New Names New Faces as Week Number Seven is Lucky For All!
by: Dennis Grabenbauer

MARSHALLTOWN, IA. (May 26, 2006) - Normally thinking, the number seven can be somewhat of a lucky number. On week number seven, luck would be described in many ways. First the weather would make for the best night of racing for first year promoter Toby Kruse. “Finally we got the night that we have been looking for,” say’s Kruse. “The rain that fell on Thursday worked out just right. We didn’t have to guess on how much water we needed we just worked with what we had and the track really came together very good for us.” Second, one hundred race teams and a capacity crowd were on hand to kick off the racing Memorial Day weekend. Third, the evening started out when crewmember Greg Godfrey proposed marriage to Carrie Thomas, with a sign on the side of Jeff Wollam’s I.M.C.A. Stock Car, and the young lady accepted. The forth lucky moment or moments came when in all four of the I.M.C.A. classes had all first time winners this year to visit victory lane. And the fifth Cinderella story of the night would come with the winner of the I.M.C.A. Modified feature winner, as Adam Bolin would win his first career feature event.

Racing has always been considered to be just being at the right place at the right time, for our four feature winners persistence paid off big time this past Friday night. Luke Veren has went winless since his championship year in 2004, finally had his bad luck changed as he would lead start to finish in the I.M.C.A. Stock Car eighteen lap feature event. Jay Schmidt would finish second and stay close to Veren, but was never able to put together a solid charge to the front.

Jason Mallicoat who entered the night as the point leader in the I.M.C.A. Sport Mod division even though a feature win had eluded him. But lucky week seven would change his season and build on his point lead. Mallicoat would make a pass of Austin Kaplan on lap eight and would go on to score his first Marshalltown Speedway feature win.

Kevin Sather like Mallicoat would begin the evening as the point leader also without a feature win. Gary Bryant would roll down the front straight a way bringing out the red flag, on lap seven, Bryant climbed from the car unhurt ending his night. On the restart Sather would make a high side pass to take the lead and would go on to his first feature of the year.

The final Cinderella story of the evening would come in the I.M.C.A. Modified feature. In the day of a driver progressing through the class ranks, Adam Bolin proved on Friday night that it is not always necessary. Bolin only in his second full season of racing has never raced anything but a I.M.C.A. Modified. “I went to the races three years ago and they put me in the car to pack the track. I liked it, so I said, this is what I am going to do,” said Bolin in his victory lane interview. Dad and I went out and bought a 2000 Jet Mod, we rebuilt everything on the car and we just went racing.” Last year Adam raced just at Independence on Saturday nights, decided to try two nights a week this year. “This is just unbelievable,” continued Bolin. Jeff and I raced side by side and he gave me a lot of room, and afterwards he came up to me smiling and said good race, and that means a lot to me to have someone say that to me.”

The truly remarkable night of racing would end at 9:35 as the band “Clutter Billy” would play for the crowd who had witnessed one of the most exciting nights of the racing season.

Racing action will continue next Friday night with Minuteman Night at the races. On had to sign autographs will be 410-Sprint Car driver Billy Alley of Lincoln Nebraska who also will be taking his winged sprint car to the high banks of the speedway. The gates will open at 5:30 with hot laps at 6:45 and the first race of the night will begin at 7:30.

MARSHALLTOWN SPEEDWAY FRIDAY, May 26, 2006

By Denny Grabenbauer


I.M.C.A. MODIFIED:

HEAT 1: Mike O’Lear-M’town—Ed Anderson-M’town—Scott Simatovich-State Center

HEAT 2: Jake Durbin-Perry—Vern Jackson-Waterloo—Randy Havlik-Cedar Rapids

HEAT 3: Jeff Schroyer-M’town—Adam Bolin-Waterloo—Richie Gustin-Gilman

FEATURE: Adam Bolin—Jeff Schroyer—Vern Jackson—Richie Gustin—Randy Havlik—Rick Speck—Mike O’Lear—Heath Kusel—Kevin Stoa—David Brown—Doug Lauterwasser—Marv Halverson—Leroy Staub—Jake Durbin—Don Portwine—Tim Stevens—Todd Luther—Steve Grabenbauer—Todd Conrad—Tom Rawlins—Ed Anderson—Scott Simatovich



I.M.C.A SPORT MOD:

HEAT 1: Scott Durlin-State Center—Danny Dvorak-Vinton—Brett Ladehoff-M’town

HEAT 2: Jason Mallicoat-Boone—Scott Davis-Boone—Tony Olson-Cedar Rapids

HEAT 3: Keith Williamson-Bondurant—Austin Kaplan-Ankeny—Mark McNeece-Albion

FEATURE: Jason Mallicoat—Austin Kaplan—Scott Davis—Kurt Hogan—Danny Dvorak—Heath McReynolds—Kyle Brown—Scott Jorpeland—John Dumer—Tim Young—Don Boucher—Mark McNeece-=-Scott Durlin—Keith Williamson—Rob Olson—Brett Ladehoff—Chad Rickett



I.M.C.A. STOCK CAR:

HEAT 1: Luke Veren-Haverhill—Shawn Hoskins-M’town—Damon Murty-Chelsea

HEAT 2: Don Vis-State Center—Tracy Gienger-Baxter—Dave Atcher-M’town

HEAT 3: Scooter Dulin-Vinton—Steve Meyer-Grundy Center—Clay Deppe-Kellogg

FEATURE: Luke Veren—Jay Schmidt—Shawn Hoskins—Tracy Gienger—Dave Atcher—Don Vis—Andy Bryant—Steve Meyer—Rick Brown—Mike VanGenderen—Rob Schneider—Scooter Dulin—Jeff Wollam—Kyle Krampe—Michael Jeannette—Terry Clayton—Wendy Reisinger—Paul Zimmerman—Clay Deppe—Tommy Thompson—Stacy Clark—Damon Murty—Aaron Wendel



I.M.C.A HOBBY STOCK:

HEAT 1: Dustin Elliott-M’town—Luke Wanninger-Jefferson---Bo Hunter-Nevada

HEAT 2: Mike Smith-M’town—Kevin Sather-Ankeny—Neil Follett-Conrad

HEAT 3: Trent Murphy-Jefferson—Jon McBroom-Boone—Shawn Simatovich-M’town

HEAT 4: Donovan Smith-Lake City—Chad Sawyer-Tama—Mike Zeman-Tama

B-MAIN: Jarred Timmerman—Joe Bown—Mark Hidlebaugh

FEATURE: Kevin Sather—Luke Wanninger—Dustin Elliott—Neil Follett—Trent Murphy—Jon McBroom—Bo Hunter—Steve Kesl —Chad Sawyer—Mark Lamer—Mark Hidlebaugh—Joe Bown—Pat Cross—Damien Bown—Josh Bly—Shawn Simatovich—Adam Rickett—Mike Zeman—Michael Vibbard—Mike Smith—Gary Bryant—Zach Rawlins—Donovan Smith—Jared Timmerman