Thye, Webb Earn First Donnellson Checkers of 2006
By Jake Croxton

DONNELLSON, Iowa (June 23, 2006) – Darin Thye started his Costello’s / Ewing Trucking / Pierce on pole and led all 20 laps of the Discount Tire IMCA Modified Main. The Burlington, Iowa driver held off late-race pressure from points leader Josh Foster, but earned his first win of the season. Foster and Kevin Cale followed Thye across the line, while Dave Wietholder and Lonnie Heap completed the top five.

Chris Webb put his Brown’s Auto Salvage / Heap Ag Service / JMG Motorsports / Monte Carlo on the top side and maneuvered around early leader Jim Oliver, Jr. on lap 8. The Biggsville, Ill. driver led the rest of the way and scored his first win of 2006. Rodger Dresden led an intense battle for second to the line ahead of Matt Gavin, Oliver, Jr., and Dan Wenig.

Close racing was the name of the game in the Budweiser IMCA Stock Car feature. At one point in the 15-lapper, the top seven cars were all within striking distance of the lead. Ryan Meyer worked from his tenth starting position and overtook Boe McLaughlin by lap 5. Meyer and Jeff Mueller battled to the stripe, with Meyer coming out on top. McLaughlin, Abe Huls, and Dave Hemsted finished in the top five.

Dennis Schulte quietly moved up from eleventh starting spot in the GM Giant Wild Thing feature. The veteran wrestled the lead away from 14-year old rookie Stevie Shull on lap 6 and never looked back to pad his points lead. Jim Oliver, III crossed the line second, as Shull earned his best-career finish in third. Travis DeMint and Luke Davidson ended the event in the top five.

Rob Hammel led the Rookie Rally for the Wild Things wire-to-wire. Hammel beat David Helenthal to the line to claim his first win at Lee County Speedway.

Wyatt Lantz got to the front early and stayed ahead of the rest of the Arrowhead Bowl B-Modified Mayhem. Lantz shadowed Jim Gillenwater until working past on lap 11 in his Keokuk Collision Center / McDowell Crane Service / Raider. Scott Boles, Chad Sovern, Tony Dunker, and Bob Jennings followed Lantz across the line.

Wednesday, June 28th, the Ideal Ready Mix Sprint Invaders return to the 3/8-mile for the third of five scheduled visits. Race time is 7:30 for the Olson Bros. Custom Shop / Budweiser-sponsored event.



Results

Discount Tire IMCA Modifieds

Heat Race #1 – 1. Darin Thye, Burlington; 2. Billy Roberts, Burlington; 3. Lonnie Heap, Media, IL; 4. Josh Foster, Montrose; 5. Tyler Cale, Donnellson; 6. Bryan Fett, Donnellson; 7. Phillip Cossel, Montrose

Heat Race #2 – 1. Dennis LaVeine, Burlington; 2. Kevin Cale, Donnellson; 3. Andy Krieger, W. Burlington; 4. Dave Wietholder, Liberty, IL; 5. Jim Fuller, Memphis, MO; 6. Brandon Rothzen, Media, IL

KILJ Radio / Casey’s General Stores 20 – 1. Thye; 2. Foster; 3. K. Cale; 4. Wietholder; 5. Heap; 6. Fuller; 7. Fett; 8. Krieger; 9. T. Cale; 10. LaVeine; 11. Roberts; 12. Rothzen; 13. Cossel DNS



Donnellson Tire Hobby Stocks

Heat Race #1 – 1. Brian Howerton, Hurdland, MO; 2. Rodger Dresden, Keokuk; 3. Dan Wenig, Middletown; 4. Jessie Little, LaHarpe, IL; 5. Keith Reed, Fowler, IL; 6. Robert Kephart, Donnellson; 7. Bobby Anders, Hull, IL

Heat Race #2 – 1. John Oliver, Jr., Danville; 2. Brad Weber, Donnellson; 3. Chris Webb, Biggsville, IL; 4. Jim Lynch, Donnellson; 5. Jeff Soper, Kahoka, MO; 6. Ricky Hutcherson, Keokuk; 7. Eric Rowley, Burlington

Heat Race #3 – 1. Jim Oliver, Jr., Beardstown, IL; 2. Matt Gavin, Monmouth, IL; 3. Brian Clark, Kahoka, MO; 4. Roger Krieger, Burlington; 5. Vic Hastings, Oquawka, IL; 6. Austin Schulte, Keokuk; 7. Jake Wenig, Middletown

KILJ Radio / Casey’s General Stores 15 – 1. Webb; 2. Dresden; 3. Gavin; 4. Ji. Oliver, Jr.; 5. D. Wenig; 6. Little; 7. Howerton; 8. Soper; 9. Krieger; 10. Lynch; 11. Kephart; 12. Reed; 13. Hastings; 14. Rowley; 15. Schulte; 16. Weber; 17. Jo. Oliver, Jr.; 18. J. Wenig; 19. Clark; 20. Anders DNS: 21. Hutcherson DNS



Budweiser IMCA Stock Cars

Heat Race #1 – 1. Dave Hemsted, Lone Tree; 2. Boe McLaughlin, Mediapolis; 3. Kirk Kinsley, Wapello; 4. Abe Huls, Carthage, IL; 5. Brett Swyter, Donnellson; 6. DiAnna Chamberlin-Johnston, Montrose

Heat Race #2 – 1. Ryan Meyer, Wayland; 2. John Oliver, Jr., Danville; 3. Steve Steinkuhler, Camp Point, IL; 4. Dennis Harwood, Denmark; 5. L.Z. Coleman, New London; 6. Jeff Mueller, Mt. Pleasant

KILJ Radio / Casey’s General Stores 15 – 1. Meyer; 2. Mueller; 3. McLaughlin; 4. Huls; 5. Hemsted; 6. Oliver, Jr.; 7. Harwood; 8. Steinkuhler; 9. Coleman; 10. Chamberlin-Johnston; 11. Swyter; 12. Kinsley



GM Giant Wild Things

Heat Race #1 – 1. Ron Kibbe, Mt. Pleasant; 2. Stevie Shull, Rome; 3. David Helenthal, Ft. Madison; 4. Jake Oglesby, Ft. Madison; 5. Chris Wrage, Donnellson; 6. Luke Davidson, Argyle

Heat Race #2 – 1. Rob Hammel, Hamilton, IL; 2. Dennis Schulte, Keokuk; 3. Jayson Barnes, Alexandria, MO; 4. Jim Oliver, III, Hamilton, IL; 5. Ryan Anderson, Donnellson; 6. John Helenthal, Ft. Madison

Heat Race #3 – 1. Travis DeMint, Basco, IL; 2. Chuck Fullenkamp, Ft. Madison; 3. Michael Grossman, Keokuk; 4. Robert Anderson, Payson, IL; 5. Jim Hamelton, Keokuk; 6. Ty Scott, Danville

Rookie Rally – 1. Hammel; 2. D. Helenthal; 3. Fullenkamp; 4. Shull; 5. Ro. Anderson; 6. Oglesby; 7. Ry. Anderson; 8. Wrage; 9. Davidson; 10. Scott; 11. Grossman; 12. Hamelton

KILJ Radio / Casey’s General Stores 12 – 1. Schulte; 2. Oliver, III; 3. Shull; 4. DeMint; 5. Davidson; 6. D. Helenthal; 7. Barnes; 8. Wrage; 9. Hamelton; 10. J. Helenthal; 11. Oglesby; 12. Fullenkamp; 13. Hammel; 14. Scott; 15. Kibbe; 16. Ry. Anderson; 17. Ro. Anderson; 18. Grossman DNS



Arrowhead Bowl B-Modifieds

Heat Race #1 – 1. Scott Boles, New London; 2. Jack Evans, Jr., Keokuk; 3. Tony Dunker, Quincy, IL; 4. Phillip Beard, Crawfordsville; 5. Jim Kuhlmeier, Ft. Madison; 6. Bob Jennings, Mt. Pleasant; 7. Mitch Higdon, Denmark; 8. Kevin Londrie, Keokuk

Heat Race #2 – 1. Wyatt Lantz, Bowen, IL; 2. Jim Gillenwater, Keokuk; 3. Thad Gaylord, Ft. Madison; 4. Chad Sovern, W. Burlington; 5. Jeff Waterman, Quincy, IL; 6. Brandon Savage, Keokuk; 7. Joe Hooper, Mendon, IL

KILJ Radio / Casey’s General Stores 15 – 1. Lantz; 2. Boles; 3. Sovern; 4. Dunker; 5. Jennings; 6. Higdon; 7. Kuhlmeier; 8. Gillenwater; 9. Beard; 10. Gaylord; 11. Hooper; 12. Londrie; 13. Evans, Jr.; 14. Savage; 15. Waterman DNS