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Klaasen secures feature titles Friday, Saturday

By John RittenhouseA late model street stock driver from Adrian enjoyed his most successful racing weekend of the 2004 season.Brad Klaassen posted feature wins at different tracks on Friday and Saturday nights, turning in the top effort in what was a five-feature title weekend for area drivers.Klaassen opened the weekend by topping a field that included four area street stock drivers at Rapid Speedway in Rock Rapids, Iowa, Friday.After winning the first heat race, Klaassen made it a clean sweep by winning the feature title later in the evening.Competing against Klaassen in Rock Rapids were Luverne’s Scott Overgaard (second in the first heat and second in the feature), Adrian’s Mark DeBoer (third in the first heat and third in the feature) and former Rock County resident Darrin Korthals (second in the second heat and fourth in the feature).Klaassen’s winning streak continued at I-90 Speedway in Hartford, S.D., Saturday.After winning the second heat race, the Adrian driver raced his way to the feature title in street stock competition.Luverne’s Jesse Akkerman (first in the first heat and second in the feature) and Korthals (second in the first heat and fourth in the feature) completed against Klaassen in Hartford.Luverne’s Scott Overgaard competed in the Wissota late model division at I-90 Speedway Saturday, placing seventh in the first heat and seventh in the feature.Adrian’s DeBoer, Luverne’s Mike Steensma and former Luverne resident Anthony Mann joined Klaassen as feature winners over the weekend.DeBoer won the first heat race and took top honors in the feature event during the street stock competition at Lake County Speedway in Madison, S.D., Saturday.Ellsworth’s Greg Roemen, and Kanaranzi’s Colter Deutsch raced in different classes at Lake County Speedway.Roemen placed fifth in the second heat race and sixth in the sportsman feature. Deutsch won the first heat race and finished third in the hobby stock feature.Steensma came up with a feature win at Nobles County Speedway in Worthington Saturday, where he took the checkered flag in the modified division.Marlin Kracht, a modified driver from Ash Creek, placed second in the feature at Murray County Speedway in Slayton Friday.Mann’s feature win came in the sportsman class at Rapid Speedway Friday. After placing in the second heat, Mann won the feature race.Ellsworth’s Roemen placed second in the first heat and third in the sportsman feature at Rapid Speedway.Rapid Speedway also drew five area hobby stock competitors Friday.Luverne’s Seth Stegenga (second in the first heat and fifth in the feature), Kanaranzi’s Colter Deutsch (third in the second heat and ninth in the feature), Luverne’s Robert Carlson (fourth in the first heat and 11th in the feature), Ellsworth’s Mike Deutsch (third in the second heat and 15th in the feature) and Magnolia’s Josh Klay (first in the second heat and 16th in the feature) all raced in the hobby stock class at the Iowa track.Six hobby stock drivers from the area raced at Huset’s Speedway, near Brandon, S.D., Sunday.Kanaranzi’s Colter Deutsch (first in the first heat and second in the feature), Magnolia’s Klay (seventh in the first heat and fourth in the feature), Magnolia’s Larry Kracht (second in the second heat and fifth in the feature), Magnolia’s Bobbi Kracht (fifth in the first heat and 10th in the feature), Luverne’s Cory Schmuck (second in the first heat and 11th in the feature) and Ellsworth’s Mike Deutsch (fourth in the second heat and 12th in the feature) all mixed it up in the hobby stock class.Adrian’s DeBoer placed third in the first heat and third in the feature in the street stock class at Huset’s. Luverne’s Akkerman placed seventh in the first heat and eighth in the street stock feature.

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