By: Betty Glynn
LaSalle, IL - LaSalle’s Mike Glynn returned from vacation to pick up his first ever Late Model victory on the high banks of LaSalle Speedway in showmanship style. The Illinois Valley native is not new to victory lane, as he made regular visits in the Midwestern Late Model class through the years, but Saturday night was different. It was a goal that had been eluding him for the past couple of seasons.
"We’ve worked very hard to get tonight’s win. I ran the same line as Tim (Hamburg) waiting for the right time. When I saw the white flag come out I knew if I waited any longer it would be too late." Glynn explained. "My crew and sponsors are so supportive and it feels good to get one for them. Winning is always great but on your home turf makes it all the better."
On the fifth night of regular racing, Glynn became the fifth driver to take home the evenings top honor. With a new passing points system determining the line up and new tire rules the face of the Late Model division has changed some since previous seasons.
Currently, all but a handful of drivers are using the American Racer tires for competition and seem to be fairing well. As for the passing points system not all drivers have figured the system out yet.
By the feature time lineup the fifteen competitors had already qualified and ran their heat races to determine the starting grid. On the pole sat last weeks winner, Tim Hamburg of Dixon who had walked away without competition to claim his victory. His front row partner was Glynn. The second row held West Chicago’s Jay Fiene and Wyanet’s Jason Jaggers while former Track Champ Frank Reaber of Bensenville and Rich Bell completed the third row.
Once under green, Hamburg, Glynn and Fiene battled for the lead up front until the only yellow was signaled. For the single file restart Hamburg was on the post with Glynn, Fiene, Jaggers, Reaber, Mike Provenzano and Jeff Larson filing in behind.
By Lap 5, Hamburg was holding off Glynn and Fiene who like him chose the inside line and similar groove as Reaber ran on higher ground trying to catch Jaggers in fourth. Six laps later, Hamburg had put some distance between himself and Glynn but on Lap 13 Glynn began to reel him in as Fiene distanced himself from Reaber now in fourth.
Glynn trailed Hamburg at the bottom of the track lap after lap waiting for the right time to make his move. Lapped traffic during the eighteenth lap out held up Glynn but only temporarily returning to the back bumper of Hamburg.
When the white flag dropped it was still Hamburg setting the pace as Glynn, Fiene, Reaber and Jaggers controlled the top five running positions.
Just as Hamburg rounded the last turn of the last lap, Glynn throttled up coming out of turn four and stole the win at the line. Fiene ended his night with a great run in third over Reaber, Jaggers, newcomer Jeff Larson, Provenzano, Steve Oeder of Princeton, Travis Rokey and McHenry’s Skip Martin.
Reaber set fast time with a lap of 13.258. Jaggers held off Glynn, Bell and Larson for the first heat win. Hamburg took home the second heat victory over Fiene, Martin and Reaber.
Bloomingdale’s Dan Filkowski had a victorious night for the Street Stock Special. He claimed the fastest qualifying lap, the dash win, third in his heat and the top pay with the feature triumph.
Twenty drivers lined up for the feature with Filkowski on the pole next to Oglesby’s Nick Sell with Eric Legner and Robert Schlappi behind them. When the green flag dropped it was Sell breaking out quickly as Filkowski followed. A yellow at the end of the first lap brought everyone to a halt as Matt Weibel hit the backstretch wall sending his tire on a solo run.
After the restart, Filkowski moved to the outside and took over the lead under the flagstand. Sell continued to hang on to Filkowski’s tail and brought the action side by side a few times when Filkowski’s high run sent him a little too high and over the cushion.
With twenty laps on the scoreboard, it was Filkowski taking home the trophy as Sell finished in an impressive second over Tom Otrembiak, Ottawa’s Al Gray, John Peterson, Eric Legner, Steve Lewis, Jerry Legner, Schalppi, Joe Jelinek, Bill Clemmons, Jeff Small and Matthew Scott.
The Midwestern Late Model feature race was a down to the wire showdown as well. Johnny Heath and Eric Dauber’s battle ended literally at the flag stand. "I thought I had him at the line," Dauber remarked after the race.
Twenty-two competitors signed in for the Midwestern races with Darin Furar posting the fastest lap and cousins Reno and Ralph Markham claiming their heat races.
Eighteen lined up on the feature grid with Joe Dynek and Eric Rebholz at the helm over Streator’s Shane Hill and Heath.
Heath took control in the early laps as Dauber moved into second from a third row start.
On Lap 17, Dauber tried a higher line on Heath with Dynek ahead of Hill and David Smith. When the flagman signaled one more lap, Dauber was closing the gap and lapped cars were beginning to play a vital role in the outcome.
As they dueled around the last turn they were side by side with the lapped traffic in the center of the battle. It was close at the line with Heath pulling in the winners circle. Dynek picked up third over Smith, Hill and Cody Sommer. Furar collected seventh ahead of Reno, Ralph, and TJ Markham.
Scott Cimei made a clean sweep of the Midwestern Sportsman class claiming their only heat at the line and winning the feature race uncontested.
Last week’s winner Bobby Morgan finished second. Scott Schmitt celebrated his eighteenth birthday with a third place finish ahead of Newark’s Jake Patterson, Aaron Schmitt of Oswego, Rick Koltveit and BJ Grabow. Only seven contenders were on tap for the feature race.
Next Saturday night is Fan Appreciation $5.00 Night with the regular racing program plus the Legends and Bandoleros scheduled to make their first appearance.
LaSalle Speedway Results
Late Model
Qualifying: Frank Reaber 13.258
First Heat: Jason Jaggers, Mike Glynn, Ritchie Bell, Jeff Larson
Second Heat: Tim Hamburg, Jay Fiene, Skip Martin, Frank Reaber
Feature: Mike Glynn, Tim Hamburg, Jay Fiene, Frank Reaber, Jason Jaggers, Jeff Larson, Mike Provenzano, Steve Oeder, Travis Rokey, Skip Martin, Joe Burba, Ritchie Bell, Tom Markham, Austin Blume, Brian Claudnic
Midwestern Late Model
Qualifying: Darin Furar 13.714
First Heat: Reno Markham, Rob Piper, Mark Jilbert, Wally Forsythe
Second Heat: Ralph Markham, Johnny Heath, Eric Dauber, Cody Sommer
Semi Feature: Unavailable
Feature: Johnny Heath, Eric Dauber, Joe Dynek, David Smith, Shane Hill, Cody Sommer, Darin Furar, Reno Markham, Ralph Markham, TJ Markham, Mick Miller, John Piccatto, Brian Ray, Mark Jilbert, Eric Rebholz, Doug Newlin, Jack Benson, Will Harris
Midwestern Sportsman
First Heat: Scott Cimei, Bobby Morgan, BJ Grabow, Scott Schmitt
Feature: Scott Cimei, Bobby Morgan, Scott Schmitt, Jake Patterson, Aaron Schmitt, Rick Koltveit, BJ Grabow
Street Stock
Qualifying: Dan Filkowski 16.262
Dash: Dan Filkoski, Nick Sell, Eric Legner, Tom Legner
First Heat: Steve Lewis, John Peterson, Al Gray, Bill Clemmons
Second Heat: Tom Otrembiak, Matt Weibel, Dan Filkowski, Eric Legner
Feature: Dan Filkowski, Nick Sell, Tom Otrembiak, Al Gray, John Peterson, Eric Legner, Eric Legner, Steve Lewis, Jerry Legner, Robert Schlappi, Joe Jelinek, Bill Clemmons, Jeff Small, Matthew Scott, Mike Mataragas, Mike Hughes, Tom Legner, Bill Dauber, Ray Buchanan, Matt Weibel, Gary Schmitt
LaSalle, IL - LaSalle’s Mike Glynn returned from vacation to pick up his first ever Late Model victory on the high banks of LaSalle Speedway in showmanship style. The Illinois Valley native is not new to victory lane, as he made regular visits in the Midwestern Late Model class through the years, but Saturday night was different. It was a goal that had been eluding him for the past couple of seasons.
"We’ve worked very hard to get tonight’s win. I ran the same line as Tim (Hamburg) waiting for the right time. When I saw the white flag come out I knew if I waited any longer it would be too late." Glynn explained. "My crew and sponsors are so supportive and it feels good to get one for them. Winning is always great but on your home turf makes it all the better."
On the fifth night of regular racing, Glynn became the fifth driver to take home the evenings top honor. With a new passing points system determining the line up and new tire rules the face of the Late Model division has changed some since previous seasons.
Currently, all but a handful of drivers are using the American Racer tires for competition and seem to be fairing well. As for the passing points system not all drivers have figured the system out yet.
By the feature time lineup the fifteen competitors had already qualified and ran their heat races to determine the starting grid. On the pole sat last weeks winner, Tim Hamburg of Dixon who had walked away without competition to claim his victory. His front row partner was Glynn. The second row held West Chicago’s Jay Fiene and Wyanet’s Jason Jaggers while former Track Champ Frank Reaber of Bensenville and Rich Bell completed the third row.
Once under green, Hamburg, Glynn and Fiene battled for the lead up front until the only yellow was signaled. For the single file restart Hamburg was on the post with Glynn, Fiene, Jaggers, Reaber, Mike Provenzano and Jeff Larson filing in behind.
By Lap 5, Hamburg was holding off Glynn and Fiene who like him chose the inside line and similar groove as Reaber ran on higher ground trying to catch Jaggers in fourth. Six laps later, Hamburg had put some distance between himself and Glynn but on Lap 13 Glynn began to reel him in as Fiene distanced himself from Reaber now in fourth.
Glynn trailed Hamburg at the bottom of the track lap after lap waiting for the right time to make his move. Lapped traffic during the eighteenth lap out held up Glynn but only temporarily returning to the back bumper of Hamburg.
When the white flag dropped it was still Hamburg setting the pace as Glynn, Fiene, Reaber and Jaggers controlled the top five running positions.
Just as Hamburg rounded the last turn of the last lap, Glynn throttled up coming out of turn four and stole the win at the line. Fiene ended his night with a great run in third over Reaber, Jaggers, newcomer Jeff Larson, Provenzano, Steve Oeder of Princeton, Travis Rokey and McHenry’s Skip Martin.
Reaber set fast time with a lap of 13.258. Jaggers held off Glynn, Bell and Larson for the first heat win. Hamburg took home the second heat victory over Fiene, Martin and Reaber.
Bloomingdale’s Dan Filkowski had a victorious night for the Street Stock Special. He claimed the fastest qualifying lap, the dash win, third in his heat and the top pay with the feature triumph.
Twenty drivers lined up for the feature with Filkowski on the pole next to Oglesby’s Nick Sell with Eric Legner and Robert Schlappi behind them. When the green flag dropped it was Sell breaking out quickly as Filkowski followed. A yellow at the end of the first lap brought everyone to a halt as Matt Weibel hit the backstretch wall sending his tire on a solo run.
After the restart, Filkowski moved to the outside and took over the lead under the flagstand. Sell continued to hang on to Filkowski’s tail and brought the action side by side a few times when Filkowski’s high run sent him a little too high and over the cushion.
With twenty laps on the scoreboard, it was Filkowski taking home the trophy as Sell finished in an impressive second over Tom Otrembiak, Ottawa’s Al Gray, John Peterson, Eric Legner, Steve Lewis, Jerry Legner, Schalppi, Joe Jelinek, Bill Clemmons, Jeff Small and Matthew Scott.
The Midwestern Late Model feature race was a down to the wire showdown as well. Johnny Heath and Eric Dauber’s battle ended literally at the flag stand. "I thought I had him at the line," Dauber remarked after the race.
Twenty-two competitors signed in for the Midwestern races with Darin Furar posting the fastest lap and cousins Reno and Ralph Markham claiming their heat races.
Eighteen lined up on the feature grid with Joe Dynek and Eric Rebholz at the helm over Streator’s Shane Hill and Heath.
Heath took control in the early laps as Dauber moved into second from a third row start.
On Lap 17, Dauber tried a higher line on Heath with Dynek ahead of Hill and David Smith. When the flagman signaled one more lap, Dauber was closing the gap and lapped cars were beginning to play a vital role in the outcome.
As they dueled around the last turn they were side by side with the lapped traffic in the center of the battle. It was close at the line with Heath pulling in the winners circle. Dynek picked up third over Smith, Hill and Cody Sommer. Furar collected seventh ahead of Reno, Ralph, and TJ Markham.
Scott Cimei made a clean sweep of the Midwestern Sportsman class claiming their only heat at the line and winning the feature race uncontested.
Last week’s winner Bobby Morgan finished second. Scott Schmitt celebrated his eighteenth birthday with a third place finish ahead of Newark’s Jake Patterson, Aaron Schmitt of Oswego, Rick Koltveit and BJ Grabow. Only seven contenders were on tap for the feature race.
Next Saturday night is Fan Appreciation $5.00 Night with the regular racing program plus the Legends and Bandoleros scheduled to make their first appearance.
LaSalle Speedway Results
Late Model
Qualifying: Frank Reaber 13.258
First Heat: Jason Jaggers, Mike Glynn, Ritchie Bell, Jeff Larson
Second Heat: Tim Hamburg, Jay Fiene, Skip Martin, Frank Reaber
Feature: Mike Glynn, Tim Hamburg, Jay Fiene, Frank Reaber, Jason Jaggers, Jeff Larson, Mike Provenzano, Steve Oeder, Travis Rokey, Skip Martin, Joe Burba, Ritchie Bell, Tom Markham, Austin Blume, Brian Claudnic
Midwestern Late Model
Qualifying: Darin Furar 13.714
First Heat: Reno Markham, Rob Piper, Mark Jilbert, Wally Forsythe
Second Heat: Ralph Markham, Johnny Heath, Eric Dauber, Cody Sommer
Semi Feature: Unavailable
Feature: Johnny Heath, Eric Dauber, Joe Dynek, David Smith, Shane Hill, Cody Sommer, Darin Furar, Reno Markham, Ralph Markham, TJ Markham, Mick Miller, John Piccatto, Brian Ray, Mark Jilbert, Eric Rebholz, Doug Newlin, Jack Benson, Will Harris
Midwestern Sportsman
First Heat: Scott Cimei, Bobby Morgan, BJ Grabow, Scott Schmitt
Feature: Scott Cimei, Bobby Morgan, Scott Schmitt, Jake Patterson, Aaron Schmitt, Rick Koltveit, BJ Grabow
Street Stock
Qualifying: Dan Filkowski 16.262
Dash: Dan Filkoski, Nick Sell, Eric Legner, Tom Legner
First Heat: Steve Lewis, John Peterson, Al Gray, Bill Clemmons
Second Heat: Tom Otrembiak, Matt Weibel, Dan Filkowski, Eric Legner
Feature: Dan Filkowski, Nick Sell, Tom Otrembiak, Al Gray, John Peterson, Eric Legner, Eric Legner, Steve Lewis, Jerry Legner, Robert Schlappi, Joe Jelinek, Bill Clemmons, Jeff Small, Matthew Scott, Mike Mataragas, Mike Hughes, Tom Legner, Bill Dauber, Ray Buchanan, Matt Weibel, Gary Schmitt
