Dashes, King of the Hills highlight Great American Stock Car Shootout opener

June 30, 2020

Eighteen heat races, three dashes and multiple rounds of King of the Hill match races highlighted opening night of the Great American Stock Car Shootout on Tuesday at the Hamilton County Speedway driven by Spangler Automotive.

Featuring the Christie Door Company Iron Man Challenge built by Medieval Chassis, competitors in the Seneca Foundry USRA Stock Cars and Stein Heating & Cooling USRA B-Mods plus Diamond in the Rough USRA Hobby Stocks wrestled for some serious money and a spot in Wednesday high-dollar finales.

Six heat races in each division gave every racer two opportunities to earn passing points. The top 12 following qualifying were locked into a ten-lap Dash for Cash to determine the lineup for the first six rows of Wednesday night's main events. The remainder go to Last Chance Races on Wednesday.

USMTS boss Todd Staley of Webster City outran Ankeny’s Pat Graham to pocket the $400 winner’s share of the money in the Stock Cars. Mark Elliott of Webster City and two Decorah drivers—Mitch Hovden and Dillon Anderson completed the top five.

Staley then drew the No. 4 pill to set the invert for Wednesday’s championship feature. That put Hovden on the pole with Elliott joining him on the front row.

The B-Mod dash went to polesitter Ben Moudry of Protivin, along with a $300 check for his effort. Cody Thompson of Sioux City finished second, Dan Hovden of Decorah was third, fourth went to Jim Chisholm of Osage and Postville’s Josh Roney rounded out the top five.

Ninth-place finisher Carter VanDenBerg of Oskaloosa was elevated to the pole position on Wednesday night when Moudry drew No.9 for the invert following his win. Webster City’s Doug McCullough will join him on the front row for the start of the B-Mod main event.

Continuing their never-ending battle for supremacy in the Hobby Stock ranks, defending track and national champion Eric Stanton of Carlisle pocketed $200 by defeating five-time Summit USRA Weekly Racing Series national champ Dustin Gulbrandson of Sioux Falls, S.D., in their Dash for Cash.

While in Integrity Trucking Victory Lane, Stanton drew pill No. 7 out of 12 in the bag which placed seventh-place finisher Daniel Ayers of Webster City on the pole Wednesday night with Tyler Schlumbohm of Sioux Falls, S.D., on the outside of the front row.

Tuesday’s program concluded with the King of the Hill where competitors in each class squared off in one-on-one green-white-checkered match races with winners advancing to the next round until just one was left standing.

Dustin Gulbrandson earned $300 in the winner-take-all contest for the Hobby Stocks by defeating Scott Dobel in the final round. Ben Moudry added $500 to his take for the night by toppling Jim Chisholm in the B-Mods and Ricky Thornton Jr. downed Dillon Anderson to seize a $750 paycheck.

The Great American Stock Car Shootout continues Wednesday at the historic half-mile dirt oval in Webster City, Iowa, and features Last Chance Races and Championship Races in all three classes.

Stock Cars are racing for a $2,000 top prize with no less than $150 to each of the main event starters. B-Mod will battle for $1,500 to win and $125 to start while the Hobby Stock winner gets $1,000 with all other starters pocketing a minimum $100.

Wild Wednesday: General admission tickets are $18. Seniors (62+) and juniors (12-16) are just $15. Kids ages 11 and under get in for free. Pit passes are $35 with youth (6-10) only $25 and kids 5 and under free.

The pits open at 3 p.m., grandstands open at 5, hot laps begin at 7:15 and racing gets underway at 7:30.

The AmericInn by Wyndham is the Official Host Hotel of the Hamilton County Speedway. Located just off the exit from Highway 20 at 411 Closz Drive, check them out online or call (515) 337-2611 to book your stay.

New competitors are welcome to join the action Wednesday but will start at the rear of a Last Chance Race. Entry fees are $75 for Stock Cars and $50 for B-Mods or Hobby Stocks.

Summit USRA Weekly Racing Series national points and Christie Door Company Iron Man Challenge points will be awarded.

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.

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.

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OFFICIAL RESULTS
United States Racing Association
Summit USRA Weekly Racing Series
Great American Stock Car Shootout – Night 1 of 2
Hamilton County Speedway driven by Spangler Automotive, Webster City, Iowa
Tuesday, June 30, 2020

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

SENECA FOUNDRY USRA STOCK CARS

TexTrail Trailer Parts Heat Race #1 (8 laps):
1. (2) 21 Andrew Borchardt, Plymouth, Iowa.
2. (3) 15 Mitch Hovden, Decorah, Iowa.
3. (1) 55H Troy Hansmeier, Waukon, Iowa.
4. (5) 12 Mark Elliott, Webster City, Iowa.
5. (7) 46 Colton Arends, Luverne, Minn.
6. (8) 4ORD Bob Sutherland, Blairsburg, Iowa.
7. (6) 7 Doug Keller, Easton, Mo.
8. (4) 5B Stefan Sybesma, Sanborn, Iowa.

K97 Heat Race #2 (8 laps):
1. (2) 14RT Ricky Thornton Jr., Chandler, Ariz.
2. (3) 30C Abe Huls, Carthage, Ill.
3. (6) 1G Patrick Graham, Ankeny, Iowa.
4. (8) 11 Jesse Brown, Nashua, Iowa.
5. (4) 67 Kyle Falck, Decorah, Iowa.
6. (1) 47 Parker Slagle, Eagle Grove, Iowa.
7. (7) 6 Chanse Hollatz, Clear Lake, Iowa.
8. (5) 97 Lynn Panos, Calmar, Iowa.

Heat Race #3 (8 laps):
1. (1) 35 Bill Crimmins, Fort Dodge, Iowa.
2. (2) 14 Todd Staley, Webster City, Iowa.
3. (3) 44 Dillon Anderson, Decorah, Iowa.
4. (4) 87 Dylan Suhr, Waterloo, Iowa.
5. (5) 2J Steve Jackson, Polk City, Iowa.
6. (6) 19 Reid Keller, Webster City, Iowa.
7. (7) 7H Philip Holtz, Manchester, Iowa.

Heat Race #4 (8 laps):
1. (2) 6 Chanse Hollatz, Clear Lake, Iowa.
2. (1) 4ORD Bob Sutherland, Blairsburg, Iowa.
3. (4) 97 Lynn Panos, Calmar, Iowa.
4. (6) 15 Mitch Hovden, Decorah, Iowa.
5. (3) 7 Doug Keller, Easton, Mo.
6. (5) 5B Stefan Sybesma, Sanborn, Iowa.
7. (8) 55H Troy Hansmeier, Waukon, Iowa.
8. (7) 35 Bill Crimmins, Fort Dodge, Iowa.

Heat Race #5 (8 laps):
1. (3) 1G Patrick Graham, Ankeny, Iowa.
2. (4) 12 Mark Elliott, Webster City, Iowa.
3. (5) 44 Dillon Anderson, Decorah, Iowa.
4. (1) 11 Jesse Brown, Nashua, Iowa.
5. (6) 30C Abe Huls, Carthage, Ill.
6. (7) 14RT Ricky Thornton Jr., Chandler, Ariz.
7. (8) 47 Parker Slagle, Eagle Grove, Iowa.
8. (2) 46 Colton Arends, Luverne, Minn.

Heat Race #6 (8 laps):
1. (1) 7H Philip Holtz, Manchester, Iowa.
2. (2) 19 Reid Keller, Webster City, Iowa.
3. (4) 87 Dylan Suhr, Waterloo, Iowa.
4. (7) 14 Todd Staley, Webster City, Iowa.
5. (6) 21 Andrew Borchardt, Plymouth, Iowa.
6. (5) 67 Kyle Falck, Decorah, Iowa.
7. (3) 2J Steve Jackson, Polk City, Iowa.

Dash for Cash (10 laps):
1. (2) 14 Todd Staley, Webster City, Iowa, $400.
2. (1) 1G Patrick Graham, Ankeny, Iowa, $300.
3. (4) 12 Mark Elliott, Webster City, Iowa, $200.
4. (3) 15 Mitch Hovden, Decorah, Iowa, $150.
5. (6) 44 Dillon Anderson, Decorah, Iowa, $100.
6. (5) 21 Andrew Borchardt, Plymouth, Iowa, $75.
7. (8) 30C Abe Huls, Carthage, Ill., $70.
8. (10) 87 Dylan Suhr, Waterloo, Iowa, $65.
9. (12) 6 Chanse Hollatz, Clear Lake, Iowa, $60.
10. (7) 14RT Ricky Thornton Jr., Chandler, Ariz., $55.
11. (9) 11 Jesse Brown, Nashua, Iowa, $50.
12. (11) 4ORD Bob Sutherland, Blairsburg, Iowa, $50.

King of the Hill:
Round #1 – Hansmeier defeated Panos; Anderson defeated Sybesma; Thornton defeated Staley; Hovden defeated Huls; Borchardt defeated Arends; Elliott defeated Falck; Keller defeated Brown.
Quarter-Finals – Anderson defeated Hansmeier; Thornton defeated Elliott; Hovden defeated Borchardt; Anderson defeated Keller.
Semi-Finals – Thornton defeated Hovden; Anderson had a bye.
Finals – Thornton ($750) defeated Anderson.

STEIN HEATING & COOLING USRA B-MODS

TexTrail Trailer Parts Heat Race #1 (8 laps):
1. (3) 66 Levi Chipp, Latimer, Iowa.
2. (5) 8X Josh Roney, Postville, Iowa.
3. (1) 88 Bryer McCoy, Webster City, Iowa.
4. (6) 1 Doug McCollough, Webster City, Iowa.
5. (4) 25 Joe Chisholm, Osage, Iowa.
6. (2) 13 Lucus Jones, Fort Dodge, Iowa.
7. (7) 9J Jeremiah Reed, Otho, Iowa.

K97 Heat Race #2 (8 laps):
1. (1) 85 Ben Moudry, Protivin, Iowa.
2. (2) 2 Brandon Maitland, Waterloo, Iowa.
3. (4) 25C Cody Thompson, Sioux City, Iowa.
4. (5) 14 Jake Sachau, Manning, Iowa.
5. (6) D1 Damion Elliott, Webster City, Iowa.
6. (3) 40 George Gilliland, Lehigh, Iowa.

Heat Race #3 (8 laps):
1. (1) 56 Ty Griffith, Webster City, Iowa.
2. (2) 16 Dan Hovden, Decorah, Iowa.
3. (4) 24C Jim Chisholm, Osage, Iowa.
4. (6) 7+ Jared Timmerman, Norwalk, Iowa.
5. (5) 7V Carter VanDenBerg, Oskaloosa, Iowa.
6. (3) 10T Trevor Fecht, Allison, Iowa.

Heat Race #4 (8 laps):
1. (2) 25C Cody Thompson, Sioux City, Iowa.
2. (5) 85 Ben Moudry, Protivin, Iowa.
3. (3) 8X Josh Roney, Postville, Iowa.
4. (6) 56 Ty Griffith, Webster City, Iowa.
5. (4) 25 Joe Chisholm, Osage, Iowa.
6. (1) 9J Jeremiah Reed, Otho, Iowa.
7. (7) 88 Bryer McCoy, Webster City, Iowa.

Heat Race #5 (8 laps):
1. (2) 1 Doug McCollough, Webster City, Iowa.
2. (1) 14 Jake Sachau, Manning, Iowa.
3. (4) 2 Brandon Maitland, Waterloo, Iowa.
4. (5) 66 Levi Chipp, Latimer, Iowa.
5. (3) 40 George Gilliland, Lehigh, Iowa.
6. (6) D1 Damion Elliott, Webster City, Iowa.

Heat Race #6 (8 laps):
1. (2) 7V Carter VanDenBerg, Oskaloosa, Iowa.
2. (3) 24C Jim Chisholm, Osage, Iowa.
3. (5) 16 Dan Hovden, Decorah, Iowa.
4. (1) 7+ Jared Timmerman, Norwalk, Iowa.
5. (4) 10T Trevor Fecht, Allison, Iowa.
6. (6) 13 Lucus Jones, Fort Dodge, Iowa.

Dash for Cash (10 laps):
1. (1) 85 Ben Moudry, Protivin, Iowa, $300.
2. (2) 25C Cody Thompson, Sioux City, Iowa, $200.
3. (7) 16 Dan Hovden, Decorah, Iowa, $150.
4. (8) 24C Jim Chisholm, Osage, Iowa, $100.
5. (4) 8X Josh Roney, Postville, Iowa, $75.
6. (6) 56 Ty Griffith, Webster City, Iowa, $70.
7. (11) 14 Jake Sachau, Manning, Iowa, $65.
8. (5) 1 Doug McCollough, Webster City, Iowa, $60.
9. (10) 7V Carter VanDenBerg, Oskaloosa, Iowa, $55.
10. (12) 7+ Jared Timmerman, Norwalk, Iowa, $50.
11. (9) 2 Brandon Maitland, Waterloo, Iowa, $45.
12. (3) 66 Levi Chipp, Latimer, Iowa, $40.

King of the Hill:
Round #1 – Moudry defeated McCoy; Hovden defeated Sachau; Joe Chisholm defeated Elliott; Jim Chisholm defeated ; Thompson defeated VanDenBerg.
Quarter-Finals – Moudry defeated Hovden; Jim Chisholm defeated Joe Chisholm; Thompson had a bye.
Semi-Finals – Moudry defeated Thompson; Jim Chisholm had a bye.
Finals – Moudry ($500) defeated Jim Chisholm.

DIAMOND IN THE ROUGH USRA HOBBY STOCKS

TexTrail Trailer Parts Heat Race #1 (8 laps):
1. (1) 83 Scott Dobel, Manly, Iowa.
2. (2) 50 Bryce Sommerfeld, Fort Dodge, Iowa.
3. (3) 8 Levi Vander Weide, Sioux Falls, S.D.
4. (5) 15 Jeremy Crimmins, Fort Dodge, Iowa.
5. (6) 42T Tyson Overton, Carlisle, Iowa.
6. (4) 24R Roger Haupt, Webster City, Iowa.

K97 Heat Race #2 (8 laps):
1. (2) 6 Dustin Gulbrandson, Sioux Falls, S.D.
2. (5) 7B Eric Stanton, Carlisle, Iowa.
3. (1) X Tyler Schlumbohm, Sioux Falls, S.D.
4. (3) 35 Riley Crimmins, Fort Dodge, Iowa.
5. (6) 136 Tanner Green, Hampton, Iowa.
6. (4) 11 Sam Umbarger, Garner, Iowa.

Heat Race #3 (8 laps):
1. (3) 4D Daniel Ayers, Webster City, Iowa.
2. (2) 12K Eric Knutson, Slater, Iowa.
3. (4) 11T Todd Uhl, Sheldon, Iowa.
4. (1) 78XX David Rieks, Eldora, Iowa.
5. (5) 56 Jake Blau, Latimer, Iowa.

Heat Race #4 (8 laps):
1. (2) 15 Jeremy Crimmins, Fort Dodge, Iowa.
2. (3) 24R Roger Haupt, Webster City, Iowa.
3. (6) 83 Scott Dobel, Manly, Iowa.
4. (1) 136 Tanner Green, Hampton, Iowa.
5. (4) 35 Riley Crimmins, Fort Dodge, Iowa.
6. (5) 50 Bryce Sommerfeld, Fort Dodge, Iowa.

Heat Race #5 (8 laps):
1. (2) 7B Eric Stanton, Carlisle, Iowa.
2. (4) 8 Levi Vander Weide, Sioux Falls, S.D.
3. (1) 42T Tyson Overton, Carlisle, Iowa.
4. (6) X Tyler Schlumbohm, Sioux Falls, S.D.
5. (3) 4D Daniel Ayers, Webster City, Iowa.
6. (5) 78XX David Rieks, Eldora, Iowa.

Heat Race #6 (8 laps):
1. (5) 6 Dustin Gulbrandson, Sioux Falls, S.D.
2. (4) 12K Eric Knutson, Slater, Iowa.
3. (2) 11T Todd Uhl, Sheldon, Iowa.
4. (3) 11 Sam Umbarger, Garner, Iowa.
5. (1) 56 Jake Blau, Latimer, Iowa.

Dash for Cash (10 laps):
1. (2) 7B Eric Stanton, Carlisle, Iowa, $200.
2. (1) 6 Dustin Gulbrandson, Sioux Falls, S.D., $150.
3. (6) 15 Jeremy Crimmins, Fort Dodge, Iowa, $100.
4. (3) 83 Scott Dobel, Manly, Iowa, $75.
5. (4) 12K Eric Knutson, Slater, Iowa, $70.
6. (9) X Tyler Schlumbohm, Sioux Falls, S.D., $65.
7. (7) 4D Daniel Ayers, Webster City, Iowa, $60.
8. (5) 8 Levi Vander Weide, Sioux Falls, S.D., $50.
9. (12) 50 Bryce Sommerfeld, Fort Dodge, Iowa, $40.
10. (10) 24R Roger Haupt, Webster City, Iowa, $35.
11. (11) 42T Tyson Overton, Carlisle, Iowa, $30.
12. (8) 11T Todd Uhl, Sheldon, Iowa, $30.

King of the Hill:
Quarter-Finals – Dobel defeated Schlumbohm; Vander Weide defeated Rieks; Uhl defeated J. Crimmins; Gulbrandson defeated Sommerfeld.
Semi-Finals – Dobel defeated Vander Weide; Gulbrandson defeated Uhl.
Finals – Gulbrandson ($300) defeated Dobel.

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