Well the 3rd Annual Havoc on the High Banks brought 2 great nights of racing to the high banks of the Marshalltown Speedway on Friday and Saturday. 286 race teams would sign in from 6 states and canada during the 2 day special event which continued the month of money at the Marshalltown Speedway.
In the Dwarf Car/Mod Lites, they would see 21 dwarfs sign in on friday and 20 dwarfs sign in on saturday. On Friday Night, Joel Huggins would go on and lead the first 3 laps in the feature but would be passed by Mike Morrill on lap 4. A couple of cautions would come out on lap 6 when Johnny Mordock, DJ Robinson and Matthew Goodin get together in 1 & 2 and then on lap 9 when Duane Coffman spun in turn 4. Morrill would go on to the victory despite late race battles with Andy Hennigar. Randy Bryan, Dusty Masolini and Jeff Stensland round out the top 5.
On Saturday Night, Joel Huggins would lead until the first caution on lap 6 when Cliff Barber in David Schmalzried's car spun in turn 1 after contact with the front stretch wall. On the restart, Huggins would be passed by Andy Hennigar. Hennigar would see the yellow come out on lap 11 when 1 Jeremey Anderson spun in turn 3. Hennigar would have to do battle with Mike Morrill but would hold him off, Hennigar gets the win and Morrill 2nd, opposite of friday night. Joel Huggins would hold on to 3rd, Matthew Goodin was 4th and Mike Kennedy came home 5th.
In the Big 8 Tyre Center IMCA Sport Mods, they would see 36 cars sign in on friday and 33 cars sign in on saturday meaning both nights would have 4 heats and b-features to determine the field. On Friday Night, "The Big Ticket" Andy Tiernan took the early race lead. A couple of cautions come out on lap 3 when Scott Thomas and Gaitlin Leytham go off the top of turn 2 and lap 6 when Scott Thomas and Kenny Hay spin in turn 2. Tiernan kept the lead but would have Austin Kaplan, Jake Strayer, Brad Iverson and Kevin Sather on his back bumper. Kevin Sather would make the pass for the lead on lap 9 and then right after that a caution would come out for a tire in turn 4. Sather would go on to the win, Tiernan was 2nd, Kaplan 3rd, Strayer 4th and Iverson 5th.
On Saturday Night, Brad Iverson would lead ther early going of the race. The first caution came out on lap 3 when Shawn Hunter spun in turn 2. Iverson kept the lead until lap 9 when he was passed by Matt Lettow. Lettow would hold the top spot until lap 13 when a caution came out for Curt Hilmer in turn 2. Kevin Sather would make the pass on Lettow on the restart and go on to the win, despite a caution on lap 16 when Corey Rose, Tim Swope Jr and Rick Paulson spun in turn 1 & 2.
In the Aaron's IMCA Stock Cars, they would see 25 cars sign in on friday and 18 cars sign in on saturday. On Friday Night, "Hot" Rod Richards would take command early. 2 cautions would come out, first on lap 5 when Don Vis spun in turn 1 & 2 and then lap 7 when Ryan Leeman spun in turn 2. Richards maintain the lead through both of them, Richards would get passed on lap 9 by Steve Meyer. Meyer would then see t he caution come out a lap later when Leeman, Don Wear and Ty Hill got together in turn 1. Meyer would hold on to the top spot until lap 12 when Dustin Smith would make the pass. Smith would see the yellow come out after he took the lead, the yellow was for Rick Brown spinning in turn 4. Smith took the win, Steve Meyer was 2nd, Dusty Vis was 3rd, Phil Holtz in Justin Temeyer's car was 4th and Jeff Wollam was 5th. The Nitefly Designs Dash for Cash went to Rod Richards.
On Saturday Night, Ther race would have the initial start called back because Dan Trimble spun in turn 2. But when the race would get going the race would go 20 laps caution free and would see Steve Meyer cruise to victory but he would have to do battle with Damon Murty and Dustin Smith. Murty would take 2nd, Smith 3rd, Kevin Rose and Jeff Wollam rounded out the top 5.
In the Meskwaki Bingo Casino Hotel IMCA Modifieds, they would see 32 cars sign in on Friday and 36 cars sign in on Saturday meaning they would see 4 heats and b features to determine the field. On Friday Night, the field would be lead to the green flag by a pair of 19 cars, Darin Duffy in the 19D on the Pole and Jimmy Gustin in the 19 on the Outside front row. Gustin would take the race lead but Duffy would stay close in toe. The first 14 laps when caution free but then on lap 15, 16 and 17 there would be 4 cautions. First on lap 15 when Jim Schaefer spun in turn 2 and then on the restart for a tire on the front stretch. Gustin continued to lead through this time, after another lap was completed a caution would come out for Joey Galloway catching on fire. Another lap would be completed before the final caution came out this time for Don Erger spinning in turn 2. Gustin continued to lead but then on lap 2o, Gustin's car would begin to stall on entry in the car handing the lead over to Duffy. Duffy would go on to victory, Gustin would follow back to 8th. Max Corporan would get 2nd, Scott Hogan was 3rd, Jon Snyder was 4th and Jay Schmidt was 5th.
On Saturday Night, the top 2 in each heat would run in the Nitefly Designs Pole Dash to see where they would start and Darin Duffy would take the win with Jimmy Gustin taking 2nd. In the 25 Lap Feature, Duffy and Gustin would lead the field to the green flag. This race would look to be going green-to-checkered but then a caution would come out on lap 21 for a tire in turn 4. Duffy would take the win for the 2nd night in a row, Gustin would come home in 2nd, David Murray would start 22nd and finish 3rd, Adam Larson was 4th and Jon Snyder was 5th.
In the Junction Bar & Grille IMCA Hobby Stocks, they would see 30 cars sign in on friday and 23 cars sign in on saturday meaning on friday they would have 4 heats and a b feature to determine the field on saturday all cars went to the a main. On Friday Night, before one lap was completed, Justin Maschke, Nick Murty, Wes Stanek, Craig Graham, Clint Nelson and Jesse McCollaugh would get together in 1 & 2. When the race got going, Kenny Loftus would take the race lead but then another caution came out on lap 4 when Jennifer Hulin drove off top 2. On the restart, the Veteran Bill Bonnett would make the pass for the lead and go on to the win. Pete Hutzel would come across in 2nd but was disqualified in post-race tech inspection so Loftus, Michael Murphy, Todd Reitzler and Nick Murty rounded out the top 5.
On Saturday Night, Bill Bonnett would jump to the race lead and the only thing that would slow him were the cautions. The first one was on lap 5 but it resulted in to a red flag when Tyler Pickett would roll over in turn 4 after contact with Mike Vibbard. The next caution came out on lap 7 when Leonard Loftus spun in 1 & 2 and the final caution came out on lap 9 when Tim Saunders spun in turn 2. Bonnett maintain the lead and would go on to the victory, Rob Allison was 2nd, Dustin Elliott was 3rd, Matt McDonald was 4th and Corey Cruzan was 5th.
The Karl Chevrolet Dirt Trucks would join the program on Saturday Night and they would have a total of 9 trucks sign in. Bret Moyer would start on the pole and lead the entire 15 lap feature green-to-checkered. Carl Moyer would get 2nd, Ed Nelson was 3rd, Lou Siplot was 4th and Bryan Nevins Jr was 5th.
The Marshalltown Speedway will wrap up the 2009 racing season with the "Wer're Going Topless" Special, which will see Topless Modifieds (IMCA type rules) $1000 to win, IMCA/USRA Stock Cars (option to run 500 carb) $500 to win, IMCA/USRA Sport Mods $400 to win, IMCA/USRA Hobby Stocks $300 to win, Dwarf Cars/Mod Lites $250 to win and Karl Chevrolet Dirt Trucks $250 to win. Gates Open at 3, Drivers Meeting at 5, Hot Laps at 5:30 and Racing at 6!
