Iowa State Fair Championships

to Logue and Brown

 

by David Wilkinson

 

(Des Moines, Iowa) (August 10, 2002)  The Iowa State Fair Championships for modifieds, stock cars, and hobby stocks provided lots of excitement for drivers and fans Saturday morning and afternoon.  John Logue captured the modified trophy and Rick Brown easily won stock car championship.  Hobby wins went to Bill Bonnett, Bill Richards, and Mark Daughenbaugh.

 

On hand to compete in the stock car class, Des Moines native and NASCAR Winston Cup driver Shawna Robinson had mechanical difficulty that limited her competition. Driving John Hunnell’s stock car, the transmission went out during her heat race and she was finished racing for the day. However, she gave an interview to announcer Tim Trier and then flagged a hobby stock race.  After completing her flagging stint, she went into the grandstands and signed autographs for all who wanted one.

 

A terrifying accident occurred in a modified heat, when Greg Cox hit the front wall coming off turn four.  The car was destroyed as the rear axle and wheels, the fuel cell, and the battery all flew off the car. Cox was helped from the car and walked away.  Later, he was transferred to a local hospital for examination.

 

The annual Saturday race at the Fair is known for the dust.  It was a muddy and wet track that was packed, but by feature time the dust was thick. Drivers slowed as they entered turns and cars back in the pack moved to the inside to find a clear view.

 

In modified main, Russ Gladson took the lead at the drop of the green from his starting position on the pole.  Immediately, Joe McBirnie began chasing Gladson and was on his tail for first eleven laps.  Following a restart on lap 12, John Logue passed McBirnie and then passed Gladson on the outside of turns three and four for the lead.  Logue, who started tenth, pulled away and won the 25-lap race.  McBirnie finished second, Rick Gustin third, and Gladson fourth.

 

Rick Brown made it look easy as led all 20 laps of the stock car feature. After a first lap restart, he moved into the lead from his second row starting spot and the race was run without another caution. Brown won with a six second advantage over second place Steve Jackson. Tim Baker was third and Greg Shepherd fourth.

 

In the first of three hobby stock features, T. J. Criss took the lead in this accident-marred race. By the third lap, Bill Bonnett, who started in the fourth row, moved into second and set his eyes on Criss.  Halfway through this 15-lap contest, Bonnett ran side-by-side with Criss and then passed him.  Bonnett held on until the checkered and was followed to the flag by Criss, Adam Hagen, and Justin Maschke.

 

In the second hobby main, Bill Richards passed Randy Casner on a restart of the second lap and never looked back. Richards won with Casner second, Frank Grove third, and Justin Burmeister fourth.

 

Scott Durlin took the early lead in the final hobby feature with Mark Chance chasing him.  On the seventh lap, Chance pulled within a car length of Durlin, but then left the race with a flat tire on the next lap. By this time, Mark Daughenbaugh, who started in the sixth row, had worked his way through the field and had Durlin in his sight.  On the white flag lap, Daughenbaugh moved outside of Durlin in the turns and passed him on the final lap.

IMCA Modified
Heat Winners

1.       John Logue, Boone

2.       Rick Gustin, Marshalltown

3.                 Richie Gustin, Marshalltown

4.                 Dave Brown, Marshalltown

  B-Feature

1

Bill Davis Sr., Des Moines

2

Max Stone, Omaha

3

Josh Gilman, Dexter

4

Jack Larson

5

Buck (Vern) Killen, Des Moines

6

Chance Patrick, Des Moines

7

Tim Murty, Tama

8

Greg Cox, Altoona

9

Tom Rawlins, Kellogg

10

Scott Smith, Waterloo

12

David Daniel Groenhoffer, Jr., DM

 

Championship Feature

1

John Logue, Boone

2

Joe McBirnie, Boone

3

Rick Gustin, Marshalltown

4

Russ Gladson, Des Moines

5

Dave Farren, Des Moines

6

Bill Davis Jr., Des Moines

7

Kendall Sather, Ankeny

8

Dave Brown, Kellogg

9

Joe College, Earlham

10

Dan Fetters, Marshalltown

11

Davey Farren, Des Moines

12

Pete Hutzel, State Center

13

Kevin Lovell, Des Moines

14

Rick Huff, Jasper

15

Max Stone, Omaha

16

Donnie Bown, Clemons

17

Gordon Head, Des Moines

18

Brian George, Des Moines

19

Wayne Larsen, Ames

20

Jack Larson

21

Josh Gilman, Dexter

22

Richie Gustin, Marshalltown

23

John Davis, Altoona

24

Bill Davis Sr., Des Moines

 

 

IMCA Stock Cars
Heat Winners

1.       Craig Roberts, Des Moines

2.       Greg Shepherd, Des Moines

3.       Russ McCombs, Oskaloosa

4.       Steve Jackson, Des Moines

 

B-Feature

1

David Atcher, Marshalltown

2

Josh Daniels, Des Moines

3

Dennis Kimmell

4

Paul Anderson Jr., Des Moines

5

Jason Mallicoat, Boone

6

Matt Lein, Des Moines

7

Chip Kessler, Altoona

8

Don Vis, Marshalltown

9

Bob Danielson, Des Moines

10

Tim French, Colo

11

Tony Bass, Des Moines

12

Shawna Robinson, Des Moines

 

 

Championship Feature

1

Rick Brown, Kellogg

2

Steve Jackson, Des Moines

3

Tim Baker, Winterset

4

Greg Shepherd, Des Moines

5

Damon Murty, Chelsea

6

Mike Todd, Altoona

7

Maynard Davis III, Des Moines

8

Dave Murty, Kelsey

9

Monty Knode, Des Moines

10

Randy Killen, Des Moines

11

Paul Anderson Jr., Des Moines

12

Matt Pinegar, Des Moines

13

Don Killen, Des Moines

14

Rod Richards, Madrid

15

Ross McCombs, Oskaloosa

16

Tim Freiboth, Marshalltown

17

Chris Hawkins, Booneville

18

Bert McDaniel, Eldon

19

Randy Biederman, Dallas Center

20

Craig Roberts, Des Moines

21

Travis Hansaker, Knoxville

22

Josh Daniels, Des Moines

23

Dennis Kimmell

24

David Atcher, Marshalltown

 

IMCA Hobby Stocks
Heat Winners

1.       Rick Gladson, Des Moines

2.       Rusty Groves, Des Moines

3.       Randy Casner, Milo

4.       Justin Burmeister, Des Moines

5.       Todd Phillips, Ollie

6.       Jason Murray, Hartford

 

1st Feature

1

Bill Bonnett, Knoxville

2

T. J. Criss, Oskaloosa

3

Adam Hagen, WDM

4

Justin Maschke, Des Moines

5

Partner Maschman, Montezumz

6

John Watson, Des Moines

7

Jason Henry, Des Moines

8

David Prymek, Johnston

9

Tom Prymek, Des Moines

10

Jeff Griffiths, Ottumwa

11

Curt Reed, Des Moines

12

Cory Townsend, Bloomfield

13

Rick Gladson, Des Moines

14

Ray Hay, Des Moines

15

Terry Schaeffer, State Center

16

Rusty Groves, Des Moines

17

Jeff Featherstone, Altoona

18

Karen Cash, Des Moines

19

Matthew Sheets, Des Moines

20

Ken Bidwell, Tama

21

Chad Legere, Des Moines

22

Don Wear, Des Moines

23

Cory Adams, West Des Moines

 

 

2nd Feature

1

Bill Richards, Coon Rapids

2

Randy Casner, Milo

3

Frank Grove, Des Moines

4

Justin Burmeister, Des Moines

5

Bruce Wolfe, Des Moines

6

Rob Allison, Des Moines

7

John Allison, Des Moines

8

Travis Ueuve, State Center

9

Adam Vann, Grinnell

10

Mike Egenberger, Des Moines

11

Bob Allison, Des Moines

12

Robert Koeneman, Des Moines

13

Jerry Eiklenborg, Earlham

14

Fred McClain, Des Moines

15

Jim Tull, Redding

16

Debbie Gladson, Des Moines

17

Matt Inman, Des Moines

18

Michael Thomas, Des Moines

19

Randy DeGoey, Knoxville

20

Mark Reed, Des Moines

21

Randy Bradshaw, Des Moines

22

Neil Pfantz, State Center

23

Jared Sanders, New Sharon

 

 

3rd Feature

1

Mark Daughenbaugh, Des Moines

2

Scott Durlin, Marshalltown

3

Scott Buchneman, Keswick

4

Mike Meyer, Norwalk

5

Gary Stajcar, Bondurant