DECORAH, Iowa—For the final time in the 2014 season, the Upper Iowa Speedway hosted both Season Championship Night and also welcomed the Iron Man Challenge for USRA Stock Cars and USRA B-Mods.

In the USRA Hobby Stock feature, points leader Steve Holthaus came into Saturday night’s event with a comfortable lead of 46 points over Scott Spilde. The main event started off with a rocky start when multiple cars were collected in corners 1-2, bringing out the first of three cautions.

On the restart, Jake Ludeking took over the top spot and began to work the low groove of the track. However, at the mid-race point, Adam Cline had worked his way up the field and started to challenge for the lead. Cline also brought Spilde and Holthaus with him. Cline was able to take over the top spot until his machine broke, handing the lead over to Holthaus.

A late-race caution with three laps to go set up a showdown for the final time in the 2014 season. Holthaus crossed first followed by Spilde, Josh Ludeking, Jesse Holzer and Brady Link for the final time in 2014.

Holthaus, who added his 163rd career feature win feather to his hat, was also crowned track champion.

In the USRA B-Mod class, only 11 points separated track points leader Matt Jones and Dan Hovden. Junior Boyer made a rare visit to the Upper Iowa Speedway on Saturday night. He started on the front row of the feature and was quickly into a duel with Jones. Jones eventually took over the lead position near the mid-race point.

Hovden, who started eighth, worked his way up through the field and found himself sitting in second with a late-race caution. Hovden took the lead from Jones on the restart and that was all that Hovden needed. He escaped the Upper Iowa Speedway with another victory to close out his 2014 season at the track.

Hovden was followed by Jones—the 2014track points champion—in second. Chris Roney, Chris Weigert and Boyer.

Kevin Donlan started his 2014 season on the lid of his USRA Stock Car on opening night at the Upper Iowa Speedway, but he finished his 2014 campaign in victory lane. Donlan started in the front row for the USRA Stock Car main event and led every lap of the race.

Going into Season Championship Night, Mitch Hovden led Kyle Falck by a mere two tallies. Falck went down mid -ace with a mechanical problem and was unable to get his machine back onto the track. Hovden took home second place followed by Dan Jones, Tom Schmitt and Dillon Anderson.

Donlan claimed his first victory at the Upper Iowa Speedway in nearly two years and it was his first Iron Man Challenge win of the season too. Hovden was crowned track champion on Saturday night.

With next weekend’s USRA National Championships being the final Iron Man Challenge event of the year, Hovden slipped past Schmitt in the points standings by a single point.

The inaugural USRA National Championships take place Wednesday-Saturday, Oct. 1-4, at the Lakeside Speedway in Kansas City, Kan., and features all four USRA-sanctioned divisions in action. SLMR Late Models will also join the program on Friday and Saturday.

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OFFICIAL RESULTS
United States Racing Association
USRA Weekly Racing Series – Iron Man Challenge
Upper Iowa Speedway, Decorah, Iowa
Saturday, September 27, 2014

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

USRA STOCK CARS

Heat #1 (8 laps):
1. (3) 67 Kyle Falck, Decorah, Iowa
2. (2) 33 Kevin Donlan, Decorah, Iowa
3. (5) 14m Brian Mahlstedt, Ionia, Iowa
4. (1) 11 Jake Lampert, Caledonia, Minn.
5. (6) 37 Pete Solum, Spring Groove, Minn.
6. (7) 2j Steve Jackson, Polk City, Iowa
7. (8) 48 Casey Sebastian, Cresco, Iowa
8. (4) 86 Phil Wernert, Galesville, Wis.

Heat #2 (8 laps):
1. (1) 44 Dillon Anderson, Decorah, Iowa
2. (7) 10 Bryan Webb, Decorah, Iowa
3. (3) 97 Lynn Panos, Calmar, Iowa
4. (4) 0 Danny Cole Jr, Lansing, Iowa
5. (5) 21r Brandon Vogt, Rose Creek, Minn.
6. (6) 3x Brandon Hare, Elma, Iowa
7. (2) 64 Terry Quam, Decorah, Iowa

Heat #3 (8 laps):
1. (2) 15 Mitch Hovden, Decorah, Iowa
2. (1) 20x Dan Trimble, Fairbank, Iowa
3. (4) 69 Jake Ludeking, Decorah, Iowa
4. (3) 55 Derek Dettmann, Monona, Iowa
5. (7) 25 Dan Jones, Waterville, Iowa
6. (6) 6 Danny Sacquitne, Decorah, Iowa
7. (5) 18 Tom Schmitt, Independence, Iowa

“A” Main (20 laps):
1. (1) 33 Kevin Donlan, Decorah, Iowa, $750.
2. (6) 15 Mitch Hovden, Decorah, Iowa, $550.
3. (15) 25 Dan Jones, Waterville, Iowa, $450.
4. (20) 18 Tom Schmitt, Independence, Iowa, $325.
5. (3) 44 Dillon Anderson, Decorah, Iowa, $275.
6. (12) 55 Derek Dettmann, Monona, Iowa, $225.
7. (7) 14m Brian Mahlstedt, Ionia, Iowa, $170.
8. (16) 2j Steve Jackson, Polk City, Iowa, $150.
9. (9) 97 Lynn Panos, Calmar, Iowa, $140.
10. (4) 69 Jake Ludeking, Decorah, Iowa, $130.
11. (11) 0 Danny Cole Jr, Lansing, Iowa, $125.
12. (18) 6 Danny Sacquitne, Decorah, Iowa, $125.
13. (13) 37 Pete Solum, Spring Groove, Minn., $115.
14. (10) 11 Jake Lampert, Caledonia, Minn., $110.
15. (21) 86 Phil Wernert, Galesville, Wis., $105.
16. (19) 48 Casey Sebastian, Cresco, Iowa, $100.
17. (14) 21r Brandon Vogt, Rose Creek, Minn., $100.
18. (8) 67 Kyle Falck, Decorah, Iowa, $100.
19. (2) 20x Dan Trimble, Fairbank, Iowa, $100.
20. (5) 10 Bryan Webb, Decorah, Iowa, $100.
21. (17) 3x Brandon Hare, Elma, Iowa, $100.
DNS - 64 Terry Quam, Decorah, Iowa, $75.

Iron Man Points Standings: Hovden 1121, Schmitt 1120, Falck 987, Jackson 980, Wernert 825, Donlan 815, Webb 724, Todd Staley 704, Anderson 644, Sacquitne 602.

USRA B-MODS

Heat #1 (8 laps):
1. (6) 23m Matt Jones, Waukon, Iowa
2. (2) 4x Troy Hovey, Decorah, Iowa
3. (4) 15w Alex Williamson, Rushford, Minn.
4. (7) 12k Casey Knutson, Spring Grove, Minn.
5. (1) 7+ Jared Timmerman, Norwalk, Iowa
6. (5) 17c Chad Halverson, Decorah, Iowa
7. (3) 17h Ryan Halverson, Decorah, Iowa

Heat #2 (8 laps):
1. (1) 78 Chris Roney, Ridgeway , Iowa
2. (5) B4 Junior Boyer, Calmar, Iowa
3. (2) 10t Trevor Fecht, Allison, Iowa
4. (4) 88x Jimmy Brosziet, Postville, Iowa
5. (3) 32 Taylor Skauge, Caledonia, Minn.
6. (7) 98 Kyle Anderson, Decorah, Iowa
7. (6) 33 James Erickson, Decorah, Iowa

Heat #3 (8 laps):
1. (1) 16d Dan Hovden, Decorah, Iowa
2. (2) 1k Parker Kessel, Waukon, Iowa
3. (6) 21 Chris Weigert, New Hampton, Iowa
4. (4) 42 Dan Christopher, Decorah, Iowa
5. (3) 55p David Pitz, Elma, Iowa
6. (5) 58k Taylor Knutson, Caledonia, Minn.

“A” Main (20 laps):
1. (8) 16d Dan Hovden, Decorah, Iowa, $600.
2. (2) 23m Matt Jones, Waukon, Iowa, $450.
3. (6) 78 Chris Roney, Ridgeway , Iowa, $300.
4. (5) 21 Chris Weigert, New Hampton, Iowa, $250.
5. (1) B4 Junior Boyer, Calmar, Iowa, $200.
6. (3) 4x Troy Hovey, Decorah, Iowa, $175.
7. (11) 88x Jimmy Brosziet, Postville, Iowa, $150.
8. (12) 42 Dan Christopher, Decorah, Iowa, $130.
9. (9) 12k Casey Knutson, Spring Grove, Minn., $120.
10. (4) 15w Alex Williamson, Rushford, Minn., $110.
11. (7) 1k Parker Kessel, Waukon, Iowa, $100.
12. (16) 98 Kyle Anderson, Decorah, Iowa, $90.
13. (10) 10t Trevor Fecht, Allison, Iowa, $85.
14. (13) 7+ Jared Timmerman, Norwalk, Iowa, $80.
15. (17) 17c Chad Halverson, Decorah, Iowa, $75.
16. (18) 33 James Erickson, Decorah, Iowa, $75.
17. (14) 32 Taylor Skauge, Caledonia, Minn., $75.
18. (15) 55p David Pitz, Elma, Iowa, $75.
DNS - 58k Taylor Knutson, Caledonia, Minn., $50.
DNS - 17h Ryan Halverson, Decorah, Iowa, $50.

Iron Man Points Standings: Cory Crapser 1347, Dan Wheeler 1273, Jacob Bleess 1127, Timmerman 1115, Hovden 766, Dustin Kruse 721, Fecht 710, Erik Kanz 631, Williamson 591, Chad Clancy 570.

USRA HOBBY STOCKS

Heat #1 (8 laps):
1. (3) 71 Adam Cline, Decorah, Iowa
2. (1) 442 Neil Franzen, Sumner, Iowa
3. (4) 18 Scott Spilde, Cresco, Iowa
4. (6) 7 Steve Dwyer, La Crosse, Wis.
5. (5) 29 Brady Link, Waukon, Iowa
6. (2) 17 Chad Olson, Harmony, Minn.
7. (7) 22x Jason Borsheim, Decorah, Iowa

Heat #2 (8 laps):
1. (3) 81 Joshua Ludeking, Decorah, Iowa
2. (6) 70 Steve Holthaus, Cresco, Iowa
3. (5) 22 Steve Larson, Decorah, Iowa
4. (2) 19 Paul Seabrooke, Elgin, Iowa
5. (1) 47 Brayton Boyer, St. Lucas, Iowa
6. (4) 84 Wesley Crawford, Fayette, Iowa
7. (7) 717 Zach Swanson, Waterloo, Iowa

Heat #3 (8 laps):
1. (2) 85 Jesse Holzer, Decorah, Iowa
2. (1) 7k Andy Stinson, Cresco, Iowa
3. (6) 000b Nathan Lerch, West Union, Iowa
4. (5) 71t Tanar Kluender, Alta Vista, Iowa
5. (3) 14 Kerry Swanson, Waverly, Iowa
6. (4) 88x Jeremy Peterson, Ridgeway, Iowa

“A” Main (20 laps):
1. (1) 70 Steve Holthaus, Cresco, Iowa
2. (11) 18 Scott Spilde, Cresco, Iowa
3. (2) 81 Joshua Ludeking, Decorah, Iowa
4. (6) 85 Jesse Holzer, Decorah, Iowa
5. (12) 29 Brady Link, Waukon, Iowa
6. (19) 7 Steve Dwyer, La Crosse, Wis.
7. (5) 000b Nathan Lerch, West Union, Iowa
8. (4) 19 Paul Seabrooke, Elgin, Iowa
9. (15) 17 Chad Olson, Harmony, Minn.
10. (9) 7k Andy Stinson, Cresco, Iowa
11. (7) 442 Neil Franzen, Sumner, Iowa
12. (13) 47 Brayton Boyer, St. Lucas, Iowa
13. (14) 14 Kerry Swanson, Waverly, Iowa
14. (18) 22x Jason Borsheim, Decorah, Iowa
15. (16) 84 Wesley Crawford, Fayette, Iowa
16. (17) 88x Jeremy Peterson, Ridgeway, Iowa
17. (10) 22 Steve Larson, Decorah, Iowa
18. (8) 71 Adam Cline, Decorah, Iowa
19. (3) 71t Tanar Kluender, Alta Vista, Iowa
DNS - 717 Zach Swanson, Waterloo, Iowa

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