McBirnie, Murty, Anderson, Stanton, Sonner, Bunch, and Cox are Victorious on Midwest Liquid Systems Night in Motown

The Karl Auto Group of Marshalltown Speedway saw one hundred-fourty-seven cars sign in to tame the high bank quarter mile on Midwest Liquids Systems Night at the races. It was picture perfect, with a southerly breeze keeping things from feeling extremely hot. The racing action was hot and heavy all night long. They ran two, three, and four times throughout the night under the Strawberry Full Moon; the first green flag was waived at 7:30 p.m., and the final checkered flag was waived at 10:36 p.m.

Midwest Liquid Systems of Eldora specializes in the sales, installation, and service of convenience stores, service stations, bulk plants, airports, and automobile dealership equipment. They also have DOT-approved VAC services. Call them at 1-800-430-0175 or 641-858-2668.

The first feature of the night was the IMCA STARS Mod Lites 15-lap feature event presented by Knight Sanitation. Cory Sonner jumped out to the race lead early, with Jason Masengarb running second. Sonner continued to lead as the battle for second heated up between Charlie Brown and Masengarb. Brown took second as Masengarb exited to the infield. Brown reeled in Sonner and began to battle him for the top spot. Brown took the lead away on lap 11. The only race caution came on lap 13 for Brittani Dominguez spinning in turn one right in front of Brown, resulting in Brown making contact and exiting to the infield. Sonner regained the lead and held off Jon Padilla on the restart to take the feature win. Padilla, tenth-place starter Josh May, Alex Eischeid, and Joe Glick round out the top five. 

Damon Murty out-wrestled Jared Daggett for the race lead in the Drury Automotive and Truck Repair IMCA Stock Cars 20-lap feature event. Murty pulled away as Daggett battled with Scott Rice and Jay Schmidt. Schmidt grabbed second away from Daggett on lap four and ran there as Daggett was third until late in the race. Behind them were Michael Jaennette, Maguire DeJong, and Points Leader Jimmy Gustin. The caution came out on lap 16 for debris on the front stretch and then again a lap later on lap 17 when Kaden Reynolds spun in turn three after contact from Tyler Pickett. Murty held off any challengers on the restart to claim his second win in Motown this season. Daggett came home second, Gustin finished third, Jaennette was fourth, and Rice was fifth. 

Rugged Radios IMCA Friesen Performance Northern Sport Mods was up next for their 20-lap feature event, and this week they were better behaved than the week before. Tony Olson held off Will Wolf early to lead the first three laps, but that was short-lived as Logan Anderson took the top spot away on lap four when Olson left the door open. Anderson fended off Olson, but the caution came out on lap 5 when Sierra Rose Gary slid off the top of turns one and two. Anderson got a great restart and pulled away, as Olson now had to battle with Matt Avila, Brayton Carter, and Dylan VanWyk. The caution came out again on lap 11 when Gary spun in turn four in front of the race leader, Anderson. Anderson held off Avila, Olson, and VanWyk on the restart and went on to claim his first feature win this year in Motown. Avila, VanWyk, Olson, and Carter rounded out the top five. 

Next up was the Tire Demon by Love Tap IMCA Friesen Performance Modifieds 20-lap feature event for $1,000 to win, making it a Fast Shaft All-Star Invitational Qualifier. Jake McBirnie outdueled Jerry Flippo for the top spot early. McBirnie pulled away as Tripp Gaylord and Johnathon Logue worked by Flippo for second and third. The caution came out on lap eight for Izac Mallicoat spinning in turn one, and then on the following restart when Garrett Wilson, Paul Nagle, David Brown, and Zachary Madrid got together in turns one and two. McBirnie held off Gaylord and Logue on the restart, but just after lap nine was scored, the caution came out one more time when Griffin Taylor spun in turn two. McBirnie again held off Gaylord and Logue on the restart and fended off any challenge to take the feature win. Gaylord finished second, Logue was third, Drew Janssen driving Ethan Braaksma's ride was fourth, and twelfth-place starter Tom Berry Jr. was fifth. 

The initial start of the Cappy's Big 8 Tyre Center IMCA Hobby Stocks 20-lap feature event was called back when DJ Robinson was deemed to jump the start. Robinson encountered a flat tire and exited the pit area on the restart. Ben Newhouse took the top spot and led the first two laps before Corey VanDerWilt, back in his own car, took the top spot away on lap three. VanDerWilt pulled away as the battle heated up behind him, but the caution came out on lap seven when Briar Kriegel spun in turn four. VanDerWilt had to battle with Zach McNeese and Solomon Bennett on the restart. McNeese took the top spot away on lap nine. Eric Stanton worked his way from twelfth to take the top spot away on lap 12. The caution came out again on lap 13 for Brandon Bombardo and Chad Rickett Jr. in turn two. Stanton had to contend with McNeese and Calvin Dhondt, but he fended them off until one final caution on lap 15 for Aidan Lamasters spinning in turn one, avoiding making contact with Bennett, who initially spun but kept going. Stanton held on to claim the victory ahead of Sam West, McNeese, Dhondt, and Bennett. 

"Ricky Bobby" Mitchell Bunch led from start to finish in the Hy-Vee of Marshalltown IMCA Sport Compacts 15-lap feature event. That was win number three for Bunch in Motown. Michael Gardner grabbed second early and settled in there. Jeremy Williams came home in third, Kinzer Jaennette out dueled Cristian Grady for fourth, putting Grady in fifth. 

The final feature of the night was the Karl Chevrolet Dirt Truck Series 15-lap feature event. Brandon Cox out-wrestled Brandon Toftee for the race lead early. Toftee refused to go away, but a slight bobble let Cox pull away. Cox looked to be heading to an easy win, but Tyler Inman worked his way by Toftee for second and started to reel in Cox. Cox held on to claim the feature win, his second series win this season. Inman finished second, Toftee was third, Austin Meiners, driving Del Eno's truck, was fourth, and Mason Mitchell was fifth. 

Next Friday night at the Karl Auto Group of Marshalltown Speedway, its RBF Electric and Mid-State Boring Night at the races. Racing will be the IMCA Modifieds, IMCA Stock Cars, IMCA Sport Mods, IMCA Hobby Stocks, IMCA Mod Lites, and IMCA Sport Compacts. Pits Open at 5:15 p.m., Grandstands at 5:30 p.m., Hot Laps at 6:45 p.m., and Racing at 7:30 p.m.

Grandstands are $15 for Adults, Seniors & Veterans are $10, Students (11-17) are $10, Kids 10 and under are Free with a paid adult. Pit Passes are $30 for Adults, Kids (3-12) are $15 and Children (2 and under) are Free. 

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.

MARSHALLLTOWN SPEEDWAY 2024 TRACK SPONSORS: Karl Auto Group of Marshalltown (Buick, GMC, Dodge, Chrysler, Jeep and Ram Dealer), Tire Demon by Love Tap, Drury Automotive & Truck Repair, Rugged Radios, Cappy's Big 8 Tyre Center, Knight Sanitation, Hy-Vee of Marshalltown, Fertilizer Equipment Specialists, Brian Doyle Farms, H&H Tiling Dozing & Excavating, Competition Motorsport, BeMobile / Verizon Wireless, O'Reilly Auto Parts, Schaeffer's Oil / Arnold Motor Supply, Availa Bank, Central State Bank,  Coors Light/Miller Lite (H&F Distributing), Fisher Trucking, Spot On Calibration & Repair, Local UAW 893 of Marshalltown, Independent Auto, RBF Electric, Mid-State Boring, KFJB 1230 AM-93.9 FM / KIX 101.1 (Trending Media), ELH Professional Power Washing, Velocita, Karl Chevrolet, Karl Kustoms, The Joie of Seating, Tom Cat Performance / Carolina Racing Supply, Elmquist Towing Co., Fast Shafts, Quick Performance, Victory Fuel, Your Life Iowa 1-800 BETS OFF, P&D Welding LLC, Untied Rentals, Martin Maretta, Grasshopper Kellogg Lawn & Snow, Stealth Racing,  Quick Car Racing Products,  J&M Fabrication, BW Outdoors / CAMP CHEF, La Carreta Mexican Grill,  Performance Bodies & Parts, Xtream by Mediacom, Hogeland Auto Plaza, Precision Ink Signs & Graphics, Toby K's Hideaway, North 3rd Ave Dairy Queen, Longacre Scales, Chevrolet Performance, Friesen Performance, Capital Signs, American Family Insurance - Ryan Timm, SUNOCO Race Fuels, Minute Man Printing, Abilene Race Rads, 25 Club Members, D&E Outdoor Services, VESSCO Inc., Dirt Defender. 

Karl Auto Group of Marshalltown Speedway

Marshalltown, Iowa

Midwest Liquid Systems Night

Friday June 21st, 2024

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

A Feature (20 Laps) : 1.  82 Jake McBirnie (Boone); 2. 77T Tripp Gaylord (Lakewood, Colo.); 3. 69 Johnathon Logue (Logansport); 4. 111 Drew Janssen (Pella); 5. 11X Tom Berry Jr (Marshalltown); 6. 4TW Tim Ward (Harcourt); 7. 26J Joel Rust (Grundy Center); 8. 1 Eric Barnes (Colona, Ill.); 9. B24 Owen Barnhill (Milton, Fla.); 10. 13 Jerry Flippo (Bakersfield, Calif.); 11. 28 Trevor Fitz (Camarillo, Calif); 12. 43S Scott Simatovich (State Center); 13. 10K Ronn Lauritzen (La Porte City); 14. 16K Kaylin Lopez (Chowchilla, Calif.); 15. 9 Griffin Taylor (Kannapolis, NC); 16. 19S Chase Weimer (Eldora); 17. 75 Greg Elliott (Webster City); 18. 11 Izac Mallicoat (Boone); 19. 3W Garrett Wilson (Carlisle); 20. 05 Paul Nagle (Nevada); 21. 21 David Brown (Kellogg); 22. 17 Cory Sauerman (Johnston); 23. 5M Zachary Madrid (Phoenix, Ariz.); 24. 48J Jacob Murray (Hartford). 

B Feature (10 Laps) : 1. Fitz; 2. Sauerman; 3. Ward; 4. Taylor; 5. 2Z Zack Rawlins (Kellogg); 6. 12 Bret Ramsey (Waterloo); 7. 22B Brian Eppert (Ogden); 8. 88 Luke Bird (Winthrop); 9. 2B Robert Moore (Maxwell); 10. 24 Shane Mills (Redmond, Ore.); 11. 43B Tommy Belmer (Evansdale); DNS 4 Jason Bass (Fort Dodge); DNS 40RC Rod Clement (Rhodes). 

Heat 1 (8 Laps) : 1.  Gaylord; 2. Rust; 3. Berry; 4. Elliott; 5. Simatovich; 6. Sauerman; 7. Eppert; 8. Moore; 9. Clement. 

Heat 2 (8 Laps) : 1. Logue; 2. Lauritzen; 3. McBirnie; 4. Janssen; 5. Lopez; 6. Fitz; 7. Taylor; 8. Ward. 

Heat 3 (8 Laps) : 1.  Murray; 2. Flippo; 3. Barnhill; 4. Brown; 5. Weimer; 6. Ramsey; 7. Belmer; 8. Rawlins. 
Heat 4 (8 Laps) : 1.  Mallicoat; 2. Wilson; 3. Nagle; 4. Barnes; 5. Madrid; 6. Bass; 7. Bird; 8. Mills. 

IMCA STOCK CARS
presented by Drury Automotive & Truck Repair

A Feature (20 Laps) : 1.  99D Damon Murty (Chelsea); 2. 22D Jared Daggett (Marshalltown); 3. 19 Jimmy Gustin (Marshalltown); 4. 93 Michael Jaennette (Kellogg); 5. 4 Scott Rice (Marshalltown); 6. 30M Maguire DeJong (Montezuma); 7. I-80 Dillon Solum (Redmond, Ore.); 8. 49 Kyle Olson (Cedar Rapids); 9. 14X Austin Schrage (Knoxville); 10. 01 Troy Jerovetz (Iowa Falls); 11. 57B Ryan Diatte (Gilroy, Calif.); 12. 511 Keith Simmons (Truro); 13. 46 JJ Baumli (Lathrop, Mo.); 14. 19J Jay Schmidt (Tama); 15. 1 Kaden Reynolds (Cedar Rapids); 16. 5A Tyler Pickett (Boone); 17. 94 Steve Meyer (Grundy Center); 18. 41 Thor Anderson (Rock Valley); 19. A1A Austin Kaplan (Collins); 20. 8M Austin Meiners (Polk City); 21. 32C Tom Cannon (West Branch); 22. 11R Braden Richards (Madrid); 23. 22R Todd Reitzler (Grinnell); 24. 64X Paul Nagle (Nevada). 

B Feature (10 Laps) : 1. Meiners; 2. Simmons; 3. Baumli; 4. 16H Ray Hill (Marshalltown); 5. 64 Jack Vincent (Nevada); 6. 52 Jerry Williams (Des Moines); 7. 33 Trenton Witt (Oskaloosa); DNS 37 Kylie Rawlins (Kellogg). 

Heat 1 (8 Laps) : 1.  Murty; 2. Schmidt; 3. Daggett; 4. DeJong; 5. Anderson; 6. Solum; 7. Jerovetz; 8. Meiners; 9. Simmons; 10. Witt. 
Heat 2 (8 Laps) : 1. Reynolds; 2. Olson; 3. Rice; 4. Reitzler; 5. Richards; 6. Cannon; 7. Pickett; 8. Vincent; 9. Hill; 10. Williams.

Heat 3 (8 Laps) : 1.  Jaennette; 2. Gustin; 3. Diatte; 4. Schrage; 5. Kaplan; 6. Nagle; 7. Meyer; 8. Baumli; DNS Rawlins. 

IMCA NORTHERN SPORT MODS
presented by Rugged Radios & Friesen Performance

A Feature (20 Laps) : 1.  53 Logan Anderson (Eddyville); 2. 2X Matt Avila (Boone); 3. 117X Dylan VanWyk (Oskaloosa); 4. T23 Tony Olson (Cedar Rapids); 5. 01 Brayton Carter (Oskaloosa); 6. K3 Kyle Olson (Cedar Rapids); 7. 68 Will Wolf (Grinnell); 8. 198 Sam Wieben (Dysart); 9. 23M Matt Speiss (Jefferson City, Mo.); 10. 24T Tony Steffensmeier (Madison Lake, Minn.); 11. 93SS Chad Shaw (Trimble, Mo.); 12. 117 Zach Hovell (Pella); 13. 8 Tom Lathrop (Ottumwa); 14. 40HC Hunter Clement (Rhodes); 15. 74 Camdan Vincent (Nevada); 16. 99S Sierra Rose Gary (Marshalltown). 

Heat 1 (8 Laps) : 1.  Avila; 2. Tony Olson; 3. Carter; 4. Wolf; 5. Wieben; 6. Steffensmeier; 7. Shaw; 8. Lathrop. 
Heat 2 (8 Laps) : 1. Anderson; 2. Kyle Olson; 3. Vincent; 4. Hovell; 5. Clement; 6. Gary; 7. VanWyk; 8. Speiss. 

IMCA HOBBY STOCKS
presented by Cappy's Big 8 Tyre Center

A Feature (20 Laps) : 1.  7B Eric Stanton (Carlisle); 2. 47SW Sam West (Ferguson); 3. 23Z Zach McNeese (Independence); 4. 69 Calvin Dhondt (Kellogg); 5. 11B Solomon Bennett (Minburn); 6. 17X Ben Newhouse (State Center); 7. 55X Corey VanDerWilt (Lynnville); 8. 51X Dustin Filloon (Tama); 9. 2G Bradly Graham (Victor); 10. 52 Joren Fisher (Garrison); 11. 12K Eric Knutson (Slater); 12. 17K Briar Kriegel (Brooklyn); 13. 3 Dalton Weepie (Dunkerton); 14. 51B Brandon Bombardo (New Prague, Minn.); 15. 78N Matt Nelson (Ankeny); 16. 17T Aidan Lamasters (Marshalltown); 17. 17 Andy Peck (Newton); 18. 7 Brayden Fahrni (Marshalltown); 19. 47 Darin DeZwarte (Knoxville); 20. 33J Carson James (Winthrop); 21. 59JR Chad Rickett Jr (Marshalltown); 22. 38C Brandon Clayton (Jesup); 23. 33 DJ Robinson (Des Moines); DNS 29X Matt Miller (Waterloo); DQ 7C Chad Legere (Ankeny). 

Heat 1 (8 Laps) : 1.  VanDerWilt; 2. Dhondt; 3. Filloon; 4. Bennett; 5. Weepie; 6. Kriegel; 7. Fahrni; 8. Lamasters; DNS Miller. 
Heat 2 (8 Laps) : 1. West; 2. Stanton; 3. Graham; 4. Robinson; 5. DeZwarte; 6. Peck; 7. Clayton; 8. Legere.

Heat 3 (8 Laps) : 1.  Knutson; 2. McNeese; 3. Newhouse; 4. Nelson; 5. James; 6. Bombardo; 7. Rickett; 8. Fisher. 

IMCA STARS MOD LITES
presented by Knight Sanitation 

A Feature (15 Laps) : 1.  47 Cory Sonner (Polk City); 2. 11P Jon Padilla (Silvis, Ill.); 3. 99 Josh May (Des Moines); 4. 70 Alex Eischeid (Mechanicsville); 5. 3G Joe Glick (Madrid); 6. 4G Ben George (Altoona); 7. 5 Michael Dominguez (Lone Tree); 8. 9 Garrison Anderson (Huxley); 9. 8N William Nobles (West Des Moines); 10. 14 Bryan Compart (Madrid); 11. 55 Jaxon Carr (Des Moines); 12. 5G Tracen Glick (Madrid); 13. 96 Dillon Bush (Milo); 14. 82 Charlie Brown (Nevada); 15. 00B Brittani Dominguez (Lone Tree); 16. 48G Randy Bryan (Ames); 17. 2G Grant Anderson (Huxley); 18. 49 Jason Masengarb (Colona, Ill.); 19. 23 Tiffani Domiguez (Lone Tree). 

Heat 1 (6 Laps) : 1.  Brown; 2. May; 3. George; 4. Michael Dominguez; 5. Garrison Anderson; 6. Bryan; 7. Bush; 8. Carr; 9. Nobles; 10. Tracen Glick. 
Heat 2 (6 Laps) : 1.  Masengarb; 2. Sonner; 3. Padilla; 4. Eischied; 5. Joe Glick; 6. Compart; 7. Grant Anderson; 8. Brittani Dominguez; 9. Tiffani Dominguez. 

IMCA SPORT COMPACTS
presented by Hy-Vee of Marshalltown

A Feature (15 Laps) : 1.  83B Mitchell Bunch (Des Moines); 2. 46 Michael Gardner (Des Moines); 3. 22C Jeremy Williams (Oskaloosa); 4. 10 Kinzer Jaennette (Tama); 5. 89 Cristian Grady (Cedar Rapids); 6. 33K David Kimmel (New Virginia); 7. 16 Curtis Masterson (New Virginia); 8. 6R Spencer Roggentien (Amana); 9. 21 Corwyn Whisler (Des Moines); 10. T2 Jaice Tuttle (Vinton); 11. 75K Kaiden Gosselink (Grinnell); 12. M80 Mark Smith (Huxley); 13. 2K Katelynn Watts (Oskaloosa); 14. 61F Tyler Fiebelkorn (Stuart); DNS 83 Cejay Whisler (Des Moines). 

Heat 1 (6 Laps) : 1.  Bunch; 2. Gardner; 3. Grady; 4. Masterson; 5. Kimmel; 6. Gosselink; 7. Fiebelkorn; 8. Watts. 
Heat 2 (6 Laps) : 1. Williams; 2. Jaennette; 3. Corwyn Whisler; 4. Tuttle; 5. Roggentien; 6. Smith; 7. Cejay Whisler. 

KARL CHEVROLET DIRT TRUCKS
presented by Karl Chevrolet

A Feature (15 Laps) : 1.  66 Brandon Cox (Norwalk); 2. 3 Tyler Inman (Altoona); 3. 85T Brandon Toftee (Otho); 4. 2C Austin Meiners (Polk City); 5. 10G Mason Mitchell (West Des Moines); 6. 9 Jeff Johnson (Indianola); 7. 7X Rick Clark (Des Moines); 8. 22J Jared Myers (Indianola); 9. 79 Shonn Mapes (Ankeny); 10. 43 Todd Grafton (Des Moines). 

Heat 1 (8 Laps) : 1.  Cox; 2. Toftee; 3. Johnson; 4. Grafton; 5. Myers. 
Heat 2 (8 Laps) : 1. Inman; 2. Meiners; 3. Mitchell; 4. Clark; 5. Mapes.