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Thompson takes Park Jefferson win during 5-night racing weekend

Sioux City, Iowa’s Cody Thompson embarked on a stretch of five race events over six days during the Memorial Day holiday weekend, scoring one win along the way.

The victory came at Park Jefferson Speedway (Jefferson, South Dakota) on Monday, where Thompson’s Team Harris Auto Racing No. 25 machine was one of 20 IMCA Modifieds on the property for night one of the two-night RTI Nationals.

Thompson drove from sixth to first in his heat race on the 3/8-mile oval and started fourth for the 20-lap A-Main. He picked up three spots in the 20-lap race to score his third feature-event triumph of the year and a $1200 payday. Jacob Hobscheidt, Chris Anderson, Chris Mills and Jim Thies completed the top five.

On Tuesday, Thompson and 18 other IMCA Modified drivers were on hand at Park Jefferson for another 20-lap, $1200-to-win race. Thompson finished fifth in his heat, putting him in the 13th starting spot for the main event. He picked up an impressive nine positions to finish fourth. Mills won the race, followed by Hobscheidt and Dyllan Ricks. Bob Moore came home fifth.

Thompson had also kicked off his race weekend with a trip to the 3/8-mile Deer Creek Speedway (Spring Valley, Minnesota) for the United States Modified Touring Series (USMTS) Southern Minnesota Spring Challenge.

The 20th edition of the three-day program began on Thursday with Thompson one of 46 Summit USMTS Modified drivers in the pit area. With sixth-place finishes in both his heat race and B-Main, Thompson was unable to transfer to the 30-lap, $3,000-to-win main event.

With 52 USMTS competitors in the pits on Saturday, Thompson again couldn’t find the speed to transfer to the 40-lap, $5,000-to-win A-Main through his heat race or B-Feature.

Fifty-two USMTS combatants also looked to take part in Saturday’s 50-lap finale paying $10,000 to the victor. Thompson finished 10th in his heat race but did not start his B-Main.

Full results are available at www.usmts.com and www.parkjeff.com.

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