The grand finale of the night was the USRA Karl Chevrolet Stock Car feature with Oskaloosa's Brian Mitrisin taking the $1,000 win over a stellar field of competitors.

OSKALOOSA, Iowa - The 13th annual MUSCO Lighting Great American Stock Car Shootout at the Southern Iowa Speedway on Wednesday featured four exciting classes under the USRA banner.

Jason McDaniel of Eldon topped the USRA Hobby Stock main event to earn the $700 top prize. Nathan Wood, Danny Thrasher, Steve Churchill and Don Nunnikhoven rounded out the top-5 finishers.

The Carter's Manufacturing USRA B-Mods saw Oskaloosa driver Brian Edel use his GM Performance Parts Crate Engine power to score the $700 victory over Andrew Schroeder, Greg Mitchell, Bill Gibson and Leroy Groenedyke.

New Sharon veteran Brad Pinkerton made his return after a three-week layoff pay off as he scored the $1,000 winner's share of the purse in the MUSCO Lighting USRA Modified main event after starting 12th on the grid. Second through fifth went to Zack VanderBeek, Donovan Lodge, Colt Mather and Ron Ver Beek.

The grand finale of the night was the USRA Karl Chevrolet Stock Car feature with Oskaloosa's Brian Mitrisin taking the $1,000 win over a stellar field of competitors. Colt Mather led early on before a lapped car collided with him and ended his run. A few laps later, Tom Schmitt held the point but was also a victim of the same lapped car and relinquished the lead to Mitrisin. Schmitt held on for the runner-up paycheck, followed by A.J. Johnson, Zack VanderBeek and Shane Weller.

Next Wednesday, July 16, will see five classes in action for Kids Night featuring the USRA Casey’s General Stores Weekly Racing Series plus 305 Sprints and the “Faster Pastor” race on the legendary Mahaska County Half-Mile Monster.

Pit gates will open at 5 p.m. while spectator gates open at 5:30. Hot laps will start around 7:15 and the first green flag is slated to wave at 7:30 sharp.

General admission adult tickets are just $7 while kids ages 6-13 are $3 and children 5 and under get in for FREE. Pit passes are $20.

For more information call the Southern Iowa Speedway office at 515-832-6000. The Southern Iowa Speedway is located 0.5 mile west of US 63 on SR 92 (“A” Ave. W), then four blocks north on N. I St. (at the Southern Iowa Fairgrounds). For day-of-race information, call the track hotline at (507) 634-4281 or visit www.rlpromotions.com/oskaloosa online. For more information about the USRA, visit www.usraracing.com.

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OFFICIAL RESULTS
USRA Casey’s General Stores Weekly Racing Series
Southern Iowa Speedway, Oskaloosa, Iowa
13th Annual MUSCO Lighting Great American Stock Car Shootout
Wednesday, July 9, 2008

USRA HOBBY STOCKS

Heat #1: 1. Steve Churchill, Redding 2. Jason McDaniel, Eldon; 3. Bill Bonnett, Knoxville; 4. Andy Coleman, Packwood; 5. Jesse Garrett, Batavia; 6. Casey Greubel, Laconia; 7. Steve Shephard, Fremont.

Heat #2: 1. Don Nunnikhoven, Kellogg; 2. Nathan Wood, Keswick; 3. Justin Hook, Oskaloosa; 4. Dave Breuklander, Oskaloosa; 5. Dale Porter, Pulaski; 6. T.J. Henderson, Douds.

Heat #3: 1. Danny Thrasher, Agency; 2. Shannon Sherwood, Rose Hill; 3. Bobby Greene, Eddyville; 4. Bill Gibson, Knoxville; 5. Steve Allen, Oskaloosa; 6. Keye Wallace, Pleasantville.

"A" Feature: 1. McDaniel; 2. Wood; 3. Thrasher; 4. Churchill; 5. Nunnikhoven; 6. Gibson; 7. Coleman; 8. Hook; 9. Greene; 10. Sherwood; 11. Allen; 12. Garrett; 13. Breuklander; 14. Wallace; 15. Porter; 16. Bonnett; 17. Greubel; 18. Henderson; 19. Shepherd.

CARTER'S MANUFACTURING USRA B-MODS

Heat #1: 1. Bill Gibson, Knoxville; 2. Andrew Schroeder, Keswick; 3. Ray Lundry, Maynard; 4. Mike Shelton, Ottumwa; 5. Tyler Groenedyke, Oskaloosa; 6. Mike Wanders, Oskaloosa; 7. Paul Underwood, Ottumwa.

Heat #2: 1. Leroy Groenedyke, Oskaloosa; 2. Greg Mitchell, Decorah; 3. Brian Edel, Oskaloosa; 4. Jimmy Broszeit, Cresco; 5. Rick Kruger, Sigourney; 6. Rick Landgrebe, Sigourney; 7. Jayme Duinink, Pella.

"A" Feature: 1. Edel; 2. Schroeder; 3. Mitchell; 4. Gibson; 5. L. Groenedyke; 6. Broszeit; 7. Underwood; 8. Duinink; 9. Lundry; 10. Wanders; 11. Krueger; 12. Shelton; 13. T. Groenedyke; 14. Landgrebe.

USRA KARL CHEVROLET STOCK CARS

Heat #1: 1. Tom Schmitt, Independence; 2. Howard Gordon Jr., Oskaloosa; 3. Mike Bergan, Ridgeway; 4. Shane Weller, Agency; 5. Rick Gustin, Marshalltown; 6. Matt Greiner, Washington; 7. Kurt Krauskopf, Decorah.

Heat #2: 1. Tory Reicks, Waucoma; 2. Kyle Anderson, Oskaloosa; 3. Chad Walter, Clarence, Mo.; 4. Mike Harward, Floris; 5. Zack VanderBeek, New Sharon; 6. Clinton Dale, Jacksoville, Mo.; 7. Dave Bennett, Floris.

Heat #3: 1. Colt Mather, Webster; 2. Brian Mitrisin, Oskaloosa; 3. Nathan Wood, Keswick; 4. Bob Sutherland, Blairsburg; 5. Rick Todd, Des Moines; 6. Lynn Panos, Decorah .

Heat #4: 1. Mike VanGenderen, Newton; 2. A.J. Johnson, Oskaloosa; 3. Corey Stout, Oskaloosa; 4. Bobby Greene, Eddyville; 5. Rick Speck, Decorah; 6. Brock Welch, Oskaloosa.

"B" Feature: 1. Greiner.

"A" Feature: 1. Mitrisin; 2. Schmitt; 3. Johnson; 4. VanderBeek; 5. Weller; 6. Reicks; 7. Gordon; 8. Bergan; 9. Harward; 10. VanGenderen; 11. Greiner; 12. Speck; 13. Todd; 14. Welch; 15. Dale; 16. Bennett; 17. Mather; 18. Stout; 19. Walter; 20. Sutherland; 21. Greene; 22. Anderson; 23. Wood; 24. Gustin.

MUSCO LIGHTING USRA MODIFIEDS

Heat #1: 1. Ryan Dolan, Tipton; 2. Ryan Giles, Des Moines; 3. Brad Moriarty, Des Moines; 4. Mark Widmar, Ottumwa; 5. John Fellman, Blue Grass; 6. David Ott, Ankeny; 7. Eric Vanderploeg, Altoona.

Heat #2: 1. Ron Ver Beek, Oskaloosa; 2. Donovan Lodge, Moline, Ill.; 3. Bruce Hanford, Davenport; 4. Josh Truman, Indianola; 5. Mike Bennett, Des Moines; 6. Brandon Banks, Washington; 7. Matt Waugh, Des Moines.

Heat #3: 1. Brad Pinkerton, New Sharon; 2. Colt Mather, Webster; 3. Zack VanderBeek, New Sharon; 4. Scott Dickey, Packwood; 5. Noah Coppess, Stanwood; 6. Steven Blattler, Oskaloosa; 7. Kyle Harwood, Oskaloosa.

"A" Feature: 1. Pinkerton; 2. VanderBeek; 3. Lodge; 4. Mather; 5. Ver Beek; 6. Dickey; 7. Blattler; 8. Banks; 9. Bennett; 10. Moriarty; 11. Coppess; 12. Widmar; 13. Waugh; 14. Fellman; 15. Ott; 16. Dolan; 17. Truman; 18. Giles; 19. Vanderploeg; 20. Hanford; 21. Harwood.