Hovden rolls to Holley Iron Man Series USRA Stock Car win at Deer Creek Speedway


SPRING VALLEY, Minn.—Mitch Hovden came out on top in a USRA Stock Car thriller Saturday at the Deer Creek Speedway during the Meyerhofer Crane & Rigging Clash at The Creek.

With most of the field battling three- and four-wide throughout the race, Hovden came from the eighth starting spot to grab his sixth Holley Iron Man Series win of the 2015 campaign.

Pete Solum held off Kyle Falck for second with points leader Tom Schmitt fourth and polesitter Steve Jackson fifth.

Brandon Hare, Jake Newman, Stefan Sybesma, Danny Sacquitne and Shawn Peter rounded out the top 10.

Schmitt continues to lead the points over Jackson, Falck, Hovden and Newman with four more points races remaining on the schedule.

Both USRA Stock Cars and USRA B-Mods will compete with the Holley Iron Man Series on Saturday, Oct. 3, at the Cresco Speedway in Cresco, Iowa.

But before that, USRA B-Mods will take part in the action all three nights of the 17th Annual Featherlite Fall Jamboree, Thursday-Saturday, Sept.24-26, at the Deer Creek Speedway.

The season finale will take place Thursday-Saturday, Oct. 15-17, during the 2nd Annual USRA National Championships at the Lakeside Speedway in Kansas City, Kan.

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OFFICIAL RESULTS
United States Racing Association
USRA Holley Iron Man Series
Deer Creek Speedway, Spring Valley, Minn.
Saturday, Sept. 19, 2015

Showing finishing position, starting position in parentheses, car number, driver, hometown, laps completed and money won. All drivers were locked into the “A” Main, with the top 8 in heat race passing points re-drawing for starting positions 1-8.

USRA STOCK CARS

Heat Race #1 (8 laps):
1. (2) 00 Danny Cole, Lansing, Iowa.
2. (6) 15 Mitch Hovden, Decorah, Iowa.
3. (3) 20 Brent Tweten, Chatfield, Minn.
4. (8) 37 Pete Solum, Spring Grove, Minn.
5. (5) 6 Danny Sacquitne, Decorah, Iowa.
6. (4) 5b Stefan Sybesma, Sanborn, Iowa.
7. (1) 52 Nathan Wood, Sigourney, Iowa.
8. (7) 14m Brian Mahlstedt, Ionia, Iowa.

Heat Race #2 (8 laps):
1. (2) 67 Kyle Falck, Decorah, Iowa.
2. (3) 18 Tom Schmitt, Independence, Iowa.
3. (1) 97 Lynn Panos, Calmar, Iowa.
4. (6) 44 Dillon Anderson, Decorah, Iowa.
5. (8) 27 Shawn Peter, Mable, Minn.
6. (7) 14 Todd Staley, Webster City, Iowa.
7. (5) 86 Philip Wernert, Galesville, Wis.
8. (4) 33 Kevin Donlan, Decorah, Iowa.

Heat Race #3 (8 laps):
1. (1) 2j Steve Jackson, Polk City, Iowa.
2. (4) 32x Rich Gregoire, Russell, Minn.
3. (5) 56h Brandon Hare, Elma, Iowa.
4. (3) 55 Derek Dettmann, Monroe, Iowa.
5. (7) 11 Jake Lampert, Caledonia, Minn.
6. (2) 222 Jake Newman, Smithville, Mo.
7. (6) 14a Blake Adams, Stacyville, Iowa.

“A” Main (20 laps):
1. (8) 15 Mitch Hovden, Decorah, Iowa, $750.
2. (2) 37 Pete Solum, Spring Grove, Minn., $550.
3. (4) 67 Kyle Falck, Decorah, Iowa, $450.
4. (6) 18 Tom Schmitt, Independence, Iowa, $375.
5. (1) 2j Steve Jackson, Polk City, Iowa, $325.
6. (7) 56h Brandon Hare, Elma, Iowa, $280.
7. (17) 222 Jake Newman, Smithville, Mo., $250.
8. (16) 5b Stefan Sybesma, Sanborn, Iowa, $220.
9. (14) 6 Danny Sacquitne, Decorah, Iowa, $190.
10. (12) 27 Shawn Peter, Mable, Minn., $170.
11. (18) 52 Nathan Wood, Sigourney, Iowa, $150.
12. (15) 14 Todd Staley, Webster City, Iowa, $140.
13. (10) 97 Lynn Panos, Calmar, Iowa, $130.
14. (9) 20 Brent Tweten, Chatfield, Minn., $125.
15. (3) 00 Danny Cole, Lansing, Iowa, $120.
16. (19) 86 Philip Wernert, Galesville, Wis., $115.
17. (20) 14a Blake Adams, Stacyville, Iowa, $110.
18. (11) 44 Dillon Anderson, Decorah, Iowa, $105.
19. (13) 11 Jake Lampert, Caledonia, Minn., $100.
20. (5) 32x Rich Gregoire, Russell, Minn., $100.
DNS – 55 Derek Dettmann, Monroe, Iowa, $75.
DNS – 14m Brian Mahlstedt, Ionia, Iowa, $75.
DNS – 33 Kevin Donlan, Decorah, Iowa, $75.

Provisional Starters: none.
Hard Charger: Newman (started 17th, finished 7th).
Entries: 23.
Next Race: Saturday, Oct. 3, Cresco Speedway, Cresco, Iowa.
Points Standings: Schmitt 1409, Jackson 1284, Falck 1130, Hovden 1117, Newman 1088, Staley 1081, Sybesma 851, Donlan 752, Panos 718, Jake Ludeking 671.

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