DEAL, WOOD CONQUER 4TH ANNUAL MUSCO LIGHTING GREAT AMERICAN STOCK CAR CHALLENGE
by: Jeff Nun

OSKALOOSA, Iowa (June 14) - After two nights of racing and a wild finish Thursday night, Lance Deal of Fort Dodge, Iowa, took the checkers at the Southern Iowa Speedway in Oskaloosa, Iowa, for the 4th Annual MUSCO Lighting Great American Stock Car Challenge presented by Mike’s Tire and Alignment and PBM Performance Products.

Deal pocketed $3,000 for his victory against a strong field of USRA Stock Cars. After failing to qualify for the main event on Wednesday, Deal raced his way from a last chance race on Thursday night and started 11th in the 30-lap main event.

After taking the white flag, the final lap got really exciting when Tom Schmitt of Independence, Iowa, made contact with leader Tom Hovey of Decorah, Iowa, in turn 2, sending Hovey spinning while Schmitt continued on. Racing action continued with three- and four-wide racing down the back stretch with the front-runners battling three-wide coming out of turn 4 for the checkered flag. Deal crossed the line first with Shane Weller of Agency, Iowa, in second, followed by Matt Greiner of Washington, Iowa, in third and 17-year-old Modified ace Jake Neal of Omaha, Neb., in fourth.

Schmitt, who led early in the race, was penalized for rough driving and was scored in the last spot (21st) among the cars on the final lap. The fans got to see one of the most exciting races in the last four years.

The USRA Hobby Stock feature race was just as exciting with two- and three-wide racing from front to back. Last year's USRA Casey's General Stores Weekly Racing Series national champion Nathan Wood of Keswick, Iowa, and Eldon, Iowa's Jason McDaniel swapped the lead several times before Wood finally took the lead for good with two laps remaining. Teammate Ryan Vicker of Creston, Iowa, who raced his way from the 15th starting spot, took second by passing McDaniel on the last lap.

Cresco, Iowa's Chris Hovden snagged the fourth spot after starting 11th, while Jim Lampe of Carroll, Iowa, rounded out the top-5 finishers.

The USRA B-Mod feature was won by Brett Moffitt, who also took the win on Wednesday night — a clean sweep for the 14-year-old racer from Grimes, Iowa. Paul Underwood of Ottumwa, Iowa, took the second spot with Andrew Schroeder of Keswick, Iowa, third and Josh Gesell of Decorah, Iowa, in fourth.

Next Wednesday, June 20, will see the USRA Casey's General Stores Weekly Racing Series back in action featuring MUSCO Lighting USRA Modifieds, USRA Stock Cars, USRA B-Mods and USRA Hobby Stocks. Pro-Line Buildings will also present the Preacher Feature with local clergymen trying their luck on the Mahaska County Half-Mile Monster. Gates open at 5 p.m., with hot laps at 7:15 and racing to follow.

The Southern Iowa Speedway is located one half-mile west of US 63 on SR 92, then four blocks north on N. I St. (at the Southern Iowa Fairgrounds). For day-of-race information, call the track hotline at (507) 634-4281 or visit www.rlpromotions.com/oskaloosa  online.


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OFFICIAL RESULTS

4th Annual MUSCO Lighting Great American Stock Car Challenge presented by Mike's Tire & Alignment and PBM Performance Products - Night 1 of 2

Southern Iowa Speedway, Oskaloosa, Iowa

Wednesday, June 13, 2007

USRA HOBBY STOCKS

Heat #1: 1. 22J-Nathan Wood, Sigourney; 2. 19-Bill Bonnett, Knoxville; 3. 3s-Steve Allen, Oskaloosa; 4. 10G-Dustin Griffiths, Ottumwa; 5. 88-Mike Leffler, Ankeny; 6. 20-Robert Stapleford, Seymour; 7. 3-Kirk Brown, Knoxville; 8. 70s-Steve Holthaus, Cresco.

Heat #2: 1. 38-Bill Gibson, Knoxville; 2. 22L-Jim Lampe, Carroll; 3. 54-Randy Veldhuizen, Oskaloosa;4. 4M-Chase Mitrisin, Oskaloosa; 5. 3z-Jason VanZomeren, Oskaloosa; 6. 55-Ricky Wilson, Ottumwa; 7. 00-Andy Altenburg, Truman, Minn.

Heat #3: 1. 15M-Mitch Hovden, Decorah; 2. 78-Shannon Anderson, Atlantic; 3. 85-Jason McDaniel, Eldon;4. 72-Jesse Garrett, Batavia; 5. 16-Mike Shelton, Ottumwa; 6. 52-Guy Kimpton, Wells, Minn.; 7. 62-Scott Alderson, Gibson.

Heat #4: 1. 2-Rick Metcalf, Selma; 2. 84-Dan Thrasher, Agency; 3. 22T-Todd Reitzler, Grinnell; 4. 70-Chris Hovden, Cresco; 5. 5N-Don Nunnikhoven, Sully; 6. 12A-Robert Allison, Des Moines; 7. 27c-Cory Adams, Des Moines.

Heat #5: 1. 22v-Ryan Vicker, Creston; 2. 60T-Rick Landgrebe, Sigourney; 3. 6s-Shannon Sherwood, Oskaloosa;4. D31-Lawrence Shorty Dorsey, Pleasant Hill; 5. 01-David Breuklander, Oskaloosa; 6. 0-Tyler Ford, Lovilia;7. 7s-Wade Francis, Oskaloosa.

B-Main #1: 1. 7s-Francis; 2. 16-Shelton; 3. 12A-Allison; 4. 01-Breuklander; 5. 55-Wilson; 6. 62-Alderson; 7. 88-Leffler;8. 3-Brown.

B-Main #2: 1. 5N-Nunnikhoven; 2. 0-Ford; 3. 00-Altenburg; 4. 52-Kimpton; 5. 3z-VanZomeren; 6. 20-Stapleford;7. 27c-Adams; 8. 70s-Holthaus.

A-Main: 1. 38-Gibson; 2. 19-Bonnett; 3. 22J-Wood; 4. 60T-Landgrebe; 5. 85-McDaniel; 6. 5N-Nunnikhoven;7. 84-Thrasher; 8. 16-Shelton; 9. 4M-Mitrisin; 10. 22T-Reitzler; 11. 0-Ford; 12. 6s-Sherwood; 13. 72-Garrett; 14. 3s-Allen;15. 70-C. Hovden; 16. 22v-Vicker; 17. 15M-M. Hovden; 18. 54-Veldhuizen; 19. 7s-Francis; 20. 2-Metcalf; 21. 22L-Lampe;22. 78-Anderson; 23. 10G-Griffiths; 24. D31-Dorsey.



USRA B-MODS

Heat: 1. 1-Paul Underwood, Ottumwa; 2. 13-Brett Moffitt, Grimes; 3. 5J-James May, DeSoto; 4. 32M-Jake Newman, Beculiar, Mo.; 5. 99-Josh May, DeSoto; 6. 17-Boyd Holverson; 7. 02-Andrew Schroeder, Keswick;8. 95-Josh Gesell; 9. 21D-Dan Drury, Eldora; 10. 32-Ronnie Pumphrey, Altoona.

A-Main: 1. 13-Moffitt; 2. 5J-James May; 3. 32M-Newman; 4. 1-Underwood; 5. 99-Josh May; 6. 96-Gesell;7. 17-Holverson; 8. 02-Schroeder; 9. 32-Pumphrey; 10. 21D-Drury.



USRA STOCK CARS

Heat #1: 1. 55-Todd Inman, Des Moines; 2. 2J-Steve Jackson, Polk City; 3. 23-Brian Gjere, Mabel, Minn.; 4. 34-Pat Rachels, Knoxville; 5. 97-Adam Silvey, Iowa Falls; 6. 5-Mike Bergan, Ridgeway; 7. 30-Kenneth Even, Waterloo; 8. 7-Rick Todd, Des Moines.

Heat #2: 1. 17P-Brad Pinkerton, New Sharon; 2. 20w-Shane Weller, Agency; 3. 75x-Curt Hook, Ackley; 4. 6-Tom Hovey, Decorah; 5. 13-Michael Browning, Farmington; 6. 05-David Wietholder, Liberty, IL; 7. 99-Bobby Greiner Jr., Ottumwa; 8. 44-Doug Newell, Oskaloosa.

Heat #3: 1. 62-Rick Gustin, Marshalltown; 2. 27x-Jason Schlangen, Cresco; 3. 27P-Shawn Peter, Mabel, Minn.;4. 56t-Justin Temeyer, Independence; 5. 22x-Lance Deal, Fort Dodge; 6. 27-Gary Bass, Des Moines;7. 407-Clayton Garden, Oskaloosa; 8. 73c-Carl Yaw Jr., Des Moines.

Heat #4: 1. 18-Tom Schmitt, Independence; 2. 81-Bert McDaniel, Eldon; 3. 52-Nathan Wood, Sigourney;4. 29-Matt Greiner, Washington; 5. 32T-Bobby Greene, Eddyville; 6. k1-Kyle Krampe, Baxter; 7. 94-Corey Stout, Oskaloosa; 8. 81x-Randy Killen, Des Moines.

Heat #5: 1. 8-Colt Mather, Webster; 2. 8J-A.J. Johnson, Oskaloosa; 3. 12M-Jake Neal, Omaha, NE; 4. 75-Rick Brown, Kellogg; 5. 33-Josh Newell, Oskaloosa; 6. 30c-Abe Huls, Carthage, IL; 7. 22-Aaron Wendel, Melbourne.



B-Main #1: 1. 22x-Deal; 2. 97-Silvey; 3. 33-J. Newell; 4. 30-Even; 5. 44-D. Newell; 6. 05-Wietholder; 7. 22-Wendel;8. k1-Krampe; 9. 407-Garden; 10. 81x-Killen.

B-Main #2: 1. 32T-Greene; 2. 13-Browning; 3. 99-B. Greiner; 4. 5-Bergan; 5. 30c-Huls; 6. 7-Todd; 7. 27-Bass; 8. 73c-Yaw Jr. ; 9. 94-Stout.

A-Main: 1. 17P-Pinkerton, 2. 18-Schmitt; 3. 81-McDaniel; 4. 20w-Weller; 5. 56T-Temeyer; 6. 34-Rachels; 7. 52-Wood;8. 2J-Jackson; 9. 23-Gjere; 10. 6-Hovey; 11. 75x-Hook; 12. 97-Silvey; 13. 12M-Neal; 14. 29-M. Greiner;15. 27x-Schlangen; 16. 13-Browning; 17. 55-Inman; 18. 32T-Greene; 19. 62-Gustin; 20. 22x-Deal; 21. 8J-Johnson;22. 8-Mather; 23. 27P-Peter; 24. 75-Brown.



MUSCO Lighting USRA MODIFIEDS

Heat: 1. 4R-Ron Ver Beek, Oskaloosa; 2. 22-Brandon Banks, Washington; 3. 40-Scott Dickey, Packwood;4. 17-Steve Stewart, Washington; 5. 69-Jon Snyder, Ames; 6. 47-Josh Truman, Indianola; 7. 94-Steven Blattler, Oskaloosa; 8. 00-David Ott, Ankeny; 9. 15k-Kyle Harwood, Oskaloosa; 10. Q37-Allison Quick, Redding; 11. 25k-Mike Keiter, Denver, Colo..

A-Main: 1. 17-Stewart; 2. 4R-Ver Beek; 3. 22-Banks; 4. 47-Truman; 5. 40-Dickey; 6. 69-Snyder; 7. 15k-Harwood;8. 94-Blattler; 9. Q37-Quick; 10. 00-Ott; 11. 25k-Keiter.



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OFFICIAL RESULTS

4th Annual MUSCO Lighting Great American Stock Car Challenge presented by Mike's Tire & Alignment and PBM Performance Products - Night 2 of 2

Southern Iowa Speedway, Oskaloosa, Iowa

Thursday, June 14, 2007



USRA HOBBY STOCKS


Heat #1: 1. 22L-Jim Lampe, Carroll; 2. 3S-Steve Allen, Oskaloosa; 3. 4m-Chase Mitrisin, Oskaloosa; 4. 01-Dave Breuklander, Oskaloosa; 5. 00-Andy Altenburg, Truman, Minn.. ; 6. 62-Scott Alderson, Gibson; 7. 3-Kirk Brown, Knoxville.

Heat #2: 1. 54-Randy Veldhuizen, Eddyville; 2. 70-Steve Holthaus, Cresco 3. 85t-Brandon Toftee, Webster City; 4. 0-Tyler Ford, Lovilia; 5. 88-Mike Leffler Jr., Ankeny; 6. 15m Mitch Hovden, Decorah; 7. 6S-Shannon Sherwood, Oskaloosa.

Heat #3: 1. 70-Chris Hovden, Cresco; 2. 22V-Ryan Vicker, Creston; 3. 7S-Wade Francis, Eddyville; 4. 78-Shannon Anderson, Atlantic; 5. D31-Lawrence Dorsey, Pleasant Hill;6. 10G-Dustin Griffiths, Ottumwa; 7. 29-Wes Almond, Oskaloosa.

Heat #4: 1. 62b-Andy Boeckman, Lake View; 2. 22T-Todd Reitzler, Grinnell; 3. 3Z-Jason VanZomeren, Oskaloosa; 4. 72-Jesse Garrett, Batavia; 5. 52-Guy Kimpton, Wells, Minn. 6. 27c-Cory Adams, West Des Moines; 7. 20-Rob Stapleford, Seymour.

B-Main #1: 1. 4m-Mitrisin; 2. 00-Altenburg; 3. 78-Anderson; 4. 01-Breuklander.

B-Main #2: 1. 85T-Toftee; 2. 3Z-VanZomeren; 3. 0-Ford; 4. 52-Kimpton.

A-Feature: 1. 52-Wood; 2. 22V-Vicker; 3. 85-McDaniel; 4. 70-Hovden; 5. 22L-Lampe; 6. 38-Gibson; 7. 16-Shelton; 8. 00-Altenburg; 9. 5N-Nunnikhoven; 10. 70s-Holthaus; 11. 85T-Toftee; 12. 01-Breuklander; 13. 22T-Reitzler; 14. 3Z-VanZomeren; 15. 4M-Mitrisin; 16. 84-Thrasher; 17. 78-Anderson; 18. 0-Ford; 19. 3s-Allen 20. 54-Veldhuizen; 21. 60T-Landgrebe; 22. 52-Kimpton; 23. 19-Bonnett; 24. 62B-Boeckman.



USRA B-MODS



Heat: 1. 1-Paul Underwood, Ottumwa; 2. 02-Andrew Schroeder, Keswick; 3. 13-Brett Moffitt, Grimes 4. 21D-Dan Drury; Eldora; 5. 17-Boyd Holverson, Cresco; 6. 95-Josh Gesell, Decorah.

A-Main: 1. 13-Moffitt; 2. 1-Underwood; 3. 02-Schroeder; 4. 95-Gesell; 5. 21D-Drury; 6. 17-Holverson.



USRA STOCK CARS



Heat #1: 1. 6-Tom Hovey, Decorah; 2. 5-Mike Bergan, Ridgeway; 3. 27X-Jason Schlangen, Cresco; 4. 29-Matt Greiner, Washington; 5. 44-Doug Newell, Oskaloosa; 6. 81X-Randy Killen, Des Moines 7. 407-Clayton Garden, Oskaloosa; 8. 94-Corey Stout, Oskaloosa.

Heat #2: 1. 23-Brian Gjere, Mable ,MN; 2. 33-Josh Newell, Oskaloosa 3. 12M-Jake Neal, Omaha, NE; 4. 33D-Kevin Donlan, Decorah; 5. 73c-Carl Yaw Jr., Des Moines; 6. 75-Rick Brown, Kellogg 7. 97-Adam Silvey, Iowa Falls.



Heat #3: 1. 22X Lance Deal, Ft. Dodge; 2. 30-Kenneth Even, Waterloo; 3. 13-Mike Browning, Farmington; 4. 75X-Curt Hook, Ackley; 5. 30C-Abe Huls, Carthage, IL; 6. K1-Kyle Krampe, Baxter; 7. 99-Bobby Greiner Jr., Ottumwa.

Heat #4: 1. 8-Colt Mather, Webster 2. 27P-Shawn Peter, Mable, Minn.; 3. 32t-Bobby Greene, Eddyville; 4. 8J-A.J. Johnson, Oskaloosa; 5. 7-Rick Todd, Des Moines; 6. 62-Rick Gustin, Marshalltown; 7. 22-Aaron Wendel, Melbourne.

B-Main #1: 1. 99-B. Greiner; 2. 29-M. Greiner; 3. 75X-Hook; 4. 27X-Schlangen.

B-Main #2: 1. 12M-Neal; 2. 32T-Greene; 3. 8J-Johnson; 4. 33d-Donlan.

A-Main: 1. 22X-Deal; 2. 20W-Weller; 3. 29-M. Greiner; 4. 12M-Neal; 5. 81-McDaniel; 6. 99-B. Greiner; 7. 52-Wood; 8. 34-Rachels; 9. 2J-Jackson; 10. 8-Mather; 11. 75X-Hook; 12. 56T-Teymeyer; 13. 33-Newell; 14. 33D-Donlan; 15. 8J-Johnson; 16. 5-Bergan; 17. 27P-Peter; 18. 27X-Schlangen; 19. 6-Hovey; 20. 23-Gjere; 21. 18-Schmitt; 22. 30-Even; 23. 17P-Pinkerton; 24. 32T-Greene.