Smith goes back-to-back in SportMods, “RT”, Jerovetz, Knutson and Zehm also take checkers
Boone, Iowa (June 13, 2020) – The race cars were not the first to hit the track at Boone Speedway on Saturday night. It was the Boone High School Class of 2020 that got to parade down the frontstretch and take the checkered flag first. When regular racing began it was Doug Smith winning for the second week in a row in the IMCA Elmquist Towing Northern SportMods. Ricky Thornton, Jr. won the IMCA Snap-On-Tools Modified feature, and Troy Jerovetz won the IMCA Arnold Motor Supply Stock Car main event in convincing fashion. It was Eric Knutson hard charging to the front to take the Pickett Salvage IMCA Hobby Stock checkers, and Bryan Zehm flashed across the finish line first to take the win in the My Race Pass Mod Lites. There was a new winning combination in the two-person cruisers, with the team of Dale Jones, and Bobby Smith taking home the trophy.
Mike Kennedy was the early leader in the Mod Lite 15-lap feature. Bryan Zehm was on the hunt however, and by lap six was the new leader. Kennedy would hang close until the final laps when Zehm pulled away to take the comfortable win, Kennedy having to be content with the runner up position. Randy Bryan took third, Jon Braathun was four, and Joe Glick rounded out the top five.
Up next was 18-laps of IMCA Northern SportMod racing. Curtis Veber looked to be on his way to capturing the checkers until a caution at lap eleven tightened the field on the restart. By this time, it was Colton Nelson in the runner up position, and Doug Smith now running third. This was just what Smith was hoping for, as on the restart, he flew to the lead, and from there on, never looked back. Veber took second place, third going to Colton Nelson, Daniel Taser was fourth, and Johnathon Logue finished fifth. Smith, who started eleventh, won for the second week in a row, and his third of the year at the speedway.
Ricky Thornton, Jr. showed once again just why he has been so successful behind the wheel of a race car. RT started twelfth in the 20-lap A Main for the IMCA Modifieds, and put another notch in his belt when he took the checkers. He caught early leader Thor Anderson with eight laps in the books, and then the two exchanged sliders with Thornton establishing the top spot on lap eleven. He would then remain in charge the rest of the race and finish nearly a straight away ahead of second place Anderson. Nick Roberts tried the high line, and low line in his quest to catch the leaders, but had to settle for third. Fourth went to Tim Ward who started eleventh, and veteran Russ Dickerson finished fifth. Thornton also won the King of the Hill held earlier in the evening. He topped all other fifteen cars that competed in the contest.
Troy Jerovetz took command at lap four of the IMCA Stock Car 20-lap feature, and dominated from there to the checkers. He finished well ahead of second place Kyle Everts. Scott Davis had a good run coming from eleventh starting spot to finish third. Donavon Smith, last week’s winner, searched high and low to find the best line but could only get to fourth place this night. Pole sitter Ben Walding completed the top five.
Capping off the night’s racing was the 15-lap IMCA Hobby Stock feature. This one came right down to the wire with Eric Knutson getting past Bryant Johnson in the closing laps to capture the win. Following second place Johnson was Daniel Smith in third, Curt Reed took fourth, and Jeremiah Andrews was fifth. Knutson hard charged from eighteenth starting spot to take his first victory of the season.
Racing continues next Saturday night, June 19 with pits opening at 3:30, grandstands at 4, hot laps at 5, and the green flag drops at 6.
ModLites
A Feature 1 15 laps | 00:32:10.152
Pos Start +/- Driver Hometown Car
1 9 +8 Bryan Zehm Ames, IA 46Z
2 7 +5 Mike Kennedy Boone, IA 95
3 8 +5 Randy Bryan Ames, IA 64
4 5 +1 Jon Braathun Story City, IA 96
5 6 +1 Joe Glick Madrid, IA 3G
6 10 +4 Charlie Brown Nevada, IA 82
7 3 -4 Kaden Cochrun Bakersfield, CA 23K
8 11 +3 Ben George Altoona, IA 4G
9 1 -8 Craig Davidson Mitchellville, IA 2X
10 13 +3 Chelsea May Desoto, IA 18M
11 14 +3 Jeff Stensland Nevada, IA 20
12 4 -8 Cody Yaw Altoona, IA 20X
13 12 -1 Matt Sorenson Bondurant, IA 4
14 16 +2 Bryan Compart Madrid, IA 14
15 18 +3 Matthew Weiss Rockwell City, IA 71W
16 15 -1 Colby Redler Ames, IA 47
17 20 +3 Chris Weir Colo, IA 17S
18 19 +1 Thomas Messamer Des Moines, IA 27
19 (DNF) 17 -2 Travis Messamer Redfield, IA 07
20 (DNF) 2 -18 Tanner Gannon Des Moines, IA 3T
Elmquist Towing IMCA SportMod
A Feature 1 18 laps | 00:12:24.004
Pos Start +/- Driver Hometown Car
1 11 +10 Doug Smith Lake City, IA 12
2 3 +1 Curtis Veber Polk City, IA 13V
3 8 +5 Colton Nelson Osceola, IA 93N
4 5 +1 Daniel Tasler Jefferson, IA 63T
5 10 +5 Johnathon Logue Logansport, IA 69JR
6 20 +14 Cam Reimers Ogden, IA 21
7 22 +15 Cory Pestotnik Boone, IA 62
8 1 -7 Tyler Titus Baxter, IA 4T
9 6 -3 Garrett Nelson Osceola, IA 95N
10 21 +11 Ryan King Tama, IA 57R
11 2 -9 Danny Fye Boxholm, IA 7
12 12 – Chris Burke Altoona, IA CB25
13 7 -6 Dusty Masolini Des Moines, IA 8
14 23 +9 Austin Schrage Cresco, IA 14X
15 13 -2 Izac Mallicoat Boone, IA 11
16 16 – Brian Schrage Cresco, IA 14S
17 17 – Blair Simmons Des Moines, IA 32S
18 15 -3 Shelby Frye Chandler, AZ 1S
19 18 -1 James Roose Grand View, IA 86R
20 19 -1 Jason Carney Boone, IA 26
21 (DNF) 14 -7 Ted Gould Sheldahl, IA 14
22 (DNF) 24 +2 Andrew Swailes Ainsworth, IA 13S
23 (DNF) 9 -14 Austin Kaplan Collins, IA 146
24 (DNF) 4 -20 Dustin Lynch Boone, IA 5
Snap-On Tools IMCA Modified
A Feature 1 20 laps | 00:13:31.051
Pos Start +/- Driver Hometown Car
1 12 +11 Ricky Thornton Jr Adel, IA 20RT
2 2 – Thor Anderson Rock Valley, IA 41
3 4 +1 Nick Roberts Des Moines, IA 23JR
4 11 +7 Tim Ward Chandler, AZ 4TW
5 10 +5 Russ Dickerson Boone, IA 28R
6 14 +8 Jake Pike Pahrump, NV 223
7 15 +8 Ethan Dotson Bakersfield, CA 175
8 7 -1 Tony Cox Boone, IA 1BC
9 8 -1 Paul Nagle Nevada, IA 05
10 18 +8 Jon Snyder Ames, IA 69X
11 13 +2 Cory Sauerman Johnston, IA 17
12 6 -6 Anthony Hofbauer Huxley, IA 13
13 23 +10 Dennis Pittman Jamacia, IA 58
14 19 +5 T.J. Wyman Laveen, AZ 00AZ
15 21 +6 Brandon Leeman Roland, IA 164
16 17 +1 Andy Tiernan Madrid, IA 3
17 20 +3 Chad Louk Jefferson, IA 20X
18 22 +4 Dylan Thornton Santa Maria, CA 38T
19 3 -16 Joel Bushore Boone, IA 87
20 (DNF) 16 -4 Kyle Brown Madrid, IA 21K
21 (DNF) 9 -12 Jake McBirnie Boone, IA 82
22 (DNF) 5 -17 David Brown Kellogg, IA 21
23 (DNF) 1 -22 Jimmy Gustin Marshalltown, IA 19
24 (DNF) 24 – Ronnie Hults Truro, IA 42RH
Arnold Motor Supply IMCA Stock Car
A Feature 1 20 laps | 00:15:07.708
Pos Start +/- Driver Hometown Car
1 8 +7 Troy Jerovetz Iowa Falls, IA 01
2 5 +3 Kyle Everts Holland, IA 2K
3 11 +8 Scott Davis Madrid, IA 81D
4 12 +8 Donavon Smith Lake City, IA 35
5 1 -4 Ben Walding Des Moines, IA 52
6 16 +10 John Watson Des Moines, IA 4W
7 22 +15 Devin Smith Lake City, IA 81
8 17 +9 David Smith Lake City, IA 8
9 2 -7 Matthew West Waterloo, IA 31X
10 3 -7 Jesse Smith Boxholm, IA 36
11 13 +2 Cody Gustoff Scranton, IA 23
12 18 +6 Jay Schmidt Tama, IA 19J
13 24 +11 Wayne Dotson Bakersfield, CA 74
14 4 -10 Kevin Opheim Mason City, IA 44K
15 20 +5 Josh Daniels Carlisle, IA 25J
16 19 +3 Tyler Pickett Boxholm, IA 5A
17 7 -10 Rod Richards Madrid, IA 23HR
18 9 -9 Bob Daniels Des Moines, IA 25D
19 10 -9 Chanse Hollatz Clear Lake, IA 6
20 23 +3 Scott Bailey Carlisle, IA 14
21 21 – Justin Nehring Storm Lake, IA 20N
22 14 -8 Corey Piffer Indianola, IA 71
23 (DNF) 6 -17 Robert Stofer Jefferson, IA 50
24 (DNF) 15 -9 Tobie Talk Hawley, TX 77
Pickett Salvage IMCA Hobby Stock
A Feature 1 15 laps | 00:14:08.147
Pos Start +/- Driver Hometown Car
1 18 +17 Eric Knutson Slater, IA 12K
2 3 +1 Bryant Johnson Graettinger, IA 48J
3 5 +2 Daniel Smith Lake City, IA 88
4 6 +2 Curt Reed Des Moines, IA 4C
5 4 -1 Jeremiah Andrews Union, IA 37G
6 11 +5 Solomon Bennett Minburn, IA 11B
7 9 +2 Wayne Gifford Boone, IA 22W
8 16 +8 Miciah Hidlebaugh Adel, IA 72H
9 1 -8 Josh Vancannon Ogden, IA 51
10 13 +3 Jack Phillips Mitchellville, IA 00
11 12 +1 Dylan Nelson Adel, IA 13N
12 7 -5 Matt McDonald Scranton, IA 12M
13 24 +11 Seth Janssen Ogden, IA 85
14 23 +9 Mike Smith Lake City, IA 22X
15 22 +7 Brian Derry Boone, IA 10D
16 21 +5 Randy LaMar Buffalo, IA 4R
17 20 +3 Braden Richards Madrid, IA 11R
18 19 +1 William Klosterman Ackley, IA 11K
19 17 -2 Adam Tiernan Granger, IA 8
20 15 -5 Shaun Wirtz Boone, IA 47W
21 (DNF) 14 -7 Seth Butler Scranton, IA 22
22 (DNF) 2 -20 Stephen Doss Boone, IA 7D
23 (DNF) 8 -15 Aaron Rudolph Grand Juction, IA 38R
24 (DNF) 10 -14 James Johnson Cherokee, IA 49
Category: Iowa
