Malmstrom breaks through for Davenport late model win
by Mike McGuire
DAVENPORT, Ia. (June 6, 2014) – Friday was a great night for racing at the Davenport Speedway with over one hundred cars in the pit area. The evening’s racing program was sponsored by Kile Motorsports.
It was also a great night for Todd Malmstrom of Silvis, Illinois. Malmstrom won both his heat and feature races in the Petersen Plumbing and Heating IMCA Late Model division. The victory was his first-ever feature win at Davenport.
The twenty-five lap late model main started with Mike Garland jumping out to an early lead. On lap seven, Garland’s engine let go and Spencer Diercks would inherit the lead. Malmstrom caught Diercks and the lead duo would swap the lead on five consecutive laps.
Malmstrom finally took the lead for good on lap eighteen and go on to take the checkers. Diercks would hold on to second with Mike Murphy Jr. taking third. Ray Guss Jr. and Brunson Behning completed the top five.
Late model heat wins went to Malmstrom, Guss, and Justin Kay.
Kelly Meyer dominated the Milan Heating and Air IMCA Modified feature. Meyer leaped from his second row starting spot to the lead on lap one and never looked back. Meyer led all twenty laps of the caution-free race. Chris Zogg started sixth and would finish second. Bob Dominacki had to qualify through the B-main and raced to a third place finish. Matt Werner and Jake Bowman were fourth and fifth respectively.
Donnie Louck captured his second Koehler Electric Street Stock victory of the season. Steve Jackson led the first four laps of the race, with Louck taking over on lap five. Jackson came back to lead lap twelve as the leaders were in lapped traffic. Louck re-took the lead on the next lap and held on the checkered flag. Jackson finished a close second. Keith Blum, Perry Gellerstedt, and Andrew Burk were third, fourth, and fifth in that order.
Doug Burkhead made it back-to-back feature wins in the Hawkeye Auto IMCA SportMod class. Burkhead led all fifteen laps of the race. Bryce Garnhart came from mid-pack to finish second. Jake Morris, Dustin Crear, and Joe Grant rounded out the top five.
Andy Loy became the first repeat winner in the Roto-Rooter 4-Stock division this year. Loy started in the fifth row and secured the lead by lap five. Andrew Fitzgerald had another strong showing to go with his second place finish. Brandon Setser crossed the stripe in third, however he was later DQ’d, in post-race inspection. Justin Schroeder, Zach Dahl, and Allen Morris were all credited with top five finishes.
In addition to the five weekly classes, the Midwest Jalopies made their first appearance at Davenport this season. Eighteen vintage racing coupes were on hand with Terry Mattly of East Moline, leading the field to the checkered flag. Austin Honts finished second with Rodney Haack third.
IMCA SportMods take center stage at the Davenport Speedway next week. Friday the 13th will be lucky to the winner of the SportMod Challenge. A $2,000 prize awaits the victor of the 50-lap main event. Weekly point races will be held in the other classes.
Davenport Speedway
Results – June 6, 2014
IMCA Late Models
Heat 1: 1. Todd Malmstrom; 2. Mike Garland; 3. Nate Bueseling; 4. Gary Webb; 5. Mike Zemo Jr.;
Heat 2: 1. Ray Guss Jr.; 2. Rob Toland; 3. Spencer Diercks; 4. Matt Ryan; 5. Joe Zrostlik;
Heat 3: 1. Justin Kay; 2. Andy Nezworski; 3. Brunson Behning; 4. Mike Murphy Jr.; 5. LeRoy Brenner;
Feature: 1. Todd Malmstrom; 2. Spencer Diercks; 3. Mike Murphy Jr.; 4. Ray Guss Jr.; 5. Brunson Behning; 6. Chad Holladay; 7. Justin Kay; 8. Gary Webb; 9. Andy Nezworski; 10. Cory Goldbeck; 11. Joe Zrostlik; 12. Marty Scheckel; 13. Korey Peterson; 14. Nate Bueseling; 15. Matt Ryan; 16. Rob Toland; 17. LeRoy Brenner; 18. Mike Garland; 19. Mike Zemo Jr.; 20. Kelly Pestka;
IMCA Modifieds
Heat 1: 1. Jason Pershy; 2. Terry Rentfro; 3. Jake Bowman; 4. Dean McGee; 5. Josh Starr;
Heat 2: 1. Bruce Fosdyck; 2. Matt Werner; 3. Joe Beal; 4. Todd Dykema; 5. Rob Henry;
Heat 3: 1. Chris Zogg; 2. Kelly Meyer; 3. Tony VonDresky; 4. Mitch Morris; 5. Tim Arp;
Semi: 1. Rob Henry; 2. Doug Crampton; 3. Bob Dominacki; 4. Brian Bushong; 5. Brandon Durbin;
Feature: 1. Kelly Meyer; 2. Chriz Zogg; 3. Bob Dominacki; 4. Matt Werner; 5. Jake Bowman; 6. Doug Crampton; 7. Mitch Morris; 8. Tony VonDresky; 9. Dean McGee; 10. Brandon Durbin; 11. Eric Barnes; 12. Jason Pershy; 13. Terry Rentfro; 14. Rob Henry; 15. Brian Bushong; 16. Bruce Foscyck; 17. Jason Masengarb; 18. Joe Beal; 19. Todd Dykema; 20. Rob Dominacki;
Street Stocks
Heat 1: 1. Perry Gellerstedt; 2. Donnie Louck; 3. Jason Bielema; 4. RonTurner; 5. Bryan Ritter;
Heat 2: 1. Steve Jackson; 2. Jeremy Gustaf; 3. Mike Anderson; 4. Andrew Burk; 5. Kevin Schloemer;
Heat 3: 1. Andy Nezworski; 2. Keith Blum; 3. Cary Brown; 4. Randy Lamar; 5. Brian Wiseman;
Feature: 1. Donnie Louck; 2. Steve Jackson; 3. Keith Blum; 4. Perry Gellerstedt; 5. Andrew Burk; 6. Andy Nezworski; 7. Cary Brown; 8. Rick Schriner; 9. Cord Williams; 10. Mike Anderson; 11. Ron Turner; 12. Randy Lamar; 13. Kevin Schloemer; 14. Bryan Ritter; 15. Kevin Dickey; 16. Jason Bielema; 17. Jacob Whttington; 18. Jeremy Gustaf; 19. Brian Wiseman;
IMCA Sport Mods
Heat 1: 1. Bryce Garnhart; 2. Joe Grant; 3. Doug Burkhead; 4. Angie Feller; 5. Steven Phillips;
Heat 2: 1. Dustin Crear; 2. Henry Carson; 3. Jake Morris; 4. David Norton; 5. Jacob Arp;
Feature: 1. Doug Burkhead; 2. Bryce Garnhart; 3. Jake Morris; 4. Dustin Crear; 5. Joe Grant; 6. Henry Carson; 7. Jacob Ellithorpe; 8. Jacob Beal; 9. Jacob Arp; 10. Gary Rentfro; 11. David Norton; 12. Angie Feller; 13. Steven Phillips;
4-Stock
Heat 1: 1. Brandon Setser; 2. Andrew Fitzgerald; 3. Allen Morris; 4. Richard Dearborn; 5. Brandon Dahl;
Heat 2: 1. Eric Stogdell; 2. Justin Schroeder; 3. Andy Loy; 4. Zach Dahl; 5. Rob Nylin;
Feature: 1. Andy Loy; 2. Andrew Fitzgerald; 3. Justin Schroeder; ; 4. Zach Dahl; 5. Allen Morris; 6. Wade Dahl; 7. Allen Morris; 8. Richard Dearborn; 9. Sean Fersch; 10. Brandon Dahl; 11. Luke Benischek; 12. Jake Benischek; 13. Eric Stogdell; DQ-Brandon Setser
Midwest Jalopies
Heat 1: 1. Terry Mattly; 2. Kris Vohringer; 3. Larry Driskell; 4. Jeff Blunt; 5. Chuck Gerard;
Heat 2: 1. Austin Honts; 2. Doug Picray; 3. MiMcGinnis; 4. Rodney Haack; 5. Art McDonald;
Feature: 1. Terry Mattly; 2. Austin Honts; 3. Rodney Haack; 4. Jeff Blunt; 5. Doug Picray; 6. Chuck Gerard; 7. Dennis Blunt; 8. Jerry Cayler; 9. Al Foht; 10. Bob Mingst; 11. Larry Driskell; 12. Jeff Snyder; 13. Art MacDonald; 14. Kris Vohringer; 15. Rob Kaster; 16. James Schloss; 17. Mike McGinnis; 18. Dan Wilken;
Category: Davenport Speedway, Iowa
