Iowa State Fair Speedway
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September 3, 2004
For Immediate Release
Iowa State Fair Speedway
Victories to Graham, Todd, Nading and Murray
by David Wilkinson
(Des Moines, Iowa) (September 3, 2004) The regular season at the Iowa State Fair Speedway ended Friday night with championships in four classes. For the second year in a row, Greg Cox won the points championship in IMCA modifieds as Steve Jackson won his fifth title in the last six years. Steve Curtis captured the IMCA hobby stock trophy and Carl Moyer secured the Karl Chevrolet dirt truck title.
Prior to the beginning of the program, racer Maynard Davis III was remembered and honored. Davis died in a racing accident at the track in August. Lynne Carstens, a family friend read a message and then sang the national anthem. Stock car drivers circulated among fans seeking donations for the Davis family. Two number 43d black and green stock cars that Davis drove served as pace cars for the IMCA stock car feature.
In each of the championship features, the drivers starting in the first two rows were offered the JJAM Challenge – the opportunity to start the race from the tail and collect a double purse if they win. In those situations where the Challenge was accepted, the race was extended by three laps.
In the modified feature, John Davis and Tony Hofbauer accepted the challenge. At the drop of the green, Russ Gladson took the lead. On lap ten, he was off the power and left the race. Pat Graham used the inherited lead to his advantage and won the race. Hofbauer had moved through the field and was close to the leader as he finished second. Kevin Danielson was third and Bill Davis Jr fourth. The engine of Davis blew halfway through the race.
In the IMCA stock car race, points leader Steve Jackson accepted the JJAM challenge and was able to finish fourth in the race which ran green to checkered. Don Killen shot into the lead at the drop of the green with Mike Todd on his back bumper. On lap 13, Todd passed Killen and led the way to the checkered followed by Killen, Greg Shepherd, and Jackson.
Steve Curtis entered the IMCA hobby stock feature with a comfortable 23 point lead over Justin Maschke. Maschke took the early lead with Curtis on his tail. Halfway through the race, Curtis encountered problems and left the track. About the same time, Don Wear passed Maschke and was running for the win. On the last lap, Jacob Murray passed Wear to win the race. Wear was second, Maschke third, and Matt Inman finished fourth. After the race, Curtis maintained a five-point lead over Maschke for the championship.
In the Karl Chevrolet dirt truck main, Ben Nading pulled ahead of the field, leading the entire race for the victory. There was a dogfight behind him among four trucks with the final finishing order of Mike Stark in second, Carl Moyer in third, and Lou Sipolt fourth.
Mike Morrill led the entire dwarf car feature and won the race with a large lead. Burt Thompson ran second, Shane Hunter third and Jimmy May was fourth.
The 305 non-winged sprint cars returned to the track and ran a fifteen-lap feature. Bob Thompson was the winner with Jerry Crabb second, Tom Lenz third, and Dave Van Haften fourth.
In the two-person cruizer race, the #599 car of Jim and Josh May started in the fourth row and led all laps except the first one as they won the race.
Racing continues on Friday, September 17th with a special for IMCA stock cars and Karl Chevrolet dirt trucks and then on September 24th, another special featuring, IMCA modifieds and IMCA hobby stocks. Hot laps are at 6:00 PM with racing following around 7:00 PM.
IMCA Modifieds
Championship Feature
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1 |
Pat Graham, Ames |
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2 |
Tony Hofbauer, Slater |
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3 |
Kevin Danielson, Grimes |
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4 |
Bill Davis Jr., Des Moines |
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5 |
Kevin Lovell, Des Moines |
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6 |
Tim Gannon, Des Moines |
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7 |
Mark Daughenbaugh, Des Moines |
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8 |
Buck (Vern) Killen, Des Moines |
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9 |
Bill Carter, Des Moines |
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10 |
Greg Cox, Altoona |
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11 |
Russ Gladson, Des Moines |
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12 |
Dave Farren Jr., Des Moines |
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13 |
John Davis, Altoona |
IMCA Stock Cars
Championship Feature
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1 |
Mike Todd, Altoona |
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2 |
Don Killen, Des Moines |
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3 |
Greg Shepherd, Altoona |
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4 |
Steve Jackson, Des Moines |
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5 |
Paul Anderson, Des Moines |
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6 |
John Hunnell, Des Moines |
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7 |
Steve Campbell, Des Moines |
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8 |
Josh Daniels, Des Moines |
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9 |
Tony Bass, Des Moines |
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10 |
Matt Hidlebaugh, Grimes |
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11 |
Justin Murphy, St. Charles, IA |
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12 |
Randy Killen, Des Moines |
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13 |
Rod Richards, Sandyville |
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14 |
Terry McDowell, Des Moines |
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15 |
Carl Yaw Jr., Des Moines |
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16 |
Kent Knopf, Granger |
IMCA Hobby Stock
B-Feature # 1
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1 |
Rusty Groves, Des Moines |
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2 |
John Thoren, Ankeny |
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3 |
Bill Dawson, Des Moines |
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4 |
Curtis Glover, Bondurant |
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5 |
Ray Stock Jr., Des Moines |
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6 |
Patrick Lowe, Des Moines |
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7 |
Gerald Snyder, Truro |
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8 |
Randy Bradshaw, Des Moines |
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9 |
Larry Stock, Des Moines |
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10 |
David Prymek, Johnston |
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11 |
Kyle Webb, Des Moines |
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12 |
Don Williams, Des Moines |
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13 |
Sam Allison, Des Moines |
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14 |
Mark Sparks, Des Moines |
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15 |
Todd Bass, Des Moines |
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16 |
Brad Egenberger, Des Moines |
B-Feature # 2
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1 |
Douglas Seidl, Des Moines |
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2 |
Adam Hagen, Des Moines |
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3 |
Paul Wheeler, Des Moines |
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4 |
Michael Davis, Des Moines |
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5 |
Gene Behle, Des Moines |
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6 |
Tony Ashley, Des Moines |
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7 |
Bob Allison, Des Moines |
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8 |
James Denin, Des Moines |
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9 |
Mike Johnson |
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10 |
Cody Stamper |
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11 |
Kenny Hay, Saylor Township |
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12 |
Jamie Daughenbaugh, Des Moines |
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13 |
Steve Hill |
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14 |
Ted Hill, Des Moines |
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15 |
Rex Bonnett, Pleasantville |
Championship Feature
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1 |
Jacob Murray, Hartford |
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2 |
Don Wear, Des Moines |
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3 |
Justin Maschke, Knoxville |
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4 |
Matt Inman, Des Moines |
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5 |
Adam Hagen, Des Moines |
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6 |
Mike Egenberger, Ankeny |
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7 |
Bill Dawson, Des Moines |
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8 |
Curtis Glover, Bondurant |
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9 |
Douglas Seidl, Des Moines |
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10 |
John Thoren, Ankeny |
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11 |
Gary Stajcar, Bondurant |
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12 |
Michael Davis, Des Moines |
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13 |
Rusty Groves, Des Moines |
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14 |
Allen Van Gorp, Carlisle |
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15 |
Patrick Lowe, Des Moines |
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16 |
Tony Ashley, Des Moines |
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17 |
Bill Bonnett, Knoxville |
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18 |
Gene Behle, Des Moines |
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19 |
Paul Wheeler, Des Moines |
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20 |
Ray Stock Jr., Des Moines |
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21 |
Steve Curtis, Des Moines |
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22 |
Rick Gladson, Des Moines |
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23 |
Bruce Wolfe, Des Moines |
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24 |
Rob Allison, Des Moines |
Karl Chevrolet Dirt Trucks
Championship Feature
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1 |
Ben Nading, Ankeny |
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2 |
Mike Stark, Des Moines |
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3 |
Carl Moyer, Ankeny |
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4 |
Lou Sipolt, Altoona |
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5 |
Bret Moyer, Polk City |
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6 |
Matt Waugh, Des Moines |
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7 |
Rick Clark, Des Moines |
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8 |
Porkchop Vincent |
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9 |
Jeff Luke, Earlham |
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10 |
# 72 |
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11 |
Bugs Vincent, Nevada |
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12 |
Bill Hull, Lorimor |
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13 |
David Saffell, Pleasantville |
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14 |
Del Enos, Des Moines |
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15 |
Matt McBride, Des Moines |
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16 |
# 10h |
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17 |
Jim Phillipsen, Des Moines |
Dwarf Cars
Heat Winners
1. Mike Morrill, Ankeny
2. Jimmy May, DeSoto
Feature
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1 |
Mike Morrill, Altoona |
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2 |
Burt Thompson |
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3 |
Shane Hunter |
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4 |
Jimmy May, DeSoto |
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5 |
Fred Schimmels, Van Meter |
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6 |
Brian Miller, Grand Junction |
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7 |
Mike Thomas, Indianola |
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8 |
David Smith, Des Moines |
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9 |
Randy Bryan, Story City |
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10 |
Jerry Schimmels, Van Meter |
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11 |
Mike Kennedy, Boone |
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12 |
Brett Detrick, Runnells |
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13 |
Randy Rudolf, Norwalk |
|
14 |
Michael Thomas |
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15 |
Dusty Masolini, Des Moines |
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16 |
Jim Lacey, Des Moines |
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17 |
Charlie Brow |
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18 |
Charlie Dewey, Norwalk |
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19 |
Alex Hayes, Ackworth |
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20 |
Joel Keenan, Des Moines |
305 Sprint Cars
Feature
1. Bob Thompson, Des Moines
2. Jerry Crabb, Des Moines
3. Tom Lenz
4. Dave Van Haften
5. Rob Kubli
6. Dave Farren, Des Moines
7. Kevin Tanner
8. Bob Lamb
9. Matt Stephenson
10. Roger Short
11. Shawn Deman
Cruizers
Feature
1. Jim and Josh May, DeSoto
2. Don Mason and Mark Glen
3. 12
4. Casey McKasson and Justin Peterson
5. Blake Henry and Evan Well
6. Burnight and Kelly
7. Kevin Fuller, Urbandale
8. Hill and Doornenball, Des Moines
9. Bolton and Nehrine, Indianola
10. Gene Prigge and Matthew Loynachan
11. Walker and Henry, Des Moines
12. Sibert and Sibert, Ackworth