Zrostlik claims 4-Stock Nationals title
by Mike McGuire
DAVENPORT, Ia. (August 14, 2015) – 4-Stocks took center stage Friday night at the Davenport Speedway, for the running of the 4-Stock Nationals. When the final checkered flag flew, the spotlight was on Long Grove, Iowa’s Joe Zrostlik.
The 50-lap A-main started with Steve Miedke taking the early lead for the first three laps. Pole-sitter Andy Loy grabbed the top spot for two laps, before yielding to Josh Riley. Riley would have the field in tow for the next twenty laps.
Zrostlik started the feature at mid-pack, after qualifying through one of the semi-features. He quickly moved up to second by lap ten. After following Riley for fifteen laps, Zrostlik used a lapped car as a pick, to take the lead. Despite three caution flags during the second half of the race, Zrostlik would lead the rest of the way to the checkers and a $2,000 pay day.
Gage Neal moved into second after the final restart and would finish in that position. Wisconsin’s Jay Orr made the long trek to Davenport pay off with a third place finish. Brandon Setser ran top five the entire race and finished fourth. Dustin Forbes completed the top five.
Racers from five states took part in the event.
It took almost three months, but someone finally beat Justin Kay in Petersen Plumbing &Heating IMCA Late Model action. Brunson Behning grabbed the lead from Mike Zemo Jr., after a lap eleven restart and never looked back. The win was Behning’s first late model win at Davenport this year.
Kay would get as close as second, then swapped the position with Matt Ryan a couple times, before finishing in the runner-up position. Ryan would take third, followed by Nate Bueseling and Andy Nezworski.
Late model heat race wins went to Kay, Joe Zrostlik, and Thad Wilson.
Another quality field of Milan Heating & Air IMCA Modifieds were on hand Friday. The twenty lap feature saw an unusually high number of caution flags. The ensuing restarts would have a big impact on the race.
Jarrod Struss led the first seven laps of the main. A lap eight restart saw Chris Zogg go to the front. A few laps later, Mitch Morris would get by Zogg, but another caution flag would erase the pass for the lead. Zogg would then hold on to the lead and claim his second victory of the season at Davenport. Morris finished second, with Bruce Hanford third. Joe Beal and Brian Bushong completed the top five.
Donnie Louck made it two wins in a row in the Koehler Electric Street Stock class. Louck led all fifteen laps, en route to the victory. Jake Gustaf recovered from an early race incident to finish second. Jesse Owen took third, ahead of Perry Gellerstedt and Cord Williams.
Tony Olson collected win number five in Hawkeye Auto IMCA SportMod action. Olson drove from sixth starting position to the lead on lap one and left the field in his dust. Bryce Garnhart had solid second place finish with Jake Morris in third. Jared Waterman and Rob Nylin finished fourth and fifth respectively.
Friday’s racing program included a visit from the Midwest Jalopies. Terry Mattly took the lead on lap two of the
feature and rocketed away to the win in his ’37 Ford. Austin Honts would finish second, followed by Kris Vohringer, Bob Mingst, and Jeff Blunt, in that order.
Next Friday, August 21st, is the final Kid’s Night of the 2015 season at the Davenport Speedway. Children 12 & under get free grandstand admission when accompanied by a paid adult. Bike races for the kids will be held after the racing program has concluded.
Davenport Speedway
August 14, 2015
Results –
4-Stock Nationals
Heat 1: 1. Brandon Setser; 2. Gage Neal; 3. Lucas Short; 4. Steve Miedke; 5. Travis Demint;
Heat 2: 1. Andy Loy; 2. Jay Orr; 3. Josh Barnes; 4. Dustin Forbes; 5. Allen Morris;
Heat 3: 1. Josh Riley; 2. Brannon Bechen; 3. Zach Dahl; 4. Rob Harding Jr.; 5. Scott Powell;
Semi 1: 1. Travis Demint; 2. Scott Powell; 3. Brandon Dahl; 4. Cody Brundage; 5. Aaron Hitt;
Semi 2: 1. Joe Zrostlik; 2. Cameron Poci; 3. Scott Wolfe; 4. Steve Boyle; 5. Brett Marshall;
Feature: 1. Joe Joe Zrostlik; 2. Gage Neal; 3. Jay Orr; 4. Brandon Setser; 5. Dustin Forbes; 6. Zach Dahl; 7. Brandon Dahl; 8. Josh Barnes; 9. Brannon Bechen; 10. Rob Harding Jr.; 11. Cody Brundage; 12. Allen Morris; 13. Eric Stogdell; 14. Scott Wolfe; 15. Steve Boyle; 16. Steve Miedke; 17. Aaron Hitt; 18. Lucas Short; 19. Josh Riley; 20. Scott Powell; 21. Brett Marshall; 22. Andy Loy; 23. Travis Demint; 24. Cameron Poci
IMCA Late Models
Heat 1: 1. Justin Kay; 2. Mike Zemo Jr.; 3. Nate Bueseling; 4. Chuck Hanna; 5. Gary Webb;
Heat 2: 1. Joe Zrostlik; 2. Andy Nezworski; 3. Travis Denning; 4. Eric Sanders; 5. Mark Claeys;
Heat 3: 1. Thad Wilson; 2. Matt Ryan; 3. Brunson Behning; 4. Jay Chenowith; 5. Stephan Kammerer;
Feature: 1. Brunson Behning; 2. Justin Kay; 3. Matt Ryan; 4. Nate Bueseling; 5. Andy Nezworski; 6. Ray Guss Jr.; 7. Jay Chenowith; 8. Thad Wilson; 9. Mike Zemo Jr.; 10. Chuck Hanns; 11. Gary Webb; 12. Travis Denning; 13. Stephan Kammerer; 14. LeRoy Brenner; 15. Joe Zrostlik; 16. Ryan Claeys; 17. Marty Scheckel; 18. Eric Sanders;
IMCA Modifieds
Heat 1: 1. Mitch Morris; 2. Jarrod Struss; 3. Joe Beal; 4. Terry Rentfro; 5. Josh Starr;
Heat 2: 1. Nick Hixson; 2. Chris Zogg; 3. Bob Dominacki; 4. Todd Malmstrom; 5. Bruce Hanford;
Heat 3: 1. Kyle Montgomery; 2. Rich Smith; 3. Matt Werner; 4. Brian Bushong; 5. Scott Powell;
Semi 1: 1. Scott Powell; 2. Tony VonDresky; 3. Josh Starr; 4. Dustin Smith; 5. Craig Crawford;
Semi 2: 1. Bruce Hanford; 2. Jeremy Marquette; 3. Rick Hixson; 4. Rob Dominacki; 5. Bruce Fosdyck Sr.;
Feature: 1. Chris Zogg; 2. Mitch Morris; 3. Bruce Hanford; 4. Joe Beal; 5. Brian Bushong; 6. Tony VonDresky; 7. Matt Werner; 8. Scott Powell; 9. Craig Crawford; 10. Jeremy Marquette; 11. Terry Rentfro; 12. Todd Malmstrom; 13. Eric Barnes; 14. Josh Starr; 15. Rick Hixson; 16. Kyle Montgomery; 17. Jarrod Struss; 18. Dustin Smith; 19. Bruce Fosdyck Sr.; 20. Bob Dominacki; 21. Rob Dominacki; 22. Nick Hixson; 23. Rich Smith; 24. Todd Dykema;.
Street Stocks
Heat 1: 1. Donnie Louck; 2. Perry Gellerstedt; 3. Jesse Owen; 4. Tom Riggs; 5. Chance Huston;
Heat 2: 1. Cary Brown; 2. Nick Claussen; 3. Cord Williams; 4. Bryan Ritter; 5. Mark Anderson;
Feature: 1. Donnie Louck; 2. Jake Gustaf; 3. Jesse Owen; 4. Perry Gellerstedt; 5. Cord Williams; 6. Cary Brown; 7. Nick Claussen; 8. Tom Riggs; 9. Bryan Ritter; 10. Jacob Whittington; 11. Mark Anderson; 12. Chance Huston;
IMCA Sport Mods
Heat 1: 1. Tony Olson; 2. Jacob Arp; 3. Rob Nylin; 4. Jared Waterman4; 5. Emily Gade;
Heat 2: 1. Bryce Garnhart; 2. Tim Current; 3. David Norton; 4. Jeff Johnson; 5. Jake Morris;
Feature: 1. Tony Olson; 2. Bryce Garnhart; 3. Jake Morris; 4. Jared Waterman; 5. Rob Nylin; 6. Aaron Hitt; 7. David Norton; 8. Emily Gade; 9. Henry Carson; 10. Jeff Johnson; 11. Rance Powell; 12. Jacob Arp; 13. Allen Morris; 14. Tim Current;
Midwest Jalopies
Heat: 1. Kris Vohringer; 2. Bob Mingst; 3. Austin Honts; 4. Jeff Blunt; 5. Jeff Snyder;
Feature: 1. Terry Mattly; 2. Austin Honts; 3. Kris Vohringer; 4. Bob Mingst; 5. Jeff Blunt; 6. Doug Picray; 7. Jerry Cayler; 8. Dennis Blunt; 9. Steve Jarnecke; 10. Art MacDonald; 11. Jeff Snyder;
Category: Davenport Speedway, Iowa
