Jacksonville, IL (Saturday, October 10, 2016) - On Saturday night I was asked to come help at the Jacksonville Speedway in Jacksonville, Illinois, as all their original crew was working a MOWA Sprint Car Series event at another track. A make-up race for the "Danny Bangert Memorial" was on the card, which featured the Big Ten Super Late Model Series. Also in action on the night was the Modifieds, Stock Cars, SportMods, and Sport Compacts.
The first feature to take to the track was the 15 lap SportMods (B-Mod), with Kevin Tomlinson and Tommy Seets Jr. leading the field to the green flag. Seets Jr. would take advantage of his starting spot to grab the lead on lap 1 over Tomlinson and Brandon Lennox. The action up front was slowed on lap 3, when Tom Riech spun in turn 4. On the restart Tim Riech spun in turn 1 to bring the yellow light back out. The following restart saw Seets Jr. move back out front, with Lennox and Tomlinson battling for the runner up spot. A second and final caution of the race appeared on lap 6, when Cody Stilwell, who was running 5th, spun in turn 1 to bring out the yellow. Seets Jr. once again grabbed the lead on the restart, with Lennox and Tomlinson close behind. While Seets Jr. set the pace out front, Tim Hancock, who started 8th, worked his way in to battle Lennox and Tomlinson for the runner up spot. Without another caution over the final 9 laps, there was no catching Seets Jr., who went on to pick up the win. Lennox was 2nd, Hancock was 3rd, Tomlinson was 4th, with Clint Young rounding out the top 5.
Up next was the 15 lap Stock Car (Street Stock) feature, with Chad Myers and Rudy Zaragoza making up the front row for the event. Just as the green flag was waved the caution light would come on, as Wes Biesenthal spun in turn 3 to bring out the yellow. On the original restart Myers jumped out into the lead on lap 1 over Zaragoza and Dennis Wernle. Myers, who was working the bottom and middle grooves of the track, then had to work to hold off Wernle, who was working the top of the track, over the next two laps. But Wernle would use the momentum off the high side of turn 4 on lap 4 to take the top spot away. Then after the lap was scored complete the second caution of the race appeared, as debris down the backstretch brought out the yellow. On the restart Brian Gaines, who was running 5th, spun in turn 2 to bring the yellow light back on.
Wernle jumped back out front on the following restart, with Myers working to hold off Chad Day, who started 7th, for the runner up spot. The fourth caution of the race came out on lap 7, when Mike Hardwick spun in turn 4 to bring out the yellow. On the restart Wernle moved back out front, with Myers, Michael Jackson and Day battling for the second spot. But another lap scored complete, would only bring out another caution. This time James Bowen would spin in turn 2 to bring out the yellow. Once again Wernle grabbed the lead on the restart, only to be slowed one lap later for another caution. Bowen would spin in turn 4 to bring out his second solo yellow of the night to end his night. Wernle moved back out front on the restart, with Myers, Jackson, and Day continuing their battle for second. Just when it looked like the rest of the feature would go green, the final caution of the race came out on lap 12. Zaragoza, who was running 8th, spun in turn 2 to bring out the yellow. Which also brought the time limit to an end to set up a green-white-checkered finish. On the final restart Wernle jumped back out front and then held on to claim the win. Myers won the battle for 2nd, Jackson was 3rd, Day was 4th, with Terry Reed coming from 8th to finish in 5th.
Chuck Mitchell and Matt Taylor led the field to the drop of the green flag in the 25 lap Big Ten Super Late Model Series feature. But just as the green flag was waved the caution light would come on, as Andrew Barnes spun down the backstretch to bring out the yellow. At the same time Taylor would pit with a right rear flat. For the restart Greg Kimmons would be moved to the outside of the front row. Mitchell would grab the lead on the restart, with Kimmons and Matt Bailey close behind. The battle up front would turn into a four car battle, when Clint Kirkham, who was driving Charles VanZante's #80v Crate Late Model, moved in to join the action. Kimmons tried to look under Mitchell coming off the corners over the final 10 laps, but Mitchell was able to hold him off. Then coming off turn four to get the checkered flag, Mitchell would bobble and Kimmons was able to get up beside him. The two would drag race down the front straightaway, with Mitchell edging out the win by inches to pick up the win. Kimmons settled for 2nd, Bailey was 3rd, Kirkham was 4th, with Charles VanZandt coming from 8th to round out the top 5.
Up next was the 20 lap Modified feature, with Jeff Leka and Ray Bollinger making up the front row. Bollinger would take advantage of his starting spot to jump out into the lead on lap 1 over Leka and Donovan Lodge. Leka looked under Bollinger coming off the corners over the entire 20 laps. But Bollinger was able to hold him off in a caution free race to claim the win. Leka was 2nd, Lodge was 3rd, Shawn Deering finished 4th after starting 10th, with Kyle Byerline coming home in 5th.
The final feature to take to the track on the night was the 12 lap Sport Compacts (4 Cylinders), with Eldon Hemken and Brandon Lambert leading the field to the green. Hemken grabbed the lead on lap 1 over Lambert and Luke Smith. The 12 lap race would go caution free, with Hemken going on to pick up the win. Lambert would finish 2nd, Kole Jackson started 7th and finished 3rd, Smith was 4th, with Jamie Beddingfield finishing in 5th.
Notes from Jacksonville: Todd Reed started the SportMod feature in 13th and finished 8th....Wesley Mayfield passed 7 cars from his 16th place starting spot to come home in 9th....Tim Riech, who started 14th, recovered from his spin on lap 3 to come back up to finish 10th....Benny Bowles had troubles in his heat that forced him to scratch from the feature......Michael Larsen started the Stock Car feature in 19th and then passed 13 cars to come home in 6th....Justin Layne started 13th and finished 7th....Cleatus Coats finished 8th after starting in 12th....Brian Gaines recovered from his spin on lap 4 to come back up to finish in 12th....Wes Biesenthal also recovered from his spin on the start to come back up to finish 14th....John Jackson had troubles in hot laps to force him to scratch for the night......Jeff Ray started 12th in the Late Model feature and finished 6th....Mike Shannon drove his Steel Block Late Model to a 7th place finish after starting in 9th....Danny MaGuire finished 8th after starting in 11th....Mike Hammerle started 13th and finished 9th....Brian Diveley had troubles in the dash that forced him to scratch from his 6th place starting spot in the feature.....Derrick Carlson started the Modified feature in 11th and finished 6th....Rick Standridge passed 9 cars from his 17th place starting spot to come home in 8th....Steve Theivagt finished 9th after starting in 13th....Russ Coultas started 14th and finished 10th....Jason Zobrist finished 11th after starting in 16th....Kelly Kovski had troubles after the dash to force him to give up his 5th place starting spot in the feature......James Rhods had troubles after his heat that forced him to scratch from the Sport Compact feature.
OFFICIAL RESULTS
Jacksonville Speedway, Jacksonville, IL
Saturday, October 8, 2016
BIG TEN SUPER LATE MODEL SERIES
Heat 1: 1. 44-Matt Taylor, Springfield, IL; 2. 27 Greg Kimmons, Pleasant Plains, IL; 3. 80v-Clint Kirkham, Camden, IL; 4. 36-Andrew Barnes, Assumption, IL; 5. 15 Matt Shannon, Peoria, IL; 6. 32M-Danny MaGuire, Harlandville, IL; 7. 16H-Mike Hammerle, St. Charles, MO
Heat 2: 1. 134-Chuck Mitchell, Jacksonville, IL; 2. 11D-Brian Diveley, Springfield, IL; 3. 52-Matt Bailey, Highland, IL; 4. 21v-Charles VanZante, Camp Point, IL; 5. 61-Stefan Bedinger, Taylorville, IL; 6. 84-Jeff Ray, Springfield, IL
Dash: 1. 134-Mitchell; 2. 44-Taylor; 3. 52-Bailey; 4. 27-Kimmons; 5. 80v-Kirkham; 6. 11D-Diveley
Feature: 1. 134-Mitchell; 2. 27-Kimmons; 3. 52-Bailey; 4. 80v-Kirkham; 5. 21v-VanZante; 6. 84-Ray; 7. 15-Shannon; 8. 32M-MaGuire; 9. 16H-Hammerle; 10. 36-Barnes; 11. 44-Taylor; 12. 61-Bedinger; 13. 11D-Diveley (DNS)
MODIFIEDS
Heat 1: 1. 11B-Kyle Byerline, Buffalo, IL; 2. 32-Donovan Lodge, Andover, IL; 3. 37c-Dave Crawley, Decatur, IL; 4. 70-Vince Cooper, Morris, IL; 5. 22-Ryan Blakeman, Jacksonville, IL; 6. 37-Derrick Carlson, Murrayville, IL; 7. 36-Steve Theivagt, Virginia, IL; 8. 3-Bill Berghus, Chapin, IL; 9. 10-Rick Standridge, Collinsville, IL
Heat 2: 1. 3L-Jeff Leka, Buffalo, IL; 2. 77-Ray Bollinger, Kewanee, IL; 3. 10k-Kelly Kovski, Springfield, IL; 4. 22G-Steve Grotz, Quincy, IL; 5. 16-Shawn Deering, Quincy, IL; 6. 37I-Jim Ippenson, Auburn, IL; 7. 9c-Russ Coultas, Bluffs, IL; 8. T87-Jason Zobrist, Highland, IL
Dash: 1. 3L-Leka; 2. 77-Bollinger; 3. 11B-Byerline; 4. 32-Lodge; 5. 10k-Kovski; 6. 37c-Crawley
Feature: 1. 77-Bollinger; 2. 3L-Leka; 3. 32-Lodge; 4. 16-Deering; 5. 11B-Byerline; 6. 37-Carlson; 7. 22G-Grotz; 8. 10-Standridge; 9. 36-Theivagt; 10. 9c-Coultas; 11. T87-Zobrist; 12. 37I-Ippenson; 13. 37c-Crawley; 14. 70-Cooper; 15. 3-Berghus; 16. 22-Blakeman; 17. 10k-Kovski (DNS)
STOCK CARS (STREET STOCKS)
Heat 1: 1. 46-Chad Myers, Arenzville, IL; 2. 89-Michael Jackson, Concord, IL; 3. 99-Chad Day, Springfield, IL; 4. 4M-David Mowry, Ashland, IL; 5. 711-Justin Layne, Bluffs, IL; 6. 25-Jimmy Miller, Jacksonville, IL; 7. 48-Michael Larsen, Monroe City, MO
Heat 2: 1. 67R-Rudy Zaragoza, Jacksonville, IL; 2. 43G-Brian Gaines, Virginia, IL; 3. 5-Terry Reed, Decatur, IL; 4. 44J-Jeremy Madsen, Pawnee, IL; 5. 711w-Walt Layne, Alsey, IL; 6. 67A-Cheat Peak, Jacksonville, IL; 7. 86-James Bowen, Jacksonville, IL
Heat 3: 1. 23-Dennis Wernle, New Douglas, IL; 2. 26B-Mike Bulpitt, Springfield, IL; 3. 17B-Braden Bilger, Jacksonville, IL; 4. 34x-Cleatus Coats, Bluffs, IL; 5. 14-Wes Biesenthal, Athens, IL; 6. 57-Mike Hardwick, Jacksonville, IL; 7. 47J-John Jackson, Concord, IL
Feature: 1. 23-Wernle; 2. 46-Myers; 3. 89-M. Jackson; 4. 99-Day, 5. 5-Reed; 6. 48-Larsen; 7. 711-J. Layne; 8. 34x-Coats; 9. 26B-Bulpitt; 10. 44J-Madsen; 11. 17B-Bilger; 12. 43G-Gaines; 13. 711w-W. Layne; 14. 14-Biesenthal; 15. 57-Hardwick; 16. 67R-Zaragoza; 17. 25-Miller; 18. 4M-Mowry; 19. 86-Bowen; 20. 67A-Peak; 21. 47J-J. Jackson (DNS)
SPORTMODS (B-MODS)
Heat 1: 1. 49T-Kevin Tomlinson, New London, MO; 2. 00s-Cody Stilwell, Godfrey, IL; 3. 42-Clint Young, Ava, IL; 4. 80-Tony Walker, Brighton, IL; 5. 5x-Billy Knebel, Highland, IL; 6. 23-Benny Bowles, Clarksville, MO; 7. 44-Todd Reed, Quincy, IL; 8. 7c-Spencer Coats, Canton, MO
Heat 2: 1. 8-Tommy Seets Jr., Alton, IL; 2. 17-Brandon Lennox, New London, MO; 3. 0JR-Tim Hancock Jr., Mt. Olive, IL; 4. 0-Tim Hancock, Mt. Olive, IL; 5. 57R-Tom Riech, Springfield, IL; 6. 79-Nathan Bringer, Lewistown, MO; 7. 55-Tim Riech, Petersburg, IL; 8. 21M-Wesley Mayfield, Hull, IL
Feature: 1. 8-Seets Jr.; 2. 17-Lennox; 3. 0-Hancock; 4. 49T-Tomlinson; 5. 42-Young; 6. 80-Walker; 7. 5x-Knebel; 8. 44-Reed; 9. 21M-Mayfield; 10. 55-Tim Riech; 11. 00s-Stilwell; 12. 7c-Coats; 13. 79-Bringer; 14. 57R-Tom Riech; 15. 0JR-Hancock Jr.; 16. 23-Bowles (DNS)
SPORT COMPACTS (4-CYLINDERS)
Heat: 1. WHO2-Eldon Hemken, Sorento, IL; 2. 14L-Brandon Lambert, Carthage, IL; 3. 47-Luke Smith, Concord, IL; 4. 35R-Rickey Carriker, Wood River, IL; 5. 50-Jamie Beddingfield, Jacksonville, IL; 6. 47R-James Rhods, Panama, IL; 7. 89k-Kole Jackson, Concord, IL
Feature: 1. WHO2-Hemken; 2. 14L-Lambert; 3. 89k-Jackson; 4. 47-Smith; 5. 50-Beddingfield; 6. 35R-Carriker; 7. 47R-Rhods (DNS)
thanks for the results
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