The Thunder Returns To The Southern Iowa Speedway
Racing action at the Southern Iowa Speedway kicked into gear Wednesday Night.
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Even names of events are running into the problem of sounding out of place with the near summer like conditions in Iowa.
The 2012 Frostbuster started the racing season off at the Southern Iowa Speedway, even though frost hasn’t been on anyone’s mind for almost a couple of months now.
Mike Van Genderen is the new track promoter and manager this year at the Southern Iowa Speedway. Along with the change in management comes a change in the sanctioning body, going from USRA to IMCA, with IMCA sanctioned events last held in 2003 at SIS.
The 2012 Frostbuster started it’s five night tour in Oskaloosa on Wednesday night, before it’s scheduled departure to Des Moines for the second leg of the special. Racers from several states and Canada made the trek to Osky for the first night, including NASCAR legend Kenny Schrader.
Kenny Schrader is seen here turning some laps at the Southern Iowa Speedway Wednesday night
Schrader who’s no stranger to the dirt track of Oskaloosa, and for that matter nearly any other dirt track, joined the 5 stop tour to have some fun after having just participated in the Sprint Cup race at Martinsville on Sunday.
“There was a lot of places a guy could go this week. 5 good tracks, close together. Real competitive series in IMCA modifieds. It just sounded like fun.” Schrader said about the opportunity to sling some mud around Iowa during the week.
Asking Schrader what it’s like to transition from a full Cup car to a modified, “It’s just a different circle,” Schrader said after having run the previous 4 weeks in his Sprint Cup ride. “Been looking forward to coming up here. I’ve run here [Southern Iowa Speedway] more than a few times.”
The regular season kicks into gear next Wednesday night at the Southern Iowa Speedway. Grandstands open at 6:00 with hot laps starting at 7:00 and racing action starting at 7:30.
The Frostbuster Oskaloosa results are as follows:
IMCA Hobby Stock Feature
1. Shannon Anderson (Urbandale, IA), 2. Eric Stanton (Hartford, IA), 3. Dale Bonnett (Knoxville, IA), 4. Danny Thrasher (Agency, IA), 5. Justin Hook (Oskaloosa, IA), 6. Donovan Nunnikhoven (Sully, IA), 7. Craig Brown, 8. Brandon Brinton (Nevada, IA), 9. Dale Porter (Bloomfield, IA), 10. Pete Hutzel (Baxter, IA), 11. Cory Adams (Des Moines, IA), 12. Rick Kriegel (Brooklyn, IA), 13. Ben Bruck (Pleasant Hill, IA), 14. Dustin Griffiths (Ottumwa, IA), 15. Ron Downing (Ottumwa, IA), 16. Scott Shull (Eldon, IA), 17. Gina Grenbel (Lacona, IA), 18. Robert VanBuskirk (Hedrick, IA), 19. Bobby Greene (Eddyville, IA)
Hobby Stock Heat Winners
Shannon Anderson, Danny Thrasher, Eric Stanton
IMCA Modified Feature
1. Richie Gustin (Marshalltown, IA), 2. Kyle Strickler (Mooresville, NC), 3. Mark Elliott (Webster City, IA), 4. Lance Arneson (Oconto Falls, WI), 5. Ronn Lauritzen (Jesup, IA), 6. Ken Schrader (Concord, NC), 7. Jay Noteboom (Hinton, IA), 8. Eric Dailey (Armstrong, IA), 9. John Snyder (Ames, IA), 10. Marcus Yarie (Wausau, Wi), 11. Dan Ratajczak (Frog Station, WI), 12. Rich Smith (Davenport, IA), 13. Matt Waush (Altoona, IA), 14. Jake Durbin (Perry, IA), 15. Greg Cox, 16. Tim Czarneski (Denmark, WI), 17. Tyson Turnbull (Estevan, SK), 18. Scott Dickey (Packwood, IA), 19. Joey Galloway (Manor, SK), 20. Kody Scholpp (Lampman, SK), 21. Tim Murty (Tama, IA), 22. Eric VanIten (, WI), 23. Jesse Dennis (Prescott, IA), 24. Andrew Schroeder (Keswick, IA)
Modified ‘B’ Feature Winners
Eric Dailey, John Snyder, Joey Galloway
Modified Heat Winners
Andrew Schroeder, Rich Smith, Kyle Strickler, Tyson Turnbull, Jay Noteboom, Ken Schrader
IMCA Sport Modified Feature
1. Bryan Lariviere (Witchita, KS), 2. Clint Luellen (Minburn, IA), 3. Ty Luellen (Minburn, IA), 4. Racer Hulin (Laurel, IA), 5. John VanDenBerg (Oskaloosa, IA), 6. Scott Davis (Madrid, IA), 7. Jared Timmerman (Norwalk, IA), 8. Bryan Weyer (Des Moines, IA), 9. Ben Kates (Tonganoxie, KS), 10. Brad Lautenbach (New Franken, WI), 11. Curtis VanDerWal (Oskaloosa, IA), 12. Brett Lowry (Montezuma, IA), 13. Jenae Gustin (Marshalltown, IA), 14. Bill Gibson (Knoxville, IA), 15. Rob Charapata (Oconto, WI), 16. Josh Modde (Des Moines, IA), 17. Casey Grenbel (Lacona, IA), 18. Sam Wiven (Dysart, IA), 19. Brad Theys (Kewanuee, WI), 20. Blake Conant (Carlisle, IA), 21. Jack Housley (Des Moines, IA), 22. Brett Moffit (Grimes, IA), 23. Carter VanDenBerg (Oskaloosa, IA), 24. Austin Lucas (Cherokee, IA)
Sport Modified ‘B’ Feature Winners
Ty Luellen, Bryan Weyer
Sport Modified Heat Winners
Jenae Gustin, Bryan Lariviere, Bill Gibson, Clint Luellen
IMCA Stock Car Feature
1. John Heinz (Green Bay, WI), 2. Justin Jacobsen (Black Creek, WI), 3. Kyle Harwood (Oskaloosa, IA), 4. JC Howell (Gun Barrel, TX), 5. Jeff Mueller (New London, IA), 6. Todd Reitzler (Grinnell, IA), 7. Damon Murty (Chelsea, IA), 8. Mike Jaennette (Newton, IA), 9. Tom Killen (Des Moines, IA), 10. Corey Stout (Oskaloosa, IA), 11. Matt Greiner (Washington, IA), 12. Randy Killen (Des Moines, IA), 13. Rich Vogt (Fairfield, IA), 14. Nathan Wood, 15. Gary Bass (Des Moines, IA), 16. Matt Junio (Casco, WI), 17. Jamie Suchocki (Forestville, WI), 18. LeRoy Groenendyk (Oskaloosa, IA), 19. Joe Zadina (Corning, IA), 20. Carl Yaw (Pleasant Hill, IA), 21. Jim Redmann (Lockridge, IA), 22. Luke Lemmens (Green Bay, WI)
IMCA Stock Car Heat Winners
Jeff Mueller, Justin Jacobsen, Corey Stout
