May 14th 1999 Results
Iowa State Fairgrounds Speedway Des Moines, Iowa For immediate release Friday, May 14, 1999
Iowa State Fairgrounds
by DAVID WILKINSON
Over 150 cars crowded into the pits for the regular Friday night program at the Iowa State Fairgrounds Speedway. The winners were Darrell DeFrance (IMCA late models), Larry Pinegar (sprint cars), John Logue (IMCA modifieds), Steve Jackson (IMCA stock cars), Bill Bonnett and Steve Curtis (IMCA hobby stocks)
It was all Darrell DeFrance in the IMCA late model feature. He used his front row start to advantage as he bolted into a lead he never relinquished. Craig Jacobs moved from his fourth row start to second, but was not able to catch DeFrance. Finishing third was Ron Cochran with Billy Allen fourth.
Larry Pinegar shot into the lead and led all 18-laps of the sprint car feature. Finishing behind him were Tim St. Arnold, Doran Doty, and Jerry Crabb.
In the IMCA modified feature, John Hunnell, the early leader with Tim Folkerts right behind him, pulled away from the field. However, a caution flag on lap six bunched up the field. On the restart, Folkerts took the lead and John Logue passed him one lap later. Logue maintained first to the checkered. He was chased by Bill Davis Jr. who finished second, with Hunnell third, and Danny Wallace, fourth. After the race, Randy Killen claimed Logue's engine.
In the IMCA stock car feature, Richard Dearth took the early lead, but was passed by David Cirksena on lap three. Steve Jackson closed the gap and had passed both of the leaders by lap six. Jackson found a smooth groove and won easily. Hunnell finished second, Brian Edel was third, and Cirksena fourth.
In the first IMCA hobby stock feature, Bill Bonnett took command at the halfway point and held off John Watson for the victory. Jim Alexander finished third, but was disqualified. The official order of finish was Bonnett, Watson, James Turner, and James May. Steve Curtis dominated the second hobby stock feature and was followed to the checkered by John Davis, Larry Embrey, and Rick Gladsen.
Racing in all classes continues next Friday with hot laps at 6:15 and racing at 7:00 P.M.
Sprint Cars Heat One 1. Tim St. Arnold 2. Doran Doty, DM 3. Jerry Crabb, DM 4. Larry Ball 5. Mike Thomas Heat Two 1. Larry Pinegar, DM 2. Josh Higday 3. Mike Houseman 4. unknown 5. Roger Short
Feature 1. Pinegar 2. St. Arnold 3. Doty 4. Crabb 5. unknown 6. Short 7. Houseman 8. Ball 9. unknown 10. Higday 11. unknown 12. Thomas IMCA Late Models Heat One 1. Ron Cochran 2. Billy Allen, DM 3. Craig Jacobs 4. Todd Johnson 5. Bill Barber Heat Two 1. Darrell DeFrance, Marshalltown 2. Ronnie Binnigy 3. David Schrader 4. John Bagby 5. Gary Phipps Feature 1. DeFrance 2. Jacobs 3. Cochran 4. Allen 5. Schrader 6. Bagby 7. Binnigy 8. Johnson 9. David Stanton 10. Nick Houseman 11. Les Verly 12. Gary Phipps 13. unknown 14. Kevin Kirkpatrick 15. unknown 16. unknown 17. Mike Fitzpatrick IMCA Modified Heat One 1. Tim Folkerts 2. Danny Wallace, DM 3. Jeff Gorman, Boone 4. Mike Bennett 5. Jack Larson Heat Two 1. Mark Allgood 2. John Hunnell 3. Russ Gladson 4. Dave Farren Sr., DM 5. Eric Lundstrum, Berwick Heat Three 1. Joe Jones 2. John Logue. Boone 3. Bill Davis Sr., DM 4. Craig Stevens 5. Bill Davis Jr., DM B-FEATURE 1. Scott Henry 2. Ton Gryp Feature 1. Logue 2. Davis Jr. 3. John Hunnell 4. Wallace 5. Lundstrum 6. Gorman 7. Bennett 8. Tom Killen, DM 9. Donald McClain 10. Dave Farren Jr., DM 11. Henry 12. Jack Larson 13. Davis Sr. 14. Tim Folkerts 15. Gladson 16. Loren Hudson 17. Jones 18. Stevens 19. Gryp 20 Allgood IMCA Stock Cars Heat One 1. Steve Jackson, DM 2. Brian Edel 3. Danny Hill 4. Richard Dearth 5. John Kemrey Heat Two 1. David Cirksena 2. Mark Elliott 3. Bruce Cronk 4. Maynard Davis III 5. Paul Anderson Jr. Heat Three 1. John Hunnell 2. Don Killen, DM 3. Bryan Nevins, DM 4. Steve Campbell, DM 5. Greg Sheperd B-Feature 1. Tim Baker, Winterset 2. Todd Inman, DM 3. unknown 4. Shawn Reynolds Feature # 1 1. Jackson 2. Hunnell 3. Edel 4. Cirksena 5. Elliott 6. Davis III 7. Killen 8. Nevins 9. Cronk 10. Danny Hill 11. Inman 12. Anderson Jr. 13. unknown 14. Baker 15. Sheperd 16. Todd Fisher, DM 17. Mike Todd 18. Monty Knode 19. Dearth 20 Jim Wilterdank 21. Kent Knopf 22. Mike Goff 23. Shawn Reynolds IMCA Hobby Stocks Heat One 1. John Watson, DM 2. John Yaw, Sr. 3. Bill Bonnett, Knoxville 4. John Thoren 5. Bruce Henry Heat Two 1. James Turner 2. Mark Chance, DM 3. Chip Kessler 4. James May 5. Bruce Henry Heat Three 1. Steve Curtis 2. Danny Gathercole 3. Larry Embrey, Granger 4. John Davis 5. John Pierick Heat Four 1. Rick Gladson 2. Adam Hagen 3. Ryan Lundy 4. Gene Behle 5. John Gilbert
Feature # 1 1. Bonnett 2. Watson 3. Turner 4. May 5. Thoren 6. Chance 7. Henry 8. Behle 9. Sid Hoyle 10. Bruce Wolfe 11. Mike Whitehead 12. Yaw Sr. 13. Kyle Leonard 14. Josh Daniels 15. Eric Stranton 16. Paul Wheeler 17. Leland Mitchell 18. Doug Wermerberg 19. Edward Johnston Feature # 2 1. Curtis 2. Davis 3. Embrey 4. Gladson 5. Hagen 6. Lundy 7. Don Wear 8. John Pierick 9. Behle 10. Lowe 11. Rusty Groves, DM 12. Keith Williamson 13. Curt Reed 14. Gary Stajcar 15. Brady Bradwhaw 16. Gilbert 17. unknown 18. Kirk Brown 19. Todd Paxson 20 Dave Reed 21. unknown 22. Gathercole
Iowa State Fairgrounds Speedway points Standings (Unofficial as of May 15, 1999)
SPRINT CARS 1. Larry Ball 112 2. Mike Houseman 111 3. Jerry Crabb 110 Doran Doty 110 5. Roger Short
IMCA LATE MODELS 1. Craig Jacobs 81 2. Darrell DeFrance 79 3. David Schrader 76 4. Billy Allen 72 5. Les Verly 69
IMCA Modified 1. Danny Wallace 115 2. Bill Davis Jr. 111 3. Jeff Gorman 107 4. Eric Lundstrum 106 5. Tom Killer 102 IMCA STOCK CARS 1. Bryan Nevins 112 2. Maynard Davis III 109 3. Brian Edel 108 4. Todd Inman 99 5. Don Killen 97 Mark Elliott 97
IMCA HOBBY STOCKS 1. Bill Bonnett 119 2. John Davis 115 3. John Pierick 104 4. Don Wear 103 5. Adam Hagen 102 John Gilbert 102