Quincy, IL (Sunday, June 15, 2014) - Father's Day Sunday meant another night of racing at the Quincy Raceways in Quincy, IL. At the end of the night Denny Woodworth won his second in a row (UMP Late Models), David Wietholder pick up his first win of the season (UMP Modifieds), Abe Huls claimed another (IMCA Stock Car), Bradley Holtmeyer won his second career (IMCA SportMods), and Kimberly Abbott picked up her first win of the season (IMCA Sport Compacts) at the track.
The 18 lap IMCA SportMod feature was the first to take to the track, with Jared Wiemelt and Aaron Brocksieck on the front row. Brocksieck would take advantage of his front row start to jump out into the lead on lap 1 over Tanner Klingele and Bobby Anders, who started 6th. The first caution of the event appeared on lap 2, as Bob Cowman spun in turn 4 to bring out the yellow. On the restart Brocksieck moved back out front, with Anders and Bradley Holtmeyer, who started 7th, battling for second. Brocksieck's run up front came to a stop on lap 10, as he slowed in turn 4 with a right rear flat to bring out the caution. Holtmeyer inherited the lead on the restart, with Tony Dunker, who started 8th, and Klingele going at it for second. While Holtmeyer was out front, Dunker, who was up top, and Klingele, who was on the bottom, raced side-by-side for the runner up spot. There was no catching Holtmeyer on this night, as he went on to score his second career feature win at the track this season. Coming to the checkered flag Klingele drove it in hard under Dunker and tried to slid up in front of him coming off turn 4. But Dunker didn't lift and got into the back of Klingele, which caused him to spin. Dunker came around to finish in 2nd, Anders was 3rd, Joey Gower was 4th, with Patrick Phillips making his debut and coming from 10th to round out the top 5.
Up next was the 25 lap UMP Late Model feature, with Mark Burgtorf and Denny Woodworth leading the field to the green. Woodworth took advantage of his front row start to grab the lead on lap 1 over Burgtorf and Rickey Frankel. Woodworth worked to hold back Burgtorf over the next 17 laps, when Frankel moved in on lap 18 to make it a three car battle up front. Woodworth, who was up top, Burgtorf, who ran the middle, and Frankel, who was on the bottom, ran turns 1 and 2 three wide on lap 18, 19 and 20. Frankel was able to clear Burgtorf for the runner up spot on lap 20 when he pushed up the track in turn 3, and then went to work on Woodworth for the top spot. Despite Frankel getting up beside Woodworth in turn 1 and 2 over the final 5 laps, Woodworth was able to hold him off to pick up his second consecutive win at the track. Frankel held off Burgtorf at the line by half a car length to finish in 2nd, with Burgtorf 3rd, Billy Genenbacher was 4th, with Jamie Wilson coming home in 5th.
Darin Weisinger Jr. and Brandon Lambert led the field to the green flag in the 14 lap IMCA Sport Compact feature. But it was third place starter Bryce Baker who jumped out front on lap 1 over Austen Becerra, who came from the rear after borrowing Mike Hornung Jr.'s car. Baker then held the top spot until lap 8, when Kimberly Abbott used the top of the track to take over the lead. One lap later, lap 9, Baker slowed to a stop in turn 2 with troubles to bring out the caution. On the restart Abbott moved back out front and then held on over the final 5 laps to claim her first win of the season at the track. Becerra settled for 2nd, new comer Cliff Spencer came from 9th to finish in 3rd, Weisinger Jr. held on for 4th, with another new comer Austin McClean starting in 8th and finishing in 5th.
Up next was the 20 lap UMP Modified feature, with Steven DeLonjay and Jared Schlipman on the front row. But just as the green flag was waved the yellow light would come on, as Spencer Havermale spun down the front stretch to bring out the caution. On the restart Schlipman grabbed the lead on lap 1 over DeLonjay and David Wietholder. Another lap complete and another caution, as Shane Lewis spun in turn 1 on lap 2 to bring out the yellow. Schlipman once again moved out front on the restart, with DeLonjay and Wietholder close behind. Schlipman, who was running the top, and DeLonjay, who was on the bottom, ran the next several laps side-by-side at the line, with Schlipman leading each lap. DeLonjay was able to grab the lead by half a car length at the line on lap 17 to take over the top spot. One lap later, lap 18, Schlipman's run up front came to an end, as a big cloud of smoke came from under his car and he slowed to a stop off turn 4 to bring out the yellow. This would set up a two lap dash to the finish. On the restart DeLonjay moved back to the bottom of the track, while Wieyholder went to the top. Wietholder would power around DeLonjay coming out of turn 4 heading to the white flag and then held on to pick up his first win of the season at the track. DeLonjay settled for 2nd, Keith Pratt was 3rd, Russ Coultas was 4th, with Lewis recovering from his lap 2 spin to come back up to finish in 5th.
The final feature up on the night was the 18 lap IMCA Stock Cars, with Jim Lynch and Abe Huls drawing the front row for the $500 to win special. Lynch used his front row start to grab the lead on lap 1 over Huls and Nathan Hayes. Huls, who worked the bottom of the track, tried to work under Lynch over the next 10 laps. But Lynch was able to hold him off at the line each lap, that is until lap 11 when Huls edged him out by inches at the line to take over the top spot. The first caution of the event appeared on lap 15 when Jake Powers spun in turn 2 to bring out the yellow. On the restart Lynch would get into the guardrail down the backstretch and slowed to a stop to bring the yellow light back on. The following restart saw Huls jump back out front, with Brandon Savage, who started 5th, and Terry Houston, who started 8th, glued to Huls back bumper. The action up front was slowed for the final time on lap 16, as Hayes and Jerry Jansen collided down the front stretch to bring out the yellow. On the restart Huls jumped back out front and held on over the final 2 laps to claim the $500 top prize. Savage settled for 2nd, Houston was 3rd, Powers recovered from his lap 15 spin to come back up to finish in 4th, with Jansen rounding out the top 5.
Notes from Quincy: Aaron Brocksieck recovered from his flat on lap 10 of the SportMod feature to come back up to finish in 6th....Bob Cowman recovered from his spin on lap 2 to come back up to finish in 7th......Another new comer to the Sport Compacts on the night was Nick DeJaynes. He would start 10th in the feature and took home a 7th place finish....Mike Hornung Jr. was credited with 10th, as he loaned his car to Austen Becerra who broke a transmission.......Shawn Deering started the Modified feature in 8th and finished in 6th....Robbie Reed came from 10th to finish in 8th......Beau Taylor had troubles in his heat that forced him to scratch from the Stock Car feature.
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