OSKALOOSA, Iowa – Racing action at Southern Iowa Speedway on Wednesday saw the young race fans getting a chance to ride around the speedway in racecars, as well as winning prizes, candy, money and a new bicycle. For race fans of all ages, the evening featured four thrilling main events in all four American Racer USRA Weekly Racing Series divisions during another "Licensed to Thrill" night with residents from the town of Ottumwa getting free admission to the grandstands.

The USRA Hobby Stock feature went to Kris Walker of Oskaloosa, who led all 15 laps en route to his 101st career feature win. Bobby Greene of Eddyville tried several times to pressure Walker, but settled for a close second with Danny Thrasher of Agency third, Nathan Wood of Keswick taking fourth and Oskaloosa's Justion Hook finishing fifth.

Wood continues atop the points standings with a 67-point advantage over Walker. Greene is third, T.J. Henderson is fourth and Thrasher sits fifth.

In the USRA Karl Chevrolet B-Mod feature, last year's USRA Hobby Stock track champion Jason McDaniel of Eldon and rookie Cayden Carter of Oskaloosa battled for the win. Carter tried several times to get a run on the leader but McDaniel was too strong and took his eighth overall win of the year in the class. Carter took a strong second with Tyler Groenendyk of Oskaloosa taking the third spot, Mike Shelton of Bloomfield in fourth and  Eddyville's Bobby Greene in the fifth spot.

Groenendyk leads Shelton by 67 points in the track standings, while Carter is just four more points back in third. Andrew Schroder is just six poins behind Carter in fourth and Carter VanDenBerg is fifth - just two markers behind Schroder.

The USRA Karl Chevrolet Stock Car feature was a thriller as three drivers wanted the top spot. Mike VanGenderen of Newton took the early lead but defending track champion Matt Greiner of Washington made it a two-car battle on the third lap. The action heated up even more with eighth-starting Shane Weller of Agency making it a three-car battle. The trio swapped the lead with nobody knowing who was going to win. The crowd came to their feet on the final lap with all three cars side by side and Greiner taking the win by mere inches. VanGenderen settled for second and Weller was a close third. Oskaloosa's Brian Mitrisin and Zack VanderBeek of New Sharon rounded out the top-5.

The win helped Greiner pad his points lead in the full-fendered division, and now leads Mitrisin by 38 points. VanGenderen climbed a spot to third while Nathan Wood dropped to fourth. Kyle Anderson is currently fifth.

The USRA Modifieds saw Zack Vanderbeek use this week as a tune-up for the USMTS Modified event next week as he led all 15 laps en route to the win. Brad Pinkerton of New Sharon took second and defending track champion Colt Mather of Webster was third. The battle for fourth was a good one with Steven Blattler of Oskaloosa and Indianola driver Josh Truman going wheel to wheel at the checkers with Blattler snagging the spot.

Pinkerton leads the standings over VanderBeek, with Blattler third, Packwood's Scott Dickey fourth and Truman in fifth position.

Just four more points nights are remaining this season at the Mahaska County Half-Mile Monster as drivers begin the final stretch to the Pepsi Season Championships on Wednesday, Sept. 2.

Next Wednesday, Aug. 5, MUSCO Lighting presents the return of the mud-slinging Modifieds of the USMTS Casey's General Stores National Tour with NASCAR fan favorite Kenny Wallace and Daytona 500 winner Michael Waltrip in attendance at the Southern Iowa Speedway to sign autographs and race with the USMTS Modifieds. Also on tap will ber USRA Karl Chevrolet Stock Cars, Carter's Manufacturing USRA B-Mods and USRA Hobby Stocks racing for track and national points in the American Racer USRA Weekly Racing Series.

Pits open at 5:00, grandstand gates swing open at 5:30, hot laps begin at 7:00 and the first green flag waves at 7:30.

Race fans can pick up $2-off coupons on Wednesday at all three Casey's General Stores locations in Oskaloosa. Check out www.caseys.com for more information or to find the Casey's General Store nearest you.

The Southern Iowa Speedway is a half-mile semi-banked clay oval located 0.5 mile west of US 63 on SR 92, then 0.3 mile north on N. I St. (at the Southern Iowa Fairgrounds). For more information, contact the RL Promotions offices at (515) 832-6000 or visit www.rlpromotions.com online. Race day info is available by calling the track hotline at (641) 673-7004.

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OFFICIAL RESULTS
American Racer USRA Weekly Racing Series
Southern Iowa Speedway, Oskaloosa, Iowa
Wednesday, July 29, 2009

Showing finishing position, starting position in parentheses, car number, driver and hometown.

USRA HOBBY STOCKS

Heat #1:
1. (1) 85 Jason McDaniel, Eldon
2. (2) 84 Danny Thrasher, Agency
3. (4) 32t Bobby Greene, Eddyville
4. (8) 18 Kris Walker, Oskaloosa
5. (3) 911 Shawn Coleman, Packwood
6. (7) 62 T.J. Henderson, Douds
7. (5) 29 Wes Almond, Oskaloosa
8. (6) 64 Casey Greubel, Lacona

Heat #2:
1. (4) 3s Steve Allen, Oskaloosa
2. (5) 2d Daniel Dyer, Ottumwa
3. (1) 78 Andy Coleman, Packwood
4. (6) 33 Justin Hook, Oskaloosa
5. (7) 12b Chase Breid, Madison, Mo.
6. (3) 71 Paul Wheeler, Des Moines
7. (2) 52 Nathan Wood, Keswick

Feature:
1. (2) 18 Kris Walker, Oskaloosa
2. (1) 32t Bobby Greene, Eddyville
3. (8) 84 Danny Thrasher, Agency
4. (14) 52 Nathan Wood, Keswick
5. (4) 33 Justin Hook, Oskaloosa
6. (10) 85 Jason McDaniel, Eldon
7. (5) 12b Chase Breid, Madison, Mo.
8. (7) 78 Andy Coleman, Packwood
9. (3) 911 Shawn Coleman, Packwood
10. (15) 64 Casey Greubel, Lacona
11. (11) 62 T.J. Henderson, Douds
12. (13) 29 Wes Almond, Oskaloosa
13. (6) 3s Steve Allen, Oskaloosa
14. (9) 2d Daniel Dyer, Ottumwa
15. (12) 71 Paul Wheeler, Des Moines

USRA KARL CHEVROLET B-MODS

Heat #1:
1. (2) 85 Jason McDaniel, Eldon
2. (6) 9 Brian Edel, Oskaloosa
3. (5) 54 Bobby Greene, Eddyville
4. (7) 0 Mike Wanders, Oskaloosa
5. (3) 2 Andrew Schroeder, Keswick
6. (8) 16 Mike Shelton, Bloomfield
7. (4) 18 Rick Krueger, Sigourney
8. (1) 49 Leroy Groenendyk, Oskaloosa
9. (9) 35b James Krier, Ollie

Heat #2:
1. (3) 10 Cayden Carter, Oskaloosa
2. (2) 8j Aj Johnson, Oskaloosa
3. (6) D1 Drew Lawson, Oskaloosa
4. (4) 17t Tyler Groenendyk, Oskaloosa
5. (8) 7 Carter VanDenBerg, Oskaloosa
6. (7) 98 Cory Brown, Ottumwa
7. (1) 7a Aaron Osweiler, South English
8. (5) 30x Josh Modde, Des Moines

Feature:
1. (3) 85 Jason McDaniel, Eldon
2. (1) 10 Cayden Carter, Oskaloosa
3. (5) 17t Tyler Groenendyk, Oskaloosa
4. (11) 16 Mike Shelton, Bloomfield
5. (8) 54 Bobby Greene, Eddyville
6. (9) D1 Drew Lawson, Oskaloosa
7. (4) 7 Carter VanDenBerg, Oskaloosa
8. (10) 9 Brian Edel, Oskaloosa
9. (7) 8j Aj Johnson, Oskaloosa
10. (12) 98 Cory Brown, Ottumwa
11. (2) 0 Mike Wanders, Oskaloosa
12. (15) 49 Leroy Groenendyk, Oskaloosa
13. (17) 35b James Krier, Ollie
14. (6) 2 Andrew Schroeder, Keswick
15. (14) 7a Aaron Osweiler, South English
16. (16) 30x Josh Modde, Des Moines
17. (13) 18 Rick Krueger, Sigourney

USRA KARL CHEVROLET STOCK CARS

Heat:
1. (1) 29 Matt Greiner, Washington
2. (6) 12m Brian Mitrisin, Oskaloosa
3. (7) 57v Mike VanGenderen, Newton
4. (4) 11 Kyle Anderson, Oskaloosa
5. (5) 81 Bert McDaniel, Eldon
6. (11) 4m Chase Mitrisin, Oskaloosa
7. (3) 73c Carl Yaw, Des Moines
8. (8) 20dub Shane Weller, Agency
9. (2) 60 Kurt Krauskopf, Decorah
10. (10) 33z Zack VanderBeek, New Sharon
11. (9) 52 Nathan Wood, Keswick

Feature:
1. (5) 29 Matt Greiner, Washington
2. (2) 57v Mike VanGenderen, Newton
3. (8) 20dub Shane Weller, Agency
4. (3) 12m Brian Mitrisin, Oskaloosa
5. (10) 33z Zack VanderBeek, New Sharon
6. (7) 4m Chase Mitrisin, Oskaloosa
7. (1) 81 Bert McDaniel, Eldon
8. (11) 52 Nathan Wood, Keswick
9. (4) 73c Carl Yaw, Des Moines
10. (6) 11 Kyle Anderson, Oskaloosa
11. (9) 60 Kurt Krauskopf, Decorah

USRA MODIFIEDS

Heat #1:
1. (2) 47 Josh Truman, Indianola
2. (5) 33z Zack VanderBeek, New Sharon
3. (3) 22 Brandon Banks, Washington
4. (4) 71 Kevin Blackburn, Fulton, Mo.
5. (1) 0 David Ott, Ankeny
6. (6) 40 Scott Dickey, Packwood

Heat #2:
1. (2) 8 Colt Mather, Webster
2. (1) 94 Steven Blattler, Oskaloosa
3. (3) 17p Brad Pinkerton, New Sharon
4. (6) 4r Ron Ver Beek, Oskaloosa
5. (4) 73 Brad Moriarty, Des Moines
6. (5) J40 Clayton Jenson, Iowa City

Feature:
1. (1) 33z Zack VanderBeek, New Sharon
2. (6) 17p Brad Pinkerton, New Sharon
3. (3) 8 Colt Mather, Webster
4. (5) 94 Steven Blattler, Oskaloosa
5. (2) 47 Josh Truman, Indianola
6. (8) 4r Ron Ver Beek, Oskaloosa
7. (7) 71 Kevin Blackburn, Fulton, Mo.
8. (4) 22 Brandon Banks, Washington
9. (10) 73 Brad Moriarty, Des Moines
10. (9) 0 David Ott, Ankeny
11. (12) J40 Clayton Jenson, Iowa City
12. (11) 40 Scott Dickey, Packwood