𝐏𝐢𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐀𝐭𝐨𝐩 𝐏𝐨𝐝𝐢𝐮𝐦 𝐚𝐭 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐎𝐮𝐭𝐥𝐚𝐰𝐬 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐋𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐌𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐥 𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐰𝐝𝐨𝐰𝐧

When I heard it's double late model racing at the Independence Motor Speedway in Independence featuring the World of Outlaws Late Model Series, I couldn't pass up the trip to Indee. I left Marshalltown around 2:20p and arrived right around 4p. Hot laps and qualifying began at 6:30p, opening ceremonies around 7:25p, the first green flag at 7:30p, and the final checkers at 10:55p. Meaning by the time I got in the car and headed home, I pulled into the driveway at 12:40a. I didn't regret my decision to go and take in the show; it was an exciting show. Let's talk about that now. 

The racing action was intense and exciting all night long for the first of several national late model races in the Hawkeye State. The World of Outlaws has a few more dates in August, FloRacing Night in America Late Models have a pair of August dates, and the Lucas Oil Dirt Late Model Series makes visits to Iowa in July and September. The grandstands were packed with fans excited to see the World of Outlaws back at the Independence Motor Speedway and the Buchanan County Fairgrounds since they made an appearance two years ago; last year's event was cancelled because of Mother Nature. It was overcast skies, NW wind at 5-10 mph, and 57 degrees when hot laps began and only got a little chillier, but that did not stop fans from coming out. Mike Van Genderen and the team had the racetrack ready to handle this show, which is no surprise, but that was the exact reason for racing last Tuesday night: to make sure the track was ready.

Great job by promoters Mike Van Genderen and Dana Benning on a great racing surface and putting on a fantastic show. Kudos to the announcers Ruben Mireles and Ashton Smyth of the World of Outlaws; Braxton Flattery of the Karl Chevrolet Premier Late Model Tour; and Jeff Kropf, the track announcer last night. Let's not forget all the other great volunteers putting in the hard work from scoring to lineup cars, those that don't get appreciation for their hard work on keeping the show moving along.

Not only on the card was the World Of Outlaws Late Model Series presented by DirtVision, but so was the Karl Chevrolet Premier Late Model Tour (Pro Late Models) for their second series race of 2026; they ran at Marshalltown last Friday night in a caution-filled feature. IMCA Modifieds and IMCA Stock Cars rounded out the billing. A total of ninety-five cars signed in to battle the fast 3/8 mile track, including a combined total of 57 late models: 32 World Of Outlaws and 25 Premier Late Model Tour.

The first feature of the night was the headliner of the Independence Late Model Showdown, the World of Outlaws Late Model Series presented by DirtVision for their 40-lap feature. Nick Hoffman, nicknamed "The Thrill From Mooresville," flexed his strength, topping hot laps, quick-timing in Mark Automotive Qualifying with a time of 12.549 seconds, winning the heat race, and claiming the Bilstein Pole Award. Hoffman jumped out to the race lead early, fending off "Superman" Jonathan Davenport and "Smooth Operator" Bobby Pierce. On lap six, Davenport slipped off the top of turn two and rejoined but lost spots shortly after the caution came out when Tyler Bruening was off the pace in turn four. Pierce snatched the lead away on the restart from Hoffman, when Hoffman slipped up in turn one. Pierce was able to control the pace and remained strong out front. The caution came out again on laps fourteen and fifteen: on lap 14 when Derrick Stewart went off the top of turns one and two and a lap later, on lap 15, when Dallon Murty went off the top of turn two. Pierce got great restarts every time and pulled away from Hoffman and Davenport, but a caution came out on lap 19 for Murty and Tristian Chamberlain , both went off the top of turn two. Pierce again was smooth on the restart and pulled away, but one more caution came out on lap 31 for "The Big Perm" Daulton Wilson slowing in turn three. Hoffman tried to get by Pierce when lap traffic was heavy and took the clean air away but came up short. On the restarts, managed to hold off challenges. 

Pierce won by half a straightaway, pocketing $12,000; for Pierce, it was the sixth win of the season and 48th all-time World of Outlaws Series win, tying him with Shane Clanton in fourth place for all-time wins (as of now, he would need another 42 wins to beat the all-time wins leader, Brandon Sheppard). It also allowed him to retake the points lead heading into the Dairyland Showdown Tripleheader. "Turbo" Tyler Erb got by Hoffman for second; Hoffman was third, Drake Troutman in fourth, and rookie Trey Mills was fifth. Garrett Alberson took sixth; Davenport came home in seventh after his kryptonite was turn two, seventeenth-place starter Ethan Dotson in eighth, eighteenth-place starter Dustin Sorensen in ninth, and Cade Dillard was tenth. Heat race winners were Hoffman, Davenport, Murty, and Pierce; Last Chance Showdown winners were Dotson and Sorensen. Eli Johnson, fifteenth place finisher was the FOX Factory Hard Charger moving up 10 spots. 

The last time the Karl Chevrolet Premier Late Model Tour sponsored by Performance Bodies, Karl Kustoms, Quam Trucking, Aikey Auto Salvage, Troy's Sandwiches, Midwest Buildings Inc., Re-Max Independence Realty, and Angry Duck Graphics was on the track was on Friday night at Marshalltown, and their feature was caution-filled, and only seven cars finished the race. A different story on Tuesday night as the 25-lap feature only had four cautions, and 14 cars finished on the lead lap. Travis Smock snatched up the race lead early with veteran Jeff Aikey remaining in tow. Aikey applied pressure on the top side as Smock catfished the bottom. The first caution came out on lap three when Tyler Sommerlot spun turn three after hitting an infield tire. Smock held the lead through lap five, before Aikey finally made his line work and took the top spot away on lap six. Shortly after the second caution came out on lap six when Chase Brunscheen spun in turn two. Aikey held off Smock; meanwhile, defending series champion J.D. Auringer worked his way into second, and Marshalltown's winner Nick Marolf followed into third. Aikey continued to lead as those two battled it out, but caution came out on lap 20 when Marcus Orr spun in turn two. Marolf got by Aikey on lap 22 for the race lead and set the pace. The final caution came out on lap 23 when Shawn Mulvany spun in turn two. Marolf got a great restart going on to capture back-to-back wins to begin the season in the Premier Late Models tour, cashing in on the $2,000 prize. Eleventh-place starter CJ Horn claimed runner-up honors; tenth-place starter Troy Morris III, thirteenth-place starter Matt Ryan, and Auringer round out the top five. Heat race winners were Aikey, Auringer, Smock, and Logan Duffy.

Spencer Diercks and Cody Laney led the field to the green flag in the Waterloo Auto Parts IMCA Modifieds 20-lap feature event. It was Diercks jumping out to the race lead. Two race cautions came out: lap three for Brett Ramsey spinning off the top of turn one and then lap eight when Kevin Rose spun in turn four. Diercks received several challenges from Laney until he found his line and pulled away to the $1,000 feature win. Laney was challenged by Ethan Braaksma for second but held on. Braaksma was third, Kollin Hibdon came home fourth, and Jed Freiburger was in fifth. Heat race winners were Hibdon and Braaksma.

The nightcapping feature was the Christie Door Company IMCA Stock Cars 20-lap feature, worth $1,000 to win. Rowdee Van Genderen used his pole position to his advantage by taking the early lead. Braden Richards followed into second and began to apply immediate pressure on Van Genderen for the race lead, and when Rowdee slipped up on lap four, Richards pounced and took the top spot. Independence veteran Tom Schmitt worked his way by Van Genderen for second and challenged Richards for the race lead, which he took on lap seven. Richards refused to go away and regained the lead just before the first race caution on lap eight when Austin Staley spun in turn three. Richards held off Schmitt and Gage Neal on the restart. The final caution came out on lap 13 when Neal got slideways in turn three, forcing Dakoda Sellers to check up and spin. Avoiding contact, Neal was sent to the tail; Sellers got his spot back. Richards held on to take the feature win. Schmitt finished second, "Chelsea Charger." Damon Murty finished third, Dakoda Sellers was fourth, and Van Genderen fell back to fifth. Heat race winners were Neal, Schmitt, and Richards.

Weekly racing for track points will finally get underway at the Independence Motor Speedway on Saturday, May 9th, for Johnson Plumbing, Heating & Cooling Night with Nutrien Pro Late Models, Waterloo Auto Parts IMCA Modifieds, Christie Door Company IMCA Stock Cars, Pat's Auto Salvage IMCA Sport Mods, Performance Bodies & Parts IMCA Hobby Stocks, Cue Rentals powered by Tarpy IMCA Sport Compacts, and Rooster Auto Crown Vics. Gates open at 4p, hot laps at 6p, and racing to follow.

For more information about the Independence Motor Speedway check out Independence Motor Speedway on MyRacePass or check out Race Indee - Independence Motor Speedway Facebook Page or call Mike Van Genderen at (641) 521-0330 or Dana Benning at (319) 404-7177.

Next up for the World of Outlaws The Late Models Series presented by DirtVision is the Dairyland Showdown at the Mississippi Thunder Speedway in Fountain City, Wisconsin, Thursday, April 30th, through Saturday, May 2nd. $10,000 to win shows on Thursday and Friday; Saturday pays $40,000 to win. They will be joined by the Kevko Racing USRA Northern Lights Modified Series presented by Real Racing Wheels, with $2,000 to win on Thursday and Friday and Saturday paying $3,000 to win for Mods. Hot laps at 6p, racing at 7p on Thursday and Friday; hot laps at 5p, racing at 6p on Saturday. 

The World of Outlaws Late Models return to the Hawkeye State in August for two weekends. Friday August 21st and Saturday August 22nd at the Maquoketa Speedway in Maquoketa for the Hawkeye 100; there is a practice night on Thursday August 20th. Southern Iowa Speedway in Oskaloosa on Wednesday, August 26th; Adams County Speedway in Corning on Friday, August 28th; and Shelby County Speedway in Harlan on Saturday, August 29th.

For more information on the World Racing Group's World of Outlaws Late Model Series presented by DirtVision, check out World of Outlaws Late Model Series on Facebook or check out https://worldofoutlaws.com/latemodels.

The Karl Chevrolet Premier Late Model Tour's next event is Sunday, May 3rd, at "The Bullring," Benton County Speedway, in Vinton. Then the Non-Points Tour Race at Independence on Saturday, May 9th, before another tour race on Sunday, May 10th, at Dubuque County Fairgrounds. Make their only appearance at the CJ Speedway in Columbus Junction on Friday, May 15th.

For more information about the Karl Chevrolet Premier Late Model Tour, check out prolatemodel.com or check out the Karl Chevrolet Premier Late Model Tour Facebook Page or call (319) 553-9340.

All photos I took during hot laps, qualifying, and heat races from the World of Outlaws Late Model Showdown are posted on the Trackside Report by Foxman Facebook page in a photo album titled Indee Late Model Showdown 4-28-26.

Independence Motor Speedway

Independence, Iowa

World of Outlaws Late Model Showdown

presented by Scott Webb Concrete

Tuesday April 28th, 2026

WORLD OF OUTLAWS LATE MODEL SERIES

presented by DirtVision

A Feature (40 laps) : 1. 32 Bobby Pierce (Oakwood, Ill.); 2. 1 Tyler Erb (New Waverly, Texas); 3. 9 Nick Hoffman (Mooresville, N.C.); 4. 22* Drake Troutman (Hyndman, Pa.); 5. 14 Trey Mills (St. Augustine, Fla.); 6. 58 Garrett Alberson (Las Cruces, N.M.); 7. 49 Jonathan Davenport (Blairsville, Ga.); 8. 74X Ethan Dotson (Bakersfield, Calif.); 9. 19 Dustin Sorensen (Rochester, Minn.); 10. 97 Cade Dillard (Robeline, La.); 11. 15D Justin Duty (Medford, Ore.); 12. B1 Brent Larson (Lake Elmo, Minn.); 13. 28 Dennis Erb Jr (Carpentersville, Ill.); 14. 76 Blair Nothdurft (Renner, S.D.); 15. 55E Eli Johnson (Clewiston, Fla.); 16. 13 Dallon Murty (Chelsea); 17. 43 Derrick Stewart (Ainsworth); 18. 9M Tim McCreadie (Watertown, N.Y.); 19. 25 Chad Simpson (Mt Vernon); 20. 20TC Tristan Chamberlain (RIichmond, Ind.); 21. 19R Ryan Gustin (Marshalltown); 22. 58V Daulton Wilson (Fayetteville, N.C.); 23. 1Z Logan Zarin (Hookstown, Pa.); 24. 32S Chris Simpson (Oxford); 25. 16 Tyler Bruening (Decorah). 

Last Chance Showdown 1 (10 laps) : 1. Dotson; 2. Brent Larson; 3. Chad Simpson; 4. Zarin; 5. 4TW Tim Ward (Mesa, Ariz.); 6. 11 Gordy Gundaker (St. Charles, Mo.); 7. Johnson; 8. 15C Curt Schroeder (Newton). 

Last Chance Showdown 2 (10 laps) : 1. Sorensen; 2. Wilson; 3. Bruening; 4. 75 Daniel Adam (Peru, Ill.); 5. 6 Jake Neal (Omaha, Neb.); 6. 8 Matthew Larson (Lake Elmo, Minn.); 7. 15 Clay Stuckey (Shreveport, La.); 8. Chamberlain. 

World of Outlaws Heat 1 (8 laps) : 1. Hoffman; 2. Alberson; 3. Troutman; 4. Gustin; 5. Brent Larson; 6. Zarin; 7. Ward; 8. Schroeder. 
STAKT Products Heat 2 (8 laps) : 1. Davenport; 2. Tyler Erb; 3. Duty; 4. Stewart; 5. Gundaker; 6. Dotson; 7. Chad Simpson; 8. Johnson. 
Keyser Manufacturing Heat 3 (8 laps) : 1. Murty; Mills; 3. Nothdurft; 4. Dennis Erb Jr.; 5. Stuckey; 6. Sorensen; 7. Chamberlain; 8. Adam. 

Jarrett Rifles Heat 4 (8 laps) : 1. Pierce; 2. Dillard; 3. Chris Simpson; 4. McCreadie; 5. Wilson; 6. Bruening; 7. Matthew Larson; 8. Neal. 

Mark Martin Automotive Group A Qualifying (2 laps) : 1. 9 Nick Hoffman [12.549]; 2. 49 Jonathan Davenport [12.703]; 3. 22* Drake Troutman [12.773]; 4. 74X Ethan Dotson [12.777]; 5. 58 Garrett Alberson [12.799]; 6. 1 Tyler Erb [12.820]; 7. 19R Ryan Gustin [12.973]; 8. 43 Derrick Stewart [13.005]; 9. B1 Brent Larson [13.039]; 10. 55E Eli Johnson [13.117]; 11. 1Z Logan Zarin [13.181]; 12. 11 Gordy Gundaker [13.295]; 13. 15C Curt Schroeder [13.313]; 14. 15D Justin Duty [13.361]; 15. 4TW Tim Ward [13.386]; 16. 25 Chad Simpson [13.583].

Mark Martin Automotive Group B Qualifying (2 laps) : 1. 13 Dallon Murty [12.854]; 2. 58V Daulton Wilson [12.901]; 3. 14 Trey Mills [12.985]; 4. 32 Bobby Pierce [13.022]; 5. 76 Blair Nothdurft [13.038]; 6. 97 Cade Dillard [13.039]; 7. 28 Dennis Erb Jr. [13.043]; 8. 32S Chris Simpson [13.056]; 9. 20TC Tristan Chamberlain [13.237]; 10. 9M Tim McCreadie [13.264]; 11. 19 Dustin Sorensen [13.282]; 12. 16 Tyler Bruening [13.291]; 13. 15 Clay Stuckey [13.341]; 14. 8 Matthew Larson [13.438]; 15. 75 Daniel Adam [13.715]; 16. 6 Jake Neal [No Time]. 

KARL CHEVROLET PREMIER LATE MODEL TOUR

presented by Performance Bodies - Karl Kustoms - Quam Trucking - Aikey Auto Salvage - Troy's Sandwiches - Midwest Buildings Inc - Re/Max Independence Realty - Angry Duck Graphics

A Feature (25 Laps) : 1. 33 Nick Marolf (Moscow); 2. 01 CJ Horn (Cedar Rapids); 3. 07X Troy Morris III (Bakersfield, Calif.); 4. 07 Matt Ryan (Davenport); 5. 00J J.D. Auringer (Waterloo); 6. 40 Joel Callahan (Dubuque); 7. 77 Jeff Aikey (Cedar Falls); 8. 14 Logan Duffy (Independence); 9. 5 Jason Hahne (Webster City); 10. 9 Bobby Hansen (Center Point); 11. 21 Brennen Chipp (Waterloo); 12. 70 Jerry King (Waterloo); 13. 93 Chase Brunscheen (Dyersville); 14. 99D Darrel DeFrance (Marshalltown); 15. 70M Shawn Mulvany (Moline, Ill.); 16. 46 Marcus Orr (Independence); 17. 41 Landon Duffy (Independence); 18. 98 Travis Smock (Independence); 19. 72 Ben Seemann (Waterloo); 20. 45 Curt Martin (Independence); 21. 99 Luke Pestka (Robins); 22. 33S Tyler Sommerlot (Dunkerton); 23. W56 Gary Webb (Blue Grass); DNS 8R Sean Johnson (Independence); DNS 330G Kevin Kirkpatrick (Waterloo). 

Heat 1 (8 Laps) : 1. Aikey; 2. Hahne; 3. Martin; 4. Pestka; 5. Chipp; 6. Orr; 7. Landon Duffy. 

Heat 2 (8 Laps) : 1. Auringer; 2. Marolf; 3. King; 4. Horn; 5. Seemann; 6. Johnson. 

Heat 3 (8 Laps) : 1.  Smock; 2. DeFrance; 3. Morris III; 4. Hansen; 5. Mulvany; 6. Sommerlot. 

Heat 4 (8 Laps) : 1.  Logan Duffy; 2. Ryan; 3. Callahan; 4. Webb; 5. Brunscheen; 6. Kirkpatrick. 

IMCA MODIFIEDS

presented by Waterloo Auto Parts

A Feature (20 Laps) : 1. 29 Spencer Diercks (Davenport); 2. 5L Cody Laney (Torrance, Calif.); 3. 111 Ethan Braaksma (Newton); 4. 48K Kollin Hibdon (Waterloo); 5. 6 Jed Freiburger (Dubuque); 6. 72 Kolton Osborn (Janesville); 7. 71C Troy Cordes (Dunkerton); 8. 16K Kaylin Lopez (Chowchilla, Calif.); 9. 777 Rayce Mullen (Pearl City, Ill.); 10. 5R Bill Roberts Jr. (Burlington); 11. 17 Ethan Krall (Evansdale); 12. 12R Brett Ramsey (Waterloo); 13. 22K Kevin Rose (Waterloo); 14. 35 Kyle Bentley (Fairbank); 15. 57B Dennis Betzer (Central City); 16. B24 Owen Barnhill (Milton, Fla.). 

Heat 1 (8 Laps) : 1. Hibdon; 2. Diercks; 3. Roberts Jr.; 4. Freiburger; 5. Cordes; 6. Lopez; 7. Rose; 8. Bentley. 

Heat 2 (8 Laps) : 1. Braaksma; 2. Laney; 3. Osborn; 4. Mullen; 5. Krall; 6. Betzer; 7. Ramsey; 8. Barnhill. 

IMCA STOCK CARS

presented by Christie Door Company

A Feature (20 Laps) : 1. 11R Braden Richards (Madrid); 2. 18S Tom Schmitt (Independence); 3. 99D Damon Murty (Chelsea); 4. 7D Dakoda Sellers (Vinton); 5. 57VG Rowdee Van Genderen (Newton); 6. 3H Ty Hill (Winterset); 7. 2G Bradly Graham (Victor); 8. 4R Riley Hanson (Vinton); 9. 85R Bryce Carey (Nashua); 10. 22 Tanner Allen (Springville); 11. 12N Gage Neal (Anamosa); 12. 18X Daniel Eckblad (St. Peter, Minn.); 13. 8E Mitchell Evens (Dubuque); 14. 02 Austin Staley (Muscatine); 15. 27B Tyler Ball (Independence); 16. 7N Trenton Neuhaus (Quasqueton); 17. 10 Jeremy Ades (Raymond); 18. 77 Josh Monthei (Jefferson); 19. 99K Kyle Murty (Tama); 20. 17R Derek Reimer (Ames); 21. F4 Tommy Fain (Abilene, Texas); 22. 7B Jim Ball Jr. (Independence). 

Heat 1 (8 Laps) : 1. Neal; 2. Van Genderen; 3. Hanson; 4. Fain; 5. Evens; 6. Graham; 7. Hill; 8. Neuhaus. 

Heat 2 (8 Laps) : 1. Schmitt; 2. Damon Murty; 3. Eckblad; 4. Carey; 5. Monthei; 6. Reimer; 7. Jim Ball Jr. 

Heat 3 (8 Laps) : 1.  Richards; 2. Sellers; 3. Allen; 4. Ades; 5. Staley; 6. Kyle Murty; 7. Tyler Ball. 

𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝐓𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐞𝐝 𝐄𝐱𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐑𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐀𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐞

The Independence Motor Speedway finally roared to life with racing action by holding a "Super Tuesday" IMCA special sponsored by Scott Webb Concrete and Wyffels Hybrids. The first 3 attempts were cancelled: the frostbuster on April 2nd, the original season opener on April 11th, and the make-up season opener on April 18th. Speedway officials needed to get a show in before the World of Outlaws The late models series comes to town next week. Tuesday night was only for IMCA state, regional, and national points; no track points were awarded. 

Kudos to Mike Van Genderen and Dana Benning for putting this event together in less than a week's time frame because of the rainouts to try and get the season started. A chamber of commerce night for racing, as there were beautiful blue skies and sunshine, temperatures in the low 80s, and a light wind that felt just right. One hundred and thirty-one cars signed in at the back gate to race on the 3/8 mile banked race track located at the Buchanan County Fairgrounds. The racing action was exciting all night; the final checkered flag waved at 10:40p.

Sometimes you never know what MVG has up his sleeves; he decided there would be a qualifying procedure for the Modifieds and Stock Cars. No more than eight cars on the track at a time, and they would take to the track for hot laps and two laps of qualifying. With an invert of some many cars, setting the lineups for the heat races. It produced some great action in the heat races as the top qualifiers had to work for the right to make the top spots. All the other classes had the normal draw-redraw format to determine their starting spots. Kudos to the tower of Tysus Pattee and Kevin Kemp on keeping everything straight, despite technology being a pain in the butt last night that forced race officials to adjust the schedule several times.

The first feature honors went to the Rooster Auto Sales of Vinton Crown Vics for 15 laps, which ran before the Modified Heats because of a technology hiccup. Derrick Dean started outside the front row, grabbed the top spot early, and ran away with a half-lap lead at one moment. Dean went on to take the feature win with Michael LaMar and Rob Culbertson finishing second and third, the only other two on the lead lap. David Culbertson and Jacob Tuttle were fourth and fifth.

Zach McNeese jumped out to the race lead in the Performance Bodies IMCA Hobby Stocks 16-lap feature event. McNeese led the first ten laps without any major challenge from Karter Miles or Carson Butt; he slipped up in turn two, and that allowed Miles to take the race lead and Butt into second. McNeese then exited on lap 13 with a flat tire, around the time a caution came out for Spencer Roggentien and Jaxon Daniels spinning in turn four and debris in turn three. Miles went on to capture the win, with Butt finishing second. Twelfth place starter Briar Kriegel came home in third, twenty-fifth place starter Joren Fisher was fourth, and "Mrs. Dominator" Leah Wroten was fifth.

In the Pat's Auto Salvage IMCA Sport Mods 20-lap feature event, Will Wolf jumped out to the race lead and set a smooth and quick pace. However, on lap 13, Wolf slowed and ducked to the infield before rejoining following the came out for him slowing. Cole Suckow took command of the race, and he held off Ben Chapman to take the feature win. Chapman was in second. Tony Olson was running third but slipped up on the last lap, allowing nineteenth-place starter Austin Kemp and Jackson Carey to get by in third and fourth. Olson recovered to take fifth.

Tyler Fiebelkorn, making the three-hour one-way pull from Stuart to Race, snatched up the early lead in the Cue Rentals powered by Tarpy IMCA Sport Compacts 14-lap feature event. Fiebelkorn looked smooth out front, but once Dyllan Bonk worked his way from seventh to second, Bonk applied pressure and captured the top spot on lap three. Bonk pulled away; meanwhile, Fiebelkorn continued to run second, but then the only race caution came out on lap ten for debris in turn two, and as that happened, Stephen Randall made slight contact with Michael Stoddard, sending Stoddard into an infield tire in turn three. Bonk held off the Fiebelkorn on the restart and went on to capture the feature win. Sixteenth-place starter Drew Stanek got by Fiebelkorn for second on the last lap. Mike Payton and Devin Coghlan round out the top five.

It was then time for the Christie Door Company IMCA Stock Cars 20-lap feature event. Kodey Miles used the high side to take the lead over Casey Shelliam. Shelliam regained the lead just as Adam Streeter went for a roll in turn two. Miles got the lead back since the lead change was not official, and he had Independence Veteran Tom Schmitt and West Burlington's John Oliver Jr. take up the chase to apply pressure to Miles until the next caution came out on lap 14. That caution was for Jack Hockaday spinning in turn one right in front of the race leaders, collecting two of the back of the field, Shawn Stinger and Trenton Neuhaus. Schmitt tried to take the higher line in one and two and the bottom of three and four to get by Miles but came up short as Kodey was able to fend off those challenges. The red flag came out on lap 17 when Vern Jackson tumbled over the top of turns one and two. Miles out front, Schmitt chose the inside, putting Oliver to the outside. Oliver had the right lane as he was able to get by Schmitt and then battle Miles for the race lead. Oliver edged out Miles on lap nineteen and won a photo finish at the line by .051 seconds. Schmitt was third, Gage Neal in fourth, and sixteenth-place starter Tanner Allen in fifth. Quick qualifiers in each group was Oliver Jr., Schmitt and Shelliam with Shelliam as the quick timer. 

The final feature of the night was the Waterloo Auto Parts IMCA Modifieds 20-lap event. Kollin Hibdon was a rocket ship from the drop of the green flag, finding the grip strip on the bottom side as he led from start to finish. The only race caution came out on lap four for Wisconsin's Brandon Schmitt, spinning in turn two. Hibdon went on to capture the win. Joel Rust was in striking distance but couldn't get by Hibdon, and when lap traffic slowed them down, Ethan Braaksma made it a three-car race. Braaksma captured second; Rust was third. Spencer Diercks took fourth place, and Troy Morris III was fifth. Quick qualifiers in each group were Hibdon, Schmitt, Jace Whitt, and Jerry Flippo, with Hibdon as the quick timer.

The next race at the Independence Motor Speedway is Tuesday, April 28th, for the World of Outlaws Independence Late Model Showdown presented by Scott Webb Concrete. The World of Outlaws Late Model Series presented by DirtVision will be $12,000 to win; the Karl Chevrolet Premier Late Model Tour will be $2,000 to win. IMCA Modifieds and IMCA Stock Cars round out the Tuesday Night Card. Pits open at 2p, grandstands open at 3p, hot laps at 6:30p, and racing to follow. Grandstands are $40 for adults, $20 for kids (ages 6-15), and free for children 5 & under. A pit pass is $50 for ages 13 & up, kids (6-12) $25, and children 5 & under $10. 

Then IMCA weekly racing takes place on Saturday, May 9th, for Johnson Plumbing, Heating & Cooling Night with Pro Late Models, IMCA Modifieds, IMCA Stock Cars, IMCA Sport Mods, IMCA Hobby Stocks, IMCA Sport Compacts, and Crown Vics.

For more information about the Independence Motor Speedway check out Independence Motor Speedway on MyRacePass or check out Race Indee - Independence Motor Speedway Facebook Page or call Mike Van Genderen at (641) 521-0330 or Dana Benning at (319) 404-7177.

I used last night as a test and tune on taking pictures for future shows at Independence I plan on going to, but all the pictures I took during hot laps and heat races are posted on the Trackside Report by Foxman Facebook Page in a photo album titled Indee Super Tuesday IMCA Special 4-21-26.

Don't forget to check out the other racetracks Mike Van Gender promotes or is the track manager. Highway 39 Speedway in Denison, Stuart Speedway in Stuart, Mountain Dew Bloomfield Speedway, and Scotland County Speedway in Memphis, Missouri.

Scotland County Speedway in Memphis, Missouri hosts the 12th Annual USMTS Mid-America Nationals / Inaugural Jon Fuller Memorial race featuring the United States Modified Touring Series for two $5,000 to win shows on Friday, April 24th and Saturday, April 25th. USRA Iron Man Stock Car Series presented by Terminator Chassis, the USRA Iron Man B-Mod Series presented by Harris Auto Racing, and USRA Hobby Stocks competing both nights. Friday, gates open at 3p, grandstands at 5p, hot laps at 6:30p, racing at 7:15p.  Saturday, gates open at 2p, grandstands open at 4p, hot laps at 5:30p, racing at 6:15p, Grandstands are $25 for adults, seniors & military $20, Juniors (ages 11-16) $10, kids 11 and Under Free both nights. Pit Pass is $40 for adults, ages (5-10) $20, kids 4 and under Free.  For additional event details and updates, fans are encouraged to follow the official USMTS and Scotland County Speedway social media channels or visit the series website. Reminder the USMTS has a new website at USMTS-Racing.com.

Revving It Up at Hwy 39 Speedway in Denison opens their 2026 season with an IMCA Sunday Special. IMCA Late Models, IMCA Modifieds, and IMCA Stock Cars are $1,000 to win. IMCA Sport Mods: $750 to win, IMCA Hobby Stocks: $500 to win, and IMCA Sport Compacts: $200 to win. Pits open at 3p, grandstands open at 4p, hot laps at 5:30p, and racing to follow. Grandstands are $15 for adults, students, seniors, and military; $10 for kids 8 and under; and free. Pit passes are $35 for adults, $15 for kids (7-13), $10 for children (4-6), and free for 3 and under. You can watch live on Advantage Racing TV if you can't make it in person.

The next race at Karl Chevrolet of Stuart Speedway in Stuart is on Wednesday, April 29th, for the make-up of the Dynamic Drivelines Dirt Duel. Mountain Dew Bloomfield Speedway in Bloomfield will have its first race on Friday, May 22nd, when the Malvern Bank Super Late Model Racing (SLMR) Series makes an appearance.

Independence Motor Speedway

Independence, Iowa

Scott Webb Concrete / Wyffels Hybrids Super Tuesday

Tuesday April 21st, 2026

IMCA MODIFIEDS

presented by Waterloo Auto Parts

A Feature (20 Laps) : 1. 48K Kollin Hibdon (Waterloo); 2. 111 Ethan Braaksma (Newton); 3. 26 Joel Rust (Grundy Center); 4. 29 Spencer Diercks (Davenport); 5. 07X Troy Morris III (Bakersfield, Calif.); 6. B24 Owen Barnhill (Milton, Fla.); 7. 77 Jeff Aikey (Cedar Falls); 8. 6 Jed Freiburger (Dubuque); 9. 77T Tripp Gaylord (Lakewood, Colo.); 10. 98 Jacob Snyder (Dunkerton); 11. 32X Skyler Woods (Beaver Dam, Wis.); 12. 75 James Fletcher (Beaver Dam, Wis.); 13. 5 Jason Morehouse (Evansdale); 14. 26J Jace Whitt (Hamilton, Mo.); 15. 24R Adam Johnson (Independence); 16. 71C Troy Cordes (Dunkerton); 17. 59 Josh Fisher (La Porte City); 18. 5R Bill Roberts Jr (Burlington); 19. 72 Kolton Osborn (Janesville); 20. 20S Brandon Schmitt (Beaver Dam, Wis.); 21. 3 Dylan Potter (Orcutt, Calif.); 22. 777 Rayce Mullen (Pearl City, Ill.); 23. 13 Jerry Flippo (Rockford); 24. F17 Patrick Flannagan (Cedar Rapids). 

B Feature (10 Laps) : 1. Cordes; 2. Roberts Jr.; 3. Osborn; 4. Mullen; 5. 17 Ethan Krall (Evansdale); 6. 88K Kole Quam (Elk Run Heights); 7. 56 Dustin Kroening (Hebron, Ill.); 8. 35 Kyle Bentley (Fairbank); 9. 22K Kevin Rose (Waterloo); 10. 57B Dennis Betzer (Central City); 11. 12R Bret Ramsey (Waterloo). 

Heat 1 (8 Laps) : 1. Barnhill; 2. Rust; 3. Diercks; 4. Woods; 5. Potter; 6. Roberts Jr.; 7. Ramsey. 

Heat 2 (8 Laps) : 1. Braaksma; 2. Fletcher; 3. Aikey; 4. Flannagan; 5. Whitt; 6. Mullen; 7. Bentley; DNS Betzer. 

Heat 3 (8 Laps) : 1. Flippo; 2. Morris III; 3. Johnson; 4. Gaylord; 5. Fisher; 6. Cordes; 7. Krall; 8. Kroening. 

Heat 4 (8 Laps) : 1. Hibdon; 2. Snyder; 3. Morehouse; 4. Schmitt; 5. Freiburger; 6. Quam; 7. Rose; 8. Osborn. 

IMCA STOCK CARS

presented by Christie Door Company

A Feature (20 Laps) : 1. 05 John Oliver Jr. (West Burlington); 2. 4K Kodey Miles (Bernard); 3. 18S Tom Schmitt (Independence); 4. 12N Gage Neal (Anamosa); 5. 22 Tanner Allen (Springville); 6. 16S Casey Shelliam (Dubuque); 7. 3H Ty Hill (Winterset); 8. 7D Dakoda Sellers (Vinton); 9. 115 Hannah Chesmore (Rowley); 10. 2G Bradly Graham (Victor); 11. 4R Riley Hanson (Vinton); 12. 8E Mitchell Evens (Dubuque); 13. 77 Josh Monthei (Jefferson); 14. 3S Shawn Stinger (Palo); 15. 64 Vern Jackson (Waterloo); 16. 10 Jeremy Ades (Raymond); 17. 7 Brandon Tharp (Vinton); 18. 77Z Jack Hockaday (Erie, Ill.); 19. 7N Trenton Neuhaus (Quasqueton); 20. T23 Tony Olson (Cedar Rapids); 21. 57VG Rowdee Van Genderen (Newton); 22. 10J Justin Ades (Webster City); 23. 3T Terry Dulin (Cedar Rapids); 24. 06S Adam Streeter (Walker). 

Heat 1 (8 Laps) : 1. Oliver Jr.; 2. Shelliam; 3. Jackson; 4. Justin Ades; 5. Graham; 6. Hill; 7. Neuhaus; 8. Allen.

Heat 2 (8 Laps) : 1. Miles; 2. Neal; 3. Chesmore; 4. Sellers; 5. Van Genderen; 6. Evens; 7. Tharp; 8. Streeter. 

Heat 3 (8 Laps) : 1.  Schmitt; 2. Hanson; 3. Hockaday; 4. Dulin; 5. Monthei; 6. Jeremy Ades; 7. Olson; 8. Stinger.

IMCA NORTHERN SPORT MODS

presented by Pat's Auto Salvage

A Feature (20 Laps) : 1. 75 Cole Suckow (Cresco); 2. 1JR Ben Chapman (Clarence); 3. 8K Austin Kemp (Vinton); 4. 392 Jackson Carey (Nashua); 5. T23 Tony Olson (Cedar Rapids); 6. 33 Aiden Gelner (Nashua); 7. 85 Dustin West (Duncombe); 8. 2D Dalton Delay (Cedar Rapids); 9. 7W Will Wolf (Lynnville); 10. 58 Harrison Horn (Cedar Rapids); 11. 21X Brandon Bradford (Osawatomie, Kan.); 12. 13J Brandon Jacoby (Waterloo); 13. 82 Jacob Berry (Cedar Falls); 14. 82T Brett Thomas (Walker); 15. 17 Beckett Flannagan (Cedar Rapids); 16. 2X Jordan Hicks (Delmar); 17. 07 TJ Hampton (Independence); DNS 13X Noah Beenken (Waterloo); DNS 39 Brian Hilbert (Independence); DNS 28B Curt Smeins (Dike). 

Heat 1 (8 Laps) : 1. Smeins; 2. Berry; 3. Wolf; 4. Gelner; 5. Carey; 6. West; 7. Jacoby; 8. Hampton; 9. Hilbert; DQ Kemp. 

Heat 2 (8 Laps) : 1. Olson; 2. Chapman; 3. Hicks; 4. Thomas; 5. Suckow; 6. Bradford; 7. Flannagan; 8. Delay; 9. Horn; 10. Beenken. 

IMCA HOBBY STOCKS

presented by Performance Bodies

A Feature (16 Laps) : 1. 10X Karter Miles (Bernard); 2. 10B Carson Butt (Preston); 3. 17K Briar Kriegel (Brooklyn); 4. 52 Joren Fisher (Garrison); 5. 14C Leah Wroten (Independence); 6. 33J Carson James (Winthrop); 7. 31J Jaxon Daniels (Charles City); 8. 4J Jared Miles (Bernard); 9. 8B Jacob Floyd (Cedar Rapids); 10. 22G Brad Graham (Brooklyn); 11. 8 Braxton Franks (Cedar Rapids); 12. 34J Jaice Tuttle (Vinton); 13. 73 Quinton Miller (Independence); 14. 45 Justin Wacha (Vinton); 15. B25 Brandon Beyer (Independence); 16. 1 Scott Siems (Cedar Rapids); 17. 6R Spencer Roggentien (Amana); 18. 33 Cameron Graham (Winthrop); 19. 13K McKenna Koch (Independence); 20. 55 Ben Shannon (Independence); 21.23Z Zach McNeese (Independence); 22. 8K Reegan Merkes (Farley); 23. 23C Colin Bland (Independence); DNS 357 Brett Vanous (Quasqueton); DNS 26 Max Jones (Waterville); DNS 38C Brandon Clayton (Jesup). 

Heat 1 (7 Laps) : 1. Kriegel; 2. Daniels; 3. Franks; 4. Miller; 5. Jones; 6. Tuttle; 7. Shannon; 8. Siems; 9. Fisher.

Heat 2 (7 Laps) : 1. Jared Miles; 2. Butt; 3. Koch; 4. McNeese; 5. Roggentien; 6. Brad Graham; 7. Beyer; 8. Bland; DNS Vanous. 

Heat 3 (7 Laps) : 1. James; 2. Wroten; 3. Karter Miles; 4. Wacha; 5. Merkes; 6. Floyd; 7. Cameron Graham; DNS Clayton. 

IMCA SPORT COMPACTS

presented by Cue Rentals powered by Tarpy

A Feature (14 Laps) : 1. 2B Dyllan Bonk (Hannibal, Mo.); 2. 16 Drew Stanek (Buckingham); 3. 61F Tyler Fiebelkorn (Stuart); 4. 21 Mike Peyton (Waverly); 5. 5X Devin Coghlan (Center Point); 6. 81 Christopher Mannion (Waterloo); 7. 04 Jace Knight (Waterloo); 8. 46 Michael Gardner (Des Moines); 9. 10P Chris Pittman (Dunkerton); 10. 22C Ryan Cheney (Deep River); 11. 47 Stephen Randall (Vinton); 12. 84J Korey Lana (Cedar Rapids); 13. 28R David Roeder (Waterloo); 14. 15M Zeke Wheeler (Waterloo); 15. 15 Kaden Shannon (Independence); 16. 26AR Abbi Regenold (Waterloo); 17. 717 Michael Stoddard (Walker); 18. 35M Tyler Mannion (Jesup); 19. 42K Tom Kennedy (Dubuque); 20. 58 Aaron Swearingen (Monticello); DNS 007 Adam Gates (Marion); DNS 77 Daniel Grother (Cedar Rapids); DNS 333 Steven Schmitz (Vinton).

Heat 1 (6 Laps) : 1. Pittman; 2. Coghlan; 3. Cheney; 4. Stoddard; 5. Tyler Mannion; 6. Gardner; DNS Lana; DNS Grother. 

Heat 2 (6 Laps) : 1. Shannon; 2. Fiebelkorn; 3. Schmitz; 4. Randall; 5. Stanek; 6. Kennedy; DNS Regenold; DNS Roeder. 

Heat 3 (6 Laps) : 1. Swearingen; 2. Gates; 3. Bonk; 4. Peyton; 5. Knight; 6. Christopher Mannion; 7. Wheeler. 

CROWN VICS

presented by Rooster Auto Sales

A Feature (15 Laps) : 1. 8D8 Derrick Dean (Dubuque); 2. 4L Michael LaMar (Buffalo); 3. 32 Rob Culbertson (Dubuque); 4. 31 David Culbertson (Iowa City); 5. 7K Jacob Tuttle (Vinton); 6. 7C Cody Bergmeier (Vinton); 7. 357E Elisabeth Vanous (Quasqueton); 8. 83B Cody Brown (Gilbertville); 9. 7S Kolton Sellers (Brandon); 10. 5X Joseph Edler (Polk City); 11. 26 Owen Scheel (Fairbank); 12. 1X Jacob Everts (Parkersburg); 13. 49 Jacob Welter (Farley). 

Heat 1 (6 Laps) : 1. Rob Culbertson; 2. Welter; 3. LaMar; 4. Everts; 5. Bergmeier; 6. Brown; 7. Sellers. 

Heat 2 (6 Laps) : 1. Dean; 2. Edler; 3. David Culbertson; 4. Tuttle; 5. Vanous; 6. Scheel. 

𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐧 𝐓𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐬 𝐀𝐒𝐂𝐒 𝐌𝐢𝐝𝐰𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐭 𝐈𝐧𝐯𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐧 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐭

On Sunday, I decided to make the trip over to the Karl Chevrolet of Stuart Speedway for the ASCS Midwest Region and Sprint Invaders co-sanctioned 360 Sprints event. They also had five IMCA-sanctioned divisions: Modifieds, Stock Cars, Sport Mods, Hobby Stocks, and Sport Compacts. It was a chamber of commerce race day for once, as it was sunny with beautiful blue skies; however, the only thing that made it not feel so great was the northly winds making it a little chilly. 

This was the season opener for the Malvern Bank ASCS Midwest Region presented by Hoosier Tire 360 Sprints. Rainout on April 11th forced the Mohrfeld Electric Sprint Invaders to begin their season in the co-sanctioned event sponsored by Conrad's Pillow Pets, Choice Inc., Hawkeye Auto, and Storm Lake Honda. The event would also be the first sprint car race in the state of Iowa this season, because Knoxville Raceway was cancelled on Saturday. That brought fourty-one sprint cars to the bullring on the northwest corner of Stuart, Iowa. IMCA divisions had a total of one hundred and eighteen cars, bringing the total of cars to one hundred and fifty-nine entries. 

Mike Van Genderen and the track crew produced a very fast track. There was excitement in every feature event. The final checkers was waived at 10:50p. I was back at home in Marshalltown at 12:32a. Yes, it was on a Sunday night and made it hard to wake up on Monday morning, but it was well worth it. I am glad I decided to go despite being cold. Of course I got pictures during hot laps and heat races, and they are posted on the Trackside Report by Foxman Facebook Page in a photo album titled Stuart ASCS Midwest Region / Sprint Invaders Show 4-19-26. Tony Paris was right about one thing: there were plenty of announcers in the house last night besides himself. There was Bill Wright (Sprint Invaders), Ryan Kumpf (ASCS Midwest Region), Jeff Broeg, Anthony Ainslie, and myself. Although I am only a part-timer any more, as I have traded the microphone in for a headset, radios, and flags, even that many announcers in the house could not create enough hot air to warm it up.

The first feature of the night was the Hawkeye Auto IMCA Sport Compacts 14-lap feature event. Michael Gardner jumped out to the race lead early, with Carson Hayes grabbing second before Tyler Fiebelkorn began to pressure both of them out front. Gardner led until the caution came out on lap four for Joseph Carolus spinning in turn four. Hayes stole the race lead away on the restart, fending off Fiebelkorn and brother Rece Hayes; Gardner fell back. Corbin Funke worked his way to second and then took over from Carson Hayes with 5 laps to go. Funke went on to claim the feature win. Fiebelkorn was second, Carson Hayes was third, Nebraska's Johnny Thomas was fourth, and Daniel Clayton was fifth.

 
The Karl Chevrolet of Stuart IMCA Northern Sport Mods was up next for a scheduled 20-lap feature event; however, it would be cut short. We will explain. It was "The Boss" Josalyn Elmquist wrestling the race lead away from fellow front-row starter Gage Hilgenberg. Jake Sachau worked his way from tenth to third by lap three. The first caution came out shortly after when Kaden Rice was spun around in turn four by Brayden Shepherd. On the following restart, Preston Bright spun in turn one, with Jackson Elmquist and Cam Reimers having nowhere to go. Elmquist held on to the race, but the caution came out again after lap four was scored when Mitchell Morris spun in turn four. This time, Sachau took the lead away from Elmquist, leaving her to battle with Brayton Carter. Lap six saw another caution when Bright spun in turn two, and lap nine for Jarrett VanDenBerg and Jessiah Taylor in turn one. Race control made the decision to cut the event down from 20 laps to 15 laps. Another caution came out on lap 11 for Hilgenberg spinning in turn 4 and then on lap 12 for Bailey Stimson in turn 4. Drivers were then told the next caution or checkers would end the race. Sachau went on to capture the feature win. Dylan Van Wyk worked his way from eleventh to finish second; Carter was third. Elmquist was spun on the last lap by Dalton Swatek in turn two, resulting in race control giving Elmquist her spot back and punishing Swatek. With Elmquist in fourth, Will Wolf will now be granted fifth.

 
Next up after a brief farm session was the Malvern Bank ASCS Midwest Region presented by Hoosier Tire and Mohrfeld Electric Sprint Invaders 360 Sprints for their 25-lap feature. The original plan was to use group qualifying to line up the heats, but they scrapped them after a scoring hiccup forced officials to go back to the pill draw and use passing points to line up the feature races. There was also something called the "Top Dog Challenge," where the drivers put in one hundred dollars, and if they won the feature, they would take that money on top of the $2,000 to win event. Colton Fisher jumped out and set a quick early speed, but just as he was working lap traffic on lap nine, he slowed entering turn one before coming to a stop exiting turn two. Chase Brown inherited the race lead when the race resumed with two-time Sprint Invaders champion Chris Martin in second. Martin used lap traffic to get by Brown on lap nineteen; he would go on to capture the win. It was worth $4,000, and as Martin took the Top Dog Challenge, he had veteran racer Danny Lasoski as his crew chief. Austin McCarl came across in second; Brown fell back to third. Snohomish, Washington, racer Seth Bergman was fourth. Cameron Martin came from seventeenth to finish fifth.

 
In the Diversified Towing & Recovery IMCA Stock Cars 20-lap feature event, "The Flyin' Bomb Pop" Miciah Hidlebaugh grabbed the race lead early but would continue to receive some pressure from Todd Van Eaton and Brad Derry. Van Eaton had an early exit when he had a tire send him to the pits. The first caution came out shortly after on lap seven when Michael Cheney spun in turn four. Hidlebaugh continued to lead the way but had to fend off Milton, Florida, racer Owen Barnhill and Derry on the restart. The next race caution came out on lap 14 when Barnhill blew up going into turn one. Hidlebaugh now had to deal with Beatrice, Nebraska racer Dillon Richards, who came from twelfth, and Buck Schafroth on the restart. The final caution came out on lap 16 for Derry spinning on the front stretch after Derry and Larry Robinson Jr. battled for the same real estate. Schafroth got by Hidlebaugh to capture the victory; Hidlebaugh settled for second. Richards, Austin Meiners, and Season Opener feature winner Mike Albertsen rounded out the top five.

After the field of thirty-five Rick's Towing & Transport IMCA Hobby Stocks dwindled down to 24 cars after 4 heats and the B feature, it was time for their 16-lap feature event. Shane Butler grabbed the early race lead and looked to be a strong force as the battle between Braden Gifford, Rusty Bates, Briar Kriegel, Kale Hemsley, and Solomon Bennett heated up. As Butler remained out, they were swapping spots behind him. Then came a pair of cautions on lap six, the first one for Skylar Pruitt spinning on the front stretch after a right rear tire went down, and then on the restart when Spencer Hopwood spun in turn four. Butler led one more lap before suddenly losing some power and exiting, giving the lead over to Gifford. Gifford held off Bates and twelfth-place starter Keith Burg. Gifford went on to capture the victory. Tom Killen Jr. worked his way to capture runner-up late, followed by Burg, Kriegel, and fourteenth-place starter Adam Hensel.

  The final feature of the night was the Diversified Sales & Service IMCA Modifieds 20-lap feature event. Tyler Inman outwrestled Chase Weimer for the race lead at the drop of the green. Weimer ran second until Tom Berry Jr. grabbed second away. Berry Jr. managed to pull a slider on lap eight to capture the lead, but Inman refused to go away. The following several laps, they each traded sliders in every corner. On lap 13, the battle between those two came to an end as Berry spun in turn three after what race control deemed a racing deal. Which was the correct call? If there was any contact at all, it was minimal and both did not want to give in. However, under yellow, Berry then ran into Inman, resulting in a black flag over the race receiver. Inman remained out as the leader, but a slight bobble in turn one resulted in Todd Shute taking over the race lead on lap 16. Shute went on to capture the victory. Inman was unable to regain the lead and came home second. Weimer was third, Jesse Dennis was fourth, and Troy Morris III was fifth.

The next race at Stuart Speedway is the make-up of Dynamic Drivelines Dirt Duel on Wednesday, April 29th. IMCA-sanctioned Modifieds, Stock Cars, and Sport Mods are $1,000 to win. IMCA Hobby Stocks are $500 to win, and IMCA Sport Compacts are $250 to win, plus the Outlaw Mini Mods and Crown Vics. Gates open at 5p, hot laps at 6:45p, and racing to follow. Grandstands are $15 for ages 17 and older, kids (11-16) $5, and those 10 & under free. A pit pass is $35 for ages 14 & up, $20 for kids (6-13), and free for 5 & under.

Next race for the Malvern Bank ASCS Midwest Region presented by Hoosier event will be a co-sanctioned event with the Sprint Invaders at the Eldon Raceway in Eldon on Friday, May 8th. Mohrfeld Electric Sprint Invaders' next race is Friday, May 1st, at the CJ Speedway in Columbus Junction.

For more information about the Stuart Speedway check out StuartSpeedway.net or check out the Stuart Speedway Facebook Page or call Mike Van Genderen at (641) 521-0330. 

Also, don't forget to check out the other racetracks Mike Van Genderen promotes or is the track manager for. Highway 39 Speedway in Denison, Independence Motor Speedway in Independence, Mountain Dew Bloomfield Speedway, and Scotland County Speedway in Memphis, Missouri. I promise you want to because there are a lot of big events coming up at those race tracks as well that you want to attend.

For more information about the Malvern Bank ASCS Midwest Region presented by Hooiser check out the ASCS Midwest Region Facebook Page. For more information about the Mohrfeld Electric Sprint Invaders check out SprintInvaders.org or Sprint Invaders Facebook Page.

Karl Chevrolet of Stuart Speedway

Stuart, Iowa

ASCS Midwest Region / Sprint Invaders  Shootout + IMCA Racing Sunday Special
presented by Conrad's Pillow Pets, Choice Inc., Hawkeye Auto & Storm Lake Honda

Sunday April 19th, 2026

ASCS MIDWEST REGION / SPRINT INVADERS

A Feature (25 Laps) : 1. 44 Chris Martin (Ankeny); 2. 88W Austin McCarl (Altoona); 3. 55 Chase Brown (Yutan, Neb.); 4. 23 Seth Bergman (Snohomish, Wash.); 5. 4 Cameron Martin (Ankeny); 6. 1TAZ Tasker Phillips (Pleasantville; 7. 2B Garrett Benson (Concordia, Mo.); 8. 36 Jason Martin (Liberal, Kan.); 9. 14 Joey Danley (Lincoln. Neb.); 10. 57 Cam Sorrels (Hallsville, Mo.); 11. 50 Terry McCarl (Altoona); 12. 11T Trey Meredith (Dade City, Fla.); 13. 7 Tyler Lee (Cedar Rapids); 14. 23S Stuart Snyder (Lincoln, Neb.); 15. 31 McCain Richards (Burlington); 16. 2 Chase Porter (St. Joseph, Mo.); 17. 91 Sam Henderson (Sioux Falls, S.D.); 18. 11X Colton Fisher (Mediapolis); 19. 49 Josh Schneiderman (West Burlington); 20. 40C Cody Wehrle (Burlington). 

B Feature (12 Laps) : 1. Cameron Martin; 2. Lee; 3. Schneiderman; 4. Porter; 5. 81 Tanner Gebhardt (Burlington); 6. 7X Dustin Selvage (Indianola); 7. 7S Sawyer Phillips (Pleasantville); 8. 59 Evan Semerad (Malcolm, Neb.); 9. 88S Riley Scott (Quincy, Ill.); 10. 3Z Cole Vanderheiden (Papillion, Neb.); 11. 5A Alex Vande Voort (Knoxville); 12. 16 Dustin Clark (Agency); 13. X Dylan Waxdahl (Hartford, S.D.); 14. 22 Billy Alley (Bennett, Neb.); 15. 7G Jackson Gray (Ankeny); 16. 04 Mason Heimbaugh (Pleasant Hill); 17. 63 Jack Thomas (Bates City, Mo.); 18. 99 Zach Daum (Pocahontas, Ill.). 

C Feature (10 Laps) : 1. Alley; 2. Daum; 3. 2A Austin Wood (Sacramento, Calif.); 4. 77 Brett Klabunde (Omaha, Neb.); 5. 11XJ Jaden Alexander (Knoxville); 6. 77X John Klabunde (Ft. Calhoun, Neb.); 7. 71 Nathan Murders (Burlington); 8. 17 Nate Parks (Burlington). 

Dash (5 Laps) : 1. Fisher; 2. Brown; 3. McCarl; 4. Chris Martin; 5. Bergman; 6. Benson; 7. Tasker Phillips; 8. Meredith. 

Heat 1 (8 Laps) : 1. Benson; 2. Chris Martin; 3. Henderson; 4. Lee; 5. Vande Voort; 6. Scott; 7. Thomas; 8. Vanderheiden; 9. Gray; 10. Daum; 11. Murders. 

Heat 2 (8 Laps) : 1. Meredith; 2. Wehrle; 3. Danley; 4. Selvage; 5. Terry McCarl; 6. Porter; 7. Waxdahl; 8. Semerad; 9. Brett Klabunde; 10. Carder. 

Heat 3 (8 Laps) : 1. Fisher; 2. Brown; 3. Austin McCarl; 4. Richards; 5. Snyder; 6. Schneiderman; 7. Clark; 8. Alley; 9. Alexander; 10. Parks. 

Heat 4 (8 Laps) : 1. Bergman; 2. Tasker Phillips; 3. Sorrels; 4. Jason Martin; 5. Gebhardt; 6. Cameron Martin; 7. Wood; 8. Sawyer Phillips; 9.  John Klabunde; 10. Heimbaugh. 

IMCA MODIFIEDS

presented by Diversified Sales & Service

A Feature (20 Laps) : 1. 5 Todd Shute (Norwalk); 2. 5T Tyler Inman (Altoona); 3. 19S Chase Weimer (Eldora); 4. 70 Jesse Dennis (Corning); 5. 07X Troy Morris III (Bakersfield, Calif.); 6. 28 Trevor Fitz (Camarillo, Calif.); 7. B24 Owen Barnhill (Milton, Fla.); 8. 36T Jeff Wiggins (Greenfield); 9. 8 Griffin Taylor (Kannapolis, N.C.); 10. 11F Colton Garside (Greenfield); 11. 14B Scott Bash (Windsor Heights); 12. 11X Tom Berry Jr. (Marshalltown); 13. 95N Garrett Nelson (Osceola); 14. 93N Colton Nelson (Osceola); DNS 9B Larry Baldwin Jr. (Des Moines). 

Heat 1 (8 Laps) : 1. Inman; 2. Shute; 3. Weimer; 4. Taylor; 5. Wiggins; 6. Garside; 7. Fitz; 8. Baldwin Jr. 

Heat 2 (8 Laps) : 1. Berry Jr.; 2. Morris III; 3. Garrett Nelson; 4. Barnhill; 5. Dennis; 6. Colton Nelson; 7. Bash. 

IMCA STOCK CARS

presented by Diversified Towing & Recovery

A Feature (20 Laps) : 1. 92 Buck Schafroth (Orient); 2. 72H Miciah Hidlebaugh (Menlo); 3. 24R Dillon Richards (Beatrice, Neb.); 4. 8M Austin Meiners (Polk City); 5. 3 Mike Albertsen (Audubon); 6. 1S Hunter Smith (Fort Morgan, Colo.); 7. 94 Dillon Solum (Winterset); 8. 05 John Oliver Jr. (West Burlington); 9. 53R Larry Robinson Jr. (Underwood); 10. 70 Jesse Dennis (Corning); 11. 20W Shay Woods (Humeston); 12. 57VG Rowdee Van Genderen (Newton); 13. 3H Ty Hill (Winterset); 14. 34N Thomas Nelson (Stuart); 15. 27 Mike Van Utrecht (New Sharon); 16. 58C Michael Cheney (Deep River); 17. 37D Brad Derry (Bedford); 18. B24 Owen Barnhill (Milton, Fla.); 19. 41 Thor Anderson (Monroe); 20. V31 Todd Van Eaton (Orient); 21. 32VW Josh Vanwinkle (Panora); DNS 3S Bryan Snell (Coon Rapids); DNS 31 Adam Ayers (Adair). 

Heat 1 (8 Laps) : 1. Derry; 2. Hill; 3 Meiners; 4. Robinson Jr.; 5. Nelson; 6. Van Genderen; 7. Vanwinkle; DNS Ayers.

Heat 2 (8 Laps) : 1. Van Eaton; 2. Albertsen; 3. Dennis; 4. Hidlebaugh; 5. Van Utrecht; 6. Oliver Jr.; 7. Anderson; 8. Cheney.

Heat 3 (8 Laps) : 1. Schafroth; 2. Barnhill; 3. Smith; 4. Richards; 5. Woods; 6. Solum; DNS Snell. 

IMCA NORTHERN SPORT MODS

presented by Karl Chevrolet of Stuart

A Feature (15 Laps) : 1. 14 Jake Sachau (Manning); 2. 117 Dylan Van Wyk (Oskaloosa); 3. 01 Brayton Carter (Oskaloosa); 4. 18J Josalyn Elmquist (Boone); 5. 7W Will Wolf (Lynnville); 6. 69K Kaden Rice (Mitchellville); 7. 0LD Bryan Morris (St Charles); 8. 43 Brayden Shepherd (Altoona); 9. 37 Thomas Behle (Polk City); 10. 193 Jessiah Taylor (Boone); 11. 12J Darrin Hardisty (Cumberland); 12. 10L Logan Frederiksen (Wiota); 13. 3 Kolby Sabin (Des Moines); 14. 18 Mitchell Morris (St Charles); 15. 7 Bradley Ivy (Williamsburg); 16. 99L Jett Larson (Crescent); 17. 4 Gage Hilgenberg (Waukee); 18. 18B Jackson Elmquist (Boone); 19. 11 Bailey Stimson (Duncombe); 20. 3J Cayden Jensen (Adair); 21. 22D Dalton Swatek (Cresco); 22. 22V Jarrett VanDenBerg (Oskaloosa); 23. 21 Jesse Hardisty (Cumberland); 24. 13B Preston Bright (Indianola); 25. 26 Mike Dullard (Winterset); 26. 81 BJ Charlson (Indianola). 

Heat 1 (8 Laps) : 1. Van Wyk; 2. Hilgenberg; 3. Rice; 4. Shepherd; 5. Bryan Morris; 6. Ivy; 7. Behle; 8. Bright; 9. Jesse Hardisty. 

Heat 2 (8 Laps) : 1. Carter; 2. Josalyn Elmquist; 3. VanDenBerg; 4. Swatek; 5. Darrin Hardisty; 6. Jensen; 7. Stimson; 8. Jackson Elmquist; 9. Charlson. 

Heat 3 (8 Laps) : 1. Sachau; 2. Wolf; 3. Taylor; 4. Mitchell Morris; 5. Dullard; 6. Frederiksen; 7. Sabin; 8. Larson. 

IMCA HOBBY STOCKS

presented by Rick's Towing & Transport

A Feature (15 Laps) : 1. 22B Braden Gifford (Boone); 2. 1K Tom Killen Jr. (Des Moines); 3. 14B Keith Burg (Adel); 4. 17K Briar Kriegel (Brooklyn); 5. 7H Adam Hensel (Atlantic); 6. 11B Solomon Bennett (Minburn); 7. 84B Rusty Bates (Casey); 8. 7B Eric Stanton (Carlisle); 9. 88H Kale Hemsley (Sigourney); 10. 12K Eric Knutson (Slater); 11. 9 Kolby Sabin (Des Moines); 12. 00B Braelynn Long (Norwalk); 13. B11 Dakota Tuttle (Victor); 14. 96 Skylar Pruitt (Stuart); 15. 98 Derrick Rohe (Audubon); 16. 56J Jamie Coady (Colfax); 17. 5HX Spencer Hopwood (Des Moines); 18. 49 Kendal Madsen II (Grimes); 19. 14Z Zachary Cleghorn (Des Moines); 20. 5 Dylan Hill (Des Moines); 21. 35C Phil Castellano (Norwalk); 22. 81A Alex Yoerger (Pleasant Hill); 23. 72 Joey Young (Indianola); 24. 37 Shane Butler (Glidden). 

B-Feature (10 Laps) : 1. Hopwood; 2. Stanton; 3. Madsen II; 4. Coady; 5. 44 Nolan Wiersma (Sioux Falls, S.D.); 6. 75KB Russell Kilsaris (Earlham); 7. 14 Joe Grubbs (St Charles); 8. 01JK Jake Moorman (Boone); 9. 3K Colton Kern (Redfield); 10. 3T Tony Strable (Knoxville); 11. 79 Charles Belew (Adel); 12. 22J Jacob Hauschen (Adel); 13. 6D Jason Day (Stuart); 14. 5H Ronnie Hill (Des Moines); DNS 22 Seth Butler (Glidden). 

Heat 1 (7 Laps) : 1. Sabin; 2. Castellano; 3. Bates; 4. Pruitt; 5. Yoerger; 6. Hopwood; 7. Coady; 8. Stanton; 9. Grubbs. 

Heat 2 (7 Laps) : 1. Shane Butler; 2. Bennett; 3. Killen Jr.; 4. Hansel; 5. Cleghorn; 6. Madsen II; 7. Hauschen; 8. Belew; 9. Ronnie Hill. 

Heat 3 (7 Laps) : 1. Sabin; 2. Burg; 3. Young; 4. Long; 5. Dylan Hill; 6. Day; 7. Moorman; 8. Kilsaris; DNS Kern. 

Heat 4 (7 Laps) : 1. Gifford; 2. Kriegel; 3. Hemsley; 4. Rohe; 5. Tuttle; 6. Wiersma; 7. Strable; 8. Seth Butler. 

IMCA SPORT COMPACTS

presented by Hawkeye Auto

A Feature (14 Laps) : 1. 41 Corbin Funke (Menl0); 2. 61F Tyler Fiebelkorn (Stuart); 3. 3K Carson Hayes (Guthrie Center); 4. 45 Johnny Thomas (Beatrice, Neb.); 5. 72 Daniel Clayton (Fontanelle); 6. 3H Rece Hayes (Guthrie Center); 7. 22C Ryan Cheney (Deep River); 8. 16 Curtis Masterson (Reasnor); 9. 14B Tyler Haring (Oskaloosa); 10. 22D Dalton Sowers (Oskaloosa); 11. M80 Mark Smith (Huxley); 12. 46 Michael Gardner (Des Moines); 13. F12 Blake Fineran (Norwalk); 14. 12C Craig Furstenau (Earlham); 15. 16D Ashley Smith (Glenwood); 16. 11 Justice Limoges (Sioux City); 17. 22AD Joseph Carolus (Des Moines); 18. 325 Chad Heyveld (Brooklyn); 19. 7J Jonathon Walker (Des Moines). 

Heat 1 (6 Laps) : 1. Fiebelkorn; 2. Clayton; 3. Carson Hayes; 4. Furstenau; 5. Carolus; 6. Haring; 7. Limoges; 8. Mark Smith; 9. Walker; 10. Ashley Smith.

Heat 2 (6 Laps) : 1. Funke; 2. Gardner; 3. Thomas; 4. Masterson; 5. Rece Hayes; 6. Cheney; 7. Sowers; 8. Fineran; 9. Heyveld.