Braaksma, Sachau, and Reynolds Take Harris Clash Crowns

This past weekend, I worked races at "America's Bucket List Track," Karl Auto Group of Marshalltown Speedway (flagging), and "The Figure 8 Capital of the World," Brooklyn Raceway (race directing/scoring). That means no blog recaps from those races, but when I don't work the races and I adventure to the track, that means a blog recap.

When it was announced the Harris Clash was moving back to Iowa from the Deer Creek Speedway in Spring Valley, Minnesota, it was immediately back on my schedule; however, the original date wasn't going to work, but when it got postponed to August 5th, it was a no-brainer. So on Tuesday night, I made the trip to Boone for the 34th Annual Harris Clash presented by Wehrs Machine and Racing Products at the Boone Speedway.

It was the 34th year for the IMCA Modifieds, the 19th for the IMCA Northern Sport Mods, and the 1st ever appearance for the IMCA Stock Cars. Harris Clash returned to Boone for the first time since 1994, when Bill Davis Sr. won the 3rd annual event. Since the last time it was in Boone, it was in Harlan in 1995, Knoxville 1996-2014, Webster City 2015-2017, and Deer Creek 2018-2024.

A total of two hundred and thirty-one cars signed in for the Harris Clash: 79 IMCA Modifieds, 81 IMCA Stock Cars, and 71 IMCA Northern Sport Mods. The racing action was hot and heavy all night long with a combined 25 heat races, 12 B-features, and 3 feature events; first-time Harris Clash winners took the checkers. The final checkered flag waved at 12:18 am.

Job well done goes out to Bob and Bobby Harris and their amazing team at Bob Harris Enterprises, Brett Root and the team at IMCA, Coty Mallicoat, Sara Robbins, and the rest of the amazing team at Boone Speedway. The racing surface was in amazing shape all night, so a round of applause to "Dirt Doctor" Rod Robbins and the track prep team. Fantastic job by Chad Meyer and Jerry Vansickel on the announcing duties all night.

The first feature of the night was the Inaugural IMCA Stock Car Harris Clash 25-lap feature event presented by B&B Chassis. David Smith and Kaden Reynolds, former King of the Katwalks winner, led the field to the green flag. Reynolds jumped out to the early lead and set sail away as Smith battled with Jay Schmidt for second. Reynolds built up a large lead only until the first caution came out on lap nine for a spring in turn one. Reynolds got a great restart and again cruised away until a caution on lap 22 when Kyle Olson came to a stop in turn two. Reynolds hung on to take the feature win and pocket a $3,000 prize. Schmidt finished second; Lucas Oil Late Model Racer Ricky Thornton Jr. was the hard-charger, passing 13 cars to finish third. Smith fell back to fourth, and Braden Richards was fifth. 

In the IMCA Northern Sport Mods 20-lap Harris Clash feature event sponsored by Fast Shafts, Ben Reierson checked out early. Reierson led the majority of the feature until a caution on lap ten for Brandon Dale spinning in turn one bunched the field up. Reierson had to contend with Tyler Nerud and Jake Sachau. Nerud took the top spot away on the top side and looked to be heading on to capture the win, but a caution came out on lap 19 for Chris Webb in turn two, forcing a green-white-checkered finish. Nerud left the bottom open on the restart, and Sachau pounced as they made contact coming to the white flag. Sachau went on to capture the $2,000 top prize and the feature win, becoming the 15th different Sport Mod Harris Clash winner since 2006. Rookie Mike Smith battled from 8th to finish runner-up. Twelfth-place starter Brayton Carter, Nerud, and Matt Avila rounded out the top five. Hard-Charger was Jayden Pavlicek from Casselton, North Dakota, moving up ten spots, from eighteenth to eighth.

The Nightcap was the IMCA Modifieds 30-lap Harris Clash feature event presented by Wehrs Machine and Racing Products. When the green flag waved, Ethan Braaksma jumped to the race lead from the outside starting spot of the three-wide formation. Braaksma pulled away, and not even a caution on lap ten would prevent him from victory. The caution was for Scott Simatovich spinning in turn two. Braaksma pulled away from Tim Ward and Todd Shute, cruising on to the $4,000 payday to become the 26th different winner in the Modifieds. Ward finished second; fourteenth-place starter Joel Rust used the bottom after the restart on lap ten to work his way to a third-place finish. Jake McBirnie came across in fourth, and twentieth-place starter Jordan Grabouski came across in fifth. Cayden Carter was the hard-charger after starting thirty-first and coming home in tenth, moving up 21 spots.

Racing action continues at Iowa's Action Track on Saturday, August 9th, with Elmquist Towing Night. IMCA-sanctioned Modifieds, Stock Cars, Northern Sport Mods, Hobby Stocks, and Mod Lites all chase for their Saturday Night Weekly Series titles. Pits open at 4:30p, grandstands open at 5:30p, hot laps at 6p, and racing at 7p.

The following week, August 16th, is Season Championship Night plus the John Logue First Timer Race in the Sport Mods. American Iron Racing Series vintage cars will join the fun for the first time along with the other 5 IMCA classes.

Then the IMCA Super Nationals Tune-up, P1P Challenge, and Watermelon Classic are on August 23rd; the NAPA Auto Parts Prelude to the Super Nationals is on August 30th and 31st; and the IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals Fueled by Casey's is September 1st through 6th.

For more information about the Boone Speedway check out BooneSpeedway.com or call (515) 288-1193 or check out the Boone Speedway Facebook Page.

For everything about the Harris Clash, check out harrisclash.com or check out Harris Clash on Facebook.

Boone Speedway 

Boone, Iowa

34th Annual HARRIS CLASH

presented by Wehrs Machine & Racing Products

Tuesday August 5th, 2025

IMCA MODIFIEDS

presented by Wehrs Machine & Racing Products

Wehrs Machine A Feature (30 Laps) : 1. 111 Ethan Braaksma (Newton); 2. 4TW Tim Ward (Harcourt); 3. 26J Joel Rust (Grundy Center); 4. 82 Jake McBirnie (Boone); 5. 30 Jordan Grabouski (Beatrice, Neb.); 6. 77T Tripp Gaylord (Lakewood, Colo.); 7. 5 Todd Shute (Norwalk); 8. 96B Cody Brill (Bates City, Mo.); 9. 5L Cody Laney (Torrance, Calif.); 10. 10C Cayden Carter (Oskaloosa); 11. 28T Trevor Fitz (Camarillo, Calif.); 12. 11 Izac Mallicoat (Boone); 13. 98 Ethan Dotson (Bakersfield, Calif.); 14. 13 Jerry Flippo (Rockford); 15. 10 Jeremy Mills (Clear Lake); 16. 11* Trent Loverude (New Ulm, Minn.); 17. 1 Eric Barnes (Colona, Ill.); 18. 17 Cory Sauerman (Johnston); 19. 77M RJ Merchant (South Sioux City, Neb.); 20. B1 Jeff Larson (Freeport, Ill.); 21. 19D Dallon Murty (Chelsea); 22. 75JR Chad Baca (Mesa, Ariz.); 23. 7R Ethan Robey (Ames); 24. 25C Cody Thompson (Sioux City); 25. 442 Aaron Johnson (Brainerd, Minn.); 26. 3S Jesse Skalicky (Fargo, N.D.); 27. 21CZ Cole Czarneski (Denmark, Wis.); 28. 53 Logan Anderson (Eddyville); 29. 43S Scott Simatovich (State Center); 30. 20RT Ricky Thornton Jr. (Chandler, Ariz.); 31. 11X Tom Berry Jr. (Marshalltown). 

B Feature 1 (12 Laps) : 1. Flippo; 2. Sauerman; 3. Anderson; 4. 1AR Alex Reetz (Dunlap); 5. 10C Cayden Carter (Oskaloosa); 6. 12T Austin Stamm (Orangeville, Ill.); 7. 77 Jeff Aikey (Cedar Falls); 8. 12 Chad Porter (Madison Lake, Minn.); 9. 8 Griffin Taylor (Kannapolis. N.C.); 10. 56 Dustin Kroening (Hebron, Ill.); 11. 59 Josh Fisher (La Porte City); 12. 21D David Brown (Kellogg); 13. 333 Rob Charapata (Green Bay, Wis.); 14. 7D Dave Finstad (Welcome, Minn.); DNS 48K Kollin Hibdon (Waterloo); DNS 57V Mike Van Genderen (Newton). 

B Feature 2 (12 Laps) : 1. Grabouski; 2. Berry Jr.; 3. Johnson; 4. B24 Owen Barnhill (Milton, Fla.); 5. 05 Paul Nagle (Nevada); 6. 33Z Zack VanderBeek (New Sharon); 7. 48J Jacob Murray (Hartford); 8. 19M Dan Menk (Franklin, Minn.); 9. 28R Russ Dickerson (Boone); 10. 21F Cole Fenske (Waukee); 11. 18H Tucker Hislop (Vernal, Utah); 12. 38C Kellie Drury (Eldora); 13. 2T Tanner Pray (Mt. Morris, Mich.); 14. 22C Vincent Evenson (Lovelock, Nev.); DNS 43LV Logan Veloz (Colona, Ill.). 

B Feature 3 (12 Laps) : 1. Baca; 2. Brill; 3. Skalicky; 4. 07X Troy Morris III (Bakersfield, Calif.); 5. 3B Eddie Belec (Arvada, Colo.); 6. 5M Zachary Madrid (Boone); 7. 2 Nick Meyer (Whittemore); 8. 26 Jace Whitt (Hamilton, Mo.); 9. 32 Brent Fielder (Kansas City, Mo.); 10. 72 Kolton Osborn (Janesville); 11. 03 Andy Tiernan (Madrid); 12. 19G Richie Gustin (Gilman); 13. 21R Riley Simmons (Ankeny); 14. 95 Ashley Schaaf (Lincoln, Neb.); 15. 3 Kelly Shryock (Fertile). 

B Feature 4 (12 Laps) : 1. Czarneski; 2. Merchant; 3. Murty; 4. 65 Tyler Davis (Haysville, Kan.); 5. 96 Jaxon Saathoff (Beatrice, Neb.); 6. 1X Chris Abelson (Sioux City); 7. 101 Luke Silber (Laveen, Ariz.); 8. 00 Tristan Vesterby (Webster City); 9. 2B Robert Moore (Maxwell); 10. 7W Wesley Wise (Perryville, Ark.); 11. 21K Kyle Brown (Madrid); 12. 164 Brandon Leeman (Roland); 13. 75 Greg Elliott (Webster City); DNS 5MM Matthew Meinecke (Jamaica); DNS 69N Cory Wray (Trenton, Mo.). 

Alliance Insurance 

Heat 1 (8 Laps) : 1. Shute; 2. Rust; 3. Flippo; 4. Berry; 5. Skalicky; 6. Vesterby; 7. David Brown; 8. Drury; 9. Osborn.

Heat 2 (8 Laps) : 1. Laney; 2. Mallicoat; 3. Nagle; 4. Meyer; 5. Merchant; 6. Aikey; 7. Hislop; 8. Tiernan; 9. Moore.

Heat 3 (8 Laps ): 1. Ward; 2. Morris; 3. Robey; 4. Abelson; 5. Carter; 6. Dickerson; 7. Madrid; 8. Silber; 9. Finstad. 

Heat 4 (8 Laps) : 1. Simatovich; 2. Thompson; 3. Eliiott; 4. Fisher; 5. Fenske; 6. Fielder; 7. Wise; 8. Hibdon; 9. Veloz. 

Heat 5 (8 Laps) : 1. Gaylord; 2. Sauerman; 3. Johnson; 4. Fitz; 5. Shryock; 6. Leeman; 7. Taylor; 8. VanderBeek; 9. Gustin. 

Heat 6 (8 Laps ): 1. Thornton Jr.; 2.  Dotson; 3. Grabouski; 4. Brill; 5. Murty; 6. Stamm; 7. Murray; 8. Whitt; 9. Wray. 

Heat 7 (8 Laps) : 1. Mills; 2. Larson; 3. Baca; 4. Kyle Brown; 5. Porter; 6. Pray; 7. Schaaf; 8. Meinecke; 9. Van Genderen. 

Heat 8 (8 Laps) : 1. Barnes; 2. McBirnie; 3. Czarneski; 4. Anderson; 5. Menk; 6. Simmons; 7. Saathoff; 8. Charapata. 

Heat 9 (8 Laps ): 1. Braaksma; 2. Reetz; 3. Loverude; 4. Barnhill; 5. Belec; 6. Davis; 7. Kroening; 8. Evenson. 

IMCA STOCK CARS

presented by B&B Chassis

B&B Chassis A Feature (25 Laps) : 1. 1 Kaden Reynolds (Cedar Rapids); 2. 19J Jay Schmidt (Tama); 3. 20RT Ricky Thornton Jr. (Chandler, Ariz.); 4. 8 David Smith (Lake City); 5. 11R Braden Richards (Madrid); 6. 30M Maguire DeJong (Montezuma); 7. 19 Jimmy Gustin (Marshalltown); 8. 7V Brayton Carter (Oskaloosa); 9. 99 Jesse Sobbing (Malvern); 10. 00K Trey Kline (Schleswig); 11. 8M Austin Meiners (Polk City); 12. 717 G.W. Egbert IV (Salado, Texas); 13. 93 Michael Jaennette (Kellogg); 14. 23HR Rod Richards (Madrid); 15. 46M Loren Pesicka Jr. (Burt); 16. 18X Daniel Eckblad (St. Peter, Minn.); 17. 49 Kyle Olson (Cedar Rapids); 18. 69 Johnathon Logue (Logansport); 19. 5A Tyler Pickett (Boone); 20. 30 Jordan Grabouski (Beatrice, Neb.); 21. 25D Bob Daniels (Des Moines); 22. F4 Tommy Fain (Abilene, Texas); 23. 88 Kevin Roberts (Radersburg, Mont.); 24. 99X Dallon Murty (Chelsea). 

B Feature 1 (12 Laps) : 1. Gustin; 2. Dallon Murty; 3. 81 Devin Smith (Lake City); 4. 82 Jake McBirnie (Boone); 5. 17X Justin Luinenburg (Reading, Minn.); 6. 3X Kelly Shryock (Fertile); 7. 14 Jason Fisher (Lakefield, Minn.); 8. 25J Josh Daniels (Carlisle); 9. 42 Kevin Betzen (David City, Neb.); 10. 79RC Riley Christensen (Audubon); 11. 26 Mike Vandermark Jr. (Cedar Springs, Mich.); 12. 48 Brock Beeter (Minot, N.D.); 13. 18 Josalyn Elmquist (Boone); 14. 110 Ken Tietz (Belle Plaine, Minn.); 15. 15D Jason McDowell (Grand Junction); DNS 12E Doug Smith (Lake City); DNS V31 Todd VanEaton (Orient). 

B Feature 2 (12 Laps) : 1. Logue; 2. Eckblad; 3. 33VH Dusty Van Horn (Atlantic); 4. 21CZ Cole Czarneski (Denmark, Wis.); 5. 191 Dustin Reeh (Council Bluffs); 6. 72H Miciah Hidlebaugh (Menlo); 7. 3 Mike Albertsen (Audubon); 8. 46 Jared Siefert (Luxemburg, Wis.); 9. 37E Jason Vansickel (Webster City); 10. 12G Gary Goudy Jr. (Stoughton, Sask., Canada); 11. 62 Rick Barton (Riverton); 12. 17 Derek Reimer (Ames); 13. 123 Kyle Rose (Cambridge); 14. 3T Terry Dulin (Cedar Rapids); 15. 41 Thor Anderson (Monroe); DNS 27B Aaron Benz (Humboldt). 

B Feature 3 (12 Laps) : 1. Jaennette; 2. Fain; 3. 92 Buck Schafroth (Orient); 4. 20V Dustin Vis (Martelle); 5. 96E Clay Erickson (Phoenix, Ariz.); 6. 22 Tanner Allen (Springville); 7. 8X Scott Olson (Blairsburg); 8. 11 Carson Reinig (Harlan); 9. 94J Josh Steele (Platte City, Mo.); 10. 12 Reed Payne (Idaho Falls, Ida.); 11. 171 Austin Brands (Boyden); 12. 20 Gage Seehafer (Saint Michael, Minn.); 13. 32 Brent Fielder (Kansas City, Mo.); 14. 16 Ryan Grochow (New Ulm, Minn.); 15. 23 Cody Gustoff (Scranton); DNS 1X Cayden Carter (Oskaloosa). 

B Feature 4 (12 Laps) : 1. Bob Daniels; 2. Pesicka Jr.; 3. 99L Matthew Looft (Swea City); 4. 27 Randy Brands (Boyden); 5. 57 Shane Richardson (Wapello); 6. 41X Jason Ward (Sioux City); 7. 57VG Rowdee Van Genderen (Newton); 8. 99D Damon Murty (Chelsea); 9. 3H Ty Hill (Winterset); 10. 01 Troy Jerovetz (Iowa Falls); 11. 77M Jeff Mueller (Boone); 12. 21J Andrew Jochim (Harwood, N.D.); 13. 84 Joe Schmit (Ventura); 14. 98 Jason Rauen (Farley); 15. 717X P.J. Egebert (Copperas Cove, Texas); DNS 119 Kyle Vanover (Beatrice, Neb.). 

Logue Fabrication

Heat 1 (8 Laps) : 1. Sobbing; 2. Gustin; 3. Vandermark Jr.; 4. Grabouski; 5. Fisher; 6. Josh Daniels; 7. Shryock; 8. Elmquist;  9. Christensen; 10. Beeter; 11. VanEaton. 

Heat 2 (8 Laps) : 1. David Smith; 2. Pickett; 3. Doug Smith; 4. Dallon Murty; 5. McBirnie; 6. Devin Smith; 7. Luinenburg; 8. Tietz; 9. Betzen; 10. McDowell. 

Heat 3 (8 Laps ): 1. Kyle Olson; 2. Reeh; 3. G.W. Egbert IV; 4. Logue; 5. Czarneski; 6. Dulin; 7. Rose; 8. Benz; 9. Barton; 10. Siefert. 

Heat 4 (8 Laps) : 1. Schmidt; 2. Braden Richards; 3. Van Horn; 4. Eckblad; 5. Goudy Jr; 6. Hidlebaugh; 7. Reimer; 8. Vansickel; 9. Albertsen; 10. Anderson. 

Heat 5 (8 Laps) : 1. Kline; 2. Jaennette; 3. Seehafer; 4. Roberts; 5. Fain; 6. Grochow; 7. Reinig; 8. Steele; 9. Payne; 10. Cayden Carter. 

Heat 6 (8 Laps ): 1. Reynolds; 2. Schafroth; 3. Fielder; 4. Austin Brands; 5. Thornton Jr.; 6. Vis; 7. Gustoff; 8. Erickson; 9. Scott Olson; 10. Allen. 

Heat 7 (8 Laps) : 1. Brayton Carter; 2. Rod Richards; 3. Bob Daniels; 4. Jochim; 5. P.J. Egbert; 6. Schmit; 7. Jerovetz; 8. Richardson; 9. Randy Brands; 10. Vanover. 

Heat 8 (8 Laps) : 1.  DeJong; 2. Van Genderen; 3. Mueller; 4. Meiners; 5. Damon Murty; 6. Pesicka Jr.; 7. Hill; 8. Looft; 9. Ward; 10. Rauen. 

IMCA NORTHERN SPORT MODS

presented by Fast Shafts

Fast Shafts A Feature (20 Laps) : 1. 14 Jake Sachau (Manning); 2. 22X Mike Smith (Lake City); 3. 01 Brayton Carter (Oskaloosa); 4. 5T Tyler Nerud (Dorchester, Neb.); 5. 2 Matt Avila (Boone); 6. 21 Cam Reimers (Kelley); 7. 25 Ben Reierson (Arlington, Minn.); 8. 74P Jayden Pavlicek (Casselton, N.D.); 9. 10K Kaden Besaw (Omro, Wis.); 10. 621 Cory Pestotnik (Boone); 11. 12DD Joe Docekal (Dysart); 12. 08 Alec Fett (Burt); 13. 2G Geoff Olson (Sioux City); 14. K3 Kyle Olson (Cedar Rapids); 15. 74 Camdan Vincent (Nevada); 16. R31 Ryan Leeman (Roland); 17. 93 Hunter Longnecker (Woodward); 18. 19J Jenae Gustin (Marshalltown); 19. 3W Chris Webb (Roland); 20. 86W Willy Kirk (Sloan); 21. 38 Riley Osantowski (Columbus, Neb.); 22. 81 Charlie Stevens (Algona); 23. 49 Mat Hollerich (Good Thunder, Minn.); 24. 12D Brandon Dale (Arbela, Mo.). 

B Feature 1 (12 Laps) : 1. Fett; 2. Longnecker; 3. 22JR Brady Hilmer (Dysart); 4. 75X Randy Smith Jr. (Polo, Mo.); 5. 88 Luke Bird (Winthrop); 6. 711 Payce Herrera (Price, Utah); 7. 16A Bryce Allen (Stanton); 8. 20C Chris Onstot (St. Charles); 9. 17 Christopher Frisbie (Boone); 10. 44J Brian Johnson (Perry); 11. 777 Rayce Mullen (Pearl City, Ill.); 12. 10A Jacob Arp (Donahue); 13. 2K Taylor Kuehl (Cave Creek, Ariz.); DNS 62 Robert Draper (Valparaiso, Neb.). 

B Feature 2 (12 Laps) : 1. Pavlicek; 2. Dale; 3. 19XX Brandon Spanjer (Crete, Neb.); 4. 1JR Joe Reetz (Dunlap); 5. 58 Dennis Pittman (Jamaica); 6. 19K Buddy Kniss (Oakley, Calif.); 7. 11 Dustyn Mayer (Frobisher, Sask., Canada); 8. 95 Jeremiah Reed (Otho); 9. 69* Kaden Rice (Mitchellville); 10. 3Z Randy Havlik (Ankeny); 11. 22 Keenan Glasser (Estevan, Sask., Canada); DNS 511 Matt Grall (Fort Dodge); DNS 13V Curtis Veber (Polk City); DNS 151 Boe Jenkins (Marshalltown). 

B Feature 3 (12 Laps) : 1. Geoff Olson; 2. Kyle Olson; 3. 29 Greg Metz (Washington, Kan.); 4. CB25 Chris Burke (Altoona); 5. 42 Tyler Heckart (Ottumwa); 6. 79W Bill Wegner (Armstrong); 7. 1 Doug McCollough (Webster City); 8. 26 Jason Carney (Boone); 9. 7X Peyton Baker (Gallatin, Mo.); 10. 193 Jessiah Taylor (Boone); 11. 7 Steve McLaughlin (Newton); 12. 75R Joe Roller (Morning Sun); 13. 8 Thomas Lathrop (Ottumwa); 14. 8K Dusty Masolini (Des Moines). 

B Feature 4 (12 Laps) : 1. Osantowski; 2. Stevens; 3. 57K Ryan King (Colo); 4. 4 Gage Hilgenberg (Waukee); 5. F18 Nate Friesen (Indianola); 6. 14J Johnathon Logue (Logansport); 7. 84B Trent Brink (Bussey); 8. 18 Josalyn Elmquist (Boone); 9. 4D Danny Concelman (Colorado Springs, Colo.); 10. 7M Stan Meyer (Frobisher, Sask., Canada); 11. 8A Austin Kemp (Vinton); 12. 5 Jared Nytroe (Brandon, S.D.); DNS 57S David Schwartz (Greenfield). 

BHE - Bob Harris Enterprises

Heat 1 (8 Laps) : 1. Sachau; 2. Avila; 3. Smith Jr.; 4. Frisbie; 5. Mullen; 6. Allen; 7. Draper; 8. Johnson; 9. Herrera. 

Heat 2 (8 Laps) : 1. Reierson; 2. Carter; 3. Kuehl; 4. Fett; 5. Hilmer; 6. Longnecker; 7. Arp; 8. Bird; 9. Onstot. 

Heat 3 (8 Laps ): 1. Pestotnik; 2. Dale; 3. Webb; 4. Kniss; 5. Reetz; 6. Spanjer; 7. Reed; 8. Veber; 9. Jenkins. 

Heat 4 (8 Laps) : 1. Leeman; 2. Gustin; 3. Pittman; 4. Pavlicek; 5. Havlik; 6. Grall; 7. Glasser; 8. Dustyn Mayer; 9. Rice. 

Heat 5 (8 Laps) : 1. Reimers; 2. Besaw; 3. Heckart; 4. Burke; 5. Kyle Olson; 6. Wegner; 7. Baker; 8. Carney; 9. McLaughlin. 

Heat 6 (8 Laps ): 1. Docekal; 2. Kirk; 3. Geoff Olson; 4. Masolini; 5. McCollough; 6. Metz; 7. Roller; 8. Lathrop; 9. Taylor. 

Heat 7 (8 Laps) : 1. Smith; 2. Osantowski; 3. Stevens; 4. Hilgenberg; 5. Hollerich; 6. Brink; 7. King; 8. Elmquist; 9. Schwartz.

Heat 8 (8 Laps) : 1. Nerud; 2. Vincent; 3. Logue; 4. Concelman; 5. Friesen; 6. Stan Mayer; 7. Nytroe; 8. Kemp. 

Thornton, Shryock, Sachau, and Pruitt Claim Salute to Veterans Win in Boone

When I saw that my schedule was open for the Salute to Veterans Night at the Boone Speedway; it was a no-brainer that I would make the trip over to capture the night with pictures and a blog recap. I got in the car around 2:45pm and arrived a little after 3:30pm to check out the Salute to Veterans Fan Zone; the final checkered flag was waved at 12:55am, and by the time I got back to the car and drove home, I pulled into my driveway at 2am.

Hunting with Heroes Salute to Veterans Tour was supposed to get started on Wednesday night at the Clay County Fair Speedway in Spencer; however, that night was postponed and will be made up on Wednesday, August 6th, part of IMCA Iowa Speedweek. So instead it got It started at the Kossuth County Speedway in Algona, the birthplace of the Salute to Veterans race. Then after taking Friday night off, it returned to Iowa's Action Track, Boone Speedway, on Saturday. Hunting with Heroes is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that supports veterans through patriotism and outdoor pursuits in Lakota, Iowa.

Drivers racing the Salute to Veterans themes included Tripp Gaylord, Nick Meyer, and Cody Knecht in the modifieds; Shelby Williams, Ryan Roath, and Troy Jerovetz in the stock cars; Payce Herrera, Matt Avila, and Justin Klynsma in the sport mods; and Dylan Nelson, Josh Sidles, and Skylar Pruitt in the hobby stocks. The overall best Salute to Veterans car winner and Modified car winner voted on by the veterans went to Modified driver Nick Meyer from Whittemore with his US American Legion scheme. Stock car driver Shelby Williams of Bonham, Texas, won the Stock Cars vote with his "We The People" scheme. ripp Gaylord had the D-Day Invasion on June 6th, 1944 tribute; Cody Knecht had the Lifetime of Service scheme; Ryan Roath had the Coast Guard Tribute; Troy Jerovetz had Vietnam and the Orange Haze scheme; Payce Herrera had the 9/11 Tribute; Matt Avila had the "Happy Birthday Marines" and 2nd Combat Engineers scheme; Justin Klynsma had the Operation Iraqi Freedom Tribute; Dylan Nelson had the Hunting with Heroes Flush; Josh Sidles had the "We Build. We Fight!" U.S. Navy Seabees scheme; and Skylar Pruitt had the Iowa National Guard 34th Infantry - Camp Dodge scheme. Smith Farms from Lake City gave $2,000 from a fundraising BBQ they held, and Mike Smith bested his father, David Smith, in the Hunting with Heroes Facebook Fan Vote. All the Salute to Veterans wraps and drivers suits was presented by Rush by Austin Witt with support from Sybesma Graphics. 

A total of two hundred thirty-eight cars checked in for the Salute to Veterans Night at Boone Speedway sponsored by Woodruff Construction and Elmquist Towing. 49 IMCA Modifieds, 49 IMCA Stock Cars, 52 IMCA Sport Mods, 61 IMCA Hobby Stocks, and 27 IMCA Mod Lites; all classes had 6 heats and at least 2 B-features except for the Mod Lites. The racing action was exciting and intense all night long; Dirt Doctor Rod Robbins and his team need to give themselves a pat on the back, as Super Nationals are a month away. Last night's track was fantastic and in Super Nationals form.

One special race was on the card for the night, and that was the Stock Cars Salute to Veterans Race of Champions presented by Gary Myers and Family. $1,000 top prize and a veteran-carved trophy to the winner. Kevin Opheim outdueled Shelby Williams for the race lead early and never looked back, going on to take the win. Johnathon Logue came home second, David Smith was third, Williams slipped back to fourth, and Troy Jerovetz was fifth.

First up was the IMCA STARS Mod Lites 15-lap feature event. "Huggie Bear" Joel Huggins grabbed the top spot early, fending off Austin Gray and Dillon Raffurty. Raffurty managed to take second away from Gray on lap three and then the race lead on lap four. Raffurty's time out front was short-lived, as he experienced mechanical issues on lap eight and exited to the infield. Gray reclaimed the lead and tried to pull away from the rest of the field. The only caution came out on lap 12 when Garrett Barber spun in turns one and two; as the yellow came out, it was quickly replaced with the red flag when Cory Sonner rolled in turn two. Gray held off Ben George and Bryan Zehm in the final eight laps to capture his sixth feature win in Boone. George finished second, Zehm was third, Jaxon Carr came across the line in fourth, and Huggins was fifth.

Colorado Springs, Colorado, racer Danny Concelman and Kelley's Cam Reimers led the field to the green flag in the IMCA Northern Sport Mods 20-lap Salute to Veterans feature event. Reimers grabbed the top spot and looked strong out front as he pulled away; meanwhile, Randy Havlik and Jake Sachau battled it out for second and third. The first caution came out on lap eight when David Schwartz and Payce Herrera got together in turn two. Sachau ended up taking the lead away from Reimers on lap 13. The final caution came out on lap 16 for debris (spring) in turn two. Sachau held off several challenges from Reimers, Matt Avila, and Mike Smith late to capture the feature win worth $1,000. Smith, Reimers, eleventh-place starter Alec Fett, and Lonsdale, Minnesota's Zach Davis, rounded out the top five.

Dylan Thornton took full advantage of his pole starting position in the IMCA Modifieds 30-lap Salute to Veterans feature by taking the early lead. The first caution came out shortly after the completion of lap one when Nick Meyer spun in turns three and four. Thornton held off Kelly Shryock but couldn't get separation because the caution was displayed again on lap three when Colton Nelson spun in turn two. Thornton was able to pull away, but one more caution came out on lap 11 when Josh Most and Meyer got together in turns three and four. Thornton this time was able to get a great restart and pull away and cruise on to take the $3,000 to win feature win. Kollin Hibdon was second, a nineteenth-place starter. Tom Berry Jr. came home in third, twenty-first-place starter Todd Shute was fourth, and eighteenth-place starter Jake McBirnie was fifth.

In the "Class Too Tough Too Tame" IMCA Stock Cars 25-lap Salute to Veterans feature event, the veteran Kelly Shryock from Fertile jumped out to the race lead. John Oliver Jr. from West Burlington tried to apply pressure but couldn't get by, allowing Shryock to pull away. Only one race caution came out on lap 19 for debris (pipe) on the top side of turn two. Shryock was not going to be denied as he held off Oliver and Cayden Carter to capture the feature win worth $2,000. Carter got by Oliver for second, Oliver was third, Jake Master took fourth, and tenth-place starter Jimmy Gustin captured fifth.

The final feature of the night was the IMCA Hobby Stocks Salute to Veterans 20-lapper. Skylar Pruitt outwrestled Adam Hensel early for the race lead and pulled away. Pruitt then fought off eighth-place starter Dylan Nelson and "Topless" Joe Doran, tenth-place starter, late in the race. Pruitt went on to capture his second feature win in Boone this year, but this one was worth $1,000 and had a special meaning. Nelson, Doran, Hensel, and eleventh-place starter Will Smith rounded out the top five.

Next week, the month of August kicks off with a Saturday Night Series Weekly Race Night, plus the IMCA Sport Compacts swarm in for their Pre-Super Nationals Tune-Up. IMCA Modifieds, IMCA Stock Cars, IMCA Sport Mods, IMCA Hobby Stocks, and IMCA Mod Lites are also on the card. Pits open at 4:30p, grandstands open at 5:30p, hot laps at 6p, and racing at 7p.

Then on Tuesday, August 5th, is the rescheduled 34th Annual Harris Clash presented by Wehrs Machine and Racing Products. 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 August 9th with Elmquist Towing Night and August 16th for Season Championship Night plus the Logue First Timers Race and the first visit by the A.I.R.S.—American Iron Racing Series. The P1P Challenge and Watermelon Classic is on August 23rd, the NAPA Auto Parts Prelude to the Super Nationals is on August 30th and 31st, and the IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals Fueled by Casey's is September 1st through 6th.

For more information about the Boone Speedway check out BooneSpeedway.com or call (515) 288-1193 or check out the Boone Speedway Facebook Page.

Salute to Veterans make-up at the Clay County Fair Speedway will be on Wednesday, August 6th, sponsored by Toryn's Salute to Veterans Lemonade Stand and Rembrandt Foods. IMCA Modifieds and Stock Cars are $2,000 to win; IMCA Sport Mods and Hobby Stocks are $1,000 to win; and IMCA Sport Compacts are $300 to win. The IMCA Modifieds Salute to Veterans Race of Champions will also be on the card. That will be part of the IMCA Iowa Speedweek.

For more information about Hunting with Heroes and the Salute to Veterans Tour, check out Hunting with Heroes on Facebook.

Boone Speedway 

Boone, Iowa

"Hunting with Heroes" SALUTE TO VETERANS Night

presented by Woodruff Construction & Elmquist Towing

Saturday July 26th, 2025

IMCA MODIFIEDS

presented by D&E Outdoor Services

A Feature (30 Laps) : 1. 38T Dylan Thornton (Orcutt, Calif.); 2. 48K Kollin Hibdon (Waterloo); 3. 11X Tom Berry Jr. (Marshalltown); 4. 5 Todd Shute (Norwalk); 5. 82 Jake McBirnie (Boone); 6. 5L Cody Laney (Torrance, Calif.); 7. 26J Joel Rust (Grundy Center); 8. 10 Jeremy Mills (Clear Lake); 9. 28 Trevor Fitz (Camarillo, Calif.); 10. 77T Tripp Gaylord (Lakewood, Colo.); 11. 11 Izac Mallicoat (Boone); 12. 3 Kelly Shryock (Fertile); 13. 17 Cory Sauerman (Johnston); 14. 1 Josh Most (Red Oak); 15. 49K Cody Knecht (Whittemore); 16. 71 Jeff James (Stanton); 17. 5ZM Zachary Madrid (Boone); 18. 21R Cole Fenske (Waukee); 19. 28R Russ Dickerson (Boone); 20. 12LF Jonathan Mawhinney (Las Vegas, Nev.); 21. 93N Colton Nelson (Osceola); 22. 2 Nick Meyer (Whittemore); 23. B24 Owen Barnhill (Milton, Fla.); DNS 19G Richie Gustin (Gilman). 

B Feature 1 (10 Laps) : 1. Berry; 2. Shute; 3. Mawhinney; 4. 19D Dallon Murty (Chelsea); 5. 4TW Tim Ward (Harcourt); 6. 05 Paul Nagle (Nevada); 7. 13 Jerry Flippo (Rockford); 8. 5M Matthew Meinecke (Jamaica); 9. 36T Jeff Wiggins (Greenfield); 10. 14M Brian Mahlstedt (Ionia); 11. 4 Jason Bass (Fort Dodge); 12. 164 Brandon Leeman (Roland); 13. 16 Zander Keeland (Bakersfield, Calif.); 14. 2B Robert Moore (Maxwell); DNS 10C Cayden Carter (Oskaloosa); DNS 93 Lance Murphy (Bangor). 

B Feature 2 (10 Laps) : 1. Laney; 2. Knecht; 3. Most; 4. 1AR Alex Reetz (Dunlap); 5. 30W Daniel Wilcox (Oconto Falls, Wis.); 6. 101 Luke Silber (Laveen, Ariz.); 7. 48J Jacob Murray (Hartford); 8. 03 Andy Tiernan (Madrid); 9. 00 Colby Fett (Algona); 10. 24 Robert Avery (Des Moines); 11. 32 Chris Snyder (Dunkerton); 12. 95 Ashley Schaaf (Lincoln, Neb.); 13. 11F Colton Garside (Greenfield); 14. 7D Dave Finstad (Welcome, Minn.); 15. 40RC Rod Clement (Rhodes). 

Heat 1 (8 Laps) : 1. Rust; 2. Barnhill; 3. Gustin; 4. Berry; 5. Mawhinney; 6. Wiggins; 7. Bass; 8. Carter; 9. Meinecke. 

Heat 2 (8 Laps) : 1. Dickerson; 2. Fenske; 3. Meyer; 4. Wilcox; 5. Reetz; 6. Silber; 7. Finstad; 8. Garside. 

Heat 3 (8 Laps ): 1.  Mills; 2. Madrid; 3. Nelson; 4. Mahlstedt; 5. Nagle; 6. Keeland; 7. Ward; 8. Murphy. 

Heat 4 (8 Laps) : 1. Gaylord; 2. James; 3. Mallicoat; 4. Knecht; 5. Most; 6. Tiernan; 7. Schaaf; 8. Avery. 

Heat 5 (8 Laps) : 1. Hibdon; 2. Fitz; 3. Sauerman; 4. Shute; 5. Murty; 6. Flippo; 7. Moore; 8. Leeman. 

Heat 6 (8 Laps ): 1.  Thornton; 2. Shryock; 3. McBirnie; 4. Laney; 5. Fett; 6. Murray; 7. Clement; 8. Snyder. 

IMCA STOCK CARS

presented by Boone Moose Lodge 104

A Feature (25 Laps) : 1. 3 Kelly Shryock (Fertile); 2. 1X Cayden Carter (Oskaloosa); 3. 05JR John Oliver Jr. (West Burlington); 4. 11 Jake Masters (Graettinger); 5. 19 Jimmy Gustin (Marshalltown); 6. 25J Josh Daniels (Carlisle); 7. 17X Justin Luinenburg (Reading, Minn.); 8. 81 Devin Smith (Lake City); 9. 23JR Michael Jaennette (Kellogg); 10. 77M Jeff Mueller (Boone); 11. 7V Brayton Carter (Oskaloosa); 12. 92 Buck Schafroth (Orient); 13. 29 Dennis Elliott (Mt. Ayr); 14. 8 David Smith (Lake City); 15. 41 Thor Anderson (Monroe); 16. 69 Johnathon Logue (Logansport); 17. 57H Daniel Hagen (Grimes); 18. 23HR Rod Richards (Madrid); 19. 33VH Dusty Van Horn (Atlantic); 20. 19J Jay Schmidt (Tama); 21. 45 Ryan Roath (Kamrar); 22. 8S Shay Woods (Humeston); 23. 01 Troy Jerovetz (Iowa Falls); 24. 82 Shelby Williams (Bonham, Texas); 25. 5A Tyler Pickett (Boone); 26. 82J Jake McBirnie (Boone). 

B Feature 1 (10 Laps) : 1. Anderson; 2. David Smith; 3. Pickett; 4. 37E Jason Vansickel (Webster City); 5. 23 Cody Gustoff (Scranton); 6. 3T Terry Dulin (Cedar Rapids); 7. 30 Travis Barker (Sioux City); 8. 95 Bo Eads (Trenton, Mo.); 9. 12 Josiah Moulds (West Des Moines); 10. 14 Russ Byriel (Ankeny); 11. A1A Austin Kaplan (Collins); 12. 79RC Riley Christensen (Audubon); 13. 44K Kevin Opheim (Mason City); 14. 18J Josalyn Elmquist (Boone); DNS Williams; DNS 18 Tyler Nelsen (Lohrville). 

B Feature 2 (10 Laps) : 1. Devin Smith; 2. Richards; 3. Jerovetz; 4. Roath; 5. 2 Wayne Landheer (Buffalo Center); 6. 50 Robert Stofer (Jefferson); 7. 12E Doug Smith (Lake City); 8. 40 Aaron Karcz (Pulaski, Wis.); 9. 32 Bill Atcheson (Van Meter); 10. 15D Jason McDowell (Grand Junction); 11. 00K Trey Kline (Schleswig); 12. 52 Jerry Williams (Des Moines); 13. 43 Calvin Lange (Humboldt) DNS 17DR Dalton Robey (Ames); DNS 2K Kyle Everts (Holland). 

Heat 1 (8 Laps) : 1. Schmidt; 2. Mueller; 3. Daniels; 4. Anderson; 5. Christensen; 6. David Smith; 7. Moulds; 8. Opheim; 9. Barker. 

Heat 2 (8 Laps) : 1. Brayton Carter; 2. Hagen; 3. Woods; 4. Richards; 5. Atcheson; 6. Robey; 7. Stofer; 8. Roath. 

Heat 3 (8 Laps ): 1.  Cayden Carter; 2. Gustin; 3. Elliott; 4. Vansickel; 5. Pickett; 6. Byriel; 7. Elmquist; 8. Dulin. 

Heat 4 (8 Laps) : 1. McBirnie; 2. Schafroth; 3. Jaennette; 4. Devin Smith; 5. Landheer; 6. Lange; 7. Kline; 8.  Jerry Williams. 

Heat 5 (8 Laps) : 1. Oliver; 2. Luinenburg; 3. Van Horn; 4. Gustoff; 5. Shelby Williams; 6. Eads; 7. Nelsen; 8. Kaplan. 

Heat 6 (8 Laps ): 1. Shryock; 2. Master; 3. Logue; 4. Doug Smith; 5. Jerovetz; 6. Everts; 7. Karcz; 8. McDowell. 

STV Race of Champions (12 Laps) : 1. 44K Kevin Opheim; 2. 69 Johnathon Logue; 3. 8 David Smith; 4. 82 Shelby Williams; 5. 01 Troy Jerovetz; 6. 92 Buck Schafroth; 7. 3 Kelly Shyrock; 8. 25J Josh Daniels; 9. 45 Ryan Roath; 10. 11 Jake Masters; 11. 2 Wayne Landheer. 

IMCA NORTHERN SPORT MODS

presented by Elmquist Towing

A Feature (20 Laps) : 1. 14 Jake Sachau (Manning); 2. 22 Mike Smith (Lake City); 3. 21 Cam Reimers (Kelley); 4. 08 Alec Fett (Burt); 5. 1Z Zach Davis (Lonsdale, Minn.); 6. 2X Matt Avila (Boone); 7. 01 Brayton Carter (Oskaloosa); 8. 5T Tyler Nerud (Dorchester, Neb.); 9. 1JR Joe Reetz (Dunlap); 10. 8K Dusty Masolini (Des Moines); 11. 3Z Randy Havlik (Ankeny); 12. 711 Payce Herrera (Price, Utah); 13. 93 Hunter Longnecker (Woodward); 14. 26 Jason Carney (Boone); 15. 9R Tyler Carey (Nashua); 16. 3W Chris Webb (Roland); 17. 4 Gage Hilgenberg (Waukee); 18. 57S David Schwartz (Greenfield); 19. 4D Danny Concelman (Colorado Springs, Colo.); 20. 13V Curtis Veber (Polk City); 21. $ Cody Center (Mesa, Ariz.); 22. 1S Justin Klynsma (Hospers); 23. F18 Nate Friesen (Indianola); 24. 62 Cory Pestotnik (Boone). 

B Feature 1 (10 Laps) : 1. Carey; 2. Herrera; 3. 75X Randy Smith Jr. (Hamilton, Mo.); 4. 58 Dennis Pittman (Jamaica); 5. 17F Christopher Frisbie (Boone); 6. 79W Bill Wegner (Armstrong); 7. 9J Jeremiah Reed (Otho); 8. 20C Chris Onstot (St. Charles); 9. 64 Drew Fett (Thompson); 10. 8 Thomas Lathrop (Ottumwa); 11. 18B Jackson Elmquist (Boone); DNS 628 Ryan Christie (Lamoni). 

B Feature 2 (10 Laps) : 1. Veber; 2. Klynsma; 3. 1+ Bill Wears (Des Moines); 4. 9 Dominick Sexton (Villisca); 5. 95 Kamdyn Haggard); 6. MR31 Mike Rutherford (Des Moines); 7. R31 Ryan Leeman (Roland); 8. 30 Kenser Ellis (Ankeny); 9. 7M Steve McLaughlin (Newton); 10. 33 Jacob Ashley (Hartford); DNS 99S Sierra Rose Gary (Marshalltown). 

B Feature 3 (10 Laps) : 1. Friesen; 2. Center; 3. 74 Camdan Vincent (Nevada); 4. 33W Owen Wilcox (Oconto Falls, Wis.0; 5. 88N Nate Albrant (Clear Lake); 6. 48 Tommy Tanner (Hinton); 7. 193 Jessiah Taylor (Boone); 8. 7X Peyton Baker (Gallatin, Mo.); 9. 58X Hunter Poston (Villisca); 10. 40HC Hunter Clement (Rhodes); DQ 5 Dustin Lynch (Boone). 

Heat 1 (8 Laps) : 1. Avila; 2. Davis; 3. Petotnik; 4. Carey; 5. Herrera; 6. Onstot; 6. Drew Fett; 7. Lathrop; DNS Baker. 

Heat 2 (8 Laps) : 1. Longnecker; 2. Havlik; 3. Nerud; 4. Leeman; 5. Klynsma; 6. Wears; 7. Rutherford; 8. Haggard; 9. Reed. 

Heat 3 (8 Laps ): 1. Reimers; 2. Alec Fett; 3. Carter; 4. Friesen; 5. Center; 6. Poston; 7. Tanner; 8. Albrant; 9. Ellis. 

Heat 4 (8 Laps) : 1. Sachau; 2. Mike Smith; 3. Hilgenberg; 4. Randy Smith; 5. Frisbie; 6. Pittman; 7. Wegner; 8. Elmquist; 9. Clement. 

Heat 5 (8 Laps) : 1. Webb' 2. Concelman; 3. Carney; 4. McLaughlin; 5. Sexton; 6. Veber; 7. Ashley; 8. Christie. 

Heat 6 (8 Laps ): 1.  Reetz; 2. Masolini; 3. Schwartz; 4. Wilcox; 5. Vincent; 6. Lynch; 7. Taylor; 8. Gary. 

IMCA HOBBY STOCKS

presented by Pickett Salvage

A Feature (20 Laps) : 1. 96 Skylar Pruitt (Stuart); 2. 13N Dylan Nelson (Adel); 3. 21X Joe Doran (Paton); 4. 7H Adam Hensel (Atlantic); 5. 31 Will Smith (Lake City); 6. 12K Eric Knutson (Slater); 7. 11B Solomon Bennett (Minburn); 8. T8 Brandon Nielsen (Spencer); 9. 55X Corey VanDerWilt (Lynnville); 10. 12 Michael Wade (Dorchester, Neb.); 11. 3Z Zach Hemmingsen (Marne); 12. 16X Blake Luinenburg (Reading, Minn.); 13. 77 Cody Williams (Minneapolis, Kan.); 14. 17 Evan Schettler (Luverne, Minn.); 15. 22K Kael Koch (Marshalltown); 16. 43 Jade Lange (Humboldt); 17. 7B Eric Stanton (Carlisle); 18. 22W Wayne Gifford (Boone); 19. 22B Braden Gifford (Boone); 20. 2M Mitchell McNeill (Jamaica); 21. 51X Dustin Filloon (Tama); 22. 72 Joey Young (Indianola); 23. 99X Josh Sidles (Emmetsburg); 24. 4 Joe Wollenhaupt (Neola). 

B Feature 1 (10 Laps) : 1. Luinenburg; 2. Koch; 3. 12M Matt McDonald (Scranton); 4. 37 Shane Butler (Glidden); 5. 12G Tyler Gray (Clarinda); 6. 98 Dan Hanselman (Algona); 7. 7 Brayden Fahrni (Marshalltown); 8. 27 Brianna Osterson (Paton); 9. 49 Kendal Madsen II (Grimes); 10. 29 Austin Snyder (Glidden); 11. 48J Bryant Johnson (Graettinger); 12. 5H Jason Smothers (Berwick); 13. 5 Dylan Hill (Des Moines); DNS 35C Phil Castellano (Norwalk); DNS A24 Nicholas Adams (Emmetsburg). 

B Feature 2 (10 Laps) : 1. Braden Gifford; 2. Williams; 3. 11BX Garrit Caswell (Salina, Kan.); 4. 00 Cody Hubbell (Rolfe); 5. 8 Adam Tiernan (Madrid); 6. 32J Austin Jahnz (Lewisville, Minn.); 7. 1R Anthony Strable (Knoxville); 8. 32T Tucker Tepoel (Villisca); 9. 59 Daniel Pitman (Jamaica); 10. 28 Jay Sidles (Emmetsburg); 11. 15A Andy Scheuerman (Carroll); DNS 91 Chris Krug (Emmetsburg); DNS 47X Raymond Fees (Des Moines); DNS 20J Darin Johnson (Dickens). 

B Feature 3 (10 Laps) : 1. Lange; 2. Hemmingsen; 3. 85 Seth Janssen (Ogden); 4. 49J James Johnson (Cherokee); 5. 34 Lincoln Miller (Fort Dodge); 6. 22JR Jacob Reiter (Des Moines); 7. 8F Aron Fye (Alden); 8. 01 Micah Lavrenz (Burt); 9. 77W Jacob Wildt (Stratford); 10. 47T Darin DeZwarte (Knoxville); 11. 9 Kolby Sabin (Des Moines); 12. 11 Macon Robinson (Boone); 13. 59JR Chad Rickett Jr (Marshalltown); 14. 24Z Dominick Zolkiewicz (Alta). 

Heat 1 (8 Laps) : 1. Wayne Gifford; 2. Hensel; 3. Schettler; 4. Koch; 5. McDonald; 6. Bryant Johnson; 7. Gray; 8. Snyder; 9. Fees; 10. Osterson; 11. Madsen. 

Heat 2 (8 Laps) : 1. Wade; 2. Wollenhaupt; 3. Nielsen; 4. Williams; 5. Braden Gifford; 6. Tiernan; 7. Jahnz; 8. Hubbell; 9. Fye; 10. Jay Sidles. 

Heat 3 (8 Laps ): 1. Will Smith; 2. Nelson; 3. Bennett; 4. DeZwarte; 5. Reiter; 6. Pickett; 7. Miller; 8. Lavrenz; 9. Hanselman; 10. Wildt. 

Heat 4 (8 Laps) : 1. Pruitt; 2. Knutson; 3. Young; 4. Luinenburg; 5. Fahrni; 6. Buter; 7. Castellano; 8. Strable; 9. Tepoel; 10. Adams. 

Heat 5 (8 Laps) : 1. VanDerWilt; 2. McNeill; 3. Filloon; 4. Krug; 5. Pittman; 6. Caswell; 7. Scheuermann; 8. Zolkiewicz; 9. James Johnson; DNS 20J Darin Johnson. 

Heat 6 (8 Laps ): 1. Doran; 2. Josh Sidles; 3. Stanton; 4. Lange; 5. Sabin; 6. Hemmingsen; 7. Janssen; 8. Hill; 9. Smothers; 10. Robinson. 

IMCA STARS MOD LITES

presented by Carquest Auto, Truck and Farm

A Feature (20 Laps) : 1. 48G Austin Gray (Story City); 2. 4G Ben George (Altoona); 3. 46Z Bryan Zehm (Ames); 4. 55 Jaxon Carr (Des Moines); 5. X50 Joel Huggins (Des Moines); 6. 99 Josh May (Des Moines); 7. 41 Michael Raffurty (Kansas City, Mo.); 8. H7B Jon Braathun (Story City); 9. 0B Colby Oberembt (Adel); 10. 5G Tracen Glick (Madrid); 11. 44 Garrett Barber (Nevada); 12. 9 Garrison Anderson (Huxley); 13. 9XL Colin Anderson (Huxley); 14. 2G Grant Anderson (Huxley); 15. 96 Dillon Bush (Milo); 16. 3G Joe Glick (Madrid); 17. 14 Bryan Compart (Madrid); 18. 3 Nathan Wolfe (Lees Summit, Mo.); 19. 87R Ryder Hartley (Ankeny); 20. 85 Jered Douglas (West Des Moines); 21. 63 Cody Smith (Des Moines); 22. 47 Cory Sonner (Polk City); 23. 87S Steve Hartley (Ankeny); 24. 46 Dillon Raffurty (Kansas City, Mo.); 25. 27 Thomas Messamer (Des Moines); DNS 7R Kenny Johnson (Carlisle); DNS 21 Scott Bailey (Carlisle). 

Heat 1 (6 Laps) : 1. Sonner; 2. Zehm; 3. Garrison Anderson; 4. Michael Raffurty; 5. Colin Anderson; 6. Wolfe; 7. Steve Hartley; 8. Compart; 9. Bailey. 

Heat 2 (6 Laps) : 1. Carr; 2. Gray; 3. Grant Anderson; 4. George; 5. Barber; 6. Tracen Glick; 7. Johnson; 8. Bush; 9. Douglas. 

Heat 3 (6 Laps ): 1. Dillon Raffurty; 2. May; 3. Braathun; 4. Huggins; 5. Joe Glick; 6. Oberembt; 7. Ryder Hartley; 8. Smith; 9. Messamer. 

Dale DeFrance Memorial Race Postponed; Grundy County Fair Races?

With the rain early in the week and Thursday morning, the Karl Auto Group of Marshalltown Speedway was forced to postpone the Dale DeFrance Memorial presented by Vinyl Cup Records featuring the Malvern Bank Super Late Model Racing Series to Friday, August 22nd, because the grounds were extremely saturated.

Marshalltown has adjusted their August schedule: August 1st will be Midwest Liquid Systems Night featuring $1,000 to win Stock Cars, August 8th will be KIX101.1 Make-up Night, August 15th will now be the North 3rd Avenue Dairy Queen Larry Wollam Season Championships, the Dale DeFrance Memorial will be on the 22nd, followed by the Karl Auto Group Showdown at Motown on August 29th.

IMCA Modifieds, IMCA Stock Cars, IMCA Sport Mods, and IMCA Hobby Stocks will be all the nights. IMCA Sport Compacts and IMCA Mod Lites race all nights except for the rescheduled Dale DeFrance Memorial.

For more information check out marshalltownspeedway.com or follow Marshalltown Speedway on Facebook. Follow the Dale DeFrance Memorial Race on Facebook for all the details about that night.

So that meant my Friday night was open to go somewhere else for racing. My initial plan was to head to the Hamilton County Speedway in Webster City for the Malvern Bank 360 Sprints or head to the Cedar County Raceway in Tipton for the Gary Reinhart Memorial, but after it was apparent that I was not going to make it in time for either of those races, there was only one option left. The Grundy County Fairgrounds in Grundy Center was having Grundy County Fair Figure 8 Races, so the decision was made to make the 30-minute drive and capture some pictures. 

I say capture images because I did not get names of the drivers, so there won't be much of a blog recap. I arrived around 5:45pm, walked around the pits for a bit, grabbed something to eat, and then got ready to take pictures. I want to thank the Grundy County Fairboard for letting me come and capture some pictures. 

A total of one hundred and three entries checked in over 5 classes. The largest class was the Small Cars with 40, so they were split into 2 features. Old School Figure 8 class had 20 entries, Mini-Madness had 21 entries, Cruisers had 12, and Open Figure 8 had 9 cars. All cars transferred out of the heats with no b-features since they had Tyler Richton & The High Bank Boys playing after the races in the 1851 Pavilion. The Grundy County Speedway Figure 8 Races are working in conjunction with the Butler County Figure 8 Races in Allison, and they share the same rules.

One More Race is a 2-day special at the Grundy County Speedway on August 22nd and 23rd. Bands after the Races are No Smoking on the Grounds on the 22nd and The Smokin' Yotes on the 23rd in the 1851 Pavilion.

For more information about the Grundy County Speedway Figure 8 Races, check out grundycountyfair.com or follow the Grundy County Fair on Facebook.

All-American Grundy County Fair Races
TOP 3 FINISHERS

Grundy County Speedway, Grundy Center, Iowa
Friday July 25th, 2025

CRUISERS

1. 69B Brady Feckers / Deacon Eiklenborg
2. 75L Jake Lehman / Laverne Lehman

3. 13 Alex Bovy / Christopher Bovy

SMALL CAR #1

1. 9 Clayton McDivitt
2. 94 Britt Meyer

3. 6 Devan Auchstetter

SMALL CAR #2

1. X2 Chris Bonk
2. 707 Derek Thran

3. 18B Morgan Bonk

MINI-MADNESS

1. 47T Tanner Ragsdale
2. X2 Chris Bonk

3. 668S Nick Shepard

OPEN

1. 99 Lance Baker
2. 51 Colton Wersinger

3. 98 Gary Kiewiet

OLD SCHOOL

1. Luke Brown
2. Chris Bovy

3. Nick Brooks

All photos from the All-American Grundy County Fair Races are on the Trackside Report by Foxman Facebook page in a photo album titled Grundy County Fair Races (Grundy Center) 7/25/25. Please let racers you know that raced know about the pictures.