With his car already at Boone Speedway ready for this week's IMCA Speedway Super Nationals fueled by Casey's, Ronn Lauritzen drove a borrowed car to victory lane in the IMCA Modified feature Sunday night at Benton County Speedway. (complete results follow.)
Not only was Sunday night's hot lap session Lauritzen's first time behind the wheel of Kaleb Bentley's machine, but Bentley's car has seen action only a handful of times.
Lauritzen, who started inside of row four, found himself in second place to Mike Burbridge after an early caution slowed action. Following another restart, Lauritzen worked the top side around Burbridge and pulled away to a near-straightaway lead. He led the field through lapped traffic to score the win in the 20-lapper, his third of the season.
With eight Modified wins in weekly racing history in Vinton, Lauritzen moved into a tie for 19th on the all-time list with Joey Schaefer, Kevin Pittman and Mike Sampson. Lauritzen joined Kyle Brown, Mike Burbridge and Joe Docekal as three-time winners this season. It's just the fourth time in track history the Modifieds have produced four three-time winners in a season and it is the first time since 2006. It was also done in 2004 and 2005.
Lauritzen took over the division's points lead and carries a three point margin over Docekal heading into the September 15 season championship program. Sunday's win was Lauritzen's second career win in Vinton during the month of September.
John Emerson made his way past race-long leader Jared Daggett on the seventh of 15 laps to win in IMCA Stock Car action. Emerson led the remainder of the event going away to secure his fifth win of the year.
Emerson has earned six IMCA Stock Car wins in weekly racing history, tying him with Brian Irvine for eighth on the track's all-time list. It was his first win during the month of September.
Emerson joined Norman Chesmore (six wins) and Damon Murty (five wins) as five-time winners this season, making it the first time in track history three drivers have won at least five Stock Car features in the same calendar year.
Joel Rust was the fourth and final leader in the IMCA Northern SportMod 15-lapper as he raced to his fifth win of the year. Josh Burrell held the early advantage before Troy Burkhart worked around the leader on the fifth circuit, only to give way to Dakoda Sellers following the race's first stoppage on lap 10.
By the time the yellow flag waved, Rust found himself in fourth, then took to the high side to challenge for the lead when racing resumed. Rust worked past the outside of Sellers on the final circuit to score the thrilling win.
Rust has now earned six career SportMod wins in weekly racing history at the speedway, placing him in a tie with Kyle Bentley and Kyle Olson for ninth on the all-time list. It was his first Vinton win during the month of September.
From his outside second row starting spot, Chris Luloff took command by the completion of lap one, then led all 15 caution-free laps to earn his sixth win of the year in the IMCA Hobby Stock division.
Luloff extended his advantage to a straightaway by the time points leader Brian Happel made his way into second on lap two. Happel chipped away at Luloff's lead, but fell short by a couple car-lengths at the line.
Luloff remains third on the track's career Hobby Stock wins list with 23 trips to the winner's circle. With his first career win in September, Luloff has now won in Vinton during every calendar month from April through September. Vince Buchholz, Scott Pippert and Brad Forbes are the only other Hobby Stock drivers to accomplish that feat in Vinton.
Luloff and Happel have each won six times, making 2013 the first season in the division's 24-year history in Vinton to produce two six-time winners.
Nathan Chandler drove to his 10th win of the season in the IMCA Sport Compact division. Chandler passed front row starter A.J. Witten on the first lap and led the entire 12-lapper going away to record the victory, his second straight. Chandler now owns 10 separate streaks of at least two straight wins in the division in Vinton.
His third career win during September, Chandler owns 45 Sport Compact wins in weekly racing history at the speedway, the most of any driver. With his third place finish, Bill Whalen Jr. locked up the track's point title.
Tonight, it's back to Boone Speedway for the IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey's. The first of six straight nights of racing starts tomorrow and I am privileged to once again call all the action with Jerry Vansickel and Chet Christner. If you're in Boone, be sure to say hi!
Have a safe and enjoyable Labor Day holiday!
RESULTS
IMCA MODIFIED
Feature: 1. 10K Ronn Lauritzen, Jesup; 2. 80 Jerry Dedrick, Vinton; 3. 12D Joe Docekal, Dysart; 4. 12T Ty Glass, Cedar Rapids; 5. 11B Mike Burbridge, Delhi; 6. 93K Jeff Kriz, Waterloo; 7. 18 Jerry Luloff, Independence; 8. 7S Robbie Schmuecker, Vinton; 9. 77 Tim McBride, Denver; 10. T23 Tony Olson, Cedar Rapids; 11. 14B Shane Burbridge, Manchester; 12. 81 Jesse Belez, Marengo; 13. 19D Darin Duffy, Urbana; 14. F7 Patrick Flannagan, Cedar Rapids; 15. 32 Chris Snyder, Raymond.
Heat one: 1. Flannagan; 2. Docekal; 3. Dedrick; 4. Kriz; 5. Glass; 6. Schmuecker; 7. McBride; 8. Belez.
Heat two: 1. Olson; 2. Snyder; 3. Luloff; 4. Lauritzen; 5. M. Burbridge; 6. S. Burbridge; DNS Duffy.
IMCA STOCK CAR
Feature: 1. 87 John Emerson, Waterloo; 2. 47 Scott Pippert, Elberon; 3. 15 Norman Chesmore, Rowley; 4. 22D Jared Daggett, Marshalltown; 5. 8B Scott Beauregard, Center Point; 6. 76 Mike Galli, Urbana; 7. 22K Kevin Rose, Waterloo; 8. 4JR Russell Damme Jr., Waterloo; 9. 8 Curtis Roster, Vinton; 10. 7H Phil Holtz, Manchester.
Heat one: 1. Daggett; 2. Pippert; 3. Chesmore; 4. Rose; 5. Galli.
Heat two: 1. Emerson; 2. Roster; 3. Holtz; 4. Damme; 5. Beauregard.
IMCA NORTHERN SPORTMOD
Feature: 1. 26J Joel Rust, Grundy Center; 2. 7D Dakoda Sellers, Vinton; 3. 3R Danny Dvorak, Vinton; 4. 15B Troy Burkhart, Urbana; 5. 00 Jim Buhlman, Cedar Falls; 6. 80 Duane Van Deest, Grundy Center; 7. 93 Josh Burrell, Dysart; 8. 16K Brandon Morris, Ely; 9. 44G Brady Graham, Broolyn; 10. 11M Mike Mitchell, Cedar Rapids; 11. 95 Mike McDonald, Cedar Rapids; 12. 57R Ryan King, Montour; 13. 3B Brian Anderson, Garrison; 14. 10S John Schaefer, La Porte City; 15. 22H Curt Hilmer, Dysart.
Heat one: 1. Burrell; 2. Hilmer; 3. Dvorak; 4. Sellers; 5. Burkhart; 6. Anderson; 7. Morris.
Heat two: 1. McDonald; 2. Schaefer; 3. Buhlman; 4. Rust; 5. Graham; 6. King; 7. Van Deest; 8. Mitchell.
IMCA HOBBY STOCK
Feature: 1. 18 Chris Luloff, Independence; 2. 46 Brian Happel, Vinton; 3. 17K Kyle Parizek, Belle Plaine; 4. 78 Matt Brown, Dysart; 5. 23 Andrew Torkelson, Lisbon; 6. 90 Chris Moore, Fairfax; 7. 4P Matt Pohlman, Keystone; 8. M35 Tyler Mannion, Waterloo.
Heat: 1. Luloff; 2. Brown; 3. Parizek; 4. Happel; 5. Torkelson; 6. Moore; 7. Pohlman; 8. Mannion.
IMCA SPORT COMPACT
Feature: 1. 22 Nathan Chandler, Norway; 2. 111 A.J. Witten, Cedar Rapids; 3. 00W Bill Whalen Jr., Riverside; 4. 22T Travis Losenicky, Garrison; 5. 3S Craig Streeter, Vinton; 6. 7B Brad Schmidt, Cedar Rapids; 7. 99J Jeremy Lerch, Vinton; 8. 44 Troy Scott, Fairfax.
Heat: 1. Chandler; 2. Witten; 3. Whalen; 4. Losenicky; 5. Streeter; 6. Scott; 7. Lerch; 8. Schmidt.
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