First wins for Gillenwater, Helenthal at Lee County Speedway
By Jake Croxton

DONNELLSON, IA (August 4, 2006) – For the first time since 2001, Jim Gillenwater found himself in victory lane at the Lee County Speedway in his Discount Tire / Arrowhead Bowl / SJ Smith Welding / Pierce. The Keokuk, Iowa driver led flag to flag in the Arrowhead Bowl B-Modified 15-lapper. Phillip Beard was within striking distance over the final third of the event, but slid into the guardrail on the final set of corners and dropped from second to eighth. Jeff Waterman, Jack Evans, Jr., Scott Boles, and Wyatt Lantz rounded out the top five.

Ryan Meyer and Jeff Mueller battled throughout the Budweiser IMCA Stock Car finale. A lap 11 caution set up Mueller’s winning pass with two laps remaining in his Hot Toddie’s Bar & Grill / Hawkeye Pizza / Regal. The win marked Mueller’s fourth of 2006. John Oliver, Jr., Dennis Harwood, Darin Thye, and Abe Huls finished in the top five.

Doug Fenton and John Oliver, Jr. exchanged the lead four different times during the Donnellson Tire Hobby Stock feature. Off the final turn, Oliver, Jr. turned the car to the inside and beat Fenton to the line by inches in his Oliver Tri-County Heating & Air / Cutlass. Brad Weber, Matt Gavin, and points leader Dan Wenig ended the event in the top five.

Jody Wood led the Discount Tire IMCA Modified feature field to the green and led the opening circuit. Tyler Cale slipped past for the next three laps, before giving way to Montrose, Iowa’s Josh Foster in his Five Star Drywall / All-Pro Mowing & Lawn Care / Raider. Darin Thye and Kevin Cale tried to track down Foster in the non-stop 20-lapper, but ran out of laps. Brandon Lennox nipped Tyler Cale at the line for fourth.

David Helenthal earned his first career GM Giant Wild Thing feature win by nearly a straightaway over Tyler Schulte in the 12-lap affair. Dennis Schulte, Ron Kibbe, and Travis DeMint followed the lead duo across the line in the non-stop feature.

Tuesday night, August 8, will be the annual running of the American Shorttrack Nationals, featuring Ken Schrader, Kenny Wallace, and Dave Despain. Race time is 7:30, with Open Late Models gunning for a $2,000 winner’s share. Hobby Stocks and Wild Things fill out the card.



Results

Arrowhead Bowl B-Modifieds

Heat Race #1 – 1. Jim Gillenwater, Keokuk; 2. Wyatt Lantz, Bowen, IL; 3. Brandon Savage, Keokuk; 4. Jeff Waterman, Quincy, IL; 5. Mitch Higdon, Denmark; 6. Jerad Fuller, Memphis, MO; 7. Joe Hooper, Mendon, IL

Heat Race #2 – 1. Phillip Beard, Crawfordsville; 2. Chad Sovern, W. Burlington; 3. Jack Evans, Jr., Keokuk; 4. Scott Boles, New London; 5. Jim Kuhlmeier, Ft. Madison; 6. Thad Gaylord, Ft. Madison; 7. Ryan Atkinson, Mt. Pleasant

Yellow Book USA 15 – 1. Gillenwater; 2. Waterman; 3. Evans, Jr.; 4. Boles; 5. Lantz; 6. Savage; 7. Hooper; 8. Beard; 9. Sovern; 10. Higdon; 11. Kuhlmeier; 12. Gaylord; 13. Atkinson; 14. Fuller



Budweiser IMCA Stock Cars

Heat Race #1 – 1. Ryan Meyer, Wayland; 2. Abe Huls, Carthage, IL; 3. Dave Hemsted, Lone Tree; 4. Darin Thye, Burlington; 5. Brandon Rothzen, Media, IL; 6. Dianna Chamberlain-Johnston, Montrose

Heat Race #2 – 1. John Oliver, Jr., Danville; 2. Jeff Mueller, Mt. Pleasant; 3. Shawn Whiting, W. Burlington; 4. Dennis Harwood, Denmark; 5. Chris Webb, Biggsville, IL; 6. Kirk Kinsley, Wapello

Yellow Book USA 15 – 1. Mueller; 2. Meyer; 3. Oliver, Jr.; 4. Thye; 5. Huls; 6. Hemsted; 7. Kinsley; 8. Harwood; 9. Webb; 10. Rothzen; 11. Chamberlain-Johnston; 12. Whiting DNS



Donnellson Tire Hobby Stocks

Heat Race #1 – 1. Doug Fenton, Burlington; 2. Rodger Dresden, Keokuk; 3. Dan Wenig, Middletown; 4. Brad Weber, Donnellson; 5. Eric Rowley, Burlington; 6. Jeremy Skelton, Ft. Madison

Heat Race #2 – 1. John Oliver, Jr., Danville; 2. Matt Gavin, Monmouth, IL; 3. Jim Oliver, Jr., Beardstown, IL; 4. Robert Kephart, Donnellson; 5. Keith Reed, Quincy, IL;

Yellow Book USA 15 – 1. Jo. Oliver, Jr.; 2. Fenton; 3. Weber; 4. Gavin; 5. Wenig; 6. Dresden; 7. Ji. Oliver, Jr.; 8. Reed; 9. Rowley; 10. Skelton; 11. Kephart


Discount Tire IMCA Modifieds

Heat Race #1 – 1. Josh Foster, Montrose; 2. Kevin Cale, Donnellson; 3. Jody Wood, Donnellson; 4. Tyler Cale, Donnellson; 5. Jim Fuller, Memphis, MO; 6. Adam Carson, Colchester, IL; 7. Billy Roberts, Burlington; 8. Bryan Fett, Donnellson

Heat Race #2 – 1. Dennis LaVeine, Burlington; 2. David Wietholder, Liberty, IL; 3. Brandon Lennox, New London, MO; 4. Darin Thye, Burlington; 5. Bill Parks, Colchester, IL; 6. Phillip Cossel, Montrose; 7. Chris Larson, Keokuk

Yellow Book USA 20 – 1. Foster; 2. Thye; 3. K. Cale; 4. Lennox; 5. T. Cale; 6. Wood; 7. Parks; 8. Fuller; 9. Cossel; 10. Fett; 11. LaVeine; 12. Larson; 13. Wietholder; 14. Carson; 15. Roberts DNS

GM Giant Wild Things

Heat Race #1 – 1. Tyler Schulte, Montrose; 2. Ron Kibbe, Mt. Pleasant; 3. Stevie Shull, Rome; 4. David Helenthal, Ft. Madison; 5. Jim Oliver, III, Hamilton, IL; 6. Jake Oglesby, Ft. Madison; 7. Rob Hammel, Hamilton, IL; 8. John Haltmeyer, Burlington

Heat Race #2 – 1. Dennis Schulte, Keokuk; 2. Travis DeMint, Basco, IL; 3. Chuck Fullenkamp, Ft. Madison; 4. Luke Davidson, Argyle; 5. Adrian McMullen, Brighton; 6. Jayson Barnes, Alexandria, MO; 7. Scott Rogers, Danville

Yellow Book USA 12 – 1. Helenthal; 2. T. Schulte; 3. D. Schulte; 4. Kibbe; 5. DeMint; 6. Oliver, III; 7. Davidson; 8. Shull; 9. Fullenkamp; 10. McMullen; 11. Rogers; 12. Hammel; 13. Oglesby; 14. Barnes; 15. Haltmeyer