Gustaf Grabs First QCR Win in ‘07
by: Brian Stuart

ALEDO, IL (June 17) - Even with it being Father’s Day and 90 plus degrees outside, 76 cars still packed the pits Sunday night. The show got rolling with three heat races in the Best Choice Meat Market / Racers Edge B-Modifieds. Craig Crawford in the 29 took heat one, Brad Pershy in the 15 took heat two, and John Ahlers in the 67 won heat three. In the Fields of Pizza Street Stocks, Gerald Ward in the 3D won heat one and Tom Maupin in the 11M took heat two. In the A-Modifieds, the 75 of Thad Wilson won the first heat and Jeff Morris in the 86 won heat two. Jason Bahrs in the 6 won the first heat in the Builders World IMCA Late Models and Hershel Roberts in the 58 took the second heat. The 125 of Todd Sibley won the Stout Distributing 4 Cylinder heat.

The Best Choice Meat Market / Racers Edge B-Modifieds ran their feature first. They did something they hadn’t done all season; they ran flag to flag with no cautions. At the drop of the green John Ahlers in the 67, Brad Pershy in the 15, and Craig Crawford in the 29 separated themselves from the pack. Before long Ahlers proved he was the man to beat and starting pulling away and building a big lead. Pershy and Crawford continued they battled for second. In the meantime, Greg Durbin in the 8 started picking off spot after spot. By the end of the feature Durbin had went from 16th to 6th. Ahlers went unchallenged the rest of the race and took home the victory with Pershy taking second and Crawford taking third.

The Fields of Pizza Street Stocks were up next. When the green waved Matt Werner in the 93 jumped out to the lead. Last week’s winner Aaron Burroughs in the 68A started moving through the pack right away and before long he was up towards the front chasing Werner. At one point there was five car battle for third also well, with Rick Schriner in the 8, Dustin Spicer in the 19S, Rob Henry in the 00, Tony VonDresky in the 000, and Gerald Ward in the 3D. Finally Henry was the one that came out on the top of that battle and he set his sights on Werner and Burroughs but it was too late. Werner would take the checkered flag followed by Burroughs and then Henry.

The A-Modifieds hit the track next running for $500 to win and $50 to start. Once they lined up for the feature you knew the winner was probably coming from the front. Kevin Blum in the 1 was sitting on the pole with Jeff Morris in the 86 outside of him. Right away Blum and J. Morris started pulling away from the field. While those raced away, Thad Wilson the 75 was flying through field. Donovan Lodge in the 32 was moving through the pack as well after spinning and going to the rear. Up at the front of the race Blum started pulling away from J. Morris but when lapped traffic got involved J. Morris was able to close down Blum’s lead. Blum was held him off and took home the win. J. Morris finished second with Thad Wilson coming in third. Donovan Lodge went from 15th to 6th.

The Builders World IMCA Late Models were next. Mike Guldenpfennig in the 91 took the lead right away from his outside front row starting spot. Jason Bahrs in the 6 immediately started his charge to the front. Things were pretty calm until a caution came out with 9 laps to go. On the restart Guldenpfennig maintained his lead while LeRoy Brenner in the 53 and Ron Gustaf in the 90X put on a great show for second. Meanwhile Bahrs had made his way from 10th to challenge Hershel Roberts in the 58 for 4th. Rob Toland in the 39 had moved his way through the field too. It looked like Guldenpfennig was going to win until coming out of turn 4 to take white flag a smoked start pouring out of the 91. He held onto the lead for as long as he could but going down the backstretch R. Gustaf got around him as well as Brenner and Bahrs. R. Gustaf would take the checkered with Brenner in the second and Bahrs in the third. R. Toland ended up finishing 5th from his 11th starting spot.

The Stout Distributing 4 Cylinders ran their feature last. The D26 of Wade Dahl proved he was still the man to beat even if he had a new car. Dahl had his new lime green D26 at the track Sunday but it didn’t look any different then the old silver one. While he was pulling away from the pack, Rob Harding in the 7 was in second until his right rear came completely off. The 17M of Mike Morrow tried to give Dahl a run for his money but Dahl held him off to take another win at QCR. Morrow took second followed by Shawn Pappas in the 13.

Everyone from Stuart Motorsports, Inc. would like to thank all the fans, drivers, and sponsors for Sunday another great night.

Don’t forget, this Tuesday June 19th, the Aledo Raceway Park will host the 1st Annual Topless Modified Series Summer Sizzler. The best modified drivers in the area will be racing for $1000 to win and $100 to start. This race will also serve as the make-up date for the Modified Memorial Mania that was postponed due to rain at ARP. Also, the TMS licensed, pre-entered driver, with the highest point average from the Modified Memorial Mania at QCR and the Summer Sizzler, Tuesday night, will receive a bonus of $300. Running as well Tuesday night will be the lightening quick Mod Lites, ultra competitive Cruisers, and the fan favorite 4 Cylinders. Rain has been the biggest enemy of the Aledo Raceway Park this season but hopefully it stays away because the excitement is in the air for this race. So come on out and spend a Tuesday night at the Aledo Raceway Park.

Times:
Pits – 5:00pm
Grandstands – 5:00pm
Hot Laps – 6:30pm
Racing – 7:00pm

Admission:
Adults - $10
Seniors - $9
Kids 6-12 - $5
Kids 6 & under – Free

Track Phone – 309-644-1977



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B-Modified Heat 1
1. 29 Craig Crawford
2. 77 George Hubbard
3. 39 Perry Gellerstedt
4. 75 Chad Tomlinson
5. 30C Chad Coyne
6. 21 Dan Hahn
7. 88J Jerry Bailey Jr.

B-Modified Heat 2
1. 15 Brad Pershy
2. 21W Gary Weatherington Jr.
3. 53 Chris Stein
4. 2D Jim Hickenbottom
5. 83 Jimmy Comins Jr.
6. 8 Greg Durbin
7. 80 Mike Leif Jr.


B-Modified Heat 3
1. 67 John Ahlers
2. 69 Chris Desseyn
3. 30 Tommy Ford
4. 21B Jason Bert
5. 42 Kevin Dickey
6. 89 Tom Patz

B-Modified Feature
1. 67 John Ahlers
2. 15 Brad Pershy
3. 29 Craig Crawford
4. 53 Chris Stein
5. Chad Tomlinson
6. 8 Greg Durbin
7. 21W Gary Weatherington Jr.
8. 39 Perry Gellerstedt
9. 21 Dan Hahn
10. 42 Kevin Dickey
11. 88J Jerry Bailey Jr.
12. 83 Jimmy Comins Jr.
13. 21B Jason Bert
14. 2D Jim Hickenbottom
15. 30C Chad Coyne
16. 77 George Hubbard
17. 89 Tom Patz
18. 69 Chris Desseyn
19. 30 Tommy Ford
DNS 80 Mike Leif Jr.

Street Stock Heat 1
1. 3D Gerald Ward
2. 68A Aaron Burroughs
3. 8L Chris Lawrence
4. 19S Dustin Spicer
5. 000 Tony VonDresky
6. 7S Toby Spicer
7. 03 Chris Hambright
8. 40 Nathan Hall
9. 67 Randy Christner
10. 86 Jake Gustaf

Street Stock Heat 2
1. 11M Tom Maupin
2. 8 Rick Schriner
3. 93 Matt Werner
4. 63 Buck Harmening
5. 00 Rob Henry
6. 44D Doug Wiatt
7. 16 Dave Wadsager
8. 47 Andy Warner
9. X42 James Roberson

Street Stock Feature
1. 93 Matt Werner
2. 68A Aaron Burroughs
3. 00 Rob Henry
4. 8 Rick Schriner
5. 3D Gerald Ward
6. 000 Tony VonDresky
7. 03 Chris Hambright
8. 47 Andy Warner
9. 16 Dave Wadsager
10. 19S Dustin Spicer
11. 11M Tom Maupin
12. 7S Toby Spicer
13. 44D Doug Wiatt
14. 63 Buck Harmening
15. 86 Jake Gustaf
DNS
8L Chris Lawrence
40 Nathan Hall
X42 James Roberson
67 Randy Christner

A-Modified Heat 1
1. 75 Thad Wilson
2. 15 Brandon Durbin
3. 98 Mitch Morris
4. 17 Jason Pershy
5. 50 Bob Stogdell
6. 92S Jordan Schram
7. 99 Doug Curless
8. 40 Doug Crampton

A-Modified Heat 2
1. 86 Jeff Morris
2. 32 Donovan Lodge
3. Z Mike Zemo Jr.
4. 1 Kevin Blum
5. 43 Milo Veloz Jr.
6. 53 Matt Stein
7. 88 Jerry Durbin

A-Modified Feature
1. 1 Kevin Blum
2. 86 Jeff Morris
3. 75 Thad Wilson
4. Z Mike Zemo Jr.
5. 15 Brandon Durbin
6. 32 Donovan Lodge
7. 43 Milo Veloz Jr.
8. 17 Jason Pershy
9. 53 Matt Stein
10. 40 Doug Crampton
11. 50 Bob Stogdell
12. 92S Jordan Schram
13. 88 Jerry Durbin
14. 98 Mitch Morris
15. 99 Doug Curless

Late Model Heat 1
1. 6 Jason Bahrs
2. 90X Ron Gustaf
3. 70 Shawn Mulvany
4. 81 John Freeman
5. 53 LeRoy Brenner
6. 77 Stephan Kammerer
7. 11 Rick Wages

Late Model Heat 2
1. 58 Hershel Roberts
2. 7 Andy Nezworski
3. 39 Rob Toland
4. 90 Eric Gustaf
5. 91 Mike Guldenpfennig
6. 39T Bobby Toland
7. 46 Nate Beuseling

Late Model Feature
1. 90X Ron Gustaf
2. 53 LeRoy Brenner
3. 6 Jason Bahrs
4. 91 Mike Guldenpfennig
5. 39 Rob Toland
6. 70 Shawn Mulvany
7. 58 Hershel Roberts
8. 7 Andy Nezworski
9. 90 Eric Gustaf
10. 46 Nate Beuseling
11. 11 Rick Wages
12. 81 John Freeman
13. 39T Bobby Toland
14. 77 Stephan Kammerer

4 Cylinder Heat 1
1. 125 Todd Sibley
2. 7 Rob Harding
3. 17M Mike Morrow
4. D26 Wade Dahl
5. 15J Jay Verscheure
6. 13 Shawn Pappas
7. 112X Mike Wisdom
8. 77 Robert Belonga
9. 8 A.J. Rock
10. 99 Shane Hatch

4 Cylinder Feature
1. D26 Wade Dahl
2. 17M Mike Morrow
3. 13 Shawn Pappas
4. 125 Todd Sibley
5. 99 Shane Hatch
6. 77 Robert Belonga
7. 112X Mike Wisdom
8. 8 A.J. Rock
9. 15J Jay Verscheure
10. 7 Rob Harding