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ALGONA, Iowa (August 3) – Jake Masters followed up his runner-up finish on Sunday night with a victory on Tuesday night as the Dart Iron Man Challenge invaded the Algona Raceway in Algona, Iowa.

The win was worth $1,000 to the Graettinger native and made him the sixth different winner in six events so far for the newly-formed series for USRA Karl Chevrolet Stock Cars.

After finishing third behind Masters on Sunday night, Nathan Wood of Sigourney followed him across the finish line again Tuesday to take the runner-up honors while Sunday’s winner, Greg Elliott of Webster City, finished third.

David Wickman of Emmetsburg garnered a fourth-place paycheck in his first Dart Iron Man Challenge start and veteran door-slammer driver Steve Jackson of Polk City charged from the 19th starting spot to grab the fifth position at the finish line.

Kevin Opheim of Mason City, Mike Van Genderen of Newton, Chad Palmer of Renwick, Roland’s Ryan Leeman and Mike Mauer of Cedar Falls finished sixth through tenth, respectively.

Wood continues atop the series points standings with a 27-point cushion over Jackson (564 to 537). Van Genderen is third with 510 markers, followed by Greg Elliott (427), Mike Bergan (359), Leeman (353), Jim Mitchell (322), Mark Elliott (277), Logan Staley (275) and Shane Weller (231).

The Dart Iron Man Challenge travels to the Cresco (Iowa) Speedway on Wednesday, Jackson (Minn.) Speedway on Thursday and Murray County Speedway in Slayton, Minn., on Friday for three more action-packed battles $1,000 to win each.

Film crews will be present in Cresco, Jackson and Slayton for recording all of the USMTS action for the upcoming Dirt Knights TV show. Dirt Knights will be an on-going dramatic series of one-hour programs that will air twice a week for 13 weeks. The much-anticipated TV show is set to debut in January of 2011 on the VERSUS cable network - the fastest growing cable sports network in the nation, which reaches more than 75 million households.

In all, 14 dates at 12 premier speedways throughout Iowa, Minnesota and Missouri dot the calendar for the inaugural campaign for the Dart Iron Man Challenge, which will accompany the popular USMTS Modifieds at each event.

The points fund carries a $1,000 top prize with the 10th-place finisher earning $100. In addition, each race will award national points in the USRA Karl Chevrolet Stock Car division of the American Racer USRA Weekly Racing Series where the national champion will earn $700.

The Dart Iron Man Challenge will score a driver’s 10 best points during the 14-race campaign toward the final year-end standings. Drivers are invited and encouraged to compete in all 14 shows, but perfect attendance is not be necessary to be eligible for the year-end points total.

A USRA license is not required to compete and/or earn points in the Dart Iron Man Challenge, but only USRA-licensed drivers will be eligible for points funds in either the Dart Iron Man Challenge or American Racer USRA Weekly Racing Series.

Each event will have a qualifying format similar to the USMTS, with heat race passing points determining the “B” Main and “A” Main line-ups.

USRA rules will apply at each event. Drivers are permitted to utilize the Rochester, Motorcraft or 1¾ Holley 4412 open carburetor but must be run with the Edelbrock Performer (Part #2701) or Weiand X-CELerator (Part ##7541) intake manifold. These intakes must be stock (no porting allowed). The 4412 carb must be stock and must be 1-11/16. For conforming to IMCA rules, the 350 carb is allowed with a 2,800-pound weight rule. Any driver running the 604 crate motor is allowed the 4-barrel carburetor.

To view the complete USRA rulebook, check out www.usraracing.com online.

2010 DART IRON MAN CHALLENGE SCHEDULE:

Wed May 26 … Southern Iowa Speedway, Oskaloosa, IA (winner: Nathan Wood)
Thu May 27 … Highway 3 Raceway, Allison, IA (winner: Mike Van Genderen)
Sat Jun 19 … Scotland County Speedway, Memphis, MO (winner: Steve Jackson)
Tue Jun 22 … Mineral City Speedway, Fort Dodge, IA (winner: Mark Elliott)
Sun Aug 1 … Nobles County Speedway, Worthington, MN (winner: Greg Elliott)
Tue Aug 3 … Algona Raceway, Algona, IA (winner: Jake Masters)
Wed Aug 4 … Cresco Speedway, Cresco, IA ($1,000 to win)
Thu Aug 5 … Jackson Speedway, Jackson, MN ($1,000 to win)
Fri Aug 6 … Murray County Speedway, Slayton, MN ($1,000 to win)
Wed Aug 18 … Hamilton County Speedway, Webster City, IA ($600 to win)
Sat Aug 28 … 24 Raceway, Moberly, MO ($600 to win)
Tue Aug 31 … Marshalltown Speedway, Marshalltown, IA ($600 to win)
Wed Sep 1 … Southern Iowa Speedway, Oskaloosa, IA ($600 to win)
Thu Sep 2 … Highway 3 Raceway, Allison, IA ($600 to win)

To learn more about the USRA, visit www.usraracing.com or call 515-832-6000. You can also follow the USRA on Facebook, MySpace and Twitter.

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OFFICIAL RESULTS
American Racer USRA Weekly Racing Series
Dart Iron Man Challenge for USRA Karl Chevrolet Stock Cars – Round 6 of 14
Algona Raceway, Algona, Iowa
Tuesday, August 3, 2010

Showing finishing position, starting position in parentheses, car number, driver and hometown. Passing points accumulated in the heat races determine the “A” Main starting order, with the top 8 re-drawing for starting positions 1-8.

HEAT RACE #1 (8 laps):
1. (1) 04 Roger Verdoorn, Sibley, Iowa.
2. (2) 14 Chad Palmer, Renwick, Iowa.
3. (6) 14w David Wickman, Emmetsburg, Iowa.
4. (5) 47 Mike Mauer, Cedar Falls, Iowa.
5. (3) M5 Jim Mitchell, Webster City, Iowa.
6. (4) 271 Randy Brands, Boyden, Iowa.
7. (7) 2j Steve Jackson, Polk City, Iowa.

HEAT RACE #2 (8 laps):
1. (1) 1 Greg Elliott, Webster City, Iowa.
2. (2) 52 Nathan Wood, Sigourney, Iowa.
3. (3) 57v Mike Van Genderen, Newton, Iowa.
4. (5) 5 Mike Bergan, Ridgeway, Iowa.
5. (6) 43 Calvin Lange, Humboldt, Iowa.
6. (4) 32x Rich Gregoire, Russell, Minn.

HEAT RACE #3 (8 laps):
1. (4) 11 Jake Masters, Graettinger, Iowa.
2. (3) 44k Kevin Opheim, Mason City, Iowa.
3. (1) 27 Bruce Wickman, Emmetsburg, Iowa.
4. (6) 35 Wayne Crimmins, Fort Dodge, Iowa.
5. (5) R31 Ryan Leeman, Roland, Iowa.
6. (2) 14 Logan Staley, Webster City, Iowa.

“A” MAIN (20 laps):
1. (4) 11 Jake Masters, Graettinger, Iowa.
2. (5) 52 Nathan Wood, Sigourney, Iowa.
3. (6) 1 Greg Elliott, Webster City, Iowa.
4. (3) 14w David Wickman, Emmetsburg, Iowa.
5. (19) 2J Steve Jackson, Polk City, Iowa.
6. (8) 44k Kevin Opheim, Mason City, Iowa.
7. (2) 57v Mike Van Genderen, Newton, Iowa.
8. (7) 14 Chad Palmer, Renwick, Iowa.
9. (15) R31 Ryan Leeman, Roland, Iowa.
10. (11) 47 Mike Mauer, Cedar Falls, Iowa.
11. (14) M5 Jim Mitchell, Webster City, Iowa.
12. (18) 14 Logan Staley, Webster City, Iowa.
13. (1) 04 Roger Verdoorn, Sibley, Iowa.
14. (9) 27 Bruce Wickman, Emmetsburg, Iowa.
15. (16) 271 Randy Brands, Boyden, Iowa.
16. (12) 5 Mike Bergan, Ridgeway, Iowa.
17. (17) 32x Rich Gregoire, Russell, Minn.
18. (10) 35 Wayne Crimmins, Fort Dodge, Iowa.
19. (13) 43 Calvin Lange, Humboldt, Iowa.

Lap Leaders: Verdoorn 1, Masters 2-20.
Hard Charger: Jackson (started 19th, finished 5th).
Dart Awards: Masters, Leeman.
Next Race: Wednesday, Aug. 4, Cresco (Iowa) Speedway.
Points Standings (top 10): Wood 564, Jackson 537, Van Genderen 510, G. Elliott 427, Bergan 359, Leeman 353, Mitchell 322, Mark Elliott 277, Staley 275, Shane Weller 231.

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