Guengrich Nails IMCA Late Model Season Championship at West
Liberty Raceway
By: Larry Bontz
WEST LIBERTY, IOWA (August 21) - Second generation driver Jeff Guengerich
passed Jay Chenoweth on lap ten, then lead the remaining fifteen laps in
convincing fashion as he won the twenty five lap IMCA late model season
championship here at the Muscatine County Fairgrounds West Liberty Raceway
Saturday night. Guengerich who started sixth on the grid was a rocketship
throughout. The win for the seventeen year veteran from Washington, Iowa was
his second of the season overall. Colby Springsteen who started eighth
finished second, Dale Stolte came from ninth to third, Stephen Kammerer
fifth to fourth,with Matt Ryan from thirteenth to fifth.
Another second generation driver joined the winners circle saturday night as
Steve Stewart started on the pole of the Gustaf Engine and Machine open
wheel modified feature and lead the twenty lapper in its entirety for his
first win of the season in this division.Stewart drove a flawless race
throughout,and was followed across the line by Noah Coppess in second,Ryan
Dolan third,point leader fast Larry Herring fourth with JohnnySpaw fifth.
The Kile Motorsports fifteen lap stock car feature had three different
leaders and once again for the fourteenth time proved the same winner Matt
Greiner.Scotty Pratt lead laps one through five,David Brandies laps six
through twelve,and it appeared Brandies might have an edge persay,however a
bobble in turn two on lap thirteen was al Greiner needed to move around for
the lead and the ensuing victory.David Brandies was second,Scotty Pratt
third,Greg Gill fourth,with Cody Harris fifth.
Young Zack Less usually races two cars with us and a and a b-mod,however in
a tight points race in the bmod division with points leader Brad Tyler he
stuck to the b-mod tonight and it pid off as he grabbed the lead from Skip
Erwin on lap seven and went on to capture his second Spenler Tire B-Modified
feature win of the season.Brad Tyler was second,Phillip Beard third,Jason
Speers fourth,with Skip Erwin fifth.
Because of the soft race track and the safety factor the flyer division
will run double features next saturday on season championship night at west
liberty raceway.
Precision Transmission IMCA Late Model 25 lap feature
1.Jeff Guengerich 2.Colby Springsteen 3.Dale Stolte 4.Stephen Kammerer
5.Matt Ryan 6.Jay Chenoweth 7.Nate Beusling 8.Andy Eckrich 9.Todd Hormel
10.Wayne Hora
Heat Race Winners-Jeff Guengerich,Mick Wiele,Jay Chenoweth
Gustaf Engine & Machine Modified 20 lap feature
1.Steve Stewart 2.Noah Coppess 3.Ryan Dolan 4.Larry Herring 5.Johnny Spaw
6.Bruce Hanford 7.Jason Schueller 8.Todd Hansen 9.Wade Lee 10.Dave Hammond
Heat Race Winners-Terry Walker,Brad Dierks,Jason Schueller
Kile Motorsprts 15 lap stock car feature
1.Matt Greiner 2.David Brandies 3.Scotty Pratt 4.Greg Gill 5.Cody Harris
6.David Hedrick
Heat Race Winner-Scotty Pratt
Spenler Tire B-Modified 15 lap feature
1.Zack Less 2.Brad Tyler 3.Phillip Beard 4.Jason Speers 5.Skip Erwin
6.Shelly Mizell 7.Dan Hahn 8.Doug Pratt 9.Tanner Allen 10.Derek Walker
Heat Race Winners-Tanner Allen,Skip Erwin
US6 Body Works farley flyers 10 lap feature- Run Double features 8-28-2010
Heat Race Winners-Tyler Kelly,James Roose.
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