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Densberger Wins Opening Modified Event - North Platte Star Telegram

Mike Densberger, Chad Dolan, Mike Nichols, Brady Weinman and Erik Nelson started off the 2015 racing campaign on top at the Lincoln County Raceway on Saturday in front of a capacity crowd.

Densberger, of Lincoln, started in the pole position and never looked back in the IMCA Modified Feature event. He had a straightaway lead over the rest of the field as the heat race winner cruised under the checkered flag in the main event.
Veteran Chuck Stryker, of Eddyville, started on the outside of the front row and was able to stay within the top five through the 20-lap feature to finish second overall. Charley Brown, of Maxwell, worked his magic on the high banks to earn a third-place showing. Along with Densberger, Cozad’s Colton Osborn was a heat race winner in the Modified division.

Dolan, of Gibbon, battled to the front from a third-row starting position during the early laps that were plagued by caution to win the IMCA Northern Sport Modified Feature victory.

Dolan was able to win his heat race and then snare the lead in the feature on the fourth lap and never relinquish the lead again. Henry Henderson, of Sutherland, and Kerry Jones, of North Platte, engaged in a see-saw skirmish during the first three laps of the feature. Henderson led the first lap before Jones took the lead for the second and third circuits. The duo of Henderson and Jones stayed near the front for the duration and scored second and third place honors, respectively. Along with Dolan, Paul Donavan, of McCook, and Gothenburg’s Jamey Kennicutt won early in the evening heat races.

Leading the lap that means the most, Nichols took the lead after the white flag was thrown and raced back around the high banks to the checkered flag to score an IMCA Stock Car Feature victory for the Harlan, Iowa, driver.

Casey Woken, of Ogallala, finished second as he was just edged out at the finish line by Nichols. Woken took the lead on the eighth lap from Casey Werkmeister, of Maywood, and set a blistering pace from the front of the field. Starting in the third row and staying inside the top five throughout the feature was the Kyle Clough, of Wallace, as he finished third overall. Woken along with Dash for Cash winner Mikey Dancer, of North Platte, won the heat races in the division.

Seeking the fastest groove, it took until the seventh lap before Weinman was able to carry the momentum on the cushion to score the lead and then storm his way to an IMCA Hobby Stock Feature victory. Weinman, of Arnold, was on cruise control in front of the field for much of the feature event. Austin Davis, of Benkelman, led the first six laps and then spent the remainder of the main event trying to reel in Weinman. Davis was forced to settle with runner-up honors. Lexington racer Jacob Wolsleben won a heat race and carried the momentum into the feature where he finished third overall. Along with Wolsleben, Tyson Canas, of Cozad, was a heat race winner.

Nelson, of Central City, stormed to the lead on lap three of the IMCA Sport Compact feature and went on to victory. Nelson started in the second row and was able to avoid skirmishes early on to roll to a victory. Coming from the fourth row, Andrew Baumgardner, of North Platte, was able to pull into the runner-up position in the waning laps but that is as far as he could advance. Early leader Devin Bjorklund was able to stay among the front runners and score a third place finish.

Unofficial Results:
IMCA Modified Feature — 1. 81-Mike Densberger, 2. 19-Chuck Stryker, 3. 4c-Charley Brown, 4. 97m-David Murray Jr., 5. 17j-Jeremy Frenier, 6. 3rw-Ronnie Wallace, 7. XII-Jay Steffens, 8. 50c-Colton Osborn, 9. 34jw-Cole Hodges, 10. 4p-Dave Pedersen.

Heat race winners — 50c-Osborn, 81-Densberger.

IMCA Northern Sport Modified Feature — 1. 87d-Chad Dolan, 2. 11h-Henry Henderson, 3. 12j-Kerry Jones, 4. 1-Paul Donavan, 5. 15k-Jamey Kennicutt, 6. 7a-Steve Aitken, 7. 55d-Dillon Schultz, 8. 13-Terry Dressel, 9. 9-RC Heil, 10. 41g-Justin Gibbens.

Heat race winners — 87d-Dolan, 1-Paul Donavan, 15k-Kennicutt.

IMCA Stock Car Feature — 1. 63-Mike Nichols, 2. 35jw-Casey Woken, 3. 11k-Kyle Clough, 4. 45-Mikey Dancer, 5. 42w-Kyle Werkmeister, 6. 00-Sara Klein, 7. 561-Kurt Trusty, 8. 24-Bob Chalupa, 9. 09h-Bob Hoing, 10. 47-Russ Small Jr.
Heat race winners — 45-Dancer, 35jw-Woken.

IMCA Hobby Stock Feature — 1. 22w-Brady Weinman, 2. 22-Austin Davis, 3. 01-Jacob Wolsleben, 4. 88j-Jacob Olmstead, 5. 5-Chuck Ledbetter, 6. 98z-Zach Olmstead, 7. 2c-Tyson Canas, 8. 72b-Jacob Hagan, 9. 1-Tanner Clough, 10. 7s-Scott Gibson.

Heat race winners — 01-Wolsleben, 2c-Canas.

IMCA Sport Compact Feature — 1. 7-Erik Nelson, 2. 44u-Andrew Baumgardner, 3. 28d-Devin Bjorklund, 4. 67-Alex Fletcher, 5. 33-Andrew McClellen, 6. 67x-Blake Fletcher, 7. 74b-Tristan Barnhill, 8. 057-Cody Schimmer, 9. 19b-Jordan Biere, 10. h0t-Hunter Hoatson.

Heat race winners — 28d-Bjorklund, 44u-Baumgardner.

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