IMCA Stock Cars will chase $5,000 top prize at Marshalltown Speedway’s King of the Highbanks

By Joyce Eisele MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa (July 14, 2023) – Lakewood, Colo., driver Tripp Gaylord was among the drivers earning season-first IMCA feature wins Friday at Marshalltown Speedway. Last week’s races were rained out and Friday the track was dodging threats of rain, but the show went on as scheduled with 134 cars checking in for a full night of racing action. Tripp Gaylord, who is calling Iowa home for the summer, started 10th in the Friesen Performance IMCA Modified main and ran down then-leader Johnathon Logue by lap six with Todd Shute joining in the fight to make it a three-way battle for the lead. Gaylord managed to take over the top spot at lap 14 and then kept it the rest of the way to the flying checkers. Shute started seventh and took second, early leader Jimmy was third, Logue finished fourth and Izac Mallicoat was fifth.   Mitchell Bunch led the Mach-1 IMCA Sport Compacts flag-to-flag on his way to the checkers.  Kolby Sabin chased Bunch for most of the race but had to be [Read More]

MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa (April 29, 2022) – Four IMCA divisions are on the Thursday night card for the fifth annual Dale DeFrance Memorial at Karl Auto Group Marshalltown Speedway.  Friesen Performance IMCA Modifieds run for $1,000 to win along with Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational qualifying eligibility in their May 5 feature.  IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars and Friesen Performance IMCA Northern SportMods both run for $500 to win, IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks for a $300 top check.  Feature winners receive certificates from Performance Bodies and a case of oil. Hard luck drivers get certificates for drive shafts courtesy of Fast Shafts. Drivers in all divisions will also be entered in a random draw for a complete race wrap from Capitol Signs.  Approximately $15,000 in cash will be added to the purse and winner’s shares may be increased; more certificates and product awards will be given as well.  IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National, regional and KMJ Performance State points will be awarded.  Pit gates open at 5:15 p.m. and the grandstand opens at 5:30 p.m. Hot laps [Read More]

By Joyce Eisele MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa (June 23, 2023) – Eric Knutson was electrifying on RBF Electric Night at the Races Friday at the Karl Auto Group Marshalltown Speedway. Knutson went home $500 richer after winning the IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stock feature, starting 11th, taking the lead before midway and never looking back the rest of the 20-lapper. He finished well ahead of last week’s winner Calvin Dhondt who raced from 12th starting, Corey Van Der Wilt, Zach McNeese and John Watson.  Jake McBirnie made it two in a row in the Friesen Performance IMCA Modifieds and Jay Schmidt won for the second time in the IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars.  It was Jarrett Franken taking the checkers in the Friesen Performance IMCA Northern SportMods, Josh May took the win for the third consecutive week in the Stealth Racing IMCA STARS Mod Lites and Kolby Sabin won in the Mach-1 IMCA Sport Compacts. McBirnie had his hands full in the closing laps of the Modified main with the likes of Drew Janssen, Todd Shute and Johnathon Logue all  fighting [Read More]