OSKALOOSA, Iowa – With temperatures in the 90s, the action was just as hot on the track Wednesday night for American Racer USRA Weekly Racing Series action at the Southern Iowa Speedway.

With all four classes in action sponsored by Palmer for Representative, the weather threatened to the west of the Mahaska County Monster but all events were put in the books with very few cautions and done before 10 p.m.

The first feature was the USRA Karl Chevrolet Stock Cars with Nathan Wood of Keswick and Mike Van Gendren of Newton going wheel to wheel and swapping the lead as they went all-out for the win. It thrilled the crowd and brought them to their feet with Wood making the run to the inside of Van Gendren pay off at the finish line by a fender. Third went to Kyle Harwood of Osky and first-time visitor David Denham of Kahoka, Mo., was fourth.

The USRA Hobby Stock feature was be a wild one – on and off the track. Todd Reitzler of Grinnell crossed the finish line first but was disqualified during post-race technical inspections due the discovery of ported cylinder heads. Eldon driver Craig Brown finished second on the track, but was given the win after the disqualification. It was his career-first win at Osky. The second spot went to Kris Walker of Oskalloosa while Derek Kirkland of Centerville got the third finishing position after Donavan Nunnikhoven of  Sully was also disqualified due to ported cylinder heads. Andrew Hustead of Colony, Mo., wound up fourth.

The USRA RHS Modifieds saw Webster’s Colt Mather take the lead and never look back. Mather led 1ll 18 laps for the win. The second spot went to Greg Cox of Altoona, who was celebrating his birthday with a runner-up finish. Third went to Scott Dickey of Packwood and Steven Blattler of Oskaloosa snared fourth.

In the final feature of the night, the USRA Karl Performance Parts B-Mods saw Jason McDaniel of Eldon take the lead early on. The former USRA Hobby Stock track and national champion had to deal with two cautions and ensuing restarts to make his first visit to victory lane in 2010. In the tech area, the second- and third-place finishers, Cayden Carter of Oskaloosa and Mike Shelton of Ottumwa, were disqualified due to their rear gears having a full spool. This gave Oskaloosa’s Carter Van Den Berg the runner-up paycheck with Bill Gibson of Knoxville in third and Mike Wanders of Keswick in fourth.

The Southern Iowa Speedway rolls out the red carpet for the Deery Brothers Summer Series when the IMCA Late Models come to town Wednesday, July 21, during the annual Southern Iowa Fair presented by KBOE Radio. Also on the racing card will be a full program of the American Racer USRA Weekly Racing Series featuring USRA RHS Modifieds, USRA Karl Chevrolet Stock Cars, USRA Karl Performance Parts B-Mods and USRA Hobby Stocks.

Pit gates open at 5 p.m. and the grandstand opens at 5:30. Hot laps are set for 7 with racing to start at 7:30.

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 I St. (at the Southern Iowa Fairgrounds). For more information, call 515-832-6000 or visit www.rlpromotions.com online. Race day info is available by calling the track hotline at 641-673-7004.

For rules or other information about the United States Racing Association, check out the USRA website at www.usraracing.com.

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OFFICIAL RESULTS
American Racer USRA Weekly Racing Series
Palmer for Representative Night
Southern Iowa Speedway, Oskaloosa, Iowa
Wednesday, July 14, 2010

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

USRA HOBBY STOCKS

Heat #1:
1. (5) 558 Jim Hughes, Beacon.
2. (6) 10g Dustin Griffiths, Ottumwa.
3. (2) 1x Michael Peterson, Montezuma.
4. (1) 20 Andrew Hustead, Rutledge, Mo.
5. (4) 911 Shawn Coleman, Packwood.
6. (7) 2 Randy Hemsley, Sigourney.
7. (3) 67 Tyler Ruepke, Chariton.

Heat #2:
1. (4) 22r Todd Reitzler, Grinnell.
2. (5) 2n Donavon Nunnikhoven, Sully.
3. (2) 3s Steve Allen, Oskaloosa.
4. (6) 18 Kris Walker, Oskaloosa.
5. (1) 29 Wes Almond, Oskaloosa.
6. (3) 53d Ron Downing, Ottumwa.

Heat #3:
1. (3) 84 Danny Thrasher, Agency.
2. (4) 69 Craig Brown, Eldon.
3. (1) 2k Derek Kirkland, Centerville.
4. (6) 78 Andy Coleman, Packwood.
5. (5) 33 Justin Hook, Oskaloosa.
6. (2) 64 Casey Greubel, Lacona.

Feature:
1. (3) 69 Craig Brown, Eldon, 100.
2. (8) 18 Kris Walker, Oskaloosa, 95.
3. (2) 2k Derek Kirkland, Centerville, 91.
4. (4) 20 Andrew Hustead, Rutledge, Mo., 87.
5. (1) 3s Steve Allen, Oskaloosa, 84.
6. (7) 84 Danny Thrasher, Agency, 81.
7. (11) 558 Jim Hughes, Beacon, 78.
8. (5) 78 Andy Coleman, Packwood, 76.
9. (12) 1x Michael Peterson, Montezuma, 74.
10. (15) 33 Justin Hook, Oskaloosa, 72.
11. (17) 53d Ron Downing, Ottumwa, 70.
12. (16) 2 Randy Hemsley, Sigourney, 68.
13. (13) 911 Shawn Coleman, Packwood, 66.
14. (6) 10g Dustin Griffiths, Ottumwa, 64.
15. (14) 29 Wes Almond, Oskaloosa, 62.
16. (18) 64 Casey Greubel, Lacona, 60.
DNS - 67 Tyler Ruepke, Chariton, 45.
DQ - (9) 22r Todd Reitzler, Grinnell, 0.
DQ - (10) 2n Donavon Nunnikhoven, Sully, 0.

USRA KARL PERFORMANCE PARTS B-MODS

Heat #1:
1. (4) 20 Clint Luellen, Minburn.
2. (6) 38 Bill Gibson, Knoxville.
3. (3) 0 Mike Wanders, Keswick.
4. (5) 54 Bobby Greene, Eddyville.
5. (1) 7up Curtis Barnes, Greentop, Mo.
6. (7) 52 Nathan Wood, Keswick.
7. (2) 8 Tom Lathrop, Ottumwa.

Heat #2:
1. (1) 10 Cayden Carter, Oskaloosa.
2. (3) 16 Mike Shelton, Bloomfield.
3. (5) 85 Jason McDaniel, Eldon.
4. (2) 8x Brad Iverson, Grinnell.
5. (4) 17t Tyler Groenendyk, Oskaloosa.
6. (6) 8t Tony Johnson, Oskaloosa.

Heat #3:
1. (2) 7 Carter Van Den Berg, Oskaloosa.
2. (1) 49g Leroy Groenendyk, Oskaloosa.
3. (4) 1x Paul Underwood, Ottumwa.
4. (3) 1 Curtis Van Der Wahl, Oskaloosa.
5. (6) 50x James Krier, Ollie.
6. (5) 15 Jeremiah Fry, Bloomfield.

Feature:
1. (2) 85 Jason McDaniel, Eldon, 100.
2. (1) 7 Carter Van Den Berg, Oskaloosa, 95.
3. (8) 38 Bill Gibson, Knoxville, 91.
4. (9) 0 Mike Wanders, Keswick, 87.
5. (4) 20 Clint Luellen, Minburn, 84.
6. (6) 49g Leroy Groenendyk, Oskaloosa, 81.
7. (3) 54 Bobby Greene, Eddyville, 78.
8. (11) 1 Curtis Van Der Wahl, Oskaloosa, 76.
9. (14) 17t Tyler Groenendyk, Oskaloosa, 74.
10. (15) 8t Tony Johnson, Oskaloosa, 72.
11. (18) 15 Jeremiah Fry, Bloomfield, 70.
12. (13) 7up Curtis Barnes, Greentop, Mo., 68.
13. (19) 50x James Krier, Ollie, 66.
14. (5) 1x Paul Underwood, Ottumwa, 64.
15. (12) 8x Brad Iverson, Grinnell, 62.
DNS - 52 Nathan Wood, Keswick, 45.
DNS - 8 Tom Lathrop, Ottumwa, 45.
DQ - (7) 10 Cayden Carter, Oskaloosa, 0.
DQ - (10) 16 Mike Shelton, Bloomfield, 0.

USRA KARL CHEVROLET STOCK CARS

Heat:
1. (1) 57v Mike Van Genderen, Newton.
2. (2) 52 Nathan Wood, Keswick.
3. (5) 15k Kyle Harwood, Oskaloosa.
4. (4) 93 David Denham, Kahoka, Mo.
5. (6) 7 Rick Todd, Des Moines.
6. (3) 22s Toby Smith, Oskaloosa.

Feature:
1. (1) 52 Nathan Wood, Keswick, 100.
2. (3) 57v Mike Van Genderen, Newton, 95.
3. (2) 15k Kyle Harwood, Oskaloosa, 91.
4. (4) 93 David Denham, Kahoka, Mo., 87.
5. (5) 7 Rick Todd, Des Moines, 84.
DNS - 22s Toby Smith, Oskaloosa, 45.

USRA RHS MODIFIEDS

Heat #1:
1. (4) 8 Colt Mather, Webster.
2. (2) 61 Bruce Hanford, Davenport.
3. (3) 40 Scott Dickey, Packwood.
4. (6) 62 Greg Cox, Altoona.
5. (5) 23b Adam Bell, Kalona.
6. (1) 0 David Ott, Ankeny.

Heat #2:
1. (1) 17p Brad Pinkerton, New Sharon.
2. (2) 22 Brandon Banks, Washington.
3. (4) 94 Steven Blattler, Oskaloosa.
4. (6) 47 Josh Truman, Indianola.
5. (5) 70 Jesse Dennis, Prescott.
6. (3) 17 Steve Stewart, Burlington.

Feature:
1. (2) 8 Colt Mather, Webster, 100.
2. (1) 62 Greg Cox, Altoona, 95.
3. (5) 40 Scott Dickey, Packwood, 91.
4. (6) 94 Steven Blattler, Oskaloosa, 87.
5. (4) 22 Brandon Banks, Washington, 84.
6. (7) 47 Josh Truman, Indianola, 81.
7. (9) 23b Adam Bell, Kalona, 78.
8. (3) 17p Brad Pinkerton, New Sharon, 76.
9. (10) 0 David Ott, Ankeny, 74.
10. (8) 61 Bruce Hanford, Davenport, 72.
11. (11) 70 Jesse Dennis, Prescott, 70.
12. (12) 17 Steve Stewart, Burlington, 68.