Burlington, IA (May 19, 2012) - Another beautiful night for racing, as 34 Raceway in Burlington, IA was able to get there 4th points race of 2012 in the books. At the end of the night there was three new winners and three repeat winners standing in victory lane.
The first feature of the night was the 20 lap IMCA Modifieds, with Brad Tyler and Dustan Fenton leading the field to the green. Fenton would spin in turn 4 on the drop of the green to bring the first caution of the race out. He would be sent to the tail, moving Jeff Waterman up to the pole for the restart. Waterman would take advantage of the gift to grab the lead on lap 1 over Dennis LaVeine and Tyler. Tyler's great run up front would end on lap 4, when he spun in turn 2 to bring out the second yellow of the race. On the restart Waterman again jumped out into the lead, with LaVeine trying to hold back Scott Hogan, who came from 9th. LaVeine would move to the top of the track to take over the top spot on lap 6, with Waterman holding back Hogan, Rich Smith, who came from 8th, and Josh Foster, who started 10th. LaVeine, Hogan and Foster battled two and three wide for the lead from lap 10 to lap 18, when Hogan was able to slip past LaVeine for the top spot. Hogan then held off a last lap challenge from Foster to pick up his first win of 2012 at the track. Foster settled for 2nd, LaVeine was 3rd, Smith was 4th, with Waterman coming home in 5th.
Up next was the 20 lap IMCA Stock Car feature, with Chris Webb and John Brockway making up the front row for the event. Webb would take advantage of his front row start to grab the lead on the drop of the green flag over Jim Lynch and Alex Buffington. But Webb would only lead lap 1, as Lynch jumped to his outside to grab the lead away on lap 2. The first of five caution flags would wave on lap 3, as Ray Raker stopped in turn 2 with left front damage. On the restart David Brandies would spin in turn 2 to bring the yellow light back on. Lynch moved back out front on the next restart and then held the lead until lap 5, when Webb got under him to take the top spot back. The battle up front took a twist on lap 7, as Corey Strothman, who was running 4th, got into Lynch, who was running 3rd, which caused Lynch to spin in turn 3 to bring out the caution. Both drivers were sent to the rear for the restart. On the restart Webb jumped back out front, but now had Jeff Mueller, who came from 9th, on his back bumper. Mueller would slip under Webb on lap 9 to take over the top spot and then held it until another caution on lap 13 slowed him down. This time Brett Timmerman, who was running 6th, got into Buffington, who was running 5th, which caused him to spin in turn 4. Both cars were sent to the back for the restart. Timmerman who had to go into the pits under the caution to change a tire, came out of the pits a half lap behind. He would spin in turn 3 on lap 14 to bring out the final caution of the race. Mueller was able to grab the lead on the restart and then held on to pick up his first win of the season at 34 Raceway. Matt Greiner came from 7th to finish in 2nd, Webb held on for 3rd, Jeremy Pundt was 4th, with Brandies recovering after his lap 3 spin to come back up to finish in 5th.
Chase Wanner and Shane Quam led the field to the green in the 20 lap 305 Sprint feature, but Quam would spin in turn 2 on the drop of the green to bring the yellow out. On the restart Wanner was able to grab the lead on lap 1 over Brandyn Martin and Harold Pohren. Wanner then held the top spot until lap 4, when Pohren spun in turn 2 to bring out another caution. On the restart Justin Newberry, who started 6th, slipped under Wanner to take over the top spot on lap 5. But Donnie Steward, who started 10th, quickly moved to the top of the track to grab the lead away from Newberry on lap 6. Disaster would strike Wanner, who was running 3rd, when he spun in turn 4 on lap 7 to bring out the caution. Once again Steward jumped out front on the restart and was pulling away, when he was slowed for the final time on lap 8. This time Andy Huston spun in turn 2 and collected Kyle Peterson. Steward again moved out front for the restart and then pulled away over the final 12 laps to claim his second win in a row and third overall at the track. Newberry settled for 2nd, Dustin Whiting came from 11th to finish in 3rd, Ryan Jamison came from 8th to finish in 4th, with Daniel Bergquist rounding out the top 5.
Matt Bailey and Todd Malmstrom made up the front row for the 25 lap IMCA Late Model feature, with Bailey jumping out front on lap 1. Bailey, who was running the bottom, and Malmstrom, who was up top, ran the next 4 laps side-by-side, when Bailey decided to move to the top on lap 6. Bailey then pulled away from the field over the final 20 laps to claim his first win of the season at the track in a caution free event. Nate Beuseling came from 8th to finish in 2nd, Colby Springsteen started 7th and was 3rd, Malmstrom held on to finish in 4th, with Matt Strassheim coming home in 5th.
The 12 lap 4 Cylinder feature was up next, with Bryerson Tharp and Dustin Ravelin leading the field to the drop of the green. But it was 5th place starter James Roose who quickly moved up to grab the lead on lap 1 over Tharp and Nick Wilkerson, who started 10th. The first of two cautions would appear on the track after the completion of lap 1, as Jerrod Nichols came to a stop in turn 3. On the restart Roose moved back out front, with Wilkerson over taking Tharp for second. Wilkerson then moved up to grab the top spot away from Roose on lap 3 and then started to pull away until the final caution on lap 10. This time Bradley Stevenson came to a stop in turn 4 to set up a green-white-checkered finish. Once again Wilkerson grabbed the lead on the restart and then held on over the final 2 laps to claim his fifth win in a row at the track. Roose settled for 2nd, Billy Stanford came from 12th to finish in 3rd, John Whalen came from 8th to finish in 4th, with Tharp rounding out the top 5.
The final feature of the night was the 15 lap Hobby Stocks, with Travis Plummer and Mark Bowman leading the field to the green. Plummer would take advantage of his front row start to grab the lead on lap 1 over Chad Krogmeier. But the first caution of the event would come out on lap 3 to slow down Plummer. A tire was clipped in turn 2 and moved out onto the track to bring out the yellow. On the restart Dan Wenig, who started 8th, moved past Plummer to take over the top spot. Only to be slowed on the completion of the lap for another caution. This time Josh Tripp spun in turn 2 and collected Eric Rowley. Dan Wenig again grabbed the lead on the restart, with Matt Gavin, who started 7th, and Jake Wenig, who came from 14th, now on his back bumper. Gavin took over the top spot from Dan on lap 6, with Jake following him into second. The final two cautions of the event would come out on lap 7. The first was for Dugan Thye who spun in turn 4. On the restart Plummer, who was running 7th, would spin in turn 2 to bring the yellow light back on. Gavin again grabbed the lead on the restart and then held off Jake Wenig over the final 8 laps to pick up the win. Dan Wenig settled for 3rd, Victor Hastings was 4th, with Krogmeier coming home in 5th.
Notes from 34: Dean McGee came from 11th to finish 8th in the Modified feature....Dusty Kraklio passed 7 cars from his 16th place starting spot to come home in 9th....Andy Krieger came from 14th to finish in 10th......Jason Cook came from 11th to finish in 6th in the Stock Car feature....Jim Lynch recovered from the lap 7 spin to come back up to finish in 8th....Corey Strothman also recovered from the contact on lap 7 to come back up to finish in 9th....Brett Timmerman came from the rear after his lap 13 and 14 cautions to finish in 10th......Harold Pohren recovered from his lap 4 spin in the 305 Sprint feature to come back to finish 8th....Nick Guernsey came from 12th to finish in 9th....Dave Getchell came from 14th to finish in 10th......Lonnie Bailey came from 10th to finish 6th in the Late Model feature......Mike Amenell started the Hobby Stock feature in 11th and finished in 6th....Chuck Underwood came from 10th to finish in 7th....Skyler Troutman, who started 13th, spun on the first lap and went to the rear. He would recover to come back up to finish in 9th.
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