One Hundred and Twenty Five Cars checked in to tame the high banked quarter mile on Thursday Night including 23 IMCA Late Models. Tweny-Four IMCA Stock Cars, 24 IMCA Sport Mods, 18 IMCA Modifieds, 18 IMCA Hobby Stocks and 18 IMCA Mod Lites also checked in. The race track produced two and three wide racing including some exciting finishes in the features.
First feature of the night was the 15 lap IMCA Mod Lites feature event. Justin Kinderknecht from Salina, Kansas wrestled the early lead away from Josh May. Kinderknecht held off May and Joel Huggins before Huggins exit on lap four. The caution came out on lap five when Mike Agan spun in turn two. Kinderknecht got a great restart but the caution came out again on lap seven when Rodney Brown and Agan got together in turn two. Kinderknecht was determined to not be denied after the final caution on lap 10 when James Beebe and Rodney Brown spinning in turn two. Kinderknecht went on to take the feature win ahead of May by .430 second margin. Cory Sonner, Ed Griggs and Mike Kennedy rounded out the top five. Joe Glick was hard charger moving up eight spots to finish sixth.
Matt Wahl led the first lap of the 18 lap IMCA Hobby Stock feature event before Luke Schluetter took the lead on lap two. Schluetter lead was short lived as Kaden Reynolds took the top spot on lap three before a caution came out when Schluetter spun on the front stretch. Reynolds held off Braden Richards and Kyle Parizek on the restart. The red flag came out on lap six when Chad Rigby rolled off the top side of turn two. Reynolds flexed his muscle and pulled away to take the feature win. Richards came across in second but was disqualified in post race tech inspection moving Eric Knutson to second, Parizek was third, Schluetter came back to finish fourth and Jeremiah Andrews was fifth. Knutson was the hard charger of the race moving up eight spots from tenth.
Brayton Carter grabbed the race lead from the outside front row starting spot in the 18 lap IMCA Sport Mods feature event. Izac Mallicoat and Jenae Gustin battled for second behind him as they both got by Ryan King on lap one. Carter started to pull away only to have the yellow come out on lap five. Carter held off Mallicoat and Gustin on the restart but the caution came out on lap seven when Bill Hildreth and Dennis Stewart got together in turn three. Another caution came out on lap 15 when Jessiah Taylor spun in turn one forcing Carter to fend off another restart. Carter held off the late race challenge from Johnathon Logue to take the win. Logue finished second, Gustin was third, Dylan VanWyk was fourth and Mallicoat fell back to fifth. Tony Olson was the hard charger moving up eighteen spots from 22nd to sixth.
Up next was the "Class Too Tough Too Tame" IMCA Stock Cars 20 lap feature event and they proved that once again as they had the closest feature finish of the night. Before a single lap was scored though the caution came out when William Russell spun in turn two. "Chelsea Charger" Damon Murty took advantage of his pole position to grab the race lead on lap one. The caution came out shortly after when Kylie Rawlins spun in turn two. Damon Murty fended off challenges from Chanse Hollatz on the restart but again the caution came out on lap three for Rawlins in turn four. Murty was challenges from Hollatz and Jeff Mueller several times but fended them off. As the leaders caught race traffic, Mueller was working the bottom side and Damon Murty and Hollatz worked the top side meaning it was setting up for exciting finish. Damon Murty went on to take the win by .033 seconds over Mueller. Hollatz finished a close third, Steve Meyer was fourth and "Game Changer" Dallon Murty was fifth. Kyle Everts was the race hard charger moving up 15 spots from twenty-fourth to ninth.
In the IMCA Modifieds 20 lap feature event, it was "G-Money" Richie Gustin Jr grabbing the early race lead. Cayden Carter worked his way through to take the top spot on lap eight. The only race caution came out on lap 12 when Thor Anderson spun in turn two. Carter held off Gustin and Joel Rust on the restart before pulling away to take the victory. Rust, Tim Ward, Dylan Thornton and Richie Gustin finished second through fifth respectively. Ward was the race's hard charger after starting sixteenth and moving up 13 spots to finish third.
Final feature of the night was the 44 lap Dale DeFrance Memorial IMCA Late Model feature event. "Racing Auctioneer" Greg Kastli wrestled the early race lead from fellow front row starter Joe Zrostlik. Kastli looked smooth out front but the caution came out on lap two for Joel Callahan spinning in turn two. Kastli continued to lead until lap 19 when Justin Kay, worked his way from seventh. Shortly after the caution came out again when Preston Stoecker came to a stop on the run off road. It came out again on the restart when Jill George spun exiting turn four on the restart. Kay held off Kastli and Zrostlik on the restart and pulled away until the caution came out for the final time on lap 25 when Jenna Johnson spun her dad Todd Johnson in turn two. Kay got a great restart and went on to take the feature win, his 100th career IMCA Late Model win. Zrostlik, Todd Cooney, Kastli and Matt Ryan rounded out top five. Ryan was the hard charger moving up nine spots from 14th place starter to fifth.
Final Checkered Flag waived at 10:40pm putting an end to a great night of racing. No Racing on Friday Night at Marshalltown Speedway as the fairgrounds gets ready to host the Iowa High School Rodeo on Saturday and Sunday.
Racing action returns to the highbanks next Friday Night May 14th with Casey's Salute to Military / Haverhill Social Club Night. IMCA Modifieds, IMCA Stock Cars, IMCA Sport Mods, IMCA Hobby Stocks and IMCA Mod Lites will be joined for the first appearance of the IMCA Sport Compacts this season. Hot Laps at 6:50, Racing to Follow.
The Following week racing happens twice. On Wednesday May 19th, the Castrol FloRacing Night in America Super Late Models take to the high banks for $10,000 to win show plus IMCA Modifieds and IMCA Stock Cars. Then on Friday May 21st, the IMCA Late Models make their second appearance of the season along with the Modifieds, Stock Cars, Sport Mods, Hobby Stocks and Mod Lites on Midwest Liquid Systems Night.
For more information about Marshalltown Speedway checked out marshalltownspeedway.com or like the Facebook page Marshalltown Speedway or contact promoter Toby Kruse at toby@marshalltownspeedway.com.
Pictures I took are now posted on the Trackside Report Facebook Page in a photo Album called Marshalltown 4th Annual Dale DeFrance Memorial 5-6-21.
Marshalltown Speedway
4th Annual Dale DeFrance Memorial
Thursday May 6th, 2021
IMCA Late Models
Feature (44 laps) : 1. 15K Justin Kay (Wheatland); 2. Z50 Joe Zrostlik (Long Grove); 3. 30 Todd Cooney (Des Moines); 4. 73 Greg Kastli (Waterloo); 5. 07 Matt Ryan (Davenport); 6. 8R Sean Johnson (Independence); 7. 77 Jeff Aikey (Cedar Falls); 8. 14 Logan Duffy (Independence); 9. W56 Gary Webb (Blue Grass); 10. 99D Darrel DeFrance (Marshalltown); 11. 53 Darren Ackerman (Elk Run Heights); 12. 9 Bobby Hansen (Center Point); 13. 15X Ryan Griffith (Webster City); 14. 301 Shawn Cooney (Des Moines); 15. 32 Curtis Glover (Knoxville); 16. 22 Jill George (Cedar Falls); 17. 16 Bryan Moreland (Durango); 18. 7 Jenna Johnson (Mitchellville); 19. 66 Todd Johnson (Mitchellville); 20. 40 Joel Callahan (Dubuque); 21. 60 Dalton Simonsen (Fairfax); 22. 60S Ben Seemann (Waterloo); 23. 26 Preston Stoecker (Stratford).
Heat 1 (8 laps) : 1. Kastli; 2. Simonsen; 3. Webb; 4. Ackerman; 5. Glover; 6. Hansen; 7. Todd Johnson; 8. George.
Heat 2 (8 laps) : 1. Callahan; 2. Kay; 3. Zrostlik; 4. Johnson; 5. Ryan; 6. Aikey; 7. Seemann; 8. Stoecker.
Heat 3 (8 laps) : 1. Griffith; 2. Duffy; 3. DeFrance; 4. Todd Cooney; 5. Moreland; 6. Shawn Cooney; 7. Jenna Johnson.
IMCA Modifieds
Feature (20 laps) : 1. 10C Cayden Carter (Oskaloosa); 2. 26J Joel Rust (Grundy Center); 3. 4TW Tim Ward (Chandler, Ariz.); 4. 38T Dylan Thornton (Santa Maria, Calif.); 5. 19G Richie Gustin (Gilman); 6. 20 Brandon Schmitt (Beaver Dam, Wis.); 7. 5G Gatlin Leytham (Toledo); 8. 111 Ethan Braaksma (Newton); 9. 77 Jeff Aikey (Cedar Falls); 10. 127 Drew Janssen (Pella); 11. 82 Jake McBirnie (Boone); 12. 10K Ronn Laurtizen (La Porte City); 13. 2Z Zack Rawlins (Kellogg); 14. 80J Jared Van Deest (Holland): 15. 41 Thor Anderson (Rock Valley); 16. 48J Jacob Murray (Hartford); 17. 81 Jesse Belez (Marengo); 18. 19 Jimmy Gustin (Marshalltown).
Heat 1 (8 laps) : 1. Aikey; 2. Carter; 3. Rust; 4. Rawlins; 5. McBirnie; 6. Ward.
Heat 2 (8 laps) : 1. Richie Gustin; 2. Schmitt; 3. Leytham; 4. Belez; 5. Murray; 6. Anderson.
Heat 3 (8 laps) : 1. Thornton; 2. Janssen; 3. Jimmy Gustin; 4. Lauritzen; 5. Van Deest; 6. Braaksma.
IMCA Stock Cars
Feature (20 laps) : 1. 99D Damon Murty (Chelsea); 2. 81 Jeff Mueller (Albion); 3. 6 Chanse Hollatz (Clear Lake); 4. 94 Steve Meyer (Grundy Center); 5. 99X Dallon Murty (Chelsea): 6. 19J Jay Schmidt (Tama); 7. 3W Jeff Wollam (Marshalltown); 8. 4 Scott Rice (Marshlltown); 9. 2K Kyle Everts (Holland); 10. 22R Todd Reitzler (Grinnell); 11. 14C Leah Wroten (Independence); 12. 2 David Atcher (Laurel); 13. 5A Tyler Pickett (Boxholm); 14. 1C Austin Kaplan (Collins); 15. 95J Jason Hall (Grinnell); 16. 121 Kenzie Ritter (Keystone); 17. 64H Mark Hidlebaugh (Ames); 18. 4JR Russell Damme Jr (Waterloo); 19. 5JR Jami Ritter (Keystone): 20. 42R William Russell (Conrad); 21. 16 Jeff Byers Jr (Milo); 22. 78B Andrew Burg (Maricopa, Ariz.); 23. 7SR Shawn Ritter (Keystone); 24. 37 Kylie Rawlins (Kellogg).
Heat 1 (8 laps) : 1. Reitzler; 2. Schmidt; 3. Meyer; 4. Wollam; 5. Damme; 6. Atcher; 7. Russell; 8. Burg.
Heat 2 (8 laps) : 1. Shawn Ritter; 2. Hollatz; 3. Mueller; 4. Rice; 5. Pickett; 6. Dallon Murty; 7. Jami Ritter; 8. Rawlins.
Heat 3 (8 laps): 1. Damon Murty; 2. Wroten; 3. Hall; 4. Kenzie Ritter; 5. Kaplan; 6. Hidlebaugh; 7. Byers; 8. Everts.
IMCA Sport Mods
Feature (18 laps) : 1. 01 Brayton Carter (Oskaloosa); 2. 69JR Johnathon Logue (Logansport); 3. 19J Jenae Gustin (Marshalltown); 4. 17 Dylan VanWyk (Oskaloosa); 5. 11 Izac Mallicoat (Boone); 6. T23 Tony Olson (Cedar Rapids); 7. 14X Austin Schrage (Cresco); 8. K3 Kyle Olson (Cedar Rapids); 9. 14 Brian Schrage (Cresco); 10. 21 Cam Reimers (Kelley); 11. 98 Thomas Egenberger (Des Moines); 12. 25 Travis Peterson (Conrad); 13. 28 Nic Runyan (Altoona); 14. 57R Ryan King (Colo); 15. 33J Joseph Luethje (Nevada); 16. 16K Kaylin Lopez (Chowchilla, Calif.); 17. 4 Thomas Schons Jr (Cedar Falls); 18. 193 Jessiah Taylor (Boone); 19. 30M Maguire DeJong (Montezuma); 20. 8W Kenny Wyman Jr (Marshalltown); 21. 551 Austin Kaplan (Collins); 22. 98S Dennis Stewart (Marshalltown); 23. 98X Bill Hildreth (Iowa Falls); 24. 15 Boe Jenkins (Marshalltown).
Heat 1 (8 laps) : 1. Carter; 2. Egenberger; 3. Reimers; 4. Gustin; 5. Brian Schrage; 6. Wyman; 7. Runyan; 8. Tony Olson.
Heat 2 (8 laps) : 1. DeJong; 2. VanWyk; 3. Peterson; 4. Logue; 5. Kyle Olson; 6. Lopez; 7. Hildreth; 8. Stewart.
Heat 3 (8 laps) : 1. Austin Schrage; 2. Mallicoat; 3. King; 4. Kaplan; 5. Schons; 6. Luethje; 7. Taylor; 8. Jenkins.
IMCA Hobby Stocks
Feature (18 laps) : 1. 1 Kaden Reynolds (Cedar Rapids); 2. 12K Eric Knutson (Slater); 3. 17K Kyle Parizek (Hartwick); 4. 35 Luke Schluetter (New Hampton); 5. 37G Jeremiah Andrews (Union); 6. 20W Matt Wahl (West Des Moines); 7. 11K William Klosteman (Ackley); 8. 40SE Scott Ellis (Marshalltown); 9. 17X Ben Newhouse (State Center); 10. 51X Dustin Filloon (Tama); 11. 43 Kevin LeBeau (Dallas Center); 12. 29 Jake Nelson (Newton); 13. 15D Dan Brady (Deep River); 14. 17 Andy Peck (Newton); 15. 56J Dalton Coady (Newton); 16. 11B Solomon Bennett (Minburn); 17. 53 Chad Rigby (Madrid); DQ 11R Braden Richards (Madrid).
Heat 1 (8 laps) : 1. Reynolds; 2. Klosterman; 3. Parizek; 4. Newhouse; 5. Peck; 6. Nelson.
Heat 2 (8 laps) : 1. Schluetter; 2. Richards; 3. Andrews; 4. Ellis; 5. LeBeau; 6. Coady.
Heat 3 (8 laps) : 1. Knutson; 2. Rigby; 3. Bennett; 4. Wahl; 5. Filloon; 6. Brady.
IMCA Mod Lites
Feature (15 laps) : 1. 1JR Justin Kinderknecht (Salina, Kan.); 2. 99 Josh May (Des Moines); 3. 47 Cory Sonner (Huxley); 4. 471 Ed Griggs (Pleasant Hill, Mo.); 5. 95 Mike Kennedy (Boone); 6. 3G Joe Glick (Madrid); 7. 64 Randy Bryan (Ames); 8. 48G Austin Gray (Story City); 9. 21X Blake Brown (Pleasant Hill); 10. 46Z Bryan Zehm (Ames); 11. 3 Nathan Wolfe (Lees Summit, Mo.); 12. 4B Douglas Byers (Grinnell); 13. 33B Rodney Brown (Des Moines); 14. 34 Tyler Furrell (Belton, Mo.); 15. 75 Justin Raffurty (Kansas City, Mo.); 16. 03 Jame Beebe (Pleasant Hill, Mo.); 17. 5 Mike Agan (Altoona); 18. X50 Joel Huggins (Des Moines).
Heat 1 (6 laps) : 1. Gray; 2. Kinderknecht; 3. Huggins; 4. Sonner; 5. May; 6. Zehm; 7. Raffurty; 8. Blake Brown; 9. Rodney Brown.
Heat 2 (6 laps) : 1. Byers; 2. Kennedy; 3. Bryan; 4. Griggs; 5. Wolfe; 6. Furrell; 7. Glick; 8. Beebe; 9. Agan.
