Night One of the Fall Extravaganza Goes to Foster, Cook, Carter, Wenig, Griffiths and Gates

by Brian Neal

Donnellson, IA (Saturday, October 20, 2012) – The 1st Annual Fall Extravaganza presented by Discount Tire and Service of Keokuk, IA swung into action on Saturday, October 20th at the Lee County Speedway in Donnellson, IA. The days leading up to the weekend didn’t look like the event was going to be able to happen, as mother nature rained on the facilities Wednesday and Thursday to force officials to push the first night back to Saturday. 

Josh Foster (Budweiser Modifieds), Jason Cook (Donnellson Tire Stock Cars), Cayden Carter (Shottenkirk Parts Express SportMods), Dan Wenig (Coor’s Light LCS Hobby Stocks), Dustin Griffiths (IMCA Hobby Stocks), and Adam Gates (Sunline Auto Parts Sport Compacts) took home the opening night feature wins. While 115 cars signed in on the night, with the top 6 in each of the features locking themselves into Sunday’s main events. After 16 heat races and 1 semi was ran the features were set to take to the speedway. 

The first feature of the night was the 20 lap Donnellson Tire Stock Cars, with Jim Lynch and Alex Buffington drawing the front row for the event. Buffington would take advantage of his front row start to grab the lead on lap 1 over Nathan Wood and Lynch. The first caution of the race would come out after the completion of lap 1, as Shane Richardson, Jason Cook, Terry Houston, Kirk Kinsley and Corey Stout collided in turn 1. On the restart Buffington jumped back out front, with Abe Huls over taking Wood for the second spot. Huls would work under Buffington coming of turn 4 to take over the top spot on lap 3, leaving Buffington, Wood and John Oliver Jr., who started 10th, to battle for the second spot. Wood worked the middle of the track to work his way into the lead on lap 8 and then held it until the second caution came out on lap 10. Michael Larsen and Andy Altenburg would collide in turn 4 to bring out the yellow. Wood moved back out front on the restart, with Oliver Jr. and Huls battling for second. But another caution on lap 13 would slow the action up front, as Larsen spun in turn 2 to bring out the yellow. On the restart Wood grabbed the lead, but now had Cook, who came from the rear after the lap 1 crash, on his back bumper. The final caution of the event would appear on lap 14, as Stout spun in turn 2 to bring out the yellow. Wood again jumped out into the lead on the restart, with Cook close behind in second. Coming to the white flag Cook was able to slip under Wood for the lead and then held on to pick up the win. Wood settled for 2nd, Oliver Jr. was 3rd, Houston, who started 12th and battled back from the rear after the lap 1 crash, came back to finish 4th, Paul Shepherd passed 12 cars from his 17th place starting spot to finish in 5th, with Huls holding on to the 6th and final transfer spot. 

Up next was the 20 lap Budweiser Modified feature, with Josh Foster and Kyle Brown on the front row. Foster took advantage of his starting spot to jump out into the lead on lap 1 over Wyatt Lantz. The front duo of Foster and Lantz would start to pull away from the field, as the two battled side-by-side over much of the race. Lantz jumped to the top of the track to grab the lead away from Foster on lap 12, but Foster would come back on the bottom to take the lead back on lap 13. Lantz again used the top side to grab the lead away from Foster on lap 14. The battle for the lead would be slowed for the first and only caution of the race on lap 15, as Johnathan Huston slowed to a stop down the backstretch. On the restart Foster was able to grab the lead away from Lantz, with Bruce Hanford, who started 6th, close behind in 3rd. Foster would hold on over the final 5 laps to claim the win. Lantz was 2nd, Hanford was 3rd, Dakota Hayden was 4th, Kurt Kile came from 9th to finish in 5th, with Steven DeLonjay edging out the 6th and final transfer spot at the line. 

Adam Gates and Randy Foor led the field to the drop of the green in the 12 lap Sunline Auto Parts Sport Compact feature, with Gates jumping out front on lap 1. Gates then started to pull away from the battle for second, when he was slowed for the first time on lap 7. Brodie Dunker would spin in turn 2 to bring out the first caution of the event. On the restart Gates jumped back out front, with Austen Becerra and Mike Hornung Jr. battling for second. The action up front was slowed for the second yellow on lap 8, as debris down the front stretch brought the caution light back on. On the restart Hornung Jr. would get upside down in turn 2 to bring out the red. He would climb from his car ok, but done for the event. Gates once again grabbed the lead on the restart, with Skipp Dunker, who started 15th, now in second. Gates would pull away over the final 4 laps to pick up the win. Dunker was 2nd, Michael Grossman started 8th and finished 3rd, Dennis Schulte came from 11th to finish in 4th, Foor held on for 5th, with John Whalen taking the 6th and final transfer spot. 

The 18 lap Shottenkirk Parts Express SportMod feature was the next event to take to the track, with Jim Gillenwater and Jeremiah Jones on the front row. But it was third place starter Cayden Carter who jumped out into the lead on lap 1 over Gillenwater. Carter then started to pull away from the field, when he was slowed for the first time on lap 3. Brandon Ruffcorn would spin in turn 2 to bring out the first yellow of the race. On the restart Carter jumped back out front, with Gillenwater and Tony Dunker battling for second. Just as Carter started to pull away from the field, another caution slowed him down on lap 6, as Phillip Cossel spun in turn 4 and collected Rob Wilsey to bring out the yellow. Carter once again grabbed the lead on the restart, with Dunker over taking Gillenwater for second. But the action up front was slowed for the final time on lap 7, as Bobby Anders spun in turn 2 to bring out the yellow. On the restart Carter moved back out front, with Carter VanDenBerg, who started 11th, slipping past Dunker for 2nd. Carter would pull away from the field over the final 11 laps to pick up the win. VanDenBerg settled for 2nd, Dunker was 3rd, Eric Flander was 4th, Derek St. Clair came from 23rd to finish in 5th, with Tom Elsen coming from 12th to take the final transfer spot in 6th. 

Dustin Griffiths and Dane Blozovich drew the front row for the 14 lap IMCA Hobby Stock feature, with Griffiths moving out front on the drop of the green. But just as the green was dropped the red light was displayed, as Ricky Miller Jr. got upside down of turn 2 and collected the cars for Michael Wenke and Jacob Keiser. All drivers would climb from there cars ok, but done for the event. On the original restart Griffiths again jumped out into the lead, with Blozovich and Andrew Hustead battling for second. Griffiths would pull away from the field to lead all 14 laps to claim the win. Blozovich won the battle for 2nd, Hustead was 3rd, Jason Riegel was 4th, with Randy Byerly coming home in the 5th and final transfer spot. 

The final feature of the night was the 14 lap Coor’s Light LCS Hobby Stock feature, with Brian Hoener and Dane Fenton on the front row. Hoener would take advantage of his front row start to edge Fenton out to lead lap 1. Hoener and Fenton would battle side-by-side over the next 11 laps when disaster struck them both on lap 12. Coming off turn 4 the two would get together and spun just under the flag stand to bring out the caution. Dan Wenig would inherit the lead on the restart and then held on over the final 3 laps to pick up the win. Brandon Symmonds was 2nd, John Oliver Jr. came from 7th to finish in 3rd, Jeff DeLonjay was 4th, Jim Brown came from 8th to finish in 5th, with Adam Scott holding on for the 6th and final transfer spot.

 

OFFICIAL RESULTS

Lee County Speedway, Donnellson, IA

Saturday, October 20, 2012 – Night 1 of the Discount Tire and Service Fall Extravaganza

 

Modifieds – A-Main No Points
Finish	Start	Car	Driver	Hometown
1	1	77	Josh Foster	Ft. Madison, IA
2	3	22L	Wyatt Lantz	Augusta , IL
3	6	61	Bruce Hanford	Davenport , IA
4	5	12H	Dakota Hayden	Wilton , IA
5	9	77X	Kurt Kile	Nichols , IA
6	4	35	Steven DeLonjay	Quincy , IL
7	8	14	Tyler Cale	Donnellson , IA
8	15	42	Jared Schlipman	Mendon , IL
9	2	21K	Kyle Brown	Kellogg , IA
10	17	71W	Jeff Waterman	Quincy , IL
11	10	22	Brandon Banks	Washington , IA
12	12	7W	Mark Widmar	Ottumwa , IA
13	18	2Z	Zack Rawlins	Kellogg , IA
14	11	51	Tyler VandeKamp	Ankeny , IA
15	21	02	Andrew Schroeder	Keswick , IA
16	22	93	Matt Werner	Colona , IL
17	16	E85	Rich Smith	Davenport , IA
18	24	18S	Johnathan Huston	Columbus Junction, IA
19	14	64	Milo Veloz	Colona , IL
20	13	10C	Cayden Carter	Oskaloosa , IA
21	20	3D	Dustan Fenton	Burlington , IA
22	7	90	Lonnie Heap	Media , IL
23	19	11T	Dugan Thye	Burlington , IA
24	23	21	Todd Hansen	Muscatine , IA
Modifieds – Heat 3
Finish	Start	Car	Driver	Hometown
1	4	61	Bruce Hanford	Davenport , IA
2	2	12H	Dakota Hayden	Wilton , IA
3	7	7W	Mark Widmar	Ottumwa , IA
4	1	51	Tyler VandeKamp	Ankeny , IA
5	5	42	Jared Schlipman	Mendon , IL
6	8	2Z	Zack Rawlins	Kellogg , IA
7	6	02	Andrew Schroeder	Keswick , IA
8	3	18S	Johnathan Huston	Columbus Junction, IA
Modifieds – Heat 2
Finish	Start	Car	Driver	Hometown
1	1	22L	Wyatt Lantz	Augusta , IL
2	2	21K	Kyle Brown	Kellogg , IA
3	4	35	Steven DeLonjay	Quincy , IL
4	6	14	Tyler Cale	Donnellson , IA
5	3	64	Milo Veloz	Colona , IL
6	8	71W	Jeff Waterman	Quincy , IL
7	7	3D	Dustan Fenton	Burlington , IA
8	5	21	Todd Hansen	Muscatine , IA
Modifieds – Heat 1
Finish	Start	Car	Driver	Hometown
1	6	77	Josh Foster	Ft. Madison, IA
2	5	90	Lonnie Heap	Media , IL
3	1	22	Brandon Banks	Washington , IA
4	3	77X	Kurt Kile	Nichols , IA
5	8	10C	Cayden Carter	Oskaloosa , IA
6	7	E85	Rich Smith	Davenport , IA
7	4	11T	Dugan Thye	Burlington , IA
8	2	93	Matt Werner	Colona , IL
Stock Cars – A-Main No Points
Finish	Start	Car	Driver	Hometown
1	9	27J	Jason Cook	Mt. Pleasant, IA
2	5	52	Nathan Wood	Sigourney , IA
3	10	05	John Oliver Jr.	Danville , IA
4	12	97	Terry Houston	Mt. Sterling, IA
5	17	31S	Paul Shepherd	Marengo , IA
6	4	30C	Abe Huls	Carthage , IL
7	2	30J	Alex Buffington	Wapello , IA
8	11	25C	Shane Paris	Muscatine , IA
9	13	21M	Kirk Kinsley	Wapello , IA
10	7	00	Andy Altenburg	Truman , MN
11	20	07	Ray Raker	Danville , IA
12	6	4J	Bob Lynch	Ottumwa , IA
13	16	52J	Jeremy Pundt	Donnellson , IA
14	15	7	Todd Phillips	Packwood , IA
15	14	94	Corey Stout	Oskaloosa , IA
16	3	48	Michael Larsen	Hannibal , MO
17	19	20B	Andrew Burk	Eldridge , IA
18	18	101	Derek St. Clair	Donnellson , IA
19	8	B25	Shane Richardson	Morning Sun, IA
20	1	566	Jim Lynch	Donnellson , IA
Stock Cars – Heat 3
Finish	Start	Car	Driver	Hometown
1	3	52	Nathan Wood	Sigourney , IA
2	2	4J	Bob Lynch	Ottumwa , IA
3	1	30J	Alex Buffington	Wapello , IA
4	6	566	Jim Lynch	Donnellson , IA
5	5	7	Todd Phillips	Packwood , IA
6	4	07	Ray Raker	Danville , IA
Stock Cars – Heat 2
Finish	Start	Car	Driver	Hometown
1	2	48	Michael Larsen	Hannibal , MO
2	4	00	Andy Altenburg	Truman , MN
3	6	B25	Shane Richardson	Morning Sun, IA
4	3	30C	Abe Huls	Carthage , IL
5	1	94	Corey Stout	Oskaloosa , IA
6	5	31S	Paul Shepherd	Marengo , IA
7	7	20B	Andrew Burk	Eldridge , IA
Stock Cars – Heat 1
Finish	Start	Car	Driver	Hometown
1	2	27J	Jason Cook	Mt. Pleasant, IA
2	3	97	Terry Houston	Mt. Sterling, IL
3	1	25C	Shane Paris	Muscatine , IA
4	5	05	John Oliver Jr.	Danville , IA
5	6	21M	Kirk Kinsley	Wapello , IA
6	4	52J	Jeremy Pundt	Donnellson , IA
7	7	101	Derek St. Clair	Donnellson , IA
Sport Mods – A-Main No Points
Finish	Start	Car	Driver	Hometown
1	3	01	Cayden Carter	Oskaloosa , IA
2	11	7	Carter VanDenBerg	Oskaloosa , IA
3	6	3	Tony Dunker	Quincy , IL
4	5	12E	Eric Flander	Barnes City, IA
5	23	101	Derek St. Clair	Donnellson , IA
6	12	0	Tom Elsen	Shelbina , MO
7	4	777	Jayme Duinink	Pella , IA
8	9	87	Aric Becker	Cedar Rapids, IA
9	14	20JB	Michael Joe Bliven	Quincy , IL
10	16	15	Phillip Cossel	Montrose , IA
11	24	81	Jesse Belez	Marengo , IA
12	19	14X	Austin Schrage	Cresco , IA
13	2	43	Jeremiah Jones	Eldon , IA
14	22	T17	Tom Rawlins	Kellogg , IA
15	21	22	Bobby Anders	Quincy , IL
16	17	105	Rob Wilsey	Keokuk , IA
17	15	4K	Dean Kratzer	Ft. Madison, IA
18	13	40J	Jason Doyle	Cedar Rapids, IA
19	18	3DX	Jeff Mueller	New London, IA
20	10	19J	Levi Smith	Donnellson , IA
21	1	10	Jim Gillenwater	Keokuk , IA
22	7	1	Curtis Van Der Wal	Oskaloosa , IA
23	8	20JH	Joe Hooper	Camp Point, IL
24	20	11R	Brandon Ruffcorn	Donnellson , IA
Sport Mods – B-Main No Points
Finish	Start	Car	Driver	Hometown
1	8	22	Bobby Anders	Quincy , IL
2	3	T17	Tom Rawlins	Kellogg , IA
3	4	101	Derek St. Clair	Donnellson , IA
4	2	81	Jesse Belez	Marengo , IA
5	6	3X	David McCalla	Cedar Rapids, IA
6	7	5	Roger Dresden	Keokuk , IA
7	9	00	Jack Evans	Keokuk , IA
8	1	44	Lyle Timmerman	Wapello , IA
9	5	3T	Craig Bangert	Golden , IL
Sport Mods – Heat 4
Finish	Start	Car	Driver	Hometown
1	2	7	Carter VanDenBerg	Oskaloosa , IA
2	1	20JH	Joe Hooper	Camp Point, IL
3	3	777	Jayme Duinink	Pella , IA
4	6	15	Phillip Cossel	Montrose , IA
5	4	11R	Brandon Ruffcorn	Donnellson , IA
6	5	101	Derek St. Clair	Donnellson , IA
7	7	22	Bobby Anders	Quincy , IL
Sport Mods – Heat 3
Finish	Start	Car	Driver	Hometown
1	2	12E	Eric Flander	Barnes City, IA
2	5	01	Cayden Carter	Oskaloosa , IA
3	3	87	Aric Becker	Cedar Rapids, IA
4	7	4K	Dean Kratzer	Ft. Madison, IA
5	6	14X	Austin Schrage	Cresco , IA
6	1	T17	Tom Rawlins	Kellogg , IA
7	4	5	Roger Dresden	Keokuk , IA
Sport Mods – Heat 2
Finish	Start	Car	Driver	Hometown
1	2	0	Tom Elsen	Shelbina , MO
2	6	10	Jim Gillenwater	Keokuk , IA
3	4	1	Curtis Van Der Wal	Oskaloosa , IA
4	5	20JB	Michael Joe Bliven	Quincy , IL
5	7	3DX	Jeff Mueller	New London, IA
6	1	81	Jesse Belez	Marengo , IA
7	3	3X	David McCalla	Cedar Rapids, IA
Sport Mods – Heat 1
Finish	Start	Car	Driver	Hometown
1	6	3	Tony Dunker	Quincy , IL
2	1	19J	Levi Smith	Donnellson , IA
3	7	43	Jeremiah Jones	Eldon , IA
4	4	40J	Jason Doyle	Cedar Rapids, IA
5	3	105	Rob Wilsey	Keokuk , IA
6	8	44	Lyle Timmerman	Wapello , IA
7	2	3T	Craig Bangert	Golden , IL
8	5	00	Jack Evans	Keokuk , IA
LCS Hobby Stocks – A-Main No Points
Finish	Start	Car	Driver	Hometown
1	5	1F	Dan Wenig	West Burlington, IA
2	3	8	Brandon Symmonds	Keokuk , IA
3	7	50	John Oliver Jr.	Danville , IA
4	4	32	Jeff Delonjay	Quincy , IL
5	8	83	Jim Brown	Hannibal , MO
6	6	93	Adam Scott	Quincy , IL
7	10	11J	Justin Bevill	Bethel , MO
8	1	5	Brian Hoener	Golden , IL
9	9	56	Jaime Bevill	Bethel , MO
10	11	80C	Kevin Cheney	Quincy , IL
11	12	43	Justin Bartz	Quincy , IL
12	2	3	Dane Fenton	Burlington , IA
LCS Hobby Stocks – Heat 2
Finish	Start	Car	Driver	Hometown
1	1	3	Dane Fenton	Burlington , IA
2	3	5	Brian Hoener	Golden , IL
3	2	1F	Dan Wenig	West Burlington, IA
4	5	83	Jim Brown	Hannibal , MO
5	4	11J	Justin Bevill	Bethel , MO
6	6	43	Justin Bartz	Quincy , IL
LCS Hobby Stocks – Heat 1
Finish	Start	Car	Driver	Hometown
1	2	32	Jeff Delonjay	Quincy , IL
2	4	93	Adam Scott	Quincy , IL
3	6	8	Brandon Symmonds	Keokuk , IA
4	3	50	John Oliver Jr.	Danville , IA
5	1	56	Jaime Bevill	Bethel , MO
6	5	80C	Kevin Cheney	Quincy , IL
Hobby Stocks – A-Main No Points
Finish	Start	Car	Driver	Hometown
1	1	10G	Dustin Griffiths	Ottumwa , IA
2	2	01S	Dane Blozovich	Exline , IA
3	3	20	Andrew Hustead	Rutledge , MO
4	4	4JJ	Jason Riegel	Birmingham , IA
5	7	58B	Randy Byerly	Tipton , IA
6	6	79	Michael Wenke	Bonaparte , IA
7	8	07	Jacob Keiser	Marengo , IA
8	5	5D	Ricky Miller Jr	Gorin , MO
9	9	11	Danny Miller	Gorin , MO
Hobby Stocks – Heat
Finish	Start	Car	Driver	Hometown
1	7	10G	Dustin Griffiths	Ottumwa , IA
2	5	01S	Dane Blozovich	Exline , IA
3	8	5D	Ricky Miller Jr	Gorin , MO
4	9	20	Andrew Hustead	Rutledge , MO
5	3	4JJ	Jason Riegel	Birmingham , IA
6	2	79	Michael Wenke	Bonaparte , IA
7	4	58B	Randy Byerly	Tipton , IA
8	6	07	Jacob Keiser	Marengo , IA
9	1	11	Danny Miller	Gorin , MO
Sport Compacts – A-Main No Points
Finish	Start	Car	Driver	Hometown
1	1	007	Adam Gates	Cedar Rapids, IA
2	15	3	Skipp Dunker	Ursa , IL
3	8	5	Michael Grossman	Keokuk , IA
4	11	0	Dennis Schulte	Keokuk , IA
5	2	14	Randy Foor	Morning Sun, IA
6	7	77	John Whalen	Ainsworth , IA
7	4	22	Austen Becerra	Carthage , IL
8	17	3D	Daytona Fenton	Burlington , IA
9	21	71	Kimberly Abbott	Camp Point, IL
10	16	27B	Brandon Reu	Donnellson , IA
11	12	2	Merv Chandler	Urbana , IA
12	3	55	Mike Hornung Jr.	Keokuk , IA
13	5	00W	Bill Whalen Jr.	Riverside , IA
14	9	36W	Seith Woodruff	Carthage , IL
15	20	14L	Brandon Lambert	Carthage , IL
16	14	7H	Andrew Davis	Keokuk , IA
17	19	45	Brodie Dunker	Ursa , IL
18	10	1	John Helenthal	Ft. Madison, IA
19	6	10S	Scott Smith	Alexandria , MO
20	13	10BR	Shawn Baker	Burlington , IA
21	18	01	Bucky Gallaher	Hannibal , MO
Sport Compacts – Heat 3
Finish	Start	Car	Driver	Hometown
1	1	2	Merv Chandler	Urbana , IA
2	3	5	Michael Grossman	Keokuk , IA
3	2	22	Austen Becerra	Carthage , IL
4	6	007	Adam Gates	Cedar Rapids, IA
5	4	3	Skipp Dunker	Ursa , IL
6	5	01	Bucky Gallaher	Hannibal , MO
7	7	71	Kimberly Abbott	Camp Point, IL
Sport Compacts – Heat 2
Finish	Start	Car	Driver	Hometown
1	1	0	Dennis Schulte	Keokuk , IA
2	2	36W	Seith Woodruff	Carthage , IL
3	3	14	Randy Foor	Morning Sun, IA
4	4	77	John Whalen	Ainsworth , IA
5	6	7H	Andrew Davis	Keokuk , IA
6	7	3D	Daytona Fenton	Burlington , IA
7	5	14L	Brandon Lambert	Carthage , IL
Sport Compacts – Heat 1
Finish	Start	Car	Driver	Hometown
1	1	55	Mike Hornung Jr.	Keokuk , IA
2	2	00W	Bill Whalen Jr.	Riverside , IA
3	3	1	John Helenthal	Ft. Madison, IA
4	7	10S	Scott Smith	Alexandria , MO
5	4	10BR	Shawn Baker	Burlington , IA
6	5	27B	Brandon Reu	Donnellson , IA
7	6	45	Brodie Dunker	Ursa , IL

 

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