Marty Thompson Wins Quad City Speedway's Ron Weedon Memorial Race
by Ed Potter

EAST MOLINE, IL (May 7, 2006) - Sunday at Quad City Spedway in East Moline was not only the points opening night, it was also Quad City Speedway's leg of the Ron Weedon Memorial weekend of racing. Donovan Lodge grabbed the early lead of tahe Open Wheel Modified reature with Jim Willert taking over on lap two. Pole sitter Marty Thompson moved into second on lap three and wouldn't let Willert shake him. The two circled the quarter mile oval pretty mush side by side with Willert using the low line and Thompson in the high line until a sixteenth lap caution. On the restart Thompson moved out front and had the lead on the white flag lap when Willert spun in turn four taking three other cars with him ending tahe race. Lodge held on for second followed by Jerry Durbin, Milo Veloz Jr. and Doug Crampton, in that order. Mike Zemo Jr;s sisth pace finish was good enough to get him the trophy for the combined best finishes for the Ron Weedon Memorial weedend. Thompson and Daron Oberbroeckling took the qualifying heat wins.
Aggresion seemed to be the word of the day in the IMCA Late Model feature as the caution flag flew a total of eight times before the fourth lap was scored. Rick Wages used his front row starting spot to take the lead as things finally settled down and racing got underway. On the fifteenth lap Wages coasted to a stop with mechanical problems on the back stretch. On the restart Eric Gustaf moved out front and held on for the victory, holding off the challenges of Rob Toland through the end. On lap twenty Ray Guss Jr. moved into take third followed by Mike Cothron with Bobby Toland rouding out the top five. Mike Murphy Jr., Rob Toland and Jim Sandusky won the heats.

A three car pile-up in the Street Stock feature before a lap was scored saw Rob Henry climb the wall in turn one and roll his car leaving it settled on it's side. On the drop of the green first heat winner, Dustin Spicer took the lead with second heat winner, Buck Harmening taking over on lap three. At lap eight Spicer moved back into the lead, but by this time Jeff Stevens had moved up to join the battle for the point. Stevens worked his way out front on lap eleven, but Spicer retired with mechanical problems on lap thirteen. Stevens held on for thewin with Korey Peterson second and Randy Exline third. Harmening held on for fourth with Chris Hambright fifth.

Second B Modified heat winner, Craig Crawford took the lead of athe feature and looked to have things pretty much in his control. Crawford bobbled cooming down the front chute on lap nine and Mitch Moraris charged out front, despite going to the rear on a third lap restart. Sixteen year old Morris took the win with Crawford holding on for second. It appeared Jordan Schram took third, but he was found light in post race inspection turning third over to Brad Pershy. First heat winner, Jason Pershy was fourth with Jerry Bailey Jr. fifth.

Results from Quad City Speedway--East Moline,IL 5/7/06
B Modified
first heat: 1. Jason Pershy--Colona; 2. Gary Weatherington Jr--Carbon Cliff; 3. Mitch Morris--McCausland,IA; 4. Chris McMahill--Gilson; 5. Jimmy Comins--Silvis

second heat: 1. Craig Crawford--Moline; 2. Brad Pershy--Colona; 3. Chris Zogg--New Liberty,IA; 4. Jerry Bailey Jr--East Moline; 5. Rob Nylin--Colona

Feature: 1. Morris; 2. Crawford; 3. Jordan Schram--Sterling; 4. Brad Pershy; 5. Jason Pershy; 6. Bailey; 7. Jared Copprians--Annawan; 8. Doug Curless--Davenport,IA; 9. Weatherington; 10. Zogg; 11. Nyliin; 12. Kevin Dickey--Silvis; 13. Jake Waterman--Milan

Street Stock
first heat: 1. Dustin Spicer--Silvis; 2. Randy Exline--Stockton,IA; 3. Rick Schriner--Rock Island; 4. Rob Henry--Colona; 5. Korey Peterson--Colona

second heat: 1. Buck Harmening--East Moline; 2. Jeff Stevens--Davenport,IA; 3. Chuck Fox--Silvis; 4. Chris Hambright--East Moline; 5. Craig Jones--Moline

Feature: 1. Stevens; 2.Peterson; 3. Exline; 4. Harmening; 5. Hambright; 6. Doug Wiatt--Rock Island; 7. Gerald Ward--East Moline; 8. Jones; 9. Dave Wadsager--East Moline; 10. Steve Behrens--Davenport,IA; 11. Spicer; 12. Schriner; 13. Chris Lawrence--Colona; 14. Fox; 15. Henry; 16. Andy Warner--Silvis

IMCA Late Model
first heat: 1. Mike Murphy Jr--Colona; 2. Mike Cothron---Moline; 3. Ray Guss Jr--Milan; 4. Hershel Roberts--East Moline; 5. Bobby Toland--Milan

second heat: 1. Rob Toland--Bettendorf,IA; 2. Eric Gustaf--Moline; 3. Fred Remley--Blue Grass,IA; 4. Ron Gustaf--Moline; 5. John Freeman--Rock Island

third heat: 1. Jim Sandusky--Coal Valley; 2. Rick Wages--Colona; 3. Kevin Blum--Colona; 4. Andy Nezworski--Buffalo,Ia; 5. Bob Miller--Silvis

Feature: 1. Eric Gustaf; 2. Rob Toland; 3. Guss; 4. Cothron; 5. Bobby Toland; 6. Sandusky; 7. Blum; 8. Remley; 9. Roberts; 10. Miller; 11. Nate Beuseling--Coal Valley; 12. Nezworski; 13. Jason Masengarb--Colona; 14. Murphy; 15. Wages; 16. Adam Oppendike; Silvis; 17. Leroy Brenner--Aledo; 18. Ron Gustaf; 19. Freeman; 20. Cory Goldbeck--Camanche,IA; 21. Jason Parrish--Geneseo

Open Wheel Modified
first heat: 1. Marty Thompson--Mineral; 2. Jeff Morris--McCausland,IA; 3. James Thompson--Annawan; 4. Jim Willert--Davenport,IA; 5. Mike Zemo Jr--Geneseo

second heat: 1. Daron Oberbroeckling--Davenport,IA; 2. Brandon Durbin--Colona; 3. Doug Crampton--Rock Island; 4. John Schultz--Coal Valley; 5. Donovan Lodge--Andover

Ron Weedon Memorial
Feature: 1. Marty Thompson; 2. Lodge; 3. Jerry Durbin--Colona; 4. Milo Veloz Jr--Colona; 5. Crampton; 6. Zemo; 7. Denny Stewart--Dallas,TX--8. Brandon Durbin; 9. James Thompson; 20. Schultz; 11. Matt Stein--Davenport,IA; 12. Willert; 13. Jim Sandusky--Coal Valley; 14. Oberbroeckling; 15. Morris; 16. Jerame Mowrey--Moline; 27. Troy Emerick--Geneseo