The night would start out with the three 15 lap B Mains in the Late Models, with the top three in each earning a spot in the 100 lap finale. B Main one saw Colby Springsteen and Darrel DeFrance on the front row, with DeFrance grabbing the lead on lap 1. DeFrance would lead all 15 laps to take the win. Boone McLaughlin made a awesome pass to go from fourth to second, with Springsteen holding on to finish in third.... B Main two had Rob Toland and Fred Remley on the front row, with Remley jumping out front on lap 1. Toland would slip under Remley on lap 5 to take over the top spot and then held on to win. Remley settled for second, with Jay Johnson taking the final transfer spot in third....B Main three had Kevin Blum and Charlie McKenna on the front row. But it was fourth place starter Jason Bahrs grabbing the lead on lap 1. Bahrs would hold on for all 15 laps to claim the win. Tom Goble would claim second, with Keith Pratt taking the final transfer spot.
Up next was the 15 lap Hobby Stock feature, with Tanner Thomann and Derek St. Clair, the 2009 Track Champion at 34, drawing the front row for the event. Thomann would take advantage of his front row start to grab the lead on lap 1, over Kratzer. Kratzer would slip past Thomann on lap 3 to take over the top spot. The first caution of the event came out on lap 4, as Eric Rowley spun in turn two. Kratzer would jump back out front on the restart, with Thomann and Jake Wenig battling for second. The second caution would appear on lap 7, as Dane Fenton and Jim Lynch got together down the backstretch. On the restart, Kratzer again grabbed the lead, with Thomann and Wenig still battling for second. A caution on lap 13, for Rowley who slowed on the backstretch for a right rear flat tire, would set up a green-white-checkered finish. Kratzer would move out into the lead on the restart, with Wenig getting by Thomann for second. Kratzer then had to hold off Wenig on the final lap to take the win. Thomann held on for third, Blaine Dopler came from 12th to finish in fourth, with Jeremy Pundt coming from 16th to round out the top five.
Dean Kratzer of Fort Madison, IA won the Hobby Stock Feature on Saturday, Sept. 19, 2009 at 34 raceway in Burlington, IA. Photo by Dana Royer.John Whalen and Dennis Schulte led the field to the green in the 12 lap 4 Cylinder feature, with Schulte edging out Travis Yakle at the line by inches to lead lap 1. Schulte and Yakle would battle for the top spot, when the one and only caution of the event came out on lap 7 for Gabe Harrison's spin on the front stretch. On the restart, Schulte would hold off Yakle to grab the lead. Schulte then held off all challenges by Yakle over the final 5 laps to claim the win. Wayne Noble came from 8th to finish in third, Bryce Bailey came from 11th to finish in fourth, with Darin Smith rounding out the top five.
The 4 Cylinder Feature was won by Dennis Schulte of Keokuk, IA on Saturday, Sept. 19, 2009 at 34 Raceway in Burlington, IA. Photo by Dana Royer.The final feature of the night was the 100 lap $10,000 to win Late Model race. Lonnie Bailey and Mark Burgtorf took the field to the drop of the green flag, with Bailey edging out Burgtorf to grab the lead on lap 1. But Burgtorf would come back on the bottom of the speedway to take the lead on lap 2. The first of three cautions would come out on lap 4, as Tyler Bruening spun in turn two. On the restart, Burgtorf moved back out front, as Bailey, Jason Frankel, Jeff Aikey and Tony Fraise battled for the top five. Burgtorf would come up on lapped traffic on lap 12, but wasn't slowed until a caution on lap 16 for Fred Remley who slowed to a stop in turn four. Once again Burgtorf jumped out front on the restart, but Aikey would slip past Bailey on the top side of the speedway to take the second spot. With Burgtorf and Aikey working the top of the speedway, Bailey would work the bottom to take the top spot on lap 29. Bailey then worked the bottom for the next 15 laps, as Burgtorf tried to get the lead back from the top of the speedway. Burgtorf would grab the lead back from Bailey on lap 44, but Bailey would come back on lap 45 to take the lead back. Bailey then held the top spot until lap 48, as he was slowed on the bottom by a lapped car to give the lead back to Burgtorf.
Burgtorf would continue to lead, as Aikey moved passed Bailey on lap later, lap 49 for second. Aikey then went through the middle on lap 54 to pass Burgtorf for the lead, but a caution would come out before the lap was complete. Burgtorf would get the lead back on the restart. Burgtorf then worked to hold off Aikey, Terry Neal, Frankel, Rob Toland, Fraise, Matt Strassheim, Jason Hahne, and Ray Guss Jr. The top eight cars would run nose to tail over the final 15 laps, with each waiting for the other to make a mistake. Burgtorf would be the first to step out of the line, as he tried to get by a lapped car on lap 97 on the bottom, going into turn two. That move would allow Frankel to squeeze by Burgtorf on the back stretch to take over the top spot. Frankel then held off Burgtorf over the final 2 laps to claim his first career Pepsi USA Late Model Nationals feature win and the $10,000 check to go with it. Rob Toland came from 14th to finish in third, Aikey settled for fourth, with Neal coming home in fifth.
Quincy, Illinois' driver Jason Frankel made a late pass in the 100 lap IMCA Late Model feature to take home the $10,000 top prize at 34 Raceway in Burlington, IA on Saturday, Sept. 19, 2009. Photo by Dana Royer.
Notes from 34: Rick Wendling was running second in the first B Main, a quailifying spot, when he got to high in turn one on lap 4 and fell back to fourth. Boone McLaughlin did the same thing on lap 9 to go from 3rd to 4th. But McLaughlin did a nice three wide through the middle pass on the lap 13 to go from 4th to second....Tom Darbyshire was running 3rd in the second B Main when he and Denny Woodworth made contact, with Darbyshire spinning in turn four on lap 8. Both drivers would go to the back, giving Jay Johnson the final transfer spot....Kevin Blum was running second in B Main three, when he pulled in with troubles on the caution of lap 2. He would return as the field took the green to restart 15th and a half a track behind. He would race his way back to 10th, with no cautions......Derek St. Clair started the Hobby Stock feature on the front row, but got sideways on lap 2 to fall to 9th. He never recovered from that to make any challenges for the top spot....Dan Wenig started the feature in 22nd and had worked his way to 8th, when some debris fell off his car to bring out the yellow on lap 13th. He would retire to the pits to finish in 20th......Bryce Bailey made the pull down from Cedar Rapids, IA to compete in the 4 Cylinder feature. He would start the event in 11th and passed 9 cars to take home a fourth place finish....Michael Grossman started the event in 12th, but fell back to last on the start when he car wouldn't take off. He would recover to charge back up to finish in 6th....Travis DeMint finished the event in 7th, but it was enough to claim the 4 Cylinder Dash For Cash Series Championship......Lonnie Bailey's battle up front ended on lap 53, as he spun in turn two after contact trying to get back by Terry Neal. Bailey would go to the back, 21st, on the restart and would recover to finish in 14th at the checkered....Matt Strasshim started the 100 lapper in 11th, but would slowly work his way up to finish in 6th....Tony Fraise stayed in the top five for most of the 100 lap event and would settle for a 7th place finish....Boone McLaughlin came from 16th to take home a 10th place finish....Tom Darbyshire got the track provisional and started the event in 26th. He would pass 14 cars to come home with a nice 12th place finish....Jeff Aikey would be crowned the 2009 Deery Brothers Summer Series Champion.
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