2006 ASALMS Challenge Division Champion and Pat Bourdow Memorial Rookie of the Year; Kelly Bires wins at the Iowa (IA) Speedway.
By: ASA Late Model Series

NEWTON, IA. (Oct. 14, 2006) -  The crown jewel of the ASA Late Model Series Presented by GM Performance Parts, the televised Challenge Division has completed it's final points race of the 2006 season at the immaculate Iowa (IA) Speedway in Newton, Iowa.

The ASALMS Challenge Divisions 2006 Season Championships were at the fast 7/8s mile progressively banked paved oval located East of Des Moines in Newton, Iowa for the 11th and final points race of the 2006 season for the televised ASALMS Challenge Division; The Northland Oil 250 Presented by TMC Transportation.

The ASALMS Challenge Division events in 2006 are being televised on a tape delayed basis The Men’s Outdoor and Recreation Network, I-Drive TV, and Mav TV networks, all available on Dish Network as well as select cable outlets.

Airings for the events will be on a tape delayed basis on Wednesdays at 7:00pm on IDrive TV and then again at 4:30pm on the Men’s Outdoor and Recreation network on Saturdays followed by a repeat airing back on IDrive also on Saturdays at 9:00pm.

2006 ASALMS Challenge Division Champion and Pat Bourdow Memorial Rookie of the Year, Kelly Bires put an exclamation point on an already successful 2006 season as the Mauston, Wisconsin freshman led the final 230 laps to win his sixth Challenge Division, and seventh overall ASALMS Feature win of the 2006 season!

A complete wrap up and post race report will be available in the next couple of days.

Northland Oil 250 Presented by TMC Transportation UNOFFICIAL Results
Pos. Start Car #/Driver Laps Status
1. 6 89 Kelly Bires-R 250 Running
2. 13 35 Kris Stump 250 Running
3. 1 12 Michael Annett-R 250 Running
4. 30 7 Landon Cassill 250 Running
5. 9 77 Chris Sevey-R 250 Running
6. 4 09 Dean Cornelius 250 Running
7. 7 92 Travis Dassow 250 Running
8. 15 8 Eddie Hoffman 249 Running
9. 3 08 Andy Hanson-R 249 Running
10. 21 13 Charlie Menard 248 Running
11. 22 011 Curt Van Der Wal 248 Running
12. 20 177 Jonathan Eilen-R 247 Running
13. 23 15 Kyle Hinrichs-R 247 Running
14. 14 14 Jim Ross 247 Running
15. 19 112 Alison Quick-R 242 Running
16. 12 23 Brent Downey 233 Running
17. 2 81 Jesse Smith 232 Running
18. 29 41 Derek Strong-R 227 Running
19. 8 11 Peter Cozzolino 223 Accident
20. 5 28 Jack Smith 219 Electrical
21. 25 36 Ryan Durst-R 180 Accident
22. 16 32 Mike Beyer 158 Mechanical
23. 10 29 Brian Campbell 135 Accident
24. 24 25 Todd Rosebrugh 121 Mechanical
25. 17 33 Wes Griffith Jr.-R 112 Mechanical
26. 27 16 Austin Siebert-R 71 Handling
27. 18 108 Bear Lynch 39 Accident
28. 11 2 Chad Wood 34 Accident
29. 26 74 Dudley Fleck 32 Handling
30. 28 24 Bryan Goldsmith-R 23 Accident
31. 31 114 Brent Seeley-R 7 Handling
Lap Leaders: 12 Michael Annett Pole-20, 89 Kelly Bires 21-250. Cautions: 13.