Rust, Thornton hustle to $1,000 High Banks wins

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Joel Rust put his name of the Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot with his $1,000 IMCA Modified feature win on opening night of the season-opening Twin High Banks Hustle at Marshalltown Speedway. (Photo by Bruce Badgley, Motorsports Photography)

MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa (April 26-27) – Joel Rust hustled his way to the $1,000 checkers Thursday night at Marshalltown Speedway.

Ricky Thornton Jr. did the same on Friday.

Rust and Thornton were IMCA Modified winners at Marshalltown’s season-opening Twin High Banks Hustle. While Thornton was already on the ballot, Rust’s victory made him vote eligible for the upcoming Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational.

After drawing the outside pole, Rust had to hold off Hunter Marriott late in the contest. Ninth starting Tyler Droste, Tim Ward and Ethan Dotson completed the top five.

Thornton went from last on Thursday to first in the Friday feature, leading every lap and winning ahead of Marriott, Cayden Carter, Kyle Brown and Richie Gustin.

Damon Murty swept IMCA Sunoco Stock Car action, catching Jay Schmidt for the lead just before midway on opening night and then taking charge just after halfway and then checking out on night two.

IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stock winners were Shannon Anderson on Friday and Eric Stanton on Saturday.

Jared VanDeest led from lap four to the finish of Friday’s Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMod feature. Austin Luellen raced from 22nd to third that night, then won the caution-free Saturday show after taking the lead with nine laps left.

Darrel DeFrance led every lap to score the Friday IMCA Late Model win.

More than 150 race teams were in town for the windy weekend event.

April 26 Feature Results

Modifieds – 1. Joel Rust; 2. Hunter Marriott; 3. Tyler Droste; 4. Tim Ward; 5. Ethan Dotson; 6. Kelly Shryock; 7. Jesse Dennis; 8. Ronn Lauritzen; 9. Johnny Whitman; 10. Nick Roberts; 11. Richie Gustin; 12. Jacob Murray; 13. Josh Most; 14. Kody Scholpp; 15. Todd Shute; 16. Cayden Carter; 17. Mike Mullen; 18. David Brown; 19. Josh Gilman; 20. Brian Mullen; 21. T.J. Smith; 22. Jimmy Gustin; 23. Scott Hogan; 24. Ricky Thornton Jr.

Stock Cars – 1. Damon Murty; 2. Jeff Mueller; 3. Jay Schmidt; 4. Paul Shepherd; 5. Tyler Pickett; 6. Randy Brands; 7. Troy Jerovetz; 8. Austin Evens; 9. Kyle Everts; 10. Travis Van Straten; 11. Dave Atcher; 12. John Heinz; 13. Brian Mahlstedt; 14. Todd Inman; 15. Scott Rice; 16. Kellie Schmit; 17. Tom Cannon.

Hobby Stocks – 1. Shannon Anderson; 2. Eric Stanton; 3. Eugene Nicklas; 4. Justin Wacha; 5. Keeran Sampson; 6. Garrett Eilander; 7. Leah Wroten; 8. Eric Knutson; 9. Kyle Sidles; 10. Travis Merical; 11. Jamie Coady; 12. Mitchell Thomas; 13. Craig Lovig; 14. Andy Peck; 15. Jeremiah Andrews; 16. Ben Newhouse; 17. Aaron Rudolph; 18. Kevin Derry; 19. Ryan Wells; 20. Justin Lovig; 21. Derrick Thran.

Northern SportMods – 1. Jared VanDeest; 2. Brayton Carter; 3. Austin Luellen; 4. Dusty Masolini; 5. Sam Wieben; 6. Chase Rudolf; 7. Lucas Lamberies; 8. Ethan Braaksma; 9. Travis Storjohann; 10. Travis Peterson; 11. Thomas Egenberger; 12. Taylor Musselman; 13. Johnathon Logue; 14. Cory Rose; 15. Joey Schaefer; 16. Jami Ritter; 17. Ryan King; 18. Austin Schrage; 19. Jack Housley; 20. Ben Chapman; 21. Morris Schuler; 22. Tom Rawlins; 23. Bill Hildreth; 24. Jake McBirnie.

April 27 Feature Results

Modifieds – 1. Thornton; 2. Marriott; 3. Carter; 4. Kyle Brown; 5. Richie Gustin; 6. Droste; 7. Jimmy Gustin; 8. Most; 9. Murray; 10. Shute; 11. Ward; 12. Darin Duffy; 13. Shryock; 14. Mike Mullen; 15. Eric Elliott; 16. Rust; 17. Dotson; 18. Jesse Dennis; 19. Scholpp; 20. Lauritzen; 21. Ron Ver Beek; 22. Hogan; 23. Whitman; 24. Roberts.

Late Models – 1. Darrel DeFrance; 2. Todd Cooney; 3. Kyle Hinrichs; 4. Joe Zrostlik; 5. Richie Gustin; 6. Curt Schroeder; 7. Ben Seemann; 8. Curtis Glover; 9. Charlie Mckenna; 10. Kyle Krampe; 11. Shawn Cooney; 12. Randy Faux; 13. Jenna Johnson.

Stock Cars – 1. Murty; 2. Brands; 3. Mueller; 4. Van Straten; 5. Schmidt; 6. Todd Reitzler; 7. Mahlstedt; 8. Shepherd; 9. Atcher; 10. Andrew Borchardt; 11. Steve Meyer; 12. Jerovetz; 13. Pickett; 14. Michael Jaennette; 15. Dan Mackenthun; 16. Jeff Wollam; 17. Curt Hook; 18. Everts; 19. Russell Damme Jr.; 20. Evens; 21. Scott Rice; 22. Inman; 23. Heinz; 24. Trent Murphy; 25. Cannon.

Hobby Stocks – 1. Stanton; 2. David Rieks; 3. Anderson; 4. Chanse Hollatz; 5. Wroten; 6. Knutson; 7. Bradly Graham; 8. Ray Fees; 9. Wells; 10. Matt Olson; 11. Tyson Overton; 12. Merical; 13. Eilander; 14. Coady; 15. Matt Smith; 16. Jay Sidles; 17. Kyle Sidles; 18. Kevin Derry; 19. Brian Derry; 20. Luke Bird; 21. Newhouse; 22. Lovig; 23. Peck; 24. Andrews; 25. Dylan Nelson; 26. John Watson; 27. Thomas; 28. Shane Palmer.

Northern SportMods – 1. Luellen; 2. Lamberies; 3. Carter; 4. Wieben; 5. Musselman; 6. Rudolf; 7. Egenberger; 8. Rose; 9. Doug Smith; 10. Logue; 11. McBirnie; 12. Schaefer; 13. Braaksma; 14. Hunter Longnecker; 15. VanDeest; 16. Masolini; 17. Kevin Bethke; 18. Tyler Inman; 19. Housley; 20. Schrage; 21. Curt Hilmer; 22. Storjohann; 23. Ritter; 24. D.J. Robinson.

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