Schmitt, Crapser capture Iron Man Challenge checkers at Chateau Raceway

LANSING, Minn. (June 6) – Tom Schmitt and Cory Crapser captured the wins Thursday night as the Iron Man Challenge made its debut at the Chateau Raceway in Lansing, Minn.

Schmitt led the first 14 laps of the USRA Stock Car main event, but relinquished the lead to points leader Mitch Hovden on lap 15. Two laps later, Lynn Panos snagged the top spot, but Schmitt wrestled it back with two laps to go and went on to claim the $750 top prize.

Panos, who started 15th, garnered his fifth straight runner-up finish in Iron Man Challenge events. In addition to the $100 Hard Charger Award, he also was one of four “mystery spots” that received a $50 bonus from Adams Racing Chassis.

Hovden held on for third, Ned Kalis was fourth and Shay Curtin rounded out the top 5 finishers.

Troy Hovey took charge at the start of the USRA B-Mod feature race, leading the first 14 of 25 laps around the 1/3-mil clay oval. With 10 to go, however, Cory Crapser slid by to take the lead and never gave it up the rest of the way.

The win was worth $500, and propelled Crapser into the Iron Man Challenge points lead for the USRA B-Mods.

Ben Moudry was second, Jacob Bleess took third, Hovey wound up in the fourth spot and Jerry Young finished fifth.

Up next for the Iron Man Challenge will be Friday night at the Rapid Speedway located at the Lyons County Fairgrounds in Rock Rapids, Iowa. The pit gate opens at: 4:30 p.m., grandstand opens at: 5:30, hot laps start at 6:50 and the first heat race hits the track at 7:30 p.m.

This week’s action wraps up at the Upper Iowa Speedway in Decorah, Iowa, on Saturday. Pit gate opens at 3 p.m., grandstand opens at 5, hot laps happen at 6 and racing begins at 6:30 p.m.

All three nights will also feature USMTS Modifieds on the racing card.

The entry fee each night for USRA Stock Cars is $25 for licensed drivers or $35 for non-licensed. The entry fee for USRA B-Mods is $20 and $30, respectively.

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OFFICIAL RESULTS
United States Racing Association
USRA Weekly Racing Series – Iron Challenge
Chateau Raceway, Lansing, Minn.
Thursday, June 6, 2013

Showing finishing position, starting position in parentheses, car number, driver, hometown and money won. All drivers advanced to the “A” Main with the top 8 in passing points redrawing for starting positions 1-8.

USRA B-MODS

Heat Race #1 (8 laps):
1. (1) 476x Troy Hovey, Castalia, Iowa.
2. (6) 83x Kadden Kath, Owatonna, Minn.
3. (3) 16 Dan Hovden, Decorah, Iowa.
4. (5) 10t Trevor Fecht, Allison, Iowa.
5. (7) Red1 Dan Wheeler, Savage, Minn.
6. (2) 72 Alex Schubbe, Mapleton, Minn.
7. (4) 65 Mike Yeager, Carver, Minn.
8. (8) 21tk Terry Kohnert, New Richland, Minn.

Heat Race #2 (8 laps):
1. (3) 21 Jacob Bleess, Chatfield, Minn.
2. (4) 85 Ben Moudry, Cottage Grove, Minn.
3. (5) 07 Cory Crapser, Chippewa Falls, Wis.
4. (1) 14m Brian Mahlstedt, Ionia, Iowa.
5. (7) 30 Scott Demmer, Ellendale, Minn.
6. (2) 10r Ryan Fullenkamp, Bloomfield, Iowa.
7. (6) 83 Kylie Kath, Owatonna, Minn.
8. (8) 82 Ryan Stebbins, Dundas, Minn.

Heat Race #3 (8 laps):
1. (5) 18y Jerry Young, Blooming Prairie, Minn.
2. (3) 7+ Jared Timmerman, Norwalk, Iowa.
3. (6) 98 Kyle Anderson, Decorah, Iowa.
4. (7) 9 Brady Keefe, Stewartville, Minn.
5. (1) 1m Josh Mattick, Rose Creek, Minn.
6. (2) 86d Dagan Heim, Rosemount, Minn.
7. (4) 56 Brandon Hare, Elma, Iowa.

“A” Main (20 laps):
1. (8) 07 Cory Crapser, Chippewa Falls, Wis., $500.
2. (3) 85 Ben Moudry, Cottage Grove, Minn., $400.
3. (5) 21 Jacob Bleess, Chatfield, Minn., $300.
4. (2) 476x Troy Hovey, Castalia, Iowa, $250.
5. (4) 18y Jerry Young, Blooming Prairie, Minn., $200.
6. (11) 10t Trevor Fecht, Allison, Iowa, $175.
7. (21) 56 Brandon Hare, Elma, Iowa, $150.
8. (13) Red1 Dan Wheeler, Savage, Minn., $130.
9. (12) 14m Brian Mahlstedt, Ionia, Iowa, $120.
10. (7) 83x Kadden Kath, Owatonna, Minn., $115.
11. (1) 98 Kyle Anderson, Decorah, Iowa, $105.
12. (10) 16 Dan Hovden, Decorah, Iowa, $100.
13. (17) 10r Ryan Fullenkamp, Bloomfield, Iowa, $90.
14. (16) 72 Alex Schubbe, Mapleton, Minn., $80.
15. (20) 83 Kylie Kath, Owatonna, Minn., $75.
16. (15) 1m Josh Mattick, Rose Creek, Minn., $75.
17. (9) 9 Brady Keefe, Stewartville, Minn., $75.
18. (23) 82 Ryan Stebbins, Dundas, Minn., $75.
19. (19) 65 Mike Yeager, Carver, Minn., $75.
20. (18) 86d Dagan Heim, Rosemount, Minn., $75.
21. (14) 30 Scott Demmer, Ellendale, Minn., $75.
22. (6) 7+ Jared Timmerman, Norwalk, Iowa, $75.
23. (22) 21tk Terry Kohnert, New Richland, Minn., $50

Lap Leaders: Hovey 1-14, Crapser 15-25.
Points Standings: Crapser 645, Bleess 557, Timmerman 553, Wheeler 509, Hovey 457, Dakota Foster 437, Steve Goodman 382, Shawn Strong 380, Jacob Ebert 355, Austin Kaplan 323.

USRA STOCK CARS

Showing finishing position, starting position in parentheses, car number, driver, hometown and money won. All drivers advanced to the “A” Main with the top 8 in passing points redrawing for starting positions 1-8.

Heat Race #1 (8 laps):
1. (3) 8r Sean Johnson, Independence, Iowa.
2. (2) 69 Jake Ludeking, Decorah, Iowa.
3. (6) 2j Steve Jackson, Polk City, Iowa.
4. (4) 40 Austin Curtin, Waukon, Iowa.
5. (5) 00 Andy Altenburg, Truman, Minn.
6. (7) 67 Kyle Falck, Decorah, Iowa.
7. (1) 48 Casey Sebastian, Cresco, Iowa.

Heat Race #2 (8 laps):
1. (2) 15 Mitch Hovden, Decorah, Iowa.
2. (1) 18 Tom Schmitt, Independence, Iowa.
3. (5) 14z Ned Kalis, Wells, Minn.
4. (7) 20 Dustin Wannarka, Winnebago, Minn.
5. (3) 27 Shawn Peter, Mable, Minn.
6. (6) 67 Chris Toot, Albert Lea, Minn.
7. (4) 16k Kevin Vogt, Adams, Minn.

Heat Race #3 (8 laps):
1. (1) G12 Ryan Goergen, Stacyville, Iowa.
2. (3) 10 Brian Webb, Decorah, Iowa.
3. (2) 6 Danny Sacquitne, Decorah, Iowa.
4. (6) 11x Shay Curtin, Waukon, Iowa.
5. (5) 97 Lynn Panos, Calmar, Iowa.
6. (4) 20 Brent Tweten, Chatfield, Minn.
7. (7) 21r Brandon Vogt, Rose Creek, Minn.

“A” Main (20 laps):
1. (4) 18 Tom Schmitt, Independence, Iowa, $750.
2. (15) 97 Lynn Panos, Calmar, Iowa, $700.
3. (7) 15 Mitch Hovden, Decorah, Iowa, $450.
4. (3) 14z Ned Kalis, Wells, Minn., $325.
5. (11) 11x Shay Curtin, Waukon, Iowa, $275.
6. (5) 69 Jake Ludeking, Decorah, Iowa, $225.
7. (6) 2j Steve Jackson, Polk City, Iowa, $170.
8. (9) 20 Dustin Wannarka, Winnebago, Minn., $150.
9. (17) 67 Chris Toot, Albert Lea, Minn., $140.
10. (18) 20 Brent Tweten, Chatfield, Minn., $130.
11. (21) 21r Brandon Vogt, Rose Creek, Minn., $125.
12. (19) 48 Casey Sebastian, Cresco, Iowa, $175.
13. (13) 00 Andy Altenburg, Truman, Minn., $120.
14. (12) 40 Austin Curtin, Waukon, Iowa, $115.
15. (8) G12 Ryan Goergen, Stacyville, Iowa, $110.
16. (10) 6 Danny Sacquitne, Decorah, Iowa, $105.
17. (14) 27 Shawn Peter, Mable, Minn., $150.
18. (20) 16k Kevin Vogt, Adams, Minn., $100.
19. (1) 10 Brian Webb, Decorah, Iowa, $100.
20. (2) 8r Sean Johnson, Independence, Iowa, $100.
21. (16) 67 Kyle Falck, Decorah, Iowa, $150.

Lap Leaders: Schmitt 1-14, Hovden 15-16, Panos 17-18, Schmitt 19-20.
Points Standings: Hovden 291, Schmitt 282, Jackson 243, Webb 229, Peter 225, Ludeking 223, Wannarka 214, Falck 211, Altenburg 206, Goergen 198.

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