Davenport, IA (Friday, June 27, 2014) - Despite the heavy rains on Thursday and the scattered showers in the area on Friday, the Davenport Speedway in Davenport, IA was able to get there weekly program completed. At the end of the night it turned out to be a night of first for many winners, as one driver won there career first, another one won there first ever feature win at Davenport after many years of trying, while two others picked up their first wins of the season at the track.
The first feature to take to the track on the night was the 15 lap Street Stocks, with Rick Schriner and Randy Lamar scheduled to lead the field to the green flag. But when Schriner had a left rear flat while sitting in staging and having to go to the pits on the parade lap, that moved Lamar to the pole and Kevin Dickey to the outside of the front row. Dickey would take advantage of his front row start to jump out into the lead on lap 1 over Cary Brown and Cord Williams. Dickey, who was using the top of the track, tried to hold off Brown, who was on the bottom of the track, over the next 6 laps when the first and only caution of the event appeared on lap 7. Donnie Louck, who started 11th and had worked his way to 5th, spun in turn 4 after contact from Joe Bonney to bring out the yellow. On the restart Dickey moved back out front, with Brown and Williams close behind. Brown went back to the bottom of the track and was able to use it to edge out front on lap 9 and then held it until lap 11, when Dickey slipped back by on the top to grab the lead back. But Brown wouldn't give up, as he edged Dickey out at the line to lead lap 13. Coming to the white flag Dickey used the top of the track to take the lead back and then held on to pick up his first ever feature win at the Davenport Speedway, after many years of trying in many classes. Brown settled for 2nd, Perry Gellerstedt came from 7th to finish in 3rd, Williams was 4th, with Nick Claussen coming from 15th to finish in 5th.
Up next was the 15 lap IMCA SportMod feature, with Jacob Beal and Jake Morris on the front row for the event. Beal used his pole position to grab the lead on lap 1 over Morris and Dustin Crear, who started 7th, and then held it until lap 2, when Crear used the bottom of the track to grab the top spot away. The action up front was slowed on lap 5, when Morris spun in turn 2 to bring out the yellow. On the restart Crear jumped back out front, with Bryce Garnhart, who started 8th, and Dan Mohr, who started 10th, close behind. Garnhart would use the bottom of the track to slip under Crear on lap 7 to grab the lead away, and then worked to hold him back until the second caution came out on lap 8. This time Beal, who pulled off with troubles, came to a stop down the backstretch of the half mile track to bring out the yellow. Garnhart moved back out front on the restart, with Mohr over taking Crear for the runner up spot. Garnhart, who was working the bottom, tried to hold off Mohr, who was up top, over the next 3 laps, when another caution slowed the action up front. Doug Burkhead, who was running 4th, spun in turn 2 to bring out the final yellow of the event. Once again Garnhart jumped out front on the restart, with Crear grabbing the runner up spot back from Mohr. Mohr would use the top of the track to grab second back from Crear on lap 13 and then went to work on Garnhart for the lead. Going into turn 3 on the final lap Mohr was able to clear Barnhart on the high side and then used it to edge him out at the line for his first win of the season at the track. Garnhart was 2nd, Crear was 3rd, Henry Carson was 4th, with David Norton crossing the line in 5th. But Norton would come up light at the scales and was disqualified, which moved Joe Grant up to the 5th spot.
Marty Diercks and Gary Webb led the field to the green in the 25 lap IMCA Late Model feature, with Webb grabbing the lead on lap 1 over Diercks and Andy Nezworski. While Webb worked the top of the track out front, Diercks, Nezworski and Mike Zemo Jr. had a great three car battling going for the runner up spot. Mike Murphy Jr., who started 7th, used the bottom of the track to join the action up front on lap 8. Diercks, who was on the bottom, was able to slip under Webb on lap 11 to take over the top spot, while Murphy Jr. followed him into the second spot. One lap later, lap 12, Murphy Jr. made the pass on Diercks to grab the lead and then started to pull away from the battle behind him. Justin Kay, who started 10th, worked his way into second on lap 17 and then went to work on cutting into Murphy Jr.'s lead. Murphy Jr. came up on a couple of lapped cars with 2 laps to go, which allowed Kay to close in on him. But Murphy Jr. would hold on to pick up his first win of the season at the track, as the red flag came out after he crossed the line to take the checkered. Webb would jump the cushion going into turn 1 which caused his nose to dig into the track and forced the car to nose dive over onto it's lid. Webb climbed from the car okay! Kay would settle for 2nd, Diercks was 3rd, Nezworksi was 4th, with Todd Malmstrom coming from 8th to round out the top 5.
Up next was the 20 lap IMCA Modified feature, with Mike Fluegel and Jason Pershy making up the front row for the event. Fluegel took advantage of his front row start to jump out into the lead on lap 1 over Rob Henry and Pershy. Fluegel, who was up top, and Henry, who was down low, ran the next several laps side-by-side, before Henry edged Fluegel at the line to lead lap 4. But Fluegel would come back on the top of the track to take the top spot back on lap 5, only to have Henry come back on the bottom to grab the lead back on lap 7. The action up front was slowed on lap 8, when Scott Powell spun in turn 2 to bring out the caution. On the restart Henry moved back out front, with Joe Beal, who started 5th, grabbing second and Kelly Meyer following him into third. But just as the action up front was heating up again, the caution would appear on lap 10. This time Bob Dominacki spun in turn 2 to bring out the caution. Henry once again grabbed the lead on the restart, with Beal, Meyer, Doug Crampton, who started 12th, and Chris Zogg, who started 10th, joining the battle up front. Crampton's run to the front came to an end on lap 16, when he slipped over the track in turn 4 to bring out the final caution of the race. On the restart Henry moved back out front, with Beal, Meyer and Zogg close behind. Henry would stay smooth over the final 4 laps, as he held on for his first career IMCA Modified feature win in his rookie year in the class after moving up from the Street Stock class this year. Beal held on for 2nd, Meyer was 3rd, Zogg was 4th, with Brandon Durbin finishing 5th after starting in 8th.
The final feature to take to the track on the night was the 12 lap 4 Stocks, with Richard Dearborn and Sean Fersch leading the field to the green flag. But it was fifth place starter Zach Dahl who quickly worked his way to the front to grab the lead on lap 1 over Luke Benischek and Jake Benischek, who started 6th. The action up front was slowed for the first and only time on lap 5, as debris in turn 4 brought out the caution. On the restart Andy Loy, who started 8th, slipped past Dahl to grab the top spot and leaving Dahl to battle Luke Benischek for the runner up spot. Loy's run up front came to an end on lap 10, as he pulled into the infield in turn 3 with troubles. Luke Benischek would inherit the lead and now had to work to hold off Zach Dahl and Brandon Dahl, who started 9th, over the final 2 laps. Coming to the checkered flag Zach Dahl looked low to try and get around Luke Benischek, but clipped a tire in turn 4 and spun. Which allowed Luke Benischek to go on to claim his second win of the season at the track. Brandon Dahl was 2nd, Jake Benischek was 3rd, Andrew Fitzgerald came from 7th to finish in 4th, with Aaron Hitt finishing 5th after starting in 10th.
Notes from Davenport: Donnie Louck recovered from his spin on lap 7 of the Street Stock feature to come back up to finish in 6th....Rick Schriner came from the rear after changing a tire that went flat on the parade lap to come up to finish 8th....Mike Anderson started 16th and finished in 12th...Bryan Ritter had troubles in his heat that forced him to scratch from the feature......Gary Rentfro started the SportMod feature in 11th and finished in 6th....Angie Feller finished 7th after starting in 12th....Jacob Arp had toroubles in his heat that forced him to scratch from the feature......Nate Bueseling started the Late Model feature in 12th and finished in 7th....LeRoy Brenner lost an engine while leading his heat, that forced him to scratch from the feature......Milo Veloz Jr. started the Modified feature in 11th and finished 6th....Mitch Morris passed 11 cars from his 18th place starting spot to finish in 7th....Dan Chapman came from 14th to finish in 8th....Ben Chapman started 15th and finished 9th....Tony VonDresky recovered from a right rear flat under the lap 10 caution to come back up to finish in 13th....Bob Dominacki finished 14th after recovering from his spin on lap 10....Scott Powell recovered from his lap 8 spin to come back up to finish in 15th....With 30 Modifieds signed it, they would run 2 B Mains to determine the 20 car starting field....Which meant Rob Dominacki, Josh Starr, Justin Veloz, Greg Wilson, Todd Dykema, Craig Crawford, Chris Lawrence, Matt Wilson, Rich Smith and Jordan Hicks had to watch the feature from the stands.
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