So since my Monday night was free now, I was asked to come out of the bullpen and do some fill-in PA announcing for Marshalltown High School during their softball doubleheader with Highway 30 rival Ames, but unfortunately, they made the decision because of storms during the times of the games, and they are postponed to a later date. As I type this, the plan may be to play the doubleheader tomorrow night since it looks a little better than it did.
Monday, June 23, 2025
World of Outlaws in Indee and Harris Clash in Boone Both Postponed
So since my Monday night was free now, I was asked to come out of the bullpen and do some fill-in PA announcing for Marshalltown High School during their softball doubleheader with Highway 30 rival Ames, but unfortunately, they made the decision because of storms during the times of the games, and they are postponed to a later date. As I type this, the plan may be to play the doubleheader tomorrow night since it looks a little better than it did.
Sunday, June 22, 2025
Smith wins the Hawkeye Challenge, Moffitt claims victory in Sprint Kings, and Gustin takes three wins in Boone.
Now it's time for the regular night feature events. The first up was the IMCA STARS Mod Lites 15-lap feature event. Bryan Zehm grabbed the top spot early, fending off Dillon Bush. The first caution came out when Ryder Hartley spun in turn one on lap six; he did it again on lap eight, but in turn three. Zehm remained strong out front, but this time tenth-place starter Austin Gray worked his way into second and began to apply pressure. Gray took the lead away on lap 12. The last race caution came out on lap 13 when Garrett Barber nearly took a tumble in turn two and made contact with Bush, forcing him to spin out in turn two. Barber was able to keep it moving and got his spot back. Gray held off Zehm and Barber on the restart and went on to take his third win in Boone. Barber, Zehm, thirteenth-place starter Ben George, and twelfth-place starter Chaz Baca, driving Joel Huggins car, rounded out the top five.
Sprint Kings Sprints made their first-ever appearance at the Boone Speedway, and it was time for their 20-lap feature event. Brett Moffitt, a familiar face to Central Iowa, now calling Mooresville, North Carolina, home, returned to race. Moffitt outwrestled Tyler Thompson for the race lead early. The only caution came out on lap 2 when Logan Brown spun in turn two and Carl Wade spun to avoid making contact. Moffitt continued to lead the way but received pressure from Thompson. Moffitt was using the top side, and Thompson was on the bottom. Moffitt was finally able to get rid of Thompson and pull away, lapping most of the field to capture the win worth $1,000. Jackson Gray, a former Micro Sprint racer, came home second, Thompson fell back to third, Koddy Hildreth was fourth, and Owen Carlson was fifth.
Next up at the Boone Speedway is the 34th Annual Harris Clash presented by Wehrs Machine and Racing Products on Tuesday, June 24th. It's the first time the Harris Clash is at Iowa's Action Track since 1994, and for the first time, it will also include the IMCA Stock Cars. IMCA Modifieds are $4,000 to win; IMCA Sport Mods are $2,000 to win, and IMCA Stock Cars will be $3,000 to win. Pit gates open at 3:30p, grandstands at 5p, hot laps at 6p, the draw closes at 6:15p, and racing starts at 7p.
Saturday Night Series continues on Saturday, June 28th, for IMCA Modifieds, IMCA Stock Cars, IMCA Sport Mods, IMCA Hobby Stocks, and IMCA Mod Lites. The Bat Wing Chassis Outlaw Mini Mods also make an appearance. Pits open at 4:30p, grandstands open at 5:30p, hot laps at 6p, and racing at 7p.
Saturday June 21st, 2025
6/14/25 Make-Up B Feature (10 Laps) : 1. Leeman; 2. Pittman; 3. Carney; 4. Hilgenberg; 5. Reed; 6. Clement; 7. 110S Spencer Leonard; 8. 33 Jacob Ashley; 9. 21 Cam Reimers; DNS 3W Chris Webb (Roland); DNS 17F Christopher Frisbie (Boone); DNS 5 Dustin Lynch (Boone); DNS F18 Nate Friesen (Indianola); DNS 0LD Bryan Morris (St Charles).
Heat 1 (8 Laps) : 1. VanDerWilt; 2. Bennett; 3. Jacob Monson; 4. Osterson; 5. Davis; 6. Joshua Monson; 7. Burkman; 8. Fye; 9. Guest; 10. Peterson.
Heat 2 (8 Laps) : 1. Gray; 2. Carlson; 3. Moffitt; 4. Vanderploeg; 5. Bob Hildeth.
Monday, June 9, 2025
Bleess and Luinenburg Capture World's Collide Showdown Victories in Mason City
For more information on upcoming racing events at Mason City Motor Speedway check out masoncitymotorspeedway.com.
Next up for the KS Engineering USRA Iron Man Stock Car Series driven by Terminator Chassis is back-to-back nights in the Show-Me State. Friday, July 11th, at US 36 Raceway in Osborn, Missouri, and Saturday, July 12th, at I-35 Speedway in Winston, Missouri. Then after that, it's 3 straight nights at the Hamilton County Speedway during the Hamilton County Fair in Webster City, July 24th through 26th. For more information about the USRA Iron Man Stock Car Series or the United States Racing Association check out usraracing.com.The USRA Kevko Northern Lights Modified Series presented by Real Racing Wheels invades the Land of 10,000 Lakes for three straight nights over the 4th of July weekend at the Deer Creek Speedway in Spring Valley, Minnesota, for the annual Napa Auto Parts Gopher 50 weekend. They will join the Real American Beer World of Outlaw Late Model Series presented by DirtVision, July 3rd through the 5th. Then they head to Mississippi Thunder Speedway in Fountain City, Wisconsin, on July 11th before returning to the Hawkeye State on August 1st at Cresco Speedway and August 2nd at Winneshiek Raceway in Decorah. For more information on the Northern Lights Modified Series, check out northernlightsmodifiedseries.com.
OFFICIAL RESULTS
Summit USRA Weekly Racing Series
World's Collide Showdown presented by Bat Wing Chassis and Alter Trading Corporation
Pritchard Family Auto Stores Mason City Motor Speedway, Mason City, Iowa
Sunday June 8th, 2025
presented by Real Racing Wheels & Busch Light
"Wehrs Macine & Racing Products" Feature (30 laps) : 1. 21 Jacob Bleess (Chafield, Minn.); 2. 20 Rodney Sanders (Happy, Texas); 3. 50III Brandon Davis (Hayfield, Minn.); 4. 25 Joe Chisholm (Osage); 5. 56 Shadren Turner (St. Joseph, Mo.); 6. 15W Alex Williamson (Rushford, Minn.); 7. 28 Parker Hale (Grand Meadow, Minn.); 8. 29H Joe Horgdal (Mantorville, Minn.); 9. 43 Zach Brom (Winona, Minn.); 10. 87H Harley Dais (Winona, Minn.); 11. 55H A.J. Hoff (Mantorville, Minn.); 12. 27 Don Gerritsen Jr. (Rock Rapids); 13. 23 Darwin Karau (Kasson, Minn.); 14. 7S Todd Stinehart (Waseca, Minn.); 15. 21N Ben Nading (Ankeny); 16. 35 Bill Crimmins (Fort Dodge); 17. 17 Lee Beemer (Fairmont, Minn.); 18. 777 Al Hejna (Clear Lake); 19. 92 Tyler Grooms (Trenton, Mo.).
"S&S Fishing & Rental" Heat 1 (8 laps) : 1. Davis; 2. Chisholm; 3. Sanders; 4. Hale; 5. Dais; 6. Karau; 7. Hoff; 8. Stinehart; 9. Crimmins; 10. Grooms.
"Rick Beebe Heating & Air Conditioning" Heat 2 (8 laps) : 1. Turner; 2. Bleess; 3. Williamson; 4. Brom; 5. Hejna; 6. Gerritsen Jr; 7. Horgdal; 8. Nading; 9. Beemer.
"Deatherage Opticians" Qualifying (2 laps) : 1. 50III Brandon Davis [15.618]; 2. 56 Shadren Turner [15.752]; 3. 25 Joe Chisholm [15.826]; 4. Zach Bohm [15.898]; 5. Rodney Sanders [15.957]; 6. 21 Jacob Bleess [16.069]; 7. 55H A.J. Hoff [16.098]; 8. 15W Alex Williamson [16.110]; 9. 28 Parker Hale [16.201]; 10. Al Hejna [16.395]; 11. 87H Harley Dais [16.440]; 12. 21N Ben Nading [16.467]; 13.7S Todd Stinehart [16.572]; 14. 27 Don Gerritsen Jr [16.615]; 15. 23 Darwin Karau [16.670]; 16. 17 Lee Beemer [16.755]; 17. 35 Bill Crimmins [16.896]; 18. 29H Hoe Horgdal [17.209]; 19. 792 Tyler Grooms [17.308].
KS ENGINEERING USRA IRON MAN STOCK CAR SERIES
Feature (30 laps) : 1. 17X Justin Luinenburg (Reading, Minn.); 2. 56H Brandon Hale (Elma); 3. 32 Derek Green (Granada, Minn.); 4. 6 Chanse Hollatz (Clear Lake); 5. 18K Dylan Clinton (West Union); 6. 11 Jesse Brown (Nashua); 7. 14 Todd Staley (Webster City); 8. 87T Travis Shipman (Mason City); 9. 74 Rodney Schweizer (Kansas City, Kan.); 10. 99D Damon Murty (Chelsea); 11. 21 Andrew Borchardt (Plymouth); 12. 95 Chance Larson (Welcome, Minn.); 13. 070 Chris Hovden (Cresco); 14. 55H Troy Hansmeier (Waukon); 15. 91J Jaylen Wettengel (Topeka, Kan.); 16. 37 Randy Foote (Stanton); 17. 69ER Tyler Cadwallader (Amazonia, Mo.); 18. 52W Weston Koop (Rockwell); 19. 23 Paul Conrad (Colo); 20. 33X Justin Custer (Liberty, Mo.); 21. 1G Pat Graham (Ankeny); 22. 21M Myles Michehl (Fort Dodge); 23. 44K Kevin Opheim (Mason City); 24. 22R Todd Reitzler (Grinnell); 25. 50B Brock Badger (Bagley).
Heat 1 (7 laps) : 1. Brown; 2. Graham; 3. Luinenburg; 4. Shipman; 5. Keller; 6. Minnehan; 7. Colsch; 8. Kyle Murty; 9. Rose.
Heat 2 (7 laps) : 1. Reitzler; 2. Damon Murty; 3. Hollatz; 4. Michehl; 5. Opheim; 6. Wendel; 7. Custer; 8. Hanson.
Heat 3 (7 laps) : 1. Hovden; 2. Green; 3. Borchardt; 4. Larson; 5. Clinton; 6. Foote; 7. Conrad; 8. Cadwallader.
USRA B-MODS
presented by Window World of Mason City
Feature (20 laps) : 1. 90 George Nordman (Mason City); 2. 7J Jake Richards (Lansing, Kan.); 3. 85 Ben Moudry (Protivin); 4. 53 Tianna Mithun (New Richland, Minn.); 5. 42B Kaeden Bronner (Austin, Minn.); 6. 17 Oliver Sackett (Pierson); 7. 88N Nate Albant (Clear Lake); 8. 33 Corbin Ludemann (Grand Meadow, Minn.); 9. 22H Jayme Hiller (Waseca, Minn.); 10. 40K Colton Kramer (Pine Island, Minn.); 11. 97X Don Schaefer (Eyota, Minn.); 12. 6 Corey Klouse (Mason City); 13. 40 George Gilliland (Lehigh); 14. 17B Klay Beemer (Fairmont, Minn.); DNS 118 Marcus Swatek (Ridgeway).
Heat 1 (7 laps) : 1. Richards; 2. Albrant; 3. Sackett; 4. Bronner; 5. Mithun; 6. Ludemann; 7. Hiller; 8. Klouse.
Heat 2 (7 laps) : 1. Nordman; 2. Moudry; 3. Beemer; 4. Kramer; 5. Schaefer; 6. Gilliland; DNS Swatek.
USRA HOBBY STOCKS
Feature (20 laps) : 1. 50K Kolby Goepel (Britt); 2. 18Z Zac Smith (Manly); 3. 83 Scott Dobel (Manly); 4. 25$ Joshua Monson (Clear Lake); 5. 47P Parker Anderson (Welcome, Minn.); 6. 15 Jeremy Crimmins (Fort Dodge); 7. 81 Zack Smidt (Mason City); 8. 50 Bryce Sommerfeld (Fort Dodge); 9. 52 Carter Koop (Rockwell); 10. 01G Gavin Bussinger (Granada, Minn.); 11. 35 Riley Crimmins (Fort Dodge); 12. 18JR Gavin Bartel (Kasson, Minn.); 13. 27 Branden Schaer (Garner); 14. 82 Dylan Kirkpatrick (Estherville); 15. 40JR Rylan Curtin (Cresco); 16. 25 Jacob Monson (Clear Lake); 17. 5 Oliver Monson (Thornton); 18. 5K Jeremy True (Rudd); 19. 43 Jade Lange (Humboldt).
Heat 1 (7 laps) : 1. Oliver Monson; 2. Jeremy Crimmins; 3. Smith; 4. Riley Crimmins; 5. Schaer; 6. Lange; 7. Jacob Monson.
Heat 2 (7 laps) : 1. Joshua Monson; 2. Goepel; 3. Smidt; 4. Bussinger; 5. Bartel; 6. Fitzpatrick.
Heat 3 (7 laps) : 1. Sommerfeld; 2. Anderson; 3. Koop; 4. Dobel; 5. True; 6. Curtin.
OUTLAW MINI MOD SERIES
presented by Charlie's Auto Repair
Feature (16 laps) : 1. 60 Wyatt Medlin (Rockford); 2. 4 Ben Mattick (Mantorville, Minn.); 3. 17 Dalton Faber (Burt); 4. 11T Brent Tweed (Glenville, Minn.); 5. 15 Nathan Kilwine (Glenville, Minn.); 6. 04 Connor Munson (Rose Creek, Minn.); 7. 9 Ben Kraus (Kanawha); 8. 14 Florence Drost (Rushmore, Minn.); 9. 22 Nick Hauge (Mason City); 10. 24 Matt Wallin (Glenville, Minn.); 11. 28 Cole Sheely (Rose Creek, Minn.); 12. 3JR Joey Robel (Charles City); 13. 11 Karter Heiskell (Canton, S.D.); 14. 29KTZ Brian Lund (Northwood); 15. 29M Mitchell Wallin (Northwood); 16. 10 Lincoln Klosterbuer (Little Rock); 17. 15X Matt Grobe (Austin, Minn.); 18. 27K Garrett Medlin (Rockford); 19. 47 Troy Ihrke (Sheffield); 20. 85 Chris Trulson (Britt); 21. 777 Cody Koster (Dundee, Minn.); 22. 27 Andy Reese (Austin, Minn.); 23. 80 Bobby Ruehlow (Mason City); 24. 10K Lukas Kloster (Mason City).
Heat 1 (8 laps) : 1. Wyatt Medlin; 2. Tweed; 3. Sheely; 4. Kraus; 5. Trulson; 6. Koster; 7. Brystal Mattick.
Heat 2 (8 laps) : 1. Ben Mattick; 2. Faber; 3. Heiskell; 4. Drost; 5. Kloster; 6. Reese; 7. Wallin.
Heat 3 (8 laps) : 1. Kilwine; 2. Munson; 3. Hauge; 4. Lund; 5. Klosterbuer; 6. Grobe.
Sunday, May 25, 2025
Laney Takes Boone's Mod Anniversary Race, Padilla Takes Corn Belt Clash
One hundred fifty cars checked in to tame Iowa's Action Track, including 40 Modifieds, 34 Sport Mods, and 32 Mod Lites. The racing action was exciting all night long, meaning Rod Robbins and his track team were on point as usual. The final checkered flag was waived at 9:57 pm.
The first feature of the night was the IMCA STARS Mod Lites 25-lap Corn Belt Clash feature event sponsored by Carquest Auto Truck and Farm. Jon Padilla and Ben George led the field to the green flag. Padilla led the first two laps before George used the high side to take the top spot away. Austin Gray started third and applied pressure on Padilla and George. Gray took the top spot away using the bottom side on lap eight. Padilla wouldn't go away as he would come back to reclaim the lead on lap 12. After that, the only thing slowing the top three down was the lap traffic, but Padilla was able to manage it and go on to take the $500 to win the feature that went green-to-checkered. Gray finished second, tenth place starter Charlie Brown was third, Ohio's Carson Hubbard was fourth, and George fell back to fifth.
Dusty Masolini grabbed the lead early in the 20th Anniversary IMCA Northern Sport Mods 23-lap feature, sponsored by Elmquist Towing. Masolini received pressure from rookie Mike Smith. Smith was able to take the lead away on lap six and started to slip away, but then cautions plagued the mid part of the race. First caution on lap 10 for Randy Havlik and Travis Schmidt in turn four. Smith held off Masolini and Curtis Veber on the restart, but the caution came out again four laps later on lap 14 when Dustin Lynch, Schmidt, and Dennis Pittman got together in turn two and then again on the restart when Josalyn Elmqust slowed in turn four. Smith looked to be heading on to the win; meanwhile, Matt Avila worked his way from twelfth to second. Avila was followed by Cam Reimers and Brayton Carter. On lap 19, Smith spun in turn four, allowing Avila to get by, but Smith was able to get moving. However, an inadvertent yellow came out, so Smith was given the lead back. Avila took the top spot away on lap 21 and went on to take the $1,000 feature win. Smith, Reimers, Carter, and Masolini round out the top five.
Next up was the 25-lap feature for the 46th Anniversary of the IMCA Modifieds presented by D&E Outdoor Services. Jeremy Mills and Marshalltown's winner, Cody Laney, led the field to the green. Laney snatched up the race lead right away with Mills staying close early. The only cautions came out on lap five for Ethan Braaksma going off the top of turn four and then on lap six for Robert Moore spinning in turn four. Laney was determined to make it 2 for 2 on the weekend so far as he held off Mills and tenth place starter Jake McBirnie to capture the $2,000 to win feature event. Mills finished second, McBirnie was third, Todd Shute came home fourth, and thirteenth-place starter Izac Mallicoat came in fifth.
Josalyn Elmquist led the first lap of the Boone Moose Lodge 104 IMCA Stock Cars 20-lap feature event. Kevin Opheim took the top spot away on lap two and was followed by Troy Jerovetz. The caution came out on lap four when Chris Wilke, Scott Olson, and Jerry Gifford were in turn two. Opheim held off Jerovetz and David Smith on the restart and continued to lead until the next caution came out on lap 11 when Jerry Williams spun in turn two. Smith took the top spot away on lap 14, but Opheim regained it on lap 15. That was short-lived as Smith was able to work back by Opheim on lap 16, and he would go on to take the feature win. Opheim settled for second, Josh Daniels claimed third, tenth-place starter Michael Jaennette took fourth, and Devin Smith was fifth.
The final feature of the night was the 15-lap Pickett Salvage IMCA Hobby Stock Feature event. Before a single lap was scored, the caution came out twice. The first one is for Cody Pontious spinning in turn one then on the restart, Joey Young spins in turn one. Brandon Bombardo took the top spot when the race finally got going, fending off Brayden Fahrni and Dustin Filloon. The caution came out one more time on lap four for Micah Lavrenz and Mason Burkman spinning on the back stretch. Bombardo continued to lead the way until "Topless" Joe Doran worked his way from eleventh. Doran took the top spot away on lap eight and was able to hang on and capture the feature win. Bombardo, Will Smith, Skylar Pruitt, and Eric Knutson rounded out the top five.
Weekly racing continues at the Boone Speedway; they do change over to their summer hours. Pits open at 4:30p, grandstands open at 5:30p, hot laps at 6p, and racing at 7p.
Notable races at Boone coming up on June 7th are the Capital Signs Topless 2-FER; June 21st is the Thrive Hawkeye Challenge with Sprint Kings; and Tuesday, June 24th, is the Harris Clash featuring the Mods, Sport Mods, and Stock Cars.
For more information about the Boone Speedway check out BooneSpeedway.com or call (515) 288-1193 or check out the Boone Speedway Facebook Page.
Mod Anniversary Weekend wraps up at the Birthplace of the IMCA Modifieds, the Benton County Speedway in Vinton. Mod Lites wrap up their Stealth Racing Corn Belt Clash at the Karl Chevrolet of Stuart Speedway, part of the Whole Hog 50.
Mod & Sport Mod Anniversary Weekend / Mod Lites Corn Belt Clash
Saturday May 24th, 2025
Heat 2 (8 Laps) : 1. 7R-Ethan Robey[2]; 2. 21R-Riley Simmons[10]; 3. 82-Jake McBirnie[4]; 4. 93N-Colton Nelson[7]; 5. 4X-Ryan Maitland[1]; 6. 17W-Dan Wagner[6]; 7. 19S-Chase Weimer[5]; 8. (DNF) 19-Jimmy Gustin[3]; 9. (DNF) 5M-Matthew Meinecke[8]; 10. (DNF) 2-Nick Meyer[9]
Heat 2 (8 Laps) : 1. 5A-Tyler Pickett[4]; 2. 07-Chris Wilke[3]; 3. 93-Michael Jaennette[7]; 4. 23HR-Rod Richards[5]; 5. 77C-Craig Carlson[2]; 6. 7P-Shane Palmer[8]; 7. (DNF) 15D-Jason McDowell[1]; 8. (DNF) 81-Devin Smith[6]
Heat 2 (8 Laps) : 1. 26-Jason Carney[2]; 2. CB25-Chris Burke[4]; 3. 13V-Curtis Veber[5]; 4. 17-Kyle Free[7]; 5. F18-Nate Friesen[1]; 6. 20C-Chris Onstot[9]; 7. 68M-Nick Minar[3]; 8. 37-Rob Jennings[8]; 9. 33-Jacob Ashley[6]
Heat 1 (8 Laps) : 1. 96-Skylar Pruitt[6]; 2. 7-Brayden Fahrni[2]; 3. 51X-Dustin Filloon[3]; 4. 21X-Joe Doran[8]; 5. 2M-Mitchell McNeill[5]; 6. 15-Brandon Holbrook[1]; 7. 8-Adam Tiernan[10]; 8. 98-Mason Burkman[4]; 9. 72-Joey Young[7]; 10. 11-Grant Haugland[9]
Heat 2 (8 Laps) : 1. 22B-Braden Gifford[5]; 2. 31-Will Smith[7]; 3. 15X-Cody Pontious[1]; 4. 4-Joe Wollenhaupt[6]; 5. 55X-Corey VanDerwilt[8]; 6. 85-Seth Janssen[4]; 7. 9B-Larry Baldwin Jr[2]; 8. 01-Micah Lavrenz[9]; 9. (DNF) 59-Daniel Pittman[3]
Heat 3 (8 Laps) : 1. 51B-Brandon Bombardo[2]; 2. 22W-Wayne Gifford[6]; 3. 11B-Solomon Bennett[3]; 4. 12K-Eric Knutson[8]; 5. 9-Kolby Sabin[7]; 6. 22K-Kael Koch[4]; 7. (DNF) 24N-Joe Nichols[1]; 8. (DNS) 22-Seth Butler; 9. (DNS) 750-Josh Cory
Heat 2 (8 Laps) : 1. 82-Charlie Brown[5]; 2. 26-Tyler Garey[8]; 3. 55-Jaxon Carr[6]; 4. 96-Dillion Bush[1]; 5. 14-Bryan Compart[2]; 6. 17M-Mike Morrow[4]; 7. 5-Michael Dominguez[7]; 8. (DNF) 46Z-Bryan Zehm[3]
Saturday, May 10, 2025
Thornton Takes SLMR; Barnhill, Schafroth, Carter, Richards, Gardner, and Daniels Claim Weekly Feature Wins at Stuart
One hundred thirteen cars signed in to tame the quarter-mile bullring. The racing surface was fantastic, which comes as no surprise, as the dirt whisperer, Mike Van Genderen, always produces a fantastic surface to race on, and when he doesn't, he always blames himself. No worries on Friday night, as the racing track produced some amazing racing action all night long. The final checkered flag was waived at 10:46 pm.
The first feature of the night was the Hawkeye Auto Salvage IMCA Sport Compacts 14-lap feature event; Michael Gardner outwrestled Daniel Clayton for the race lead. The first caution came out on lap two, when Cejay Whisler hit a turn two infield tire. Gardner held off Curtis Masterson, Clayton, and John Martinez on the restart and started to slip away when those three started battling for position until a caution came out on lap seven for debris in turn one. Gardner held on to take his first win at Stuart. Blake Fineran worked his way from fourteenth to second, Martinez finished third, tenth-place starter Corwyn Whisler came home fourth, and twelfth-place starter Tyler Fiebelkorn was fifth.
Lucas Daniels took full advantage of the pole position in the Outlaw Mini Mods 15-lap feature event. Lucas Daniels held off Chase Daniels until Chase spun in turn four by himself, bringing out the first caution on lap five. Lucas Daniels continued to lead the way, and then a caution came out on lap 14 because Justin Winkler slowed and came to a stop in turn three, forcing a green-white-checkered finish. Lucas Daniels took the win over Bobby Daniels, seventh-place starter Bradyn Gustin, Zackary Schaefer, and Ace Wolfgram.
Next on the speedway was the Rick's Towing & Transport IMCA Hobby Stocks 16-lap feature event, "The Burglar" Andrew Burg grabbed the top spot early and started to pull away until a caution came out on lap three for Dylan Hill spinning on the front stretch and Ronnie Hill spinning in turn three. Burg continued to lead, meanwhile IMCA National Points Leader Dillon Richards worked his way from twelfth to second on lap five and started to apply pressure on Burg. Burg held him off until a caution came out on lap 13 for Erick Knutsen and Keith Burg getting together in turn four. Burg had to contend with Richards and Solomon Bennett on the restart, and this set up an exciting finish. After Bennett was shuffled out of the mix, the other two battled it out. Burg left the door open at the bottom in turn three, allowing Richards to pounce coming to the white flag. Richards grabbed the top spot to go on to take the feature win, as Bennett finished second, ninth-place starter Skylar Pruitt came home third, Alex Yoerger was fourth, and Dylan Hill came back to finish fifth.
After a brief farming session, the Super Late Model Racing Series, known as the SLMR, took to the track for their 30-lap feature event. After 3 heats, 1 B-feature, and SLMR provisionals, the 24-car field was set. Charlie McKenna and Blair Nothdurft led the field to the green; Nothdurft grabbed the race lead early. Just before Nothdurft and the rest of the top five caught up to lap traffic, the caution came out on lap six when one of the back markers, Brian Kosiski, spun in turn two, collecting back markers JJ Rodeman and Darrel DeFrance. It also resulted in Nothdurft, Jesse Sobbing, Corey Zeitner, and Dylan Thornton getting caught up; this set off some controversy on how they would line up on the restart. After about five minutes of straightening it out, racing resumed. Nothdurft led lap seven, but Sobbing would make a power move and take the top spot away on lap eight. Sobbing led the race until lap 13, when Nothdurft took the lead back. The caution came out on lap 14 when Rodeman and "The Banker," Jay Burdic, got together in turn four. Nothdurft led until lap 20, when Thornton took the race lead away. The caution came out one more time on lap 23 for Andrew Kosiski stopping in turn one. Thornton held off Sobbing and Dallon Murty on the restart and went on to take the feature win, worth a payday of $3,900 because of picking up the Skyline Materials Lucky 6th Place starter bonus money on top of the normal $3,000 to win. Sobbing finished second, and Murty charged from 11th to finish third. Nothdurft fell back to fourth, and Corey Zeitner came back to finish fifth.
Mitchell Morris led the first four laps of the Karl Chevrolet of Stuart IMCA Northern Sport Mods 20-lap feature event before fifth-place starter "Speedy Bray" Brayton Carter took the top spot away. Carter then pulled away before seeing the caution come out on lap seven for Chris Burke spinning on the top side of turn one. Carter got a great restart and checked out, appearing to cruise on to the easy win. The caution came out on lap 17 for Josalyn Elmquist spinning in turns one and two. Carter held off Jenae Gustin and Morris on the restart to take the feature win. Gustin, Morris, Randy Havlik, and Dayton Swatek rounded out the top five.
Rowdee Van Genderen outdueled Bryan Snell for the top spot early in the Affordable Quality Exteriors IMCA Stock Cars 20-lap feature event. Van Genderen hit his marks and got a little gap over the rest of the field. Buck Schafroth, Dustin Reeh, Dillon Solum, and Larry Robinson Jr. battled it out behind until a caution came out on lap 16 for Reeh spinning out in turn two. Schafroth got the best restart and made an aggressive move in turns one and two to take the race lead away. Van Genderen tried to return the favor, but Schafroth held it off. Schafroth claimed the feature win, Robinson got by Van Genderen for second, putting Rowdee in third. Solum and Dennis Elliott were fourth and fifth.
The final feature of the night was the VIP Contractors IMCA Modifieds 20-lap feature event. Colton Nelson from Osceola led the first lap, but it was Milton, Florida's Owen Barnhill who took the top spot away on lap two. Barnhill checked out and went on to capture his first feature win. Izaac Mallicoat worked his way from tenth to second, Jaxon Saathoff came home third, Nelson fell back to fourth, and ninth-place starter Riley Simmons was fifth.
Next up for the SLMR Late Models is a trip to northeast Iowa, to another one of Van Genderen's tracks, the Independence Motor Speedway in Independence for the East Series. The next West Series race is June 28th at the Adams County Speedway in Corning.
Karl Chevrolet of Stuart Speedway's next race is on Wednesday, May 14th, for the Dynamic Drivelines Dirt Duel featuring the Dirt Crown IMCA Stock Car Series and the Eilts Fabrication Hobby Stock Challenge Series from Dirt Crown. IMCA Modifieds, IMCA Sport Mods, IMCA Sport Compacts, and Outlaw Mini Mods round out the card.
For more information about the SLMR Series, check out slmrseries.com, like the Facebook page Super Late Model Racing (SLMR) Series, or call the SLMR office at 402-342-3453.
For more information about the Stuart International Speedway check out stuartspeedway.net or like the Facebook page Stuart Speedway or contact promoter and owner Mike Van Genderen at 641-521-0330.
Karl Chevrolet of Stuart Speedway
SLMR Friday Night Special + Weekly Racing
Friday May 9th, 2025
SUPER LATE MODEL RACING SERIES
Heat 1 (8 laps) : 1. Sillman; 2. Hobscheidt; 3. Hahne; 4. Pospisil; 5. Neal; 6. Andrew Kosiski; 7. Remley; 8. Glendenning; 9. Eckrich.
Heat 3 (8 laps) : 1. Thornton; 2. Brian Kosiski; 3. Wyman; 4. Sobbing; 5. Nothdurft; 6. DeFrance; 7. Rodeman; DNS Berck.
Qualifying 3 : 1. 76 Blair Nothdurft [12.725]; 2. 99 Jesse Sobbing [12.742]; 3. 38T Dylan Thornton [12.793]; 4. 4 JC Wyman [12.972]; 5. 99D Darrel DeFrance [12.996]; 6. 52 Brian Kosiski [13.149]; 7. 1 JJ Rodeman [13.334]; 8. 14 Kyle Berck [NT].
IMCA MODIFIEDS
Feature (20 laps) : 1. B24 Owen Barnhill (Milton, Fla.); 2. 11 Izac Mallicoat (Boone); 3. 96 Jaxon Saathoff (Beatrice, Neb.); 4. 93N Colton Nelson (Osceola); 5. 21R Riley Simmons (Ankeny); 6. 95N Garrett Nelson (Osceola); 7. 118 Jesse Patterson (Marana, Ariz.); 8. 5 Todd Shute (Norwalk); 9. 36T Jeff Wiggins (Greenfield); 10. 11F Colton Garside (Greenfield); 11. 13 Kaity Sample (Winnemucca, Nev.); 12. 99B Martin Bennett (Ankeny); 13. 14B Scott Bash (Windsor Heights).
Heat 1 (8 laps) : 1. Mallicoat; 2. Saathoff; 3. Wiggins; 4. Bennett; 5. Garrett Nelson; 6. Sample; DNS Shute.
Heat 2 (8 laps) : 1. Barnhill; 2. Colton Nelson; 3. Simmons; 4. Patterson; 5. Garside; 6. Bash.
IMCA STOCK CARS
Feature (20 laps) : 1. 92 Buck Schafroth (Orient); 2. 53R Larry Robinson Jr. (Underwood); 3. 57VG Rowdee Van Genderen (Newton); 4. 94 Dillon Solum (Redmond, Ore.); 5. 29 Dennis Elliott (Mt. Ayr); 6. 36J Justin Whitehead (Texarkana, Texas); 7. 3H Ty Hill (Winterset); 8. 69 Johnathon Logue (Logansport); 9. 19 Dustin Reeh (Council Bluffs); 10. 3S Bryan Snell (Coon Rapids); 11. 34N Thomas Nelson (Stuart); 12. 95 Michael Hotze (Atlantic); 13. V31 Todd Van Eaton (Orient); DNS 8M Austin Meiners (Polk City).
Heat 1 (8 laps) : 1. Meiners; 2. Reeh; 3. Elliott; 4. Robinson; 5. Logue; 6. Nelson.
Heat 2 (8 laps) : 1. Schafroth; 2. Van Gederen; 3. Solum; 4. Whitehead; 5. Van Eaton; 6. Hill; 7. Hotze.
IMCA NORTHERN SPORTMODS
Feature (20 laps) : 1. 01 Brayton Carter (Oskaloosa); 2. 19J Jenae Gustin (Marshalltown); 3. 18 Mitchell Morris (St. Charles); 4. 3Z Randy Havlik (Ankeny); 5. 22 Dayton Swatek (Cresco); 6. OLD Bryan Morris (St Charles); 7. 69K Kaden Rice (Mitchellville); 8. 18J Josalyn Elmquist (Boone); 9. 26M Mike Dullard (Winterset); 10. CB25 Chris Burke (Altoona); 11. 93 Hunter Longnecker (Woodward); 12. 81 BJ Charlson (Indianola); DNS 110S Spencer Leonard (Winterset); DNS 4 Gage Hilgenberg (Waukee).
Heat 1 (8 laps) : 1. Carter; 2. Dullard; 3. Gustin; 4. Carlson; 5. Rice; 6. Elmquist; 7. Bryan Morris.
Heat 2 (8 laps) : 1. Swatek; 2. Longnecker; 3. Mitchell Morris; 4. Havlik; 5. Burke; 6. Leonard; 7. Hilgenberg.
IMCA HOBBY STOCKS
Feature (16 laps) : 1. 24R Dillon Richards (Beatrice, Neb.); 2. 11B Solomon Bennett (Minburn); 3. 96 Skylar Pruitt (Stuart); 4. 81A Alex Yoerger (Pleasant Hill); 5. 5 Dylan Hill (Des Moines); 6. 01A Austin Barnes (Des Moines); 7. 81 Joe Copeland (Omaha, Neb.); 8. 22H Eric Hensley (Mount Ayr); 9. 84B Rusty Bates (Casey); 10. 13B Preston Bright (Indianola); 11. 78B Andrew Burg (Adel); 12. 79 Charles Belew (Adel); 13. 49 Kendal Madesen II (Grimes); 14. 5H Ronnie Hill (Des Moines); 15. 24N Joe Nichols (Lewis); 16. 9 Kolby Sabin (Des Moines); 17. 14B Keith Burg (Adel); 18. 19 Erick Knutsen (Cedar Rapids); 19. 16R George Reeh (Missouri Valley); 20. 9B Larry Baldwin Jr. (Des Moines).
Heat 1 (7 laps) : 1. Richards; 2. Bennett; 3. Pruitt; 4. Dylan Hill; 5. Hensley; 6. Belew; 7. Baldwin Jr.
Heat 2 (7 laps) : 1. Knutsen; 2. Sabin; 3. Bates; 4. Copeland; 5. Barnes; 6. Madsen II; 7. Nichols.
Heat 3 (7 laps) : 1. Andrew Burg; 2. Keith Burg; 3. Reeh; 4. Yoerger; 5. Bright; 6. Ronnie Hill.
IMCA SPORT COMPACTS
Feature (14 laps) : 1. 46 Michael Gardner (Des Moines); 2. F12 Blake Fineran (Norwalk); 3. 12I John Martinez (Beatrice, Neb.); 4. 21 Corwyn Whisler (Des Moines); 5. 61F Tyler Fiebelkorn (Stuart); 6. 16 Sam Schmitt (Wall Lake); 7. 6D Zach Day (Stuart); 8. 83 Cejay Whisler (Des Moines); 9. 16 Curtis Masterson (New Virginia); 10. DD214 Joseph Carolus (Des Moines); 11. 72 Daniel Clayton (Fontanelle); 12. 98 Elijah Hoyt (Afton); 13. 3K Carson Hayes (Guthrie Center); 14. 35 Chris Wright (Creston); 15. 92 Cody Robb (Afton); 16. 41 Colbin Funke (Menlo); 17. T13 Braxton Wallace (Greenfield).
Heat 1 (6 laps) : 1. Masterson; 2. Corwyn Whisler; 3. Day; 4. Funke; 5. Schmitt; 6. Hoyt; 7. Hayes; 8. Wright; 9. Robb.
Heat 2 (6 laps) : 1. Martinez; 2. Gardner; 3. Clayton; 4. Cejay Whisler; 5. Wallace; 6. Fiebelkorn; 7. Fineran; 8. Carolus.
Feature (15 laps) : 1. 25L Lucas Daniels (Des Moines); 2. 25B Bobby Daniels (Des Moines); 3. 9B Bradyn Gustin (Marshalltown); 4. Z83 Zackary Schaefer (Creston); 5. 78 Ace Wolfgram (Boone); 6. 25C Chase Daniels (Carlisle); 7. 17J Justin Winkler (Boone); 8. 71 Braxton James (Stanton); 9. 97 Carmeron Burkman (Prairie City).
Heat 1 (6 laps) : 1. Lucas Daniels; 2. Chase Daniels; 3. Winkler; 4. Wolfgram; 5. Burkman; 6. Bobby Daniels; 7. Gustin; 8. Schaefer; DNS James.
Monday, April 14, 2025
Sanders, Hare, Griffith, Anderson, Gardner and Hogan Takes Wins on Night 2 of USMTS Spring Classic
My 2025 racing season got started with 3 nights of flagging races at the Karl Auto Group of Marshalltown Speedway, Frostbuster and then the King of the High Banks. Marshalltown saw 3 fantastic nights of racing all 3 nights and will open up the 62nd season for weekly track points on Friday April 18th.
I finally adventured to race where I was not working, I decided to make the trip up to support the Karl Chevrolet Buick GMC Hamilton County Speedway in Webster City for Night 2 of the USMTS Spring Classic. Initially Todd and Janet Staley was not going to promote races in Webster City after not renewing their contract following the 2024 season after the Fair board could not find another option, they went back to the Staley's to see if they would put some races on their this season and they agreed. The first being the USMTS Spring Classic this past weekend.
Of course, I can't just go to the races and just watch, I have to bring my notebook and camera along to capture the night. A total of 94 cars signed into tame the historic Hamilton County Speedway including 28 United States Modified Touring Series. Other divisions competing was the USRA Stock Cars, USRA B-Mods, USRA Hobby Stocks, USRA Tuners and Crown Vics. Todd Staley and the crew at the racing surface in fantastic shape all night long.
The featured headliner was the 40 lap main event for the Summit USMTS National Championship presented by RacinDirt. Joe Chisholm grabbed the top spot lap 1, fending off Tom Berry Jr., but Berry refused to go away and he would snatch up the race lead using the high side on lap two. Rodney Sanders, who won on Friday night made the pass on Chisholm for second place before a caution on lap five when Alex Williamson had a flat tire. Berry held off Sanders on the restart to maintain the top spot as Zack VanderBeek used the low side to grab third place. Sanders applied pressure on Berry on lap 12 but slipped up allowing VanderBeek to get by Sanders for second on lap 13. Berry continued to lead until lap 20 when he clipped a lap car flattening his tire, that handed the lead over to Sanders. Sanders started to pull away but the caution came out on lap 36 and on lap 37 when Tanner Mullens had a flat tire. On lap 38, Kyle Strickler would see his engine finally expire after smoke came from the car early in the race. Sanders held on to capture his 123rd USMTS win and complete the sweep of the weekend. VanderBeek came home second, Jim Chisholm was third, Williamson came back for fourth place finish and Joe Chisholm finished fifth. Kyle Brown, Terry Phillips, Trevor Hughes, Mullens and Keith Foss finished sixth through tenth.
In the USRA Stock Cars 20 lap feature, Todd Reitzler jumped out to the race lead and pulled away. Brandon Hare from Elma was patient and use the top side of the speedway slowly reeling in Reitzler. As Reitzler encountered lap traffic and took the short distance around the speedway, Hare was using the high side. Hare made the last corner pass to secure the victory by a razor thin margin over Reitzler. Parker Slagle, Dylan Clinton and Derek Green roudned out the top five.
USRA B-Mod sixteen lap feature event saw Decorah's Dan Hovden lead the first 4 laps before 2024 USRA B-Mod National Champion Ty Griffith took the top spot away. Griffith pulled away until the only race catuion came out on lap 14 for David Crimmins in turn four. Griffith went on to capture the win ahead of Hovden, Kaeden Bronner, James Richert and Bryer McCoy.
In the USRA Hobby Stocks 16 lap feature, Scott Dobel from Manly led the opening lap before Welcome, Minnesota's Parker Anderson capture the top spot. Dobel would not go away but he was then challenge by Bryce Sommerfeld for second before the only caution came out on lap five when Joshua Monson slowed in turn three. Anderson held off Sommerfeld and Dobel and cruised on to the win. Sommerfeld came home second, Dobel finished third, Dustin Gulbrandson was fourth and Jeremy Crimmins in fifth.
Michael Gardner from Des Moines used the pole position to his advance by leading all 10 laps of the USRA Tuners feature event. Jeremy Hills from Postville ran second the entire distance, Charles Prime from Britt in third. Christopher Buchanan from Osceola was fourth and Duncombe's Landon Lyon was fifth. Most likely the only appearance of the Tuners this season in Webster City.
Crown Vics 10 lap feature saw Nate Hogan lead the first six laps before Nick Hogan was able to capture the top spot away. However the caution came out on lap eight when Nick Hogan slowed on the back stretch that gave the lead back to Nate. Nate Hogan went on to take the feature win meanwhile Nick Hogan worked his way back through the field to finish second. Nick Sawdy, Nolan Machovec and T.J. Williams rounded out the top five.
Next up for the Karl Chevrolet Buick GMC Hamilton County Speedway in Webster City is Friday April 25th and Saturday April 26th with the headliners being the Iron Man USRA Stock Car Series paying $1,200 to win Friday and $2,000 to win on Saturday. USRA Modifieds, USRA B-Mods, USRA Hobby Stocks and Crown Vics will also be in action. Hot Laps at 6:45p, Racing to Follow both nights.
For more information on upcoming racing events at Hamilton County Speedway check out hamiltoncospeedway.com.
The Summit USMTS National Championship presented by RacinDirt is now off until Memorial Day Weekend Swing across two states. Thursday May 22nd for the 12th Annual War in West Union at the Fayette County Speedway, USMTS Spring Challenge on Friday May 23rd at the Hancock County Speedway in Britt, 21st Annual Southern Minnesota Spring Challenge on Saturday May 24th at the Deer Creek Speedway in Spring Valley, Minnesota and wraps up on Sunday May 25th with the 12th Annual North Iowa Nationals & Jerry Hejna Memorial at the Mason City Motor Speedway in Mason City.
For more information on upcoming racing events for the United States Modified Touring Series check out usmts.com.
OFFICIAL RESULTS
Summit USMTS National Championship presented by RacinDirt
Summit USRA Weekly Racing Series
15th Annual Spring Classic
Karl Chevrolet Buick GMC Hamilton County Speedway, Webster City, Iowa
Saturday April 12th, 2025
Summit Racing Equipment "A" Main (40 laps) : 1. 20 Rodney Sanders (Happy, Texas); 2. 33Z Zack VanderBeek (New Sharon); 3. 24C Jim Chisholm (Osage); 4. 15W Alex Williamson (Rushford, Minn.); 5. 25 Joe Chisholm (Osage); 6. 21K Kyle Brown (Madrid); 7. 75 Terry Phillips (Springfield, Mo.); 8. 712 Trevor Hughes (Westville, Okla.); 9. 02 Tanner Mullens (Wichita, Kan.); 10. 95 Keith Foss (Winona, Minn.); 11. 58X Gary Christian (Broken Bow, Okla.); 12. 4TW Tim Ward (Harcourt); 13. 35 Bill Crimmins (Fort Dodge); 14. 80XX Jason Langford (Palestine, Texas); 15. 29H Joe Horgdal (Mantorville, Minn.); 16. 16B Kaylin Lopez (Chowchilla, Calif.); 17. 57 Duke Erickson (Sioux Falls, S.D.); 18. 92 Tyler Grooms (Trenton, Mo.); 19. 23 Darwin Karau (Kasson, Minn.); 20. 17 Lee Beemer (Fairmont, Minn.); 21. 8 Kyle Strickler (Mooresville, N.C.); 22. 97 Cole Anderson (Le Center, Minn.); 23. 55H A.J. Hoff (Mantorville, Minn.); 24. 11X Tom Berry Jr. (Marshalltown); 25. 84 Christopher Elliott (Webster City); 26. 2G Troy Girolamo (Williston, N.D.).
Simpson Racing Products Heat 1 (8 laps) : 1. Strickler; 2. Sanders; 3. Joe Chisholm; 4. Ward; 5. Horgdal; 6. Williamson; 7. Phillips; 8. Erickson; DNS Davis; DNS Elliott.
Heat 1 (7 laps) : 1. Hare; 2. Hovden; 3. Klaassen; 4. Green; 5. Mitchell; 6. Colsch; 7. Monthei.
Heat 1 (6 laps) : 1. Richards; 2. Richert; 3. Hovden; 4. McCoy; 5. McCollough; 6. Baker; 7. Crimmins.
Heat 1 (6 laps) : 1. Dobel; 2. Sommerfeld; 3. Gulbrandson; 4. Joshua Monson; 5. Miller; 6. Gilliland; 7. Kennedy; 8. Rodamaker.
Heat 1 (5 laps) : 1. Hills; 2. Gardner; 3. Prime; 4. Buchanan; 5. Kraft; 6. Lyon.
Heat 1 (5 laps) : 1. Nick Hogan; 2. Williams; 3. Miller; 4. Mason Machovec; 5. Thomas Ford; DNS Sawdy.