Lauritzen Takes Emotional Win on KMJ Performance and Budweiser Night at MoTown

By Jeremy Fox

Marshalltown, Iowa (July 5th,  2013) – For the third time in just about a week the speedway roared to life with some action pack racing action all night, even the youngsters got involved with some peddle power. One driver was racing with a very heavy heart after the loss of a family member earlier in the day.

Merv Chandler lead from start to finish in the IMCA Sport Compacts feature to take the win . John Gill and David Moorman battled for runner up position before finally Moorman grabbed it away. Gill settled in to third, Chad Larson came home in fourth and track newcomer Danny Sassman Jr. was fifth.

In the Toby K’s Hideaway Mod Lite feature it was Eric Hendrickson grabbing the lead early before Andy Hennigar worked his way through the field and grabbed the lead away on lap five. Hennigar went on to take his fifth win of the season at MoTown. Josh May, Eric Hendrickson, Dusty Masolini and Mike Kennedy round out the top five.

Eric Larson grabbed the lead at the drop of the green in the Mike’s Hard Lemonade IMCA Hobby Stocks feature but just after the completion of lap one the caution waved when Keith Miner came to a rest in turn four. Larson got a great restart and began to pull away until lap traffic started to slow him down. Larson wasn’t to be denied as he went on to grab the win. Jennifer Hulin came home second, Scott Durlin was third, Eric Stanton was fourth and Gary Pfantz was fifth.

The Big 8 Tyre Center IMCA SportMods feature saw three different leaders the first three laps in the eighteen lapper. Bill Hildreth grab the lead on lap one but it was Johnathan Logue grabbing it away on lap two. Logue’s lead was short lived as Joel Rust took the lead away and began to pull away. Rust pulled away until lap traffic started to slow him down and then the caution waved twice with two laps to go. Rust held off Ben Kates, Jenae Gustin and Eric Elliott to take the win. Ben Kates came home in the runner-up position for the second week in a row. Eric Elliott was third, Jenae Gustin was fourth and Jared Van Deest was fifth.

Jay Schmidt grabbed the lead right away in the Amsoil IMCA Stock Car feature but just after the completion of lap one the caution waved. Schmidt got a great restart and pulled away until he encountered lap traffic which allowed Steve Meyer and Damon Murty to chase him down. Meyer and Murty only got within a few car lengths and wasn’t able to get by Schmidt, Schmidt went on to take his second consecutive win and third win at MoTown. Meyer finished second, Murty in third, Jeff Wollam was fourth and Eric Knutson in fifth.

Final Feature of the night was the Meskwaki Bingo Casino Hotel IMCA Modifieds feautre and before one lap was completed the caution waved twice. Kyle Brown grabbed the lead on lap one when the race finally got going. Joel Bushore snuck by on lap two to take the lead but it was Ronn Lauritzen that grabbed the lead away on lap three. Lauritzen started to pull away and the only that slowed him down was lap traffic, as Lauritzen went on to take his third win of the season but this one was very emotional one as earlier in the day he lost a very close family member to him. Jon Snyder, Luke Wanninger, Joel Bushore and Adam Larson rounded out the top five.

Next week the speedway will have the Central Iowa Fair taking place but next friday will be Haverhill Social Club Night featuring Spectator Eliminators after the final feature. Grandstands are $9 for Adults, Children 11 and under is $2. Hot Laps at 7 pm and Racing at 7:30 pm

For additional information and to follow the season at the Marshalltown Speedway, log on at: http://www.marshalltownspeedway.com/, or follow Marshalltown Speedway on Facebook and Twitter, or call the speedway office at 515-432-4703.

Marshalltown Speedway Results
July 5th , 2013

Meskwaki Bingo Casino Hotel IMCA Modifieds
Heat 1: 87 Joel Bushore – 10C Cayden Carter – 10K Ronn Lauritzen
Heat 2: 21K Kyle Brown – 8 Kyle Strickler – 69X Jon Snyder
Heat 3: 20 Luke Wanninger – 47 Josh Truman – 505 Racer Hulin

Feature: 1. 10K Ronn Lauritzen (Jesup); 2. 69X Jon Snyder (Ames); 3. 20 Luke Wanninger (Minburn); 4. 87 Joel Bushore (Boone); 5. 2L Adam Larson (Ames); 6. 505 Racer Hulin (Laurel); 7. 21 David Brown (Kellogg); 8. 10C Cayden Carter (Oskaloosa); 9. 01 Ed Thomas (Waterloo); 10. 20X Chad Louk (Jefferson); 11. 2Z Zach Rawlins (Kellogg); 12. 3W Chris Webb (McCallsburg); 13. 12 Andrew Kinser (State Center); 14. 8 Kyle Strickler (Mooresville, NC); 15. 21K Kyle Brown (Kellogg); 16. 43S Scott Simatovich (State Center); 17. 47 Josh Truman (Indianola)

Amsoil IMCA Stock Cars
Heat 1: 17R Derek Reimer – 59 Tracy Gienger – 12K Eric Knutson
Heat 2: 19J Jay Schmidt – 99D Damon Murty  – 3W Jeff Wollam

Feature: 1. 19J Jay Schmidt (Tama); 2. 94 Steve Meyer (Grundy Center); 3. 99D Damon Murty (Chelsea); 4. 3W Jeff Wollam (Marshalltown); 5. 12K Eric Knutson (Slater); 6. 2 Dave Atcher (Marshalltown); 7. 17R Derek Reimer (Marshalltown); 8. 50X Kevin Balmer (Garwin); 9. 45 Matt Deaton (Newton); 10. 76 Norman Belew (Granger); 11. 6R Adam Rickett (Marshalltown); 12. 43 Nate Thelen (Newton); 13. 22R Todd Reitzler (Grinnell); 14. 93 Michael Jaennette (Newton); 15. 59 Tracy Gienger (Newton); DNS: 199 Nick Thelen (Kellogg)

Big 8 Tyre Center IMCA SportMods
Heat 1: 9E Eric Elliott – 2G Geoff Olson – 98 Bill Hildreth
Heat 2: 23K Ben Kates – 25R Chad Ryerson – 25 Travis Peterson
Heat 3: 69JR Johnathan Logue – 26J Joel Rust – 3L Clint Luellen

Feature: 1. 26J Joel Rust (Grundy Center); 2. 23K Ben Kates (Tonganoxie, KS); 3. 9E Eric Elliott (Boone); 4. 19J Jenae Gustin (Marshalltown); 5. 80J Jared Van Deest (Grundy Center); 6. 2G Geoff Olson (Sioux City); 7. 67X Brandon Williams (Des Moines); 8. 98 Bill Hildreth (Marshalltown); 9. 33R D.J. Robinson (Ankeny); 10. 32N Neil Follett (Conrad); 11. 25 Travis Peterson (Gladbrook); 12. 22A Shawn Albers (Wellsburg); 13. 40S Shawn Simatovich (Gilman); 14. 7V Jesse VanderWal (McCallsburg); 15. 57R Ryan King (Marshalltown); 16. 25R Chad Ryerson (Wellsburg); 17. 69JR Johnathan Logue (Boone); 18. 8B Brad Iverson (Grinnell); 19. 3L Clint Luellen (Minburn); 20. T17 Tom Rawlins (Kellogg); DNS: 23 Mark Jones (Kansas City, KS)

Mike’s Hard Lemonade IMCA Hobby Stocks
Heat 1: 07 Jacob Keiser – 3A Clint Luellen – 83 Eugene Nicklas
Heat 2: 7B Eric Stanton – 82 Jennifer Hulin – 3X Scott Durlin
Heat 3: 20E Eric Larson – 19 Bill Bonnett – 26 Brice Udelhoven

Feature: 1.20E Eric Larson (Holland); 2. 82 Jennifer Hulin (Marshalltown); 3. 3X Scott Durlin (State Center); 4. 7B Eric Stanton (Hartford); 5. 4X Gary Pfantz (State Center); 6. 26 Brice Udelhoven (Newton); 7. 19 Bill Bonnett (Knoxville); 8. 07 Jacob Keiser (Marengo); 9. 500 Garrett Eilander (Newton); 10. 23G Dustin Tapp (Nevada); 11. 3A Austin Luellen (Minburn); 12. 05 Jason Cox (Nevada); 13. 83 Eugene Nicklas (Grinnell); 14. 37D Shannon Deppe (Grinnell); 15. 88 CJ Dall (Marshalltown); 16. 17 Andy Peck (Newton); 17. 55 Keith Miner (Granger)

Toby K’s Hideaway Mod Lites
Heat 1: 99 Josh May – 8 Dusty Masolini – 82 Charlie Brown
Heat 2: 66F Eric Hendrickson – 15 Andy Hennigar- 6 Mike Morrill

Feature: 1. 15 Andy Hennigar (Ankeny); 2. 99 Josh May (De Soto); 3. 66F Eric Hendrickson (Ankeny); 4. 8 Dusty Masolin (Des Moines); 5. 95 Mike Kennedy (Boone); 6. 6 Mike Morrill (Altoona); 7. 64 Randy Bryan (Ames); 8. 28 Terry Brown (Nevada); 9. 4L Larry Sorenson (Ames); 10. 6X Dana Chittenden (Roanoke, TX); 11. 5J Jimmy May (De Soto); 12. 82 Charlie Brown (Nevada)

IMCA Sport Compacts
Heat  : 02 John Gill –  2 Merv Chandler – 6M David Moorman

Feature: 1. 2 Merv Chandler (Urbana); 2. 6M David Moorman (Beaman); 3. 02 John Gill (Marshalltown); 4. 7C Chad Larson (Brooklyn); 5. 10 Danny Sassman Jr. (Fort Dodge); 6. 49 Joe Alday (Marshalltown)

Category: Iowa, Marshalltown Speedway