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Reicks, Carter win Iron Man Challenge finales at Highway 3 Raceway; Van Genderen and Carter claim points titles

ALLISON, Iowa (Sept. 1) – A grueling season-long campaign wrapped up with a thrilling finale Thursday night at the Highway 3 Raceway in Allison, Iowa, as two repeat winners captured the checkered flags while two new drivers emerged as 2011 champions of the Iron Man Challenge for USRA Karl Chevrolet Stock Cars and USRA Karl Performance Parts B-Mods.

Tory Reicks of Waucoma pocketed the $700 top prize in the Stock Car main event with his second feature win of the season.

After starting fifth in the field, the 2009 American Racer USRA Weekly Racing Series Stock Car National Champion worked his way to the front on the big, smooth half-mile clay oval, and then held off veteran Steve Jackson of Polk City or the victory.

Polesitter Jason Minnehan of Churdan held on for a third-place showing while two-time USRA National Champion Tom Schmitt of Independence came home fourth ahead of Decorah’s Kyle Falck, who battled his way into the top 5 from the 15th starting spot.

Needing to win or finish second to steal the season-long Iron Man Challenge title, Kevin Donlan of Decorah could only manage a sixth-place finish while Mike Van Genderen of Newton claimed the title of 2011 Iron Man Challenge champion in the Stock Car division despite a 12th-place finish Thursday night.

For Van Genderen, this year’s title was a sweet reversal of fortune after finishing just three points behind Nathan Wood in the final standings of last year’s inaugural season for the Iron Man Challenge.

Donlan ended up 10 markers behind Van Genderen in this year’s final tally. Justin Temeyer finished third, followed by Reicks, Nathan Wood, Jackson, Jeff Joldersma, Todd Staley, Chris Ulrich and Minnehan.

As champion, Van Genderen earned $2,000 for his efforts.

In B-Mod action Thursday night, Cayden Carter of Oskaloosa took off from the outside of the front row and went on to win his sixth Iron Man Challenge main event of the season in just eleven starts.

Alex Zwanziger of Nashua finished second, Josh Bonnstetter of Slayton, Minn., continued his late-season surge with a third-place finish, Oskaloosa’s Carter VanDenBerg came home fourth and Brian Schrage of Cresco rounded out the top-5 finishers.

In addition to earning $700 for the win, Carter also clinched the season-long Iron Man title for the B-Mods to earn an additional $700.

A trip to victory lane or a runner-up finish by Carter Thursday night was good enough to claim the crown, regardless of what his nearest combatants did in the feature.

It was a heart-breaking end to a great season for Matt Lettow, who led the B-Mod points every step of the way since winning the first event of the year in Winston, Mo., back in April only to see it slip away on the final night of the campaign.

Brandon Hare was also mathematically alive coming into Thursday’s tilt, but he finished 18th in Thursday’s main event to eliminate any chance at the title.

While Lettow finished 19th in the main event, he held on to second place in the final standings – an unsatisfying consolation prize after an impressive season where he racked up thirteen top-5 finishes in seventeen starts, but still 22 markers short of Carter’s points total.

Hare took third in the final Iron Man Challenge rankings for the B-Mods, followed by VanDenBerg, Bonnstetter, Schrage, Parker Hale, Jared Timmerman, Brandon Leeman and Ben Kates.

During the 2011 season for the Iron Man Challenge, there were 130 different Stock Car competitors (exactly the same as last year) while 237 different B-Mod drivers took part in the series during the first year for their division.

More than $140,000 in event purses was doled out to 367 drivers during the 19-race grind.

Officials are already making plans for the third season of the Iron Man Challenge in 2012.

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OFFICIAL RESULTS
American Racer USRA Weekly Racing Series
Iron Man Challenge
Highway 3 Raceway, Allison, Iowa
Thursday, September 1, 2011

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

USRA KARL PERFORMANCE PARTS B-MODS

Heat #1:
1. (6) 10 Cayden Carter, Oskaloosa, Iowa.
2. (3) 32z Alex Zwanziger, Nashua, Iowa.
3. (5) 80 Josh Bonnstetter, Slayton, Minn.
4. (4) 30 Scott Demmer, New Richland, Minn.
5. (9) 27s Jason Schlangen, Cresco, Iowa.
6. (2) 28 Parker Hale, Grand Meadow, Minn.
7. (8) 64 Brandon Leeman, Roland, Iowa.
8. (7) 82 Coby Bangasser, Allison, Iowa.
9. (1) 20g Mike Grantham, Bondurant, Iowa.

Heat #2:
1. (2) 7 Carter VanDenBerg, Oskaloosa, Iowa.
2. (6) 14m Brian Mahlstedt, Ionia, Iowa.
3. (1) 198 Sam Wieben, Dysart, Iowa.
4. (8) 11 Paul Price, Iowa Falls, Iowa.
5. (3) 22a Shawn Albers, Wellsburg, Iowa.
6. (4) 14e Chase Ellingson, Iowa Falls, Iowa.
7. (7) 7t Jared Timmerman, Norwalk, Iowa.
8. (9) 23 Jeremy Oakes, Spring Grove, Minn.
9. (5) 84w Jeff Welter, Nashau, Iowa.

Heat #3:
1. (5) 14 Brian Schrage, Cresco, Iowa.
2. (6) 21L Matt Lettow, Roland, Iowa.
3. (4) 56h Brandon Hare, Elma, Iowa.
4. (1) 10t Trevor Fecht, Allison, Iowa.
5. (3) 21 Chris Weigert, New Hampton, Iowa.
6. (8) 2 Jared Ratzke, Williams, Iowa.
7. (7) 82 Terry Quam, Decorah, Iowa.
8. (2) 56s Jeff Kennett, Dike, Iowa.
9. (9) 5 Steve Brass, Cedar Falls, Iowa.

“B” Main #1
1. (2) 21 Chris Weigert, New Hampton, Iowa.
2. (3) 28 Parker Hale, Grand Meadow, Minn.
3. (7) 20g Mike Grantham, Bondurant, Iowa.
4. (1) 10t Trevor Fecht, Allison, Iowa.
5. (5) 82 Terry Quam, Decorah, Iowa.
6. (4) 64 Brandon Leeman, Roland, Iowa.
7. (6) 82 Coby Bangasser, Allison, Iowa.
8. (8) 5 Steve Brass, Cedar Falls, Iowa, $50.

“B” Main #2
1. (1) 22a Shawn Albers, Wellsburg, Iowa.
2. (3) 14e Chase Ellingson, Iowa Falls, Iowa.
3. (6) 56s Jeff Kennett, Dike, Iowa.
4. (5) 23 Jeremy Oakes, Spring Grove, Minn.
7. (2) 2 Jared Ratzke, Williams, Iowa, $50.
7. (4) 7t Jared Timmerman, Norwalk, Iowa, $50.
7. (7) 84w Jeff Welter, Nashau, Iowa, $50.

“A” Main:
1. (2) 10 Cayden Carter, Oskaloosa, Iowa, $500.
2. (5) 32z Alex Zwanziger, Nashua, Iowa, $400.
3. (4) 80 Josh Bonnstetter, Slayton, Minn., $300.
4. (7) 7 Carter VanDenBerg, Oskaloosa, Iowa, $250.
5. (6) 14 Brian Schrage, Cresco, Iowa, $200.
6. (3) 11 Paul Price, Iowa Falls, Iowa, $175.
7. (21) 82 Terry Quam, Decorah, Iowa, $150.
8. (12) 30 Scott Demmer, New Richland, Minn., $130.
9. (22) 64 Brandon Leeman, Roland, Iowa, $100.
10. (11) 27s Jason Schlangen, Cresco, Iowa, $90.
11. (14) 22a Shawn Albers, Wellsburg, Iowa, $85.
12. (18) 56s Jeff Kennett, Dike, Iowa, $80.
13. (19) 10t Trevor Fecht, Allison, Iowa, $75.
14. (17) 20g Mike Grantham, Bondurant, Iowa, $75.
15. (25) 82 Coby Bangasser, Allison, Iowa, $75.
16. (20) 23 Jeremy Oakes, Spring Grove, Minn., $75.
17. (10) 198 Sam Wieben, Dysart, Iowa, $75.
18. (9) 56h Brandon Hare, Elma, Iowa, $75.
19. (8) 21L Matt Lettow, Roland, Iowa, $75.
20. (13) 21 Chris Weigert, New Hampton, Iowa, $75.
21. (16) 14e Chase Ellingson, Iowa Falls, Iowa, $75.
22. (15) 28 Parker Hale, Grand Meadow, Minn., $75.
23. (1) 14m Brian Mahlstedt, Ionia, Iowa, $75.

Points Standings (final): Carter 928, Lettow 906, Hare 889, VanDenBerg 820, Bonnstetter 777, Schrage 769, Hale 755, Timmerman 749, Leeman 666, Ben Kates 494.

USRA KARL CHEVROLET STOCK CARS

Heat #1:
1. (2) 2j Steve Jackson, Polk City, Iowa.
2. (1) K20 Kevin Paca, Britt, Iowa.
3. (5) 15 Mitch Hovden, Decorah, Iowa.
4. (4) R31 Ryan Leeman, Roland, Iowa.
5. (3) M5 Jim Mitchell, Webster City, Iowa.
6. (8) 33 Kevin Donlan, Decorah, Iowa.
7. (7) 57v Mike Van Genderen, Newton, Iowa.
8. (6) 20 Dan Trimble, Fairbank, Iowa.

Heat #2:
1. (6) 7 Jason Minnehan, Churdan, Iowa.
2. (2) 7iii Ryan Hiscocks, Britt, Iowa.
3. (3) 42 Dan Christopher, Decorah, Iowa.
4. (5) 121g Arlen Hoy, Marble Rock, Iowa.
5. (4) 00 Danny Cole, Lansing, Iowa.
6. (7) 47 Mike Mauer, Cedar Falls, Iowa.
7. (1) 29 Dean Everts, Parkersburg, Iowa.

Heat #3:
1. (2) 18 Tom Schmitt, Independence, Iowa.
2. (4) 27t Tory Reicks, Waucoma, Iowa.
3. (6) 26 Brian Irvine, Oelwein, Iowa.
4. (7) 30 Mark Massey, Worthington, Iowa.
5. (5) 67 Kyle Falck, Decorah, Iowa.
6. (3) 57 Dennis Plain, Webster City, Iowa.
7. (1) 32 Dan Feltus, Allison, Iowa.

“A” Main:
1. (5) 27t Tory Reicks, Waucoma, Iowa, $700.
2. (4) 2j Steve Jackson, Polk City, Iowa, $500.
3. (1) 7 Jason Minnehan, Churdan, Iowa, $400.
4. (3) 18 Tom Schmitt, Independence, Iowa, $300.
5. (15) 67 Kyle Falck, Decorah, Iowa, $250.
6. (16) 33 Kevin Donlan, Decorah, Iowa, $200.
7. (2) 15 Mitch Hovden, Decorah, Iowa, $170.
8. (6) 7iii Ryan Hiscocks, Britt, Iowa, $150.
9. (21) 20 Dan Trimble, Fairbank, Iowa, $130.
10. (12) R31 Ryan Leeman, Roland, Iowa, $125.
11. (10) 42 Dan Christopher, Decorah, Iowa, $125.
12. (19) 57v Mike Van Genderen, Newton, Iowa, $125.
13. (11) 121g Arlen Hoy, Marble Rock, Iowa, $125.
14. (9) 30 Mark Massey, Worthington, Iowa, $125.
15. (13) M5 Jim Mitchell, Webster City, Iowa, $125.
16. (17) 47 Mike Mauer, Cedar Falls, Iowa, $125.
17. (7) 26 Brian Irvine, Oelwein, Iowa, $125.
18. (8) K20 Kevin Paca, Britt, Iowa, $125.
19. (14) 00 Danny Cole, Lansing, Iowa, $125.
20. (20) 32 Dan Feltus, Allison, Iowa, $125.
21. (18) 57 Dennis Plain, Webster City, Iowa, $125.
DNS - 29 Dean Everts, Parkersburg, Iowa, $75.

Points Standings (final): Van Genderen 930, Donlan 920, Justin Temeyer 884, Reicks 867, Nathan Wood 865, Jackson 844, Jeff Joldersma 780, Todd Staley 759, Chris Ulrich 741, Minnehan 712.

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