Veloz Captures Fourth Weedon Memorial
By Brad Hines
EAST MOLINE, IL (July 15, 2012) – Sunday night at the Quad City Speedway was the 7th Annual Ronnie Weedon Memorial. It was a night to remember a Quad City area dirt track legend and National Dirt Hall of Famer, Ronnie Weedon. The last Modified Weedon drove and his renowned “Old Blue” were in attendance as pace cars for the main event as well.
After a two year hiatus from the Quad City Speedway, the UMP Modifieds were the headliners of the 7th Annual Ronnie Weedon Memorial with a 30 lap feature event sponsored by J&J Camper Sales. 20 Verplaetse Excavating UMP Modifieds checked in to compete for the $800 top prize. 3-time Weedon Memorial Champions, Milo Veloz Jr., wasted little time moving his “V” machine to first place from his fifth starting spot. Veloz would lead the final 23 laps holding off a raging John Bull and Sheffield, IL’s, Nathan Balensiefen to capture his unprecedented fourth Weedon Memorial Championship. Bull would take second followed by N. Balensiefen, Derrick Carlson, and Shaune Lewis.
In the Aaron’s Affordable Towing 4-Cylinder make-up feature, Aaron Hitt of Blue Grass, IA, used the first five laps to move his car from seventh to first. Hitt would cruise to another feature win from there with Zach Dahl taking second followed by Jeff Peterson, Wade Dahl, and John Scott III.
Chris Lawrence went back to back in the Extreme Auto Glass Street Stocks, winning his second feature in as many weeks. A caution with 2 laps to go sent the first and second place cars to the back and set-up at green-white-checkered finish with C. Lawrence sitting in the pole position. C. Lawrence’s 8L would take off like a rocket leading the final 2 laps for the win. Keith Blum took second followed by Chuck Fox, Emily Gade, and Rick Schriner. The Street Stocks will be racing for $1,000 to win Wednesday night as the support class for the Hershel Roberts Memorial featuring the IMCA Late Model Deery Brother Summer Series.
The Orion Tire Repair IMCA Modifieds had one of the most exciting feature finishes of the 2012 season. After a caution with 5 laps to go, Rock Island’s Doug Crampton and East Moline’s Greg Durbin would run side by side the remainder of the race. Coming out of turn four, drag racing to the checkered flag, Crampton would edge out G. Durbin by only a few feet. Third would go to Brian Bushong followed by Joe Jones Jr. and Jason Bahrs. The IMCA Modifieds will be racing for $1,000 to win Tuesday night for the Rock Island County Fair Race.
Once again the Mod Lite feature event went caution free with Dan Guss picking up the feature win in convincing fashion. D. Guss would lead every lap running the bottom side of the track. Brad Lucy would cross the line second followed by Shon Sanders, Bryan Brinker, and David Norton. The Mod Lites will be racing for $200 to win Tuesday night for the Rock Island County Fair Race.
The evening was capped off with the Aaron’s Affordable Towing 4-Cylinder feature. Colona’s Eric Stogdell would lead every lap but the last one as Zach Dahl waited patiently for his opportunity to take lead. Stogdell and Z. Dahl would run side by side the last lap with Z. Dahl taking the win. Finishing behind Stogdell was Wade Dahl, John Scott III, and Tony Vicary. The 4-Cylinders will be racing for $200 to win Tuesday night for the Rock Island County Fair Race.
There will be two week night races this week at the Quad City Speedway. The Rock Island County Fair Race will be Tuesday, July 17th, featuring the IMCA Modifieds for $1,000 to win, the Mod Lites for $200 to win and the 4-Cylinders for $200 to win. Wednesday, July 18th, will be the Hershel Roberts Memorial featuring IMCA Late Model Deery Brothers Summer Series for $2,000 to win. The Street Stocks will be the support class Wednesday night racing for $1,000 to win. Please visit http://www.qcspeedwayracing.com/ for more information.
Results – 7/15/12
Aaron’s Affordable Towing Make-Up Feature
1. Aaron Hitt
2. Zach Dahl
3. Jeff Peterson
4. Wade Dahl
5. John Scott III
6. Josh Sharpe
7. Dustin Forbes
8. Brandon Dahl
9. Eric Stogdell
10. Cameron Poci
11. Jason Blocker
12. Jeff Powell
Extreme Auto Glass Street Stocks
Heat 1
1. Dwaine Hasson
2. Emily Gade
3. Dwayne Smith Jr.
4. Jeremy Gustaf
5. Nick Lawrence
6. Korey Peterson
7. Rob Nylin
Heat 2
1. Keith Blum
2. Steve Gustaf Sr.
3. Chuck Fox
4. Chris Lawrence
5. Rick Schriner
6. Phil Anderson
7. T.J. Patz
Feature
1. Chris Lawrence
2. Keith Blum
3. Chuck Fox
4. Emily Gade
5. Rick Schriner
6. Dwaine Hasson
7. Dwayne Smith Jr.
8. Jeremy Gustaf
9. Korey Peterson
10. Nick Lawrence
11. Steve Gustaf Sr.
12. Phil Anderson
13. T.J. Patz
14. Rob Nylin
Orion Tire Repair IMCA Modifieds
Heat 1
1. Doug Crampton
2. Jason Bahrs
3. Jason Masengarb
4. Thad Wilson
5. Jordan Hicks
6. George Spence III
Heat 2
1. Greg Durbin
2. Brian Bushong
3. Joe Jones Jr.
4. Justin Veloz
5. Scotty Powell
6. Chance Huston
Feature
1. Doug Crampton
2. Greg Durbin
3. Brian Bushong
4. Joe Jones Jr.
5. Jason Bahrs
6. Justin Veloz
7. Jason Masengarb
8. Scotty Powell
9. Thad Wilson
10. George Spence III
11. Chance Huston
12. Jordan Hicks
Mod Lites
Heat 1
1. Dan Guss
2. Mike Pershing
3. Rob Guss
4. David Norton
5. Bryan Brinker
6. Cody Brown
Heat 2
1. Brad Lucy
2. Shon Sanders
3. Gary Snyder
4. Carl Pershing
5. Rob Conklin
Feature
1. Dan Guss
2. Brad Lucy
3. Shon Sanders
4. Bryan Brinker
5. David Norton
6. Rob Guss
7. Mike Pershing
8. Rob Conklin
9. Carl Pershing
10. Gary Snyder
11. Cody Brown
Verplaetse Excavating UMP Modifieds
Heat 1
1. John Bull
2. Donovan Lodge
3. Shaune Lewis
4. Nathan Balensiefen
5. Dustin Schram
6. Derrick Carlson
7. Russell Engeland
Heat 2
1. Dale Lueth
2. Austin Hewitt
3. Chad Tucker
4. Perry Gellerstedt
5. Jeff Larson
6. Kevin Hughes
7. Doug Curless
Heat 3
1. Matt Werner
2. Milo Veloz Jr.
3. Jason Pershy
4. Jamie Balensiefen
5. Jerry Bailey Jr.
6. John Fellman
Feature – 7th Annual Ronnie Weedon Memorial
1. Milo Veloz Jr.
2. John Bull
3. Nathan Balensiefen
4. Derrick Carlson
5. Shaune Lewis
6. Donovan Lodge
7. Jerry Bailey Jr.
8. Matt Werner
9. Russell Engeland
10. Jamie Balensiefen
11. Austin Hewitt
12. Chad Tucker
13. Jason Pershy
14. Dale Lueth
15. Kevin Hughes
16. John Fellman
17. Dustin Schram
18. Perry Gellerstedt
19. Jeff Larson
20. Doug Curless
Aaron’s Affordable Towing 4-Cylinders
Heat 1
1. Zach Dahl
2. Jason Blocker
3. John Scott III
4. Cameron Poci
5. Dustin Forbes
6. Josh Sharpe
7. Brandon Setser
8. Andy Wagner
Heat 2
1. Aaron Hitt
2. Eric Stogdell
3. Brandon Dahl
4. Brandon Jewell
5. Jeff Peterson
6. Wade Dahl
7. Tony Vicary
8. Jeff Powell
Feature
1. Zach Dahl
2. Eric Stogdell
3. Wade Dahl
4. John Scott III
5. Tony Vicary
6. Jeff Powell
7. Brandon Setser
8. Brandon Dahl
9. Cameron Poci
10. Andy Wagner
11. Josh Sharpe
12. Aaron Hitt
13. Brandon Jewell
14. Dustin Forbes
15. Jason Blocker
16. Jeff Peterson
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