Round two of the inaugural Mod Mania took place Wednesday at the Mason City Motor Speedway with two new face in victory lane and a repeat winner in Summit USRA Weekly Racing Series competition.
In the 18-lap American Racer USRA Stock Car main event, Kyle Falck of Decorah won for a second straight night while Matt Jones of Waukon settled for the runner-up paycheck for the second time in as many nights.
The win was worth $500 and brought Falck’s two-night take to $900. A top prize of $750 awaits Thursday’s winner.
Joe Schmit of Ventura brought home a third-place finish followed by 2018 Iron Man Challenge champ Dillon Anderson of Decorah and Brayden Gjere of Mabel, Minn.
Taylor Skauge of Caledonia, Minn., clawed his way forward from the seventh starting spot to score a $500 USRA B-Mod main event win over two-time USRA Bod national champion Brandon Hare of Elma.
Brandon Maitland of Waterloo bounced back to finish third in thee 20-lapper after a runner-up finish the previous night was washed away in post-race tech. Ninth-starting George Nordman of Mason City held off Jayden Larson of Mankato, Minn., for fourth.
Taylor Skauge won the USRA B-Mod main event.
Chris Hovden, who captured the Mensink Racing Products USRA Hobby Stock national title in 2009, collected $400 as he sped to victory in the Wednesday night’s Hobby Stock feature with fellow Cresco racer Scott Spilde following in second.
Five-time national champ Dustin Gulbrandson of Sioux Falls, S.D., wound up third for a second night in a row. Kyle Sidles of Algona finished fourth and Charles City’s Austin Hoeft completed the top five in the night’s final contest.
Chris Hovden won the Mensink Racing Products USRA Hobby Stock main event.
Mod Mania continues Thursday at the Mason City Motor Speedway. The pits are slated to open at 3 p.m. and grandstand gates swing open at 5. Hot laps will begin at 7 with qualifying getting underway at 7:30.
Stock Cars and B-Mods will be battling for $750 to win and $90 to start the main event. Hobby Stock racers are going for $500 to win and $75 to start.
With the fire-breathing Modifieds of the Summit USMTS National Championship fueled by Casey’s completing the four-division card, a complete program is on tap with qualifying heats and feature races. There is no entry fee for Stock Car, B-Mod or Hobby Stock competitors and Summit USRA Weekly Racing Series national points will be awarded.
Spectator tickets for those ages 17-61 are $20 while seniors (62+) and juniors (12-16) are just $15. Youth (6-11) are $5. Pit passes for everybody 11 and older are $40 while youth (6-10) are $25 to get in the pits. Children 5 and under get in free at both gates.
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OFFICIAL RESULTS
United States Racing Association
Summit USRA Weekly Racing Series
Mod Mania presented by PBM Performance Products – Night 2 of 3
Mason City Motor Speedway in Mason City, Iowa
Wednesday, July 29, 2020
Showing finishing position, starting position in parentheses, car number, driver and hometown.
AMERICAN RACER USRA STOCK CARS
Heat #1:
1. (-) 44 Dillon Anderson, Decorah, Iowa
2. (4) 60 Wyatt Medlin, Rockford, Iowa
3. (6) 23M Matt Jones, Waukon, Iowa
4. (3) 7 Andrew Lokenvitz, Charles City, Iowa
5. (-) 55H Troy Hansmeier, Waukon, Iowa
6. (7) 782 Miah Christensen, Sioux Falls, S.D.
7. (5) 7K Doug Keller, Easton, Mo.
Heat #2:
1. (-) 23 Brayden Gjere, Mabel, Minn.
2. (5) 21 Andrew Borchardt, Plymouth, Iowa
3. (4) 14A Blake Adams, McIntire, Iowa
4. (3) 38 Joe Schmit, Ventura, Iowa
5. (6) 67 Kyle Falck, Decorah, Iowa
6. (7) 11 Jesse Brown, Nashua, Iowa
7. (-) 6 Chanse Hollatz, Clear Lake, Iowa
Feature:
1. (1) 67 Kyle Falck, Decorah, Iowa
2. (3) 23M Matt Jones, Waukon, Iowa
3. (2) 38 Joe Schmit, Ventura, Iowa
4. (4) 44 Dillon Anderson, Decorah, Iowa
5. (7) 23 Brayden Gjere, Mabel, Minn.
6. (5) 60 Wyatt Medlin, Rockford, Iowa
7. (9) 21 Andrew Borchardt, Plymouth, Iowa
8. (10) 14A Blake Adams, McIntire, Iowa
9. (12) 11 Jesse Brown, Nashua, Iowa
10. (6) 55H Troy Hansmeier, Waukon, Iowa
11. (13) 7K Doug Keller, Easton, Mo.
12. (14) 6 Chanse Hollatz, Clear Lake, Iowa
13. (8) 7 Andrew Lokenvitz, Charles City, Iowa
14. (11) 782 Miah Christensen, Sioux Falls, S.D.
USRA B-MODS
Heat #1:
1. (4) 25 Joe Chisholm, Osage, Iowa
2. (5) 32 Taylor Skauge, Caledonia, Minn.
3. (2) 38 Michael Wytaske, Hartland, Minn.
4. (3) 7C Cole Christensen, Sioux Falls, S.D.
5. (7) 21K Dave Kennedy, Sioux Falls, S.D.
6. (6) 88N Nate Albrant, Clear Lake, Iowa
7. (1) 02K Hunter Kennedy, St. Ansgar, Iowa
Heat #2:
1. (2) 2 Brandon Maitland, Waterloo, Iowa
2. (1) 0 Jamie Anderson, Mason City, Iowa
3. (7) 90 George Nordman, Mason City, Iowa
4. (3) 56H Brandon Hare, Elma, Iowa
5. (5) 17 Jeremy Chambers, Baldwin City, Kan.
6. (4) G12 Ryan Goergen, Stacyville, Iowa
7. (6) 79 Summer Anderson, Meservey, Iowa
Heat #3:
1. (1) 24C Jim Chisholm, Osage, Iowa
2. (2) 1 Doug McCollough, Webster City, Iowa
3. (5) 36K Jayden Larson, Mankato, Minn.
4. (3) 88 Bryer McCoy, Webster City, Iowa
5. (6) 49 Nate Whitehurst, Mason City, Iowa
6. (7) B52 Dan Herman, Lawrence, Kan.
7. (4) 43 Zach Brom, Winona, Minn.
Feature:
1. (7) 32 Taylor Skauge, Caledonia, Minn.
2. (2) 56H Brandon Hare, Elma, Iowa
3. (6) 2 Brandon Maitland, Waterloo, Iowa
4. (9) 90 George Nordman, Mason City, Iowa
5. (5) 36K Jayden Larson, Mankato, Minn.
6. (13) 21K Dave Kennedy, Sioux Falls, S.D.
7. (12) 24C Jim Chisholm, Osage, Iowa
8. (3) 1 Doug McCollough, Webster City, Iowa
9. (10) 0 Jamie Anderson, Mason City, Iowa
10. (1) 7C Cole Christensen, Sioux Falls, S.D.
11. (8) 25 Joe Chisholm, Osage, Iowa
12. (16) 88N Nate Albrant, Clear Lake, Iowa
13. (4) 38 Michael Wytaske, Hartland, Minn.
14. (15) 49 Nate Whitehurst, Mason City, Iowa
15. (17) G12 Ryan Goergen, Stacyville, Iowa
16. (11) 88 Bryer McCoy, Webster City, Iowa
17. (20) 79 Summer Anderson, Meservey, Iowa
18. (19) 02K Hunter Kennedy, St. Ansgar, Iowa
19. (18) B52 Dan Herman, Lawrence, Kan.
20. (14) 17 Jeremy Chambers, Baldwin City, Kan.
21. (21) 43 Zach Brom, Winona, Minn.
MENSINK RACING PRODUCTS USRA HOBBY STOCKS
Heat:
1. (1) 07 Chris Hovden, Cresco, Iowa
2. (4) 6 Dustin Gulbrandson, Sioux Falls, S.D.
3. (2) 27H Austin Hoeft, Charles City, Iowa
4. (6) 18 Scott Spilde, Cresco, Iowa
5. (8) 8 Kyle Sidles, Algona, Iowa
6. (7) 28 Jay Sidles, Emmetsburg, Iowa
7. (5) 18Z Zac Smith, Manly, Iowa
8. (3) 50K Kolby Goepel, Britt, Iowa
Feature:
1. (2) 07 Chris Hovden, Cresco, Iowa
2. (5) 18 Scott Spilde, Cresco, Iowa
3. (6) 6 Dustin Gulbrandson, Sioux Falls, S.D.
4. (3) 8 Kyle Sidles, Algona, Iowa
5. (1) 27H Austin Hoeft, Charles City, Iowa
6. (7) 18Z Zac Smith, Manly, Iowa
7. (4) 28 Jay Sidles, Emmetsburg, Iowa
8. (8) 50K Kolby Goepel, Britt, Iowa
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