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Gearhart, Normandin, Carter first time winners at Hays
By Mike Hughes
HAYS, KS (August 6) - RPM Speedway in Hays, KS, returned to action on
Friday evening, August 6, with all 5 IMCA divisions in action. It was also
the Race cars for Superstars event to benefit Big Brothers/Big Sisters in a
five county area.
Shannon Maughlin took the lead at the drop of the green in the 20-lap Teels
Trucks IMCA Modified feature. Maughlin led the field to the halfway mark,
but on the following lap, Cody Gearhart of Turpin, OK, drove around Maughlin
to take over the lead and hold on to the checkers for his first win of the
season at Hays. Jeremy Zorn finished in the runner-up spot, followed by heat
one winner Dave Hardesty, heat two victor Maughlin, and Kyle Rohleder. Marty
Clark also won a heat race, while Troy Plummer took top honors in the 11-car
B-feature.
Salina’s Mark Normandin also picked up his first win at RPM Speedway this
season as he led all 15 laps in the Lock N Load IMCA Hobby Stock feature.
The race was filled with action as several drivers battled for several
positions throughout the race. The final caution waved for a spinning Cory
Ukele on lap 14, setting up a green-white-checkered finish. Normandin held
off several determined drivers to make his way to victory lane. Luke
Pfannenstiel, G.W. Fuller, Cody Graham and Kent Tammen rounded out the top
five. Heat race winners were Daniel Irwin and Normandin.
Shianne Carter, also of Salina, echoed Normandin’s feat as she led from
green to checkered in the 12-lap Steel Fabrications IMCA Sport Compact main
event. The caution flag only waved twice, but heat one winner Carter was up
to the challenge to visit victory lane at Hays for the first time in 2010.
Monte Honas chased Carter most of the race but settled for second, followed
by Monroe Schmidt, Tim Augustine, and heat two winner Shaun Woods.
Wakeeney’s Clayton Wilson continued his domination in the Prater Oil Field
Services IMCA Northern Sport Mod division. After winning the first heat
race, Wilson started ninth in the 10-car field, and only needed four laps in
the 15-lap feature to take the lead. Tyler Bradshaw led the first 3 laps
before the lone caution waved when second heat winner Kaid Calhoon stopped
on the track. While under caution, leader Bradshaw went to the pits and did
not return, giving Blaine Walt the lead when the green flag reappeared. But
on the following lap, Wilson drove by Walt down the backstretch to take a
lead he would not relinquish. Walt finished second, with Joe Couse, Mathew
Crowell and Chris Heim completing the top five. Wilson has 5 wins this
season at RPM Speedway, the most by any driver at the 3/8-mile oval.
Jay Schmidt led the first two circuits in the Adronics Elrob Manufacturing
IMCA Stock Car feature before heat one winner Pat Bedore took control. But
Bedore’s lead was short-lived as he came to a stop on lap 5, bringing out a
caution and giving Wakeeney’s Terry Cunningham the lead. Cunningham took
advantage and drove away for his second win this year at Hays. Heat two
winner Adam Balthazor, national point leader Mike Nichols of Harlan, IA,
Casey Werkmeister and Schmidt rounded out the top five.
Thirteen would-be drivers tested their skills in the Race Cars & Superstars
event, and a familiar face set fast time as Stockton’s Greg Beougher was the
quickest around the track. Bill Wynn of Wakeeney raised the most money
individually, collecting over $11,000, while all 13 drivers raised over
$37,000 for the five county area for Big Brothers/Big Sisters.
Racing action returns to RPM Speedway on Friday, August 20. The United Rebel
Sprint Series 305 Sprint Cars will make their final appearance of the season
at RPM Speedway, and will be joined by the IMCA-sanctioned Modifieds, Stock
Cars and Sport Compacts. The green flag waves at 7:30 p.m.
Results
IMCA Sport Compacts
Heat 1: 1. Shianne Carter, 2. Art Herzog, 3. Monte Honas, 4. Vincent Jasper.
Heat 2: 1. Shaun Woods, 2. Monroe Schmidt, 3. Allen Rice, 4. Kirk
Pfannenstiel.
Feature: 1. Carter, 2. Honas, 3. Schmidt, 4. Tim Augustine, 5. S. Woods, 6.
Jesse Dunlap, 7. Pfannenstiel, 8. A. Rice, 9. Dave Juenemann, 10. A. Herzog,
11. Nicole Woods, 12. Justin Meserve, 13. Trevor Smidt, 14. Dakota Smitz,
15. Dean Herzog (DNF), 16. J. Rice (DNF), 17. Jeffery Gassmann (DNF), 18.
Jasper (DNF).
IMCA Hobby Stocks
Heat 1: 1. Daniel Irwin, 2. Aaron Honas, 3. Cody Graham, 4 Kent Tammen.
Heat 2: 1. Mark Normandin, 2. Luke Pfannenstiel, 3. Casey Gilmore, 4. G.W.
Fuller.
Feature: 1. Normandin, 2. Luke Pfannenstiel, 3. Fuller, 4. Graham, 5. Tammen,
6. Josh Latka, 7. Gilmore, 8. Irwin, 9. Honas, 10. Leon Pfannenstiel, 11.
Joel Younger, 12. Blaine Buchholz, 13. Jason McIntyre, 14. Bob Emmons, 15.
Cory Ukele (DNF), 16. Al Emmons (DNF).
IMCA Northern Sport Mods
Heat 1: 1. Clayton Wilson, 2. Tyler Bradshaw, 3. Mathew Crowell, 4. Blaine
Walt.
Heat 2: 1. Kaid Calhoon, 2. Chris Heim, 3. Josh Rice, 4. Kenny Schmidt.
Feature: 1. Wilson, 2. Walt, 3. Joe Couse, 4. Crowell, 5. Heim, 6. Schmidt,
7. Jeremy Sigler, 8. Rice (DNF), 9. Bradshaw (DNF), 10. Calhoon (DNF).
IMCA Stock Cars
Heat 1: 1. Pat Bedore, 2. Terry Cunningham, 3. Jay Schmidt, 4. Kyle
Werkmeister.
Heat 2: 1. Adam Balthazor, 2. Keith Riley, 3. Casey Werkmeister, 4. Mike
Nichols.
Feature: 1. Cunningham, 2. Balthazor, 3. Nichols, 4. C. Werkmeister, 5.
Schmidt, 6. K. Werkmeister, 7. Riley, 8. Travis Hahn, 9. David Albin, 10.
Bob Arnold (DNF), 11. Bedore (DNF), 12. B.J. Waggoner (DNF).
IMCA Modifieds
Heat 1: 1. Dave Hardesty, 2. John Fose, 3. Mike Petersilie, 4. Kyle Rohleder.
Heat 2: 1. Shannon Maughlin, 2. Brian Calhoon, 3. Rodger Peck, 4. Cody
Gearhart.
Heat 3: 1. Marty Clark, 2. Ronnie Hill, 3. Corey Lagroon, 4. Jeremy Zorn.
B-Feature (top 5 advance): 1. Troy Plummer, 2. Jesse Richter, 3. Clinton
Hockersmith, 4. Travis Sherfick, 5. Bill Albin, 6. Matt Fabrizius, 7.
Darrick Klima, 8. Todd Schwarz, 9. William Miller (DNF), 10. Matt Henke (DNF),
11. David Solberg.
A-Feature: 1. Gearhart, 2. Zorn, 3. Hardesty, 4. Maughlin, 5. Rohleder, 6.
Clark, 7. Petersilie, 8. Lagroon, 9. Peck, 10. Danny Morrison Jr., 11. Jerry
Teel, 12. Hill, 13. Sherfick, 14. Calhoon, 15. Fose, 16. Albin, 17. Jason
Schoenberger, 18. Hockersmith, 19. Richter, 20. Plummer (DNF).
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