Thursday, June 25, 2020

Berry Claims Victory in the Jake Durbin Memorial in Stuart

On Wednesday Night, the Stuart International Speedway hosted the 2nd Annual Jake Durbin Memorial to honor a driver that passed away on October 19th, 2008. The Night was sponsored by Town & Country Insurance of  Stuart, Ag Hub Midwest, Fox Welding, Advance Problem Solutions, Karl Chevrolet of Stuart, D&J Septic Services Inc., Jason Cox Constructions LLC, Pitts Lawn and Tree Service and Finish Line Body & Paint. Many friends and family of Jake Durbin also threw up some many adding to the purses in all six classes.

One hundred and six cars signed in too take part of the  Jake Durbin Memorial including Twenty-Eight VIP Contractors & Karl Chevrolet of Stuart IMCA Modifieds. The Affordable Quality Roofing & Exteriors IMCA Stock Cars had 24 cars signed in. Fifteen Spangler Automotive IMCA Sport Mods, Twelve Pitt's Lawn Service and Rick's Towing IMCA Hobby Stocks, Fifteen John's Tree Service IMCA Sport Compacts and twelve Outlaw Mini Mods rounded out the card.  There was also two Outlaw Enduro Cars there to hot lap, Curtis Kline and Randy Embrey.

Before the feature action, the Hobby Stocks and Modifieds ran Pole Postion Raceway Challenges. Miciah Hidlebaugh led every lap of the Hobby Stock six lap Pole Position Challenge beating Chuck Madden, Dylan Nelson and Solomon Bennett. Todd Shute led all eight laps for the Modifieds Pole Position Challenge over Tom Berry and Ethan Braaksma.

First feature of the night was the ten lap feature for the Outlaw Mini Mods. Before a single lap was scored pole sitter Kenadi Songer looped it around in turns one and two bring out the caution. On the restart, Tanner Prehn inherited the front row and took advantage by grabbing the lead. Prehn pulled away meanwhile Humboldt's Kamdyn Haggard was running second until Chase Daniels got by him on lap six. Shortly after the caution came out when Bobby Ruehlow came to a stop on the front stretch after what appeared be a tie rod broke. Prehn got a great restart and pulled away. Prehn went on to take the win, Chase Daniels spun in turn two on the final lap and finished tenth. Tenth place starter Luke Daniels finished second, Haggard came home in third, Matt Prehn was fourth and Bobby Daniels was fifth.

Owen Richards and Hunter Patrick started on the front row of the John's Tree Service IMCA Sport Compacts 14 lap feature event. Richards wrestled the lead away from Patrick early and fend off several challenges. Richards nabbed the win in the feature that went caution free. Patrick finished second, Tyler Fiebelkorn was third, Koby Sabin was fourth and Curtis Miller was fifth.

In the Spangler Automotive IMCA Sport Mods 20 lap feature event, it was Cam Reimers grabbing the early lead away fellow front row starter Jarrett VanDenBerg. Reimers had to fend off challenges from Brian Osantowski and Hunter Longnecker before Brayton Carter added to the mix. The caution came out on lap five when Jarrett VanDenBerg spun in turn two. Reimers and Carter began to battle before Carter took the top spot away on lap nine and led until a caution came out on lap 14. The caution was for Cody Thompson spinning in turn three after the rear end locked up, Hunter Longnecker stopped to avoid making contact. Reimers had got the top side to work just before the yellow and appeared to be the one that could challenge Carter on the restart but that was not the case as it was Osantowski challenging for the race lead. Osantowski took the top spot away from Carter on lap 18 and went on to take the win. Carter, eleventh place starter Dusty Masolini, Longnecker and Reimers rounded out the top five.

Jeremy Gettler led the first five laps of teh Affordable Quality Roofing & Exteriors IMCA Stock Cars 20 lap feature. Gettler fended off Buck Schafroth until Schafroth found the right lane that allowed him to take over the race lead. Schafroth began to pull away until the only race caution came out on lap 14 when Chad Legere spun in turns one and two. Schafroth held off Gettler and Mike Goldsberry on the restart and cruised on to take the win. Dallon Murty worked his way up to second on lap 18 and held off his dad Damon Murty to finished second. Damon Murty finished third, Gettler fell back to fourth and Shawn Ritter came home in fifth.

Up next was the Pitts Lawn Service and Rick's Towing IMCA Hobby Stocks 15 lap feature. Riley Songer led the first two laps before a caution came out for Josh Vancannon spinning in turn two. Chuck Madden Jr got a great restart and wrestled the lead away from Songer and was followed by Dylan Nelson. Madden and Nelson battled it out with Madden holding on to the top spot. Madden then got a little separation that allowed him to go and take the feature win. Nelson finished second, Brandon Cox, Solomon Bennett and Miciah Hidlebaugh finished third through fifth respectively.

Final feature of the night was the VIP Contractors and Karl Chevrolet of Stuart IMCA Modifieds 22 lap feature event. The field did a missing man four-wide tribute to Jake Durbin. When the feature got started it was Jordy Nelson from Kansas wrestling the lead away from California's Dylan Thornton. Nelson then held off Todd Shute until the caution came out on lap six when Matthew Meinecke came to a stop in turn four. Eighth place starter Tom Berry Jr worked his way up to third and he got a fantastic restart as he got by both Nelson and Shute to take over the lead. Berry pulled away and appeared to be heading on to the easy win meanwhile Nelson climbed the wall in turn two. Kyle Brown and Cory Sauerman got together in turn one and two forcing the caution to come out on lap 13. Berry was determined to not be denied as he got a great restart and went on to continue his terror in Iowa with another feature win. Richie Gustin finished in the runner-up spot, Cayden Carter was third, Tim Ward was fourth and Shute was fifth.

Osantowski, Schafroth and Berry all receive a free entry into the Duel in the Desert in Novmeber at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Duel in the Desert is scheduled for November 10th through 14th.

Racing action started at 7:15pm and the final checkered flag was displayed by Flagman Jamie Schirm at 9:57pm. The Night was completed in 2 hours and 42 minutes which you can always expect a quick and well ran show by Promoter Mike VanGenderen. I recommend you make a visit to the 1/4 mile bullring as I guarantee you will not be disappointed.

Next week, No Racing on Wednesday July 1st as the Stuart Speedway hosts the 21st Annual Ron Little Memorial on Thursday July 2nd. Thursday will be the sixth night of the Arnold Motor Supply Midwest Madness Tour presented by Western Iowa Racing Results. The Night will be sponsored by Spangler Automotive, VIP Contractors, Interstate Power Systems, Big Load Trailer Sales, Pole Position Raceway, Karl Chevrolet of Stuart, Ganoe Excavating, John's Tree Service, Rick's Towing and Ag Hub Midwest. IMCA Modifieds, IMCA Stock Cars, IMCA Sport Mods, IMCA Hobby Stocks, IMCA Sport Compacts and Outlaw Mini Mods are all on the card. Hot Laps at 6:45pm and Racing to Follow.

The Arnold Motor Supply Midwest Madness Tour prestend by Western Iowa Racing Results begins Saturday at the Shelby County Speedway in Harlan before heading to Raceway Park in Jefferson, South Dakota on Sunday. On Monday, its at the Clay County Fair Speedway in Spencer before heading to the 1/2 mile Fairmont Raceway in Fairmont, Minnesota. Wednesday night its at Kossuth County Speedway in Algona, Thursday at Stuart and Friday wraps up at the Crawford County Speedway in Denison.

For more information about Stuart Speedway checked out stuartspeedway.net or like the Facebook page Stuart International Speedway or call promoter Mike Van Genderen at 641-521-0330.

I took pictures and they can be found on the Trackside Report by Foxman Facebook Page or the direct link to the photos Stuart 2nd Annual Jake Durbin Memorial 6-24-20. All the photos are unedited and free to use as long you give me a shout out and remember I do not take pictures full time, I take pictures because I love the sport of racing.

Next race for me is tomorrow (Friday) Night at the Marshalltown Speedway for Double features because of make-up features from two weeks ago. Back up plans are Brooklyn Raceway in Brooklyn for a Make-Up Race Night or the Sports Park Raceway in Fort Dodge. Saturday Night is still up in the air between Independence Motor Speedway for the SLMR Late Models, Shelby County Speedway in Harlan for Night one of the Midwest Madness Tour, Warren County Speedway in Indianola or Boone Speedway. If everything works out, I plan to head up to the Mason City Motor Speedway on Sunday for the SLMR Late Models.

Stuart International Speedway
"2nd Annual" Jake Durbin Memorial
Wednesday June 24th, 2020

VIP Contractors & Karl Chevrolet of Stuart IMCA Modifieds

Feature
(22 laps) : 1. 11X Tom Berry Jr (Newburg, ND); 2. 19G Richie Gustin (Gilman); 3. 10C Cayden Carter (Oskaloosa); 4. 4TW Tim Ward (Chandler, AZ); 5. 5 Todd Shute (Des Moines); 6. 23JR Nick Roberts (Des Moines); 7. 111 Ethan Braaksma (Newton); 8. 83G Josh Gilman (Earlham); 9. 38T Dylan Thornton (Santa Maria, CA); 10. 1BC Tony Cox (Boone); 11. 8R Chase Rudolf (Norwalk); 12. 70 Jesse Dennis (Corning); 13. 71 Jeff James (Stanton); 14. 13 Anthony Hofbauer (Huxley); 15. 21K Kyle Brown (Madrid); 16. 56 Colton Horner (Houston, TX); 17. 43S Scott Simatovich (State Center); 18. 2Z Zack Rawlins (Kellogg); 19. 17 Cory Sauerman (Johnston); 20. 99B Martin Bennett (Ankeny); 21. 3 Mike Albertsen (Audubon); 22. 4J Jordy Nelson (Marysville, KS); 23. 5M Matthew Meinecke (Jamaica); 24. 02 John Davis (Altoona)

B-Feature (8 laps) : 1. Brown; 2. Horner; 3. Meinecke; 4. Albertsen; 5. 20X Chad Louk (Jefferson); 6. 42RH Ronnie Hults (Truro); 7. 31 Adam Ayers (Adair); 8. 14B Scott Bash (Windsor Heights)

Pole Position Challenge (8 laps) : 1. Shute; 2. Berry; 3. Braaksma; 4. James; 5. Gustin; 6. Thornton

Heat 1 (8 laps) : 1. Carter; 2. Gustin; 3. Nelson; 4. Bennett; 5. Hofbauer; 6. Bash; 7. Meinecke
Heat 2 (8 laps) : 1. Shute; 2. Braakma; 3. Rudolf; 4. Roberts; 5. Davis; 6. Horner; DNS Hults
Heat 3 (8 laps) : 1. James; 2. Thornton; 3. Ward; 4. Sauerman; 5. Rawlins; 6. Ayers; 7. Louk
Heat 4 (8 laps) : 1. Berry; 2. Dennis; 3. Cox; 4. Gilman; 5. Simatovich; 6. Brown; 7. Albertsen

Affordable Quality Roofing & Exteriors IMCA Stock Cars

Feature (20 laps) : 1. 92 Buck Schafroth (Orient); 2. 99 Dallon Murty (Chelsea); 3. 99D Damon Murty (Chelsea); 4. 20 Jeremy Gettler (Adair); 5. 7SR Shawn Ritter (Keystone); 6. 02 Mike Goldsberry (Runnells); 7. 10B Brandon Pruitt (Stuart); 8. 37D Brian Derry (Bedford); 9. 22R Todd Reitzler (Grinnell); 10. 5K Keith Simmons (Truro); 11. 50 Robert Stofer (Jefferson); 12. 22Q Chris Pruitt (Stuart); 13. 25D Bob Daniels (Des Moines); 14. 25J Josh Daniels (Carlisle); 15. 18 Anthony Goldsberry (Runnells); 16. 36 Jesse Smith (Boxholm); 17. 7C Chad Legere (Ankeny); 18. 3H Ty Hill (Winterset); 19. 121 Kenzie Ritter (Keystone); 20. 8 Austin Meiners (Polk City); 21. 54 Robbie Merkle (Des Moines); 22. V31 Todd Van Eaton (Orient); DNS 50B Brock Badger (Bagley); DNS 23 Cody Gustoff (Scranton)

Heat 1 (8 laps) : 1. Reitzler; 2. Mike Goldsberry; 3. Derry; 4. Dallon Murty; 5. VanEaton; 6. Bob Daniels; 7. Kenzie Ritter; 8. Badger
Heat 2 (8 laps) : 1. Stofer; 2. Chris Pruitt; 3. Gettler; 4. Brandon Pruitt; 5. Anthony Goldsberry; 6. Josh Daniels; 7. Smith; 8. Meiners
Heat 3 (8 laps) : 1. Schafroth; 2. Legere; 3. Damon Murty; 4. Shawn Ritter; 5. Simmons; 6. Merkle; 7. Hill; DNS Gustoff

Spangler Automotive IMCA Sport Mods

Feature (20 laps) : 1. 999 Brian Osantowski (Columbus, NE); 2. 01 Brayton Carter (Oskaloosa); 3. 8 Dusty Masolini (Des Moiens); 4. 93 Hunter Longnecker (Woodward); 5. 21 Cam Reimers (Ogden); 6. 95N Garrett Nelson (Osceola); 7. 51X Matt Webb (Des Moines); 8. 57S David Schwartz (Greenfield); 9. 7V Jarrett VanDenBerg (Oskaloosa); 10. 0 Shawn Kralik (Creston); 11. 26 Bryan Morris (St Charles); 12. 32S Blair Simmons (Des Moines); 13. 35 Kyle Bentley (Fairbank); 14. 8T Tom Lathrop (Ottumwa); 15. 25C Cody Thompson (Sioux City)

Heat 1 (8 laps) : 1. Thompson; 2. Reimers; 3. Carter; 4. Longnecker; 5. Kralik; 6. Masolini; 7. Lathrop; 8. Simmons
Heat 2 (8 laps) : 1. Osantowski; 2. VanDenBerg; 3. Nelson; 4. Morris; 5. Webb; 6. Bentley; 7. Schwartz

Pitts Lawn Service & Rick's Towing IMCA Hobby Stocks

Feature
(16 laps) : 1. 2X Chuck Madden Jr (Avoca); 2. 13N Dylan Nelson (Adel); 3. 66 Brandon Cox (Norwalk); 4. 11B Solomon Bennett (Minburn); 5. 72H Miciah Hidlebaugh (Adel); 6. 42 Riley Songer (Ankeny); 7. 85 Seth Janssen (Ogden); 8. 84B Rusty Bates (Casey); 9. 20W Matt Wahl (Norwalk); 10. 51 Josh Vancannon (Ogden); 11. 22 Tanner Dixon (Nodaway); 12. 7M Matt Tiernan (Stuart)

Pole Position Challenge (6 laps) : 1. Hidlebaugh; 2. Madden; 3. Nelson; 4. Bennett

Heat 1 (7 laps) : 1. Hidlebaugh; 2. Nelson; 3. Songer; 4. Bates; 5. Janssen; 6. Dixon
Heat 2 (7 laps) : 1. Madden; 2. Bennett; 3. Vancannon; 4. Cox; 5. Wahl; 6. Tiernan

John's Tree Service IMCA Sport Compacts

Feature (14 laps) : 1. 69X Owen Richards (Creston); 2. 33H Hunter Patrick (St Charles); 3. 61F Tyler Fiebelkorn (Exira); 4. 9 Kolby Sabin (Des Moines); 5. 411 Curtis Miller (Lewis); 6. 15V Bryan Vannausdle (Shenandoah); 7. 83B Mitchell Bunch (Des Moines); 8. 88 Bruce Hower (Indianola); 9. 19 Ryan Brown (Fontanelle); 10. T13 Braxton Wallace (Greenfield); 11. 21P Cody Pierce (Linden); 12. 33NK Nikole Kimmel (New Virginia); 13. 82 Jayson Shimer (Creston); 14. 12C Craig Furstenau (Earlham); 15. 21N Nathan Balk (Norwalk)

Heat 1 (6 laps) : 1. Richards; 2. Fiebelkorn; 3. Miller; 4. Bunch; 5. Vannausdle; 6. Balk; 7. Hower; 8. Shimer
Heat 2 (6 laps) : 1. Patrick; 2. Sabin; 3. Brown; 4. Wallace; 5. Furstenau; 6. Pierce; 7. Kimmel

Outlaw Mini Mods

Feature
(10 laps) : 1. 17 Tanner Prehn (Mason City); 2. 25L Luke Daniels (Des Moines); 3. 95 Kamdyn Haggard (Humboldt); 4. 71 Matt Prehn (Mason City); 5. 25B Bobby Daniels (Des Moines); 6. 34 Dan Kline (Ankeny); 7. 335 Cody Housby (Des Moines); 8. 57 Lukas Schroeder (Runnells); 9. 4 Gage Hilgenberg (Waukee); 10. 25C Chase Daniels (Carlisle); 11. 1R Bobby Ruehlow (Mason City); 12. 19Q Kenadi Songer (Ankeny)

Heat 1 (6 laps) : 1. Bobby Daniels; 2. Songer; 3. Kline; 4. Matt Prehn; 5. Housby; 6. Schroeder
Heat 2 (6 laps) : 1. Tanner Prehn; 2. Haggard; 3. Ruehlow; 4. Chase Daniels; 5. Luke Daniels; 6. Hilgenberg