BLOOMFIELD, Iowa -- The 2006 season came to a close on Friday, Aug. 25, at the Mountain Dew Bloomfield Speedway with four drivers emerging as USRA Casey's General Stores Weekly Racing Series track champions for 2006 at the Bloomfield, Iowa, speedplant.

Jared Durbin of Fort Madison and Dennis Elliott of Mt. Ayr came into the final event of the season for the Spilman Auto Parts USRA Modifieds with the points championship up for grabs. After passing two cars late in the main event, Elliott finished ninth and gave himself just enough points to capture the track title by six markers over Durbin. Although he recorded no feature wins during the season, Elliott was consistent with nine top-5 finishes to his credit. Rookie Brandon Banks of Washington finished third in the final rankings, followed by Casey Lancaster of Glenwood, Mo., in fourth and Bloomfield's Jerry Pilcher fifth.

The Hougland's Repair Shop USRA Stock Cars came down to a sibling rivalry with Jason Cook of Mt. Pleasant holding off his brother, Ryan, by 70 points (13777 to 1307) for the title. Mike Harward of Bloomfield finished third behind the West Point pilot, while rookie Colt Mather of Webster finished fourth. Tyler McClure of Floris wound up fifth in the final standings.

Nathan Wood of Sigourney wrapped up the Kirkland Auto USRA Hobby Stock crown when he signed in on the final night. Wood captured four checkered flags and seven runner-up finishes throughout 2006 to clinch the title and add to his lead in the national standings for the USRA Casey's General Stores Weekly Racing Series. Jim Sulser of Centerville inherited the runner-up spot in the final points standings when Ben Jones of Williamsburg refused technical inspection after the final main event of the season. Jones, who won nine features including the season finale, forfeited all of his points earned for the season. Jim Walker of Mystic wound up third in the final points, followed by Derek Kirkland of Centerville and Ottumwa's Ray Lasser Jr.

Dale Porter of Floris also had his track championship in the bag before the final race of the season, but went on to win the last main event of the year -- his sixth overall -- and pad his advantage in the Kollision Korner Hornets. Kevin Garrett of Bloomfield finished second in the final points, followed by Gene Irwin of Bloomfield, Ottumwa's Larry Hopkins and Tom Irwin of Bloomfield.

Next up will the Pizza Hut Fall Festival with two big days of action featuring the final appearances of the season by the Spilman Auto Parts USRA Modifieds, Hougland's Repair Shop USRA Stock Cars, Kirkland Auto USRA Hobby Stocks and Kollision Korner Hornets on Friday and Saturday, Oct. 6-7. Both days, gates open 5 p.m. with hot laps at 7:15 and racing at 7:30.

For more information, call RL Promotions at (515) 832-6000 or go to http://www.rlpromotions.com/bloomfield on the World Wide Web.

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FINAL 2006 POINTS STANDINGS

USRA Casey's General Stores Weekly Racing Series

Mountain Dew Bloomfield Speedway, Bloomfield, Iowa

Spilman Auto Parts USRA Modifieds

1. 29 - Dennis Elliott .... 1334

2. 20 - Jared Durbin .... 1328

3. 22 - Brandon Banks .... 1269

4. 27L - Casey Lancaster .... 1231

5. 7r - Jerry Pilcher .... 1099

6. 23a - Jeremy Townsend .... 941

7. 17 - Steve Stewart .... 741

8. 77 - Jim Lynch .... 709

9. 18 - Michael Long .... 651

10. 37 - Todd Holman .... 645

Hougland's Repair Shop USRA Stock Cars

1. 27j - Jason Cook .... 1377

2. 27r - Ryan Cook .... 1307

3. 01i - Mike Harward .... 1198

4. 8 - Colt Mather .... 1170

5. 73m - Tyler McClure .... 1147

6. 29 - Matt Greiner .... 1135

7. 78r - Mike Robinson .... 1089

8. 79 - Chris Hawkins .... 1043

9. 01 - Lonnie Taylor .... 986

10. 3m - Phil McClure .... 942

Kirkland Auto USRA Hobby Stocks

1. 52 - Nathan Wood .... 1539

2. 11s - Jim Sulser .... 1367

3. 80 - Jim Walker .... 1344

4. 2k - Derek Kirkland .... 1217

5. 28r - Ray Lasser Jr. .... 1172

6. 2m - Mark Moore .... 1102

7. 34f - Robby Sands .... 1090

8. 23 - Gary Harward .... 1060

9. 01s - Shawn Smothers .... 1023

10. 10g - Dustin Griffiths .... 1021

Kollision Korner Hornets

1. 31 - Dale Porter .... 1678

2. 29 - Kevin Garrett .... 1407

3. 88 - Gene Irwin .... 1403

4. 11 - Larry Hopkins .... 1379

5. 7t - Tom Irwin .... 1377

6. 77 - David Probasco .... 1297

7. 82 - Jim Garrett .... 1268

8. 21 - Bill Young .... 965

9. 21x - Curtis Barnes .... 932

10. 12 - Matt Moore .... 874