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Four new winners emerge at Southern Iowa Speedway
OSKALOOSA, Iowa (July 6) – Four new faces visited victory lane Wednesday
night as the American Racer USRA Weekly Racing Series returned to the
spotlight at the Southern Iowa Speedway in Oskaloosa, Iowa.
In USRA Hobby Stock action, Dustin Griffiths of Ottumwa came from the fourth
spot to pick up his first feature win of the 2011 racing season by holding
off points leader Kris Walker of Oskaloosa.
Kellogg’s Calvin Dhondt finished third ahead of last week’s winner, Craig
Brown of Eldon, and Steve Allen of Oskaloosa, who dropped back to second in
the standings just five points behind Walker.
Looking for his fourth victory in a row Wednesday, Oskaloosa’s Cayden Carter
started tenth in the Carter’s Manufacturing USRA B-Mod main event, but could
muster only a third-place finish as Andrew Schroeder of Keswick took the
checkered flag first to end the youngster’s streak at three wins.
Polesitter Leroy Groenendyk of Oskaloosa held on for a third-place showing
while Bill Gibson of Knoxville was fourth and Carter VanDenBerg of Oskaloosa
fifth after starting 18th.
A tight points race in the division has shaped up with just six points
separating the top four in the standings. Gibson leads the charge by just
one point over Carter while VanDenBerg is just four points behind the leader
and Schroeder just six markers from the top.
Another new face graced the winners circle in the USRA Karl Chevrolet Stock
Cars as Oskaloosa’s Corey Stout took home the trophy. Rick Gustin led most
of the race before being sidelined by mechanical problems, and then Stout
withstood a late-race maneuver by defending track champion Nathan Wood of
Keswick for the win.
Steve Jackson of Polk City finished second as he fended off a late challenge
from 13th-starting Brian Mitrisin of Oskaloosa. Wood rebounded for fourth
and Rick Todd of Des Moines came from 12th on the grid to grab the fifth
spot.
Shane Weller’s sixth-place finish allowed Wood to close the gap in the
points standings, with just a nine-point separation between the two going
into next week’s 15th Annual Musco Lighting Great American Stock Car
Shootout.
In the Musco USRA Modified main event, former Modified and Stock Car track
champion Zack VanderBeek of New Sharon checked out to score his first win of
the year at the Mahaska County Monster.
Oskaloosa’s Ron Ver Beek and Steven Blattler started and finished second and
third, respectively, while Ryan Dolan of Lisbon was fourth and Ryan Schaffer
of Corning rounded out the top 5 finishers.
With Scott Dickey unable to take the green flag in the nightcap, Blattler
narrowed the margin between the points leader and himself to a mere nine
points, while Ver Beek is now just 28 points out of the top spot.
Next Monday and Tuesday, July 11-12, the Southern Iowa Speedway will host
the 15th Annual Musco Great American Stock Car Shootout with the region’s
fastest and most talented Modified, Stock Car, B-Mod and Hobby Stock drivers
trekking to the Osky half-mile oval in search of this year’s title and big
cash payouts.
Fans and drivers alike will get a complete show each day with a full slate
of heat races, last chance qualifiers and main events in all four classes.
Monday’s will be regular USRA Modified rules while Tuesday will be under the
USRA’s “alternative” Modified rules package. Except for drivers utilizing
the CT525 crate engine, the alternative rules stipulate that only flat
tappet 23-degree steel-headed engines are permitted (no raised runner heads
and no rollers) and spoilers will not be allowed.
Hobby Stocks will pay $400 to win Monday and $600 to win Tuesday. B-Mods
will pay $500 to win Monday and $1,000 to win Tuesday. Stock Cars will pay
$700 to win Monday and $1,500 to win Tuesday. Modifieds will pay $700 to win
Monday and $1,000 to win Tuesday for the “alternative” rules competitors.
The event is sanctioned by the United States Racing Association and will
award national points both days in the American Racer USRA Weekly Racing
Series. The track will award 100 track points to each driver each day,
except for the Modifieds on Tuesday.
The Southern Iowa Speedway is a half-mile semi-banked clay oval located 0.5
mile west of US 63 on SR 92, then 0.3 mile north on I St. (at the Southern
Iowa Fairgrounds). For more information, call 515-832-6000 or visit
www.raceosky.com online. Race day info is available by calling the track
hotline at 641-673-7004.
For rules or other information about the United States Racing Association,
check out the USRA website at
www.usraracing.com.
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OFFICIAL RESULTS
American Racer USRA Weekly Racing
Series
Southern Iowa
Speedway, Oskaloosa, Iowa
Wednesday, July 6,
2011
Showing finishing
position, starting position in parentheses, car number, driver and hometown.
USRA HOBBY
STOCKS
Heat #1:
1. (2) 18 Kris Walker, Oskaloosa
2. (1) 69X Calvin Dhondt, Kellogg
3. (5) 10G Dustin Griffiths, Ottumwa
4. (6) 69 Craig Brown, Eldon
5. (3) 2N Donavon Nunnikhoven, Sully
6. (4) 4 Jared Sanders, Montezuma
Heat #2:
1. (2) 3S Steve Allen, Oskaloosa
2. (1) 22R Todd Reitzler, Grinnell
3. (5) 33 Justin Hook, Oskaloosa
4. (4) 53D Ron Downing Jr., Ottumwa
5. (3) 73 Aaron Martin, Sigourney
Feature:
1. (4) 10G Dustin Griffiths, Ottumwa
2. (3) 18 Kris Walker, Oskaloosa
3. (2) 69X Calvin Dhondt, Kellogg
4. (8) 69 Craig Brown, Eldon
5. (6) 3S Steve Allen, Oskaloosa
6. (7) 22R Todd Reitzler, Grinnell
7. (1) 33 Justin Hook, Oskaloosa
8. (10) 4 Jared Sanders, Montezuma
9. (9) 2N Donavon Nunnikhoven, Sully
10. (5) 53D Ron Downing Jr., Ottumwa
11. (11) 73 Aaron Martin, Sigourney
CARTER’S
MANUFACTURING USRA B-MODS
Heat #1:
1. (1) 8T Tony Johnson, Oskaloosa
2. (3) 38 Bill Gibson, Knoxville
3. (2) 8J A.J. Johnson, New Sharon
4. (6) 10 Cayden Carter, Oskaloosa
5. (4) 27 Bryon Weyer, Des Moines
6. (5) 17 Brandon Groenendyk, Oskaloosa
Heat #2:
1. (1) 3K John VanDenBerg, Oskaloosa
2. (4) 1 Curtis Van Der Wahl, Oskaloosa
3. (3) 7T Jared Timmerman, Norwalk
4. (5) 3 Mark Mundell, Ottumwa
5. (6) 8 Tom Lathrop, Ottumwa
6. (2) 7 Carter VanDenBerg, Oskaloosa
Heat #3:
1. (3) 2 Andrew Schroeder, Keswick
2. (5) 49G Leroy Groenendyk, Oskaloosa
3. (1) 72 Brett Lowry, Montezuma
4. (4) 64 Casey Greubel, Lacona
5. (2) KO Ken Kositzky, Cedar Rapids
6. (6) 50X James Krier, Ollie
Feature:
1. (4) 2 Andrew Schroeder, Keswick
2. (1) 49G Leroy Groenendyk, Oskaloosa
3. (10) 10 Cayden Carter, Oskaloosa
4. (3) 38 Bill Gibson, Knoxville
5. (18) 7 Carter VanDenBerg, Oskaloosa
6. (5) 3K John VanDenBerg, Oskaloosa
7. (15) KO Ken Kositzky, Cedar Rapids
8. (7) 7T Jared Timmerman, Norwalk
9. (12) 72 Brett Lowry, Montezuma
10. (2) 3 Mark Mundell, Ottumwa
11. (8) 8T Tony Johnson, Oskaloosa
12. (14) 8 Tom Lathrop, Ottumwa
13. (13) 27 Bryon Weyer, Des Moines
14. (9) 64 Casey Greubel, Lacona
15. (11) 1 Curtis Van Der Wahl, Oskaloosa
16. (17) 50X James Krier, Ollie
17. (16) 17 Brandon Groenendyk, Oskaloosa
18. (6) 8J A.J. Johnson, New Sharon
USRA KARL
CHEVROLET STOCK CARS
Heat #1:
1. (1) 94 Corey Stout, Oskaloosa
2. (3) 19G Rick Gustin, Marshalltown
3. (4) 14 Todd Staley, Webster City
4. (6) 56T Justin Temeyer, Independence
5. (5) 73C Carl Yaw, Des Moines
6. (2) 98 Brock Welch, Oskaloosa
7. (7) 4M Brian Mitrisin, Oskaloosa
Heat #2:
1. (3) 15K Kyle Harwood, Oskaloosa
2. (2) 2J Steve Jackson, Polk City
3. (4) 20DUB Shane Weller, Agency
4. (6) 52 Nathan Wood, Keswick
5. (1) 10 Leon McCombs, Knoxville
6. (5) 7 Rick Todd, Des Moines
Feature:
1. (1) 94 Corey Stout, Oskaloosa
2. (6) 2J Steve Jackson, Polk City
3. (13) 4M Brian Mitrisin, Oskaloosa
4. (5) 52 Nathan Wood, Keswick
5. (12) 7 Rick Todd, Des Moines
6. (4) 20DUB Shane Weller, Agency
7. (9) 73C Carl Yaw, Des Moines
8. (11) 98 Brock Welch, Oskaloosa
9. (8) 15K Kyle Harwood, Oskaloosa
10. (2) 19G Rick Gustin, Marshalltown
11. (7) 14 Todd Staley, Webster City
12. (10) 10 Leon McCombs, Knoxville
13. (3) 56T Justin Temeyer, Independence
MUSCO USRA
MODIFIEDS
Heat:
1. (2) R Ron Ver Beek, Oskaloosa
2. (3) 33Z Zack VanderBeek, New Sharon
3. (1) 11D Ryan Dolan, Lisbon
4. (7) 94 Steven Blattler, Oskaloosa
5. (6) R21 Ryan Schaffer, Corning
6. (4) 15K Kyle Harwood, Oskaloosa
7. (5) 7S Wade Francis, Oskaloosa
8. (8) 40 Scott Dickey, Packwood (DNS)
Feature:
1. (1) 33Z Zack VanderBeek, New Sharon
2. (2) R Ron Ver Beek, Oskaloosa
3. (3) 94 Steven Blattler, Oskaloosa
4. (6) 11D Ryan Dolan, Lisbon
5. (4) R21 Ryan Schaffer, Corning
6. (5) 15K Kyle Harwood, Oskaloosa
7. (7) 7S Wade Francis, Oskaloosa (DNS)
8. (8) 40 Scott Dickey, Packwood (DNS)
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