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FINISHES HIGHLIGHT HAWKEYE DOWNS ACTION
(Cedar Rapids, IA 09/04/09)—Close finishes and close
points standings continue to be the rule at Hawkeye Downs Speedway as action
continued in the Papa Johns/I-Wireless Championship Series Friday night. This
was the first of three “ September Showdown” races
that were added to the schedule after a slew of rainouts early in the season.
Derek Parrott picked up his second straight feature
win in the Sunline Hornets after taking the lead from Jasen
Freeman with just three laps to go. Freeman had built a commanding lead but
once Parrott cleared the rest of the pack he quickly reeled in Freeman and
powered around the leader for the win. Freeman maintained second while Dan Burhite finished third. Shane Hanson and Jim Hanson also
posted finishes in the top five.
Aric Becker found himself in Coca-Cola
Victory Lane at the conclusion of the 20-lap IMCA SportMod
feature after a last lap spin that included point leader Scott Kositzky and Dave Coghlan
scrambled the order. Rookie Ken Kositzky finished
second followed by another rookie, Blake Carson. Jonny Williams wound up fourth
and Tim Dains was fifth.
Scott Kositzky continues to
lead the IMCA SportMod points but his lead over
Carson has shrunk to just five points with two races remaining.
Roland Bohnsack took home the winner’s hardware in
Barron Motor Supply IMCA Hobby Stocks after running side-by-side with Deb
Mefford for much of the 20-lap feature. The two traded the lead throughout the
race before Bohnsack claimed the point for good for good with four laps
remaining. Mefford finished second, right on Bohnsack’s
rear bumper while Nathan Ballard crossed the stripe in third. Scott Siems
finished fourth and Jeremy Robbins was fifth. Ballard unofficially now has a
two-point lead over Siems.
Brian Beaty recorded his second win of the season in
Barron Motor Supply IMCA Stock Cars after taking the lead from Chad Siems just
past the halfway mark in the 20-lap feature. Cory Houdek cut into Kurt Bohnsack’s point lead finishing in second, one position
ahead of Bohnsack. Dennis Hundley was third while Siems finished fifth. Bohnsack now has a two-point edge on Houdek
with two races to go in the chase.
Larry Clausen and Tim Plummer waged a terrific
side-by-side battle in the 25-lap Coors Light Modified feature with Plummer
finally clearing Clausen with three laps to go. Clausen bolted into the early
lead and once Plummer got around Mike Schulte the battle was one. Clausen
maintained control, staying on the inside groove but Plummer stayed alongside and with
five laps to go he mounted a more serious charge for the lead, taking the spot
a couple laps later to claim his fifth win.
Clausen maintained second while Mike Schulte was third
followed by Ryan Luedtke and Tony Olson.
The point battle remains tight in this division as well with Plummer
holding a one-point edge over Clausen.
Andy Duggan prevailed in the 25-lap Budweiser Sportsmen
feature but not without heavy pressure from Dave McCalla. The two were tied in
points coming into the night. McCalla stayed with Duggan but couldn’t rally a
serious bid for the lead and had to settle for second. Kevin Lee, Brad
Daugherty, and Travis Thompson all posted finishes in the top five as
well. Duggan, who now has 5 wins, has a
one-point edge over McCalla heading into the last two races of the season.
Finally, in Miller Lite Late Models, Curt VanDerWal notched his second win of the season crossing the
stripe .241 seconds ahead of Dudley Fleck for the win. VanDerWal
got a late start on the season but has been running strong since his return.
Thor Anderson finished third while Point leader Joey Gase was fourth. Johnny Spaw, who is second in points, ran fifth.
Before the first lap was complete, Jim Ross and Lane
Brendan tagged the wall in turn three and both cars suffered heavy damage but
the drivers were OK.
Joey Gase continues to lead the points with a 25-point
margin over Johnny Thor Anderson. The Late Models have just one point event
remaining and Gase must start that feature to secure a championship.
Racing continues on Friday, September 18 with all
seven divisions in action.
SEPTEMBER
4, 2009 RESULTS
SUNLINE HORNETS
HEAT 1 (previous winners) 1. Brad Burnite, Cedar Rapids, IA; 2.Jasen Freeman, Cedar Rapids,
IA; 3. Merv Chandler, Cedar Rapids, IA; 4.Nathan
Chandler, Cedar Rapids, IA; 5.Brad Chandler, Cedar Rapids, IA; 6.Steve Miedke,Cedar Rapids, IA; 7. Bryce Bailey, Cedar Rapids, IA
HEAT 2 (previous winners) 1. Brogan Fiala, Cedar Rapids, IA; 2.Shane
Hanson, Cedar Rapids, IA; 3. Derek Parrott, Marion,
IA; 4. Jim Hanson, Cedar Rapids, IA; 5.Chuck Hanson,
Marion, IA; 6. Dan Burhite, Cedar Rapids, IA
HEAT 3( non-feature winners)
1. Cory Van Der Wal,
Oskaloosa, IA; 2.Zach Burhite, Cedar Rapids, IA; 3.
Jose DeJesus, Cedar Rapids, IA; 4.Dallas Chandler,
Cedar Rapids, IA; 5.Dakota Dains, Marion, IA; 6.Christiam Grady, Cedar Rapids,
IA; 7.Charles Evens
FEATURE(25 laps) 1. Derek Parrott 2.Jasen
Freeman 3.Dan Burhite 4.Shane Hanson 5.Jim Hanson
6.Merv Chandler 7.Cory Van Der Wal
8.Bryce Bailey 9.Brogan Fiala 10.Nathan Chandler
11.Brad Chandler 12.Chuck Hanson 13.Steve Miedke
14.Zach Burhite 15.Dakota Dains 16.Dallas Chandler
17.Christian Grady 18.Charles Evens 19.Jose DeJesus
20.Brad Burhite
IMCA SPORTMODS
HEAT- 1. Dave Coghlan,
Marion, IA; 2.Creston Williams, Atkins, IA; 3.Jonny Williams, Atkins, IA; 4.Ken
Kositzky, Cedar Rapids, IA; 5.Tim Dains, Marion, IA;
6.Scott Kositzky, Cedar Rapids, IA;7.Blake Carson,
Cedar Rapids, IA; 8.Roger McDonald; 9. Aric Becker,
Cedar Rapids, IA
FEATURE (20 laps) 1. Becker 2.K. Kositzky
3.Carson 4.J. Williams 5.Dains 6.S Kositzky 7.Coghlan
8.C. Williams 9.McDonald
BARRON MOTOR SUPPLY IMCA HOBBY STOCKS
HEAT- 1. Deb Mefford, Marion, IA; 2.Duayne Herb,
Marion, IA; 3.Roland Bohnsack, Clutier, IA; 4.Nathan Ballard, Marengo, IA; 5.
Jeremy Robbins ; 6. Jeff Franks, Rowley, IA; 7.Scott
Siems, Cedar Rapids, IA; DNS- Kandi Floyd, Cedar Rapids, IA
FEATURE (20 laps)- 1.Bohnsack
2.Mefford 3.Ballard 4. Siems 5. Robbins 6.Franks
7.Floyd 8. Herb
BARRON MOTOR SUPPLY IMCA STOCK CARS
HEAT- 1. Chad Siems,
Shellsburg, IA; 2.Dennis Hundley, Cedar Rapids, IA; 3. Cory Houdek, Marion, IA; 4. Bob Ahrendsen,
Cedar Rapids, IA; 5. Brian Beaty, Palo, IA; 6.Dave Ballstaedt, Cedar Rapids, IA; 7. Greg Hentrich,
Hiawatha, IA; 8.Mark Bolton, Cedar Rapids, IA; 9.Kurt Bohnsack, Iowa City, IA;
10. Craig Stepanek
FEATURE (20 laps) 1. Beaty 2.Houdek
3. Bohnsack 4.Hundley 5. Siems
6. Hentrich 7. Bolton 8.
Ballstaedt
9. Stepanek 10. Ahrendsen
COORS LIGHT MODIFIEDS
HEAT- 1. Tim Plummer, Norway,
IA; 2.Arlo Becker, Norway, IA; 3. Mike Schulte,
Norway, IA; 4. Tony Olson, Cedar Rapids, IA; 5.
Ryan Luedtke, Norway, IA; 6. Larry
Clausen, Cedar Rapids, IA; 7. Craig Bender, Cedar
Rapids, IA; 8.Steve Lindell, Marion, IA; 9. Aric
Becker, Cedar Rapids, IA
FEATURE(25 laps) 1. Plummer 2.Clausen 3.Schulte
4.Luedtke 5.Olson 6.Bender 7.Lindell 8.Arlo Becker 9.Aric Becker
BUDWEISER SPORTSMEN
HEAT- 1. Andy Duggan, Marion, IA; 2.Brad
Daugherty, Hiawatha, IA; 3.Dave McCalla, Cedar Rapids, IA; 4. Kevin Lee, Cedar Rapids, IA; 5. Travis
Thompson, Atkins, IA; 6. Bob Ahrendsen, Cedar Rapids, IA; 7.Greg
Hentrich, Hiawatha, IA
FEATURE (25 laps) 1. Duggan 2.
McCalla 3. Lee 4. Daugherty 5.Thompson 6. Hentrich 7. Ahrendsen
MILLER LITE LATE MODELS
HEAT 1- 1. Curt VanDerWal, Oskaloosa, IA; 2. Dudley
Fleck, Cedar Rapids, IA; 3. Thor Anderson, Bondaurant, IA; 4. Johnny Spaw,Cedar Rapids, IA; 5. Brad Dvorak,
Lisbon, IA; 6. Brad Osborn, Janesville, IA; 7.
Joey Gase, Cedar Rapids, IA
HEAT 2- 1. Lane Brendan,
Mitchell, SD; 2. Jim Ross, Cedar Rapids, IA; 3.
Justin Jennings, LaGrange, MO; 4. Logan
hale, Cedar Rapids, IA; 5.Curt Tillman, Rockford, IL; 6. Chad Siems,
Shellsburg, IA; Scott Siems, Cedar Rapids, IA
FEATURE (40 laps) 1. VanDerWal 2.Fleck 3.
Anderson 4. Gase 5.Spaw 6. Hale 7. Dvorak 8. Jennings
9. Scott Siems 10. Tillman 11. Osborn DNF- Ross,
Brendan DNS- Darrell Long