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I-35 SPEEDWAY RACE RECAP WEEKEND 3

Always exciting door to door, nose to tail, racing was the standard at the legendary I-35 Speedway for weekend 3 of racing on May 22 and May 23, 2020. Early Tractor Night at the Races provided great entertainment for all in attendance. The track, still in compliance with the local and state Covid19 requirements, ran both Friday and Saturday Nights to a social distancing grandstand and pit area. The USRA Stock Cars doubled up racing both Friday and Saturday, the Sport Compacts, E Mods, and Pure Stocks joined the Stock Cars on Friday, while the Midwest Limited Late Models, the USRA A and B Mods raced on Saturday night with the USRA Stock Cars.

The always super smooth racing surface provided lots of racing action. In preparation for returning to one night of racing on Saturday Nights, the E Mods led the way taking the first green flag of the night. Chris Dishong and Casey Burnett claimed the heat race wins. Feature time saw Burnett grab the lead from the outside front row start and hold off the rest of the field. A late yellow allowed Shaunie Lanning to challenge Burnett for the lead until she brought out a yellow with a part failure allowing Burnett to cruise to the win. The Pure Stocks were the second class of the night to conquer the high banks with heat wins by Cody Ohrenburg, DJ Barnes, and Logan Headley. Come the feature, Headley grabbed the early lead and would not relinquish it for anyone who challenged him, taking home the trophy. The Sport Compact feature was again won by John Willard but Jason McCaulley is quite the show trying to get around Willard in both the heat race and the feature. At times McCaulley was bumper to bumper and a couple of times side by side with Willard. Joseph Mick won the second Sport Compact heat race. The USRA Stock Cars were born for excitement. Austin Bouzek was apparently the man to beat on this night winning his heat and leading the most laps of the feature. However, a late racecar failure allowed Doug Keller and another heat winner, Gary Donaldson to zip past Bouzek for a one two finish with Bouzek coasting to sixth on the last lap.

Night number 2 brought even more exciting racing! The Late Models were the first to take the track and the heat wins went to veteran drivers Kerry Davis and Gregg Truelove. The feature win though went to hard charging smooth driving Houston Johnson. Johnson passed leader Tommy Cordray on the high side coming out of turn 4 coming to the white flag with a move which belies his few years of racing. As Cordray drove low, Johnson stayed high, built up his momentum to shoot down the straight and grab the lead and be the first to the checkered, pure excitement for drivers and fans! A star-studded field of USRA B Mods was once again in attendance, the Top 16 in passing points made the A Feature with the remainder of the field going to a B Feature. The top 8 from the B Feature transferred to the A. At the drop of the green flag the four wide battles for position became the norm. When the checkered fell for the USRA B Mods, Ethan Isaacs was first, Shadren Turner second, and Jeremy Chambers third. USRA B Mod heat winners were Gene Claxton, Chambers, Tyler Cadwallader, and Turner. USRA Stock Cars have become a throw your blanket over the field crowd especially when the field is led by heat race winners, Brett Heeter, Jeff Dixon, and Doug Keller. As the green flag flew from the flagman the Stock Car battle was on. First to the checkered was Keller ahead of Dixon and the fast-moving Derrick Brown. Ed Noll and Mark Dotson claimed victory in the USRA A Mod heats making for a fast-starting front row for the feature. Dotson grabbed the early lead and never relinquished it bringing home the victory. Chad Clancy was second and CJ Lyle finished in the third.

Three weeks into this new world we live in and six nights of super exciting racing are in the books. On May 30, I-35 Speedway returns to Saturday night racing for all classes. Listed below are the race results for weekend 3.

Midwest Limited Late Models 12 Entries
A Feature 1 | 00:14:31.548

1. 97-Houston Johnson[8]; 2. 5-Tommy Cordray[1]; 3. 11T-Mike Taylor Jr[6]; 4. 65-Dennis Elliott[4]; 5. 47-Gregg Truelove[3]; 6. 3-Sterling Perkins[5]; 7. 8D-Darek Wiss[7]; 8. 7J-Jake Morris[9]; 9. 20-Chad Fuller[10]; 10. 15A-Allen Anders[12]; 11. 55-Jackson Brawner[11]; 12. (DNS) 24-Kerry Davis
   Heat 1 | 00:04:02.033
2. 24-Kerry Davis[1]; 2. 65-Dennis Elliott[3]; 3. 3-Sterling Perkins[5]; 4. 8D-Darek Wiss[6]; 5. 7J-Jake Morris[4]; 6. 55-Jackson Brawner[2]
   Heat 2 | 00:02:58.703
3. 47-Gregg Truelove[1]; 2. 5-Tommy Cordray[5]; 3. 11T-Mike Taylor Jr[4]; 4. 97-Houston Johnson[6]; 5. 20-Chad Fuller[2]; 6. 15A-Allen Anders[3]
   USRA B-Mods 35 Entries
   A Feature 1 | 00:18:27.379
4. 66-Ethan Isaacs[6]; 2. 17T-Shadren Turner[1]; 3. 17-Jeremy Chambers[4]; 4. 9H-Nic Hanes[3]; 5. 211-Tim Eaton[10]; 6. 22L-Matthew Lent[8]; 7. 42-Gene Claxton[2]; 8. 88H-Lonnie Hibner[18]; 9. 0X-Dakota Girard[16]; 10. 00-Kyler Girard[11]; 11. 28-Krew Walburn[14]; 12. 4M-Steve Makar[17]; 13. 21J-Jeremy Bennett[13]; 14. 69ER-Tyler Cadwallader[5]; 15. 1-Kyle Henning[21]; 16. 57-Randy Ainsworth[7]; 17. 15-Corey Myers[12]; 18. 15P-Colin Pierce[15]; 19. 17R-Rylee Fuller[23]; 20. 55-Ryan Medeiros[22]; 21. 14K-Michael King[24]; 22. 2T-Todd Luke[9]; 23. 16-Blake Pierce[19]; 24. 32P-Jeremy Pittsenbarger[20]
   B Feature 1
5. 4M-Steve Makar[1]; 2. 88H-Lonnie Hibner[3]; 3. 32P-Jeremy Pittsenbarger[2]; 4. 16-Blake Pierce[6]; 5. 1-Kyle Henning[4]; 6. 55-Ryan Medeiros[11]; 7. 17R-Rylee Fuller[8]; 8. 14K-Michael King[18]; 9. 4-Andrew Sheetz[9]; 10. 7G-Gabriel Hodges[10]; 11. 07-Daniel Harris[15]; 12. 22-Skyler Lane[12]; 13. 0-Chase Galvan[16]; 14. 54-Carson Lang[13]; 15. 30G-Shaun Grady[14]; 16. 117-Tim Galvan[17]; 17. 64-John Ross[5]; 18. 29B-Jonathan Barnett[7]
   Heat 1 | 00:06:38.000
6. 42-Gene Claxton[3]; 2. 2T-Todd Luke[1]; 3. 57-Randy Ainsworth[7]; 4. 00-Kyler Girard[9]; 5. 88H-Lonnie Hibner[5]; 6. 29B-Jonathan Barnett[2]; 7. 4-Andrew Sheetz[8]; 8. 30G-Shaun Grady[4]; 9. (DNF) 0-Chase Galvan[6]
   Heat 2 | 00:05:24.000
7. 17-Jeremy Chambers[2]; 2. 66-Ethan Isaacs[4]; 3. 21J-Jeremy Bennett[1]; 4. 0X-Dakota Girard[3]; 5. 15P-Colin Pierce[8]; 6. 17R-Rylee Fuller[5]; 7. 22-Skyler Lane[7]; 8. (DNS) 14K-Michael King; 9. (DNS) 33D-Adam Dunwoodie
   Heat 3 | 00:04:35.070
8. 69ER-Tyler Cadwallader[1]; 2. 9H-Nic Hanes[6]; 3. 28-Krew Walburn[2]; 4. 4M-Steve Makar[4]; 5. 1-Kyle Henning[5]; 6. 16-Blake Pierce[7]; 7. 7G-Gabriel Hodges[3]; 8. 07-Daniel Harris[8]
   Heat 4 | 00:04:27.001
9. 17T-Shadren Turner[4]; 2. 211-Tim Eaton[2]; 3. 22L-Matthew Lent[7]; 4. 15-Corey Myers[3]; 5. 32P-Jeremy Pittsenbarger[1]; 6. 64-John Ross[8]; 7. 55-Ryan Medeiros[6]; 8. 54-Carson Lang[9]; 9. (DNS) 117-Tim Galvan
   USRA Stock Cars (Saturday May 23) 21 Entries
   A Feature 1 | 00:20:43.249
10. 7-Doug Keller[3]; 2. 88-Jeff Dixon[2]; 3. 63-Derrick Brown[9]; 4. 91-CJ Turner[4]; 5. 28D-Gary Donaldson[10]; 6. 14B-Austin Bouzek[12]; 7. 42T-Tim Shields[5]; 8. 54-Eddie Ingram[7]; 9. 31X-Mathew West[14]; 10. 22-David Davis[8]; 11. 46-Tim Pruett[11]; 12. 05-Brett Heeter[1]; 13. 39-Darren McCray[18]; 14. 32K-michael knight[19]; 15. 3X-Tony Manley[17]; 16. 5H-Matthew Herrick[21]; 17. 11-Jerry Liston Jr[20]; 18. 64-Kaelob Jones[13]; 19. 93-Sam Scott[15]; 20. 61-Joe Sowers[16]; 21. S20-Gene Stigall[6]
    Heat 1 | 00:11:09.000
11. 05-Brett Heeter[2]; 2. 42T-Tim Shields[4]; 3. 54-Eddie Ingram[6]; 4. 22-David Davis[7]; 5. 64-Kaelob Jones[1]; 6. 61-Joe Sowers[5]; 7. 32K-michael knight[3]
    Heat 2 | 00:03:25.000
12. 88-Jeff Dixon[2]; 2. 91-CJ Turner[5]; 3. 28D-Gary Donaldson[3]; 4. 63-Derrick Brown[7]; 5. 31X-Mathew West[1]; 6. 3X-Tony Manley[4]; 7. 11-Jerry Liston Jr[6]
    Heat 3 | 00:08:50.000
13. 7-Doug Keller[2]; 2. S20-Gene Stigall[3]; 3. 46-Tim Pruett[1]; 4. 14B-Austin Bouzek[5]; 5. 93-Sam Scott[4]; 6. 39-Darren McCray[6]; 7. 5H-Matthew Herrick[7]
    USRA Modifieds 18 Entries
    A Feature 1 | 00:15:03.207
14. 85D-Mark Dotson[1]; 2. 21C-Chad Clancy[4]; 3. 33-CJ Lyle[2]; 4. 29-Dennis Elliott[7]; 5. 98-Austin Johnson[9]; 6. 69-Cory Wray[10]; 7. 13-Chris Mercer[6]; 8. 54-Eddie Ingram[12]; 9. 31-David Coates[13]; 10. 89-Tyler Hibner[8]; 11. 92-Tyler Grooms[17]; 12. 99H-Lee Hibner[5]; 13. 23-George Burnett[16]; 14. 99C-Chet Yates[14]; 15. 97-Houston Johnson[11]; 16. 15-Ed Noll[3]; 17. 47W-Wade Devries[18]; 18. (DNS) 3F-Cole Ferguson
    Heat 1 | 00:06:22.000
15. 15-Ed Noll[1]; 2. 99H-Lee Hibner[2]; 3. 29-Dennis Elliott[4]; 4. 89-Tyler Hibner[5]; 5. 98-Austin Johnson[8]; 6. 97-Houston Johnson[6]; 7. 31-David Coates[7]; 8. 3F-Cole Ferguson[3]; 9. 23-George Burnett[9]
    Heat 2 | 00:05:10.000
16. 85D-Mark Dotson[4]; 2. 33-CJ Lyle[6]; 3. 21C-Chad Clancy[7]; 4. 13-Chris Mercer[8]; 5. 69-Cory Wray[3]; 6. 54-Eddie Ingram[2]; 7. 99C-Chet Yates[5]; 8. 47W-Wade Devries[9]; 9. 92-Tyler Grooms[1]

Economy Mods 15 Entries
A Feature 1 12 Laps | 00:20:52.600

1. 23B-Casey Burnett[2]; 2. 9HJR-Kameron Hanes[3]; 3. 0B-Blake Bland[10]; 4. 33-Jeremy Curless[6]; 5. 15E-Dakota Earls[12]; 6. 54-Chris Dishong[1]; 7. 55J-Josh Marshall[8]; 8. 00-Kyler Girard[7]; 9. 6T-Michael Taylor III[4]; 10. 00X-Rick Girard[11]; 11. 19-Derrick Mahoney[9]; 12. 35-Shane West[13]; 13. 09-Shaunie Lanning[5]; 14. 21C-Joey Chadwick[15]; 15. (DNS) 68-Aaron Jones
   Heat 1 6 Laps
2. 54-Chris Dishong[5]; 2. 9HJR-Kameron Hanes[7]; 3. 33-Jeremy Curless[3]; 4. 55J-Josh Marshall[2]; 5. 00-Kyler Girard[8]; 6. 00X-Rick Girard[1]; 7. 35-Shane West[4]; 8. (DNF) 21C-Joey Chadwick[6]
   Heat 2 6 Laps | 00:05:05.479
3. 23B-Casey Burnett[4]; 2. 09-Shaunie Lanning[2]; 3. 6T-Michael Taylor III[6]; 4. 19-Derrick Mahoney[3]; 5. 0B-Blake Bland[7]; 6. 15E-Dakota Earls[5]; 7. 68-Aaron Jones[1]
   Pure Stock 20 Entries
   A Feature 1 12 Laps | 00:32:24.990
4. 23F-Logan Headley[1]; 2. 28W-Krew Walburn[7]; 3. 14-Cody Ohrenberg[2]; 4. 23B-Bobby Ohrenberg[14]; 5. 03-Jimmy Smith[11]; 6. 52-Jerry Richards[16]; 7. 77-Johnnie Price[19]; 8. 3-Brandon Dixon[15]; 9. 27HX-Brandon Hoover[13]; 10. 18K-Kasey Ayres[10]; 11. 49K-Conrad Kaufman[4]; 12. 7K-Bobby Key[20]; 13. 21C-Travis Cavin[17]; 14. 80M-Jerrad Morton[18]; 15. 540-Shawn Huston[12]; 16. 10-Albert Curtis[5]; 17. 94C-Chester Kaufman[9]; 18. 27H-Kristchon Hisel[6]; 19. 87-Anthony Persell[8]; 20. 5DJ-D J Barnes[3]
   Heat 1 6 Laps
5. 14-Cody Ohrenberg[2]; 2. 49K-Conrad Kaufman[3]; 3. 28W-Krew Walburn[4]; 4. 03-Jimmy Smith[5]; 5. 27HX-Brandon Hoover[1]; 6. 52-Jerry Richards[7]; 7. 80M-Jerrad Morton[6]
   Heat 2 6 Laps | 00:04:43.986
6. 5DJ-D J Barnes[2]; 2. 10-Albert Curtis[1]; 3. 87-Anthony Persell[3]; 4. 18K-Kasey Ayres[6]; 5. 23B-Bobby Ohrenberg[5]; 6. 21C-Travis Cavin[4]
   Heat 3 6 Laps | 00:05:08.976
7. 23F-Logan Headley[4]; 2. 27H-Kristchon Hisel[2]; 3. 94C-Chester Kaufman[3]; 4. 540-Shawn Huston[1]; 5. 3-Brandon Dixon[5]; 6. 7K-Bobby Key[7]; 7. 77-Johnnie Price[6]
   Sport Compact 14 Entries
   A Feature 1 12 Laps
8. 1/2-John Willard[1]; 2. 1-Jason McCaulley[4]; 3. 55-David Miller[9]; 4. 7-Jason Teel[5]; 5. 69-Alvin Cooney[12]; 6. 81-Chris Lewis[3]; 7. 31-Joseph Mick[2]; 8. 9-Christian Pease[6]; 9. 76-Brandon Hartman[7]; 10. 45-Samantha Robb[13]; 11. X-Frank Reed[8]; 12. 8P-Isaiah Penton[10]; 13. (DNS) 1X-Cole Canaba; 14. (DNS) 22L-Laura Davis
   Heat 1 6 Laps
9. 1/2-John Willard[5]; 2. 1-Jason McCaulley[1]; 3. 7-Jason Teel[3]; 4. X-Frank Reed[4]; 5. 55-David Miller[7]; 6. 69-Alvin Cooney[6]; 7. 45-Samantha Robb[2]
   Heat 2 6 Laps | 00:05:40.553
10. 31-Joseph Mick[2]; 2. 81-Chris Lewis[5]; 3. 9-Christian Pease[1]; 4. 76-Brandon Hartman[6]; 5. 8P-Isaiah Penton[4]; 6. 1X-Cole Canaba[7]; 7. (DNF) 22L-Laura Davis[3]
    USRA Stock Cars (Friday May 22)14 Entries
    A Feature 1 15 Laps | 00:06:01.876
11. 7-Doug Keller[6]; 2. 28D-Gary Donaldson[2]; 3. 88-Jeff Dixon[4]; 4. 05-Brett Heeter[7]; 5. S20-Gene Stigall[10]; 6. 14B-Austin Bouzek[1]; 7. 91-CJ Turner[5]; 8. 39-Darren McCray[11]; 9. M4-Mike Miller[14]; 10. 54-Eddie Ingram[3]; 11. 17-Kevin McGinnis[8]; 12. 32K-michael knight[9]; 13. 22-David Davis[13]; 14. (DNS) 110W-Gerald Wahwahsuck
    Heat 1 6 Laps | 00:03:03.705
12. 14B-Austin Bouzek[4]; 2. 54-Eddie Ingram[6]; 3. 91-CJ Turner[5]; 4. 17-Kevin McGinnis[1]; 5. 32K-michael knight[7]; 6. 110W-Gerald Wahwahsuck[2]; 7. 22-David Davis[3]
    Heat 2 6 Laps | 00:03:11.755
13. 28D-Gary Donaldson[4]; 2. 88-Jeff Dixon[6]; 3. 7-Doug Keller[3]; 4. 05-Brett Heeter[5]; 5. S20-Gene Stigall[1]; 6. 39-Darren McCray[7]; 7. M4-Mike Miller[2]

Economy Mods 15 Entries
A Feature 1 12 Laps | 00:20:52.600

1. 23B-Casey Burnett[2]; 2. 9HJR-Kameron Hanes[3]; 3. 0B-Blake Bland[10]; 4. 33-Jeremy Curless[6]; 5. 15E-Dakota Earls[12]; 6. 54-Chris Dishong[1]; 7. 55J-Josh Marshall[8]; 8. 00-Kyler Girard[7]; 9. 6T-Michael Taylor III[4]; 10. 00X-Rick Girard[11]; 11. 19-Derrick Mahoney[9]; 12. 35-Shane West[13]; 13. 09-Shaunie Lanning[5]; 14. 21C-Joey Chadwick[15]; 15. (DNS) 68-Aaron Jones
   Heat 1 6 Laps
2. 54-Chris Dishong[5]; 2. 9HJR-Kameron Hanes[7]; 3. 33-Jeremy Curless[3]; 4. 55J-Josh Marshall[2]; 5. 00-Kyler Girard[8]; 6. 00X-Rick Girard[1]; 7. 35-Shane West[4]; 8. (DNF) 21C-Joey Chadwick[6]
   Heat 2 6 Laps | 00:05:05.479
3. 23B-Casey Burnett[4]; 2. 09-Shaunie Lanning[2]; 3. 6T-Michael Taylor III[6]; 4. 19-Derrick Mahoney[3]; 5. 0B-Blake Bland[7]; 6. 15E-Dakota Earls[5]; 7. 68-Aaron Jones[1]

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