For Immediate Release
VAN DER WAL CRUISES TO HAWKEYE DOWNS SPORTSMAN WIN
FLECK, FRANKS EARN VICTORIES ALSO
By Brad Grupe
(Cedar Rapids, IA 071202)—Defending Budweiser Sportsmen champion and current point
leader Curt Van Der Wal of Ankeny chalked up win number five of the 2002
campaign at Hawkeye Downs Speedway on Friday night, winning the “Budweiser
Sportsmen 50.”
Van
Der Wal worked toward the front after starting in row five and slipped inside
Johnny Mudd on the 28th lap. The two raced side-by- side for a
couple laps before Van Der Wal pulled away for good.
Andy
Duggan held the early lead before relinquishing the point to Mudd on lap 16.
Mudd finished the race in second followed by JJ Meyer, Kevin Lee, and Brian
Franks.
The
race was halted briefly when several cars collided in turn one. Earlier in the
evening, during a heat race, Mel Schappert and Paul Walder got together sending
Walder onto his top into the soft walls in turn one. Walder wasn’t injured in
the crash.
Dudley
Fleck of Cedar Rapids posted a flag-to-flag win in the 30 lap Performance Concepts Late Models
feature finishing ahead of Ross Kurth,
current point leader Brian Gibson, Jeff King, and Johnny Spaw. The win
was the second of the season for Fleck.
In
other “ASA/Papa Johns Cup Championship presented by Iowa Wireless” action, Jeff
Franks of Rowley picked up his second visit to Coca-Cola Victory Lane of the
season winning the Barron Motor Supply Super Stocks feature. Franks took
command of the race on the ninth lap using the high groove to perfection. The
race featured three-wide racing through the pack which stayed tightly bunched
throughout the feature
Finishing
behind Franks were Kurt Bohnsack, Brad Dvorak, Randy Filling and John Ness.
For
awhile it looked as though the Foreman Hydraulics Legends feature was some kind
of elimination race as the numbers dwindled thanks to multiple collisions. When the checkers finally waved Chris Sevey
of Waterloo wound up in victory lane finishing ahead of young Ross Zumbach,
Gene Peterson, Tom Frady and Kevin Foreman.
The
Miller Time Modifieds had the night off but return to action on July 19.
(NOTE: The Budweiser Sportsmen 50 was taped
for broadcast as part of the Smirnoff Ice TV Racing Series. The one hour show
will air Sunday, July 14 at Noon on Fox 28/40.
It will also be replayed on Mediacom Cable Cannel 10 in the coming
weeks.)
BUDWEISER SPORTSMEN
Feature
1.
Curt
Van Der Wal, Ankeny
2.
Johnny
Mudd, Cedar Rapids
3.
JJ
Meyer, Cedar Rapids
4.
Kevin
Lee, Cedar Rapids
5.
Brian
Franks, Central City
6.
Andy
Duggan, Marion
7.
Matt
VanGelder, Oskaloosa
8.
Scott
Wennermark, Cedar Rapids
9.
Ron
Fisher, Shellsburg
10.
Mel
Schappert, Cedar Rapids
11.
Lyle
Williams, Center Point
12.
Craig
Bender, Cedar Rapids
13.
Tom
Burke, Nevada
14.
Bob
Ahrendsen, Cedar Rapids
15.
Martin
Ballard, Marengo
16.
Steve
Kibort, Milan, IL
DNS-Paul Walder, Cedar
Rapids
PERFORMANCE CONCEPTS LATE
MODELS
Feature
1.
Dudley
Fleck, Cedar Rapids
2.
Ross
Kurth, Waterville
3.
Brian
Gibson, Wallford
4.
Jeff
King, Cedar Rapids
5.
Johnny
Spaw, Cedar Rapids
6.
Scott
Delsing, Marion
7.
Curt
Martin, Independence
8.
Mike
Ehde, Prairie DunChien, WI
9.
Brad
Osborn, Janesville
10.
Wade
Prasil, Cedar Rapids
11.
Max
Corporon, Marion
12.
Lorin
Kurth, Waukon
13.
Jim
Ross, Cedar Rapids
14.
Scot
Johnson, Ankeny
15.
Dave
Johnson, Ankeny
16.
Randy
Coghlan, Toddville
17.
Doug
Hite, Urbana
DNS-TJ Schaefer, Solon
DNS-Matt Lundberg, Des
Moines
BARRON MOTOR SUPPLY SUPER
STOCKS
Feature
1.
Jeff
Franks, Rowley
2.
Kurt
Bohnsack, Iowa City
3.
Brad
Dvorak, Ames
4.
Randy
Filling, Mt. Vernon
5.
John
Ness, Cedar Rapids
6.
Kevin
Franks, Cedar Rapids
7.
Doug
Simon, Marion
8.
Arnie
Reif, Hiawatha
9.
Chad
Siems, Mt. Auburn
10.
Cory
Houdek, Anamosa
11.
Jayson
Scott, Cedar Rapids
12.
Bob
Ahrendsen, Cedar Rapids
13.
Russ
Schwandt, Marion
14.
Jim
Hanson, Cedar Rapids
15.
Brenda
Thomsen, Cedar Rapids
16.
Brad
Burhite, Cedar Rapids
17.
Greg
Hentrich, Hiawatha
18.
Aric
Becker, Cedar Rapids
DNS- Trent Jared, Cedar
Rapids
FOREMAN HYDRAULICS LEGENDS
Feature
1.
Chris
Sevey, Waterloo
2.
Ross
Zumbach, Racine, MN
3.
Gene
Peterson, Des Moines
4.
Tom
Frady, Cedar Rapids
5.
Kevin
Foreman, Cedar Rapids
6.
Kyle
Hinrichs, Swisher
7.
Mike
Foreman, Cedar Rapids
8.
Eric
Appleget, Ely