Al Hejna of Clear Lake, IA wins the USMTS A-Main, while Wade Tirrel snares yet another Street Stock feature trophy.
OFFICIAL RESULTS
USMTS Casey’s General Stores National Tour (Great Plains Region)
5th Annual Team Electronics Summer Slam
Casino Speedway, Watertown, S.D.
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Showing finishing position, car number, driver, hometown and starting position in parentheses. The top 12 drivers in passing points accumulated in the heat races are locked into the Sunoco “A” Main, with the top 8 re-drawing for starting positions 1-8.
ISKY RACING CAMS HEAT RACE #1 (8 laps):
1. 9 - Kent Arment -- Aberdeen, SD (1)
2. 3 - Kelly Shryock -- Fertile, IA (3)
3. 31 - Corey Dripps -- Waterloo, IA (4)
4. 14j - Jake Neal -- Omaha, NE (5)
5. 20 - Jordan Foster -- Henry, SD (2)
6. 65 - Tommy Myer -- Blooming Prairie, MN (6)
7. 18 - Chase Junghans -- Manhattan, KS (8)
8. 3a - Arne Anderson -- Watertown, SD (7)
NEW VISION GRAPHICS HEAT RACE #2 (8 laps):
1. 83 - Joe Waba -- Watertown, SD (3)
2. 2 - Grant Junghans -- Manhattan, KS (5)
3. 31 - Scott Hansen -- Garden City, SD (6)
4. 36 - Kenny Wallace -- Concord, NC (8)
5. 13 - Ryan Engels -- Arlington, SD (2)
6. 98 - Josh Reisch -- Luverne, MN (7)
7. 49x - Jay Poidinger -- Somerset, WI (1)
8. 55 - David Orr -- Bristol, SD (4)
BRODIX HEAT RACE #3 (8 laps):
1. 7 - Al Hejna -- Clear Lake, IA (3)
2. 12h - Mike Hansen -- Alton, IA (5)
3. 10h - Nate Heinrich -- Madison, MN (7)
4. 14 - Jon Tesch -- Watertown, SD (4) DNF
5. 7t - Telly Thompson -- Watertown, SD (8)DNF
6. 20 - Anthony Mann -- Luverne, MN (1) DNF
7. 29g - Rich Hesse -- Hinton, IA (6) DNF
8. B1 - Scott Ward -- Watertown, SD (2) DQ (did not go to scales)
AWESOME RACEWEAR HEAT RACE #4 (8 laps):
1. 21 - Jim Horejsi -- Echo, MN (8)
2. M80 - Jim Mathieson -- Sioux City, IA (1)
3. 11c - Chris Prussman -- Brookings, SD (4)
4. 87 - Curt Kranz -- Watertown, SD (6)
5. 97 - Rich Lewerke -- Garner, IA (3)
6. 10 - Jay Triplett -- Brookings, SD (2) DNF
7. 1m - Matt Sheesley -- Rapid City, SD (7) DNF
8. 99 - Dave Thompson -- Watertown, SD (5) DNF
INTERCOMP HEAT RACE #5 (8 laps):
1. 32 - Steven Pfeifer -- Bowbells, ND (2)
2. 4r - Dereck Ramirez -- Woodward, OK (4)
3. 72 - Mike Lineberry -- Fremont, NE (1)
4. Z3 - Mike Albertsen -- Audubon, IA (6)
5. 4e - Justin Elmer -- Buffalo, WY (5)
6. 96 - Dennis Haven -- Brentford, SD (3)
7. 37 - Ron Anderson -- Watertown, SD (7) DNF
REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #1 (15 laps, top 4 advance):
1. 36 - Kenny Wallace -- Concord, NC (1)
2. 65 - Tommy Myer -- Blooming Prairie, MN (8)
3. 14 - Jon Tesch -- Watertown, SD (5)
4. 14j - Jake Neal -- Omaha, NE (4)
5. 13 - Ryan Engels -- Arlington, SD (6)
6. 18 - Chase Junghans -- Manhattan, KS (10)
7. 11c - Chris Prussman -- Brookings, SD (2)
8. 10 - Jay Triplett -- Brookings, SD (9)
9. 4e - Justin Elmer -- Buffalo, WY (7)
10. 87 - Curt Kranz -- Watertown, SD (3)
11. 55 - David Orr -- Bristol, SD (13)
12. 99 - Dave Thompson -- Watertown, SD (14) DNF
13. 29g - Rich Hesse -- Hinton, IA (11) DNF
14. 37 - Ron Anderson -- Watertown, SD (12) DNF
REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #2 (15 laps, top 4 advance):
1. 31 - Corey Dripps -- Waterloo, IA (1)
2. 72 - Mike Lineberry -- Fremont, NE (2)
3. 20 - Anthony Mann -- Luverne, MN (8)
4. 98 - Josh Reisch -- Luverne, MN (7)
5. 97 - Rich Lewerke -- Garner, IA (6)
6. Z3 - Mike Albertsen -- Audubon, IA (3)
7. 96 - Dennis Haven -- Brentford, SD (9)
8. 1m - Matt Sheesley -- Rapid City, SD (11) DNF
9. B1 - Scott Ward -- Watertown, SD (13) DNF
10. 49x - Jay Poidinger -- Somerset, WI (10) DNF
11. 3a - Arne Anderson -- Watertown, SD (12) DNF
12. 20 - Jordan Foster -- Henry, SD (5) DNF
13. 7t - Telly Thompson -- Watertown, SD (4) DNS
SUNOCO “A” MAIN (50 laps):
1. 7 - Al Hejna -- Clear Lake, IA (3)
2. 12h - Mike Hansen -- Alton, IA (2)
3. 4r - Dereck Ramirez -- Woodward, OK (4)
4. 14 - Jon Tesch -- Watertown, SD (17)
5. 72 - Mike Lineberry -- Fremont, NE (16)
6. 2 - Grant Junghans -- Manhattan, KS (1)
7. 32 - Steven Pfeifer -- Bowbells, ND (6)
8. 36 - Kenny Wallace -- Concord, NC (13)
9. 65 - Tommy Myer -- Blooming Prairie, MN (15) -1 Lap
10. 31 - Corey Dripps -- Waterloo, IA (14) -1 Lap
11. 9 - Kent Arment -- Aberdeen, SD (8) -1 Lap
12. 14j - Jake Neal -- Omaha, NE (19) -1 Lap
13. 10h - Nate Heinrich -- Madison, MN (9) -1 Lap
14. 97 - Rich Lewerke -- Garner, IA (21) -1 Lap
15. 21 - Jim Horejsi -- Echo, MN (5) -1 Lap
16. 83 - Joe Waba -- Watertown, SD (7) -1 Lap
17. M80 - Jim Mathieson -- Sioux City, IA (12) -1 Lap
18. 49x - Jay Poidinger -- Somerset, WI (22) -2 Laps
19. 31 - Scott Hansen -- Garden City, SD (11) DNF
20. 13 - Ryan Engels -- Arlington, SD (24) DNF
21. 3 - Kelly Shryock -- Fertile, IA (10) DNF
22. 20 - Anthony Mann -- Luverne, MN (18) DNF
23. 10 - Jay Triplett -- Brookings, SD (23) DNF
24. 98 - Josh Reisch -- Luverne, MN (20) DNF
Lap Leaders: G. Junghans 1-2, Hejna 3-50.
Total Laps Led: Hejna 48, G. Junghans 2.
AFCO Pole Winner: Horejsi.
Provisional Starters: Lewerke, Poidinger, Triplett (track), Engels (track).
Ruter Farms Long Tow: Ramirez (782.64 miles).
PBM Performance Products Hard Charger: Tesch (started 17th, finished 4th).
Next Race: Thursday, June 18, Huset's Speedway, Brandon, S.D. (Great Plains Region).
Great Plains Region Points: Tesch 491, Hejna 467, Myer 459, Dripps 436, Shryock 387, Lineberry 378, Ramirez 366, Neal 358, Lewerke 330, G. Junghans 316.
DandyLand Farms Rookie of the Year Points: G. Junghans 315, M. Hansen 259, Lewerke 201, Albertsen 132, Tate Cole 124.
COMP Cams Engine Builder of the Year Points: Sput’s 202, Mullins 156, a.s.i. 139, JR 96, AEM 63.
Chassis Builders Championship Points: Skyrocket 188, Ramirez 186, Hughes 164, Harris 102, GRT 99.
Contingency Awards:
AFCO Racing Products – Horejsi.
American Racer – Hesse.
Isky Racing Cams – Arment.
KSE Racing Products – Arment.
PBM Performance Products – Tesch.
Marsh Racing Wheels – Reisch.
Nitroquest – Ramirez.
Out-Pace Racing Products – Arment.
Quarter Master – Hejna, Wallace.
QuickTime Performance Parts – Pfeiffer.
Real Racing Wheels – C. Junghans, Albertsen.
Ruter Farms – Ramirez.
