BOONE, Iowa (Sept. 2) – Jerry Hoffman will make his bid for a career first IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s crown from the front of the middle row on Saturday night.
The gregarious veteran ran second for the last half of Tuesday’s first SportMod qualifier at Boone Speedway. He was promoted to the top spot when Bobby Anders Jr. failed post-race suspension inspection.
Joining Hoffman in transferring to the big dance are fellow top eight qualifiers Tony Olson, Nelson Vollbrecht, Ethan Dotson – now the third Californian to advance – Cory Rose, Tyler Afrank, Taylor Musselman and Benji Legg. Jim Gillenwater was disqualified from third after failing post-race engine inspection.
Olson, now a four-time qualifier for the Saturday show, and Rose both advanced 19 spots from their original starting positions.
Legg made the main event for the third time in his career, Hoffman, Vollbrecht and Rose each for the second. Joining Dotson as first-time qualifiers are Afrank and Musselman.
Rookie races to front row start in SportMod main event
BOONE, Iowa (Sept. 2) – Jake McBirnie raced to a rare achievement for a rookie driver Tuesday night, earning a front row start in an IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s main event.
McBirnie topped the second of two SportMod qualifiers at Boone Speedway. The national rookie of the year contender will take the green from the front of the outside row on Saturday.
Lining up behind him will be Jake Simpson, defending champion Carter VanDenBerg, Shawn Harker, Jared Van Deest, George Nordman, Alex Zwanziger and Brian Miller.
Miller had started 18th, Van Deest 24th. Doug Smith was disqualified from fifth after failing post-race suspension inspection.
Miller qualified for the fifth time, Van DenBerg for the second. Simpson, Harker, VanDeest, Nordman and Zwanziger join McBirnie as first-time qualifiers.
Last-chance qualifying on Wednesday will complete the main event starting field of 30.
Complete Tuesday SportMod Results
A-Main -01 – 1. Jerry Hoffman, Oronogo, Mo.; 2. Tony Olson, Cedar Rapids; 3. Nelson Vollbrecht, Stanton, Neb.; 4. Ethan Dotson, Bakersfield, Calif.; 5. Cory Rose, Boone; 6. Tyler Afrank, Norfolk, Neb.; 7. Taylor Musselman, Norwalk; 8. Benji Legg, Beatrice, Neb.; 9. Joe Feyen, Plattsmouth, Neb.; 10. Tracy Wassenberg, Shawano, Wis.; 11. Justin Remus, New Ulm, Minn.; 12. Jacob Sachau, Denison; 13. Chad Shaw, Trimble, Mo.; 14. Chad Ryerson, Wellsburg; 15. Kyle Griffith, Taft, Calif.; 16. Sean Wyett, Danville; 17. Robby Rosselli, Minot, N.D.; 18. Jeremy Pittsenbarger, Cameron, Mo.; 19. Brian Konz, LeMars; 20. Nick Meyer, Whittemore; 21. Jared Hansen, Audubon; 22. Brandon Long, Green Bay, Wis.; 23. Aaron Benson, Clear Lake; 24. Mike Grantham, Fort Calhoun, Neb.; 25. Ryan Wolla, Tioga, N.D.; 26. Kruz Griffith, Bakersfield, Calif.; 27. Ryan Hiscocks, Britt; 28. Brandon Clough, Wallace, Neb.; 29. Bobby Anders Jr., Quincy, Ill.; 30. Jim Gillenwater, Keokuk.
A-Main 02 — 1. Jake McBirnie, Boone; 2. Jake Simpson, Algona; 3. Carter VanDenBerg, Oskaloosa; 4. Shawn Harker, Nebraska City, Neb.; 5. Jared VanDeest, Holland; 6. George Nordman, Mason City; 7. Alex Zwanzinger, Nashua; 8. Brian Miller, Grand Junction; 9. Lynn Brockett, Ogden; 10. Kurtis Pihl, Lindsborg, Kan.; 11. Matt Frederickson, Aurelia; 12. Darin Roepke, LeMars; 13. Dylan Petersen, Harlan; 14. Sean Manning, Firth, Neb.; 15. Austin Schrage, Cresco; 16. Sam Wieben, Dysart; 17. Lukas Onstot, Norwalk; 18. Anthony Onstot, Norwalk; 19. Shawn Albers, Wellsburg; 20. Danny Roe, Turlock, Calif.; 21. Chet Ragan, Eagle Lake, Minn.; 22. Tony Rialson, Cottonwood, Minn.; 23. Michael Murphy, Jefferson; 24. Todd Inman, Altoona; 25. Tara Longnecker, Woodward; 26. Matt Northrop, Stanhope; 27. Cameron Vande Weerd, Alton; 28. Troy Douglas, North Platte, Neb.; 29. Lucas Lamberies, Clintonville, Wis; 30. Doug Smith, Lanesboro.
B-Main 01 — 1. Justin Medler, Minot, N.D.; 2. Colby Fett, Algona; 3. Brian Schrage, Cresco; 4. Ben Kraus, Britt; 5. Gary Dutton, Bakersfield, Calif.; 6. Kamren Gruber, Great Bend, Kan.; 7. Brian Eppert, Ogden; 8. Arron Duvall, Trenton, Mo.; 9. Austin Frye, Taft, Calif.; 10. Nate Thompson, Fremont, Neb.; 11. Coby Bangasser, Allison; 12. Creston Williams, Newhall; 13. Colby Heishman, Brooklyn; 14. Matthew Anderson, Webb; 15. Curtis Van Der Wal, Oskaloosa; 16. Kyle Robinson, Cherokee; 17. Shane Swanson, Forest City; 18. Levi Chipp, Latimer; 19. Bill Wears, Des Moines; 20. Tim Judd, Wall Lake.
B-Main 02 — 1. Kelly Henderson, Minot, N.D.; 2. James Kleinheksel, Columbus, Neb.; 3. Matthew McCahen, Waterloo; 4. John Albrecht, Glencoe, Minn.; 5. DJ Robinson, Des Moines; 6. Evan Nemitz, Kiron; 7. Jerrod Johannnsen, Schleswig; 8. Aaron Plum, Sioux City; 9. Larry Embrey, Madrid; 10. Caleb Dennis, Meadville, Mo.; 11. Richard Mueller, Jackson, Wyo.; 12. Ralph Risius, Ogden; 13. Tim Cooper, North Platte, Neb.; 14. Sean Tyson, Council Bluffs; 15. Jerry Hinton, Adel; 16. Curt Hilmer, Dysart; 17. Dustin Enabnit, Rockford; 18. Tyler Frye, Belleville, Kan.; 19. Rick Ringgenberg, Kelley; 20. Kevin Bruck, Dunlap.
B-Main 03 — 1. Joshua Appel, Dodge City, Kan.; 2. Dakoda Sellers, Waverly; 3. Cameron Meyer, Pierce, Neb.; 4. Randy Porter, Hutchinson, Kan.; 5. Matt Petrzelka, Norway; 6. Mark Hunziger, Oregon, Mo.; 7. Tyler Soppe, Sherrill; 8. Brandon Morris, Cedar Rapids; 9. Doug Cook, Algona; 10. Jarred Campus, Douglas, N.D.; 11. Bryan Johnson, Roland; 12. Bruce Egeland, Marshall, Minn.; 13. Eric Bassett, Mankato, Minn.; 14. Bryan Rigsby, Topeka, Kan.; 15. Blain Petersen, Essex; 16. Harvey Vande Weerd, Alton; 17. Brandon Ostwald, Algona; 18. Cody Knecht, Whittemore; 19. Nate
Whitehurst, Mason City; 20. Aaron Hilderman, Topeka, Kan..
B-Main 04 — 1. Brett Lowry, Kellogg; 2. Ryan King, Montour; 3. Cody Olsen, Omaha, Neb.; 4. Jeremy Noonan, Lincoln, Neb.; 5. Clinton Luellen, Minburn; 6. Nathan Mumm, Harlan; 7. Chase Rudolf, Prole; 8. Jeremiah LaDue, Trenton, N.D.; 9. Daniel Gottschalk, Ellis, Kan.; 10. Lynn Starry, Chamois, Mo.; 11. Robert Moore, Maxwell; 12. Tory Mack, Surrey, N.D.; 13. Austin Kaplan, Des Moines; 14. Tom Lathrop, Ottumwa; 15. T.J. Brown, Heron Lake, Minn.; 16. Mike Appel, Dodge City, Kan.; 17. Kody Havens, Wiota; 18. Jon Schultz, Waunakee, Wis; 19. Kevin Robinson, Dewar; 20. Trevor
Chaplin, Iowa Falls.
Heat 01 — 1. Jeremy Pittsenbarger, Cameron, Mo.; 2. Tony Olson, Cedar Rapids; 3. Jacob Sachau, Denison; 4. Creston Williams, Newhall; 5. Coby Bangasser, Allison; 6. Kyle Robinson, Cherokee; 7. Matthew Anderson, Webb; 8. Travis Patterson, Lincoln, Neb..
Heat 02 — 1. Nelson Vollbrecht, Stanton, Neb.; 2. Taylor Musselman, Norwalk; 3. Brandon Clough, Wallace, Neb.; 4. Colby Heishman, Brooklyn; 5. Nate Thompson, Fremont, Neb.; 6. Shane Swanson, Forest City; 7. Bill Wears, Des Moines; 8. Fred Traskowsky, Woodbine, Kan..
Heat 03 — 1. Tyler Afrank, Norfolk, Neb.; 2. Nick Meyer, Whittemore; 3. Cory Rose, Boone; 4. Brian Schrage, Cresco; 5. Austin Frye, Taft, Calif.; 6. Brian Eppert, Ogden; 7. Arron Duvall, Trenton, Mo.; 8. Randy Rudolf, Norwalk.
Heat 04 — 1. Tracy Wassenberg, Shawano, Wis; 2. Aaron Benson, Clear Lake; 3. Justin Remus, New Ulm, Minn.; 4. Justin Medler, Minot, N.D.; 5. Curtis Van Der Wal, Oskaloosa; 6. Ben Kraus, Britt; 7. Tim Judd, Wall Lake; 8. Ryan Topf, Charter Oak.
Heat 05 — 1. Jerry Hoffman, Oronogo, Mo.; 2. Jared Hansen, Audubon; 3. Robby Rosselli, Minot, N.D.; 4. Gary Dutton, Bakersfield, Calif.; 5. Colby Fett, Algona; 6. Levi Chipp, Latimer; 7. Kamren Gruber, Great Bend, Kan.; 8. Dustin Morgan, Williston, N.D..
Heat 06 — 1. Bobby Anders Jr, Quincy, Ill.; 2. Ryan Hiscocks, Britt; 3. Joe Feyen, Plattsmouth, Neb.; 4. Jerrod Johannnsen, Schleswig; 5. Kelly Henderson, Minot, N.D.; 6. Aaron Plum, Sioux City; 7. Tim Cooper, North Platte, Neb.; 8. Rick Fosse, Des Moines.
Heat 07 — 1. Ethan Dotson, Bakersfield, Calif.; 2. Kruz Griffith, Bakersfield, Calif.; 3. Mike Grantham, Fort Calhoun, Neb.; 4. John Albrecht, Glencoe, Minn.; 5. Matthew McCahen, Waterloo; 6. Richard Mueller, Jackson, Wyo.; 7. Rick Ringgenberg, Kelley; 8. Nate Ginest, Great Bend, Kan..
Heat 08 — 1. Chad Shaw, Trimble, Mo.; 2. Sean Wyett, Danville; 3. Chad Ryerson, Wellsburg; 4. James Kleinheksel, Columbus, Neb.; 5. Curt Hilmer, Dysart; 6. DJ Robinson, Des Moines; 7. Kevin Bruck, Dunlap; 8. Brandon Williams, Des Moines.
Heat 09 — 1. Jim Gillenwater, Keokuk; 2. Brandon Long, Green Bay, Wis; 3. Ryan Wolla, Tioga, N.D.; 4. Sean Tyson, Council Bluffs; 5. Caleb Dennis, Meadville, Mo.; 6. Larry Embrey, Madrid; 7. Ralph Risius, Ogden; 8. Paul Atchison, Webster City.
Heat 10 — 1. Kyle Griffith, Taft, Calif.; 2. Benji Legg, Beatrice, Neb.; 3. Brian Konz, Le Mars; 4. Jerry Hinton, Adel; 5. Dustin Enabnit, Rockford; 6. Tyler Frye, Belleville, Kan.; 7. Evan Nemitz, Kiron; 8. Dawn Krall, Waterloo.
Heat 11 — 1. George Nordman, Mason City; 2. Sam Wieben, Dysart; 3. Lukas Onstot, Norwalk; 4. Bruce Egeland, Marshall, Minn.; 5. Tyler Soppe, Sherrill; 6. Cameron Meyer, Pierce, Neb.; 7. Cody Knecht, Whittemore; 8. Matt Lizotte, Minot, N.D..
Heat 12 — 1. Matt Northrop, Stanhope; 2. Shawn Harker, Nebraska City, Neb.; 3. Tony Rialson, Cottonwood, Minn.; 4. Blain Petersen, Essex; 5. Brandon Morris, Cedar Rapids; 6. Dakoda Sellers, Waverly; 7. Nate Whitehurst, Mason City; 8. Matt Marquardt, Tekamah, Neb.
Heat 13 — 1. Michael Murphy, Jefferson; 2. Darin Roepke, LeMars; 3. Lynn Brockett, Ogden; 4. Joshua Appel, Dodge City, Kan.; 5. Harvey Vande Weerd, Alton; 6. Bryan Rigsby, Topeka, Kan.; 7. Aaron Hilderman, Topeka, Kan.; 8. Tony Ploeger;.
Heat 14 — 1. Dylan Petersen, Harlan; 2. Anthony Onstot, Norwalk; 3. Cameron Vande Weerd, Alton; 4. Mark Hunziger, Oregon, Mo.; 5. Doug Cook, Algona; 6. Eric Bassett, Mankato, Minn.; 7. Randy Porter, Hutchinson, Kan..
Heat 15 — 1. Chet Ragan, Eagle Lake, Minn.; 2. Brian Miller, Grand Junction; 3. Sean Manning, Firth, Neb.; 4. Bryan Johnson, Roland; 5. Brandon Ostwald, Algona; 6. Jarred Campus, Douglas, N.D.; 7. Matt Petrzelka, Norway.
Heat 16 — 1. Carter VanDenBerg, Oskaloosa; 2. Matt Frederickson, Aurelia; 3. Lucas Lamberies, Clintonville, Wis; 4. Ryan King, Montour; 5. T.J. Brown, Heron Lake, Minn.; 6. Brett Lowry, Kellogg; 7. Clinton Luellen, Minburn.
Heat 17 — 1. Jake McBirnie, Boone; 2. Doug Smith, Lanesboro; 3. Austin Schrage, Cresco; 4. Chase Rudolf, Prole; 5. Tory Mack, Surrey, N.D.; 6. Jeremy Noonan, Lincoln, Neb.; 7. Nathan Mumm, Harlan; 8. Jacob Salisbury, Dunkerton.
Heat 18 — 1. Tara Longnecker, Woodward; 2. Shawn Albers, Wellsburg; 3. Jared VanDeest, Holland; 4. Austin Kaplan, Des Moines; 5. Cody Olsen, Omaha, Neb.; 6. Lynn Starry, Chamois, Mo.; 7. Kevin Robinson, Dewar.
Heat 19 — 1. Jake Simpson, Algona; 2. Kurtis Pihl, Lindsborg, Kan.; 3. Troy Douglas, North Platte, Neb.; 4. Daniel Gottschalk, Ellis, Kan.; 5. Mike Appel, Dodge City, Kan.; 6. Kody Havens, Wiota; 7. Trevor Chaplin, Iowa Falls.
Heat 20 — 1. Alex Zwanzinger, Nashua; 2. Danny Roe, Turlock, Calif.; 3. Todd Inman, Altoona; 4. Tom Lathrop, Ottumwa; 5. Robert Moore, Maxwell; 6. Jon Schultz, Waunakee, Wis; 7. Jeremiah LaDue, Trenton, N.D..