Quad City Speedway
September 15, 2012
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Crampton Repeats as Reinhart Champion at Quad City

by Brad Hines
East Moline, IL (September 16th, 2012) – Sunday night at the Quad City Speedway was a night to pay tribute to the late Gary Reinhart with the running of the 19th Annual Gary Reinhart Memorial. Thanks to the sponsorships of Leffler Construction and Roto Rooter this event paid $800 to the winner of the Orion Tire Repair IMCA Modified feature. Gary’s wife, Cindy, and daughter, Cassie, were in attendance to celebrate with all the feature winners in victory lane.

In the previous 18 runnings of the Gary Reinhart Memorial races, only once has someone won it in consecutive years, John Bull in 2003 and 2004. Rock Island’s Doug Crampton became the second man to achieve this by winning the main event Sunday night. Crampton, who started 10th, ran down early race leaders Terry Rentfro and Greg Durbin then held off a hard charge by Matt Werner to win the prestigious event. Werner, who came from all the way in the back, would take second with Milo Veloz Jr., G. Durbin, and Eric Barnes, who started 14th, completing the top 5.

In Verplaetse Excavating UMP Modifieds make-up feature Milo Veloz Jr. wasted little time taking the lead in the 20 lap feature. M. Veloz would cruise to the victory with John Bull getting by Doug Curless for second. Donovan Lodge and Chad Tucker rounded out the top 5.

It may have only been Joe Bonney’s second visit in 2012 to the Quad City Speedway but he made it look easy Sunday night in the Extreme Auto Glass Street Stock feature. Once Bonney took control of the lead he never looked back, winning in dominating fashion. Chuck Fox took second followed by Chris Lawrence, Rick Schriner, and Rob Henry.

Chase Flatt waited until the final lap of the Mod Lite feature to make his move and pick up the feature win. Lap after lap Flatt was all over Brad Lucy and on the final circuit Flatt got his opportunity. Lucy would take second with Shon Sanders, Dan Guss, and Mike Pershing making up the rest of the top 5.

After an early race battle with Bobby Toland, Mike Zemo Jr. checked out and won another feature in the Sexton Ford IMCA Late Models. Silvis’ Todd Malmstrom charged through from the seventh starting to challenge B. Toland for second place but B. Toland held on. The rest of the top 5 was LeRoy Brenner and Buck Harmening.

The second Verplaetse Excavating UMP Modified feature was their Season Championship. Going into the feature John Bull had only a three point lead over Donovan Lodge to decide who would win the track championship. The feature was lined up by the top 10 in points putting Lodge and Bull on the front row together. The only way Lodge could win the championship was by finishing four spots ahead of Bull. The stage was set for a great battle. All race long Lodge and Bull raced side by side holding off the likes of Doug Curless, Milo Veloz Jr., Ray Bollinger, and Matt Werner. With only four laps to go the unthinkable happened for John Bull and all his fans. Bull got too close to the tire in turns one and two, clipping the tire and spinning out causing the yellow flag to wave. So with four laps to go Bull had to somehow make his way through the field and get within three spots of Lodge to have a chance at the championship. Amazingly, Bull would get up to sixth but that was not enough. Lodge would go on to win the race and track championship with M. Veloz second followed by Ray Bollinger, Matt Werner, and Doug Curless.

Once again Aaron Hitt put on a clinic in the Aaron’s Affordable Towing 4-Cylinders. After some tough luck in his heat race, Hitt had to start the feature in the 13th starting spot. Hitt picked off spots one by one until he was on the leader Josh Sharpe. Sharpe was able to hold off Hitt for a few laps but Hitt proved to be too strong and won yet another feature. Sharpe would cross the line second with Andy Loy, Junior Carmichael, and Eric Stogdell completing the top 5.

Results – 9/16/12

Sexton Ford IMCA Late Models
1. Mike Zemo Jr.
2. Bobby Toland
3. Todd Malmstrom
4. LeRoy Brenner
5. Buck Harmening
6. Tom Pestka
7. Anthony Guss
8. Bob Miller
9. Gary Webb
10. Rob Toland

Verplaetse Excavating UMP Modified Make-Up Feature
1. Milo Veloz Jr.
2. John Bull
3. Doug Curless
4. Donovan Lodge
5. Chad Tucker
6. Jason Pershy
7. Kevin Hughes
8. Justin Veloz
9. Jerry Bailey Jr.
10. Perry Gellerstedt
11. Nathan Balensiefen

Extreme Auto Glass Street Stocks
1. Joe Bonney
2. Chuck Fox
3. Chris Lawrence
4. Rick Schriner
5. Rob Henry
6. Nick Lawrence
7. Joe Roberson
8. Mike Anderson
9. Kevin Dickey
10. R.J. Gonzales
11. Jeremy Gustaf
12. Phil Anderson
13. Justin Hamm
14. Erick Turner
15. Zach Huston
16. Cord Williams

Mod Lites
1. Chase Flatt
2. Brad Lucy
3. Shon Sanders
4. Dan Guss
5. Mike Pershing
6. Andrew Smith
7. Gary Snyder
8. David Norton
9. Carl Pershing
10. Brian Schnell
11. Blake Woodruff
12. Cody Brown

Verplaetse Excavating UMP Modifieds
1. Donovan Lodge
2. Milo Veloz Jr.
3. Ray Bollinger
4. Matt Werner
5. Doug Curless
6. John Bull
7. Jerry Bailey Jr.
8. Justin Veloz
9. Kevin Hughes
10. Chad Tucker
11. Randy Cusack
12. Jason Pershy
13. Perry Gellerstedt
14. Russell Engeland

19th Annual Gary Reinhart Memorial
Orion Tire Repair IMCA Modifieds
1. Doug Crampton
2. Matt Werner
3. Milo Veloz Jr.
4. Greg Durbin
5. Eric Barnes
6. Terry Rentfro
7. B.J. Jackson
8. Joe Jones Jr.
9. Leland Bushong
10. Brian Bushong
11. George Spence III
12. Chance Huston
13. Brandon Durbin
14. T.J. Patz
15. Dan Hahn
16. Thad Wilson
17. Jim Sandusky
18. John Ahlers

Aaron’s Affordable Towing 4-Cylinders
1. Aaron Hitt
2. Josh Sharpe
3. Andy Loy
4. Junior Carmichael
5. Eric Stogdell
6. Brandt Cole
7. Jeff Peterson
8. Dale Tucker
9. Erick Hood
10. Bobby Barker Sr.
11. Drew Wise
12. Zach Dahl
13. A.J. Rock
14. Cameron Poci
15. Andy Wagner
16. Bobby Barker Jr.