July 16
Shelby County Speedway,
Harlan, IA
Sanction: Malvern Bank Series (Shelby County Fair Race) - $3,000
Information provided by: Series reports (last updated July 17, 11:03 am)
Zeitner repels Leighton for $3,000 at Harlan
Shelby County Fair Race
- Corey Zeitner
- Bill Leighton Jr.
- Jesse Sobbing
- Kyle Berck
- Tad Pospisil
- Charlie McKenna
- Andrew Kosiski
- Brad Perdue
- Jake Neal
- Darrel DeFrance
- J.C. Wyman
- Cole Wayman
- Brian Kosiski
- Chris Spieker
- Brett Hopp
- Allan Hopp
- Jay Burdic
- Gabe Umbarger
- Scott Daly
- Jeff Segebart
- Derrick Stewart
- Mark Plowman
- Steve McConnell
- Curt Schroeder
What won the race: Third-starting Corey Zeitner of Bellevue, Neb., took the lead on lap 16 and paced the final 14 circuits en route to winning Saturday's Malvern Bank Series feature at Shelby County Speedway. The $3,000 victory was the eighth of Zeitner's career with the Malvern Bank Series, moving him into sole possession of fourth on the tour's all-time win list.
Key notes: After moving into second on lap 27, Bill Leighton Jr. of Omaha, Neb., gave Zeitner all he could handle on a late-race restart but settled for the runner-up position, 0.617 of a second behind. ... Jesse Sobbing moved into second place on a lap-17 restart and applied pressure to Zeitner for the lead until tapping the wall and fading to finish third. ... Kyle Berck, the lone multi-time series winner at Shelby County, led the first 15 laps before fading to finish fourth. ... Tad Pospisil moved into fifth place before the race's final caution on lap 28 and finished there. ... Seventeenth-starting Andrew Kosiski advanced 10 positions and finished seventh. ... Jake Neal ran as high as second in the early laps before fading to finish ninth. ... Polesitter Brian Kosiski faded from the start and finished 13th. ... Saturday's feature, the tour's 10th visit to Shelby County, was slowed by three cautions and lasted 16 minutes; 17 competitors completed all 30 laps.
On the move: Bill Leighton Jr. of Omaha, Neb., started 12th and finished second.
Winner's sponsors: Zeitner's Rocket Chassis is sponsored by Zeitner & Sons Refrigerated Transport, Tates Chick Farm, Dirt Shirts USA, Monster Graphix and Malvern Bank.
Points chase: Before Shelby County: 1. Jesse Sobbing (1,750); 2. Bill Leighton Jr. (1,740); 3. Tad Pospisil (1,700); T4. Jake Neal (1,672); T4. Corey Zeitner (1,672).
Current weather: Few Clouds, 73°F
Car count: 24
Polesitter: Brian Kosiski
Heat race winners: Allan Hopp, Brian Kosiski, Derrick Stewart, Chris Spieker
Next series race: July 20, I-80 Speedway (Greenwood, NE) $5,300
Editor's note: Results and race details are unofficial.