Tub O Towels Night At Maquoketa Speedway

Saturday night was Tub O Towels Night at the races at the quick 1/4 mile dirt track on the Jackson County Fairgrounds with another action packed night of racing with over 125 race teams taking part in a swiftly run program that saw the final checkers wave just prior to 9:30 pm. The track prep crew headed up by Kevin Yarolem provided the racers with a perfectly prepared track and the racers responded by using every inch of the racing surface.

 The Arnold Motor Supply IMCA Late Models saw a strong field of 19 drivers take the green for their main event. Cruz Birkhofer celebrated his 24th Birthday by scoring a hard fought feature win. Birkhofer raced the top side of the smooth surface and hit his marks every lap in in holding off a hard charging 7th starting Ron Klein at the checkers. Matt Ryan advanced nine spots in taking third. The young Birkhofer stated in victory lane” I have a very good teacher. ” Referring to his Hall of Fame Dirt racer father, Brian Birkhofer.

 The INEX Legends ran a Midwest Dirt Series race on Saturday night and the Series drew an outstanding field of 32 entries. Michael Weber, who is a Maquoketa Speedway regular with one win to his credit in the early going of the 2026 season led the entire 20laps by running his patented extreme high around the 1/4 mile. Austin Winkel used the extreme low line to take second ahead of Talyn Neuman.

 The Sportmods put on a exhibition of the “Slide Job” on Saturday night, one of the most exciting moves in all of dirt racing was witnessed by the fans lap after lap as multiple drivers took their turns at the front by perfectly executing the slide job. Jarrett Franzen used a slide job to take the lead entering turn two on the white flag and went on to hold off the same move by Josh Starr exiting turn four to score the win. At the checkers it was Franzen holding off Cole Stichter and Bryson Eckrich for the win.

 The Nelson Tire Recycling IMCA Stock Cars, used every inch of the track, and ran in a pack battling for the win. Jarrettt Franzen led several laps in the TCE IMCA Stock Car but he was unable to hold off Kodey Miles late in the race. Miles used a slider to secure the top with two laps to go and went on to record his second consecutive feature win in a row at the Maquoketa Speedway. Franzen held on for second ahead of Jerry Miles.

 The Not Quite Done Yet BBQ IMCA Hobby Stocks continue to provide some of the best racing at the Maquoketa Speedway and Saturday night was certainly no exception as the feature win was once again decided coming to the checkers. Jared Miles emerged from a pack of contenders to nip Leah Wrtoten for the win. Jaie Tuttle crossed under the checkers in third.

 The McMahon Salvage 4 Stocks main event win went to Bryan Maher, who scored his second consecutive feature win in his sleek looking Ford Focus. Maher advanced from a 10th position start to score the win on Saturday night. Thomas Adams ran second.

 Next up at the Maquoketa Speedway will be a very special night of racing as the Super late Models of the SLMR Series will be in action on Saturday night as Petersen Insurance will sponsor the only visit of 2026 of the SLMR Late Models. Saturday, May 23rd will see hot laps take to the track at 6 pm with racing to follow.

Saturday, May 16

Tub O Towels Night at The Races

Maquoketa Speedway

Feature Results (top five)

Arnold Motor Supply IMCA Late Models

1. 16C Cruz Birkhofer-Muscatine

2. 12 Ron Klein-Dubuque

3. 07 Matt Ryan-Davenport

4. 70 Mitch Morris- McCausland

5. 53 Dustin Smith-Long Grove

INEX Legends   Midwest Legends Dirt Series

1. 8 Michael Weber-Marion

2. 88 Austin Winkel-Sheboygan Falls, WI

3. 14 Talyn Neuman-Beaver Dam, WI

4. 29 Ryan Mech-Greenfield, WI

5. 5 Dave Eberle-Freeport, IL

IMCA Sportmods

1. 33 Jarrett Franzen-Maquoketa

2. 24 Cole Stichter-Hampton, IL

3. 56 Bryson Eckrich-Oxford

4. 8S Josh Starr-Tipton

5. Finn Oppenheimer-East Moline, IL

Nelson Tire Recycling IMCA Stock Cars

1. 4K Kodey Miles-Bernard

2. 12T Jarrett Franzen-Maquoketa

3. 4 Jerry Miles-Bernard

4. 4JR Jordan Miles-Bernard

5. 71 David Brandies-Wilton

Not Quite Done Yet BBQ IMCA Hobby Stocks

1. 4J Jared Miles-Bernard

2. 14 Leah Wroten-Independence

3. 34 Jaice Tuttle-Vinton

4. 4R Randy LaMar-Buffalo

5. 1X Kile  Vohringer-Maquoketa

Mcmahon Salvage 4 Stocks

1. 1M Bryan Maher-Delmar

2. 47 Thomas Adams-Moline, IL

3. 815 Dustin Forbes-Rock Falls, IL

4. 11H Justin Hempstead-Manchester

5. 75 Will Caes-Delmar