Cox claims first Modified victory at Boone
Boone, Iowa (May 26, 2018) – It was another action packed night of racing at the Boone Speedway on Saturday night, with 142 cars checked into the pits. Tony Cox claimed his first ever IMCA Modified win, Dave Smith went to victory lane in the IMCA Stock Car class, and Jake McBirnie took the win in the IMCA Northern SportMod division. John Watson got back to his winning ways in the IMCA Hobby Stocks, Mike Houseman won his third IMCA RaceSaver Sprint A main of the year, and Bryan Zehm won for the second time in the Mod Lites.
Scott Naggatz, the racer from Carter Lake, Iowa led the Mod Lite field to green in their feature event. Bryan Zehm quickly got to second place and began reeling in the leader. Naggatz held the top spot until lap eight when Zehm made the pass for the lead. From there on, Zehm kept that lead the remaining distance to the checkers and the win. Last week’s winner, Travis Stensland worked his way from eight starting spot, to finish as the runner up, Joe Glick was third, fourth went to Tanner Gannon, and early leader Naggatz, rounded out the top five. Zehm won for the second time at the track this season.
Much of the 18-lap IMCA Northern SportMod contest was led by Thomas Egenberger. Egenberger took the lead on lap four, and had to hold off the challenges of Dusty Masolini and Chase Rudolph. A yellow flew at lap fourteen, and bunched up the field for the restart. Lap sixteen proved to be Egenberger’s undoing. He lost the handle in turn four, and Jake McBirnie, who had moved from eleventh starting spot to tail the leader, seized the moment and flew to the lead. McBrinie kept that lead in the closing moments, and snatched up his first win at the speedway this year. Chase Rudolf took the runner up position, Dusty Masolini was third, twenty-first place starter, Austin Luellen was fourth in an impressive run, and Tyler Inman was fifth.
Mike Houseman took win number three in the IMCA RaceSaver Sprint 20-lap A main. He led from lap five and then went the distance in the caution free race. Second place went to Mike Moore, third was Devin Wignall, Tyler Thompson fell to fourth after nearly spinning out while in second as they raced to the checkers, and Ben Woods was fifth.
David Smith started on the pole of the 18-lap IMCA Stock Car race, and never looked back on his way to the winner’s circle. Scott Davis tailed Smith the entire race to finish second. Third went to veteran racer, Robert Stofer, Jay Schmidt started tenth and finished third, Rod Richards was fourth and last week’s winner, Jeff Mueller, was fifth.
There was a $500 bounty out on Ricky Thornton, the Arizona driver who now resides in Clive, Iowa. The hot shoe had won four weeks in a row and there was now a price on his head for anyone that could dethrone him if he was still running at the end of 20-laps. Thirty-seven IMCA Modifieds came to give it a shot. The twenty-four that qualified for the A Main were up for the challenge.
Nevada racer Wade Taylor and Ames, Iowa’s Tony Cox would be the front row starters. Cox led lap one, but Taylor grabbed the lead away at lap two. His lead lasted for another handful of laps, only to have Tim Ward, who started tenth, take command on lap eight. Meanwhile, Thornton had followed Ward through the field from his eleventh starting spot, and was soon on his bumper. Then the curse of the flat tires began to hit! First it was leader Ward, then Thornton, then Wade Taylor, and more throughout the field as well. Car after car had to leave because the track rule is that all four tires must be inflated. No one was probably happier to see the cars exiting the track than Tony Cox, who now found himself back in the lead. Cox held on the final laps to take the flying checkers and put his first ever IMCA Modified feature win in the books. Tyler Prochaska chased the winner across the finish line to score second place, third was Clint Luellen, who had started twenty-third, Mike VanGenderen came from thirteenth starting spot to finish fourth, and Mark Elliott came from twenty-fourth, to finish fifth.
The finale of the evening was 12-laps of IMCA Hobby Stock racing. John Watson would lead this one the entire distance to take his first trip to victory lane this year. Andrew Burg started eighth and finished a close second. Third went to Solomon Bennett, Dylan Nelson was scored fourth, and Todd Bass rounded out the top five. The race went flag to flag.
Next up at the Boone Speedway is the annual Memorial Day IMCA Deery Brothers Late Model spectacular on Monday, May 28. Also racing will be the IMCA Stock Cars, IMCA Northern SportMods, and the IMCA Hobby Stocks. Grandstands open at 3, hot laps are scheduled for 4, and racing at 5. Then regular Saturday night racing continues on June 2, with racing in all six regular divisions. Early start times will continue through the month of June, with grandstands opening at 5, hot laps at 5:45, and racing at 6:30.
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A Feature 1
Pos Start Driver Hometown Car
1 2 Tony Cox Ames, IA #1BC
2 5 Tyler Prochaska Iowa Falls, IA #22T
3 23 Clinton Luellen Minburn, IA #3L
4 13 Mike Van Genderen Newton, IA #57V
5 24 Mark Elliott Webster City, IA #12
6 6 Russ Dickerson Boone, IA #28R
7 19 Josh May Des Moines, IA #99
8 22 Al Wolfgram Boone, IA #78
9 1 Wade Taylor Spring Creek, NV #8
10 16 Randy Havlik Ankeny, IA #3Z
11 3 Robert Avery Des Moines, IA #24
12 10 Tim Ward Chandler, AZ #4TW
13 11 Ricky Thornton Chandler, AZ #20RT
14 15 Eric Elliott Boone, IA #9E
15 7 Josh Truman Indianola, IA #47
16 14 Brandon Leeman Roland, IA #64ZC
17 18 Jon Snyder Ames, IA #69X
18 21 Randy Roberts Boone, IA #3R
19 4 Anthony Hofbauer Huxley, IA #13
20 12 Josh Most Red Oak, IA #92
21 8 Jimmy Gustin Marshalltown, IA #19
22 17 Ethan Dotson Bakersfield, CA #175
23 20 Cory Sauerman Johnston, IA #17
24 9 Kyle Brown State Center, IA #21K
B Feature 1
Pos Start Driver Hometown Car
1 1 Randy Roberts Boone, IA #3R
2 4 Clinton Luellen Minburn, IA #3L
3 3 Cody Bauman , IA #1B
4 5 Andy Tiernan Madrid, IA #3
5 7 Brock Bauman , IA #18
6 9 Joel Bushore Boone, IA #87
7 2 Nick Roberts Des Moines, IA #23JR
8 6 Matthew Meinecke Jamaica, IA #5M
9 8 Cody Morgan Garden City, IA #14
B Feature 2
Pos Start Driver Hometown Car
1 1 Al Wolfgram Boone, IA #78
2 2 Mark Elliott Webster City, IA #12
3 8 Tony Hilgenberg Waukee, IA #4
4 4 Chad Louk Jefferson, IA #20X
5 3 Jason Hickingbottom Ogden, IA #45H
6 5 Garrett Wilson Carlisle, IA #3W
7 7 Richie Gustin Gilman, IA #19G
8 6 Cory Tasler Jefferson, IA #63CC
Heat 1
Pos Start Driver Hometown Car
1 7 Tim Ward Chandler, AZ #4TW
2 1 Wade Taylor Spring Creek, NV #8
3 5 Russ Dickerson Boone, IA #28R
4 6 Mike Van Genderen Newton, IA #57V
5 8 Ethan Dotson Bakersfield, CA #175
6 4 Randy Roberts Boone, IA #3R
7 9 Cody Bauman , IA #1B
8 3 Andy Tiernan Madrid, IA #3
9 10 Brock Bauman , IA #18
10 2 Joel Bushore Boone, IA #87
Heat 2
Pos Start Driver Hometown Car
1 7 Ricky Thornton Chandler, AZ #20RT
2 3 Anthony Hofbauer Huxley, IA #13
3 5 Josh Truman Indianola, IA #47
4 2 Brandon Leeman Roland, IA #64ZC
5 6 Jon Snyder Ames, IA #69X
6 4 Al Wolfgram Boone, IA #78
7 1 Jason Hickingbottom Ogden, IA #45H
8 8 Garrett Wilson Carlisle, IA #3W
9 9 Richie Gustin Gilman, IA #19G
Heat 3
Pos Start Driver Hometown Car
1 5 Jimmy Gustin Marshalltown, IA #19
2 1 Tony Cox Ames, IA #1BC
3 3 Tyler Prochaska Iowa Falls, IA #22T
4 6 Eric Elliott Boone, IA #9E
5 4 Josh May Des Moines, IA #99
6 9 Nick Roberts Des Moines, IA #23JR
7 8 Clinton Luellen Minburn, IA #3L
8 2 Matthew Meinecke Jamaica, IA #5M
9 7 Cody Morgan Garden City, IA #14
Heat 4
Pos Start Driver Hometown Car
1 5 Kyle Brown State Center, IA #21K
2 7 Josh Most Red Oak, IA #92
3 2 Robert Avery Des Moines, IA #24
4 6 Randy Havlik Ankeny, IA #3Z
5 1 Cory Sauerman Johnston, IA #17
6 9 Mark Elliott Webster City, IA #12
7 4 Chad Louk Jefferson, IA #20X
8 8 Cory Tasler Jefferson, IA #63CC
9 3 Tony Hilgenberg Waukee, IA #4
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A Feature 1
Pos Start Driver Hometown Car
1 1 David Smith Lake City, IA #8
2 3 Scott Davis Madrid, IA #81D
3 6 Robert Stofer Jefferson, IA #50
4 10 Jay Schmidt Tama, IA #19J
5 5 Rod Richards Madrid, IA #23HR
6 8 Jeff Mueller Albion, IA #77M
7 15 Kevin Opheim Mason City, IA #44K
8 17 Trent Murphy Jefferson, IA #25
9 9 Donavon Smith Lake City, IA #35
10 11 Johnny Spaw Cedar Rapids, IA #00
11 21 Ty Hill Winterset, IA #3H
12 20 Wayne Gifford Boone, IA #22
13 2 Corey Piffer Indianola, IA #71
14 7 Josh Daniels Carlisle, IA #25J
15 18 Larry Crocheck Boone, IA #45
16 19 Steve Byers Indianola, IA #B17
17 14 Michael Bilyeu Indianola, IA #98B
18 4 Tyler Pickett Boxholm, IA #5A
19 12 Troy Jerovetz Green Bay, WI #01
20 24 Brock Badger Bagley, IA #50B
21 16 Garrett Peterson gilbert, IA #64D
22 13 Chad Legere Ankeny, IA #7C
23 23 Mark Hidlebaugh Ames, IA #64H
24 22 Matthew West Waterloo, IA #31X
Heat 1
Pos Start Driver Hometown Car
1 5 Rod Richards Madrid, IA #23HR
2 7 Donavon Smith Lake City, IA #35
3 8 Johnny Spaw Cedar Rapids, IA #00
4 3 Corey Piffer Indianola, IA #71
5 2 Chad Legere Ankeny, IA #7C
6 1 Garrett Peterson gilbert, IA #64D
7 4 Steve Byers Indianola, IA #B17
8 6 Matthew West Waterloo, IA #31X
Heat 2
Pos Start Driver Hometown Car
1 2 David Smith Lake City, IA #8
2 4 Tyler Pickett Boxholm, IA #5A
3 6 Jeff Mueller Albion, IA #77M
4 5 Robert Stofer Jefferson, IA #50
5 3 Michael Bilyeu Indianola, IA #98B
6 8 Trent Murphy Jefferson, IA #25
7 7 Wayne Gifford Boone, IA #22
8 1 Mark Hidlebaugh Ames, IA #64H
Heat 3
Pos Start Driver Hometown Car
1 3 Scott Davis Madrid, IA #81D
2 8 Troy Jerovetz Green Bay, WI #01
3 5 Josh Daniels Carlisle, IA #25J
4 7 Jay Schmidt Tama, IA #19J
5 6 Kevin Opheim Mason City, IA #44K
6 1 Larry Crocheck Boone, IA #45
7 4 Ty Hill Winterset, IA #3H
8 2 Brock Badger Bagley, IA #50B
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A Feature 1
Pos Start Driver Hometown Car
1 11 Jake McBirnie Boone, IA #82
2 4 Chase Rudolf Norwalk, IA #8R
3 8 Dusty Masolini Des Moines, IA #8
4 21 Austin Luellen Minburn, IA #3A
5 7 Tyler Inman Altoona, IA #5T
6 5 Shawn Albers Wellsburg, IA #22A
7 10 Cory Pestotnik Boone, IA #62
8 25 Cam Reimers Ogden, IA #21
9 17 Chad Ryerson Wellsburg, IA #25R
10 1 Dustin Lynch Boone, IA #5
11 14 Austen Becerra Carthage, IL #22
12 15 Ryan King Montour, IA #57R
13 22 Blair Simmons Des Moines, IA #32S
14 2 Thomas Egenberger Des Moines, IA #98
15 20 Johnathon Logue Logansport, IA #69JR
16 3 Curtis Veber Polk City, IA #13V
17 6 Hunter Longnecker Woodward, IA #93
18 13 Robert Moore Maxwell, IA #2B
19 18 Adam Shelman Ames, IA #3S
20 12 Jake Sachau Denison, IA #14
21 19 Travis Storjohann Marshalltown, IA #12R
22 16 Mitchell Morris St Charles, IA #26M
23 23 Trevor Johnson Madrid, IA #26J
24 24 Brandon Coffman Nevada, IA #3B
25 9 Doug Smith Lake City, IA #12
26 26 Billy Dyer Johnston, IA #15
27 27 Daniel Tasler Jefferson, IA #63T
Heat 1
Pos Start Driver Hometown Car
1 8 Jake McBirnie Boone, IA #82
2 6 Tyler Inman Altoona, IA #5T
3 4 Curtis Veber Polk City, IA #13V
4 9 Jake Sachau Denison, IA #14
5 5 Robert Moore Maxwell, IA #2B
6 2 Mitchell Morris St Charles, IA #26M
7 3 Travis Storjohann Marshalltown, IA #12R
8 1 Blair Simmons Des Moines, IA #32S
9 7 Cam Reimers Ogden, IA #21
Heat 2
Pos Start Driver Hometown Car
1 3 Thomas Egenberger Des Moines, IA #98
2 4 Chase Rudolf Norwalk, IA #8R
3 6 Dusty Masolini Des Moines, IA #8
4 5 Hunter Longnecker Woodward, IA #93
5 9 Austen Becerra Carthage, IL #22
6 7 Chad Ryerson Wellsburg, IA #25R
7 8 Johnathon Logue Logansport, IA #69JR
8 2 Trevor Johnson Madrid, IA #26J
9 1 Billy Dyer Johnston, IA #15
Heat 3
Pos Start Driver Hometown Car
1 6 Doug Smith Lake City, IA #12
2 2 Dustin Lynch Boone, IA #5
3 4 Shawn Albers Wellsburg, IA #22A
4 7 Cory Pestotnik Boone, IA #62
5 3 Ryan King Montour, IA #57R
6 5 Adam Shelman Ames, IA #3S
7 8 Austin Luellen Minburn, IA #3A
8 1 Brandon Coffman Nevada, IA #3B
9 9 Daniel Tasler Jefferson, IA #63T
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A Feature 1
Pos Start Driver Hometown Car
1 1 John Watson Des Moines, IA #4W
2 7 Andrew Burg Carlisle, IA #78B
3 6 Solomon Bennett Minburn, IA #11B
4 11 Dylan Nelson Adel, IA #13N
5 5 Todd Bass Des Moines, IA #13Z
6 3 Jack Phillips Mitchellville, IA #00
7 8 Gregg Anderson Perry, IA #3A
8 4 Keith Burg Carlisle, IA #14B
9 15 Shaun Wirtz Boone, IA #47W
10 21 Aaron Rudolph Grand Juction, IA #38R
11 17 Nicholas Foster Menlo, IA #17F
12 13 Seth Butler , IA #22
13 23 Shane Butler Scranton, IA #37
14 2 Jamie Coady Colfax, IA #56J
15 25 David McQuiston Van Meter, IA #57M
16 10 Ryan Wells Runnells, IA #89R
17 14 Dean Hartwig Boone, IA #74J
18 9 Adam Ayers Adair, IA #31
19 18 Matt McDonald Scranton, IA #12M
20 22 Tonia Stevens Guernsey, IA #3T
21 16 Brian Derry Collins, IA #10D
22 24 Adam Tiernan Granger, IA #8
23 26 Kevin Derry Madrid, IA #18D
24 20 Sean Dennis Boone, IA #52
25 12 Justin Wacha Vinton, IA #45
26 19 Shawn Mouzakis Waukee, IA #86
Heat 1
Pos Start Driver Hometown Car
1 5 Todd Bass Des Moines, IA #13Z
2 6 Andrew Burg Carlisle, IA #78B
3 7 Gregg Anderson Perry, IA #3A
4 8 Ryan Wells Runnells, IA #89R
5 2 Seth Butler , IA #22
6 3 Brian Derry Collins, IA #10D
7 1 Shawn Mouzakis Waukee, IA #86
8 9 Tonia Stevens Guernsey, IA #3T
9 4 David McQuiston Van Meter, IA #57M
Heat 2
Pos Start Driver Hometown Car
1 8 Dylan Nelson Adel, IA #13N
2 4 Jack Phillips Mitchellville, IA #00
3 7 Adam Ayers Adair, IA #31
4 3 Jamie Coady Colfax, IA #56J
5 6 Dean Hartwig Boone, IA #74J
6 2 Nicholas Foster Menlo, IA #17F
7 1 Sean Dennis Boone, IA #52
8 5 Shane Butler Scranton, IA #37
9 9 Kevin Derry Madrid, IA #18D
Heat 3
Pos Start Driver Hometown Car
1 1 John Watson Des Moines, IA #4W
2 4 Keith Burg Carlisle, IA #14B
3 5 Solomon Bennett Minburn, IA #11B
4 8 Justin Wacha Vinton, IA #45
5 6 Shaun Wirtz Boone, IA #47W
6 3 Matt McDonald Scranton, IA #12M
7 7 Aaron Rudolph Grand Juction, IA #38R
8 2 Adam Tiernan Granger, IA #8
ModLites
A Feature 1
Pos Start Driver Hometown Car
1 6 Bryan Zehm Ames, IA #46Z
2 8 Travis Stensland Nevada, IA #89
3 7 Joe Glick Madrid, IA #3G
4 4 Tanner Gannon Des Moines, IA #3T
5 1 Scott Naggatz Carter Lake, IA #54N
6 10 Mike Kennedy Boone, IA #95
7 2 Douglas Byers Grinnell, IA #4B
8 5 Kevin Grisham Ogden, IA #46
9 9 Phil Barrow Moorpark, CA #29
10 3 Jonathan Braathun Story City, IA #J7B
11 12 Doug Pollock Tekamah, NE #12S
12 15 Bryan Compart Madrid, IA #14
13 13 troy reeves Council Bluffs, IA #00
14 14 Ted Jensen Portsmouth, IA #73T
15 17 Lisa Birt Des Moines, IA #37
16 11 Zac Forster Bakersfield, CA #11
17 16 Larry Sorenson Ames, IA #4L
Heat 1
Pos Start Driver Hometown Car
1 6 Joe Glick Madrid, IA #3G
2 4 Jonathan Braathun Story City, IA #J7B
3 1 Scott Naggatz Carter Lake, IA #54N
4 5 Kevin Grisham Ogden, IA #46
5 9 Mike Kennedy Boone, IA #95
6 8 Zac Forster Bakersfield, CA #11
7 2 troy reeves Council Bluffs, IA #00
8 3 Bryan Compart Madrid, IA #14
9 7 Lisa Birt Des Moines, IA #37
Heat 2
Pos Start Driver Hometown Car
1 5 Bryan Zehm Ames, IA #46Z
2 4 Tanner Gannon Des Moines, IA #3T
3 6 Travis Stensland Nevada, IA #89
4 2 Douglas Byers Grinnell, IA #4B
5 8 Phil Barrow Moorpark, CA #29
6 7 Doug Pollock Tekamah, NE #12S
7 1 Ted Jensen Portsmouth, IA #73T
8 3 Larry Sorenson Ames, IA #4L
IMCA Racesaver Sprint Cars
A Feature 1
Pos Start Driver Hometown Car
1 4 Mike Houseman Jr Des Moines, IA #4L
2 6 Mike Moore Des Moines, IA #69
3 7 Devin Wignall Altoona, IA #21
4 8 Tyler Thompson Des Moines, IA #48
5 9 Ben Woods Newton, IA #11B
6 2 Joel Thorpe Urbandale, IA #3TJ
7 5 Mike Johnston Des Moines, IA #14J
8 10 C.J. Houseman Des Moines, IA #80X
9 11 Val Urman Roseville, MN #46&2
10 1 Shadrach Sporaa Boone, IA #11S
11 3 Dj Palmer Des Moines, IA #73
Heat 1
Pos Start Driver Hometown Car
1 2 Joel Thorpe Urbandale, IA #3TJ
2 3 Mike Houseman Jr Des Moines, IA #4L
3 6 C.J. Houseman Des Moines, IA #80X
4 4 Mike Moore Des Moines, IA #69
5 5 Tyler Thompson Des Moines, IA #48
6 1 Val Urman Roseville, MN #46&2
Heat 2
Pos Start Driver Hometown Car
1 3 Mike Johnston Des Moines, IA #14J
2 2 Dj Palmer Des Moines, IA #73
3 4 Devin Wignall Altoona, IA #21
4 1 Shadrach Sporaa Boone, IA #11S
5 5 Ben Woods Newton, IA #11B
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