Kinsley earns Mid-Season championship checkers as nine different drivers make victory lane
By Jake Croxton

DONNELLSON, Ia (June 29, 2007) - Nine different drivers scored feature wins on Jim Baier Mid-Season Championship / Dukes of Hazzard Night at the Lee County Speedway.

Kirk Kinsley worked the cushion to perfection in the nightcap for the Budweiser IMCA Stock Cars as he held off constant pressure from both John Oliver, Jr. and Jeff Mueller. All three drivers had a shot at the win on the final lap, but it was Kinsley's Superior Arms / Lawson Racing Engines / Odessa Mechanical Contracting / Buick holding on for his second win of 2007. Brandon Rothzen and Abe Huls rounded out the top five.

Jason Cook won his second feature in as many nights in the make-up feature driving his Keystone Beer / 4th Street Bar & Grill / Welcome Inn / Oldsmobile. Cook worked past early leader Doug Huls on lap 4 and led the final 11 laps. Huls held on for his career-best second place showing ahead of Derek Goble, Kinsley,
and Oliver, Jr.

For the third time in 2007, Rich Smith entered victory lane in his S&J Tube / Weikert Iron & Metal / Harris / Chevy. The Davenport, Iowa driver slipped past Billy Roberts on lap 15 in the Discount Tire IMCA Modified 20-lapper after Roberts had trouble negotiating a lapped car. Mike Weikert, Jr., Kevin Cale, and Brandon Savage followed across the line.

One day before tying the knot, Matt Tucker has a Donnellson Tire Hobby Stock trophy for the wedding cake as he worked the top line to perfection in his Denmark Locker / Lake Wilderness / Monte Carlo. Jim Oliver, Jr. and Doug Fenton gave chase, but never could get by as Tucker picked up his second win of 2007 in the 15-lapper. Dan Wenig and Rodger Dresden finished in the top five.

The same trio finished at the front of the make-up 15-lapper, but it was Oliver, Jr.'s Oliver Tri-County Heating & Air / Blair Little Aldi Foods / Cutlass at the head of the field. Tucker, Fenton, Jake Wenig, and Rob Wilsey completed the top five.

Joe Hooper was credited with the Arrowhead Bowl B-Modified Mid-Season Championship feature in his Tim's Machine Shop / RSC / Raceworks / Skyrocket / Ford after Wyatt Lantz was disqualified for an illegal right-front mud plug. Jim Gillenwater, Jeff Waterman, Chad Sovern, and Jerad Fuller finished in the top five.

Gillenwater drove his Discount Tire / SJ Smith & Welding / Arrowhead Bowl / Fastenal of Keokuk / Pierce / Chevy to his first win of 2007 in a wild make-up feature. Six cautions slowed the 12-lapper for various spills. Waterman, Hooper, Lantz, and Jim Kuhlmeier
rounded out the top five.

Michael Grossman became another first-time winner on the 2007 season in GM Giant Wild Thing competition as he put his Griffin Muffler & Brake / Keokuk Racing Store / Barnes Body Repair / Saturn at the head of the 25-car field and never looked back. Grossman held of defending track champion Dennis Schulte and current track points leader Travis DeMint for the victory. David Helenthal and Jim Oliver, III had top five runs.

Travis DeMint was not to be denied in the finale as he was never challenged in his Feinberg Iron / Warsaw HS FFA / Accura. Grossman settled for second, while Oliver, III, Helenthal, and Schulte ended the event in the top five.

Next week, the Ideal Ready Mix Sprint Invaders, Modifieds, and Hobby Stocks will be in action during the annual running of the Lee County Fair. Race time is 7:30.




FEATURES FROM JUNE 22 RAIN DELAY

B Modifieds
A-Main 01 -- 1. Jim Gillenwater, Keokuk; 2. Jeff Waterman, Quincy, Ill.; 3. Joe Hooper, Mendon, Ill.; 4. Wyatt Lantz, Bowen, Ill.; 5. Jim Kuhlmeier, Ft. Madison; 6. Bill Seyb, Donnellson; 7. Levi Smith, Donnellson; 8. Jerad Fuller, Memphis, Mo.; 9. Thad Gaylord, Fort Madison.


Hobby Stocks
A-Main 01 -- 1. Jim Oliver, Jr., Beardstown, Ill.; 2. Matt Tucker, Lomax, Ill.; 3. Doug Fenton, Burlington; 4. Jake Wenig, Burlington; 5. Rob Wilsey, Keokuk; 6. Rodger Dresden, Keokuk; 7. Kevin Cheney, Quincy, Ill.; 8. Jeff Soper, Kahoka, Mo.; 9. Jacob Smith, Argyle; 10. Derek St. Clair, Donnellson; 11. Jon Rooney, Donnellson; 12. Dean Kratzer, Montrose; 13. Dan Wenig, Burlington; 14. Ray Raker, Danville; 15. Stevie Shull, Rome; 16. Jamie Smith, Monmonth, Ill.; 17. Brian Fedler, West Point.


IMCA Stock Cars
A-Main 01 -- 1. Jason Cook, Mt. Pleasant; 2. Doug Huls, Carthage, Ill.; 3. Derek Goble, Burlington; 4. Kirk Kinsley, Wapello; 5. John Oliver, Jr., Danville; 6. Jeff Mueller, New London; 7. Abe Huls, Carthage, Ill.; 8. Corey Strothman, New London; 9. Nick Fenton, Mt. Pleasant; 10. Brett Swyter, Donnellson; 11. Chris Wibbell, Dallas City, Ill.; 12. Brandon Rothzen, Media, Ill.; 13. Dennis Harwood, West Point; 14. Steve Steinkuhrer, Camp Point, Ill.; 15. Chris Webb, Biggsville, Ill.; 16. David Wietholder, Liberty, Ill..


4 Cyl. Wild Things
A-Main 01 -- 1. Michael Grossman, Keokuk; 2. Dennis Schulte, Keokuk; 3. Travis DeMint, Basco, Ill.; 4. David Helenthal, Fort Madision; 5. James Oliver III, Hamilton, Ill.; 6. Ryan Anderson, Donnellson; 7. Tim Brown, Fort Madison; 8. Brent Hartley, Niota, Ill.; 9. Chuck Fullenkamp, Fort Madison; 10. Brock Sammons, Rome; 11. Bill Whalen, Jr., Riverside; 12. Jerry Taft, Donnellson; 13. Tyler Westercamp, Rome; 14. Bryan Rodefer, FortMadison; 15. Eric Palmer, Burlington; 16. Gabe Harrison, Warsaw, Ill.; 17. Rodney Prewett, Warsaw, Ill.; 18. Jeremy Corson, West Point; 19. Philip Palmer, Mount Pleasant; 20. Rob Hammel, Hamilton, Ill.; 21. Hamza Smavcovic, Hamilton, Ill.; 22. Michael Forbess, Mount Pleasant; 23. Brian Polson, Burlington; 24. Jeremy Pundt, Donnellson; 25. Jayson Barnes, Alexandria, Mo.; 26. Chris Loring, Jr., Keokuk; 27. R Noble, Wapello; 28. Randy Foor, Morning Sun; 29. Alex Eaves, Weaver; 30. Geoffrey Theobald, Wapello.

JUNE 29 MID-SEASON CHAMPIONSHIP FEATURES (Only A-Mods ran Heat Races)
B Modifieds
A-Main 01 -- 1. Joe Hooper, Mendon, Ill.; 2. Jim Gillenwater, Keokuk; 3. Jeff Waterman, Quincy, Ill.; 4. Chad Sovern, West Burlington; 5. Jerad Fuller, Memphis, Mo.; 6. Thad Gaylord, Fort Madison; 7. Bill Seyb, Donnellson; 8. Tyler Gilmour, Keithsburg, Ill.; 9. Bob Jennings, Mt. Pleasant; 10. Jim Kuhlmeier, Ft. Madison; 11. Levi Smith, Donnellson; 12. Ron Kibbe, Mount Pleasant; 13. Wyatt Lantz, Bowen, Ill..


Hobby Stocks
A-Main 01 -- 1. Matt Tucker, Lomax, Ill.; 2. Jim Oliver, Jr., Beardstown, Ill.; 3. Doug Fenton, Burlington; 4. Dan Wenig, Burlington; 5. Rodger Dresden, Keokuk; 6. Jim Lynch, Donnellson; 7. Beau Taylor, Canton, Mo.; 8. Kevin Cheney, Quincy, Ill.; 9. Jake Wenig, Burlington; 10. Keith Reed, Fowler, Ill.; 11. Jacob Smith, Argyle; 12. Derek St. Clair, Donnellson; 13. Jeff Soper, Kahoka, Mo.; 14. Rob Wilsey, Keokuk; 15. Chuck Fullenkamp, Fort Madison; 16. Dean Kratzer, Montrose; 17. Jon Rooney, Donnellson; 18. Jim Hamelton, Keokuk.


IMCA Modifieds
A-Main 01 -- 1. Rich Smith, Davenport; 2. Bill Roberts, Burlington; 3. Mike Weikert Jr., Muscatine; 4. Kevin Cale, Donnellson; 5. Brandon Savage, Keokuk; 6. Josh Foster, Montrose; 7. Tyler Cale, Donnellson; 8. Dean McGee, Sr., Galesburg, Ill.; 9. Phillip Cossel, Montrose; 10. Mitch Higdon, Fort Madison; 11. Kevin Londrie, Keokuk; 12. Chris Larson, Keokuk; 13. Darin Thye, Burlington; 14. Michael Irwin, Kahoka, Mo..
Heat 01 -- 1. Kevin Cale, Donnellson; 2. Rich Smith, Davenport; 3. Dean McGee, Sr., Galesburg, Ill.; 4. Tyler Cale, Donnellson; 5. Brandon Savage, Keokuk; 6. Kevin Londrie, Keokuk; 7. Darin Thye, Burlington.
Heat 02 -- 1. Mike Weikert Jr., Muscatine; 2. Phillip Cossel, Montrose; 3. Mitch Higdon, Fort Madison; 4. Bill Roberts, Burlington; 5. Michael Irwin, Kahoka, Mo.; 6. Chris Larson, Keokuk; 7. Josh Foster, Montrose.


IMCA Stock Cars
A-Main 01 -- 1. Kirk Kinsley, Wapello; 2. John Oliver, Jr., Danville; 3. Jeff Mueller, New London; 4. Brandon Rothzen, Media, Ill.; 5. Abe Huls, Carthage, Ill.; 6. Jason Cook, Mt. Pleasant; 7. Derek Goble, Burlington; 8. Chris Wibbell, Dallas City, Ill.; 9. Chris Webb, Biggsville, Ill.; 10. Nick Fenton, Mt. Pleasant; 11. Steve Steinkuhrer, Camp Point, Ill.; 12. Brett Swyter, Donnellson; 13. Doug Huls, Carthage, Ill.; 14. Dennis Harwood, West Point; 15. Corey Strothman, New London.


4 Cyl. Wild Things
A-Main 01 -- 1. Travis DeMint, Basco, Ill.; 2. Michael Grossman, Keokuk; 3. James Oliver III, Hamilton, Ill.; 4. David Helenthal, Fort Madision; 5. Dennis Schulte, Keokuk; 6. Brent Hartley, Niota, Ill.; 7. Ryan Anderson, Donnellson; 8. Hamza Smavcovic, Hamilton, Ill.; 9. Jeremy Pundt, Donnellson; 10. Gabe Harrison, Warsaw, Ill.; 11. Bryan Rodefer, Fort Madison; 12. Eric Palmer, Burlington; 13. Jerry Taft, Donnellson; 14. Bill Whalen, Jr., Riverside; 15. Brock Sammons, Rome; 16. Seth Logsdon, Keokuk; 17. Rodney Prewett, Warsaw, Ill.; 18. Jeremy Corson, West Point; 19. Rob Hammel, Hamilton, Ill.; 20. Michael Forbess, Mount Pleasant; 21. Tyler Westercamp, Rome; 22. Jayson Barnes, Alexandria, Mo.; 23. Philip Palmer, Mount Pleasant; 24. Chuck Fullenkamp, Fort Madison; 25. Brian Polson, Burlington; 26. Tim Brown, Fort Madison.