McKenna, James, Adams, Smith, Songer, Monson rumble to Kids Night wins at Hamilton County Speedway

June 8, 2019

Jason Songer celebrates after winning the Diamond in the Rough USRA Hobby Stock feature.

The Hamilton County Speedway driven by Spangler Automotive hosted D&B Agro Systems Kids Night presented by Shivvers on Saturday, with fan’s getting another exciting Summit USRA Weekly Racing Series event and drivers enjoying the best racing surface on the planet.

In a battle for supremacy in the Super Late Models presented by Malvern Bank, it was Charlie McKenna’s turn this week as the Ames racer held off Webster City’s Jason Hahne for the win and closed to within seven points of Hahne in the points battle.

Polesitter Ryan Griffith of Webster City held on for third with Gabe Umbarger of Garner and Todd Johnson of Mitchellville completing the top five.

In the Olsen Family USRA Modifieds, last Saturday’s runner-up finish left Jeff James with some unfinished business, and the Stanton speedster finished it this week with his first win at the historic half-mile dirt oval.

Californian Ethan Dotson claimed the runner-up spot while Jacob Murray of Hartford finished third. Fourth went to Christopher Elliott of Webster City and Chase Ellingson of Williams wound up fifth.

Blake Adams of McIntire raced from his starting spot on the inside of the second row to take the checkers in the Seneca Foundry USRA Stock Car feature race.

Josh Zieman of Plymouth was second, Justin Ades of Webster City was the third-place finisher, Gary Bass of Des Moines snagged the fourth spot and points leader Reid Keller of Webster City passed seven cars to claim the final position among the top five.

Defending track champ Ty Griffith of Webster City and Jason Bass of Fort Dodge passed seven and eight cars, respectively, but it wasn’t enough to dethrone Doug Smith of Lake City who brought the field to the green flag in the Stein Heating & Cooling USRA B-Mod main event and led them all the way to the checkered flag.

Smith became the fifth different winner in five shows this season while Griffith and Bass settled for second and third. Cole Denner of New Hampton finished fourth and Norwalk’s Jared Timmerman was fifth.

Jamie Songer of Ankeny picked up a popular win in the main event for the Diamond in the Rough USRA Hobby Stocks while Bryce Sommerfeld of Fort Dodge, who started eighth, settled for the runner-up paycheck.

Scott Dobel of Manly held off points leader Eric Stanton of Carlisle for third place with Roger Haupt of Webster City taking home fifth-place money.

Despite leading the points, Oliver Monson of Clear Lake had yet to win a feature race in the MyRacePass.Com USRA Tuner division before Saturday, but got the job done by keeping Matt Oberhelman of Fort Dodge from snaring his third.

Another Fort Dodge racer, Lucus Jones, claimed the third position, John Gill of Marshalltown finished in the fourth spot and Justin Nielson of Lu Verne rounded out the top five.

Let’s get ready to Rumble: The one everybody has been talking about is here. The Rumble by the River takes place Wednesday, June 12, with one of the richest purses of the summer for Stock Cars, B-Mods and Hobby Stocks. Drivers will draw for heat race starting spots with starting lineups for Wednesday's main events determined by passing points.

The racing will be fierce with the A-Main in each class starting three-wide. Stock Cars will race 35 laps for $3,000 to win and $300 to start. B-Mods will race 30 laps for $2,500 to win and $250 to start. Hobby Stocks will race 25 laps for $2,000 to win and $200 to start.

If time permits, Wednesday will also be the crowning of three first-time-ever feature winners in each class. Rules for this race is you may not have won a feature in this class ever—doesn’t matter if it was sanctioned or not. Whomever wins, this will be their first win! All drivers will draw for their starting spot. Each class will run a 15-lap feature event and Trampel Farms has added $100 to the winner of each class!

Pit gates open at 4 p.m. with grandstands opening at 5. The drivers meeting takes place at 6:15 with hot laps and racing to follow.

The Hamilton County Speedway driven by Spangler Automotive is located off US 20 at exit 140, then 1.2 miles north, then 0.5 mile east on Bank St., then 0.4 mile south on Bluff St. to the Hamilton County Fairgrounds in Webster City, Iowa. The physical address is 1200 Bluff St, Webster City, IA 50595.

For more information, call (515) 832-6000 or check out HamiltonCoSpeedway.com. You can also get social on Facebook at facebook.com/RaceWebsterCity or Twitter at twitter.com/HamiltonCoSpeed (@HamiltonCoSpeed).

Opening in July 1910, the Hamilton County Speedway is the oldest speedway in the state of Iowa. In 1938, work began on the current location at the Hamilton County Fairgrounds. The semi-banked half-mile dirt track was completed in the spring of 1939, and the first races were held on the track in September of that year.

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OFFICIAL RESULTS
United States Racing Association
Summit USRA Weekly Racing Series
D&B Agro Systems Kids Night presented by Shivvers
Hamilton County Speedway driven by Spangler Automotive, Webster City, Iowa
Saturday, June 8, 2019

Showing finishing position, starting position in parentheses, car number, driver and hometown.

SUPER LATE MODELS presented by MALVERN BANK

TexTrail Trailer Parts Heat Race #1:
1. (2) 15X Ryan Griffith, Webster, Iowa
2. (1) 76 Jason Hahne, Webster City, Iowa
3. (3) 99D Darrell DeFrance, Marshalltown, Iowa
4. (4) 66 Todd Johnson, Mitchellville, Iowa
5. (5) 23 Paul Conrad, Colo, Iowa

K97 Heat Race #2:
1. (2) 22 Charlie McKenna, Ames, Iowa
2. (4) 91 Gabe Umbarger, Garner, Iowa
3. (1) 15C Curt Schroeder, Newton, Iowa
4. (3) 7 Jenna Johnson, Mitchellville, Iowa

Feature:
1. (2) 22 Charlie McKenna, Ames, Iowa
2. (4) 76 Jason Hahne, Webster City, Iowa
3. (1) 15X Ryan Griffith, Webster, Iowa
4. (5) 91 Gabe Umbarger, Garner, Iowa
5. (3) 66 Todd Johnson, Mitchellville, Iowa
6. (8) 99D Darrell DeFrance, Marshalltown, Iowa
7. (6) 15C Curt Schroeder, Newton, Iowa
8. (9) 23 Paul Conrad, Colo, Iowa
9. (7) 7 Jenna Johnson, Mitchellville, Iowa

OLSEN FAMILY USRA MODIFIEDS

TexTrail Trailer Parts Heat Race #1:
1. (1) 11 Ethan Braaksma, Newton, Iowa
2. (2) 75 Christopher Elliott, Webster City, Iowa
3. (4) 8X Scott Olson, Blairsburg, Iowa
4. (5) 21 Ben Nading, Ankeny, Iowa
5. (3) 5D Devon Havlik, Iowa Falls, Iowa
6. (6) 45H Jason Hickingbottom, Ogden, Iowa

K97 Heat Race #2:
1. (3) 175 Ethan Dotson, Bakersfield, Calif.
2. (1) 71 Jeff James, Stanton, Iowa
3. (4) 14E Chase Ellingson, Williams, Iowa
4. (2) 48J Jacob Murray, Hartford, Iowa
5. (5) 29 Ron Ver Beek, Oskaloosa, Iowa
6. (6) 91 Shawn Ryan, Hazelton, Iowa

Heat Race #3:
1. (2) 00J Justin Auringer, Waterloo, Iowa
2. (3) 5L Cody Laney, Torrance, Calif.
3. (1) 2 Jerid Ratzke, Williams, Iowa
4. (5) 41 Nate Hughes, Humboldt, Iowa
5. (4) 49J Jason Murray, Hartford, Iowa

Feature:
1. (1) 71 Jeff James, Stanton, Iowa
2. (3) 175 Ethan Dotson, Bakersfield, Calif.
3. (6) 48J Jacob Murray, Hartford, Iowa
4. (2) 75 Christopher Elliott, Webster City, Iowa
5. (4) 14E Chase Ellingson, Williams, Iowa
6. (12) 00J Justin Auringer, Waterloo, Iowa
7. (9) 41 Nate Hughes, Humboldt, Iowa
8. (5) 21 Ben Nading, Ankeny, Iowa
9. (7) 5L Cody Laney, Torrance, Calif.
10. (11) 8X Scott Olson, Blairsburg, Iowa
11. (10) 2 Jerid Ratzke, Williams, Iowa
12. (15) 49J Jason Murray, Hartford, Iowa
13. (13) 5D Devon Havlik, Iowa Falls, Iowa
14. (8) 11 Ethan Braaksma, Newton, Iowa
15. (16) 45H Jason Hickingbottom, Ogden, Iowa
16. (14) 29 Ron Ver Beek, Oskaloosa, Iowa
17. (17) 91 Shawn Ryan, Hazelton, Iowa

SENECA FOUNDRY USRA STOCK CARS

TexTrail Trailer Parts Heat Race #1:
1. (4) 14A Blake Adams, McIntire, Iowa
2. (1) 05X Craig Berhow, Belmond, Iowa
3. (3) 27 Gary Bass, Des Moines, Iowa
4. (7) 24 Josh Zieman, Plymouth, Iowa
5. (5) 4ORD Bob Sutherland, Blairsburg, Iowa
6. (6) 2 Wayne Landheer, Thompson, Iowa
7. (2) 05 Larry Knight, Des Moines, Iowa
8. (8) 98B Mike Bilyeu, Indianola, Iowa

K97 Heat Race #2:
1. (4) 10 Justin Ades, Webster City, Iowa
2. (7) 75 Curt Hook, Ackley, Iowa
3. (2) 57C Cary Heinen, Fort Dodge, Iowa
4. (6) 42 Coy Van Hauen, Nora Springs, Iowa
5. (1) 32 Dan Feltus, Allison, Iowa
6. (3) 7I Andrew Inman, Mason City, Iowa
7. (5) 47 Parker Slagle, Eagle Grove, Iowa

Heat Race #3:
1. (1) 87T Travis Shipman, Mason City, Iowa
2. (3) 19 Reid Keller, Webster City, Iowa
3. (5) 7 Rick Todd, Des Moines, Iowa
4. (6) 87 Dylan Suhr, Waterloo, Iowa
5. (4) 18 Rodger Caquelin, Dows, Iowa
6. (7) 66L Brent Lyman, Iowa Falls, Iowa
7. (2) 15 Allen Govig, Madrid, Iowa

Feature:
1. (3) 14A Blake Adams, McIntire, Iowa
2. (2) 24 Josh Zieman, Plymouth, Iowa
3. (5) 10 Justin Ades, Webster City, Iowa
4. (4) 27 Gary Bass, Des Moines, Iowa
5. (12) 19 Reid Keller, Webster City, Iowa
6. (9) 87T Travis Shipman, Mason City, Iowa
7. (7) 05X Craig Berhow, Belmond, Iowa
8. (11) 75 Curt Hook, Ackley, Iowa
9. (6) 42 Coy Van Hauen, Nora Springs, Iowa
10. (13) 4ORD Bob Sutherland, Blairsburg, Iowa
11. (8) 87 Dylan Suhr, Waterloo, Iowa
12. (15) 18 Rodger Caquelin, Dows, Iowa
13. (14) 32 Dan Feltus, Allison, Iowa
14. (10) 7 Rick Todd, Des Moines, Iowa
15. (17) 7I Andrew Inman, Mason City, Iowa
16. (16) 2 Wayne Landheer, Thompson, Iowa
17. (19) 05 Larry Knight, Des Moines, Iowa
18. (21) 15 Allen Govig, Madrid, Iowa
19. (1) 57C Cary Heinen, Fort Dodge, Iowa
20. (20) 47 Parker Slagle, Eagle Grove, Iowa
21. (18) 66L Brent Lyman, Iowa Falls, Iowa
22. (22) 98B Mike Bilyeu, Indianola, Iowa

STEIN HEATING & COOLING USRA B-MODS

TexTrail Trailer Parts Heat Race #1:
1. (2) 4 Jason Bass, Fort Dodge, Iowa
2. (7) 12 Doug Smith, Lake City, Iowa
3. (1) 88 Bryer McCoy, Webster City, Iowa
4. (4) 88N Nate Albrant, Britt, Iowa
5. (5) 15A James Allbee, Mooresville, N.C.
6. (6) 32S Blair Simmons, Des Moines, Iowa
DNS – 0 Jamie Anderson, Mason City, Iowa

K97 Heat Race #2:
1. (2) 56 Ty Griffith, Webster City, Iowa
2. (4) 66 Levi Chipp, Latimer, Iowa
3. (7) 1 Doug McCollough, Webster City, Iowa
4. (6) 7+ Jared Timmerman, Norwalk, Iowa
5. (5) 85T Brandon Toftee, Otho, Iowa
6. (3) 20J Jeremy Grantham, Allison, Iowa
7. (1) 9J Jeremiah Reed, Otho, Iowa

Heat Race #3:
1. (2) 02 Cole Denner, New Hampton, Iowa
2. (4) 14 Jakob Sachau, Denison, Iowa
3. (6) 99 Rocky Caudle, Ellsworth, Iowa
4. (1) 56X Kyle Webb, Des Moines, Iowa
5. (5) 40 George Gilliland, Lehigh, Iowa
6. (3) 32X Gerald Curry, Laverne, Iowa

Feature:
1. (1) 12 Doug Smith, Lake City, Iowa
2. (9) 56 Ty Griffith, Webster City, Iowa
3. (11) 4 Jason Bass, Fort Dodge, Iowa
4. (4) 02 Cole Denner, New Hampton, Iowa
5. (2) 7+ Jared Timmerman, Norwalk, Iowa
6. (10) 1 Doug McCollough, Webster City, Iowa
7. (12) 99 Rocky Caudle, Ellsworth, Iowa
8. (8) 66 Levi Chipp, Latimer, Iowa
9. (3) 88N Nate Albrant, Britt, Iowa
10. (5) 14 Jakob Sachau, Denison, Iowa
11. (18) 32X Gerald Curry, Laverne, Iowa
12. (19) 0 Jamie Anderson, Mason City, Iowa
13. (6) 88 Bryer McCoy, Webster City, Iowa
14. (7) 56X Kyle Webb, Des Moines, Iowa
15. (13) 15A James Allbee, Mooresville, N.C.
16. (16) 32S Blair Simmons, Des Moines, Iowa
17. (17) 20J Jeremy Grantham, Allison, Iowa
18. (15) 40 George Gilliland, Lehigh, Iowa
19. (20) 9J Jeremiah Reed, Otho, Iowa
DNS – 85T Brandon Toftee, Otho, Iowa

DIAMOND IN THE ROUGH USRA HOBBY STOCKS

TexTrail Trailer Parts Heat Race #1:
1. (1) 50 Bryce Sommerfeld, Fort Dodge, Iowa
2. (2) 10X Danny Sassman Jr., Fort Dodge, Iowa
3. (3) 10 John Ades, Rippey, Iowa
4. (6) 136 Tanner Green, Hampton, Iowa
5. (4) 24R Roger Haupt, Webster City, Iowa
6. (5) 7B Eric Stanton, Carlisle, Iowa

K97 Heat Race #2:
1. (2) 83 Scott Dobel, Manly, Iowa
2. (4) 4D Daniel Ayers, Webster City, Iowa
3. (5) 85 Jamie Songer, Ankeny, Iowa
4. (3) 11J Jayden Glenn, Stratford, Iowa
5. (1) 56 Jake Blau, Latimer, Iowa

Feature:
1. (2) 85 Jamie Songer, Ankeny, Iowa
2. (8) 50 Bryce Sommerfeld, Fort Dodge, Iowa
3. (7) 83 Scott Dobel, Manly, Iowa
4. (11) 7B Eric Stanton, Carlisle, Iowa
5. (9) 24R Roger Haupt, Webster City, Iowa
6. (1) 4D Daniel Ayers, Webster City, Iowa
7. (5) 11J Jayden Glenn, Stratford, Iowa
8. (10) 56 Jake Blau, Latimer, Iowa
9. (4) 10X Danny Sassman Jr., Fort Dodge, Iowa
10. (3) 10 John Ades, Rippey, Iowa
DNS – 136 Tanner Green, Hampton, Iowa

MYRACEPASS.COM USRA TUNERS

TexTrail Trailer Parts Heat Race #1:
1. (2) 41 Matt Oberhelman, Fort Dodge, Iowa
2. (5) 13J Justin Nielson, Luverne, Iowa
3. (4) 13 Lucus Jones, Fort Dodge, Iowa
4. (6) 02 John Gill, Marshalltown, Iowa
5. (1) 11 Sam Umbarger, Garner, Iowa
DNS – G12 Myke Gorham, Boone, Iowa

K97 Heat Race #2:
1. (1) 5 Oliver Monson, Clear Lake, Iowa
2. (2) 37 Ryan Bryant, Mason City, Iowa
3. (5) 45 John Dahlsten, Pomeroy, Iowa
4. (4) 3 Zack Daniels, Plattsburgh, N.Y.
5. (3) 31 Spencer Nelson, Rockwell, Iowa

Feature:
1. (5) 5 Oliver Monson, Clear Lake, Iowa
2. (6) 41 Matt Oberhelman, Fort Dodge, Iowa
3. (4) 13 Lucus Jones, Fort Dodge, Iowa
4. (7) 02 John Gill, Marshalltown, Iowa
5. (2) 13J Justin Nielson, Luverne, Iowa
6. (1) 37 Ryan Bryant, Mason City, Iowa
7. (9) 11 Sam Umbarger, Garner, Iowa
8. (3) 45 John Dahlsten, Pomeroy, Iowa
9. (11) G12 Myke Gorham, Boone, Iowa
10. (8) 3 Zack Daniels, Plattsburgh, N.Y.
11. (10) 31 Spencer Nelson, Rockwell, Iowa

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