Friday was night #1 of Marshalltown Speedway's 11th Annual World Nationals. Full shows were run in the IMCA Stock Car, IMCA Northern SportMod and IMCA Hobby Stock classes. The 59 IMCA Modifieds began their qualifying for tomorrow's $10,000 to win show. Ten drivers locked themselves into the big show.
Andrew Borchardt took home a World National's win in the IMCA Hobby Stock division. Borchardt, from Plymouth, Iowa led all twenty laps on his way to the $500 pay off. Eric Knutson finished as the runner up after starting sixth. Third went to fifth place starter, Justin Wacha, Mike Goldsberry from Runnels, was fourth and Chanse Hollatz completed the top five.
It was a $1,000 win for Jared VanDeest in the IMCA Northern SportMod class. VanDeest took command at lap two, only to have a hard charging Jake McBirnie begin his relentless pestering at lap five. McBirnie, who started eleventh and briefly took the lead with three laps remaining, only to have VanDeest surge back ahead on lap nineteen of the twenty lap feature. VanDeest was able to fend off McBirnie the rest of the way to the checkers and the win. McBirnie had to settle for second place, Sam Wieben started twenty-first, qualifying through a B main, and flew through the field to finish in third place, Tyler Soppe was fourth and pole sitter Austin Luellen finished fifth. After racing previous years at the World Nationals, VanDeest was finally glad to get that elusive win under his belt.
Damon Murty went home $1,000 richer by winning the IMCA Stock Car feature. A yellow with two laps remaining of the twenty lap feature, shuffled things up on the restart. Murty took advantage when then leader David Brandies and Cayden Carter got together as the race went green. Murty swung to the topside and made it to the checkers first to score the win. What with all of the final moment's shuffling when Brandies and Carter got together, I'm not real sure on the finish. I believe Todd Inman avoided the ruckus and finished in second place and Wisconsin's Travis VanStraten was third. EDIT...per the official results, Paul Shephard was fourth, and David Brandies came across the finish line for fifth.
The ten Modified drivers earning the top ten points are locked into tomorrow's $10,000 to win World Nationals feature. They earned their way through two heat races (the second inverted from the first heat) with a passing points/finish format. Those top ten drivers are Tyler Droste, Chris Abelson, Terry Phillips, Joel Rust, Jordan Grabouski, Kelly Shryock, Tim Ward, Kurt Kile, Cayden Carter, and Richie Gustin.
The track was shiny black by the end of the night. A few cars slipped off of the topside of the surface and others just had a hard time keeping a handle on their machine.
The IMCA Modifieds will complete their qualifying tonight to set the field for the grand finale run for the $10,000. Complete shows will also be run in the IMCA Stock Car, IMCA Northern SportMod, and IMCA Hobby Stock classes. The green flag is scheduled to drop at 6 p.m. tonight.
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