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Gharst runs away with Invaders feature Pundt gets first
career Hobby Stock win
By Dewain Hulett and Bill Wright
DONNELLSON, Iowa (June 9,
2010) - Kaley Gharst led start to finish on a fast track at the Lee County
Speedway in Donnellson, Iowa Wednesday night. The win over the 30 sprinters
assembled was the fourth Ideal Ready Mix Sprint Invaders tally for him at
the 3/8 mile oval, and the 14th all-time (tied for 1st)
with the series.'
A draw by Shake-Up Dash
winner Jim Moughan Jr. put Gharst, driving the Plath Motorsports #14P on the
pole for the 25-lapper. The
Decatur,
Illinois driver broke out to an
early lead, while Tasker Phillips rode the rim in turns one and two to shoot
in the runner-up position. Moughan moved by Josh Higday into third before a
lap eight caution for a stopped Ben Wagoner.
Gharst pulled away on the
restart, and Higday moved into third before Travis Porter spun on lap 11.
The next 11 laps went non-stop, and Gharst built a large advantage. Higday
and Phillips battled for second, and Moughan entered the battle as well.
Eventually, Phillips would lock down the runner-up spot with Moughan and
Higday in tow.
The last stoppage came on a
red for Jon Agan, who flipped on the frontstretch, battling in the top ten
with three laps to go. The three lap dash did not phase Gharst, who
navigated the cushion in turns one and two and the low side of three and
four. "We haven't been running well, and we put together a car we ran last
year," said Gharst. "We ran against the fence on the top of turns one and
two, and there was a pretty big hole in three and four, so I didn't want to
test the high side. It was just good to get a win after struggling like
we've been."
The seventeen year old,
Phillips, registered a career best second place finish. "I was just trying
to get through turn one," he said of his run on the cushion to move into
second.. "I usually struggle with the full fuel load. I could have kept
running the cushion, but I lost my brakes about lap five. I was using the
bump in turn three as my brake and I exited low in four. The finish was a
bonus, and it means we may be able to travel a little more. We're pretty
much done in the field now."
Moughan talked of his third
place run. "I loved the track. It's a big track for me, and I need to get
used to running the big tracks again. The car was tight to start, and got a
lot better in the middle of the race. I traded third with Higday a few
times, and it was rolling good until the red came out. It's good to get
another top three."
Mark Shirshekan drove from
12th to 4th , while Russ Hall rounded out the top
five. Finishing sixth through tenth were Higday, hard-charger Bobby Mincer,
Ryan Jamison, Donnie Steward and Matt Sutton.
In addition to the dash, Moughan also picked up his heat race. Other
winners were Mike Hess, Wagoner and Gharst. Mincer took the B main.
Mike Houseman Jr. was not able to start the feature after getting upside
down after contact from Hall in a battle for second at the end of their heat
race. Mike Williams flipped out of the park over turn two in the fourth
heat. Neither driver was injured.
The next event on the Sprint Invaders calendar is Friday, June 25 at the
Jacksonville Speedway in
Jacksonville,
Illinois.
Pundt, Lynch get wins
Jeremy “The Boot” Pundt
started on the outside of the front row, and for the first time was able to
keep Jake Wenig, who had won twice from the pole already this season, and
the rest of the field behind him for the entire 15 circuits to get the win.
The win wasn’t without a fight however, as Pundt had to battle throughout
the race with Wenig, and eventually Dane Fenton.
The three cars battled to
the stripe in a bunch you could throw a blanket over during the final two
laps, but Pundt was able to hold on for the win. Fenton would take the
second spot followed by Wenig.
Ray Raker and Tanner Thomann
rounded out the top five respectively.
Jim Lynch, of the
Bloomfield,
Iowa, variety, took the lead
early in the IMCA Modified feature event and was never really challenged on
the way to the win. Had it not been for Michael Long leaving his heat race
early and starting at the back of the field that may not have been the case.
Long caused a caution early
in the race as well, and was again sent to the tail before making a hard
charge up through the field. He would eventually make a late race pass to
finish in the second spot. Wyatt Lantz was in the third spot, followed by
Adam Birch and Josh Foster.
Racing action continues,
Friday, at Lee County Speedway, as it is Donnellson, Wever,
Argyle,
Denmark, West Point,
Farmington and Montrose Night at
the races. Anyone who lives in one of those communities get in free just by
showing their photo ID. Also, there will be three bonus features, as the
Modifieds, Stock Cars and Wild Things make up their rained out features from
last Friday night. Hot laps are 7 p.m. and racing starts at 7:30 p.m.
Results
Ideal Ready Mix Sprint
Invaders
A-Main 01 -- 1. Kaley
Gharst,
Decatur,
Ill.; 2. Tasker Phillips,
Knoxville,
Iowa; 3. Jim Moughan,
Springfield,
Ill.; 4. Mark Shirshekan,
Farmington,
Mo.; 5. Russ Hall,
Des Moines,
Iowa; 6. Josh Higday;; 7. Bobby
Mincer,
Burlington,
Iowa; 8. Ryan Jamison,
Mediapolis,
Iowa; 9. Donnie Steward,
West Burlington,
Iowa; 10. Matt Sutton,
Macomb,
Ill.; 11. Jarrod Schneiderman,
West Burlington,
Iowa; 12. Mike Hess;; 13. Justin
Parrish,
Oquawka,
Ill.; 14. Matt Harms,
Chillicothe,
Ill.; 15. C Houseman;; 16. Tony
Shilling;; 17. Travis Porter;; 18. Jordan Goldesberry;; 19. Jon Agan,
Knoxville,
Iowa; 20. Ben Wagoner,
Emden,
Ill..
B-Main 01 -- 1. Jimmy
Davies,
Oquawka,
Ill.; 2. Andy Huston,
Roseville,
Ill.; 3. Bart Andrews,
Durant,
Iowa; 4. Justin Newberry,
Danville,
Iowa; 5. Seth Wilke,
Burlington,
Iowa; 6. Daniel Bergquist;; 7.
Matt Krieger,
Burlington,
Iowa; 8. Sid Blandford, Vail,
Colo.; 9. Mike Williams;.
Heat 01 -- 1. Jim Moughan,
Springfield,
Ill.; 2. Josh Higday;; 3. Matt
Sutton,
Macomb,
Ill.; 4. Mark Shirshekan,
Farmington,
Mo.; 5. Bobby Mincer,
Burlington,
Iowa; 6. Matt Harms,
Chillicothe,
Ill.; 7. Andy Huston,
Roseville,
Ill.; 8. Seth Wilke,
Burlington,
Iowa.
Heat 02 -- 1. Mike Hess;;
2. Jordan Goldesberry;; 3. C Houseman;; 4. Ryan Jamison,
Mediapolis,
Iowa; 5. Justin Parrish,
Oquawka,
Ill.; 6. Bart Andrews,
Durant,
Iowa; 7. Jimmy Davies,
Oquawka,
Ill.; 8. Justin Newberry,
Danville, Heat 03 -- 1. Ben
Wagoner,
Emden,
Ill.; 2. Russ Hall,
Des Moines,
Iowa; 3. Mike Houseman, Jr.,
Norwalk,
Iowa; 4. Donnie Steward,
West Burlington,
Iowa; 5. Tony Shilling;; 6.
Jarrod Schneiderman,
West Burlington,
Iowa; 7. Sid Blandford, Vail,
Colo..
Heat 04 -- 1. Tasker
Phillips,
Knoxville,
Iowa; 2. Kaley Gharst,
Decatur,
Ill.; 3. Jon Agan,
Knoxville,
Iowa; 4. Travis Porter;; 5. Matt
Krieger,
Burlington,
Iowa; 6. Daniel Bergquist;; 7.
Mike Williams;.
Trophy Dash 01 -- 1. Jim
Moughan,
Springfield,
Ill.; 2. Tasker Phillips,
Knoxville,
Iowa; 3. Russ Hall,
Des Moines,
Iowa; 4. Mike Hess;; 5. Kaley
Gharst,
Decatur,
Ill.; 6. Josh Higday;; 7. Jordan
Goldesberry;; 8. Ben Wagoner,
Emden,
Hobby Stocks
A-Main
01 -- 1. Jeremy Pundt, Donnellson; 2. Dane Fenton,
Burlington; 3. Jake Wenig,
Burlington; 4. Ray Raker,
Danville; 5. Tanner Thomann,
West Burlington; 6. TJ Henderson, Douds; 7.
Jim Lynch, Donnellson; 8. Roger Krieger, Bulington; 9. Chuck Underwood,
Burlington; 10. Rob Wilsey,
Keokuk; 11. Travis Lair,
New London; 12. Travis Hartman,
Burlington; 13. Laverne Bowman,
Burlington; 14. Dean Kratzer,
Fort
Madison; 15. John Oliver,
Sr.,
West Burlington; 16. Chuck Fullenkamp,
Fort
Madison; 17. Josh Tripp,
West Burlington; 18. Bobby Files, Bonaparte;
19. Michael Wenke;; 20. Robert Kephart, Donnellson; 21. Dan Wenig,
Danville; 22. Jim Oliver, Jr.,
Beardstown,
Ill.;
Heat 01 -- 1. Jeremy Pundt,
Donnellson; 2. Travis Lair,
New London; 3. Chuck Fullenkamp,
Fort
Madison; 4. Tanner
Thomann,
West Burlington; 5. Roger Krieger, Bulington;
6. Jim Oliver, Jr.,
Beardstown,
Ill.; 7. Jim Lynch, Donnellson;
8. Rob Wilsey, Keokuk.
Heat 02 -- 1. Dean Kratzer,
Fort
Madison; 2. Dane Fenton,
Burlington; 3. Jake Wenig,
Burlington; 4. Josh Tripp,
West Burlington; 5. John Oliver, Sr.,
West Burlington; 6. Travis Hartman,
Burlington; 7. Chuck Underwood,
Burlington; 8. Michael Wenke;.
Heat 03 -- 1. Ray Raker,
Danville; 2. TJ Henderson, Douds;
3. Robert Kephart, Donnellson; 4. Bobby Files, Bonaparte; 5. Dan Wenig,
Danville; 6. Laverne Bowman,
Burlington; 7. Dan Miller, Gorin,
Mo..
IMCA Modifieds
A-Main 01 -- 1. Jim Lynch, Bloomfield; 2.
Mike Long,
Quincy,
Ill.; 3. Wyatt Lantz,
Augusta,
Ill.; 4. Adam Birck,
Canton,
Mo.; 5. Josh Foster, Montrose; 6.
Andy Krieger,
Burlington; 7. Jeff Gerhardt,
Niota,
Ill.; 8. Dustin Crear,
Mediapolis; 9. Levi Smith, Donnellson; 10. Bill Roberts,
Burlington; 11. Rob Kirchner,
Donnellson; 12. Kirk Hopkins, Bloomfield; 13. Brandon Savage, Keokuk; 14.
Lonne Heap,
Media,
Ill.; 15. Dustan Fenton,
Burlington; 16. Darin Thye,
Burlington; 17. Rich Smith,
Davenport; 18. Brandon Rothzen,
Raritan,
Ill.
Heat 01 -- 1. Lonne Heap,
Media,
Ill.; 2. Josh Foster, Montrose;
3. Bill Roberts,
Burlington; 4. Dustan Fenton,
Burlington; 5. Kirk Hopkins,
Bloomfield; 6. Adam Birck,
Canton,
Mo.
Heat 02 -- 1. Jim Lynch,
Bloomfield; 2. Jeff Gerhardt,
Niota,
Ill.; 3. Darin Thye,
Burlington; 4. Levi Smith,
Donnellson; 5. Brandon Savage, Keokuk; 6. Rich Smith,
Davenport.
Heat 03 -- 1. Brandon
Rothzen,
Raritan,
Ill.; 2. Andy Krieger,
Burlington; 3. Rob Kirchner,
Donnellson; 4. Wyatt Lantz,
Augusta,
Ill.; 5. Dustin Crear,
Mediapolis; 6. Mike Long,
Quincy,
Ill.
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