By John RittenhouseLocal drivers represented the Star Herald coverage area well at different speedways around the area over the weekend.Area drivers posted a total of five feature victories at three different tracks in Minnesota, Iowa and South Dakota during a weekend full of racing action.The local talent experienced the most success at Rapid Speedway, in Rock Rapids, Iowa, Friday, where three different drivers posted feature wins.Feature titles went to Kanaranzi’s Colter Deutsch and Luverne’s Robert Carlson in the hobby stock division.Deutsch, who placed second in the second heat, took top honors in the A feature.After placing fifth in the second heat, Carlson went on to win the B feature before placing ninth in the A feature.Luverne’s Seth Stegenga, Ellsworth’s Mike Deutsch and Magnolia’s Josh Klay also raced in the hobby stock class at Rapid Speedway.Stegenga won the first heat race before placing 12th in the A feature. Klay won the second heat race and placed second in the A feature. Deutsch finished sixth in the first heat race.Adrian’s Mark DeBoer also posted a feature win at Rapid Speedway.Competing in the late model street stock class, DeBoer placed second in the second heat before taking the checkered flag in the feature attraction.Luverne’s Scott Overgaard won the second heat race before placing second to DeBoer in the street stock feature. Former Rock County resident Darrin Korthals won the first street stock heat race before finishing eighth in the feature. Adrian’s Brad Klaassen placed third in the first heat and ninth in the feature in the street stock competition at Rapid Speedway.Ellsworth’s Greg Roemen and former Luverne resident Anthony Mann competed in the sportsmen class at the Iowa track.Roemen placed second in the first heat and fourth in the feature. Mann placed fourth in the second heat and seventh in the feature.Korthals picked up a pair of wins during Saturday’s races at I-90 Speedway in Hartford, S.D.The street stock driver from Rock Rapids won the first heat race and the A feature.Luverne’s Jesse Akkerman and Adrian’s Klaassen competed against Korthals in Hartford. Klaassen placed second in the second heat and second in the feature. Akkerman placed third in the first heat and third in the feature.Luverne’s Mike Steensma accounted for another feature win during Saturday’s races at Nobles County Speedway in Worthington. Steensma won the modified feature.Brett DeJager, a modified driver from Luverne, raced his way to a third-place finish during the feature event at Murray County Speedway in Slayton Friday.Adrian’s DeBoer raced in the street stock competition at Lake County Speedway in Madison, S.D., Saturday. DeBoer won the first heat race and placed second in the A feature.Six area drivers competed in the street stock and hobby stock classes during Sunday’s races at Huset’s Speedway, near Brandon, S.D.Luverne’s Akkerman won the first heat race and placed fifth in the street stock A feature. Adrian’s DeBoer finished fifth in the first heat and 16th in the feature in the same class.Kanaranzi’s Colter Deutsch had a good night in the hobby stock division, placing second in the second heat and second in the A feature.Magnolia’s Klay, Larry Kracht and Bobbi Kracht competed against Deutsch in the hobby stock class at Huset’s.Klay won the first heat race and placed ninth in the feature. Bobbi Kracht placed fourth in the second heat and eighth in the feature. Larry Kracht finished fourth in the first heat and seventh in the feature.
