Auringer, Jerovetz, Caudle, Stanton, Monson bag Battle of the Badges wins at Hamilton County Speedway

J.D. Auringer won the USRA Modified main event at the Hamilton County Speedway in Webster City, Iowa, on Saturday, June 16, 2018.

J.D. Auringer won the USRA Modified main event at the Hamilton County Speedway in Webster City, Iowa, on Saturday, June 16, 2018.


Celebrating and honoring the men and women of law enforcement, it was the Battle of the Badges at the Hamilton County Speedway driven by Spangler Automotive on Saturday with a six-pack of Summit USRA Weekly Racing Series divisions on display.

Evansdale’s J.D. Auringer returned to Integrity Trucking Victory Lane and earned $500 for his efforts while veteran Ron Ver Beek of Oskaloosa raced from eighth on the starting grid to take runner-up honors. Ben Nading of Ankeny, Mark Elliott of Webster City and Garett Wilson of Carlisle completed the top five.

Seneca Foundry USRA Stock Car action resulted in Troy Jerovetz of Webster City taking a trip to the winner’s circle while Elliott added a second-place finish to his nightly efforts. Eleventh-starting Shipman Travis of Mason City claimed third, Kevin Stoa finished fourth and Churdan’s Jason Minnehan was fifth.

Rocky Caudle of Ellsworth scored a wire-to-wire victory in the Stein Heating & Cooling USRA B-Mod feature race. Fellow front-row starter Dalton Simonsen of Fairfax took second with Ben Moudry of Hastings, Minn., in third and Webster City drivers Doug McCollough and Ty Griffith fourth and fifth, respectively.

The Diamond in the Rough USRA Hobby Stocks saw Eric Stanton of Carlisle grab another win with Derek Willert of Marble Rock taking second place. Matt Smith of Des Moines, Jaden Glenn of Stratford and Brayden Henely of Webster City rounded out the top five.


Eric Stanton won the Cook Racing Supplies USRA Hobby Stock main event at the Hamilton County Speedway in Webster City, Iowa, on Saturday, June 16, 2018.

In USRA Tuner action, Clear Lake’s Oliver Monson won his first feature of the season with Ryan Bryant of Mason City holding off last week’s winner, Matt Oberhelman of Fort Dodge, for second. Third went to Matt Baker of Britt and Colin Rodgers of Lake Mills wound up in the fifth spot.

NEXT WEEK: Next Saturday, June 23, will feature Round 6 of the Summit USRA Weekly Racing Series featuring USRA Modifieds, Holley USRA Stock Cars, Out-Pace USRA B-Mods, Cook Racing Supplies USRA Hobby Stocks and USRA Tuners plus the return of the Malvern Bank Super Late Models and DTRA Dirt Trucks.

Gates open at 5 p.m., the drivers meeting is at 6:50, hot laps begin at 7:10 and racing gets underway at 7:30 p.m. Spectator admission is $12 for adults, juniors (12-16) are $8 and kids (11 & under) get in for free. A Family Pack for two (2) adults and two (2) juniors is just $32 (save $8). Pit passes are $30 with youth (6-10) $20 and kids (5 & under) free.

BOONE RIVER BAYOU: The biggest race of the summer is coming next Tuesday and Wednesday, June 26-27, with the inaugural Boone River Bayou Dirt Track Championships. Last year's attempted launch was washed out by Mother Nature, and once again the nation’s best drivers in four big classes will be battling for some incredible paydays at the historic half-mile in Webster City, Iowa, this year.

Both nights will also be a part of the popular Iron Man Challenge for Stock Cars and B-Mods with two complete shows on deck for Stock Cars, B-Mods and Hobby Stocks.

Tuesday’s preliminaries will see the Stock Car winner taking home $700, the B-Mod winner gets $600 and the Hobby Stock feature winner will pocket $500 with the top eight finishers in each class locked into Wednesday’s main events. Tuners will also run a complete show on Tuesday only with a $200 top prize up for grabs for the four-cylinder racers.

Also on Tuesday will be the King of the Hill match races for Stock Cars, B-Mods and Hobby Stocks. Two cars will battle for two green-white-checkered laps with the winner advancing to the next round and the loser packing his bags. The overall winner will take the entire pot in each class.

Big bucks and bragging rights are up for grabs on Wednesday. Stock Cars will compete for a $2,500 top prize while B-Mod drivers will duke it out for $2,000 to win and Hobby Stocks for $1,200 to win.

ABOUT THE TRACK: Opening in July 1910, the Hamilton County Speedway is the oldest speedway in the state of Iowa. In 1938, work began on the current location at the Hamilton County Fairgrounds. The semi-banked half-mile dirt track was completed in the spring of 1939, and the first races were held on the track in September of that year.

The Hamilton County Speedway driven by Spangler Automotive is located off of US 20 at exit 140, then 1.2 miles north, then 0.5 mile east on Bank St., then 0.4 mile south on Bluff St. in Webster City, Iowa (1200 Bluff St, Webster City, IA 50595) at the historic Hamilton County Fairgrounds.

For more information, call (515) 832-6000 or check out www.HamiltonCoSpeedway.com. You can also get social on Facebook at www.facebook.com/RaceWebsterCity or Twitter at www.twitter.com/HamiltonCoSpeed (@HamiltonCoSpeed).

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OFFICIAL RESULTS
United States Racing Association
Summit USRA Weekly Racing Series
Hamilton County Speedway, Webster City, Iowa
Saturday, June 16, 2018

Showing finishing position, starting position in parentheses, driver’s name, hometown and earnings.

USRA TUNERS

Heat:
1. (6) 5 Oliver Monson, Clear Lake, Iowa.
2. (5) 22 Colin Rodgers, Lake Mills, Iowa.
3. (1) 03 Matt Baker, Britt, Iowa.
4. (8) 37 Ryan Bryant, Mason City, Iowa.
5. (7) No7 Brad Mayland, Britt, Iowa.
6. (4) 45 John Dahlsten, Pomeroy, Iowa.
7. (3) 41 Matt Oberhelman, Fort Dodge, Iowa.
8. (2) 11 Sam Umbarger, Garner, Iowa.

Feature:
1. (1) 5 Oliver Monson, Clear Lake, Iowa, $125.
2. (4) 37 Ryan Bryant, Mason City, Iowa, $100.
3. (7) 41 Matt Oberhelman, Fort Dodge, Iowa, $85.
4. (3) 03 Matt Baker, Britt, Iowa, $75.
5. (2) 22 Colin Rodgers, Lake Mills, Iowa, $65.
6. (5) No7 Brad Mayland, Britt, Iowa, $60.
7. (6) 45 John Dahlsten, Pomeroy, Iowa, $55.
8. (8) 11 Sam Umbarger, Garner, Iowa, $50.

COOK RACING SUPPLIES USRA HOBBY STOCKS

Heat:
1. (2) 7B Eric Stanton, Carlisle, Iowa.
2. (1) 1 Derek Willert, Marble Rock, Iowa.
3. (3) 74 Matt Smith, Des Moines, Iowa.
DNS – 11G Jaden Glenn, Stratford, Iowa, $170.
DNS – 89h Brayden Henely, Webster City, Iowa, $140.

Feature:
1. (3) 7B Eric Stanton, Carlisle, Iowa, $300.
2. (4) 1 Derek Willert, Marble Rock, Iowa, $250.
3. (5) 74 Matt Smith, Des Moines, Iowa, $200.
4. (2) 11G Jaden Glenn, Stratford, Iowa, $170.
5. (1) 89h Brayden Henely, Webster City, Iowa, $140.

OUT-PACE USRA B-MODS

Heat #1:
1. (2) 56 Ty Griffith, Webster City, Iowa.
2. (8) 99 Rocky Caudle, Ellsworth, Iowa.
3. (3) 32z Alex Zwanziger, Nashua, Iowa.
4. (5) 60 Dalton Simonsen, Fairfax, Iowa.
5. (1) 38S Paul Atchison, Webster City, Iowa.
6. (4) 88N Nate Albrant, Thompson, Iowa.
7. (7) T16 Taylor Elliott, Webster City, Iowa.
8. (6) 138 Jon Peed, Webster City, Iowa.

Heat #2:
1. (3) 66 Levi Chipp, Latimer, Iowa.
2. (8) 85 Ben Moudry, Hastings, Minn.
3. (5) 1 Doug McCollough, Webster City, Iowa.
4. (7) 28 Autum Anderson, Mason City, Iowa.
5. (4) 52 Carter Koop, Rockwell, Iowa.
6. (6) 88 Bryer McCoy, Webster City, Iowa.
7. (1) 4 Jason Bass, Fort Dodge, Iowa.
8. (2) 93c Craig Carpenter, Des Moines, Iowa

Feature:
1. (1) 99 Rocky Caudle, Ellsworth, Iowa, $400.
2. (2) 60 Dalton Simonsen, Fairfax, Iowa, $300.
3. (3) 85 Ben Moudry, Hastings, Minn., $250.
4. (8) 1 Doug McCollough, Webster City, Iowa, $200.
5. (6) 56 Ty Griffith, Webster City, Iowa, $175.
6. (5) 66 Levi Chipp, Latimer, Iowa, $150.
7. (4) 32z Alex Zwanziger, Nashua, Iowa, $130.
8. (7) 28 Autum Anderson, Mason City, Iowa, $120.
9. (9) 38S Paul Atchison, Webster City, Iowa, $110.
10. (10) 52 Carter Koop, Rockwell, Iowa, $100.
11. (12) 88 Bryer McCoy, Webster City, Iowa, $95.
11. (11) 88N Nate Albrant, Thompson, Iowa, $95.
12. (13) T16 Taylor Elliott, Webster City, Iowa, $50.
13. (14) 4 Jason Bass, Fort Dodge, Iowa, $50.
15. (16) 93c Craig Carpenter, Des Moines, Iowa, $50.
16. (15) 138 Jon Peed, Webster City, Iowa, $50.

HOLLEY USRA STOCK CARS

Heat #1:
1. (1) 21 Andrew Borchardt, Plymouth, Iowa.
2. (8) 612 Mark Elliott, Webster City, Iowa.
3. (2) 10 Justin Ades, Webster City, Iowa.
4. (5) Zero1 Troy Jerovetz, Webster City, Iowa.
5. (6) 98 Kevin Stoa, Elbert Lea, Minn.
6. (3) 87T Shipman Travis, Mason City, Iowa.
7. (9) Y5 Matt Byrne, Webster City, Iowa.
8. (4) 30 David Moriarty, Jordan, Minn.
9. (7) 59L Vincent Loewen, Hubbard, Iowa.

Heat #2:
1. (1) 2j Steve Jackson, Polk City, Iowa.
2. (5) 7 Jason Minnehan, Churdan, Iowa.
3. (2) 20T Malcom Teachout, Livermore, Iowa.
4. (7) 38c Kelly Schmit, Ventura, Iowa.
5. (8) 4ord Bob Sutherland, Blairsburg, Iowa.
6. (4) 47 Parker Slagle, Eagle Grove, Iowa.
7. (3) 27 Jamie Anderson, Mason City, Iowa.
8. (6) 66L Brent Lyman, Iowa Falls, Iowa.
9. (9) 3k Kent Knopf, Granger, Iowa.

Feature:
1. (3) Zero1 Troy Jerovetz, Webster City, Iowa, $400.
2. (4) 612 Mark Elliott, Webster City, Iowa, $300.
3. (11) 87T Shipman Travis, Mason City, Iowa, $250.
4. (2) 98 Kevin Stoa, Albert Lea, Minn., $200.
5. (8) 7 Jason Minnehan, Churdan, Iowa, $175.
6. (10) 21 Andrew Borchardt, Plymouth, Iowa, $150.
7. (9) 38c Kelly Schmit, Ventura, Iowa, $130.
8. (14) 27 Jamie Anderson, Mason City, Iowa, $120.
9. (15) 30 David Moriarty, Jordan, Minn., $110.
10. (12) 47 Parker Slagle, Eagle Grove, Iowa, $100.
11. (5) 10 Justin Ades, Webster City, Iowa, $95.
12. (1) 4ord Bob Sutherland, Blairsburg, Iowa, $90.
13. (6) 20T Malcom Teachout, Livermore, Iowa, $85.
14. (17) 59L Vincent Loewen, Hubbard, Iowa, $80.
15. (7) 2j Steve Jackson, Polk City, Iowa, $75.
16. (16) 66L Brent Lyman, Iowa Falls, Iowa, $75.
17. (13) Y5 Matt Byrne, Webster City, Iowa, $75.
18. (18) 3k Kent Knopf, Granger, Iowa, $75.

USRA MODIFIEDS

Heat #1:
1. (1) 8X Scott Olson, Blairsburg, Iowa.
2. (2) 17s James Slawson, Spirt Lake, Iowa.
3. (4) 75 Christopher Elliott, Webster City, Iowa.
4. (6) 14E Chase Ellingson, Iowa Falls, Iowa.
5. (3) 5D Devon Havlik, Iowa Falls, Iowa.
6. (5) 2 Jarid Ratzke, Webster City, Iowa.

Heat #2:
1. (2) 00J J.D. Auringer, Evansdale, Iowa.
2. (1) 21 Ben Nading, Ankeny, Iowa.
3. (4) 12 Mark Elliott, Webster City, Iowa.
4. (5) 29 Ron Ver Beek, Oskaloosa, Iowa.
5. (3) 3W Garett Wilson, Carlisle, Iowa.

Feature:
1. (6) 00J J.D. Auringer, Evansdale, Iowa, $500.
2. (8) 29 Ron Ver Beek, Oskaloosa, Iowa, $400.
3. (1) 21 Ben Nading, Ankeny, Iowa, $350.
4. (2) 12 Mark Elliott, Webster City, Iowa, $300.
5. (10) 3W Garett Wilson, Carlisle, Iowa, $250.
6. (5) 8X Scott Olson, Blairsburg, Iowa, $200.
7. (9) 5D Devon Havlik, Iowa Falls, Iowa, $175.
8. (7) 14E Chase Ellingson, Iowa Falls, Iowa, $150.
9. (4) 75 Christopher Elliott, Webster City, Iowa, $140.
10. (3) 17s James Slawson, Spirt Lake, Iowa, $130.
11. (11) 2 Jarid Ratzke, Webster City, Iowa, $50.