Independence Motor Speedway

Luloffs make it a family night with a pair of victories

Ackerman takes late model checkers as Murty goes back-to-back

Sat, May 14, 2005 -- Saturday Night Points Race #4
Written by: Ryan Clark

Although the wind chill was nearing the freezing mark, racing went on as scheduled at Independence Motor Speedway. Jerry Luloff and his son Chris made the most of the night as the father and son picked up wins in their respective divisions.

Jerry Luloff sat on the pole as the 20-car I.M.C.A. modified field took the green flag. Following two quick yellows, Luloff powered into the lead while Vern Jackson and Joey Schaefer battled behind him. Jackson and Schaefer swapped second place a number of times, battling side-by-side right behind the race leader. As the checkers waved, Luloff crossed the line first, leading the event in its entirety, a car-length ahead of Jackson. Schaefer finished a car-length behind Jackson to take third.

Much like his father, Chris Luloff took command at the drop of the green in the 15-lap I.M.C.A. hobby stock main event. Luloff checked out on the field early to score the victory by a straightaway margin in the caution-free event. Vince Buchholz crossed the line in second and second-year driver Dan Olson finished third.

Greg Hunter was the early leader in the 25-lap I.M.C.A. late model feature. From his front row start, Hunter took command early while Dale Stolte and Drew Johnson fought behind him for second.

Darren Ackerman moved into a battle with the leaders from his fifth row start just a handful of laps into the event. Ackerman made his way around Stolte on lap eight and then went to work on Hunter. Just prior to the midway point, Ackerman took the lead and drove to the impressive win in a race that saw no yellow flags. Greg Kastli, who started 14th, worked his way through the field to steal second away from Hunter in the waning laps. Hunter crossed the line third.

Damon Murty became the first driver to make a return visit to victory lane this season as he topped the I.M.C.A. stock car feature. From his fourth row start, Murty worked his way into second on lap eight of the 20-lapper and set his sights on race leader Chris Wessner. Murty took command with just six laps to go to drive to his second straight victory at the speedway. Wessner finished second with Sean Johnson third.

Brett Root picked up his first win of the season in the B modified division. Root weathered a handful of caution periods to lead the time-shortened event in its entirety to score the victory. Joe Docekal finished second and took over the division’s points lead. Jimmy Broszeit made his first appearance at the track and went home with third place honors.

RESULTS
I.M.C.A. LATE MODEL
First heat – 1. Curt Martin, Independence; 2. Rick Dralle, Independence; 3. Darren Ackerman, Waterloo; 4. Tyler Bruening, Decorah; 5. Josh McGowan, Vinton; 6. Ben Schaefer, Raymond; 7. Dave Stricker, Waterloo; 8. Leon Thomsen, Waverly.
Second heat – 1. Drew Johnson, Belle Plaine; 2. Dale Stolte, Springville; 3. Jamie Aikey, Cedar Falls; 4. Dirk Hamilton, Jesup; 5. Greg Kastli, Waterloo; 6. Jerry Dedrick, Vinton; 7. Dean Wagner, Evansdale; 8. Lee Herman, Fairbank.
Third heat – 1. Greg Hunter, Independence; 2. Darin Duffy, Hazleton; 3. Dale Hackwell Jr., Washburn; 4. Randy Wheeler, Cedar Falls; 5. Dave Thorsten, Decorah; 6. Tysus Pattee, Vinton; 7. Joel Brasch, Dunkerton; 8. Dave Burrell, Dysart.
B Feature – 1. McGowan; 2. Kastli; 3. Thorsten; 4. Dedrick; 5. Pattee; 6. Wagner; 7. Stricker; 8. Schaefer; 9. Brasch; 10. Herman; 11. Thomsen; DNS Burrell.
A feature – 1. Ackerman; 2. Kastli; 3. Hunter; 4. Aikey; 5. Duffy; 6. McGowan; 7. Stolte; 8. Dralle; 9. Wagner; 10. Hamilton; 11. Bruening; 12. Johnson; 13. Wheeler; 14. Hackwell; 15. Thorsten; 16. Pattee; 17. Dedrick; 18. Stricker; 19. Schaefer; DNS Martin.

I.M.C.A. MODIFIED
First heat – 1. Troy Cordes, Raymond; 2. Ed Thomas, Waterloo; 3. Brian Krall, Readlyn; 4. Garry Stuber, Waterloo; 5. Jeff Kriz, Waterloo; 6. Adam Johnson, Independence; 7. Timm Jensen, Dunkerton; 8. Jim Schaefer, Waterloo; 9. Adam Bolin, Waterloo.
Second heat – 1. Jerry Luloff, Independence; 2. Jason Snyder, Dunkerton; 3. Vern Jackson, Waterloo; 4. Scott Hogan, Vinton; 5. Don Erger, Brandon; 6. Patrick Flannagan, Cedar Rapids; 7. Buster Pate, Hiawatha; 8. Chuck Lewis, Coggon.
Third heat – 1. Shawn Fisher, Garrison; 2. Dennis Betzer, Central City; 3. Clayton Thomas, Waterloo; 4. Joey Schaefer, Waterloo; 5. Mike Gill, La Porte City; 6. J.D. Auringer, Evansdale; 7. Ken Nichols, Evansdale; 8. Tim Murty, Tama.
First B feature – 1. Kriz; 2. Jensen; 3. Flannagan; 4. Bolin; 5. Lewis; 6. Nichols; 7. Gill.
Second B feature – 1. Johnson; 2. Erger; 3. Auringer; 4. Murty; 5. Pate; 6. Jim Schaefer.
A feature – 1. Luloff; 2. Jackson; 3. Joey Schaefer; 4. Cordes; 5. Krall; 6. Betzer; 7. C. Thomas; 8. Auringer; 9. Erger; 10. Jensen; 11. Flannagan; 12. Stuber; 13. Murty; 14. Kriz; 15. Bolin; 16. Hogan; 17. Johnson; 18. Fisher; 19. Snyder; 20. E. Thomas.

I.M.C.A. STOCK CAR
First heat – 1. Jeff Franck, Winthrop; 2. Damon Murty, Chelsea; 3. Scooter Dulin, Cedar Rapids; 4. Jamie Whitaker, Nevada; 5. Chad Siems, Marion; 6. Chris Henry, Arlington; 7. Shane Manson, Greeley; 8. LaVerne Weber, Waterloo; 9. Rick Quail, Waterloo.
Second heat – 1. Norman Chesmore, Quasqueton; 2. Chris Wessner, Quasqueton; 3. Doug Otto, Cedar Falls; 4. Jarod Weepie, Dunkerton; 5. Kevin Rose, Waterloo; 6. Jason Hocken, Independence; 7. Matt Brown, Fairbank; DQ Eric Weber, Jesup; DQ Ken Irvine, Oelwein.
Third heat – 1. Dan Trimble, Fairbank; 2. Sean Johnson, Independence; 3. Justin Temeyer, Independence; 4. Tony Schimmels, Readlyn; 5. Brian Irvine, Oelwein; 6. Brett Mather, Lamont; 7. Jeff Adams, Des Moines; 8. Dain Sires, Cedar Falls.
First B feature – 1. B. Irvine; 2. Siems; 3. Adams; 4. Hocken; 5. Manson; 6. Sires; DQ E. Weber.
Second B feature – 1. Rose; 2. K. Irvine; 3. Quail; 4. Brown; 5. Henry; 6. Mather; 7. L. Weber.
A feature – 1. Murty; 2. Wessner; 3. Johnson; 4. Trimble; 5. Otto; 6. Weepie; 7. Schimmels; 8. Chesmore; 9. Dulin; 10. Franck; 11. B. Irvine; 12. Rose; 13. Siems; 14. Quail; 15. K. Irvine; 16. Adams; 17. Brown; 18. Hocken; 19. Whitaker; 20. Temeyer.

I.M.C.A. HOBBY STOCK
First heat – 1. Josh Steere, New Hartford; 2. Chris Luloff, Independence; 3. Jeremiah Wilson, Waterloo; 4. Jim Ball, Independence; 5. Tim Swope, Waterloo; 6. Perry Thomsen, Cedar Rapids; 7. Don Arnold, Stanley; 8. Brandon Davis, Cedar Rapids; 9. Erick Knutsen, Center Point.
Second heat – 1. Rod Grother, Cedar Rapids; 2. Vince Buchholz, Cedar Falls; 3. Shane Ebaugh, Cedar Falls; 4. John Meyer, Independence; 5. Colby Heishman, Brooklyn; 6. Travis Michels, Hazleton; 7. Kevin Robinson, Independence; 8. Joe Sprague, Independence; 9. Gabe Dawes, Cedar Rapids.
Third heat – 1. Dan Olson, Cedar Rapids; 2. Mark Butler, Independence; 3. Bill Meyer, Sumner; 4. Patrick Stansbery, Evansdale; 5. Curt Hilmer, Dysart; 6. Ryan Bochmann, Greene; 7. Scott Siems, Cedar Rapids; 8. Adam Gebel, Dysart; 9. James Marsh, Independence.
First B feature – 1. Swope; 2. Michels; 3. Siems; 4. Hilmer; 5. Arnold; 6. Marsh; DNS Sprague; DNS Knutsen.
Second B feature – 1. Thomsen; 2. Bochmann; 3. Robinson; 4. Davis; 5. Gebel; 6. Heishman; 7. Dawes.
A feature – 1. Luloff; 2. Buchholz; 3. Olson; 4. Butler; 5. Ebaugh; 6. Steere; 7. J. Meyer; 8. Ball; 9. B. Meyer; 10. Stansbery; 11. Swope; 12. Michels; 13. Hilmer; 14. Thomsen; 15. Bochmann; 16. Wilson; 17. Robinson; 18. Grother; 19. Davis; 20. Siems.

B MODIFIED
First heat – 1. Brian Kunkle, Oelwein; 2. Kip Siems, Cedar Falls; 3. Danny Dvorak, Vinton; 4. Jim Buhlman, Cedar Falls; 5. Travis Brown, Solon; 6. Jimmy Broszeit, Postville; 7. Dave Butler, Cedar Rapids; 8. John Bates, Fairbank; 9. Craig Cordes, Cedar Falls; 10. Mike Moore, Janesville.
Second heat – 1. Brett Root, Vinton; 2. Bob Ebaugh, Raymond; 3. Joe Docekal, Dysart; 4. Tony Olson, Cedar Rapids; 5. Dawn Krall, Waterloo; 6. John Wilhelmi, Maynard; 7. Johnathan Thimmesch, Aurora; 8. Brian Kauffman, Cedar Rapids; 9. Shane Kappmeyer, Fairbank.
Feature – 1. Root; 2. Docekal; 3. Broszeit; 4. Ebaugh; 5. Krall; 6. Thimmesch; 7. Olson; 8. Dvorak; 9. Kauffman; 10. Wilhelmi; 11. Kunkle; 12. Brown; 13. Buhlman; 14. Siems; 15. Kappmeyer; 16. Bates; 17. Butler; 18. Cordes; 19. Moore.