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Countdown to Davenport Speedway Season Championship
DAVENPORT, Iowa (August 11, 2009) – Summer is beginning to wind down and so
is the 2009 racing season at the Davenport Speedway. Thus far, 2009 has been
an exciting one on the quarter-mile dirt oval. With only three races
remaining, points and victories will be contested every lap along the way.
This 2009 season has been one of both parity and domination. In only one of
the six weekly classes, the driver with the most feature wins is also the
point leader.
The Track Tamer Engines IMCA Late Model season has been one of late race
heroics, dramatic finishes, and nostalgia. Veteran racers Hershel Roberts,
Ray Guss Jr., and Gary Webb have each won features this season. Kevin ‘the
Wildman’ Blum (Colona, Ill.) has four feature wins, but trails Ray Guss Jr.
(Milan, Ill.) and Matt Ryan of Davenport, in the point standings.
Blum is also in the hunt for the IMCA National Championship as well. Nine of
the top twenty drivers in IMCA National Late Model Points are weekly
regulars at Davenport Speedway.
The story is much the same in the Pro Mod division. Thad Wilson leads all
racers with four victories, but trails John Bull in the points. Bull and
third place in points Bob Dominacki, each have one feature won this season.
The top three are separated by only 13 points. All three are former
Davenport track champions.
Jeff Stevens of Davenport, leads the Street Stock class with five feature
wins, but is not in contention for the track championship. Andrew Burk of
Eldridge, leads the point standings, but four other drivers are within 26
points with three races remaining. Joe Beal, Jeremy Marquette, Cary Brown,
and Tim Koehler are second through fifth respectively.
In its first season as a weekly class at the Davenport Speedway, the IMCA
Modifieds have put up some strong numbers. However, one driver has stood
head and shoulders above the rest. Marion, Iowa’s Max Corporon has won eight
of the eleven features run so far. Corporon holds a 58 point lead over
second place Mike Fluegel of Davenport. In addition to Corporon, Chris
Stein, Matt Wilson, and Rich Smith have won IMCA Modified features this
year.
As of August 6th, Corporon is 9th in IMCA Modified National Points.
Josh Riley of Stockton, has a 47 point lead in the CrashedToys.com 4 Stock
class. Riley has two feature wins on the season. Scott Powell leads the
class in victories with three feature wins in the last four races.
The big story in the Bulltown Legends of Iowa division has been Sauk City,
Wisconsin’s Eric Barth. Barth has raced at Davenport nine times this season
and has nine feature wins to show for it. While Barth leads the INEX Legends
Dirt Masters division in national points, he is only fourth in points at
Davenport, due to the two races he missed.
Jeremy Meyer of Cedar Rapids is leading the points, with Warren Ropp second
and Craig Peekenschnieder third.
In the first eleven races of the 2009 season, at the Davenport Speedway, 200
different drivers have competed in the weekly classes.
The regular weekly racing program at the Davenport Speedway, will resume
August 14th. The August 21st racing program will include an INEX Legend Car
Regional Qualifier as a part of the RACEceiver National Tour. The 2009
Season Championships will be run on Friday, August 28th.
For more information about racing at the Davenport Speedway, contact DRT
TRAK Racing Inc., at (563) 652-5302. Event information is also available on
the internet, "www.drttrak.com".
Davenport Speedway
Point Standings
as of July 31, 2009
Pos Car# Driver Pts Hometown
Track Tamer Engines IMCA Late Model
1 58 Ray Guss Jr.* 437 Milan, IL
2 O7 Matt Ryan* 418 Davenport, IA
3 54 Kevin Blum**** 409 Colona, IL
4 46 Nate Beuseling 358 Silvis, IL
5 29d Bret Diercks ;348 Bettendorf, IA
6 7 Stephan Kammerer 333 Blue Grass, IA
7 14 Mike Murphy Jr.** 320 Colona, IL
8 75m Todd Malmstrom 316 Silvis, IL
9 z50 Joe Zrostlik 315 Long Grove, IA
10 G1 Mike Garland 314 Morrison, IL
Pro Mod
1 27 John Bull* 431 Moline, IL
2 75 Thad Wilson**** 420 Moline, IL
3 5d Bob Dominacki* 418 Bettendorf, IA
4 40 =20Doug Crampton*** 384 Rock Island, IL
5 65 Chuck Hanna 379 Port Byron, IL
6 67 John Ahlers 365 Bettendorf, IA
7 11 Ray Cox Jr. 361 Maquoketa, IA
8 29 Craig Crawford 350 Moline, IL
9 R1 Rick Ratliff** 278 Moline, IL
10a. 6 Brian Webb 270 Davenport, IA
b. 15J Tim Arp 270 Donahue, IA
Street Stock
1 20b Andrew Burk*** 424 Eldridge, IA
2 77 Joe Beal** 416 Milan, IL
3 11 Jeremy Marquette* 409 Davenport, IA
4 81 Cary Brown 404 Davenport, IA
5 ;77t Tim Koehler 398 Walcott, IA
6 68 Aaron Burroughs 358 Princeton, IA
7 76 Bryan Ritter 340 Davenport, IA
8 2b Bruce Fosdyck Jr. 337 Bettendorf, IA
9 O2b Mike Anderson 326 Moline, IL
10 51 Jeff Stevens***** 311 Davenport, IA
IMCA Modified
1 3c Max Corporon******* 453 Marion, IA
2 45 Mike Fluegel 395 Davenport, IA
3 53 Chris Stein* 386 Davenport, IA
4 18 Terry Rentfro 364 Bettendorf, IA
5 15 Rick Schriner 360 Rock Island, IL
6 17 Todd Dykema 354 Davenport, IA
7 26 Joe Jones Jr. 352 Reynolds, IL
8 35 Rob Nylin 334 Silvis, IL
9 1w Hunter Wilson 301 Moline, IL
10 21F Kevin Fitzgibbon 295 Davenport, IA
Crashed Toys.com 4 Stocks
1 86 Josh Riley** 431 Stockton, IA
2 51 Travis Wilson** 384 East Moline, IL
3 97 Josh Hazen 361 Davenport, IA
4a. 89 Nick Bennett 330 Eldridge, IA
b. 7 Andy Maberry 330 Silvis, IL
6a. 13 Steve Boyle 329 Stockton, IA
b. 6 Brad McDermott 329 Davenport, IA
8 4 Kevin Haury* 318 Stockton, IA
9 12b Rob Brasher 289 Sherrard, IL
10 51A Chris James 269 Davenport, IA
Bulltown Legends Of Iowa INEX Legends
1 5 Jeremy Meyer* 406 Cedar Rapids, IA
2 91 Matt Montieth 386 Port Byron, IL
3 80 Craig Peekenschneider 383 Davenport, IA
4 21 Eric Barth********* 382 Sauk City, WI
5 3 B.J. Bates 359 Long Grove, IA
6 OO Craig Morris 354 Milan, IL
7 43b Dominic Bates 347 Davenport, IA
8 77 Warren Ropp* 345 Kalona, IA
9 2m Mike Mueller 339 Waupon, WI
10 9 Ryan Bales 323 LeClaire, IA
(* denotes number of feature wins)
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