September 27
U.S. 36 Raceway,
Osborn, MO
Sanction: Malvern Bank West Series - $3,000
Information provided by: Series and track reports (last updated September 28, 2:36 am)
Late restart can't keep Zeitner from $3,000 win
- Corey Zeitner
- Jacob Hobscheidt
- Bill Leighton Jr.
- Jesse Sobbing
- Tad Pospisil
- Dave Eckrich
- Andrew Kosiski
- Curt Schroeder
- Fred Remley
- Troy Daly
- Paul Glendenning
- Don Geist
- Kyle Berck
- Darrel DeFrance
- Michael King
- Charlie McKenna
- J.C. Wyman
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Corey Zeitner visits victory lane at U.S. 36 Raceway.
What won the race: Staving off challenges from Jacob Hobscheidt after a late-race restart, Corey Zeitner of Bellevue, Neb., led all 25 laps from the pole in winning Saturday's Malvern Bank West Series debut at U.S. 36 Raceway. Zeitner won $3,000 in beating Hobscheidt to the line by 0.701 of a second for his 10th career Malvern West Series victory and first win of any kind in nearly two years.
Key notes: Zeitner captured his first victory since Oct. 7, 2023's Malvern West season finale at Iowa's Adams County Speedway, worth $4,000. ... Fifth-starting Jacob Hobscheidt moved into second by lap 12 and cut Zeitner's four-second lead nearly in half before a lap-22 caution for Paul Glendenning's turn one spin; Glendenning soldiered to an 11th-place result. ... Hobscheidt hung with Zeitner on the lap-22 restart, but never challenged him over the final few laps. It was his second top-five finish in as many nights after placing third in Friday's weekend opener at Lakeside Speedway in Kansas City, Kan. ... Jesse Sobbing held the runner-up spot until giving way to Hobscheidt then Bill Leighton Jr. on the 15th lap, ultimately settling for fourth. ... Tad Pospisil, winner Friday at Lakeside, rounded out the top five; Sobbing leads Pospisil by 78 points with just one race left in the season. ... Second-starting Dave Eckrich held third in the opening stages before fading to sixth. ... The 25-lap feature lasted eight minutes with nine starters completing the distance.
On the move: Runner up Jacob Hobscheidt of Plattsmouth, Neb., started fifth.
Winner's sponsors: Zeitner's Rocket Chassis is sponsored by Zeitner & Sons Refrigerated Transport, Tates Chick Farm, Dirt Shirts USA, Monster Graphix, Malvern Bank, Hoosier Racing Tire Midwest and Eyeconnik Design.
Points chase: After U.S. 36: 1. Jesse Sobbing (3,438); 2. Tad Pospisil (3,360); 3. Bill Leighton Jr. (3,268); 4. Jacob Hobscheidt (3,222); 5. Corey Zeitner (3,208).
Current weather: Clear Haze, 72°F
Car count: 17
Fast qualifier: Jacob Hobscheidt
Time: 13.063 seconds
Polesitter: Corey Zeitner
Heat race winners: Dave Eckrich, Kyle Berck
Next series race: October 4, Adams County Speedway (Corning, IA) $5,000
Editor's note: Results and race details are unofficial.
