Three more drivers get first 2012 wins

By Dana Royer/34 Raceway

BURLINGTON, IA (May 12, 2012) – The third week of point race action was completed Saturday night, May 12 at 34 Raceway with three  of the six division seeing first time winners for the 2012 season. Getting repeat wins for the season Saturday night, May 12 were: Josh Foster, Montrose (IMCA Modifieds), Donnie Steward, West Burlington (305 sprints),  and Nick Wilkerson, Morning Sun (4 cylinders) who raced to his fourth straight win. Getting their first wins this season were Brett Timmerman, Wapello (IMCA Stock Cars) Josh Tripp, West Burlington (hobby stocks) and Mike Morrill, Pleasant Hill (mod lites).

Coming up this Saturday, May 19 will be 34 Raceway night at the races with point race action for the IMCA Late Models, Coors Silver Bullet IMCA Modifieds, WT Gabeline and Sons Trucking 305 Sprints, Mikes Auto Parts IMCA Stock Cars Pepsi  Hobby Stocks and I-Wireless/Louisa Communications 4 Cylinders.

The Coors Silver Bullet IMCA Modifieds took to the track for the first feature of the night with Brandon Rothzen and Jeff Waterman on the front row. Rothzen took the early lead and led the field for the next eighteen laps  before Josh Foster went underneath Rothzen coming out of turn three and went on to take the checkered flag one lap later for his second win this year.

Wapellos Brett Timmerman took the lead from his third row start  on lap four of the Mikes Auto Parts IMCA Stock Car feature and pulled away from the field to get his first win this year. With Timmerman holding a commanding lead, the battle for second was going on between Jason Cook and Jim Lynch with Cook winning the battle to follow Timmerman across the finish line for second in the flag to flag feature.

A nice of field of eighteen winged machines took to the track for the W.T. Gabeline and Sons Trucking 305 Sprint feature event with Dave Getchell and Shawn Whiting on the front row. Whiting took the early lead from his front row start but would be passed by Donnie Steward on lap five of the twenty lap feature race. Steward would pull away from the field with Ryan Jamison running in the second position. But moving up was Jayson Ditsworth working his way up from his seventh row start challenging Jamison by lap twelve as they worked through lap traffic. Steward held a three second lead  and could not be caught while Ditsworth would pass Jamison with four laps to go to finish second in the second flag to flag feature event of the night.

After rolling his car on the front stretch last week, Josh Tripp, returned his week to get his first ever win as he took the checkered flag in the Pepsi Hobby Stock feature. Tripp took the lead from his front row start  and led the field around the 3/8 mile circuit for the next fourteen laps pulling away for the win. Luke McLaughlin raced to the front in his first night out to finish second and Dane Fenton finished third.

The Holmes Concrete Mod Lites returned for their second appearance at 34 Raceway this season with Mike Morrill getting the win in the nice field of eighteen cars. Morrill took the lead from Daniel Keltner on lap six following the second caution of the race and never looked back. Joe Huggins would follow to finish second and last years mod lite track champion Greg Rossell took third.

Morning Suns Nick Wilkerson has become the man to beat in the IWireless/Louisa Communications 4 Cylinder division. Wilkerson took the lead from his fifth row start from John Whalen on lap six of the twelve lap feature and picked up  his fourth straight win. Whalen finished second and James Roose finished third.

 

34 Raceway results from Saturday, May 12, 2012

 

COORS SILVER BULLET IMCA MODIFIEDS

FEATURE: 1. Josh Foster,, Montrose, 2. Brandon Rothzen, Raritan, Il., 3. Dean McGee, Galesburg, Il., 4. Scott Hogan, Vinton, 5. Jeff Waterman, Quincy, Il., 6. Rich Smith, Davenport, 7. Mike Weikert, Jr., Muscatine, 8. Dusty Kraklio, Durant, 9. Bill Roberts, Jr., Burlington, 10. Kevin Goben, Sherrard, Il., 11. Steve Pumphrey, Fairfield, 12. Dustan Fenton, Burlington, 13. Dennis LaVeine, West Burlington. HEAT WINNERS: Weikert, McGee.  FLAGS: 1 yellow.

 

W.T. GABELINE & SONS TRUCKING 305 SPRINTS

FEATURE: 1. Donnie Steward, West Burlington, 2. Jayson Ditsworth, Gladstone, Il., 3. Ryan Jamison, Mediapolis, 4. Justin Newberry, Danville, 5. John Schulz, West Burlington, 6. Shawn Whiting, West Burlington, 7. Andy Huston, Roseville, Il., 8. Brandyn Martin, Eldon, 9. Nick Guernsey, Burlington, 10. Dave Getchell, Sperry, 11. Harold Pohren, New London, 12. Dustin Clark, Eldon,  13. Shane Quam, Gladstone, Il., 14. Jacob Glasgow, West Burlington, 15. Kyle Peterson, Gladstone, Il., 16. Chase Wanner, Agency, 17. Daniel Bergquist, Burlington, 18. Dustin Whiting. HEAT WINNERS: Martin, Pohren, Steward. FLAGS: None.

 

 

MIKES AUTO PARTS IMCA STOCK CARS

FEATURE: 1. Brett Timmerman, Wapello, 2. Jason Cook, Mt. Pleasant, 3. Jim Lynch, Donnellson, 4. Tim Breuer, Burlington, 5. Corey Strothman, Mt. Union, 6. Jeff Mueller, New London, 7. Jeremy Pundt, Donnellson, 8. John Brockway, Morning Sun, 9. Alex Buffington, Wapello, 10. Cole Simmons, Morning Sun, 11. John Oliver, Jr., Danville, 12. Chris Webb, Biggsville, Il., 13. Matt Greiner, Washington,  14. Joe Gerdes, Burlington. HEAT WINNERS: Lynch, Breuer. FLAGS: None.

 

 

PEPSI HOBBY STOCKS

FEATURE: 1. Josh Tripp, West Burlington, 2. Luke McLaughlin, Mediapolis, 3. Dane Fenton, Burlington, 4. Chad Krogmeier, Burlington, 5. Eric Rowley, Burlington, 6. Mark Bowman, West Burlington, 7. Ed Weyrick, Burlington, 8. Victor Hastings, Oquawka, Il., 9. Dan Wenig, West Burlington, 10. Dugan Thye, Burlington, 11. Matt Gavin, Kirkwood, Il., HEAT WINNERS: Tripp, Hastings. FLAGS: 1 yellow.

 

HOLMES CONCRETE MOD LITES

FEATURE: 1.  Mike Morrill, Pleasant Hill, 2. Joe Huggins, Pleasant Hill, 3. Greg Rossell, Knoxville, Il., 4. Daniel Keltner, Wapello, 5. Evan Epperson, Muscatine, 6. Blake Woodruff, East Galesburg, Il., 7. Johnathan Huston, Columbus Jct., 8. Todd Cramer, Knoxville, Il., 9. Andrew Smith, Kirkwood, Il., 10. Chase Flatt, Monmouth, 11. Justin Buchholz, Davenport, 12. Jimmy Halcomb, Kirkwood, Il.,  13. Jim Neal, Galesburg, Il., 14. Collin Ball, Wapello, 15.  Brian Woodruff, Abingdon, Il., 16. Gary Snyder, Monmouth, Il., 17. Todd Thornburg, Mt. Pleasant, 18. Cody Lam, Monmouth, Il., HEAT WINNERS: Rossell, Morrill, Keltner. FLAGS: 2 yellows.

 

I-WIRELESS/LOUISA COMMUNICATIONS 4 CYLINDERS

FEATURE: 1. Nick Wilkerson, Morning Sun, 2. John Whalen, Ainsworth, 3. James Roose, Grandview, 4. C. Jay Loring, Keokuk, 5. Jerrod Nichols, Stronghurst, Il., 6. Brian Mehaffy, Danville, 7. Bradley Stevenson, Burlington, 8. Dusti Ravelin, Bu rlington, 9. Brock Rice, Danville, 10. Billy Stanford, Wapello, 11. Garrett McGinnity, 12. Bryerson Tharp, Grandview, 13. Casey Mehaffy, Danville, 14. Daytona Fenton, Burlington, 15. Geoffrey Theobald, Wapello. HEAT WINNERS: Mehaffy, Stanford.  FLAGS: 2 yellow.

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