Saturday night I decided to make my first trip of the year to the Boone Speedway. It was definitely a different atmosphere as I couldn't recall many driver names and car numbers. With all the cars in attendance (announcer Bucky Doren stated 150 were in the pits), I definitely give the 4D Fan Report duo credit for keeping driver names correct in their results and blog. Speaking of the 4D Fan Report, they took tonight off and took in the NASCAR Nationwide race at Newton Saturday night. So although I guess one could say I was "filling in" for them, though that was not my reason for going.
The Mod-Lite/dwarf car feature was first to hit the track after the farming session. Even after given a few laps to work the track in, the track was still a bit on the slimy side. James May grabbed the top spot after starting in the fourth row after the front three rows tip-toed their way around the first circuit. Ed Zehm was on the charge as well as he slid into the second spot after passing David Schmalzried on the low side. Zehm would later make the move on May to snare the lead away with five laps remaining thanks in part to a lapped car on the front stretch. Zehm picked the right line and never looked back as he picked up the win. James May finished second, Tim Hennigar was third, David Schmalzried fourth, and pole-sitter Cliff Barber rounded out the top five. Twenty-four cars were on hand with all cars starting the feature.
1. 41z Ed Zehm
2. 88 James May
3. 57 Tim Hennigar
4. 01 David Schmalzried
5. 4 Cliff Barber
6. 64 Randy Bryan
7. 99 Josh May
8. 8 Dusty Masolini
9. 66F Eric Hendrickson
(sorry, all I was able to get)
Next up would be the IMCA sportmods. After narrowing the starting field down to twenty-four, Jake Strayer would lead the pack to the green flag. Rick Ringgenberg quickly moved into the second position as he dove to the inside of Stacy Clark. Clark would give way to Clint Luellen a lap later before a caution waved on lap four. A single file restart would be used (something I rarely get to see with the tracks I attend), but the battled for second through fifth would shape up between Ringgenberg, Luellen, Harris Clash winner Jared Timmerman, and Eric Elliott. Luellen would win that battle as he used the outside line to get by Ringgenberg at the halfway point. A lap later he made the same line work again as he passed Strayer for the lead. Another caution came out on lap twelve, but the top five positions remained unchanged from that point on. Clint Luellen picked up the win ahead of Jake Strayer, Rick Ringgenberg, Eric Elliott, and Scott Davis.
1. 3L Clint Luellen
2. 18J Jake Strayer
3. 72 Rick Ringgenberg
4. 9E Eric Elliott
5. 81D Scott Davis
6. 41 Jeremy Embrey
7. 2 Bill Wears
8. 57 Lynn Brockett
9. 3R Randy Roberts
10. 35 Bruce Egeland
11. 22J Jeff Blume
12. 19J Jenae Gustin
13. 1TX Bobby Davis III
14. 29B Ben Wilson
(again, all I could get)
Twenty IMCA modifieds made the call for their feature event that saw the yellow flag came out before a lap could be completed. Scott Baker would lose a motor seemingly seconds after taking the green flag as the field entered turn one. The outside front row starter somehow managed to get to the top side of the banking and exit the track without anybody else making contact. That moved Jon Snyder up to the front row alongside Bill Davis Jr. Snyder would take advantage of the situation as he rocketed to the lead. Jimmy Gustin would get the better of younger brother Richie for the third spot early on as Snyder continued to build an increasingly bigger lead with each lap. Gustin would sneak to the inside of Davis Jr for the runner up spot with five laps to go. Richie would jump the cushion in turns three and four and lose a couple spots before retiring to the infield. Jon Snyder would power his way to the victory ahead of Jimmy Gustin, Bill Davis Jr, Kelly Lyons, and Cale Sponsler.
1. 69x Jon Snyder
2. 19 Jimmy Gustin
3. 1 Bill Davis Jr
4. 27 Kelly Lyons
5. 93 Cale Sponsler
6. 18 Jake Durbin
7. 5 Todd Shute
8. 87 Joel Bushore
9. 28R Russ Dickerson
10. 2L Adam Larson
11. K1 Kyle Krampe
12. 58 Dennis Pittman
13. 32 Rick Speck
14. 12c Kent Croskey
DNF
19G Richie Gustin
24 Robert Avery
83G Josh Gilman
49T Tim Stevens
94 Fred Schimmels
15x Scott Baker
DNS
36x Russ Gladson
02 Brian Law
A b-main was used to dwindle the IMCA stock cars down to a field of twenty-four, but three of those cars failed to make the call. Pole-sitter Jeff Harkrider paced the field from the start with Josh Brauckman giving chase. Brauckman would put some serious pressure on Harkrider, but the leader would not fold. Point leader Donavon Smith was slicing his way through the field as he passed Josh Daniels and Andy Bryant to move into the third spot on lap ten. On lap fourteen Brauckman drove in a little too deep and made significant contact with Harkrider at the front of the pack. While both cars were trying to straighten each other out, that allowed Smith to take the top spot away. That was all Donavon Smith would need as he went on to take the win. Josh Brauckman rebounded for a solid second place finish, Andy Bryant was third, Alan VanGorp was fourth, and Wayne Gifford rouned out the top five. Harkrider crossed the line in fourth, but was black flagged for having a flat tire.
1. 35 Donavon Smith
2. 22x Josh Brauckman
3. 77 Andy Bryant
4. 19A Alan VanGorp
5. 22 Wayne Gifford
6. 25J Josh Daniels
7. 55 Cory Bushnell
8. 26K Butch Bass
9. 9 Jerry Gifford
(again, all I could get)
Two IMCA hobby stock features were next on the schedule to cap off the night. Tim Barber would grab the lead early on in the first feature as Austin Luellen took over the second spot by utilizing the inside line when Clint Rothfus suffered a flat tire and sent the field scattering. Luellen would later lose the handle on his machine and collect Chris Hupp, allowing four competitors to slip past. Matt McDonald would take the second position away from Pat Mather with two laps to go, but he was unable to track down Tim Barber as Barber put his machine in victory lane. McDonald was second, Mather third, Mark Hidlebaugh fourth, and Tony Cox rounded out the top five.
1. T10 Tim Barber
2. 12M Matt McDonald
3. M15 Pat Mather
4. 96 Mark Hidlebaugh
5. 1BC Tony Cox
6. 83 Chris Hupp
7. 3L Austin Luellen
8. 14 Matt Wahlert
9. T15 Jacob Thompson
10. 20 Donnie Gustoff
11. 23 Cody Gustoff
12. 1x Michael Peterson
13. 4wx ??
The second IMCA hobby stock feature saw Darin Rothfus grabbing the early lead with Jesse Hopkins just behind in second. Those two would make contact on lap two following a restart that scattered the field. When the chaos settled down, it was Michael Murphy out front followed by Richard Yaw II, Ed Mahlstedt, and Matt Hudspeth. Hudspeth disposed of Mahlstedt for the third spot before Mahlstedt exited the track with a flat tire. Up front it was all Michael Murphy as he took home the win. Richard Yaw II came home second, Tim Hadley was third, Matt Hudspeth fourth, and Scott Lograsso completed the top five.
1. 25M Michael Murphy
2. 20T Richard Yaw II
3. 78 Tim Hadley
4. 9R Matt Hudspeth
5. 83s Scott Lograsso
6. 911 Darin Rothfus
7. 51 Matt Webb
8. 38R Aaron Rudolph
9. 5A Tyler Pickett
10. 16B Jay Arends
11. 10 Travis Fenton
12. 24B Brandon Britton
It was definitely nice getting back to the Boone Speedway. It won't be long before I make my way back as I hope to attend the Speedway Motors IMCA Supernationals coming up in early September. For complete results from tonight, be sure to log on to www.raceboone.com.
I realize I didn't have a full field rundown of results like the 4D Fan Report, but hopefully I won't get criticized too much. *Smiles*
- Racing may be a hobby, but it's DEFINITELY addictive!!
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