Moyer takes Davenport MLRA cash
by Mike McGuire
DAVENPORT, Ia. (April 15, 2021) – Billy Moyer Sr. scored the feature win Thursday night at the Davenport Speedway. The Lucas Oil MLRA victory was Moyer’s 45th of his career and his first win at Davenport in more than two decades.
The forty-lap late model main started with Moyer and California native Jason Papich in the front row. At the drop of the green, Papich took the advantage. Moyer running the high side of the racetrack would see the lead on lap five. With Papich racing on the low groove the two leaders would battle back and forth, and side by side until the race’s second restart on lap twenty-three.
Moyer would slowly pull away as Papich became locked in a battle for second with Brian Shirley. At the checkers, Moyer held nearly a straightaway lead, with Papich holding off Shirley for the runner up spot. Georgia racer Ashton Winger took fourth, while Terry Phillips rounded out the top five.
Moyer, Papich, Shirley, and Tony Toste won the four late model heat races. Mitch McGrath and Chris Simpson won B-Mains. Forty late model drivers, from thirteen states, took part in the event.
Billy Moyer’s last feature win at Davenport came in a 1999 UMP Summer Nationals event. The Lucas Oil MLRA Late Models will return to Davenport, for an encore performance on Friday, May 14th.
Just like Moyer, Modified feature winner, Spencer Diercks started on the outside pole, raced the high side of the track, and pulled away late in the race for the win. Chandler, Arizona racer Tim Ward finished second after starting fifth. Third place, the battle of the 1’s went to Jeff Larson over Eric Barnes. Brandt Cole finished fifth.
In SportMod action, Tyler Soppe held off Tony Olson for the win. Soppe leap-frogged into the lead on lap one from his fifth pace starting spot. Tyler would lead all fifteen laps en route to the win. Olson finished a close second. Shane Paris, Ben Chapman, and Logan Veloz came from mid-pack to finish third through fifth respectively.
The American Iron Racing Series put on a great show in their feature. RJ Lank was the feature winner, driving an Edsel Ranger. Tim Arp’s Mercury Cougar finished second. Bart Miller, Ron Cook, and Dan Kessler rounded out the top five.
Coming up next for DRT TRAK Racing Inc. will be back-to-back MLRA shows in May. Friday, May 14th, the series returns to Davenport to tackle the quarter-mile oval a second time. Saturday, May 15th, the action is at the high-speed, half-mile West Liberty Raceway.
Results:
Davenport Speedway
April 15, 2021 –
Late Models
Heat #1: 1. Jason Papich; 2. Terry Phillips; 3. Tyler Bruening; 4. Jordan Yaggy; 5. Kris Kratzer;
Heat #2: 1. Brian Shirley; 2. Bobby Pierce; 3. Frank Heckenast Jr.; 4. Rich Bell; 5. Mitch McGrath;
Heat #3: 1. Billy Moyer Sr.; 2. Jason Feger; 3. Ashton Winger; 4. Shannon Babb; 5. Justin Duty;
Heat #4: 1. Tony Toste; 2. Mason Oberkramer; 3. Jeremiah Hurst; 4. Jesse Stovall; 5. Chad Simpson;
Semi #1: 1. Mitch McGrath; 2. Chris Kratzer; 3. Dennis Erb Jr.; 4. Daniel Hilsabeck; 5. Blair Nothdurth;
Semi #2: 1. Chris Simpson; 2. Justin Duty; 3. Garrett Alberson; 4. Spencer Diercks; 5. Chad Simpson;
Feature: 1. Billy Moyer Sr.; 2. Jason Papich; 3. Brian Shirley; 4. Ashton Winger; 5. Terry Phillips; 6. Tyler Bruening; 7. Tony Toste; 8. Tony Jackson Jr.; 9. Jason Feger; 10. Dennis Erb Jr.; 11. Rich Bell; 12. Garrett Alberson; 13. Chad Simpson; 14. Chris Simpson; 15. Mitch McGrath; 16. Mason Oberkramer; 17. Jesse Stovall; 18. Jordan Yaggy; 19. Frank Heckenast Jr.; 20. Jake Timm; 21. Justin Duty; 22. Brennon Willard; 23. Chris Kratzer; 24. Jeremiah Hurst; 25. Bobby Pierce; 26. Shannon Babb;
Modifieds
Heat #1: 1. Jeff Larson; 2. Spencer Diercks; 3. Eric Barnes; 4. Jaden Fryer; 5. Matt Werner;
Heat #2: 1. Travis Denning; 2. Chris Lawrence; 3. Brandt Cole; 4. Brandon Hamburg; 5. Joe Nemitz;
Heat #3: 1. Mitch Morris; 2. Chris Zogg; 3. Derrick Stewart; 4. Tim Ward; 5. Andy Nezworski;
Feature: 1. Spencer Diercks; 2. Tim Ward; 3. Jeff Larson; 4. Eric Barnes; 5. Brandt Cole; 6. Derrrick Stewart; 7. Matt Werner; 8. Chris Zogg; 9. Travis Denning; 10. Brandon Hamburg; 11. Matt Stein; 12. Jaden Fryer; 13. Austin Blume; 14. TJ Patz; 15. Joe Nemitz; 16. Charlie Mohr; 17. Steve Gustaf; 18. Chris Lawrence; 19. Andy Nezworski; 20. David Imming; 21. Mitch Morris; (1-DNS)
SportMods
Heat #1: 1. Tyler Soppe; 2. Tony Olson; 3. Todd Dykema; 4. Shane Paris; 5. Kyle Olson;
Heat #2: 1. Ben Chapman; 2. Barry Bates; 3. Logan Veloz; 4. Brad Salisberry; 5. Gage Neal;
Heat #3: 1. Ryan Walker; 2. Jacob Arp; 3. Anthony Franklin; 4. Kevin Goben; 5. Ryan Reed;
Feature: 1. Tyler Soppe; 2. Tony Olson; 3. Shane Paris; 4. Ben Chapman; 5. Logan Veloz; 6. Ryan Walker; 7. Kyle Olson; 8. Todd Dykema; 9. Jacob Arp; 10. Ryan Reed; 11. Brad Salisberry; 12. Anthony Franklin; 13. Kevin Goben; 14. Gage Neal; 15. Aaron Hitt; 16. Nick Groth; 17. Dakota Cole; 18. Trey Grimm; 19. Tony Kraklio; 20. Kevin Rasdon; 21. Barry Bates; 22. Torey Fischer; (1-DNS)
A.I.R.S.
Heat #1: 1. Dennis Etten; 2. Robin Atkins; 3. Bruce Yoeger; 4. Steve Olson; 5. Mike Arp;
Heat #2: 1. Dan Kessler; 2. RJ Lank; 3. Tim Arp; 4. Bart Miller; 5. Ron Cook;
Feature: 1. RJ Lank; 2. Tim Arp; 3. Bart Miller; 4. Ron Cook; 5. Dan Kessler; 6. Robin Atkins; 7. Bruce Yoerger; 8. Dennis Etten; 9. Mike Arp; 10. Brian Gade; 11. Justin Stock; 12. Bryan Caspary; 13. Owen Hayes; 14. Jimmy Rogers; 15. Steve Olson; (2-DNS)
Category: Iowa
