Schroeder, Huls, Gower, Griffiths and Barnes each wins features at Lee County Speedway

admin | April 18, 2015

by Brian Neal

Donnellson, IA (Friday, April 17, 2015) – What a beautiful night for racing on a Friday night at the Lee County Speedway in Donnellson, Iowa, as it was Casey’s General Stores Night. After the final checkered fell on the night there would be three new winners standing in victory lane, and two repeat winners.

The first feature to take to the track was the 15 lap Armstrong Small Engine Sales and Service IMCA Sport Compacts, with William Michel and Matt Moore leading the twenty-two car field to the green flag. Michel would take advantage of his front row starting spot to grab the lead on lap 1 over Trent Orwig, and Josh Barnes, who quickly moved up from his 9th place starting spot. Barnes would over take Orwig for second on lap 2 and then went to work on Michel for the top spot. Michel, who was running the top of the track, and Barnes, who was working the bottom, came off turn 4 on lap 7 side-by-side, with Barnes coming out on top on lap 8 to grab the lead. After the completion of lap 9 the red flag was thrown, as Kenny Smith who was sitting in the infield in turn 2 needed medical attention. On the restart Barnes jumped back out front, but now had Travis DeMint, who started 11th, and Michael Grossman, who started 8th, glued to his back bumper. DeMint tried to work under Barnes over the next 4 laps, when the caution light came on on lap 13. Colton Keck would loose a right front tire in turn 4 to bring out the yellow. On the restart Brandon Lambert would loose a right front tire in turn 2 to bring the yellow light back on. The following restart had Barnes grab the lead, with DeMint looking under him for the lead going into turn 1. But Barnes would hold off DeMint over the final 2 laps to pick up his second win in a row at the track. DeMint settled for 2nd, Michel was 3rd, Chuck Fullenkamp came from 12th to finish in 4th, with Orwig rounding out the top 5.

Up next was the 14 lap Coors Light IMCA Hobby Stock feature, with Nick Ulin and Dustin Griffiths making up the front row. Griffiths used his starting spot to jump out into the lead on lap 1 over Ulin and Brandon Symmonds. Just like last weeks feature, Ulin looked under Griffiths several time over the 14 lap event. But he had Symmonds breathing down his back if he made any mistakes trying to get around Griffiths for the lead. Griffiths wouldn’t make any mistakes, as he held on to claim his second win in a row at the track. Ulin was 2nd, Symmonds was 3rd, Leah Wroten was 4th, with John Irwin coming home in 5th.

Austen Becerra was scheduled to start on the pole of the 20 lap Shottenkirk of Ft. Madison IMCA SportMod feature, but had motor troubles that forced his to scratch from the event. This would move Robert Gould to the pole, with Nathan Bringer to his outside. On the drop of the green flag fifth place starter Brandon Dale moved to the front to grab the lead on lap 1 over Bringer and Gould, who crossed the line side-by-side. Bringer’s run up front came to an end on lap 2, as he spun in turn 4 to bring out the yellow. On the restart Dale jumped back out front, with Joey Gower, who started 7th, over taking Gould for the second spot. Gower, who was working the bottom of the track, would slip under Dale on lap 4 to take over the top spot and then started to pull away. But debris down the backstretch on lap 8 would slow Gower’s pace down and bring the field back to his back bumper. On the restart Gower moved back out front, with Dale working to hold back Adam Birck, who started 9th, for the runner up spot. Gower would pull away over the final 12 laps to pick up his first win of the season at the track. Birck was 2nd, Gould would cross the line in 3rd but was disqualified for being 10 pounds light at the scales, Tom Lathrop, who started 11th would cross the line in 4th and was also disqualified for being 10 pounds light on the scales, this would move Bob Cowman, who started 10th up to finish in 3rd, Dale, who was running 2 on lap 15 and pulled off with over heating troubles was moved up to 4th, with Bobby Anders, who was running 4th on lap 15 and pulled off with over heating troubles, was moved up to a 5th place finish.

Up next was the 20 lap Donnellson Tire and Service IMCA Stock Car feature, with Ryan Fullenkamp and Jason Cook leading the field to the drop of the green flag. Cook, Fullenkamp, and Abe Huls went into turn 3 three wide, with Cook using the momentum off the top of the track to grab the lead on lap 1. Cook, who was running the top of the track, and Abe Huls, who was running the bottom, crossed the line on laps 6 and 7 side-by-side for the lead, with Cook edging Huls at the line each lap to keep the lead. But Huls was able to slip under Cook coming off turn 4 on lap 8 to grab the top spot away. While Huls and Cook battled for the top spot, Nathan Wood, who started 9th, Michael Peterson, Jeremy Pundt, John Oliver Jr., Corey Strothman, Jim Redmann, and Zack VanDerBeek raced two and three wide for spots three thru ninth. Pundt’s run up in the top 5 would come to an end on lap 16 when he clipped a tire in turn 2 and pushed it onto the track to bring out the yellow. The damage to Pundt’s front end would force him to the pits. On the restart Huls moved back out front, with Cook working to hold back Wood for the second spot. While Cook and Wood battled side-by-side for second, Huls would pull away over the final 4 laps to claim his first win of the season at the track. Wood won the battle for 2nd, Cook was 3rd, Peterson was 4th, with Strothman rounding out the top 5.

The final feature to take to the track on the night was the 20 lap Budweiser IMCA Modifieds, with AJ Johnson and Bill Roberts Jr. making up the front row. But it was third place starter Andrew Schroeder who grabbed the lead on lap 1 over Roberts Jr. and Jeff Waterman. Schroeder would set a fast pace out front, while Waterman, Brandon Rothzen, who started 7th, Roberts Jr., and Scott Hogan, who started 9th, battled two wide for the second spot. Hogan, who was running the bottom, slipped under Waterman for the runner up spot on lap 18 and would look to chase down Schroeder for the top spot. But without the help of a caution and Schroeder a straight-away ahead, there was no catching Schroeder who would claim his first win of the season at the track. Hogan settled for 2nd, Waterman was 3rd, Rothzen was 4th, with Carter VanDenBerg coming home in 5th.

Coming up next week at the Lee County Speedway in Donnellson, Iowa will be WCM MetalWorks and Donnellson Tire and Service night at the races. The battle for track points will continue in the Budweiser IMCA Modifieds, Donnellson Tire and Service IMCA Stock Cars, Shottenkirk of Ft. Madison IMCA SportMods, Coors Light IMCA Hobby Stocks, and Armstrong Small Engine Sales and Service IMCA Sport Compacts.

Gates next week will open at 5:30 pm, with hot laps at 7:00 pm, and racing at 7:30 pm. Grandstands will be adults $10, seniors (60+) $9, STUDENTS (11-17) $5, and kids 10 & under FREE! Pit passes will be $25, ages (7-13) $15, and ages (6 & under ) $10.

For more information about the Lee County Speedway you can check out there website at www.leecountyspeedway.com, or call Mike Van Genderen at 641-521-0330.

OFFICIAL RESULTS

Lee County Speedway, Donnellson, IA

Friday, April 17, 2015 – Casey’s General Stores Night

Budweiser IMCA Modifieds – A-Main
Finish	Start	Car	Driver	Hometown	Points
1	3	02	Andrew Schroeder	Keswick , IA	40
2	9	33D	Scott Hogan	Vinton , IA	39
3	4	71W	Jeff Waterman	Quincy , IL	38
4	7	33	Brandon Rothzen	Raritan , IL	37
5	6	7V	Carter VanDenBerg	Oskaloosa , IA	36
6	2	5R	Bill Roberts Jr.	Burlington , IA	35
7	5	110	Jerad Fuller	Memphis , MO	34
8	11	A1	Rich Smith	Taylor Ridge , IL	33
9	8	22	Brandon Banks	Washington , IA	32
10	16	17S	Steve Stewart	Burlington , IA	31
11	10	9	Tyler Groenendyk	Oskaloosa , IA	30
12	12	87	Blake Woodruff	Galesburg , IL	29
13	13	3	Dustin Smith	Taylor Ridge , IL	28
14	17	11T	Dugan Thye	Burlington , IA	27
15	14	6M	Larry McConnell	Danville , IA	26
16	15	78	Brian Woodruff	Abingdon , IL	25
17	18	9Z	Chris Zogg	New Liberty, IA	24
18	1	8J	AJ Johnson	New Sharon, IA	23

Budweiser IMCA Modifieds – Heat 2
Finish	Start	Car	Driver	Hometown	Points
1	4	71W	Jeff Waterman	Quincy , IL	0
2	7	9	Tyler Groenendyk	Oskaloosa , IA	0
3	6	22	Brandon Banks	Washington , IA	0
4	5	7V	Carter VanDenBerg	Oskaloosa , IA	0
5	9	8J	AJ Johnson	New Sharon, IA	0
6	2	87	Blake Woodruff	Galesburg , IL	0
7	1	6M	Larry McConnell	Danville , IA	0
8	3	17S	Steve Stewart	Burlington , IA	0
9	8	9Z	Chris Zogg	New Liberty, IA	0	DNS

Budweiser IMCA Modifieds – Heat 1
Finish	Start	Car	Driver	Hometown	Points
1	3	02	Andrew Schroeder	Keswick , IA	0
2	2	5R	Bill Roberts Jr.	Burlington , IA	0
3	6	33D	Scott Hogan	Vinton , IA	0
4	4	110	Jerad Fuller	Memphis , MO	0
5	5	33	Brandon Rothzen	Raritan , IL	0
6	8	A1	Rich Smith	Taylor Ridge , IL	0
7	7	3	Dustin Smith	Taylor Ridge , IL	0
8	9	78	Brian Woodruff	Abingdon , IL	0
9	1	11T	Dugan Thye	Burlington , IA	0

Donnellson Tire and Service IMCA Stock Cars – A-Main
Finish	Start	Car	Driver	Hometown	Points
1	3	30C	Abe Huls	Carthage , IL	40
2	9	52	Nathan Wood	Sigourney , IA	39
3	2	27J	Jason Cook	Mt. Pleasant, IA	38
4	5	1X	Michael Peterson	Montezuma , IA	37
5	7	C4	Corey Strothman	Mt. Union, IA	36
6	10	05	John Oliver Jr.	Danville , IA	35
7	12	33Z	Zack VanderBeek	New Sharon, IA	34
8	8	14R	Jim Redmann	Lockridge , IA	33
9	4	07	Ray Raker	Danville , IA	32
10	1	10R	Ryan Fullenkamp	Bloomfield , IA	31
11	15	4	Jake Wenig	Burlington , IA	30
12	14	20	Andrew Hustead	Rutledge , MO	29
13	13	12	Doug Sylvester	Ottumwa , IA	28
14	6	52J	Jeremy Pundt	Donnellson , IA	27
15	11	79S	Jason See	Albia , IA	26

Donnellson Tire and Service IMCA Stock Cars – Heat 2
Finish	Start	Car	Driver	Hometown	Points
1	2	30C	Abe Huls	Carthage , IL	0
2	1	27J	Jason Cook	Mt. Pleasant, IA	0
3	3	1X	Michael Peterson	Montezuma , IA	0
4	5	52	Nathan Wood	Sigourney , IA	0
5	4	C4	Corey Strothman	Mt. Union, IA	0
6	7	33Z	Zack VanderBeek	New Sharon, IA	0
7	6	20	Andrew Hustead	Rutledge , MO	0

Donnellson Tire and Service IMCA Stock Cars – Heat 1
Finish	Start	Car	Driver	Hometown	Points
1	5	14R	Jim Redmann	Lockridge , IA	0
2	1	10R	Ryan Fullenkamp	Bloomfield , IA	0
3	3	07	Ray Raker	Danville , IA	0
4	4	52J	Jeremy Pundt	Donnellson , IA	0
5	6	05	John Oliver Jr.	Danville , IA	0
6	8	79S	Jason See	Albia , IA	0
7	2	12	Doug Sylvester	Ottumwa , IA	0
8	7	4	Jake Wenig	Burlington , IA	0	DNS

Shottenkirk of Ft. Madison IMCA Sport Mods – A-Main
Finish	Start	Car	Driver	Hometown	Points
1	7	31G	Joey Gower	Quincy , IL	40
2	9	12B	Adam Birck	Canton , MO	39
3	10	6C	Bob Cowman	Quincy , IL	38
4	5	12	Brandon Dale	Memphis , MO	37
5	4	20BA	Bobby Anders	Payson , IL	36
6	12	23	Colton Bowman	Burlington , IA	35
7	13	14B	Kyle Hill	New London, IA	34
8	2	79	Nathan Bringer	Lewistown , MO	33
9	8	16J	Ashton Johnson	Bloomfield , IA	32
10	1	22	Austen Becerra	Camp Point , IL	31	DNS
11	6	15	Phillip Cossel	Montrose , IA	30	DNS
12	3	93	Robert Gould	Hillsboro , IA	29	DQ
13	11	8	Tom Lathrop	Ottumwa , IA	28	DQ

Shottenkirk of Ft. Madison IMCA Sport Mods – Heat 2
Finish	Start	Car	Driver	Hometown	Points
1	4	31G	Joey Gower	Quincy , IL	0
2	3	12	Brandon Dale	Memphis , MO	0
3	2	93	Robert Gould	Hillsboro , IA	0
4	5	16J	Ashton Johnson	Bloomfield , IA	0
5	6	6C	Bob Cowman	Quincy , IL	0
6	1	14B	Kyle Hill	New London, IA	0	DNS

Shottenkirk of Ft. Madison IMCA Sport Mods – Heat 1
Finish	Start	Car	Driver	Hometown	Points
1	3	20BA	Bobby Anders	Payson , IL	0
2	4	15	Phillip Cossel	Montrose , IA	0
3	1	22	Austen Becerra	Camp Point , IL	0
4	2	79	Nathan Bringer	Lewistown , MO	0
5	6	12B	Adam Birck	Canton , MO	0
6	7	8	Tom Lathrop	Ottumwa , IA	0
7	5	23	Colton Bowman	Burlington , IA	0

Coors Light IMCA Hobby Stocks – A-Main
Finish	Start	Car	Driver	Hometown	Points
1	2	10G	Dustin Griffiths	Ottumwa , IA	36
2	1	21	Nick Ulin	Agency , IA	35
3	3	8	Brandon Symmonds	Keokuk , IA	34
4	4	14C	Leah Wroten	Indpendence , IA	33
5	5	43J	John Irwin	Hedrick , IA	32
6	6	43	Kevin Koontz	Memphis , MO	31

Coors Light IMCA Hobby Stocks – Heat
Finish	Start	Car	Driver	Hometown	Points
1	2	21	Nick Ulin	Agency , IA	0
2	3	10G	Dustin Griffiths	Ottumwa , IA	0
3	4	8	Brandon Symmonds	Keokuk , IA	0
4	6	14C	Leah Wroten	Indpendence , IA	0
5	5	43J	John Irwin	Hedrick , IA	0
6	1	43	Kevin Koontz	Memphis , MO	0	DNS

Armstrong Small Engine Sales and Service IMCA Sport Compacts – A-Main
Finish	Start	Car	Driver	Hometown	Points
1	9	13B	Josh Barnes	Keokuk , IA	40
2	11	4T	Travis DeMint	Basco , IL	39
3	1	69	William Michel	Muscatine , IA	38
4	12	48	Chuck Fullenkamp	West Pont, IA	37
5	5	33	Trent Orwig	Blakesburg , IA	36
6	7	27	Brandon Reu	Donnellson , IA	35
7	14	71	Kimberly Abbott	Camp Point, IL	34
8	18	8	Mike Reu	Donnellson , IA	33
9	10	89R	Ron Kibbe	Danville , IA	32
10	17	118	John Girdley	Wayland , IA	31
11	2	2M	Matt Moore	Ottumwa , IA	30
12	16	29	Kevin Garrett	Bloomfield , IA	29
13	6	36W	Seith Woodruff	Carthage , IL	28
14	4	57	Barry Taft	Argyle , IA	27
15	15	14L	Brandon Lambert	Carthage , IL	26
16	8	2	Michael Grossman	Keokuk , IA	25
17	21	93K	Colton Keck	Mt Pleasant, IA	24
18	19	10	Austin McClean	Quincy , IL	23
19	13	77K	Kyle Hamelton	Keokuk , IA	22
20	20	24K	Kenny Smith	Donnellson , IA	21
21	3	77	John Whalen	Ainsworth , IA	20	DNS
22	22	32	Jeffrey DeLonjay	Quincy , IL	19	DNS

Armstrong Small Engine Sales and Service IMCA Sport Compacts – Heat 3
Finish	Start	Car	Driver	Hometown	Points
1	4	2	Michael Grossman	Keokuk , IA	0
2	7	48	Chuck Fullenkamp	West Pont, IA	0
3	2	77	John Whalen	Ainsworth , IA	0
4	3	36W	Seith Woodruff	Carthage , IL	0
5	1	14L	Brandon Lambert	Carthage , IL	0
6	5	8	Mike Reu	Donnellson , IA	0
7	6	93K	Colton Keck	Mt Pleasant, IA	0
8	8	32	Jeffrey DeLonjay	Quincy , IL	0

Armstrong Small Engine Sales and Service IMCA Sport Compacts – Heat 2
Finish	Start	Car	Driver	Hometown	Points
1	3	33	Trent Orwig	Blakesburg , IA	0
2	2	2M	Matt Moore	Ottumwa , IA	0
3	6	4T	Travis DeMint	Basco , IL	0
4	5	89R	Ron Kibbe	Danville , IA	0
5	4	71	Kimberly Abbott	Camp Point, IL	0
6	1	118	John Girdley	Wayland , IA	0
7	7	24K	Kenny Smith	Donnellson , IA	0

Armstrong Small Engine Sales and Service IMCA Sport Compacts – Heat 1
Finish	Start	Car	Driver	Hometown	Points
1	1	69	William Michel	Muscatine , IA	0
2	5	13B	Josh Barnes	Keokuk , IA	0
3	3	57	Barry Taft	Argyle , IA	0
4	4	27	Brandon Reu	Donnellson , IA	0
5	2	77K	Kyle Hamelton	Keokuk , IA	0
6	7	29	Kevin Garrett	Bloomfield , IA	0
7	6	10	Austin McClean	Quincy , IL	0