BOONE, Iowa — Cory Dumpert raced from 11th starting position to win the IMCA late model feature on the opening night of the 40th annual Speedway Motors IMCA Super Nationals at Boone Speedway.
Jeff Aikey led the opening 39 laps, but Dean Abbey took the point on lap 40 only to have Dumpert sail past one lap later. Dumpert paced the final 10 circuits to claim the $3,000 winner’s check.
“Early on, I told myself to be patient and I was able to pass cars one or two at a time,” Dumpert said. “I looked up, saw I was in fifth and thought, ‘Holy crap.’ The next thing I knew I was in third. Once I got to the front I tried to hit my marks, keep the car straight and told myself it was my race to lose now.”
“It only took me four years to get here,” he’d add after the $3,000 checkers flew. “The first two years I DNF’d and I finished second to Justin Kay last year. I’ve raced with Jeff (Aikey) and I knew he was coming, but I also knew he’d race me clean.”
Aikey battled back to finish .297 seconds behind Dumpert.
“It’s hard to compare winning a national championship with winning Super Nationals. They’re both great,” Dumpert said. “Tonight was like a sprint. I’m not done with what I want to accomplish this season.”
Abbey, Dustin Schram and Joel Callahan rounded out the top five.
Forty-one cars participated in the program, which headlined night one of the Super Nationals. Catch the remaining five nights of competition on SPEED SPORT affiliate, IMCA.tv.
The finish:
Cory Dumpert, Jeff Aikey, Dean Abbey, Dustin Schram, Joel Callahan, Darrel DeFrance, Mitch, Mantermach, Bryan Klein, Andy Nezworski, Jesse Sobbing, Joe Beal, Andy Eickhoff, Justin O’Brien, Blair Karaus, Dalton Simonsen, Gary Webb, Matt Ryan, Nick Marolf, Richie Gustin, Jake Bridge, Fred Remley, Sean Johnson, Brandon Rothzen, Cole Wayman.