Quincy, IL (Monday, May 30, 2011) - After heavy rain showers on Saturday and Sunday morning the Sprint Invaders scheduled for Sunday at the Quincy Raceways had to be pushed back to Monday. The wait was well worth it, as sunny skies and warm temperatures brought out many fans to enjoy the season opening race for the Sprint Invaders for 2011.
The 20 lap IMCA Stock Car feature was first to take to the track, with Gabe Harrison and Terry Houston drawing the front row. Harrison would edge out Abe Huls at the line to grab the lead on lap 1. But Huls jumped to the outside of Harrison to take over the top spot on lap 2. The battle up front was slowed for the first time after the completion of lap 2, as Cale Samberg spun in 2 and collected Aaron Brocksieck and John Oliver Jr. On the restart Huls moved back out front with Harrison close behind in second. Derek Sammons would come to a stop in turn 3 on lap 5 to bring the yellow light on. On the restart Huls had a right front flat to give the lead over to Andrew Griffin on lap 6. Griffin, who was working the top, and Harrison, who was on the bottom, swapped the lead over the next 3 laps before Griffin took command on lap 10. The battle up front was slowed once again on lap 10, when Brocksieck spun in turn 4. Griffin jumped back out front on the restart, with Kevin Tomlinson, who started 8th, moving in to battle him for the lead. Tomlinson would slid under Griffin on lap 12 to take over the top spot, with Houston following him into 2nd. Houston would spin coming off of turn 4 on lap 13, after contact from Griffin to bring the caution out. Both drivers were sent to the back for the restart. Huls, who went in and changed the tire and came back out on lap 6, jumped to the outside of Tomlinson on the restart to grab the lead away on lap 13. But Tomlinson would come back on the bottom to take back the top spot on lap 14. Tomlinson then held off Huls over the final 6 laps to claim his first win of the season at the track. Jerry Jansen came from 12th to finish in 3rd, Beau Taylor started 9th and came home in 4th, with Houston coming back from his spin on lap 13 to finish in 5th.
Up next was the 25 lap Sprint Invaders feature, with Ben Wagoner and CJ Houseman leading the field to the drop of the green flag. Wagoner would take advantage of his front row start to jump out into the lead on lap 1. Wagoner was starting to pull away from the field and was coming up on lapped traffic, when the first caution came out on lap 8. Ryan Jamison, who was running 10th, would spin in turn 4 to bring out the first yellow flag. On the restart Houseman, who was running 2nd, clipped the cone on the front stretch to bring the caution back out. Houseman was sent to the back, which would end his chances for a win. Wagoner moved out front for another restart, with Mark Shirshekan close behind in 2nd. Shrirshekan would jump to the top of the speedway to over take Wagoner on lap 11 for the lead, with another caution coming out on the completion of the lap. Houseman would clip a tire in turn 1 and would come to a stop in turn 2 with front end damage. On the restart Jami Lusher would come to a stop in turn 2 to bring the yellow light back on. Andy Houston, who was running 10th, would spin in turn 4 on the next restart to bring the caution back out. The next restart would put an end to Wagoner's chances of winning, as he clipped the cone on the front stretch to bring the yellow back out. Wagoner would be sent to the rear for the restart. Shirshekan jumped back out front for the restart, only to be slowed 1 lap later for debris on the front stretch. Jim Moughan, who started 8th, grabbed the lead away from Shirshekan on the restart and then held off a last lap challenge from Kaley Gharst to claim the win. Justin Parrish came from 9th to finish in 3rd, Shirshekan held on for 4th, with Donnie Steward coming from 10th to round out the top 5.
Nathan Hayes and Jake Powers led the field to the green flag in the 20 lap Hobby Stock feature. But a tire was clipped and thrown onto the track in turn 1 to bring the caution out before lap 1 was complete. On the restart Bobby Anders, who started 3rd, jumped to the lead over Hayes. Tanner Klingele would spin in turn 4 on lap 2 to bring the yellow light on. On the restart Nathan Anders would spin in turn 4 with a left front flat to bring the caution back out. Bobby Anders grabbed the lead on the restart and then pulled away from the field over the final 18 laps to claim his 4th win in 4 races at the speedway. Brandon Symmonds was 2nd, Steve Carlin was 3rd, Powers held on for 4th, with Klingele coming back from his spin to finish in 5th.
The 30 lap IMCA Late Model feature was up next, with Lonnie Bailey and Robby Warner drawing the front row for the event. Warner would take advantage of his front row starting spot to grab the lead on lap 1. But Bailey, who was working the bottom, slipped under Warner to take the top spot on lap 2. The first of three cautions would come out on the completion of lap 2, when Justin Jennings spun on the front stretch. On the restart Keith Pratt, who was running 5th, spun in turn 4 to bring the yellow light back on. Bailey again jumped out into the lead on the restart, with Denny Woodworth now challenging him. The final caution of the event would appear on lap 10, when Dustin Neese spun in turn 4. Once again Bailey grabbed the lead on the restart, with Woodworth still giving chase. Woodworth would jump to the top of the speedway to grab the top spot away from Bailey on lap 12. Woodworth then held off Bailey on the final lap to claim the win. Joey Gower would finish in 3rd, Jake Griffin came from 8th to finish in 4th, with Warner holding on for a top 5 finish.
Wesley Rensch and Devin Still led the field to the drop of the green flag in the 12 lap Wild Things feature, with Still grabbing the lead on lap 1. Still would hold the top spot until lap 6, when the first and only caution of the event came out. Chuck Fullenkamp, who was running 2nd, lost a right rear wheel tire going into turn 3 to bring the yellow light on. On the restart Stil had a right front go flat giving the lead to William Michel, who started 6th. Michel then held on over the final 5 laps to pick up the win. Craig Bangert came from 10th to finish in 2nd, Seth Woodruff was 3rd, Brandon Lambert started 12th and finished in 4th, with Austin Uppinghouse rounding out the top 5.
The final feature of the night was the 25 lap UMP Modified feature, with Ryan Meyer and Shawn Deering on the front row. Deering would take advantage of his front row starting spot to grab the lead on lap 1. On the completion of lap 1 Ryan Porter would spin in turn 4 to bring out the first caution. On the restart Todd Reed, Ben Huff, Ryan Morrison, Terry Wilson and Porter would collide in turn 2 to bring the yellow light back on. Steven DeLonjay would jump to the top of the track on the restart to grab the lead away from Deering. But Deering would come back on the bottom to get the top spot back on lap 6. DeLonjay wouldn't give up the top side of the speedway, as he grabbed the lead away from Deering on lap 16. But a tire was clipped in turn 4 on the completion of lap 17 to slow the battle up front. On the restart Travis Griffith would spin in turn 1 to bring the yellow back out. Vance Wilson, who was running 3rd, got into the back of Deering on the restart to break the right front. He would slid into the front stretch wall, with Griffith spinning to try to avoid Wilson, but would make contact into Wilson's left rear. Griffith would climb out of his machine slowly but appeared to be ok, but both machines were done for the night. After another lap in the books, Mike VandeRiet spun off turn 2 to bring out another caution. DeLonjay again moved out into the lead on the restart only to be slowed for the final time on lap 21 for debris in turn 3. Once again DeLonjay would grab the lead on the restart and then led the final 4 laps to pick up the win. Deering held on for 2nd, Dave Wietholder came from 8th to finish in 3rd, Meyer held on for 4th, with Jared Schlipman coming home in 5th.
Notes from Quincy: 23 Sprint Cars, 18 Modifieds, 15 Late Models, 14 Hobby Stocks, 12 Stock Cars and 12 Wild Things made up the 94 cars signed in on the night......Beau Taylor, John Oliver Jr. and Cale Samberg were among the Stock Cars making there first trip of 2011 to Quincy......Bobby Mincer came from 11th to finish in 7th in the Sprint feature....Ryan Jamison recovered from his lap 4 spin to come back to finish in 8th....Jordan Goldsberry came from 14th to finish in 10th....Joe Beaver claimed the hard charger award, as he passed 8 cars from his 20th starting spot to finish in 12th....John Greenwood came from 19th to finish in 15th....Jimmy Davies started 22nd and finished 16th......Adam Scott started 12th in the Hobby Stock feature and passed 6 cars to finish in 6th......Keith Pratt recovered from his spin on lap 4 of the Late Model feature to come back to finish in 7th....Matt Bailey came from 13th to finsih in 8th....Justin Jennings came from the back after his spin on lap 2 to finish in 9th......Gary Wilson started 14th in the Modified feature and finished in 9th.
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