SPRING VALLEY, Minn. -- After a couple early day showers the afternoon and evening were perfect for racing in Southern Minnesota with a good field of cars on hand for the racing action.

The Bigelow Homes USRA Modifieds had a tough time getting started tonight with only one lap complete the first caution flew.

On the restart the leader of lap one Jay Ihrke slowed suddenly on the front stretch but was able to coast around to the infield as Todd Scharkey and Mark Noble battled for the lead.

The second caution came out with four completed.

Noble led the charge into corner one while Bob Timm dove to his bottom exiting turn two and took the lead.

Noble kept the pressure on for two more laps until Timm took control of the race.

Eighteen to go and Scharkey moved up alongside of Noble as the two ran side by side for second.

Some big charges were going on further back as Mike Sorensen, Tim Donlinger and Steve Arpin were all coming to the front after starting towards the back of the field.

Sixteen to go and nineteenth starting Aprin moved into the fifth spot.

Noble and Scharkey continued to swap positions as they raced for second.

Noble finally took control again with fifteen to go as Brad Waits moved up to race with Scharkey for third with Arpin in fourth.

Arpin cleared and then moved up to race with Waits for third as Noble gained ground on Timm again.

The final caution came with five to go as Mike Spaulding laid fluid around the top side of the speedway.

Arpin’s run came to an end as he pulled to the infield overheating.

On the restart Timm led into one as Noble shot by in the corner.

Thirteenth starting Donlinger was now working on Scharkey for the third spot with Sorensen looking to their inside.

Donlinger and Sorensen both cleared Scharkey.

On the last lap Donlinger moved past Timm to take the second spot while Noble cruised on for the win.

The feature win was Noble’s career 599th feature win.

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OFFICIAL RESULTS

USRA Casey's General Stores Weekly Racing Series

Deer Creek Speedway, Spring Valley, Minn.

Saturday, Aug. 5, 2006

USRA MODIFIEDS

Feature - Mark Noble, Tim Donlinger, Bob Timm, Mike Sorensen, Todd Scharkey, Nate Wasmund, Brad Waits, Doug Hillson, Hank Rollinger Jr., Tom Paulson, Terry Timmerman, Dain Schultz, Eric Thiesse, Matt Aarsvold, Bobby Sorensen, Brian Shaw, Chad Vaith, Jeff Schluetter, Mike Budensiek, Steve Arpin, Joe Wernecke, Mike Spaulding, Jay Ihrke, Neil Eckhart, Bob Fisher.

Heat 1 - Noble, Schutlz, Pualson, Shaw, Donlinger, Schluetter, Arpin, Rollinger Jr., Budensiek.

Heat 2 – Waits, Hillson, Scharkey, Vaith, Timmerman, Eckhart, Fisher, Wernecke.

Heat 3 – Ihrke, Timm, Wasmund, Thiesse, Spaulding, M. Sorensen, B. Sorensen, Aarsvold.