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Fraise gets first IMCA Late Model
win at
Lee
County
Rich Smith, Harrison get first feature wins of season
By Dewain Hulett
DONNELLSON, Iowa (July 24, 2009) – For most people, when they heard Tony
Fraise was moving to an IMCA Late Model for the 2009, it wasn’t a matter of
time of if he could win, but when he would win.
Well the when came with a win Friday at Lee County Speedway, during Elder
Implement Night and Summy Tire and Auto Night.
Rich Smith (Miller Lite Modifieds) and Gabe Harrison (Feinberg Metal
Recycling Wild Things) also picked up their first feature wins of the
season. Derek St.
Clair, Jacob Smith and Jeff Mueller also got feature wins.
After a long and storied career in a modified, Fraise decided to race a late
model in the 2009 season, after the announcement of the Pilot Grove Savings
Bank/Ideal Ready Mix IMCA Late Model Drive for Five series at Lee County.
The cars may be different, but he has got it figured out now, as he ran away
with the win. Tom Goble, who won last week and has also got is 2009 season
headed in the right direction, settle for second.
Rich Smith, who has all kinds of distractions during this racing season, had
another good run Friday night, but this ended one spot farther forward than
it has all season long, as he picked up the Miller Lite IMCA Modified
feature win. After starting 10th, he found himself in a tight
battle for the lead with Josh Foster as the two got to the front on lap
seven. They switched the lead back and forth four times before Rich Smith
was able to finally take the checkered flag in the 18-lap time shortened
event.
Harrison, who had one stolen away from him earlier in the season, also got
is first win, as he took the lead and held off some late advances to get the
victory. Seith Woodruff led early, but
Harrison took control to get the win, while
Kimberly Abbott and Dakota Fenton came from deep in the field to finish
second and third respectively. Abbott started 17th, while Fenton
was in the 20th spot at the start of the event.
In what was the closest finish of the night, Jacob Smith beat Rodger Dresden
at the stripe to pick up the Lawson Racing Engines and Parts Supply IMCA
Sport Mod feature win. He led every lap, and with five to go, looked like he
had it in the bag, but a late charge by
Dresden made it close. He nipped
Dresden by less than a foot at the
start finish line.
St. Clair took the lead of the Donnellson
Tire Hobby Stock feature on lap eight and never looked back en route to his
easiest win of the season, though he did have a pair of Wenig’s trying to
reel him in late in the race. It was St. Clair’s fourth feature win of the
season at
Lee
County and his third
points win. Jake Wenig held of Dan Wenig down the stretch, as the pair
finished second and third respectively.
Mueller made a snoozer of the Budweiser IMCA Stock Car feature event, as he
took the lead on lap nine and was never challenged the rest of the way.
Corey Strothman had another strong run as he finished in the second spot
after leading early. Aaron Brockseick finished in the third spot, while
Jason cook was fourth.
An extra night of racing is on the agenda this week, as Lee County Speedway
host Budweiser and Big Country 103.1 Night at the races Wednesday, July 29.
It is Luau Night at the races and people who wear a bikini get in for half
price. The Budweiser Hospitality tent will be set up for a party all night
long! The show will feature 360 Sprint Cars, IMCA Stock Cars, Hobby Stocks
and Vintage Cars. Hot Laps are at 7 p.m., racing is 7:30 p.m.
IMCA Sport Modifieds
A-Main 01 -- 1. Jacob Smith, Argyle; 2. Rodger
Dresden, Keokuk; 3. Thad Gaylord,
Fort
Madison; 4. Rod Staats,
Columbus Junction; 5. Rick Barlow,
Jr., Montrose; 6. Jason Cook, Mt. Pleasant; 7. Phillip Cossel, Montrose; 8.
Derek Coleman,
New London; 9. Jim Kuhlmeier,
Ft.
Madison; 10. Derrick
Higdon,
Fort
Madison; 11. Lonnie
McCarty,
Heat 01 -- 1. Jim Kuhlmeier,
Ft.
Madison; 2. Jason Cook,
Mt. Pleasant; 3. Rick Barlow, Jr., Montrose; 4. Phillip Cossel, Montrose; 5.
Thad Gaylord,
Fort
Madison; 6. Lonnie
McCarty, Keokuk.
Heat 02 -- 1. Rodger Dresden, Keokuk; 2. Derek
Coleman,
New London; 3. Rod Staats,
Columbus Junction; 4. Derrick
Higdon,
Fort
Madison; 5. Jacob Smith,
Argyle.
Hobby Stocks
A-Main 01 -- 1.
Derek St. Clair, Donnellson; 2. Jake Wenig,
Burlington; 3. Dan Wenig,
Danville; 4. Dean Kratzer,
Fort
Madison; 5. Brent
Hartley,
Niota,
Ill.; 6. Jim Lynch, Donnellson;
7. Dane Fenton,
Burlington; 8. Jeremy Pundt,
Donnellson; 9. Chuck Fullenkamp,
Fort
Madison; 10. Ray Raker,
Danville; 11. Bob Cowman,
Quincy,
Ill.; 12. Jay Hayes,
Kahoka,
Mo.; 13. Brandon Symmonds,
Keokuk; 14. Bob Lynch,
Ottumwa; 15. Billy Faler,
Columbus Jct.; 16. Ethan Thompson,
Keokuk; 17. Bobby Files, Bonaparte; 18. Doug Fenton,
Burlington; 19. Larry Hooper,
Wyaconda,
Mo.; 20. Jon Rooney, Donnellson.
Heat 01 -- 1. Doug Fenton,
Burlington; 2. Jake Wenig,
Burlington; 3. Ray Raker,
Danville; 4. Bob Lynch,
Ottumwa; 5. Billy Faler,
Columbus Jct.; 6. Ethan Thompson,
Keokuk; 7. Jon Rooney, Donnellson.
Heat 02 -- 1. Dean Kratzer,
Fort
Madison; 2. Jeremy Pundt,
Donnellson; 3. Jim Lynch, Donnellson; 4. Chuck Fullenkamp,
Fort
Madison; 5. Bob Cowman,
Quincy,
Ill.; 6. Larry Hooper,
Wyaconda,
Mo.; 7. Dane Fenton,
Heat 03 -- 1. Dan Wenig,
Danville; 2. Brandon Symmonds,
Keokuk; 3. Derek St. Clair, Donnellson; 4. Brent Hartley,
Niota,
Ill.; 5. Bobby Files, Bonaparte;
6. Jay Hayes,
Kahoka,
Mo..
IMCA Late Models
A-Main 01 -- 1. Tony Fraise, Donnellson; 2. Tom
Goble,
Burlington; 3. Mark Burgtorf,
Quincy,
Ill.; 4. Sam Halstead,
New London; 5. Jeff Aikey,
Waterloo; 6. Boone McLaughlin,
Mediapolis; 7. Justin Reed,
Quincy,
Ill.; 8. Tommy Elston, Keokuk; 9.
Tom Darbyshire, Morning Sun; 10. Jason Frankel,
Quincy,
Ill.; 11. Colby Springsteen,
Morning Sun; 12. Tom Bowling, Jr.,
Danville; 13. Nick Ingalls,
Quincy,
Ill.; 14. Mick Wiele,
Columbus Jct.; 15. Adam Helmick,
Ft.
Madison; 16. Jay
Chenoweth, Wapello; 17. Matt Strassheim,
West Burlington.
Heat 01 -- 1. Tom Goble,
Burlington; 2. Jeff Aikey,
Waterloo; 3. Jay Chenoweth,
Wapello; 4. Justin Reed,
Quincy,
Ill.; 5. Colby Springsteen,
Morning Sun; 6. Jason Frankel,
Quincy,
Ill.; 7. Matt Strassheim,
West Burlington; 8. Nick Ingalls,
Quincy,
Ill.; 9. Mick Wiele,
Columbus Jct..
Heat 02 -- 1. Tony Fraise, Donnellson; 2. Sam
Halstead,
New London; 3. Mark Burgtorf,
Quincy,
Ill.; 4. Tommy Elston, Keokuk; 5.
Tom Bowling, Jr.,
Danville; 6. Tom Darbyshire,
Morning Sun; 7. Boone McLaughlin, Mediapolis; 8. Adam Helmick,
Ft.
Madison.
IMCA Modifieds
A-Main 01 -- 1. Rich Smith,
Davenport; 2. Josh Foster,
Montrose; 3. Rob Kirchner, Donnellson; 4. Brad Ford, Mt. Pleasant; 5. Andy
Krieger,
Burlington; 6. Bill Roberts,
Burlington; 7. Mike Weikert Jr.,
Muscatine; 8. Wyatt Lantz,
Augusta,
Ill.; 9. Brandon Savage, Keokuk;
10. Michael Browning,
Farmington; 11. Hunter Marriott,
Brookfield,
Mo.; 12. Dustin Crear,
Mediapolis; 13. Jeff Gerhardt,
Niota,
Ill.; 14. Bill Seyb, Donnellson;
15. Brian Clark,
Kahoka,
Mo.; 16. Beau
Taylor,
Canton,
Mo.; 17. Kirk Hopkins,
Bloomfield; 18. Levi Smith, Donnellson; 19. Tyler Cale, Donnellson; 20. Adam
Birck,
Canton,
Mo.; 21. Dean McGee, Sr.,
Galesburg,
Ill.; 22. Lonne Heap,
Media,
Ill.; 23. Dustan Fenton,
Heat 01 -- 1. Wyatt Lantz,
Augusta,
Ill.; 2. Jeff Gerhardt,
Niota,
Ill.; 3. Tyler Cale, Donnellson;
4. Andy Krieger,
Burlington; 5. Bill Seyb,
Donnellson; 6. Lonne Heap,
Media,
Ill.; 7. Michael Browning,
Farmington; 8. Kirk Hopkins,
Bloomfield.
Heat 02 -- 1. Brad Ford, Mt. Pleasant; 2. Dustin
Crear, Mediapolis; 3. Josh Foster, Montrose; 4. Rob Kirchner, Donnellson; 5.
Bill Roberts,
Burlington; 6. Beau
Taylor,
Canton,
Mo.; 7. Dean McGee, Sr.,
Galesburg,
Ill.; 8. Hunter Marriott,
Brookfield,
Mo.
Heat 03 -- 1. Rich Smith,
Davenport; 2. Mike Weikert Jr.,
Muscatine; 3. Levi Smith,
Donnellson; 4. Adam Birck,
Canton,
Mo.; 5. Brandon Savage, Keokuk;
6. Dustan Fenton,
Burlington; 7. Brian Clark,
Kahoka,
Mo..
IMCA Stock Cars
A-Main 01 -- 1. Jeff Mueller,
New London; 2. Corey Strothman,
New London; 3. Aaron Brocksick,
Camp Point,
Ill.; 4. Jason Cook, Mt.
Pleasant; 5. Paul Lawson, Donnellson; 6. Abe Huls,
Carthage,
Ill.; 7. John Oliver, Jr.,
Danville; 8. Dennis Harwood,
West Point; 9. Nick Fenton, Mt. Pleasant;
10. Doug Huls,
Carthage,
Ill.; 11. Chris Webb,
Biggsville,
Ill.;
12. Rick Hutcherson, Keokuk.
Heat 01 -- 1. Corey Strothman,
New London; 2. Jason Cook, Mt.
Pleasant; 3. Chris Webb,
Biggsville,
Ill.; 4. Abe Huls,
Carthage,
Ill.; 5. Dennis Harwood,
West Point; 6. Nick Fenton, Mt. Pleasant.
Heat 02 -- 1. Aaron Brocksick,
Camp Point,
Ill.; 2. Paul Lawson, Donnellson;
3. Jeff Mueller,
New London; 4. John Oliver, Jr.,
Danville; 5. Doug Huls,
Carthage,
Ill.; 6. Rick Hutcherson, Keokuk.
4 Cyl. Wild Things
A-Main 01 -- 1. Gabe Harrison,
Warsaw,
Ill.; 2. Kimberly Abbott,
Camp Point,
Ill.; 3. Dakota Fenton,
Burlington; 4. Jacob Darbyshire,
Morning Sun; 5. Chris Loring, Jr., Keokuk; 6. Bryan Rodefer,
Fort
Madison; 7. William
Michel,
Farmington; 8. Nick Wilkerson,
Morning Sun; 9. Jerry Ostby,
Farmington; 10. Chuck Fullenkamp,
Fort
Madison; 11. Michael
Mohrfeld,
Fort
Madison; 12. Rex Smart,
Carthage,
Ill.; 13. Mike Horning, Jr.,
Keokuk; 14. John Friedhoff,
Maywood,
Mo.; 15. Derek Randall,
Washington; 16. Matt Marshall,
Burlington; 17. Chantel Bergheger,
Keokuk; 18. Seith Woodruff,
Hamilton,
Ill.; 19. Andrew Davis, Keokuk;
20. James Oliver III,
Hamilton,
Ill.; 21. Randy Meyer,
Dallas City,
Ill.; 22. Drew Zane, Bonaparte.
Heat 01 -- 1. Seith Woodruff,
Hamilton,
Ill.; 2. Chuck Fullenkamp,
Fort
Madison; 3. James Oliver
III,
Hamilton,
Ill.; 4. Gabe Harrison,
Warsaw,
Ill.; 5. William Michel,
Farmington; 6. Matt Marshall,
Burlington; 7. Chantel Bergheger,
Keokuk; 8. Drew Zane, Bonaparte.
Heat 02 -- 1. Chris Loring, Jr., Keokuk; 2. Bryan Rodefer,
Fort
Madison; 3. Derek
Randall, Washington; 4. Andrew Davis, Keokuk; 5. John Friedhoff,
Maywood,
Mo.; 6. Kimberly Abbott,
Camp Point,
Ill.; 7. Dakota Fenton,
Burlington.
Heat 03 -- 1. Nick Wilkerson, Morning Sun; 2.
Jacob Darbyshire, Morning Sun; 3. Jerry Ostby,
Farmington; 4. Rex Smart,
Carthage,
Ill.; 5. Mike Horning, Jr.,
Keokuk; 6. Michael Mohrfeld,
Fort
Madison; 7. Randy Meyer,
Dallas City,
Ill.
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