The anticipation becomes reality with opening night at The Hamilton County Speedway.

The 2007 racing season is underway at The Hamilton County Speedway. Excitement filled the air as several race teams packed themselves into the pit area. Night #1 at the Hamilton County Speedway offered a lot of entertainment and family fun.

The Performance Electric Hobby Stocks kicked started the first feature event of the 2007 racing season. Jamie Odor would waste no time powering his machine to the front of the field. Kevin Schmauss was able to work his way to the second position on the racetrack and would have his eyes on the prize. A late race restart bunched the field but Odor would once again grab the advantage and pick up the feature victory of 2007 at The Historic Half-Mile. Odor was followed by Kevin Schmauss, Justin Ades, and Matt Mundt.

The Neighbors Heating, Cooling, and Plumbing Stock Cars were next on the speedway. Curt Hook, the defending Hobby Stock Track Champion and Rookie of the Year candidate in the Stock Car division did his best to pick up where he left off a year ago. Hook was able to take the top spot at the start of the race as Jared Dirks would try to take it away. Dirks, Wagoner and Hook would all battle it out for the top prize throughout the race. Finally, Dirks would make the move for the front, but Hook would slam the door and motor to the feature victory. Curt Hook would pick up his first career Stock Car Feature win followed by Jared Dirks, Adam Silvey, and Todd Foster.

The Conleys Trucking Limited Modifieds would make their way to the big half mile and Matt Lettow would show that he hasn’t forgotten how to wheel the Cenex Skyrocket around the speedway. Matt Lettow would lead the race throughout as Bugs Vincent and Brett Moffitt would try to reel him in. Lettow would show that he was the class of the field and powered to the feature win. Bugs Vincent, George Gilliland, and Matt Northrop would round out the top four.

Modifieds were next on the speedway for their 20-lap feature event. Randy Havlik would power his way to the front of the field at the start as he tried to hold off the charging Terminator Mark Elliott. Elliott would power his right rear high on the cushion through turns one and two and take the top spot away. Jason Toppenberg, Scott Olson, and Ryan Giles would all make their way to the front and battle for the second position and Mark Elliott would cruise his number 12 to victory lane. Mark Elliott would pick up the feature win followed by Ryan Giles, Jason Toppenberg, and Scott Olson.

To conclude the racing program this Saturday at The Hamilton County Speedway would be the debut of the IMCA Sport Compact division and also the traveling 305 Sprint Cars. The sport compacts were first to do battle as Jena Barthelmes and Chad Lee would battle for the top spot on the speedway. Lee would have the advantage at the start but not for long as Jena stood on the gas and took the lead. Jena Barthelmes would have the crowd going wild as she passed the checkered flag picking up the first ever feature win for the IMCA Sport Compacts.

The IMCA Sport compacts had a successful debut at The Hamilton County Speedway and the fans and drivers showed a lot of interest in the entry level division. Hamilton County Speedway promoter Al Uhrhammer Said “We would truly like to thank the fans for being so loyal to our sport of racing here at The Hamilton County Speedway on Saturday nights. The IMCA Sport Compacts class is setup to bring new fans and drivers into our sport and also is a cost-effective way to get started racing.”

The final twist on the night was the running of the 305 traveling Sprint Cars. Bruce Anderson would have his 11A machine hooked up and flying as he led the race throughout. Stevenson and Leety would all give chase but they had nothing for Anderson. Anderson would pick up the win. Stevenson and Leety would round out the top three.

The first night at The Hamilton County Speedway proved to be just what the racing die Hards needed as the long winter comes to an end and spring has filled the air.

Next Saturday night will be the first night of The Motor Inn of Webster City IMCA Late Models. Also, next Saturday afternoon in Webster City is Webster City race days. Webster City race days will be from 12.00pm to 3:00pm in the afternoon on Main Street in Webster City. Come out and check out all the cars and stars of the Hamilton County Speedway and visit area merchants as we appreciate all of our support. We will see you next week on Main Street in the afternoon and at The Speedway for Hot Laps at 6:00 p.m. with racing to follow.