Bielenberg sweeps Twin 20s on Hall of Fame Night at Maquoketa
Larson, Miles, Brandies, Lamar, Honts also win
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Following are results from stock car racing Saturday evening during Hall of Fame Night at Maquoketa Speedway.
Obie’s Bar and Restaurant / B&C Liquor 4 Cylinders
1st Feature (20 laps) – 1. 12X Mitch Bielenberg 2. Z50 Joe Zrostlik 3. 4R Ashley Reuman 4. 93 Colton Keck 5. 88 Jamie Wood 6. 24 Korey Lana 7. 8 Austin Reuman 8. T78 Tyler Shady 9. 3M Brett Marshall 10. 08 Brandon Bechen 11. 11H Justin Hempstead 12. 53 Cody VanDusen 13. 47 Thomas Adams (Did Not Start – 6 Shawn McDermott, 97 Brandon Covey).
2nd Feature (20 laps) – 1. Bielenberg 2. Zrostlik 3. Bechen 4. Lana 5. Marshall 6. Keck 7. Ash. Reuman 8. Adams 9. Wood 10. Covey (Did Not Start – Aus. Reuman, Shady, Hempstead, Vandusen, McDermott)
1st Heat (6 laps) – 1. Bielenberg 2. Marshall 3. Wood 4. Zrostlik
2nd Heat (6 laps) – 1. Adams 2. Vanousen 3. Bechen 4. Hempstead
QCJeeps.com IMCA Modifieds
Feature (20 laps) – 1. 11 Ray Cox, Jr. 2. 60F Jarrett Franzen 3. 61 Bruce Hanford 4. S19 Mitch Morris 5. 21M Tyler Madigan 6. 7M Matt Short 7. 66C Colton VanHierden 8. 53 Matt Stein 9. 43 Just Veloz 10. 89 Tom Pestka 11. 9 Derek Wilson 12. 10 Keith Feller 13. 70 Joe Bonney 14. V Milo Veloz 15. 77J Steve Johnson 16. 1 Eric Barnes 17. 14D Dustin Morden 18. 88 Jaden Fryer 19. 22H Jordan Hicks (Disqualified – B1 Jeff Larson, 3G Bryce Garnhart)
1st Heat (10 laps) – 1. Johnson 2. Fryer 3. Wilson 4. Veloz
2nd Heat (10 laps) – 1. Madigan Bonney 3. Hanford 4. Cox
3rd Heat (10 laps) – 1. Barnes 2. Pestka 3. Stein 4. Franzen
B&D Pit Stop IMCA SportMods
Feature (15 laps) – 1. 4 Jerry Miles 2. 43LV Logan Veloz 3. 6R Rusty Deshaw 4. 9 Tyler Soppe 5. 42 Wes Digman 6. 4G Kevin Goben 7. Jacob Ellithorpe 8. 47 Corey Kuntzelman 9. R2 Ryan Reed 10. 39R Rance Powell 11. 07 Alec Postel 12. 44D Dustin Wilkinson 13. 42Y Justin Yarolem 14. 35JR Justin Becker 15. 95 Dakota Cole 16. 14D Nick Dempewolf 17. 22 Austin Heacock 18. R4 Brandt Cole (Did Not Start – 3T Scott Williams, Disqualified – 2 Matt Fulton)
1st Heat (8 laps) – 1. Deshaw 2. Becker 3. Goben 4. Heacock
2nd Heat (8 laps) – 1. L. Veloz 2. Digman 3. Fulton 4. Miles
3rd Heat (8 laps) – 1. Kuntzelman 2. Ellithorpe 3. Powell 4. Reed
GRE / REV Chassis IMCA Stock Cars
Feature (15 laps) – 1. 71 David Brandies 2. 3T Terry Dulin 3. 31 Donnie Louck 4. 5B Tim Bader 5. 83 Jimmy Comins 6. 80 Joe Beal 7. 32 Tom Cannon 8. 27Z Chase Zaruba
1st Heat (6 laps) – 1. Zaruba 2. Comins 3. Dulin 4. Louck
Shawn’s Auto Service IMCA Hobby Stocks
Feature (15 laps) – 1. 4R Randy Lamar 2. 09 Daniel Wauters 3. 11S Shane Oberbreckling 4. 58B Randy Byerly 5. 01 Kile Vohringer 6. 7M Justin Morhardt 7. M1 Lane Vohringer 8. 18 Dawson Bowling 9. 3B Brandon White 10. 59 Roger Winkers
1st Heat (6 laps) – 1 Byerly 2. K. Vohringer 3. L. Vohringer 4. White
2nd Heat (6 laps) – 1. Lamar 2. Wauters 3. Oberbreckling 4. Bowling
Midwest Jalopies
Feature (12 laps) – 1. 21 Austin Honts 2. 40 Mark Merfeld 3. 59 Jeff Blunt 4. 1 Tom Honts 5. 52 Dennis Blunt 6. 17 Chuck Gerrald 7. 11 Kurt Zimmerman 8. 47 Larry Driskell 9. 79 Jerry Cayler 10. 111 Dennis Hundley (Did Not Start – 7B Pat Bailey)
1st Heat (6 laps) – 1. Zimmerman 2. Gerrald 3. Cayler 4. Hundley
2nd Heat (6 laps) – 1. A. Honts 2. Blunt 3. Merfeld 4. T. Honts
By ROB HINCKLEY
MAQUOKETA, IA (June 22) – Mitch Bielenberg smiled when he saw the lineup.
Then the Charlotte, Iowa ace went to work and capped off a sweep of the Hall of Fame Night Obie’s Bar and Restaurant / B&C Liquor 4 Cylinders Twin 20s Saturday evening at Maquoketa Speedway.
“I thought they were inverting the whole field for the second one,” Bielenberg said in Hoker Trucking/C&W Trucking/Kam Koncepts Victory Circle. “Car was great so I could’ve passed more, but it worked out.”
The lead lap cars from the first 20-lapper were inverted for the second green flag. Bielenberg started fifth in the nightcap and zoomed past Colton Keck on lap four for the lead.
He flew from sixth in the opener and took the point from Joe Zrostlik on lap five. The latter was the runnerup in both features.
Ashley Reuman, Keck and Jamie Wood completed the first top five. Brandon Bechen, Korey Lana and Brett Marshall followed in the second.
The wins came after the inaugural class of the Maquoketa Speedway Hall of Fame was inducted. Ernie Cook, Bob Current, Pickle Edwards, Tom Feller, Lloyd Nabb and Karl Vohringer were honored during intermission.
“This is not my kind of track,” Bielenberbg added. ”I like it a little slicker, but it was hammer down. It’s a special night. Ernie Cook is related and Lloyd Nabb’s wife was one of my teachers, so kind of a small world and a racing family together.”
Ray Cox, Jr. was surprised to find himself in victory circle after the QCJeeps.com IMCA Modified 20-lap feature.
An on-track altercation after the checkered flag took away the finishes of apparent winner Bryce Garnhart and runner up Jeff Larson. The two have dominated the class, but were both disqualified.
Jarrett Franzen, Bruce Hanford, Mitch Morris and Tyler Madigan followed Cox.
Jerry Miles bided his time, worked the high groove and sped by Logan Veloz with six laps left to win the 15-lap B&D Pit Stop IMCA SportMod finale. Veloz, Rusty Deshaw, Tyler Soppe and Wes Digman came next.
Point leader Soppe suffered a mechanical issue in his own No. 3T ride during his heat. He hopped into Scott Williams No. 9 and raced from the tail to that finish, his first outside the top two all season at Maquoketa.
David Brandies topped Terry Dulin in a nine-circuit, side-by-side thriller to win the 15-lap GRE / REV Chassis IMCA Stock Car feature. Both moved by early leader Donnie Louck, switched grooves and put on a show for the fans. Louck, Tim Bader and Jimmy Comins followed.
Randy Lamar held off a late fender rubbing, high side battle with Daniel Wauters for his second Shawn’s Auto Service IMCA Hobby Stock 15-lap win. Shane Oberbreckling, Randy Byerly and Kile Vohringer were next in line.
Austin Honts rolled off ninth and launched to the lead on lap six to win the Midwest Jalopies 12-lap feature in his 1930 Plymouth. Mark Merfeld, Jeff Blunt, Tom Honts and Dennis Blunt followed.
A total of 85 race teams hit the track for 20 total events and racing was completed before 10:30p.m.
Action continues on the 3/8-mile, dirt oval this Saturday June 29 with O’Reilly’s Auto Parts Night. In action will be Andover Meat IMCA Late Models, QCJeeps.com IMCA Modifieds, B&D Pit Stop IMCA SportMods, Shawn’s Auto Repair IMCA Hobby Stocks, Obie’s Bar and Restaurant / B&C Liquor 4 Cylinders and the debut of 2-Man Cruisers.
Gates open at 4:30 p.m. Hot laps are 6:15 with racing to follow.
Advance tickets are now available. Trackside Promotions also promotes the action Sunday evenings at Dubuque Speedway.
For more information, log on to tracksidepromotionsia.com, the track Facebook page or call 563-940-7841.
Larson, Miles, Brandies, Lamar, Honts also win
See story below.
Following are results from stock car racing Saturday evening during Hall of Fame Night at Maquoketa Speedway.
Obie’s Bar and Restaurant / B&C Liquor 4 Cylinders
1st Feature (20 laps) – 1. 12X Mitch Bielenberg 2. Z50 Joe Zrostlik 3. 4R Ashley Reuman 4. 93 Colton Keck 5. 88 Jamie Wood 6. 24 Korey Lana 7. 8 Austin Reuman 8. T78 Tyler Shady 9. 3M Brett Marshall 10. 08 Brandon Bechen 11. 11H Justin Hempstead 12. 53 Cody VanDusen 13. 47 Thomas Adams (Did Not Start – 6 Shawn McDermott, 97 Brandon Covey).
2nd Feature (20 laps) – 1. Bielenberg 2. Zrostlik 3. Bechen 4. Lana 5. Marshall 6. Keck 7. Ash. Reuman 8. Adams 9. Wood 10. Covey (Did Not Start – Aus. Reuman, Shady, Hempstead, Vandusen, McDermott)
1st Heat (6 laps) – 1. Bielenberg 2. Marshall 3. Wood 4. Zrostlik
2nd Heat (6 laps) – 1. Adams 2. Vanousen 3. Bechen 4. Hempstead
QCJeeps.com IMCA Modifieds
Feature (20 laps) – 1. 11 Ray Cox, Jr. 2. 60F Jarrett Franzen 3. 61 Bruce Hanford 4. S19 Mitch Morris 5. 21M Tyler Madigan 6. 7M Matt Short 7. 66C Colton VanHierden 8. 53 Matt Stein 9. 43 Just Veloz 10. 89 Tom Pestka 11. 9 Derek Wilson 12. 10 Keith Feller 13. 70 Joe Bonney 14. V Milo Veloz 15. 77J Steve Johnson 16. 1 Eric Barnes 17. 14D Dustin Morden 18. 88 Jaden Fryer 19. 22H Jordan Hicks (Disqualified – B1 Jeff Larson, 3G Bryce Garnhart)
1st Heat (10 laps) – 1. Johnson 2. Fryer 3. Wilson 4. Veloz
2nd Heat (10 laps) – 1. Madigan Bonney 3. Hanford 4. Cox
3rd Heat (10 laps) – 1. Barnes 2. Pestka 3. Stein 4. Franzen
B&D Pit Stop IMCA SportMods
Feature (15 laps) – 1. 4 Jerry Miles 2. 43LV Logan Veloz 3. 6R Rusty Deshaw 4. 9 Tyler Soppe 5. 42 Wes Digman 6. 4G Kevin Goben 7. Jacob Ellithorpe 8. 47 Corey Kuntzelman 9. R2 Ryan Reed 10. 39R Rance Powell 11. 07 Alec Postel 12. 44D Dustin Wilkinson 13. 42Y Justin Yarolem 14. 35JR Justin Becker 15. 95 Dakota Cole 16. 14D Nick Dempewolf 17. 22 Austin Heacock 18. R4 Brandt Cole (Did Not Start – 3T Scott Williams, Disqualified – 2 Matt Fulton)
1st Heat (8 laps) – 1. Deshaw 2. Becker 3. Goben 4. Heacock
2nd Heat (8 laps) – 1. L. Veloz 2. Digman 3. Fulton 4. Miles
3rd Heat (8 laps) – 1. Kuntzelman 2. Ellithorpe 3. Powell 4. Reed
GRE / REV Chassis IMCA Stock Cars
Feature (15 laps) – 1. 71 David Brandies 2. 3T Terry Dulin 3. 31 Donnie Louck 4. 5B Tim Bader 5. 83 Jimmy Comins 6. 80 Joe Beal 7. 32 Tom Cannon 8. 27Z Chase Zaruba
1st Heat (6 laps) – 1. Zaruba 2. Comins 3. Dulin 4. Louck
Shawn’s Auto Service IMCA Hobby Stocks
Feature (15 laps) – 1. 4R Randy Lamar 2. 09 Daniel Wauters 3. 11S Shane Oberbreckling 4. 58B Randy Byerly 5. 01 Kile Vohringer 6. 7M Justin Morhardt 7. M1 Lane Vohringer 8. 18 Dawson Bowling 9. 3B Brandon White 10. 59 Roger Winkers
1st Heat (6 laps) – 1 Byerly 2. K. Vohringer 3. L. Vohringer 4. White
2nd Heat (6 laps) – 1. Lamar 2. Wauters 3. Oberbreckling 4. Bowling
Midwest Jalopies
Feature (12 laps) – 1. 21 Austin Honts 2. 40 Mark Merfeld 3. 59 Jeff Blunt 4. 1 Tom Honts 5. 52 Dennis Blunt 6. 17 Chuck Gerrald 7. 11 Kurt Zimmerman 8. 47 Larry Driskell 9. 79 Jerry Cayler 10. 111 Dennis Hundley (Did Not Start – 7B Pat Bailey)
1st Heat (6 laps) – 1. Zimmerman 2. Gerrald 3. Cayler 4. Hundley
2nd Heat (6 laps) – 1. A. Honts 2. Blunt 3. Merfeld 4. T. Honts
By ROB HINCKLEY
MAQUOKETA, IA (June 22) – Mitch Bielenberg smiled when he saw the lineup.
Then the Charlotte, Iowa ace went to work and capped off a sweep of the Hall of Fame Night Obie’s Bar and Restaurant / B&C Liquor 4 Cylinders Twin 20s Saturday evening at Maquoketa Speedway.
“I thought they were inverting the whole field for the second one,” Bielenberg said in Hoker Trucking/C&W Trucking/Kam Koncepts Victory Circle. “Car was great so I could’ve passed more, but it worked out.”
The lead lap cars from the first 20-lapper were inverted for the second green flag. Bielenberg started fifth in the nightcap and zoomed past Colton Keck on lap four for the lead.
He flew from sixth in the opener and took the point from Joe Zrostlik on lap five. The latter was the runnerup in both features.
Ashley Reuman, Keck and Jamie Wood completed the first top five. Brandon Bechen, Korey Lana and Brett Marshall followed in the second.
The wins came after the inaugural class of the Maquoketa Speedway Hall of Fame was inducted. Ernie Cook, Bob Current, Pickle Edwards, Tom Feller, Lloyd Nabb and Karl Vohringer were honored during intermission.
“This is not my kind of track,” Bielenberbg added. ”I like it a little slicker, but it was hammer down. It’s a special night. Ernie Cook is related and Lloyd Nabb’s wife was one of my teachers, so kind of a small world and a racing family together.”
Ray Cox, Jr. was surprised to find himself in victory circle after the QCJeeps.com IMCA Modified 20-lap feature.
An on-track altercation after the checkered flag took away the finishes of apparent winner Bryce Garnhart and runner up Jeff Larson. The two have dominated the class, but were both disqualified.
Jarrett Franzen, Bruce Hanford, Mitch Morris and Tyler Madigan followed Cox.
Jerry Miles bided his time, worked the high groove and sped by Logan Veloz with six laps left to win the 15-lap B&D Pit Stop IMCA SportMod finale. Veloz, Rusty Deshaw, Tyler Soppe and Wes Digman came next.
Point leader Soppe suffered a mechanical issue in his own No. 3T ride during his heat. He hopped into Scott Williams No. 9 and raced from the tail to that finish, his first outside the top two all season at Maquoketa.
David Brandies topped Terry Dulin in a nine-circuit, side-by-side thriller to win the 15-lap GRE / REV Chassis IMCA Stock Car feature. Both moved by early leader Donnie Louck, switched grooves and put on a show for the fans. Louck, Tim Bader and Jimmy Comins followed.
Randy Lamar held off a late fender rubbing, high side battle with Daniel Wauters for his second Shawn’s Auto Service IMCA Hobby Stock 15-lap win. Shane Oberbreckling, Randy Byerly and Kile Vohringer were next in line.
Austin Honts rolled off ninth and launched to the lead on lap six to win the Midwest Jalopies 12-lap feature in his 1930 Plymouth. Mark Merfeld, Jeff Blunt, Tom Honts and Dennis Blunt followed.
A total of 85 race teams hit the track for 20 total events and racing was completed before 10:30p.m.
Action continues on the 3/8-mile, dirt oval this Saturday June 29 with O’Reilly’s Auto Parts Night. In action will be Andover Meat IMCA Late Models, QCJeeps.com IMCA Modifieds, B&D Pit Stop IMCA SportMods, Shawn’s Auto Repair IMCA Hobby Stocks, Obie’s Bar and Restaurant / B&C Liquor 4 Cylinders and the debut of 2-Man Cruisers.
Gates open at 4:30 p.m. Hot laps are 6:15 with racing to follow.
Advance tickets are now available. Trackside Promotions also promotes the action Sunday evenings at Dubuque Speedway.
For more information, log on to tracksidepromotionsia.com, the track Facebook page or call 563-940-7841.
