Another Night of Fantastic and Exciting Racing Action at Marshalltown

By Jeremy Fox

MARSHALLTOWN, IOWA (August 3, 2012) – Everybody in attendance on Old Timers Lounge Night would see some fantastic racing action. Several times through the night, they would get 3, 4 and 5 wide coming off the corners. Also the fans would get an added bonus with the Big 8 Tyre Center IMCA SportMods running a King of the Hill and that wouldn’t be disappointed.

Duayne Herb would lead the first 3 laps before once again Merv Chandler would take the top spot away. Chandler would go on to take win number 12 on Friday Nights at Marshalltown. Herb would again settle for 2nd, Travis Losenicky was 3rd, Travis Ross was 4th and Neil Nabholz was 5th.

O’Reilly Auto Parts Mod Lites feature would see Adam Larson from Ames lead the first 11 laps before Josh May would make the move and take the lead on lap 12. May would go on and take his 6th win at Marshalltown. Larson would get disqualified in post race tech inspection moving up Mike Morrill to 2nd. Andy Hennigar, Randy Bryan and Mike Kennedy would round out the top 5.

The Big 8 Tyre Center IMCA SportMods saw Travis Peterson take the early lead but it was 14 year old Sam Wieben finding his way around to take the lead on lap 5. Wieben’s lead would be short lived as the caution would fly because Gatlin Leytham would go flying off the top turns 3 and 4. When the racing got going Wieben would have to deal with Peterson and Racer Hulin. Hulin would get by Peterson and then pass Wieben for the lead on lap 7. Another race caution would come out on lap 9 but that wouldn’t affect him as he would continue to lead. On lap 15, Hulin would lose the handle in turns 1 and 2 forcing the caution to come out which would give the lead back to Wieben. Wieben would lead the remaining 3 laps to take his first career SportMod win. Ty Luellen, Jake Strayer, Scott Davis and Joel Rust rounded out the top 5.

In Toby K’s Hideaway IMCA Hobby Stocks feature it was the caution waving before 1 lap was completed and it was for Kevin Fee and Austin Luellen. On the restart it was Dustin Lynch leading lap 1. Josh Saunders would grab the lead away on lap 2 and then a lap later the caution would come out again this time for debris. Saunders would continue to lead and hold off challenges from Eric Knutson and Nic Shearer. Eric Larson would get by them and then get by Saunders to take the lead at the halfway point. Larson would go on and take the win with Saunders in 2nd. Tyler Pickett was 3rd, Scott Pippert was 4th and John Watson was 5th after the disqualification of Brice Udelhoven, who came across in 5th.

The Mike’s Hard Lemonade IMCA Stock Cars would see some fantastic racing through out the feature but it was the Murphy Brothers, Trent and Michael, getting to the front early. Trent Murphy would take the win in the feature that would go green-to-checkered with younger brother Michael Murphy in 2nd. Tracy Gienger was 3rd, Steve Meyer was 4th and Derek Reimer was 5th.

The final feature of the night was Meskwaki Bingo Casino Hotel IMCA Modifieds feature saw Luke Wanninger taking the lead early and not look back despite the only race caution on lap 4 when Kyle Brown would go around in turn 2. Wanninger would lead all 20 laps to take the win, which would be win number 5 of the season. Jimmy Gustin would finish 2nd would also get credit with the win since Wanninger is running a test crate engine for IMCA so for Gustin it would be win number 6 at Marshalltown. Jon Snyder was 3rd, Adam Larson was 4th and Kyle Krampe was 5th.

In the King of the Hill it was the power of “J’s” because in round 1 it was Jake Strayer, Joel Rust, Jenae Gustin and Jared Van Deest taking the win. Round 2 saw Jake Strayer and Jenae Gustin. In the final it was a fantastic race between Strayer and Gustin and it would be Gustin prevailing and becoming the “Queen of the Hill” Champion.

Next Friday Night will be J&V Napa Auto Parts Night and the youngsters will have the New Hope Christian Church Cardboard Classic Races.  Remember the speedway features IMCA Modifieds, IMCA Stock Cars, IMCA SportMods, IMCA Hobby Stocks, Mod Lites and IMCA Sport Compacts. Hot Laps at 7 pm and Racing to Follow at 7:30 pm.

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Marshalltown Speedway Results
August 3, 2012

Meskwaki Bingo Casino Hotel IMCA Modifieds
Heat 1: 10K Ronn Lauritzen (Jesup)
Heat 2: 69X Jon Snyder (Ames)

Feature: 1. 20 Luke Wanninger (Jefferson); 2. 19 Jimmy Gustin (Marshalltown); 3. 69X Jon Snyder (Ames); 4. 2L Adam Larson (Ames); 5. K1 Kyle Krampe (Baxter); 6. 10K Ronn Lauritzen (Jesup); 7. 21K Kyle Brown (Kellogg); 8. 32X Rick Speck (Garwin); 9. 21 David Brown (Kellogg); 10. 43S Scott Simatovich (State Center); 11. 3W Chris Webb (McCallsburg); 12. 40RC Rod Clement (Rhodes); 13. 2Z Zack Rawlins (Kellogg); DNS: 25T Duane Peterson (Beaman)

Mikes Hard Lemonade IMCA Stock Cars
Heat 1: 25 Trent Murphy (Jefferson)
Heat 2: 99D Damon Murty (Chelsea)
Heat 3: 59 Tracy Gienger (Newton)

Feature: 1. 25 Trent Murphy (Jefferson); 2. 25M Michael Murphy (Jefferson); 3. 59 Tracy Gienger (Newton); 4. 94 Steve Meyer (Grundy Center); 5. 17R Derek Reimer (Marshalltown); 6. 3W Jeff Wollam (Marshalltown); 7. 99D Damon Murty (Chelsea); 8. 21T Travis Prochaska (Iowa Falls); 9. 36 Trevor Titus (Newton); 10. 19J Jay Schmidt (Tama); 11. 55 Dave Mehmen (Baxter); 12. 22K Kevin Rose (Waterloo); 13. 52E Mitchell Engelkes (Dike); 14. 54 Robbie Merkle (Des Moines); 15. 46B Micahel Bilyeu (Indianola); 16. 50 Kevin Balmer (Garwin); 17. 52 Robert Engelkes (Dike); 18. 042 Doug Russell (Conrad); 19. 56T Justin Temeyer (Independence)

Big 8 Tyre Center IMCA SportMods
Heat 1: 19G Gatlin Leytham (Garwin)
Heat 2: 198 Sam Wieben (Dysart)
Heat 3: 777 Jayme Duinink (Pella)
Heat 4: 19J Jenae Gustin (Marshalltown)

B-Feature (Top 4 advance): 1. 7R Ryan Ashton (Beaman); 2. 1 Randy Roberts (Boone); 3. 22A Shawn Albers (Wellsburg); 4. 57R Ryan King (Marshalltown); 5. 63 Rick Fasse (Urbandale); DNS: 7D Nick Giannetto (Tama); DNS: 77 Larry Beeghly (Conrad)

Feature: 1. 198 Sam Wieben (Dysart); 2. 32L Ty Luellen (Minburn); 3. 18J Jake Strayer (Newton); 4. 81D Scott Davis (Madrid); 5. 26J Joel Rust (Grundy Center); 6. 7 Carter VanDenBerg (Oskaloosa); 7. 19J Jenae Gustin (Marshalltown); 8. 1 Randy Roberts (Boone); 9. 86 Cory Rose (Boone); 10. 33R DJ Robinson (Ankeny); 11. T17 Tom Rawlins (Kellogg); 12. 505 Racer Hulin (Laurel); 13. 7R Ryan Ashton (Beaman); 14. 80 Jared VanDeest (Grundy Center); 15. 02A Coty Albers (Wellsburg); 16. 23JR Nick Roberts (Des Moines); 17. 7V Jesse Vander Wal (McCallsburg); 18. 40S Shawn Simatovich (Marshalltown); 19. 32N Neil Follett (Conrad); 20. 22A Shawn Albers (Wellsburg); 21. 57R Ryan King (Marshalltown); 22. 777 Jayme Duinink (Pella); 23. 25T Travis Peterson (Gladbrook); 24. 19G Gatlin Leytham (Garwin)

Toby K’s Hideaway IMCA Hobby Stocks
Heat 1: 24B Brandon Brinton (Nevada)
Heat 2: 47 Scott Pippert (Elberon)
Heat 3: 82 Jennifer Hulin (Marshalltown)

Feature: 1. 20E Eric Larson (Holland); 2. 52 Josh Saunders (Newton); 3. 5A Tyler Pickett (Boxholm); 4. 47 Scott Pippert (Elberon); 5. 4W John Watson (Des Moines); 6. 4X Gary Pfantz (State Center); 7. 38R Aaron Rudolph (Grand Junction); 8. 500 Garrett Eilander (Newton); 9. 82 Jennifer Hulin (Marshalltown); 10. 3X Scott Durlin (State Center, IA); 11. 83 Eugene Nicklas (Grinnell); 12. 5 Dustin Lynch (Boone); 13. 24B Brandon Brinton (Nevada); 14. 2 Nick Welch (Cedar Falls); 15. 43 Nic Shearer (Des Moines); 16. 12K Eric Knutson (Slater); 17. 52X Kevin Fee (Knoxville); 18. 3A Austin Luellen (Minburn); DNS: 27 Clint Nelson (Newton); DNS: 44 Mike Anderson (Melbourne); DQ: 26 Brice Udelhoven (Newton); DQ: 14T Mitchell Thomas (Marshalltown)

O’Reilly Auto Parts Mod Lites
Heat 1: 99 Josh May (De Soto)
Heat 2: DC5 Adam Larson (Ames)

Feature: 1. 99 Josh May (De Soto); 2. 6 Mike Morrill (Altoona); 3. 15 Andy Hennigar (Ankeny); 4. 64 Randy Bryan (Ames); 5. 95 Mike Kennedy (Boone); 6. X50 Joel Huggins (Des Moines); 7. 8 Dusty Masolini (Des Moines); 8. 11R Jason Whitehead (Nevada); 9. 47 Cory Sonner (Huxley); 10. 4L Larry Sorenson (Ames); 11. 15X Travis Brandt (Des Moines); 12. 66F Eric Hendrickson (Ankeny); 13. T20 Travis Stensland (Nevada); DQ: DC5 Adam Larson (Ames)

IMCA Sport Compacts
Heat: 12 Merv Chandler (Vinton)

Feature: 1. 12  Merv Chandler (Vinton);  2. 57C Duayne Herb (Cedar Rapids);  3. 22T Travis Losenicky (Garrison); 4. 83 Travis Ross (Evansdale); 5. 04 Trent Orwig (Blakesburg); 6. 03 Neil Nabholz (Waterloo)

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