One hundred fourteen cars signed in to tame the 3/8-mile, banked dirt track on the Buchanan County fairgrounds. The racing action was exciting all night; a few times throughout the night they went four wide. No surprise Mike Van Genderen produced another fantastic racing surface. Great job, Dana Benning, Jeff Kropf, and the rest of the track crew too for keeping the track in amazing shape all night long. The final checkered flag was waved at 10:13pm. The night was sponsored by Appliance Plus US Cellular of Independence and Oelwein.
The first feature of the night was the June 14th make-up feature for the Cue Rentals IMCA Sport Compacts, 15 laps the distance. Harrison Horn and Ethan Hogan led the field to the green flag, but neither one of them led lap one; fourth-place starter Chris Pittman grabbed the race lead and was followed by Tyler and Christopher Mannion. Pittman pulled away and looked to be heading on to the easy feature win, but a caution came out on lap 14 for debris in turn one, resulting in a green-white-checkered. However, before they would go back to green, Pittman and the Mannions got together on the backstretch, getting ready to go back to the green, forcing the caution light to remain on for debris on the backstretch. Pittman held on to capture his first feature win this year in Indee; however, his night ended shortly after the checkers as he blew up. Spencer Roggentien worked his way from ninth to capture second. Tyler Mannion finished third, Horn was fourth, and tenth-place starter Cristian Grady took fifth.
In the June 14th make-up feature for the Waterloo Auto Parts IMCA Modifieds, Chris Snyder grabbed the race lead from pole sitter Mike Burbridge, while Jeff Aikey was working his way from ninth place. Snyder continued to lead the way until Aikey reeled him in and applied pressure. Aikey took over the top spot on lap eight and checked out to capture win number 1 in Indee this year and the first win of his three on the night; more on that later. Snyder finished second, thirteenth-place starter Kolton Osborn finished third, Dustin Kroening was fourth, and tenth-place starter Troy Cordes captured fifth.
After the heat races and make-up features were complete, MVG and the crew went to work on the track to get it ready for the regular night's features presented by Appliance Plus US Cellular of Independence and Oelwein.
After the heat races and make-up features were complete, MVG and the crew went to work on the track to get it ready for the regular night's features presented by Appliance Plus US Cellular of Independence and Oelwein.
Performance Bodies IMCA Hobby Stocks 16-lap feature event was first up after the track prep session. Carson James outwrestled Jeremiah Wilson for the race lead early. The first and only caution came out on lap five when Quinton Miller and Garrett Ball spun in turn four. James was not fazed as he held off Wilson and Conner Clubine on the restart and then held off a charge from Brad Graham late. James went to take his first feature win in Indee. Wilson, Graham, Dalton Weepie, and Clubine round out the top five.
Next up on the race track is Wolfey's Outback of Quasqueton IMCA Northern Sport Mods 18-lap feature event. Tyler Carey started third, but by the end of lap one, he was in the top spot. Curt Smeins ran second until Brett Thomas made the pass and took second away. Carey and Thomas ran one and two until the caution came out on lap six for debris from Kole Quam's car that came off in turn two. Carey held off Thomas on the restart; meanwhile, Brady Hilmer began to apply pressure on Thomas for second. The final race caution was issued on lap ten when Ben Shannon spun in the bottom of turn four. Carey got a fantastic restart, but Hilmer got an even better restart. Hilmer took the top spot away from Carey on lap 13 and never looked back, going on to take win number three in Indee. Ninth-place starter Tony Olson grabbed second, eleventh-place starter Will Wolf finished third, Carey fell back to fourth, and Illinois's Rayce Mullen was fifth.
Jace Knight led the first lap of the Cue Rentals IMCA Sport Compacts 15-lap feature event, but just after the lap was scored, the caution came out. The first caution was for Knight when he broke going into turn one and going off the top. That handed the lead over to Clayton Loeb, and he managed to hold off Devin Jones until the second caution on lap three, when "Cheddar" Jason Petersen blew up, leaving debris all over turn three. Spencer Roggentien worked his way from tenth place and snatched the lead away on the restart. The final race caution came out on lap six for debris on the frontstretch. Roggentien had to contend with Devin Jones on the restart; he managed to hold him, but Jones refused to go away. Jones grabbed the lead on lap 13 and claimed his second feature win. Roggentien, ninth-place starter Cristian Grady, Loeb, and thirteenth-place starter Campbell Tressler rounded out the top five.
In the regular feature for the Waterloo Auto Parts IMCA Modifieds 20-lap feature event; Kyle Bentley led the first two laps before the caution came out when Jason Morehouse sent Dustin Kroening off the top of turn four. Kroening was able to get his spot back, and Morehouse was sent to the tail. Seventh-place starter Jeff Aikey was able to take the top spot away on the restart. Aikey led even through the last caution on lap 16 when Patrick Flannagan went off the top of turn one. Aikey went on to capture his second Modified feature win of the night, the second of his three on the night. Troy Cordes came from tenth to second. Kroening captured third, Jerry King was fourth, and Brennen Chipp was in fifth.
Christie Door Company IMCA Stock Cars' 20-lap feature event lived up to the name of "Class Too Tough To Tame." Ty Hill led the first lap by a slim margin over Dru Kueker; Kueker took the top spot away on lap two. Shortly after the first caution came out when Rob Twaites came to a stop in turns one and two. Kueker led until Jay Schmidt took the top spot away. Schmidt pulled away and looked to be cruising to the easy feature win. The caution flag was waved two more times: lap 17 for Rhett Ehmen spinning off the top of turn four and lap 18 for Jarod Weepie spinning exiting turn two. Schmidt held off points leader Tom Schmitt to take his second feature win of the weekend; he won Friday night at Marshalltown. After Schmidt and Schmitt, it was Kueker, eleventh-place starter Dakoda Sellers, and tenth-place starter Cole Mather.
The final feature of the night was the Scott Webb Concrete Pro Late Models for a 25-lap feature. Curt Martin outwrestled Jeff Aikey for the early lead. Martin looked strong and checked out only to see the lap traffic slow him down just a bit, allowing Aikey, Nick Marolf, and CJ Horn to reel him in. The caution came out on lap 19 when Martin spun in turn two; that handed the lead over to Aikey. However, before a lap was completed, the caution came out again when Marolf was spun by Logan Duffy, resulting in Kelly Pestka and Curt Martin having nowhere to go. Aikey hung on for the final six laps to capture his first late model win this season and his third feature of the night for the racing hall of famer. Horn, J.D. Auringer, thirteenth-place starter Travis Smock, and fourteenth-place starter Luke Goedert rounded out the top five.
Take in some racing action at the Independence Motor Speedway during the 4th of July weekend on Saturday, July 5th, with the Karl Chevrolet Pro Late Model Tour presented by Nutrien running double features. IMCA Modifieds, IMCA Stock Cars, IMCA Sport Mods, IMCA Hobby Stocks, IMCA Sport Compacts, and A.I.R.S.—American Iron Racing Series—round out the card. Pits open at 4:30p, gates open at 5p, hot laps at 6:30p, and racing to follow. Grandstands are $20 for Adults, Kids (11-17) $10, and Children (10 and under) are Free. Pits are $35 for Ages 14 and older, Kids (6-13) are $15, and Children (5 and under) are $5.
Then Independence will take a break for the Buchanan County Fair and return on Saturday, July 26th, for the $1,000 to win Pro Late Models presented by CWD Trucking, Code Red Repair, and Rust Country Roll offs, followed by three straight Friday nights in August and the Fall Special in October.
For more information, check out Independence Motor Speedway on MyRacePass or call Mike Van Genderen at (641) 521-0330 or Dana Benning at (319) 404-7177, or check out the Independence Motor Speedway Facebook Page.
Heat 1 (7 Laps) : 1. Fisher; 2. Wilson; 3. Wroten; 3. Bradly Graham; 4. Beyer; 5. Ball; 6. Graham; 7. Clayton.
Then Independence will take a break for the Buchanan County Fair and return on Saturday, July 26th, for the $1,000 to win Pro Late Models presented by CWD Trucking, Code Red Repair, and Rust Country Roll offs, followed by three straight Friday nights in August and the Fall Special in October.
Independence Speedway
Independence, Iowa
APPLIANCE PLUS US CELLULAR NIGHT
Saturday June 28th, 2025
Saturday June 28th, 2025
PRO LATE MODEL TOUR
presented by Scott Webb Concrete
A Feature (25 Laps) : 1. 1X Jeff Aikey (Cedar Falls); 2. 01 CJ Horn (Cedar Rapids); 3. 00J J.D. Auringer (Waterloo); 4. 98 Travis Smock (Independence); 5. 62 Luke Goedert (Guttenburg); 6. 12 Ron Klein (Dubuque); 7. 99 Luke Pestka (Robins); 8. 33S tyler Sommerlot (Dunkerton); 9. 19 Kelly Pestka (Dewitt); 10. 46 Marcus Orr (Independence); 11. 33 Nick Marolf (Moscow); 12. 45 Curt Martin (Independence); 13. 14 Logan Duffy (Independence); 14. 70 Lance Mish (Cassville, Wis.); 15. 73 Greg Kastli (Waterloo); 16. 8R Sean Johnson (Independence); DNS 76 Matt Mish (Bloomington, Wis.); DNS 192 Chase Jermeland (Decorah).
Heat 1 (8 Laps) : 1. Kastli; 2. Martin; 3. Marolf; 4. Horn; 5. Smock; 6. Goedert.
Heat 2 (8 Laps) : 1. Auringer; 2. Orr; 3. Lance Mish; 4. Matt Mish; 5. Jermeland; DNS Sommerlot.
Heat 3 (8 Laps ): 1. Aikey; 2. Johnson; 3. Duffy; 4. Klein; 5. Kelly Pestka; 6. Luke Pestka.
IMCA MODIFIEDS
presented by Waterloo Auto Parts
A Feature (20 Laps) : 1. 77 Jeff Aikey (Cedar Falls); 2. 71C Troy Cordes (Dunkerton); 3. 56 Dustin Kroening (Hebron, Ill.); 4. 70 Jerry King (Waterloo); 5. 21 Brennen Chipp (Waterloo); 6. 17 Ethan Krall (Evansdale); 7. 59 Josh Fisher (La Porte City); 8. 27M Mark Schulte (Delhi); 9. 72 Kolton Osborn (Janesville); 10. 72B Jerod Ballhagen (Parkersburg); 11. 16S Kip Siems (Cedar Falls); 13. 32 Chris Snyder (Dunkerton); 13. 41P Keith Pittman (Waterloo); 14. F7 Patrick Flannagan (Cedar Rapids); 15. 57B Dennis Betzer (Central City); 16. 5 Jason Morehouse (Evansdale); 17. 22K Kevin Rose (Waterloo); 18. 12J Justin O'Brien (West Union); 19. 35 Kyle Bentley (Fairbank); 20. 43LV Logan Veloz (Colona, Ill.); 21. 01 Ed Thomas (Waterloo); 22. 11B Mike Burbridge (Delhi).
Heat 1 (8 Laps) : 1. Chipp; 2. O'Brien; 3. Schulte; 4. Aikey; 5. Snyder; 6. Flannagan; 7. Pittman; DNS Burbridge.
Heat 2 (8 Laps) : 1. Ballhagen; 2. Cordes; 3. Kroening; 4. Morehouse; 5. Thomas; 6. Betzer; DNS Osborn.
Heat 3 (8 Laps ): 1. Bentley; 2. King; 3. Veloz; 4. Krall; 5. Siems; 6. Rose; 7. Fisher.
6/14/25 Make-Up A Feature (20 Laps) : 1. 77 Jeff Aikey; 2. 32 Chris Snyder; 3. 72 Kolton Osborn; 4. 56 Dustin Kroening; 5. 71C Troy Cordes; 6. 11B Mike Burbridge; 7. 43LV Logan Veloz; 8. 59 Josh Fisher; 9. 27M Mark Schulte; 10. 5 Jason Morehouse; 11. F7 Patrick Flannagan; 12. 57B Dennis Betzer; 13. 17 Ethan Krall; 14. 01 Ed Thomas; 15. 16S Kip Siems; 16. 70 Jerry King; 17. 10K Ronn Lauritzen (La Porte City); 18. 52 Dylon Waldvogel (Antigo, Wis.); 19. 12R Bret Ramsey (Waterloo); 20. 98 Jacob Snyder (Dunkerton); 21. 48K Kollin Hibdon (Fargo, N.D.); 22. 0 Dirk Hamilton (Waterloo); 23. 35 Kyle Bentley.
IMCA STOCK CARS
presented by Christie Door Company
A Feature (20 Laps) : 1. 19J Jay Schmidt (Tama); 2. 18S Tom Schmitt (Independence); 3. 18X Dru Kueker (Stanley); 4. 7D Dakoda Sellers (Vinton); 5. 74C Cole Mather (Oelwein); 6. 57VG Rowdee Van Genderen (Newton); 7. 3H Ty Hill (Winterset); 8. 7B Jim Ball Jr. (Independence); 9. 4JR Russell Damme Jr (Waterloo); 10. 06S Adam Streeter (Walker); 11. 20B Matt Burmeister (Denver); 12. 3 Jarod Weepie (Dunkerton); 13. 4R Riley Hanson (Vinton); 14. T23 Tony Olson (Cedar Rapids); 15. 28 Rhett Ehmen (Dike); 16. 89J Brady Hilmer (Dysart); 17. 16 Rob Twaites (Waterloo); 18. 115 Hannah Chesmore (Rowley); 19. 18 Chris Luloff (Aurora).
Heat 1 (8 Laps) : 1. Van Genderen; 2. Kueker; 3. Hanson; 4. Olson; 5. Weepie; 6. Sellers; 7. Damme; 8. Burmeiseter; 9. Twaites; 10. Ball.
Heat 2 (8 Laps) : 1. Schmidt; 2. Chesmore; 3. Schmitt; 4. Mather; 5. Hill; 6. Ehmen; 7. Streeter; 8. Luloff.
IMCA NORTHERN SPORT MODS
presented by Wolfey's Outback of Quasqueton
A Feature (18 Laps) : 1. 22JR Brady Hilmer (Dysart); 2. T23 Tony Olson (Cedar Rapids); 3. 7W Will Wolf (Lynnville); 4. 9R Tyler Carey (Nashua); 5. 777 Rayce Mullen (Pearl City, Ill.); 6. 8 Austin Kemp (Vinton); 7. 28B Curt Smeins (Dike); 8. 24 Travis Brown (Ely); 9. 27B Tyler Ball (Independence); 10. 88X Luke Bird (Winthrop); 11. B7 Beckett Flannagan (Cedar Rapids); 12. 47 Ben Shannon (Independence); 13. 29 Matt Miller (Waterloo); 14. 2D Dalton DeJay (Cedar Rapids); 15. 17C Lance Covington (Jesup); 16. 13C Cameron DeJay (Cedar Rapids); 17. 82T Brett Thomas (Walker); 18. 392 Jackson Carey (Nashua); 19. 88 Kole Quam (Elk Run Heights); 20. 13X Noah Beenken (Waterloo).
Heat 1 (8 Laps) : 1. Hilmer; 2. Kemp; 3. Jackson Carey; 4. Ball; 5. Smeins; 6. Wolf; 7. Dalton DeJay; 8. Miller; 9. Cameron DeJay; 10. Covington.
Heat 2 (8 Laps) : 1. Tyler Carey; 2. Thomas; 3. Olson; 4. Brown; 5. Mullen; 6. Bird; 7. Beenken; 8. Flannagan; 9. Shannon.
IMCA HOBBY STOCKS
presented by Performance Bodies
A Feature (16 Laps) : 1. 33J Carson James (Winthrop); 2. 64 Jeremiah Wilson (Waterloo); 3. 22G Brad Graham (Brooklyn); 4. 3 Dalton Weepie (Dunkerton); 5. 26C Conner Clubine (Janesville); 6. 14C Leah Wroten (Independence); 7. 73 Quinton Miller (Independence); 8. 7N Trenton Neuhaus (Quasqueton); 9. 17B Garrett Ball (Independence); 10. 33 Cameron Graham (Winthrop); 11. 52 Joren Fisher (Garrison); 12. 2G Bradly Graham (Victor); 13. B25 Brandon Beyer (Independence); 14. 7M McKenna Koch (Independence); 15. 38C Brandon Clayton (Jesup). Heat 1 (7 Laps) : 1. Fisher; 2. Wilson; 3. Wroten; 3. Bradly Graham; 4. Beyer; 5. Ball; 6. Graham; 7. Clayton.
Heat 2 (7 Laps) : 1. Brad Graham; 2. Clubine; 3. James; 4. Neuhaus; 5. Weepie; 6. Koch; 7. Miller.
IMCA SPORT COMPACTS
presented by Cue Rentals powered by Tarpy
A Feature (15 Laps) : 1. 7 Devin Jones (Mason City); 2. 6R Spencer Roggentien (Amana); 3. 89 Cristian Grady (Cedar Rapids); 4. 49J Clayton Loeb (Garrison); 5. 87T Campbell Tressler (Cedar Falls); 6. 22C Ryan Cheney (Deep River); 7. 5X Devin Coghlan (Marion); 8. 35M Tyler Mannion (Jesup); 9. 4E Trevor Forey (Waverly); 10. 81 Christopher Mannion (Waterloo); 11. 357E Elisabeth Vanous (Quasqueton); 12. T64 Teegan Wilson (Waterloo); 13. 54A Blake Driscol (Dysart); 14. 26 Maddox Rowley (Cedar Rapids); 15. 14P Jason Petersen (Oskaloosa); 16. 04 Jace Knight (Waterloo); DNS 43E Ethan Hogan (Marion); DNS 58 Harrison Horn (Cedar Rapids); DNS 10P Chris Pittman (Dunkerton); DNS 28R David Roeder (Waterloo).
Heat 1 (6 Laps) : 1. Coghlan; 2. Roggentien; 3. Driscol; 4. Horn; 5. Tyler Mannion; 6. Cheney; 7. Tressler; 8. Hogan; 9. Wilson; DNS Pittman.
Heat 2 (6 Laps) : 1. Loeb; 2. Knight; 3. Petersen; 4. Grady; 5. Jones; 6. Christopher Mannion; 7. Vanous; 8. Forey; DNS Rowley; DNS Roeder.
6/14/25 Make-Up A Feature (15 Laps) : 1. 10P Chris Pittman; 2. 6R Spencer Roggentien; 3. 35M Tyler Mannion; 4. 58 Harrison Horn; 5. 89 Cristian Grady; 6. 43E Ethan Hogan; 7. 5X Devin Coghlan; 8. 49J Clayton Loeb; 9. 4E Trevor Forey; 10. 87T Campbell Tressler; 11. 357E Elisabeth Vanous; 12. 81 Christopher Mannion; 13. T64 Teegan Wilson; 14. 26 Maddox Rowley; 15. 22C Ryan Cheney; 16. 28R David Roeder; 17. 24 Korey Lana (Cedar Rapids); 18. 1 Jay Orr (South Milwaukee, Wis.); 19. 14B Tonia Stevens (Barnes City).