All photos included here are courtesy of Scott Tjabring of Action Track Photography, the official track photographer of the speedway.
A new Blitz will be posted at the end of each calendar month.
Car Count
Division - Average - High - Low
Modified – 19.6 - 28 - 13
Stock Car – 13.9 - 18 - 11
SportMod – 18.0 - 24 - 15
Hobby Stock – 13.6 - 20 -11
Sport Compact – 12.3 - 16 - 8
TOTAL – 77.3 - 100 - 69
Points
* 164 drivers have earned points this season.
* No driver has led the points of his division after all nine weeks, however three drivers have held points leads following eight nights this season. Joe Docekal (Modified) has led the points the last eight weeks, while Danny Dvorak (SportMod) and Scott Pippert (Hobby Stock) have led the points every night except following week two. Nathan Chandler (Sport Compact) has led the points every week except following weeks two and three, while Phil Holtz (Stock Car) has led the standings for the last five weeks.
D 1 2 BEAT - Joe Docekal has led the IMCA Modified points for eight consecutive weeks entering the month of July.
IN THE HUNT
* 22 drivers have remained in the top-10 in the points every week of the season. Those drivers include:
Modified (3): Joe Docekal, Patrick Flannagan, Jerry Luloff;
Stock Car (3): Norman Chesmore, Jason Deshaw, Jay Schmidt;
SportMod (3): Danny Dvorak, Kyle Olson, Dave Schulze;
Hobby Stock (5): Nathan Ballard, Matt Brown, Doug Laughridge, Cale Petersen, Scott Pippert.
Sport Compact (8): Merv Chandler, Nathan Chandler, Travis Losenicky, Jacob McVay, Steve Miedke, Gary Peiffer, Brett Vanous, Bill Whalen Jr.
* 5 drivers have remained in the top-5 in the points every week of the season. Those drivers include:
Modified (2): Joe Docekal, Jerry Luloff;
Stock Car (0): No Stock Car driver has spent every week in the top-5 in points;
SportMod (1): Danny Dvorak;
Hobby Stock (2): Scott Pippert, Matt Brown;
Sport Compact (0): No Sport Compact driver has spent every week in the top-5 in points.
MATT ATTACK - Matt Brown has remained in the top-5 of the IMCA Hobby Stock points all season. His feature win on June 24 moved him into second place in the standings for the first time since May 20.
Feature Winners
* There have been 27 different feature winners in 45 feature events this season.* Current points leaders account for only 16 of the 45 feature wins.
* Joe Docekal (Modified) is the only current points leader without a feature win.
GREAT EIGHT - Curtis Roster earned his first IMCA Stock Car win of the season on June 24. He now owns 25 career victories in the division on the Vinton oval.
Top-10s
* 126 drivers have earned at least one top-10 finish this season. The top-10 leaders in each division are as follows:
Modified (25 drivers with at least one top-10): Joe Docekal (9); Patrick Flannagan, Jerry Luloff (8 each); Scott Hogan (7); Ronn Lauritzen, Jeff Streeter (6 each);
Stock Car (25): Jay Schmidt (9); Norman Chesmore, Jason Deshaw, Phil Holtz (8 each); Curtis Roster (7); John Emerson, Damon Murty, Paul Shepherd (6 each);
SportMod (33): Danny Dvorak (9); Kyle Olson, Dave Schulze (8 each); Jim Buhlman (7); Jesse Belez, Rick Paulson (6 each);
Hobby Stock (23): Scott Pippert (9); Rod Grother, Jacob Keiser, Doug Laughridge, Cale Petersen (8 each); Matt Brown, Vince Buchholz (7 each); Justin Wacha (6);
Sport Compact (20): Steve Miedke (9); Nathan Chandler, Travis Ross, Bill Whalen Jr. (8 each); Merv Chandler, Travis Losenicky, Gary Peiffer (7 each); Jacob McVay (6).
2-4-6 - Dave Schulze (J2) has earned four straight top-6 IMCA SportMod feature finishes.
Top-5s
* 73 drivers have earned at least one top-5 finish this season. The top-5 leaders in each division are as follows:
Modified (13 drivers with at least one top-5): Joe Docekal (8), Scott Hogan (7), Patrick Flannagan (6), Jerry Luloff (5), Ronn Lauritzen (4);
Stock Car (16): Phil Holtz, Damon Murty (6 each); Jason Deshaw, Jay Schmidt (5 each); Norman Chesmore, Curtis Roster (4 each);
SportMod (17): Danny Dvorak (8), Jim Buhlman (7), Kyle Olson (5), Curt Hilmer (4);
Hobby Stock (15): Matt Brown, Scott Pippert (7 each); Vince Buchholz (6); Jacob Keiser (5); Rod Grother (4);
Sport Compact (12): Steve Miedke (8); Merv Chandler, Nathan Chandler (7); Brett Vanous (5); Travis Losenicky, Bill Whalen Jr. (4 each).
MOST FOR MIEDKE - Steve Miedke leads the IMCA Sport Compact division with eight top-5 finishes through nine weeks of racing.
Top-3s
* 55 drivers have earned at least one top-3 finish this season. The top-3 leaders in each division are as follows:
Modified (11 drivers with at least one top-3): Scott Hogan (6); Ronn Lauritzen (4); Troy Cordes, Patrick Flannagan, Richie Gustin (3 each);
Stock Car (11): Phil Holtz (6); Jason Deshaw, Damon Murty (5 each);
SportMod (11): Jim Buhlman, Danny Dvorak (6 each); Racer Hulin (3);
Hobby Stock (12): Scott Pippert (7); Matt Brown, Jacob Keiser (4 each); Rod Grother (3);
Sport Compact (10): Nathan Chandler (7), Steve Miedke (6), Merv Chandler (5), Bill Whalen Jr. (3).
FRONT-RUNNER - Ronn Lauritzen has finished no worse than second place in the last four weeks of IMCA Modified competition. He has two wins and two seconds in the span.
Feature Lap Leaders
* 52 drivers have led at least one lap of feature competition.
* Division lap leaders include:
Modified (8 different lap leaders): Ronn Lauritzen (39 laps led); Troy Cordes (32); Mike Burbridge, Richie Gustin (30 each);
Stock Car (13): Paul Shepherd (38 laps led), Damon Murty (22), Norman Chesmore (17), Jason Deshaw (13);
SportMod (11): Duane Van Deest (31 laps led), Danny Dvorak (19), Mike McDonald (18), Matt McCahen (14);
Hobby Stock (10): Scott Pippert (28 laps led), Jacob Keiser (25), Nathan Ballard (17), Brian Happel (15);
Sport Compact (10): Nathan Chandler (62 laps led); Merv Chandler, Steve Miedke (20 each); Adam Gates (6).
SHEP - Paul Shepherd has led more IMCA Stock Car feature laps than anyone else in the division. He has led the third most feature laps of any driver in Vinton this season.
Heat Races
* There have been 48 different heat race winners in 102 heat races.* 26 drivers have won multiple heat races this season.
* The heat race wins leaders in each division are as follows:
Modified (10 winners in 25 heats): Ronn Lauritzen, Troy Cordes (5 each); Scott Hogan (4); Kyle Brown (3); Joe Docekal, Jeff Streeter (2 each);
Stock Car (10 winners in 18 heats): Paul Shepherd (5); Norman Chesmore, Damon Murty, Curtis Roster, Jay Schmidt (2 each);
SportMod (11 winners in 23 heats): Danny Dvorak (5); Jim Buhlman, Curt Hilmer, Mike McDonald (3 each); John Schaefer, Duane Van Deest (2 each);
Hobby Stock (9 winners in 19 heats): Jacob Keiser (5), Doug Laughridge (4), Erick Knutsen (3), Rod Grother (2);
Sport Compact (8 winners in 17 heats): Merv Chandler (4); Steve Miedke, Gary Peiffer (3 each); Nathan Chandler, Brett Vanous (2 each).
FAST QUALIFIER - In a five week span, Mike McDonald strung together five straight top-2 heat race finishes, which included three wins.
Efficiency Stats
* 147 races have been run this season.
* 1,465 green flag laps have been completed.
* 142 caution flags have been thrown (an overall average of 0.97 per race).
Cautions Per Race Ratio
Sport Compact: 8 cautions in 26 races (0.31 cautions per race)
Hobby Stock: 13 / 28 (0.46)
Stock Car: 23 / 27 (0.85)
SportMod: 45 / 32 (1.41)
Modified: 53 / 34 (1.56)
Race Laps Per Caution Ratio
Sport Compact: 210 laps with 8 cautions (average of 26.25 green flag laps between cautions)
Hobby Stock: 284 / 13 (21.85)
Stock Car: 284 / 23 (12.35)
Modified: 379 / 53 (7.15)
SportMod: 308 / 45 (6.84)
Races with No Caution Flags
Hobby Stock: 21 of 28 races have run green to checkers without a caution (75.00%)
Sport Compact: 19 / 26 (73.07%)
SportMod: 20 / 32 (62.5%)
Stock Car: 16 / 27 (59.25%)
Modified: 9 / 34 (26.47%)
85 of 147 (57.82%) races have gone green to checkers without a caution
Feature Cautions
Modified: 28 of 53 total cautions were thrown in feature races (52.83%)
Sport Compact: 6 / 8 (75.00%)
Stock Car: 20 / 23 (86.95%)
Hobby Stock: 12 / 13 (92.30%)
SportMod: 42 / 45 (93.33%)
108 of 142 (76.05%) total cautions have been thrown during feature racing
Average Lap of First Feature Caution
Sport Compact: 7.78
Hobby Stock:7.11
Stock Car: 5.56
Modified: 3.89
SportMod: 2.78
Stuff Nobody Should Know…
* Of the 45 feature winners, 21 have come from inside starting spots and 24 from the outside.
* All but two of the Modified winners have come from an outside row start.
* There have been six straight different Stock Car feature winners (Damon Murty, Jason Deshaw, Phil Holtz, Paul Shepherd, Norman Chesmore, Curtis Roster).
* There have been five straight different Hobby Stock feature winners (Scott Pippert, Chris Luloff, Jacob Keiser, Brian Happel, Matt Brown).
LIKE RIDING A BIKE... - After a many year absence, it took Brian Happel just two weeks to find victory lane in the IMCA Hobby Stock division. Heading into July, Happel is one of five consecutive different winners in the division.
* All feature winners have come from the first six rows. Each starting position in the first six rows has produced at least one feature winner.
* Outside row four and inside row five have produced the most feature winners (8 winners each).
* While no driver has finished in the top-3 in his heat race each week, four drivers have earned eight top-3 finishes in heat races through nine weeks - Ronn Lauritzen (Modified), Scott Hogan (Modified), Jacob Keiser (Hobby Stock), Nathan Chandler (Sport Compact).
* 83 different drivers have cracked the top-10 in his division’s points for at least one week this season.
* 15 different drivers have held or shared their division's points lead at some point during the season.
* Ronn Lauritzen has finished either first or second in the last four Modified features.
* Joe Docekal has finished fourth in the Modified feature each of the last three weeks and four of the last five weeks.
* Through nine nights, Scott Hogan has earned four second place feature finishes.
Stuff To Tell Your Friends That Makes Them Think You've Lost It...
* The last five Modified winners have come from starting spots 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 (not in that order).
* The last four SportMod winners have come from starting spots 9, 10, 11 and 12 (not in that order).
* The SportMod division is the only division not to produce a feature winner from the front row.
* Patrick Flannagan (Modified), Danny Dvorak (SportMod) and Steve Miedke (Sport Compact) are the only drivers to finish in each of the top-5 finishing positions at least once.
* Ronn Lauritzen led all 20 laps of the Modified feature on June 10. Mike Burbridge led all 20 laps of the Modified feature on June 17. Burbridge led the first 10 laps on June 24. Lauritzen led the last 10 laps on June 24.
* A Modified with a "1" in its number has led the last 99 feature laps. Of 180 total Modified feature laps this season, a car with a "1" in it has led 161.
* Of all drivers who have raced weekly, only nine have not dropped in the points at any time this season. The following drivers have either moved up or held the same spot in the standings through nine weeks: Joe Docekal (Modified), Jerry Dedrick (Modified), Phil Holtz (Stock Car), Mike Galli (Stock Car), Kyle Olson (SportMod), Jim Buhlman (SportMod), Jacob Keiser (Hobby Stock), Justin Wacha (Hobby Stock), Travis Ross (Sport Compact).
MR. STEADY - Jacob Keiser is one of only nine drivers not to drop in the points this season. After finishing opening night in 19th, Keiser has steadily climbed to fourth place in the IMCA Hobby Stock standings.
* The Hobby Stocks and Sport Compacts have each completed three racing programs without a single caution. Other division lows include... Stock Cars (1 caution each on May 6, June 3, June 17), SportMods (2 cautions on May 13), Modifieds (1 caution on June 3).
* The nine SportMod winners have come from eight different starting positions (3, 2, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12). The only starting position to produce multiple SportMod winners is outside row four.
* Of 132 laps of SportMod feature racing, the feature winners have led only 62 laps of the features they went on to win.
That's it for the month of June for Benton County Speedway. I'll be back at the end of next month with post-July numbers. Next week, I'll review the month of June for Independence Motor Speedway!
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