By Chris Nunn
DANVILLE, IL - Jeff Leka of Buffalo, Illinois was at the right place at the right time, as attrition was the name of the game in the 11th Annual David Richardson Memorial at the Vermilion County Speedway. The 50 Lap feature that was postponed from May 31st was held second on the program after the Street Stock feature.
The 50 Lap, $5,000 to win feature event saw Dan Hamstra lead the field to the green flag. Hamstra would lead the first lap while Danny Schwartz made a superb move to get around Matt Boknecht for the sixth position. The first caution of the race fell on lap number three for the spun car of Ed Roley on the frontstretch. Don Kiger also went pitside during the caution period. When racing resumed, Danny Schwartz would make a few moves towards the front, as he would move past Roger Cary for the fourth position. The field would slow once again on lap five for Kevin Davis who was turned around in turn two. Disaster would strike for the elder Schwartz, as Denny would drop a driveshaft on lap 6, bringing out another caution. Denny was running fifth at the time, which allowed Cary to take his position. On the restart, Hamstra would lead the field past the cone, followed by Matt Bachman and Josh Ferguson. Ferguson would not stay in third for long, however, as he would retire on lap seven. This would move Danny Schwartz up to the third spot. Behind them, Jeff Leka would get around Cary for the fourth position. Just a couple of laps later, the third place car of Danny Schwartz would retire, giving the third spot to Leka. Adding to the zaniness of the evening, Hamstra would erupt in smoke while leading the event. He would retire, giving the lead to Bachman. On lap 12, the caution would fly for the stalled car of Dave Porth on the backstretch. With just 12 laps in, only 13 cars remained out of the original 21 car starting field. When racing resumed, Bachman would lead Leka and Cary to the cone for the start. A couple of laps later, the yellow would fly again for the stalled car of Jim Shereck in turn two. During the yellow, the 6th place car of Earl Plessinger would go pitside. Bachman would once again take the field to the green on the restart, however, Bachman was starting to show some smoke out of the back of the car. Behind the lead pack, Chad Kinder would try to make a move on Boknecht for the fourth position.
Boknecht would hold Kinder off to remain in the fourth spot. Back up front, Cary would get around Leka for the second position. Cary would then move up to challenge Bachman for the lead, only to catch the cushion and loop the car in turn two, bringing out the yellow. If you thought the race couldnt get any crazier, the lead car of Bachman would drop out under the caution. The top five now looked like this: Leka, Boknecht, Kinder, Scott Bull, and John Demoss. When the green flew for the restart, Kinder would get around Boknecht for the second position. Boknecht would then lose the third spot to Bull. Demoss wanted some of Boknecht as well, as he would go by him for fourth. During all of this, the left front tire of Kinder became flat, and he would continue on with the problem. Behind Kinder, Demoss would get around Bull for the third position. Problems would then strike Boknecht while running fifth, as he would pull in giving the fifth spot to Tim O'Donnell. Leka was all by himself at this point, as he had a 1/2 track lead on Kinder. The battle for third would shape up again, as Bull would get back around Demoss for the spot, putting Demoss back to fourth. Demoss would then erupt in smoke, dropping out of the race. While this was going on, O'Donnell would be passed by Jim Shereck and Lance Dehm for fourth and fifth respectively. Back up front, Bull would pull along side of the wounded Kinder, and get around him for the runner up position. Nobody would have anything for Leka, as he cruised to the $5,000 payday ahead of Bull, Kinder, Shereck, and Dehm would round out the top five.
RESULTS
HEATS, CONSIS, AND B-MAIN RAN ON MAY 31st
HEAT ONE: Matt Boknecht, Jeff Leka, Steven Ott, Kevin Hastings, Kyle Cooper, Joel Funk Jr, Ed Roley, Jason Hastings, Chris Veach, Bobby Pearson, Rich Issacson, Mickey Bailey
HEAT TWO: Dan Hamstra, Danny Schwartz, Arby Burton, Dave Porth, Lee Hobbs, Steve Hillard, Ed Shamhart, Brad Crosby, Clayton Miller, Marvin Burton, Joe David Turner, McKay Wenger
HEAT THREE: Dean Hoffman, Denny Schwartz, Scott Bull, Shelby Miles, Earl Plessinger, Clint Demoss, Aaron Ricketts, Broc Burton, Don Kiger, Tommy Kroll, Jeff Curl, Judas Bowling
HEAT FOUR: Josh Ferguson, Jeff Bland Jr, Kevin Davis, Kyle Byerline, Jay Ledford, Paul Miles, Roben Huffman, Brady Short, Larry Cunningham, Brian McDaniel, Cory Rolfe
HEAT FIVE: Matt Bachman, Jim Shereck, Lance Dehm, Brent Londeree, Rob Fuqua, Elvin Herschberger, Daryl Herbert, Jarrod Warner, Larry Raines, Matt Huddleston, Gabe Menser
HEAT SIX: Roger Cary, John DeMoss, Chad Kinder, Randle Sweeney, Jason Lakey, Tim O'Donnell, Dave Wheatley, Dennis Wilson, Ron Matthys, Rocky Griffin, Dale Hayes
CONSI ONE: Dave Porth, Ed Roley, Steven Ott, Lee Hobbs, Kyle Cooper, Clayton Miller, Kevin Hastings, Jason Hastings, Joe David Turner, Mickey Bailey, Chris Veach, Bobby Pearson, McKay Wenger, Rich Issacson, Arby Burton, Joel Funk Jr, Steve Hillard, Marvin Burton, Ed Shamhart, Brad Crosby
CONSI TWO: Kevin Davis, Earl Plessinger, Scott Bull, Aaron Ricketts, Roben Huffman, Shelby Miles, Clint DeMoss, Paul Miles, Kyle Byerline, Jay Ledford, Brian McDaniel, Don Kiger, Broc Burton, Brady Short, Tommy Kroll, Larry Cunningham, Jeff Curl, Cory Rolfe, Judas Bowling
CONSI THREE: Chad Kinder, Randle Sweeney, Lance Dehm, Dave Wheatley, Dennis Wilson, Rocky Griffin, Tim O'Donnell, Rob Fuqua, Gabe Menser, Jason Lakey, Daryl Herbert, Dale Hayes, Larry Raines, Ron Matthys, Matt Huddleston, Jarrod Warner, Elvin Herschberger, Brent Londeree
$1,000 TO WIN B-MAIN: Aaron Ricketts, Dave Wheatley, Kyle Cooper, Brian McDaniel, Shelby Miles, Roben Huffman, Kevin Hastings, Clint Demoss, Jason Lakey, Rob Fuqua, Mickey Bailey, Gabe Menser, Jason Hastings, Kyle Byerline, Joe David Turner, Rocky Griffin, Clayton Miller, Jay Ledford, Daryl Herbert, Dennis Wilson, Lee Hobbs
11TH ANNUAL DAVID RICHARDSON MEMORIAL FEATURE
(STARTING POSITIONS IN PARENTHESIS)
1. Jeff Leka (7)
2. Scott Bull (19)
3. Chad Kinder (15)
4. Jim Shereck (11)
5. Lance Dehm (21)
6. Tim O'Donnell (18)
7. Steve Ott -1 (16)
8. Kevin Davis -1 (13)
9. John Demoss OUT (10)
10. Matt Boknecht OUT (5)
11. Roger Cary OUT (3)
12. Matt Bachman OUT (2)
13. Earl Plessinger OUT (14)
14. Dan Hamstra OUT (1)
15. Dave Porth OUT (12)
16. Danny Schwartz OUT (6)
17. Jeff Bland Jr. OUT (8)
18. Denny Schwartz OUT (9)
19. Josh Ferguson OUT (4)
20. Don Kiger OUT (20)
21. Ed Roley OUT (17)
22. Dean Hoffman DID NOT START
DANVILLE, IL - Jeff Leka of Buffalo, Illinois was at the right place at the right time, as attrition was the name of the game in the 11th Annual David Richardson Memorial at the Vermilion County Speedway. The 50 Lap feature that was postponed from May 31st was held second on the program after the Street Stock feature.
The 50 Lap, $5,000 to win feature event saw Dan Hamstra lead the field to the green flag. Hamstra would lead the first lap while Danny Schwartz made a superb move to get around Matt Boknecht for the sixth position. The first caution of the race fell on lap number three for the spun car of Ed Roley on the frontstretch. Don Kiger also went pitside during the caution period. When racing resumed, Danny Schwartz would make a few moves towards the front, as he would move past Roger Cary for the fourth position. The field would slow once again on lap five for Kevin Davis who was turned around in turn two. Disaster would strike for the elder Schwartz, as Denny would drop a driveshaft on lap 6, bringing out another caution. Denny was running fifth at the time, which allowed Cary to take his position. On the restart, Hamstra would lead the field past the cone, followed by Matt Bachman and Josh Ferguson. Ferguson would not stay in third for long, however, as he would retire on lap seven. This would move Danny Schwartz up to the third spot. Behind them, Jeff Leka would get around Cary for the fourth position. Just a couple of laps later, the third place car of Danny Schwartz would retire, giving the third spot to Leka. Adding to the zaniness of the evening, Hamstra would erupt in smoke while leading the event. He would retire, giving the lead to Bachman. On lap 12, the caution would fly for the stalled car of Dave Porth on the backstretch. With just 12 laps in, only 13 cars remained out of the original 21 car starting field. When racing resumed, Bachman would lead Leka and Cary to the cone for the start. A couple of laps later, the yellow would fly again for the stalled car of Jim Shereck in turn two. During the yellow, the 6th place car of Earl Plessinger would go pitside. Bachman would once again take the field to the green on the restart, however, Bachman was starting to show some smoke out of the back of the car. Behind the lead pack, Chad Kinder would try to make a move on Boknecht for the fourth position.
Boknecht would hold Kinder off to remain in the fourth spot. Back up front, Cary would get around Leka for the second position. Cary would then move up to challenge Bachman for the lead, only to catch the cushion and loop the car in turn two, bringing out the yellow. If you thought the race couldnt get any crazier, the lead car of Bachman would drop out under the caution. The top five now looked like this: Leka, Boknecht, Kinder, Scott Bull, and John Demoss. When the green flew for the restart, Kinder would get around Boknecht for the second position. Boknecht would then lose the third spot to Bull. Demoss wanted some of Boknecht as well, as he would go by him for fourth. During all of this, the left front tire of Kinder became flat, and he would continue on with the problem. Behind Kinder, Demoss would get around Bull for the third position. Problems would then strike Boknecht while running fifth, as he would pull in giving the fifth spot to Tim O'Donnell. Leka was all by himself at this point, as he had a 1/2 track lead on Kinder. The battle for third would shape up again, as Bull would get back around Demoss for the spot, putting Demoss back to fourth. Demoss would then erupt in smoke, dropping out of the race. While this was going on, O'Donnell would be passed by Jim Shereck and Lance Dehm for fourth and fifth respectively. Back up front, Bull would pull along side of the wounded Kinder, and get around him for the runner up position. Nobody would have anything for Leka, as he cruised to the $5,000 payday ahead of Bull, Kinder, Shereck, and Dehm would round out the top five.
RESULTS
HEATS, CONSIS, AND B-MAIN RAN ON MAY 31st
HEAT ONE: Matt Boknecht, Jeff Leka, Steven Ott, Kevin Hastings, Kyle Cooper, Joel Funk Jr, Ed Roley, Jason Hastings, Chris Veach, Bobby Pearson, Rich Issacson, Mickey Bailey
HEAT TWO: Dan Hamstra, Danny Schwartz, Arby Burton, Dave Porth, Lee Hobbs, Steve Hillard, Ed Shamhart, Brad Crosby, Clayton Miller, Marvin Burton, Joe David Turner, McKay Wenger
HEAT THREE: Dean Hoffman, Denny Schwartz, Scott Bull, Shelby Miles, Earl Plessinger, Clint Demoss, Aaron Ricketts, Broc Burton, Don Kiger, Tommy Kroll, Jeff Curl, Judas Bowling
HEAT FOUR: Josh Ferguson, Jeff Bland Jr, Kevin Davis, Kyle Byerline, Jay Ledford, Paul Miles, Roben Huffman, Brady Short, Larry Cunningham, Brian McDaniel, Cory Rolfe
HEAT FIVE: Matt Bachman, Jim Shereck, Lance Dehm, Brent Londeree, Rob Fuqua, Elvin Herschberger, Daryl Herbert, Jarrod Warner, Larry Raines, Matt Huddleston, Gabe Menser
HEAT SIX: Roger Cary, John DeMoss, Chad Kinder, Randle Sweeney, Jason Lakey, Tim O'Donnell, Dave Wheatley, Dennis Wilson, Ron Matthys, Rocky Griffin, Dale Hayes
CONSI ONE: Dave Porth, Ed Roley, Steven Ott, Lee Hobbs, Kyle Cooper, Clayton Miller, Kevin Hastings, Jason Hastings, Joe David Turner, Mickey Bailey, Chris Veach, Bobby Pearson, McKay Wenger, Rich Issacson, Arby Burton, Joel Funk Jr, Steve Hillard, Marvin Burton, Ed Shamhart, Brad Crosby
CONSI TWO: Kevin Davis, Earl Plessinger, Scott Bull, Aaron Ricketts, Roben Huffman, Shelby Miles, Clint DeMoss, Paul Miles, Kyle Byerline, Jay Ledford, Brian McDaniel, Don Kiger, Broc Burton, Brady Short, Tommy Kroll, Larry Cunningham, Jeff Curl, Cory Rolfe, Judas Bowling
CONSI THREE: Chad Kinder, Randle Sweeney, Lance Dehm, Dave Wheatley, Dennis Wilson, Rocky Griffin, Tim O'Donnell, Rob Fuqua, Gabe Menser, Jason Lakey, Daryl Herbert, Dale Hayes, Larry Raines, Ron Matthys, Matt Huddleston, Jarrod Warner, Elvin Herschberger, Brent Londeree
$1,000 TO WIN B-MAIN: Aaron Ricketts, Dave Wheatley, Kyle Cooper, Brian McDaniel, Shelby Miles, Roben Huffman, Kevin Hastings, Clint Demoss, Jason Lakey, Rob Fuqua, Mickey Bailey, Gabe Menser, Jason Hastings, Kyle Byerline, Joe David Turner, Rocky Griffin, Clayton Miller, Jay Ledford, Daryl Herbert, Dennis Wilson, Lee Hobbs
11TH ANNUAL DAVID RICHARDSON MEMORIAL FEATURE
(STARTING POSITIONS IN PARENTHESIS)
1. Jeff Leka (7)
2. Scott Bull (19)
3. Chad Kinder (15)
4. Jim Shereck (11)
5. Lance Dehm (21)
6. Tim O'Donnell (18)
7. Steve Ott -1 (16)
8. Kevin Davis -1 (13)
9. John Demoss OUT (10)
10. Matt Boknecht OUT (5)
11. Roger Cary OUT (3)
12. Matt Bachman OUT (2)
13. Earl Plessinger OUT (14)
14. Dan Hamstra OUT (1)
15. Dave Porth OUT (12)
16. Danny Schwartz OUT (6)
17. Jeff Bland Jr. OUT (8)
18. Denny Schwartz OUT (9)
19. Josh Ferguson OUT (4)
20. Don Kiger OUT (20)
21. Ed Roley OUT (17)
22. Dean Hoffman DID NOT START
