𝐌𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐬, 𝐆𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧, 𝐕𝐚𝐧 𝐖𝐲𝐤, 𝐒𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐡, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐙𝐞𝐡𝐦 𝐜𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐍𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝟐 𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐧𝐞

A far different story this week at the Boone Speedway for Night 2 of the Saturday Night Weekly Racing Series. Last week, Mother Nature tried to show her ugly head with a rain shower an hour before hot laps, but track officials were determined to get the show in and did despite starting 2.5 hours late. This week it seemed most of the heavy rain that hit other parts of the state missed Boone, as when I arrived at the track, they were watering the pits and track, and the races started on time as the first heat went green at 6:01p and the final checkers were at 10:40p.

One hundred and ninety-six cars signed in to Iowa's Action Track for the 2nd night of the IMCA Weekly Racing. Boone was the only track in Iowa to get racing in so far this weekend; Stuart Speedway is running Sunday (April 19th) with an ASCS Midwest Region vs. Sprint Invaders 360 Sprints show plus IMCA Weekly Racing. Back to Boone, the track was very racey all night long, so hats off to "Dirt Doctor" Rod Robbins and the crew. Several feature winners came from the midpack to claim victories.

The first feature of the night was for the Stealth Racing IMCA Mod Lites, sponsored by Carquest Auto Truck and Farm, for 15 laps. Before a lap was fully complete, the caution came out when Landon Elliott spun in turn 2. On the restart, Colby Oberembt grabbed the race lead and fended off challenges from Charlie Brown until the red flag came out before completing lap three. Charlie Brown rolled in turn four, collecting Josh May and Austin Gray. Surprisingly, Brown was able to drive back to the pits; May left on the wrecker, and Gray resumed the race. Oberembt again continued to lead and pulled away from Tracen Glick. The final caution came out on lap five when a pair of Raffurtys from Missouri, Dillon and Justin get together in turn 3. Bryan Zehm got by Oberembt on the restart and pulled away to claim the feature win. Joel Huggins and Tracen Glick also got by Oberembt to claim second and third, respectively. Oberembt is in fourth, and "The Busman" Mike Kennedy is in fifth.

Karl Kustoms IMCA Northern Sport Mods, sponsored by Elmquist Towing, an 18-lap feature event, was next up. Will and Wolf Gage Hilgenberg led the field to the green, and it was Wolf grabbing the top spot. Shortly after lap one was completed, the caution came out when Jake Sachau, Kaden Rice, and Randy Havlik spun in turns three and four. Wolf held off Hilgenberg and Ryan Leeman off the restart and checked out. Dylan Van Wyk, who started eleventh, had worked his way up to grab second on lap six and began to reel in the race leader. Van Wyk grabbed the race lead away on lap nine, and Wolf ran second until the caution came out on lap 12 for Thomas Behle in turn two. Van Wyk got a great restart, fending off Wolf and Reimers. Wolf, however, would slip off the top of the track. Van Wyk went on to take the feature win. Reimers worked his way from twelfth to second, Sachau bounced back and came back to finish third, Hunter Poston was fourth, and Tyler Heckart was fifth.

Up next were the Karl Kustoms IMCA Modifieds, sponsored by D&E Outdoor Services for their 20-lap feature. Brandon Leeman led the first lap, but it was Mesa, Arizona's Chaz Baca who took the lead away on lap two. Baca was able to pull away; Jake McBirnie worked his way in to second and Jeremy Mills into third. The first caution came out on lap six when Blaine Bryant spun in turn four. The next one, a lap later, was when Jamie Anderson spun in turn four. Baca continued to lead the way as Mills fended off McBirnie and applied pressure. Mills took the race lead away on lap nine; McBirnie also got by Baca. Mills got a sizable lead until a pair of cautions on lap 15. Robert Moore and Blaine Bryant spun in turn two, and then Colton Nelson slid off the top of turn three. Mills was determined to take victory. McBirnie, Baca, twelfth-place starter Todd Shute, and Cory Sauerman rounded out the top five.

In the Sunoco IMCA Stock Cars sponsored by Boone Moose Lodge 104, a 20-lap feature event, Garrett Corn outwrestled Jimmy Gustin for the race lead, but that was short-lived as Josh Daniels got by both of them on lap two and led the way. Gustin got by Corn and trailed Daniels for a while before applying late-race pressure as lap traffic was getting heavy. Gustin took the race lead away on lap 17 and went on to take the feature win. Daniels settled for second, Troy Jerovetz was third, twelfth place starter Braden Richards took fourth, and Corn fell back to fifth. 

The final feature of the night was the Sunoco IMCA Hobby Stocks 15-lap feature sponsored by Pickett's Salvage. Joey Young led the first two laps before Will Smith took the lead away. Smith looked strong out front, but the only race caution came out on lap five. The caution was for Chad Rickett Jr., Carson Butt, and Tucker Tepoel in turn three. Smith got a great restart, and despite a late race surge from Braden Gifford, nobody was going to deny Smith the win. Gifford came from tenth to finish second. Alex Yoerger was third, Corey VanDerWilt went from ninth to fourth, and Young fell back to fifth.

Saturday Night Weekly Series continues on April 25th with all 5 IMCA Divisions : Modifieds, Stock Cars, Sport Mods, Hobby Stocks and Mod Lites. Pits open at 3:30p, Grandstands open at 4p, Hot Laps at 5p, Racing at 6p. 

For more information about the Boone Speedway check out BooneSpeedway.com or call (515) 822-3553 or check out the Boone Speedway Facebook Page.

Boone Speedway 

Boone, Iowa

Saturday Night Racing Series Night 2

Saturday April 18th, 2026

IMCA MODIFIEDS

presented by D&E Outdoor Services

A Feature (20 Laps) : 1. 10 Jeremy Mills (Clear Lake); 2. 82 Jake McBirnie (Boone); 3. 75JR Chad Baca (Mesa, Ariz.); 4. 5 Todd Shute (Norwalk); 5. 17 Cory Sauerman (Johnston); 6. 7R Ethan Robey (Ames); 7. 28R Russ Dickerson (Boone); 8. 57V Mike Van Genderen (Newton); 9. 19S Chase Weimer (Eldora); 10. 98 Jacob Snyder (Dunkerton); 11. B24 Owen Barnhill (Milton, Fla.); 12. 7N Jay Noteboom (Hinton); 13. 48J Jacob Murray (Hartford); 14. 3P Dylan Potter (Orcutt, Calif.); 15. 164 Brandon Leeman (Roland); 16. 95N Garrett Nelson (Osceola); 17. 0 Jamie Anderson (Meservey); 18. 2B Robert Moore (Maxwell); 19. 7D Dave Finstad (Welcome, Minn.); 20. 93N Colton Nelson (Osceola); 21. 28T Trevor Fitz (Camarillo, Calif.); 22. 40RC Rod Clement (Rhodes); 23. 2BC Braden Claborn (Santa Maria, Calif.); 24. 22 Blaine Bryant (Eldon); 25. 17W Dan Wagner (Sioux City); 26. 8 Griffin Taylor (Kannapolis, N.C.); 27. 75 Greg Elliott (Stanhope). 

Heat 1 (8 Laps) : 1. Leeman; 2. Fitz; 3. Van Genderen; 4. Weimer; 5. Dickerson; 6. Moore; 7. Wagner; 8. Potter; DNS Elliott. 

Heat 2 (8 Laps) : 1. Baca; 2. Mills; 3. Noteboom; 4. Robey; 5. Anderson; 6. Garrett Nelson; 7. Taylor; 8. Clement; 9. Bryant.

Heat 3 (8 Laps ): 1. Shute; 2. Colton Nelson; 3. Sauerman; 4. McBirnie; 5. Barnhill; 6. Murray; 7. Finstad; 8. Claborn; 9. Snyder.

IMCA STOCK CARS

presented by Boone Moose Lodge 104

A Feature (20 Laps) : 1. 19 Jimmy Gustin (Marshalltown); 2. 25J Josh Daniels (Carlisle); 3. 01 Troy Jerovetz (Iowa Falls); 4. 11R Braden Richards (Madrid); 5. C29 Garrett Corn (Marshalltown); 6. 81 Devin Smith (Lake City); 7. 5M Matthew Meinecke (Jamaica); 8. 12E Doug Smith (Lake City); 9. 69 Johnathon Logue (Logansport); 10. 93L Blake Lehman (Winterset); 11. 25D Bob Daniels (Des Moines); 12. 92 Buck Schafroth (Orient); 13. 5A Tyler Pickett (Boone); 14. 8M Austin Meiners (Polk City); 15. 8 David Smith (Lake City); 16. 50 Robert Stofer (Jefferson); 17. 23HR Rod Richards (Madrid); 18. V31 Todd Van Eaton (Orient); 19. 93 Michael Jaennette (Kellogg); 20. 4W John Watson (Des Moines); 21. 57H Daniel Hagen (Grimes); 22. 19K Reid Keller (Webster City); 23. 4AK Shane Stoneburner (Boone); 24. B24 Owen Barnhill (Milton, Fla.). 

B Feature 1 (10 Laps) : 1. Meiners; 2. Van Eaton; 3. 3H Ty Hill (Winterset); 4. 22J Jared Myers (Indianola); 5. 33G Kevin Gyles (St Charles); 6. 37 Lincoln Vansickel (Webster City); 7. B52 Bobby Daniels (Des Moines); 8. 23 Cody Gustoff (Scranton); DNS 1S Hunter Smith (Fort Morgan, Colo.). 

B Feature 2 (10 Laps) : 1. Hagen; 2. Rod Richards; 3. 25C Chase Daniels (Carlisle); 4. 96 Cole Nordman (Pleasant Hill); 5. 51X Dustin Filloon (Tama); 6. 52 Jerry Williams (Des Moines); 7. 3S Bryan Snell (Coon Rapids); DNS 15D Jason McDowell (Grand Junction); DNS 57VG Rowdee Van Genderen (Newton). 

Heat 1 (8 Laps) : 1. Logue; 2. Stofer; 3. Corn; 4. Jaennette; 5. Keller; 6. VanEaton; 7. Gustoff; 8. Vansickel; 9. Bobby Daniels; DNS Hunter Smith. 

Heat 2 (8 Laps) : 1. Jerovetz; 2. Devin Smith; 3. Meinecke; 4. Bob Daniels; 5. David Smith; 6. Chase Daniels; 7. Nordman; 8. McDowell; 9. Snell; 10. Van Genderen. 

Heat 3 (8 Laps ): 1. Gustin; 2. Doug Smith; 3. Josh Daniels; 4. Barnhill; 5. Schafroth; 6. Meiners; 7. Myers; 8. Hill; 9. Gyles.

Heat 4 (8 Laps) : 1. Braden Richards; 2. Stoneburner; 3. Lehman; 4. Pickett; 5. Watson; 6. Hagen; 7. Williams; 8. Rod Richards; DNS Filloon. 

IMCA NORTHERN SPORT MODS

presented by Elmquist Towing

A Feature (18 Laps) : 1. 117X Dylan Van Wyk (Oskaloosa); 2. 21 Cam Reimers (Kelley); 3. 14 Jake Sachau (Manning); 4. 58X Hunter Poston (Villisca); 5. 42 Tyler Heckart (Ottumwa); 6. 93 Hunter Longnecker (Woodward); 7. 74 Camdan Vincent (Nevada); 8. 8K Dusty Masolini (Des Moines); 9. 22D Dayton Swatek (Cresco); 10. R31 Ryan Leeman (Roland); 11. 3Z Randy Havlik (Ankeny); 12. 37 Thomas Behle (Polk City); 13. 21X Joe Doran (Paton); 14. 10 Summer Grady (Meservey); 15. 193 Jessiah Taylor (Boone); 16. 17 Kyle Free (Ogden); 17. 58 Dennis Pittman (Jamaica); 18. 7W Will Wolf (Lynnville); 19. 4 Gage Hilgenberg (Waukee); 20. 85 Dustin West (Radcliffe0; 21. 22 Mike Smith (Lake City); 22. 8 Thomas Lathrop (Ottumwa); 23. 69K Kaden Rice (Mitchellville); 24. 81 BJ Charlson (Indianola). 

B Feature 1 (10 Laps) : 1. Swatek; 2. Rice; 3. 30 Kenser Ellis (Ankeny); 4. 82T Brett Thomas (Walker); 5. 33B Ryan Boblett (Jefferson); 6. 110S Spencer Leonard (Winterset); 7. 2 Colby Grady (Meservey); 8. B7 Bradley Ivy (Williamsburg); 9. 18A Aaron Denney (Auburn); DNS 31D Blake Driscol (Dysart). 

B Feature 2 (10 Laps) : 1. Behle; 2. Free; 3. 13V Curtis Vebe (Polk City); 4. 5 Dustin Lynch (Boone); 5. 7J Justin Heuer (Muscatine); 6. 7 Brayden Fahrni (Marshalltown); 7. 40HC Hunter Clement (Rhodes); 8. 34 Robert Walker Sr (Des Moines); 9. 20C Chris Onstot (St Charles); DNS 57 Lynn Brockett (Ogden). 

B Feature 3 (10 Laps) : 1. Lathrop; 2. Doran; 3. 26A Jason Carney (Boone); 4. 00M Steve McLaughlin (Newton); 5. 9 Domick Sexton (Villisca); 6. 13B Preston Bright (Indianola); 7. F18 Nate Friesen (Indianola); 8. 1Z Colton Zaputil (Agency); 9. A33 Cody Ashley (Des Moines). 

Heat 1 (8 Laps) : 1. Smith; 2. Poston; 3. West; 4. Swatek; 5. Ellis; 6. Ivy; 7. Thomas; 8. Leonard. 

Heat 2 (8 Laps) : 1. Wolf; 2. Havlik; 3. Summer Grady; 4. Free; 5. Veber; 6. Fahrni; 7. Heuer; 8. Walker.

Heat 3 (8 Laps ): 1. Sachau; 2. Longnecker; 3. Charlson; 4. Sexton; 5. Zaputil; 6. Bright; 7. Friesen; DNS Ashley. 

Heat 4 (8 Laps) : 1. Reimers; 2. Pittman; 3. Masolini; 4. Colby Grady; 5. Boblett; 6. Driscol; 7. Rice; 8. Denney. 

Heat 5 (8 Laps) : 1. Van Wyk; 2. Hilgenberg; 3. Taylor; 4. Behle; 5. Onstot; 6. Brockett; 7. Clement; 8. Lynch. 

Heat 6 (8 Laps ): 1. Leeman; 2. Heckart; 3. Vincent; 4. Lathrop; 5. Doran; 6. Carney; 7. McLaughlin. 

IMCA HOBBY STOCKS

presented by Pickett Salvage

A Feature (15 Laps) : 1. 31 Will Smith (Lake City); 2. 22B Braden Gifford (Boone); 3. 81A Alex Yoerger (Pleasant Hill); 4. 55X Corey VanDerWilt (Lynnville); 5. 72 Joey Young (Indianola); 6. 11B Solomon Bennett (Minburn); 7. 22W Wayne Gifford (Boone); 8. 52 Joren Fisher (Garrison); 9. 22 Seth Butler (Glidden); 10. 12K Eric Knutson (Slater); 11. 10X Karter Miles (Bernard); 12. 10B Carson Butt (Preston); 13. 6p Preston McDonald (Keota); 14. 4J Jared Miles (Bernard); 15. 88H Kale Hemsley (Sigourney); 16. 22K Kael Koch (Marshalltown); 17. 43W Brycen Wilson (South Wayne, Wis.); 18. 12T Tanner Jones (Boones); 19. 7 Michael Johnson Jr. (Van Meter); 20. 88N Nate Parkhill (Webster City); 21. 01JK Josh Moorman (Boone); 22. 37 Shane Butler (Glidden); 23. 32T Tucker Tepoel (Villisca); 24. 2M Mitchell McNeill (Jamaica). 

B Feature 1 (10 Laps) : 1. Tepoel; 2. Hemsley; 3. 50 Bryce Sommerfeld (Fort Dodge); 4. 5HX Spencer Hopwood (Des Moines); 5. 72PB Matt Breeden (Indianola); 6. 46 Wyatt Johnson (Cherokee); 7. 751 Keegan Russell (Corning); 8. 44T Tasker Timmerman (Wapello); 9. 13W Aron Watson (Des Moines); 10. 11 Macon Robinson (Boone); 11. 9C Riley Christensen (Audubon); 12. 45C Dalton Coady (Newton). 

B Feature 2 (10 Laps) : 1. McNeill; 2. Wilson; 3. 81DD Daniel Davis (Lenox); 4. 34 Lincoln Miller (Fort Dodge); 5. 27 Brianna Osterson (Paton); 6. 5 Dylan Hill (Des Moines); 7. 28 Landon Bennett (Shellsburg, Wis.); 8. 98 Mason Burkman (Prairie City); 9. 59JR Chad Rickett Jr. (Marshalltown); 10. 00B Braelynn Long (Norwalk); 11. B11 Dakota Tuttle (Victor); 12. 43 Weston Johnson (Cherokee). 

B Feature 3 (10 Laps) : 1. McDonald; 2. Moorman; 3. 56J Jamie Coady (Colfax); 4. 12M Matt McDonald (Scranton); 5. 16 David Bennett (Shullsburg, Wis.); 6. 6R Spencer Roggentien (Amana); 7. 75KB Russell Kilsaris (Earlham); 8. 5H Jason Smothers (Berwick); 9. 59 Daniel Pittman (Jamaica); DNS 15A Andy Scheuermann (Carroll); DNS 01 Micah Lavrenz (Burt); DNS 55G Geoff Evans (Boone). 

Heat 1 (8 Laps) : 1. Young; 2. VanDerWilt; 3. Jones; 4. Hemsley; 5. Christensen; 6. Hopwood; 7. Roggentien; 8. Scheuermann; 9. Lavrenz. 

Heat 2 (8 Laps) : 1. Braden Gifford; 2. Yoerger; 3. Michael Johnson Jr.; 4. Wilson; 5. McNeill; 6. Osterson; 7. Timmerman; 8. Watson; 9. Wyatt Johnson. 

Heat 3 (8 Laps ): 1. Seth Butler; 2. Karter Miles; 3. Parkhill; 4. Preston McDonald; 5. Moorman; 6. Jamie Coady; 7. Weston Johnson; 8. Burkman; 9. Dylan Hill. 

Heat 4 (8 Laps) : 1. Knutson; 2. Solomon Bennett; 3. Carson Butt; 4. Tepoel; 5. Sommerfeld; 6. Breeden; 7. Smothers; 8. Pittman; 9. Matt McDonald. 

Heat 5 (8 Laps) : 1. Fisher; 2. Wayne Gifford; 3. Koch; 4. Miller; 5. Landon Bennett; 6. Long; 7. Russell; 8. Robinson; 9. Dalton Coady. 

Heat 6 (8 Laps ): 1. Smith; 2. Shane Butler; 3. Jared Miles; 4. David Bennett; 5. Kilsaris; 6. Hopwood; 7. Rickett; 8. Tuttle; 9. Davis; DNS Evans. 

IMCA STARS MOD LITES

presented by Carquest Auto, Truck and Farm

A Feature (20 Laps) : 1. 46Z Bryan Zehm (Ames); 2. X50 Joel Huggins (Des Moines); 3. 5G Tracen Glick (Madrid); 4. 0B Colby Oberembt (Adel); 5. 95 Mike Kennedy (Boone); 6. 4G Ben George (Altoona); 7. H7B Jon Braathun (Story City); 8. 9XL Colin Anderson (Huxley); 9. 44 Garrett Barber (Nevada); 10. 9X Riley Clem (Bakersfield, Calif.); 11. 2G Grant Anderson (Huxley); 12. 46 Dillon Raffurty (Kansas City, Mo.); 13. 48G Austin Gray (Story City); 14. 9 Garrison Andereson (Huxley); 15. 75 Justin Raffurty (Kearney, Mo.); 16. 96 Dillon Bush (Milo); 17. 8N William Nobles (West Des Moines); 18. 3 Nathan Wolfe (Lees Summit, Mo.); 19. 7G Devan Glick (Madrid); 20. 64 Randy Bryan (Ames); 21. 1 Landon Elliott (Boone); 22. 85 Jared Douglas (West Des Moines); 23. 3J Jamie Bailey (Woodburn); 24. 41 Michael Raffurty (Kansas City, Mo.); 25. 82 Charlie Brown (Nevada); 26. 99 Josh May (Des Moines); DNS 21 Scott Bailey (Carlisle); DNS 47 Cory Sonner (Polk City). 

Heat 1 (6 Laps) : 1. Oberembt; 2. May; 3. Clem; 4. Kennedy; 5. George; 6. Bryan; 7. Bush; 8. Devan Glick; 9. Jamie Bailey; DNS Michael Raffurty. 

Heat 2 (6 Laps) : 1.  Justin Raffurty; 2. Tracen Glick; 3. Grant Anderson; 4. Zehm; 5. Nobles; 6. Scott Bailey; 7. Sonner; 8. Elliott; DQ Douglas. 

Heat 3 (6 Laps ): 1. Brown; 2. Dillon Raffurty; 3. Gray; 4. Huggins; 5. Colin Anderson; 6. Barber; 7. Braathun; 8. Garrison Anderson; 9. Wolfe. 

𝐀𝐧 𝐔𝐧𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐏𝐚𝐢𝐫—𝐌𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚 𝐓𝐮𝐫𝐭𝐥𝐞—𝐓𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐕𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐚𝐭 𝐊𝐚𝐫𝐥 𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐯𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐰𝐚𝐲.

The Dynamic Drivelines Dirt Duel at the Karl Chevrolet of Stuart Speedway has been postponed due to inclement weather conditions that left the pit area unsuitable for use. Speedway officials made every effort to prepare the facility and keep the program on schedule; however an Unlikely Pair - Mother Nature and a Turtle - had other plans. As a result, Karl Chevrolet of Stuart Speedway officials have rescheduled the Dynamic Drivelines Dirt Duel to Wednesday, April 29th.

Dynamic Drivelines Dirt Duel now has to wait, but IMCA Modifieds, IMCA Stock Cars, and IMCA Sport Mods all have $1,000 to win, IMCA Hobby Stocks $500 to win, and IMCA Sport Compacts $250 to win. Outlaw Mini Mods and Crown Vics will be on the card, now on April 29th. Fans and participants are encouraged to monitor official communications for any further updates and to plan accordingly for the revised event date.

The next race at the Karl Chevrolet of Stuart Speedway is this Sunday, April 19th, when the Malvern Bank ASCS Midwest Region presented by Hoosier 360 Sprints and Mohrfeld Electric Sprint Invaders begin their season with a $2,000 to win co-sanctioned event. Also competing are IMCA Modifieds, IMCA Stock Cars, IMCA Sport Mods, IMCA Hobby Stocks, and IMCA Sport Compacts. Grandstands are $20 for adults, kids (11-17) are $10, and children (10 & under) are FREE. Pits are $35 for ages 14+, children (6-13) $20, and 5 & under FREE. Gates open at 3p, hot laps at 5:30p, and racing to follow.

For more information about the Stuart Speedway check out the StuartSpeedway.net or check out the Stuart Speedway Facebook Page or call Mike Van Genderen at (515) 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. 

Promoter Mike Van Genderen has announced several schedule updates across his slate of events this week. Most notably, the “Revving It Up” program at Hwy 39 Speedway in Denison, originally set for Friday, April 17, has been canceled due to forecasted thunderstorms in the area.

Attention now shifts to Saturday’s Wyffels Hybrid Season Opener at Independence Motor Speedway in Independence, which remains on schedule at this time. The event will feature a full racing program, including Pro Late Models ($1,000 to win), IMCA Modifieds and IMCA Stock Cars ($750 to win each), IMCA Sport Mods ($450 to win), IMCA Hobby Stocks ($350 to win), along with IMCA Sport Compacts and Crown Vics ($250 to win). Hot laps are set for 6:00 p.m., with racing to follow. In the event of a weather-related postponement, officials have outlined a contingency plan to move the program to Tuesday, April 21, as the Wyffels Hybrid Super Tuesday, with all classes competing except the Pro Late Models.

Looking ahead, World of Outlaws Late Model Series presented by DirtVision will headline the Independence Late Model Showdown at Independence Motor Speedway on Tuesday, April 28. Presented by Scott Webb Concrete, the marquee event will offer a $12,000 top prize. The program will also feature support divisions including the Karl Chevrolet Pro Late Model Tour, IMCA Modifieds, and IMCA Stock Cars, rounding out a highly anticipated night of competition.

The spotlight will also turn to Scotland County Speedway in Memphis as the facility roars back to life for a major two-night event. The United States Modified Touring Series presented by RacinDirt will headline the 12th Annual Mid-America Nationals alongside the inaugural Jon Fuller Memorial Race on Friday, April 24, and Saturday, April 25. Each night will feature a $5,000-to-win main event for the USMTS competitors, drawing top Modified talent from across the region.

A strong supporting lineup is set to complement the weekend program, including the 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. The combination of premier touring Modifieds and competitive support divisions is expected to deliver an action-packed weekend for fans and teams alike.

Fans planning to attend should note the weekend schedule, with Friday’s program featuring pit gates opening at 3:00 p.m., grandstands at 5:00 p.m., hot laps at 6:30 p.m., and racing at 7:15 p.m. Saturday’s schedule begins earlier, with pits opening at 2:00 p.m., grandstands at 4:00 p.m., hot laps at 5:30 p.m., and racing at 6:15 p.m. 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.

Mountain Dew Bloomfield Speedway's next scheduled event is on Friday, May 22nd, with the Spilman Auto Parts SLMR Late Model Special featuring the Malvern Bank Super Late Model Racing Series. IMCA Stock Cars, IMCA Sport Mods, and IMCA Hobby Stocks also race that night. Keep your eyes peeled on the Mountain Dew Bloomfield Speedway Facebook page.

The cancellation of Stuart Speedway came just as I was about ready to roll out and head that way; so far my luck this year and racing are like my Chicago Cubs playing baseball. The next scheduled race for me is on Friday night at Marshalltown Speedway; as for this weekend, I'm not sure yet. I guess we will see what Mother Nature allows.

𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐑𝐨𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐋𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝟔𝟓𝐭𝐡 𝐒𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐑𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠

After missing out on the Memphis Spring Nationals at the Scotland County Speedway in Memphis, Missouri, a few weeks ago, I was determined to get racing in during the Frostbuster week, but Mother Nature had other plans. Then came this Wednesday night; I decided around noon that I would officially make the hour-and-a-half trip one way to take in the racing action at the Stuart Speedway.

The Karl Chevrolet of Stuart Speedway was kicking off their 65th season of racing at the quarter-mile bullring located on the northwest corner of Stuart. Track opened in 1962 by Gail Miller and was featured in the movie Fever Heat that released in May of 1968. It has seen many different owners over the 65 years, but racing has always continued.

A total of one hundred and twenty-six cars signed in on Wednesday night, including six Crown Vics making their debut. The racing action was exciting and intense all night; the surface even left the drivers guessing what it was going to do. 

Mike Van Genderen and the crew did an amazing job with the racing surface despite the moisture deciding to come up.  Belinda Davis was fantastic on getting everybody parked, Jeff Kropf looked good on the sticks, and Tony Paris did a nice job on the microphone all night. There were even some thrills and spills on the night; the first racing green flag waved around 7:15p, and the final checkered flag came out at 10:19p. Meaning I was back home around 12:15a.

The first feature of the night saw the debut of the Southern Hills Spill Response Crown Vics for their 12-lap feature event. Tate Haffner led the first lap before Marty Pelzer took the lead away. The only race caution came out on lap six when Haffner spun in turn two. Pelzer held off challenges from Justin Bissell and Andrew Mills throughout the race before going on and capturing the first-ever Crown Vics feature. Bissell came home second, Nick Sawdy from Fort Dodge was third, Greg Dollens took fourth, and Mills was fifth.

In the Karl Chevrolet of Stuart IMCA Northern Sport Mods 20-lap feature event, Mike Smith from Lake City showed his strength after fending off Devyn Peterson and Cam Reimers; he pulled away to a big lead. Smith's lead faded away as he encountered the heavy lap traffic, as Jake Sachau grabbed the second spot and began to reel down Smith. Sachau got right up to Smith just as the only race caution was a red flag; it came out on lap 14 when Jeremiah Reed rolled exiting turn two, battling with Gage Hilgenberg. Smith now had to deal with Sachau and eleventh-place starter Dylan VanWyk on the restart. Smith was determined to not be denied the feature win but had to fend off VanWyk for it. VanWyk captured second; Colton Livezey, third; Sachau fell to fourth; and Peterson, fifth.

Damon Murty, known as the Chelsea Charger, jumped out to the early lead in the Diversified Towing & Recovery IMCA Stock Cars 20-lap feature event. However, that lead would be short-lived, as just before completing lap three, Murty caught the right rear on the racing surface, sending him for a tumble in turn four, resulting in the red flag coming out. That handed the lead over to "Wahoo" Mike Albertsen. Albertsen fends off Rowdee Van Genderen and Brad Derry on the restart. Van Genderen refused to go away and made several attempts to get by Albertsen but came up short as Wahoo went on to take the feature win. Van Genderen, thirteenth-place starter Buck Schafroth, Thor Anderson, and Larry Robinson Jr. rounded out the top five.

Next up was the Rick's Towing & Transport IMCA Hobby Stocks 15-lap feature event. Braden Gifford and Briar Kriegel led the field to the green; Kreigel would snatch the race lead early. Shortly after the leaders completed lap two, the red flag came out when Seth Butler's car caught the racing surface, sending him for a wild roll in turn one. Butler claimed from the car that he was okay, but the car was heavily damaged. Gifford took the race lead away from Kreigel on the restart and led the way until lap ten when he cut a right rear tire. Joey Young took over the race lead and hung on to capture his first-ever IMCA-sanctioned win. Tom Killen Jr. finished second, Stanton was third, Kreigel fell back to fourth, and nineteenth-place starter Eric Knutson took fifth.

In the Giza Ag Service Outlaw Mini Mods feature event, the question would be, could anybody beat the Daniels boys? The answer is no, as Chase Daniels led all but the lap that pays the most, the last one, as Lucas Daniels captured the win on the last lap pass. Chase finished second, Cameron Burkman captured third, Hayden Glover was in fourth, and Braxton James was in fifth.

Beatrice, Nebraska's Johnny Thomas outwrestled Tyler Fiebelkorn and Michael Gardner for the race lead in the early moments of the Hawkeye Auto IMCA Sport Compacts 14-lap feature event. The only caution came out when the ambulance had to go over to the concession stand for a situation; racing was able to continue since the ambulance was on the grounds. Thomas again held off Fiebelkorn and Gardner and went on to capture the feature win. Fiebelkorn settled for second; Gardner exited with a flat tire, pushing him to fourteenth. Gilbert Aldape captured third, Corbin Funke was fourth, and Daniel Clayton was in fifth.

The final feature of the night was the Diversified Sales & Service IMCA Modifieds 20-lap feature event. Jeremy Mills outdueled Trevor Fitz for the race lead and looked to be the guy to beat. Todd Shute took second away from Fitz and tried to get by Mills but was unable to. Meanwhile, Tom Berry Jr. worked his way from eighth to second on lap six and set his sights on the race lead. Berry took the race lead away from Mills and pulled away to take the feature win. Mills finished second; Shute, Owen Barnhill, and Fitz rounded out the top five.

Next week, Wednesday, April 15th, at the Karl Chevrolet of Stuart Speedway is the Dynamic Drivelines Dirt Duel. IMCA-sanctioned Modifieds, Stock Cars, Sport Mods, Hobby Stocks, and Sport Compacts take to the quarter mile, plus the Outlaw Mini Mods and Crown Vics. Gates open at 5p, hot laps at 6:45p, racing to follow. Grandstands are $15 for ages 17 & up, kids (11-16) $5, and 10 & under free. Pit Pass is $35 for ages 14 & up, kids (6-13) $20, and 5 & under free.

Then on Sunday, April 19th, the ASCS Midwest Region 360 Sprints take on the Sprint Invaders 360 Sprints with IMCA Modifieds, IMCA Stock Cars, IMCA Sport Mods, IMCA Hobby Stocks, and Outlaw Mini Mods. Gates open at 3p, hot laps at 5:30p, racing to follow.

For more information about the Stuart Speedway check out the StuartSpeedway.net or check out the Stuart Speedway Facebook Page or call Mike Van Genderen at (515) 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.

Karl Chevrolet of Stuart Speedway

Stuart, Iowa

65th Season Opener

Wednesday April 8th, 2026

IMCA MODIFIEDS

presented by Diversified Sales & Service

A Feature (20 Laps) : 1. 11X Tom Berry Jr. (Marshalltown); 2. 10 Jeremy Mills (Clear Lake); 3. 5 Todd Shute (Norwalk); 4. B24 Owen Barnhill (Milton, Fla.); 5. 29 Trevor Fitz (Camarillo, Calif.); 6. 11 Izac Mallicoat (Boone); 7. 70 Jesse Dennis (Corning); 8. 16K Kaylin Lopez (Marshalltown); 9. 26J Jace Whitt (Hamilton, Mo.); 10. 36T Jeff Wiggins (Greenfield); 11. 14B Scott Bash (Windsor Heights); 12. 11F Colton Garside (Greenfield); 13. 95N Garrett Nelson (Osceola); 14. 141 Matt Bonine (Onawa); 15. 19S Chase Weimer (Eldora); 16. 93N Colton Nelson (Osceola); 17. 5T Tyler Inman (Altoona); DNS 57B Alexander Boes (Omaha, Neb.).

Heat 1 (8 Laps) : 1. Mallicoat; 2. Mills; 3. Dennis; 4. Shute; 5. Wiggins; 6. Weimer; 7. Colton Nelson; 8. Garrett Nelson; 9. Garside. 

Heat 2 (8 Laps) : 1. Berry Jr.; 2. Inman; 3. Fitz; 4. Barnhill; 5. Whitt; 6. Bonine; 7. Lopez; 8. Bash; 9. Boes. 

IMCA STOCK CARS

presented by Diversified Towing & Recovery

A Feature (20 Laps) : 1. 3 Mike Albertsen (Audubon); 2. 57VG Rowdee Van Genderen (Newton); 3. 92 Buck Schafroth (Orient); 4. 41 Thor Anderson (Monroe); 5. 53R Larry Robinson Jr (Underwood); 6. B24 Owen Barnhill (Milton, Fla.); 7. 93L Blake Lehman (Winterset); 8. V31 Todd Van Eaton (Orient); 9. 79RC Riley Christensen (Audubon); 10. 2G Bradly Graham (Victor); 11. 37D Brad Derry (Bedford); 12. 94 Dillon Solum (Winterset); 13. 27 Mike Van Utrecht (New Sharon); 14. 3H Ty Hill (Winterset); 15. 14 Blake Lund (Greenfield); 16. 3S Bryan Snell (Coon Rapids); 17. 72H Miciah Hidlebaugh (Menl0); 18. 22 Chris Pruitt (Stuart); 19. 99K Kyle Murty (Tama); 20. 99D Damon Murty (Chelsea); DNS 34N Thomas Nelson (Stuart). 

Heat 1 (8 Laps) : 1. Anderson; 2. Van Genderen; 3. Hidlebaugh; 4. Robinson Jr.; 5. Schafroth; 6. Van Utrecht; 7. Nelson.

Heat 2 (8 Laps) : 1. Christensen; 2. Graham; 3. Albertsen; 4. Damon Murty; 5. Pruitt; 6. Lehman; 7. Van Eaton. 

Heat 3 (8 Laps) : 1. Solum; 2. Derry; 3. Barnhill; 4. Hill; 5. Lund; 6. Kyle Murty; 7. Snell. 

IMCA NORTHERN SPORT MODS

presented by Karl Chevrolet of Stuart

A Feature (20 Laps) : 1. 22 Mike Smith (Lake City); 2. 117 Dylan VanWyk (Oskaloosa); 3. 29 Colton Livezey (New Sharon); 4. 14 Jake Sachau (Manning); 5. 5D Devyn Peterson (Milford, Neb.); 6. 21 Cam Reimers (Kelley); 7. 01 Brayton Carter (Oskaloosa); 8. 57K Ryan King (Marshalltown); 9. 43 Brayden Shepherd (Altoona); 10. 7W Will Wolf (Lynnville); 11. 81 BJ Charlson (Indianola); 12. 0LD Bryan Morris (St Charles); 13. 18 Mitchell Morris (St Charles); 14. 22D Dayton Swatek (Cresco); 15. 86W Willy Kirk (Sloan); 16. 69K Kaden Rice (Mitchellville); 17. 193 Jessiah Taylor (Boone); 18. 131 Ryan Jenkins (Blair, Neb.); 19. 18J Josalyn Elmquist (Boone); 20. 9J Jeremiah Reed (Otho); 21. 4 Gage Hilgenberg (Waukee); 22. 21X Joe Doran (Paton); 23. 26 Mike Dullard (Winterset); 24. 3Z Randy Havlik (Ankeny). 

B-Feature (10 Laps) : 1. Kirk; 2 Shepherd; 3. Havlik; 4. Mitchell Morris; 5. 18B Jackson Elmquist (Boone); 6. 13B Preston Bright (Indianola); 7. 55L Trevor Burnison (Elliot); 8. 18A Aaron Denney (Auburn); 9. 7 Brayden Fahrni (Marshalltown); DNS 26Z Dylan Zimmerman (Elk Horn). 

Heat 1 (8 Laps) : 1. King; 2. Smith; 3. Reed; 4. Swatek; 5. Rice; 6. Kirk; 7. Mitchell Morris; 8. Bright. 

Heat 2 (8 Laps) : 1. Sachau; 2. Hilgenberg; 3. Reimers; 4. Doran; 5. Bryan Morris; 6. Fahrni; 7. Denney; 8. Zimmerman. 

Heat 3 (8 Laps) : 1. Livezey; 2. Jenkins; 3. Josalyn Elmquist; 4. Wolf; 5. Carter; 6. Havlik; 7. Shepherd.

Heat 4 (8 Laps) : 1. Taylor; 2. Peterson; 3. VanWyk; 4. Dullard; 5. Charlson; 6. Burnison; 7. Jackson Elmquist. 

IMCA HOBBY STOCKS

presented by Rick's Towing & Transport

A Feature (15 Laps) : 1. 72 Joey Young (Indianola); 2. 1K Tom Killen Jr. (Des Moines); 3. 7B Eric Stanton (Carlisle); 4. 17K Briar Kriegel (Brooklyn); 5. 12K Eric Knutson (Slater); 6. 55X Corey VanDerWilt (Lynnville); 7. 11B Solomon Bennett (Minburn); 8. 5D Anthony Davis (Essex); 9. 22G Brad Graham (Brooklyn); 10. 56J Jamie Coady (Colfax); 11. 88H Kale Hemsley (Sigourney); 12. 96 Austin Kemp (Vinton); 13. 00B Braelynn Long (Norwalk); 14. 38R Aaron Rudolph (Grand Junction); 15. 22K Kael Koch (Marshalltown); 16. 11 Macon Robinson (Boone); 17. 49 Kendal Madsen II (Grimes); 18. 84B Rusty Bates (Casey); 19. 22B Braden Gifford (Boone); 20. 6D Zach Day (Stuart); 21. 26 Justin Ahrenholtz (Irwin); 22. 37 Shane Butler (Glidden); 23. 35C Phil Castellano (Norwalk); 24. 22 Seth Butler (Glidden).

B-Feature (10 Laps) : 1. Knutson; 2. Long; 3. Rudolph; 4. Koch; 5. Madsen; 6. Robinson; 7. 75KB Russell Kilsaris (Earlham); 8. 79 Charles Belew (Adel); 9. 3K Colten Kern (Redfield); 10. 14 Joe Grubbs (Saint Charles). 

Heat 1 (7 Laps) : 1. Seth Butler; 2. VanDerWilt; 3. Young; 4. Gifford; 5. Coady; 6. Shane Butler; 7. Long; 8. Knutson; 9. Koch; 10. Kern. 

Heat 2 (7 Laps) : 1. Stanton; 2. Kriegel; 3. Kemp; 4. Ahrenholtz; 5. Graham; 6. Bates; 7. Kilsaris; 8. Madsen II; 9. Grubbs. 

Heat 3 (7 Laps) : 1. Castellano; 2. Bennett; 3. Davis; 4. Killen Jr.; 5. Day; 6. Hemsley; 7. Rudolph; 8. Robinson; 9. Belew. 

IMCA SPORT COMPACTS

presented by Hawkeye Auto

A Feature (14 Laps) : 1. 45 Johnny Thomas (Beatrice, Neb.); 2. 61F Tyler Fiebelkorn (Stuart); 3. 7G Gilbert Aldape (Sioux City); 4. 41 Corbin Funke (Menlo); 5. 72 Daniel Clayton (Fontanelle); 6. 3H Rece Hayes (Guthrie Center); 7. 15 Zachary Cleghorn (Des Moines); 8. 12C Craig Furstenau (Earlham); 9. 22C Ryan Cheney (Deep River); 10. 3K Carson Hayes (Guthrie Center); 11. F12 Blake Fineran (Norwalk); 12. 54J Jeremy Williams (Oskaloosa); 13. M80 Mark Smith (Huxley); 14. 46 Michael Gardner (Des Moines); 15. 22AD Joseph Carolus (Des Moines); 16. 712 Levi Volkert (Correctionville); 17. 314 Cody Segebart (Defiance). 

Heat 1 (6 Laps) : 1. Aldape; 2. Gardner; 3. Cleghorn; 4. Clayton; 5. Carson Hayes; 6. Fineran; 7. Williams; 8. Cheney; 9. Segebart. 

Heat 2 (6 Laps) : 1. Thomas; 2. Funke; 3. Volkert; 4. Fiebelkorn; 5. Furstenau; 6. Smith; DNS Carolus; DNS Rece Hayes. 

OUTLAW MINI MODS

presented by Giza Ag Service

A Feature (15 Laps) : 1. 25L Lucas Daniels (Des Moines); 2. 25C Chase Daniels (Carlisle); 3. 97 Cameron Burkman (Prairie City); 4. 30 Hayden Glover (Runnells); 5. 71 Braxton James (Stanton); 6. 25B Bobby Daniels (Des Moines). 

Heat 1 (6 Laps) : 1. Bobby Daniels; 2. Glover; 3. Burkman; 4. Chase Daniels; 5. Lucas Daniels; 6. James. 

CROWN VICS

presented by Southern Hills Spill Response

A Feature (12 Laps) : 1. 24 Marty Pelzer (Griswold); 2. 45 Justin Bissell (Corning); 3. 3S Nick Sawdy (Fort Dodge); 4. 10D Greg Dollens (Dallas Center); 5. 47 Andrew Mills (Kent); 6. 17 Tate Haffner (Corning). 

Heat 1 (6 Laps) : 1. Mills; 2. Sawdy; 3. Pelzer; 4. Bissell; 5. Haffner; 6. Dollens.