Four nights to the Fourth ahead for Iron Man Challenge
The Iron Man Challenge featuring Holley USRA Stock Cars and Out-Pace USRA B-Mods is set to sizzle for four straight nights and four different race tracks leading up to the Fourth of July holiday.
Action kicks off Thursday, June 29, at the Deer Creek Speedway in Spring Valley, Minn., and then moves to the Fayette County Speedway in West Union, Iowa, on Friday, June 30. From there, the action moves to the Upper Iowa Speedway in Decorah, Iowa, on Saturday, July 1, followed by a stop at the Cresco Speedway in Cresco, Iowa, on Sunday, July 2.
Holley USRA Stock Cars will share the spotlight with the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series at the Deer Creek Speedway on Thursday, with both Holley USRA Stock Cars and Out-Pace USRA B-Mods on the card for the next three nights of racing.
IRON MAN CHALLENGE POINTS STANDINGS
(Top 10 through June 28)
Holley USRA Stock Cars:
1. 2J Steve Jackson, Polk City, Iowa ... 656
2. 11 Jesse Brown, Nashua, Iowa ... 613
3. 14 Todd Staley, Webster City, Iowa ... 580
4. 32 Derek Green, Granada, Minn. ... 538 (1 win)
5. 5 Luke Sathoff, Jackson, Minn. ... 338
6. 33 Kevin Donlan, Decorah, Iowa ... 311
7. 66 Elijah Zevenbergen, Ocheyedan, Iowa ... 300 (3 wins)
8. 15 Mitch Hovden, Decorah, Iowa ... 282 (1 win)
9. 46 Cody Frerichs, Bristow, Iowa ... 279
10. 32X Rich Gregoire, Russell, Minn. ... 218
Other winners:
23M Matt Jones, Waukon, Iowa (1 win)
2N Donovan Nunnikhoven, Sully, Iowa (1 win)
417 Kevin Anderson, Kansas City, Mo. (1 win)
Out-Pace USRA B-Mods:
1. 02 Cole Denner, New Hampton, Iowa ... 781
2. 28 Andy Bryant, Fort Scott, Kan. ... 650 (2 wins)
3. 98 Kyle Anderson, Decorah, Iowa ... 645
4. 16 Dan Hovden, Decorah, Iowa ... 538 (1 win)
5. 6 Dustin Kruse, Brandon, S.D. ... 527
6. 14M Brian Mahlstedt, Ionia, Iowa ... 506
7. 20T Mike Tanner, Smithville, Mo. ... 504 (1 win)
8. 85 Ben Moudry, Cottage Grove, Minn. ... 485 (2 wins)
9. 7+ Jared Timmerman, Norwalk, Iowa ... 385
10. 56H Brandon Hare, Elma, Iowa ... 378
Other winners:
23K Erik Kanz, Winona, Minn. (1 win)
18 J.C. Morton, Springdale, Ark. (2 wins)
65 Kris Jackson, Lebanon, Mo. (1 win)
1 Chris Abelson, Sioux City, Iowa (1 win)
Iron Man Challenge main events pay a minimum of $600 to win $60 to start for Holley USRA Stock Cars, and no less than $500 to win and $50 to start for Out-Pace USRA B-Mods. The best 16 points nights for each driver will be used to calculate points standings in both divisions. In addition to series points, Iron Man Challenge events award regional and national points in the Summit USRA Weekly Racing Series. Some tracks may also award track points.
REMAINING 2017 IRON MAN CHALLENGE EVENTS
June 29 ... Deer Creek Speedway, Spring Valley, Minn. (SC)
June 30 ... Fayette County Speedway, West Union, Iowa (SC/BM)
July 1 ... Upper Iowa Speedway, Decorah, Iowa (SC/BM)
July 2 ... Cresco Speedway, Cresco, Iowa (SC/BM)
Aug. 15-16 ... Hamilton County Speedway, Webster City, Iowa (SC/BM)
Aug. 24 ... Nobles County Speedway, Worthington, Minn. (SC/BM)
Aug. 25 ... Rapid Speedway, Rock Rapids, Iowa (SC/BM)
Aug. 26 ... Park Jefferson Speedway, Jefferson, S.D. (SC/BM)
Aug. 31 ... Fairmont Raceway, Fairmont, Minn. (SC/BM)
Sept. 1 ... Fayette County Speedway, West Union, Iowa (SC/BM)
Sept. 2 ... Deer Creek Speedway, Spring Valley, Minn. (SC/BM)
Sept. 3 ... Cresco Speedway, Cresco, Iowa (SC/BM)
Sept. 16 ... Upper Iowa Speedway, Decorah, Iowa (SC/BM)
Sept. 21-23 ... Deer Creek Speedway, Spring Valley, Minn. (BM)
Oct. 12-14 ... I-35 Speedway, Winston, Mo. (SC/BM)
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