KNOXVILLE, Iowa (July 21) – Justin Kay has got his Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modified figured out.
Just ask the rest of the main event field in Thursday’s Hawkeye Dirt Tour at Knoxville Raceway.
Kay, best known for his Late Model success, led all but one lap in winning the Dynamic Drivelines Dirt Duel special. The victory was Kay’s tour career first and third in the sanctioned division this season, and paid $1,500.
“It was fun. We unloaded the car and it was great, and that track is so big and fast,” said Kay, who’d had limited success in three previous Late Model starts at Knoxville. “It was really cool to win there, especially since it was my first Hawkeye Dirt Tour win and because of the relationship we have with Dynamic Drivelines. We were one of their very first customers.”
Forty-four Modifieds and 52 Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods saw action on a muggy night at Knoxville. Curtis VanDerWal topped the $1,000 to win SportMod feature.
Kay started from the pole and had the field covered from the start. He caught up with the back of the back just after midway in the 25-lapper and was most of a straightaway ahead before the caution flag came out with six circuits left.
That was the opportunity the 10th starting Chris Abelson was looking for. He took over up front on lap 21, but saw Kay speed by on the next circuit and pull away to the finish.
Abelson settled for runner-up honors. Jacob Murray ran in second most of the night and ended in third while Kelly Shryock and Richie Gustin rounded out the top five. Kay’s win put him on the ballot for the Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational.
VanDerWal led the last six times around the track in winning a Northern SportMod feature slowed by just a single caution.
Brett Lowry and then Tim Plummer showed the way before the eighth starting VanDerWal worked his way to the front.
Plummer, Lowry, Jarrett Brown and Matt VanGelder completed the top five.
Feature results – 1. Justin Kay, Wheatland; 2. Chris Abelson, Sioux City; 3. Jacob Murray, Hartford; 4. Kelly Shryock, Fertile; 5. Richie Gustin, Gilman; 6. Todd Shute, Des Moines; 7. Kurt Kile, Nichols; 8. Cayden Carter, Oskaloosa; 9. Cody Laney, Torrance, Calif.; 10. Mike Van Genderen, Newton; 11. Dakota Hayden, Wilton; 12. Kyle Brown, State Center; 13. Russ Hall, Pleasant Hill; 14. Derrick Stewart, Ainsworth; 15. Chris Zogg, New Liberty; 16. Todd Inman, Altoona; 17. Corey Dripps, Reinbeck; 18. Joel Rust, Grundy Center; 19. Ethan Dotson, Bakersfield, Calif.; 20. David Brown, Kellogg; 21. Lance Mari, Imperial, Calif.; 22. Jason Murray, Hartford; 23. Nick Roberts, LaCrosse, Wis.; 24. Steve Stewart, Burlington.
1st heat (top two) – 1. Derrick Stewart; 2. Abelson; 3. Carter; 4. Hayden; 5. Zogg; 6. Laney; 7. Rust; 8. Van Genderen; 9. Todd Hansen, Elk Horn.
2nd heat – 1. Kay; 2. Jacob Murray; 3. Gustin; 4. Dripps; 5. Eric Elliott, Boone; 6. Josh Ruby, Lakota; 7. David Brown; 8. Andrew Schroeder, Keswick; 9. Jimmy Reeves, Hanford, Calif.
3rd heat – 1. Kay; 2. Hall; 3. Dotson; 4. Steven Bowers Jr., Topeka, Kan.; 5. Inman, 6. Matt Waugh, Altoona; 7. Matt Webb, Des Moines; 8. Joey Franklin, Las Vegas, Nev.; 9. Paul Stone, Winton, Calif.
4th heat – 1. Shute; 2. Shryock; 3. Kile; 4. Jason Murray; 5. Mike Petersilie, Hoisington, Kan.; 6. Shane DeMey, Denison; 7. Shawn Ritter, Keystone; 8. Tyler Gross, Ankeny; 9. Ron VerBeek, Oskaloosa.
5th heat – 1. Mari; 2. Steve Stewart; 3. Roberts; 4. 4. Brandon Banks, Washington; 5. Dennis LaVeine, Burlington; 6. Matthew Fulton, Muscatine; 7. Matt Stewart, Columbus City; 8. Jesse Richter, Great Bend, Kan.
1st “B” feature (top four) – 1. Carter; 2. Kile; 3. Laney; 4. Inman; 5. Banks; 6. DeMey; 7. David Brown; 8. Dripps; 9. Matt Stewart; 10. Hansen; 11. Franklin; 12. VerBeek.
2nd “B” feature – 1. Gustin; 2. Zogg; 3. Van Genderen; 4. Roberts; 5. Ruby; 6. Bowers; 7. Petersilie; 8. Fulton; 9. Webb; 10. Gross; 11. Reeves.
3rd “B” feature – 1. Hayden; 2. Jason Murray; 3. Dotson; 4. Rust; 5. Schroeder; 6. Elliott; 7. Waugh; 8. Ritter; 9. Richter; 10. LaVeine; 11. Stone.
Northern SportMods – 1. Curtis VanDerWal, 2. Tim Plummer, Norway; 3. Brett Lowry, Montezuma; 4. Jarrett Brown, Ainsworth; 5. Matt Van Gelder, Pella; 6. Austin Luellen, Minburn; 7. Clint Luellen, Minburn; 8. Sam Wieben, Dysart; 9. Jake McBirnie, Boone;10. Dan Drury, Eldora; 11. Kody Havens, Wiota; 12. Johnathon Logue, Boone; 13. Brayton Carter, Oskaloosa; 14. Austin Paul, Monroe; 15. Taylor Musselman, Urbandale; 16. Josh Sink, Red Oak; 17. Jim Gillenwater, Keokuk; 18. Casey Lancaster, Glenwood, Mo.; 19. Jack Housley, Runnells; 20. Arie Schouten, Blair, Neb.; 21. Trenton Brink, Bussey; 22. Scott Brau, Brooklyn; 23. Jerod Weston, Red Oak; 24. Bobby Six, Warsaw, Ill.
1st heat (top two) – 1. Wieben; 2. Lowry; 3. Sink, 4. Danny Brau, Brooklyn; 5. Jared Nytroe, Brandon, S.D.; 6. Six; 7. Kyle Eller, Long Grove; 8. Kyle Webb, Des Moines; 9. Taylor Inman, Altoona.
2nd heat – 1. Weston; 2. Paul; 3. D.J. Robinson, Des Moines; 4. Carter; 5. Schouten; 6. Frank Packer, Madrid; 7. Ed Hamilton, Atlantic; 8. Justin Voeltz, Hartford, S.D.; 9. Chase Rudolf, Norwalk.
3rd heat – 1. Austin Luellen; 2. Brown; 3. Gillenwater; 4. Dusty Masolini, Des Moines; 5. Logue; 6. Lynn Brockett, Ogden; 7. Shawn Cooney, Des Moines; 8. Lancaster; 9. Jerry Hinton, Adel.
4th heat – 1. McBirnie; 2. VanDerwal; 3. Housley; 4. Jim Buhlman, Cedar Falls; 5. Brink; 6. Buddy Ray Jones, Council Bluffs; 7. Blair Simmons, Des Moines; 8. Dan Swank, Pella; 9. Tony Johnson, Oskaloosa.
5th heat – 1. Clint Luellen; 2. Drury; 3. Musselman; 4. Brau; 5. Thomas Egenberger, Des Moines; 6. Brenden Damon, Great Bend, Kan.; 7. Bill Wears, Des Moines; 8. Brandon Bach, Des Moines.
6th heat – 1. Plummer; 2. VanGelder; 3. Dan Keltner, Grandview; 4. Havens; 5. Carter VanDenBerg, Oskaloosa; 6. Cory Rose, Boone; 7. Ryan Walker, Wilton; 8. Tyler Inman, Altoona.
1st “B” feature (top four) – 1. Six; 2. Sink; 3. Brink; 4. Housley; 5. Buhlman; 6. Nytroe; 7. Webb; 8. Eller; 9. Brau; 10. Jones; 11. Simmons; 12. Swank; 13. Inman.
2nd “B” feature – 1. Musselman; 2. Carter; 3. Schouten; 4. Brau; 5. Robinson; 6. Hamilton; 7. Packer; 8. Hinton; 9. Wears; 10. Voeltz; 11. Egenberger; 12. Bach; 13. Damon.
3rd “B” feature – 1. Gillenwater; 2. Logue; 3. Havens; 4. Lancaster; 5. Masolini; 6. Rose; 7. Brockett; 8. Cooney; 9. Keltner; 10. Walker; 11. Johnson; 12. Inman; 13. VanDenBerg.