It was $1,000 to win for IMCA Northern SportMods at the Marshalltown Speedway on Friday night, thanks to "BHE Night before the Creek" special at the speedway's sister track, 141 Speedway in Francis Creek, Wisconsin. Brayton Carter went home $1,000 richer taking home that honor. Other winners on the night were Joel Rust in the IMCA Friesen Performance Modifieds, Michael Jaennette in the IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars, Eric Knutson in the IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks, and Jason Masengarb won the IMCA Stealth STARS Mod Lites.
The headliner for the night, the Northern SportMods, presented by Rugged Radios ran their 20 lap $1,000 to win feature first.
Jarett Franzen led the opening lap of the race but by lap three, it was Sam Wieben leading the troops. Wieben was still leading when a caution flew at lap twelve, but he had big time company by now with a pair of Oskaloosa, Iowa drivers, Curtis Van Der Wal, and Brayton Carter on his tail.
When the race returned to green, Van Der Wal was able to get the advantage by going topside, and took command of the race at lap thirteen. Then another yellow would fly at lap fourteen, and this time it would be Brayton Carter getting the advantage on the restart, and fly into the lead. It was all Carter's race the rest of the way to the checkers....matching his win from last week....and his fifth of the regular season. Travis Peterson started tenth, and finished as the runner up, third went to Sam Wieben, fourth to Curtis Van Der Wal, and Logan Anderson rounded out the top five.
The Mod Lites, presented by Knight Sanitation came to the track next for their 15 lap feature which went flag-to-flag...the only race of the night to do so.
Jason Masengarb, the Colona, Illinois racer wasted no time in getting to the front, taking the lead on lap one, and keeping his ride there all 15 caution free laps. RJ Gonzales made it interesting in the closing laps after catching the leader, but had to be content with a second place finish. Third was tenth place starter Jon Padilla, fourth was Josh May, and Cory Sonner completed the top five.
The IMCA Stock Cars, presented by Drury Automotive ran a 20 lap feature event.
Dave Atcher led the field to green and kept his #2 at the front through lap fifteen. By then, Michael Jaennette had worked his way from starting seventh and was on the leader's tail. A slight touch between the two was all it took in turn four, bringing out a caution. The incident found Atcher setting stopped up high in turn four, and his night ended.
Jaennette had the lead when the race restarted and that's where he kept his ride the rest of the way to the flying checkers, his first of the 2023 season. Jeff Wollam finished in the second position, third went to ninth place starter, Todd Reitzler, fourth was Austin Kaplan, and Scott Rice took fifth.
Jaennette, whose car had been practically rebuilt the past week after suffering severe damage at the B & B Racing Chassis Stock Car special in Arlington, Minnesota, had to feel pleased when he saw that checkered flag flying!
The ground pounding IMCA Modifieds, presented by Tire Demon by Love Tap, ran next, for their 20 lap main event.
Chase Weimer and Paul Nagle led the field to green, with Nagle grabbing the lead as lap one was scored. Nagle was looking strong running out front through the halfway point of the contest, but by this time, it was Todd Shute who had raced his way from ninth starting spot, to tag on to the leader. A swift move coming out of turn four gave Shute the lead on lap twelve. It was looking to be a runaway for Shute, but bad luck would rear its ugly head when just three laps later, he was off power on the backstretch. This brought out a yellow, and Nagle inheriting the lead on the restart, and Joel Rust now running second. Rust was able to pull off a slide job coming out of turn four with just two laps remaining to take over as captain of the ship, and then he would hold on to it the rest of the way for the win. Maguire DeJong ran at the front of the pack most of the race, and finished as the runner up, getting by third place finisher Nagle in the closing laps. Fourth went to a visitor from Pennsylvania, the former Nascar racer and Lethal Chassis owner, David Stremme, and Ronn Lauritzen took fifth place.
The IMCA Hobby Stocks, presented by Big 8 Tyre Center put a night cap on the racing.
Ben Newhouse led the opening lap of the 20 lap affair, but by lap two, it was Solomon Bennett taking over. Bennett kept hold of that lead until unlucky lap thirteen when it was Eric Knutson taking command. Knutson would then hold that lead the rest of the way and pull away to take the comfortable win over Bennett in second. Calvin Dhondt fought his way through traffic from starting twenty-first and taking third place. John Watson finished in fourth, and Corey VanDerWilt was fifth. This was Knutson's third feature win at the track this year.
It was a hot and muggy night at the racetrack but a thankful southerly breeze helped tremendously. As the night wore on, we sat and watched the sky with two approaching cells looking to collide and then lightning flashing to the north. Thankfully, it was far enough away to be no bother. It does appear to have spoiled the Night of 1000 Stars at the Hancock County Speedway in Britt however, as no results are shown on My Race Pass.
Next Friday night at Marshalltown Speedway is Larry Wollam Memorial Season Championship. How can that be? The summer has flown by. Make sure to find a race to support to keep the sport we all love....dirt track racing....alive and well!
No comments:
Post a Comment