Bakken back in Cresco winners circle

CRESCO, IA (May 25) - Brad Bakken of Garner captured his second straight USRA Modified feature win Friday at the Cresco Speedway in Cresco, Iowa, during racing action in the USRA Casey’s General Stores Weekly Racing Series. Bakken, who started sixth, bested defending track champion Kevin Pittman of Waterloo for the second straight week as well. Keith Pittman and Shawn Ryan finished third and fourth, respectively, to give Waterloo pilots three of the top five slots. Michael Darnall of West Union finished fifth.

In USRA Stock Car action, defending track champion Tom Schmitt of Independence broke into victory lane for the first time this season. Schmitt held off current points leader Kurt Krauskopf of Decorah for the win, with Waucoma's Tory Reicks finishing third. Lynn Panos of Protivin was fourth and Shawn Peter of Mabel, Minn., rounded out the top-5 finishers.

Raymond Lundy of Maynard used his outside front row starting spot to his advantage and powered to his second win of the season in the USRA B-Mod ranks. Terry Quam of Decorah pocketed the runner-up paycheck, Tim Heins of Elkader was third, Elgin's Jeremy LePlant took fourth and Bruce Hovey of Decorah claimed fifth at the finish line.

After starting seventh and eighth in the main event, Brandon Hare of Elma and Cresco's Chris Hovden waged a spirited battle in the USRA Hobby Stock class, with Hare claiming his second checkered flag of 2007 to extend his points lead. Steve Holthaus of Cresco finished third, with Brad Darling of Mable, Minn., fourth and Bernie Adams of Stacyville in fifth.

Cody Cook of Decorah garnered the win in the Outlaw Hobby class to become the third different winner in three races this season. Fellow Decorah driver Mitch Hovden grabbed the runner-up finish, followed by Austin Curtin of Waukon, Neil Thesing of Oakdale, Minn., and Carl Colsch of Eitzen, Minn.

The Mighty Howard County Fairgrounds roar back to life next Friday, June 1, as CPU/i wireless presents the USRA Casey’s General Stores Weekly Racing Series featuring USRA Modifieds, USRA Stock Cars, USRA B-Mods, USRA Hobby Stocks and Outlaw Hobbys. Gates will open at 5:30 p.m., with hot laps at 7:15 and racing getting underway at 7:30.

For more information, contact the RL Promotions offices at (515) 832-6000 or visit www.rlpromotions.com  online. Race day info is available by calling the track hotline at (563) 547-3400. The Cresco Speedway is located 0.2 miles north of SR 9 on SW 7th (at the Howard County Fairgrounds).

For more information about the United States Racing Association (USRA), visit them online at www.usraracing.com .

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OFFICIAL RESULTS
USRA Casey's General Stores Weekly Racing Series
Cresco Speedway, Cresco, Iowa
Friday, May 25, 2007

Showing finishing position, starting position in parentheses, car number, driver, hometown and track points earned (if any).

USRA MODIFIEDS

Heat 1:
1. (4) 50 Brad Bakken, Garner, IA
2. (1) 91 Shawn Ryan, Waterloo, IA
3. (2) 26P Kevin Pittman, Waterloo, IA
4. (5) 55 Larry Gene Hall, Rochester, MN
5. (3) 75 Garry Hall, Rochester, MN

Heat 2:
1. (4) 41P Keith Pittman, Waterloo, IA
2. (3) 7M Michael Darnall, West Union, IA
3. (1) 7 Jason Schlangen, Cresco, IA
4. (2) 7A Mike Liddle, Plainfield, IA

Feature:
1. (6) 50 Brad Bakken, Garner, IA, 100
2. (4) 26P Kevin Pittman, Waterloo, IA, 95
3. (1) 41P Keith Pittman, Waterloo, IA, 91
4. (2) 91 Shawn Ryan, Waterloo, IA, 87
5. (3) 7M Michael Darnall, West Union, IA, 84
6. (7) 7 Jason Schlangen, Cresco, IA, 81
7. (5) 55 Larry Gene Hall, Rochester, MN, 78
8. (9) 75 Garry Hall, Rochester, MN, 76
9. (8) 7A Mike Liddle, Plainfield, IA, 74

USRA STOCK CARS

Heat 1:
1. (3) 27T Tory Reicks, Waucoma, IA
2. (7) 60 Kurt Krauskopf, Decorah, IA
3. (2) 23 Brian Genre, Mabel, MN
4. (6) 98 Rodney Zubrod, Cresco, IA
5. (5) 30 Ken Even, Waterloo, IA
6. (4) 14M Brian Mahlstadt, Ionia, IA
7. (1) 11 Jake Lampert, Caledonia, MN

Heat 2:
1. (2) 27P Shawn Peter, Mabel, MN
2. (3) 18 Tom Schmitt, Independence, IA
3. (7) 20 Greg Mitchell, Decorah, IA
4. (6) 5 Mike Bergan, Ridgeway, IA
5. (4) 75L Amos Huntley, Leroy, MN
6. (5) 69 Jacob Ludeking, Decorah, IA
7. (1) 97 Lynn Panos, Protivin, IA

Feature:
1. (3) 18 Tom Schmitt, Independence, IA, 100
2. (6) 60 Kurt Krauskopf, Decorah, IA, 95
3. (5) 27T Tory Reicks, Waucoma, IA, 91
4. (14) 97 Lynn Panos, Protivin, IA, 87
5. (8) 27P Shawn Peter, Mabel, MN, 84
6. (1) 23 Brian Gjere, Mabel, MN, 81
7. (4) 20 Greg Mitchell, Decorah, IA, 78
8. (9) 30 Ken Even, Waterloo, IA, 76
9. (7) 5 Mike Bergan, Ridgeway, IA, 74
10. (11) 14M Brian Mahlstadt, Ionia, IA, 72
11. (13) 11 Jake Lampert, Caledonia, MN, 70
12. (2) 98 Rodney Zubrod, Cresco, IA, 68
13. (10) 75L Amos Huntley, Leroy, MN, 66
14. (12) 69 Jacob Ludeking, Decorah, IA, 45 (DNS)

USRA B-MODS

Heat 1:
1. (1) 96 Raymond Lundy, Maynard, IA
2. (3) 24 Tim Heins, Elkader, IA
3. (2) 47J Jeremy LePlant, Elgin, IA
4. (4) 8 Bruce Hovey, Decorah, IA
5. (5) 88X Jimmy Broszeit, Postville, IA
6. (6) 82 Chris Fretheim, Decorah, IA

Heat 2:
1. (1) 64 Terry Quam, Decorah, IA
2. (3) 20 Brian Kunkle, Oelwein, IA
3. (4) 14 Chad Dugan, Garber, IA
4. (5) 4L Mike Ludemann, Ionia, IA
5. (2) 27K Andy Kelly, Lanesboro, MN

Feature:
1. (2) 96 Raymond Lundy, Maynard, IA, 100
2. (5) 64 Terry Quam, Decorah, IA, 95
3. (7) 24 Tim Heins, Elkader, IA, 91
4. (3) 47J Jeremy LePlant, Elgin, IA, 87
5. (6) 8 Bruce Hovey, Decorah, IA, 84
6. (8) 20 Brian Kunkle, Oelwein, IA, 81
7. (4) 14 Chad Dugan, Garber, IA, 78
8. (1) 4L Mike Ludemann, Ionia, IA, 76
9. (11) 82 Chris Fretheim, Decorah, IA, 74
10. (9) 88X Jimmy Broszeit, Postville, IA, 72
11. (10) 27K Andy Kelly, Lanesboro, MN, 70

USRA HOBBY STOCKS

Heat 1:
1. (2) 8D Brad Darling, Mable, MN
2. (4) 70 Chris Hovden, Cresco, IA
3. (5) 0 Jeff Fels, West Union, IA
4. (1) 38 Nick Schwebach, Caledonia, MN
5. (3) 101 Bernie Adams, Stacyville, IA
6. (6) 71T Terry Nicoll, Cresco, IA

Heat 2:
1. (2) 56H Brandon Hare, Elma, IA
2. (1) 70S Steve Holthaus, Cresco, IA
3. (5) 64 Nick Taylor, Cresco, IA
4. (4) 7K Andy Stinson, Ridgeway, IA
5. (6) 54 Jeremy Oakes, Spring Grove, MN

Feature:
1. (7) 56H Brandon Hare, Elma, IA, 100
2. (8) 70 Chris Hovden, Cresco, IA, 95
3. (3) 70S Steve Holthaus, Cresco, IA, 91
4. (6) 8D Brad Darling, Mable, MN, 87
5. (9) 101 Bernie Adams, Stacyville, IA, 84
6. (5) 0 Jeff Fels, West Union, IA, 81
7. (4) 38 Nick Schwebach, Caledonia, MN, 78
8. (2) 64 Nick Taylor, Cresco, IA, 76
9. (1) 7K Andy Stinson, Ridgeway, IA, 74
10. (10) 54 Jeremy Oakes, Spring Grove, MN, 72
11. (11) 71T Terry Nicoll, Cresco, IA, 70

OUTLAW HOBBYS

Heat 1:
1. (1) 40 Austin Curtin, Waukon, IA
2. (2) 69 Teddy Hughes, Jr., Frankville, IA
3. (5) 37 Carl Colsch, Eitzen, MN
4. (3) 29 Cody Cook, Decorah, IA
5. (4) 22T Neil Thesing, Oakdale, MN
6. (7) 9 Patty Fosaaen, Waukon, IA
7. (6) 44 Dillon Anderson, Decorah, IA

Heat 2:
1. (1) 85 Ben Moudry, Protivin, IA
2. (4) 15 Mitch Hovden, Decorah, IA
3. (6) 67 Kyle Falck, Decorah, IA
4. (5) 4 Sam Wenthold, Waucoma, IA
5. (2) 55 Dennis Dettmann, Monona, IA
6. (3) 41 Carissa Wagner, Monona, IA

Feature:
1. (1) 29 Cody Cook, Decorah, IA, 100
2. (6) 15 Mitch Hovden, Decorah, IA, 95
3. (4) 40 Austin Curtin, Waukon, IA, 91
4. (9) 22T Neil Thesing, Oakdale, MN, 87
5. (5) 37 Carl Colsch, Eitzen, MN, 84
6. (11) 9 Patty Fosaaen, Waukon, IA, 81
7. (10) 55 Dennis Dettmann, Monona, IA, 78
8. (7) 4 Sam Wenthold, Waucoma, IA, 76
9. (8) 85 Ben Moudry, Protivin, IA, 74
10. (13) 41 Carissa Wagner, Monona, IA, 72
11. (2) 69 Teddy Hughes, Jr., Frankville, IA, 70
12. (12) 44 Dillon Anderson, Decorah, IA, 68
13. (3) 67 Kyle Falck, Decorah, IA, 66