Wild Racing as the Temperatures Heated Up on Clement Heating and Cooling Night at MoTown

By Jeremy Fox

Marshalltown, Iowa (June 21st, 2013) – As Summer has finally arrived the temperatures rise and the racing action heats up on the track. The race track produced two, three and four wide racing all night with a full moon in the sky.

First feature of the night was the IMCA Sport Compacts ten lap feature and it had its largest car count of the season as eight cars signed in too do battle. Adam Gates started in sixth but by the end of lap one, Gates found himself in the lead. Merv Chandler, David Moorman and John Gill battled for 2nd through out the feature event as Gates pulled away to take his 3rd checkered of the season at Motown. Chandler finish 2nd, Moorman in 3rd, Gill in 4th and young A.J. Whitten finish 5th in his first visit to the track.

In the Toby K’s Hideaway Mod Lite feature it was Eric Hendrickson grabbing the early lead but Mike Morrill worked his way from his fifth place starting position to grab the lead away on lap 5. Morrill lead until the caution waved on lap 10 when Russ Hall spun in turn 2. On the restart, Morrill dealt with Josh May and Andy Hennigar. Hennigar grabbed the lead and went on to take his 3rd win of the season. Morrill held off May for second. Charlie Brown and Hendrickson rounded out the top 5.

The Big 8 Tyre Center IMCA SportMods feature took three attempts to complete a lap and it was Coty Albers leading the first lap. Carter VanDenBerg worked his way by on lap 2 and after three more cautions on laps 3, 4 and 6 began to pull away. However a caution came out on lap 14 forcing VanDenBerg to have Brad Iverson and Eric Elliott right behind him, VanDenBerg managed to hold to take the win. Iverson, Elliott, Brett Lowry and Geoff Olson finished second through fifth respectively.

Eric Larson lead the first two laps in the Mike’s Hard Lemonade IMCA Hobby Stock feature but Eric Statnton worked his way from the fifth starting position to grab the lead away on lap 3. Stanton went on to take the win the feature that went green-to-checkered. Larson finish second, Nick Murty was third, Bill Bonnett worked his way up from ninth position to fourth and Gary Pfantz was fifth.

Amsoil IMCA Stock Car Feature saw Jay Schmidt grab the lead from his second row inside starting postion and appeared to be cruising on to the easy win until lap traffic started slowing him down. Schmidt was getting through them but the yellow came out on lap 15 when Chuck Davis was trying to exit the race track and Michael Jaennette had no where to go and broke the radiator dumping a lot of water. On the restart, Schmidt was passed by Steve Meyer, who worked his way from his 7th starting position. Meyer added on to his point lead as he took his 1st feature win of the season at Motown. Schmidt held off Damon Murty for 2nd. Tracy Gienger finish 4th and Eric Knutson in 5th.

Final Feature of the night was the Meskwaki Bingo Casino Hotel IMCA Modifieds feautre and it was Cayden Carter leading from start to finish but the true battle was through the field for second through fifth position. Ronn Lauritzen worked his way up to grab second and began to chase down the youngster but fell short. Jimmy Gustin held off challenges with Jon Snyder until Snyder had a flat tire, Gustin finish third. Kyle Brown and Kyle Krampe rounded out the top 5.

Next Friday Night will be Leytham Racing Night at the Marshalltown Speedway. Grandstands are $9 for Adults, Children 11 and under is $2. Hot Laps at 7 pm and Racing at 7:30 pm

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Marshalltown Speedway Results
June 21st , 2013

Meskwaki Bingo Casino Hotel IMCA Modifieds
Heat 1: 10K Ronn Lauritzen – 21K Kyle Brown – 87 Joel Bushore
Heat 2: 21 David Brown – 47 Josh Truman – 69X Jon Snyder

Feature: 1. 10C Cayden Carter (Oskaloosa); 2. 10K Ronn Lauritzen (Jesup); 3. 19 Jimmy Gustin (Marshalltown); 4. 21K Kyle Brown (Kellogg); 5. K1 Kyle Krampe (Baxter); 6. 505 Racer Hulin (Laurel); 7. 43S Scott Simatovich (State Center); 8. 12 Andrew Kinser (State Center); 9. 69X Jon Snyder (Ames); 10. 47 Josh Truman (Indianola); 11. 21 David Brown (Kellogg); 12. 87 Joel Bushore (Boone); 13. 21T Aaron Turnbull (Estevan, SK, Canada); 14. 57V Mike Van Genderen (Newton); 15. 2Z Zach Rawlins (Kellogg)

Amsoil IMCA Stock Cars
Heat 1: 47 Scott Pippert – 94 Steve Meyer- 17R Derek Reimer
Heat 2: 59 Tracy Gienger – 19J Jay Schmidt- 93 Michael Jaennette
Heat 3: 20V Dustin Vis-  99D Damon Murty – 12K Eric Knutson

Feature: 1. 94 Steve Meyer (Grundy Center); 2. 19J Jay Schmidt (Tama); 3. 99D Damon Murty (Chelsea); 4. 59 Tracy Gienger (Newton); 5. 12K Eric Knutson (Slater); 6. 20V Dustin Vis (LeGrand); 7. 96 Chris Wiltse (Charles City); 8. 3W Jeff Wollam (Marshalltown); 9. 47 Scott Pippert (Elberon); 10. 52E Mitchell Engelkes (Dike); 11. 52 Robert Engelkes (Dike); 12. 042 Doug Russell (Conrad); 13. 6R Adam Rickett (Marshalltown); 14. 60 Clayton Deppe (Kellogg); 15. 93 Michael Jaennette (Newton); 16. 196 Chuck Davis; 17. 199 Nick Thelen (Kellogg); 18. 50X Kevin Balmer (Garwin); 19. 43 Nate Thelen (Newton); 20. 45 Matt Deaton (Newton); 21. 17R Derek Reimer (Marshalltown)

Big 8 Tyre Center IMCA SportMods
Heat 1: 7R Ryan Ashton – 19J Jenae Gustin – 23K Ben Kates
Heat 2: 25 Travis Peterson – 69JR Johnathan Logue – 98 Bill Hildreth
Heat 3: 8B Brad Iverson – 72 Brett Lowry – 02A Coty Albers
Heat 4: 7 Carter Vandenberg – 9E Eric Elliott – 2G Geoff Olson

Feature: 1. 7 Carter VanDenBerg (Oskaloosa); 2. 8B Brad Iverson (Grinnell); 3. 9E Eric Elliott (Boone); 4. 72 Brett Lowry (Montezuma); 5. 2G Geoff Olson (West Des Moines); 6. 19J Jenae Gustin (Marshalltown); 7. 7R Ryan Ashton (Beaman); 8. 02A Coty Albers (Wellsburg); 9. 25 Travis Peterson (Gladbrook); 10. 26J Joel Rust (Grundy Center); 11. 69JR Johnathan Logue (Boone); 12. 80J Jared Van Deest (Grundy Center); 13. 12 Eric Flander (Barnes City); 14. 23K Ben Kates (Tonganoxie, KS); 15. 98 Bill Hildreth (Marshalltown); 16. 14E Chase Ellingson (Williams); 17. 05 Paul Nagle (Nevada); 18. 777 Jayme Duinink (Pella); 19. 13T Mike Timm (Mingo); 20. 40S Shawn Simatovich (Gilman); 21. 32N Neil Follett (Conrad); 22. 22A Shawn Albers (Wellsburg); 23. 24B Brandon Brinton (Nevada); 24. 57R Ryan King (Marshalltown); 25. 67X Brandon Williams (Des Moines); 26. T17 Tom Rawlins (Kellogg); 27. 11M Mike Mitchell (Cedar Rapids); 28. 99B Jim BonSchmit (Clemons)

Mike’s Hard Lemonade IMCA Hobby Stocks
Heat 1: 05 Jason Cox – 4X Gary Pfantz – 82 Jennifer Hulin
Heat 2: 7B Eric Stanton – 3X Scott Durlin – 500 Garrett Eilander
Heat 3: 99JR Nick Murty – 20E Eric Larson – 19 Bill Bonnett

Feature: 1. 7B Eric Stanton (Hartford); 2. 20E Eric Larson (Holland); 3. 99JR Nick Murty (Chelsea); 4. 19 Bill Bonnett (Knoxville); 5. 4X Gary Pfantz (State Center); 6. 500 Garrett Eilander (Newton); 7. 26 Brice Udelhoven (Newton); 8. 3X Scott Durlin (State Center); 9. 83 Eugene Nicklas (Grinnell); 10. 45 Justin Wacha (Vinton); 11. 14C Leah Wroten (Independence ); 12. 05 Jason Cox (Maxwell); 13. 17 Andy Peck (Newton); 14. 82 Jennifer Hulin (Marshalltown); 15. 23G Dustin Tapp (Nevada); 15. 47 Brayton Boyer (St. Lucas); 17. 52 Josh Saunders (Newton)

Toby K’s Hideaway Mod Lites
Heat 1: 82 Charlie Brown – 99 Josh May – 8 Dusty Masolini
Heat 2: 01 David Schmalzried Jr. – 15 Andy Hennigar – 28 Terry Brown

Feature: 1. 15 Andy Hennigar (Ankeny); 2. 6 Mike Morrill (Altoona); 3. 99 Josh May (De Soto); 4. 82 Charlie Brown (Nevada); 5. 66F Eric Hendrickson (Ankeny); 6. 8 Dusty Masolini (Des Moines); 7. 01 David Schmalzried Jr. (Colo); 8. 95 Mike Kennedy (Boone); 9. 28 Terry Brown (Nevada); 10. 4 Travis Brandt (Des Moines); 11. 4L Larry Sorenson (Ames); 12. 9 Rick Taylor (Ames); 13. 11 Mike Stoker (Des Moines); 14. 33H Russ Hall (Pleasant Hill); 15. 33 Gayle Worthington (Des Moines); 16. 64 Randy Bryan (Ames)

IMCA Sport Compacts
Heat 1 : 02 John Gill – 2 Merv Chandler – 111 A.J. Whitten
Heat 2 : 007 Adam Gates – 6M David Moorman – 33V Nicholas Van Hemert

Feature: 1. 007 Adam Gates (Cedar Rapids); 2. 2 Merv Chandler (Urbana); 3. 6M David Moorman (Beaman); 4. 02 John Gill (Marshalltown); 5. 111 A.J. Whitten (Cedar Rapids); 6. 33V Nicholas Van Hemert; 7. 9 Toby Denning (Vinton); 8. 49 Joe Alday (Marshalltown)

Category: Iowa, Marshalltown Speedway