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Racers pick up five wins

By John RittenhouseThe Labor Day weekend brought three A features and two B feature titles to area racers.Two of the wins came Friday at Rapid Speedway, in Rock Rapids, Iowa, for Adrian’s Mark DeBoer and Luverne’s Robert Carlson.DeBoer’s win came in the late model street stock competition, where he took the feature title after winning the second heat race.Adrian’s Brad Klaassen (second in the second heat and sixth in the feature), Luverne’s Scott Overgaard (fourth in the second heat and third in the feature) and former Rock County resident Darrin Korthals (third in second heat and 10th in the feature) also raced in the street stock class Friday.Carlson won the B feature race in the hobby stock class. Carlson, who placed fifth in the first heat race, went on to place 12th in the feature.Magnolia’s Josh Klay (fourth in the first heat and fifth in the A feature), Magnolia’s Larry Kracht (first in the third heat and third in the A feature) and Kanaranzi’s Colter Deutsch (fifth in the third heat and eighth in the B feature) also raced in the hobby stock class Friday.Klay came up with a feature win during Saturday’s races at Lake County Speedway in Madison, S.D. After placing second in the second heat in the hobby stock division, Klay won the feature title.Former Luverne resident Anthony Mann and Ellsworth’s Greg Roemen won heat races in the sportsman class at Rapid Speedway before placing second and fifth respectively in the feature race.Klay came up with a feature win during Saturday’s races at Lake County Speedway in Madison, S.D. After placing second in the second heat in the hobby stock division, Klay won the feature title.Both Mann and Roemen raced at Lake County Speedway. Mann placed fourth in the third heat, won the B feature and placed 11th in the A feature. Roemen placed second in the third heat and third in the A feature.Luverne’s Overgaard (second in the first heat and fifth in the feature) and Adrian’s DeBoer (first in the second heat and second in the feature) competed in the street stock class in Madison.Luverne’s Mike Steensma won the modified feature event at Nobles County Speedway in Worthington Saturday.Overgaard and Luverne’s Jesse Akkerman raced in the street stock class during Monday’s races at Huset’s Speedway near Brandon, S.D. Overgaard placed fourth in the third heat and third in the feature. Akkerman finished third in the second heat and fourth in the feature.Ellsworth’s Roemen competed in the sportsman class at Huset’s, placing third in the second heat and third in the feature.Magnolia’s Kracht (fourth in the first heat and third in the feature), Luverne’s Cory Schmuck (sixth in the first heat and fifth in the feature), Kanaranzi’s Deutsch (third in the first heat and seventh in the feature) and Magnolia’s Klay (third in the second heat and ninth in the feature) raced in the hobby stock class at Huset’s.Luverne’s Alex Wiese completed a successful season as at Thunder Valley Raceway in Marion, S.D., over the weekend.Wiese, 13, won a track championship in the junior dragster division this year.

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