Dunker Tops SportMod Pit Stop Challenge Race at the Lee County Speedway

admin | June 29, 2013

by Brian Neal

Donnellson, IA (Friday, June 28, 2013) – For the second week in a row, which has been very rare during the 2013 season, the Lee County Speedway was able to get there weekly program completed. It was All Pro Lawn and Hoenig Lawn Care Night at the track, which featured a 30 lap Shottenkirk Parts Express IMCA SportMod special.

The first feature to take to the track was the 10 lap Sunline Auto Parts IMCA Sport Compacts, with Mike Hornung Jr. and Brandon Lambert on the front row. Lambert would take advantage of his front row start to grab the lead on lap 1 over Austen Becerra. While Lambert worked to hold back Becerra, Kimberly Abbott and Brandon Reu had a good battle going for third. Becerra, who used the bottom of the track, was able to get up beside Lambert, who was working the top side of the track, thru the corners, but Lambert would edge him out each lap at the line to keep the lead. Lambert would go on to lead all 10 laps of caution free racing to claim his second win of the season at the track. Becerra settled for 2nd, Reu won the battle for 3rd, Abbott was 4th, with Hornung Jr. coming home in 5th.

Up next was the 16 lap Donnellson Tire IMCA Stock Car feature, with Corey Strothman and Jim Lynch leading the field to the drop of the green flag. Strothman jumped out into the lead on lap 1 over John Oliver Jr. and Abe Huls and then held it until lap 9, when Huls slipped by for the top spot. On the same lap Oliver Jr. would slip into second and stayed glued to Huls back bumper. Oliver Jr. would try to get under Huls over the final 8 laps, but Huls was able to hold him off to claim his second win in the last three races at the speedway. Oliver Jr. was 2nd, Strothman was 3rd, Lynch was 4th, with Jeremy Pundt rounding out the top 5.

Danny Miller and Ricky Miller Jr. led the field to the green in the 12 lap Coor’s Light IMCA Hobby Stock feature. But it was fourth place starter Jason See who grabbed the lead on lap 1 over Danny Thrasher, who started 6th. See then had to work to hold back Thrasher and Nick Ulin, when the first and only caution of the event came out on lap 10. Mike Hornung Jr. would spin in turn 4 to bring out the yellow. On the restart See jumped back out front, while Thrasher had to work to hold off Ulin in the battle for second. See then went on to lead the final 2 laps to pick up his first win of the season at the track. Thrasher won the battle for 2nd, Ulin was 3rd, Danny Miller held on for 4th, with Hornung Jr. finishing in 5th.

Up next was the 16 lap Budweiser IMCA Modified feature, with Steve Stewart and Levi Smith leading the field to the green. Stewart would use his front row start to jump out into the lead on lap 1 over Jeff Waterman and Tyler Cale. Just after the completion of lap 1 Justin Hill would spin in turn 4 to bring out the first caution. On the restart Stewart moved back out front, with Cale and Bill Roberts Jr. moving up to challenge him. But just after the completion of lap 2 Hill would spin in turn 4 to bring out the caution, his second solo to end his night early. Stewart once again grabbed the lead on the restart, with Cale looking under him to try and grab the lead away. But Stewart would go on to lead all 16 laps to claim his second win in a row at the track, after picking up last Thursday’s Hawkeye Dirt Tour win. Cale would settle for 2nd, Roberts Jr. was 3rd, Brandon Banks came from 8th to finish in 4th, with Waterman holding on for 5th.

The final feature of the night was the 30 lap Shottenkirk Parts Express IMCA SportMod feature, with a pit stop on the front stretch scheduled at the halfway point. Tony Dunker and Kyle Hill drew the front row for the feature, with Dunker jumping out front on lap 1 over Hill and Derek St. Clair. The action was slowed for the first time on lap 2, as Carter VanDenBerg, who started 10th, spun in turn 3 to bring out the yellow. On the restart Dunker moved back out front, with St. Clair and Bobby Anders, who started 7th, moving in to challenge. Dunker would hold the top spot, while Anders and St. Clair battled side-by-side until lap 6. Robert Gould spun his machine in turn 2 to bring out the caution and slowed the action up front. On the restart Gould would spin down the front stretch to bring the yellow light back on and ending his night. Dunker once again grabbed the lead on the next restart, with St. Clair and Anders going back to there side-by-side battle for second. The action up front was slowed for the final time on lap 9, as Bucky Gollaher spun in turn 1 to bring out the caution. On the restart Dunker jumped out front, with St. Clair and Anders going back for battling for second. Dunker would hold on to the lead at the caution for the pit stop on lap 15. Anders would cross the line in 2nd, St. Clair was 3rd, Brett Lowry came from 8th to 4th, with VanDenBerg recovering from his lap 2 spin to end the first 15 laps in 5th.

After the crews had 10 minutes to change two tires or anything else that they had time to, the field was lined back up to go back to green flag racing for the final 15 laps. Dunker started off where he left off the first 15 laps by grabbing the lead over Anders and St. Clair. Anders would try to get under Dunker over the next 3 laps, before having to defend off VanDenBerg for the runner spot on lap 18. But VanDenBerg would slid to high in turn 4 on lap 20 and lost alot of momentum. Meanwhile Dunker would go on to lead all 30 laps to claim his second win in a row at the track and the $500 top prize. Anders would finish in 2nd, VanDenBerg held on for 3rd, Jim Gillenwater came from 11th to finish in 4th, with Lowry coming home in 5th.

Coming up next week at the Lee County Speedway will be Shottenkirk of Fort Madison Night at the races. The Budweiser IMCA Modifieds will be racing for $500 to win and $100 to start, also in action will be the Donnellson Tire IMCA Stock Cars, Shottenkirk Parts Express IMCA SportMods, Coor’s Light IMCA Hobby Stocks, and the Sunline Auto Parts IMCA Sport Compacts.

Gates will open at 5:30 pm, hot laps at 7:00 pm, and racing at 7:30 pm. Grandstand admission will be adults $10, seniors $9, students (7-17) $5, and kids 6 & under FREE! Pit passes will be $25, ages 7-13 $15 and ages 6 & under $10.

For more information about any event at the Lee County Speedway you can call Mike Van Genderen at 641-521-0330 or visit the website at www.leecountyspeedway.com.

OFFICIAL RESULTS

Lee County Speedway, Donnellson, IA

Friday, June 28, 2013 – All Pro Lawn / Hoenig Lawn Care Night

Budweiser IMCA Modifieds – A-Main
Finish	Start	Car	Driver	Hometown	Points
1	1	17S	Steve Stewart	Burlington , IA	40
2	4	14	Tyler Cale	Donnellson , IA	39
3	5	5R	Bill Roberts Jr.	Burlington , IA	38
4	8	22	Brandon Banks	Washington , IA	37
5	3	71W	Jeff Waterman	Quincy , IL	36
6	13	27	Ryan Cook	New London, IA	35
7	12	90	Lonnie Heap	Media , IL	34
8	11	25	Jeremy Townsend	Bloomfield , IA	33
9	6	11R	Brandon Ruffcorn	Donnellson , IA	32
10	7	71	Dennis LaVeine	West Burlington, IA	31
11	9	13	Micheal Browning	Farmington , IA	30
12	2	19J	Levi Smith	Donnellson , IA	29
13	10	14B	Justin Hill	New London, IA	28

Budweiser IMCA Modifieds – Heat 2
Finish	Start	Car	Driver	Hometown	Points
1	4	71	Dennis LaVeine	West Burlington, IA	0
2	1	19J	Levi Smith	Donnellson , IA	0
3	5	13	Micheal Browning	Farmington , IA	0
4	3	11R	Brandon Ruffcorn	Donnellson , IA	0
5	6	14B	Justin Hill	New London, IA	0
6	2	90	Lonnie Heap	Media , IL	0

Budweiser IMCA Modifieds – Heat 1
Finish	Start	Car	Driver	Hometown	Points
1	1	17S	Steve Stewart	Burlington , IA	0
2	4	5R	Bill Roberts Jr.	Burlington , IA	0
3	2	71W	Jeff Waterman	Quincy , IL	0
4	5	22	Brandon Banks	Washington , IA	0
5	3	14	Tyler Cale	Donnellson , IA	0
6	7	25	Jeremy Townsend	Bloomfield , IA	0
7	6	27	Ryan Cook	New London, IA	0

Donnellson Tire IMCA Stock Cars – A-Main
Finish	Start	Car	Driver	Hometown	Points
1	4	30C	Abe Huls	Carthage , IL	39
2	3	05	John Oliver Jr.	Danville , IA	38
3	1	C4	Corey Strothman	Mt. Union, IA	37
4	2	566	Jim Lynch	Donnellson , IA	36
5	6	52J	Jeremy Pundt	Donnellson , IA	35
6	7	06	Jerry Jansen	Plainville , IL	34
7	5	27J	Jason Cook	Mt. Pleasant, IA	33
8	9	16	Steve Hodson	Donnellson , IA	32
9	8	4	Jake Wenig	Burlington , IA	31	DNS

Donnellson Tire IMCA Stock Cars – Heat
Finish	Start	Car	Driver	Hometown	Points
1	2	C4	Corey Strothman	Mt. Union, IA	0
2	7	27J	Jason Cook	Mt. Pleasant, IA	0
3	3	566	Jim Lynch	Donnellson , IA	0
4	6	30C	Abe Huls	Carthage , IL	0
5	5	05	John Oliver Jr.	Danville , IA	0
6	4	52J	Jeremy Pundt	Donnellson , IA	0
7	9	06	Jerry Jansen	Plainville , IL	0
8	1	4	Jake Wenig	Burlington , IA	0
9	8	16	Steve Hodson	Donnellson , IA	0

Shottenkirk Parts Express IMCA SportMods – A-Main
Finish	Start	Car	Driver	Hometown	Points
1	1	3	Tony Dunker	Quincy , IL	40
2	7	20BA	Bobby Anders	Quincy , IL	39
3	10	7	Carter VanDenBerg	Oskaloosa , IA	38
4	11	10	Jim Gillenwater	Keokuk , IA	37
5	8	72	Brett Lowry	Montezuma , IA	36
6	5	101	Derek St. Clair	Donnellson , IA	35
7	6	12	Brandon Dale	Gorin , MO	34
8	9	7L	Rob Kirchner	Donnellson , IA	33
9	4	2AC	Dustin Crear	Mediapolis , IA	32
10	13	52	Rick Barlow Jr.	Montrose , IA	31
11	2	14B	Kyle Hill	New London, IA	30
12	15	26	Jim Kuhlmeier	Ft. Madison, IA	29
13	12	67L	Chris Larson	Keokuk , IA	28
14	17	01G	Bucky Gollaher	Hannibal , MO	27
15	3	93	Robert Gould	Hillsboro , IA	26
16	14	15	Phillip Cossel	Montrose , IA	25
17	16	3DC	Skipp Dunker	Ursa , IL	0	DNS

Shottenkirk Parts Express IMCA SportMods – Heat 2
Finish	Start	Car	Driver	Hometown	Points
1	2	101	Derek St. Clair	Donnellson , IA	0
2	4	12	Brandon Dale	Gorin , MO	0
3	1	7L	Rob Kirchner	Donnellson , IA	0
4	3	14B	Kyle Hill	New London, IA	0
5	8	93	Robert Gould	Hillsboro , IA	0
6	6	67L	Chris Larson	Keokuk , IA	0
7	5	15	Phillip Cossel	Montrose , IA	0
8	7	3DC	Skipp Dunker	Ursa , IL	0	DNS

Shottenkirk Parts Express IMCA SportMods – Heat 1
Finish	Start	Car	Driver	Hometown	Points
1	2	7	Carter VanDenBerg	Oskaloosa , IA	0
2	3	72	Brett Lowry	Montezuma , IA	0
3	6	20BA	Bobby Anders	Quincy , IL	0
4	8	3	Tony Dunker	Quincy , IL	0
5	7	2AC	Dustin Crear	Mediapolis , IA	0
6	5	10	Jim Gillenwater	Keokuk , IA	0
7	4	52	Rick Barlow Jr.	Montrose , IA	0
8	9	26	Jim Kuhlmeier	Ft. Madison, IA	0
9	1	01G	Bucky Gollaher	Hannibal , MO	0

Coor’s Light IMCA Hobby Stocks – A-Main
Finish	Start	Car	Driver	Hometown	Points
1	4	79S	Jason See	Albia , IA	37
2	6	84	Danny Thrasher	Agency , IA	36
3	5	21	Nick Ulin	Agency , IA	35
4	1	11	Danny Miller	Gorin , MO	34
5	7	55	Mike Hornung Jr.	Keokuk , IA	33
6	3	20	Andrew Hustead	Rutledge , MO	32
7	2	09	Ricky Miller Jr	Gorin , MO	31

Coor’s Light IMCA Hobby Stocks – Heat
Finish	Start	Car	Driver	Hometown	Points
1	4	79S	Jason See	Albia , IA	0
2	6	21	Nick Ulin	Agency , IA	0
3	3	20	Andrew Hustead	Rutledge , MO	0
4	2	09	Ricky Miller Jr	Gorin , MO	0
5	1	11	Danny Miller	Gorin , MO	0
6	5	84	Danny Thrasher	Agency , IA	0
7	7	55	Mike Hornung Jr.	Keokuk , IA	0

Sunline Auto Parts IMCA Sport Compacts – A-Main
Finish	Start	Car	Driver	Hometown	Points
1	2	14L	Brandon Lambert	Carthage , IL	37
2	3	22	Austen Becerra	Carthage , IL	36
3	5	27	Brandon Reu	Donnellson , IA	35
4	4	71	Kimberly Abbott	Camp Point, IL	34
5	1	55	Mike Hornung Jr.	Keokuk , IA	33
6	6	58R	Derek Randall	Canton , MO	32
7	7	94	Bradley Stevenson	Burlington , IA	0	DNS

Sunline Auto Parts IMCA Sport Compacts – Heat
Finish	Start	Car	Driver	Hometown	Points
1	4	22	Austen Becerra	Carthage , IL	0
2	3	14L	Brandon Lambert	Carthage , IL	0
3	5	71	Kimberly Abbott	Camp Point, IL	0
4	6	27	Brandon Reu	Donnellson , IA	0
5	2	55	Mike Hornung Jr.	Keokuk , IA	0
6	1	58R	Derek Randall	Canton , MO	0	DNS
7	7	94	Bradley Stevenson	Burlington , IA	0	DNS