BCM Season Finale

From Butler County Motorplex

RISING CITY, Neb. (August 22, 2008) - The sun came out at Butler County Motorplex for the last night of the regular season. Bob Zoubek grabbed the lead in the first of three IMCA Modified heat races. Zoubek continued for the win as he turned in the best average lap speed of the night at 80.78 miles per hour during the heat race. Tom Svoboda was second, Chris Alcorn third and Michael Densberger fourth. Chevy Hadan won the second heat race with Terry Richards, Scott Bivens and Adrian Hein Jr. rounding out the top four. Stacy Wilhelm led the first lap of the third heat before Dylan Smith took control and went on to victory. Ryan Fjell was second, Jeremy Leiting third and Tom Lenz was fourth. The winners of each heat in all classes won free registration for next year at the Motorplex.

Garrett Rech grabbed the early lead in the IMCA Sport Compact heat race. Dan Rhiley moved into the front position on lap two and continued for the win. Rech was second followed by Jeremy Noonan and Mike Simpson.

Shane Hiatt controlled the first heat in the IMCA Hobby Stock division with the win. Dusty Poessnecker was second, Kyle Hein third and Quinten Spragg fourth. Duane Schroeder led the entire distance in heat number two. Nick Beckman managed to finish second with Jerry Keaton third and Tiffany Bittner was fourth.

Rod Bronson led from green to checkered flag in the first of two IMCA Sport Mod heat races. Max Harder finished second even though he had fast time in the race with a best lap average speed of 76.121 miles per hour. Steve Swarthout was third and Kevin Kloke fourth. Kyle Pacena led the distance in heat number two with a best of 76.574 miles per hour average lap speed. Mike Brown finished second with Ron Allen third and Brandon Jessen fourth.

The IMCA Sport Compact feature found Garret Rech taking the early lead in the race. Mike Simpson took the lead on lap three and continued his lead until the final lap as Jeremy Noonan took the front position and got the win. Noonan had the fastest lap in the race at 68.254 miles per hour. Mike Simpson held on for second with Dan Rhiley third and Jason Miller fourth.

Chevy Hadan jumped into the lead of the IMCA Modified feature. Chris Alcorn took the lead on lap three and continued his lead for the win as he worked his way through lap traffic. Chey Hadan held on for second as Bob Zoubek moved up to take third and Tom Svoboda was fourth.

Quinten Spragg took the early lead in the IMCA Hobby Stock feature race. Spragg continued his lead until lap thirteen as Shane Hiatt took the front position. Spragg finished with the win as Hiatt dropped to tenth place when tire problems developed on the final laps. Nick Topil was second, Dusty Poessnecker third and Jerry Keaton edged out Dan Kresha for fourth.

A special “Exhibition Race” was held after all A features were finished. The top six IMCA Sport Mods and the top six IMCA Modifieds had a ten lap race. The Sport Mods started in the front three rows and the IMCA Mods in the next tree rows. Sport Mod driver Max Harder grabbed the lead as the race began. Bob Zoubek moved into second place on lap number five but had a lot of distance to make up in order to catch Harder who had stretched his lead. Zoubek manged to take the lead during the final lap for the win. Each driver in the race received equal pay to help offset their cost of fuel for being cooperative and participating in this fun race.

The final races of the night were mechanics races for each division. Jerry Keaton drove the Sport Mod of Ron Allen in the Modified mechanics race and won. A mystery driver won in the Sport Mod mechanics race driving the number 2 of Mike Brown. The Sport Compact mechanics race was won by Todd Sanford driving the 33 of Jeremy Noonan. Dan Kresha demonstrated how to race as he drove son Brandon’s Hobby Stock to victory lane.

Special thanks to all fans and drivers who supported Jacy and Paula Todd for the racing season this year. They hope you will join them on September 5th for the ASCS 360 Sprint Car races. The program will include the GOTRA’s and Vintage Lites as a part of the total program for the night.

IMA Sport Compact Results
Heat : 2 Dan Rhiley, 55 Garrett Rech, 33 Jeremy Noonan, 63 Mike Simpson

A Feature: 33 Jeremy Noonan, 63 Mike Simpson, 2 Dan Rhiley, 77 Jason Miller, 11 Nic Hitz, 33L Trevor Noonan, 55 Garrett Rech, 72 Ben Simpson

IMCA Hobby Stock Results
Heat 1: 21H Shane Hiatt, 22Jr. Dusty Poessnecker, 3H Kyle Hein, 79s Quinten Spragg
Heat 2: 22s Duane Schroeder, 22 Nick Beckman, 3K Jerry Keaton, 95B Tiffany Bittner

A Feature: 79s Quinten Spragg, 7T Nick Topil, 22Jr. Dusty Poessnecker, 3K Jerry Keaton, 21 Brandon Kresha, 11x Rich Small, 2 Ryan Roschewski, 68 Damon Richards, 22 Nick Beckman, 21H Shane Hiatt, 9J Jerrid Becker, 25 Brady Fernau, 95B Tiffany Bittner, 22s Duane Schroeder, 3H Kyle Hein

IMCA Sport Mod Results
Heat 1: 54R Rod Bronson, 34 Max Harder, 23 Steve Swarthout, 35 Kevin Kloke
Heat 2: 54K Kyle Pacena, 2 Mike Brown, 26x Ron Allen, 07 Brandon Jessen

A Feature: 2 Mike Brown, 34 Max Harder, 23 Steve Swarthout, 6 Denny Berghahn Jr., 48 Kyle Harpster, 54R Rod Bronson, 07 Brandon Jessen, 35 Kevin Kloke, 15 Nathan Kobus, 27 Kyle Becker, 52P Brandon Poessnecker, 54K Kyle Pecena, 26x Ron Allen, 33 Jim Hendricks

IMCA Modified Results
Heat 1: 5s Bob Zoubek, 16 Tom Svoboda, 3 Chris Alcorn, 81 Michael Densberger
Heat 2: 4 Chevy Hadan, 18 Terry Richards, 56s Scott Bivens, 25H Adrian Hein Jr.
Heat 3: 95 Dylan Smith, 13 Ryan Fjell, 21J Jeremy Leithing, 44 Tom Lenz

A Feature: 3 Chris Alcorn, 4 Chevy Hadan, 5s Bob Zoubek, 16 Tom Svoboda, 3w Stacey Wilhelm, 2x Mike Stearns, 26 Scott Styskal, 81 Mike Densberger, 13 Ryan Fjell, 57 Brian Cudly, 21J Jeremy Leiting, 95 Dylan Smith, 18 Terry Richards, 07 Jenny Sylvester, 25H Adrian Hein Jr., 56s Scott Bivens, 5 Dana Dankert, 5G Harry Nixon

Sport Mod vs IMCA Mod Exhitition Race: 5s Bob Zoubek, 34 Max Harder, 3 Chris Alcorn, 2x Mike Stearns, 35 Kevin Kloke, 16 Tom Svoboda, 26 Scott Styskal, 6 Denny Berghahn Jr., 54R Rod Bronson, 81 Michael Densberger, 15 Nathan Kobus, 27 Kyle Becker

Mechanics Race Winners: IMCA Sport Compact 33 Todd Sanford, IMCA Hobby Stock 21 Dan Kresha, IMCA Sport Mod 2 Mystery Driver, IMCA Mod Jerry Keaton