Brown, Van Der Wal, Griffiths, and Benischek Sweep the “4th Annual Fall Extravaganza” at the Lee County Speedway

admin | October 11, 2015

by Brian Neal

Donnellson, IA (Saturday, October 10, 2015) – Saturday night was the second and final night of the “4th Annual Fall Extravaganza” presented by Armstrong Tractors, Budweiser, Donnellson Tire and Service, and Midwest Performance and Power at the Lee County Speedway in Donnellson, IA. After the final checkered flag was waved Kyle Brown (Budweiser Modifieds), Curtis Van Der Wal (Shottenkirk of Ft. Madison SportMods), Dustin Griffiths (Coors Light Hobby Stocks), and Jake Benischek (Armstrong Tractors Sport Compacts) repeated their wins from Friday night, while Cayden Carter topped the Donnellson Tire and Service Stock Car feature.

The first feature to take to the track on the night was the 16 lap Coors Light Hobby Stocks, with Dustin Griffiths and Justin Lichty drawing the front row. Griffiths would take advantage of his front row starting spot to grab the lead on lap 1 over Justin Wacha and Brandon Symmonds. Just after the completion of lap 1 the first of four cautions appeared, as debris down the front stretch slowed the action. On the restart Griffiths jumped back out front, with Symmonds over taking Wacha for second. Debris down the backstretch on lap 5 brought the action to a halt for the second time of the race. Griffiths once again grabbed the lead on the restart, with Wacha and Nick Ulin, who started 7th, both over taking Symmonds for the second and third spots. Cautions on lap 8 and 11, brought the field back to Griffiths’ back bumper. But Griffiths grabbed the lead on the final restart and then held off Ulin to pick up his second win of the weekend and another $500 to go with it. Ulin settled for 2nd, Wacha was 3rd, Dale Porter started 9th and finished 4th, with Lichty holding on for a 5th place finish.

Up next was the 20 lap Shottenkirk of Ft. Madison SportMod feature, with Austen Becerra and Erick Knutsen leading the field to the drop of the green flag. But just as the green flag waved the caution light would come on, as debris in turn 1 brought out the yellow. On the restart third place starter Sam Wieben jumped out into the lead on lap 1 over Becerra and Brayton Carter, who started 5th. After lap 1 was scored complete the yellow light would come on, as Matt Richards spun in turn 4 and collected Brandon Dale to bring out the yellow. Wieben moved back out front on the restart, with Carter over taking Becerra for the runner up spot. The third caution of the race appeared on lap 4, when Tony Olson, who started 22nd and had charged up to 7th, got into the guardrail in turn 1 to bring out the yellow. Once again Wieben jumped out front on the restart, with Carter and Curtis Van Der Wal, who started 6th, battling for the runner up spot. One lap later, lap 5, Jake McBirnie, who was running 6th, spun in turn 2 to bring out the caution. On the restart Wieben moved back out front, with Carter and Van Der Wal close behind. Van Der Wal would clear Carter for the runner up spot on lap 7 and then went to work on Wieben for the top spot. Just as Van Der Wal got up beside Wieben for the lead, John Oliver Jr. would spin in turn 4 to slow the action down. Wieben grabbed the lead on the restart, with Van Der Wal trying to get under him. On lap 12 Van Der Wal was able to slip under Wieben coming off turn 2 to grab the top spot away on lap 13. Van Der Wal then started to pull away, when the final caution of the race appeared on lap 17. This time Michael Joe Bliven spun in turn 4 to bring out the yellow. On the restart Van Der Wal moved back out front and then held off Carter to claim his second win of the weekend at the track and another $1,000 to go with it. Carter was 2nd, Wieben was 3rd, Tony Dunker, who started 16th and crossed the line in 4th, was docked 4 spots after the checkers for jumping the final restart, which moved Jim Gillenwater, who started 10th, up to 4th, and Jeremiah Hurst up to complete the top 5.

Jeremy Pundt and Todd Reitzler made up the front row for the 22 lap Donnellson Tire and Service Stock Car feature, with Pundt taking advantage of his front row start to grab the lead on lap 1 over Kirk Kinsley and Reitzler. The action up front was slowed for the first time on lap 2, when a tire was clipped in turn 4 and pushed onto the track to bring out the yellow. On the restart Pundt moved back out front, with Kinsley and Cayden Carter close behind. While Pundt worked the bottom of the track, Carter went to the top of the track to edge Pundt at the line by half a car length on lap 6 to grab the lead. At the same time Mike Hughes, who started 10th, had worked his way up to 3rd. Disaster would strike Pundt on lap 9, as he spun in turn 2 while running 4th. But he would do a 360 and kept going to prevent a caution from coming out. Carter would start to enter lapped traffic by lap 15, which allowed Hughes to close in on his back bumper. Hughes was able to get up beside Carter on lap 19, only to have the final caution appear to slow the battle down. Another tire was clipped and pushed onto the track in turn 4 to bring out the yellow. On the restart Carter moved back out front, with Hughes, David Brandies, who started 6th, and Zach VanderBeek, who started 9th, racing three wide off turn 2 for the runner up spot. Carter held on over the final 3 laps to pick up the win and the $1,000 top prize to go with it. Brandies won the battle for 2nd, Hughes was 3rd, VanderBeek was 4th, with Jeff Mueller coming from 12th to round out the top 5.

Up next was the 15 lap Armstrong Tractors Sport Compact feature, with Jake Benischek and Shaun Slaughter drawing the front row. Just as the green flag was waved the caution light would come on, as Jacob Reiter and Renny McCarty spun in turn 2 to bring out the yellow. On the restart Benischek jumped out front to lead lap 1 over Slaughter and Chuck Fullenkamp. After the completion of lap 1 the red would wave, as Daniel Campbell clipped a tire in turn 4 and rolled to bring out the red. He would climb from the car okay. Benischek moved back out front on the restart, with Slaughter and Fullenkamp close behind. The action up front was slowed for the third time on lap 3, when Adam Gates came to a stop in turn 2 to bring out the caution. Once again Benischek grabbed the lead on the restart, with Slaughter trying to get under him for the lead. But three laps later, lap 6, another red would slow the battle up front. This time Jerrod Nichols got up on his side in turn 4 to bring out the red. On the final restart Benischek moved back out front and then held off Slaughter to pick up his second win of the weekend and another $300 to go with it. Slaughter settled for 2nd, Kimberly Abbott charged from 11th to finish in 3rd, Fullenkamp was 4th, with Luke Benischek coming home in 5th.

The final feature to take to the track was the 25 lap Budweiser Modifieds, with Rich Smith and Matt Werner leading the field to the green flag. Smith would take advantage of his front row starting spot to grab the lead on lap 1 over Kyle Brown, who started 5th, and Werner. The action was slowed for the first time on lap 2, as Kevin Smith spun in turn 3 and collected Jeff Waterman to bring out the yellow. Bad thing for Waterman, who was suppose to start in 3rd, but pulled in on the parade lap and rejoined the back of the field just before the green flag was waved. On the restart Rich Smith moved back out front, with Brown and Andrew Schroeder close behind. While Smith worked the bottom of the track, Brown worked the top of the track to grab the lead away on lap 5. Brown then started to pull away from the battle behind him, even entering lapped traffic by lap 13. But a final caution on lap 15 would bring the field back to his back bumper. This time Mike Joski spun in turn 2 to bring out the yellow. On the restart Brown jumped back out front, with Schroeder working to hold back Bruce Hanford, who started 11th, for the runner up spot. Hanford would slip past Schroeder on lap 17 for the second spot. But didn’t have time to chase down Brown for the lead, as he went on to claim his second win on the weekend and another $1,000 to go with it. Hanford settled for 2nd, Tyler Groenendyk started 7th and finished 3rd, Schroeder was 4th, with David Brown charging from 17th to round out the top 5.

The 2015 racing season at the Lee County Speedway in Donnellson, Iowa will come to a close on Saturday, October 24th, with the annual running of “Shiverfest”. In action on the night will be the Budweiser Modifieds, Donnellson Tire and Service Stock Cars, Shottenkirk of Ft. Madison SportMods, Coors Light Hobby Stocks, and Armstrong Tractors Sport Compacts. Look for more information to be released on the website at www.leecountyspeedway.com, or you can call Mike Van Genderen at 641-521-0330.

OFFICIAL RESULTS

Lee County Speedway, Donnellson, IA

Saturday, October 10, 2015 – Night 2 of the “4th Annual Fall Extravaganza”

Presented by Armstrong Tractors, Budweiser, Donnellson Tire and Service, and Midwest Performance and Power

Budweiser Modifieds

A-Main: 1. Kyle Brown (Kellogg, IA), 2. Bruce Hanford (Davenport, IA), 3. Tyler Groenendyk (Oskaloosa, IA), 4. Andrew Schroeder (Keswick, IA), 5. David Brown (Kellogg, IA), 6. Kurt Kile (Nichols, IA), 7. Cayden Carter (Oskaloosa, IA), 8. Tyler Hackett (Algoma, WI), 9. Tommy Elston (Keokuk, IA), 10. Bill Roberts Jr. (Burlington, IA), 11. Steve Stewart (Burlington, IA), 12. Carter VanDenBerg (Oskaloosa, IA), 13. Rich Smith (Taylor Ridge, IL), 14. Ryan Maitland (Waterloo, IA), 15. Shawn Ritter (Keystone, IA), 16. Mark Joski (Denmark, WI), 17. Mike Joski (Lexenburg, WI), 18. Paul Howard (Davenport, IA), 19. Scott Hogan (Vinton, IA), 20. Matt Werner (Colona, IL), 21. Dustin Smith (Taylor Ridge, IL), 22. Ronn Lauritzen (Jesup, IA), 23. Kevin Smith (Sedro-Woollay, WA), 24. Jeff Waterman (Quincy, IL)
B-Main 1: (Top 2 to A) 1. Mark Joski (Denmark, WI), 2. Carter VanDenBerg (Oskaloosa, IA), 3. Tyler Madigan (Dubuque, IA), 4. Brennen Chipp (Waterloo, IA), 5. Bryan Wonick (Iowa City, IA), 6. Josh Sherbon (Cedar Falls, IA), 7. Jason Wolla (Ray, ND), 8. Levi Nielsen (Mason City, IA)
B-Main 2: 1. Ryan Maitland (Waterloo, IA), 2. Dustin Smith (Taylor Ridge, IL), 3. Blake Woodruff (Galesburg, IL), 4. Dennis Betzer (Central City, IA), 5. Larry McConnell (Danville, IA), 6. Chad Giberson (Packwood, IA), 7. Brandon Maitland (Waterloo, IA), 8. Dugan Thye (Burlington, IA)
Heat 1: (Top 5 to A) 1. Tommy Elston (Keokuk, IA), 2. Kyle Brown (Kellogg, IA), 3. Andrew Schroeder (Keswick, IA), 4. Bill Roberts Jr. (Burlington, IA), 5. David Brown (Kellogg, IA), 6. Josh Sherbon (Cedar Falls, IA), 7. Jason Wolla (Ray, ND), 8. Levi Nielsen (Mason City, IA), 9. Brennen Chipp (Waterloo, IA)
Heat 2: 1. Jeff Waterman (Quincy, IL), 2. Matt Werner (Colona, IL), 3. Steve Stewart (Burlington, IA), 4. Scott Hogan (Vinton, IA), 5. Shawn Ritter (Keystone, IA), 6. Brandon Maitland (Waterloo, IA), 7. Blake Woodruff (Galesburg, IL), 8. Dennis Betzer (Central City, IA), 9. Chad Giberson (Packwood, IA)
Heat 3: 1. Tyler Groenendyk (Oskaloosa, IA), 2. Bruce Hanford (Davenport, IA), 3. Ronn Lauritzen (Jesup, IA), 4. Mike Joski (Lexenburg, WI), 5. Tyler Hackett (Algoma, WI), 6. Carter VanDenBerg (Oskaloosa, IA), 7. Mark Joski (Denmark, WI), 8. Tyler Madigan (Dubuque, IA), 9. Bryan Wonick (Iowa City, IA)
Heat 4: 1. Rich Smith (Taylor Ridge, IL), 2. Kurt Kile (Nichols, IA), 3. Cayden Carter (Oskaloosa, IA), 4. Paul Howard (Davenport, IA), 5. Kevin Smith (Sedro-Woollay, WA), 6. Ryan Maitland (Waterloo, IA), 7. Dustin Smith (Taylor Ridge, IL), 8. Larry McConnell (Danville, IA), 9. Dugan Thye (Burlington, IA)

Donnellson Tire and Service Stock Cars

A-Main: 1. Cayden Carter (Oskaloosa, IA), 2. David Brandies (Wilton, IA), 3. Mike Hughes (Oskaloosa, IA), 4. Zack VanderBeek (New Sharon, IA), 5. Jeff Mueller (New London, IA), 6. Todd Reitzler (Grinnell, IA), 7. Kyle Brown (Kellogg, IA), 8. Tom Bowling Jr. (Danville, IA), 9. Kirk Kinsley (Wapello, IA), 10. Jason Cook (Mt. Pleasant, IA), 11. John Oliver Jr. (Danville, IA), 12. Abe Huls (Carthage, IL), 13. Nathan Wood (Sigourney, IA), 14. Donovan Nunnikoven (Kellogg, IA), 15. Mike McClure (Bloomfield, IA), 16. Dean Kratzer (Ft. Madison, IA), 17. Jake Wenig (Burlington, IA), 18. Jeremy Pundt (Donnellson, IA), 19. Ray Raker (Danville, IA), 20. Jerry Jansen (Plainville, IL), 21. Devon Timmerman (Wapello, IA), 22. Shane Paris (Wilton, IA), 23. Michael Peterson (Montezuma, IA), 24. John Hemsted (Kolona, IA)
B-Main: (Top 4 to A) 1. Ray Raker (Danville, IA), 2. John Hemsted (Kolona, IA), 3. Devon Timmerman (Wapello, IA), 4. Donovan Nunnikoven (Kellogg, IA), 5. Andrew Hustead (Rutledge, MO), 6. Anthony Cassat (Bloomfield, IA), 7. Trever Harris (Memphis, MO), 8. Jerry Pilcher (Bloomfield, IA), 9. Les Blakley (Fairfield, IA), 10. Chad Krogmeier (Burlington, IA)
Heat 1: (Top 5 to A) 1. Cayden Carter (Oskaloosa, IA), 2. Todd Reitzler (Grinnell, IA), 3. Jeff Mueller (New London, IA), 4. Jason Cook (Mt. Pleasant, IA), 5. Dean Kratzer (Ft. Madison, IA), 6. Jerry Pilcher (Bloomfield, IA), 7. Ray Raker (Danville, IA), 8. Anthony Cassat (Bloomfield, IA)
Heat 2: 1. John Oliver Jr. (Danville, IA), 2. Zack VanderBeek (New Sharon, IA), 3. Mike McClure (Bloomfield, IA), 4. Shane Paris (Wilton, IA), 5. Tom Bowling Jr. (Danville, IA), 6. John Hemsted (Kolona, IA), 7. Devon Timmerman (Wapello, IA), 8. Donovan Nunnikoven (Kellogg, IA)
Heat 3: 1. Kyle Brown (Kellogg, IA), 2. Kirk Kinsley (Wapello, IA), 3. Michael Peterson (Montezuma, IA), 4. Jake Wenig (Burlington, IA), 5. Abe Huls (Carthage, IL), 6. Trever Harris (Memphis, MO), 7. Les Blakley (Fairfield, IA)

Heat 4: 1. David Brandies (Wilton, IA), 2. Mike Hughes (Oskaloosa, IA), 3. Jeremy Pundt (Donnellson, IA), 4. Nathan Wood (Sigourney, IA), 5. Jerry Jansen (Plainville, IL), 6. Andrew Hustead (Rutledge, MO), 7. Chad Krogmeier (Burlington, IA)

Shottenkirk of Ft. Madison SportMods

A-Main: 1. Curtis Van Der Wal (Oskaloosa, IA), 2. Brayton Carter (Oskaloosa, IA), 3. Sam Wieben (Dysart, IA), 4. Jim Gillenwater (Keokuk, IA), 5. Jeremiah Harriss (Dubuque, IA), 6. Patrick Phillips (Macomb, IL), 7. Sean Wyett (Danville, IA), 8. Tony Dunker (Quincy, IL), 9. Austen Becerra (Camp Point, IL), 10. Kyle Olson (Cedar Rapids, IA), 11. Joey Gower (Quincy, IL), 12. Brandon Dale (Memphis, MO), 13. Erick Knutsen (Cedar Rapids, IA), 14. Matt Richards (Lincoln, NE), 15. Jace Gay (Farber, MO), 16. Michael Joe Bliven (Quincy, IL), 17. Ethan Braaksma (Newton, IA), 18. Tanner Klingele (Quincy, IL), 19. John Oliver Jr. (Danville, IA), 20. Brandon Lennox (New London, MO), 21. Jake McBirnie (Boone, IA), 22. Tony Olson (Cedar Rapids, IA), 23. Jon Lear (Payson, IL), 24. Doug Burkhead (Muscatine, IA)
B-Main 1: (Top 2 to A) 1. Brandon Dale (Memphis, MO), 2. Jace Gay (Farber, MO), 3. Tony Johnson (Oskaloosa, IA), 4. John Baker (Hannibal, MO), 5. Colton Bowman (Burlington, IA), 6. Benji Lorenz (Readlyn, IA), 7. Tom Lathrop (Ottumwa, IA), 8. Dakota Simmons (Libertyville, IA), 9. Joe Laue (Morning Sun, IA)
B-Main 2: 1. Tony Olson (Cedar Rapids, IA), 2. Ethan Braaksma (Newton, IA), 3. Jeff Roberts (Bevier, MO), 4. Jared Waterman (Milan, IL), 5. Justin Bartz (Quincy, IL), 6. Jami Ritter (Keystone, IA), 7. Jeff Mueller (New London, IA), 8. Robert Thompson (Macomb, IL)
Heat 1: (Top 4 to A) 1. Curtis Van Der Wal (Oskaloosa, IA), 2. Jeremiah Harriss (Dubuque, IA), 3. Patrick Phillips (Macomb, IL), 4. Tony Dunker (Quincy, IL), 5. Tony Johnson (Oskaloosa, IA), 6. Jeff Roberts (Bevier, MO), 7. Brandon Dale (Memphis, MO), 8. Tony Olson (Cedar Rapids, IA),
Heat 2: 1. Brayton Carter (Oskaloosa, IA), 2. Jim Gillenwater (Keokuk, IA), 3. John Oliver Jr. (Danville, IA), 4. Tanner Klingele (Quincy, IL), 5. Jared Waterman (Milan, IL), 6. Tom Lathrop (Ottumwa, IA), 7. Ethan Braaksma (Newton, IA), 8. Benji Lorenz (Readlyn, IA)
Heat 3: 1. Michael Joe Bliven (Quincy, IL), 2. Erick Knutsen (Cedar Rapids, IA), 3. Matt Richards (Lincoln, NE), 4. Doug Burkhead (Muscatine, IA), 5. Dakota Simmons (Libertyville, IA), 6. Justin Bartz (Quincy, IL), 7. John Baker (Hannibal, MO)
Heat 4: 1. Sean Wyett (Danville, IA), 2. Jake McBirnie (Boone, IA), 3. Brandon Lennox (New London, MO), 4. Kyle Olson (Cedar Rapids, IA), 5. Jeff Mueller (New London, IA), 6. Jace Gay (Farber, MO), 7. Jami Ritter (Keystone, IA)
Heat 5: 1. Sam Wieben (Dysart, IA), 2. Austen Becerra (Camp Point, IL), 3. Joey Gower (Quincy, IL), 4. Jon Lear (Payson, IL), 5. Joe Laue (Morning Sun, IA), 6. Robert Thompson (Macomb, IL), 7. Colton Bowman (Burlington, IA)

Coors Light Hobby Stocks

A-Main: 1. Dustin Griffiths (Ottumwa, IA), 2. Nick Ulin (Agency, IA), 3. Justin Wacha (Vinton, IA), 4. Dale Porter (Bloomfield, IA), 5. Justin Lichty (Waterloo, IA), 6. August Bach (Newton, IA), 7. Zach Swanson (Waterloo, IA), 8. Kevin Koontz (Memphis, MO), 9. Rob Wilsey (Keokuk, IA), 10. Brandon Symmonds (Keokuk, IA), 11. Randy Byerly (Tipton, IA), 12. Benji Clemons (Norwalk, IA), 13. Neal Miller (Evansdale, IA), 14. John Irwin (Hedrick, IA)
Heat 1: 1. Justin Wacha (Vinton, IA), 2. Brandon Symmonds (Keokuk, IA), 3. Zach Swanson (Waterloo, IA), 4. Justin Lichty (Waterloo, IA), 5. Dale Porter (Bloomfield, IA), 6. Randy Byerly (Tipton, IA), 7. Neal Miller (Evansdale, IA)
Heat 2: 1. Nick Ulin (Agency, IA), 2. Dustin Griffiths (Ottumwa, IA), 3. Rob Wilsey (Keokuk, IA), 4. August Bach (Newton, IA), 5. John Irwin (Hedrick, IA), 6. Kevin Koontz (Memphis, MO), 7. Benji Clemons (Norwalk, IA)

Armstrong Tractors Sport Compacts

A-Main: 1. Jake Benischek (Durant, IA), 2. Shaun Slaughter (Iowa City, IA), 3. Kimberly Abbott (Camp Point, IL), 4. Chuck Fullenkamp (West Pont, IA), 5. Luke Benischek (Durant, IA), 6. Brandon Setser (Davenport, IA), 7. Brandon Reu (Donnellson, IA), 8. Brandon Lambert (Carthage, IL), 9. Darin Weisinger Jr. (Mendon, IL), 10. Austen Becerra (Camp Point, IL), 11. Ryan Havel (Iowa City, IA), 12. Wayne Noble (Wapello, IA), 13. James Roose (Grandview, IA), 14. Darin Weisinger (Mendon, IL), 15. Cody Cleghorn (Des Moines, IA), 16. Nathan Chandler (Norway, IA), 17. Jerrod Nichols (Stronghurst, IL), 18. Adam Gates (Cedar Rapids, IA), 19. Kenny Smith (Donnellson, IA), 20. Ron Kibbe (Danville, IA), 21. Daniel Campbell (Muscatine, IA), 22. Jacob Reiter (Des Moines, IA), 23. Renny McCarty (Fairfield, IA), 24. Mike Hornung Jr. (Keokuk, IA)
B-Main: (Top 6 to A) 1. Ron Kibbe (Danville, IA), 2. Jerrod Nichols (Stronghurst, IL), 3. Darin Weisinger (Mendon, IL), 4. Renny McCarty (Fairfield, IA), 5. James Roose (Grandview, IA), 6. Mike Hornung Jr. (Keokuk, IA), 7. Brent Hartley (Niota, IL), 8. Troy Wonders (Washington, IA), 9. Ashton Blain (Burlington, IA), 10. Darin Smith (Wapello, IA), 11. Justin Olson (Mount Pleasant, IA)
Heat 1: (Top 6 to A) 1. Jake Benischek (Durant, IA), 2. Shaun Slaughter (Iowa City, IA), 3. Darin Weisinger Jr. (Mendon, IL), 4. Luke Benischek (Durant, IA), 5. Jacob Reiter (Des Moines, IA), 6. Adam Gates (Cedar Rapids, IA), 7. Ron Kibbe (Danville, IA), 8. Brent Hartley (Niota, IL), 9. James Roose (Grandview, IA), 10. Justin Olson (Mount Pleasant, IA)
Heat 2: 1. Kimberly Abbott (Camp Point, IL), 2. Ryan Havel (Iowa City, IA), 3. Nathan Chandler (Norway, IA), 4. Cody Cleghorn (Des Moines, IA), 5. Daniel Campbell (Muscatine, IA), 6. Kenny Smith (Donnellson, IA), 7. Jerrod Nichols (Stronghurst, IL), 8. Darin Weisinger (Mendon, IL), 9. Darin Smith (Wapello, IA), 10. Mike Hornung Jr. (Keokuk, IA)
Heat 3: 1. Brandon Lambert (Carthage, IL), 2. Austen Becerra (Camp Point, IL), 3. Brandon Reu (Donnellson, IA), 4. Chuck Fullenkamp (West Pont, IA), 5. Brandon Setser (Davenport, IA), 6. Wayne Noble (Wapello, IA), 7. Renny McCarty (Fairfield, IA), 8. Troy Wonders (Washington, IA), 9. Ashton Blain (Burlington, IA)

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