Quincy, IL (Sunday, July 20, 2014) - The Big 10 Late Model Series made there second stop of the season at the Quincy Raceways in Quincy, IL, and for the second time Bobby Pierce dominated the feature to claim the $2,000 top prize. Also in action on the night was the UMP Modifieds, IMCA Stock Cars, IMCA SportMods, and IMCA Sport Compacts.
The first feature to take to the track on the night was the 15 lap IMCA Sport Compacts, with Alex Baker and Alex Costigan leading the field to the green flag. But it was sixth place starter Brandon Lambert who quickly moved to the front to lead lap 1 over Baker and Adam Scott. Lambert then had to work to hold off Austen Becerra, who started 9th, over the next 7 laps, as Becerra tried to use the bottom and top of the track to get around Lambert. But the first and only caution of the event on lap 8 slowed the battle up front, as Alex Baker spun in turn 4 from contact from Darin Weisinger Jr. to bring out the yellow. On the restart Lambert jumped back out front, with Becerra having to work to hold back Kimberly Abbott, who started 8th, in the battle for the runner up spot. Three laps later, lap 11, Becerra was able to slip under Lambert to grab the top spot away and then pulled away to pick up his third win in a row and eighth of the season at the track, and twenty-sixth overall of the season. Lambert held on for 2nd, Abbott was 3rd, Cliff Spencer came from 7th to finish in 4th, with Scott coming home in 5th.
Up next was the 18 lap IMCA SportMod feature, with Jared Wiemelt and Bob Cowman making up the front row. But it was third place starter Trevor Hagerbaumer who grabbed the lead on lap 1 over Tanner Klingele and Bobby Anders, who started 7th. Hagerbaumer's run out front only last for 1 lap, as Klingele slipped under him on lap 2 to grab the top spot. Just after the completion of lap 2 the first caution of the race appeared, as Jeff DeLonjay, who started 10th, spun in turn 1 to bring out the yellow. On the restart Klingele jumped back out front, with Anders and Joey Gower battling for the second spot. While Klingele set the pace out front, Tony Dunker, who started 10th, was working his way towards the front. The action was slowed for the second time on lap 10, when Wiemelt spun in turn 4 to bring out the yellow. Klingele once again grabbed the lead on the restart, with Dunker close behind. Dunker would try the top of the track to get around Klingele over the next 5 laps, when the final caution of the race appeared on lap 15. Wiemelt would spin in turn 4 for his second solo caution to end his night. On the restart Dunker used the the top of the track coming out of turn 4 to edge Klingele at the line by inches to grab the top spot away on lap 16. Dunker then held on over the final 2 laps to claim his second win in a row at the track. Klingele settled for 2nd, Bradley Holtmeyer started 6th and finished in 3rd, Anders was 4th, with DeLonjay recovering from his lap 2 spin to come back up to finish in 5th.
Chuck Mitchell and Rickey Frankel led the field to the green flag in the 30 lap Big 10 UMP Late Late Model Series feature. Frankel would take advantage of his front row start to grab the lead on lap 1 over Bobby Pierce and Denny Woodworth. Frankel, who was running up top, then had to work to hold off Pierce, who was running the bottom, over the next 6 laps, when the first caution came out. Mitchell would slip over the track in turn 4 to bring out the yellow. On the restart Frankel jumped back out front over Pierce and Woodworth. Once again Pierce tried the bottom of the track to get around Frankel, but Frankel was able to hold him off each lap. That was until lap 11 when Pierce drove it hard going into turn 3 and slipped up in front of Frankel to take over the top spot. One lap later, lap 12, the second caution would slow the action. This time Kenny VanDorn spun in turn 4 to bring out the yellow. Pierce once again moved out front on the restart, with Mark Burgtorf, who started 6th, over taking Frankel for the runner up spot. The only thing to slow Pierce down, even as he entered lapped traffic on lap 22, was the final caution of the event on lap 24. This time NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series regular driver Justin Jennings would spin in turn 4 to bring out the yellow. On the restart Pierce jumped back out front, with Brian Diveley, who started 7th, and Gordy Gundaker, who started 9th, following in second and third. Pierce would go on to lead the final 6 laps to pick up his second win in only his third start of the season at the track and claimed the $2,000 top prize to go with it. Diveley was 2nd, Gundaker was 3rd, Frankel was 4th, with Denny Woodworth rounding out the top 5.
Up next was the the 25 lap UMP Modified feature, with Michael Long and David Wietholder making up the front row for the event. Wietholder took advantage of his front row starting spot to grab the lead on lap 1 over Long and Steven DeLonjay. The action up front was slowed for the first time on lap 2, as Bill Scott spun in turn 2 to bring out the yellow. On the restart Wietholder jumped back out front, with Long and DeLonjay close behind. Long would use the bottom of the track to take over the top spot from Wietholder on lap 4. A second caution for Russ Coultas' spin in turn 2 on lap 8, would slow the battle up front. Long once again moved out front on the restart, with DeLonjay over taking Wietholder for the runner up spot. While Long started to pull away from the field, DeLonjay, Wietholder and Jared Schlipman, who started 8th, were battling two and three wide for the runner up spot. Long's big lead was erased on lap 16, when a tire in turn 4 was pushed out onto the track to bring out the caution. On the restart DeLonjay used the bottom of the track to slip under Long to grab the lead away on lap 17. DeLonjay then held off Long over the final 8 laps to claim second win in a row at the track. Long was 2nd, Schlipman was 3rd, Wietholder was 4th, with Shawn Deering coming home in 5th.
The final and maybe the best feature of the night was the 18 lap IMCA Stock Car feature, with Troy Brierton and Jerry Jansen leading the field to the green. Brierton would use his front row starting spot to grab the lead on lap 1 over Jake Powers and Nathan Hayes. But Brierton's lead would only last for one lap, as he drifted over the track in turn 4 to allow Powers to slip past for the lead on lap 2. Brandon Savage, who started 7th, jumped to the top of the track to edge out out Powers for the top spot on lap 7. The the first caution on lap 9 would slow the action up front, as Jeremy Buss spun in turn 1 to bring out the yellow. On the restart Savage moved back out front, with Powers close behind and Jansen working to hold back Abe Huls, who started 8th. One lap later, lap 10, the second and final caution of the race appeared, as debris in turn 4 brought out the yellow. Savage once again grabbed the lead on the restart, with Powers, Jansen and Huls close behind. Savage, who was working the top of the track, had to work to hold back Powers, who was on the bottom, over the next 2 laps. When Powers edged him out at the line to lead lap 13. But Savage would come back on the top of the track to take the lead back on lap 14, as Huls moved in to make it a three car battle for the top spot. Savage, who was up top, Huls, was using the bottom and middle, and Powers, who was on the bottom, ran the next three laps three wide at times. Coming out of turn four for the checkered flag Huls used the bottom of the track to pick up his third win in the last four weeks at the track. Savage settled for 2nd, Powers was 3rd, Beau Taylor was 4th after starting in 6th, with Gabe Harrison making his first start of the season coming from 10th to round out the top 5.
Notes from Quincy: Casey Lambert started the Sport Compact feature in 11th and finished in 6th....Spencer Coats made his first start of the season and started in 12th. He would pass 4 cars to come home in 8th......Todd Reed, who started 12th and was running 6th in the SportMod feature, had to pit under the lap 10 caution with a right rear flat. He would recover from that flat to come back up to finish in 7th......Bo Brockway started the Late Model feature in 14th and passed 8 cars to come home in 6th....Robby Warner came from 11th to finish in 7th....Ryan Little passed 9 cars from his 17th place starting spot to finish in 8th....Jamie Wilson came from 16th to finish in 9th....Roger Brickler passed 11 cars from his 21st place starting spot to come up to finish in 10th....John Beck came from 15th to finish in 11th....Kenny VanDorn recovered from his spin on lap 12 to come back up to finish in 13th....Justin Jennings recovered from his spin on lap 24 to come back up to finish in 14th....Mark Burgtorf, who was running 2nd on lap 12, pulled off on lap 22 when he jumped the cushion in turn 4 and broke a bolt in the right rear bert cage to end his run in 17th....Billy Genenbacher has engine troubles after his heat that forced him to scratch from his 13th place starting spot in the feature....Justin Reed blew a head gasket while leading heat 1 to force him to scratch from the feature......Craig Spegal started the Modified feature in 10th and finished in 6th....Jake Griffin came from 11th to finish in 8th......Jim Lynch passed 5 cars from his 11th place starting spot to come home 6th in the Stock Car feature.
Next Sunday, July 27th will be an Open Wheel Shootout at the Quincy Raceways in Quincy, IL, as the UMP Modifieds will be battling for a top prize of $1,250. While the IMCA SportMods will be going for $500 to win in a draw / redraw format. Also in action will be the IMCA Stock Cars and IMCA Sport Compacts.
But next up for me will be the World of Outlaw Late Models at the Independence Motor Speedway in Independence, IA. The Late Models will be racing for a top prize of $10,000. The Hawkeye Dirt Tour for IMCA Modifieds will be joining the action, as they will be racing for $1,000 to win.
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