Foster Conquers IMCA Modified field at Donnellson
By Jake Croxton

DONNELLSON, Ia. (May 5, 2006) -  Josh Foster claimed his first Discount Tire IMCA Modified feature win of 2006 after surviving the 20-lap event on Denmark and Wever Community Night at the Lee County Speedway. Foster started seventh but drove his Five Star Drywall / All-Pro Mowing & Lawn Care / Raider in between traffic, at times three-wide, and worked past pole-starter Dennis LaVeine at the completion of lap 2. As the field jockeyed for position, the Montrose, Iowa driver stumbled two laps later, nearly looping his machine and subsequently blasting through the infield in a cloud of dust. After returning to the racing surface, LaVeine had retaken the top spot and Foster was trying to hold off four cars for second. Foster then ran down LaVeine and waited through a slew of mid-race cautions to pick up the popular win. Kevin Cale used the cushion to get by LaVeine late in the race, while Jim Gillenwater and Dave Wietholder rounded out the top five.

Another wild race for the lead ensued in the Donnellson Tire Hobby Stock 15-lapper. By virtue of some bad luck on opening night, Jake Wenig was inverted to the pole position and promptly moved his Family Motors / Monte Carlo into the lead. Jim Oliver, Jr. and Dan Wenig were in tow the entire distance and were ready to capitalize on the eleventh lap. As the leaders approached the back of the field, two lapped cars made contact and spun to the inside of the track just as Wenig was making the underneath move. He avoided the mess, but not before Oliver, Jr. and Dan Wenig could get by. However, the ensuing caution put Jake back on the point and he led the rest of the way, holding off Oliver, Jr., Dan Wenig, Chris Webb, and Matt Gavin.

Wyatt Lantz earned his first Arrowhead Bowl B-Modified triumph of 2006. The Bowen, Ill. driver was on a rail throughout the 15-lapper in his Keokuk Collision Center / McDowell Crane Service / Raider. Thad Gaylord led the opening circuit before giving way to Brandon Savage. The rookie B-Mod pilot would lead for three laps before Lantz took command. Tom Goble finished second ahead of Jack Evans, Jr., Savage, and Jim Kuhlmeier.

John Oliver, Jr. ended Ryan Meyer’s hot streak in the Budweiser IMCA Stock Car Main and put his Oliver Tri-County Heating & Air / Century 21 / Chevrolet into the winners’ circle. Oliver, Jr. took the lead from Jeff Mueller on the opening lap and led the balance of the 15-lapper. Mueller held off a charging Meyer for the runner-up spot ahead of Kirk Kinsley and Dennis Harwood.

Tyler Schulte picked up his first GM Giant Wild Thing win of the season, while Joel Kerr topped the first-ever Rookie Rally – a race designed for those competitors that have never won a feature event. Schulte held off last week’s winner Dennis Schulte and Travis DeMint in the feature ahead of Kerr and Chuck Fullenkamp. Ron Kibbe garnered a second-place effort in the Rookie Rally with DeMint, Fullenkamp, and Luke Davidson completing the top five.

Casey’s General Stores presents the action at Lee County Speedway next Friday night. Race time is 7:30 for the IMCA Modifieds, IMCA Stock Cars, B-Modifieds, Hobby Stocks, and Wild Things.



Results



Discount Tire IMCA Modifieds – Heat Race #1 – 1. Dennis LaVeine, Burlington; 2. Phillip Cossel, Montrose; 3. Chad Sovern, W. Burlington; 4. Bryan Fett, Donnellson; 5. Jim Fuller, Memphis, MO; 6. Billy Roberts, Burlington

Heat Race #2 – 1. Kevin Cale, Donnellson; 2. Chris Larson, Keokuk; 3. Darin Thye, Burlington; 4. Brandon Rothzen, Media, IL; 5. Josh Foster, Montrose; 6. Tyler Cale, Donnellson; 7. Dave Wietholder, Liberty, IL; 8. Jim Gillenwater, Keokuk

Denmark & Wever Community Night 20 – 1. Foster; 2. K. Cale; 3. LaVeine; 4. Gillenwater; 5. Wietholder; 6. Cossel; 7. T. Cale; 8. Rothzen; 9. Larson; 10. Roberts; 11. Fuller; 12. Sovern; 13. Fett; 14. Thye DNS



Donnellson Tire Hobby Stocks – Heat Race #1 – 1. Jake Wenig, Middletown; 2. Brad Weber, Donnellson; 3. Chris Webb, Biggsville, IL; 4. Todd Reichert, Quincy, IL; 5. Jeremy Billings, Keokuk; 6. Jessie Little, LaHarpe, IL

Heat Race #2 – 1. Dan Wenig, Middletown; 2. Stacey Jennings, Mt. Pleasant; 3. Jim Lynch, Donnellson; 4. Jason Billings, Keokuk; 5. Eric Rowley, Burlington; 6. Robert Kephart, Donnellson

Heat Race #3 – 1. Jim Oliver, Jr., Beardstown, IL; 2. John Oliver, Jr., Danville; 3. Patrick Profeta, Keokuk; 4. Matt Gavin, Monmouth, IL; 5. Brett Swyter, Donnellson; 6. Austin Schulte, Keokuk

Denmark & Wever Community Night 15 – 1. J. Wenig; 2. Ji. Oliver, Jr.; 3. D. Wenig; 4. Webb; 5. Gavin; 6. Lynch; 7. Profeta; 8. Weber; 9. Reichert; 10. Little; 11. Swyter; 12. Rowley; 13. Je. Billings; 14. Kephart; 15. Ja. Billings; 16. Schulte; 17. Jo. Oliver, Jr.; 18. Jennings



Arrowhead Bowl B-Modifieds – Heat Race #1 – 1. Jim Kuhlmeier, Ft. Madison; 2. Scott Boles, New London; 3. Jack Evans, Jr., Keokuk; 4. Bob Jennings, Mt. Pleasant; 5. Mitch Higdon, Denmark

Heat Race #2 – 1. Brandon Savage, Keokuk; 2. Wyatt Lantz, Bowen, IL; 3. Tom Goble, Burlington; 4. Thad Gaylord, Ft. Madison; 5. Kevin Londrie, Keokuk

Denmark & Wever Community Night 15 – 1. Lantz; 2. Goble; 3. Evans, Jr.; 4. Savage; 5. Kuhlmeier; 6. Jennings; 7. Londrie; 8. Gaylord; 9. Higdon; 10. Boles



Budweiser IMCA Stock Cars – Heat Race #1 – 1. Jeff Mueller, Mt. Pleasant; 2. Kirk Kinsley, Wapello; 3. Abe Huls, Carthage, IL; 4. L.Z. Coleman, New London; 5. Dianna Chamberlin-Johnston, Montrose

Heat Race #2 – 1. John Oliver, Jr., Danville; 2. Dennis Harwood, Denmark; 3. Ryan Meyer, Wayland; 4. Travis Plummer, Burlington

Denmark & Wever Community Night 15 – 1. Oliver, Jr.; 2. Mueller; 3. Meyer; 4. Kinsley; 5. Harwood; 6. Coleman; 7. Plummer; 8. Huls DNS; 9. Chamberlin-Johnston DNS



GM Giant Wild Things – Heat Race #1 – 1. Travis DeMint, Basco, IL; 2. Joel Kerr, Quincy, IL; 3. Tyler Schulte, Montrose; 4. Ryan Anderson, Donnellson; 5. Ron Kibbe, Mt. Pleasant; 6. Dennis Schulte, Keokuk; 7. Eric Palmer, Burlington; 8. Levi Smith, Donnellson; 9. Jim Hamelton, Keokuk

Heat Race #2 – 1. Jim Oliver, III, Hamilton, IL; 2. Rob Hammel, Hamilton, IL; 3. Luke Davidson, Argyle; 4. Chuck Fullenkamp, Ft. Madison; 5. Robert Anderson, Payson, IL; 6. Adam Swanson, Burlington; 7. Jayson Barnes, Alexandria, MO; 8. Dave Burdette, Keokuk

Rookie Rally – 1. Kerr; 2. Kibbe; 3. DeMint; 4. Fullenkamp; 5. Davidson; 6. Ry. Anderson; 7. Ro. Anderson; 8. Barnes; 9. Swanson; 10. Palmer; 11. Hammel

Denmark & Wever Community Night 12 – 1. T. Schulte; 2. D. Schulte; 3. DeMint; 4. Kerr; 5. Fullenkamp; 6. Ry. Anderson; 7. Ro. Anderson; 8. Davidson; 9. Palmer; 10. Swanson; 11. Oliver, III; 12. Kibbe; 13. Hammel DNS; 14. Barnes DNS; 15. Burdette DNS; 16. Smith DNS; 17. Hamelton DNS