By John RittenhouseThree area drivers recorded feature wins at different tracks on consecutive nights over the weekend.Former Luverne resident Anthony Mann and former Ash Creek resident David Kruger were double winners at Rapid and Huset’s Speedways respectively. Adrian’s Mark DeBoer posted a win at Lake County Speedway Saturday.Kruger capped a good weekend by winning the first heat race and the A feature in the late model street stock class at Huset’s Sunday.Luverne’s Chad Overgaard raced against Kruger, placing second in the first heat and sixth in the feature.Kanaranzi’s Colter Deutsch posted a victory in the first hobby stock heat race at Huset’s. Deutsch finished fourth in the A feature.Ellsworth’s Chris Tiesler (second in the first heat and sixth in the A feature), Luverne’s Mike Buss (fifth in the second heat, second in the B feature and 10th in the A feature) and Steen’s Billy Cowell (fifth in the third heat and fourth in the B feature) raced in the hobby stock class at the track near Brandon, S.D.Luverne’s Brandon Buysse placed seventh in the third heat during the 360 sprints competition at Huset’s.DeBoer’s feature win came Saturday in the late model street stock class at LCS in Madison, S.D. DeBoer won the feature after placing third in the first heat race.Mann secured a pair of wins Friday in the sportsmen’s class at Rapid Speedway, Rock Rapids, Iowa.Mann won the first heat race and the A feature.Ellsworth’s Greg Roemen placed fifth in the second heat and 11th in the sportsmen’s feature.Six area drivers competed in the hobby stock class at Rapid Speedway.Magnolia’s Larry Kracht posted the lone win by taking top honors in the second heat before placing ninth in the feature.Deutsch (second in the second heat and third in the feature), Cowell (fourth in the second heat and sixth in the feature), Buss (sixth in the second heat), Tiesler (fourth in the third heat and seventh in the feature) and Ash Creek’s Bobbi Kracht (third in the first heat and eighth in the feature) competed against Larry Kracht in Rock Rapids.Ellsworth’s Scott Overgaard led area drivers by placing third in the first heat and third in the feature in the late model street stock class at Rapid Speedway.DeBoer (fifth in the first heat and fourth in the feature), Kruger (fifth in the second heat and fifth in the feature), Chad Overgaard (third in the second heat and 12th in the feature) and former Hills resident Darrin Korthals (fourth in the first heat and sixth in the feature) also competed in the street stock division Friday.Luverne’s Buysse finished seventh in the first heat and 16th in the feature event of the 360 sprints at Rapid Speedway.During Friday’s races at Murray County Speedway in Slayton, Luverne’s Mike Steensma placed second in the modified feature.
