Three get first time wins on Mid Season Championship night at CJ
Speedway

By Dana Royer

COLUMBUS JUNCTION, IA (7/9/10) – Three racers got their first CJ
Speedway wins at the Louisa County track on Caseys General Store,
Tyson Fresh Meats Mid Season Championship night Friday, July 9. Paul
Hallett, Muscatine (mod lites), Daniel Brockert, Grandview
(modifieds) and Tad Payne, Muscatine (IMCA stock cars) all took
feature wins with Wapello’s Geoff Theobald (4 cylinders) and Alex
Buffington (hobby stocks) both getting repeat victories. The kids
enjoyed a candy dash and gunny sack races as well. Point race action
will continue this week, with racing in all five classes on Friday,
July 9.

The modified makeup feature from July 2 took to the track first with
Steve Stewart, Burlington, in his Tony Stewart Racing Shop,
Washington, IA, modified taking the win. Stewart took the lead from
Daniel Brockett on lap three and never looked back.

In hobby stock action Wapello’s Alex Buffington picked up his second
hobby stock win at CJ. Jason Hartman, Muscatine would take the first
lead of the race with Lane Kauffman challenging . Kauffman would
take the lead on lap four when Hartman got too high coming out of
turn two. But Kauffman would get sideways one lap later and Hartman
would regain his earlier lead and went on to hold off Alex
Buffington for his second win this year.

Driving a mod lite owned by Daniel Vincent, Paul Hallett, Muscatine,
would become the fifth driver in six races to get a mod lite feature
win at CJ. Justin Buchholz would get the early lead from his front
row start with Hallett not far behind. On a lap six restart, Buchholz
would slow on the front stretch and pull in to the pit area putting
Hallett in the lead. Hallett would pull away from the field the final
six laps and went on to get his first win.

Seventeen IMCA Stock Cars took to the track for their mid season
championship feature lined up by points. Current point leader Tad
Payne, Muscatine, took advantage of his front row start and would
pull away from the field early on in the fifteen lap race. Behind
Payne would be a battle for second between Cole Simmons, Morning Sun,
Nathan Wood, Keswick and David Hemsted, Lone Tree. As Payne took the
checkered flag for the first time this year at CJ, Nathan Wood would
pass Simmons and Hemsted to finish second.

Wapello’s Geoff Theobald racked up another 4 cylinder feature win,
his fourth this year at CJ. After Theobald was hit on the restart to
bring out the caution, he would be able to move back up to pass Bill
Whalen, Ainsworth, on lap two and went on to hold off Whalen for the
remaining seven circuits to take the checkered flag. Bill Whalen
finished second and Darrin Smith, Wapello, finished third.

MODIFIED FEATURE #2
FEATURE: 1. Daniel Brockert, Grandview, 2. Steve Stewart, Burlington,
3. Adam Bell, Kalona, 4. Mark Winkel, Letts, 5. Dave Imming, 6. Cody
Layman, Ainsworth, 7. Clayton Jensen, Iowa City, 8. Doug Pratt,
Kalona, 9. Todd Hansen, Muscatine. HEAT WINNER: Brockert.

MOD LITE
FEATURE: 1. Paul Hallett, Muscatine, 2. Troy Philpott, Muscatine, 3.
Jeff Miller, Davenport, 4. Robert Guss, Moline, Il., 5. Evan
Epperson, Muscatine, 6. Michael Dominguez, Lone Tree, 7. Daniel Guss,
Milan, Il., 8. Kevin lane, Knoxville, Il., 9. Rob Conklin, Davenport,
10. Justin Buchholz, Pleasant Hill, Il., 11. Todd Hansen, Muscatine,
12. David Norton, Moline, Il., 13. Duane Rees, Columbus Junction, 14.
Dustin Schram, Sterling, Il., 15. Todd Thornburg, Mt. Pleasant, 16.
James Chesmore, Wapello, 17. Mark Winkel, Letts. HEAT WINNERS:
Hallett, Dominguez.

4 CYLINERS
FEATURE: 1. Geoff Theobald, Wapello, 2. Bill Whalen, Riverside, 3.
Darrin Smith, Wapello, 4. Chuck Fullenkamp, Fort Madison, 5. Tyler
Whalen, Riverside, 6. Shaun Tipps, Wapello, 7. Cory Sheetz,
Washington, 8. Robin Calvin, Morning Sun, 9. Jordan Tipps, Wapello,
10. Richard Hurlbut, Lone Tree, 11. John Whalen, Ainsworth. HEAT
WINNERS: Theobald, J. Whalen.

IMCA STOCK CARS
FEATURE: 1. Tad Payne, Muscatine, 2. Nathan Wood, Keswick, 3. David
Hemsted, Lone Tree, 4. Kirk Kinsley, Wapello, 5. Cole Simmons,
Morning Sun, 6. Blaine Dopler, Wapello, 7. Rich Vogt, Fairfield, 8.
Billy Faler, Columbus Junction, 9. Shane Richardson, 10. John
Hemsted, Kalona, 11. Travis Finke, Columbus Jct., 12. Brian Holmes,
Wapello, 13. Darrin Ealey, Wapello, 14. Les Blakey, Fairfield, 15.
Jeremy Tompkins, Conesville, 16. Cory Griffin, Columbus Junction, 17.
David Scherier. HEAT WINNERS: Kinsley, Holmes, Payne.

HOBBY STOCKS
FEATURE:1. Alex Buffington, Wapello, 2. Lane Kauffman, Muscatine, 3.Brodie Dopler, Wapello, 4. Jason Hartman, Muscatine, 5. Wade
Patterson, 6. Kirk Puttmann. HEAT WINNER: Kauffman.