Pestotnik and Thompson repeat, Elliott, Smith, and Stanton win again, Bryan is first time winner

BOONE, IA (July 8, 2017) – Weekly racing continued at the Boone Speedway on Saturday night with a nice field of 119 race cars checked into the pits.  One first time winner emerged from the Mod Lite class, while all other divisions saw repeat winners…two taking back to back wins.

It was Randy Bryan earning his first win of the year in the 15-lap Mod Lite main event.  Bryan led all laps on his way to victory.  Bryan Zehm started eleventh, worked his way steadily through the field of cars and reeled in leader Bryan.  Zehm tried a last moment surge to get around Bryan at the finish line, but had to settle for the runner up spot.  Justin Rankin was third, Joel Keenan came from fifteenth starting spot to take fourth, and eleventh place starter, Larry Sorenson, completed the top five.

Last week, Cory Pestotnik won the IMCA Northern SportMod feature, a career first victory.  Saturday night, Pestotnik repeated.  He jumped to the immediate lead and again led all 18 laps on the way to his second win.  The final circuits saw eleventh place starter, Johnathon Logue, reel in the leader, but laps ran out for him to garner more than a second place finish.  Shawn Albers took third place, pole sitter Chase Rudolf was fourth, and rookie to the class, John Watson, was fifth.

Two drivers put on a great show up front in the 20 lap IMCA Modified feature.  Eric Elliiott caught early leader Brandon Williams, getting around him for the lead at lap seven.  A few laps later, Elliott was being hunted down by point leader Mike VanGenderen, who was now running second.  From there on, it was a lap after lap exciting race as the two ran nearly side by side.  On this night, it was Eric Elliott being the victor, holding off VanGenderen, a close second.  Third was nineteenth place starter, and last week’s winner, Joel Bushore, veteran racer Robert Avery was fourth, and Tony Hilgenberg was scored fifth.  This was Elliott’s second feature win of the 2017 season at Boone.

The IMCA Stock Cars came next with their 18 lap A feature.  Mark Hidlebaugh led the opening laps but eighth place starter, Robert Stofer, immediately went to the topside, and with his momentum upstairs, had the lead at lap four.  Tenth place starter, Donavon Smith, followed suite, finding success at the top of the track as well.  He tagged in behind Stofer to run in second.  Stofer and Smith ran nose to tail, lap after lap, Smith taking peeks beneath him, looking for that edge.  It finally paid off as Smith nosed past him at the flag stand on lap thirteen, to take the lead.  Smith put a little distance between himself and Stofer in the final laps, and took his second win of the year.  Wayne Gifford scored a third place finish, Kevin Opheim came from sixteenth starting spot, to take fourth, and pole sitter, Don Vis, was fifth.

Tyler Thompson, second generation racer, found himself in victory lane for the third consecutive week after winning the 20 lap IMCA RaceSaver feature.  Thompson took command at lap nine after getting around then leader Joel Thorpe, and from there on, never relinquished that top spot.  He pulled away to a healthy lead and took the checkers by a comfortable margin.  CJ Houseman finished as the runner up, third went Newton, Iowa’s Ben Woods, Michael Moore was fourth, and pole sitter, David Wignall, was fifth.  Thompson has won for the last three consecutive weeks, and also has an earlier win, making it four for the year.

The evening’s finale was the 12 lap IMCA Hobby Stock feature.  Eric Stanton found himself inheriting the lead on lap three, when then leader Kevin Derry spun.  Stanton was not about to give up that gift, and held strong to the top spot all the way to the flying checkers and the win.  Chris Cox made his first appearance at the track this year, started fourteenth, and finished in second.  Third was Ryan Wells, Jack Phillips was fourth and Todd Bass, fifth.  Stanton now has four weekly points wins, and also won the Frostbuster special.

Next Saturday night, July 15, is another regular points night, with racing in all six divisions.  Grandstand opens at 6, hot laps are scheduled for 6:30, with racing at 7.

IMCA Modified
A-Main 01 — 1. Eric Elliott, Boone; 2. Mike VanGenderen, Newton; 3. Joel Bushore, Boone; 4. Robert Avery, Des
Moines; 5. Tony Hilgenberg, Waukee; 6. Cory Sauerman;; 7. Brandon Williams, Des Moines; 8. Al Wolfgram, Boone; 9.
Andy Tiernan, Woodward; 10. Tyler Prochaska, Iowa Falls; 11. Dennis Pittman, Jamacia; 12. Chris Webb, Mc Callsburg;
13. Matthew Meinecke, Jamaica; 14. Chad Louk, Jefferson; 15. Gatlin Leytham, Ames; 16. Russ Dickerson, Boone; 17.
Cody Morgan, Garden City; 18. Jason Hickingbottom;; 19. Josh Gilman, Earlham; 20. Joe Miller, Nevada; 21. Jimmy
Gustin, Marshalltown.

Heat 01 — 1. Jimmy Gustin, Marshalltown; 2. Eric Elliott, Boone; 3. Matthew Meinecke, Jamaica; 4. Chad Louk,
Jefferson; 5. Gatlin Leytham, Ames; 6. Cody Morgan, Garden City; 7. Joel Bushore, Boone.

Heat 02 — 1. Mike VanGenderen, Newton; 2. Al Wolfgram, Boone; 3. Andy Tiernan, Woodward; 4. Robert Avery, Des
Moines; 5. Josh Gilman, Earlham; 6. Cory Sauerman;; 7. Tyler Prochaska, Iowa Falls.

Heat 03 — 1. Brandon Williams, Des Moines; 2. Tony Hilgenberg, Waukee; 3. Chris Webb, Mc Callsburg; 4. Joe Miller,
Nevada; 5. Russ Dickerson, Boone; 6. Dennis Pittman, Jamacia; 7. Jason Hickingbottom;.
IMCA Stock Car
A-Main 01 — 1. Donavon Smith, Lake City; 2. Robert Stofer, Jefferson; 3. Wayne Gifford, Boone; 4. Kevin Opheim,
Mason City; 5. Don Vis, State Center; 6. Jay Schmidt, Tama; 7. Matt West, Kellerton; 8. Cody Gustoff, Scranton; 9. Cory
Piffer, Indianola; 10. Larry Crocheck, Boone; 11. Ty Hill, Ankeny; 12. Josh Daniels, Carlisle; 13. Matthew Sorenson,
Ames; 14. Brock Badger, Bagley; 15. Jordan Riesberg, Madrid; 16. Howard Norris, Grimes; 17. Josh Brauckman, Carroll;
18. Craig Carlson, Madrid; 19. Trent Murphy, Jefferson; 20. Rodney Richards, Madrid; 21. Mark Hidlebaugh, Ames; 22.
Michael Bilyeu, Indianola; 23. Kyle Rose, Dallas Center.

Heat 01 — 1. Jay Schmidt, Tama; 2. Matt West, Kellerton; 3. Cory Piffer, Indianola; 4. Don Vis, State Center; 5. Jordan
Riesberg, Madrid; 6. Kevin Opheim, Mason City; 7. Ty Hill, Ankeny; 8. Josh Daniels, Carlisle.

Heat 02 — 1. Rodney Richards, Madrid; 2. Robert Stofer, Jefferson; 3. Donavon Smith, Lake City; 4. Mark Hidlebaugh,
Ames; 5. Matthew Sorenson, Ames; 6. Brock Badger, Bagley; 7. Kyle Rose, Dallas Center; 8. Craig Carlson, Madrid.

Heat 03 — 1. Wayne Gifford, Boone; 2. Michael Bilyeu, Indianola; 3. Josh Brauckman, Carroll; 4. Cody Gustoff, Scranton;
5. Trent Murphy, Jefferson; 6. Larry Crocheck, Boone; 7. Howard Norris, Grimes.
IMCA Sport Mods
A-Main 01 — 1. Cory Pestotnik, Boone; 2. Johnathon Logue, Boone; 3. Shawn Albers;; 4. Chase Rudolf, Norwalk; 5.
John Watson, Des Moines; 6. Frank Packer, Hervey Bay, Queensland, AU; 7. Robert Moore, Maxwell; 8. Chad Ryerson,
Wellsburg; 9. Kevin Yearington, Des Moines; 10. Curtis Veber, Polk City; 11. Dusty Masolini, Des Moines; 12. Sam
Wieben, Dysart; 13. Ethan Braaksma, Newton; 14. Kyle Bentley, Fairbank; 15. Brandon Coffman, Nevada; 16. Tyler
Titus, Baxter; 17. Brian Efkamp, Ankeny; 18. Ryan Rose, Boone; 19. Jason Purvis, Boone, IA; 20. Miles (Adam)
Shelman, Ames; 21. Hunter Longnecker, Woodward; 22. Daniel Tasler, Jefferson.

Heat 01 — 1. Brian Efkamp, Ankeny; 2. Chase Rudolf, Norwalk; 3. Chad Ryerson, Wellsburg; 4. Frank Packer, Hervey
Bay, Queensland, AU; 5. Ryan Rose, Boone; 6. Kevin Yearington, Des Moines; 7. Dusty Masolini, Des Moines; 8. Tyler
Titus, Baxter.

Heat 02 — 1. Cory Pestotnik, Boone; 2. Sam Wieben, Dysart; 3. Robert Moore, Maxwell; 4. John Watson, Des Moines; 5.
Curtis Veber, Polk City; 6. Kyle Bentley, Fairbank; 7. Brandon Coffman, Nevada.

Heat 03 — 1. Johnathon Logue, Boone; 2. Shawn Albers;; 3. Ethan Braaksma, Newton; 4. Jason Purvis, Boone, IA; 5.
Miles (Adam) Shelman, Ames; 6. Hunter Longnecker, Woodward; 7. Daniel Tasler, Jefferson.
IMCA Hobby Stock

A-Main 01 — 1. Eric Stanton, Carlisle; 2. Chris Cox, Boone; 3. Ryan Wells, Runnells; 4. Jack Phillips, Des Moines; 5.
Todd Bass, Des Moines; 6. Matt McDonald, Scranton; 7. David McQuisten, Van Meter; 8. Gregg Anderson;; 9. Dustin
Lynch, Boone; 10. Ross Marshall, Granger; 11. David Castellano, Des Moines; 12. Brian Derry, Collins; 13. Tyson
Overton, Carlisle; 14. Kevin Derry, Madrid; 15. Adam Tiernan, Granger; 16. Jeremiah Andrews, Union; 17. Dustin
Graham, Boone; 18. Aaron Rudolph, Grand Junction; 19. Dean Hartwig, Boone; 20. Solomon Bennett, Minburn; 21.
Jacob Peters, Des Moines; 22. Rick Taylor, Ames; 23. Shaun Wirtz, Boone; 24. Seth Butler, Scranton.

Heat 01 — 1. David Castellano, Des Moines; 2. Ryan Wells, Runnells; 3. Kevin Derry, Madrid; 4. Tyson Overton, Carlisle;
5. Matt McDonald, Scranton; 6. Aaron Rudolph, Grand Junction; 7. Rick Taylor, Ames; 8. Gregg Anderson;.

Heat 02 — 1. Solomon Bennett, Minburn; 2. Ross Marshall, Granger; 3. Jack Phillips, Des Moines; 4. David McQuisten,
Van Meter; 5. Chris Cox, Boone; 6. Dean Hartwig, Boone; 7. Brian Derry, Collins; 8. Seth Butler, Scranton.

Heat 03 — 1. Dustin Graham, Boone; 2. Eric Stanton, Carlisle; 3. Todd Bass, Des Moines; 4. Shaun Wirtz, Boone; 5.
Dustin Lynch, Boone; 6. Adam Tiernan, Granger; 7. Jacob Peters, Des Moines; 8. Jeremiah Andrews, Union.
Mod Lites
A-Main 01 — 1. Randy Bryan, Ames; 2. Bryan Zehm, Ames; 3. Justin Rankin, Madrid; 4. Joel Keenan, Ankeny; 5. Larry
Sorenson, Ames; 6. Chelsea May, De Soto; 7. Terry Sorenson, Story City; 8. Terry Birt, Des Moines; 9. Joe Glick,
Madrid; 10. Joel Huggins, Des Moines; 11. Travis Stensland, Nevada; 12. Doug Byers, Grinnell; 13. Josh May, Des
Moines; 14. Charlie Brown, Nevada; 15. Kevin Grisham, Ogden.

Heat 01 — 1. Randy Bryan, Ames; 2. Joe Glick, Madrid; 3. Josh May, Des Moines; 4. Joel Huggins, Des Moines; 5.
Charlie Brown, Nevada; 6. Larry Sorenson, Ames; 7. Terry Birt, Des Moines; 8. Joel Keenan, Ankeny.

Heat 02 — 1. Travis Stensland, Nevada; 2. Bryan Zehm, Ames; 3. Justin Rankin, Madrid; 4. Kevin Grisham, Ogden; 5.
Doug Byers, Grinnell; 6. Terry Sorenson, Story City; 7. Chelsea May, De Soto.
IMCA Sprint Cars
A-Main 01 — 1. Tyler Thompson;; 2. CJ Houseman, Des Moines; 3. Ben Woods, Newton; 4. Michael Moore, Des
Moines; 5. Devin Wignall, Altoona; 6. Russ Hall, Pleasant Hill; 7. Michael Houseman, Des Moines; 8. Bob Hildreth, Iowa
Falls; 9. Nathan Mills;; 10. Michael Johnston, Des Moines; 11. Greg Black;; 12. Joel Thorpe, Des Moines; 13. Frank
Rodgers;; 14. Shadrach Sporaa;.

Heat 01 — 1. Michael Moore, Des Moines; 2. Russ Hall, Pleasant Hill; 3. CJ Houseman, Des Moines; 4. Bob Hildreth,
Iowa Falls; 5. Joel Thorpe, Des Moines; 6. Frank Rodgers;; 7. Shadrach Sporaa;.

Heat 02 — 1. Ben Woods, Newton; 2. Michael Houseman, Des Moines; 3. Tyler Thompson;; 4. Devin Wignall, Altoona; 5.
Nathan Mills;; 6. Michael Johnston, Des Moines; 7. Greg Black;.

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