Independence Motor Speedway

First-time winners, double features highlight full night of action

Weber, Happel make first-ever visits to victory lane

Sat, Jun 11, 2005 -- Saturday Night Points Race #8
Written by: Ryan Clark

Eric Weber and Brian Happel stole the spotlight as each driver picked up his first career victory at Independence Motor Speedway. The program, which offered 123 cars and 29 events, including double features in the I.M.C.A. late model and I.M C.A. modified divisions, was completed in just three hours and 45 minutes.

Weber led all but the first lap of the 20-lap I.M.C.A. stock car main event. After starting inside the third row, he made his way around Jamie Whitaker on the second lap to secure the lead. Weber then held off the stern challenges of Justin Temeyer, Jarod Weepie and Damon Murty throughout the event to score the first win of his career. The top four finished in that order.

Happel, who has had nothing but bad luck throughout the first half of the season, put together 15 solid laps as he led the I.M.C.A. hobby stock feature in its entirety. After inheriting the pole position following an early caution, Happel took command of the event. He then survived a trio of caution flags to take his first-ever win ahead of Shane Ebaugh and points leader Patrick Stansbery.

Double features were on tap for the late model and modified divisions, which saw their main events fall to rain a week ago. In the modified makeup feature, Jason Snyder was looking for his first career victory as he paced the field with a handful of laps remaining. Vern Jackson, who started 10th, made a pass for the lead with just four laps to go as he drove to his second win of the season ahead of Joey Schaefer and points leader Troy Cordes.

The story was similar in the regular modified feature, with Adam Bolin looking for his first-ever trip to victory lane. He led the event for the first 15 laps until Troy Cordes and Jerry Luloff worked into a three-car battle for the lead. Cordes took charge with four laps to go as he scored his first win of the year ahead of Luloff and a hard-charging Jackson.

Darin Duffy took control on the fifth lap of the 25-lap late model makeup feature. Duffy cruised to the win by a straightaway margin in the caution-free event. Greg Hunter and Curt Martin finished second and third.

In the regular late model feature, second-year driver Joel Brasch took command from his front row start. Brasch paced the 20-car field for the first 17 laps until veteran Curt Martin drove the low groove into the lead. Martin set sail once he took command as he drove to his second win of the season. Hunter and Josh McGowan completed the top three.

Johnathan Thimmesch scored his first win of the season in the B modified feature. Thimmesch took the lead on the second lap on his way to the victory in the caution-free 15-lapper. Joe Docekal made a hard charge late, but ran out of time as he finished second. Danny Dvorak was third.

The hobby stock feature that was rained out on June 4 will be made up next Saturday, June 18, as double features will be held in that division.

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

I.M.C.A. MODIFIED
First heat – 1. Vern Jackson, Waterloo; 2. Randy Trefz, Vinton; 3. Clayton Thomas, Waterloo; 4. Adam Bolin, Waterloo; 5. Terry Folkers, Central City; 6. Timm Jensen, Dunkerton; 7. Don Erger, Brandon; 8. Jerry Luloff, Independence; 9. Erik Haupt, Sumner.
Second heat – 1. Deon Turner, Waterloo; 2. Jason Snyder, Dunkerton; 3. Joey Schaefer, Waterloo; 4. Jeff Kriz, Waterloo; 5. Dennis Betzer Central City; 6. Buster Pate, Cedar Rapids; 7. Derrick Reedy, Evansdale; DNS J.D. Auringer, Evansdale.
Third heat – 1. Troy Cordes, Raymond; 2. Scott Hogan, Vinton; 3. Shawn Fisher, Garrison; 4. Adam Johnson, Independence; 5. Ed Thomas, Waterloo; 6. Mike Manson, Manchester; 7. Brian Krall, Readlyn; DNS Mike Gill, La Porte City.
B feature – 1. Betzer; 2. Luloff; 3. Reedy; 4. E. Thomas; 5. Jensen; 6. Krall; 7. Pate; 8. Erger; 9. Folkers; 10. Haupt; DNS Manson; DNS Auringer; DNS Gill.
A feature – 1. Cordes; 2. Luloff; 3. Jackson; 4. C. Thomas; 5. Trefz; 6. Jensen; 7. Johnson; 8. Schaefer; 9. Thomas; 10. Fisher; 11. Krall; 12. Pate; 13. Bolin; 14. Kriz; 15. Betzer; 16. Hogan; 17. Snyder; 18. Reedy; 19. Turner; DNS Erger.
Makeup feature (from June 4) – 1. Jackson; 2. Schaefer; 3. Cordes; 4. Snyder; 5. Luloff; 6. Hogan; 7. Erger; 8. E. Thomas; 9. Kriz; 10. C. Thomas; 11. Turner; 12. Pate; 13. Reedy; 14. Fisher; 15. Jensen; 16. Gill; 17. Krall; DNS Garry Stuber, Waterloo; DNS Auringer; DNS Patrick Flannagan, Cedar Rapids.

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

I.M.C.A. HOBBY STOCK
First heat – 1. Brian Happel, Cedar Rapids; 2. Colby Heishman, Brooklyn; 3. John Meyer, Independence; 4. Jim Ball, Independence; 5. Jennifer Burmeister, Waterloo; 6. Dan Olson, Cedar Rapids; 7. Rod Grother, Cedar Rapids; 8. Mark Butler, Independence; 9. Perry Thomsen, Cedar Rapids.
Second heat – 1. Patrick Stansbery, Evansdale; 2. Chris Luloff, Independence; 3. Don Arnold, Stanley; 4. Shane Ebaugh, Cedar Falls; 5. Joe Sprague, Independence; 6. Josh Steere, New Hartford; 7. Wes Stanek Jr., Cedar Falls; 8. Brandon Davis, Cedar Rapids; 9. Curt Hilmer, Dysart.
Third heat – 1. Vince Buchholz, Cedar Falls; 2. Jason Niedert, Waterloo; 3. Ryan Bochmann, Greene; 4. Tim Swope, Waterloo; 5. Jeremiah Wilson, Waterloo; 6. Seth Thomas, Center Point; 7. Bill Meyer, Sumner; DNS Adam Gebel, Dysart.
First B feature – 1. Wilson; 2. Grother; 3. Steere; 4. Davis; 5. Meyer; 6. Burmeister; 7. Hilmer.
Second B feature – 1. Stanek; 2. Thomas; 3. Butler; 4. Thomsen; DNS Sprague; DNS Olson; DNS Gebel.
A feature – 1. Happel; 2. Ebaugh; 3. Stansbery; 4. Butler; 5. Ball; 6. Niedert; 7. Grother; 8. Davis; 9. Bochmann; 10. Swope; 11. Stanek; 12. Arnold; 13. Steere; 14. Luloff; 15. Wilson; 16. Thomsen; 17. Thomas; 18. Buchholz; 19. Heishman; DNS Meyer.

B MODIFIED
First heat – 1. Brian Kunkle, Oelwein; 2. Joe Docekal, Dysart; 3. Mike Depping, Dike; 4. Kip Siems, Cedar Falls; 5. Todd Temeyer, Independence; 6. Tony Olson, Cedar Rapids; 7. Brian Kauffman, Cedar Rapids; 8. Justin Hempstead, Manchester; DNS Travis Brown, Solon.
Second heat – 1. Johnathan Thimmesch, Aurora; 2. John Bates, Fairbank; 3. Danny Dvorak, Vinton; 4. Dawn Krall, Waterloo; 5. Jim Buhlman, Cedar Falls; 6. Jeff Lickiss, Oelwein; 7. Bob Ebaugh, Raymond; 8. Rick Hempstead, Manchester; DNS Mike Moore, Janesville.
Feature – 1. Thimmesch; 2. Docekal; 3. Dvorak; 4. Bates; 5. Olson; 6. Kunkle; 7. Depping; 8. Siems; 9. Buhlman; 10. Kauffman; 11. Krall; 12. Ebaugh; 13. Lickiss; 14. Temeyer; 15. J. Hempstead; 16. R. Hempstead; DNS Brown; DNS Moore.