by Jeremy Fox
Marshalltown, Iowa (June 7th, 2016) - For the first time ever at the Marshalltown Speedway, both the Deery Brothers Summer Series and Hawkeye Dirt Tour raced the same night. Deery Brothers Summer Series was making their 25th visit to the high-banked quarter mile and the Hawkeye Dirt Tour making their first visit since September 2012 and their fifth appearance all together.
39 IMCA Modifieds checked in for race number two for the Hawkeye Dirt Tour, 33 IMCA Late Models checked in for race number five of the Deery Brothers Summer Series and they were joined by 14 IMCA Stock Cars for Tuesday Night's Special.
The only major mishap in the heats and b-features was in the 1st late model b-main when Todd Cooney went for a tumble off the top side of turn one, Cooney was okay just a little winded and the car had severe damage.
After all that the redraw for the Late Models occured on the front stretch and it was Joel Callahan getting the number one box and Ray Guss Jr getting the number two box. At the same time the Modifieds redraw was taking place in the pits and it was Scott Davis and Jimmy Gustin drawing one and two respectively.
First feature of the night was the 20 lap IMCA Stock Car feature event and they lived up to the nickname of Class to Tough To Tame. Robbie Merkle and Jerry Schipper led the field to the green but it was Tyler Pickett leading the first two laps. Pickett and Jay Schmidt battled for the top spot with Schmidt leading laps three through five. Pickett edged out Schmidt on lap six but Schmidt edged out Pickett on lap seven. Schmidt and Pickett swaped the lead again on lap ten before Damon Murty joined in the battle and it was Murty taking the top spot away on lap 12. Murty held off several challenges from Schmidt to take his 202nd career IMCA Stock Car win. Schmidt finished second, Pickett was third, Last Friday's Winner Jeff Wollam finished fourth and Dave Atcher was fifth.
Scott Davis and Jimmy Gustin led the field in the 30 lap Hawkeye Dirt Tour for IMCA Modifieds feature event but it was the power of 26 as Brian Irvine and Joel Rust took the top spot early with Irvine out front leading. Irvine held off the challenges early from Rust but Rust was finally successful making the pass on lap eight. Rust and Irvine saw the only race caution come out on lap 12 when two heavy hitters, Jimmy Gusti and Ricky Thornton Jr got together in turn one. Rust and Irvine remained out front and battled for the top spot the rest of the way. Rust held off Irvine to make it two for two on the season in the Hawkeye Dirt Tour. Irvine finished second ahead of tenth place starter Kyle Brown, twelveth place starter Jacob Murray and 22nd place starter Richie Gustin Jr.
Up next was the ten lap Deery Brothers Summer Series Malvern Bank Non-Qualifer Dash for Cash and it was Veteran Greg Kastli leading from start-to-finish taking home $300 for his win. Ben Seemann finished second, Kip Siems was third, Mark Hurst was fourth and Randy Havlik was fifth.
The final race of the night was the Miller Lite 50 for the Deery Brothers Summer Series for IMCA Late Models. Before a lap was completed the caution came out when Chad Holladay spun in turn two. When the race got going it was Joel Callahan leading lap one but that was short lived as Ray Guss Jr took the top spot away on lap two. Guss began to pull away and started to encounter lap traffic just as the caution came out on lap 19 for Jason Rauen coming to a stop in turn one. The caution was displayed for the final time on the restart when Scott Fitzpatrick came to a rest. Guss was not going to let that bother him as he got a great restart and pulled away, only lap traffic slowed him down but it was not enough for anybody to beat him as he would take his 31st career Deery Brothers Summer Series victory and third win at Marshalltown. Tyler Droste came home in second place and Ryan Dolan finished third. Joel Callahan and Cayden Carter rounded out the top five.
This Friday Night at the Marshalltown Speedway its Karl Performance / Casey's General Stores Night with the first of eight appearances for the IMCA Late Models this season. Also racing is the IMCA Modifieds, IMCA Stock Cars, IMCA SportMods, IMCA Hobby Stocks and MADCRA Mod Lites. Hot Laps at 7pm and Racing to Follow.
Next up for the Hawkeye Dirt Tour is a visit to the Kossuth County Speedway in Algona on Thursday Night along with the Weekly Points Night for Stock Cars, SportMods, Hobby Stocks and Sport Compacts. Hot Laps at 6:15pm and Racing to Follow. Then next Tuesday Night at West Liberty Raceway.
Deery Brothers Summer Series next race is Tornado Tuesday sponsored by Precision Performance at the West Liberty Raceway, part of a doubleheader with the Hawkeye Dirt Tour. Hot Laps at 6:30pm and Racing to Follow.
For more information about the Marshalltown Speedway check out http://www.marshalltownspeedway.com/ or like the Marshalltown Speedway on Facebook. Any information about the Hawkeye Dirt Tour or Deery Brothers Summer Series check out http://www.imca.com/ or Like IMCA Racing on Facebook.
Marshalltown Speedway
Miller Lite 50 / HDT 30 at Motown
June 7th, 2016
Deery Brothers Summer Series for IMCA Late Models
Feature – 1. 58 Ray Guss Jr., Milan, Ill.; 2. 31 Tyler Droste, Waterloo; 3. 1D Ryan Dolan, Lisbon; 4. 40 Joel Callahan, Dubuque; 5. 10C Cayden Carter, Oskaloosa; 6. 50 Denny Eckrich, Tiffin; 7. Z50 Joe Zrostlik, Long Grove; 8. 87 John Emerson, Waterloo; 9. 56 Andy Eckrich, Oxford; 10. 99D Darrel DeFrance, Marshalltown; 11. 19G Richie Gustin, Gilman; 12. 16 Tyler Bruening, Decorah; 13. 15C Curt Schroeder, Newton; 14. 77 Jeff Aikey, Cedar Falls; 15. 07 Matt Ryan, Davenport; 16. 32C Chad Holladay, Muscatine; 17. 7 Andy Nezworski, Buffalo; 18. 39 Rob Toland, Davenport; 19. P7 Eric Pollard, Peosta; 20. W56 Gary Webb, Blue Grass; 21. 24 Scott Fitzpatrick, Wheatland; 22. 98 Jason Rauen, Farley; 23. 15 Kyle Hinrichs, Swisher; 24. 45 Curt Martin, Independence.
1st heat (top three) – 1. Guss; 2. Holladay; 3. Droste; 4. DeFrance; 5. Gustin; 6. Bruening; 7. 30 Todd Cooney, Des Moines; 8. Andy Eckrich; 9. Hinrichs.
2nd heat – 1. Callahan; 2. Zrostlik; 3. Nezworski; 4. Fitzpatrick; 5. Emerson; 6. 73 Greg Kastli, Waterloo; 7. Ryan; 8. 44 Mark Hurst, Denver.
3rd heat – 1. Webb; 2. Denny Eckrich; 3. Dolan; 4. Toland; 5. 60 Ben Seemann, Waterloo; 6. S16 Kip Siems, Cedar Falls; 7. 3Z Randy Havlik, Madrid; 8. 91 Gabe Umbarger, Garner.
4th heat – 1. Aikey; 2. Carter; 3. Martin; 4. Rauen; 5. Pollard; 6. 76 Jason Hahne, Webster City; 7. Schroeder; 8. 22 Charlie McKenna, Clear Lake.
1st “B” feature (top four) – 1. Gustin; 2. Bruening; 3. DeFrance; 4. Andy Eckrich; 5. Seemann; 6. Siems; 7. Hinrichs; 8. Toland; 9. Cooney; 10. Umbarger.
2nd “B” feature – 1. Fitzpatrick; 2. Emerson; 3. Ryan; 4. Rauen; 5. Kastli; 6. Emerson; 7. Hurst; 8. Hahne; 9. Schroeder; 10. McKenna.
Dash for Cash – 1. Kastli; 2. Seemann; 3. Siems; 4. Hurst; 5. Havlik.
Hawkeye Dirt Tour for IMCA Modifieds
Feature – 1. 26J Joel Rust, Grundy Center; 2. 26 Brian Irvine, Oelwein; 3. 21K Kyle Brown, State Center; 4. 48J Jacob Murray, Hartford; 5. 7SR Richie Gustin, Gilman; 6. 92 Josh Most, Red Oak; 7. 81D Scott Davis, Madrid; 8. 4TW Tim Ward, Harcourt; 9. 11X Tom Berry Jr., Medford, Ore.; 10. 10K Ronn Lauritzen, Jesup; 11. 1X Chris Abelson, Sioux City; 12. 19D Darin Duffy, Urbana; 13. 12X Trent Jackson, Marshalltown; 14. 77 Kurt Kile, Nichols; 15. 31 Corey Dripps, Reinbeck; 16. 57V Mike Van Genderen, Newton; 17. 71C Troy Cordes, Dunkerton; 18. 83G Josh Gilman, Earlham; 19. 12D Joe Docekal, Dysart; 20. 12 Mark Elliott, Webster City; 21. 93 Matt Werner, Colona, Ill.; 22. 19 Jimmy Gustin, Marshalltown; 23. 20RT Ricky Thornton Jr., Harcourt; 24. 3 Kelly Shryock, Fertile.
1st heat (top three) – 1. Jackson; 2. Rust; 3. Werner; 4. Dripps; 5. Berry; 6. Gilman; 7. Cordes; 8. Duffy; 9. 1BC Tony Cox, Boone; 10. 2E Kevin Hollingsworth, Des Moines.
2nd heat – 1. Most; 2. Lauritzen; 3. Jimmy Gustin; 4. Van Genderen; 5. 19J Jenae Gustin, Marshalltown; 6. Kile; 7. Richie Gustin; 8. Thornton; 9. 17R Derek Reimer, Marshalltown; 10. Docekal.
3rd heat – 1. Kyle Brown; 2. Irvine; 3. Davis; 4. 21D David Brown, Kellogg; 5. 98 Jason Snyder, Dunkerton; 6. 4 Ryan Maitland, Waterloo; 7. 2 Brandon Maitland, Waterloo; 8. Abelson; 9. 49 Rod McDonald, Manchester; 10. 5D Devon Havlik, Iowa Falls.
4th heat – 1. Murray; 2. Elliott; 3. Shryock; 4. Ward; 5. 505 Racer Hulin, Laurel; 6. 43S Scott Simatovich, State Center; 7. 23JR Nick Roberts, LaCrosse, Wis.; 8. 15M Shane DeMey, Denison; 9. 21M Tyler Madigan, Peosta.
1st “B” feature (top five) – 1. Abelson; 2. Dripps; 3. Berry; 4. Gilman; 5. Duffy; 6. David Brown; 7. Cordes; 8. Ryan Maitland; 9. Cox; 10. Brandon Maitland; 11. Havlik; 12. McDonald; 13. Snyder; 14. Hollingsworth.
2nd “B” feature – 1. Ward; 2. Thornton; 3. Van Genderen; 4. Kile; 5. Richie Gustin; 6. Hulin; 7. Jenae Gustin; 8. Simatovich; 9. DeMey; 10. Roberts; 11. Docekal; 12. Reimer; 13. Madigan.
IMCA Stock Cars
Feature - 1. 99D Damon Murty, Chelsea; 2. 19J Jay Schmidt, Tama; 3. 5A Tyler Pickett, Boxholm; 4. 3W Jeff Wollam, Marshalltown; 5. 2 Dave Atcher, Marshalltown; 6. 54 Robbie Merkle, Des Moines; 7. 56T Justin Temeyer, Independence; 8. 9E Austin Evens, Independence; 9. 45 Matt Deaton, Newton; 10. 50X Kevin Balmer, Garwin; 11. 23L Curt Balmer, Green Mountain; 12. 2X Kyle Everts, Holland; 13. 89J Jerry Schipper, Dike; DNS 22J Justin Lovig, Marshalltown
Heat 1 - 1. Murty; 2. Wollam; 3. Schmidt; 4. Kevin Balmer; 5. Schipper; 6. Everts; 7. Lovig
Heat 2 - 1. Temeyer; 2. Atcher; 3. Merkle; 4. Deaton; 5. Pickett; 6. Evens; 7. Curt Balmer
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