This week the plan was to head to the Marshalltown Speedway tonight for the 2nd Annual Dale DeFrance Memorial Race. Due to the heavy rains that fell on Wednesday Morning and Afternoon it left the grounds on the Central Iowa Fairgrounds extremely wet. So Speedway Officials made the quick decision to postponed the race until next Thursday instead.
Some had wondered why the Speedway did not reschedule the races for Friday Night well its very simple as the Central Iowa Fairgrounds is hosting a Iowa High School & Junior High Rodeo this weekend (Friday-Sunday) which is why the races were moved to Thursday Night and no races was scheduled on Friday Night. So there is NO RACING at Marshalltown tonight or tomorrow.
With the 2nd Annual Dale DeFrance Memorial Race is rescheduled for next Thursday Night and then the originally scheduled Salute to Military Night presented by UAW 893. Thursday Night will be draw/redraw for track, state, regional and national points and Friday Night will be the normal IMCA Point Invert Lineup procedure. IMCA Late Models, IMCA Modifieds, IMCA Stock Cars, IMCA Sport Mods, IMCA Hobby Stocks and MADCRA Mod Lites are all on the card both nights.
The DeFrance Family has been hard at work getting sponsors to add some money to the purse to make it a very special race for the 2nd year in row in remembrance of a great man.
- All Winners will not only get increased pay they will all get a 3’
Trophy, a “big Check” A Drive Shaft (FastShafts), A Case of Oil (zMax
Oil), 250 Driver Cards (Graphic Impressions & TBP Photography.
- Late Model winner will also get a LW QC Gear Set (PEM) and a gift card $250. Off MD3 Product (Performance Bodies)
Also up for grabs for the Late Models is a Barrel of Fuel (Airey
Installations) Added purse money (Fast Shafts, Tire Demon, Action Auto
Parts), Hard Charger Award (Joe Hayes) KevKo Certificates.
- IMCA Modified Winner will also get a Tire (Hundley & Son
Trucking), a LW QC Gear Set (PEM), and a gift card $150. Off MD3 Product
(Performance Bodies)
Modifieds will also have a Hard Charger award ( Hundley & Son
Trucking), Pole Award (BHE), Hard Luck award (Roth Racing Razor Chassis)
- IMCA Sport Mod Winner will also get an additional $20 (Peterson Paint
& Body), and a gift card $150. Off MD3 Product (Performance Bodies)
also all top 5 positions will get an additional $20 (Peterson Paint
& Body) Sport Mods will also have a Hard Charger Award (BHE) ), Hard
Luck award (Roth Racing Razor Chassis)
- IMCA Stock Car Winner will also get a gift card $100. Off MD3 Product (Performance Bodies)
Stock Cars also have an increased top 5 pay out (J&V NAPA, Smith Lawn Care & Landscape, Quick Performance)
- IMCA Hobby Stock Winner will also get a gift card $100. Off MD3
Product (Performance Bodies) along with an increased payout (RFB
Electric)
All participants will receive a certificate from Motorsports Warehouse
Longest Tow will receive One Pair of Nitro Helmet Speakers with Installation (RH2 Way)
Pill Draw #44 KEVKO Gift Card
High Draw Award (Blud Racing Lubricants)
Increased purse monies added in all classes (FastShafts, Tire Demon)
Gift Certificates for all classes for the following
Swift Springs
Aero Race Wheels
KEVKO
T&R Concrete will award $$ to mystery spots.
For all the fans, they will have mini flags and glow sticks for the kids plus a few gift certificates and t-shirt giveaways
So if you don't have plans next Thursday Night than plan to attend the Marshalltown Speedway for the Dale DeFrance Memorial. If there are is any drivers that normally run Marshalltown and want to race this week invite you to make a trip up to the Hancock County Speedway....I promise you won't be disappointed.
Of course this was not the only cancellation for this week so far as the Kossuth County Speedway in Algona also cancelled Thursday Night. I-80 Speedway in Greenwood, Nebraska has cancelled for tomorrow night. Lakeside Speedway in Kansas City, Kansas is cancelled because they are still cleaning up from last month's floods.
Here is what is on the schedule next for the me. Tomorrow Night is Night 3 of the 25th Anniversary Season at the Hancock County Speedway sponsored by Secory Plumbing & Heating and Jason's Auto Body working the microphone with Chad Meyer. Saturday Night, I will be taking the night off of dirt track racing and Sunday Night (Mother's Day), I will be back to hopefully work Corner 1 and 2 at the Benton County Speedway.
Next week here is the tentative plan for racing: On Wednesday Night, Jake Durbin Memorial Race at Stuart Speedway......Thursday Night, Dale DeFrance Memorial Race at Marshalltown Speedway......Friday Night, Schroeder Racing Products & Doll Distributing Night at Hancock County Speedway.....Saturday Night, Open with a few options......Sunday Night, Benton County Speedway in Vinton.
If I am able to get all that racing action in next week you can bet you can read about all or most of that right here on my blog....only excepts is Vinton Races as I do not get to keep notes.
Remember your moms this weekend as its Mother's Day Weekend by getting her something special and giving her thanks. Thanks mom for not just being amazing mom but an amazing nurse and friend.
To all you reading this.......Catch you down the road at the track!
