HUMBOLDT — Dalton Kirk and Tim VanGotten were the top dogs in the B-Mod division’s points race. The two drivers battled for the top spot all season at Humboldt Speedway.
So it was fitting that it came down to the final race of the 2011 season to determine the points champion for the B-Mods. Kirk had a slim lead on VanGotten heading into Friday’s race.
VanGotten had one minor problem. During hot laps, his motor fell apart. There’s be no battle to the end.
But wait, Jerry Kustenborter, who was competing for third in the points race, offered his car to VanGotten for the final race. The rulebook was checked and everything was fine there. The race was on.
Kirk and VanGotten both won heat races. They started the B-Mod feature race side-by-side. Kirk pushed to the lead from the start and never reliquished it.
Kirk was the winner of the feature race and claimed the 2011 points championship for B-Mods. VanGotten ended second Friday night and overall.
Jimmie Davis drove to third in the race. Gene Becker placed fourth and Nathan Schmidt was fifth.
John Allen started the night with a chance to pass Justin Folk for the USRA modified points championship. But Justin Folk didn’t have to win the feature race Friday to claim another Speedway points championship.
Justin Folk didn’t even finish in the top five. He was sixth, right where he needed to be to secure the championship.
Brian Bolin won the feature race race and Allen ran second. Terry Bechman finished in third place followed by Scott Daniels and Ryan Whitworth.
Jeremy Willard was “Mr. Consistency” all season in the pure stock division. Willard was consistently fasst and had the points championship locked up before Friday night’s finale.
Derek Michael got past Willard in the feature race Friday for the victory. It was Michael’s third straight win at Humboldt.
Willard was the runner-up and Levi Phillips ran third. Tyler Kidwell and Stetson Deets rounded out the top five in the pure stock feature.
Another “in-the-bag” points championship was in the factory stock division. Jeremy Wilson finished sixth in Friday night’s final race, which was a wild one.
Derrek Wilson captured the factory stock feature win Friday. Tim Phillips was second followed by Clint Drake. Derek Yocham ran fourth and Billy Shadden was fifth.
The 2011 regular season at Humboldt Speedway is done. But that doesn’t mean the action is over at the local dirt track.
This Saturday is the Mirza Shrine Combine Demolition Derby. Then Sept. 15 is the rescheduled USMTS modified race with the Speedway’s regular divisions hitting the track once again.
The weekend of Sept. 30-Oct. 1 is the McCarthy Auto Group’s Prelude to the King of America Challenge.
Then Oct. 19-22 it is the USMTS King of America Modified Spectacular. Four day passes for reserved seating are now on sale as are camping and ATV permits.
Here are the race results from the final 2011 Humboldt Speedway races:
Humboldt Speedway
Race Results
Friday, September 2, 2011
Whitworth Construction Pure Stock
HEAT 1 — Jeremy Willard, Bryon Wunschel, Dennis Aiello, Floyd Taggart, Matt Habiger, Norman Mackley
HEAT 2 — Levi Phillips, Jarrid Johnson, Tyler Kidwell, Matthew Kay, Mark McDaniel
HEAT 3 — Derek Michael, George Reimer, Stetson Deets, Toby Elbe, Mike Aiello
FEATURE — Derek Michael, Jeremy Willard, Levi Phillips, Tyler Kidwell, Stetson Deets, Dennis Aiello, Mike Aiello, Jarrid Johnson, Bryon Wunschel, Matthew Kay, Eddie Coulter, Mark McDaniel, Matt Habiger, Floyd Taggart, Norman Mackley, Toby Elbe, George Reimer
Factory Stock
HEAT 1 — Brandon Weide, Billy Shadden, Clint Drake, Jeremy Wilson, Patrick Kay, Derek Yocham
HEAT 2 — Tim Phillips, Derrek Wilson, Ethan Lamons, Justin Luehrs, TC Balthazar, Jason Thurman
FEATURE — Derrek Wilson, Tim Phillips, Clint Drake, Derek Yocham, Billy Shadden, Jeremy Wilson, Brandon Weide, Patrick Kay
EZ Lock & Key B-Mod
HEAT 1 — Dalton Kirk, Gene Becker, David Mason, Josh Schooler, Riley Whitworth
HEAT 2 — Tim VanGotten, Nathan Schmidt, Jimmie Davis, Johnathan Romesburg, Jeremy Bennett
FEATURE — Dalton Kirk, Tim VanGotten, Jimmie Davis, Gene Becker, Nathan Schmidt, Jeremy Bennett, Johnathan Romesburg, Josh Schooler, David Mason
Allen County Chiropractic USRA Modified
HEAT 1 — John Allen, Scott Daniels, Justin Folk, Paden Phillips, Chase Sigg, Lewis Jackson
HEAT 2 — Brian Bolin, Justin Johnson, Ryan Whitworth, Casey Jesseph, Dennis Bishop, Mike Lawrence
HEAT 3 — Terry Beckham, Jess Folk Jr., Allen Broers, Gene Hogan, Rick Murcko
FEATURE — Brian Bolin, John Allen, Terry Beckham, Scott Daniels, Ryan Whitworth, Justin Folk, Justin Johnson, Paden Phillips, Allan Broers, Chase Sigg, Gene Hogan, Casey Jesseph, Rick Murcko, Mike Lawrence, Jess Folk Jr., Dennis Bishop, Lewis Jackson
