By Bob Baker
KNOXVILLE, IOWA (August 11, 2010) – Despite a last place finish in the Wednesday preliminary feature, Bronson Maeschen of nearby Pleasantville has taken the lead in the point standings for the ten-night Cox Design & Metal Fabrication Iowa SpeedWeek. Sammy Swindell dropped to second in the points, although he will compete in Thursday’s second preliminary show for the open-competition 50th annual Goodyear Knoxville Nationals presented by Lucas Oil at the Knoxville Raceway. Shane Stewart, winner of last week’s Arnold Motor Supply 360 Knoxville Nationals and a two-time “Mr. Sprint Car” titlist, won Wednesday’s event.
The unofficial top twenty in the 2010 Cox Design Iowa Speedweek points after seven nights are as follows: 1., Bronson Maeschen, 205 points; 2., Sammy Swindell, 194 points; 3., Brandon “Bud” Kaeding, 185 points; 4., Brady Bacon & Brooke Tatnell, 167 points (tied); 6., Davey Heskin, 162 points; 7., Robby Wolfgang, 161 points; 8., Shane Stewart, 150 points; 9., Johnny Herrera, 137 points; 10., Jason Johnson & Jamie Veal, 137 points (tied); 12., Cale Conley, 130 points; 13., Randy Hannagan, 126 points; 14., Brian Brown, 121 points; 15., Tony Bruce, Jr., 117 points; 16., Mark Dobmeier, 110 points; 17., Rager Phillips, 109 points; 18., Tim Kaeding, 104 points; 19., Dustin Selvage, 96 points; 20., Bryan Clauson, 94 points.
The Cox Design & Metal Fabrication Iowa Speedweek includes ten straight nights of sprint car racing between Knoxville Raceway and the Southern Iowa Speedway. The top three places pay $2,500, $1,000, and $500, respectively, with the winner declared the Jesse Hockett “Mr. Sprint Car” titlist. Past “Mr. Sprint Car” titlists include Ricky Logan (2002) of Arkansas, Shane Stewart (2003, ’04) of Oklahoma, Billy Alley (2005) of Nebraska, Jason Johnson (2006) of Louisiana, Wayne Johnson (2007, ‘08) of Oklahoma, and Terry McCarl (2009) of Iowa.