By Jerry Mackey:
Oskaloosa, Iowa: Wednesday, August 5th, Copeland Auto Body and S&S Mobile Blasting hosted Season Championship Racing and Hall of Fame Induction night at the Southern Iowa Speedway. Very pleasant weather greeted a great crowd for the final Wednesday night racing program of 2020.
It was a very big night for Hedrick driver Dustin Griffiths, the 10G took off from his outside front row start and went on to lead the MidState Machine Season Championship race which ran caution free. Griffiths easily out distanced second place finisher Derrick Agee. The point race was very tight coming into Wednesday night in the Stock Car division. Jason McDaniel saw his one point lead in the season point standings disappear as Agee used his second place finish and McDaniel’s fifth place finish to earn the 2020 point title.
Griffiths started the Parker Tree Service Hobby Stock feature shotgun on the field in 18th and quickly shot to the front using the high side of he multi grooved ½ mile. Griffiths made quick work of his march to the front in taking the lead on lap number five. Griffiths scored the season championship feature win ahead of Aaron Martin and Brad Stephens. The win also put an exclamation point on the season for Griffiths as he earned the season point title.
The Oskaloosa Quality Rental Sportmods saw veteran racer Curtis VanDerwal race to the front from his 3rd row start and overtake early leader Logan Anderson in route to both the Season Championship feature win as well as the Season long point title. Anderson has been a very hot driver as of late but settled for second ahead of Maguire Dejong.
William Michel of Columbus Junction has been very hot as of late as Wednesday night saw the Dirt N Asphalt Sport Compact driver win his fourth feature in the last week. Michel took the checkers ahead of the Southern Iowa Speedway track champion, Billy Cain.
Jonathan Hughes continued his mastery of the Mahaska County Monster ½ mile by winning his 12th consecutive Rockin It Pilot Non-Wing Sprint Car feature. The win earned the track Championship plus a $400 Bounty and another $100 bonus from Mark Nelson of Nelson Repair.
The Hall of Fame of the Southern Iowa Speedway welcomed 4 individuals to the elite group on Wednesday night. Drivers Carl VanDerwal and Tim Folkerts, flagman Engel DeKock were recognized on Wednesday night as new inductees. Dan Dickey was unable to attend on Wednesday night and will be recognized at the Fall Challenge.
The Sprint Cars will take over the Southern Iowa Speedway this weekend as Terry McCarl will be hosting the Ultimate Challenge on Sunday, August 9th and the Front Row Challenge on Monday, August 10th.
Stock Car Racing will be the season grand finale with the running of the Musco Lighting Fall Challenge which will be contested Friday and Saturday, October 16 &17. Please watch facebook and the Southern Iowa Fair website for details on the Fall Challenge as the date approaches.
Southern Iowa Speedway Season Championships Wednesday, August 5
Feature Results (top 5)
Mid State Machine Stock Cars
- 10g Dustin Griffiths-Hedrick
- 14 Derrick Agee-Moberly, MO
- 52 Nathan Wood-Sigourney
- 95J Jason Hall-Grinnell
- 85 Jason McDaniel-Eldon2020 Track Champion-Derrick Agee
Oskaloosa Quality Rental Sportmods
- 1V Curtis VanDerwal-Oskaloosa
- 53 Logan Anderson-Eddyville
- 30M Maguire Dejong-Montezuma
- 29 Colton Livezey-New Sharon
- 352 Charlie Weber-Sigourney2020 Track Champion-Curtis VanDerwal
Parker Tree Service Hobby Stocks
- 10G Dustin Griffiths-Hedrick
- 73 Aaron Martin-Delta
- 55 Brad Stephens-Bussey
- 43J Jon Irwin-Hedrick
- 40SE Scott Ellis-Marshalltown2020 Track Champion-Dustin Griffiths
Dirt N Asphalt Sport Compacts
- 69JX William Michel-Columbus Junction
- 52 Billy Cain-Bloomfield
- 62 Lewie Winkleman-Beacon
- 41 Nathan Moody-Oskaloosa
- 22D Dalton Sowers-Oskaloosa
2020 Track Champion-Billy Cain
Rockin It Pilot Sprint Cars
- 67 Jonathan Hughes-Knoxville
- 12 Doug Sylvester-Ottumwa
- 0 Mike Mayberry-Fremont
- G2 Tyler Graves-Chariton
- 5 Chuck Alexander-Chariton2020 Track Champion-Jonathan Hughes
