By John Rittenhouse
A Rock County man emerged as a double champion during Friday's races at Rapid Speedway Friday night.
Todd Wessels, who lives south of Luverne, took a pair of checkered flags at the track in Rock Rapids, Iowa, that evening.
Competing in the 360 sprint class, Wessels won his heat race before making it a nightly sweep in the feature event.
Other area drivers placed in the late model street stock and hobby stock classes at Rapid Speedway.
Ellsworth's Mark DeBoer and Hills-Beaver High School graduate Darren Korthals placed third and fifth respectively in the street stock feature.
Luverne's Anthony Mann posted a heat win before finishing fourth in the hobby stock feature.
DeBoer, Korthals and Luverne's Jesse Akkerman had strong showings in the late model street stock class at SturdevantÕs I-90 Speedway in Hartford, S.D., Saturday.
DeBoer was a double victor after posting heat and feature wins.
Korthals placed second in his heat race and sixth in the feature, while Akkerman placed third in his heat race and fifth in the feature.
Area drivers also competed in the hobby stock class in Hartford.
Magnolia's Larry Kracht won his heat race and Luverne's Bobbi Kracht placed third in her heat race, but neither driver could complete the feature event.
Steen's Tammy Kracht, who was unable to finish her heat race, placed second in the B feature before being unable to complete in the A feature.
During Friday's races at Murray County Speedway in Slayton, EdgertonÕs Al VanÕt Hul won the pure stock feature.
The street stock and outlaw modified features were rained out Friday in Slayton.