ROBERTSON REPEATS IN USAC FORD FOCUS
MIDGETS AT HAWKEYE DOWNS
SIEMS,
PLUMMER, WENNERMARK, McCALLA POST WINS
(Cedar Rapids,
IA 08/04/06)-- The USAC Ford Focus Midgets made their second appearance
of the season at Hawkeye Downs on Friday night and while they were light in
numbers the 30-lap feature was still
exciting. Current point leader Tate Martz of Indianapolis,
IN erased a huge lead held by eventual race
winner James Robertson, also of Indianapolis,
to make the last few laps worth the
price of admission.
Robertson
was able to hold off Martz at the stripe and take his second straight win at
Hawkeye Downs. Tony Main was third,
Chett Gehrke fourth, and Robbie Ray was fifth.
The local Agents of West Bend Mutual Insurance
presented Friday’s program which also included racing in the Budweiser
Sportsmen, Miller Time Modifieds, Performance Concepts Late Models, and Barron
Motor Supply IMCA Stock Cars.
In Papa Johns Cup/I Wireless
Championship action, Chad
Siems picked up his fourth win of the 2006 campaign, leading a nose to tail
freight train involving the first four
finishers. Siems finished ahead of Logan Hale, Bob Ahrendsen and point leader
Brad Dvorak. Randy Filling was fifth.
Defending Miller Time Modified Champion
and current point leader Tim Plummer had a relatively easy run to the checkers
in the thirty lap feature for that division. Plummer started in the fourth row
but wasted little time in moving to the front as he took control of the race on
lap 3. Arlo Becker, who trails Plummer in the points, finished nearly
four-and-a-half seconds back in second with Larry Clausen, Chad Willet,
and Rodney Rocarek completing the top of the order.
Scott Wennermark collected his fourth
winner’s trophy of the season in the
Performance Concepts Late Models. Wennermark started second and quickly took
the lead finishing nearly a second ahead of Brad Osborn. Jeff King was
third. Rodney Rocarek finished fourth as
he did double duty in a car normally driven by Craig Roberts. Derrick Nadler, a visiting driver from Grain
Valley, MO., finished in fifth.
Dave McCalla posted an impressive win in
the Budweiser Sportsmen feature. McCalla started in eighth and used the high
groove to take the lead on the eighth trip around the Hawkeye Downs half-mile.
Finishing second in the caution-free race was Andy Duggan. Brian Franks crossed
the Coors Light Finish Line in third, followed by Martin Ballard, and Joey
King.
FEATURE RESULTS
USAC FORD FOCUS
MIDGETS
FEATURE (30 laps)
1. James Robertson, Indianapolis, IN; 2. Tate Martz, Rushville,
IN;
3.Tony Main, Farmland, IN; 4. Chett Gehrke, Broken Arrow, OK; 5. Robbie Ray, Davenport, IA; 6. Casey Riggs, Shelbyville, IN; 7. Mario Clouse, Auburn, IL
BUDWEISER
SPORTSMEN
FEATURE ( 30 laps)
1. Dave McCalla, Cedar
Rapids, IA; 2. Andy Duggan, Marion, IA; 3. Brian Franks, Central City, IA; 4. Martin Ballard, Marengo, IA; 5. Joey King, Silvis, IL; 6. JJ Meyer, Cedar Rapids, IA; 7. Ross Zumbach, Racine, MN; 8. Kevin Lee, Cedar Rapids, IA; 9. Mel Schappert, Cedar Rapids, IA;
10. Kevin Franks, Cedar Rapids, IA; 11. Bob Ahrendsen, Cedar Rapids, IA; 12. Sonny Parker, Cedar Rapids, IA; 13. Ben Glascock, Indianola, IA;
14. Jon Leonard, Vinton, IA
MILLER TIME
MODIFIEDS
FEATURE ( 30 laps)
1. Tim
Plummer, Norway,
IA; 2. Arlo Becker, Norway,
IA; 3. Larry Clausen, Cedar Rapids, IA; 4. Chad
Willet, Alburnett,
IA; 5. Rodney Rocarek, Mount Vernon; 6. Thor Anderson, Bondurant, IA; 7. Aric Becker, Cedar Rapids, IA; 8. Griffin
McGrath, Cedar Rapids, IA;
9. Craig Bender, Cedar Rapids,
IA; 10. Shawn Stinger, Palo, IA; 11. Scott Strauss, Cedar Rapids, IA; 12. Darrell Long, Cedar Rapids, IA; 13. Cory Houdek, Marion, IA; 14. Jim Hanson, Cedar Rapids, IA; 15. Steve Lindell, Marion, IA; DNS- Tim Bartholomew, Waterloo
PERFORMANCE
CONCEPTS LATE MODELS
FEATURE ( 25 laps)
1. Scott Wennermark, Ely, IA; 2. Brad Osborn, Janesville, IA; 3. Jeff King, Cedar Rapids, IA; 4. Rodney Rocarek, Mount Vernon, IA; 5. Derrick Nadler, Grain Valley, MO; 6. Chris Sevey, Waterloo, IA; 7. Kyle Hinrichs, Swisher, IA; 8. Brian Allen, Hiawatha, IA
BARRON MOTOR
SUPPLY IMCA STOCK CARS
FEATURE (20 laps)
1. Chad
Siems, Maron,
IA; 2. Logan Hale,
Cedar Rapids, IA;
3. Bob Ahrendsen, Cedar Rapids,
IA; 4. Brad Dvorak, Cedar
Rapids, IA; 5. Randy Filling, Toddville, IA; 6. Greg Hentrich, Hiawatha, IA; 7. Doug Otto, Cedar Falls, IA; 8. Mark Bolton; 9. Wendy Carnahan, Cedar Rapids, IA; DQ- Seth Thomas, Center Point, IA; DQ- Dennis Hundley, Center Point, IA