Davenport, IA (Friday, July 4, 2014) - Friday, July 4th was the Annual "Street Stock Clash" at the Davenport Speedway in Davenport, IA, as the Street Stocks raced a 50 lap feature with $2,000 going to the winner. Also in action was the IMCA Late Models, IMCA Modifieds, IMCA SportMods and 4 Stocks.
The first feature to take to the track was the 15 lap IMCA SportMods, with Jake Morris and David Norton leading the field to the green. Morris would take advantage of his front row start to grab the lead on lap 1 over Norton and Bryce Garnhart, who started 5th. The action was slowed for the first time on lap 4, when Doug Burkhead spun in turn 4 to bring out the caution. On the restart Tyler Soppe, who started 6th, jumped to the top of the track to grab the lead on lap 5. Just after the lap was scored complete, Jake Montoya spun in turn 4 to bring out the second caution of the event. Soppe jumped back out front on the restart, with Eric Pollard, who started 10th, over taking Garnhart for second. But just as lap 6 was scored complete, Norton would spin in turn 4 to bring out the third caution of the race. On the restart Soppe moved back out front, with Garnhart slipping past Pollard to take the runner up spot back. Garnhart tried to work under Soppe over the next 4 laps, when the fourth caution of the event appeared on lap 10. This time Ricky Kay, who started 8th and was running 6th, spun in turn 2 to bring out the yellow. On the restart Jared Miller, spun in turn 1 to bring the yellow light back on. The following restart saw Soppe jump back out front, with Garnhart in second and Dustin Crear moving up to third. Despite several attempts by Garnhart to get under Soppe over the final 5 laps, Soppe was able to hold on to claim his second win of the season at the track. Garnhart settled for 2nd, Crear was 3rd, Pollard was 4th, with Jarrett Franzen coming from 17th to round out the top 5.
Up next was the 12 lap 4 Stock feature, with Sean Fersch and Zach Dahl leading the field to the drop of the green flag. Zach Dahl took advantage of his front row start to grab the lead on lap 1 over Jake Benischek and Aaron Hitt, who started 6th. Zach Dahl then held the lead until lap 4, when Benischek jumped to his outside to take over the top spot. Brandon Dahl, who started 7th, moved into second on lap 8 and then went to work on Benischek for the lead. But Benischek was able to hold off Brandon Dahl to pick up his first win of the season at the track. Brandon Dahl was 2nd, Zach Dahl was 3rd, Andy Loy was 4th, with Hitt coming home in 5th.
Rich Smith and Craig Crawford made up the front row for the 20 lap IMCA Modified feature, with Smith grabbing the lead on lap 1 over Crawford and Bruce Fosdyck Sr. While Smith started to pull away from the field, the action behind him was fierce, as Crawford, Doug Crampton, who started 8th, Ton VonDresky, who started 6th, and Jason Bahrs, who started 11th, all battling for the runner up spot. The field was brought back to Smith's back bumper on lap 12, when Milo Veloz Jr. spun in turn 2 to bring out the first caution. On the restart Smith moved back out front, with VonDresky, Crampton and Crawford battling for second. Bahrs' run to the front came to an end on lap 16 when contact from Brian Bushong sent Bahrs spinning in turn 4 to bring out the yellow, as the two were battling for the sixth spot. On the restart Fosdyck Sr. spun in turn 1 to bring the yellow light back on. The following restart saw Smith grab the lead over VonDresky with Bruce Hanford coming from 12th to over take Crampton for third. Smith would go on to lead the final 4 laps to pick up his first win of the season at the track. VonDresky was 2nd, Hanford was 3rd, Crampton was 4th, with Mitch Morris coming from 10th to finish in 5th.
Up next was the 25 lap IMCA Late Model feature, with Ben Nading and Stephan Kammerer making up the front row. Nading took advantage of his front row start to grab the lead on lap 1 over Joe Zrostlik and Kammerer. The action up front was slowed for the first time on lap 4, when Jonathon Brauns came to a stop down the front stretch to bring out the caution. On the restart Nading jumped back out front, with Mike Murphy Jr., who started 9th, and Brunson Behning close behind. But just as lap 5 was scored complete, the second caution appeared. Gary Webb spun in turn 2 from contact from Chad Holladay to bring out the yellow. On the restart Murphy Jr. would slip past Nading to grab the lead on lap 6. Murphy Jr. then worked to try to hold off Justin Kay, who started 11th and moved to second on lap 7. The battle out front was slowed on lap 14, when Behning, who was running 4th, spun in turn 4 to bring out the caution. Once again Murphy Jr. jumped out front on the restart, with Kay close behind in second. The final caution of the race appeared on lap 18, as Matt Ryan, who was running 6th, got spun by Luke Merfeld, who started 20th and worked his way to 7th, to bring out the yellow. Murphy Jr. once again grabbed the lead on the restart, with Kay and Andy Nezworski close behind. Murphy Jr., who was working the bottom, tried to hold off Kay, who was running up top, over the next 3 laps. But Kay used the top of the track to grab the top spot away on lap 22 and then held on to claim his fourth win of the season at the track. Murphy Jr. settled for 2nd, Nezworski was 3rd, Ray Guss Jr. came from 10th to finish in 4th, with Nading holding on for 5th.
The final feature to take to the track was the 50 lap Street Stocks, with Chad Coyne and Kevin Dickey drawing the front row for the event. Coyne would grab the lead on lap 1 over Rob Nylin and Dickey, only to give it up to Nylin on lap 2. Nylin then worked to hold off Coyne and Dickey until lap 6, when the first caution came out to slow the action. Justin Yarolem slowed to a stop off turn 4 to bring out the yellow. On the restart Nylin jumped back out front, with Gene Ehlers moving into second. While Nylin worked the bottom of the track, Dickey was up top and used the momentum to take over the top spot on lap 11. Just as the lap was scored complete, Shawn Flagel, Cary Brown, Steve Jackson and Josh Neal collided in turn 2 to bring out the caution. On the restart Dickey jumped back out front, with Nylin working to hold back Jeremy Marquette for the runner up spot. The action up front was slowed on lap 18, when Andrew Burk spun in turn 3 from contact from Perry Gellerstedt to bring out the caution. On the restart Donnie Louck, who started 18th, used the top of the track to grab the top spot on lap 19. One lap later, lap 20, another caution appeared on the track, as Coyne spun down the backstretch from contact Flagel to bring out the yellow. On the restart Ehlers ended up rolling in turn 2 after contact from Marquette, which brought out the red flag. Ehlers climbed from his car okay. Louck jumped back out front on the restart, with teammate Andy Nezworski and Joe Bonney, who started 9th, close behind. The top three of Louck, Nezworksi and Dickey all had there runs up front come to an end on lap 34, as Nezworski and Dickey spun in turn 4 to bring out the yellow. Under the yellow Louck would come to a stop down the front stretch with front end troubles to end his night. On the restart Marquette, who recovered from his involvement in the red on lap 20, grabbed the lead, with Jarrett Franzen, who started 10th, close behind in second. Just after the completion of lap 35, Coyne would come to a stop in turn 3 to bring the yellow out. Once again Marquette moved back out front on the restart, with Franzen and Neal, who recovered from the crash on lap 11, close behind. But another lap scored, lap 36, brought out the final caution of the race. This time Nylin came to a stop in turn 4 with right front troubles to bring out the yellow. Marquette moved back out front on the restart and then went on to lead the final 14 laps to pick up the win and the $2,000 top prize. Nezworski recovered from the spin on lap 34 to come back up to finish in 2nd, Franzen was 3rd, Cord Williams came from 7th to finish in 4th, with Neal recovering from his lap 11 crash to come back up to finish 5th.
Notes from Davenport: 30 Modifieds, 30 Street Stocks, 24 Late Models, 17 SportMods, and 12 4 Stocks made up the 113 cars signed in on the night......Jacob Beal started the SportMod feature in 14th and passed 8 cars to come home in 6th....Doug Burhead, who started 15th, recovered from his spin on lap 4 to finish in 7th....Jared Miller recovered from his spin on lap 10 to come back up to finish in 9th....Ricky Kay also recovered from his spin on lap 10 to come back up to finish in 10th......Joe Zrostlik made a rare appearance in the 4 Stocks and started 10th in the feature. But would pass 4 cars to come home in 6th....Andrew Fitzgerald had troubles in his heat that forced him to scratch from the feature....Oh I forgot to mention the 4 Stock feature went 12 laps CAUTION FREE!......Bob Doninacki started the Modified feature in 14th and passed 6 cars to finish in 8th....Jared Siefert made the pull down from Luxemburg, Wisconsin and had to come out of one of the B Main's to make the 20 car field. He started 16th and passed 7 cars to come home in 9th....Todd Dykema started 15th and finished in 11th....Nathan Hall made his first trip to the Davenport Speedway of the season and also had to come out of one of the B Main's to earn a spot in the feature. He started 20th and passed 7 cars to finish in 13th....Brian Bushong recovered from his involvement in the lap 16 caution to come back up to finish in 14th....Scott Powell started 19th and finished 15th....Jonathan Huston, Scott Olsen, Dean McGee, Rob Dominacki, Brian Webb, Matt Wilson, Jim Sandusky who was driving Dave Imming's #38 were just a few of the Modified drivers who didn't qualify for the feature......Mike Zemo Jr. started the Late Model feature in 18th and passed 11 cars to come home in 7th....Scott Fitzpatrick started 13th and finished 9th....Marty Diercks passed 12 cars from his 22nd place starting spot to finish in 10th....Chuck Hanna came from 17th to finish in 11th....Brunson Behning recovered from his spin on lap 14th to come back up to finish in 12th....Gary Webb also recovered from his spin on lap 5 to come back up to finish in 13th....Matt Ryan recovered from his spin on lap 18 to come back up to finish in 15th....Chad Holladay recovered from his involvement in the lap 5 caution to come back up to finish in 16th....Duane Christensen started 23rd and finished in 18th......Perry Gellerstedt recovered from his involvement in the lap 18 caution to come back up to finish 6th in the Street Stock feature....Randy Lamar passed 12 cars from his 19th place starting spot to finish in 7th....Kevin Dickey recovered from his spin on lap 34 to come back up to finish in 8th....Shawn Flagel recovered from the crash on lap 11 and his involvement in the lap 20 caution to come back up to finish in 9th....Steve Gustaf Jr. drove Mike Anderson's #02B machine and started the feature in 20th, after coming out of one of the B Main's. He would pass 10 cars to come home in 10th....Nick Claussen, Bryan Ritter, Jacob Whittington, Rick Schriner, Jeremy Gustaf, Brian Wiseman, Kevin Schloemer, Dan Evans, were some of the drivers who didn't qualify for the feature.
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