Iowa State Fair Speedway Results 7/26/2002

Iowa State Fair Speedway Champions
Cooney, Wallace, and Jackson

by David Wilkinson

(Des Moines, Iowa) (July 26, 2002) The season championships Friday night concluded the regular season at the Iowa State Fair Speedway as Todd Cooney won his ninth IMCA late model feature. Danny Wallace won the IMCA modified main, Steve Jackson took the IMCA stock car race, with Bill Bonnett winning the IMCA hobby stock main for seventh time this season. Brett Moyer won the Karl Chevrolet NDTR dirt truck main and Mike Morrill won the feature for dwarf cars.

Todd Cooney led all 18 laps of the IMCA late model feature. Midway in the race, Craig Jacobs closed the gap briefly, and then Cooney took off for an easy win. Jacobs finished second, Steve Borts third, and Ryan Griffith fourth. Cooney won the season point's race followed by Jacobs, Borts, and Griffith.

In the IMCA modified feature, Danny Wallace took the early lead and was chased by Ron VerBeek who pulled along when Wallace went high in turn four on the fourth lap. Wallace recovered and pulled away from the field for a five-second win over Bill Davis Jr. Davey Farren was third and Kevin Lovell fourth. Wallace captured the season point's title followed by Davis, VerBeek, and Farren.

In the IMCA stock car main, the front row starters, Steve Jackson followed by Don Killen, led all the way to the checkered. Maynard Davis III finished third with Travis Hansaker fourth. Jackson won the season points title followed by Killen, Greg Shepherd, and Hansaker.

Bill Bonnett passed Rick Gladson on the ninth lap of the IMCA hobby stock feature. The race ended on the next lap under a yellow-checker. Early in the race, Gladson had been challenged by Ryan Lundy as Bonnett moved steadily forward from fifth. Lundy left the race midway as a result of crash. Finishing third was Randy Casner and Bob Green was fourth. Gladson still won the season points championship with Mark Chance in second and Lundy third with Casner fourth. After the race, Chance claimed Green's engine. In a B-feature, Karen Cash walked away, smiling, from a violent rollover on the front stretch.

Brett Moyer moved his Karl Chevrolet NDTR dirt truck into first from his starting spot outside the front row. For the first several laps, he was chased by Sean Allen and Mark Fee, but pulled away and won easily. Fee finished second, Allen third, and Randy Strong fourth. Allen ended up the point's champion followed by Moyer, Fee, and Randy Strong.

Mike Morrill took the win in a dwarf car special appearance. Fred Schimmels finished second, Randy Bryan third, and Bob Thomas fourth.

Two special races will be held during the Iowa State Fair. On Saturday morning, August 10th, a non-sanctioned show featuring modifieds, stock cars, and hobby stocks will start with hot laps at 9:00 am with races to follow. On Tuesday, August 13th, the Deery Brothers Summer Series for IMCA late models returns to the track with a supporting program featuring modifieds, stock cars, dirt trucks, and dwarf cars. Hot laps at 5:30 PM with races scheduled for 6:30 PM.

IMCA Late Models

Season Championship Feature
1 Todd Cooney, Des Moines
2 Craig Jacobs, Des Moines
3 Steve Borts, Ames
4 Ryan Griffith, Webster City
5 Tony Moro, Ankeny
6 Nick Houseman, Earlham
7 Eric Lundstrum, Berwick
8 Gordy Grubb, Oskaloosa
9 Rick Gustin, Marshalltown
10 Chris Fontana, Pella
11 Randy Faux, Earlham
12 Jeremy Grady,
13 Darrell DeFrance, Marshalltown
14 Todd Inman, Des Moines
15 J. J. Scott, Dallas Center
16 Todd Johnson, Mitchellville
17 J. R. Croy

IMCA Modified

Season Championship Feature
1 Danny Wallace, Des Moines
2 Bill Davis Jr., Des Moines
3 Davey Farren, Des Moines
4 Kevin Lovell, Des Moines
5 Chris Wilke, Polk City
6 Greg Cox, Altoona
7 Russ Gladson, Des Moines
8 John Davis, Altoona
9 Dave Farren, Des Moines
10 Rick Huff, Jasper
11 Buck (Vern) Killen, Des Moines
12 Bill Kimball, Johnston
13 Chance Patrick, Des Moines
14 David Daniel Groenhoffer, Jr., DM
15 Ernest Green,
16 Ron VerBeek, Oskaloosa
17 Keith Williamson, Bondurant

IMCA Stock Cars

Season Championship Feature
1 Steve Jackson, Des Moines
2 Don Killen, Des Moines
3 Maynard Davis III, Des Moines
4 Travis Hansaker, Knoxville
5 Paul Anderson Jr., Des Moines
6 Greg Shepherd, Des Moines
7 Jeff Pederson, Altoona
8 Josh Daniels, Des Moines
9 Mike Todd, Altoona
10 Carl Yaw Jr., Des Moines
11 Mike Goff, Lacona
12 Josh Newell
13 Tony Bass, Des Moines
14 Matt Lein, Des Moines
15 Todd Daniels, Des Moines
16 Randy Killen, Des Moines
17 Steve Campbell, Des Moines
18 Jeff Hovick, Truro
19 John Hunnell, Des Moines
20 Travis DeWitt, Indianola
21 Kent Knopf, Granger
22 Craig Roberts, Des Moines

IMCA Hobby Stocks

1st B-Feature
1. Curt Reed, Des Moines
2. Justin Maschke, Des Moines
3. Tim Gannon, Des Moines
4. Mike Meyer, Norwalk

2nd B-Feature
1. Bruce Wolfe, Des Moines
2. Bill Dawson, Des Moines
3. Rob Allison, Des Moines
4. Matt Inman, Des Moines

3rd B-Feature
1. Michael Thomas, Des Moines
2. Gerald Snyder, Polk City
3. Jim Tull, Redding
4. Bob Allison, Des Moines

Season Championship Feature
1 Bill Bonnett, Knoxville
2 Rick Gladson, Des Moines
3 Randy Casner,
4 Bob Green, Tracy
5 Adam Hagen, WDM
6 Mark Chance, Des Moines
7 John Watson, Des Moines
8 Gary Stajcar, Bondurant
9 Don Wear, Des Moines
10 Jim Tull, Redding
11 Michael Thomas, Des Moines
12 Bill Dawson, Des Moines
13 Bruce Wolfe, Des Moines
14 Matt Inman, Des Moines
15 Tim Gannon, Des Moines
16 Gerald Snyder, Polk City
17 Bob Allison, Des Moines
18 Ryan Lundy, Knoxville
19 Jeff Featherstone, Altoona
20 Rob Allison, Des Moines
21 Gene Behle, Des Moines
22 Mike Meyer, Norwalk
23 Justin Maschke, Des Moines
24 Curt Reed, Des Moines

NDTR Trucks

Season Championship Feature
1 Brett Moyer, Polk City
2 Mark Fee, Knoxville
3 Sean Allen, Des Moines
4 Randy Strong, Ankeny
5 Al Thayer, Indianola
6 Matt Waugh, Des Moines
7 Jeff Luke, Earlham
8 Rod Sorter, Des Moines
9 Roger Schlenker, Des Moines
10 Kyle Leonard, Polk City
11 Lou Sipolt, Altoona
12 Tom Losee, Winterset
13 Jim Phillipsen, Des Moines
14 Bill Hull, Lorimor
15 Pat Fagen, Des Moines
16 Carl Moyer, Ankeny

Dwarf Cars
Heat Winners
1. Mike Thomas, Des Moines
2. Mike Morrill, Ankeny

Feature
1 Mike Morrill, Ankeny
2 Fred Schimmels, Van Meter
3 Randy Bryan,
4 Bob Thomas, Indianola
5 Jerry Schimmels, Van Meter
6 Doug Goforth, Ankeny
7 Lance Rodriguez, Des Moines
8 Jim Lacey, Des Moines
9 Cliff Barber, Ames
10 Leroy Clair, Carlisle
11 Todd Shute, Des Moines
12 Steve First, Des Moines
13 Brett Detrick, Des Moines

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