Dan Strandberg won the Cook Racing Supplies USRA Hobby Stock feature.

The nearly all-veteran class of American Racer USRA Stock Car drivers were competitive as always Saturday night at the Nobles County Speedway.

Darrin Korthals of Rock Rapids, Iowa, held off challenges from Roger Verdoorn, Chad Lonneman, Luke Sathoff and Rich Gregoire. Sathoff and Gregoire took second and third while Korthals scored his second win of the season.

Korthals and Sathoff share the lead atop the standings with 386 points each.

Bob Gilliland appeared to have won the Out-Pace USRA B-Mod feature, but a post-race inspection resulted in a disqualification for an illegal concept motor, handing the win to Kole Nordquist of Beresford, S.D. Nordquist started sixth in the race.

Leading the points before Saturday, Nordquist now enjoys a 21-point lead over Devon Schlumbohm, who was awarded second after Gilliland’s disqualification. Cole Christensen came from ninth to third.

Former track champion and 2011 USRA national champion Dan Strandberg took advantage of his front row starting position as he won the Cook Racing Supplies USRA Hobby Stock main event. Earlier in the evening, Standberg’s son Jaeden cruised to victory in the Sybesma Graphics Sportsman feature.

Fellow Worthington racer Corey Gronewold’s car was strong at the end of the race. He grabbed second. Nick Schilling came from sixth to third early in the race but was unable to make any additional gains after that.

Strandberg and Gronewold top the standings while they are separated by 18 points.

A disqualification also re-wrote the results of the USRA Tuner feature. After a shot of water, the Tuners skated around the 3/8-mile track.

Dan Jenson and Scott Espey figured out how to feather their cars around the track with Jensen finishing just ahead of Espey. However, Espey was handed the win after Jensen’s car was found to have an altered right rear suspension.

The win was Espey’s second. His closest competitor in the points is Gary Grabill (-31).

Nobles Notes: Nobles County Speedway would like to thank Salute to Ag Night sponsors Farm Bureau, the Worthington Chamber Ag Committee, Nobles and Rock County Cattleman’s Associations, Nobles and Murray County Corn and Soybean Growers Associations, Nobles County Dairy Association and New Vision Coop. The Devon Schlumbohm and Bob Gilliland racing teams sponsored Saturday’s Junior Fan Club bike giveaway. Races on Saturday, Aug. 3, are sponsored by the Ground Round and Kibble Equipment.

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OFFICIAL RESULTS
United States Racing Association
Summit USRA Weekly Racing Series
Nobles County Speedway, Worthington, Minn.
Saturday, July 27, 2019

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

AMERICAN RACER USRA STOCK CARS

Heat #1:
1. (1) 04 Roger Verdoorn, Sibley, Iowa
2. (2) 16J Jon DeBoer, Little Rock, Iowa
3. (3) 32X Rich Gregoire, Russell, Minn.
4. (4) 18X Daniel Eckblad, St. Peter, Minn.
5. (5) 69M Gary Mattison, Lamberton, Minn.

Heat #2:
1. (1) 117L Chad Lonneman, Adrian, Minn.
2. (4) 11K Darrin Korthals, Rock Rapids, Iowa
3. (2) 15X Thomas Kracht, Luverne, Minn.
4. (3) 5 Luke Sathoff, Jackson, Minn.

Feature:
1. (2) 11K Darrin Korthals, Rock Rapids, Iowa
2. (3) 5 Luke Sathoff, Jackson, Minn.
3. (4) 32X Rich Gregoire, Russell, Minn.
4. (5) 117L Chad Lonneman, Adrian, Minn.
5. (9) 69M Gary Mattison, Lamberton, Minn.
6. (1) 04 Roger Verdoorn, Sibley, Iowa
7. (7) 16J Jon DeBoer, Little Rock, Iowa
8. (8) 15X Thomas Kracht, Luverne, Minn.
9. (6) 18X Daniel Eckblad, St. Peter, Minn.

OUT-PACE USRA B-MODS

Heat #1:
1. (1) 22 Justin Voeltz, Hartford, S.D.
2. (2) 31 Darin Veen, Worthington, Minn.
3. (4) 10N Kole Nordquist, Beresford, S.D.
4. (5) 00 Devon Schlumbohm, Sioux Falls, S.D.
5. (3) 7C Cole Christensen, Sioux Falls, S.D.

Heat #2:
1. (1) 27 Josh Bonnstetter, Slayton, Minn.
2. (2) 11G Bob Gilliland, Sioux Falls, S.D.
3. (4) 45R Dale Ricks Jr., Boyden, Iowa
4. (3) 3 Nicholas Peters, Le Mars, Iowa

Feature:
1. (6) 10N Kole Nordquist, Beresford, S.D.
2. (5) 00 Devon Schlumbohm, Sioux Falls, S.D.
3. (9) 7C Cole Christensen, Sioux Falls, S.D.
4. (8) 3 Nicholas Peters, Le Mars, Iowa
5. (3) 22 Justin Voeltz, Hartford, S.D.
6. (7) 45R Dale Ricks Jr., Boyden, Iowa
7. (4) 27 Josh Bonnstetter, Slayton, Minn.
8. (1) 31 Darin Veen, Worthington, Minn.
DQ – (2) 11G Bob Gilliland, Sioux Falls, S.D.

COOK RACING SUPPLIES USRA HOBBY STOCKS

Heat #1:
1. (1) 59 Corey Gronewold, Worthington, Minn.
2. (4) 51 Tyler Lursen, Adrian, Minn.
3. (5) 717 Nick Schilling, Sanborn, Iowa
4. (3) 20 Travis Christensen, Sioux Falls, S.D.
5. (2) 14S Aaron Stettnichs, Rock Rapids, Iowa

Heat #2:
1. (1) 14 Ernie Dailey, Worthington, Minn.
2. (4) 3K Dan Strandberg, Worthington, Minn.
3. (3) 26 Tyler Pospisil, Worthington, Minn.
4. (2) 47 Jake Manitz, Sibley, Iowa

Feature:
1. (2) 3K Dan Strandberg, Worthington, Minn.
2. (4) 59 Corey Gronewold, Worthington, Minn.
3. (6) 717 Nick Schilling, Sanborn, Iowa
4. (7) 14 Ernie Dailey, Worthington, Minn.
5. (1) 47 Jake Manitz, Sibley, Iowa
6. (8) 26 Tyler Pospisil, Worthington, Minn.
7. (5) 20 Travis Christensen, Sioux Falls, S.D.
8. (9) 14S Aaron Stettnichs, Rock Rapids, Iowa
9. (3) 51 Tyler Lursen, Adrian, Minn.

USRA TUNERS

Heat:
1. (2) 57 Scott Espey, Alpha, Minn.
2. (1) 11G Gary Grabill, Ellsworth, Minn.
3. (4) 12B Brandon Truty, Dundee, Minn.
4. (3) 14C Shyanne McCulley, Sioux Falls, S.D.
5. (5) 111 Dan Jensen, Slayton, Minn.

Feature:
1. (3) 57 Scott Espey, Alpha, Minn.
2. (1) 12B Brandon Truty, Dundee, Minn.
3. (2) 11G Gary Grabill, Ellsworth, Minn.
DNS – 14C Shyanne McCulley, Sioux Falls, S.D.
DQ – (4) 111 Dan Jensen, Slayton, Minn.