Posted by Kankakee Speedway on 6/25/2005, 10:17 am
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KANKAKEE, IL -- With the Late Models Division drivers taking a night off, Bob Pohlman (who often does double duty in a Late Model and a Modified) took center stage at the Kankakee Valley Motor Speedway Friday (June 24). He ended Dan Hamstra's run of three straight Open-Wheel Modified feature wins -- and did it with convincing low-groove style. Jim Farris ran a strong third (showing again that he is fully recovered from his early season elbow surgery) and Joel Funk made a late pass on point leader Kevin Hastings to grab fourth. The Indiana Super Street Division made its debut here, but it was a homecoming for Dave Rudisill who lives nearby and has raced in two other divisions on this track. He won his heat and took the early lead in his feature. Then, it was only a matter of holding off the challenges, frist from Butch Meeker and later from Ed Lahey to earn the win. The Street Stock show was headlined by the third annual Josh Kohler Memorial Feature, and Kevin Lenzen became the third different winner. Don McCarty was second and Jay Hamilton was third. Darrin Kohler (a cousin of Josh's and winner of the first event) wound up fifth, behind Brett Peters. Results: Open-Wheel Modified Fast Time: Bob Pohlman � 16.845 First Heat: 1. Jim Farris; 2. Pohlman; 3. Joel Funk Second Heat: 1. Kevin Hastings; 2. Dan Hamstra; 3. Matt Bachman Feature: 1. Pohlman; 2. Hamstra; 3.Farris; 4. Funk; 5. Hastings Street Stock Division Fast Time: Kevin Lenzen � 17.903 First Heat: 1. John Hennessy; 2. Lenzen; 3. Bill Stevenson Second Hear: 1. Jay Hamilton; 2, Randy Akers; 3. Darrin Kohler Third Heat: 1. Travis Kohler; 2. Steve Dimmick; 3. David Billingsley Fourth Heat: 1. Don McCarty; 2. Damon Miller; 3. Matt Doris Semi-Feature: 1. Billy Wicker; 2. Scott Cavanaugh; 3. Jay Morris Kohler Memorial Feature: 1. Lenzen; 2. McCarty; 3. Hamilton; 4. Brett Peters; 5. D. Kohler Indiana Super Street Fast Time: Dave Rudisill � 16.927 First Heat: 1. Rudisill; 2. Ed Lahey; 3. Ron Wilkes Second Heat: 1. Butch Meeker; 2. Ryan Huddleston; 3. Matt Davis Feature: 1. Rudisill; 2. Lahey; 3. Scott Hufford; 4. Meeker; 5. Jack Dowers