By: Brad Hines

East Moline, IL. – June 30, 2013 – It was Richmond Gear Mid-Season Championship, presented by U-Pull-A-Part/Cimco, Sunday night at the Quad City Speedway and nail biting finishes were the name of the game. All features were lined up by point standings going into Sunday night’s racing action and that set the stage for some crowd pleasing side by side racing at the ¼ mile high banks.

The tone for the night was set in the first feature of the evening with the U-Pull-A-Part/Cimco IMCA Modifieds. The rivalry between Greg Durbin and Doug Crampton added another chapter with them battling it out for the first 16 laps. On lap 17 Crampton moved up one line on the track and ran side by side with Durbin for the final three laps. Coming to the checkered flag they were door to door with Crampton edging out Durbin by a nose. Eric Barnes finished a solid third right on Crampton and Durbin. Brian Bushong finished fourth followed by Jason Bahrs, who started 14^th. Heat winners were Todd Dykema and Ray Cox Jr.

For the third week in a row Blue Grass’ Brandon Dahl found his way into victory lane in the 4-Cylinders. B. Dahl used the bottom side of the track to hold Aaron Hitt and Zach Bollinger, who both challenged for the lead several times. Hitt would take second followed by Bollinger, Nolan Kaufman, who started 20^th, and Zach Dahl. Heat winners were Hitt and J.R. Brown.

UMP Modified point leader, Milo Veloz Jr., and Eureka, IL’s, Brock Bauman had a race for the ages Sunday night. For the first 19 laps B. Bauman used the whole track trying to find a way around M. Veloz but it wasn’t until the white flag lap that B. Bauman made his move coming out of turn 2 for the lead. B. Bauman held off M. Veloz the final ½ lap to collect his first career Quad City Speedway win. Cody Bauman finished third followed by Mike Chasteen Jr., who started 14^th, and R.J. Gonzales. Matt Werner turned in the quickest lap in the Mr. Fix It Time Trials with a 14.49. Heat winners were M. Veloz and Jason Pershy.

It may be his first season running full time at the Quad City Speedway for Maquoketa’s Jarett Franzen but you wouldn’t be able to tell by the way he has been running as of late. Franzen grabbed his third consecutive win in the Weber Auto Group Street Stocks holding off a very strong Chris Lawrence for 15 laps. Korey Peterson, who started 11^th, took third followed by Rob Nylin, who started 12^th, and Perry Gellerstedt. Heat winners were Lawrence and Franzen.

In the highly anticipated Eriksen Chevrolet Buick IMCA Late Models Mike Zemo Jr. jumped out to an impressive with Nate Beuseling and Rob Toland running side by side for second. On lap 15 though it became a whole different race when Zemo broke an axel ending his night. Toland would hold off late charges by Beuseling and Mike Cothron to clam another “W”. Cothron would get by Beuseling for second with Todd Malmstrom taking fourth and LeRoy Brenner fifth. Heat winners were Toland and Brenner.

Pole setter Shon Sanders held off a late charge from Mike Pershing in the McDonald’s Mod Lites to snag another victory. Wapello, IA’s, Dan Keltner came all the way from 13^th to finish third. Brad Lucy and Dan Guss rounded out the top five. Heat winners were Lucy and Sanders.

Racing at the Quad City Speedway continues next Sunday, July 7^th, in the Eriksen Chevrolet Buick IMCA Late Models, UMP Modifieds, U-Pull-A-Part/Cimco IMCA Modifieds, Weber Auto Group Street Stocks, and 4-Cylinders. Hot laps are at 5:15pm with the UMP Modified Mr. Fix It Time Trials to follow. Normal admission prices apply.

 

Results – 6/30/13

U-Pull-A-Part/Cimco IMCA Modifieds

Heat 1

1. Todd Dykema

2. Eric Barnes

3. Terry Rentfro

4. Brian Bushing

5. Joe Jones Jr.

6. Greg Durbin

7. Doug Crampton

Heat 2

1. Ray Cox Jr.

2. Jason Bahrs

3. Leland Bushong

4. Matt Werner

5. Craig Crawford

6. Dan Hahn

7. George Spence III

Feature

1. Doug Crampton

2. Greg Durbin

3. Eric Barnes

4. Brian Bushong

5. Jason Bahrs

6. Craig Crawford

7. Leland Bushong

8. Matt Werner

9. Ray Cox Jr.

10. Joe Jones Jr.

11. Dan Hahn

12. George Spence III

13. Terry Rentfro

14. Todd Dykema

 

4-Cylinders

Heat 1

1. Aaron Hitt

2. Zach Bollinger

3. Josh Sharpe

4. Cameron Poci

5. Zach Dahl

6 Cody Williams

7. Brad Salisberry

8. Derrick DeFord

9. Brandon Dahl

10. Nolan Kaufman

Heat 2

1. J.R. Brown

2. Drew Wise

3. Mike Wisdom

4. Ken Stogdell

5. Rob Harding Jr.

6. Brandon Setser

7. Chance Huston

8. Erick Hood

9. Josh Starr

10. Kenny Klahn

Feature

1. Brandon Dahl

2. Aaron Hitt

3. Zach Bollinger

4. Nolan Kaufman

5. Zach Dahl

6. Brandon Setser

7. Derrick DeFord

8. Ken Stogdell

9. Drew Wise

10. Josh Starr

11. Kenny Klahn

12. Cody Williams

13. Cameron Poci

14. J.R. Brown

15. Brad Salisberry

16. Chance Huston

17. Erick Hood

18. Rob Harding Jr.

19. Mike Wisdom

20. Josh Sharpe

 

UMP Modifieds

Mr. Fix It Time Trials

1. Matt Werner – 14.49

2. Cody Bauman – 14.51

3. Milo Veloz Jr. – 14.63

4. Jason Pershy – 14.66

5. Shaune Lewis – 14.68

6. Brock Bauman – 14.76

7. Austin Hewitt – 14.79

8. Justin Veloz – 14.82

9. Mike Chasteen Jr. – 14.88

10. R.J. Gonzales – 15.07

11. Brandon Durbin – 15.13

12. Dave Hammond – 15.23

13. Chad Tucker – 15.40

14. Doug Curless – 15.61

15. Dustin Schram – 17.50

16. Mark VerVynck – N/A

Heat 1

1. Milo Veloz Jr.

2. Matt Werner

3. Shaune Lewis

4. Brandon Durbin

5. Mike Chasteen Jr.

6. Chad Tucker

7. Dustin Schram

8. Austin Hewitt

Heat 2

1. Jason Pershy

2. Cody Bauman

3. Brock Bauman

4. Justin Veloz

5. Doug Curless

6. Dave Hammond

7. R.J. Gonzales

8. Mark VerVynck

Feature

1. Brock Bauman

2. Milo Veloz Jr.

3. Cody Bauman

4. Mike Chasteen Jr.

5. R.J. Gonzales

6. Matt Werner

7. Doug Curless

8. Dustin Schram

9. Shaune Lewis

10. Dave Hammond

11. Chad Tucker

12. Austin Hewitt

13. Mark VerVynck

14. Justin Veloz

15. Brandon Durbin

16. Jason Pershy

 

Weber Auto Group Street Stocks

Heat 1

1. Chris Lawrence

2. Joe Bonney

3. Rick Schriner

4. Korey Peterson

5. Steven Jackson

6. Chad Coyne

7. Dwayne Smith Jr.

Heat 2

1. Jarett Franzen

2. Perry Gellerstedt

3. Curtis Radke

4. Rob Nylin

5. Jimmy Simpson

6. Terry Smith

7. Steve Gustaf Sr.

Feature

1. Jarett Franzen

2. Chris Lawrence

3. Korey Peterson

4. Rob Nylin

5. Perry Gellerstedt

6. Chad Coyne

7. Curtis Radke

8. Terry Smith

9. Joe Bonney

10. Rick Schriner

11. Steve Gustaf Sr.

12. Steven Jackson

13. Dwayne Smith Jr.

14. Jimmy Simpson

 

Eriksen Chevrolet Buick IMCA Late Models

Heat 1

1. Rob Toland

2. Todd Malmstrom

3. Mike Zemo Jr.

4. Kyle Neels

5. Ryan Claeys

6. Anthony Guss

7. Cory Goldbeck

Heat 2

1. LeRoy Brenner

2. Nate Beuseling

3. Mike Guldenpfennig

4. Jason Bert

5. Mike Cothron

6. Kelly Pestka

Feature

1. Rob Toland

2. Mike Cothron

3. Nate Beuseling

4. Todd Malmstrom

5. LeRoy Brenner

6. Mike Guldenpfennig

7. Kyle Neels

8. Ryan Claeys

9. Kelly Pestka

10. Anthony Guss

11. Cory Goldbeck

12. Jason Bert

13. Mike Zemo Jr.

 

McDonald’s Mod Lites

Heat 1

1. Brad Lucy

2. Chase Flatt

3. Mike Dominguez

4. Mike Pershing

5. Brian Schnell

6. Blake Woodruff

7. Carl Pershing

Heat 2

1. Shon Sanders

2. Dan Keltner

3. Dan Guss

4. David Norton

5. John Belville

6. Gary Snyder

7. Graham Fate

Feature

1. Shon Sanders

2. Mike Pershing

3. Dan Keltner

4. Brad Lucy

5. Dan Guss

6. Brian Schnell

7. Mike Dominguez

8. Carl Pershing

9. David Norton

10. Blake Woodruff

11. Gary Snyder

12. John Belville

13. Chase Flatt

14. Graham Fate