Durbin Nearly Pulls off the Racing Hat Trick
By: Brad Hines
East Moline, IL. (June 8, 2014) –
It had been an up and down start to the 2014 season for Quad City Speedway regular, Brandon Durbin. He made the switch from UMP Modified to IMCA Modified during the off season and there had been a bit of a learning curve and some bad luck to start the season. Two weeks ago at the Davenport Speedway Durbin finally got it figured out and took home the checkered flag. Then Sunday night Durbin nearly pulled off a Toppert Services IMCA Modified hat trick.
In the Toppert Services IMCA Modified make-up feature Durbin held off a fierce challenge from Colona’s Matt Werner, who was all over Durbin for majority of the 20 lap feature, to win the first race of the evening. Werner would take second followed by Ray Cox Jr., Doug Crampton, who came charging through the field after an early caution sent him to the back of pack, and Brian Bushong.
Durbin would go on to win his heat race and the stage was set for the nearly impossible racing hat trick. In the second Toppert Services IMCA Modified feature of the night Durbin would race neck and neck with another Colona native, Jason Bahrs, for most of that 20 lap feature. Once again Matt Werner put himself in the mix and challenged both Durbin and Bahrs. In the end Bahrs would play the spoiler and take home an impressive win with Durbin second followed by Werner, Todd Dykema, and Greg Durbin, who started 13th. The other heat race winners were Bahrs and Kevin Goben.
The McDonald’s Mod Lites also had a doubleheader on card Sunday night. Coralville’s Dan Keltner would dominate the 12 lap make-up feature leading wire to wire. Jason Masengarb took second followed by Bryan Brinker, Gary Snyder, and Mike Pershing.
Another Colona native Jason Masengarb, in the #4M machine, would win in convincing fashion with Keltner holding off a solid run by Bryan Brinker to take second. The remaining top five were Dan Guss and John Belville. Heat race winners were Brinker and Masengarb.
In the Weber Auto Group Street Stocks, Orion’s Chad Coyne took control of the 15 lap feature immediately and never looked back leading every lap. You could throw a blanket over positions second through sixth with Jeremy Gustaf taking second followed by Perry Gellerstedt, Jarett Franzen, and Rob Nylin The heat race winners were Coyne and Gustaf.
A very competitive 18 car field of Riverbend Pizza Place 4-Cylinders did battle in their 12 lap feature. After Brandon Dahl took over the lead, he held off stiff challenges from Andy Loy, Cameron Poci, and Eric Stogdell and parked his #D17 in victory lane. Loy would take second followed by Poci, Austen Becerra, and Stogdell. Heat race winners were Stogdell, Sean Fersch, and Poci.
In the Eriksen Chevrolet Buick IMCA Late Models, Green Rock’s Mike Murphy Jr. once again parked the yellow 14 machine in victory lane after their 30 lap feature. “The River City Hustler” Ray Guss Jr. charged through the field from his last place starting spot to take second place followed by Brunson Behning, Todd Malmstrom, and Rob Toland. The heat race winners were Toland and Behning.
Racing continues next Sunday, June 15th, at the Quad City Speedway with make-up features in Weber Auto Group Street Stocks and U-Pull-A-Part/Cimco IMRA Midget Lites plus a full program of the racing action in the Eriksen Chevrolet Buick IMCA Late Models, Topper Services IMCA Modifieds, Weber Auto Group Street Stocks, Riverbend Pizza Place 4-Cylinders, and U-Pull-A-Part/Cimco IMRA Midget Lites.
Results – 6/8/14
Toppert Services IMCA Modifieds
Make-Up Feature
1. 15D – Brandon Durbin
2. 93 – Matt Werner
3. 11 – Ray Cox Jr.
4. 40 – Doug Crampton
5. 85B – Brian Bushong
6. 4G – Kevin Goben
7. 8L – Chris Lawrence
8. 17 – Todd Dykema
9. 8 – Greg Durbin
10. 85 – Leland Bushong
11. 6J – Andy Warner
12. 21C – Chad Tucker
13. 17P – Jason Pershy
14. 1 – Eric Barnes
15. 89 – T.J. Patz
DNS: 43 – Justin Veloz
Heat 1
1. 96 – Jason Bahrs
2. 93 – Matt Werner
3. 21C – Chad Tucker
4. 8L – Chris Lawrence
5. 8 – Greg Durbin
6. 85B – Brian Bushong
7. 85 – Leland Bushong
8. 6J – Andy Warner
Heat 2
1. 4G – Kevin Goben
2. 11 – Ray Cox Jr.
3. 40 – Doug Crampton
4. 26 – Joe Jones Jr.
5. 17P – Jason Pershy
6. 35 – Chance Huston
DNS: 43 – Justin Veloz, 1 – Eric Barnes
Heat 3
1. 15D – Brandon Durbin
2. 18R – Terry Rentfro
3. 17 – Todd Dykema
4. 00 – Rob Henry
5. 3G – Jerame Mowery
6. 140 – Nathan Hall
7. 89 – T.J. Patz
Feature
1. 96 – Jason Bahrs
2. 15D – Brandon Durbin
3. 93 – Matt Werner
4. 17 – Todd Dykema
5. 8 – Greg Durbin
6. 4G – Kevin Goben
7. 8L – Chris Lawrence
8. 11 – Ray Cox Jr.
9. 00 – Rob Henry
10. 40 – Doug Crampton
11. 18R – Terry Rentfro
12. 85 – Leland Bushong
13. 17P – Jason Pershy
14. 140 – Nathan Hall
15. 85B – Brian Bushong
16. 3G – Jerame Mowery
17. 21C – Chad Tucker
18. 26 – Joe Jones Jr.
19. 6J – Andy Warner
20. 35 – Chance Huston
DNS: 89 – T.J. Patz, 43 – Justin Veloz, 1 – Eric Barnes
McDonald’s Mod Lites
Make-Up Feature
1. 29K – Dan Keltner
2. 4M – Jason Masengarb
3. 1M – Bryan Brinker
4. 11s – Gary Snyder
5. 16P – Mike Pershing
6. 8G – Dan Guss
7. 20J – John Belville
8. 17M – Mike Morrow
9. 3 – A.J. Pappas
10. 15 – Justin Ashby
11. 1 – Graham Fate
12. 007 – Jared Norton
DNS: 7 – Jim Betcher, 5 – Mike Dominguez
Heat 1
1. 1M – Bryan Brinker
2. 29K – Dan Keltner
3. 11s – Gary Snyder
4. 8G – Dan Guss
5. 3 – A.J. Pappas
6. 1 – Graham Fate
Heat 2
1. 4M – Jason Masengarb
2. 16P – Mike Pershing
3. 17M – Mike Morrow
4. 20J – John Belville
5. 15 – Justin Ashby
6. 007 – Jared Norton
Feature
1. 4M – Jason Masengarb
2. 29K – Dan Keltner
3. 1M – Bryan Brinker
4. 8G – Dan Guss
5. 20J – John Belville
6. 17M – Mike Morrow
7. 16P – Mike Pershing
8. 3 – A.J. Pappas
9. 15 – Justin Ashby
10. 1 – Graham Fate
11. 11s – Gary Snyder
12. 007 – Jared Norton
Weber Auto Group Street Stocks
Heat 1
1. 13 – Chad Coyne
2. 19 – Steven Jackson
3. 8 – Rick Schriner
4. 33 – Jarett Franzen
5. 28 – Jimmy Simpson
6. 78 – Nick Lawrence
7. 29 – Zach Huston
Heat 2
1. 86 – Jeremy Gustaf
2. 1 – Rob Nylin
3. 42 – Kevin Dickey
4. 85JR – Erick Turner
5. 91 – Jason Bielema
6. 83 – Jimmy Comins
7. 39 – Perry Gellerstedt
Feature
1. 13 – Chad Coyne
2. 86 – Jeremy Gustaf
3. 39 – Perry Gellerstedt
4. 33 – Jarett Franzen
5. 1 – Rob Nylin
6. 19 – Steven Jackson
7. 91 – Jason Bielema
8. 42 – Kevin Dickey
9. 78 – Nick Lawrence
10. 85JR – Erick Turner
11. 29 – Zach Huston
12. 28 – Jimmy Simpson
13. 83 – Jimmy Comins
DQ: 8 – Rick Schriner
Riverbend Pizza Place 4-Cylinders
Heat 1
1. 50 – Eric Stogdell
2. 48 – Aaron Hitt
3. 8 – John Scott III
4. 28 – Brad Salisbury
5. RC99 – Ray Costello
6. 75K – Jake Smith
7. 05 – Jimmy Spencer Jr.
Heat 2
1. F88 – Sean Fersch
2. s4 – Steven Spiker
3. 51 – Ken Stogdell
4. 77X – Brandon Setser
5. F79 – Dustin Forbes
6. 13 – Shawn Pappas
Heat 3
1. C22 – Cameron Poci
2. 22 – Austen Becerra
3. D23 – Zach Dahl
4. D17 – Brandon Dahl
5. 17 – Andy Loy
6. 25A – Jon Scott
Feature
1. D17 – Brandon Dahl
2. 17 – Andy Loy
3. C22 – Cameron Poci
4. 22 – Austen Becerra
5. 50 – Eric Stogdell
6. 48 – Aaron Hitt
7. s4 – Steven Spiker
8. 8 – John Scott III
9. 13 – Shawn Pappas
10. RC99 – Ray Costello
11. 75K – Jake Smith
12. D23 – Zach Dahl
13. F88 – Sean Fersch
14. 77X – Brandon Setser
15. F79 – Dustin Forbes
16. 25A – Jon Scott
17. 05 – Jimmy Spencer Jr.
18. 51 – Ken Stogdell
DNS: 28 – Brad Salisbury
Eriksen Chevrolet Buick IMCA Late Models
Heat 1
1. 39 – Rob Toland
2. 75M – Todd Malmstrom
3. 11 – Gary Webb
4. 26 – Corey Goldbeck
5. 3 – Mike Cothron
6. 19 – Kelly Pestka
7. 58 – Ray Guss Jr.
Heat 2
1. 37B – Brunson Behning
2. 14 – Mike Murphy Jr.
3. 53 – LeRoy Brenner
4. 12 – Don Pataska
5. 6K – Korey Peterson
6. 55 – Ryan Claeys
Feature
1. 14 – Mike Murphy Jr.
2. 58 – Ray Guss Jr.
3. 37B – Brunson Behning
4. 75M – Todd Malmstrom
5. 39 – Rob Toland
6. 11 – Gary Webb
7. 53 – LeRoy Brenner
8. 12 – Don Pataska
9. 26 – Corey Goldbeck
10. 6K – Korey Peterson
11. 3 – Mike Cothron
12. 55 – Ryan Claeys
13. 19 – Kelly Pestka
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