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JACKSON, Minn. (Aug. 5) – Round 8 of the Dart Iron Man Challenge took to the big half-mile oval at the Jackson Speedway Thursday night, and the first repeat winner emerged in the inaugural season for the newly-formed series for USRA Karl Chevrolet Stock Cars.

Jake Masters of Graettinger, Iowa, led all 20 laps en route to a $1,000 payday – his second in 48 hours after winning at the Algona (Iowa) Raceway on Tuesday night.

And just like Tuesday, Nathan Wood followed Masters across the finish line and had to settle for the runner-up paycheck.

Wood also finished second on Wednesday night at the Cresco (Iowa) Speedway and was third in Sunday’s main event at the Nobles County Speedway in Worthington – finishing behind runner-up Masters.

Belle Plaine’s Ken Tietz notched a third-place finish Thursday night, while Steve Jackson of Polk City, Iowa, came from 14th to finish fourth ahead of Jackson’s Luke Sathoff.

Derek Geen was sixth, Jim Larson raced from 20th on the grid to seventh in 20 laps, Sunday’s winner Greg Elliott was eighth, Highway 3 Raceway winner Mike Van Genderen claimed the ninth spot and Brice Bodle rounded out the top 10.

The Dart Iron Man Challenge travels to the Murray County Speedway in Slayton, Minn., on Friday for the final action-packed battle sporting a $1,000-to-win purse.

Film crews will be present in Slayton for recording all of the USMTS action for the upcoming Dirt Knights TV show. Dirt Knights will be an on-going dramatic series of one-hour programs that will air twice a week for 13 weeks. The much-anticipated TV show is set to debut in January of 2011 on the VERSUS cable network - the fastest growing cable sports network in the nation, which reaches more than 75 million households.

In all, 14 dates at 12 premier speedways throughout Iowa, Minnesota and Missouri dot the calendar for the inaugural campaign for the Dart Iron Man Challenge, which will accompany the popular USMTS Modifieds at each event.

The points fund carries a $1,000 top prize with the 10th-place finisher earning $100. In addition, each race will award national points in the USRA Karl Chevrolet Stock Car division of the American Racer USRA Weekly Racing Series where the national champion will earn $700.

The Dart Iron Man Challenge will score a driver’s 10 best points during the 14-race campaign toward the final year-end standings. Drivers are invited and encouraged to compete in all 14 shows, but perfect attendance is not be necessary to be eligible for the year-end points total.

A USRA license is not required to compete and/or earn points in the Dart Iron Man Challenge, but only USRA-licensed drivers will be eligible for points funds in either the Dart Iron Man Challenge or American Racer USRA Weekly Racing Series.

Each event will have a qualifying format similar to the USMTS, with heat race passing points determining the “B” Main and “A” Main line-ups.

USRA rules will apply at each event. Drivers are permitted to utilize the Rochester, Motorcraft or 1¾ Holley 4412 open carburetor but must be run with the Edelbrock Performer (Part #2701) or Weiand X-CELerator (Part ##7541) intake manifold. These intakes must be stock (no porting allowed). The 4412 carb must be stock and must be 1-11/16. For conforming to IMCA rules, the 350 carb is allowed with a 2,800-pound weight rule. Any driver running the 604 crate motor is allowed the 4-barrel carburetor.

2010 DART IRON MAN CHALLENGE SCHEDULE:

Wed May 26 … Southern Iowa Speedway, Oskaloosa, IA (winner: Nathan Wood)
Thu May 27 … Highway 3 Raceway, Allison, IA (winner: Mike Van Genderen)
Sat Jun 19 … Scotland County Speedway, Memphis, MO (winner: Steve Jackson)
Tue Jun 22 … Mineral City Speedway, Fort Dodge, IA (winner: Mark Elliott)
Sun Aug 1 … Nobles County Speedway, Worthington, MN (winner: Greg Elliott)
Tue Aug 3 … Algona Raceway, Algona, IA (winner: Jake Masters)
Wed Aug 4 … Cresco Speedway, Cresco, IA (winner: Brian Gjere)
Thu Aug 5 … Jackson Speedway, Jackson, MN (winner: Jake Masters)
Fri Aug 6 … Murray County Speedway, Slayton, MN ($1,000 to win)
Wed Aug 18 … Hamilton County Speedway, Webster City, IA ($600 to win)
Sat Aug 28 … 24 Raceway, Moberly, MO ($600 to win)
Tue Aug 31 … Marshalltown Speedway, Marshalltown, IA ($600 to win)
Wed Sep 1 … Southern Iowa Speedway, Oskaloosa, IA ($600 to win)
Thu Sep 2 … Highway 3 Raceway, Allison, IA ($600 to win)

To learn more about the USRA, visit www.usraracing.com or call 515-832-6000. You can also follow the USRA on Facebook, MySpace and Twitter.

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OFFICIAL RESULTS
American Racer USRA Weekly Racing Series
Dart Iron Man Challenge for USRA Karl Chevrolet Stock Cars – Round 8 of 14
Jackson Speedway, Jackson, Minn.
Thursday, August 5, 2010

Showing finishing position, starting position in parentheses, car number, driver and hometown. Passing points accumulated in the heat races determine the “A” Main starting order, with the top 8 re-drawing for starting positions 1-8.

HEAT RACE #1 (8 laps):
1. (3) 32 Derek Geen, Granada, Minn.
2. (2) 5 Mike Bergan, Ridgeway, Iowa.
3. (1) 21b Brice Bodle, Wallingford, Iowa.
4. (7) 5x Luke Sathoff, Jackson, Minn.
5. (5) 2j Steve Jackson, Polk City, Iowa.
6. (4) 14 Logan Staley, Webster City, Iowa.
7. (6) 20t Malcolm Teachout, Granada, Minn.

HEAT RACE #2 (8 laps):
1. (4) 110 Ken Tietz, Belle Plaine, Minn.
2. (6) 7L Jeff Larson, Lakefield, Minn.
3. (3) 12x Nick Johansen, Russell, Minn.
4. (7) 31 Trent Schroeder, Worthington, Minn.
5. (1) 66 Dan Thate, Fairmont, Minn.
6. (2) 66z Elijah Zevenbergen, Ocheyedan, Iowa.
7. (5) 6L Jim Larson, Rushmore, Minn.

HEAT RACE #3 (8 laps):
1. (2) 52 Nathan Wood, Sigourney, Iowa.
2. (1) 11 Jake Masters, Graettinger, Iowa.
3. (3) 57v Mike Van Genderen, Newton, Iowa.
4. (5) M5 Greg Elliott, Webster City, Iowa.
5. (6) 38 Derek Voehl, Lakefield, Minn.
6. (4) 16k Justin Dieter, Burester, Minn.

“A” MAIN (20 laps):
1. (5) 11 Jake Masters, Graettinger, Iowa.
2. (3) 52 Nathan Wood, Sigourney, Iowa.
3. (4) 110 Ken Tietz, Belle Plaine, Minn.
4. (14) 2j Steve Jackson, Polk City, Iowa.
5. (7) 5x Luke Sathoff, Jackson, Minn.
6. (2) 32 Derek Geen, Granada, Minn.
7. (20) 6L Jim Larson, Rushmore, Minn.
8. (12) M5 Greg Elliott, Webster City, Iowa.
9. (11) 57v Mike Van Genderen, Newton, Iowa.
10. (9) 21b Brice Bodle, Wallingford, Iowa.
11. (10) 12x Nick Johansen, Russell, Minn.
12. (6) 5 Mike Bergan, Ridgeway, Iowa.
13. (8) 7L Jeff Larson, Lakefield, Minn.
14. (16) 14 Logan Staley, Webster City, Iowa.
15. (1) 31 Trent Schroeder, Worthington, Minn.
16. (15) 66 Dan Thate, Fairmont, Minn.
17. (13) 38 Derek Voehl, Lakefield, Minn.
18. (19) 20t Malcolm Teachout, Granada, Minn.
19. (18) 16k Justin Dieter, Burester, Minn.
20. (17) 66z Elijah Zevenbergen, Ocheyedan, Iowa.

Lap Leaders: Masters 1-20.
Hard Charger: Jim Larson (started 20th, finished 7th).
Dart Awards: Masters, Van Genderen.
Next Race: Friday, Aug. 6, Murray County Speedway, Slayton, Minn.
Points Standings (top 10): Wood 758, Van Genderen 664, Jackson 634, G. Elliott 569, Bergan 503, Ryan Leeman 424, Staley 411, Jim Mitchell 322, Masters 312, Mark Elliott 277.

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