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Repeat winners at Norton
By MIKE HUGHES
Special to The Hays Daily News
NORTON, KS (July 26)—All four feature winners at Elmwood Park Speedway in Norton, KS, Saturday evening, July 26, were familiar to victory lane at the ½-mile oval.
The IMCA Modified main event found polesitter Doug ‘The Super Trooper’ Shearer in the top spot the first 2 laps before Dylan Sherfick made a pass for the lead. After a restart on lap 8, Kensington’s Josh ‘The Hammer’ Hudson passed Sherfick when the green replaced the yellow and drove away for his third win at Norton. Tim Watts finished second, followed by Corey Lagroon, Mitch Kline, and Gary Kline. Heat race winners were Hudson and Barry Maupin.
The IMCA Stock Car feature saw 3 different leaders in the 20-lap race. Bob Rutherford led the first two laps before giving way to Adam Balthazor. But as the field came to the crossed flags at the halfway point of the race ‘The Terminator’ Travis Sherfick of Wakeeney took control and drove on for his fourth victory of the season. Balthazor won a heated battle for second, trailed closely by cash dash winner Bryan Lariviere, Cory Struckhoff, and Dustin McClurg. J.R. McCreery and Sherfick won the two heat races.
Rhett ‘The Rocket’ Kingsbury of Smith Center led from green to checkered in the 14-lap IMCA Hobby Stock feature, his second win in a row at Elmwood Park. Heat two victor Ricky Runnion finished in second, with B.J. Dauer, Kelly Karnopp, and Jerry Hudson rounding out the top five. Kingsbury won the other heat race. Roger Garrison rolled on the final lap of the feature race but was not injured.
The 4-cylinder Young Gun feature got off to a shaky start. On the second attempt, Andrew Soderlund barrel-rolled in turn 3. He was not injured but done for the night. After two more starting attempts failed, the field was lined up single-file for the 8-lap main event. Dusty Eagleburger led the first two laps before heat two winner Jesse Dunlap of Victoria took the lead and was first to the checkers. Heat one winner Loyd Schoen finished second and Drew Eagleburger was third.
Phil Hinger of Plainville was the evening’s cash dash sponsor. RESULTS
IMCA Hobby Stocks
Heat 1: 1. Rhett Kingsbury, 2. Jeromy Wagner, 3. Kaid Calhoon, 4. Mathew Crowell.
Heat 2: 1. Ricky Runnion, 2. Kelly Karnopp, 3. Jerry Hudson, 4. Frank McClurg.
Feature: 1. Kingsbury, 2. Runnion, 3. B.J. Dauer, 4. Karnopp, 5. Hudson, 6. Crowell, 7. Wagner, 8. Calhoon, 9. Matt Christensen, 10. Laura Hinger, 11. Roger Garrison (DNF), 12. McClurg (DNF), 13. Michael Thummel (DNF), 14. Troy Robinson (DNS).
IMCA Stock Cars
Heat 1: 1. J.R. McCreery, 2. Cory Struckhoff, 3. Michael Zajic, 4. Bob Rutherford.
Heat 2: 1. Travis Sherfick, 2. Bryan Lariviere, 3. Dustin McClurg, 4. Adam Balthazor.
Cash Dash: Lariviere.
Feature: 1. Sherfick, 2. Balthazor, 3. Lariviere, 4. Struckhoff, 5. McClurg, 6. Terry Cunningham, 7. Rutherford, 8. Jason Davis, 9. Dan Lauer, 10. Ozzy Kenney, 11. McCreery (DNF), 12. Pat Bedore (DNF), 13. Zajic (DNF).
IMCA Modifieds
Heat 1: 1. Josh Hudson, 2. Mitch Kline, 3. Corey Lagroon, 4. Rick Schwab.
Heat 2: 1. Barry Maupin, 2. Tim Watts, 3. Mark Zorn, 4. Marty Clark.
Feature: 1. Hudson, 2. Watts, 3. Lagroon, 4. M. Kline, 5. Gary Kline, 6. Dylan Sherfick, 7. Doug Shearer, 8. Schwab, 9. Mark Hamel, 10. Clay Bontrager (DNF), 11. Brian Calhoon (DNF), 12. Maupin (DNF), 13. Clark (DNF), 14. Zorn (DNF), 15. Mike Petersilie (DNS), 16. Rusty Miller (DNS).
4-cylinder Young Guns
Heat 1: 1. Loyd Schoen, 2. Art Herzog, 3. Drew Eagleburger.
Heat 2: 1. Jesse Dunlap, 2. Rosie Werth, 3. Andrew Soderlund.
Feature: 1. Dunlap, 2. Schoen, 3. Drew Eagleburger, 4. Dusty Eagleburger, 5. Werth, 6. Herzog (DNF), 7. Michael Smith (DNF), 8. Elliott Conard (DNF), 9. Soderlund (DNF).
Special to The Hays Daily News
NORTON, KS (July 26)—All four feature winners at Elmwood Park Speedway in Norton, KS, Saturday evening, July 26, were familiar to victory lane at the ½-mile oval.
The IMCA Modified main event found polesitter Doug ‘The Super Trooper’ Shearer in the top spot the first 2 laps before Dylan Sherfick made a pass for the lead. After a restart on lap 8, Kensington’s Josh ‘The Hammer’ Hudson passed Sherfick when the green replaced the yellow and drove away for his third win at Norton. Tim Watts finished second, followed by Corey Lagroon, Mitch Kline, and Gary Kline. Heat race winners were Hudson and Barry Maupin.
The IMCA Stock Car feature saw 3 different leaders in the 20-lap race. Bob Rutherford led the first two laps before giving way to Adam Balthazor. But as the field came to the crossed flags at the halfway point of the race ‘The Terminator’ Travis Sherfick of Wakeeney took control and drove on for his fourth victory of the season. Balthazor won a heated battle for second, trailed closely by cash dash winner Bryan Lariviere, Cory Struckhoff, and Dustin McClurg. J.R. McCreery and Sherfick won the two heat races.
Rhett ‘The Rocket’ Kingsbury of Smith Center led from green to checkered in the 14-lap IMCA Hobby Stock feature, his second win in a row at Elmwood Park. Heat two victor Ricky Runnion finished in second, with B.J. Dauer, Kelly Karnopp, and Jerry Hudson rounding out the top five. Kingsbury won the other heat race. Roger Garrison rolled on the final lap of the feature race but was not injured.
The 4-cylinder Young Gun feature got off to a shaky start. On the second attempt, Andrew Soderlund barrel-rolled in turn 3. He was not injured but done for the night. After two more starting attempts failed, the field was lined up single-file for the 8-lap main event. Dusty Eagleburger led the first two laps before heat two winner Jesse Dunlap of Victoria took the lead and was first to the checkers. Heat one winner Loyd Schoen finished second and Drew Eagleburger was third.
Phil Hinger of Plainville was the evening’s cash dash sponsor. RESULTS
IMCA Hobby Stocks
Heat 1: 1. Rhett Kingsbury, 2. Jeromy Wagner, 3. Kaid Calhoon, 4. Mathew Crowell.
Heat 2: 1. Ricky Runnion, 2. Kelly Karnopp, 3. Jerry Hudson, 4. Frank McClurg.
Feature: 1. Kingsbury, 2. Runnion, 3. B.J. Dauer, 4. Karnopp, 5. Hudson, 6. Crowell, 7. Wagner, 8. Calhoon, 9. Matt Christensen, 10. Laura Hinger, 11. Roger Garrison (DNF), 12. McClurg (DNF), 13. Michael Thummel (DNF), 14. Troy Robinson (DNS).
IMCA Stock Cars
Heat 1: 1. J.R. McCreery, 2. Cory Struckhoff, 3. Michael Zajic, 4. Bob Rutherford.
Heat 2: 1. Travis Sherfick, 2. Bryan Lariviere, 3. Dustin McClurg, 4. Adam Balthazor.
Cash Dash: Lariviere.
Feature: 1. Sherfick, 2. Balthazor, 3. Lariviere, 4. Struckhoff, 5. McClurg, 6. Terry Cunningham, 7. Rutherford, 8. Jason Davis, 9. Dan Lauer, 10. Ozzy Kenney, 11. McCreery (DNF), 12. Pat Bedore (DNF), 13. Zajic (DNF).
IMCA Modifieds
Heat 1: 1. Josh Hudson, 2. Mitch Kline, 3. Corey Lagroon, 4. Rick Schwab.
Heat 2: 1. Barry Maupin, 2. Tim Watts, 3. Mark Zorn, 4. Marty Clark.
Feature: 1. Hudson, 2. Watts, 3. Lagroon, 4. M. Kline, 5. Gary Kline, 6. Dylan Sherfick, 7. Doug Shearer, 8. Schwab, 9. Mark Hamel, 10. Clay Bontrager (DNF), 11. Brian Calhoon (DNF), 12. Maupin (DNF), 13. Clark (DNF), 14. Zorn (DNF), 15. Mike Petersilie (DNS), 16. Rusty Miller (DNS).
4-cylinder Young Guns
Heat 1: 1. Loyd Schoen, 2. Art Herzog, 3. Drew Eagleburger.
Heat 2: 1. Jesse Dunlap, 2. Rosie Werth, 3. Andrew Soderlund.
Feature: 1. Dunlap, 2. Schoen, 3. Drew Eagleburger, 4. Dusty Eagleburger, 5. Werth, 6. Herzog (DNF), 7. Michael Smith (DNF), 8. Elliott Conard (DNF), 9. Soderlund (DNF).
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