(Bill W) August 9, 2011 – The place to be is the Casey’s General Stores Ultimate Challenge presented by Searsboro Telephone Company tonight at the Southern Iowa Speedway in Oskaloosa, Iowa! Racing is scheduled for 7:15 p.m., and drivers are already descending upon Osky for their shot at $15,000 in the highest paying one-night non-wing show in the world!
Defending champion Bud Kaeding and Knoxville Non-wing Nationals champion Brady Bacon were in the house last night checking things out. Tonight they will take the wing off and go to battle with drivers such as USAC champion and former race winner, Levi Jones, triple crown and Ultimate Challenge winner Dave Darland, the steady Jon Stanbrough and Indiana Sprintweek champion Chris Windom, among many more!
McTwo Promotions Terry McCarl is a huge non-wing fan. “Year after year, the fans who come to the Ultimate Challenge witness some of the greatest racing you’re going to see. I can’t tell you how many come up to me and tell me that it was the best racing that they had seen all year. I think fans who have been here know exactly what I’m talking about.”
Several contingencies and prizes for both drivers and fans add to the appeal of the Ultimate Challenge.
Tickets are still available at the box office, so hurry to Oskaloosa, Iowa tonight! There is no live broadcast. The only way to see the 10th Annual Casey’s General Stores Ultimate Challenge presented by Searsboro Telephone Company is up close and in person!
Directions: The Southern Iowa Speedway is located 1/2 mile West of US 63 on SR 92, then 1/3 mile North on North I St. (at the Southern Iowa Fairgrounds)
From Knoxville – Take SR 92 East 20 miles to Oskaloosa. Turn North on North I St. and go 1/3 mile to Fairgrounds.
From Hwy 163 – Take SR 92 Exit East to North I St. Go North 1/3 mile to Fairgrounds.
History of the Ultimate Challenge (2002-2010)
The Winners
2002 – 1a, Travis Rilat, Forney, TX
2003 – 2B, Boston Reid, Logansport, IN
2004 – 70, Dickie Gaines, Mitchell, IN
2005 – 2B, Levi Jones, Olney, IL
2006 – 69, Jerry Coons Jr., Tucson, AZ
2007 – Rain
2008 – 2B, Dave Darland, Lincoln, IN
2009 – 13, Jesse Hockett, Warsaw, MO
2010 – 29, Bud Kaeding, Campbell, CA
A Main Starts
8, Levi Jones
7, Damion Gardner
5, Cory Kruseman
5, Jesse Hockett
5, Matt Westfall
5, Dave Darland
5, Bill Rose
Top Five Finishes
4, Damion Gardner
4, Dave Darland
3, Jac Haudenschild
3, Levi Jones
2, Boston Reid
2, JJ Yeley
2, Jerry Coons Jr.
2, Jesse Hockett
2, Cole Whitt
2, Bryan Clauson
Top Ten Finishes
5, Cory Kruseman
5, Levi Jones
4, Jac Haudenschild
4, Damion Gardner
4, Jerry Coons Jr.
4, Dave Darland
Number of Entries (166 Drivers have competed)
9, Levi Jones
8, Damion Gardner
7, Charles Davis Jr.
7, Bud Kaeding
7, Dave Darland
6, Dickie Gaines
6, Cory Kruseman
6, Robert Bell
6, Jesse Hockett
6, Travis Rilat
6, Jerry Coons Jr.
6, Chris Urish