Gade Scores First Quad City Speedway Feature Win
By Brad Hines
EAST MOLINE, IL (July 22, 2012) – After six consecutive top five finishes, Clarence, Iowa’s, Emily Gade, nicknamed “Lil Miss Dangerous”, finally punched her ticket for victory lane Sunday night at the Quad City Speedway.
In the 15 lap Extreme Auto Glass Street Stock feature Gade patience navigated her #6 Ford from seventh to first in the first eight laps. Gade mainly used the very top side of the track, up against the wall, to pick up for first career Quad City Speedway win, much to the delight of the fans in the stands. Keith Blum would take second followed by Dwaine Hasson, who start 13th, R.J. Gonzales, and Steve Gustaf Sr.
Thad Wilson continued his winning ways in the Orion Tire Repair IMCA Modifieds. A caution with 15 laps down was the break Wilson needed to get by late race leader Brian Bushong. John Ahlers would sneak by Bushong for second with Aaron Burroughs and Todd Dykema completing the top five.
Geneseo’s Shon Sanders completed the clean sweep in the Mod Lites Sunday night. After winning the second heat races, Sanders would go on to lead all put one lap of 12 lap feature. Sanders did have his hands full the entire race with second place finisher Bryan Brinker. Third was Dan Guss followed by David Norton, and Brad Lucy.
Another impressive field of Verplaetse Excavating UMP Modifieds checked in Sunday night. Donovan Lodge, in his familiar #32, dominated the 20 lap feature. Drawing the pole position, Lodge would go relatively untouched en route to his first QCS victory of the 2012 season. Second place finisher Ray Bollinger would come all the way from 11th, while the third place finisher, Milo Veloz Jr., would come from the 12th starting spot. Fourth and fifth went John Bull and Brock Bauman respectively.
Once again “The River City Hustler” Ray Guss Jr. waited until there were 2 laps to go to make his move for the lead. Todd Malmstrom, who started seventh, would take control of the early win, using the bottom side of the track down around the tires. Guss preferred a different line all the way on the top. Every lap Guss would get closer and closer but it wasn’t until lap 28 before Guss would take of the lead completely and win another feature at QCS.
The Aaron’s Affordable Towing 4-Cylinders saw another first timer pick up the win. Jason Blocker took full advantage of his outside front row starting spot to collect his first win at QCS in 2012. Zach Bollinger would take second in his first visit to QCS coming from the tenth starting spot. Eric Stogdell would finish fourth with Zach Dahl taking fifth.
Results – 7/22/12
Orion Tire Repair IMCA Modifieds
Heat 1
1. John Ahlers
2. Todd Dykema
3. Jason Bahrs
4. Doug Crampton
5. Joe Jones Jr.
6. Scotty Powell
Heat 2
1. Brian Bushong
2. Aaron Burroughs
3. Greg Durbin
4. Jason Masengarb
5. Thad Wilson
6. Chance Huston
Feature
1. Thad Wilson
2. John Ahlers
3. Brian Bushong
4. Aaron Burroughs
5. Todd Dykema
6. Scotty Powell
7. Chance Huston
8. Jason Bahrs
9. Doug Crampton
10. Greg Durbin
11. Joe Jones Jr.
12. Jason Masengarb
Mod Lites
Heat 1
1. Brad Lucy
2. David Norton
3. Anthony Guss
4. Gary Snyder
5. Cody Brown
6. Ronnie Gould
Heat 2
1. Shon Sanders
2. Bryan Brinker
3. Rob Guss
4. Dan Guss
5. Sean Dray
Feature
1. Shon Sanders
2. Bryan Brinker
3. Dan Guss
4. David Norton
5. Brad Lucy
6. Gary Snyder
7. Rob Guss
8. Anthony Guss
9. Andrew Smith
10. Cody Brown
11. Sean Dray
12. Ronnie Gould
Verplaetse Excavating UMP Modifieds
Heat 1
1. Brock Bauman
2. Nathan Balensiefen
3. Vince Cooper
4. Ray Bollinger
5. Matt Werner
6. Dustin Schram
7. Cody Bauman
Heat 2
1. Milo Veloz Jr.
2. Jason Pershy
3. Donovan Lodge
4. Shaune Lewis
5. Jerry Bailey Jr.
6. Russell Engeland
Heat 3
1. Doug Curless
2. John Bull
3. John Fellman
4. Chad Tucker
5. Perry Gellerstedt
6. Draython Schanfish
Feature
1. Donovan Lodge
2. Ray Bollinger
3. Milo Veloz Jr.
4. John Bull
5. Brock Bauman
6. Nathan Balensiefen
7. Doug Curless
8. Jerry Bailey Jr.
9. Cody Bauman
10. Matt Werner
11. Dustin Schram
12. Shaune Lewis
13. John Fellman
14. Chad Tucker
15. Vince Cooper
16. Russell Engeland
17. Draython Schanfish
18. Jason Pershy
19. Perry Gellerstedt
Extreme Auto Glass Street Stocks
Heat 1
1. Chris Lawrence
2. Emily Gade
3. Steve Gustaf Sr.
4. R.J. Gonzales
5. Nick Lawrence
6. Chuck Fox
7. Dwayne Smith Jr.
8. Jarrett Franzen
Heat 2
1. Rick Schriner
2. Keith Blum
3. Rob Nylin
4. Phil Anderson
5. Jerame Mowery
6. Mark Anderson
7. Dwaine Hasson
Feature
1. Emily Gade
2. Keith Blum
3. Dwaine Hasson
4. R.J. Gonzales
5. Steve Gustaf Sr.
6. Chuck Fox
7. Phil Anderson
8. Jarrett Franzen
9. Rick Schriner
10. Dwayne Smith Jr.
11. Mark Anderson
12. Rob Nylin
13. Nick Lawrence
14. Jerame Mowery
Chris Lawrence – DQ
Sexton Ford IMCA Late Models
Heat 1
1. Nate Beuseling
2. LeRoy Brenner
3. Todd Malmstrom
4. Buck Harmening
5. Mike Garland
Heat 2
1. Mike Zemo Jr.
2. Mike Cothron
3. Bob Miller
4. Rob Toland
5. Ray Guss Jr.
Feature
1. Ray Guss Jr.
2. Todd Malmstrom
3. Mike Zemo Jr.
4. Mike Cothron
5. Rob Toland
6. Nate Beuseling
7. LeRoy Brenner
8. Mike Garland
9. Buck Harmening
10. Bob Miller
Aaron’s Affordable Towing 4-Cylinders
Heat 1
1. Wade Dahl
2. Zach Dahl
3. Zach Bollinger
4. John Scott III
5. Eric Stogdell
6. Jeff Powell
7. Joe Grubbs
8. Brandon Setser
Heat 2
1. Jason Blocker
2. Brandon Dahl
3. Mike Wisdom
4. Dustin Forbes
5. Dillon DeKeyrel
6. Bobby Barker Jr.
7. Josh Sharpe
8. Aaron Hitt
Feature
1. Jason Blocker
2. Zach Bollinger
3. Wade Dahl
4. Eric Stogdell
5. Zach Dahl
6. John Scott III
7. Mike Wisdom
8. Dillon DeKeyrel
9. Brandon Setser
10. Jeff Powell
11. Dustin Forbes
12. Bobby Barker Jr.
13. Joe Grubbs
14. Aaron Hitt
15. Josh Sharpe
Brandon Dahl – DQ
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