BRITT, Iowa -- Beautiful weather for early May greeted fans and drivers at the Pritchard Auto Hancock County Speedway in Britt, Iowa, for Hanson Construction Kids’ Night. All children in attendance was treated to rides, candy and a nickel toss on this Friday night. A very good crowd was on hand to witness some great racing action in the USRA Casey's General Stores Championship Series which featured a field of 20 more cars than the previous week.

The final race of the night was the USRA Modified main event. Ed Green and Jimmy Davis took the front row and these two drivers got together early, giving Green a flat tire and ending his evening.

Denny Anderson jumped into the lead with some hard chargers following him, including O’Reilly USMTS regular Dean Mahlstedt, who had worked his way to second, with fellow O’Reilly USMTS national drivers Ryan Ruter, Brad Bakken, Mike Hejna and Al Hejna all close behind and battling for position.

Contact between Anderson and Mahlstedt started a chain-reaction accident that ended the evening for Mahlstedt, Davis and both of the Hejna brothers and left a three-car battle between Ruter, Mills and Bakken.

Ruter led the rest of the race, but his win didn't come easy as Mills and Bakken raced side by side for several laps before Bakken took the runner-up spot with Mills still trying for the win. Bakken got his nose beside Ruter at the line, but had to settle for second.

Racing action will continue next Friday night, May 13, at the Pritchard Family Auto Stores Hancock County Speedway. Hot laps get underway at 7 p.m. with racing to follow.

For more information call the speedway office at 515-832-7944 or check us out on the web at www.hancockcospeedway.com.

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OFFICIAL RESULTS

USRA Casey's General Stores Championship Series

Pritchard Family Auto Stores Hancock County Speedway, Britt, Iowa

Friday, May 6, 2005

(showing finishing position, car number, driver, hometown and starting position in parentheses)

Heat 1:

1. 10 Jeremy Mills, Garner (2)

2. 20 Denny Anderson, Rochester, Minn. (4)

3. 7ii Mike Hejna, Clear Lake (7)

4. 35 Jeff Schluetter, New Hampton (3)

5. 4 Rick Schuller, Burt (5)

6. 90x Chuck Stanton, New Hampton, (6)

7. 10h Todd Hanson, Clear Lake (8)

8. 7 Al Hejna, Clear Lake (1)

Heat 2:

1. 75 Clint Wendel, Mason City (2)

2. 21m Dean Mahlstedt, Garner (3)

3. 02 Ed Green, Algona (1)

4. 50x Jimmy Davis, Medford, Minn. (4)

5. 555 Ryan Ruter, Kanawha (7)

6. 50 Brad Baaken, Garner (6)

7. 3 Jeff Feaster, Dakota City (5)

8. 87 Doug Doocy, Lone Rock (8)

A-Main:

1. 555 Ryan Ruter, Kanawha (8)

2. 50 Brad Baaken, Garner (12)

3. 10 Jeremy Mills, Garner (6)

4. 3 Jeff Feaster, Dakota City (14)

5. 10h Todd Hanson, Clear Lake (13)

6. 35 Jeff Schluetter, New Hampton (7)

7. 90x Chuck Stanton, New Hampton, (11)

8. 4 Rick Schuller, Burt (9)

9. 87 Doug Doocy, Lone Rock (15)

10. 20 Denny Anderson, Rochester, Minn. (4)

11. 50x Jimmy Davis, Medford, Minn. (2)

12. 7ii Mike Hejna, Clear Lake (5)

13. 7 Al Hejna, Clear Lake (16)

14. 21m Dean Mahlstedt, Garner (3)

15. 75 Clint Wendel, Mason City (10)

16. 02 Ed Green, Algona (1)