HARTFORD - S.D. -- It seemed a rare occasion to be racing on the scheduled opening night of the season considering the unstable April weather the last couple of years. Maybe it was an Easter weekend blessing! Not only was there racing, but there was some pretty good action for the first time in the car for many of the drivers.

Dave Kennedy won a solid USRA B-Modified opener. The Sioux Falls driver dueled with Kevin Joachim for the first four laps before taking the lead. Joachim didn't go away either. He made several attempts to regain the lead while, at the same time, Brock Hess was moving up from the third row.

"I heard Brock behind me and I heard Joachim behind me," said Kennedy after the race. He held off the two challengers while leading the final 11 laps for an exciting win.

"It's been a rough winter but we got this car going," said Kennedy, adding that his team is still trying to perfect his No. 00 ride, "It was pulling in the corners. We've got to get it figured out."

Hess crossed the finish line in second just ahead of Joachim.

Tim Waltner led a pack of five strong USRA Hobby Stocks in leading all 12 laps for the opening night win. Dustin Gulbrandson, Mike Chaney, Zach Olivier and Brian Hoing all had strong showings but just couldn't get around Waltner.

Waltner is also high on the list of all-time winners at I-90 Speedway. Saturday night's win was the 28th for Waltner at the Hartford, S.D., track.

All five classes are back in action Saturday night, April 26, at I-90 Speedway. Log onto www.i90speedway.com or go to I-90 Speedway's Facebook page for more information.

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OFFICIAL RESULTS
United States Racing Association
USRA Weekly Racing Series
I-90 Speedway, Hartfoed, S.D.
Saturday, April 19, 2014

USRA HOBBY STOCKS

Heat Winners: Mike Chaney, Dustin Gulbrandson.

Feature: 1. Tim Waltner, 2. Dustin Gulbrandson, 3. Mike Chaney, 4. Zach Olivier, 5. Brian Hoing, 6. Don Brady Jr., 7. Travis Vanden Top, 8. Michael Pechous, 9. Jessica Brandt, 10. Brian Campbell, 11. James Adams.

USRA B-MODS

Heat Winners: Marlin Kracht, Kevin Joachim, Brock Hess.

Feature: 1. Dave Kennedy, 2. Brock Hess, 3. Kevin Joachim, 4. Harvey Vande Weerd, 5. Connor Vande Weerd, 6. Dan Wheeler, 7. Cameron Vande Weerd, 8. Marty Myers, 9. Miah Christensen, 10. Tyler Tesch, 11. Shawn Reed, 12. Devon Schlumbohm, 13. Doug Wallis, 14. Dennis Martin, 15. Greg Eden, 16. Marlin Kracht, 17. Tim Dann, DNS - Brad Haas.