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Berry Fares Well at Fair Races
by Darin Racek
(McCOOK, NE (July 28, 2011) A rain sprinkle turned into a heavy shower for 5
minutes about a 1/2 hour before the start of the Red Willow County fair
races at McCook Speedway, and it almost rained on the parade of fans and
drivers of the area. While the tractor parade set for intermission was
called off, the mud was bladed and packed into an excellent race track for
everyone that stayed for racing. At the end of the night, Darren Berry of
McCook, Jeremy Frenier of Fort Morgan, Colorado, Dave Plowman of Gretna, and
Colton Osborn of Cozad had sunshiny smiles in victory lane, as well at
7-foot tall winner's trophies.
Troy Edwards of Culbertson jumped to the early lead of the 305 Sprint Car A
Feature, only to be passed after the first lap by Tommy Lee Williams of
North Platte. A caution period negated the pass, and on the restart, Edwards
pulled away to a commanding lead. After Williams's car broke, Darren Berry
aligned on the back bumper of Edwards. On lap seven, Berry made the pass for
the lead. The two made contact after the pass was made, but Berry held on
for the lead. Edwards dropped out of the race, which opened the door for
heat winner John Webster of North Platte. Webster made a daring two-car pass
for second place and tried to track down Berry. It was not to be, as Berry
held on for his second win in as many weeks. Zach Blurton of Jetmore, Kansas
finished in third place, with Mike Saathoff of North Platte taking fourth.
Eastern Kansas drivers Howard Van Dyke of Clay Center and Mike Spear of
Lincoln (who won the other heat), were the next two finishers.
The races had a delay during the IMCA Modified heat races when Charles
Stryker of Eddyville went off corner one and rolled, with the right rear of
the car landing on a tall fence pole. It took a wrecker and front end loader
to dislodge the damaged race car. Stryker was not hurt, and borrowed his
brother-in-law's Craig Howard's SportMod to start the feature. Although he
was underpowered, he managed to pass a few cars and finished in eighth
place. Jeremy Frenier started on the front row, took the lead at the start,
and had a commanding lead at the conclusion of the fifteen lap event. Heat
winners David Murray, Jr. of Oberlin, Kansas and Andrew Dillenburg of North
Platte finished in second and third places. McCook drivers Ronnie Wallace
and Don Hagan, Jr. rounded out the top five.
The twenty lap IMCA Stock Car A Feature was slowed by only one caution on
lap three, and the drivers were battling throughout the fourteen car field.
Heat race winner Kyle Werkmeister of Maywood gave up the lead after leading
up to the caution, handing it over to Champion's Lloyd Meeske. Meeske would
battle with Dave Plowman and heat winner Jesse Taylor of Fort Morgan,
Colorado for eleven laps. On the fourteenth lap, Messke jumped the cushion
on corner three, allowing several cars to get by. Plowman would keep Taylor
at bay to hold on for the win. Cale Osborn of Cozad and Nick Tubbs of Colby,
Kansas, battled side-by-side for much of the race, and they finished third
and fourth, respectively. Meeske would be able to finish in fifth place.
Colton Osborn drew the pole for the IMCA Northern SportMod A Feature, and
took full advantage of it, pacing every lap of the fifteen lap event. The
racing behind him was tough, as Bryan Herrick of Curtis, Jamey Kennicutt of
Gothenburg, and heat winner Shane Stout of North Platte would jockey for
positions. Kennicutt would finally move into second place and hold on for
the spot. With less than two laps to go, Stout was able to move past Herrick
for third place. Craig Howard of Lexington finished in fifth place. The
other IMCA Northern SportMod was won by McCook's own Josh Bopp.
McCook Speedway will race again, weather permitting, on Friday night, August
5. The IMCA Hobby Stocks will return. Racing will start at 8 p.m., Central
Time.
July 29 results
IMCA Modifieds
Heat 1
97M-David Murray, Jr.
75-Kyle Maloney
3RW-Ronnie Wallace
Heat 2
71-Andrew Dillenburg
17J-Jeremy Frenier
23-Royce Clapp
A Feature
17J-Jeremy Frenier
97M-David Murray, Jr.
71-Andrew Dillenburg
4H-Don Hagan, Jr.
3RW-Ronnie Wallace
4D-Pat Donovan
19/68-Charles Stryker
75-Kyle Maloney
18S-Brent Bohmont
23-Royce Clapp
IMCA Stock Cars
Heat 1
42W-Kyle Werkmeister
6C-Cale Osborn
737-Nick Tubbs
Heat 2
05-Jesse Taylor
P42-Dave Plowman
11K-Kyle Clough
A Feature
P42-Dave Plowman
05-Jesse Taylor
6C-Cale Osborn
737-Nick Tubbs
32-Lloyd Meeske
35JW-Casey Woken
24W-Casey Werkmeister
413-Larry Pollmann
20B-Brandon Clough
76-Jason Davis
11K-Kyle Clough
24-Bob Chalupa
09H-Bob Hoing
42W-Kyle Werkmeister
24X-Lester Bieker (DNS)
IMCA Northern SportMod
Heat 1
5s-Shane Stout
50-Colton Osborn
20K-Cody DeWester
Heat 2
34B-Josh Bopp
0-Bryan Herrick
15K-Jamey Kennicutt
A Feature
50-Colton Osborn
15K-Jamey Kennicutt
5s-Shane Stout
0-Bryan Herrick
68-Craig Howard
77H-Mitch Hamilton
34B-Josh Bopp
20K-Cody DeWester
15-Robbie Kosmacek (DNF)
11-Tim Cooper (DNF)
34-Matt Caudillo (DNF)
305 Sprint Cars
Heat 1
54-Mike Spear
5R-Randy Bantam
74-Howard Van Dyke
Heat 2
9-John Webster
2J-Zach Blurton
12-Darren Berry
A Feature
12-Darren Berry
9-John Webster
2J-Zach Blurton
29S-Mike Saathoff
74-Howard Van Dyke
54-Mike Spear
22-Mike Madden
R62-Greg Reiners (DNF)
99-Troy Edwards (DNF)
47H-Ron Hadley (DNF)
5R-Randy Bantam (DNF)
29T-Tommy Lee Williams(DNF)
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