Ward Claims His 100th IMCA Win on Salute to Law Enforcement, First Responders and EMT's Night in Motown

Marshalltown Speedway returned with Friday night racing action on Minute Man Printing, Rumours Sports Bar & Grille, and 1-800 BETS OFF Salute to Law Enforcement, First Responders, and EMT's Night. The racing action was exciting all night long, and the race track was in great shape all night, thanks to J-Van and the track prep team. Tom Berry Jr brought out his Open Modified taking a few hot laps and he hot lapped the Rick Dralle Motorsports Late Model in preparation for next week's Dale DeFrance Memorial.  

One hundred-three cars checked in to tame the high-banked quarter-mile dirt oval on Friday. The first green flag was waived at 7:30 p.m., and the final checkered flag was waived at 9:44 p.m. Thanks to all who came out this week to the races, including a bus full of veterans from the Iowa Veteran's Home. Thank you for your service, and as you were leaving, I saw many of you leaving happy. 

MinuteMan, Inc. is your one-stop business shop for all your printing needs and more! We offer full graphic design services and full-color printing. Give them a visit at 101 S 1st St. in Marshalltown, or give them a call at 641-752-7700. Rumours Sports Bar and Grille is located at 309 S 12th Ave Place in Marshalltown and is open Monday through Saturday from 11 a.m. to 2 a.m. and 12 p.m. to 10 p.m. on Sundays. They have amazing food and drink specials as well for you to check out. The final sponsor of the night was 1-800-BETS OFF, so if you know somebody with a gambling problem, have them call 1-800-BETS OFF.

Knight Santition IMCA STARS Mod Lites feature event was the first on the track for their 15-lap feature event. Travis Stensland grabbed the top spot early and fended off Jason Masengarb and Ben George. The first caution of the race came out on lap six when Michael Dominguez expired and came to a stop on the front stretch with a small fire. Stensland had to continue with Masengarb and Dillon Raffurty on the restart. Raffurty grabbed the second spot and then took over the top spot on lap nine. Later on lap 10, the caution came when Cory Sonner, Tracen Glick, and Scott Jordan were in turn two. Raffurty got a great restart and went on to take his second win in Motown this season. Masengarb, eleventh-place starter Jon Padilla, Josh May, and Alex Eischeid round out the top five. 

Chris Burke took the top spot early in the Rugged Radios IMCA Friesen Performance Northern Sport Mods 16-lap feature event. The caution came out shortly after lap one was completed for Matt Avila spinning in turn two and Sierra Rose Gary in turn one. Burke held off Colton Livzey and Eddie Ingram on the restart initial, but on lap five, Ingram took the top spot away. Ingram led until lap 12, when "Speedy Bray" Brayton Carter took the top spot, prior to the caution coming out when Zander Keeland spun in turn one. Carter went on to take his fourth win of the season in Marshalltown. Ingram came home in second, Colton Livezey finished third, Carter VanDenBerg was fourth, and Jenae Gustin was fifth. 

In the Drury Automotive and Truck Repair IMCA Stock Cars 20-lap feature event, Kaden Reynolds out-wrestled Garrett Corn and Dakoda Sellers for the top spot. Reynolds pulled away as the battle for second on back heated up. Kyle Olson took the second spot away, started to reel in Reynolds, and got within a car length before Reynolds caught lap traffic. Reynolds was able to gap it back up and go on to take his second feature win of the season at Motown. Olson finished second, Sellers was third, ninth-place starter Michael Jaennette was fourth, and Jay Schmidt was fifth. 

David Brown led the first two laps of the Tire Demon by Love Tap IMCA Friesen Performance Modifieds 20-lap feature event. "T-Dub" Tim Ward took the top spot away on lap three. Ward pulled away from the field as Dallon Murty and Dylan Thornton worked their way through the field. Ward was reeled in by Thornton but hung on to capture his 100th career IMCA win. Thornton finished second, Murty was third, Tripp Gaylord was fourth, and Todd Shute was in fifth. 

In the Hy-Vee of Marshalltown, the IMCA Sport Compacts 15-lap feature event. Kord Sellers led the first lap before David Kimmel took the top spot on lap two. Kimmel fought off Spencer Roggentien and Cristian Grady, but the caution came out on lap four when Sellers lost a tire and Michael Gardner nearly went for a roll after running over the tire. Grady took the top spot away on lap seven from Kimmel. Kimmel had to contend with Roggentien and held him off until lap 12. Grady went on to claim his third win of the season. Roggentien, Kimmel, Jeremy Williams, and Campbell Tressler rounded out the top five. 

The final feature of the night was the Cappy's Big 8 Tyre Center IMCA Hobby Stocks 16-lap feature. Eric Knutson grabbed the top spot early, fending off Brett Maasdam and Calvin Dhondt. The first caution came out on lap three for Aidan Lamasters in turn one. Knutson continued to hold off Dhondt after the restart. Dhondt refused to go away, and he took the top spot away on lap ten for Lamasters spinning in turn two. Dhondt held on to take his fourth win of the season in Motown. Knutson finished second, Corey VanDerWilt was third, Sam West was fourth, and Bradly Graham was fifth.

Next Friday night, sees the Malvern Bank Super Late Model Racing Series invade Marshalltown for an East-West Clash during the Dale DeFrance Memorial presented by Vinyl Cup Records. Late models will pay $4,400 to win. Farley's Auto IMCA Modifieds Summer Challenge Series, presented by Mesa Muffler, pay $1,500 to win. IMCA Stock Cars are $750 to win; IMCA Sport Mods and IMCA Hobby Stocks are $500 to win. Grandstands will be $20 for adults, seniors, and veterans $15; for kids (ages 11–17) $10; for children (10 and under) Free. Pits will be $35 for Adults, Kids (3-12) $20 and Children (2 and Under) Free. Rain date, if needed, will be August 2nd. 

IMCA Mod Lites and IMCA Sport Compacts are scheduled to return on Friday August 2nd for EMW Trucking Military Memorial Race. IMCA Modifieds ($2,000 to win), IMCA Stock Cars ($750 to win), IMCA Sport Mods ($1,000 to win), IMCA Hobby Stocks ($500 to win). Mod Lites will have a special event on August 9th, details will be announced soon. 

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. 

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Marshalltown, Iowa

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Salute to Law Enforcement, First Responders and EMT's Night

Friday July 19th 2024

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

A Feature (20 Laps) : 1. 4TW Tim Ward (Harcourt); 2. 38T Dylan Thronton (Orcutt, Calif.); 3. 99X Dallon Murty (Chelsea); 4. 77T Tripp Gaylord (Lakewood, Colo.); 5. 5 Todd Shute (Norwalk); 6. 2Z Zack Rawlins (Kellogg); 7. 21 David Brown (Kellogg); 8. 82 Jake McBirnie (Boone); 9. 10K Ronn Lauritzen (La Porte City); 10. 5G Gat Leytham (Garwin); 11. 43S Scott Simatovich (State Center); 12. 164 Brandon Leeman (Roland); 13. 2B Robert Moore (Maxwell); 14. 28 Trevor Fitz (Camarillo, Calif.); DNS 77X Austin Kuehl (Cave Creek, Ariz.); DNS 5J Jason Morehouse (Evansdale).

Heat 1 (8 Laps) : 1. Lauritzen; 2. McBirnie; 3. Thornton; 4. Rawlins; 5. Shute; 6. Leytham; 7. Leeman; 8. Moore. 
Heat 2 (8 Laps) : 1. Brown; 2. Ward; 3. Murty; 4. Gaylord; 5. Fitz; 6. Simatovich; 7. Kuehl; 8. Morehouse. 

IMCA STOCK CARS
presented by Drury Automotive & Truck Repair

A Feature (20 Laps) : 1. 1 Kaden Reynolds (Cedar Rapids); 2. 49 Kyle Olson (Cedar Rapids); 3. 7D Dakota Sellers (Vinton); 4. 93 Michael Jaennette (Kellogg); 5. 19J Jay Schmidt (Tama); 6. C29 Garrett Corn (Marshalltown); 7. 19 Jimmy Gustin (Marshalltown); 8. 41 Thor Anderson (Rock Valley); 9. 14X Austin Schrage (Knoxville); 10. 4 Scott Rice (Marshalltown); 11. 0 Tony Hardisty (Corning); 12. 32C Tom Cannon (West Branch); 13. 6 Johnathan Kinser (Corning); 14. 07 Chris Wilke (Urbandale); 15. 37 Kylie Rawlins (Kellogg); 16. A1A Austin Kaplan (Collins); 17. 7P Shane Palmer (Huxley); 18. 14C Leah Wroten (Independence). 

Heat 1 (8 Laps) : 1. Reynolds; 2. Rice; 3. Anderson; 4. Schmidt; 5. Gustin; 6. Hardisty; 7. Schrage; 8. Rawlins; 9. Wilke. 
Heat 2 (8 Laps) : 1. Kaplan; 2. Olson; 3. Jaennette; 4. Corn; 5. Sellers; 6. Wroten; 7. Kinser; 8. Cannon; 9. Palmer. 

IMCA NORTHERN SPORT MODS
presented by Rugged Radios & Friesen Performance

A Feature (16 Laps) : 1. 01 Brayton Carter (Oskaloosa); 2. 54 Eddie Ingram (Kansas City, Kan.); 3. 29 Colton Livezey (New Sharon); 4. 7V Carter VanDenBerg (Oskaloosa); 5. 19J Jenae Gustin (Marshalltown); 6. K3 Kyle Olson (Cedar Rapids); 7. CB25 Chris Burke (Altoona); 8. 7 Will Wolf (Oskaloosa); 9. R31 Ryan Leeman (Roland); 10. 18 Josalyn Elmquist (Boone); 11. MR31 Mike Rutherford (Des Moines); 12. 99S Sierra Rose Gary (Marshalltown); 13. 27K Zander Keeland (Bakersfield, Calif.); 14. 2X Matt Avila (Boone). 

Heat 1 (7 Laps) : 1. Livezey; 2. Gustin; 3. Avila; 4. Olson; 5. Ingram; 6. Leeman; 7. Rutherford.
Heat 2 (7 Laps) : 1.  Burke; 2. Carter; 3. Elmquist; 4. VanDenBerg; 5. Wolf; 6. Gary; 7. Keeland. 

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

A Feature (16 Laps) : 1. 69 Calvin Dhondt (Kellogg); 2. 12K Eric Knutson (Slater); 3. 55X Corey VanDerWilt (Lynnville); 4. 47SW Sam West (Ferguson); 5. 2G Bradly Graham (Victor); 6. 11B Solomon Bennett (Minburn); 7. 55 Brett Maasdam (Sully); 8. 17K Briar Kriegel (Brooklyn); 9. 51X Dustin Filloon (Tama); 10. 17X Ben Newhouse (State Center); 11. 48 Derrick McNeece (Eldora); 12. 146 Leighton Potter (Lake Elmo, Minn.); 13. 17 Andy Peck (Newton); 14. 7 Clayton Sogge (State Center); 15. 78N Matt Nelson (Ankeny); 16. 88H Kale Hemsley (Sigourney); 17. 7F Brayden Fahrni (Marshalltown); 18. 17T Aidan Lamasters (Marshalltown); DNS 31D Blake Driscol (Dysart). 

Heat 1 (7 Laps) : 1. Dhondt; 2. Hemsley; 3. Nelson; 4. Filloon; 5. Graham; 6. Lamasters; 7. Peck; 8. McNeece; 9. Kriegel; 10. Driscol.
Heat 2 (7 Laps) : 1.  Knutson; 2. Bennett; 3. VanDerWilt; 4. West; 5. Maasdam; 6. Newhouse; 7. Fahrni; 8. Sogge; 9. Potter. 

IMCA STARS MOD LITES
presented by Knight Sanitation 

A Feature (15 Laps) : 1. 46 Dillon Raffurty (Kansas City, Mo.); 2. 49 Jason Masengarb (Colona, Ill.); 3. 11P Jon Padilla (Silvis, Ill.); 4. 99 Josh May (Des Moines); 5. 70 Alex Eischeid (Mechanicsville); 6. 89 Travis Stensland (Nevada); 7. 41 Michael Raffurty (Kansas City, Mo.); 8. 14 Bryan Compart (Madrid); 9. 5G Tracen Glick (Madrid); 10. 18M Chelsea Ladurini (Pleasant Hill); 11. 8N William Nobles (West Des Moines); 12. 45 Cody Heck (Grinnell); 13. 4G Ben George (Altoona); 14. 47 Cory Sonner (Polk City); 15. 3G Joe Glick (Madrid); 16. 8 Scott Jordan (Vidor, Texas); 17. 5 Michael Dominguez (Lone Tree); 18. 55 Jaxon Carr (Des Moines); 19. 00B Brittani Dominguez (Lone Tree); 20. 82 Charlie Brown (Nevada); 21. 23 Tiffani Dominguez (Lone Tree); DNS 48G Randy Bryan (Ames).  

Heat 1 (6 Laps) : 1. Masengarb; 2. Sonner; 3. Dillon Raffurty; 4. Michael Raffurty; 5. Carr; 6. Compart; 7. Heck; 8. Bryan. 
Heat 2 (6 Laps) : 1. Padilla; 2. May; 3. Joe Glick; 4. Nobles; 5. Tracen Glick; 6. Michael Dominguez; 7. Tiffani Dominguez. 

Heat 3 (6 Laps) : 1. Stensland; 2. Brown; 3. George; 4. Eischeid; 5. Jordan; 6. Ladurini; 7. Brittani Dominguez. 

IMCA SPORT COMPACTS
presented by Hy-Vee of Marshalltown

A Feature (15 Laps) : 1. 89 Cristian Grady (Cedar Rapids); 2. 6R Spencer Roggentien (Amana); 3. 33K David Kimmel (New Virginia); 4. 22C Jeremy Williams (Oskaloosa); 5. 87T Campbell Tresler (Cedar Falls); 6. 16 Curtis Masterson (New Virginia); 7. 99 Henry Dieleman (Marshalltown); 8. 13 Conner Adkins (Grinnell); 9. 75K Kaiden Gosselink (Grinnell); 10. 27K Kaden Pollock (Fremont); 11. 7K Kord Sellers (Vinton); 12. 49B Bryce Bartel (Marshalltown); 13. 10 Kinzer Jaennette (Tama); DQ 46 Michael Gardner (Des Moines).

Heat 1 (6 Laps) : 1. Roggentien; 2. Grady; 3. Kimmel; 4. Tressler; 5. Bartel; 6. Adkins; DNS Gosselink. 
Heat 2 (6 Laps) : 1.  Williams; 2. Sellers; 3. Pollock; 4. Masterson; 5. Dieleman; DNS Jaennette; DQ Gardner.