Davenport, IA (Friday, June 20, 2014) - Friday night at the Davenport Speedway in Davenport, IA it was Mid-Season Championship night, with a draw / redraw format used in all five classes. It was also a chance for the point leaders to take a choice to draw or elect to start in the tail and race for double pay if they come thru the field to win.
The 15 lap Street Stock feature was the first to take to the track, with Randy Lamar and Cary Brown drawing the front row for the event. But just as the green flag was dropped the yellow light would come on, as Jacob Whittington spun down the front stretch to bring out the caution. On the restart Whittington would get into the back of Donnie Louck, who elected to start in the rear for double his money, which caused him to spin off turn 1 to bring the yellow light back on. The following restart saw Lamar jump out into the lead on lap 1 over Brown and Nick Claussen. Lamar's run up front ended on lap 2, as Brown slipped under him to grab the top spot away. Brown then led until lap 4, when Claussen used the top of the track to grab the lead away. The action up front was slowed on lap 5, when Whittington spun in turn 2 to bring the caution out. On the restart Jeremy Marquette, who started 7th, used the bottom of the track to grab the lead on lap 6 over Claussen and Cord Williams. Marquette then started to pull away from the battle for second, when the yellow light appeared on lap 9. This time Brian Wiseman spun down the backstretch to bring out the caution. On the restart Marquette moved back out front, but now had Louck challenging him for the top spot. Coming around to complete lap 13 Louck would slip over the track in turns 3 and 4 to fall from 2nd to 6th, and then on the completion of the lap Claussen, who was running 2nd, spun in turn 2 to bring out the yellow. Marquette grabbed the lead on the restart and then held on over the final 2 laps to pick up his first win of the season at the track. Andrew Burk started 5th and finished 2nd, Williams held on for 3rd, Louck was 4th, with Brown coming home in 5th.
Up next was the 20 lap IMCA Modified feature, with Matt Werner and Todd Dykema drawing the front row for the event. Werner would take advantage of his front row start to jump out into the lead on lap 1 over Bob Dominacki and Dykema. Werner then held the lead until lap 3, when Dominacki slipped under him to grab the top spot away. While Dominacki raced out front Werner, Mitch Morris, Kurt Kile, who started 6th, and Chris Zogg, who started 7th, battled for the runner up spot. Zogg would use the middle of the track to work his self up to the runner up spot on lap 11 and then into the lead on lap 12 by inches over Dominacki. The first caution of the race appeared on lap 14, as Rob Dominacki spun in turn 4 to bring the action up front to a halt. On the restart Zogg jumped back out front, with Morris, Dominacki and Kile battling for second. Just as Zogg came across the line to take the white flag lap, the caution would appear for Rob Dominacki's spin down the backstretch to bring out the yellow and checkered. Zogg would be credited with his second straight win at the track. Kile was 2nd, Morris was 3rd, Bob Dominacki was 4th, with Milo Veloz Jr. coming from 13th to round out the top 5.
Matt Ryan and Spencer Diercks drew the front row for the 25 lap IMCA Late Model feature, with Ryan grabbing the lead on lap 1 over Nate Bueseling and Diercks. Just after the completion of lap 1 Marty Diercks would spin in turn 2 to bring the caution out. On the restart Ryan moved back out front, with Bueseling and Diercks battling for second. Ryan held the top spot until lap 6, when Diercks slipped past him to take the lead. While Diercks and Ryan battled up front, Justin Kay, who started 10th, was using the bottom and middle of the track to work his way towards the front. Diercks run up front came to an end on lap 12, as Kay slipped past to grab the lead away. Kay then started to pull away from the field when the final caution of the event appeared on lap 20. Mike Murphy Jr., who was running 4th, spun off turn 3 to bring out the yellow. On the restart Kay jumped back out front and then held on over the final 5 laps to claim his second win in a row at the track. Diercks was 2nd, Bueseling was 3rd, Ryan was 4th, with Todd Malmstrom coming home in 5th.
Up next was the 15 lap IMCA SportMod feature, with Doug Burkhead and Henry Carson drawing the front row for the event. Just as the green flag was waved the caution light would come on, as Randy Farrell dropped a driveshaft down the front stretch to bring out the yellow. On the restart Burkhead jumped out front to lead lap 1 over Carson and Austin Moyer, who started 4th. The second caution of the race appeared on lap 2, when Joe Grant spun in turn 2 to bring out the yellow. On the restart Moyer jumped to the top of the track to grab the top spot on lap 3. Just as Moyer started to pull away from the field, the final caution of the race came out on lap 5. This time Angie Feller spun in turn 2 to bring out the yellow. Moyer once again grabbed the lead on the restart, but now had Bryce Garnhart, who started at the rear for a chance to double his money, on his back bumper. But Moyer was able to pull away over the final 10 laps to claim his second win in a row at the track, after picking up the $2,000 special last Friday night. Garnhart was 2nd, Carson was 3rd, Grant recovered from his lap 2 spin to come back up to finish in 4th, with Burkhead holding on for 5th.
The final feature to take to the track was the 12 lap 4 Stocks, with Luke Benischek and Aaron Hitt being moved to the front row after pole sitter Zach Dahl elected to go to the rear. Hitt used his front row starting spot to grab the lead on lap 1 over Brandon Dahl, who started 6th, and Benischek. Brandon Dahl would use the bottom of the track to slip under Hitt on lap 2 to grab the top spot away. While Brandon Dahl worked the lead, Hitt had to work to hold back Andy Loy, who started 5th, in the battle for second. The action up front was slowed for the first and only time on lap 9, when debris in turn 4 brought out the yellow. On the restart Brandon Dahl jumped back out front, with Hitt and Loy continuing there battle for second. Brandon Dahl was able to hold on over the final 3 laps to pick up the win. Loy won the battle for 2nd, Hitt was 3rd, Andrew Fitzgerald came from the rear after taking a chance at doubling his money to finish in 4th, with Benischek rounding out the top 5.
Notes from Davenport: Gerald Ward started the Street Stock feature in 8th and finished in 6th....Kevin Dickey passed 7 cars from his 14th place starting spot to come home in 7th....Steve Gustaf had troubles after his heat to force him to scratch from the feature......Dean McGee came from 10th in the Modified feature to finish in 7th....Brian Bushong started 15th and passed 7 cars to finish in 8th....Tony VonDresky came from 18th to finish in 12th....Gary Crawford, who returned for the first time after battling colon cancer, started 17th and finished 14th......Mike Zemo came from 12th in the Late Model feature to finish in 6th....Kevin Kile started 13th and finished 10th....Andy Nezworski came from 14th to finish in 11th....Mike Murphy Jr. recovered from his lap 20 spin to come back up to finish in 12th....Marty Diercks also recovered from his spin on lap 1 to come back up to finish in 13th....Gary Webb started 18th and finished in 14th....Coly Springsteen, who was suppose to start 5th, scratched from the feature with transmission troubles......Dustin Crear came from 9th in the SportMod feature to finish in 6th......Jason Blocker passed 6 cars from his 13th place starting spot in the 4 Stock feature to come home in 7th.
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