Friday The 13th Covers McCook Speedway with Rain
By Darin Racek

McCOOK, NE. (July 13) - One-and-a-half heat races short of a complete show, the skies opened up over McCook Speedway and dumped substantial rain, forcing promoter Chuck Grey to cancel the show. The show will be rescheduled for a date to be determined. McCook Speedway patrons who purchased admission tickets and 50/50 raffle tickets on July 13 need to hang on to their ticket stubs, as those admission tickets will be their rain check for the rescheduled show, and the 50/50 tickets will be drawn then. The tickets will not be good for the July 26 fair race or the August 18 show.

Before the races started, McCook Speedway held a memorial for IMCA Stock Car driver Brady Koch, who was killed in a motor vehicle accident on Wednesday. The IMCA Stock Car drivers came out onto the track with their cars in the missing man formation, with the pole spot open for Brady. They carried U. S. flags and an IMCA flag with them as they paraded around the track. After they stopped on the front stretch, drivers and pit crews from other classes walked out onto the track for a brief memorial and moment of silence. When the IMCA Stock Car heat races came out, Dean Kester, builder of the predator chassis race car Koch drove, drove Brady’s car in front of the field for one more time around. Brady Koch’s funeral service will be on Monday, July 16, at the McCook Christian Church at 10 AM, Central Time.

The next race at McCook Speedway will be Thursday night, July 26. It is the Red Willow County Fair race, and the classes will run for extra money. The IMCA Modifieds run for $700 to win and $75 to start the A, IMCA Stock Cars $500 to win and $75 to start, IMCA Hobby Stocks $200 to win and $50 to start the A, and Classic Modifieds $150 to win and $50 to start the main event. The gates will open at 5:30, with racing starting at 7:30 PM, Central Time. Grandstand admission will be $10 for adults, $5 for children 6 - 12, and free for children under 6.

July 13 results

IMCA Modifieds
Heats and Features Rained out

IMCA Stock Car
Heat 1
3-John Huffman
24-Bob Chalupa
5S-Shane Stout

Heat 2
25W-Ritchie Wickizer
11-Todd Chrisman
32-Lloyd Meeske

A Feature rained out

IMCA Hobby Stocks
Heat
5W-Richard Boon
8C-Corey Cruzan
33-Shane Klockman

Feature rained out

Classic Modified
Heat
1S-Donny Sailors
41A-Devin Allen
P82-Max Pollmann

Feature rained out

Mini Truck
Heat
97X-Sarah Murray
14F-Royal Fisher
3D-Dalton Dolan

Feature rained out