Griffith wins sixth, clinches fourth straight title at Hamilton County Speedway

Ty Griffith won the USRA B-Mod main event.

Ty Griffith won the USRA B-Mod main event.


Scooters Night on Saturday saw the Summit USRA Weekly Racing Series back in action at the Karl Chevrolet Hamilton County Speedway with the toughest and most talented racers in the Hawkeye State checked in to do battle.

While Devon Havlik and Ty Griffith extended their points with their wins, Derek Green’s effort in the Medieval USRA Stock Car feature prevented a Crimmins hat trick in the winner’s circle.

Fresh off a win on Friday at the Sports Park Raceway in Fort Dodge, Havlik’s third victory in the USRA Modifieds solidified his spot atop the standings while Kyle Brown’s run from tenth came up one spot shy of the Madrid driver earning his second win of 2022.

Ben Nading of Ankeny, who trails Havlik by 52 points, wound up third with Greg Elliott of Webster City and Nate Hughes of Eagle Grove completing the top five.

Green garnered his second checkered flag of the season in the MEdieval USRA Stock Cars by holding off Bill Crimmins of Fort Dodge. Todd Staley of Webster City was third, points leader Myles Michehl raced from tenth to fourth and Mark Elliott of Webster City was fifth.

Webster City’s Ty Griffith claimed his sixth USRA B-Mod win of the year, and cemented him as the track champion for the fourth year in a row. 

Hunter Longnecker of Woodward, Levi Chipp of Latimer, Brandon Toftee of Otho and Doug McCollough of Webster City finished second, third, fourth and fifth, respectively.

USRA Hobby Stock action saw Jeremy Crimmins of Fort Dodge expand his points lead from 16 to 21 over Scott Dobel of Manly, who finished second in the main event.

Fort Dodge rivals Riley Crimmins and Bryce Sommerfeld crossed the finish line third and fourth while Webster City’s Daniel Ayers grabbed the fifth spot.

It was a family affair in victory lane as Tyler Crimmins of Fort Dodge won the feature race for the  USRA Tuners. Riley Paysen of Wall Lake claimed runner-up money with Breanna Ades of Rippey rounding out the podium finishers.

Bill Rice Memorial, Season Championships next: The final race for the Super Late Model Summer Series presented by Jerry Goebel State Farm takes place next Saturday, Aug. 27, with the running of the Bill Rice Memorial presented by Supreme Lawn Care where the feature winner will walk away with $3,000.

Also on the card for Season Championships Night will be the USRA Modifieds, Medieval USRA Stock Cars, USRA B-Mods, USRA Hobby Stocks and USRA Tuners.

The Karl Chevrolet DTRA Truck Series will also be on hand, making next Saturday a must-see blockbuster program with seven classes 

The pits open at 4 p.m. with competitors drawing for starting positions until 5:45 and the drivers meeting to follow at 6. The spectator gates open at 5 with hot laps at 6:15 and racing at 6:30 or immediately after hot laps and the National Anthem.

Opening in July 1910, the Karl Chevrolet Hamilton County Speedway is the oldest speedway in the state of Iowa. In 1938, work began on the current location at the Hamilton County Fairgrounds. The semi-banked half-mile dirt track was completed in the spring of 1939, and the first races were held on the track in September of that year.

The Karl Chevrolet Hamilton County Speedway is located off US 20 at exit 140, then 1.2 miles north, then 0.5 mile east on Bank St., then 0.4 mile south on Bluff St. to the Hamilton County Fairgrounds in Webster City, Iowa. The physical address is 1200 Bluff St, Webster City, IA 50595.

For more information, call (515) 832-6000 or check out HamiltonCoSpeedway.com. You can also get social on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and YouTube.

OFFICIAL RESULTS
United States Racing Association
Summit USRA Weekly Racing Series
Karl Chevrolet Hamilton County Speedway, Webster City, Iowa
Saturday, Aug. 20, 2022

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

USRA MODIFIEDS

Heat #1:
1. (4) 75 Greg Elliott, Webster City, Iowa
2. (2) 15A James Allbee, Adel, Iowa
3. (3) 21 Ben Nading, Ankeny, Iowa
4. (5) 41 Nate Hughes, Eagle Grove, Iowa
5. (1) 21D David Brown, Kellogg, Iowa
DNS – 84 Christopher Elliott, Webster City, Iowa

Heat #2:
1. (2) 12 Mark Elliott, Webster City, Iowa
2. (1) 5D Devon Havlik, Waterloo, Iowa
3. (4) 3W Garett Wilson, Carlisle, Iowa
4. (5) 3B Brandon Coffman, Nevada, Iowa
5. (3) 21K Kyle Brown, Madrid, Iowa

Feature:
1. (2) 5D Devon Havlik, Waterloo, Iowa
2. (10) 21K Kyle Brown, Madrid, Iowa
3. (4) 21 Ben Nading, Ankeny, Iowa
4. (7) 75 Greg Elliott, Webster City, Iowa
5. (1) 41 Nate Hughes, Eagle Grove, Iowa
6. (6) 3W Garett Wilson, Carlisle, Iowa
7. (5) 15A James Allbee, Adel, Iowa
8. (3) 12 Mark Elliott, Webster City, Iowa
9. (8) 3B Brandon Coffman, Nevada, Iowa
10. (11) 84 Christopher Elliott, Webster City, Iowa
11. (9) 21D David Brown, Kellogg, Iowa

MEDIEVAL USRA STOCK CARS

Heat #1:
1. (1) 32 Derek Green, Granada, Minn.
2. (2) 14 Todd Staley, Webster City, Iowa
3. (4) 35 Bill Crimmins, Fort Dodge, Iowa
4. (3) 2C Nate Whitehurst, Mason City, Iowa
5. (5) 23 Paul Conrad, Colo, Iowa
6. (6) 27X Erik Dutton, Des Moines, Iowa

Heat #2:
1. (2) 12 Mark Elliott, Webster City, Iowa
2. (4) 19 Reid Keller, Webster City, Iowa
3. (5) 21 Myles Michehl, Fort Dodge, Iowa
4. (1) 77 Josh Monthei, Jefferson, Iowa
5. (3) 10 John Ades, Rippey, Iowa

Feature:
1. (3) 32 Derek Green, Granada, Minn.
2. (4) 35 Bill Crimmins, Fort Dodge, Iowa
3. (7) 14 Todd Staley, Webster City, Iowa
4. (10) 21 Myles Michehl, Fort Dodge, Iowa
5. (8) 12 Mark Elliott, Webster City, Iowa
6. (6) 23 Paul Conrad, Colo, Iowa
7. (9) 19 Reid Keller, Webster City, Iowa
8. (1) 10 John Ades, Rippey, Iowa
9. (5) 77 Josh Monthei, Jefferson, Iowa
10. (11) 27X Erik Dutton, Des Moines, Iowa
11. (2) 2C Nate Whitehurst, Mason City, Iowa

USRA B-MODS

Heat #1:
1. (3) 93 Hunter Longnecker, Woodward, Iowa
2. (1) D1 Damion Elliott, Webster City, Iowa
3. (4) T16 Taylor Elliott, Webster City, Iowa
4. (2) 40 George Gilliland, Lehigh, Iowa
DNS – 2 Jerid Ratzke, Webster City, Iowa

Heat #2:
1. (3) 1 Doug McCollough, Webster City, Iowa
2. (1) 66 Levi Chipp, Latimer, Iowa
3. (4) 56 Ty Griffith, Webster City, Iowa
4. (2) 85T Brandon Toftee, Otho, Iowa
DNS – 7 Kyle Van Der Wal, Ankeny, Iowa

Feature:
1. (2) 56 Ty Griffith, Webster City, Iowa
2. (3) 93 Hunter Longnecker, Woodward, Iowa
3. (4) 66 Levi Chipp, Latimer, Iowa
4. (8) 85T Brandon Toftee, Otho, Iowa
5. (7) 1 Doug McCollough, Webster City, Iowa
6. (9) 2 Jerid Ratzke, Webster City, Iowa
7. (1) D1 Damion Elliott, Webster City, Iowa
8. (5) T16 Taylor Elliott, Webster City, Iowa
9. (6) 40 George Gilliland, Lehigh, Iowa
DNS – 7 Kyle Van Der Wal, Ankeny, Iowa

USRA HOBBY STOCKS

Heat #1:
1. (3) 15 Jeremy Crimmins, Fort Dodge, Iowa
2. (1) 56 Jake Blau, Latimer, Iowa
3. (4) 50 Bryce Sommerfeld, Fort Dodge, Iowa
4. (6) 83 Scott Dobel, Manly, Iowa
5. (2) 13KR Adam Rodamaker, Iowa Falls, Iowa
6. (5) 05 Mark Kennedy, Webster City, Iowa

Heat #2:
1. (2) 35 Riley Crimmins, Fort Dodge, Iowa
2. (6) 81 Zack Smidt, Mason City, Iowa
3. (4) 4D Daniel Ayers, Webster City, Iowa
4. (5) 1 Greg Sidles, Fairmont, Minn.
5. (3) 53T Chris Teel, Webster City, Iowa
6. (1) 57H Jonathon Hynes, Winnebago, Minn.

Feature:
1. (3) 15 Jeremy Crimmins, Fort Dodge, Iowa
2. (7) 83 Scott Dobel, Manly, Iowa
3. (2) 35 Riley Crimmins, Fort Dodge, Iowa
4. (6) 50 Bryce Sommerfeld, Fort Dodge, Iowa
5. (4) 4D Daniel Ayers, Webster City, Iowa
6. (1) 56 Jake Blau, Latimer, Iowa
7. (10) 53T Chris Teel, Webster City, Iowa
8. (11) 05 Mark Kennedy, Webster City, Iowa
9. (9) 13KR Adam Rodamaker, Iowa Falls, Iowa
10. (12) 57H Jonathon Hynes, Winnebago, Minn.
11. (8) 81 Zack Smidt, Mason City, Iowa
12. (5) 1 Greg Sidles, Fairmont, Minn.

USRA TUNERS

Heat:
1. (1) 15 Tyler Crimmins, Fort Dodge, Iowa
2. (2) 38 Desiree Sells, Fort Dodge, Iowa
3. (6) 65 Riley Paysen, Wall Lake, Iowa
4. (4) 18 Matt Buchanan, Story City, Iowa
5. (5) 10B Breanna Ades, Rippey, Iowa
6. (3) 48C Chris Eddington, Clarion, Iowa
7. (7) 14J Chris Buchanan, Osceola, Iowa
8. (8) 5 Oliver Monson, Thornton, Iowa

Feature:
1. (3) 15 Tyler Crimmins, Fort Dodge, Iowa
2. (4) 65 Riley Paysen, Wall Lake, Iowa
3. (2) 10B Breanna Ades, Rippey, Iowa
4. (5) 38 Desiree Sells, Fort Dodge, Iowa
5. (6) 18 Matt Buchanan, Story City, Iowa
6. (1) 48C Chris Eddington, Clarion, Iowa
7. (7) 5 Oliver Monson, Thornton, Iowa
DNS – 14J Chris Buchanan, Osceola, Iowa

Summit USRA Nationals nears: The 9th Annual Summit USRA Nationals happens Monday through Saturday, Oct. 3-8, at the Lucas Oil Speedway in Wheatland, Mo.

The biggest event on dirt will kick off with an open practice on Monday, and then racing will take place every night from Tuesday through Saturday. All eight USRA-sanctioned classes will participate at one time or another during the six-day event.

The Summit Shootout also returns this year and will take place on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday and feature USRA track champions and Summit Shootout qualifying race winners to compete in this one-of-a-kind blockbuster battle royale for Modified, Stock Car, B-Mod and Hobby Stock competitors.

Drivers can register for the Summit USRA Nationals here or call (515) 832-6000 between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Thursday. Hurry, late fees apply after Aug. 31. Fans can order tickets here. Camping and RV information is available here.

Continuing to crush it: Year after year, the USRA continues to attract more racetracks and dirt racing competitors through fair, logical and cost-effective rules accompanied by an organization that puts the racers, racetracks and their fans first.

For the upcoming 2022 campaign for the Summit USRA Weekly Racing Series, there are currently more than 50 of America’s finest dirt ovals which will host over 1,000 nights of racing this season.

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