Points race tighten at 34 Raceway as season finally in full gear

Matt Levins, The Hawk Eye
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MIDDLETOWN — After six straight weeks of cancellations due to weather, 34 Raceway finally is in the midst of heated points races in all seven classes of cars.

Those points races got even tighter Saturday with six classes competing at the 3/8-mile oval dirt track.

Winning feature races were Cody Wehrle in 305 sprints, Jarrett Brown in IMCA modifieds, Dylan VanWyk in IMCA sport modifieds, Chad Krogmeier in IMCA stock cars, Brian Tipps in mini haulers and Dustin Schram in dirt late models.

Wehrle, a veteran from Burlington and three-time defending points champion in 305 sprints, extended his lead in the points race to eight points over Chase Richards of Burlington with his second feature win of the season.

Wehrle pulled away to win the feature race, while Richards took second and Burlington veteran Nick Gurnsey finished third.

Sean Wyett of Danville, the five-time defending season champion in IMCA sport modifieds, is tied for second in points with Wyatt Wolf, both eight points behind leader Dylan VanWyk of Oskaloosa.

VanWyk extended his points lead by winning his first feature of the season, with Wyett taking second and Mitch Strayer of Davenport finishing third.

Jarrett Brown of Ainsworth has won both feature races in IMCA modifieds, but trails Austen Becerra of Carthage, Illinois, by one point.

Brown won the feature race, with Bill Roberts, Jr., of Burlington taking second and Becerra finishing third.

Chad Krogmeier of Burlington won his first IMCA stock car feature race of the season and widened his lead in the points race to 11 points over Ray Raker of Danville.

Krogmeier won the feature race, followed by Dustin Griffiths of Hedrick and Kirk Kinsley of Wapello.

Brian Tipps of Wapello holds a slim three-point lead over Tim Wagner in the mini haulers points.

Tipps won his second straight feature race, with Wagner finishing second and Matt Barton of Mount Pleasant was third.

Dustin Schram of Sterling, Illinois, won the dirt late model feature, with Nick Marolf of Moscow taking second and Jeff Guengerich of Washington finishing third.

Marolf leads the points race, three points ahead of Guengerich.

Racing continues at 7 p.m. Saturday with Pepsi $5 fan appreciation night.

SATURDAY’S RESULTS

305 SPRINTS

Feature results — 1. Cody Wehrle, Burlington; 2. Chase Richards, Burlington; 3. Nick Guernsey, Burlington; 4. Nathan Murders, Burlington; 5. Dallas Mendenhall, Centerville; 6. Noah Samuel, Burlington; 7. Aaron Ferch, Kirkwood, Illinois; 8. JJ Beaver, Knoxville; 9. McCain Richards, Burlington; 10. Dustin Clark, Agency. Heat winners — Guernsey and Chase Richards.

IMCA MODIFIEDS

Feature results — 1. Jarrett Brown, Ainsworth; 2. Bill Roberts, Jr., Burlington; 3. Austen Becerra, Carthage, Illinois; 4. Chad Giberson, Richland; 5. David Stremme, Miffinton, Pennsylvania; 6. Kyle Madden, Oxford; 7. Creston Williams, Newhaull; 8. Dean McGee, Galesburg, Illinois; 9. Mitch Boles, New London; 10. Cole Helmerson, New London. Heat winners — Roberts and Giberson.

IMCA SPORT MODIFIEDS

Feature results — 1. Dylan VanWyk, Oskaloosa; 2. Sean Wyett, Danville; 3. Mitch Strayer, Davenport; 4. Draython Schanfish, East Moline, Illinois; 5. Matt Tucker, Lomax, Illinois; 6. Michael Adams, no hometown listed; 7. Joel Payne, Muscatine; 8. Will Wolf, Evansdale; 9. Tom Lathrop, Ottumwa; 10. Bob Cowman, Quincy, Illinois. Heat winners — VanWyk and Wyett.

IMCA STOCK CARS

Feature results — 1. Chad Krogmeier, Burlington; 2. Dustin Griffiths, Hedrick; 3. Kirk Kinsley, Wapello; 4. Corey Strothman, Mount Union; 5. Austin Kemper, Wapello; 6. Ray Raker, Danville; 7. Dennis Hensley, Edwards, Illinois; 8. Chase Zeruba, Sabula. Heat winner — Kinsley.

MINI HAULERS

Feature results — 1. Brian Tipps, Wapello; 2. Tim Wagner, Wapello; 3. Matt Barton, Mount Pleasant; 4. Jacob Ruble, Mount Pleasant; 5. Darin Ronner, Gladstone, Illinois; 6. James Ruble, Morning Sun; 7. Tucker Richardson, Morning Sun; 8. Sheldon Brocket, Burlington; 9. Don Wood, Wapello; 10. Jeff Bockes, Morning Sun. Heat winners — Brocket and James Ruble.

DIRT LATE MODELS

Feature results — 1. Dustin Schram, Sterling, Illinois; 2. Nick Marolf, Moscow; 3. Jeff Guengerich, Washington; 4. Ed Hollenbeck, Burlington; 5. Brandon Rothzen, Gladstone, Illinois. Heat winner — Guengerich.

This article originally appeared on The Hawk Eye: Wehrle seeking fourth straight points championship at 34 Raceway