IMCA STOCK CARS – A Feature 72-Jacob Ellithorpe
Maquoketa, Iowa (May 4, 2024) – The 2024 racing got underway on Saturday, May 4th at the Maquoketa Speedway ¼ mile dirt track located on the Jackson County Fairgrounds on the East edge of Maquoketa. A whopping 139 teams took part in the racing program held on a blustery chilly night at the races.
The Kinion Auto Sales IMCA Late Model feature was the headliner of the night. 18 drivers took the initial green flag with local standout Justin Kay starting on the pole by virtue of the qualifiers redraw. Kay went on to record the win by leading the main event flag to flag. Defending track champion Andy Nezworski kept Kay in his sights but was unable to mount a serious challenge in taking second ahead of third place finisher Travis Denning who started the main in the 10th position.
Veach Septic and Sewer IMCA Modifieds main event saw defending track champion Jeff (Bone) Larson score the opening night win as will pursue back to back titles at the Maquoketa Speedway. Larson started fourth and took the lead early wrestling the point position away from pole sitter Jake Morris. Larson went on to race under the checkers ahead of Mitch Way and Jason Schueller, who advanced from a fourth row start.
The QC Jeeps.Com IMCA Stock Cars saw an outstanding field of 23 drivers sign in for the opening night’s races. The IMCA Stock Cars always provide plenty of action and Saturday night was certainly no exception. Tom Schmitt led early until defending track champion and hometowner Jacob Ellithorpe took over the point position. The 72 of Ellithorpe went on to record the win but not without a late race challenge by Tanner Allen who had taken the initial green flag way back in the 10th position. Schmitt held on to take third at the checkers.
26 Amhof Trucking IMCA Sportmods lined up for their 15 lap feature on Saturday night. Jared Staver led early from his outside front row start while 9th starting Shane Paris was making his way to the front. Paris took over the top spot as the race passed the midway point and the 17C of Paris went on to record the win ahead of a strong running Logan Veloz. Scott Williams turned in the drive of the night in the Sportmods coming from 13th to finish third.
The Hawkins Trucking and Construction IMCA Hobby Stocks also saw a large field of 23 drivers take the initial green flag. The Hobby Stock main event was red flagged twice for rollovers. Both Logan Jones and Lukas Short were uninjured in separate rollover incidents. Jared Miller scored the opening night win in the Hobby Stock feature racing to the checkers ahead of Daniel Wauters and Sheldon Hunter.
The INEX Legends saw several drivers take their turns at the point position. At the checkers it was Jackson Lewis from Lakeville, MN scoring the in ahead of defending track champion Dave Eberle. Robby Morrison crossed under the checkers in third.
The Tri-City Construction 4 cylinders main event saw 18 drivers take the initial green flag. Cyle Hawkins has been the man to beat in the 4 cylinder division and that was the case again Saturday night. Hawkins charged to the front from his 4th row start and went to record the win ahead of Shawn McDermott and early leader Jacob Welter.
Racing will continue at the Maquoketa Speedway on Saturday, May 11th and it will be Tub O Towels night at the races with all in attendance receiving free product from Tub O Towels. Hot laps will get underway at 6 pm.
18 entries
IMCA LATE MODELS – KINION AUTO SALES
A Feature 1 (25 Laps): 1. 15K-Justin Kay[1]; 2. 7-Andy Nezworski[2]; 3. 56D-Travis Denning[10]; 4. 5M-Mike Fryer[4]; 5. 07-Matt Ryan[5]; 6. 10T-Jeff Tharp[7]; 7. 88-Evan Miller[14]; 8. 93-Chase Brunscheen[3]; 9. 12-Don Pataska[15]; 10. 12K-Ron Klein[6]; 11. 77J-Steve Johnson[9]; 12. 3-Bryce Garnhart[12]; 13. 16-Dave Wadsager[13]; 14. 89-Tom Pestka[16]; 15. 1X-Carter Johnson[18]; 16. 63-Scott Olson[17]; 17. 60-Dalton Simonsen[8]; 18. 44W-David Webster[11]
Heat 1 – Top 4 Redraw (10 Laps): 1. 56D-Travis Denning[2]; 2. 5M-Mike Fryer[3]; 3. 7-Andy Nezworski[5]; 4. 93-Chase Brunscheen[6]; 5. 16-Dave Wadsager[4]; 6. 89-Tom Pestka[1]
Heat 2 – Top 4 Redraw (10 Laps): 1. 44W-David Webster[2]; 2. 12K-Ron Klein[5]; 3. 77J-Steve Johnson[1]; 4. 60-Dalton Simonsen[6]; 5. 88-Evan Miller[4]; 6. 63-Scott Olson[3]
Heat 3 – Top 4 Redraw (10 Laps): 1. 07-Matt Ryan[1]; 2. 15K-Justin Kay[3]; 3. 3-Bryce Garnhart[2]; 4. 10T-Jeff Tharp[4]; 5. 12-Don Pataska[5]; 6. 1X-Carter Johnson[6]
12 entries
IMCA MODIFIEDS – VEACH SEPTIC & SEWER
A Feature 1 (20 Laps): 1. B1-Jeff Larson[4]; 2. 01M-Mitch Way[3]; 3. 3-Jason Schueller[8]; 4. 99M-Charlie Mohr[9]; 5. 99-Brandon Jewell[6]; 6. 86-Jake Morris[1]; 7. 93-Matt Werner[5]; 8. G1-Mike Garland[7]; 9. 2X-Patrick Moore[10]; 10. 11-Ray Cox Jr[2]; 11. (DNS) X-Duane Roth; 12. (DNS) 5B-Tim Bader
Heat 1 – Top 5 Redraw (8 Laps): 1. 3-Jason Schueller[4]; 2. 99M-Charlie Mohr[1]; 3. 86-Jake Morris[2]; 4. 11-Ray Cox Jr[3]; 5. 01M-Mitch Way[5]; 6. (DNS) 5B-Tim Bader
Heat 2 – Top 5 Redraw (8 Laps): 1. 93-Matt Werner[4]; 2. B1-Jeff Larson[5]; 3. 99-Brandon Jewell[3]; 4. 2X-Patrick Moore[1]; 5. G1-Mike Garland[2]; 6. X-Duane Roth[6]
23 entries
IMCA STOCK CARS – QCJEEPS.COM
A Feature 1 (15 Laps): 1. 72-Jacob Ellithorpe[4]; 2. 22-Tanner Allen[10]; 3. 18-Tom Schmitt[2]; 4. 72H-Miciah Hidlebaugh[11]; 5. 12N-Gage Neal[8]; 6. 4-Jerry Miles[3]; 7. 20V-Dustin Vis[14]; 8. 15K-Justin Kay[9]; 9. 77W-Andrew Burk[12]; 10. 83-Jimmy Comins[18]; 11. B78-Brandon Vorbeck[7]; 12. 14C-Leah Wroten[6]; 13. 21-Lee Kinsella[5]; 14. 4K-Kodey Miles[22]; 15. 7D-Dakoda Sellers[13]; 16. 3T-Terry Dulin[17]; 17. 27Z-Chase Zaruba[1]; 18. 89-Cameron Exline[23]; 19. 17-Andrew Chelf[15]; 20. 76-Shawn Flagel[20]; 21. 08-Bronson Spaw[21]; 22. 777-Mitch Current[16]; 23. (DNS) 80N-Richard Nelson
Heat 1 – Top 4 Redraw (8 Laps): 1. 15K-Justin Kay[5]; 2. 4-Jerry Miles[7]; 3. 22-Tanner Allen[1]; 4. B78-Brandon Vorbeck[3]; 5. 7D-Dakoda Sellers[6]; 6. 17-Andrew Chelf[4]; 7. 83-Jimmy Comins[8]; 8. 08-Bronson Spaw[2]
Heat 2 – Top 4 Redraw (8 Laps): 1. 18-Tom Schmitt[1]; 2. 14C-Leah Wroten[3]; 3. 72-Jacob Ellithorpe[5]; 4. 27Z-Chase Zaruba[4]; 5. 89-Cameron Exline[8]; 6. 777-Mitch Current[7]; 7. 80N-Richard Nelson[2]; 8. 4K-Kodey Miles[6]
Heat 3 – Top 4 Redraw (8 Laps): 1. 12N-Gage Neal[1]; 2. 72H-Miciah Hidlebaugh[2]; 3. 77W-Andrew Burk[4]; 4. 21-Lee Kinsella[3]; 5. 20V-Dustin Vis[6]; 6. 3T-Terry Dulin[5]; 7. 76-Shawn Flagel[7]
26 entries
IMCA SPORTMODS – AMHOF TRUCKING
A Feature 1 (15 Laps): 1. 17C-Shane Paris[9]; 2. 43LV-Logan Veloz[3]; 3. 9-Scott Williams[13]; 4. 24X-Cole Stichter[7]; 5. 33-Jarett Franzen[11]; 6. 9H-Levi Heath[16]; 7. 47-Corey Kuntzelman[4]; 8. 3T-Tyler Soppe[6]; 9. 118-Austin Stamm[10]; 10. 28-Bobby Taggart[5]; 11. 8S-Josh Starr[14]; 12. 18-Nathan Silaggi[18]; 13. 777-Rayce Mullen[1]; 14. 71J-Justin Schroeder[19]; 15. 54-Nick Shrope[24]; 16. 75-Bob Silaggi[8]; 17. 21-Cody Clausen[20]; 18. 67-Josh Kloepping[17]; 19. 11J-Trey Jacobs[15]; 20. 65-David Engelkens[23]; 21. 7-Jered Staver[2]; 22. 4P-Phoenix Blakely[26]; 23. 55-Mike Coogan[12]; 24. X14-Randy Farrell[21]; 25. 33F-Aaron Vegter[25]; 26. (DNS) 4J-Jared Miles
Heat 1 – Top 4 Redraw (8 Laps): 1. 43LV-Logan Veloz[4]; 2. 33-Jarett Franzen[6]; 3. 3T-Tyler Soppe[8]; 4. 47-Corey Kuntzelman[1]; 5. 9-Scott Williams[9]; 6. 9H-Levi Heath[7]; 7. 71J-Justin Schroeder[3]; 8. 4J-Jared Miles[2]; 9. 54-Nick Shrope[5]
Heat 2 – Top 4 Redraw (8 Laps): 1. 24X-Cole Stichter[3]; 2. 118-Austin Stamm[4]; 3. 75-Bob Silaggi[7]; 4. 55-Mike Coogan[8]; 5. 8S-Josh Starr[2]; 6. 67-Josh Kloepping[5]; 7. 21-Cody Clausen[1]; 8. 4P-Phoenix Blakely[9]; 9. 33F-Aaron Vegter[6]
Heat 3 – Top 4 Redraw (8 Laps): 1. 17C-Shane Paris[1]; 2. 7-Jered Staver[3]; 3. 777-Rayce Mullen[8]; 4. 28-Bobby Taggart[2]; 5. 11J-Trey Jacobs[4]; 6. 18-Nathan Silaggi[5]; 7. X14-Randy Farrell[7]; 8. 65-David Engelkens[6]
19 entries
INEX LEGENDS – LEGENDS.DIRECT
A Feature 1 (20 Laps): 1. 7-Jackson Lewis[10]; 2. 5-Dave Eberle[9]; 3. 32-Robby Morrison[4]; 4. 19-Jeff Schmidt[2]; 5. 25-Cole O’Brien[11]; 6. 77C-Colton Utley[8]; 7. 88-Cohen Henze[5]; 8. 14-Dylan Manning[13]; 9. 02-Tim Fredericks[12]; 10. 80-Craig Peekenschneider[3]; 11. 53-Keith Meyer[7]; 12. 13D-Corey Scott[16]; 13. N8-Nate Wolbers[19]; 14. 64-Michael Weber[1]; 15. 02W-Brycen Wilson[17]; 16. 462-Leo Smejkal[18]; 17. 13-Griffin McGrath[6]; 18. 04-Adam Meyer[14]; 19. 99-Logan Mitchell[15]
Heat 1 – Top 4 Redraw (8 Laps): 1. 19-Jeff Schmidt[5]; 2. 77C-Colton Utley[4]; 3. 53-Keith Meyer[1]; 4. 80-Craig Peekenschneider[6]; 5. 14-Dylan Manning[2]; 6. 13D-Corey Scott[3]; 7. N8-Nate Wolbers[7]
Heat 2 – Top 4 Redraw (8 Laps): 1. 25-Cole O’Brien[3]; 2. 64-Michael Weber[5]; 3. 5-Dave Eberle[1]; 4. 32-Robby Morrison[6]; 5. 04-Adam Meyer[2]; 6. 02W-Brycen Wilson[4]
Heat 3 – Top 4 Redraw (8 Laps): 1. 7-Jackson Lewis[5]; 2. 13-Griffin McGrath[2]; 3. 02-Tim Fredericks[4]; 4. 88-Cohen Henze[3]; 5. 99-Logan Mitchell[1]; 6. 462-Leo Smejkal[6]
23 entries
IMCA HOBBY STOCKS – HAWKINS TRUCKING AND CONSTRUCT
A Feature 1 (15 Laps): 1. 17M-Jared Miller[5]; 2. H2O-Daniel Wauters[1]; 3. 28-Sheldon Hunter[7]; 4. 5-Kaden Staley[19]; 5. 4-Jordan Miles[10]; 6. 3-Dalton Weepie[12]; 7. 12-Austin Stalder[15]; 8. 4R-Randy LaMar[6]; 9. 24-Matt Bennett[16]; 10. 44-Keith Lilly[11]; 11. 1-Lane Vohringer[9]; 12. 4M-Karter Miles[18]; 13. 58-Corey Cullen[2]; 14. 59-Roger Winkers[17]; 15. 29X-Matt Miller[22]; 16. 8-Lukas Short[14]; 17. 7Z-Jack Hockaday[20]; 18. 7M-Justin Morhardt[23]; 19. 7-Dustin Forbes[8]; 20. 3B-Brandon White[4]; 21. 20-Jimmy Doescher[3]; 22. 28X-Landon Bennett[13]; 23. 32J-Logan Jones[21]
Heat 1 – Top 4 Redraw (6 Laps): 1. 28-Sheldon Hunter[6]; 2. 3B-Brandon White[3]; 3. H2O-Daniel Wauters[7]; 4. 58-Corey Cullen[4]; 5. 28X-Landon Bennett[2]; 6. 24-Matt Bennett[5]; 7. 5-Kaden Staley[8]; 8. 29X-Matt Miller[1]
Heat 2 – Top 4 Redraw (6 Laps): 1. 20-Jimmy Doescher[5]; 2. 4-Jordan Miles[3]; 3. 17M-Jared Miller[4]; 4. 44-Keith Lilly[1]; 5. 8-Lukas Short[6]; 6. 59-Roger Winkers[8]; 7. 7Z-Jack Hockaday[2]; 8. 7M-Justin Morhardt[7]
Heat 3 – Top 4 Redraw (6 Laps): 1. 4R-Randy LaMar[2]; 2. 1-Lane Vohringer[4]; 3. 7-Dustin Forbes[3]; 4. 3-Dalton Weepie[7]; 5. 12-Austin Stalder[6]; 6. 4M-Karter Miles[1]; 7. 32J-Logan Jones[5]
18 entries
4-STOCKS – TRI-CITY CONSTRUCTION
A Feature 1 (12 Laps): 1. 28-Cyle Hawkins[8]; 2. 4-Shawn McDermott[1]; 3. 49-Jacob Welter[2]; 4. 12-Mitch Bielenberg[3]; 5. 630-Dustin Munn[7]; 6. 18-Henry Hess[5]; 7. 26-Jeff Hess[14]; 8. 33B-Zach Brenner[11]; 9. 86-Evan Hess[12]; 10. K55-Brendon Koch[6]; 11. 07-Gracie Hempstead[15]; 12. 75-Will Caes[18]; 13. 25-Bryce Klein[4]; 14. 57-Jerramy Vasquez[13]; 15. 11H-Justin Hempstead[9]; 16. (DNS) F68-Brenda Forbes; 17. (DNS) 1Z-Branden Fuglsang; 18. (DNS) 044-Charles Hovey
Heat 1 – Top 5 Redraw (6 Laps): 1. 28-Cyle Hawkins[1]; 2. 18-Henry Hess[3]; 3. 49-Jacob Welter[6]; 4. F68-Brenda Forbes[2]; 5. 630-Dustin Munn[5]; 6. 33B-Zach Brenner[7]; 7. 57-Jerramy Vasquez[8]; 8. 07-Gracie Hempstead[4]; 9. 75-Will Caes[9]
Heat 2 – Top 5 Redraw (6 Laps): 1. 12-Mitch Bielenberg[5]; 2. 25-Bryce Klein[6]; 3. K55-Brendon Koch[1]; 4. 11H-Justin Hempstead[4]; 5. 4-Shawn McDermott[7]; 6. 86-Evan Hess[9]; 7. 26-Jeff Hess[8]; 8. 1Z-Branden Fuglsang[2]; 9. (DNS) 044-Charles Hovey
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