen was second, followed by Dusty Eagleburger and heat race winner Art Herzog.

The final night of racing for 2007 at Elmwood Park Speedway is set for this Saturday night, August 25. All five divisions will be in action starting at 7:00 p.m. Mechanics races and Powder Puff races will follow the regular program.



RESULTS

IMCA Hobby Stocks
Heat 1: 1. Gene Sneath, 2. Kelly Karnopp, 3. Frank McClurg, 4. Matt Christensen.

Heat 2: 1. Jerry Hudson, 2. Rhett Kingsbury, 3. Dustin McClurg, 4. Ricky Runnion.

Feature: 1. Karnopp, 2. F. McClurg, 3. Hudson, 4. Runnion, 5. Kingsbury, 6. Troy Robinson, 7. Christensen, 8. Laura Hinger, 9. Phil Hinger (DNF), 10. D. McClurg (DNF), 11. Sneath (DNF), 12. Ryan Kinderknecht.

 

IMCA Stock Cars
Heat 1: 1. Josh Hudson, 2. Jason McCartney, 3. Travis Sherfick, 4. Robert Rutherford.

Heat 2: 1. Jay Hachmeister, 2. Jason Davis, 3. Cory Struckhoff, 4. Dan Lauer.

Feature: 1. Hudson, 2. Struckhoff, 3. McCartney, 4. Lauer, 5. Sherfick, 6. Davis, 7. Rutherford, 8. Eric Kinderknecht (DNF), 9. John Annon, 10. Hachmeister (DNF), 11. Michael Zajic (DNF).

 

IMCA Modifieds
Heat 1: 1. Matt Fabrizius, 2. Jason Schoenberger, 3. Barry Maupin, 4. Doug Shearer.

Heat 2: 1. John Fabrizius, 2. Rick Schwab, 3. Tim Watts, 4. Rusty Miller.

Feature: 1. J. Fabrizius, 2. Maupin, 3. M. Fabrizius, 4. Gary Kline, 5. Watts, 6. Schoenberger, 7. Marty Clark, 8. Miller, 9. Shearer, 10. Schwab (DNF).

 

4-cylinder Young Guns
Heat: 1. Art Herzog, 2. Drew Eagleburger, 3. Dusty Eagleburger, 4. Loyd Schoen.
Feature: 1. Drew Eagleburger, 2. Schoen, 3. Dusty Eagleburger, 4. Herzog.