Independence Motor Speedway

Four first-time winners reach victory lane

Steere gets second win in I.M.C.A. hobby stocks

Sat, May 28, 2005 -- Saturday Night Points Race #6
Written by: Ryan Clark

Four drivers made their first trips to victory lane in 2005 on the fast 3/8-mile Independence Motor Speedway.

In I.M.C.A. modified action, Adam Johnson was looking to pick up his first win in the division as he set sail from his outside front row start. Johnson took command at the start of the race, leaving a number of cars to do battle behind him for the runner-up spot. Joey Schaefer settled into the second spot on lap six and worked to reel in Johnson.

Schaefer made the pass for the lead on the ninth circuit of the 20-lap event as Jerry Luloff made his way into third. Meanwhile, Vern Jackson worked his way through traffic and into third when Johnson retired to the pit area with a flat tire during a lap 15 caution.

Jackson, using the high line, made his way around Luloff as the flying green waved, and then around Schaefer for the lead as the field drove through the final set of turns. Jackson sped to the victory, his first of the season, ahead of Schaefer and Luloff.

After an uncharacteristically sluggish start to the season, Curt Martin made his first visit to the winner’s circle in the I.M.C.A. late model 25-lapper. Martin passed Drew Johnson on lap six and never looked back as he drove to the impressive victory. Johnson and Dean Wagner chased Martin to the checkers.

Justin Temeyer took the lead on the fourth lap of the 15-lap I.M.C.A. stock car feature and never looked back on his way to his first win of the season. Temeyer, who started the event in seventh, crossed the line ahead of Norman Chesmore and Dan Trimble.

Brian Kunkle used a pole position start to his advantage as he led all 15 laps of the B modified feature to score his first win of the year. Kunkle survived a handful of caution flags to cruise to the win ahead of Danny Dvorak and Joe Docekal.

The only repeat winner on the night was found in the I.M.C.A. hobby stock division. After a pair of cautions through the first two laps, Josh Steere made his way into the lead on the third lap of the 15-lapper. Steere, who started the event eighth, led the rest of the event non-stop to take his second win of the season. Travis Michels and Tim Swope completed the top three.

RESULTS
I.M.C.A. LATE MODEL
First heat – 1. Ben Schaefer, Raymond; 2. Darin Duffy, Hazleton; 3. Randy Wheeler, Cedar Falls; 4. Dean Wagner, Evansdale; 5. Kurt Roose, Bristow; 6. Tyler Bruening, Decorah; 7. Joel Brasch, Dunkerton; 8. Mike Padden, Waterloo; 9. Dale Hackwell Jr., Washburn.
Second heat – 1. Dave Stricker, Waterloo; 2. Dirk Hamilton, Jesup; 3. Dave Thorsten, Decorah; 4. Darren Ackerman, Waterloo; 5. Tysus Pattee, Vinton; 6. Dale Stolte, Springville; 7. Dave Burrell, Dysart; 8. Leon Thomsen, Waverly.
Third heat – 1. Greg Hunter, Independence; 2. Curt Martin, Independence; 3. Greg Kastli, Waterloo; 4. Drew Johnson, Belle Plaine; 5. Josh McGowan, Vinton; 6. Rick Dralle, Waterloo; 7. Brett McGill, Independence; 8. Lee Herman, Fairbank.
B feature – 1. Bruening; 2. Pattee; 3. Stolte; 4. Roose; 5. McGowan; 6. Dralle; 7. Hackwell; 8. Brasch; 9. Herman; 10. McGill; 11. Burrell; 12. Thomsen; DNS Padden.
A feature – 1. Martin; 2. Johnson; 3. Wagner; 4. Kastli; 5. Stolte; 6. Thorsten; 7. Hackwell; 8. Stricker; 9. Roose; 10. Dralle; 11. Pattee; 12. Bruening; 13. Brasch; 14. McGowan; 15. Duffy; 16. Wheeler; 17. Hamilton; 18. Schaefer; 19. Ackerman; 20. Hunter.

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

I.M.C.A. STOCK CAR
First heat – 1. Dain Sires, Cedar Falls; 2. Justin Temeyer, Independence; 3. Matt Brown, Fairbank; 4. Dan Trimble, Fairbank; 5. Rick Quail, Waterloo; 6. Damon Murty, Chelsea; 7. Ken Irvine, Oelwein; 8. Robert Englekes, Dike; 9. Jamie Whitaker, Nevada.
Second heat – 1. Sean Johnson, Independence; 2. Scooter Dulin, Cedar Rapids; 3. Norman Chesmore, Quasqueton; 4. Dallas Morin, Cedar Rapids; 5. Jeff Adams, Des Moines; 6. Doug Otto, Cedar Falls; 7. Jason DeShaw, Hopkinton; 8. Jason Hocken, Independence; 9. Eric Weber, Jesup.
Third heat – 1. Roger Samec, New Hartford; 2. Chris Wessner, Quasqueton; 3. Kevin Rose, Waterloo; 4. Brian Irvine, Oelwein; 5. Jarod Weepie, Dunkerton; 6. Tony Schimmels, Readlyn; 7. Jeff Franck, Winthrop; 8. Chad Siems, Marion; DNS Loras Schaefer, Waterloo.
First B feature – 1. K. Irvine; 2. Weepie; 3. Franck; 4. Quail; 5. Whitaker; 6. Otto; 7. Hocken; DNS Schaefer.
Second B feature – 1. Murty; 2. Schimmels; 3. Weber; 4. Adams; 5. Englekes; 6. Siems; 7. DeShaw.
A feature – 1. Temeyer; 2. Chesmore; 3. Trimble; 4. Franck; 5. Dulin; 6. Murty; 7. Weepie; 8. Brown; 9. Quail; 10. Samec; 11. Schimmels; 12. Adams; 13. Morin; 14. Weber; 15. Rose; 16. K. Irvine; 17. B. Irvine; 18. Wessner; 19. Sires; 20. Johnson.

I.M.C.A. HOBBY STOCK
First heat – 1. Chris Luloff, Independence; 2. Jim Ball, Independence; 3. Jason Niedert, Waterloo; 4. Kevin Robinson, Independence; 5. Vince Buchholz, Cedar Falls; 6. Bill Meyer, Sumner; 7. Matt Hogan, Jesup; 8. James Marsh, Independence; DQ Rod Grother, Cedar Rapids.
Second heat – 1. Josh Steere, New Hartford; 2. Seth Thomas, Center Point; 3. Joe Sprague, Independence; 4. Matt Burmeister, Waterloo; 5. Shane Ebaugh, Cedar Falls; 6. Brian Happel, Cedar Rapids; DQ Dan Olson, Cedar Rapids; DQ Adam Gebel, Dysart.
Third heat – 1. Travis Michels, Hazleton; 2. Don Arnold, Stanley; 3. Patrick Stansbery; 4. Tim Swope, Waterloo; 5. Scott Siems, Cedar Rapids; 6. Jeremiah Wilson, Waterloo; 7. Mark Butler, Independence; 8. Charlie Chapman, Oelwein; DQ Perry Thomsen, Cedar Rapids.
First B feature – 1. Buchholz; 2. Grother; 3. Siems; 4. Hogan; 5. Gebel; 6. Marsh; DNS Happel.
Second B feature – 1. Meyer; 2. Wilson; 3. Butler; 4. Thomsen; DNS Ebaugh; DNS Chapman; DNS Olson.
A feature – 1. Steere; 2. Michels; 3. Swope; 4. Stansbery; 5. Buchholz; 6. Luloff; 7. Grother; 8. Meyer; 9. Butler; 10. Thomas; 11. Niedert; 12. Wilson; 13. Robinson; 14. Ball; 15. Thomsen; 16. Siems; 17. Hogan; 18. Burmeister; 19. Sprague; 20. Arnold.

B MODIFIED
First heat – 1. Brian Kunkle, Oelwein; 2. Kip Siems, Cedar Falls; 3. Johnathan Thimmesch, Aurora; 4. Travis Brown, Solon; 5. Dawn Krall, Waterloo; 6. Joe Docekal, Dysart; 7. Ryan Coleman, Urbana; 8. John Bates, Fairbank.
Second heat – 1. Danny Dvorak, Vinton; 2. Brett Root, Vinton; 3. Ronnie Winkowitsch, Elk Run Heights; 4. Bob Ebaugh, Raymond; 5. Jim Buhlman, Cedar Falls; 6. Tony Olson, Cedar Rapids; 7. Brian Kauffman, Cedar Rapids; DQ Josh Secor, Waterloo.
Feature – 1. Kunkle; 2. Dvorak; 3. Docekal; 4. Root; 5. Ebaugh; 6. Buhlman; 7. Bates; 8. Coleman; 9. Secor; 10. Brown; 11. Thimmesch; 12. Winkowitsch; 13. Siems; 14. Krall; 15. Kauffman; 16. Olson.