Quincy, IL (Sunday, June 29, 2014) - Everybody was beginning to wonder if mother nature didn't like the Quincy Raceways in Quincy, IL, as she rained on the UMP Summernationals and Modified Nationals back on June 19th and then followed that up by raining on the weekly program on Sunday, June 22nd. But finally with bright sunny skies this past Sunday's program was completed, and with the UMP Summernationals just east of the track at Lincoln, IL the UMP Late Models were given the night off and replaced with the 305 Sprints.
The first feature up on the night was the 25 lap 305 Sprints, with Daniel Bergquist and Jarrod Schneiderman making up the front row for the event. Bergquist took advantage of his front row starting spot to jump out into the lead on lap 1 over Schneiderman and Cody Wehrle. Bergquist, who was working the bottom, tried to hold back Schneiderman, who was up top, over the next 5 lap. When Schneiderman spun in turn 1 to bring out the caution. On the restart Bergquist moved back out front, with Wehrle, Robbie Standridge and Caleb Wankel battling for the runner up spot. Wehrle, Standridge and Wankel went three wide into turn 1 on lap 7, with a little contact sent Wehrle and Wankel spinning off turn 2 to bring out the yellow. Bergquist once again grabbed the lead on the restart, with Standridge and Dave Getchell, who started 7th, close behind. The action up front was slowed on lap 8, when Steven Russell slowed to a stop down the backstretch to bring out the yellow. On the restart Travis Howard spun in turn 4 to bring the yellow light back on. The following restart saw Burgquist jump back out front, with Standridge close behind in second. Both Bergquist and Standridge worked the bottom of the track, with Standridge waiting for Bergquist to slip up and allow him to get by. Standridge got his chance coming out of turn 4 to complete lap 19, as he edged Bergquist out at the line to grab the top spot. Coming to the white flag Standridge's car started to slow off the turns, which allowed Bergquist and Schneiderman, who recovered from his spin on lap 5, to slip past and battle for the win. Bergquist was able to hold on over the final lap to claim the win. Schneiderman settled for 2nd, Getchell was 3rd, Standridge was 4th, with Russell, who started 10th, recovering from his stoppage on lap 8 to come back up to finish in 5th.
Up next was the 15 lap IMCA Sport Compact feature, with Alex Costigan and Darin Weisinger Jr. leading the field to the green flag. But it was third place started Brandon Lambert who grabbed the lead on lap 1 over Austen Becerra, who started 8th, and Weisinger Jr. Lambert then had to work to hold off Becerra over the next 4 laps, when Becerra jumped to his outside off turn 4 to grab the top spot away on lap 5. The first and only caution of the race appeared on lap 9, when Mike Hornung Jr., who was running 5th, spun in turn 4 to bring out the yellow. On the restart Becerra moved back out front, with Lambert working to hold off Kimberly Abbott, who started 7th. Becerra would pull away over the final 6 laps to pick up his 22 win of the season. Lambert won the battle for 2nd, Abbott was 3rd, Bryce Baker was 4th, with Weisinger Jr. rounding out the top 5.
Dylan Hoover and Michael Long made up the front row for the 25 lap UMP Modified feature, with Long grabbing the lead on lap 1 over David Wietholder and Steven DeLonjay. The action was slowed for the first time on lap 2, when Hoover, who was running 5th, spun in turn 4 to bring out the yellow. On the restart Long jumped back out front, with Wietholder and DeLonjay battling for second. DeLonjay would slip under Wietholder for the runner up spot on lap 5 and then went to work on Long for the lead. Long was able to hold DeLonjay off, when the second and final caution came out on lap 15. This time Russ Schoonover spun in turn 2 to bring out the yellow. Long once again grabbed the lead on the restart, with Wietholder over taking DeLonjay for the second spot. While Long worked the top of the track, Wietholder was on the bottom and trying to get past Long for the lead. But Long was able to hold him off over the final laps to claim the win. Wietholder was 2nd, DeLonjay was 3rd despite having a left rear flat, Craig Spegal came from 8th to finish in 4th, with Robbie Reed coming home in 5th.
Up next was the 18 lap IMCA Stock Car feature, with Jerry Jansen and Nathan Hayes on the front row for the event. Jansen took advantage of his front row start to grab the lead on lap 1 over Beau Taylor and Hayes. Jansen then held the top spot until lap 3, when Taylor slipped under him coming off turn 4 to edge him out at the line for the lead. Taylor then started to pull away from the field, when his big lead was erased on lap 14. Jake Powers spun in turn 1 to bring out the caution, and brought the field back to Taylor's back bumper. On the restart Taylor moved back out front, with Jim Lynch, who started 6th, and Abe Huls, who started 8th, now glued to his back bumper. Lynch tried to work under Taylor over the next 3 laps, while Huls worked the outside of Lynch to try and get past him. Then coming out of turn 4 for the checkered Lynch was able to squeeze under Taylor to edge him at the line by half a car length to pick up the win. Taylor settled for 2nd, Huls was 3rd, Terry Houston was 4th, with Brandon Savage coming from 7th to finish in 5th.
The final feature to take to the track was the 18 lap IMCA SportMods, with Jon Lear scheduled to start on the pole. But when he had a grinding wheel come off the grinder during intermission and had to be taking to the hospital, that moved Brandon Lennox to the pole and Trevor Hagerbaumer to his outside. Just as the green flag was waved the caution came out, as Bobby Anders spun in turn 4 to bring out the yellow. On the restart Aaron Brocksieck, who started 4th, grabbed the lead on lap 1 over Lennox and Tony Dunker, who started 9th. Taylor Lear, who parked his car for the feature and jumped into his dad's #96L machine, spun in turn 2 on lap 7 to slow the action down for the second time. On the restart Patrick Shumaker from Arlington, TN, who was driving Charles VanZandt's #80v machine, spun in turn 1 to bring the yellow light back on. The following restart saw Brocksieck jump back out front, with Bradley Holtmeyer, who started 8th, and Dunker close behind. Holtmeyer's run up front came to an end one lap later, lap 8, when he spun in turn 4 to bring out the yellow. Brocksieck once again grabbed the lead on the restart, with Dunker working to hold off Tanner Klingele, who recovered from pitting under the first caution with a flat tire. The action up front was slowed on lap 10, when Todd Reed spun in turn 4 to bring out the caution. On the restart Brocksieck moved back out front, with Dunker and Lennox battling for the runner up spot. But three laps later, lap 13, Lennox slipped over the track in turn 3 to bring out the yellow. Brocksieck again moved out front on the restart, with Anders recovering from his spin on the drop of the green to come back to take 2nd. Brocksieck, Dunker, and Anders had a three way battle going for the lead, when the final caution appeared on lap 17. Bob Cowman and Reed got together in turn 4 to spin and set up a one lap dash to the finish. On the restart Brocksieck jumped out front and held on to claim his second career SportMod feature win. Dunker won the battle for 2nd, Anders was 3rd, Joey Gower recovered from his flat on the drop of the green to come back up to finish in 4th, with Shumaker recovering from his spin on lap 7 to come back up to finish in 5th.
Notes from Quincy: Brian Armitage started the 305 Sprint feature in 8th and finished 6th....Travis Howard, who started 11th, recovered from his spin on lap 8 to come back up to finish in 8th......Alex Baker returned to the speedway, after several weeks off from his roll over. He started the Sport Compact feature in 9th and finished 7th......Shawn Deering continues to have drive shaft troubles, as he dropped another one in time trials that forced him to scratch from his heat race. He then started the UMP Modified feature in 16th and managed to pass 10 cars to come home in 6th....Frankie Wellman made his 2014 debut and started 12th and finished 8th....Spencer Havermale came from 13th to finish in 10th....Russ Schoonover, who started 15th, recovered from his spin to on lap 15 to finish in 11th....Jake Griffin had power steering problems late in the feature that forced him to go pit side and come home in 13th after starting in 17th....Steve Grotz had troubles in the heat that forced him to scratch from the feature......Jake Wenig made a rare appearance to the Quincy Raceways and started the Stock Car feature in 10th and finished in 7th......Bradley Holtmeyer recovered from his spin on lap 8 of the SportMod feature to come back up to finish in 7th....Brandon Lennox recovered from his spin on lap 13 to come back up to finish in 8th....Taylor Lear recovered from his spin on lap 7 to come back up to finish in 10th.
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