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Race Results
June 26, 2004
Runge Rights Season with Lake County Win
By Shawn Neisteadt
(June 26, 2004-Madison, SD) It has been a rough season so far for Mitch Runge, but he returned to his winning ways on Saturday night at Lake County Speedway. The same could be said about Gary Brown Jr. as he took the win of the Late Model Stock Car feature.
Doug Martens took the initial lead of the Sprint Car feature with Runge and Brent Vonk following. The red flag waved with one lap down when Brad Nelson spun and Jared Riedel flipped in turn two. Both were unharmed.
On the restart, Vonk used the very brim of the speedway to momentum his way to the second spot passing Runge. Vonk then took the lead from Martens entering turn three, but Martens regained the top spot in turn four. On the second lap Jody Rosenboom drove into fourth as he passed Cody Hansen. On the third lap Runge took second from Vonk then on the fourth lap Runge passed Martens entering the first turn for the lead. Vonk took second as they raced off turn two.
Traffic was not a hindrance as Runge handled it flawlessly to run to his first win of the year. Vonk took second followed by Martens. Fourth went to Rosenboom with Hansen rounding out the top four. Vonk and Chuck McGillivray won the heat races.
The Late Model Stock Car feature was quite and event as it came down to the very end. Four laps into the race the caution waved. Rick Goth had the lead with Gary Brown Jr. and Mark DeBoer following. On the restart, Brown went to the very top of the track and pulled door to door with Goth. Brown then took the lead on lap six, but the race was far from over. Goth battled back to the inside of Brown on lap nine. The caution lined the cars up on lap ten.
On the restart, it was Goth back to the inside of Brown as they battled for the lead. Goth used the inside to take the lead on lap 13, only to have Brown retake the top spot. The battle came down to the final lap with Brown edging Goth for the win. The victory was Brown's second of the year. Goth took second with third going to DeBoer. Don Bickett ran fourth with Matt Steuerwald in fifth. Steuerwald and Rob Anderson won the heat races.
Nick Beyenhof led the distance of the Sportsmen feature to take his first Lake County win of the year. The win was Beyenhof's second of the weekend as he also win Friday night in Rock Rapids, IA. Joey Hofer was second with third going to Greg Roeman. Mike Forseth charged from the tail after an early race incident to take fourth. Mike McGillivray was fifth. Hofer and Forseth won the heat races.
Lane Brenden took the lead of the Hobby Stock feature on a restart with just one lap down and led the rest of the way to take his third win of the year. Steve Eliason was seond with Justin LeBahn third. Fourth went to Colter Deutsch with Mike Thompson fifth. Jon DeBoer, Brett Lease and Travis Morris won the heat races.
Greg Jung celebrated a birthday and took his third win of the year in the Wild Ones feature. Chad Larson won his third straight feature in the Deuces Wild.
Lake County Speedway celebrates Independence Day this Saturday with a big fireworks display following the races. Advance Auto Parts will also be saluting the fans and the U.S.A. as they will be handing out flags and prized to fans. There will also be a dirt track racing simulator on hand with proceeds going to juvenile diabetes research.
NMRA 360 Sprints
Heat #1: 1. Brent Vonk, Hudson; 2. Brandon Rokusek, Geddes; 3. Mitch Runge, Sioux Falls; 4. Bradley Nelson, Brookings; 5. Doug Martens, Ward; 6. Randy Droescher, Larchwood, Iowa; 7. Daryl Reverts, Humboldt.
Heat #2: 1. Chuck McGillivray, Madison; 2. Jody Rosenboom, Rock Rapids, Iowa; 3. John Kaiser, Lake Norden; 4. Cody Hansen, Nunda; 5. Ryan Bickett, Ramona; 6. Jared Riedel, Ramona; 7. Cory Krueger, Brandon.
A Feature: 1. Mitch Runge, Sioux Falls; 2. Brent Vonk, Hudson; 3. Doug Martens, Ward; 4. Jody Rosenboom, Rock Rapids, Iowa; 5. Cody Hansen, Nunda; 6. Ryan Bickett, Ramona; 7. Randy Droescher, Larchwood, Iowa; 8. Brandon Rokusek, Geddes; 9. Daryl Reverts, Humboldt; 10. Cory Krueger, Brandon; 11. Bradley Nelson, Brookings; 12. Jared Riedel, Ramona; 13. John Kaiser, Lake Norden; 14. Chuck McGillivray, Madison.
NMRA Late Model Stock Cars
Heat #1: 1. Rob Anderson, Chester; 2. Mark DeBoer, Adrian, Minn.; 3. Perry Tschetter, Bridgewater; 4. Don Bickett, Ramona; 5. Al Barnhart, Madison; 6. Kent Plimpton, Lennox.
Heat #2: 1. Matt Steuerwald, Madison; 2. Rick Goth, Madison; 3. Gary Brown Jr, Sioux Falls; 4. Jeremiah Jordahl, Madison; 5. Scott Freet, Madison; 6. Lee Schlumbohm, Sioux Falls.
A Feature: 1. Gary Brown Jr, Sioux Falls; 2. Rick Goth, Madison; 3. Mark DeBoer, Adrian, Minn.; 4. Don Bickett, Ramona; 5. Matt Steuerwald, Madison; 6. Jeremiah Jordahl, Madison; 7. Rob Anderson, Chester; 8. Scott Freet, Madison; 9. Al Barnhart, Madison; 10. Kent Plimpton, Lennox; 11. Lee Schlumbohm, Sioux Falls; 12. Perry Tschetter, Bridgewater.
NMRA Sportsmen
Heat #1: 1. Joseph Hofer, Mitchell; 2. Jamie Tieszen, Marion; 3. Mike McGillivray, Madison; 4. Nick Beyenhof, Rock Rapids, Iowa; 5. Matt Ayres, Parker; 6. Dustin Evink, Colton; 7. Nick Abraham, Madison.
Heat #2: 1. Mike Forseth, Sioux Falls; 2. Kevin Spurgin, Madison; 3. Greg Roemen, Ellsworth, Minn.; 4. Brad Winesburg, Madison; 5. Paul Lebahn, Dell Rapids; 6. Donald Gerritsen Jr, Rock Rapids, Iowa.
A Feature: 1. Nick Beyenhof, Rock Rapids, Iowa; 2. Joseph Hofer, Mitchell; 3. Greg Roemen, Ellsworth, Minn.; 4. Mike Forseth, Sioux Falls; 5. Mike McGillivray, Madison; 6. Dustin Evink, Colton; 7. Jamie Tieszen, Marion; 8. Nick Abraham, Madison; 9. Kevin Spurgin, Madison; 10. Paul Lebahn, Dell Rapids; 11. Brad Winesburg, Madison; 12. Matt Ayres, Parker; 13. Donald Gerritsen Jr, Rock Rapids, Iowa.
NMRA Hobby Stocks
Heat #1: 1. Jon DeBoer, Little Rock, Iowa; 2. Colter Deutsch, Kanaranzi, Minn.; 3. Tony Guischer, Sioux Falls; 4. Aaron Penning, Dell Rapids; 5. Andy Hansen, Madison; 6. Kurtis Hansen, Salem.
Heat #2: 1. Brett Lease, Colman; 2. Chad Patch, Madison; 3. Mike Thompson, Sioux Falls; 4. Justin Lebahn, Dell Rapids; 5. Kevin Prussman, Brookings.
Heat #3: 1. Travis Morris, Brookings; 2. Lane Brenden, Mitchell; 3. Steve Eliason, Brookings; 4. Curt Ottoson, Chester; 5. Jason Marko, Watertown.
A Feature: 1. Lane Brenden, Mitchell; 2. Steve Eliason, Brookings; 3. Justin Lebahn, Dell Rapids; 4. Colter Deutsch, Kanaranzi, Minn.; 5. Mike Thompson, Sioux Falls; 6. Andy Hansen, Madison; 7. Jon DeBoer, Little Rock, Iowa; 8. Aaron Penning, Dell Rapids; 9. Brett Lease, Colman; 10. Chad Patch, Madison; 11. Curt Ottoson, Chester; 12. Tony Guischer, Sioux Falls; 13. Jason Marko, Watertown; 14. Kurtis Hansen, Salem; 15. Travis Morris, Brookings; 16. Kevin Prussman, Brookings.
Deuces Wild (FWD)
Heat #1: 1. Travis Christensen, Sioux Falls; 2. Myron Prussman, Brookings; 3. Larry Koster, Mitchell; 4. Paul Wieneke, Colton; 5. Jordan Heiman, Sioux Falls.
Heat #2: 1. Chad Larson, Madison; 2. Chris Scholl, Madison; 3. Dave Kennedy, Sioux Falls; 4. Brad Scholl, Madison; 5. Derek McCloud, Colman.
A Feature: 1. Chad Larson, Madison; 2. Dave Kennedy, Sioux Falls; 3. Chris Scholl, Madison; 4. Myron Prussman, Brookings; 5. Travis Christensen, Sioux Falls; 6. Brad Scholl, Madison; 7. Larry Koster, Mitchell; 8. Derek McCloud, Colman; 9. Paul Wieneke, Colton; 10. Jordan Heiman, Sioux Falls.
Wild Ones (FWD)
Heat #1: 1. Brian Heiman, Sioux Falls; 2. Jeremey Fedeler, Madison; 3. Greg Jung, Madison; 4. David Christensen, Madison; 5. Nick Lewis, Madison; 6. Jared Nytroe, Brandon.
A Feature: 1. Greg Jung, Madison; 2. Jeremey Fedeler, Madison; 3. Nick Lewis, Madison; 4. Brian Heiman, Sioux Falls; 5. Jared Nytroe, Brandon; 6. David Christensen, Madison.