OSBORN
NABS HAWKEYE DOWNS LATE MODEL WIN
PLUMMER, HOUDEK,
BALLARD REPEAT WINNERS
By
Brad Grupe
(Cedar
Rapids, IA 05/27/2011)—Despite
sprinkles and rain showers early in the evening, Hawkeye Downs Speedway was able to
complete the evening’s racing program Friday night . After a rain delay of
about an hour McGrath Auto Group “Racing for Relay” Night was underway.
Fans
were treated to Free Admission by McGrath Auto Group in exchange for making a
minimum $1.00 donation.
Those donations were directed to the Relay for Life Program of the American Cancer
Society. Fans also were able to participate in raffles and drawings during the
evening with proceeds also benefiting Relay for Life.
During
pre-race ceremonies, cancer survivors and fans took part in a track walk,
completing a lap on the quarter-mile.
After
two straight weeks of rainouts, action resumed in the Papa Johns
Cup/ I-Wireless Championship Series with all six divisions in action.
Jeff
Dvorak won the 6-lap Promoters Choice Innovative Signs
Trophy Dash to kick off the evening. This week six Sunline Hornets drivers
battled for a piece of hardware for their mantle.
In
the 20-lap Sunline Hornet feature, Derek Parrott out-powered Brad Chandler for
the win after starting inside row five of the 18-car field. Chandler challenged
for the lead in the closing laps but Parrott kept the “General Lee” stuck to
the bottom and secured win. Lapped traffic also played a significant factor in
the closing laps as drivers running side-by-side figured out which lane to take
around the slower cars without giving up position.
Finishing
behind Parrott and Brad Chandler were Nate Chandler, Jose DeJesus,
and Dallas Chandler. Parrott is the third different winner in as many races
this season.
Nathan
Ballard made it three wins in three starts in the Barron Motor Supply Hobby
Stocks but not without battling Roland Bohnsack during the early stages of the
15-lap feature. Matt Petrzelka finished a strong
second while Jeremy Robbins ran another solid race, finishing third. Bohnsack lost some ground in the closing laps
as a tire was going down, possibly as a result of the earlier battle with
Ballard, but did finish fourth. Scott Siems
was fifth.
Cory
Houdek also scored his third win of the year in Coca-Cola Sportsmen. Dave Ballstaedt led much of the 20-lap feature but by lap
fourteen Houdek was solidly on Ballstaedt’s rear
bumper. Two laps later he made the winning pass. Craig Stepanek ran a strong race in his first
time out this season also slipping around Ballstaedt
to secure second. Ballstaedt finished third while Ben
Glascock was fourth and Josh Williams was fifth.
Many
times when Barrington Hills, IL McGrath Powersports
Legend driver Rachael Pinkerman shows up at Hawkeye
Downs she ends up in victory lane at the end of the feature. Friday night it
looked as though she might pick up her second win of the season but Rod McGlothlen had other ideas as he took the lead off a lap
twelve restart and then held off any challenges from Pinkerman
or Warren Ropp. The race had an uncharacteristic number of cautions which kept
the field bunched throughout the race.
Finishing
behind McGlothlen were Pinkerman,
Warren Ropp, Al Diercks, and Matt Blake,
Tim
Plummer used a pass in turn three on lap four to secure his third Budweiser
Modified feature win of the season. Arlo Becker started on the point and led
the early laps before a caution put Plummer squarely on his tail. Plummer found
himself being chased by a very hard-charging Brian
Gibson but on lap twelve Gibson lost the handle exiting turn four and spun
bringing out caution.
Two
laps later Ryan Luedtke and Arlo Becker tangled in turn two scrambling the
running order and allowing Gibson to advance to second. Plummer cruised to the
win from that point with Gibson finishing second. Luedtke recovered from the
earlier incident to finish third wit Jason Beauregard crossing the strip in
fourth. Steve Lindell was fifth in his first outing of the season.
The
30-lap Performance Concepts Late Model feature proved to be an exercise in
patience despite some great racing amongst the season-high seventeen car field sandwiched
between numerous cautions. Kyle Hinrichs led the
first third of the race with Joey Gase and Brad Osborn both on the move toward
the front. While Brad Osborn was putting himself in position to challenge for
the lead Gase also moved into the picture and ended up slipping around Osborn
for the second slot on lap eithteen.
Gase
took the lead on lap twenty-three and shortly after that a frustrating parade of
cautions slowed the action. O the last restart, after track conditions had
changed drastically, Osborn was able to power by the leader Gase and motor to
the win. Griffin McGrath also got by Gase on the last lap to
finish second. Andy Edwards finished fourth behind Gase with Mason
Mitchell finishing fifth.
Next
Friday nightm June 3rd,
is Cassil Motors Night with all six classes again in
action.
MAY
27, 2011 RESULTS
MCGRATH
POWERSPORTS LEGENDS
HEAT
1- 1.
Rachael Pinkerman, Barrington
Hills, IL; 2. Rod McGlothlen,
Oskaloosa, IA; 3. Warren Ropp, Kalona, IA; 4. Gavin McGrath, Cedar Rapids, IA; 5. Heath
Ropp, Ames, IA; 6. Caleb Adrian, Davenport, IA
HEAT
2- 1.
Ben Schaitel, Lacrosse, WI; 2.Matt Blake, Cedar
Rapids, IA; 3.Al Diercks, Davenport, IA; 4.Brogan Fiala, Fairfax, IA; 5. Bryce Bailey, Cedar Rapids, IA;
6.Murphy McGrath, Cedar Rapids, IA
FEATURE
(30 laps) 1.McGlothlen 2.Pinkerman 3.Warren Ropp 4.Diercks 5. Blake 6.Fiala 7.Murphy McGrath 8.Gavin McGrath 9. Adrian 10.
Heath Ropp 11.Schaitel 12.Bailey
BARRON
MOTOR SUPPLY HOBBY STOCKS
HEAT-
1.
Roland Bohnsack, Clutier; 2.Nathan Ballard, Marengo; 3.Jeremy
Robbins, Swisher; 4. Scott Siems, Cedar Rapids; 5.Matt Petrzelka, Cedar Rapids 6.Frank Auen,
Cedar Rapids; 7.Dakota Dains, Marion
FEATURE
(15 laps) 1. Ballard 2.Petrzelka 3.Robbins 4.Bohnsack 5.Siems 6.Dains 7.Auen
COCA-COLA
SPORTSMEN
HEAT-
1.
Dave Ballstaedt, Marion; 2. Cory Houdekm Marion; 3.Craig Stepanek,
Cedar Rapids; 4.Greg Hentrich, Hiawatha; 5. Josh Williams, Cedar Rapids;
6.Ben Glascock, Indianola
FEATURE
(20 laps) 1. Houdek 2.Stepanek 3.Ballstaedt 4.Glascock 5.Williams 6.Hentrich
BUDWEISER
MODIFIEDS
HEAT
1- 1.Arlo Becker, Norway 2.Ryan Luedtke, Norway 3.Steve Lindell, Marion 4. Tim Dains, Marion
HEAT
2- 1.Brian Gibson, Walford; 2.Tim Plummer, Cedar
Rapids; 3.Jason Beauregard, Cedar Rapids; 4.Jim Dixon, Cedar Rapids
FEATURE
(20 laps) 1. Plummer 2.Gibson 3.Luetke 4.Beauregard 5.Lindell
6.Dains 7.Becker 8. Dixon
SUNLINE
HORNETS
INNOVATIVE
SIGNS TROPHY DASH- 1. Jeff Dvorak 2. Todd Ness 3.Casey Bilden 4.James Stevens 5. John Ness DNS- Joe Bean
HEAT
1- 1.
Nate Chandler, Cedar Rapids; 2.Kurt Bohnsack, Iowa City; 3.Dallas Chandler
4.Jeff Dvorak,Lisbon 5.James
Stevens, Cedar Rapids; DNS-Joe Bean,
Cedar Rapids
HEAT
2- 1.Derek Parrott, Marion; 2.casey Bilden, Cedar
Rapids; 3.Jose deJesus, Cedar Rapids; 4.Aaron Jarvis,
Center Point; 5.James Yochum, Cedar Rapids; DNS-Todd
Ness, Cedar Rapids
HEAT
3- 1.
Brad Chandler, Cedar Rapids; 2.Jamie Witham, Cedar Rapids; 3.Hallie Hanson,
Marion; 4.Chuck Hanson, Marion; 5.John Ness, Cedar Rapids; 6.Parker Anderson,
Marion
FEATURE
(20 laps) 1. Parrott 2.Brad Chandler 3.Nate Chandler
4.DeJesus 5.Dallas Chandler 6.Bilden 7.Hallie Hanson 8.Dvorak 9.Todd Ness 10.
Chuck Hanson 11.Jarvis 12.Witham 13.Stevens 14.John Ness 15.Bean 16.Yochum
17.Bohnsack 18.Anderson
PERFORMANCE
CONCEPTS LATE MODELS
HEAT
1- 1.
Joey Gase, Cedar Rapids, IA; 2.Justin Jennings, La Grange, MO; 3.Travis
Thompson, Cedar Rapids, IA; 4.Mason Mitchell, West Des Moines, IA; 5.Chad
Siems, Shellsburg, IA; 6.Tucker Cory, Quincy, IL; 7.Scott Siems, Cedar Rapids,
IA; 8.Jay Jaspers, Steamboat Rock, IA
HEAT
2-1.
Brad Osborn, Janesville, IA; 2.Kyle Hinrichs,
Swisher, IA; 3.Thor Anderson, Bonduraunt, IA;
4.Griffin McGrath, Cedar Rapids, IA; 5.Tim Plummer, Cedar Rapids, IA; 6.Brian
Allen, Hiawatha, IA; 7.J Herbst, Lacrosse, WI; 8.Andy
Edwards, New Hartford, IA; DNS-Curt Tillman, Rockford, IL
FEATURE
(30 laps) 1. Osborn 2.McGrath 3.Gase 4.Edwards 5.Mitchell
6.Chad Siems 7. Scott Siems 8.Anderson 9.Allen 10.Hinrichs 11.Jennings
12.Jaspers 13. Thompson 14.Plummer 15.Cory 16. Herbst
DNS-Tillman