Quincy, IL (Sunday, August 10, 2014) - Despite several inches of rain Saturday, the crew at Quincy Raceways in Quincy, IL were able to get the grounds ready for another Sunday night of weekly racing. At the end of the night Brandon Sheppard (UMP Late Models) scored his first win of the season at the track, while Michael Long (UMP Modifieds), Brandon Savage (IMCA Stock Cars), Tony Dunker (IMCA SportMods), and Austen Becerra (IMCA Sport Compacts) claimed multiple wins on the season.
The first feature to take to the track on the night was the 18 lap IMCA Stock Cars, with Nathan Hayes and Terry Houston making up the front row for the event. Houston would take advantage of his front row start to jump out into the lead on lap 1 over Hayes and Brandon Savage, who started 4th. While Houston worked the bottom of the track, Savage would work the top to try and get around Houston over the next 9 laps. Savage was able to clear Houston for the top spot on lap 10, with Abe Huls, who started 5th, following into second. Savage, who worked the top of the track, now had to work to hold off Huls, who looked under him several times over the next 15 laps. But despite Savage having a left rear tire going down, he would hold off Huls in a caution free race to claim his second win in a row and fourth overall at the track this season. Huls settled for 2nd, Houston was 3rd, Beau Taylor came home in 4th, with Hayes rounding out the top 5.
Up next was the 30 lap UMP Late Model feature, with Denny Woodworth and Justin Reed leading the field to the drop of the green flag. Woodworth took advantage of his starting spot to grab the lead on lap 1 over Reed and Jason Perry. The action up front was slowed for the first time on lap 5, when Reed, who was running 3rd, spun in turn 4 to bring out the yellow. On the restart Brandon Sheppard jumped to the top of the track to grab the lead away from Woodworth. Sheppard then started to pull away from the field, when the second and final caution of the race appeared on lap 24. Brian Diveley, who started 8th and was running 5th, went over the track in turn 3 to bring out the yellow. At the same time Perry, who was running 4th, slipped high in turn 4 and got into the front stretch wall to end his night. On the restart Sheppard moved back out front, with Bobby Pierce, who started 5th, close behind in second. Pierce tried to keep up the same pace that Sheppard was setting. But there was no catching Sheppard on this night, as he went on to pick up his first win of the season at the track. Pierce was 2nd, Woodworth held on for 3rd, Clint Kirkham was 4th, with Reed recovering from his lap 5 spin to come back up to finish in 5th.
Austin McClean and Spencer Coats led the field to the drop of the green flag in the 15 lap IMCA Sport Compact feature, with McClean grabbing the lead on lap 1 over Brandon Lambert, who started 6th, and Coats. McClean then held the lead until lap 2, when Lambert slipped past him to grab the top spot away. Lambert then had to work to hold off Austen Becerra, who started 8th, over the next 9 laps. But Becerra would grab the lead away from Lambert on lap 11 and then went on to lead the final 4 laps of a caution free race to claim his 10th win at the track and 32nd overall on the season. Lambert settled for 2nd, Sieth Woodruff came from 9th to finish in 3rd, Kimberly Abbott started last after going home to get a back up car after a crash in the heat race. She would pass 7 cars to come home in 4th, with Casey Lambert rounding out the top 5.
Up next was the 25 lap UMP Modified feature, with Craig Spegal and Michael Long on the front row for the event. Long would take advantage of his front row start to grab the lead on lap 1 over Spegal and Steven DeLonjay. While Long set a fast pace out front, Spegal and DeLonjay had a great side-by-side battle going for second, with Keith Pratt and Jared Schlipman racing side-by-side for fourth. The action up front was slowed for the first time on lap 6, when Kale Foster spun in turn 2 to bring out the yellow. On the restart Long jumped back out front, with Spegal and DeLonjay going back to their battle for second. Long once again started to pull away from the field, when the second and final caution appeared on lap 13. Foster would spin in turn 4 to bring out his second solo caution of the race to end his night. Long again grabbed the lead on the restart and then pulled away over the final 12 laps to claim his 4th win of the season at the track. DeLonjay won the battle for 2nd, Spegal was 3rd, Schlipman won the battle for 4th, with Pratt coming home in 5th.
The final feature to take to the track was the 18 lap IMCA SportMods. When Laine VanZandt, who was suppose to start on the pole, elected to go to the rear, that would move Adam Birck and Bob Cowman to the front row. Birck would take advantage of his starting spot to grab the lead on lap 1 over Brandon Lennox and Trevor Hagerbaumer. The action was slowed for the first time on lap 5, when Cody Henderson lost an engine down the front stretch and dropped some debris to bring out the yellow. On the restart Lennox moved out front, with Jim Gillenwater, who started 6th, and Tanner Klingele, who started 8th, following close behind. The three car battle out front was slowed for the second time on lap 8, as Hagerbaumer got sideways in turn 1 to bring out the yellow. Lennox once again jumped out front on the restart, with Gillenwater and Klingele going back to their battle for second. Todd Reed spun in turn 2 on lap 15 to slow the action up front for the final time. On the restart Tony Dunker, who started 9th and was running 4th, went thru the middle of Gillenwater and Klingele going into turn 1 and then jumped to the top of the track coming out of turn 2 to grab the lead away from Lennox. Dunker then went on to lead the final 2 laps to claim his 4th win of the season at the track. Gillenwater over took Lennox late to finish in 2nd, Lennox crossed the line in 3rd but was disqualified for not having an IMCA sticker on one of his wheels. This would move Klingele to 3rd, Bradley Holtmeyer passed 8 cars from his 12th place starting spot to move up to 4th, with Bobby Anders coming from 11th to move up to a 5th place finish.
Notes from Quincy: Evan Fink started the Late Model feature in 9th and finished in 6th....Billy Genenbacher came from 11th to finish in 7th......Bryce Baker was involved in a wreck in his Sport Compact heat and wasn't able to make repairs for the feature......David Wietholder, who had a injury, missed his first race in over a decade at that track to end his 270th consecutive feature start streak......Patrick Phillips started the SportMod feature in 10th and finished in 6th....Nathan Bringer passed 7 cars from his 15th place starting spot to come home home in 8th....Todd Reed, who started 16th and spun on lap 15, recovered to come back up to finish in 9th....Laine VanZandt came from the rear to finish in 10th....Jared Wiemelt started 14th and finished in 11th.
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