By John RittenhouseA former Luverne resident emerged as a double winner during Friday’s races at Rapid Speedway.Anthony Mann, who now lives in Brandon, took two checkered flags at the track in Rock Rapids, Iowa.Mann won the second heat race before taking the A feature title during the top performance produced by local drivers at the track.Steen’s Billy Cowell came up with the top performance by area drivers in the hobby stock class after winning the first heat race and placing fourth in the feature event at Rapid Speedway.Kanaranzi’s Colter Deutsch (fourth in the first heat and ninth in the feature), Luverne’s Mike Buss (fifth in first heat and eighth in the feature), Magnolia’s Josh Klay (third in the second heat and 13th in the feature) and Magnolia’s Larry Kracht (fourth in the second heat and 12th in the feature) also raced in the hobby stock class Friday.Former Ash Creek resident David Kruger set the pace for local talent in the late model street stock class by placing second in the second heat and second in the feature at Rapid Speedway.Ellsworth’s Scott Overgaard (second in the first heat and third in the feature), Luverne’s Chad Overgaard (sixth in the first heat and eighth in the feature), Adrian’s Mark DeBeor (fifth in the first heat and third in the feature) and former Hills resident Darrin Korthals (fourth in second heat and sixth in the feature) also raced in the street stock division.Luverne’s Brandon Buysse placed seventh in the third heat and 16th in the feature in the 360 sprints at the Iowa track.Kruger and Cowell won heat races to provide the highlights by local drivers during Sunday’s races at Huset’s Speedway, near Brandon, S.D.Kruger won the first heat race in the street stock class before placing fifth in the feature event. Chad Overgaard placed fourth in the second heat and fourth in the street stock feature.Cowell won the first heat in the hobby stock class before placing 14th in the feature.Deutsch (second in second heat and second in the feature), Buss (fifth in the second heat and 12th in the feature) and Klay (fifth in the third heat and 16th in the feature) also competed in the hobby stock class at Huset’s.DeBoer placed second in street stock features at Lake County Speedway in Madison, S.D., Saturday and at Worthington Speedway Sunday.Luverne’s Brett DeJager placed fourth in the modified feature at Worthington Speedway.
