Berry best in opening night show for Big Dog Dakota Classic Tour

[rebelracewriter]

Berry best in opening night show

for Big Dog Dakota Classic Tour

 

MINOT, N.D. (July 6) – A last-lap pass made Hank Berry first at the

finish in the Sunday opener of the Big Dog Dakota Classic Tour for

IMCA Modifieds at Nodak Speedway.

 

Berry went to the high side to get around long-time leader Steve

Pfeifer for the victory and earn a spot on the ballot for the 2009

Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational along with a $1,200 check. Aaron

Turnbull stayed close to the checkers in finishing third, while Troy

Heupel and Robert Hellebust rounded out the top five.

 

Both Turnbull and Hellebust qualified for the main event from “B”

features. Turnbull moved up 11 spots from where he started while

Hellebust advanced 15 positions.

 

Cautions slowed the start of the 30-lapper. David Murray Jr. went off

the track to bring out the second early yellow, then re-started at

the rear and raced all the way back to sixth.

 

Stacey Wilhelm ran in front the first two circuits before gave way to

Wayne Johnson. Pfeifer took charge on lap nine.

 

Berry, also a winner at Nodak in late May, made his way into

contention from inside row five.

 

Hometown drivers Nathan Burke, Robby Rosselli and Kelly Henderson

were joined by Jason Storbakken in a four-wide fight over top honors

in round two of the Dakota Track Side Series for IMCA Sunoco Stock

Cars. Burke finally found away around Rosselli for the $500 win.

 

Fifty-four Modifieds from seven states and two Canadian provinces,

and 27 Stock Cars were in the pits for the Nodak show. Both divisions

are in action Tuesday at Estevan, Sask., Motor Speedway, and July 8

and 9 at Williston Basin Speedway.

 

Modifieds run at Southwest Speedway in Dickinson on July 10 before

their 19th annual series concludes July 11 at Dacotah Speedway in

Mandan.

 

Feature results

Modifieds –

1. Hank Berry, Sidney, Mont.;

2. Steve Pfeifer, West Fargo;

3. Aaron Turnbull, Estevan, Sask.;

4. Troy Heupel, Williston;

5. Robert Hellebust, West Fargo;

6. David Murray Jr., Oberlin, Kan.;

7. Reese Coffee, Hinton, Iowa;

8. Mike Hansen, Alton, Iowa;

9. Marlyn Seidler, Underwood;

10. Shawn Strand, Bismarck;

11. Grant Junghans, Manhattan, Kan.;

12. Will Brack, Mead, Colo.;

13. Wyatt Olson, Minot;

14. Wayne Johnson, Minot;

15. John Flory, Williston;

16. Dennis Knudson, Williston;

17. Jeff Decker, Dickinson;

18. Chris Abelson, Sioux City, Iowa;

19. Mark Dahl, Bismarck;

20. Jay Steffens, North Platte, Neb.;

21. Stacey Wilhelm, Martell, Neb.;

22. Jay Noteboom, Hinton, Iowa;

23. Dan Carl, North Platte, Neb.;

24. Jeff Hooker, Minot.

1st heat (top two) – 1. Strand; 2. Heupel. 2nd heat – 1. Wilhelm; 2.

Junghans. 3rd heat – 1. Pfeifer; 2. Berry. 4th heat – 1. Murray; 2.

Coffee. 5th heat – 1. Hansen; 2. Brack. 6th heat – 1. Johnson; 2. Dahl.

1st “B” feature (top four) – 1. Seidler; 2. Abelson; 3. Carl; 4.

Hooker. 2nd “B” – 1. Turnbull; 2. Steffens; 3. Hellebust; 4. Decker.

3rd “B” – 1. Flory; 2. Noteboom; 3. Olson; 4. Knudson.

 

Stock Cars–

1. Nathan Burke, Minot;

2. Robby Rosselli, Minot;

3. Kelly Henderson, Minot;

4. Jason Storbakken, Williston;

5. Dean Torfin, Velva;

6. Josh Sattler, Rugby;

7. Kody Scholpp, Lampman, Sask.;

8. Colin Severance, Minot;

9. Mike Swallers, Minot;

10. Shawn Kuhnhenn, Towner;

11. Randy Fyllesvold, Plaza;

12. Chandler Lemar, Rugby;

13. Dennis Losing, Williston;

14. Chad Hassan, Maxbass;

15. Brett Woznicki, Minot;

16. Roger Neshem, Berthold;

17. Tony Kniffen, Minot;

18. Matt Hamilton, Minot;

19. Allan Fetzer, Max;

20. Jason Kniffen, Minot;

21. Kory Hochsprung, Minot;

22. Wes Baier, Maxbass;

23. Tyler Dosch, Rugby;

24. Kary Larson, Crosby;

25. Sterling LaBatte, Weyburn, Sask.;

26. Joel Rademacher, Berthold;

27. Billy Preston, Burlington.

 

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