Dylan Thornton wins at the wire, Smith and Stensland repeat
IMCA Stock Car Donavon Smith Lake City, IA
Photo by Nicholas J Woolley
BOONE, IOWA (August 8, 2020) – It was another regular Saturday night series of racing at the Boone Speedway with the IMCA Northern SportMods getting some extra action. There was an Elmquist Towing top 12 Dash for Cash, and a Walters Sanitary Service Trash Dash for the next 12 heat qualifiers. A first time winner would emerge from the Modified ranks when Dylan Thornton won by inches at the wire. Donavon Smith repeated his IMCA Stock Car win from last week, Johnathon Logue took the comfortable win in the IMCA Northern SportMods, and David Rieks stepped into victory lane for the first time in several years when he won the IMCA Hobby Stock main event. Travis Stensland made it two in a row when he walked away from the field in winning the Mod Lites. Cruiser car action also returned after a two week absence, and there was a new duo of winners with Jadon Dougan and Austin Dodds getting the win.
Travis Stensland repeated his win from last week, as he led all fifteen laps of the Mod Lite A Main. He grabbed the lead immediately and then walked away from the field. He won by a straight away in the race that went flag to flag. Bryan Zehm finished a distant second, Jeff Stensland was third, Randy Bryan took fourth place, and Mike Kennedy rounded out the top five. Stensland won for the second week in a row.
In the eighteen lap IMCA Northern SportMod feature, it was Chad Ryerson, and thirteen year old Izac Mallicoat leading the field through much of the race. Johnathon Logue then appeared on the scene, flying on the topside. With a handful of laps remaining Logue was challenging both Mallicoat and Ryerson. A yellow flag restart at lap sixteen would be just what Logue was looking for. He made his move in turn two just after the race returned to green, taking over the top spot and keeping it to the checkers. Ryerson finished as the runner up, Mallicoat was third, Cam Reimers was fourth, and Dusty Lynch finished fifth. Logue, who started tenth on the grid, won for the fourth time this season.
There were two 12 lap dashes for the Northern SportMods. The top 12 finishers from the heat races ran the Elmquist Towing Dash with $400 going to the winner. Johnathon Logue cashed in there. The Walters Sanitary Service Trash Dash was for the 12 drivers finishing fourth through sixth in their heats. Garrett Nelson took home the $300 prize in this one.
The twenty lap IMCA Modified feature was decided by inches in a mad dash to the finish line that had the crowd on its feet. Three drivers provided most of the action upfront for much of the race as Joel Bushore….in a new ride after his roll over accident last week, led the field as the race went green. Dylan Thornton was quick to join in and then fourteenth place starter Jimmy Gustin joined in to make it a trio of fun. The closing laps saw the three drivers go at it in a spectacular dash to the finish line. Dylan Thornton had just enough momentum coming out of the final corner as the checkers unfurled, taking the win by inches over Jimmy Gustin. Bushore finished a close third. Cory Sauerman came from tenth to finish fourth, and Todd Shute finished fifth after starting in eleventh. Thornton, who is from California, is spending the summer back here in Iowa, and ironically enough, staying with second place finisher Jimmy Gustin. The win marked the first time Thornton has visited the winner’s circle at the speedway.
Donavon Smith was back in victory lane after winning the IMCA Stock Car twenty lapper. Smith came from twelfth starting spot, caught and passed then leader Shane Stoneburner with just two laps remaining, and kept it the rest of the way to the finish. Brother David Smith came from eleventh to finish as the runner up, and Stoneburner was third. Kyle Everts and fourteenth place starter Jay Schmidt, completed the top five. Smith repeated his win from last week, and grabbed his fourth win of the season.
David Rieks won for the first time this year when he took the fifteen lap IMCA Hobby Stock feature, leading all laps on his way to victory. He held off twelfth place starter Dylan Nelson who took the runner up position. Brayden Richards, Curt Reed, and Seth Butler would complete the top five.
Racing continues next week at the Boone Speedway when the green flag will drop at 7 p.m.
IMCA Hobby Stock
A Feature 1
15 laps | 00:11:22.793Presented by Pickett Salvage
Pos Start Driver Hometown Car
1 1 David Rieks Eldora, IA 78XX
2 12 Dylan Nelson Adel, IA 13N
3 3 Braden Richards Madrid, IA 11R
4 8 Curt Reed Des Moines, IA 4C
5 5 Seth Butler Scranton, IA 22
6 11 Solomon Bennett Minburn, IA 11B
7 4 Josh Vancannon Ogden, IA 51
8 18 Eric Knutson Slater, IA 12K
9 10 Mike Smith Lake City, IA 22X
10 13 Aaron Rudolph Grand Juction, IA 38R
11 6 Shane Butler Scranton, IA 37
12 7 Matt McDonald Scranton, IA 12M
13 16 Seth Janssen Ogden, IA 85
14 20 Carter Koop Rockwell, IA 52
15 23 David Kimmel New Virginia, IA 33K
16 24 Kristchon Hisel Winston, MO 27H
17 21 Matt Wahl West Des Moines, IA 20W
18 25 Matt Tiernan Stuart, IA 7M
19 17 Scott Porter Madison Lake, MN 15
20 22 Ray Johnson Norwalk, IA 00
21 (DNF) 15 Miciah Hidlebaugh Adel, IA 72H
22 (DNF) 9 Wayne Gifford Boone, IA 22W
23 (DNF) 2 Jeremiah Andrews Union, IA 37G
24 (DNF) 14 Jared Myers Indianola, IA 22J
25 (DNF) 19 Brian Derry Boone, IA 10D
IMCA Modified
A Feature 1
20 laps | 00:13:43.428Presented by D&E Outside Services
Pos Start Driver Hometown Car
1 5 Dylan Thornton Santa Maria, CA 38T
2 14 Jimmy Gustin Marshalltown, IA 19
3 2 Joel Bushore Boone, IA 87
4 10 Cory Sauerman Johnston, IA 17
5 11 Todd Shute Norwalk, IA 5
6 24 Jake McBirnie Boone, IA 82
7 8 Albert Wolfgram Boone, IA 78
8 1 Austin Kuehl Cave Creek, AZ 77X
9 15 Randy Havlik Ankeny, IA 3Z
10 16 Randy Brown Chowchilla, CA 16B
11 6 Chad Louk Jefferson, IA 20X
12 13 Cole Anderson Northfield, MN 97
13 20 Dennis Pittman Jamacia, IA 58
14 22 Chad Porter Madison Lake, MN 12
15 7 Andy Tiernan Madrid, IA 3
16 3 Tim Love KELLEY, IA 27
17 (DNF) 21 Clint Wendel Mason City, IA 75
18 (DNF) 19 Tim Ward Chandler, AZ 4TW
19 (DNF) 4 Robert Avery Des Moines, IA 24
20 (DNF) 23 Jon Snyder Ames, IA 69X
21 (DNF) 18 Russ Dickerson Boone, IA 28R
22 (DNF) 9 Tony Cox Boone, IA 1BC
23 (DNF) 17 Cory Tasler Jefferson, IA 63CC
24 (DNF) 12 Paul Nagle Nevada, IA 05
IMCA Northern SportMod
A Feature 1
18 laps | 00:09:32.850Presented by Elmquist Towing
Pos Start Driver Hometown Car
1 10 Johnathon Logue Logansport, IA 69
2 1 Chad Ryerson Wellsburg, IA 25R
3 4 Izac Mallicoat Boone, IA 11
4 5 Cam Reimers Ogden, IA 21
5 2 Dustin Lynch Boone, IA 5
6 9 Doug Smith Lake City, IA 12
7 7 Cory Pestotnik Boone, IA 62
8 6 Colton Nelson Osceola, IA 93N
9 8 Dusty Masolini Des Moines, IA 8
10 24 Ryan King Tama, IA 57R
11 12 Ben Stockton Kansas City, MO 33S
12 14 Curtis Veber Polk City, IA 13V
13 13 Chris Wright Chillicothe, MO 66X
14 20 Ryan Leeman Roland, IA 88
15 18 Bryan Johnson Roland, IA 26B
16 17 Danny Fye Boxholm, IA 7
17 15 Blair Simmons Des Moines, IA 32S
18 21 Jake Elmquist Boone, IA E18
19 23 Robert Moore Maxwell, IA 2B
20 22 Justin Wacha Vinton, IA 45
21 (DNF) 19 Garrett Nelson Osceola, IA 95N
22 (DNF) 3 Daniel Tasler Jefferson, IA 63T
23 (DNF) 11 Kaylin Lopez Chowchilla, CA 16
DNS – Jason Carney Boone, IA 26
IMCA Stock Car
A Feature 1
20 laps | 00:09:36.662Presented by Arnold Motor Supply
Pos Start Driver Hometown Car
1 12 Donavon Smith Lake City, IA 35
2 11 David Smith Lake City, IA 8
3 3 Shane Stoneburner Boone, IA 57
4 7 Kyle Everts Holland, IA 2K
5 14 Jay Schmidt Tama, IA 19J
6 16 Devin Smith Lake City, IA 81
7 10 Scott Davis Madrid, IA 81D
8 5 Rod Richards Madrid, IA 23HR
9 9 Troy Jerovetz Iowa Falls, IA 01
10 4 Bob Daniels Des Moines, IA 25D
11 13 Don Vis State Center, IA 04
12 8 Tyler Pickett Boxholm, IA 5A
13 20 Matthew West Waterloo, IA 31X
14 17 Corey Piffer Indianola, IA 71
15 22 Austin Gray Story City, IA 48G
16 24 Josh Daniels Carlisle, IA 25J
17 18 Donnie Gustoff Scranton, IA 20
18 (DNF) 21 Steve Byers Indianola, IA B17
19 (DNF) 6 Cody Gustoff Scranton, IA 23
20 (DNF) 19 Mark Hidlebaugh Ames, IA 64H
21 (DNF) 23 Blake Peeler Trimble, MO 292
22 (DNF) 2 Andrew Burg Maricopa, AZ 78B
23 (DNF) 15 Robert Stofer Jefferson, IA 50
24 (DNF) 1 Mike House Panora, IA 04X
Mini Mods
A Feature 1
15 laps | 00:04:17.333Presented by MyRacePass
Pos Start Driver Hometown Car
1 2 Travis Stensland Nevada, IA 89
2 5 Bryan Zehm Ames, IA 46Z
3 6 Jeff Stensland Nevada, IA 20
4 7 Randy Bryan Ames, IA 64
5 8 Mike Kennedy Boone, IA 95
6 15 Jon Braathun Story City, IA 96
7 10 Joel Huggins Des Moines, IA X50
8 3 Cody Yaw Altoona, IA 20X
9 14 Cory Sonner Huxley, IA 47
10 9 Scott Naggatz Carter Lake, IA 54N
11 13 Ben George Altoona, IA 4G
12 1 Matt Sorenson Bondurant, IA 4
13 12 Chelsea May Desoto, IA 18M
14 20 Travis Messamer Redfield, IA 07
15 19 Tonia Stevens Guernsey, IA T3
16 18 Thomas Messamer Des Moines, IA 27
17 16 Austin Glick Des Moines, IA 3
18 (DNF) 4 Joe Glick Madrid, IA 3G
DNS – Tim Glick 31
DNS – Tanner Gannon Des Moines, IA 3T
Category: Iowa
