Season Championships rained out at Pepsi Scotland County Speedway
This photo looking from the front stretch to turn 3 was taken Friday afternoon. (Cyclone Photo)
MEMPHIS, Mo. The Cunningham Fertilizer Season Championships, scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 25, at the Pepsi Scotland County Speedway, were canceled due to extremely wet conditions.
After a week of intermittent rain showers, officials still had hopes of getting Saturdays show in. Friday morning, another band of thunderstorms was drenching communities from Missouri, through Iowa and into Illinois and Wisconsin. Most of Northern Missouri was under a flash flood watch through evening, with as much as eight inches of rain falling, the National Weather Service said. More moisture Saturday morning soaked any thoughts of getting the facility prepared for racing.
With the cancellation of the regular season finale, USRA Caseys General Stores Weekly Racing Series track champions were declared in all classes.
Michael Long of Quincy, Ill., captured his first-ever USRA Modified track title over Ankeny, Iowas Martin Bennett by 66 points. Defending track champion, Ryan Meyer of Liberty, Ill., took the third spot, with Tony Fraise of Donnellson, Iowa, in fourth and Mt. Ayr, Iowas Dennis Elliott fifth. The rest of the final top-10 are Jody Wood, Bob Dale, Matt Greiner, David Snyder and Jerry Asher, respectively.
The USRA Stock Car track champion for 2007 is Matt Greiner of Washington, Iowa. Mark Holt of Memphis finished second with Troy Alexander of Memphis in third. Kale Foster of Quincy, Ill., was fourth and Colt Mather of Webster, Iowa, rounds out the top-5 in points. Clell Evans, Zack VanderBeek, Butch Bailey, Kyle Chinn and Doug Huls complete the top-10.
Wyatt Lantz of Bowen, Ill., locked up his first-ever USRA B-Mod track title at the Pepsi Scotland County Speedway. He beat rookie Adam Birck of Canton by 159 points for the crown, with Jeff Waterman of Quincy, Ill., third. Jason Riegel of Memphis finished fourth and Keokuk, Iowas Jim Gillenwater settled for fifth in the final rankings. Sixth through 10th are Jared Fuller, Brian Clark, Josh Larson, Ron York and Larry Newman.
A heated title battle was in store for the USRA Hobby Stock division, where Mike Shelton of Ottumwa, Iowa, and Knoxville, Iowas Bill Gibson were separated by just 19 points. Shelton, however, gets the championship trophy while Gibson will settle for the runner-up spot despite six feature wins this season. Derek Kirkland of Centerville, Iowa, finished third in points, with Oskaloosa, Iowas Steve Allen fourth and Curtis Barnes of Greentop in fifth. Tim Kraber, Bob Lynch, Jason McDaniel, Robby Sands and Clayton Robbins round out the top-10.
Kahokas Jeff Soper captured the Outlaw Hobby title with just an eight-point advantage over Brandon Symmonds of Keokuk, Iowa. Rodger Dresden of Keokuk, Iowa, held off Donnellson, Iowas Jim Lynch for third, and defending track champion Beau Taylor of Canton claimed the fifth spot. The rest of the top-10 spots go to Josh Soper, Larry Hooper, Tim Pettibone, Justin Hamelton and Brian Howerton.
Luke Davidson of Argyle, Iowa, secured his first Hornet title over J.D. Murphy of Cincinnati, Iowa. Defending track champion Andrew Hustead of Rutledge was third, with Ethen Hustead of Rutledge and Lew Aikman of Hannibal claiming the fourth and fifth positions. Brian Lemen, Jim Garrett, Dalton McCartney, Michael Grossman and Dale Porter finished sixth through 10th, respectively.
FINAL TOP-10 POINTS
USRA MODIFIEDS
1. 18 - Michael Long
1014
2. 99 - Martin Bennett
948
3. 82m - Ryan Meyer
887
4. 45 - Tony Fraise
812
5. 29 - Dennis Elliott
801
6. z4 - Jody Wood
780
7. 12 - Bob Dale
716
8. 29x - Matt Greiner
701
9. 5s - David Snyder
578
10. 97 - Jerry Asher
556
USRA STOCK CARS
1. 29 - Matt Greiner
1246
2. 11 - Mark Holt
958
3. 7a - Troy Alexander
929
4. 44 - Kale Foster
697
5. 8 - Colt Mather
667
6. 13 - Michael Browning
623
7. 1L - Clell Evans
404
8. 33z - Zack VanderBeek
391
9. 111 - Butch Bailey
337
10. 81c - Kyle Chinn
322
USRA B-MODS
1. 22 - Wyatt Lantz
1225
2. 12 - Adam Birck
1066
3. 71 - Jeff Waterman
1051
4. 19 - Jason Riegel
961
5. 10 - Jim Gillenwater
948
6. 77 - Jared Fuller
852
7. 88 - Brian Clark
780
8. 44 - Josh Larson
731
9. 6y - Ryan York
623
10. 20 - Larry Newman
473
USRA HOBBY STOCKS
1. 16 - Mike Shelton
1178
2. 38 - Bill Gibson
1159
3. 2k - Derek Kirkland
905
4. 3s - Steve Allen
841
5. 21x - Curtis Barnes
686
6. 27k - Tim Kraber
683
7. 4j - Bob Lynch
680
8. 85 - Jason McDaniel
675
9. 34f - Robby Sands
614
10. 8r - Clayton Robbins
613
OUTLAW HOBBYS
1. 43s - Jeff Soper
1190
2. 8 - Brandon Symmonds
1182
3. 1 - Rodger Dresden
1154
4. 4L - Jim Lynch
1133
5. 2t - Beau Taylor
1023
6. 8s - Josh Soper
918
7. 23 - Larry Hooper
911
8. 47 - Tim Pettibone
771
9. 24j - Justin Hamelton
766
10. 89 - Brian Howerton
721
HORNETS
1. 6 - Luke Davidson
1172
2. 77q - J.D. Murphy
1088
3. 20 - Andrew Hustead
1022
4. 62 - Ethan Hustead
901
5. 66 - Lew Aikman
454
6. 84L - Brian Lemen
281
7. 26 - Jim Garrett
240
8. 11d - Dalton McCartney
239
9. 2 - Michael Grossman
200
10. 31 - Dale Porter
195
The final event of the 2007 season at the Pepsi Scotland County Speedway will be the 3rd Annual Memphis Fall Nationals on Friday and Saturday, Sept. 21-22, featuring Modifieds, Stock Cars, B-Mods, Hobby Stocks, Outlaw Hobbys and Hornets.
For more information, contact the RL Promotions offices at (515) 832-6000 or visit www.rlpromotions.com online. Race day info is available by calling the track hotline at (660) 465-8948. The Pepsi Scotland County Speedway is located 1.0 mile west of Memphis on US 136 to SR 15, then east (at the Scotland County Fairgrounds).