Murty Claims the Bacon at the Whole Hog 50 in Stuart

For many years on a Memorial Day, I found myself at the races and it was no different as i ventured over to the Stuart International Speedway for night two of the Whole Hog 50. Opening Night saw Dallon Murty and Luke Lemmens take the Stock Car qualifiers on Sunday Night. Logan Anderson won the Sport Mods, Joel Rust in the Modifieds, Curtis Masterson in the Sport Compacts. and Justin Kinderknecht in the Mod Lites. 

Night two did not disappoint as there was fantastic racing all night. Troy Ihrke won the Outlaw Mini Mods, Logan Anderson won the IMCA Sport Mods, Todd Shute won the Modifieds, Daniel Wauters won the Hobby Stocks and Dallon Murty took the Stock Car feature win. However each feature winner had to kiss the Hog in victory lane.

First feature of the night was the Karl Pre-Owned IMCA Sport Mods 20 lap feature event. Izac Mallicoat wrestled the early race lead from Dylan Van Wyk and led until the caution came out on lap eight when Mitchell Morris and Mike Dullard spun in turn three. Sunday's Night winner Logan Anderson took the top spot away on the restart and appeared to be cruising on to the win until the caution came out on lap 19 for debris on the front-stretch forcing a green-white-checkered. However the caution came out just after lap 20 was scored when seven cars got together in turn one and two. Anderson held off Brayton Carter and Mallicoat to take the win. Carter finished second, Mallicoat was third, Miles Morris was fourth and Maguire DeJong was fifth.

The Outlaw Mini Mods feature scheduled for 10 laps. Kamdyn Haggard led the first two laps before Troy Ihrke took the spot away on lap three. Ihrke paced the way with Luke Daniels following in to the runner-up spot but the caution came out on lap nine when Luke Daniels spun in turn four. That forced a green-white-checkered finish however the caution came out after lap ten was scored when Spencer Nelson spins in turn two. Ihrke held off the second green-white-checkered restart to take the feature win. Haggard finish second ahead of Dalton Faber, Bobby Daniels and Luke Daniels. 

Up next was the feature headliner the the Whole Hog 50 for the IMCA Stock Cars. Dallon Murty won the Dash granting the front row along side with Luke Lemmens. Lemmens took the race lead early but Dallon Murty took the top spot away on lap five. Dallon Murty started to get a little separation until the caution came out on lap 14 for debris in turn four. Another caution came out on lap 16 when seven cars got together in turn three which resulted in Todd Reitzler ending up on his roof. Dallon Murty had several battles with Lemmens, Johnathan Logue and Tom Berry before pulling away again. 

The caution waived again in the Stock Cars on lap 29 when Scott Davis lost oil on the front stretch. Three laps later another caution for Todd Van Eaton taking exit off top turn one. Kyle Brown spun in turn four on lap 44 and Tathan Burkhart and Bob Daniels got together in turn three with 4 laps to go. Dallon Murty held on to take the win over Logue, Kelly Shryock, Tom Berry Jr and Damon Murty. 

Before a single lap was completed in the IMCA Hobby Stocks 25 lap feature event, there was a caution when Colton Garside spun in turn two. Daniel Wauters make his first trip to the speedway took the race lead fending off Luke Ramsey and Jason Kohl. Wauters pace the way until the caution came out on lap 21 for debris in turn four. Wauters held off the field to take feature win and kiss the hog. Tom Killen Jr finished second, Jason Kohl was third, Eric Stanton was fourth and Matthew McAtee was fifth.

Final feature of the night was the IMCA Modifieds 30 lap feature event. Matthew Meinecke let the first seven laps including leading through a pair of cautions on lap four and five. Todd Shute took the lead away and pulled away until the final caution came out on lap 11 when Tom Berry Jr spun in turn four. Shute got a great restart pulled away just a little until lap traffic slow him down allowing Tim Ward to get close. Shute held on to take the victory. Ward, Cayden Carter, Meinecke and Kelly Shryock round out the top five. 

No Races until Tuesday June 15th and Wednesday June 16th when the Dynamic Drivelines Dirt Duel takes to the Stuart International Speedway. Stock Cars and Sport Mods are $2,500 to win plus $1,000 Manufacture Race. Hobby Stocks are $1,500 to win. IMCA Sport Compacts and IMCA Mod Lites race on Tuesday June 15th with the IMCA Modifieds and Outlaw Mini Mods racing on Wednesday June 16th. Hot Laps at 6:45p, Racing to Follow both nights.

Next Regular Wednesday Night Race is on Wednesday June 23rd. IMCA Modifieds, IMCA Stock Cars, IMCA Sport Mods, IMCA Hobby Stocks, IMCA Sport Compacts, IMCA Mod Lites and Outlaw Mini Mods will be on the card on June 23rd.

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.

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Whole Hog 50
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Monday May 31st, 2021

IMCA Modifieds

presented by VIP Contractors & Karl Chevrolet of Stuart

Feature (30 laps) : 1. 5 Todd Shute (Norwalk); 2. 4TW Tim Ward (Harcourt); 3. 10C Cayden Carter (Oskaloosa); 4. 5M Matthew Meinecke (Jamaica); 5. 3 Kelly Shryock (Fertile); 6. 71 Jeff James (Stanton); 7. 83G Josh Gilman (Earlham); 8. 111 Ethan Braaksma (Newton); 9. 21K Kyle Brown (Madrid); 10. 31 Adam Ayers (Adair); 11. 36T Jeff Wiggins (Greenfield); 12. 26S Steven Glenn (Hamilton, Mo.); 13. 81 Jesse Belez (Marengo); 14. 99B Martin Bennett (Ankeny); 15. 42RH Ronnie Hults (Truro); 16. 87 Joel Bushore (Boone); 17. 127 Drew Janssen (Pella); 18. 26J Joel Rust (Grundy Center); 19. 23JR Nick Roberts (Des Moines); 20. 14B Scott Bash (Windsor Heights); 21. 21 David Brown (Kellogg); 22. 11X Tom Berry Jr (Des Moines); 23. 8R Chase Rudolf (Norwalk).

Heat 1 (8 laps) : 1. Berry; 2. David Brown; 3. Braaksma; 4. Janssen; 5. Ayers; 6. Glenn; 7. Hults; 8. Bennett.

Heat 2 (8 laps) : 1. Kyle Brown; 2. Shryock; 3. Ward; 4. Meniecke; 5. Carter; 6. Gilman; 7. Bash; 8. Belez.
Heat 3 (8 laps) : 1. Rudolf; 2. Rust; 3. Shute; 4. James; 5. Roberts; 5. Wiggins; 6. Bushore.

IMCA Stock Cars

presented by Affordable Quality Roofing & Exteriors

"Whole Hog 50" Feature (50 laps) : 1. 99X Dallon Murty (Chelsea); 2. 69 Johnathon Logue (Logansport); 3. 3 Kelly Shyrock (Fertile); 4. 11X Tom Berry Jr (Des Moines); 5. 99D Damon Murty (Chelsea); 6. 6 Chanse Hollatz (Clear Lake); 7. 007 Luke Lemmens (DePere, Wis.); 8. 92 Buck Schafroth (Orient); 9. 4 Jordan Ross (Oshkosh, Wis.); 10. 20 Jeremy Gettler (Adair); 11. 01 Troy Jerovetz (Iowa Falls); 12. 71K David Brandies (Wilton); 13. 9 Eric Mahlik (Green Bay, Wis.); 14. 80 Josh Pruitt (Stuart); 15. 250 Tathan Burkhart (Hays, Kan.); 16. Z50 Joe Zrostlik (Long Grove); 17. 10B Brandon Pruitt (Stuart); 18. 66Z Elijah Zevenbergen (Ocheyedan); 19. 30C Abe Huls (Carthage, Ill.); 20. 18Z Zane DeVilbiss (Farmington, NM); 21. 99 Erick Knutsen (Cedar Rapids); 22. 25D Bob Daniels (Des Moines); 23. 21K Kyle Brown (Madrid); 24. 93 Michael Jaennette (Kellogg); 25. V31 Todd VanEaton (Orient); 26. 81D Scott Davis (Madrid); 27. 11 Derek Brown (Stoutland, Mo.); 28. 14 Derrick Agee (Huntsville, Mo.); 29. 22R Todd Reitzler (Grinnell); 30. 81 Jeff Mueller (Albion).

B-Feature 1 (10 laps) : 1. Zevenbergen; 2. Derek Brown; 3. Zrostlik; 4. DeVilbiss; 5. Gettler; 6. 32 Tom Cannon (West Branch); 7. 17B Ben Hoesing (Kanawha); 8. $ Cody Center (Mesa, Ariz.); 9. 3H Ty Hill (Dallas Center); 10. 57VG Rowdee Van Genderen (Newton); 11. 85J Zac Johnson (Dexter); DNS 71A Jayson Alexander (Russell); DNS 19 Dustin Reeh (Council Bluffs); DNS 78B Andrew Burg (Maricopa, Ariz.)

B-Feature 2 (10 laps) : 1. Tathan Burkhart; 2. Reitzler; 3. Josh Pruitt; 4. Agee; 5. 50B Brock Badger (Bagley); 6. 72H Miciah Hidlebaugh (Adel); 7. 25X Troy Burkhart (Hays, Kan.); 8. Z3 Mike Albertsen (Audubon); 9. 71 Corey Piffer (Indianola); 10. 7C Chad Legere (Ankeny); 11. X4 Jason Purvis (Boone); 12. Knutsen; DNS 1R Brandon Ross (Oshkosh, Wis.)

Dash (8 laps) : 1. Dallon Murty; 2. Lemmens; 3. Damon Murty; 4. Logue; 5. Schafroth; 6. Ross; 7. Berry; 8. Daniels.

Heat 1 (8 laps) : 1. Mahlik; 2. VanEaton; 3. Davis; 4. Zevenbergen; 5. Derek Brown; 6. Zrostlik; 7. DeVilbiss; 8. Hill; 9. Van Genderen; 10. Reeh.

Heat 2 (8 laps) : 1. Shryock; 2. Hollatz; 3. Jerovetz; 4. Agee; 5. Knutsen; 6. Tathan Burkhart; 7. Albertsen; 8. Badger; 9. Brandon Ross; 10. Hidlebaugh.

Heat 3 (8 laps): 1. Mueller; 2. Huls; 3. Brandies; 4. Cannon; 5. Hoesing; 6. Center; 7. Gettler; 8. Johnson; 9. Alexander; 10. Burg.

Heat 4 (8 laps): 1. Kyle Brown; 2. Jaennette; 3. Brandon Pruitt; 4. Josh Pruitt; 5. Troy Burkhart; 6. Legere; 7. Reitzler; 8. Piffer; 9. Purvis.

IMCA Sport Mods
presented by Karl Pre-Owned

Feature (20 laps) : 1. 53 Logan Anderson (Eddyville); 2. 01 Brayton Carter (Oskaloosa); 3. 11 Izac Mallicoat (Boone); 4. 117 Dylan Van Wyk (Oskaloosa); 5. 3M Miles Morris (Yuma, Ariz.); 6. 30M Maguire DeJong (Montezuma); 7. 93N Colton Nelson (Osceola); 8. 95N Garrett Nelson (Osceola); 9. 8 Dusty Masolini (Des Moines); 10. 19J Jenae Gustin (Marshalltown); 11. 29V Brett Vanderheiden (Earlham); 12. 98 Thomas Egenberger (Des Moines); 13. 211 Tim Eaton (St. Joseph, Mo.); 14. 8TTB Tommy Hensley (Bedford); 15. 34F Cole Fenske (Elkhart Lake, Wis.); 16. 42 Tyler Heckart (Ottumwa); 17. 26BM Bryan Morris (St. Charles); 18. 93 Hunter Longnecker (Woodward); 19. 26M Mitchell Morris (St. Charles); 20. 2K Taylor Kuehl (Cave Creek, Ariz.); 21. 57S David Schwartz (Greenfield); 22. 03W Tim Warner (Malone, Wis.); 23. 26 Mike Dullard (Winterset); DNS 23B Casey Burnett (Cameron, Mo.).

B-Feature 1 (8 laps) : 1. Fenske; 2. Mitchell Morris; 3. Hensley; 4. Heckart; 5. 28 Nic Runyan (Altoona); 6. 17C Shane Paris (Muscatine); 7. 96 Cody Brill (Harrisonville, Mo.); 8. 26J Jace Whitt (Hamilton, Mo.); 9. 98S Dennis Stewart (Marshalltown); 10. 8T Tom Lathrop (Ottumwa); 11. 32S Blair Simmons (Des Moines).

Heat 1 (8 laps) : 1. Carter; 2. Schwartz; 3. DeJong; 4. Masolini; 5. Egenberger; 6. Fenske; 7. Hensley; 8. Paris.

Heat 2 (8 laps) : 1. Garrett Nelson; 2. Colton Nelson; 3. Vanderheiden; 4. Warner; 5. Dullard; 6. Simmons; 7. Heckart; 8. Stewart.
Heat 3 (8 laps) : 1. Mallicoat; 2. Gustin; 3. Van Wyk; 4. Bryan Morris; 5. Eaton; 6. Mitchell Morris; 7. Runyan; 8. Whitt.
Heat 4 (8 laps) : 1. Anderson; 2. Burnett; 3. Miles Morris; 4. Longnecker; 5. Kuehl; 6. Lathrop; DQ Brill. 

IMCA Hobby Stocks
presented by Rick's Towing

Feature (25 laps) : 1. 09 Daniel Wauters (Tipton); 2. 1K Tom Killen Jr (Des Moines); 3. 27 Jason Kohl (Missouri Valley); 4. 7B Eric Stanton (Carlisle); 5. 72 Matthew McAtee (Elkhart); 6. 11B Solomon Bennett (Minburn); 7. 20W Matt Wahl (West Des Moines); 8. 77 Cody Williams (Minneapolis, Kan.); 9. 17X Luke Ramsey (Bedford); 10. J7 David Simpson (Des Moines); 11. 4 Jeremy Purdy (Bedford); 12. 38R Aaron Rudolph (Grand Junction); 13. 66 Brandon Cox (Norwalk); 14. 33K David Kimmel (New Virginia); 15. 22 Seth Butler (Scranton); 16. 22T Tanner Dixon (Nodaway); 17. 12J Kenny Johnson (Carlisle); 18. 28M Rowan Mason (Lincoln, Neb.); 19. 52 Jerry Richards (Creston); 20. 16R George Reeh (Missouri Valley); 21. 71X Casen Keller (Indianola); 22. 31 Ethan Atcheson (Waukee); 23. 28 Josh Killen (Des Moines); 24. 84B Rusty Bates (Casey); 25. 47X Raymond Fees (Des Moines); 26. 17 Andy Peck (Newton); 27. 20A Steven Crees (Des Moines); 28. 19 Bill Bonnett (Knoxville); 29. 00 Dan Kessler (Tipton); 30. 11F Colton Garside (Greenfield).

B-Feature 1 (8 laps) : 1. Keller; 2. Atcheson; 3. Peck; 4. Kessler; 5. Richards; 6. Crees; 7. 38 Alexis Tjaden (Norwalk); DNS 45 Jerry Glass (Des Moines).

Heat 1 (8 laps) : 1. Wauters; 2. Rudolph; 3. Simpson; 4. Johnson; 5. Kimmel; 6. Reeh; 7. Peck; 8. Jerry Richards.

Heat 2 (8 laps) : 1. Cox; 2. McAtee; 3. Garside; 4. Wahl; 5. Mason; 6. Josh Killen; 7. Kessler; 8. Tjaden.
Heat 3 (8 laps) : 1. Butler; 2. Tom Killen; 3. Ramsey; 4. Dixon; 5. Williams; 6. Bates; 7. Keller; 8. Crees.
Heat 4 (8 laps) : 1. Kohl; 2. Stanton; 3. Bennett; 4. Bonnett; 5. Purdy; 6. Fees; 7. Atcheson; 8. Glass. 

Outlaw Mini Mods
presented by Drury Automotive & Truck Repair

Feature (14 laps) :  1. 47 Troy Ihrke (Sheffield); 2. 95 Kamdyn Haggard (Humboldt); 3. 17 Dalton Faber (Burt); 4. 25B Bobby Daniels (Des Moines); 5. 25L Luke Daniels (Des Moines); 6. 34 Dan Kline (Ankeny); 7. 69K Kaden Rice (Bondurant); 8. 33 Jayden West (Des Moines); 9. 31 Spencer Nelson (Rockwell); 10. 13X Glenn Orr (Creston); 11. 33W Gale Worthington (Des Moines); 12. 17J Justin Winkler (Webster City); 13. 51C Carlos Vergara (Ankeny); 14. 25C Chase Daniels (Carlisle); 15. 4 Gage Hilgenberg (Waukee). 

Heat 1 (5 laps) : 1. Haggard; 2. Ihrke; 3. Faber; 4. Kline; 5. Nelson; 6. Winkler; 7. West; 8. Hilgenberg.

Heat 2 (5 laps) : 1. Luke Daniels; 2. Bobby Daniels; 3. Vergara; 4. Chase Daniels; 5. Orr; 6. Worthington; 7. Rice.