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Van Genderen, Carter notch Iron Man Challenge wins at Southern Iowa Speedway

OSKALOOSA, Iowa (July 20) -- Mike Van Genderen of Newton and Oskaloosa’s Cayden Carter took home top honors Wednesday night as the Iron Man Challenge invaded the Southern Iowa Speedway during the Southern Iowa Fair presented by KBOE Radio.

Van Genderen started sixth on the grid in the USRA Karl Chevrolet Stock Car main event but clawed his way to the front and held off Churdan’s Jason Minnehan to garner the $700 winner’s share of the prize money.

Kevin Donlan of Decorah won the Musco Great American Stock Car Shootout just eight days ago at the Mahaska County Monster, and returned to finish third Wednesday night ahead of McClelland’s Jeff Joldersma and defending Iron Man Challenge champion Nathan Wood of Sigourney.

Tom Schmitt finished sixth after starting 18th, seventh was Matt Greiner, Todd Staley earned the eighth spot, 2009 USRA Karl Chevrolet Stock Car National Champion Tory Reicks was ninth and Chris Ullrich rounded out the top 10.

It was the second win of the season for Van Genderen, who finished second in last year’s inaugural Iron Man Challenge season for the USRA Karl Chevrolet Stock Cars. He won the opening night main event last Monday during the Musco Great American Stock Car Shootout.

Wood is the current points leader, 28 markers ahead of Justin Temeyer who failed to finish Wednesday night’s main event.

In USRA Karl Performance Parts B-Mod action, Carter added another piece of hardware to his ever-expanding trophy room with his third Iron Man Challenge victory of the 2011 campaign.

Despite starting seventh, Carter quickly raced to the front of the field and sailed away for his fifth win of the season at the half-mile Osky oval and a $500 payday.

Fellow Oskaloosa youngster Carter VanDenBerg finished second, with early race leader Andrew Schroeder of Keswick in third and two more Oskaloosa pilots - John VanDenBerg and Curtis VanDerWal – rounding out the top 5 finishers.

Teenage sensation Jenae Gustin was sixth to record her third straight top-10 in Iron Man Challenge competition, while Jared Timmerman, Matt Lettow, Brandon Leeman and Parker Hale finished seventh through tenth.

It was Lettow’s first finish outside of the top 5 in his nine starts this season, but he continues to hold a big advantage in the points standings over Timmerman.

In USRA Hobby Stock action, Dustin Griffiths of Ottumwa continued his stranglehold on the division with his third straight win.

Donavon Nunnikhoven of Sully, Grinnell’s Todd Reitzler, Steve Allen of Oskaloosa and Kris Walker of Oskaloosa rounded out the top 5.

The Iron Man Challenge will make its debut at the Bloomfield Speedway on Thursday night in conjunction with the USMTS Modifieds for the only stop at the 3/8-mile speedplant this season.

Hot laps begin Thursday at 6:45 p.m. with the first heat race slated to go green at 7:15. Also on the card will be Hobby Stocks and Hornets.

Casey’s General Stores will have discount coupons good for $2 off adult admission at locations in Bloomfield, Ottumwa and Memphis, Mo. To find the location nearest you, visit www.caseys.com.

Fans will also get plenty of excitement before and after the races as Thursday’s event happens during the annual Davis County Fair with dozens of activities for families and people of all ages, including games, shows and lots of great food.

Check out www.daviscountyfair.org for more info about this year’s fair events.

The Bloomfield Speedway is a 3/8-mile slightly-banked clay oval located 1.0 mile west of Bloomfield on US 63/SR 2, then 0.8 mile north on CR J40 (at the Davis County Fairgrounds). For more information call 641-799-0009 or on race day call the track hotline at 641-664-2500.

IRON MAN CHALLENGE UPCOMING EVENTS:

Thursday, July 21 … Bloomfield Speedway, Bloomfield, Iowa
Thursday, Aug. 4 … Cresco Speedway, Cresco, Iowa
Friday, Aug. 5 … Mississippi Thunder Speedway, Fountain City, Wis.
Saturday, Aug. 20 ... Hamilton County Speedway, Webster City, Iowa
Sunday, Aug. 21 ... Nobles County Speedway, Worthington, Minn.
Thursday, Aug. 25 ... I-35 Speedway, Winston, Mo.
Saturday, Aug. 27 ... Upper Iowa Speedway, Decorah, Iowa
Wednesday, Aug. 31 ... Fairmont Raceway, Fairmont, Minn.
Thursday, Sept. 1 ... Highway 3 Raceway, Allison, Iowa

Seventeen dates at twelve dirt ovals comprise the 2011 schedule for the Iron Man Challenge. Points for both classes are based on a driver’s 10 best nights. Licensed USRA drivers in both classes will also earn national points in the American Racer USRA Weekly Racing Series.

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

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OFFICIAL RESULTS
American Racer USRA Weekly Racing Series
Iron Man Challenge
Southern Iowa Speedway, Oskaloosa, Iowa
Wednesday, July 20, 2011

Showing finishing position, starting position in parentheses, car number, driver, hometown and money won.

USRA KARL PERFORMANCE PARTS B-MODS

Heat #1:
1. (3) 02 Andrew Schroeder, Keswick, Iowa.
2. (5) 1 Curtis VanDerWal, Oskaloosa, Iowa.
3. (4) 23k Ben Kates, Tonganoxie, Kan.
4. (6) 7t Jared Timmerman, Norwalk, Iowa.
5. (7) 21l Matt Lettow, Roland, Iowa.
6. (2) 64 Brandon Leeman, Roland, Iowa.
7. (1) 27 Bryon Weyer, Des Moines, Iowa.
8. (1) 48r Nate Redlinger, Parnell, Iowa.

Heat #2:
1. (3) 7 Carter VanDenBerg, Oskaloosa, Iowa.
2. (5) 3k John VanDenBerg, Oskaloosa, Iowa.
3. (7) 21b Brian Boender, Oskaloosa, Iowa.
4. (1) 8 Tom Lathrop, Ottumwa, Iowa.
5. (2) 57k Chris Annenhauser, Ottumwa, Iowa.
6. (4) 95j Jason Hall, Grinnell, Iowa.
7. (6) 72 Brett Lowry, Montezuma, Iowa.

Heat #3:
1. (1) 16 Bill Gibson, Knoxville, Iowa.
2. (7) 10 Cayden Carter, Oskaloosa, Iowa.
3. (2) 19J Jenae Gustin, Marshalltown, Iowa.
4. (3) 28 Parker Hale, Grand Meadow, Minn.
5. (5) 8t Tony Johnson, Oskaloosa, Iowa.
6. (4) 17 Brandon Groenendyk, Oskaloosa, Iowa.
7. (6) 49g LeRoy Groenendyk, Oskaloosa, Iowa.

“A” Main:
1. (7) 10 Cayden Carter, Oskaloosa, Iowa, $500.
2. (2) 7 Carter VanDenBerg, Oskaloosa, Iowa, $400.
3. (3) 02 Andrew Schroeder, Keswick, Iowa, $300.
4. (6) 3k John VanDenBerg, Oskaloosa, Iowa, $200.
5. (4) 1 Curtis VanDerWal, Oskaloosa, Iowa, $175.
6. (8) 19J Jenae Gustin, Marshalltown, Iowa, $150.
7. (9) 7t Jared Timmerman, Norwalk, Iowa, $130.
8. (12) 21l Matt Lettow, Roland, Iowa, $110.
9. (15) 64 Brandon Leeman, Roland, Iowa, $100.
10. (11) 28 Parker Hale, Grand Meadow, Minn., $90.
11. (1) 23k Ben Kates, Tonganoxie, Kan., $85.
12. (10) 8 Tom Lathrop, Ottumwa, Iowa, $80.
13. (14) 8t Tony Johnson, Oskaloosa, Iowa, $75.
14. (21) 48r Nate Redlinger, Parnell, Iowa, $75.
15. (19) 72 Brett Lowry, Montezuma, Iowa, $75.
16. (5) 21b Brian Boender, Oskaloosa, Iowa, $75.
17. (18) 27 Bryon Weyer, Des Moines, Iowa, $75.
18. (16) 95j Jason Hall, Grinnell, Iowa, $75.
19. (17) 17 Brandon Groenendyk, Oskaloosa, Iowa, $75.
20. (22) 16 Bill Gibson, Knoxville, Iowa, $75.
21. (13) 57k Chris Annenhauser, Ottumwa, Iowa, $75.
22. (20) 49g LeRoy Groenendyk, Oskaloosa, Iowa, $75.

Points Standings: Lettow 793, Timmerman 559, Brandon Hare 547, Carter 525, Hale 521, Leeman 507, C. VanDenBerg 464, Brian Schrage 434, Josh Bonnstetter 429, Bob Sutherland 353.

USRA KARL CHEVROLET STOCK CARS

Heat #1:
1. (3) 52 Nathan Wood, Sigourney, Iowa.
2. (5) 66 Jeff Joldersma, McClelland, Iowa.
3. (7) 57v Mike Van Genderen, Newton, Iowa.
4. (6) 29 Matt Greiner, Washington, Iowa.
5. (4) 73c Carl Yaw Jr., Des Moines, Iowa.
6. (1) 01U Chris Ullrich, Kiron, Iowa.
7. (2) 18 Tom Schmitt, Independence, Iowa.

Heat #2:
1. (1) 33 Kevin Donlan, Decorah, Iowa.
2. (2) 7 Jason Minnehan, Churdan, Iowa.
3. (3) 94 Corey Stout, Oskaloosa, Iowa.
4. (5) 2j Steve Jackson, Polk City, Iowa.
5. (4) 19A Alan VanGorp, Carlisle, Iowa.
6. (7) 14 Todd Staley, Webster City, Iowa.
7. (6) 30 Mark Massey, Worthington, Iowa.

Heat #3:
1. (5) 20dub Shane Weller, Agency, Iowa.
2. (2) 56t Justin Temeyer, Independence, Iowa.
3. (4) 4m Brian Mitrisin, Oskaloosa, Iowa.
4. (3) 27t Tory Reicks, Waucoma, Iowa.
5. (3) 98 Brock Welch, Oskaloosa, Iowa.
6. (1) R31 Ryan Leeman, Roland, Iowa.

“A” Main:
1. (7) 57v Mike Van Genderen, Newton, Iowa, $700.
2. (5) 7 Jason Minnehan, Churdan, Iowa, $500.
3. (4) 33 Kevin Donlan, Decorah, Iowa, $400.
4. (2) 66 Jeff Joldersma, McClelland, Iowa, $300.
5. (8) 52 Nathan Wood, Sigourney, Iowa, $250.
6. (18) 18 Tom Schmitt, Independence, Iowa, $200.
7. (10) 29 Matt Greiner, Washington, Iowa, $180.
8. (16) 14 Todd Staley, Webster City, Iowa, $160.
9. (12) 27t Tory Reicks, Waucoma, Iowa, $140.
10. (17) 01U Chris Ullrich, Kiron, Iowa, $130.
11. (13) 73c Carl Yaw Jr., Des Moines, Iowa, $125.
12. (15) 98 Brock Welch, Oskaloosa, Iowa, $125.
13. (1) 4m Brian Mitrisin, Oskaloosa, Iowa, $125.
14. (3) 20dub Shane Weller, Agency, Iowa, $125.
15. (19) 30 Mark Massey, Worthington, Iowa, $125.
16. (14) 19A Alan VanGorp, Carlisle, Iowa, $125.
17. (6) 56t Justin Temeyer, Independence, Iowa, $125.
18. (11) 2j Steve Jackson, Polk City, Iowa, $125.
19. (9) 94 Corey Stout, Oskaloosa, Iowa, $125.
DNS - R31 Ryan Leeman, Roland, Iowa, $75.

Points Standings: Wood 748, Temeyer 720, Jackson 643, Joldersma 636, Ulrich 607, Staley 535, Genderen 532, Leeman 476, Reicks 448, Minnehan 394.

USRA HOBBY STOCKS

Heat #1:
1. (3) 10G Dustin Griffiths, Ottumwa, Iowa.
2. (2) 69X Calvin Dhondt, Kellogg, Iowa.
3. (4) 2N Donavon Nunnikhoven, Sully, Iowa.
4. (1) 33 Justin Hook, Oskaloosa, Iowa.
5. (5) 53D Ron Downing Jr., Ottumwa, Iowa.

Heat #2:
1. (1) 22R Todd Reitzler, Grinnell, Iowa.
2. (3) 69 Craig Brown, Eldon, Iowa.
3. (4) 21 Nick Ulin, Agency, Iowa.
4. (2) 18 Kris Walker, Oskaloosa, Iowa.
5. (5) 3S Steve Allen, Oskaloosa, Iowa.

“A” Main:
1. (5) 10G Dustin Griffiths, Ottumwa, Iowa.
2. (2) 2N Donavon Nunnikhoven, Sully, Iowa.
3. (4) 22R Todd Reitzler, Grinnell, Iowa.
4. (9) 3S Steve Allen, Oskaloosa, Iowa.
5. (7) 18 Kris Walker, Oskaloosa, Iowa.
6. (3) 69 Craig Brown, Eldon, Iowa.
7. (6) 33 Justin Hook, Oskaloosa, Iowa.
8. (8) 53D Ron Downing Jr., Ottumwa, Iowa.
9. (1) 69X Calvin Dhondt, Kellogg, Iowa.
DNS - 21 Nick Ulin, Agency, Iowa.

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