Finally after 2 nights consecutive nights of rain outs the racing action resumed at the marshalltown speedway and the "Mr. Perfect" streak would be the question of would in remain or would he be beaten. Friday night would be the Arnold Motor Supply, Clement Heating-Cooling and Plumbing and No Shoes Motorsports Night at the races. The Racing action would be close with 3 and 4 wide racing around the high banked quarter mile, so drivers would have lady luck on their sides and others not so much.
Dwarf Cars/Mod Lites were up first for their feature event, slighted for 15 laps, 21 cars signed in. Luck would come to an end for Mike Morrill as would his "Mr. Perfect" streak. Johnny Mordock took the early race lead from his outside front row starting spot. a caution would come out on lap 4 when eric hendrickson would spin in turn 4. Mordock would be passed on the restart by Tim Hennigar. Hennigar would hold the top spot as Hudson, Morrill, Andy Hennigar and Jeff Stensland. Another caution came out on lap 9 when Joe Wood spun in turns 1 & 2. Tim Hennigar still maintained the top spot through this point. Then just after the field received the white flag, the caution came out for David Schmalzried and Ryan Mills spin in turn 2 bring out a green-white-checkered finish. On the restart Tim Hennigar, Troy Hudson and Johnny Mordock would lead them back to the green. Hudson would make the pass coming off of turn 4 for the checkered flag and the win. "Hurricane" Troy Hudson would also pick up the $100 bounty that was put on Mike Morrill and also would get his first win in over a year. Tim Hennigar would finish a close 2nd, Johnny Mordock in 3rd, Mike Morrill in 4th and Jeff Stensland in 5th.
Up Next the Big 8 Tyre Center IMCA Sport Mods, 31 cars signed in so 4 heats and 1 b-feature would set the field for the 15 lap feature. Rookie Michael Grantham would take the lead from his pole starting spot. The 1st caution would come out just after the completion of lap 1 for debris in turns 1 & 2. The next caution would come out on lap 4 for shawn simatovich, after contact with the front straightaway wall. the final caution would come out on lap 8 for debris in turn 2 and Tim Love spun around in turn 2. Grantham maintained the lead through this, while point leader Kevin Sather was working his way to the front after starting 15th. Sather would pass Grantham on the final lap and go on to the win, Grantham would also be passed by Paul Nagle coming to the finish. Sather, Nagle, Grantham was the top 3 and they were followed by Kyle Brown and Joel Bushore rounded out the top 5.
Aaron's IMCA Stock Cars, 26 cars signed in the pits so all cars go to the 18 laps a-main. Donnie Bown would take the lead on lap 1 but the "Flyin Farmer" Rick Brown would take the lead on lap 2. Brown would hold the lead until he suffered a right front tire going down on lap 8 thus handing the lead over to "Superman" Dustin Smith. A couple of cautions would come out then, first for Rob Schneider spining on the backstretch and rick brown losing the tire in turns 1 & 2 and then on the restart, damon murty spin off the top of turns 1 & 2. Smith would lead the field back to the green, only to see the yellow come out again on lap 10 for Don Vis spinning in turn 1. Smith wouldn't let the cautions fade him on this night as he would go on and get his 5th win of the year at marshalltown. Tracy Gienger would finish 2nd, Jeff Wollam in 3rd, Michael Jeannette in 4th and Trent Murphy came home in 5th.
The Meskwaki Bingo Casino Hotel IMCA Modifieds would be up next for their 20 lap feature event and they had 17 cars sign in for $400 to win feature event thanks to clement heating, cooling and plumbing. Tim Murty would quickly jump into the lead from his 4th place starting postition. He would hold that lead through a couple of cautions on lap 1 and lap 2. The first one came when Craig Click and Todd Conrad spun in 1 & 2 and then Kyle Krampe and Adam Larson spinning in turn 1. Murty would hold on to the lead despite battles with "Superman" Jimmy Gustin, "Locomotion" John Logue and Scott Simatovich. The Locomotion John Logue would make the pass on Gustin and then Murty for the lead on lap 14. Gustin would follow suit by passing murty as well. Logue went on to the win, Gustin came home in 2nd, Murty 3rd, Scott Simatovich, driving jimmy gustin's old car came home 4th and "Showtime" Jon Snyder would finish 5th.
The final feature of the night was the Junction Bar & Grille IMCA Hobby Stocks, 31 cars signed in the pits so 4 heats and 1 b feature would be used to determine the field for the 12 lap feature event. Adam Rickett would take the early race lead but a caution would come out on lap 5 for Rickett in turn 4 and Gary Pfantz in turn 1. With Rickett spinning out because something broke that handed the lead over to Todd Reitzler. Reitzler would lead for a couple of laps only to have a tire go down, as did Daniel Hilsabeck, Dustin Elliott and Jennifer Hulin. That would hand the lead over to Eric Knutson and he would go on to the victory. Nic Shearer would get his best finish by finishing 2nd and the was followed by "Turbo" Terry Shaffar, Eric Larson and Hard Chargining Devin Smith would had a tire go down on lap 5.
Last Event of the night was the America's Best Value Inn King of the Hill for the Big 8 Tyre Center IMCA Sport Mods. In the first round, it saw Jamie Schirm beat Adam Shelman, Paul Nagle beat Michael Grantham, Kyle Brown defeat Geoff Olson and Joel Rust receiveing a bye in the first round because Scott Jorpeland would not show up to run. In the Semifinal round, Nagle would defeat Schirm and Brown beat Rust. Nagle would chose the inside lane and brown to the outside, Nagle would have the better lane as he would beat the ford powered machine of kyle brown and pick up the $100 for the king of the hill.
Next week 2 great nights of racing at marshalltown, on thursday its the final night of the great american stock car series with the stock car shootout, $125o to win stock cars, $400 to win hobby stocks and $300 to win sport mods and then on friday its fan appreciation night and will be a weekly friday night show.
