BLOOMFIELD, Iowa -- The Mountain Dew Bloomfield Speedway recorded a history-making night Friday with 115 cars checking in for action on Community First Bank and Bloomfield Equipment Night, with the first ever appearance of the O'Reilly Auto Parts United States Modified Touring Series at Iowa's fastest 3/8-mile speedway.
The O'Reilly USMTS had a total of 45 cars checked in with 10 different states being represented. The crowd also got there money's worth with the other four support classes in action as part of the USRA Casey's General Stores Weekly Racing Series.
In the Kollision Korner Hornet feature, Tom Irwin of Bloomfield took his first win of the 2006 season, breaking the win streak of David Probasco of Moulton who had won the last two feature in a row. Irwin held off Larry Hopkins of Ottumwa with Curtis Barnes of Greentop, Mo., taking third and Kevin Garrett of Bloomfield in fourth.
The Kirkland Auto USRA Hobby Stocks had a total of 28 cars checked in for action with the first "B" main event having to be run to narrowing the field to 24 starters. The 15-lap "A" main proved to be exciting with six different lead changes as Todd Reitzler of Grinnell made his first ever appearance at Bloomfield a good one, taking the $200 payday and first ever feature win in the USRA Hobby Stock division. Reitzler held off several challenges from last year's track champion, Ben Jones of Williamsburg, who tried several times to make the pass but settled for the runner-up spot after starting in the 11th position. The third- and fourth-place finishers battled for the final five laps with Jim Walker of Mystic taking third and Steve Allen of Oskaloosa in fourth.
In the Hougland's Repair Shop USRA Stock Car feature, Jason Cook of Mt. Pleasant topped a 22-car field for the second straight week after working his way from the 10th starting spot. Cook took the lead from Mike Robinson of Moravia. Robinson took the race lead from Eric Flander of Barnes City, who led the first seven laps before Robinson took the lead working the high side of the speedway. Cook and Bobby Greiner Jr. of Ottumwa worked their magic through the field after starting in the middle of the pack. Greiner, who started in the 12th starting spot, followed Cook to the front with Cook making the pass on Robinson on lap 13 with Greiner following right behind him. The two drivers took the first and second spots with Robinson taking third and Flander taking fourth.
The USRA B-Modified feature went 15 laps with Tony Dunker of Quincy, Ill., taking the win as he held off Chris Leathers of Macon, Mo. and Jeff Waterman of Quincy, Ill. Leathers, along with Kelly Smith of Kirksville, Mo., and Waterman made for a good battle for the second, third and fourth positions. Waterman took the second spot followed by Leathers in third and Smith in fourth.
The final feature of the night was the cars and stars of the O’Reilly USMTS with seven-time national champ Kelly Shryock of Fertile starting sixth on the grid as the 24-car field took the green in the 35-lap Holley "A" Main. Using the low side of the 3/8-mile clay oval, Shryock methodically picked off competitors as he moved to the front of the field. On lap 12, Shryock caught race leader Mark Burgtorf and the two veterans raced side by side for three laps before Shryock secured the top spot on lap 15. Shryock then survived a late-race battle with Ryan Ruter of Forest City, taking the checkers by a nose.
Next week's line-up will see the Keith's Foods Late Models highlighting the action for a $1,000-to-win show presented by Cantril Feed & Grain and Harris Distributing. Also in action will be the USRA Casey’s General Stores Weekly Racing Series featuring Hougland's Repair Shop Stock Cars, B-Mods, Kirkland Auto Hobby Stocks and Kollision Korner Hornets.
Admission is $10 for adults, with juniors (ages 13-18) and seniors (62 and older) admitted for $8. Kids 12 and under get in FREE. Pit passes are $20. Gates open at 5 p.m., with hot laps at 7:15 and racing at 7:30. Call (515) 832-6000 for event information or call (641) 664-2500 for race day information.
The Mountain Dew Bloomfield Speedway is located 1.0 mile west of Bloomfield on US 63/SR 2, then 0.8 mile north on CR J40 (at the Davis County Fairgrounds).
Visit the Mountain Dew Bloomfield Speedway online at www.rlpromotions.com/bloomfield.
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OFFICIAL RESULTS USRA Casey's General Stores Weekly Racing Series Community First Bank and Bloomfield Equipment Night Mountain Dew Bloomfield Speedway, Bloomfield, Iowa Friday, May 5, 2006
KOLLISION KORNER HORNETS
Heat #1: 1. Tom Iwrin, Bloomfield; 2. David Probasco, Moulton; 3. Gene Irwin, Bloomfield; 4. Bill Young, Drakesville; 5. Jim Garrett, Ottumwa; 6. Jim Peterson, Bloomfield.
Heat #2: 1. Larry Hopkins; 2. Dale Porter, Floris; 3. Kevin Garrett, Bloomfield; 4. Curtis Barnes, Greentop, Mo.; 5. Kristina Garrett, Ottumwa; 6. J.R. Randall, Ottumwa.
"A" Main: 1. T. Irwin; 2. Hopkins; 3. Barnes; 4. Kevin Garrett; 5. G. Irwin; 6. J. Garrett; 7. Kristina Garrett; 8. Young; 9. Probasco; 10. Porter; 11. Peterson; 12. Randall.
KIRKLAND AUTO USRA HOBBY STOCKS
Heat #1: 1. Ben Jones, Williamsburg; 2. Derek Kirkland, Centerville; 3. Mike Shelton, Ottumwa; 4. Dustin Griffiths, Ottumwa; 5. Dave Morrison, Bloomfield; 6. Brad Prado Jr., Ottumwa; 7. Nathan Olinger, Floris.
Heat #2: 1. Rocky Fosdyck, Selma; 2. Jason McDaniel, Eldon; 3. Bill Gibson, Knoxville; 4. Cory Brown, Ottumwa; 5. Lance Meyer, Ottumwa; 6. Shannon Sample, Milton; 7. Mark Moore, Ottumwa.
Heat #3: 1. Jim Sulser, Centerville; 2. Ray Lasser Jr., Ottumwa; 3. Gary Harward, Bloomfield; 4. Paul Underwood, Ottumwa; 5. Danny Thrasher, Agency; 6. Nathan Wood, Sigourney; 7. Rick Sands, Milan, Mo.
Heat #4: 1. Todd Reitzler, Grinnell; 2. Jim Walker, Mystic; 3. Steve Allen, Oskaloosa; 4. Shawn Smothers, Albia; 5. Robby Sands, Centerville; 6. Ricky Wilson, Ottumwa; 7. Scott Alderson, Gibson.
"B" Main: 1. Sample; 2. Wood; 3. Moore; 4. Rick Sands
"A" Main: 1. Reitzler; 2. Jones; 3. Walker; 4. Allen; 5. Gibson; 6. Underwood; 7. Sulser; 8. Wood; 9. McDaniel; 10. Lasser; 11. Griffiths; 12. Thrasher; 13. Harward; 14. Brown; 15. Kirkland; 16. Rick Sands; 17. Sample; 18. Morrison; 19. Meyer; 20. Robby Sands; 21. Fosdyck; 22. Moore; 23. Smothers; 24. Shelton.
HOUGLAND'S REPAIR SHOP USRA STOCK CARS
Heat #1: 1. Jason Cook, Mt. Pleasant; 2. Colt Mather, Webster; 3. Bobby Greiner Jr., Ottumwa; 4. Mike Harward, Floris; 5. T.J. Bainbridge, Eldon; 6. Lonnie Taylor, Bloomfield; 7. Keith Kuder, Rose Hill; 8. Brain Edel, Oskaloosa.
Heat #2: 1. Mike Robinson, Moravia; 2. Matt Greiner, Washington; 3. Ryan Cook, West Point; 4. Howard Gordon Jr., Oskaloosa; 5. Michael McClure, Floris; 6. Brian Jackson, Moravia; 7. Zack VanderBeek, New Sharon.
Heat #3: 1. Eric Flander, Barnes City; 2. Chris Hawkins, Drakesville; 3. Josh Newell, Oskaloosa; 4. Tyler McClure, Floris; 5. Chris Wibbell, Dallas City, Ill.; 6. Jared Miller, Pulaski; 7. David Boas, Bloomfield.
"A" Main: 1. J. Cook; 2. B. Greiner; 3. Robinson; 4. Flander; 5. Mather; 6. Gordon; 7. T. McClure; 8. Newell; 9. R. Cook; 10. Wibbell; 11. M. Greiner; 12. Hawkins; 13. M. McClure; 14. Bainbridge; 15. Harward; 16. Miller; 17. Boas; 18. Taylor; 19. Jackson; 20. Kuder; 21. Edel; 22. VanderBeek.
USRA B-MODIFIEDS
Heat: 1. Tony Dunker, Quincy, Ill.; 2. Jeff Waterman, Quincy, Ill.; 3. Chris Leathers, Macon, Mo.; 4. Kelly Smith, Kirksville, Mo.; 5. Joe Hooper, Mendon, Ill.; 6. Jesse Garrett, Batavia; 7. Jerry Shoemaker, Kirksville, Mo.; 8. Kelly O'Haver, Kirksville, Mo.
"A" Main: 1. Dunker; 2. Waterman; 3. Leathers; 4. Smith; 5. Hooper; 6. Shoemaker; 7. Garrett; 8. O'Haver
O'REILLY AUTO PARTS USMTS MODIFIEDS
Isky Racing Cams Heat #1 (8 laps): 1. Zack VanderBeek, New Sharon; 2. Al Hejna, Clear Lake; 3. Scott Roberts, Columbia, Mo.; 4. Jerry Pilcher, Bloomfield; 5. Dustin Boney, Shawnee, Kan.; 6. Ted Allen, Canton, Mo.; 7. Brad Pinkerton, New Sharon; 8. Steve Stewart, Washington; 9. Jay Poidinger, Somerset, Wis.
Heat #2 (8 laps): 1. Kelly Shryock, Fertile; 2. Mark Noble, Blooming Prairie, Minn.; 3. John VanDenBerg, Oskaloosa; 4. Tommy Myer, Blooming Prairie, Minn.; 5. Brantlee Gotschall, Nevada, Mo.; 6. Matt Gilbertson, Montevideo, Minn.; 7. Tommy Elston, Keokuk; 8. Ron Ver Beek, Oskaloosa; 9. Scott Dickey, Packwood.
Heat #3 (8 laps): 1. Jason Friesen, Sutton, Neb.; 2. Mark Burgtorf, Quincy, Ill.; 3. Jake Neal, Omaha, Neb.; 4. Brad McEwan, Storm Lake; 5. David Holder, Clarence, Mo.; 6. Ryan Meyer, Liberty, Ill.; 7. Michael Bennett, Des Moines; 8. Kevin Peters, Monmouth, Ill.; 9. Jeff Schluetter, New Hampton.
Heat #4 (8 laps): 1. Tony Fraise, Donnellson; 2. Dean Mahlstedt, Clear Lake; 3. Mike Hejna, Clear Lake; 4. Mike Steensma, Luverne, Minn.; 5. Corey Dripps, Waterloo; 6. Alan Mondus, Lakeville, Minn.; 7. Jon Tesch, Watertown, S.D.; 8. Brandon Morton, Coweta, Okla.; 9. Mike Wedelstadt, Hortonville, Wis.
Heat #5 (8 laps): 1. Ryan Ruter, Forest City; 2. Mark Elliott, Webster City, ; 3. David Mitchell, Ashdown, Ark.; 4. Doug Buzzard, Nevada, Mo.; 5. Ben McVinua, Storm Lake; 6. David Snyder, Greentop, Mo.; 7. Jim Lynch, Bloomfield; 8. Ron Gough, Monroe City, Mo.; 9. Michael Long, Quincy, Ill.
Real Wheels “B” Main #1 (12 laps, top 5 advance): 1. Roberts; 2. Neal; 3. Dripps; 4. Tesch; 5. Long; 6. Gotschall; 7. Allen; 8. Pinkerton; 9. Morton; 10. Meyer; 11. Bennett; 12. Poidinger; 13. Buzzard; 14. Steensma; 15. Schluetter; 16. Snyder; 17. Ver Beek.
Real Wheels “B” Main #2 (12 laps, top 5 advance): 1. McEwan; 2. VanDenBerg; 3. Pilcher; 4. Elston; 5. Holder; 6. Gilbertson; 7. Lynch; 8. Boney; 9. Wedelstadt; 10. Mitchell; 11. Mondus; 12. Gough; 13. McVinua; 14. Peters; 15. Stewart; 16. Dickey.
Holley “A” Main (35 laps): 1. Shryock; 2. Ruter; 3. Mahlstedt; 4. Noble; 5. A. Hejna; 6. VanderBeek; 7. Tesch; 8. Elliott; 9. Friesen; 10. M. Hejna; 11. Roberts; 12. McEwan; 13. Myer; 14. Burgtorf; 15. Steensma; 16. Pilcher; 17. Fraise; 18. Holder; 19. Schluetter; 20. Dripps; 21. Long; 22. Elston; 23. Neal; 24. VanDenBerg.
