Michael Long became the 8th different winner in as many HDT events in 2012.

Long took the win July 17th at the Southern Iowa Speedway.

OSKALOOSA, IA (July 17, 2012) – Michael Long made short work of his competition Tuesday night, leading all 25 laps of the JR Motorsports Hawkeye Dirt Tour main event at Southern Iowa Speedway.

The IMCA Modified win paid $1,000 and made Long one of the earliest qualifiers for the 2013 Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot. He’s also the eighth different winner in as many tour events so far this season.

Long raced from the fourth starting spot to the front before a rash of early yellows. Threatened early by point leader Richie Gustin, he held off those challenges to and through the final caution, on the ninth of circuit.

Luke Wanninger got into the mix, passing Gustin for second after that restart. No one had anything for Long, however, and he won comfortably ahead of Wanninger and Gustin as the feature stayed green the last 16 laps.

Jay Noteboom advanced 11 positions to finish fourth and Mike Van Genderen was fifth. Hard charger Jeremy Mills was a plus 18 spots on the night and ended in sixth.

David Murray Jr., one of the travelers stopping at Oskaloosa prior to Thursday’s Harris Clash at Knoxville, was seventh. North Carolina visitor Kyle Strickler was 10th.

The top four finishers in each of the three heats went into the grandstands to draw for their starting spots.

Van Genderen, the promoter at Oskaloosa, drew an appreciative round of applause from partisan fans when he wound up with the pole.

Next up is the top paying event of the 2012 series, when the tour travels to Hancock County Speedway for the Thursday, Aug. 9 Night of 1,000 Stars.

That feature pays a minimum of $2,000 and potentially as much as $7,500 to win.

IMCA Modified – feature

Finish Start Car Driver Hometown Points
1 4 18L Michael Long Quincy , Il 40.00
2 12 20 Luke Wanninger Minburn , Ia 39.00
3 3 19G Richie Gustin Gilman , Ia 39.00
4 15 7N Jay Noteboom Hinton , Ia 38.00
5 1 57V Mike Vangenderen – 37.00
6 24 10M Jeremy Mills – 36.00
7 18 97M David Murray Oberlin , Ks 35.00
8 11 27M Mark Schulte – 34.00
9 9 12 Mark Elliott Webster City, Ia 33.00
10 23 8S Kyle Stickler Moorsville , Nc 32.00
11 19 11D Ryan Dolan Lisbon , Ia 31.00
12 14 8 Kyle Strickler Mooresville , Nc 30.00
13 7 02 Andrew Schroeder Keswick , Ia 29.00
14 26 71W Jeff Waterman Quincy , Il 28.00
15 17 36 Jeff Conner Panora , Ia 27.00
16 13 10K Ronn Lauritzen Jesup , Ia 26.00
17 27 6 Jason Schoenberger – 25.00
18 8 12H Dakota Hayden Wilton , Ia 24.00
19 5 10C Cayden Carter Oskaloosa , Ia 23.00
20 25 48J Jacob Murray Hartford , Ia 22.00
21 2 62 Greg Cox Altoona , Ia 21.00
22 20 11 Ray Cox Jr Maqoketa , Ia 20.00
23 10 40 Scott Dickey Packwood , Ia 19.00
24 22 7S Wade Francis Oskaloosa , Ia 18.00
25 21 14 Tyler Cale Donnellson , Ia 17.00
26 6 19D Darrin Duffy – 17.00
27 16 17J Jeremy Frenier – 17.00

IMCA Stock Car – feature

Finish Start Car Driver Hometown Points
1 1 33Z Zack Vanderbeek New Sharon, Ia 40.00
2 10 99D Damon Murty Chelsea , Ia 39.00
3 6 19J Jay Schmidt Tama , Ia 38.00
4 5 30J Alex Buffington Wapello , Ia 37.00
5 14 29 Matt Greiner Washington , Ia 36.00
6 4 81 Don Killen Des Moines, Ia 35.00
7 13 62 Brad Pinkerton New Sharon, Ia 34.00
8 9 22R Todd Reitzler Grinnell , Ia 33.00
9 2 73C Carl Yaw Pleasant Hill, Ia 32.00
10 11 7 Todd Phillips Packwood , Ia 31.00
11 7 49G Nathan Wood Sigourney , Ia 30.00
12 8 19A Alan Vangorp Des Moines, Ia 29.00
13 12 02 Mike Goldsberry Runnells , Ia 28.00
14 3 94 Corey Stout Oskaloosa , Ia 0.00 DQ

IMCA Sport Modified – feature

Finish Start Car Driver Hometown Points
1 6 1 Curtis Vanderwal Oskaloosa , Ia 40.00
2 9 99 Jesse Sobbing Glenwood , Ia 39.00
3 4 72 Brett Lowry Montezuma , Ia 38.00
4 1 198 Sam Wieben Dysart , Ia 37.00
5 16 7 Carter Vandenberg Oskaloosa , Ia 36.00
6 3 67 Chris Larson Keokuk , Ia 35.00
7 10 10R Ryan Fullenkamp Bloomfield , Ia 34.00
8 7 32L Ty Luellen Minburn , Ia 33.00
9 8 12 Eric Flander Barnes City, Ia 32.00
10 12 8T Tony Johnson Oskaloosa , Ia 31.00
11 5 182 Joe Mcbirnie Boone , Ia 30.00
12 11 19J Jenae Gustin Marshalltown , Ia 29.00
13 14 34Z Cory Van Zante Sully , Ia 28.00
14 2 36 Jason Mallicoat Jefferson , Ia 27.00
15 13 85 Jason Mcdaniel Eldon , Ia 26.00 DNS
16 15 38 Bill Gibson Knoxville , Ia 25.00 DNS

IMCA Hobby Stock – feature

Finish Start Car Driver Hometown Points
1 3 10G Dustin Griffiths Ottumwa , Ia 40.00
2 8 18H Mike Hughes Oskaloosa , Ia 39.00
3 1 69 Craig Brown Eldon , Ia 38.00
4 2 32T Bobby Greene Eddyville , Ia 37.00
5 4 21 Nick Ulin Agency , Ia 36.00
6 7 52 Kevin Fee Knoxville , Ia 35.00
7 6 84 Danny Thrasher Agency , Ia 34.00
8 9 78 Shannon Anderson Urbandale , Ia 33.00
9 5 2N Donovan Nunnikhoven Sully , Ia 32.00
10 10 33 Justin Hook Oskaloosa , Ia 31.00
11 12 6 Jarred Gann Sigourney , Ia 30.00
12 11 19 August Bach Newton , Ia 29.00
13 14 27C Cory Adams Des Moines, Ia 28.00
14 13 77 Derek Hodges Des Moines, Ia 27.00

IMCA Sport Compact – feature

Finish Start Car Driver Hometown Points
1 1 00W Dallas Chandler Norway , Ia 38.00
2 3 26 Bill Whalen Jr Riverside , Ia 37.00
3 5 07 Tyler Whalen Cedar Rapids, Ia 36.00
4 2 2 Merv Chandler Vinton , Ia 35.00
5 4 77 John Whalen Ainsworth , Ia 34.00
6 6 57 Duawyne Herb Cedar Rapids, Ia 33.00
7 7 59R Ronald Mccish Union , Ia 32.00
8 8 04 Trent Orwig Blakesburg , Ia 31.00

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