Fast-paced would be an understatement when describing the racing action that was showcased at Dawson County Raceway in Lexington, Nebraska on Sunday as a result of a very tacky track throughout the evenings show. Jordan Grabowski, Les Siebert, Chad Dolan, Mike Nichols and Jacob Olmstead all punched their ticket to the winners circle with feature victories. Against a loaded field of competitors, it was Jordan Grabowski of Beatrice that led the final six laps and claimed the top honors in the IMCA Modified Feature. Holding onto a position within the top five throughout the feature event, Colton Osborn of Cozad rallied in the waning laps to earn a runner-up finish. Starting near the point, Jay Steffens of North Platte was able to motor his way to the lead during the first 13 laps of the feature. Steffens lost ground on Grabowski and Osborn in the final circuits, but he recovered quite nicely with a third place finish. Rounding out the top five in the loaded field was Scott Smith of Davenport and the Magic Man Mike Densberger of Lincoln in fourth and fifth, respectively. Starting their nights off right with heat race wins was Smith of Davenport and Jeremy Frenier of Ft. Morgan, Colorado. Simply ‘En Fuego’ is the best way to describe the driving of Les Siebert of York in winning the Grand National Late Model Feature after snaring the lead at the onset and never looking back. Working his way through traffic, Cale Osborn of Cozad was able to earn the runner-up podium spot for his efforts. Veteran wheelman Kevin Safranek of Merna scored a third place finish for his efforts behind the wheel of his hot rod. Osborn and Safranek won the earlier in the evening heat races for the Late Models. Leading the way from the halfway point, Gibbon’s Chad Dolan was the winner of the IMCA Northern Sport Modified Feature for the second straight night of racing at Lexington. Dolan had company at the front of the field thought with Steve Kempt of Shelton riding the cushion to a runner-up finish. Finishing the race strong, Jamey Kennicutt of Gothenburg worked through traffic to earn a podium finish in third place. Cozad’s Steve Aitken was the early leader until he had an incident with lap traffic. Aitken along with Kempt and Denny Egge of Kearney were the victors in the heat races. No stranger to the winners circle, the Harlan, Iowa Hustler Mike Nichols scored the victory in the IMCA Stock Car Feature for the second straight night of racing in Lexington. Nichols took the point on the 11th lap and was able to hold off the late charges during the remaining laps. Finishing second overall in the feature event was the Norton, Kansas hotshoe Casey Woken. The early leader in the feature event was the Flyin’ Farmer Kyle Clough of Wallace. Clough led the initial nine laps before cautions extinguished his lead. Clough was able to stay among the leaders and finish third overall. Starting their nights off right with heat race wins were Nichols, Woken and Grand Island’s Brendan Eilts. In one of the most hotly contested events of the evening, there were six lead changes during the IMCA Hobby Stock Feature. Grabbing the lead for the final five laps that mattered the most was Jacob Olmstead of Overton. Olmstead had jostled with Tyler Easterday throughout the feature event with both having the lead during the 15 lap spectacular. Getting into the mix coming from deep in the field, Kyle Bond of Gibbon was the runner-up when the checkered flag flew. Crossing the finish line in third place overall was Zach Olmstead of Overton. Earning top five finishes were Tyler Easterday in fourth place and Brady Weinman of Arnold in fifth place.
(Unofficial Results):
–IMCA Modified Feature: 1. 30-Jordan Grabowski; 2. 50c-Colton Osborn; 3. XII-Jay Steffens; 4. 81-Mike Densberger; 5. 50-Scott Smith; 6. 97m-David Murray Jr.; 7. 0-Kyle Rohleder; 8. 17j-Jeremy Frenier; 9. 3b-Eddie Belec; 10. 4c-Charley Brown. Heat Race Winners: 50-Smith; 17j-Frenier.
–Grand National Late Model Feature: 1. 51-Les Siebert; 2. 6c-Cale Osborn; 3. 28-Kevin Safranek; 4. 55-Jake Neighbors; 5. 85-Josh Leonard; 6. 5s-Dylan Schmer; 7. 88-Brandon Leonard; 8. 11v-Brad Vogt; 9. 11-Dillon Thompson; 10. 25-JJ Rodeman. Heat Race Winners: 6c-Osborn; 28-Safranek.
–IMCA Northern Sport Modified Feature: 1. 87d-Chad Dolan; 2. 190-Steve Kempt; 3. 15k-Jamey Kennicutt; 4. 85-Josh Leonard; 5. 01-Jacob Hobscheidt; 6. 1x-Denny Egge; 7. 20-Hunter Cantrall; 8. 74-Rick Rohr; 9. 12j-Kerry Jones; 10. 7a-Steve Aitken. Heat Race Winners: 7a-Aitken; 190-Kempt; 1x-Denny Egge.
–IMCA Stock Car Feature: 1. 63-Mike Nichols; 2. 35jw-Casey Woken; 3. 11k-Kyle Clough; 4. 24w-Casey Werkmeister; 5. 45-Mikey Dancer; 6. 29e-Brendan Eilts; 7. 77-Jed Williams; 8. 3z-Zach Canas; 9. 76-Jason Davis; 10. 16w-Jeff Whiting. Heat Race Winners: 35jw-Woken; 63-Nichols; 29e-Eilts.
–IMCA Hobby Stock Feature: 1. 88j-Jacob Olmstead; 2. 0-Kyle Bond; 3. 98z-Zach Olmstead; 4. 53e-Tyler Easterday; 5. 22w-Brady Weinman; 6. 44-Caleb Hetrick; 7.26-Ryan Gardine; 8. R89-Nate Refior; 9. 2x-Travis Kernick; 10. 2c-Tyson Canas. Heat Race Winners: 53e-Easterday; 98z-Olmstead.