East Moline, IL (Sunday, June 5, 2011) - I decided to make another trip up to the Quad City Speedway in East Moline, IL, after rain cancelled Quincy Raceways in Quincy, IL. What a good decision that turned out to be, as the Late Model feature alone was worth the trip up.
The night started out with a 12 lap make-up 4 Cylinder feature, which was rained out from May 22nd. Rick Wagner and Jason Blocker was suppose to start on the front row, but with Blocker not returning that put Mike Cusack Jr on the outside front row. Cusack Jr would take advantage of his start to grab the lead on lap 1 and then held it until lap 5 when he pulled off with troubles. Brandon Dahl, who started 6th, inherited the lead on lap 5 and then held the top spot for 1 lap, as Mike Wisdom, who started 5th, slipped under him for the lead. Just like Dahl, Wisdom would only lead 1 lap, as Rob Brasher, who started 8th, jumped to the outside to take over the lead on lap 7. Brasher then pulled away over the final 5 laps to claim the win in a caution free race. But in post race inspection, Brasher was disqualified for not running the same car he ran in the heat. That would give Wisdom the win, Brandon Dahl was moved to 2nd, Wade Dahl was credited with 3rd, Justin Veloz came from 10th to get 4th, with Dustin Forbes rounding out the top 5.
The first regular feature of the night was the 15 lap IMCA Modifieds, with Doug Curless and Mark VerVynck leading the field to the drop of the green. But TJ Patz would spin in turn 2 to set up a complete restart. On the restart Jacob Waterman, Bill Roberts, Jarod Coppejans and Andrew Burk collided in turn four to bring the yellow light back on. VerVynck jumped out into the lead on the restart, with Milo Veloz Jr close behind in second. The action up front was slowed once again on lap 3, when Curless, who was running 5th, spun in turn 2 to bring the caution out. VerVynck moved back out front on the restart, with Veloz Jr giving chase once again. But the action was slowed again on lap 5, when Coppejans and Curless collided in turn 3 to bring the yellow light on. On the restart Veloz Jr got into the back of VerVynck in turn 1, which spun VerVynck to bring the caution back out. Both drivers were sent to the rear for the restart. Thad Wilson, who started 6th, inherited the lead on the restart. Wilson then started to build up a lead, when another caution came out on lap 10. This time Stanley VerVynck spun in turn 4 and collected Dwaine Hasson. On the restart Wilson again grabbed the lead, with Waterman coming from the back after the lap 1 crash to give chase. Wilson was able to hold back Waterman until another caution came out on lap 12. Roberts, who came from the rear after his lap 1 crash had moved back to 6th, spun in turn 1 with a broken rear end. On the restart Todd Dykema spun in turn 2 and collected Terry Rentfro to bring the yellow back out. This would put an end to the time limit, which meant the next caution or the checkered flag would put an end to the race. Wilson jumped back out front on the restart, with Waterman close behind in second. Hasson would come to a stop in turn 3 on lap 14 to bring the caution out, which put an end to the race. Wilson claimed the win, Waterman settled for 2nd, Craig Crawford was 3rd, Patz came from the rear after his spin on the start to claim 4th, with Veloz Jr recovering from his lap 5 contact to come back to take home a fifth place finish.
Justin Hamm and Jerame Mowery made up the front row for the 15 lap Street Stock feature. Hamm would spin in turn 3 on the start and collected Cary Brown to bring out the first caution of the event. On the restart Mowery jumped out front on lap 1, with Jeremy Gustaf and Mark Anderson close behind. Anderson would spin in turn 2 on the completion of lap 1 to bring the yellow light on. Rob Henry, who started 9th, slipped past Mowery on the restart to grab the top spot on lap 2. Another caution came out on the completion of lap 2, when Chuck Fox spun in turn 3. On the restart Henry again grabbed the lead, with Rick Schriner, who started 8th, and RJ Gonzales battling for second. Gonzales would get under Schriner going into turn 1 on lap 5, with Schriner spinning and collecting Gonzales to bring the caution back out. Both drivers were sent to the back for the restart. Henry again grabbed the lead on the restart, with Nathan Hall, who started 12th, now giving chase. Hall would try everything to get around Henry over the next 7 laps, when the final caution of the race came out on lap 12. This time Hamm spun in turn 4 and collected Bryan Ritter. On the restart Henry moved back out front, with Hall again chasing him. But Henry would hold back Hall over the final 3 laps to claim the win. Chris Lawrence came from 10th to finish in 3rd, Emily Gade passed 7 cars from her 11th place starting spot to finish in 4th, with Brown recovering from the lap 1 crash to finish in 5th.
The 20 lap Open Modified feature was up next, with Brad Tyler and Bryan Bushong on the front row. Leland Bushong would spin in turn 4 on the drop of the green to bring out the caution. On the restart Tyler jumped out into the lead on lap 1, only to be slowed after the completion of the lap with a caution. Matt Werner spun in turn 4 to bring out the yellow. John Bull, who started 8th, slipped under Tyler on the restart to grab the top spot on lap 2. Bull then started to pull away, when Chad Tucker spun in turn 4 on lap 5 to bring the caution out. On the restart Bull again jumped out front, with Doug Crampton, who started 6th, close behind in 2nd. Tucker would spin in turn 4 on lap 7 to bring out another yellow, his second solo to end his night. On the restart John Ahlers would spin in turn 4 to bring out the final caution of the event. Bull moved out front on the restart and then held off Crampton over the final 12 laps to pick up the win. Brandon Durbin came from 7th to finish in 3rd, Jason Pershy was 4th, with Ryan Dolan coming from 9th to round out the top 5.
Gary Webb and Jeremy Gustaf led the field to the drop of the green flag in the 25 lap IMCA Late Model feature. But Shawn Mulvany and Buck Harmenning would collided in turn 4 on the start to bring the yellow light on. On the restart Webb jumped out into the lead on lap 1 over Jeremy Gustaf. Webb would start to pull away from the field when another caution appeared on lap 9. This time Mike Murphy Jr, who started 7th and had worked his way to 2nd, slowed in turn 4 with a left rear flat. On the restart Jeff Stevens stopped in turn 4 to bring the yellow light back on. Webb once again jumped out front on the restart, with Eric Gustaf and Mike Garland battling for 2nd. As Webb started to pull away from the battle for 2nd, Ray Guss Jr, who started 11th, was working his way to the front. Guss Jr would slip past Gustaf for second just past the half way point of the race and then set his sights on Webb for the top spot. Webb was working the bottom of the speedway, as Guss Jr used the top to chase down Webb with 3 laps to go. The two went into turn 1 with 2 laps to go side-by-side, but Guss Jr had to let up for a lapped car which was running the top of the track. That allowed Webb to pull out to a lead coming off turn 4 for the white flag. But Guss Jr wouldn't give up, as the two entered turn 3 side-by-side, with Webb coming out of turn 4 to edge Guss Jr at the line by inches for the win. Rob Toland came from 10th to finish in 3rd, Eric Gustaf was 4th, with Garland rounding out the top 5.
Since I had to be up at 5:15am the next morning, I decided to head for the car before the final feature of the night. I see Wade Dahl came from 4th to win the 12 lap 4 Cylinder feature. Jacob Ellithorpe came from 7th to finish in 2nd, Steve Phillips passed 8 cars from his 11th place starting spot to come home in 3rd, Justin Veloz charged from 16th to take home 4th, with Rick Wagner coming home in 5th.
Notes from QCS: Jon Scott started the make-up 4 Cylinder feature in 12th and passed 5 cars to finish in 7th....Jacob Ellithorpe finished 9th after starting 13th....Jason Blocker, Gabe Schrader, Bobby Barker Jr and Darren Hartman didn't make it back for the rescheduled race......Stanley VerVynck started the IMCA Modified feature in 15th and spun in turn 4 on lap 10 to go to the rear. He would come back to finish in 6th....Todd Dykema came back from his lap 12 spin to finish in 7th....Terry Rentfro was 8th, after being involved with Dykema on the lap 12 crash......RJ Gonzales came from the rear after the lap 5 spin to take home a 6th place finish in the Street Stock feature....Rick Schriner, who spun down into Gonzales on lap 5, also came from the rear to finish in 7th....Mike Anderson came from 14th to finish in 8th....Chuck Fox recovered from his lap 2 spin to come back to finish in 9th....Mark Anderson came from the rear after his lap 1 spin to finish in 11th....Bryan Ritter was 12th after being involved in the lap 12 crash....Nick Lawrence came from 18th to finish in 13th....Ben Gallenstine started 19th and finished in 14th......John Ahlers came back to finish in 7th in the Open Modified feature, after his spin on lap 8....Leland Bushong recovered from his spin on the start to come back to take home 9th......Matt Ryan finished the Late Model feature in 6th after starting 9th....Shawn Mulvany came from the rear after his lap 1 spin to finish in 9th....Mike Zemo Jr came from 14th to finish in 11th....Eric Sanders came from 17th to take home 14th......Rob Brasher passed 6 cars from his 12th place starting spot to finish 6th in the regular 4 Cylinder feature....Rob Harding Sr came from 10th to finish in 7th....Mike Wisdom started 14th and took home 10th....Jason Blocker came in late and started 18th, he would pass 6 cars to finish in 12th.
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