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;

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