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CEDAR RAPIDS, IA (July 2, 2010)—The 4th of July weekend entertainment started early at Hawkeye Downs Speedway on Friday night with six entertaining features, Lil’Racer Car Club BoxCar Races, and post-race entertainment with Greenbrier in the Tavern on the Mall. All of the normal racing divisions were competing for Papa Johns Cup/I-Wireless Championship Series points except the Speed-e-Pan Sportsmen, which had the night off. Nathan Ballard kept his Barron Motor Supply IMCA Hobby Stock streak alive winning his fifth straight feature. He has now won six of seven features in 2010. Dave McCalla took the lead from Jim Hanson on lap two as a six-car logjam formed behind him. McCalla continued to lead until lap nine when Gary Pfantz squeezed into the point and he held the top spot until Nathan Ballard took command on the white flag lap and held on for the win. Pfantz, McCalla, Matt Petrzelka, and Kandi Floyd all finished in the top five. There was a little post-race drama in the tech barn as the engine of Nathan Ballard was claimed. Ballard agreed to sell and the win stands pending final inspection of the engine.
BARRON MOTOR SUPPLY HOBBY STOCKS HEAT 1- 1. Deb Mefford 2.Nathan Ballard 3.Jeremy Robbins 4.Shane Koopman 5. Duayne Herb 6.Jacob Floyd 7.Scott Siems 8.Steve Higham HEAT 2- 1.Gary Pfantz 2.Malena Betzer 3.Kandi Floyd 4.Matt Petrzelka 5.Dave McCalla 6.Brad Chandler 7.Rod Grother FEATURE (15 laps) 1. Nathan Ballard, Marengo; 2.Gary Pfantz, State Center; 3.Dave McCalla, Cedar Rapids; 4.Matt Petrzelka, Cedar Rapids; 5.Kandi Floyd, Cedar Rapids; 6.Jeremy Robbins, Swisher; 7.Scott Siems, Cedar Rapids, IA; 8.Shane Koopman, Cedar Rapids; 9. Brad Chandler, Cedar Rapids; 10.Jacob Floyd, Cedar Rapids; 11.Steve Higham, Cedar Rapids; 12. Deb Mefford, Marion; 13.Malena Betzer, Cedar Rapids; 14.Rod Grother, Cedar Rapids Ryan Luedtke looked like the man to beat Friday night in Budweiser Modifieds but a couple other drivers had different ideas including Arlo Becker and current point leader and multi-time track champion Tim Plummer. Luedtke held on to the lead for the first seven laps with Becker in close pursuit and Plummer moving up fast. Plummer moved into second on lap eight and thek took the lead on lap nine. The win was the sixth of the season Plummer. Luedtke maintained second despite strong pressure from Becker who finished third ahead of Larry Clausen and Rodney Rocarek. BUDWEISER MODIFIEDS HEAT- 1. Ryan Luedtke 2.Craig Bender 3.Tim Plummer 4.Arlo Becker 5.Rodney Rocarek 6.Brian Allen 7.Larry Clausen
FEATURE (15 laps) 1.Tim Plummer, Norway; 2.Ryan Luedtke, Norway; 3.Arlo Becker, Norway; 4.Larry Clausen, Cedar Rapids; 5. Rodney Rocarek, Mt. Vernon 6. Craig Bender, Cedar Rapids; 7. Brian Allen, Hiawatha
David Ballstaedt almost picked up second-straight Barron Motor Supply IMCA Stock Car feature win Friday night but Cory Houdek would have no part of that, collecting his first win of the season. The race saw three different leaders in the first seven laps before caution slowed the action on lap eight. Ballstaedt led off the restart with Houdek close behind and the pair ran virtually side-by-side for the final laps.
It was a near photo finish for the win with Houdek crossing the timing loop just .002 seconds ahead of Ballstaedt as the duo took the checkered flag. Current point leader Bob Ahrensdsen kept his strong season going finishing third while Jim Hanson and Greg Hentrich rounded out the top five.
BARRON MOTOR SUPPPLY IMCA STOCK CARS HEAT- 1. Cory Houdek 2.Kurt Bohnsack 3.Jim Hanson 4.Greg Hentrich 5.David Ballstaedt 6.Bob Ahrendsen 7. Brian Franks FEATURE (15 laps) 1.Cory Houdek, Marion; 2.David Ballstaedt, Cedar Rapids; 3.Bob Ahrendsen, Cedar Rapids; 4. Jim Hanson, Cedar Rapids; 5.Greg Hentrich, Hiawatha; 6.Kurt Bohnsack, Iowa City DQ-Brian Franks, Cedar Rapids, IA
Tim Dains recorded his second win of the season in Coca-Cola IMCA SportMods and looks to be the current hot driver in the division, winning two of the last three races. Dains led all fifteen laps of the feature which he started outside of row one. Point leader Aric Becker finished second while Scott Kositzky finished third. Blake Carson retired from the race with mechanical issues and finished fourth.
COCA-COLA IMCA SPORTMODS HEAT- 1.Tim Dains 2.Scott Kositzky 3.Blake Carson 4.Aric Becker 5.Brogan Fiala FEATURE (15 laps) 1.Tim Dains, Marion; 2.Aric Becker, Cedar Rapids; 3.Scott Kositzky, Cedar Rapids; 4. Blake Carson, Cedar Rapids; (5. Brogan Fiala, Fairfax- not running for points)
If Brad Burhite hadn’t been suffering some mysterious apparent electrical or fuel problem in his #44 Sunline Hornet he may have easily won Friday nights’ 20-lap feature. He roared into the lead early after escaping from a field that charged into the first two turns four-wide and left the pack well behind before losing power with six laps gone. Brad Chandler found himself in the lead at the halfway mark and despite some strong pressure from Chuck Hanson held on for his second win of the season and his first since opening night.
Hanson held on to second while last weeks’ winner Dallas Chandler finished third. Zach Burhite finished fourth and Jim Hanson was fifth.
The Sunline hornets also ran a six-car, six-lap “Promoters Choice Trophy Dash” which featured some of the cars that thus far this season haven’t finished at the front of the standings.
SUNLINE HORNETS PROMOTERS CHOICE TROPHY DASH- 1. Danny Grother 2.Todd Ness 3.Dakota Dains 4.JR Dvorak 5.Joe Bean HEAT 1- 1. Bryce Bailey 2.Hallie Hanson 3.Zach Burhite 4.Rod Grother 5.JR Dvorak 6.Duayne Herb 7.Danny Grother DNS- Johnny Navarro HEAT 2- 1.Brad Burhite 2.Dallas Chandler 3.Derek Parrott 4.Jose DeJesus 5.Adam Chandler 6.Casey Bilden 7.Jamie Witham 8.Todd Ness HEAT 3- 1.Brad Chandler 2.Chuck Hanson 3.Jim Hanson 4.Shane Hanson 5.Ian Pate 6.Dakota Dains 7.Joe Bean FEATURE (20 laps) 1. Brad Chandler, Cedar Rapids; 2.Chuck Hanson, Marion; 3.Dallas Chandler, Cedar Rapids; 4.Zach Burhite, Cedar Rapids; 5.Derek Parrott, Marion; 6.Rod Grother, Cedar Rapids; 7.Jim Hanson, Cedar Rapids; 8.Shane Hanson, Cedar Rapids; 9.Adam Chandler, Cedar Rapids; 10.Hallie Hanson, Marion; 11.Brad Burhite, Cedar Rapids; 12.Jamie Witham, Cedar Rapids; 13.Jose DeJesus, Cedar Rapids; 14.Casey Bilden, Cedar Rapids; 15.Duayne Herb, Marion; 16.Dakota Dains, Marion; 17. Danny Grother, Cedar Rapids, IA; 18.Joe Bean, Cedar Rapids; 19.JR Dvorak 20.Bryuce Bailey, Cedar Rapids; 21. Ian Pate, Cedar Rapids; 22. Todd Ness, Cedar Rapids DNS- Johnny Navarro
The Performance Concepts Late Models had an uncharacteristic number of cautions early on Friday night but once they settled in It was just a question of whether Tim Plummer could catch and pass Joey Gase . Gase took the lead from Justin Jennings at the halfway mark after Jennings showed some muscle in the first half of the feature. Gase, Plummer, Jennings, Kyle Hinrichs, and Griffin McGrath were in the top five at the halfway point.
Gase, who races at his home track-Hawkeye Downs when his traveling schedule permits posted his first win of the season, crossing the stripe . 229 seconds of the current point leader, Tim Plummer. McGrath rallied to finish third with Jennings and Hinrichs in fourth and fifth.
PERFORMANCE CONCEPTS LATE MODELS HEAT 1- 1.Kyle Hinrichs 2.Justin Jennings 3.Joey Gase 4.Brad Dvorak 5.Johnny Spaw 6.Curt Tillman 7.Jay Jaspers 8.Scott Siems HEAT 2- 1.Tim Plummer 2.Brad Osborn 3.Griffin McGrath 4.Andy Edwards 5.Lane Brendan 6. Ken Reiser 7.Chad Siems FEATURE (30 laps) 1. Joey Gase, Cedar Rapids; 2.Tim Plummer. Norway; 3.Griffin McGrath, Cedar Rapids; 4.Justin Jennings, LaGrange, MO; 5.Kyle Hinrichs, Swisher; 6.Johnny Spaw, Cedar Rapids; 7.Andy Edwards, Mew Hartford; 8.Lane Brendan, Mitchell, SD; 9.Scott Siems, Cedar Rapids; 10.Chad Siems, Shellsburg; 11.Jay Jaspers, Steamboat Rock; 12. Curt Tillman, Rockford, IL; 13.Ken Reiser, Waukon; 14.Brad Dvorak, Lisbon; 15.Brad Osborn, Janesville
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