Track Schedules

Carter captures third in a row at Osky; Mather, Harwood, Brown win too Wednesday night

OSKALOOSA, Iowa (June 29) – After back-to-back weeks of rain-soaked disappointment, the American Racer USRA Weekly Racing Series resumed Wednesday night at the Southern Iowa Speedway in Oskaloosa, Iowa, for Kids Night presented by Pro-Line Buildings of New Sharon with Musco USRA Modifieds, USRA Karl Chevrolet Stock Cars, Carter’s Manufacturing USRA B-Mods and USRA Hobby Stocks back in action on the half-mile clay oval.

In USRA Hobby Stock competition, Craig Brown of Eldon used the pole position to garner his first main event win of the season, holding off Oskaloosa racers Kris Walker and points leader Steve Allen who now holds a slim six-point advantage over Walker.

Last week’s winner, Nick Ulin of Agency, finished fourth and moved to third in the points standings while Justin Hook of Oskaloosa came home in fifth.

As winner of the most recent race on June 8, Cayden Carter started tenth in the Carter’s Manufacturing USRA B-Mod feature for the second time in a row, but the teenager from Oskaloosa found his way to the front again to chalk up his third straight win at the Mahaska County Monster.

Andrew Schroeder of Keswick led for most of the race, but had to settle for the runner-up finish at the checkered flag with Oskaloosa’s Carter VanDenBerg taking third while 18th-starting Bill Gibson of Knoxville edged A.J. Johnson of New Sharon for fourth.

Gibson continues to sit atop the B-Mod points standings, but by just a single point over VanDenBerg while Carter is a mere five markers behind Gibson in third.

As it has come to be expected, the USRA Karl Chevrolet Stock Car main event was a barnburner from start to finish with three- and four-wide racing throughout the field.

In the end, Kyle Harwood of Oskaloosa nabbed his first feature win at Osky in the full-fendered fast machines as he held off defending track champion Nathan Wood of Keswick.

Rookie driver and track promoter Todd Staley of Webster City matched his career-best performance finishing third ahead of Stock Car class points leader Shane Weller of Agency and Mike Van Genderen of Newton.

The high-powered Musco USRA Modifieds capped off the action Wednesday night with Colt Mather of Webster winning his third main event in as many starts this season at the Southern Iowa Speedway.

With Mather taking charge from the outside of the front row, polesitter and points leader Scott Dickey of Packwood had to settle for a second-place paycheck with Zack VanderBeek of New Sharon third, Ryan Schaffer of Corning fourth and Oskaloosa’s Ron Ver Beek in fifth.

American Racer USRA Weekly Racing Series action will return next Wednesday, July 6, with the Musco USRA Modifieds, with USRA Karl Chevrolet Stock Cars, Carter's Manufacturing USRA B-Mods and USRA Hobby Stocks on the card.

Pits open at 5 p.m. next Wednesday, with grandstands opening at 5:30, hot laps at 7:15 and racing at 7:30. Tickets are just $8 for adults, $3 for kids ages 6-12 and children ages 5 and under always get in for free. Pit passes are $25.

The Southern Iowa Speedway is a half-mile semi-banked clay oval located 0.5 mile west of US 63 on SR 92, then 0.3 mile north on I St. (at the Southern Iowa Fairgrounds). For more information, call 515-832-6000 or visit www.raceosky.com online. Race day info is available by calling the track hotline at 641-673-7004.

For rules or other information about the United States Racing Association, check out the USRA website at www.usraracing.com.

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OFFICIAL RESULTS
American Racer USRA Weekly Racing Series
Kids Night presented by Pro-Line Buildings
Southern Iowa Speedway, Oskaloosa, Iowa
Wednesday, June 29, 2011

Showing finishing position, starting position in parentheses, car number, driver and hometown.

USRA HOBBY STOCKS

Heat #1:
1. (3) 21 Nick Ulin, Agency
2. (5) 18 Kris Walker, Oskaloosa
3. (4) 3s Steve Allen, Oskaloosa
4. (2) 33 Justin Hook, Oskaloosa
5. (6) 22r Todd Reitzler, Grinnell
6. (7) 69x Calvin Dhondt, Kellogg
7. (1) 31 Dale Porter, Bloomfield

Heat #2:
1. (1) 69 Craig Brown, Eldon
2. (4) 32t Bobby Greene, Eddyville
3. (3) 2n Donavon Nunnikhoven, Sully
4. (6) 4 Jared Sanders, Montezuma
5. (2) 53d Ron Downing Jr., Ottumwa
6. (7) 73 Aaron Martin, Sigourney
7. (5) 10g Dustin Griffiths, Ottumwa

Feature:
1. (1) 69 Craig Brown, Eldon
2. (7) 18 Kris Walker, Oskaloosa
3. (5) 3s Steve Allen, Oskaloosa
4. (10) 21 Nick Ulin, Agency
5. (6) 33 Justin Hook, Oskaloosa
6. (9) 22r Todd Reitzler, Grinnell
7. (11) 69x Calvin Dhondt, Kellogg
8. (8) 53d Ron Downing Jr., Ottumwa
9. (4) 2n Donavon Nunnikhoven, Sully
10. (3) 4 Jared Sanders, Montezuma
11. (2) 32t Bobby Greene, Eddyville
12. (12) 73 Aaron Martin, Sigourney
13. (13) 31 Dale Porter, Bloomfield
14. (14) 10g Dustin Griffiths, Ottumwa

CARTER'S MANUFACTURING USRA B-MODS

Heat #1:
1. (1) 8j A.J. Johnson, New Sharon
2. (2) 7t Jared Timmerman, Norwalk
3. (3) 17 Brandon Groenendyk, Oskaloosa
4. (5) 16 Mike Shelton, Bloomfield
5. (7) 0 Mike Wanders, Keswick
6. (6) 8t Tony Johnson, Oskaloosa
7. (4) 72h Dan Drury, Eldora

Heat #2:
1. (5) 3k John VanDenBerg, Oskaloosa
2. (4) 3 Mark Mundell, Ottumwa
3. (7) 25 Scott Van Buskirk, Hedrick
4. (6) 72 Brett Lowry, Montezuma
5. (1) 95j Jason Hall, Grinnell
6. (3) 54 Bobby Greene, Eddyville
7. (2) 48r Nathan Redlinger, Parnell

Heat #3:
1. (1) 7 Carter VanDenBerg, Oskaloosa
2. (2) 2 Andrew Schroeder, Keswick
3. (7) 10 Cayden Carter, Oskaloosa
4. (4) 49g Leroy Groenendyk, Oskaloosa
5. (6) 1 Curtis Van Der Wahl, Oskaloosa
6. (3) 38 Bill Gibson, Knoxville
7. (5) 8 Tom Lathrop, Ottumwa

Feature:
1. (10) 10 Cayden Carter, Oskaloosa
2. (5) 2 Andrew Schroeder, Keswick
3. (7) 7 Carter VanDenBerg, Oskaloosa
4. (18) 38 Bill Gibson, Knoxville
5. (6) 8j A.J. Johnson, New Sharon
6. (2) 7t Jared Timmerman, Norwalk
7. (3) 16 Mike Shelton, Bloomfield
8. (12) 3k John VanDenBerg, Oskaloosa
9. (4) 17 Brandon Groenendyk, Oskaloosa
10. (9) 72 Brett Lowry, Montezuma
11. (14) 95j Jason Hall, Grinnell
12. (1) 3 Mark Mundell, Ottumwa
13. (15) 1 Curtis Van Der Wahl, Oskaloosa
14. (8) 25 Scott Van Buskirk, Hedrick
15. (16) 8t Tony Johnson, Oskaloosa
16. (13) 0 Mike Wanders, Keswick
17. (20) 8 Tom Lathrop, Ottumwa
18. (19) 48r Nathan Redlinger, Parnell
19. (11) 49g Leroy Groenendyk, Oskaloosa
20. (17) 54 Bobby Greene, Eddyville
21. (21) 72h Dan Drury, Eldora

USRA KARL CHEVROLET STOCK CARS

Heat #1:
1. (6) 52 Nathan Wood, Keswick
2. (4) 57v Mike Van Genderen, Newton
3. (5) 14 Todd Staley, Webster City
4. (2) 94 Corey Stout, Oskaloosa
5. (7) 2j Steve Jackson, Polk City
6. (3) 7 Rick Todd, Des Moines
7. (1) 98 Brock Welch, Oskaloosa

Heat #2:
1. (1) 20dub Shane Weller, Agency
2. (3) 15k Kyle Harwood, Oskaloosa
3. (4) 73c Carl Yaw, Des Moines
4. (5) 2k Derek Kirkland, Centerville
5. (6) 15 Cody Padgett, Leighton
6. (2) 4m Brian Mitrisin, Oskaloosa

Feature:
1. (5) 15k Kyle Harwood, Oskaloosa
2. (2) 52 Nathan Wood, Keswick
3. (6) 14 Todd Staley, Webster City
4. (8) 20dub Shane Weller, Agency
5. (3) 57v Mike Van Genderen, Newton
6. (9) 2j Steve Jackson, Polk City
7. (7) 94 Corey Stout, Oskaloosa
8. (1) 2k Derek Kirkland, Centerville
9. (4) 73c Carl Yaw, Des Moines
10. (11) 7 Rick Todd, Des Moines
11. (12) 98 Brock Welch, Oskaloosa
12. (10) 15 Cody Padgett, Leighton
13. (13) 4m Brian Mitrisin, Oskaloosa

MUSCO USRA MODIFIEDS

Heat #1:
1. (1) 8 Colt Mather, Webster
2. (4) 40 Scott Dickey, Packwood
3. (3) R21 Ryan Schaffer, Corning
4. (5) 33z Zack VanderBeek, New Sharon
5. (2) 15k Kyle Harwood, Oskaloosa

Heat #2:
1. (3) 94 Steven Blattler, Oskaloosa
2. (5) 47 Josh Truman, Indianola
3. (4) R Ron Ver Beek, Oskaloosa
4. (2) 22 Brandon Banks, Washington
5. (1) 7s Wade Francis, Oskaloosa

Feature:
1. (2) 8 Colt Mather, Webster
2. (1) 40 Scott Dickey, Packwood
3. (7) 33z Zack VanderBeek, New Sharon
4. (3) R21 Ryan Schaffer, Corning
5. (4) R Ron Ver Beek, Oskaloosa
6. (5) 47 Josh Truman, Indianola
7. (6) 94 Steven Blattler, Oskaloosa
8. (8) 22 Brandon Banks, Washington
9. (9) 15k Kyle Harwood, Oskaloosa
10. (10) 7s Wade Francis, Oskaloosa

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