The first feature of the night was the Mast Overhead Doors IMCA Sport Compacts fourteen-lap feature event. Barry Taft jumped out to the race lead but was followed by Brandon Reu. Meanwhile, Codey Phillips got sideways in turn two on lap four, forcing Trent Fowler to spin. Both kept going, preventing a caution. Back up front, Taft and Reu raced side-by-side for a couple laps; Reu took the top spot on lap eight. Taft refused to go away and tried to get back around Reu for the lead, but came up short. Reu was able to slip away from Taft slightly to go on to take the feature win. Taft finished second, and Matt Moore came home in third. Codey Phillips came across in fourth but was disqualified in the post-race tech inspection, so that moved Kyle Rysdam to fourth and Katelynn Watts to fifth.
Before a single lap was completed in the M3 Fabrication IMCA Stock Cars twenty-lap feature event, the only race caution came out when Randy Rindom spun in turn two. Tanner Allen raced out to the race lead early, fending off Andrew Schroeder in the early going as drivers battled it out behind him for the position. Zack VanderBeek worked his way through the field from the eighth starting spot to put pressure on Allen at halfway. VanderBeek took the top spot on lap eleven and pulled away to claim the $1,000 to win the B&B Chassis All-Star Invitational Qualifier. Allen held off Schroeder for a second. Tenth-place finisher Cayden Carter came home in fourth, and Dennis Elliott was fifth.
Kollison Korner IMCA Northern SportMods was up next for their twenty-lap feature event for $750 to win. Trent Brink took full advantage of his pole position, quickly jumping to a big lead. Brayton Carter, Maguire DeJong, Dylan Van Wyk, and Logan Anderson worked their way up to try to chase him down, which happened when a caution came out on lap eight for Charlie Rindom spinning on the backstretch entering turn three. Carter took no time and wrestled the top spot away from Brink on the restart. Van Wyk, Anderson, and DeJong would also get by Brink for second through fourth. Van Wyk set his sights on getting by Carter as Anderson and DeJong battled for third. The caution came out again for Rindom, this time on the front stretch, collecting Trevor Tanner. Carter held off Van Wyk and Anderson on the restart and appeared to be heading to take the feature win until a caution came out again before he saw Kevin Eggleston's checkers. This caution on lap nineteen for Cody Agee getting into the wall initially, then forcing Kyle Harwood to spin to avoid. Carter held on through the Green-White-Checkered Overtime finish to take the win ahead of Anderson, Van Wyk, DeJong, and Agee.
The final feature of the night was the Mike's Tire IMCA Hobby Stocks sixteen-lap feature event. There may have only been seven Hobby Stocks on hand, but they were fairly evenly matched, and that showed up through the feature event. Brad Graham took the race lead early and was followed by Derek Kirkland. Graham looked strong out front as Kirkland followed, waiting for Graham to make a mistake. On the final lap, Graham slipped up, leaving the door open, and Kirkland capitalized, and those two ran door handle to door handle down the back stretch and through three and four. Graham got sideways exiting turn four, allowing Kirkland to take the top spot, but even Kirkland had to fend off Corey VanDerWilt at the line to claim the win. VanDerWilt claimed second, ahead of Graham. Keaton Gorden and Kale Hemsley rounded out the top five. Kirkland and Graham exchanged words before Kirkland, but nothing to the extreme like NASCAR incidents lately.
Thanks to promoter Mike Van Genderen for inviting me down to Bloomfield last night. Kudos to Mike and the entire crew for creating a fantastic racing surface all night long. Also, thanks to Tony Paris for letting me hang out in the tower all night with you; it was a lot of fun. I can't forget about the great flagman Kevin Eggleston. It was nice to see you waving the flag, big guy. Carroll Hoover took some amazing photos all night long, so be on the lookout for those. I also took pictures, and they are posted on the Trackside Report by Foxman Facebook page.
Next up for me is the Karl Auto Group of Marshalltown Speedway on Friday for Drury Automotive & Truck Repair/Knight Sanitation Night at the Races. Then Military and First Responders Night at the Warren County Speedway in Indianola. Both nights, I will be behind the microphone, announcing races. Sunday is still unsure, but it will either be the Benton County Speedway in Vinton or Stuart for the co-sanctioned Malvern Bank 360's and Sprint Invaders Special/Dynamic Drivelines Dirt Duel.
The next racing event at the Mountain Dew Bloomfield Speedway will be on Saturday, July 20th, during the Davis County Fair. IMCA stocks cars, sport mods, hobby stocks, and sport compacts. Hot Laps at 7 p.m. and Racing to Follow.Other grandstand fair events: Wednesday, July 17: Queen Contest and Harness Races; Thursday, July 18: Outlaw Truck and Tractor Pull; Friday, July 19: Sammy Kershaw Concert; and Sunday, July 21: Demo Derby.
After the Davis County Fair Races, the Bloomfield Speedway will have the Sprint Invaders invade on Tuesday, July 30th, and it will be the Hidden Gem Fall Special on September 20th and 21st.
MOUNTAIN DEW BLOOMFIELD SPEEDWAY 2024 TRACK SPONSORS: Kollison Korner, M3 Fabrication, Mike's Tire, Mast Overhead Doors, McClure & Co. Concrete Inc., Piper Auto Parts, Miles Construction, L&K Coatings, Spilman's Auto Parts, Hometown Radio Group, Lynch Realty, Wagler Builders, Lynch Boys Auction Service, Bloomfield Auto Parts, JMS Gutters, Kirby Wrecker, Bloomfield Fire Department, Davis County EMS, Davis County Fairboard.
Mountain Dew Bloomfield Speedway
"Hidden Gem"
"Hidden Gem"
Bloomfield, Iowa
Thursday Night Thunder IMCA Special
Thursday May 30th, 2024
IMCA STOCK CARS
presented by M3 Fabrication
presented by M3 Fabrication
A Feature (20 Laps) : 1. 33Z Zack VanderBeek (New Sharon); 2. 22 Tanner Allen (Springville0; 3. 57 Andrew Schroeder (Fremont); 4. 1X Cayden Carter (Oskaloosa); 5. 29 Dennis Elliott (Mt. Ayr); 6. 14 Derrick Agee (Huntsville, Mo.); 7. C4 Corey Strothman (New London); 8. 10G Dustin Griffiths (Hedrick); 9. 3H Ty Hill (Winterset); 10. 85 Jason McDanile (Eldon); 11. 4U Mike Harward (Floris); 12. 48R Randy Rindom (Kirksville, Mo.); 13. B12 Curtis Barnes (Queen City, Mo.); 14. 21 Jason Rindom (Clifton Hill, Mo.); 15. 3TS Tonia Stevens (Barnes City); 16. 57VG Rowdee Van Genderen (Newton); 17. 79S Jason See (Albia); 18. 35LJ Leremy Jackson (Unionville); 19. 15RS Reid Sammons (Kahoka, Mo.); DNS 05JR John Oliver Jr. (West Burlington).
Heat 1 (8 Laps) : 1. Griffiths; 2. Oliver; 3. Schroeder; 4. Rindom; 5. Stevens; 6. Barnes; DNS Rindom.
Heat 2 (8 Laps) : 1. Elliott; 2. Strothman; 3. VanderBeek; 4. Hill; 5. McDaniel; 6. Harward; 7. Jackson.
Heat 2 (8 Laps) : 1. Elliott; 2. Strothman; 3. VanderBeek; 4. Hill; 5. McDaniel; 6. Harward; 7. Jackson.
Heat 3 (8 Laps) : 1. Carter; 2. Van Genderen; 3. Allen; 4. Agee; 5. See; DNS Sammons.
IMCA NORTHERN SPORT MODS
presented by Kollison Korner
presented by Kollison Korner
A Feature (20 Laps) : 1. 01 Brayton Carter (Oskaloosa); 2. 53 Logan Anderson (Eddyville); 3. 117 Dylan VanWyk (Oskaloosa); 4. 30M Maguire DeJong (Montezuma); 5. 25 Cody Agee (Huntsville, Mo.); 6. 84B Trent Brink (Bussey); 7. 68 Will Wolf (Grinnell); 8. 95N Garrett Nelson (Osceola); 9. 99 Kyle Boyd (Ottumwa); 10. 8 Tom Lathrop (Ottumwa); 11. 8UP Cody Winn (Greentop, Mo.); 12. 15K Kyle Harwood (New Sharon); 13. 33T Trevor Tanner (Monroe); 14. 42R Charlie Rindom (Moberly, Mo.); 15. 15RS Reid Sammons (Kahoka, Mo.); 16. 04 Andrew Schroeder (Fremont); 17. 10C Cole Gillenwater (Keokuk); 18. 163 David Snyder (Greentop, Mo.); 19. 12D Brandon Dale (Arbela, Mo.); 20. 10 Jim Gillenwater (Keokuk).
Heat 1 (8 Laps) : 1. Anderson; 2. VanWyk; 3. Harwood; 4. Jim Gillenwater; 5. Boyd; 6. Tanner; DNS Agee.
Heat 2 (8 Laps) : 1. DeJong; 2. Dale; 3. Nelson; 4. Rindom; 5. Cole Gillenwater; 6. Lathrop; DNS Schroeder.
Heat 2 (8 Laps) : 1. DeJong; 2. Dale; 3. Nelson; 4. Rindom; 5. Cole Gillenwater; 6. Lathrop; DNS Schroeder.
Heat 3 (8 Laps) : 1. Carter; 2. Brink; 3. Wolf; 4. Sammons; 5. Winn; 6. Snyder.
presented by Mike's Tire
A Feature (16 Laps) : 1. 2K Derek Kirkland (Centerville); 2. 55X Corey VanDerWilt (Lynnville); 3. 27 Brad Graham (Brooklyn); 4. 7 Keaton Gorden (Ottuma); 5. 88H Kale Hemsley (Sigourney); 6. 91 Jeremy Dooley (Promise City); 7. 47 Darin DeZwarte (Knoxville).
Heat 1 (7 Laps) : 1. Kirkland; 2. Gorden; 3. Graham; 4. DeZwarte; 5. Dooley; 6. VanDerWilt; 7. Hemsley.
IMCA SPORT COMPACTS
presented by Mast Overhead Doors
presented by Mast Overhead Doors
A Feature (14 Laps) : 1. 27B Brandon Reu (Donnellson); 2. 57 Barry Taft (Argyle); 3. 2M Matt Moore (Ottumwa); 4. 18A Kyle Rysdam (Paulski); 5. 2K Katelynn Watts (Oskaloosa); 6. 1Z Colton Zaputil (Agency); 7. 12T Trent Fowler (Iowa City); 8. 21X Joshua Glaspie (Kirksville, Mo.); DQ 03 Codey Phillips (Ottumwa).
Heat 1 (6 Laps) : 1. Reu; 2. Fowler; 3. Moore; 4. Rysdam; 5. Taft; 6. Phillips; 7. Zaputil; 8. Watts; 9. Glaspie.
