Mother Nature has not been to kind to the Stuart International Speedway this season but finally on Sunday Night, the season opened. It was Casey's General Stores Night and the first of five visits for the Karl Chevrolet IMCA Late Models.
Jacob Peters making his return to racing lead the opening lap in the IMCA Sport Compacts feature but it was Curtis Miller taking the lead on lap two. Miller however went for a wild ride as he rolled violently in turn one. Jacob Reiter inherited the lead over and lead the remaining eight laps to take the win. Dean Richards, a late arrival to the track finished second. Alex Davis was third, Peters was fourth and Randy Rush was fifth.
Dusty Masolini started on the front row and took advantage to lead lap one in the 15 lap IMCA SportMod feature but it was Defending Track Champion Clint Luellen taking the lead away on lap two. Luellen went on take the win despite a trio of mid race cautions. Jerry Hinton, Kody Havens, Kendall Davis and Masolini rounded out the top five.
After a caution came out before a single lap was completed in the 20 lap IMCA Modified feature it was Todd Shute taking the lead. Shute held off challenges from Nick Roberts and Luke Wanninger until lap 14. Wanninger got into the back end of Shute senting Shute around and forcing a caution, Shute was granted the lead back and Wanninger sent pit side. Shute led the remaining laps to take the win over Nick Roberts, Justin Zeitner, Todd Van Eaton and Shane DeMey.
Originally scheduled to be the final feature of the night but moved up because of the chance of a thunderstorm it was time for the 20 lap IMCA Late Model feature. Corey Zeitner grabbed the lead from his front row starting spot and appeared to be never looking back in the caution filled feature. Just after the White flag, Zeitner was dumped in turn one by Curtis Glover forcing the yellow-checkered and granting Zeitner his spot back which gave him the win. Scotty Welsh finished second, John Emerson finish third, Todd Cooney was fourth and Paul Nagle was fifth.
Austin Luellen led from start-to-finish in the 15 lap IMCA Hobby Stock feature event. Aaron Rudolph, Buck Schaforth, John Watson and Shannon Anderson rounded out the top five.
Final feature of the night was the IMCA Stock Car Feature event and it was Daniel Hilsabeck taking the early lead but the battle started heating up as Brian Blessington and Marcus Fagan added to the mix. Blessington took the lead on lap four but Hilsabeck took it back. Fagan took the lead away on lap 15 and went on to the win. Blessington was second, Chris Pruitt was third, Josh Daniels was fourth and Casey Greubel was fifth.
Next Sunday Night is the Ron Little/Bones Memorial featuring $1,000 to win IMCA Modifieds plus Mod Lites. Hot Laps at 5:30 and Racing to Follow around 6:15.
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Stuart Speedway
Casey's General Stores Season Opener
May 17th, 2015
Karl Chevrolet IMCA Late Models
Feature - 1. 26JR Corey Zeitner (Omaha, NE); 2. 5W Scotty Welsh (Cedar Rapids); 3. 87 John Emerson (Waterloo); 4. 30 Todd Cooney (Des Moines); 5. 05 Paul Nagle (Nevada); 6. 15C Curt Schroeder (Ames); 7. 66 Todd Johnson (Mitchellville); 8. 8D Dalton Mason (Avoca); 9. 22 Charlie McKenna (Clear Lake); 10. 11 Randy Faux (Earlham); 11. 32 Curtis Glover (Des Moines); 12. 76 Allen Zeitner (Bellevue, NE); 13. 15 Dan DeMey (Denison); 14. 91 Gabe Umbarger (Garner); 15. 2V Vic Lovejoy (Audubon)
Heat 1 - 1. Corey Zeitner; 2. McKenna; 3. DeMey; 4. Cooney; 5. Umbarger; 6. Schroeder; 7. Glover; 8. Johnson
Heat 2 - 1. Mason; 2. Nagle; 3. Emerson; 4. Allen Zeitner; 5. Faux; 6. Welsh; 7. Lovejoy
IMCA Modifieds
Feature - 1. 5 Todd Shute (Des Moines); 2. 23JR Nick Roberts (Des Moines); 3. Z62 Justin Zeitner (Papillion, NE); 4. V31 Todd Van Eaton (Orient); 5. 15M Shane DeMey (Denison); 6. 66 Jeff Joldersma (McClelland); 7. 51X Matt Webb (Des Moines); 8. 14B Scott Bash (Windsor Heights); 9. 71 Jeff James (Stanton); 10. B00K Dylan Book (Adel); 11. 83G Josh Gilman (Earlham); 12. 5D Devon Havlik (Iowa Falls); 13. 823 Jared Hansen (Audubon); 14. 25 Bob Daniels (Des Moines); 15. 49J Jason Murray (Hartford); 16. 20 Luke Wanninger (Minburn); 17. 18 Jake Durbin (Perry); 18. 3F Cole Ferguson (Dexter); 19. 89 Josh Most (Red Oak)
IMCA Stock Cars
Feature - 1. 1F Marcus Fagan (Adair); 2. 92B Brian Blessington (Breda); 3. 22 Chris Pruitt (Stuart); 4. 25J Josh Daniels (Carlisle); 5. 64 Casey Greubel (Lacona); 6. 60 Tanner Powers (Exira); 7. 10B Brandon Pruitt (Dexter); 8. 98 Derrick Rohe (Audubon); 9. 33J Joe Luethje (Nevada); 10. 7K Andrew Knode (Adel); 11. 52 Ben Walding (Des Moines); 12. 77N Daniel Hilsabeck (Waukee); 13. 78P Terry Pruitt (Dexter); 14. 3S Bryan Snell (Coon Rapids); 15. 2C Dana Cook (Coon Rapids)
IMCA Northern SportMods
Feature - 1. 3L Clint Luellen (Minburn); 2. 34 Jerry Hinton (Adel); 3. 99K Kody Havens (Wiota); 4. 1 Kendall Davis (Des Moines); 5. 8 Dusty Masolini (Des Moines); 6. 33R DJ Robinson (Des Moines); 7. CH19 Colby Heishman (Brooklyn); 8. 8R Chase Rudolf (Prole); 9. 42 Matt Hays (Stuart); 10. 14 Jake Sachau (Denison); 11. 30 Shawn Cooney (Des Moines); 12. 99RE Arie Schouten (Blair, NE); 13. 7T Josh Thomsen (Arion) 14. 911 Darin Rothfus (Woodward); 15. 6T Siraj Thomason (Montezuma); 16. 93N Colton Nelson (Osceola); 17. 99W Hunter Weber (Council Bluffs)
IMCA Hobby Stocks
Feature - 1. 3A Austin Luellen (Minburn); 2. 38R Aaron Rudolph (Grand Junction); 3. 4W John Watson (Des Moines); 4. 92 Buck Schafroth (Orient); 5. 78 Shannon Anderson (Des Moines); 6. 56 Jamie Schirm (Dexter); 7. 5H Andy Hick (Adel); 8. 96R Jamie Songer (Ankeny); 9. 27C Cory Adams (Des Moines); 10. 77G Ryan Grochala (Pleasant Hill); 11. 7P Jordan Peters (Des Moines); 12. 93 Randy Anderson (Atlantic); 13. 53 John Sandbothe (Atlantic); 14. 224 Gina Greubel (Lacona); 15. 0X Tyler Clark (Osceola); 16. 47W Shawn Wirtz (Boone); 17. 12 Korbin Nourse (Dexter); 18. 7M Matt Tiernan (Stuart)
IMCA Sport CompactsFeature - 1. 30X Jacob Reiter (Des Moines); 2. 69X Dean Richards (Creston); 3. 121 Alex Davis (Denison); 4. 18 Jacob Peters (Bondurant); 5. 54 Randy Rush (Atlantic); 6. 43H Sabrina Killen (Des Moines); 7. 7M Jacob Mertz (Redfield); 8. 97 Logan Richards (Creston); 9. 411 Curtis Miller (Lewis); 10. 22 Frank Mills Jr. (Kent)
