Shiverfest Lives Up To Its Name; Lodge, Cook, Hovden, Lantz and DeMint Victorious
by Jeff Broeg

DONNELLSON, IA. (Oct. 22, 2006) – After a Saturday rainout the seventh running of Shiverfest took place at the Lee County Speedway Sunday afternoon and evening under cold and windy conditions. The nasty weather did not deter a solid field of 147 cars in five divisions though and a few hundred hearty race fans saw some great racing action as Donovan Lodge, Jason Cook, Chris Hovden, Wyatt Lantz and Travis DeMint took feature wins.

Lodge started side-by-side with Bruce Hanford on the front row of the Modified main event and the two drivers waged an entertaining battle throughout the twenty-lap distance. Hanford was able to nose ahead of Lodge for the lead on lap seven, but that would be the only lap that he would lead as Lodge regained the advantage and then held off persistent challenges from Hanford for the win. “Beating Bruce Hanford on a fast race track like this is the highlight of my career,” stated Donovan in victory lane celebrating his first Shiverfest title. Brandon Lennox was not far behind in third while Vern Jackson and Josh Foster completed the top five.

It looked as if the brothers Cook would run away and sweep the top two positions in the Stock Car main event, but when the right rear tire on Ryan’s second place car went flat with just two laps to go he was forced to pit. This gave Quad City area driver Rob Henry a chance to challenge Jason Cook for the lead, but Cook held off Henry for the final two laps to take the victory. Chris Wibbell picked up the third spot with Chuck Hawkins and Jerry Pratt next in line.

The B-Modifieds pleased the chilled crowd by running their feature fifteen laps non-stop and it was Wyatt Lantz leading all the way. Jack Evans Jr. tried to track down Lantz in traffic before settling for runner-up honors at the checkers. Brett Ladehoff, Jeff Waterman and Scott Boles rounded out the top five. After early leader Chuck Underwood was forced to the pits missing his right rear wheel, the Hobby Stock feature saw an exciting three-car battle for the top spot in the closing laps with Doug Fenton, Rodger Dresden and Chris Hovden going three-wide off turn four looking at the white flag. Hovden established himself on the final lap and the northeast Iowa driver completed his rookie racing season by taking the Shiverfest win over Dresden and Fenton.

In the four cylinder “Wild Thing” finale John Flury lead early before Tyler Schulte took the lead on lap four. Then, on a lap seven restart, the top two were slow on the go button and Travis DeMint shot past from third. Schulte tried to recover, but could not keep DeMint from earning his first career feature win. Flury was third followed by Dennis Schulte and Geoff Theobald.

With the support of sponsors, drivers and fans, Shiverfest raised $1,240 for the individuals and families who are battling kidney disease at the Southeast Renal Dialysis Units in Mt. Pleasant, Keokuk and Burlington. This amount was helped out when Paul Boles of Boles Auto Sales matched the winning 50/50 amount and when 50/50 winner Jerry Pratt donated his winnings back to the dialysis units. Area sponsors who made direct contributions to the dialysis units included KILJ Radio, Hagge Insurance, Home Furniture, Becker’s Jewelers, Brown’s Shoe Fit, Mike Henderson-Edward Jones Investments, Dave’s Foods, Access Energy Cooperative & Access Energy Propane, Mt. Pleasant Tire & Service and Hy-Fee Food Store.

Results
Modified
1st heat – 1. Brandon Lennox, New London MO 2. Vern Jackson, Waterloo 3. Josh Foster, Montrose 4. Bill Roberts Jr., Burlington 5. David Wietholder, Liberty IL
2nd heat – 1. Kevin Cale, Donnellson 2. Doug Crampton, Rock Island IL 3. Mike Hughes, Rose Hill 4. Adam Carson, Colchester IL 5. Todd Holman, Ottumwa
3rd heat – 1. Rich Smith, Davenport 2. Bruce Hanford, Davenport 3. Donovan Lodge, Moline IL 4. Casey Pearson, Foley MO 5. Tyler Cale, Donnellson
4th heat – 1. Tim Current, Bernard 2. Jared Durbin, Ft. Madison 3. Aaron Poe, Warrensburg MO 4. Brad Carson, Colchester IL 5. David Cloke, Burlington
B-Main – 1. Dennis Betzer, Central City 2. Jody Wood, Donnellson 3. Phillip Cossel, Montrose 4. Jason Murray, Hartford 5. Chad Sovern, Burlington 6. Mike Schump, Iowa City 7. Michael Irwin, Kahoka MO 8. Chad Goff, Monmouth IL 9. Charles Baker, Labelle MO 10. Bryan Fett, Donnellson 11. Rodney Bliesener, Burlington 12. Shawn Deering, Quincy IL
A-Main – 1. Lodge 2. Hanford 3. Lennox 4. Jackson 5. Foster 6. K. Cale 7. Smith 8. Betzer 9. Pearson 10. Hughes 11. Crampton 12. Roberts Jr. 13. Durbin 14. Wood 15. Wietholder 16. Holman 17. B. Carson 18. Murray 19. Poe 20. Current 21. Cloke 22. Cossel 23. A. Carson 24. T. Cale

Stock Cars
1st heat – 1. Jason Cook, Mt. Pleasant 2. Mike Van Genderen, Newton 3. Ryan Cook, West Point 4. Adam Vantiger, Yarmouth
2nd heat – 1. John Oliver Jr., Danville 2. Chris Wibbell, Dallas City IL 3. Louis Lynch, Glenwood MO 4. Jeff Lazenby, Sedalia MO
3rd Heat – 1. Rob Henry, Colona IL 2. Damon Murty, Chelsea 3. Kirk Kinsley, Wapello 4. Chuck Hawkins, Stanwood
A-Main – 1. J. Cook 2. Henry 3. Wibbell 4. Hawkins 5. Jerry Pratt, Bennett 6. Abe Huls, Carthage IL 7. David Wietholder, Liberty IL 8. Andy Krieger, Burlington 9. James Osterman, Monroe 10. Lazenby 11. Jason Niedert, Fairbank 12. Van Genderen 13. Dennis Harwood, Denmark 14. R. Cook 15. Kinsley 16. Oliver Jr. 17. Tim Cressley, Tipton MO 18. Vantiger 19. Steve Hidlebaugh, Kelley 20. Lynch

B-Modified
1st heat – 1. Robbie Reed, Mexico MO 2. Jack Evans Jr., Keokuk 3. Jacob Murray, Hartford 4. Gary Wilson, Holliday MO 5. Jeff Meeker, Peculiar MO
2nd heat – 1. Wyatt Lantz, Bowen IL 2. Tyler Gilmour, Keithsburg IL 3. Jeff Waterman, Quincy IL 4. Rick Galloway, Maquoketa 5. Thad Galloway, Fort Madison
3rd Heat – 1. Scott Boles, New London 2. Jared Fuller, Memphis MO 3. John Ambrose, Winfield MO 4. John Baker, Hannibal MO 5. Jim Powell, Hannibal MO
4th Heat – 1. Tim Current, Bernard 2. Brett Ladehoff, Marshalltown 3. Frankie Wellman, Quincy IL 4. Royce Gottschalk, Lowden 5. B.J. Jackson, Clinton
B-Main – 1. Jarrett Franzen, Maquoketa 2. Charles VanBoening, Paris MO 3. Ron Symmonds, Keokuk 4. Bill Seyb, Donnellson 5. Mike Strunk, Foley MO 6. Darrell Jaster, Elkport 7. Ryan Atkinson, Mt. Pleasant
A-Main – 1. Lantz 2. Evans Jr. 3. Ladehoff 4. Waterman 5. Boles 6. Current 7. Wilson 8. Murray 9. Reed 10. Gilmour 11. Fuller 12. Franzen 13. Galloway 14. Wellman 15. Baker 16. Powell 17. Gaylord 18. VanBoening 19. Seyb 20. Symmonds 21. Ambrose 22. Gottschalk 23. Meeker 24. Jackson

Hobby Stocks
1st heat – 1. Jessie Little, LaHarpe IL 2. Jarrod Richie, Quincy IL 3. Steve Bugg, Green Ridge MO 4. Ray Raker, Danville 5. Andy Coleman, Packwood
2nd heat – 1. Rodger Dresden, Keokuk 2. Jim Lynch, Donnellson 3. Roger Krieger, Burlington 4. Nathan Wood, Sigourney 5. Jeremy Billings, Keokuk
3rd heat – 1. Doug Fenton, Burlington 2. Tanner Thomann, Middletown 3. Terry Shaffer, State Center 4. Jacob Smith, Argyle 5. Josh Irvine, Oelwein
4th heat – 1. Chcuk Underwood, Burlington 2. Chris Hovden, Cresco 3. Kevin Brame, Maquoketa 4. Kevin Cheney, Quincy IL 5. Steve Killoren, Hamilton IL
B-Main – 1. Rob Wilsey, Keokuk 2. Dan Wenig, Burlington 3. Chase Klenk, New London 4. Bob Lynch, Ottumwa 5. Austin Schulte, Keokuk 6. Jason Billings, Keokuk 7. Earl Six, Keokuk 8. Jessie Buss, Quincy IL 9. Chuck Fullenkamp, Fort Madison 10. Jamie Smith, Monmouth IL 11. Mike Bolander, Burlington 12. Brian Howerton, Hurdland MO
A-Main – 1. Hovden 2. Dresden 3. Fenton 4. Shaffer 5. Wilsey 6. J. Lynch 7. B. Lynch 8. Klenk 9. Richie 10. Brame 11. Coleman 12. Killoren 13. Cheney 14. Thomann 15. Underwood 16. Krieger 17. Wenig 18. Irvine 19. Wood 20. Raker 21. Schulte 22. Little 23. Billings 24. Bugg

Four Cylinder “Wild Things”
1st heat – 1. John Flury, Epworth 2. Chuck Fullenkamp, Fort Madison 3. Sarah Woodhurst, Perry MO 4. Kevin Harter, Fort Madison
2nd heat – 1. Todd Cloke, Mt. Pleasant 2. Dennis Schulte, Keokuk 3. Jason Barnes, Alexandria MO 4. Brannon Bechen, Bernard
3rd heat – 1. Gordon Blankenship Jr., Keokuk 2. Tyler Schulte, Montrose 3. Geoff Theobald, Wapello 4. Travis DeMint, Basco IL
A-Main – 1. DeMint 2. T. Schulte 3. Flury 4. D. Schulte 5. Theobald 6. Fullenkamp 7. Bill Winkel 8. Lew Aikman, Hannibal MO 9. Levi Evans, Mt. Pleasant 10. Tracy Hensley, Fort Madison 11. David Burdette, Keokuk 12. Eric Palmer, Burlington 13. Harter 14. Andy Myers, Burlington 15. Taylor Lear, Paloma IL 16. Blankenship 17. Bechen 18. Barnes 19. Darren Eid, Fort Madison 20. Preston Neff, Keokuk 21. Brent Hartley, Niota IL 22. Woodhurst 23. Cloke