Ward, Shute, Smith are big winners at Boone
By Joyce Eisele BOONE, Iowa (Aug. 1) – Another special night of racing Saturday at Boone Speedway featured both the Watermelon Classic, with watermelons awarded to heat and feature winners and the sixth annual P1 Promotions Modified Challenge. The IMCA Modified feature went 30 laps, paid $1,200 and was a Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot qualifier. Tim Ward and Richie Gustin had a good battle going until Gustin was suddenly off power while leading just after lap 18 was in the books. This gave Ward back the lead, which he kept the remainder of the way to the checkers and the win. He finished comfortably ahead of Ethan Dotson and Jake McBirnie. Modifieds qualified for the Challenge race through timing, heats, and passing points. The top 12 then drew for their starting spots for the 15-lap prestigious event. Cody Laney and Shute were the front row starters. Laney immediately had the lead as the race went green with fourth place starter Kyle Brown and Todd Shute hot on his tail. Brown made the pass into the [Read More]