2010 season completed with Shottenkirk Parts Express Season Championship Night
By Dewain Hulett
for the TSSR
DONNELLSON, Iowa (Aug. 27, 2010) – The regular racing season came to a close, Friday, at Lee County Speedway as the Shottenkirk Parts Express Season Championship races decided the 2010 points champions for the track.
As it turned out there were no changes at the top of the points standings in any class, as Tanner Thomann, Jason Cook, Mark Burgtorf, Matt Greiner, Rich Smith and Bill Michel all entered the night with a point lead and finished as the track champion.

DONNELLSON, Iowa (Aug. 13, 2010) – Racing action for tonight, August 13, 2010, has been cancelled at Lee County Speedway due to rain. Action will resume next Friday, Aug. 20. For more information or updates, check out www.leecountyspeedway.com or this website throughout the week.

Solid Sport Mods field signs in to honor former LCS B-Mod driver
By Dewain Hulett
for the TSSR
DONNELLSON, Iowa (July 30, 2010) – With added money in the purse and lap money on the line 27 IMCA Sport Mods signed in to compete for the Steve Kirchner Memorial at Lee County Speedway, Friday.
Dylan Book drew the pole and led the first six laps, before eventual race winner Josh Sherbon got around him to complete lap 7 with the lead. It wasn’t over yet, however, as a group of cautions allowed Book to size up Sherbon for the final restart.
As the field came to a restart for a green-white-checkered finish, Book guessed nearly perfectly and took Sherbon’s inside into turn one and led lap 19. Sherbon did not give up though and retook the lead on the final circuit, winning by a comfortable two car lengths at the stripe. Mike Shelton finished third, while Derek Coleman was fourth and Mitch Higdon was fifth.

Higdon, Strothman get second wins of 2010
By Dewain Hulett
for the TSSR
DONNELLSON, Iowa (July 23, 2010) – Weather threatened and washed out racing to the north, Friday, but the action was good on the 3/8 mile at Lee County Speedway.
Jeff Aikey got another feature win, while Mitch Higdon (Sport Mods), Corey Strothman (Stock Cars), Michael Long (Modifieds), Dean Kratzer (Hobby Stocks) and Jerry Ostby (Wild Things) also got wins.
Aikey started in side row four and worked his was methodically to the front, and took the lead on lap 11 from TJ Criss. Aikey then survived a couple quick restarts to open a commanding lead before a late race caution set up a shootout between him and second place running Mark Burgtorf. Burgtorf could not use the opportunity to get the win, as Aikey held on for the victory. Burgtorf settle for second, followed by Denny Woodworth in third, Boone McLaughlin fourth and Jeff Guengerich in fifth.

Smith holds off Foster, celebrates birthday with Modified win
By Dewain Hulett
of the TSSR
DONNELLSON, Iowa (July 16, 2010) – Cale Samberg took off early in the IMCA Stock Car race, Friday at Lee County Speedway, then held off late charges from Matt Greiner and other to pick up his first career feature win at Lee County Speedway.
After a pair of back-to-back second place finishes Rich Smith was able to hold of Josh Foster for an IMCA Modified feature win, while Phillip Cossel got an IMCA Sport Mods victory. Dean Kratzer celebrated a Hobby Stocks feature win, while Nick Wilkerson picked up a Wild Things victory.

By Bill Wright
for the Sprint Invaders
DONNELLSON, Iowa (July 9, 2010) – Ben Wagoner made it a sweep on Friday night at the Lee County Speedway in Donnellson, Iowa with the Ideal Ready Mix Sprint Invaders. The Emden, Illinois native took the checkers first in his heat, the dash and the main event to collect his first career Sprint Invaders win.
Russ Hall took command in the early going of the 25-lap feature paying $1,200 to the winner. Hall’s lead put three lapped cars between himself and Wagoner at one point. The 3/8 mile oval was dry-slick early in the night and started to collect a good deal of rubber. Jake Blackhurst, who became an alternate for the event when Seth Wilke could not start and Mike Houseman Jr. did not make the call, flipped wildly in turn two with ten laps in the books. The fourteen year old driver was uninjured.

Wagoner gets first career Sprint Car win
By Dewain Hulett
of the TSSR
DONNELLSON, Iowa (July 9, 2010) – The annual Lee County Fair week meant a return of the Ideal Ready Mix Sprint Invaders to the Lee County Speedway, as the fair played host to an abbreviated night of racing.
Joining the Sprint Invaders were the Lee County Speedway regulars, Miller Lite IMCA Modifieds and Donnellson Tire Hobby Stocks.
It may have been a different type of race night, but it was business as usual in front of the two weekly classes at Lee County Speedway as Josh Foster (Modifieds) and Jake Wenig (Hobby Stocks) each found their way back to victory lane.
The Ideal Ready Mix Sprint Invaders saw Ben Wagoner get his first career Sprint Car win, as the series’ 2009 Rookie of the Year picked up the win. On a track that started to take rubber, Wagoner did everything a driver isn’t supposed to do, except win. He pitched the car sideways, spun and smoked the tires and made the winning pass on the outside! It worked out great for the young Emden, Ill., driver as he pulled away out front easily even after facing a late race restart with just three laps to go. Russ Hall ran second in the feature event after leading the early stages of the race.

Beuseling gets first Lee County Late Model win
By Dewain Hulett
of the TSSR
DONNELLSON, Ill. (July 2, 2010) – Friday’s special with 305 Sprint Cars and IMCA Late Models, at Lee County Speedway, was a night of firsts all the way around, as all four winners either got their first career win their class or first at Lee County Speedway.
Chuck Fullenkamp has been racing the Wild Things at Lee County for several years, finally, Friday, he got his first win. Andy Huston, who made the stop with the 305 Sprint Cars sponsored by Olson Brothers Custom Shop, won his first career sprint car race, while Rod Staats took his first career IMCA Sport Mod win.

DONNELLSON, Iowa (July 1) – The winner of the first-ever JR Motorsports Hawkeye Dirt Tour feature event is now the first driver to win twice in the inaugural series for IMCA Modifieds.
Josh Foster checked out on everybody Thursday night at Lee County Speedway, capturing the Liberty Cup special along with a $1,000 check and a spot on the ballot for the 2011 Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational.
The three-time and defending track champion at Donnellson, Foster closed the gap on early leader Rich Smith on lap six, moved to his trademark high line and wrestled the front spot away on the following circuit.
Setting sail from that point, Foster caught up with the back of the pack on the 23rd of 30 laps. Smith ran alone in second, more than a straightaway off the pace when Foster crossed the finish line.

DONNELLSON, Iowa (July 1) – Chris Webb led the way to the finish line at Lee County Speedway, while Da mon Murty clinched the overall title in Thursday’s IMCA Great American Stock Car Series finale.
Webb took the front spot away from Kenneth Hansen following a series of early cautions and stayed in control throughout the 30-lapper, part of the Liberty Cup special at Donnellson. The final caution waved with six circuits to go but Webb pulled away from Hansen and then held off Jason Cook for the $1,000 top prize.
Hansen started on the pole and ran second most of the way. Cook finally caught up with a handful of laps left but couldn’t make up the distance on Webb.