Drivers get down and dirty at PCR

Last Friday night, Phillips County Raceway featured midseason championships for five International Motor Contest Association divisions: stock cars, sport mods, sport compacts, modifieds and hobby stocks.
The lineup also included the first night of Colorado’s dwarf car state championships and the Riverside Rumble.
The High Plains Late Model Series rounded out a night of good old fashioned dirt track entertainment.
The July 17 top feature finishers in each IMCA division follow, in order of placing:
Stock cars—D. Ursetta, J. Bellm, T. Demilt, J. Whiting, M. Earll and B. Aeby.
Sport mods—D. Concelman, B. Lundock, M. Ziegler, C. Jones, M. Florom, M. Firme and D. Beaman.
Sport compacts —M. Johnsen, N. Koehn and B. Leibhart.
Modifieds—D. Ursetta, B. Clough, M. Quint, T. Quint, M. Opatik, A. Steffens, J. Hansen, G. Sharpe, and J. Freiner.
Hobby stocks—T. Clough, T. Jones, A. Davis, B. Henderson, C. Smith, C. Baney, J. Moore, J. Wagner, S. Cooper, C. Gibbs, W. Foster.
In the first night of the Colorado Dwarf Car State Championship and Riverside Rumble at PCR, the top 10 finishers were Taylor Hunter, Ben Haney, Dawson Fischer, Crystal Breese, Bruce Napier, Sean Banks, William Taylor, Jerry Hunter, Rusty Degroat and Jason Woods.
Drivers took to I-76 Speedway in Fort Morgan on July 18 for the second night of the Riverside Rumble. Rounds three and four of the Dwarf Car State Championship are scheduled for Sept. 11 at Honor Speedway and Sept. 12 at El Paso County Raceway.
Also at PCR last Friday was the High Plains Late Model Series. Top feature finishers were Mayea, Berry, Cimfl, C. Cantonwine, Sharpe, B. Lewis, Smith and Donnelly.
While that was the only High Plains Late Model event scheduled for PCR this season, local raceway fans can plan to see all their IMCA favorites again Friday, July 31, at 7 p.m. The fan appreciation night is also set to include the American Sprint Car Series.