Burlington, IA (Saturday, June 30, 2012) - Even though the calendar said Saturday, June 30th the racing action at 34 Raceway was the completion of last weeks (Saturday, June 23rd) races, as heavy rains moved in just after 9 of the 14 heat races were completed. So rather then starting over the next week the staff at 34 Raceway just decided to let everybody use there pit passes and grandstand tickets to return the follow week to complete the rest of the program. At the end of the nights events three drivers visited victory lane at 34 Raceway for the first time in 2012, while three others picked up repeat wins.
The first feature of the night was the 20 lap 305 Sprints, with Tony Burk and Kyle Peterson on the front row. On the drop of the green flag Burk and Dustin Whiting would get together down the backstretch, with both cars flipping to bring out the red. Both drivers would climb from there mangled cars ok. That would move Shane Quam to the pole for the restart, but it was Brandyn Martin who jumped into the lead on lap 1 over Quam and Andy Huston. A caution on lap 2 for Jacob Glasgow, who spun in turn 2, would slow the action. On the restart Martin moved back out front, with Huston following close behind in second. Martin started to pull away from the field, when the field was brought back to his back bumper on lap 9. This time Peterson would spin in turn 1 to bring out the yellow. On the restart Corey Timmerman would spin in turn 2 to bring the yellow light back on. Martin once again jumped back out front on the restart, with Huston trying to hold back Donnie Steward, who started 12th. Just like he did before the last caution, Martin started to pull away from the battle for second when he was slowed for the final time on lap 12. This time Justin Newberry, who started 14th and was running 7th, spun in turn 4 to bring out the yellow. On the restart Martin jumped back out front, but now had Steward close behind in second. While Martin worked the bottom of the speedway, Steward jumped to the top to try and get by Martin. Steward would make the grove work as he took over the top spot on lap 17. But Martin wouldn't give up, as he ran the next 2 laps side-by-side with Steward. Steward was able to hold back Martin over the final laps to pick up another win of the season at the track. Martin settled for 2nd, John Schulz came from 11th to finish in 3rd, Huston held on for 4th, with Ryan Jamison coming from 10th to round out the top 5.
Up next was the 15 lap IMCA SportMod feature, with Sean Wyett and Rod Staats leading the field to green. Wyett would take advantage of his front row start to grab the lead on lap 1 over Staats and Levi Smith. While Wyett continued to lead the field, Tony Dunker, who started 10th, was working his way towards the front. Dunker would slip under Wyett on lap 7 to grab the lead away, as they started to enter lapped traffic. Disaster would almost strike Dunker coming out of turn 4 to complete lap 10, as Josh Smith spun in front of him to almost collect Dunker. On the restart Creston Williams, who was running 4th, spun in turn 4 and collected Rick Barlow Jr. and Adam Shelman to bring out the yellow. Dunker would jump back out front on the restart, with John Oliver Jr., who started 9th, close behind in second. Dunker would go on to lead the final 6 laps to remain undefeated on the season at 34 Raceway. Oliver Jr. would finish in 2nd, Michael Joe Bliven came from 8th to finish in 3rd, Staats held on for 4th, with Barlow Jr. recovering from the lap 9 crash to finish in 5th.
Dustin Ravelin and Jerrod Nichols led the field to the drop of the green flag in the 12 lap 4 Cylinder feature. But it was 5th place starter John Whalen who quickly moved to the front to lead lap 1. The first caution of the event would appear on the completion of lap 1, as Nick Wilkerson slowed to a stop in turn 4 to bring out the yellow. On the restart Whalen moved back out front, with Nichols working to hold back James Roose for second. But another caution on lap 2 would slow the action up front for the second time. This time Bradley Stevenson spun off of the track in turn 2 to bring out the yellow. On the restart Mike Hornung Jr., who started 15th and was running 5th, jumped the restart to bring the yellow light back on and was sent to the rear. On the restart Roose was able to get around Whalen to grab the top spot on lap 3. Whalen wouldn't give up, as he worked the bottom of the speedway to stay close to Roose. But a red on lap 8 would slow the battle up front. This time Stevenson would stop in turn 4 with flames coming from under the hood of his car to bring out the red. He would climb out ok. Roose again grabbed the lead on the restart, with Whalen close behind in second. Roose, who was up top, and Whalen, who was on the bottom, ran the final 8 laps side-by-side, with Whalen edging out Roose at the line by inches to lead lap 11. But Roose was able to make the top groove work on the final lap to pick up his second win in a row at the track. Whalen settled for 2nd, Wilkerson recovered from his lap 1 caution to come back up to finish in 3rd, Victor Hastings piloted the A1 usually driven by Kevin Mortimer to a 4th place finish after starting back in 11th, with Hornung Jr. coming from the rear after his jump on the lap 3 restart to round out the top 5.
Tom Bowling Jr. and Matt Strassheim led the field to the green in the 25 lap IMCA Late Model feature, with Bowling Jr. grabbing the lead on lap 1 over Todd Malmstrom and Strassheim. As Bowling Jr. continued to lead the field, Nate Beuseling, who started 5th, was working to chase down Bowling Jr. Beuseling was able to chase down Bowling Jr. to over take him on lap 15 to grab the top spot, while Mark Burgtorf, who started 7th, and Tom Goble, who started 8th, moved in to battle Bowling Jr. for second. But Beuseling would pull away over the final 10 laps to pick up the easy win, his first of the season at 34 Raceway. Goble was able to win the battle for 2nd, Burgtorf was 3rd, Bowling Jr. held on for 4th, with Colby Springsteen coming home in 5th.
Up next was the 20 lap IMCA Modified feature, with Bill Roberts Jr. and Dennis LaVeine on the front row. LaVeine would take advantage of his front row start to grab the lead on lap 1 over Roberts Jr. The action up front was slowed for the first time on lap 4, as Quienten Schoffner spun in turn 4 to bring out the yellow. On the restart LaVeine jumped back out front, with Roberts Jr. working to hold back Dusty Kraklio. Just as LaVeine started to pull away from the field, the second caution of the event would come out on lap 8. This time Chadwick Giberson spun in turn 4 and collected Schoffner and Jamie Smith to bring out the yellow. Once again LaVeine moved back out front on the restart, with Roberts Jr. now working to hold back Josh Foster, who started 10th, for second. But the action up front was slowed on lap 9, as Smith spun in turn 4 to bring the yellow light on. On the restart LaVeine again jumped out front, with Roberts Jr. still holding back Foster for the battle for second. LaVeine then started to pull away from the second place battle, when the final caution of the event came out on lap 15. Once again Smith spun in turn 4 to bring out his second solo caution to end his night. On the restart LaVeine moved back out front and then held on over the final 3 laps to claim his first win of the season at the track. Roberts Jr. held on for the battle for 2nd, Foster was 3rd, Lonnie Heap came home in 4th, with Chris Horn rounding out the top 5.
The final feature of the night was the 20 lap IMCA Stock Cars, with John Oliver Jr. and Jeremy Pundt drawing the front row for the event. Oliver Jr. would jump out front on lap 1 from his front row starting spot, with Pundt following close behind in 2nd. The action up front was slowed for the first time on lap 3, as Jeff Mueller spun in turn 4 with a right rear flat to bring out the yellow. On the restart Corey Strothman would spin in turn 2 and collected Chris Webb to bring the yellow light back on. Oliver Jr. moved back out front on the restart, with Jason Cook over taking Pundt for second. Just as Oliver Jr. started to pull away from the field, another caution would appear on the speedway on lap 12. This time Travis Hartman would spin in turn 4 to bring out the yellow. On the restart Alex Buffington, who was running 3rd, got sideways down the front stretch and was straighten out by Matt Greiner, who was running 5th. But Greiner was clipped by Pundt to get him sideways and collected Hartman, as the three cars came to a stop in turn 3 to bring out the red. On the restart Oliver Jr. grabbed the lead once again, with Abe Huls, who started 10th, moving pass Buffington to take second. Oliver Jr. was able to hold on over the final 8 laps to pick up the win. Buffington was able to get 2nd on the final lap, Huls settled for 3rd, Cook was 4th, with Brett Timmerman coming home in 5th.
Notes from 34: Jayson Ditsworth and Dustin Clark in 305 Sprints, Chuck Fullenkamp and Garrett McGinnity in 4 Cylinders, Tom Darbyshire, Matt Bailey and Rob Toland, who was piloting the #29 of Adam Oppendike's in the Late Models, Kyle Hill, Jonathan Olmscheid and Darin Thye in the Modifieds, and Matt Keller in the Stock Cars were all unable to return this week to compete in there features......Corey Timmerman, who started 15th, in the 305 Sprint feature ans spun on lap 9 to bring out a yellow recovered to come back up to finish in 8th....Justin Newberry recovered from his lap 12 spin to finish in 10th....Jacob Glasgow recovered from his lap 2 spin to come back up to finish in 12th......Richard Shinall came from 11th in the SportMod feature to finish in 7th....Tim Zeman, who was running 5th, had troubles on the final lap coming off turn 4 to get into the front stretch wall to end his run in 8th....Josh Smith recovered from his lap 9 spin to come back to finish in 9th....Sean Wyett, who was running 3rd, pulled off on lap 10 with rear end troubles to end his night in 10th......Skipp Dunker passed 11 cars from his 17th place starting spot to finish in 6th in the 4 Cylinder feature, on his first trip to the track....Bryerson Tharp started 13th and finished in 8th....Kody Bass had troubles in hot laps to force him to scratch from the feature......Chuck Hanna made his first trip to 34 Raceway and started the Late Model feature in 9th and finished in 7th......Scott Hogan came from 11th in the Modified feature to finish in 6th....Mike Weikert Jr. came from 17th to take home a 9th place finish....Dane Fenton came from 18th to finish in 12th....Brandon Rothzen, who was running 8th, pulled off on the lap 8 caution with a right rear flat. He was unable to make it back out before the caution light went out to end his night in 16th....Jeff Waterman pulled off on the drop of the green flag with a broken gear to end his night early in 18th......Corey Strothman recovered from his lap 3 spin in the Stock Car feature to come back up to finish in 6th....Tim Breuer passed 9 cars from his 16th place starting spot to take home a 7th place finish....Ray Raker came from 14th to finish in 8th....Derek St. Clair and John Brockway had troubles to force them to scratch from the feature.
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