Elijah Zevenbergen won the Medieval USRA Stock Car main event.

It was a spectacular day at Deer Creek Speedway for the 3rd Annual USRA Stock Car Nationals presented by Altenburg Construction. Kid’s Dreams Come True, Podeins Power Equipment and Blake’s Auto also supported the program.

A stout field of 55-Mensink Racing Products USRA Hobby Stocks signed in. Six heat races and three b-features sliced the field down to the 24-car field for the 25-lap feature that started three-wide.

Pole sitter Austin Hoeft took the early lead, but Steve Larson drove past for the top spot. Hoeft quickly rallied and reclaimed the lead on lap three. Larson again pulled alongside Hoeft and stole the lead back on lap five.

Jeremy Crimmins who started 16th had charged all the way to third with Justin Litchy behind him. Lichty continued his drive to the front and took the lead from Larson on lap nine. Lichty, Larson and Crimmins were in a tight pack when Jay Mensink slowed to bring out the caution on lap 17.

On the restart Dylan Clinton who started 15th charged to second while the lead pack remained tight. Lichty led but spun in turn two on lap 20. Clinton drove to the lead and then a six-car tangle on lap 22 set up a three-lap dash to the finish.

Clinton led the rest of the way for the win for the $1000 payday. Clinton also collected the $100 hard charger award that the Eagles Club of Rochester added to the purse.

Crimmins finished in second while 12th starter Tyler Schlumbohm was third. Joshua Ludeking raced from 13th to fourth and defending race champion Dustin Gulbrandson was fifth.

An event record 51 Medieval USRA Stock Cars turned out for this year’s event. Fourteen of the top 25 in national points signed in and they did not disappoint the fans in attendance.

Just like the Hobby Stocks, the Stock Cars ran six heats and three b-features to determine their 24-car field for the 40-lap, $5,000-to-win main event that also started three-wide.

Derek Green took off from the outside of row one to take the lead. Brady Link and Chris Hovden trailed, but Link mounted a challenge right away. Link dove low on Green and they were side-by-side for the lead.

Link scooted by on lap two while Stefan Sybesma got to second with Hovden third before a yellow slowed the race on lap three. The pack took off racing on the top groove and on lap 10 Sybesma contacted the wall in turn one. Sybesma slowed quickly and Derek Green had no place to go and made hard contact to bring out the yellow.

Link took off on the restart and opened up a big lead with Lynn Panos in second. Hovden and Kevin Donlan had a good race for third until they tangled on the backstretch and both cars got into the wall with 24-laps complete. The caution came out and that set up a wild restart.

Elijah Zevenbergen who started 16th charged to third while Donlan tried to get back the spot. Meanwhile, Link still led, but was unable to get away from Panos this time. Another yellow came out on lap 32 to stack up field once again.

Zevenbergen worked well on the low side and darted to second. Link ran the high side while Zevenbergen kept digging low. Zevenbergen took the lead on lap 34, but Link got back by on lap 36.

Zevenbergen threw a wild slider on lap 37 in turn two to steal the lead. Zevenbergen led the final laps and got to the checkered flag for the big payday.

Zevenbergen also took the $100 hard charger prize from the Eagles Club and a $100 bonus from the Fayette County Speedway in West Union, Iowa.

Link finished in the second spot while Panos would finish in third. Chanse Hollatz came from 15th to fourth and Donlan ended up fifth.

OFFICIAL RESULTS
United States Racing Association
Summit USRA Weekly Racing Series
Deer Creek Speedway, Spring Valley, Minn.
Saturday, Sept. 18, 2021

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

MEDIEVAL USRA STOCK CARS

Heat #1:
1. (1) 5B Stefan Sybesma, Sanborn, Iowa
2. (2) 25 Dan Jones, Waukon, Iowa
3. (7) 17X Justin Luinenburg, Reading, Minn.
4. (6) 5K Steve Herrick, Topeka, Kan.
5. (5) 94 Steve Meyer, Grundy Center, Iowa
6. (3) 21X Xander Treichel, Greene, Iowa
7. (4) 55H Troy Hansmeier, Waukon, Iowa
8. (9) 81 Tanner Vanden Top, Rock Rapids, Iowa
9. (8) 18 Anthony Goldsberry, Runnells, Iowa

Heat #2:
1. (1) 32 Derek Green, Granada, Minn.
2. (2) 67 Kyle Falck, Decorah, Iowa
3. (3) 15 Mitch Hovden, Decorah, Iowa
4. (5) 6 Chanse Hollatz, Clear Lake, Iowa
5. (9) 35 Bill Crimmins, Fort Dodge, Iowa
6. (6) 23P Paul Conrad, Colo, Iowa
7. (8) 4 Aaron Stettnichs, Rock Rapids, Iowa
8. (7) 87 Dylan Suhr, Waterloo, Iowa
9. (4) 42 Coy VanHauen, Nora Springs, Iowa

Heat #3:
1. (2) 55 Derek Dettmann, McGregor, Iowa
2. (5) 1G Pat Graham, Ankeny, Iowa
3. (6) 11 Jake Lampert, Caledonia, Minn.
4. (4) 22R Todd Reitzler, Grinnell, Iowa
5. (3) 0 Jim Chisholm, Osage, Iowa
6. (8) 7K Andy Stinson, Cresco, Iowa
7. (7) 14A Blake Adams, McIntire, Iowa
8. (9) 51 David Bear, Mapleton, Minn.
9. (1) 24KR Kyle Roose, Allison, Iowa

Heat #4:
1. (4) 23 Brayden Gjere, Mabel, Minn.
2. (6) 33 Kevin Donlan, Decorah, Iowa
3. (8) 14 Todd Staley, Webster City, Iowa
4. (2) 11 Derek Brown, Stoutland, Mo.
5. (5) 98 Neal Miller, Evansdale, Iowa
6. (7) 24K Daniel King, Topeka, Kan.
7. (1) 66Z Elijah Zevenbergen, Ocheyedan, Iowa
8. (3) 57X Jesse Olson, Mankato, Minn.

Heat #5:
1. (2) 07 Chris Hovden, Cresco, Iowa
2. (3) 00C Danny Cole, Lansing, Iowa
3. (7) 24 Josh Zieman, Plymouth, Iowa
4. (1) 2 Wayne Landheer, Thompson, Iowa
5. (4) 92 Daniel Eckblad, St. Peter, Minn.
6. (8) 25D Bob Daniels, Des Moines, Iowa
7. (5) 38 Dan Drury, Eldora, Iowa
8. (6) 43 Calvin Lange, Humboldt, Iowa

Heat #6
1. (2) 29 Brady Link, Waukon, Iowa
2. (7) 97 Lynn Panos, Calmar, Iowa
3. (5) 21 Myles Michehl, Fort Dodge, Iowa
4. (3) 21B Andrew Borchardt, Plymouth, Iowa
5. (6) 87 Travis Shipman, Mason City, Iowa
6. (1) 12 Scotty Allen, Urbana, Mo.
7. (8) 72H Miciah Hidlebaugh, Menlo, Iowa
8. (4) 1 Dustin Gulbrandson, Sioux Falls, S.D.

"B" Feature #1:
1. (6) 0 Jim Chisholm, Osage, Iowa
2. (12) 66Z Elijah Zevenbergen, Ocheyedan, Iowa
3. (4) 22R Todd Reitzler, Grinnell, Iowa
4. (5) 21B Andrew Borchardt, Plymouth, Iowa
5. (3) 5K Steve Herrick, Topeka, Kan.
6. (1) 00C Danny Cole, Lansing, Iowa
7. (8) 21X Xander Treichel, Greene, Iowa
8. (13) 43 Calvin Lange, Humboldt, Iowa
9. (10) 14A Blake Adams, McIntire, Iowa
10. (11) 87 Dylan Suhr, Waterloo, Iowa
11. (9) 4 Aaron Stettnichs, Rock Rapids, Iowa
12. (7) 7K Andy Stinson, Cresco, Iowa
13. (2) 67 Kyle Falck, Decorah, Iowa

"B" Feature #2:
1. (5) 87 Travis Shipman, Mason City, Iowa
2. (1) 11 Jake Lampert, Caledonia, Minn.
3. (4) 11 Derek Brown, Stoutland, Mo.
4. (3) 35 Bill Crimmins, Fort Dodge, Iowa
5. (13) 18 Anthony Goldsberry, Runnells, Iowa
6. (2) 21 Myles Michehl, Fort Dodge, Iowa
7. (7) 25D Bob Daniels, Des Moines, Iowa
8. (12) 38 Dan Drury, Eldora, Iowa
9. (9) 72H Miciah Hidlebaugh, Menlo, Iowa
10. (11) 1 Dustin Gulbrandson, Sioux Falls, S.D.
11. (10) 81 Tanner Vanden Top, Rock Rapids, Iowa
12. (8) 23P Paul Conrad, Colo, Iowa
13. (6) 98 Neal Miller, Evansdale, Iowa

"B" Feature #3:
1. (3) 6 Chanse Hollatz, Clear Lake, Iowa
2. (2) 15 Mitch Hovden, Decorah, Iowa
3. (5) 94 Steve Meyer, Grundy Center, Iowa
4. (1) 25 Dan Jones, Waukon, Iowa
5. (9) 55H Troy Hansmeier, Waukon, Iowa
6. (6) 92 Daniel Eckblad, St. Peter, Minn.
7. (4) 2 Wayne Landheer, Thompson, Iowa
8. (13) 42 Coy VanHauen, Nora Springs, Iowa
9. (11) 24KR Kyle Roose, Allison, Iowa
10. (10) 51 David Bear, Mapleton, Minn.
11. (7) 24K Daniel King, Topeka, Kan.
12. (8) 12 Scotty Allen, Urbana, Mo.
13. (12) 57X Jesse Olson, Mankato, Minn.

"A" Feature:
1. (16) 66Z Elijah Zevenbergen, Ocheyedan, Iowa
2. (6) 29 Brady Link, Waukon, Iowa
3. (5) 97 Lynn Panos, Calmar, Iowa
4. (15) 6 Chanse Hollatz, Clear Lake, Iowa
5. (2) 33 Kevin Donlan, Decorah, Iowa
6. (13) 0 Jim Chisholm, Osage, Iowa
7. (12) 24 Josh Zieman, Plymouth, Iowa
8. (18) 15 Mitch Hovden, Decorah, Iowa
9. (10) 14 Todd Staley, Webster City, Iowa
10. (14) 87 Travis Shipman, Mason City, Iowa
11. (7) 1G Pat Graham, Ankeny, Iowa
12. (20) 11 Derek Brown, Stoutland, Mo.
13. (24) 25 Dan Jones, Waukon, Iowa
14. (17) 11 Jake Lampert, Caledonia, Minn.
15. (19) 22R Todd Reitzler, Grinnell, Iowa
16. (23) 35 Bill Crimmins, Fort Dodge, Iowa
17. (11) 17X Justin Luinenburg, Reading, Minn.
18. (22) 21B Andrew Borchardt, Plymouth, Iowa
19. (1) 07 Chris Hovden, Cresco, Iowa
20. (21) 94 Steve Meyer, Grundy Center, Iowa
21. (8) 55 Derek Dettmann, McGregor, Iowa
22. (3) 32 Derek Green, Granada, Minn.
23. (4) 23 Brayden Gjere, Mabel, Minn.
24. (9) 5B Stefan Sybesma, Sanborn, Iowa

MENSINK RACING PRODUCTS USRA HOBBY STOCKS

Heat #1:
1. (6) 22L Steve Larson, Decorah, Iowa
2. (9) 266 Justin Lichty, Waterloo, Iowa
3. (4) 18Z Zac Smith, Manly, Iowa
4. (2) 22 Seth Butler, Scranton, Iowa
5. (7) 23 Justin Hanson, Hawkeye, Iowa
6. (5) 20 Travis Christensen, Sioux Falls, S.D.
7. (1) 93 Rick VanderWeide, Renner, S.D.
8. (3) 32J Carter Jonsgaard, Lewiston, Minn.
9. (8) 18JR Gavin Bartel, Kasson, Minn.
10. (10) 81M Jeremy Oakes, Spring Grove, Minn.

Heat #2:
1. (3) 6 Dustin Gulbrandson, Sioux Falls, S.D.
2. (1) 15 Jeremy Crimmins, Fort Dodge, Iowa
3. (8) 86 Tracy Halouska, Worthing, S.D.
4. (2) 18 Scott Spilde, Cresco, Iowa
5. (7) 35 Riley Crimmins, Fort Dodge, Iowa
6. (4) 27 Dylan Andal, Beresford, S.D.
7. (9) 8 Levi Vander Weide, Sioux Falls, S.D.
8. (5) 70 Steve Holthaus, Cresco, Iowa
9. (6) 19 Paul Seabrooke, Decorah, Iowa

Heat #3:
1. (2) 8R Cory Roe, Webster City, Iowa
2. (4) 52W Weston Koop, Rockwell, Iowa
3. (6) X Tyler Schlumbohm, Sioux Falls, S.D.
4. (8) 18K Dylan Clinton, Edgewood, Iowa
5. (5) 81 Josh Ludeking, Decorah, Iowa
6. (1) 11 Seth Scholl, Holmen, Wis.
7. (9) 86H Ryan Happel, Holmen, Wis.
8. (3) 34 Chris Dahl, Decorah, Iowa
9. (7) 4 Trevor Mitts, Clermont, Iowa

Heat #4:
1. (6) 27H Austin Hoeft, Charles City, Iowa
2. (5) 81VT Dylan Vanden Top, George, Iowa
3. (2) 88N Nate Parkhill, Webster City, Iowa
4. (7) 9 Andy Wieczorek, Sioux Falls, S.D.
5. (1) 69 Cadyn Wessels, Luverne, Minn.
6. (3) 16 Jake James, Winona, Minn.
7. (8) 15R Ryan Crooks, Ionia, Iowa
8. (4) 75 Michael Minnier, Monona, Iowa
DNS – 8K Kyle Sidles, Algona, Iowa

Heat #5:
1. (4) 16X Blake Luinenburg, Reading, Minn.
2. (2) 18LK Landon Krohn, Rowena, S.D.
3. (5) 1 Derek Willert, Marble Rock, Iowa
4. (9) 52D B.J. Dahl, Calmar, Iowa
5. (6) 11X Levi Sand, Caledonia, Minn.
6. (1) 28 Jay Sidles, Emmetsburg, Iowa
7. (7) 96 Jack Dunbar, Zumbrota, Minn.
8. (3) 15C Caden Helle, Garnavillo, Iowa
9. (8) 83 Scott Dobel, Manly, Iowa

Heat #6:
1. (5) 19M Jay Mensink, Harmony, Minn.
2. (6) 7D Devin Holthaus, Cresco, Iowa
3. (4) 00 Jason Sweeney, Waukon, Iowa
4. (9) 8. Richard Clinton, Elkader, Iowa
5. (1) 911 Chris Abts, Rochester, Minn.
6. (3) 11. Sam Umbarger, Garner, Iowa
7. (8) 17J Jason Bradley, Sioux Falls, S.D.
8. (7) 1K Kinzer Glanzer, Dolton, S.D.
9. (2) 47P Parker Anderson, Welcome, Minn.

"B" Feature #1:
1. (6) 81 Josh Ludeking, Decorah, Iowa
2. (1) 15 Jeremy Crimmins, Fort Dodge, Iowa
3. (3) 18Z Zac Smith, Manly, Iowa
4. (2) 8. Richard Clinton, Elkader, Iowa
5. (11) 70 Steve Holthaus, Cresco, Iowa
6. (13) 83 Scott Dobel, Manly, Iowa
7. (4) 88N Nate Parkhill, Webster City, Iowa
8. (5) 23 Justin Hanson, Hawkeye, Iowa
9. (7) 20 Travis Christensen, Sioux Falls, S.D.
10. (12) 17J Jason Bradley, Sioux Falls, S.D.
11. (10) 93 Rick VanderWeide, Renner, S.D.
12. (9) 8 Levi Vander Weide, Sioux Falls, S.D.
13. (8) 16 Jake James, Winona, Minn.
DNS – 1K Kinzer Glanzer, Dolton, S.D.
DNS – 8K Kyle Sidles, Algona, Iowa

"B" Feature #2:
1. (5) 35 Riley Crimmins, Fort Dodge, Iowa
2. (13) 47P Parker Anderson, Welcome, Minn.
3. (8) 28 Jay Sidles, Emmetsburg, Iowa
4. (1) 18LK Landon Krohn, Rowena, S.D.
5. (2) 1 Derek Willert, Marble Rock, Iowa
6. (10) 96 Jack Dunbar, Zumbrota, Minn.
7. (9) 86H Ryan Happel, Holmen, Wis.
8. (3) 00 Jason Sweeney, Waukon, Iowa
9. (7) 27 Dylan Andal, Beresford, S.D.
10. (11) 34 Chris Dahl, Decorah, Iowa
11. (12) 18JR Gavin Bartel, Kasson, Minn.
12. (6) 69 Cadyn Wessels, Luverne, Minn.
DQ – (4) 22 Seth Butler, Scranton, Iowa
DNS – 75 Michael Minnier, Monona, Iowa

"B" Feature #3:
1. (2) 18K Dylan Clinton, Edgewood, Iowa
2. (1) 52D B.J. Dahl, Calmar, Iowa
3. (4) 18 Scott Spilde, Cresco, Iowa
4. (11) 19 Paul Seabrooke, Decorah, Iowa
5. (7) 11 Seth Scholl, Holmen, Wis.
6. (12) 15C Caden Helle, Garnavillo, Iowa
7. (6) 911 Chris Abts, Rochester, Minn.
8. (10) 32J Carter Jonsgaard, Lewiston, Minn.
9. (3) 9 Andy Wieczorek, Sioux Falls, S.D.
10. (13) 4 Trevor Mitts, Clermont, Iowa
11. (8) 11. Sam Umbarger, Garner, Iowa
12. (9) 15R Ryan Crooks, Ionia, Iowa
13. (5) 11X Levi Sand, Caledonia, Minn.
DNS – 81M Jeremy Oakes, Spring Grove, Minn.

"A" Feature:
1. (15) 18K Dylan Clinton, Edgewood, Iowa
2. (16) 15 Jeremy Crimmins, Fort Dodge, Iowa
3. (12) X Tyler Schlumbohm, Sioux Falls, S.D.
4. (13) 81 Josh Ludeking, Decorah, Iowa
5. (9) 6 Dustin Gulbrandson, Sioux Falls, S.D.
6. (1) 27H Austin Hoeft, Charles City, Iowa
7. (11) 52W Weston Koop, Rockwell, Iowa
8. (5) 266 Justin Lichty, Waterloo, Iowa
9. (14) 35 Riley Crimmins, Fort Dodge, Iowa
10. (18) 52D B.J. Dahl, Calmar, Iowa
11. (4) 22L Steve Larson, Decorah, Iowa
12. (17) 47P Parker Anderson, Welcome, Minn.
13. (21) 18 Scott Spilde, Cresco, Iowa
14. (19) 18Z Zac Smith, Manly, Iowa
15. (24) 19 Paul Seabrooke, Decorah, Iowa
16. (23) 18LK Landon Krohn, Rowena, S.D.
17. (7) 81VT Dylan Vanden Top, George, Iowa
18. (20) 28 Jay Sidles, Emmetsburg, Iowa
19. (6) 8R Cory Roe, Webster City, Iowa
20. (22) 8. Richard Clinton, Elkader, Iowa
21. (3) 7D Devin Holthaus, Cresco, Iowa
22. (10) 86 Tracy Halouska, Worthing, S.D.
23. (8) 19M Jay Mensink, Harmony, Minn.
24. (2) 16X Blake Luinenburg, Reading, Minn.