Evan Epperson takes $1500 STARS Mod Lite win at 34 Raceway

By Dana Royer/34 Raceway

WEST BURLINGTON, I (September 14, 2013) – Muscatine High School, Junior, Evan Epperson, picked up what was probably the biggest win of his racing career Saturday, Sept. 14.  Epperson held off several challenges by Gregg Rossell to win the $1500 payday after taking the checkered flag in the STARS National Mod Lite event at 34 Raceway.  Jarrod Schneiderman, West Burlington, took the checkered flag in the $1000 to win 305 Sprint feature and John Oliver, Jr., Danville and Sean Wyett, Danville, also went home with trophies winning the Stock Car and Sport Mod features during the Pepsi Smok-E-Bones challenge.

The 2013 season is nearing the end but there is one more racing coming up that race fans won’t want to miss.  The Coors Light Sprint Invaders Season Championship will decide the 2013 Brockway Mechanical and Roofing Sprint Invaders Championship this Saturday, Sept. 21. Russ Hall leads the point race with 2279 but the battle for second in the standings sees just a one point difference between Dustin Selvage (2178) and Ryan Jamison (2177).  Also on the card will be the IMCA Modifieds back for the first time since Season Championship night, August 24 and the 4 Cylinders.  For more information go to www.34raceway.com or facebook – 34 Raceway.

Saturday, Sept. 28 will wrap up the 2013 seaso at 34 Raceway with the Midwest Power and Performance Quads, Bikes and Side X Sides. With jut $5 grandstand admission, fans will see plenty of turns, jumps and side by side action. Bring the family because kids are admitted FREE. Grandstands open at 3, practice at 5 and racing begins at 6:15. For more information contact Nick Eastin at flattrackin95@hotmail.com

34 cars, 34 laps and one pit stop. That was the format for the $1500 to win Stars Mod Lite National event at 34 Raceway Saturday night, Sept. 14. 45 Mod Lite cars came to 34 Raceway for the big money. Following 4 heat races,  2 B-Mains and 2 provisionals the field was set for the 34 lapper.  Tracy Fritter  and Dusty Masolini set the pace for the green flag with Fritter taking the first lap. Following a caution on lap 5, seventeen year old Evan Epperson would get by Fritter for the first lead change of the race. But his lead was short with Mike Morrill taking the lead on next lap. Morrill led the next seven laps before Epperson would take back his previous lead and never give it up despite several challenges from Morrell and Greg Rossell who moved up from his fifth row start.  Rossell would move into the second spot on lap 21 following the 10 minute pit stop and  pulled along side Epperson in the remaining laps. Epperson, who is looking to a possible change to sprints next year,  would pull off the win for the $1500 holding off Rossell in an exciting finish.

Sean Wyett, Danville, picked up his first Sport Mod feature win on the last night of sport mod action at 34 Raceway Saturday night in convincing style. Wyett took the lead from Bradley Holtmeyer on lap 8 of the 15 lap race and pulled away to take the checkered flag in the nineteen car field. Holtmeyer, Adam Shelman, Bobby Anders and Tony Dunker wound round out the top five.

The Stock Cars put on a show with 20 cars starting the twenty lap feature. John Oliver, Jr., Danville took the lead from his front row start holding  off Blaine Dopler for the first four laps. Following a caution on lap five, Tom Bowling, Jr. would get by Oliver for a brief lead when Oliver would regain the number one spot one lap later. The two would exchange leads four times, race side by side and bumper to bumper  while also holding off Dopler and Jake Wenig.  Oliver and Bowling were side by side, bumper to bumper on the final lap with Oliver taking the win in an exciting finish by a car length. Wenig, Jason Cook and Kirk Kinsley would round out the top five.

Jarrod Schneiderman, West Burlington, made it two wins in a row after coming off a win last week on the 3/8 mile. Schneiderman took the early lead and was never seriously challenged in the twenty lap $1000 to win feature. But the fans were keeping their eyes on the second place battle with Ryan Jamison and Donnie Steward who were side by side, bumper to bumper for several laps. As Schneiderman took the checkered flag by a large margin, it would be Jamison following crossing the finish line to finish second, Justin Newberry would pass Steward to finish third.

 

305 SPRINTS

FEATURE: 1. Jarrod Schneiderman, West Burlington, 2. Ryan Jamison, Mediapolis, 3. Justin Newberry, Danville, 4. Donnie Steward, West Burlington, 5. Patrick Moore, Bettendorf, 6. Mike Mayberry, 7. Nick Guernsey, Burlington, 8. Dave Getchell, Sperry, 9. Dillan Roth, Burlington, 10. Chase Wanner Agency, 11. Kade Higday, Altoona, 12. Janelle Schneiderman, West Burlington, 13. Richard Brod, Downers Grove, Il., 14. Josh Schneiderman, West Burlington.

 

STOCK CARS

FEATURE: 1. John Oliver, Jr., Danville, 2. Tom Bowling, Danville, 3. Jake Wenig, Burlington, 4. Jason Cook, Mt. Pleasant, 5. Kirk Kinsley, Wapello, 6.  Blaine Dopler, Wapello, 7. John Hemsted, Kalona, 8. Jimmy Comins, 9. Ray Raker, Danville, 10. Jim Lynch, Donnellson, 11.
Travis Finke, Columbus Junction, 12. Chad Krogmeier, Burlington, 13. John Brockway, Morning Sun, 14. Gabe Harrison, Warsaw, Il.,  15. Joe Gerdes, Burlington, 16. Mark Bowman, Burlington, 17. Michael Grossman, Keokuk, 18. Austin Schulte, Keokuk, 19. Josh Tripp, West Burlington, 20. Jeff Mueller, New London, 21. Brandon Rothzen, Raritan, Il.

 

SPORT MODS

FEATURE: 1. Sean Wyett, Danville, 2. Bradley Holtmeyer, Quincy, Il., 3. Adam Shelman, Ames, 4. Bobby Anders, Quincy, Il., 5. Tony Dunker, Quincy, Il., 6. Brett Timmerman, Wapello, 7. Phillip Cossel, Montrose, 8. Dakoda Sellers, 9. Randy Butterbrough, Clarence, 10. Rob Wilsey, Keokuk, 11. Blake Woodruff, Galesburg, Il.,. 12. Dustan Fenton, Burlington, 13. Skyler Stark, 14. Andre Laport, East Moline, Il., 15. Laverne Bowman, Burlington, 16. Travis Peterson, 17. Dakota Simons, Libertyville, 18. Bobby Six, Keokuk, 19. Ryan Reed, LeClaire.

 

MOD LITES

FEATURE: 1. Everson, Muscatine, 2. Greg Rossell, Knoxville, Il., 3. Jeff Teeters, 4. Mike Morrill, Pleasant Hill, 5. Chase Flatt, Monmouth, Il., 6. Dusty Masolini, Des Moines, 7. Randy Bryan, Ames, 8. Daniel Keltner, Wapello, 9. Shon Sanders, Geneseo, Il., 10. Devon Rouse, Burlington, 11. Terry Brown, Nevada, 12. Luke Payton, 13. Justin Buchholz, Davenport, 14. Gary Snyder, Monmouth, Il., 15. Mike Kennedy, Boone, 16. Shane Pfeuffer, 17. Mike Pershing, Colchester, Il., 18. Troy Philpott, Muscatine, 19. Dan Guss, Milan, Il., 20. Tim Hennigar, 21. Joe Glick, 22. Charle Brown, Nevada, 23. Jimmy Halcomb, Kirkwood, Il., 24. Robert Guss, Moline, Il., 25. David Norton, Moline, Il., 26. Jason Whitehead, Nevada, 27. Jimmy May, Desoto, 28. Sean Adair, Little York, Il.,  29. Jared Halcomb, Monmouth, Il., 30. Tracy Fritter, 31. Travis Brandt, 32. Josh May, Desoto, 33. Ty Short, 34. Collin Ball, Wapello.

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