Rain wins in Rock Rapids; Iron Man Challenge on to Park Jefferson Saturday


Friday night’s Iron Man Challenge event at the Rapid Speedway in Rock Rapids, Iowa, was rained after completion of the Out-Pace USRA B-Mod heats and just four laps of the make-up feature from the June 1 rain-out for the Holley USRA Stock Cars.

Information about a possible make-up date is forthcoming.

So the bags are packed, the race cars are loaded up and the action moves to the Park Jefferson Speedway in Jefferson, S.D., on Saturday where the Iron Man Challenge featuring Holley USRA Stock Cars presented by Medieval Chassis and Out-Pace USRA B-Mods presented by Pace Performance will join the USMTS and 360 Winged Sprint Cars.

Extra money has been added to the Stock Car purse in memory of Dave Mulder with $1,000 to win and $125 to start. The track will be also be offering an additional $104 to the top finishing Stock Car that finished in the top 10 during the 2018 season at Park Jeff.

Pits open at 4 p.m. and spectator gates open at 5 with hot laps at 6:20 and racing to follow. Tickets are $19 in advance or $25 on race day for adults. Seniors ages 70 and up are $17 in advance or $23 at the gate. Kids ages 6-16 are $5 in advance or $10 day of show. Children ages 5 and under get in for free. Pit passes are $40.

Coupons good for $2 off adult admission available at Casey's General Stores locations in Elk Point and Vermillion plus the South Sioux City location in Nebraska and the Akron, Le Mars, Merrill, Moville, Sergeant Bluff and Sioux City locations in Iowa. To find the location nearest you, visit www.caseys.com.

The Park Jefferson Speedway is a semi-banked 4/10-mile dirt oval located off of I-29 at exit 4, then 0.2 mile east to SR 105, then 1.8 miles north (48426 332nd St., Jefferson, SD 57049). For more information call (712) 202-5540 or visit www.parkjeff.com.

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OFFICIAL RESULTS
United States Racing Association
Summit USRA Weekly Racing Series
Iron Man Challenge
Rapid Speedway, Rock Rapids, Iowa
Friday, Aug. 24, 2018

Showing finishing position, starting position in parentheses, car number, driver and hometown.

OUT-PACE USRA B-MODS

Heat Race #1 (8 laps):
1. (1) 6 Dustin Kruse, Brandon, S.D.
2. (5) 7+ Jared Timmerman, Norwalk, Iowa
3. (3) 15A Curt Ahlers, Flandreau, S.D.
4. (9) 21T Trevor Tesch, Lennox, S.D.
5. (8) 21X Clint Erickson, Sioux Falls, S.D.
6. (4) 18 Corbin Erickson, Sioux Falls, S.D.
7. (6) 33 Andrew Hulstein, Apple Valley, Minn.
8. (7) 4 Jackson Mulder, Doon, Iowa
9. (2) 8M Kaleb Modder, George, Iowa

Heat Race #2 (8 laps):
1. (7) 91 Tyler Johnson, Montrose, S.D.
2. (2) 00 Devon Schlumbohm, Sioux Falls, S.D.
3. (5) 85 Ben Moudry, Hastings, Minn.
4. (3) 63 Chris Huisman, Rock Rapids, Iowa
5. (6) 22T Tyler Tesch, Lennox, S.D.
6. (8) 20 Derek Van Veldhuizen, Rock Rapids, Iowa
7. (4) XA Alissa Palsrok, Sibley, Iowa
8. (9) 13N Nick Schmidt, Baltic, S.D.
DQ – (1) 75 Cole Suckow, Cresco, Iowa

Heat Race #3 (8 laps):
1. (2) 7C Cole Christensen, Sioux Falls, S.D.
2. (8) 16 Dan Hovden, Decorah, Iowa
3. (5) 14A Andrew Ahlers, Baltic, S.D.
4. (6) 21K Dave Kennedy, Sioux Falls, S.D.
5. (3) 11G Bob Gilliland, Sioux Falls, S.D.
6. (1) 81 Travis Vanden Top, Rock Rapids, Iowa
7. (4) 45 Dale Ricks, Jr., Boyden, Iowa
8. (9) 06W Ryan Walker, Luverne, Minn.
9. (7) 782 Jeremiah Christensen, Sioux Falls, S.D.

Heat Race #4 (8 laps):
1. (2) 11 Jake Masters, Graettinger, Iowa
2. (1) 40 Tim Dann, Hartford, S.D.
3. (5) 75 Tracy Johnson, Lake Preston, S.D.
4. (8) 11 Lyndon Johnson, Montrose, S.D.
5. (6) 16 Brock Hess, Montrose, S.D.
6. (7) 27 Kevin Joachim, Larchwood, Iowa
7. (3) 1S John Klynsma, Hospers, Iowa
8. (4) 14 Jake Sachau, Denison, Iowa

All other events were postponed due to rain.

Entries: 35.
Next Race: Saturday, Aug. 25, Park Jefferson Speedway, Jefferson, S.D.
Points Standings: Hovden 1125, Moudry 954, Suckow 808, J. Christensen 467, C. Christensen 451, Cole Denner 448, Timmerman 443, Jim Chisholm 431, Kruse 359, Jared Boumeester 349.

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