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Murray Doubles Up at Lincoln County Raceway
By Darin Racek
NORTH PLATTE, NE. (July 10) On a night where once again weather seemed to be
an issue, Lincoln County Raceway managed to get the entire program
completed. The program included the regular show, a make-up A Feature for
the Modifieds, and the addition of the Colorado Sidewinder Association
Mini-Sprints, and yet, it was completed in just over three hours. David
Murray, Jr. of Oberlin, Kansas, Mike Nichols of Harlan, Iowa, Austin Davis
of Benkelman, Colton Osborn of Cozad, and Arden Myers of McCook weathered
the storms on the track to take the A Feature wins.
The IMCA Modified A Feature that was cancelled July 3 started off the night.
Charley Brown of Maxwell took the lead on lap three and held onto it until
he went into the pits, six laps from the end with a tire issue. That handed
the lead to David Murray, who would accept the lead graciously and kept it
until he crossed the finish line. Jeremy Frenier of Fort Morgan, Colorado
started the race in seventeenth, but used the twenty laps to move into
second place at the finish. Ronnie Wallace of McCook finished in third, with
Dave Pedersen of Brady taking fourth, and Don Hagan, Jr. of McCook finishing
in fifth.
Murray also won the regularly scheduled feature as well. Mike Saathoff of
North Platte took the lead at the start of the race and built a nice lead
over Dave Pedersen and the field. Unfortunately, three cautions in the first
eight laps kept bunching the field back up to him, and each time Murray was
starting closer to the front. Murray got by on lap eleven, and soon after,
it started to sprinkle. Fortunately, there were no more yellows, and the
race went to completion. The wins kept Murray perfect for the season at
Lincoln County Raceway going 6 for 6 in feature wins. Saathoff remained in
second place. At the finish line, Brandon Hagan of McCook beat Dave Pedersen
by inches for the third place. Charley Brown was credited with fifth place
after Frenier did not go to the scale after the races. Brown, Murray, and
Saathoff were also IMCA Modified heat race winners.
Mike Nichols has begun a streak of his own in the IMCA Stock Car class, as
his victory was his third consecutive win at the track. Nichols passed Dan
Eller of North Platte for the lead after a restart on lap five and would
never look back, which was probably a good thing, as his car would smoke
through the corners. Casey Werkmeister of Maywood would pass and be passed
throughout the race, but finally made a good run in the last twelve
caution-free laps to move to second at the finish. His brother Kyle finished
a respectable third place. Brandon Clough of Wallace and Cash Dash winner
Casey Woken of Ogallala rounded out the top five finishers. Clough and
Colton Osborn won the heat races.
Colton Osborn did not finish the Stock Car A Feature. However, his run in
his IMCA SportMod went much better for him. Osborn sat back in third and let
Bryan Herrick of Curtis and Shane Stout of North Platte battle it out for
the lead, which they literally did. Stout took the lead at the halfway point
and pulled out to a healthy lead when, with two laps to go, Herrick spun.
That allowed heat winner Osborn to start in second place, get by Stout on
the eleventh lap, and lead the twelfth lap, the final one. Stout faded after
the restart. Rick Putnam of Gothenburg finished in second place in his
second race. Matt Caudillo and Tim Cooper of North Platte finished in third
and fourth places, while Herrick finished in fifth place.
The IMCA Hobby Stock A Feature had only one stoppage during the twelve lap
event. There was a revolving door at the front of the race until Austin
Davis found to the front. The purple car of John Groshans he was driving was
making it’s first appearance in North Platte, but the car worked well,
garnering Davis the win. Heat race winners Corey Cruzan of Maxwell and Dan
Morash of North Platte were the second and third place finishers. Colorado
drivers Michael Woodhead of Holyoke and Ron Edge of Amherst rounded out the
top five.
Arden Myers led all but the final three laps of the Mini-Sprint race the
night before in McCook, and took it out on the CSA entrants on Saturday
night. Arden, a former track champion at Lincoln County Raceway, paced every
lap during the win. Jeff Wignall of Alliance placed in second. Troy Nielson
of Hordville had one of his best finishes, bringing his car home in third
place. Dustin Weland of Parker, Colorado and Nick Rigali of Aurora, Colorado
finished out the top five roster.
The next race at Lincoln County Raceway will be Tuesday night, July 13, when
the four regular classes “Run For The Money.” Drivers will draw for starting
spots that night and have a chance at extra money in the features. Extra
cars will be on hand in all four divisions, and the IMCA Blood, Sweat, and
Tears Modified Touring Series will be on hand as well. The gates will open
at 5 p.m., and the races will start at 7 p.m., Central Time.
July 10 results
IMCA Modified
Makeup A Feature
97M-David Murray, Jr.
17J-Jeremy Frenier
3RW-Ronnie Wallace
4P-Dave Pedersen
94H-Don Hagan, Jr.
XII-Jay Steffens
23S-Josh Sabin
20-Jeremy Herbst
40-R.C. Heil
4C-Charley Brown
19J-Jim Mlady
121-Brandon Hagan
34JW-Cole Hodges
14-Jason Gallentine
79-Jerry Cox
29S-Mike Saathoff (DNF)
55Z-Zach Schultz (DNF)
19-Chuck Stryker (DNS)
Heat 1
97M-David Murray, Jr.
4P-Dave Pedersen
19J-Jim Mlady
Heat 2
4C-Charley Brown
121-Brandon Hagan
17J-Jeremy Frenier
Heat 3
29S-Mike Saathoff
3RW-Ronnie Wallace
20-Jeremy Herbst
A Feature
97M-David Murray, Jr.
29S-Mike Saathoff
121-Brandon Hagan
4P-Dave Pedersen
4C-Charley Brown
3RW-Ronnie Wallace
XII-Jay Steffens
19J-Jim Mlady
20-Jeremy Herbst
34JW-Cole Hodges
55Z-Zach Schultz
23S-Josh Sabin
14-Jason Gallentine
94H-Don Hagan, Jr.
40-R.C. Heil
79-Jerry Cox (DNF)
17J-Jeremy Frenier
IMCA Stock Car
Heat 1
20B-Brandon Clough
24W-Casey Werkmeister
35JW-Casey Woken
Heat 2
50-Colton Osborn
75-Dan Eller
4C-Charley Brown
Cash Dash
35JW-Casey Woken
A Feature
63-Mike Nichols
24W-Casey Werkmeister
42W-Kyle Werkmeister
20B-Brandon Clough
35JW-Casey Woken
45-Mikey Dancer
8-Travis Tilford
4C-Charley Brown
75-Dan Eller
11K-Kyle Clough
1-Brent Gibson
12J-Kerry Jones
00-Sara Powers
6C-Cale Osborn (DNF)
51B-Brent Gartrell (DNF)
50-Colton Osborn (DNF)
4K-Kent Lower (DNF)
IMCA Hobby Stock
Heat 1
67-Dan Morash
88-Michael Woodhead
2-Colt Gibbs
Heat 2
8C-Corey Cruzan
22-Austin Davis
3R-Ron Edge
A Feature
22-Austin Davis
8C-Corey Cruzan
67-Dan Morash
88-Michael Woodhead
3R-Ron Edge
2-Colt Gibbs
65-Rick Eller
7S-Scott Gibson
28jr-Jobe Castor, Jr.
44U-Andrew Baumgardner
82-Henry Henderson (DNF)
IMCA SportMod
Heat
50-Colton Osborn
0-Bryan Herrick
5S-Shane Stout
A Feature
50-Colton Osborn
6X-Rick Putnam
34-Matt Caudillo
33T-Tim Cooper
0-Bryan Herrick
5S-Shane Stout
10P-Brian Piel (DNS)
13X-Gary Long (DNS)
Mini-Sprints
Heat
88-Dustin Weland
40-Troy Nielson
15-Mike Strand
A Feature
42-Arden Myers
19-Jeff Wignall
40-Troy Nielson
88-Dustin Weland
90-Nick Rigali
28-J. R. Way
15-Mike Strand (DNF)
9-Mike DuTemple (DNS)
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