Marolf takes Davenport season opener
DAVENPORT, Ia. (May 15, 2020) – K Promotions finally got to drop the green flag on the 2020 racing season at the Davenport Speedway. With one hundred and sixty cars in the pit area and over two hundred and fifty laps of green flag competition, it was a full night of racing action.
The Petersen Plumbing & Heating IMCA Late Models put on a great show in their feature, with pole sitter Nick Marolf taking an early lead. Aided by a couple of caution flags, Brian Harris and Justin Kay kept close to the leader. Kay was able to take the lead briefly on lap sixteen, but Marolf came right back to lead the next lap and the rest of the way to the checkered flag. Chuck Hanna made a late surge to finish second. Kay held on for a third place finish. Andy Nezworski and Matt Ryan completed the top five.
Late Model heat race wins went to Ryan Kay, and Jeff Tharp.
Justin Kay won the Eriksen Chevrolet IMCA Modified feature. Chris Zogg had dominated much of the twenty lap main. But Justin was able to pass for the lead after a late race restart. Zogg held on to finish second. Timmy Current took third, just ahead of Tyler Madigan. Brandon Durbin came from the B-Main to round out the top five.
Current, Ryan Duhme, Bryce Garnhart and Jeff Larson won the heat races, while Matt Werner and Brandon Durbin won the B-Mains.
The IMCA SportMods saw Wisconsin’s Jason Roth lead most of the feature. Roth would eventually yield the lead to Gage Neal and Austen Becerra who had a fierce battle going on for the spot. Neal won the battle, the war, and the race. Becerra would have to settle for second, with Roth holding on for third. Tony Olson and Chance Huston finished fourth and fifth respectively.
Five heat races and two B-mains had to be run to qualify the large field of SportMods. Picking up the heats were Neal, Roth, Becerra, Shane Paris, and Ben Chapman. The B-mains were won by Tyler Soppe and TJ Fortmann.
The Koehler Electric Street Stocks started their feature out with a bang. A four-car crash slowed the action before a lap was completed. After the restart, Jesse Owen jumped out to the early lead. However, it would be short-lived. Lap three would see Jeff Struck Jr. roar into the lead. Struck would lead the rest of the way to the checkers. Indiana racer, Justin VanDrunen drove from sixteenth starting spot to finish second, with Owen taking third. Fourth went to Frank Waters, while Cord Williams took fifth after starting 19th. Struck and Joe Zrostlik were heat winners
The most entertaining race of the evening may have been the QCjeeps.com Sport Compacts feature. Twenty-six cars made the call in a race that saw several lead changes. Late in the race, it came down to a battle between Adam Christy and Mitch Bielenberg. Christy cut down a tire late and Bielenberg drove away with the win. Christy took second, followed by Ashley Reuman, Shawn McDermott, and Travis Hawkins, in that order.
The only sad note on the evening was that there were no fans in the grandstand to cheer on the drivers due to Iowa’s COVID-19 restrictions. K Promotions is working with Done Right TV to provide pay per view of the races this season. The racing action will continue next Friday, May 22nd at the Davenport Speedway.
Results:
Davenport Speedway
May 15, 2020 –
IMCA Late Models
Heat #1: 1. Matt Ryan; 2. Matt Strassheim; 3. Nick Marolf; 4. Andy Eckrich; 5. Andy Nezworski;
Heat #2: 1. Justin Kay; 2. Chuck Hanna; 3. BJ Jackson; 4. Joe Ross; 5. Jacob Waterman;
Heat #3: 1. Jeff Tharp; 2. Brian Harris; 3. Don Pataska; 4. Gary Webb; 5. Kelly Pestka;
Feature: 1. Nick Marolf; 2. Chuck Hanna; 3. Justin Kay; 4. Andy Nezworski; 5. Matt Ryan; 6. BJ Jackson; 7. Brian Harris ; 8. Matt Strassheim; 9. Jacob Waterman; 10. Dave Wada; 11. Andy Eckrich; 12. Joe Ross; 13. Lake Knutti; 14. Stacy Griffis; 15. Kelly Pestka; 16. Jeff Tharp; 17. Joel Callahan; 18. Don Pastaska; 19. LeRoy Brenner; 20. Gary Webb; 21. Lyle Klein; 22. Jim Sandusky;
IMCA Modifieds
Heat #1: 1. Ryan Duhme; 2. Justin Kay; 3. Chris Zogg; 4. TJ Patz; 5. Matt Werner;
Heat #2: 1. Bryce Garnhart; 2. Eric Barnes; 3. Austin Howes; 4. Bob Dominacki; 5. Chris Lawrence;
Heat #3: 1. Timmy Current; 2. Tyler Madigan; 3. Travis Denning; 4. Austin Blume; 5. Terry Rentfro;
Heat #4: 1. Jeff Larson; 2. Derek Thompson; 3.Mitch Morris; 4. Brandon Durbin; 5. Rick Wages;
Semi #1: 1. Matt Werner; 2. Austin Blume; 3. Terry Rentfro; 4. Jed Freiburger; 5. Spencer Diercks;
Semi #2: 1. Brandon Durbin; 2. Rick Wages; 3. Bob Dominacki; 4. Matt Stein; 5. Dakota Hayden;
Feature: 1. Justin Kay; 2. Chris Zogg; 3. Timmy Current; 4. Tyler Madigan; 5. Brandon Durbin; 6. Ryan Duhme; 7. Terry Rentfro; 8. Mitch Morris; 9. Austin Blume; 10. Mark VerVynck; 11. Matt Werner; 12. Craig Crawford; 13. Derek Thompson; 14. Rick Wages; 15. Matt Stein; 16. Austin Howes; 17. Spencer Diercks; 18. Jeff Larson; 19. Bob Dominacki; 20. Bryce Garnhart; 21. Travis Denning; 22. Eric Barnes; 23. Jed Freiburger; 24. Dakota Hayden;
IMCA SportMods
Heat #1: 1. Jason Roth; 2. Tony Olson; 3. Justin Becker; 4. Kevin Goben; 5. Tyler Soppe;
Heat #2: 1. Austen Becerra; 2. Kyle Olson; 3. TJ Fortmann; 4. Nick Groth; 5.Mike Haines;
Heat #3: 1. Shane Paris; 2. Jarrett Franzen; 3. Ryan Reed; 4. Jacob Arp; 5. Justin Schroeder;
Heat #4: 1. Ben Chapman; 2. Chance Huston; 3. Kyle Bentley; 4. Brandon Jewell; 5. Dakota Cole;
Heat #5: 1. Gage Neal; 2. Adam Birck; 3. Dustin Schram; 4. Tyler Inman; 5. Matt Irwin;
Semi #1: 1. Tyler Soppe; 2. Dustin Schram; 3. Justin Becker; 4. Matt Irwin; 5. Nick Groth;
Semi #2: 1. TJ Fortmann; 2. Tyler Inman; 3. Ryan Walker; 4. Kevin Goben; 5. Bryan Moreland;
Feature: 1. Gage Neal; 2. Austen Becerra; 3. Jason Roth; 4. Tony Olson; 5. Chance Huston; 6. Dustin Schram; 7. Jarrett Franzen; 8. Ryan Walker; 9. Tyler Soppe; 10. Mike Haines; 11. Ben Chapman; 12. Bob Silaggi; 13. David Engelkens; 14. Brandon Jewell; 15. Adam Birck; 16. Shane Paris; 17. Kyle Olson; 18. Tyler Inman; 19. Nick Groth; 20. TJ Fortmann; 21. Bryan Moreland; 22. Matt Irwin; 23. Justin Becker; 24. Kevin Goben;
Street Stocks
Heat #1: 1. Joe Zrostlik; 2. Tyler Gilmour; 3. Frank Waters; 4. Nick Proehl; 5. Shad Murphy;
Heat #2: 1. Jeff Struck Jr.; 2. Zachary Zuberbier; 3. Jesse Owen; 4. Rick Schriner; 5. Nick Claussen;
Feature: 1. Jeff Struck Jr.; 2. Justin VanDrunen; 3. Jesse Owen; 4. Frank Waters; 5. Cord Williams; 6. Nick Claussen; 7. Bryan Ritter; 8. Jerick Wells; 9. Rick Schriner; 10. Donnie Louck; 11. Zachary Zuberbier; 12. Nick Proehl; 13. Shad Murphy; 14. Tyler Gilmour; 15. Joe Zrostlik; 16. Nick Hixson; 17. Gary Schlieper; 18. Kevin Kerlin; 19. Erick Turner; 20. Jim Parr; 21. Austin Riggs;
Sport Compacts
Heat #1: 1. Cody VanDusen; 2. Brandon Cromwell; 3. Joe Lafrenz; 4. Nick Johnson; 5. Cyle Hawkins;
Heat #2: 1. Adam Christy; 2. Jason Ash; 3. Jack Fitzgibbon; 4. Ashley Rueman; 5. Jeremy Hancock;
Heat #3: 1. Jake Benischek; 2. Mitch Bielenberg; 3. Cody Staley; 4. Shawn McDermott; 5. Josh Lane;
Feature: 1. Mitch Bielenberg; 2. Adam Christy; 3. Ashley Reuman; 4. Shawn McDermott; 5. Travis Hawkins; 6. Dustin Forbes; 7. Ashton Blain; 8. Patton Unruh; 9. Josh Lane; 10. Drew Wise; 11. Robert Sturms; 12. Brad McDermott; 13. Blake Dotson; 14. Melinda Powell; 15. Codie Proehl; 16. Cody Staley; 17. John Campbell; 18. Dustin Meiners; 19. Jake Benischek; 20. Nick Johnson; 21. Jack Fitzgibbon; 22. Brandon Cromwell; 23. Cyle Hawkins; 24. Cody VanDusen; 25. Jeremy Hancock; 26. Jason Ash; 27. Joe Lafrenz; 28. Levi Heath; 29. Norm Marcov; 30. Jason Rhoads; 31. Justin Moffitt; 32. Travis Smith;
Category: Iowa
