NEWTON, Iowa — Tim Schendel had the fastest late-model stock car all weekend at Iowa Speedway and followed up on his dominance by winning Sunday’s ASA Kwik Trip Midwest Tour event at the seven-eighths-mile asphalt oval.
An announced crowd of 14,888 watched the event.
“It’s a relief actually because we knew we were capable of winning,” Schendel stated after the race. “To get this, this is awesome and it’s a relief to get a pole and a win.”
The event saw five lead changes among five drivers, with the caution flag waving five times.
Landon Cassill led the first lap of the event, but gave way to Jamie Iverson on lap two. NASCAR Sprint Cup point-leader Kyle Busch started 11th and took the lead on lap eight. Busch led until the halfway break at 75 laps and set the pace the first four laps of the second half before retiring with mechanical problems.
Jonathan Eilen inherited the lead and set the pace until Schendel made his winning move on lap 81.
“The car was really tight in the beginning and when we came in for a caution, we made a couple of adjustments and the car was really good after that,” said Eilen, who finished second. “Tim was just a little bit better, but I had a lot of fun. This is a great place to race at and I look forward to coming back here next year.”
Matt Kenseth finished third, with Donny Reuvers and Chris Wimmer rounding out the top five.
The finish:
Tim Schendel, Jonathan Eilen, Matt Kenseth, Donny Reuvers, Chris Wimmer, Jamie Iverson, Thor Anderson, Blake Horstman, Landon Cassill, Travis Sauter, Nick Murgic, Dan Fredrickson, Andrew Morrisey, Bryan Roach, Joey Gase, Kris Kelly, Jeff Storm, Russ Blakeley, Brandon Hill, Nathan Haseleu, Jill George, Kyle Busch, Todd Hansen, Mark Kraus, Jim Ross, Adam Hensel, Billy Mohn, Jason Vandenburg, Rich Loch.