Bruening Becomes Fifth IMCA Late Model Winner at Independence

Tyler Bruening added his name to the list of Budweiser IMCA Late Model winners Saturday, June 6, 2015 at Independence Motor Speedway.

Bruening took the lead from Dirk Hamilton on the 10th of 25 laps en route to victory. For the seventh time in the last 11 years, there have been five straight different Late Model winners to start the season at the speedway.

Tyler Droste started alongside Bruening in the fourth row and crossed the line second ahead of Darren Ackerman.

J. D. Auringer raced the high side to a convincing win in the 20-lap Performance Bodies IMCA Modified main.

Auringer took the lead from Joe Docekal following a lap seven restart and then checked out on the field to take the victory ahead of Troy Cordes and Vern Jackson.

In Burco Sales IMCA Stock Car action, IMCA Modified veteran Darin Duffy earned the first Stock Car win of his career in just his second night in the division.

Duffy held off persistent challenges from Phil Holtz to reach victory lane at the end of that 15-lapper. Scott Pippert finished third.

Benji Irvine drove to his third local win of the season in the 15-lap Big Daddy Chassis IMCA Hobby Stock feature.

From a fifth row start, Irvine raced the low groove through the pack before taking the top spot on lap seven. He pulled away to score the win ahead of Leah Wroten and Justin Lichty.

After being pressured by Jenae Gustin throughout the last half of the 15-lap Tenacity Graphics IMCA Northern SportMod feature, race leader Lucas Lundry spun in turn four on the white flag lap.

Gustin inherited the point on the restart and drove to her second local win of the season ahead of Colby Heishman and Kevin Hurst.

Don Erger snuck past Cole McNeal on a restart midway through the 12-lap RCZ Enterprises Indee Car main event to drive to victory.

Jamie Whitaker made a late push exiting turn four on the final lap, but fell a half car-length short at the line. McNeal ran third.

Contributed By: Ryan Clark

INDEPENDENCE MOTOR SPEEDWAY
WEEKLY RACE RESULTS
JUNE 6, 2015

IMCA LATE MODEL:
Feature – 1. 16 Tyler Bruening, Decorah; 2. 31 Tyler Droste, Waterloo; 3. 53 Darren Ackerman, Readlyn; 4. 8R Sean Johnson, Independence; 5. 87 John Emerson, Waterloo; 6. 77 Dirk Hamilton, Jesup; 7. 83 Russell Hesse, Waterloo; 8. 1H Brian Hunter, Independence; 9. 45 Curt Martin, Independence; 10. 73 Greg Kastli, Waterloo; 11. 60 Ben Seemann, Waterloo; 12. 70 Jerry King, Waterloo; 13. 02T Tanner Allen, Springville; 14. 2 Rory Metcalf, Iowa City; 15. 88 Drew Johnson, Independence.
First Heat – 1. Droste; 2. S. Johnson; 3. Hamilton; 4. Ackerman; 5. Emerson; 6. Kastli; 7. D. Johnson; 8. Allen.
Second Heat – 1. King; 2. Bruening; 3. Hesse; 4. Martin; 5. Hunter; 6. Seemann; 7. Metcalf.

IMCA MODIFIED:
Feature – 1. 00J J. D. Auringer, Waterloo; 2. 71 Troy Cordes, Dunkerton; 3. 64 Vern Jackson, Waterloo; 4. 75 Josh Sherbon, Cedar Falls; 5. 12D Joe Docekal, Dysart; 6. 01 Ed Thomas, Waterloo; 7. 24R Adam Johnson, Independence; 8. 4 Ryan Maitland, Denver; 9. 33D Scott Hogan, Vinton; 10. 20L Zach Less, Manchester; 11. 19D Darin Duffy, Urbana; 12. 21 Brennen Chipp, Waterloo; 13. F7 Patrick Flannagan, Cedar Rapids; 14. 415 Josh Barta, Cedar Falls; 15. 57B Dennis Betzer, Central City; 16. 5 Jason Morehouse, Evansdale; 17. 85C Bryce Carey, Nashua; 18. 27 Jamie Johnson, Waterloo; 19. 41P Keith Pittman, Waterloo; 20. 66 Terry Johnson, Waterloo; 21. 93K Jeff Kriz, Waterloo; 22. 10K Ronn Lauritzen, Jesup; 23. 11B Mike Burbridge; 24. 23 J. J. Scott, Iowa City; DQ 98 Jason Snyder, Dunkerton.
First Heat – 1. Thomas; 2. Docekal; 3. Lauritzen; 4. Maitland; 5. Morehouse; 6. Cordes; 7. Kriz; 8. Duffy.
Second Heat – 1. Jackson; 2. Hogan; 3. Sherbon; 4. Chipp; 5. A. Johnson; 6. Pittman; 7. Carey; 8. Scott; 9. T. Johnson.
Third Heat – 1. Barta; 2. Auringer; 3. Less; 4. Betzer; 5. Snyder; 6. Burbridge; 7. Flannagan; 8. J. Johnson.

IMCA STOCK CAR:
Feature – 1. 19D Darin Duffy, Urbana; 2. 7H Phil Holtz, Manchester; 3. 47 Scott Pippert, Elberon; 4. 38 Matt Brown, Marion; 5. 3 Jarod Weepie, Dunkerton; 6. 56T Justin Temeyer, Independence; 7. 18 Chris Luloff, Independence; 8. 15 Norman Chesmore, Rowley; 9. 22K Kevin Rose, Waterloo; 10. 99 Erick Knutsen, Cedar Rapids; 11. 74C Cole Mather, Dundee; 12. 76 Mike Galli, Urbana; 13. 5G Cliff Gray, Waterloo; 14. 4JR Russell Damme Jr., Waterloo; 15. 61 Scott Hampton, Waterloo; 16. 37C Roger Ciesielski, Waterloo; 17. JR3 Jason Hocken, Independence; 18. 13 Rick Milks, Jesup; 19. 3C Ryan Coleman, Vinton.
First Heat – 1. Brown; 2. Duffy; 3. Hocken; 4. Mather; 5. Knutsen; 6. Chesmore; 7. Rose.
Second Heat – 1. Ciesielski; 2. Holtz; 3. Temeyer; 4. Hampton; 5. Milks; 6. Damme.
Third heat – 1. Weepie; 2. Luloff; 3. Pippert; 4. Gray; 5. Coleman; 6. Galli.

IMCA HOBBY STOCK:
Feature – 1. 79 Benji Irvine, Oelwein; 2. 14C Leah Wroten, Independence; 3. 166 Justin Lichty, Waterloo; 4. 82 Billy Rhoades, Maynard; 5. 5 Marcus Wayne, Independence; 6. 58B Randy Byerly, Tipton; 7. 46 Brian Happel, Vinton; 8. 68R Shawn Randall, Raymond; 9. 24T Tyler Ollendieck, Tripoli; 10. T64 Jeremiah Wilson, Waterloo; 11. 10MW Mike Wilson, Jesup; 12. 77 Rod Grother, Cedar Rapids; 13. 64 Jerome Wilson, Waterloo; 14. 45 Justin Wacha, Vinton; 15. 98 Neal Miller, Waterloo; 16. 71A Kyle Dulin, Brandon; 17. 357 Brett Vanous, Quasqueton; 18. 16 Rob Twaites, Waterloo; 19. 95 Matt Lundry, Oelwein; 20. 55 Vince Buchholz, Tama; 21. 717 Zach Swanson, Waterloo; 22. 7B Jim Ball, Independence; 23. 17 Nathan Forey, Waverly; 24. 88 Luke Bird, Winthrop; 25. 18X Dru Kueker, West Union.
First Heat – 1. Vanous; 2. Wayne; 3. Byerly; 4. Rhoades; 5. Jerome Wilson; 6. Miller; 7. Grother; 8. Ball; DNS Twaites.
Second Heat – 1. Lichty; 2. Wroten; 3. Wacha; 4. Jeremiah Wilson; 5. Randall; 6. M. Wilson; 7. Swanson; 8. Kueker.
Third Heat – 1. Buchholz; 2. Irvine; 3. Lundry; 4. Ollendieck; 5. Happel; 6. Bird; 7. Dulin; 8. Forey.

IMCA NORTHERN SPORTMOD:
Feature – 1. 19J Jenae Gustin, Marshalltown; 2. CH19 Colby Heishman, Brooklyn; 3. 339 Kevin Hurst, Janesville; 4. S16 Kip Siems, Cedar Falls; 5. 32Z Alex Zwanziger, Nashua; 6. T23 Tony Olson, Cedar Rapids; 7. 57R Ryan King, Montour; 8. 00 Jim Buhlman, Cedar Falls; 9. 22 Matt Petrzelka, Norway; 10. 39 Brian Hilbert, Independence; 11. 63 Matt McCahen, Waterloo; 12. 99B John Bates, Fairbank; 13. 24R Kevin Robinson, Dewar; 14. 15B Troy Burkhart, Urbana; 15. 50H Steve Wimer, Toddville; 16. 29 Sean Vogt, Watkins; 17. 10S John Schaefer, La Porte City; 18. 96 Lucas Lundry, Maynard; 19. 9 Scott Williams, Atkins; 20. 42 Chris Lewis, Anamosa; 21. 230 Joey Schaefer, Waterloo; 22. K3 Kyle Olson, Cedar Rapids; 23. 3 Trent Jochimsen, Cedar Rapids.
First Heat – 1. Lundry; 2. McCahen; 3. Siems; 4. K. Olson; 5. Lewis; 6. John Schaefer; 7. Robinson; 8. Hilbert.
Second Heat – 1. T. Olson; 2. Gustin; 3. Joey Schaefer; 4. Vogt; 5. Buhlman; 6. Burkhart; 7. Wimer; 8. Williams.
Third Heat – 1. Hurst; 2. Petrzelka; 3. Heishman; 4. Zwanziger; 5. King; 6. Bates; 7. Jochimsen.

INDEE CAR:
Feature – 1. 6E Don Erger, Brandon; 2. 25 Jamie Whitaker, Oelwein; 3. 51 Cole McNeal, Dysart; 4. 2 Brandon Maitland, Denver; 5. 71 Tristan Cordes, Dunkerton; 6. 43 Brett Knapp, Waukon; 7. 111 Buster Pate, Hiawatha; 8. 111A A. J. Witten, Cedar Rapids; 9. 16 Robby Decker, Waterloo; 10. 75S Cole Suckow, Cresco; 11. 1 Kaden Reynolds, Cedar Rapids; 12. 48 Carson Less, Manchester; 13. 99D Dallon Murty, Chelsea; 14. 00 Brody Willett, Alburnett; 15. 18 Jeff Davis, La Porte City.
First Heat – 1. Pate; 2. Witten; 3. Reynolds; 4. Less; 5. Suckow; 6. Maitland; 7. Murty; 8. Davis.
Second Heat – 1. Erger; 2. McNeal; 3. Willett; 4. Knapp; 5. Cordes; 6. Whitaker; 7. Decker.