Fifty-One cars signed in for Car Load Night, where fans could bring a whole car load and get in for $20. Eight USRA B-Mods, 10 USRA Hobby Stocks, 13 USRA Modifieds, 12 USRA Stock Cars and Eight USRA Tuners. Devin Jones, Zac Smith, Brandon Hare, Josh Zieman and Lucas Schott all took feature wins
USRA Tuners was first up for their 10 lap feature event, Devin Jones started on the pole and wrestled the lead early from fellow front starter Nick Sillman. Jones pulled away and despite Gerrot Jacobson trying to chase down Jones before exiting the races. Jones went on to take his first in Mason City. Jade Lange finished second, Ryan Bryant finished third after borrowing a car when his suffered mechanical issues. Sillman was fourth and Jacobson was fifth. Jones also took the heat race win earlier in the night.
Zac Smith from Manly jumped out to the early race lead in the 15 lap USRA Hobby Stocks feature. Smith held off Kyle Sidles and Derek Willert numerous times before getting some seperation. It appeared Smith was going to take the easy win but the caution came on lap seven when BJ Dahl spun in turn four. Smith held off Sidles and Chris Hovden on the restart, to lead the remaining eight laps. Smith took his second win at his hometrack. Hovden, Sidles, Scott Dobel and Willert round out the top five. Sidles and Hovden won the heat races.
Brandon Hare started on the pole of the 15 lap USRA B-Mods feature, he took full advantage by grabbing the lead. Hare held off Eric Thill early before pulling away and going on to take his second win in Mason City. Thill ran second the entire distance, Brandon Maitland grabbed the third spot on lap nine and hung on to finish there. George Nordman and Doug McCollough finished fourth and fifth respectively. Thill claimed checkers first in the heat race.
In the USRA Stock Cars 18 lap feature, Josh Zieman wrestled the lead from Coy VanHauen on lap one and never looked back. Zieman went on to take the his first win in Mason City. VanHauen finished in the runner-up spot, Andrew Borchardt was third, Joe Schmit was fourth and Jesse Brown was fifth. Travis Shipman and VanHauen won the heat races.
Final feature of the night was the USRA Modifieds 20 lap feature, Lucas Schott grabbed the early lead but Shawn Ryan did not go away. Ryan however spun in turn four and suprising several others got caught up but ended up with little to no damage. Schott got a great restart and after holding off Josh Angst, Schott pulled away. Not even lap traffic was going to slow, Schott down as he cruised on to his second feature win. Angst tried to chase Schott back down but couldn't as lap traffic was heavy, Angst manage to finish second. Lance Mari, Al Hejna and Devon Havlik rounded out the top five. Schott and Aaron Benson won the heat races
USRA Tuners was first up for their 10 lap feature event, Devin Jones started on the pole and wrestled the lead early from fellow front starter Nick Sillman. Jones pulled away and despite Gerrot Jacobson trying to chase down Jones before exiting the races. Jones went on to take his first in Mason City. Jade Lange finished second, Ryan Bryant finished third after borrowing a car when his suffered mechanical issues. Sillman was fourth and Jacobson was fifth. Jones also took the heat race win earlier in the night.
Zac Smith from Manly jumped out to the early race lead in the 15 lap USRA Hobby Stocks feature. Smith held off Kyle Sidles and Derek Willert numerous times before getting some seperation. It appeared Smith was going to take the easy win but the caution came on lap seven when BJ Dahl spun in turn four. Smith held off Sidles and Chris Hovden on the restart, to lead the remaining eight laps. Smith took his second win at his hometrack. Hovden, Sidles, Scott Dobel and Willert round out the top five. Sidles and Hovden won the heat races.
Brandon Hare started on the pole of the 15 lap USRA B-Mods feature, he took full advantage by grabbing the lead. Hare held off Eric Thill early before pulling away and going on to take his second win in Mason City. Thill ran second the entire distance, Brandon Maitland grabbed the third spot on lap nine and hung on to finish there. George Nordman and Doug McCollough finished fourth and fifth respectively. Thill claimed checkers first in the heat race.
In the USRA Stock Cars 18 lap feature, Josh Zieman wrestled the lead from Coy VanHauen on lap one and never looked back. Zieman went on to take the his first win in Mason City. VanHauen finished in the runner-up spot, Andrew Borchardt was third, Joe Schmit was fourth and Jesse Brown was fifth. Travis Shipman and VanHauen won the heat races.
Final feature of the night was the USRA Modifieds 20 lap feature, Lucas Schott grabbed the early lead but Shawn Ryan did not go away. Ryan however spun in turn four and suprising several others got caught up but ended up with little to no damage. Schott got a great restart and after holding off Josh Angst, Schott pulled away. Not even lap traffic was going to slow, Schott down as he cruised on to his second feature win. Angst tried to chase Schott back down but couldn't as lap traffic was heavy, Angst manage to finish second. Lance Mari, Al Hejna and Devon Havlik rounded out the top five. Schott and Aaron Benson won the heat races
Racing action was completed in roughly about 2 hours with the final checkered flag flying at 8:13pm. That meant I was back on the road for home before the sun fully set in the west. I had fun and will try to make another visit again as soon as I can because I like the new bullring race track.
Mason City Motor Speedway will sit idle until Sunday August 23rd for Driver Appreciation Night. Pit Gates Open at 3pm, Grandstands Open at 4pm, Hot Laps at 6pm and Racing at 6:30pm. USRA Modifieds, USRA Stock Cars, USRA B-Mods, USRA Hobby Stocks and Outlaw Mini Mods on the card.
Sunday August 30th is Season Championship Night with USRA Modifieds, USRA Stock Cars, USRA B-Mods, USRA Hobby Stocks and USRA Tuners on the Night.
September and October sees three specials at Mason City Motor Speedway. Sunday September 20th the Christie Doors USRA Iron Man Challenge for USRA Stock Cars plus B-Mods, Hobby Stocks and Outlaw Mini Mods. Sunday September 27th, USRA Modified special plus Stock Cars, B-Mods, Hobby Stocks and Tuners. Then Friday October 16th and Saturday October 17th, Mason City Battle at the Bullring takes place. USRA Modifieds, USRA Stock Cars, USRA B-Mods and USRA Hobby Stocks race both nights. Outlaw Mini Mods run on October 16th and USRA Tuners on October 17th.
September and October sees three specials at Mason City Motor Speedway. Sunday September 20th the Christie Doors USRA Iron Man Challenge for USRA Stock Cars plus B-Mods, Hobby Stocks and Outlaw Mini Mods. Sunday September 27th, USRA Modified special plus Stock Cars, B-Mods, Hobby Stocks and Tuners. Then Friday October 16th and Saturday October 17th, Mason City Battle at the Bullring takes place. USRA Modifieds, USRA Stock Cars, USRA B-Mods and USRA Hobby Stocks race both nights. Outlaw Mini Mods run on October 16th and USRA Tuners on October 17th.
The Mason City Motor Speedway is a 1/3-mile clay oval located 5.1 miles east of I-35 at exit 194 on SR 122 (at the North Iowa Fairgrounds). The physical address is 3700 4th St SW, Mason City, IA 50401.
For more information about Mason City Motor Speedway check out masoncitymotorspeedway.com or like the Facebook page Mason City Motor Speedway or call (515) 832-6000.
Pictures I took walking around the pits before the races, during hot laps at heat races are posted on the Trackside Report by Foxman Facebook Page or direct link to the photo album : Mason City Motor Speedway Car Load Night 8-9-20.
Mason City Motor Speedway
Car Load Night
Sunday August 9th, 2020
Heat 1 (8 laps) : 1. Schott; 2. Ferguson; 3. Ryan; 4. Hejna; 5. Havlik; 6. Hanson; 7. Cummins
USRA Stock Cars
Heat 1 (8 laps) : 1. Shipman; 2. Brown; 3. Medlin; 4. Borchardt; 5. Berhow; 6. Baer
USRA B-Mods
USRA Tuners
USRA Modifieds
Feature (20 laps) : 1. 69 Lucas Schott (Chatfield, Minn.); 2. 99 Josh Angst (Winona, Minn.); 3. 19SB Lance Mari (El Centro, Calif.); 4. 7 Al Hejna (Clear Lake); 5. 5D Devon Havlik (Iowa Falls); 6. 24 Aaron Benson (Clear Lake); 7. 3F Cole Ferguson (Dexter); 8. 9 Ben Kraus (Britt); 9. 71 Jason Cummins (New Richland, Minn.); 10. 11V Alex Hanson (Northwood); 11. 15 Scott Anderson (Mason City); 12. 91 Shawn Ryan (Waterloo); 13. 20T Terrance Prochaska (Mason City)
Feature (20 laps) : 1. 69 Lucas Schott (Chatfield, Minn.); 2. 99 Josh Angst (Winona, Minn.); 3. 19SB Lance Mari (El Centro, Calif.); 4. 7 Al Hejna (Clear Lake); 5. 5D Devon Havlik (Iowa Falls); 6. 24 Aaron Benson (Clear Lake); 7. 3F Cole Ferguson (Dexter); 8. 9 Ben Kraus (Britt); 9. 71 Jason Cummins (New Richland, Minn.); 10. 11V Alex Hanson (Northwood); 11. 15 Scott Anderson (Mason City); 12. 91 Shawn Ryan (Waterloo); 13. 20T Terrance Prochaska (Mason City)
Heat 1 (8 laps) : 1. Schott; 2. Ferguson; 3. Ryan; 4. Hejna; 5. Havlik; 6. Hanson; 7. Cummins
Heat 2 (8 laps) : 1. Benson; 2. Mari; 3. Kraus; 4. Angst; 5. Anderson; 6. Prochaska
USRA Stock Cars
presented by American Racer
Feature (18 laps)
: 1. 24 Josh Zieman (Plymouth); 2. 42 Coy VanHauen (Nora Springs); 3. 21 Andrew Borchardt (Plymouth); 4. 38 Joe Schmit (Ventura); 5. 11 Jesse Brown (Nashua); 6. 87T Travis Shipman (Mason City); 7. 60 Wyatt Medlin (Rockford); 8. 121G Xander Treichel (Greene); 9. 14 Jason Fisher (Lakefield, Minn.); 10. 05 Craig Berhow (Belmond); 11. 5 Jesse Baer (Minnesota Lake, Minn.); 12. 14A Blake Adams (McIntire)
Heat 1 (8 laps) : 1. Shipman; 2. Brown; 3. Medlin; 4. Borchardt; 5. Berhow; 6. Baer
Heat 2 (8 laps) : 1. VanHauen; 2. Schmit; 3. Adams; 4. Zieman; 5. Treichel; 6. Fisher
USRA B-Mods
Feature (15 laps)
: 1. 56H Brandon Hare (Elma); 2. 95 Eric Thill (Rochester, Minn.); 3. 2 Brandon Maitland (Waterloo); 4. 90 George Nordman (Mason City); 5. 1 Doug McCollough (Webster City); 6. 69 Kyle Germundson (Mason City); 7. 53 Tianna Mithun (New Richland, Minn.); 8. 6 Corey Klouse (Mason City)
Heat (6 laps) : 1. Thill; 2. Mithun; 3. Nordman; 4. McCollough; 5. Hare; 6. Germundson; 7. Maitland; 8. Klouse
Heat (6 laps) : 1. Thill; 2. Mithun; 3. Nordman; 4. McCollough; 5. Hare; 6. Germundson; 7. Maitland; 8. Klouse
USRA Hobby Stocks
presented by Mensink Racing Products
Feature (15 laps) : 1. 18Z Zac Smith (Manly); 2. 07 Chris Hovden (Cresco); 3. 8 Kyle Sidles (Algona); 4. 83 Scott Dobel (Manly); 5. 1 Derek Willert (Marble Rock); 6. 27H Austin Hoeft (Charles City); 7. 22V Jackson Vsetecka (Fort Atkinson); 8. 136 Tanner Green (Hampton); 9. 52B BJ Dahl (Calmer); 10. 55B Blaine Hanson (Klemme)
Heat 1 (6 laps) : 1. Sidles; 2. Willert; 3. Smith; 4. Dobel; 5. Dahl
Heat 2 (6 laps) : 1. Hovden; 2. Hoeft; 3. Green; 4. Hanson; 5. VseteckaFeature (15 laps) : 1. 18Z Zac Smith (Manly); 2. 07 Chris Hovden (Cresco); 3. 8 Kyle Sidles (Algona); 4. 83 Scott Dobel (Manly); 5. 1 Derek Willert (Marble Rock); 6. 27H Austin Hoeft (Charles City); 7. 22V Jackson Vsetecka (Fort Atkinson); 8. 136 Tanner Green (Hampton); 9. 52B BJ Dahl (Calmer); 10. 55B Blaine Hanson (Klemme)
Heat 1 (6 laps) : 1. Sidles; 2. Willert; 3. Smith; 4. Dobel; 5. Dahl
Feature (10 laps)
: 1. 7 Devin Jones (Mason City); 2. 43 Jade Lange (Humboldt); 3. 37 Ryan Bryant (Mason City); 4. 5 Nick Sillman (Minnesota Lake, Minn.); 5. 73 Gerrot Jacobson (Clear Lake); 6. 99 Chris Wilson (Britt); 7. 02 John Gill (Marshalltown); DNS 31 Spencer Nelson (Rockwell)
Heat (6 laps) : 1. Jones; 2. Lange; 3. Gill; 4. Nelson; 5. Wilson; 6. Sillman; 7. Jacobson; 8. Bryant
Heat (6 laps) : 1. Jones; 2. Lange; 3. Gill; 4. Nelson; 5. Wilson; 6. Sillman; 7. Jacobson; 8. Bryant
