HAYS, KS (August 19)—Early evening thundershowers forced track officials at RPM Speedway in Hays, KS, to cancel the race program Friday evening, August 19.

The School Bus races, and the ‘Faster Pastor’ race, will now be run on Friday, September 2, along with the IMCA Sport Compacts and IMCA Hobby Stocks. The United Rebel Sprint Series 305 Sprint Cars will make their final appearance of the season at Hays that night also. Race time will be 7:30.

Track officials are also trying to find a date to make up the race program for the five regular divisions.

STOCKTON, KS (August 18)—Fair champions in four divisions were crowned Thursday evening, August 18, at Rooks County Speedway in Stockton, KS. Points accumulated for both Wednesday and Thursday were totaled to determine the champions.

The first one to claim the crown was Jeromy Wagner of Kensington. After finishing second to G.W. ‘Cheeseburger’ Fuller on Wednesday night, Wagner took the lead at the drop of the green and led all 12 laps of the IMCA Hobby Stock feature. Jason McIntyre finished second, followed by Jacob Crowell, Fuller, and Rick Maynard. Heat race winners were Fuller and Wagoner.

‘Flyin’ Bryan Lariviere of Wichita won his second IMCA Sport Mod feature in a row at Stockton to win the fair title. Heat one winner Tracy Holloway led the opening lap before second heat winner Lariviere drove past and led the remaining 14 laps on the ½-mile oval for his 30^th feature win of the season in his quest for a national championship. Tanner Portenier, Holloway, Tyler Sutton and Joe Couse rounded out the top five.

Hometown fans did have one driver claim a fair title. Adam Balthazor led the opening lap of the 20-lap IMCA Stock Car feature before the only caution flag during the four feature events waved on lap 2 when Josh ‘The Hammer’ Hudson came to a stop in turn 4. Balthazor led the field back to green, but Jay Hachmeister took the lead on lap 3, but that was short lived as Balthazor regained the lead on lap 5 and held on for the feature win. Jason Davis finished second, with Hachmeister, Tyler Hahn and Hudson completing the top five. The two heat race winners were Dustin McClurg and Terry Cunningham.

Four-time IMCA Modified national champion David Murray Jr. of Oberlin took advantage of

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STOCKTON, KS (August 17)—Over 50 drivers converged on Rooks County Speedway Wednesday evening, August 17, for the first of 2 nights of racing action during the Rooks County Fair.

Beloit’s Tim Watts dominated the 20-lap IMCA Modified feature. Watts took advantage of his pole starting position to take the lead at the drop of the green and never looked back. Watts used the dry-slick track to his advantage as he pulled away to a straightaway lead by the halfway mark, with ‘The Wichita Wrangler’ Randy Wilson and 4-time national champion David Murray Jr. in a battle for second. The last caution waved with 4 laps to go after Joe McDole spun, giving the field one last shot at Watts. Murray, running second at the time of the caution, chased Watts but could not get close enough to make a pass and had to settle for second. Wilson finished third, followed by ‘Dynamite’ Dylan Sherfick and Jeremy Frenier. Heat race winners were Murray and Cody Gearhart.

Hometown driver ‘The Taz Man’ Tyler Hahn was victorious in the 20-lap IMCA Stock Car feature. Jay Hachmeister led the first 2 laps, then after a lap 2 caution, Hahn drove past Hachmeister to take the lead on lap 3. A couple more cautions kept the field close, but Hahn was up to the challenge on the big ½-mile and was first to the checkers. ‘The Hammer’ Josh Hudson, Adam Balthazor, Dustin McClurg, and Hachmeister rounded out the top five. Jason Schoenberger and Hahn won the two heat races.

National champion contender ‘Flyin’ Bryan Lariviere of Wichita picked up an important win in the 15-lap IMCA Sport Mod

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WAKEENEY, KS (August 14)—Angel Munoz of Lamar, CO, and Colby’s Nick Tubbs made their way to the Jason Oil Winner’s Circle at Wakeeney (KS) Speedway Sunday evening, August 14, for the first time this season.

Heat 2 winner Jacob Crowell led the opening lap of the 15-lap IMCA Hobby Stock feature before heat one victor Jeromy Wagner took over the top spot on lap 2. After a lap 5 caution, Wagner led the field back to green, but Munoz passed Wagner on lap 6 to take a lead he would not relinquish. Cody Ghumm won the battle for second, followed by point leader ‘Leadfoot’ Luke Pfannenstiel, Wagner, and Cody Graham.

Norton’s Jason Davis charged to the lead in the IMCA Stock Car main event and led the first 3 laps of the 20-lap event. But Nick Tubbs took the lead on lap 4 and held on through 3 caution periods for his first trip to victory lane. The final caution set up a green-white-checkered finish but ‘Spiderman’ Tubbs was able to hold off Davis and brother Jeff Tubbs for the win. Point leader ‘Racin’ Jason Schoenberger and Bruce Plumisto finished fourth and fifth. Plumisto and Davis were heat race winners.

It was a family affair in the IMCA Modified A-feature as the Sherfick brothers from Wakeeney battled it out for the win. ‘Dynamite Dylan’ led the first 2 laps before older brother Travis ‘The Terminator’ took control. Travis was able to hold off Dylan the remaining distance for his second win in a row at his hometown track. ‘The Wichita Wrangler’ Randy Wilson was able to fend off 4-time national champion David Murray Jr. for third, with John Fose rounding out the top five. Heat race winners were Travis Sherfick, ‘Gentleman’ Jerry Phillips, and Wilson, with Jason Schoenberger first to the line in the B-feature.

The 15-lap IMCA Sport Mod feature got off to an ugly start to say the least. In turn 2 on the first lap, 4 cars tangled, eliminating Clayton Wilson, Jeffrey Kerns and Bret Conness. On the restart, a 6 car melee ensued on the frontstraight, ending the night for Blaine Walt, Brendon Damon, Clay Sellard, Austin Walker, Tanner Portenier and Chris Heim. Track officials then cut the main event to 12 laps with 6 cars still running. Four different drivers led the first four laps with Kenny Schmidt leading lap one before giving way to Trenton Kleweno on lap 2. On the following lap, Brian Conness took the top spot, then point leader and heat two winner ‘Flyin’ Bryan Lariviere took control and led the remaining distance for the win, his 7^th of the season at Wakeeney. Mike Appel, heat one winner Conness, Schmidt, and Justin Dietz completed the top five.

It was ‘Fan Appreciation Night’ with $1.00 hot dogs, soft drinks and beers, and track t-shirts were just $10.00. It was also ‘Back to School Night’ sponsored by Miner Family Dentistry in Hays. They handed out dental supplies to the first 300 fans through the gate. Don Damon also added $100 to third place money in all 4 features.

A make up race from the July 31^st rainout will be held on Sunday, August 28, at 6:00 p.m. with the regular 4 divisions in action.

Also, Late Models have been added to the September 18 race date.

RESULTS

IMCA Hobby Stocks

Heat 1: 1. Jeromy Wagner, 2. Cody Ghumm, 3. Luke Pfannenstiel, 4. Leon Pfannenstiel.

Heat 2: 1. Jacob Crowell, 2. G.W. Fuller, 3. Lee Sells, 4. Angel Munoz.

Feature: 1. Munoz, 2. Ghumm, 3. Luke Pfannenstiel, 4. Wagner, 5. Cody Graham, 6. Leon Pfannenstiel, 7. Fuller, 8. Tyrel Smith, 9. Sells, 10. Al Emmons, 11. Crowell, 12. Randy Murphy (DNF), 13. Jason McIntyre (DNS), 14. Garrett Hager (DNS).

IMCA Sport Mods

Heat 1: 1. Brian Conness, 2. Chris Heim, 3. Trenton Kleweno, 4. Tanner Portenier.

Heat 2: 1. Bryan Lariviere, 2. Clayton Wilson, 3. Blaine Walt, 4. Justin Dietz.

Feature: 1. Lariviere, 2. Mike Appel, 3. Brian Conness, 4. Kenny Schmidt, 5. Dietz, 6. Kleweno, 7. Austin Walker (DNF), 8. Heim (DNF), 9. Portenier (DNF), 10. Clay Sellard (DNF), 11. Brendon Damon (DNF), 12. Walt (DNF), 13. Bret Conness (DNF), 14. Jeffrey Kerns (DNF), 15. Wilson (DNF).

IMCA Stock Cars

Heat 1: 1. Bruce Plumisto, 2. Jeff Tubbs, 3. Chase Conaway, 4. Josh Hudson.

Heat 2: 1. Jason Davis, 2. Nick Tubbs, 3. Jay Hachmeister, 4. Jason Schoenberger.

Feature: 1. N. Tubbs, 2. Davis, 3. J. Tubbs, 4. Schoenberger, 5. Plumisto, 6. Hudson, 7. Conaway, 8. Terry Cunningham, 9. Wheat Lippelmann, 10. Adam Balthazor, 11. Eric Kinderknecht, 12. Todd Lutters, 13. Hachmeister, 14. Tyler Ashley, 15. Dustin Daniels (DNF), 16. Rich Beesley (DNF), 17. Austin Carter (DNS).

IMCA Modifieds

Heat 1: 1. Travis Sherfick, 2. Jerry Teel, 3. Rodger Peck, 4. David Murray Jr.

Heat 2: 1. Jerry Phillips, 2. John Fose, 3. Dylan Sherfick, 4. Troy Plummer.

Heat 3: 1. Randy Wilson, 2. Rob Day, 3. Mike Petersilie, 4. Shannon Maughlin.

B-Feature (top 8 transfer): 1. Jason Schoenberger, 2. Corey Lagroon, 3. Mike Lunow, 4. Darrick Klima, 5. Nate Moore, 6. Josh Appel, 7. Scotty Phillips, 8. Todd Schwarz, 9. Wheat Lippelmann, 10. Matt Henke, 11. Rick Schwab, 12. Van Gemmill, 13. Milo Lippelmann, 14. David Solberg (DNS), 15. Marty Clark (DNS).

A-Feature: 1. T. Sherfick, 2. D. Sherfick, 3. Wilson, 4. Murray, 5. Fose, 6. Lagroon, 7. Maughlin, 8. Schoenberger, 9. Peck, 10. J. Phillips, 11. Klima, 12. Petersilie, 13. Lunow, 14. Teel, 15. Moore, 16. Schwarz, 17. S. Phillips, 18. Plummer, 19. Appel, 20. Day (DNF).