Andy Eckrich bags Malvern Bank bucks at Davenport

 

DAVENPORT, Ia. (August 14, 2020) – The Malvern Bank Super Late Model Racing – Hoker Trucking East Series made their first ever appearance at the Davenport Speedway, Friday night.
Over one hundred and thirty racecars were in the pit area and NASCAR star Ken Schrader was on hand racing a modified.

With $5,000 on the line for the winner, the late model racers didn’t need much encouragement to race hard. In the 40-lap feature, Andy Eckrich showed the field why he deserved the money.
Andy led all forty laps and fended of the challenges of Spencer Diercks, Matt Ryan, and in the closing laps Justin Kay. Kay was able to get within a couple car-lengths, but no closer. Justin would have settle for second place money and was followed by Jason Hahne, Andy Nezworski, and Tad Pospisil.
Ryan, Hahne, Spencer Diercks, and Curt Martin each won a heat race. Brian Harris and Bill Leighton won B-Mains.

Brunson Behning dominated the Eriksen Chevrolet IMCA Modified feature leading all twenty laps. Behning jumped out to the lead from the pole stuck his car to the top of the racetrack. The hornet’s nest behind him saw drivers juggling spots in the top five, searching for the fast line.
Tom Berry Jr. of Des Moines, made the trek to Davenport pay off with a second place finish. Chris Simpson took third with Spencer Diercks fourth. Ken Schrader finished fifth.
Behning, Berry, and Schrader each won heat races. Eric Barnes and Brandon Durbin won semis.

Another huge field of IMCA SportMods were in the pits on Friday. While Brunson Behning used the high side in the Modifieds, Doug Burkhead found the low groove to his liking. Burkhead used the bottom to pass Ben Chapman for the lead on lap four. Down the stretch, Doug was able to hold off Maguire DeJong and secure the win. DeJong would finish second, with Chapman third. Logan Veloz and Dustin Schram completed the top five.
Five heats and two semis were needed to get the field of 24 cars qualified. Heat race wins went to Tony Olson, Shane Paris, Gage Neal, and Schram. Jared Waterman and Cam Reimers won the B-Mains.

In Koehler Electric Street Stock action, Donnie Louck captured his first win of the year at Davenport. Louck quickly went from fourth to first and then left the field in his dust. Jesse Owen drove from seventh to finish second. Jeff Struck Jr. won the battle of the 4s, holding off Zachary Zuberbier. Jeffrey Peterson finished fifth.

The QCjeeps.com Sport Compact main was the last feature of the evening and was quite entertaining. Shawn McDermott grabbed the early lead, before yielding to Brandon Dahl. Dahl got into a late race battle with Jimmy Dutlinger. Coming to the checkered flag, a back marker spun directly in front of the leaders. Dutlinger was able to make it through and got to the
finishline first. However, he was later DQ’d for a violation in tech. This  gave the win to Dahl. McDermott was scored second, ahead of Tim Sibley, Todd Sibley, and Jack Fitzgibbon, in that order.

Tomorrow night we do it all over again right here at the Davenport Speedway. Another $5,000 on the line for the Hoker Trucking East Series cars and stars. Hotlaps are at 6:30pm with racing to follow. Ken Shcrader is expected to run with the Modifieds again on Saturday at Davenport.

Davenport Speedway
August 14, 2020 –

Malvern Bank Super Late Model Racing – Hoker Trucking East Series
Heat #1: 1. Curt Martin; 2. Richie Gustin; 3. Tad Pospisil; 4. Jeff Aikey; 5. Andy Nezworski;
Heat #2: 1. Matt Ryan; 2. Justin Kay; 3. Andy Eckrich; 4. Luke Pestka; 5. Chuck Hanna;
Heat #3: 1. Jason Hahne; 2. Travis Denning; 3. Jason Rauen; 4. Gabe Umbarger; 5. Andrew Kosiski;
Heat #4: 1. Spencer Diercks; 2. Charlie McKenna; 3. Jeff Tharp; 4. Jonathan Brauns; 5. Bill Leighton;
Semi: 1. Bill Leighton; 2. Dave Eckrich; 3. Andrew Kosiski; 4. Joel Callahan; 5. Kelly Pestka;
Semi: 2. Brian Harris; 2. Jonathan Brauns; 3. Chuck Hanna; 4. Darrel DeFrance; 5. Nick Marolf;
Feature: 1. Andy Eckrich; 2. Justin Kay; 3. Ason Hahne; 4. Andy Nezworski; 5. Tad Posipil; 6. Matt Ryan; 7. Jason Rauen; 8. Travis Denning; 9. Jeff Tharp; 10. Brian Harris; 11. Jonathan Brauns; 12. Charlie McKenna; 13. Gabe Umbarger; 14. Bill Leighton; 15. Chuck Hanna; 16. Joel Callahan; 17. Richie Gustin; 18. Jeff Aikey; 19. Luke Pestka; 20. Andrew Kosiski; 21. Dave Eckrich; 22. JC Wyman; 23. Spencer Diercks; 24. Curt Martin;

IMCA Modifieds
Heat #1: 1. Brunson Behning; 2. Spencer Diercks; 3. Kelly Meyer; 4. Terry Rentfro; 5. Ray Cox Jr.;
Heat #2: 1. Ken Schrader; 2. Matt Werner; 3. Matt Stein; 4. Ryan Duhme; 5. Mike Goben;
Heat #3: 1. Tom Berry Jr.; 2. Jason Bahrs; 3. Chris Simpson; 4. Dustin Smith; 5. Joe Beal;
Semi #1: 1. Eric Barnes; 2. Kelly Meyer; 3. Chris Zogg; 4. Chris Lawrence; 5. Joe Beal;
Semi #2: 1. Brandon Durbin; 2. Mitch Morris; 3. Mike Goben; 4. Craig Crawford; 5. Kyle Montgomery;
Feature: 1. Brunson Behning; 2. Tom Berry Jr.; 3. Chris Simpson; 4. Spencer Diercks; 5. Ken Schrader; 6. Chris Zogg; 7. Mitch Morris; 8. Eric Barnes; 9. Brandon Durbin; 10. Matt Werner; 11. Matt Stein; 12. Terry Rentfro; 13. Chris Lawrence; 14. Joe Beal; 15. Blake Woodruff; 16. Todd Dykema; 17. Steve Gustaf; 18. Craig Crawford; 19. Kelly Meyer; 20. Ryan Duhme; 21. Mike Goben; 22. Kyle Montgomery; 23. Dustin Smith; 24. Jason Bahrs;

IMCA SportMod
Heat #1: 1. Tony Olson; 2. Doug Burkhead; 3. Logan Veloz; 4. Jared Waterman; 5. Perry Gellerstedt;
Heat #2: 1. Shane Paris; 2. Ben Chapman; 3. Bryan Moreland; 4. Anthony Franklin;  5. Chuck Fox;
Heat #3: 1. Gage Neal; 2. Nick Groth; 3. Jerckemy Gustaf; 4. Rance Powell; 5. Paul Howard;
Heat #4: 1. Dustin Schram; 2. Maguire DeJong; 3. Matt Fulton; 4. Ryan Walker; 5. Jarrett Franzen;
Semi #1: 1. Jared Waterman; 2. Perry Gellerstedt; 3. Brandon Jewell; 4. Rance Powell; 5. Trey Grimm;
Semi #2: 1. Cam Reimers; 2. Ryan Walker; 3. Jarrett VanDenBerg; 4. Anthony Franklin; 5. Jarrett Franzen;
Feature: 1. Doug Burkhead; 2. Maguire DeJong; 3. Ben Chapman; 4. Logan Veloz; 5. Dustin Schram; 6. Tony Olson; 7. Jared Waterman; 8. Shane Paris; 9. Gage Neal; 10. Cam Reimers; 11. Ryan Walker; 12. Perry Gellerstedt; 13. Matt Fulton; 14. Rance Powell; 15. Randy Farrell; 16. Jarrett Franzen; 17. Trey Grimm; 18. Jarrett VanDenBerg; 19. Jeremy Gustaf; 20. Brandon Jewell; 21. Anthony; Franklin 22. Aaron Hitt; 23. Nick Groth; 24. Bryan Moreland;

Street Stocks
Heat #1: 1. Zachary Zuberbier; 2. Frank Waters; 3. Austin Riggs; 4. Jacob Beal; 5. Jeffrey Peterson;
Heat #2: 1. Jeff Struck Jr.; 2. Nick Hixson; 3. Donnie Louck; 4. Jesse Owen; 5. Jake Lund;
Feature: 1. Donnie Louck; 2. Jesse Owen; 3. Jeff Struck Jr.; 4. Zachary Zuberbier; 5. Jeffrey Peterson; 6. Gene Ehlers; 7. Austin Riggs; 8. Jacob Beal; 9. Tom Riggs; 10. Chad Coyne; 11. Phillip Schnieder; 12. Jake Lund; 13. Scott Blake; 14. Nick Hixson; 15. Erick Turner (2-DNS) (1-DQ)

Sport Compacts
Heat #1: 1. Brandon Dahl; 2. Shawn McDermott; 3. Shane Kelly; 4. Travis Hawkins; 5. Jack Fitzgibbon;
Heat #2: 1. Jimmy Dutlinger; 2. Todd Sibley; 3. Tim Sibley; 4. Thomas Adams; 5. Chris Smith;
Feature: 1. Brandon Dahl; 2. Shawn McDermott; 3. Tim Sibley; 4. Todd Sibley; 5. Jack Fitzgibbon; 6. Thomas Adams; 7. Codie Proehl; 8. Zach Wells; 9. Mike Snyder; 10. Lane Wise; 11. Cyle Hawkins; 12. Travis Hawkins; 13. Chris Smith; (4-DNS) (1-DQ)

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