Lauritzen, Irvine, Gustin, Fee, Chandler and May Winners on Johnny Ray’s Night

By Jeremy Fox

MARSHALLTOWN, IOWA (May 4, 2012) – Mother Nature won last week but this week the race track would see some great three and four wide racing action. The race night was run in just over two and half hours as the night started about 5 minutes earlier and finished just after ten o’clock.

Meskwaki Bingo Casino Hotel IMCA Modifieds feature would see Richie Gustin Jr. take the early lead however after three laps were completed a multi car accident would happen in turn 1. On the restart Gustin would have Ronn Lauritzen and Joel Bushore; Lauritzen would get a perfect restart and take the lead on lap four. Shortly after Lauritzen was credited the lead the caution would fly again on lap four. Lauritzen would end up holding off every challenger after the caution on lap four and then on the cautions on lap thirteen and seventeen to take the victory, his first at Marshalltown. Jon Snyder, Richie Gustin Jr., Kyle Krampe and Adam Larson rounded out the top five.

The Mike’s Hard Lemonade IMCA Stock Cars lived up too its nickname of the class “Too Tough to Tame” as there would be five different leaders in the eighteen lap feature. Trevor Titus would lead the first lap but it was Michael Jaennette taking the lead on lap two. Jaennette would hold on to the top spot until Steve Meyer would snatch it on lap six. Meyer would hold the lead until a caution came out on lap eight. On the restart, Meyer would be passed by Tracy Gienger and a lap later the caution would fly again. Gienger would hold on to the lead until Brian Irvine would make the move and take it with five to go. Irvine would go on and take the win with Gienger finishing second. Michael Murphy would have his best finish by finishing third, Meyer would finish fourth and Jaennette would finish fifth.

In the Big 8 Tyre Center IMCA SportMods feature it was a pair of cars with same number leading the laps. Gaitlin Leytham of Garwin would take the early race lead but Jenae Gustin would take the lead on lap four. Gustin would look to be pulling away but the caution would come out on lap fourteen setting up a green-white-checkered finish. Gustin would be able to hold of Carter Vandenberg and Eric Elliott to take the win. VanDenBerg would end up second, Racer Hulin took third, and Elliott came home fourth with Scott Davis finishing fifith.

Austin Luellen would take the race lead in the Toby K’s Hideaway IMCA Hobby Stocks. Luellen would see the caution fly three times in the first three laps but that wouldn’t bother him as he would continue to lead the race. Kevin Fee would start seventh would make his way up to Luellen and race side-by-side with Luellen before end up making the pass on lap ten. Fee took the win with Luellen finishing second. Finishing behind Fee and Luellen was Scott Pippert, Eric Larson and Eric Knutson.

O’Reilly Auto Parts Mod Lites saw Joel Huggins take the lead and it appeared that Huggins was going to win the race but then the caution came out on lap nine. On the restart Huggins would have Josh May and Andy Hennigar right behind him. May had a great restart along with a slight bobble for Huggins that slowed Hennigar down a little to take the lead. May would lead the last six laps to take the win with Hennigar finishing second, Mike Morrill was third, Randy Bryan was fourth and Jason Whitehead was fifth.

Last in the IMCA Sport Compacts it was Merv Chandler leading the entire eight lap feature that went green-to-checkered. David Moorman, John Gill, Justin Tharp and Josh Keller would round out the top 5.

Next Friday Night will be the annual Cliff Chambers Memorial, where the speedway will honor a former promoter of the speedway with hot laps at 6:45 pm and racing at 7:30 pm.

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Marshalltown Speedway Results
May 4th, 2012

Meskwaki Bingo Casino Hotel IMCA Modifieds
Heat 1: 1. 87 Joel Bushore (Boone, IA); 2. K1 Kyle Krampe (Baxter, IA); 3. 69X Jon Snyder (Ames, IA); 4. 21 David Brown (Kellogg, IA); 5. 98 Kevin Stoa (Albert Lea, MN); 6. 12 Andrew Kinser (State Center, IA); 7. 20 Luke Wanninger (Jefferson, IA)

Heat 2: 1. 19G Richie Gustin Jr. (Gilman, IA); 2. 83C Todd Conrad (Central City, IA); 3. 10K Ronn Lauritzen (Jesup, IA); 4. 2L Adam Larson (Ames, IA); 5. 21K Kyle Brown (Kellogg, IA); 6. 7 Eric Dailey (Armstrong, IA); 7. 10 Cayden Carter (Oskaloosa, IA)

Heat 3: 1. 43S Scott Simatovich (State Center, IA); 2.49T Tim Stevens (Cedar Rapids, IA); 3. 1K Pat Graham (Ames, IA); 4. 2Z Zack Rawlins (Kellogg, IA); 5. 19 Jimmy Gustin (Marshalltown, IA); 6. 12D Joe Docekal (Dysart, IA)

Feature: 1.10K Ronn Lauritzen (Jesup, IA); 2. 69X Jon Snyder (Ames, IA); 3. 19G Richie Gustin Jr. (Gilman, IA); 4. K1 Kyle Krampe (Baxter, IA); 5. 2L Adam Larson (Ames, IA); 6. 21 David Brown (Kellogg, IA); 7. 87 Joel Bushore (Boone, IA); 8. 12D Joe Docekal (Dysart, IA); 9. 19 Jimmy Gustin (Marshalltown, IA); 10. 10 Cayden Carter (Oskaloosa, IA); 11. 2Z Zack Rawlins (Kellogg, IA); 12. 12 Andrew Kinser (State Center, IA); 13. 1K Pat Graham (Ames, IA); 14. 49T Tim Stevens (Cedar Rapids, IA); 15. 43S Scott Simatovich (State Center, IA); 16. 83C Todd Conrad (Central City, IA); 17. 98 Kevin Stoa (Albert Lea, MN); 18. 20 Luke Wanninger (Jefferson, IA); 19. 21K Kyle Brown (Kellogg, IA); 20. 7 Eric Dailey (Armstrong, IA)

Mikes Hard Lemonade IMCA Stock Cars
Heat 1: 1. 19J Jay Schimdt (Tama, IA); 2. 99D Damon Murty (Chelsea, IA); 3. 36 Trevor Titus (Newton, IA); 4. 94 Steve Meyer (Grundy Center, IA); 5. 54 Robbie Merkle (Des Moines, IA); 6. 50 Kevin Balmer (Garwin, IA); 7. 55 Dave Mehmen (Baxter, IA); 8. 3W Jeff Wollam (Marshalltown, IA)

Heat 2: 1. 93 Michael Jaennette (Newton, IA); 2. 26 Brian Irvine (Oelwein, IA); 3. 59 Tracy Gienger (Newton, IA); 4. 25M Michael Murphy (Jefferson, IA); 5. 1 Stacy Clark (Boone, IA); 6. 52E Mitchell Engelkes (Dike, IA); 7. 25 Trent Murphy (Jefferson, IA)

Feature: 1. 26 Brian Irvine (Oelwein, IA); 2. 59 Tracy Gienger (Newton, IA); 3. 25M Michael Murphy (Jefferson, IA); 4. 94 Steve Meyer (Grundy Center, IA); 5. 93 Michael Jaennette (Newton, IA); 6. 19J Jay Schmidt (Tama, IA); 7. 99D Damon Murty (Chelsea, IA); 8. 54 Robbie Merkle (Des Moines, IA); 9. 1 Stacy Clark (Boone, IA); 10. 55 Dave Mehmen (Baxter, IA); 11. 50 Kevin Balmer (Garwin, IA); 12. 3W Jeff Wollam (Marshalltown, IA); 13. 25 Trent Murphy (Jefferson, IA); 14. 52E Mitchell Engelkes (Dike, IA); 15. 36 Trevor Titus (Newton, IA)

Big 8 Tyre Center IMCA SportMods
Heat 1: 1. 19G Gaitlin Leytham (Garwin, IA); 2. 81D Scott Davis (Madrid, IA); 3. 7R Ryan Ashton (Beamon, IA); 4. 32N Neil Follett (Conrad, IA); 5. 72 Brett Lowry (Montezuma, IA); 6. 23JR Nick Roberts (Des Moines, IA); 7. 33R DJ Robinson (Ankeny, IA)

Heat 2: 1. T17 Tom Rawlins (Kellogg, IA); 2. 505 Racer Hulin (Laurel, IA); 3. 7V Jesse Vanderwal (Mccallsburg, IA); 4. 98 Bill Hildreth (Marshalltown, IA); 5. 40S Shawn Simatovich (Marshalltown, IA); 6. 63 Rick Fasse (Urbandale, IA); 7. 00 Shawn Weatherly (Eldora, IA); 8. 80 Jared Van Deest (Grundy Center, IA)

Heat 3: 1. 198 Sam Wieben (Dysart, IA); 2. 9E Eric Elliott (Boone, IA); 3. 18J Jake Strayer (Newton, IA); 4. 777 Jayme Duinink (Pella, IA); 5. 34Z Cory VanZante (Sully, IA); 6. 25T Travis Peterson (Gladbrook, IA); 7. 22A Shawn Albers (Wellsburg, IA); 8. 95J Jason Hall (Grinnell, IA)

Heat 4: 1. 19J Jenae Gustin (Marshalltown, IA); 2. 7 Carter VanDenBerg (Oskaloosa, IA); 3. 43 Creston Williams (Atkins, IA); 4. 02A Coty Albers (Wellsburg, IA); 5. 26J Joel Rust (Grundy Center, IA); 6. 937 Cody Moore (Marshalltown, IA); 7. 57R Ryan King (Marshalltown, IA)

B-Feature: 1.  22A Shawn Albers (Wellsburg, IA); 2. 23JR Nick Roberts (Des Moines, IA); 3. 33R DJ Robinson (Ankeny, IA); 4. 95J Jason Hall (Grinnell, IA); 5. 25T Travis Peterson (Gladbrook, IA); 6. 63 Rick Fasse (Urbandale, IA); 7. 00 Shawn Weatherly (Eldora, IA); 8. 937 Cody Moore (Marshalltown, IA); 9. 25R Chad Ryerson (Wellsburg, IA); 10. 57R Ryan King (Marshalltown, IA); 11. 80 Jared Van Deest (Grundy Center, IA)

Feature: 1. 19J Jenae Gustin (Marshalltown, IA); 2. 7 Carter VanDenBerg (Oskaloosa, IA); 3. 505 Racer Hulin (Laurel, IA); 4. 9E Eric Elliott (Boone, IA); 5. 81D Scott Davis (Madrid, IA); 6. 7R Ryan Ashton (Beamon, IA); 7. 26J Joel Rust (Grundy Center, IA); 8. T17 Tom Rawlins (Kellogg, IA); 9. 23JR Nick Roberts (Des Moines, IA); 10. 19G Gaitlin Leytham (Garwin, IA); 11. 43 Creston Williams (Atkins, IA); 12. 18J Jake Strayer (Newton, IA); 13. 198 Sam Wieben (Dysart, IA); 14. 22A Shawn Albers (Wellsburg, IA); 15. 32N Neil Follett (Conrad, IA); 16. 95J Jason Hall (Grinnell, IA); 17. 02A Coty Albers (Wellsburg, IA); 18. 98 Bill Hildreth (Marshalltown, IA); 19. 33R DJ Robinson (Ankeny, IA); 20. 777 Jayme Duinink (Pella, IA); 21. 7V Jesse Vander Wal (Mccallsburg, IA); 22. 34Z Cory Vanzante (Sully, IA); 23. 72 Brett Lowry (Montezuma, IA); 24. 40S Shawn Simatovich (Marshalltown, IA)

Toby K’s Hideaway IMCA Hobby Stocks
Heat 1: 1. 3A Austin Luellen (Minburn, IA); 2. 20E Eric Larson (Holland, IA); 3. 43 Nic Shearer (Des Moines, IA); 4. 9 Scott Williams (Atkins, IA); 5. 69 Calvin Dhondt (Kellogg, IA0; 6. 51D Dustin Filloon (Toledo, IA); 7. 7B Eric Stanton (Hartford, IA); 8. 24B Brandon Brinton (Nevada, IA)

Heat 2: 1. 26 Brice Udelhoven (Newton, IA); 2. 47 Scott Pippert (Elberon, IA); 3. 55 Vince Buchholz (Waterloo, IA); 4. 6R Adam Rickett (Marshalltown, IA); 5. 4X Gary Pfantz (State Center, IA); 6. 5 Dustin Lynch (Boone, IA); 7. 14M Matt Scheid (Marshalltown, IA); 8. 25 Doug Laughridge (Vinton, IA)

Heat 3: 1. 2N Donavon Nunnikhoven (Sully, IA); 2. 52X Kevin Fee (Knoxville, IA); 3. 12K Eric Knutson (Slater, IA); 4. 82 Jennifer Hulin (Marshalltown, IA); 5. 52 Josh Saunders (Newton, IA); 6. 121 Travis Staley (Hampton, IA); 7. 24 Austin Wolfgram (Webster City, IA); 8. 500 Garrett Eilander (Newton, IA)

Feature: 1. 52X Kevin Fee (Knoxville, IA); 2. 3A Austin Luellen (Minburn, IA); 3. 47 Scott Pippert (Elberon, IA); 4. 20E Eric Larson (Holland, IA); 5. 12K Eric Knutson (Slater, IA); 6. 2N Donavon Nunnikhoven (Sully, IA); 7. 24 Austin Wolfgram (Webster City, IA); 8. 7B Eric Stanton (Hartford, IA); 9. 55 Vince Buchholz (Waterloo, IA); 10. 82 Jennifer Hulin (Marshalltown, IA); 11. 52 Josh Saunders (Newton, IA); 12. 24B Brandon Brinton (Nevada, IA); 13. 4X Gary Pfantz (State Center, IA); 14. 43 Nic Shearer (Des Moines, IA); 15. 500 Garrett Eilander (Newton, IA); 16. 69 Calvin Dhondt (Kellogg, IA); 17. 14M Matt Scheid (Marshalltown, IA); 18. 6R Adam Rickett (Marshalltown, IA); 19. 5 Dustin Lynch (Boone, IA); 20. 25 Doug Laughridge (Vinton, IA); 21. 26 Brice Udelhoven (Newton, IA); 22. 121 Travis Staley (Hampton, IA); 23. 51D Dustin Filloon (Toledo, IA); 24. 9 Scott Williams (Atkins, IA)

O’Reilly Auto Parts Mod Lites
Heat 1: 1. 6 Mike Morrill (Altoona, IA); 2. 64 Randy Bryan (Ames, IA); 3. 46 Kevin Grisham (Boone, IA); 4. 8 Dusty Masolini (Des Moines, IA); 5. 11R Jason Whitehead (Nevada, IA); 6. 2D Adam Davis (Center Point, IA); 7. 20 Jeff Stensland (Nevada, IA); 8. 9 Rick Taylor (Ames, IA)

Heat 2: 1. 15 Andy Hennigar (Ankeny, IA); 2. 99 Josh May (DeSoto, IA); 3. X50 Joel Huggins (Des MOines, IA); 4. 95 Mike Kennedy (Boone, IA); 5. 0B Colby Oberembt (Adel, IA); 6. 66F Eric Hendrickson (Ankeny, IA); 7. 19JR Danny Foster (Slater, IA); 8. 8W Joe Wood (Nevada, IA)

Feature: 1. 99 Josh May (DeSoto, IA); 2. 15 Andy Hennigar (Ankeny, IA); 3. 6 Mike Morrill (Altoona, IA); 4. 64 Randy Bryan (Ames, IA); 5. 11R Jason Whitehead (Nevada, IA); 6. 2D Adam Davis (Center Point, IA); 7. 66F Eric Hendrickson (Ankeny, IA); 8. 8 Dusty Masolini (Des Moines, IA); 9. 95 Mike Kennedy (Boone, IA); 10. 46 Kevin Grisham (Boone, IA); 11. 20 Jeff Stensland (Nevada, IA); 12. 9 Rick Taylor (Ames, IA); 13. 19JR Danny Foster (Slater, IA); 14. X50 Joel Huggins (Des Moines, IA); 15. 0B Colby Oberembt (Adel, IA); 16. 8W Joe Wood (Nevada, IA)

IMCA Sport Compacts
Heat : 1. 12 Merv Chandler (Vinton, IA); 2. 6M David Moorman (Beamon, IA); 3. 75 Justin Tharp (Vinton, IA); 4. 3JK Josh Keller (Toledo, IA); 5. 7 John Walker; 6. 18 Jordan Peters (Des Moines, IA); 7. 02 John Gill (Marshalltown, IA)

Feature: 1. 12 Merv Chandler (Vinton, IA); 2. 6M David Moorman (Beamon, IA); 3. 02 John Gill (Marshalltown, IA); 4. 75 Justin Tharp (Vinton, IA); 5. 3JK Josh Keller (Toledo, IA); 6. 7 John Walker; 8. 18 Jordan Peters (Des Moines, IA)

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