Garnhart, Soppe, Mather, Wauters, Welter crowned champions
By ROB HINCKLEY
See story below.
Following are results from Season Championship and Trackside Bar and Grill Night stock car racing Sunday evening at Dubuque Speedway.
Merfeld Brother Automotive IMCA Modifieds
Season Championship Feature (20 laps) – 1. 2G Matt Gansen 2. 21M Tyler Madigan 3. 88 Jaden Fryer 4. 3G Bryce Garnhart 5. 12T Timmy Current 6. 27M Mark Schulte 7. 1M Austin Moyer 8. 6 Jed Freiburger 9. 3X Ryan DeShaw 10. 9K Troy Bauer 11. 41P Keith Pittman 12. 15 Sean Rupp 13. 7D Dustin Wilwert 14. 01 John Campbell
1st Heat (8 laps) – 1. Fryer 2. Deshaw 3. Madigan 4. Rupp
2nd Heat (8 laps) – 1. Gansen 2. Moyer 3. Current 4. Pittman
Track Champion - Garnhart
Peosta Warehousing Logistics IMCA SportMods
Season Championship Feature (15 laps) – 1. 3T Tyler Soppe 2. 6M Jake Murphy 3. 4 Jerry Miles 4. 15 Matt Stagman 5. 02 Travis Fecht 6. 24 Matt Bennett 7. 77C Mitch Current 8. 7M Nate Miller 9. 32 T.J. Fortmann 10. 72 Steve Miller 11. 80A Jason Ambs 12. 35JR Justin Becker 13. 42 Wes Digman
1st Heat (8 laps) – 1. Miles 2. Becker 3. Bennett 4. Fecht
2nd Heat (8 laps) – 1. Fortmann 2. Soppe 3. Murphy 4. Digman
Track Champion - Soppe
K Motorsports IMCA Stock Cars
Season Championship Feature (10 laps) – 1. 74C Cole Mather 2. 63 Reece Norton 3. 8K Kyle Merkes
1st Heat (5 laps) – 1. Mather 2. Merkes 3. Norton
Track Champion - Mather
Kinsella Concrete IMCA Hobby Stocks
Season Championship Feature (12 laps) – 1. 1 Kaden Reynolds 2. 11S Shane Oberbreckling 3. 09 Daniel Wauters 4. 3B Brandon White 5. 28 Bobby Taggart 6. 24 Logan Clausen 7. 59 Roger Winkers
1st Heat (6 laps) – 1. Wauters 2. Reynolds 3. Oberbreckling 4. White
Track Champion - Wauters
4 Cylinders
Season Championship Feature (10 laps) – 1. 101 Nick Proehl 2. T78 Tyler Shady 3. 007 Adam Gates 4. 47 Thomas Adams 5. 11 Rick Hempstead 6. 17 Corey Crispin 7. W1 John Campbell, Jr. 8. 00 Caleb Strouha 9. 6PM Riley Mullin 10. 83 Jacob Welter
1st Heat (6 laps) – 1. Adams 2. Welter 3. Shady 4. Gates
Track Champion – Welter
2-Man Cruisers
Feature (12 laps) – 1. 26 Corey Rupp/Brandon Ehrisman 2. 32K Wayne Hora/Keith Keltner 3. 62 Kerry Davis/Shane Norton 4. 2 Jacob Brown/Damian Hamann 5. 16X Nathan Benzing/Adam Benzing 6. 13 Brad Bolsinger/DanVorwald 7. 777 Joe Backes/Cory Schenke 8. 16 Austin Heacock/Cody Brimeyer (Did Not Start – 83E Thomas Thompson/Dylan Elledge
1st Heat (6 laps) – 1. Rupp/Ehrisman 2. Heacock/Brimeyer 3. Davis/Norton 4. Hora/Keltner
INEX Legends
Feature (20 laps) – 1. Z4 Adrianne Hartmann 2. Z31 Hal Russell 3. 95 Mike Mueller 4. 5 Dave Eberle 5. 18 Ryan Sullivan 6. 77 Warren Ropp 7. B52 Kevin Korsmo 8. 51 Tim Franz 9. 04 Adam Meyer 10. 7 Jacob Tiegen 11. 25 Cole O’Brien
1st Heat (8 laps) – 1. Russell 2. Hartmann 3. Ropp 4. Mueller
2nd Heat (8 laps) – 1. Eberle 2. Sullivan 3. Korsmo 4. Tiegen
By ROB HINCKLEY
DUBUQUE, Iowa (Aug. 25) – He tossed another helmet tear off as the white flag flew.
Matt Gansen’s car made it that final lap as he won the 20-lap Merfeld Brothers Automotive IMCA Modified Season Championship feature Sunday evening at Dubuque Speedway.
“The car started to overheat and steam was hitting my faceshield,” a jubilant Gansen said in C&W Trucking / Hoker Trucking / Kam Koncepts Victory Circle. “I was using a tear off every lap. I didn’t know what was going on on the track.”
Gansen moved by early leader Jaden Fryer after several side by side laps on lap 9 and extended the advantage.
“It looked like (Fryer) was staying on the bottom and we were fast enough up top,” Gansen added. “I wasn’t sure if he would figure something else out so wanted to make the move.”
Tyler Madigan also passed Fryer late. Track champion Bryce Garnhart and Timmy Current rounded out the top five.
“It takes consistency and wins,” Garnhart said. “We put a lot of time in at the shop and I can’t thank my crew and sponsors enough.”
Tyler Soppe took the 15-lap Peosta Warehousing Logistics IMCA SportMod finale and the track title as well. Early leader Jake Murphy, Jerry Miles, Matt Stagman and Travis Fecht followed.
Cole Mather topped the K Motorsports IMCA Stock Car 10-lap Season Championship topping his title season. Reece Norton and Kyle Merkes came next.
Kaden Reynolds visited and edged Shane Oberbreckling at the finish line to take the Kinsella Concrete IMCA Hobby Stock 12-lapper. That finished off a great battle that included track champion Daniel Wauters. Brandon White and Bobby Taggart followed.
Nick Proehl won the battle of the 4 Cylinders taking the 12-lap feature. Jacob Welter was 10th but took the track title. In the feature, Tyler Shady, Adam Gates, Thomas Adams and Rick Hempstead finished 2nd through 5th.
The team of Corey Rupp and Brandon Ehrisman took the 2-Man Cruiser 12-lap feature. Adrianne Hartmann beat her car owner Hal Russell in the 20-lap INEX Legends main.
A total of 73 race teams hit the track for 17 total events plus Kids Trick or Treat and racing was completed about 8:45 p.m.
This concludes the season at Dubuque Speedway. For information on a possible upcoming championship banquet and late season specials, keep tuned to tracksidepromotionsia.com, the track Facebook page or call 563-940-7841.
By ROB HINCKLEY
See story below.
Following are results from Season Championship and Trackside Bar and Grill Night stock car racing Sunday evening at Dubuque Speedway.
Merfeld Brother Automotive IMCA Modifieds
Season Championship Feature (20 laps) – 1. 2G Matt Gansen 2. 21M Tyler Madigan 3. 88 Jaden Fryer 4. 3G Bryce Garnhart 5. 12T Timmy Current 6. 27M Mark Schulte 7. 1M Austin Moyer 8. 6 Jed Freiburger 9. 3X Ryan DeShaw 10. 9K Troy Bauer 11. 41P Keith Pittman 12. 15 Sean Rupp 13. 7D Dustin Wilwert 14. 01 John Campbell
1st Heat (8 laps) – 1. Fryer 2. Deshaw 3. Madigan 4. Rupp
2nd Heat (8 laps) – 1. Gansen 2. Moyer 3. Current 4. Pittman
Track Champion - Garnhart
Peosta Warehousing Logistics IMCA SportMods
Season Championship Feature (15 laps) – 1. 3T Tyler Soppe 2. 6M Jake Murphy 3. 4 Jerry Miles 4. 15 Matt Stagman 5. 02 Travis Fecht 6. 24 Matt Bennett 7. 77C Mitch Current 8. 7M Nate Miller 9. 32 T.J. Fortmann 10. 72 Steve Miller 11. 80A Jason Ambs 12. 35JR Justin Becker 13. 42 Wes Digman
1st Heat (8 laps) – 1. Miles 2. Becker 3. Bennett 4. Fecht
2nd Heat (8 laps) – 1. Fortmann 2. Soppe 3. Murphy 4. Digman
Track Champion - Soppe
K Motorsports IMCA Stock Cars
Season Championship Feature (10 laps) – 1. 74C Cole Mather 2. 63 Reece Norton 3. 8K Kyle Merkes
1st Heat (5 laps) – 1. Mather 2. Merkes 3. Norton
Track Champion - Mather
Kinsella Concrete IMCA Hobby Stocks
Season Championship Feature (12 laps) – 1. 1 Kaden Reynolds 2. 11S Shane Oberbreckling 3. 09 Daniel Wauters 4. 3B Brandon White 5. 28 Bobby Taggart 6. 24 Logan Clausen 7. 59 Roger Winkers
1st Heat (6 laps) – 1. Wauters 2. Reynolds 3. Oberbreckling 4. White
Track Champion - Wauters
4 Cylinders
Season Championship Feature (10 laps) – 1. 101 Nick Proehl 2. T78 Tyler Shady 3. 007 Adam Gates 4. 47 Thomas Adams 5. 11 Rick Hempstead 6. 17 Corey Crispin 7. W1 John Campbell, Jr. 8. 00 Caleb Strouha 9. 6PM Riley Mullin 10. 83 Jacob Welter
1st Heat (6 laps) – 1. Adams 2. Welter 3. Shady 4. Gates
Track Champion – Welter
2-Man Cruisers
Feature (12 laps) – 1. 26 Corey Rupp/Brandon Ehrisman 2. 32K Wayne Hora/Keith Keltner 3. 62 Kerry Davis/Shane Norton 4. 2 Jacob Brown/Damian Hamann 5. 16X Nathan Benzing/Adam Benzing 6. 13 Brad Bolsinger/DanVorwald 7. 777 Joe Backes/Cory Schenke 8. 16 Austin Heacock/Cody Brimeyer (Did Not Start – 83E Thomas Thompson/Dylan Elledge
1st Heat (6 laps) – 1. Rupp/Ehrisman 2. Heacock/Brimeyer 3. Davis/Norton 4. Hora/Keltner
INEX Legends
Feature (20 laps) – 1. Z4 Adrianne Hartmann 2. Z31 Hal Russell 3. 95 Mike Mueller 4. 5 Dave Eberle 5. 18 Ryan Sullivan 6. 77 Warren Ropp 7. B52 Kevin Korsmo 8. 51 Tim Franz 9. 04 Adam Meyer 10. 7 Jacob Tiegen 11. 25 Cole O’Brien
1st Heat (8 laps) – 1. Russell 2. Hartmann 3. Ropp 4. Mueller
2nd Heat (8 laps) – 1. Eberle 2. Sullivan 3. Korsmo 4. Tiegen
By ROB HINCKLEY
DUBUQUE, Iowa (Aug. 25) – He tossed another helmet tear off as the white flag flew.
Matt Gansen’s car made it that final lap as he won the 20-lap Merfeld Brothers Automotive IMCA Modified Season Championship feature Sunday evening at Dubuque Speedway.
“The car started to overheat and steam was hitting my faceshield,” a jubilant Gansen said in C&W Trucking / Hoker Trucking / Kam Koncepts Victory Circle. “I was using a tear off every lap. I didn’t know what was going on on the track.”
Gansen moved by early leader Jaden Fryer after several side by side laps on lap 9 and extended the advantage.
“It looked like (Fryer) was staying on the bottom and we were fast enough up top,” Gansen added. “I wasn’t sure if he would figure something else out so wanted to make the move.”
Tyler Madigan also passed Fryer late. Track champion Bryce Garnhart and Timmy Current rounded out the top five.
“It takes consistency and wins,” Garnhart said. “We put a lot of time in at the shop and I can’t thank my crew and sponsors enough.”
Tyler Soppe took the 15-lap Peosta Warehousing Logistics IMCA SportMod finale and the track title as well. Early leader Jake Murphy, Jerry Miles, Matt Stagman and Travis Fecht followed.
Cole Mather topped the K Motorsports IMCA Stock Car 10-lap Season Championship topping his title season. Reece Norton and Kyle Merkes came next.
Kaden Reynolds visited and edged Shane Oberbreckling at the finish line to take the Kinsella Concrete IMCA Hobby Stock 12-lapper. That finished off a great battle that included track champion Daniel Wauters. Brandon White and Bobby Taggart followed.
Nick Proehl won the battle of the 4 Cylinders taking the 12-lap feature. Jacob Welter was 10th but took the track title. In the feature, Tyler Shady, Adam Gates, Thomas Adams and Rick Hempstead finished 2nd through 5th.
The team of Corey Rupp and Brandon Ehrisman took the 2-Man Cruiser 12-lap feature. Adrianne Hartmann beat her car owner Hal Russell in the 20-lap INEX Legends main.
A total of 73 race teams hit the track for 17 total events plus Kids Trick or Treat and racing was completed about 8:45 p.m.
This concludes the season at Dubuque Speedway. For information on a possible upcoming championship banquet and late season specials, keep tuned to tracksidepromotionsia.com, the track Facebook page or call 563-940-7841.
