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RPM Speedway crowns track champions

Published on -9/22/2009, 4:49 PM

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By MIKE HUGHES

Special to The Hays Daily News

Hays, KS (September 18)-Over 100 cars showed up for championship night at RPM Speedway in Hays, KS, Friday evening, September 18, with 5 track champions crowned at the end of the evening.

'The Taz Man' Tyler Hahn of Stockton picked up his first win of the season in the IMCA Modified A-feature, followed by Dave Hardesty. Corey Lagroon of Salina finished third, good enough to clinch the track championship, followed by Brian Calhoon and 'Rapid' Ronnie Hill. Heat race winners were Hahn, Mike Petersilie, Hardesty, and Nate Moore.

Colby's Dustin Daniels won the third IMCA Stock Car heat, then was first to the checkers in the feature. Cory Struckhoff, Adam Balthazor, Travis Sherfick and Terry Cunningham rounded out the top five. Cole Wilson and Geoff Jermark also won heat races. Struckhoff, of Kensington, edged out Cunningham by 2 points for the track title.

Marquette's B.J. Dauer had the IMCA Hobby Stock track championship clinched before the night started. Veteran Jerry Hudson of Kensington made his way to the winner's circle in the main event, trailed by G.W. 'Cheeseburger' Fuller, Kirk Karst, Cody Graham and Josh Lakta. Luke Pfannenstiel, Dauer, and Joel Younger were victorious in the three heat races.

The IMCA Northern Sport Mods saw Belleville's Tyler Frye win the main event and a trip to victory lane. Track champion Brian Conness of Wakeeney finished in the runner-up spot, followed by Troy Robinson, Fred Traskowsky and heat three winner Jeremy Blackwill. Duane Wahrman and Joe Couse also claimed victory in their respective heat race.

Michael Smith of Stockton won the IMCA Sport Compact feature to give him the track championship by one point over second place Jesse Dunlap. Heat two winner Nick Wolff placed third, followed by Allen Rice and Art Herzog. Smith won the other heat race.

RPM Speedway will host their annual Fall Nationals on Friday & Saturday, October 16-17, with all five classes in competition. The 2nd Annual Kansas State Shootout Race of Champions will also take place on Saturday. For more information on the Fall Nationals, contact promoter Rod Bencken at 785-672-0123.

RESULTS

IMCA Hobby Stocks

Heat 1: 1. Luke Pfannenstiel, 2. G.W. Fuller, 3. Casey Gilmore, 4. Al Emmons.

Heat 2: 1. B.J. Dauer, 2. Kirk Karst, 3. Jerry Hudson, 4. Cody Graham.

Heat 3: 1. Joel Younger, 2. Josh Latka, 3. Leon Pfannenstiel, 4. Mark Normandin.

Feature: 1. Hudson, 2. Fuller, 3. Karst, 4. Graham, 5. Latka, 6. Leon Pfannenstiel, 7. Mathew Crowell, 8. Normandin, 9. Younger, 10. Kent Tammen, 11. Luke Pfannenstiel, 12. Roger Garrison, 13. T.C. McKain, 14. A. Emmons, 15. Robert Emmons, 16. Cody Ghumm, 17. Dauer, 18. Gilmore, 19. Cody Williams.

IMCA Stock Cars

Heat 1: 1. Cole Wilson, 2. Jason Davis, 3. Cory Struckhoff, 4. Arnold Williams.

Heat 2: 1. Geoff Jermark, 2. Craig Werth, 3. Terry Cunningham, 4. Adam Balthazor.

Heat 3: 1. Dustin Daniels, 2. Pat Bedore, 3. Travis Sherfick, 4. Barrett Wagoner.

Feature: 1. Daniels, 2. Struckhoff, 3. Balthazor, 4. Sherfick, 5. Cunningham, 6. Werth, 7. Davis, 8. Bedore, 9. Wylie Pumarlo, 10. Marty Barth, 11. Jermark, 12. Robert Rutherford, 13. Wagoner, 14. C.J. Pfannenstiel, 15. Wilson, 16. Jay Hachmeister, 17. Williams, 18. Jason Rogers, 19. Scott Condray.

IMCA Modifieds

Heat 1: 1. Tyler Hahn, 2. Jerry Phillips, 3. Ronnie Hill, 4. Kyle Rohleder.

Heat 2: 1. Mike Petersilie, 2. Jason Schoenberger, 3. Danny Morrison, 4. Clinton Hockersmith.

Heat 3: 1. Dave Hardesty, 2. Jeff Welsh, 3. Dylan Sherfick, 4. Chad Sterling.

Heat 4: 1. Nate Moore, 2. Corey Lagroon, 3. Brian Calhoon, 4. Shane Stutzman.

B-Feature: Results unavailable.

A-Feature: 1. Hahn, 2. Hardesty, 3. Lagroon, 4. Calhoon, 5. Hill, 6. Sherfick, 7. Sterling, 8. Schoenberger, 9. Barry Maupin, 10. Stutzman, 11. Hockersmith, 12. Jerry Teel, 13. Marty Clark, 14. Phillips, 15. Moore, 16. Welsh, 17. Todd Swartz, 18. Petersilie, 19. Rohleder, 20. Morrison.

IMCA Northern Sport Mods

Heat 1: 1. Duane Wahrman, 2. Kaid Calhoon, 3. Tanner Portenier, 4. Josh Rice.

Heat 2: 1. Joe Couse, 2. Troy Attwood, 3. Brian Conness, 4. Brian Williams.

Heat 3: 1. Jeremy Blackwill, 2. Fred Traskowsky, 3. Tyler Frye, 4. Brett Conness.

Feature: 1. Frye, 2. Brian Conness, 3. Troy Robinson, 4. Traskowsky, 5. Blackwill, 6. Wahrman, 7. Attwood, 8. Andrew Enfield, 9. Couse, 10. Kenny Schmidt, 11. Portenier, 12. Derrick Pfannenstiel, 13. Rice, 14. Brett Conness, 15. Williams, 16. Ethyn Heffner, 17. Calhoon.

IMCA Sport Compacts

Heat 1: 1. Michael Smith, 2. Andrue Halpain, 3. Allen Rice, 4. Nicole Woods.

Heat 2: 1. Nick Wolff, 2. Art Herzog, 3. Jamie Rice, 4. Shianne Carter.

Feature: 1. Smith, 2. Jesse Dunlap, 3. Wolff, 4. A. Rice, 5. Herzog, 6. Kirk Pfannenstiel, 7. Trisch Claman, 8. J. Rice, 9. John Annon, 10. Carter, 11. Shaun Woods, 12. N. Woods, 13. Ben Whittenburg, 14. Halpain.