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MILS WINS HDT NIGHT OF 1,000 STARS AT HANCCOK COUNTY
August 12, 2010 | By: IMCA-PR

Jeremy Mills Wins HDT Night of 1,000 Stars at Hancock County Speedway

(Britt, IA) - - The stars aligned Thursday night for Jeremy Mills, in front of a jam-packed grandstand at Britt.

Mills got the lead back with six laps to go, then pulled away from Ryan Watnem in winning the IMCA Modified feature at Hancock County Speedway’s Night of 1,000 Stars special.

Along with $3,000 in first place pay, he banked a $1,000 bonus for having raced at Britt earlier in the season and another $500 in lap money.

"This is a nice annual show that I like to do well at and it finally all came together for me," said Mills. "I finished second at Super Nationals (in 1999) and that was pretty big for me but this is definitely one of my biggest wins. There were a lot of good cars in this race."

Pat Graham, Clint Hadlestadt and Jeff Feaster rounded out the top five finishers in a feature that was also part of the JR Motorsports Hawkeye Dirt Tour and a qualifying event for the 2011 Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot.

Mills started on the pole and led the first two circuits in the 50-lapper, which was punctuated by caution flags throughout. Rob Hughes, Jake Durbin and Ryan Ruter all took turns at the front, Hughes enjoying the longest tenure there but Durbin netting the $1,000 bonus for leading when the race was stopped at halfway.

"The stop at lap 25 made it interesting. We changed tires and adjusted our setup at the break," Mills said. "The changes we made then definitely helped us later in the race."

Durbin continued to lead until lap 39, when Ruter raced by. The two got together following a lap 44 restart that saw Ruter spin and Durbin blackflagged.

Mills, who ran in the top three or four most of the night, restarted at the front and stayed there to the checkers.

Fifty-eight Modifieds were on hand for the 16th annual Doug Studer Farms-sponsored event. Provisional starter Alex Yohn was sixth; Ron Pope, another provisional, moved up 22 spots to finish 11th and earn hard charger honors.

Damon Murty won for the 100th time in his IMCA Sunoco Stock Car career despite starting dead last in the feature field, while Brad Ratcliff was a first-time winner in the IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks.

Murty earned $400 for his efforts while Ratcliff pocketed $300. 

NIGHT OF 1,000 STARS
HANCOCK COUNTY SPEEDWAY
BRITT, IA
AUGUST 12, 2010
58 CARS

STUDER FAMRS NIGHT OF 1,000 STARS: 50 Laps
 1. Jerermy Mills - Garner, IA
 2. Ryan Watnum - Humboldt, IA
 3. Pat Graham - Ames, IA
 4. Clint Hattlestad - Glencoe, MN
 5. Jeff Feaster - Dakota CIty, IA
 6. Alex Yohn - Clear Lake, IA
 7. Mike Jergens - Plover, IA
 8. Ricky Stephan - S. Sioux CIty, NE
 9. JJ Wise - Manly, IA
10. Mark Elliott - Webster City, IA
11. Ron Pope - Mason City, IA
12. Vern Jackson - Waterloo, IA
13. Clayton Christensen - Spencer, IA
14. Todd Stinehart - Waseca, MN
15. Keith Schmitz - Swaledale, IA
16. Rob Hughes - Humboldt, IA
17. Ryan Ruter - Kanawha, IA
18. Jake Durbin - Perry, IA
19. Terrance Prochaska - Mason City, IA
20. Richie Gustin - Gilman, IA
21. Curt Badker - Clear Lake, IA
22. Micheal Long - Quincy, IL
23. Rich Smith - Davenport, IA
24. Jat Noteboom - Hinton, IA
25. Chris Abeleson - Sioux City, IA
26. Mark Schulte - Delhi, IA
27. Doug Doocy - Lone Rock, IA
28. Jeff Waterman - Quincy, IA
29. Kevin Stoa - Albert Lee, MN
30. Austin Wolf - Algona, IA
31. Stacey Mills - Webb, IA
32. Jeff Nielsen - Pocahontas, IA
33. Scott Olson - Blairsburg, IA
34. Jason Snyder - Dunkerton, IA
35. Shane Monson - Clear Lake, IA
36. Mark Noble - Blooming Prairie, MN
SPECIALTY TECHNOLOGIES HEAT RACES:
HEAT 1: Prochaaska, Watnum, Wolf, Pope, Ronn Lauritzen (Jesup, IA), Dennis Betzer (Central City, IA), Levi Nielsen (Mason City, IA), Ed Thomas (Waterloo, IA), Brandon Beckendorf (Dannbe, MN).

HEAT 2: Graham, Durbin, Jeff Ignaszewski (Wells, MN), Troy Cordes (Raymond, IA) Ruter, Albelson, Stephan, Yohn, Wise

HEAT 3: Long, Hughes, Hattlestad, Smith, Jackson, Kurt Krauskopf (Decorah, IA), Matt Gilbertson (Montvideo, MN), Gustin

HEAT 4: Snyder, Monson, Christensen, Olson, Troy Swearingen (Thompson, IA), Jason Schneiders (Sioux CIty, IA), Jason Cummings (New Richmond, MN), Chris Mills (Sioux City, IA)

HEAT 5: Badker, Mills, Noteboom, Stacey Mills (Webb, IA), Waterman, Stinehart, Jason Murray (Hartford, IA), Jeremy Bogaard (Kanawha, IA)

HEAT 6: Schmitz, Jergens, Noble, Greg Cox (Altoona, IA), Rick Speck (Garwin, IA), Chris Rakness (Fairmont, IA), Doocy, Daniel Hilsabeck (Waukee, IA)

HEAT 7: Feaster, Elliott, Stoa, Chin, Adam Larson (Ames, IA), Schulte, J'Nielsen, Josh Meyer (Fairmont, MN)

DirtTour.com B-MAINS:
B1: Hattlestad, Stoa, Noteboom, Abelson, Wolf, Olson, Jackson, Waterman, Lauritzen, J'Nielsen, Yohn, Hilsabeck, Schneiders, Beckendorf, Larson, Murray, Cordes, Rakness, C'Mills

B2: Ruter, S'Mills, Christensen, Noble, Schulte, Stinehart, Gustin, Wise, Meyer, Brogaard, Stephan, Doocy, Speck, Betzer, Swearingen, Ignaszewski, Krauskopf, Monson, Noble

HDT CONTINGENCY AWARDS:
SPECIALTY TECHNOLOGIES: unclaimed
RaceTechInfo HARDCHARGER: Ron Pope
AERO RACE WHEELS: Richie Gustin
BOB HARRIS ENT.: Vern Jackson
BELLVILLE MOTORSPORTS: Jeff Feaster
BSB MANUFACTURING: Jef Feaster
HDT PROVISIONAL: Rich Smith