Vinton, IA (Monday, May 29, 2017) - My plan for Memorial Day Monday was to stay home after my 24 year old nephew, who has been fighting brain cancer for close to 4 years, was taken to the ER late Sunday night after having convulsions and seizures. But both my mom and sister encouraged me to go racing if I had somewhere to go, as that is what my nephew would have wanted also.
So I got in the car and drover northwest to the Benton County Speedway in Vinton, Iowa for the 2017 season opener for the Arnold Motor Supply Hawkeye Dirt Tour (HDT) for IMCA Modifieds. Also in action was the IMCA Stock Cars, IMCA SportMods, IMCA Hobby Stocks, and Micro Mods. After four heat races and two B Mains were ran to trim the 33 Modifieds signed in down to 24 starters, the features were set to take to the track.
The first one up was the 12 lap Micro Mods, with Jeff Davis and Don Erger on the front row. Erger would take advantage of his starting spot to grab the lead on lap 1 over Davis and Erick Knutsen. Just after the completion of lap 1 the first caution of the race came out, as Darrick Knutsen spun in turn 2 to bring out the yellow. On the restart Erger came to a stop in turn 4 with something breaking in the rear end to bring the yellow light back on, and ending Erger's run up front. The following restart saw Erick Knutsen slip past Davis to grab the lead, with Dallon Murty, who started 5th, in third. Murty would inherit the runner up spot a few laps later, when Davis exited the track with troubles. For the next 5 laps Murty would follow in Erick Knutsen's tire track around the bottom of the track. Then going into turn 3 to complete lap 11, Murty was able to get under Erick Knutsen to take the top spot away. Murty then led the final lap to pick up the win. Erick Knutsen was 2nd, Cole McNeal started 7th and finished 3rd, Scott Beaty came from 10th to finish in 4th, with Matt Post finishing in 5th after starting in 9th.
Up next was the 18 lap IMCA Stock Car feature, with Scooter Dulin and Jeff Mueller drawing the front row. Mueller used his front row starting spot to jump out into the lead on lap 1 over Dulin and Johnny Spaw, who started 5th. But disaster would strike Dulin on the completion of lap 2, when he got to high going into turn 3 and went over the track to bring out the yellow. On the restart Mueller moved back out front, with Damon Murty and Spaw close behind. Mueller, who was working the top of the track, and Murty, who was using the middle, raced laps 3, 4 and 5 side-by-side, with Mueller using the momentum off the top to hold the lead each lap. The action up front was slowed for the second and final time on lap 8, when Brandon Jacoby spun in turn 1 to bring out the yellow. Mueller once again grabbed the lead on the restart, with Murty glued to his back bumper. Murty would try to work under Mueller over the final laps, but Mueller was able to hold him off to pick up the win and the $1,000 top prize to go with it. Murty settled for 2nd, Spaw was 3rd, John Oliver Jr. was 4th, with Bob Ahrendsen coming from 10th to round out the top 5.
Matt Brown and Justin Wacha led the field to green in the 15 lap IMCA Hobby Stock feature, with Brown grabbing the lead on lap 1 over Joe Docekal, and Wacha. While everybody went to the bottom of the track, Nathan Ballard, who started 10th, worked the top. Ballard quickly worked himself to the front by taking the lead on lap 6. Just after the completion of lap 6 the first and only caution appeared. Trent Newhaus would spin in turn 4 to bring out the yellow. On the restart Ballard moved back out front, with Brown and Daniel Wauters, who started 8th, following. Ballard then pulled away over the final 9 laps to cruise the win and claim the $500 top prize to go with it. Docekal crossed the line in 2nd, but was disqualified in post race tech. So this would move Brett Vanous to 2nd, Wauters was moved to 3rd, Matt Pohlman was moved to 4th, with Brown moving up to finish 5th.
Up next was the 20 lap IMCA SportMod feature, with Ethan Braaksma and Kyle Bentley drawing the front row. Braaksma took advantage of his starting spot to jump out into the lead on lap 1 over Matt Petrzelka and Bentley. The action up front was slowed for the first time on lap 5, when Tony Olson, who was running 7th, went over the track in turn 3 and 4 to bring out the yellow. On the restart Braaksma did a jack rabbit start and caused 4 drivers to collide in turn 4 to bring the yellow light back on. Those four driver's were given their spots back, while Braaskma was docked 4 spots back to 5th. This would hand the lead over to Petrzelka for the restart, who led Bentley and Tyler Soppe, who started 8th. One more lap, lap 6, complete produced another caution, as Ryan King spun in turn 4 and collected Jami Ritter, Brian Sondag, and Brandon Tharp to bring out the yellow.
Petrzelka jumped back out front on the restart, with Soppe and Joey Schaefer, who started 7th, close behind. While Petrzelka worked the top of the track, Soppe would work the bottom to try and get the lead away over the next 8 laps. But Petrzelka would hold him off. The battle up front was slowed for the final time on lap 15, when Sondag slowed down the front stretch with a left rear flat to bring out the yellow. Petrzelka grabbed the lead on the restart over Soppe and Schaefer. Soppe again tried to work under Petrzelka over the final laps, but Petrzelka was able to hold him off to pick up the win and the $1,000 check to go with it. Soppe settled for 2nd, Schaefer held off Braaksma at the line for 3rd, with Jared VanDeest coming from 11th to round out the top 5.
The 35 lap HDT feature for IMCA Modifieds was up next, with Brandon Maitland and Penokee, Kansas driver Clay Money leading the field to the drop of the green flag. Money, John Emerson, who was driving Shawn Ritter's #7SR Modified, and Maitland raced off turn 4 three wide for the lead on lap 1, with Money edging Emerson and Maitland to lead the lap. Emerson would slip past Money one lap later, lap 2, to take over the top spot. The feature event was slowed for the first and only time on lap 3, when Todd Shute, who was running three wide for the 5th place, was pinched over the track going into turn 3 to bring out the yellow. On the restart Emerson jumped back out front, with Jimmy Gustin, who started 7th, and Kelly Shryock, close behind. Gustin then followed in Emerson's tire tracks around the bottom of the track over the next 14 laps, when they entered lapped traffic on lap 18. When Emerson looked high to get around the lapped car, Gustin pounced under him to grab the top spot away on lap 21. While the lead group worked the bottom of the track Hunter Marriott, who started 10th, went to the high side to work his way to fourth. Then Marriott went to the bottom to grab third away from Maitland on lap 26, and then set his sights on the lead duo. Going into turn 1 on the final lap Emerson decided to go high to get by Gustin for the lead, but that moved cost him second. As Marriott slipped past coming off turn 2, and then charged to Gustin's back bumper going into turn 3. But Gustin was able to hold on to claim his the win, which happened to be his 100th in the division. Marriott settled for 2nd, Emerson was 3rd, Shryock was 4th, with Joel Rust coming from 11th to finish in 5th.
Notes from BCS: 33 Modifieds, 25 SportMods, 14 Stock Cars, 13 Hobby Stocks, and 12 Micro Mods made up the 97 cars signed in on the night.....Curtis Rooster started the Stock Car feature in 12th and finished 7th....Scooter Dulin recovered from going over the track in turns 3 & 4 on lap 2 to come back up to finish 9th......Thomas Stevens started the Hobby Stock feature in 12th and finished in 8th......Timmy Current finished 7th in the SportMod feature after starting in 12th....Brian Kauffman passed 10 cars from his 20th place starting spot to come home in 10th....Tony Olson recovered from going over the track in turns 3 & 4 on lap 5 to come back up to finish in 11th....Randy LaMar started 22nd and finished 13th....Brandon Tharp, who started 23rd, recovered from the crash on lap 6 to come back up to finish 14th......The Modified field was brought out to the front stretch before there event, where they were introduced and the top 12 redrew. There was 12 oil filters sill in the box lined up, where the heat winners drew, followed by the second place finishers, and finished with the third place finishers. Tyler Droste and Brandon Maitland were the final two driver's to draw, and who would have believed that the #1 and #12 were left for them. Droste was the first to graw, leaving Maitland what was left. And when Droste pulled his filter out of the box to reveal the #12, this gave Maitland the pole....Kyle Brown started 14th and finished 7th....Droste only got up to 9th....Scott Hogan finished 11th after starting in 15th....Ryan Maitland came from 20th to finish in 12th....Jacob Murray started 19th and finished 13th....Shute recovered from going over the track in turn 3 on lap 3 to come back up to finish in 15th....Corey Dripps started 23rd, after receiving a points provisional from 2016, and finished 16th.
My schedule of racing for this week will kick-off on Thursday, June 1st, as the MLRA Late Models invade the Scotland County Speedway in Memphis, MO. A $3,000 top prize awaits the winner. Also in action on the night will be the Modifieds, Stock Cars and SportMods, all racing for $1,000 to win. Plus the Sport Compacts will be racing for $300. The following night, Friday, June 2nd, the MLRA Late Models make their second and final stop at the Pepsi Lee County Speedway in Donnellson, IA. UMP Pro Late Models, IMCA Modifieds, IMCA Stock Cars, IMCA SportMods, and Sport Compacts will all be in action. Hot laps both days will start at 6:45 PM. Then on Saturday, June 3rd I will be back at 34 Raceway in West Burlington, IA for a weekly points night. Hope to see you at one, if not all of these shows!!!
Tuesday, May 30, 2017
Thursday, May 25, 2017
Madsen Dominates, While Carter Doubles Up at Osky
Oskaloosa, IA (Wednesday, May 24, 2017) - The old saying that "Third Times A Charm" is very true for the Southern Iowa Speedway in Oskaloosa, Iowa. As they have tried on two prior Wednesday nights to get the Sprint Invaders show complete, but they both have fallen to rains. Finally this past Wednesday, which was a third attempt, the show was put into the record books.
The 12 lap IMCA Sport Compact feature was the first of seven to take to the track on the night, with Levi Heath and James Roose making up the front row. Heath would take advantage of his starting spot to grab the lead on lap 1 over Josh Barnes and Daniel Fellows, who started 8th. On lap 3 both Barnes and Fellows slipped past Heath to move into the first and second spot. Then one lap later, lap 4, Fellows slipped under Barnes coming off turn 4 to take over the top spot. The action was slowed for the first and only time on lap 5, when Billy Cain dropped alot of fluids down the front stretch and then came to a stop in turn 1 to bring out the yellow. On the restart Fellows moved back out front, with Heath and Jake Benischek, who started 9th, close behind. Fellows then pulled away over the final laps to cruise to his third straight win at the track. Heath was 2nd, Benischek was 3rd, Roose was 4th, with Bryan Claussen coming from 14th to round out the top 5.
Up next was the 18 lap IMCA Stock Car feature, with Louis Lynch and Mike Brown leading the field to green. But just as the green flag was waved the yellow light would come on, as Brown spun in turn 1 and collected Brandon Jay and Mike McClure to bring out the yellow. On the following restart Todd Reitzler took advantage of being moved from 6th to outside of the front row to grab the lead on lap 1 over Lynch and Derrick Agee, who originally started 8th. While Reitzler worked the middle to top of the track, Agee worked the bottom to slip under Reitzler coming off turn 4 for the lead on lap 7. The action up front became a five car battle between Agee, Mike Hughes, Nathan Wood, who started 14th after troubles in his heat, Reitzler and Cayden Carter, who started 9th, on the halfway point. Coming off turn 4 to complete lap 10 Hughes was able to get under Agee to take over the top spot. But that lead only lasted 1 lap, as Wood slipped under Hughes coming off turn 2 to grab the lead away on lap 11. Carter made his way into second on lap 13, and then followed in Wood's tire tracks over the next 4 laps. Then going into turn 3 on the final lap Carter went to the middle of the track and came out of turn 4 with the lead to pick up his first win of the season at Oskaloosa. Wood settled for 2nd, Hughes was 3rd, Dustin Griffiths recovered from a flat on the start to come back up to finish 4th, with Reitzler finishing 5th.
Carson McCarl and father Terry McCarl led the field to green in the 25 lap Sprint Invaders feature, with Carson McCarl jumping out front on lap 1 over Terry McCarl and Ian Madsen, who started 6th. The lead trio were setting such a fast pace, that on lap 6 they started to enter lapped traffic. Madsen used the bottom of the track in turn 1 to slip in front of Terry McCarl for second on lap 11. Then used the same move one lap later, lap 12, to take the top spot away from Carson McCarl. Without a caution to slow the pace, there was no catching Madsen, who pulled away to claim the win. Carson McCarl was 2nd, Terry McCarl was 3rd, Jamie Ball started 11th and finished 4th, with Chris Martin coming from 14th to come home in 5th.
The 16 lap IMCA SportMod feature was up next, with Danny Brau and Jack Housley on the front row. Brau took advantage of his front row starting spot to jump out front on lap 1 over Colton Livezey and Carter VanDenBerg, who started 5th. Livezey would use the top of the track coming out of turn 4 to take the top spot away from Brau on lap 2, with VanDenBerg following into second. While Livezey worked the top of the track, VanDenBerg used the bottom to slip under Livezey coming off turn 4 on lap 3 to grab the lead away. But VanDenBerg's lead only lasted 1 lap, as Curtis Van Der Wal, who started 8th, used the top of the track coming off turn 4 to take over the top spot on lap 4 by inches. From there Van Der Wal pulled away in a caution free race to pick up his second win in a row at the track. VanDenBerg was 2nd, Logan Anderson started 6th and finished 3rd, Jason McDaniel came from 7th to finish 4th, with Cory VanZante finishing 5th after starting in 9th.
Steve Jackson and Eric Lundstrom drew the front row for the 16 lap Dirt Truck feature. But it was fourth place starter Brad Moyer who grabbed the lead on lap 1 over Jackson and Lundstrom. The action was slowed for the first and only time on lap 3, when Andrew Clark spun in turn 3 to bring out the yellow. On the restart Moyer jumped back out front with Jackson and Lundstrom close behind. While Moyer worked the bottom of the track, Jackson went to the top to try and work past Moyer for the lead. That move paid off on lap 6, as Jackson edged Moyer at the line by inches to take over the top spot. From there Jackson pulled away to claim his second win in a row at Oskaloosa. Moyer was 2nd, Pat Gordon came from 10th to finish in 3rd, Corey Stout was 4th, with Lundstrom rounding out the top 5.
Up next was the 15 lap IMCA Hobby Stock feature, with Christian Huffman and Kirk Puttmann leading the field to green, with Huffman leading lap 1 over Ryan Wells and Mike Kincaid. Wells used the top of the track to take the lead away from Huffman on lap 2. The action up front was slowed for the first time on lap 4, when Riley Meinders spun in turn 1 to bring out the yellow. On the restart Meinders dropped alot of fluid on the track in turn 4 and came to a stop down the middle of the front stretch to bring the yellow light back on. The following restart saw Wells, Bill Bonnett, who started 9th, and Steve Allen race three wide off turn 4, with Wells holding the lead. Puttmann would spin in turn 3 on lap 5 to bring out the yellow and slow the battle up front. On the restart Shannon Anderson, who started 10th, worked the bottom of the track to grab the lead away from Wells and Bonnett. Just as Anderson started to pull away the final caution of the race appeared on lap 12, when Puttmann spun in turn 2 for his second caution of the race. Once again Anderson moved back out front on the restart, with Bonnett and Allen close behind. Bonnett tried to work under Anderson over the final laps, but Anderson would hold him off for his third win in a row at the track. Bonnett was 2nd, Aaron Martin started 8th and finished 3rd, Kincaid recovered from pitting under the lap 4 caution to come back up to finish 4th, with Thomas Stevens coming home in 5th.
The final feature to take to the track on the night was the 20 lap IMCA Modified feature, with Todd Inman and Jason Murray on the front row. Inman used his front row starting spot to grab the lead on lap 1 over Murray and Cayden Carter, who was behind the wheel of a brand new VanderBuilt car. With Inman using the bottom of the track, Murray used the top to grab the lead on lap 3 coming off turn 4. After the completion of lap 4 disaster would strike Inman, as he got into the guardrail in turn 1 and came to a stop to bring out the yellow. On the restart Murray, Colt Mather and Carter raced three wide off turn 4, with Murray holding on for the lead over Carter and Mather. Carter worked the bottom of the track to slip under Murray for the top spot on lap 8, with Derrick Stewart, who started 7th, moving into second on lap 10. Stewart then tried to cut into Carter's straight-away lead over the next 8 laps, when Scott Dickey got into the guardrail in turn 4 on lap 18 to bring out the yellow. On the restart Carter moved back out front, with Stewart and Mather battling for second. Carter would hold on over the final 2 laps to score his first win and second of the night at the track. Stewart settled for 2nd, Mather was 3rd, Todd Shute was 4th, with Brandon Banks coming from 13th to round out the top 5.
The 12 lap IMCA Sport Compact feature was the first of seven to take to the track on the night, with Levi Heath and James Roose making up the front row. Heath would take advantage of his starting spot to grab the lead on lap 1 over Josh Barnes and Daniel Fellows, who started 8th. On lap 3 both Barnes and Fellows slipped past Heath to move into the first and second spot. Then one lap later, lap 4, Fellows slipped under Barnes coming off turn 4 to take over the top spot. The action was slowed for the first and only time on lap 5, when Billy Cain dropped alot of fluids down the front stretch and then came to a stop in turn 1 to bring out the yellow. On the restart Fellows moved back out front, with Heath and Jake Benischek, who started 9th, close behind. Fellows then pulled away over the final laps to cruise to his third straight win at the track. Heath was 2nd, Benischek was 3rd, Roose was 4th, with Bryan Claussen coming from 14th to round out the top 5.
Up next was the 18 lap IMCA Stock Car feature, with Louis Lynch and Mike Brown leading the field to green. But just as the green flag was waved the yellow light would come on, as Brown spun in turn 1 and collected Brandon Jay and Mike McClure to bring out the yellow. On the following restart Todd Reitzler took advantage of being moved from 6th to outside of the front row to grab the lead on lap 1 over Lynch and Derrick Agee, who originally started 8th. While Reitzler worked the middle to top of the track, Agee worked the bottom to slip under Reitzler coming off turn 4 for the lead on lap 7. The action up front became a five car battle between Agee, Mike Hughes, Nathan Wood, who started 14th after troubles in his heat, Reitzler and Cayden Carter, who started 9th, on the halfway point. Coming off turn 4 to complete lap 10 Hughes was able to get under Agee to take over the top spot. But that lead only lasted 1 lap, as Wood slipped under Hughes coming off turn 2 to grab the lead away on lap 11. Carter made his way into second on lap 13, and then followed in Wood's tire tracks over the next 4 laps. Then going into turn 3 on the final lap Carter went to the middle of the track and came out of turn 4 with the lead to pick up his first win of the season at Oskaloosa. Wood settled for 2nd, Hughes was 3rd, Dustin Griffiths recovered from a flat on the start to come back up to finish 4th, with Reitzler finishing 5th.
Carson McCarl and father Terry McCarl led the field to green in the 25 lap Sprint Invaders feature, with Carson McCarl jumping out front on lap 1 over Terry McCarl and Ian Madsen, who started 6th. The lead trio were setting such a fast pace, that on lap 6 they started to enter lapped traffic. Madsen used the bottom of the track in turn 1 to slip in front of Terry McCarl for second on lap 11. Then used the same move one lap later, lap 12, to take the top spot away from Carson McCarl. Without a caution to slow the pace, there was no catching Madsen, who pulled away to claim the win. Carson McCarl was 2nd, Terry McCarl was 3rd, Jamie Ball started 11th and finished 4th, with Chris Martin coming from 14th to come home in 5th.
The 16 lap IMCA SportMod feature was up next, with Danny Brau and Jack Housley on the front row. Brau took advantage of his front row starting spot to jump out front on lap 1 over Colton Livezey and Carter VanDenBerg, who started 5th. Livezey would use the top of the track coming out of turn 4 to take the top spot away from Brau on lap 2, with VanDenBerg following into second. While Livezey worked the top of the track, VanDenBerg used the bottom to slip under Livezey coming off turn 4 on lap 3 to grab the lead away. But VanDenBerg's lead only lasted 1 lap, as Curtis Van Der Wal, who started 8th, used the top of the track coming off turn 4 to take over the top spot on lap 4 by inches. From there Van Der Wal pulled away in a caution free race to pick up his second win in a row at the track. VanDenBerg was 2nd, Logan Anderson started 6th and finished 3rd, Jason McDaniel came from 7th to finish 4th, with Cory VanZante finishing 5th after starting in 9th.
Steve Jackson and Eric Lundstrom drew the front row for the 16 lap Dirt Truck feature. But it was fourth place starter Brad Moyer who grabbed the lead on lap 1 over Jackson and Lundstrom. The action was slowed for the first and only time on lap 3, when Andrew Clark spun in turn 3 to bring out the yellow. On the restart Moyer jumped back out front with Jackson and Lundstrom close behind. While Moyer worked the bottom of the track, Jackson went to the top to try and work past Moyer for the lead. That move paid off on lap 6, as Jackson edged Moyer at the line by inches to take over the top spot. From there Jackson pulled away to claim his second win in a row at Oskaloosa. Moyer was 2nd, Pat Gordon came from 10th to finish in 3rd, Corey Stout was 4th, with Lundstrom rounding out the top 5.
Up next was the 15 lap IMCA Hobby Stock feature, with Christian Huffman and Kirk Puttmann leading the field to green, with Huffman leading lap 1 over Ryan Wells and Mike Kincaid. Wells used the top of the track to take the lead away from Huffman on lap 2. The action up front was slowed for the first time on lap 4, when Riley Meinders spun in turn 1 to bring out the yellow. On the restart Meinders dropped alot of fluid on the track in turn 4 and came to a stop down the middle of the front stretch to bring the yellow light back on. The following restart saw Wells, Bill Bonnett, who started 9th, and Steve Allen race three wide off turn 4, with Wells holding the lead. Puttmann would spin in turn 3 on lap 5 to bring out the yellow and slow the battle up front. On the restart Shannon Anderson, who started 10th, worked the bottom of the track to grab the lead away from Wells and Bonnett. Just as Anderson started to pull away the final caution of the race appeared on lap 12, when Puttmann spun in turn 2 for his second caution of the race. Once again Anderson moved back out front on the restart, with Bonnett and Allen close behind. Bonnett tried to work under Anderson over the final laps, but Anderson would hold him off for his third win in a row at the track. Bonnett was 2nd, Aaron Martin started 8th and finished 3rd, Kincaid recovered from pitting under the lap 4 caution to come back up to finish 4th, with Thomas Stevens coming home in 5th.
The final feature to take to the track on the night was the 20 lap IMCA Modified feature, with Todd Inman and Jason Murray on the front row. Inman used his front row starting spot to grab the lead on lap 1 over Murray and Cayden Carter, who was behind the wheel of a brand new VanderBuilt car. With Inman using the bottom of the track, Murray used the top to grab the lead on lap 3 coming off turn 4. After the completion of lap 4 disaster would strike Inman, as he got into the guardrail in turn 1 and came to a stop to bring out the yellow. On the restart Murray, Colt Mather and Carter raced three wide off turn 4, with Murray holding on for the lead over Carter and Mather. Carter worked the bottom of the track to slip under Murray for the top spot on lap 8, with Derrick Stewart, who started 7th, moving into second on lap 10. Stewart then tried to cut into Carter's straight-away lead over the next 8 laps, when Scott Dickey got into the guardrail in turn 4 on lap 18 to bring out the yellow. On the restart Carter moved back out front, with Stewart and Mather battling for second. Carter would hold on over the final 2 laps to score his first win and second of the night at the track. Stewart settled for 2nd, Mather was 3rd, Todd Shute was 4th, with Brandon Banks coming from 13th to round out the top 5.
Monday, May 22, 2017
Gundaker, Long and Hoener Go Back-To-Back at Quincy Raceways
Quincy, IL (Sunday, May 21, 2017) - With many, if not all, of the Midwest area tracks falling to rain on Friday and Saturday, the Quincy Raceways in Quincy, Illinois was able to get their Sunday night program completed. Despite close to 5 inches of rain falling on the grounds over the days prior, the crew worked all day Sunday to get the grounds ready for racing later that evening. There work would pay off with a very fast and demanding racing surface, which saw three drivers score back-to-back wins, two others picking up repeats wins, and one scoring his first of the season at the track.
The first feature to take to the track on the night was the 15 lap IMCA Sport Compacts, with brothers Casey and Brandon Lambert leading the field to green. Brandon Lambert would take advantage of his starting spot to jump out into the lead on lap 1 over Barry Taft, who started 4th, and Daniel Fellows, who started 5th. Taft worked under Brandon Lambert coming off turn 2 to grab the top spot away on lap 2. But Brandon Lambert would return the pass by slipping under Taft in turn 2 to get the lead back on lap 3. While Brandon Lambert and Taft worked the bottom of the track, Fellows worked the middle groove to make it a three car battle for the top spot. Coming off turn 2 on lap 4, Fellows used the middle groove to get past Taft for second. Then going into turn 3 to complete lap 5, Fellows was able to get up beside Brandon Lambert. Fellows then used the momentum coming off turn 4 to grab the lead away from Brandon Lambert. That would leave Brandon Lambert and Taft to battle for the runner up spot.
Just as Fellows started to pull away from the battle behind him, the first and only caution of the race appeared on lap 8. Debris down the front stretch would bring out the yellow. On the restart Fellows moved back out front, with Taft over taking Brandon Lambert for second. Taft then tried to stay within striking distance of Fellows. But Fellows would pull away to pick up his second win of the season at the track. Taft was 2nd, Brandon Lambert was 3rd, Craig Bangert started 7th and finished 4th, with Kimberly Abbott rounding out the top 5.
Up next was the 20 lap UMP Modified feature, with Brian Wolfmeier and David Wietholder making up the front row. But it was third place starter Michael Long who quickly moved into the lead on lap 1 over Wolfmeier and Wietholder. After the completion of lap 1 disaster would strike Wietholder, as he went into turn 1 to hard and got sideways and killed the motor. As a result Frankie Wellman, who was running 5th, had no where to go and collided with Wietholder to bring out the first caution of the race. On the restart Long jumped back out front, with Allen Weiser, who started 5th, over taking Wolfmeier for the runner up spot. Disaster would strike Wolfmeier after the completion of lap 2, as he spun in turn 1 and collected Chris Spalding, who was running 4th, Spencer Havermale, who was running 5th, and Levi Meally to bring out the second caution.
Long once again grabbed the lead on the restart, with Weiser and Wietholder, who charged back through the field after his spin on lap 1, close behind. Two laps later, lap 4, the final caution of the race appeared, as Meally spun in turn 2 to bring out the yellow. On the restart Long moved back out front, with Weiser, Wellman, who also recovered from the lap 1 spin, and Wietholder battling for second. With the battle going on for the runner up spot, Long would pull away from the field over the final 16 laps to cruise to his second win in a row at the track. Weiser held on for 2nd, Wietholder was 3rd, Wellman was 4th, with Wolfmeier recovering from his spin on lap 2 to come back up to finish 5th.
McKay Wenger and Dustin Griffin led the field to green in the 25 lap UMP Late Model feature, with Griffin grabbing the lead on lap 1 over Wenger and Gordy Gundaker. Just after the completion of lap 1 the first caution slowed the action, as Denny Woodworth and Jason Frankel collided in turn 1 to bring out the yellow. On the restart Griffin jumped back out front, with Gundaker slipping under Wenger for second. The trio then started to pull away from the field, when the second caution slowed the action on lap 5. This time debris down the front stretch brought out the yellow. Griffin once again grabbed the lead on the restart, with Gundaker and Wenger close behind. Once again the lead trio started to pull away from the rest of the field, when the third caution appeared on lap 9. Alan Westling slowed in turn 1 with a left rear flat to bring out the yellow.
On the restart Griffin moved back out front, with Gundaker and Wenger still close behind. Griffin looked to have the car to beat on this night, until lap 12 that is. He would pull off on the backstretch with a broken gear to end his night. Gundaker would inherit the lead, with Wenger still looking for a way around for the lead. The final caution of the race slowed the action on lap 14, as Rusty Griffaw, who was running 3rd, slowed with a right front broken wheel to bring out the yellow. Gundaker jumped out front on the restart, with Jason Perry over taking Wenger for second. A couple of laps later Wenger used the top of the track to take second back from Perry, and then went to work on Gundaker for the lead. Coming off turn 2 on lap 20 Wenger was able to get under Gundaker. But the two made contact and had to regroup, which slowed their momentum and allowed Perry to join the battle up front. Gundaker was able to hold off all challenges over the final laps to score his second win in a row at Quincy Raceways. Wenger held on for 2nd, Perry was 3rd, Derek Fetter started 9th and finished 4th, with Griffaw recovering from his broken wheel on lap 14 to come back up to round out the top 5.
Up next was the 18 lap SportMod feature, with Austen Becerra and Vance Wilson drawing the front row for the event. Becerra took advantage of his draw to jump out into the lead on lap 1 over Justin Ebbing and Brandon Dale. The lead for Becerra only lasted 1 lap, as Ebbing slipped under him coming off turn 4 to complete lap 2 to take over the top spot. Then 2 laps later, lap 4, the action was slowed for the first time, as Nathan Anders slowed to a stop in turn 4 to bring out the yellow. On the restart Mike Goodwin, who was running 5th, spun in turn 4 to bring the yellow light back on. The following restart saw Brandon Lennox, who started 8th, go three wide to grab the lead over Becerra and Joey Gower.
Becerra stayed glued to Lennox's back bumper over the next 7 laps, before disaster struck him on lap 12. Going into turn 3 Becerra tried to work under Lennox, but hit a hole and got up on two wheels and almost rolled. He would came back down on all four tires to come to a stop in turn 4 and brought out the yellow. Lennox jumped back out front on the restart, with Tanner Klingele, who started 6th, and Ebbing close behind. A couple more laps, lap 14, scored complete brought out the final caution of the race, as Dalton McKenney slowed to a stop in turn 2 with a right rear flat tire to bring out the yellow. Once again Lennox grabbed the lead on the restart, with Klingele and Ebbing following. Klingele tried to keep pace with Lennox over the final laps, but Lennox would pull away to pick up his first win of the season at the track. Klingele was 2nd, Ebbing was 3rd, Wilson was 4th, with Gower finishing in 5th.
Allen Weiser and Tommy Elston made up the front row for the 18 lap UMP Pro Late Model feature, with Elston taking advantage of his starting spot to grab the lead on lap 1 over Weiser and Brandon Savage. While Elston set a fast pace out front, Denny Woodworth, who suffered a flat tire in the heat race and had to start 7th in the feature, was working his way towards the front. On lap 8 Woodworth worked past Weiser to move into second, but was a full straight-away behind Elston for the lead. When Elston had to come off the bottom of the track on lap 12 to lap some cars, Woodworth was able to quickly close to his back bumper by lap 14. Despite a few challenges over the final laps from Woodworth, Elston was able to hold on to claim his second win of the season at the track. Woodworth was 2nd, Weiser was 3rd, Savage was 4th, with Charles VanZandt coming home in 5th.
The final feature to take to the track was the 18 lap IMCA Stock Cars, with Jerry Jansen and Abe Huls on the front row. But it was third place starter Dean Kratzer who jumped out into the lead on lap 1 over Huls and Jansen. While Kratzer set the pace out front, Brian Hoener worked past Huls into second on lap 7 and then set his sights on Kratzer for the top spot. Coming off turn 4 to complete lap 11, Hoener was able to work under Kratzer to grab the lead away. Kratzer tried to battle back over the final laps. But Hoener was able to hold him off to score his second win in a row at Quincy Raceways. Kratzer was 2nd, Huls was 3rd, Beau Taylor was 4th, with Jansen rounding out the top 5.
Notes from Quincy: Russ Coultas started the Modified feature in 10th and finished 6th....Shawn Deering had troubles in time trials and missed his heat. So he started 14th in the feature and drove up to finish 7th....Spencer Havermale recovered from his involvement in the lap 2 crash to come back up to finish in 9th....Kevin Blackburn, who was suppose to start the feature in 11th, slowed to a stop in turn 3 on the parade lap. He was pushed back to the trailer, as the field went green. Then after the completion of lap 1, and under the caution period, Blackurn returned to the track with power. But he was sent back to the pits, as he went to his trailer to work on the car instead of the hot pits....Todd Bates had motor troubles during time trials that forced him to scratch for the night......Bill Kettering Jr. started the Late Model feature in 10th and finished 6th......Jace Gay finished 6th in the SportMod feature after starting in 10th....Mike Goodwin recovered from his spin on the lap 4 restart to come back up to finish in 7th....Dalton McKenney came back up to finish 8th after pitting on lap 14 with a flat tire....Austen Howes and Bobby Anders had troubles in there heats that forced them to scratch from the feature.
The first feature to take to the track on the night was the 15 lap IMCA Sport Compacts, with brothers Casey and Brandon Lambert leading the field to green. Brandon Lambert would take advantage of his starting spot to jump out into the lead on lap 1 over Barry Taft, who started 4th, and Daniel Fellows, who started 5th. Taft worked under Brandon Lambert coming off turn 2 to grab the top spot away on lap 2. But Brandon Lambert would return the pass by slipping under Taft in turn 2 to get the lead back on lap 3. While Brandon Lambert and Taft worked the bottom of the track, Fellows worked the middle groove to make it a three car battle for the top spot. Coming off turn 2 on lap 4, Fellows used the middle groove to get past Taft for second. Then going into turn 3 to complete lap 5, Fellows was able to get up beside Brandon Lambert. Fellows then used the momentum coming off turn 4 to grab the lead away from Brandon Lambert. That would leave Brandon Lambert and Taft to battle for the runner up spot.
Just as Fellows started to pull away from the battle behind him, the first and only caution of the race appeared on lap 8. Debris down the front stretch would bring out the yellow. On the restart Fellows moved back out front, with Taft over taking Brandon Lambert for second. Taft then tried to stay within striking distance of Fellows. But Fellows would pull away to pick up his second win of the season at the track. Taft was 2nd, Brandon Lambert was 3rd, Craig Bangert started 7th and finished 4th, with Kimberly Abbott rounding out the top 5.
Up next was the 20 lap UMP Modified feature, with Brian Wolfmeier and David Wietholder making up the front row. But it was third place starter Michael Long who quickly moved into the lead on lap 1 over Wolfmeier and Wietholder. After the completion of lap 1 disaster would strike Wietholder, as he went into turn 1 to hard and got sideways and killed the motor. As a result Frankie Wellman, who was running 5th, had no where to go and collided with Wietholder to bring out the first caution of the race. On the restart Long jumped back out front, with Allen Weiser, who started 5th, over taking Wolfmeier for the runner up spot. Disaster would strike Wolfmeier after the completion of lap 2, as he spun in turn 1 and collected Chris Spalding, who was running 4th, Spencer Havermale, who was running 5th, and Levi Meally to bring out the second caution.
Long once again grabbed the lead on the restart, with Weiser and Wietholder, who charged back through the field after his spin on lap 1, close behind. Two laps later, lap 4, the final caution of the race appeared, as Meally spun in turn 2 to bring out the yellow. On the restart Long moved back out front, with Weiser, Wellman, who also recovered from the lap 1 spin, and Wietholder battling for second. With the battle going on for the runner up spot, Long would pull away from the field over the final 16 laps to cruise to his second win in a row at the track. Weiser held on for 2nd, Wietholder was 3rd, Wellman was 4th, with Wolfmeier recovering from his spin on lap 2 to come back up to finish 5th.
McKay Wenger and Dustin Griffin led the field to green in the 25 lap UMP Late Model feature, with Griffin grabbing the lead on lap 1 over Wenger and Gordy Gundaker. Just after the completion of lap 1 the first caution slowed the action, as Denny Woodworth and Jason Frankel collided in turn 1 to bring out the yellow. On the restart Griffin jumped back out front, with Gundaker slipping under Wenger for second. The trio then started to pull away from the field, when the second caution slowed the action on lap 5. This time debris down the front stretch brought out the yellow. Griffin once again grabbed the lead on the restart, with Gundaker and Wenger close behind. Once again the lead trio started to pull away from the rest of the field, when the third caution appeared on lap 9. Alan Westling slowed in turn 1 with a left rear flat to bring out the yellow.
On the restart Griffin moved back out front, with Gundaker and Wenger still close behind. Griffin looked to have the car to beat on this night, until lap 12 that is. He would pull off on the backstretch with a broken gear to end his night. Gundaker would inherit the lead, with Wenger still looking for a way around for the lead. The final caution of the race slowed the action on lap 14, as Rusty Griffaw, who was running 3rd, slowed with a right front broken wheel to bring out the yellow. Gundaker jumped out front on the restart, with Jason Perry over taking Wenger for second. A couple of laps later Wenger used the top of the track to take second back from Perry, and then went to work on Gundaker for the lead. Coming off turn 2 on lap 20 Wenger was able to get under Gundaker. But the two made contact and had to regroup, which slowed their momentum and allowed Perry to join the battle up front. Gundaker was able to hold off all challenges over the final laps to score his second win in a row at Quincy Raceways. Wenger held on for 2nd, Perry was 3rd, Derek Fetter started 9th and finished 4th, with Griffaw recovering from his broken wheel on lap 14 to come back up to round out the top 5.
Up next was the 18 lap SportMod feature, with Austen Becerra and Vance Wilson drawing the front row for the event. Becerra took advantage of his draw to jump out into the lead on lap 1 over Justin Ebbing and Brandon Dale. The lead for Becerra only lasted 1 lap, as Ebbing slipped under him coming off turn 4 to complete lap 2 to take over the top spot. Then 2 laps later, lap 4, the action was slowed for the first time, as Nathan Anders slowed to a stop in turn 4 to bring out the yellow. On the restart Mike Goodwin, who was running 5th, spun in turn 4 to bring the yellow light back on. The following restart saw Brandon Lennox, who started 8th, go three wide to grab the lead over Becerra and Joey Gower.
Becerra stayed glued to Lennox's back bumper over the next 7 laps, before disaster struck him on lap 12. Going into turn 3 Becerra tried to work under Lennox, but hit a hole and got up on two wheels and almost rolled. He would came back down on all four tires to come to a stop in turn 4 and brought out the yellow. Lennox jumped back out front on the restart, with Tanner Klingele, who started 6th, and Ebbing close behind. A couple more laps, lap 14, scored complete brought out the final caution of the race, as Dalton McKenney slowed to a stop in turn 2 with a right rear flat tire to bring out the yellow. Once again Lennox grabbed the lead on the restart, with Klingele and Ebbing following. Klingele tried to keep pace with Lennox over the final laps, but Lennox would pull away to pick up his first win of the season at the track. Klingele was 2nd, Ebbing was 3rd, Wilson was 4th, with Gower finishing in 5th.
Allen Weiser and Tommy Elston made up the front row for the 18 lap UMP Pro Late Model feature, with Elston taking advantage of his starting spot to grab the lead on lap 1 over Weiser and Brandon Savage. While Elston set a fast pace out front, Denny Woodworth, who suffered a flat tire in the heat race and had to start 7th in the feature, was working his way towards the front. On lap 8 Woodworth worked past Weiser to move into second, but was a full straight-away behind Elston for the lead. When Elston had to come off the bottom of the track on lap 12 to lap some cars, Woodworth was able to quickly close to his back bumper by lap 14. Despite a few challenges over the final laps from Woodworth, Elston was able to hold on to claim his second win of the season at the track. Woodworth was 2nd, Weiser was 3rd, Savage was 4th, with Charles VanZandt coming home in 5th.
The final feature to take to the track was the 18 lap IMCA Stock Cars, with Jerry Jansen and Abe Huls on the front row. But it was third place starter Dean Kratzer who jumped out into the lead on lap 1 over Huls and Jansen. While Kratzer set the pace out front, Brian Hoener worked past Huls into second on lap 7 and then set his sights on Kratzer for the top spot. Coming off turn 4 to complete lap 11, Hoener was able to work under Kratzer to grab the lead away. Kratzer tried to battle back over the final laps. But Hoener was able to hold him off to score his second win in a row at Quincy Raceways. Kratzer was 2nd, Huls was 3rd, Beau Taylor was 4th, with Jansen rounding out the top 5.
Notes from Quincy: Russ Coultas started the Modified feature in 10th and finished 6th....Shawn Deering had troubles in time trials and missed his heat. So he started 14th in the feature and drove up to finish 7th....Spencer Havermale recovered from his involvement in the lap 2 crash to come back up to finish in 9th....Kevin Blackburn, who was suppose to start the feature in 11th, slowed to a stop in turn 3 on the parade lap. He was pushed back to the trailer, as the field went green. Then after the completion of lap 1, and under the caution period, Blackurn returned to the track with power. But he was sent back to the pits, as he went to his trailer to work on the car instead of the hot pits....Todd Bates had motor troubles during time trials that forced him to scratch for the night......Bill Kettering Jr. started the Late Model feature in 10th and finished 6th......Jace Gay finished 6th in the SportMod feature after starting in 10th....Mike Goodwin recovered from his spin on the lap 4 restart to come back up to finish in 7th....Dalton McKenney came back up to finish 8th after pitting on lap 14 with a flat tire....Austen Howes and Bobby Anders had troubles in there heats that forced them to scratch from the feature.
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