Racing leaders widen margins
FAIRMONT - Hobby stock driver Dustin Larson, stock car racer Mike Jergens and hornets driver Nate Coopman each produced feature victories Friday night at Fairmont Raceway to extend their respective leads in the seasonal point standings.
Larson crossed the finish line ahead of Nate Manderfield during the hobby stock class' main event to widen his lead to 17 points over Guy Kimpton. Kimpton finished fifth in the feature race.
Manderfield drove to a first-place finish in the division's second heat race, while Dan Wedel claimed top honors during the first heat race.
In the stock car class, Jergens netted the checkered flag over Elijah Zevenbergen in the main event. Jergens widened his margin to 10 points over Ken Tietz - who claimed seventh in the feature - in the point standings.
Zevenbergen and Jerry Coopman earned victories during the division's first and second heat races, respectively.
Nate Coopman extended his points lead to 17 over Mick Rykhus by pocketing first place during the hornets class' main event. Coopman crossed the finish line ahead of Amanda Kaltved, while Rykhus netted eighth in the feature.
Tim Doocy and Bentley Glaser claimed top honors during the class' first and second heat races, respectively.
Despite winning the junior hornets feature race on Friday night, Jeff Trosin still trails points leader Dalton Sathoff by 17. Sathoff, who won the class' only heat race, placed third behind Trosin and Joe DeVries during the main event.
In the 360 modified division, Joe Anderson proved the night's only double-winner by crossing the finish line first in both the feature and third heat races.
Anderson took the checkered flag over Travis DeBoer during the main event, while beating Dan Tenold to the wire in heat action.
Tenold, who placed fifth in the feature, trails points leader Josh Ruby by only one point after Ruby steered his way to a seventh-place showing in the main event.
Kyle Steuber and Mark Sathoff posted wins in the 360 modified class during the first and second heat races, respectively.
Travis Engeman produced a first-place performance during the modified class' feature race, breaking the tape before Josh Meyer.
Jeff Ignaszewski netted fifth place in the main event to help extend his points lead over Troy Swearingen to seven. Swearingen took 10th place in the feature competition.
Chris Rakness, James Slawson and Brandon Beckendorf drove to first-place showings in the modified division's first, second and third heat races, respectively.
Racing returns to Fairmont on Friday night.
FAIRMONT RACEWAY
(July 31 Results)
MODIFIEDS
Feature: 1. Travis Engeman (Fairmont); 2. Josh Meyer (Fairmont); 3. Jason Cummins (New Richland); 4. James Slawson (Spirit Lake, Iowa); 5. Jeff Ignaszewski (Wells); 6. Terry Hanning (Armstrong); 7. Ted Anderson (Springfield); 8. Oliver Kollofski (Fairmont); 9. Roger Nielsen (Dolliver, Iowa); 10. Troy Swearingen (Thompson, Iowa); 11. Ricky Stephan (S. Sioux, Neb.); 12. Ken Odegaard (Welcome); 13. Brandon Beckendorf (Danube); 14. Mark Gartner (Mapleton); 15. Jake Grathwohl (Fairmont); 16. Alex Hanson (Kensett, Iowa); 17. Randy Winter (Winnebago); 18. Chris Rakness (Fairmont); 19. Travis Peterson (Mapleton); 20. Denny Anderson (Rochester); 21. Eric Dailey (Armstrong); 22. Rick Segman (Redwood Falls).
Heat 1: 1. Chris Rakness; 2. Denny Anderson; 3. Jeff Ignaszewski; 4. Oliver Kollofski; 5. Ricky Stephan; 6. Jake Grathwohl; 7. Mark Gartner; 8. Randy Winter.
Heat 2: 1. James Slawson; 2. Travis Engeman; 3. Josh Meyer; 4. Roger Nielsen; 5. Troy Swearingen; 6. Travis Peterson; 7. Alex Hanson.
Heat 3: 1. Brandon Beckendorf; 2. Ted Anderson; 3. Eric Dailey; 4. Jason Cummins; 5. Terry Hanning; 6. Ken Odegaard; 7. Rick Segman.
360 MODIFIEDS
Feature: 1. Joe Anderson (Spencer, Iowa); 2. Travis DeBoer (Fairmont); 3. Mark Sathoff (Dolliver, Iowa); 4. Tad Reutzel (Burt, Iowa); 5. Dan Tenold (Northwood, Iowa); 6. Devin Spoo (Estherville, Iowa); 7. Josh Ruby (Lakota, Iowa); 8. Oliver Kollofski (Fairmont); 9. Troy Gochanour (Armstrong); 10. Dan Paplow (Dundee); 11. Kyle Steuber (Fairmont); 12. Travis Greenfield (Kasson); 13. Matthew Looft (Swea City); 14. Joey Lium (Bancroft, Iowa); 15. Brandon Halverson (Jackson); 16. Mel Halverson (Menahga); 17. Logan Swearingen (Thompson, Iowa); 18. Justin DeBoer (Fairmont); 19. Tucker Betts (Fairmont); 20. Jason Huber (Wells); 21. Jake Simpson (Algona, Iowa); 22. Wade Wenzel (New Richland); 23. Justin Schuder (Fairmont); 24. Mark Garver (Wells); 25. Jeff Carter (Mapleton).
Heat 1: 1. Kyle Steuber; 2. Devin Spoo; 3. Josh Ruby; 4. Tucker Betts; 5. Mel Halverson; 6. Dan Paplow; 7. Jason Huber; 8. Justin DeBoer; 9. Wade Wenzel.
Heat 2: 1. Mark Sathoff; 2. Troy Gochanour; 3. Travis DeBoer; 4. Logan Swearingen; 5. Jeff Carter; 6. Jake Simpson; 7. Matthew Looft; 8. Mark Garver.
Heat 3: 1. Joe Anderson; 2. Dan Tenold; 3. Tad Reutzel; 4. Oliver Kollofski; 5. Brandon Halverson; 6. Travis Greenfield; 7. Joey Lium; 8. Justin Schuder
HOBBY STOCKS
Feature: 1. Dustin Larson (Rushmore); 2. Nate Manderfield (Mankato); 3. Greg Sidles (Emmetsburg, Iowa); 4. Dan Wedel (Fairmont); 5. Guy Kimpton (Wells); 6. Rick Heenan (Fairmont); 7. Wes Jahnz (St. James); 8. Tyler Ignaszewski (Alden); 9. Logan Kelly (Fairmont); 10. Rex Hammerschmidt (Mankato); 11. Dustin Wannarka (Truman); 12. Bart Smith (Amboy); 13. Ryan Black (Good Thunder); 14. Doug Schwanz (Truman); 15. Matt Boyes (Wells); 16. Kyle Schley (Alpha); 17. Nate Darnell (Fairmont).
Heat 1: 1. Dan Wedel; 2. Dustin Wannarka; 3. Ryan Black; 4. Dustin Larson; 5. Doug Schwanz; 6. Matt Boyes; 7. Bart Smith; 8. Logan Kelly; 9. Nate Darnell.
Heat 2: 1. Nate Manderfield; 2. Greg Sidles; 3. Rex Hammerschmidt; 4. Guy Kimpton; 5. Wes Jahnz; 6. Rick Heenan; 7. Tyler Ignaszewski; 8. Kyle Schley.
STOCK CARS
Feature: 1. Mike Jergens (Plover, Iowa); 2. Elijah Zevenbergen (Ocheyedan, Iowa); 3. Jesse Olson (Mayer); 4. Rick Mees (Eagle Lake); 5. Jeffrey Larson (Lakefield); 6. Jerry Coopman (Mankato); 7. Ken Tietz (Belle Plaine); 8. Derek Green (Granada); 9. Ned Kalis (Wells); 10. Travis Hoeft (Iowa); 11. Dan Thate (Fairmont); 12. Brad Scheibel (Essig); 13. Jeff Holstein (New Ulm); 14. Doug Jenkins (Winnebago); 15. Brice Bodle (Wallingford, Iowa); 16. Luke Sathoff (Jackson); 17. Tom Suess (New Ulm).
Heat 1: 1. Elijah Zevenbergen; 2. Jesse Olson; 3. Jeffrey Larson; 4. Mike Jergens; 5. Ken Tietz; 6. Brice Bodle; 7. Doug Jenkins; 8. Jeff Holstein; 9. Tom Suess.
Heat 2: 1. Jerry Coopman; 2. Derek Green; 3. Ned Kalis; 4. Brad Scheibel; 5. Rick Mees; 6. Travis Hoeft; 7. Luke Sathoff; 8. Dan Thate.
HORNETS
Feature: 1. Nate Coopman (Mankato); 2. Amanda Kaltved (Estherville, Iowa); 3. Bentley Glaser (Armstrong); 4. Joe Bunkofske (Armstrong); 5. Makenzie Jenkins (Winnebago); 6. Tyler Manning (Graettinger, Iowa); 7. Jay DeVries (Spencer, Iowa); 8. Mick Rykhus (Eagle Lake); 9. Jessica Harms (North Mankato); 10. Tim Doocy (Bancroft, Iowa); 11. Josh Telecky (Hutchinson).
Heat 1: 1. Tim Doocy; 2. Amanda Kaltved; 3. Nate Coopman; 4. Makenzie Jenkins; 5. Tyler Manning; 6. Jay DeVries.
Heat 2: 1. Bentley Glaser; 2. Mick Rykhus; 3. Joe Bunkofske; 4. Jessica Harms; 5. Josh Telecky.
JUNIOR HORNETS
Feature: 1. Jeff Trosin (Armstrong); 2. Joe DeVries (Spencer, Iowa); 3. Dalton Sathoff (Armstrong); 4. Adam Blackstad (St. James); 5. Blair Schultz (Mapleton).
Heat 1: 1. Dalton Sathoff; 2. Joe DeVries; 3. Jeff Trosin; 4. Blair Schultz; 5. Adam Blackstad.




