2009 Race T-shirts

The 2009 shirts have arrived. They are $10 each. Contact Josh or Heather to purchase.

Paige is shown below modeling the merchandise.

Saturday-May 23rd-Jackson MN

Since Algona was cancelled on Saturday night, I decided to change gears and head to Jackson.

I didn't finish the heat race because somebody got a little squirrelly on the start and did some damage to the car. I got it put back together and was able to start the feature in 22nd position. I had worked my way up to 8th when a car in front of me got sideways and the car behind me took the rear-end off the car. After a trip to Schroeder Racing Products yesterday morning it's going to be a "few" hours of repair to get ready for next weekend.

Performance Center of Estherville IA IMCA Stock Cars (22 Cars)

A Feature (20 laps) – 1. 5 Luke Sathoff, Jackson MN, 2. 37 Mike Jergens, Mallard IA, 3. 7L Jeffrey Larson, Rushmore MN, 4. 1M Jeff McCallum, Mankato MN, 5. 21B Brice Bodle, Wallingford IA, 6. 11 Jake Masters, Graettinger IA, 7. 35 Curt Van Beek, Sioux Center IA, 8. 66 Dan Thate, Fairmont MN, 9. 96 Troy Woelber, Hull IA, 10. 5x Chris Palsrok, Sibley IA, 11. 41 Brad Scheibel, Essig MN, 12. 66z Elijah Zevenbergen, Ocheydan IA, 13. 69M Gary Mattison, Lamberton MN, 14. 31 Trent Schroeder, Worthington MN, 15. 38 Derek Voehl, Lakefield MN, 16. 9 Jerry Coopman, Mankato MN, 17. 68 Josh Hohensee, Pochantas IA (DNF), 18. C4 Brian Beel, Newell IA (DNF), 19. 110 Ken Tietz, Belle Plaine MN (DNF), 20. 7 Derrick Barglof, Sioux Rapids IA (DNF), Did Not Start: 04 Roger Verdoorn, Sibley IA & 30 Gary Bannister, Lakefield MN

Britt May 21-Stock Car Shootout

35 Stock Cars on Hand for the Shoot-Out in Britt.

I finished 2nd in the heat and made it to the A-Main feature. Started 12th for the feature. Worked my way up to 5th and was making the pass for 4th. We got together and I ended up breaking something in the front end. I made it a few more laps, but the car wasn't steering well and I ended up spinning the car. Finished 16th.

Algona-May 16

Stock Cars Feature:

1. Kevin Opheim (Mason City, IA), 2. David Smith (Lake City, IA), 3. Cory Oftedahl (Whittemore, IA), 4. David Wickman (Emmetsburg, IA), 5. Chad Palmer (Renwick, IA), 6. Larry Portis (Nora Springs, IA), 7. Josh Hohensee (Pocahontas, IA), 8. Roger Tripp (Marathon, IA), 9. Calvin Lange (Humboldt, IA), 10. John Millard (Spencer, IA), 11. Derrick Barglof (Sioux Rapids, IA), 12. Jim Millard (Spencer, IA), 13. Brian Beal (Newell, IA), 14. John Wiemann* (Algona, IA), 15. Laura Curry (LuVerne, IA), 16. Chris Evenson (Algona, IA), 17. Mike Jergens (Mallard, IA), 18. Travis Shipman (Mason City, IA),

Heat 1:1. David Smith (Lake City, IA), 2. Chris Evenson (Algona, IA), 3. Roger Tripp (Marathon, IA), 4. Josh Hohensee (Pocahontas, IA), 5. Cory Oftedahl (Whittemore, IA), 6. Jim Millard (Spencer, IA), 7. John Wiemann* (Algona, IA), 8. Laura Curry (LuVerne, IA), 9. Mike Jergens (Mallard, IA),

Heat 2:1. David Wickman (Emmetsburg, IA), 2. Chad Palmer (Renwick, IA), 3. Larry Portis (Nora Springs, IA), 4. Kevin Opheim (Mason City, IA), 5. John Millard (Spencer, IA), 6. Derrick Barglof (Sioux Rapids, IA), 7. Brian Beal (Newell, IA), 8. Calvin Lange (Humboldt, IA), 9. Travis Shipman (Mason City, IA),

Algona-May 9th

After a 55 minute rain delay, the races finally got underway.

I started 3rd in the heat race and finished 3rd. I got passed by one car, but I also passed another.

I started 5th in the feature and was involved in a pile-up on the first lap. I re-started in the back of the pack and worked my way back up to 9th. The car ran well....it would be nice to see what happens when there's not a pile-up in front of me. We're getting there!

Stock CarsFeature:

1. David Wickman (Emmetsburg, IA), 2. Larry Portis (Nora Springs, IA), 3. David Smith (Lake City, IA), 4. Mike Jergens (Mallard, IA), 5. Chad Palmer (Renwick, IA), 6. Kevin Opheim (Mason City, IA), 7. Cory Oftedahl (Whittemore, IA), 8. Roger Tripp (Marathon, IA), 9. Josh Hohensee (Pocahontas, IA), 10. Matt Fox* (Paton, IA), 11. Jim Millard (Spencer, IA), 12. Calvin Lange (Humboldt, IA), 13. Laura Curry (LuVerne, IA), 14. Roger Picray (Emmetsburg, IA), 15. Brian Beal (Newell, IA), 16. Travis Shipman (Mason City, IA), 17. Chris Evenson (Algona, IA), 18. Rick Mees (Eagle Lake, MN), 19. John Millard (Spencer, IA)
Heat 1:1. Kevin Opheim (Mason City, IA), 2. David Smith (Lake City, IA), 3. Chris Evenson (Algona, IA), 4. Mike Jergens (Mallard, IA), 5. Laura Curry (LuVerne, IA), 6. Rick Mees (Eagle Lake, MN), 7. Roger Tripp (Marathon, IA), 8. Jim Millard (Spencer, IA), 9. John Millard (Spencer, IA), 10. Brian Beal (Newell, IA),
Heat 2:1. David Wickman (Emmetsburg, IA), 2. Travis Shipman (Mason City, IA), 3. Josh Hohensee (Pocahontas, IA), 4. Calvin Lange (Humboldt, IA), 5. Larry Portis (Nora Springs, IA), 6. Chad Palmer (Renwick, IA), 7. Matt Fox* (Paton, IA), 8. Cory Oftedahl (Whittemore, IA), 9. Roger Picray (Emmetsburg, IA)

Algona-May 2nd

Back to the home track. Algona had much better track conditions than I encountered on Friday night in Britt. It was a beautiful night for racing. Mother Nature finally decided to cooperate.

I started 4th in the heat race and finished 3rd. I started 4th in the feature and finished 7th.

I am starting to get the car figured out, it's just going to take some time to get as comfortable with this car as I was in the Hobbystock. It gets a little better each time I drive it.

Britt-May 1, 2009

We went to Britt to try it out before their Stock Car Shoot-out on May 21st. The track was extremely rough, think plowed field. It wasn't a very impressive opening night for that track.

I started 9th in the heat race and finished 7th. I started 13th in the feature and finished 10th. The track was one groove and there wasn't much I could do. The car is in one piece so I guess you could call it a successful night in that aspect.