Veloz Scores First Win, Spaw and Kile Repeat At CJ Speedway

| June 11, 2022

 

Columbus Junction, Iowa: The weather cleared Friday afternoon providing a beautiful night for racing at the CJ Speedway located on the Louisa County Fairgrounds in Columbus Junction. Mother nature provided just the right amount of water on the 4/10 mile dirt track making for a very smooth fast race track on Friday night.

The Huston Brothers Trucking IMCA Sportmods were the final race of the night and a strong field of 24 drivers took the initial green flag. Carter VanDenBerg took the green from the pole position and led the main event for 14 and ¾ lap but the checkers had not waved when a caution flew for the second place driver spinning in front of the field. The field was reset for a green, white, checkered dash too the finish. VanDenBerg was holding off all challengers until the final lap when recent High School Graduate Logan Veloz provided a thrilling finish. Veloz got to the inside of VanDenBerg as the two came off of turn four heading to the checkers. Veloz scored the win by less than half a car length after leading less than 100 feet. VanDenBerg took second ahaed of of Shane Paris and Nick Aupperle.

Johnny Spaw made his second visit of the season to the CJ Speedway and once again proved that he knows his way around the 4/10 mile dirt track. Spaw took the green flag in the 4th row of the Mincer Ford Stock Car feature and steadily worked to the front taking the lead near the midway point of the 16 lap feature. Spaw and Kirk Kinsley were having a great race for the lead until Kinsley dropped his right rear tire off the top of the track in turn three causing a caution. Kinsley recovered with a strong run from the back to a fourth place finish. Spaw took the checkers ahead of Corey Strothman and and Rod Staats.

Kurt Kile flexed his muscle on Friday night scoring an impressive win in the Stewart & Sons Fuel IMCA Modified feature. Kile got to the front early from a fourth row start and held a comfort lead until Jarrett Brown closed late in the race. Brown made it close but ran out of laps finishing less than a car length behind Kile at the checkers. Dakota Simmons scored another top five finish on Friday night in taking third ahead of Kyle Madden.

Ryan Havel shot into the lead from his front row start in the CJ Auto Parts/NAPA Store Hobby Stock feature and went on to record another win. Havel was pressured for the majority of the feature by Randy LaMar with the the 4R of LaMar taking second by less than a car length at the finish line. Cody Staley ran up front the entire race in taking third.

Darin Smith made his way to victory lane following the ten lap Midwest Towing IMCA Sport Compact feature event. Alex Hayes ran in second the majority of the main event but was not able to get past the smooth Smith. William Michel took third on Friday night.

Next Friday the 17th of June the “Haulin with Hoker” SLMRA Late Models will be in action at the CJ Speedway. A strong field of Late Model Drivers are expected to be in action competing for the $3,000 dollar top prize. The race will be the Tony Stewart Tribute race, Stewart of Washington, Iowa was a long time racer and was actively involved in racing right up to his passing last fall. The hot laps next Friday night will get underway at 7 pm.

 

CJ Speedway Race Results for June 10 Feature results (top Five)

 

Huston Brothers Trucking IMCA Sportmods

  1. 43LV Logan Veloz-Colona, IL
  2. 7V Carter VanDenBerg-Oskaloosa
  3. 17C Shane Paris-Muscatine
  4. 5A Nick Aupperle-Iowa City
  5. 7T Trey Rock-New Boston, IL

 

Mincer Ford IMCA Stock Cars

  1. 00 Johnny Spaw-Cedar Rapids
  2. C4 Corey Strothman-Mt. Union
  3. 08S Rod Staats-Columbus Junction
  4. 21M Kirk Kinsley-Wapello
  5. 27 Matt Picray-West Liberty

 

Stewart & Sons Fuel IMCA Modifieds

  1. 77 Kurt Kile-Nichols
  2. 88 Jarrett Brown-Ainsworth
  3. 40 Dakota Simmons-Douds
  4. 32 Kyle Madden-Oxford
  5. 21B Barry Dugan-Letts

 

CJ Auto Parts/NAPA Stores IMCA Hobby Stocks

  1. O Ryan Havel-Lone Tree
  2. 4R Randy LaMar-Buffalo
  3. 55 Cody Staley-Muscatine
  4. 33T Trevor Tanner-Knoxville
  5. 55X Corey VanDerwilt-Sully

 

Midwest Towing IMCA Sport Compacts

  1. 17 Darin Smith-Wapello
  2. 23H Alex Hayes-Lone Tree
  3. 69JX William Michel-Columbus Junction
  4. 26 Shane Barnes-Washington
  5. 20C Caleb Giese-Morning Sun

 

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