By John Rittenhouse
Rock County drivers experienced a lot of success during last weekend's races at tracks throughout the area.
Local talent produced a total of five feature victories and six heat wins while competing at four different tracks Friday through Sunday.
Area drivers had a big night Friday at Rapid Speedway in Rock Rapids, Iowa, where they posted two feature titles and four heat victories.
Ellsworth's Mark DeBoer and Darren Korthals, a Hills-Beaver Creek High School graduate who now lives in Rock Rapids, led the way by winning three races in the late model street stock competition.
DeBoer won his heat race before taking the checkered flag in the feature event. Korthals, who was fourth in the feature, also posted a heat victory.
Luverne's Chad Overgaard also mixed it up in the late model street stock class at Rapid Speedway, placing second behind DeBoer in the feature.
Local talent posted two more wins in the hobby stock class in Rock Rapids.
Steen's Tammy Kracht raced her way to victory in the B feature, while Magnolia's Larry Kracht won a heat race.
Luverne's Anthony Mann finished fourth in the hobby stock feature race.
Luverne's Scott Overgaard registered a heat victory in the sportsman class before placing sixth in the feature race at Rapid Speedway.
Adrian's Brad Klaassen, who also drove in the sportsman competition, placed second in the feature race.
Rural Luverne's Todd Wessels raced his way to a fifth-place finish during the 360 sprint car feature race at the Iowa track.
Luverne;s Josh Reisch was a double champion as an outlaw modified competitor at two different tracks over the weekend.
Reisch won the feature race in his class at Murray County Speedway in Slayton Friday, and he claimed the feature title in his class at Worthington Speedway Sunday.
Worthington Speedway was a place for success for two area sportsman class drivers Sunday.
Kanaranzi's Colter Deutsch posted heat and feature wins in his class. Luverne's Josh Klay was second in the feature and third in his heat race in the same class.
Scott Overgaard also competed in Worthington Sunday, placing second in his heat race and fifth in the late model street stock feature.
Chad Overgaard spent his Sunday evening at Huset's Speedway. He posted a heat win and finished third in the feature race at the track near Brandon, S.D.