JOHNNY SPAW AND JEFF
FRANKS DOUBLE UP ON FEATURE WINS AT HAWKEYE DOWNS
FANS TREATED TO TEN FEATURE RACES FRIDAY NIGHT
By Brad Grupe
(Cedar Rapids, IA 07/31/09)—Hawkeye Downs race fans
were treated to ten feature events and over 230 laps of feature racing
Friday night July 31 as KHAK-FM presented the “2nd Annual Prelude to
the Dirt.”
Due to the rain-shortened program on July 24, Sunline
Hornets, Barron Motor Supply IMCA Hobby Stocks, Budweiser Sportsmen, and Miller
Lite Late Models ran make-up features. A full July 31 Papa Johns/I-Wireless
Championship Cup program was also run for those divisions plus the Barron Motor
Supply IMCA Stocks.
And, a special “Prelude to the Dirt” race pitting “A” Mods vs. “B” Mods
against each other on the quarter-mile was also on the card with thirteen cars
participating ranging from Hawkeye Downs Modifieds, to dirt modifieds,
to IMCA Sportmods.
Twenty-five cars answered the call for the 20-lap
Sunline Hornets make-up feature with Brad Burhite
leading the early going. Bryce Bailey took command near the halfway mark and
maintained the point until Nathan Chandler powered around Bailey with just two
laps remaining. Bailey maintained his hold on second and was
followed across the stripe by Brad Chandler, Brad Burhite,
and Chuck Hanson. The win was the second of the season for Chandler.
Jeff Franks took top honors in the 15-lap Barron Motor
Supply IMCA Hobby Stock make-up event. After a trio of early cautions,
including one for point leader Nathan Ballard, the field settled in for the last half
of the race with Franks, who started in
the third row, in control. Scott Siems took the checkers in second with Roland Bohnsack,
Duayne Herb, and Ballard filling out the top of the order.
Andy Duggan scored his third victory of the season in
an 18-lap Sportsmen make-up race. Duggan started in row two, took the point
from Brad Daugherty on lap eight and cruised to the win, posting a winning
margin of .651 seconds over point leader Dave McCalla. Daugherty finished third
followed by Kevin Lee and Doug Simon.
The final make-up feature of the evening was the
Miller Lite Late Models. Brad Osborn started on the
pole for the scheduled 40-lap feature and led the first ten laps or so
before Johnny Spaw took control. Spaw,
who started in row three, pulled away from the pack and kept command after a couple restarts,
including one with just three laps remaining. Curt Van Der
Wal finished second, .868 seconds behind Spaw with point leader Joey Gase finishing third. Logan
Hale ran an impressive race finishing fourth while Justin Jennings was fifth.
Larry Clausen started on the point of the 25-lap
“A” vs. “B” Modified feature and led early before Tony
Olson grabbed the lead and never looked back in the caution free event.
Clausen, who is the point leader in regular Hawkeye Downs Modified racing, maintained second
as the laps ticked off the board with Scott Kositzky
crossing the stripe in third. Kositzky is the IMCA SportMod point leader at Hawkeye Downs.
Chad Siems appeared to have things well in hand in the
20-lap IMCA Stock Car feature with just a few laps remaining but point leader
Kurt Bohnsack had other ideas. Bohnsack took to the high side of the track and
went from fourth to first over the final five laps. Bohnsack made the winning
pass coming out of turn three on the final lap, finishing just .172 seconds
ahead of Siems. Bob Ahrendsen was third with Cory Houdek and Greg Hentrich
finishing fourth and fifth, respectively.
The Sunline Hornets jammed the Hawkeye Downs
quarter-mile once again with a twenty-four car field taking the green flag.
Thanks to the luck of the draw, point leader Shane Hanson started on the pole
and was never challenged throughout his run to the checkers. The race was
slowed four times for cautions but each time Hanson was able to pull away while
others battled for position behind. Nathan Chandler, who started dead last,
motored through the pack and finished second with Brad Burhite
crossing the stripe in third. Brad Chandler and Jim Hanson filled out the top
five. The feature win was the second of the season for Shane Hanson.
In Barron Motor Supply IMCA Hobby Stocks, Jeff Franks
put a rubber stamp on his earlier win by visiting Coca-Cola Victory Lane for
the second time of the evening. Scott Siems finished second
again in this feature with Duayne Herb, Nathan Ballard, and Shaun Myers next in
line. The win was the third of the season for Franks.
Dave McCalla and Andy Duggan battled side-by side for
the lead nearly all of the
18 lap Budweiser Sportsmen feature. The two who were tied for the
points lead after the make-up feature, swapped the lead back and forth during
the race which did allow the third place car of Kevin Lee to catch up in the
final laps. It was a near dead-heat as the three crossed the stripe for the
final time but McCalla had the edge and collected his fourth win of the
season. Duggan was second with Lee
third. Doug Simon and Brad Daugherty rounded out the top of the order.
The final feature of the night was a 40-lap Miller Lite Late Model race. Multiple cautions slowed the race
including one on the first lap that sent the field scrambling for cover. Curt VanDerWal led in the early going but never could build much
of a lead as the yellow flag kept slowing the action. Johnny Spaw took the lead on a lap 18 restart and was never
challenged as he collected his second win of the evening and fourth of the
season.
Van Der Wal
crossed under the flagstand in second followed by
Brad Dvorak. Point leader Joey Gase finished fourth and Thor Anderson rallied
for fifth.
JULY 24 MAKE-UP
FEATURES
SUNLINE HORNETS
FEATURE ( 20
laps)- 1. Nathan Chandler, Cedar Rapids, IA; 2. Bryce Bailey, Cedar Rapids, IA; 3.Brad Chandler, Cedar Rapids, IA;
4. Brad Burhite, Cedar
Rapids, IA; 5.Chuck Hanson, Marion, IA; 6. Dan Burhite, Cedar Rapids, IA; 7.Brogan Fiala,
Cedar Rapids, IA; 8. Shane Hanson, Cedar Rapids, IA;
9. Cory Van Der Wal, Oskaloosa, IA; 10.Jasen Freeman, Cedar Rapids, IA; 11.
Jeff Selfridge, Marion, IA; 12.Dakota Dains, Marion, IA; 13.
Dallas Chandler, Cedar Rapids, IA; 14. Jim Hanson, Cedar Rapids, IA; 15. Christian
Grady, Cedar Rapids, IA; 16.Zach Burhite, Cedar
Rapids, IA; 17. Jeremy McKeehan,
Cedar Rapids, IA; 18. Jose DeJesus,
Cedar Rapids, IA; 19. Steve Dighton, Cedar Rapids, IA;
20. Steve Miedke, Cedar
Rapids, IA; 21.J.C. Floyd, Cedar Rapids, IA; 22. Charles Evens; 23. J.R. Dvorak, Cedar Rapids, IA; 24. Merv Chandler, Cedar Rapids, IA;
25. Corey Williams, Atkins, IA ; DNS- Derek Parrott,Marion,
IA; DNS- Anthony Pickart, Cedar Rapids, IA
BARRON MOTOR
SUPPLY IMCA HOBBY STOCKS
FEATURE (15 laps)-
1. Jeff Franks, Cedar Rapids, IA; 2.Scott Siems, Cedar Rapids, IA; 3.Roland
Bohnsack, Clutier, IA; 4. Duayne Herb, Cedar Rapids, IA; 5.
Nathan Ballard, Marengo, IA; 6. Ron
Dighton, Marion, IA; 7. Deb Mefford, Cedar Rapids, IA;
8. Merv Chandler, Cedar Rapids, IA; 9. Jeremy
Robbins; 10. Shaun Myers, Cedar Rapids, IA; 11.
Malena Betzer, Cedar Rapids, IA; 12. Jacob Floyd, Cedar Rapids, IA; 13. Kandi
Floyd, Cedar Rapids, IA; 14. Kris Jones, Cedar Rapids, IA
BUDWEISER MID-AM
SPORTSMEN
FEATURE (18 laps) 1. Andy Duggan, Marion, IA; 2. Dave McCalla,
Cedar Rapids, IA; 3. Brad Daugherty, Hiawatha, IA; 4.
Kevin Lee, Cedar Rapids, IA; 5. Doug
Simon, Marion, IA; 6. Travis Thompson, Atkins, IA; 7.
Kevin Franks, Cedar Rapids, IA; 8. Bob
Ahrendsen, Cedar Rapids, IA; 9. Greg Hentrich, Hiawatha, IA
MILLER LITE LATE
MODELS
FEATURE (40 laps) 1. Johnny Spaw, Cedar Rapids, IA; 2. Curt VanDerWal, Oskaloosa; 3. Joey Gase, Cedar Rapids, IA; 4. Logan
Hale, Cedar Rapids, IA; 5. Justin Jennings; 6. Lane Brenden; 7. Darrell Long, Cedar Rapids, IA; 8.Brad Dvorak, Lisbon, IA; 9.
Thor Anderson, Bondaurant; 10.
Jim Ross, Robins, IA; 11. Brad
Osborn, Janesville, IA; 12. Scott Siems, Cedar Rapids,
IA; 13. Ron Boelts, Wellsburg, IA
JULY 31 RESULTS
“A” MODS vs. “B” MODS
HEAT 1- 1.Tony Olson, Cedar Rapids,
IA; 2. Tim Dains, Marion,
IA; 3. Ken Kositzky, Cedar
Rapids, IA; 4. Blake Carson, Cedar Rapids, IA; 5.
Dave Coghlan, Marion, IA; 6.
Patrick Flanngan, Marion, IA; 7.
Dustin Lacey, Cedar Rapids, IA
HEAT 2- 1. Larry Clausen, Cedar Rapids, IA; 2. Scott Kositzky, Cedar Rapids, IA; 3.
Creston Williams, Atkins, IA; 4. Aric Becker, Cedar Rapids, IA; 5.
Bill Flannagn, Marion, IA; DNS-Jonny Williams,
Atkins, IA
FEATURE (20 laps)-1. Olson 2.Clausen 3.S. Kositzky 4.
Becker 5. Carson 6. C. Williams 7. K. Kositzky 8. Dains 9. P. Flannagan 10. Coghlan 11.Lacey 12. B.
Flannagan DNS- Jonny Williams
SUNLINE HORNETS
HEAT
1 (Previous feature winners) 1. Brad Chandler, Cedar Rapids, IA; 2. Jim
Hanson, Cedar Rapids, IA; 3.Nathan Chandler, Cedar Rapids, IA; 4. Chuck Hanson, Marion, IA; 5. Shane Hanson,
Cedar Rapids, IA; 6. Brogan Fiala,
Cedar Rapids, IA; 7. Jasen Freeman, Cedar Rapids, IA; 8. Jeff
Selfridge, Marion, IA; 9. Merv Chandler, Cedar Rapids, IA; 10. Brad Burhite,
Cedar Rapids, IA
HEAT
2 (non-feature winners)- 1. Dan Burhite, Cedar Rapids, IA; 2. Cory Van Der Wal,
Oskaloosa, IA; 3. Dakota Dains, Marion, IA; 4. Steve Miedke, Cedar Rapids, IA; 5.
Christian Grady, Cedar Rapids, IA; 6. Zach Burhite, Cedar Rapids, IA; 7.
J.R. Dvorak; 8. Charles Evens
HEAT 3 (non-feature winners)- 1. Bryce Bailey, Cedar Rapids, IA; 2.
Jose DeJesus, Cedar Rapids, IA; 3.
Dallas Chandler, Cedar Rapids, IA; 4. Steve Dighton, Cedar Rapids, IA; 5. J.C,
Floyd, Cedar Rapids, IA; 6. Jeremy McKeehan,
Cedar Rapids, IA; DNS- Corey Williams DNS- Derek Parrott, Maron,
IA
FEATURE (20 laps) 1. Shane Hanson 2. Nathan Chandler 3. Dan Burhite 4. Brad Chandler 5. Jim Hanson 6.Brogan Fiala
7.Chuck Hanson 8. Brad Burhite 9. Bryce Bailey 10. Steve Miedke 11. Jeff Selfridge 12. Jasen Freeman 13.Steve
Dighton 14. Cory VanDer
Wal 15. Christian Grady 16. Dallas Chandler 17. Charles Evens 18. Zach Burhite 19.Jeremy McKeehan 20.Dakota Dains 21. J.R. Dvorak 22. Jose DeJesus 23. J.C. Floyd 24. Merv Chandler DNS- Corey
Williams DNS-Derek Parrott
BARRON MOTOR
SUPPLY IMCA HOBBY STOCKS
HEAT 1- 1.Duayne Herb, Marion, IA; 2. Ron Dighton, Marion, IA; 3. Malena
Betzer, Cedar Rapids, IA; 4. Kris Jones, Cedar Rapids,
IA; 5. Jeff Franks, Cedar Rapids, IA; 6. Jeremy Robbins, Cedar Rapids, IA; 7. Nathan Ballard,
Marengo, IA
HEAT 2- 1. Roland Bohnsack, Clutier, IA; 2. Shaun Myers, Cedar Rapids, IA; 3.Scott Siems, Cedar Rapids, IA; 4.
Deb Mefford, Cedar Rapids, IA; 5. Merv Chandler, Cedar Rapids, IA; 6.
Kandi Floyd, Cedar Rapids, IA; 7. Jacob Floyd, Cedar
Rapids, IA
FEATURE (15 laps) 1. Franks 2. Siems 3. Herb 4. Ballard 5. Myers 6. Bohnsack 7. Mefford 8. Kandi Floyd 9. Jones 10. Dighton 11. Betzer 12. Jacob Floyd 13. Robbins 14.
Chandler
BARRON MOTOR
SUPPLY IMCA STOCK CARS
HEAT - 1. Chad Siems, Shellsburg, IA; 2. Greg Hentrich, Hiawatha, IA; 3. Bob
Ahrendsen, Cedar Rapids, IA; 4. Dave Ballstaedt, Cedar Rapids, IA; 5. Cory
Houdek, Marion, IA; 6. Brian Beaty, Palo, IA; 7.
Kurt Bohnsack, Iowa City, IA; 8. Mark Bolton, Cedar
Rapids, IA
FEATURE (20 laps) 1. Bohnsack 2. Siems 3. Ahrendsen 4. Houdek 5. Hentrich 6. Ballstaedt 7. Bolton 8. Beaty
BUDWEISER
SPORTSMEN
HEAT- 1. Kevin Lee, Cedar Rapids, IA; 2. Doug Simon, IA; 3. Brad Daugherty,
Hiawatha, IA; 4. Travis Thompson, Atkins, IA; 5.
Dave McCalla, Cedar Rapids, IA; 6. Greg
Hentrich, Hiawatha, IA; 7. Andy Duggan, Marion, IA; 8.
Bob Ahrendsen, Cedar Rapids, IA; 9. Kevin Franks,
Cedar Rapids, IA
FEATURE (18 laps) 1. McCalla 2. Duggan 3. Lee 4. Simon 5. Daugherty 6. Thompson 7. Ahrendsen 8. Hentrich 9. Franks
MILLER LITE LATE
MODELS
FEATURE( 40 laps) 1. Johnny Spaw,
Cedar Rapids, IA; 2. Curt VanDerWal,
Oskaloosa, IA; 3. Brad Dvorak, Lisbon, IA; 4. Joey Gase, Cedar Rapids, IA; 5. Thor
Anderson, Bondaurant, IA; 6. Jim Ross, Robins, IA; 7. Lane Brenden, Mitchell, SD; 8. Justin Jennings 9. Scott Siems,
Cedar Rapids, IA; 10. Brad Osborn, Janesville, IA 11. Darrell Long,
Cedar Rapids, IA; 12. Logan Hale, Cedar Rapids, IA DNS- Rob Boelts, Wellsburg