Two Different Wilsons Score Davenport Wins
by Mike McGuire

DAVENPORT, IA (June 8) - With a full Friday night program and two make-up features from May 25th, it was a busy night at the Davenport Speedway. When the dust settled on the evening, there were five first-time winners for the 2007 season and two of the drivers visiting victory lane, though not related, were named Wilson.

The evening started with the Street Stock make-up feature. Josh Wilson took the early lead from his pole position. Wilson held the lead until point leader Brad Tyler took over on lap seven. Tyler went on to take the win, his second straight victory. Wilson would hold on for second, with Rob Henry third, Kevin Schloemer fourth, and Tim Koehler rounded out the top five.

The make-up feature for the V-8 Modified class went much the same way. Pole sitter Marty Diercks took an early lead, before losing it to Matt Stein. Stein would then lose the lead to Modified points leader Thad Wilson. Wilson went on for the win with Stein second. Doug Crampton would finish third, Troy Emerick fourth and Mike Zemo Jr fifth.

In the regular weekly program, Mike Murphy Jr. posted his first IMCA Late Model win at Davenport this season. The race started with veteran Ron Gustaf taking the lead from the pole. Gustaf would hold off the field until lap 13, when Murphy took the point. Murphy would cruise to the win with Gustaf holding off Mark Preston to finish second. Joe Zrostlik and Nate Buesling rounded out the top five.

Late Model heats were won by Murphy, Rob Toland, and Matt Ryan. Terry Neal won the consi. The IMCA Late Model make-up feature from May 25th will be run June 15th.

The V-8 Modifieds had a difficult time getting their race started. There were six cautions before the race was called complete due to time constraints. Matt Stein, who started on the pole and held the advantage throughout the cautions, was credited with the win. Jim Willert was second with Bob Dominacki third, Kevin Blum fourth, and Brian Bushong fifth. Stein, Blum, and Milo Veloz won the heats. Tony VonDresky won the consi.

The second Wilson winner of the evening would come from the Street Stock main. Josh Wilson started on the outside pole position and managed to survive the wreckage to take his first win of the season at Davenport. Tim Koehler also escaped a couple of close calls to finish second, followed by Justin Conklin, Joe Beal and Henry Carson. The red flag came out early in the race, when Ron Doolittle rolled his car on the backstretch. Doolittle was not injured in the crash. Street Stock heats were won by Beal and Scott Pratt.

Craig Crawford led flag to flag for the win in the B-Mod main. Jake Waterman started two positions behind Crawford and caught the leader, but would settle for second. Kevin Dickey recorded a third place finish, with Dustin Begyn and Doug Burkhead completing the top five. Waterman, Dickey, and Crawford were heat winners.

Warren Ropp collected his third feature win of the season, in the INEX Legend car feature. Ropp started in the fourth row, but was leading by the end of lap two. Ropp would be challenged by Wisconsin ace Eric Barth, but Barth's ride soured late in the race. An exciting battle for second went to Craig Peekenschieder over Keith Meyer, Dave Blankenship, and Matt Montieth. Barth and Peekenschieder won the heats.

Ricky Kay picked up his first 4-Cylinder win at Davenport this season. Kay and Steven Phillips were racing for the lead when mechanical problems would sideline Phillips and his car. Kay drove on to the win with Steve Boyle second, Chris Zrostlik third, Justin Parchert fourth, and Kevin Fix fifth.

results - Davenport Speedway
make-up features from May 25th

V-8 Modifieds
Feature: 1. Thad Wilson; 2. Matt Stein; 3. Doug Crampton; 4. Troy Emerick; 5. Mike Zemo Jr; 6. . Bob Dominacki; 7. Bart Miller; 8. Jason Pershy; 9. Brian Bushong; 10. Chad Patch; 11. Dusty Kraklio; 12. Kevin Blum; 13. Rick Ratliff; 14. Marty Diercks; 15. John Bull; 16. Drew Otten; 17. Chuck Hanna; 18. Milo Veloz Jr;

Street Stocks
Feature: 1. Brad Tyler; 2. Josh Wilson ; 3. Rob Henry; 4. Kevin Schloemer; 5. Tim Koehler; 6. Joe Beal; 7. Henry Carson; 8. Ron Doolittle; 9. Justin Conklin; 10. Andrew Burk; 11. Don Hatfield; 12. Jon Poll; 13. Denny Dillon;

results - Davenport Speedway June 8, 2007

IMCA Late Models
Heat 1: 1. Mike Murphy Jr; 2. Ron Gustaf; 3. Andy Nezworski; 4. Mark Preston; 5. Terry Neal;
Heat 2: 1. Rob Toland; 2. Joe Zrostlik; 3. Nate Buesling; 4. Stephan Kammerer; 5. Eric Gustaf;
Heat 3: 1. Matt Ryan; 2. Rick Wages; 3. Mike Guldenpfennig; 4. Mike Cothron; 5. Fred Remley;

Consi: 1. Terry Neal; 2. Ryan Duhme; 3. Fred Remley; 4. Eric Gustaf; 5. Bob Toland;

Feature: 1. Mike Murphy Jr; 2. Ron Gustaf; 3. Mark Preston; 4. Joe Zrostlik; 5. Nate Buesling; 6. Fred Remley; 7. Mike Guldenpfennig; 8. Terry Neal; 9. Andy Nezworski; 10. Matt Ryan; 11. Stephan Kammerer; 12. Rick Wages; 13. Ryan Duhme; 14. Mike Cothron; 15. Eric Gustaf; 16. Bob Toland; 17. Cory Goldbeck; 18. Doug Nigh: 19. Adam Oppendike; 20. Rob Toland;



V-8 Modifieds
Heat 1: 1. Milo Veloz Jr; 2. Troy Emerick; 3. Bob Dominacki; 4. Dusty Kraklio; 5. Jason Pershy;
Heat 2: 1. Matt Stein; 2. Jim Willert; 3. Doug Crampton; 4. Thad Wilson;5. Bart Miller;
Heat 3: 1. Kevin Blum; 2. Mike Zemo Jr; 3. John Bull; 4. Brian Bushong; 5. Tony VonDresky;
Consi: 1. Tony VonDresky; 2. Mike Weideman; 3. Chad Patch; 4. Rick Ratliff; 5. Jason Pershy;

Feature: 1. Matt Stein; 2. Jim Willert; 3. Bob Dominacki; 4. Kevin Blum; 5. Brian Bushong; 6. Milo Veloz Jr; 7. Rick Ratliff; 8. Mike Weideman; 9. Chad Patch; 10. Marty Diercks; 11. Thad Wilson; 12. Doug Crampton; 13. John Bull; 14. Tony VonDresky; 15. Dusty Kraklio; 16. Mike Zemo Jr; 17. Jake Bowman; 18. Tim Bradley; 19. Jason Pershy; 20. Troy Emerick;



Street Stocks
Heat 1: 1. Joe Beal; 2. Henry Carson; 3. Ron Doolittle; 4. Rob Henry; 5. Andrew Burk;
Heat 2: 1. Scott Pratt; 2. Josh Wilson; 3. Brad Tyler; 4. Tim Koehler; 5. Kevin Schloemer;

Feature: 1. Josh Wilson; 2. Tim Koehler; 3. Justin Conklin; 4. Joe Beal; 5. Henry Carson; 6. Denny Dillon; 7.rich Chance; 8. Andrew Burk; 9. Don Hatfield; 10.; 11. Rob Henry; 12. Kevin Schloemer; 13. Ron Doolittle; 14. Brad Tyler;



B-Modifieds
Heat 1: 1. Jake Waterman; 2. Kevin Fitzgibbon; 3. Doug Burkhead; 4. Dustin Begyn; 5. Tim Hazen;
Heat 2: 1. Craig Crawford; 2. Jeremy Marquette; 3. Todd Stickler; 4. Mike Fluegel; 5. Tommy Ford;
Heat 3: 1. Kevin Dickey; 2. Bryan Rogers; 3. Gary Weatherington Jr; 4. Andre LaPorte;

Feature: 1. Craig Crawford; 2. Jake Waterman; 3. Kevin Dickey; 4. Dustin Begyn; 5. Doug Burkhead; 6. Joe Jones Jr; 7. Gary Weatherington Jr; 8. Tim Hazen; 9. Tommy Ford; 10. Chad Coyne; 11. Todd Stickler; 12. Kevin Fitzgibbon; 13. Mike Fluegel; 14. Jeremy Marquette; 15. Andre LaPorte; 16. John Ahlers; 17. Chris Stein; 18. T.J. Patz;



INEX Legend Car

Heat: 1. Craig Peekenschnieder; 2. Dave Blankenship; 3. Matt Montieth; 4. Jeremy Meyer; 5. Chance Diercks;
Heat 1: 1. Eric Barth; 2. Warren Ropp; 3. Darrick Calhoun; 4. Keith Meyer; 5. Brandon Hentges;

Feature: 1. Warren Ropp; 2. Craig Peekenschnieder; 3. Keith Meyer; 4. Dave Blankenship; 5. Matt Montieth; 6. Don Gillham; 7. David Dvorak; 8. Ryan Bales; 9. Eric Barth; 10. Chance Diercks; 11. Darrick Calhoun; 12. Jeremy Meyer;



4 Cylinder Stock

Heat: 1. Steven Phillips; 2. Ricky Kay; 3. Steve Boyle; 4. Greg Fix; 5. Josh Hazen;

Feature: 1. Ricky Kay; 2. Steve Boyle; 3. Chris Zrostlik; 4. Justin Parchert; 5. Kevin Fix; 6. Mike Gesling; 7. Greg Fix; 8. Paul Parchert; 9. Steven Phillips; 10. Josh Hazen; 11.Tyler Bivens; 12. Jim McKinney;