Perseverance and hardwork paid off by the drivers and crews as they were able to ward off the weather threats to dash the evening of racing at Dawson County Raceway in Lexington, Nebraska with an IMCA show and United Rebel Sprint Series (URSS) special that featured three-wide racing that kept the fans in the stands on the edge of their seats on Sunday evening.

Leading the lap that mattered the most was Jason Martin of Lincoln, Nebraska as he executed a slide job with success through corners three and four on the final lap to earn the URSS Feature win. Martin started in the fifth row and earned the hard charger award for his efforts. North Platte, Nebraska hotshoe John Webster snared the lead on the second lap and was flying high in pacing the field all the way through lap traffic, as he was scary fast to lead until lap 24 when Martin passed Webster and won the drag race to the finish line. Staying consistent throughout the feature event was Luke Cranston of Plains, Kansas; as he avoided incident by running in the top five from beginning to end from his outside second row starting position to earn a podium finish in third place. Steve Richardson of Liberal, Kansas along with Webster were the heat race victors.

Grabbing the lead on lap 14, veteran David Murray Jr. of Oberlin, Kansas was able to hold off the challengers in the final laps to add another IMCA Modified feature victory to his mantle. Murray started in the second row and was among the leaders throughout, as he was able to power past Jay Steffens of North Platte who led the initial 13 laps of the event and never relinquish his run to the checkered flag.  Cole Hodges of Ogallala was high on the wheel to pilot his hotrod to a runner-up finish from his third row starting position. Charging to the front from a fourth row-starting position, with a gumption-powered start was Colton Osborn of Cozad. Jay Steffens and McCook’s Ronnie Wallace claimed heat race victories in the division.

Fast at the finish was Chad Dolan of Gibbon in pacing the field during the final five laps to earn a IMCA Northern Sport Modified Feature victory. Dolan started in the third row to be within striking distance from the onset of the feature event. Runner-up finisher Jamey Kennicutt was the leader prior to Dolan, as the Gothenburg hotshoe snared the lead on the sixth circuit. Chad Young of Ogallala drove his way onto the podium to finish third from a deep in the field, seventh row starting position. Kennicutt and Denny Egge of Kearney were the heat race winners.

Breaking through for the feature victory in the IMCA Stock Car division was North Platte fan-favorite Mikey Dancer. Dancer was up on the wheel with gumption in leading the final 11 laps of an accident-riddled feature. Colton Osborn was able to work the top and bottom grooves to finish second overall and hold off the challenges from Harlan, Iowa’s Mike Nichols, who finished third in the spotlighted event. Osborn and Dancer were joined by Cale Osborn of Cozad in winning heat races in the division.

Doing the unthinkable in one of the most competitive divisions in Lexington, Overton’s Jacob Olmstead led from the beginning to take the checkered flag in the IMCA Hobby Stock Feature. Olmstead started on the outside of the first row to earn the early edge that resulted in a victory. Campbell’s Dillon Thompson earned runner-up honors. Olmstead, Thompson and Gibbon’s Kyle Bond were three-wide for many laps in the closing circuits of the feature, before a tough-break sent Bond to the rear of the field on a yellow flag. Getting into the mix on the final laps was Tiffany Bittner of Norfolk, as she earned third place honors. Thompson and Bittner started their nights off right with heat race wins.

The race action is red-hot at the Dawson County Raceway, where only the best go three abreast with IMCA divisions being joined by Super Late Model Racing Assocation (SLMR) hotrods this coming Sunday, June 15th. Gates open at 5 p.m. with the drop of the green flag at 6:30 p.m.

(Unofficial Results)

–URSS FEATURE: 1. 5x-Jason Martin; 2. 9-John Webster; 3. 20-Luke Cranston; 4. 0-Steve Richardson; 5. 2j-Zach Blurton; 6. 12-Darren Berry; 7. 88j-Jeremy Huish; 8. 24-Kade Hagans; 9. 21r-Jeff Radcliffe; 10. 22-Greg Reiners.

Heat 1: 1. 9-John Webster; 2. 21r-Jeff Radcliffe; 3. 20-Luke Cranston.

Heat 2: 1. 0-Steve Richardson; 2. 20b-Nate Berry; 3. 88j-Jeremy Huish.

–IMCA Modified Feature: 1. 97m-David Murray Jr.; 2. 34jw-Cole Hodges; 3. 50c-Colton Osborn; 4. 81-Mike Densberger; 5. 3rw-Ronnie Wallace; 6. 6c-Cale Osborn; 7. XII-Jay Steffens; 8. 112-Tyler Smith; 9. 19-Chuck Stryker; 10. 1c-Cole Egge.

Heat 1: 1. XII-Jay Steffens; 2. 50c-Colton Osborn; 3. 6c-Cale Osborn.

Heat 2: 1. 3rw-Ronnie Wallace; 2. 19-Chuck Stryker; 3. 81-Mike Densberger.

–IMCA Northern Sport Modifieds Feature: 1. 87d-Chad Dolan; 2. 15k-Jamey Kennicutt; 3. 33-Chad Young; 4. 1x-Denny Egge; 5. 68-Craig Howard; 6. 20-Hunter Cantrall; 7. 8c-Corey Cruzan; 8. 23mm-Casey Clausen; 9. 12j-Kerry Jones; 10. 1-Paul Donovan.

Heat 1: 1. 15k-Jamey Kennicutt; 2. 87d-Chad Dolan; 3. 23mm-Casey Clausen.

Heat 2: 1. 1x-Denny Egge; 2. 0-Bryan Herrick; 3. 8c-Corey Cruzan.

–IMCA Stock Car Feature: 1. 45-Mikey Dancer; 2. 50c-Colton Osborn; 3. 63-Mike Nichols; 4. 24w-Casey Werkmeister; 5. 29e-Brendan Eilts; 6. 16w-Jeff Whiting; 7. 77-Jed Williams; 8. 10k-Kurt Trusty; 9. 09h-Bob Hoing; 10. 11k-Kyle Clough.

Heat 1: 1. 50c-Colton Osborn; 2. 63-Mike Nichols; 3. 21-Shane Stutzman.

Heat 2: 1. 6c-Cale Osborn; 2. 52-Jason Wilkinson; 3. 35jw-Casey Woken.

Heat 3: 1. 45-Mikey Dancer; 2. 24w-Casey Werkmeister; 3. 10k-Kurt Trusty.

–IMCA Hobby Stock Feature: 1. 88j-Jacob Olmstead; 2. 11-Dillon Thompson; 3. 95b-Tiffany Bittner; 4. 9a-Anthony Martin; 5. 44-Caleb Hetrick; 6. 53e-Tyler Easterday; 7. 2c-Zach Canas; 8. 2x-Travis Kernick; 9. 0-Kyle Bond; 10. 89-Michael Zerr.

Heat 1: 1. 95b-Tiffany Bittner; 2. R89-Nate Refior; 3. 85-Robert Leonard.

Heat 2: 1. 11-Dillon Thompson; 2. 2c-Zach Canas; 3. 9a-Anthony Martin.