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Indee Late Model Open
INDEPENDENCE -- It was kind of like Survivor, but without having to watch a naked Richard Hatch.
Damp conditions at the Independence Motor Speedway wouldn't allow the 1/3-mile oval to get firm, and it made for rough racing conditions Monday in the second round of the Indee Late Model Open series.
Bobby Moyer of Dubuque made his first trip to IMS memorable, topping the 22-car field and earning the $1,500 first-place check.
Only 10 cars were left running at the end of the race, shortened from 50 laps to 30 because of the track conditions.
Moyer combined some good fortune and a nice move late to get around Dale Hackwell Jr. of Washburn and cross the finish line first.
With seven laps remaining, leaders Dave Thorsten of Decorah and Scott Megonigle of Cedar Rapids both broke. Megonigle lost a wheel along the backstretch, while Thorsten pulled up lame after the yellow flag dropped.
"I was kind of just biding my time," said Moyer. "Every once in a while you'd see somebody break, and I'd move one spot closer to the front. Eventually I got to the front, and the opportunity to move to the front opened up.
"Once I got around the (Hackwell), I just tried to be smooth and, luckily, I got to the finish line unscathed."
On the restart, Hackwell had the inside lane and led until lap 24. However, Moyer got underneath him heading into turn one on lap 25 and led the rest of the way.
Bobby Hansen of Center Point passed Hackwell at the end for second, while Hackwell, J.D. Auringer of Evansdale, Tyler Bruening of Decorah rounded out the top five.
"I tried to stay low," said Hackwell of the final seven laps. "But (Moyer) was too fast on the bottom. I had to slow down low because the car was pushing too much. I moved up just a hair bit, and he got under me."
Moyer started the race inside of row six.
Dale Stolte led early before Megonigle took the lead. Thorsten took over the lead on lap 10 and appeared to be running away with the race before his front end broke on lap 23 during the yellow flag.
A daring move by Steve Wetter of Platteville, Wis., stole the Modified class. Wetter ducked to the inside of polesitter Ron Barker of Dubuque coming out of turn four on the last lap to edge Barker by a bumper.
Barker led 20 of the 25 laps, including the 14 of the final 15 before Wetter's sensational last-second move.
Joey Schaefer of Waterloo, Kevin Pittman of Waterloo and Jason Schueller of Dubuque rounded out the top five.
Ken Irvine of Oelwein won the Stock Car division and Chad Koch of Marshalltown took the checkers in the Hobby Stocks.
Hobby Stocks
HEAT ONE n 1. Chad Koch (Marshalltown), 2. Brian Irvine (Oelwein), 3. Brian Happel (Cedar Rapids).
HEAT TWO n 1. Curt Hook (Ackley), 2. Steve Meyer (Grundy Center), 3. Chris Luloff (Independence)
HEAT THREE n 1. Brad Schipper (New Hartford), 2. Paul Shepard (Marengo), 3. Bill Meyer (Sumner).
FEATURE n 1. Koch, 2. Meyer, 3. Irvine, 4. Luloff, 5. Doug Steere (New Hartford), 6. John Roete (Oelwein), 7. Hook, 8. Shepard, 9. Happel, 10. Shane Ebaugh (Cedar Falls).
Stock cars
HEAT ONE n 1. Ken Irvine (Oelwein), 2. Tom Schmitt (Independence), 3. Jake Ludeking (Cresco).
HEAT TWO n 1. Jeff Franck (Winthrop), 2. Mike Padden (Cedar Falls), 3. Justin Temeyer (Independence).
HEAT THREE n 1. Tory Reicks (Waucoma), 2. Richard Quail (Waterloo), 3. Rodney Necker (Sumner).
HEAT FOUR n 1. Jarod Weepie (Dunkerton), 2. Chris Henry (Arlington), 3. Damon Murty (Chelsea).
B MAIN WINNERS n Norman Chesmore (Quasqueton), Nick Murty (Chelsea).
FEATURE n 1. Irvine, 2. Franck, 3. Schmitt, 4. Weepie, 5. D. Murty, 6. Ludeking, 7. Dan Trimble (Fairbank), 8. Padden, 9. Necker, 10. Mike Bergan (Cresco).
Modifieds
HEAT ONE n 1. Cory Dripps (Waterloo), 2. Troy Cordes (Raymond), 3. Jerry Luloff (Independence).
HEAT TWO n 1. Ron Barker (Dubuque), 2. Joey Schaefer (Waterloo), 3. Frankie Dulin (Vinton).
HEAT THREE n 1. Jamie Aikey (Cedar Falls), 2. Steve Wetter (Platteville, Wis.), 3. Shawn Ryan (Waterloo).
HEAT FOUR n 1. John Schaefer (La Porte City), 2. Shawn Fisher (Garrison), 3. Wayde Russell (Dunkerton).
HEAT FIVE n 1. Russ Olson (Cedar Rapids), 2. Keith Pittman (Waterloo), 3. Matt Hogan (Independence).
HEAT SIX n 1. Kevin Pittman (Waterloo), 2. Don Erger (Brandon), 3. Sean Rupp (Dubuque).
B MAIN WINNERS n Jason Schueller (Dubuque), Justin O'Brien (Volga), Scott Hogan (Vinton).
FEATURE n 1. Wetter, 2. Barker, 3. Joey Schaefer, 4. Kevin Pittman, 5. Schueller, 6. Russell, 7. Jerry Luloff (Independence), 8. Clayton Thomas (Waterloo), 9. Fisher, 10. Mike Burbridge (Delhi), 11. Olson, 12. Ryan, 13. Cordes, 14. Adam Johnson (Independence), 15. John Schaefer.
Late models
HEAT ONE n 1. Dave Thorsten (Decorah), 2. Jim Aschenbrenner (Waterloo), 3. Scott Megonigle (Cedar Rapids).
HEAT TWO n 1. Bobby Moyer (Dubuque), 2. Curt Martin (Independence), 3. Dean Wagner (Evansdale).
HEAT THREE n 1. J.D. Auringer (Evansdale), 2. Dale Hackwell Jr., 3. Gary Crawford (Independence).
FEATURE n 1. Moyer, 2. Bobby Hansen (Center Point), 3. Hackwell, 4. Auringer, 5. Tyler Bruening (Decorah), 6. Greg Hunter (Independence), 7. Paul Watters (Parkersburg), 8. Ed Sanger (Postville), 9. Tysus Pattee (Garrison), 10. Ben Schaefer (Raymond), 11. John Reidy (Winthrop), 12. Thorsten, 13. Megonigle, 14. Dale Stolte (Springville), 15. Scott Welsh (Cedar Rapids).
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