Ice Breaker
Fett fends off Jackson, gets $10,000 richer in Mason City
Colby Fett crossed the finish first at the end of 50 laps on Thursday to secure a $10,000 paycheck and a victory in the USRA B-Mod Shootout presented by Window World at the Pritchard Family Auto Stores Mason City Motor Speedway.
Wednesday's show featured ten inverted and mixed double heat races for the B-Mods with passing points setting the lineups for Thursday's finale.
Along with Dan Hovden, Fett garnered the most passing points Wednesday and started on the pole of Thursday's Dash next to Hovden who captured three USRA B-Mod Iron Man Challenge Series crowns from 2017-2020. Hovden won the Dash which gave him the pole for the main event while Fett dropped to fourth and started the 50-lap finale from the outside of the second row.
Hovden, of Decorah, ran away from the field over the first half of the race, leading the first 26 laps uncontested and hunting his seventh USRA B-Mod win of the 2023 season.
Fett, meanwhile, methodically worked his way forward and brought eighth-starting Brayton Carter with him as they narrowed the gap between themselves and the leader with lapped traffic making things interesting.
Hovden ran out of patience and finally moved to the high side to get around a back-marker, and Fett used that move to take over the short way around the North Iowa Action Track and grab the lead with 27 laps in the books.
About the same time, multi-time USRA B-Mod National Champion Kris Jackson found his way into the third spot after moving up from the ninth starting spot, but a big gap ahead laid between Jackson and Hovden while Fett enjoyed a ten-car-length cushion.
Hovden returned to the low side of the racing surface but the top side was more to Jackson's liking and he used that to take over second place with ten laps to go just moments before the race's first and only caution appeared to bunch the field for a five-lap sprint to the finish.
With Fett remaining faithful to the low line, Jackson used the high side to edge in front of Fett and was scored the leader on lap 47 as the pair crossed beneath the flagstand side by side.
They stayed like that until the final turn when Fett used his straight-away speed to slide up for the first time all night and block Jackson's advance. Jackson, however, cranked the steering wheel left and blasted underneath Fett as they drag-raced to the finish line with Fett getting the win by the length of his bumper.
Jackson, who has likely won more high-profile USRA B-Mod shows than any other competitor in the class, was forced to settle for the runner-up paycheck on Thursday night.
Advertised as $7,500 to win, most drivers took the Big Fish Challenge and paid the $50 entry fee to race for a $10,000 top prize. Most racers took the challenge, including Fett, who recorded the biggest USRA
B-Mod win of his career.
Behind Jackson, Carter held on for the third spot while Hovden ended his slide back in fourth. Defending USRA B-Mod National Champion Joe Chisholm finished fifth with Kyle Slader, Ben Moudry, Shadren Turner, Logan Anderson Chris Theodore rounding out the top ten.
In the special race for non-qualifiers, Garner's Josh Appel garnered the checkered flag with Josh Roney finishing second. George Nordman, Matt Avila and Duke Erickson were third, fourth and fifth, respectively.
Other winners on the night were Paul Conrad (USRA Stock Cars), Chris Hovden (USRA Hobby Stocks) and Devin Jones (USRA Tuners).
This Sunday, June 11, the Pritchard Family Auto Stores Mason City Motor Speedway hosts Farmers Night presented by Kruger Seeds by Aaron Benson featuring USRA Modifieds, USRA Stock Cars, USRA B-Mods, USRA Hobby Stocks, USRA Tuners and Outlaw Mini-Mods.
It's also Favorite Driver T-Shirt Night with the fan sporting the oldest and cleanest T-shirt with the best art winning $100.
The pits open at 4 p.m., grandstands open at 5, draw closes at 5:25, the driver's meeting commences at 5:30 and racing gets underway at 6. Online tickets are available masoncitymotorspeedway.com/tickets.
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OFFICIAL RESULTS
United States Racing Association
USRA B-Mod Shootout presented by Window World – Night 2 of 2
Pritchard Family Auto Stores Mason City Motor Speedway, Mason City, Iowa
Wednesday, June 7, 2023
Showing finishing position, starting position in parentheses, car number, driver and hometown
WINDOW WORLD USRA B-MODS
"C" Feature:
1. (2) 26J Jace Whitt, Hamilton, Mo.
2. (1) 07 Logan Alseth, Winona, Minn.
3. (3) 32 Taylor Skauge, Caledonia, Minn.
4. (5) X2 Brian Bolin, Fort Scott, Kan.
5. (8) 8S Jon Sheets, Nevada, Mo.
6. (7) RED1 Dan Wheeler, Savage, Minn.
7. (11) 99 Noah Grinstead, Austin, Minn.
8. (4) 23 Coty Tupper, Blanchard, La.
9. (6) 57 Duke Erickson, Sioux Falls, S.D.
10. (10) 65J Josh Appel, Garner, Iowa
11. (14) 10T Trevor Fecht, Allison, Iowa
12. (18) 2X Matt Avila, Prescott, Iowa
13. (12) 88A Nate Albrant, Clear Lake, Iowa
14. (9) 88N Nate Chodur, Lake Mills, Iowa
15. (13) 28T Philip Ihde, Decorah, Iowa
16. (21) 27S Jason Schlangen, Cresco, Iowa
17. (16) 2C Cole Bennerotte, Byron, Minn.
18. (17) 42B Kaeden Bronner, Austin, Minn.
19. (15) 6T Michael Taylor III, Kansas City, Mo.
20. (19) 29 Lilli Reps, Utica, Minn.
21. (20) 96 Isaiah Rowe, Wisconsin Rapids, Wis.
DNS – 54 Jett Sorensen, Rochester, Minn.
DNS – 23B Britt Olson Jr., Blooming Prairie, Minn.
DNS – 93 Hunter Longnecker, Woodward, Iowa
"B" Feature:
1. (5) 56 Shadren Turner, St. Joseph, Mo.
2. (4) 5 Reece Solander, Iola, Kan.
3. (1) 3A Taylor Ausrud, Hayfield, Minn.
4. (7) 19 Lucas Rodin, Marion, N.D.
5. (8) 53 Logan Anderson, Eddyville, Iowa
6. (3) 35JR Garitt Wytaske, Austin, Minn.
7. (6) 56H Brandon Hare, Elma, Iowa
8. (16) 8S Jon Sheets, Nevada, Mo.
9. (22) 10T Trevor Fecht, Allison, Iowa
10. (9) 88 Bryer McCoy, Webster City, Iowa
11. (11) 43 Zach Brom, Winona, Minn.
12. (18) 99 Noah Grinstead, Austin, Minn.
13. (10) 8X Josh Roney, Postville, Iowa
14. (21) 65J Josh Appel, Garner, Iowa
15. (19) 23 Coty Tupper, Blanchard, La.
16. (12) 90 George Nordman, Mason City, Iowa
17. (20) 57 Duke Erickson, Sioux Falls, S.D.
18. (2) 12 Jason Hughes, Watts, Okla.
19. (13) 26J Jace Whitt, Hamilton, Mo.
20. (14) 07 Logan Alseth, Winona, Minn.
21. (15) 32 Taylor Skauge, Caledonia, Minn.
22. (23) 2X Matt Avila, Prescott, Iowa
23. (17) RED1 Dan Wheeler, Savage, Minn.
DNS – X2 Brian Bolin, Fort Scott, Kan.
Dash:
1. (2) 16 Dan Hovden, Decorah, Iowa
2. (4) 7G Gabe Hodges, Lebo, Kan.
3. (6) 19K Kyle Slader, Muskogee, Okla.
4. (1) 00 Colby Fett, Algona, Iowa
5. (3) 25 Joe Chisholm, Osage, Iowa
6. (5) 06 Chris Theodore, Coweta, Okla.
7. (7) 85 Ben Moudry, Protivin, Iowa
8. (9) 01 Brayton Carter, Oskaloosa, Iowa
9. (11) J2 Kris Jackson, Lebanon, Mo.
10. (8) 7V Carter VanDenBerg, Oskaloosa, Iowa
11. (12) 02K Hunter Kennedy, St. Ansgar, Iowa
12. (10) 7B Steven Bowers Jr., Topeka, Kan.
Non-Qualifiers Race:
1. (2) 65J Josh Appel, Garner, Iowa
2. (1) 8X Josh Roney, Postville, Iowa
3. (4) 90 George Nordman, Mason City, Iowa
4. (8) 2X Matt Avila, Prescott, Iowa
5. (5) 57 Duke Erickson, Sioux Falls, S.D.
6. (3) 23 Coty Tupper, Blanchard, La.
7. (6) 07 Logan Alseth, Winona, Minn.
8. (10) 88N Nate Chodur, Lake Mills, Iowa
9. (13) 6T Michael Taylor III, Kansas City, Mo.
10. (9) 88A Nate Albrant, Clear Lake, Iowa
11. (14) 29 Lilli Reps, Utica, Minn.
12. (11) 28T Philip Ihde, Decorah, Iowa
13. (12) 42B Kaeden Bronner, Austin, Minn.
14. (7) 32 Taylor Skauge, Caledonia, Minn.
DNS – 12 Jason Hughes, Watts, Okla.
DNS – 26J Jace Whitt, Hamilton, Mo.
DNS – RED1 Dan Wheeler, Savage, Minn.
DNS – X2 Brian Bolin, Fort Scott, Kan.
DNS – 27S Jason Schlangen, Cresco, Iowa
DNS – 2C Cole Bennerotte, Byron, Minn.
DNS – 96 Isaiah Rowe, Wisconsin Rapids, Wis.
DNS – 93 Hunter Longnecker, Woodward, Iowa
DNS – 23B Britt Olson Jr., Blooming Prairie, Minn.
DNS – 54 Jett Sorensen, Rochester, Minn.
"A" Feature:
1. (4) 00 Colby Fett, Algona, Iowa
2. (9) J2 Kris Jackson, Lebanon, Mo.
3. (8) 01 Brayton Carter, Oskaloosa, Iowa
4. (1) 16 Dan Hovden, Decorah, Iowa
5. (5) 25 Joe Chisholm, Osage, Iowa
6. (3) 19K Kyle Slader, Muskogee, Okla.
7. (7) 85 Ben Moudry, Protivin, Iowa
8. (13) 56 Shadren Turner, St. Joseph, Mo.
9. (17) 53 Logan Anderson, Eddyville, Iowa
10. (6) 06 Chris Theodore, Coweta, Okla.
11. (14) 5 Reece Solander, Iola, Kan.
12. (2) 7G Gabe Hodges, Lebo, Kan.
13. (11) 02K Hunter Kennedy, St. Ansgar, Iowa
14. (18) 35JR Garitt Wytaske, Austin, Minn.
15. (19) 56H Brandon Hare, Elma, Iowa
16. (23) 43 Zach Brom, Winona, Minn.
17. (15) 3A Taylor Ausrud, Hayfield, Minn.
18. (12) 7B Steven Bowers Jr., Topeka, Kan.
19. (22) 88 Bryer McCoy, Webster City, Iowa
20. (24) 99 Noah Grinstead, Austin, Minn.
21. (16) 19 Lucas Rodin, Marion, N.D.
22. (10) 7V Carter VanDenBerg, Oskaloosa, Iowa
23. (20) 8S Jon Sheets, Nevada, Mo.
24. (21) 10T Trevor Fecht, Allison, Iowa
CHRISTIE DOOR COMPANY USRA STOCK CARS
Heat #1:
1. (2) 49 Nate Whitehurst, Mason City, Iowa
2. (5) 23 Paul Conrad, Colo, Iowa
3. (1) 14A Blake Adams, McIntire, Iowa
4. (3) 87 Dylan Suhr, New Hampton, Iowa
5. (4) 21 Andrew Borchardt, Plymouth, Iowa
Heat #2:
1. (1) 11 Levi Sand, Caledonia, Minn.
2. (2) 6 Chanse Hollatz, Clear Lake, Iowa
3. (3) 87T Travis Shipman, Mason City, Iowa
4. (5) 42 Coy VanHauen, Nora Springs, Iowa
5. (4) 7X Andrew Eischens, Taop, Minn.
Feature:
1. (1) 23 Paul Conrad, Colo, Iowa
2. (6) 87T Travis Shipman, Mason City, Iowa
3. (7) 6 Chanse Hollatz, Clear Lake, Iowa
4. (4) 49 Nate Whitehurst, Mason City, Iowa
5. (5) 14A Blake Adams, McIntire, Iowa
6. (8) 21 Andrew Borchardt, Plymouth, Iowa
7. (3) 42 Coy VanHauen, Nora Springs, Iowa
8. (9) 7X Andrew Eischens, Taopi, Minn.
9. (2) 11 Levi Sand, Caledonia, Minn.
DNS – 87 Dylan Suhr, New Hampton, Iowa
WRIGHTZ AUCTION CO USRA HOBBY STOCKS
Heat #1:
1. (3) 07 Chris Hovden, Cresco, Iowa
2. (1) 15R Ryan Crooks, Ionia, Iowa
3. (4) 81 Zack Smidt, Mason City, Iowa
4. (6) 18Z Zac Smith, Manly, Iowa
5. (2) 7 Logan Knudson, Buffalo Center, Iowa
6. (5) 71 Jamie Tapp, Myrtle, Minn.
Heat #2:
1. (1) 52 Carter Koop, Rockwell, Iowa
2. (5) 50 Bryce Sommerfeld, Fort Dodge, Iowa
3. (4) 83 Scott Dobel, Manly, Iowa
4. (2) 7D Devin Holthaus, Cresco, Iowa
5. (3) 50K Kolby Goepel, Britt, Iowa
6. (6) 11G Jayden Glenn, Stratford, Iowa
Feature:
1. (6) 07 Chris Hovden, Cresco, Iowa
2. (2) 50 Bryce Sommerfeld, Fort Dodge, Iowa
3. (5) 83 Scott Dobel, Manly, Iowa
4. (7) 52 Carter Koop, Rockwell, Iowa
5. (1) 7D Devin Holthaus, Cresco, Iowa
6. (10) 50K Kolby Goepel, Britt, Iowa
7. (3) 18Z Zac Smith, Manly, Iowa
8. (8) 15R Ryan Crooks, Ionia, Iowa
9. (11) 11G Jayden Glenn, Stratford, Iowa
10. (9) 7 Logan Knudson, Buffalo Center, Iowa
11. (4) 81 Zack Smidt, Mason City, Iowa
DNS – 71 Jamie Tapp, Myrtle, Minn.
BRYANT TREE SERVICES USRA TUNERS
Heat:
1. (1) 37 Ryan Bryant, Mason City, Iowa
2. (4) 28 Braiden Schaufenbuel, New Hampton, Iowa
3. (3) 7 Devin Jones, Mason City, Iowa
4. (2) 21T Tayla Lange, Ames, Iowa
Feature:
1. (2) 7 Devin Jones, Mason City, Iowa
2. (4) 28 Braiden Schaufenbuel, New Hampton, Iowa
3. (1) 21T Tayla Lange, Ames, Iowa
4. (3) 37 Ryan Bryant, Mason City, Iowa
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