Two new winners emerge as Ullrich, Carter capture USRA Iron Man Challenge checkers at Mineral City Speedway


FORT DODGE, Iowa -- The Iron Man Challenge featuring the USRA Karl Chevrolet Stock Cars and USRA Karl Performance Parts B-Mods journeyed to the Mineral City Speedway in Fort Dodge, Iowa, Monday night and two more new winners came out on top of their main events.

In the Stock Car feature race, Chris Ullrich of Kiron captured his first Iron Man Challenge checkers and pocketed the $700 top prize by holding off Jake Masters of Graettinger for the win.

While Ullrich and Masters came from the outside of the front two rows, respectively, several movers clawed their way to the front of the field.

Kyle Falck of Decorah finished third after starting 13th on the 26-car grid while last year’s event winner Mark Elliott of Webster City started 17th and wound up fourth.

Points leader Nathan Wood of Sigourney finished fifth with Webster City’s Todd Staley scoring a sixth-place finish after starting 22nd.

Matt Fox of Paton was seventh, Justin Temeyer of Independence held on for eighth, Mike Van Genderen of Newton ran ninth and Jeremy Crimmins of Fort Dodge completed the top ten.

In B-Mod action, Cayden Carter ventured into victory lane for the first time this season and collected $500 for his efforts.

The high-schooler from Oskaloosa held off Jefferson’s Matt Pittman for the win, with Jared Timmerman of Norwalk, Steve Reetz of Arcadia and points leader Matt Lettow of Roland finishing third through fifth.

Sixth through tenth, respectively, went to Jared Hansen of Audubon, Troy Hovey of Decorah, Brian Schrage of Cresco, defending USRA Karl Performance Parts B-Mod National Champion Brandon Hare of Elma and Grinnell’s Brad Iverson.

USRA Hobby Stocks were also on Monday night’s racing card battling for national points in the American Racer USRA Weekly Racing Series.

Kevin Berger of Otho took the win, followed by track points leader Austin Wolfgram of Webster City, Chad Krug of Emmetsburg, Justin Nehring of Storm Lake and Brad Ratcliff of Webster City.

On Wednesday, the Cresco Speedway in Cresco, Iowa, will host the USRA Iron Man Challenge in conjunction with the USMTS Modifieds and another $700-to-win show for the Stock Cars and B-Mods going for $500 to the winner.

Pit gates open at 4 p.m. grandstands open at 5, hot laps begin at 7 and the first heat race gets the green flag at 7:30.

Rounding out the evening’s racing card will be USRA Hobby Stocks also competing for national points in the American Racer USRA Weekly Racing Series.

On race day, fans can pick up coupons worth $2 off adult admission at Casey’s General Stores locations in Cresco, Decorah, New Hampton, Ossian and Riceville. Check out www.caseys.com for more information or to find the location nearest you.

The Cresco Speedway is a 4/10-mile semi-banked clay oval located 0.2 miles north of SR 9 on SW 7th (at the Howard County Fairgrounds). Day-of-the-race info is available by calling the track office at 563-547-3400. The Cresco Speedway is online at www.mhcfair.com/speedway.

2011 IRON MAN CHALLENGE REMAINING EVENTS:

Wed Jun 15 ... Cresco Speedway, Cresco, Iowa
Thu Jun 23 … Park Jefferson Speedway, Jefferson, S.D.
Fri Jun 24 ... Rapid Speedway, Rock Rapids, Iowa
Mon Jul 11 ... Southern Iowa Speedway, Oskaloosa, Iowa
Tue Jul 12 ... Southern Iowa Speedway, Oskaloosa, Iowa
Wed Jul 20 ... Southern Iowa Speedway, Oskaloosa, Iowa
Thu Jul 21 … Bloomfield Speedway, Bloomfield, Iowa
Sat Aug 20 ... Upper Iowa Speedway, Decorah, Iowa
Sun Aug 21 ... Nobles County Speedway, Worthington, Minn.
Thu Aug 25 ... I-35 Speedway, Winston, Mo.
Sat Aug 27 ... Hamilton County Speedway, Webster City, Iowa
Thu Sep 1 ... Highway 3 Raceway, Allison, Iowa

Seventeen dates at twelve dirt ovals comprise the 2011 schedule for the second season of the Iron Man Challenge. Points for both classes will be awarded based on a driver’s 10 best nights.

The points fund for the Stock Cars carries a $2,000 top prize with the tenth-place finisher earning $200. In the B-Mod class, the points champion will earn $700 with tenth-place taking home $100.

To learn more about the USRA, visit www.usraracing.com or call 515-832-6000. You can also like us on Facebook, join us on MySpace or follow us on Twitter.

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OFFICIAL RESULTS
American Racer USRA Weekly Racing Series
Iron Man Challenge
Mineral City Speedway, Fort Dodge, Iowa
Monday, June 13, 2011

USRA KARL CHEVROLET STOCK CARS

Heat #1:
1. (4) 01u Chris Ullrich, Kiron, Iowa.
2. (2) 52 Nathan Wood, Sigourney, Iowa.
3. (3) 15 Jeremy Crimmins, Fort Dodge, Iowa.
4. (6) 57v Mike Van Genderen, Newton, Iowa.
5. (5) 67 Kyle Falck, Decorah, Iowa.
6. (7) 412 Mark Elliott, Webster City, Iowa.
7. (1) 23hr Rod Richards, Madrid, Iowa.
8. (8) 14 Todd Staley, Webster City, Iowa.

Heat #2:
1. (2) 11 Jake Masters, Graettinger, Iowa.
2. (1) 56t Justin Temeyer, Independence, Iowa.
3. (3) 7 Jason Minnehan, Churdan, Iowa.
4. (7) 25m Matt Mundt, Callender, Iowa.
5. (4) 20w Keith Williamson, Bondurant, Iowa.
6. (8) 24b Randy Biederman, Dallas Center, Iowa.
7. (6) 2j Steve Jackson, Polk City, Iowa.
8. (5) 66 Jeff Joldersma, McClelland, Iowa.

Heat #3:
1. (2) 35 Wayne Crimmins, Fort Dodge, Iowa.
2. (6) M2 Matt Fox, Paton, Iowa.
3. (5) R31 Ryan Leeman, Roland, Iowa.
4. (4) 47 Mike Mauer, Cedar Falls, Iowa.
5. (1) 57 Dennis Plain, Webster City, Iowa.
6. (7) 81x Randy Killen, Des Moines, Iowa.
7. (3) 22 Jeff Deal, Fort Dodge, Iowa.

“A” Main:
1. (2) 01u Chris Ullrich, Kiron, Iowa, $700.
2. (4) 11 Jake Masters, Graettinger, Iowa, $500.
3. (13) 67 Kyle Falck, Decorah, Iowa, $400.
4. (17) 412 Mark Elliott, Webster City, Iowa, $300.
5. (8) 52 Nathan Wood, Sigourney, Iowa, $250.
6. (22) 14 Todd Staley, Webster City, Iowa, $200.
7. (7) M2 Matt Fox, Paton, Iowa, $180.
8. (1) 56t Justin Temeyer, Independence, Iowa, $170.
9. (11) 57v Mike Van Genderen, Newton, Iowa, $160.
10. (9) 15 Jeremy Crimmins, Fort Dodge, Iowa, $150.
11. (20) 2j Steve Jackson, Polk City, Iowa, $140.
12. (16) 24b Randy Biederman, Dallas Center, Iowa, $130.
13. (12) 47 Mike Mauer, Cedar Falls, Iowa, $125.
14. (14) 20w Keith Williamson, Bondurant, Iowa, $125.
15. (18) 81x Randy Killen, Des Moines, Iowa, $125.
16. (5) 35 Wayne Crimmins, Fort Dodge, Iowa, $125.
17. (6) R31 Ryan Leeman, Roland, Iowa, $125.
18. (10) 7 Jason Minnehan, Churdan, Iowa, $125.
19. (3) 25m Matt Mundt, Callender, Iowa, $125.
20. (21) 22 Jeff Deal, Fort Dodge, Iowa, $125.
21. (15) 57 Dennis Plain, Webster City, Iowa, $50.
22. (19) 23hr Rod Richards, Madrid, Iowa, $125.
23. (23) 66 Jeff Joldersma, McClelland, Iowa, $125.

USRA KARL PERFORMANCE PARTS B-MODS

Heat #1:
1. (2) 76x Troy Hovey, Decorah, Iowa.
2. (6) 7t Jared Timmerman, Norwalk, Iowa.
3. (1) 8 Brad Iverson, Grinnell, Iowa.
4. (4) 4ord Bob Sutherland, Blairsburg, Iowa.
5. (7) 56H Brandon Hare, Elma, Iowa.
6. (5) 7 Carter VanDenBerg, Oskaloosa, Iowa.
7. (9) 16 Brock Hess, Sioux Falls, S.D.
8. (3) 37 Dustin Haggard, Humboldt, Iowa.
9. (8) 28 Parker Hale, Grand Meadow, Minn.

Heat #2:
1. (2) 14 Brian Schrage, Cresco, Iowa.
2. (3) 10 Cayden Carter, Oskaloosa, Iowa.
3. (4) 321 Andy Tiernan, Woodward, Iowa.
4. (1) 27 Bryon Weyer, Des Moines, Iowa.
5. (8) 41 Jeremy Embrey, Granger, Iowa.
6. (6) 57 Doug Bartels, Lytton, Iowa.
7. (9) 64 Brandon Leeman, Roland, Iowa.
8. (7) 91 Tyler Johnson, Sioux Falls, S.D.
9. (5) 14K Donovan Kennebeck, Lytton, Iowa.

Heat #3:
1. (2) 36 Matt Pittman, Jefferson, Iowa.
2. (4) 80 Steve Reetz, Arcadia, Iowa.
3. (3) 21L Matt Lettow, Roland, Iowa.
4. (7) 23 Jared Hansen, Audubon, Iowa.
5. (1) 2G Geoff Olson, Sioux City, Iowa.
6. (5) 3 Trevor Chaplin, Iowa Falls, Iowa.
7. (6) 1M Brett Meyer, Lytton, Iowa.
8. (8) 7M Jeremiah Christensen, Sioux Falls, S.D.

“A” Main:
1. (6) 10 Cayden Carter, Oskaloosa, Iowa, $500.
2. (2) 36 Matt Pittman, Jefferson, Iowa, $400.
3. (4) 7t Jared Timmerman, Norwalk, Iowa, $300.
4. (5) 80 Steve Reetz, Arcadia, Iowa, $200.
5. (10) 21L Matt Lettow, Roland, Iowa, $180.
6. (1) 23 Jared Hansen, Audubon, Iowa, $160.
7. (7) 76x Troy Hovey, Decorah, Iowa, $140.
8. (8) 14 Brian Schrage, Cresco, Iowa, $120.
9. (14) 56h Brandon Hare, Elma, Iowa, $110.
10. (9) 8 Brad Iverson, Grinnell, Iowa, $105.
11. (16) 7 Carter VanDenBerg, Oskaloosa, Iowa, $100.
12. (20) 64 Brandon Leeman, Roland, Iowa, $90.
13. (12) 4ord Bob Sutherland, Blairsburg, Iowa, $85.
14. (23) 91 Tyler Johnson, Sioux Falls, S.D., $80.
15. (3) 321 Andy Tiernan, Woodward, Iowa, $75.
16. (18) 3 Trevor Chaplin, Iowa Falls, Iowa, $75.
17. (25) 28 Parker Hale, Grand Meadow, Minn., $75.
18. (26) 14k Donovan Kennebeck, Lytton, Iowa, $75.
19. (11) 41 Jeremy Embrey, Granger, Iowa, $75.
20. (22) 37 Dustin Haggard, Humboldt, Iowa, $75.
21. (13) 27 Bryon Weyer, Des Moines, Iowa, $75.
22. (15) 2g Geoff Olson, Sioux City, Iowa, $75.
23. (17) 57 Doug Bartels, Lytton, Iowa, $75.
24. (19) 16 Brock Hess, Sioux Falls, S.D., $75.
25. (21) 1m Brett Meyer, Lytton, Iowa, $50.
26. (24) 7m Jeremiah Christensen, Sioux Falls, S.D., $50.

USRA HOBBY STOCKS

Heat #1:
1. (4) 24 Austin Wolfgram, Webster City, Iowa.
2. (3) 51 Stac Schroeder, Clear Lake, Iowa.
3. (2) 1r Brad Ratcliff, Webster City, Iowa.
4. (5) 29n Cody Nielsen, Fort Dodge, Iowa.
5. (6) 101.3 Cory Flanigan, Storm Lake, Iowa.
6. (1) 11 Austin Reicks, Manson, Iowa.

Heat #2:
1. (2) 20n Justin Nehring, Storm Lake, Iowa.
2. (1) 90 Matt Weiss, Rockwell City, Iowa.
3. (5) 83 Scott Dobel, Mason City, Iowa.
4. (3) 90 Chad Krug, Emmetsburg, Iowa.
5. (6) 23 Cody Gustoff, Scranton, Iowa.
6. (4) 10s Adam Suhrbier, Fort Dodge, Iowa.

Heat #3:
1. (4) 59 Jeff Lyon, Duncombe, Iowa.
2. (3) 27p Kevin Berger, Otho, Iowa.
3. (1) 21 Myles Michehl, Fort Dodge, Iowa.
4. (6) 24t Paul Toms, Lytton, Iowa.
5. (5) 01z Zach Angstrom, Gowrie, Iowa.
6. (2) 5206 Kevin Schmauss, Eagle Grove, Iowa.

“A” Main:
1. (4) 27p Kevin Berger, Otho, Iowa, $300.
2. (10) 24 Austin Wolfgram, Webster City, Iowa, $200.
3. (2) 90 Chad Krug, Emmetsburg, Iowa, $175.
4. (1) 20n Justin Nehring, Storm Lake, Iowa, $150.
5. (11) 1r Brad Ratcliff, Webster City, Iowa, $125.
6. (3) 59 Jeff Lyon, Duncombe, Iowa, $100.
7. (9) 29n Cody Nielsen, Fort Dodge, Iowa, $90.
8. (12) 24t Paul Toms, Lytton, Iowa, $80.
9. (6) 83 Scott Dobel, Mason City, Iowa, $70.
10. (16) 11 Austin Reicks, Manson, Iowa, $65.
11. (5) 21 Myles Michehl, Fort Dodge, Iowa, $60.
12. (14) 23 Cody Gustoff, Scranton, Iowa, $55.
13. (18) 5206 Kevin Schmauss, Eagle Grove, Iowa, $50.
14. (8) 90 Matt Weiss, Rockwell City, Iowa, $50.
15. (17) 10s Adam Suhrbier, Fort Dodge, Iowa, $50.
16. (13) 101.3 Cory Flanigan, Storm Lake, Iowa, $50.
17. (7) 51 Stac Schroeder, Clear Lake, Iowa, $50.
18. (15) 01z Zach Angstrom, Gowrie, Iowa, $50

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