After announcing the topless beauties at Marshalltown Speedway on Friday night, I decided I should head to Iowa's Action Track, Boone Speedway, for night two of the Capital Signs Company Twin Topless Dirty 30s weekend to take some pictures and, of course, write this blog recap. It was picture-perfect, and as always, the track was in fantastic shape, creating some exciting racing action.
One hundred-fifty-four cars signed in for Capital Signs Twin Topless Dirty 30s Night, including 28 IMCA Modifieds for $1,200 to win and 29 IMCA Sport Mods for $1,000 to win. There was side-by-side racing throughout the night, exciting late-race endings, and tempers flared. Racing wrapped up at 11:00 p.m. when the final checkered flag from Flagman Logan Kelly.
The first feature of the night was the Carquest Auto, Truck, and Farm IMCA STARS Mod Lites 15-lap feature event. Charlie Brown grabbed the top spot early and cruised away from the rest of the field as they battled it out until the caution came out on lap six for Tracen Glick spinning at the top of turn four. Brown was not fazed and held off Cory Sonner, tenth-place starter Josh May, and Mike Kennedy on the restart. A lap later, though, the red flag came out on lap seven when Kennedy barrel rolled down the front stretch before coming to a rest in the infield. Kennedy climbed from the very battered race car. Brown again held off May and Sonner to go on and take victory. Sonner finished second, May in third, thirteenth-place starter Bryan Zehm in fourth, and Ben George in fifth.
Taylor Kuehl and Curtis Veber led the field to the green flag in the Elmquist Towing IMCA Friesen Performance Northern Sport Mods topless 30-lap feature event presented by Capital Signs. Kuehl out-wrestled Veber and held off Cory Pestotnik and Hunter Longnecker before pulling away. Kuehl appeared to be heading on to take the easy victory, but lap traffic slowed her down, allowing the others to chase her back down. The only race caution came out on lap 20 when Kyle Free spun in turns three and four. Kuehl held off Longecker and Willy Kirk on the restart and went on to claim the $1,000 top prize and the victory. Kirk came home in second, Longnecker in third, Dusty Masolini in fourth, and Logan Anderson in fifth.
Next up on the speedway was the D&E Outdoor Services IMCA Friesen Performance Modifieds topless 30-lap feature event. Trevor Fitz, originally from Camarillo, California, but now calls Iowa home, grabbed the race lead early. The first caution came out on lap three for James Reichart and Dave Finstad spinning on the front- stretch near turn one. Fitz got a great restart and looked strong out front until another caution came out on lap 10. The caution was for Izac Mallicoat off the top of turns one and two. Fitz held off Jimmy and Richie Gustin on the restart, flexing his muscles, but slipped up on lap 13, allowing Richie Gustin to take the top spot away. Richie Gustin led the way until Fitz regained the lead on lap 18. Fitz led the way until lap 26, when he experienced mechanical issues, handing the lead over to Jake McBirnie, who had gotten by Richie Gustin. McBirnie held off Richie Gustin to take the feature win worth $1,200. Richie Gustin, seventeenth-place starter Cory Sauerman, Jimmy Gustin, and Riley Simmons rounded out the top five.
Bryan Snell led the first lap of the Boone Moose Lodge 104 IMCA Stock Cars 20-lap feature event. Craig Carlson led the second lap, but it was "The Bobcat," Johnathon Logue, who took the top spot on lap three. Logue was comfortable out front until cautions plagued the race just after halfway. The first caution came out on lap 11 when Jason Vansickel spun in turn four, then on the restart for debris in turn four. Logue held off David Smith and Buck Schafroth, but another caution came out on lap 12 when Austin Bouzek hit the wall exiting turn two before coming to a rest on the backstretch. The final caution came out on lap 13 when Kevin Opheim and Alan VanGorp were in turns three and four. Logue remained tough and held off Schaforth and David Smith to take the feature win. David Smith, Schaforth, eleventh-place starter Jay Schmidt, and thirteenth-place starter Tyler Pickett completed the top five.
The final feature of the night was the Pickett Salvage IMCA Hobby Stocks 15-lap feature event. Hobby Stocks have been known as the Wild Thing, and on Saturday night, they lived up to that name as twenty-four cars took green and only ten finished. Aron Fye outwrestled Garrett Croy for the race lead. Fye checked out of the field until lap ten, when eighteenth-place starter Mike Smith took the top spot away. Shortly after, cautions came out. The first caution on lap nine was for Seth Butler having something break or lock up in the front end of his car, forcing him to a dead stop. John Watson and Andrew Burg had no where to go and got picked up. Smith continued to lead until cautions came out on lap 11, first one for Keith Burg and Curt Reed spinning, then on the restart when Smith was spun by Eric Knutson in turn two, sending Smith to the tail and Knutson black-flagged for questionable driving. That gave the lead over to Wayne Gifford, but McNeill took it away on lap 12, but that was short-lived as he bobbled, allowing Wayne Gifford and his son Braden Gifford to get by prior to a caution. The final caution came out on lap 13, but this one would end up being a red flag as Solomon Bennett would roll in turn two. Wayne Gifford appeared to have regained the lead, but he would have to head to the work area for a flat tire, and that handed the lead over to Braden Gifford. Braden Gifford held off Smith for the last two laps to take his first career feature win. Smith finished second, Joe Doran in third, McDonald in fourth, and Seth Janssen in fifth.
Next Saturday night at the Boone Speedway, the Saturday Night Weekly Racing Series continues with Farley's Pre-Owned Night. IMCA Modifieds, IMCA Stock Cars, IMCA Sport Mods, IMCA Hobby Stocks, IMCA Mod Lites, and Cruisers all take to Iowa's Action Track. Pits Open at 4:30 p.m., Grandstands Open at 5:30 p.m., Hot Laps at 6 p.m., and Racing at 7 p.m.
Grandstands are $15 for adults, youth (13–17) are $5, and kids (12 and under) are free. Pit passes are $30. You can catch all the racing action at the Boone Speedway in person or on IMCA.tv.
For more information about the Boone Speedway check out BooneSpeedway.com or call (515) 987-1220 or check out the Boone Speedway Facebook Page.
Capital Signs Twin Topless Dirty 30s
Saturday June 8th, 2024
Heat 2 (8 Laps) : 1. Jimmy Gustin; 2. Mallicoat; 3. Cochrun; 4. Bushore; 5. Dickerson; 6. Fye; 7. Finstad; 8. Reichart; 9. Crafton; 10. Clement.
Heat 2 (8 Laps) : 1. Olson; 2. Schmidt; 3. Gustoff; 4. Van Gorp; 5. Rees; 6. Opheim; 7. Williams; 8. Gyles; 9. Josh Daniels.
Heat 2 (8 Laps) : 1. Anderson; 2. Burke; 3. Avila; 4. Veber; 5. Havlik; 6. Paris; 7. Morris; 8. Taylor; 9. Keeland; 10. Dyer.
A Feature (15 Laps) : 1. 22B Braden Giffrord (Boone); 2. 22X Mike Smith (Lake City); 3. 21X Joe Doran (Paton); 4. 12M Matt McDonald (Scranton); 5. 85 Seth Janssen (Ogden); 6. 47W Shawn Wirtz (Boone); 7. 4 Joe Wollenhaupt (Neola); 8. 70X Garrett Croy (Norwalk); 9. 47X Raymond Fees (Des Moines); 10. 2M Mitchell McNeill (Guthrie Center); 11. 22W Wayne Gifford (Boone); 12. 11B Solomon Bennett (Minburn); 13. 12K Eric Knutson (Slater); 14. 8F Aron Fye (Alden); 15. 14B Keith Burg (Adel); 16. 4C Curt Reed (Des Moines); 17. 22 Seth Butler (Scranton); 18. 4W John Watson (Des Moines); 19. 78B Andrew Burg (Adel); 20. 91 Chris Krug (Emmetsburg); 21. 18A Aaron Elliott (Boone); 22. 13 Brian Ashburn (Callender); 23. 1K Tom Killen Jr (Des Moines); DNS A24 Nicholas Adams (Emmetburg).
Heat 2 (8 Laps) : 1. Fye; 2. Bennett; 3. Wayne Gifford; 4. Wollenhaupt; 5. Smith; 6. Ashburn; 7. Adams; 8. Cook; 9. Wells; 10. Fredrickson
A Feature (15 Laps): 1. 82 Charlie Brown (Nevada); 2. 47 Cory Sonner (Polk City); 3. 99 Josh May (Des Moines); 4. 46Z Bryan Zehm (Ames); 5. 4G Ben George (Altoona); 6. 2 Jason Toppenberg (Ames); 7. 4K Garrett Stonum (Lawson, Mo.); 8. 3X Nathan Wolfe (Lees Summit, Mo.); 9. 3G Joe Glick (Madrid); 10. 9 Garrison Anderson (Huxley); 11. 8N William Nobles (West Des Moines); 12. 10W Justin Williams (West Monroe, NY); 13. 96 Dillon Bush (Milo); 14. 18M Chelsea Ladurini (Pleasant Hill); 15. 14 Bryan Compart (Madrid); 16. 03 Doug Williams (Central Square, NY); 17. 55 Jaxon Carr (Des Moines); 18. 5G Tracen Glick (Madrid); 19. 44 Garrett Barber (Nevada); 20. 2G Grant Anderson (Huxley); 21. 95 Mike Kennedy (Boone); 22. 52 Wendy Huss (Carlisle); 23. H7B Jon Braathun (Story City).
Heat 2 (8 Laps) : 1. Sonner; 2. Kennedy; 3. Joe Glick; 4. Bush; 5. Braathun; 6. Stonum; 7. Garrison Anderson; 8. Wolfe; 9. Justin Williams; 10. Huss; 11. Grant Anderson
