Creed Wins ARCA Fans With Benefits 150 at Iowa Speedway

ARCA Racing Series Points leader Sheldon Creed added a few more to the talley as he won the Fans With Benefits 150 at the Iowa Speedway.  Creed started from the pole and was at or near the front most of the race as he recorded his 3rd career ARCA win and his third win of the season.

Michael Self took the lead from Creed and after a pit stop that put him back a few spots it was a restart tangle with Riley Herbst who had a similar fate that knocked both out of contention for the win.

Hear from race winner Sheldon Creed here




Chandler Smith came home in second.
Hear from 2nd place Chandler Smith here

Chase Purdy finished 3rd

Zane Smith finished fourth.
Hear from 4th finishing Zane Smith here.

Harrison Burton finished in 6th.
Hear from 6th finishing Harrison Burton here

Natalie Decker had a rough going as she finished 16th.  She is looking forward to the next race at Elko Speedway.
Hear from Natalie Decker here


Results:  ARCA Racing Series Fans With Benefits 150 at Iowa Speedway
1. Sheldon Creed
2. Chandler Smith
3. Chase Purdy
4. Zane Smith
5. Joe Graf Jr.
6. Harrison Burton
7. Mason Mitchell
8. Bret Holmes
9. Travis Braden
10. Sam Mayer
11. Christian Eckes
12. Max Tullman
13. Rick Clifton
14. Darrell Basham
15. Brad Smith
16. Natalie Decker
17. Riley Herbst
18. Michael Self
19. David Sear
20. Gus Dean
21. Dick Doheny
22. Con Nicolopolous
23. Wayne Peterson

Margin of Victory: .239 seconds
Cautions: 5 for 30 laps
Time of Race: 1:19:56
Average Speed 98.521 mph
Lap Leaders:  Sheldon Creed 1-18, 74-85, 87, 96, 101-109, 111-150 (81); Michael Self 19-37, 39-63 (44); Riley Herbst 38, 64-66 (4); Harrison Burton 67 (1); Zane Smith 68-73, 86, 88-95, 110 (16); Joe Graf Jr. 97-99 (3); Travis Braden 100 (1)

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Incredible finish of Elko Speedway ARCA race

The finish of the Shore Lunch 250 ARCA series race at Elko Speedway was amazing.  It ended with #52 Austin Theriault edging #15 Christian Eckes by just a couple feet at the finish line a margin of .029.

Here is the audio of the final 5 laps from ELKO announcer Jason Searcy https://soundcloud.com/speedtalkon1360/final-5-laps-at-elko-arca-race

Here is the TV coverage of the final few laps https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_8u-s6eE8-Y

Here is an audio recap including interviews of the Shore Lunch 250 at ELKO https://soundcloud.com/dean-reller/speed-talk-6-10-17-arca-shore-lunch-250-recap

Here is the post-race winner interview of Austin Theriault as heard only on Speed Talk on 1360 radio https://soundcloud.com/speedtalkon1360/austin-theriault-wins-arca-at

Second Place finisher #15 Christian Eckes drove an incredible race but came up just short, here is our interview with him post-race.  https://soundcloud.com/dean-reller/christian-eckes

Third place finisher #18 Riley Herbst was the General tire pole award winner with a time of 14.362, he had contact with #55 Zane Smith (photo below) in the final corner of the last lap, Smith was transferred to the hospital and was later released.  Here is our interview with Herbst https://soundcloud.com/dean-reller/riley-herbst-p3

Bret Holmes #23 finished 4th, he started the race in second with a time of 14.364, only .002 behind Herbst for the pole.  He is a student at Auburn and proudly displays their logo on his helmet.

Local Minnesota racer #78 Cole Anderson (below) of Northfield drove for Mason Mitchell Motorsports, he had a very strong race and was in the "top 5" much of the night.  He was involved in the last lap wreck though and finished 10th.

Here is our interview with Cole Anderson https://soundcloud.com/dean-reller/cole-anderson-p5

Here is the race story from ARCA https://www.arcaracing.com/articles/2006584-theriault-wins-shore-lunch-250-at-elko

Another local racer Natalie Decker from Eagle River (WI) raced the #25 for Venturini Motorsports and finished a lap down in 13th after a pass-through penalty under green, she spent most of the race on the lead lap.  Decker did pose in a Victory Lane photo with Great North Legends winner Derek Lemke.

What an incredible night of racing and a good crowd at Elko Speedway for the #ShoreLunch250.  For more coverage of this event and all MN racing listen to Speed Talk on 1360 Radio Saturdays 10-11am on KRWC1360.com or search KRWC on the free Tunein app for your mobile device.

Here are the official results from ARCA.  https://www.arcaracing.com/events/1986120-elko-arca-200#session_1988552

Speed Talk on 1360 is Back for a 9th Season!

Dean and Jason are ready for a 9th season of Speed Talk on 1360 Radio on KRWC in Buffalo (MN) broadcasting every Saturday morning 10-11am on 1360AM, KRWC1360.com and on the free Tunein app by searching KRWC.  TUNEIN  KRWC

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Jason continues to be the Announcer at Elko (MN) Speedway for the 5th year and Dean is now the Announcer at Granite City Speedway in Sauk Rapids (MN).  We will bring you interviews from our home tracks every week.

HERE are the Podcast links to 2017 shows:
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Adam Brachle from Youth Impact Racing
Jake Mataya Flat Track Motorcycle
Jordan Bianchi on Dale Jr retirement
Willie Mullins (ARCA)
Kevin Cywinski (ARCA)
Harry Gant (NASCAR)
Rick Allen (NBC)
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We will also continue to cover Big Racing Events across the North including the Trans-Am Race at Brainerd International Raceway over the Independence Day weekend.

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