MLRA Late Models
Davenport Speedway
May 9, 2014
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by Mike McGuire
DAVENPORT, Ia. (May 9) – It was a full night of racing Friday at the Davenport Speedway, with well over one hundred racecars in the pit area. It was also a full night for Chris Simpson of Oxford, Iowa who captured the Lucas Oil MLRA 40-lap late model main.
Simpson won his heat race and started on the pole of the feature, but would not take the lead until late in the race.
Ryan Gustin of Marshalltown jumped out to the early lead and was into lapped traffic by lap ten. While Gustin was out in front, Simpson was battling with Muscatine’s Brian Birkhofer for second. Birkhofer would take the position and later grab the lead on lap 26.
Chris Simpson put his car into the lead on lap thirty and led the final ten laps en route to the victory. Terry Phillips made a late charge finish second, with Birkhofer placing third. Gustin held on to finish fourth and Chad Simpson took fifth.
With 45 late models on hand for the event, five heats and two B-mains were needed to set the starting line-up. Heat wins went to Brandon Sheppard, Rich Bell, Jason O’Brien, Terry Phillips, and Chris Simpson. Jeremy Payne and Jason Jaggers won the B-mains. Twenty-eight cars started the A-main, which went all 40 laps caution-free.
A-Main
1 1 32S Chris Simpson
2 5 75P Terry Phillips
3 3 15BB Brian Birkhofer
4 2 19R Ryan Gustin
5 7 25C Chad Simpson
6 19 2S Brady Smith
7 4 21B Rich Bell
8 17 186 Jeremy Payne
9 12 58E Dave Eckrich
10 14 75D Billy Drake
11 10 99L Scott Lewis
12 11 15R Brian Harris
13 9 15B Jason O'brien
14 6 50E Denny Eckrich
15 16 6T Travis Dickes
16 23 14L Brad Looney
17 24 51F Matt Furman
18 8 B5 Brandon Sheppard
19 13 58G Ray Guss Jr.
20 22 21X John Anderson
21 21 15K Justin Kay
22 27 3C Mike Collins
23 25 2B Jason Bodenhamer
24 18 32J Jason Jaggers
25 15 4W J.c. Wyman
26 20 1ST Justin Reed
27 28 29K Bill Koons
28 26 31U Jason Utter
B-Main #1
1 186 Jeremy Payne
2 2S Brady Smith
3 15K Justin Kay
4 31U Jason Utter
5 10S Scott Schmitt
6 00S Jesse Stovall
7 14L Brad Looney
8 56E Andy Eckrich
9 42L Steve Lach
10 8C Robert Cullen
11 3C Mike Collins
12 14W Dustin Walker
13 20J Jake Meier
14 78W Rick Wendling
15 45K Curt Martin
B-Main #2
1 32J Jason Jaggers
2 1ST Justin Reed
3 21X John Anderson
4 2B Jason Bodenhamer
5 98R Jason Rauen
6 77Y Jordan Yaggy
7 29D Spencer Diercks
8 30V Mark Voigt
9 5M Mike Fryer
10 93J Jay Johnson
11 79W Greg Wagner
12 29K Bill Koons
13 85D Mark Dotson
14 51F Matt Furman
Heat #1
1 B5 Brandon Sheppard
2 58G Ray Guss Jr.
3 15BB Brian Birkhofer
4 31U Jason Utter
5 15K Justin Kay
6 00S Jesse Stovall
7 85D Mark Dotson
8 77Y Jordan Yaggy
9 8C Robert Cullen
Heat #2
1 21B Rich Bell
2 19R Ryan Gustin
3 25C Chad Simpson
4 98R Jason Rauen
5 186 Jeremy Payne
6 2B Jason Bodenhamer
7 14W Dustin Walker
8 45K Curt Martin
9 78W Rick Wendling
Heat #3
1 32S Chris Simpson
2 50E Denny Eckrich
3 15R Brian Harris
4 32J Jason Jaggers
5 5M Mike Fryer
6 21X John Anderson
7 30V Mark Voigt
8 29D Spencer Diercks
9 29K Bill Koons
Heat #4
1 75P Terry Phillips
2 75D Billy Drake
3 2S Brady Smith
4 58E Dave Eckrich
5 10S Scott Schmitt
6 51F Matt Furman
7 14L Brad Looney
8 56E Andy Eckrich
9 42L Steve Lach
Heat #5
1 15B Jason O'Brien
2 99L Scott Lewis
3 4W J.C. Wyman
4 6T Travis Dickes
5 1ST Justin Reed
6 20J Jake Meier
7 3C Mike Collins
8 79W Greg Wagner
9 93J Jay Johnson
Davenport Speedway Results
Chris Zogg scored the win in the Milan Heating & Air IMCA Modified division. Bob Dominacki led the first 18 laps of the feature, until the caution flag flew as the field was coming to the white flag. Unfortunately the yellow was for Dominacki’s car. Zogg and Brandon Durbin restarted the race side-by-side. Durbin got the early advantage, but Zogg came on strong to take the win.
Doug Crampton managed to finish second. Durbin took third, with Dean McGee and Tony VonDresky completing the top five.
Donnie Louck took home the trophy in the Koehler Electric Street Stock main. Louck would hold off a three-way fight for second to secure the win. Andrew Burk would wind up in the runner-up spot. Jeremy Gustaf finished third with early race leader Cary Brown fourth. Perry Gellerstedt finished fifth.
Bryce Garnhart dominated the Hawkeye Auto IMCA SportMod feature. Garnhart got out to a big lead and held off Austin Moyer down the stretch for the win. Following Moyer were Brandon Jewell, Jacob Beal, and Jake Morris, in that order.
The Roto-Rooter 4-Stock feature may have been the most entertaining race of the evening. There were four lead changes and four-wide racing in the feature that went green, white, checkered. In the end, Brandon Setser stood in victory lane. Eric Stogdell had to settle for second and was followed by Luke Benischek. Andrew Fitzgerald and Zach Dahl completed the top five.
The racing action continues next Friday, May 16th, at the Davenport Speedway. Joining the weekly racing program will be an added attraction, Powder Puff Races.
Davenport Speedway
Results – May 9, 2014
IMCA Modifieds
Heat 1: 1. Bob Dominacki; 2. David Imming; 3. Brian Bushong; 4. Jake Bowman; 5. BJ Jackson;
Heat 2: 1. Sam Davis; 2. Doug Crampton; 3. Brandon Durbin; 4. Mitch Morris; 5. Rob Henry;
Heat 3: 1. Chris Zogg; 2. Kurt Kile; 3. Tony VonDresky; 4. Tim Arp; 5. Dean McGee;
Semi: 1. Dean McGee; 2. BJ Jackson; 3. Kelly Meyer; 4. Todd Dykema; 5. Matt Wilson;
Semi #2: 1. Rob Henry; 2. Todd Reed; 3. Bruce Fosdyck Sr.; 4. Greg Wilson; 5. Keith Haislip;
Feature: 1. Chris Zogg; 2. Doug Crampton; 3. Brandon Durbin; 4. Dean McGee; 5. Tony VonDresky; 6. Jake Bowman; 7. Brian Bushong; 8. Rob Henry; 9. Kelly Meyer; 10. Kurt Kile; 11. Mitch Morris; 12. Todd Dykema; 13. BJ Jackson; 14. Bruce Fosdyck Sr.; 15. Todd Reed; 16. Sam Davis; 17. Bob Dominacki; 18. Tim Arp; 19. Greg Wilson; 20. David Imming;
Street Stocks
Heat 1: 1. Andrew Burk; 2. Cary Brown; 3. Donnie Louck; 4. Mike Anderson; 5. Nick Claussen;
Heat 2: 1. Jeremy Gustaf; 2. Perry Gellerstedt; 3. Cord Williams; 4. Steve Gustaf; 5. Kevin Schloemer;
Feature: 1. Donnie Louck; 2. Andrew Burk; 3. Jeremy Gustaf; 4. Cary Brown; 5. Perry Gellerstedt; 6. Mike Anderson; 7. Nick Claussen; 8. Cord Williams; 9. Kevin Schloemer; 10. Kevin Dickey; 11. Bryan Ritter; 12. Steve Gustaf; 13. Jason Bielema; 14. Dan Anderson; 15. Jacob Whittington;
IMCA Sport Mods
Heat 1: 1. Austin Moyer; 2. Bryce Garnhart; 3. Brandon Jewell; 4. Jake Morris; 5. Jacob Beal;
Feature: 1. Bryce Garnhart; 2. Austin Moyer; 3. Brandon Jewell; 4. Jacob Beal; 5. Jake Morris; 6. David Norton; 7. Joe Grant; 8. Mike McGarry; 9. Andre LaPorte;
4-Stock
Heat 1: 1. Jake Benischek; 2. Zach Dahl; 3. Eric Stogdell; 4. Rob Harding; 5. Jon Scott;
Heat 2: 1. Luke Benischek; 2. Andy Loy; 3. Brandon Setser; 4. Rick Zifko; 5. Steven Spiker;
Heat 3: 1. Brandon Dahl; 2. Andrew Fitzgerald; 3. Sean Fersch; 4. Ken Stogdell; 5. Justin Schroeder;
Feature: 1. Brandon Setser; 2. Eric Stogdell; 3. Luke Benischek; 4. Andrew Fitzgerald; 5. Zach Dahl; 6. Jake Benischek; 7. Rick Zifko; 8. Sean Fersch; 9. Steven Spiker; 10. Rob Harding; 11. Todd Sibley; 12. Richard Dearborn; 13. Justin Schroeder; 14. Andy Loy; 15. Drew Wise; 16. Brandon Dahl; 17. Ken Stogdell;
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