OSKALOOSA, Iowa – Four drivers picked up wins Wednesday night at the Southern Iowa Speedway while four other drivers claimed 2010 track titles on Pepsi Season Championships Night.

In the USRA Hobby Stocks, Andy Coleman won his career-first main event at the Mahaska County Monster by holding off 11th-starting Kris Walker of Oskaloosa at the finish line. Steve Allen of Oskaloosa, Eldon’s Craig Brown and Donavon Nunnikhoven of Sully rounded out the top five.

Walker also finished second in the final points standings – three points behind Derek Kirkland of Centerville who claimed his first track championship. A win Wednesday night would have given Walker the crown. Allen, Coleman and Danny Thrasher of Agency finished third through fifth in the final standings.

Bill Gibson of Knoxville rolled to victory in the USRA Karl Performance Parts B-Mod 15-lap feature race. A.J. Johnson of New Sharon took runner-up honors, Andrew Schroeder of Keswick was third, Jason McDaniel of Eldon finished fourth and Oskaloosa’s Tyler Groenendyk ran fifth.

With his fifth-place finish, Groenendyk secured his second straight track championship in the USRA B-Mods. McDaniel wound up second in the final standings, followed by Curtis Van Der Wal of Oskaloosa, Gibson and Keswick’s Mike Wanders.

Shane Weller of Agency picked up another win in the USRA Karl Chevrolet Stock Car main event with Nathan Wood of Keswick scoring a second-place finish. Dart Iron Man Challenge points leader Mike Van Genderen of Newton was third and Oskaloosa pilots Kyle Harwood and Brian Sterling finished fourth and fifth, respectively.

In the final USRA Karl Chevrolet Stock Car rankings, Wood racked up his second straight track championship after winning last year’s USRA Hobby Stock title. Van Genderen wound up second behind Wood and Weller was third. Harwood ended up fourth in final points and Rich Vogt of Fairfield claimed the fifth spot.

Webster’s Colt Mather ran down polesitter Zack VanderBeek of New Sharon and ran away to score the win in the 20-lap USRA RHS Modified nightcap. Nine-time USMTS National Champion Kelly Shryock of Fertile brought a new 2011 Skyrocket Chassis to Osky and finished third. Scott Dickey of Packwood got fourth and Oskaloosa’s Steven Blattler was fifth.

Although Dickey beat him to the checkered flag, Blattler bested Dickey in the final points tally to win his first track championship at the Southern Iowa Speedway. Ron Ver Beek of Oskaloosa finished third in the final rundown, Josh Truman of Indianola took fourth and Ankeny’s David Ott rounded out the top five in the final points standings for the USRA RHS Modifieds.

Next Wednesday, Sept. 1, the Southern Iowa Speedway will host the 7th Annual Musco Lighting Southern Iowa Challenge as part of The Hunt for the USMTS Casey’s General Stores National Championship plus the Dart Iron Man Challenge for USRA Karl Chevrolet Stock Cars. The USMTS Modifieds will be battling for a $3,000 top prize while the full-fendered stock cars go for $600 to win.

Also on tap will be USRA Karl Performance Parts B-Mods and USRA Hobby Stocks racing for national points in the American Racer USRA Weekly Racing Series. With 21 or more entries, each division will race for $300 to win and $60 to start.

Pits open at 5:00, grandstands open at 5:30, hot laps begin at 7:15 and racing starts 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
Southern Iowa Speedway, Oskaloosa, Iowa
Wednesday, August 25, 2010

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

USRA HOBBY STOCKS

Heat #1 (8 laps):
1. (2) 3s Steve Allen, Oskaloosa
2. (8) 2k Derek Kirkland, Centerville
3. (6) 47 Tim Pettybone, Moravia
4. (5) 33 Justin Hook, Oskaloosa
5. (1) 67 Tyler Ruepke, Chariton
6. (7) 78 Andy Coleman, Packwood
7. (3) 53d Ron Downing, Ottumwa
8. (9) 12 Mike Kincaid, Cincinnati
9. (4) 64 Casey Greubel, Lacona

Heat #2 (8 laps):
1. (1) 22r Todd Reitzler, Grinnell
2. (2) 84 Danny Thrasher, Agency
3. (7) 18 Kris Walker, Oskaloosa
4. (4) 2n Donavon Nunnikhoven, Sully
5. (8) 69 Craig Brown, Eldon
6. (3) 10g Dustin Griffiths, Ottumwa
7. (9) 911 Shawn Coleman, Packwood
8. (6) 29 Wes Almond, Oskaloosa
9. (5) 558 Jim Hughes, Beacon

Feature (15 laps):
1. (2) 78 Andy Coleman, Packwood
2. (11) 18 Kris Walker, Oskaloosa
3. (1) 3s Steve Allen, Oskaloosa
4. (12) 69 Craig Brown, Eldon
5. (9) 2n Donavon Nunnikhoven, Sully
6. (8) 2K Derek Kirkland, Centerville
7. (5) 47 Tim Pettybone, Moravia
8. (14) 911 Shawn Coleman, Packwood
9. (13) 53d Ron Downing, Ottumwa
10. (4) 67 Tyler Ruepke, Chariton
11. (3) 10g Dustin Griffiths, Ottumwa
12. (6) 33 Justin Hook, Oskaloosa
13. (10) 22r Todd Reitzler, Grinnell
14. (15) 12 Mike Kincaid, Cincinnati
15. (7) 84 Danny Thrasher, Agency
16. (16) 29 Wes Almond, Oskaloosa
17. (17) 64 Casey Greubel, Lacona
18. (18) 558 Jim Hughes, Beacon

USRA KARL PERFORMANCE PARTS B-MODS

Heat #1 (8 laps):
1. (1) 17t Tyler Groenendyk, Oskaloosa
2. (2) 3 Chris Ammenhauser, Ottumwa
3. (4) 2 Andrew Schroeder, Keswick
4. (6) 38 Bill Gibson, Knoxville
5. (3) 25 Scott Van Buskirk, Hedrick
6. (7) 49g Leroy Groenendyk, Oskaloosa
7. (5) 15x Mark Mundell, Ottumwa

Heat #2 (8 laps):
1. (2) 8t Tony Johnson, Oskaloosa
2. (1) 16 Mike Shelton, Bloomfield
3. (3) 8j A.J. Johnson, New Sharon
4. (6) D1 Drew Lawson, Oskaloosa
5. (7) 50x James Krier, Ollie
6. (4) 85 Jason McDaniel, Eldon
7. (5) 8x Brad Iverson, Grinnell

Heat #3 (8 laps):
1. (4) 7 Carter Van Den Berg, Oskaloosa
2. (6) 10 Cayden Carter, Oskaloosa
3. (2) 41 Bobby Lynch, Ottumwa
4. (5) 1 Curtis Van Der Wahl, Oskaloosa
5. (3) 777 Jayme Duinink, Pella
6. (1) 8 Tom Lathrop, Ottumwa

Feature (15 laps):
1. (5) 38 Bill Gibson, Knoxville
2. (3) 8j A.J. Johnson, New Sharon
3. (9) 2 Andrew Schroeder, Keswick
4. (18) 85 Jason McDaniel, Eldon
5. (8) 17t Tyler Groenendyk, Oskaloosa
6. (4) 16 Mike Shelton, Bloomfield
7. (1) D1 Drew Lawson, Oskaloosa
8. (7) 1 Curtis Van Der Wahl, Oskaloosa
9. (10) 41 Bobby Lynch, Ottumwa
10. (15) 777 Jayme Duinink, Pella
11. (14) 50x James Krier, Ollie
12. (12) 7 Carter Van Den Berg, Oskaloosa
13. (17) 8 Tom Lathrop, Ottumwa
14. (2) 3 Chris Ammenhauser, Ottumwa
15. (13) 25 Scott Van Buskirk, Hedrick
16. (16) 49g Leroy Groenendyk, Oskaloosa
17. (6) 8t Tony Johnson, Oskaloosa
18. (19) 8x Brad Iverson, Grinnell
19. (20) 15x Mark Mundell, Ottumwa
20. (11) 10 Cayden Carter, Oskaloosa

USRA KARL CHEVROLET STOCK CARS

Heat (8 laps):
1. (3) 15k Kyle Harwood, Oskaloosa
2. (4) 57v Mike Van Genderen, Newton
3. (9) 20dub Shane Weller, Agency
4. (5) 60k Clayton Deppe, Kellogg
5. (7) 98s Brian Sterling, Oskaloosa
6. (8) 57 Dennis Plane, Webster City
7. (6) 7 Rick Todd, Des Moines
8. (1) 62x T.J. Henderson, Douds
9. (2) 52 Nathan Wood, Keswick

Feature (15 laps):
1. (6) 20dub Shane Weller, Agency
2. (9) 52 Nathan Wood, Keswick
3. (4) 57v Mike Van Genderen, Newton
4. (5) 15k Kyle Harwood, Oskaloosa
5. (3) 98s Brian Sterling, Oskaloosa
6. (7) 7 Rick Todd, Des Moines
7. (8) 62x T.J. Henderson, Douds
8. (1) 57 Dennis Plane, Webster City
9. (2) 60k Clayton Deppe, Kellogg

USRA RHS MODIFIEDS

Heat #1 (8 laps):
1. (6) 8 Colt Mather, Webster
2. (7) 40 Scott Dickey, Packwood
3. (5) 3 Kelly Shryock, Fertile
4. (1) 17p Brad Pinkerton, New Sharon
5. (3) J40 Clayton Jenson, Iowa City
6. (8) 4r Ron Ver Beek, Oskaloosa
7. (2) 22 Brandon Banks, Washington
8. (4) 15k Kyle Harwood, Oskaloosa

Heat #2 (8 laps):
1. (3) 94 Steven Blattler, Oskaloosa
2. (7) 33z Zack VanderBeek, New Sharon
3. (4) 26 Dan Fetters, Montour
4. (2) 70 Jesse Dennis, Prescott
5. (6) 0 David Ott, Ankeny
6. (5) 55d Nick Deal, Walnut
7. (1) 47 Josh Truman, Indianola

Feature (20 laps):
1. (6) 8 Colt Mather, Webster
2. (1) 33z Zack VanderBeek, New Sharon
3. (9) 3 Kelly Shryock, Fertile
4. (3) 40 Scott Dickey, Packwood
5. (7) 94 Steven Blattler, Oskaloosa
6. (11) 4r Ron Ver Beek, Oskaloosa
7. (8) 26 Dan Fetters, Montour
8. (13) 22 Brandon Banks, Washington
9. (10) 17p Brad Pinkerton, New Sharon
10. (5) 0 David Ott, Ankeny
11. (12) 55d Nick Deal, Walnut
12. (15) 15k Kyle Harwood, Oskaloosa
13. (2) 70 Jesse Dennis, Prescott
14. (14) 47 Josh Truman, Indianola
15. (4) J40 Clayton Jenson, Iowa City