Red Cloud kicks off a new season
By Mike Hughes

RED CLOUD, NE (April 14, 2006) - A large crowd was on hand for the opening night of the 2006 race season at The Speed Bowl in Red Cloud, NE, Friday evening, April 14.

Dave Trauernicht of Beatrice used lapped traffic to his advantage to win the 20-lap IMCA Modified main event. Jason Schoenberger of Russell, KS, took the lead at the drop of the green with Trauernicht in pursuit. Late in the race as the leading duo came upon lapped traffic, Schoenberger had a lapped car pull in front of him and had to slow, allowing Trauernicht to make the winning pass. Schoenberger held on to second, followed by Greg Metz, Lonnie Schriner and Brandon Blochlinger. Heat race winners were Darrick Klima, Trauernicht, Wade Cross and Tim Watts, with Joby Hanson holding off Johnny Saathoff to the checkers in the B-main.

Jason Smidt of Minden took the lead on lap 2 of the IMCA Stock Car feature and led the remaining 18 laps to score the victory. Smidt was challenged all the way but never missed his line and took the win. Matt Streit won the race for the runner-up spot as he edged out Brett Behrends, Troy Attwood and Jason Schoenberger to the line. Cory Struckhoff, Josh Hudson, and Attwood were victorious in the three heat races.

It was a two-car race in the IMCA Hobby Stock feature as Jim Buss of Hastings was able to outrun Deshler’s Wade Wagenblast in the 12-lap race. Jamie Reiman won a three-car race for third over Delbert Selvage and Jerry Hudson. Heat race winners included Mike Shriver, Edd Huxoll, and Buss.

Guide Rock’s Ron & Kent Duffy went from third to first in the final 3 laps of the Cruiser feature to claim the win. Heat race winners Adam Sidlo & E.J. Kothe finished second, followed by Vic & Josh Jacobitz.

A candy toss was held for the kids during intermission.

Racing returns to the 3/8-mile oval Friday night, April 21. The green flag flies at 8:00 p.m.



RESULTS

IMCA Hobby Stocks
Heat 1: 1. Mike Shriver, 2. Wade Wagenblast, 3. Zach Reicks, 4. Travis Runcie.

Heat 2: 1. Edd Huxoll, 2. Jason Nelsson, 3. Rhett Kingsbury, 4. Jamie Reiman.

Heat 3: 1. Jim Buss, 2. Delbert Selvage, 3. Terry Everhart, 4. Jerry Hudson.

Feature: 1. Buss, 2. Wagenblast, 3. Reiman, 4. Selvage, 5. Hudson, 6. Shriver, 7. Chase Carraher, 8. Nelsson, 9. Kingsbury, 10. Huxoll, 11. Jared Lewis, 12. Joe McDole, 13. Everhart, 14. Rocky Zimmerman, 15. T.C. McKain, 16. Runcie, 17. Andrew Lovesron (DNF), 18. Eric Ingram (DNF), 19. Reicks (DNF).

IMCA Stock Cars
Heat 1: 1. Cory Struckhoff, 2. Jared Remus, 3. Matt Streit, 4. Geoffrey Jermark.

Heat 2: 1. Josh Hudson, 2. Josh Carpenter, 3. Chad Wulf, 4. Jason Schoenberger.

Heat 3: 1. Troy Attwood, 2. Jason McCartney, 3. Chris Hancock, 4. Jason Smidt.

Feature: 1. Smidt, 2. Streit, 3. Brett Behrends, 4. Attwood, 5. Schoenberger, 6. Martin Newlin, 7. Remus, 8. Ron Olson, 9. Jermark, 10. McCartney (DNF), 11. Struckhoff (DNF), 12. Wulf (DNF), 13. Carpenter (DNF), 14. Hudson (DNF), 15. Hancock (DNF), 16. Jason Kreft (DNS), 17. Brant Beam (DNS), 18. #8 (DNS).

IMCA Modifieds
Heat 1: 1. Darrick Klima, 2. Micheal Johnson, 3. Lonnie Veteto, 4. Larry Sutton.

Heat 2: 1. Dave Trauernicht, 2. Jason Schoenberger, 3. Todd Peterson, 4. Brent Schlake.

Heat 3: 1. Wade Cross, 2. Greg Metz, 3. Lonnie Schriner, 4. Jordan Grabouski.

Heat 4: 1. Tim Watts, 2. Brandon Blochlinger, 3. Dusty Blake, 4. Brian Calhoon.

B-Feature (top 4 advance): 1. Joby Hanson, 2. Johnny Saathoff, 3. Craig Corman, 4. Carl Hurd, 5. Jamey Jameson, 6. Chad Timm, 7. Jeff Linner, 8. Devon Housh, 9. Kenny Schmidt, 10. Chaz Linner, 11. Dwight Housh (DNF), 12. Jon Thompson (DNS).

A-Feature: 1. Trauernicht, 2. Schoenberger, 3. Metz, 4. Schriner, 5. Blochlinger, 6. Watts, 7. Blake, 8. Peterson, 9. Johnson, 10. Schlake, 11. Sutton, 12. Veteto, 13. Corman, 14. Hurd, 15. Grabouski (DNF), 16. Hanson (DNF), 17. Saathoff (DNF), 18. Calhoon (DNF), 19. Klima (DNF), 20. Cross (DNF).

Cruisers
Heat: 1. Adam Sidlo/E.J. Kothe, 2. Josh Jacobitz/Vic Jacobitz, 3. Joe Berentes/Al Hornbussel.

Feature: 1. Ron Duffy/Kent Duffy, 2. Sidlo/Kothe, 3. Jacobitz/Jacobitz, 4. Berentes/Hornbussel, 5. Joe Krone/Jacob Krone (DNF), 6. Robert Mason/Donny Bliss (DNF), 7. Richard Hersh/Pat Hersh (DNS).