Out of Towners Nearly Sweep Season Finale at Quad City Speedway
By: Brad Hines
EAST MOLINE, IL – September 22, 2013 – It was the Toppert Services 2013 Season Finale at the Quad City Speedway Sunday night and three out of four features were won by out of town drivers.
IMRA Midget Lites were first onto the track for their 20 feature. 23 Midgets took the green flag vying for the $500 top prize. Davenport’s Robbie Ray grabbed the early lead and began to pull away. Roselawn, Indiana’s, Kurt Mayhew started 12th but by lap nine he was challenging Ray for the lead. Mayhew and Ray would battle side by side for several laps and when the checkered flag waved it was Mayhew taking the win for the second time in as many visits to QCS. Ray would finish second followed by Korey Weyant, Andy Baugh, and Jay Mounce. Heat race winners were Jeff Mallonee, Mayhew, and Ray.
The U-Pull-A-Part/Cimco IMCA Modifieds once again put on a stellar performance in their 20 lap feature. 2013 Track Champion, Greg Durbin, took command of the lead for the first nine laps with Doug Crampton in tow. A caution would bunch up the field and put Crampton and Matt Werner right on Durbin. A three wide battle for the lead ensued with Durbin, Crampton, and Werner trading the lead on every lap. The last three laps saw Durbin and Werner battle side by side for the lead with Werner getting the upper hand and taking home the win. Durbin was second with Crampton, Eric Barnes, and B.J. Jackson completing the top five. Heat winners were Werner and Terry Rentfro.
The Bilstein/McDonald’s Mod Lite STARS Midwest Nationals took to the track next for their $1,000 to win, 25 lap feature event. A stout 21 car field took the green flag with Ames, Iowa’s, Bryan Zehm taking the lead from his outside front row starting position. Zehm would put on a dominating performance holding off the likes of Bryan Brinker, Mike Morrill, and 2013 Track Champion Shon Sanders. Zehm also led 24 of the 25 laps and parked 46Z machine in victory lane to become $1,000 richer. Sanders would take second with Morrill, Dusty Masolini, and Brinker. Heat winners were Jimmy May, Sanders, and Morrill.
The final race of the night was something that hadn’t been seen at the Quad City Speedway in many years, a 100 lap “Enduro” style race for the 4-Cylinder division. Basic rules were no yellows (only red flag for serious wrecks), if a car stops on the track then that’s where he sits until a red flag or the race is over, and the first car to 100 laps wins. A little twist added was a mandatory lap 50 pit stop to change tires, add fuel, etc. A solid 23 car field rolled out for the 100 lap race to end the 2013 season. Former Track Champion Zach Dahl appeared to have the race in the bag dominating majority of the first 50 lap segment. At the lap 50 pit stop six cars including Dahl, Shane Kelley, Joe Zrostlik, Jacob Ellithorpe, Josh Sharpe, and Cameron Poci remained on the lead lap. Hopedale, Illinois’, Shane Kelley would hold off the remaining lead lap cars and put on a dominating performance of his own in the second 50 lap segment. Kelley’s 14K machine was the only to finish on the lead lap en route to the $1,000 payday. Scott Wolfe would take second in H4 followed by Drew Wise in the 14, Joe Zrostlik in the Z50, and Rob Nylin in the 1.
Everyone from K&S Promotions would like to thank all the fans, drivers, crew members, and sponsors for making the 2013 racing season at the Quad City Speedway a success. Stay tuned for information regarding the 2014 season.
Results – 9/22/13
IMRA Midget Lites
Heat 1
1. 11 – Jeff Mallonee
2. 6B – Andy Baugh
3. X – Matthew Kavanaugh
4. 0z – Cody Petersen
5. 5 – Jacob Sollenberger
6. 69 – Jeremy Hull
7. 42 – T.J. Bolen
8. 77 – Katlynn Leer
Heat 2
1. 21 – Kurt Mayhew
2. 12J – Jay Mounce
3. 2P – Johnny Murdock
4. 15M – Shane Morgan
5. 79 – Eric Pershey
6. 51 – Brent Burrows
7. 46 – Matt Boyd
8. 47 – Jack Sandall
Heat 3
1. 3 – Robbie Ray
2. 7X – Korey Weyant
3. 53 – Aaron Schuck
4. 24 – Aaron Hull
5. 56 – Mitchell Davis
6. 7 – Dave Baugh
7. 75B – Stacy Bolen
Feature
1. 21 – Kurt Mayhew
2. 3 – Robbie Ray
3. 7X – Korey Weyant
4. 6B – Andy Baugh
5. 12J – Jay Mounce
6. 47 – Jack Sandall
7. 2P – Johnny Murdock
8. 51 – Brent Burrows
9. 24 – Aaron Hull
10. 79 – Eric Pershey
11. 7 – Dave Baugh
12. 77 – Katlynn Leer
13. 46 – Matt Boyd
14. 75B – Stacy Bolen
15. 5 – Jacob Sollenberger
16. 53 – Aaron Schuck
17. 56 – Mitchell Davis
18. 69 – Jeremy Hull
19. 0z – Cody Peterson
20. 42 – T.J. Bolen
21. X – Matthew Kavanaugh
22. 11 – Jeff Mallonee
23. 15M – Shane Morgan
U-Pull-A-Part/Cimco IMCA Modifieds
Heat 1
1. 93 – Matt Werner
2. 40 – Doug Crampton
3. 8 – Greg Durbin
4. 14 – B.J. Jackson
5. 89 – T.J. Patz
6. 21C – Chad Tucker
7. X59 – Joe Roberson
Heat 2
1. 18R – Terry Rentfro
2. 85 – Leland Bushong
3. 85B – Brian Bushong
4. 1 – Eric Barnes
5. 51JR – Johnny Walker
6. 8X – Rob Nylin
Feature
1. 93 – Matt Werner
2. 8 – Greg Durbin
3. 40 – Doug Crampton
4. 1 – Eric Barnes
5. 14 – B.J. Jackson
6. 85B – Brian Bushong
7. 18R – Terry Rentfro
8. 51JR – Johnny Walker
9. 21C – Chad Tucker
10. 8X – Rob Nylin
11. 85 – Leland Bushong
12. 89 – T.J. Patz
13. X59 – Joe Roberson
McDonald’s Mod Lites
Heat 1
1. 5J – Jimmy May
2. 46Z – Bryan Zehm
3. 007 – David Norton
4. 9B – Tom Schnabel
5. 16P – Mike Pershing
6. 27 – Scott Kitch
7. 7G – John Belville
Heat 2
1. 4 – Shon Sanders
2. 30B – Collin Ball
3. 1 – Bryan Brinker
4. 9R – Guy Morse
5. 2 – Brian Schnell
6. 8G – Dan Guss
7. 27D – Dan Keltner
Heat 3
1. 6 – Mike Morrill
2. 8 – Dusty Masolini
3. B38 – Brad Lucy
4. 11s – Gary Snyder
5. 24 – Carl Pershing
6. 36 – Ronnie Gould
7. 17M – Mike Morrow
Feature
1. 46Z – Bryan Zehm
2. 4 – Shon Sanders
3. 6 – Mike Morrill
4. 8 – Dusty Masolini
5. 1 – Bryan Brinker
6. B38 – Brad Lucy
7. 007 – David Norton
8. 2 – Brian Schnell
9. 16P – Mike Pershing
10. 27D – Dan Keltner
11. 24 – Carl Pershing
12. 36 – Ronnie Gould
13. 27 – Scott Kitch
14. 30B – Collin Ball
15. 5J – Jimmy May
16. 9R – Guy Morse
17. 9B – Tom Schnabel
18. 17M – Mike Morrow
19. 7G – John Belville
20. 11s – Gary Snyder
21. 8G – Dan Guss
4-Cylinders Enduro
Feature
1. 14K – Shane Kelley
2. H4 – Scott Wolfe
3. 14 – Drew Wise
4. Z50 – Joe Zrostlik
5. 1 – Rob Nylin
6. 28 – Brad Salisberry
7. D23 – Zach Dahl
8. 1B – Jason Blocker
9. 07 – Josh Sharpe
10. 13 – Brennon Bechen
11. 72 – Jacob Ellithorpe
12. C22 – Cameron Poci
13. 8s – Josh Starr
14. 115X – Mike Wisdom
15. 51 – Ken Stogdell
16. 12H – Erick Hood
17. 14M – Allen Morris
18. F79 – Dustin Forbes
19. 48 – Aaron Hitt
20. 25A – Jon Scott
21. 05 – James Spencer Jr.
22. 2 – Tony Vicary
23. 8 – John Scott III
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