The excitement continued on September 2 at the Salina Speedway with another full night of racing featuring the points championship battles running down to their final month at the lightning fast 3/8 mile. At the end a familiar hot shoe from Delphos found his way to Victory Lane for the second time this year.

Joe Cleveland started a distant eighth in the Belleville Motorsports Modified feature but methodically worked his way up to the top five by the halfway point. The last half of the event was a barn burner as Cleveland, Jeremy Massey, Darrick Klima and Danny Morrison Jr. all engaged in a battle for the lead as the laps wound down. Cleveland found enough at the end to power away and record the win followed by Massey, Morrison, and Klima. Cleveland was also the Hard Charger. Brian Knoell and Massey won the heat races earlier in the evening.

Scot Granzella (91E) powers by Scott Claussen (4) and Geoff Jermark (12J) to take the point in the Coors Light Stock Car Feature

The Coors Light Stock Cars produced another repeat winner as well with Scot Granzella picking up the victory. Scott Claussen held an early lead before Granzella got by and cruised to the win. Claussen finished second with Jason Dove third, Levi Wiggans fourth, and Bob Arnold fifth. Granzella was also the Hard Charger after starting fourth. Arnold won the heat race.

Jesse Levin (11J) works past Grady Fielder (41) to take the lead in the Xtreme Motorsports B-Modified Feature

Repeat winners were the theme for the night as Jesse Levin, although a rookie, posted yet another win on the season in the Xtreme Motorsports B-Modified division. Point leader Josh Rice followed in second with Bob Dauer, Seth Schroer, and Matt Miller in the top 5. Dauer made his return to the track pay off as he was the Hard Charger after starting thirteenth. Jerry Lambeth and Schroer won the heat races.

Bud Lee (21) takes the low line for the lead around Jill Roberg (10J) in Auto House Mod Lite action

The seasoned veteran of racing at the Speedway notched yet another win in the Auto House Mod Lite division. Salina’s Bud Lee raced his way to the win after working past rookie Jill Roberg late in the race. Roberg would finish second followed by Tyler Bradshaw, Dustin Forsberg, and Brian Davidson. Forsberg was the Hard Charger after starting ninth. Chris Unruh and Bradshaw won the heat races.

Wayne Juenemann (4) takes the high line en route to a win in 4 wide Accurate Electric Front Wheel Compact Feature action

Wayne Juenemann strengthened his points lead in the Accurate Electric Front Wheel Compacts with another win. Rookie Eric Unruh finished second with Chris Walker third, Brandon Lobdell fourth, and Branston Arnder fifth. Walker was the Hard Charger after starting eighth. Juenemann and Randy Rice won the heats.

Up next for the Salina Speedway will be Retro Night on Friday, September 9. Fans are encouraged to wear old racing apparel as some older novelties will be racing. It will be a non-points event for Modifieds, B-Modifieds, and Mod

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MINNEAPOLIS, KS.   The point leaders in the Coors Lite IMCA Hobby Stocks and Lott Implement IMCA Sport Compacts showed up for the night in different cars due to mechanical issues.  Neither Armstrong or Echevarria looked impressive in their Heat races but when it came down to the business at hand in the Features, they had what was needed to take the checkered flag and set new track records in their respective divisions for season Feature wins.  The new marks were 12 wins for Armstrong and 9 for Echevarria, with Armstrong’s mark also being a new record for all divisions.  Brandon Gray drove his regular car to an impressive win for the new mark in the All-American Towing Mod-Lites.

Another beautiful night for racing despite persistent east winds provided a good showcase for 77 drivers in all six classes to entertain appreciative fans with great racing as local, state, and national point races were impacted by the results of every Feature race.

Lott Implement IMCA Sport Compacts

After an impressive Heat

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WAKEENEY, KS (August 28)—Race fans were treated to a couple of exciting feature finishes at the Wakeeney (KS) Speedway Sunday evening, August 28.

The first feature to take to the track was the IMCA Hobby Stocks. Al Emmons led the opening lap before point leader ‘Leadfoot’ Luke Pfannenstiel of Hays took over the top spot on lap 2. The first of 2 cautions waved on lap 3 when Mike Giesenhagen spun, then again on lap 7 when Emmons spun down the frontstraight. Pfannenstiel led the field back to green on both occasions. But on lap 12, Cody Ghumm took the lead, only to have Pfannenstiel pass him on lap 13. But Ghumm regained the lead at the white flag, but Pfannenstiel came back on the final lap and was first to the checkers to make his 4^th appearance in the Jason Oil Winner’s Circle this season. Heat two winner Ghumm had to settle for second, followed by Kirk Karst, first heat winner Cody Graham, and Garrett Hager.

Just when fans thought it couldn’t get any better than that, out came the IMCA Stock Cars for their 20-lap feature. It took 3 tries on the start, and officials finally lined the cars up single file, which was successful when the green flag waved. Jason Davis led the opening lap, but was passed on lap 2 by Colby’s Jeff Tubbs. But point leader ‘Racin’ Jason Schoenberger chased down Tubbs and passed him for the lead on lap 7. Schoenberger led at the halfway mark, followed closely by Tubbs. Then the two veteran drivers swapped the lead several times during the final 7 laps with Tubbs edging out Schoenberger at the finish line for his second win this season. Terry Cunningham finished third, followed by Pat Bedore and Davis. Heat race winners were Jeff Tubbs and Eric Kinderknecht.

The IMCA Sport Mod feature saw a new face in victory lane. Jeremy Sigler led the first 2 laps of the 15-lap main event before the lone caution waved when Justin Dietz spun. When the green flag waved once again, hometown driver

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