Racing was back in action at the Marshalltown Speedway Friday night where it was API Solutions Salute to Military Night.

Kolby Sabin started on the pole of the 15-lap feature for the MACH-1 IMCA Sport Compacts and led all laps on his way to the checkers. Terry Bickford and Mitchell Bunch chased the leader the entire race but had to settle for second and third place, respectively. Following in a distant fourth was Matt Miller, and it was John Gill rounding out the top five. The race went caution-free.

The IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks ran next for their 20-lap feature. Sam West started third and took the immediate lead. He was chased most of the way by seventh-place starter Calvin Dhondt and John Watson, who started 10th, but West led all 20 laps on the way to his first win at the track this year. Dhondt held second place with Watson taking third. Bradly Graham finished in the fourth position, and Luke Ramsey came from 15th starting spot to take fifth.

The Friesen Performance IMCA Northern SportMods had more than their share of yellow flags flying in their 20-lap main event. The lead was swapped several times between Sam Wieben and Kyle Olson, but in the caution-marred event, it was Wieben taking the checkers first. Olson took the runner-up position, Taylor Kuehl came from ninth starting spot to take third, Travis Peterson was fourth, and Braden Richards completed the top five.

There was lots of close racing at the front of the pack in the 20-lap A main of the IMCA Friesen Performance Modified feature.

Johnathon Logue led lap one, then it was young gun Izac Mallicoat taking over, with Ronn Lauritzen and Todd Shute throwing themselves into the battle as well. Bad luck bit Shute, taking him out of the running just past the halfway mark. A yellow flew at lap 11, with Mallicoat still holding down the lead, but Zack Rawlins and Joel Rust were now in the mix breathing down Mallicoat’s neck for the restart.

It took but two laps before Rust was the man in charge of the troops. He held onto that lead the rest of the way to the checkers, grabbing his first trip to the winner’s circle at the track this season. Eleventh-place starter Tripp Gaylord of Lakewood, Colo., looked strong in the late laps and took the runner-up spot. Mallicoat took third, fourth went to Johnathon Logue, and Paul Nagle slipped by Zack Rawlins in the final moments for fifth.

The IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars put on their usual exciting show in their 20-lap feature.

There were numerous early lead changes in the race with Kylie Rawlins leading lap one, lap two had Michael Jaennette at the helm, and on lap four, 10th-place starter Dallon Murty was in charge. Jaennette was soon out of the running when he exited with a tire issue.

On lap 10, Dallon’s dad Damon Murty, who started ninth, had caught his son and the two ran the rim of the track, pulling away from the rest of the field. The elder Murty managed to pull off a slide job on his son to take over the number one spot at lap 16. A failed payback slide didn’t work out for Dallon as he faltered just enough to allow Austin Kaplan to make the pass in the late circuits. Damon claimed the win, Kaplan took second, and Dallon settled for third. Fourth went to Steve Meyer, and Dave Atcher was fifth.

The racing night concluded with the running of the 25-lap feature for the STARS Mod Lites. This was the first of a three-night Corn Belt Clash series race at three different tracks.

Jon Padilla of Silvis, Ill., started second and had the lead by lap four, never to look back. He had lots of strong runners behind him with Josh May and Justin Kinderknecht giving chase. They couldn’t track down Padilla as he motored home to the checkers and the win. Kinderknecht came from Salina, Kan., to try his hand on the High Banks, but had to be content with second place. May was third, RJ Gonzales of Colona, Ill., came from 12th to take fourth, and 10th-place starter, Dalton Bell of Hoisington, Kan., was fifth.

Racing continues on Friday, June 2, for Capital Signs Twin Topless Dirty 30’s. It will be $1,200 to win for the Modifieds, and $1,000 for the Northern SportMods as they go topless racing. The Stock Cars, Hobby Stocks, Mod Lites and the visiting Outlaw Mini Mods will also be running. Hot laps begin at 6:55 p.m. and racing at 7:30 p.m.