8 Features Highlight Maquoketa Speedway Racing Action
By: Jerry Mackey
Maquoketa, Iowa: Despite lingering sprinkles Saturday afternoon, the racing program went on as scheduled at the Maquoketa Speedway located on the Jackson County Fairgrounds. 8 feature events were run in a very swift run racing program which saw the final checkered flag of the night wave at 9:30 pm.
The night kicked off with the conclusion of last weeks Amhof Trucking sponsored racing program with the conclusion of the Kunes Nissan IMCA Modified main event. The main was halted due to weather a week ago with one lap in the books. The feature event went off very quickly with Charlie Mohr picking up his second consecutive IMCA Modified win in a row at the quick ¼ mile. Mohr held off Mark Schulte and Ray Cox Jr. in scoring the 20 lap feature win.
The regularly scheduled program then got underway with the qualifying heats run in very quick fashion. The Kinion Auto IMCA Late Model feature saw 18 drivers take the green with Nick Marolf setting a blistering pace at the onset. Marolf would lead the caution free 25 lap main event the entire distance and the win was Marolf’s first win in Maquoketa in several attempts. Evan Miller made his first appearance at Maquoketa in 23 and came away with a second place finish ahead of CJ Horn.
The regularly scheduled Kunes Nissan IMCA Modified feature belonged to Jeff (Bone) Larson on Saturday night. Larson raced well out front while a spirited battle for second was waged. At the finish it was Ray Cox Jr. taking second ahead of Chris Zogg and Mark Schulte.
The Amhof Trucking Sportmod feature took the green with an outstanding field of 24 drivers taking the initial green flag. The Sportmod drivers put on an impressive showing with the main event going caution free green to checkers. Jarrett Franzen got out font early and went on to record the win by holding off the constant challenges of Ben Chapman. The 1JR of Chapman was able to show his nose to Franzen on several occasions but Franzen drove a flawless race in taking the checkers ahead of Chapman and Jacob Arp.
The QCJeeps.Com IMCA Stock Cars continue to never disappoint as the action is always very competitive. Jason Bahrs scored his second Maquoketa Speedway win of the season by topping the 15 lap feature. Bahrs took the win ahead of Kewaunee, WI visitor Aiden Gretz with Jacob Ellithorpe crossing the finish line in third.
The Buffalo Bandit, Randy LaMar added another feature win to his resume in 23 by scoring the win in the Ueland Auto IMCA Hobby Stock division. LaMar held off a strong run by Jimmy Doescher, who took second ahead of Kile Vohringer.
The Legends Direct INEX Legends 15 lap feature win went to Marion, Iowa driver Michael Weber. The 10th starting Weber took the lead away from Kacey Korsmo and went on to take the win. Korsmo ran a strong race and took second ahead of Jordan Miklas.
Josh Starr proved to be the class of the field in the Hawkeye Auto Sport Compact class. Starr shot to the front coming from the fifth row and took the lead on lap three and went on to pick up the win ahead of Jacob Welter and Henry Hess.
IMCA Weekly racing will continue at the Maquoketa Speedway on Saturday, July 8th with a full program of racing including the IMCA Late Models, it will be Kunes Nissan night with Christmas in July being celebrated. The Red Line Oil Kids Club will host Mr & Mrs Claus plus a special appearance by he Grinch. Hot laps will be set to get underway at 6 pm.
Maquoketa Speedway Saturday, July 1 Feature Results (top Five)
Kunes Nissan IMCA Modified Feature (Makeup from June 24)
- 99M Charlie Mohr-Bettendorf
- 27M Mark Schulte-Delhi
- 11 Ray Cox Jr.-Maquoketa
- 99 Brandon Jewell-Clinton
- 7M Matt Short-Maquoketa
Kunes Nissan IMCA Modifieds
- 12T Jeff (Bone) Larson-Freeport, IL
- 11 Ray Cox Jr. Maquoketa
- 9 Chris Zogg-New Liberty
- 27M Mark Schulte-Delhi
- 99M Charlie Mohr-Bettendorf
Kinion Auto IMCA Late Models
- 33 Nick Marolf-Moscow
- 88 Evan Miller-Silvis, IL
- 01 CJ Horn-Aurora, IN
- 77J Steve Johnson-Camance
- 12K Lyle Klein-Sherril
Amhof Trucking IMCA Sportmods
- 33 Jarrett Franzen-Maquoketa
- 1JR Ben Chapman-Clarence
- 10A Jacob Arp-Donahue
- 13M Matt Mayo-Bakersfield, CA
- 13C Shane Paris-Muscatine
QCJeeps.Com IMCA Stock Cars
- 96 Jason Bahrs-Colona, IL
- 24A Aiden Gertz-Kewaunee, WI
- 72 Jacob Ellithorpe-Maquoketa
- 80N Richard Nelson-Dyersville
- 22 Tanner Allen-Springville
Ueland Auto IMCA Hobby Stocks
- 4R Randy LaMar-Buffalo
- 20 Jimmy Doescher-Hollandale, WI
- 18 Kile Vohringer-Maquoketa
- 8L Lukas Short-Maquoketa
- 4 Jordan Miles-Bernard
Legends Direct INEX Legends
- 8W Michael Weber-Marion
- 52JR Kacey Korsmo-Atkins
- 44 Jordan Miklas-Hartland, WI
- 25 Cole O’Brien-Cedar Rapids
- 5 Dave Eberle-Freeport, IL
Hawkeye Auto Sport Compacts
- 8S Josh Starr-Tipton
- 49 Jacob Welter-Farley
- 20 Henry Hess-Dubuque
- 86 Evan Hess-Dubuque
- 33B Zach Brenner-Peosta
Category: Iowa
