Tipton, IA (Tuesday, June 12, 2012) - On Tuesday night I made the hour and a half trip northwest to the Cedar County Raceway in Tipton, IA. Fans were treated to a double header headline, as the JR Motorsports Hawkeye Dirt Tour (HDT) IMCA Modified sereis and the Deery Brothers Summer Series for IMCA Late Models were part of the nights program.
After 5 HDT Modified heats, in which the top 2 made it into the feature, and 2 B Mains, which they took the top 6 out of, and then 2 provisionals added, the two highest in points who didn't make it, the 24 car field was set for the 30 lap feture.
Daykota Hayden and Larry Herring would draw the front row for the 30 lap race. But disaster would strike Herring after the drop of the green flag, as he spun in turn 3 after contact from 4th place starter Ronn Lauritzen. Both drivers were sent to tail for the restart, which moved Ryan Dolan to the oustide of the front row for the restart. Dolan would take advantage of his gift to grabbed the lead on lap 1. Dolan then started to pull away from the field, until he entered lapped traffic on lap 16. But Dolan wasn't slowed by much, as his lead had been built up to a full straight-away. While Dolan pulled away, Milo Veloz Jr., who started 10th, was working the bottom of the speedway to make his run towards the front. Veloz Jr. would over take Richie Gustin Jr. on lap 27 and then went to work on cutting into Dolan's lead. The one and only thing that Dolan didn't want to see in the final 2 laps was a caution, which came out on lap 28 to bring the field to his back bumper. Mark Schulte, who was running in 8th, spun in turn 2 on lap 28 to bring out the yellow. On the restart Dolan jumped back out front, but now had Veloz Jr. and Gustin Jr. in his tracks. Dolan would move back up to the top of the speedway, while Veloz Jr. went low in turn 1 as they took the white flag. Dolan would drift to high in turn 2, which allowed Veloz Jr. to shoot under him for the lead and his first HDT series win. Gustin Jr. also slipped under Dolan on the final lap to finish in 2nd, Dolan was 3rd, Jimmy Gustin was 4th, with Jeremy Mills coming from 13th to finish in 5th.
Five Late Model heats, in which the top 3 moved into the feature, and 2 B Mains, in which the top 3 made it into the feature, helped make up the 24 car 40 lap feature. Then 3 provisionals, 1 for the hard charger, and 2 from the highest in series points not making it in out of the heats and B Mains, also helped to round out the field.
Once the field was set the 40 lap feature then took to the track, with Kevin Kile and Dan Shelliam drawing the front row. Shelliam took advantage of his draw to grab the lead on lap 1 over Kile and Mike Garland. Shelliam, who was working the top of the speedway, and Kile, who was on the bottom, battle side-by-side over the next 21 laps, with Shelliam edging out front on each lap. But Kile was able to slip under Shelliam on lap 22 to take over the top spot. While Kile continued to led, Shelliam had to work to hold back Denny Eckrich when the he first and only caution of the event would come out on lap 24. Mike Klinkkammer came to a stop in turn 4 to bring out the yellow. On the restart Kile jumped back out front, with Eckrich getting past Shelliam for 2nd. Eckrich worked on Kile for the lead over the next 5 laps. But Kile was able to pull away over the final laps to claim his first career Deery Brothers Summer Series win. Eckrich settled for 2nd, Shelliam was 3rd, Justin Kay was 4th, with Garland holding on for 5th.
Notes from Tipton: 40 Late Models and 39 Modifieds signed in on the night to compete in front of a record crowd!......Jay Noteboom who struggled in his heat, after starting 3rd and fading to 7th, had to start the first B Main in 11th. He would pass 7 cars to finish 4th and a transfer spot....Rich Smith came from 9th in the first B Main to finish 5th, in a transfer spot....Mike Burbridge started the first Modified B Main on the outside of the front row, but would spin in turn 3 on lap 1 to bring out the caution. He collected Brad Dierks, who started 6th, with both drivers going to the tail for the restart. Dierks would charge from 14th to take the final transfer spot on the final lap....Matt Werner held off a last lap challenge from Mike Van Genderen and Todd Dykema, as the three went 3 wide off of 4 on the last lap, to take the final transfer spot in B Main 2....Brad Dierks then started the feature in 21st and passed 14 cars to bring home a 7th place finish. He also earned the hard charger for the event....Darin Duffy came from 11th to finish in 8th....Jay Noteboom passed 8 cars from his 17th place starting spot to finish in 9th....Jeff Waterman came from 15th to finish in 11th....Mike Van Genderen, who took a provisional, started 23rd and passed 10 cars to finish in 13th....Mitch Morris came from 20th to finish in 16th......Jeff Aikey made a three wide pass on the high side to take the win in the 2nd Late Model heat....Andy Eckrich passed Gary Webb late in the race to take the final transfer spot in heat 3....Doug Yates held of Jeff Mitrisin and Jay Johnson on the final lap of heat 5 to grab the final transfer spot....Ray Guss Jr. came from 9th in the feature to finish in 6th....Andy Eckrich came from 13th to finish in 7th....Nate Beuseling started 16th and passed 7 cars to finish in 9th....Jay Johnson came from 21st and passed 8 cars to finish in 13th....Tyler Bruening, who earned the hard charger provisional, started 22nd and also passed 8 cars to finish in 14th....Darrel DeFrance took a provisional and started 24th. He passed 6 cars to finish in 18th......It was nice to hear the voice off Jerry Mackey behind the mic.......I would like to thank Al and Kathy Dlougy for another great night of racing. Every trip I make up to the Cedar County Raceway provides with some action packed side-by-side racing on a very smooth track!
Wednesday, June 13, 2012
Zemo Jr. and Bull Make Last Lap Passes to Win at Quad City Speedway
East Moline, IL (Sunday, June 10, 2012) - Sunday night I made my first trip of the 2012 racing season up to the Quad City Speedway in East Moline, IL. The trip was well worth it, as the action in all six feature events was packed with excitement.
The first feature of the night was the 15 lap Street Stocks, with Rob Nylin and Jerame Mowery leading the field to the green. Nylin would take advantage of his front row starting spot to grab the lead on lap 1 over Korey Peterson and Mowery. The first caution of the event would come out on lap 2, as Nick Lawrence stopped in turn 4 after loosing his right front tire. On the restart Chuck Fox and Dewayne Smith Jr. got together in turn 4 to bring the yellow light back on. The following restart saw Peterson jump under Nylin to grab the top spot away on lap 3. Peterson then worked to hold back Dwaine Hasson, who started 6th. But Hasson used the same grove as Peterson, the bottom, to take over the lead on lap 9. Hasson started to pull away from the three car battle for second, when the final caution came out on lap 12. Jeremy Gustaf, who started 12th and had worked his way up to 5th, spun in turn 1 to bring out the yellow. On the restart Hasson moved back out front, with Peterson and Ron Marks Jr., who started 10th, battling for second. Hasson was able to hold on over the final 3 laps to claim the win. Marks Jr. came home in 2nd, Peterson was 3rd, Ron Henry came from 11th to finish in 4th, with Rick Schriner coming from 9th to round out the top 5.
Dwaine Hasson won the 15 lap Street Stock feature at the Quad City Speedway in East Moline, IL on Sunday, June 10, 2012.
Up next was the 20 lap IMCA Modified feature, with Doug Crampton and Jason Masengarb making up the front row. Crampton took advantage of his front row start to grab the lead on lap 1 over Joe Jones Jr. and Masengarb. The action was slowed on lap 2, when George Spence Jr. spun in turn 3 to bring out the first caution. On the restart Crampton jumped back out front, with Jason Bahrs, who started 8th, moving into 2nd. Crampton would hold back Bahrs until the next caution on lap 6 slowed the action. This time Matt Werner would get into Brian Bushong in turn 4, which resulted in Bushong spinning. Both drivers would restart from the tail. On the restart Chance Huston spun in turn 2 to bring the yellow light back on. On the following restart Bahrs and Milo Veloz Jr. made contact going into turn 1, which resulted in Bahrs slowing in turn 2 with a right front flat to bring out the yellow. Crampton once again jumped back out front on the restart, with Veloz Jr. and Greg Durbin battling for second. Veloz Jr. would slip under Crampton on lap 9 to grab the lead, but would only lead that lap. As Durbin slipped under him coming out of turn 4 on lap 10 to grab the top spot. Durbin, who was working the bottom, then tried to hold back Crampton, who was working the top after slipped back to 3rd, as he closed in on the white flag lap. But Durbin was able to hold back Crampton on the final lap to pick up the win. Crampton settled for 2nd, Veloz Jr. was 3rd, Bahrs recovered from his lap 6 flat to come back to finish in 4th, with Werner recovering from his lap 6 caution to come back up to 5th.
The 20 lap IMCA Modified feature on Sunday, June 10, 2012 at the Quad City Speedway in East Moline, IL was won by Greg Durbin.
Dan Guss and Cody Brown led the field to the drop of the green flag in the 12 lap Mod Lite feature. But the red would appear before the field could come around to complete lap 1, as Brown spun in front of the field in turn 4 and collected Blake Woodruff. Woodruff would take a small rool on to his top to bring out the red. On the restart Guss jumped out into the lead and was followed by Jason Masengarb, who was driving Shon Sanders back up car. Guss then held the top spot until lap 4 when Masengarb jumped to his outside to grab the lead. While Masengarb worked to hold back Sanders over the final 8 laps, the battle for third was a heated battle between Guss and Johnathan Huston. Disaster would strike Guss and Huston on the white flag lap, as the two got together in turn 2 to bring out the yellow and checkered together. Masengarb was credited with the win, followed by Sanders in 2nd, Todd Cramer came from 8th to finish in 3rd, David Norton was 4th, with Rob Guss coming from 10th to round out the top 5.
Jasen Masengarb drove Shon Sanders back up Mod Lite to the 12 lap feature win on Sunday, June 10, 2012 at the Quad City Speedway in East Moline, IL.
The 20 lap Open Modified feature was up next, with Scott Fridley and Doug Curless on the front row. Fridley would take advantage of his front row start to grab the lead on lap 1 over Curless and Ryan Dolan. Fridley, who was working the bottom, then had to work to hold off Dolan, who was up top, for the next 8 laps. When Dolan was able to make the pass off the top side on lap 9 to take over the top spot. The first and only caution of the event came out on lap 11 for debris in turn 2. On the restart Dolan moved back out front, but now had John Bull, who started 10th, following him in second. Dolan, who continued to work the top side, had to fend off Bull, who was working the bottom, over the next 9 laps. But coming out of turn 4 for the checkered, Bull was able to get under Dolan to edge him at the line to claim the win. Dolan settled for 2nd, Fridley was 3rd, Jason Pershy was 4th, with Curless coming home in 5th.
John Bull won the 20 lap Open Modified feature at the Quad City Speedway in East Moline, IL on Sunday, June 10, 2012.
Gary Webb and Mike Guldenpfennig made up the front row for the 30 lap IMCA Late Model feature, with Webb grabbing the lead on lap 1. The first caution would appear after the completion of lap 1, as Rob Toland made contact with Eric Gustaf in turn 3. Gustaf would spin as a result of the contact and collect Travis Denning. All three would be sent to the tail for the result. On the restart Webb moved back out front, with Chuck Hanna following in second. Another caution on lap 4 would slow the action up front, as Guldenpfennig made contact with Hanna in turn 4 while battling for 4th. As a result of the contact Hanna would spin, sending both drivers to the rear for the restart. Webb once again jumped out front on the restart, with Mike Zemo Jr, who started 8th, now in 2nd. The battle up front over the next 8 laps would involve Webb, Zemo Jr. and Ray Guss Jr., who started 12th. Zemo Jr. made his move to take over the top spot on lap 13, as he slipped under Webb coming off turn 4. But he would only lead that lap, as Guss Jr. made the same move to take over the lead on lap 14. Guss Jr. then worked to hold back Zemo Jr. and Webb, who were battling side-by-side for 2nd. Disaster would strike Webb on lap 25, as he spun in turn 2 to bring out the final caution of the event. On the restart Guss Jr. moved back out front, with Zemo Jr. working to hold back Nate Beuseling, who started 10th. Guss Jr., who was working the bottom of the speedway, had to work to hold off Zemo Jr., who was up top, over the final 5 laps. But Zemo Jr. was able to pull along side Guss Jr. coming out of turn 2 on lap 28, as the two ran side-by-side. Zemo Jr. came off turn 4 for the white flag and was able to edge Guss Jr. at the line for the lead and then would hold him off on the final lap to pick up the win. Guss Jr. was a close 2nd, Beuseling was 3rd, Webb recovered from his lap 25 spin to come back up to 4th, with Todd Malmstrom coming from 13th to round out the top 5.
The 30 lap IMCA Late Model feature on Sunday, June 10, 2012 at the Quad City Speedway in East Moline, IL was won by Mike Zemo Jr.
The final feature of the night was the 12 lap 4 Cylinders, with Josh Sharpe and Jon Scott on the front row. Sharpe would take advantage of his front row starting spot to grab the lead on lap 1 over Dustin Forbes and Zachary Dahl, who started 6th. But Forbes would only lead that lap, as Forbes was able to get by to take over the top spot on lap 2. The action up front was slowed for the first caution on lap 3, as Jeff Powell slowed to a stop in turn 3. On the restart Forbes jumped back out front, with Dahl close behind in second. Forbes then worked to hold back Dahl over the final 9 laps, when a caution came on on the white flag lap to bring out the yellow and checkered together. Forbes was credited with the win, Zachary Dahl was 2nd, Brandon Jewell was 3rd, Brandon Dahl was 4th after starting in 9th, with Sharpe finishing in 5th.
Dustin Forbes won the 12 lap 4 Cylinder feature at the Quad City Speedway in East Moline, IL on Sunday, June 10, 2012.
Notes from QCS: 18 Street Stocks, 16 Late Models, 16 4 Cylinders, 14 IMCA Modifieds, 13 Mod Lites and 10 Open Modifieds made up the 87 cars signed in on the night......Chuck Fox, who started the Street Stock feature in 14th, came back from his lap 3 spin to make it back up to finish in 8th....Chris Lawrence came from 15th to finish in 9th....Jeremy Gustaf, who started 12th and had worked his way up to 5th, spun on lap 12 to bring out the final caution of the event. He would restart in the back and was only able to make it back up to 10th in the final 3 laps....Steve Gustaf Jr. came from 18th to finish in 12th....R.J. Gonzales was running 8th, when he pulled off under the lap 12 caution with troubles to end his night in 13th....Terry Smith had troubles in his heat to force him to scratch from the feature......Brian Bushong, who was running 8th in the IMCA Modified feature, got spun on lap 6 to bring out the yellow. He restarted from the tail and worked his way back up to finish in 8th....Aaron Burroughs came from 13th to finish in 9th....Chance Huston recovered from his lap 6 spin to come back up to 10th......Bryan Brinker came from 9th in the Mod Lite feature to finish in 6th....Brad Lucy started 11th and passed 4 cars to finish in 7th....Dan Guss was credited with 8th and Johnathan Huston with 9th, after the two tangled on the final lap while battling for 3rd and 4th to bring out the yellow and checkered....Anthony Guss lost a right rear tire in his heat and did to much damage for him to start the feature......Jerry Bailey Jr. was suppose to start the Open Modified feature in 7th, but disaster would strike him on the parade lap to end his night before the green flag was dropped. Something under the right rear broke, which caused the rear end to shift backwards....Milo Veloz Jr., who was doing double duty in both Modified classes, and was suppose to start 5th when troubles forced him to scratch from the Open Modified feature......Chuck Hanna, who was battling for 4th, got spun on lap 4 to bring out a caution in the Late Model feature. He would go to the tail and recovered to come back up to finish in 6th....Andy Nezworski drove Bob Miller's Late Model on the night and started 11th in the feature. He was able to pass 4 cars to finish in 7th....Mike Guldenpfennig recovered from his involvement in the lap 4 caution to come back from the rear to finish in 8th....Rookie Drake Ostrom came from 14th to finish in 9th....Mike Garland, who was running 5th, pulled off under the lap 25 caution with troubles to end his night in 11th....Mike Cothron and Buck Harmening got into a tangle after the checkered flag in the first Late Model heat race, resulting in both being disqaulified from the nights activities....
Ater the Late Model feature was the 4 Cylinders to end out the night, I couldn't believe the amount of people who got up and left when they came out onto the track. Our group of 4 people decided to stay and watch the event and I can speak for all 4 of us, as we enjoyed the wild and crazy race which ended with excitement....On the final lap of the race, as the cars headed for turns 1 and 2, the battle for final finishing spots got really exciting. But Jeff Peterson lost a right front tire in turn 2, which resulted in Gage Setser ramping over the tire. Then Setser's entire rear end came out of the car as a result of ramping over the lost tire, the caution would come out to end the feature....But as we looked down the back stretch, we seen the car of Josh Sharpe on his top. As a result of the yellow being for the guys in 1 and 2, Sharpe was credited with 5th in the feature when they went back to lap 9 to set the final run down....Eric Stogdell came from 12th to finish in 7th....Jeff Powell, who started 13th, came back to finish in 8th after stopping in turn 3 on lap 9 to bring out the first caution....Setser was credited with 9th....Peterson with 10th.
The first feature of the night was the 15 lap Street Stocks, with Rob Nylin and Jerame Mowery leading the field to the green. Nylin would take advantage of his front row starting spot to grab the lead on lap 1 over Korey Peterson and Mowery. The first caution of the event would come out on lap 2, as Nick Lawrence stopped in turn 4 after loosing his right front tire. On the restart Chuck Fox and Dewayne Smith Jr. got together in turn 4 to bring the yellow light back on. The following restart saw Peterson jump under Nylin to grab the top spot away on lap 3. Peterson then worked to hold back Dwaine Hasson, who started 6th. But Hasson used the same grove as Peterson, the bottom, to take over the lead on lap 9. Hasson started to pull away from the three car battle for second, when the final caution came out on lap 12. Jeremy Gustaf, who started 12th and had worked his way up to 5th, spun in turn 1 to bring out the yellow. On the restart Hasson moved back out front, with Peterson and Ron Marks Jr., who started 10th, battling for second. Hasson was able to hold on over the final 3 laps to claim the win. Marks Jr. came home in 2nd, Peterson was 3rd, Ron Henry came from 11th to finish in 4th, with Rick Schriner coming from 9th to round out the top 5.
Dwaine Hasson won the 15 lap Street Stock feature at the Quad City Speedway in East Moline, IL on Sunday, June 10, 2012.
Up next was the 20 lap IMCA Modified feature, with Doug Crampton and Jason Masengarb making up the front row. Crampton took advantage of his front row start to grab the lead on lap 1 over Joe Jones Jr. and Masengarb. The action was slowed on lap 2, when George Spence Jr. spun in turn 3 to bring out the first caution. On the restart Crampton jumped back out front, with Jason Bahrs, who started 8th, moving into 2nd. Crampton would hold back Bahrs until the next caution on lap 6 slowed the action. This time Matt Werner would get into Brian Bushong in turn 4, which resulted in Bushong spinning. Both drivers would restart from the tail. On the restart Chance Huston spun in turn 2 to bring the yellow light back on. On the following restart Bahrs and Milo Veloz Jr. made contact going into turn 1, which resulted in Bahrs slowing in turn 2 with a right front flat to bring out the yellow. Crampton once again jumped back out front on the restart, with Veloz Jr. and Greg Durbin battling for second. Veloz Jr. would slip under Crampton on lap 9 to grab the lead, but would only lead that lap. As Durbin slipped under him coming out of turn 4 on lap 10 to grab the top spot. Durbin, who was working the bottom, then tried to hold back Crampton, who was working the top after slipped back to 3rd, as he closed in on the white flag lap. But Durbin was able to hold back Crampton on the final lap to pick up the win. Crampton settled for 2nd, Veloz Jr. was 3rd, Bahrs recovered from his lap 6 flat to come back to finish in 4th, with Werner recovering from his lap 6 caution to come back up to 5th.
The 20 lap IMCA Modified feature on Sunday, June 10, 2012 at the Quad City Speedway in East Moline, IL was won by Greg Durbin.
Dan Guss and Cody Brown led the field to the drop of the green flag in the 12 lap Mod Lite feature. But the red would appear before the field could come around to complete lap 1, as Brown spun in front of the field in turn 4 and collected Blake Woodruff. Woodruff would take a small rool on to his top to bring out the red. On the restart Guss jumped out into the lead and was followed by Jason Masengarb, who was driving Shon Sanders back up car. Guss then held the top spot until lap 4 when Masengarb jumped to his outside to grab the lead. While Masengarb worked to hold back Sanders over the final 8 laps, the battle for third was a heated battle between Guss and Johnathan Huston. Disaster would strike Guss and Huston on the white flag lap, as the two got together in turn 2 to bring out the yellow and checkered together. Masengarb was credited with the win, followed by Sanders in 2nd, Todd Cramer came from 8th to finish in 3rd, David Norton was 4th, with Rob Guss coming from 10th to round out the top 5.
Jasen Masengarb drove Shon Sanders back up Mod Lite to the 12 lap feature win on Sunday, June 10, 2012 at the Quad City Speedway in East Moline, IL.
The 20 lap Open Modified feature was up next, with Scott Fridley and Doug Curless on the front row. Fridley would take advantage of his front row start to grab the lead on lap 1 over Curless and Ryan Dolan. Fridley, who was working the bottom, then had to work to hold off Dolan, who was up top, for the next 8 laps. When Dolan was able to make the pass off the top side on lap 9 to take over the top spot. The first and only caution of the event came out on lap 11 for debris in turn 2. On the restart Dolan moved back out front, but now had John Bull, who started 10th, following him in second. Dolan, who continued to work the top side, had to fend off Bull, who was working the bottom, over the next 9 laps. But coming out of turn 4 for the checkered, Bull was able to get under Dolan to edge him at the line to claim the win. Dolan settled for 2nd, Fridley was 3rd, Jason Pershy was 4th, with Curless coming home in 5th.
John Bull won the 20 lap Open Modified feature at the Quad City Speedway in East Moline, IL on Sunday, June 10, 2012.
Gary Webb and Mike Guldenpfennig made up the front row for the 30 lap IMCA Late Model feature, with Webb grabbing the lead on lap 1. The first caution would appear after the completion of lap 1, as Rob Toland made contact with Eric Gustaf in turn 3. Gustaf would spin as a result of the contact and collect Travis Denning. All three would be sent to the tail for the result. On the restart Webb moved back out front, with Chuck Hanna following in second. Another caution on lap 4 would slow the action up front, as Guldenpfennig made contact with Hanna in turn 4 while battling for 4th. As a result of the contact Hanna would spin, sending both drivers to the rear for the restart. Webb once again jumped out front on the restart, with Mike Zemo Jr, who started 8th, now in 2nd. The battle up front over the next 8 laps would involve Webb, Zemo Jr. and Ray Guss Jr., who started 12th. Zemo Jr. made his move to take over the top spot on lap 13, as he slipped under Webb coming off turn 4. But he would only lead that lap, as Guss Jr. made the same move to take over the lead on lap 14. Guss Jr. then worked to hold back Zemo Jr. and Webb, who were battling side-by-side for 2nd. Disaster would strike Webb on lap 25, as he spun in turn 2 to bring out the final caution of the event. On the restart Guss Jr. moved back out front, with Zemo Jr. working to hold back Nate Beuseling, who started 10th. Guss Jr., who was working the bottom of the speedway, had to work to hold off Zemo Jr., who was up top, over the final 5 laps. But Zemo Jr. was able to pull along side Guss Jr. coming out of turn 2 on lap 28, as the two ran side-by-side. Zemo Jr. came off turn 4 for the white flag and was able to edge Guss Jr. at the line for the lead and then would hold him off on the final lap to pick up the win. Guss Jr. was a close 2nd, Beuseling was 3rd, Webb recovered from his lap 25 spin to come back up to 4th, with Todd Malmstrom coming from 13th to round out the top 5.
The 30 lap IMCA Late Model feature on Sunday, June 10, 2012 at the Quad City Speedway in East Moline, IL was won by Mike Zemo Jr.
The final feature of the night was the 12 lap 4 Cylinders, with Josh Sharpe and Jon Scott on the front row. Sharpe would take advantage of his front row starting spot to grab the lead on lap 1 over Dustin Forbes and Zachary Dahl, who started 6th. But Forbes would only lead that lap, as Forbes was able to get by to take over the top spot on lap 2. The action up front was slowed for the first caution on lap 3, as Jeff Powell slowed to a stop in turn 3. On the restart Forbes jumped back out front, with Dahl close behind in second. Forbes then worked to hold back Dahl over the final 9 laps, when a caution came on on the white flag lap to bring out the yellow and checkered together. Forbes was credited with the win, Zachary Dahl was 2nd, Brandon Jewell was 3rd, Brandon Dahl was 4th after starting in 9th, with Sharpe finishing in 5th.
Dustin Forbes won the 12 lap 4 Cylinder feature at the Quad City Speedway in East Moline, IL on Sunday, June 10, 2012.
Notes from QCS: 18 Street Stocks, 16 Late Models, 16 4 Cylinders, 14 IMCA Modifieds, 13 Mod Lites and 10 Open Modifieds made up the 87 cars signed in on the night......Chuck Fox, who started the Street Stock feature in 14th, came back from his lap 3 spin to make it back up to finish in 8th....Chris Lawrence came from 15th to finish in 9th....Jeremy Gustaf, who started 12th and had worked his way up to 5th, spun on lap 12 to bring out the final caution of the event. He would restart in the back and was only able to make it back up to 10th in the final 3 laps....Steve Gustaf Jr. came from 18th to finish in 12th....R.J. Gonzales was running 8th, when he pulled off under the lap 12 caution with troubles to end his night in 13th....Terry Smith had troubles in his heat to force him to scratch from the feature......Brian Bushong, who was running 8th in the IMCA Modified feature, got spun on lap 6 to bring out the yellow. He restarted from the tail and worked his way back up to finish in 8th....Aaron Burroughs came from 13th to finish in 9th....Chance Huston recovered from his lap 6 spin to come back up to 10th......Bryan Brinker came from 9th in the Mod Lite feature to finish in 6th....Brad Lucy started 11th and passed 4 cars to finish in 7th....Dan Guss was credited with 8th and Johnathan Huston with 9th, after the two tangled on the final lap while battling for 3rd and 4th to bring out the yellow and checkered....Anthony Guss lost a right rear tire in his heat and did to much damage for him to start the feature......Jerry Bailey Jr. was suppose to start the Open Modified feature in 7th, but disaster would strike him on the parade lap to end his night before the green flag was dropped. Something under the right rear broke, which caused the rear end to shift backwards....Milo Veloz Jr., who was doing double duty in both Modified classes, and was suppose to start 5th when troubles forced him to scratch from the Open Modified feature......Chuck Hanna, who was battling for 4th, got spun on lap 4 to bring out a caution in the Late Model feature. He would go to the tail and recovered to come back up to finish in 6th....Andy Nezworski drove Bob Miller's Late Model on the night and started 11th in the feature. He was able to pass 4 cars to finish in 7th....Mike Guldenpfennig recovered from his involvement in the lap 4 caution to come back from the rear to finish in 8th....Rookie Drake Ostrom came from 14th to finish in 9th....Mike Garland, who was running 5th, pulled off under the lap 25 caution with troubles to end his night in 11th....Mike Cothron and Buck Harmening got into a tangle after the checkered flag in the first Late Model heat race, resulting in both being disqaulified from the nights activities....
Ater the Late Model feature was the 4 Cylinders to end out the night, I couldn't believe the amount of people who got up and left when they came out onto the track. Our group of 4 people decided to stay and watch the event and I can speak for all 4 of us, as we enjoyed the wild and crazy race which ended with excitement....On the final lap of the race, as the cars headed for turns 1 and 2, the battle for final finishing spots got really exciting. But Jeff Peterson lost a right front tire in turn 2, which resulted in Gage Setser ramping over the tire. Then Setser's entire rear end came out of the car as a result of ramping over the lost tire, the caution would come out to end the feature....But as we looked down the back stretch, we seen the car of Josh Sharpe on his top. As a result of the yellow being for the guys in 1 and 2, Sharpe was credited with 5th in the feature when they went back to lap 9 to set the final run down....Eric Stogdell came from 12th to finish in 7th....Jeff Powell, who started 13th, came back to finish in 8th after stopping in turn 3 on lap 9 to bring out the first caution....Setser was credited with 9th....Peterson with 10th.
Monday, June 11, 2012
Repeat Winners at the Lee County Speedway With Exception of Smith
Donnellson, IA (Friday, June 8, 2012) - It was Arrowhead Bowl Fan Appreciation Night at the the Lee County Speedway in Donnellson, IA, with all fans getting in for just $5 and a candy dash for the kids at intermission. The weather provided a perfect night for racing with four repeat winners Tyler Cale (IMCA Modifieds), Matt Greiner (IMCA Stock Cars), Jim Gillenwater (IMCA SportMods) and Jake Wenig (LCS Hobby Stocks) in victory lane, while Darin Smith (IMCA Sport Compacts) was a new winner on the night.
The first feature on the night was the 15 lap IMCA Stock Cars, with Derek St. Clair and Cale Samberg on the front row. Samberg would take advantage of his front row starting spot to grab the lead on lap 1 over John Oliver Jr. and St. Clair. While Samberg worked to hold back Oliver Jr., Matt Greiner, who started 7th, was working his way towards the front. But the action up front was slowed for the first and only caution of the event on lap 5. Joe Gerdes spun in turn 2 to bring out the yellow. On the restart Samberg jumped back out front, but now had Greiner on his back bumper. Samberg, who was working the top of the track, and Greiner, who was on the bottom, raced the next 9 laps side-by-side with Samberg edging Greiner out at the line each lap. But Greiner would come off of turn 4 for the white flag and was able to edge out in front of Samberg to take over the top spot on lap 14. Greiner then held off Samberg on the final lap to claim his third win of the season at the track. Samberg was 2nd, Oliver Jr. was 3rd, Jeff Mueller came from 8th to finish in 4th, with Abe Huls rounding out the top 5.
Up next was the 12 lap IMCA Sport Compact feature, with Dakota Anderson and Scott Smith leading the field to the drop of the green. Anderson grabbed the lead on lap 1 over Smith, but Smith would get past Anderson on lap 2 to take over the top spot. Smith then held the lead for the next 3 laps, when Kimberly Abbott slipped under him on lap 6 to grab the top spot. After the completion of lap 6 the first of two cautions appeared on the speedway, as Chuck Fullenkamp, who was running 4th, slowed off turn 4 with a right front flat. On the restart Abbott moved back out front, with Smith and William Michel giving chase. The battle up front was slowed for the final time on lap 9, as debris on the front stretch brought out the yellow. Once again Abbott grabbed the lead on the restart, but now had Darin Smith, who started 6th, challenging her for the lead. Darin would jump to the outside of Abbott coming to the white flag to edge her at the line for the lead and then held her off on the final lap to pick up his first win of the season at the track. Abbott settled for 2nd, Scott Smith was 3rd, Fullenkamp recovered from his lap 6 flat to come back up to finish in 4th, with Michel holding on for 5th.
Tom Elsen and Jacob Smith led the field to the drop of the green in the 15 lap IMCA SportMod feature. But it was third place starter Michael Joe Bliven who grabbed the lead on lap 1 over Elsen and John Oliver Jr. The first caution of the event would come out after the completion of lap 1, as Jay Kirchner spun in turn 4. On the restart Bliven jumped back out front, with Elsen working to hold back Oliver Jr. for the battle for second. Just as Bliven started to pull away from the battle for second, the second caution of the event would come out on lap 5. This time Levi Smith slowed in turn 2 with a left rear flat tire to bring out the yellow. Once again Bliven grabbed the lead on the restart, with Oliver Jr. moving past Elsen for second. Oliver Jr. tried to work under Bliven over the next 7 laps, but Bliven was able to hold him back until the final caution came out on lap 13. This time Elsen, who was running 7th, spun off turn 2 to bring out the yellow. On the restart Jim Gillenwater, who started 11th, slipped under Bliven coming off turn 2 to take over the top spot on lap 14 and then held on over the final lap to claim his third win of the season at the speedway. Oliver Jr. came home in 2nd, Tony Dunker came from 12th to finish in 3rd, Bliven held on for 4th, with Vance Wilson charging from 16th to round out the top 5.
Dane Blozovich and Dan Wenig drew the front row for the 15 lap LCS Hobby Stock feature, but it was third place starter Jake Wenig who grabbed the lead on lap 1. Jake would pull away from the field, leaving Victor Hastings and Dan battling it out for 2nd. But the big lead that Jake had built up was erased on lap 8, as Ethan Thompson spun in turn 4 to bring out the first caution. On the restart Dan Wenig would spin in turn 2 to bring the yellow light back on. The next restart saw Jake jump back out front, with Nathan Anders getting around Hastings for the battle for second. But disaster would strike Anders on lap 10, when he slowed in turn 3 with a right rear flat tire to bring out the final caution of the event. On the restart Jake Wenig moved back out front, with Dan Wenig coming from the back after his lap 8 spin to grab 2nd. Jake would hold on over the final 5 laps to claim his second win in a row at the track. Dan held on for 2nd, Hastings was 3rd, Anders recovered from his flat on lap 10 to come back to finish in 4th, with Blozovich coming home in 5th.
The final feature of the night was the 20 lap IMCA Modifieds, with Wyatt Lantz and Adam Birck on the front row. Birck would spin in front of the field going into turn 3 on lap 1 and collected Brandon Savage to bring out the yellow. On the restart Lantz jumped out into the lead over Dustin Crear and Derek Hamm. The action was slowed for the second time on lap 3, as Bill Roberts Jr. slowed to a stop in turn 1 to bring out the yellow. Lantz again moved out front on the restart, with Hamm working to hold back Josh Foster, who started 17th. Another caution on lap 6 would slow the action up front, as Andy Krieger got into Crear for the battle for 4th. Crear would end up spinning to bring out the yellow. Crear was given his spot back, with Krieger going to the back for being the cause of the caution. The yellow light would come back on twice in the next 4 laps, as each time Dane Fenton spun his machine to end his night. On the final restart Foster went to the top of the track to grab the lead away from Lantz on lap 12, with Tyler Cale, who started 7th, following him into second. Foster then tried to hold off Cale over the final 8 laps until Cale slipped under him on lap 19 to take over the top spot. Cale then held on over the final lap to pick up his second win of the season at the track. Foster settled for 2nd, Lantz was 3rd, Ryan Cook was 4th, with Brandon Banks coming from 11th to round out the top 5.
Notes from LCS: Jerry Jansen made his first trip to the Lee County Speedway on Friday to compete in the Stock Car class. He started the feature in 10th and took home a 8th place finish....Jeremy Pundt came from 12th to finish in 9th......Anthony Cassat made the trip over from Bloomfield for the first time to compete in the Sport Compacts. He would start the feature in 10th and took home a 7th place finish....Cory Howk returned after being disqualified last week for illegal tires and started the feature in 14th. He would pass 4 cars to finish in 10th....Nick Wilkerson, Craig Bangert and Brandon Lambert all had troubles after there heats to scratch from the feature event....C.J. Loring never made it to the track for his heat and feature......Josh Smith was another driver who made his first trip to the speedway on Friday to compete in the SportMods. He would have troubles in hot laps to force him to scratch from his heat and feature......Kyle Hill recovered from his lap 1 spin in the Modified feature to come back up to finish 10th....Dane Fenton made his debut in the Modified, after running a few years in the Hobby Stock class. He would spin twice in the feature to end his night early for bringing out to solo cautions....Bill Roberts Jr. blew a motor in hot laps and made the pull back to home to change a motor. They returned in time to start the feature. But Roberts Jr. would get into the front stretch wall on lap 3 and slowed to a stop in turn 1 with rear end troubles to end his night in 14th....Todd Hansen had troubles in hot laps that would cause him to scratch from the heat and feature.
The first feature on the night was the 15 lap IMCA Stock Cars, with Derek St. Clair and Cale Samberg on the front row. Samberg would take advantage of his front row starting spot to grab the lead on lap 1 over John Oliver Jr. and St. Clair. While Samberg worked to hold back Oliver Jr., Matt Greiner, who started 7th, was working his way towards the front. But the action up front was slowed for the first and only caution of the event on lap 5. Joe Gerdes spun in turn 2 to bring out the yellow. On the restart Samberg jumped back out front, but now had Greiner on his back bumper. Samberg, who was working the top of the track, and Greiner, who was on the bottom, raced the next 9 laps side-by-side with Samberg edging Greiner out at the line each lap. But Greiner would come off of turn 4 for the white flag and was able to edge out in front of Samberg to take over the top spot on lap 14. Greiner then held off Samberg on the final lap to claim his third win of the season at the track. Samberg was 2nd, Oliver Jr. was 3rd, Jeff Mueller came from 8th to finish in 4th, with Abe Huls rounding out the top 5.
Up next was the 12 lap IMCA Sport Compact feature, with Dakota Anderson and Scott Smith leading the field to the drop of the green. Anderson grabbed the lead on lap 1 over Smith, but Smith would get past Anderson on lap 2 to take over the top spot. Smith then held the lead for the next 3 laps, when Kimberly Abbott slipped under him on lap 6 to grab the top spot. After the completion of lap 6 the first of two cautions appeared on the speedway, as Chuck Fullenkamp, who was running 4th, slowed off turn 4 with a right front flat. On the restart Abbott moved back out front, with Smith and William Michel giving chase. The battle up front was slowed for the final time on lap 9, as debris on the front stretch brought out the yellow. Once again Abbott grabbed the lead on the restart, but now had Darin Smith, who started 6th, challenging her for the lead. Darin would jump to the outside of Abbott coming to the white flag to edge her at the line for the lead and then held her off on the final lap to pick up his first win of the season at the track. Abbott settled for 2nd, Scott Smith was 3rd, Fullenkamp recovered from his lap 6 flat to come back up to finish in 4th, with Michel holding on for 5th.
Tom Elsen and Jacob Smith led the field to the drop of the green in the 15 lap IMCA SportMod feature. But it was third place starter Michael Joe Bliven who grabbed the lead on lap 1 over Elsen and John Oliver Jr. The first caution of the event would come out after the completion of lap 1, as Jay Kirchner spun in turn 4. On the restart Bliven jumped back out front, with Elsen working to hold back Oliver Jr. for the battle for second. Just as Bliven started to pull away from the battle for second, the second caution of the event would come out on lap 5. This time Levi Smith slowed in turn 2 with a left rear flat tire to bring out the yellow. Once again Bliven grabbed the lead on the restart, with Oliver Jr. moving past Elsen for second. Oliver Jr. tried to work under Bliven over the next 7 laps, but Bliven was able to hold him back until the final caution came out on lap 13. This time Elsen, who was running 7th, spun off turn 2 to bring out the yellow. On the restart Jim Gillenwater, who started 11th, slipped under Bliven coming off turn 2 to take over the top spot on lap 14 and then held on over the final lap to claim his third win of the season at the speedway. Oliver Jr. came home in 2nd, Tony Dunker came from 12th to finish in 3rd, Bliven held on for 4th, with Vance Wilson charging from 16th to round out the top 5.
Dane Blozovich and Dan Wenig drew the front row for the 15 lap LCS Hobby Stock feature, but it was third place starter Jake Wenig who grabbed the lead on lap 1. Jake would pull away from the field, leaving Victor Hastings and Dan battling it out for 2nd. But the big lead that Jake had built up was erased on lap 8, as Ethan Thompson spun in turn 4 to bring out the first caution. On the restart Dan Wenig would spin in turn 2 to bring the yellow light back on. The next restart saw Jake jump back out front, with Nathan Anders getting around Hastings for the battle for second. But disaster would strike Anders on lap 10, when he slowed in turn 3 with a right rear flat tire to bring out the final caution of the event. On the restart Jake Wenig moved back out front, with Dan Wenig coming from the back after his lap 8 spin to grab 2nd. Jake would hold on over the final 5 laps to claim his second win in a row at the track. Dan held on for 2nd, Hastings was 3rd, Anders recovered from his flat on lap 10 to come back to finish in 4th, with Blozovich coming home in 5th.
The final feature of the night was the 20 lap IMCA Modifieds, with Wyatt Lantz and Adam Birck on the front row. Birck would spin in front of the field going into turn 3 on lap 1 and collected Brandon Savage to bring out the yellow. On the restart Lantz jumped out into the lead over Dustin Crear and Derek Hamm. The action was slowed for the second time on lap 3, as Bill Roberts Jr. slowed to a stop in turn 1 to bring out the yellow. Lantz again moved out front on the restart, with Hamm working to hold back Josh Foster, who started 17th. Another caution on lap 6 would slow the action up front, as Andy Krieger got into Crear for the battle for 4th. Crear would end up spinning to bring out the yellow. Crear was given his spot back, with Krieger going to the back for being the cause of the caution. The yellow light would come back on twice in the next 4 laps, as each time Dane Fenton spun his machine to end his night. On the final restart Foster went to the top of the track to grab the lead away from Lantz on lap 12, with Tyler Cale, who started 7th, following him into second. Foster then tried to hold off Cale over the final 8 laps until Cale slipped under him on lap 19 to take over the top spot. Cale then held on over the final lap to pick up his second win of the season at the track. Foster settled for 2nd, Lantz was 3rd, Ryan Cook was 4th, with Brandon Banks coming from 11th to round out the top 5.
Notes from LCS: Jerry Jansen made his first trip to the Lee County Speedway on Friday to compete in the Stock Car class. He started the feature in 10th and took home a 8th place finish....Jeremy Pundt came from 12th to finish in 9th......Anthony Cassat made the trip over from Bloomfield for the first time to compete in the Sport Compacts. He would start the feature in 10th and took home a 7th place finish....Cory Howk returned after being disqualified last week for illegal tires and started the feature in 14th. He would pass 4 cars to finish in 10th....Nick Wilkerson, Craig Bangert and Brandon Lambert all had troubles after there heats to scratch from the feature event....C.J. Loring never made it to the track for his heat and feature......Josh Smith was another driver who made his first trip to the speedway on Friday to compete in the SportMods. He would have troubles in hot laps to force him to scratch from his heat and feature......Kyle Hill recovered from his lap 1 spin in the Modified feature to come back up to finish 10th....Dane Fenton made his debut in the Modified, after running a few years in the Hobby Stock class. He would spin twice in the feature to end his night early for bringing out to solo cautions....Bill Roberts Jr. blew a motor in hot laps and made the pull back to home to change a motor. They returned in time to start the feature. But Roberts Jr. would get into the front stretch wall on lap 3 and slowed to a stop in turn 1 with rear end troubles to end his night in 14th....Todd Hansen had troubles in hot laps that would cause him to scratch from the heat and feature.
Sunday, June 3, 2012
Independence Checkers Go To Klein, Lauritzen, Hocken, McCahen and Luloff
Independence, IA (Saturday, June 2, 2012) - Saturday night took me to the Independence Motor Speedway in Independence, IA for my first ever visit to the track. After looking around the facility it looks like the grandstands, lights and scoreboard are fairly new, along with some dirt added to the racing surface over the past winter. Every Saturday night fans can come out to watch the IMCA Late Models, IMCA Modifieds, IMCA Stock Cars, IMCA SportMods and IMCA Hobby Stocks compete, with an average car count of 100 in those five classes.
The first feature to take to the track was the 18 lap IMCA Stock Cars, with Russell Damme Jr. and Roger Ciesielski leading the field to the drop of the green, with Ciesielski grabbing the lead on lap 1. But after the completion of the lap the first caution of the event would come out to slow the action down. Mike Padden would spin in turn 1, which caused Norman Chesmore and John Emerson to get tied together. On the restart Ciesielski moved back out front, but had Jason Hocken, who started 7th, following him in his tracks. Ciesielski's run up front ended on the completion of lap 2, as he spun in turn 3 and collected Tim Helle, who was running 3rd, to bring out the caution. On the restart Dave Stricker, who started 9th, grabbed the lead over Sean Johnson, who started 11th. Johnson would slip under Stricker to grab the top spot away on lap 5, but Stricker would come back to take the lead back on lap 6. Stricker then got sideways in turn 1 on lap 7, which slowed down Johnson enough to allow Hocken to get by both to take over the lead. The next caution of the event would come out on lap 14, as debris in turn 2 slowed the field. Hocken jumped back out front on the restart, with Jarod Weepie, who started 12th, following him in second. The action up front was slowed on lap 16, as Ciesielski, who went to the back after his spin on lap 2 and had worked his way back to 5th, was battling for 4th when he spun in turn 3 after contact from Jason Niedert to bring out the yellow. On the restart Padden got into Stricker on the back stretch while battling for 6th and spun him, which collected Paul Fauser to bring the yellow back out. The time limit was up after that caution, which meant the race was checkered. Hocken picked up the win, Weepie was 2nd, Johnson was 3rd, Chesmore recovered from the lap 1 crash to finish in 4th, with Phil Holtz coming from 8th to round out the top 5.
Jason Hocken picked up the IMCA Stock Car feature on Saturday, June 2, 2012 at the Independence Motor Speedway in Independence, IA.
Up next was the 15 lap IMCA SportMod feature, with Brian Hilbert and Al Sweerin starting on the front row, when Jim Aschenbrenner who was suppose to start on the pole scratched from the event. But it was 6th place starter Matt McCahen who jumped out front on lap 1 over Hilbert and Brandon Smith. McCahen started to pull away from the battle for second when the first caution came out in turn 2. Sweerin spun and collected Hilbert to bring out the yellow. On the restart McCahen moved back out front with Jim Buhlman, who started 8th, on his back bumper. The final caution of the event would come out on lap 9, as Rick Paulson, who was running 4th, spun in turn 1 and collected Shane Ebaugh and Kip Siems. McCahen again jumped back out front on the restart, with Buhlman and Smith battling for 2nd. McCahen then held off Buhlman over the final laps to claim the win. Buhlman settled for 2nd, Smith was 3rd, Dave Schulze was 4th, with Ebaugh, who started 16th, recovering from the lap 9 crash to finish in 5th.
The 15 lap IMCA SportMod feature on Saturday, June 2, 2012 at the Independence Motor Speedway in Independence, IA was won by Matt McCahen.
Drew Johnson and Greg Hunter led the field to the drop of the green in the 25 lap IMCA Late Model feature, with Hunter moving out front on lap 1. Hunter then held the top spot until lap 6, when Bryan Klein slipped under him to take over the lead. Klein and Hunter then pulled away from the field over the next 14 laps, when the first caution came out on lap 20. Chad Lerch spun in turn 4 to bring out the yellow. On the restart Klein moved back out front, with Luke Pestka, who started 9th, following in 2nd. The action up front was slowed on lap 21, when Hunter, who was running 4th, spun in turn 4 to bring out the yellow and ending his run up front. On the restart Scott Welsh spun in turn 2 and collected Leon Thomsen to bring the yellow back out. The next restart saw Klein jump back out front, with Pestka close behind in 2nd. Klein then held on over the final 4 laps to pick up the win. Pestka settled for 2nd, Dale Hackwell Jr. was 3rd, Curt Martin came from 11th to finish in 4th, with Tyler Bruening coming from 12th to round out the top 5.
Bryan Klein took the win in the 25 lap IMCA Late Model feature on Saturday, June 2, 2012 at the Independence Motor Speedway in Independence, IA.
Up next was the 15 lap IMCA Hobby Stock feature, with Chris Luloff and Jeremiah Wilson leading the field to the green. But it was forth place starter Justin Lichty who grabbed the lead on lap 1 over Luloff and Vince Buchholz. Lichty would only lead lap 1, as Luloff slipped past him to take over the top spot on lap 2. The first caution of the event would come out on lap 4, as Lowell Potter spun in turn 3 to slow the action up front. On the restart Luloff moved back out front, with Benji Irvine, who started 9th, close behind. Luloff would hold off Irvine over the next 8 laps, when the final caution of the event came out on lap 12. Bruce Fraser spun his machine in turn 2 to bring out the yellow. Luloff grabbed the lead on the restart and then pulled away over the final 3 laps to claim the win. Irvine settled for 2nd, Buchholz was 3rd, Rod Grother was 4th, with Marcus Wayne passing 10 cars from his 15th place starting spot to finish in 5th.
The 15 lap IMCA Hobby Stock feature at the Independence Motor Speedway in Independence, IA on Saturday, June 2, 2012 went to Chris Luloff.
The final feature of the night was the 20 lap IMCA Modifieds, with Mike Manson and Dennis Betzer on the front row. Manson would take advantage of his front row starting spot to grab the lead on lap 1 over Betzer and Jeff Streeter. Manson then held the lead until the completion of lap 1, as the caution came out for debris in turn 1. Under the caution Manson slowed to a stop in turn 3 and was pushed to the pits to end his night. On the restart Shane Burbridge, who was running 8th, spun in turn 2 and collected Todd Conrad, Jamie Johnson and Terry Johnson. Jerry Luloff , who started 7th, jumped out front on the restart over Streeter and Ronn Lauritzen, who started 10th. Luloff then held on to the top spot until lap 17, when Lauritzen slipped under him to grab the lead. On the completion of lap 17 the caution would come out, as Terry Johnson stopped in turn 1. On the restart Patrick Flannagan, who was running 3rd, came to a stop in turn 2 after contact with Luloff. The following restart saw Lauritzen jump back out front over Luloff and Streeter, only to have the final caution come out on lap 18. This time Streeter, who was running 3rd, spun in turn 1 to bring out the yellow. On the restart Lauritzen moved back out front and then held on over the final 2 laps to claim the win. Luloff settled for 2nd, Mark Schulte came from 12th to finish in 3rd, Chris Snyder passed 14 cars from his 18th place starting spot to finish in 4th, with Betzer rounding out the top 5.
Ronn Lauritzen picked up the 20 lap IMCA Modified feature on Saturday, June 2, 2012 at the Independence Motor Speedway in Independence, IA.
Notes from IMS: 24 Hobby Stocks, 20 Modifieds, 18 Late Models, 16 Stock Cars and 16 SportMods made up the 94 cars in 5 classes signed in on the night......Mike Padden recovered from his lap 1 spin in the Stock Car feature to come back up to finish in 6th....Scott Beauregard came from 13th to finish in 7th....Bryce Carey passed 8 cars from his 16th place starting spot to finish in 8th......Sam Wieben passed 9 cars from his 15th place starting spot in the SportMod feature to finish in 6th....Josh Burrell came from 10th to finish in 7th....Mike Mitchell started 12th and came home in 8th....Sean Vogt came from 13th to finish in 9th....Steve Wimer finished 10th after starting in 14th....Danny Dvorak, started 9th, had worked his way to 2nd by lap 7 when he pulled off with left rear suspension problems to end his run in 13th......Travis Smock started the Late Model feature in 14th and passed 7 cars to finish in 7th....Chad Lerch recovered from his lap 20 spin to come back up to finish in 10th....Leon Thomsen came from 16th to finish in 11th....Jeff Aikey, who started 8th, was running 7th when he pulled off on the lap 21 caution to end his night in 13th....Greg Kastli scratched from the feature after troubles in his heat......Justin Stander came from 12th in the Hobby Stock feature to finish in 8th....Cale Petersen passed 11 cars from his 24th starting place to come home in 13th....Nick Welch came from 21st to finish in 16th....Jim Ball Jr., who started 8th, had worked his way to 5th by lap 4 when he pulled off with troubles to end his night in 21st....Jason Williams and Justin Ginther had troubles after there heat races to force them to scratch from the feature......Jamie Johnson, who started the Modified feature in 15th, was invloved in the lap 3 crash and went to the back for the restart. He would recover to take home a 6th place finish....Patrick Flannagan, who started 8th and was running 3rd, came to a stop in turn 2 on lap 17 to bring out the yellow. He would recover over the final 3 laps to finish in 7th....Jeff Streeter came back up to 8th after his lap 18 spin, while running in 3rd....Terry Johnson, who started 17th, finished 9th after his lap 3 involvement in a crash and a solo caution on lap 17....Vern Jackson came from 16th to finish in 12th....Troy Cordes, who started 11th and had worked his way up to 4th by lap 17 would pull off under the caution with left front damage. The amazing thing about that was Cordes got the damage on lap 5 when he clipped a tire in turn 2 and then ran up until lap 17 with the damage......I would like to thank Ryan Clark for inviting me up to the Independence Motor Speedway. My first ever trip was worth the drive and I look for a few more trips back up there before the end of the 2012 season!
The first feature to take to the track was the 18 lap IMCA Stock Cars, with Russell Damme Jr. and Roger Ciesielski leading the field to the drop of the green, with Ciesielski grabbing the lead on lap 1. But after the completion of the lap the first caution of the event would come out to slow the action down. Mike Padden would spin in turn 1, which caused Norman Chesmore and John Emerson to get tied together. On the restart Ciesielski moved back out front, but had Jason Hocken, who started 7th, following him in his tracks. Ciesielski's run up front ended on the completion of lap 2, as he spun in turn 3 and collected Tim Helle, who was running 3rd, to bring out the caution. On the restart Dave Stricker, who started 9th, grabbed the lead over Sean Johnson, who started 11th. Johnson would slip under Stricker to grab the top spot away on lap 5, but Stricker would come back to take the lead back on lap 6. Stricker then got sideways in turn 1 on lap 7, which slowed down Johnson enough to allow Hocken to get by both to take over the lead. The next caution of the event would come out on lap 14, as debris in turn 2 slowed the field. Hocken jumped back out front on the restart, with Jarod Weepie, who started 12th, following him in second. The action up front was slowed on lap 16, as Ciesielski, who went to the back after his spin on lap 2 and had worked his way back to 5th, was battling for 4th when he spun in turn 3 after contact from Jason Niedert to bring out the yellow. On the restart Padden got into Stricker on the back stretch while battling for 6th and spun him, which collected Paul Fauser to bring the yellow back out. The time limit was up after that caution, which meant the race was checkered. Hocken picked up the win, Weepie was 2nd, Johnson was 3rd, Chesmore recovered from the lap 1 crash to finish in 4th, with Phil Holtz coming from 8th to round out the top 5.
Up next was the 15 lap IMCA SportMod feature, with Brian Hilbert and Al Sweerin starting on the front row, when Jim Aschenbrenner who was suppose to start on the pole scratched from the event. But it was 6th place starter Matt McCahen who jumped out front on lap 1 over Hilbert and Brandon Smith. McCahen started to pull away from the battle for second when the first caution came out in turn 2. Sweerin spun and collected Hilbert to bring out the yellow. On the restart McCahen moved back out front with Jim Buhlman, who started 8th, on his back bumper. The final caution of the event would come out on lap 9, as Rick Paulson, who was running 4th, spun in turn 1 and collected Shane Ebaugh and Kip Siems. McCahen again jumped back out front on the restart, with Buhlman and Smith battling for 2nd. McCahen then held off Buhlman over the final laps to claim the win. Buhlman settled for 2nd, Smith was 3rd, Dave Schulze was 4th, with Ebaugh, who started 16th, recovering from the lap 9 crash to finish in 5th.
Drew Johnson and Greg Hunter led the field to the drop of the green in the 25 lap IMCA Late Model feature, with Hunter moving out front on lap 1. Hunter then held the top spot until lap 6, when Bryan Klein slipped under him to take over the lead. Klein and Hunter then pulled away from the field over the next 14 laps, when the first caution came out on lap 20. Chad Lerch spun in turn 4 to bring out the yellow. On the restart Klein moved back out front, with Luke Pestka, who started 9th, following in 2nd. The action up front was slowed on lap 21, when Hunter, who was running 4th, spun in turn 4 to bring out the yellow and ending his run up front. On the restart Scott Welsh spun in turn 2 and collected Leon Thomsen to bring the yellow back out. The next restart saw Klein jump back out front, with Pestka close behind in 2nd. Klein then held on over the final 4 laps to pick up the win. Pestka settled for 2nd, Dale Hackwell Jr. was 3rd, Curt Martin came from 11th to finish in 4th, with Tyler Bruening coming from 12th to round out the top 5.
Up next was the 15 lap IMCA Hobby Stock feature, with Chris Luloff and Jeremiah Wilson leading the field to the green. But it was forth place starter Justin Lichty who grabbed the lead on lap 1 over Luloff and Vince Buchholz. Lichty would only lead lap 1, as Luloff slipped past him to take over the top spot on lap 2. The first caution of the event would come out on lap 4, as Lowell Potter spun in turn 3 to slow the action up front. On the restart Luloff moved back out front, with Benji Irvine, who started 9th, close behind. Luloff would hold off Irvine over the next 8 laps, when the final caution of the event came out on lap 12. Bruce Fraser spun his machine in turn 2 to bring out the yellow. Luloff grabbed the lead on the restart and then pulled away over the final 3 laps to claim the win. Irvine settled for 2nd, Buchholz was 3rd, Rod Grother was 4th, with Marcus Wayne passing 10 cars from his 15th place starting spot to finish in 5th.
The final feature of the night was the 20 lap IMCA Modifieds, with Mike Manson and Dennis Betzer on the front row. Manson would take advantage of his front row starting spot to grab the lead on lap 1 over Betzer and Jeff Streeter. Manson then held the lead until the completion of lap 1, as the caution came out for debris in turn 1. Under the caution Manson slowed to a stop in turn 3 and was pushed to the pits to end his night. On the restart Shane Burbridge, who was running 8th, spun in turn 2 and collected Todd Conrad, Jamie Johnson and Terry Johnson. Jerry Luloff , who started 7th, jumped out front on the restart over Streeter and Ronn Lauritzen, who started 10th. Luloff then held on to the top spot until lap 17, when Lauritzen slipped under him to grab the lead. On the completion of lap 17 the caution would come out, as Terry Johnson stopped in turn 1. On the restart Patrick Flannagan, who was running 3rd, came to a stop in turn 2 after contact with Luloff. The following restart saw Lauritzen jump back out front over Luloff and Streeter, only to have the final caution come out on lap 18. This time Streeter, who was running 3rd, spun in turn 1 to bring out the yellow. On the restart Lauritzen moved back out front and then held on over the final 2 laps to claim the win. Luloff settled for 2nd, Mark Schulte came from 12th to finish in 3rd, Chris Snyder passed 14 cars from his 18th place starting spot to finish in 4th, with Betzer rounding out the top 5.
Notes from IMS: 24 Hobby Stocks, 20 Modifieds, 18 Late Models, 16 Stock Cars and 16 SportMods made up the 94 cars in 5 classes signed in on the night......Mike Padden recovered from his lap 1 spin in the Stock Car feature to come back up to finish in 6th....Scott Beauregard came from 13th to finish in 7th....Bryce Carey passed 8 cars from his 16th place starting spot to finish in 8th......Sam Wieben passed 9 cars from his 15th place starting spot in the SportMod feature to finish in 6th....Josh Burrell came from 10th to finish in 7th....Mike Mitchell started 12th and came home in 8th....Sean Vogt came from 13th to finish in 9th....Steve Wimer finished 10th after starting in 14th....Danny Dvorak, started 9th, had worked his way to 2nd by lap 7 when he pulled off with left rear suspension problems to end his run in 13th......Travis Smock started the Late Model feature in 14th and passed 7 cars to finish in 7th....Chad Lerch recovered from his lap 20 spin to come back up to finish in 10th....Leon Thomsen came from 16th to finish in 11th....Jeff Aikey, who started 8th, was running 7th when he pulled off on the lap 21 caution to end his night in 13th....Greg Kastli scratched from the feature after troubles in his heat......Justin Stander came from 12th in the Hobby Stock feature to finish in 8th....Cale Petersen passed 11 cars from his 24th starting place to come home in 13th....Nick Welch came from 21st to finish in 16th....Jim Ball Jr., who started 8th, had worked his way to 5th by lap 4 when he pulled off with troubles to end his night in 21st....Jason Williams and Justin Ginther had troubles after there heat races to force them to scratch from the feature......Jamie Johnson, who started the Modified feature in 15th, was invloved in the lap 3 crash and went to the back for the restart. He would recover to take home a 6th place finish....Patrick Flannagan, who started 8th and was running 3rd, came to a stop in turn 2 on lap 17 to bring out the yellow. He would recover over the final 3 laps to finish in 7th....Jeff Streeter came back up to 8th after his lap 18 spin, while running in 3rd....Terry Johnson, who started 17th, finished 9th after his lap 3 involvement in a crash and a solo caution on lap 17....Vern Jackson came from 16th to finish in 12th....Troy Cordes, who started 11th and had worked his way up to 4th by lap 17 would pull off under the caution with left front damage. The amazing thing about that was Cordes got the damage on lap 5 when he clipped a tire in turn 2 and then ran up until lap 17 with the damage......I would like to thank Ryan Clark for inviting me up to the Independence Motor Speedway. My first ever trip was worth the drive and I look for a few more trips back up there before the end of the 2012 season!
Savage, Wilson and Wenig Get There First Wins of the Season at the Lee County Speedway
Donnellson, IA (Friday, June 1, 2012) - Friday night was another regular points night at the Lee County Speedway in Donnellson, Iowa. When the early night came to an end, 9:35 p.m., Brandon Savage (IMCA Modifieds), Vance Wilson (IMCA SportMods) and Jake Wenig (LCS Hobby Stocks) pick up there first wins of the season at the speedway. While Matt Greiner (IMCA Stock Cars) got his second win of the season and Chuck Fullenkamp (IMCA Sport Compacts) picked up his third win of the season at the track.
The first feature of the night was the IMCA Sport Compact 12 lap feature, with C.J. Loring and Dakota Anderson leading the field to the green. Loring would take advantage of his front row start to grab the lead on lap 1 over William Michel and Brandon Lambert. Loring then held the top spot until lap 5, when Chuck Fullenkamp, who started 6th, jumped to his outside to grab the lead away. Fullenkamp then pulled away over the final 7 laps, in a caution free race, to claim his third win of the season at the track. Lambert held on for 2nd, Michel was 3rd, Nick Wilkerson came from 8th to finish in 4th, with Darin Smith rounding out the top 5.
Up next was the 15 lap IMCA SportMod feature, with Vance Wilson and Charles VanZandt making up the front row for the event. Wilson would jump out front from his front row starting spot to grab the lead on lap 1 over Levi Smith and Kevin Cale, who is still subbing for the injured Dean Kratzer in the 4k car. While Wilson set a fast pace out front Tony Dunker, who started 10th, and Brandon Ruffcorn, who started 8th, were making there way towards the front. Just when it looked like Wilson was going to pull away for an easy win, the first and only caution of the race came out on lap 6 for debris on the front stretch. On the restart Wilson jumped back out front, but now had Dunker challenging him for the lead. Wilson was able to hold back Dunker over the final 9 to pick up his first win of the season at the track. Dunker settled for 2nd, Ruffcorn was 3rd, Cale was 4th, with Levi Smith holding on for 5th.
Michael Wenke and Luke McLaughlin drew the front row for the 15 lap LCS Hobby Stock feature, with McLaughlin grabbing the lead on lap 1. On the completion of lap 1, Victor Hastings, who was running 4th, slowed in turn 1 with a flat tire to bring out the first of two cautions in the event. On the restart McLaughlin moved back out front, with Jake Wenig close behind in second. But the action was slowed for the final time on the completion of lap 2, as debris on the front stretch brought out the yellow light. Once again McLaughlin grabbed the lead on the restart, with Jake challenging him for the top spot. McLaughlin was able to hold back Wenig until lap 6, when Wenig was able to get by for the lead. Wenig then held on over the final 9 laps to claim his first win of the season at the speedway. McLaughlin settled for 2nd, Dan Wenig came from 7th to finish in 3rd, Dane Fenton finished 4th after starting in 8th, with Hastings recovering from his lap 1 flat to come back to finish in 5th.
Up next was the 20 lap IMCA Modified feature, Ryan Cook and Brandon Savage made up the front row after pole sitter Kyle Hill elected to go to the tail. Savage would take advantage of his front row starting spot to jump out into the lead on the drop of the green flag over Cook and Michael Browning. Savage then set a torad pace, as he pulled out to a full straight away lead, while Josh Foster, who started 9th, was working his way to the front. Foster would move past Cook into second on lap 6 and then went to work to cut into Savage's huge lead. But disaster would strike Foster on lap 15 when he lost a drive shaft down the backstretch to bring out the one and only caution of the event. On the restart Savage moved back out front, with Cook and Browning battling for 2nd. Savage once again pulled away over the final 4 laps to pick up his first win of the season at the track. Cook held on to finish 2nd despite running with a left front flat, Jeff Waterman came from 8th to finish in 3rd, Browning held on for 4th, with Tyler Cale coming from 15th to round out the top 5.
The final feature on the night was the 15 lap IMCA Stock Car feature, with Cale Samberg and Jeremy Pundt leading the field to the drop of the green. Samberg took advantage of his front row start to jump out into the lead on lap 1 over Pundt and Jim Lynch. Samberg, who was running the top of the track, and Matt Greiner, who was running the middle, ran laps 2 thru 5 side-by-side with Samberg edging Greiner at the stripe each time to lead each lap. But Greiner was able to edge out front on lap 6 to take over the top spot, while Jason Cook, who started 7th, and Jeff Mueller, who came from 9th, battle side-by-side in the battle for 3rd. The four car battle for the top four spots would race the final 9 laps in a side-by-side battle, with Greiner able to hold on to claim his second win of the season at the speedway. Mueller was able to get past Samberg on the final lap to settled for 2nd, Samberg held on for 3rd, Cook was 4th, with Lynch coming home in 5th.
Notes from LCS: In 77 laps of feature racing there were only 4 cautions in the 5 feature events, 0 in Sport Compacts, 1 in SportMods for debris, 2 in LCS Hobby Stocks, 1 in Modifieds for a drive shaft and 0 in Stock Cars......Kimberly Abbott started the Sport Compact feature in 13th and passed 7 cars to bring home a 6th place finish....Scott Smith came from 14th to finish in 9th....Rob Hammel, who started 9th and had worked his way to 5th by lap 8, pulled off on lap 10 with troubles to end his night in 11th....C.J. Loring, who had led the first 4 laps, pulled off on lap 5 with troubles to end his run in 12th....Cory Howk, a new competitor this week at Lee County, started 10th and would finish 8th. But had to go to tech due to finishing in the mystery spot. He was then disqualified for having illegal tires......Rick Barlow Jr. finished the SportMod feature in 6th after starting in 9th....John Oliver Jr. was suppose to start 7th, but scratched from the event with motor troubles....Bobby Anders and Chris Larson also had troubles in hot laps to force them to scratch from the heat and feature......Brad Weber came from 13th in the Hobby Stock feature and passed 5 cars to finish in 8th....Dane Blozovich, who just purchased a Hobby Stock, made his debut on Friday at Lee County. He would start the feature in 10th and finished there in a 9:1 IMCA legal car......Bill Roberts Jr. had troubles in his Modified heat and had to start the feature in 13th. He would pass 6 cars to finish in 7th....Derek Hamm came from 11th to finish in 8th....Kyle Hill, who was suppose to start on the pole, elected to go to the tail and came up to finish in 9th....Rich Smith was running 6th, when he pulled off with troubles on lap 6, to end his night in 13th....Dustin Crear and Jeff Gerhardt had troubles after there heats to force them to scratch from the feature.
The first feature of the night was the IMCA Sport Compact 12 lap feature, with C.J. Loring and Dakota Anderson leading the field to the green. Loring would take advantage of his front row start to grab the lead on lap 1 over William Michel and Brandon Lambert. Loring then held the top spot until lap 5, when Chuck Fullenkamp, who started 6th, jumped to his outside to grab the lead away. Fullenkamp then pulled away over the final 7 laps, in a caution free race, to claim his third win of the season at the track. Lambert held on for 2nd, Michel was 3rd, Nick Wilkerson came from 8th to finish in 4th, with Darin Smith rounding out the top 5.
Up next was the 15 lap IMCA SportMod feature, with Vance Wilson and Charles VanZandt making up the front row for the event. Wilson would jump out front from his front row starting spot to grab the lead on lap 1 over Levi Smith and Kevin Cale, who is still subbing for the injured Dean Kratzer in the 4k car. While Wilson set a fast pace out front Tony Dunker, who started 10th, and Brandon Ruffcorn, who started 8th, were making there way towards the front. Just when it looked like Wilson was going to pull away for an easy win, the first and only caution of the race came out on lap 6 for debris on the front stretch. On the restart Wilson jumped back out front, but now had Dunker challenging him for the lead. Wilson was able to hold back Dunker over the final 9 to pick up his first win of the season at the track. Dunker settled for 2nd, Ruffcorn was 3rd, Cale was 4th, with Levi Smith holding on for 5th.
Michael Wenke and Luke McLaughlin drew the front row for the 15 lap LCS Hobby Stock feature, with McLaughlin grabbing the lead on lap 1. On the completion of lap 1, Victor Hastings, who was running 4th, slowed in turn 1 with a flat tire to bring out the first of two cautions in the event. On the restart McLaughlin moved back out front, with Jake Wenig close behind in second. But the action was slowed for the final time on the completion of lap 2, as debris on the front stretch brought out the yellow light. Once again McLaughlin grabbed the lead on the restart, with Jake challenging him for the top spot. McLaughlin was able to hold back Wenig until lap 6, when Wenig was able to get by for the lead. Wenig then held on over the final 9 laps to claim his first win of the season at the speedway. McLaughlin settled for 2nd, Dan Wenig came from 7th to finish in 3rd, Dane Fenton finished 4th after starting in 8th, with Hastings recovering from his lap 1 flat to come back to finish in 5th.
Up next was the 20 lap IMCA Modified feature, Ryan Cook and Brandon Savage made up the front row after pole sitter Kyle Hill elected to go to the tail. Savage would take advantage of his front row starting spot to jump out into the lead on the drop of the green flag over Cook and Michael Browning. Savage then set a torad pace, as he pulled out to a full straight away lead, while Josh Foster, who started 9th, was working his way to the front. Foster would move past Cook into second on lap 6 and then went to work to cut into Savage's huge lead. But disaster would strike Foster on lap 15 when he lost a drive shaft down the backstretch to bring out the one and only caution of the event. On the restart Savage moved back out front, with Cook and Browning battling for 2nd. Savage once again pulled away over the final 4 laps to pick up his first win of the season at the track. Cook held on to finish 2nd despite running with a left front flat, Jeff Waterman came from 8th to finish in 3rd, Browning held on for 4th, with Tyler Cale coming from 15th to round out the top 5.
The final feature on the night was the 15 lap IMCA Stock Car feature, with Cale Samberg and Jeremy Pundt leading the field to the drop of the green. Samberg took advantage of his front row start to jump out into the lead on lap 1 over Pundt and Jim Lynch. Samberg, who was running the top of the track, and Matt Greiner, who was running the middle, ran laps 2 thru 5 side-by-side with Samberg edging Greiner at the stripe each time to lead each lap. But Greiner was able to edge out front on lap 6 to take over the top spot, while Jason Cook, who started 7th, and Jeff Mueller, who came from 9th, battle side-by-side in the battle for 3rd. The four car battle for the top four spots would race the final 9 laps in a side-by-side battle, with Greiner able to hold on to claim his second win of the season at the speedway. Mueller was able to get past Samberg on the final lap to settled for 2nd, Samberg held on for 3rd, Cook was 4th, with Lynch coming home in 5th.
Notes from LCS: In 77 laps of feature racing there were only 4 cautions in the 5 feature events, 0 in Sport Compacts, 1 in SportMods for debris, 2 in LCS Hobby Stocks, 1 in Modifieds for a drive shaft and 0 in Stock Cars......Kimberly Abbott started the Sport Compact feature in 13th and passed 7 cars to bring home a 6th place finish....Scott Smith came from 14th to finish in 9th....Rob Hammel, who started 9th and had worked his way to 5th by lap 8, pulled off on lap 10 with troubles to end his night in 11th....C.J. Loring, who had led the first 4 laps, pulled off on lap 5 with troubles to end his run in 12th....Cory Howk, a new competitor this week at Lee County, started 10th and would finish 8th. But had to go to tech due to finishing in the mystery spot. He was then disqualified for having illegal tires......Rick Barlow Jr. finished the SportMod feature in 6th after starting in 9th....John Oliver Jr. was suppose to start 7th, but scratched from the event with motor troubles....Bobby Anders and Chris Larson also had troubles in hot laps to force them to scratch from the heat and feature......Brad Weber came from 13th in the Hobby Stock feature and passed 5 cars to finish in 8th....Dane Blozovich, who just purchased a Hobby Stock, made his debut on Friday at Lee County. He would start the feature in 10th and finished there in a 9:1 IMCA legal car......Bill Roberts Jr. had troubles in his Modified heat and had to start the feature in 13th. He would pass 6 cars to finish in 7th....Derek Hamm came from 11th to finish in 8th....Kyle Hill, who was suppose to start on the pole, elected to go to the tail and came up to finish in 9th....Rich Smith was running 6th, when he pulled off with troubles on lap 6, to end his night in 13th....Dustin Crear and Jeff Gerhardt had troubles after there heats to force them to scratch from the feature.
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