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September 24, 2004

by David Wilkinson

(Des Moines, Iowa) (September 24, 2004) Friday was a beautiful evening with short-sleeve weather and 150 cars on hand for the Fall Special at the Iowa State Fair Speedway. Mark Elliott won the modified feature and Steve Jackson captured his ninth win of the season at the track. Shay Cortin won the hobby stock feature after the race and track champion Carl Moyer was the winner in the Karl Chevrolet dirt truck race. Mike Morrill won the dwarf car main and the duo of Rod Richards & Andy Wood was the cruizer victor.

The modified race saw Rick Gustin rocket into the lead at the drop of the green. On the fourth lap, something broke in Gustin’s front end and he veered up the track and hit the wall in turn three bringing out a caution. John Davis, who was running second became the leader, opened a nice lead over Dave Farren Jr. Mark Elliott, who started in the sixth row, was running third by lap four and moved ahead of Farren Jr. On lap ten, Elliott passed Davis low and raced to the checkered. The final finishing order was Elliott, Davis, Joe McBirnie, and Farren Jr.

John Hunnell jumped into the lead ahead of Jeff Mueller at the start of the stock car main. On lap six, Steve Campbell squeezed by Hunnell for the lead, but Hunnell passed him on the next lap. Steve Jackson, who started in the sixth row, had moved into second by the tenth lap and closed in on Hunnell. On lap 13, Jackson pulled ahead of Hunnell in turns one and two, yet Hunnell took the lead as they entered the backstretch. On the next lap, Jackson made the pass stick and beat Hunnell to the checkered. Campbell ran third and Mike Todd was fourth.

Carl Moyer used the front row starting position to his advantage as lead all 15 laps of the Karl Chevrolet dirt truck feature. Moyer finished a full quarter-lap ahead of second place finisher Mike Stark. Ben Nading was third and Rick Clark fourth.

Sixty hobby stocks competed in the six heats, three b-features with 24 cars starting the A-feature. Rick Gladson led the first lap with fellow front-row starter Bryan Webb passing him on the second lap. Webb widened his lead and reached the checkers far ahead of the field. After the race, Webb refused an engine claim and was disqualified. Everyone in the field was moved up one place and Shay Cortin won with Kevin Donlan second, Gladson third and Mark Houden fourth.

Dwarf cars have made four appearances at the speedway this season and Mike Morrill has won all of them. He led all ten laps of the feature and finished ahead of David Rafferty, Fred Schimmels, and James May.

This event concludes the 2004 season at the Iowa State Fair Speedway.

Heat Winners

1. Shane Paris, Muscatine

2. John Davis, Altoona

3. Mark Elliott, Webster City

Feature

1. Elliott

2. Davis

3. Joe McBirnie, Boone

4. Dave Farren Jr., DM

5. Tony Hofbauer, Slater

6. Bill Davis Jr., DM

7. Josh Truman, Indianola

8. Danny Wallace, DM

9. Rex Scheuermann, Scranton

10. Paris

11. Russ Dickerson, Boone

12. Glen Ridgeway, Eldon

13. Brian George. DM

14. Dave Farren, DM

15. Kevin Lowell, DM

16. Robert Avery, DM

17. Rick Gustin, Marshalltown

18. Travis Olson, DM

19. Russ Gladson

20. Cale Sponsler, DM

21. Mark Daughenbaugh

22. Kevin Danielson, Grimes

23. Richie Gustin, Marshalltown

24. Scott Bailey, Carlisle

25. Tim Gannon, DM

26. Josh Pruitt, Stuart

27. Pat Graham, Ames

Heat Winners

1. Shane Weller, Agency

2. Steve Campbell, DM

3. Steve Jackson, DM

Feature

1. Jackson

2. John Hunnell, DM

3. Campbell

4. Mike Todd, Altoona

5. Russ McCombs, Oskaloosa

6. Greg Shepherd, Altoona

7. Danny Hill, DM

8. Weller

9. John Watson, DM

10. Matt Pinegar, DM

11. Josh Daniels, DM

12. Randy Killen, DM

13. Eric Stanford, Hartford

14. Kyle Krampe, Baxter

15. Aaron Wendall, Baxter

16. Carl Yaw Jr., DM

17. Jeff Mueller, Mt. Pleasant

18. Bob Daniels, DM

19. Jeff Johnston, Indianola

20. Mike Walrod

21. Dennis Pinegar, DM

22. Jason Murray, Hartford

23. Todd Inman, DM

Heat Winners

1. Don Wear, DM

2. Rick Gladson, DM

3. Shay Cortin, Waukon

4. Bob Kibbe, Salem

5. Patty Fosaaen, Waukon

6. Kevin Donlan, Mable MN

B-Feature Winners

1. Steve Curtis, DM

2. Randy Embrey, Granger

3. Allan Van Gorp, Signouey

 

A-Feature

1. Cortin

2. Donlan

3. Gladson

4. Mitch Hooden, Decorah

5. Douglas Seidl, DM

6. Justin Maschke, Knoxville

7. Don Wear, DM

8. Randy Embrey, Granger

9. Dustin Elliott, Marshalltown

10. Steve Curtis, DM

11. Matt Inman, DM

12. John Thoren, DM

13. Jamie Daughenbaugh, DM

14. John Oliver, Danville

15. Allen Van Gorp, Carlisle

16. Nathan Wood, Signourey

17. Patty Fosaaen, Waukon

18. Bob Kibbe, Salem

19. Ray Stock Jr., DM

20. Colt Mather, Webster City

21. Tim Brewer, Burlington

22. Steve Jones, Ames

23. Adam Hagen, DM

24. Bryan Webb, Decorah (DQ)

 

Heat Winners

1. Rick Clark, DM

2. Mike Stark, DM

Feature

1. Carl Moyer, Ankeny

2. Stark

3. Ben Nading, Ankeny

4. Clark

5. Russ Byriel, Ankeny

6. Lou Sipolt, Altoona

7. Mike Fagen, DM

8. Bill Hull, Lorimor

9. # 10m

10. Jim Phillipsen, DM

11. Del Enos, DM

12. Tony Moro, DM

13. Matt McBride, DM

14. Bruce Henry, DM

15. Pat Fagen, DM

16. Porkchop Vincent

17. Josh Hull

18. Bugs Vincent, Nevada

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