BRIAN FRANKS, JOHNNY SPAW, MIKE SCHULTE CLAIM HAWKEYE DOWNS MID SEASON TITLES

RANDY FILLING AND CRYSTAL HORN VISIT VICTORY LANE ALSO

 

By Brad Grupe

( Cedar Rapids, IA  06/28/02)—Some familiar faces and names shared Coca-Cola Victory Lane with some not so familiar ones at Hawkeye Downs Speedway on Friday night. The “ASA/Papa Johns Cup Championship presented by Iowa Wireless” reached the mid-point of the season with Schoon’s Chevy-Pontiac sponsoring the  Mid-Season Championships.

 

            All five divisions were in action running longer features with the field set by an invert of point leaders set by a draw.

 

            Crystal Horn of Cedar Rapids was the first to visit victory lane leading the 30 lap Foreman Hydraulics Legends feature from start to finish. Horn, who is a newcomer to the Legends posted the win over Kevin Foreman of Cedar Rapids and Chris Sevey of Waterloo. The win was the first for Horn.

 

            Randy Filling, Toddville, earned his first feature win in the Barron Motor Supply Super Stocks. Filling started in row four and used the high groove to work his way through traffic to the front. He took command of the race on lap 9, wrestling the lead away from Cory Houdek.

 

            Last year’s season champ. Brad Dvorak finished in second with Cory Houdek finishing in third.

 

            Norway driver Mike Schulte picked up his first Miller Time Modified feature win of the season. The multi-time track champion started on the outside of row four and quickly work to the front, taking the lead with just five laps scored.  The race was interrupted five times by the caution flag but Schulte pulled away to a safe lead on each restart.

 

            Larry Clausen was Schulte’s closest pursuer while Brian Allen finished in third.

 

            A long week of work on the Budweiser Sportsmen car of Brian Franks paid off Friday night as the Central City driver won the thirty-lap feature in that division. Several cautions kept the field bunched but Franks made good use of the high groove and took control of the race on lap 15. The win was the second of the season for Franks.

 

            Curt Van Der Wal, who started alongside Franks in row six, made a late charge to finish in second. Martin Ballard finished in third from a third row start.

 

            Johnny Spaw returned to victory lane Friday night, posting a dominating performance in the 35 lap Performance Concepts Late Models feature. Spaw started in row two, used a high pass to get by rookie Brad Osborn on lap 4 and quickly left the rest of the field behind in earning the win.

 

Osborn, who’s in his first season on the pavement, finished in second while Scot Johnson of Ankeny recorded a third-place finish.

 

FOREMAN HYDRAULICS LEGENDS

Feature (30 laps)

1.       Crystal Horn, Cedar Rapids, IA

2.       Kevin Foreman, Cedar Rapids, IA

3.       Chris Sevey, Waterloo, IA

4.       Kyle Heinrichs, Swisher, IA

5.       Tom Frady, Cedar Rapids, IA

6.       Ross Zumbach, Racine, MN

7.       Gene Peterson, Des Moines, IA

8.       Eric Appleget, Ely, IA

9.       Mike Foreman, Cedar Rapids, IA

 

BARRON MOTOR SUPPLY SUPER STOCKS

Feature (30 laps)

1.       Randy Filling, Toddville, IA

2.       Brad Dvorak, Ankeny, IA

3.       Cory Houdek, Anamosa, IA

4.       Kurt Bohnsack,  Iowa City, IA

5.       Bob Ahrendsen, Cedar Rapids, IA

6.       Chad Siems, Mt. Auburn, IA

7.       Don Johnson, Cedar Rapids, IA

8.       Jim Hanson, Cedar Rapids, IA

9.       John Ness, Cedar Rapids, IA

10.    Greg Hentrich, Hiawatha, IA

11.    Jayson Scott, Cedar Rapids, IA

12.    Doug Simon, Marion, IA

13.    Arnie Reif, Hiawatha, IA

14.    Brad Helle, Cedar Rapids, Ia

15.    Jerry Meyerhoff, Cedar Rapids, IA

16.    Brenda Thomsen, Cedar Rapids

17.    Trent Jared,  Center Point, IA

        DNS-  Kevin Franks, Cedar Rapids

 

MILLER TIME MODIFIEDS

Feature (30 laps)

1.       Mike Schulte, Norway, IA

2.       Larry Clausen, Cedar Rapids, IA

3.       Brian Allen, Hiawatha, IA

4.       Bob Gase, Cedar Rapids, IA

5.       Jim Williams, Atkins, IA

6.       Sonny Parker, Cedar Rapids, IA

7.       Arlo Becker, Atkins, IA

8.       Chad Willett, Cedar Rapids, IA

9.       Rodney Rocarek, Mt. Vernon, IA

10.    Keith Gogel, Solon, IA

11.    Bob Glick, Evansdale, IA

12.    Kurtis Miller, Maquoketa, IA

13.    James Lamphier, Urbana, IA

14.    Dave Novotny, Solon

 

BUDWEISER SPORTSMEN

Feature (30 laps)

1.       Brian Franks,  Central City, IA

2.       Curt Van Der Wal, Ankeny, IA

3.       Martin Ballard, Marengo, IA

4.       Johnny Mudd, Cedar Rapids, IA

5.       Bob Ahrendsen, Cedar Rapids, IA

6.       Scott Wennermark, Cedar Rapids, IA

7.       JJ Meyer, Cedar Rapids, IA

8.       Paul Walder, Cedar Rapids, IA

9.       Mel Schappert, Cedar Rapids, IA

10.    Tom Burke, Nevada, IA

11.    Lyle Williams, Center Point, IA

12.    Ron Fisher, Shellsburg, IA

13.    Matt Van Gelder, Oskaloosa, IA

14.    John Henecke, Cedar Rapids, IA

15.    Craig Bender, Cedar Rapids, IA

16.    Kevin Lee, Cedar Rapids, IA

17.    Andy Duggan, Marion, IA

 

PERFORMANCE CONCEPTS LATE MODELS

Feature (35 laps)

1.       Johnny Spaw, Cedar Rapids, IA

2.       Brad Osborn, Janesville, IA

3.       Scot Johnson, Ankeny, IA

4.       Ross Kurth, Waterville, IA

5.       Wade Prasil, Cedar Rapids, IA

6.       Randy Coghlan, Toddville, IA

7.       TJ Schaefer, Solon, IA

8.       Brian Gibson, Walford, IA

9.       Jim Ross, Cedar Rapids, IA

10.    Mike Ehde, Prarie Du Chien, WI

11.    Justin Diercks, Davenport, IA

12.    Curt Martin, Independence, IA

13.    Greg Kastli, Waterloo, IA

14.    Lorin Kurth, Waukon, IA

15.    Scott Delsing, Marion, IA

16.    Les Cady, Rock Falls, IL

17.    Art Christoffersen, Toddville, IA

18.    Dave Johnson, Ankeny, IA

19.    Jeff King, Cedar Rapids, IA

20.    Doug Hite, Urbana, IA