Morriss, Benson, Ruter, and Griffith Notch First Wins of the Season at the Hamilton County Speedway.
By: Ryan Bergeson
WEBSTER CITY, IA (May 18, 2013) – Night number three of the regular racing season was held at the Historic Hamilton County Speedway Saturday Night as members of the local Boy Scout Packs and Troops began the night by presenting our nations colors.
The first feature of the evening was the IMCA Sport Compacts. Dustin Haggard picked up where he left off the week prior and was first to the checkered flag. Adam Strunk eventually moved into the second position. Kalan Guthrie finished third and Danny Sassman Jr. rounded out the top four.
The IMCA Sport Mods were next up on the speedway. Aaron Benson took full advantage of his front row starting spot and took the lead at the drop of the green flag. Several drivers began to make their way to the front of the field as the 24 car starting grid was loaded with talented racers. A restart with two laps to go would put Matt Lettow on the bumper of Benson. As the field of cars came to life, Benson took off and was first to the checkers. Lettow would finish second, Brandon Leeman third, and Rocky Caudle would finish fourth.
The Stock Cars took center stage with Jason Vansickle pacing the field early. Vansickle would lead the first ten laps until he was eventually challenged by Mark Elliott. Elliott rocketed to the top side of the speedway and took the lead with seven laps to go. Steve Meyer worked his way to the front of the field and made the pass on Vansickle and Cody Frerichs to take over second. Elliott would win his second Stock Car feature in a row followed by Steve Meyer, Cody Frerichs, and Travis Prochaska.
The IMCA Hobby Stocks were up next. Jeremy Morriss battled for the lead with Roger Haupt Jr. at the start of the race with Morriss eventually taking over the top spot. As Morriss paced the field, Ty Griffith worked quickly through the field and made his way to the second spot. Griffith would make quick work of Morriss and take the lead at the flag stand. A caution flag would bunch the field and on the restart, Griffith would fall off the pace and havoc was created behind him. When the field was reset after the caution, Morriss found himself up front once again and took full advantage. Morriss picked up the feature win and was followed by Myles Michehl, Craig Graham, and Pat Zimmerman.
The IMCA Modifieds were up next with a good battle up front early. Josh Foster and Ryan Ruter raced wheel to wheel on the first lap with Foster the leader of lap one. Ruter would flex his muscle on the second circuit and raced to the lead on lap two. Foster would settle in the second spot and was able to hold off Brett Meyer for third. It was all Ryan Ruter on this night as he stomped the competition on his way to the feature win. Foster, Meyer, and Scott Williams finished in the top four.
The final race of the night was the IMCA Late Model feature. Ryan Griffith piloted his machine into the lead early in the race and would not look back. Griffith was able to dominate all twenty laps on the way to his first feature win of the season. Craig Jocobs, Al Johnson, and Darrell DeFrance would finish in the top four. After the win, an emotional Ryan Griffith said “this one was for Rusty” referencing the late Rusty Fister who lost his life just over a week ago.
For news and information relating to the Hamilton County Speedway, please check the Hamilton County Speedway Website at www.hamiltoncospeedway.com. Next Saturday night, the Hamilton County Speedway will spring back into action with hot laps at 6:30 p.m. and racing to follow. The honor of the Hamilton County Speedway Most Popular Driver will be announced next week and you won’t want to miss any of the excitement.
Hamilton County Speedway
Result For May 18, 2013
Late Model – Feature
Finish Start Car Driver Hometown Points
1 2 15X Ryan Griffiths Webster City, Ia 37.00 (2)
2 3 95 Craig Jacobs Des Moines, Ia 36.00
3 1 8 Al Johnson Story City, Ia 35.00 (3)
4 5 99D Darrell Defrance Marshalltown , Ia 34.00 (1)
5 4 76 Jason Hahne Webster City, Ia 33.00
6 6 29 Nick Pedersen Rutland , Ia 32.00
7 7 23 Paul Conrad Colo , Ia 31.00
Sport Compact – Feature
Finish Start Car Driver Hometown Points
1 1 37 Dustin Haggard Humboldt , Ia 34.00
2 4 85S Adam Strunk Webster City, Ia 33.00
3 3 50K Kalan Guthrie Ft Dodge, Ia 32.00
4 2 10 Danny Sassman, Jr Ft. Dodge, Ia 31.00
Hobby Stock – Feature
Finish Start Car Driver Hometown Points
1 2 71M Jeremy Morriss Clare , Ia 40.00
2 4 21 Myles Michehl Fort Dodge, Ia 39.00
3 7 13G Craig Graham Webster City, Ia 38.00
4 11 55Z Pat Zimmerman Greene , Ia 37.00
5 3 58 Matt Ring Dows , Ia 36.00
6 18 4D Daniel Ayers Webster City, Ia 35.00
7 12 06 Kyle Schmauss Eagle Grove, Ia 34.00
8 14 27P Kevin Berger Otho , Ia 33.00
9 13 426 Rick Osterman Iowa Falls, Ia 32.00
10 9 40 Randy Embrey Granger , Ia 31.00
11 10 29N Cody Nielsen Fort Dodge, Ia 30.00
12 5 56 Ty Griffith Webster City, Ia 29.00
13 6 25M Matt Mundt Callender , Ia 28.00
14 8 8R Cory Roe Webster City, Ia 27.00
15 19 51 Nate Bonin Iowa Falls, Ia 26.00
16 15 28P Anthony Breiholz Vincent , Ia 25.00
17 16 ZERO Pete Mcwherter Jewell , Ia 24.00
18 1 24R Roger Haupt Clarian , Ia 23.00
19 17 22N Nathan Palmateer Ackley , Ia 22.00 DNS
Sport Mod – Feature
Finish Start Car Driver Hometown Points
1 2 24 Aaron Benson Clear Lake, Ia 40.00
2 12 21 Matt Lettow Roland , Ia 39.00
3 5 64 Brandon Leeman Roland , Ia 38.00
4 10 99 Rocky Caudle Ellsworth , Ia 37.00
5 8 85T Brandon Toftee Webster City, Ia 36.00
6 9 23K Ben Kates Tonganoxie , Ks 35.00
7 14 7 Carter Vandenberg Oskaloosa , Ia 34.00
8 3 20 Gerald Curry Luverne , Ia 33.00
9 7 22A Shawn Albers Wellsburg , Ia 32.00
10 13 80J Jared Vandeest Holland , Ia 31.00
11 4 2C Levi Carlberg Iowa Falls, Ia 30.00
12 6 11 Paul Price Iowa Falls, Ia 29.00
13 20 63R Rick Fasse Urbandale , Ia 28.00
14 11 26J Joel Rust Grundy Center, Ia 27.00
15 1 66 Levi Chipp Latimer , Ia 26.00
16 16 02A Coty Albers Wellsburg , Ia 25.00
17 18 14E Chase Ellingson Williams , Ia 24.00
18 23 1R Brad Ratcliff Webster City, Ia 23.00
19 19 26 Jason Wagoner Iowa Falls, Ia 22.00
20 17 2 Jerid Ratzke Williams , Ia 21.00
21 21 J7B Jon Braathun Story City, Ia 20.00
22 22 22P Victor Palmateer Ackley , Ia 19.00
23 15 138 Jon Peed Webster City, Ia 18.00 DNS
24 24 99X Nate Olmstead Webster City, Ia 0.00 DNS
Stock Car – Feature
Finish Start Car Driver Hometown Points
1 10 15 Mark Elliott Webster City, Ia 40.00
2 9 94 Steve Meyer Grundy Center, Ia 39.00
3 3 46 Cody Frerichs Bristow , Ia 38.00
4 7 21T Travis Prochaska Iowa Falls, Ia 37.00
5 6 M5 Jim Mitchell Webster City, Ia 36.00
6 2 R31 Ryan Leeman Roland , Ia 35.00
7 1 37E Jason Vansickel Webster City, Ia 34.00
8 12 7J John Campbell Belmond , Ia 33.00
9 4 59L Vince Loewen Hubbard , Ia 32.00
10 11 556 Terry Cornelison Boone , Ia 31.00
11 14 17R Derek Reimer Marshalltown , Ia 30.00
12 8 19A Alan Vangorp Des Moines, Ia 29.00
13 13 32 Matthew Feltus Allison , Ia 28.00
14 5 97 Adam Silvey Iowa Falls, Ia 27.00
Modified – Feature
Finish Start Car Driver Hometown Points
1 2 555 Ryan Ruter Kanawha , Ia 40.00
2 1 77 Josh Foster Newton , Ia 39.00
3 3 1M Brett Meyer Lytton , Ia 38.00
4 4 64 Scott Williams Steamboat Rock, Ia 37.00
5 5 22T Tyler Prochaska Iowa Falls, Ia 36.00
6 8 15 Mark Elliott Webster City, Ia 35.00
7 7 8X Scott Olson Blairsburg , Ia 34.00
8 11 149 Jason Murray Hartford , Ia 33.00
9 9 47 Greg Elliott Webster City, Ia 32.00
10 12 5D Devin Havlik Iowa Falls, Ia 31.00
11 10 10C Cayden Carter Oskaloosa , Ia 30.00
12 6 505 Racer Hulin Laurel , Ia 29.00
Category: Iowa
