When i got asked 2 weeks to go to come over and fill in for Track Announcer Johnnie Tharp at the Stuart Speedway i had no idea it would turn out to be a wild night at the races but i was happy to be asked and welcome by the entire staff at the Stuart Speedway.
It was PBM Performance Products "The Best Kept Secret in the Winner's Circle" Night at the Races which was night #4 for the Karl Chevrolet IMCA Late Models Series and the MADCRA Mod Lites would make their first appearance of the season at the Speedway.
First feature was the 25 lap MADCRA Mod Lite feature and it was Cory Sonner taking the early lead before Josh May from nearby DeSoto taking the lead on lap 4. May would then see the caution come out on lap 5 for Shane Hunter but that wouldn't bother him as he would begin to pull away until he caught up to lap traffic which would allow Mike Morrill catch up. May would then see the yellow fly again on lap 24 setting up a green-white-checkered, he would hold off any challenges from Morrill to take the win. Sonner was 3rd, Joel Huggins was 4th and Randy Bryan was 5th.
The IMCA Sport Compacts feature would see Jordan Peters lead from start to finish. Scott Brown was 2nd, Alex Davis was 3rd, Jesse Bramer was 4th and Nash Coe was 5th.
In the IMCA SportMods 15 lap feature it was Matt Pinegar leading the first lap but it was Joe Simbro taking the lead on lap 2. Simbro would lead until lap 8 when Nick Roberts would get on by and take the lea. Shortly after that the caution would come out when Simbro would spin around in turn 2 , the caution again would fly on the restart when Rick Ringgenberg would find his ride up on the wall in turn 1. Another lap would be completed when the caution came out for Tom Burke and Simbro in turn 4. Roberts than would pull away and take the win with Clint Luellen, David Schlicht, Michael Pruitt and Cole Ferguson rounding out the top 5.
IMCA Stock Cars 20 lap feature would see the caution fly before 1 lap was completed when the pole sitter Ben Walding would go around in turn 4 forcing a complete restart. Scott Bailey would take the lead after inheriting the pole as he would go on to lead lap 1 before Jeff Anderson would get caught up on the wall and a flat tire in turn 1. Bailey wouldn't let it bother him despite several drivers try to find away by including Brian Blessington. Then Brian Blessington would go around in turn 4 bring out the yellow on lap 8. Bailey would again remain out front and then be chased down by Jeremy Gettler, Gettler would take the lead on lap 13. A lap later the caution would come out again for Anderson this time in turn 2 and then the caution would come out on lap 17 for Walding, Michael Walrod and Keith Miner getting together in turn 2. Gettler would hold off any late race challenges from Joldersma to take the win. Jamie Schirm, Derrick Rohe nad Bryan Snell would round out the top 5.
"Fast Eddie" Seibert would lead the first lap in the IMCA Modifieds 20 lap feature before Scott Bash would get by for the lead on lap 2. Bash looked to be going on to the win but then the caution would come out for Kent Croskey and Ron Bash getting together in turn 2 on lap 10. On the restart, Bash would lose the lead to Rex Parkison but Parkison lead was short lived as he was chase down by Bash, Jimmy Gustin and Josh Gilman. Gustin would get take the lead away on lap 19 and hold off Gilman for the win. Parkison was 3rd, Scott Bash was 4th and Shay Woods was 5th.
The IMCA Hobby Stocks feature would also see the yellow come out before a lpa was in the book when Bobby Smith would go around in turn 2. When the race got going it was exciting battle up from however it was Lee Farmer taking the lead. Farmer would lead the first 8 laps before Jamie Songer would get by and take the lead, Farmer wouldn't give up as he would come back and take the lead on lap 13. Then the final race caution came out for Ed Mahlstedt in turn 2. This would set up for quite a finish as Farmer would lead lap 14 but it was Brandon Pruitt taking the win by a bumper at the line to take the win and moving Farmer to 2nd. John Watson was 3rd, Songer was 4th and Randy Anderson was 5th.
Scott Fitzpatrick would lead the first 3 laps in the IMCA Late Models feature before "The Iron Man" Darrel DeFrance would take the lead on lap 4 and despite a race caution on lap 8 it looked like DeFrance was going to take the win but then the caution came out on lap 14 for Fitzpatrick and DeFrance would now have to deal with Todd Cooney. DeFrance would hold him off but then the caution would fly on lap 15 for Randy Faux and Randy Foote getting together in turn 4. On this restart it was Cooney making the move and pass on DeFrance to take the lead. Cooney would go on and take win number 4 at Stuart, DeFrance was 2nd, Chad Cooney was 3rd, Curt Schroeder was 4th and Craig Jacobs was 5th.
The final feature of the night was the 6 Cylinder Front Wheel Drive feature and it was Scott Brown leading the first 2 laps before Andy Forcht would get by. For Forcht that would be the 5th straight win at Stuart and Brown would finish 2nd. Jordan Peters, Jason Kroeger and Jesse Bramer would finish out the top 5.
Next Sunday at the Stuart Speedway will be Town and Country Insurance Night featuring the Karl Chevrolet IMCA Late Model Series and the IMCA Sport Compact Shootout. Then it will be Hawkeye Auto Salvage Night on August 12th, Ganoe Excavating Night on August 19th, Plowman and Stanley Trenching Season Championship Night, all shows will have will have the IMCA Late Models. Hot Laps at 5:30 pm and Racing to Follow, there will also be a Special on September 2nd.
For more information check out http://www.stuartspeedway.net/.
Thanks goes out to Johnnie Tharp for asking me to fill in and thanks goes out the Chuck Vanderheiden and the entire staff at the Stuart Speedway for inviting me and letting me fill in.........I hope to get to do it some other time lol
Karl Chevrolet IMCA Late Models Series
Feature: 1. 30 Todd Cooney (Des Moines); 2. 99D Darrel DeFrance (Marshalltown); 3. 31 Chad Cooney (Des Moines); 4. 15C Curt Schroeder (Ames); 5. 95 Craig Jacobs (Des Moines); 6. 24 Scott Fitzpatrick (Urbandale); 7. 11 Randy Faux (Earlham); 8. 37 Randy Foote (Stanton); 9. 3K Kendall Sather (Ankeny); DNS: 66 Todd Johnson (Mitchellville)
Heat #1: T. Cooney, DeFrance, Faux, Foote, Fitzpatrick
Heat #2: C. Cooney, Schroeder, Sather, Jacobs, Johnson
IMCA Modifieds
Feature: 1. 19 Jimmy Gustin (Marshalltown); 2. 83G Josh Gilman (Earlham); 3. 31R Rex Parkison (Earlham); 4. 14B Scott Bash (Windsor Heights); 5. 20W Shay Woods (Humeston); 6. 5D Devon Havlik (Iowa Falls); 7. 12C Kent Croskey (Polk City); 8. 37 Alison Davidson (Redding); 9. 131S Ed Seibert (Dexter); 10. 14 Ron Bash (Stuart)
Heat #1: Havlik, Gustin, Davidson, S. Bash, R. Bash
Heat #2: Woods, Croskey, Gilman, Seibert, Parkison
IMCA Stock Cars
Feature: 1. 23A Jeremy Gettler (Adair); 2. 66 Jeff Joldersma (McClelland); 3. 56 Jamie Schirm (Dexter); 4. 98 Derrick Rohe (Audubon); 5. 3S Bryan Snell (Coon Rapids); 6. 11 Steve Campbell (Des Moines); 7. 11G Nyle Godwin (Redfield); 8. M36 Clay Mercer (Corning); 9. 55 Cory Bushnell (Madrid); 10. 76 Norman Belew (Redfield); 11. 25 Bob Daniels (Des Moines); 12. 3 Joe Zadina (Corning); 13. 92B Brian Blessington (Breda); 14. 64X Aaron Parmer (Humeston); 15. 52 Ben Walding (Des Moines); 16. 6 Adam Hilgenberg (Waukee); 17. 1F Marcus Fagan (Adair); 18. 711 Michael Walrod (DeSoto); 19. 64 Scott Bailey (Carlisle); 20. 5 Keith Miner (Granger); 21. 78 Jeff Anderson (Atlantic); 22. 21ZC Cody Cleghorn (Des Moines); 23. 7H Adam Hensel (Atlantic); 24. 50 Robert Stofer (Jefferson)
Heat #1: Godwin, Belew, Gettler, Walding, Miner, Walrod, Joldersma, Bushnell
Heat #2: Rohe, Bailey, Schirm, Blessington, Zadina, Campbell, Mercer, Hensel
Heat #3: Snell, Anderson, Fagan, Parmer, Cleghorn, Hilgenberg, Daniels, Stofer
IMCA SportMods
Feature: 1. 23JR Nick Roberts (Des Moines); 2. 3L Clint Luellen (Minburn); 3. 19 David Schlicht (Grand Junction); 4. 92P Michael Pruitt (Redfield); 5. 3F Cole Ferguson (Dexter); 6. 30 Matthew Pinegar (Des Moines); 7. 42 Matt Hays (Panora): 8. 64 Casey Greubel (Lacona); 9. A5 Austin Paul (Monroe); 10. 39 Larry Embrey (Madrid); 11. 93 Mike Stark (West Des Moines); 12. 4A Dan Swank (Madrid); 13. 5B Tom Burke (Ames); 14. 99K Kody Havens (Wiota); 15. 72 Rick Ringgenberg (Kelley); 16. 56 Joe Simbro (Swan); DNS: 33 Jesse McCollaugh (Boone)
Heat #1: Pruitt, Schlicht, Simbro, Pinegar, Greubel, Stark, McCollaugh, Hays, Paul
Heat #2: Havens, Roberts, Luellen, Ferguson, Ringgenberg, Embrey, Burke, Swank
IMCA Hobby Stocks
Feature: 1. 10B Brandon Pruitt (Dexter); 2. 17F Lee Farmer (Bethany, MO); 3. 4W John Watson (Des Moines): 4. 96R Jamie Songer (Ankeny); 5. 93 Randy Anderson (Atlantic); 6. 3A Austin Luellen (Minburn); 7. 27 Jason Kohl (Missouri Valley); 8. 38R Aaron Rudolph (Grand Junction); 9. 78B Andrew Burg (Adel); 10. 17 Nathan Lange (Dexter); 11. 7C Chad LeGere (Des Moines); 12. 24B Brandon Brinton (Nevada); 13. 224 Gina Greubel (Lacona); 14. 66 Andy Mahlstedt (Bagley); 15. 67 Ed Mahlstedt (Bagley); 16. 85 Seth Janssen (Ogden); 17. 8B Bobby Smith (Boone)
Heat #1: Watson, Lange, Songer, Farmer, A. Mahlstedt, E. Mahlstedt, Brinton, Rudolph, Janssen
Heat #2: Kohl, Pruitt, Anderson, Burg, Luellen, LeGere, Greubel, Smith
IMCA Sport Compacts
Feature: 1. 18 Jordan Peters (Des Moines); 2. 619J Scott Brown (Omaha, NE); 3. 121 Alex Davis (Denison); 4. 30X Jesse Bramer (Council Bluffs); 5. 3 Nash Coe (Stuart)
Heat: Peters, Coe, Bramer, Brown, Davis
6 Cylinder FWD
Feature: 1. 17 Andy Forcht (Stuart); 2. 619J Scott Brown (Omaha, NE); 3. 18 Jordan Peters (Des Moines); 4. 121X Jason Kroeger (Mailla); 5. 30X Jesse Bramer (Council Bluffs)
Heat: Forcht, Peters, Kroeger, Brown, Bramer
MADCRA Mod Lites
Feature: 1. 99 Josh May (DeSoto); 2. 6 Mike Morrill (Altoona); 3. 47 Cory Sonner (Ames); 4. X50 Joel Huggins (Pleasant Hill); 5. 64 Randy Bryan (Ames); 6. 11R Jason Whitehead (Nevada); 7. 0B Colby Oberembt (Adel); 8. 7 Shane Hunter (Afton); 9. 8 Dusty Masolini (Des Moines); 10. 19JR Danny Foster (Slater); 11. 23 Michael Parcel (Des Moines); 12. 08 Ben Larsen (Panora); DNS: 40 Scott McLaughlin (Lincoln, NE)
Heat #1: Morill, May, Huggins, Sonner, Whitehead, McLaughlin, Oberemebt
Heat #2: Bryan, Masolini, Hunter, Parcel, Foster, Larson
