Schriner Shines at QCS Points Opener
By Brad Hines
EAST MOLINE, IL (May 6, 2012) – Quad City Speedway kicked off the 2012 points season with six divisions of racing on Rock Island County Animal Shelter Night. A full grandstands and pits witnessed some of the best racing in the Midwest on a glass smooth track.
Rock Island’s Rick Schriner took full advantage of his pole position starting spot in the Extreme Auto Glass Street Stock feature and led every lap holding off a very strong Emily Gade. Ms. Gade gave Schriner everything he could handle, even pulling beside him several times, but Schriner would not be denied. T.J. Patz had a solid third place after starting the feature 18th. Nick Lawrence and Steve Gustaf Sr. rounded out the top five. Heat winners were Schriner and Ron Marks Jr.
The ever exciting Mod Lites made another appearance at QCS Sunday. Moline’s Shon Sanders wasted little time grabbing the lead, pulling away from the pack, and coming home with the victory. Johnathan Huston ran a strong second followed by Anthony Guss, Greg Rossell, and David Norton. Guss came from the eighth starting spot and Rossell came from the ninth starting spot. Heat winners were Rossell and Todd Cramer.
In the Orion Tire Repair IMCA Modifieds, veteran Modified driver, Doug Crampton jumped out to the early lead with Colona’s Jason Bahrs in hot pursuit in second. Crampton held off Bahrs for the first six laps but Bahrs then bolted by Crampton and went on to his first win in 2012. Crampton would finish second with Brandon Durbin, Greg Durbin, and Eric Barnes completing the top five. Heat winners were Bahrs and B. Durbin
Ryan Dolan once again stole the show, in the Verplaetse Excavating A-Modifieds, by starting dead last in the 20 lap feature and ending up parking his yellow and red #7 in victory lane. John Bull took the early lead but by lap 12 Dolan, using the bottom of the track, would take control of the lead and go onto win. Bull would finish second followed by Jerry Bailey Jr., Scott Fridley, and Dustin Schram. Heat winners were Bull and Dolan.
A stout, 18 car, Sexton Ford IMCA Late Model field took to the track for their 30 lap main event with a front row of the defending IMCA National Champion, Ray Guss Jr., and 2-time 2012 Deery Bros. winner, Mike Murphy Jr. QCS fans were treated to a very exciting feature with Guss and Murphy running side by side for several laps. Guss was running the bottom and Murphy was running the top. Murphy eventually took full control of the lead, began pulling away, and took the checkered flag. Guss finished second with Nate Beuseling, Rob Toland, and Mike Garland making up the top 5. Toland had an impressive run coming from 15th to finish 4th in his return to late model action. Heat winners were Todd Malmstrom, Guss, and Shawn Mulvany.
The Aaron’s Affordable Towing 4 Cylinders saw Mike Wisdom lead every lap holding off challenges from Jason Blocker, Brandon Jewell, Aaron Hitt, and Brandon Dahl. The top five was so close you could throw a blanket over them. Blocker would drop out of the race allowing Jewell to take second followed by Hitt, B. Dahl, and Wade Dahl. Heat winners were Hitt and B. Dahl.
The next race at the Quad City Speedway will be Sunday, May 13th. The Verplaetse Excavating A-Modified Big 8 Racing Series presented by Fikes Truck Line will be back on 13th along with the Sexton Ford IMCA Late Models, Extreme Auto Glass Street Stocks, Orion Tire Repair IMCA Modifieds, and the Aaron’s Affordable Towing 4 Cylinders. There will also be Powder Puff races after all the features are finished. It will also be Red Solo Cup Night, please check www.qcspeedwayracing.com for more details. Gates will open at 3:30 with racing at 5:30.
Results – 5/6/12
Extreme Auto Glass Street Stocks
Heat 1
1. Ron Marks Jr.
2. Cord Williams
3. Chuck Fox
4. Jeremy Gustaf
5. Terry Smith
6. Dwayne Smith Jr.
7. Mark Anderson
8. Erick Turner
9. Korey Peterson
Heat 2
1. Rick Schriner
2. Dwaine Hasson
3. Steve Gustaf Sr.
4. Nick Lawrence
5. Emily Gade
6. Kevin Dickey
7. Jerame Mowery
8. Ben Gallentine
9. T.J. Patz
Feature
1. Rick Schriner
2. Emily Gade
3. T.J. Patz
4. Nick Lawrence
5. Steve Gustaf Sr.
6. Kevin Dickey
7. Jeremy Gustaf
8. Cord Williams
9. Jerame Mowery
10. Dwaine Hasson
11. Terry Smith
12. Ron Marks Jr.
13. Ben Gallentine
14. Chuck Fox
15. Mark Anderson
16. Korey Peterson
17. Erick Turner
18. Dwayne Smith Jr.
Mod Lites
Heat 1
1. Greg Rossell
2. Shon Sanders
3. Dan Guss
4. Collin Ball
5. Bryan Brinker
6. Cody Brown
7. Gary Snyder
Heat 2
1. Todd Cramer
2. Johnathan Huston
3. Rob Guss
4. Anthony Guss
5. David Norton
6. Jason Masengarb
Feature
1. Shon Sanders
2. Johnathan Huston
3. Anthony Guss
4. Greg Rossell
5. David Norton
6. Bryan Brinker
7. Rob Guss
8. Dan Guss
9. Cody Brown
10. Collin Ball
11. Gary Snyder
12. Jason Masengarb
13. Todd Cramer
Orion Tire Repair IMCA Modifieds
Heat 1
1. Brandon Durbin
2. Doug Crampton
3. John Ahlers
4. Brian Bushong
5. Jason Masengarb
6. Greg Durbin
Heat 2
1. Jason Bahrs
2. Aaron Burroughs
3. Eric Barnes
4. George Spence III
5. Chance Huston
6. Justin Veloz
Feature
1. Jason Bahrs
2. Doug Crampton
3. Brandon Durbin
4. Greg Durbin
5. Eric Barnes
6. Brian Bushong
7. Justin Veloz
8. John Ahlers
9. Aaron Burroughs
10. Jason Masengarb
11. Chance Huston
12. George Spence III
Verplaetse Excavating A-Modifieds
Heat 1
1. John Bull
2. Scott Fridley
3. Jerry Bailey Jr.
4. Milo Veloz Jr.
5. Chad Tucker
Heat 2
1. Ryan Dolan
2. Jason Pershy
3. Dustin Schram
4. Perry Gellerstedt
5. Doug Curless
Feature
1. Ryan Dolan
2. John Bull
3. Jerry Bailey Jr.
4. Scott Fridley
5. Dustin Schram
6. Jason Pershy
7. Doug Curless
8. Perry Gellerstedt
9. Milo Veloz Jr.
10. Chad Tucker
Sexton Ford IMCA Late Models
Heat 1
1. Todd Malmstrom
2. Mike Zemo Jr.
3. Eric Gustaf
4. Bob Miller
5. Mike Guldenpfennig
6. Rob Toland
Heat 2
1. Ray Guss Jr.
2. Mike Cothron
3. Mike Murphy Jr.
4. Nate Beuseling
5. Mike Garland
6. Chuck Hanna
Heat 3
1. Shawn Mulvany
2. Matt Ryan
3. Travis Denning
4. LeRoy Brenner
5. Eric Sanders
6. Drake Ostrom
Feature
1. Mike Murphy Jr.
2. Ray Guss Jr.
3. Nate Beuseling
4. Rob Toland
5. Mike Garland
6. Shawn Mulvany
7. Todd Malmstrom
8. Travis Denning
9. Chuck Hanna
10. LeRoy Brenner
11. Bob Miller
12. Matt Ryan
13. Drake Ostrom
14. Eric Sanders
15. Mike Cothron
16. Eric Gustaf
17. Mike Zemo Jr.
18. Mike Guldenpfennig
Aaron’s Affordable Towing 4 Cylinders
Heat 1
1. Aaron Hitt
2. Jason Blocker
3. Brandon Jewel
4. Wade Dahl
5. Dale Tucker
6. John Scott III
7. Jon Scott
Heat 2
1. Brandon Dahl
2. Eric Stogdell
3. Zachary Dahl
4. Mike Wisdom
5. Dustin Forbes
6. Michael Regan
7. Camron Poci
Feature
1. Mike Wisdom
2. Brandon Jewel
3. Aaron Hitt
4. Brandon Dahl
5. Wade Dahl
6. Eric Stogdell
7. Zachary Dahl
8. Dale Tucker
9. Dustin Forbes
10. Jason Blocker
11. John Scott III
12. Michael Regan
13. Camron Poci
14. Jon Scott
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