Burlington, IA (Sept. 18, 2009) - Mother nature shined on 34 Raceway in Burlington, IA for night one of the Pepsi USA Late Model Nationals for the IMCA Late Models Deery Brothers Summer Series finale. Sixty-four Late Models signed in to do battle for one of the 26 starting spots for Saturday nights 100 lapper, paying $10,000 to win.
The night started off with all 64 Late Models getting two laps around the 3/8th mile speedway to set the heat race line-ups. Colby Springsteen was the second car to take to the track, and he would hold off the other 62 to claim fast time. His fast lap would guarantee him a starting spot in the 100 lap finale.
Colby Springsteen of Morning Sun, IA set fast time during night one of the Pepsi USA Late Model Nationlas on Friday, Sept. 18, 2009 at 34 Raceway in Burlington, IA. Photo by Dana Royer.
Up next was the six 12 lap heat races, with the top two finishers earning a spot in Saturday nights 100 lap finale.... Heat one would have Lonnie Bailey, the 2009 Track Champion at 34 Raceway, and Boone McLaughlin on the front row. Bailey would grab the lead and hold on to win the pole for the 100 lap finale. Terry Neal would edge out Springsteen to grab the second and final transfer spot.... Heat two was led to the green by Jason Hahne and Gary Russell. Russell jumped out front on the start and looked to be heading for the win. But he would spin on lap 10 to bring out the caution, ending his great run out front. Mark Burgtorf would inherit the lead and then held on for the final two laps to grab the outside front row for Saturdays 100 lap finale. Hahne would hold off Rob Toland to take the final transfer spot.... Heat three had Kevin Blum, the 2009 IMCA Late Model National Points Champion, and Tony Fraise, rookie driver in the IMCA Late Models, on the front row. Fraise quickly took over the lead on lap 1 and would hold on all 12 laps to pick up the win. Tommy Elston would slip by Blum late in the race to grab the final transfer spot.... Heat four was led to the green by Darrel DeFrance, "The Ironman" of the Deery Series, and T.J. Criss. Criss would grab the lead on the drop of the green, but was quickly over taken by Jason Frankel on lap 3. Frankel would pull away to claim the win, with Criss holding on to take the final transfer spot.... Heat five saw Matt Strassheim and Jeff Aikey on the front row, with Strassheim getting the jump on the start to lead lap 1. Aikey would make the move around Strassheim on lap 6 and then pulled away to claim the win. Strassheim then held off Fred Remley to take the final transfer spot....Heat 6, the final heat, was led to green by Nick Ingalls and Matt Bailey. Bailey moved out front on the drop of the green, with Ray Guss Jr. close behind. Guss Jr. would over take Bailey and then pulled away to claim the win. Bailey would hold on to take the final transfer spot.
Up next was the 20 lap IMCA Stock Car feature, with Cole Simmons and Sky Griffin drawing the front row for the event. The caution would appear before lap 1 could be complete, for a spin in turn two by Rick Hutchenson. On the complete restart, Simmons would edge out Jeff Mueller and Griffin, as they drove three wide off of four, to grab the lead on lap 1. Mueller would slip under Simmons on lap 2 to take over the top spot. Kevin Harsch would spin in turn two on the completion of lap 2 to bring the caution out. On the restart, Mueller jumped back out front and then had to work to hold off Griffin. But another caution would come back out on lap 3, as Curtis Doyle spun to a stop in turn three. Once again Muller grabbed the lead on the restart, with Strothman, John Oliver Jr. and Chris Webb battling for second. Mueller started to build up a lead, when the caution appeared on the speedway on lap 8 for the second solo spin by Harsch in turn three. On the restart, Mueller again moved out front, with Oliver Jr., Abe Huls, who started 12th, Jason Cook, who started 9th, and Webb having a great battle for second. The final caution in the event came out on lap 15, for a spin in turn two by Dole, his second solo. Mueller once again jumped out into the lead on the restart, leaving Oliver Jr., Huls, Cook and Webb battling for second. Mueller would pull away over the final 5 laps to claim the win. Oliver Jr. would win the battle for second, Cook edged out Huls for third, with Webb holding on for fifth.
New London, Iowa's Jeff Mueller won the IMCA Stock Car feature on Friday, Sept. 18, 2009 at 34 Raceway in Burlington, IA. Photo by Dana Royer.
The final event of the night was the J&J Steel / Ideal Ready Mix Iron Man Challenge race. This race is for the drivers who had a perfect attendance during the 2009 season on the Deery Brothers Summer Series scheduled events. Ten drivers took to the speedway for the 20 lap $840 to win race. Bobby Hansen and Greg Kastli led the field to the drop of the green flag, with Kastli leading lap 1. Kastli would only lead one lap, as Hansen came back on the bottom to take over the top spot on lap 2. Hansen had the lead for one lap, as Rob Toland came from 6th to take over the top spot on lap 3. Toland looked to be pulling away, as Jason Frankel, who started 8th, and Jeff Aikey, who started 10th, were working there way to the front. Frankel would move into second and then chased down Toland to grab the lead away on lap 12. Frankel then pulled away over the final 8 laps to pick up the win. Aikey would move up to finish in second, Terry Neal finished third, Toland held on for fourth, with Ray Guss Jr. coming home in fifth.
Notes from 34: Lonnie Bailey and Mark Burgtorf, who took the wins in heat race 1 and 2, would set up am all Quincy, Illinois front row for the 100 lap finale on Saturday....Tony Fraise, in his first year of competition in the IMCA Late Models, looked good in heat race 3 to take the win and giving him the third starting spot in the 100 lapper......The IMCA Stock car feature was won by Mueller, but the battle for second was a hot one. Oliver Jr., Huls, Cook and Webb raced two and three wide several times through out the 20 lap event. These four drivers put on quit a battle for second from lap 8 to the checkered on lap 20....Brian Holmes started the feature in 16th and passed 8 cars to finish in 8th....Darin Thye had problems in his heat and had to start the feature in 24th. He would pass 14 cars to driver his way to a 10th place finish...Sky Griffin turned his Hobby Stock into a Stock Car for this event. He would draw the front row for the feature and battled Simmons and Mueller early on for the lead. Mechanical troubles would take him out of the feature.
The night started off with all 64 Late Models getting two laps around the 3/8th mile speedway to set the heat race line-ups. Colby Springsteen was the second car to take to the track, and he would hold off the other 62 to claim fast time. His fast lap would guarantee him a starting spot in the 100 lap finale.
Colby Springsteen of Morning Sun, IA set fast time during night one of the Pepsi USA Late Model Nationlas on Friday, Sept. 18, 2009 at 34 Raceway in Burlington, IA. Photo by Dana Royer.Up next was the six 12 lap heat races, with the top two finishers earning a spot in Saturday nights 100 lap finale.... Heat one would have Lonnie Bailey, the 2009 Track Champion at 34 Raceway, and Boone McLaughlin on the front row. Bailey would grab the lead and hold on to win the pole for the 100 lap finale. Terry Neal would edge out Springsteen to grab the second and final transfer spot.... Heat two was led to the green by Jason Hahne and Gary Russell. Russell jumped out front on the start and looked to be heading for the win. But he would spin on lap 10 to bring out the caution, ending his great run out front. Mark Burgtorf would inherit the lead and then held on for the final two laps to grab the outside front row for Saturdays 100 lap finale. Hahne would hold off Rob Toland to take the final transfer spot.... Heat three had Kevin Blum, the 2009 IMCA Late Model National Points Champion, and Tony Fraise, rookie driver in the IMCA Late Models, on the front row. Fraise quickly took over the lead on lap 1 and would hold on all 12 laps to pick up the win. Tommy Elston would slip by Blum late in the race to grab the final transfer spot.... Heat four was led to the green by Darrel DeFrance, "The Ironman" of the Deery Series, and T.J. Criss. Criss would grab the lead on the drop of the green, but was quickly over taken by Jason Frankel on lap 3. Frankel would pull away to claim the win, with Criss holding on to take the final transfer spot.... Heat five saw Matt Strassheim and Jeff Aikey on the front row, with Strassheim getting the jump on the start to lead lap 1. Aikey would make the move around Strassheim on lap 6 and then pulled away to claim the win. Strassheim then held off Fred Remley to take the final transfer spot....Heat 6, the final heat, was led to green by Nick Ingalls and Matt Bailey. Bailey moved out front on the drop of the green, with Ray Guss Jr. close behind. Guss Jr. would over take Bailey and then pulled away to claim the win. Bailey would hold on to take the final transfer spot.
Up next was the 20 lap IMCA Stock Car feature, with Cole Simmons and Sky Griffin drawing the front row for the event. The caution would appear before lap 1 could be complete, for a spin in turn two by Rick Hutchenson. On the complete restart, Simmons would edge out Jeff Mueller and Griffin, as they drove three wide off of four, to grab the lead on lap 1. Mueller would slip under Simmons on lap 2 to take over the top spot. Kevin Harsch would spin in turn two on the completion of lap 2 to bring the caution out. On the restart, Mueller jumped back out front and then had to work to hold off Griffin. But another caution would come back out on lap 3, as Curtis Doyle spun to a stop in turn three. Once again Muller grabbed the lead on the restart, with Strothman, John Oliver Jr. and Chris Webb battling for second. Mueller started to build up a lead, when the caution appeared on the speedway on lap 8 for the second solo spin by Harsch in turn three. On the restart, Mueller again moved out front, with Oliver Jr., Abe Huls, who started 12th, Jason Cook, who started 9th, and Webb having a great battle for second. The final caution in the event came out on lap 15, for a spin in turn two by Dole, his second solo. Mueller once again jumped out into the lead on the restart, leaving Oliver Jr., Huls, Cook and Webb battling for second. Mueller would pull away over the final 5 laps to claim the win. Oliver Jr. would win the battle for second, Cook edged out Huls for third, with Webb holding on for fifth.
New London, Iowa's Jeff Mueller won the IMCA Stock Car feature on Friday, Sept. 18, 2009 at 34 Raceway in Burlington, IA. Photo by Dana Royer.The final event of the night was the J&J Steel / Ideal Ready Mix Iron Man Challenge race. This race is for the drivers who had a perfect attendance during the 2009 season on the Deery Brothers Summer Series scheduled events. Ten drivers took to the speedway for the 20 lap $840 to win race. Bobby Hansen and Greg Kastli led the field to the drop of the green flag, with Kastli leading lap 1. Kastli would only lead one lap, as Hansen came back on the bottom to take over the top spot on lap 2. Hansen had the lead for one lap, as Rob Toland came from 6th to take over the top spot on lap 3. Toland looked to be pulling away, as Jason Frankel, who started 8th, and Jeff Aikey, who started 10th, were working there way to the front. Frankel would move into second and then chased down Toland to grab the lead away on lap 12. Frankel then pulled away over the final 8 laps to pick up the win. Aikey would move up to finish in second, Terry Neal finished third, Toland held on for fourth, with Ray Guss Jr. coming home in fifth.
Notes from 34: Lonnie Bailey and Mark Burgtorf, who took the wins in heat race 1 and 2, would set up am all Quincy, Illinois front row for the 100 lap finale on Saturday....Tony Fraise, in his first year of competition in the IMCA Late Models, looked good in heat race 3 to take the win and giving him the third starting spot in the 100 lapper......The IMCA Stock car feature was won by Mueller, but the battle for second was a hot one. Oliver Jr., Huls, Cook and Webb raced two and three wide several times through out the 20 lap event. These four drivers put on quit a battle for second from lap 8 to the checkered on lap 20....Brian Holmes started the feature in 16th and passed 8 cars to finish in 8th....Darin Thye had problems in his heat and had to start the feature in 24th. He would pass 14 cars to driver his way to a 10th place finish...Sky Griffin turned his Hobby Stock into a Stock Car for this event. He would draw the front row for the feature and battled Simmons and Mueller early on for the lead. Mechanical troubles would take him out of the feature.
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