BOONE, Iowa -- Sometimes the lead isn’t the place to be late in a race.

Veteran John Logue of Boone found that to be true Saturday night as he took advantage of contact between the top two cars and drove past both and to the victory in the IMCA Modified feature race Saturday night at Boone Speedway with a crowd of more than 1,200 fans watching.

Also Saturday night, Jeremy Embrey of Granger won for the second straight week in the IMCA Northern SportMods feature, Donavon Smith of Lake City won his second IMCA Stock Car main, Scott Lograsso of Nevada and Chris Hupp of Boone won the two IMCA Hobby Stock features, and Dusty Masolini won for the third straight week in the Dwarf Car feature.

Logue, who moved through the field into third behind J.J. Scott (Dallas Center) and Adam Larson (Ames), took advantage when those two cars made contact after a pass for the lead, drove around both and led at the start/finish line when a caution flew. He stayed there over the final laps to win his third Boone feature of the season.

Logue echoed what other feature winners also expressed in victory lane.

“The bottom (of the racing surface) was where you had to be to pass,” Logue said. “Earlier, when the field was still bunched up and a little slower, you could pass in the middle and up on top, but to win you had to be on the bottom.”

Scott led much of the way before Larson, seeking his third straight win, passed him on the low side, relegating Scott to the runner-up spot. A lap later, Scott also tried the bottom, but his attempt at getting under Larson to regain the lead resulted in the two cars making contact in turn four. As they slowed momentarily, Logue drove past both. Larson finished second, Scott third, Boone’s Scott Baker fourth and Earlham’s Josh Gilman fifth.

Meanwhile, Embrey won the SportMod feature for the fifth time at Boone this year, and second week in a row. Iowa State University student Geoff Olson, a native of Sioux City now living in Ames, finished second, followed by Scott Davis (Boone), Joel Bushore (Boone) and Kyle Brown (Kellogg).

Smith won for the second time this year at Boone, first since the second week of the season, in the IMCA Stock Car feature. He won over Bryan Trogdon (Bouton), Chris Webb (McCallsburg), Trent Smith (Jefferson) and newcomer Rick Speck (Garwin).

Scott Lograsso won his second IMCA Hobby Stock feature, as he took the first 12-lap event over Beau Kaplan (Ankeny) and Michael Murphy (Jefferson), while Boone’s Chris Hupp won the second event, his first feature win of the season, crossing ahead of Devin Smith (Lake City) and Dylan Book (Adel) after Book led the first 11 laps, but dropped to third after a restart following a late-race caution.

Masolini won for the third straight week in the Dwarf Car feature race. He finished ahead of Jeff Stensland (Nevada), Mike Kennedy (Boone), Andy Hennigar (Ankeny) and Ed Zehm (Ames).

Saturday night’s program at Boone will be followed by a big fireworks display. Also on tap Saturday will be a rollover contest. Gates open at 5 p.m. Saturday. Admission is $15 for adults and $5 for those 12-and-under. Racing Rascals will be admitted for $2, but must have their membership card in hand when tickets are purchased. A limited number of free kids admission tickets will also be available beginning Tuesday at the Kum & Go near Boone Speedway. Racing action begins at 7:30 p.m.

RESULTS

IMCA MODIFIEDS
Feature (20 laps) – 1. John Logue, Boone; 2. Adam Larson, Ames; 3. J.J. Scott, Dallas Center; 4. Scott Baker, Boone; 5. Josh Gilman, Earlham; 6. Cale Sponsler, Grimes; 7. Randy Havlik, Madrid; 8. Todd Shute, Des Moines; 9. Russ Dickerson, Boone; 10. Rod Sheuermann, Scranton; 11. Robert Avery, Des Moines; 12. Jim Hoyle, Grand Junction; 13. Mike Molle, Glidden; 14. Billy Davis Jr., Des Moines; 15. Kelly Lyons, Boone; 16. Darren Huntley, Ogden; 17. Tim Stevens, Cedar Rapids; 18. Greg Cox, Altoona; 19. Denny Pittman, Jamaica; 20. Stacy Warren, Ames; 21. Mike Louis, Ames.
First heat – 1. Shute; 2. Scott; 3. Gilman. Second heat – 1. Lyons; 2. Pittman; 3. Logue. Third heat – 1. Larson; 2. Sponsler; 3. Cox.

IMCA SPORT MODS
Feature (18 laps) – 1. Jeremy Embrey, Granger; 2. Geoff Olson, Sioux City; 3. Scott Davis, Boone; 4. Joel Bushore, Boone; 5. Kyle Brown, Kellogg; 6. Matt Meinecke, Woodward; 7. Zach Rawlins, Kellogg; 8. Bruce Egeland, Marshall, Minn.; 9. Randy Roberts, Boone; 10. Mike Pruitt, Redfield; 11. Chad Louk, Jefferson; 12. Jerry Hinton, Adel; 13. Tim Love, Kelley; 14. Joey Edler, Cambridge; 15. Erik Elliott, Boone; 16. Jeff Blume, Roland; 17. Tara Longnecker, Woodward; 18. David Schlicht, Adel; 19. Dan Wetzel, Linden; 20. Clint Potter, Crooks, S.D.; 21. Jamie Daughenbaugh, Des Moines; 22. Brian Miller, Grand Junction; 23. Cody Hennings, Boone; 24. Whitney Huntley, Ogden; 25. Cody Warrick, Boone; 26. Rick Ringgenberg, Kelley.
B feature (10 laps) – 1. Potter; 2. Egeland; 3. Edler; 4. Hinton; 5. Longnecker.
First heat – 1. Schlicht; 2. Miller; 3. Bushore. Second heat – 1. Davis; 2. Rawlins; 3. Brown. Third heat – 1. Love; 2. Blume; 3. Olson.

IMCA STOCK CARS
Feature (18 laps) – 1. Donavon Smith, Lake City; 2. Bryan Trogdon, Bouton; 3. Chris Webb, McCallsburg; 4. Trent Murphy, Jefferson; 5. Rick Speck, Garwin; 6. Jeff Harkrider, Carroll; 7. Travis Barker, Sioux City; 8. Don Vis, Marshalltown; 9. Ty Hill, Dallas Center; 10. Josh Brauckman, Carroll; 11. Terry Cornelison, Boone; 12. Carl Yaw Jr., Des Moines; 13. Wayne Gifford, Boone; 14. Larry Crocheck, Boone; 15. Ryan Rose, Boone; 16. Tim French, Nevada; 17. Robert Stofer, Jefferson.
First heat – 1. Murphy; 2. Crocheck; 3. Gifford. Second heat – 1. Smith; 2. Stover; 3. Brauckman.

IMCA HOBBY STOCKS
First feature (12 laps) – 1. Scott Lograsso, Nevada; 2. Beau Kaplan, Ankeny; 3. Michael Murphy, Jefferson; 4. Aaron Rudolph, Scranton; 5. Dean Hartwig, Boone; 6. Bobby Smith, Boone; 7. Cody Gustoff, Scranton; 8. Matt Wahlert, Waukee; 9. Matt Hudspeth, Ames; 10. Kyle Dirks, Nevada; 11. Tim Hadley, Nevada; 12. Jacob Thompson, Nevada; 13. Jesse McCollaugh, Boone; 14. Blake Miller, Des Moines; 15. Jesse Hopkins, Boone; 16. Justin Hopkins, Boone; 17. Tyler Pickett, Boxholm; 18. Kris Law, Huxley.
Second feature – 1. Chris Hupp, Boone; 2. Devin Smith, Lake City; 3. Dylan Book, Adel; 4. Pat Mather, Greenfield; 5. Alan Van Gorp, Carlisle; 6. Clint Nelson, Newton; 7. Matt Drottz, Ames; 8. Travis Fenton, Des Moines; 9. Daniel Hilsabeck, Adel; 10. Leonard Loftus, Des Moines; 11. Austin Luellen, Minburn; 12. Jay Arends, Ames; 13. Michael Ross, Des Moines; 14. Richard Yaw II, Pleasant Hill; 15. Jason Purvis, Boone; 16. Clinton Luellen, Minburn; 17. Darin Rothfus, Woodward; 18. Keith Miner, Granger.
First heat – 1. Lograsso; 2. A. Luellen; 3. Kaplan. Second heat – 1. Hudspeth; 2. Law; 3.Nelson. Third heat – 1. Fenton; 2. Gustoff; 3. Bobby Smith. Fourth heat – 1. Wahlert; 2. Book; 3. C. Luellen.

DWARF CARS
Feature (12 laps) – 1. Dusty Masolini, Des Moines; 2. Jeff Stensland, Nevada; 3. Mike Kennedy, Boone; 4. Andy Hennigar, Ankeny; 5. Ed Zehm, Ames; 6. Troy Hudson, Ankeny; 8. Charlie Brown, Nevada; 9. James May, DeSoto; 10. Mike Thomas, Dallas Center; 11. David Schmalzried Jr., Colo; 12. Travis Stensland, Nevada; 13. Todd Thorson, Jewell; 14. John Gardner, Ankeny; 15. Duane Coffman, Grimes; 16. Jason Whitehead, Nevada; 17. John Griffin, Caledonia, Minn.; 18. Larry Sorenson, Ames; 19. Rick Taylor, Story City; 20. Eric Hendrickson, Ankeny.
First heat – 1. Masolini; 2. Zehm; 3. Hudson.. Second heat – 1. Thomas; 2. J. Stensland; 3. Hennigar.