USRA: Iowa Speedway results 2005-06-29

PINKERTON, WOOD TAKE OPENING NIGHT WINS AT PRO-LINE BUILDINGS STOCK CAR SHOOTOUT

OSKALOOSA, Iowa (June 29, 2005) -- The first of two nights of racing action was held at the Carriker Ford Southern Iowa Speedway Wednesday with the 10th Annual Pro-Line Buildings Stock Car Shootout featuring three classes in action. The USRA Modified division -- racing a regular points night for the USRA Casey's General Stores Championship Series -- joined the USRA Hobby Stocks and USRA Stock Cars racing for big prize money and a nice trophy to add to the racing collection.

The first feature of the night saw the USRA Hobby Stocks take the green for 15 laps of exciting racing action. The early-race leader was Colt Mather of Keswick, who took the race lead and built a nice lead over the field before his machine started slowing with mechanical problems with only two laps to go.

Mather's lead was getting smaller each lap, and with the field racing off of turn 4 to the checkers, Nathan Wood of Sigourney worked the bottom of the Speedway with Mather in the middle and Steve Allen of Oskaloosa running the top side. The three drivers raced to the finish line with Wood taking the win followed by Allen in second and Ottumwa racer Mike Shelton racing from the tail after spinning on lap 1 to a third-place finish. Mather's machine hung on for the fourth-place finish.

In the second feature of the night, the USRA Modifieds took to the 1/2-mile oval with Ron VerBeek of Oskaloosa taking the early race lead. VerBeek led until lap 8 of the 15-lap event, trying several times to hang onto the top spot, but Zack VanderBeek of New Sharon took the lead. On the 13th lap, caution flew to set-up a green-white-checkered shootout. VanderBeek led the field on the restart and VerBeek tried the top side, but VanderBeek was too strong working the bottom and took the win. VerBeek took a hard-fought second, followed by Steve Stewart of Washington in third and fourth going to Mike Hughes of Rose Hill.

The final feature of the night was the main event that everybody came to see ... and we saved the best for last! On the start of the USRA Stock Car feature, Brian Mitrisin of Oskaloosa took the lead and led until lap 18 of the 20-lap event before Brad Pinkerton of New Sharon closed in. Pinkerton, who started in the 13th position, took the race lead off of turn 2 and piloted the familiar #17p machine to victory lane. Mitrisin took second, followed by veteran driver Jim Brown of Fremont taking the third spot. Eric Flanders of What Cheer was fourth.

The racing action was red-flagged for Ross McCombs, who climbed the outside guardrail and flipped several times down the front-straight, with the car bursting into flames coming to rest just before entering turn 1. Track workers and the fire crew quickly removed McCombs from the burning car. McCombs was able to walk away with out any problems, but his stock car received heavy damage.

Racing action will be held tomorrow (Thursday, June 30) for night #2 of the 10th Annual Pro-Line Buildings Stock Car Shootout, with $2,000 going to the winner in the USRA Stock Car division. The USRA Hobby Stock driver will walk away with $1,200.

Hot laps start at 7 p.m. and racing action goes green at 7:30. Also, fans are invited to come out and meet several drivers and get pictures along with autographs and cars on display from 6-7 p.m.

The Carriker Ford Southern Iowa Speedway continues to offer one of the most lucrative weekly payouts in the state of Iowa. In addition, USRA-licensed drivers compete against drivers from other USRA-sanctioned tracks for a share of the USRA Casey's General Stores Championship Series national points fund.

For more information call the Carriker Ford Southern Iowa Speedway hotline at 515-832-7944 or visit www.SISpeedway.com.

USRA HOBBY STOCKS

Heat #1:
1. 32t - Bobby Greene -- Eddyville, IA (4)DQ
2. 16 - Mike Shelton -- Ottumwa, IA (5)
3. 43m - Tory Mathis -- Oskaloosa, IA (1)
4. 4m - Chase Mitrisin -- Oskaloosa, IA (2)
5. 3g - Lonnie Greiner -- Fairfield, IA (6)
6. 7x - Kevin Fee -- Knoxville, IA (3)
7. 31r - Robert Rupprecht -- Oskaloosa, IA (7) DNF

Heat #2:
1. 8 - Colt Mather -- Webster, IA (7)
2. 67 - Mark Steinke (4)
3. 52 - Nathan Wood -- Sigourney, IA (1)
4. 3s - Steve Allen -- Oskaloosa, IA (2)
5. 14 - Partner Maschmann -- Montezuma, IA (5)
6. 01 - David Breuklander -- Oskaloosa, IA (6)
7. 24 - Matt Beal -- Oskaloosa, IA (3) DNF

"A" Main (15 laps):
1. 52 - Nathan Wood -- Sigourney, IA (6)
2. 3s - Steve Allen -- Oskaloosa, IA (3)
3. 16 - Mike Shelton -- Ottumwa, IA (7)
4. 8 - Colt Mather -- Webster, IA (2)
5. 43m - Tory Mathis -- Oskaloosa, IA (9)
6. 32t - Bobby Greene -- Eddyville, IA (12)
7. 31r - Robert Rupprecht -- Oskaloosa, IA (13)
8. 01 - David Breuklander -- Oskaloosa, IA (11)
9. 3g - Lonnie Greiner -- Fairfield, IA (5)
10. 4m - Chase Mitrisin -- Oskaloosa, IA (4)
11. 67 - Mark Steinke (8)
12. 7x - Kevin Fee -- Knoxville, IA (10)
13. 24 - Matt Beal -- Oskaloosa, IA (14)
14. 14 - Partner Maschmann -- Montezuma, IA (1)

USRA STOCK CARS

Heat #1:
1. 54 - Jim Brown -- Fremont, IA (8)
2. 4b - Brian Mitrisin -- Oskaloosa, IA (4)
3. 7 - Jason Minnehan -- Churdan, IA (7)
4. 2j - Steve Jackson -- Des Moines, IA (2)
5. 06 - Steve Landgrebe -- Oskaloosa, IA (3)
6. 42 - Darrin Thompson -- New Sharon, IA (5)
7. 33z - Zack VanderBeek -- New Sharon, IA (1) DNF
8. 79j - Brian Jackson -- Moravia, IA (6) DNF

Heat #2:
1. 3 - Ron VerBeek -- Oskaloosa, IA (1)
2. 69 - Jon Snyder -- Ames, IA (7)
3. 40 - Shay Curtin -- Waukon, IA (2)
4. 01H - Mike Harward -- Floris, IA (6)
5. 36d - Dallas Grube -- Marietta, MN (5)
6. 67 - Mark Steinke -- Gibson, IA (3) DNF
7. 75 - Rick Brown -- Kellogg, IA (4) DNF
8. 4k - Kevin Booy -- Oskaloosa, IA (8) DNF

Heat #3:
1. 12e - Mark Elliott -- Webster City, IA (1)
2. 1r - Rick VanDusseldorp -- Oskaloosa, IA (4)
3. 17P - Brad Pinkerton -- New Sharon, IA (8)
4. 22x - Lance Deal -- Fort Dodge, IA (5)
5. 20w - Shane Weller -- Agency, IA (6)
6. 12j - T.J. Criss -- Oskaloosa, IA (7)
7. 8 - Randy Phillips -- Columbus Junction, IA (3)
8. 77 - Todd Salazar -- Columbus Junction, IA (2)

Heat #4:
1. 12 - Eric Flander -- What Cheer, IA (1)
2. 33 - Josh Newell -- Oskaloosa, IA (4)
3. 29 - Matt Greiner -- Washington, IA (7)
4. 75x - Dave Blankenship -- Brooklyn, IA (6)
5. 30 - Kenneth Even -- Waterloo, IA (3)DNF
6. 99 - Bobby Greiner Jr. -- Ottumwa, IA (2) DNF
7. 1ss - Jeff Johnson -- Altoona, IA (5) DNF

Heat #5:
1. 27t - Tory Reicks -- Waucoma, IA (2)
2. 11n - Ross McCombs -- Oskaloosa, IA (1)
3. 22 - Brandon Bandstra -- Lynnville, IA (3)
4. 1 - Paul Underwood -- Ottumwa, IA (4)
5. 72 - Jerry Pilcher -- Floris, IA (6)
6. 93s - Brian Sterling -- Oskaloosa, IA (5) DNF
7. 9t - Tom Lathrop -- Ottumwa, IA (7) DNF

"B" Main #1:
1. 99 - Bobby Greiner Jr. -- Ottumwa, IA (5)
2. 20w - Shane Weller -- Agency, IA (2)
3. 4k - Kevin Booy -- Oskaloosa, IA (9)
4. 72 - Jerry Pilcher -- Floris, IA (3)
5. 06 - Steve Landgrebe -- Oskaloosa, IA (1)
6. 67 - Mark Steinke -- Gibson, IA (4)
7. 33z - Zack VanderBeek -- New Sharon, IA (6)
8. 8 - Randy Phillips -- Columbus Junction, IA (7)
9. 9t - Tom Lathrop -- Ottumwa, IA (8)

"B" Main #2:
1. 42- Darrin Thompson -- New Sharon, IA (3)
2. 93s -- Brian Sterling -- Oskaloosa, IA (5)
3. 36d - Dallas Grube -- Marietta, MN (1)
4. 77 - Todd Salazar -- Columbus Junction, IA (9)
5. 79j - Brian Jackson -- Moravia, IA (8)
6. 12j - T.J. Criss -- Oskaloosa, IA (4)
7. 30 - Kenneth Even -- Waterloo, IA (2)
8. 75 - Rick Brown -- Kellogg, IA (6)
9. 1ss - Jeff Johnson -- Altoona, IA (7)

"A" Main (20 laps):
1. 17P - Brad Pinkerton -- New Sharon, IA (13)
2. 4b - Brian Mitrisin -- Oskaloosa, IA (3)
3. 54 - Jim Brown -- Fremont, IA (4)
4. 12 - Eric Flander -- What Cheer, IA (8)
5. 3 - Ron VerBeek -- Oskaloosa, IA (10)
6. 29 - Matt Greiner -- Washington, IA (14)
7. 99 - Bobby Greiner Jr. -- Ottumwa, IA (25)
8. 1r - Rick VanDusseldorp -- Oskaloosa, IA (1)
9. 27t - Tory Reicks -- Waucoma, IA (6)
10. 93s - Brian Sterling -- Oskaloosa, IA (28)
11. 2j - Steve Jackson -- Des Moines, IA (16)
12. 7 - Jason Minnehan -- Churdan, IA (11)
13. 01H - Mike Harward -- Floris, IA (17)
14. 12e - Mark Elliott -- Webster City, IA (7)
15. 11n - Ross McCombs -- Oskaloosa, IA (9)
16. 20w - Shane Weller -- Agency, IA (27)
17. 75x - Dave Blankenship -- Brooklyn, IA (19)
18. 22x - Lance Deal -- Fort Dodge, IA (18)
19. 69 - Jon Snyder -- Ames, IA (5)
20. 40 - Shay Curtin -- Waukon, IA (12)
21. 42 - Darrin Thompson -- New Sharon, IA (26)
22. 1 - Paul Underwood -- Ottumwa, IA (20)
23. 33 - Josh Newell -- Oskaloosa, IA (2)
24. 22 - Brandon Bandstra -- Lynnville, IA (15)

USRA MODIFIEDS

Heat #1:
1. 4r - Ron VerBeek -- Oskaloosa, IA (1)
2. 94 - Steven Blattler -- Oskaloosa, IA (5)
3. 69 - Kevin Bills -- Creston, IA (4)
4. 16c - Dustin Clark -- Eldon, IA (3)
5. 46 - Toby Vandekamp -- Knoxville, IA (2) DNS
6. 13 - Charlie Thoms -- Oskaloosa, IA (6)

Heat #2:
1. 61 - Bruce Hanford -- Danvenport, IA (4)
2. 11 - Mike Hughes -- Rose Hill, IA (5)
3. 15k - Kyle Harwood -- Oskaloosa, IA (3)
4. 17 - Steve Stewart -- Washington, IA (1)
5. 33z - Zack VanderBeek -- New Sharon, IA (2) DNF

"A" Main (15 laps):
1. 33z - Zack VanderBeek -- New Sharon, IA (5)
2. 4r - Ron VerBeek -- Oskaloosa, IA (1)
3. 17 - Steve Stewart -- Washington, IA (3)
4. 11 - Mike Hughes -- Rose Hill, IA (8)
5. 94 - Steven Blattler -- Oskaloosa, IA (4)
6. 15k - Kyle Harwood -- Oskaloosa, IA (10)
7. 69 - Kevin Bills -- Creston, IA (2)
8. 61 - Bruce Hanford -- Danvenport, IA (6)
9. 16c - Dustin Clark -- Eldon, IA (7)
10. 46 - Toby Vandekamp -- Knoxville, IA (9) DNS
11. 13 - Charlie Thomas -- Oskaloosa, IA (11) DNS

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