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Nygaard, Voss, Hansen and Sidles Win
at Jackson By: Tom Svoboda/Jackson Speedway Jackson Minnesota (June 23, 2007) - It was a perfect night for racing this past Saturday at the Jackson Speedway for United Prairie Bank of Jackson and Jackson Sports race night. Taking the nights feature race wins were Wade Nygaard, Fargo ND, Q102 Sprints, Ryan Voss, Okoboji IA, Pizza Ranch Limited Sprints, Aaron Hanson, Estherville IA, Performance Center IMCA Stock Cars, and Josh Sidles, Emmetsburg IA, IMCA Hobby Stocks. Two different drivers led in the 20-lap Q102 Sprint car feature race. At the start it was Jesse Drost, Worthington MN, getting the early lead from his outside row one starting position. Jeremy Dronen, Heron Lake MN, would get the second spot with Shawn Van Wyhe, Rock Rapids IA, getting the third spot. The leaders raced in this order for the first four laps when Wade Nygaard challenged Van Wyhe for the third spot on lap five and moved into that position. With Drost up front and pulling away from the field Nygaard would get by Dronen for second on the sixth lap. The leaders now raced with Drost way up front followed by Nygaard and Dronen. On lap twelve the caution flag came out when John Nelson, Blaine MN, stopped on the front straightaway coming out of turn four. Just as the field was going to go green, race leader Jesse Drost pulled his car into the pit area which handed the lead over to Wade Nygaard. When the field came out of turn four for the green, several cars made contact and Nick Lusk, Jackson MN, ended up side down on the front straightaway. Lusk was ok, and four other cars went to the work area to make repairs. All those cars were able to restart. On the restart, Nygaard held off the field, but with five laps to go Gordy Vogelaar, Worthington MN, who restarted the race in the second spot, challenged Nygaard for the lead. Nygaard however held off Vogelaar and went on to take the feature race win. He was followed by Gordy Vogelaar, Bill Boles, Harris IA, Dusty Ballenger, Harrisburg SD, and Shawn Van Wyhe. Heat race wins went to Gordy Vogelaar and Mitch Runge, Sioux Falls SD. It was all Ryan Voss in the 15-lap Pizza Ranch Limited Sprint car feature race. At the start of the race the red flag flew when Nate Eakin, Milford IA, got too high in turns three and four and found the wall flipping several times. Eakin was ok but done for the night. On the restart it was Voss getting the early lead from his pole starting position. Shadrach Sporaa, Boone IA, grabbed the second spot with Steve Yarns, Jackson MN, the third position. Voss would literally show the field how it was done as he would pull away from second place running Sporaa, and Sporaa too would pull away from third place Yarns. Shortly past half way in the race, the battle for the third spot heated up as Yarns, Doug Bratrud, Jackson MN, and Bruce Anderson, Trimont MN, raced closely for the position but Yarns would maintain the third spot, followed by Bratrud and Anderson. As the race began to wind down, Voss was well over a straightaway ahead of Sporaa and over a half lap ahead of Yarns. When the checkered flag waved it was Ryan Voss taking the win followed by Shadrach Sporaa, Steve Yarns, Doug Bratrud, and Bruce Anderson. Heat race winners were Jeff Metli, Mason City IA, and Shadrach Sporaa. Two different drivers led in the 15-lap Performance Center IMCA Stock Car feature race. At the start it was Aaron Hansen getting the early lead from his pole starting position. Hansen would lead the races first five laps when Trent Schroeder, Worthington MN, made his move into the lead. As the race went on Schroeder would maintain his lead followed by Hansen, and Jesse Baer, Minnesota Lake MN. On lap eight Jim Larson, Rushmore MN, would challenge Baer for the third spot. On lap nine Larson would get the position as Baer fell back into the field. On lap eleven the caution came out when Baer and Derrick Barglof, Sioux Rapids IA, made contact on the front straightaway. On the restart Hansen challenged Schroeder for the lead as they were side by side at the line on lap twelve. While working on lap thirteen Schroeder would drop out of the race which handed the lead back over to Hansen. On the closing laps of the race Larson would look to get the lead on the white flag lap but would lose several spots as Aaron Hansen picked up the win. Brice Bodle, Wallingford IA, and Stefan Sybesma, Sanborn IA, would take second and third, as Jim Larson fell back to fourth. Luke Saathoff, Belle Plaine MN, was fifth. Heat race winners were Jim Larson and Jeffrey Larson, Rushmore MN. The 12-lap IMCA Hobby Stock feature race went green-white-checkered and the winner crossed the line in second. At the start it was Josh Sidles, Emmetsburg IA, getting the early lead with Dustin Larson, Rushmore MN, getting the second spot. Adam Ecker, Comfrey MN, would grab the third position, with John Briggs, Calumet IA, the fourth spot. The leaders would race in this order for the first half of the race when Briggs would get a flat tire and spin his car trying to get into the pits. The race stayed green as Briggs got his car off of the speedway. That gave fourth place to Tim Wilcox, Ida Grove IA. On lap nine Dan Strandberg, would get by Wilcox and move into fourth. When the leaders took the white flag Larson and Sidles raced side by side for the lead and as they raced out of turn four for the win Larson and Sidles made contact several times. At the line it was Larson crossing the line first, by a half a car length over Sidles. Larson would pull into victory lane only to find he had been disqualified for rough driving. That gave to win to Josh Sidles. He was followed by Adam Ecker, Dan Thate, Fairmont MN, Dan Strandberg, Worthington MN, and Tim Wilcox. Heat race winners were Dan Strandberg and Dustin Larson. This Saturday will be Weightronics of Fairmont Employee night at the Jackson Speedway, sponsored by the State Bank of Fairmont and Dave’s Lawn Care of Jackson. The Q102 Sprints will be racing for $1200 to win thanks to extra money put in the purse courtesy of the State Bank of Fairmont. Also State Bank of Fairmont is offering a $100 hard charger award for the Q102 Sprint cars. The Pizza Ranch Limited Sprints along with the Performance Center IMCA Stock Cars and IMCA Hobby Stock will also be in action. Hot laps at 7:00 with racing to follow.
Q102 Sprints (15 Cars) Pizza Ranch of
Jackson Limited Sprints (11 Cars) Performance
Center of Estherville IMCA Stock Cars (15 Cars) IMCA Hobby
Stocks (13 Cars)
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