Butler County July 4

Butler County Motorplex – Rising City, NE

The sun and wind dried out the track for the early races on July 4 at Butler County Motorplex.

The dry-slick track resulted in very close racing for the excitement of the drivers and fans. Scott Bivens took advantage of his starting position and controlled the first of three IMCA Modified heats from start to finish. Jordan Grabouski took second followed by Tom Svoboda and Brent Schlake. Mike Densberger took the win in heat number two. Mike Stearns was second with Brian Cudly third and David Jewitt Jr. fourth. Ross Afrank took the early lead in the final IMCA Modified heat race but Chris Alcorn took control after the race resumed following a caution flag and got the win. Afrank finished second, Chad Andersen was third and Jim Krupicka fourth.

Amanda Rhiley grabbed the lead in the IMCA Sport Compact heat race but Shawn Turner took over on the second lap and went on to victory. Amanda finished second with Dan Rhiley third and Justin Busboom was fourth.Shane Schneider dominated the first of three IMCA Hobby Stock heat races and took the win. Kyle Hein was second with Jerrid Becker and Quinten Spragg rounding out the top four. Dale Bittner led the distance in heat number two as Branden Kresha challenged in second. Jeremy Hoskinson was third and Mike Goldfuss fourth. Duane Schroeder found the quick way around the track in heat three to take the win. Rich Small finished second with Brandon Nelson third and Dusty Poessnecker fourth.

Max Harder won the first of two IMCA Sport Mod heat races. Geoff Olson was second followed by Jim Hendricks and Kyle Becker. Heat number two was won by Denny Berghahn. Steve Swarthout was second, Rod Bronson third and Dan Vavrina fourth.Shawn Turner led the IMCA Sport Compact feature from lap two to the end for the win. Justin Busboom managed to take second followed by Dan Rhiley and Ben Simpson.The Hobby Stock feature had problems at the start of the race as Kyle Hein led the first lap but then lost control in corner two. Shane Schneider took the lead as the race resumed on lap number two. Schneider managed to maintain his lead position until the white flag lap as Jeremy Hoskinson took the lead and the win. Schneider finished second with Mike Goldfuss in third and Brandon Kresha was fourth.Rod Bronson took the lead as the IMCA Sport Mod feature got under way. Bronson continued to lead until lap three as Max Harder took control of the race. Harder had the fasted lap time and the lead until lap number fourteen as Denny Berghahn took the lead and his lap speed held up for the fasted time of the night. Harder was second followed by Jim Hendricks and Geoff Olson.

Brent Schlake grabbed the lead as twenty-one IMCA Modifieds took the green flag for their feature race of the night. Scott Bivens took the lead on lap four after a caution flag stopped the racing. Jordan Grabouski took the lead on lap six but Bivens regained the lead on lap number eight. Chris Alcorn moved into the lead for lap number nineteen of the race only to have Bivens take the lead again on lap twenty-one. Alcorn made his final bid for the lead on the white flag lap and take the win. Bivens was second, Jordan Grabouski third and Todd Topil finished in fourth.

IMCA Sport Compact Results Heat: 31 Shawn Turner, 51 Amanda Rhiley, 2 Dan Rhiley, 62 Justin Busboom Feature: 31 Shawn Turner, 62 Justin Busboom, 2 Dan Rhiley, 72 Ben Simpson, 99T Tony Rost, 7V Dillon Deny, 51 Amanda Rhiley, 63 Mike Simpson

IMCA Hobby Stock Results Heat 1: 15x Shane Schneider, 3H Kyle Hein, 9J Jerrid Becker, 79S Quinten Spragg Heat 2: 97B Dale Bittner, 21 Branden Kresha, 26 Jeremy Hoskinson, 07 Mike Goldfuss Heat 3: 22S Duane Schroeder, 11x Rich Small, 23EN Brandon Nelson. 22Jr Dusty Poessnecker Feature: 26 Jeremy Hoskinson, 15x Shane Schneider, 07 Mike Goldfuss, 21 Branden Kresha, 21H Shane Hiatt, 22Jr. Dusty Poessnecker, 7T Nick Topil, 22s Duane Schroeder, 9J Jerrid Becker, 9ER Charlie Bartels, 95B Tiffany Bittner, 4B Brent Van Diest, 48 Travis Snyder, 97B Dale Bittner, 79s Quinten Spragg, 3H Kyle Hein, 23EN Brandon Nelson, 11x Rich Small

IMCA Sport Mod Results Heat 1: 34 Max Harder, 2G Geoff Olson, 33 Jim Hendricks, 27 Kyle Becker Heat 2: 6 Denny Berghahn Jr., 23 Steve Swarthout, 54R Rod Bronson, 5V Dan VavrinaFeature: 6 Denny Berghahn Jr., 34 Max Harder, 33 Jim Hendricks, 2G Goeff Olson, 54R Rod Bronson, 1 Buddy Ray Jones, 23 Steve Swarthout, 35 Kevin Kloke, 11T Tyler Olson, 5V Dan Vavrina, 27 Kyle Becker

IMCA Modified Results Heat 1: 56s Scott Bivens, 30 Jordan Grabouski, 16 Tom Svoboda, z34 Brent Schlake Heat 2: 81 Mike Densberger, 2x Mike Stearns, 57 Brian Cudly, 4Jr David Jewitt Jr. Heat 3: 3 Chris Alcorn, 11A Ross Afrank, 8C Chad Andersen, 0 Jim Krupicka Feature: 3 Chris Alcorn, 56s Scott Bivens, 30 Jordan Grabouski, 12 Todd Topil, 2x Mike Stearns, 7w James Kleinheksel, 8C Chad Andersen, 5s Bob Zoubek, 4Jr. David Jewitt Jr, 22s Shane Stutzman, 57 Brian Cudly, 21J Jeremy Leiting, 81 Mike Densberger, 6M Matt Mundhenke, 11A Ross Afrank, 1M Mannix Winningham, 10 Kenny Danley, 0 Jim Krupicka, 4 Chevy Hadan, 16 Tom Svoboda, z34 Brent Schlake, 26 Scott Styskal, 73 Jarrod Herfel