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OSBORN, Mo. – There were many storylines headed into Modified Madness at US 36 Raceway, such as increased payouts and the Wayne Hicks Memorial Sport Mod Shootout, but the biggest storyline remained with the track.

Throughout the week, thanks to Shaw Excavating and the many people involved, the track at US 36 received a complete makeover to improve track conditions. The storyline at the end of the night no longer was about the track, it was about the racing on it. The track raced multi-grooved and smooth all night long and let the racers go after a chance to reach Westfall GMC Victory Lane.

Modified Madness, presented by St. Joseph Beverage and Miller Lite, was headlined by the IMCA Modifieds and the drivers chasing the $1,066 winner’s check. Jesse Sobbing, from Malvern, Iowa, led the race from start to finish, but it didn’t come without several challenges from several different drivers. Chad Andersen, Chad Clancy and Steven Bowers Jr. all had their go at Sobbing. Bowers charged late and made a couple looks for the lead, but Sobbing was too strong and picked up back-to-back wins at US 36. Bowers finished second, with Clancy in third.

Similar to the Modifieds, the IMCA Sport Mods saw Shawn Harker, out of Nebraska City, Nebraska, lead the entire race. Matt Andrews tried countless times to make a move on Harker, but never could complete the pass. Harker and Andrews battle was one of the best of the night, as Harker picked up the 4th annual Wayne Hicks Memorial Sport Mod Shootout win. Steven Clancy and Derek Hall battled in a similar fashion for third, with Clancy getting the better of Hall. Cole Wayman earned the hard charger award, as he drove from 12th to finish fifth.

Shawn Burns showed immense poise and patience in the E-Modified feature which parked him in victory lane, coming from a 10th place starting position. Burns took his time lining up each pass and once he got out front he drove away from the field. Justin Asher lead the early part of the race, from the seventh starting position before Burns moved past. Colton Couch drove a solid race to finish where he started in the third position.

In the IMCA Sprint Cars, Tyler Drueke swept the night winning both his heat and the feature. Jordan Welch, who made the trek from Indiana, had a good run in his first ever appearance at US 36 Raceway and finished second. Jay Russell rounded out the top three in a feature that never saw the yellow flag fly.

Up next at US 36 Raceway, Friday, May 29, is the third race in the chase for a championship for the weekly competitors. The IMCA Modifieds, IMCA Sprint Cars, IMCA Stock Cars, IMCA Sport Mods, E-Modifieds and Pure Stocks will all be in action.

US 36 Raceway Results 5-22-2020
IMCA Modified 17 Entries
A Feature 1 25 Laps | 00:07:10.328

1. 99-Jesse Sobbing[1]; 2. 77-Steven Bowers Jr[10]; 3. 21C-Chad Clancy[2]; 4. 8C-Chad Andersen[4]; 5. 7-Shayne Bailey[6]; 6. 089-Tyler Hibner[8]; 7. 14B-Matt Bonine[12]; 8. 19X-Josh Munsen[7]; 9. 55D-Michael Dotson[3]; 10. 71-Tony Layne[11]; 11. 03B-Chris Brockway[16]; 12. 48X-Jim Masoner Jr[13]; 13. (DNF) 23-George Burnett[15]; 14. (DNF) 4-Brandon Verbeek[14]; 15. (DNF) 1Z-Norm Ziegenbein[9]; 16. (DNF) 11D-Caleb Dennis[5]; 17. (DNF) 51D-Benjie Douglas[17]

Heat 1 8 Laps | 00:02:35.548

1. 77-Steven Bowers Jr[3]; 2. 99-Jesse Sobbing[5]; 3. 55D-Michael Dotson[1]; 4. 7-Shayne Bailey[6]; 5. 48X-Jim Masoner Jr[4]; 6. 03B-Chris Brockway[2]

Heat 2 8 Laps | 00:03:19.715

1. 71-Tony Layne[1]; 2. 089-Tyler Hibner[4]; 3. 14B-Matt Bonine[3]; 4. 21C-Chad Clancy[5]; 5. 4-Brandon Verbeek[6]; 6. 51D-Benjie Douglas[2]

Heat 3 8 Laps | 00:02:43.162

1. 8C-Chad Andersen[5]; 2. 19X-Josh Munsen[3]; 3. 1Z-Norm Ziegenbein[1]; 4. 11D-Caleb Dennis[4]; 5. 23-George Burnett[2]

IMCA Sport Mod 18 Entries
A Feature 1 20 Laps | 00:21:09.856

1. 40-Shawn Harker[1]; 2. 22A-Matt Andrews[2]; 3. 12X-Steven Clancy[4]; 4. 44D-Derek Hall[8]; 5. 18W-Cole Wayman[12]; 6. 73-Truman Asher[7]; 7. T25-Tim Stallbaumer[3]; 8. 75X-Randy Smith Jr[14]; 9. 66X-Chris Wright[10]; 10. 31S-Jacob Swanson[5]; 11. 32P-Jeremy Pittsenbarger[15]; 12. (DNF) 50Z-Trevor Dunn[17]; 13. (DNF) 27S-Chad Shaw[11]; 14. (DNF) 211-Tim Eaton[6]; 15. (DNF) 70-David Willey[16]; 16. (DNF) 37-Anthony Asher[9]; 17. (DNF) 6SJ-Shawn Pospisil[18]; 18. (DNF) 22L-Skyler Lane[13]

Heat 1 8 Laps | 00:04:01.677

1. 22A-Matt Andrews[2]; 2. 18W-Cole Wayman[1]; 3. 66X-Chris Wright[4]; 4. 73-Truman Asher[6]; 5. 22L-Skyler Lane[5]; 6. (DNS) 32P-Jeremy Pittsenbarger

Heat 2 8 Laps | 00:02:10.317

1. 40-Shawn Harker[1]; 2. 37-Anthony Asher[2]; 3. 44D-Derek Hall[5]; 4. 27S-Chad Shaw[6]; 5. 75X-Randy Smith Jr[4]; 6. 70-David Willey[3]

Heat 3 8 Laps | 00:02:26.847

1. 12X-Steven Clancy[3]; 2. 211-Tim Eaton[1]; 3. T25-Tim Stallbaumer[4]; 4. 31S-Jacob Swanson[2]; 5. 6SJ-Shawn Pospisil[6]; 6. 50Z-Trevor Dunn[5]

E-Modifieds 18 Entries
A Feature 1 15 Laps

1. 28-Shawn Burns[10]; 2. 74-Justin Asher[7]; 3. 104-Colton Couch[3]; 4. 99C-Chet Yates[9]; 5. 3B-James Burns[11]; 6. 33D-Adam Dunwoodie[14]; 7. 14-Gary Ainsworth[6]; 8. 742-Brandon Beam[4]; 9. 37-Nathan Asher[12]; 10. 25C-Casey Anderson[8]; 11. 56R-Kenny Reed[15]; 12. 33B-Derek Birkinsha[18]; 13. 19XR-Ryan Cole[17]; 14. (DNF) 28J-John Schadle[13]; 15. (DNF) 65A-Mark Anderson[16]; 16. (DNF) 46-Jena Baumli[1]; 17. (DNS) 54-Carson Long; 18. (DQ) 15-Josh Adkins[2]

Heat 1 6 Laps

1. 99C-Chet Yates[3]; 2. 74-Justin Asher[6]; 3. 742-Brandon Beam[2]; 4. 46-Jena Baumli[4]; 5. 28J-John Schandle[1]; 6. 56R-Kenny Reed[5]

Heat 2 6 Laps

1. 28-Shawn Burns[2]; 2. 15-Josh Adkins[4]; 3. 25C-Casey Anderson[1]; 4. 104-Colton Couch[5]; 5. 33D-Adam Dunwoodie[3]; 6. 33B-Derek Birkinsha[6]

Heat 3 6 Laps | 00:03:24.506

1. 3B-James Burns[1]; 2. 14-Gary Ainsworth[5]; 3. 54-Carson Long[3]; 4. 37-Nathan Asher[2]; 5. 19XR-Ryan Cole[6]; 6. (DQ) 65A-Mark Anderson[4]

IMCA Sprint Cars 8 Entries
A Feature 1 20 Laps | 00:05:30.549

1. 12-Tyler Drueke[1]; 2. 23J-Jordan Welch[2]; 3. 76-Jay Russell[4]; 4. 15-Jack Potter[3]; 5. 45X-Kyler Johnson[6]; 6. 15V-Mark Vanderheiden[7]; 7. (DNF) 43-Jake Greenwood[5]; 8. (DNS) 12P-Ryan Navratil

Heat 1 8 Laps | 00:06:14.108

1. 12-Tyler Drueke[5]; 2. 23J-Jordan Welch[4]; 3. 43-Jake Greenwood[2]; 4. 15-Jack Potter[3]; 5. 76-Jay Russell[8]; 6. 45X-Kyler Johnson[7]; 7. 15V-Mark Vanderheiden[1]; 8. (DNS) 12P-Ryan Navratil