by Brian Neal

Donnellson, IA (Friday, April 5, 2013) – The 2013 season points openers for the Donnellson Tire IMCA Stock Cars, Shottenkirk Parts Express IMCA SportMods and Sunline Auto Parts IMCA Sport Compacts took place on Friday, April 5th at the Lee County Speedway during Precision Equipment Night. Also in action on the night was the Brockway Mechanical & Roofing Sprint Invaders and STARS Mod Lite Series.

The first feature on the night was the 15 lap STARS Mod Lite Series, with Chase Flatt and Justin Buchholz drawing the front row for the event. Flatt would take advantage of his front row start to jump out into the lead on lap 1 over Josh May and Buchholz. The action up front was slowed for the first time on lap 6, when Gary Snyder spun in turn 2 to bring out the yellow. On the restart Flatt moved back out front, with May close behind in second. May jumped to the top of the track to edge out Flatt at the line on lap 11 to take over the top spot. Just as May started to pull away from the battle for second, another caution would appear on lap 13. This time Jimmy Halcomb, who was running 8th, spun in turn 4 to bring out the yellow. Brian Schnell would spin in turn 1 on the restart to bring the yellow light back on. The next restart had May jump back out front, with Flatt working to hold back Greg Rossell, who started 8th. May would hold on for the final 2 laps to claim the win and the $300 top prize. Flatt won the battle for 2nd, Rossell was 3rd, Andy Hennigar came from 18th to finish in 4th, with Buchholz rounding out the top 5. 

Up next was the 12 lap Sunline Auto Parts IMCA Sport Compacts feature, with Matt Moore and Brandon Reu leading the field to the drop of the green flag. Just as the green was waved, the caution would appear for a bad start. On the restart Moore would jump out into the lead on lap 1 over Reu and Kimberly Abbott. Moore then started to pull away from the field, as Josh Barnes, who started sixth, worked his way into second on lap 5. Barnes then went to work on cutting into Moore’s lead. But Moore was able to hold him off to pick up his first career feature win. Barnes settle for 2nd, Michael Grossman came from 7th to finish in 3rd, Seth Woodruff started 9th and finished in 4th, with Abbott coming home in 5th.

Chris Larson and Eric Flander drew the front row for the 16 lap Shottenkirk Parts Express IMCA SportMod feature, with Larson grabbing the lead on lap 1 over Flander and Brett Lowry. Larson then started to pull away from the field, as Lowry worked to hold back Carter VanDenBerg in the battle for second. Larson’s big lead was erased on lap 9, as Bradley Holtmeyer lost the drive shaft down the front stretch to bring out the caution. On the restart Larson moved back out front, with VanDenBerg now following him in second. Larson, who was running the bottom, and VanDenBerg, who was up top, crossed the line side-by-side on lap 11. VanDenBerg would take over the top spot on lap 12, while Larson had to defend second over Lowry. The final caution of the race appeared on lap 13, when Justin Alderson spun in turn 3. On the restart VanDenBerg jumped back out front, with Larson, Bobby Anders who started 7th, and Lowry racing three wide for second. VanDenBerg went unchallenged over the final 3 laps to pick up his first win of 2013 at the speedway. Larson won the battle for 2nd, Anders was 3rd, Lowry was 4th, with Derek St. Clair coming from 10th to round out the top 5.

The final feature on the night was the 15 lap Donnellson Tire IMCA Stock Car feature, with Jim Lynch and Jason Cook leading the field to the green. Cook would grab the lead on lap 1 over Lynch and Abe Huls. While Cook continued to lead the field, David Brandies, who started 8th, was working his way towards the front. Brandies slipped past John Oliver Jr. for second on lap 13 and then tried to chase down Cook, who had built up a straight away lead. But Cook would hold on in a caution free event to claim the win. Brandies settled for 2nd, Oliver Jr. was 3rd, Abe Huls was 4th, with Lynch coming home in 5th.

Coming up next week at the Lee County Speedway will be the 5th Annual Brian Hetrick Memorial, featuring the 305 Sprints going for a top prize of $1,000. Also on the cards will be the season points openers for the Budweiser IMCA Modifieds and Coor’s Light IMCA Hobby Stocks. The points battles will continue in the Donnellson Tire IMCA Stock Cars, Shottenkirk Parts Express IMCA SportMods, and Sunline Auto Parts IMCA Sport Compacts.

For more information about the Lee County Speedway, please visit there website at www.leecountyspeedway.com.

OFFICIAL RESULTS

Donnellson Tire IMCA Stock Cars – A-Main
Finish	Start	Car	Driver	Hometown	Points
1	2	27J	Jason Cook	Mt. Pleasant, Ia	39
2	8	71	David Brandies	Atalissa , Ia	38
3	3	05	John Oliver Jr.	Danville , Ia	37
4	4	30C	Abe Huls	Carthage , Il	36
5	1	566	Jim Lynch	Donnellson , Ia	35
6	5	4	Jake Wenig	Burlington , Ia	34
7	6	23	Tim Anders	Quincy , Il	33
8	9	52J	Jeremy Pundt	Donnellson , Ia	32
9	7	C4	Corey Strothman	Mt. Union, Ia	31
Donnellson Tire IMCA Stock Cars – Heat
Finish	Start	Car	Driver	Hometown	Points
1	5	05	John Oliver Jr.	Danville , Ia	0
2	3	27J	Jason Cook	Mt. Pleasant, Ia	0
3	7	566	Jim Lynch	Donnellson , Ia	0
4	1	30C	Abe Huls	Carthage , Il	0
5	8	4	Jake Wenig	Burlington , Ia	0
6	9	23	Tim Anders	Quincy , Il	0
7	2	C4	Corey Strothman	Mt. Union, Ia	0
8	6	71	David Brandies	Atalissa , Ia	0
9	4	52J	Jeremy Pundt	Donnellson , Ia	0	DNS
Shottenkirk Parts Express IMCA Sport Mods – A-Main
Finish	Start	Car	Driver	Hometown	Points
1	3	7	Carter Vandenberg	Oskaloosa , Ia	40
2	1	67	Chris Larson	Keokuk , Ia	39
3	7	20BA	Bobby Anders	Quincy , Il	38
4	4	72	Brett Lowry	Montezuma , Ia	37
5	10	101	Derek St. Clair	Donnellson , Ia	36
6	15	15	Phillip Cossel	Montrose , Ia	35
7	9	97J	Jacob Smith	Donnellson , Ia	34
8	11	22	Nathan Anders	Quincy , Il	33
9	8	12D	Brandon Dale	Gorin , Mo	32
10	6	4A	Justin Alderson	Kakoha , Ia	31
11	14	1	Rob Wilsey	Keokuk , Ia	30
12	13	80V	Charles Vanzandt	Camp Point, Il	29
13	2	12	Eric Flander	Barnes City, Ia	28
14	12	10B	Bradley Holtmeyer	Quincy , Il	27
15	5	10R	Ryan Fullenkamp	Bloomfield , Ia	26
16	16	93	Robert Gould	Hillsboro , Ia	25	DNS
Shottenkirk Parts Express IMCA Sport Mods – Heat 2
Finish	Start	Car	Driver	Hometown	Points
1	4	72	Brett Lowry	Montezuma , Ia	0
2	5	67	Chris Larson	Keokuk , Ia	0
3	1	4A	Justin Alderson	Kakoha , Ia	0
4	7	7	Carter Vandenberg	Oskaloosa , Ia	0
5	8	12D	Brandon Dale	Gorin , Mo	0
6	3	10B	Bradley Holtmeyer	Quincy , Il	0
7	6	1	Rob Wilsey	Keokuk , Ia	0
8	2	93	Robert Gould	Hillsboro , Ia	0
Shottenkirk Parts Express IMCA Sport Mods – Heat 1
Finish	Start	Car	Driver	Hometown	Points
1	8	20BA	Bobby Anders	Quincy , Il	0
2	3	12	Eric Flander	Barnes City, Ia	0
3	2	97J	Jacob Smith	Donnellson , Ia	0
4	1	10R	Ryan Fullenkamp	Bloomfield , Ia	0
5	7	101	Derek St. Clair	Donnellson , Ia	0
6	5	22	Nathan Anders	Quincy , Il	0
7	4	80V	Charles Vanzandt	Camp Point, Il	0
8	6	15	Phillip Cossel	Montrose , Ia	0
STARS Mod Lites – A-Main
Finish	Start	Car	Driver	Hometown	Points
1	4	99	Josh May	Desoto , Ia	0
2	1	8	Chase Flatt	Monmouth , Il	0
3	8	77	Greg Rossell	Knoxville , Il	0
4	18	15	Andy Hennigar	Ankeny , Ia	0
5	2	69B	Justin Buchholz	Davenport , Ia	0
6	6	21	Evan Epperson	Muscatine , Ia	0
7	9	6	Mike Morrill	Pleasant Hill, Ia	0
8	13	64	Randy Bryan	Ames , Ia	0
9	11	27D	Dan Keltner	Wapello , Ia	0
10	5	4	Shon Sanders	Geneseo , Il	0
11	16	55	Andrew Smith	Kirkwood , Il	0
12	3	87	Blake Woodruff	Galesburg , Il	0
13	7	8	Dusty Masolini	Des Moines, Ia	0
14	10	8H	Jimmy Halcomb	Monmouth , Il	0
15	14	2	Brian Schnell	Geneseo , Il	0
16	15	09H	Jared Halcomb	Monmouth , Il	0
17	12	11S	Gary Snyder	Monmouth , Il	0
18	20	16	Devon Rouse	Burlington , Ia	0
19	19	27	Hal Orndorff	Marshall , Il	0
20	17	X50	Joel Huggins	Des Moines, Ia	0	DNS
STARS Mod Lites – Heat 3
Finish	Start	Car	Driver	Hometown	Points
1	4	77	Greg Rossell	Knoxville , Il	0
2	3	69B	Justin Buchholz	Davenport , Ia	0
3	6	27D	Dan Keltner	Wapello , Ia	0
4	5	8H	Jimmy Halcomb	Monmouth , Il	0
5	2	2	Brian Schnell	Geneseo , Il	0
6	1	X50	Joel Huggins	Des Moines, Ia	0	DNS
STARS Mod Lites – Heat 2
Finish	Start	Car	Driver	Hometown	Points
1	3	99	Josh May	Desoto , Ia	0
2	2	4	Shon Sanders	Geneseo , Il	0
3	6	21	Evan Epperson	Muscatine , Ia	0
4	5	87	Blake Woodruff	Galesburg , Il	0
5	7	64	Randy Bryan	Ames , Ia	0
6	1	55	Andrew Smith	Kirkwood , Il	0
7	4	27	Hal Orndorff	Marshall , Il	0
STARS Mod Lites – Heat 1
Finish	Start	Car	Driver	Hometown	Points
1	6	8	Chase Flatt	Monmouth , Il	0
2	2	8	Dusty Masolini	Des Moines, Ia	0
3	5	6	Mike Morrill	Pleasant Hill, Ia	0
4	7	16	Devon Rouse	Burlington , Ia	0
5	4	11S	Gary Snyder	Monmouth , Il	0
6	3	09H	Jared Halcomb	Monmouth , Il	0
7	1	15	Andy Hennigar	Ankeny , Ia	0
Sunline Auto Parts IMCA Sport Compacts – A-Main
Finish	Start	Car	Driver	Hometown	Points
1	1	2M	Matt Moore	Ottumwa , Ia	40
2	6	13B	Josh Barnes	Keokuk , Ia	39
3	7	2	Michael Grossman	Keokuk , Ia	38
4	9	36W	Seith Woodruff	Carthage , Il	37
5	4	71	Kimberly Abbott	Camp Point, Il	36
6	2	27	Brandon Reu	Donnellson , Ia	35
7	3	94	Bradley Stevenson	Burlington , Ia	34
8	14	77K	Kyle Hamelton	Keokuk , Ia	33
9	5	55	Mike Hornung Jr.	Keokuk , Ia	32
10	13	22	Austen Becerra	Carthage , Il	31
11	8	58R	Derek Randall	Canton , Mo	30
12	10	48C	Cory Howk	Drakesville , Ia	29	DNS
13	11	7R	Richard Bank	Keokuk , Ia	28	DNS
14	12	14L	Brandon Lambert	Carthage , Il	27	DNS
15	15	00H	Brent Hartley	Niota , Il	0	DNS
Sunline Auto Parts IMCA Sport Compacts – Heat 2
Finish	Start	Car	Driver	Hometown	Points
1	4	2	Michael Grossman	Keokuk , Ia	0
2	3	55	Mike Hornung Jr.	Keokuk , Ia	0
3	2	94	Bradley Stevenson	Burlington , Ia	0
4	6	58R	.0d0erek Randall	Canton , Mo	0
5	1	27	Brandon Reu	Donnellson , Ia	0
6	7	14L	Brandon Lambert	Carthage , Il	0
7	5	77K	Kyle Hamelton	Keokuk , Ia	0
Sunline Auto Parts IMCA Sport Compacts – Heat 1
Finish	Start	Car	Driver	Hometown	Points
1	1	2M	Matt Moore	Ottumwa , Ia	0
2	2	36W	Seith Woodruff	Carthage , Il	0
3	7	71	Kimberly Abbott	Camp Point, Il	0
4	6	13B	Josh Barnes	Keokuk , Ia	0
5	5	48C	Cory Howk	Drakesville , Ia	0
6	8	7R	Richard Bank	Keokuk , Ia	0
7	4	22	Austen Becerra	Carthage , Il	0
8	3	00H	Brent Hartley	Niota , Il	0	DNS