HINES, WILKINSON, MILLER TOPS AT HAWKEYE DOWNS
SILBAUGH WINS IMCA STOCK CAR FEATURE
(Cedar Rapids, IA 06/27/03)—The regular divisions of the ASA Papa Johns Cup Iowa Wireless Stock Car Championships were off Friday night but that didn’t mean that there weren’t some great battles taking place at Hawkeye Downs.
Headlining Friday’s “KRNA/’O’Reilly
Auto Parts Winged Sprint Invitational” was the Hoosier Outlaw Sprint Series
along with the YellowbookUSA Mid-American Super Trucks. Also on the card were the NAMRA Formula Indys, IMCA Stock
Cars, Nostalgia Stocks and a new group, the Midwest Stock Car Classics.
The all-time track record was
broken by the HOSS Winged Sprint of
Kevin Feeney of Oxford, MI. Feeney blistered the ‘Downs oval for a time of
15.538 seconds which is nearly 116mph. The previous record was 15.565 seconds
and was held by Denny England of Warsaw, IN.
Ted Hines of New Castle, IN started
on the point of the 30-lap HOSS Winged Sprint feature and led every lap of the
flag-to-flag event. Hines is the older brother of Tracy Hines, who has appeared
during the USAC Sprint and Midget shows at Hawkeye Downs. Hines had the race
well in hand until things but a bit dicey as he navigated lapped traffic with
about 6 laps to go. He was able to extend the lead once again in the closing
laps, despite blistering his right rear tire.
Feeney,
the fast qualifier started eighth and finished second with Doug Berryman of
Fremont, OH in third. England finished in fourth and Scott Eaton of Cedar
Springs, MI in fifth.
Andy Jirik of Lonsdale, MN turned
the fastest lap in YellowbookUSA Mid-American Super Truck qualifying with a lap
of 20.361 seconds. Heat wins went to Jamie Farrell of New Prague, MN and
Anthony Brewer of Shakopee, MN.
The top twelve qualifiers were inverted
for the start of the 30-lap feature which put John Froelich of Chippewa Falls,
MN on the point.
Vince Wilkinson, of Sandwich, IL used a start on the
outside of row two to his advantage, taking the lead on the tenth circuit of
the Hawkeye Downs half-mile before collecting the win. Farrell started 10th
and sailed through the field to a second place finish while the polesitter
,Froelich, finished in third. Jirik posted a fourth place finish while Donnie
Woller of Merrill, WI crossed the stripe in fifth.
The NAMRA Formula Indys returned to the Hawkeye
Downs half-mile after a two year absence but the results at the checkered flag
were the same. Scott Miller of Kendalville, IN made it five wins in five
appearances as he blasted through the 10-car field taking the lead using an
inside pass on the front stretch at the 15-lap mark.
Miller set fast time earlier in the evening turning
the clock at 17.789 seconds.
Greg Stanley of Mashall, MI was next in line behind
Miller at the checkers with Michael Kamphius, a driver from Jenison, MI in
third.
The Special K Motorsports IMCA Stock Cars were also
in action Friday night with Hawkeye Downs regular Doug Simon looking to extend
his win streak to four. Larry Silbaugh of Jefferson, IA had other ideas however
and he was able to work his way to the
front of the field and collect the win. Silbaugh has been gaining ground each
week and Friday night his setup did the trick as he collected the checkers.
Ronnie Godwin of Earlham finished in second and Doug Simon was third.
The two divisions of Nostalgia Stocks were back on
the track Friday night with Craig Stepanek of Cedar Rapids, driving a ’68
Chevelle, dominating the Late Models.
The Sportsmen win went to Brian Halstead of Garrison, driving a 65 Oldsmobile.
Appearing for the first time in the area were the
Midwest Stock Car Classics, which feature restored NASCAR and ARCA cars. The
group was organized by Gary Vercauteren, who also heads up the Mid-American
Super Trucks, Mid-American Stock Cars, and the MARS Late Models. The exhibition
race win went to Mark Keltner of Morning Sun, IA. He was piloting an ’86
Pontiac.
Available results for June
27,2003
Fast
Qualifier-
Andy Jirik, Lonsdale, MN 20.361
Heat
#1- Anthony
Brewer
Heat
#2- Janmie
Farrell
1.
Vince Wilkinson, Sandwich, IL
2.
Jamie Farrell, New Prague, MN
3.
John Froelich, Chippewa Falls, MN
4.
Andy Jirik, Lonsdale, MN
5.
Donnie Woller, Merrill, WI
6.
Michael Schmitz, Northfield, MN
7.
John Vig, Jr., Shakopee, MN
8.
Art Christoffersen, Toddville, IA
9.
Anthony Brewer, Shakopee, MN
10.
Brad Blenker, Junction City, Wi
11.
Wade Prasil, Cedar Rapids, IA
12.
Larry Reel, Independence, MO
13.
Larry Fitzsimmons, Champlin, MN
14.
Randy Bergdoll, Marysville, MI
15.
Gary Fredrickson, Northfield, MN
DNS-
Derrick Layne, Muncie, IN
Fast
Qualifier- Scott
Miller, Kendalsville, IN 17.789
Dash-
Scott
Miller
Heat- Mark Curtis, Jerome, MI
1.
Scott Miller, Kendalsville, IN
2.
Greg Stanley, Marshall, MI
3.
Mike Kamphius, Jenison, MI
4.
Gary Miller, Flint, MI
5.
John Lynch, Morris, MI
6.
Ray Kauffman, Howe, IN
7.
Mark Curtis, Jerome, MI
8.
William Long, Flint, MI
9.
Paul Bosler, National City, MI
DNS-
Bruce Kahlhamer, Wild Rose, WI
DNS-
Joel Cross, Grand Rapids, MI
Fast
Qualifier- Kevin
Feeney, Oxford, MI 15.539
(115.838
mph) All time track record
Heat
#1- Kevin
Feeney
Heat
#2- Aaron
Pierce, Muncie, IN
Heat
#3- Denny
England, Warsaw, IN
1. Ted Hines, New Castle, IN
2. Kevin Feeney, Osford, MI
3. Doug Berryman, Fremont, OH
4. Denny England, Warsaw, IN
5. Scott Seaton, Cedar Springs, MI
1.
Larry Silbaugh, Jefferson
2.
Ronnie Godwin, Earlham
3.
Doug Simon, Cedar Rapids
4.
Norman Chesmore
5.
Chad Siems, Mt. Auburn
6.
Cliff Gray, Waterloo
7.
Richard Quail, Waterloo
Sportsmen-
Brian
Halstead, Garrison
Late
Model- Craig
Stepanek, Cedar Rapids