The beginning of the 4th of July holiday weekend kicked off for us at the Marshalltown Speedway on Friday evening as 130 plus cars filled the pits. A good crowd of race fans were on hand to enjoy the pleasant weather and great racing action.
The micro-mini sprints were on hand for the second time this year as they ran the highbanks. This is the largest track the little powerhouses run and they seem to love it. The winner of the feature was Ben Woods in the #11B machine.
Joel Huggins took his third win of the season in the Dwarf/Mod Lite feature. Huggins led the entire race; most of it being chased by James May, who was second. Third went to Mike Kennedy, fourth to Colby Oberembt and fifth to Eric Hendrickson.
Scott Davis scored the IMCA Northern SportMod feature from starting twelfth on the field. Kyle Brown started eighth to take the runner up honors. Jake Strayer who also started well back in the pack, was scored third, Jared VanDeest took fourth and fifth went to Grundy Center driver, Jake Severance.
It was a repeat driver taking the win in the IMCA Stock Car class. Trent Murphy repeated his win from last week, taking his fourth win this year at the track. Murphy, leading points, extended his lead by one over second place finisher Dustin Smith who was all over the back bumper of the winner. Early leader Steve Meyer, finished well in third place as he battled with fourth place finisher Jeff Wollam and fifth place finisher Dave Atcher.
Several yellows would fly in the IMCA modified class; bunching the field and making for some real competitive racing. Those cautions did not deter Brett Ladehoff as he led all laps to take his first win of the season at Marshalltown. Finishing in second was the 19J of Jay Schmidt who was chased across the line by Adam Larson in third. Fourth was Richie Gustin and rounding out the top five was Scott Simotovich.
Aaron Rudolph led from early on to post the win in the IMCA Hobby Stock class. The 12K of Eric Knutson tried in vane to catch Rudolph but had to settle for second. Point leader Devin Smith finished in third to extend his lead, fourth went to Newton, Iowa's Josh Saunders and fifth was the 9R of Matt Hudspeth.
Next Friday night, the IMCA modifieds will be running for $500 to win and $100 to start the feature--courtesy of Budweiser. Why not make plans for a trip to the Marshalltown Speedway for a great night of dirt track racing? You shouldn't be disappointed with the racing action. Check out www.marshalltownspeedway.com for full results, point standings, and other track news and information. Happy racing!
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