Anderson returns to Oskaloosa to clinch World Products Stock Car Shootout title

| July 5, 2012

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OSKALOOSA, Iowa (July 4) – The championship Jeff Anderson wrapped up Wednesday night at Southern Iowa Speedway brought back more than a few memories.

Anderson clinched the World Products IMCA Stock Car Shootout title with a fourth place finish in the Independence Day finale. He’d won the Shootout twice before, in 1996 and 1998, both times when the complete event was run on a single night at Oskaloosa’s half-mile Mahaska County Monster.

“I’m nearing the end of my career and wanted to hit some of the specials,” said Anderson, who counts 240 feature wins, five national championships and two IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nation­als crowns among his many accomplishments. “I wanted to go to Oskaloosa because I’ve raced with a lot of good drivers there in the past. Winning the series brought back a lot of good memories.”

Along with  set of cylinder heads from series title sponsor World Products, Anderson earned the biggest share of a $1,500 point fund. He’d won the series opener at Alta on Monday and finished ninth Tuesday at Marshalltown.

Brad Pinkerton crossed the stripe in second but was promoted to the $1,000 victory at Oskaloosa when Zack VanderBeek was disqualified in post-race tech for an altered rear frame rail.

Jay Schmidt, Matt Greiner, Anderson and Larry Karcz Jr. completed the top five.

Also topping $1,000 to win features were Jacob Murray in the IMCA Modifieds and Jesse Sobbing in the Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods. Murray’s checkered flag run put him on the 2012 Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot.

Anderson’s son Shannon continued his climb toward the top spot on the IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stock career wins list and Merv Chandler won the Mach-1 Sport Compact feature. 

Feature Results

Stock Cars – 1. Brad Pinkerton, New Sharon; 2. Jay Schmidt, Tama; 3. Matt Greiner, Washing­ton; 4. Jeff Anderson, Atlantic; 5. Larry Karcz Jr., Pulaski, Wis.; 6. Rod Staats, Columbus Junc­tion; 7. Nathan Wood, Sigourney; 8. Jeff Wollam, Marshalltown; 9. Corey Stout, Oskaloosa; 10. Steve Meyer, Grundy Center; 11. Jim Lynch, Donnellson; 12. Alan Van Gorp, Des Moines; 13. Colt Mather, Webster; 14. Todd Phillips, Packwood; 15. Michael Jaennette, Newton; 16. Lonnie Greiner, Fairfield; 17. Tony Hardisty, Corning; 18. Eric Malfroid, Luxemburg, Wis.; 19. LeRoy Groenen­dyk, Oskaloosa; 20. Shane Paris, Muscatine; 21. Todd Reitzler, Grinnell; 22. Damon Murty, Chelsea; 23. Alex Buffington, Wapello. 

1st heat – 1. Wood; 2. Murty; 3. Schmidt; 4. Van Gorp. 2nd heat – 1. Meyer; 2. Pinkerton; 3. Staats; 4. Groenendyk. 3rd heat – 1. Reitzler; 2. Greiner; 3. Stout; 4. Paris. 4th heat – 1. Ander­son; 2. Zack VanderBeek; 3. Jaennette; 4. Lynch.

“B” feature (top eight) – 1. Mather; 2. Phillips; 3. Karcz; 4.Greiner; 5. Wollam; 6. Hardisty; 7. Malfroid; 8. Buffington.

Modifieds – 1. Jacob Murray, Hartford; 2. Cayden Carter, Oskaloosa; 3. Richie Gustin, Gilman; 4. David Murray Jr., Oberlin, Kan.; 5. Scott Dickey, Packwood; 6. Jon Snyder, Ames; 7. Shane Weller, Agency; 8. Andrew Schroeder, Keswick; 9. Dakota Hayden, Wilton; 10. Tyler Vande Kamp, Ankeny; 11. Kyle Krampe, Baxter; 12. Brandon Banks, Washington.

Northern SportMods – 1. Jesse Sobbing, Glenwood; 2. Curtis Van Der Wal, Oskaloosa; 3. Bryon Weyer, Des Moines; 4. Carter VanDenBerg, Oskaloosa; 5. Jim Gillenwater, Keokuk; 6. Bill Gibson, Knoxville; 7. Tony Johnson, Oskaloosa; 8. Jason McDaniel, Eldon; 9. Eric Flander, Barnes City; 10. Jason Hall, Grinnell; 11. Brett Lowry, Montezuma; 12. Joel Rust, Grundy Center; 13. Tom Lathrop, Ottumwa; 14. Jim Blazina, Blair, Neb.; 15. Cody Hillgartner, Harlan; 16. Jack Housley, Des Moines; 17. Randy Krampe, Baxter; 18. Levi Laymon, Muscatine; 19. Sam Wieben, Dysart.

Hobby Stocks – 1. Shannon Anderson, Urbandale; 2. Craig Brown, Eldon; 3. Dustin Griffiths, Ottumwa; 4. Mike Hughes, Oskaloosa; 5. Kevin Fee, Knoxville; 6. Justin Hook;, Oskaloosa 7. Danny Thrasher, Agency; 8. Donovan Nunnikhoven, Sully; 9. Derek Hodges, Des Moines; 10. Andrew Hustead, Rutledge, Mo.; 11. Jamie Songer, Ankeny; 12. Jarred Gann, Sigourney; 13. Curt Reed, Des Moines; 14. Rex Bonnett, Pleasantville; 15. Bobby Greene, Eddyville; 16. Scott Shull, Eldon.

Sport Compacts – 1. Merv Chandler, Vinton; 2. Bill Whalen Jr., Riverside; 3. Larry Hopkins, Ot­tumwa; 4. Mike Nehring, Ankeny; 5. Duayne Herb, Cedar Rapids; 6. Trent Orwig, Blakesburg; 7. John Whalen, Ainsworth.

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