A decent amount of rain on Thursday left the track well-watered for the Friday show, which made for a tough track to figure out. Even with a strong wind, the surface did not dry out, and drivers saw corners that developed a couple of ruts and left a lot of clods leading to some challenging conditions. I would hate to have to prepare a track in April in Iowa, and last Friday night was proof of that.
For the lead - Mark Burgtorf (7B) goes under Tom Darbyshire (42) to grab the lead in the IMCA late model 25-lap feature. - BWJ photo
All in the family - Lonnie Bailey (25) and Matt Bailey (52) joust for position in turns three and four during the late model feature. - BWJ photo
The track didn’t deter the action as everyone stayed on the gas and Mark Burgtorf continued his winning streak. Tom Darbyshire made him work for it, but Burgtorf held his momentum through the night. He would lose it on Saturday and Sunday, but as for Friday, the 7B was running strong.
In addition to late models on a regular basis at Lee County, the “Drive for Five” also brings an interesting contest for fans. Each night the late models are on hand, one name will be draw from the fans that enter the contest. The person drawn will have the option of drawing a driver, or drivers, from the feature field. If the fan draws one driver name and that driver wins the feature, the fan pockets $500. There is also the option of drawing five names from the field, and if any of those five drivers win the feature, the fan wins $100 - a pretty sweet deal to come home from the races with some pocket money. The first go around of this last Friday saw the fan pick five drivers but come up empty in the money column.
Doug Huls had the other highlight for the night after rolling his IMCA stock car in the feature. The car landed back on its tires, Doug fired it up, rejoined the field, and finished the race in seventh. The crowd went crazy when he restarted the car and took off after the field for the restart.
In addition to late models on a regular basis at Lee County, the “Drive for Five” also brings an interesting contest for fans. Each night the late models are on hand, one name will be draw from the fans that enter the contest. The person drawn will have the option of drawing a driver, or drivers, from the feature field. If the fan draws one driver name and that driver wins the feature, the fan pockets $500. There is also the option of drawing five names from the field, and if any of those five drivers win the feature, the fan wins $100 - a pretty sweet deal to come home from the races with some pocket money. The first go around of this last Friday saw the fan pick five drivers but come up empty in the money column.
Doug Huls had the other highlight for the night after rolling his IMCA stock car in the feature. The car landed back on its tires, Doug fired it up, rejoined the field, and finished the race in seventh. The crowd went crazy when he restarted the car and took off after the field for the restart.
Coming down - Doug Huls' IMCA stock car settles back onto its wheels after tipping in turns three and four during the feature event. - BWJ photo 
Back in action - Huls is back on the gas as the green flag flies to complete the feature. - BWJ photo
A good race - Jeff Mueller (77) and Jason Cook (27J) race for the lead in the IMCA stock car feature. - BWJ photo
The next round of late models at Lee County Speedway is set for May 8, but you can catch great action at the track every Friday night – except for tonight, as the May 1 show at the speedway has been cancelled due to weather.
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