Watts, Remus win at Red Cloud
By Mike Hughes

RED CLOUD, NE (July 20)—Kansas drivers Tim Watts and Jared Remus finally made their way to the winner’s circle at The Speed Bowl in Red Cloud, NE, Friday evening, July 20.

            Veteran driver Watts, of Beloit, KS, won his first IMCA Modified feature at Red Cloud as he was able to outrun young gun Brandon Blochlinger to the checkers.  Dusty Blake finished third, followed by Micaah Johnson and Jim Pearce.  Heat race winners were Troy Johnson and Lonnie Veteto. 

            In the IMCA Stock Car feature, Remus, of Downs, KS, beat last week’s winner Cory Struckhoff to the finish line for his first victory at ‘The Bowl’ this season.  Jason Smidt, Matt Streit and Nathan Glendening rounded out the top five.  Remus and Jason McCartney won the two heat races.

            Mike Shriver of Hastings won his third IMCA Hobby Stock feature.  Jared Lewis finished in the runner-up spot, followed by ‘Smokin’ Joe McDole and Rocky ‘Z Man’ Zimmerman.  Heat race winners Jim Buss and Jerry Hudson finished fifth and sixth.

            Drew Barry & Ethan Vogler of Superior beat heat race winners Adam Sidlo & E.J. Kothe to the wire in the Cruiser main event.  It was Barry & Vogler’s second win.

            After winning his heat race, Andy Sole of Nelson drove to his 6^th win of the season in the 4-cylinder Young Gun division.  Jamie Bergmark finished second.

            The regular five divisions return this Friday night, July 27.  Racing begins at 8:00 p.m.  It will be the first night of the 3-night Thunder Series with added money on the line for all the divisions.

RACE RESULTS

IMCA Hobby Stock

Heat 1: 1. Jerry Hudson, 2. Jared Lewis, 3. Kyle Bond, 4. Rhett Kingsbury.

Heat 2: 1. Jim Buss, 2. Mike Shriver, 3. Delbert Selvage, 4. Joe McDole.

Feature: 1. Shriver, 2. Lewis, 3. McDole, 4. Rocky Zimmerman, 5. Buss, 6. Hudson, 7. Jamie Reiman, 8. Bond, 9. Gary Kneher, 10. Jebb Linner, 11. Kaid Calhoon, 12. Kingsbury (DNF), 13. Roger Couse (DNF), 14. Selvage (DNF).

IMCA Stock Car

Heat 1: 1. Jason McCartney, 2. Cory Struckhoff, 3. Brett Behrends, 4. Wayne Walker.

Heat 2: 1. Jared Remus, 2. Josh Hudson, 3. Nathan Glendening, 4. Shane Stout.

Feature: 1. Remus, 2. Struckhoff, 3. Jason Smidt, 4. Matt Streit, 5. Glendening, 6. Behrends, 7. Hudson, 8. Walker, 9. Stout, 10. McCartney, 11. Chad Wulf, 12. Troy Attwood (DNF), 13. Brant Beam (DNS).

IMCA Modified

Heat 1: 1. Troy Johnson, 2. Devon Housh, 3. Dwight Housh, 4. Brandon Blochlinger.

Heat 2: 1. Lonnie Veteto, 2. Larry Sutton, 3. Scott Smith, 4. Tim Watts.

Feature: 1. Watts, 2. Blochlinger, 3. Dusty Blake, 4. Micaah Johnson, 5. Jim Pearce, 6. Sutton, 7. Dwight Housh, 8. Smith, 9. Joby Hanson, 10. Veteto, 11. Jeff Linner, 12. Caesare Linner, 13. Mark Zorn (DNF), 14. Lonnie Schriner (DNF), 15. T. Johnson (DNF), 16. Devon Housh (DNF).

4-cylinder Young Gun

Heat: 1. Andy Sole, 2. Jamie Bergmark.

Feature: 1. Sole, 2. Bergmark.

Cruiser

Heat: 1. Adam Sidlo/E.J. Kothe, 2. Terry Gradig/Jeremy Teselle, 3. Drew Barry/Ethan Vogler, 4. Brandon Naasz/Colton Claussen.

Feature: 1. Barry/Vogler, 2. Sidlo/Kothe, 3. Gradig/Teselle, 4. Naasz/Claussen.