Thirty-seven UMP Late Models, 27 UMP Modifieds, and 19 SportMods signed in on the night in hopes of taking home the big prizes. After Late Model and Modified qualifying, 4 heat races in both the Late Models and Modifieds, a Late Model C Main, B Main for the Late Models and Modifieds, and 3 SportMod heats the feature fields were set to take to the track.
The first feature up was the 30 lap UMP Modifieds, with Dave Wietholder and Matt Goulden drawing the front row for the event. Wietholder would take advantage of his front row start to jump out into the lead on lap 1 over Goulden and Steven DeLonjay. Wietholder started to pull away from the battle for second and started to enter lapped traffic on lap 10, when the first caution of the event came out. Cody Bauman would spin in turn 1 to bring out the yellow. On the restart Wietholder moved back out front, with DeLonjay working on Goulden for second. While Wietholder continued to set the pace, DeLonjay would over take Goulden on lap 15 and then went to work on Wietholder for the top spot. Wietholder would enter lapped traffic on lap 18, which allowed DeLonjay to close in on his back bumper. The two would work around the lapped car on lap 19, with Wietholder choosing the top and DeLonjay the bottom. The bottom choice paid off for DeLonjay as he grabbed the lead away on lap 19. DeLonjay then went unchallenged over the final 11 laps to claim his sixth win of the season at Quincy Raceways in eight starts, plus took home the $1,000 top prize. Wietholder settled for 2nd, Goulden was 3rd, Rusty Griffaw was 4th, with Jim Black rounding out the top 5.
Brian Divley and Brian Shirley led the field to the drop of the green flag in the 40 lap UMP Late Model feature. But just as the green flag was waved the caution light would come on, as Clint Kirkham slowed to a stop in turn 2. On the original restart Shirley moved out front on lap 1 over Divley, Bobby Pierce and Shannon Babb. Just as Shirley started to pull away the second caution of the event would appear on lap 3. This time Jerry Lierly and Michael Long would collide in turn 4 to bring the yellow light on. Shirley once again grabbed the lead on the restart, with Divley, Pierce and Babb going back with there battle for second. Babb made a power move up top to get around Divley and Pierce on lap 10 and then went to work on cutting into Shirley's lead. Shirley started to enter lapped traffic on lap 12 which allowed Babb to close in quickly. Babb would use the pick of the lapped car to jump to the outside of Shirley on lap 15 to take over the top spot. But Shirley didn't go away easy, as he stayed glued to Babb's back bumper over the next 5 laps. As the two crossed the halfway point of the race, they would enter more lapped traffic which allowed Shirley to slip under Babb to grab the lead on lap 21 by inches. Babb would come back on the top of the speedway the next lap to take the lead back by inches. Babb then pulled away over the final 19 laps to claim the $5,000 top prize and his second win on the tour in 2013. Shirley settled for 2nd, Pierce was able to clear Divley late to come home in 3rd, Divley was 4th, with current tour points leader Brandon Sheppard coming from 12th to round out the top 5.
The final feature up on the night was the 25 lap "King of the Bull Ring" IMCA SportMod feature, with Abe Huls and Brandon Dale drawing the front row for the event. Dale would take advantage of his draw to grab the lead on lap 1 over Tony Dunker and Tanner Klingele. But Dunker would jump to the bottom of the track on lap 2 to take over the top spot and then held it until the first caution on lap 5. Bradley Holtmeyer came to a stop on the front stretch to bring out the yellow. On the restart Austin Heacock would spin in turn 4 to bring the yellow light back on. The following restart saw Holtmeyer spin to a stop in turn 4 to keep the yellow light on. Another restart produced another caution, as Jim Gillenwater, who started 8th and had worked his way up to 5th, spun into the back stretch guardrail to bring the yellow light back on. The next attempt of a restart saw another caution, as Jason Baker spun to a stop in turn 2. Once back to green Dunker moved back out front, with Klingele and Dale going at it for second. Just as Dunker started to pull away, another caution came out on lap 9. Terry Houston would spin in turn 1 and collected Michael Joe Bliven to bring out the yellow. Dunker again jumped out into the lead on the restart, with Klingele and Dale side-by-side for second. But once again just as the action up front was heating up, another caution came out on lap 12 to slow it down. This time Huls, who was running 4th, slowed to a stop in turn 4 to bring out the yellow. On the restart Greg Uppinghouse went over turns 1 and 2 to bring the yellow light back on. The next restart saw Dunker move back out front, with Klingele and Dale going back to the battle for second. Just like the last few times Dunker started to pull away from the field when another caution came out on lap 17 to slow the action down. Gillenwater, who was battling for 2nd after coming from the rear from the lap 5 spin, spun in turn 3 with a left rear flat to bring out the yellow. On the restart Uppinhouse took another trip over turns 1 and 2 to bring the yellow light back on. The next restart saw Dunker move back out front, with Dale now working to hold back Huls, who recovered from the lap 12 caution to get back up to 3rd. The final caution of the event would appear on lap 18, as a tire was pushed onto the track down the back stretch. Dunker grabbed the lead on the final restart and then held on to claim the $1,003 top prize. Huls won the battle for 2nd, Dale was 3rd, Charles VanZandt was 4th, with 10th place starter Bliven recovering from his lap 9 caution to come home in 5th.
Notes from Quincy: The list of Late Models drivers signed in at Quincy were from seven states, including Illinois, California, Ohio, Kentucky, Missouri, Florida, and Wisconsin....Some of the drivers not making the A main include Tanner English, Terry English, Jason Riggs, Tim Lance, Justin Reed, Jared Schlipman, Jason Jaggers, and Todd Frank....Kevin Weaver started 10th and took home a 7th place finish....Randy Korte came from 13th and finished in 9th....Denny Woodworth passed 6 cars from his 16th place starting spot to finish in 10th....Matt Furman took the last qualifying spot in the B Main and started the feature in 18th. He would pass 7 cars to finish in 11th....Dustin Griffin took a provisional and started 19th, then passed 4 cars to finish in 15th....Jason McBride also took a provisional to get into the A Main. He started 22nd and passed 6 cars to finish in 16th...Todd Frank from Mellen, WI had planned on completing the entire tour, but after rolling a car in time trials for the second time during the tour his run may have come to an end......The Modified field had seven states represented, which was Illinois, Missouri and Kentucky....Michael Long started the A Main in 8th and finished in 6th....Michael Stuckey came from 14th to finish in 10th....NASCAR and SPEED tv star Kenny Wallace came from 13th to finish in 11th....Donovan Lodge won the B Main and started the A Main in 17th, he would then pass 5 cars to finish in 12th....Robbie Reed got a track provisional to get into the A Main, where he started 20th. He then passed 5 cars to finish in 15th....Russ Coultas also took a track provisional and started 21st. He to passed 5 cars to come home in 16th....Ryan Porter was awarded a track provisional to get into the A Main, where he started 22nd and finished 18th......Abe Huls, a Stock Car stand out for the past few years drove Richard Wagy's IMCA SportMod for the second time this year. He would started the feature on the pole and was running in the top 4 when he slowed to a stop in turn 4 on lap 12 to bring out the yellow. But he was able to drive it back to the front by lap 18 to challenge Dunker for the lead over the final 7 laps. At the drop of the checkered Huls crossed the line a close 2nd....Rick Barlow Jr came from 15th and passed 8 cars to finish in 7th....Bob Cowman passed 10 cars from his 18th place starting spot to come home in 8th....Terry Houston, another Stock Car driver for many years jumped behind the wheel of Chandler Owens' ride for the night. He would start the A Main in 7th and was running in the top 5 when he spun on lap 9 to bring out the caution. After working his way back up into the top 5 late and spinning again, but not bringing out the caution, Houston would settle with a 11th place finish....Nick Roberts made the pull over from Des Moines, IA to try and take the $1,003 back home with him. He would pull the number 12 for the redraw to start the A Main. Nick then drove it up to 8th by lap 5 when he had to pit under the caution with a right rear flat. But after returning to the track for the restart and working his way back up to 10th, he would pull off with troubles to get credited with 14th....Austin Heacock from Peason, IA, which is around Iowa City, IA, made the pull to Quincy to compete on the night. His luck was just like Nick Roberts, as he drew a number 11 for the feature. But on the restart after the lap 5 caution, Heacock ended up with right front damage after the field got stacked up in front of him. Heacock was credited with 16th....Chris Larson's night ended early, as contact from another car on the start of the heat race sent his car barrel rolling off turns three and four several times. He was taken out in an ambulance to be checked out at the local hospital. It was later announced that Larson was released after complaining of a shoulder pain!....Jon Lear had troubles after his heat race to force him to scratch from the feature.
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