Luellen Brothers Double Up at MoTown

By Jeremy Fox

Marshalltown, Iowa (June 6th, 2014) –  A New week but similar story as the Marshalltown Speedway is living up to some great racing action from start to finish during its 50th Anniversary season. Also in attendance was Traxxas Torc Off Road Series Driver Cam Reimers from Ogden putting on an expedition for the fans.

First feature of the night was the IMCA Sport Compacts eight lap event. John Gill led the opening lap before Adam Gates took the top spot away on lap two. Gates took the checkered first with David Moorman in second, Aaron Miller in third and Gill in fourth.

In the Mod Lites 15 lap feature it was Mike Kennedy taking the early lead but it was short lived as Jimmy May took the top spot away on lap three. May saw his son Josh May experience troubles on lap five forcing the caution to come out. May did not let that get to him but the final race cation came out on lap 12 when Charlie and Terry Brown make contact in turn two that ended Charlie’s night. Jimmy May went on to take the win over Andy Hennigar, Terry Brown, Tim Hennigar and Dusty Masolini.

Rookie Andy Hick went on a spin cycle in front of the field in turn two forcing the caution to come out before the completion of lap one in the IMCA Hobby Stocks feature. Gary Pfantz lead the first two laps before Austin Luellen worked his way to the lead on lap three. Luellen and the field saw the caution one more time on lap seven. Luellen took the win over Garrett Eilander, John Watson, Dustin Elliott and Eric Larson.

Another week the IMCA Northern SporMods 18 lap feature was one to watch. Ryan Ashton led the opening lap before Jenae Gustin took the lead away. Gustin lead through a pair oc cautions on lap four and eight. But after the caution on lap 11, Clint Luellen and Gustin battled it out for the lead. Luellen sneaked by to take lead away on lap 13 and go on to take win three at Motown. Gustin, Andy Tiernan, Brett Lowry and Taylor Musselman round out the top five.

Once again the “Class To Tough To Tame” IMCA Stock Cars 18 lap feature did not disappoint any one. First three laps saw three different leaders, Dave Atcher, Robbie Merkle and Michael Jaennette. Jaennette lead until the caution came out on lap five when Jeff Wollam and Paul Shepherd spun in turn two.  On the restart, Jaennette experienced issues forcing him to the infield on lap seven when Donavon Smith took over the lead. Smith pulled away until he caught lap traffic which allowed Trent Murphy to chase him down on lap 11. Smith was able to get a great restart on the final restart on lap 12 to take the win. Murphy came home 2nd, Justin Temeyer finished 3rd, Steve Meyer was 4th and Atcher was 5th.

Final feature of the night was the IMCA Modifieds 20 lap feature and before a lap was completed the caution came out when front row starters Scott Simatovich and Eric Elliott got together. On the restart it was “Downtown” Kyle Brown taking the early lead. Jon Snyder founded his way up to second and was able to take the lead away on lap three. Snyder continued to lead through a pair of cautions on lap five and seven. The Lap seven caution saw front runners Kyle Brown and Luke Wanninger get together in turn four. Adam Larson took the lead away on lap 13 when Snyder lost brakes and decided to pull off. Larson took his second consective win at Motown, Ronn Lauritzen found his way to 2nd. Richie Gustin, Racer Hulin and Kyle Brown finished 3rd through 5th respectively.

Next Week  Friday Night it will be Karl Performance Night at the Races.  Hot Laps at 6:45 p.m. and Racing at 7:30 p.m.

Do not forget about Deery Brothers Summer Series Miller Lite 50 coming up on Tuesday June 24th or Fan Appreciation Night with Fireworks on Friday July 4th.

For additional information and to follow the season at the Marshalltown Speedway, log on at: http://www.marshalltownspeedway.com/, or follow Marshalltown Speedway on Facebook and Twitter, or call the speedway office at 515-231-5444. Home of the World Nationals September 18th through 20th.

Marshalltown Speedway Results
State Center Night
June 6th, 2014

IMCA Modifieds
Heat 1: 20 Luke Wanninger – 21 David Brown – 505 Racer Hulin
Heat 2: 9E Eric Elliott – 2L Adam Larson – 21K Kyle Brown

Feature: 1. 2L Adam Larson (Ankeny); 2. 10K Ronn Lauritzen (Jesup); 3. 19G Richie Gustin Jr. (Gilman); 4. 505 Racer Hulin (Laurel); 5. 21K Kyle Brown (Kellogg); 6. 26J Joel Rust (Grundy Center); 7. 21 David Brown (Kellogg); 8. 43S Scott Simatovich (State Center); 9. 2Z Zack Rawlins (Newton); 10. 12 Andrew Kinser (State Center); 11. 02A Coty Albers (Wellsburg); 12. 69X Jon Snyder (Ames); 13. 40RC Rod Clement (Rhodes); 14. K1 Kyle Krampe (Baxter); 15. 20 Luke Wanninger (Minburn); 16. 9E Eric Elliott (Boone); 17. 18J Jake Strayer (Newton)

IMCA Stock Cars
Heat 1: 56T Justin Temeyer – 35 Donavon Smith – 94 Steve Meyer
Heat 2: 25 Trent Murphy – 3W Jeff Wollam – 31S Paul Shepherd
Heat 3: 93 Michael Jaennette – 47 Scott Pippert – 19J Jay Schmidt

Feature: 1. 35 Donavon Smith (Lake City); 2. 25 Trent Murphy (Scranton); 3. 56T Justin Temeyer (Independence); 4. 94 Steve Meyer (Grundy Center); 5. 2 Dave Atcher (Marshalltown); 6. 19J Jay Schmidt (Tama); 7. 3W Jeff Wollam (Marshalltown); 8. 54 Robbie Merkle (Des Moines); 9. 22D Jared Daggett (Marshalltown); 10. 47 Scott Pippert (Elberon); 11. 4JR Russell Damme Jr. (Waterloo); 12. 50X Kevin Balmer (Garwin); 13. 31S Paul Shepherd (Marengo); 14. 43X Nate Thelen (Newton); 15. 45 Matt Deaton (Newton); 16. 21K JD Kennedy (Ackley); 17. 196 Chuck Davis (Conrad); 18. 199 Nick Thelen (Kellogg); 19. 6R Adam Rickett (Marshalltown); 20. 50 Robert Stofer (Jefferson); 21. 93 Michael Jaennette (Newton); 22. 04 Don Vis (Marshalltown); 23. 042 Doug Russell (Conrad)

IMCA Northern SportMods
Heat 1: 7SR Shawn Ritter – 198 Sam Wieben – 67X Brandon Williams
Heat 2: 19J Jenae Gustin – 13T Taylor Musselman – 25R Chad Ryerson
Heat 3: 321 Andy Tiernan – 7R Ryan Ashton — 80J Jared Van Deest
Heat 4: 25 Travis Peterson – 3L Clint Luellen – 40S Shawn Simatovich

Feature: 1. 3L Clint Luellen (Minburn); 2. 19J Jenae Gustin (Marshalltown); 3. 321 Andy Tiernan (Woodward); 4. 72 Brett Lowry (Montezeuma); 5. 13T Taylor Musselman (Norwalk); 6. 25 Travis Peterson (Gladbrook); 7. 198 Sam Wieben (Dysart); 8. 7 Carter VanDenBerg (Oskaloosa); 9. 80J Jared Van Deest (Holland); 10. 777 Jayme Duinink (Pella); 11. 32N Neil Follett (Conrad); 12. 7R Ryan Ashton (Beaman); 13. 67X Brandon Williams (Des Moines); 14. CH19 Colby Heishman (Brooklyn); 15. 7SR Shawn Ritter (Keystone); 16. 22A Shawn Albers (Wellsburg); 17. 99B Jim Bonschmit (Clemons); 18. 16 Austin Schuring (Newton); 19. T17 Tom Rawlins (Kellogg); 20. 57R Ryan King (Montour); 21. 11 Michael Strait (New Providence); 22. 6T Siraj Thomason (Montzeuma); 23. 19G Gatlin Leytham (Garwin); 24. 25R Chad Ryerson (Wellsburg); 25. 40S Shawn Simatovich (Gilman); 26. 22 Paul Siefken (Grundy Center)

IMCA Hobby Stocks
Heat 1: 5H Andy Hick – 26 Brice Udelhoven – 88 Mike Leffler
Heat 2: 3A Austin Luellen – 4X Gary Pfantz – 4W John Watson
Heat 3: 500 Garrett Eilander – 20E Eric Larson – 19D Dustin Elliott

Feature: 1. 3A Austin Luellen (Minburn); 2. 500 Garrett Eilander (Newton); 3. 4W John Watson (Des Moines); 4. 19D Dustin Elliott (Marshalltown); 5. 20E Eric Larson (Holland); 6. 26 Brice Udelhoven (Newton); 7. 5H Andy Hick (Adel); 8. 82 Jennifer Hulin (Marshalltown); 9. 7B Eric Stanton (Carlisle); 10. 88 Mike Leffler (Ankeny); 11. 7 Dustin Graham (Boone); 12. 4X Gary Pfantz (State Center); 13. 17 Andy Peck (Newton); 14. 05 Jason Cox (Maxwell): 15. 7C Chad Larson (Brooklyn); 16. 55 Vince Buchholz (Waterloo); 17.42T Tyson Overton (Carlisle)

Mod Lites
Heat 1: 5J Jimmy May – 28 Terry Brown – 82 Charlie Brown
Heat 2: 95 Mike Kennedy – 6 Mike Morrill – 15 Andy Hennigar

Feature: 1.5J Jimmy May (De Soto); 2. 15 Andy Hennigar (Ankeny); 3. 28 Terry Brown (Nevada); 4. 57 Tim Hennigar (Clarion); 5. 8 Dusty Masolini (Des Moines); 6. 4 Travis Brandt (Des Moines); 7. 95 Mike Kennedy (Boone); 8. 64 Randy Bryan (Ames); 9. 4L Larry Sorenson (Ames); 10. 17S Chris Weir (Nevada); 11. 94 Dustin Marshall (Priarie City); 12. 12 Amber Coffman (Grimes); 13. 6 Mike Morrill (Altoona); 14. 82 Charlie Brown (Newton); 15. 99 Josh May (De Soto); 16. 01 DJ Schmalzried (Colo)

IMCA Sport Compacts
Heat : 02 John Gill – 6M David Moorman – 007 Adam Gates

Feature: 1. 007 Adam Gates (Marion); 2. 6M David Moorman (Beaman); 3. 01 Aaron Miller (Marshalltown); 4. 02 John Gill (Marshalltown)

 

Category: Iowa, Marshalltown Speedway