Originally I planned to attend at least one night of the Fever Heat 100 Week but then it was transition to only a two day show I was unsure if I was going to make a night. Night One came and after much discussion I decide to make the trip over to the Karl Chevrolet of Stuart International Speedway for XR Events Fever Heat 100. The night featured the XR Super Series Late Models, XR Super Series Stock Cars presented by Karl Kustoms and Hobby Stocks.
So I left Marshalltown around 3:30pm and arrived to Stuart around 5pm. I was glad I went because I was not disappointed even though the final checkered flag wasn't displayed until 11:20pm meaning I would not get back to Marshalltown until around 1am.
Seventy-eight cars signed into tame the quarter mile bullring on Night one of the Fever Heat 100. Forty-two XR Super Series Late Models, twenty-four Karl Kustoms XR Stock Cars and twelve Hobby Stocks. They would be all over the racing surface all night long going two and three wide through out the divisions.
The special is called Fever Heat 100 because the A-Features add up to one hundred laps, Late Models 50 laps, Stock Cars 30 laps and Hobby Stocks 20 laps. Night two will see the same format, Late Models 50 laps, Stock Cars 30 laps and Outlaw Mini Mods 20 laps.
First feature of the night was the XR Super Series Stock Cars 30 lap for a thousand to win thanks to Fox Welding. The Stock Cars at Stuart always put on show and this proved to be the case despite a total of nine cautions. Damon Murty wrestled the race lead early from pole sitter Shay Woods but the first caution came out just after lap was scored when Derek Green and Cade Richards got together in turn one. Damon Murty held off Dustin Vis and Shay Woods on the restart but they refused to go away. The second caution came out for debris in turn one. Damon Murty once again held off the challenges from Vis and Jesse Sobbing on the restart meanwhile Dallon Murty was working his way through the field and just before the cautions on lap thirteen, he was right behind his dad.
Lap thirteen saw Cody Hillgartner spin in turn one and two and on the restart, Ty Hill ended up on top of infield tire in turn four forcing another caution. Damon Murty had to battle with his son Dallon Murty for the race lead and on lap fifteen, it was the younger Murty taking the lead away. The caution came out again on lap sixteen when Steve Churchill spun in turn four, lap seventeen for Rowdee Van Genderen and James Tarter in turn four. Three more cautions came out, lap eighteen for Hill in turn four, Greg Osman in turn four on laps twenty-two and twenty-eight. Dallon Murty got great restarts and held off his dad to take the feature win, to become the fourth different XR Super Series Stock Car feature winner this season. Damon Murty finished second, Sobbing was third, Vis was fourth and Green was fifth. Heat winners was Sobbing, Johnny Spaw and Vis.
After a quick rework of the track it was time for the 50 lap XR Super Series Super Late Model feature event. Time Trials, 6 heats, 2 B-features and 2 Provisionals (Fast Qualifier not qualified and Top series points driver not qualified) completed out the field of 24 cars. It was only fitting the XR Super Series Super Late Models saw Jonathan Davenport, nicknamed Superman leading the field to the green flag after overall quick time and winning heat number one. Davenport jumped out to the race lead and got separation between Chad Simpson early. Simpson battled with Mike Marlar on lap one, then Ricky Thornton Jr on lap two. Davenport continued to pull away as Thornton now into second until the first caution came out on lap five when Chase Junghans, Dennis Erb Jr and Tyler Erb in turn three, "Turbo" Tyler Erb was the penalized car with the other two getting their spots back however Junghans had to get a tire changed so he was placed at the tail. Davenport again show the caution was not going to by his kryptonite as he got a great restart and once again pulled away until the next caution on lap sixteen for Daulton Wilson in turn two.
Once again Davenport had another great restart and pulled away meanwhile Thornton, Chad Simpson and Chris Madden battled behind him for position. Just as Davenport was closing in on lap traffic the caution came out again on lap twenty-six when Kyle Bronson came to a stop on the front-stretch. Superman once again must have had that cape working as he pulled away on the restart again this time never looked back. Davenport got slowed down by lap traffic but appeared to manage it enough to have no kryptonite denied him his third XR Super Series Late Model win this season. "T-Mac" Tim McCreadie fended off a hard-charging "The Reaper" Ryan Gustin to take second, Gustin in third. Marlar came home fourth and Chad Simpson fell back to fifth. Points leader Chris "Smoky" Madden finished sixth, Thornton was seventh. "Smooth Operator" Bobby Pierce was the hard charger, moving from twenty-second to finish eighth. Skyline Motorsports team cars of Tyler Bruening and "Georgia Bulldog" Shane Clanton rounded out the top ten.
Overall Quick timer in time trails was Davenport. Heat winners was Davenport, Marlar, Thornton, Chad Simpson, McCreadie and Madden. B-Feature winners was Wilson and Owens. Provisionals was Johnny Scott for fastest qualifier not qualified and Scott Bloomquist was your points provisional.
Final feature of the night was the XR Hobby Stocks 20 lap feature event, Adam Hensel grabbed the early race lead holding off Solomon Bennett. Hensel and the field saw the caution come out when Chris Bates spun in turn one. Hensel had to contend with Bennett and Skylar Pruitt on the restart. Pruitt took the race lead away on lap twelve prior to a caution when Bennett and Eric Stanton got together in turn two. Pruitt got a great restart and was followed by Seth Butler but the final caution came out on lap fifteen when Josh Grubbs spun exiting turn two. Pruitt held off Butler and Hensel on the restart and led the remaining five laps. For Pruitt, it was his first career feature win in the Hobby Stocks at his hometown track. Butler, Hensel, Rusty Bates and Jared Smith rounded out the top five.
Pictures I took are posted on the Trackside Report by Foxman Facebook Page in a photo albums called Stuart XR Fever Heat 100 Night One 7-11-22.
Great job by track owner Mike Van Genderen and track prep team for creating a fantastic racing surface for night one, Barry Braun, Bucky Doren and the XR team for putting together a great event like the Fever Heat 100. Nick Robbins and "Big Boy" Jason Frommelt did a fantastic job announcing all night long as well.
XR Race Events and the Karl Chevrolet of Stuart International Speedway is back at on Tuesday July 12th for Night two of the Fever Heat 100. XR Super Series Late Models and Karl Kustoms Stock Cars are back and they will be joined by the Outlaw Mini Mod Series presented by Drury Automotive & Truck Repair. Pit Gates open at 2pm, Grandstands Open at 5pm, Hot Laps at 7pm and Racing to Follow.
Then the Stuart Speedway will take a week off and return on Wednesday July 27th for the Clint Walrod Memorial. VIP Contractors / Karl Chevrolet of Stuart IMCA Modifieds, Affordable Quality Roofing Exteriors IMCA Stock Cars, Karl's Pre-Owned IMCA Sport Mods, Rick's Towing IMCA Hobby Stocks, John's Tree Service IMCA Sport Compacts, Outlaw Mini Mods and Karl Chevrolet Dirt Trucsk are all on the card that night. Hot Laps at 6:45pm, Racing to Follow.
For more information about Stuart Speedway checked out stuartspeedway.net or like the Facebook page Karl Chevrolet of Stuart Speedway or call promoter Mike Van Genderen at 641-521-0330.
XR Super Series Late Models next event is Night two of the Fever Heat 100 at Stuart. After that its the XR Superior Showcase at Gondik Law Speedway (Superior, Wis.) on August 8-9, Kokomo Dirt Nationals at Kokomo Speedway (Kokomo, Indiana) on September 19-20, North Wilkesboro Racetrack Revival at North Wilkesboro Speedway (North Wilkesboro, NC) on October 28-29, Duel in the Desert at the Dirt Track in Las Vegas on November 11-12 and the Sunshine 50 at All-tech Raceway (Lake City, FL).
Karl Kustoms XR Super Series Stock Cars next event is also Night two of the Fever Heat 100 at Stuart. After that next up is the Iowa Dirt Nationals at the Dubuque Fairgrounds Speedway in Dubuque, October 13-15 and wraps up at Duel in the Desert in Las Vegas, November 10-12.
More on XR Events go check out RaceXR.com like the upcoming North Wilkesboro Racetrack Revival, XR Superior Showcase, Scorcher, Kokomo Dirt Nationals, Karl Chevrolet Duel in the Desert and Sunshine 50. Including their XR Super Series and XR Northern Storm Events.
Karl Chevrolet of Stuart International Speedway
Fever Heat 100 Night #1
Monday July 11th, 2022
XR SUPER SERIES SUPER LATE MODELS
presented by XR Events
A Feature (50 Laps): 1. 49 Jonathan Davenport (Blairsville, Ga.); 2. 39 Tim McCreadie (Watertown, NY); 3. 19R Ryan Gustin (Marshalltown); 4. 157 Mike Marlar (Winfield, Tenn.); 5. 25C Chad Simpson (Mt. Vernon); 6. 44 Chris Madden (Gray Court, SC); 7. 20RT Ricky Thornton Jr (Martinsville, Ind.); 8. 32P Bobby Pierce (Oakwood, Ill.); 9. 16 Tyler Bruening (Decorah); 10. 25 Shane Clanton (Zebulon, Ga.); 11. 2S Stormy Scott (Las Cruces, NM); 12. 32B Cody Laney (Torrance, Calif.); 13. 20 Jimmy Owens (Newport, Tenn.); 14. 18 Chase Junghans (Manhattan, Kan.); 15. 1 Tyler Erb (New Waverly, Texas); 16. 8 Kyle Strickler (Mooresville, NC); 17. 28 Dennis Erb Jr (Carpentersville, Ill.); 18. B1 Brent Larson (Lake Elmo, Minn.); 19. 25F Jason Feger (Bloomington, Ill.); 20. 22 Daniel Hilsabeck (Earlham); 21. 40B Kyle Bronson (Brandon, Fla.); 22. 18D Daulton Wilson (Fayetteville, NC); 23. 1ST Johnny Scott (Las Cruces, NM); 24. 0 Scott Bloomquist (Mooresburg, Tenn.).
B-Feature 1 (12 Laps): 1. Wilson; 2. Bruening; 3. 3S Brian Shirley (Chatham, Ill.); 4. Johnny Scott; 5. 49T Jake Timm (Winona, Minn.); 6. 44G Luke Goedert (Guttenburg); 7. 97 Cade Dillard (Robeline, La.); 8. 6M Jeff Massingill (Keewatin, Minn.); 9. 7D Dusty Leonard (Marysville, Kan.); 10. 17SS Brenden Smith (Dade City, Fla.); 11. 78S Steve Stultz (Peoria, Ariz.); 12. Bloomquist.
B-Feature 2 (12 Laps): 1. Owens; 2. Pierce; 3. 76 Brandon Overton (Evans, Ga.); 4. 30 Todd Cooney (Des Moines); 5. 42 McKay Wenger (Fairbury, Ill.); 6. 32 Chris Simpson (Oxford); 7. 53 Andrew Kosisiki (Lavista, Neb.); 8. 99JR Frank Heckenast Jr (Frankfort, Ill.); 9. 56 Chris Spieker (Massena); 10. 51 Matt Furman (Iowa City); 11. T22 Tegan Evans (Clinton); 12. 3 Doug Burgess (Villisca).
Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. Davenport; 2. Stormy Scott; 3. Hilsabeck; 4. Wilson; 5. Timm; 6. Bloomquist; 7. Leonard.
Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. Marlar; 2. Larson; 3. Clanton; 4. Shirley; 5. Johnny Scott; 6. Massingill; 7. Stultz.
Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. Thornton; 2. Tyler Erb; 3. Dennis Erb Jr; 4. Bruening; 5. Goedert; 6. Dillard; 7. Smith.
Heat 4 (8 Laps): 1. Chad Simpson; 2. Gustin; 3. Feger; 4. Owens; 5. Overton; 6. Chris Simpson; 7. Furman.
Heat 5 (8 Laps): 1. McCreadie; 2. Strickler; 3. Junghans; 4. Pierce; 5. Wenger; 6. Heckenast; 7. Evans.
Heat 6 (8 Laps): 1. Madden; 2. Bronson; 3. Laney; 4. Cooney; 5. Kosiski; 6. Spieker; 7. Burgess.
Qualifying Group A (2 Laps): 1. Davenport (12.389); 2. Clanton (12.409); 3. Thornton Jr (12.534); 4. Stormy Scott (12.564); 5. Marlar (12.596); 6. Bruening (12.611); 7. Wilson (12.613); 8. Johnny Scott (12.676); 9. Dillard (12.755); 10. Hilsabeck (12.813); 11. Larson (12.879); 12. Tyler Erb (12.930); 13. Bloomquist (12.947); 14. Shirley (12.971); 15. Dennis Erb Jr (12.980); 16. Timm (13.068); 17. Massingill (13.095); 18. Smith (13.119); 19. Leonard (13.376); 20. Stultz (13.391); 21. Goedert (13.543).
Qualifying Group B (2 Laps): 1. Gustin (12.678); 2. McCreadie (12.742); 3. Madden (12.743); 4. Owens (12.768); 5. Strickler (12.841); 6. Laney (12.882); 7. Overton (12.892); 8. Pierce (12.955); 9. Kosiski (12.957); 10. Chad Simpson (12.989); 11. Junghans (13.095); 12. Bronson (13.118); 13. Chris Simpson (13.147); 14. Heckenast Jr (13.257); 15. Spieker (13.277); 16. Feger (13.282); 17. Wenger (13.296); 18. Cooney (13.320); 19. Furman (13.582); 20. Evans (13.693); 21. Burgess (13.966).
Overall Quick Time : 49 Jonathan Davenport (12.389)
Hard Charger : 32P Bobby Pierce (+14)
KARL KUSTOMS STOCK CARS
presented by Fox Welding
Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. Sobbing; 2. Badger; 3. Damon Murty; 4. Tathan Burkhart; 5. Green; 6. Gill; 7. Simmons; 8. Gettler.
Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. Spaw; 2. Van Genderen; 3. Troy Burkhart; 4. Woods; 5. Richards; 6. Hillgartner; 7. Coats; 8. Tarter.
Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. Vis; 2. Hidlebaugh; 3. Doyle; 4. VanEaton; 5. Dallon Murty; 6. Churchill; 7. Osman; 8. Hill.
XR HOBBY STOCKS
presented by XR Events
Heat 1 (7 Laps): 1. Pruitt; 2. Hensel; 3. Bennett; 4. Stanton; 5. Crees; 6. Chris Bates.
Heat 2 (7 Laps): 1. Smith; 2. Rusty Bates; 3. Butler; 4. Grubbs; 5. Christensen; 6. Le Beau.
