Waterman and Griffiths Go Back-To-Back at the Lee County Speedway

admin | August 4, 2013

by Brian Neal

Donnellson, IA (Friday, August 2, 2013) – Mother nature tried to put a damper on the racing action Friday at the Lee County Speedway in Donnellson, IA, but didn’t succeed. As it was Trump Trucks of Kahoka, MO, Hy-Vee of Fort Madison and Keokuk, IA, and Miller Lite night at the track. At the end of the nights activities Jeff Waterman (Budweiser IMCA Modifieds), and Dustin Griffiths (Coor’s Light IMCA Hobby Stocks) made it two wins in a row at the track, while John Oliver Jr. (Donnellson Tire IMCA Stock Cars), Jim Gillenwater (Shottenkirk Parts Express IMCA SportMods), and Skipp Dunker (Sunline Auto Parts IMCA Sport Compacts) also claimed wins on the night.

The first feature up on the night was the 14 lap Sunline Auto Parts IMCA Sport Compacts, with Brent Hartley and Mike Hornung Jr. leading the field to the green flag. Hartley would take advantage of his front row start to grab the lead on lap 1 over Chuck Fullenkamp and Michael Grossman. But the action up front was slowed for the first time on lap 2, as Kyle Hamelton’s machine came to a stop in turn 2 on fire to bring out the caution. On the restart Hartley jumped back out front, but now had Grossman close behind in second. Grossman would slip past Hartley on lap 5 to take over the top spot, leaving Hartley to battle with Fullenkamp and Skipp Dunker, who started 6th. The lead that Grossman built up over the battle for second would be erased on lap 9, as Alyssa Steele would spin in front of the field down the front stretch to bring out the yellow. On the restart Ron Kibbe, who started 10th and was up to 5th, jumped the restart to bring the yellow light back out. He was sent to the rear on the restart. But before the field was set to go back to green, Grossman pulled into the infield with troubles giving the lead over to Dunker. Dunker would pull away over the final 5 laps to claim his third win of the season at the track. Fullenkamp edged out a 2nd place finish, Hartley was 3rd, Kimberly Abbott was 4th, with Brandon Reu coming home in 5th.

Up next was the 15 lap Coor’s Light IMCA Hobby Stock feature, with Jason See and Doug Gorden drawing the front row for the event. See jumped out front on lap 1 over Gorden and Dustin Griffiths, and then held off those two drivers until the first and only caution of the event appeared on lap 7. Erick Knutsen would slow in turn 2 with fire under the hood to bring out the yellow. On the restart See moved back out front, but now had Griffiths all over his back bumper. Griffiths would try to get under See over the next 4 laps, but See would hold him off each lap. But then See bobbled in turn 2 on lap 12, which allowed Griffiths to go by on the top side to take over the lead. Griffiths then went on to lead the final 4 laps to pick up his second win in a row and fifth of the season at the track. See settled for 2nd, Nick Ulin came from 8th to finish in 3rd, Gorden was 4th, with Andrew Hustead rounding out the top 5.

Rodger Dresden and Dakota Simmons led the field to the green in the 20 lap Shottenkirk Parts Express IMCA SportMod feature, with Dresden grabbing the lead on lap 1 over Simmons and Jim Gillenwater, who started 6th. The action up front would be slowed for the first time on lap 3, as debris in turn 2 brought out the yellow. On the restart Gillenwater slipped under Dresden to grab the top spot on lap 3 and then started to pull away from the battle for second. Dresden, Dustin Crear, who started 8th, and Brett Lowry, who started 10th, had a great battle going for second when the second and final caution of the event appeared on lap 13. This time Tony Dunker, who started 18th and had worked his way up to 6th, spun in turn 2 to bring out the yellow. Gillenwater once again grabbed the lead on the restart, with Lowry, Crear, Bobby Anders, who started 9th, and Carter VanDenBerg, who started 11th, going at it for the second spot. But Gillenwater would pull away over the final 7 laps to claim his third win of the season at the track. Lowry won the battle for 2nd, Crear was 3rd, Anders 4th, with VanDenBerg coming home in 5th.

Up next was the 20 lap Donnellson Tire IMCA Stock Car feature, with Les Blakley and Jim Lynch on the front row. Lynch would take advantage of his front row start to grab the lead on lap 1 over John Oliver Jr. and Jeremy Pundt. Oliver Jr. tied to get under Lynch over the next 7 laps, but Lynch was able to hold him off each time. But Oliver Jr. was able to make the pass into the lead on lap 5, leaving Lynch to hold back Pundt in the battle for second. The action up front would be slowed for the first time on lap 10, as Gabe Harrison spun in turn 3 to bring out the caution. On the restart Jake Wenig, who started 7th and was up to 4th, spun in turn 3 and collected the car of Jerry Jansen to bring the yellow light back on. The following restart saw Oliver Jr. jump back out front, with Lynch, Pundt and Abe Huls, who started 6th, battling it out for second. Pundt’s run up front came to a stop on lap 14, as he spun in turn 3 to bring out the final caution of the event. Once again Oliver Jr. jumped out front on the restart, with Huls grabbing the second spot. Oliver Jr. would hold off Huls over the final 6 laps to pick up his third win of the season at the track. Huls was 2nd, Lynch was 3rd, Corey Strothman came from 13th to finish in 9th, with Dan Wenig coming from 10th to round out the top 5.

The final feature up on the night was the 20 lap Budweiser IMCA Modifieds, with Michael Browning and Levi Smith leading the field to the green flag. Smith would take advantage of his front row start to grab the lead on lap 1 over Browning and Brandon Ruffcorn. The action up front was slowed for the first time on lap 2, as Brandon Rothzen spun in turn 2 to bring out the caution. On the restart Smith jumped back out front, with Jeff Waterman, who started 5th, slipping past Browning for second. But the action up front was slowed for the second and final time on lap 4, as Colin Rothzen spun in turn 3 to bring out the yellow. Once again Smith moved out front on the restart, with Waterman close behind in second. Waterman would try to get under Smith over the next 4 laps, but Smith was able to hold him off each time. Smith would drift to high going into turn 3 on lap 9, which allowed Waterman to slip under him for the top spot. Waterman then led the final 11 laps to claim his second win in a row at the track. Smith had a great run in 2nd, Brandon Banks came from 11th to finish in 3rd, Bill Roberts was 4th, with Browning holding on for 5th.

The Lee County Speedway in Donnellson, IA will be idle for the next two weeks, Friday, August 9th and 16th, before returning to action on Friday, August 23rd. Which will be Conn Communication, PEPSI, and KILJ 105.5 FM Season Championship Night, with all five track champions being crowned on the night.

For more information about the up coming events at the Lee County Speedway you can call Mike Van Genderen at 641-521-0330 or visit the tracks website at www.leecountyspeedway.com.

OFFICIAL RESULTS

Lee County Speedway, Donnellson, IA

Friday, August 2, 2013 – Trump Trucks / Hy-Vee of Ft. Madison and Keokuk, IA / Miller Lite Night

Budweiser IMCA Modifieds – A-Main
Finish	Start	Car	Driver	Hometown	Points
1	5	71W	Jeff Waterman	Quincy , IL	40
2	2	19J	Levi Smith	Donnellson , IA	39
3	11	22	Brandon Banks	Washington , IA	38
4	7	5R	Bill Roberts Jr.	Burlington , IA	37
5	1	13	Michael Browning	Farmington , IA	36
6	6	14	Tyler Cale	Donnellson , IA	35
7	8	27	Ryan Cook	New London, IA	34
8	3	11R	Brandon Ruffcorn	Donnellson , IA	33
9	4	71	Dennis LaVeine	West Burlington, IA	32
10	12	32	Colin Rothzen	Raritan , IL	31
11	9	77	Jeff Mueller	New London, IA	30
12	10	33	Brandon Rothzen	Raritan , IL	29

Budweiser IMCA Modifieds – Heat 2
Finish	Start	Car	Driver	Hometown	Points
1	2	71	Dennis LaVeine	West Burlington, IA	0
2	1	19J	Levi Smith	Donnellson , IA	0
3	4	27	Ryan Cook	New London, IA	0
4	5	77	Jeff Mueller	New London, IA	0
5	3	14	Tyler Cale	Donnellson , IA	0
6	6	32	Colin Rothzen	Raritan , IL	0

Budweiser IMCA Modifieds – Heat 1
Finish	Start	Car	Driver	Hometown	Points
1	1	13	Michael Browning	Farmington , IA	0
2	3	71W	Jeff Waterman	Quincy , IL	0
3	6	33	Brandon Rothzen	Raritan , IL	0
4	2	11R	Brandon Ruffcorn	Donnellson , IA	0
5	4	5R	Bill Roberts Jr.	Burlington , IA	0
6	5	22	Brandon Banks	Washington , IA	0

Donnellson Tire IMCA Stock Cars – A-Main
Finish	Start	Car	Driver	Hometown	Points
1	4	05	John Oliver Jr.	Danville , IA	40
2	6	30C	Abe Huls	Carthage , IL	39
3	2	566	Jim Lynch	Donnellson , IA	38
4	13	C4	Corey Strothman	Mt. Union, IA	37
5	10	D4	Dan Wenig	West Burlington, IA	36
6	3	52J	Jeremy Pundt	Donnellson , IA	35
7	1	87	Les Blakley	Fairfield , IA	34
8	11	0	Jake Powers	Plainville , IL	33
9	8	4J	Bob Lynch	Ottumwa , IA	32
10	14	99	Gabe Harrison	Warsaw , IL	31
11	12	11B	Jeremy Buss	Quincy , IL	30
12	5	27J	Jason Cook	Mt. Pleasant, IA	29
13	7	4	Jake Wenig	Burlington , IA	28
14	9	06	Jerry Jansen	Plainville , IL	27

Donnellson Tire IMCA Stock Cars – Heat 2
Finish	Start	Car	Driver	Hometown	Points
1	3	27J	Jason Cook	Mt. Pleasant, IA	0
2	2	52J	Jeremy Pundt	Donnellson , IA	0
3	4	4	Jake Wenig	Burlington , IA	0
4	5	4J	Bob Lynch	Ottumwa , IA	0
5	1	87	Les Blakley	Fairfield , IA	0
6	6	11B	Jeremy Buss	Quincy , IL	0
7	7	99	Gabe Harrison	Warsaw , IL	0

Donnellson Tire IMCA Stock Cars – Heat 1
Finish	Start	Car	Driver	Hometown	Points
1	2	566	Jim Lynch	Donnellson , IA	0
2	4	30C	Abe Huls	Carthage , IL	0
3	3	05	John Oliver Jr.	Danville , IA	0
4	7	D4	Dan Wenig	West Burlington, IA	0
5	5	06	Jerry Jansen	Plainville , IL	0
6	6	0	Jake Powers	Plainville , IL	0
7	1	C4	Corey Strothman	Mt. Union, IA	0

Shottenkirk Parts Express IMCA Sport Mods – A-Main
Finish	Start	Car	Driver	Hometown	Points
1	6	10	Jim Gillenwater	Keokuk , IA	40
2	10	72	Brett Lowry	Montezuma , IA	39
3	8	2AC	Dustin Crear	Mediapolis , IA	38
4	9	20BA	Bobby Anders	Quincy , IL	37
5	11	7	Carter VanDenBerg	Oskaloosa , IA	36
6	1	1	Roger Dresden	Keokuk , IA	35
7	7	15	Phillip Cossel	Montrose , IA	34
8	15	9A	Logan Anderson	Oskaloosa , IA	33
9	2	40	Dakota Simmons	Libertyville , IA	32
10	19	7L	Rob Kirchner	Donnellson , IA	31
11	5	101	Derek St. Clair	Donnellson , IA	30
12	12	12	Brandon Dale	Gorin , MO	29
13	4	52	Rick Barlow Jr.	Montrose , IA	28
14	13	93	Robert Gould	Hillsboro , IA	27
15	3	3D	Dean Kratzer	Ft. Madison, IA	26
16	18	3	Tony Dunker	Quincy , IL	25
17	16	29B	Kelly Buckallew	Memphis , MO	24
18	17	6	Bobby Six	Keokuk , IA	23
19	14	19	Nathan Anders	Quincy , IL	22

Shottenkirk Parts Express IMCA Sport Mods – Heat 3
Finish	Start	Car	Driver	Hometown	Points
1	2	52	Rick Barlow Jr.	Montrose , IA	0
2	4	20BA	Bobby Anders	Quincy , IL	0
3	3	10	Jim Gillenwater	Keokuk , IA	0
4	1	1	Roger Dresden	Keokuk , IA	0
5	6	9A	Logan Anderson	Oskaloosa , IA	0
6	5	3	Tony Dunker	Quincy , IL	0

Shottenkirk Parts Express IMCA Sport Mods – Heat 2
Finish	Start	Car	Driver	Hometown	Points
1	2	3D	Dean Kratzer	Ft. Madison, IA	0
2	5	7	Carter VanDenBerg	Oskaloosa , IA	0
3	4	2AC	Dustin Crear	Mediapolis , IA	0
4	3	101	Derek St. Clair	Donnellson , IA	0
5	1	19	Nathan Anders	Quincy , IL	0
6	6	6	Bobby Six	Keokuk , IA	0

Shottenkirk Parts Express IMCA Sport Mods – Heat 1
Finish	Start	Car	Driver	Hometown	Points
1	2	40	Dakota Simmons	Libertyville , IA	0
2	4	15	Phillip Cossel	Montrose , IA	0
3	5	72	Brett Lowry	Montezuma , IA	0
4	6	12	Brandon Dale	Gorin , MO	0
5	1	93	Robert Gould	Hillsboro , IA	0
6	7	29B	Kelly Buckallew	Memphis , MO	0
7	3	7L	Rob Kirchner	Donnellson , IA	0

Coor’s Light IMCA Hobby Stocks – A-Main
Finish	Start	Car	Driver	Hometown	Points
1	3	10G	Dustin Griffiths	Ottumwa , IA	38
2	1	79S	Jason See	Albia , IA	37
3	8	21	Nick Ulin	Agency , IA	36
4	2	77	Doug Gorden	Drakesville , IA	35
5	4	20	Andrew Hustead	Rutledge , MO	34
6	7	09	Ricky Miller Jr.	Gorin , MO	33
7	5	99	Erick Knutsen	Cedar Rapids, IA	32
8	6	11	Danny Miller	Gorin , MO	31
9	9	55	Jeff Soper	Kahoka , MO	0	DNS

Coor’s Light IMCA Hobby Stocks – Heat
Finish	Start	Car	Driver	Hometown	Points
1	3	79S	Jason See	Albia , IA	0
2	8	99	Erick Knutsen	Cedar Rapids, IA	0
3	6	77	Doug Gorden	Drakesville , IA	0
4	9	10G	Dustin Griffiths	Ottumwa , IA	0
5	5	20	Andrew Hustead	Rutledge , MO	0
6	1	11	Danny Miller	Gorin , MO	0
7	2	09	Ricky Miller Jr.	Gorin , MO	0
8	4	21	Nick Ulin	Agency , IA	0
9	7	55	Jeff Soper	Kahoka , MO	0	DNS

Sunline Auto Parts IMCA Sport Compacts – A-Main
Finish	Start	Car	Driver	Hometown	Points
1	6	3	Skipp Dunker	Ursa , IL	40
2	4	48	Chuck Fullenkamp	Ft. Madison, IA	39
3	1	00H	Brent Hartley	Niota , IL	38
4	5	71	Kimberly Abbott	Camp Point, IL	37
5	7	27	Brandon Reu	Donnellson , IA	36
6	10	89R	Ron Kibbe	Danville , IA	35
7	9	65	Brian Mehaffy	Danville , IA	34
8	12	7	Brendan Mehaffy	Danville , IA	33
9	3	2	Michael Grossman	Keokuk , IA	32
10	2	55	Mike Hornung Jr.	Keokuk , IA	31
11	13	55S	Alyssa Steele	Keokuk , IA	30
12	8	13B	Josh Barnes	Keokuk , IA	29
13	14	77K	Kyle Hamelton	Keokuk , IA	28
14	11	57B	Ben Peterson	Ottumwa , IA	27

Sunline Auto Parts IMCA Sport Compacts – Heat 2
Finish	Start	Car	Driver	Hometown	Points
1	2	2	Michael Grossman	Keokuk , IA	0
2	3	48	Chuck Fullenkamp	Ft. Madison, IA	0
3	4	3	Skipp Dunker	Ursa , IL	0
4	7	65	Brian Mehaffy	Danville , IA	0
5	5	13B	Josh Barnes	Keokuk , IA	0
6	6	7	Brendan Mehaffy	Danville , IA	0
7	1	77K	Kyle Hamelton	Keokuk , IA	0

Sunline Auto Parts IMCA Sport Compacts – Heat 1
Finish	Start	Car	Driver	Hometown	Points
1	1	00H	Brent Hartley	Niota , IL	0
2	5	27	Brandon Reu	Donnellson , IA	0
3	4	71	Kimberly Abbott	Camp Point, IL	0
4	6	89R	Ron Kibbe	Danville , IA	0
5	2	55	Mike Hornung Jr.	Keokuk , IA	0
6	3	57B	Ben Peterson	Ottumwa , IA	0
7	7	55S	Alyssa Steele	Keokuk , IA	0