SPAW REGAINS HAWKEYE DOWNS LATE MODEL POINT LEAD

DVORAK, MUDD, HINRICHS, GASE POST WINS WITH TWO WEEKS TO GO

 

By Brad Grupe

 

(Cedar Rapids, IA  08/16/02)—Johnny Spaw sits atop the points chart once again after winning the latest Performance Concepts Late Model feature in Friday night’s ASA Papa Johns Cup Iowa Wireless action. Spaw has climbed the chart steadily since deciding to return to weekly racing and went into this week’s race 10 points behind Brian Gibson. Spaw had a narrow lead on Gibson two weeks ago.

 

            The latest trip to Coca-Cola Victory Lane came after Spaw started in the front row and worked up to a challenging position on Marty Diercks who led the majority of the race. Several cautions kept the field bunched and in fact then race leader Marty Diercks retired from the race with mechanical problems just after the caution waved for an incident elsewhere on the track. It was unclear if the problem was purely mechanical or the result of racing contact.

 

            Spaw went on to handily win the feature and was chased to the stripe by rookie Brad Osborn, Justin Diercks, Scott Delsing, and Mike Ehde. The win was the fifth of the season for Spaw.

 

            Brad Dvorak earned a little more breathing room in the points chase in the Barron Motor Supply Super Stocks feature easily outdistancing John Ness, Kurt Bohnsack, Aric Becker, and Jayson Scott. Dvorak came into the night with a scant 2 point lead over team mate Kurt Bohnsack. Dvorak’s lead will remain in single digits however.

 

            Dvorak started the race in row two and quickly left the field and some great position battles behind.

 

            Johnny Mudd started on the pole in the caution free Budweiser Sportsmen feature and picked up his first win of the season. Mudd quickly built what would prove to be an insurmountable lead over current point leader and defending champ Curt Van Der Wal. Van Der Wal was mired in traffic early but once he cleared the slower cars he was unable to cut into Mudd’s lead.

 

            Brian Franks finished third with John Henecke and Andy Duggan rounding out the top five.

 

            Point leader Kyle Hinrichs made an outside pass at the finish line to score the win in the Foreman Hydraulics Legends feature. Race leader Ross Zumbach and Chris Sevey made apparent contact exiting the fourth turn on the last lap and spun. Hinrichs carried just enough momentum to take the win with Zumbach awarded second. Tom Frady, Gene Peterson, and  Mike Foreman completing the top of the order.

 

            Bob Gase emerged the winner in a wild Miller Time Modified feature, which saw multiple cautions in which just about every car was involved in at one time or another. Gase inherited the lead after a caution with  seven laps remaining. He was able to hold off the charges of Arlo Becker coming to the finish line but Becker apparently made contact with Gase as the duo crossed the line. The win was the second of the season for Gase.

 

            Arlo Becker finished in second, Jim Williams third, point leader Mike Schulte was fourth, and Rodney Rocarek was fifth.

 

            Racing continues Friday, August 23 in the second to last point race of the season.

 

 

LATE MODEL

Dash- Johnny Spaw

Heat #1- Marty Diercks

Heat #2- Jeff King (GM 400R test engine)

FEATURE

  1. Johnny Spaw, Cedar Rapids
  2. Brad Osborn, Janesville
  3. Justin Diercks, Davenport
  4. Scott Delsing, Marion
  5. Mike Ehde, Prairie Du Chien, WI
  6. Curt Martin, Independence
  7. Jeff King, Cedar Rapids (GM 400R Test Engine)
  8. Jim Ross, Cedar Rapids
  9. Ross Kurth, Waterville
  10. Dudley Fleck, Cedar Rapids
  11. Lorin Kurth, Waukon
  12. Brian Gibson, Walford
  13. TJ Schaefer, Solon
  14. Randy Coghlan, Toddville
  15. Matt Lundberg, Johnston
  16. Dave Johnson, Ankeny
  17. Marty Diercks, Bettendorf
  18. Wade Prasil, Cedar Rapids
  19. Scot Johnson, Ankeny
  20. Doug Hite, Urbana

 

SPORTSMEN

Dash- Curt Van Der Wal, Ankeny

Heat #1- Johnny Mudd, Cedar Rapids

Heat #2- Martin Ballard, Marengo

FEATURE

  1. Johnny Mudd, Cedar Rapids
  2. Curt VanDer Wal, Ankeny
  3. Brian Franks, Central City
  4. John Henecke, Hiawatha
  5. Andy Duggan, Marion
  6. Martin Ballard, Marengo
  7. Craig Bender, Cedar Rapids
  8. Bob Ahrendsen, Cedar Rapids
  9. JJ Meyer, Cedar Rapids
  10. Kevin Lee, Cedar Rapids
  11. Mel Schappert, Cedar Rapids
  12. Matt VanGelder, Oskaloosa
  13. Tom Burke, Nevada
  14. Lyle Williams, Center point
  15. Ron Fisher, Shellsburg
  16. Paul Walder, Cedar Rapids
  17. Jason Vincent, Nevada
  18. Jack Vincent, Nevada
  19. Kurt Bohnsack, Iowa City

DNS-Scott Wennermark, Cedar Rapids

LEGENDS

Dash- Kyle Hinrichs, Swisher

Heat – Tom Frady, Cedar Rapids

FEATURE

  1. Kyle Hinrichs, Swisher
  2. Ross Zumbach, Racine,MN
  3. Tom Frady, Cedar Rapids
  4. Gene Peterson, Des Moines
  5. Mike Foreman, Cedar Rapids
  6. Chris Sevey, Waterloo
  7. Crystal Horn, Cedar Rapids

 

SUPER STOCKS

Tri County Car Co. Dash- Doug Simon, Marion

Heat #1- John Ness, Cedar Rapids

Heat #2- Aric becker, Cedar Rapids

FEATURE

  1. Brad Dvorak, Ames
  2. John Ness, Cedar Rapids
  3. Kurt Bohnsack, Iowa City
  4. Aric Becker, Cedar Rapids
  5. Jayson Scott, Cedar Rapids
  6. Bob Ahrendsen, Cedar Rapids
  7. Jim hanson, Cedar Rapids
  8. Chad Siems, Mt. Auburn
  9. Doug Simon, Cedar Rapids
  10.  Arnie Reif, Hiawatha
  11. Brad Helle, Cedar Rapids
  12. Greg Hentrich, Hiawatha
  13. Cory Houdek, Anamosa
  14. Brenda Thomsen, Cedar Rapids
  15. Wendy Carnahan, Cedar Rapids

DNS- Russ  Schwandt, Marion

DNS- Jeff Franks, Rowley

DNS- Randy Filling, Toddville

 

MODIFIEDS

Dash- Brian Allen, Hiawatha

Heat- Keith Gogel, Solon

FEATURE

  1. Bob Gase, Cedar Rapids
  2. Arlo Becker, Atkins
  3. Jim Williams, Atkins
  4. Mike Schulte, Norway
  5. Rodney Rocarek, Cedar Rapids
  6. James Lamphier, Urbana
  7. Chad Willett, Mt. Vernon
  8. Larry Clausen, Cedar Rapids
  9. Keith Gogel, Solon
  10. Brian Allen, Hiawatha
  11. Bob Glick, Evansdale
  1. Sonny Parker, Cedar Rapids

 

 

 

           

 

             

 

           

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