Berry, Reimers and Ballard Among Winners and Shryock Top Points on King of the Highbanks Night 1

The Karl Auto Group of Marshalltown Speedway sped to action for Night one of the King of the Highbanks presented by Drury Automotive & Truck Repair on Thursday Night. The wind very strong from the North before shifting from the Northwest, the racing action on track did not disappoint those in attendance or the ones watching on FloRacing. IMCA Stock Cars ran 2 qualifying heat races earning passing points and after both sets of heat races the Top Ten in points got locked in to Friday's Big Dance. 

One hundred fifty cars signed in to tame the high banked quarter mile dirt oval including 55 Drury Automotive & Truck Repair IMCA Stock Cars. IMCA Modifieds, Sport Mods, Hobby Stocks, Mod Lites and Sport Compacts rounded out the card. Final Checkered flag was displayed at 10:50p.

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The Drury Automotive & Truck Repair IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars ran two sets of heat races earning passing points on Thursday Night. Heat race winners in Round one was Johnathon Logue, Kaden Reynolds, Dylan Thornton, Kelly Shryock, Todd VanEaton and Dallon Murty. Round two wins by Damon Murty, Shryock, Tom Berry Jr., Last Year's Winner Jeffrey Abbey, Dallon Murty and Austin Kaplan. After both sets of heat races the top 10 in passing points locked in for Friday's Main Event and those drivers are Shryock, Dallon Murty, Abbey, Thornton, Elijah Zevenbergen, Derek Green, Cole Czarneski, Joel Rust, Kaplan and Jake McBirnie. Everybody else will race in Last Chance Qualifying Races on Friday to finish the field of twenty-four for the $5,000 to win 50 lap B&B Chassis All-Star Invitational Automatic Qualifier. 

First feature of the night was the IMCA STARS Mod Lites presented by Knight Sanitation 15 lap Main Event. Murfreesboro, Tennessee's Jaedon McDowell started third but by the end of lap one, he passed by front row starters Josh May and Lees Summit, Missouri's Nathan Wolfe to grab the top spot. McDowell started to pull away only to see the caution come out on lap three and four for the Cody Heck in turn two. McDowell got a great restart and pull way going on take the checkered flag. Bakersfield, California's Riley Clem took the second spot way from May. Ben George came home in fourth and Wolfe was fifth.  

In the Rugged Radios IMCA Friesen Performance Sport Mods 20 lap feature event it was Dylan VanWyk jumping out to the race lead and led the first seven laps before the only race caution came out when Reed Wolfmeyer spun in turn two. On the restart, VanWyk suddently loss power on the back stretch, giving the lead to Cam Reimers. Reimers held off challenges from Brayton Carter before cruising on to the capture the victory. Tenth place starter Logan Anderson grabbed second away from Carter on the last lap when a lap car forced Carter to check up. Carter was third, eighth place starter Maguire DeJong and ninth place starter Shane Paris rounded out the top five. 

Tom Berry Jr started on the pole and never looked back despite a caution on lap 11 for Brian Eppert in turn four in the 20 lap Tire Demon by Love Tap IMCA Friesen Performance Modifieds feature. Berry led all the laps to claim his second victory of the young season at the Marshalltown, won last week's frostbsuter in a borrowed race car and this week in his lethal chassis hot rod. Seventh place starter Tim Ward came home in the runner-up honors ahead of Thomson, Georgia's Cody Overton. Camarillo, California's Trevor Fitz was fourth and Todd Shute in fifth. 

Before a complete lap was scored in the Big 8 Tyre Center IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks 20 lap feature event, the caution came out when Clayton Sogge spun in turn two. On the restart Minneapolis, Kansas hot shoe Cody Williams grab the top spot but he was trailed by Dylan Nelson in the early moments. Nathan Ballard worked his way from sixth to second prior to a caution on lap 15 when Aaron Elliott spun in turn three. Williams led until lap seventeen when Ballard was able to find is way around for the race lead. Ballard went to claim victory ahead of Williams, Nelson, "The Mayor" John Watson and the "Flyin Fireman" Calvin Dhondt. Dhondt came from fifeenth to finish fifth. 

Final feature of the night was the Hy-Vee of Marshalltown IMCA Mach-1 Sport Compacts 15 lap feature. David Kimmel started on the pole and took the race lead which he would remain in command until lap ten when Oliver Monson was able to take the top spot. Munson led the remaining laps to claim the win. "Ricky Bobby" Mitchell Bunch was second, Kimmel fell back to third, John Gill was fourth and Jeremy Williams was fifth. 

King of the High Banks presented by Drury Automotive & Truck Repair wraps up on Friday Night with Last Chance Races and the 50 lap Big Dance ($5,000 to win / $500 to start) for the IMCA Stock Cars. The IMCA Modifieds ($1,500 to win), IMCA Sport Mods ($1,000 to win), IMCA Hobby Stocks ($1,000 to win), IMCA Sport Compacts ($500 to win) and IMCA Mod Lites ($750 to win) will have another complete draw-redraw show. Pits Open at 4:30p, Grandstands at 5:30p, Hot Laps at 6:45p, Racing to Follow.

The 60th Season of weekly racing gets underway next week for the IMCA Weekly Racing Series for Modifieds, Stock Cars, Sport Mods, Hobby Stocks and Mod Lites. Pits Open at 5:15p, Grandstands at 5:30p, Hot Laps at 6:45p, Racing to Follow.

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.

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Karl Auto Group of Marshalltown Speedway

Marshalltown, Iowa

King of the Highbanks 

presented by Drury Automotive & Truck Repair - Night #1

Thursday April 11th, 2024

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

A Feature (20 Laps) : 1.  11X Tom Berry Jr (Des Moines); 2. 4TW Tim Ward (Harcourt); 3. 12 Cody Overton (Thomson, Ga.); 4. 29 Trevor Fitz (Camarillo, Calif.); 5. 5 Todd Shute (Norwalk); 6 . 77T Tripp Gaylord (Lakewood, Colo.); 7. 90M Ethan Braaksma (Newton); 8. 21CZ Cole Czarneski (Denmark, Wis.); 9. WW1 Ricky Alvarado (Hotchkiss, Colo.); 10. 26J Joel Rust (Grundy Center); 11. 29 Spencer Diercks (Davenport); 12. 3 Kelly Shryock (Fertile); 13. 82 Jake McBirnie (Boone); 14. 11 Izac Mallicoat (Boone); 15. 19S Chasee Weimer (Eldora); 16. 34 Cody Apfelbeck (Burnett, Wis.); 17. 5M Zachary Madrid (Phoenix, Ariz.); 18. 98 Jacob Snyder (Dunkerton); 19. 18JT Jeremy Thornton (Chandler, Ariz.); 20. 10K Ronn Lauritzen (La Porte City); 21. 18K Matt Klenz (West Bend, Wis.); 22. 10 Brandon Schmitt (Beaver Dam, Wis.); 23. 22B Brian Eppert (Ogden); 24. 2Z Zack Rawlins (Kellogg). 

B Feature (10 Laps) : 1. Schmitt; 2. Klenz; 3. Eppert; 4. 7+ Jared Timmerman (Norwalk); 5. 38C Kellie Drury (Eldora); 6. 75 Greg Elliott (Webster City); 7. 40RC Rod Clement (Rhodes); 8. 72B Jerod Ballhagen (Parkersburg); DNS 2C Carey Umbarger (Garner). 

Heat 1 (8 Laps) : 1. Berry; 2. Braaksma; 3. Shryock; 4. Rust; 5. Rawlins; 6. McBirnie; 7. Jeremy Thornton; 8. Klenz; 9. Schmitt; 10. Elliott. 
Heat 2 (8 Laps) : 1. Fitz; 2. Czarneski; 3. Overton; 4. Alvarado; 5. Diercks; 6. Snyder; 7. Weimer; 8. Eppert; 9. Timmerman; 10. Ballhagen. 

Heat 3 (8 Laps) : 1. Gaylord; 2. Shute; 3. Ward; 4. Mallicoat; 5. Madrid; 6. Apfelbeck; 7. Lauritzen; 8. Clement; 9. Drury; 10. Umbarger. 

IMCA STOCK CARS
presented by Drury Automotive & Truck Repair

Round 1 Heats

Heat 1 (12 Laps) : 1. 69 Johnathon Logue (Logansport); 2. 21X Devin Snellenberger (Pulaski, Wis.0; 3. 66Z Elijah Zevenbergen (Ocheyedan); 4. 82 Jake McBirnie (Boone); 5. 1X Cayden Carter (Oskaloosa); 6. 6 Chanse Hollatz (Clear Lake); 7. 4 Scott Rice (Marshalltown); 8. 99 Jesse Sobbing (Malvern); 9. 77M Jeff Mueller (Boone); 10. 20V Dustin Vis (Martelle). 

Heat 2 (12 Laps) : 1. 1 Kaden Reynolds (Cedar Rapids); 2. 18X Daniel Eckblad (St. Peter, Minn.); 3. 32 Derek Green (Granada, Minn.); 4. WW1 Ricky Alvarado (Hotchkiss, Colo.); 5. 24H Presley Harrigton (Oshkosh, Wis.); 6. 71 David Brandies (Wilton); 7. 17 Luke Ramsey (Bedford); 8. 45 Rod Snellenberger (Pulaski, Wis.); 9. 22 Tanner Allen (Springville). 

Heat 3 (12 Laps) : 1. 38T Dylan Thornton (Orcutt, Calif.); 2. 21CZ Cole Czarneski (Denmark, Wis.); 3. 01 Troy Jerovetz (Iowa Falls); 4. 30C Abe Huls (Carthage, Ill.); 5. 72H Miciah Hidlebaugh (Menlo); 6. 12X Nick Buckrama (Sobeski, Wis.); 7. 25J Danny Cavanagh (Blanchard, Okla.); 8. 8 Braxton Franks (Cedar Rapids); 9. 8E Mitchell Evens (Dubuque). 

Heat 4 (12 Laps) : 1. 3 Kelly Shyrock (Fertile); 2. 26H Joel Rust (Grundy Center); 3. 11R Braden Richards (Madrid); 4. A1A Austin Kaplan (Collins); 5. C29 Garrett Corn (Marshalltown); 6. 20s Brandon Schmitt (Beaver Dam, Wis.); 7. 92 Dan Mackenthun (Hamburg, Minn.); 8. 90.5 Tommy Fain (Abilene, Texas); 9. 99D Damon Murty (Chelsea)

Heat 5 (12 Laps) : 1. V31 Todd VanEaton (Orient); 2. 137 Jeffrey Abbey (Boyd, Texas); 3. 92X Buck Schafroth (Orient); 4. 19J Tim Ward (Harcourt); 5. 19 Jimmy Gustin (Marshalltown); 6. 2 Dave Atcher (Laurel); 7. 11X Tom Berry Jr (Des Moines); 8. 34JR Shawn Klapps Jr (LaCrosse); 9. 4JR Russell Damme Jr (Sumner).

Heat 6 (12 Laps) : 1. 99X Dallon Murty (Chelsea); 2. 93 Michael Jaennette (Kellogg); 3. 22R Rodd Reitzler (Grinnell); 4. 1S Charlie Sancinati (West Allis, Wis.); 5. 5A Tyler Pickett (Boone); 6. 94 Steve Meyer (Grundy Center); 7. 21D Daniel Drury (Iowa Falls); 8. 77X Mike Klenz (West Bend, Wis.); DQ 12N Gage Neal (Anamosa). 

Round 2 Heats

Heat 1 (12 Laps) : 1. Damon Murty; 2. Green; 3. Sobbing; 4. Jaennette; 5. Devin Snellenberger; 6. Atcher; 7. Buckarma; 8. Jerovetz; 9. Reynolds. 

Heat 2 (12 Laps) : 1. Shryock; 2. Zevenbergen; 3. Schaforth; 4. Meyer; 5. Eckblad; 6. Alvarado; 7. Pickett; 8. Cavanagh; 9. Mueller. 

Heat 3 (12 Laps) : 1. Berry; 2. Hollatz; 3. Thornton; 4. Neal; 5. Drury; 6. Ward; 7. Richards; 8. Rice; 9. Ramsey. 

Heat 4 (12 Laps) : 1. Abbey; 2. Sancianti; 3. Rust; 4. Huls; 5 . Reitzler; 6. Logue; 7. Brandies; 8. Vis; 9. Mackenthun; 10. Damme Jr. 

Heat 5 (12 Laps) : 1. Dallon Murty; 2. Carter; 3. Gustin; 4. Schmitt; 5. Rod Snellenberger; 6. Hidlebaugh; 7. Fain; 8. VanEaton; 9. Evens.

Heat 6 (12 Laps) : 1. Kaplan; 2. McBirnie; 3. Czarneski; 4. Allen; 5. Corn; 6.Franks; 7. Klenz; 8. Klapps Jr; 9. Harrington. 

IMCA NORTHERN SPORT MODS
presented by Rugged Radios & Friesen Performance

A Feature (20 Laps) : 1.  21 Cam Reimers (Kelley); 2. 53 Logan Anderson (Eddyville); 3. 01 Brayton Carter (Oskaloosa); 4. 30M Maguire DeJong (Montezuma); 5. 17C Shane Paris (Muscatine); 6. 7V Tyler Inman (Altoona); 7.  8J Justin Jones (Bemidji, Minn.); 8. K3 Kyle Olson (Cedar Rapids); 9. 37 Rob Jennings (Boone); 10. 40HC Hunter Clement (Rhodes); 11. 2W Reed Wolfmeyer (Liberty, Ill.); 12. 17 Dylan VanWyk (Oskaloosa); DNS 22JR Brady Hilmer (Dysart). 

Heat 1 (8 Laps) : 1. Carter; 2. Reimers; 3. Anderson; 4. Olson; 5. VanWyk; 6. Hilmer; 7. Jones. 
Heat 2 (8 Laps) : 1. DeJong; 2. Paris; 3. Inman; 4. Wolfmeyer; 5. Jennings; 6. Clement. 

IMCA HOBBY STOCKS
presented by Big 8 Tyre Center

A Feature (20 Laps) : 1.  29 Nathan Ballard (Marengo); 2. 77 Cody Williams (Minneapolis, Kan.); 3. 13N Dylan Nelson (Adel); 4. 4W John Watson (Des Moines); 5. 69 Calvin Dhondt (Kellogg); 6. 11B Solomon Bennett (Minburn); 7. 12K Eric Knutson (Slater); 8. 2G Bradly Graham (Victor); 9. 55 Brett Maasdam (Sully); 10. 55X Corey VanDerwilt (Lynnville); 11. 22 Seth Butler (Scranton); 12. 9L Logan Andrews (Marshalltown); 13. 47SW Sam West (Ferguson); 14. A24 Nicholas Adams (Emmetsburg); 15. 7 Brayden Fahrni (Marshalltown); 16. 48 Derrick McNeece (Eldora); 17. 17 Andy Peck (Newton); 18. 71 Clayton Sogge (State Center); 19. 51X Dustin Filloon (Tama); 20. 18A Aaron Elliott (Boone); 21. 17T Aidan Lamasters (Marshalltown); 22. 7C Chad Legere (Ankeny); DNS 9B Larry Baldwin Jr (Des Moines). 

Heat 1 (8 Laps) : 1. Andrews; 2. Bennett; 3. Nelson; 4. Maasdam; 5. Fahrni; 6. VanDerwilt; 7. Peck; DNS Adams.
Heat 2 (8 Laps) : 1. Knutson; 2. Watson; 3. Filloon; 4. Legere; 5. Elliott; 6. Sogge; 7. Lamasters; 8. Baldwin Jr.

Heat 3 (8 Laps) : 1. Williams; 2. Graham; 3. Ballard; 4. Butler; 5. Dhondt; 6. McNeece; 7. West.

IMCA STARS MOD LITES
presented by Knight Sanitation 

A Feature (15 Laps) : 1.  722 Jaedon McDowell (Murfreesboro, Tenn.); 2. 9C Riley Clem (Bakersfield, Calif.); 3. 99 Josh May (Des Moines); 4. 4G Ben George (Altoona); 5. 3 Nathan Wolfe (Lees Summit, Mo.); 6. 14 Bryan Compart (Madrid); 7. 5G Tracen Glick (Madrid); 8. 45 Cody Heck (Grinnell); 9. 47 Cory Sonner (Polk City); DNS 19DD Derek Foster (Maxwell); DNS 8N William Nobles (West Des Moines). 

Heat 1 (6 Laps) : 1. Clem; 2. Wolfe; 3. Compart; 4. Foster; 5. Nobles; 6. Glick. 
Heat 2 (6 Laps) : 1. McDowell; 2. George; 3. Sonner; 4. May; 5. Heck. 

IMCA SPORT COMPACTS
presented by Hy-Vee of Marshalltown

A Feature (15 Laps) : 1.  5X Oliver Monson (Thornton); 2. 83B Mitchell Bunch (Des Moines); 3. 33K David Kimmel (New Virginia); 4. 00 John Gill (Marshalltown); 5. 22C Jeremy Williams (Oskaloosa); 6. 46 Michael Gardner (Des Moines); 7. M80 Mark Smith (Huxley); 8. 9 Nate Coopman (Mankato, Minn.); 9. 89 Cristian Grady (Cedar Rapids); 10. 77 Branston Arnder Jr (Salina, Kan.); 11. 10 Kinzer Jaennette (Tama); 12. 49B Bryce Bartel (Marshalltown); 13. 96 Laran Kaplan (Marengo); 14. 7F Neil Forsberg (Slayton, Minn.); 15. 46J John Patterson (Marshalltown); 16. 5 Larry Werner (Tama); DNS 8A Anthony Clark (Omaha, Neb.); DNS 75 Kaiden Gosselink (Grinnell). 

Heat 1 (6 Laps) : 1. Bunch; 2. Kimmel; 3. Gill; 4. Forsberg; 5. Smith; 6. Arnder Jr; 7. Bartel; 8. Kaplan; 9. Patterson. 
Heat 2 (6 Laps) : 1. Monson; 2. Grady; 3. Clark; 4. Williams; 5. Coopman; 6. Gardner; 7.  Jaennette; 8. Gosselink; 9. Werner.