Boone Speedway was the destination for the D&E Outside Service Watermelon Classic / IMCATV Super Saturday also featured the TiLube Challenge and Pole Position Raceway 2nd Chance Showdown. The night saw the IMCA Modifieds going for $1,000 to win their feature, Then the TiLube Challenge payed $1,000 to its winner and Pole Position Raceway 2nd Chance Showdown paid $500 to the winner. The IMCA Sport Mods also had a chance at an extra $750 for a lucky draw finishing position and the IMCA Stock Cars were $400 to win. The Karl Chevrolet Dirt Trucks made a return visit and all heat winners were awarded a watermelon.
The Watermelon Classic just so happened to be scheduled on National Watermelon Day, Race Track Rep Coty Mallicoat admitted he had no idea that it was that went he scheduled the Watermelon Classic but it just so worked out as Watermelons were from Fareway Food Stores. One Hundred Sixty Cars signed in to compete on Iowa's Action Track.
The My Race Pass Mod Lites kicked off Feature racing action with their 15 lap main. Bryan Zehm jumped out to the lead early and ended up leading the entire distance to take his third win. The only race caution came out on lap five for Bryan Compart sitting on the front stretch exiting turn four. Joel Huggins worked his way into second on lap six and held on to finish in the runner up spot. Randy Bryan was third, Mike Kennedy was fourth and Terry Brown was fifth.
Next up was the Elmquist Towing IMCA Sport Mods 18 lap feature event. Cory Pestotnik wrestled the lead away from Dustin Lynch and David Schwartz early. The first caution came out on lap six for Daniel Hagen in turn four. Pestotnik knew Johnathon Logue was coming but held him off until lap 13 when Logue wrestled the lead away. The final caution came out on lap 16 for Bryan Morris in turn four. Logue held off the challenges to claim his second win. Pestotnik finished second ahead of Jake McBirnie, Dusty Masolini and Lynch. Masolini won the $750 mystery position drawing.
Snap-On Tools IMCA Modifieds 20 lap feature event, $1,000 to win on IMCATV Super Saturday. California's Cody Laney started outside the front row and immediately jumped out to the race lead. The first caution flag came out on lap five for Kollin Hibdon in turn four and the second caution on lap 13 for Anthony Hofbauer on front stretch entering turn one. A fellow driver from California, Ethan Dotson moved up from sixth to finished second. Thor Anderson finished third, Randy Havlik was fourth and Jeff Aikey was fifth.
Making their second appearance to the Boone Speedway in 2019 was the Karl Chevrolet Dirt Truck Series. Myles Michehl led all 20 laps in the caution free feature event, Michehl it was his seventh win of the season in the trucks. Bill Davis Jr, winner of the previous truck race in Boone, tried to get by Michehl but ended up settling for second. Jeff Frevert worked his way from last to finish third. Shonn Mapes and Lou Siplot rounded out the top five.
Brandon Pruitt started outside front row in the Arnold Motor Supply IMCA Stock Cars 18 lap feature event and he took full advantage by grabbing the race lead. It was not easy for Pruitt as held off several challenges, he held on to the top spot all the way despite a pair of cautions. First caution was on lap four for debris in turn two and the second caution came out on lap 16 when Kyle Rose was sitting in turn four, that one forced a green-white-checkered finish. Pruitt took the win ahead of David Smith, Jeff Mueller, Robert Stofer and Bryan Snell.
In the Pickett Salvage IMCA Hobby Stocks 15 lap feature, Bryant Johnson led the first four laps before Shaun Wirtz made his way from fifth by letting it eat up on the cushion. Wirtz began to pull away until a caution came out on lap nine for Cody Reed in turn four. Wirtz was not fazed only to see the caution come out on lap 12 for Curt Reed, Daniel Smith and Miciah Hidlebaugh in turn four. The red flag was displayed one lap later, on lap 13, Braden Richards took a scary ride on the fron stretch ending up in the catch fence just past the flagstand. Richards climbed from the car under his own power. When the race resumed, Wirtz went from upside down last week to claim his second win this week. Bryant Johnson held on to second, James Johnson was third, Eric Knutson was fourth and Matt McDonald was fifth.
All Snap-On Tools IMCA Modifieds drivers ran time trials, with the top 12 drivers making it into the TiLube Challenge $1,000 to win race. Drivers thirteen through twenty-four went to the $500 to win Pole Position 2nd Chance Showdown. Cory Wray led the first five laps of the 15 lap 2nd Chance Showdown before Richie Gustin took the lead away on lap six. Gustin never looked back and went on to take the win. Wray held on to finished second. Kelly Shryock, Cody Bauman and Tony Cox rounded out the top five.
The final race of the night was the a 3-wide start for the 15 lap TiLUBE Challenge. Ethan Dotson led the first lap before Cody Laney took the lead away on lap two. Ricky Thornton Jr grabbed the lead from them both on lap three. Thornton never gave the lead up even though a caution on lap 14 for Brandon Williams in turn three forced a green-white-checkered finish. Thornton held off Tim Ward, who came from fifth, to take the win. Ward finished second ahead of Laney, tenth place starter Thor Anderson and eleventh place starter Jon Snyder. Thornton took the $1,000 and impressive trophy thanks to several sponsors.
Boone Speedway
D&E Outside Service Watermelon Classic
Saturday August 3rd, 2019
Snap-on Tools IMCA Modifieds
A Feature (20 Laps): 1. 5L Cody Laney (Torrance, CA); 2. 175 Ethan Dotson (Bakersfield, CA); 3. 41 Thor Anderson (Rock Valley); 4. 3Z Randy Havlik (Ankeny); 5. 77 Jeff Aikey (Cedar Falls); 6. 20RT Ricky Thornton Jr (Adel); 7. 19 Jimmy Gustin (Marshalltown); 8. 69X Jon Snyder (Ames); 9. 4 Kelly Shryock (Fertile); 10. 4TW Tim Ward (Harcourt); 11. 19B Brock Bauman (Eureka, IL); 12. 19G Richie Gustin (Gilman); 13. 17 Cory Sauerman (Johnston); 14. 1BC Tony Cox (Ames); 15. 67X Brandon Williams (Platte City, MO); 16. 4B Cody Bauman (Eureka, IL); 17. 29 Ben Wilson (Colo); 18. 13T Taylor Musselman (Urbandale); 19. 48K Kollin Hibdon (Pahrump, NV); 20. 75 Clint Wendel (Mason City); 21. 78 Al Wolfgram (Boone); 22. 4 Tony Hilgenberg (Waukee); 23. 13 Anthony Hofbauer (Huxley); 24. 164 Brandon Leeman (Roland)
B Feature 1 (10 Laps): 1. Jimmy Gustin; 2. Wolfgram; 3. Hibdon; 4. 21K Kyle Brown (Madrid); 5. 21M Tyler Madigan (Dubuque); 6. 87 Joel Bushore (Boone); 7. 28R Russ Dickerson (Boone); 8. 11 Bobby Egeland (Jefferson); 9. 3X Andy Tiernan (Madrid); 10. 69N Cory Wray (Trenton, MO); 11. 009 Jason Asbe (Clear Lake); 12. 35 Bruce Egeland (Marshall, MN); 13. 20X Chad Louk (Jefferson)
B-Feature 2 (10 Laps): 1. Richie Gustin; 2. Wendel; 3. Hilgenberg; 4. 8X Scott Olson (Blairsburg); 5. 77X Austin Kuehl (Cave Creek, AZ); 6. 58 Dennis Pittman (Jamaica); 7. 237 Zack Rawlins (Kellogg); 8. 11W Tim Watts (Beloit, KS); 9. 75E Christopher Elliott (Webster City); 10. 2 Tanner Pray (Mt Morris, MI); 11. 21D David Brown (Kellogg); 12. 9E Eric Elliott (Boone)
Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. Havlik; 2. Brock Bauman; 3. Cox; 4. Wolfgram; 5. Wray; 6. Madigan; 7. Kyle Brown; 8. Dickerson
Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. Anderson; 2. Cody Bauman; 3. Wilson; 4. Wendel; 5. Eric Elliott; 6. Pittman; 7. Pray
Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. Thornton; 2. Hofbauer; 3. Sauerman; 4. Bobby Egeland; 5. Tiernan; 6. Bruce Egeland; 7. Asbe
Heat 4 (8 Laps): 1. Snyder; 2. Aikey; 3. Shryock; 4. Kuehl; 5. Watts; 6. Christopher Elliott; 7. Olson
Heat 5 (8 Laps): 1. Laney; 2. Dotson; 3. Ward; 4. Jimmy Gustin; 5. Hibdon; 6. Bushore; 7. Louk
Heat 6 (8 Laps): 1. Leeman; 2. Williams; 3. Musselman; 4. David Brown; 5. Richie Gustin; 6. Hilgenberg; 7. Rawlins
TiLube Challenge / 2nd Chance Showdown
TiLube Challenge (15 Laps): 1. 20RT Ricky Thornton; 2. 4TW Tim Ward; 3. 5L Cody Laney; 4. 41 Thor Anderson; 5. 69X Jon Snyder; 6. 3Z Randy Havlik; 7. 164 Brandon Leeman; 8. 67X Brandon Williams; 9. 19 Jimmy Gustin; 10. 87 Joel Bushore; 11. 77 Jeff Aikey; 12. 175 Ethan Dotson
Pole Position Raceway 2nd Chance Showdown (15 Laps): 1. 19G Richie Gustin; 2. 69N Cory Wray; 3. 3 Kelly Shryock; 4. 4B Cody Bauman; 5. 1BC Tony Cox; 6. 48K Kollin Hibdon; 7. 13 Anthony Hofbauer; 8. 13T Taylor Musselman; 9. 77X Austin Kuehl; 10. 17 Cory Sauerman; 11. 19B Brock Bauman; 12. 29 Ben Wilson
Qualifying Group 1 : Cody Laney, 16.741
Qualifying Group 2 : Ricky Thornton Jr, 16.976
Qualifying Group 3 : Jimmy Gustin, 17.002
Qualifying Group 4 : Joel Bushore, 16.981
Qualifying Group 5: Tim Ward, 17.103
Qualifying Group 6 : Ethan Dotson, 17.136
Qualifying Group 7: Cory Wray, 17.149
Arnold Motor Supply IMCA Stock Cars
A Feature (18 Laps): 1. 10B Brandon Pruitt (Stuart); 2. 8 David Smith (Lake City); 3. 77M Jeff Mueller (Albion); 4. 50 Robert Stofer (Jefferson); 5. 3S Bryan Snell (Coon Rapids); 6. 35 Donavon Smith (Lake City); 7. 81D Scott Davis (Madrid); 8. 25J Josh Daniels (Des Moines); 9. 7M Mitch Dowhower (Milford); 10. 19J Jay Schmidt (Tama); 11. 23HR Rod Richards (Madrid); 12. 20N Justin Nehring (Storm Lake); 13. 22 Wayne Gifford (Boone); 14. 31X Matthew West (Kellerton); 15. 21 Andrew Borchardt (Plymouth); 16. 50B Brock Badger (Bagley); 17. 22L Chris Pruitt (Stuart); 18. 123 Kyle Rose (Dallas Center); 19. 5A Tyler Pickett (Boxholm); 20. 27 Gary Bass (Des Moines); 21. 01 Troy Jerovetz (Iowa Falls); 22.27B Aaron Benz (Humboldt); 23. 23 Cody Gustoff (Scranton); 24. 78B Andrew Burg (Maricopa, AZ)
B-Feature (10 Laps): 1. Badger; 2. Burg; 3. Rose; 4. Chris Pruitt; 5. 71 Corey Piffer (Indianola); 6. 81 Devin Smith (Lake City); 7. 25D Bob Daniels (Des Moines); 8. 52 Sean Dennis (Boone); 9. 8X Austin Meiners (Polk City); 10. 14 Jesse Lund (Greenfield); 11. 36 Jesse Smith (Boxholm); 12. 64H Mark Hidlebaugh (Ames); 13. 56 Joe Hofbauer (Huxley); 14. 04X Mike House (Panora); 15. 7C Chad Legere (Ankeny); DNS 86 Shawn Mouzakis (Waukee); DNS 57V Mike Van Genderen (Newton)
Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. Schmidt; 2. Brandon Pruitt; 3. Jerovetz; 4. Dowhower; 5. Gifford; 6. Hofbauer; 7. Rose; 8. Dennis; 9. Legere; DNS Van Genderen
Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. Josh Daniels; 2. Donavon Smith; 3. Bass; 4. Davis; 5. West; 6. Burg; 7. Jesse Smith; 8. Devin Smith; 9. House
Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. Snell; 2. Borchardt; 3. David Smith; 4. Pickett; 5. Benz; 6. Badger; 7. Piffer; 8. Lund; 9. Mouzakis
Heat 4 (8 Laps): 1. Richards; 2. Stofer; 3. Mueller; 4. Nehring; 5. Gustoff; 6. Hidlebaugh; 7. Pruitt; 8. Meiners; 9. Bob Daniels
Elmquist Towing IMCA Northern SportMods
A Feature (18 Laps): 1. 69JR Johnathon Logue (Logansport); 2. 62 Cory Pestotnik (Boone); 3. 82 Jake McBirnie (Boone); 4. 9 Dusty Masolini (Des Moines); 5. 5 Dustin Lynch (Boone); 6. 57S David Schwartz (Greenfield); 7. 5T Tyler Inman (Altoona); 8. 8TTB Tommy Hensley (Bedford); 9. 14SR Brian Schrage (Cresco); 10. 18 Jake Elmquist (Boone); 11. 77W Tyler Watts (Beloit, KS); 12. 61 Brandon Patava (Des Moines); 13. 2B Robert Moore (Maxwell); 14. 32S Blair Simmons (Des Moines); 15. 26B Bryan Johnson (Roland); 16. 7 Danny Fye (Boxholm); 17. 57 Daniel Hagen (Johnston); 18. 26 Bryan Morris (St Charles); 19. 3B Brandon Coffman (Nevada); 20. 26M Mitchell Morris (St Charles); 21. 42 Ronnie Hults (Truro); 22. 93N Colton Nelson (Osceola); 23. 13V Curtis Veber (Polk City); 24. 27 Michael Parcel (Bondurant)
B-Feature (10 Laps): 1. Johnson; 2. Simmons; 3. Watts; 4. 15 Billy Dyer (Johnston); 5. 36H David Hoover (Boone); 6. 14 Anita Lee (Ames); 7. 77AU Frank Packer (Hervey Bay, Queensland, Australia); 8. 193 Jessiah Taylor (Boone)
Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. Schwartz; 2. Masolini; 3. Inman; 4. Patava; 5. Fye; 6. Coffman; 7. Elmquist; 8. Johnson; 9. Lee; DQ Packer
Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. Pestotnik; 2. Hensley; 3. Schrage; 4. Lynch; 5. Bryan Morris; 6. Mitchell Morris; 7. Hults; 8. Simmons; 9. Watts; 10. Taylor
Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. Nelson; 2. Logue; 3. Moore; 4. Veber; 5. McBirnie; 6. Parcel; 7. Hagen; 8. Hoover; 9. Dyer
Pickett Salvage IMCA Hobby Stocks
A Feature (15 Laps): 1. 47W Shaun Wirtz (Boone); 2. 48J Bryant Johnson (Graettinger); 3. 49 James Johnson (Cherokee); 4. 12K Eric Knutson (Slater); 5. 12M Matt McDonald (Scranton); 6. 38R Aaron Rudolph (Grand Junction); 7. 4W John Watson (Des Moines); 8. 4D Daniel Ayers (Webster City); 9. 22 Seth Butler (Scranton); 10. 37 Shane Butler (Scranton); 11. 10 John Ades (Rippey); 12. 56J Jamie Coady (Colfax); 13. 4C Curt Reed (Des Moines); 14. 37G Jeremiah Andrews (Union); 15. 04 Cody Reed (Des Moines); 16. 8 Adam Tiernan (Granger); 17. 11K William Klosterman (Ackley); 18. 00 Jack Phillips (Mitchellville); 19. 11R Braden Richards (Madrid); 20. 88 Daniel Smith (Lake City); 21. 72H Miciah Hidlebaugh (Adel); 22. 22X Jared Myers (Indianola); 23. 21P Shane Palmer (Huxley); 24. 22Z Mike Smith (Lake City)
B-Feature (10 Laps): 1. Watson; 2. Richards; 3. Myers; 4. 51 Josh Vancannon (Ogden); 5. G23 Greg Gilbert (Osceola); 6. 3M Autin Shepherd; 7. 87W David Wright; 8. T71 Marcus Kyle (Boone); 9. 10X Caden Lowmiller (Jefferson)
Heat 1 (6 Laps): 1. James Johnson; 2. Ayers; 3. Cody Reed; 4. Klosterman; 5. Phillips; 6. Tiernan; 7. Ades; 8. Richards; 9. Vancannon; 10. Wright
Heat 2 (6 Laps): 1. McDonald; 2. Knutson; 3. Rudolph; 4. Bryant Johnson; 5. Daniel Smith; 6. Coady; 7. Andrews; 8. Shepherd; 9. Lowmiller; 10. Kyle
Heat 3 (6 Laps): 1. Wirtz; 2. Mike Smith; 3. Hidlebaugh; 4. Seth Butler; 5. Curt Reed; 6. Shane Butler; 7. Palmer; 8. Myers; 9. Watson; 10. Gilbert
My Race Pass ModLites
A Feature (15 Laps): 1. 46Z Bryan Zehm (Ames); 2. X50 Joel Huggins (Des Moines); 3. 64 Randy Bryan (Ames); 4. 95 Mike Kennedy (Boone); 5. 28 Terry Brown (Nevada); 6. 3T Tanner Gannon (Des Moines); 7. 3G Joe Glick (Madrid); 8. 82 Charlie Brown (Nevada); 9. 4B Douglas Byers (Grinnell); 10. 4G Ben George (Altoona); 11. 14 Bryan Compart (Madrid); 12. 89 Travis Stensland (Nevada)
Heat 1 (6 Laps): 1. Zehm; 2. Huggins; 3. Stensland; 4. Byers; 5. Charlie Brown; 6. Glick
Heat 2 (6 Laps): 1. Kennedy; 2. Bryan; 3. George; 4. Compart; 5. Terry Brown; 6. Gannon
Karl Chevrolet Dirt Trucks
A Feature (20 Laps):
1. 21 Myles Michehl (Fort Dodge); 2. 23 Bill Davis Jr (Des Moines); 3. 2X Jeff Frevert (Fort Dodge); 4. 79 Shonn Mapes (Ankeny); 5. 9 Lou Siplot (Altoona); 6. 40 Lucas Richardson (Coon Rapids); 7. 17 Bryan Spangler (Coon Rapids); 8. 2 Del Enos (Des Moines); 9. 16 Justin Schroeder (Coon Rapids)
Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. Michehl; 2. Mapes; 3. Richardson; 4. Spangler; 5. Schroeder
Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. Davis; 2. Siplot; 3. Enos; 4. Frevert
