With all the rain Iowa received it seemed to be rather likely that nobody would get racing in as I was trying to keep up with all the cancellations for the Trackside Report by Foxman Facebook Page. That looked to be trending that way as the Karl Auto Group of Marshalltown Speedway cancelled on Friday and then my original plan for Saturday, the Warren County Speedway in Indianola fell to the same fate. After discussion the decision was to go somewhere this week and quick to find out Independence was good to go so decided to make the 85 mile one way trip for some Saturday night racing.
It was a cold brisk Saturday April Evening and because of that Indee decided to move the start time up 90 minutes. Hot Laps normally are at 6:30p but they moved them up to 5p to get the racing done before it gets too cold again. Hats off to Mike Van Genderen and Dana Benning for being able to get racing in this week and kudos to the track prep team making the race track even better than the week before.
One hundred and twenty one cars signed on Saturday night for Appliance Plus "Your Phone Connection" Night at the Independence Motor Speedway. Temperatures may have ranged from the lower 40s to upper 40s but the racing action on the track was hot and heavy from the drop of the green flag at 5:20p until the final checkered flag was displayed at 8:52p.
The first feature of the night was the Performance Bodies & Parts IMCA Hobby Stocks 16-lap feature event. Bradly Graham out-wrestled Garrett Ball for the race lead on lap one. The first caution of the race came out just before a second lap was scored in the books when Garrett Ball spun in turns 3 and 4 as Jacob Floyd hit an infield tire. Graham held off Shawn Kuennen and Tyler Ball on the restart. The caution came out again on lap four when Dalton Weepie and Zach McNeese got together on the front stretch. Graham remained strong, but the cautions were waived again two laps later when McKenna Koch spun and Adam Streeter had nowhere to go to make contact. The final race caution came out on lap 7 for Justin Wacha going off the top of turn two. Bradly Graham remained strong and went on to take the feature win ahead of Kuennen, thirteenth-place starter Dave McCalla, Quinton Miller, and Brad Graham.
After the initial start was called off in the Scott Webb Concrete Super Late Models 20-lap feature, Brandon Davis jumped out to the race lead. Davis had to fend off several challenges from Sean Johnson before pulling away slightly until caution on lap nine. The caution on lap nine was for Davis spinning in turn two, which gave the lead over to Johnson. Later on lap 12, another caution came out when Ron Klein took a right-hand turn towards the fence off the back stretch. Johnson led until lap 16, when "Dilly Dilly" Dylan Thornton took the top spot away in the Kay Motorsports hot rod. Thornton went on to take the feature win. Jeff Aikey got by Johnson for second, Johnson settled in third, Logan Duffy was fourth, and Sam Halstead came home in fifth.
Christie Door Company IMCA Stock Cars were next on the speedway for their 20-lap feature event. Colt Mather jumped out to the race lead and was followed by John Oliver Jr. most of the distance, while they were racing two and three wide through out the field. Mather pulled away and appeared to be cruising on to the easy win until lap traffic got heavy in front, allowing Oliver, Kaden Reynolds, and eleventh-place starter Damon Murty to reel him back down. Mather finally got by the lap car and started to pull away again, only to see the only caution come out on lap 18 for Andrew Burk sliding off turn three. Mather held off everyone on the restart to go on and claim the victory. Oliver, Reynolds, Murty, and fifteenth-place starter Tom Schmitt rounded out the top five.
Jason Morehouse led the first two laps of the Waterloo Auto Parts IMCA Modifieds 20-lap feature event. Kolton Osborn took the top spot away on lap three, but his lead was also short-lived as Brennen Chipp took the top spot away on lap seven. Chipp pulled away until the only caution on lap ten was Adam Robinson slowing on the front stretch. Chipp received challenges from Troy Cordes and Jeremy Mills but would go on to claim the checkers. Cordes came home second, Mills in third, tenth-place starter Dallon Murty in fourth, and Osborn in fifth.
Wyatt Medlin led the opening two laps, but just as they were coming to complete lap three, he spun in turn four to bring out the caution in the Outlaw Mini Mods 15-lap feature. Ben Kraus inherited the race lead on the restart, and he held on to that spot until a caution came out on lap 11 for Hayden Glover spinning on top of turn two. Ben Mattick took the top spot away from Kraus on the restart, but a caution came out again on lap 12 when Dalton Faber came to a stop on the bottom of the back stretch. Mattick held off Kraus on the restart to go on to take the feature win; Kraus came home second. Medlin worked his way back to finish third, with Bobby Ruehlow in fourth and Nick Hauge in fifth.
Jaice Tuttle led the first lap of the CC's Floors & More IMCA Sport Compacts 14-lap feature event. Cristian Grady took the top spot away temporarily, and Ryan Bryant took the race lead away on lap five. Bryant, Grady, and Tuttle continued to battle for the lead. Grady regained the top spot on lap nine and started to pull away. Grady took the feature win ahead of Bryant, Tuttle, Jay Crabill, and Chris Pittman.
The final feature of the night was Wolfey's and Eddie's IMCA Sport Mods 18-lap feature event. "TO" Tony Olson jumped to the race lead, fending off early pressure from Rayce Mullen, before cruising away. Olson looked to be heading on to the easy win until a caution on lap 13 for Cole Suckow off turn two and then on lap 15 for Tyler Soppe went off the back stretch. Olson remained strong and took the feature win. Mullen came home in second, Soppe in third, Brandon Tharp in fourth, and Suckow in fifth. Suckow initially came across in third but was placed behind Tharp after forcing Tharp off the race track.
Racing action continues next week at the Independence Motor Speedway featuring the Pro Late Model Tour making their first appearance of the season, Outlaw Mini Mods return for a Black Iron Manufacturing Outlaw Mini Mod Series race and IMCA Sport Compacts will have their Tribute to Michael Pittman. IMCA Modifieds, IMCA Stock Cars, IMCA Sport Mods and IMCA Hobby Stocks join the fun with weekly racing action. Hot Laps at 6:30p, Racing to Follow.
For more information about the Independence Motor Speedway like the facebook page Race Indee - Independence Motor Speedway or contact promoters Mike Van Genderen at 641-521-0330 or Dana Benning at 319-404-7177.
Independence Motor Speedway
Independence, Iowa
Appliance Plus Night
Saturday April 20th, 2024
PRO LATE MODELS
presented by Scott Webb Concrete
presented by Scott Webb Concrete
A Feature (20 Laps): 1. 38T Dylan Thornton (Orcutt, Calif.); 2. 77 Jeff Aikey (Cedar Falls); 3. 8R Sean Johnson (Independence); 4. 14 Logan Duffy (Independence); 5. 84 Sam Halstead (Mt Pleasant); 6. 9 Bobby Hansen (Center Point); 7. 15M Shane DeMey (Denison); 8. 93 Chase Brunscheen (Dyersville); 9. 70 Lance Mish (Cassville, Wis.); 10. 12 Ron Klein (Dubuque); 11. 62 Brandon Davis (Waterloo); 12. 20 Zach Less (Manchester); DNS 98 Travis Smock (Independence).
Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. Johnson; 2. Thornton; 3. Klein; 4. Duffy; 5. Less; 6. Smock; 7. Mish.
Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. Davis; 2. Aikey; 3. Halstead; 4. DeMey; 5. Hansen; 6. Brunscheen.
IMCA MODIFIEDS
presented by Waterloo Auto Parts
A Feature (20 Laps): 1. 21 Brennen Chipp (Waterloo); 2. 71C Troy Cordes (Dunkerton); 3. 10 Jeremy Mills (Clear Lake); 4. 99X Dallon Murty (Chelsea); 5. 72 Kolton Osborn (Janesville); 6. 70 Jerry King (Waterloo); 7. 77 Jeff Aikey (Cedar Falls); 8. 21D Spencer Diercks (Davenport); 9. 98 Jacob Snyder (Dunkerton); 10. 16S Kip Siems (Cedar Falls); 11. 415 Josh Barta (Cedar Falls); 12. 59 Josh Fisher (La Porte City); 13. 35 Kyle Bentley (Fairbank); 14. 3S Adam Shelman (Traer); 15. F7 Patrick Flannagan (Cedar Rapids); 16. 72B Jerod Ballhagen (Parkersburg); 17. 12R Bret Ramsey (Waterloo); 18. 5 Jason Morehouse (Evansdale); 19. 21L Brandon Lewis (Coggon); 20. 6 Jed Freiburger (Dubuque); 21. 27 Jamie Anderson (Waterloo); 22. 24 Kyle Roose (Parkersburg); 23. 24R Adam Johnson (Independence); DNS 88 Luke Bird (Winthrop).
Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. Cordes; 2. Chipp; 3. Freiburger; 4. Snyder; 5. Bentley; 6. Barta; 7. Shelman; 8. Bird.
Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. Mills; 2. Murty; 3. Morehouse; 4. Siems; 5. Flannagan; 6. Fisher; 7. Ballhagen; 8. Adam Johnson.
Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. Diercks; 2. Aikey; 3. Osborn; 4. King; 5. Ramsey; 6. Jamie Johnson; 7. Roose; 8. Lewis.
IMCA STOCK CARS
presented by Christie Door Company
A Feature (20 Laps): 1. 74C Cole Mather (Oelwein); 2. 05 John Oliver Jr (Danville); 3. 1 Kaden Reynolds (Cedar Rapids); 4. 99D Damon Murty (Chelsea); 5. 18 Tom Schmitt (Independence); 6. 9R Tyler Carey (Nashua); 7. 14C Leah Wroten (Independence); 8. 3H Ty Hill (Winterset); 9. 3 Jarod Weepie (Dunkerton); 10. 57VG Rowdee Van Genderen (Newton); 11. 8 Braxton Franks (Cedar Rapids); 12. 64 Vern Jackson (Waterloo); 13. 22K Kevin Rose (Waterloo); 14. 7D Dakoda Sellers (Vinton); 15. 18X Dru Kueker (Stanley); 16. 3TS Tonia Stevens (Barnes City); 17. 77W Andrew Burk (Milan, Ill.); 18. 115 Hannah Chesmore (Rowley); 19. 4R Riley Hanson (Vinton); 20. 15 Norman Chesmore (Rowley); 21. 4JR Russell Damme Jr (Waterloo); 22. 16 Rob Twaites (Waterloo); 23. 12 Chad Krogmeier (Burlington); DNS 16S Casey Shelliam (Dubuque).
B Feature (10 Laps): 1. Kueker; 2. Twaites; 3. Stevens; 4. 23 Tyler Travis (Vinton).
B Feature (10 Laps): 1. Kueker; 2. Twaites; 3. Stevens; 4. 23 Tyler Travis (Vinton).
Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. Weepie; 2. Burk; 3. Damme; 4. Franks; 5. Van Genderen; 6. Hannah Chesmore; 7. Hanson; 8. Travis; DNS Stevens.
Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. Oliver; 2. Hill; 3. Jackson; 4. Carey; 5. Sellers; 6. Krogmeier; 7. Shelliam; 8. Kueker.
Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. Mather; 2. Reynolds; 3. Rose; 4. Murty; 5. Schmitt; 6. Wroten; 7. Norman Chesmore; 8. Twaites.
IMCA NORTHERN SPORT MODS
presented by Wolfey's & Eddie's
presented by Wolfey's & Eddie's
A Feature (16 Laps): 1. T23 Tony Olson (Cedar Rapids); 2. 777 Rayce Mullen (Pearl City, Ill.); 3. 3T Tyler Soppe (Sherrill); 4. B21 Brandon Tharp (Vinton); 5. 75 Cole Suckow (Cresco); 6. 68 Will Wolf (Grinnell); 7. 28B Curt Smeins (Dike); 8. 42 Chris Lewis (Vinton); DNS 88K Kole Quam (Elk Run Heights).
Heat 1 (7 Laps): 1. Olson; 2. Mullen; 3. Soope; 4. Tharp; 5. Smeins; 6. Wolf; 7. Lewis; 8. Quam; 9. Suckow.
IMCA HOBBY STOCKS
presented by Performance Bodies & Parts
presented by Performance Bodies & Parts
A Feature (20 Laps): 1. 2G Bradly Graham (Victor); 2. 35B Shawn Kuennen (Oelwein); 3. 3 Dave McCalla (Cedar Rapids); 4. 73 Quinton Miller (Independence); 5. 2 Brad Graham (Brooklyn); 6. 14J Jacob Floyd (Cedar Rapids); 7. 3W Dalton Weepie (Dunkerton); 8. 06S Adam Streeter (Walker); 9. 9ER Manny Bennett (Shullsburg, Wis.); 10. 45 Justin Wacha (Vinton); 11. 27B Tyler Ball (Independence); 12. 26C Chad Clubine (Janesville); 13. 3B Brandon White (Cascade); 14. 7 Brayden Fahrni (Marshalltown); 15. 29 Matt Miller (Waterloo); 16. 28 Landon Bennett (Shullburg, Wis.); 17. 401K Kyler Hefty (Potosi, Wis.); 18. 33J Carson James (Winthrop); 19. 13K McKenna Koch (Independence); 20. 17B Garrett Ball (Independence); 21. 17K Briar Kriegel (Brooklyn); 22. 23Z Zach McNeese (Independence); 23. 16 David Bennett (Shullsburg, Wis.); 24. 69M Jeremy Wheeler (Vinton); DNS 7N Trenton Neuahus (Quasqueton); DNS 3B Brandon White (Cascade).
Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. Garrett Ball; 2. McNeese; 3. Brad Graham; 4. Kriegel; 5. McCalla; 6. Fahrni; 7. David Bennett; 8. Koch; 9. James.
Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. Bradly Graham; 2. Floyd; 3. Quinton Miller; 4. Weepie; 5. Wacha; 6. Hefty; 7. Wheeler; DNS Neuhaus.
Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. Streeter; 2. Tyler Ball; 3. Kuennen; 4. Clubine; 5. Landon Bennett; 6. Matt Miller; 7. Manny Bennett; 8. White.
IMCA SPORT COMPACTS
presented by CC's Floors & More
A Feature (14 Laps): 1. 89 Cristian Grady (Cedar Rapids); 2. 37 Ryan Bryant (Mason City); 3. 2T Jaice Tuttle (Vinton); 4. 87C Jay Crabill (Cedar Rapids); 5. 10P Chris Pittman (Dunkerton); 6. 49 Jaocb Welter (Farley); 7. 6R Spencer Roggentien (Amana); 8. 54A Jake Anderson (Garrison); 9. 35M Tyler Mannion (Jesup); 10. 8 Jeff Burgess (Vinton); 11. 03 Gavin Weisser (Waterloo); 12. 81 Christopher Mannion (Waterloo); 13. 04 Jace Knight (Waterloo); DNS 15M Zeke Wheeler (Vinton).
Heat 1 (6 Laps): 1. Tuttle; 2. Bryant; 3. Roggentien; 4. Knight; 5. Weisser; 6. Christopher Mannion; 7. Wheeler.
Heat 2 (6 Laps): 1. Grady; 2. Crabill; 3. Pittman; 4. Anderson; 5. Tyler Mannion; 6. Welter; 7. Burgess.
OUTLAW MINI MODS
presented by Black Iron Manufacturing
A Feature (15 Laps): 1. 4 Ben Mattick (Mantorville, Minn.); 2. 9 Ben Kraus (Kanawha); 3. 62 Wyatt Medlin (Rockford); 4. 62H Bobby Ruehlow (Mason City); 5. 22 Nick Hauge (Mason City); 6. 31 Spencer Nelson (Thornton); 7. 95 Aric Pate (Manly); 8. 3JR Joey Robel (Charles City); 9. 17 Dalton Faber (Burt); 10. 32 Hayden Glover (Runnells); 11. 28 Cole Sheely (Rose Creek, Minn.).
Heat 1 (6 Laps): 1. Medlin; 2. Mattick; 3. Nelson; 4. Sheely; 5. Robel; 6. Glover
Heat 2 (6 Laps): 1. Kraus; 2. Faber; 3. Ruehlow; 4. Hauge; 5. Pate.
