SPRING VALLEY, Minn. -- Kyle Falck of Decorah, Iowa, earned his first Iron Man Challenge win of the season Saturday night in the 20-lap USRA Stock Car main event at the Deer Creek Speedway near Spring Valley, Minn.

Falck, who pocketed $750 for the victory, held off two-time USRA Stock Car National Champion Tom Schmitt at the finish line. Ironically, Falck finished second in last year’s Iron Man Challenge points after a total-wins tie-breaker gave Schmitt the title.

Schmitt barely nipped Lynn Panos for the runner-up position after Panos came from the 17th starting spot to make a charge at the end. Arlen Hoy and Kevin Donlan were fourth and fifth while Ned Kalis, Danny Cole, Ryan Goergen, Brent Tweten and Steve Jackson rounded out the top 10.

The points battle tightened up significantly as points leader Mitch Hovden dropped out with three laps to go and wound up 13th. Schmitt now trails Hovden by just 14 points (808 to 794). Falck jumped up to third ahead of Jackson and Panos sits fifth in the current standings with just three races remaining in the Iron Man Challenge for the USRA Stock Cars.

Both the USRA Stock Cars and USRA B-Mods will return to the Cresco Speedway in Cresco, Iowa, tomorrow (Sunday, Sept. 1) with the USMTS Modifieds and USRA Hobby Stocks joining the stellar line-up on the 4/10-mile clay oval at the Howard County Fairgrounds.

USRA Stock Cars will pay $750 to win with a minimum $100 to start the main event. The entry fee is $25 for licensed or $35 for non-licensed drivers. USRA B-Mods will battle for $500 to win and no less than $75 to start the feature race. The entry fee is $20 for licensed or $30 for non-licensed drivers.

Pit gates open at 4:00, grandstands open at 4:30, hot laps begin at 6:00 and the first heat race gets the green flag at 6:30. Grandstand admission is $17 for adults ages 18 and older, $10 for students ages 13-17 and kids ages 12 and under get in for free. Pit passes are $35.

Fans can save $2 on an adult grandstand ticket with a coupon available on race day at the Casey’s General Store located at 601 2nd Ave. SW in Cresco.

The Cresco Speedway is located 2 blocks north of SR 9 on SW 7th. Race day info is available by calling 563-547-3400 or at www.mhcfair.com. The Howard County Fairgrounds campground features seasonal camping with water, electrical hook-ups and a sewer dumping station.

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OFFICIAL RESULTS
United States Racing Association
USRA Weekly Racing Series – Iron Man Challenge
Deer Creek Speedway, Spring Valley, Minn.
Saturday, Aug. 31, 2013

Showing finishing position, starting position in parentheses, car number, driver, hometown, laps completed and money won. All drivers advanced to the “A” Main with the top 8 redrawing for starting positions 1-8.

USRA STOCK CARS

Heat #1 (8 laps):
1. (1) G12 Ryan Goergen, Stacyville, Iowa.
2. (2) 121g Arlen Hoy, Marble Rock, Iowa.
3. (4) 14z Ned Kalis, Wells, Minn.
4. (5) 27 Shawn Peter, Mable, Minn.
5. (6) 00 Danny Cole, Lansing, Iowa.
6. (7) 37 Pete Solum, Spring Grove, Minn.
7. (10) 48 Casey Sebastian, Cresco, Iowa.
8. (3) 45k Brad Klaassen, Adrian, Minn.
9. (8) 97 Lynn Panos, Calmar, Iowa.
10. (9) 55 Derek Dettmann, Monroe, Iowa.

Heat #2 (8 laps):
1. (2) 33 Kevin Donlan, Decorah, Iowa.
2. (1) 18 Tom Schmitt, Independence, Iowa.
3. (4) 67 Kyle Falck, Decorah, Iowa.
4. (6) 15 Mitch Hovden, Decorah, Iowa.
5. (5) 2j Steve Jackson, Polk City, Iowa.
6. (7) 5x Luke Sathoff, Jackson, Minn.
7. (8) 22 Justin Arends, Little Rock, Iowa.
8. (3) 11 Jake Lampert, Caledonia, Minn.
9. (9) 20 Brent Tweten, Chatfield, Minn.

“A” Main (20 laps):
1. (3) 67 Kyle Falck, Decorah, Iowa, 20, $750.
2. (4) 18 Tom Schmitt, Independence, Iowa, 20, $550.
3. (17) 97 Lynn Panos, Calmar, Iowa, 20, $450.
4. (8) 121g Arlen Hoy, Marble Rock, Iowa, 20, $325.
5. (6) 33 Kevin Donlan, Decorah, Iowa, 20, $275.
6. (7) 14z Ned Kalis, Wells, Minn., 20, $225.
7. (9) 00 Danny Cole, Lansing, Iowa, 20, $170.
8. (1) G12 Ryan Goergen, Stacyville, Iowa, 20, $150.
9. (18) 20 Brent Tweten, Chatfield, Minn., 20, $140.
10. (10) 2j Steve Jackson, Polk City, Iowa, 20, $130.
11. (14) 22 Justin Arends, Little Rock, Iowa, 20, $125.
12. (13) 48 Casey Sebastian, Cresco, Iowa, 19, $125.
13. (5) 15 Mitch Hovden, Decorah, Iowa, 17, $125.
14. (16) 11 Jake Lampert, Caledonia, Minn., 13, $125.
15. (11) 37 Pete Solum, Spring Grove, Minn., 13, $125.
16. (2) 27 Shawn Peter, Mable, Minn., 12, $100.
17. (12) 5x Luke Sathoff, Jackson, Minn., 6, $100.
18. (15) 45k Brad Klaassen, Adrian, Minn., 6, $100.
19. (19) 55 Derek Dettmann, Monroe, Iowa, 6, $100.

Next Race: Sunday, Sept. 1, Cresco Speedway, Cresco, Iowa.
Points Standings: Hovden 808, Schmitt 794, Falck 672, Jackson 574, Panos 544, Peter 479, Jake Ludeking 445, Goergen 348, Andy Altenburg 344, Dustin Wannarka 331.

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