Shmauss, Bloemke, and Snyder grab their first wins of the season at The Hamilton County Speedway

By: Ryan Bergeson

Night #8 at The Hamilton County Speedway was in full throttle this Saturday with the theme being Hawaiian night. Three new drivers would visit the Hamilton County Speedway victory lane giving the fans a reason to stand and cheer.
The night was started off with the 5-lap IMCA Sport Compact Feature. Jena Barthelmus would be challenged early on in the event by Jennifer Frank. Frank was able to take the lead on the back stretch but Barthelmus was able to power her way back to the lead coming off of turn 4. Barthelmus would then check out on the rest of the field and cruise to the feature win. Barthelmus would be followed to the line by Frank, and Adam Rodamakeer.
The Performance Electric Hobby Stocks would be next on the speedway. Kevin Schmauss would grab the early lead as he was followed by Kyle Schmauss. Brandon Toftee was able to make the pass for the second position on the raceway but would not have enough to reel in the race leader. Kevin Schauss would go to pick up his first feature win of the season at The Hamilton County Speedway followed by Toftee, Mark Haglund, and Kyle Schmauss.
The Conley Trucking Limited Modifieds were up next for their 12 lap feature event. Rocky Caudle would take the lead at the drop of the green flag but that would not last long. Matt Northrop would make the pass and hustle his machine to the front. Matt Lettow was able to work his car to second and eventually he would run down the race leader. Lettow would take the lead as Nate Caruth came to second. Caruth would try for several laps to find the right line to run down Lettow but would be out of time. Lettow would take home the trophy followed by Caruth, Brett Moffitt, and Matt Northrop.
The Neighbors Heating, Cooling, and Plumbing Stock Cars were next out on the raceway. Right from the start of the race, several cars would try to take ownership of the captains chair. Bob Sutherland, Adam Silvey, Scott Bloemke, Todd Foster and several other drivers would be racing right together around the Historic Half Mile. Finally, Bloemke was able to take the lead away followed by Silvey. Just as Bloemke would take the lead, Silvey would hammer to the bottom of the speedway and sling shot past to the top spot. Mitchell Griffith would begin running high on the speedway and start picking off cars one by one. As the leaders went through turn one, Silvey would once again open the door and Bloemke would shoot past again for the lead. Griffith and Silvey would put on a great show running side by side for second as Bloemke went on to grab his first feature win of the season. Adam Silvey, Mitchell Griffith, and Todd Foster would round out the top four.
The Modifieds would take center stage on the speedway next and Jon Snyder would prove to be the class of the field. Snyder was able to take the lead from the drop of the green flag. He would be chased early on by Scott Olson and Dave Doughty. Doughty was finally able to advance his way to second and Scott Olson and Ryan Giles would run wheel to wheel for third. Doughty would do his best to reel in the race leader but would be out of time. Jon Snyder would pocket his first feature win of the season followed by Doughty, Olson, and Ryan Giles.
The final race of the night would be the Motor Inn of Webster City IMCA Late Models. Al Johnson would take the early lead as he powered his way around the bottom side of the speedway. Todd Cooney would advance to second as Darrel DeFrance began running one lane above the lower portion of the speedway. DeFrance was able to make the pass coming off of turn 4 to take the second position away. DeFrance would then waste no time reeling in the race leader Johnson. DeFrance again would wheel his machine to the top of the speedway and take the lead from Johnson. Todd Cooney would follow DeFrance and power his way to second on the raceway. Cooney would try for several laps to run down DeFrance but could not find the right stuff. DeFrance would become the first repeat winner in the Late Model division in 2007. DeFrance was followed to the checkered flag by Cooney, Johnson, and Adam Larson.
The Hamilton County Speedway congratulates all the feature winners on a very special Hawaiian night number 8. We appreciate all the great fans in the stands on Saturday nights and also all of the race teams that help pack the pit area. Hot Laps start every Saturday night at 6:00 p.m. with racing to follow. Thanks for making The Hamilton County Speedway the place to be on Saturday nights.