The first feature up on the night was the 25 lap UMP Modifieds, with Dave Wietholder and Steven DeLonjay leading the field to the green flag. Wietholder would take advantage of his front row start to grab the lead on lap 1, with Rusty Griffaw edging out DeLonjay at the line for the second spot. But just after the completion of lap 1 the first caution of the event appeared, as Jeff Yates spun in turn 4 to bring out the yellow. On the restart Wietholder jumped back out front, with Griffaw holding back DeLonjay for the second spot. Wietholder was able to keep his car glued to the bottom of the speedway, as Griffaw tried to get under him over the next several laps. The lead trio of Wietholder, Griffaw and DeLonjay worked thru heavy lapped traffic, until the second caution of the race waved on lap 21. This time a tire was clipped and pushed out onto the track in turn 3 to bring out the yellow. Once again Wietholder grabbed the lead on the restart, with Griffaw close behind in second. But the final caution 1 lap later, lap 22, would set up a 3 lap dash to the checkers. Dean Vickers, who was running 6th, spun in turn 4 to bring out the yellow. Wietholder again grabbed the lead on the restart and then held on over the final 3 laps to pick up the win. Griffaw settled for 2nd, DeLonjay was 3rd, Chris Spaulding was 4th, with Keith Pratt coming home in 5th.
Up next was the 30 lap MOWA Sprint Car feature, with 16 year old Paul Nienhiser and Joey Moughan making up the front row after their one - two finish in the dash. Nienhiser took advantage of his front row start to grab the lead on lap 1 over Moughan and Jimmy Hurley. But just after the completion of lap 1 the first and only caution of the event appeared, as Mark Tischer slowed down the front stretch to bring out the yellow. On the restart Nienhiser jumped back out front, with Moughan close behind in second. Nienhiser would set a fast pace and was starting to pull away from second place running Moughan, that was until he came up on lapped cars on lap 10. With Nienhiser being slowed by the lapped traffic, Moughan was able to close back to his back bumper on lap 12. Nienhiser, who was committed to the top of the track, got caught behind a few lapped cars on lap 18, which allowed Moughan to slip under him to grab the top spot. But Nienhiser used the top of the track to power back Moughan on lap 19 to grab the lead back. Nienhiser then held off Moughan over the final 6 laps to claim his first career MOWA 410 Sprint Car win. Moughan settled for 2nd, A.J. Bruns was 3rd, Jerrod Hull, the two time and current MOWA points leader, finished in 4th, with Jim Moughan coming from 10th to finish in 5th.
Bobby Pierce and Brandon Sheppard led the field to the green in the 30 lap UMP Late Model feature, with Pierce edging out Sheppard at the line to grab the lead on lap 1. Sheppard would use the top of the track to grab the lead away from Pierce on lap 2. Pierce stayed glued to Sheppard's back bumper until they entered lapped traffic by the half way point, which allowed Sheppard to put some distance between himself and Pierce. Sheppard pulled away to lead the final 29 laps of caution free racing to pick up the win. Pierce settled for 2nd, Mark Burgtorf came from 7th to 3rd, Denny Woodworth was the last car on the lead lap in 4th, with Rickey Frankel coming home in 5th.
The final feature up on the night was the 12 lap IMCA Sport Compacts, with Alex Baker and Josh Childress making up the front row for the event. But it was fifth place starter Kimberly Abbott who edged out Skipp Dunker at the line by inches to grab the lead on lap 1. Abbott then held the top spot until lap 3, when Austen Becerra, who started 6th, slipped under her for the lead. Becerra then held on over the final 9 laps to claim his fourth win in a row at the track. Abbott settled for 2nd, Dunker was 3rd, Seith Woodruff came from 9th to finish in 4th, with Brandon Lambert holding on for 5th.
Notes from Quincy: Adam Birck started the UMP Modified feature in 8th and finished 6th....Jim Black came from 10th to take home 7th....Jeff Yates recovered from his lap 1 spin to come back up to finish in 10th......Brett Triplett started the MOWA Sprint feature in 14th and passed 5 cars to come home in 9th....Logan Faucon passed 7 cars from his 17th place starting spot to take home a 10th place finish....Mark Tischer, who started 16th, recovered from his lap 1 caution to come back to finish in 13th....The battle for the UMP Late Model National Championship once again featured the current top two drivers, Brandon Sheppard and Bobby Pierce. With Sheppard coming out on top to give him a few more points over Pierce....Dustin Griffin started 10th and finished 6th....Ron Elbe came from 11th to finish in 8th....Dillan White made the pull over from Crofton, Kentucky, but was the first car to drop out of the feature......Scott Smith came from 10th in the IMCA Sport Compact feature to finish in 7th.
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