Foxman's Blog: Season Championship Night on Tap for Marshalltown

Friday Night at Marshalltown Speedway, the 2022 track point season comes to an end with the Historic North 3rd Ave Dairy Queen Larry Wollam Season Championship Night. The Closest points battle heading into Season Championship Night is the IMCA Stock Cars were only 2 points separate the top two. Other classes are at 10 or 11 points between first and second in points.

IMCA Modifieds, IMCA Stock Cars, IMCA Sport Mods, IMCA Hobby Stocks, IMCA Mod Lites and IMCA Sport Compacts all take to the high banks of Marshalltown on Friday August 26th plus the Outlaw Mini Mods.

The top 8 in points will be locked in and will not need to run a qualifying race for those spots. 9th on back with any new cars to the track will run qualifying races to determine there starting spot in the minimum 24 car championship features

The top 8 in points will line up for their features inverted just as a weekly points race. This means the 1st place driver will start no worse that 8th in the feature, and the 8th place in points will start on the pole.

Pit gates open at 5:15, grandstands at 5:30, hot laps at 6:55 and racing starts at 7:30.

THE LARRY WOLLAM VIEW OF LIFE--

If you think you're beaten, you are,
If you think you dare not, you don't.
If you'd like to win, but think you can't,
It's almost a cinch that you won't.

If you think you'll lose, you're lost.
For out in the world we find -
Success begins with a fellow's will,
It's all in the state of mind.

If you think you're outclassed, you are,
You've got to think high to rise.
You've got to be sure of yourself,
Before you can win the prize.

Life's battles don't always go,
To the strongest or fastest man.
But sooner or later the person who wins,
Is the person who thinks he can.

This saying by Larry could not be any better for season championship night as track championships will be determined on Friday night in all classes.

IMCA MODIFIEDS
presented by Tire Demon by Love Tap

* Murty only has to finish 12th or better in the Feature event to clinch the track championship

* If Lauritzen wins, Murty must finish 13th for Lauritzen to take the championship since Murty has five wins on the season

* Leytham has clinched 3rd place in points already

IMCA STOCK CARS
presented by Drury Automotive & Truck Repair

* Wollam either wins or finishes second, he will claim his first track championship at his home track

* Wollam however can finish one spot behind Jaennette to claim the track championship.

* If Wollam wins it will be his first win since August 13th, 2021 and his first win on a night his dad's honor

* Jaennette needs to finish 2 spots ahead of Wollam to claim the track championship....owns the tiebreaker on wins

* Reynolds appears to claim third by taking the green flag in the feature

* Meyer and Kaplan are separated by 2 points and their position in points could come down to the final checkered flag.

IMCA NORTHERN SPORT MODS
presented by Big 8 Tyre Center

* Kyle Olson clinches the track championship with an 11th place finish or better

* Peterson needs to beat Kyle Olson by a 11 spots to claim the track championship because Olson owns the tiebreaker (most wins, most 2nd place finishes)

* Lopez is also in the points battle as he must beat Olson by 13 spots and Peterson by 3 spots to claim the track championship.

IMCA HOBBY STOCKS
presented by Karl Auto Group of Marshalltown

* Graham finishes 11th or better clinches track championship

* Klosterman needs to finish 13 spots ahead of Graham to Claim the track title

* Knutson and Bennett battled it out for third place in points as only 3 points separate those two from each other....Bennett needs to finish 4 spots ahead of Knutson to grab 3rd.

IMCA MOD LITES
presented by Karl Auto Group of Marshalltown