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.

Marshalltown Speedway Wrapped Track Championships and Turns Focus to Special Events

Friday Night at America's Bucket List Track was supposed to be the Historic North 3rd Avenue Dairy Queen Larry & Barb Wollam Memorial Season Championships; however, Mother Nature had other plans as rain rolled in and the lightning in the area forced speedway officials to cancel the races. The final night of track points in Motown is in honor of a great man, Larry Wollam, who raced, owned race cars, and was a promoter at the Speedway before he passed away on August 30th, 1999; this year was to mark the first year honoring his lovely wife, Barb, who passed away on Mother's Day (May 11th), 2025. Unfortunately the races were cancelled, meaning it put a bow on the track championships at Karl Auto Group of Marshalltown Speedway.

Larry's view of life still rings true today; some need a reminder of those wise words. I never got to meet Larry in person, but I know his family and the race team live by those words every day.

THE LARRY WOLLAM VIEW OF LIFE

If you think you're beaten, you are, If you think you dare not, you don't. If you'd like to win, but think you can't, It's almost a cinch that you won't.

If you think you'll lose, you're lost. For out in the world we find - Success begins with a fellow's will, It's all in the state of mind.

If you think you're outclassed, you are, You've got to think high to rise. You've got to be sure of yourself, Before you can win the prize.

Life's battles don't always go, To the strongest or fastest man. But sooner or later the person who wins, Is the person who thinks he can.

Back to talk about the track points wrapping up, Motown track champions: Kollin Hibdon (Modifieds), Jimmy Gustin (Stock Cars), Brayton Carter (SportMods), Kolby Sabin (Hobby Stocks), Bryan Zehm (Mod Lites), and Spencer Roggentien (Sport Compacts). 

In the IMCA Modifieds, there were 8 different feature winners during the ten track point nights completed, with only Kollin Hibdon and Tom Berry Jr. taking two. Other feature winners were Todd Shute, Logan Anderson, Tripp Gaylord, Cayden Carter, Cody Laney, and Ethan Braaksma. Hibdon captured the 2025 track championship by 36 points over Shute.

IMCA MODIFIEDS

presented by Tire Demon by Love Tap

1. 48K Kollin Hibdon [371] / 2. 5 Todd Shute [335] / 3. 43S Scott Simatovich [289] / 4. 28T Trevor Fitz  [264] / 5. 5G Gatlin Leytham [251] / 6. 21 David Brown [247] / 7. 72 Kolton Osborn [231] / 8. 26J Joel Rust [212] / 9. 82 Jake McBirnie [195] / 10. 11X Tom Berry Jr. [167]

The IMCA Stock Cars also saw 8 different feature winners among the ten track point nights completed, with "The Jammer" Jimmy Gustin and the "Game Changer" Dallon Murty capturing 2 wins apiece. Steve Meyer, Austin Kaplan, Maguire DeJong, Jay Schmidt, Jeff Mueller, and Cayden Carter took the other six feature wins. Gustin captured the 2025 track championship by 29 points over Steve Meyer.

IMCA STOCK CARS

presented by Knight Sanitation 

1. 19 Jimmy Gustin [374] / 2. 94 Steve Meyer [345] / 3. A1A Austin Kaplan [297] / 4. 30M Maguire DeJong [247] / 5. 41 Thor Anderson [246] / 6. 93 Michael Jaennette [235] / 7. 69 Johnathon Logue [233] / 8. 5A Tyler Pickett [190] / 9. 18 Josalyn Elmquist [163] / 10. 19J Jay Schmidt [158]

Rugged Radios IMCA Sport Mods saw 5 different feature winners, with track champion "Speedy Bray" Brayton Carter taking 6 wins on the season. Kyle Olson, Jenae Gustin, Colton Livezey, and Dylan VanWyk captured the other victories.

IMCA SPORTMODS

presented by Rugged Radios

1. 01 Brayton Carter [395] / 2. K3 Kyle Olson [352] / 3. 7W Will Wolf [318] / 4. 69K Kaden Rice [312] / 5. 18 Josalyn Elmquist [307] / 6. 19J Jenae Gustin [280] / 7. 57K Ryan King [245] / 8. 9R Tyler Carey [222] / 9. 2X Matt Avila [166] / 10. 22D Dayton Swatek [161]

IMCA Hobby Stocks saw Eric Stanton, Sam West, and Bradly Graham each capture two feature wins, while Braden Gifford captured one. Kevin Sather claimed three feature wins; however, he gave them up when he moved into a Modified during the August 8th show in Motown. Kolby Sabin captured the track championship by 17 points over Corey VanDerWilt and 26 points over Eric Stanton. Sabin also took rookie of the year honors.

IMCA HOBBY STOCKS

presented by Cappy's Big 8 Tyre Center

1. 9 Kolby Sabin [355] / 2. 55X Corey VanDerWilt [338] / 3. 7B Eric Stanton [329] / 4. 12K Eric Knutson [325] / 5. 11B Solomon Bennett [323] / 6. 47SW Sam West [297] / 7. 22K Kael Koch [276] / 8. 17K Briar Kriegel [268] / 9. 7 Brayden Fahrni [258] / 10. 19 Ray Hill [248]

The IMCA Mod Lites saw 8 different feature winners over the 10 track points night, with only Austin Gray and Josh May claiming 2 wins apiece. Other feature winners were Bryan Zehm, Ben George, Charlie Brown, Jon Padilla, Dillon Raffurty, and Jason Masengarb. Zehm claimed the track championship by 27 points over Gray.

IMCA MOD LITES

presented by Drury Automotive & Truck Repair

1. 46Z Bryan Zehm [377] / 2. 48G Austin Gray [350] / 3. 99 Josh May [282] / 4. 0B Colby Oberembt [263] / 5. 9 Garrison Anderson [247] / 6. 5 Michael Dominguez [217] / 7. 4G Ben George [213] / 8. 9XL Colin Anderson [203] / 9. 5G Tracen Glick [177] / 10. 55 Jaxon Carr [176]

The final division is the Hy-Vee of Marshalltown IMCA Sport Compacts. They competed in nine weekly points nights, and the only two repeat winners were Spencer Roggentien, who won 4 times, and Cristian Grady, who won twice. Curtis Masterson, Mitchell Bunch, and Brad Chandler captured the other three wins. Roggentien captured the track championship by 11 points over Grady and 23 points over Michael Gardner.

IMCA SPORT COMPACTS

presented by Hy-Vee of Marshalltown 

1. 6R Spencer Roggentien [349] / 2. 89 Cristian Grady [338] / 3. 46 Michael Gardner [326] / 4. 22C Ryan Cheney [291] / 5. 75K Kaiden Gosselink [242] / 6. 16 Curtis Masterson [228] / 7. 83B Mitchell Bunch [226] / 8, 13 Conner Adkins [224] / 9. 61F Tyler Fiebelkorn [155] / 10. 87T Campbell Tressler [143]

Next up at the Marshalltown Speedway is rescheduled 8th Annual Dale DeFrance Memorial presented by Vinyl Cup Records featuring the Malvern Bank Super Late Model Racing (SLMR) Series. Late Models will race in a 44-lap feature for the top prize of $4,500 to win. IMCA Modifieds and IMCA Stock Cars are $1,000 to win at the time I write this. IMCA Sport Mods and IMCA Hobby Stocks are $600 to win, with the hope to get them to at least $1,000 to win by Friday. Pits open at 4:30p, grandstands at 5:30p, hot laps at 6:30p, and racing to follow. Grandstands are $20 for adults, $15 for seniors (65+) & veterans, kids (11-17) are $15, and children (10 & under) are free. Pit passes are $35 for ages 3 and up and free for 2 and under.

The following week, Friday, August 29th, the speedway kicks off Super Nationals week with the Karl Auto Group Showdown in Motown. IMCA Modifieds, IMCA Stock Cars, and IMCA Mod Lites will all be $1,000 to win. IMCA Sport Mods and IMCA Hobby Stocks: $500 to win; IMCA Sport Compacts: $250 to win. Pits open at 4:30pm, grandstands open at 5:30pm, hot laps at 6:45pm, and racing to follow. Grandstands are $20 for adults, $15 for seniors (65+) & veterans, kids (11-17) are $15, and children (10 & under) are free. Pit passes are $35 for ages 3 and up and free for 2 and under.

Then Motown will be silent until racing action returns one more time. October 23rd through 25th for the Fast Shaft Harvest Hustle on the High Banks. Thursday, October 23rd, will be practice night with the make-up of the Powder Puff Races. Friday, October 24th, and Saturday, October 25th, will be the racing action; more information will be released in a few weeks.

For more information about the Marshalltown Speedway check out MarshalltownSpeedway.com or call Jerrv Vansickel at (515) 231-4046 or check out Marshalltown Speedway Facebook Page. 

Mills and Smith Capture Feature Wins and Track Titles in Boone

Races on Friday night got rained out at the Karl Auto Group of Marshalltown Speedway; it was scheduled to be the Historic North 3rd Ave Dairy Queen Larry & Barb Wollam Memorial Season Championships. Just as things were supposed to begin, they changed, putting a bow on the track championships. Motown track champions: Kollin Hibdon (Modifieds), Jimmy Gustin (Stock Cars), Brayton Carter (SportMods), Kolby Sabin (Hobby Stocks), Bryan Zehm (Mod Lites), and Spencer Roggentien (Sport Compacts). Marshalltown now turns their focus to specials, including the 8th Annual Dale DeFrance Memorial presented by Vinyl Cup Records featuring the Malvern Bank SLMR Late Models ($4,500 to win). IMCA Modifieds ($1,000 to win), IMCA Stock Cars ($850 to win), IMCA Sport Mods ($600 to win), and IMCA Hobby Stocks ($600 to win), but the hope is to get all four IMCA classes to $1,044 to win before this Friday. Then the following Friday, August 29th, is the Karl Showdown at Motown, with the Harvest Hustle October 23rd through 25th.

Iowa's Action Track, the Boone Speedway, had a far different fate, as they were able to put a bow on their track championships on Saturday night. With both Brooklyn Raceway and Warren County Speedway off, my schedule was open to go somewhere, and with it being extremely hot outside, it made sense to make the short drive to Boone for the races to take in their season championships, the first-ever visit by the American Iron Racing Series (A.I.R.S.), and the John Logue First Time Winners Race in the Sport Mods. 

One hundred and ninety-seven cars signed in to tame Boone Speedway on Saturday night, including 21 A.I.R.S. cars. The top 6 in points of each IMCA class were locked in to the A-main with them inverted (6th place pole, 5th place 2nd place, etc.), and everybody else (7th on back) would go to qualifiers to determine the starting order and transfers. Jeremy Mills, Devin Smith, Mike Smith, Brandon Bombardo, Garrett Barber, John Logue, and Gage Hilgenberg captured feature wins. Mills, Johnathon Logue, Smith, Joe Doran, and Austin Gray claimed track championships. The racing action was hot and heavy from the qualifiers through the features. The first green flag was waved at 7pm, and the final checkered flag was displayed at 11:37pm.

The first feature of the night was the IMCA Mod Lites 20-lap season championship event. After the initial start was waived off, the caution came out again before a lap was scored when Ryder Hartley and Robert Moore spun together in turns three and four. Josh May jumped out to the race lead on the following restart, fending off challenges from Bryan Zehm and Austin Gray. May lead the way through the lap eight caution for Austin Glick going off the top of turns one and two. The final caution was a red flag when Cole Paul rolled in turn two. Zehm took the lead away from May on the restart, while Garret Barber worked his way to third and challenged May for second. Barber made the move and got by both Zehm and May to take the lead with one to go. Barber hung on by .025 seconds over May to capture his 2nd feature win of his career, both coming in back-to-back weeks. May finished 2nd, Gray was third, Joel Huggins was fourth, and Zehm was fifth. Gray captured the 2025 track championship. Steve Hartley was the rookie of the year in the Mod Lites. 

Next up was the IMCA Northern Sport Mods 23-lap season championship feature event. Camdan Vincent outdueled Ryan Leeman for the race lead early from his outside front row starting spot. Vincent grabbed the race lead, while Leeman had to contend with Randy Havlik and Mike Smith. Smith threw a haymaker on Vincent to take the race lead away on lap 15. Vincent refused to go away and tried to take the top spot back but came up short as Smith led the final eight laps to capture his fifth feature win in his rookie campaign. Smith also captured the track championship and rookie of the year honors with the win. Vincent came across in second, seventh-place starter Matt Avila was third, Cory Pestotnik was fourth, and eleventh-place starter Brett Thomas was fifth. 

The American Iron Racing Series (A.I.R.S.) is a division of restored classic racing cars and a class to just have fun while racing. They made their first-ever appearance in Boone, and they produced a wild 15-lap feature event. Dan Thompson took the top spot early and fended off John Logue. Shortly after lap one was scored, the caution came out when Bruce Ferguson slowed in turn three. Another caution came out a lap later when Warren Wethington spun in turn three. Thompson held off Logue and Bart Miller until the final caution came out on lap 8 for Connor Quigley, after he made contact with Leighton Potter in turn one before taking a tumble when his rear end snapped out of the car. Logue snatched the lead away from Thompson on the restart. Logue cruised on to the feature win; he thanked his son Johnathon for pushing him to jump behind the wheel to capture one more feature win. Thompson, tenth-place starter Tracy Quigley, Bart Miller, and Roger Cielsielski rounded out the top five.

In the IMCA Modifieds 25-lap season championship feature event, a caution came out before a lap was scored when Dave Solberg spun in turn four on the start. Izac Mallicoat grabbed the top spot early and was followed by Todd Shute. The caution came out again on lap four when Jesse Patterson, Robert Moore, Trevor Fitz, and Zane DeVilbiss went together in turn four. Mallicoat held off Shute and Jeremy Mills on the restart and looked to be heading on to the win until the final caution came out on lap 11; the caution was for Fitz going off the top of turn two. Fitz was not happy and showed his displeasure with Russ Dickerson during the yellow. Mallicoat led until lap 16, when Mills would get by. Mills went on to capture his seventh feature win of the season, along with the 2025 track championship. Mallicoat, Shute, Jake McBirnie, and DeVilbiss rounded out the top five. Garrett Nelson was the rookie of the year.

Doug Smith grabbed the early lead in the IMCA Stock Cars 25-lap season championship feature event, with Tyler Pickett, David Smith, and Devin Smith battling for second. The first caution came out on lap three when a piece of body paneling came off of Devin Smith's car after he flirted with the infield tires. Doug Smith led until lap seven, when older brother David Smith took the top spot away. David Smith fended off the initial challenges from Devin after he got by Doug. The final caution came out on lap 11, with Kevin Gyles and Russ Byriel stopping on the exit off the top of turn one. It continued to be the Smith show out front until Doug exited on lap 16. Devin Smith took the lead briefly on lap 16, but David regained it a lap later. Devin again led lap 19, but David returned to the top spot on lap 20. Devin Smith grabbed the race lead coming to the white flag and hung on to capture his 4th win of the season. David Smith finished second, Josh Daniels was third, Johnathon Logue finished fourth, and Buck Schafroth was fifth. Logue captured the 2025 track championship, and Doug Smith captured rookie of the year honors.

The IMCA Hobby Stocks 20-lap season championship feature event was caution-filled. Will Smith took the top spot early in the feature, fending off "Topless" Joe Doran. The first caution came out on lap 2 when Mason Burkman spun in turns three and four. Will Smith continued to lead the way, only to see the caution on lap four for debris on the front stretch. Lap eight saw the caution come out three times: Brianna Osterson in turn three; Wade Gilliland and Brandan Long getting together on the front stretch; and Tyler Smith spinning in turn four. Will Smith continued to lead the way and appeared to be heading on to the win until Doran was able to make the pass and take over the top spot on lap 15. The caution came out one more time on lap 18 when Joe Wollenhaupt came to a stop at the top of turns three and four. Doran had to battle with Smith and fourteenth-place starter Brandon Bombardo on the restart. Bombardo stole the lead away and went on to take the feature win. Dorah finished runner-up, Braden Gifford took third, Corey VanDerWilt was fourth, and Solomon Bennett was fifth. Doran captured the track championship, and Kolby Sabin took rookie of the year honors.

The final feature event of the night was the John Logue First Time Winners Sport Mod Race for 20 laps; this feature was lined up by age (oldest in the front). Dennis Pittman led the first lap before Travis Kleindl took the lead on lap two, before the first caution came out when Jackson Elmquist, Chris Onstot, and Kamdyn Haggard got together in turns three and four. Kleindl continued to lead through the caution on lap three for Jacob Ashley in turn two. Keindl looked to be heading on to the race win, but two more cautions came out on lap five: Camdan Vincent, Onstot, and Bradly Ivy got together in turn three, and then Elmquist in turn two on the restart. Kleindl again was not fazed; meanwhile, Gage Hilgenberg worked his way through the field, and Hilgenberg took the lead away on lap 17. Hilgenberg went on to capture the win, with Kleindl, Jessiah Taylor, Pittman, and Vincent rounding out the top five.

Next week at the Boone Speedway is the 11th Annual P1P Modified Challenge plus the Watermelon Classic featuring two $1,000-to-win Modified Races. IMCA Stock Cars are $1,000 to win, IMCA Sport Mods $600 to win, IMCA Hobby Stocks $500 to win, and IMCA Mod Lites $300 to win. Pits open at 4:30p, grandstands open at 5:30p, hot laps at 6p, and racing at 7p. Grandstands $20 for Adults, Youth (13-17) $5 and Kids 12 & under Free. Pit Pass is $30. 

The following week begins 8 straight nights of racing, starting with the Napa Auto Parts Prelude to the Super Nationals on August 30th and 31st, plus the IMCA Mod Lites Super Nationals Champion Crowned. Then September 1st through 6th is the IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals Fueled by Casey's.

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

Boone Speedway 

Boone, Iowa

Season Championships + John Logue First Time Race

Saturday August 16th, 2025

IMCA MODIFIEDS

presented by D&E Outdoor Services

A Feature (25 Laps) : 1. 10 Jeremy Mills (Clear Lake); 2. 11 Izac Mallicoat (Boone); 3. 5 Todd Shute (Norwalk); 4. 82 Jake McBirnie (Boone); 5. 18Z Zane DeVilbiss (Farmington, N.M.); 6. 17 Cory Sauerman (Johnston); 7. 7R Ethan Robey (Ames); 8. 93N Colton Nelson (Osceola); 9. 28R Russ Dickerson (Boone); 10. 05 Paul Nagle (Nevada); 11. 95N Garrett Nelson (Osceola); 12. 3 Dylan Potter (Orcutt, Calif.); 13. 24 Robert Avery (Des Moines); 14. 164 Brandon Leeman (Roland); 15. 2B Robert Moore (Maxwell); 16. 7S David Solberg (Larned, Kan.); 17. 19 Jimmy Gustin (Marshalltown); 18. 28T Trevor Fitz (Camarillo, Calif.); 19. 75 Greg Elliott (Webster City); 20. 118 Jesse Patterson (Marana, Ariz.); 21. 7D Dave Finstad (Welcome, Minn.); 22. 10K Ronn Lauritzen (La Porte City); 23. 31 Will Garceau (Mishicot, Wis.). 

Qualifier 1 (10 Laps) : 1. Robey; 2. Nagle; 3. Fitz; 4. Gustin; 5. Elliott; 6. DeVilbiss; 7. Leeman; 8. Colton Nelson; 9. Patterson; 10. Moore; 11. Garrett Nelson; 12. Finstad; 13. Potter; 14. Lauritzen; 15. Garceau; 16. Avery; 17. Solberg. 

2025 Track Champion : 10 Jeremy Mills

2025 Rookie of the Year : 95N Garrett Nelson

IMCA STOCK CARS

presented by Boone Moose Lodge 104

A Feature (25 Laps) : 1. 81 Devin Smith (Lake City); 2. 8 David Smith (Lake City); 3. 25J Josh Daniels (Carlisle); 4. 69 Johnathon Logue (Logansport); 5. 92 Buck Schafroth (Orient); 6. 8X Scott Olson (Blairsburg); 7. 23HR Rod Richards (Madrid); 8. 93L Blake Lehman (Winterset); 9. 5A Tyler Pickett (Boone); 10. 50 Robert Stofer (Jefferson); 11. V31 Todd VanEaton (Orient); 12. 25C Chase Daniels (Carlisle); 13. 57H Daniel Hagen (Grimes); 14. 1R Craig Reetz (Dunlap); 15. 1S Hunter Smith (Fort Morgan, Colo.); 16. 28 Nathan Otto (Green Bay, Wis.); 17. 71 Corey Piffer (Indianola); 18. 52 Jerry Williams (Des Moines); 19. 37 Tyler Inman (Altoona); 20. 12E Doug Smith (Lake City); 21. 5M Matthew Meinecke (Jamaica); 22. 14 Russ Byriel (Ankeny); 23. 33G Kevin Gyles (St Charles); 24. 12 Josiah Moulds (West Des Moines). 

Qualifier 1 (10 Laps) : 1. Schafroth; 2. Olson; 3. Richards; 4. Chase Daniels; 5. Inman; 6. Moulds; 7. Gyles; 8. Lehman; 9. Hunter Smith; 10. 308 David Donegan (Healesville, Victoria, Australia); 11. 2K Kyle Everts (Holland); 12. 4AK Shane Stoneburner (Boone). 

Qualifier 2 (10 Laps) : 1. Hagen; 2. Stofer; 3. VanEaton; 4. Otto; 5. Meinecke; 6. Piffer; 7. Byriel; 8. Williams; 9. Reetz; 10. 18 Josalyn Elmquist (Boone); 11. 17DR Dalton Robey (Ames); 12. 15D Jason McDowell (Grand Junction). 

2025 Track Champion : 69 Johnathon Logue 

2025 Rookie of the Year : 12E Doug Smith

IMCA NORTHERN SPORT MODS

presented by Elmquist Towing

A Feature (23 Laps) : 1. 22 Mike Smith (Lake City); 2. 74 Camdan Vincent (Nevada); 3. 2X Matt Avila (Boone); 4. 62 Cory Pestotnik (Boone); 5. 82T Brett Thomas (Walker); 6. R31 Ryan Leeman (Roland); 7. 3Z Randy Havlik (Ankeny); 8. 8K Dusty Masolini (Des Moines); 9. 13M Mason McNett (Argyle, Wis.); 10. 18 Josalyn Elmquist (Boone); 11. 13V Curtis Veber (Polk City); 12. 1JR Joe Reetz (Dunlap); 13. 193 Jessiah Taylor (Boone); 14. 24RE Arie Schouten (Lincoln, Neb.); 15. 4 Gage Hilgenberg (Waukee); 16. 9J Jeremiah Reed (Otho); 17. 3W Chris Webb (Roland); 18. 69K Kaden Rice (Bondurant); 19. 9R Tyler Carey (Nashua); 20. 7M Steve McLaughlin (Newton); 21. 9 Thomas Lathrop (Ottumwa); 22. 93 Hunter Longnecker (Woodward); 23. 17 Kyle Free (Ogden); 24. 58 Dennis Pittman (Jamaica). 

Qualifier 1 (10 Laps) : 1. Avila; 2. Josalyn Elmquist; 3. Thomas; 4. Reed; 5. Reetz; 6. Veber; 7. Webb; 8. Rice; 9. Schouten; 10. 0LD Bryan Morris (St Charles); 11. 7 Bradley Ivy (Williamsburg); 12. 69 Travis Kleindl (Beaver Dam, Wis.); 13. 511 Matt Grall (Fort Dodge); 14. 33 Jacob Ashley (Hartford); 15. 99S Sierra Rose Gary (Marshalltown); 16. 26 Jason Carney (Boone). 

Qualifier 2 (10 Laps) : 1. Taylor; 2. Pittman; 3. Longnecker; 4. Free; 5. Hilgenberg; 6. Lathrop; 7. Carey; 8. McNett; 9. McLaughlin; 10. 20C Chris Onstot (St Charles); 11. T51 Tyler Maschmann (Stanwood); 12. 95 Kamdyn Haggard (Humboldt); 13. 110S Spencer Leonard (Winterset); 14. 11H Nick Morris (Bellevue, Neb.); 15. 18A Aaron Denney (Auburn); 16. 18B Jackson Elmquist (Boone). 

2025 Track Champion : 22 Mike Smith
2025 Rookie of the Year :  22 Mike Smith

John Logue First Time Winners Race (20 Laps) : 1. 4 Gage Hilgenberg; 2. 69 Travis Kleindl; 3. 193 Jessiah Taylor; 4. 58 Dennis Pittman; 5. 74 Camdan Vincent; 6. 95 Kamdyn Haggard; 7. 3W Chris Webb; 8. 9R Tyler Carey; 9. 7M Steve McLaughlin; 10. 69K Kaden Rice; 11. 511 Matt Grall; 12. 11H Nick Morris; 13. 7 Bradley Ivy; 14. 20C Chris Onstot; 15. 18B Jackson Elmquist; 16. 18A Aaron Denney; 17. 33 Jacob Ashley; DNS 26 Jason Carney; DNS 17 Kyle Free. 

IMCA HOBBY STOCKS

presented by Pickett Salvage

A Feature (20 Laps) : 1. 51B Brandon Bombardo (New Prague, Minn.); 2. 21X Joe Doran (Paton); 3. 22B Braden Gifford (Boone); 4. 55X Corey VanDerWilt (Lynnville); 5. 11B Solomon Bennett (Minburn); 6. 83X Justin Frederick (Cleghorn); 7. 2M Mitchell McNeill (Jamaica); 8. 8F Aron Fye (Alden); 9. 12M Matt McDonald (Scranton); 10. 22T Tyler Smith (Bronson); 11. 22K Kael Koch (Marshalltown); 12. 49 Kendal Madsen II (Grimes); 13. 35C Phil Castellano (Norwalk); 14. 27 Brianna Osterson (Paton); 15. 31 Will Smith (Lake City); 16. 4W Joe Wollenhaupt (Neola); 17. 98 Mason Burkman (Prairie City); 18. 12K Eric Knutson (Slater); 19. 22 Seth Butler (Glidden); 20. 06B Brandan Long (Norwalk); 21. 21W Wade Gilliland (Callender); 22. 9 Kolby Sabin (Des Moines); 23. 7 Brayden Fahrni (Marshalltown); 24. 99K Erick Knutsen (Cedar Rapids). 

Qualifier 1 (10 Laps) : 1. Braden Gifford; 2. Wollenhaupt; 3. McNeill; 4. Butler; 5. Frederick; 6. Fahrni; 7. McDonald; 8. Burkman; 9. Castellano; 10. 88N Nate Parkhill (Webster City); 11. 33X Carter Davis (Hinton); 12. 51V Josh Vancannon (Ogden); 13. 29 Austin Snyder (Glidden); 14. 00B Braelynn Long (Norwalk); 15. 7 Clayton Sogge (State Center); 16. 77 Jacob Wildt (Stratford). 

Qualifier 2 (10 Laps) : 1. Koch; 2. Fye; 3. Erick Knutsen; 4. Bombardo; 5. Tyler Smith; 6. Madsen; 7. Brandan Long; 8. Gilliland; 9. Osterson; 10. 10 Travis Fenton (Des Moines); 11. 37 Shane Butler (Glidden); 12. 11R Macon Robinson (Boone); 13. 72 Joey Young (Indianola); 14. 22W Wayne Gifford (Boone); 15. 1R Tony Strable (Knoxville); 16. 14B Keith Burg (Adel). 

2025 Track Champion : 21X Joe Doran 

2025 Rookie of the Year : 9 Kolby Sabin

IMCA STARS MOD LITES

presented by Carquest Auto, Truck and Farm

A Feature (20 Laps) : 1. 44 Garrett Barber (Nevada); 2. 99 Josh May (Des Moines); 3. 48G Austin Gray (Story City); 4. X50 Joel Huggins (Des Moines); 5. 46Z Bryan Zehm (Ames); 6. 82 Charlie Brown (Nevada); 7. 4G Ben George (Altoona); 8. 55 Jaxon Carr (Des Moines); 9. 70 Alex Eischeid (Mechanicsville); 10. 99X Darrick Knutsen (Cedar Rapids); 11. 64 Randy Bryan (Ames); 12. 3G Joe Glick (Madrid); 13. 9 Garrison Anderson (Huxley); 14. 96 Dillon Bush (Milo); 15. 28 Terry Brown (Nevada); 16. 9XL Colin Anderson (Huxley); 17. 14 Bryan Compart (Madrid); 18. 8N William Nobles (West Des Moines); 19. 87S Steve Hartley (Ankeny); 20. 18M Chelsea Ladurini (Pleasant Hill); 21. 12J Kenny Johnson (Carlisle); 22. 11 Jason Masengarb (Colona, Ill.); 23. 73 Cole Paul (Madrid); 24. 1 Robert Moore (Maxwell); 25. 02 Thomas Kribell (Boone); 26. 5G Tracen Glick (Madrid); 27. 2G Grant Anderson (Huxley); 28. 87R Ryder Hartley (Ankeny). 

Qualifier 1 (10 Laps) : 1. George; 2. Carr; 3. Higgins; 4. Eischeid; 5. Colin Anderson; 6. Bryan; 7. Nobles; 8. Steve Hartley; 9. Moore; 10. Johnson; 11. Paul. 

Qualifier 2 (10 Laps) : 1. Charlie Brown; 2. Grant Anderson; 3. Masengarb; 4. Garrison Anderson; 5. Joe Glick; 6. Terry Brown; 7. Compart; 8. Knutsen; 9. Ladurini; 10. Ryder Hartley; 11. Kribell. 

2025 Track Champion : 48G Austin Gray

2025 Rookie of the Year : 87S Steve Hartley

A.I.R.S. - AMERICAN IRON RACING SERIES

A Feature (15 Laps) : 1. 69 John Logue (Boone); 2. 0 Dan Thompson (Cedar Rapids); 3. 22Q Tracy Quigley (Waterloo); 4. 501 Bart Miller (Clarence); 5. 39 Roger Cielsielski (Waterloo); 6. 42 Bruce Yoerger (DeWitt); 7. 63 Steve Olson (Preston); 8. 86 Jeff Blunt (Monticello); 9. B07 Brian Stock (Blue Grass); 10. 2A Warren Wethington (Mechanicsville); 11. 3-22 Connor Quigley (Frederika); 12. 49 Leighton Potter (Lake Elmo, Minn.); 13. 61 Scott Moffit (Mechanicsville); 14. 5 JJ Scott (Iowa City); 15. 10 Jayson Blunt (Monticello); 16. 74 Doug Burkhead (Muscatine); 17. 15M Paul Howard (Davenport); 18. 16 Robin Atkins (Clarence); 19. P51 David Bielenberg (Charlotte); 20. 69 Travis Heier (Anamosa); 21. 67 Bruce Ferguson (DeWitt). 

Heat 1 (8 Laps) : 1. Scott; 2. Miller; 3. Olson; 4. Connor Quigley; 5. Moffit; 6. Bielenberg; 7. Stock; 8. Howard; 9. Atkins; 10. Heier; 11. Wethington. 

Heat 2 (8 Laps) : 1. Logue; 2. Tracy Quigley; 3. Potter; 4. Cielsielski; 5. Thompson; 6. Jayson Blunt; 7. Yoerger; 8. Jeff Blunt; 9. Ferguson; 10. Burkhead.