Percentages Pay’s off for Promoter
By Denny Grabenbauer

MARSHALLTOWN. Ia. (June 9, 2006) - First year promoter Toby Kruse was given a 30% chance that rain might be a factor before the end of week number nine, but the freshman promoter wouldn’t let a possible forecast slow his program. “The way I looked at it was that we had a 70% chance of getting the program in,” said a positive Kruse, “and that’s the way I look at it.” Ninety-five race teams would fill the pit area as a near capacity crowd was on hand for the annual Relay For Life Night at the Speedway.

With the first half of the racing season coming to an end, the racing action was at full throttle for week number nine, as the three and four wide side by side racing is becoming a weekly event each and every night in all of the four sanctioned I.M.C.A. divisions. First time feature winners would again find there way to victory lane in the I.M.C.A. Modified and Sport Mod features as the list continues to grow of drivers taking home the top position. Kevin Stoa and Kyle Wahlert are to such drivers who found victory lane for the first time at Marshalltown’s high-banked quarter mile raceway. Wahlert would win in his second appearance of the year while Stoa would take three times before a victory would be his.

Mark McNeece would jump into the lead on the first lap but would spin in turn three on lap two giving the lead over to three time feature winner Brett Ladehoff. Ladehoff would be Mr. Smooth, up to lap nine when a yellow would come out, bunching the field up on the restart. Ladehoff who had things going his way on a tricky but fast racetrack would feel the pressure of Wahlert on lap ten, with five laps to go. Wahlert would make the pass for the lead and then would have to work around lap traffic for the remaining laps to score his first career win at Marshalltown. Ladehoff, Danny Dvorak and Scott Durlin would all finish together, just waiting to see if Wahlert would make a mistake.

Kevin Stoa, who said that he had never even been to the city of Marshalltown until his first appearance on May 26th, was pleased on the nights out come. “The race track had laid down a lot of rubber, it was slick but it was smooth and fast, you just had to drive the car and stay on top of it,” said Stoa, who took the lead on the opening lap. Stoa would have to hold off a determined Vern Jackson through out the event, with Jackson staying right on his back bumper. Jackson would run the high side in the early going and would take the lead on lap eight. With Stoa running low and Jackson high, the two veteran drivers would change places on the raceway, with Jackson going high, forcing Stoa down low. The two drivers would slice and dice with Jackson holding the lead until a yellow on lap seventeen. On the restart Stoa would go to the low side make the pass and go on to take the lead and get the win. Behind Stoa and Jackson was David Brown and point leader Jeff Schroyer.

Opening night feature winner Damon Murty would finally get back to victory lane in the I.M.C.A. Stock Car feature, as he would post his second feature win of the season. Dusty Vis would lead from the opening lap, with Steve Meyer staying close to Vis and the top spot. A group of five cars would put the pressure on Vis with three time feature winner Steve Meyer looking like he would be poised for win number four. On lap seven with Murty running low, Murty would take the lead, and Meyer would follow him past Vis for second, as Vis would drop to sixth at the end. Third place would go to Jeff Wollam followed by Scooter Dulin.

Donovan Smith and Luke Wanninger would both post feature wins in the I.M.C.A. Hobby Stock features. The win would be Wanninger’s third win and Smith’s sixth through the first half of the season.

Next Friday night will be the Mid-Season part of the season with hot starting at 6:45 and the first race of the evening getting underway at 7:30.


I.M.C.A. MODIFIED:

HEAT 1: Vern Jackson-Waterloo—Jeff Schroyer-M’town—Shawn Plymesser-Lake View

HEAT 2: Kevin Stoa-Polk City—Ed Anderson-M’town—Richie Gustin-Gilman

HEAT 3: Adam Bolin-Waterloo—David Brown-Kellogg—Shawn Fisher-Vinton

FEATURE: Kevin Stoa—Vern Jackson—David Brown—Jeff Schroyer—Scott Simatovich—Adam Bolin—Ed Anderson—Shawn Fisher—Mike O’Lear—Tim Murty—Jay Schmidt—Health Kusel—Tom Rawlins—Richie Gustin—Leroy Staub—Steve Grabenbauer—Shawn Plymesser—Mike Reichart—Jason Murray—Don Portwine—Tim Stevens—Jimmy Gustin—Todd Conrad



I.M.C.A SPORT MOD:

HEAT 1: Scott Davis-Boone—Danny Dvorak-Vinton—Mark McNeece-Albion

HEAT 2: Jason Mallicoat-Boone—Scott Durlin-State Center—Jacob Murray-Hartford

HEAT 3: Brett Ladehoff-M’town—Rob Olson-Cedar Rapids—Bobby Kesl-Elberon

FEATURE: Kyle Wahlert—Brett Ladehoff—Danny Dvorak—Scott Durlin—Scott Durlin—Scott Davis—Tony Olson—Jacob Murray—Shawn Ritter—Keith Williamson—Bobby Kesl—Scot Jorpeland—Mark McNeece—Chad Rickett—Kyle Brown—Jason Mallicoat—Tim Young—Don Boucher—Rob Olson



I.M.C.A. STOCK CAR:

HEAT 1: Dusty Vis-Legrand—Damon Murty-Chelsea—Jeff Wollam-M’town

HEAT 2: Dave Atcher-M’town—Kyle Krampe-Baxter—Luke Veren-Haverhill

HEAT 3: Shawn Hoskins-M’town—Mike VanGenderen-Newton—Scooter Dulin-Vinton

FEATURE: Damon Murty—Steve Meyer—Jeff Wollam—Scooter Dulin—Dave Atcher—Dusty Vis—Mike VanGenderen—Luke Veren—Rick Brown—Tracy Gienger—Kyle Krampe—Andy Bryant—Rob Schneider—Jay Schmidt—Shawn Hoskins—Paul Zimmerman—Tommy Thompso9n—Wendy Reisinger—Robert Engelkes—Michael Jaennette—Clay Deppe—Don Vis—Stacy Clark—Aaron Wendel—Terry Clayton



I.M.C.A HOBBY STOCK:

HEAT 1: Kevin Sather-Ankeny—Mike Zeman-Tama—Donovan Smith-Lake City

HEAT 2: Bo Hunter-Nevada—Donovan Nunnikhoven-Sully—Steve Jones-Ames

HEAT 3: Michael Smith-M’town—Joe Bown-M’town—Jamie Schirm-Dexter

HEAT 4: Pat Cross-Boone—Luke Wanninger-Jefferson—Dustin Elliott-M’town

FEATURE: Donovan Smith—Mike Zeman—Kevin Sather—Bo Hunter—Todd Reitzler—Steve Jones—Jerry Hinton—Steve Kesl—Damien Bown—Donovan Nunnikhoven—Josh Saunders—Russell Damme—Joe Alday—Cody Cleghorn—Michael Vibbard---Neil Follett—Tom Hill—Herbie Wilson

FEATURE: Luke Wanninger—Trent Murphy—Joe Bown—Keith Lester—Brad Bartling—Whitney Huntley—Pat Cross—Mike Smith—Shawn Simatovich—Josh Bly—William Neasham—Chad Witte—Adam Rickett—Dustin Elliott—Cory Adam—Jamie Schirm