Weather wins out at RPM Speedway
By Mike Hughes
HAYS, KS (June 30)—With severe weather in the area and severe lightning in the air, track officials at RPM Speedway in Hays, KS, halted the racing action after just one of the five features were completed on Saturday evening, June 30.
The Teels Trucks IMCA Modified, Advantage Glass Plus IMCA Stock Car, Golden Plains Trucking IMCA Sport Mod, and Rebel Tank Service IMCA Hobby Stock features will all be made up on the August 11th race program.
The Steel Fabrication 12-lap IMCA Sport Compact main event did get completed which saw point leader Monte Honas of Ellis picking up his second win of the season. Allan Rice jumped out to the early lead, only to see the race red flagged on lap 6 when Kirk Pfannenstiel rolled. Kirk was OK but done for the night. The caution waved on lap 8 when Trevor ‘The Hit Man’ Schmidt came to a stop, and Rice led the field back to green, only to be passed by Honas after the restart. Rice held off Shyla Hughes for second, with Brian Lobdell and Vincent Jasper rounding out the top five. Heat race winners were Schmidt and Honas.
Ron Wehling, Daniel Irwin and ‘Neon’ Leon Pfannenstiel were all victorious in their IMCA Hobby Stock heats, while Blaine Walt, Jason Nelssen and Josh Appel were first to the checkers in the IMCA Northern Sport Mod heats. Heat race winners in the IMCA Stock Cars were Jeff Tubbs and Pat Bedore, while David Murray Jr., ‘The Terminator’ Travis Sherfick, and Tim Watts were victorious in the three IMCA Modified heats.
The race sponsor for the evening was Hertel Tank Service and Hess Services.
The next races at RPMSpeedwaywill be during the Ellis County Fair on Saturday & Sunday, July 14-15. The URSS 305 Sprint Cars will be on hand both days, with the IMCA Modifieds, IMCA Stock Cars and IMCA Northern Sport Mods, along with the School Buses, competing on Saturday, and the IMCA Hobby Stocks and IMCA Sport Compacts on Sunday. Race time each evening is 7:00.
RESULTS
IMCA Sport Compacts
Heat 1: 1. Trevor Schmidt, 2. Shyla Hughes, 3. Jarett Pfannenstiel, 4. Art Herzog.
Heat 2: 1. Monte Honas, 2. Kiowa Higdon, 3. Brian Lobdell, 4. Donnie Werth.
Feature: 1. Honas, 2. Allan Rice, 3. Hughes, 4. Lobdell, 5. Vincent Jasper, 6. J. Pfannenstiel, 7. Justin Rohr, 8. Higdon, 9. Jesse Prockish, 10. A. Herzog, 11. Schmidt (DNF), 12. Werth (DNF), 13. Kirk Pfannenstiel (DNF), 14. Dean Herzog (DNF).
IMCA Hobby Stocks
Heat 1: 1. Ron Wehling, 2. Brian Stich, 3. G.W. Fuller, 4. Michael Smith.
Heat 2: 1. Daniel Irwin, 2. Mark Normandin, 3. Aaron Honas, 4. Cody Graham.
Heat 3: 1. Leon Pfannenstiel, 2. Tony Slothower, 3. Garrett Hager, 4. Aaron Gray.
Feature: Postponed until August 11.
IMCA Northern Sport Mods
Heat 1: 1.Blaine Walt, 2. Tracy Holloway, 3. Clay Money, 4. Jeremy Sigler.
Heat 2: 1. Jason Nelssen, 2. Jake Krone, 3. Mike Appel, 4. Kaid Calhoon.
Heat 3: 1. Josh Appel, 2. Cory McGann, 3. Daniel Gottschalk, 4. Dan Lauer.
Feature: Postponed until August 11.
IMCA Stock Cars
Heat 1: 1. Jeff Tubbs, 2. Shaylon Holloway, 3. Rolan Remus, 4. Austin Carter.
Heat 2: 1. Pat Bedore, 2. Terry Cunningham, 3. Adam Balthazor, 4. Nick Tubbs.
Feature: Postponed until August 11.
IMCA Modifieds
Heat 1: 1. David Murray Jr., 2. Ronnie Hill, 3. Troy Plummer, 4. Shannon Maughlin.
Heat 2: 1. Travis Sherfick, 2. Brian Calhoon, 3. Nate Moore, 4. Rick Julian.
Heat 3: 1. Tim Watts, 2. Dylan Sherfick, 3. Corey Lagroon, 4. Jerry Teel.
Feature: Postponed until August 11.
Category: Kansas / Nebraska, News, RPM Speedway
