Bonnstetter bags Iron Man Challenge checkers at Raceway Park

JEFFERSON, S.D. -- Josh Bonnstetter of Slayton, Minn., rolled into the winners circle Thursday night as he topped the Industrial Material Surplus Iron Man Challenge main event at Raceway Park in Jefferson, S.D.

Bonnstetter came from the seventh starting spot to earn the $500 winner’s share of the prize money for the USRA B-Mods and his second career Iron Man trophy.

Rusty Montagne came from 15th on the starting grid to claim the runner-up finish, with polesitter Darin Roepke hanging on for third, Les Lundquist fourth and Jeff Teneyck in the fifth position.

Keith Sanders, Chad Ten Napel, Kirk Beatty, Greg Taylor and Mark Neal completed the top 10.

The Industrial Material Surplus Iron Man Challenge returns to action as they cross the border to battle at the Nobles County Speedway in Worthington, Minn., this Sunday, July 22, for another $500-to-win contest.

Pit gates will open at 2 p.m., grandstand gates open at 3 p.m., hot laps begin at 5:30 and racing starts at 6 p.m.

The Nobles County Speedway is located off of I-90 at Exit 43, then 0.4 mile south on SR 59, then 0.4 mile west on Oxford St., then 0.2 mile north on McMullan (Pioneer Village). For more information, call the track hotline at 507-360-3825 or check out www.noblescountyspeedway.net online.

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OFFICIAL RESULTS
American Racer USRA Weekly Racing Series
Industrial Material Surplus Iron Man Challenge
Raceway Park, Jefferson, S.D.
Thursday, July 19, 2012

Showing finishing position, starting position in parentheses, car number, driver, hometown and money won. All heat race finishers advanced to the “A” Main with the top 8 redrawing for starting positions.

USRA B-MODS

Heat #1 (8 laps):
1. (1) 80 Josh Bonnstetter, Slayton, Minn.
2. (4) 2x Les Lundquist, Sioux City, Iowa.
3. (5) 13 Karl Brewer, Vermillion, S.D.
4. (7) 22t Jeff Teneyck, Ute, Iowa.
5. (3) 21b Kirk Beatty, Sioux City, S.D.
6. (6) 17L Sean Lakes, Sergeant Bluff, Iowa.
7. (2) 0k Kyle Welch, Sioux City, Iowa.

Heat #2 (8 laps):
1. (2) 30 Shawn Bearce, Sioux City, Iowa.
2. (6) 3 Mark Neal, Sioux City, Iowa.
3. (1) 00 Dave Kennedy, Sioux Falls, S.D.
4. (3) 20 Chad Ten Napel, Sioux City, Iowa.
5. (7) 16w Daniel Woodle, Yankton, S.D.
6. (5) 55jr Greg Taylor, Sioux City, Iowa.
7. (4) 33fm Scott Fuller, Sioux City, Iowa.

Heat #3 (8 laps):
1. (4) 47 Darin Roepke, Lemars, Iowa.
2. (6) 2 Keith Sanders, Sioux City, S.D.
3. (3) 07 Brandon Jessen, Emerson, Neb.
4. (1) 18 Justin Seggerman, Lemars, Iowa.
5. (2) T1 Rusty Montagne, N. Sioux City, S.D.
6. (5) 14 Todd Boulware, Jefferson, S.D.

“A” Main (20 laps):
1. (7) 80 Josh Bonnstetter, Slayton, Minn., $500.
2. (15) T1 Rusty Montagne, N. Sioux City, S.D., $400.
3. (1) 47 Darin Roepke, Lemars, Iowa, $300.
4. (4) 2x Les Lundquist, Sioux City, Iowa, $250.
5. (3) 22t Jeff Teneyck, Ute, Iowa, $200.
6. (5) 2 Keith Sanders, Sioux City, S.D., $170.
7. (11) 20 Chad Ten Napel, Sioux City, Iowa, $140.
8. (14) 21b Kirk Beatty, Sioux City, S.D., $120.
9. (17) 55jr Greg Taylor, Sioux City, Iowa, $110.
10. (8) 3 Mark Neal, Sioux City, Iowa, $100.
11. (16) 17L Sean Lakes, Sergeant Bluff, Iowa, $90.
12. (19) 0k Kyle Welch, Sioux City, Iowa, $80.
13. (2) 30 Shawn Bearce, Sioux City, Iowa, $75.
14. (18) 14 Todd Boulware, Jefferson, S.D., $75.
15. (13) 16w Daniel Woodle, Yankton, S.D., $75.
16. (6) 13 Karl Brewer, Vermillion, S.D., $75.
17. (20) 33fm Scott Fuller, Sioux City, Iowa, $75.
18. (10) 07 Brandon Jessen, Emerson, Neb., $75.
19. (12) 18 Justin Seggerman, Lemars, Iowa, $75.
20. (9) 00 Dave Kennedy, Sioux Falls, S.D., $75.

Points Standings: Trevor Hunt 1037, Jared Timmerman 837, Ben Kates 836, Tyler Droste 641, Nick Roberts 467, Jason Schlangen 461, Nick Newton 454, Bonnstetter 307, Jacob Ebert 295, Jacob Bleess 292.
Next Race: Sunday, July 22, Nobles County Speedway, Worthington, Minn.

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