Hovden, Schlangen claim Cresco Iron Man Challenge checkers

Mitch Hovden won the Holley USRA Stock Car feature.

Mitch Hovden won the Holley USRA Stock Car feature.


The Cresco Speedway hosted the Iron Man Challenge Sunday evening with Decorah’s Mitch Hovden nailing his second Holley USRA Stock Car win in three nights and Cresco, Iowa, native Jason Schlangen capturing the Out-Pace USRA B-Mod main event.

Schlangen, who started sixth, wrestled the lead away from Osage, Iowa’s Jim Chisholm at the halfway point of the 20-lap Out-Pace USRA B-Mod feature, and then sailed to his first Iron Man win of the 2017 campaign and a $500 payday.

Points leader Dan Hovden of Decorah charged from the 10th starting spot to finish second while Chisholm held on for third. Fourth was current Summit USRA Weekly Racing Series national points leader Andy Bryant of Fort Scott, Kan., and Trevor Fecht of Allison rounded out the top five.


Jason Schlangen won the Out-Pace USRA B-Mod feature.

In the Holley USRA Stock Car 20-lapper, Hovden secured his fourth Iron Man trophy of the season and $750 for his effort.

Last year’s Iron Man titlist, Kyle Falck, snagged the lead from Hovden on the fourth lap but Hovden rallied back to regain the top spot from his fellow Decorah racer for good with five laps to go.

Points leader Derek Green of Granada, Minn., came from ninth on the grid to get third, Tom Schmitt of Independence finished fourth in just his second Iron Man start of the year and Webster City’s Todd Staley completed the first five to the checkered flag.

The next Iron Man Challenge event for the Out-Pace USRA B-Mods will take place at the Deer Creek Speedway in Spring Valley, Minn., for the 19th Annual Featherlite Fall Jamboree while the Holley USRA Stock Cars are back in action Oct. 12-14 at the I-35 Speedway in Winston, Mo., during the USRA Nationals.

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OFFICIAL RESULTS
United States Racing Association
Summit USRA Weekly Racing Series/Iron Man Challenge
Cresco Speedway, Cresco, Iowa
Sunday, Sept. 3, 2017

Showing finishing position, starting position in parentheses, car number, driver, hometown, laps completed and money won.

HOLLEY USRA STOCK CARS

Heat Race #1 (7 laps):
1. (7) 97 Lynn Panos, Calmar, Iowa.
2. (4) 40 Shay Curtin, Cresco, Iowa.
3. (5) 2j Steve Jackson, Polk City, Iowa.
4. (1) 11 Jake Lampert, Caledonia, Minn.
5. (3) 5 Mike Bergan, Cresco, Iowa.
6. (6) 21R Brandon Vogt, Rose Creek, Minn.
7. (2) 85 Lavern Carey, Ionia, Iowa.

Heat Race #2 (7 laps):
1. (2) 14 Todd Staley, Webster City, Iowa.
2. (4) 25 Dan Jones, Waterville, Iowa.
3. (6) 18 Tom Schmitt, Independence, Iowa.
4. (3) 11 Jesse Brown, Nashua, Iowa.
5. (1) 55 Derek Dettmann, Monroe, Iowa.
6. (7) 87 Dylan Suhr, Waterloo, Iowa.
7. (5) 00 Blake Adams, Stacyville, Iowa.

Heat Race #3 (7 laps):
1. (3) 15 Mitch Hovden, Decorah, Iowa.
2. (6) 67 Kyle Falck, Decorah, Iowa.
3. (5) 32 Derek Green, Granada, Minn.
4. (2) 33 Kevin Donlan, Decorah, Iowa.
5. (1) 27 Shawn Peter, Mabel, Minn.
6. (4) 121G Arlen Hoy, Marble Rock, Iowa.

Summit Racing Equipment “A” Main (20 laps):
1. (3) 15 Mitch Hovden, Decorah, Iowa, 20, $750.
2. (6) 67 Kyle Falck, Decorah, Iowa, 20, $520.
3. (9) 32 Derek Green, Granada, Minn., 20, $450.
4. (4) 18 Tom Schmitt, Independence, Iowa, 20, $250.
5. (1) 14 Todd Staley, Webster City, Iowa, 20, $300.
6. (7) 40 Shay Curtin, Cresco, Iowa, 20, $165.
7. (12) 33 Kevin Donlan, Decorah, Iowa, 20, $220.
8. (13) 5 Mike Bergan, Cresco, Iowa, 20, $120.
9. (15) 27 Shawn Peter, Mabel, Minn., 20, $110.
10. (16) 87 Dylan Suhr, Waterloo, Iowa, 20, $100.
11. (17) 21R Brandon Vogt, Rose Creek, Minn., 20, $95.
12. (14) 55 Derek Dettmann, Monroe, Iowa, 20, $90.
13. (19) 85 Lavern Carey, Ionia, Iowa, 19, $85.
14. (5) 2j Steve Jackson, Polk City, Iowa, 13, $160.
15. (11) 11 Jesse Brown, Nashua, Iowa, 12, $150.
16. (8) 97 Lynn Panos, Calmar, Iowa, 3, $75.
17. (10) 11 Jake Lampert, Caledonia, Minn., 2, $70.
18. (2) 25 Dan Jones, Waterville, Iowa, 1, $65.
19. (18) 121G Arlen Hoy, Marble Rock, Iowa, 1, $60.
DNS – 00 Blake Adams, Stacyville, Iowa, 0, $50.

Lap Leaders: Hovden 1-3, Falck 4-15, Hovden 16-20.
Total Laps Led: Falck 12, Hovden 8.
Margin of Victory: 0.748 second.
Time of Race: 13 minutes, 18.208 seconds (1 caution).
Provisional Starters: none.
Entries: 20.
Next Race: Thursday-Saturday, Oct. 12-14, I-35 Speedway, Winston, Mo.
Points Standings: Green 1442, Jackson 1316, Staley 1244, Brown 1222, Hovden 956, Donlan 790, Luke Sathoff 773, Dillon Anderson 544, Falck 473, Danny Sacquitne 469.

OUT-PACE USRA B-MODS

Heat Race #1 (8 laps):
1. (4) 27s Jason Schlangen, Cresco, Iowa.
2. (8) 6 Dustin Kruse, Brandon, S.D.
3. (6) 56H Brandon Hare, Elma, Iowa.
4. (1) 66 Keagen Einck, Decorah, Iowa.
5. (7) Z29 A.J. Zvorak, Blooming Prairie, Minn.
6. (5) 32z Alex Zwanziger, Nashua, Iowa.
7. (2) 17c Chad Halverson, Decorah, Iowa.
8. (3) 11 Seth Scholl, Holman, Wis.

Heat Race #2 (8 laps):
1. (2) 10T Trevor Fecht, Allison, Iowa.
2. (6) 98 Kyle Anderson, Decorah, Iowa.
3. (5) 28 Andy Bryant, Fort Scott, Kan.
4. (3) 00R Chad Rosendahl, Houston, Minn.
5. (8) 49 Jake Steere, Tripoli, Iowa.
6. (1) 11R Isaiah Ruckdashel, West Union, Iowa.
7. (7) 878 Chris Roney, Postville, Iowa.
8. (4) 24 Tim Heins, Elkader, Iowa. DQ

Heat Race #3 (8 laps):
1. (2) 85 Ben Moudry, Hastings, Minn.
2. (4) 24C Jim Chisholm, Osage, Iowa.
3. (1) 75 Cole Suckow, Cresco, Iowa.
4. (5) 16 Dan Hovden, Decorah, Iowa.
5. (7) 878x Josh Roney, Postville, Iowa.
6. (6) 02 Cole Denner, New Hampton, Iowa.
7. (3) 17H Ryan Halverson, Decorah, Iowa.
8. (8) 12B Rick Baxter, Nashua, Iowa.

Summit Racing Equipment “A” Main (20 laps):
1. (6) 27s Jason Schlangen, Cresco, Iowa, 20, $500.
2. (10) 16 Dan Hovden, Decorah, Iowa, 20, $475.
3. (1) 24C Jim Chisholm, Osage, Iowa, 20, $270.
4. (4) 28 Andy Bryant, Fort Scott, Kan., 20, $345.
5. (2) 10T Trevor Fecht, Allison, Iowa, 20, $255.
6. (14) z29 A.J. Zvorak, Blooming Prairie, Minn., 20, $150.
7. (3) 56H Brandon Hare, Elma, Iowa, 20, $190.
8. (7) 6 Dustin Kruse, Brandon, S.D., 20, $170.
9. (15) 878x Josh Roney, Postville, Iowa, 20, $105.
10. (18) 02 Cole Denner, New Hampton, Iowa, 20, $165.
11. (16) 32z Alex Zwanziger, Nashua, Iowa, 20, $140.
12. (12) 66 Keagen Einck, Decorah, Iowa, 20, $85.
13. (13) 00R Chad Rosendahl, Houston, Minn., 20, $80.
14. (22) 24 Tim Heins, Elkader, Iowa, 20, $75.
15. (19) 17c Chad Halverson, Decorah, Iowa, 20, $70.
16. (23) 12B Rick Baxter, Nashua, Iowa, 19, $65.
17. (11) 49 Jake Steere, Tripoli, Iowa, 18, $60.
18. (17) 11R Isaiah Ruckdashel, West Union, Iowa, 18, $55.
19. (5) 85 Ben Moudry, Hastings, Minn., 17, $115.
20. (20) 17H Ryan Halverson, Decorah, Iowa, 16, $50.
21. (21) 11 Seth Scholl, Holman, Wis., 9, $50.
22. (8) 98 Kyle Anderson, Decorah, Iowa, 8, $115.
23. (9) 75 Cole Suckow, Cresco, Iowa, 4, $50.
DNS – 878 Chris Roney, Postville, Iowa, 20, $40.

Lap Leaders: Fecht 1, Chisholm 2-10, Schlangen 11-20.
Total Laps Led: Schlangen 10, Chisholm 9, Fecht 1.
Margin of Victory: 1.628 seconds.
Time of Race: 10 minutes, 58.154 seconds (no cautions).
Provisional Starters: none.
Entries: 24.
Next Race: Thursday-Saturday, Sept. 21-23, Deer Creek Speedway, Spring Valley, Minn.
Points Standings: Hovden 1352, Denner 1263, Bryant 1259, Moudry 1221, Anderson 1161, Kruse 898, Brian Mahlstedt 729, Hare 671, Jared Timmerman 607, Zwanziger 567.

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