-Story by Debbie Sweeney,
A full moon over the
Stuart Speedway lead to
some exciting racing
action on Sunday, May 18
as a prelude to next
week’s Ron Little Memorial
Race.
Brandon Pruitt of Dexter found his way back to victory lane in the IMCA Hobby Stocks after falling victim to mechanical problems last week. Pruitt took advantage of his front row starting position and jumped into the lead on lap one of the main event, with Mike Hansen of Brayton in pursuit. Luke Wanninger of Jefferson added his name to the mix as he worked his way to the front from deep in the field to second on lap seven. Pruitt and Wanninger continued their domination until Wanninger spun on in turn four on the white flag lap, opening the door for Pruitt. Beau Kaplan of Ankeny and Jerry Hinton of Adel had solid runs to finish second and third respectively. Heat race winners were Brandon Pruitt and Rusty Gyles of Norwalk A large field of IMCA Stock Cars put on a great show for the fans, with Gary Bass of Des Moines and Brian Blessington of Breda battling door to door in the first heat, with Bass bringing home the win. Heat 2 saw more of the same as Jeremy Gettler of Adair, Steve Campbell of Des Moines and Todd Inman of Runnells dueled it out, with Gettler the victor. Cory Adams of Urbandale had an impressive run in the third heat, crossing the finish line ahead of Marcus Fagan of Adair and Bryan Snell of Bayard. Mike Nichols of Harlan overcame a lackluster performance in his heat race to lead every lap of the main event and take home the hardware, with Steve Campbell, Bryan Snell and Josh Daniels of Des Moines rounding out the top four. Michael Pruitt of Redfield took home his first-ever win in an IMCA Sport Mod in heat race number 1. Kevin Sather of Ankeny had a convincing win over Josh May of DeSoto in heat 2. The feature saw a new face in victory lane as David Schlicht of Adel was able to hold off a hard charging Kevin Sather for the win. Competition in the IMCA Modifieds continues to be strong. Randy Havlik of Waukee and Todd Shute of Des Moines picked up heat race wins, while Chris Pruitt of Stuart added another trophy to his collection in the Casey’s General Store Trophy Dash. Terry Pruitt of Dexter lead the field in the early laps of the main event, while Todd Shute and Randy Havlik quietly worked their way through the field. Shute passed Pruitt on lap 7, with Pruitt second and Havlik third. Pruitt connected with the wall in turns 1 and 2 on lap 10 and was forced to retire from the race. Havlik passed Shute on the restart, with Josh Gilman of Redfield in third. At the checkers, it was Havlik the winner, Gilman second, Chris Pruitt third, Rex Parkison of Earlham fourth, and Shute fifth. Complete Results: IMCA Hobby Stocks: Heat 1 Brandon Pruitt, Dexter Heat 2 Rusty Gyles, Norwalk Main Brandon Pruitt, Dexter Beau Kaplan, Ankeny Jerry Hinton, Adel Nyle Godwin, Redfield Steve Anderson, Winterset Shannon Anderson, Atlantic Nate Lange, Menlo Charles Belew, Adel Eli Boyd, Guthrie Center Luke Wanninger, Jefferson Mike Hansen, Brayton Joey Gyles, St. Charles Rusty Gyles, Norwalk Sid Larson, Roland Randy Anderson, Atlantic IMCA Stock Cars: Heat 1 Gary Bass, Des Moines Heat 2 Jeremy Gettler, Adair Heat 3 Cory Adams, Urbandale Main Mike Nichols, Harlan Steve Campbell,, Des Moines Bryan Snell, Bayard Josh Daniels, Des Moines Brian Blessington, Breda Mike Goldsberry, Runnells Cory Bushnell, Madrid Butch Bass, Winterset Jamie Morey, Earlham Tim Bengard, Exira Gary Bass, Des Moines Marcus Fagan, Adair Todd Inman, Runnells Norman Belew, Redfield Jeremy Gettler, Adair Rick Houseman, Winterset Cory Adams, Urbandale Jay Cain, Waukee IMCA Sport Mods: Heat 1 Michael Pruitt, Redfield Heat 2 Kevin Sather, Ankeny Main David Schlicht, Adel Kevin Sather, Ankeny Josh May, DeSoto Michael Pruitt, Redfield Shay woods, Humeston Kent Croskey, Polk City Joel Thorpe, Urbandale Chris Wilson, Winterset Jimmy May, DeSoto Brett Moffitt, Grimes Joel Bushore, Boone Jack Myer, Ankeny IMCA Modifieds: Heat 1 Randy Havlik, Waukee Heat 2 Todd Shute, Des Moines Trophy Dash Chris Pruitt, Stuart Main Randy Havlik, Waukee Josh Gilman, Earlham Chris Pruitt, Stuart Rex Parkison, Earlham Todd Shute, Des Moines Brad Moriarty, Des Moines Ed Seibert, Dexter Michael Reichart, Des Moines Terry Pruitt, Dexter Scott Bash, Creston Ron Bash, Stuart
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