By John RittenhouseFeature races fell in favor of three area drivers during a weekend packed with racing action.Luverne’s Jesse Akkerman and Kanaranzi’s Colter Deutsch secured feature wins during Friday’s races at Rapid Speedway in Rock Rapids, Iowa.Darrin Korthals, a former Rock County resident who now lives in Rock Rapids, took a checkered flag at I-90 Speedway in Hartford, S.D., Saturday.Akkerman fought off a field that included four other area drivers to post his first feature win at Rapid Speedway.Competing in the late model street stock class, Akkerman placed second in the second heat race before winning the feature.Adrian’s Mark DeBoer (first in the first heat and second in the feature), Luverne’s Scott Overgaard (second in the first heat and ninth in the feature), Korthals (first in the second heat and 11th in the feature) and Adrian’s Brad Klaassen (third in the second heat and third in the feature) competed against Akkerman in the street stock class.Deutsch posted a pair of wins during the hobby stock competition at Rapid Speedway.He won the first heat race before taking his fourth feature title of the season at the track.The hobby stock field drew five more area drivers to Rapid Speedway.Luverne’s Robert Carlson (fifth in the first heat and sixth in the feature), Magnolia’s Josh Klay (sixth in the first heat and 17th in the feature), Ellsworth’s Mike Deutsch (second in the third heat and seventh in the feature), Luverne’s Seth Stegenga (fourth in the third heat and fifth in the feature) and Magnolia’s Bobbi Kracht (fifth in the third heat and 12th in the feature) also mixed it up in the hobby stock class.Two area men raced in the sportsmen division at the Iowa track.Former Luverne resident Anthony Mann placed second in the first heat and third in the feature. Ellsworth’s Greg Roemen placed third in the second heat and seventh in the feature.Korthals had a good night Saturday in the street stock class at I-90 Speedway.The Hills-Beaver Creek High School graduate won the first heat race before winning the feature event.Akkerman also raced in the street stock division in Hartford, placing first in the second heat and finishing fourth in the feature.Luverne’s Chad Overgaard placed third in the first heat and sixth in the feature in the Wissota late model competition at I-90 Speedway.Luverne’s Mike Steensma picked up places as a modified driver at different Minnesota tracks over the weekend.Steensma finished fourth in the feature at Nobles County Speedway in Worthington Sunday. He finished third in the feature at Murray County Speedway in Slayton Friday.Luverne’s Brett DeJager competed against Steensma in Slayton, placing fourth in the feature.Three area drivers attended Saturday’s races at Lake County Speedway in Madison, S.D.Adrian’s DeBoer placed second in the second heat and 12th in the street stock feature. Ellsworth’s Roemen placed third in the second heat and 11th in the sportsmen feature. Kanaranzi’s Colter Deutsch won the first heat race before placing fourth in the hobby stock feature.Six Rock County men competed in two divisions during Sunday’s races at Huset’s Speedway near Brandon, S.D.Luverne’s Akkerman placed fifth in the first heat race and third in the street stock feature.Magnolia’s Klay (first in the second heat and second in the feature), Luverne’s Carlson (second in the second heat and fourth in the feature), Luverne’s Cory Schmuck (fourth in the second heat and fifth in the feature), Luverne’s Tom Cauwels (fifth in the second heat and 10th in the feature) and Kanaranzi’s Colter Deutsch (sixth in the second heat and sixth in the feature) raced in the hobby stock class.