CRESCO, Iowa (Aug. 20) — This Friday, Aug. 24, the USRA Casey's General Stores Weekly Racing Series will be in action at the Cresco (Iowa) Speedway for the final time this season, and track championships are up for grabs as H & S Motors presents the USRA Casey's General Stores Weekly Racing Series Season Championships at the 3/8-mile high-banked clay oval in Northeast Iowa. In the headlining USRA Modified class, the closest points battle ever won't be decided until the checkers wave at the end of Friday's main event. Brad Bakken of Garner holds the top spot with super-slim two-point advantage over defending track champion Kevin "Porky" Pittman of Waterloo. With Pittman holding the tie-breaker advantage with four wins to Bakken's three, the tallest trophy goes home with the driver who records the better feature finish this Friday. Jason Schlangen sits third with 1071 points, followed by Shawn Ryan (993), Keith Pittman (930), Larry Hall (910), Mike Liddle (870), Darrin Walch (845), Matt Sweeney (749) and Dan Bohr (502). Garry Hall sits one spot out of the top-10, four points behind Bohr. Tom Schmitt of Independence will wrap up his second straight USRA Stock Car track championship when he unloads from his trailer on Friday as his 45 show-up points will be enough to seal the title. The battle for the remaining top-5 spots is wide open, however, as just 16 points separate second- through fifth-place. Tory Reicks is second with 1131 markers, while Jake Ludeking is 10 points back in third. Kurt Krauskopf sits fourth with 1116, while Shawn Peter has 1115 points in fifth. The remaining top-10 are Lynn Panos (1090), Greg Mitchell (991), Mike Bergan (862), Jake Lampert (860) and Rodney Zubrod (677). Elkader's Tim Heins has sewn up the track championship in the highly-competitive USRA B-Mod division, while the race for the runner-up trophy is close. Jimmy Broszeit is currently second with 1068 but USRA Casey's General Stores Weekly Racing Series national points leader Raymond Lundry is close behind with 1051. Fourth through 10th are Chad Dugan (911), Brian Kunkle (865), Dave Christianson (745), Matt Jones (635), Tom Rooney (614), Bruce Hovey (612) and Mike Ludemann (521). In the USRA Hobby Stocks, Cresco's Chris Hovden holds a 31-point lead over Brandon Hare going into Friday's finale. A finish of 11th or better in the main event will be enough to secure the crown. Steve Holthaus is third in the standings, followed by Bernie Adams (1074), Andy Stinson (998), Nick Schwebach (995), Jeremy Oakes (965), Scott Spilde (875), Bobby Owen (678) and David Lickteig (632). Mitch Hovden of Decorah has a stranglehold on he Outlaw Hobby division, and has clinched the title for 2007 on the strength of five wins and a pair of runner-up finishes in the last seven races. Only 28 points separate the rest of the top-5, however, with Austin Curtin in second with 1101 points, followed by Dillon Anderson (1091), Ben Moudry (1084) and Cody Cook (1073). Rounding out the top-10 are Carl Colsch (1046), Kyle Falck (1024), Neil Thesing (852), Carissa Wagner (814) and Sam Wenthold (699). Gates open at 5 p.m. this Friday night at the Mighty Howard County Fairgrounds, and racing starts at 7:30 sharp as H & S Motors presents the USRA Casey's General Stores Weekly Racing Series Season Championships. For more information, contact the RL Promotions offices at (515) 832-6000 or visit www.rlpromotions.com online. Race day info is available by calling the track hotline at (563) 547-3400. The Cresco Speedway is located 0.2 miles north of SR 9 on SW 7th (at the Howard County Fairgrounds). For more information about the United States Racing Association (USRA), visit them online at www.usraracing.com. = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = POINTS STANDINGS USRA Casey's General Stores Weekly Racing Series Cresco Speedway, Cresco, Iowa As of Monday, Aug. 20, 2007 USRA MODIFIEDS 1. 50 - Brad Bakken … 1186 2. 26p - Kevin Pittman … 1184 3. 07 - Jason Schlangen … 1071 4. 91 - Shawn Ryan … 993 5. 41p - Keith Pittman … 930 6. 55 - Larry Hall … 910 7. 7a - Mike Liddle … 870 8. 5w - Darrin Walch … 845 9. 70 - Matt Sweeney … 749 10. 66 - Dan Bohr … 502 11. 75 - Garry Hall … 498 12. 35 - Ron Konkel … 439 13. 7m - Michael Darnall … 413 14. 35 - Jeff Schluetter … 367 15. 22p - Dave Plum … 355 16. 1R - Ryan York … 347 17. 77 - Tom Brink … 312 18. 33z - Zack VanderBeek … 291 19. 2 - Joey Schafer … 281 20. 70x - Jerry King … 275 21. 7 - Ron Britain … 222 22. 7II - Mike Hejna … 200 23. 12 - Justin O'Brien … 181 24. 02 - Jacob Dahle … 176 25. 10j - Jason Bakkum … 149 26. 36 - Paul Hamernik … 74 26. 94 - Gary Doelle … 74 28. 4 - Chad Lerch … 72 29. 93 - Craig Haupt … 64 30. 1m - Josh Mattick … 60 31. 007 - Mike Kvall … 45 31. 27 - Ben Rippentrop … 45 USRA STOCK CARS 1. 18 - Tom Schmitt … 1193 2. 27t - Tory Reicks … 1131 3. 69 - Jake Ludeking … 1121 4. 60 - Kurt Krauskopf … 1116 5. 27p - Shawn Peter … 1115 6. 97 - Lynn Panos … 1090 7. 20 - Greg Mitchell … 991 8. 5 - Mike Bergan … 862 9. 11 - Jake Lampert … 860 10. 98 - Rodney Zubrod … 677 11. 75L - Amos Huntley … 644 12. 9 - Patty Fosaaen … 626 13. 20 - Dan Trimble … 604 14. 14m - Brian Mahlstadt … 542 15. 6 - Shay Curtin … 335 16. 37 - Loren Kuennen … 321 17. 14 - Mike Krambeer … 279 18. 23 - Brian Gjere … 251 19. 10 - Bryan Webb … 234 20. 7III - Ryan Hiscocks … 229 21. 95 - Mike Wiltse … 228 22. 121g - Arlen Hoy … 224 23. 1 - Jeff Krambeer … 186 24. 56t - Justin Temeyer … 178 25. 51 - Jeff Vstecka … 172 26. 44 - Don Rude … 162 27. 52 - Nathan Wood … 160 28. 40 - Tom Hovey … 157 29. 30 - Ken Even … 148 30. 33d - Kevin Donlan … 146 31. 75L - Wade Eastman … 138 32. 20x - Brent Tweten … 134 33. 88t - Jerry Tank … 130 34. 20R - Gary Rothenberger … 127 35. z53 - Mark Jenks … 107 36. 62 - Kevin Bidne … 78 37. 76 - Brian Dinger … 70 37. 8 - Mike Kelly … 70 39. 29 - Scott Bauer … 66 40. 17 - Jason Niedert … 55 USRA B-MODS 1. 24 - Tim Heins … 1175 2. 88x - Jimmy Broszeit … 1068 3. 96 - Raymond Lundry … 1051 4. 14x - Chad Dugan … 911 5. 20 - Brian Kunkle … 865 6. 66 - Dave Christianson … 745 7. 23 - Matt Jones … 635 8. 80 - Tom Rooney … 614 9. 8 - Bruce Hovey … 612 10. 4L - Mike Ludemann … 521 11. 58 - Shane Panos … 489 12. 82 - Chris Fretheim … 469 13. 14 - Brian Schrage … 300 14. 95 - Josh Gesell … 286 15. 47j - Jeremy Laplant … 265 16. 17r - Derek Reimer … 261 17. 40 - Jess Schroeder … 228 18. 69 - Chris Wiltse … 214 19. 18j - Mike Jaeger … 211 20. 64 - Terry Quam … 182 21. 27k - Andy Kelly … 181 22. 88 - Jon Wilhemi … 176 23. 19L - Ron Liddiard … 158 24. 7f - Brian Frelinger … 156 25. 38 - Jeff Johnson … 155 26. 17 - Boyd Halverson … 115 27. 13 - Brett Moffitt … 95 28. 34 - Jeremy Schaufenbuel … 87 28. 19 - Tracy Johnson … 87 30. 21 - Curtis Engen … 84 31. 84w - Jeff Welter … 78 32. 63 - Robb Anderson … 76 33. 42 - Junior Boyer … 74 34. 10 - Todd Hanson … 72 34. 30 - Tom Fink … 72 36. 72j - Clint Potter … 70 37. 76 - Matt Eberline … 68 38. 44 - Brian Lund … 64 39. 77 - Virgil Johnson … 62 39. 91 - Tyler Johnson … 62 39. 21b - Brennan Chipp … 62 USRA HOBBY STOCKS 1. 70 - Chris Hovden … 1219 2. 56h - Brandon Hare … 1188 3. 70s - Steve Holthaus … 1171 4. 101 - Bernie Adams … 1074 5. 7k - Andy Stinson … 998 6. 38 - Nick Schwebach … 995 7. 54 - Jeremy Oakes … 965 8. 18 - Scott Spilde … 875 9. 19$ - Bobby Owen … 678 10. 83 - David Lickteig … 632 11. 101a - Kory Adams … 454 12. 00 - Jeff Fels … 393 13. 6 - Dan Sacquitne … 381 14. 64 - Nick Taylor … 325 15. 63 - Scott Fjestul … 296 16. 8d - Brad Darling … 271 17. 06 - Kyle Schmauss … 257 18. 45 - Paul Malli … 204 19. 72 - Kyle Buxengard … 146 20. 71t - Terry Nicoll … 136 21. 98 - Kyle Anderson … 123 22. 71 - Adam Cline … 101 23. 19$ - Scott Bauer … 100 24. 85 - Jesse Holzer … 95 25. 8 - Justin Andres … 72 26. 56t - Travis Turner … 70 26. 20j - Jeremy Grantham … 70 28. 44 - Kevin Anderson … 68 28. 46 - Travis Staggs … 68 30. 86 - Kerry Swanson … 66 31. 15m - Mitch Hovden … 64 OUTLAW HOBBYS 1. 15 - Mitch Hovden … 1245 2. 40 - Austin Curtin … 1101 3. 44 - Dillon Anderson … 1091 4. 85 - Ben Moudry … 1084 5. 29 - Cody Cook … 1073 6. 37 - Carl Colsch … 1046 7. 67 - Kyle Falck … 1024 8. 22t - Neil Thesing … 852 9. 41 - Carissa Wagner … 814 10. 04 - Sam Wenthold … 699 11. 17b - Matt Buddenberg … 479 12. 28 - Shawn Erickson … 452 13. 00 - Danny Cole Jr … 451 14. 81 - Josh Ludeking … 325 15. 32 - Steve Colsch … 320 16. 68x - Cody Henkes … 247 17. 69 - Teddy Hughes Jr … 227 18. 55 - Dennis Dettmann … 216 19. 22 - Tory Reicks … 191 19. 22 - Justin Elsbernd … 191 21. 21 - Chris Weigert … 190 22. 15t - Tim Helle … 178 23. 37s - Pete Solum … 160 24. 83b - Brady Halverson … 130 25. 22x - Blaire Benzing … 87 26. 9 - Patty Fosaaen … 81 27. 8p - Casey Panos … 68 28. 88 - Jeremy Peterson … 66 28. 8 - Joe Stevenson … 66 28. 5m - Matt Meyer … 66 31. 12 - Tony Vick … 64 32. 14 - David Kjome … 62 33. 48 - Steven Christopher … 60 34. 5k - Keith Schwartzhoff … 55 35. 3 - Bill Scherf … 45
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