Carter, Van Der Wal and Madden Sweep Memphis Fall Nationals

by Brian Neal

Memphis, MO (October 19, 2013) – Just like Friday night, the final night of the Memphis Fall Nationals at the Scotland County Speedway in Memphis, MO provided some great two and even three wide racing at times. At the end of the night Cayden Carter (Modifieds), Curtis Van Der Wal (SportMods) and Corey Madden (Hobby Stocks) would make a sweep of the weekend, while Zack VanderBeek (Stock Cars) and Brandon Lambert (Sport Compacts) also made it into victory lane.

The first feature up on the night was the 14 lap Sport Compacts, with Chuck Fullenkamp and Brandon Lambert drawing the front row for the event. Fullenkamp would take advantage of his front row starting spot to grab the lead on lap 1 over Lambert and Adam Gates. But Lambert was able to slip by Fullenkamp on lap 2 to take over the top spot, bringing Gates with him into second. Lambert then worked to hold back Gates for the lead over the next 5 laps. Gates was able to edge out front on lap 8, only to have Lambert come back on lap 9 to grab the top spot back. Lambert then held off Gates over the final 5 laps to pick up the $300 top prize. Gates settled for 2nd, Fullenkamp was 3rd, Merv Chandler came from 9th to finish in 4th, with Austen Becerra finishing 5th after starting in 8th.

Up next was the 20 lap Stock Car feature, with Louis Lynch and Lane Kauffman leading the field to the drop of the green flag. But it was third place starter Zack VanderBeek who jumped out into the lead on lap 1 over Lynch and Cayden Carter. The action up front was slowed for the first time on lap 2, as debris on the track brought out the yellow. On the restart VanderBeek moved back out front, leaving Carter and Lynch to battle for the runner up spot. Just as the action up front was starting to heat up, another caution waved on lap 5. This time Kris Walker, who was running 9th, went for a spin to bring out the yellow. Once again VanderBeek jumped out into the lead on the restart, with Michael Jaennette and Carter going at it for the second spot. While VanderBeek paced the field out front, Nathan Wood, who started 17th, moved up to make it a four car battle for second on lap 10. But there was nothing to stop VanderBeek over the final 10 laps, as he went on to claim the $750 top prize. Carter won the battle for 2nd, Jaennette held on for 3rd, Wood was 4th, with Lynch coming home in 5th.

Jenae Gustin and Tyler Heckart drew the front row for the 18 lap SportMod feature. But debris on the track on the drop of the green flag would slow the action. On the restart the yellow light would come back on, as a no start brought out the caution. The third attempt of a start saw Gustin grab the lead on lap 1 over Carter VanDenBerg and Dave Wietholder. Gustin’s run up front only lasted one lap, as Curtis Van Der Wal slipped under her on lap 2 to take over the top spot. Just as Van Der Wal started to pull away from the field, another caution on lap 5 would bring them back to his back bumper. Dakota Simmons, Rodger Dresden and Brayton Carter who were battling for the 9th spot collided to bring out the yellow. On the restart Tony Johnson would spin to bring the yellow light back on. Another restart produced another yellow, as Jared Miller slowed to bring out the caution. Once back to green Van Der Wal moved back out front, with Wietholder, Heckart and VanDenBerg battling for second. Van Der Wal once again started to pull away from the battle for second, when the yellow light came on on lap 11. This time Josh Larson spun to bring out the caution. On the restart Van Der Wal moved back out front, with Wietholder working to hold back VanDenBerg in the battle for second. The action up front was slowed for the final time on lap 15, as Sean Wyett, who was running 7th, slowed with troubles to bring out the yellow. Van Der Wal jumped back out front on the restart, with VanDenBerg over taking Wietholder for second. Van Der Wal would hold on over the final 3 laps to pick up his second win on the weekend and claimed the $750 top prize that went with it. VanDenBerg was 2nd, Wietholder was 3rd, Logan Anderson came from 8th to finish in 4th, with Heckart taking home a 5th place finish.

Up next was the 16 lap Hobby Stock feature, with Tyson Overton and Doug Sylvester drawing the front row. But just as the green flag was waved the caution light would come on, as Overton, Mike Hughes and Aaron Owseiler collided to bring out the yellow. On the restart Corey Madden inherited the pole and would lead lap 1 over Jason Fusselman and Jason See. Madden would work to hold off Fusselman over the next 5 laps, as Jacob Keiser, who started 12th, and Hughes were working there way to the front. The action up front was slowed on lap 6 for debris. Once again Madden jumped back out front on the restart, with Fusselman and See battling for second. Another caution 3 laps later, lap 6, would slow the action, as Sylvester spun to bring out the yellow. Madden again grabbed the lead on the restart, with Fusselman working to hold back Hughes, who came from the rear after the lap 1 crash. As Madden paced the field, Fusselman and Hughes would swap the runner up spot until the final caution appeared on lap 13. This time Ricky Miller Jr. slowed with troubles to set up a 3 lap dash to the finish. Madden would jump out into the lead on the restart and then held on to claim his second win on the weekend and the $600 top prize. Fusselman won the battle for 2nd, Hughes settled for 3rd, See was 4th, with Dustin Griffiths coming from 20th to round out the top 5.

The final feature up on the night was the 22 lap Modifieds, with Tyler Shaw and Steve Stewart making up the front row. Stewart would take advantage of his front row start to grab the lead on lap 1 over Matt Gilbertson and Cayden Carter. Gilbertson would jump to the bottom of the track to edge out in front of Stewart on lap 2. Just after the completion of the lap, Richie Gustin, who was running 5th, slowed with a flat tire to bring out the yellow. On the restart Gilbertson moved back out front, with Carter and Ronn Lauritzen, who started 8th, battling for second. Carter would jump to the top of the track to over take Gilbertson for the lead on lap 4 and then started to pull away from the field. The only thing to slow Carter down was a final caution on lap 16, as Bruce Hanford slowed with rear end troubles to bring out the yellow. On the restart Gilbertson went low, Lauritzen used the middle and Carter up top coming out of turn 2 three wide, with Carter grabbing the advantage going into turn 3. Carter would hold on over the final 6 laps to claim his second win on the weekend and picked up the $1,000 top prize. Gilbertson settled for 2nd, Lauritzen was 3rd, Jeff Waterman was 4th, with Kurt Kile finishing 5th after starting in 10th.

OFFICIAL RESULTS
Scotland County Speedway, Memphis, MO
Saturday, October 19, 2013 – Memphis Fall Nationals Night 2

MODIFIEDS – A Main

FINISH START CAR DRIVER HOMETOWN
1 5 10c Cayden Carter Oskaloosa, IA
2 3 23 Matt Gilbertson Montevideo, MN
3 8 10k Ronn Lauritzen Jesup, IA
4 4 71w Jeff Waterman Quincy, IL
5 10 77x Kurt Kile Nichols, IA
6 9 05 Dave Wietholder Liberty, IL
7 14 21k Kyle Brown Kellogg, IA
8 2 17 Steve Stewart Burlington, IA
9 6 56 Brian Troxel Centralia, MO
10 15 22 Brandon Banks Washington, IA
11 17 53 Ronnie Woods Mexico, MO
12 13 9 Dakota Hayden Wilton, IA
13 1 85s Tyler Shaw Mexico, MO
14 16 12B Chase Breid Madison, MO
15 20 20L Zach Less Hopkinton, IA
16 11 51 Tyler VandeKamp Ankeny, IA
17 19 99 Dylan Hoover Vandalia, MO
18 22 2R Jerry Reese Baring, MO
19 18 75 Josh Sherbon Cedar Falls, IA
20 23 46 Toby VandeKamp Wentsville, MO
21 24 11T Dugan Thye Burlington, IA
22 21 5R Bill Roberts Jr. Burlington, IA
23 12 61 Bruce Hanford Davenport, IA
24 7 19G Richie Gustin Gilman, IA

MODIFIEDS – B Main

FINISH START CAR DRIVER HOMETOWN
1 1 99 Dylan Hoover Vandalia, MO
2 2 20L Zach Less Hopkinton, IA
3 3 5R Bill Roberts Jr. Burlington, IA
4 5 2R Jerry Reese Baring, MO
5 7 46 Toby VandeKamp Wentsville, MO
6 6 11T Dugan Thye Burlington, IA
7 8 5s Michael Lloyd Kirksville, MO
8 4 7w Jerry Pilcher Bloomfield, IA DNS

STOCK CARS – A Main

FINISH START CAR DRIVER HOMETOWN
1 3 33z Zack VanderBeek New Sharon, IA
2 4 10cc Cayden Carter Oskaloosa, IA
3 5 93 Michael Jaennette Newton, IA
4 17 52 Nathan Wood Sigourney, IA
5 1 71 Louis Lynch Glenwood, IA
6 12 27J Jason Cook Mt. Pleasant, IA
7 9 2T Beau Taylor Canton, MO
8 2 51 Lane Kauffman Columbus City, IA
9 19 566 Jim Lynch Donnellson, IA
10 13 52x Chris Wibbell Dallas City, IL
11 16 05 John Oliver Jr. Danville, IA
12 20 94 Corey Stout Oskaloosa, IA
13 15 19 Donnie Pearson Oskaloosa, IA
14 7 18 Kris Walker Oskaloosa, IA
15 10 14 Derrick Agee Huntsville, MO
16 11 47s Brandon Savage Canton, MO
17 23 30c Abe Huls Carthage, IL
18 18 0 Jake Powers Quincy, IL
19 14 87 Les Blakley Fairfield, IA
20 8 8M Sam McClure Floris, IA
21 22 25 Cody Agee Huntsville, MO
22 24 83 Jimmy Comins East Moline, IL
23 21 19A Alan VanGorp Des Moines, IA
24 6 4k Dean Kratzer Ft. Madison, IA

STOCK CARS – B Main

FINISH START CAR DRIVER HOMETOWN
1 1 19A Alan VanGorp Des Moines, IA
2 7 25 Cody Agee Huntsville, MO
3 4 30c Abe Huls Carthage, IL
4 3 83 Jimmy Comins East Moline, IL
5 6 12 Duayne Herb Cedar Rapids, IA
6 8 77T Trent Jeanes Chariton, IA
7 2 55 Jay Hayes Kahoka, MO
8 9 49 Patrick Phillips Macomb, IL
9 5 22 Joey Holdren Baring, MO

SPORTMODS – A Main

FINISH START CAR DRIVER HOMETOWN
1 3 1v Curtis Van Der Wal Oskaloosa, IA
2 4 7 Carter VanDenBerg Oskaloosa, IA
3 5 20BA Dave Wietholder Liberty, IL
4 8 9A Logan Anderson Oskaloosa, IA
5 2 42 Tyler Heckart Ottumwa, IA
6 14 10 Jim Gillenwater Keokuk, IA
7 1 19J Jenae Gustin Marshalltown, IA
8 22 32 Jeff DeLonjay Quincy, IL
9 21 52 Phillip Cossel Montrose, IA
10 11 34 Kiel Erwin Paris, MO
11 24 12 Brandon Dale Gorin, MO
12 20 44 Todd Reed Quincy, IL
13 6 8T Tony Johnson Oskaloosa, IA
14 10 40 Dakota Simmons Libertyville, IA
15 15 10c Brayton Carter Oskaloosa, IA
16 7 17M Jared Miller Bloomfield, IA
17 16 7L Josh Larson Keokuk, IA
18 17 15 John Anderson Novinger, MO
19 12 12s Sean Wyett Danville, IA
20 18 67L Chris Larson Keokuk, IA
21 9 1 Rodger Dresden Keokuk, IA
22 13 41 Aaron Penick Kirksville, MO
23 19 36 Cody Erwin Paris, MO
24 23 25 Scott VanBuskirk Hedrick, IA

SPORTMODS – B Main

FINISH START CAR DRIVER HOMETOWN
1 6 52 Phillip Cossel Montrose, IA
2 2 32 Jeff DeLonjay Quincy, IL
3 7 25 Scott VanBuskirk Hedrick, IA
4 10 12 Brandon Dale Gorin, MO
5 9 52J Jeremy Pundt Donnellson, IA
6 3 17A Austin Howes Memphis, MO
7 1 03 Rob Wilsey Keokuk, IA
8 5 4G Michael Guthrie Ottumwa, IA
9 4 64 Jamie Songer Ankeny, IA
10 8 8 Tom Lathrop Ottumwa, IA DNS

HOBBY STOCKS – A Main

FINISH START CAR DRIVER HOMETOWN
1 3 2 Corey Madden Avoca, IA
2 5 55 Jason Fusselman Shelby, IA
3 6 11 Mike Hughes Oskaloosa, IA
4 7 79s Jason See Albia, IA
5 20 10G Dustin Griffiths Ottumwa, IA
6 14 2k Derek Kirkland Centerville, IA
7 12 07 Jacob Keiser Marengo, IA
8 21 19 Bill Bonnett Knoxville, IA
9 4 2013 Jamie Songer Ankeny, IA
10 17 20 Andrew Hustead Rutledge, MO
11 9 8 Brandon Symmonds Keokuk, IA
12 2 85 Doug Sylvester Ottumwa, IA
13 15 3 Travis Bunnell Hedrick, IA
14 11 17F Lee Farmer Bethany, MO
15 19 47 Tim Pettibone Moravia, IA
16 13 224 Gina Greubel Lacona, IA
17 18 09 Ricky Miller Jr. Gorin, MO
18 10 5D Brent Daringer Avoca, IA
19 16 21 Jonathon Juett Belle Plaine, IA
20 1 42T Tyson Overton Carlisle, IA
21 8 7A Aaron Owseiler South English, IA

SPORT COMPACTS – A Main

FINISH START CAR DRIVER HOMETOWN
1 2 14L Brandon Lambert Carthage, IL
2 3 007 Adam Gates Cedar Rapids, IA
3 1 48 Chuck Fullenkamp Ft. Madison, IA
4 9 2 Merv Chandler Urbana, IA
5 8 22 Austen Becerra Carthage, IL
6 7 77 John Whalen Ainsworth, IA
7 10 130x Josh Modde Des Moines, IA
8 14 55 Andrew Davis Keokuk, IA
9 5 36w Seith Woodruff Carthage, IL
10 11 65B Cory Sheetz Washington, IA
11 13 75 Cory Flanigan Storm Lake, IA
12 4 71 Kimberly Abbott Camp Point, IL
13 12 2M Matt Moore Ottumwa, IA
14 16 x4 Trent Orwig Blakesburg, IA
15 18 28A Chris Archer Lancaster, MO
16 15 09 Mike Miller Gorin, MO
17 6 69 William Michel Muscatine, IA
18 17 32 Jeffery DeLonjay Quincy, IL

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