By Jeremy Fox
Marshalltown, Iowa (July 2nd, 2013) – The start to a busy month of July at the Speedway roar to life as the Big Ticket Clash Stock Car Shootout took place. The Big Ticket Clash was the first of three consecutive nights for the Stock Car Shootout Series.
Brad Chandler lead the first two laps in the IMCA Sport Compacts feature before Adam Gates snuck by on lap three. Gates cruised on to the easy win with Brad Chandler finishing second. David Moorman came home third, Bill Whalen Jr. was fourth and Merv Chandler finished fifth.
In the the IMCA Hobby Stocks feature, it was Devin Smith leading from start to finish in the 15 lapper with the only thing slowing him down was lap traffic. Brandon Pruitt worked his way from the sixth starting position to finish in the runner-up spot. Nick Murty, Eric Stanton, Garrett Eilander and Austin Luellen rounded out the top 5.
The IMCA SportMods 25 lap feature saw Jared Van Deest grab the lead and began to pull away until on lap eighteen of twenty-five, lap traffic slowed him down which allow Travis Peterson to chase down Van Deest. Van Deest held off challenges until the last lap and Peterson snuck around Van Deest to grab the win in the green-to-checkered. Van Deest finish a close second. Ty Luellen and Matt Lettow finish third and fourth. Clint Luellen finished in fifth after starting twelveth.
Final Feature of the night was the IMCA Stock Cars feature and it was Jay Schmidt grabbing the early lead. Schmidt however saw the caution come out on lap four twice and this forced a restart where he had to deal with Donavon Smith and Damon Murty, two former Stock Car Shootout Winners. Schmidt held them off initial but the caution waved again on lap six when Steve Meyer and Derek Reimer got together in turn four. Schmidt again held off Donavon Smith, Murty and David Smith until the caution on lap eight. On the restart, Schmidt and Donavon Smith battled it out and it was Smith getting by on lap ten. Smith got a great restart after the caution on lap thirteen to go on and take the win. David Smith grabbed second, Trent Murphy finish third, Jay Schmidt was fourth and Damon Murty came home in fifth.
The Speedway will be back in action on Friday Night with KMJ Performance and Bud Night at the Races. Youngsters are reminded to bring out there bicycles as the annual Kid Bike Races will take place at intermission. Grandstands are $9 for Adults, Children 11 and under is $2. Hot Laps at 7 pm and Racing at 7:30 pm
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Marshalltown Speedway Results
Big Ticket Clash Stock Car Shootout
July 2nd , 2013
IMCA Stock Cars
Heat 1: 9 Jerry Gifford - 12K Eric Knutson - 8 David Smith
Heat 2: 50 Robert Stofer - 87A Aaron Matthias - 3W Jeff Wollam
Heat 3: 25 Trent Murphy - 99D Damon Murty - 04 Don Vis
Heat 4: 35 Donavon Smith - 19J Jay Schmidt - 54 Robbie Merkle
B-Feature (Top 4 transfer): 1. 22S Lonnie Hodges; 2. K17 Rick Kriegel; 3. 25J Josh Daniels; 4. 50X Kevin Balmer; 5. 23HR Rod Richards (Madrid); 6. 2 Dave Atcher (Marshalltown); 7. 46B Michael Bilyeu (Indianola)
Feature: 1. 35 Donavon Smith (Lake City); 2. 8 David Smith (Lake City); 3. 25 Trent Murphy (Jefferson); 4. 19J Jay Schmidt (Tama); 5. 99D Damon Murty (Chelsea); 6. 3W Jeff Wollam (Marshalltown); 7. 78 Jeff Anderson (Atlantic); 8. 47 Scott Pippert (Elberon); 9. 25J Josh Daniels (Des Moines); 10. 87A Aaron Matthias (Fairbank); 11.12K Eric Knutson (Slater); 12. 54 Robbie Merkle (Des Moines); 13. 20V Dustin Vis (LeGrand); 14. 505 Racer Hulin (Laurel); 15. 50X Kevin Balmer (Garwin); 16. 04 Don Vis (Marshalltown); 17. K17 Rick Kriegel (Brooklyn); 18. 9 Jerry Gifford (Boone); 19. 25D Bob Daniels (Des Moines); 20. 94 Steve Meyer (Grundy Center); 21. 17R Derek Reimer (Marshalltown); 22. 22S Lonnie Hodges (Boone); 23. 92 Dan Mackenthun (Hamburg, MN); 24. 50 Robert Stofer (Jefferson)
IMCA Northern SportMods
Heat 1: 7 Carter VanDenBerg - 25 Travis Peterson - 32L Ty Luellen
Heat 2: 24B Brandon Brinton - 80J Jared Van Deest - 3L Clint Luellen
Heat 3: 23K Ben Kates - 63 Daniel Tasler - 2G Geoff Olson
Heat 4: 21L Matt Lettown - 05 Paul Nagle - 69JR Johnathan Logue
B-Feature (Top 4 transfer): 1. 9E Eric Elliott; 2. 98 Bill Hildreth; 3. T17 Tom Rawlins; 4. 57R Ryan King; 5. 13T Mike Timm (Mingo); 6. 0B Colby Oberembt (Adel); 7. 99B Jim BonSchmit (Clemons)
Feature: 1. 25 Travis Peterson (Gladbrook); 2. 80J Jared Van Deest (Grundy Center); 3. 21L Matt Lettow (Roland); 4. 32L Ty Luellen (Minburn); 5. 3L Clint Luellen (Minburn); 6. 05 Paul Nagle (Nevada); 7. 19J Jenae Gustin (Marshalltown); 8. 2G Geoff Olson (West Des Moines); 9. 63 Daniel Tasler (Jefferson); 10. 26J Joel Rust (Grundy Center); 11. 9E Eric Elliott (Boone); 12. 24B Brandon Brinton (Nevada); 13. 7 Carter VanDenBerg (Oskaloosa); 14. 67X Brandon Williams (Des Moines); 15. 64 Brandon Leeman (Roland); 16. 777 Jayme Duinink (Pella); 17. 23K Ben Kates (Tonganoxie, KS); 18. 69JR Johnathan Logue (Boone); 19. 98 Bill Hildreth (Marshalltown); 20. T17 Tom Rawlins (Kellogg); 21. 57R Ryan King (Marshalltown); 22. 19 Damon Murty (Chelsea); 23. 1 Austin Kaplan (Ankeny); 24. 9H Nic Hanes (Trenton, MO)
IMCA Hobby Stocks
Heat 1: 7B Eric Stanton - 81 Devin Smith - 3X Scott Durlin
Heat 2: 10B Brandon Pruitt - 99JR Nick Murty- 500 Garrett Eilander
Feature: 1.81 Devin Smith (Lake City); 2. 10B Brandon Pruitt (Dexter); 3. 99JR Nick Murty (Chelsea); 4. 7B Eric Stanton (Hartford); 5. 500 Garrett Eilander (Newton); 6. 3A Austin Luellen (Minburn); 7. 3X Scott Durlin (State Center); 8. 51D Dustin Filloon (Toledo); 9. 911 Darin Rothus (Woodward); 10. 85 Seth Janssen (Ogden); 11. 05 Jason Cox (Maxwell); 12. 17 Andy Peck (Newton)
IMCA Sport Compacts
Heat : 2C Brad Chandler- 6M David Moorman- 02 John Gill
Feature: 1. 007 Adam Gates (Cedar Rapids); 2.2C Brad Chandler (Cedar Rapids); 3. 6M David Moorman (Beaman); 4. 00W Bill Whalen Jr. (Riverside); 5. 2 Merv Chandler (Urbana); 6. 7X Zach Marmann (Elkader); 7. 02 John Gill (Marshalltown)
