The 17th Sunday of weekly points racing at Benton County Speedway was dubbed Halloween Night at the Races. A few folks were in costume and the kids were invited to the pit area for trick-or-treating after the program. You'll have to check out facebook to search for the gruesome pictures.
After battling Patrick Flannagan for most of 20 laps, Mike Burbridge survived a late caution and a surging Joe Docekal to score the IMCA Modified win. (complete results follow)
From a second row starting spot, Burbridge took the early lead and pulled away on the bottom of the fast quarter-mile while Flannagan took to the top side. Burbridge enjoyed a few car-lengths in front of the pack while Flannagan worked the top groove in a battle with Jerry Dedrick for second.
Flannagan pulled ahead of Dedrick at the five lap mark, then remained committed to the high side to reel in Burbridge. Flannagan pulled alongside the leader a short time later as the front-runners engaged in a side-by-side battle throughout much of the event. Flanngan held the lead each time across the line from lap seven through 13 before Burbridge inched ahead on the 14th circuit. Burbridge held a slim lead when the caution flag waved with four laps to go.
Burbridge led the field back to green with Flannagan on his rear bumper. Joe Docekal, who started last in the 13-car field, made his way into third prior to the caution and quickly went to work on the low side of Flannagan. Docekal made his way by for second one lap later, but ran out of laps as Burbridge drove to victory, his third of the season.
Burbridge now owns 11 Modified wins in weekly racing history at the speedway, placing him in sole possession of 14th on the all-time list. He joined Jack Mitchell (1981-1983), Corey Dripps (1996-1998), Troy Cordes (2003-2005, 2007-2009) and Scott Hogan (2004-2006, 2008-2011) as the only Modified drivers in track history with three consecutive seasons of at least three wins per year. Mitchell and Cordes are the only drivers in the division with three straight seasons of at least four wins per year. Burbridge can match that mark with one more win this season - he won four times in each of the previous two years.
All 11 of Burbridge's wins have come since June 5, 2011 - a span of 798 days. Sunday's victory was Burbridge's fourth career win in Vinton during the month of August.
In only his fourth appearance of the season, Justin Temeyer earned his first win of the year in the IMCA Stock Car division. Temeyer made his way past Cory Tharp on the third circuit while his pursuers battled in three-wide formation two rows deep behind him.
Slowed only once for caution, Temeyer held off pressure from Scott Pippert to take the win, his first in Vinton since the July 10, 2011 Hogan Memorial. That span of 763 days between wins is the longest in track history for Temeyer. His second longest stretch without a victory was 672 days from July of 2005 to May of 2007. Temeyer has won at least one feature every year the Stock Cars have competed in the weekly program in Vinton except 2006 and 2012.
For his career, Temeyer has 38 Stock Car wins in Vinton, which ranks second to Damon Murty's 59. Curtis Roster sits third with 27 victories. Temeyer's win Sunday was the eighth of his career in Vinton during the month of August.
Joel Rust rallied from a flat tire early in the IMCA Northern SportMod feature to drive to his third win of the year in that 15-lapper.
Dakoda Sellers held the lead at the drop of the green with Ryan Maitland close behind. A pair of cautions prior to the completion of the third lap included a quick tire change for Rust. After racing resumed, Sellers got sideways in turns three and four on the fourth lap, which allowed Maitland to sneak around him for the lead.
Once out front, Maitland quickly pulled away from traffic while Rust was advancing through the field. Three key stoppages throughout the middle stages of the event prevented Maitland from driving away to his first career win. The final yellow with five laps to go allowed Rust to finish off the comeback.
Rust restarted in third and quickly worked past Jim Buhlman for second before driving the low groove alongside Maitland on the back stretch. Rust took the lead off turn four as the flying green was displayed, then led the final two times around to secure his third win of the season.
With four career SportMod wins on the Vinton oval, Rust is now tied with Buhlman, Frankie Dulin and Troy Burkhart for 11th on the all-time list. Sunday's victory was his first in August at the speedway.
Last Sunday, Jacob Keiser protected the low groove to drive to victory in the IMCA Hobby Stock division. He was doing the same thing on the top side Sunday night when his #07 went up in a cloud of smoke late in that 15-lapper.
After taking the lead at the drop of the green, Keiser paced the field and held off the furious challenges of Matt Brown, Chris Luloff and Brian Happel. He was successful in his run at the front until his machine slowed in the waning laps, allowing Luloff to sneak by.
Keiser faded to fifth before pulling his smoky ride off the track as the white flag waved. Luloff led the remainder of the event to score his fifth win of the season ahead of Happel and Brown.
Luloff's 22 career Hobby Stock wins in Vinton leave him comfortably in third on the all-time list. He now owns five career wins at the speedway during the month of August.
Merv Chandler made his way around Steve Miedke on the third of 12 laps to take his second straight win in the IMCA Sport Compact division. Chandler has won back-to-back weekly events in the division for the first time in his career in Vinton.
All-time, Chandler owns 11 Sport Compact wins in weekly racing history at the speedway. That mark ties him with Bill Whalen Jr. and Brad Chandler for fourth on that list. Three of his 11 wins have come during the month of August.
Tomorrow, I plan to make the trip to Des Moines for the annual Iowa State Fair race. The Deery Brothers Summer Series for IMCA Late Models will be joined by Stock Cars, Northern SportMods, Hobby Stocks and Dirt Trucks. It's the last race in Des Moines this season, so make plans to head to the capital for racing and something on a stick.
I plan to leave my notebook at home and take the time to enjoy the sights and sounds of the Iowa State Fair. I hope to see you there!
RESULTS
IMCA MODIFIED
Feature: 1. 11B Mike Burbridge, Delhi; 2. 12D Joe Docekal, Dysart; 3. 33D Scott Hogan, Vinton; 4. F7 Patrick Flannagan, Cedar Rapids; 5. 71 Troy Cordes, Dunkerton; 6. 80 Jerry Dedrick, Vinton; 7. 18 Jerry Luloff, Independence; 8. 10K Ronn Lauritzen, Jesup; 9. 00 J.D. Auringer, Waterloo; 10. T23 Tony Olson, Cedar Rapids; 11. 12T Ty Glass, Cedar Rapids; 12. 14B Shane Burbridge, Manchester; 13. 81 Jesse Belez, Marengo.
Heat one: 1. M. Burbridge; 2. Lauritzen; 3. Luloff; 4. Glass; 5. S. Burbridge; 6. Olson; 7. Docekal.
Heat two: 1. Flannagan; 2. Hogan; 3. Auringer; 4. Dedrick; 5. Cordes; 6. Belez.
IMCA STOCK CAR
Feature: 1. 56T Justin Temeyer, Independence; 2. 47 Scott Pippert, Elberon; 3. 15 Norman Chesmore, Rowley; 4. 87 John Emerson, Waterloo; 5. 22K Kevin Rose, Waterloo; 6. 4JR Russell Damme, Waterloo; 7. 8 Curtis Roster, Vinton; 8. 9 Austin Evens, Independence; 9. 76 Mike Galli, Urbana; 10. 76X Chad Siems, Shellsburg; 11. 8B Scott Beauregard, Center Point; 12. 4X Cory Tharp, Waterloo.
Heat one: 1. Damme; 2. Rose; 3. Pippert; 4. Chesmore; 5. Beauregard; 6. Galli.
Heat two: 1. Temeyer; 2. Roster; 3. Emerson; 4. Tharp; 5. Galli; 6. Evens.
IMCA NORTHERN SPORTMOD
Feature: 1. 26J Joel Rust, Grundy Center; 2. 4 Ryan Maitland, Waterloo; 3. 00 Jim Buhlman, Cedar Falls; 4. 3R Danny Dvorak, Vinton; 5. 10S John Schaefer, La Porte City; 6. 72 Mike Hogencamp, Waterloo; 7. 44G Brady Graham, Brooklyn; 8. K3 Kyle Olson, Cedar Rapids; 9. 22H Curt Hilmer, Dysart; 10. 14 Shane Ebaugh, Evansdale; 11. 57R Ryan King, Montour; 12. 3 Dave McCalla, Cedar Rapids; 13. 7D Dakoda Sellers, Vinton; 14. 11M Mike Mitchell, Cedar Rapids; 15. 3B Brian Anderson, Garrison; 16. 05 Paul Nagle, Nevada; 17. 7P Jordan Peters, Des Moines; 18. 24B Brandon Brinton, Nevada; 19. 93 Josh Burrell, Dysart; 20. CH19 Colby Heishman, Brooklyn; 21. 57K Ross Kitner, Dysart; 22. 35X Jake Veenestra, Pella.
Heat one: 1. Heishman; 2. Schaefer; 3. Ebaugh; 4. Buhlman; 5. Graham; 6. Mitchell; 7. Peters; DNS Nagle.
Heat two: 1. Sellers; 2. Maitland; 3. Dvorak; 4. McCalla; 5. Anderson; 6. Kitner; DNS Veenestra.
Heat three: 1. Rust; 2. Olson; 3. Hilmer; 4. Hogencamp; 5. Burrell; 6. King; DNS Brinton.
IMCA HOBBY STOCK
Feature: 1. 18 Chris Luloff, Independence; 2. 46 Brian Happel, Vinton; 3. 78 Matt Brown, Dysart; 4. 79 Benji Irvine, Cedar Falls; 5. 29 Nathan Ballard, Marengo; 6. 17K Kyle Parizek, Belle Plaine; 7. 45 Justin Wacha, Vinton; 8. 21J Jason Williams, Belle Plaine; 9. 4P Matt Pohlman, Keystone; 10. 07 Jacob Keiser, Marengo; 11. M35 Tyler Mannion, Waterloo; 12. 75D Dale Kite, Keystone; 13. 88 C.J. Dall, Marshalltown.
Heat one: 1. Luloff; 2. Parizek; 3. Wacha; 4. Dall; 5. Williams; 6. Mannion; DNS Irvine.
Heat two: 1. Keiser; 2. Happel; 3. Brown; 4. Ballard; 5. Pohlman; DQ Kite.
IMCA SPORT COMPACT
Feature: 1. 2 Merv Chandler, Urbana; 2. 11 Steve Miedke, Shellsburg; 3. 111 A.J. Witten, Cedar Rapids; 4. 22T Travis Losenicky, Garrison; 5. 99J Jeremy Lerch, Vinton; 6. 00W Bill Whalen Jr., Riverside; 7. 9 Toby Denning, Mt. Auburn.
Heat: 1. Chandler; 2. Witten; 3. Whalen; 4. Miedke; 5. Lerch; 6. Losenicky; 7. Denning.
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