
Marriott drives away to IMCA Hawkeye Dirt Tour win at Clay County
By Ryan Clark SPENCER, Iowa (Aug. 8) – His second Hawkeye Dirt Tour win was the series’ biggest payday for Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modified driver Hunter Marriott. The Brookfield, Mo. driver took the lead at midway en route to a $5,000 winner’s share Monday night in the tour’s first-ever visit to Clay County Fair Speedway. Marriott started in row two and was involved in a five-car battle for position before breaking through on the 15th of 30 laps. Justin Medler paced the field from his pole position start while a handful of drivers gave chase. Ricky Thornton Jr., Kelly Shryock and Marriott took turns in the runner-up spot before Marriott made the high side work to his liking. Exiting turn two, Marriott surged past Medler as the race approached halfway and led the remainder of the event to score the win, his first since the 2014 series finale at Farley Speedway. Point leader Chris Abelson took advantage of a restart with six laps to go to surge from fourth to second, however he was unable [Read More]