It was RBF Electric night at the Marshalltown Speedway Friday. All six classes were in competition and all six classes saw repeat winners. Todd Cooney won in the IMCA Late Model division, as did Damon Murty in the IMCA Stock Car class, and Ethan Braaksma in the IMCA Northern SportMods. Tim Ward pulled off the victory in the IMCA Modifieds, while it was Shannon Anderson taking the $400 special draw/redraw feature in the IMCA Hobby Stocks, and Mike Morrill made it to the winner's circle in the Mod Lite A main. It was also another night of watching the sky, and wondering if Mother Nature would throw a wrench into the night's fun.
Mike Morrill showed them how it's done in the 15 lap Mod Lite feature...going from last, to first. Morrill started fifteenth, dead last, in the main event after suffering a flat tire in his heat. The veteran methodically worked his way through the pack. He got to leader Joe Glick's bumper at lap eight, and was then able to slip past for the lead on the backstretch, before lap nine was in the books. Glick fought back and momentarily regained the lead, only to have Morrill take it back again and keep it for good. Glick kept the runner up position, Randy Bryan came from ninth starting spot to take third, fourth was tenth place starter Travis Stensland, and Tanner Gannon completed the top five. Morrill took his third win of the season.
The IMCA Hobby Stocks had a special draw/redraw format for the evening with the A main paying $400 thanks to RBF Electric. Shannon Anderson started fourth, but motored by then leader Eric Knutson when he slipped up the hill in corner four, and snatched the lead with just a handful of laps down. From there on, it was all Anderson leading the pack of cars all the way to the checkers and the win. Gene Nicklas had a good run from starting tenth, to finish a close second. Eighth place starter Dylan Nelson was third, fourth went to ninth place starter Leah Wroten, and Matt Smith finished fifth. Anderson now has four wins at the speedway this season.
An ominous sky and a few sprinkles threatened the start of the IMCA 18 lap Northern SportMod feature, but thankfully the raindrops disappeared. Unfortunately though, the contest was plagued with yellows as well as a red. A scary mishap occurred on the front stretch on a restart at lap three, eliminating not only the leader Curt Hilmer who was turned sideways by a too anxious second place runner Thomas Egenberger...that got him black flagged...but many other cars that could not avoid the situation. There was a lot of torn up equipment, but thankfully no injuries. After the track was cleared, it was Adam Shelman who inherited the lead for the restart. Shelman continued his run at the front of the field until a bobble at lap fifteen sent him backwards, and Ethan Braaksma into the lead. Braaksma kept that lead the final three laps to the checkers. Johnathon Logue came from tenth starting spot to finish second, Chad Ryerson came from eighteenth to finish third, a close fourth was Travis Peterson from his thirteenth starting spot, and Travis Storjohann rounded out the top five. Braaksma who started twelfth, now has three wins at the track this year.
It was Damon Murty back in victory lane in the 18 lap IMCA Stock Car class. Murty started tenth, and duked it out with Jeff Mueller and Todd Reitzler before a yellow flew when leader Mueller erupted in flames at lap ten. Murty inherited the lead for the restart, and from there on had little trouble as he circled the track...at the top of the highbanks. on his way to the flying checkers. Todd Reitzler finished second from starting ninth, Trent Murphy just beat out Kyle Everts at the finish line as they went third and fourth respectively, and Curt Hook was fifth. Murty now has four feature wins on the year.
The IMCA Late Models went 20 laps for their feature event. Todd Cooney caught leader Andy Eckrich who was just coming off of the Deery Brothers win on Tuesday at the track, at lap eleven, and then never relinquished his hold. Jeremiah Hurst got by Eckrich in the closing laps as they finished second and third in that order. Fourth was hometown boy, Darrel DeFrance, and Ben Seeman took fifth. Cooney won for the second time this year.
Tim Ward went to the winner's circle in the IMCA 20 lap Modified feature. Ward came from row five, moved to the top of the high banks, and took the win. Joel Rust reeled in the leader, but ran out of time to get closer than a second place finish. Ronn Lauritzen, Scott Simatovich, and early leader Austin Emry, were third through fifth. Ward now has two wins on the season at Marshalltown.
It was another night of watching the sky. There have been a lot of them this season as we sit at a race track. Radar showed a small cell that looked to target Marshalltown. Thankfully, no more than a few light sprinkles fell, and they didn't bother the racing program.
It's getting to be the busy season of racing in our area. Check out the racing calendar at for perhaps a special you would like to at www,positivelyracing.com. Happy racing!
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