Tonight brought the 3rd race in 1 week for the Marshalltown Speedway and it was Shriners Night along with being Scout Night and the Racing action once again wouldn't disappoint people. The racing surface was fast and smooth.
A total of 125 race teams signed in to compete. 14 Micro Mini Sprints, 17 Mod Lites, 24 Sport Mods, 21 Stock Cars, 23 Modifieds and 20 Hobby Stocks.
The first feature of the night was the Micro Mini Sprints for 12 Laps, this is the first of 3 appearances. Brad Comergy would take command right away, all the drivers would race close and side-by-side all the way around the race track. The only race caution came out on lap 4 when #59 car stopped on the run off road. When the race resumed Comergy remained in control and would cruise on to the victory. Dan Henning, Tom Ottenbacher, Ben Woods and Wade Huisman rounded out the top 5.
The O'Reilly Auto Parts Mod Lites feature slated for 15 Laps was up next. Travis Stensland would take command early but would lose the lead to Mike Kennedy on lap 3. Kennedy would be cruising right along and then the only race caution came out on lap 7 when Cory Sonner spun in turn 2. On the restart the top 5 was Kennedy, Josh May, Eric Hendrickson, Mike Morrill and Tim Hennigar. Kennedy and May would begin to do battle for the lead just after the green came out and would cross the line side-by-side on lap 12 and 13. Kennedy would be able to hold off May for the win. Hennigar would finish 3rd, Eric Hendrickson was 4th and Mike Morril was 5th.
Next up was the Big 8 Tyre Center IMCA Sport Mods feature for 15 laps, 4 heats and a b-feature would be used to get the field down to 24 cars. "Downtown" Kyle Brown would take command early but the Rookie Dylan Book would take lead from Brown on lap 4. Brown would make the pass on Book on lap 6 again and then on lap 7 the first caution came out when Jayme Duinink spun in turn 1 & 2. On the restart, Brown would have Book, Eric Elliott, Brett Moffitt and Cayden Carter on his back bumper.
Brown and the field would see another yellow on lap 8 when Book blew up coming off turn 4 and dumping a lot of fluid on the track but then Adam Shelman spun in turn 1 and made contact with Jenae Gustin, Shelman's car would then roll resulting in a red flag. Shelman would be okay, Gustin would be okay as well after getting checked out by the safety crew. Brown this time would have Elliott right behind him and on the restart Elliott would power by Brown and take the lead. Elliott would go on and take the win with Brown taking 2nd. Eric Flander, Cayden Carter and Brett Moffitt would round out the top 5.
The class "Too Tough To Tame" Aaron's IMCA Stock Cars were up next for 18 laps. Nathan Wood from Keswick would take advantage of his outside front row starting spots as he would begin to pull away from the field but then the first race caution came out on lap 4 when Keith Miner would stop in turns 1 & 2. Wood would pull away again but would see 2 more cautions on lap 9, first for Justin Hartgers spinning in turn 2 and then on the restart for Austin Evans spinning in turn 4. Wood wouldn't let those cautions faze him as he would be able to power his race car and pull away from the rest of the field. Trent Murphy, Dustin Smith, Tracy Gienger, Jeff Wollam and Clay Deppe rounded out the top 6.
Meskwaki Bingo Casino Hotel IMCA Modifieds were up next for 20 laps. On the initial start, the start was bad to begin with so it was called back but Daniel Hilsabeck would also spin in turn 3. On the restart, the veteran Denny Rosenberg would take command but that would only last one lap as he would lose the lead to Richie Gustin on lap 2 and Gustin would take full control. Only 2 things slowed Gustin's pursuit to win was lap traffic and the final caution on lap 16 when Andrew Kinser would spin turn 3 & 4. Gustin would go on to the win, Luke Wanninger came home 2nd, Denny Rosenberg was 3rd, Adam Larson was 4th and Mike O'Lear was 5th.
The final feature of the night was the 12 lap Junction Bar & Grille IMCA Hobby Stocks. Jeff Gunderson would jump to the lead and never look back but would have to hold off many late race challenges thanks to a caution on lap 8 when Calvin Dhondt spun in turn 4. Gunderson would have to hold off Todd Reitzler, Eric Larson, Mark Lamer and Devin Smith and would do so to go on and take the win, Larson came home 2nd, Michael Murphy would make his way to 3rd, Smith was 4th and Reitzler was 5th.
Racing action will continue at the Marshalltown Speedway next friday with the pits opening at 5:15, Grandstands at 5:30, Hot Laps at 6:45 and Racing at 7:15.
Unofficial Results
Micro Mini Sprints
Heat 1- 11B Ben Woods, 41L Dan Henning, 32T Tom Ottenbacher, 16 Dan Beerends, 15 Christian Bowman, 14 Ryan Repp, #12
Heat 2- 21W Wade Huisman, 76 Brad Comergy, 77 Alan Comergy, #59, 24N Nathan Mills, #90, #79
Feature
1. 76 Brad Comergy
2. 41L Dan Henning
3. 32T Tom Ottenbacher
4. 11B Ben Woods
5. 21W Wade Huisman
6. 16 Dan Beerends
7. 77 Alan Comergy
8. 14 Ryan Repp
9. 15 Christian Bowman
10. 12
11. 24N Nathan Mills
12. 59
DNS:
90
79
O'Reilly Auto Parts Mod Lites
Heat 1- 57 Tim Hennigar, 95 Mike Kennedy, 64 Randy Bryan, 88 Josh May, 8 Dusty Masolini, 46 Kevin Grisham, 41S Tim Sutherland, 4L Larry Sorenson, 33R DJ Robinson
Heat 2- 6 Mike Morrill, 47 Cory Sonner, 99 Josh May, 66F Eric Hendrickson, 89 Travis Stensland, X50 Joel Huggins, 0B Colby Oberemebt, 9 Rick Taylor
Feature
1. 95 Mike Kennedy
2. 99 Josh May
3. 57 Tim Hennigar
4. 66F Eric Hendrickson
5. 6 Mike Morrill
6. 8 Dusty Masolini
7. 88 James May
8. X50 Joel Huggins
9. 64 Randy Bryan
10. 89 Travis Stensland
11. 46 Kevin Grisham
12. 33R DJ Robinson
13. 41S Tim Sutherland
14. 4L Larry Sorenson
15. 47 Cory Sonner
16. 9 Rick Taylor
17. 0B Colby Oberemebt (DNF)
Big 8 Tyre Center IMCA Sport Mods
Heat 1- 21 Kyle Brown, 13 Brett Moffitt, 10 Cayden Carter, 18J Jake Strayer, 92 Tyler Droste, 40S Shawn Simatovich, 45 Johnny Williams, 24X Logan Miller
Heat 2- 32N Neil Follett, 19F Fred Leytham, 80 Jared Van Deest, 81D Scott Davis, T17 Tom Rawlins, 7 Carter Vandenberg, 12W Creston Williams
Heat 3- B00K Dylan Book, 20L Lauren Vis, 2Z Zach Rawlins, 3S Adam Shelman, 19J Jenae Gustin, 2G Geoff Olson, 19 Brandon Smith
Heat 4- 9E Eric Elliott, 19G Gatlin Leytham, 12 Eric Flander, 777 Jayme Duinink, 7Z Zac Becker, 46 Trevor Oberholte, 40N Nathan Simatovich
B-Feature- 7 Carter Vandenberg, 2G Geoff Olson, 40S Shawn Simatovich, 45 Johnny Williams, 19 Brandon Smith, 24X Logan Miller, 40N Nathan Simatovich, 46 Trevor Oberholte, 12W Creston Williams
Feature
1. 9E Eric Elliott
2. 21 Kyle Brown
3. 12 Eric Flander
4. 10 Cayden Carter
5. 13 Brett Moffitt
6. 81D Scott Davis
7. 2Z Zach Rawlins
8. 32N Neil Follett
9. 2G Geoff Olson
10. 92 Tyler Droste
11. 18J Jake Strayer
12. 19F Fred Leytham
13. 7 Carter Vandenberg
14. 777 Jayme Duinink
15. 45 Johnny Williams
16. 20L Lauren Vis (DNF)
17. 19G Gatlin Leytham (DNF)
18. 7Z Zac Becker (DNF)
19. B00K Dylan Book (DNF)
20. 3S Adam Shelman (DNF)
21. 19J Jenae Gustin (DNF)
22. 80 Duane Van Deest (DNF)
23. T17 Tom Rawlins (DNF)
24. 40S Shawn Simatovich (DNF)
Aarons IMCA Stock Cars
Heat 1- 59 Tracy Gienger, 60 Clay Deppe, 85 Dustin Smith, 72 Tommy Thompson, 36 Trevor Titus, 90 Justin Hartgers DNS: 35B Donnie Boucher
Heat 2- 94 Steve Meyer, 25 Trent Murphy, 17AJ Joe Luethje, 9E Austin Evans, 2 Dave Atcher, 05 Seth Bowen, 75 Rick Brown
Heat 3- 52 Nathan Wood, 93 Michael Jeannette, SR22 Shawn Anderson, 3W Jeff Wollam, 54 Robbie Merkle, 2L Jon Lang, 5 Keith Miner
Feature
1. 52 Nathan Wood
2. 25 Trent Murphy
3. 85 Dustin Smith
4. 59 Tracy Gienger
5. 3W Jeff Wollam
6. 60 Clay Deppe
7. 93 Michael Jeannette
8. 17AJ Joe Luethje
9. 94 Steve Meyer
10. 36 Trevor Titus
11. 2 Dave Atcher
12. 9E Austin Evans
13. SR22 Shawn Anderson
14. 54 Robbie Merkle
15. 2L Jon Lang (DNF)
16. 90 Justin Hartgers (DNF)
17. 72 Tommy Thompson (DNF)
18. 5 Keith Miner (DNF)
DNS:
75 Rick Brown
05 Seth Bowen
35B Donnie Boucher
Meskwaki Bingo Casino Hotel IMCA Modifieds
Heat 1- 75 Denny Rosenberg, 43S Scott Simatovich, 20 Luke Wanninger, 21 David Brown, 22D Daniel Hilsabeck, 40RC Rod Clement, 19GX Ryan Gustin, 87 Joel Bushore
Heat 2- 69X Jon Snyder, 10K Ronn Lauritzen, 47 Josh Truman, 8G Greg Dinsmore, 19 Jimmy Gustin, 32 Rick Speck, 12 Andrew Kinser, 12X Brett Ladehoff
Heat 3- 2L Adam Larson, 2X Mike O'Lear, 19G Richie Gustin, 19J Jay Schmidt, 83C Todd Conrad, 25T (31) Duane Peterson, 7C Nate Caruth
Feature
1. 19G Richie Gustin
2. 20 Luke Wanninger
3. 75 Denny Rosenberg
4. 2L Adam Larson
5. 2X Mike O'Lear
6. 21 David Brown
7. 43S Scott Simatovich
8. 8G Greg Dinsmore
9. 47 Josh Truman
10. 10K Ronn Lauritzen
11. 87 Joel Bushore
12. 83C Todd Conrad
13. 19 Jimmy Gustin
14. 19J Jay Schmidt
15. 32 Rick Speck
16. 12 Andrew Kinser
17. 25T Duane Peterson (31 Corey Dripps Car)
18. 40RC Rod Clement (DNF)
19. 69X Jon Snyder (DNF)
20. 12X Brett Ladehoff (DNF)
21. 22D Daniel Hilsabeck (DNF)
DNS:
19GX Ryan Gustin
7C Nate Caruth
Junction Bar & Grille IMCA Hobby Stocks
Heat 1- 81 Devin Smith, 52 Josh Saunders, 22R Todd Reitzler, 20E Eric Larson, 43 Nic Shearer, 6R Adam Rickett, 4JR Russell Damme
Heat 2- 77M Mark Lamer, 45 Russell Keefer, 25M Michael Murphy, 7B Eric Stanton, 82 Jennifer Hulin, 05 Jacob Corner, 69 Calvin Dhondt
Heat 3- 21 John Schuring, 16 Wes Stanek Jr, 12K Eric Knutson, 37G Jeff Gunderson, 29 Jake Nelson, 18V Mike Vibbard
Feature
1. 37G Jeff Gunderson
2. 20E Eric Larson
3. 25M Michael Murphy
4. 81 Devin Smith
5. 22R Todd Reitzler
6. 77M Mark Lamer
7. 52 Josh Saunders
8. 45 Russell Keefer
9. 7B Eric Stanton
10. 16 Wes Stanek Jr
11. 12K Eric Knutson
12. 29 Jake Nelson
13. 69 Calvin Dhondt
14. 82 Jennifer Hulin (DNF)
15. 18V Mike Vibbard (DNF)
16. 05 Jacob Corner (DNF)
17. 43 Nic Shearer (DNF)
18. 21 John Schuring (DNF)
DNS:
6R Adam Rickett
4JR Russell Damme Jr
