9/1/2019
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Corey Zeitner flies Malvern Bank Late Model checkers at Shelby County Speedway
By Anthony Ainslie (Harlan, IA) -- Corey Zeitner found his way to victory lane for the second time after a wild night on the high banks of Harlan Saturday night.
Round 18 of the 2019 season for the Malvern Bank Super Late Model Series was back in the state of Iowa as the tour returned to the Shelby County Fairgrounds in Harlan. The race was rescheduled after initially being set for May 18th. A total of 34 cars made the trip to Harlan, and when qualifying was all said and done, 25 cars took center stage for the 25-lap main event.
Corey Zeitner jumped from the pole position to secure the lead early on, and that would be where he would stay all race long. The Bellevue, Nebraska native nailed his marks on multiple restarts after multiple cautions slowed the pace in the early laps.
A big incident came at the halfway mark when Robbie Andersen rolled his car in turn one. Fortunately, Andersen was uninjured, but his night was done resulting in a 22nd place finish.
As the laps continued to wind down, Zeitner continued to lead while point leader Kyle Berck challenged him for the lead. Not long after, Justin Zeitner joined in on the race for the lead.
With six laps to go, Berck and Zeitner made contact, which sent Zeitner into the wall bringing out the final caution of the race. Berck was sent to the rear for the involvement in the incident. Berck and Zeitner finished 18th and 22nd in the final order.
Meanwhile, Corey Zeitner was firing on all cylinders and hitting his marks all race long. Zeitner went on to score the win and the $2,000 that went with it. It was Corey’s first Malvern Bank Series win at the Shelby County Fairgrounds, his second win of 2019, and his seventh career series win putting him in a tie with two-time series champion Travis Dickes for fourth on the all-time win list.
Ben Schaller came home in second giving him a boost in the point standings cutting into Berck’s 70-point advantage. Also, Charlie McKenna came from 15th to finish third. Jason Rauen took fourth, and Josh Leonard, who won the first Malvern Bank show at Harlan this year, rounded out the top five.
Only three races remain in the 2019 season for the Malvern Bank Super Late Model Series. The tour returns to action on Sunday, September 8 when the series takes part in the Nebraska Cup at Eagle Raceway in Eagle, Nebraska. The tour follows that race up with the 2nd annual Midwest Mobile Tech 22 at the Knoxville Raceway in Knoxville, Iowa on September 14. The series’ final race will be back at the I-80 Speedway in Greenwood, Nebraska for the Speedway Motors Cornhusker Classic on October 12.
RESULTS
A Feature 1
Pos Start Driver Hometown Car
1 1 Corey Zeitner Omaha, NE #19
2 3 Ben Schaller Omaha, NE #98
3 18 Charlie McKenna Ames, IA #22C
4 5 Jason Rauen Farley, IA #98R
5 10 Josh Leonard Gibbon, NE #1
6 11 Josh Krug Omaha, NE #4K
7 22 Bill Leighton Lavista, NE #24
8 16 Andrew Kosiski Lavista, NE #53
9 8 Chris Spieker Massena, IA #56
10 2 Brian Kosiski Papillion, NE #52
11 14 Zach Zeitner Bellevue, NE #76
12 19 Brett Hopp Harlan, IA #21H
13 12 Jason O'Brien Atlantic, IA #15
14 17 Mike Collins New Orleans, LA #3C
15 25 Paul Conrad Colo, IA #23
16 23 Brad Perdue Council Bluffs, IA #25
17 20 AJ Jorgensen Elkhorn, NE #22
18 4 Kyle Berck Marquette, NE #14
19 13 Darrel DeFrance Marshalltown, IA #99D
20 6 Allan Hopp Harlan, IA #80
21 9 Justin Zeitner Malvern, NE #62
22 7 Robbie Andersen Omaha, NE #82
23 24 Jason Wallace Carter Lake, IA #13
24 15 Curt Schroeder Newton, IA #15C
25 21 John Anderson Omaha, NE #21X
B Feature 1
Pos Start Driver Hometown Car
1 1 Curt Schroeder Newton, IA #15C
2 4 Andrew Kosiski Lavista, NE #53
3 3 Charlie McKenna Ames, IA #22C
4 2 AJ Jorgensen Elkhorn, NE #22
5 5 Troy Daly Omaha, NE #44
6 7 Don Beckstrom Carroll, IA #33
7 6 Jason Wallace Carter Lake, IA #13
8 9 Brian Barrett Bellevue, NE #02T
9 8 Gatlin Leytham Toledo, IA #5G
10 10 Bill Leighton Lavista, NE #24
B Feature 2
Pos Start Driver Hometown Car
1 2 Jacob Hobscheidt Plattsmouth, NE #52J
2 1 Mike Collins New Orleans, LA #3C
3 4 Brett Hopp Harlan, IA #21H
4 6 John Anderson Omaha, NE #21X
5 8 Jeff Segebart Westside, IA #5S
6 3 Paul Conrad Colo, IA #23
7 7 Kale Kosiski Ralston, NE #35
8 10 Brad Perdue Council Bluffs, IA #25
9 9 Andy Claiborne Fort Scott, KS #47
10 5 Tyler Smith Gibbon, NE #112
Heat 1
Pos Start Driver Hometown Car
1 2 Josh Leonard Gibbon, NE #1
2 4 Allan Hopp Harlan, IA #80
3 5 Jason Rauen Farley, IA #98R
4 1 Brett Hopp Harlan, IA #21H
5 3 Charlie McKenna Ames, IA #22C
6 6 Josh Krug Omaha, NE #4K
7 7 John Anderson Omaha, NE #21X
8 8 Jeff Segebart Westside, IA #5S
9 9 Brad Perdue Council Bluffs, IA #25
Heat 2
Pos Start Driver Hometown Car
1 2 Jason O'Brien Atlantic, IA #15
2 4 Chris Spieker Massena, IA #56
3 1 Andrew Kosiski Lavista, NE #53
4 6 Ben Schaller Omaha, NE #98
5 3 Paul Conrad Colo, IA #23
6 5 Mike Collins New Orleans, LA #3C
7 7 Kale Kosiski Ralston, NE #35
8 8 Andy Claiborne Fort Scott, KS #47
Heat 3
Pos Start Driver Hometown Car
1 6 Kyle Berck Marquette, NE #14
2 4 Corey Zeitner Omaha, NE #19
3 2 Curt Schroeder Newton, IA #15C
4 5 Justin Zeitner Malvern, NE #62
5 3 Jacob Hobscheidt Plattsmouth, NE #52J
6 7 Jason Wallace Carter Lake, IA #13
7 1 Tyler Smith Gibbon, NE #112
8 8 Gatlin Leytham Toledo, IA #5G
9 9 Bill Leighton Lavista, NE #24
Heat 4
Pos Start Driver Hometown Car
1 1 Zach Zeitner Bellevue, NE #76
2 4 Robbie Andersen Omaha, NE #82
3 6 Brian Kosiski Papillion, NE #52
4 3 AJ Jorgensen Elkhorn, NE #22
5 5 Darrel DeFrance Marshalltown, IA #99D
6 2 Troy Daly Omaha, NE #44
7 7 Don Beckstrom Carroll, IA #33
8 8 Brian Barrett Bellevue, NE #02T
Qualifying Group A
Pos Start Driver Hometown Car
1 7 Josh Krug Omaha, NE #4K
2 3 Ben Schaller Omaha, NE #98
3 16 Jason Rauen Farley, IA #98R
4 10 Mike Collins New Orleans, LA #3C
5 14 Allan Hopp Harlan, IA #80
6 8 Chris Spieker Massena, IA #56
7 13 Charlie McKenna Ames, IA #22C
8 6 Paul Conrad Colo, IA #23
9 2 Josh Leonard Gibbon, NE #1
10 9 Jason O'Brien Atlantic, IA #15
11 5 Brett Hopp Harlan, IA #21H
12 1 Andrew Kosiski Lavista, NE #53
13 4 John Anderson Omaha, NE #21X
14 12 Kale Kosiski Ralston, NE #35
15 17 Jeff Segebart Westside, IA #5S
16 15 Andy Claiborne Fort Scott, KS #47
17 11 Brad Perdue Council Bluffs, IA #25
Qualifying Group B
Pos Start Driver Hometown Car
1 8 Kyle Berck Marquette, NE #14
2 15 Brian Kosiski Papillion, NE #52
3 11 Justin Zeitner Malvern, NE #62
4 3 Darrel DeFrance Marshalltown, IA #99D
5 13 Corey Zeitner Omaha, NE #19
6 1 Robbie Andersen Omaha, NE #82
7 6 Jacob Hobscheidt Plattsmouth, NE #52J
8 5 AJ Jorgensen Elkhorn, NE #22
9 7 Curt Schroeder Newton, IA #15C
10 16 Troy Daly Omaha, NE #44
11 12 Tyler Smith Gibbon, NE #112
12 9 Zach Zeitner Bellevue, NE #76
13 4 Jason Wallace Carter Lake, IA #13
14 14 Don Beckstrom Carroll, IA #33
15 17 Gatlin Leytham Toledo, IA #5G
16 10 Brian Barrett Bellevue, NE #02T
17 2 Bill Leighton Lavista, NE #24
Submitted By: Kirk Elliott
