WENNERMARK’S WIN TIGHTENS HAWKEYE DOWNS SPORTSMAN POINTS RACE
BECKER, KING, FRANKS AND SIMON VISIT VICTORY
LANE ALSO
By Brad Grupe
(Cedar Rapids, IA 8/8/03)—The Budweiser
Sportsmen points battle has been close all season and with Cedar Rapids’ Scott
Wennermark posting the win on Friday night it looks to be even closer.
Unofficially, after Friday’s racing, only ten points separate the first five
positions on the points chart.
The
field for Friday nights event, which was part of “KRNA/Budweiser Night”, was
set by two-lap times via Alliant Energy Timing and Scoring. Scott Wennermark
set fast time and then drew an eight, which put him in the eighth starting
slot. The race was run in two 25-lap segments with a five minute “pit stop” in
between the segments.
Brian
Franks led the first 10 laps after
starting on the point before Wennermark used the outside groove to take command
of the race. The top five after the first segment were Wennermark, Johnny Mudd,
Franks, Kevin Korsmo, and Andy Duggan.
Wennermark
built a substantial margin in the second half of the race as defending champion
Curt Van Der Wal moved through the field into the third slot, behind Mudd.
Duggan finished fourth with Martin Ballard crossing the stripe in fifth.
Arlo
Becker, who missed the last couple weeks due to other obligations, made his
return worthwhile by scoring the win in the Miller Time Modified 30 lap
feature. Becker, started outside the front row and quickly bolted into the
lead. Becker outdistanced Rodney Rocarek who continued his string of high
finishes. Bob Gase finished third while point leader Larry Clausen was fourth
and rookie Landon Cassill was fifth.
Becker’s margin of victory
was .758 seconds with an average speed of 88.529mph.
The
Performance Concepts Late Model 30
lap feature was an action packed affair
with plenty of close quarters racing. Brian Gibson and Wade Prasil battled hard
over the first portion of the race before Jeff King got the lead after those two spun on lap 12, bringing out the
caution and sending them to the rear.
Randy
Coghlan challenged King for the lead several times before the rest of the pack
caught up and two and three wide racing ensued over the last several laps.
After the smoke and flying paint chips cleared King had secured the win with
Brad Osborn, Billy Bennett, Johnny Spaw, and Mike Ehde rounding out the top of
the order.
In
other “ASA Papa Johns Cup Iowa Wireless Stock Car Championship” action, Kevin
Franks scored a flag-to-flag win in the Barron Motor Supply Super Stocks 30 lap
feature to score his first trip to Coca-Cola Victory Lane this season. Randy Filling finished .291 seconds behind
Franks with Dave McCalla finishing third. McCalla has been on a tear since
returning to the ¼ mile and has been able to make his car stick in the high
groove. Jayson Scott and Bob Ahrendsen finished fourth and fifth.
Doug
Simon of Marion bagged yet another win in the Special K Motorsports IMCA Stock
Cars feature. Simon started inside the second row and wasted little time
getting to the front. Larry Silbaugh of Jefferson crossed the stripe in second
after starting in the third row. Ronnie Godwin, from Earlham, also ran a strong
race finishing third. Chad Siems of Mt Auburn, and Bob Ahrendsen of Cedar Rapids completed the top of the
order.
HAWKEYE DOWNS SPEEDWAY
Cedar Rapids, IA
July 8, 2003
1. Scott Wennermark, Cedar Rapids
2. Johnny Mudd, Cedar Rapids
3. Curtis Van Der Wal, Oskaloosa
4. Andy Duggan, Marion
5. Martin Ballard, Marengo
6. Brian Franks, Central City
7. Kevin Korsmo, Atkins
8. Mel Schappert, Cedar Rapids
9. John Henecke, Hiawatha
10. Kevin Lee, Homestead
11. Tom Burke, Nevada
12. Craig Bender, Cedar Rapids
13. Robb Keeney, Cedar Rapids
14. Gene Peterson, Des Moines
15. Leonard Fevold, Oxford
16. Lyle Williams, Center Point
17. Bob Ahrendsen, Cedar Rapids
18. Dan Zamastil, Fairfax
1. Jeff King, Cedar Rapids
2. Brad Osborn, Janesville
3. Billy Bennett, Cedar Rapids
4. Johnny Spaw, Cedar Rapids
5. Michael Ehde, Prarie Du Chien, WI
6. Marty Diercks, Bettendorf
7. Matt Lundberg, Des Moines
8. JJ Meyer, Cedar Rapids
9. Randy Coghlan, Toddville
10. Brian Gibson, Walford
11. Wade Prasil, Cedar Rapids
12. Chris Sevey, Waterloo
13. Scott Delsing, Cedar Rapids
14. Denny Osborn, Janseville
15. Jim Ross, Cedar Rapids
16. Lorin Kurth
1. Arlo Becker, Atkins
2. Rodney Rocarek, Mt. Vernon
3. Bob Gase, Cedar Rapids
4. Larry Clausen, Cedar Rapids
5. Landon Cassill, Fairfax
6. Chad Willett, Cedar Rapids
7. Jim Williams, Atkins
8. Tim Plummer, Norway
9. Max Corporon, Marion
10. Kyle Hinrichs, Swisher
11. Brian Allen, Hiawatha
12. Shawn Stinger, Palo
13. John Baker, Toddville
14. Darrell Long, Cedar Rapids
15. Jerry Keeney, Cedar Rapids
16. Steve Lindell, Marion
17. Ron Hoffman, Atkins
1. Kevin Franks, Cedar Rapids
2. Randy Filling, Toddville
3. David McCalla, Cedar Rapids
4. Jayson Scott, Cedar Rapids
5. Bob Ahrendsen, Cedar Rapids
6. Kurt Bohnsack, Iowa City
7. Don Johnson, Cedar Rapids
8. Sonny Parker, Cedar Rapids
9. Roland Bohnsack, Clutier
10. Paul Walder, Cedar Rapids
11. Greg Hentrich, Hiawatha
12. Chad Siems, Mt. Auburn
13. Jim Hanson, Cedar Rapids
14. John Ness, Cedar Rapids
15. Scott Grady, Walker
16. Wendy Carnahan, Cedar Rapids
17. Cory Houdek, Anamosa
18. Aric Becker, Cedar Rapids
19. Arnie Reif, Hiawatha
20. Brian Helle, Cedar Rapids
21. Brenda Thomsen, Cedar Rapids
DNS- Jeff Franks, Cedar Rapids
1. Doug Simon, Marion
2. Larry Silbaugh, Jefferson
3. Ronnie Godwin, Earlham
4. Chad Siems, Mt. Auburn
5. Bob Ahrendsen, Cedar Rapids
6. Cliff Gray, Waterloo
7. Kurt Bohnsack, Iowa City