Spieker (twice), Glendenning, Churchill and Vicker are Victorious at ACS

CORNING, IA (July 7) - It was Dodge night for the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series at the Adams County Speedway Saturday night. It was also the third of four races for the Nebraska-Iowa Challenger Series presented by Dodge with double late model features. Chris Spieker and Paul Glendenning each captured a Whelen late model win with Spieker also taking the Budweiser modified main event. Steve Churchill and Ryan Vicker took the Northland Oil pro street and NAPA hobby stock wins.

Jerod Weston staked claim to the early lead in the NAPA hobby stock feature and held on for the first six laps until mechanical problems ended his night. The lead then went to Brad Derry, but only for a few laps as Ryan Vicker quickly moved to the front and went on to record his third victory of the season. Brad Bergren, Matt Hudson, Derry and Jesse Sobbing rounded out the top five.

In the Northland Oil pro street feature, it was all Steve Churchill. After a first lap incident, Churchill started third and wasted no time pulling to the lowest line around the track and into the lead. Greg Miller followed and quickly put himself into second, but there was no stopping Churchill from his third win on the season with Miller, 21st starting Ron Ballinger, Tony Hardisty and Mike Garner rounding out the top five.

Larry Foote jumped to the early lead in the Budweiser modified feature, then spent a few laps fending off Ryan Peckham until Peckham finally was able to pull out ahead of the field. Peckham then got into his own battle as Chris Spieker moved up and earned to top spot after a back and forth battle with Peckham. Late in the race, Jeff James moved to second and began reeling in Spieker but the laps ran out before James could get to Spieker. Spieker and James were followed to the finish by Peckham, Brian Foote and Jeremy Tibben.

In the first Whelen late model feature, it was Mike Whitehead who raced to the early lead. Whitehead led until lap 9 when mechanical problems forced him out and handed the lead to Jason O’Brien. O’Brien led until very late in the going, when Chris Spieker moved in and wrestled the spot away. Spieker claimed his sixth win of the season, followed by O’Brien, Josh Most, Joe Kosiski and Karl Ritterbusch.

The second Whelen late model feature saw Jamie Kinyon lead lap one as he raced door to door with Ryan Vicker. But before they could complete lap 2, Paul Glendenning dispatched of both front-runners and began to check out from the field. By the time Joe Kosiski and Trent Jackson had moved to second and third, Glendenning was too far gone to even see without a caution, and none ever came. The win was Glendenning’s first of the year with Kosiski, Jackson, Ritterbusch and Spieker rounding out the top five.

Join us next week for ISSBee night with lots of great prizes for the kids and the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series with more great action of the Whelen late models, Budweiser modifieds, Northland Oil pro streets, and NAPA hobby stocks. Gates open at 5:00, hot laps are at 6:30, and racing starts at 7:00. Admission is just $8 for adults, $6 for students, and 12 and under are free. For more information go to acspeedway.com or call 712-785-3271.



Results:

NAPA Hobby Stock:

Heat 1: 1.Werner 2.Sobbing 3.G. Orr
Heat 2: 1.Weston 2.Hudson 3.Tull
Heat 3: 1.Derry 2.Bergren 3.Vicker
Heat 4: 1.Tuttle 2.Sulgrove 3.Gibilisco

B Feature: 1.Williamson 2.Auten

A Feature: 1.Ryan Vicker 2.Brad Bergren 3.Matt Hudson 4.Brad Derry 5.Jesse Sobbing 6.Cody Werner 7.Kevin Yearington 8.David Weeda 9.Tom Myers 10.Jeff Tuttle 11.Blaine Petersen 12.Matt Williamson 13.Pat Shiflett 14.Rick Ritchie 15.Jeremy Auten 16.Shain Sites 17.Russell Sulgrove 18.Brett Sink 19.Glenn Orr 20.Steve Gibilisco 21.Jim Tull 22.Bill Schaefer 23.Jerod Weston 24.Brent Ricker



Northland Oil Pro Street:

Heat 1: 1.Hardisty 2.White 3.Parker
Heat 2: 1.Churchill 2.Jobe 3.C. Garner
Heat 3: 1.Swanson 2.G. Miller 3.Zadina

A Feature: 1.Steve Churchill 2.Greg Miller 3.Ron Ballinger 4.Tony Hardisty 5.Mike Garner 6.AJ Miller 7.Joe Zadina 8.Todd Owens 9.Jerry Parker 10.Scott Bond 11.Les Helvie 12.Craig Garner 13.David White 14.Jason Oathoudt 15.Dwain Pelzer 16.Kevin Jobe 17.Austin Arndt 18.Rick Pitzer 19.Jeremy Swanson 20.Mike McCurdy 21.Jeff Orr 22.Glen Hoyt 23.Paul Kinyon



Budweiser Modified:

Heat 1: 1.Spieker 2.Spriggs 3.Hogan
Heat 2: 1.Peckham 2.Bills 3.R. Foote
Heat 3: 1.Mueller 2.B. Foote 3.James
Heat 4: 1. Tibben 2. L. Foote 3. Dennis
B Feature: 1.Carlson 2.Parman 3.Hodapp

A Feature: 1.Chris Spieker 2.Jeff James 3.Ryan Peckham 4.Brian Foote 5.Jeremy Tibben 6.Jesse Dennis 7.Dan Mueller 8.Chris Hogan 9.Russell Stewart 10.Jerry Carlson 11.Richard Spriggs 12.Larry Foote 13.Kirby Stiens 14.Stoney Stuart 15.Todd Van Eaton 16.Keven Parman 17.Kevin Bills 18.Jared Stiens 19.Ryan Stiens 20.Randy Foote 21.Jeremy Hodapp 22.Steve Starmer 23.Mark Hoover 24.Jeff Wiggins



Whelen Late Model:

Heat 1: 1.O’Brien 2.Whitehead 3.Houck
Heat 2: 1.Spieker 2.Ritterbusch 3.Most

1st A Feature: 1.Chris Spieker 2.Jason O’Brien 3.Josh Most 4.Joe Kosiski 5.Karl Ritterbusch 6.Paul Glendenning 7.Trent Jackson 8.Jeremy Houck 9.Scott Koskovich 10.Ryan Vicker 11.Jamie Kinyon 12.Troy McKee 13.Mike Eversole 14.Mike Whitehead



2nd A Feature: 1. Glendenning 2. Kosiski 3. Jackson 4. Ritterbusch 5. Spieker 6. Koskovich 7. O’Brien 8. Most 9. Whitehead 10. Houck 11. Kinyon 12. Vicker 13. Eversole