Well the night brought 5 classes in action to take to the big half mile race track the Highway 3 Raceway in Allison. A night that might be questionable if it would happen or not but the highway 3 raceway track crew didn't panic they moved right along rather quickly to keep the show moving to prevent mother nature from winning and it worked out just fine. The night's sponsor was Lincoln Savings Bank.
First out on the track was the Stock Cars for their 12 lap feature, only 8 cars signed in so the top 4 in the heat race would redraw for position. Tory Reicks jumped out to the lead from his pole starting spot and lead the first lap but after the completion of the lap, the caution came out for Ryan Leeman stopping in turn 1 after trying to avoid hitting Arlin Hoy, who was trying to go to the infield. Hoy would pull in to the infield, Leeman would exit off the back stretch. Reicks brought the field back to green and he would go on to the win with Mitch Hovden in 2nd, Cody Henkes in 3rd, Jake Ludeking in 4th and Mike Wiemann in 5th. Heat winner was Reicks.
1 27T Tory Reicks Waucoma, Iowa
2 15M Mitch Hovden Decorah, Iowa
3 41 Cody Henkes Postville, Iowa
4 69 Jake Ludeking Decorah, Iowa
5 4 Mike Wiemann Webster City, Iowa
6 33 Kevin Donlan Decorah, Iowa
7 121G Arlin Hoy Marble Rock, Iowa
8 R31 Ryan Leeman Roland, Iowa
Next out on the track was the B-Mods for their 15 lap feature, 20 cars signed in for them. Brian Schrage would take the early race lead from his outside front row starting spot but he would have to battle with Bob Sutherland throughout the race for the top spot. Sutherland would make the pass on lap 12 and go on to the victory, Schrage would finish 2nd in the green-to-checkered race. Cletus Engen, Dan Tenold and Michael Grantham round out the top 5. Heat winners were Schrage, Grantham and Sutherland.
1 4ord Bob Southerland Blairsburg, Iowa
2 14 Brian Schrage Cresco, Iowa
3 21 Cletus Engen Monona, Iowa
4 86 Dan Tenold Northwood, Iowa
5 20G Michael Grantham Bondurant, Iowa
6 92 Tyler Droste Waterloo, Iowa
7 18J Mike Jaeger Charles City, Iowa
8 32Z Alex Zwanziger Nashua, Iowa
9 88X Jimmy Broszeit Postville, Iowa
10 10K Kaleb Bentley Fairbank, Iowa
11 44 Brian Lund Allison, Iowa
12 10T Trevor Fecht Allison, Iowa
13 12A Curt Teeter Charles City, Iowa
14 4L Mike Ludemann Ionia, Iowa
15 32 Dan Feltus Allison, Iowa
16 14M Brian Mahlstedt Ionia, Iowa
17 29J Mitch Grummitt Aplington, Iowa
18 56S Troy Marshall Allison, Iowa
19 58 Shane Panos Decorah, Iowa
20 65 Logan Brown Meservy, Iowa
Next was suppose to be the Hobby Stocks but because mother nature was moving this way they moved up the Late Models for their 35 lap feature, 27 cars signed in so all cars went to the a-main. Sam Halstead jumped to the early race lead but after one lap was in the books the caution would come out for Rick Dralle spinning in the bottom of turn 4. When the race restarted Halstead continued to lead despite holding off many challenges from Al Johnson until Johnson made the pass on lap 7. Johnson would be followed by Terry Neal, Neal would pass Johnson on lap 9. Neal would look to pace the field and dodge the back markers of the field and then a caution came out on lap 23 when Leon Thomsen made contact with the turn 1 and 2 fence. On the restart, Ray Guss Jr. in the Hershel Roberts owned car would make the pass for the lead on lap 25 but then Deery Brothers Summer Series Point Leader Jeff Aikey would make the pass for the lead on lap 28. Guss wouldn't give up as he would pass Aikey on lap 31 and go on to the win, Aikey would finish 2nd, Neal would end up 3rd, Rob Toland would finish 4th and Sam Halstead would end up 5th. Al Johnson, Jason "Hollywood" Hahne, Jeremy Grady, Darrel DeFrance and Justin Kay would round out the top 10. Heat winners were Al Johnson, Jay Johnson and Guss Jr.
1 58 Ray Guss Jr. Milan Illinois
2 77A Jeff Aikey Waterloo, Iowa
3 28C Terry Neal Mendon, Illinois
4 39 Rob Toland Davenport, Iowa
5 84 Sam Halsted New London, Iowa
6 8 Al Johnson Story City, Iowa
7 76 Jason Hahne Webster City, Iowa
8 43 Jeremy Grady Story City, Iowa
9 99D Darrel Defrance Marshalltown, Iowa
10 15K Justin Kay Wheatland, Iowa
11 73 Greg Kastli Waterloo, Iowa
12 3T Jeff French Mount Ayr, Iowa
13 9 Bobby Hansen Center Point, Iowa
14 9G Ryan Gyles Des Moines, Iowa
15 60 Dean Wagner Evansdale, Iowa
16 16 Tyler Bruening Decorah, Iowa
17 22 Charlie McKenna Clear Lake, Iowa
18 Z2 Gary Webb Blue Grass, Iowa
19 H20 Paul Watters Cedar Falls, Iowa
20 57 Scott Badker Garner, Iowa
21 85 Lavern Carey Ionia, Iowa
22 4D Rick Dralle Waterloo, Iowa
23 2C Cary Umbarger Garner, Iowa
24 4 Leon Thompson Waverly, Iowa
25 93 Jay Johnson West Burlington, Iowa
26 OF Jason Frankel Quincy, Illinois
27 12J TJ Criss Oskaloosa, Iowa
It was then time for the Hobby Stocks to come out for their 12 lap feature event, 15 cars signed in. Corey Gansen jumped to the early race lead but he was passed by Chris Hovden on lap 2. Hovden would cruise on to the victory in the green-to-checkered feature event. Stac Schroeder, Brandon Hare, Mark Lewis and Gansen rounded out the top 5. Heat winners were Schroeder and Hare.
1 70 Chris Hovden Cresco, Iowa
2 51 Stac Schroeder Clear Lake, Iowa
3 56H Brandon Hare Elma, Iowa
4 9 Mark Lewis Riceville, Iowa
5 6 Corey Gansen Clear Lake, Iowa
6 73G Kurt George Ionia, Iowa
7 57 Steve Brass Cedar Falls, Iowa
8 1 Doug McCollough Webster City, Iowa
9 83 Scott Debel
10 32 Robert Black Ventura, Iowa
11 37G Alex George Ionia, Iowa
12 2H Dan Homeister Allison, Iowa
13 5A Ben Arends Ackley, Iowa
14 82X Kari George Ionia, Iowa
15 98 Kyle Anderson Decorah, Iowa
The final feature of the night was the Hornets for their 8 lap feature event, 11 cars signed in. Kyle Christensen took the lead from his outside front row starting spot but would lose the lead on lap 2 to Ricky Kay. Kay would take the win in the green-to-checkered feature, Christensen would finish 2nd with Nick Brink, Blake Cole and Blake Fosaaen coming home 3rd through 5th.
1 40K Ricky Kay Wheatland, Iowa
2 22X Kyle Christensen Riceville, Iowa
3 15 Nick Brink Waukon, Iowa
4 7C Blake Cole Nashua, Iowa
5 39 Blake Fosaaen Waukon, Iowa
6 33 Kelly Miller Greene, Iowa
7 1S Ken Winkowitsch Mason City, Iowa
8 3 Shirley Buchholz Waterloo, Iowa
9 22 Bob Swenson Allison, Iowa
10 4L Ashley Ludemann Ionia, Iowa
11 26 Jim Mckinney Wheatland, Iowa
Racing action was completed in 2 hours and 15 minutes with the official night coming to and end at 9:15. A great night of racing at Highway 3 Raceway sponsored by Lincoln Savings Bank. next event at Highway 3 is the USMTS on September 2 sponsored by Car Country and Wheelers Autobody Supply plus Stock Cars, Hobby Stocks, B-Mods and Hornets.
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Sunday, July 26, 2009
Gustins Finish 1 and 2 at Marshalltown
Friday night would start out like normal friday night, perfect weather not a cloud in the sky, a pit area packed with race cars that include a few out of staters. The night would change fast because 45 minutes into the show with the dwarf car, sport mods and stock car heats in the book mother nature would give us liquid sunshine. To most promotors it would end the night but for promotor Toby Kruse it would not. He figured they just took a 2 hour and 5 minute rain delay working on getting the track back into excellent shape for the drivers, the fans and drivers were willing to wait it out. He stated its just like going to a baseball game and continuing right were they left off.
After the track was worked back in they ran an additional hot lap session for the modifieds and stock cars and switched the hobby stocks and modified heats around but it was good and the track was only better come feature time.
First up was the Dwarf Car/Mod Lite Division for their 15 lap feautre event. Pole Sitter Joel Huggins would jump to the early race lead but would have to fight off Randy Bryan. Bryan made the pass on Huggins on lap 3. The first caution came out on lap 6 when Josh May, Troy Hudson, Johnny Mordock and Mike Kennedy getting together in turn 2. Bryan would lead still but on lap 8, Huggins would make the pass for the lead again. The 2nd caution came out on lap 9 when Tim Hennigar spun in the top of turn 1. The final caution came out on lap 10 for debris on the frontstretch. Huggins would maintain the lead and go on for the win. Andy Hennigar would finish 2nd, Bryan was 3rd, Mike Morrill was 4th and Jimmy May was 5th.
The Big 8 Tyre Center IMCA Sport Mods would have 33 cars sign in the pits so that means 4 heats and a b-feature to determine the field for the 15 lap feature. Kyle Brown would lead the first 7 laps before he lost the lead to 14 Year Old Young Gun from Newton Jake Strayer. 4 Cautions came out throughout the feature: lap 1 for Neil Follett and Geoff Olson make contact in turn 4, lap 3 for Chad Nelson from Wisconsin in the wall on the frontstretch, lap 9 for debris and lap 12 for Scott Jorpeland, Adam Shelman and Ryan Engelkes in turn 2. Strayer would go on and win, Kevin Sather would come home in 2nd, Luke Wanninger makes his return back to the race track and finished 3rd, Scott Davis finished 4th and Brown would follow back to finish 5th.
Aaron's IMCA Stock Cars would be up next for 18 laps. Clay Deppe would jump to the lead and hold on to the top spot until lap 7. Through that time there was 2 cautions, first on lap 5 when Steve Meyer, Rob Schneider, Rick Brown and Trevor Titus get together on the front stretch and then the next one on lap 6 when Trent Murphy went off the top of turn 2. Deppe would be passed by Jeff Wollam on lap 8 and Wollam would go on to the victory but would have to hold off challenges by Michael Jeannette and Dustin Smith and a caution on lap 11 for Joe Luethje in turn 4 when he lost a left rear tire. Wollam would be followed across the finish line by Jeannette, Smith, Deppe and Tracy Gienger.
Meskwaki Bingo Casino Hotel IMCA Modifieds would come out for their 20 lap feautre event next. Kyle Krampe would take the lead. The first caution would come out on lap 2 when Ronn Laurtizen, Jon Snyder and Duane Peterson would get together in turn 4, Krampe still was the leader. Krampe would be passed by Jacob Murray on lap 4. The next caution came out on lap 12 when Krampe and Adam Larson get together in turn 2. Richie Gustin would pass Murray for the lead on lap 15. Gustin would have to hold challenges from Murray, Scott Hogan and his brother Jimmy Gustin. Richie would go on to the win, Jimmy would end up 2nd making a 1-2 finish for the brothers. Behind the gustin brothers would Scott Hogan, Jacob Murray and Jay Schmidt.
The final feature of the night was the 12 lap Junction Bar and Grille IMCA Hobby Stocks . Before 1 lap would be completed there was 2 cautions, the first one was because of John Schuring, Clint Nelson, Nic Shearer and Wes Stanek Jr get together in turn 2 and the 2nd one was because Josh Saunders and Michael Murphy in turn 2. When racing got goin Dylan Book would take the lead, he would lead the first 2 laps but lose it to Todd Reitzler. Reitzler goes on to the win despite a caution on lap 7 for Nic Shearer on the back stretch. Reitzler takes the win, Devin Smith, Eric Knutson, Dustin Elliott and Michael Murphy ran out the top 5.
The Final Checkered Flag fell at midnight. This Friday Night will be Hy-Vee Night plus the Modified Gambler Race.
The plan this week for me is the Harris Clash on Tuesday, Deery Show at Highway 3 on Wednesday, Hy-Vee Night at Marshalltown and The Nationwide Series at the Iowa Speedway.
After the track was worked back in they ran an additional hot lap session for the modifieds and stock cars and switched the hobby stocks and modified heats around but it was good and the track was only better come feature time.
First up was the Dwarf Car/Mod Lite Division for their 15 lap feautre event. Pole Sitter Joel Huggins would jump to the early race lead but would have to fight off Randy Bryan. Bryan made the pass on Huggins on lap 3. The first caution came out on lap 6 when Josh May, Troy Hudson, Johnny Mordock and Mike Kennedy getting together in turn 2. Bryan would lead still but on lap 8, Huggins would make the pass for the lead again. The 2nd caution came out on lap 9 when Tim Hennigar spun in the top of turn 1. The final caution came out on lap 10 for debris on the frontstretch. Huggins would maintain the lead and go on for the win. Andy Hennigar would finish 2nd, Bryan was 3rd, Mike Morrill was 4th and Jimmy May was 5th.
The Big 8 Tyre Center IMCA Sport Mods would have 33 cars sign in the pits so that means 4 heats and a b-feature to determine the field for the 15 lap feature. Kyle Brown would lead the first 7 laps before he lost the lead to 14 Year Old Young Gun from Newton Jake Strayer. 4 Cautions came out throughout the feature: lap 1 for Neil Follett and Geoff Olson make contact in turn 4, lap 3 for Chad Nelson from Wisconsin in the wall on the frontstretch, lap 9 for debris and lap 12 for Scott Jorpeland, Adam Shelman and Ryan Engelkes in turn 2. Strayer would go on and win, Kevin Sather would come home in 2nd, Luke Wanninger makes his return back to the race track and finished 3rd, Scott Davis finished 4th and Brown would follow back to finish 5th.
Aaron's IMCA Stock Cars would be up next for 18 laps. Clay Deppe would jump to the lead and hold on to the top spot until lap 7. Through that time there was 2 cautions, first on lap 5 when Steve Meyer, Rob Schneider, Rick Brown and Trevor Titus get together on the front stretch and then the next one on lap 6 when Trent Murphy went off the top of turn 2. Deppe would be passed by Jeff Wollam on lap 8 and Wollam would go on to the victory but would have to hold off challenges by Michael Jeannette and Dustin Smith and a caution on lap 11 for Joe Luethje in turn 4 when he lost a left rear tire. Wollam would be followed across the finish line by Jeannette, Smith, Deppe and Tracy Gienger.
Meskwaki Bingo Casino Hotel IMCA Modifieds would come out for their 20 lap feautre event next. Kyle Krampe would take the lead. The first caution would come out on lap 2 when Ronn Laurtizen, Jon Snyder and Duane Peterson would get together in turn 4, Krampe still was the leader. Krampe would be passed by Jacob Murray on lap 4. The next caution came out on lap 12 when Krampe and Adam Larson get together in turn 2. Richie Gustin would pass Murray for the lead on lap 15. Gustin would have to hold challenges from Murray, Scott Hogan and his brother Jimmy Gustin. Richie would go on to the win, Jimmy would end up 2nd making a 1-2 finish for the brothers. Behind the gustin brothers would Scott Hogan, Jacob Murray and Jay Schmidt.
The final feature of the night was the 12 lap Junction Bar and Grille IMCA Hobby Stocks . Before 1 lap would be completed there was 2 cautions, the first one was because of John Schuring, Clint Nelson, Nic Shearer and Wes Stanek Jr get together in turn 2 and the 2nd one was because Josh Saunders and Michael Murphy in turn 2. When racing got goin Dylan Book would take the lead, he would lead the first 2 laps but lose it to Todd Reitzler. Reitzler goes on to the win despite a caution on lap 7 for Nic Shearer on the back stretch. Reitzler takes the win, Devin Smith, Eric Knutson, Dustin Elliott and Michael Murphy ran out the top 5.
The Final Checkered Flag fell at midnight. This Friday Night will be Hy-Vee Night plus the Modified Gambler Race.
The plan this week for me is the Harris Clash on Tuesday, Deery Show at Highway 3 on Wednesday, Hy-Vee Night at Marshalltown and The Nationwide Series at the Iowa Speedway.
Monday, July 20, 2009
A Chilly Aaron's Fair Night at the Marshalltown Speedway
It was friday night at the Central Iowa Fair, it was also Aaron's Night at the Races with Kids bike races. You would have thought it to be the frostbuster all over again because it was a chilly night at the races but it brought great racing action on the fastest quarter mile the marshalltown speedway. Promotor Toby Kruse, who was just getting back from the dakota modified classic tour in north dakota to promote his weekly friday night racing action said he would take a chilly cloudy night at the races then a rainy night at the races.
On the night which saw one hundred and twenty race teams sign in to compete, they would have a near perfect race track. This night would bring some repeat winners and one first time winner at the marshalltown speedway.
Before the features would roll out they would have the kids bike races and then a little hot lap session for the pit bikes, quads and motorcycles which were scheduled to race on saturday at the central iowa fair.
Dwarf Car/Mod Lites were up first for their 15 lap feature, there was 20 cars that signed in. Joel Huggins would jump to the lead from his outside front row starting spot and go on to the win despite having to do battle with Johnny Mordock, Mike Morrill and Tim Hennigar and 1 caution which came out on lap 4 when Ryan Mills and Bryan Zehm got together in turns 3 and 4. For Huggins this would be his 2nd career win and his 1st win at Marshalltown. Mordock would come home 2nd followed by Point Leader Mike Morrill, Tim Hennigar and Jimmy May
Big 8 Tyre Center IMCA Sport Mods saw 27 cars sign in so that meant 4 heats and a b-feature was used to get the field down to 24 cars. When the 15 Lap Feature rolled on the race track, Joel Rust took the race lead from his outside front row starting spot on lap 1 but he was passed by 3rd place starter Paul Nagle on lap 2. Nagle would hold on that spot through 2 cautions on lap 4 and 5. the first caution on lap 4 was for Adam Shelman spinning in turns 3 and 4 and the second caution on lap 5 was for Jenae Gustin spinning out in turn 1. Nagle hung on but Scott Davis was working through the field. Davis would pass Nagle on lap 14 and go on to the win, his 2nd of the season at marshalltown. Nagle finished 2nd, Last Weeks Feature Winner Brad Iverson was 3rd, Track Point Leader Kevin Sather was 4th and Geoff Olson was 5th.
The Aaron's IMCA Stock Cars was next up on Aaron's Night at the Central Iowa Fair, they had 21 cars sign in, 20 of those cars took the green flag in the 18 lap feature. Rob Schneider would jump to the lead from his outside front row starting spot and lead the first 4 laps before handing the lead over to Trent Murphy. A couple of cautions would come out both for debris, first one on lap 9 and the second one on lap 16 setting up a green-white-checkered. Murphy would have to hold off challenges by Dustin Smith and Jeff Wollam the final 2 laps. Murphy took the win, Smith and Wollam was 2nd and 3rd. Following Murphy,Smith and Wollam was Rob Schneider, getting his best finish of the season and "The Flying Deuce" Dave Atcher.
Up Next was the Meskwaki Bingo Casino Hotel IMCA Modifieds for their 20 lap feature, they 18 cars sign in to the pit area to compete. "The Iceman" Scott Hogan would take the lead from the outside front row starting spot, it would appear he was going to take the win until the only race caution came out on lap 14 when Jacob Murray shot off of turn 4 and when in to the pit fence, he was okay and nobody got hurt. On the restart, Hogan would have Adam Larson, Jon Snyder and Jay Schmidt right behind. Larson would pass Hogan for the lead and go on to the win, Hogan would end up following back to 4th by the end as Team Harris would finish 1st, 2nd and 3rd with Larson taking the win, Snyder in 2nd, Schmidt in 3rd. Kyle Krampe would round out the top 5.
Junction Bar & Grille IMCA Hobby Stocks were up next for their 12 lap feature, all 27 cars that signed in would start the a feature. This time it would see the pole sitter Nick Murty jump to the early race lead. the first caution would come out on lap 2 when Jake Nelson spun in turn 2. Murty would lose the lead on lap 3 to Eric Stanton, Stanton would see another caution come out on lap 4 when John Schuring spun in turn 2. Stanton would hold on to the lead until lap 7 when he would lose it to Todd Reitzler. Reitzler would hold on for the win despite 2 cautions on lap 9, first one for Nick Murty blowing up in turns 3 & 4 and then for Clint Nelson and Schuring getting together in turn 3. Reitzler won with Stanton in 2nd, following them was Dylan Book, Eric Knutson and Brandon Pruitt.
The Last Event of the Night was the Sport Mod Gambler, where the entrys would have to throw a $25 in to the pot. 7 drivers did so that meant $175 to win for 8 laps with the winner take all. Scott Davis would lead the race from start to finish to add to his winnings on the evening. Behind Davis was Paul Nagle, Kyle Brown, Geoff Olson, Shawn Hunter, Joel Bushore and Tom Burke.
Next Friday Night will be Hogeland Auto Plaza Kids Night plus Thanks to Harris Auto Racing the IMCA Modifieds will run for $500 to win. Pits Open up at 5:15, Grandstands at 5:30, Hot Laps at 7, Racing at 7:30!
This will hopefully be the third night of my racing swing with The Deery Brothers Summer Series show at the Southern Iowa Speedway in Oskaloosa apart of the Southern Iowa Fair on Wednesday and Thursday Night Thunder at the Hamilton County Fair in Webster City on Thursday!
On the night which saw one hundred and twenty race teams sign in to compete, they would have a near perfect race track. This night would bring some repeat winners and one first time winner at the marshalltown speedway.
Before the features would roll out they would have the kids bike races and then a little hot lap session for the pit bikes, quads and motorcycles which were scheduled to race on saturday at the central iowa fair.
Dwarf Car/Mod Lites were up first for their 15 lap feature, there was 20 cars that signed in. Joel Huggins would jump to the lead from his outside front row starting spot and go on to the win despite having to do battle with Johnny Mordock, Mike Morrill and Tim Hennigar and 1 caution which came out on lap 4 when Ryan Mills and Bryan Zehm got together in turns 3 and 4. For Huggins this would be his 2nd career win and his 1st win at Marshalltown. Mordock would come home 2nd followed by Point Leader Mike Morrill, Tim Hennigar and Jimmy May
Big 8 Tyre Center IMCA Sport Mods saw 27 cars sign in so that meant 4 heats and a b-feature was used to get the field down to 24 cars. When the 15 Lap Feature rolled on the race track, Joel Rust took the race lead from his outside front row starting spot on lap 1 but he was passed by 3rd place starter Paul Nagle on lap 2. Nagle would hold on that spot through 2 cautions on lap 4 and 5. the first caution on lap 4 was for Adam Shelman spinning in turns 3 and 4 and the second caution on lap 5 was for Jenae Gustin spinning out in turn 1. Nagle hung on but Scott Davis was working through the field. Davis would pass Nagle on lap 14 and go on to the win, his 2nd of the season at marshalltown. Nagle finished 2nd, Last Weeks Feature Winner Brad Iverson was 3rd, Track Point Leader Kevin Sather was 4th and Geoff Olson was 5th.
The Aaron's IMCA Stock Cars was next up on Aaron's Night at the Central Iowa Fair, they had 21 cars sign in, 20 of those cars took the green flag in the 18 lap feature. Rob Schneider would jump to the lead from his outside front row starting spot and lead the first 4 laps before handing the lead over to Trent Murphy. A couple of cautions would come out both for debris, first one on lap 9 and the second one on lap 16 setting up a green-white-checkered. Murphy would have to hold off challenges by Dustin Smith and Jeff Wollam the final 2 laps. Murphy took the win, Smith and Wollam was 2nd and 3rd. Following Murphy,Smith and Wollam was Rob Schneider, getting his best finish of the season and "The Flying Deuce" Dave Atcher.
Up Next was the Meskwaki Bingo Casino Hotel IMCA Modifieds for their 20 lap feature, they 18 cars sign in to the pit area to compete. "The Iceman" Scott Hogan would take the lead from the outside front row starting spot, it would appear he was going to take the win until the only race caution came out on lap 14 when Jacob Murray shot off of turn 4 and when in to the pit fence, he was okay and nobody got hurt. On the restart, Hogan would have Adam Larson, Jon Snyder and Jay Schmidt right behind. Larson would pass Hogan for the lead and go on to the win, Hogan would end up following back to 4th by the end as Team Harris would finish 1st, 2nd and 3rd with Larson taking the win, Snyder in 2nd, Schmidt in 3rd. Kyle Krampe would round out the top 5.
Junction Bar & Grille IMCA Hobby Stocks were up next for their 12 lap feature, all 27 cars that signed in would start the a feature. This time it would see the pole sitter Nick Murty jump to the early race lead. the first caution would come out on lap 2 when Jake Nelson spun in turn 2. Murty would lose the lead on lap 3 to Eric Stanton, Stanton would see another caution come out on lap 4 when John Schuring spun in turn 2. Stanton would hold on to the lead until lap 7 when he would lose it to Todd Reitzler. Reitzler would hold on for the win despite 2 cautions on lap 9, first one for Nick Murty blowing up in turns 3 & 4 and then for Clint Nelson and Schuring getting together in turn 3. Reitzler won with Stanton in 2nd, following them was Dylan Book, Eric Knutson and Brandon Pruitt.
The Last Event of the Night was the Sport Mod Gambler, where the entrys would have to throw a $25 in to the pot. 7 drivers did so that meant $175 to win for 8 laps with the winner take all. Scott Davis would lead the race from start to finish to add to his winnings on the evening. Behind Davis was Paul Nagle, Kyle Brown, Geoff Olson, Shawn Hunter, Joel Bushore and Tom Burke.
Next Friday Night will be Hogeland Auto Plaza Kids Night plus Thanks to Harris Auto Racing the IMCA Modifieds will run for $500 to win. Pits Open up at 5:15, Grandstands at 5:30, Hot Laps at 7, Racing at 7:30!
This will hopefully be the third night of my racing swing with The Deery Brothers Summer Series show at the Southern Iowa Speedway in Oskaloosa apart of the Southern Iowa Fair on Wednesday and Thursday Night Thunder at the Hamilton County Fair in Webster City on Thursday!
Monday, July 13, 2009
Paul Hahn and Parker Kilgerman win the Iowa Motor Truck Association 50 and The Prairie Meadows 200
Well i enjoyed getting up doing some house stuff before we headed to the Iowa Speedway. The Parking Lots opened up at 11 am, spectator gates open at 1 pm then the trucks ran their final practice session.
At 2 pm, Country Music Superstar Eric Church hit the Grinnell Mutual Stage for a pre-race concert, the concert wrapped up at 3:15pm with Pole Qualifying for the ARCA Lincoln Welders Truck Series where point leader Paul Hahn was the quickest, he then rolled the dice to see how they would line up due to an invert his dad rolled a 6 so Hahn after declining to go to the back to start 6th in the feature.
Then at 4 pm it was time for the ARCA Re-max Series to Qualify to set the field for the Prairie Meadows 200 and the quick time went to Joey Coulter with a time of 23.450 seconds or 134.328 mph.
At 5:45 pm it was time for the pre-race driver intros for the Iowa Motor Truck Association 50 lap race. The Race took to the track at 6pm. Steve Arpin would lead lap 1 but would lose the lead on lap 2 to his team mate The Phantom. The Phantom would hold the top spot until lap 23 when he was pass by the quick timer in qualifying and Truck Series Point Leader Paul Hahn on lap 24. The only caution would come out on lap 29 when Nathan Trekowski blew up. Hahn would take the win in the ITA 50, Nick Gullatta would come home in 2nd, Rob Jones in 3rd, Shawn Szep in 4th and Ash Hawkins was 5th. Iowa Native and Racing Veteran Carl Moyer was 6th.
At 7:30 pm it was the Pre-race driver intros for the Prairie Meadows 200 for the ARCA Re-Max Series. The Races hit the track at 8pm.
Pole Sitter Joey Coulter would take the lead and lead the first 35 laps. The first race caution came out on lap 33 when James Buescher makes contact with the wall in turn 4. Coulter would make a pit stop thus handing the lead over to Tom Hessert. Hessert would hold the top spot until the next caution which came out on lap 51 when Johanna Long and Chase Mattioli make contact in turn 4. Hessert would pit handing the lead over to Parker Kilgerman. Kilgerman would have to dodge through lap traffic and he would maintain the lead through the next 2 cautions before making a pit stop. Lap 82 would see Buescher make hard contact with the turn 1 and 2 wall and then on lap 134 when Hessert make contact with the wall in turn 1. Kilgerman would come in handing the lead over to Coulter. Kilgerman would battle through the field to get back to the front but another caution would come out on lap 145 when Patrick Sheltra and Todd Hansen spin on the front stretch. Kilgerman would make the pass for the lead on Coulter on lap 148 and start to check out until the final race caution coming out on lap 183 when Sheltra made contact with the wall in turn 3 and 4. Kilgerman would go on to the win, Austin Dillon would come home in 2nd, Coulter was 3rd, Chris Buescher was 4th and Brian Ecklor was 5th.
Want to check out photos from Iowa Motor Truck Association 50 and the Prairie Meadows 200 go to: http://s2.photobucket.com/albums/y27/foxman17/2009%20Prairie%20Meadows%20200/
At 2 pm, Country Music Superstar Eric Church hit the Grinnell Mutual Stage for a pre-race concert, the concert wrapped up at 3:15pm with Pole Qualifying for the ARCA Lincoln Welders Truck Series where point leader Paul Hahn was the quickest, he then rolled the dice to see how they would line up due to an invert his dad rolled a 6 so Hahn after declining to go to the back to start 6th in the feature.
Then at 4 pm it was time for the ARCA Re-max Series to Qualify to set the field for the Prairie Meadows 200 and the quick time went to Joey Coulter with a time of 23.450 seconds or 134.328 mph.
At 5:45 pm it was time for the pre-race driver intros for the Iowa Motor Truck Association 50 lap race. The Race took to the track at 6pm. Steve Arpin would lead lap 1 but would lose the lead on lap 2 to his team mate The Phantom. The Phantom would hold the top spot until lap 23 when he was pass by the quick timer in qualifying and Truck Series Point Leader Paul Hahn on lap 24. The only caution would come out on lap 29 when Nathan Trekowski blew up. Hahn would take the win in the ITA 50, Nick Gullatta would come home in 2nd, Rob Jones in 3rd, Shawn Szep in 4th and Ash Hawkins was 5th. Iowa Native and Racing Veteran Carl Moyer was 6th.
At 7:30 pm it was the Pre-race driver intros for the Prairie Meadows 200 for the ARCA Re-Max Series. The Races hit the track at 8pm.
Pole Sitter Joey Coulter would take the lead and lead the first 35 laps. The first race caution came out on lap 33 when James Buescher makes contact with the wall in turn 4. Coulter would make a pit stop thus handing the lead over to Tom Hessert. Hessert would hold the top spot until the next caution which came out on lap 51 when Johanna Long and Chase Mattioli make contact in turn 4. Hessert would pit handing the lead over to Parker Kilgerman. Kilgerman would have to dodge through lap traffic and he would maintain the lead through the next 2 cautions before making a pit stop. Lap 82 would see Buescher make hard contact with the turn 1 and 2 wall and then on lap 134 when Hessert make contact with the wall in turn 1. Kilgerman would come in handing the lead over to Coulter. Kilgerman would battle through the field to get back to the front but another caution would come out on lap 145 when Patrick Sheltra and Todd Hansen spin on the front stretch. Kilgerman would make the pass for the lead on Coulter on lap 148 and start to check out until the final race caution coming out on lap 183 when Sheltra made contact with the wall in turn 3 and 4. Kilgerman would go on to the win, Austin Dillon would come home in 2nd, Coulter was 3rd, Chris Buescher was 4th and Brian Ecklor was 5th.
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Saturday, July 11, 2009
Hudson, Iverson, Smith, Murray and Murphy win at the Budweiser Showdown at Motown
This Friday Night once again the promotor Toby Kruse would have to battle with good ole mother nature but this week Toby would win. There was a light sprinkle after the dwarf car feature but it only helped make the track better. It saw a 133 cars signed in, 28 dwarf cars, 31 sport mods, 24 stock cars, 24 modifieds and 26 hobby stocks. Two scary rides on the evening, John Schuring would flip in his hobby stock heat race but would make it back out for feature time, the other one was in the dwarf car feature when John Gardner went rolling down the front stretch, John would climb from the car a little banged up but okay.
The Dwarf Cars/Mod Lites were up first for the 15 lap feature and because it was a special TUSA points race as well it was a draw for the feature. Troy Hudson drew the pole in the feature. The first caution would come out on the start of the feature because Ivan Guerra and John Gardner made contact it send John rolling but got out of the car a little sore. When it restarted Hudson would take the lead but antoher caution would come out this time with 1 lap in the book when Joe Wood spun in turn 4 and Jason Smithson on back stretch. Hudson would maintain the lead na lead at the end and hold off challenges by Tim Hennigar and Andy Hennigar. Hudson would pick up his 2nd feature in 3 weeks, Tim Hennigar would finish 2nd, Andy Hennigar was 3rd, Johnny Mordock in 4th and Mike Morrill was 5th.
Up next is the IMCA Sport Mods, 4 Heats and B Feature would determine the field for the 15 Lap feature. Brad Iverson took the lead from the start. The first caution came out on lap 8 when Jeremia Boynton and Scott Davis got together in turn 2. Iverson would have to do battle with Jake Strayer. Stayer would take the lead on lap 13. A caution would come out on lap 14 when Tim Love spun in turn 3 meaning it would set up a green-white-checkered. Strayer maintain the top spot for the 1st lap but would be passed by Brad Iverson for the last lap. Iverson took the win, Strayer in 2nd, Joel Bushore was 3rd with Kevin Sather and Geoff Olson finishing 4th and 5th.
IMCA Stock Cars would come up next for their 18 lap feature. Clay Deppe would take the early race lead. The first caution came out on lap 2 when Tommy Thompson would lose a rear end in turn 4. Then again on Lap 3 when a tire would end up in turn 2, the 3rd caution on lap 4 when Brian Holmes and Jared Daggett got together in turn 2. Deppe would lose the lead to Dustin Smith on the restart. Smith went on to the win, Trent Murphy in 2nd, Steve Meyer in 3rd, Ryan Gustin in 4th and Deppe ended up 5th.
Up next is the 20 lap Budweiser Showdown at Motown IMCA Modified feature. Jacob Murrary would start on the pole and lead from start to finish, despite cautions and despite battling Brett Ladehoff for the top spot. the 1st caution would come out on lap 1, 1st for debris in turn 4 and then 3 times on the restarts for Mike O'Lear hitting the wall, John Logue and Adam Larson getting together in turn 2 and tire in turn 4/Scott Simatovich in turn 2. The last caution came on lap 15, Jimmy Gustin spun in turn 3. Murray took the win, Ladehoff was 2nd, Larson was 3rd, Richie Gustin in 4th and "Nitro" Nate Caruth in 5th.
The final eature was the 12 lap hobby stock feature. Clint Nelson lead the first lap and then The "Wild Women' Jennifer Hulin took the lead on laps 2 and 3. Michael Muprhy passed Hulin on lap 4. Dustin Griffith would bring out the only caution in the feature. Murphy, Devin Smith, Daniel Hilsabeck, Terry Shaffar and Clint Nelson would round out the top 5.
Next Friday Night will be Aaron's Fair Night at the Races with Kids Bike Races and then on Saturday Night its Quad/Motorcycle Races!
The Dwarf Cars/Mod Lites were up first for the 15 lap feature and because it was a special TUSA points race as well it was a draw for the feature. Troy Hudson drew the pole in the feature. The first caution would come out on the start of the feature because Ivan Guerra and John Gardner made contact it send John rolling but got out of the car a little sore. When it restarted Hudson would take the lead but antoher caution would come out this time with 1 lap in the book when Joe Wood spun in turn 4 and Jason Smithson on back stretch. Hudson would maintain the lead na lead at the end and hold off challenges by Tim Hennigar and Andy Hennigar. Hudson would pick up his 2nd feature in 3 weeks, Tim Hennigar would finish 2nd, Andy Hennigar was 3rd, Johnny Mordock in 4th and Mike Morrill was 5th.
Up next is the IMCA Sport Mods, 4 Heats and B Feature would determine the field for the 15 Lap feature. Brad Iverson took the lead from the start. The first caution came out on lap 8 when Jeremia Boynton and Scott Davis got together in turn 2. Iverson would have to do battle with Jake Strayer. Stayer would take the lead on lap 13. A caution would come out on lap 14 when Tim Love spun in turn 3 meaning it would set up a green-white-checkered. Strayer maintain the top spot for the 1st lap but would be passed by Brad Iverson for the last lap. Iverson took the win, Strayer in 2nd, Joel Bushore was 3rd with Kevin Sather and Geoff Olson finishing 4th and 5th.
IMCA Stock Cars would come up next for their 18 lap feature. Clay Deppe would take the early race lead. The first caution came out on lap 2 when Tommy Thompson would lose a rear end in turn 4. Then again on Lap 3 when a tire would end up in turn 2, the 3rd caution on lap 4 when Brian Holmes and Jared Daggett got together in turn 2. Deppe would lose the lead to Dustin Smith on the restart. Smith went on to the win, Trent Murphy in 2nd, Steve Meyer in 3rd, Ryan Gustin in 4th and Deppe ended up 5th.
Up next is the 20 lap Budweiser Showdown at Motown IMCA Modified feature. Jacob Murrary would start on the pole and lead from start to finish, despite cautions and despite battling Brett Ladehoff for the top spot. the 1st caution would come out on lap 1, 1st for debris in turn 4 and then 3 times on the restarts for Mike O'Lear hitting the wall, John Logue and Adam Larson getting together in turn 2 and tire in turn 4/Scott Simatovich in turn 2. The last caution came on lap 15, Jimmy Gustin spun in turn 3. Murray took the win, Ladehoff was 2nd, Larson was 3rd, Richie Gustin in 4th and "Nitro" Nate Caruth in 5th.
The final eature was the 12 lap hobby stock feature. Clint Nelson lead the first lap and then The "Wild Women' Jennifer Hulin took the lead on laps 2 and 3. Michael Muprhy passed Hulin on lap 4. Dustin Griffith would bring out the only caution in the feature. Murphy, Devin Smith, Daniel Hilsabeck, Terry Shaffar and Clint Nelson would round out the top 5.
Next Friday Night will be Aaron's Fair Night at the Races with Kids Bike Races and then on Saturday Night its Quad/Motorcycle Races!
Thursday, July 9, 2009
Lettow, Elston and Rain at the Harris Clash
The 18th Annual Harris Clash was scheduled to be on Tuesday and Wednesday July 7th and 8th with the possible rain date of Thursday July 9th.
On Tuesday Night july 7th, mother nature thought she had to make her presences know because after the draw closed, line ups posted and the 1st half of the modifieds did wheel packing mother nature rained out the lst night of the clash.
What was suppose to be night #2 of the clash on Wednesday July 8th turned out to be the 1st night of the clash with the IMCA Sport Mods and IMCA Deery Brothers Summer Series Late Models. On this night 59 Sport Mods signed in and 47 Late Models signed in.
First up on this night was the IMCA Sport Mods. 6 Heats and 3 B Features would set the field for the 24 car 15 Lap A Feature. Matt Lettow from Roland would take the lead on lap 1 but would be passed on lap 2 by Austin Kaplan from Ankeny. Lettow would regain the lead on lap 3 and Kaplan would stay close reach, meanwhile Cousin Kevin Sather from Ankeny was moving forward. The first caution came out on lap 6 when Jared Timmerman spun in turn 3. The second caution came out on lap 10 when Brian Miller lost a rear spring in turn 1. Lettow kept the lead, Kaplan 2nd and Sather 3rd after the lap 10 caution. Sather made a pass on Kaplan and tried to pass Lettow for the lead but failed. Lettow took the win and $500, Sather in 2nd ($400), Kaplan in 3rd ($300), Nate Chodur from Lake Mills was 4th ($250) and Brett Moffitt was 5th ($200).
Last on the night was the IMCA Late Models from their 30 cars, 35 laps feature. It took 5 Heats, 2 B Features, 2 Deery Provisionals and a Hard Charger Provisional to determine the field. Jason Frankel of Quincy, IL started on the ple and took the lead right from the start and held on to the top sport until a restart on lap 5 after a caution. The caution was because of Tyler Bruening and Barry Sorenson getting together in turn 3. On the restart, Frankel was passed by Jeff Aikey, who was battling with Frankel the first 5 laps. Aikey held on to the top spot despite challenges from Frankel. The final caution came out on lap 32 when Jon Merfeld spun in turn 2. On the restart, Tommy Elston of Keokuk passed Frankel for 2nd and then the next lap passed Aikey for the lead. Elston picked up the $2000 to win, Aikey came home 2nd, Frankel was 3rd, Fred Remley and Rob Toland was 4th and 5th.
On Thursday night July 9th was suppose to make up the rain out from Tuesday but mother nature was victorius again so the Modified portion of the Harris Clash will be ran on Tuesday July 28th.
On Tuesday Night july 7th, mother nature thought she had to make her presences know because after the draw closed, line ups posted and the 1st half of the modifieds did wheel packing mother nature rained out the lst night of the clash.
What was suppose to be night #2 of the clash on Wednesday July 8th turned out to be the 1st night of the clash with the IMCA Sport Mods and IMCA Deery Brothers Summer Series Late Models. On this night 59 Sport Mods signed in and 47 Late Models signed in.
First up on this night was the IMCA Sport Mods. 6 Heats and 3 B Features would set the field for the 24 car 15 Lap A Feature. Matt Lettow from Roland would take the lead on lap 1 but would be passed on lap 2 by Austin Kaplan from Ankeny. Lettow would regain the lead on lap 3 and Kaplan would stay close reach, meanwhile Cousin Kevin Sather from Ankeny was moving forward. The first caution came out on lap 6 when Jared Timmerman spun in turn 3. The second caution came out on lap 10 when Brian Miller lost a rear spring in turn 1. Lettow kept the lead, Kaplan 2nd and Sather 3rd after the lap 10 caution. Sather made a pass on Kaplan and tried to pass Lettow for the lead but failed. Lettow took the win and $500, Sather in 2nd ($400), Kaplan in 3rd ($300), Nate Chodur from Lake Mills was 4th ($250) and Brett Moffitt was 5th ($200).
Last on the night was the IMCA Late Models from their 30 cars, 35 laps feature. It took 5 Heats, 2 B Features, 2 Deery Provisionals and a Hard Charger Provisional to determine the field. Jason Frankel of Quincy, IL started on the ple and took the lead right from the start and held on to the top sport until a restart on lap 5 after a caution. The caution was because of Tyler Bruening and Barry Sorenson getting together in turn 3. On the restart, Frankel was passed by Jeff Aikey, who was battling with Frankel the first 5 laps. Aikey held on to the top spot despite challenges from Frankel. The final caution came out on lap 32 when Jon Merfeld spun in turn 2. On the restart, Tommy Elston of Keokuk passed Frankel for 2nd and then the next lap passed Aikey for the lead. Elston picked up the $2000 to win, Aikey came home 2nd, Frankel was 3rd, Fred Remley and Rob Toland was 4th and 5th.
On Thursday night July 9th was suppose to make up the rain out from Tuesday but mother nature was victorius again so the Modified portion of the Harris Clash will be ran on Tuesday July 28th.
Saturday, July 4, 2009
Blessington, Hansen, Sather, Joldersma and Mother Nature winners at Marshalltown
Thursday night brought the 3rd and final night of Great American Stock Car Shootou Series which saw 53 IMCA Stock Cars, 28 IMCA Hobby Stocks and 16 IMCA Sport Mods signed in. The Stock Cars ran for $1250 to win, Hobby Stocks for $400 to win and Sport Mods for $300 to win.
In heat race action, Jenae Gustin won her 1st career IMCA Sport Mod heat race. Gustin is the youngest of the Gustin family, she is nicknamed "The Rocket Princess" bc she has racing in her blood. Her mon and dad is Rick "The Rocket" Gustin and Judy DeFrance-Gustin, She has brothers Jimmy, Richie and Ryan so I am sure many more to come. Other than that the heats and b-features were really good.
First up is the IMCA Hobby Stocks for their 20 laps, 24 of the 28 cars made the call for the A-main. Kenny Hansen jumped to the racing lead from his outside front row starting spot. The first of 2 cautions came out on lap 9 when Scott Pippert blew up in turn 2, Dylan Book spun in turn 2, Gary Pfantz blew up and caught fire in the pits, chad koch blew up. The next caution came out on lap 11 when Devin Smith was spun around on the front stretch by Dustin Elliott, Smith rejoined after changing a flat tire, Elliott sent to the pits for aggressive driving. Through all this Hansen remained as the leader. During the final 9 laps, Hansen would have to hold off Todd Reitzler and Andy Boeckman. Hansen would go on to the win, Reitzler finished 2nd, Boeckman came home 3rd, Josh Irvine was 4th and Scott Lagrosso was 5th.
Next up is the IMCA Sport Mods for their 20 lap feature, "The Rocket Princess" Jenae Gustin and "Downtown" Kyle Brown lead the field to the green flag. Gustin would lead the first lap of the feature but she slipped up and lost the lead to Kyle Brown on lap 2. Brown would see the yello come out on lap 3 when Gustin would slid off the top of turn 2, then again for debris in turn 4 and "The Ice Princess" Lauren Vis in turns 1 and 2 and then again on the restart when Vis spun around again. Brown maintained the lead until lap 5 when he was passed by Kevin Sather. Then the yellow came out for Gustin again in turn 1 and 2. The final 2 cautions came out on lap 9 and lap 16, first for Joe Luethje in turn 2 on lap 9 and then on lap 16 for Tom Burke in turn 3 and debris in turn 2. Sather goes on to take the $300 to win pay check, Zach Rawlins in 2nd, Kyle Brown in 3rd, Brad Iverson in 4th amd Randy Roberts in 5th.
The final feature of the night was the IMCA Stock Cars for $1250 to win 30 laps. 6 Heats and 3 B-features would be used to set the field with 53 cars signed in. There was a lot of 3 and 4 wide racing in the feature event but before there was 1 lap in the books, Roger Verdoorn would spin around in turn 2. Pole Sitter Jeremy Christians would take the lead on the restart, only to see another caution come after 1 lap in the books this time for Robert Stofer and Dustin Smith spinning in turn 4. Christians would hold the top spot until lap 6 when he was passed by Jeff Joldersma, mean while "Flyin" Brian Blessington, who started 23rd was chargin to the front. The final caution came out on lap 9 when Rob Schneider would stop in turn 4. Joldersma held the top spot until Blessington made the pass for the lead on lap 19, a spot he would hold on to until the end. Blessington took the $1250 to win pay check while Joldersma would finish home 2nd, he would als be crowned the Great American Stock Car Shootout Series Champion, making him eligible for Sunoco Racing Fuels Stock Car Race of Champions at the IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals in September. "The Chelsea Charger" Damon Murty, Keith Knop and Mike Jergens rounded out the top 5.
Racing action started at 7:05 pm on thursday and was completed 9:45 pm.
On Friday Night, there was 109 cars that signed in, 20 dwarf cars, 26 sport mods, 22 stock cars, 16 modifieds and 25 hobby stocks signed in, only to have mother natrue win the event. The track was water too much but when expect a little sun and don't get any its hard. The track was worked in and 2 hours after the normal hot lap time they ran hot laps, only to see Promotor Toby Kruse decide to pull the plug at 9:17 pm. So fans, drivers and crews are encourage to keep their ticket stubs and wristbands for re-entry to the races. Racing resumes next friday in marshalltown.
Next week The Trackside Report will be covering the Harris Clash at Knoxville on Tuesday and Wednesday, "Budweiser Showdown at Motown" on Friday (where the modifieds run for $500 to win and $100 to start the a-main) and the ARCA Re-Max Series/ARCA Lincoln Welders Truck Series on Saturday at the Iowa Speedway!
In heat race action, Jenae Gustin won her 1st career IMCA Sport Mod heat race. Gustin is the youngest of the Gustin family, she is nicknamed "The Rocket Princess" bc she has racing in her blood. Her mon and dad is Rick "The Rocket" Gustin and Judy DeFrance-Gustin, She has brothers Jimmy, Richie and Ryan so I am sure many more to come. Other than that the heats and b-features were really good.
First up is the IMCA Hobby Stocks for their 20 laps, 24 of the 28 cars made the call for the A-main. Kenny Hansen jumped to the racing lead from his outside front row starting spot. The first of 2 cautions came out on lap 9 when Scott Pippert blew up in turn 2, Dylan Book spun in turn 2, Gary Pfantz blew up and caught fire in the pits, chad koch blew up. The next caution came out on lap 11 when Devin Smith was spun around on the front stretch by Dustin Elliott, Smith rejoined after changing a flat tire, Elliott sent to the pits for aggressive driving. Through all this Hansen remained as the leader. During the final 9 laps, Hansen would have to hold off Todd Reitzler and Andy Boeckman. Hansen would go on to the win, Reitzler finished 2nd, Boeckman came home 3rd, Josh Irvine was 4th and Scott Lagrosso was 5th.
Next up is the IMCA Sport Mods for their 20 lap feature, "The Rocket Princess" Jenae Gustin and "Downtown" Kyle Brown lead the field to the green flag. Gustin would lead the first lap of the feature but she slipped up and lost the lead to Kyle Brown on lap 2. Brown would see the yello come out on lap 3 when Gustin would slid off the top of turn 2, then again for debris in turn 4 and "The Ice Princess" Lauren Vis in turns 1 and 2 and then again on the restart when Vis spun around again. Brown maintained the lead until lap 5 when he was passed by Kevin Sather. Then the yellow came out for Gustin again in turn 1 and 2. The final 2 cautions came out on lap 9 and lap 16, first for Joe Luethje in turn 2 on lap 9 and then on lap 16 for Tom Burke in turn 3 and debris in turn 2. Sather goes on to take the $300 to win pay check, Zach Rawlins in 2nd, Kyle Brown in 3rd, Brad Iverson in 4th amd Randy Roberts in 5th.
The final feature of the night was the IMCA Stock Cars for $1250 to win 30 laps. 6 Heats and 3 B-features would be used to set the field with 53 cars signed in. There was a lot of 3 and 4 wide racing in the feature event but before there was 1 lap in the books, Roger Verdoorn would spin around in turn 2. Pole Sitter Jeremy Christians would take the lead on the restart, only to see another caution come after 1 lap in the books this time for Robert Stofer and Dustin Smith spinning in turn 4. Christians would hold the top spot until lap 6 when he was passed by Jeff Joldersma, mean while "Flyin" Brian Blessington, who started 23rd was chargin to the front. The final caution came out on lap 9 when Rob Schneider would stop in turn 4. Joldersma held the top spot until Blessington made the pass for the lead on lap 19, a spot he would hold on to until the end. Blessington took the $1250 to win pay check while Joldersma would finish home 2nd, he would als be crowned the Great American Stock Car Shootout Series Champion, making him eligible for Sunoco Racing Fuels Stock Car Race of Champions at the IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals in September. "The Chelsea Charger" Damon Murty, Keith Knop and Mike Jergens rounded out the top 5.
Racing action started at 7:05 pm on thursday and was completed 9:45 pm.
On Friday Night, there was 109 cars that signed in, 20 dwarf cars, 26 sport mods, 22 stock cars, 16 modifieds and 25 hobby stocks signed in, only to have mother natrue win the event. The track was water too much but when expect a little sun and don't get any its hard. The track was worked in and 2 hours after the normal hot lap time they ran hot laps, only to see Promotor Toby Kruse decide to pull the plug at 9:17 pm. So fans, drivers and crews are encourage to keep their ticket stubs and wristbands for re-entry to the races. Racing resumes next friday in marshalltown.
Next week The Trackside Report will be covering the Harris Clash at Knoxville on Tuesday and Wednesday, "Budweiser Showdown at Motown" on Friday (where the modifieds run for $500 to win and $100 to start the a-main) and the ARCA Re-Max Series/ARCA Lincoln Welders Truck Series on Saturday at the Iowa Speedway!
The Racing Round Up!
This weeks racing begin at the Buena Vista Raceway "The Beaver" in Alta with the Kyle Suter Memorial for the IMCA Stock Cars and it also in turn was to be the 1st night of The IMCA Great American Stock Car Series. The IMCA Stock Cars were running for $1000 to win, where the winner Dave Smith started on the pole and led all 30 laps, getting his first win of the season, Brian Blessington was living up to his nicknamed "Flyin Brian" because he started 20th and finish 2nd. Jeff Joldersma, Dustin Smith and Chris Ullrich rounded out the top 5. Nick "The Real" Deal took the IMCA Modifieds feature, Jeremy Mills, Adam Larson, Jay Noteboom and Reece Coffee. Sport Compacts race for $150 to win, Thanks to Mach 1 and John Sedlachek took the win with Josh Egesdal, Cory Flanigan, Cory Klug and Todd Paulsrad rounding out the top 5. the IMCA Hobby Stocks raced for $400 to win and was Andy Boeckman taking the win, Shannon Anderson was 2nd, Kenny Hansen in 3rd, John Briggs and Craig Brotherton in 4th and 5th.
The next night racing headed to the Independence Motor Speedway "Home of Fast Family Fun" for the 2nd night of the IMCA Great American Stock Car Series and joining them in the fun was the Deery Brothers Summer Series for IMCA Late Models and Nostalgia cars. In the IMCA Stock Cars, Which again was running for $1000 to win saw "Flyin" Brian Irvine take the lead on lap 17 of the 30 lapper by passing Justin Temeyer and Mike Nichols. Jeff Joldersma finish home in 2nd and took over the series points lead, Justin Temeyer, Jesse Colwell and Mike Nichols would finished 3rd through 5th. The IMCA Late Models is ran for $2000 to win, Rob Toland and Terry Neal were battling for the lead through at the event. Toland lead the first 7 laps before caution came out, Neal took the lead. Just as Toland shuffled Neal back to 2nd, lap cars came into the equation and for a moment put Toland in 3rd. Neal would end up winning by a straigtaway over Rob Toland, Jason Frankel would finish 3rd, Ray Guss Jr in 4th and Jeff Aikey in 5th. The Nostalgia cars was won by "The Racing Legend" John Schroyer from Marshalltown in his 1957 chevy.
Also Racing was the Southern Iowa Speedway in Oskaloosa with their annual Musco Lighting Great American Stock Car Shootout. The USRA Stock Cars ran for $2000 to win and saw track regular Matt Greiner take the win, Shay Curtin from Cresco in 2nd, Brian Mitrisin in 3rd, Tory Reicks in 4th and "Flyin Dutchman" Mike Van Genderen rounding out the by 5. USRA B-Mods ran for $1000 to win and taking the win was hometown driver Tyler Groenedyk, "Young Gun" Brett Moffitt would come in 2nd, Mike Wanders, Drew Lawson and Paul Underwood rounded out the top 5. The USRA Hobby Stocks ran for $700 to win with Nathan Wood taking top honors. Chris Hovden, Jason McDaniel, Shannon Anderson and Kris Walker rounded out the top 5. Last but not least was the Musco Lighting USRA Modifieds for $1000 to win which saw the "Z-Man" Zack Vanderbeek the win, surprise vistior Kelly Shryock came home in 2nd, Brad Pinkerton in 3rd, Colt Mather in 4th and Adam Bell in 5th.
The next night brought racing action in Marshalltown, Britt, Donnellson and Allison. 1st we headed to the Hancock County Speedway in Britt for the Firecracker 360 Modified Special where 88 b-mods signed in. Adam Ackerman took home the $2000, Brett Meyer finished in 2nd and taking home $1500, Scott Davis took home for $1250 for 3rd, Brandon Leeman finish in 4th for $900 and Tad Reutzel in 5th getting $700. Other winners was Blake Cole in Novice Hornets, Joe Bunkofske in Hornets, Stac Schroeder in Hobby Stocks, Kevin Opheim in Stock Cars and Jeremy Mills in Modifieds. Next on to Donnellson and the Lee County Speedway for the 2nd Annual Liberty Cup where the IMCA Modifieds ran for $1500 to win, IMCA Stock Cars $1000 to win and IMCA Sport Mods for $500 to win. The Modifieds were won by Michael Long from Quincy, IL. Josh Foster, Dusty Kraklio, Troy Cordes and Nate Caruth rounded out the top 5. Jeff Mueller took the top honors in the stock cars, Mike VanGenderen, Aaron Brocksreck, Abe Huls and Darin Thye finished in Mueller. Jason Cook would take the win in Doug Fenton's Sport Mod, Jacob Smith, Roger Tresden, Paul Underwood and Phillip Cossell would finish in the top 5 as well. Next were off to the Highway 3 Raceway in Allison for the Firecracker Special plus the 2nd Race for the Dart Corn Belt Clash Late Model Series. Chad Simpson would take the top honor in the the Late Models over Jeff Aikey. Kevin Kile, Curt Martin and Kurt Kile would finish 3rd-5th. B-Mods was won by Cletus Engen, Scott Splide in the hobby stocks, Mitch Hovden in Stock Cars and Joe Zrostlik in Hornets.
The racing blog continues with my recap from the marshalltown speedway.
The next night racing headed to the Independence Motor Speedway "Home of Fast Family Fun" for the 2nd night of the IMCA Great American Stock Car Series and joining them in the fun was the Deery Brothers Summer Series for IMCA Late Models and Nostalgia cars. In the IMCA Stock Cars, Which again was running for $1000 to win saw "Flyin" Brian Irvine take the lead on lap 17 of the 30 lapper by passing Justin Temeyer and Mike Nichols. Jeff Joldersma finish home in 2nd and took over the series points lead, Justin Temeyer, Jesse Colwell and Mike Nichols would finished 3rd through 5th. The IMCA Late Models is ran for $2000 to win, Rob Toland and Terry Neal were battling for the lead through at the event. Toland lead the first 7 laps before caution came out, Neal took the lead. Just as Toland shuffled Neal back to 2nd, lap cars came into the equation and for a moment put Toland in 3rd. Neal would end up winning by a straigtaway over Rob Toland, Jason Frankel would finish 3rd, Ray Guss Jr in 4th and Jeff Aikey in 5th. The Nostalgia cars was won by "The Racing Legend" John Schroyer from Marshalltown in his 1957 chevy.
Also Racing was the Southern Iowa Speedway in Oskaloosa with their annual Musco Lighting Great American Stock Car Shootout. The USRA Stock Cars ran for $2000 to win and saw track regular Matt Greiner take the win, Shay Curtin from Cresco in 2nd, Brian Mitrisin in 3rd, Tory Reicks in 4th and "Flyin Dutchman" Mike Van Genderen rounding out the by 5. USRA B-Mods ran for $1000 to win and taking the win was hometown driver Tyler Groenedyk, "Young Gun" Brett Moffitt would come in 2nd, Mike Wanders, Drew Lawson and Paul Underwood rounded out the top 5. The USRA Hobby Stocks ran for $700 to win with Nathan Wood taking top honors. Chris Hovden, Jason McDaniel, Shannon Anderson and Kris Walker rounded out the top 5. Last but not least was the Musco Lighting USRA Modifieds for $1000 to win which saw the "Z-Man" Zack Vanderbeek the win, surprise vistior Kelly Shryock came home in 2nd, Brad Pinkerton in 3rd, Colt Mather in 4th and Adam Bell in 5th.
The next night brought racing action in Marshalltown, Britt, Donnellson and Allison. 1st we headed to the Hancock County Speedway in Britt for the Firecracker 360 Modified Special where 88 b-mods signed in. Adam Ackerman took home the $2000, Brett Meyer finished in 2nd and taking home $1500, Scott Davis took home for $1250 for 3rd, Brandon Leeman finish in 4th for $900 and Tad Reutzel in 5th getting $700. Other winners was Blake Cole in Novice Hornets, Joe Bunkofske in Hornets, Stac Schroeder in Hobby Stocks, Kevin Opheim in Stock Cars and Jeremy Mills in Modifieds. Next on to Donnellson and the Lee County Speedway for the 2nd Annual Liberty Cup where the IMCA Modifieds ran for $1500 to win, IMCA Stock Cars $1000 to win and IMCA Sport Mods for $500 to win. The Modifieds were won by Michael Long from Quincy, IL. Josh Foster, Dusty Kraklio, Troy Cordes and Nate Caruth rounded out the top 5. Jeff Mueller took the top honors in the stock cars, Mike VanGenderen, Aaron Brocksreck, Abe Huls and Darin Thye finished in Mueller. Jason Cook would take the win in Doug Fenton's Sport Mod, Jacob Smith, Roger Tresden, Paul Underwood and Phillip Cossell would finish in the top 5 as well. Next were off to the Highway 3 Raceway in Allison for the Firecracker Special plus the 2nd Race for the Dart Corn Belt Clash Late Model Series. Chad Simpson would take the top honor in the the Late Models over Jeff Aikey. Kevin Kile, Curt Martin and Kurt Kile would finish 3rd-5th. B-Mods was won by Cletus Engen, Scott Splide in the hobby stocks, Mitch Hovden in Stock Cars and Joe Zrostlik in Hornets.
The racing blog continues with my recap from the marshalltown speedway.
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