Quincy, IL (Sunday, April 26, 2015) - Rains on Friday night and all day Saturday played havoc on the crew at the Quincy Raceways in Quincy, Illinois on Sunday. The crew got to the track early Sunday morning and would have to make a choice to cancel due to wet grounds, or try and work the pits into shape to get race car haulers into the pits. With the sun shining and a strong wind out of the north, the decision was made to race.
The first feature to take to the track was the 18 lap IMCA SportMods, with Austin Howes and Jon Lear leading the field to the green. Howes would take advantage of his front row start to grab the lead on lap 1 over Nathan Bringer and Joey Gower. Bringer would slip under Howes coming off turn 4 on lap 2 to take over the top spot, with Gower using the same groove 1 lap later to move into the second spot. Then on lap 6 Gower got under Bringer coming off turn 4, as the two raced side-by-side down the front stretch, with Bringer still scored as the leader. Gower wouldn't give up on the bottom, as he finally cleared Bringer on lap 7 to grab the lead. The action was slowed for the first time on lap 9, when Cody Henderson spun in turn 1 to bring out the yellow. On the restart Gower moved back out front, with Brandon Dale, who started 6th, over taking Bringer for the second spot. Dale tried to work under Gower over the next 3 laps, when the second and final caution slowed the race. This time Mike Goodwin spun in turn 2 and collected Jared Wiemelt to bring out the yellow. Gower once again moved back out front on the restart, with Tony Dunker, who started 8th, over taking Dale for second. While Dunker tried to work around Gower for the lead, Bobby Anders, who started 12th, was working the top of the track to work his way into third by lap 15. There was no getting around Gower on this night, as he held on to pick up his first win of the season at the track and second on the weekend with his win Friday night at the Lee County Speedway in Donnellson, Iowa. Dunker was 2nd, Anders was 3rd, Bobby Six came from 10th to finish in 4th, with Tanner Klingele finishing 5th after starting in 9th.
Up next was the 18 lap IMCA Stock Car feature, with Jake Powers and Andrew Hustead on the front row. Hustead took advantage of his starting spot to grab the lead on lap 1 over Powers and William Dahl. After the completion of lap 1 Trevor Hagerbaumer and Troy Brierton collided in turn 1 to bring out the caution. On the restart Hustead, Powers and Jerry Jansen, who started 6th, went three wide off 4 for the lead, with Hustead scored as the leader of lap 2. Hustead then held the top spot until lap 4, when Jim Lynch, who started 9th, slipped under him to grab the lead away. The action up front was slowed on lap 9 when Jansen, Dahl and Brierton collided in turn 1 to bring out the yellow. Lynch would grab the lead on the restart, with Abe Huls, who started 8th, over taking Hustead for the second spot. Huls was able to get under Lynch coming off turn 4 on laps 12 & 13, only to have Lynch edge him at the line to keep the lead. But disaster would strike Lynch on lap 13, when he spun in turn 2 to bring out the caution. On the restart Derek Sammons spun in turn 2 to bring the caution light back on. The following restart saw Huls inherit the lead over Hustead and Hagerbaumer, who recovered from his spin on lap 1. Disaster would strike Hustead on lap 16, as he spun in turn 4 to bring out the caution. On the restart Taylor Lear spun in turn 2 to bring the yellow light back on. The next restart saw Huls jump back out front and then lead the final 2 laps to pick up his first win of the season at the track and his second on the weekend, as he picked up the win Friday night at the Lee County Speedway in Donnellson, Iowa. Powers was 2nd, Jansen recovered from the spin on lap 9 to come back up to finish 3rd, Hustead recovered from his spin on lap 16 to come back up to 4th, with Jeremy Buss coming from 10th to finish in 5th.
Mark Burgtorf and Jamie Wilson led the field to the drop of the green flag in the 25 lap UMP Late Model feature, with Burgtorf grabbing the lead on lap 1 over Justin Reed and Wilson. Reed would try to work under Burgtorf over the next 6 laps, when the first and only caution waved. Bobby Regot spun down the front stretch to bring out the yellow. On the restart Burgtorf jumped back out front, while Denny Woodworth over took Reed for the runner up spot. With Woodworth and Reed battling for second, Burgtorf started to pull away. Lapped traffic late in the race allowed Reed to close in on Burgtorf. But Burgtorf held on to pick up his first win of the season in the Rick Frankel owned machine. Reed settled for 2nd, Keith Pratt started 6th and made a late pass to get to 3rd, Woodworth was 4th, with Brian Diveley rounding out the top 5.
Up next was the 25 lap UMP Modified feature, with Michael Long and David Wietholder on the front row. Long used his front row starting spot to jump out into the lead on lap 1 over Wietholder and Robbie Reed. Long then pulled away to a straightaway lead by lap 6 and then almost had disaster strike him on lap 13, as Frankie Wellman spun in front of him to bring out the caution. On the restart Kale Foster spun in turn 1 to bring the yellow light back on. The following restart saw Long move back out front, with Wietholder working to hold back Steven DeLonjay, who started 7th, for the second spot. While the battle was going on behind him, Long would pull away. Long was slowed two more times, once on lap 18 and again on lap 22. But nothing was going to keep Long from victory lane on this night, as he cruised to his second win in a row at the track. Rick Conoyer started 15th and grabbed 2nd on the final restart, DeLonjay edged out Wietholder on the final lap to finish 3rd, with Shawn Deering coming home in 5th.
The final feature to take to the track was the 15 lap IMCA Sport Compacts, with Mike Hornung Jr. and Spencer Coats on the front row. Coats would edge out Seith Woodruff, who started 6th, at the line by inches to lead lap 1. But Woodruff would slip under Coats on lap 2 to edge him out at the line to lead lap 2. The two would race side-by-side for the next 2 laps, when the first and only caution waved on lap 4. Jerry Bown came to a stop in turn 4 to bring out the yellow. On the restart Kimberly Abbott, who started 8th, went to the top of the track to edge out Woodruff at the line to lead lap 5. Woodruff tried to work under Abbott over the final 10 laps, as Brandon Lambert moved in late to make it a three car battle for the lead. Coming to the checkered flag Woodruff made one more attempt to get under Abbott off turn 4. But she would hold on to pick up her second win in a row at the track. Woodruff settled for 2nd, Lambert was 3rd, John Girdley was 4th, with Darin Weisinger Jr. rounding out the top 5.
Notes from Quincy: Brandon Lennox started the SportMod feature in 14th and passed 5 cars to finish in 9th....Austen Becerra passed 8 cars from his 19th place starting spot to come home in 11th....Charles VanZandt started 17th and finished 12th....Mike Goodwin recovered from the spin on lap 13 to come back up to finish in 13th....Jared Wiemelt also recovered from the spin on lap 13 to come back up to finish 14th....Jon Lear, who started outside the front row, slipped over the track in turn 3 and fell to the back. He recovered to come home in 15th....Todd Reed had rear end troubles in the heat that forced him to scratch from the feature......Troy Brierton recovered from a spin on lap 1 and 9 in the Stock Car feature to come back up to finish 6th....Derek Sammons recovered from his spin on lap 13 to come back up to finish 7th....Jim Lynch, who was battling for the lead early, cut a right rear tire and pulled off on lap 15. He would get the tire changed under the lap 16 caution and came back out 1 lap down to be credited with 9th....Beau Taylor, who started 7th and had worked his way to 2nd, pulled off on lap 6 with a right rear flat to end his night in 12th......Mike Hammerle started the Late Model feature in 10th and finished 8th....John Ketterer had troubles in time trials that forced him to scratch for the night......Russ Coultas started the Modified feature in 12th and finished 7th....Cory Brown came from 14th to finish in 10th....Charles Baker started 13th and finished 11th....Steven Grotz came from 16th to finish in 12th....Gary Bentley and Spencer Havermale had troubles after there heat races that forced them to scratch from the feature......Brandon Baze started the Sport Compact feature in 10th and finished 7th.
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