Tuesday Notebook; April 7, 2015

There was a big swing in the weather from start to finish, but the four-race IMCA Frostbuster series went off with solid car counts at Osky and Vinton and then pit busters at Marshalltown and Boone. The series was to pay out a point fund in each division and I haven't seen anything official from IMCA so I will take a guess and say that Todd Shute was the Modified champion, Lucas Lamberies in the Sport Mods, Damon Murty in the Stock Cars and Austin Luellen in the Hobby Stocks.

Joe Ringsdorf had his own IMCA Frostbusters on Saturday and Sunday up in Britt and Mason City with Ryan Ruter sweeping the Modifieds and Derek Green winning two in the Stock Cars.

Regular season racing at all six of these tracks, plus several more in the area will get underway this week and, if the weather allows it, all drivers will get a free pit pass at the Southern Iowa Speedway in Oskaloosa this Wednesday night.

The Seymour Speedway in Wisconsin was thankful that they had their Spring Thaw event scheduled for an early afternoon start this past Saturday since the Wisconsin Badgers were playing in the Final Four that evening. Winners included Nick Anvelink in the Late Models, Eric Scribner in the Modifieds and John Heinz in the Stock Cars and both fans and drivers alike were home in time to watch their favorites tip it off against Kentucky. Tracks in Iowa likely won't have to worry about scheduling a day race on the first Saturday in April anytime soon.

Spotted this on Dirt On Dirt, Clary's Speedway in North Carolina ran a two-day show this past weekend that paid $5,000-to-win for the Late Models and $3,000-to-win for the Modifieds. And of course down south there were six other divisions in action and it was a good thing since only ten Late Models showed up. Dean Bowen was the winner in the feature that saw only four of the cars finish the race and in the Modifieds race leader Kyle Strickler was declared the winner when the feature was halted after six laps due to the rough racing surface. Oh yeah, and during one of the other division's feature a red flag was needed when a small dog that had been riding around in a tow truck got loose on the race track. Fortunately the race was under caution at the time of the dog's attempted escape. Guess we have things pretty good around here, don't we?

IMCA Late Models have a big weekend coming up here in Eastern Iowa with the Rebel 5K $5,000-to-win show at Davenport Speedway on Friday night and then race number two on the Deery Brothers Summer Series at the West Liberty Raceway on Saturday. It will be interesting to see if Nebraska's Corey Zeitner will make the trip to West Liberty after winning the Deery Series opener in Denison this past weekend.

I will be in Burlington on Saturday night for the much anticipated debut of the National Sprint League at 34 Raceway. Thirty-eight drivers have purchased memberships indicating that they will be racing for a share of the League's healthy point fund so it is likely that most , if not all of those drivers will be at 34, plus special appearances by Steve Kinser and Sammy Swindel make it an even bigger event. Throw in another ten or so drivers who are not chasing the entire schedule and you have a legitimate chance of seeing fifty sprint cars in the pits Saturday night with potential feature winners making up well more than half of that number. It is not often that you have the chance to experience a "first" in this sport. Saturday night at 34 Raceway, you have that opportunity.

The All Iowa Points from 2014 are still up on the Points Page at Positively Racing, but the most recent update for 2015 has just been sent over to the webmistress. Hopefully she will have them loaded later this week, but for now since the lists are still short we can include them here. Should we just say right now that Damon Murty will win his third straight All Iowa Points Stock Car championship? Will Austin Luellen become the second one in his family to earn an all Iowa Points title? Both are off to great starts, but we have a long ways to go. Hope to see you at a track soon!

	All Iowa Points
	Late Model		Iowa
Pos.	Driver	Hometown	Points
1	Corey Zeitner	Omaha NE	5
2	Jim Shereck	St. Charles MO	5
3	Ryan Gustin	Marshalltown	5
4	Todd Malmstrom	Silvis IL	5
5	Mike Garland	Morrison IL	4
6	Tad Pospisil	Norfolk NE	4
7	Terry Phillips	Springfield MO	4
8	Tyler Bruening	Decorah	4
9	Stormy Scott	Las Cruces NM	4
10	Andy Nezworski	Buffalo	3
11	Jeremy Payne	Springield MO	3
12	Ray Guss Jr.	Milan IL	3
13	Denny Eckrich	Tiffin	2
14	Joe Zrostlik	Long Grove	2
15	Jonathan Brauns	Muscatine	2
16	Chase Junghans	Manhattan KS	2
17	John Anderson	Omaha NE	1
18	John Emerson	Waterloo	1
19	Mike Zemo Jr.	Davenport	1

	All Iowa Points
	360 Sprint		Iowa
Pos.	Driver	Hometown	Points
1	Brian Brown	Grain Valley MO	10
2	Danny Lasoski	Dover MO	8
3	Jerrod Hull	Sikeston MO	5
4	Jon Agan	Knoxville	4
5	Paul Nienheiser	Chapin IL	4
6	Dusty Zomer	Sioux Falls SD	3
7	Donnie Steward	Burlington	3
8	Clint Garner	Sioux Falls SD	2
9	Ian Madsen	Granger	2
10	John Schulz	Burlington	2
11	Josh Baughman	Odessa TX	1
12	Lee Grosz	Harwood ND	1

	All Iowa Points
	Modified
Pos.	Driver	Hometown	Points
1	Hunter Marriott	Brookfield MO	21
2	Todd Shute	Des Moines	12
3	Jason Wolla	Ray ND	11
4	Jordan Grabouski	Beatrice NE	10
5	Ryan Ruter	Kanawha	10
6	Michael Long	Fowler IL	7
7	Cayden Carter	Oskaloosa	6
8	Chris Abelson	Sioux City	6
9	Mike Densberger	Malcolm NE	6
10	Scott Hogan	Vinton	6
11	Tyler Droste	Waterloo	6
12	Doug Crampton	Rock Island IL	5
13	Dylan Smith	Osceola NE	5
14	Jeff James	Stanton	5
15	Jimmy Gustin	Marshalltown	5
16	Troy Cordes	Raymond	5
17	Adam Larson	Ames	4
18	Brandon Rothzen	Raritan IL	4
19	Jesse Dennis	Corning	4
20	Jesse Sobbing	Glenwood	4
21	Kelly Shryock	Fertile	4
22	Matt Werner	Silvis IL	4
23	Mike VanGenderen	Newton	4
24	Rich Lewerke	Mason City	4
25	Austin Wolf	Algona	3
26	Jeff Waterman	Quincy IL	3
27	Josh Ruby	Lakota	3
28	Mike Mullen	Seymour WI	3
29	R.J. Gonzalez	Moline IL	3
30	Richie Gustin	Gilman	3
31	Luke Wanninger	Minburn	2
32	Milo Veloz Jr.	Colona IL	2
33	Mitch Morris	Long Grove	2
34	Ronn Lauritzen	Jesup	2
35	Scott Dickey	Packwood	2
36	Todd Van Eaton	Prescott	2
37	Alex Hanson	Kensett	1
38	Carter Vandenberg	Oskaloosa	1
39	Chris Lawrence		1
40	Cole Ferguson	Dexter	1
41	Dustin Smith	Lake City	1
42	Josh Most	Red Oak	1
43	Shane Hiatt	Rising City NE	1

	All Iowa Points
	Stock Car		Iowa
Pos.	Driver	Hometown	Points
1	Damon Murty	Chelsea	26
2	Derek Green	Granada MN	10
3	Clay Mercer	Corning	9
4	Jay Schmidt	Laurel	9
5	Abe Huls	Carthage IL	8
6	Trent Murphy	Jefferson	8
7	Cody Clark	Yorktown	7
8	Joe Zadina	Corning	7
9	John Oliver Jr.	Danville	7
10	Michael Jaennette	Newton	7
11	Kevin Opheim	Mason City	6
12	Randy Brands	Boyden	6
13	Brendon Labatte	Weyburn SK	5
14	Jeremy Gustaf	East Moline IL	5
15	Mike Nichols	Harlan	5
16	Brett Koehler	Two Rivers WI	4
17	Cayden Carter	Oskaloosa	4
18	Jason Cook	Mt. Pleasant	4
19	Joe Willier	Mason City	4
20	Keith Blum		4
21	Marcus Hansen	Odeboldt	4
22	Adam Klocke	Carroll	3
23	David Smith	Lake City	3
24	Jeremy Swanson	Clarinda	3
25	Jim Lynch	Donnellson	3
26	Luke Sathoff	Jackson MN	3
27	Nick Lawrence		3
28	Nathan Wood	Sigourney	3
29	Calvin Lange	Humboldt	2
30	Chris Ullrich	Kiron	2
31	Jim Redmann	Lockridge	2
32	Justin Temeyer	Independence	2
33	R.J. Macku	Lincoln NE	2
34	Nick Woodard	Elkhorn NE	2
35	Randy Lamar	Davenport	2
36	Steve Meyer	Grundy Center	2
37	Casey Wages	Moline IL	1
38	Dane Fenton	Burlington	1
39	Donavon Smith	Lake City	1
40	Heath Tulp	Belmond	1
41	Mike Stapleton	Denison	1
42	Rick Mahlberg	Denmark WI	1
43	Robert Stofer	Jefferson	1
44	Ryan Fullenkamp	St. Louis MO	1
45	Shane Weller	Agency	1

	All Iowa Points
	Limited Modified		Iowa
Pos.	Driver	Hometown	Points
1	Jenae Gustin	Marshalltown	15
2	Lucas Lamberies	Clintonville WI	15
3	Clint Luellen	Minburn	11
4	Joey Gower	Quincy IL	8
5	Tony Olson	Cedar Rapids	8
6	Doug Smith	Lake City	7
7	Nate Chodur	Lake Mills	5
8	Sam Wieben	Dysart	5
9	Shane Swanson	Forest City	5
10	Timmy Current	Bernard	5
11	Austen Becerra	Carthage IL	4
12	Cody Knecht	Whittemore	4
13	Dave Engelkens	Morrison IL	4
14	George Nordman	Mason City	4
15	Jim Gillenwater	Keokuk	4
16	Jonathan Logue	Boone	4
17	Tracy Wassenberg	Shawano WI	4
18	Austin Howes	Memphis MO	3
19	Austin Kaplan	Ankeny	3
20	Colton Livezy	New Sharon	3
21	Curtis VanDerWal	Oskaloosa	3
22	Hunter Parsons	Green Bay WI	3
23	Jarrett Franzen	Maquoketa	3
24	Ryan Hiscocks	Britt	3
25	Bobby Anders	Quincy IL	2
26	Dan Tenold	Northwood	2
27	Jared Boumeester	Ellendale MN	2
28	Kip Siems	Cedar Falls	2
29	Phil Anderson		2
30	Brandon Dale	Gorin MO	1
31	Brett Lowry	Montezuma	1
32	Bryan Brinker		1
33	Cameron Meyer	Pierce NE	1
34	Nate Whitehurst	Mason City	1
35	Nick Meyer	Whittemore	1
36	Ryan Besaw	Omro WI	1

	All Iowa Points
	Hobby Stock		Iowa
Pos.	Driver	Hometown	Points
1	Austin Luellen	Minburn	27
2	Dustin Griffiths	Ottumwa	9
3	Shannon Anderson	Des Moines	9
4	Benji Irvine	Oelwein	8
5	Cody Nielsen	Fort Dodge	7
6	Jeremy Wegner	Greattinger	7
7	John Watson	Des Moines	7
8	Aaron Rudolph	Grand Junction	5
9	Danny Thrasher	Agency	5
10	Mike Kincaid	Cincinnati	5
11	Andrew Borchardt	Plymouth	4
12	Andrew Burg	Adel	4
13	Bill Bonnett	Knoxville	4
14	Doug Wickman	Bancroft	4
15	Eric Stanton	Hartford	4
16	Scott Dobel	Manly	4
17	Derek Hodges	Des Moines	3
18	Jamie Songer	Ankeny	3
19	Justin Nehring	Storm Lake	3
20	Nathan Ballard	Marengo	3
21	Adam Armstrong	Beatrice NE	2
22	Justin Lichty	Waterloo	2
23	Ryan Grochala	Pleasant Hill	2
24	Adam Bonnett	Martensdale	1
25	Chanse Hollatz	Clear Lake	1
26	Justin Wacha	Vinton	1
27	Matt McDonald		1

	All Iowa Points
	Four Cylinder		Iowa
Pos.	Driver	Hometown	Points
1	Kimberly Abbott	Camp Point IL	12
2	Michael Grossman	Keokuk	9
3	Danny Sassman Jr.	Fort Dodge	8
4	Brandon Setser	Davenport	7
5	Dalton Kron	Algona	6
6	Jacob Kofoot	Bode	6
7	Austen Becerra	Carthage IL	5
8	Brandon Dahl	Blue Grass	5
9	Chuck Fullenkamp	Fort Madison	5
10	Jay DeVries	Spencer	5
11	Lucas Jacobson	Mason City	5
12	Tony Kerger	Woodbine	5
13	Trent Orwig	Blakesburg	5
14	Cameron Poci		4
15	Josh Barnes	Keokuk	4
16	Tyler Thompson	Sioux City	4
17	Adam Rehse	Battle Creek	3
18	Jarrod Nichols	Stronghurst IL	3
19	Ryan Walker	Wilton	3
20	Travis DeMint	Basco IL	3
21	Brock St. John	Arlington MN	2
22	Jason Kroeger	Manilla	2
23	Zachary Dahl	Blue Grass	2
24	Adam Gates	Cedar Rapids	1
25	Corey Stapleton	Vail	1
26	Dustin Forbes	Rock Island IL	1
27	Joe Bunkofske	Armstrong	1
28	Seith Woodruff	Hamilton IL	1
29	Steve Fields	Mason City	1
30	Steve Struck	Atalissa	1