6/20/07
Lee Co. Speedway
Donnellson, IA
Tribute to Kevin Doty
POWRi Midgets
13 cars
Heat one (started): 1. Brad Loyet o5 (6) 2. Kenny Biro 22 (1) 3. Brett Anderson 11 (5) 4. Tim Siner 15 (3) 5. Steve Knepper 55 (4) 6. Kenny Brown 17 (2) 7. Doug DeWitt 11D (7)
Biro got the early jump in the 8 lapper from the pole. Loyet who is deemed “Mr. Excitement”, battled with Anderson on his way through the pack and took the lead from Biro on lap six.
Heat two (started): 1. Brad Kuhn 43NZ (5) 2. Cody Brewer 96 (3) 3. Dave Camfield Jr. 86c (4) 4. Thomas Chandler 1T (2) 5. Garett Hood 11H (1) 6. Mike Hess 51 (6)
Chandler led the first lap, but Hess was a rocket after electing for the tail, and led the second circuit. A nozzle came loose on the next go-around, and he pulled into the pits. Brewer assumed the lead, but relinquished it to a hard-charging Kuhn.
A main (started): 1. Loyet (6) 2. Anderson (2) 3. Kuhn (5) 4. Biro (3) 5. Hess (12) 6. Brewer (4) 7. Knepper (9) 8. Siner (7) 9. Chandler (8) 10. Brown (11) 11. DeWitt (13) 12. Camfield Jr. (1) 13. Hood (10)
The car count was a disappointment to say the least, especially with the race being a Tribute to the late great Kevin Doty. Kevin Doty Jr. was there to wave the green and checkered flags, and the missing man formation started things off with class. Despite the lack of numbers, the feature was a good one. Anderson, who cashed in a victory at Granite City last week, led early in the 25 lapper, with Loyet quickly moving into second. The field strung out a bit before Camfield Jr. came to a stop while running fourth on lap 13. Anderson led Loyet, Kuhn, Biro, Brewer and Hess back to green flag racing. Loyet now had the faster car and tried three slidejobs in the next eight laps in turn two to no avail. Kuhn entered the fray after the restart, with the trio running nose to tail in exciting fashion. Loyet punched the cushion in three and four and slid Anderson one more time on lap 23, this time with success. He pulled away to an exciting win, while Anderson held off Kuhn for the runner-up spot. Hess earned hard-charger honors moving up seven spots.