Garland Dominates at QC Speedway
By Brad Hines
East Moline, IL (July 29, 2012) – It had been over three months since Morrison’s Mike Garland tasted victory at the Quad City Speedway. Sunday night Garland ended his winless streak in dominating fashion winning the, 30 lap, Sexton Ford IMCA Late Model feature.
Garland went virtually untouched from the third place starting position to the lead on his way to the checkered flag. Garland would cross the finish line with nearly a half track lead over second place finisher Rob Toland. Mike Cothron would take third followed by Mike Murphy Jr., who came from 15th, and Mike Zemo Jr.
The Orion Tire Repair IMCA Modified feature ended with a five lap dash with Colona’s Kevin Blum and Rock Island’s Doug Crampton battling it out. Blum would run up against the cushion all the way around the track to take his second victory at QCS in 2012. Greg Durbin would sneak by Crampton for second with John Ahlers taking fourth followed Eric Barnes.
Shon Sanders put on another Mod Lite clinic in their 12 lap feature event. Sanders would grab the early lead from his third place starting spot and never look back collecting yet another victory. Dan Guss would come home a solid second with Bryan Brinker, Anthony Guss, and Andrew Smith rounding out the top 5.
Another stout field of 19 Verplaetse Excavating UMP Modifieds took the wave of the green for their 20 lap feature. Milo Veloz Jr. darted out to the lead from his outside front row starting spot. Veloz would lead every lap winning, in convincing style, capping off a very successful weekend for him. Veloz also won the, $1,000 to win, IMCA Modified at the Lee County Speedway Friday night. Donovan Lodge held off Nathan Balensiefen for second with Ray Bollinger and Matt Werner taking for fourth and fifth.
In the Extreme Auto Glass Street Stocks Chuck Fox would hold off a strong run by Chris Lawrence to take second, which ended up being first place after the race winner was disqualified during the post race inspections. Rick Schriner would take fourth with Dwaine Hasson fifth.
In only his second night at the Quad City Speedway, Kewanee’s Zach Bollinger picked up the feature win in the Aaron’s Affordable Towing 4-Cylinders. Bollinger, who started 8th, needed just three laps to take control of the lead. Bollinger would build a sizable lead before taking the checkered flag. Cameron Poci would finish second with Zach Dahl, Brad Rhoads, and Wade Dahl completing the top five.
Results – 7/29/12
Orion Tire Repair IMCA Modifieds
Heat 1
1. Doug Crampton
2. Jason Bahrs
3. Dan Hahn
4. Todd Dykema
5. Kevin Blum
6. Chance Huston
7. Justin Veloz
Heat 2
1. John Ahlers
2. Greg Durbin
3. Eric Barnes
4. Aaron Burroughs
5. B.J. Jackson
6. Brian Bushong
7. Leland Bushong
Feature
1. Kevin Blum
2. Greg Durbin
3. Doug Crampton
4. John Ahlers
5. Eric Barnes
6. Justin Veloz
7. Todd Dykema
8. B.J. Jackson
9. Brian Bushong
10. Leland Bushong
11. Dan Hahn
12. Aaron Burroughs
13. Jason Bahrs
14. Chance Huston
Mod Lites
Heat 1
1. Shon Sanders
2. Anthony Guss
3. Dan Guss
4. Andrew Smith
5. Gary Snyder
6. Carl Pershing
7. Cody Brown
Heat 2
1. David Norton
2. Bryan Brinker
3. Brad Lucy
4. Mike Pershing
5. Robbie Gould
6. Rob Guss
Feature
1. Shon Sanders
2. Dan Guss
3. Bryan Brinker
4. Anthony Guss
5. Andrew Smith
6. Carl Pershing
7. Robbie Gould
8. Gary Snyder
9. Mike Pershing
10. David Norton
11. Brad Lucy
12. Cody Brown
13. Rob Guss
Verplaetse Excavating UMP Modifieds
Heat 1
1. Jason Pershy
2. John Bull
3. Brock Bauman
4. Matt Werner
5. Vince Cooper
6. Dustin Schram
7. Draython Schanfish
Heat 2
1. Ray Bollinger
2. Milo Veloz Jr.
3. Donovan Lodge
4. Doug Curless
5. Austin Hewitt
6. Shaune Lewis
Heat 3
1. Nathan Balensiefen
2. Jamie Balensiefen
3. Chad Tucker
4. Jerry Bailey Jr.
5. Russell Engeland
6. Kevin Hughes
Feature
1. Milo Veloz Jr.
2. Donovan Lodge
3. Nathan Balensiefen
4. Ray Bollinger
5. Matt Werner
6. Jason Pershy
7. Doug Curless
8. John Bull
9. Jerry Bailey Jr.
10. Jamie Balensiefen
11. Kevin Hughes
12. Dustin Schram
13. Austin Hewitt
14. Russell Engeland
15. Vince Cooper
16. Brock Bauman
17. Shaune Lewis
18. Draython Schanfish
19. Chad Tucker
Extreme Auto Glass Street Stocks
Heat 1
1. R.J. Gonzales
2. Chris Lawrence
3. Dwayne Smith Jr.
4. Chuck Fox
5. Steve Gustaf Sr.
6. Greg Gill
7. Mike Anderson
Heat 2
1. Emily Gade
2. Phil Anderson
3. Dwaine Hasson
4. Rick Schriner
5. Cord Williams
6. Nick Lawrence
Feature
1. Chuck Fox
2. Chris Lawrence
3. Rick Schriner
4. Dwaine Hasson
5. Phil Anderson
6. Steve Gustaf Sr.
7. Dwayne Smith Jr.
8. Greg Gill
9. Cord Williams
10. Emily Gade
11. Mike Anderson
12. Nick Lawrence
R.J. Gonzales – DQ
Sexton Ford IMCA Late Models
Heat 1
1. Mike Zemo Jr.
2. Mike Garland
3. Mike Cothron
4. Buck Harmening
5. Jeff Stevens
6. Chuck Hanna
7. Mike Guldenpfennig
8. Ray Guss Jr.
Heat 2
1. LeRoy Brenner
2. Rob Toland
3. Mike Murphy Jr.
4. Nate Beuseling
5. Joe Ross
6. Todd Malmstrom
7. Bob Miller
Feature
1. Mike Garland
2. Rob Toland
3. Mike Cothron
4. Mike Murphy Jr.
5. Mike Zemo Jr.
6. LeRoy Brenner
7. Nate Beuseling
8. Jeff Stevens
9. Todd Malmstrom
10. Ray Guss Jr.
11. Joe Ross
12. Mike Guldenpfennig
13. Buck Harmening
14. Bob Miller
15. Chuck Hanna
Aaron’s Affordable Towing 4-Cylinders
Heat 1
1. Zach Bollinger
2. Eric Stogdell
3. John Scott III
4. Wade Dahl
5. Brandon Setser
6. Steven Sharpe
Heat 2
1. Aaron Hitt
2. Cameron Poci
3. Dale Tucker
4. Brad Rhoads
5. Dillon DeKeyrel
6. Zach Dahl
Feature
1. Zach Bollinger
2. Cameron Poci
3. Zach Dahl
4. Brad Rhoads
5. Wade Dahl
6. Eric Stogdell
7. Brandon Setser
8. Steven Sharpe
9. John Scott III
10. Dillon DeKeyrel
11. Aaron Hitt
12. Dale Tucker
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