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Johnson finally notches Red Cloud win
By Mike Hughes
RED CLOUD, NE (June 8)—Troy Johnson finally got the monkey off his back Friday
night, June 8, at the Speed Bowl in Red Cloud, NE.
The Concordia, KS, driver has led the IMCA Modified main event twice earlier
this season, only to have problems and watch the finish of those races on the
infield. But Johnson took the lead at the drop of the green and led all 20 laps
to finally make his way to the winner’s circle. Hometown driver Lonnie Schriner
gave chase most of the race but could never get close enough to make a pass and
had to settle for second. Josh Carpenter, Brian Calhoon and Scott Smith rounded
out the top five. Heat race winners were Lonnie Veteto and Johnson.
Brett Behrends of Webber, KS, became the first two-time winner in the always
competitive IMCA Stock Car division. Chad Wulf led the first 7 laps before his
motor let go, giving Jason Smidt the lead on the restart. Heat two winner
Behrends made his move on lap 12 when he drove under Smidt in turn four and held
on to the checkers. Smidt was second, followed by Matt Streit, heat one victor
Martin Newlin, and Wayne Walker.
Jim Buss of Hastings took the lead away from Mike Shriver on lap 4 of the 15-lap
IMCA Hobby Stock feature to drive to his third Speed Bowl victory. A late race
caution bunched the field up for the finish, but Buss held off heat one winner
Shriver for the win. Rocky Zimmerman finished third, followed by heat two winner
Joe McDole and Kyle Bond. Dillon Thompson rolled his car in the second heat but
was not injured.
Adam Sidlo & E.J. Kothe of Hastings picked up their fourth Cruiser feature win
at Red Cloud aleady this season. The Hastings duo led all 8 laps of the caution
free race. Heat race winners Drew Barry & Justin VanWey finished second.
After winning the heat race, Andy Sole of Nelson led all 5 laps of the
4-cylinder Young Gun feature to make his way to victory lane. Troy Porter
finished second.
The regular five divisions return this Friday night, June 15. Racing begins at
8:00 p.m. The Good Ol’ Time Racing Association (GOTRA) will also be on hand.
RESULTS
IMCA Hobby Stocks
Heat 1: 1. Mike Shriver, 2. Jim Buss, 3. Rhett Kingsbury, 4. Kyle Bond.
Heat 2: 1. Joe McDole, 2. Delbert Selvage, 3. Jerry Hudson, 4. Wade Wagenblast.
Feature: 1. Buss, 2. Shriver, 3. Rocky Zimmerman, 4. McDole, 5. Bond, 6.
Kingsbury, 7. Pat Hersh, 8. Jeromy Wagner, 9. Selvage, 10. T.C. McKain, 11.
Ethan Johnson, 12. Jared Lewis (DNF), 13. Hudson (DNF), 14. Wagenblast (DNF),
15. Dillon Thompson (DNS).
IMCA Stock Cars
Heat 1: 1. Martin Newlin, 2. Matt Streit, 3. Wayne Walker, 4. Chad Wulf.
Heat 2: 1. Brett Behrends, 2. Jason Smidt, 3. Brant Beam.
Feature: 1. Behrends, 2. Smidt, 3. Streit, 4. Newlin, 5. Walker, 6. Wulf (DNF),
7. Beam (DNF), 8. Jason McCartney (DNS).
IMCA Modifieds
Heat 1: 1. Lonnie Veteto, 2. Lonnie Schriner, 3. Josh Carpenter, 4. Tyler Frye.
Heat 2: 1. Troy Johnson, 2. Devon Housh, 3. Brian Calhoon, 4. Lance Borgman.
Feature: 1. T. Johnson, 2. Schriner, 3. Carpenter, 4. Calhoon, 5. Scott Smith,
6. Housh, 7. Brandon Blochlinger, 8. Frye, 9. Veteto, 10. Travis Mack, 11.
Micaah Johnson, 12. Randy Fogo, 13. Caesare Linner, 14. Tim Watts (DNF), 15.
Borgman (DNF), 16. Jordan Grabouski (DNS).
Cruisers
Heat: 1. Drew Barry/Justin VanWey, 2. Josh Graczyk/Chris Graczyk, 3. Adam Sidlo/E.J.
Kothe.
Feature: 1. Sidlo/Kothe, 2. Barry/VanWey, 3. Graczyk/Graczyk, 4. Curtis
Craig/Darrell Shellito, 5. Terry Gradig/Jeremy Teselle, 6. David Theer/Troy
Himmelberg.
4-cylinder Young Guns
Heat: 1. Andy Sole, 2. Troy Porter.
Feature: 1. Sole, 2. Porter.