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POINTS BATTLES, POWDER PUFF, MECHANICS RACES THIS WEDNESDAY AT SOUTHERN IOWA SPEEDWAY OSKALOOSA, Iowa (August 20) - This Wednesday, Aug. 20, the USRA Caseys General Stores Weekly Racing Series gets back underway at the Southern Iowa Speedway with tight points battles in all four divisions coming into Wednesday's next-to-last points race. This week's event is presented by Paul DeGeest for Sheriff, and will feature the MUSCO Lighting USRA Modifieds, USRA Karl Chevrolet Stock Cars, Carters Manufacturing USRA B-Mods and USRA Hobby Stocks. Plus ladies get their turn behind the wheel in the Powder Puff races while the weekly wrench-turners take their shot in the Mechanics Races. Pit gates open at 5 p.m., grandstands open at 5:30, hot laps are at 7:15 and the first green flag waves at 7:30 sharp. In the MUSCO Lighting USRA Modified division, Colt Mather of Webster is leads the points as he seeks the title in his first full season of driving the lightning-fast open-wheel Modifieds. Mather leads Oskaloosa's Steven Blattler by 59 points (800 to 741) entering Wednesday's contest. Matt "Iron Man" Greiner of Washington is looking to repeat as track champion in the USRA Karl Chevrolet Stock Car class, but he has his work cut out for him with A.J. Johnson of Oskaloosa a mere 14 points behind. Brian Edel of Osky came out of retirement and has been a force to be reckoned with in the Carter's Manufacturing USRA B-Mods. While Edel holds down the top spot with several wins with his GM Performance Parts Crate Engine, consistency has kept Knoxville's Bill Gibson in contention and just five markers behind Edel. In the USRA Hobby Stocks, Jason McDaniel of Eldon eyes his second straight track championship at the Mahaska County Half-Mile Monster. Danny Thrasher of Agency remains within striking distance. POINTS STANDINGS AS OF 8/18/08: MUSCO LIGHTING USRA MODIFIEDS 1. Colt Mather, Webster 800 2. Steven Blattler, Oskaloosa 741 3. Ron Ver Beek, Oskaloosa 733 4. Brandon Banks, Washington 726 5. David Ott, Ankeny 559 6. Josh Truman, Indianola 532 7. Brad Pinkerton, New Sharon 517 8. Kyle Harwood, Oskaloosa 505 9. Scott Dickey, Packwood 488 10. Zack VanderBeek, New Sharon 485 USRA KARL CHEVROLET STOCK CARS 1. Matt Greiner, Washington 961 2. A.J. Johnson, Oskaloosa 947 3. Howard Gordon Jr., Oskaloosa 909 4. Nathan Wood, Keswick 849 5. Bobby Greene, Eddyville 824 6. Rick Todd, Des Moines 813 7. Kyle Anderson, Oskaloosa 754 8. Brock Welch, Oskaloosa 750 9. Mike VanGenderen, Newton 712 10. Brian Mitrisin, Oskaloosa 682 CARTER'S MANUFACTURING USRA B-MODS 1. Brian Edel, Oskaloosa 906 2. Bill Gibson, Knoxville 901 3. Andrew Schroeder, Keswick 846 4. Mike Shelton, Bloomfield 795 5. Jayme Duinink, Pella 719 6. Mike Wanders, Oskaloosa 702 7. Rick Landgrebe, Sigourney 664 8. LeRoy Groenindyk, Oskaloosa 652 9. Tyler Groenindyk, Oskaloosa 615 10. Rick Krueger, Sigourney 535 USRA HOBBY STOCKS 1. Jason McDaniel, Eldon 1058 2. Danny Thrasher, Agency 995 3. Don Nunnikhoven, Kellogg 912 4. Bobby Greene, Eddyville 846 5. Dustin Griffiths, Ottumwa 832 6. Justin Hook, Oskaloosa 822 7 Shannon Sherwood, Rose Hill 806 8. David Breuklander, Oskaloosa 754 9. Andy Coleman, Packwood 667 10. T.J. Henderson, Douds 577 UPCOMING EVENTS: WEDNESDAY, AUG. 27 Pepsi-Cola Season Championships featuring MUSCO Lighting USRA Modifieds, USRA Karl Chevrolet Stock Cars, Carters Manufacturing USRA B-Mods and USRA Hobby Stocks. Join us after the races for some great food and drink while we hand out trophies and special awards at the first-ever fan-friendly post-season awards banquet. FRIDAY-SATURDAY, OCT. 10-11 22nd Annual MUSCO Lighting Fall Challenge featuring Musco Lighting USRA Modifieds, USRA Karl Chevrolet Stock Cars, Carters Manufacturing USRA B-Mods and USRA Hobby Stocks. For more information call the Southern Iowa Speedway office at 515-832-6000. The Southern Iowa Speedway is located 0.5 mile west of US 63 on SR 92 (A Ave. W), then four blocks north on N. I St. (at the Southern Iowa Fairgrounds). For day-of-race information, call the track hotline at (507) 634-4281 or visit www.rlpromotions.com/oskaloosa online. For more information about the USRA, visit www.usraracing.com . |