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The Corn Belt Clash roared back into action on Friday night at Cedar County Raceway. It was a day where rain could have won the show but the staff at the Tipton Iowa Bullring had other plans. Heavy equipment was bought in to work the black dirt into a tacky fast racing surface. The track developed a unique top and middle cushion for two fast lanes on the quarter mile oval.
The 30 lap feature was not decided until the white flag lap with Chad Simpson riding high and Jason Utter slinging low. Simpson appeared to have the slightest edge but slipped over the cushion giving Jason Utter his biggest opportunity of the night to take home the top prize. It was an Iowa race and Iowa drivers rounded out the top five. Spencer Diercks had one of his best runs of the year to grab third place with local Tipton Iowa standout Jake Meier taking Forth. Veteran Denny Eckrich and the “Flying 50” took home Fifth place.
Racing Rundown
23 cars
Heat 1 Winner: Jason Rauen
Heat 2 Winner: Jason Utter
Heat 3 Winner: Spencer Diercks
Dash Winner: Jason Utter
1 1 31 Jason Utter Columbus Junction, Ia
2 14 25 Chad Simpson Mt. Vernon, Ia
3 2 29D Spencer Diercks Davenport , Ia
4 6 20 Jake Meier Tipton , Ia
5 3 50 Denny Eckrich Tiffin , Ia
6 8 5M Mike Fryer Freeport , Il
7 16 56 Andy Eckrich Oxford , Ia
8 10 58 Dave Eckrich Oxford , Ia
9 23 15K Justin Kay Wheatland , Ia
10 20 07 Matt Ryan Davenport , Ia
11 11 77S Stephan Kammerer Blue Grass, Ia
12 15 28R Mark Rose Elcho , Wi
13 18 37B Bruson Behning Calamus , Ia
14 13 6C Jay Chanowath Wapello , Ia
15 21 90 Lance Matthees Winona , Mn
16 4 15N Terry Neal Ely , Ia
17 5 98 Jason Rauen Farley , Ia
18 17 24F Scott Fitzpatrick Prairie City, Ia
19 9 32J Jason Jaggers Wyanet , Il
20 7 9Z Lyle Zanker Rockford , Il
21 12 8 Bob Cullen Chilton , Wi
22 19 26B Wayne Brau Annawon , Il
23 22 24 David Fiber , Wi
Mike Ruefer
Photographer & Writer