March 28, 2024

Morrill and Hulin pick up first wins of the season at Marshalltown

MARSHALLTOWN — Two drivers earned their first wins of the season on Friday the 13th and under a full moon at Marshalltown Speedway. Four other drivers made return trips to victory lane on Karl Performance Night last Friday.

Mike Morrill claimed his first win at Marshalltown this season, winning the mod lites feature race. Morrill went to the lead on a restart early in the race and never gave it up through several other cautions. Andy Henniger had a tough time on Friday the 13th when his driveshaft broke during the pace lap of the event.

Morrill hadn’t won at Marshalltown since Sept. 21, 2012, Jimmy May, Charlie Brown, Tim Hennigar and Terry Brown rounded out the top five.

In the final feature of the night, Racer Hulin took the lead away from Eric Elliott on Lap 4 of the IMCA modifieds’ 20-lap event. Hulin stay out in front  with a large lead to take his first win at Marshalltown. Adam Larson found his way to the runner up spot. Luke Wanninger was third, Rookie Brandon Leeman was fourth, and Elliott was fifth.

The first feature race of the night was the IMCA sport compacts’ eight-lap event. John Gill started on the outside front row and he took full advantage as he led all eight laps to take his third win of the season. David Moorman came across in second, Josh Modde was third, Aaron Miller was fourth and Mike Tedesco was fifth.

Racing veteran Steve Fricke started on the front row along with Mitchell Thomas in the 12-lap IMCA hobby stocks feature. Austin Luellen worked to the lead and then through the lap-traffic late in the race to take his fourth of the season at Motown. John Watson ran second after starting in the 11th spot. Benji Irvine was credited with a third-place finish. Tyson Overton was fourth and Brice Udelhoven finished in fifth after being docked two spots.

Clint Luellen found the top side of the track the way he wanted and went to the lead of the IMCA Northern SportMods feature on Lap 10. Following a late caution in the 18-lap race, Luellen and Taylor Musselman batted it out the final eight laps. Luellen captured his fourth win at Marshalltown.

Musselman finished a close second. Jared Van Deest worked his way from 10th to third. Sam Wieben placed fourth and Neil Follett ended up in the fifth-place spot.

Lap traffic could not deny Michael Jaennette a second win in Marshalltown’s IMCA stock car feature race. Jaennette worked his way from fifth to second and took the lead Lap 2. Jaennette had a full straight-away lead before lap traffic slowed him down, but nobody could catch him. Brian Irvine beat Donavon Smith to the finish line for second. Trent Murphy and Steve Meyer finish fourth and fifth respectively.

This Friday is Wolf Seeds and Jim’s Johns Challenge Night at the Races. Hot Laps at 6:45 p.m. and Racing at 7:30 p.m.

Then on Tuesday June 24, the Deery Brothers Summer Series Miller Lite 50 will take to the high banks.  Fan Appreciation Night will have fireworks, as well as the 50th Anniversary Celebration on Friday July 4.

Marshalltown Speedway Results

Karl Performance Night

June 13th, 2014

IMCA Modifieds

Feature: 1. 505 Racer Hulin (Laurel); 2. 2L Adam Larson (Ankeny); 3. 20 Luke Wanninger (Minburn); 4. 64ZC Brandon Leeman (Roland); 5. 9E Eric Elliott (Boone); 6. 69X Jon Snyder (Ames); 7. K1 Kyle Krampe (Baxter); 8. 10K Ronn Lauritzen (Jesup); 9. 43S Scott Simatovich (State Center); 10. 2Z Zack Rawlins (Kellogg); 11. 40RC Rod Clement (Rhodes); 12. 26J Joel Rust (Grundy Center); 13. 12 Andrew Kinser (State Center)

IMCA Stock Cars

Feature: 1. 93 Michael Jaennette (Newton); 2. 26 Brian Irvine (Oelwein); 3. 35 Donavon Smith (Lake City); 4. 25 Trent Murphy (Scranton); 5. 94 Steve Meyer (Grundy Center); 6. 50 Robert Stofer (Jefferson); 7. 31S Paul Shepherd (Marengo); 8. 3W Jeff Wollam (Marshalltown); 9. R31 Ryan Leeman (Roland); 10. 50X Kevin Balmer (Garwin); 11. 45 Matt Deaton (Newton); 12. 4JR Russell Damme Jr (Waterloo); 13. 042 Doug Russell (Conrad); 14. 21K JD Kennedy (Ackley); 15. 04 Don Vis (Marshalltown); 16. 19J Jay Schmidt (Tama); 17. 196 Chuck Davis (Conrad); 18. 2 Dave Atcher (Marshalltown); 19. 6R Adam Rickett (Marshalltown)

IMCA Northern SportMods

Feature: 1. 3L Clint Luellen (Minburn); 2. 13T Taylor Musselman (Norwalk); 3. 80J Jared Van Deest (Holland); 4. 198 Sam Wieben (Dysart); 5. 32N Neil Follett (Conrad); 6. 321 Andy Tiernan (Woodward); 7. 57R Ryan King (Montour); 8. 25 Travis Peterson (Gladbrook); 9. 95J Jason Hall (Grinnell); 10. 11 Michael Strait (New Providence); 11. 29B Ben Wilson (Nevada); 12. 40S Shawn Simatovich (Gilman); 13. 9 Scott Williams (Atkins); 14. 7R Ryan Ashton (Beaman); 15. 406 Shawn Weatherly (Eldora); 16. 7SR Shawn Ritter (Keystone); 17. 16 Austin Schuring (Newton); 18. 6T Siraj Thomason (Montezuma); 19. 98 Bill Hildreth (Marshalltown); 20. T17 Tom Rawlins (Kellogg); 21. 22 Paul Siefken (Grundy Center)

IMCA Hobby Stocks

Feature: 1. 3A Austin Luellen (Minburn); 2. 4W John Watson (Des Moines); 3. 79 Benji Irvine (Stanley); 4. 42T Tyson Overton (Carlisle); 5. 26 Brice Udelhoven (Newton); 6. 20E Eric Larson (Holland); 7. 7B Eric Stanton (Hartford); 8. 500 Garrett Eilander (Newton); 9. 3X Steve Fricke (Marshalltown); 10. 4X Gary Pfantz (State Center); 11. 19D Dustin Elliott (Marshalltown); 12. 52 Josh Saunders (Newton); 13. 4P Matt Pohlman (Keystone); 14. 14T Mitchell Thomas (Marshalltown); 15. 82 Jennifer Hulin (Marshalltown); 16. 47W Shawn Wirtz (Boone); 17. 55 Vince Buchholz (Tama); 18. 17 Andy Peck (Newton); 19. 88D CJ Dall (Marshalltown); 20. 7C Chad Larson (Brooklyn)

Mod Lites

Feature: 1.6 Mike Morrill (Altoona); 2. 5J Jimmy May (DeSoto); 3. 82 Charlie Brown (Nevada); 4. 57 Tim Hennigar (Clarion); 5. 28 Terry Brown (Nevada); 6. 8 Dusty Masolini (Des Moines); 7. 66F Eric Hendrickson (Ankeny); 8. 3G Joe Glick (Des Moines); 9. 17S Chris Weir (Nevada); 10. 12 Amber Coffman (Nevada); 11. 4 Travis Brandt (Des Moines); 12. 4L Larry Sorenson (Ames); 13. 95 Mike Kennedy (Boone); 14. 15 Andy Hennigar (Ankeny)

IMCA Sport Compacts

Feature: 1. 02 John Gill (Marshalltown); 2. 6M David Moorman (Beaman); 3. 30X Josh Modde (Des Moines); 4. 01 Aaron Miller (Marshalltown); 5. 4 Mike Tedesco (Independence)

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The first feature race of the night was the IMCA sport compacts’ eight-lap event. John Gill started on the outside front row and he took full advantage as he led all eight laps to take his third win of the season. David Moorman came across in second, Josh Modde was third, Aaron Miller was fourth and Mike Tedesco was fifth.

Racing veteran Steve Fricke started on the front row along with Mitchell Thomas in the 12-lap IMCA hobby stocks feature. Austin Luellen worked to the lead and then through the lap-traffic late in the race to take his fourth of the season at Motown. John Watson ran second after starting in the 11th spot. Benji Irvine was credited with a third-place finish. Tyson Overton was fourth and Brice Udelhoven finished in fifth after being docked two spots.

Clint Luellen found the top side of the track the way he wanted and went to the lead of the IMCA Northern SportMods feature on Lap 10. Following a late caution in the 18-lap race, Luellen and Taylor Musselman batted it out the final eight laps. Luellen captured his fourth win at Marshalltown.

Musselman finished a close second. Jared Van Deest worked his way from 10th to third. Sam Wieben placed fourth and Neil Follett ended up in the fifth-place spot.

Lap traffic could not deny Michael Jaennette a second win in Marshalltown’s IMCA stcok car feature race. Jaennette worked his way from fifth to second and took the lead Lap 2. Jaennette had a full straight-away lead before lap traffic slowed him down, but nobody could catch him. Brian Irvine beat Donavon Smith to the finish line for second. Trent Murphy and Steve Meyer finish fourth and fifth respectively.

This Friday is Wolf Seeds and Jim’s Johns Challenge Night at the Races. Hot Laps at 6:45 p.m. and Racing at 7:30 p.m.

Then on Tuesday June 24, the Deery Brothers Summer Series Miller Lite 50 will take to the high banks.  Fan Appreciation Night will have fireworks, as well as the 50th Anniversary Celebration on Friday July 4.

Marshalltown Speedway Results

Karl Performance Night

June 13th, 2014

IMCA Modifieds

Feature: 1. 505 Racer Hulin (Laurel); 2. 2L Adam Larson (Ankeny); 3. 20 Luke Wanninger (Minburn); 4. 64ZC Brandon Leeman (Roland); 5. 9E Eric Elliott (Boone); 6. 69X Jon Snyder (Ames); 7. K1 Kyle Krampe (Baxter); 8. 10K Ronn Lauritzen (Jesup); 9. 43S Scott Simatovich (State Center); 10. 2Z Zack Rawlins (Kellogg); 11. 40RC Rod Clement (Rhodes); 12. 26J Joel Rust (Grundy Center); 13. 12 Andrew Kinser (State Center)

IMCA Stock Cars

Feature: 1. 93 Michael Jaennette (Newton); 2. 26 Brian Irvine (Oelwein); 3. 35 Donavon Smith (Lake City); 4. 25 Trent Murphy (Scranton); 5. 94 Steve Meyer (Grundy Center); 6. 50 Robert Stofer (Jefferson); 7. 31S Paul Shepherd (Marengo); 8. 3W Jeff Wollam (Marshalltown); 9. R31 Ryan Leeman (Roland); 10. 50X Kevin Balmer (Garwin); 11. 45 Matt Deaton (Newton); 12. 4JR Russell Damme Jr (Waterloo); 13. 042 Doug Russell (Conrad); 14. 21K JD Kennedy (Ackley); 15. 04 Don Vis (Marshalltown); 16. 19J Jay Schmidt (Tama); 17. 196 Chuck Davis (Conrad); 18. 2 Dave Atcher (Marshalltown); 19. 6R Adam Rickett (Marshalltown)

IMCA Northern SportMods

Feature: 1. 3L Clint Luellen (Minburn); 2. 13T Taylor Musselman (Norwalk); 3. 80J Jared Van Deest (Holland); 4. 198 Sam Wieben (Dysart); 5. 32N Neil Follett (Conrad); 6. 321 Andy Tiernan (Woodward); 7. 57R Ryan King (Montour); 8. 25 Travis Peterson (Gladbrook); 9. 95J Jason Hall (Grinnell); 10. 11 Michael Strait (New Providence); 11. 29B Ben Wilson (Nevada); 12. 40S Shawn Simatovich (Gilman); 13. 9 Scott Williams (Atkins); 14. 7R Ryan Ashton (Beaman); 15. 406 Shawn Weatherly (Eldora); 16. 7SR Shawn Ritter (Keystone); 17. 16 Austin Schuring (Newton); 18. 6T Siraj Thomason (Montezuma); 19. 98 Bill Hildreth (Marshalltown); 20. T17 Tom Rawlins (Kellogg); 21. 22 Paul Siefken (Grundy Center)

IMCA Hobby Stocks

Feature: 1. 3A Austin Luellen (Minburn); 2. 4W John Watson (Des Moines); 3. 79 Benji Irvine (Stanley); 4. 42T Tyson Overton (Carlisle); 5. 26 Brice Udelhoven (Newton); 6. 20E Eric Larson (Holland); 7. 7B Eric Stanton (Hartford); 8. 500 Garrett Eilander (Newton); 9. 3X Steve Fricke (Marshalltown); 10. 4X Gary Pfantz (State Center); 11. 19D Dustin Elliott (Marshalltown); 12. 52 Josh Saunders (Newton); 13. 4P Matt Pohlman (Keystone); 14. 14T Mitchell Thomas (Marshalltown); 15. 82 Jennifer Hulin (Marshalltown); 16. 47W Shawn Wirtz (Boone); 17. 55 Vince Buchholz (Tama); 18. 17 Andy Peck (Newton); 19. 88D CJ Dall (Marshalltown); 20. 7C Chad Larson (Brooklyn)

Mod Lites

Feature: 1.6 Mike Morrill (Altoona); 2. 5J Jimmy May (DeSoto); 3. 82 Charlie Brown (Nevada); 4. 57 Tim Hennigar (Clarion); 5. 28 Terry Brown (Nevada); 6. 8 Dusty Masolini (Des Moines); 7. 66F Eric Hendrickson (Ankeny); 8. 3G Joe Glick (Des Moines); 9. 17S Chris Weir (Nevada); 10. 12 Amber Coffman (Nevada); 11. 4 Travis Brandt (Des Moines); 12. 4L Larry Sorenson (Ames); 13. 95 Mike Kennedy (Boone); 14. 15 Andy Hennigar (Ankeny)

IMCA Sport Compacts

Feature: 1. 02 John Gill (Marshalltown); 2. 6M David Moorman (Beaman); 3. 30X Josh Modde (Des Moines); 4. 01 Aaron Miller (Marshalltown); 5. 4 Mike Tedesco (Independence)