Four New Winners at QC Speedway
By Brad Hines
EAST MOLINE, IL (July 1, 2012) – With the heat index reaching the century mark, action on the track Sunday was as hot and heated as the scorching temperature at the Quad City Speedway. The heat didn’t stop four drivers from blazing their way into the winner’s circle for the first time in 2012 at QCS.
In the always heavily contested Extreme Auto Glass Street Stock, Colona’s Korey Peterson used his inside second row starting position to grab the lead and hold off all comers en route to first feature winner in 2012 including second place finisher Jeremy Gustaf and third place finisher Emily Gade who ran side by side coming to the checkered flag. Rob Nylin would take fourth with Rob Henry finishing fifth after starting 15th.
The 2011 Quad City Speedway IMCA Modified Track Champion, Thad Wilson, took full advantage of a caution with nine laps down to take over the lead and win his first Orion Tire Repair IMCA Modified feature at QCS in the 2012 season. Doug Crampton, who started ninth, was able to keep pace with Wilson to finish second with Brian Bushong, in a borrowed car, taking third followed by Jason Masengarb and Aaron Burroughs.
Once again the Mod Lite division put on a stellar feature with David Norton battling Galesburg’s Brad Lucy lap after lap for lead. With two laps to go Norton would take control of the lead and hold off Lucy and Shon Sanders who came from the seventh starting spot to challenge for the lead on the last lap. Sander would grab second with Lucy, Rob Guss, and Bryan Brinker rounding out the top five.
After a lap one caution, the Verplaetse Excavating A-Modifieds went flag to flag with Mechanicsville, Iowa’s Scott Fridley leading every lap and picking up his first A-Modified win at QCS in 2012. Jerry Bailey Jr. had his best run of 2012 holding off seasoned veterans John Bull and Ryan Dolan to take second. Dolan would finish third with Bull and Shaune Lewis completing the top five. It was also announced Sunday night that beginning Sunday, July 15th, the Verplaetse Excavating A-Modifieds will be UMP sanctioned for the remainder of the 2012 season at QCS.
The Sexton Ford IMCA Late Models put on another thrilling 30 lap main event Sunday night. Former National Champion, “Rocket” Rob Toland, looked to be sailing to a feature win but after a caution with seven laps to go bunched up the field last week’s feature winner Ray Guss Jr. made an impressive move coming out of turn four to take over the lead with five laps to go. “The River City Hustler” would take the win with Toland second followed by Mike Murphy Jr., Shawn Mulvany, and Mike Cothron.
Aaron Hitt found himself back in the winner’s circle after going virtually untouched in the Aaron’s Affordable Towing 4-Cylinder feature. Brandon Dahl piloted his D17 to second place finish after starting the race seventh. Jason Blocker would cross the line third with Dustin Forbes and Cameron Poci taking fourth and fifth respectively.
Next week at the Quad City Speedway will be St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital Night. Pits and grandstand will open at 3:30pm with racing at 5:30pm. More information can be found at www.qcspeedwayracing.com
Results – 7/1/12
Extreme Auto Glass Street Stocks
Heat 1
1. T.J. Patz
2. Rick Schriner
3. Dwaine Hasson
4. Emily Gade
5. Korey Peterson
6. Kevin Dickey
7. Steve Gustaf Sr.
8. Rob Henry
9. Andy Warner
Heat 2
1. Jeremy Gustaf
2. Rob Nylin
3. Ron Marks Jr.
4. Phil Anderson
5. Jerame Mowery
6. Chuck Fox
7. Nick Lawrence
8. Chris Lawrence
Feature
1. Korey Peterson
2. Jeremy Gustaf
3. Emily Gade
4. Rob Nylin
5. Rob Henry
6. Phil Anderson
7. Kevin Dickey
8. Dwaine Hasson
9. Chris Lawrence
10. T.J. Patz
11. Nick Lawrence
12. Steve Gustaf Sr.
13. Andy Warner
14. Rick Schriner
15. Jerame Mowery
16. Ron Marks Jr.
17. Chuck Fox
Orion Tire Repair IMCA Modifieds
Heat 1
1. Kevin Blum
2. Thad Wilson
3. Matt Werner
4. Doug Crampton
5. Jason Masengarb
6. Jason Bahrs
Heat 2
1. Aaron Burroughs
2. Chance Huston
3. Greg Durbin
4. John Ahlers
5. Brian Bushong
6. Todd Dykema
Feature
1. Thad Wilson
2. Doug Crampton
3. Brian Bushong
4. Jason Masengarb
5. Aaron Burroughs
6. John Ahlers
7. Todd Dykema
8. Jason Bahrs
9. Chance Huston
10. Kevin Blum
11. Matt Werner
12. Greg Durbin
Mod Lites
Heat 1
1. Brad Lucy
2. David Norton
3. Dan Guss
4. Rob Guss
5. Bryan Brinker
6. Cody Brown
7. Shon Sanders
8. Gary Snyder
9. Jason Masengarb
Feature
1. David Norton
2. Shon Sanders
3. Brad Lucy
4. Rob Guss
5. Bryan Brinker
6. Dan Guss
7. Gary Snyder
8. Cody Brown
9. Jason Masengarb
Verplaetse Excavating A-Modifieds
Heat 1
1. Dustin Schram
2. John Bull
3. Ryan Dolan
4. Scott Fridley
5. Jerry Bailey Jr.
6. Russell Engeland
7. Shaune Lewis
8. Chad Tucker
Feature
1. Scott Fridley
2. Jerry Bailey Jr.
3. Ryan Dolan
4. John Bull
5. Shaune Lewis
6. Russell Engeland
7. Chad Tucker
8. Dustin Schram
Sexton Ford IMCA Late Models
Heat 1
1. Rob Toland
2. Mike Murphy Jr.
3. Bob Miller
4. Ray Guss Jr.
5. Mike Garland
6. Mike Zemo Jr.
7. Mike Guldenpfennig
8. Todd Malmstrom
Heat 2
1. Eric Gustaf
2. LeRoy Brenner
3. Mike Cothron
4. Shawn Mulvany
5. Gary Webb
6. Nate Beuseling
7. Buck Harmening
Feature
1. Ray Guss Jr.
2. Rob Toland
3. Mike Murphy Jr.
4. Shawn Mulvany
5. Mike Cothron
6. Nate Beuseling
7. LeRoy Brenner
8. Bob Miller
9. Mike Zemo Jr.
10. Todd Malmstrom
11. Eric Gustaf
12. Mike Garland
13. Gary Webb
14. Mike Guldenpfennig
15. Buck Harmening
Aaron’s Affordable Towing 4-Cylinders
Heat 1
1. Aaron Hitt
2. Josh Sharpe
3. Cameron Poci
4. Wade Dahl
5. Eric Stogdell
6. Shane Kelly
7. Erick Hood
Heat 2
1. Brandon Dahl
2. Dustin Forbes
3. Josh Starr
4. Zachary Dahl
5. Jason Blocker
6. Jeff Peterson
Feature
1. Aaron Hitt
2. Brandon Dahl
3. Jason Blocker
4. Dustin Forbes
5. Cameron Poci
6. Zachary Dahl
7. Wade Dahl
8. Shane Kelly
9. Josh Starr
10. Josh Sharpe
11. Jeff Peterson
12. Erick Hood
13. Eric Stogdell
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