If you looked at the weather forecast on Thursday night and Friday morning, many questioned if anybody was racing on Friday night well many were proved wrong. Racing action roar to action on the high banks of Karl Auto Group of Marshalltown Speedway for the final Friday night of racing action in the month of June.
Friday Night was Drury Automotive & Truck Repair from Eldora Night at the Races. Extra money on the line in the IMCA Stock Cars making it $1,000 to win on Friday, Outlaw Mini Mods was on hand for their third night of five races this week. IMCA Mod Lites had anonymous sponsor donate money to their purse to make them $350 to win.
One hundred sixteen cars checked in to tame the quarter mile dirt oval. The race track created a few lanes to make it racy and they manage to go two and three wide through out the night.
First feature of the night was the IMCA Star Mod Lites 15 lap feature event, Joe Glick and Austin Gray led the field to the green flag however neither of them would lead the first lap as fifth place starter Randy Bryan grabbed the lead. Bryan fended off Glick and then Joel Huggins before getting a little separation. Jon Padilla reeled Bryan in late but could not get back around. Bryan went on to take his third win in Motown. Padilla finished second, Huggins was third, Glick was fourth and Ben George was fifth.
Drury Automotive & Truck Repair Outlaw Mini Mod Series 15 lap feature was up next onto the speedway. Before a single lap was completed the caution came out when Gale Worthington and Brett Orr spun in turn two. Michael Bryant grabbed the lead on the restart and held off Troy Ihrke until another caution came out on lap four when Spencer Nelson came to a stop in turn three. Bryant got a great restart and held Ihrke and Bobby Daniels, looking to head to the win until three to go. The caution came out on lap 12 when Sierra Rose Gray spun in turn two and then again on the restart for Liam Jackson in turn four. Nathan Kilwine, worked his way from eighth to third and would get by Bryant and Ihrke to take the race lead. Kilwine went on to take the feature win ahead of Ihrke, who got by Bryant for second. Bryant, Ben Kraus and Daniels rounded out the top five.
Braden Richards looked like a younger Hot Rod as he jumped out to the early lead of the Big 8 Tyre Center IMCA Sport Mods 20 lap feature. The caution came out just as the field was getting ready to complete lap two when Curt Smeins spun in turn three. Richards continued to lead until lap seven, when the caution came out for Jessiah Taylor spinning exiting turn two. Sam Wieben took the top spot away from Richards on the restart but the caution came out again on lap ten when Ryan King came to a stop in turn two. Wieben got a great restart and cruised on to take the feature win ahead of Kaylin Lopez, Tony Olson, Kyle Olson and Travis Peterson.
Sam West led the first lap of the IMCA Hobby Stocks 20 lap feature event before Darin DeZwarte took the lead away on lap two. West took the lead back on lap four but again it was short lived as Solomon Bennett took the lead away on lap five. West reclaimed it on lap six before tenth place starter Bradly Graham grabbed the top spot away on lap nine. Graham pulled away and looked to be heading on to take the easy win but the cautions came out on lap seventeen and eighteen. Lap 17, Bennett came to a stop in turn four and then on the restart West slipped of the top of turn one and two resulting in premature yellow. Lap 18 saw DeZwarte spin in turn two and then on restart Kaitlyn Schuring spun in turn two. Graham held on to take his first win in Motown this season. Seth Butler finished second, William Klosterman was third, Jeremiah Andrews was fourth and Scott Ellis came home with his best finish of the season in fifth.
Next up on the speedway was the Tire Demon by Love Tap IMCA Modifieds 20 lap feature event, Scott Simatovich lead the first lap before a caution came out when Gat Leytham spun exiting turn four. Simatovich continued to lead until lap four when Joel Rust took the lead away. Rust pulled away and only thing slowing him down was lap traffic late which allowed Jimmy Gustin to reel him down. Rust went on to take his third feature win of the season in Motown ahead of Gustin, Tim Ward, Dustin Kroening and Ethan Braaksma.
Final feature of the night was the Drury Automotive & Truck Repair IMCA Stock Cars 20 lap feature event. Austin Kaplan wrestled the lead early from pole sitter Aaron Spangler. The caution came out shortly after lap one scored when Josh Capalla spun in turn two. Kaplan held of Spangler and Michael Jaennette on the restart. The caution came out again on lap five when Jeff Byers spun in turn three and with the caution already out Joel Rust spun in turn two. On the restart, Infield tire exiting turn four was knocked out onto the racing surface. Kaplan held on to the lead until the father and son combo, Damon and Dallon Murty began to challenge for the top spot. Damon Murty made the move and took the race lead away on lap 12, Dallon Murty took second away from Kaplan on lap 18. Damon Murty went on to take the win with son Dallon Murty, in a brand new car coming home second. Kaplan finished third, Kaden Reynolds was fourth and Jaennette was fifth.
The following week, the speedway will take action on Thursday July 7th for the Thursday Night Thunder 5th Annual Dale DeFrance Memorial featuring the Haulin' with Hoker Trucking Super Late Model Racing Series Late Models for $4,400 to win. It will also be Iowa Seamless Gutters and Emily's 25.5 Night at the races. IMCA Mod Lites will get the night off that night as the IMCA Modifieds, IMCA Stock Cars, IMCA Sport Mods and IMCA Hobby Stocks will all have a little extra money up for grabs. No Racing will take place on Friday July 8th.
Pictures I took are posted on the Trackside Report by Foxman Facebook Page in a photo albums called Marshalltown Drury Automotive & Truck Repair Night 6-24-22.
For more information about Marshalltown Speedway checked out marshalltownspeedway.com or like the Facebook page Marshalltown Speedway or contact promoter Toby Kruse at 515-231-5444 or toby@marshalltownspeedway.com or track manager Jerry Van Sickel at 515-231-4046 or jvansports@gmail.com.
Karl Auto Group of Marshalltown Speedway
Drury Automotive & Truck Repair Night
Friday June 24th, 2022
IMCA MODIFIEDS
presented by Tire Demon by Love Tap
A Feature (20 Laps): 1. 26J Joel Rust (Grundy Center); 2. 19 Jimmy Gustin (Marshalltown); 3. 4TW Tim Ward (Harcourt); 4. 56 Dustin Kroening (Hebron, Ill.); 5. 111 Ethan Braaksma (Newton); 6. 10K Ronn Lauritzen (La Porte City); 7. 99X Dallon Murty (Chelsea); 8. 5G Gat Leytham (Toledo); 9. 38C Kellie Drury (Eldora); 10. 2Z Zack Rawlins (Kellogg); 11. 43S Scott Simatovich (State Center); 12. 5 Jason Morehouse (Evansdale); 13. 12 Andrew Kinser (Marshalltown); 14. 40RC Rod Clement (Rhodes); 15. 24 Shane Mills (Redmond, Ore.); 16. 05 Paul Nagle (Nevada).
Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. Simatovich; 2. Lauritzen; 3. Kroening; 4. Murty; 5. Leytham; 6. Drury; 7. Rawlins; 8. Kinser.
Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. Rust; 2. Gustin; 3. Ward; 4. Braaksma; 5. Nagle; 6. Morehouse; 7. Clement; 8. Mills.
IMCA STOCK CARS
presented by Drury Automotive & Truck Repair
A Feature (20 Laps): 1. 99D Damon Murty (Chelsea); 2. 99X Dallon Murty (Chelsea); 3. 1 Austin Kaplan (Collins); 4. KR1 Kaden Reynolds (Cedar Rapids); 5. 93 Michael Jaennette (Kellogg); 6. 3W Jeff Wollam (Marshalltown); 7. 2 David Atcher (Laurel); 8. 26J Joel Rust (Grundy Center); 9. 16 Aaron Spangler (Dove Creek, Colo.); 10. 89K Taylor Kuehl (Cave Creek, Ariz.); 11. 22D Jared Daggett (Marshalltown); 12. 4 Scott Rice (Marshalltown); 13. 5A Tyler Pickett (Boone); 14. 8E Mitchell Evens (Dubuque); 15. 38 Logan Brown (Clear Lake); 16. 55X Brett Maasdam (Sully); 17. 8 Josh Capalla (Marshalltown); 18. 37 Kylie Rawlins (Kellogg); 19. 22R Todd Reitzler (Grinnell); 20. 94 Steve Meyer (Grundy Center); 21. 31 Michael Smith (Marshalltown); 22. 22K Kevin Rose (Waterloo); 23. 16X Jeff Byers Jr (Milo); 24. 123 Kyle Rose (Dallas Center); 25. 77M Jeff Mueller (Albion).
Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. Damon Murty; 2. Pickett; 3. Reynolds; 4. Jaennette; 5. Kuehl; 6. Mueller; 7. Evens; 8. Maasdam; 9. Rawlins.
Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. Dallon Murty; 2. Spangler; 3. Reitzler; 4. Daggett; 5. Smith; 6. Kyle Rose; 7. Atcher; 8. Capalla.
IMCA NORTHERN SPORT MODS
presented by Big 8 Tyre Center
A Feature (20 Laps): 1. 198 Sam Wieben (Dysart); 2. 16 Kaylin Lopez (Chowchilla, Calif.); 3. T23 Tony Olson (Cedar Rapids); 4. K3 Kyle Olson (Cedar Rapids); 5. 25 Travis Peterson (Conrad); 6. 11R Braden Richards (Madrid); 7. MM5 Matt Ruf (Grand Junction, Colo.); 8. 216 Camron Spangler (Dove Creek, Colo.); 9. 105 Taylor Bass (Ackley); 10. 74 Camdan Vincent (Nevada); 11. 193 Jessiah Taylor (Boone); 12. 4 Chance Titus (Baxter); 13. 128B Curt Smeins (Dike); 14. 57K Ryan King (Colo); 15. 88N Nate Albrant (Clear Lake); 16. 7 Steve McLaughlin (Newton).
Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. Wieben; 2. King; 3. Kyle Olson; 4. Albrant; 5. Taylor; 6. Bass; 7. Smeins; 8. Spangler.
Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. Richards; 2. Ruf; 3. Lopez; 4. Peterson; 5. Tony Olson; 6. Vincent; 7. Titus; 8. McLaughlin.
IMCA HOBBY STOCKS
presented by Karl Auto Group of Marshalltown
A Feature (20 Laps): 1. 2G Bradly Graham (Victor); 2. 22 Seth Butler (Scranton); 3. 11K William Klosterman (Ackley); 4. 37G Jeremiah Andrews (Union); 5. 40SE Scott Ellis (Marshalltown); 6. 14T Mitchell Thomas (Marshalltown); 7. 55XL Maury VanDerWilt (Lynnville); 8. 17 Andy Peck (Newton); 9. 19 Kaitlyn Schuring (Laurel); 10. 47SW Sam West (Ferguson); 11. 55X Corey VanDerWilt (Sully); 12. 47 Darin DeZwarte (Knoxville); 13. 17K Briar Kriegel (Brooklyn); 14. 12J Kenny Johnson (Carlisle); 15. 49 Brad Herman (Minburn); 16. 11B Solomon Bennett (Minburn); 17. 18A Aaron Elliott (Boone); 18. 75M Preston Merical (State Center); 19. 12T Tanner Jones (Boone).
Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. Graham; 2. Kriegel; 3. Andrews; 4. West; 5. Klosterman; 6. Jones; 7. Ellis; 8. Schuring; 9. Johnson; 10. Merical.
Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. DeZwarte; 2. Bennett; 3. Butler; 4. Elliott; 5. Corey VanDerWilt; 6. Thomas; 7. Peck; 8. Maury VanDerWilt; 9. Herman.
presented by Karl Auto Group of Marshalltown
A Feature (15 Laps): 1. 64 Randy Bryan (Ames); 2. 11P Jon Padilla (Silvis, Ill.); 3. X50 Joel Huggins (Des Moines); 4. 3G Joe Glick (Madrid); 5. 4G Ben George (Altoona); 6. 47 Cory Sonner (Huxley); 7. 48G Austin Gray (Story City); 8. 70 Alex Eischeid (Mechanicsville); 9. 7 Mikade Meyer (Atlantic); 10. 5 Michael Dominguez (Lone Tree); 11. 18M Chelsea Ladurini (DeSoto); 12. 27 Thomas Messamer (Des Moines); 13. 00B Brittani Dominguez (Lone Tree); 14. 99X Darrick Knutsen (Cedar Rapids).
Heat 1 (6 Laps): 1. Bryan; 2. Padilla; 3. Gray; 4. George; 5. Knutsen; 6. Michael Dominguez; 7. Sonner.
Heat 2 (6 Laps): 1. Huggins; 2. Meyer; 3. Glick; 4. Eischeid; 5. Messamer; 6. Ladurini; 8. Brittani Dominguez.
presented by Drury Automotive & Truck Repair
A Feature (15 Laps): 1. 15 Nathan Kilwine (Glenville, Minn.); 2. 47 Troy Ihrke (Sheffield); 3. 14 Micheal Bryant (Mason City); 4. 9 Ben Kraus (Britt); 5. 25B Bobby Daniels (Des Moines); 6. 95 Kamdyn Haggard (Humboldt); 7. 17J Justin Winkler (Webster City); 8. 17 Dalton Faber (Burt); 9. 1R Bobby Ruehlow (Mason City); 10. 5X Garrett Seals (Corning); 11. 4 Gage Hilgenberg (Waukee); 12. 13T Dan Kline (Ankeny); 13. 81 Jerry Larson (Grand Rapids, Minn.); 14. 25L Lucas Daniels (Des Moines); 15. 99S Sierra Rose Gary (Marshalltown); 16. 33W Gale Worthington (Des Moines); 17. 69K Kaden Rice (Bondurant); 18. 11J Liam Jackson (Perry, Okla.); 19. 25C Chase Daniels (Carlisle); 20. 2 TJ Stalker (Mason City); 21. 007 Brett Orr (Creston); 22. 31 Spencer Nelson (Rockwell); 23. 111 Matthew Grobe (Austin, Minn.); 24. 33 Jayden West (Des Moines); 25. Z83 Taylor Kuehl (Cave Creek, Ariz.); DNS 8 TJ Findlow (Prairie City).
Heat 1 (6 Laps): 1. Grobe; 2. Kraus; 3. Ruehlow; 4. Haggard; 5. Winkler; 6. Orr; DNS Findlow.
Heat 2 (6 Laps): 1. Kilwine; 2. Bobby Daniels; 3. Jackson; 4. Nelson; 5. Larson; 6. Chase Daniels; 7. Kuehl.
Heat 4 (6 Laps): 1. Stalker; 2. Bryant; 3. Kline; 4. Gary; 5. Worthington; 6. West.
