Walsh a Stunner in Modified Go
by Steve Birmingham
Granite City, IL -- Justin Anderson set a torrid pace for 25 laps to fight off Tommy Kranel and win his third Dodge Ironman Late Model feature Saturday during Missouri-Illinois Dodge Dealers Racing Series action at Tri-City Speedway.
Anderson set the pace from the drop of the green while Shannon Kuhn, Krankel and Ken Rumble fought like dogs to take the second spot. Within a few laps Steve Meyer, Jr., and Dick Taylor joined the fray soon all five were battling behind Anderson for the runner-up spot. As Anderson and Krankel ran up on lapped traffic the two leaders split a lapped car at the finish of lap 10 with Krankel eeking out a one-foot lead. One lap later Rumble fell out of the battle and Taylor moved to within striking distance. Krankel was finally able to stretch out to a one-length lead but Anderson made an outside pass down the backstretch with three to go and once in front was never headed. Chasing him across the line were Krankel, Taylor, Meyer, Jr., and Kuhn. The qualifying heats were won by Mark Steinwagner and Meyer, Jr.
Former Tri-City champion Ray Walsh made his first regular season appearance in the Budweiser Modified division and turned in the drive of the season. Walsh missed qualifying through his heat and had to run from the back of the Semi to nab the final transfer on the last lap. Starting 18th of 19 cars, Walsh went to the top and bulled his way to the front with several laps to spare to win his first of the year. Trailing in the distance were Bobby Martintoni, Ed Lenhardt, John Stanton and Ricky Huebner. The heats went to Stu Springer, Martintoni and Gary Haynes. Kasey Burch won the Semi.
Defending champion Terry Chester raced to his first Mouintain Dew Sportsman win of the season, besting Marty Kopp, Steve Maisel, Paul Jones and Rick Squires. The heats fell to Squires, Don Patton and Bert Jacoby.
Brandon Hogenson nailed his third Domino's Street Stock victory of the year, racing home ahead of Brad Yotter, Jason Stanton, Josh Jackson and Andy Beavers. The heats were won by Mark Pflueger, Darin Wilson and Brad Gilleland; the Semi went to Darin Patton.
Aaron Wood continued his dominance over the Auto Trader Factory Stock, notching his sixth of the season over David Pulley, Jr., Todd Erickson, Robert Crawford, Jr., and David Smith. Gary Price and Erickson won the heats.
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Late Models
FEATURE:
1. Justin Anderson
2. Tom Krankel
3. Dick Taylor
4. Steve Meyer Jr
5. Shannon Kuhn
6. Ken Johnson
7. Mark Stienwager
8. Randy Rawlings
9. Tim Brown
10. Matt Hartnett
11. Kevin Lee
12. Pat Ryan
13. Dave Shaw
14. Ken Rumble
15. Dewaybne Kiefer
Modifieds
FEATURE:
1. Ray Walsh
2. Bobby Martintoni
3. Ed Lenhardt
4. John Stanton
5. Ricky Huebner
6. Bob Stanton
7. Joe Dresch
8. Bob Johnson
9. Mickey Blankenship
10. Kasey Burch
11. Ryan Tischauser
12. Tony Patterson
13. Jay Hughes
14. Gary Haynes
15. Jason Brown
16. Tommie Seets Jr
17. Everette Stauffer
18. Matt Acord
19. Stu Springer
Sportsman
FEATURE:
1. Terry Chester
2. Don Patton
3. Steve Maisel
4. Paul Jones
5. Rick Squires
6. Don Patton
7. Scott Jones
8. Mike Hartnett Sr
9. Pat Chalmers
10. Nate Bowmann
11. Bob Williams
12. Dennis Wernle
13. Bubb Mitchell
14. Ron Petty
15. Sam Kizer
16. Glenn Kelley
17. Bert Jacoby
18. Scott Drew
19. Don Grimm
by Steve Birmingham
Granite City, IL -- Justin Anderson set a torrid pace for 25 laps to fight off Tommy Kranel and win his third Dodge Ironman Late Model feature Saturday during Missouri-Illinois Dodge Dealers Racing Series action at Tri-City Speedway.
Anderson set the pace from the drop of the green while Shannon Kuhn, Krankel and Ken Rumble fought like dogs to take the second spot. Within a few laps Steve Meyer, Jr., and Dick Taylor joined the fray soon all five were battling behind Anderson for the runner-up spot. As Anderson and Krankel ran up on lapped traffic the two leaders split a lapped car at the finish of lap 10 with Krankel eeking out a one-foot lead. One lap later Rumble fell out of the battle and Taylor moved to within striking distance. Krankel was finally able to stretch out to a one-length lead but Anderson made an outside pass down the backstretch with three to go and once in front was never headed. Chasing him across the line were Krankel, Taylor, Meyer, Jr., and Kuhn. The qualifying heats were won by Mark Steinwagner and Meyer, Jr.
Former Tri-City champion Ray Walsh made his first regular season appearance in the Budweiser Modified division and turned in the drive of the season. Walsh missed qualifying through his heat and had to run from the back of the Semi to nab the final transfer on the last lap. Starting 18th of 19 cars, Walsh went to the top and bulled his way to the front with several laps to spare to win his first of the year. Trailing in the distance were Bobby Martintoni, Ed Lenhardt, John Stanton and Ricky Huebner. The heats went to Stu Springer, Martintoni and Gary Haynes. Kasey Burch won the Semi.
Defending champion Terry Chester raced to his first Mouintain Dew Sportsman win of the season, besting Marty Kopp, Steve Maisel, Paul Jones and Rick Squires. The heats fell to Squires, Don Patton and Bert Jacoby.
Brandon Hogenson nailed his third Domino's Street Stock victory of the year, racing home ahead of Brad Yotter, Jason Stanton, Josh Jackson and Andy Beavers. The heats were won by Mark Pflueger, Darin Wilson and Brad Gilleland; the Semi went to Darin Patton.
Aaron Wood continued his dominance over the Auto Trader Factory Stock, notching his sixth of the season over David Pulley, Jr., Todd Erickson, Robert Crawford, Jr., and David Smith. Gary Price and Erickson won the heats.
www.tricitymotorsports.com
Late Models
FEATURE:
1. Justin Anderson
2. Tom Krankel
3. Dick Taylor
4. Steve Meyer Jr
5. Shannon Kuhn
6. Ken Johnson
7. Mark Stienwager
8. Randy Rawlings
9. Tim Brown
10. Matt Hartnett
11. Kevin Lee
12. Pat Ryan
13. Dave Shaw
14. Ken Rumble
15. Dewaybne Kiefer
Modifieds
FEATURE:
1. Ray Walsh
2. Bobby Martintoni
3. Ed Lenhardt
4. John Stanton
5. Ricky Huebner
6. Bob Stanton
7. Joe Dresch
8. Bob Johnson
9. Mickey Blankenship
10. Kasey Burch
11. Ryan Tischauser
12. Tony Patterson
13. Jay Hughes
14. Gary Haynes
15. Jason Brown
16. Tommie Seets Jr
17. Everette Stauffer
18. Matt Acord
19. Stu Springer
Sportsman
FEATURE:
1. Terry Chester
2. Don Patton
3. Steve Maisel
4. Paul Jones
5. Rick Squires
6. Don Patton
7. Scott Jones
8. Mike Hartnett Sr
9. Pat Chalmers
10. Nate Bowmann
11. Bob Williams
12. Dennis Wernle
13. Bubb Mitchell
14. Ron Petty
15. Sam Kizer
16. Glenn Kelley
17. Bert Jacoby
18. Scott Drew
19. Don Grimm
