Morris and Walker record first Davenport wins of 2021
DAVENPORT, Ia. (July 16, 2021) – They say the race is never over until the checkered flag falls. While that is true, sometimes the race isn’t over till way later. Friday night at Davenport Speedway was an evening full of surprise endings.
In the Petersen Plumbing & Heating IMCA Late Model feature, Nick Marolf jumped out to the early race lead. After starting in sixth, Matt Ryan passed Marolf for the lead on lap fourteen. Matt held the lead until Justin Kay passed him on lap twenty-two.
As the field was coming to the white flag, Ryan was able to retake the lead, but a caution flag for debris washed out the pass. On the restart, Kay was able to get away and went on to take his third point feature win on the season at Davenport.
Ryan had to fight off Brian Harris to hold second. Andy Eckrich took fourth with Andy Nezworski rounding out the top five.
Mitch Morris may have had the easiest road to victory lane in the Eriksen Chevrolet IMCA Modified main. Morris took the lead of the twenty lapper on lap two. At one time, Mitch had a full straightaway lead on the rest of the field.
Late in the race, Travis Denning roared to the front, but had to settle for second, just a car-length behind the winner. Third went to a surging Spencer Diercks. Matt Werner and young Charlie Mohr finished fourth and fifth respectively.
Missouri’s Adam Birck hustled out to the early race lead in the IMCA SportMod feature. Logan Veloz grabbed the point after a lap nine restrart. Birck battled back and retook the lead on lap eleven. On the last lap of the race, Ryan Walker burst into the lead and took the win. Birck finished second with Veloz third. Brandon Jewell crossed the stripe in fourth, just ahead of Ben Chapman. Forty-one SportMods were on hand to compete Friday night.
It was a back-and-forth battle in the Koehler Electric Street Stock division. Donnie Louck held the early lead. Jesse Owen led lap nine, with Louck coming back on lap ten. Owen leading laps eleven and twelve. Louck thirteen and fourteen. On the final lap, Louck drove off the top of turn four, paving the way to Owen’s second win of the season. Brandon Setser finished second. Nick Hixson, Jeff Struck Jr., and Tony Von Dresky finished third through fifth, in that order.
For the first ten laps of the QCjeeps.com Sport Compact feature, it was a three-way scrap between Cyle Hawkins, Aaron Hitt, and Josh Riley. The lead trio came together, allowing Codie Proehl to lead lap eleven. On the final lap, Hawkins regained the lead, taking his fifth win at Davenport this year. Riley recovered to finish second. Proehl finished third, ahead of Tim Sibley and Todd Sibley.
IMCA Mod Lites were racing at Davenport Speedway on Friday. Mike Zemo Jr. spanked the field, winning with a huge margin. However, Zemo failed to go to post-race tech and was disqualified. That handed the victory to Blake Gonzales. Jon Padilla finished second, with Michael Dominguez third.
K Promotions and Davenport Speedway continue to turn up the heat this Summer, with weekly points racing action next Friday, July 23rd. Tuesday, July 27th, the MARS Racing Series invades Davenport Speedway.
Results:
Davenport Speedway
July 16, 2021 –
IMCA Late Models
Heat #1: 1. Andy Nezworski; 2. Nick Marolf; 3. Chuck Hanna; 4. Andy Eckrich; 5. Bryan Moreland;
Heat #2: 1. Matt Ryan; 2. Justin Kay; 3. Brian Harris; 4. LeRoy Brenner; 5. Brian Webb;
Heat #3: 1. Gary Webb; 2. Jacob Waterman; 3. Don Pastaska; 4. Fred Remley; 5. Colton Leal;
Feature: 1. Justin Kay; 2. Matt Ryan; 3. Brian Harris; 4. Andy Eckrich; 5. Andy Nezworski; 6. Jacob Waterman; 7. Gary Webb; 8. Fred Remley; 9. Chuck Hanna; 10. Todd Van Tassel; 11. Colton Leal; 12. Nick Marolf; 13. Brian Webb; 14. Michael Leal; 15. Bryan Moreland; 16. Don Pastaska; 17. Logan Duffy; 18. Anthony Haines; 19. Dave Hammond; 20. Kevin Miller; 21. LeRoy Brenner; (2-DNS)
IMCA Modifieds
Heat #1: 1. Mike Goben; 2. Brandon Durbin; 3. Dustin Smith; 4. Dustin Kroening; 5. Charlie Mohr;
Heat #2: 1. Matt Werner; 2. Mitch Morris; 3. Kurt Kile; 4. Jeremy Gustaf; 5. Rob Dominacki;
Heat #3: 1. Spencer Diercks; 2. Matt Stein; 3. Travis Denning; 4. Jake Morris; 5. Terry Rentfro;
Feature: 1. Mitch Morris; 2. Travis Denning; 3. Spencer Diercks; 4. Matt Werner; 5. Charlie Mohr; 6. Kurt Kile; 7. Dustin Smith; 8. Mike Goben; 9. Matt Stein; 10. Chris Zogg; 11. Terry Rentfro; 12. Jake Morris; 13. Austin Blume; 14. Chris Lawrence; 15. Craig Crawford; 16. Jake Whittington; 17. Mitch Way; 18. Derek Wilson; 19. Brandon Durbin; 20. Jeremy Gustaf; 21. Doug Lenth; 22. Blake Woodruff; 23. Joe Nemitz; 24. Rob Dominacki; 25. Dustin Kroening; 26. Kyle Huston; Joe Beal; (2-DNS)
IMCA SportMod
Heat #1: 1. Tyler Soppe; 2. Jarrett Franzen; 3. Logan Anderson; 4. Brad Salisberry; 5. Steven Spiker;
Heat #2: 1. Ben Chapman; 2. Nathan Balensiefen; 3. Logan Veloz; 4. Jacob Arp; 5. Barry Bates;
Heat #3: 1. Adam Birck; 2. Doug Burkhead; 3. Ryan Walker; 4. Gage Neal; 5. Sean Wyett;
Heat #4: 1. Rance Powell; 2. Anthony Franklin; 3. Todd Dykema; 4. Brandon Jewell; 5. Dakota Cole;
Semi #1: 1. Sean Wyett; 2. Steven Spiker; 3. Kevin Goben; 4. Kevin Rasdon; 5. Justin Schroeder;
Semi #2: 1. Barry Bates; 2. Phil Anderson; 3. Dakota Cole; 4. Erick Turner; 5. Draython Schanfish;
Feature: 1. Ryan Walker; 2. Adam Birck; 3. Logan Veloz; 4. Brandon Jewell; 5. Ben Chapman; 6. Kevin Goben; 7. Jarrett Franzen; 8. Sean Wyett; 9. Todd Dykema; 10. Rance Powell; 11. Steven Spiker; 12. Phil Anderson; 13. Kevin Rasdon; 14. Barry Bates; 15. Gage Neal; 16. Jacob Arp; 17. Brad Salisberry; 18. Tyler Soppe; 19. Nathan Balensiefen; 20. Logan Anderson; 21. Dakota Cole; 22. Anthony Franklin; 23. Erick Turner; 24. Doug Burkhead;
Street Stocks
Heat #1: 1. Brandon Setser; 2. Donnie Louck; 3. Jeff Struck Jr.; 4. Rick Schriner; 5. Jake Lund;
Heat #2: 1. Nick Hixson; 2. Tony VonDresky; 3. Joe Bonney; 4. Jesse Owen; 5. Frank Waters;
Feature: 1. Jesse Owen; 2. Brandon Setser; 3. Nick Hixson; 4. Jeff Struck Jr.; 5. Tony Von Dresky; 6. Joe Bonney; 7. Frank Waters; 8. Tom Riggs; 9. Trevor Tucker; 10. Kori Murphy; 11. Nick Proehl; 12. Donnie Louck; 13. Austin Riggs; 14. Gary Bielema; 15. Cary Brown; 16. Jake Lund; 17. Rick Schriner; 18. Shad Murphy;
Sport Compacts
Heat #1: 1. Tim Sibley; 2. Codie Proehl; 3. Todd Sibley; 4. Tim Long; 5. Dustin Munn;
Heat #2: 1. Cyle Hawkins; 2. Josh Riley; 3. Jimmy Dutlinger; 4. Aaron Hitt; 5. Brodrick Wittmann;
Feature: 1. Cyle Hawkins; 2. Josh Riley; 3. Codie Proehl; 4. Tim Sibley; 5. Todd Sibley; 6. Tim Long; 7. Aaron Hitt; 8. Dustin Munn; 9. Trent Lebarge; 10. Brodrick Wittmann; 11. Jimmy Dutlinger; (1-DNS)
IMCA Mod Lites
Heat #1: 1. Mike Zemo Jr.; 2. Blake Gonzales; 3. Anthony Guss; 4. Bryan Wonick; 5. Brittani Dominguez;
Heat #2: 1. RJ Gonzales; 2. Mike Morrow; 3. Jon Padilla; 4. Kaden Cochrun; 5. Michael Dominguez;
Feature: 1. Blake Gonzales; 2. Jon Padilla; 3. Michael Dominguez; 4. Kaden Cochrun; 5. Rob Guss; 6. Bryan Wonick; 7. Anthony Guss; 8. Brittani Dominguez; 9. Tiffani Dominguez; 10. RJ Gonzales; 11. Mike Morrow; (1-DQ)
Category: Iowa
