Kay Farms His Way to Victory in the Dale DeFrance Memorial in Motown

 Second time was the charm for the 6th Annual Dale DeFrance Memorial presented by Vinyl Cup Records. In the history of this event, only two years have ever got the first one in. The speedway officials set back when they scheduled this event for Friday August 4th being the rain date unfortunately mother nature made sure that had to come in to play.

One Hundred seventy cars signed in to tame the high banked quarter mile for the Dale DeFrance Memorial. The night also had Drury Automotive & Truck Repair and Knight Sanitation as Night sponsors. Every driver saw extra money in their envelopes and extra certificates thanks to the hard work of Judy (DeFrance) Gustin, Darrel DeFrance, Kathy Link, Mike O'Lear and Christopher Calvert. The pictures below was the list of all the sponsors that helped make this event amazing.

The racing action did not disappoint as they were all over the racing surface and sometimes found their way off the surface. The racing action even got halted for around 30 minutes because the lights went off around the racing track forcing speedway officials to halt the racing action. Their was even a brief shower of rain, that did not spoil the fun. The final checkered flag fell just before 12:50a. 

First feature of the night was the Rugged Radios IMCA Sport Mods 24 lap feature event. Travis Peterson led the opening lap after out dueling Carter VanDenBerg. Peterson's lead was short lived as VanDenBerg took the top spot away on lap two. VanDenBerg held off Peterson and Logan Anderson, while appearing to head on to the win. "Speedy Bray" Brayton Carter worked his way through the field and use a line to his liking to chase down VanDenBerg with five to go, Carter took the race lead away. Carter went on to claim victory and the $1,044 top prize in the feature that went caution free. VanDenBerg was second, Peterson came home in third, twentieth place starter Ben Chapman came home in fourth and Anderson was fifth. 

Next up was the Tire Demon by Love Tap IMCA Modifieds 34 lap feature event. "The Gasman" Cayden Carter jumped out to the race lead in Maguire DeJong's hot rod and pulled away only to see the caution come out on lap five for Jacob Murray in turn two. Carter got a great restart and pulled away again until the caution came out on lap ten for Joel Rust in turn two. Carter was determined not to be denied as he got another great restart but the caution came out on lap 14 when Richie Gustin Jr slid off the top of turn two. Carter got another great restart and never looked back going on to take the feature win worth $3,044. Tenth place starter Tom Berry Jr grabbed second on lap nine and ran there the rest of the way. Tripp Gaylord was third, sixteenth place starter Jacob Hobscheidt was fourth and twelfth place starter Tim Ward was fifth. 

It was time for the Haulin' with Hoker Trucking SLMR Late Models 44 lap feature event, "Chargin' Charlie" Charlie McKenna and hometown favorite "Ironman" Darrel DeFrance led the field to the green flag. "Flyin Farmer" Justin Kay got by both of them exiting turn two but before the first lap was scored in the books completely the caution came out for Denny Eckrich in turn four. That caution did not stop Kay as on the restart, he did it again and jumped out to the race lead. Kay fend of McKenna before pulling away. The caution came out again on lap eight when "AK" Andrew Kosiski spun in turn two. Kay got a restart and pulled away, as Kay was encountering heavy lap traffic allowing McKenna, Bill Leighton Jr and Luke Goedert to chase him down, the caution came out for Jesse Sobbing going off the top of turn two. That allowed Kay to reset but he had to fend off McKenna and Leighton on the restart. The caution came out one final time on lap 31 when Denny Eckrich slowed on the front stretch. Kay went on to take the feature win worth $4,644. McKenna, fifteenth place starter Jason Rauen, tenth place starter Andy Eckrich and twelfth place starter Jeff "Bones" Larson rounded out the top five. Jeff Tharp, twentieth place starter Brian Harris, Goedert, eigteenth place starter Jeff Aikey and DeFrance was sixth through tenth respectively.

Kaden Reynolds jumped out the race lead early in the "Class Too Tough Too Tame",  Drury Automotive & Truck Repair IMCA Stock Cars 24 lap feature event but it was the "Chelsea Charger" Damon Murty flexing strong. Murty took the top spot away on lap five. Murty was able to lead the remaining nineteen laps to go on and take the feature win worth $1,444. Reynolds came home in second, ninth place starter Austin Kaplan was third, Jeff Mueller was fourth and Nick Roberts was fifth.  

Final feature of the night was the "Wild Thing" Big 8 Tyre Center IMCA Hobby Stocks 24 lap feature event. Eric Knutson grabbed the race lead early meanwhile fending off "Garrison Missile" Joren Fisher. The caution came out on lap two when Darin DeZwarte stop in turn two. The restart also saw the caution when Ben Newhouse, Solomon Bennett, Seth Butler and Wayne Gifford got together in turn two. Knutson held off Fisher initial but it was Fisher able to take the top spot away on lap four. Fisher led until the final caution came out when Dustin Filloon and Jacob Floyd went off road down the back stretch. Twelfth place starter Dylan Nelson was able to get a great restart and grab the top spot away from Fisher and cruising on to the victory with $844. Fisher held on to second, "Flyin' Fireman" Calvin Dhondt was third, eleventh place starter Aaron Martin was fourth and seventeenth place starter Brandon Bombardo was fifth. 

Next Friday Night will be BHE Night featuring $1,000 to win IMCA Sport Mods Before The Creek Special. IMCA Modifieds, IMCA Stock Cars, IMCA Hobby Stocks and IMCA Mod Lites are also on the card. Pits Open at 5:15p, Grandstands Open at 5:30p, Hot Laps at 6:55p, Racing at 7:30p. Grandstands will be $15 for Adults, Seniors & Veterans $10, Students (11-17) $10 and Kids (10 and Under) Free with a paid Adult. Pit Passes will be $30, Kids (3-12) $15 and 2 Years Old and Under are Free. 

The Haulin' with Hoker Trucking SLMR Late Models head off to the Kossuth County Speedway in Algona for another East / West Showdown at the Hovinga / Harken Memorial on Saturday August 5th. Then The Malvern Bank West Series head to the Thayer County Speedway in Deshler, Nebraska on August 11th and Junction Motor Speedway in McCool Junction, Nebraska on August 12th. The East Series returns the following week on Friday August 18th at Lee County Speedway in Donnellson and then Saturday August 19th at West Liberty Raceway. 

You can all the racing action at the Karl Auto Group Marshallltown Speedway in person or on FloRacing or listen to the TrackTune App.

For more information about Marshalltown Speedway checked out marshalltownspeedway.com or like the Facebook page Marshalltown Speedway or contact promoter Jerry Van Sickel at 515-231-4046 or jvansports@gmail.com.

For more information about the SLMR Series check out slmrseries.com, or like the Facebook page Super Late Model Racing (SLMR) Series or call the SLMR office at 402-342-3453.

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, 1-800 BETS OFF, 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

Marshalltown, Iowa

6th Annual Dale DeFrance Memorial
presented by Vinyl Cup Records

Drury Automotive & Truck Repair and Knight Sanitation Night

Friday August 4th, 2023

SUPER LATE MODEL RACING SERIES
presented by Hoker Trucking

Hoker Trucking A Feature (44 Laps): 1. 15K Justin Kay (Wheatland); 2. 22 Charlie McKenna (Clear Lake); 3. 98 Jason Rauen (Farley); 4. 56 Andy Eckrich (Oxford); 5. 99L Jeff Larson (Freeport, IL); 6. 10T Jeff Tharp (Sherrill); 7. 21H Brian Harris (Davenport); 8. 44 Luke Goedert (Guttenburg); 9. 77 Jeff Aikey (Cedar Falls); 10. 99D Darrel DeFrance (Marshalltown); 11. 07 Matt Ryan (Davenport); 12. 15C Curt Schroeder (Newton); 13. 5 Jason Hahne (Webster City); 14. 32C Chad Holladay (Muscatine); 15. 42 Fred Remley (Anamosa); 16. 43 Derrick Stewart (Ainsworth); 17. 58 Dave Eckrich (Oxford); 18. 56S Chris Spieker (Massena); 19. 1 Jaxon Saathoff (Beatrice, Neb.); 20. 32 Curtis Glover (Knoxville); 21. 24 Bill Leighton (Lavista, Neb.); 22. 99 Jesse Sobbing (Malvern); 23. 45 Curt Martin (Independence); 24. 53 Andrew Kosiski (Lavista, Neb.). 

Predator Trailers B Feature 1 (10 Laps): 1. Hahne; 2. Sobbing; 3. Saathoff; 4. Remley; 5. K1 Kyle Krampe (Baxter); 6. 32L Cody Laney (Dodge); 7. 3D Thomas Stevens (Guernsey). 

Predator Trailers B Feature 2 (10 Laps): 1. Aikey; 2. Harris; 3. Holladay; 4. Martin; 5. 99P Luke Pestka (Robins); 6. 9 Bobby Hansen (Center Point); 7. 74 Ron Boyse (Kalona). 

Ideal Ready Mix Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. Larson; 2. Goedert; 3. Kay; 4. Schroeder; 5. Krampe; 6. Holladay; 7. Hansen; 8. Laney. 
Ideal Ready Mix Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. Ryan; 2. Kosiski; 3. Hahne; 4. Leighton; 5. Aikey; 6. Martin; 7. Saathoff. 

Ideal Ready Mix Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. McKenna; 2. Stewart; 3. Tharp; 4. Pestka; 5. Sobbing; 6. Boyse; 7. Remley; 8. Harris. 

Ideal Ready Mix Heat 4 (8 Laps): 1. Spieker; 2. Glover; 3. DeFrance; 4. Dave Eckrich; 5. Rauen; 6. Andy Eckrich; 7. Stevens. 

Keyser Maufacturing Qualifying A (2 Laps): 1. 15K Justin Kay (14.626); 2. 24 Bill Leighton (14.652); 3. 32L Cody Laney (14.760); 4. 1 Jaxon Saathoff (14.797); 5. 15C Curt Schroeder (14.808); 6. 53 Andrew Kosiski (14.854); 7. 44 Luke Goedert (14.870); 8. 77 Jeff Aikey (14.949); 9. K1 Kyle Krampe (14.959); 10. 07 Matt Ryan (15.020); 11. 99L Jeff Larson (15.066); 12. 5 Jason Hahne (15,268); 13. 9 Bobby Hansen (15.338); 14. 45 Curt Martin (15.627); 15. 32C Chad Holladay (No Time).

Keyser Maufacturing Qualifying B (2 Laps): 1. 43 Derrick Stewart (14.658); 2. 56 Andy Eckrich (14.696); 3. 21H Brian Harris (14.798); 4. 99D Darrel DeFrance (14.868); 5. 10T Jeff Tharp (14.885); 6. 98 Jason Rauen (14.898); 7. 22 Charlie McKrnna (14.914); 8. 58 Dave Eckrich (14.941); 9. 74 Ron Boyse (15.070); 10. 32 Curtis Glover (15.101); 11. 42 Fred Remley (15.151); 12. 56S Chris Spieker (15.154); 13. 99P Luke Pestka (15.228); 14. 3D Thomas Stevens (16.957); 15. 99 Jesse Sobbing (No Time). 

IMCA MODIFIEDS
presented by Tire Demon by Love Tap & Friesen Performance

A Feature (34 Laps): 1. 10C Cayden Carter (Oskaloosa); 2. 11X Tom Berry Jr (Des Moines); 3. 77T Tripp Gaylord (Lakewood, Colo.); 4. 01 Jacob Hobscheidt (Plattsmouth, Neb.); 5. 4TW Tim Ward (Harcourt); 6. V13 Grey Ferrando (Stayton, Ore.); 7. 26J Joel Rust (Grundy Center); 8. 12T Jeff Larson (Freeport, Ill.); 9. 5 Todd Shute (Norwalk); 10. 127 Drew Janssen (Pella); 11. 50 Denny Eckrich (Oxford); 12. 5L Cody Laney (Torrance, Calif.); 13. 82 Jake McBirnie (Boone); 14. 25C Cody Thompson (Sioux City); 15. 18Z Zane DeVilbiss (Farmington, NM); 16. 77 Jeff Aikey (Cedar Falls); 17. 11 Izac Mallicoat (Boone); 18. 48J Jacob Murray (Hartford); 19. 23K Kaden Cochrun (Bakersfield, Calif.); 20. 23JR Nick Roberts (Des Moines); 21. 70 Jerry King (Waterloo); 22. 19G Richie Gustin (Gilman); 23. 19 Jimmy Gustin (Marshalltown); 24. 07X Troy Morris III (Bakersfield, Calif.). 

B Feature 1 (10 Laps): 1. DeVilbiss; 2. Rust; 3. 13 Jerry Flippo (Bakersfield, Calif.); 4. 71C Troy Cordes (Dunkerton); 5. 10K Ronn Lauritzen (La Porte City); 6. 111 Ethan Braaksma (Newton); 7. 3W Garett Wilson (Carlisle); 8. 2C Dave Cain (Corcoran, Minn.); 9. 28 Russ Dickerson (Boone); 10. 12 Bret Ramsey (Waterloo); 11. 05 Paul Nagle (Nevada); DNS 38C Kellie Drury (Eldora). 

B Feature 2 (10 Laps): 1. Thompson; 2. Cochrun; 3. 32 Chris Snyder (Dunkerton); 4. 2Z Zack Rawlins (Kellogg); 5. 333 Rob Charapata (Green Bay, Wis.); 6. 40RC Rod Clement (Rhodes); 7. 5M Austin Mehmen (Cedar Falls); 8. 7W Wesley Wise (Perryville, Ark.); 9. 56K Dustin Kroening (Hebron, Ill.); 10. 5G Gat Leytham (Garwin); DNS 69JR Johnathon Logue (Logansport). 

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. Carter; 2. Berry; 3. Ward; 4. Shute; 5. Mallicoat; 6. DeVilbiss; 7. Rust; 8. Lauritzen; 9. Cain; 10. Braaksma; 11. Drury. 
Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. Laney; 2. Larson; 3. Jimmy Gustin; 4. Janssen; 5. Morris III; 6. Thompson; 7. Mehmen; 8. Snyder; 9. Kroening; 10. Rawlins; 11. Cochrun. 

Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. Ferrando; 2. Roberts; 3. King; 4. Murray; 5. Aikey; 6. Flippo; 7. Cordes; 8. Wilson; 9. Nagle; 10. Ramsey; 11. Dickerson. 

Heat 4 (8 Laps): 1.Gaylord; 2. Richie Gustin; 3. Eckrich; 4. Hobscheidt; 5. McBirnie; 6. Wise; 7. Leytham; 8. Logue; 9. Clement. 

 

IMCA STOCK CARS

presented by Drury Automotive & Truck Repair

A Feature (24 Laps): 1. 99D Damon Murty (Chelsea); 2. 1 Kaden Reynolds (Cedar Rapids); 3. A1A Austin Kaplan (Collins); 4. 77M Jeff Mueller (Boone); 5. 23JR Nick Roberts (Des Moines); 6. 19J Jay Schmidt (Tama); 7. 1X Cayden Carter (Oskaloosa); 8. 22R Todd Reitzler (Grinnell); 9. 71 David Brandies (Wilton); 10. 12N Gage Neal (Anamosa); 11. 94 Steve Meyer (Grundy Center); 12. 01 Troy Jerovetz (Iowa Falls); 13. C29 Garrett Corn (Marshalltown); 14. 3 Mike Albertsen (Audubon); 15. 3W Jeff Wollam (Marshalltown); 16. 4 Scott Rice (Marshalltown); 17. 14X Austin Schrage (Knoxville); 18. 31 Micheal Smith (Marshalltown); 19. 5A Tyler Pickett (Boone); 20. 8E Mitchell Evens (Dubuque); 21. 37 Kylie Rawlins (Kellogg); 22. 3J Dave Johnson (New Prague, Minn.); 23. 6 Chanse Hollatz (Clear Lake); 24. 2 Dave Atcher (Laurel). 

B Feature (10 Laps): 1. Johnson; 2. Evens; 3. Smith; 4. 1K Michael Sheen (La Mesa, Texas); 5. 96 Clinton Goff (Lacona); 6. 16 Jeff Byers Jr (Milo); 7. 196 Austin Schuring (Laurel). 

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. Reynolds; 2. Atcher; 3. Schmidt; 4. Roberts; 5. Pickett; 6. Wollam; 7. Rice; 8. Byers; 9. Schuring; 10. Smith. 
Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. Brandies; 2. Meyer; 3. Corn; 4. Reitzler; 5. Hollatz; 6. Schrage; 7. Rawlins; 8. Sheen; 9. Evens. 

Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. Murty; 2. Kaplan; 3. Carter; 4. Mueller; 5. Jerovetz; 6. Albertsen; 7. Neal; 8. Johnson; 9. Goff. 

IMCA NORTHERN SPORT MODS
presented by Rugged Radios & Friesen Performance

A Feature (24 Laps): 1. 01 Brayton Carter (Oskaloosa); 2. 7V Carter VanDenBerg (Oskaloosa); 3. 25 Travis Peterson (Conrad); 4. 1JR Ben Chapman (Clarence); 5. 53 Logan Anderson (Eddyville); 6. 92 Josh Most (Red Oak); 7. 19J Jenae Gustin (Marshalltown); 8. 13M Matthew Mayo (Bakersfield, Calif.); 9. 95 Mason Day (Farmersville, Texas); 10. 21 Cam Reimers (Kelley); 11. 13C Shane Paris (Muscatine); 12. 00 Colby Fett (Algona); 13. 22JR Brady Hilmer (Dysart); 14. K3 Kyle Olson (Cedar Rapids); 15. 57S David Schwartz (Greenfield); 16. 57K Ryan King (Colo); 17. 18 Josalyn Elmquist (Boone); 18. 74 Camdan Vincent (Nevada); 19. T23 Tony Olson (Cedar Rapids); 20. 2X Matt Avila (Prescott); 21. 198 Sam Wieben (Dysart); 22. B21 Brandon Tharp (Vinton); 23. 35JR Justin Becker (Bernard); 24. 2K Taylor Kuehl (Cave Creek, Ariz.). 

B Feature 1 (10 Laps): 1. Hilmer; 2. Elmquist; 3. 8 Tom Lathrop (Ottumwa); 4. 193 Jessiah Taylor (Boone); 5. 09 Scott Williams (Atkins); 6. 88K Kole Quam (Waterloo); 7. 28B Curt Smeins (Dike); 8. 17 Christopher Frisbie (Boone); 9. 1V Curtis VanDerWal (Oskaloosa); DNS 33T Trevor Tanner (Monroe); DNS 12K Colton Keel (Anna, Texas); DNS 54 Dan Day (Farmersville, Texas). 

B Feature 2 (10 Laps): 1. Fett; 2. King; 3. 8T Tony Johnson (Oskaloosa); 4. 16K Kaylin Lopez (Chowchilla, Calif.); 5. 4 Gage Hilgenberg (Waukee); 6. 57 Lynn Brockett (Ogden); 7. 32S Blair Simmons (Des Moines); 8. 20XX Cody Yaw (Des Moines); 9. 13J Brandon Jacoby (Waterloo); 10. 43LV Logan Veloz (Colona, Ill.); DNS MR31 Mike Rutherford (Des Moines). 

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. Tharp; 2. Schwartz; 3. Tony Olson; 4. Most; 5. Becker; 6. Elmquist; 7. Lathrop; 8. Smeins; 9. Tanner; 10. Quam; DNS Dan Day. 
Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. Avila; 2. Paris; 3. VanDenBerg; 4. Gustin; 5. Kuehl; 6. Simmons; 7. Brockett; 8. King; 9. Rutherford; 10. Lopez; 11. Veloz.
Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. Anderson; 2. Reimers; 3. Kyle Olson; 4. Wieben; 5. Vincent; 6. Frisbie; 7. Hilmer; 8. Taylor; 9. Keel; 10. VanDerWal; 11. Williams.

Heat 4 (8 Laps): 1. Mayo; 2. Carter; 3. Peterson; 4. Day; 5. Chapman; 6. Fett; 7. Johnson; 8. Hilgenberg; 9. Jacoby; 10. Yaw. 

IMCA HOBBY STOCKS
presented by Big 8 Tyre Center

A Feature (24 Laps): 1. 13N Dylan Nelson (Adel); 2. 52 Joren Fisher (Garrison); 3. 69 Calvin Dhondt (Kellogg); 4. 73 Aaron Martin (Sigourney); 5. 51B Brandon Bombardo (New Prague, Minn.); 6. 4W John Watson (Des Moines); 7. 2G Bradly Graham (Victor); 8. 12K Eric Knutson (Slater); 9. 85 Seth Janssen (Ogden); 10. 55X Corey VanDerWilt (Lynnville); 11. 29 Jake Nelson (Newton); 12. 4C Curt Reed (Des Moines); 13. 64H Mark Hidlebaugh (Ames); 14. 55 Brett Maasdam (Sully); 15. 51X Dustin Filloon (Tama); 16. 88H Kale Hemsley (Sigourney); 17. 64L Tommy Luft (Corning); 18. 14J Jacob Floyd (Cedar Rapids); 19. 47 Darin DeZwarte (Knoxville); 20. 22B Braden Gifford (Boone); 21. 17X Ben Newhouse (State Center); 22. 11B Solomon Bennett (Minburn); 23. 22W Wayne Gifford (Boone); 24. 22 Seth Butler (Scranton). 

B Feature (10 Laps): 1. Janssen; 2. Reed; 3. Maasdam; 4. Luft; 5. 47W Sam West (Ferguson); 6. 17 Andy Peck (Newton); 7. 20W Matt Wahl (West Des Moines); 8. 48 Derrick McNeese (Eldora); 9. 40SE Scott Ellis (Marshalltown); 10. 14T Mitchell Thomas (Marshalltown); 11. 577 Cory Ogden (Cedar Rapids); 12. 59JR Chad Rickett Jr (Marshalltown); DNS 7 Brayden Fahrni (Marshalltown). 

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. Dylan Nelson; 2. Graham; 3. Newhouse; 4. Butler; 5. Bombardo; 6. West; 7. Luft; 8. Thomas; 9. Peck. 
Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. Dhondt; 2. Knutson; 3. Floyd; 4. Bennett; 5. Wayne Gifford; 6. Ellis; 7. Wahl; 8. Rickett. 

Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. Jake Nelson; 2. Braden Gifford; 3. Martin; 4. DeZwarte; 5. Hidlebaugh; 6. Janssen; 7. Reed; 8. Maasdam. 
Heat 4 (8 Laps): 1. Fisher; 2. VanDerWilt; 3. Watson; 4. Filloon; 5. Hemsley; 6. Fahrni; 7. Ogden; 8. McNeece.