Mick Trier
(515) 249-3497
May 11, 2001
Iowa State Fair Speedway
Smyser, Anderson, Davis, Johnson, Bonnett,
Groves
by Tim Trier
(Des Moines, Iowa) (June 16, 2001) The evening got under way under sunny skys but ended with a light shower that postponed the final Hobby Stock feature for one week.
Kyle Leonard grabbed the Karl
Chevrolet Dirt Truck feature and threatened to sweep the evening with an earlier
heat win and the feature win. At
the half way point Jeff Johnson of Indianola moved into the second spot and a
lap later captured the lead. Knoxville’s
Mark Fee moved into the second spot on lap 9 and challenged Johnson a couple of
times before settling for second.
Veteran Des Moines driver Bill
Davis Sr. grabbed an early lead in the I.M.C.A. Modified feature to pick up his
first feature win of the season. The
field closed with a yellow on lap seven but Davis picked up where he left off
with an ever-growing lead and the eventual feature win.
In the closest race of the
evening Chris Smyser, Lancaster, Mo., was able to get by Craig Jacabs, Des
Moines, at the checkered flag, to take the Late Model feature. Todd Johnson, W.D.M., who won a heat earlier, garnered the
early lead but gave it up to Jacobs on lap 5.
A lap 11 yellow flag diminished Jacob’s half straightaway lead allowing
Smyser to close in for the challenge. Smyser
ran along side out of the turns in the remaining laps and made an outside pass
at the checkered for the win by just inches.
The Stock Car feature provided a
three way battle for the lead with the lead changing almost each lap.
Maynard Davis, D.M., grabbed the lead and fought off two former National
Champions in the way of Steve Jackson, D.M. and Jeff Anderson, Atlantic.
At the end it was Jeff Anderson picking up his forth feature win as
Jackson cut a tire and Davis had trouble in turn two dropping them both out of
the hunt for the win.
The first Hobby Stock feature
went to Bill Bonnett, Knoxville, after passing the defending track champion Rick
Gladson, D.M., on the last lap. Bonnett
picked up his 4th feature win of the season at the historic dirt
track. The second Hobby Stock
feature went to Rusty Groves of Des Moines.
Groves led the entire way as the races went without a yellow.
The final Hobby Stock feature had just begun when a light rain shower
passed over and halted the racing for the evening.
Dirt Trucks
Heat 1 Heat 2
1. Johnson 1. Mike Hoffman, Des Moines 2. Randy Strong, Ankeny 2. Rick Warden 3. Kyle Leonard 3. Matt Waugh, Des Moines 4. Fee 4. C.J. Skinner
Feature
1. Johnson 2. Fee 3. Brett Moyer, Ankeny 4. Warden 5. Leonard 6. Sean Allen 7. Steve Phillipson 8. Ben Nading 9. Rod Sorter 10. Waugh 11. Tom Losee 12. Roger Schlenker 13. Jim Turner 14. Jeff Luke, Earlham 15. Jim Phillipson 16. Randy Strong, Ankeny 17. C.J. Skinner 18. Hoffman
19. Lou Sippolt, Ankeny
Late Model
Heat 1 Heat 2
1. Johnson 1. Fleck 2. Darrell DeFrance, Marshalltown 2. Cale Sponsler, D.M. 3. Smyser 3. Ron Cochran, Ankeny 4. Billy Allen, D.M. 4. Jacobs
Feature
1. Smyser 2. Jacobs 3. Sponsler 4. Todd Cooney, D.M. 5. DeFrance 6. Cochran 7. J.J. Scott 8. Nick Houseman, D.M. 9. Steve Borts 10. Ron Binning, Grand River 11. Johnson 12. Greg Moyer 13. Gordy Grubb 14. Dave Schrader, Monroe 15. Allen 16. Todd Inman 17. Fleck
Stock Cars
Heat 1 Heat 2 Heat 3
1. Davis 1. Anderson 1. Dave Monger 2. Jackson 2. Greg Shepherd, D.M. 2. Danny Hill, D.M. 3. Todd Fisher, Altoona 3. Josh Daniels 3. Don Killen, D.M. 4. Travis Hansaker, Melcher 4. Ross McCombs, Oskaloosa 4. Kent Knopf, D.M.
Feature
1. Anderson 2. 2. Killen 3. Shepherd 4. Brandon Hess, Oskaloosa 5. Hansaker 6. Fisher 7. Randy Killen, D.M. 8. John Kimbrey 9. Tony Bass 10. Davis 11. Matt Pinegar 12. Jackson 13. Monger 14. Cory Adams, D.M. 15. 15m 16. Alf Anderson 17. Daniels 18. Knopf 19. Hill 20. McCombs 21. Terry McDowell 22. Richard Yaw III, D.M. 23. Jason Henry, D.M. 24. Carl Yaw Jr.
Modified
Heat 1 Heat 2 Heat 3
1. Rod Scheurmann 1. John Yaw, D.M. 1. Davis Scranton 2. Dave Farren, D.M. 2. Kendall Sather, Ankeny 2. Anthonly Hofbauer, Slater 3. John Davis, D.M. 3. Bill Davis Jr., D.M. 3. Josh Truman 4. Denny Stoneburner 4. Tim Gannon, D.M. 4. Tim Nelson Boone
Feature
1. Davis Sr. 2. Truman 3. Sather 4. Scheurmann 5. Farren 6. Davis Jr. 7. Davis 8. Kevin Lovell, D.M. 9. Stoneburner 10. Gannon 11. Brian VanderWal, Nevada 12. Nelson 13. Chance Patrick, D.M. 14. Rick Huff, Monroe 15. Buck Killen, D.M. 16. Jeerry Lyons, D.M. 17. Danny Wallace, D.M. 18. Yaw 19. Greg Cox, Altoona 20. Hofbauer 21. Merlin Kaler 22. Bill Withenshow 23. Bill Kimball, Johnston
Hobby Stock
Heat 1 Heat 2 Heat 3
1. Jason Murray, Hartford 1. Groves 1. Bonnett 2. Williamson 2. Don Wear, D.M. 2. Curt Smith, St. Charles 3. Gladson 3. Dave Reed 3. Mike Thomas, D.M. 4. Matthew Sheets 4. Bruce Wolfe, D.M. 4. Jeff Featherstone
Heat 4 Heat 5
1. Ryan Lundy 1. Mike Edward, Hartford 2. Bruce Gilbert 2. Adam Hagan 3. Randy Brandshaw 3. Ray Stock Jr. 4. Eric Stanton 4. Dennis Parker
Feature 1 Feature 2
1. Bonnett 1. Groves 2. Gladson 2. Wear 3. Williamson 3. Craig Roberts 4. Featherstone 4. Hagan 5. Bill Dawson 5. Dave Reed 6. Melisa Johnson 6. Jones 7. Gene Behle, D.M. 7. Wolfe 8. Jon Thompson 8. Joey Jones 9. Rob Allison 9. Dennis Parker 10. James Nelson 10. Jeff Behle 11. John Nelson 11. Jerry Eiklenborg, Earlham 12. Smith 12. Michael Davis 13. Ray Hay 13. David Prymek, Johnston 14. Sheets 14. Gerald Snyder, Polk City 15. Thomas 15. Richard Sales 16. Edward 16. Stock 17. Kevin Howard, Mitchellville 17. Justin Maschke 18. James Chapman, Milo