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By Dana Royer
34 Raceway 2011 Track Champions
Front row, left to right, Jayson Ditsworth,
Gladstone, Il.,
(305 Sprints); Nick Wilkerson, Morning Sun,
Ia,
(4 cylinders); Jeff Mueller, New London, Ia, (IMCA
Stock Cars and the Sport Mods). Back row: Brandon Rothzen, Raritan,
Il,
(IMCA Modifieds); Jake Wenig, Burlington, IA (hobby
stocks); Greg Rossell, Knoxville, Ia (Mod Lites); Denny Woodworth,
Quincy, Il.,
(IMCA Late Model).
Photo by dana royer/34 Raceway
BURLINGTON, Iowa – 34 Raceway hosted its 2011
season awards banquet at Whitey’s Bar and Billiards in Burlington on
Saturday, Jan. 28.
Nearly 300 people were in attendance to honor and
recognize top 10 points finishers in the J & J Steel/Ideal Ready Mix
IMCA Late Model, Miller Lite IMCA Modified and Mike’s Auto Parts
IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars, and the top five drivers in the in Weikert
Iron and Metal Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMod division.
Special recognition went to 2011 season track
champions Denny Woodworth, Late Models; Brandon Rothzen, Modifieds;
and Jeff Mueller, Stock Cars and SportMods.
Special awards were presented to the following:
Hard luck award: Matt Bailey; million miles award, Destini Clark;
BFF (Black Flag Flat) award, Daniel Bergquist; most generous racer
award, Mike Weikert; major fun award, Ryan Cook and crew; Stock Car
most improved award, Shane Watts; Stock Car hard luck award, John
Oliver Jr.; Big Star 2entertainment friendship awards, Jake Wenig
and Ray Raker; 2011 quiet zone award: Chad Krogmeier, Eric Rowley
and Scott Van Buskirk; young guns award, Evan Eppersan; and special
achievement award, Chad Giberson.
Also recognized was the Quincy Raceway/34 Raceway
Q34 Late Model championship, Joey Gower, who was presented with a
$1,700 check.
One last award included a special thanks to Jason
Goble, the only full-time 34 Raceway employee, who handles
day-to-day operations from mowing the grass to the concessions.
It was also announced that the total purse paid
out for the 2011 season was $587,590.
34 Raceway will kick off the 2012 season with a
car show on March 24. Test and tune days are planned March 31 and
April 3, with the first race the Slocum 50 Deery Brothers Summer
Series for IMCA Late Models, along with 305 sprints, 4 cylinders and
mod lites on April 7.
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