Monday, June 7, 2010

Schlipman and Klingele Go Back-to-Back; While Perry and Huls Get There First Wins at Quincy Raceways

Quincy, IL (Sunday, May 30, 2010) - The Quincy Raceways was back in action on Sunday, with two drivers claiming there second wins in a row and two others getting there first.

The first feature of the night was the 20 lap IMCA Stock Cars, with Aaron Brocksieck and Jerry Jansen leading the field to the green. Brocksieck would take advantage of his front row start to grab the lead on lap 1, with Abe Huls close behind in second. The first and only caution of the event came out on lap 2, as Steve Steinkuhler spun in turn two and collected Andrew Griffin. On the restart Brocksieck moved back out into the lead and then held it until lap 6, when Huls got by for the top spot. Huls would go on to lead the final 14 laps and held off Terry Houston at the line to pick up his first win of 2010 at Quincy. Steinkuhler recovered to finish in 3rd, Jansen held on for 4th, with Brocksieck slipping to 5th.

Up next was the 30 lap Sprint feature, with Jimmy Davies and Jimmy Hurley making up the front row. Davies took advantage of his front row start to grab the lead on lap 1. Jerrod Hull and Jim Moughan collided in turn 2 on lap 2 to bring the first caution out. On the restart Hurley would slip past Davies to grab the top spot away on lap 3. As Hurley started to pull away, the next caution would come out on lap 13. Terry Babb would spin in turn 2. Once again Hurley jumped out into the lead on the restart and started pulling away again. But the final caution would come out on lap 28 to set up a green-white-checkered finish. This time Kody Kinser would go over turns 1 & 2 with a left rear flat tire. Hurley again moved out front on the restart and held on to pick up the win. Aaron Bruns came home in 2nd, Hull came back to finish in 3rd, Moughan recovered to finish in 4th, with Jeremy Standridge coming home in 5th.

Nathan Hayes and Brian Hoener led the field to the green in the 20 lap Hobby Stock feature, with Hoener leading lap 1. The first of five cautions would come out on lap 3, as Nathan Anders came to a stop in turn 2. On the restart Hoener moved back out into the lead with Adam Scott close behind in second. The second caution would appear on lap 6, as Larry Powell got into the back of Bobby Anders. Anders would spin in front of Steve Carlin to end both drivers nights, with heavy damage done to both cars. On the restart Mike Wiley would get past Hoener to take over the top spot on lap 7. Wiley then held on until the caution came out on lap 17, when Jim Brown blew a tire on the front stretch. On the restart Jake Powers would get into the back of Wiley, spinning him in turn 4 to bring the caution back out. Tanner Klingele would inherit the lead and held on to pick up his second win in a row. Jim Powell came from 12th to finish in 2nd, Hoener held on for 3rd, Scott was 4th, with Justin Bartz coming from 14th to round out the top 5.

Ron Elbe and Lonnie Bailey drew the front row for the 30 lap IMCA Late Model feature, with Elbe grabbing the lead on the drop of the green. Elbe would hold the top spot until lap 3, when Bailey slipped under him for the lead. The first of two cautions would come out on lap 12, when a tire was pushed out into the racing groove. On the restart Bailey jumped back out into the lead and then held it until lap 14, when Jason Perry jumped to his outside to grab the top spot. Perry, Bailey and Denny Woodworth, who started 9th, waged a battle up front until the final caution came out on lap 26. Justin Jennings would go over turn 3 to bring out the caution. Perry would get the jump on the restart to hold on to pick up his first win of 2010 at the speedway. Woodworth won the battle for 2nd, Bailey was 3rd, Keith Pratt was 4th, with Justin Reed coming from 10th to round out the top 5.

The final feature of the night was the 25 lap UMP Modifieds, with Tony Dunker and Jared Schlipman on the front row. The Modifieds had troubles getting the first lap in, as three cautions would wave before lap 1 could be completed. The first caution was for Les Harding who spun in turn 2. On the next restart Justin Reed got into Gary Wilson in turn three and collected Bill Parks, Robbie Reed and Shawn Deering. Todd Reed, Steve Grotz, Jason Daggs, Ryan Morrison and Ben Huff would pile up in turn three on the next restart to put the field in single file formation. Dunker would grab the lead on lap 1 and then held on until another caution came out on lap 7. Joe Kindhart would spin in turn 4. Once again Dunker would moved out front on the restart, but was slowed on lap 12 for another caution. Robbie Reed would spin in turn 2. The final caution of the event would come out on the restart, when Deering spun in turn 4. Dunker grabbed the lead on the restart, but had to work to hold off Schlipman. Schlipman would jump to the outside of Dunker on lap 19 to take over the top spot and then went on to claim his second win in a row at the track. Dunker held on for 2nd, Steven DeLonjay was 3rd, Reed recovered to finish in 4th, with Ryan Meyer coming from 10th to round out the top 5.

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