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Gharst puts whoopin’ on Sprint Invader field at Davenport
by Mike McGuire
DAVENPORT, Ia. (September 28, 2012) – The 2012 racing
season came to an end Friday night at the Davenport Speedway. The finale was
highlighted by the Brockway Mechanical & Roofing Sprint Invaders competing
in the “East/West Clash of the Best”. Also racing were IMCA Late Models and
4-Stocks.
Decatur, Illinois racer Kaley Gharst found the
Davenport half-mile to his liking as he led every lap of the Sprint Invader
main. The 20-lap feature got off to a rocky start as the race was
red-flagged twice in the first two laps.
Once the race stayed green, Gharst drove away from the
field. Kaley lapped all but the second, third, and fourth place drivers. He
had nearly three-quarters of a lap lead, when the checkers flew.
Dustin Selvage finished a distant second, with Brett
Triplett third, and Jordan Goldsberry fourth. Russ Hall finished fifth, one
lap down.
Sprint Invader heat wins went to Kaley Gharst, Jordan
Goldsberry, and Dustin Selvage. Gharst also picked up a win in the Shake-up
Dash.
In Late Model action, Spencer Diercks captured his
first-ever feature win. Diercks led every circuit of the 25-lap main, which
went green, white , checkered. Jeremiah Hurst started fourth and worked his
way to a second place finish. Fred Remley ran top five all race long before
taking third. Marty Diercks and Tommy Elston completed the top five. Spencer
Diercks also won the Late Model heat race.
A strong field of 4-Stocks were on hand for the event.
Brad Chandler made the trip to Davenport pay off , as he took home the
$1,000 top prize. Chandler took the lead from Jake Ellithorpe on lap three
of the 15-lap feature. Chandler held the lead through a lap seven restart
and led the rest of the way to the checkers. Ricky Kay started eighth and
had a strong run to second. Ryan Walker finished third, with Brian Klein
fourth, and Aaron Hitt fifth.
The awards banquet for the Davenport Speedway will be
held November 10th, at the Mississippi Valley Fairgrounds. Visit the DRT
TRAK Racing website (www.drttrak.com) for more details.
DRT TRAK Racing Inc., would like to thank every fan,
crew member, and competitior who came to race with us in 2012, and look
forward to seeing everyone again next season.
Davenport Speedway
September 28, 2012
Results -
Brockway Roofing & Mechanical Sprint Invaders
Feature: 1. Kaley Gharst, Decatur, Ill.; 2. Dustin Selvage, Indianola;
3. Brett Triplett, Lincoln, Ill.; 4. Jordan Goldsberry, Springfield, Ill.;
5. Russ Hall, Pleasant Hill; 6. Jarrod Schneiderman, W.Burlington; 7. Jon
Agan, Knoxville, Ia.; 8. Ryan Jamison, Mediapolis; 9. Matt Sutton, Macomb,
Ill.; 10. Josh Schniederman, W.Burlington; 11. Andy Huston, Roseville, Ill.;
12. Jimmy Davies, Oquakwa, Ill.; 13. Tim Moore, Rock Island, Ill.; 14.
Travis Porter, Rock Island, Ill.; 15. Tony Schilling, Knoxville; 16. Daniel
Bergquist, Burlington; 17. Justin Parrish, Oquakwa, Ill.; 18. Bobby Mincer,
Burlington; 19. John Greenwood, Woodward; 20. Patrick Moore, Moline, Ill.;
21. Dave Getchell, Sperry;
Heat 1: 1. Kaley Gharst; 2. Ryan Jamison; 3. Matt Sutton; 4. Andy
Huston; 5. Dave Getchell;
Heat 2: 1. Jordan Goldsberry; 2. Daniel Bergquist; 3. Bret Triplett;
4. Russ Hall; 5. Bobby Mincer;
Heat 3: 1. Dustin Selvage; 2. Justin Parrish; 3. Jarod Schniederman;
4. Josh Schniederman; 5. Tony Schilling;
Dash: 1. Kaley Gharst; 2. Jordan Goldsberry; 3. Daniel Bergquist; 4.
Ryan Jamison; 5. Justin Parrish;
IMCA Late Models
Heat 1: 1. Spencer Diercks; 2. Justin Kay; 3. Jeremiah Hurst; 4. Tommy
Elston; 5. Fred Remley;
Feature: 1. Spencer Diercks; 2. Jeremiah Hurst; 3. Fred Remley; 4.
Marty Diercks; 5. Tommy Elston; 6. Brunson Behning; 7. Cory Goldbeck; 8.
Justin Kay; 9. Stephan Kammerer;
4-Stocks
Heat 1: 1. Nick Jordan; 2. Brad Chandler; 3. Nick Bennett; 4. Ricky
Kay; 5. Ryan Walker;
Heat 2: 1. Brian Klein; 2. Jake Ellithorpe; 3. Josh Starr; 4. Eric
Stogdell; 5. Kyle Rhoads;
Feature: 1. Brad Chandler; 2. Ricky Kay; 3. Ryan Walker; 4. Bryan
Klein; 5. Aaron Hitt; 6. Jake Ellithorpe; 7. Josh Starr; 8. Bill Whalen Jr.;
9. John Whalen; 10. Eric Stogdell; 11. Rob Nylin; 12. Andy Loy; 13. Kyle
Rhoads; 14. James Parr; 15. Cody Halferty; 16. Bobby Barker Sr.; 17. Nick
Jordan; 18. Nathan Chandler; 19. Nick Bennett;
Rescheduled Sprint Invader Show this Friday at
Davenport
DAVENPORT, Ia. (September 26, 2012) – It’s last call for oval track
excitement this Friday, September 28th, at the Davenport Speedway. The
rescheduled Sprint Invaders race, which was rained out earlier this month,
will be run on the historic half-mile dirt oval. This will be the final race
of the 2012 season at the Davenport Speedway.
The event is highlighted by the Brockway Mechanical & Roofing Sprint
Invaders. The 360 cubic inch winged sprint car warriors will compete in the
“East/West Clash of the Best”.
Also racing at that event will be IMCA-style late models and 4-Stocks.
Both of those classes will be racing for $1,000-to-win prize. All races will
be on the half-mile track.
The Davenport Speedway is located at the Mississippi Valley
Fairgrounds, on West Locust Street, in Davenport, Iowa.
For more information on DRT TRAK Racing events, visit our website at
www.drttrak.com, or call (563) 652-5302.
Aikey takes All-Star Classic and Deery Crown
by Mike McGuire
DAVENPORT, Ia. (September 22, 2012) – All eyes at the All-Star classic
were on the battle for the Deery Brothers championship, between Jeff Aikey
of Waterloo, and Andy Eckrich of Oxford. The series’ two top point-getters
did not disappoint the crowd.
Justin Kay jumped out to the early lead of the 40-lap main. Aikey
swiped the lead on lap 3 and would hold the top spot until his closest rival
for the title, Andy Eckrich took the lead on lap 13. Eckrich held the lead
until Aikey zipped by on lap 33, and drove away for the win.
Aikey’s win was his fifth Deery Brothers Summer Series feature at the
Davenport Speedway. The victory also put an exclamation point on his seventh
Deery Brothers championship.
Andy Eckrich would finish second in the race and the point standings.
Brian Harris, driving the Richard Realty #15, took third. Ray Guss Jr., was
fourth and Denny Eckrich fifth.
Harris, Denny Eckrich, Stephan Kammerer, and Guss were heat winners.
Mike Garland and Nate Bueseling won the B-Mains.
Davenport’s version of “the BIG ONE” came on a lap 17 restart, when at
least six cars piled up in turn four. No one was seriously hurt.
Bob Dominacki emerged victorious in the IMCA Modified feature.
Dominacki used the high side of the half-mile track to secure the win.
Ron Barker snatched the lead from the pole position and led laps one
through twelve. Mark Verbeck grabbed the lead after a lap 13 restart, but
his lead would be short-lived. Dominacki took the lead on lap 15, with
Verbeck bringing out the caution a lap later, when he found the turn four
wall.
Dominacki led the remaining laps for the win. Barker finished a close
second. Rich Smith ran top five all race long, before taking third. Kelly
Meyer finished fourth after starting in the last row. Eric Barnes rounded
out the top five.
In Street Stock action, Jeremy Marquette proved he could get it done
on the half-mile as well as the quarter. Marquette started mid-pack and made
his way into the lead by lap 5. Marquette led the rest of the way to the
checkers. Dwaine Hasson stayed within striking distance, but could not make
a bid for the lead. Chuck Fox finished a solid third with David Brandies
fourth, and Andrew Burk completing the top five.
Shaun Slaughter made his visit to the Davenport Speedway pay off with
a win in the 4-Stock feature. Slaughter started on the pole and led every
lap of the race. Joe Zrostlik started directly behind Slaughter and would
finish the same. Aaron Hitt took third. Nick Bennett came from well back in
the field to take fourth with Josh Starr fifth.
Next Friday, September 28th, will be the final race of the 2012 season
at the Davenport Speedway. The featured attraction will be the Brockway
Roofing & Mechanical Sprint Invaders. Also racing will be 4-Stocks and
IMCA-style Late Models. All races will be on the half-mile oval.
Davenport Speedway
September 22, 2012
Results -
Deery Brothers Summer Series for IMCA Late Models
Heat 1: 1. Brian Harris; 2. Jay Johnson; 3. Andy Nezworski; 4. Tommy
Elston; 5. Matt Ryan;
Heat 2: 1. Denny Eckrich; 2. Joel Callahan; 3. Andy Eckrich; 4. Mike
Garland; 5. Tom Goble;
Heat 3: 1. Stephan Kammerer; 2. Justin Kay; 3. Dan Shelliam; 4. Mike
Zemo Jr.; 5. Brunson Behning;
Heat 4: 1. Ray Guss Jr.; 2. Jeff Aikey; 3. Mike Murphy Jr.; 4. Nate
Bueseling; 5. Jason Utter;
Semi #1: 1. Mike Garland; 2. Matt Ryan; 3. Tom Goble; 4. Fred Remley;
5. Darrell DeFrance;
Semi #2: 1. Nate Bueseling; 2. Mike Zemo Jr.; 3. Jason Utter; 4.
Spencer Diercks; 5. Brunson Behning;
Feature: 1. Jeff Aikey; 2. Andy Eckrich; 3. Brian Harris; 4. Ray Guss
Jr.; 5. Denny Eckrich; 6. Justin Kay; 7. Mike Garland; 8. Andy Nezworski; 9.
Joe Zrostlik; 10. Darrell DeFrance; 11. Jay Johnson; 12. Jeff Mitrisin; 13.
Tom Goble; 14. Jonathan Brauns; 15. Mike Zemo Jr.; 16. Fred Remley; 17. Joel
Callahan; 18. Mike Murphy Jr.; 19. Dan Shelliam; 20. Jason Utter; 21. Nate
Bueseling; 22. Matt Ryan; 23. Stephan Kammerer; 24. Spencer Diercks;
Non-Sanctioned IMCA Modifieds
Heat 1: 1. Bob Moyer; 2. Matt Werner; 3. Eric Barnes; 4. Doug Pratt;
5. Bob Dominacki;
Heat 2: 1. Mark Verbeck; 2. Ron Barker; 3. Rich Smith; 4. Terry
Rentfro; 5. Craig Crawford;
Feature: 1. Bob Dominacki; 2. Ron Barker; 3. Rich Smith; 4. Kelly
Meyer; 5. Eric Barnes; 6. Craig Crawford; 7. Bob Moyer; 8. Terry Rentfro; 9.
Scott Powell; 10. Mark Verbeck; 11. Matt Werner; 12. Doug Pratt;
Street Stocks
Heat 1: 1. Jeremy Marquette; 2. Phil Anderson; 3. Rick Schriner; 4.
David Brandies; 5. Andrew Burk;
Heat 2: 1. Dwaine Hasson; 2. Cord Williams; 3. Chuck Fox; 4. Jimmy
Comins; 5. Marcus Ostofi;
Feature: 1. Jeremy Marquette; 2. Dwaine Hasson; 3. Chuck Fox; 4. David
Brandies; 5. Andrew Burk; 6. Tim Hazen; 7. Marcus Ostofi; 8. Jimmy Comins;
9. Phil Anderson; 10. Erick Turner; 11. Rick Schriner; 12. Dave Hedrick; 13.
Cord Williams;
4-Stocks
Heat 1: 1. Shaun Slaughter; 2. Ryan Walker; 3. Aaron Hitt; 4. Eric
Stogdell; 5. Rob Nylin;
Heat 2: 1. Joe Zrostilk; 2. Jolsh Starr; 3. Andy Loy; 4. Randy
Carmichael Jr.; 5. Kyle Rhoads;
Feature: 1. Shaun Slaughter; 2. Joe Zrostlik; 3. Aaron Hitt; 4. Nick
Bennett; 5. Josh Starr; 6. Andy Loy; 7. Rob Nylin; 8. Greg Durbin; 9. Randy
Carmichael Jr.; 10. Rob Brasher; 11. Kyle Rhoads; 12. Justin Fink; 13. Ryan
Walker; 14. James Parr; 15. Eric Stogdell; 16. Cameron Pocci;
Deery Showdown highlights All-Star Classic
this Saturday
DAVENPORT, Ia. (September 20, 2012) – It’s time for a Saturday night
special at the Davenport Speedway. The All-Star Classic will be run this
Saturday, September 22nd, with all races being run on the historic half-mile
dirt oval.
The event is highlighted by the Deery Brothers Summer Series 2012
finale. Non-sanctioned IMCA Modifieds, Street Stocks, and 4-Stocks will also
be racing at the All-Star Classic.
The Deery Brothers Summer Series championship has boiled down to a
battle between six-time Deery champion Jeff Aikey of Waterloo, and Andy
Eckrich of Oxford, Iowa. Aikey leads Eckrich by eight points heading into
the final race. Davenport Speedway IMCA Late Model track champion Mike
Murphy Jr., is third in points with defending Deery Brothers champion Ray
Guss Jr., fourth.
Start times for the All-Star Classic will be one half-hour earlier
than normal. The pit gates for the All-Star Classic will open at 4pm. The
grandstand opens at 5pm, with hot laps at 6pm, and racing 6:30pm.
Friday, Sept. 28th, the rescheduled Brockway Mechanical & Roofing
Sprint Invaders come to town. The 360 cubic inch winged sprint car warriors
will compete in the “East/West Clash of the Best” on the historic Davenport
half-mile oval. Also racing at that event will be IMCA-style late models and
4-Stocks.
The Davenport Speedway is located at the Mississippi Valley
Fairgrounds, on West Locust Street, in Davenport, Iowa.
For more information on DRT TRAK Racing events, visit our website at
www.drttrak.com, or call (563) 652-5302.
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Deery Brothers Summer Series top 20 point standings –
1. Jeff Aikey, Waterloo, 876; 2. Andy Eckrich, Oxford, 868; 3. Mike
Murphy Jr., Colona, Ill., 838; 4. Ray Guss Jr., Milan, Ill., 814; 5. Jay
Johnson, West Burlington, 801; 6. Justin Kay, Wheatland, 793; 7. Darrel
DeFrance, Marshalltown, 761; 8. Joel Callahan, Dubuque, 739; 9. Tyler
Bruening, Decorah, 726; 10. Denny Eckrich, Tiffin, 677; 11. Colby
Springsteen, Wapello, 578; 12. Jeff Mitrisin, Oskaloosa, 537; 13. Luke
Goedert, Guttenberg, 350; 14. Gary Webb, Blue Grass, 345; 15. Dean Wagner
Evansdale, and Jason Utter, Columbus Junction, both 337; 17. Doug Yates,
Monticello, 326; 18. Dan Shelliam, Hazel Green, Wis., and Nate Beuseling,
Silvis, Ill., both 321; 20. Kurt Kile, Nichols, 308.
Dominacki captures Cheater Race at Davenport
by Mike McGuire
DAVENPORT, Ia. (September 14, 2012) – Friday was a night of high speed
and big –time crashes as the Davenport Speedway hosted its first-ever Night
of Destruction. Cheater Races were held for the modifieds, street stocks,
and 4-stocks. The stock car racing action was followed by the collision–fest
known as the Trailer Race.
Jeremy Marquette had the fastest Street Stock car all season at
Davenport. With some extra sheet metal and plexi-glass, he was even faster.
Marquette blistered the field on his way to the checkered flag. Jeremy
started sixth and was well into the lead by lap three.
Once Marquette was in the lead, the battle was for second. Mitch
Schmitz emerged from the pack for second, with Dwaine Hasson finishing
third. Tony VonDresky took fourth and Rob Henry fifth.
The ‘Dominator’ Bob Dominacki showed once again why he is the king of
the Cheater Races. Dominacki grabbed the lead on lap two of the modified
feature and never looked back. By the time the checkers fell, Bob had lapped
all but the second and third place cars.
Justin Veloz had a good run to finish second, with Brian Bushong
third. Brad Tyler was the first of the lap down cars in fourth, while Bruce
Fosdyck Sr. finished fifth.
Aaron Hitt added a Cheater Race victory to his growing list of
accomplishments in the 4-Stock class this year. Hitt jumped out to the lead
on lap one, but had to hold off a charging Andy Wagener to take the win.
Wagener, who had to recover from a first lap incident, finished a strong
second. Andy Loy, Kyle Rhoads, and Zach Dahl completed the top five.
Cars, trucks, and vans pulling trailers of all shapes and sizes went
all out for the enthusiastic crowd in the Trailer Race. When the carnage was
over, Marty Smith was the winner. Ray Brown won the fan vote for the best
decorated entry, for his “Support the Troops” scheme.
Racing at the Davenport Speedway, continues next Saturday night (Sept.
22) with the running of the All-Star Classic. The event will be held on the
half-mile oval and features the season finale of the Deery Brothers Summer
Series. Also racing will be IMCA-style Modifieds, Street Stocks, and
4-Stocks.
Davenport Speedway
September 14, 2012
Night of Destruction Results -
Modifieds
Heat 1: 1. Brad Tyler; 2. David Imming; 3. Andy Warner; 4. Brian
Bushong; 5. Craig Crawford;
Heat 2: 1. Bob Dominacki; 2. Jason Bahrs; 3. Justin Veloz; 4. Bruce
Fosdyck Sr.; 5. Johnny Walker;
Feature: 1. Bob Dominacki; 2. Justin Veloz; 3. Brian Bushong; 4. Brad
Tyler; 5. Bruce Fosdyck Sr.; 6. David Imming; 7. Andy Warner; 8. Craig
Crawford; 9. Rob Dominacki; 10. Nick Hixson; 11. Jason Bahrs; 12. Johnny
Walker; 13. Derrick Wilson; 14. Mike Haines;
Street Stocks
Heat 1: 1. Mitch Schmitz; 2. Dwaine Hasson; 3. Rob Henry; 4. Tim
Hazen; 5. Josh Starr;
Heat 2: 1. Jeremy Marquette; 2. Tony VonDresky; 3. Dan Anderson; 4.
Rob Nylin; 5. Bryan Ritter;
Feature: 1. Jeremy Marquette; 2. Mitch Schmitz; 3. Dwaine Hasson; 4.
Tony VonDresky; 5. Rob Henry; 6. Dan Anderson; 7. Bryan Ritter; 8. Josh
Starr; 9. Tim Hazen; 10. Rob Nylin;
4-Stocks
Heat 1: 1. Andy Wagener; 2. Aaron Hitt; 3. Kyle Rhoads; 4. Zach Dahl;
5. Andy Loy;
Feature: 1. Aaron Hitt; 2. Andy Wagener; 3. Andy Loy; 4. Kyle Rhoads;
5. Zach Dahl; 6. Josh Starr; 7. Bobby Barker Sr.
Trailer Race
Winner: Marty Smith
Best Decorated (fan vote): Ray Brown
Night of Destruction crashes at Davenport
Speedway this Friday
DAVENPORT, Ia. (September 12, 2012) – The most anticipated night of
the 2012 racing season will happen this Friday at the Davenport Speedway.
Davenport’s first-ever Night of Destruction will be held September 14th.
The Night of Destruction features “Cheater Races” for the Modified,
Street Stock, and 4-Stock regular weekly classes. We’ve given the tech
inspectors the night off and thrown out the rule book for an evening of
old-fashioned “run what you’ve brung” stock car racing.
Following the “Cheater Races”, will be the always exciting automotive
carnage of the “Trailer Race”. The objective of the“Trailer Race” is to
knock your competitor’s trailer off, while driving around the racetrack. No
vehicle to vehicle hitting is allowed.
Post-season racing action continues next Saturday (Sept. 22nd) at the
Davenport Speedway, on the half-mile oval with the All-Star Classic. That
event is highlighted by the Deery Brothers Summer Series finale.
Non-sanctioned IMCA Modifieds, Street Stocks, and 4-Stocks will also be
racing at the All-Star Classic.
Friday, Sept. 28th, the rescheduled Brockway Mechanical & Roofing
Sprint Invaders come to town. The 360 cubic inch winged sprint car warriors
will compete in the “East/West Clash of the Best” on the historic Davenport
half-mile oval.
The Davenport Speedway is located at the Mississippi Valley
Fairgrounds, on West Locust Street, in Davenport, Iowa.
For more information on DRT TRAK Racing events, visit our website at
www.drttrak.com, or call (563) 652-5302.
Races Cancelled at Davenport Speedway
DAVENPORT, Ia. (September 7, 2012) – The races scheduled for tonight
at the Davenport Speedway have been cancelled due to rain. The event has
been tentatively rescheduled for Friday, September 28th.
The Brockway Mechanical & Roofing Sprint Invaders “East/West Clash of
the Best”was to be run on the half-mile dirt oval. Also on tonight’s program
were 4-stocks and IMCA-style Late Models.
Weather permitting,
the racing action continues next Friday, Sept. 14th, with Davenport
Speedway’s first-ever Night of Destruction. The Night of Destruction
features “Cheater Races” for IMCA Modified, Street Stock, and 4-Stock
classes and the automotive carnage of the “Trailer Race”.
The Davenport Speedway is located at the Mississippi Valley
Fairgrounds, on West Locust Street, in Davenport, Iowa.
For more information on DRT TRAK Racing events, visit our website at
www.drttrak.com, or call (563) 652-5302.
Sprint Invaders head to Davenport Speedway
DAVENPORT, Ia. (September 6, 2012) – The historic half-mile oval at
the Davenport Speedway will roar back to life this Friday, when the Brockway
Mechanical & Roofing Sprint Invaders come to town.
The 360 cubic inch winged sprint car warriors will compete in the
“East/West Clash of the Best”. The Sprint Invaders event is the first winged
sprint car race at Davenport since 2006, and is the only sprint car race in
the Quad Cities in 2012.
The Sprint Invaders Association is made up of drivers from Eastern and
Central Iowa, and Western Illinois. The series’ current point leader is Ryan
Jamison, of Mediapolis, Iowa.
Also competing on the half-mile will be 4-stocks and IMCA-style Late
Models. Both of those features will pay $1,000-to-win.
Admission for adults will be $18, teens & seniors $16, and kids 10 and
under free with paid adult. Pit passes for the Sprint Invaders event will be
$30. Late Model & 4-stocks will have an entry fee of $25.
The Davenport Speedway is located at the Mississippi Valley
Fairgrounds, on West Locust Street, in Davenport, Iowa.
For more information on DRT TRAK Racing events, visit our website at
www.drttrak.com, or call (563) 652-5302.
Winged Sprint Cars kick-off Davenport Speedway
post-season
DAVENPORT, Ia. (August 28, 2012) – The Brockway Mechanical & Roofing
Sprint Invaders will come to the Davenport Speedway on Friday, Sept. 7th.
The 360 cubic inch winged sprint car warriors will compete in the “East/West
Clash of the Best”, on the historic Davenport half-mile oval.
The Sprint Invaders event is the first winged sprint car race at
Davenport since 2006, and is the only sprint car race in the Quad Cities in
2012.
The Sprint Invaders Association is made up of drivers from Eastern and
Central Iowa, and Western Illinois. The series’current point leader is Ryan
Jamison, of Mediapolis, Iowa.
Also competing on the half-mile will be 4-stocks and IMCA-style Late
Models. Both of those features will pay $1,000-to-win.
Post-season racing action continues on Friday, Sept. 14th, with
Davenport’s first-ever Night of Destruction. The Night of Destruction
features “Cheater Races” for IMCA Modified, Street Stock, and 4-Stock
classes and the automotive carnage of the “Trailer Race”.
The racing action returns to the half-mile track for the final race of
2012. The All-Star Classic, on Saturday, Sept. 22nd, is highlighted by the
Deery Brothers Summer Series finale. Non-sanctioned IMCA Modifieds, Street
Stocks, and 4-Stocks will also be racing at the All-Star Classic.
The Davenport Speedway is located at the Mississippi Valley
Fairgrounds, on West Locust Street, in Davenport, Iowa.
For more information on DRT TRAK Racing events, visit our website at
www.drttrak.com, or call (563) 652-5302.
Guss wins feature, Murphy wins track title at Davenport
by Mike McGuire
DAVENPORT, Ia. (August 24, 2012) – Friday was Season Championship
Night at the Davenport Speedway. With the Season Championships on the line,
the point leader in each class was offered the Back Row Challenge, where a
win would pay double the prize money.
The Petersen Plumbing & Heating IMCA Late Model feature went green,
white, checkered with Ray Guss Jr. leading all but the very first lap. That
lap was led by point leader and pole sitter Mike Murphy Jr.
Guss started the race on the high side and was closely followed by
Murphy. When the high groove started to wear out, Guss dropped to the bottom
and began to pull away from Murphy.
As Guss was extending his lead, Andy Nezworski also used the bottom of
the racetrack to pass Murphy and move into second. Guss took the checkers
more than a straightaway ahead of Nezworski in second. The win was the
second of the season for Guss.
Murphy’s third place finish was more than enough to guarantee him the
track title over Guss. Mike Zemo Jr. finished fourth, with Justin Kay edging
out Matt Ryan for fifth.
Late model heats went to Zemo, LeRoy Brenner, and Joe Ross.
The only driver to accept the Back Row Challenge was EMS IMCA Modified
point leader Doug Crampton, although he didn’t go there voluntarily.
Crampton’s racecar developed mechanical woes during his heat race. Doug
borrowed Jason Bahr’s mod to start the feature and was forced to start in
the rear.
At the front of the pack, Kelly Meyer rocketed out front to lead lap
one. The caution flag came out on lap two. After the restart, Bob Dominacki,
riding the high side, raced into the lead. Dominacki would lead until lap
19.
In heavy lapped traffic, Meyer dropped to the bottom and reeled in the
leader. Coming to the white flag, Meyer retook the lead.
At the finish, it was Meyer winning his second straight feature.
Dominacki held on for second. Thad Wilson took third, with Dean McGee and
Brian Bushong completing the top five. Crampton finished eighth and captured
the modified track championship.
Jeremy Marquette led all fifteen laps of the Koehler Electric Street
Stock feature. The victory was his fourth of the season and locked down his
third Street Stock track championship. RJ Gonzales was best of the rest,
finishing second, ahead of Jerry Pratt. Kevin Dickey and Keith Blum rounded
out the top five.
Aaron Hitt was looking to put an exclamation point on his championship
season in the Roto-Rooter 4 Stock main. Hitt started on the pole and led the
first seven laps. A caution on lap eight allow the field to pull up to his
rear bumper for the restart.
The restart gave Andy Loy a chance to pass Hitt on the bottom of the
racetrack. Loy would lead the remaining laps and capture his first feature
win at Davenport. Gage Neal and Jake Ellithorpe would also pass Hitt and
finish second and third respectively. Hitt crossed the stripe in fourth and
sealed his championship. Nick Bennett finished fifth.
Post-season racing action at the Davenport Speedway begins on Friday,
Sept. 7th. The Brockway Mechanical & Roofing Sprint Invaders come to town
for some winged sprint car action on the historic Davenport half-mile track.
Also racing will be IMCA Late Models and 4-Stocks.
Davenport Speedway
August 24, 2012
Results –
Petersen Plumbing & Heating IMCA Late Models
Heat 1: 1. Mike Zemo Jr.; 2. Nate Bueseling; 3. Justin Kay; 4. Buck
Harmening; 5. Jeff Stevens;
Heat 2: 1. LeRoy Brenner; 2. Ray Guss Jr.; 3. Doug Nigh; 4. Mike
Guldenpfennig; 5. Collin Straka;
Heat 3: 1. Joe Ross; 2. Matt Ryan; 3. Andy Nezworski; 4. Mike Murphy
Jr.; 5. Brunson Behning;
Feature: 1. Ray Guss Jr.; 2. Andy Nezworski; 3. Mike Murphy Jr.; 4.
Mike Zemo Jr.; 5. Justin Kay; 6. Matt Ryan; 7. Stephan Kammerer; 8. Chuck
Hanna; 9. Jeff Stevens; 10. Doug Nigh; 11. Joe Ross; 12. Marty Diercks; 13.
LeRroy Brenner; 14. Bart Miller; 15. Buck Harmening; 16. Brunson Behning;
17. Mike Guldenpfennig; 18. Collin Straka; 19. DJ Burke; 20. Nate Bueseling;
2012 Track Champion: Mike Murphy Jr. – Colona, IL
EMS IMCA Modifieds
Heat 1: 1. Kelly Meyer; 2. Scott Olson; 3. Terry Rentfro; 4. Matt
Stein; 5. Jason Bahrs;
Heat 2: 1. Bob Dominacki; 2. Tony VonDresky; 3. Bruce Foscyck Sr.; 4.
Brian Webb; 5. Mitch Morris;
Heat 3: 1. Thad Wilson; 2. Greg Wilson; 3. Craig Crawford; 4. Dean
McGee; 5. Brian Bushong;
Feature: 1. Kelly Meyer; 2. Bob Dominacki; 3. Thad Wilson; 4. Dean
McGee; 5. Brian Bushong; 6. Matt Stein; 7. Tony VonDresky; 8. Doug Crampton;
9. Brian Webb; 10. Scott Olson; 11. Terry Rentfro; 12. Craig Crawford; 13.
Aaron Burroughs; 14. Greg Wilson; 15. Bruce Fosdyck Sr.; 16. Scott Griffin;
17. Jordan Hicks; 18. George Spence;
2012 Track Champion: Doug Crampton – Rock Island, IL
Koehler Electric Street Stocks
Heat 1: 1. RJ Gonzales; 2. Kevin Dickey; 3. Jerry Pratt; 4. Gerald
Ward; 5. Jeremy Marquette;
Heat 2: 1. Phil Anderson; 2. Keith Blum; 3. Bryan Ritter; 4. Emily
Gade; 5. Mike Adam;
Feature: 1. Jeremy Marquette; 2. RJ Gonzales; 3. Jerry Pratt; 4. Kevin
Dickey; 5. Keith Blum; 6. Dwaine Hasson; 7. Mike Adam; 8. Jacob Whittington;
9. Emily Gade; 10. Phil Anderson; 11. Bryan Ritter; 12. Gerald Ward;
2012 Track Champion: Jeremy Marquette - Davenport, IA
Roto Rooter 4-Stocks
Heat 1: 1. Andy Loy; 2. Gage Neal; 3. Kyle Rhoads; 4. Ricky Kay; 5.
Nick Bennett;
Heat 2: 1. Aaron Hitt; 2. Jake Ellithorpe; 3. Tristin Clark; 4. Jake
Morris; 5. Justin Fink;
Feature: 1. Andy Loy; 2. Gage Neal; 3. Jake Ellithorpe; 4. Aaron Hitt;
5. Nick Bennett; 6. Kyle Rhoads; 7. Ricky Kay; 8. James Parr; 9. Justin
Fink; 10. Jake Morris; 11. Tristin Clark;
2012 Track Champion: Aaron Hitt – Davenport, IA
Davenport Speedway readies for Season Championship night
DAVENPORT, Iowa (August 22, 2012) – The Davenport Speedway will be looking
to hand out the 2012 track championship titles this Friday, August 24th.
Champions will be crowned in all four weekly classes.
In the Petersen Plumbing & Heating IMCA Late Model division, we will
likely see a changing of the guard. Mike Murphy Jr., of Colona, Ill., needs
to finish 15th or better in this Friday’s race to guarantee the track
championship. Three-time defending track champion Ray Guss Jr. (Milan,
Ill.), trails Murphy by 18 points, heading into the season finale. Matt Ryan
is a distant third in points, but leads fourth place Nate Bueseling of
Silvis, 14 points.
Doug Crampton has emerged from the pack in the Engineering Maintenance
Service IMCA Modifieds to lead the point standings. Crampton has an 18 point
lead over second place Kelly Meyer. Meyer will likely be looking over his
shoulder as he holds only a one point advantage over third place Thad Wilson
and a two point margin over fourth place Mitch Morris.
The Koehler Electric Street Stock class has once again been dominated
by defending track champion Jeremy Marquette of Davenport. Marquette needs
only to start his heat and feature to win the title. Emily Gade is second in
points and has three feature wins. Dwaine Hasson is third in points, with
Kevin Dickey fourth.
In the Roto-Rooter 4 Stock class, point leader, Aaron Hitt holds a ten
point lead headed into the Season Championships. Second place Jake
Ellithorpe is eleven markers ahead of third place Gage Neal.
The Davenport Speedway is located at the Mississippi Valley
Fairgrounds, on West Locust Street, in Davenport. Pit gates at The Davenport
Speedway open at 4:00 p.m., with the grandstand opening at 5:30. Hot laps
are at 6:30pm and racing starts at 7pm.
For raceday weather information, call (563) 326-5338. For more
information on DRT TRAK Racing events, visit our website at
www.drttrak.com, or call (563)
652-5302.
Half-mile races dominate Davenport Speedway
post-season schedule
DAVENPORT, Ia. (August 20, 2012) – High speed stock car racing action
will continue well after this Friday’s Season Championships at the Davenport
Speedway.
Post-season racing action at the Davenport Speedway begins on Friday,
Sept. 7th, when the Brockway Mechanical & Roofing Sprint Invaders come to
town. The 360 cubic inch winged sprint car warriors will compete in the
“East/West Clash of the Best” on the historic Davenport half-mile oval.
The Sprint Invaders event is the first winged sprint car race at
Davenport since 2006, and is the only sprint car race in the Quad Cities in
2012. Also competing on the half-mile will be 4-stocks and IMCA-style Late
Models. Both of those features will pay $1,000-to-win.
The racing action takes a turn for the weird on Friday, Sept. 14th,
with Davenport’s first-ever Night of Destruction. The Night of Destruction
features “Cheater Races” for the regular weekly classes and the automotive
carnage of the “Trailer Race”.
The racing action returns to the half-mile track for the final race of
2012. The All-Star Classic, on Saturday, Sept. 22nd, is highlighted by the
Deery Brothers Summer Series finale. Non-sanctioned IMCA Modifieds, Street
Stocks, and 4-Stocks will also be racing at the All-Star Classic.
The Davenport Speedway is located at the Mississippi Valley
Fairgrounds, on West Locust Street, in Davenport, Iowa.
For more information on DRT TRAK Racing events, visit our website at
www.drttrak.com, or call (563) 652-5302.
MURPHY SCORES FOURTH LM WIN AT DAVENPORT
by Mike McGuire
DAVENPORT, Ia. (August 17, 2012) – Friday was Back to School Kid’s
Night at the Davenport Speedway, sponsored by Dirt Racer Magazine and Chris
Damitz Photography. With the regular season quickly winding down, Friday’s
racing action was intense.
Mike Murphy Jr. captured feature win number four in the Petersen
Plumbing & Heating IMCA Late Model feature. Murphy started 12th, but had
made his way to the lead by lap 10. The win helped Murphy extend his point
lead in the late model class.
Justin Kay was gaining ground on Murphy, but would have to settle for
second. Andy Nezworski was in and out of the top five, before finishing
third. Doug Nigh came on strong late in the race to take fourth, just ahead
of Nate Bueseling. Muphy, Kay, and Nezworski won the late model heats.
In EMS IMCA Modified action, Kelly Meyer won a frantic 20-lap feature
race. Meyer started the race in seventh position and was one of four
different drivers to lead, over the first five laps.
The race was halted briefly for a red flag, as Greg Wilson’s car was
went tumbling down to turn one. Greg exited the battered racecar, without
serious injury.
When racing resumed, Meyer stayed in front, and would lead to the
checkers. The win was Meyers’s first on the season at Davenport.
Doug Crampton prevailed over Mitch Morris to finish second at the
stripe. Joe Beal recovered from being involved in a mid-race caution to take
fourth, while John Ahlers just barely held off Matt Stein for fifth.
Emily Gade made it back-to-back feature wins in the Koehler Electric
Street Stock division. Gade took the lead from Kevin Dickey on lap two of
the fifteen lap main and led the rest of the way to the checkers. The
victory was her third of the season.
Jeremy Marquette started tenth and had moved up to second by the end
of lap four, but never got close enough to the leader to mount a challenge.
Dwaine Hasson started third and finished third. Keith Blum and Chris
Lawrence completed the top five.
In the Roto Rooter 4-Stocks, the Hitt just keeps on a coming. Aaron
Hitt backed up his 4-Stock 50 win, with his second points win of the season.
Hitt stole the lead from Andy Loy on lap three, en route to the victory.
Jake Ellithorpe finished second. Gage Neal, Jake Morris, and Kyle Rhoads
rounded out the top five.
Next Friday, August 24th, is Season Championship night at the
Davenport Speedway. Track champions will be crowned in all four weekly
classes.
Davenport Speedway
August 17, 2012
Results -
Petersen Plumbing & Heating IMCA Late Models
Heat 1: 1. Mike Murphy Jr.; 2. LeRoy Brenner; 3. Matt Ryan; 4. Stephan
Kammerer; 5. Mike Zemo Jr.;
Heat 2: 1. Justin Kay; 2. Doug Nigh; 3. Mike Guldenpfennig; 4. Joe
Ross; 5. Chuck Hanna;
Heat 3: 1. Andy Nezworski; 2. Nate Bueseling; 3. Jeff Stevens; 4. Ray
Guss Jr.; 5. Mike Garland;
Feature: 1. Mike Murphy Jr.; 2. Justin Kay; 3. Andy Nezworski; 4. Doug
Nigh; 5. Nate Bueseling; 6. Ray Guss Jr.; 7. Mike Guldenpfennig; 8. Matt
Ryan; 9. Joe Ross; 10. Jeff Stevens; 11. Mike Garland; 12. Mike Zemo Jr.;
13. Cory Goldbeck; 14. Tom Pestka; 15. Chuck Hanna; 16. Buck Harmening; 17.
DJ Burke; 18. LeRoy Brenner; 19. Collin Straka; 20. Stephan Kammerer; 21.
Jon Coombs;
EMS IMCA Modifieds
Heat 1: 1. Doug Crampton; 2. Kevin Goben; 3. Kelly Meyer; 4. Jake
Waterman; 5. Matt Wilson;
Heat 2: 1. Mitch Morris; 2. Brian Bushong; 3. Greg Wilson; 4. Matt
Stein; 5. Todd Reed;
Heat 3: 1. Bob Dominacki; 2. Thad Wilson; 3. Joe Beal; 4. Dean McGee;
5. Craig Crawford;
Semi: 1. John Ahlers; 2. Todd Reed; 3. Ray Cox Jr.; 4. Brian Webb; 5.
Scott Olson;
Feature: 1. Kelly Meyer; 2. Doug Crampton; 3. Mitch Morris; 4. Joe
Beal; 5. John Ahlers; 6. Matt Stein; 7. Thad Wilson; 8. Jake Waterman; 9.
Ray Cox Jr.; 10. Brian Webb; 11. Todd Dykema; 12. Tony VonDresky; 13. Todd
Reed; 14. Brian Bushong; 15. Dean McGee; 16. Greg Wilson; 17. Scott Olson;
18. Matt Wilson. 19. Kevin Goben; 20. Bob Dominacki;
Koehler Electric Street Stocks
Heat 1: 1. Kevin Dickey; 2. Dwaine Hasson; 3. Emily Gade; 4. Bryan
Ritter; 5. Phil Anderson;
Feature: 1. Emily Gade; 2. Jeremy Marquette; 3. Dwaine Hasson; 4.
Keith Blum; 5. Chris Lawrence; 6. Randy Exline; 7. Phil Anderson; 8. Bryan
Ritter; 9. Kevin Schloemer; 10. Kevin Dickey;
Roto Rooter 4-Stocks
Heat 1: 1. Jake Ellithorpe; 2. Ricky Kay; 3. Justin Fink; 4. Andy Loy;
5. Kyle Rhoads;
Heat 2: 1. Jake Morris; 2. Gage Neal; 3. Aaron Hitt; 4. Nick Bennett;
5. Robert Hines;
Feature: 1. Aaron Hitt; 2. Jake Ellithorpe; 3. Gage Neal; 4. Jake
Morris; 5. Kyle Rhoads; 6. Ricky Kay; 7. Nick Bennett; 8. Justin Fink; 9.
Robert Hines; 10. Andy Loy;
Back to School Kid’s Night this Friday at
Davenport Speedway
DAVENPORT, Ia. (August 15, 2012) – The final Kid’s Night of the 2012
season will be on Friday, August 17th. Kids 12 and under receive free
admission with a paid adult.
Next Friday, August 24th, will bring the 2012 Season Championships to
the Davenport Speedway. On that evening, track champions will be crowned in
all four weekly classes.
Post-season racing action at the Davenport Speedway begins on Sept.
7th, when the Brockway Mechanical & Roofing Sprint Invaders come to town.
The following Friday, Sept. 14th, is the Night of Destruction, featuring
Davenport’s first-ever “Trailer Race”. The final race at the Davenport
Speedway this year, will be the All-Star Classic, on September 22nd. That
event is highlighted by the 2012 Deery Brothers Summer Series finale.
For more information on DRT TRAK Racing events, visit our website at
www.drttrak.com, or call (563)
652-5302.
Hitt takes Davenport cash by inches
by Mike McGuire
DAVENPORT, Ia. (August 10, 2012) – Aaron Hitt of Davenport is $2,000
richer after his win in the 4-Stock 50 at the Davenport Speedway. The event
marked the return of stock car racing action to the racetrack after a two
week break for the Mississippi Valley Fair.
Hitt started the 50-lapper on the outside pole and shot out to the
early lead. Hitt held a comfortable lead until the caution flag flew with 34
laps complete. Hitt led one lap after the restart, before giving way to
Steve Miedke of Shellsburg, Iowa. Miedke led laps 36 through 48, while Hitt
used a slightly higher line, gaining back ground on the leader.
The two leaders were side-by-side the final two laps, with third place
Mike Morrow close behind.
Hitt had a little more momentum coming out of turn four on the final
lap and won by about a foot and a half. Miedke, who had to qualify through
the semi-feature, would have to settle for second. Morrow finished third,
with 15th place starter Joe Zrostlik taking fourth. Zach Dahl rounded out
the top five.
Forty 4-Stocks were on hand for the event. Heat race wins went to
Steven Phillips, Mitch Bielenberg, Tristin Clark, and Jake Montoya.
Semi-features were won by Miedke and Gene Potter.
Andy Nezworski dominated the Petersen Plumbing & Heating IMCA Late
Model feature. Nezworski rocketed out in front and used the low groove to
cruise to the win. A handful of drivers held the second spot throughout the
race, with the position going to Matt Ryan at the finish. Justin Kay
finished third, just ahead of Doug Nigh. Ray Guss Jr., took fifth.
Nezworski, Nigh, and Kay won the late model heats.
With the season winding down the racing was intense in the EMS IMCA
Modified feature. At the midway point, race leader Jake Bowman was in a
battle for the lead, with Matt Stein and Thad Wilson. On lap 14 the caution
came out as Wilson and Bowman made contact, with Bowman spinning out in
front of the flagstand. Both drivers were sent to the rear. On the following
lap, Bowman returned the favor, sending Wilson spinning into the infield.
Stein stayed clear of the first incident and would lead the remaining
laps to score his first victory of the season at Davenport. Mitch Morris
moved in to finish a close second. Doug Crampton finished third, with Dean
McGee fourth and Tony VonDresky fifth.
Emily Gade captured her second feature win on the season in the
Koehler Electric Street Stock main. Emily took the lead from Bryan Ritter on
lap seven of the 15-lapper and held on to take the win. Jeremy Marquette
finished second with Scott Griffin third. RJ Gonzales and Dwaine Hasson
completed the top five.
Next Friday, August 17th, is the final Kid’s Night of the 2012 season
at the Davenport Speedway. Children 12 and under will be admitted free with
a paid adult.
Davenport Speedway
August 10, 2012
Results -
Roto Rooter 4-Stocks
Heat 1: 1. Steven Phillips; 2. Aaron Hitt; 3. Zach Dahl; 4. Jake
Ellithorpe; 5. Joe Zrostlik;
Heat 2: 1. Mitch Bielenberg; 2. Michael Grossman; 3. Dan Mohr; 4.
Cameron Pocci; 5. Gene Potter;
Heat 3: 1. Tristin Clark; 2. Mike Morrow; 3. Jason Blocker; 4. Steve
Miedke; 5. Lucas Short;
Heat 4: 1. Jake Montoya; 2. Eric Stodgell; 3. Jake Morris; 4. Justin
Fink; 5. Bjorn Beck;
Semi 1: 1. Steve Miedke; 2. Joe Zrostlik; 3. Jake Ellithorpe; 4. Lucas
Short; 5. Ricky Kay;
Semi 2: 1. Gene Potter; 2. Cameron Pocci; 3. Justin Kay; 4. Justin
Fink; 5. Brian Shipley;
Feature: 1. Aaron Hitt; 2. Steve Miedke; 3. Mike Morrow; 4. Joe
Zrostlik; 5. Zach Dahl; 6. Cameron Pocci; 7. Jake Montoya; 8. Justin Fink;
9. Lucas Short; 10. Eric Stogdell; 11. Gene Potter; 12. Jake Morris; 13.
Jason Blocker; 14. Dan Mohr; 15. Jake Ellithorpe; 16. Steven Phillips; 17.
Mitch Bielenberg; 18. Michael Grossman; 19. Tristin Clark; 20. Justin Kay;
Petersen Plumbing & Heating IMCA Late Models
Heat 1: 1. Andy Nezworski; 2. Ray Guss Jr.; 3. Matt Ryan; 4. Jeff
Stevens; 5. LeRoy Brenner;
Heat 2: 1. Doug Nigh; 2. Mike Murphy Jr.; 3. Nate Bueseling; 4. Mike
Guldenpfennig; 5. Chuck Hanna;
Heat 3: 1. Justin Kay; 2. Brunson Behning; 3. Mike Garland; 4. Joe
Ross; 5. Stephan Kammerer;
Feature: 1. Andy Nezworski; 2. Matt Ryan; 3. Justin kay; 4. Doug Nigh;
5. Ray Guss Jr.; 6. Mike Murphy Jr.; 7. Marty Diercks; 8. Mike Garland; 9.
Chuck Hanna; 10. Tom Pestka; 11. Mike Guldenpfennig; 12. LeRoy Brenner; 13.
Brunson Behning; 14. Collin Straka; 15. Matt Winslow; 16. Mike Zemo Jr.; 17.
Joe Ross; 18. Stephan Kammerer; 19. Jeff Stevens; 20. Nate Bueseling; 21.
Jon Coombs; 22. Bart Miller;
EMS IMCA Modifieds
Heat 1: 1. Kelly Meyer; 2. Jake Bowman; 3. Bob Dominacki; 4. Matt
Stein; 5. Tony VonDresky;
Heat 2: 1. Thad Wilson; 2. Craig Crawford; 3. John Ahlers; 4. Greg
Wilson; 5. Matt Wilson;
Heat 3: 1. Kevin Blum; 2. Doug Crampton; 3. Brian Bushong; 4. Todd
Dykema; 5. Terry Rentfro;
Feature: 1. Matt Stein; 2. Mitch Morris; 3. Doug Crampton; 4. Dean
McGee; 5. Tony VonDresky; 6. Thad Wilson; 7. Brian Bushong; 8. Kelly Meyer;
9. Aaron Burroughs; 10. Brian Webb; 11. Davey Hammond; 12. John Ahlers; 13.
Craig Crawford; 14. Greg Wilson; 15. Jordan Hicks; 16. Jake Bowman; 17. Matt
Wilson; 18. Terry Rentfro; 19. Bob Dominacki; 20. Todd Dykema;
Koehler Electric Street Stocks
Heat 1: 1. Dwaine Hasson; 2. RJ Gonzales; 3. Jeremy Marquette; 4.
Bryan Ritter; 5. Keith Blum;
Heat 2: 1. Kevin Dickey; 2. Henry Carson; 3. Scott Griffin; 4. Emily
Gade; 5. Gerald Ward;
Feature: 1. Emily Gade; 2. Jeremy Marquette; 3. Scott Griffin; 4. RJ
Gonzales; 5. Dwaine Hasson; 6. Henry Carson; 7. Bryan Ritter; 8. Kevin
Dickey; 9. Gerald Ward; 10. Keith Blum;
4 - STOCK 50 this Friday at Davenport Speedway
DAVENPORT, Ia. (August 8, 2012) – Stock car racing action returns to
the Davenport Speedway this Friday, August 10th. The highlight of the racing
program will be a 50-lap feature for the 4-Stocks, that will pay $2,000 to
the winner.
This Friday’s race will be all about the money for area 4-Stock
racers. The $2,000 top prize is twenty times the amount that drivers compete
for a weekly basis.
The 4-Stock feature will be 50-laps, with 20 cars making the main. The
4-Stocks will use a draw/re-draw format.There will be a $50 entry fee for
the 4-Stocks, for this event.
DRT TRAK Racing Inc. 4-Stock rules will apply. The rules are available
at our website: “www.drttrak.com”
.
Also racing at Davenport Speedway, on August 10th, will be IMCA Late
Models, IMCA Modifieds, and Street Stocks, all competing for weekly racing
points.
Pit gates at Davenport open at 4 p.m. Hot laps are at 6:30pm and
racing starts at 7pm. The Davenport Speedway is located at the Mississippi
Valley Fairgrounds, on West Locust Street, in Davenport.
Grandstand admission for the event will be: Adults $15, Teens/Seniors
$14, 10 and under free with a paid adult.
For more information on DRT TRAK Racing events, visit our website at
www.drttrak.com, or call (563) 652-5302.
Racers Prepare for homestretch at Davenport
Speedway
DAVENPORT, Ia. (August 2, 2012) – With a two week break due to the
Mississippi Valley Fair, local racers have plenty of time to ready
themselves for a championship run.
When stock car racing action returns to the Davenport Speedway, on
August 10th, there will be only three races left in the regular season to
determine the track champions.
The August 10th racing program will be highlighted by the 4-Stock 50.
The main event for the 4-Stocks, will pay $2,000 to the winner. IMCA Late
Models, IMCA Modifieds, and Street Stocks will be competing for weekly
racing points.
The final Kid’s Night of the 2012 season will be on August 17th. Kids
12 and under receive free admission with a paid adult. Bike races for the
kids will be held on the racetrack. Helmets are required for all
participants.
August 24th will bring the 2012 Season Championships to the Davenport
Speedway. Track Champions will be crowned in all four weekly classes.
Post-season racing action at the Davenport Speedway begins on Sept.
7th, when the Brockway Mechanical & Roofing Sprint Invaders come to town.
The following Friday, Sept. 14th, is the Night of Destruction, featuring
Davenport’s first-ever ‘Trailer Race’. The final race at the Davenport
Speedway in 2012 will be the All-Star Classic, highlighted by the Deery
Brothers Summer Series finale.
For more information on DRT TRAK Racing events, visit our website at
www.drttrak.com, or call (563) 652-5302.
4 - STOCK 50 paying $2,000-to-win at Davenport
Speedway
DAVENPORT, Ia. (July 27, 2012) – When stock car racing action returns
to the Davenport Speedway(August 10), following the Mississippi Valley Fair,
the highlight of the racing program will be a 50-lap feature for the
4-Stocks, that will pay $2,000 to the winner.
4-Stock is the class of stock cars that most resemble the vehicles
that travel up and down the highway or the streets of your town. As the name
implies, the cars all have 4-cylinder engines, and except for the rollcage
and other safety equipment, are basically a stock vehicle.
The 4-Stock feature will be 50-laps, with 20 cars making the main. The
4-Stocks will use a draw/re-draw format.There will be a $50 entry fee for
the 4-Stocks, for this event.
DRT TRAK Racing Inc. 4-Stock rules will apply. The rules are available
at our website: “www.drttrak.com”
.
Also racing at Davenport Speedway, on August 10th, will be IMCA Late
Models, IMCA Modifieds, and Street Stocks, all competing for weekly racing
points.
Pit gates at Davenport open at 4 p.m. Hot laps are at 6:30pm and
racing starts at 7pm. The Davenport Speedway is located at the Mississippi
Valley Fairgrounds, on West Locust Street, in Davenport.
Grandstand admission for the event will be: Adults $15, Teens/Seniors
$14, 10 and under free with a paid adult.
For more information on DRT TRAK Racing events, visit our website at
www.drttrak.com, or call (563) 652-5302.
Griffin takes two Davenport Street Stock wins
by Mike McGuire
DAVENPORT, Ia. (July 20, 2012) – With two make-up features, a full
racing program, and the Midwest Jalopies, it surely was a full night of
racing at the Davenport Speedway.
The evening started with the Street Stock make-up feature from June
29th. The race restarted with four laps complete and Scott Griffin leading
the way. Griffin would lead the remaining laps and take his first victory of
the year. It would not be his last.
Jeremy Marquette got close to the leader, but would have to settle for
second. Keith Blum ran a strong third, with Joe Bonney fourth and Josh Starr
fifth.
The IMCA Late Model make-up feature was next. Davenport racer Jeff
Stevens used the outside pole and a still tacky track to his advantage as he
led all 25 laps for the win. Ray Guss Jr., came from the eighth starting
spot to finish second. Joe Ross finished third, just ahead of Stephan
Kammerer and Andy Nezworski.
When it came to this Friday’s racing program, each class seemed to
have a dominant car. In the EMS IMCA Modifieds, it was ‘the Dominator’ Bob
Dominacki. Bob started seventh, and had the lead by the end of lap two.
Dominacki held the top spot through five cautions and all the way to the
checkers.
A dandy battle for second eventually went to Mitch Morris, over Thad
Wilson. Brian Bushong ran in the top five all race long and finished fourth.
Doug Crampton rounded out the top five.
The Roto-Rooter 4 Stock main saw Mitch Bielenberg pick up his third
feature win of the point season. Bielenberg grabbed the lead from Kyle
Rhoads on lap three, en route to the win. Jake Ellithorpe and Ricky Kay both
started in the fourth row and would finish second and third respectively.
Gage Neal finished fourth with Aaron Hitt completing the first five.
Scott Griffin took up where he left off in the Koehler Electric Street
Stocks. Griffin started third, but would lead all fifteen laps for his
second feature win of the night. Emily Gade finished second, a strightaway
behind Griffin. Jeremy Marquette took third, with Dwaine Hasson fourth, and
Keith Blum fifth.
The final race of the evening was the Petersen Plumbing & Heating IMCA
Late Model main. Doug Nigh jumped to the early lead from the pole. After a
lap nine restart, Ray Guss Jr. found enough grip on the high side to take
the lead away from Nigh. That grip went away quickly and Nigh regained the
lead on lap 16. The ‘Maquoketa Missile’ would lead the rest of the way to
the checkers, for his first win of the year at Davenport.
Guss held on for second, with Mike Murphy Jr. third. Matt Ryan took
fourth, with Mike Zemo Jr. fifth.
The Midwest Jalopies made their final Davenport Speedway appearance of
the 2012 season. Doug Picray won the feature. Bob Mingst finished second,
with Dennis Blunt third.
The Davenport Speedway will be on hiatus for the next two Fridays, due
to the Mississippi Valley Fair. Stock car racing action returns to the
quarter-mile dirt oval on Friday August 10th, with the main attraction being
the 4-Stock 50, paying $2,000 to the winner.
Davenport Speedway
July 20, 2012
Results -
Koehler Electric Street Stocks (Make-up Feature – June 29th)
Feature: 1. Scott Griffin; 2. Jeremy Marquette; 3. Keith Blum; 4. Joe
Bonney; 5. Josh Starr; 6. Bryan Ritter; 7. Kevin Dickey; 8. Dwaine Hasson;
9. Jeremy Gustaf; 10. Jerry Pratt; 11. Chris Lawrence; 12. Ryan Claeys; 13.
Emily Gade;
Petersen Plumbing & Heating IMCA Late Models (Make-up Feature – June
29th)
Feature: 1. Jeff Stevens; 2. Ray Guss Jr.; 3. Joe Ross; 4. Stephan
Kammerer; 5. Andy Nezworski; 6. Nate Bueseling; 7. Matt Ryan; 8. Doug Nigh;
9. Mike Murphy Jr.; 10. Brunson Behning; 11. Mike Garland; 12. Mike Zemo
Jr.; 13. Justin Diercks; 14. Chuck Hanna; 15. Spencer Diercks; 16. Collin
Straka; 17. Joe Zrostlik;
Petersen Plumbing & Heating IMCA Late Models
Heat 1: 1. Doug Nigh; 2. Jeff Stevens; 3. Matt Ryan; 4. Justin Kay; 5.
Mike Zemo Jr.;
Heat 2: 1. Nate Bueseling; 2. Mike Murphy Jr.; 3. Mike Garland; 4.
Chuck Hanna; 5. Mike Guldenpfennig;
Heat 3: 1. Ray Guss Jr.; 2. Stephan Kammerer; 3. LeRoy Brenner; 4. Joe
Ross; 5. Spencer Diercks;
Feature: 1. Doug Nigh; 2. Ray Guss Jr.; 3. Mike Murphy Jr.; 4. Matt
Ryan; 5. Mike Zemo Jr.; 6. Andy Nezworski; 7. Nate Bueseling; 8. Justin Kay;
9. Mike Garland; 10. Joe Ross; 11. Chuck Hanna; 12. Stephan Kammerer; 13.
Brunson Behning; 14. Spencer Diercks; 15. Bob Miller; 16. Mike
Guldenpfennig; 17. Dave Stichter; 18. Collin Straka; 19. LeRoy Brenner; 20.
Justin Diercks; 21. Jon Coombs;
EMS IMCA Modifieds
Heat 1: 1. Thad Wilson; 2. Todd Dykema; 3. Brian Bushong;
Heat 2: 1. Matt Stein; 2. Tony VonDresky; 3. Dean McGee; 4. Kevin
Goben; 5. Kelly Meyer;
Heat 3: 1. Doug Crampton; 2. Bob Dominacki; 3. Mitch Morris; 4. Brian
Webb; 5. Davey Hammond;
Feature: 1. Bob Dominacki; 2. Mitch Morris; 3. Thad Wilson; 4. Brian
Bushong; 5. Doug Crampton; 6. Tony Von Dresky; 7. Matt Stein; 8. Davey
Hammond; 9. Aaron Burroughs; 10. Brian Webb; 11. Greg Wilson; 12. Bruce
Fosdyck Sr.; 13. Kelly Pestka; 14. Dean McGee; 15. Kevin Goben; 16. Kelly
Meyer; 17. John Ahlers; 18. Jake Bowman; 19. Todd Dykema; 20. Craig
Crawford;
Koehler Electric Street Stocks
Heat 1: 1. Scott Griffin; 2. Kevin Dickey; 3. Emily Gade; 4. Bryan
Ritter; 5. Brent Nugent;
Heat 2: 1. Jeremy Marquette; 2. Keith Blum; 3. Dwaine Hasson; 4. Henry
Carson; 5. Josh Starr;
Feature: 1. Scott Griffin; 2. Emily Gade; 3. Jeremy Marquette; 4.
Dwaine Hasson; 5. Keith Blum; 6. Henry Carson; 7. Josh Starr; 8. Bryan
Ritter; 9. Kevin Dickey; 10. Brent Nugent;
Roto Rooter 4-Stocks
Heat 1: 1. Joe Zrostlik; 2. Tristin Clark; 3. Gage Neal; 4. Ricky Kay;
5. Steve Boyle;
Heat 2: 1. Mitch Bielenberg; 2. Jake Montoya; 3. Jake Ellithorpe; 4.
Kyle Rhoads; 5. Andy Loy;
Feature: 1. Mitch Bielenberg; 2. Jake Ellithorpe; 3. Ricky Kay; 4.
Gage Neal; 5. Aaron Hitt; 6. Tristin Clark; 7. Andy Loy; 8. Joe Zrostlik; 9.
Eric Stogdell; 10. Kyle Rhoads; 11. Jake Montoya; 12. Steve Boyle; 13.
Justin Fink; 14. Brandon Setser;
Midwest Jalopies
Heat 1: 1. Austin Honts; 2. Dennis Blunt; 3. Rodney Haack; 4. Bob
Mingst; 5. Art McDonald;
Feature: 1. Doug Picray; 2. Bob Mingst; 3. Dennis Blunt; 4. Larry
Driskell; 5. Jeff Blunt; 6. Art McDonald; 7. Jeff Snyder; 8. Austin Honts;
9. Dan Wilken; 10. Steve Jarnecke; 11. Rodney Haack;
Another busy Friday at Davenport Speedway
DAVENPORT, Ia. (July 19, 2012) – This Friday will be
another busy night of racing at the Davenport Speedway. In addition to the
regular weekly racing program, there will be two make-up features in the
IMCA Late Model and Street Stock classes. Friday will also see the final
2012 appearance of the Midwest Jalopies and their vintage racecars.
After this Friday’s racing program, the track will be
on a two week hiatus for the annual run of the Mississippi Valley Fair.
The quarter-mile dirt oval will return to stock car
racing action on August 10th, with the running of the 4-Stock 50. The
4-Stocks will use a draw/re-draw format, with a $2,000 payday awaiting the
winner.
DRT TRAK Racing Inc. 4-Stock rules will apply. The
rules are available at our website: “www.drttrak.com"
.
Also racing at Davenport, on August 10th, will be IMCA
Late Models, IMCA Modifieds, and Street Stocks, all competing for weekly
racing points.
Pit gates at Davenport open at 4 p.m. Hot laps are at
6:30pm and racing starts at 7pm. The Davenport Speedway is located at the
Mississippi Valley Fairgrounds, on West Locust Street, in Davenport.
For more information on DRT TRAK Racing events, visit
our website at
www.drttrak.com,
or call (563) 652-5302.
MARQUETTE SCORES BIG CASH AT DAVENPORT
Wilson hits daily double
by Mike McGuire
DAVENPORT, Ia. (July 13, 2012) – Friday the 13th was a busy night of
racing at the Davenport Speedway sponsored by JC Dubil. The highlight of the
evening was the Street Stock 50, which paid $2,000 to win. A strong field of
street Stocks were on hand for the main event and they did not disappoint
the crowd. When the checkered flag fell, there was a familiar face in
victory lane, Jeremy Marquette of Davenport.
Marquette showed why he is the current point leader and defending
track champion at the Davenport Speedway. Marquette started on the outside
pole and immediately jumped out to the early race lead. Jeremy would hold
the top spot through the first seven laps.
Emily Gade worked her way through the top five, taking the lead on lap
eight. Marquette returned the favor on lap twenty, as the leaders got mired
in lapped traffic. Marquette began to stretch out the lead as the race went
caution-free through the thirty-five laps. Jeremy would lead the remaining
laps and take the biggest payday of his racing career.
Three cautions over the final 15 laps, spelled trouble for Gade. She
lost spots on the first two restarts, before bringing out the third yellow
for a spin in turn one. She would finish sixth, the last car on the lead
lap.
The final laps saw a frantic battle for second between RJ Gonzales,
Tim Current and Scott Griffin. Griffin would take the spot, with Current
third, and Gonzales fourth. Jed Holland carried a broken left front to a
fifth place finish.
Marquette, Gonzales, and Dwaine Hasson won heat races with Current and
Jerry Pratt winning the semi-features.
There was a regular racing program for the other three weekly classes
and two make-up features that were rained out on June 29th.
First up was the 4-Stock Make-up Feature. Aaron Hitt finally broke
through for his first feature win of the season. Brandon Dahl led the race
until a pair of cautions on lap eight gave Hitt the opportunity he needed
for the lead. Dahl would hold on for second, with Jake Ellithorpe third.
Zach Dahl finished fourth and Gage Neal completed the top five.
In the EMS IMCA Modifed Make-up feature, Kevin Blum looked to have the
car to be for nearly all of the twenty laps, nearly. Blum took the lead from
the pole and used the high side to lead the first thirteen laps. Thad Wilson
used the bottom and led lap fourteen. Blum came back to lead laps fifteen
through nineteen, but on the final corner his car lost power and Wilson
collected his first win at Davenport this year.
Doug Crampton came from deep in the field to take second. Mitch
Morris, John Ahlers, and Dean McGee rounded out the top five.
Stephan Kammerer picked up his first Petersen Plumbing& Heating IMCA
Late Model feature win of the season.
Kammerer took the lead from Andy Nezworski on lap four of the 25-lap
feature and used the high side to lead the rest of the way to the checkers.
Matt Ryan survived a series of lat race cautions to finish second. Ray Guss
Jr., took third, with Marty Diercks fourth, and Joe Ross fifth.
Kammerer, Guss, and Justin Kay won the late model heats.
Thad Wilson stayed perfect on the night, as he won his heat race and
dominated in Friday’s IMCA Modified main. After a couple of first lap
cautions, Wilson zipped out to the lead with Bob Dominacki in tow. The pair
would run even for three laps, before Wilson and the bottom groove would
prevail. Kelly Meyer would also use the bottom to work his way into second.
Dominacki held on for third, with Doug Crampton and Mitch Morris fourth and
fifth respectively. Wilson’s daily double made him the first modified repeat
winner at Davenport in 2012.
The final race of the evening was this week’s Roto-Rooter 4-Stock
feature. Jake Morris led lap one, with the race being red –flagged on lap
two, as Robert Hines rolled his ride. He exited the car without serious
injury.
After the restart, Morris was sandwiched between Jake Ellithorpe and
Ricky Kay as they both went for the lead.
Ellithorpe led lap three with Kay taking over on lap four. Once in the
lead, Kay drove away for his first win at Davenport this season. Ellithorpe
finished second and was followed by Zach Dahl, Morris, and Gene Potter.
Next Friday, July 20th, will be another busy one at the Davenport
Speedway. Two more make-up features (IMCA Late Model & Street Stock) will be
run along with the regular weekly program and the final 2012 appearance of
the Midwest Jalopies.
Davenport Speedway
July 13, 2012
Results –
Street Stock 50
Heat 1: 1. RJ Gonzales; 2. Emily Gade; 3. Scott Griffin; 4. Chip Kohl;
5. Rob Nylin;
Heat 2: 1. Dwaine Hasson; 2. Donnie Louck; 3. Jed Holland; 4. Kevin
Dickey; 5. Bryan Ritter;
Heat 3: 1. Jeremy Marquette; 2. Jeff Stevens; 3. Joe Bonney; 4. Terry
Rittmer; 5. Tim Current;
Semi 1: 1. Tim Current; 2. Rob Nylin; 3. Josh Neal; 4. Dan Mohr; 5.
Shane Oberbreckling;
Semi 2. ; 1. Jerry Pratt; 2. Chris Lawrence; 3. Josh Starr; 4. Kerry
Dake; 5. Bryan Ritter;
Feature: 1. Jeremy Marquette; 2. Scott Griffin; 3. Tim Current; 4. RJ
Gonzales; 5. Jed Holland; 6. Emily Gade; 7. Donnie Louck; 8. Chip Kohl; 9.
Dan Mohr; 10. Jerry Pratt; 11. Chris Lawrence; 12. Kevin Dickey; 13. Josh
Starr; 14. Terry Rittmer; 15. Joe Bonney; 16. Dwaine Hasson; 17. Jeff
Stevens; 18. Rob Nylin; 19. Josh Neal; 20. Kerry Dake;
Roto Rooter 4-Stocks (Make-up from June 29th)
Feature: 1. Aaron Hitt; 2. Brandon Dahl; 3. Jake Ellithorpe; 4. Zach
Dahl; 5. Gage Neal; 6. Gene Potter; 7. Steve Boyle; 8. Nick Bennett; 9.
Justin Fink; 10. Brent Bonney; 11. Zack Stansberry; 12. Mitch Bielenberg;
13. Andy Loy; 14. Tristin Clark; 15. Randy Sinning; 16. Kyle Rhoads;
EMS IMCA Modifieds (Make-up from June 29th
Feature: 1. Thad Wilson; 2. Doug Crampton; 3. Mitch Morris; 4. John
Ahlers; 5. Dean McGee; 6. Todd Dykema; 7. Craig Crawford; 8. Aaron
Burroughs; 9. Kevin Blum; 10. Brian Bushong; 11. Kelly Meyer; 12. Matt
Stein; 13. Brian Webb; 14. Bob Dominacki; 15. Tim Arp; 16. Bruce Fosdyck
Sr.; 17. Jordan Hicks;
Petersen Plumbing & Heating IMCA Late Models
Heat 1: 1. Ray Guss Jr.; 2. Andy Nezworski; 3. Chuck Hanna; 4. Spencer
Diercks; 5. Eric Sanders;
Heat 2: 1. Justin Kay; 2. Matt Ryan; 3. Joe Ross; 4. Mike Garland; 5.
Leroy Brenner;
Heat 3: 1. Stephan Kammerer; 2. Mike Murphy Jr.; 3. Nate Bueseling; 4.
Marty Diercks; 5. Justin Diercks;
Feature: 1. Stephan Kammerer; 2. Matt Ryan ; 3. Ray Guss Jr.; 4. Marty
Diercks; 5. Joe Ross; 6. Andy Nezworski; 7. Justin Kay; 8. Mike Murphy Jr.;
9. Nate Bueseling; 10. Mike Garland; 11. Chuck Hanna; 12. Spencer Diercks;
13. Brunson Behning; 14. Jeff Stevens; 15. LeRoy Brenner; 16. Justin
Diercks; 17. Eric Sanders; 18. Collin Straka; 19. Jon Coombs; 20. Bart
Miller; 21. Doug Nigh;
EMS IMCA Modifieds
Heat 1: 1. Mitch Morris; 2. Joe Beal; 3. Doug Crampton; 4. Dan Klatt;
5. Greg Wilson;
Heat 2: 1. Thad Wilson; 2. Kelly Meyer; 3. John Ahlers; 4. Aaron
Burroughs; 5. Craig Crawford;
Heat 3: 1. Bob Dominacki; 2. Brian Bushong; 3. Dean McGee; 4. Tim Arp;
5. Kevin Goben;
Feature: 1. Thad Wilson; 2. Kelly Meyer; 3. Bob Dominacki; 4. Doug
Crampton; 5. Mitch Morris; 6. Craig Crawford; 7. Brian Bushong; 8. Dean
McGee; 9. Brian Webb; 10. Todd Dykema; 11. Joe Beal; 12. Dave Imming; 13.
Kevin Goben; 14. Aaron Burroughs; 15. John Ahlers; 16. Matt Wilson; 17.
Bruce Fosdyck Sr.; 18. Keith Haislip; 19. Greg Wilson; 20. Tim Arp; 21. Dan
Klatt.
Roto Rooter 4-Stocks
Heat 1: 1. Gage Neal; 2. Nick Bennett; 3. Robert Hines; 4. Justin
Fink; 5. Andy Loy;
Heat 2: 1. Zach Dahl; 2. Gene Potter; 3. Tristin Clark; 4. Steve
Boyle; 5. Todd Hines;
Heat 3: 1. Aaron Hitt; 2. Brandon Dahl; 3. Jake Morris; 4. Steve
Boyle; 5. Todd Hines;
Feature: 1. Ricky Kay; 2. Jake Ellithorpe; 3. Zach Dahl; 4. Jake
Morris; 5. Gene Potter; 6. Tristin Clark; 7. Steven Boyle; 8. Brandon Dahl;
9. Gage Neal; 10. Justin Fink; 11. Aaron Hitt; 12. Eric Hood; 13. Todd
Hines; 14. Andy Loy; 15. Cameron Poci; 16. Brandon Setser; 17. Robert Hines;
18. Nick Bennett;
STREET STOCK 50 this Friday at Davenport
Speedway
DAVENPORT, Ia. (July 11, 2012) – The weather may have
cooled down a bit, but there will be plenty of hot racing action this Friday
at the Davenport Speedway. The quarter-mile dirt oval will host the Street
Stock 50, paying $2,000 to win.
Also racing at Davenport, on July 13th, will be IMCA
Late Models, IMCA Modifieds, and 4 Stocks, all competing for weekly racing
points. In addition, the 4-Stocks and IMCA Modifieds will run make-up
features that were rained out on June 29th.
The Street Stock feature will be 50-laps, with 20 cars
making the main. The Street Stocks will use a draw/re-draw format. There
will be a $50 entry fee for the Street Stocks, for this event.
DRT TRAK Racing Inc. Street Stock rules will apply. The
rules are available at our website: “www.drttrak.com” .
Pit gates at Davenport open at 4 p.m. Hot laps are at
6:30pm and racing starts at 7pm. The Davenport Speedway is located at the
Mississippi Valley Fairgrounds, on West Locust Street, in Davenport.
Grandstand admission for the event will be: Adults $15, Teens/Seniors
$14, 10 and under free with a paid adult.
For more information on DRT TRAK Racing events, visit
our website at
www.drttrak.com,
or call (563) 652-5302.
Races at Davenport Speedway Cancelled Friday July 6
DAVENPORT, Ia. (July 6, 2012) – The racing program for
tonight at the Davenport Speedway, has been cancelled due to the extreme
heat and humidity.
In a posting on the DRT TRAK Racing, Inc. facebook
page, Event Coordinator, Carrie rouse stated,
“For
the safety of our fans, drivers, and employees, in this dangerous
heat/humidity tonight's races are cancelled.
Excessive heat warnings have been issued, with high risk to heat related
illness. Simply put - it is dangerous to be out in this heat and humidity.
We don't want YOU to have to make the choice, so we will step up. We wanted
to race tonight as much as you did, but safety is a BIG concern for
tonight.”
For more information on DRT TRAK Racing events, visit
our website at
www.drttrak.com,
or call (563) 652-5302.
Two Make-up features this Friday at Davenport Speedway
DAVENPORT, Ia. (July 5, 2012) – What was already a busy
month of July at the Davenport Speedway, has gotten even busier.
This Friday, July 6th is JC Dubil night at the
racetrack and will have two added features from last Friday’s rain-shortened
program. The Koehler Electric Street Stock and EMS IMCA Modified make-up
features will be run with this week’s full racing program.
Friday, July 13th, the Davenport Speedway will host the
Street Stock 50. The main event of the evening will pay $2,000 to win. Also
racing will be IMCA Late Models, IMCA Modifieds, and 4 Stocks, all competing
for weekly racing points.
The Street Stock feature will be 50-laps, with 20 cars
making the main. The Street Stocks will use a draw/re-draw format. There
will be a $50 entry fee for the Street Stocks, for this event. Also racing
at Davenport, on July 13th, will be IMCA Late Models, IMCA Modifieds, and 4
Stocks, all competing for weekly racing points.
Friday, July 20th will have the other two added
features from last Friday’s rain-shortened program. The Petersen Plumbing
and Heating IMCA Late Model and Roto-Rooter 4-Stock make-up features will be
run with the full racing program. Midwest Jalopies will make their final
appearance of the 2012 season on that evening as well.
For more information on DRT TRAK Racing events, visit
our website at
www.drttrak.com,
or call (563) 652-5302.
Lightning halts races at Davenport Speedway
by Mike McGuire
DAVENPORT, Ia. (June 29, 2012) – Friday’s stock car racing program at
the Davenport Speedway was halted part-way through the Koehler Electric
Street Stock feature. The decision was made as the lightning from an
approaching storm posed a risk to racers and fans alike.
Qualifying heat races in all four classes had been completed, before
the storms came. The Street Stock main was the first of four features to be
run.
A schedule to make up the balance of the racing program, has not been
finalized at this time. Please check our website (www.drttrak.com) for
further information, or check the DRT TRAK Racing facebook page.
Davenport Speedway
June 29, 2012
Results -
Petersen Plumbing & Heating IMCA Late Models
Heat 1: 1. Jeff Stevens; 2. Marty Diercks; 3. Justin Diercks; 4.
Collin Straka; 5. Matt Ryan;
Heat 2: 1. Stephan Kammerer; 2. Andy Nezworski; 3. Joe Zrostlik; 4.
Nate Bueseling; 5. Spencer Diercks;
Heat 3: 1. Ray Guss Jr.; 2. Joe Ross; 3. Doug Nigh; 4. Mike Garland;
5. Chuck Hanna;
Feature: ( to be made up at a later date )
EMS IMCA Modifieds
Heat 1: 1. Kevin Blum; 2. Matt Stein; 3. Thas Wilson; 4. Matt Werner;
5. Aaron Burroughs;
Heat 2: 1. Brian Bushong; 2. Bob Dominacki; 3. Dean McGee; 4. Tim Arp;
5. Brian Webb;
Heat 3: 1. Toss Dykema; 2. Kelly Meyer; 3. Mitch Morris; 4. John
Ahlers; 5. Joe Jones Jr.;
Feature: ( to be made up at a later date )
Koehler Electric Street Stocks
Heat 1: 1. Jeremy Gustaf; 2. Scott Griffin; 3. Emily Gade; 4. Keitrh
Blum; 5. Dwaine Hasson;
Feature: ( to be made up at a later date )
Roto Rooter 4-Stocks
Heat 1: 1. Aaron Hitt; 2. Jake Ellithorpe; 3. Randy Sinning; 4. Kyle
Rhoads; 5. Zach Dahl;
Heat 2: 1. Mitch Bielenberg; 2. Brandon Dahl; 3. Brent Bonney; 4.
Tristin Clark; 5. Gage Neal;
Feature: ( to be made up at a later date )
STREET STOCK 50 paying $2,000-to-win at
Davenport Speedway
DAVENPORT, Ia. (June 27, 2012) – Friday the 13th will
prove lucky for one area Street Stock driver as the Davenport Speedway will
host the Street Stock 50, on the second Friday in July. The main event of
the evening will pay $2,000 to win.
Usually such events are held after the regular point
season has ended. Due to an already packed post-season slate at the
Davenport Speedway, the race has been moved up to July.
The Street Stock feature will be 50-laps, with 20 cars
making the main. The Street Stocks will use a draw/re-draw format. There
will be a $50 entry fee for the Street Stocks, for this event.
DRT TRAK Racing Inc. Street Stock rules will apply. The
rules are available at our website: “www.drttrak.com” .
Also racing at Davenport, on July 13th, will be IMCA
Late Models, IMCA Modifieds, and 4 Stocks, all competing for weekly racing
points.
Pit gates at Davenport open at 4 p.m. Hot laps are at
6:30pm and racing starts at 7pm. The Davenport Speedway is located at the
Mississippi Valley Fairgrounds, on West Locust Street, in Davenport.
Grandstand admission for the event will be: Adults $15, Teens/Seniors
$14, 10 and under free with a paid adult.
For more information on DRT TRAK Racing events, visit
our website at
www.drttrak.com,
or call (563) 652-5302.
Marquette claims Back Row Challenge money at Davenport
by Mike McGuire
DAVENPORT, Ia. (June 22, 2012) – Friday was Casey’s General Store
Mid-Season Championships at the Davenport Speedway. The evening’s racing
program featured a draw/redraw format and a Back Row Challenge for the
current point leader in each division. Two of the four point leaders, Jeremy
Marquette and Kelly Meyer, accepted the challenge and decided to start last
in the feature for a chance to win extra money.
The gamble paid off for Koehler Electric Street Stock point leader
Jeremy Marquette. Marquette started the 15-lap main in 15th position and had
moved up to third by the end of the fourth lap. He then joined a spirited
battle for the lead between Emily Gade and Scott Griffin.
Griffin would take the lead form Gade on lap eight, only to have it
taken away by a caution flag. Following the restart, Griffin would again
pass Gade for the lead. It was a lead he would have for only one lap.
Marquette zipped past Griffin for the lead and would cruise to the
win, and the Back Row Challenge money. Griffin would hold for second with
Gade crossing the stripe in third. Keith Blum and Phil Anderson closed out
the top five.
Kelly Meyer also took the Back Row Challenge in the 20-lap EMS IMCA
Modified feature. Matt Werner jumped out to the early race lead and held the
top spot to lap eight. Thad Wilson started ninth and used the bottom of the
racetrack to take the lead on lap nine.
Wilson and Bob Dominacki would then battle for lead for several laps,
before Dominacki took the point on lap 16. Dominacki went on to take his
first point win of the season, while Wilson clipped an infield tire in the
final corner and finished 12th. Werner finished second, ahead of Tony
VonDresky. Tim Arp started 15th and finished fourth, with Kelly Meyer coming
from the tail to take fifth.
Petersen Plumbing & Heating IMCA Late Model point leader, Mike Murphy
Jr., declined the Back Row Challenge and it proved to be a good decision, as
he collected his third feature win of the season. Murphy started the 25-lap,
caution-free main in the front row, on the outside of Matt Ryan. But it was
Ryan that shot out to the early lead. Ryan was under constant attack by
Murphy and Ray Guss Jr., but held the lead until lap 11.
Murphy used a higher line to get by Ryan, but couldn’t shake Guss.
Guss would take the lead on lap 17, with Murphy coming back to the point on
lap 21. Murphy and Guss would finish one-two, with Stephan Kammerer taking
third. Matt Ryan held on for fourth, with Nate Bueseling fifth.
Roto-Rooter 4 Stock leader, Aaron Hitt declined the challenge and
elected to start second. Pole sitter Tristin Clark led lap one with Hitt
grabbing the lead on lap two. Tenth place starter Jake Ellithorpe forced his
way into the lead on lap seven. Twenty-first place starter, Mitch
Bielenberg, flew through the field and would get to Ellithorpe’s rear
bumper, but would go no further.
Ellithorpe took his third win of the year, while Bielenberg settled
for second. Ricky Kay finished third, with Gage Neal and Hitt rounding out
the top five.
Racing returns to the Davenport Speedway next Friday, June 29th for
the second Kid’s Night of the season.
Davenport Speedway
June 22, 2012
Results -
Petersen Plumbing & Heating IMCA Late Models
Heat 1: 1. Gary Webb; 2. Ray Guss Jr.; 3. Spencer Diercks; 4. Andy
Nezworski; 5. Joe Ross;
Heat 2: 1. Brian Harris; 2. Justin Kay; 3. Chuck Hanna; 4. Matt Ryan;
5. Mike Garland;
Heat 3: 1. Nate Bueseling; 2. Mike Zemo Jr.; 3. Stephan Kammerer; 4.
Mike Murphy Jr.; 5. Marty Diercks;
Feature: 1. Mike Murphy Jr.; 2. Ray Guss Jr.; 3. Stephan Kammerer; 4.
Matt Ryan; 5. Nate Bueseling; 6. Chuck Hanna; 7. Mike Zemo Jr.; 8. Spencer
Diercks; 9. Justin Kay; 10. Gary Webb; 11. Andy Nezworski; 12. Travis
Denning; 13. Mike Garland; 14. Marty Diercks; 15. Brian Harris; 16. Bart
Miller; 17. Dave Stichter; 18. Collin Straka; 19. Joe Ross; 20. Jon Coombs;
21. LeRoy Brenner;
EMS IMCA Modifieds
Heat 1: 1. Matt Stein; 2. Jake Bowman; 3. Todd Dykema; 4. Matt Werner;
5. John Ahlers;
Heat 2: 1. Bob Dominacki; 2. Kevin Blum; 3. Tony VonDresky; 4. Brian
Webb; 5. Doug Crampton;
Heat 3: 1. Kelly Meyer; 2. Thad Wilson; 3. Dean McGee; 4. Aaron
Burroughs; 5. Craig Crawford;
Feature: 1. Bob Dominacki; 2. Matt Werner; 3. Tony VonDresky ; 4. Tim
Arp; 5. Kelly Meyer; 6. Doug Crampton; 7. John Ahlers; 8. Matt Stein; 9.
Brian Webb; 10. Bruce Fosdyck Sr.; 11. Aaron Burroughs; 12. Thad Wilson; 13.
Dean McGee; 14. Todd Dykema; 15. Jake Bowman; 16. Jordan Hicks; 17. Keith
Blum; 18. Craig Crawford;
Koehler Electric Street Stocks
Heat 1: 1. Emily Gade; 2. Cord Williams; 3. Scott Griffin; 4. Henry
Carson; 5. Ryan Claeys;
Heat 2: 1. Jeremy Marquette; 2. Keith Blum; 3. Cary Brown; 4. Kevin
Dickey; 5. Josh Starr;
Heat 3: 1. Phil Anderson; 2. Gerald Ward; 3. Matt Jefferson; 4. Dwaine
Hasson; 5. Jeremy Gustaf;
Feature: 1. Jeremy Marquette; 2. Scott Griffin; 3. Emily Gade; 4.
Keith Blum; 5. Phil Anderson; 6. Cord Williams; 7. Ryan Claeys; 8. Kevin
Schloemer; 9. Gerald Ward; 10. Matt Jefferson; 11. Bryan Ritter; 12. Cary
Brown; 13. Henry Carson; 14. Dwaine Hasson;
Roto Rooter 4-Stocks
Heat 1: 1. Ricky Kay; 2. Randy Sinning; 3. Brandon Dahl; 4. Jake
Morris; 5. Nick Bennett;
Heat 2: 1. Jake Ellithorpe; 2. Aaron Hitt; 3. Eric Stogdell; 4. Zach
Dahl; 5. Kyle Rhoads;
Heat 3: 1. Gage Neal; 2. Tristin Clark; 3. Steve Boyle; 4. Brent
Bonney; 5. Justin Fink;
Feature: 1. Jake Ellithorpe; 2. Mitch Bielenberg; 3. Ricky Kay; 4.
Gage Neal; 5. Aaron Hitt; 6. Zach Dahl; 7. Eric Stodgell; 8. Brandon Dahl;
9. Jake Morris; 10. Brent Bonney; 11. Tristin Clark; 12. Nick Bennett; 13.
Andy Loy; 14. Steve Boyle; 15. Kyle Rhoads; 16. Eric Hood; 17. James Parr;
18. Randy Sinning; 19. Justin Fink;
Casey’s General Stores Mid-Season
Championships set for Friday
DAVENPORT, Ia. (June 21,
2012) – It hardly seems possible, but we are nearing the halfway point of
the 2012 racing season. This Friday, June 22nd, will be the Casey’s General
Stores Mid-Season Championships at the Davenport Speedway.
Heading into the Mid-Season
championships, the point leaders in the four weekly classes are:
Petersen Plumbing & Heating
IMCA Late Model ……....Mike Murphy Jr. Colona, IL
EMS IMCA Modified
………………………………….. Kelly Meyer, Big Rock, IA
Koehler Electric Street
Stock ……………………….….. Jeremy Marquette, Davenport, IA
Roto-Rooter 4 Stock
…………….…… ………………… Aaron Hitt Davenport, IA
Mike Murphy Jr. is leading
the point standing in the Petersen Plumbing & Heating IMCA Late Model
division. Murphy is setting a blistering pace and will be difficult to catch
in the second half of the season.
The Colona, Ill., driver
has two wins and finished no worse than third in the first five races. He
also won the Deery Brothers event at Davenport in April.
Nate Bueseling is second in
late model points with defending track champion Ray Guss Jr. third. Both
drivers have one feature win.
At this point in the
season, the EMS IMCA Modified division is up for grabs. The top seven point
leaders are separated by only thirteen points, and only two of the top seven
have recorded a feature win in 2012.
Kelly Meyer leads the EMS
IMCA Modified point standings. Meyer (Big Rock, Ia.) has no victories yet
this season, but has used consistent finishes to get to the top of the
chart.
Street Stock racer, Jeremy
Marquette, leads the Koehler Electric Street Stock points. Marquette is the
defending track champion in the street stock class and has two feature wins
already this season. Dwaine Hasson and Kevin Dickey are currently tied for
second in points.
4 Stock driver, Aaron Hitt,
has yet to score a win this season, but leads the Roto-Rooter 4 Stock class.
Hitt has a comfortable lead over Gage Neal in second and Jake Ellithorpe in
third.
The Davenport Speedway is
located at the Mississippi Valley Fairgrounds, on West Locust Street, in
Davenport. Pit gates at The Davenport Speedway open at 4:30 p.m. Hot laps
are at 6:30pm and racing starts at 7pm.
For more information on DRT
TRAK Racing events, visit our website at
www.drttrak.com,
or call (563) 652-5302.
-30 –
Davenport Speedway Point
Standings as of June 20, 2012
POS DRIVER PTS HOMETOWN
Petersen Plumbing& Heating
IMCA Late Model
1 14 Mike Murphy Jr.** 207
Colona, IL
2 46 Nate Beuseling* 178
Silvis, IL
3 58 Ray Guss Jr.* 177
Milan, IL
4 65 Chuck Hanna 172 Port
Byron, IL
5 O7 Matt Ryan 171
Davenport, IA
6 77 Stephan Kammerer 164
Blue Grass, IA
7 G1 Mike Garland 160
Morrison, IL
8 29 Spencer Diercks 152
Davenport, IA
9 15K Justin Kay 151
Wheatland, IA
10 47 Andy Nezworski 148
Buffalo, IA
EMS IMCA Modified
1 21A Kelly Meyer 142 Big
Rock, IA
2 40 Doug Crampton* 139
Rock Island, IL
3 53 Matt Stein 134
Davenport, IA
4 70 Mitch Morris 131
Eldridge, IA
5 H7 Dean McGee 130
Galesburg, IL
6 67 John Ahlers* 129
Bettendorf, IA
7 75 Thad Wilson 128
Moline, IL
8a. 68 Aaron Burroughs 114
Princeton, IA
b. 17 Todd Dykema 114
Davenport, IA
10a. 85b Brian Bushong 113
Colona, IL
b. 29 Craig Crawford 113
Silvis, IL
Koehler Electric Street
Stock
1 11 Jeremy Marquette** 200
Davenport, IA
2a. 44 Dwaine Hasson 179
Colona, IL
b. 42 Kevin Dickey 179 East
Moline, IL
4 6 Emily Gade* 173
Clarence, IA
5 81 Cary Brown 170
Davenport, IA
6 8 Josh Starr 165 New
Liberty, IA
7 55 Ryan Claeys 153
Morrison, IL
8 28x Chip Kohl* 147
Marion, IA
9 21 Keith Blum 141
Bettendorf, IA
10 72 Josh Neal 133
Monmouth, IA
Roto-Rooter 4 Stock
1 48H Aaron Hitt 196
Davenport, IA
2 12n Gage Neal 177 Ely, IA
3a. 72 Jake Ellithorpe**
173 Delmar, IA
b. 61 Tristin Clark 173
Maquoketa, IA
5 89 Nick Bennett 165
Eldridge, IA
6 D26 Wade Dahl 154 Blue
Grass, IA
7 D17 Brandon Dahl 152 Blue
Grass, IA
8 40K Ricky Kay 151
Wheatland, IA
9 17 Andy Loy 149
Davenport, IA
10 13 Steve Boyle 148
Stockton, IA
Guss breaks through for Davenport LM victory
by Mike McGuire
DAVENPORT, Ia. (June 8, 2012) – Beautiful weather and a full field of
racecars made for a great night of racing at the Davenport Speedway. The
evening’s racing program was sponsored by Dirt Racer Magazine & Chris Damitz
Photography, and included the second 2012 appearance of the Midwest
Jalopies.
In Petersen Plumbing & Heating IMCA Late Model action, 3-time
defending track champion, Ray Guss Jr. finally scored his first victory of
the season. Current late model point leader, Mike Murphy Jr. finished
second. Justin Kay, Mike Garland, and Stephan Kammerer rounded out the top
five.
Kammerer, Nate Bueseling, and Jeff Stevens captured late model heat
wins.
Kevin Blum became the fourth different driver to pick up a win in the
EMS IMCA Modified division, the only class at Davenport that has yet to see
a repeat winner this year. Blum’s victory was his first Davenport IMCA
Modified win.
Bob Dominacki took second, with Milo Veloz Jr. third. Mitch Morris and
Doug Crampton were fourth and fifth respectively.
Jeremy Gustaf outlasted Jeremy Marquette to pick up his first Street
Stock win of the season. Third went to Dwaine Hasson. Phil Anderson and
Kevin Dickey completed the first five.
Jake Ellithorpe secured his second Roto-Rooter 4-Stock win of the
year. Jake was followed to the stripe by Ricky Kay, Erick Stogdell, Aaron
Hitt, and Gage Neal, in that order.
Tim Bader of Monticello won the Midwest Jalopies portion of the
program. Matt Picray finished second, with Rodney Haack Thirteen vintage
coupes were hand for the event.
No races at the Davenport Speedway, next Friday night, June 15th.
Racing resumes June 22nd, for the Mid-Season championships.
Davenport Speedway
June 8, 2012
Results –
Petersen Plumbing & Heating IMCA Late Models
Heat 1: 1. Jeff Stevens; 2. Matt Ryan; 3. Mike Murphy Jr.; 4. Mike
Garland; 5. Joe Ross;
Heat 2: 1. Stephan Kammerer; 2. Ray Guss Jr.; 3. Justin Kay; 4. Drake
Ostrom; 5. Spencer Diercks;
Heat 3: 1. Nate Bueseling; 2. Mike Zemo Jr.; 3. Travis Denning; 4.
Andy Nezworski; 5. Chuck Hanna;
Feature: 1. Ray Guss Jr.; 2. Mike Murphy Jr.; 3. Justin Kay; 4. Mike
Garland; 5. Stephan Kammerer; 6. Travis Denning; 7. Mike Zemo Jr.; 8. Chuck
Hanna; 9. Joe Ross; 10. Spencer Diercks; 11. Dave Stichter; 12. Jeff
Stevens; 13. Brunson Benning; 14. Collin Straka; 15. Matt Ryan; 16. Nate
Bueseling; 17. Bart Miller; 18. Drake Ostrom; 19. Andy Nezworski; 20. LeRoy
Brenner;
EMS IMCA Modifieds
Heat 1: 1. Kevin Blum; 2. Milo Veloz Jr.; 3. Brian Bushong; 4. Dean
McGee; 5. Brad Tyler;
Heat 2: 1. Bob Dominacki; 2. Mitch Morris; 3. Kelly Meyer; 4. Todd
Dykema; 5. Matt Stein;
Heat 3: 1. Thad Wilson; 2. Doug Crampton; 3. Joe Beal; 4. Casey Voss;
5. Brian Webb;
Feature: 1. Kevin Blum; 2. Bob Dominacki; 3. Milo Veloz Jr.; 4. Mitch
Morris ; 5. Doug Crampton; 6. Kelly Meyer; 7. Matt Stein; 8. Matt Werner; 9.
Thad Wilson; 10. Joe Beal; 11. John Ahlers; 12. Aaron Burroughs; 13. Todd
Dykema; 14. Brian Bushong; 15. Dean McGee; 16. Brad Tyler; 17. Craig
Crawford; 18. Casey Voss; 19. Brian Webb; 20. Terry Rentfro; 21. Mike
Haines;
Koehler Electric Street Stocks
Heat 1: 1. Phil Anderson; 2. Emily Gade; 3. Dwaine Hasson; 4. Jeremy
Gustaf; 5. Scott Griffin;
Heat 2: 1. Josh Starr; 2. Jerry Pratt; 3. Keith Blum; 4. TJ Patz; 5.
Ron Turner;
Heat 3: 1. Cary Brown; 2. Jeremy Marquette; 3. Kevin Dickey; 4. Bryan
Ritter; 5. Mike Adam;
Feature: 1. Jeremy Gustaf; 2. Jeremy Marquette; 3. Dwaine Hasson; 4.
Phil Anderson; 5. Kevin Dickey; 6. Keith Blum; 7. Jerry Pratt; 8. Henry
Carson; 9. Josh Starr; 10. Bryan Ritter; 11. Ryan Claeys; 12. Mike Adam; 13.
Emily Gade; 14. Cary Brown; 15. Patz; 16. Scott Griffin;
Roto Rooter 4-Stocks
Heat 1: 1. Jake Ellithorpe; 2. Eric Stogdell; 3. Gage Neal; 4. Steve
Boyle; 5. Justin Fink;
Heat 2: 1. Ricky Kay; 2. Kyle Rhoads; 3. Zach Dahl; 4. Lucas Short; 5.
Brnadon Dahl;
Heat 3: 1. Aaron Hitt; 2. Josh Riley; 3. Brent Bonney; 4. Andy Loy; 5.
Tristin Clark;
Feature: 1. Jake Ellithorpe; 2. Ricky Kay; 3. Eric Stogdell; 4. Aaron
Hitt; 5. Gage Neal; 6. Andy Loy; 7. Tristin Clark; 8. Nick Bennett; 9. Lucas
Short; 10. Brent Bonney; 11. Zach Dahl; 12. Josh Riley; 13. Brandon Dahl;
14. Wade Dahl; 15. Justin Fink; 16. James Klenne; 17. Steve Boyle; 18.
Robert Hines; 19. Erik Hood; 20. Jake Morris; 21. Jon Scott; 22. Kyle
Rhoads; 23. Brandon Setser;
Midwest Jalopies
Heat one: 1. Larry Driskell; 2. Rodney Haack; 3. Austin
Honts; 4. Art McDonald; 5. Jeff Bllunt;
Feature: 1. Tim Bader; 2. Matt Picray; 3. Rodney Haack;
4. Austin Honts; 5. Art McDonald; 6. Dennis Blunt; 7. Jeff Blunt; 8. Bob
Mingst; 9. Jeff Snyder; 10. Larry Driskell; 11. Jerry Cayler; 12. Dan
Wilken; 13. Steve Jarnecke;
Veloz pockets Mod Madness cash at Davenport
by Mike McGuire
DAVENPORT, Ia. (June 1, 2012) – Milo Veloz Jr. came on strong in the
second half of the IMCA Modified Madness 50, scoring the victory and the
$2,000 top prize. The 50-lap main event capped a great night of racing at
the Davenport Speedway on Kile Motorsports night.
Veloz started the feature in the 12th position and had moved up to
third by the midway point of the race. The Colona, Illinois racer would take
the lead from Gilman, Iowa’s Richie Gustin on lap 34, en route to the
victory.
Gustin, led laps ten through thirty-three and finished a strong
second, after starting on the outside pole.
Brad Dierks beat out Dan Chapman for a third place finish, with early
race leader Bob Dominacki, rounding out the top five. Dominacki, Gustin,
Scott Hogan, and Darin Duffy won the four IMCA Modified heat races. Chapman
and J.D. Auringer won the two semi-features. Thirty-six modifieds were on
hand for the event.
Petersen Plumbing & Heating IMCA Late Model point leader, Mike Murphy
Jr. returned to victory lane. Murphy took the lead on lap 18 of the 25-lap
main. Bart Miller, Gary Webb, Chuck Hanna, and Marty Diercks each took a
turn at the top spot, before Murphy grabbed the lead.
Diercks would hang on for second with Colby Springsteen third in his
first points race at Davenport this season. Hanna finished in the fourth
spot and Justin Kay completed the top five.
Murphy, Marty Diercks, and Spencer Diercks won late model heats.
Jeremy Marquette also chalked up his second feature win of the season
in the Koehler Electric Street Stocks. Marquette snatched the lead from
Emily Gade on lap ten and drove to the win. Emily would hang on for second,
with Josh Neal earning a hard fought third. Jerry Pratt and Chip Kohl were
fourth and fifth respectively.
Mitch Bielenberg was the third repeat feature winner of the night.
Mitch zipped into the lead after a lap four yellow. Once in the lead,
Bielenberg cruised to an easy win ahead of the hornet’s nest behind him.
Early race leader Jake Ellithorpe took second. Gage Neal survived the
scramble for third. Ricky Kay and Tristin Clark rounded out the first five.
Weekly points racing continues next Friday, June 8th, with the Midwest
Jalopies making their second appearance of 2012.
Davenport Speedway
June 1, 2012
Results -
IMCA Modified Madness 50
Heat 1: 1. Bob Dominacki; 2. Milo Veloz; 3. Ray Cox Jr.; 4. Dean
McGee; 5. Dan Chapman;
Heat 2: 1. Darin Duffy; 2. Brad Dierks; 3. Mitch Morris; 4. Thad
Wilson; 5. Cayden Carter;
Heat 3: 1. Scott Hogan; 2. Greg Durbin; 3. Joe Beal; 4. Kelly Meyer;
5. Doug Crampton;
Heat 4: 1. Richie Gustin; 2. Brandon Durbin; 3. Kevin Blum; 4. JD
Auringer; 5. Todd Dykema;
Semi 1: 1. Dan Chapman; 2. Kelly Meyer; 3. Doug Crampton; 4. Dean
McGee; 5. Jake Bowman;
Semi 2: 1. JD Auringer; 2. Thad Wilson; 3. Dayden Carter; 4. Todd
Dykema; 5. Kevin Goben;
Feature: 1. Milo Veloz Jr.; 2. Richie Gustin; 3. Brad Dierks; 4. Dan
Chapman; 5. Bob Dominacki; 6. Darin Duffy; 7. JD Auringer; 8. Brandon
Durbin; 9. Greg Durbin; 10. Dean McGee; 11. Doug Crampton; 12. Joe Beal; 13.
Mitch Morris; 14.Kelly Meyer ; 15. Todd Dykema; 16. Thad Wilson; 17. Ray Cox
Jr. ; 18. Cayden Carter; 19. Kevin Blum; 20. Scott Hogan;
Petersen Plumbing & Heating IMCA Late Models
Heat 1: 1. Marty Diercks; 2. Mike Garland; 3. Ray Guss Jr.; 4. Gary
Webb; 5. Travis Denning;
Heat 2: 1. Mike Murphy Jr.; 2. Matt Ryan; 3. Jeff Stevens; 4. Dave
Stichter; 5. Andy Nezworski;
Heat 3: 1. Spencer Diercks; 2. Chuck Hanna; 3. Justin Kay; 4. Bart
Miller; 5. Drake Ostrom;
Feature: 1. Mike Murphy Jr.; 2. Marty Diercks; 3. Colby Springsteen;
4. Chuck Hanna; 5. Justin Kay; 6. Gary Webb; 7. Nate Bueseling; 8. Andy
Nezworski; 9. Matt Ryan; 10. Ray Guss Jr.; 11. Stephan Kammerer; 12. Mike
Garland; 13. Dave Stichter; 14. Mike Zemo Jr.; 15. Spencer Diercks; 16.
Drake Ostrom; 17. Bart Miller; 18. Travis Denning; 19. LeRoy Brenner; 20.
Jeff Stevens; 21. Eric Sanders; 22. Collin Straka; 23. Jon Coombs;
Koehler Electric Street Stocks
Heat 1: 1. Emily Gade; 2. Chip Kohl; 3. Jeremy Marquette; 4. Josh
Neal; 5. Cord Williams;
Heat 2: 1. Dwaine Hasson; 2. Jerry Pratt; 3. Cary Brown; 4. Kevin
Dickey; 5. Gerald Ward;
Feature: 1. Jeremy Marquette; 2. Emily Gade; 3. Josh Neal; 4. Jerry
Pratt; 5. Chip Kohl; 6. Dwaine Hasson; 7. Keith Blum; 8. Kevin Dickey; 9.
Cord Williams; 10. Josh Starr; 11. Gerald Ward; 12. Ryan Claeys; 13. Kevin
Schloemer; 14. Cary Brown;
Roto Rooter 4-Stocks
Heat 1: 1. Tristin Clark; 2. Wade Dahl; 3. Nick Bennett; 4. Andy Loy;
5. Zach Dahl;
Heat 2: 1. Kyle Rhoads; 2. Brandon Dahl; 3. Aaron Hitt; 4. Gage Neal;
5. Tony Flynn;
Heat 3: 1. Mitch Bielenberg; 2. Ricky Kay; 3. Jake Ellithorpe; 4.
Robert Hines; 5. Justin Fink;
Feature: 1. Mitch Bielenberg; 2. Jake Ellithorpe; 3. Gage Neal; 4.
Ricky Kay; 5. Tristin Clark; 6. Brent Bonney; 7. Wade Dahl; 8. Aaron Hitt;
9. Zach Dahl; 10. Andy Loy; 11. Robert Hines; 12. Brandon Dahl; 13. Justin
Fink; 14. Steve Boyle; 15. Jake Morris; 16. Terry Flynn; 17. James Parr; 18.
Nick Bennett; 19. Brandon Setser;
IMCA Modified Madness 50 reset for Friday
DAVENPORT, Ia. (May 30, 2011) – The IMCA Modified
Madness 50 has be rescheduled for this Friday, June 1st, at the Davenport
Speedway. The event, originally slated for May 25th, was rained out.
An excellent field of more than thirty racers had
checked into the pit area before the rain fell. The entries included some
top notch invaders along with a talented local contingent.
The IMCA Modified Madness 50 will be run on the
quarter-mile dirt oval, at the Davenport Speedway. The winner of the 50-lap
feature will take home the $2,000 top prize.
Brian Webb, of Davenport, won the IMCA Modified
Shootout last year. Thirty-six drivers from four states took part in last
year’s race at the Davenport Speedway.
Also racing at Davenport, will be IMCA Late Models,
Street Stocks, and 4 Stocks. Pit gates at Davenport open at 4p.m. Hot laps
are at 6:30pm and racing starts at 7pm. The Davenport Speedway is located at
the Mississippi Valley Fairgrounds, on West Locust Street, in Davenport.
Grandstand admission for the event will be: Adults $15, Teens/Seniors
$14.
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our website at
www.drttrak.com,
or call (563) 652-5302.
Davenport Speedway IMCA Modified Madness 50
rescheduled
DAVENPORT, Ia. (May 25, 2012) – The IMCA Modified
Madness 50 at the Davenport Speedway, has been postponed due to rain. The
event has been rescheduled for next Friday, June 1st.
It was déjà vu, all over again. A light, but steady
rain started falling at the Davenport Speedway just before 6p.m. Just like
last year’s IMCA Modified shootout, the rain was just enough to wash out
tonight’s racing program.
Before the event was rained out, an excellent field of
racecars were on hand for the $2,000-to-win event. Well over thirty
modifieds had already checked into the pit area.
For more information on DRT TRAK Racing events, visit
our website at
www.drttrak.com,
or call (563) 652-5302.
Davenport Speedway gearing up for IMCA
Modified Madness 50
DAVENPORT, Ia. (May 23, 2011) – The Davenport Speedway
will get the Memorial Day weekend off to a fast start this Friday, May 25th,
with the running of the IMCA Modified Madness 50.
IMCA Modified racers will invade the quarter-mile dirt
oval, looking for a big payday. DRT TRAK Racing Inc., is hosting the event
which will pay $2,000 to win.
The IMCA Modified feature will be 50-laps, with 20 cars
making the main. The modifieds will use a draw/re-draw format. There will be
a $50 entry fee for IMCA Modifieds, for this event.
Brian Webb, of Davenport, won the IMCA
Modified Shootout last
year. Thirty-six drivers from four states took part in last year’s race at
the Davenport Speedway.
Also racing at Davenport, will be IMCA Late Models,
Street Stocks, and 4 Stocks. Pit gates at Davenport open at 4p.m. Hot laps
are at 6:30pm and racing starts at 7pm. The Davenport Speedway is located at
the Mississippi Valley Fairgrounds, on West Locust Street, in Davenport.
Grandstand admission for the event will be: Adults $15, Teens/Seniors
$14.
For more information on DRT TRAK Racing events, visit
our website at
www.drttrak.com,
or call (563) 652-5302.
Brenner edges out Ross for Davenport LM Checkers
DAVENPORT, Ia. (May 18, 2012) – Racing veteran Leroy
Brenner showed that he still has what it takes to get to victory lane as he
scored a nail-biter of a win in the Petersen Plumbing & Heating IMCA Late
Model feature. Brenner and Joe Ross of Thomson, Illinois, raced side by side
for nearly all of the 25 lap main which was slowed only once by caution. The
lead duo swapped the lead seven times over the course of the race, before
Brenner finally took the win.
Mike Murphy Jr. continued to build on his late model
point lead with a third place finish. Nate Beuseling took fourth, just ahead
of Ray Guss Jr., in fifth.
Late model heat wins went to Guss, Stephan Kammerer,
and Marty Diercks.
John Ahlers captured his first feature win of the
season in the EMS IMCA Modified division. Todd Dykema scored his best finish
of the season in second, with Brian Webb coming home in third. Dean McGee
and Doug Crampton rounded out the top five.
Recent high school graduate, Emily Gade chalked up one
in the win column in the Koehler Electric Street Stocks. Emily used a good
starting spot to top street stock point leader Jeremy Marquette for the win.
Chip Kohl, Cary Brown, and Keith Blum were third through fifth respectively.
In Roto-Rooter 4-Stock action, Jake Ellithorpe took the
checkers. The victory was Jake’s first at Davenport this year. Aaron Hitt
finished second for the second straight week. Steven Phillips was third with
Gage Neal fourth, and Steve Boyle fifth.
Through the first three point races of the 2012 season
at the Davenport Speedway, there have not been any repeat winners in any of
the four weekly classes.
Friday was School’s Out- Kid’s Night with a special
appearance eby the Midwest Jalopies. More than a dozen coupes were on hand
for a little racing nostalgia. Rodney Haack took the feature win with Tim
Bader and Bob Mingst completing the top three.
Next Friday night at the Davenport Speedway will be the
IMCA Modified Madness 50. A fifty lap feature for the open wheel stock cars,
that will pay $2,000 to the winner. The other three classes will be racing
for weekly points.
Davenport Speedway
May 18, 2012
Petersen Plumbing & Heating IMCA Late Model
Heat 1: 1. Marty Diercks; 2. Nate Beuseling; 3. Joe
Ross; 4. Mike Garland; 5. Spencer Diercks;
Heat 2: 1. Ray Guss Jr; 2. Jeff Stevens; 3. Andy
Nezworski; 4. Matt Ryan; 5. Chuck Hanna;
Heat 3: 1. Stephan Kammerer; 2. Mike Murphy Jr; 3.
Leroy Brenner; 4. Dave Stichter; 5. Drake Ostrom;
Feature: 1. Brenner; 2. Ross; 3. Murphy; 4. Beuseling;
5. Guss; 6. Nezworski; 7. Hanna; 8. Marty Diercks; 9. Ryan; 10. Stichter;
11. Garland; 12. Mike Zemo Jr; 13. Kammerer; 14. Spencer Diercks; 15.
Ostrom; 16. Stevens; 17. Jon Coombs; 18. Bart Miller;
EMS IMCA Modifieds
Heat 1: 1. Brian Bushong; 2. Kelly Meyer; 3. Doug
Crampton; 4. John Ahlers; 5. Bob Dominacki;
Heat 2: 1. Kevin Blum; 2. Jake Bowman; 3. Aaron
Burroughs; 4. Todd Dykema; 5. Matt Stein;
Heat 3: 1. Casey Voss; 2. Mitch Morris; 3. Brian Webb;
4. Dean McGee; 5. Greg Wilson;
Feature: 1. Ahlers; 2. Dykema; 3. Webb; 4. McGee; 5.
Crampton; 6. Bushong; 7. Stein; 8. Bowman; 9. Meyer; 10. Craig Crawford; 11.
Voss; 12. Burroughs; 13. Matt Fulton; 14. Dominacki; 15. Milo Veloz Jr; 16.
Thad Wilson; 17. Keith Haislip; 18. Blum; 19. Greg Wilson; 20. Morris; 21.
George Spence III.
Koehler Electric Street Stocks
Heat 1: 1. Bryan Ritter; 2. Dwaine Hasson; 3. Keith
Blum; 4. Josh Neal; 5. Nate Yoerger;
Heat 2: 1. Emily Gade; 2. Chip Kohl; 3. Jeremy
Marquette; 4. Kevin Dickey; 5. Josh Starr;
Feature: 1. Gade; 2. Marquette; 3. Kohl; 4. Cary Brown;
5. Blum; 6. Dickey; 7. Yoerger; 8. R.J. Gonzales; 9. Ryan Claeys; 10. T.J.
Patz; 11. Gerald Ward; 12. Starr; 13. Hasson; 14. Kevin Schloemer; 15. Neal;
16. Ritter.
Roto Rooter 4 Stock
Heat 1: 1. Jake Ellithorpe; 2. Eric Stogdell; 3. Gage
Neal; 4. Zach Dahl; 5. Brandon Dahl;
Heat 2: 1. Steve Boyle; 2. Andy Loy; 3. Nick Bennett;
4. Wade Dahl; 5. Jake Morris;
Heat 3: 1. Steven Phillips; 2. Tristan Clark; 3. Aaron
Hitt; 4. Brent Bonney; 5. Robert Hines;
Feature: 1. Ellithorpe; 2. Hitt; 3. Phillips; 4. Neal;
5. Boyle; 6. Brandon Dahl; 7. Clark; 8. Bennett; 9. Zach Dahl; 10. Justin
Fink; 11. Loy; 12. Wade Dahl; 13. Kyle Rhoads; 14. Josh Starr; 15. Morris;
16. Robert Hines; 17. Bonney; 18. Jame Parr; 19. Rob Braser; 20. Stogdell;
21. Ted Hines.
Midwest Jalopies
Heat 1: 1. Terry Mattly; 2. Rodney Haack; 3. Bud
Daufeldt; 4. Larary Driskell; 5. Jeff Snyder;
Heat 2: 1. Bob Mingst; 2. Tim Bader; 3. Doug Picray; 4.
Art McDonald; 5. Steve Jarnecke;
Feature: 1. Haack; 2. Bader; 3. Mingst; 4. Mattly; 5.
Picray; 6. Snyder; 7. Daufeldt; 8. Dennis Blunt; 9. Driskell; 10. Austin
Honts; 11. McDonald; 12. Jarnecke; 13. Dan Wilken;
IMCA Modified Madness 50 paying $2,000-to-win
DAVENPORT, Ia. (May 15, 2012) – Davenport Speedway
continues the racing
tradition of big racing events on Memorial Day weekend, with the running of
the IMCA Modified Madness 50. The main event of the evening will pay $2,000
to win.
The IMCA Modified Madness 50 will be at the Davenport
Speedway Friday, May 25th. The modified feature will be 50-laps, with 20
cars making the main. There will be a $50 entry fee for IMCA Modifieds for
the event.
The IMCA Modified division is one of the largest stock
car sanctioned classes in the world. In 2010, there were 107 IMCA Modified
track champions crowned with an estimated 2,000 drivers competing in the
division. The IMCA Modified division competes at twenty racetracks in the
state of Iowa alone.
Also racing at Davenport, on May 25th, will be IMCA
Late Models, Street Stocks, and 4 Stocks, all competing for weekly racing
points.
This Friday, May 18th, is School’s Out Kid’s Night at
Davenport Speedway , with a special appearance by the Midwest Jalopies
Pit gates at Davenport open at 4 p.m. Hot laps are at
6:30pm and racing starts at 7pm. The Davenport Speedway is located at the
Mississippi Valley Fairgrounds, on West Locust Street, in Davenport.
Grandstand admission for the event will be: Adults $15, Teens/Seniors
$14, 10 and under free with a paid adult.
For more information on DRT TRAK Racing events, visit
our website at
www.drttrak.com,
or call (563) 652-5302.
Murphy takes Davenport LM Checkers
by Mike McGuire
DAVENPORT, Ia. (May 11, 2012) – With the yellow flags coming in
bunches Friday night at the Davenport Speedway, it was only fitting that at
least one feature winner drove a yellow car.
Mike Murphy Jr., driver of the yellow #14 IMCA Late Model, filled the
bill. After a couple attempts to start the race failed, Murphy shot out to
the lead from his third place starting position to the lead, on the opening
lap. Much like Mike’s Deery Brothers victory at Davenport last month, Murphy
would lead every lap of the feature.
Matt Ryan stayed in the top four all race long and made a charge to
finish second. Stephan Kammerer made his way to second, before coming home
third. Andy Nezworski ran a solid fourth, with Justin Kay fifth.
Petersen Plumbing & Heating IMCA Late Model heat race wins went to
Murphy, Kammerer, and Mike Garland.
Doug Crampton won a caution-filled EMS IMCA Modified main. Brian Webb
led the first two laps of the race before the cautions started flying. After
four tries to restart the race, Crampton shot out in front of the field and
led the rest of the way to the checkers.
Thad Wilson emerged from the pack to finish second. Mitch Morris
started 14th and worked his way up to take third. Kelly Meyer and Joe Beal
were both involved in early yellows, but came back to finish fourth and
fifth respectively.
Jeremy Marquette powered his way back into the winner’s circle, in the
Koehler Electric Street Stock feature. Dwaine Hasson jumped out to an early
lead in the race and held it through a series of cautions. By lap six,
Marquette was battling Hasson for the lead. The pair would swap the lead
back and forth for a couple laps, before Marquette would take the lead for
good.
Hasson would hang on to finish second. Cary Brown, Kevin Dickey, and
Josh Neal completed the top five, in that order.
Andy Wagener was at the top of the class in the Roto-Rooter 4-Stock
division. Wagener took the lead on lap four, en route to his first victory
at Davenport this season. Nick Bennett fought to hold off Aaron Hitt and
finish second. Hitt was third and was followed to the finish line by Eric
Stogdell and Ross Neal.
Next Friday, May 18th is School’s Out Kid’s Night, with a featured
appearance by the Midwest Jalopies.
Davenport Speedway
May 11, 2012
Results -
Petersen Plumbing & Heating IMCA Late Models (23 cars)
Heat 1: 1. Mike Garland; 2. Ray Guss Jr.; 3. Travis Denning; 4. Andy
Nezworski; 5. Leroy Brenner;
Heat 2: 1. Stephan Kammerer; 2. Nate Bueseling; 3. Joe Ross; 4.
Spencer Diercks; 5. Gary Webb;
Heat 3: 1. Mike Murphy Jr.; 2. Justin Kay; 3. Mike Cothron; 4. Matt
Ryan; 5. Chuck Hanna;
Feature: 1. Mike Murphy Jr.; 2. Matt Ryan; 3. Stephan Kammerer; 4.
Andy Nezworski; 5. Justin Kay; 6. Ray Guss Jr.; 7. Dave Stichter; 8. Nate
Bueseling; 9. Chuck Hanna; 10. Mike Cothron; 11. Spencer Diercks; 12. Jeff
Stevens; 13. Tracis Denning; 14. Bob Miller; 15. Tom Pestka; 16. Drake
Ostrom; 17. Bart Miller; 18. Joe Ross; 19. Leroy Brenner; 20. Mike Garland;
21. Jon Coombs; 22. Gary Webb;
EMS IMCA Modifieds (24 cars)
Heat 1: 1. Kelly Meyer; 2. Brian Webb; 3. Dean McGee; 4. Aaron
Burroughs; 5. Greg Wilson;
Heat 2: 1. Casey Voss; 2. Joe Beal; 3. Matt Fulton; 4. Jake Bowman; 5.
Brian Bushong;
Heat 3: 1. Doug Crampton; 2. Keith Haislip; 3. Joe Jones Jr.; 4. Thad
Wilson; 5. Mitch Morris;
Feature: 1. Doug Crampton; 2. Thad Wilson; 3. Mitch Morris; 4. Kelly
Meyer; 5. Joe Beal; 6. Brian Webb; 7. Dean McGee; 8. John Shlers; 9. Matt
Stein; 10. Casey Voss; 11. Brad Tyler; 12. Brian Bushong; 13. Joe Jones Jr.;
14. Craig Crawford; 15. Aaron Burroughs; 16. Matt Fulton; 17. Todd Dykema;
18. Bruce Fosdyck Sr.; 19. Greg Wilson; 20. Jake Bowman; 21. Bob Dominacki;
22. Keith Haislip;
Koehler Electric Street Stocks (15 cars)
Heat 1: 1. Cary Brown; 2. Kevin Dickey; 3. Bryan Ritter; 4. Gerald
Ward; 5. Ryan Claeys;
Heat 2: 1. Jeremy Marquette; 2. Dwaine Hasson; 3. Cord Willaims; 4.
Josh Starr; 5. Josh Neal;
Feature: 1. Jeremy Marquette; 2. Dwaine Hasson; 3. Cary Brown; 4.
Kevin Dickey; 5. Josh Neal; 6. Josh Starr; 7. Keith Blum; 8. Bryan Ritter;
9. Cord Williams; 10. Ryan Claeys; 11. Erick Turner; 12. Gerald Ward; 13.
Kevin Schloemer;
Roto Rooter 4-Stocks (20 cars)
Heat 1: 1. Brent Bonney; 2. Gage Neal; 3. Andy Loy; 4. Jake Benischek;
5. Robert Hines;
Heat 2: 1. Ricky Kay; 2. Andy Wagener; 3. Eric Stogdell; 4. Triustin
Clark; 5. Randy Sinning;
Heat 3: 1. Jake Ellithorpe; 2. Aaron Hitt; 3. Steve Boyle; 4. Brandon
Dahl; 5. Wade Dahl;
Feature: 1. Andy Wagener; 2. Nick Bennett; 3. Aaron Hitt; 4. Eric
Stogdell; 5. Ross Neal; 6. Ricky Kay; 7. Gage Neal; 8. Andy Loy; 9. Jake
Benischek; 10. Kyle Rhoads; 11. Steve Boyle; 12. Wade Dahl; 13. Robert
Hines; 14. Brandon Dahl; 15. James Parr; 16. Randy Sinning; 17. Tristin
Clark; 18. Jake Ellithorpe; 19. Brent Bonney;
DAVENPORT
SPEEDWAY
by Mike McGuire
DAVENPORT, Ia. (May 4, 2012) – Davenport Speedway finally managed to
get the Koehler Electric Season Opener in the books. On what turned out to
be an excellent night for racing, a huge field of cars was on hand,
including thirty IMCA Modifieds.
Nate Bueseling squeezed out a win in the IMCA Late Model feature.
Bueseling didn’t take the lead of the 25-lap main until the white flag, when
he edged past early race leader Mike Garland. Mike Murphy Jr. also passed
Garland on the final lap to take second. Justin Kay and Matt Ryan rounded
out the top five.
Ray Guss Jr., Andy Eckrich, and Chuck Hanna were late model heat
winners.
Joe Beal made his first 2012 trip to Davenport’s victory lane in IMCA
Modified main. After starting sixth, Beal took the lead on lap 13, from Bob
Dominacki. Domiancki would fall out of the race a couple laps later. Dan
Chapman ran in the top three for the entire race and finished second. Kelly
Meyer came from a fifth row start and took third.
The big mover of the race was Jake Waterman. Waterman started 19th in
the field of twenty cars and finished fourth. Mark Schulte was fifth.
Meyer, Schulte, and Jason Bahrs won the mod heats. Doug Crampton and
Matt Stein won the two consi’s.
Chip Kohl of Marion, Ia., pulled out the win in a wild Street Stock
feature. Dwaine Hasson jumped out to the early race lead and held the top
spot until lap nine. Jeremy Marquette stole the lead from Hasson and
appeared to be headed for victory until an incident on lap 13, brought out
the caution. That caution saw nearly half of the top ten cars go to the back
or the pits.
When racing resumed, Kohl had the lead and a couple laps later, the
win. Nate Yoerger finished second, and ahead of Dan Mohr, Donnie Louck, and
Jerry Miles.
Mitch Bielenberg is perfect in 2012 at the Davenport Speedway.
Bielenberg won Friday’s 4-Stock main and also two weeks ago at the Deery
Brothers special.
Aaron Hitt took the race lead after starting on the pole. On lap six,
Bielenberg, who started mid-pack roared into the lead. Mitch would cruise to
victory lane with Hitt coming home second. Tristin Clark had a strong run in
third. Jake Montoya and Lucas Short were fourth and fifth respectively.
Weekly racing action continues next Friday, May 11th, at the Davenport
Speedway. Hotlaps are at 6:30pm, with racing at 7:00pm.
Davenport Speedway
May 4, 2012
Results -
Petersen Plumbing & Heating IMCA Late Models (23 cars)
Heat 1: 1. Ray Guss Jr.; 2. Mike Murphy Jr.; 3. Drake Ostrom; 4. Andy
Nezworski; 5. Joe Ross;
Heat 2: 1. Andy Eckrich; 2. Matt Ryan; 3. Spencer Diercks; 4. Mike
Garland; 5. Kirk Caes;
Heat 3: 1. Chuck Hanna; 2. Nate Buesling; 3. Cory Goldbeck; 4. Mike
Zemo Jr.; 5. Eric Sanders;
Feature: 1. Nate Beuseling; 2. Mike Murphy Jr.; 3. Mike Garland; 4.
Justin Kay; 5. Matt Ryan; 6. Mike Zemo Jr.; 7. Spencer Diercks; 8. Joe Ross;
9. Drake Ostrom; 10. Chuck Hanna; 11. Eric Sanders; 12. Bob Miller; 13. Bart
Miller; 14. Cory Goldbeck; 15. Jeff Stevens; 16. Andy Eckrich; 17. Ray Guss
Jr.; 18. Stephan Kammerer; 19. Kelly Pestka; 20. Dave Stichter; 21. Kirk
Caes; 22. Andy Nezworski;
EMS IMCA Modifieds (30 cars)
Heat 1: 1. Kelly Meyer; 2. Mitch Morris; 3. Bob Dominacki; 4. Craig
Crawford; 5. Dan Klatt;
Heat 2: 1. Mark Schulte; 2. Thad Wilson; 3. Dean McGee; 4. John
Ahlers; 5. Matt Stein;
Heat 3: 1. Jason Bahrs; 2. Joe Beal; 3. Dan Chapman; 4. Brian Bushong;
5. Doug Crampton;
Semi: 1. Doug Crampton; 2. Todd Dykema; 3. Brandon Durbin; 4. Jake
Waterman; 5. Joe Jones Jr.;
Semi: 1. Matt Stein; 2. Kevin Goben; 3. BJ Jackson; 4. Aaron
Burroughs; 5. Matt Fulton;
Feature: 1. Joe Beal; 2. Dan Chapman; 3. Kelly Meyer; 4. Jake
Waterman; 5. Mark Schulte; 6. Mitch Morris; 7. Matt Stein; 8. Dean McGee; 9.
Thad Wilson; 10. Craig Crawford; 11. Aaron Burroughs; 12. Brandon Durbin;
13. Kevin
Goben; 14. Doug Crampton; 15. John Ahlers; 16. Bob Dominacki; 17. BJ
Jackson; 18. Todd Dykema; 19. Brian Bushong; 20. Jason Bahrs;
Koehler Electric Street Stocks (19 cars)
Heat 1: 1. Emily Gade; 2. Dwaine Hasson; 3. Kevin Dickey; 4. Josh
Starr; 5. Bryan Ritter;
Heat 2: 1. Chip Kohl; 2. Cary Brown; 3. Jerry Miles; 4. Wayne Hora; 5.
Donnie Louck;
Heat 3: 1. Josh Neal; 2. Jeremy Marquette; 3. Dan Mohr; 4. Nate
Yoerger; 5. Jeremy Gustaf;
Feature: 1. Chip Kohl; 2. Nate Yoerger; 3. Dan Mohr; 4. Donnie Louck;
5. Jerry Miles; 6. Josh Starr; 7. Kevin Dickey; 8. Jeremy Marquette; 9. Cary
Brown; 10. Ryan Claeys; 11. Josh Neal; 12. Dwaine Hasson; 13. Emily Gade;
14. Jeremy Gustaf; 15. Cord Williams; 16. Wayne Hora; 17. TJ Patz; 18. Bryan
Ritter;
Roto Rooter 4-Stocks (24 cars)
Heat 1: 1. Aaron Hitt; 2. Tristin Clark; 3. Nick Bennett; 4. Wade
Dahl; 5. Ricky Kay;
Heat 2: 1. Mitch Bielenberg; 2. Jake Montoya; 3. Gene Potter; 4. Steve
Boyle; 5. Cody Halferty;
Heat 3: 1. Jacob Ellithorpe; 2. Lucas Short; 3. Brandon Dahl; 4. Eric
Stogdell; 5. Brent Bonney;
Feature: 1. Mitch Bielenberg; 2. Aaron Hitt; 3. Tristin Clark; 4. Jake
Montoya; 5. Lucas Short; 6. Gene Potter; 7. Nick Bennett; 8. Wade Dahl; 9.
Ricky Kay; 10. Jake Benescheck; 11. Andy Loy; 12. Kyle Rhoads; 13. Gage
Neal; 14. Justin Schroeder; 15. Erik Hood; 16. James Parr; 17. Cody
Halferty; 18. Eric Stogdell; 19. Brent Bonney; 20. Zach Dahl; 21. Bob
Taggaart; 22. Jake Ellithorpe;
Season Opener this Friday at Davenport
Speedway
DAVENPORT, Ia. (May 2, 2012) – The Davenport Speedway will try again
to kick start the 2012 racing season this Friday, May 4th, with the Koehler
Electric Season Opener. The event was originally scheduled for April 27th,
but was cancelled due to weather.
An added attraction to the evening’s racing program will be Powder
Puff races for the ladies.
Weekly point racing continues at the Davenport Speedway, May 11th and
18th. May 18th will also be the first School’s Out Kid’s Night of the
season, with special guests, the Midwest Jalopies.
Davenport Speedway will close out the month of May on Friday the 25th,
with the IMCA Modified Madness 50. The winner of the 50-lap main event will
take home a check for $2,000. There will also be Weekly Points Races in the
other classes.
The Davenport Speedway is located at the Mississippi Valley
Fairgrounds, on West Locust Street, in Davenport. Pit gates at The Davenport
Speedway open at 4 p.m. Hot laps are at 6:30pm and racing starts at 7pm.
For more information on DRT TRAK Racing events, visit our website at
www.drttrak.com, or call (563)
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Koehler Electric Season Opener this Friday at
Davenport Speedway
DAVENPORT, Ia. (April 25, 2012) – The chase for the
2012 track championships at the Davenport Speedway, begins this Friday,
April 27th.
The four weekly classes this season will be the same as
2011: IMCA Late Model, Street Stock, IMCA Modified, and 4 Stocks.
Defending track champions at the Davenport Speedway
are:
Petersen Plumbing & Heating IMCA Late Models... Ray
Guss Jr., Milan, Ill.
Koehler Electric Street Stocks ………………………….… Jeremy
Marquette, Davenport, Ia.
EMS IMCA Modifieds ………………………………….……... Bob Dominacki,
Bettendorf, Ia.
Roto-Rooter 4 Stocks
…………….......................................... Wade Dahl, Blue Grass, Ia.
Weekly racing action continues next Friday, May 4th.
The evening will be highlighted by powder puff races for the ladies.
The Davenport Speedway is located at the Mississippi
Valley Fairgrounds, on West Locust Street, in Davenport. Pit gates at The
Davenport Speedway open at 4 p.m. Hot laps are at 6:30pm and racing starts
at 7pm.
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Murphy wins frosty Deery race at Davenport
by Mike McGuire
DAVENPORT, Ia. (April 20, 2012) – With the temperature dipping into
the low 40’s by night’s end, the stock car racing was red hot at the
Davenport Speedway Friday night. When the final checkered flag had flown,
Colona, Illinois’ Mike Murphy Jr., was the racer in victory lane.
Despite the chilly weather, forty IMCA Late Models were on hand for
the Deery Brothers Summer Series event on the Davenport quarter-mile, dirt
oval.
Murphy started on the outside pole, blasted away from the pack, and
led all forty laps of the Deery feature. After a lap four caution which
bunched the field up to his bumper, Murphy would again put distance between
himself and the field . For Murphy, the win was his second in three Deery
series races in 2012.
Justin Kay started sixth and slowly made his way up to second, where
he would finish. Denny Eckrich fought his from the eleventh starting
position, to third, finishing more than a straightaway behind the winner.
Dan Shelliam started on the pole and fell back to fifth, before overtaking
Andy Eckrich late in the race for fourth. Andy Eckrich and Mark Burgtorf
rounded out the top six.
IMCA Late Model heat race wins went to Murphy, Kay, Tom Darbyshire,
and Charlie McKenna. Burgtorf and Bryan Klein won the B-Mains.
Jake Waterman blistered the field in the IMCA Modified main. Waterman
launched into the lead early on and was never challenged. Jake Bowman made
his way through the pack and with a late surge, scored a second place
finish. Ray Cox Jr. was in the top three all race long, finishing third.
Casey Voss and Brian Webb were both involved in early race cautions and a
final turn tussle, before finishing fourth and fifth respectively.
Jeremy Marquette paid another visit to victory lane in the Street
Stock feature. Marquette used a lap 6 restart to get by early race leader
Emily Gade. Once in the lead Jeremy would cruise to an easy win. Gade would
finish a strong second, with Kevin Dickey, Cary Brown, and Chris Lawrence
rounding out the top five.
Mitch Bielenberg used lapped car as a pick, to take the lead of the
4-Stock feature. The move allowed Mitch to go from third to first in one
lap, for the win. Andy Wagener, had led most of the race, but would have to
settle for the runner-up finish. Ross Neal took third.
Next Friday, April 27th, will be Koehler Electric Season Opener night
at the Davenport Speedway.
Davenport Speedway
April 20, 2012
Results –
Deery Brothers Summer Series for IMCA Late Models
Heat 1: 1. Tom Darbyshire; 2. Nate Buesling; 3. Dan Shelliam; 4. Chad
Patch; 5. Gary Webb;
Heat 2: 1. Charlie McKenna; 2. Denny Eckrich; 3. Mike Zemo Jr.; 4.
Joel Callahan;5. Bryan Klein;
Heat 3: 1. Mike Murphy Jr.; 2. Joe Zrostlik; 3. Jay Johnson; 4. Mark
Burgtorf; 5. Tom Goble;
Heat 4: 1. Justin Kay; 2. Andy Eckrich; 3. Darrell DeFrance; 4. Matt
Strasshiem;5. Tyler Bruening
B-Main #1: 1. Bryan Klein; 2. Joel Callahan; 3. Chad Patch; 4. Gary
Webb; 5. Mike Garland
B-Main #2: 1. Mark Burgtorf; 2. Jeff Aikey; 3. Matt Strasshiem; 4.
Colby Springsteen; 5. Tyler Bruening;
Feature: 1. Mike Murphy Jr.; 2. Justin Kay; 3. Denny Eckrich; 4. Dan
Shelliam; 5. Andy Eckrich; 6. Mark Burgtorf; 7. Nate Buesling; 8. Jay
Johnson; 9. Jeff Aikey; 10. Darrell DeFrance; 11. Colby Springsteen; 12.
Mike Garland; 13. Joel Callahan; 14. Tyler Bruening; 15. Mike Zemo Jr.; 16.
Matt Strasshiem; 17. Chad Patch; 18. Bryan Klein; 19. Tommy Elston; 20. Gary
Webb; 21. Tom Darbyshire; 22. Luke Goedert; 23. Joe Zrostlik; 24. Charlie
McKenna;
IMCA Modifieds
Heat 1: 1. Jake Waterman; 2. Matt Stein; 3. Brian Webb; 4. Greg
Wilson; 5. Ray Cox Jr.;
Heat 2: 1. Mitch Morris; 2. Casey Voss; 3. Tim Arp; 4. Todd Dykema; 5.
Drew Otten;
Feature: 1. Jake Waterman; 2. Jake Bowman; 3. Ray Cox Jr.; 4. Casey
Voss; 5. Brian Webb; 6. Matt Stein; 7. Mitch Morris; 8. Todd Dykema; 9. Tim
Arp; 10. Keith Haislip; 11. David Imming; 12. Drew Otten; 13. Thad Wilson;
14. Brad Tyler; 15. Greg Wilson;
Street Stocks
Heat 1: 1. Cary Brown; 2. Chris Lawrence; 3. Kevin Dickey; 4. Jeremy
Gustaf; 5. Emily Gade;
Feature: 1. Jeremy Marquette; 2. Emily Gade; 3. Kevin Dickey; 4. Cary
Brown; 5. Chris Lawrence; 6. Josh Starr; 7. Erick Turner; 8. Jeremy Gustaf;
4-Stocks
Heat 1: 1. Ross Neal; 2. Tristin Clark; 3. Kyle Rhoads; 4. Eric
Stogdell; 5. Steve Boyle;
Heat 2: 1. Mitch Bielenberg; 2. Andy Wagener; 3. Mike Barten; 4. Nick
Bennett; 5. Brent Bonney;
Feature: 1. Mitch Bielenberg; 2. Andy Wagener; 3. Ross Neal; 4. Ricky
Kay; 5. Mike Barten; 6. Steve Boyle; 7. Tristin Clark; 8. Brent Bonney; 9.
Gage Neal; 10. Loy Andrew; 11. Eric Hood; 12. Dennis Farrell; 13. Nick
Bennett; 14. James Parr; 15. Kyle Rhoads; 16. Eric Stogdell;
Deery Brothers Summer Series journeys to
Davenport Speedway
DAVENPORT, Ia. (April 18, 2012) – The Deery Brothers
Summer Series for IMCA Late Models is set to invade the Davenport Speedway,
this Friday, April 20th.
The Davenport quarter-mile oval has played host to a
number of large car counts and exciting races in recent years. Also racing
at the Deery Brothers show will be Street Stocks, IMCA Modifieds, and 4
Stocks.
Twelve different drivers have captured Deery Brothers
wins at Davenport. Ray Guss Jr. of Milan, Ill., is the 2-time defending
series champion and won the last two Deery Brothers races at Davenport.
After two races of the 2012 Deery Brothers season, Mike
Murphy Jr. (Colona, Ill.) and Tyler Bruening (Decorah, Ia.) are tied for the
series point lead.
Next Friday, April 27th, is the Koehler Electric Season
Opener
at the
Davenport Speedway. All
four weekly classes, IMCA Late Models, IMCA Modifieds, Street Stocks, and
4-Stocks, will begin the run for the 2012 track championships.
The Davenport Speedway is located at the Mississippi
Valley Fairgrounds, on West Locust Street in Davenport, Iowa. Pit gates will
open Friday at 4:00pm, with hotlaps at 6:30 and racing at 7:00pm.
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Deery Brothers Summer Series top 20 point standings –
1. Mike Murphy Jr., Colona, Ill., and Tyler Bruening, Decorah, both
98; 3. Andy Eckrich, Oxford, 96; 4. Joel Callahan, Dubuque, 94; 5. Jeff
Aikey, Cedar Falls, 90; 6. Jay Johnson, West Burlington, 84; 7. Darrel
DeFrance, Marshalltown, 82; 8. Ray Guss Jr., Milan, Ill., and Colby
Springsteen, Wapello, both 79; 10. Tom Darbyshire, Morning Sun, and Luke
Goedert, Guttenberg, both 73; 12. Dean Wagner, Evansdale, and Jason Hahne,
Webster City, both 71; 14. Justin Kay, Wheatland, 70; 15. Charlie McKenna,
Clear Lake, 68; 16. Mike Garland, Morrison, Ill., 62; 17. Nate Beuseling,
Silvis, Ill., 56; 18. Joe Ross, Thomson, Ill., and Gary Webb, Blue Grass,
both 54; 20. Travis Denning, Sterling, Ill., 50.
Corn Belt Clash Event Cancelled
DAVENPORT, Ia. (April 13, 2012) – The Karsyn’s
Krusaders 40, a Corn Belt Clash racing series event scheduled for tonight at
the Davenport Speedway, has been cancelled due to weather. No word on
rescheduling the race has been announced.
Next Friday, April 20th, the Deery Brothers Summer
Series for IMCA Late Models will make their first of two appearances at
Davenport, in 2012. Also racing at that program will be IMCA Modifieds,
Street Stocks, and 4-Stocks. All races for the Deery Brothers event will be
on the quarter-mile track.
The Davenport Speedway is located at the Mississippi
Valley Fairgrounds, on West Locust Street in Davenport, Iowa. Pit gates will
open Friday at 4:00pm, with hotlaps at 6:30 and racing at 7:00pm.
For more information on DRT TRAK Racing events, visit
our website at
www.drttrak.com,
or call (563) 652-5302.
Davenport Speedway readies for Corn Belt Clash
Event
DAVENPORT, Ia. (April 11, 2012) – The cars and stars of
the Corn Belt Clash racing series will make their first ever visit to the
Davenport Speedway this Friday, April 13th. The highlight of the evening
will be the Karsyn’s Krusaders 40, when the CBC racers will compete for the
$3,000 top prize.
Also racing on the program will be IMCA late models,
IMCA modifieds, and street stocks. All classes will run on the historic, big
half-mile track.
The Corn Belt Clash series already has one event
completed in 2012. Will ‘the Thrill’ Vaught captured the series opener at
I-80 Speedway in Nebraska. The defending CBC series champion is Chad Simpson
of Mt. Vernon, Iowa.
The Corn Belt Clash Late Model Series has partnered
with Karsyn’s Krusaders for the upcoming season. Karsyn’s Krusaders is now
the official non-profit organization of the Corn Belt Clash.
Karsyn’s Krusaders - Kickin' Cancer's Butt One Lap at a
Time® is an Iowa non-profit organization started by a family with longtime
racing involvement that decided to turn their "passion for racing into a
purpose" after their 3 year old daughter was diagnosed with cancer.
Karsyn’s Krusaders will be on hand at the event to sell
merchandise and conduct other activities.
The following Friday, April 20th, the Deery Brothers
Summer Series for IMCA Late Models will make their first of two appearances
at Davenport, in 2012. Also racing at that program will be IMCA Modifieds,
Street Stocks, and 4-Stocks. All races for the Deery Brothers event will be
on the quarter-mile track.
The Davenport Speedway is located at the Mississippi
Valley Fairgrounds, on West Locust Street in Davenport, Iowa. Pit gates will
open Friday at 4:00pm, with hotlaps at 6:30 and racing at 7:00pm.
For more information on DRT TRAK Racing events, visit
our website at
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2012 – a SPECIAL season at Davenport Speedway
DAVENPORT, Ia. (March 30, 2012) – “Special” is the word
for 2012 racing season at the Davenport Speedway. The dirt track at the
Mississippi Valley Fairgrounds, will host at least six races that pay
$2,000-to-win or more, this year and a number of other special events.
The first big payday will be Friday, April 13th, when
the cars and stars of the Corn Belt Clash racing series compete on the big
half-mile track. The CBC open late models will be joined by IMCA late
models, IMCA modifieds, and street stocks.
The following Friday, April 20th, the Deery Brothers
Summer Series for IMCA Late Models will make their first of two treks to
Davenport, in 2012. The Deery Brothers Summer Series returns on September
22nd, for the All-Star Classic, which is also the final event of the Deery
Brothers season.
Support classes at the Davenport Speedway will also get
their chance to shine in 2012. Open wheel stockers will battle for a big
payday on May 25th, at the IMCA Modified Madness 50. Street Stocks take
center stage on July 13th, with the running of the Street Stock 50. 4-Stocks
will be the highlighted class August 10th, at the 4-Stock 50. The feature
winner at each of these events will earn a cool $2,000.
The “special” season features several first-time events
at Davenport. In addition to the Corn Belt Clash race, the Brockway
Mechanical & Roofing Sprint Invaders will appear on September 7th, and the
inaugural Night of Destruction at Davenport will be held on September 15th.
The Night of Destruction is a combination of cheater’s races for the weekly
classes and the ever-popular trailer race.
Other items of note at the Davenport Speedway this
season are Powder Puff
races on May 4th, Mechanic races on July 6th, and three visits by the
Midwest Jalopies on May 18th, June 8th, and July 20th.
DRT TRAK Racing Inc., is giving racers and fans an
opportunity to prepare for the 2012 season. A car show and open practice is
scheduled for April 7th, with an additional practice session on April 14th.
For more information on DRT TRAK Racing events, visit
our website at
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or call (563) 652-5302.
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2012 Davenport Speedway Schedule
Davenport Speedway - Friday Night Racing at the
Mississippi Valley Fairgrounds in Davenport, IA.
1/4 mile oval dirt track. Pit Gate opens at 4:30 p.m.
Grandstand Gate opens at 5:00 p.m. Hot Laps start at 6:30 p.m. Racing starts
at 7:00 p.m.
April 7 Car Show & Practice (Saturday - info TBA)
April 13 Spring Fever on the 1/2 Mile Cornbelt Clash –
Open Late Models, IMCA Late Models, IMCA Mods, and DTR
Street Stock
April 14 Practice 1pm - 5pm (Saturday)
April 20 IMCA Deery Brothers Summer Series –
Also, Street Stock, IMCA Mods, 4-Stocks
April 27 Koehler Electric Season Points Opener
May 4 Weekly Points Race - Powder Puff
May 11 Weekly Points Race
May 18 Schools Out Kids Night - guests Midwest Jalopies
May 25 IMCA Modified Madness 50 - $2,000 to win - with
Weekly Points Races on other classes
June 1 Kile Motorsports Night - Weekly Points Race
June 8 Weekly Points Race - guests Midwest Jalopies
June 15 NO RACES
June 22 Mid-Season Championship - Draw-redraw - Back
row challenge
June 29 Kids Night
July 6 Weekly Points Race - Mechanic Races
July 13 Street Stock 50 - $2,000 to win - with Weekly
Points Races on other classes
July 20 Weekly Points Race - guests Midwest Jalopies
July 27 NO RACES - MVF Set up
August 3 NO RACES - MVF
August 10 4-Stock 50 - $2,000 to win - with Weekly
Points Races on other classes
August 17 Back to School Kids Night
August 24 Season Championship - Top 10 line-up by
points - Back Row Challenge
August 31 NO RACES
Sept. 7 Brockway Mechanical & Roofing Sprint Invaders
Sept. 14 Night of Destruction - Cheater/Trailer Races
Sept. 22 All Star Classic - on the 1/2 mile
(Saturday)Classes TBA