Irvine sweeps double IMCA Stock Car features at Independence Motor Speedway

INDEPENDENCE, Iowa (July 5) – Brian Irvine remained perfect on the season Saturday night at Independence Motor Speedway.  The now part-time IMCA Stock Car driver earned his fourth win in as many appearances in 2014.

Irvine kept his streak alive by winning a pair of features on the 3/8-mile oval, which included the make-up Budweiser Mid-Season Championship event that was postponed due to rain June 28.

Outside front row starter Justin Hanson held the early lead in the make-up feature while Irvine worked through traffic from a sixth row starting spot. Irvine settled into the runner-up spot on the fifth circuit and then took the lead two laps later.

Irvine led the remainder of the 18-lapper going away to take the victory ahead of Justin Temeyer and Jarod Weepie.

His efforts to sweep the night were made more challenging when Irvine was sidelined with a flat tire on lap three of the regular feature. He made a quick tire change while the race was under caution and tagged the tail of the field when racing resumed.

Jason Hocken held the point on the restart while Irvine powered into the top six before the yellow flag again slowed action on lap eight. When racing resumed, Irvine entered a battle for the lead with Hocken and Temeyer before taking control with five laps to go.

Irvine led the remainder of the event to sweep the evening. Temeyer and Weepie ran second and third in the regular feature, as well.

Double features were also held for the Performance Bodies IMCA Modifieds. Outside front row starter Jeff Kriz took command at the drop of the green in the 20-lap mid-season make-up event.

Ed Thomas chased Kriz while Vern Jackson raced from a third row starting spot and into contention. Jackson made his way into second following a lap 13 restart and pestered Kriz throughout the waning laps.

Kriz held Jackson at bay through two more stoppages to earn his first win in the division in Independence. Jackson and Patrick Flannagan completed the top three.

Mike Burbridge led throughout much of the regular IMCA Modified feature with Jake Strayer and Thomas in close pursuit.

While the leaders battled, Troy Cordes was making his way into contention from a seventh row start. Working the top side, Cordes raced into the top four before the caution flag waved on lap 10.

Cordes worked past Thomas a couple laps after racing resumed and then swept around Strayer and Burbridge with three laps to go en route to his second win of the year. Jackson slipped past Burbridge on the final lap to earn a pair of runner-up finishes on the night.

Jenae Gustin continued her dominance in the IMCA Northern SportMod division. Gustin, who started inside of row five, raced to her third straight victory, her fifth win in the last six weeks and overall sixth win of the season in Independence.

Jacob Salisbury took the lead at the drop of the green in that 15-lapper and built a sizable lead while Gustin made her way into third on lap five. Caution slowed action and bunched the field with seven laps scored complete.

When racing resumed, Gustin took two laps to make her way around Salisbury as she sailed to the victory. Salisbury and Kevin Hurst completed the top three.

In the IMCA Late Models, Jon Passick built a huge early lead in that division’s 25-lap feature. Passick set sail while John Emerson, who started 23rd on the 24-car grid, made quick work of the field and raced into the top five on lap five.

Passick held a half-straightaway lead by the time Emerson made his way past Curt Martin for second with two laps to go.

Emerson swallowed up Passick’s lead in traffic, but came up short at the line as Passick drove to his first win of the season. Martin ran third.

Matt White earned his second win of the year in the 15-lap IMCA Hobby Stock feature.

Working the high line, White raced from his fourth row starting spot and into the top three after only three laps. He made his way around Jamie Whitaker and leader Matt Burmeister on the seventh circuit and then held off late pressure from Whitaker to score the victory. Whitaker and Marcus Wayne completed the top three.

RESULTS IMCA LATE MODEL Feature – 1. 2P Jon Passick, Waterloo; 2. 87 John Emerson, Waterloo; 3. 45 Curt Martin, Independence; 4. 60 Dean Wagner, Evansdale; 5. 53 Darren Ackerman, Readlyn; 6. 40 Joel Callahan, Dubuque; 7. 98 Jason Rauen, Farley; 8. 70 Jerry King, Waterloo; 9. 99 Luke Pestka, Robins; 10. 145 Dale Hackwell Jr., Washburn; 11. 77 Dirk Hamilton, Jesup; 12. 83 Russell Hesse, Waterloo; 13. 31 Tyler Droste, Waterloo; 14. 2 Rory Metcalf, West Union; 15. 88 Drew Johnson, Belle Plaine; 16. 21B Joel Brasch, Dunkerton; 17. 4 Leon Thomsen, Waverly; 18. 32 Chris Snyder, Raymond; 19. 1H Brian Hunter, Independence; 20. 16 Tyler Bruening, Decorah; 21. 48Z Jon Poll, Delmar; 22. 5W Scott Welsh, Cedar Rapids; 23. 8R Sean Johnson, Independence; 24. 73 Greg Kastli, Waterloo. First heat – 1. Pestka; 2. Metcalf; 3. Callahan; 4. Martin; 5. Hesse; 6. Ackerman; 7. Hackwell; 8. Thomsen. Second heat – 1. Rauen; 2. Droste; 3. Snyder; 4. Wagner; 5. Poll; 6. Welsh; 7. Hamilton; 8. Emerson. Third heat – 1. Passick; 2. S. Johnson; 3. Brasch; 4. Kastli; 5. King; 6. Bruening; 7. Hunter; 8. D. Johnson.

IMCA MODIFIED Feature (make-up from June 28) – 1. 93K Jeff Kriz, Waterloo; 2. 64 Vern Jackson, Waterloo; 3. F7 Patrick Flannagan, Cedar Rapids; 4. 92 Tyler Droste, Waterloo; 5. 71 Troy Cordes, Dunkerton; 6. 33D Scott Hogan, Vinton; 7. 10K Ronn Lauritzen, Jesup; 8. 24R Adam Johnson, Independence; 9. 00J J.D. Auringer, Waterloo; 10. 26J Joel Rust, Grundy Center; 11. 01 Ed Thomas, Waterloo; 12. 415 Josh Barta, Cedar Falls; 13. 5 Jason Morehouse, Evansdale; 14. 20L Zach Less, Hopkinton; 15. 18J Jake Strayer, Newton; 16. 10 Kaleb Bentley, Fairbank; 17. 49 Mike Manson, Manchester; 18. 21 Brennen Chipp, Waterloo; 19/DNS 12DX Scott Drake, Joplin, Mo.; 20/DNS 66 Terry Johnson, Waterloo; 21/DNS 57B Dennis Betzer, Central City. Feature (regular) – 1. Cordes; 2. Jackson; 3. 11B Mike Burbridge, Delhi; 4. Strayer; 5. Thomas; 6. Lauritzen; 7. Droste; 8. Auringer; 9. Hogan; 10. Rust; 11. Sherbon; 12. Less; 13. Bentley; 14. 8 Tony Snyder, Readlyn; 15. 66X Jared Siefert, Luxemburg, Wis.; 16. Flannagan; 17. 80 Jerry Dedrick, Vinton; 18. A. Johnson; 19. Kriz; 20. 34 Scott Strauss, Cedar Rapids; 21. Manson; 22. Chipp; 23. Barta; 24. 11 Timm Jensen, Dunkerton; 25/DNS Jason Bahrs, Colona, Ill.; 26/DNS Morehouse. First heat – 1. Strayer; 2. Flannagan; 3. Rust; 4. Droste; 5. Cordes; 6. Strauss; 7. Dedrick; 8. Barta; 9. Bahrs. Second heat – 1. Less; 2. Auringer; 3. Bentley; 4. Snyder; 5. Kriz; 6. Hogan; 7. Manson; 8. A. Johnson; 9. Morehouse. Third heat – 1. Burbridge; 2. Lauritzen; 3. Jackson; 4. Thomas; 5. Siefert; 6. Chipp; 7. Sherbon; 8. Jensen.

IMCA STOCK CAR Feature (make-up from June 28) – 1. 26 Brian Irvine, Oelwein; 2. 56T Justin Temeyer, Independence; 3. 3 Jarod Weepie, Dunkerton; 4. 23 Justin Hanson, Waterloo; 5. 47 Scott Pippert, Elberon; 6. 11 Jesse Brown, Nashua; 7. 15 Norman Chesmore, Rowley; 8. 4JR Russell Damme Jr., Waterloo; 9. 67 Justin Stander, Shellsburg; 10. 7H Phil Holtz, Manchester; 11. 38 Matt Brown, Marion; 12. 17 Jason Niedert, Evansdale; 13. 6X Bob Ahrendsen, Cedar Rapids; 14. 11J Jerome Jacoby, Waterloo; 15. 22K Kevin Rose, Waterloo; 16. 46 Cody Frerichs, Bristow; 17. JR3 Jason Hocken, Independence; 18. 74C Cole Mather, Dundee; 19/DNS 31S Paul Shepherd, Marengo. Feature (regular) – 1. Irvine; 2. Temeyer; 3. Weepie; 4. Hocken; 5. Stander; 6. Pippert; 7. J. Brown; 8. Mather; 9. 566 Jim Lynch, Donnellson; 10. Chesmore; 11. Rose; 12. Ahrendsen; 13. 2 Wayne Landheer, Gladstone, Ill.; 14. Hanson; 15. Niedert; 16. Damme; 17. Jacoby; 18. K38 Ken Taylor, Strawberry Point; 19. 8 Mitchell Evens, Independence; 20. Frerichs; 21. Holtz; 22. M. Brown; 23. 44 Brett Timmerman, Wapello; 24. 52J Jeremy Pundt, Donnellson. First heat – 1. Irvine; 2. Frerichs; 3. Holtz; 4. Ahrendsen; 5. Hanson; 6. Taylor; 7. Evens; 9. Rose. Second heat – 1. Hocken; 2. Stander; 3. J. Brown; 4. Weepie; 5. M. Brown; 6. Pundt; 7. Jacoby; 8. Timmerman. Third heat – 1. Temeyer; 2. Mather; 3. Chesmore; 4. Pippert; 5. Lynch; 6. Landheer; 7. Niedert; 8. Damme.

IMCA NORTHERN SPORTMOD Feature – 1. 19J Jenae Gustin, Marshalltown; 2. 36 Jacob Salisbury, Dunkerton; 3. 339 Kevin Hurst, Janesville; 4. 00 Jim Buhlman, Cedar Falls; 5. 7A K.C. Ansel, Dubuque; 6. 63 Matt McCahen, Waterloo; 7. 32Z Alex Zwanziger, Nashua; 8. T23 Tony Olson, Cedar Rapids; 9. 3T Tyler Soppe, Sherrill; 10. 3R Danny Dvorak, Vinton; 11. 40J Jason Doyle, Cedar Rapids; 12. 39 Brian Hilbert, Independence; 13. J2 Dave Schulze, Keystone; 14. 35 Kyle Bentley, Independence; 15. 24R Kevin Robinson, Dewar; 16. 4 Ryan Maitland, Waterloo; 17. 24M Mark Maas, Epworth; 18. 80 Steve Miller, Bellevue; 19. 96 Lucas Lundry, Maynard; 20. 7D Dakoda Sellers, Vinton; 21. 199 Dave Burrell, Dysart; 22. 30 Tracy Wassenberg, Luxemburg, Wis.; 23. 6 Jim Aschenbrenner, Aplington; 24. 43 Creston Williams, Newhall. First heat – 1. Salisbury; 2. Sellers; 3. Hurst; 4. Hilbert; 5. Wassenberg; 6. Schulze; 7. Doyle; 8. 29 Sean Vogt, Watkins; 9. 23 Synjun Bauer, Prairie du Chien, Wis. Second heat – 1. McCahen; 2. Soppe; 3. Burrell; 4. Maitland; 5. Aschenbrenner; 6. Dvorak; 7. Williams; 8. Bentley; 9. 50H Steve Wimer, Toddville. Third heat – 1. Lundry; 2. Buhlman; 3. Olson; 4. Gustin; 5. Zwanziger; 6. Robinson; 7. Ansel; 8. Miller; 9. 21J Joe Harken, Waterloo; 10. Maas. B feature – 1. Dvorak; 2. Doyle; 3. Schulze; 4. Williams; 5. Ansel; 6. Bentley; 7. Robinson; 8. Maas; 9. Miller; 10. Vogt; 11. Bauer; 12. Wimer; 13. Harken.

IMCA HOBBY STOCK Feature – 1. 83W Matt White, Nashua; 2. 25 Jamie Whitaker, Oelwein; 3. 5 Marcus Wayne, Independence; 4. 95 Matt Lundry, Oelwein; 5. 46 Brian Happel, Vinton; 6. T64 Jeremiah Wilson, Waterloo; 7. 58B Randy Byerly, Tipton; 8. 14C Leah Wroten, Independence; 9. 73 Quinton Miller, Independence; 10. 45 Justin Wacha, Vinton; 11. 357 Brett Vanous, Quasqueton; 12. 7B Jim Ball, Independence; 13. 35B Shawn Kuennen, Hazleton; 14. 20B Matt Burmeister, Waterloo; 15. 79 Benji Irvine, Stanley. First heat – 1. White; 2. Whitaker; 3. Lundry; 4. Miller; 5. Wacha; 6. Irvine; 7. Vanous; 8. Ball. Second heat – 1. Byerly; 2. Wroten; 3. Kuennen; 4. Wayne; 5. Burmeister; 6. Wilson; 7. Happel.

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