By Jake Croxton
Lincoln, Ill. (June 5) – Ryan Unzicker held off Steve Lance, Jr. to score his first Lincoln Speedway victory at the Logan County Fairgrounds ¼-mile. Unzicker led every lap in the 25-lap Late Model main. Jeremy Conaway held off Matt Beadles for the third position while Ryan Blakeman completed the top five. Unzicker and Shane Hill won in Heat Race action.
After earning three top three finishes without a win, Kelly Kovski worked past pole sitter Doug Hobbs and went on to claim his first UMP Modified victory of 2005. Kovski survived one final challenge from Hobbs on the final restart and will take a 12-point lead into next weekend. Behind Kovski and Hobbs were Roben Huffman, Joe Strawkas, and Jason Fletcher. Hobbs and Huffman won the Heat Races.
Davey Crawley picked up the $300 winners’ check after dominating the 30-lap Street Stock feature. Chris Tackett came home in the runner-up position. Robert Reynolds, Steve Ewing, and Terry Miller rounded out the top five. Crawley, Tackett, and Roy Magee won Heat Races, while David Cooper won the Consolation Race. In the Consolation Race, DeWitt, Ill. driver Scott Malone was hit in the passenger’s door by another car. Malone was extricated and was transported via Life Flight to Springfield. Updates on his condition will be given when available.
Zach Daum moved by early leader Max Pozsgai and earned his first career feature win in the 600cc Outlaw Mini Sprint main. Daum held off Ryan Jones at the line, while Ryan Guyett, Tyler Diebert, and Austin Jones finished in the top five. Pozsgai and Ryan Jones won the Heats.
J. R. Eskew dominated the 30-lap Wild Thing main. Eskew lapped up to the fourth place car to collect his third win of 2005. Bob Sanders, Brad Leonard, Matt Turley, and Elmer Well finished in the top five. Leonard, Damon Jones, and Eskew topped Heat Races, while Ray Goodall picked up the Consolation Race win. Gary Osborne was transported to the hospital with minor injuries after a roll in the Heat Race. Again, updates will be made available.
Results – Late Models – Heat Race #1 – 1. Shane Hill; 2. Jeremy Conaway; 3. Steve Lance, Jr.; 4. Matt Beadles; 5. Bruce White; 6. Rick Haley; 7. Chad Pratt; 8. Rick Standridge
Heat Race #2 – 1. Ryan Unzicker; 2. Chris Dick; 3. Shane Allen; 4. Jerry Bagby; 5. Ryan Blakeman; 6. Will Harris; 7. Brian Claudnic; 8. Lisa Shickel
Feature – 1. Unzicker; 2. Lance, Jr.; 3. Conaway; 4. Beadles; 5. Blakeman; 6. Pratt; 7. Allen; 8. Claudnic; 9. White; 10. Harris; 11. Shickel; 12. Hill; 13. Bagby; 14. Dick; 15. Haley; 16. Standridge
UMP Modifieds – Heat Race #1 – 1. Doug Hobbs; 2. Kelly Kovski; 3. Blake Buchholz; 4. Jeff Ray; 5. Wendell Zulauf, Jr.; 6. Brian Lynn; 7. Jason Fletcher; 8. Mike Mosher; 9. Dustin Tucker
Heat Race #2 – 1. Roben Huffman; 2. Joe Strawkas; 3. Abe Helfand; 4. Tim Beck; 5. Shaun Werth; 6. Jim Leka; 7. Jeremy Billington; 8. Austin Charron
Feature – 1. Kovski; 2. Hobbs; 3. Huffman; 4. Strawkas; 5. Fletcher; 6. Zulauf, Jr.; 7. Beck; 8. Buchholz; 9. Lynn; 10. Mosher; 11. Billington; 12. Ray; 13. Werth; 14. Helfand; 15. Leka; 16. Charron; 17. Tucker
Street Stocks – Heat Race #1 – 1. Davey Crawley; 2. Jim Farley; 3. Kevin Skelton; 4. Brian Mileham; 5. Tom Riech;
Heat Race #2 – 1. Chris Tackett; 2. Steve Ewing; 3. Travis Wallbaum; 4. Larry Russell, Jr.; 5. Tom Riech
Heat Race #3 – 1. Roy Magee; 2. Jeff Beyers; 3. Terry Miller; 4. Robert Reynolds; 5. J. D. Smith
Consolation Race – 1. David Cooper; 2. Bill Donley; 3. Jim Cardoni; 4. Scott Broadfield; 5. Justin Armbrust; 6. Scott Malone; 7. Rick Skelton; 8. Bobby Eskew; 9. Scott Schoener; 10. David Awe; 11. Corey Bragg; 12. Dustin Ingram; 13. David Reed; 14. Mike Bulpitt
Feature – 1. Crawley; 2. Tackett; 3. Reynolds; 4. Ewing; 5. Miller; 6. Russell, Jr.; 7. Magee; 8. Skelton; 9. Beyers; 10. Wallbaum; 11. Mileham; 12. Cooper; 13. Donley; 14. Broadfield; 15. Farley; 16. To. Riech; 17. Ti. Riech; 18. Cardoni; 19. Smith; 20. Armbrust
600cc Outlaw Mini Sprints – Heat Race #1 – 1. Max Pozsgai; 2. Ryan Guyett; 3. Zach Daum; 4. Ben Wagoner; 5. Todd Frolik; 6. Bryan Malone; 7. Corey Malone
Heat Race #2 – 1. Ryan Jones; 2. Tyler Diebert; 3. Austin Jones; 4. Mickey Whitmore; 5. Troy Winchell; 6. Corey Sutton
Feature – 1. Daum; 2. R. Jones; 3. Guyett; 4. Diebert; 5. A. Jones; 6. Wagoner; 7. Pozsgai; 8. Whitmore; 9. Winchell; 10. Sutton; 11. C. Malone; 12. B. Malone; 13. Frolik
Wild Things – Heat Race #1 – 1. Brad Leonard; 2. Eric Keymon; 3. Bob Sanders; 4. Ernie Keppler; 5. Gabe Meece
Heat Race #2 – 1. Damon Jones; 2. Doug Lessen; 3. Matt Turley; 4. Steve Huffman; 5. Zach Mills
Heat Race #3 – 1. J. R. Eskew; 2. Elmer Well; 3. Scott Schriber; 4. Josh Osborne; 5. Rick Miller
Consolation Race – 1. Ray Goodall; 2. Bill Sparks; 3. Jeffrey Krause; 4. Zach Gasparini; 5. Audrey Altman; 6. Andrew Ingram; 7. Chevy Miller; 8. Larry Fletcher; 9. Gary Osborne; 10. Joe Miller; 11. Tracy Mattingly
Feature – 1. Eskew; 2. Sanders; 3. Leonard; 4. Turley; 5. Well; 6. Miller; 7. Keppler; 8. Krause; 9. Meece; 10. Altman; 11. Huffman; 12. Osborne; 13. Mills; 14. Goodall; 15. Sparks; 16. Keymon; 17. Schriber; 18. Gasparini; 19. Jones; 20. Lessen
Lincoln, Ill. (June 5) – Ryan Unzicker held off Steve Lance, Jr. to score his first Lincoln Speedway victory at the Logan County Fairgrounds ¼-mile. Unzicker led every lap in the 25-lap Late Model main. Jeremy Conaway held off Matt Beadles for the third position while Ryan Blakeman completed the top five. Unzicker and Shane Hill won in Heat Race action.
After earning three top three finishes without a win, Kelly Kovski worked past pole sitter Doug Hobbs and went on to claim his first UMP Modified victory of 2005. Kovski survived one final challenge from Hobbs on the final restart and will take a 12-point lead into next weekend. Behind Kovski and Hobbs were Roben Huffman, Joe Strawkas, and Jason Fletcher. Hobbs and Huffman won the Heat Races.
Davey Crawley picked up the $300 winners’ check after dominating the 30-lap Street Stock feature. Chris Tackett came home in the runner-up position. Robert Reynolds, Steve Ewing, and Terry Miller rounded out the top five. Crawley, Tackett, and Roy Magee won Heat Races, while David Cooper won the Consolation Race. In the Consolation Race, DeWitt, Ill. driver Scott Malone was hit in the passenger’s door by another car. Malone was extricated and was transported via Life Flight to Springfield. Updates on his condition will be given when available.
Zach Daum moved by early leader Max Pozsgai and earned his first career feature win in the 600cc Outlaw Mini Sprint main. Daum held off Ryan Jones at the line, while Ryan Guyett, Tyler Diebert, and Austin Jones finished in the top five. Pozsgai and Ryan Jones won the Heats.
J. R. Eskew dominated the 30-lap Wild Thing main. Eskew lapped up to the fourth place car to collect his third win of 2005. Bob Sanders, Brad Leonard, Matt Turley, and Elmer Well finished in the top five. Leonard, Damon Jones, and Eskew topped Heat Races, while Ray Goodall picked up the Consolation Race win. Gary Osborne was transported to the hospital with minor injuries after a roll in the Heat Race. Again, updates will be made available.
Results – Late Models – Heat Race #1 – 1. Shane Hill; 2. Jeremy Conaway; 3. Steve Lance, Jr.; 4. Matt Beadles; 5. Bruce White; 6. Rick Haley; 7. Chad Pratt; 8. Rick Standridge
Heat Race #2 – 1. Ryan Unzicker; 2. Chris Dick; 3. Shane Allen; 4. Jerry Bagby; 5. Ryan Blakeman; 6. Will Harris; 7. Brian Claudnic; 8. Lisa Shickel
Feature – 1. Unzicker; 2. Lance, Jr.; 3. Conaway; 4. Beadles; 5. Blakeman; 6. Pratt; 7. Allen; 8. Claudnic; 9. White; 10. Harris; 11. Shickel; 12. Hill; 13. Bagby; 14. Dick; 15. Haley; 16. Standridge
UMP Modifieds – Heat Race #1 – 1. Doug Hobbs; 2. Kelly Kovski; 3. Blake Buchholz; 4. Jeff Ray; 5. Wendell Zulauf, Jr.; 6. Brian Lynn; 7. Jason Fletcher; 8. Mike Mosher; 9. Dustin Tucker
Heat Race #2 – 1. Roben Huffman; 2. Joe Strawkas; 3. Abe Helfand; 4. Tim Beck; 5. Shaun Werth; 6. Jim Leka; 7. Jeremy Billington; 8. Austin Charron
Feature – 1. Kovski; 2. Hobbs; 3. Huffman; 4. Strawkas; 5. Fletcher; 6. Zulauf, Jr.; 7. Beck; 8. Buchholz; 9. Lynn; 10. Mosher; 11. Billington; 12. Ray; 13. Werth; 14. Helfand; 15. Leka; 16. Charron; 17. Tucker
Street Stocks – Heat Race #1 – 1. Davey Crawley; 2. Jim Farley; 3. Kevin Skelton; 4. Brian Mileham; 5. Tom Riech;
Heat Race #2 – 1. Chris Tackett; 2. Steve Ewing; 3. Travis Wallbaum; 4. Larry Russell, Jr.; 5. Tom Riech
Heat Race #3 – 1. Roy Magee; 2. Jeff Beyers; 3. Terry Miller; 4. Robert Reynolds; 5. J. D. Smith
Consolation Race – 1. David Cooper; 2. Bill Donley; 3. Jim Cardoni; 4. Scott Broadfield; 5. Justin Armbrust; 6. Scott Malone; 7. Rick Skelton; 8. Bobby Eskew; 9. Scott Schoener; 10. David Awe; 11. Corey Bragg; 12. Dustin Ingram; 13. David Reed; 14. Mike Bulpitt
Feature – 1. Crawley; 2. Tackett; 3. Reynolds; 4. Ewing; 5. Miller; 6. Russell, Jr.; 7. Magee; 8. Skelton; 9. Beyers; 10. Wallbaum; 11. Mileham; 12. Cooper; 13. Donley; 14. Broadfield; 15. Farley; 16. To. Riech; 17. Ti. Riech; 18. Cardoni; 19. Smith; 20. Armbrust
600cc Outlaw Mini Sprints – Heat Race #1 – 1. Max Pozsgai; 2. Ryan Guyett; 3. Zach Daum; 4. Ben Wagoner; 5. Todd Frolik; 6. Bryan Malone; 7. Corey Malone
Heat Race #2 – 1. Ryan Jones; 2. Tyler Diebert; 3. Austin Jones; 4. Mickey Whitmore; 5. Troy Winchell; 6. Corey Sutton
Feature – 1. Daum; 2. R. Jones; 3. Guyett; 4. Diebert; 5. A. Jones; 6. Wagoner; 7. Pozsgai; 8. Whitmore; 9. Winchell; 10. Sutton; 11. C. Malone; 12. B. Malone; 13. Frolik
Wild Things – Heat Race #1 – 1. Brad Leonard; 2. Eric Keymon; 3. Bob Sanders; 4. Ernie Keppler; 5. Gabe Meece
Heat Race #2 – 1. Damon Jones; 2. Doug Lessen; 3. Matt Turley; 4. Steve Huffman; 5. Zach Mills
Heat Race #3 – 1. J. R. Eskew; 2. Elmer Well; 3. Scott Schriber; 4. Josh Osborne; 5. Rick Miller
Consolation Race – 1. Ray Goodall; 2. Bill Sparks; 3. Jeffrey Krause; 4. Zach Gasparini; 5. Audrey Altman; 6. Andrew Ingram; 7. Chevy Miller; 8. Larry Fletcher; 9. Gary Osborne; 10. Joe Miller; 11. Tracy Mattingly
Feature – 1. Eskew; 2. Sanders; 3. Leonard; 4. Turley; 5. Well; 6. Miller; 7. Keppler; 8. Krause; 9. Meece; 10. Altman; 11. Huffman; 12. Osborne; 13. Mills; 14. Goodall; 15. Sparks; 16. Keymon; 17. Schriber; 18. Gasparini; 19. Jones; 20. Lessen
