Sunday, June 24, 2007
Runner Up At Nobles County
On Saturday night, Nobles County Speedway (Worthington, MN) marked the end of rough and tumble two-week through the upper Midwest for the USMTS Stars. Al Hejna took the win in his heat race, and that set him up for a start in the A-Main.
On a smooth track with multiple racing grooves, Hejna launched into the lead from the pole position and led the first dozen orbits before relinquishing the top spot to Shryock. "A Train" kept Shryock within striking distance and made a run for the lead late in the race. Lapped traffic worked in Shryock's favor, however, and Hejna had to settle for the runner-up paycheck and his best finish since switching to a new Harris chassis three weeks ago.
Saturday, June 23, 2007
Top 10 at Rock Rapids
Rapids Speedway (Rock Rapids, IA) was the USMTS stop on Friday night. Al Hejna took the win in his heat race, and re-drew 5th for his A-Main starting position. When the checkered flag fell, Al came home in 6th.
Up next, the rugged road warriors of the USMTS trek to the Nobles County Speedway (Worthington, MN) on Saturday for a $2,000-to-win event.
Friday, June 22, 2007
Hejna Brothers Racing Update
On Saturday, Al Hejna took the win in his heat race, and he started 5th for the feature. Al finished 3rd.
On Sunday Harris Auto Racing number "7" hit the Monett Speedway (Monett, MO). After winning his B-Main, Al started 13th for the 40-lap A-Main, and he finished 10th.
Park Jefferson Speedway (Jefferson, SD) was the next stop on Tuesday night. Al finished second in his heat to Kenny Wallace. Mike Hejna was forced to run a B-Main. After grabbing the B-Main win, Mike started 13th. Al started 10th in the A-Main. Al came home 7th with Mike in 9th.
On Wednesday, it was off to Huset’s Speedway (Brandon, SD). Both Al & Mike had to make the feature through a B-Main. Both had to take DNF's for their official finish. Mike was scored 15th. Al was scored as 21st.
Last night, the USMTS stars stopped at Casino Speedway in Watertown, SD. Al won his heat race putting him into the A-Main. Mike suffered problems in his heat race that side-lined him for the rest of the night. Al started 6th and finished 6th in the A-Main.
Up next is a stop at Rapid Speedway (Rock Rapids, IA) on Friday night and Nobles County Speedway (Worthington, MN) on Saturday.
Saturday, June 16, 2007
Rough Night at L A, Top 5 at Bolivar
The stop at the L A Raceway in LaMonte, MO was a rough night for Al Hejna. A fourth place finish in his heat, put him into a B-Main. A third palce finish was good enough to make the show, but Al was not able to make up any ground once the green fell for the A-Main. Official finish was 11th.
This worked better on Friday night as the A-Train would grab a Top 5 finish at Bolivar Speedway USA in Bolivar, MO. It was the kick off the three-day, three-track 4th Annual Missouri Nationals. Saturday will take Hejna Brothers Racing to Lebanon, MO followed by a trip to Monett, MO.
Friday, June 15, 2007
Al Runs 4th at I-70
After a 4th place finish in his heat race, Al was forced to run a B-Main in order to qualify for the feature at I-70's Dirt Track in Odessa, MO. Al cruised to the win and started 13th for the main event. He was able to get the new Harris Auto Racing Chassis number "7" to 4th by the time the race came to an end.
Wednesday, June 13, 2007
Mike Hejna Wins at Highway 3
Mike Hejna claimed his first O’Reilly Auto Parts United States Modified Touring Series win of the season Tuesday with a dominating wire-to-wire victory at the Highway 3 Raceway in Allison, Iowa. The win was worth $2,000 and was his first since September 4, 2006.
Hejna drew the pole position for the 30-lap Holley “A” Main and jumped out to a three-car-length advantage by the second orbit. Al Hejna — the older of the two brothers who co-own Rookies Rockin’ Sports Bar in Clear Lake, Iowa — gave chase for the first half of the race before a broken rearend thwarted his opportunity to pick up his first win in his new Harris Chassis Modified.
From there, Mike was never challenged en route to the checkered flag at the half-mile Butler County Fairgrounds oval.
[story courtesy of www.usmts.com)
Saturday, June 09, 2007
Hejna Brothers Race Recaps
The week started off with a first ever visit for the USMTS to the Iowa State Fair Speedway. Mike Hejna finished second in his heat race which was good enough to make the A-Main. Al Hejna was forced to race his way into the feature via the B-Main. Mike finished 9th, and Al finished 10th.
On Tuesday night, Al and Mike traveled to Corning, IA. Al and Mike both took wins in there heat races. Mike started 4th and finish 4th. Al started 8th and finished 8th.
In Oskaloosa, IA, both Al and Mike grabbed a Top 5 finish. Al led the first 14 laps before slipping back to finsh 4th. Mike hung around the Top 5 all night before finishing 5th.
At Dubuque, just Al made the trip. He started deep in his heat race (7th), but managed to get up to 4th. It was not enough to make the A-Main. Al scored the win in his B-Main. He rolled out 13th to start the feature and finished 10th.
