CHARLES, OLBERDING, WEYER, FULLER ARE AUGUST 14 WINNERS AT THUNDER HILL
The August heat wave wasn’t scheduled to break until Sunday, after the races, which left a hot and fast night of racing at Thunder Hill Speedway on Saturday, August 14. When the night was over, veteran Tom Charles had returned to Victory Lane in the IMCA Modified feature. He was joined by Kyle Olberding (IMCA Northern SportMods), Eric Weyer (IMCA Stock Cars), and G.W. Fuller (IMCA Hobby Stocks).
The last few weeks, the IMCA Modified feature winner has started 9th or worse in the feature, and this week was no exception. This week, it was Tom Charles who started 10th and battled his way forward past a strong field of contenders to take another 2010 feature win. To win, Charles had to beat a determined Dave Hardesty, who started third. Hardesty held on for second. He was followed to the flag by Mat Stallbaumer, Jeff Herbers, and Travis Patch. The fourth-place finish was enough for Herbers to cling to a slim 13-point lead over Brent Alverson (who finished sixth on Saturday). Charles has had to battle back from an opening-night DQ to move to third, 14 points back of Herbers. Completing the top five are Mat Stallbaumer and Danny Holt.
At the checkered in the IMCA Northern SportMod feature, it appeared that Brandon Mitchell took the win. Mitchell did it in spectacular fashion, blowing the engine in his machine on the last lap. Mitchell’s night got worse in the tech lane, when he was disqualified for an illegal distributor, which gave the win to Kyle Olberding. Finishing second was Tyler Frye, of Belleville, KS, with Devin Stock third, Levi Gunn fourth, and Dustin Crist fifth. Olberding’s winning ways have moved him to second, 12 points back in the standings from a consistent-finishing Eddie Schwope, Jr. Mike Taylor sits third in the standings, followed by Rich Boyden and Rodney Klinkner.
Last week, the Weyer twin in the IMCA Stock Car Victory Lane was Leif; this week, Eric Weyer took the checkers. Like Leif last week, Eric Weyer was chased to the line by Tim Lange. Newcomer Trevor Thornton took third behind Lange, with Brad Labonte fourth and Matt Haid finishing fifth. Eric Weyer’s win allowed him to overtake Marvin Griffith Jr. in the point standings. Griffith, who has led the standings from the second week, is now 12 points behind E. Weyer in second. Haid holds down third in the standings, followed by Greg Deters, with Lange rounding out the top five.
G.W. Fuller made the long tow in from Salina for the IMCA Hobby Stock feature, and took the trophy back west with him. Fuller, who started eighth, won a battle with Brian Stich (who started sixth) to win the feature, with Stich in the runnerup spot. Casey Gilmore finished third, Jeff Miller fourth, and Jim Streeter in fifth. Stich continues to lead the point standings by 44 markers over Rodney Walker. Waylon Banks maintains third, Melissa Bruning holds down fourth, and Jim Streeter is fifth in the standings.
Next Saturday night, August 21, will see the return of the O’Reilly NCRA Late Model Series. Kelly Boen, who was dominant in the series’ first appearance at Thunder Hill last month, seems determined to be the whole show for the rest of the year. He scored his tenth and eleventh sfeature win of the year this weekend at McCool Junction, NE, which was his fifth and sixth in a row – a run that started at Thunder Hill. Boen is chased closely by Corey Zeitner, Jase Kaser, and Wylan Petrie in the standings. Kaser leads the rookie standings. With other area series idle on the 21st, fans are likely to see the field strengthened by those series’ top contenders. Last time the NCRA visited, the field was strengthened by drivers such as Al Purkey, Terry Phillips, Alan Vaughn, and others. The high banks are a favorite stop for many area drivers, so a strong field is expected.
Next Saturday, August 21, the IMCA Weekly Racing Series is joined by the O’Reilly NCRA Late Model Series at Thunder Hill. Gates open at 4:00 PM, with the driver’s meeting set for 6:30. Hot laps will hit the track at 7:00, with heat races to follow. Pit passes will be $30.00. Grandstand general admission is $15.00, Seniors 65 and up are $13.00 each, kids 6-12 are $10.00, and kids 5 and under are free. Thunder Hill Speedway is located at 11995 142nd Road in Mayetta, KS (2 miles West of US-75 and 142nd Road). For more information, please visit
http://www.racethunderhillspeedway.com.
Hobby Stock – A Main
Finish Start Car Driver Hometown Race Points
1 8 1X G W Fuller Tescott , Ks 40.00
2 6 21 Brian Stich Topeka , Ks 39.00
3 10 8G Casey Gilmore Chapman , Ks 38.00
4 9 220 Jeff Miller Topeka , Ks 37.00
5 2 22 Jim Streeter Everest , Ks 36.00
6 1 RD69 Rodney Walker Easton , Ks 35.00
7 4 11S Pat Streeter Everst , Ks 34.00
8 7 96 Josh Latka Hays , Ks 33.00
9 5 79 Adam Fleagle - 32.00
10 3 88H Bret Houk Lawrence , Ks 31.00
11 12 62 Larry Hunter Meriden , Ks 30.00
12 11 15 Waylon Banks Lawrence , Ks 29.00
Northern SportMod - A Main
Finish Start Car Driver Hometown Race Points
1 13 75 Kyle Olberding Seneca , Ks 40.00
2 12 55 Tyler Frye Belleville , Ks 39.00
3 3 9S Devin Stock Topeka , Ks 38.00
4 2 7D Levi Gunn - 37.00
5 1 222 Dustin Crist St. Joseph, Mo 36.00
6 8 11K Rodney Klinkner Manhattan , Ks 35.00
7 10 91E Eddie Schwope Jr. St. Joseph, Mo 34.00
8 16 4U Rich Boyden Topeka , Ks 33.00
9 11 91 Joey Schwope St. Joseph, Mo 32.00
10 22 47K Kevin Keller Leavenworth , Ks 31.00
11 23 21 Brian Stich Topeka , Ks 30.00
12 5 22A Alvie Christofferson St. Joseph, Mo 29.00
13 20 31X Scott Schoemann Belvue , Ks 28.00
14 14 7X Lance Lincoln Topeka , Ks 27.00
15 21 50 Gary Holthaus Topeka , Ks 26.00
16 6 12B Bryan Rigsby Topeka , Ks 25.00
17 19 3G Tyler Sutton Beloit , Ks 24.00
18 15 38X Shaylon Holloway Osborne , Ks 23.00
19 7 0K Kelly Kneisler Mayetta , Ks 22.00
20 18 L26 Luke Stallbaumer Tecumseh , Ks 21.00
21 24 7-11 Billy Smoot Auburn , Ks 20.00
22 9 17S Mike Taylor Topeka , Ks 19.00
23 17 C4 Curtis Dreasher Hoyt , Ks 18.00
24 4 76 Brandon Mitchell Topeka , Ks 0.00
Stock Car - A Main
Finish Start Car Driver Hometown Race Points
1 4 C15 Eric Weyer Centralia , Ks 39.00
2 3 17 Tim Lange Meriden , Ks 38.00
3 5 9 Trevor Thornton Osborne , Ks 37.00
4 8 91 Brad Labonte Lawrence , Ks 36.00
5 7 22 Matt Haid Meriden , Ks 35.00
6 6 29 Greg Deters Centralia , Ks 34.00
7 2 99 Brian Labonte Lawrence , Ks 33.00
8 9 75M Marvin Griffith Jr. Delia , Ks 32.00
9 1 44 George Bruning Everest , Ks 31.00
Modified - A Main
Finish Start Car Driver Hometown Race Points
1 10 81 Tom Charles Bonner Springs, Ks 40.00
2 3 73 Dave Hardesty Minneapolis , Ks 39.00
3 8 M80 Mat Stallbaumer Tecumseh , Ks 38.00
4 7 12P Jeff Herbers Holton , Ks 37.00
5 6 14P Travis Patch Holton , Ks 36.00
6 5 22A Brent Alverson Centralia , Ks 35.00
7 2 28 John Kampsen Meriden , Ks 34.00
8 11 M38 Bob Miller Holton , Ks 33.00
9 14 09 Rick Dreasher Hoyt , Ks 32.00
10 12 13 Brian Tefft, Jr Topeka , Ks 31.00
11 13 11 Scott Brown Meriden , Ks 30.00
12 4 7D Danny Holt Topeka , Ks 29.00
13 9 70 Justin Becker Holton , Ks 28.00
14 1 2 Ben Nioce Topeka , Ks 27.00