The Karl Auto Group of Marshalltown Speedway finally returned on Friday Night for some racing action, after ten days off since the Castrol FloRacing Night in America Night and being nearly a month since a Friday night race. It the racing action was hot and heavy all night long as they managed two, three, four and even five wide.
Unfortunately a few drivers had their nights in an extremely wild fashion. Curtis Masterson had his night end in the heat race as he caught fire exiting turn two and came to a stop in the infield. Chad Rickett Jr and Kaitlyn Schuring, both rolled down the front stretch in the hobby stock b feature before landing on all four wheels and catching fire under the hood. All the drivers would be okay but frustrated their night came to an end.
One hundred twenty nine cars checked in for API Solutions Salute to Military Night. API Solutions is your mechanical contractor in Marshalltown. Take time to remember all those we have lost, all those that are currently serving or have served on this Memorial Day weekend. Final checkered flag came out at 1l:10p.
First feature of the night was the Hy-Vee IMCA Sport Compacts 15 lap feature event. Kolby Sabin led from start to finish to claim his second win of the season, first track points win of the season. Terry Bickford and "Ricky Bobby" Mitchell Bunch tried to apply pressure on Sabin but neither could steal the lead away. Bickford came home in second, Bunch was third. Matt Miller finished fourth with John Gill in fifth. as "Cole Trickle" John Patterson got by "Crash Dummy" Larry Werner on the final lap to take sixth.
Before a single lap was scored in the "Wild Thing" IMCA Hobby Stocks 20 lap feature sponsored by Big 8 Tyre Center, there was a caution as Ben Newhouse came to a stop in turn one. On the restart, "Ferguson Freight Train" Sam West jumped out to the race lead fending off Seth Butler first. West had challenges from Butler, "Flyin' Fireman" Calvin Dhondt and "The Mayor" John Watson but maintain his composure out front. The caution came out on lap seven when Eric Knutson spun in turn two. West fended off Dhondt and Watson on the restart and the rest of the distance to claim the victory. Dhondt finished second, Watson was third, Bradly Graham was fourth and Luke Ramsey was fifth.
Sam Wieben took the early lead in the Rugged Radios IMCA Sport Mods 20 lap feature event, meanwhile Ryan King and Kyle Olson battled it out for second. The caution came out just after the completion of lap one when "Anniversary Man" Taylor Bass and "Too Cool" Taylor Kuehl in turn four. Wieben fended off Olson and King until Olson was able to make the pass for the lead on lap four. A lap later the caution came out when Matt Avila in turn two and Josalyn Elmquist in turn one. Olson got a great restart only to see the caution come out on lap 9 for Kenser Ellis in turn two and then again on lap 13 when Mike Rutherford spun in turn two. Olson continued to lead the away until a caution came out forcing a 2 lap shootout when Shane Palmer spun after forcing Olson off the top of the track as Olson was getting ready to lap him. Unfortunately Olson lost the lead and was scored in fourth for the following restart. Wieben took the lead back and held on to lead the final two laps to take the victory. Olson finished second, Kuehl worked her way back to finish third, Travis Peterson was fourth and Braden Richards was fifth.
After having a caution on the start of the Tire Demon by Love Tap IMCA Modifieds 20 lap feature event, it was "The Bobcat" Johnathon Logue leading lap one. Shortly after the caution came out when Jacob Hobscheidt and Bret Ramsey got together in turn four. Izac Mallicoat used the top side to his advantage on the restart taking the race lead away from Logue. Logue did not go away as he continued to pressure Mallicoat, as did Ronn Lauritzen, "Toddzilla" Todd Shute and Zack Rawlins. Mallicoat continued to lead fending off the challenges but a caution came out on lap 11 when Ramsey slowed in turn three and Shute made contact forcing the caution to come out. Joel Rust now entered the mix and it would be Rust making the right move and taking the top spot away from Mallicoat. Rust went on to take the feature win. Tripp Gaylord grabbed up second, Mallicoat fell back to third, Logue was fourth and Nagle in fifth.
Next up was the "Class Too Tough To Tame" IMCA Stock Cars 20 lap feature presented by Drury Automotive and Truck Repair. As the field was getting ready to complete lap one they managed to go five wide, but before that lap was scored Rhett Ehmen Jr spun in turn four forcing the caution to come out. When the racing got rolling it was Kylie Rawlins leading the opening lap before Michael Jaennette took the top spot away on lap two. Jaennette's lead was short lived as the "Game Changer" Dallon Murty worked his way from tenth to the race lead on lap four. Murty started to pull away as Tyler Pickett followed into second and "Chelsea Charger" Damon Murty moved into third. Damon Murty grabbed up second prior to a caution on lap eight for Payton Bellm, Jeff Byers Jr and Ehmen in turn two. Dallon Murty continued to lead until Dad Damon made the move on lap 17 to take the top spot away. The caution came out for Bellm in turn two. Dallon Murty tried a slider on Dad Damon but the old veteran still had some tricks up his sleeve as he out schooled his son by crossing over. Damon Murty went on to take the win. Austin Kaplan was able get by Dallon to take second forcing Dallon into third. Steve Meyer and Dave Atcher rounded out the top five.
Final feature of the night was the Knight Sanitation IMCA Mod Lites 25 lap feature event, the first of a 3 night swing in the IMCA STARS Mod Lites Corn Belt Clash. Brian Efkamp spun in turn one after making contact with the wall forcing the initial start to be called back. David Bailey led the first three laps before Jon Padilla was able to take over the top spot away on lap four. Padilla was trailed by Josh May but Padilla remain strong. The caution came out on lap eight for Michael Mann and Bryce Vowan in turn one, lap 12 for Bailey off the top of turn one. Padilla remained strong and held off May and Justin Kinderknecht on the restart and appeared to be heading on to the win despite lap traffic but the the caution came out on lap 22 for Mike Pershing slowed in turn three and then on lap 23 for Vowan in turn two. Padilla held on to take the feature win. Kinderknecht was second, May in third, Illinois's RJ Gonzales and Kansa's Dalton Bell rounded out the top five.
Join us at the Karl Auto Group of Marshalltown Speedway for the Capital Sign Co. Twin Topless Dirty 30s for the IMCA Modifieds and IMCA Sport Mods. Modfieds are $1,200 to win and Sport Mods are $1,000 to win. IMCA Stock Cars, IMCA Hobby Stocks and IMCA Mod Lites are also on the card along with the Outlaw Mini Mods presented by Drury Automotive & Truck Repair. Pits Open at 5:15p, Grandstands Open at 5:30p, Hot Laps at 6:55p, Racing at 7:30p.
You can all the racing action at the Karl Auto Group Marshallltown Speedway in person or on FloRacing or listen to the TrackTune App.
MARSHALLLTOWN SPEEDWAY 2023 TRACK SPONSORS: Karl Auto Group of Marshalltown (Buick, GMC, Dodge, Chrysler, Jeep and Ram Dealer), McGregors Furniture & Mattress, Ace Signs & Graphics, Iowa Seamless Gutters, Toby K's Hideaway, North 3rd Ave Dairy Queen, Dirt Defender, Tire Demon by Love Tap, Friesen Performance, Drury Automotive & Truck Repair, Rugged Radios, Big 8 Tyre Center, Knight Sanitation, Hy-Vee, Central State Bank, Coors Light/Miller Lite (H&F Distributing), Team Elite, Availa Bank, O'Reilly Auto Parts, Fisher Trucking, Spot On Calibration & Repair, KFJB 1230 / KIX 101.1, ELH Professional Power Washing, RBF Electric, Mid-State Boring, Karl Kustoms, Independent Auto, Karl Chevrolet, Local UAW 893, IBEW Local 204, Velocita, 141 Speedway, The Joie of Seating, Tom Cat Performance, Elmquist Towing Co., Fast Shafts, Gregg Young Chevrolet of Marshalltown, FloRacing, D&E Outdoor Services, Stensland Farms, Quick Performance, Martin Maretta, P&D Welding LLC, Untied Rentals, Stealth Racing, Grasshopper Kellogg Lawn & Snow, J&M Fabrication, Quick Car Racing Products, Chris Weir Lawnmowing, BW Outdoors, CAMP CHEF, La Carreta Mexican Grill, Performance Bodies, Holiday Inn Express & Suites, Kwik Star - Marshalltown and Toledo, My Pillow
Karl Auto Group of Marshalltown Speedway
API Solutions "Salute to Military" Night
Friday May 26th, 2023
IMCA MODIFIEDS
presented by Tire Demon by Love Tap & Friesen Performance
Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. Lauritzen; 2. Shute; 3. Logue; 4. DeJong; 5. Leach; 6. Moore; 7. Robey.
presented by Drury Automotive & Truck Repair
A Feature (20 Laps): 1. 99D Damon Murty (Chelsea); 2. A1A Austin Kaplan (Collins); 3. 99X Dallon Murty (Chelsea); 4. 94 Steve Meyer (Grundy Center); 5. 2 Dave Atcher (Laurel); 6. 5A Tyler Pickett (Boone); 7. 4 Scott Rice (Marshalltown); 8. 3W Jeff Wollam (Marshalltown); 9. 89K Taylor Kuehl (Cave Creek, Ariz.); 10. 31 Micheal Smith (Marshalltown); 11. 37 Kylie Rawlins (Kellogg); 12. 16 Jeff Byers Jr (Milo); 13. 77 Payton Bellm (Broomfield, Colo.); 14. 14C Leah Wroten (Independence); 15. 93 Michael Jaennette (Kellogg); 16. 28X Rhett Ehmen Jr (Dike); DNS 07 Chris Wilke (Urbandale); DNS 57 Jamie Anderson (Des Moines); DNS 64 Jack Vincent (Nevada).
Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. Dallon Murty; 2. Jaennette; 3. Meyer; 4. Pickett; 5. Rawlins; 6. Wilke; 7. Rice; 8. Bellm; 9. Kuehl.
presented by Rugged Radios & Friesen Performance
A Feature (20 Laps): 1. 198 Sam Wieben (Dysart); 2. K3 Kyle Olson (Cedar Rapids); 3. 2K Taylor Kuehl (Cave Creek, Ariz.); 4. 25 Travis Peterson (Conrad); 5. 11R Braden Richards (Madrid); 6. 57K Ryan King (Colo); 7. 105 Taylor Bass (Ackley); 8. T16 Greg Elliott (Webster City); 9. 74 Camdan Vincent (Nevada); 10. 117 Zach Hovell (Pella); 11. 28A Andrew Sneller (Pella); 12. 125Duane Peterson (Conrad); 13. MR31 Mike Rutherford (Des Moines); 14. 18 Josalyn Elmquist (Boone); 15. 7P Shane Palmer (Huxley); 16. 4 Gage Hilgenberg (Waukee); 17. 30 Kenser Ellis (Ankeny); 18. 28B Curt Smeins (Dike); 19. 2X Matt Avila (Prescott); 20. 68 Will Wolf (Lenexa, Kan.); 21. 34N Thomas Nelson (Stuart); DNS 193 Jessiah Taylor (Boone); DNS 19J Jenae Gustin (Marshalltown).
Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. Avila; 2. Travis Peterson; 3. Kuehl; 4. Bass; 5. Hovell; 6. Hilgenberg; 7. Rutherford; 8. Wolf.
presented by Big 8 Tyre Center
Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. Graham; 2. Knutson; 3. Maasdam; 4. House; 5. Andrews; 6. Pfantz; 7. Peck; 8. Foster.
presented by Knight Sanitation
A Feature (25 Laps): 1. 11P Jon Padilla (Silvis, Ill.); 2. 1JR Justin Kinderknecht (Salina, Kan.); 3. 99 Josh May (Des Moines); 4. 18G RJ Gonzales (Colona, Ill.); 5. 22B Dalton Bell (Hoisington, Kan.); 6. 4G Ben George (Altoona); 7. 171 Brandon Freeburg (Metamora, Ill.); 8. 70 Alex Eischeid (Mechanicsville); 9. 3G Joe Glick (Madrid); 10. 5 Michael Dominguez (Lone Tree); 11. 24 Michael Mann (Macomb, Ill.); 12. 18M Chelsea Ladruini (DeSoto); 13. 9 Garrison Anderson (Huxley); 14. 3 Austin Glick (Des Moines); 15. 27 Thomas Messamer (Des Moines); 16. 52 Bryce Vowan (Memphis, Tenn.); 17. 19DD Derek Foster (Mawell); 18. 16P Mike Pershing (Colchester, Ill.); 19. 48G Austin Gray (Story City); 20. 21 Scott Bailey (Carlisle); 21. 14 David Bailey (Carlisle); 22. 05 Timothy Hall (Grimes); 23. 8 Brian Efkamp (Ankeny); DNS 0 Elijah Edmondson (Urbandale).
Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. May; 2. Kinderknecht; 3. Gonzales; 4. Pershing; 5. Dominguez; 6. Edmondson; 7. Joe Glick; DNS Efkamp.
presented by Hy-Vee
A Feature (15 Laps): 1. 9 Kolby Sabin (Des Moines); 2. 63B Terry Bickford (Shannon City); 3. 83B Mitchell Bunch (Des Moines); 4. 29 Matt Miller (Waterloo); 5. 02 John Gill (Marshalltown); 6. 46 John Patterson (Marshalltown); 7. 5 Larry Werner (Tama); 8. 22R Danny Robinson (Tama); DNS 16 Curtis Masterson (New Virginia).
