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Mike McGuire
DAVENPORT, Iowa (May 28) - The Davenport Speedway kicked off Memorial Day weekend with exciting racing action. The fans were treated first-time winners, last lap passes, and near perfect weather conditions.
Ray Guss Jr. returned to tbe winner's circle in the Petersen Plumbing & Heating, IMCA Late Model action. Guss was able to get by Bret Diercks on lap seventeen and hold on for the win. The victory was Guss' first point race win at Davenport in 2010.
The race was halted briefly by a red flag for a 3-car crash on lap 22. Mark Preston, Cory Goldbeck, and Mike Zemo Jr. were involved in the wreck. All three were able to walk away from the accident.
When the race resumed, Guss drove on to the win, Bret Diercks was able to hold second, but Mike Murphy Jr. used the restart to launch himself up to a third place finish. Matt Ryan took fourth and Kevin Blum fifth.
Guss, Diercks, and Preston were heat race winners.
Doug Crampton led only the last one hundred feet of the Goacher Towing Pro Mod main, just enough for his third straight Pro Mod win. Crampton started tenth and had to use every lap and every inch of the racetrack to get the win
Thad Wilson had taken the lead on lap nine, but came up just a little short at the checkers. Wilson did everything he could to hold off Crampton, but would have to settle for a disappointing second. Bob Dominacki led early in the race but would fade to a third place finish. John Bull and Tim Arp completed the top five.
The Koehler Electric Street Stock feature came down to a battle of two drivers. Cary Brown took the lead of the race on lap three and held it until the white flag lap. Matt Werner tried to pass Brown a couple of times on the inside, with no success. Coming to the white flag, Werner went outside of Brown, took the lead, and took the win. Brown held on for second with Ron Marks Jr. third. Jeremy Marquette and Bruce Fosdyck Jr. finished fourth and fifth.
The EMS IMCA Modified feature started with a bang, well at least a loud crash. A multi-car pile-up, coming to take the green, really reduced the field. When the race restarted, Terry Rentfro went to the lead. However, Rentfro would be involved in the next yellow and have to go to the pits.
Jerry Pratt took over the lead and held the spot all the way to the checkers. Ray Cox Jr started tenth, but would end up in second. Todd Dykema, Josh Starr, and Greg Wilson rounded out the top five and were the only other cars running at the race's end.
Dominic Bates brought home the win in an entertaining Legend Car feature. Cars were moving in and out of the top five throughout the entire race. The only position that didn't change was the leader. Bates jumped into the lead from the outside pole and led all fifteen laps. The victory was his first in a Legend Car.
Matt Montieth finished second and was followed Craig Peekenschnieder, Jeremy Meyer, and Mike Mueller, in that order.
Mike Morrow blistered the field in the 4 Stock feature event. Unfortunately his car did pass post-race inspection and was disqualified. Kevin Haury, who had led early in the race was credited with the win. Luke Thurness was scored second, with Andy Maberry third, and Bill Morrow fourth.
Davenport Speedway
May 28, 2010
Results
Petersen Plumbing and Heating - IMCA Late Model
Heat 1: 1. Mark Preston; 2. Mike Murphy Jr; 3. Matt Ryan; 4. Marty Diercks;
Heat 2: 1. Ray Guss Jr; 2. Mike Garland; 3. Mike Zemo Jr; 4. Cory Goldbeck; 5. Tony VonDresky;
Heat 3: 1. Bret Diercks; 2. Kevin Blum; 3. Eric Sanders; 4. Leroy Brenner; 5. Adam Oppendike;
Feature: 1. Ray Guss Jr; 2. Bret Diercks; 3. Mike Murphy Jr; 4. Matt Ryan; 5. Kevin Blum; 6. Mike Garland; 7. Stephan Kammerer; 8. Adam Oppendike; 9. Mike Guldenpfennig; 10. DJ Burke; 11. Mike Zemo Jr; 12. Cory Goldbeck; 13. Mark Preston; 14. Matt Winslow; 15. Marty Diercks; 16. Leroy Brenner; 17. Tony Vondresky; 18. Eric Sanders;
Goacher Towing - Pro Mod
Heat 1: 1. Brian Bushong; 2. Tim Arp; 3. Matt Stein; 4. Craig Crawford; 5. Thad Wilson;
Heat 2: 1. Bob Dominacki; 2. John Bull; 3. Doug Crampton; 4. Rick Ratliff; 5. TJ Patz;
Feature: 1. Doug Crampton; 2. Thad Wilson; 3. Bob Dominacki; 4. John Bull; 5. Tim Arp; 6. Rick Ratliff; 7. Matt Stein; 8. Casey Voss; 9. Brian Bushong; 10. Craig Crawford; 11. TJ Patz; 12. David Imming;
Koehler Electric - Street Stock
Heat 1: 1. Jeremy Marquette; 2. Matt Werner; 3. Wade Dahl; 4. Marcus Ostofi; 5. Lavern Cole;
Heat 2: 1. Cary Brown; 2. Ron Marks; 3. Bruce Fosdyck Jr; 4. Tim Hazen; 5. Bryan Ritter;
Feature: 1. Matt Werner; 2. Cary Brown; 3. Ron Marks; 4. Jeremy Marquette; 5. Bruce Fosdyck Jr; 6. Bryan Ritter; 7. Marcus Ostofi; 8. Wade Dahl; 9. Lavern Cole; 10. Tim Hazen;
EMS - IMCA Modified
Heat 1: 1. Terry Rentfro; 2. Joe Jones Jr; 3. Ray Cox Jr; 4. Greg Wilson; 5. Adam Green;
Heat 2: 1. Mike Fluegel; 2. Jacob Waterman; 3. Josh Starr; 4. Jerry Pratt; 5. Matt Wilson;
Feature: 1. Jerry Pratt; 2. Ray Cox Jr; 3. Todd Dykema; 4. Josh Starr; 5. Greg Wilson; 6. Terry Rentfro; 7. Mike Fluegel; 8. Joe Walsh; 9. Joe Jones Jr; 10. Jacob Waterman; 11. Matt Wilson;
Bulltown Legends of Iowa - INEX Legend Car
Heat 1: 1. Matt Montieth; 2. Chad Hale; 3. Keith Meyer; 4. Warren Ropp; 5. BJ Bates;
Heat 2: 1. Dominic Bates; 2. Jeremy Meyer; 3. Ryan Bales ; 4. Craig Peekenschnieder; 5. Greg Hartlaub;
Feature: 1. Dominic Bates; 2. Matt Montieth; 3. Craig Peekenschnieder; 4. Jeremy Meyer; 5. Mike Mueller; 6. Chad Hale; 7. BJ Bates; 8. Warren Ropp; 9. Greg Hartlaub; 10. Scott Blankenship; 11. Kevin Schutz; 12. Keith Meyer; 13. Ryan Bales;
4 Stock
Heat 1: 1. Nick Bennett; 2. Luke Thurness; 3. Aaron Hitt; 4. John Scott;
Heat 2: 1. Mitch Bielenberg; 2. Kevin Haury; 3. Bill Morrow; 4. Josh Hazen; 5. TroyRentfro;
Feature: 1. Kevin Haury; 2. Luke Thurness; 3. Andy Maberry; 4. Bill Morrow; 5. Josh Hazen; 6. Aaron Hitt; 7. Nick Bennett; 8. Dale Tucker; 9. Kyle Rhoads; 10. Troy Rentfro; 11. John Scott; 12. Stacy Nall; Mike Morrow - DQ
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