Cooney wins Brit Montgomery Memorial
by Mike McGuire
MAQUOKETA, Ia. (August 21, 2021) – Heavy overnight rain made track preparation difficult for the Brit Montgomery Memorial at the Maquoketa Speedway. Once the cars made it to the racetrack, it was a great night of racing. The event featured the Hoker Trucking SLMR East Series
Todd Cooney of Des Moines, dominated the late model feature. Cooney started in the pole position and liked it so much he stayed there until the checkered flag. The victory was his second of the year.
In pursuit of Cooney was Dave Eckrich, who started eighth and finished second. Point leader Justin Kay started eleventh and finished third. Charlie McKenna and Curt Martin rounded out the top five.
For the third straight night on the Hoker tour, Chad Holladay set the pace in qualifying. Saturday’s fast lap was 14.693 seconds. Holladay, Curt Schroeder, and Curt Martin won the late model heats. Joel Callahan won the B-main.
The Modified feature boiled down to a battle between race leader Jeff Aikey and Bone Larson. The two were glued together and would circle the track lap after lap. And despite two restarts, they finished in that order. Brad Dierks took third followed by Matt Short and Jeremy Gustaf
Nick Hixson scored a feature win in the SportMods. Hixson jumped out in front of Ryan Reed at the drop of the green. Reed would hold on to finish second with seventh place started Tyler Soppe taking third. Shane Paris and Bob Silaggi rounded out the top five.
Cyle Hawkins led flag-to-flag in the 4-Stock main. Codie Proehl finished second followed by Travis Hawkins. Nick Proehl and Dylan Welsch were fourth and fifth respectively.
Tim Bader used a late race restart to pass Brian Gade for the win in the American Iron Racing Series feature. Gade held on to finish second. Jacob Arp, Steve Johnson, and Steve Olson finished third through fifth in that order.
Next up for DRT TRAK Racing Inc., is the Night of Destruction at Davenport Speedway, on Saturday, September 11th. The event includes Cheater Races and the Trailer Race.
DRT TRAK Racing follows the Night of Destrcution with a trio of races in late September. All three events will feature the Hoker Trucking SLMR East Series. Race one will be at Dubuque Speedway, on Thursday, September 23rd. Race two is at West Liberty Raceway, Friday September 24th. The three race swing concludes with the Iowa Governor’s Cup, at Davenport Speedway, Saturday September 25th.
Results:
Maquoketa Speedway
August 21, 2021 –
Hoker Trucking SLMR East Series
Qualifying: Chad Holladay (14.693 seconds)
Heat #1: 1. Chad Holladay; 2. Darrel DeFrance; 3. JC Wyman; 4. Dave Eckrich; 5. Luke Goedert;
Heat #2: 1. Curt Schroeder; 2. Charlie McKenna; 3. Andy Eckrich; 4. Todd Conney; 5. Joel Callahan;
Heat #3: 1. Curt Martin; 2. Jeff Tharp; 3. Matt Ryan; 4. Jeff Aikey; 5. Luke Pestka;
Semi #1: 1. Joel Callahan; 2. Jason Pestka; 3. Andy Nezworski; 4. Kelly Pestka; 5. Kevin Kirkpatrick;
Feature: 1. Todd Cooney; 2. Dave Eckrich; 3. Justin Kay; 4. Charlie McKenna; 5. Curt Martin; 6. Chad Holladay; 7. Luke Pestka; 8. Jeff Aikey; 9. Jason Hahne; 10. Luke Goedert; 11. Andy Eckrich; 12. Jeff Tharp; 13. Curt Schroeder; 14. Matt Ryan; 15. Spencer Diercks; 16. JC Wyman; 17. Joel Callahan; 18. Andy Nezworski; 19. Mike Guldenpfennig; 20. Kelly Pestka; 21. Darrel DeFrance; 22. Kirby Schultz;
Modifieds
Heat #1: 1. Jeff Larson; 2. Kyle Montgomery; 3. Jeremy Gustaf; 4. Tyler Madigan; 5. Jeff Aikey;
Heat #2: 1. Joe Huenefeld; 2. Matt Short; 3. Brad Dierks; 4. Tyler Soppe; 5. Derek Wilson;
Feature: 1. Jeff Aikey; 2. Jeff Larson; 3. Brad Dierks; 4. Matt Short; 5. Jeremy Gustaf; 6. Chris Zogg; 7. Charlie Mohr; 8. Tyler Soppe; 9. Joe Huenefeld; 10. Kelly Meyer; 11. Johnny Walker; 12. Kyle Montgomery; 13. Josh Starr; 14. Tyler Madigan; 15. Derek Wilson;
SportMods
Heat #1: 1. Ryan Reed; 2. Tyler Soppe; 3. Todd Dykema; 4. Nick Hixson; 5. Bob Silaggi;
Heat #2: 1. Brandon Jewell; 2. Perry Gellerstedt; 3. Joe Grant; 4. Troy Bauer; 5. Trey Grimm;
Feature: 1. Nick Hixson; 2. Ryan Reed; 3. Tyler Soppe; 4. Shane Paris; 5. Bob Silaggi; 6. Todd Dykema; 7. Troy Bauer; 8. Brandon Jewell; 9. Matthew Lundry; 10. Cole Stichter; 11. Trey Grimm; 12. Perry Gellerstedt; 13. Joe Grant;
4-Stocks
Heat #1: 1. Mitch Bielenberg; 2. Codie Proehl; 3. Travis Hawkins; 4. Cyle Hawkins; 5. Thomas Adams;
Feature: 1. Cyle Hawkins; 2. Codie Proehl; 3. Travis Hawkins; 4. Nick Proehl; 5. Dylan Welsch; 6. Drew Wise; 7. Charles Rufi; 8. Thomas Adams; 9. Mitch Bielenberg;
A.I.R.S.
Heat #1: 1. Brian Gade; 2. Scott VanBuskirk; 3. Jed Holland; 4. Craig Adams; 5. Bryan Caspary;
Heat #2: 1. Tim Bader; 2. RJ Lank; 3. Dennis Etten; 4. Steve Olson; 5. Justin Stock;
Heat #3: 1. Jacob Arp; 2. Travis Heier; 3. Steve Johnson; 4. Jake Hayes; 5. Christian Jordan;
Feature: 1. Tim Bader; 2. Brian Gade; 3. Jacob Arp; 4. Steve Johnson; 5. Steve Olson; 6. Robin Atkins; 7. Justin Stock; 8. Bruce Yoerger; 9. Travis Heier; 10. Jake Hayes; 11. Christian Jordan; 12. Dennis Etten; 13. Jimmy Rogers; 14. Scott VanBuskirk; 15. Jed Holland; 16. RJ Lank; 17. Bryan Caspary; 18. Craig Adams; 19. Parker Olson;
Category: Iowa
