Quincy, IL (Tuesday, June 7, 2011) - After mother nature took the sixth Sunday night program out of the first 10 scheduled dates of the 2011 season, track promoters decided to use Tuesday nights as a make-up date. This was a trial to see if any cars and fans would be in favor of the idea, and at the end of the night the promoters were pleased with the result.
The 15 lap IMCA Stock Car feature was the first up on the night, with Aaron Brocksieck and Terry Houston drawing the front row. Brocksieck would take advantage of his start to grab the lead on lap 1 over Houston. As Brocksieck pulled away from the field, Kevin Tomlinson, who started 5th, worked his way into second by lap 6. But Brocksieck had built to much of a lead to chase him down, as he claimed the win in a caution free race. Jerry Jansen came from 7th to finish in 3rd, Gabe Harrison came home in 4th, with Kelly Bartz rounding out the top 5.
Jim Powell and Nathan Hayes drew the front row for the 20 lap Hobby Stock feature, with Powell grabbing the lead on lap 1. But Powell would only lead that lap, as Bobby Anders, who started 5th, edged him out at the line to lead lap 2. Anders then started to pull away, when the first caution of the event came out on lap 7. Brandon Symmonds, who was running 4th, and Hayes, who was running 5th, collided in turn 3 to bring out the yellow. On the restart Anders jumped back out front and again started to pull away from the field. Steve Carlin moved into second on lap 9 and then went to work on chasing down Anders for the lead. Travis Kelle spun in turn 5 on the completion of lap 15 to bring the field back to Anders' bumper. Anders grabbed the lead on the restart, with Carlin close behind. But the field was slowed for the final time on lap 16, when Nathan Anders spun down the backstretch. Once again Anders jumped out front on the restart and then held off Carlin over the final 4 laps to claim his 5th win in 5 starts at Quincy. Jake Powers came from 9th to finish in 3rd, Adam Scott started 8th and came home in 4th, with Tanner Klingele rounding out the top 5.
The 12 lap Wild Things feature was up next, with Casey Kendrick and Austin Uppinghouse drawing the front row. Kendrick would take advantage of his starting spot to grab the lead on lap 1. Kendrick then pulled away over the 12 laps of caution free racing to pick up the win. Todd Nelson, who started 5th, edged out William Michel, who started 6th, at the line by inches to claim 2nd, Devin Still was 4th, with Uppinghouse holding on for a 5th place finish.
Darin Weisinger and Joey Gower led the field to the drop of the green flag in the 30 lap IMCA Late Model feature, with Gower grabbing the lead on lap 1. While Gower was out front, Denny Woodworth, who started 5th, moved into 2nd on lap 6 and then went to work on Gower for the lead. But Clint Kirkham would spin in turn 1 on lap 8 to bring out the first caution of the event. On the restart Gower moved back out front, with Woodworth close behind in second. Woodworth jumped to the top of the track to grab the top spot away from Gower on lap 10, as Lonnie Bailey, who started 6th, followed into 2nd. Bailey would then slip under Woodworth on lap 12 to grab the lead away. The battle up front was slowed for the final time on lap 16. This time Ron Elbe and Billy Genenbacher collided in turn 2 to bring out the caution. On the restart Woodworth would slip under Bailey to take back the top spot on lap 17. Woodworth then held the lead until lap 24, when Gower slid under him to take over the top spot. Gower would go on to lead the final 6 laps to pick up the win. Woodworth settled for 2nd, Keith Pratt came from 7th to finish in 3rd, Baliey was 4th, with Weisinger holding on for a 5th place finish.
The final feature of the night was the 25 lap UMP Modifieds, with Shawn Deering and Rusty Griffaw on the front row. Griffaw would edge out Deering at the line by inches to grab the lead on lap 1. But Deering came back on the bottom of the speedway to take the top spot away on lap 2. The battle up front was slowed on the completion of lap 2, as Terry Wilson slowed down the backstretch to bring out the first caution. On the restart Deering jumped back out front, with Griffaw and Jared Schlipman battling for 2nd. The three way battle for the lead was slowed for the second time on lap 7, as Ben Huff spun in turn 2. Deering once again grabbed the lead on the restart, with Griffaw and Schlipman close behind. Just as Deering started to pull away from the battle for second, the yellow light would come on. This time debris down the backstretch from the rear end of Steven DeLonjay's car would bring out the caution. On the restart Schlipman slipped past Deering to grab the top spot on lap 19. But after the completion of the lap, the final caution of the event would come out. Gary Wilson would spin in turn 4 to bring out the yellow. Schlipman moved out front on the restart and then held on over the final 6 laps to claim the win. Deering settled for 2nd, Griffaw was 3rd, David Wietholder came home in 4th, with Todd Reed coming from 11th to round out the top 5.
Notes from Quincy: Terry Houston suffered a left rear flat tire on the final lap of the Stock Car feature while running 5th and settled for a 7th place finish......Travis Kelle recovered from his lap 15 spin to come back to finish 6th in the Hobby Stock feature....Nathan Anders finished 7th after spinning down the backstretch on lap 16....Justin Bartz came from 12th to finish in 8th....Wesley Mayfield, who scratched from his heat, started 13th and passed 4 cars to take home 9th......Tom Goble started the Late Model feature in 12th and passed 6 cars to take home 6th....Robby Warner came from 14th to finish in 8th....Clint Kirkham recovered from his lap 8 spin to come back to finish in 10th......Terry Wilson came from the rear after his lap 2 caution to come back to finish 6th in the Modified feature....James Leffew started 10th and took home 7th....Ben Huff recovered from his lap 7 spin to finish in 8th.
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