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Week number thirteen at the Marshalltown Speedway
By Denny Grabenbauer
MARSHALLTOWN, IA (August, 7) - As the racing season marches on, one thing
that has been consistent almost each and every week has been the weather and
finding new drivers visiting victory lane for the first time. And again on
week number thirteen at the Marshalltown Speedway, it would be no
difference. A large amount of rain that fell in the area early Friday
morning would make the track very unique, then before the night would come
to an end, more rain would begin to fall before the final checkered flag.
Also, three classes out of five would see first time winners that would come
from the Modified, Sport Mod and Hobby Stock classes.
Promoter Toby Kruse would have his hands full just trying to recover from
the early rain of the day. “The track was spongy, soft and hard to keep
smooth but our crew kept trying to make it the best track in each race we
ran, but it was a challenge in staying ahead of the program.” Almost after
each race, time would have to be taken to roll out the ruts, keeping the
track wide and race able. “Then when it started sprinkling with two features
to go, I just couldn’t believe it, but we made it and we go the show in.”
Scott Simatovich, Bryan Rodman and Eric Larson would all ad their names to
the growing list of first time winners on the year, two being in there
rookie seasons.
Simatovich who has progressed first through the Hobby Stock and now has
found a permanent home in the Meskwaki Bingo Casino Hotel I.M.C.A. division
has been close but was never able to put all together, that was until Friday
night. The lead would pass through Tim Stevens, David Brown and Tim Murty
before Simatovich would take the lead on lap nine, just as the sprinkles
started to fall. The race would progress on and Simatovich would have to
deal with Brett Ladehoff and Tim Murty until the final lap as he would go on
and score the victory. “We have been waiting and waiting and we kept waiting
knowing we would someday get one, I just stay patient and it finally tonight
it paid off.” Behind Simatovich at the end would be Murty, Ladehoff and
Scott Hogan.
Bryan Rodman would be one of the two rookie drivers who picked up his first
career victory in the Big 8 Tyre Center I.M.C.A. Sport Mod feature. Rodman
who has raced golf carts in the past, decided to leave his golf cart in the
garage and race a Sport Mod. “We race a couple times a week and we really
are only able to come here when it works out, we love it here and would like
to race here more. I have to thank my wife in encouraging me to do this, I
owe this win to her.” Rodman would lead from start to finish and the only
thing that would slow him would be yellow flags and a red flag for Curt
Hilmer who rolled and was uninjured on lap nine. Finishing behind Rodman was
Kyle Brown, Neil Follett and Scott Davis.
Eric Larson, the second rookie of the night to go to victory, as he would
take the lead with two laps to go in the Junction Sports Bar & Grill
I.M.C.A. Hobby Stock feature. Larson a former Cruiser and Figure 8 drivers
out distanced the field to pick up his first career victory. Behind Larson
would be Jennifer Hulin, Michael Vibbard and Michael Murphy.
Dustin Smith would win his eighth feature of the year in the Aarons I.M.C.A.
Stock Car feature, as he outdistanced Damon Murty, Michael Jeannette and Rob
Schneider.
Joel Huggins would win his third feature of the year in the Mod-Lite Dwarf
Cars. Huggins, who picked up his first win just four weeks ago, has been on
a hot streak these past five weeks. Finishing second was Josh May, who
turned in his best performance of the year followed by point leader Mike
Morrill and Tim Hennigar.
Next Friday night will be the annual Cardboard Classic night. Fans in the
stands will bring cardboard racecars of the favorite drivers who will race
them down the front straight a way. The gates will open at 5:30 with hot
laps starting at 7:00 and the first race of the night will begin at 7:30.
MARSHALLTOWN SPEEDWAY FRIDAY August 7, 2009
By Denny Grabenbauer
“Meskwaki Bingo Casino Hotel” I.M.C.A. MODIFIED:
HEAT 1: Tim Murty—Tim Stevens—Adam Larson
HEAT 2: Kyle Krampe—David Brown—Brett Ladehoff
HEAT 3: Denny Rosenberg—Rod Clement—Scott Simatovich
FEATURE: Scott Simatovich—Tim Murty—Brett Ladehoff—Scott Hogan—Randy
Havlik—Jake Durbin—Adam Larson—Rod Clement—David Brown—Jon Snyder—Jimmy
Gustin—Jay Schmidt—Andrew Kinser—Tyler VandeKamp—Duane Peterson—Rick
Speck—Jacob Murray—Andrew Snyder—Vern Jackson—Kyle Krampe—Denny
Rosenberg—Tim Stevens
“Aarons” I.M.C.A. STOCK CAR:
HEAT 1: Rob Schneider—Todd Kearney—Tommy Thompson
HEAT 2: Steve Meyer—Clay Deppe—Eric Flander
HEAT 3: Trevor Titus—Damon Murty—Dustin Smith
HEAT 4: Donnie Bown—Rick Brown—Keith Williamson
B-MAIN: Mike Johnston—Aaron Haggerty—Travis Prohaska—Kevin Rose
FEATURE: Dustin Smith—Damon Murty—Michael Jeannette—Rob Schneider—Eric
Flander—Jeff Wollam—Tommy Thompson—Rick Brown—Donnie Bown—Todd Kearney—Bert
McDaniel—Brian Holmes—Leroy Staub—Aaron Haggerty—Dave Atcher—Travis
Prohaska—Kevin Rose—Trevor Titus—Trent Murphy—Clay Deppe—Keith
Williamson—Mike Johnston—Robert Engelkes—Don Vis
AMERICAS BEST VALUE INN “KING OF THE HILL: Damon Murty
“Junction Bar & Grille” I.M.C.A HOBBY STOCK:
HEAT 1: Josh Saunders—Devin Smith—Todd Reitzler
HEAT 2: Pete Hutzel—Jennifer Hulin—Michael Murphy
HEAT 3: Dustin Elliott—Russell Keefer—Michael Vibbard
FEATURE: Eric Larson—Jennifer Hulin—Michael Vibbard—Michael Murphy—Todd
Reitzler—Devin Smith—Leonard Loftus—Pete Hutzel—Michael Timm—Daniel
Hilsabeck—Clint Nelson—Josh Saunders—Russell Keefer—Damien Bown—Terry
Shaffar—Nic Shearer—Adam Rickett—Jake Nelson—Michael Ross—John Schuring—Mike
Anderson—Russell Damme—Dustin Elliott—Gene Nicklas
“Big 8 Tyre Center” I.M.C.A SPORT MOD:
HEAT 1: Joel Bushore—Shawn Simatovich—Kevin Fee
HEAT 2: Ryan Engelkes—Brad Iverson—Kenny Hay
HEAT 3: Bryan Rodman—Neil Follett—Jake Strayer
HEAT 4: Kyle Brown—Curt Hilmer—Drew Fish
B-MAIN: Tom Rawlins—Kevin Sather—Ryan Ashton—Adam Shelman
FEATURE: Bryan Rodman—Kyle Brown—Neil Follett—Scott Davis—Kevin Sather—Brad
Iverson—Tom Rawlins—Kevin Fee—Jeremiah Boynton—Geoff Olson—Zach Rawlins—Joel
Rust—Jenae Gustin—Adam Shelman—Jake Strayer—Shawn Simatovich—Curt
Hilmer—Shawn Hunter—Ryan Ashton—Luke Wanninger—Drew Fish—Joel Bushore—Ryan
Engelkes—Kenny Hay
“Mod Lite” DWARF CARS:
HEAT 1: Jimmy May—Mike Morrill—Eric Hendrickson
HEAT 2: Joel Huggins—Randy Bryan—Dusty Masolini
HEAT 3: Tim Hennigar—Josh May—Mike Kennedy
FEATURE: Joel Huggins—Josh May—Mike Morrill—Tim Hennigar—Jason
Masengarb—Mike Kennedy—Jimmy May—Randy Bryan—Eric Hendrickson—Brad
Bayne—Johnny Mordock—Matt Goodin—David Schmalzried—Ivan Guerra—Ryan
Mills—Jason Smithson—Kris Bayne—Dusty Masolini—Jeff Stensland—Travis
Stensland
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