Quincy, IL (Sunday, June 12, 2011) - Finally mother nature allowed Quincy Raceways to get in a Sunday evening racing program. Despite a brief rain shower during the first Late Model heat, crews were able to get the track back into racing shape after an hour and 30 minute delay. The hard work by all paid off, as the racing action was fast and furious.
The first feature up on the night was the 25 lap UMP Modifieds, with Jake Griffin and David Wietholder drawing the front row. Griffin was able to take advantage of his front row starting spot to grab the lead on lap 1, as Wietholder worked to hold back Steven DeLonjay and Jared Schlipman. DeLonjay proved to have a fast car, as he quickly moved into second on lap 2 and then went to work on Griffin for the lead. Griffin tried to hold back DeLonjay, but DeLonjay would slip under him coming off turn four on the 4th lap to take over the top spot. The only thing to slow down DeLonjay was the first and only caution of the event, which came out on lap 5. Mark Zimmer would spin in turn 4 and collected Terry Wilson and Ryan Morrison to bring out the yellow. On the restart DeLonjay jumped back out front and then pulled away to pick up an easy win. Wietholder held on for 2nd, Schlipman was 3rd, Justin Reed came from 8th to finish in 4th, with Shawn Deering coming home in 5th.
Up next was the 20 lap Hobby Stock feature, which turned out to be the most exciting one on the night. Adam Scott and Tanner Klingele drew the front row for the event, with Klingele grabbing the lead on the drop of the green flag. Klingele then went on to lead the next 5 laps, as Steve Carlin, who started 6th, moved up to challenge him. Carlin, who was running the bottom, took the top spot away from Klingele, who was up top, on lap 6. But Klingele wouldn't give up, as he came back on the top side to grab the lead back on lap 7. The two would run the next 2 laps side-by-side, before Carlin grabbed the advantage on lap 10. Just as Carlin started to pull away from the battle for second, Jim Powell would spin in turn 2 on lap 14 to bring out the first caution of the race. On the restart Bobby Anders jumped to the top of the track to take over the lead on lap 15, with Carlin close behind in 2nd. The action up front was slowed for the second time on the completion of lap 17. This time Nathan Anders would spin his machine in turn 4 to bring the yellow light on. On the restart Klingele, who was running 4th, spun in turn 3 and collected Nathan Anders to bring the caution back out. Bobby Anders, who was up top, and Carlin, who was on the bottom, would run laps 18 and 19 side-by-side. But disaster would strike Bobby Anders on the final lap going into turn 1. Carlin grabbed the advantage on the bottom going into turn 1, with Anders trying to come back on the top. But Anders would loose control of his machine coming out of turn 2 and spun. Which allowed Carlin to drive away to claim the win, which also put an end to Anders' 5 race win streak. Wesley Mayfield came from 5th to claim 2nd, Scott held on for 3rd, Nathan Hayes started 7th and finished in 4th, with Powell recovering from his lap 14 spin to come back to finish 5th.
Billy Genenbacher and Darin Wiesinger led the field to the green in the 30 lap IMCA Late Model feature, with Genenbacher grabbing the lead on lap 1. The 1 and only caution of the event would come out on the completion of lap 1, as Justin Reed, who was running 4th, spun to a stop in turn 4. On the restart Lonnie Bailey slipped past Genenbacher to take over the top spot. Lonnie Bailey then pulled away over the final 28 laps to claim an easy win. Joey Gower came from 7th to finish in 2nd, Keith Pratt started 9th and passed 6 cars to claim 3rd, Matt Bailey came from 8th to finish in 4th, with Genenbacher holding on for a fifth place finish.
Craig Bangert and Kimberly Abbott drew the front row for the 12 lap Wild Things feature, with Bangert moving out front on the drop of the green to lead lap 1. Bangert then went on to lead the next lap, before Casey Kendrick jumped to his outside to take over the top spot on lap 3. Kendrick would lead the final 9 laps to pick up his second win in a row at the track. Bangert settled for 2nd, Abbott held on for 3rd, William Michel came home in 4th, with Austin Uppinghouse rounding out the top 5.
The final feature of the night was the 15 lap IMCA Stock Cars, with Gabe Harrison and Jerry Jansen on the front row for the event. Harrison would take advantage of his front row start to grab the lead on lap 1. As Harrison continued to pull away from the field, Aaron Brocksieck, who had troubles in the heat and had to start 9th in the feature, was working his way to the front. But Garrison, in his first year in the Stock Car class after racing 4 Cylinders for a few years, had built up a lead big enough to hold on to in a caution free race. For Harrison it was his career first win in the Stock Car class. Brocksieck charged from 9th to settle for 2nd, Kevin Tomlinson came home in 3rd, Jansen held on for 4th, with Terry Houston coming home in 5th.
Notes from Quincy: Twelve year old Jake Griffin held his own in the 25 lap Modified feature and took home a nice 6th place finish....Ben Huff started the feature in 14th and passed 5 cars to take home a 9th place finish.......Nathan Anders, who started 12th in the Hobby Stock feature, and was involved in 2 cautions came back up to claim a 6th place finish....Bobby Anders, who was going for his 6th win in 6 starts at Quincy, had his season thrown away after the checkered flags flew at the end of the event. He would spin in turn 2 on the final lap while battling for the lead and then recovered to come across the line to finish in 9th to maintain his points lead in the division. But what happened on the cool down lap was something we have seen or heard about to many times in 2011. Anders would spin his machine around on the front stretch and then headed the wrong way towards turn 3, where Steve Carlin was en route to the victory circle. Anders then turned his machine up into Carlin's drivers door in turn 4 to get him disqualified on the night and a 4 week suspension......Denny Woodworth had troubles in his Late Model heat and had to start the feature in 13th. But he would pass 7 cars by the end of the race to pick up a 6th place finish....Justin Reed recovered from his lap 1 spin to come back to claim 7th......It was nice to see in 102 laps of feature racing in 5 classes there was only 5 cautions. One in the Modified, 3 in the Hobby Stock and 1 in the Late Model features. Great job by all drivers on the night!
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