It was supposed to be the fifth and final night, but the tour was unable to get four nights in at Worthington, Spencer, Park Jefferson, and Stuart. Buena Vista Raceway in Alta rained out. One hundred and twenty-eight cars signed in to see if they could put their names in the history books.
Mike Van Genderen and the track crew produced a fantastic racing surface that created exciting racing action all night. Jeff Kropf did amazingly up on the flag stand; Tony Paris and PJ Pedersen did an amazing job announcing. I guess that Jamie Songer guy did good with the victory lane and champion interviews. The final checkered flag waved at 10:18 pm, meaning by the time I got out of there and fought on-and-off heavy downpours on the way home, I pulled into my driveway at 12:05 am.
The first feature of the night was the Hawkeye Auto IMCA Sport Compacts 15-lap event presented by Culver's of Carroll and Fort Dodge. Beatrice, Nebraska racer Johnny Thomas and Des Moines' Michael Gardner led the field to the green flag. Thomas jumped out to the race lead right away and was followed by Stuart's Tyler Fiebelkorn. Corbin Funke worked his way from tenth to second by lap five. Thomas looked strong and led all 15 caution-free laps to take win number two of the year in Stuart. Funke made several attempts to get past Thomas but came up short and hung on to finish second. Fiebelkorn was third, Gardner fell back to fourth and Daniel Clayton was fifth. Tyler Thompson finished tenth, but that was just enough to win the Midwest Madness Tour Champion Crown by 4 points over Fiebelkorn.
Matt Avila jumped out to the early race lead in the Karl Chevrolet of Stuart IMCA Northern Sport Mods 22-lap feature presented by Spices Galore! Tommy Tanner ran second in the early going. The first caution came out on lap two when BJ Charlson and Preston Bright spun in turn four. Avila fended off Tanner and Martin Bennett on the restart. The caution came out two more times, both on lap six: first for Mitchell Morris in the turn two wall after contact from David Schwartz and then on the restart when Brett Vanderheiden, Matt Morrow, Josalyn Elmquist, Joe Feyen, Austin Hardisty, and Mike Dullard got together on the front stretch. Avila lost the lead briefly on lap eight when Bennett was able to take it away, but that was short-lived as Avila got back by and cruised on to take win number two in Stuart. Eleventh-place starter Caleb Woodard, Willy Kirk, Cam Reimers, and Bennett rounded out the top five. Kirk was named the 2026 Midwest Madness Tour Champion by beating Reimers by 7 points.
The Class Too Tough To Tame Diversified Towing & Recovery IMCA Stock Cars for their 25-lap feature event presented by B&B Chassis. Sioux City's Greg Peck started fourth, but by the end of lap one, he had gotten by front-row starters Chris Pruitt and Ryan Grochow to lead the race. Shortly after the caution came out for debris in turn two. Peck held the top spot until "Buck Wild" Buck Schafroth worked his way from eighth to second; Schafroth took the lead away on lap 11. The caution came out on lap 15 for Dillon Solum, and then the final caution came out on lap 16 for Mike Hansen spinning in turn four along with debris. Schafroth led the final nine laps and went on to capture win number three. Damon Murty got within a car length but couldn't get by Buck, so he managed to finish second. Peck finished third, and that allowed him to capture the Midwest Madness Tour Champion crown by 6 points. Todd VanEaton finished fourth and was the Midwest Madness Tour runner-up. Mike Albertsen was fifth.
Before a single lap was completed in the Rick's Towing & Transport IMCA Hobby Stocks 20-lap feature event presented by Road Rage Bike Works, there was a caution. It came out when Nathan Ashe was spinning on the front stretch. When the race got going, it was Sioux Rapids' Korbin White grabbing the race lead, but he was flanked by Kael Koch from Marshalltown. Koch managed to capture the race lead on lap seven and looked as if he were going to get the win, but thirteenth-place starter Tom Killen Jr. had other plans as he worked his way through the field. Killen began to challenge Koch and would manage to take the lead over on lap 15. Killen held on to capture win number two. Koch finished second, Kaylb Brunssen was third, Dylan Nelson was fourth, and White was fifth. Brunssen took the Midwest Madness Tour Crown.
The final feature of the night was the Diversified Sales & Service IMCA Modifieds 25-lap event presented by DCS Underground of Hays, Kansas. Todd Shute outwrestled Owen Barnhill for the race lead at the drop of the green. Hays, Kansas, and defending Midwest Madness Tour Champion Dakota Sproul worked his way into second. Shute looked strong and pulled away, but when lap traffic began to get heavy, Drew Janssen and Sproul reeled in Shute. Janssen was able to capture the top spot on lap 22 and lead the remaining laps to capture the feature win. Sproul came home second, allowing him to capture the Midwest Madness Tour crown. Shute, Chaz Baca Jr., and Izac Mallicoat rounded out the top five.
Next race at the Karl Chevrolet of Stuart International Speedway is Wednesday, July 29th. All weekly classes: IMCA Modifieds, IMCA Stock Cars, IMCA Sport Mods, IMCA Hobby Stocks, IMCA Sport Compacts, Crown Vics, and Outlaw Mini Mods are on the card. Pits are $30 for ages 14 and up, $20 for kids (6–13), and children 5 and under are free. Grandstands are $15 for ages 17 & up, $5 for kids (6-11), and free for children 5 and under. Gates open at 5p, hot laps at 6:45p, and racing to follow.
For more information about the Stuart Speedway check out StuartSpeedway.net or check out the Stuart Speedway Facebook Page or call Mike Van Genderen at (641) 521-0330.
Karl Chevrolet of Stuart Speedway
Stuart, Iowa
27th Annual Ron Little Memorial
Midwest Madness Tour
Midwest Madness Tour
presented by Steve Neville Trucking
Thursday July 2nd, 2026
IMCA MODIFIEDS
presented by Diversified Sales & Service / DCS Underground
DCS Underground A Feature (25 Laps) : 1. 127 Drew Janssen (Pella); 2. 08 Dakota Sproul (Hays, Kan.); 3. 5 Todd Shute (Norwalk); 4. 75JR Chad Baca Jr (Jewell); 5. 11 Izac Mallicoat (Boone); 6. 40 Shawn Harker (Nebraska City, Neb.); 7. B24 Owen Barnhill (Milton, Fla.); 8. 14M Brian Mahlstedt (Ionia); 9. 28 Trevor Fitz (Camarillo, Calif.); 10. 21K Kyle Brown (Madrid); 11. 93N Colton Nelson (Osceola); 12. 19S Chase Weimer (Eldora); 13. 0 Cody Hokenstad (Shawano, Wis.); 14. 77 Kurt Kile (Nichols); 15. 118 Jesse Patterson (Marana, Ariz.); 16. 14B Scott Bash (Windsor Heights); 17. 11F Colton Garside (Greenfield); 18. 95 Ashley Schaaf (Lincoln, Neb.); 19. 95N Garrett Nelson (Osceola).
Harris Auto Racing Heat 1 (8 Laps) : 1. Janssen; 2. Shute; 3. Harker; 4. Baca; 5. Colton Nelson; 6. Fitz; 7. Schaaf; 8. Hokenstad; 9. Patterson; 10. Bash.
Quick Performance Heat 2 (8 Laps) : 1. Mallicoat; 2. Sproul; 3. Mahlstedt; 4. Brown; 5. Barnhill; 6. Weimer; 7. Kile; 8. Garside; 9. Garrett Nelson.
IMCA STOCK CARS
presented by Diversified Towing & Recovery / B&B Chassis
B&B Chassis A Feature (25 Laps) : 1. 92 Buck Schafroth (Orient); 2. 99X Damon Murty (Chelsea); 3. 2X Greg Peck (Sioux City); 4. V31 Todd VanEaton (Orient); 5. 3 Mike Albertsen (Audubon); 6. 22 Chris Pruitt (Stuart); 7. 16 Ryan Grochow (New Ulm, Minn.); 8. 94 Dillon Solum (Winterset); 9. 72 Mike Lineberry (Fremont, Neb.); 10. 53R Larry Robinson Jr (Underwood); 11. 37D Brad Derry (Bedford); 12. 66 Mike Vondrak (Galva); 13. 14 Blake Lund (Greenfield); 14. 34N Thomas Nelson (Stuart); 15. 83 Nick Rees (Woodward); 16. 101 Marvin Henriksen (Corning); 17. 29A Kiel Brittain (Hopkins, Mo.); 18. 18K Klayton Kramer (Algona); 19. 41 Jason Ward (Sioux City); 20. 7W Hunter Smith (Fort Morgan, Colo.); 21. 57VG Rowdee Van Genderen (Newton); 22. 8X Mike Hansen (Gillett Grove); 23. 3H Ty Hill (Winterset); 24. 99K Bradly Graham (Victor).
Harris Auto Racing Heat 1 (8 Laps) : 1. Vondrak; 2. Peck; 3. Derry; 4. Rees; 5. Hill; 6. Lineberry; 7. Lund; 9. Graham.
Quick Performance Heat 2 (8 Laps) : 1. Ward; 2. VanEaton; 3. Schafroth; 4. Murty; 5. Van Genderen; 6. Hansen; 7. Nelson; 8. Henriksen.
Triple H Truck Wash Heat 3 (8 Laps) : 1. Albertsen; 2. Solum; 3. Grochow; 4. Pruitt; 5. Robinson Jr; 6. Brittain; 7. Kramer; 8. Smith.
IMCA NORTHERN SPORT MODS
presented by Karl Chevrolet of Stuart / Spices Galore!
Spices Galore! A Feature (22 Laps) : 1. 2X Matt Avila (Boone); 2. 131 Caleb Woodard (Bennington, Neb.); 3. 86W Willy Kirk (Sloan); 4. 21 Cam Reimers (Kelley); 5. 99B Martin Bennett (Ankeny); 6. 7W Will Wolf (Lynnville); 7. 22D Dayton Swatek (Cresco); 8. 18 Mitchell Morris (St Charles); 9. 69K Kaden Rice (Mitchellville); 10. 48 Tommy Tanner (Hinton); 11. 8T Tony Johnson (Oskaloosa); 12. 3 Kolby Sabin (Des Moines); 13. 8 Austin Kemp (Vinton); 14. 9M Matt Morrow (Omaha, Neb.); 15. 18J Josalyn Elmquist (Boone); 16. 0LD Bryan Morris (St Charles); 17. 4 Gage Hilgenberg (Waukee); 18. 25X Joe Feyen (Plattsmouth, Neb.); 19. 11 Austin Hardisty (Cumberland); 20. 11H Nicholas Morris (Bellevue, Neb.); 21. 20C Chris Onstot (St Charles); 22. 81 BJ Charlson (Indianola); 23. 57S David Schwartz (Greenfield); 24. 26 Mike Dullard (Winterset); 25. 29V Brett Vanderheiden (Stuart); 26. 13B Preston Bright (Indianola).
Wehrs Machine & Racing Products B Feature (10 Laps) : 1. Schwartz; 2. Hilgenberg; 3. 15 Tim Parrott (New Market); 4. Morrow; 5. Josalyn Elmquist; 6. Bright; 7. 12 Zachary Dunham (Runnells); 8. 7 Bradley Ivy (Williamsburg); 9. Charlson; 10. 1+ Bill Wears (Des Moines); 11. 18B Jackson Elmquist (Boone); 12. 65B Benjamin Block (Monroe); 13. 110S Spencer Leonard (Winterset); 14. 3J Cayden Jensen (Adair); 15. 99K Kyle Murty (Tama).
Horsepower Dynamics Heat 1 (8 Laps) : 1. Bennett; 2. Reimers; 3. Tanner; 4. Kemp; 5. Hardisty; 6. Morrow; 7. Wears; 8. Dunham; 9. Leonard.
3 Wide Designs Heat 2 (8 Laps) : 1. Kirk; 2. Mitchell Morris; 3. Rice; 4. Onstot; 5. Bryan Morris; 6. Hilgenberg; 7. Josalyn Elmquist; 8. Parrott; 9. Schwartz.
Todd's Exhaust Pros Heat 3 (8 Laps) : 1. Woodard; 2. Swatek; 3. Dullard; 4. Sabin; 5. Vanderheiden; 6. Charlson; 7. Murty; 8. Jensen; 9. Bright.
Carlyle Tire Heat 4 (8 Laps) : 1. Wolf; 2. Avila; 3. Johnson; 4. Feyen; 5. Nicholas Morris; 6. Ivy; 7. Jackson Elmquist; 8. Block.
IMCA HOBBY STOCKS
presented by Rick's Towing & Transport / Road Rage Bike Works
Road Rage Bike Works A Feature (20 Laps) : 1. 1K Tom Killen Jr. (Des Moines); 2. 22K Kael Koch (Marshalltown); 3. 00K Kalyb Brunssen (LeMars); 4. 13N Dylan Nelson (Adel); 5. 1X Corbin White (Sioux Rapids); 6. 19 Nathan DeRagon (Peoria, Ariz.); 7. 9 Kolby Sabin (Des Moines); 8. 7B Eric Stanton (Carlisle); 9. 22B Braden Gifford (Boone); 10. 81DD Daniel Davis (Lenox); 11. 98 Derrick Rohe (Audubon); 12. 88H Kale Hemsley (Sigourney); 13. 49 Kendal Madsen II (Grimes); 14. B11 Dakota Tuttle (Victor); 15. 12 Michael Wade (Dorchester, Neb.); 16. 11B Solomon Bennett (Minburn); 17. 46 Wyatt Johnson (Cherokee); 18. 12G Tyler Gray (Clarinda); 19. 44B Brayson Siegle (Pueblo, Colo.); 20. 38B Brad Becker (Arlington, Minn.); 21. 56J Jamie Coady (Colfax); 22. 75KB Russell Kilsaris (Earlham); 23. 14 Joe Grubbs (St Charles); 24. 76A Nathan Asche (Armstrong); 25. 84B Rusty Bates (Casey); 26. 45C Dalton Coady (Newton).
Wehr's Machine & Racing Products B Feature (10 Laps) : 1. Gifford; 2. Siegle; 3. Becker; 4. Bates; 5. 7 Michael Johnson Jr (Van Meter); 6. 21T Scott Tenney (Yuma, Ariz.); 7. 43 Andy Smith (Pleasant Hill): 8. Kilsaris; 9. 32T Tucker Tepoel (Villisca): 10. 18K Kam Goosmann (Lawton); 11. Jamie Coady; DNS 22J Jacob Hauschen (Adel); DNS 78A Jordon Dobrovolny (Pueblo, Colo.); DNS 5 Dylan Hill (Des Moines); DNS 6D Zach Day (Stuart).
Finishline Racing Products Heat 1 (7 Laps) : 1. Davis; 2. Brunssen; 3. Rohe; 4. Killen Jr.; 5. Asche; 6. Bates; 7. Jamie Coady; 8. Dobrovolny; 9. Hill.
Horsepower Dynamics Heat 2 (7 Laps) : 1. Madsen II; 2. Koch; 3. Wade; 4. Dalton Coady; 5. Grubbs; 6. Hauschen; 7. Goosmann; 8. Siegle; DNS Kilsaris.
Knox Trucking LLC Heat 3 (7 Laps) : 1. Nelson; 2. White; 3. DeRagon; 4. Gray; 5. Bennett; 6. Becker; 7. Tenney; 8. Smith; 9. Day.
Rick's Towing & Transport Heat 4 (7 Laps) : 1. Stanton; 2. Wyatt Johnson; 3. Tuttle; 4. Sabin; 5. Hemsley; 6. Gifford; 7. Michael Johnson Jr.; 8. Tepoel.
IMCA SPORT COMPACTS
presented by Hawkeye Auto / Culver's of Carroll & Fort Dodge
Culver's of Carroll & Fort Dodge A Feature (15 Laps) : 1. 45 Johnny Thomas (Beatrice, Neb.); 2. 41 Corbin Funke (Menlo); 3. 61F Tyler Fiebelkorn (Stuart); 4. 46 Michael Gardner (Des Moines); 5. 72 Daniel Clayton (Fontanelle); 6. 22C Ryan Cheney (Deep River); 7. 22AD Joseph Carolus (Des Moines); 8. 3H Rece Hayes (Guthrie Center); 9. 3S Paige Sanders (Montezuma); 10. 15 Tyler Thompson (Sioux City); 11. 8K Kaytee DeVries (Spencer); 12. 24M Caine Mahlberg (Dunlap); 13. 12C Craig Furstenau (Earlham); 14. 16 Drew Stanek (Buckingham); 15. 3K Carson Hayes (Guthrie Center).
KBM Motorsports Heat 1 (6 Laps) : 1. Gardner; 2. Rece Hayes; 3. Thomas; 4. Carson Hayes; 5. Sanders; 6. Thompson; 7. DeVries; 8. Stanek.
KBM Motorsports Heat 2 (6 Laps) : 1. Fiebelkorn; 2. Cheney; 3. Funke; 4. Mahlberg; 5. Carolus; 6. Clayton; 7. Furstenau.
