September 11
Pepsi Lee County Speedway,
Donnellson, IA
Sanction: IMCA Late Models (Drive for Five Finale) - $5,000
Information provided by: Track reports (last updated September 12, 12:44 pm)
Kay tops IMCA field for Lee County victory
Drive for Five Finale
- Justin Kay
- Tommy Elston
- Darin Duffy
- Andy Nezworski
- Mark Burgtorf
- Matt Ryan
- Sam Halstead
- Dave Eckrich
- Fred Remley
- Chuck Hanna
- Joel Callahan
- Ron Boyse
- Gary Webb
- Jill George
- Denny Woodworth
- Matt Strassheim
- Preston Stoecker
- Bryan Moreland
- Jay Johnson
- Ray Raker
- Jeremy Pundt
- Austin Townsend
- Darin Weisinger
- Dustin Griffin
What won the race: Justin Kay of Wheatland, Iowa, led all 50 laps from the pole to claim Saturday's Drive for Five Finale at Pepsi Lee County Speedway, topping the IMCA Late Model field for $5,000.
Key notes: 2021 Lee County track champion, Tommy Elston of Keokuk, Iowa, finished in the runner-up position, 1.648 seconds behind Kay. ... After trading second place with Elston from laps 26 through 28, Darin Duffy of Toddville, Iowa, finished third. ... Eighteenth-starting Chuck Hanna of Port Byron, Ill., and nineteenth-starting Joel Callahan of Dubuque, Iowa, each advanced eight positions to finish 10th and 11th, respectively. ... Saturday's event, which featured double passing-point heat races to set the lineup, was slowed by five separate incidents and lasted 57 minutes, with 13 competitors completing all 50 laps.
On the move: Andy Nezworski of Buffalo, Iowa, started 14th and finished fourth.
Winner's sponsors: Kay’s MasterSbilt Race Car has a Grove Automotive powerplant and sponsorshipo from Mycogen Seeds, Dow, Hoker Trucking, Wehrs Machine, Petersen Insurance, Wheatland Ag Center, Kay Farms & Elevator, Wheatland Auto Body, JR’s Place, Heinee Jo’s, Doug Nigh’s RPMs, Kay Automotive and Ricky R. Kay & Son’s Trucking.
Points chase: Final Lee County points: 1. Tommy Elston (347); 2. Mark Burgtorf (340); 3. Denny Woodworth (318); 4. Nick Marolf (304); 5. Matt Strassheim (302).
Car count: 24
Polesitter: Justin Kay
Heat race winners: Justin Kay, Dave Eckrich, Fred Remley, Matt Ryan, Andy Nezworski, Tommy Elston
Editor's note: Results and race details are unofficial.