Herbst, Huffman, Davis, Myers Close Season with Wins
By Darin Racek

NORTH PLATTE (Aug 25) - It was the final night of racing for the 2007 season for Lincoln County Raceway, and the final night for drivers to improve in the point standings and perhaps in their win totals. While the points have not been officially tallied, the races are in the books, with Jeremy Herbst of North Platte, John Huffman of McCook and Arden Myers of McCook, and Austin Davis of Benkelman officially declared the final winners of the season. Jenny Caudillo of North Platte was also a winner during the night, as she was able to take home the Erickson’s Best Seat in The House La-Z-Boy recliner.

With the top three in IMCA Modified points having bad nights (David Murray of Oberlin, Kan., Ronnie Wallace and Andrew Dillenburg of North Platte), it appeared there might be a first time winner in the A Feature. Jeremy Herbst and Ogallala’s Cole Hodges found themselves in the top two spots early in the race. The race bogged down on lap eight, as three caution periods slowed down the event. Fortunately, the remainder of the race went unabated. Hodges made the pass on Herbst during one of the cautions, but with no complete laps, the cars were forced to realign with Herbst at the front. Herbst remembered that, changed lines when the race resumed, and drove on for his first ever win. Hodges earned his best ever second place finish. Robby Haines of Benkelman, Dan Carl of North Platte, and Jay Steffens of North Platte were the next three finishers. Herbst, Haines, and Murray were the heat race winners. Brad Turner of North Platte earned the B Feature win.

John Huffman wasted little time in getting to the lead for the IMCA Stock Car A Feature. In weeks past, it seemed as though once he got to the front, he had mechanical issues. On this night, however, he had no problems up front, and went home with the winner’s check. A claim was made on his engine, but in further inspection of the rules, the driver doing the claim was a lap down and not eligible to make a claim, meaning Huffman kept his motor. Mikey Dancer of North Platte came home in second place. Cash dash winner Travis Tilford continued his good night by crossing the finish line in third, with Kent Lower and Brad Kohler of North Platte having good night of their own and gaining top five finishes. Lloyd Meeske of Champion was the B Feature winner. The IMCA Stock Car heat races were won by Maywood driver Casey Werkmeister and North Platte racers Zach Schultz and Buddy Brown.

Austin Davis earned his second A Feature win in as many weeks in the IMCA Hobby Stock division. Davis got by fellow Benkelman driver Michael Brunswig on lap eight. Brunswig made one more shot at the lead with two laps to go, but faded back to fifth place by the finish. Second place went to Michael Woodhead of Holyoke, Colo. Miles White of North Platte and Shane Klockman of Ogallala finished in third and fourth places. The top two drivers were also the two heat winners.

The Mini Sprint A Feature was peaceful out front for Arden Myers, who earned his first Lincoln County Raceway win of the year. John Webster of North Platte came across the line in second place. Jeremy Herbst fixed whatever caused his car to stall during the race and got as far as third place by the end of the race. Josh Sabin of North Platte, the heat winner, finished in fourth place, with J. R. Way of Lexington close behind.

Lincoln County Raceway thanks the fans , sponsors, and drivers who helped make the 2007 season work. A banquet will be held later in the year for the top drivers. Keep checking www.lincolncountyspeedway.com for information.


August 25 results
IMCA Modified
Heat 1
97M-David Murray, Jr.
71-Andrew Dillenburg
29S-Mike Saathoff

Heat 2
9R-Robby Haines
34JW-Cole Hodges
14-Jason Gallentine

Heat 3
2-Jeremy Herbst
11F-Luke Frosh
3RW-Ronnie Wallace

B Feature
69-Brad Turner
19J-Jim Mlady
4C-Charley Brown

A Feature
2-Jeremy Herbst
34JW-Cole Hodges
9R-Robby Haines
31-Dan Carl
12J-Jay Steffens
11F-Luke Frosh
17J-Jeremy Frenier
4C-Charley Brown
19J-Jim Mlady
4DJ-D. J. Pedersen
97M-David Murray, Jr.
2X-Mark Grubbs
20K-Kyle Clough
14-Jason Gallentine
4KJ-Terry Houchin
1-Troy Douglas
83C-Chris Stevens
25-Toph Harmon (DNF)
69-Brad Turner (DNF)
29S-Mike Saathoff (DNF)
71-Andrew Dillenburg (DNF)
3RW-Ronnie Wallace (DNF)
4P-Dave Pedersen (DNS)

IMCA Stock Car
Heat 1
55Z-Zach Schultz
45-Mikey Dancer
26-Brad Kohler

Heat 2
24KC-Casey Werkmeister
8-Travis Tilford
11-Todd Chrisman

Heat 3
8JX-Buddy Brown
4K-Kent Lower
42KC-Kyle Werkmeister

Cash Dash
8-Travis Tilford

B Feature
32-Lloyd Meeske
23-Scotty White
50-Colton Osborn

A Feature
3-John Huffman
45-Mikey Dancer
8-Travis Tilford
4K-Kent Lower
26-Brad Kohler
55Z-Zach Schultz
11-Todd Chrisman
5S-Shane Stout
413-Larry Pollmann
8JX-Buddy Brown
24KC-Casey Werkmeister
42KC-Kyle Werkmeister
47-Russ Small
75-Dan Eller
23-Scotty White
28-Alex Silos
69-Adam Kackmeister
12J-Kerry Jones
50-Colton Osborn (DNF)
32-Lloyd Meeske (DNF)
X5-Eric Picquet (DNF)
20B-Brandon Clough (DNF)

IMCA Hobby Stock
Heat 1
22-Austin Davis
38-Jack Sherman
H2O-Cory Allen

Heat 2
88-Michael Woodhead
32M-Michael Brunswig
17-Derek Thiem

A Feature
22-Austin Davis
88-Michael Woodhead
17X-Miles White
33-Shane Klockman
32M-Michael Brunswig
17-Derek Thiem
H2O-Cory Allen
48TS-Tyler Blake
8C-Corey Cruzan
65-Rick Eller (DNF)
38-Jack Sherman (DNF)
5-Jobe Castor (DNF)

Mini-Sprints
Heat
23S-Josh Sabin
28-J. R. Way
20-Jeremy Herbst

A Feature
42-Arden Myers
9-John Webster
20-Jeremy Herbst
23S-Josh Sabin
28-J. R. Way
27-Suzanne Way