September 6
Rapid Speedway,
Rock Rapids, IA
Sanction: Repairable Vehicles.com Tri-State Series (Topless Rapid Nationals) - $1,000
Information provided by: Series reports (last updated September 7, 7:21 am)
Pospisil tops title contenders for Rapid victory
Topless Rapid Nationals
- Tad Pospisil
- Gary Brown Jr.
- Nate Beyenhof
- Jordan Heiman
- Brad Vogt
- Gale Vogt
- Nick Grehl
- Lane Brenden
- John Hoefert
- Randy Rosenboom
- Jesse Kroger
- Cory Yeigh
- Eric Vanosdall
- Rick Wessels
- Scott Borkowski
- Jared Jelsma
- Jeff Kroger
- Scott Daly
presented by
Jeff Bylsma
Tad Pospisil enjoys victory lane at Rapid Speedway.
What won the race: Topping a pair of title contenders, Tad Pospisil of Norfolk, Neb., overtook polesitter Nate Beyenhof on the third lap Friday at Rapid Speedway, then pulled away from a rallying Gary Brown Jr. for his his third Tri-State Late Model Series victory of the season. Pospisil won by 2.970 seconds while Brown’s runner-up finish secured the series title.
Key notes: The fifth-starting Pospisil has five career Tri-State victories. ... Cory Yeigh and Rick Wessels made their first series starts. ... Luke Sathof and Kevin Larson scratched from the feature. ... Jack Dover won the Midwest Sprint Touring Series feature. ... The event wrapped up Rapid's season.
On the move: Gary Brown Jr. of Brandon, S.D., started 19th and finished second.
Winner's sponsors: Pospisil's Bloomquist Race Car is powered by a Scott Bailey Racing Engine and sponsored by Cookie's Sauces and Seasonings, Signor Trucking, Window World, Malvern Bank, Keyser Mfg., Bam Roller Lifters, ASi RaceWear, Sehi & Associates, KIX 106.7-FM and Hoosier Tire.
Points chase: Nate Beyenhof entered the finale with a two-point lead on last year's champ Gary Brown Jr., but Brown’s rally to the runner-up spot gave him his second consecutive series title.
Current weather: Clear, 61°F
Car count: 20
Polesitter: Nate Beyenhof
Heat race winners: Gary Brown Jr., Tad Pospisil, Nate Beyenhof
Editor's note: Results and race details are unofficial.
