Luverne's Shane Hoag drove car No. 28 to the Enduro Race championship at the Rock County Fairgrounds in Luverne Saturday.
By John Rittenhouse
A Luverne man captured the championship of Saturday's rescheduled version of the Rock County Fair's Enduro Race.
The event was scheduled to take place Saturday, Aug. 3, as the final grandstand attraction of the three-day fair. Just as the drivers took the track that night, a thunderstorm sent fans searching for shelter and forced the event to be postponed.
Forty-two cars and nearly 1,000 fans showed up for Saturday's make-up race, which featured free admission.
"Everything went pretty well," said Burdette Braun, one of the event's officials. "We had a good turnout. We sure appreciated everyone coming to the rescheduled race."
The rescheduled event turned into a good one for Luverne's Shane Hoag, who drove his Chevy Malibu to victory.
Driving car No. 28, Hoag completed 160 laps around the track before the raceÕs two-hour time limit expired. Houg ended up winning the race by four laps.
Terry Dieren, of Rock Rapids, Iowa, placed second in his Chevy Camaro. He completed 156 laps in car No. 41.
Luverne's Tom Walker and Travis Van Santen placed third and fourth respectively after completing 153 and 150 laps respectively. Walker drove car No. 9, a Chevy Impala. Van Santen steered car No. 2, an Olds Delta 88.
Luverne's Adam Kinsinger and Chad Oye also finished well in the pack by placing seventh and 10th respectively.
Edgerton's Gene Schoep and Owen Tinklenberg placed fifth and seventh respectively.
Adrian's Mark Bullerman, another driver from the Star Herald coverage area, placed 10th.
Randy Sasker, of Worthing, S.D., and Doon, Iowa's, Leon Sneller also placed in the Top 11 by finishing sixth and ninth respectively.