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LOCAL DRIVER BRAD PINKERTON TAKE $3000 WIN AT SIS
By:Tony Paris
OSKALOOSA, IA (September 1) - Racing action was held on Tuesday night with
the Casey’s General Stores USMTS chase for the championship known as the
Hunt. Along with the three support classes. First up was the Carter
Manufacturing USRA B-Modifieds withTyler Groenendyk finding the high side to
his liking as he darted to the lead from his second starting spot in the
with Andrew Schroeder was making his way from the 10th starting spot to run
second but time run out with Tyler Groenendyk took home the checkers with
Schroeder in second and Drew Lawson and bobby Greene battling for third with
Lawson in Third and Greene in fourth.
In the second feature Mike VanGenderen used his outside front row start to
take the catbird seat in the USRA stock car feature, but that would be
short-lived as Brian Mitrisin quickly advanced from his eighth-starting
position to third after one lap and split VanGenderen and pole sitter Matt
Griener exiting turn two for the lead on lap two. After a few cautions,
Shane Weller proved that it's not where you start but rather where you
finish. Weller was the winner the last time the track was in action back on
August 5 and started tenth on the grid, but made his way to second late in
the race before getting a great run off turn two to sneak past Mitrisin for
the lead on lap eleven. From that point Weller would not look back as he
captured another win.
The third feature was the USRA hobby stocks going fifteen laps with Kris
Walker taking the early lead. Tenth starter Danny Thrasher was quickly on
the move to fourth by lap two while Dustin Griffiths was also on the prowl.
Griffiths had to start 18th on the grid, but found himself up to seventh by
lap four. Nathan Wood climbed into the third spot at the same time Jason
McDaniel was passing Kris Walker for the lead. A caution would be displayed
on lap ten with five laps to go that would set up a wild restart. Donavan
Nunnikhoven restarted in fifth, but used the outside line to eventually make
his way to second. He would challenge McDaniel for the lead, but his efforts
would come up short as McDaniel took home the win.
The final feature saw Pinkerton's luck was evident from the beginning of the
night as he found himself on the pole of the first of five heat races. He
would score the win and redraw the "3" chip for the feature. Al Hejna and
Jason Krohn, a pair of "7" machines, sat on the front row for the thirty-lap
nightcap. Hejna won the previous USMTS visit back on August 5. Hejna would
grab control at the drop of the green flag while Pinkerton used the high
line to take over second from Krohn on lap four. Deeper in the field Ryan
Gustin was mounting a charge to the front as he made his way up to eighth
using the low line. Gustin transferred out of one of two bmains and started
17th on the grid. Jason Hughes, who has picked up two Hunt feature wins thus
far, began lurking forward with a pass on Krohn to snag the fourth spot away
on lap six. Within the same lap or so, Pinkerton made his move on Hejna for
the lead by using the cushion to do so. A caution would come out soon after
and reset the field, with Jon Tesch looking under Hejna for the runner up
spot. On that restart, Ryan Gustin and Kelly Shryock made contact in turn
one that resulted in Gustin slowing to a stop and Shryock suffering a flat
tire. Both would restart at the tail of the field, but giving up a lot of
valuable points. By the time lap eleven rolled around, Dereck Ramirez caught
my radar as he advanced into the sixth position. Ramirez was relegated to
use a provisional to make the show and started 21st. Just before the final
caution flag waved on lap eighteen, Zach VanderBeek worked his way to the
eighth spot after he too had to take a provisional. Unfortunately a red flag
would be thrown when Ron VerBeek made heavy contact with the turn three
catchfence. VerBeek would climb from his car a few minutes after the safety
team arrived, but the car appeared to be far worse off then the driver.
Hejna would try to use the inside line on the restart to pull even with
Pinkerton exiting turn two, but Pinkerton's car was just too good in the
next set of turns and remained out front. Krohn and Hughes battled it out
for the fourth spot with Hughes taking not only that spot, but also getting
by Tesch to snare the third spot. Hejna would fall in line behind Pinkerton
and try to reel him in late in the race, but it would be Brad Pinkerton
visiting victory lane once again when the checkered flag waved.
The Southern Iowa Speedway will now sit idle for a few weeks until the
weekend of October 9-10 rolls around for the MUSCO Lighting Fall Challenge.
Be sure to check out the track website at www.rlpromotions.com/oskaloosa for
more details on that special event.
CARTER MANUFACTURING USRA B-MODS
Heat 1 - 02 Andrew Schroeder, Keswick
Heat 2 - 16 Mike Shelton, Bloomfield
Heat 3 - 17T Tyler Groenendyk, Oskaloosa
Feature
1. 17T Tyler Groenendyk, Oskaloosa
2. 02 Andrew Schroeder, Keswick
3. D1 Drew Lawson, Oskalosoa
4. 55 Bobby Greene, Eddyville
5. 16 Mike Shelton, Ottumwa
6. 85 Jason McDaniel, Eldon
7. 8J AJ Johnson, Oskaloosa
8. 98X Bert McDaniel , Eldon
9. 30X Josh Modde, Des Moines
10. 10 Cayden Carter, Oskaloosa
11. 7 Carter VandenBerg, Oskaloosa
12. 8T Tony Johnson, Oskaloosa
13. 62 Bill Gibson, Knoxville
14. 1 Paul Underwood, Ottumwa
15. 49 Leroy Groenendyk, Oskaloosa
16. 21B BJ Boender, Oskaloosa
17. 54X Rick VanDusseldorp, Oskaloosa
18. 8 Tommy Lathrop, Ottumwa
19. 777 Jayme Duinink, Pella
20. 7A Aaron Osweiler, South English
21. 0 Mike Wanders, Oskaloosa
22. 35B James Krier, Ollie
23. 21Y Bill Young, Ottumwa
24. X2 Chris Eggers, Lancaster, Mo.
USRA Stock Car
Heat 1 - 60 Kurt Krauskopf, Decorah
Heat 2 - 52 Nathan Wood, Keswick
Feature
1. 20Dub Shane Weller, Agency
2. 12M Brian Mitrisin, Oskaloosa
3. 57V Mike VanGenderen, Newton
4. 52 Nahan Wood, Keswick
5. 67 Carl Falck, Decorah
6. 29 Matt Greiner, Washington
7. 11 Kyle Anderson, Oskaloosa
8. 126 Kevin Harsch, Keota, IA
9. 73C Carl Yaw, Des Moines
10. 60 Kurt Krauskopf, Decorah
11.3 Clayton Garden, Oskaloosa
12.94 Corey Stout, Oskaloosa
13.4M Chase Mitrisin, Oskaloosa
USRA Hobby Stock
Heat 1 - 2N Donavan Nunnikhoven, Kellogg
Heat 2 - 52 Nathan Wood, Keswick
Feature
1. Jason McDaniel, Eldon
2. 2N Donavan Nunnikhoven, Kellogg
3. 52 Nathan Wood, Keswick
4. 10G Dustin Griffiths, Ottumwa
5. 84 Danny Thrasher, Agency
6. 18 Kris Walker, Oskaloosa
7. 3S Steve Allen, Oskaloosa
8. 33 Justin Hook, Oskaloosa
9. 69 Craig Brown, Eldon
10. 78 Andy Coleman, Packwood
11. 62 TJ Henderson, Douds
12. 29X Howard Gordon, Jr. ,Oskaloosa
13. 21 Nick Ulin, Agency
14. 3G Lonnie Greiner, Fairfield
15. 57 Scotty Schull, Eldon
16. 911 Shawn Coleman, Packwood
17. 15 Jeremiah Frye, Bloomfield
18. 64 Casey Greubel, Lacona
19. 32T Bobby Greene, Eddyville
OFFICIAL RESULTS
USMTS Casey’s General Stores National Tour
Hunt for the USMTS Casey’s General Stores National Championship - Event #8
of 18
Southern Iowa Speedway, Oskaloosa, Iowa
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
Showing finishing position, car number, driver, hometown and starting
position in parentheses. The top 12 drivers in passing points accumulated in
the heat races are locked into the Sunoco “A” Main, with the top 8
re-drawing for starting positions 1-8.
ISKY RACING CAMS HEAT RACE #1 (8 laps):
1. 17p - Brad Pinkerton -- New Sharon, IA (1)
2. 7k - Jason Krohn -- Slayton, MN (4)
3. 96t - RC Whitwell -- Tucson, AZ (5)
4. 10 - Mike Steensma -- Luverne, MN (7)
5. 25 - Scott Green -- Derby, KS (8)
6. 12h - Mike Hansen -- Alton, IA (2) DNF
7. 7w - Mark Widmar -- Ottumwa, IA (6) DNF
8. 4r - Dereck Ramirez -- Woodward, OK (3) DNF
NEW VISION GRAPHICS HEAT RACE #2 (8 laps):
1. 7 - Ryan Dolan -- Lisbon, IA (2)
2. 20r - Bryan Rowland -- Woodward, OK (1)
3. 18 - Michael Long -- Quincy, IL (6)
4. 44 - Darrell Nelson -- Hermantown, MN (8)
5. 111 - Bumper Jones -- Mesilla Park, NM (5)
6. 5r - Morgan Bagley -- Longview, TX (3)
7. 19r - Ryan Gustin -- Marshalltown, IA (7)
8. 00 - David Ott -- Ankeny, IA (4) -1 Lap
BRODIX HEAT RACE #3 (8 laps):
1. 12 - Jason Hughes -- Westville, OK (1)
2. 22 - Dustin Boney -- Tonganoxie, KS (4)
3. 65 - Tommy Myer -- Blooming Prairie, MN (3)
4. 31 - Corey Dripps -- Waterloo, IA (6)
5. 40 - Scott Dickey -- Packwood, IA (5)
6. J40 - Clayton Jensen -- Iowa City, IA (2) -1 Lap
7. 20 - Rodney Sanders -- Happy, TX (7) DNF
8. 47 - Josh Truman -- Indianola, IA (8) DNS
AWESOME RACEWEAR HEAT RACE #4 (8 laps):
1. 7 - Al Hejna -- Clear Lake, IA (3)
2. 3 - Kelly Shryock -- Fertile, IA (1)
3. 3d - Tim Donlinger -- Rochester, MN (5)
4. 94 - Steven Blattler -- Oskaloosa, IA (7)
5. 33z - Zack VanderBeek -- New Sharon, IA (2)
6. 22 - Brandon Banks -- Washington, IA (6) DNF
7. 8 - Colt Mather -- Webster, IA (4) DNF
INTERCOMP HEAT RACE #5 (8 laps):
1. 14 - Jon Tesch -- Watertown, SD (1)
2. 4r - Ron Ver Beek -- Oskaloosa, IA (2)
3. 14j - Jake Neal -- Omaha, NE (5)
4. 89 - Brad Dubil -- Bettendorf, IA (7)
5. 51 - Eddie Martin -- Stilwell, OK (3)
6. 20f - John Fellman -- Blue Grass, IA (4)
7. 2 - Grant Junghans -- Manhattan, KS (6) DNF
REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #1 (12 laps, top 4 advance):
1. 3d - Tim Donlinger -- Rochester, MN (1)
2. 65 - Tommy Myer -- Blooming Prairie, MN (4)
3. 20 - Rodney Sanders -- Happy, TX (11)
4. 25 - Scott Green -- Derby, KS (5)
5. 44 - Darrell Nelson -- Hermantown, MN (2)
6. 40 - Scott Dickey -- Packwood, IA (6)
7. 94 - Steven Blattler -- Oskaloosa, IA (3)
8. 2 - Grant Junghans -- Manhattan, KS (12)
9. 00 - David Ott -- Ankeny, IA (13)
10. 22 - Brandon Banks -- Washington, IA (9) DNF
11. 51 - Eddie Martin -- Stilwell, OK (7) DNF
12. 5r - Morgan Bagley -- Longview, TX (8) DNS
13. 7w - Mark Widmar -- Ottumwa, IA (10) DNS
REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #2 (12 laps, top 4 advance):
1. 31 - Corey Dripps -- Waterloo, IA (4)
2. 14j - Jake Neal -- Omaha, NE (1)
3. 19r - Ryan Gustin -- Marshalltown, IA (10)
4. 111 - Bumper Jones -- Mesilla Park, NM (5)
5. 33z - Zack VanderBeek -- New Sharon, IA (6)
6. 4r - Dereck Ramirez -- Woodward, OK (12)
7. 8 - Colt Mather -- Webster, IA (11)
8. 10 - Mike Steensma -- Luverne, MN (2)
9. 20f - John Fellman -- Blue Grass, IA (9)
10. J40 - Clayton Jensen -- Iowa City, IA (8)
11. 89 - Brad Dubil -- Bettendorf, IA (3) DNF
12. 12h - Mike Hansen -- Alton, IA (7) DNS
13. 47 - Josh Truman -- Indianola, IA (13) DNS
SUNOCO “A” MAIN (30 laps):
1. 17p - Brad Pinkerton -- New Sharon, IA (3)
2. 7 - Al Hejna -- Clear Lake, IA (1)
3. 12 - Jason Hughes -- Westville, OK (8)
4. 7k - Jason Krohn -- Slayton, MN (2)
5. 3d - Tim Donlinger -- Rochester, MN (12)
6. 14 - Jon Tesch -- Watertown, SD (4)
7. 4r - Dereck Ramirez -- Woodward, OK (21)
8. 33z - Zack VanderBeek -- New Sharon, IA (20)
9. 20 - Rodney Sanders -- Happy, TX (16)
10. 19r - Ryan Gustin -- Marshalltown, IA (17)
11. 3 - Kelly Shryock -- Fertile, IA (9)
12. 31 - Corey Dripps -- Waterloo, IA (13)
13. 96t - R.C. Whitwell -- Tucson, AZ (11)
14. 65 - Tommy Myer -- Blooming Prairie, MN (14)
15. 14j - Jake Neal -- Omaha, NE (15)
16. 7 - Ryan Dolan -- Lisbon, IA (6)
17. 22 - Dustin Boney -- Tonganoxie, KS (7)
18. 111 - Bumper Jones -- Mesilla Park, NM (19)
19. 94 - Steven Blattler -- Oskaloosa, IA (23)
20. 25 - Scott Green -- Derby, KS (18)
21. 4r - Ron Ver Beek -- Oskaloosa, IA (10) DNF
22. 18 - Michael Long -- Quincy, IL (5) DNF
23. 22 - Brandon Banks -- Washington, IA (22) DNF
24. 20r - Bryan Rowland -- Woodward, OK (24) DNF
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