Sunday, September 25, 2011

Duffy takes Checkers, Elliott wins HDT Tour Title on Night #2 of the Havoc on the High Banks

Night number two would bring us a lot of great racing action as we would have 7 classes in competition. This night would not disappoint the fans that were in attendance at all. Fans also learned the Sport Compacts will be added to the speedway weekly in 2012.

The first feature of the night was the IMCA Sport Compacts and it was the Racing Veteran Merv Chandler leading the race from start to finish in the green-to-checkered event. Brad Chandler took 2nd with Tyler Whalen in 3rd, Bill Whalen in 4th and Dave Moorman in 5th.

O'Reilly Auto Parts Mod Lites feature would see Colby Oberembt take the early lead and nothing seem to be able to stop including 2 race cautions on lap 8 and 10. Oberembt would take the win with Josh May, James May, Joel Huggins and Dustin Forsberg rounding out the top 5.

Karl Chevrolet Dirt Trucks would go green-to-checkered and it was Bret Moyer leading all 12 laps and taking the win and claiming the Dirt Truck Championship. Carl Moyer took 2nd, Brad Moyer in 3rd, Tony Moro in 4th and Rick Clark in 5th.

Toby K's Hideaway IMCA Hobby Stocks would see a caution before a lap would be completed. When the race did get going it would go 15 laps caution free with Scott Pippert leading all the laps. Eric Knutson was 2nd, Tyler Pickett was 3rd, Kenny Loftus was 4th and Eugene Nicklas was 5th.

Next up would be the Big 8 Tyre Center IMCA Sport Mods feature and it was Jake Strayer leading the first lap. Clint Luellen would get by Strayer and take the lead on lap 2, a lead in which Luellen  would hold until lap 10. Cayden Carter would use a lap car as a pick and get by Luellen for the lead, a lap later the caution would fly twice. Carter would hold off all challenges and take the win with Tyler Droste, Clint Luellen, Jenae Gustin and Carter Van Den Berg rounding out the top 5.

In the Mike's Hard Lemonade IMCA Stock Cars feature it was Dave Atcher taking the lead early but then the caution would fly on lap 2 and 3. Atcher would still remain out front but Jay Schmidt would make the bottom side work and make the pass for the lead on lap 6. Schmidt would hold the lead until the caution waved again on lap 13. On the restart, Jay Schmidt would have to deal with 19th place starter Brian Irvine, Irvine would make the pass and take the top spot. Irvine and the field would see the caution flag  fly again on lap 14, 15 and 17 but would manage to cruise on to the win. Schmidt would finish 2nd with 24th place starter Damon Murty in 3rd, Atcher in 4th and Andy Bryant in 5th.

The final feature of the night was the JR Motorsports Hawkeye Dirt Tour IMCA Modifieds, a feature that would bring us 3 and 4 wide racing through the 30 laps. Mark Elliott would take the early lead only to see the caution come out after completion of lap 1 and 2. Elliott would have himself in a 5 car battle for the top spot on lap 6 but continue to lead it. Elliott would lead it depsite a caution on lap 13 but the caution on la 16 would change things. Elliott would be passed by Adam Larson on the restart, Larson's lead was short lived as Darin Duffy would get by on lap 21. Duffy would manage to take the win despite cautions on lap 23 and 24. Finishing behind Duffy was Jon Snyder, Todd Shute, Adam Larson and Richie Gustin. Mark Elliott would finish 6th but end up with the JR Motorsports Hawkeye Dirt Tour Championship.

Next up for the Marshalltown Speedway will be the Annual Awards Banquet on November 4th and will take place at the Activities Building on the Central Iowa Fairgrounds in Marshalltown. The next racing event at the speedway will be in April.

Official Results

IMCA Sport Compacts
Heat - 22 Brad Chandler

Feature
1. 2 Merv Chandler; 2. 22 Brad Chandler; 3. 07 Tyler Whalen; 4. 00W Bill Whalen Jr.; 5. 6M Dave Moorman; 6. 8M Max Leonard; 7. 12 Dallas Chandler; 8. 22T Travis Losenicky; 9. 51 Bryce Bailey

O'Reilly Auto Parts Mod Lites
Heat 1 - 0B Colby Oberembt
Heat 2 - X50 Joel Huggins

Feature
1. 0B Colby Oberembt; 2. 99 Josh May; 3. 88 James May; 4. X50 Joel Huggins; 5. 3G Dustin Forsberg; 6. 5 Troy Hudson; 7. 95 Mike Kennedy; 8. 8 Dusty Masolini; 9. 5X Matthew Goodin; 10. 46Z Bryan Zehm; 11. 46 Kevin Grisham; 12. 9 Rick Taylor; 13. 23 Michael Parcel; 14. 16 Angelo Montgomery; 15. 57 Tim Hennigar; 16. 20 Jeff Stensland; 17. 1H Kenny Hake; DNS- 73 Jason Smithson

Karl Chevrolet Dirt Trucks
Heat 1 - 3 Carl Moyer
Heat 2 - 98 Bret Moyer

Feature
1. 98 Bret Moyer; 2. 3 Carl Moyer; 3. 21 Brad Moyer; 4. 2M Tony Moro; 5. 7X Rick Clark; 6. 95 Lou Siplot Jr.; 7. 13 Craig Ford; DNS- 35 Blake Henry

Toby K's Hideaway IMCA Hobby Stocks
Heat 1 - 79 Josh Irvin
Heat 2 - 4X Gary Pfantz
Heat 3 - 52X Kevin Fee

Feature
1. 47 Scott Pippert; 2. 12K Eric Knutson; 3. 5A Tyler Pickett; 4. 18L Kenny Loftus; 5. 86 Eugene Nicklas; 6. 79 Josh Irvin; 7. 50 Heath Tulp; 8. 29 Jake Nelson; 9. 96 Christopher Wiltse; 10. 2N Donavon Nunnikhoven; 11. 4X Gary Pfantz; 12. 3A Austin Luellen; 13. 35 Rex Bonnett; 14. 166 Justin Lichty; 15. 52X Kevin Fee; 16. 2P Cale Peterson; 17. 47W Shawn Wirtz; 18. 500 Garrett Eilander; 19. 24B Brandon Brinton; 20. 07 Jacob Keiser; 21. 9 Andrew Arends; DNS - 26 Brice Udelhoven

Big 8 Tyre Center IMCA Sport Mods
Heat 1 - 18J Jake Strayer
Heat 2 - 19J Jenae Gustin
Heat 3 - 10 Cayden Carter
Heat 4 - 777 Jayme Duinink

B-Feature (Top 4 Transfer)
1. 23JR Nick Roberts; 2. 98 Bill Hildreth; 3. 29 Sean Vogt; 4. 28P Rick Paulson; 5. S91 Nic Shearer; 6. 87 Aric Becker; 7. 42 Tyler Neckart; 8. 72 Mike Hogencamp; 9. 92J Jason Hall; 10. 84W Jeff Welter; 11. 8L Tom Lathrop; 12. 86H Steve Higham; DNS - 8 Brad Iverson; DNS - 3R Randy Roberts; DNS - 19 Nate Smith

Feature
1. 10 Cayden Carter; 2. 92 Tyler Droste; 3. 3L Clint Luellen; 4. 19J Jenae Gustin; 5. 7 Carter Van Den Berg; 6. 505 Racer Hulin; 7. 26J Joel Rust; 8. 18J Jake Strayer; 9. 23JR Nick Roberts; 10. 2Z Zack Rawlins; 11. C3 Chad Straus; 12. 777 Jayme Duinink; 13. T17 Tom Rawlins; 14. 80V Duane Van Deest; 15. 66T Daryl Turner; 16. 86X Cory Rose; 17. 27 Tim Love; 18. 98 Bill Hildreth; 19. 91 Shawn Hunter; 20. 29 Sean Vogt; 21. 28P Rick Paulson; 22. 64 Casey Gruebel; 23. 21 Kyle Brown; 24. 80 Jared Van Deest

Mike's Hard Lemonade IMCA Stock Cars
Heat 1 - 2 Dave Atcher
Heat 2 - 81X Randy Killen
Heat 3 - 22R Todd Reitzler

Feature
1. 26 Brian Irvine; 2. 19J Jay Schmidt; 3. 99D Damon Murty; 4. 2 Dave Atcher; 5. 77 Andy Bryant'; 6. 22R Todd Reitzler; 7. 3W Jeff Wollam; 8. 12+ Ryan Rose; 9. 31S Paul Shepherd; 10. 22K Kevin Rose; 11. 4J Bobby Lynch; 12. 56 Lonnie Hodges; 13. 505 Racer Hulin; 14. 15T Tim Helle; 15. 77D Kirk Fauser; 16. 55 Dave Mehmen; 17. 7S Daniel Schneider; 18. 81 Cory Adams; 19. 75 Curt Hook; 20. 37C Roger Ciesielski; 21. 287 John Emerson; 22. 29X Paul Fauser; 23. 3S Bryan Snell; 24. 81X Randy Killen; DNS - 85 Ron Carey

JR Motorsports Hawkeye Dirt Tour IMCA Modifieds
Heat 1 - 19G Richie Gustin
Heat 2 - 12 Mark Elliott
Heat 3 - 10K Ronn Lauritzen

B-Feature (Top 7 Transfer)
1. 43 Milo Veloz Jr.; 2. 2L Adam Larson; 3. 32 Rick Speck; 4. 96 Larry Herring; 5. 78 Adam Bolin; 6. 64 Vern Jackson; 7. 11 Ray Cox Jr.; 8. 01 Ed Thomas; 9. 83G Josh Gilman; 10. 12C Kent Croskey; 11. 1J Jeff Streeter; 12. 21X David Brown; 13. 1X Stephen Streeter; DNS - 21 Todd Hansen

Feature
1. 19D Darin Duffy; 2. 69X Jon Snyder; 3. 5 Todd Shute; 4. 2L Adam Larson; 5. 19G Richie Gustin; 6. 12 Marl Ellliott; 7. 43 Milo Veloz Jr.; 8. 19 Jimmy Gustin; 9. 32 Rick Speck; 10. 12D Joe Docekal; 11. 11 Ray Cox Jr.; 12. 41P Keith ittman; 13. 21X David Brown; 14. 78 Adam Bolin; 15. 27M Mark Schulte; 16. 71W Jeff Waterman; 17. 77T Joel Beal; 18. 48J Jacob Murray; 19. 64 Vern Jackson; 20. 96 Larry Herring; 21. 01 Ed Thomas; 22. 10K Ronn Lauritzen; 23. 70 Mitch Morris; 24. 33D Scott Hogan

Saturday, September 24, 2011

Zehm, Smith, Carter, Irvine and Gustin Winners on Night #1 of the Havoc on the High Banks

After having 3 weeks off the Marshalltown Speedway roar to life with 158 race cars signed in to do battle on night number 1 of the 5th Annual Havoc on the High Banks. Of those 158 race cars there was 4 states represented and they were Iowa, Illinois, Missouri and Calfornia.

First feature of the night was the O'Reilly Auto Parts Mod Lites 15 lapper. Bryan Zehm would take the early lead but he would have some pressure and Josh May would make the pass on lap 4. May would experience mechanical troubles a lap later on lap 5  and then the first race caution came out on lap 6. Zehm would be the leader once again and end up going on to the win despite a caution with 3 laps to go. Tim Hennigar would finish 2nd, Colby Oberembt came home 3rd,  Joel Huggins was 4th and James May in 5th.

In the Toby K's Hideaway IMCA Hobby Stocks feature it was Scott Pippert leading the first lap but then the first race caution came out stacking the field up. On the restart, Devin Smith would make the pass on Pippert and take the lead. Smith would start encountering lap traffic and then the yellow flew again on laps 10 and 12. Smith would cruise on to the win with Kevin Fee in 2nd,  Pippert in 3rd, Brandon Brinton in 4th and Austin Luellen in 5th.

Big 8 Tyre Center IMCA Sports Mods would have to use some heats and b mains to set the field. Cayden Carter would take the early race lead and not look back in the caution filled feature event. Austin Kaplan would finish 2nd, Doug Smith would start in 21st and end up in 3rd. Jenae Gustin started 14th and finish 4th and Tyler Droste would end up 5th.

Mike's Hard Lemonade IMCA Stock Cars feature would live up to the nickname of "Class To Tough To Tame" as there would be great door-to-door battle through out the 20 lapper. Before the event got started though the caution would come out forcing a complete restart. When the race got going there would be great racing up front between Brian Irvine and Damon Murty. Murty would take the lead early but would race side-by-side with Irvine every lap. Irvine would make a move and a pass of the lead on lap 11. Murty tried to come back but it fell short as Irvine would end up taking the win. Murty finished 2nd, Donavon Smith in 3rd, Jay Schmidt was 4th and Steve Meyer in 5th.

The final feature of the night was the JR Motorsports Hawkeye Dirt Tour IMCA Modifieds for 30 laps. Pole Sitter Richie Gustin would take the lead and seem impossible to take it from him even though 4 race cautions including 1 with 3 laps to go when 2nd place Jon Snyder would see his engine expire. Gustin would take the win with Ronn Lauritzen, Vern Jackson, Darin Duffy and Jacob Murray rounding out the top 5.

Racing action resumes tomorrow night at the Marshalltown Speedway with Night #2 of the 5th Annual Havoc on the High Banks as we will add the Karl Chevrolet Dirt Trucks and IMCA Sport Compacts to the card.

Official Results

O'Reilly Auto Parts Mod Lites
Heat 1 - 99 Josh May
Heat 2 - 0B Colby Oberemebt

Feature
1. 46Z Bryan Zehm; 2. 57 Tim Hennigar; 3. 0B Colby Oberembt; 4. X50 Joel Huggins; 5. 88 James May; 6. 8 Dusty Masolin; 7. 55 Andrew Smith; 8. 27 Chase Flatt; 9. 2D Adam Davis; 10. 95 Mike Kennedy; 11. 5X Matthew Goodin; 12. 20 Jeff Stensland; 13. 46 Kevin Grisham; 14. 8W Joe Wood; 14. 4L Larry Sorenson; 15. 99 Josh May; DNS- 73 Jason Smithson; DNS- 93 Tim Milner

Toby K's Hideaway IMCA Hobby Stocks
Heat 1 - 81 Devin Smith
Heat 2 - 52X Kevin Fee
Heat 3 - 50 Heath Tulp

Feature
1. 81 Devin Smith; 2. 52X Kevin Fee; 3. 47 Scott Pippert; 4. 24B Brandon Brinton; 5. 3A Austin Luellen; 6. 50 Heath Tulp; 7. 38R Aaron Rudolph; 8. 51W Matt Webb; 9. 86 Eugene Nicklas; 10. 67S Justin Stander; 11. 96 Christopher Wiltse; 12. 4X Gary Pfantz; 13. 18L Kenny Loftus; 14. 31 Marcus Wayne; 15. 29 Jake Nelson; 16. 07 Jacob Keiser; 17. 5A Tyler Pickett; 18. 9 Andrew Arends; 19. 66 Andy Mahlstedt; 20. 78 Tim Hadley; 21. 500 Garrett Eilander; 22. 26 Bryce Udelhoven; 23. 2P Cale Peterson; 24. 51D Dustin Filloon; 25. T15 Skinny Thompson; 26. 35 Rex Bonnett; DNS- 52 Josh Saunders

Big 8 Tyre Center IMCA Sport Mods
Heat 1 - 86X Corey Rose
Heat 2 - 1 Austin Kaplan
Heat 3 - 2Z Zack Rawlins
Heat 4 - 7 Carter Van Den Berg
Heat 5 - 3L Clint Luellen
Heat 6 - 10 Cayden Carter

B-Feature #1 (Top 2 Transfer)
1. 18J Jake Strayer; 2. 23JR Nick Roberts; 3. 777 Jayme Duninik; 4. 64 Casey Gruebel; 5. 87 Aric Becker; 6. 66T Cale Turner; 7. 95J Jason Hall; 8. 8 Brad Iverson

B-Feature #2 (Top 2 Transfer)
1. 27 Tim Love; 2. 21 Kyle Brown; 3. 28P Rick Paulson; 4. 5B Tom Burke; 5. 98 Bill Hildreth; 6. 21L Matt Lettow; 7. 86H Steve Higham; 8. 32 Robert Black

B-Feature #3 (Top 2 Transfer)
1. 12 Doug Smith; 2. 91 Shawn Hunter; 3. 32N Neil Follett; 4. 40S Shawn Simatovich; 5. 29 Sean Vogt; 6. S91 Nic Shearer; 7. 8S Brett Shields; 8. 19 Nate Smith

Feature
1. 10 Cayden Carter; 2. 1 Austin Kaplan; 3. 12 Doug Smith; 4. 19J Jenae Gustin; 5. 92 Tyler Droste; 6. 505 Racer Hulin; 7. 321 Andy Tiernan; 8. 23JR Nick Roberts; 9. 3L Clint Luellen; 10. 7 Carter Van Den Berg; 11. 86X Corey Rose; 12. 2Z Zack Rawlins; 13. 92P Mike Pruitt; 14. 3R Randy Roberts; 15. 27 Tim Love; 16. 21 Kyle Brown; 17. 91 Shawn Hunter; 18. 80 Jared Van Deest; 19. C3 Chad Straus; 20. T17 Tom Rawlins; 21. 18J Jake Strayer; 22. 80V Duane Van Deest; 23. 9X Austin Lucas; 24. 02 Andrew Schroeder

Mike's Hard Lemonade IMCA Stock Cars
Heat 1 - 26 Brian Irvine
Heat 2 - 36 Trevor Titus
Heat 3 - 99D Damon Murty
Heat 4 - 22R Todd Reitzler

B-Feature #1 (Top 2 Transfer)
1. 3S Bryan Snell; 2. 5 Keith Miner; 3. 22K Kevin Rose; 4. 2K Derek Kirkland; 5. 20 William Russell; 6. 7S Daniel Schneider; DNS - 24 Eric Brown

B-Feature #2 (Top 2 Transfer)
1. 81 Cory Adams; 2. 4J Bobby Lynch; 3. 10 Leon McCombs; 4. 55 Dave Mehmen; 5. 56 Lonnie Hodges; 6. 711 Michael Walrod; DNS- 2L Jon Lang

Feature
1. 26 Brian Irvine; 2. 99D Damon Murty; 3. 35 Donavon Smith; 4. 19J Jay Schmidt; 5. 94 Steve Meyer; 6. 75 Curt Hook; 7. 77 Andy Bryant; 8. 18 Tom Schmitt; 9. 22R Todd Reitzler; 10. 2 Dave Atcher; 11. 81X Randy Killen; 12. 36 Trevor Titus; 13. 31S Paul Sheperd; 14. 20V Dusty Vis; 15. 15T Tim Helle; 16. 3S Bryan Snell; 17. 77D Kirk Fauser; 18. 04V Don Vis; 19. 12t Ryan Rose; 20. 4J Bobby Lynch; 21. 287 John Emerson; 22. 29X Paul Fauser; 23. 75 Curt Hook; 24. 81 Cory Adams

JR Motorsports Hawkeye Dirt Tour IMCA Modifieds
Heat 1 - 20X Luke Wanninger
Heat 2 - 33D Scott Hogan
Heat 3 - 12 Mark Elliott
Heat 4 - 19D Darin Duffy
Heat 5 - 69X Jon Snyder

B-Feature #1 (Top 6 Transfer)
1. 10K Ronn Lauritzen; 2. 83G Josh Gilman; 3. 27M Mark Schulte; 4. 70 Mitch Morris; 5. 3Z Randy Havlik; 6. 19 Jimmy Gustin; 7. 96 Larry Herring; 8. 78 Adam Bolin; 9. 41P Keith Pittman; 10. 111 Buster Pate; 11. 70P Kevin Pittman; 12. 25T Duane Peterson; 13. 11JR Ben Chapman; DNS - 34B Wayne Struchen

B-Feature #2 (Top 6 Transfer)
1. 12D Joe Docekal; 2. 48J Jacob Murray; 3. 37B Ron Barker; 4. 5 Todd Shute; 5. 32 Rick Speck; 6. 43 Milo Veloz Jr.; 7. 01 Ed Thomas; 8. 1X Stephen Streeter; 9. 77T Joe Beal; 10. 21X David Brown; 11. 1J Jeff Streeter; DNS - 40RC Rod Clement; DNS - 57B Dennis Betzer; DNS - 43S Scott Simatovich

Feature
1. 19G Richie Gustin; 2. 10K Ronn Lauritzen; 3. 64 Vern Jackson; 4. 19D Darin Duffy; 5. 48J Jacob Murray; 6. 43 Milo Veloz Jr.; 7. 2L Adam Larson; 8. 12 Mark Elliott; 9. 20X Luke Wanninger; 10. 70 Mitch Morris; 11. 5 Todd Shute; 12. 96 Larry Herring; 13. 37B Ron Barker; 14. 27M Mark Schulte; 15. 71W Jeff Waterman; 16. 69X Jon Snyder; 17. 32 Rick Speck; 18. 12D Joe Docekal; 19. 33D Scott Hogan; 20. 3Z Randy Havlik; 21. 19 Jimmy Gustin; 22. 21 Todd Hansen; 23. 83G Josh Gilman; 24. 21X David Brown

Monday, September 19, 2011

5th Annual Havoc on the High Banks This Weekend at Marshalltown

After taking a few weeks it will be back to business for 2 more nights of racing at the Marshalltown Speedway for the 5th Annual Havoc on the High Banks presented by Toby K's Hideaway of Boone coming up on Friday and Saturday September 23rd and 24th for Two Complete Shows at Iowa's Fastest High Bank 1/4 Mile.

Both nights the featured headliners will be the JR Motorsports Hawkeye Dirt Tour for IMCA Modifieds racing for the top price of $1,000 and $100 to start the feature with $75 Tow. Both features will be 2012 Fast Shaft All Start Invitational qualifers and be the final 2 points races for the Hawkeye Dirt Tour this year.

Also competing each night will be the IMCA Sport Mods and IMCA Stock Cars each competing for $500 to win and $75 to start the feature, IMCA Hobby Stocks competing for the top prize of $300 and $60 to start the feature and Mod Lites for $250 to win and $50 to start. Tow Money will be $65 in Sport Mods and Stock Cars, $50 in Hobby Stocks, $50 Mod Lites.

Karl Chevrolet Dirt Trucks will join the fun on Saturday Night for $250 to win and $50 to start. IMCA Sport Compacts have been added to Saturday also for $100 to win.

All IMCA Divisions will be competing for IMCA State, Regional and National Points.  Entry Fees each night are $50 in the Modifieds, $30 Sport Mods and Stock Cars, $25 Hobby Stocks with No Entry Fee for the Mod Lites, Dirt Trucks or Sport Compacts.

Both Nights the gates swing open at 4:30pm, Hot Laps at 6:30pm and Racing at 7pm. Grandstands both nights are $12 for Adults, Children 11 & Under $2. Pit Passes are $25 each night.

For more information call the office at 515-432-4703 or call the track at 641-752-9676 or call Toby Kruse at 515-231-5444 or log on to http://www.marshalltownspeedway.com/

Monday, September 12, 2011

Foxman's Views from the Super Nationals

The week started by arriving on sunday and setting up camp and then partying before the racing action began on sunday night and all i can say is that was fun. It started the week of meeting up with friends and making new friends.

On Monday Night it was the IMCA Sport Mods, IMCA Hobby Stocks and the IMCA Deery Brothers Summer Series Late Models racing. 38 Late Models, 137 Hobby Stocks and 185 Sport Mods signed in to race night #1 at Super Nationals. Sport Mod Race of Champions Qualifers would see Joel Rust, Tracy Wassenberg, Austin Kaplan, Jim Gillenwater and Cayden Carter were the winners.

In the Deery Brothers Summer Series Late Models it was Justin Reed lead the first 40 laps in the feature despite cautions on lap 23, 30, 31 and 38. The final race caution came out on lap 40 when Reed experience troubles so on the restart it would Kevin Sather and Colby Springsteen starting side-by-side as co-leaders since Reed experience trouble brought the yellow out. Springsteen would get the advantage and take the win with Kevin Sather would finish 2nd. Dale Hackwell Jr would finish 3rd, Darrel DeFrance would finish 4th after starting 16th and Andy Eckrich would finish 5th.

In the Hobby Stock Qualifying Feature it would be Andy Boeckman leading from start to finish despite cautions on lap 6 and 15 of the 20 lap feature. Devin Smith took 2nd, Michael Murphy was 3rd, Stac Schroeder was 4th and Craig Graham was 5th.

In the Sport Mod Qualifying Feature it was Clay Evans leading the race early. Cayden Carter would get by on lap 7 and take the lead but Scott Davis would chase him down and make the pass off turn 4 to take the qualifying feature win. Carter took 2nd, Geoff Olson took 3rd, Tara Longnecker was 4th and Evans would end up 5th.

After partying it up after the races it was time to catch a few hours of sleep to do it all again on Tuesday.

On Tuesday Night it was the 2nd night of qualifying for the IMCA Sport Mods and IMCA Hobby Stocks plus the Inaugural apperance for the IMCA Sport Compacts. 45 Sport Compacts signed in to become the first super national crown in that class. The Hobby Stock Race of Champion Qualifers would go to Chad Gentz, Brandon Pruitt, Stac Schroeder, Kevin Fee and Shannon Anderson.

In the IMCA Sport Compacts feature it was Chuck Fullenkamp taking the early race lead but after 1 lap was completed the caution would come out. Fullenkamp would still resume command until Nathan Chandler would make the pass on lap 8 for the lead. Chandler wouldn't be denied the win despite a race caution on lap 10, Chandler took the win over his brother Brad Chandler, Fullenkamp, Gary Peiffer and his brother Dallas Chandler.

In the Sport Mod qualifying feature it was Jeremy Chambers would lead the first 12 laps despite early cautions on lap 2 and 8 but the caution lap 12 would force things to change. Marty Steinbach and Tyler Droste would be right there and it was 3rd generation driver Droste taking the lead and going on to the win. Austin Lucas, Adam Ackerman, Jeff Brunssen and Ben Kates would round out the top 5.

In the Hobby Stock qualifying feature it was last year's super national champion Jason Wilkinson taking the lead on lap 1 but then the first race caution came out. Wilkinson still remain out front until lap 18 when Nick Meyer took the lead after a restart of a caution. Meyer would take the win with Aaron Rudolph taking 2nd, Brandon Pruitt was 3rd, Brandon Nielson was 4th and Tyler Pickett was 5th.

Again it was party time after the races were over and it was fun time watching all of the big haulers coming in for the Modifieds and Stock Cars which begin on Wednesday.

On Wednesday night it was the first night of qualifying for the IMCA Modifieds and IMCA Stock Cars plus last chance races for the IMCA Hobby Stocks and IMCA Sport Mods.

In the Last Chance Feature for the IMCA Hobby Stocks it was Cody Nielson leading the feature from start to finish despite cautions on lap 4, 6 and 8. Finishing behind Nielson it was Robby Marsh, Jason Wilkinson, Nathan Ballard and Scott Pippert.

IMCA Sport Mods Last Chance Feature saw Bryan Lariviere taking the lead for the first 9 laps despite cautions on lap 6 and 7. Jeremy Embrey would make the pass on lap 10 but his lead would be short as the "Crazy 99" of Jesse Sobbing would take the lead. Sobbing would go on to the win with Embrey took 2nd, Lariviere was 3rd, Cody Hennings was 4th and Nick Roberts was 5th.

In the Modifieds Qualifying Feature it was Jeremy Mills lead the first 6 laps despite 2 cautions after 1 lap was completed. Hank Berry from Montana would take the lead on lap 7 but on lap 9 and 11 the caution would come out. Richie Gustin would make the pass on Berry on the restart after the lap 11 caution. Gustin would go on to take the win to earn the pole for saturday night. Josh Ruby was 2nd, Kevin Sustaire was 3rd, Josh Truman was 4th and Hank Berry was 5th.

The Stock Car Qualifying Feature #1 saw Sean Johnson lead from start-to-finish in the green-to-checkered event. Mike Nichols, David Smith, Brian Blessington and Jeremy Christians. The Stock Car Qualifying Feature #2 saw Shay Curtin take the early race lead but track champion Trent Murphy would make the pass on lap 7 to take the lead. Murphy would take the win with Jeremy Gettler in 2nd, Rocky Alexander in 3rd, Stefan Sybesma in 4th and Shay Curtin in 5th.

You guess it what happend after the races was more partying it would be one late night of partying that is for sure but i was back up and at them again the next morning.

On Thursday it was just the IMCA Modifieds and IMCA Stock Cars plus the Race of Champions qualifers for both divisions as well. IMCA Modified Race of Champions Qualifers would go to Richie Gustin, Russ Dickerson, Cory Wray, Jon Snyder, Jimmy Gustin and Todd Shute. IMCA Stock Car Race of Champions Qualifers would go to Chad Palmer, Brandon Czarapata, Ryan Rose, Damon Murty and Mike Nichols.

In the IMCA Modifieds qualifying feature it was "The Racing Auctioneer" JJ Wise taking the lead early. Justin Auringer would make the pass on lap 8 though and go on to the win. Eric Dailey was 2nd, Jerry Luloff was 3rd, Jimmy Gustin was 4th and Jon Snyder was 5th.

In the IMCA Stock Car Qualifying feature #1 it was Dustin Larson taking the lead and going on to the win in the caution filled feature. Brandon Czarapata, Nathan Burke, Tom Seuss and Roger Verdoorn finished 2nd through 5th. In Feature #2 it was Jeff Anderson taking the lead and not looking back even though the only race caution came out on lap 6. Finishing behind Anderson was Jeff Larson, Damon Murty, Larry Portis and Chad Estes.

Of course i partied up again after the races were over.

On Friday Night again it was the IMCA Modifieds and IMCA Stock Cars plus the Fast Shaft All Star Invitational race. On this night it would be last chance races for the Stock Cars meaning you had 1 last chance to get through the heat races to the 1 qualifying feature.

In the Stock Cars Last Chance Feature it was Jamie Colwell leading the entire race despite cautions on lap 10, 13 and 16. JC Howell from Texas was 2nd, Donavon Smith was 3rd, Jay Schmidt was 4th and Jeff Mueller rounded out the top 5.

In the Modifieds Qualifying Feature would see the caution come out before 1 lap would be completed. When the race got going though it was Dustin Smith taking lead. Smith would lead until lap 9 when Darin Durffy would sneak by. Duffy would lead until Boone Native Joel Bushore would take the lead on lap 18. Bushore would take the win with "Flyin Dutchman" Mike Van Genderen, Darin Duffy, Josh "Happy" Gilman and Josh McGaha finishing 2nd through 5th.

The Fast Shaft All-Star Invitational Race saw Scott Bennett lead the first 6 laps for the 20 lapper but it was Chris Abelson leading the final 14 circuits in root to the win. Justin Auringer would take 2nd, Michael Smith was 3rd, Shawn Kilgore was 4th and Bennett would end up 5th.

Again some crazy partying happen but it was now time for the night everybody had been waiting for.

Saturday Night would start out with Last Chance races for the Modifieds. In Last Chance #1 it was Jake Durbin taking the win with Jared Siefert and David Murray Jr finishing 2nd and 3rd. In Last Chance #2 it was Scott Olson followed by Todd Shute and Jeremy Mills. In Last Chance #3 it was Kellen Chadwick followed by John ALlen and Johnny Saathoff.

Hobby Stock Race of Champions would see Shannon Anderson lead the entire 10 lap race. Devin Smith, Brandon Pruitt, Scott Pippert and Kevin Fee took 2nd through 5th.

Sport Mod Race of Champions would see Troy Jerovetz lead the entire 10 laps also with Doug Smith in 2nd, Joel Rust in 3rd, Geoff Olson was 4th and Scott Davis was 5th.

Stock Car Race of Champions saw Kevin Opheim lead the first 9 laps but on the last lap would blow up and hand the win over to Damon Murty. Donavon Smith, David Smith, Jeremy Christians and Chad Palmer took 2nd through 5th.

Modified Race of Champions saw Kevin Stoa lead the first 4 laps but it was last year's super nationals champion Jimmy Gustin taking the lead on lap 5 and going on the win. Stoa took 2nd, Russ Dickerson was 3rd, Jay Matthias was 4th and Richie Gustin was 5th.

Hobby Stock Finale Feature saw a caution before a lap was completed but when it got going it was Devin Smith leading. Smith continue to lead until lap 23 despite cautions on lap 12, 16 and 17. On lap 23 though Smith and Andy Boeckman would get together and forcing flat tires and Smith stopped to bring out the yellow. On th restart we would see similar to what happen in the late models on monday a double restart leader since there is no leader now. Cody Nielsen would take the lead though and go on to the win with Brandon Pruitt in 2nd, Robby Marsh in 3rd, Shannon Anderson was 4th and Michael Murphy was 5th.

Sport Mods Feature saw Tyler Droste take the lead early, Droste would hold on to the lead until lap 15 despite cautions on lap 4, 6 and 13. On lap 14, Scott Daivs would get by Droste for the lead. It appeared Davis was going to take the win but then a caution on lap 28 would set up a green-white-checkered. Davis would see a challenge from Jesse Sobbing, Sobbing would end up leading lap 29 but Davis would take the win on lap 30 by a very small margin over Sobbing. Cayden Carter was 3rd, Droste was 4th and Austin Lucas was 5th.

Stock Cars Feature saw Sean Johnson would lead the race from start-to-finish despite race cautions on lap 18 and 25. Nobody would have anything for Johnson on this day. Jeff Anderson would take 2nd, Damon Murty was 3rd, Trent Murphy was 4th and Mike Nichols was 5th.

Modifieds Feature saw Richie Gustin lead the race from start-to-finish despite 4 race cautions. Mike Van Genderen would take home 2nd, Darin Duffy would end up 3rd, Justin Auringer was 4th and Eric Dailey was 5th.

It was a great week of racing and partying after races. Thanks to Tammy and Tim Stevens for letting me hang out with you all week and i love that apple pie it was great. Also great job to everybody that had to work all week at the races. Great job goes out to the track prep crew and promotor Robert and Bea Lawton for a great racing surface all week.

Up next for me is the Showdown at Motown Shootout Go Kart, Quads and Bike Races this weekend and then next weekend its the 5th Annual Havoc on the High Banks.

Saturday, September 3, 2011

Marshalltown Speedway Regular Season Finale Stat Blitz

We end another regular season at Marshalltown even though we have the Annual Havoc on the High Banks coming up on September 23rd and 24th but with that said its time to take a look at the season ending stats from the 17 track point nights we got in. Remember none of these numbers count specials.

Car Count
Division - Average - High - Low
Mod Lites - 13.71 - 17 - 11
Sport Mods - 28.35 - 46 - 22
Modifieds - 15.94 - 22 -13
Stock Cars - 18.35 - 26 - 14
Hobby Stocks - 18.65 - 26 - 14

Total - 95 - 134 - 81

Points
- 261 different drivers signed in to race at least 1 weekly points night
-Track Champions were Jon Snyder (Modifieds), Trent Murphy (Stock Cars), Scott Davis (Sport Mods), Michael Murphy (Hobby Stocks) and Josh May (Mod Lites)
- Track champions had a combined total of 24 feature wins in root to their champions
- Josh May (Mod Lites) and Jon Snyder (Modifieds) had 7 wins each, Trent Murphy (Stock Cars) had 5, Michael Murphy (Hobby Stocks) had 3 and Scott Davis (Sport Mods) had 2 wins

-2nd place finishers in points were Jimmy Gustin (Modifieds), Tracy Gienger (Stock Cars), Cayden Carter (Sport Mods), Kevin Fee (Hobby Stocks) and Mike Morrill (Mod Lites)
-3rd place finishers in ponts were Adam Larson (Modifieds), Damon Murty (Stock Cars), Tyler Droste (Sport Mods), Eric Knutson (Hobby Stocks) and Joel Huggins (Mod Lites)

22 drivers remained in the top 10 points all year (not in the order they finished):
Mod Lites (7) : Mike Morrill, Andy Hennigar, Colby Oberembt, Randy Bryan, Joel Huggins, Josh May and Mike Kennedy
Hobby Stocks (3) : Kevin Fee, Eric Larson, Calvin Dhondt
Modifieds (5) : Jon Snyder, Adam Larson, Ronn Lauritzen, David Brown, Jimmy Gustin
Sport Mods (3) : Cayden Carter, Tyler Droste, Scott Davis
Stock Cars (4) : Trent Murphy, Todd Reitzler, Jeff Wollam, Tracy Gienger

Jeff Wollam has finished in the top 5 in points the last 9 years in the stock cars. Jimmy Gustin has finished in the top 2 in points the last 5 years in the Modifieds.

Feature winners
-37 different feature winners in the 17 weeks at Marshalltown

The feature winners were (the amount of wins if more than 1) :
Mod Lites (6) : Josh May (7), Tim Hennigar (6), Mike Morrill, Randy Bryan, Charlie Brown, Colby Oberembt

Hobby Stocks (8) : Kevin Fee (5), Michael Murphy (3), Eric Knutson (2), Randy Embrey (2), Brandon Brinton (2),  Donavon Nunnikhoven, Brice Udelhoven, Devin Smith

Sport Mods (8) : Cayden Carter (5), Jenae Gustin (3), Scott Davis (2), Carter VanDenBerg (2), Jake Strayer (2), Tyler Droste, Kyle Brown, Dane Larson

Modifieds (6) : Jon Snyder (7), Adam Larson (4), Jimmy Gustin (2), Todd Shute (2), Josh Truman, Luke Wanninger

Stock Cars (9) : Trent Murphy (5), Damon Murty (3), Jay Schmidt (2), Steve Meyer (2), Tracy Gienger, Jeff Wollam, Todd Reitzler, Donavon Smith, Brian Irvine

-Longest streak of consective wins is 4 and it was done by Tim Hennigar in the Mod Lites, as he took the last 4 weeks of 2011.

Top 10 finishes
-162 drivers had at least 1 top 10 finish this season
-Only 1 driver finished in the top 10 every week and that was Jon Snyder in the Modifieds

Drivers with top 10 finishes (number if more than 1):
Mod Lites (22): Josh May (16), Mike Kennedy (16), Mike Morrill (15), Dusty Masolini (14), Andy Hennigar (14), Joel Huggins (13), Randy Bryan (12), Tim Hennigar (11), James May (10), Colby Oberembt (7), Jeff Stensland (7), Adam Davis (6), Joe Wood (5), Travis Stensland (4), Ivan Guerra (4), Charlie Brown (4), Rick Taylor (3), Michael Parcel (3), Kevin Grisham (3), Chase Ellingson (1), Ben Larson (1), Robert Mros (1)

Hobby Stocks (34): Michael Murphy (16), Eric Knutson (15), Kevin Fee (14), Eric Larson (12), Josh Saunders (11), Calvin Dhondt (11), Jake Nelson (9), Gary Pfantz (9), Jennifer Hulin (8), Donavon Nunnikhoven (8), Brandon Brinton (8), Scott Durlin (8), Eugene Nicklas (6), Brice Udelhoven (4), Mike Vibbard (3), Aaron Rudolph (3), Dustin Filloon (2), Clint Nelson (2), Randy Embrey (2), Matt Hudspeth (2), Brandon Pruitt (2), Devin Smith (2), Dustin Elliott (2), Tony Cox, Vince Buchholz, Russell Damme Jr., Scott Pippert, Nyle Godwin, Richard Yaw II, Christopher Wiltse, Rob Allison, Nick Meyer, Adam Hagen, Tyler Pickett

Sport Mods (33): Scott Davis (16), Tyler Droste (15), Cayden Carter (14), Carter VanDenBerg (12), Nick Roberts (11), Racer Hulin (10), Jared Van Deest (9), Jake Strayer (9), Jenae Gustin (8), Kyle Brown (7), Tom Rawlins (7), Brad Iverson (5), Joel Rust (5), Gatlin Leyham (4), Eric Flander (4), Bill Hildreth (3), Dane Larson (3), Brett Lowry (3), Zack Rawlins (3), Doug Smith (3), Dylan Book (2), Shawn Albers (2), Austin Lucas (2), Jared Timmerman (2), Jayme Duinink, Shawn Simatovich, DJ Robinson, Duane Van Deest, Fred Leytham, Troy Jerovetz, Beau Kaplan, Eric Larson, Andy Tiernan

Stock Cars (33): Tracy Gienger (16), Trent Murphy (15), Damon Murty (14), Jeff Wollam (14), Tommy Thompson (12), Curt Hook (12), Jay Schmidt (11), Todd Reitzler (10), Steve Meyer (9), Lauren Vis (9), Michael Jaennette (7), Kevin Rose (6), Donavon Smith (5), Andy Bryant (4), Trevor Titus (3), Eric Brown (2), Dean Everts (2), Dave Atcher (2), Bobby Lynch (2), Daniel Schneider, Don Vis, Rob Schneider, Ron Carey, Jon Lang, Brian Irvine, Sean Johnson, Nathan Wood, Ryan Leeman, Brendon Labatte. Shawn Anderson, John Heinz, Jesse Tailor, Robby Rosselli

Modifieds (40): Jon Snyder (17), Jimmy Gustin (16),  Ronn Lauritzen (15), Adam Larson (14), David Brown (11), Todd Conrad (11), Scott Simatovich (10), Josh Truman (8), Andrew Kinser (7), Duane Peterson (6), Kyle Krampe (6), Todd Shute (6), Derek Reimer (4), Rick Speck (3), Richie Gustin (3), Danny Fetters (3), Joel Bushore (2), Riley Emmel (2), Luke Wanninger (2), Mitch Morris (2), Jacob Murray (2), Rod Clement, Daniel Hilsabeck, Brett Ladehoff, Jeff Streeter, Mike Wendelstadt, Josh Gilman, Tim Murty, Scott Hogan, Dustin Smith, Troy Cordes, Tyler Vandekamp, Derrick Big Eagle, Eric Van Iten, Jared Siefert, Brad Boyer, Jim Harris, Keith Pittman, Tim Ward

Top 5 finishes
- 100 of the 162 drivers that at least 1 top 10 finish had at least 1 top 5 finish
-Zero drivers finished in the top 5 every week

Drivers with at least 1 top 5 finish (number more than 1):
Mod Lites (15): Josh May (13), Mike Morrill (13), Andy Hennigar (11), Joel Huggins (10), Tim Hennigar (9), Randy Bryan (8), James May (5), Colby Oberembt (4), Dusty Masolini (3), Mike Kennedy (2), Jeff Stensland (2), Adam Davis, Travis Stensland, Charlie Brown, Michael Parcel

Hobby Stocks (25): Michael Murphy (13), Kevin Fee (13), Eric Knutson (9), Eric Larson (8), Donavon Nunnikhoven (4), Brandon Brinton (4), Jake Nelson (3), Josh Saunders (3), Jennifer Hulin (3), Brice Udelhoven (3), Eugene Nicklas (2), Mike Vibbard (2), Clint Nelson (2), Randy Embrey (2), Devin Smith (2), Calvin Dhondt, Scott Durlin, Aaron Rudolph, Matt Hudspeth, Brandon Pruitt, Russell Damme Jr, Scott Pippert, Richard Yaw II, Christopher Wiltse

Sport Mods (24): Cayden Carter (13), Scott Davis (12), Tyler Droste (10), Jenae Gustin (7), Carter VanDenBerg (6), Racer Hulin (6), Jared Van Deest (3), Brad Iverson (3), Jake Strayer (3), Kyle Brown (2), Nick Roberts (2), Dane Larson (2), Dylan Book (2), Doug Smith (2), Tom Rawlins, Jayme Duinink, Joel Rust, Eric Flander, DJ Robinson, Brett Lowry, Zack Rawlins, Austin Lucas, Fred Leytham, Jared Timmerman, Beau Kaplan, Andy Tiernan

Stock Cars (15): Trent Murphy (14), Damon Murty (14), Jay Schmidt (9), Steve Meyer (9), Tracy Gienger (8), Jeff Wollam (6), Donavon Smith (5), Curt Hook (4), Kevin Rose (4), Michael Jaennette (4), Todd Reitzler (3), Brian Irvine, Sean Johnson, Nathan Wood, John Heinz

Modifieds (21): Jon Snyder (14), Jimmy Gustin (13), Adam Larson (12), Ronn Lauritzen (9), Scott Simatovich (6), Todd Shute (4), Todd Conrad (3), Josh Truman (3), Richie Gustin (3), David Brown (2), Andrew Kinser (2), Duane Peterson (2), Joel Bushore (2), Danny Fetters (2), Luke Wanninger (2), Jacob Murray (2), Kyle Krampe, Rick Speck, Brett Ladehoff, Mike Wendelstadt, Josh Gilman

Top 3 finishes
-70 of the 100 drivers with at least 1 top 5 finish have at least 1 top 3 finish this year

Drivers with at least 1 top 3 finish this year (number more than 1):
Mod Lites (11): Josh May (12), Mike Morrill (11), Tim Hennigar (9), Andy Hennigar (6), Colby Oberemebt (4), Randy Bryan (3), Joel Huggins (2), Mike Kennedy, Dusty Masolini, Jeff Stensland, Charlie Brown

Hobby Stocks (17): Kevin Fee (10), Michael Murphy (9), Eric Knutson (5), Eric Larson (3), Donavon Nunnikhoven (3), Brandon Brinton (3), Gary Pfantz (3), Jake Nelson (2), Jennifer Hulin (2), Randy Embrey (2), Scott Durlin, Mike Vibbard, Clint Nelson, Aaron Rudolph

Sport Mods (18): Cayden Carter (10), Tyler Droste (8), Scott Davis (7), Carter VanDenBerg (4), Jenae Gustin (4), Racer Hulin (3), Kyle Brown (2), Jake Strayer (2), Doug Smith (2), Jared Van Deest, Nick Roberts, Brad Iverson, Dane Larson, Joel Rust, Dylan Book, Brett Lowry, Zack Rawlins, Beau Kaplan

Stock Cars (11): Trent Murphy (12), Damon Murty (10), Tracy Gienger (7), Jay Schmidt (6), Steve Meyer (5), Donavon Smith (3), Jeff Wollam (2), Todd Reitzler, Brian Irvine, Sean Johnson, Nathan Wood

Modifieds (13): Adam Larson (11), Jon Snyder (10), Jimmy Gustin (9), Ronn Lauritzen (6), Todd Shute (3), Richie Gustin (3), Josh Truman (2), Danny Fetters (2), Luke Wanninger (2), Scott Simatovich, Andrew Kinser, Mike Wendelstadt, Josh Gilman

Feature Laps Led
Mod Lites : Josh May (97 laps led), Tim Hennigar (70), Colby Oberembt (19), Mike Morrill (18), Charlie Brown (17), Randy Bryan (11), James May (6), Travis Stensland (4), Mike Kennedy (2), Dusty Masolini (2), Andy Hennigar (2), Adam Davis (2)

Hobby Stocks : Kevin Fee (37 laps led), Randy Embrey (36), Brice Udlehoven (30), Michael Murphy (26), Brandon Brinon (20), Eric Knutson (11), Donavon Nunnikhoven (10), Jennifer Hulin (7), Aaron Ruolph (7), Jake Nelson (5), Josh Saunders (5), Gary Pfantz (5), Mike Vibbard (5), Tony Cox (2), Scott Durlin (1)

Sport Mods : Jenae Gustin (45 laps led), Cayden Carter (44), Scott Davis (29), Carter VanDenBerg (26), Brett Lowry (18), DJ Robinson (15),  Brad Iverson (14), Jake Strayer (13), Dane Larson (12), Nick Roberts (11) Tom Rawlins (10), Zack Rawlins (9),Jayme Duinink (7), Racer Hulin (3), Kyle Brown (2), Beau Kaplan (2), Tyler Droste (1)

Stock Cars : Jay Schmidt (57 laps led), Steve Meyer (56),  Trent Murphy (49), Damon Murty (44), Todd Reitzler (19) Jeff Wollam (17), Trevor Titus (13), Donavon Smith (13), Andy Bryant (9), Brian Irvine (8), Tracy Gienger (7), Michael Jaennette (6), Sean Johnson (6), Tommy Thompson (3), Curt Hook (1)

Modifieds : Jon Snyder (93 laps led), Todd Shute (63), Adam Larson (46), Josh Truman (30), Jimmy Gustin (28), Ronn Lauritzen (21), Todd Conrad (21), Duane Peterson (19), Mike Wendelstadt (13), Andrew Kinser (7), Luke Wanninger (3), Kyle Krampe (1), Joel Bushore (1)

Heat Race Wins
Mod Lites : Josh May (8), Mike Morrill (7), Colby Oberembt (6), Tim Hennigar (4), Joel Huggins (3), Charlie Brown (2), Dusty Masolini (1), Jeff Stensland (1)

Hobby Stocks : Michael Murphy (5), Brandon Brinton (5), Jennifer Hulin (4), Gary Pfantz (3), Randy Embrey (3), Kevin Fee (2), Josh Saunders (2), Eric Knutson (1), Eric Larson (1), Jake Nelson (1), Donavon Nunnikhoven (1), Scott Durlin (1), Brice Udelhoven (1), Dustin Filloon (1), Mike Vibbard (1), Clint Nelson (1), Aaron Rudolph (1), Tony Cox (1), Scott Pippert (1)

Sport Mods : Cayden Carter (6), Jayme Duinink (6), Carter VanDenBerg (5), Tom Rawlins (5), Tyler Droste (4), Jenae Gustin (4), Brad Iverson (4), Scott Davis (2), Jake Strayer (2), Dane Larson (2), Dylan Book (2), Brett Lowry (2), Racer Hulin (1), Jared Van Deest (1), Nick Roberts (1), Joel Rust (1), Gatlin Leytham (1), Eric Flander (1), Zack Rawlins (1), Duane Van Deest (1), Doug Smith (1), Fred Leytham (1), Jared Timmerman (1), Beau Kaplan (1), Andy Tiernan (1), Curt Hilmer (1)

Stock Cars : Jay Schmidt (8), Damon Murty (6), Trevor Titus (5), Steve Meyer (4), Tracy Gienger (3), Todd Reitzler (3), Jeff Wollam (2), Lauren Vis (2), Michael Jaennette (2), Andy Bryant (2), Trent Murphy (1), Kevin Rose (1), Donavon Smith (1), Dave Atcher (1) , Rob Schneider (1), Sean Johnson (1)

Modifieds : Jon Snyder (5), Jimmy Gustin (5), Adam Larson (5), Todd Shute (5), Ronn Lauritzen (4), Kyle Krampe (2), Joel Bushore (2), Richie Gustin (2), Luke Wanninger (2), David Brown (1), Todd Conrad (1), Duane Peterson (1), Mike Wendelstadt

Other Notes
- 3,912 green flag racing laps have been completed through September 2nd not including hot laps but including specials
- 3,010 green flag racing laps not including hot laps was completed on weekly points nights

So that puts a wrap to the Stat Blitz from the Marshalltown Speedway for 2011 and just like i say every month it is no where near the stat blitz like my buddy Ryan Clark does for the Independence Motor Speedway they are my attempt at keeping stats.

Until next time,
Jeremy Fox

Friday, September 2, 2011

Hennigar, Fee, Davis, Murty and Gustin Win On Larry Wollam Season Championship

It was Larry Wollam Season Championship at the Marshalltown Speedway. A night were we honor one of the late great promoters and car owner in Larry Wollam and tonight it would be a question of would we race or would mother nature try to win, the good news is we won but because of the questionable weather we scratched the out of the car driver introductions and would have an open track practice after the night was over.

The first feature of the night would be the O'Reilly Auto Parts Mod Lites for 20 laps. Josh May would take the lead and look to be cruising on to the win. On lap 19, Tim Hennigar would take the lead from May and go on to his 4th in a row and 6th of the season. May would finish 2nd and take the track championship, Andy Hennigar would finish 3rd, Mike Morrill would finish 4th and finish 2nd in the points and Dusty Masolini came home in 5th.

Toby K's Hideaway IMCA Hobby Stocks were up next for their 18 lap feature and it was Kevin Fee taking the early lead but Michael Murphy would take the top spot away on lap 5. Fee would get by Murphy on lap 11 to take the lead for good and go on to the win in the green-to-checkered feature. The win would be Fee's 5th of the year at Marshalltown and wouldn't be enough as he would end up 2nd in points. Michael Murphy would finish 2nd in the feature and clinich the track championship. Eric Knutson, Josh Saunders and Eugene Nicklas rounded out the top 5 in the feature.

Big 8 Tyre Center IMCA Sport Mods would see Scott Davis lead the feature from start to finish despite a couple of races just before the halfway point. The win would be Davis's 2nd at Marshalltown and would give him the track championship also. Cayden Carter would finish 2nd in the feature and points, Tyler Droste was 3rd in the feature and points, Jared Van Deest was 4th and Carter Van Den Berg was 5th.

The "Class Too Tough To Tame" Mikes Hard Lemonade IMCA Stock Cars were up next and before 1 lap could be completed the first caution came out. When the race got going it was Tracy Gienger taking the lead but it wasn't easy it would be a 3 car battle Trent Murphy, Gienger and Damon Murty. Murty would make the pass on Gienger on lap 2 and the battle continue to heat up between the 3. A few more cautions would come out and the Murphy, Gienger and Murty continue to fight for the lead. Murty would end up taking the win, 3rd of the year. Trent Murphy would finish 2nd giving him the track championship, Tracy Gienger was 3rd, John Heinz was 4th and Jeff Wollam was 5th.

The final feature of the night was the Meskwaki Bingo Casino Hotel IMCA Modifieds would see 4 time defending track champion Jimmy Gustin take the lead and not look back despite a race caution just past the halfway. Gustin would pick up his 2nd at Marshalltown this year and finish 2nd in points. Adam Larson would finish 2nd, Luke Wanninger was 3rd, Ronn Lauritzen was 4th and Jon Snyder was 5th. Snyder would end up with the track championship.

Racing will resume in 3 weeks at Marshalltown when we come back with the 5th Annual Toby K's Hideaway Havoc on the High Banks on September 23rd and 24th. Gates Open at 4:30p, Hot Laps at 6:30p and Racing 7p both nights.

Official Results
O'Reilly Auto Parts Mod Lites
1. 57 Tim Hennigar
2. 99 Josh May
3. 15 Andy Hennigar
4. 6 Mike Morrill
5. 8 Dusty Masolini
6. 88 James May
7. 23 Michael Parcel
8. 95 Mike Kennedy
9. 0B Colby Oberembt
10. 8W Joe Wood
11. X50 Joel Huggins
DNS: 64 Randy Bryan

Track Champion: Josh May

Toby K's Hideaway IMCA Hobby Stocks
1. 52X Kevin Fee
2. 25M Michael Murphy
3. 12K Eric Knutson
4. 52 Josh Saunders
5. 86 Eugene Nicklas
6. 82 Jennifer Hulin
7. 4X Gary Pfantz
8. 5A Tyler Pickett
9. 3X Scott Durlin
10. 69 Calvin Dhondt
11. 24B Brandon Brinton
12. 20E Eric Larson
13. 2N Donavon Nunnikhoven
14. 29 Jake Nelson
DNS: 19 Bill Bonnett

Track Champion: Michael Murphy

Big 8 Tyre Center IMCA Sport Mods
1. 81D Scott Davis
2. 10 Cayden Carter
3. 92 Tyler Droste
4. 80 Jared Van Deest
5. 7 Carter VanDenBerg
6. 505 Racer Hulin
7. 18J Jake Strayer
8. 23JR Nick Roberts
9. 2Z Zack Rawlins
10. 21 David Brown
11. 98 Bill Hildreth
12. 19G Gatlin Leytham
13. 7R Ryan Ashton
14. 80V Jared Van Deest
15. 40S Shawn Simatovich
16. 777 Jayme Duinink
17. T17 Tom Rawlins
18. 11M Mike Mitchell
19. 1E Austin Kaplan
20. 9X Austin Lucas
21. 19J Jenae Gustin
22. 4W Herbie Wilson
23. 3X Scott Jorpeland
DNS: 21X Eric Larson

Track Champion : Scott Davis

Mike's Hard Lemonade IMCA Stock Cars
1. 99D Damon Murty
2. 25 Trent Murphy
3. 59 Tracy Gienger
4. 57 John Heinz
5. 3W Jeff Wollam
6. 36 Trevor Titus
7. 05 Jesse Tailor
8. 0 Robbie Rosselli
9. 4J Bobby Lynch
10. 20L Lauren Vis
11. 20 Leroy Staub
12. 55 Dave Mehmen
13. 042 Doug Russell
14. 09H Robert Hoing
15. 22K Kevin Rose
16. 75 Curt Hook
17. 10 Leon McCombs
18. 5 Keith Miner
19. 72 Tommy Thompson
20. 7S Daniel Schneider
21. 19J Jay Schmidt
22. 94 Steve Meyer

Track Champion: Trent Murphy

Meskwaki Bingo Casino Hotel IMCA Modifieds
1. 19 Jimmy Gustin
2. 2L Adam Larson
3. 20 Luke Wanninger
4. 10K Ronn Lauritzen
5. 69X Jon Snyder
6. 48J Jacob Murray
7. 83C Todd Conrad
8. 4TW Tim Ward
9. 21 David Brown
10. 41P Keith Pittman
11. 12 Andrew Kinser
12. 26Z Zach Hensley
13. 22D Daniel Hilsabeck
14. 18 Jake Durbin
DNS: 57V Mike Van Genderen

Track Champion : Jon Snyder