Utter Wins KMJ Performance Miller Lite 50 at the Marshalltown Speedway

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Story By Jeremy Fox
ALL Photos are by Mike Ruefer

Marshalltown, Iowa (August 13th,  2013) – Speedway return back to action on Tuesday Night with the inaugural visit for the Corn Belt Clash Late Models at the high banked quarter mile. Also on the card was the ever so popular Mod Lites and IMCA Sport Mods.

The Corn Belt Clash Late Models saw Chad Simpson earn the pole for the feature by winning the  QuickCar Racing Products Quick Six presented by Pro Power Racing Engines and Grove Automotive Dash. Before a lap could be completed though in the 50 lapper the caution waved when Charlie McKenna spun in turn two. When the race got started it was Chad Simpson out jumping Jason Jaggers, Jason Utter and Chris Simpson.

Chad Simpson continued to lead but lap traffic started to become a problem on lap eleven and allowed Utter to chase down Chad Simpson. Utter was able to sneak by as lap traffic was slowing down Simpson on lap thirty-eight. Just after Utter took the lead the caution waved for Rick Wendling losing the handle in turn one and then again on the restart when Mike Fryer spun in turn one and for a piece of debris in turn two.  Utter lead the remaining twelve laps to take the win and the $3,000 pay check that went along with it. Chad Simpson was second, Dave Eckrich was third, Chris Simpson was fourth and Justin Mitchell beat Jaggers to the line for the fifth spot.

Jeff Stensland driving a car normally driven by DJ Schmalzried, grabbed the lead in the Toby K’s Hideaway Mod Lites feature on lap one but it was Jimmy May taking the lead away on lap two. May lead through a caution on lap six when Charlie Brown lost the handle in turn two. May knew Andy Hennigar and Mike Morrill was coming but it was Hennigar that grabbed the lead away on lap eleven meanwhile Morrill shuffled back. Hennigar went on to take the victory with Jimmy May in second, Dusty Masolini in third, Jeff Stensland came home in fourth and Mike Morrill was fifth.

In the Big 8 Tyre Center IMCA Sport Mods feature it was Jenae Gustin grabbing the early lead but caution waved on lap six for debris in turn three. On the restart, Gustin had her hands full and lost the lead on lap eight to Doug Smith from Lake City. Smith held the lead through a pair of cautions on lap eleven and thirteen. Smith took the win over Joel Rust, Curtis VanDerWal, Jenae Gustin and Carter VanDenBerg.

Its back to racing on Friday Night as it will be Marshalltown Snowmobile Club Night at the Races. Grandstands are $9 for Adults, Children 11 and under is $2. Hot Laps at 7 pm and Racing at 7:30 pm.

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 515-432-4703.

Marshalltown Speedway Results

KMJ Performance presents the Miller Lite 50

August 13th , 2013

Corn Belt Clash Late Models
Feature: 1. 31 Jason Utter (Columbus Junction); 2. 25 Chad Simpson (Mt. Vernon); 3. 58 Dave Eckrich (Oxford); 4. 32 Chris Simpson (Oxford); 5. 28X Justin Mitchell (Cedar Rapids); 6. 32J Jason Jaggers (Wyanet, IL); 7. 56 Andy Eckrich (Iowa City); 8. 10 Pete Parker (Kauteauna, WI); 9. 99D Darrel DeFrance (Marshalltown); 10. 20 Jake Meier (Tipton); 11. 45 Curt Martin (Independence); 12. 50 Denny Eckrich (Oxford); 13. 78 Rick Wendling (Hazelton); 14. 15C Curt Schroeder (Ames); 15. 9H Bobby Hansen (Center Point); 16. 5M Mike Fryer (Freeport, IL); 17. 60K Jerry King (Waterloo); 18. 30D Spencer Diercks (Davenport); 19. 61 Jon Rogers (German Valley, IL); 20. 22M Charlie McKenna (Clear Lake); DNS/21. 51 Matt Furman (Columbus, OH)

Heat 1: 1. Denny Eckrich; 2. Jaggers; 3. Andy Eckrich; 4. Diercks; 5. Rogers; 6. Meier; 7. Schroeder
Heat 2: 1. Chris Simpson; 2. Utter; 3. Mitchell; 4. Dave Eckrich; 5. McKenna; 6. Fryer; 7. Wendling
Heat 3: 1. Chad Simpson; 2. Parker; 3. Martin; 4. DeFrance; 5. Hansen; 6. King; 7. Furman

Dash: 1. Chad Simpson; 2. Jaggers; 3. Utter; 4. Chris Simpson; 5. Denny Eckrich; 6. Parker

Big 8 Tyre Center IMCA SportMods
Feature: 1. 12 Doug Smith (Lake City); 2. 26J Joel Rust (Grundy Center); 3. 1 Curtis VanDerWal (Oskaloosa); 4. 19J Jenae Gustin (Marshalltown); 5. 7 Carter VanDenBerg (Oskaloosa); 6. 9E Eric Elliott (Boone); 7. S16 Kip Siems (Waterloo); 8. 72 Brett Lowry (Montezuma); 9. 05 Paul Nagle (Nevada); 10. 69JR Johnathan Logue (Boone); 11. 21L Matt Lettow (Roland); 12. CH19 Colby Heishman (Brooklyn); 13. 86U Rod McDonald (Manchester); 14. 44G Bradly Graham (Brooklyn); 15. 57R Ryan King (Marshalltown); 16. 57 Lynn Brockett (Ogden); 17. 777 Jayme Duinink (Pella); 18. 8B Brad Iverson (Grinnell); 19. 24B Brandon Brinton (Nevada); DNS/20. T17 Tom Rawlins (Kellogg)

Heat 1: 1. Gustin; 2. VanDerWal; 3. Iverson; 4. Lettow; 5. Duinink; 6. Siems; 7. McDonald
Heat 2: 1. Elliott; 2. Rust; 3. Smith; 4. Lowry; 5. Heishman; 6. Brockett; 7. Logue
Heat 3: 1. VanDenBerg; 2. Nagle; 3. Brinton; 4. King; 5. Rawlins; 6. Graham

Toby K’s Hideaway Mod Lites
Feature: 1. 15 Andy Hennigar (Ankeny); 2. 5J Jimmy May (DeSoto); 3. 8 Dusty Masolini (Des Moines); 4. 01 Jeff Stensland (Nevada); 5. 6 Mike Morrill (Altoona); 6. 46Z Bryan Zehm (Ames); 7. 64 Randy Bryan (Ames); 8. 95 Mike Kennedy (Boone); 9. 82 Charlie Brown (Nevada); 10. 4L Larry Sorenson (Ames); 11. 14 Mike Thomas (Des Moines); 12. 99 Josh May (DeSoto); 13. 11 Mike Stoker (Des Moines)

Heat 1: 1. Zehm; 2. Bryan; 3. Masolini; 4. Josh May; 5. Jeff Stensland; 6. Stoker; 7. Thomas
Heat 2: 1. Brown; 2. Hennigar; 3. Morrill; 4. Jimmy May; 5. Kennedy; 6. Sorenson; 7. Travis Stensland

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