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August 26, 2010

Local races have big impact on IMCA Championship

DAVENPORT, Iowa (August 26, 2010) – As the 2010 racing season draws to a close, a pair of local races will help determine the IMCA Late Model national champion.

The final weekend in August is the last opportunity for racers to gain points and wins toward the late model title. That includes Season Championship events this Friday at the Davenport Speedway and Saturday at the Jackson County Speedway in Maquoketa.

Through August 15th, Ray Guss Jr., of Milan, Ill., held a slim six point lead over Terry Neal of Ely, Iowa. Last weekend, Neal won at the Jackson County Speedway and the Dubuque Fairgrounds Speedway. Guss finished second to Neal at Jackson County and won at Quad City Speedway.

The IMCA Late Model national champion is determined by a driver’s twenty best finishes during the season and bonus points. Bonus points are awarded to a driver who wins a track championship. The bonus is based on the average car count at that track during the season. A driver is awarded one track championship for bonus points in the Late Model division. If a driver gets more than one track championship, the highest number is used.

Guss has a four point lead over Neal at the Jackson County Speedway and is also leading the point standings at the Davenport Speedway and Quad City Speedway. Neal is also locked in a tight points battle at Dubuque Fairgrounds Speedway.

In event of a tie, the champion is determined by most feature wins.

Track titles will also be determined in all weekly divisions this weekend at Davenport Speedway and Jackson County Speedway. Friday’s races at the Davenport Speedway are sponsored by Kile Motorsports, while Saturday in Maquoketa it will be ‘Racing to a Cure for ALS Night’ at the Jackson County Speedway. ‘Racing to a Cure for ALS Night’ is sponsored by S.C. Oberbreckling Excavating & Construction.

On Friday, pit gates at Davenport open at 4 p.m. and the grandstand opens at 5pm. Hot laps are at 6pm and racing starts at 6:30pm.

For ‘Racing to a Cure for ALS Night’ on Saturday, the start of the racing program has been revised. Pit gates at the Jackson County Speedway open at 4 p.m. and the grandstand opens at 4:30pm, as usual. Hot laps will be at 6:30pm and racing starts at 7pm, for this event only.

For more information on events at the Davenport Speedway or Jackson County Speedway, visit our website at www.drttrak.com, or call (563) 249-1387.

Points through (points through 8/15)      
Guss, Ray Jr.      795
Neal, Terry      789
DeFrance, Darrel      768
Cooney, Todd      764
Toland, Rob      744
Beuseling, Nate      735
Eckrich, Andy      733
Ryan, Matt      729
Goldbeck, Cory      723
Woodworth, Dennis      716

Davenport Speedway
Point Standings
As of Fri. August 20, 2010
(* - denotes feature wins)
Petersen Plumbing & Heating IMCA Late Model
1 58 Ray Guss Jr.* 306 Milan, IL
2 G1 Mike Garland* 286 Morrison, IL
3 O7 Matt Ryan 283 Davenport, IA
4 54 Kevin Blum 282 Colona, IL
5 57 Mark Preston* 276 Port Byron, IL
6 77 Stephan Kammerer 273 Blue Grass, IA
7 29d Bret Diercks* 243 Davenport, IA
8 4d Marty Diercks 219 Bettendorf, IA
9 7w Matt Winslow 190 LeClaire, IA
10 z Mike Zemo Jr. 188 Davenport, IA

Jackson County Speedway
Point Standings
As of Sat. August 21, 2010
(* - denotes feature wins)B & D Pit Stop IMCA Late Model
1. 58 Ray Guss Jr *** 524 Milan, IL
2. 28C Terry Neal ******* 520 Ely, IA
3. 21 Ryan Duhme * 473 La Motte, IA
4a 21G Cory Goldbeck 458 Camanche, IA
b 50 Joe Zrostlik 458 Long Grove, IA
6. 12 Don Pataska * 399 Green Island, IA
7. 63 Buck Harmening 381 East Moline, IL
8. 92 Kirk Caes 343 Maquoketa, IA
9. 25 Bryan Klein 338 Cedar Rapids, IA
10. 1 Dustin Edwards 321 Maquoketa, IA