CJ Speedway hosts fair night Battle on the Levee

Hobby Stock, Modified, Northern SportMod, Results, Stock Car

Cayden Carter was joined in victory lane by Louisa County Fair royalty following his IMCA Sunoco Stock Car feature win at CJ Speedway’s Battle on the Levee. (Photo by Carroll Hoover)

By Jerry Mackey 

COLUMBUS JUNCTION, Iowa (July 25, 2024) – With the Louisa County Fair in full swing, CJ Speedway hosted a special night of racing as The Battle on the Levee posted a huge purse for the competitors thanks to a host of sponsors like Screamer Express and many more who helped make the night a very special night for the drivers. 

The final race of the night was the IMCA Sunoco Stock Car feature, which saw 20 drivers take the initial green flag.

Several visitors, who are regarded as the best in the business, converged on the Louisa County Fairgrounds to battle it out on the 4/10-mile oval. The track was in great shape and provided plenty of side-by-side racing.

Dustin Vis led for the first two laps before sixth starting Cayden Carter was able to move out front. Carter then had his hands full with multiple challenges coming from seventh starting Damon Murty. The two hotshoes put on quite a battle as the laps wound down.

Murty made one last charge on the final lap but came up less than a car length short of Carter in taking second ahead of the 33 of Logan Anderson. Unfortunately the 33 car failed to pass tech due to an illegal suspension mount. The DQ elevated Vis to third ahead of Keegan Wells, who celebrated his 18th birthday at the races Thursday night. 

The Friesen Performance IMCA Modifieds saw track regular and defending track champion Jarrett Brown defend his home turf by winning the special event.

Brown took the lead early from pole setter and traveler Jonathan Mawhinney from Las Vegas, Nev. Brown went on to lead flag to flag but was challenged on several occasions by Denny Eckrich. The Flyin’ 50 of Eckrich was able to close on Brown several times but settled for second in the main event crossing under the checkers ahead of Mawhinney and Brandon Banks. 

The Friesen Performance IMCA Northern SportMods provided another very entertaining race with the drivers testing the top of the levee in turn one lap after lap.

John Oliver Jr. scored a hard-fought win in holding off Dylan VanWyk, who was wheeling Will Wolf’s number 7. VanWyk used every inch of the track in trying to get by Oliver but Oliver drove a perfect race in capturing the win. Logan Anderson drove to a third place finish. 

The IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks saw Luke Phillips race to another win at his local track. Phillips out raced the hottest Hobby Stock driver in Eastern Iowa by scoring the win ahead of Nathan Ballard. The 29 of Ballard closed to Phillips’ rear bumper several times by Phillips was not rattled and held his line in taking the win ahead of Ballard and Cody Staley. 

Friday night racing will resume at CJ Speedway on Aug. 2 when Troy Mitchell Farm Bureau and Mitchell Arms and Ammo will host IMCA racing action with hot laps at 7 p.m. 

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