GRIFFIN MCGRATH HOLDS OFF ARLO BECKER FOR MODIFIED WIN AT ‘DOWNS

(Cedar Rapids, IA 071406)—Griffin McGrath of Cedar Rapids picked up his second
win of the 2006 campaign Friday night, holding off a determined Arlo Becker to
win the “Mike McGrath Auto Center 50” for the Miller Time Modifieds at Hawkeye
Downs Speedway.

The field was set based on an invert following two-laps on time for
each car. Griffin McGrath was the top qualifier turning the half-mile in 19.646
seconds. He then drew a ‘three’ which meant he would start third in the fifty
lapper.

The first twenty-eight circuits around the Hawkeye Downs half-mile were
relatively event free and McGrath built over a four-second lead on the rest of
the field after taking the lead on lap four. That lead was erased when the
caution flag waved with twenty-two laps remaining. That set the tone for next
several laps as multiple cautions slowed the action. On the last green flag run
McGrath did a masterful job of holding off veteran Arlo Becker who repeatedly
tried to find a way around or under McGrath.

Becker, settled for second while defending champion Tim Plummer
finished third. Larry Clausen turned in another good performance, finishing
fourth. Rodney Rocarek, who started on the pole, finished in fifth.

In other Papa Johns Cup/ I Wireless Championship action, Scott
Wennermark emerged victorious in the Performance Concepts Late Model feature
after setting fast time in qualifying earlier in the evening. The win was the
second straight for Wennermark and his third of the season. Brad Osborn
finished in second with Jeff King third. The point leader coming into the
night, Kyle Hinrichs, likely surrendered his lead after posting a DNF following
a crash with Chris Sevey, who also didn’t finish the race.

Joey King of Silvis, IL posted his first career half-mile win in the
Budweiser Sportsmen feature on Friday night. After starting in the second row
King was able to secure the lead just past the halfway point of the race and
then hold off Brian Franks for the win. Franks was closing in the final laps
but King maintained a .325 second margin at the stripe. Ross Zumbach finished
third with Dave McCalla and Andy Duggan also in the top five.

The Budweiser Sportsmen division has seen eight different winners in
the ten races run this season.

Nathan Ballard continues to have a stranglehold on the Sunline Hornets,
recording his fifth win of the season and bolstering his already large point
lead. Doug Simon, guest driver in the “0” car, finished in second with Brian
Beaty scored in third. Defending champion Connie Binder was fourth and Brian
Bries finished fifth.

Ron Fare scored an easy win in the Barron Motor Supply IMCA Hobby
Stocks after starting on the pole. Roland Bohnsack was second across the Coors
Light Finish Line with Chad Vozenilek in third. Dennis Klinsky turned in
another fine performance finishing in fourth while point leader Rodney Grother
was fifth.

Bob Ahrendsen came from deep in the pack to win the Barron Motor Supply
IMCA Stock Care feature. Ahrendsen wrestled the lead from Kurt Bohnsack on lap
16 after working through the pack and then motored to the checkers for his
second win of the season. Bohnsack maintained second while Chad Siems finished
third, Logan Hale fourth, and the point leader coming into Friday night, Brad
Dvorak, was fifth. The win unofficially gives Ahrendsen a one point lead on
the points chart.

RESULTS
MILLER TIME MODIFIEDS
FEATURE (50 laps)
1. Griffin McGrath, Cedar Rapids, IA; 2. Arlo Becker, Norway, IA; 3. Tim
Plummer, Norway, IA; 4. Larry Clausen, Cedar Rapids, IA; 5. Rodney Rocarek,
Mount Vernon, IA; 6. Aric Becker, Cedar Rapids, IA; 7. Shawn Stinger, Palo, IA;
8. Cory Houdek, Marion, IA; 9. Chad Willett, Alburnett, IA; 10. Jim Hanson,
Cedar Rapids, IA; 11. Darrell Long, Cedar Rapids, IA; 12. Scott Grady, Cedar
Rapids, IA; 13. Scott Strauss, Cedar Rapids, IA; 14. Craig Bender, Cedar
Rapids, IA FAST TIME- 19.646 Griffin McGrath

PERFORMANCE CONCEPTS LATE MODELS
FEATURE (25 laps)
1. Scott Wennermark, Cedar Rapids, IA; 2. Brad Osborn, Janesville, IA; 3.
Jeff King, Cedar Rapids, IA; 4. Chris Sevey, Waterloo, IA; 5. Kyle Hinrichs,
Swisher, IA FAST TIME-18.848 Scott Wennermark

BUDWEISER SPORTSMEN
FEATURE (25 laps)
1. Joey King, Silvis, IL; 2. Brian Franks, Central City, IA; 3. Ross
Zumbach, Racine, MN; 4. Dave McCalla, Cedar Rapids, IA; 5. Andy Duggan, Marion,
IA; 6. Kevin Lee, Cedar Rapids, IA; 7. Martin Ballard, Marengo; 8. Kevin
Franks, Cedar Rapids, IA; 9. Mel Schappert, Cedar Rapids, IA; 10. Mark Hauder,
Dubuque, IA; 11. Bob Ahrendsen, Cedar Rapids, IA; 12. Gene Peterson, Des
Moines, IA; 13. Sonny Parker, Cedar Rapids, IA

SUNLINE HORNETS
FEATURE (12 laps)
1. Nathan Ballard, Marengo, IA; 2. Doug Simon, Marion , IA; 3. Brian
Beaty, Palo, IA; 4. Connie Binder, Clutier, IA; 5. Brian Bries, Norway, IA; 6.
Derrick Beadle, Hiawatha, IA; 7. Jeremy Capron, Monticello, IA; 8. Brad Fisher,
Oxford, IA

BARRON MOTOR SUPPLY IMCA HOBBY STOCKS
FEATURE (15 laps)
1. Ron Fare, Cedar Rapids, IA; 2. Roland Bohnsack, Clutier, IA; 3. Chad
Vozenilek, Cedar Rapids, IA; 4. Dennis Klinsky, Ely, IA; 5. Rodney Grother,
Cedar Rapids, IA; 6. Tim Dains, Marions, IA; 7. Gary Pfantz, State Center, IA;
8. Scott Siems, Cedar Rapids, IA; 9. Kandi Floyd, Cedar Rapids, IA; 10. Deb
Mefford, Marion, IA; 11. Kris Jones, Cedar Rapids, IA; 12. Jeremy Floyd, Cedar
Rapids, IA; 13. Duayne Herb, Marion, IA DNS- Joe Sprague, Independence, IA

BARRON MOTOR SUPPLY IMCA STOCK CARS
FEATURE (20 laps)
1. Bob Ahrendsen, Cedar Rapids, IA; 2. Kurt Bohnsack, Iowa City, IA; 3. Chad
Siems, Marion, IA; 4. Logan Hale, Cedar Rapids, IA; 5. Brad Dvorak, Cedar
Rapids, IA; 6. Greg Hentrich, Hiawatha, IA; 7. Dennis Hundley, Center Point,
IA; 8. Doug Otto, Cedar Falls, IA; 9. Terry Clayton, Brooklyn, IA; 10. Wendy
Carnahan, Cedar Rapids, IA; 11. Randy Filling, Toddville, IA