Well it seems like i start every blog i start by saying mother nature always seems to leave us in question on if we were going to race or not. Despite a morning rain shower the choice was made that we would go racing but with weather expect to target the race track at about 10 pm so they decide to move the USMTS feature up in the order of events.
Before racing action began the Dennis Wayne Gang Band was performing on the front stretch from 4:30-6:30p. Karsyn's Krusaders Fan Walk happened at 6p moved up from 6:15p so the drivers meeting could take place at 6:15p and then it was time for hot laps at 6:30p. After all of that before the heat races would get under way, the national anthem was sang by 11 year old Savannah DeGroote. At 7 we started racing!
In the Mod Lite 12 lap feature, Mike Morrill would take control early but on lap 3 a caution would come out for Bobby Harris spinning in turn 4. Morrill would lead the field back to the green with Joel Huggins and Ivan Guerra on his back bumper. Morrill would continue to set the pace meanwhile Tim Hennigar was making his way by Guerra and then by Huggins. Hennigar and Morrill would begin to do battle on lap 8, Morrill would continue to hold him off but Hennigar would make the pass and take the win on lap 11. Morrill would finish 2nd, Huggins was 3rd, Guerra was 4th and Kennedy was 5th.
The Sport Mods/B-Mods were up next for 12 laps, Cayden Carter would take advantage of his outside front row starting spot and take the lead early but just after 1 lap was completed the yellow would come out for Cody Moore spinning off the backstretch. On the restart Carter would have Carter VanDenBerg and Matt Lettow on his back bumper. Carter and the field would get another lap completed when another caution happened for Brad Iverson and Bryan Rodman spininng in turn 2. Carter would again have Lettow and VanDenBerg on his back bumper. Carter would hold them off and go on and take the win. Danny Dvorak would get by Lettow and VanDenBerg for 2nd, Lettow was 3rd, VanDenBerg was 4th with Tyler Droste in 5th.
Up Next was the 40 lap USMTS feature, 31 cars signed in so 4 heats with the top 12 in passing points moving on and then 2 b-features with the top 6 in each of them would help dwindle the field down to 24 cars. Darin Duffy and Jon Tesch would draw the top 2 spots in the redraw. Darin Duffy of course was piloting one of the 2 Karsyn's Krusaders wraps. Darin Duffy would take the race lead from the start, Duffy would be on the bottom where the moisture was while Tesch would try to get the top side to come in but Duffy would begin to pull away and lead with his IMCA Modified car. The first race caution came out on lap 9 when Jeff Larson spun in turns 3 & 4. Duffy would have Tesch and Hughes on his back bumper on the restart but he again would hold them off until lap 17. On Lap 17, Duffy would have his motor expire bringing out the caution and this would hand the lead over to Tesch. On the restart, Tesch would have Rodney Sanders and Jason Hughes on his back bumper. Tesch would begin to pull away but then on lap 20 the red flag would come out when Mike Spaulding would roll his car in turn 1. While this was being cleaned up the rain came in and took the reminder of the race and being the factor the race was half-way it was official. Tesch wins, Point Leader Hughes was 2nd, Sanders was 3rd, Tommy Myer was 4th and Mark Elliott was 5th.
Dart Iron Man Challenge for USRA Stock Cars 20 lap feature was cancelled all together and will not be made up as orginally announced all drivers were awarded 50 points. Karl Chevrolet Dirt Truck 1o lap feature was rained out and will be made up as part of the Havoc on the High Banks, Dirt Trucks will be there on Night #2 on September 18th.
The USMTS was suppose to head to the Southern Iowa Speedway in Oskaloosa on Wednesday Night but too much rain made wet grounds causing the track to cancel. Up Next is the Highway 3 Raceway in Allison on Thursday before heading to the Land of 10,000 Lakes for the swing of events at Chateau Raceway in Lansing (MN) then Deer Creek Speedway in Spring Valley (MN) for the Labor Day Weekend Duel with the Corn Belt Clash Late Modelsbefore wrapping up the swing at the Dodge County Speedway in Kasson (MN). The Dart Iron Man Challenge for USRA Stock Cars are also on the schedule for Allison.
If mother nature cooperates and i decide to go i will head to Oskaloosa and Allison for the races there.
We are back to racing at Marshalltown on Friday Night as it will be Larry Wollam Season Championship Night presented by North 3rd Ave Dairy Queen we will have out of the car introductions.
I also want to thank Toby Kruse, Todd Staley and the entire USMTS Staff for a great show. Also a big congrats goes out to all of the hard work Jessica Miller and the Gang from the Karsyn's Krusaders put into activites on the night i just wish mother nature would have cooperated!
Results
Mod Lites
Heat 1- 10 Ivan Guerra
Heat 2- 57 Tim Hennigar
Feature
1 57 - Tim Hennigar -- Clarion, IA (7)
2 6 - Mike Morrill -- Pleasant Hill, IA (4)
3 x50 - Joel Huggins -- Des Moines, IA (3)
4 10 - Ivan Guerra -- Marshalltown, IA (1)
5 95 - Mike Kennedy -- Boone, IA (10)
6 2 - Bobby Harris -- Story City, IA (2)
7 20 - Jeff Stensland -- Nevada, IA (6)
8 8 - Dusty Masolini -- Des Moines, IA (8)
9 dc5 - Dave Scandrett -- Des Moines, IA (9)
10 41s - Mike O'Lear -- Marshalltown, IA (12)
11 42 - Jonathon Huston -- Columbus Junction, IA (5)
12 33r - DJ Robinson -- Ankeny, IA (11)
13 64 - Randy Bryan -- Ames, Ia (13)
Sport Mods/B-Mods
Heat 1- 92 Tyler Droste
Heat 2- 3R Danny Dvorak
Feature
1 10 - Caden Carter -- Oskaloosa, IA (2)
2 3r - Dan Dvorak -- Vinton, IA (7)
3 21L - Matt Lettow -- Roland, IA (4)
4 7 - Carter Vandenberg -- Oskaloosa, IA (1)
5 92 - Tyler Droste -- Waterloo, Ia (8)
6 21 - Kyle Brown -- Kellogg, IA (3)
7 86 - Cory Rose -- Boone, IA (10)
8 80 - Duane Van Deest -- Grundy Center, IA (6)
9 19j - Jenae Gustin -- Marshalltown, IA (11)
10 777 - Jayme Duinink -- Pella, Ia (14)
11 505 - Racer Hulin -- Laurel, IA (15)
12 937 - Cody Moore -- Marshalltown, IA (13)
13 t17 - Tom Rawlins -- Kellogg, IA (16)
14 08 - Brian Rodman -- Dysart, IA (9)
15 8 - Brad Iverson -- Grinnell, IA (5)
16 22H - Curt Hilmer -- Dysart, IA (12)
USMTS
Heat 1
1 14 - Jon Tesch -- Watertown, SD (2)
2 26p - Kevin Pittman -- Waterloo, IA (3)
3 12 - Jason Hughes -- Westville, OK (7)
4 1st - Johnny Scott -- Las Cruces, NM (5)
5 4r - Dereck Ramirez -- Woodward, OK (8)
6 7 - Al Hejna -- Clear Lake, IA (6)
7 18 - Chase Junghans -- Manhattan, KS (1)
8 40rc - Rodney Clement -- Rhodes, IA (4)
Heat 2
1 7k - Jason Krohn -- Slayton, MN (2)
2 12 - Mark Elliott -- Webster City, IA (4)
3 1k - Pat Graham -- Ames, IA (8)
4 00 - J.D. Auringer -- , (5)
5 26 - Dan Fetters -- Montour, IA (7)
6 17s - Mike Spaulding -- Bemidji, MN (1)
7 555 - Ryan Ruter -- Kanawha, IA (6)
8 33z - Zack Vanderbeek -- New Sharon, IA (3)
Heat 3
1 20 - Rodney Sanders -- Happy, TX (1)
2 02 - Tommy Weder Jr. -- Woodward, OK (2)
3 b1 - Jeff Larson -- Freeport, IL (4)
4 7c - Nate Caruth -- Ames, IA (5)
5 1 - Dan Chapman -- Clarence, IA (3)
6 8 - Colt Mather -- Webster, IA (7)
7 18L - Michael Long -- Quincy, IL (6)
8 z3 - Mike Albertsen -- Audubon, IA (8)
Heat 4
1 31 - Corey Dripps -- Waterloo, IA (2)
2 19d - Darin Duffy -- Hazelton, IA (5)
3 65 - Tommy Myer -- Blooming Prairie, MN (3)
4 3 - Kelly Shryock -- Fertile, IA (4)
5 19r - Ryan Gustin -- Marshalltown, IA (6)
6 3D - Tim Donlinger -- Rochester, MN (7)
7 56 - Chris Spieker -- Massena, IA (1)
B Feature 1
1 19r - Ryan Gustin -- Marshalltown, IA (4)
2 7c - Nate Caruth -- Ames, IA (2)
3 3 - Kelly Shryock -- Fertile, IA (3)
4 1st - Johnny Scott -- Las Cruces, NM (1)
5 8 - Colt Mather -- Webster, IA (5)
6 18L - Michael Long -- Quincy, IL (8)
7 7 - Al Hejna -- Clear Lake, IA (6)
8 40rc - Rodney Clement -- Rhodes, IA (9)
9 18 - Chase Junghans -- Manhattan, KS (7)
10 z3 - Mike Albertsen -- Audubon, IA (10)
B Feature 2
1 555 - Ryan Ruter -- Kanawha, IA (7)
2 4r - Dereck Ramirez -- Woodward, OK (2)
3 17s - Mike Spaulding -- Bemidji, MN (6)
4 00 - J.D. Auringer -- , (1)
5 33z - Zack VanderBeek -- New Sharon, IA (9)
6 26 - Dan Fetters -- Montour, IA (3)
7 56 - Chris Spieker -- Massena, IA (8)
8 3D - Tim Donlinger -- Rochester, MN (5)
9 1 - Dan Chapman -- Clarence, IA (4)
Feature
1 14 - Jon Tesch -- Watertown, SD (2)
2 12 - Jason Hughes -- Westville, OK (4)
3 20 - Rodney Sanders -- Happy, TX (3)
4 65 - Tommy Myer -- Blooming Prairie, MN (12)
5 12 - Mark Elliott -- Webster City, IA (5)
6 02 - Tommy Weder Jr. -- Woodward, OK (10)
7 31 - Corey Dripps -- Waterloo, IA (8)
8 19r - Ryan Gustin -- Marshalltown, IA (13)
9 7k - Jason Krohn -- Slayton, MN (6)
10 555 - Ryan Ruter -- Kanawha, IA (14)
11 33z - Zack VanderBeek -- New Sharon, IA (22)
12 8 - Colt Mather -- Webster, IA (21)
13 26p - Kevin Pittman -- Waterloo, IA (9)
14 3 - Kelly Shryock -- Fertile, IA (17)
15 1st - Johnny Scott -- Las Cruces, NM (19)
16 7c - Nate Caruth -- Ames, IA (15)
17 1k - Pat Graham -- Ames, IA (7)
18 26 - Dan Fetters -- Montour, IA (24)
19 b1 - Jeff Larson -- Freeport, IL (11)
20 4r - Dereck Ramirez -- Woodward, OK (16)
21 17s - Mike Spaulding -- Bemidji, MN (18)
22 19d - Darin Duffy -- Hazelton, IA (1)
23 00 - J.D. Auringer -- , (20)
24 18L - Michael Long -- Quincy, IL (23)
Karl Chevrolet Dirt Trucks
Heat 1
1. 3 Carl Moyer
2. 17A Billy Allen
3. 95 Lou Siplot
4. 55 Rodney Sorter
Heat 2
1. 98 Bret Moyer
2. 16T Todd Inman
3. 21 Brad Moyer
4. 3D Darrel DeFrance
Feature
To Be Made Up During the Havoc on the High Banks!
Starting Line-Up
98 Bret Moyer 3 Carl Moyer
17A Billy Allen 16T Todd Inman
95 Lou Siplot 21 Brad Moyer
55 Rodney Sorter 3D Darrel DeFrance
Dart Iron Man Challenge for USRA Stock Cars
Heat 1
1 52 - Nathan Wood -- Sigourney, IA (3)
2 2j - Steve Jackson -- Polk City, IA (2)
3 r31 - Ryan Leeman -- Roland, IA (4)
4 94 - Steve Meyer -- Grundy Center, IA (1)
5 93 - Mike Jaennette -- Newton, IA (8)
6 42 - Dan Christopher -- Decorah, IA (9)
7 62 - Rick Gustin -- Marshalltown, IA (5)
8 67 - Kyle Falck -- Decorah, IA (7)
9 412 - Mark Elliott -- Webster City, IA (6)
Heat 2
1 99d - Damon Murty -- Chelsea, IA (2)
2 57v - Mike Van Genderen -- Newton, IA (4)
3 1 - Greg Elliott -- Webster City, IA (6)
4 2 - David Atcher -- Marshalltown, IA (5)
5 97 - Adam Silvey -- Iowa Falls, IA (7)
6 3w - Jeff Wollam -- Marshalltown, IA (1)
7 7 - Jason Minnehan -- Churdan, IA (3)
8 90 - Justin Hartgers -- Newton, IA (8)
9 5 - Mike Bergan -- Ridgeway, IA (9)
Feature
Cancelled due to rain and will not be made up and all drivers awarded 50 points!
Starting Line-Up
R31 Ryan Leeman 99D Damon Murty
1 Greg Elliott 2 Dave Atcher
52 Nathan Wood 93 Mike Jeannette
2J Steve Jackson 57V Mike Van Genderen
94 Steve Meyer 97 Adam Silvey
42 Dan Christopher 3W Jeff Wollam
62 Rick Gustin 7 Jason Minnehan
67 Kyle Flack 90 Justin Hartgers
412 Mark Elliott 5 Mike Bergan
