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Klay, DeBoer notch feature wins

By John RittenhouseMagnolia’s Josh Klay and Adrian’s Mark DeBoer emerged as winners of feature titles during racing action over the weekend.Klay took a checkered flag during Sunday’s races at Huset’s Speedway, near Brandon, S.D. DeBoer’s win came in Friday’s races at Rapid Speedway, Rock Rapids, Iowa.Competing in the hobby stock class at Huset’s, Klay won the second heat race before taking top honors in the feature.Luverne’s Cory Schmuck (sixth in the first heat and 11th in the feature) and Kanaranzi’s Colter Deutsch (third in the second heat and eighth in the feature) also competed in the hobby stock class at Huset’s.Luverne’s Jesse Akkerman raced in the late model street stock division at Huset’s, placing third in the first heat and fourth in the feature.DeBoer had a good night as a street stock driver at Rapid Speedway. DeBoer won the second heat race and feature event at the Iowa track.Luverne’s Akkerman (sixth in the first heat and seventh in the feature), Luverne’s Scott Overgaard (third in the first heat and second in the feature), Adrian’s Brad Klaassen (fourth in the first heat and fifth in the feature) and former Rock County resident Darrin Korthals (sixth in the second heat and eighth in the feature) raced against DeBoer in Rock Rapids.Ellsworth’s Greg Roemen and former Luverne resident Anthony Mann raced in the sportsmen class at Rapid Speedway. Roemen won the first heat race before placing third in the feature. Mann placed third in the second heat and fifth in the feature.Deutsch and Klay led a field of six area drivers in hobby stock competition at Rapid Speedway. Deutsch won the first heat race and placed second in the feature. Klay finished third in the third heat and third in the feature.Magnolia’s Larry Kracht (fourth in the first heat and seventh in the feature), Luverne’s Seth Stegenga (fifth in the first heat and 11th in the feature), Luverne’s Robert Carlson (sixth in the first heat and 16th in the feature) and Magnolia’s Bobbi Kracht (fourth in the second heat and 13th in the feature) also competed in the hobby stock division in Rock Rapids.Adrian’s DeBoer also competed in the street stock class at Lake County Speedway in Madison, S.D., Saturday. He placed third in the second heat and fifth in the feature.Luverne’s Akkerman (second in the first heat and third in the feature), Adrian’s Klaassen (fourth in first heat and seventh in the feature) and Korthals (first in the second heat and ninth in the feature) raced in the street stock division at I-90 Speedway in Hartford, S.D., Saturday.Luverne’s Chad Overgaard placed seventh in the first heat race in the Wissota late model class at I-90 Speedway.

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