BUENA VISTA RACEWAY WEDNESDAY
By Denny Grabenbauer

BUENA VISTA, IA. (July 5, 2006) - It was a moving beginning to the Kyle Sutter Memorial night at the Buena Vista Raceway this past Wednesday night as Sergeant Rod Walters with the Iowa Army National led a very moving opening ceremony with the releasing of white balloons and the playing of taps. Then recording artist Shawn Mayer would lead the crowd in the singing of our National Anthem.

The evening would start off in a not so good way for Tim Hansen in the Rasmussen Ford BVR Bomber division by rolling his car in between corners three and four during the second heat race of the evening. Hansen would climb from his battered car but would be done for the evening.

Wednesday night again was a memorable night with visitors from Denmark, Finland and California making the long trip to Alta to cheer on their favorite drivers.

Feature winners would include Eric Puhrman in the Rasmussen Ford BVR Bomber division winning his third feature of the season as he out distanced point leader Adam Hicks. Finishing third was Nick Smith and forth place would go to Colby Winter.

For the first time this season a new winner would emerge in the Storm Lake Truck & Trailer I.M.C.A. Hobby Stock feature. A blown motor by Donovan Smith and Dustin Smith being caught up in a lap one incident would open the door for Tony Pogeler to score his first feature of the season. Kyle Robinson would have his best run of the year finishing second followed by Mark Hill and Pat Cross.

Point leader Dan Hanselman would have things going his way in the Storm Lake Artic Cat 360-B-Mod class as he would take the lead from Mark White on lap eight to go on for his second win of the season. Jack Simpson, Matt Sangwin and White would follow Hanselman across the finish line.

Brian Blessington scored his sixth win of the year in the Scooters Bar & Grill I.M.C.A. Stock Car feature taking the lead from Bud Mattson after a restart on lap five. Point leader Dave Smith would finish second followed by Jason Mickelson and Brian Mattson.

In the who’s the leader in the point standings in the Fitzpatrick Auto Center I.M.C.A. Modified division Brad Williams would win the race for his third win of the night as the point lead would end the night in a two way tie. Williams would take the lead from James Slawson off turn one on lap two and go on for the win. The race would only be slowed by one yellow flag on lap fourteen. Mike Hansen would finish second followed by Clay Christensen and Jim Thies. The evening started with Ricky Stephan leading Jay Noteboom by a mere one point, but would end the night with the two veteran drivers tied at the top of the point charts.

The racing action will continue next Wednesday night with hot laps starting at 6:45 and the first green flag race of the night will be getting underway at 7:30.



FITZPATRICK AUTO CENTER I.M.C.A. MODIFIED:

HEAT 1: James Slawson-Spencer-Clay Christensen-Spencer—Jim Thies-Mapleton

HEAT 2: Brad Williams-Lytton—Loren Reuter-Allen, Neb—Mark Gaskill-Remsen

FEATURE: Brad Williams—Mike Hansen—Clay Christensen—Jim Thies—Jay Noteboom—Ricky Stephan—Jeff Stephens—James Slawson—Loren Reuter—Mark Gaskill—Daniel Drury—Joey Ziegmann—Jeff Herrig



SCOOTERS BAR & GRILL I.M.C.A. STOCK CAR:

HEAT 1: Brian Blessington-Breda—Randy Lawrey-Marcus—Mark Stanley-Storm Lake

HEAT 2: Dave Smith-Lake City—Bud Mattson-Alta—Chris Ullrich-Kiron

KYLE SUTTER KING OF THE HILL WINNER: David Smith

FEATURE: Brian Blessington—David Smith—Jason Mickelson—Stefan Sebesma—Bud Mattson—Mike Scharn—Dale Woodard—Chris Ullrich—Josh Suhr—Randy Andreason—Randy Lawrey—Mark Stanley



STORM LAKE TRUCK & TRAILER I.M.C.A HOBBY STOCK:

HEAT 1: Richard Sorenson-Cherokee—Merle Bass-Varina—Tony Pogeler-Cherokee

HEAT 2: Dustin Smith-Lake City—Matt Schmillen-Marcus—Cody Lucas-Cherokee

HEAT 3: Luke Wanninger-Jefferson—Doug Smith-Lake City—Kyle Timmerman-Lake City

FEATURE: Tony Pogeler—Kyle Robinson—Mark Hill—Pat Cross—Matt Mahoney—Cody Lucas—Luke Wanninger—Paul Toms—Jimmy Johnson—Michael Loutsch—Matt Schmillen—Galen Freese—Matt Brotherson—Kenny Hansen—Doug Smith—Kyle Timmerman—Merle Bass—Richard Sorenson—Dustin Smith—Donovan Smith



RASMUSSENS FORD BVR BOMBERS:

HEAT 1: Eric Puhrman Newell—Adam Hicks-Lake City—David Calmar-Manson

HEAT 2: Devin Smith-Lake City—Gary Duitsman-Fonda—Nick Smith-Storm Lake

FEATURE: Eric Puhrman—Adam Hicks—Nick Smith—Colby Winter—Devin Smith—Justin Nehring—Ramon Luna—Brandon Thomas—Gary Duitsman—Tim Hansen—Shawn Halder—Thomas Haukap



STORM LAKE HONDA ARTIC CAT BVR 360 B-Mods:

HEAT 1: Mark White-Spencer—Brandon Lucas-Cherokee—Dan Hanselman-Algona

HEAT 2: Chris Grothe-Schaller—Mat Sangwin-Aurelia—Jake Simpson-Algona

FEATURE: Dan Hanselman—Jake Simpson—Matt Sangwin—Mark White—Doug Ockerman—Mike Bailey—Mark Utesch—Casey Frederickson—Harvey VanDeWeerd—Greg Hammon—Tony Ross—Travis Schuller—Chris Grothe—Austin Lucas—Ronnie Fogelman—Brandon Lucas