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Lee County Speedway holds Mid-Season Championships
By Jake Croxton/For the Gate City
DONNELLSON - Three repeat winners and a pair of first-timer winners graced victory circle during the Pilot Grove Savings Bank Mid-Season Championships at the Lee County Speedway Friday.
Dean McGee Sr. took the long way around to get from Galesburg, Ill., to Donnellson from the Illinois side of the river and then took the short way around the 3/8-mile to claim his third A-Feature victory and move into the points lead.
McGee had to deal with Tyler Cale after a lap 15 restart, but McGee stuck to the line of moisture and scored the race win.
Cale and Josh Foster staged a heated battle for second with Cale coming out on top and Foster slipping to sixth at the finish. Kevin Cale finished third, while Brandon Savage and another flood-detoured driver Mike Weikert Jr. completed the top five.
Tyler Cale and Adam Helmick won in heat race action.
John Oliver Jr. of Danville made his first Donnellson Tire Hobby Stock start of 2008 and cruised to the race win after overtaking Rodger Dresden midway through the 15-lap feature. Rob Wilsey, Doug Fenton, Dan Wenig and Tanner Thomann rounded out the top five in the 27-car field.
Jim Lynch, Jake Wenig, Dresden and Wilsey took heat race wins.
Jeff Mueller took the lead early on and was never challenged during the 15-lap Budweiser IMCA Stock Car feature.
The race was for second as Abe Huls worked around Jim Redman to pick up the runner-up spot. Dave Hemsted finished fourth, while Dennis Harwood finished a season-best fifth. Doug Huls, Oliver Jr. and Redman scored heat race victories.
The Shottenkirk Parts Express Wild Things got a surprise as they entered the racing surface from staging. The 12-lap event was staged in reverse direction around the 3/8-mile and the direction change produced a first-time winner.
Devon Timmerman led every lap from the pole position to score his career-first Wild Thing feature win. Dustan Fenton finished second well back of the race-winner. Jim Oliver III, Bryan Rodefer and Rob Hammel ended the event in the top 5. Brent Hartley, Wayne Noble and Oliver won the heat races.
Jim Gillenwater dominated the Lawson Racing Engines and Parts Supply SportMod 15-lap feature. The Keokuk driver was unchallenged after battling a handful of mid-race restarts.
Joe Hooper crossed the line second, with Bob Jennings, Phillip Cossel and Josh Larson in tow. Chad Sovern, Rod Staats and Hooper earned heat race victories.
Friday, the Ideal Ready Mix IMCA Late Models return to the Lee County Speedway for their third of five appearances. The $800 to win 25-lap race will be the first Point Average show of 2008 for the Late Models. The Wild Things will take the night off. For more information, check out www.leecountyspeedway.com on the internet.
Dean McGee Sr. took the long way around to get from Galesburg, Ill., to Donnellson from the Illinois side of the river and then took the short way around the 3/8-mile to claim his third A-Feature victory and move into the points lead.
McGee had to deal with Tyler Cale after a lap 15 restart, but McGee stuck to the line of moisture and scored the race win.
Cale and Josh Foster staged a heated battle for second with Cale coming out on top and Foster slipping to sixth at the finish. Kevin Cale finished third, while Brandon Savage and another flood-detoured driver Mike Weikert Jr. completed the top five.
Tyler Cale and Adam Helmick won in heat race action.
John Oliver Jr. of Danville made his first Donnellson Tire Hobby Stock start of 2008 and cruised to the race win after overtaking Rodger Dresden midway through the 15-lap feature. Rob Wilsey, Doug Fenton, Dan Wenig and Tanner Thomann rounded out the top five in the 27-car field.
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Jeff Mueller took the lead early on and was never challenged during the 15-lap Budweiser IMCA Stock Car feature.
The race was for second as Abe Huls worked around Jim Redman to pick up the runner-up spot. Dave Hemsted finished fourth, while Dennis Harwood finished a season-best fifth. Doug Huls, Oliver Jr. and Redman scored heat race victories.
The Shottenkirk Parts Express Wild Things got a surprise as they entered the racing surface from staging. The 12-lap event was staged in reverse direction around the 3/8-mile and the direction change produced a first-time winner.
Devon Timmerman led every lap from the pole position to score his career-first Wild Thing feature win. Dustan Fenton finished second well back of the race-winner. Jim Oliver III, Bryan Rodefer and Rob Hammel ended the event in the top 5. Brent Hartley, Wayne Noble and Oliver won the heat races.
Jim Gillenwater dominated the Lawson Racing Engines and Parts Supply SportMod 15-lap feature. The Keokuk driver was unchallenged after battling a handful of mid-race restarts.
Joe Hooper crossed the line second, with Bob Jennings, Phillip Cossel and Josh Larson in tow. Chad Sovern, Rod Staats and Hooper earned heat race victories.
Friday, the Ideal Ready Mix IMCA Late Models return to the Lee County Speedway for their third of five appearances. The $800 to win 25-lap race will be the first Point Average show of 2008 for the Late Models. The Wild Things will take the night off. For more information, check out www.leecountyspeedway.com on the internet.
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