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Burgtorf, Long, Cook, Gaylord, Fenton get night one wins
DONNELLSON, Iowa (April 24) – The 2009 racing season opened in fine fashion
at Lee County Speedway Friday night with the Pepsi opener featuring the
Pilot Grove Savings Bank/Ideal Ready Mix IMCA Late Model “Driver for Five.”
Five classes saw action on the fast 3/8 mile dirt oval, including the Pilot
Grove Savings Bank/Ideal Ready Mix IMCA Late Models, Miller Lite IMCA
Modifieds, Budweiser IMCA Stock Cars, Lawson Racing Engine and Parts Supply
IMCA Sport Mods and Donnellson Tire Hobby Stocks.
Mark Burgtorf continued his early season success in the IMCA late model
division as he took his third win of the 2009 season picking up the $1,000
cash prize. Tom Darbyshire led the first 21 laps of the 25-lap event, before
Burgtorf found a way by in lapped traffic. There was a spirited battle
between the two for several laps before Burgtorf used the low line and a
lapped car to find his way around Darbyshire. Jason Frankel, Terry Schlipman
and Curt Martin round out the top five respectively, in the 33 car field for
the first night of the “Drive for Five.”
Thad Gaylord picked up the closest win of the night when he held of a late
charge from Todd Holman, who made a hard last lap charge. The two crossed
the start/finish line side-by-side. Gaylord led the 15 lap feature from the
beginning but spent much of the last 10 laps fighting off the advances of
Holman. Phillip Cossel who started deep in the field finished third, while
Jacob Smith finished fourth in just his second race in a in the class.
In the Donnellson Tire Hobby Stock feature event, Doug Fenton picked up the
first win of the season at Lee County Speedway, as he started out front and
led every lap on the way to the win. The racing in the feature was for the
second spot as a trio of cars spent the last half the race battling for the
runner-up spot. At the end of the night Rob Wilsey was second and Derek St.
Clair took home the third spot. Nathan Wood and Brent Hartley rounded out
the top 5.
The new team of Jim Gillenwater and Michael Long opened the season in
impressive fashion, as Long piloted the Gillenwater owned machine to a
victory in the Miller Lite IMCA Modified feature event. Long, who started
deep in the field, took just three laps to find his way to the front. While,
he didn’t dominate the event, he was never really threatened down the
stretch. The battle for position was behind Long, as Nate Caruth, Josh
Foster and Tyler Cale put up a heated fight for the second spot. Each of the
three took their turn running in the second spot, before finishing Caruth,
Foster and Cale in that order. Rich Smith came on to take the fifth spot.
Jason Cook picked up right where he left off the 2008 season as he won the
Budweiser IMCA Stock Car event at Lee County Speedway. Cook, who was
scheduled to start in the ninth spot, was given a gift before the race even
technically started, as three cars in front of him in the inside row either
left the track or were sent to the back. Cook was then on the inside of row
two. Abe Huls led the early stages before spinning in turn 3, which gave the
lead to Cook on the second lap. Cook had to hold off several pass attempts
from Jeff Mueller, who eventually finished second. John Oliver, Jr. was
third and Huls came back to finish fourth. Chris Webber rounded out the top
five.
Friday, May 1 is Green Bay Motors and Harvest Moon Quilt Company night at
the races, as well as Donnellson, Montrose, Argyle and Farmington Community
Night. All citizens of those communities can come to the races for free by
simply showing their ID. Pit gates open at 5:30 p.m., hot laps at 7 p.m. and
racing begins at 7:30 p.m.
4-24-09 RESULTS
Lawson Racing Engines & Parts Supply IMCA Sport Mods
A-Main 01 -- 1. Thad Gaylord; 2. Todd Holman; 3. Phillip Cossel, Montrose;
4. Jacob Smith; 5. Derek Coleman; 6. Jason Cook, Mt. Pleasant; 7. Paul
Underwood; 8. Rick Barlow, Jr.; 9. Rich Uppinghouse; 10. Jim Kuhlmeier, Ft.
Madison; 11. Austin Schulte; 12. Derrick Higdon; 13. Lonnie McCarty; 14. Rod
Staats, Columbus Junction; 15. Rodger Dresden, Keokuk.
Heat 01 -- 1. Rick Barlow, Jr.; 2. Derek Coleman; 3. Paul Underwood; 4.
Jacob Smith; 5. Austin Schulte; 6. Derrick Higdon; 7. Jim Kuhlmeier, Ft.
Madison; 8. Lonnie McCarty.
Heat 02 -- 1. Rodger Dresden, Keokuk; 2. Todd Holman; 3. Thad Gaylord; 4.
Rich Uppinghouse; 5. Phillip Cossel, Montrose; 6. Jason Cook, Mt. Pleasant;
7. Rod Staats, Columbus Junction.
Donnellson Tire Hobby Stocks
A-Main 01 -- 1. Doug Fenton; 2. Rob Wilsey, Keokuk; 3. Derek St. Clair; 4.
Nathan Wood; 5. Brent Hartley; 6. Troy Kiger; 7. Jarod Conrad; 8. Matt
Tucker, Lomax, Ill.; 9. Bob Lynch, Ottumwa; 10. Jim Lynch, Farmington; 11.
Bob Cowman; 12. Mike Horning; 13. Dale Porter; 14. Brian Howerton, Hurdland,
Mo.; 15. Dane Fenton; 16. Dean Kratzer; 17. Doug Gorden; 18. Bobby Six; 19.
Jay Billings; 20. Jeremiah Fry; 21. Jeremy Pundt; 22. Jim Oliver, Jr.,
Beardstown, Ill.; 23. Dan Wenig, Middletown; 24. John Oliver, Jr., Danville;
25. Derek Kirkland.
Heat 01 -- 1. Matt Tucker, Lomax, Ill.; 2. Dean Kratzer; 3. Derek St.
Clair;; 4. Derek Kirkland; 5. Brian Howerton, Hurdland, Mo.; 6. Dane Fenton;
7. Bobby Six; 8. Jeremy Pundt; 9. Jeremiah Fry.
Heat 02 -- 1. Doug Fenton; 2. Dan Wenig, Middletown; 3. Bob Lynch, Ottumwa;
4. Nathan Wood; 5. Brent Hartley; 6. Troy Kiger; 7. Jay Billings; 8. Mike
Horning.
Heat 03 -- 1. Rob Wilsey, Keokuk; 2. Dale Porter;; 3. Doug Gorden; 4. Jarod
Conrad; 5. Jim Lynch, Farmington; 6. Bob Cowman; 7. John Oliver, Jr.,
Danville; 8. Jim Oliver, Jr., Beardstown, Ill.
Pilot Grove Savings Bank & Ideal Ready Mix IMCA Late Models
A-Main 01 -- 1. Mark Burgtorf, Quincy, Ill.; 2. Tom Darbyshire, Morning Sun;
3. Jason Frankel; 4. Terry Schlipman, Mendon, Ill.; 5. Curt Martin,
Independence; 6. Tommy Elston, Keokuk; 7. Lonnie Bailey, Quincy, Ill.; 8.
Matt Strassheim, Burlington; 9. Colby Springsteen, Morning Sun; 10. Matt
Bailey; 11. Dustin Griffin; 12. Tony Fraise, Donnellson; 13. Clint Kirkham,
Canton, Ill.; 14. Jay Chenoweth, Wapello; 15. Travis Smock; 16. Dale
Hackwell; 17. Justin Reed; 18. Jay Johnson, W. Burlington; 19. Jeff Alkey;
20. Gary Russell, Biggsville, Ill.; 21. Boone McLaughlin, Mediapolis; 22.
Tom Bowling, Jr.; 23. Adam Helmick; 24. Greg Kastli.
B-Main 01 -- 1. Jay Johnson, W. Burlington; 2. Boone McLaughlin, Mediapolis;
3. Justin Reed; 4. Adam Helmick; 5. Tom Bowling, Jr.; 6. Tony Fraise,
Donnellson; 7. Travis Smock; 8. Jay Chenoweth, Wapello; 9. Luke Pestka; 10.
Sam Halstead; 11. Mick Wiele; 12. Robby Warner, Quincy, Ill.; 13. Duane
Christisen; 14. Larry Palmer; 15. Nick Ingalls; 16. Thad Trump, LaPlata,
Mo.; 17. Jason Perry.
Heat 01 -- 1. Dale Hackwell; 2. Jason Frankel; 3. Gary Russell, Biggsville,
Ill.; 4. Matt Strassheim, Burlington; 5. Justin Reed; 6. Adam Helmick; 7.
Thad Trump, LaPlata, Mo.; 8. Tony Fraise, Donnellson; 9. Sam Halstead.
Heat 02 -- 1. Colby Springsteen, Morning Sun; 2. Tom Darbyshire, Morning
Sun; 3. Matt Bailey; 4. Greg Kastli; 5. Luke Pestka; 6. Duane Christisen; 7.
Robby Warner, Quincy, Ill.; 8. Mick Wiele.
Heat 03 -- 1. Tommy Elston, Keokuk; 2. Clint Kirkham, Canton, Ill.; 3. Mark
Burgtorf, Quincy, Ill.; 4. Lonnie Bailey, Quincy, Ill.; 5. Jay Johnson, W.
Burlington; 6. Boone McLaughlin, Mediapolis; 7. Jason Perry; 8. Tom Bowling,
Jr.
Heat 04 -- 1. Jeff Alkey; 2. Curt Martin, Independence; 3. Terry Schlipman,
Mendon, Ill.; 4. Dustin Griffin; 5. Travis Smock; 6. Jay Chenoweth, Wapello;
7. Nick Ingalls; 8. Larry Palmer.
Miller Lite IMCA Modifieds
A-Main 01 -- 1. Michael Long; 2. Nate Caruth; 3. Josh Foster, Montrose; 4.
Tyler Cale, Donnellson; 5. Rich Smith, Davenport; 6. Bill Roberts,
Burlington; 7. Brandon Rothzen, Media, Ill.; 8. Scott Dickey, Packwood; 9.
Jeff Waterman, Quincy, Ill.; 10. Andy Krieger; 11. Jim Roach, Kahoka, Mo.;
12. Tim Zeman; 13. Dean McGee, Sr., Galesburg, Ill.; 14. Bill Seyb;; 15.
Mike Weikert Jr., Muscatine; 16. Brandon Savage, Keokuk; 17. Wyatt Lantz,
Bowen, Ill.; 18. Beau Taylor, Canton, Mo.; 19. Adam Birck, Canton, Mo.; 20.
Rob Kirchner, Donnellson; 21. Lonne Heap, Media, Ill.; 22. Dustin Crear; 23.
Levi Smith, Donnellson; 24. Jeff Gerhardt, Niota, Ill.
B-Main 01 -- 1. Scott Dickey, Packwood; 2. Dean McGee, Sr., Galesburg, Ill.;
3. Bill Seyb; 4. Jeff Gerhardt, Niota, Ill.; 5. Brian Clark, Kahoka, Mo.; 6.
Greg Logue; 7. Mike Browning, Farmington; 8. Kirk Hopkins; 9. Dustan Fenton.
Heat 01 -- 1. Tyler Cale, Donnellson; 2. Andy Krieger; 3. Mike Weikert Jr.,
Muscatine; 4. Jeff Waterman, Quincy, Ill.; 5. Dustin Crear; 6. Greg Logue;
7. Kirk Hopkins; 8. Dustan Fenton.
Heat 02 -- 1. Rob Kirchner, Donnellson; 2. Michael Long; 3. Wyatt Lantz,
Bowen, Ill.; 4. Brandon Rothzen, Media, Ill.; 5. Jim Roach, Kahoka, Mo.; 6.
Scott Dickey, Packwood; 7. Jeff Gerhardt, Niota, Ill.
Heat 03 -- 1. Josh Foster, Montrose; 2. Beau Taylor, Canton, Mo.; 3. Lonne
Heap, Media, Ill.; 4. Brandon Savage, Keokuk; 5. Levi Smith, Donnellson; 6.
Dean McGee, Sr., Galesburg, Ill.; 7. Bill Seyb.
Heat 04 -- 1. Nate Caruth; 2. Rich Smith, Davenport; 3. Bill Roberts,
Burlington; 4. Adam Birck, Canton, Mo.; 5. Tim Zeman; 6. Mike Browning,
Farmington; 7. Brian Clark, Kahoka, Mo.
Budweiser IMCA Stock Cars
A-Main 01 -- 1. Jason Cook, Mt. Pleasant; 2. Jeff Mueller, Mt. Pleasant; 3.
John Oliver, Jr., Danville; 4. Abe Huls, Carthage, Ill.; 5. Chris Webb,
Biggsville, Ill.; 6. Aaron Brocksick; 7. Doug Huls; 8. David Denham, Kahoka,
Mo.; 9. Nick Fenton; 10. Chris Wibbell, Dallas City, Ill.; 11. Dennis
Harwood, West Point; 12. Bert McDaniel.
Heat 01 -- 1. Doug Huls; 2. Jeff Mueller, Mt. Pleasant; 3. Bert McDaniel; 4.
Dennis Harwood, West Point; 5. David Denham, Kahoka, Mo.; 6. Nick Fenton.
Heat 02 -- 1. Chris Wibbell, Dallas City, Ill.; 2. Aaron Brocksick; 3. Chris
Webb, Biggsville, Ill.; 4. Abe Huls, Carthage, Ill.; 5. Jason Cook, Mt.
Pleasant; 6. John Oliver, Jr., Danville.
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