With clouds looming and the forecast sounding unfavorable for a couple hours in the middle of the afternoon, I opted to head west to the Hamilton County Speedway in Webster City last night. Upon arrival the skies opened up a bit and rain showers fell for about fifteen minutes. That didn't hamper the track one bit, however, as the night's racing action would still go on.
Only five hornets were on hand for the night, but that number was dwindled to three after the first lap. After taking the lead, Angie Webb's machine broke something in the right front, dug into the surface, and sent her airborne. She was alert and talking with the medical staff, but safety officials were cautious and opted to cut the top off to get her out safely. During that time Alex Tubbs opted to head to the trailer and would eventually leave the track during the delay. When racing resumed Adam Strunk went from third to first in a lap and continued on to take the win ahead of Nick Crimmins and Daniel Ayers.
It was then time for the fifteen-car field of IMCA hobby stocks. Joe Rieks used the pole to grab the lead when the green flag dropped while Robert See charged from inside row five to second in one lap. A caution would come out, giving See the opportunity to sneak under Rieks for the lead. Rieks would fall back to fifth as he got a little high. A couple more cautions would slow the action, and Roger Haupt Jr took advantage on the final restart. Lining up third on the restart, Haupt Jr shot to the outside and charged to the front to snag the lead around Ryan Caquelin and Robert See. Curt Graham used the outside line to get by Caquelin for third, but Caquelin would get the last laugh of the race as he ducked low on the final circuit to reclaim third. The night belonged to Roger Haupt Jr as he picked up the win on the night one of his sponsors, Hagie Manufacturing, was the title sponsor. Robert See would finish second, Ryan Caquelin third, Curt Graham fourth, and Craig Graham fifth.
1. 24R Roger Haupt Jr
2. 91 Robert See
3. 4 Ryan Caquelin
4. 14G Curt Graham
5. 13G Craig Graham
6. 51 Nate Bonin
7. 58 Matt Ring
8. 4x Gary Pfantz
9. 71 Cory Gansen
10. 38 Ryan Darling
11. 38J Jeff Weber
12. 74L Les Langfit
13. 28 Brandon Chaplin
14. 503 Rick Osterman
15. 5 Joe Rieks
Twenty IMCA sportmods were on hand with only one car not making the call for the feature. Beau Kaplan would take command early on with Chad Louk and Matt Lettow right behind. Following a lap five caution, Lettow used the inside line to get by Louk for the runner up spot. A few laps later Rocky Caudle used the same line to get by Bob Sutherland for fourth. A caution with five to go kept the field close, but that didn't stop Beau Kaplan as he picked up the flag to flag win. Matt Lettow was second, Rocky Caudle third, Matt Northrop fourth, and Bob Sutherland rounded out the top five.
Eleven stock cars took the green flag with Greg Elliott using the pole to get the lead. Mark Elliott started ninth, but maneuvered through the field on the first couple of laps to take the fifth spot away from Dave Hubbard. Elliott would continue his journey to the front as he worked in the inside line by Scott Bloemke for third with five laps to go. He then would use the slingshot move and race to the inside of his brother Greg down the backstretch. When the cars exited turn four, it would be Mark taking the top spot. The Elliott's battled side-by-side for the last couple of laps, exchanging the lead every lap. When the checkered flag waved it was Mark Elliott picking up the win ahead of Greg Elliott, Mark Haglund, Jason Wagoner, and Scott Bloemke.
1. 4 Mark Elliott
2. 1 Greg Elliott
3. 31M Mark Haglund
4. 20 Jason Wagoner
5. 80 Scott Bloemke
6. 5 Dave Hubbard
7. 97 Adam Silvey
8. R31 Ryan Leeman
9. 94 Steve Meyer
10. 26 Tony Wagoner
11. M5 Jim Mitchell
Only six IMCA modifieds were on hand last night. Scott Williams raced to the early lead while Scott Olson put his tires up on the cushion to pass David Brown for second on the fifth circuit. Olson, who was involved in a wreck in Mason City last Monday, was driving Scott Forbes' car on this night. Before the halfway point Olson began to reel in Williams' big lead. Olson would work under Williams and take the lead away with half the race remaining as the top two checked out on the rest of the field. Olson would then distance himself from Williams as he picked up the win. Dave Kuykendall would finish third, Tyler Prochaska fourth, and David Brown fifth. Derek Oberle was there but did not start.
The IMCA late models provided the final feature of the night. Ryan Giles used the pole to take command early on. Todd Cooney would split Nick Pederson and Kelly Tapper to advance to third while Ryan Griffith powered by Giles for the race lead on lap four. Cooney would then power by Giles for second the following lap with DeFrance following on the inside to third. DeFrance then hugged the tires as he passed Cooney for second on lap seven. One lap later DeFrance made his move on Griffith for the lead before pulling away from the field. Cooney and Griffith would race wheel-to-wheel for the runner up spot before a caution simmered down the action. The two would continue to race side-by-side, swapping positions a couple times while Kelly Tapper used the cushion to slip by Giles for fourth. A late caution with three laps remaining bunched the field up again, but the ultimate outcome was not changed as Darrel DeFrance celebrated his 50th birthday in victory lane. Todd Cooney finished second, Ryan Griffith third, Jason Hahne fourth, and Kelly Tapper fifth.
1. 99D Darrel DeFrance
2. 30 Todd Cooney
3. X Ryan Griffith
4. 76 Jason Hahne
5. 85 Kelly Tapper
6. 8 Al Johnson
7. 29 Nick Pedersen
8. 9 Ryan Giles
9. 32 Curtis Glover
10. 3 Kevin Sather
11. 21 Ben Nading
12. 57 Scott Badker
13. 60 Dean Wagner
14. 45 Mike Pedersen
15. 11 Randy Faux
The track was in good condition considering the rain that had fallen prior to the races. Hats off to promoter Al Urhammer and his staff. For complete results and updated point standings, be sure to check out www.hamiltoncountyspeedway.com.
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