DAVENPORT, Ia. (August 17, 2012) – Friday was Back to School Kid’s Night at the Davenport Speedway, sponsored by Dirt Racer Magazine and Chris Damitz Photography.
MURPHY SCORES FOURTH LM WIN AT DAVENPORT
by Mike McGuire
DAVENPORT, Ia. (August 17, 2012) – Friday was Back to School Kid’s Night at the Davenport Speedway, sponsored by Dirt Racer Magazine and Chris Damitz Photography. With the regular season quickly winding down, Friday’s racing action was intense.
Mike Murphy Jr. captured feature win number four in the Petersen Plumbing & Heating IMCA Late Model feature. Murphy started 12th, but had made his way to the lead by lap 10. The win helped Murphy extend his point lead in the late model class.
Justin Kay was gaining ground on Murphy, but would have to settle for second. Andy Nezworski was in and out of the top five, before finishing third. Doug Nigh came on strong late in the race to take fourth, just ahead of Nate Bueseling. Muphy, Kay, and Nezworski won the late model heats.
In EMS IMCA Modified action, Kelly Meyer won a frantic 20-lap feature race. Meyer started the race in seventh position and was one of four different drivers to lead, over the first five laps.
The race was halted briefly for a red flag, as Greg Wilson’s car was went tumbling down to turn one. Greg exited the battered racecar, without serious injury.
When racing resumed, Meyer stayed in front, and would lead to the checkers. The win was Meyers’s first on the season at Davenport.
Doug Crampton prevailed over Mitch Morris to finish second at the stripe. Joe Beal recovered from being involved in a mid-race caution to take fourth, while John Ahlers just barely held off Matt Stein for fifth.
Emily Gade made it back-to-back feature wins in the Koehler Electric Street Stock division. Gade took the lead from Kevin Dickey on lap two of the fifteen lap main and led the rest of the way to the checkers. The victory was her third of the season.
Jeremy Marquette started tenth and had moved up to second by the end of lap four, but never got close enough to the leader to mount a challenge. Dwaine Hasson started third and finished third. Keith Blum and Chris Lawrence completed the top five.
In the Roto Rooter 4-Stocks, the Hitt just keeps on a coming. Aaron Hitt backed up his 4-Stock 50 win, with his second points win of the season. Hitt stole the lead from Andy Loy on lap three, en route to the victory. Jake Ellithorpe finished second. Gage Neal, Jake Morris, and Kyle Rhoads rounded out the top five.
Next Friday, August 24th, is Season Championship night at the Davenport Speedway. Track champions will be crowned in all four weekly classes.
Davenport Speedway
August 17, 2012
Results –
Petersen Plumbing & Heating IMCA Late Models
Heat 1: 1. Mike Murphy Jr.; 2. LeRoy Brenner; 3. Matt Ryan; 4. Stephan Kammerer; 5. Mike Zemo Jr.;
Heat 2: 1. Justin Kay; 2. Doug Nigh; 3. Mike Guldenpfennig; 4. Joe Ross; 5. Chuck Hanna;
Heat 3: 1. Andy Nezworski; 2. Nate Bueseling; 3. Jeff Stevens; 4. Ray Guss Jr.; 5. Mike Garland;
Feature: 1. Mike Murphy Jr.; 2. Justin Kay; 3. Andy Nezworski; 4. Doug Nigh; 5. Nate Bueseling; 6. Ray Guss Jr.; 7. Mike Guldenpfennig; 8. Matt Ryan; 9. Joe Ross; 10. Jeff Stevens; 11. Mike Garland; 12. Mike Zemo Jr.; 13. Cory Goldbeck; 14. Tom Pestka; 15. Chuck Hanna; 16. Buck Harmening; 17. DJ Burke; 18. LeRoy Brenner; 19. Collin Straka; 20. Stephan Kammerer; 21. Jon Coombs;
EMS IMCA Modifieds
Heat 1: 1. Doug Crampton; 2. Kevin Goben; 3. Kelly Meyer; 4. Jake Waterman; 5. Matt Wilson;
Heat 2: 1. Mitch Morris; 2. Brian Bushong; 3. Greg Wilson; 4. Matt Stein; 5. Todd Reed;
Heat 3: 1. Bob Dominacki; 2. Thad Wilson; 3. Joe Beal; 4. Dean McGee; 5. Craig Crawford;
Semi: 1. John Ahlers; 2. Todd Reed; 3. Ray Cox Jr.; 4. Brian Webb; 5. Scott Olson;
Feature: 1. Kelly Meyer; 2. Doug Crampton; 3. Mitch Morris; 4. Joe Beal; 5. John Ahlers; 6. Matt Stein; 7. Thad Wilson; 8. Jake Waterman; 9. Ray Cox Jr.; 10. Brian Webb; 11. Todd Dykema; 12. Tony VonDresky; 13. Todd Reed; 14. Brian Bushong; 15. Dean McGee; 16. Greg Wilson; 17. Scott Olson; 18. Matt Wilson. 19. Kevin Goben; 20. Bob Dominacki;
Koehler Electric Street Stocks
Heat 1: 1. Kevin Dickey; 2. Dwaine Hasson; 3. Emily Gade; 4. Bryan Ritter; 5. Phil Anderson;
Feature: 1. Emily Gade; 2. Jeremy Marquette; 3. Dwaine Hasson; 4. Keith Blum; 5. Chris Lawrence; 6. Randy Exline; 7. Phil Anderson; 8. Bryan Ritter; 9. Kevin Schloemer; 10. Kevin Dickey;
Roto Rooter 4-Stocks
Heat 1: 1. Jake Ellithorpe; 2. Ricky Kay; 3. Justin Fink; 4. Andy Loy; 5. Kyle Rhoads;
Heat 2: 1. Jake Morris; 2. Gage Neal; 3. Aaron Hitt; 4. Nick Bennett; 5. Robert Hines;
Feature: 1. Aaron Hitt; 2. Jake Ellithorpe; 3. Gage Neal; 4. Jake Morris; 5. Kyle Rhoads; 6. Ricky Kay; 7. Nick Bennett; 8. Justin Fink; 9. Robert Hines; 10. Andy Loy;
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