Rob Henry Picks Good Night to Revisit Victory Lane
by Ed Potter

EAST MOLINE, ILL. (Aug 6, 2006) - After some really heavy thunderstorms Sunday morning the Quad City Speedway got thier entire program in Sunday evening. The track was in good shape with only some standing water in theinfield, which everyone stayed out of. It was also a good night to be running in the J&J Camper Street Stock division as a race fan added to the purse. Mr Norm Elliott who says he has been chasing races since 1951 added to the purse so it would pay five hundred dollars to win. Scenic Stage Lines of Morrison, IL also added another two hundred dollars to be divided between the next four positioins at the finish. Pole sitter, Toby Spicer grabbed the early lead and held it until an eighth lap caution flew. On the restart Spicer went back to the front but with fourteenth place starter, Rob Henry and twelth place starter, Donovan Lodge hot on his tail. One lap later Henry went to the front and held on until the checkers flew. It was Henry's third win of the season. Lodge was second as Spicer held on for third. Dave Wadsager ran fourth with Randy Exline taking fifth. Exline, Chris Hambright and Buck Harmening took the heat wins.

Nathan Hall used his pole starting spot to take the lead of the Best Choice-Racer's Edge B Modified feature with Doug Curless taking over on lap three. Curless held on until the races third and last caution flew at lap ten. On the restart Jake Waterman charged to the front and on for his fourth win of the year. On the white flag lap Mitch Morris moved by Curless to take second. Curless held on for third with Brad Pershy fourth and Kevin Dickey fifth. After a couple of weeks off not bad finishes for Waterman and Dickey. Craig Crawford and Pershy won the heats.

IITI-Reynold's Ford A Modified pole sitter Shaune Lewis took the early lead of the feature, but a second lap restart cost him the point. On the restart Donovan Lodge charged to the front pulling third heat winner, Thad Wilson with him. These two put on a battle running side by side for the next eleven laps. Wilson took over the lead on lap thirteen when the caution flew for Lodge as his car developed problems. But that was the only lap Wilson led as he brought out the caution on the restart. A double file restart saw Jeff Morris and second heat winner, Doug Crampton on the front row. Morris took the lead and went on for his sixth win of the season. Crampton held on for second with Mike Zemo Jr third. After being involved in the second lap restart Jim Willert came back through the pack to take fourth with first het winner, Troy Emerick fifth.

IMCA Late Model second heat winner and pole sitter, Mark Preston grabbed the early lead of the feature and held on despite four cautions, three of which were for debris, in the first seven laps. Sixth place starter Hershel Roberts took over the point at lap ten and was soon holding off the challenges of point leader Eric Gustaf. Three more cautons flew, two for debris, as Roberts held off Gustaf. As the two battled through the last lap Gustaf took the win by a fenders length at the wire. It was Gustaf's fourth win of the year. Roberts was a strong second with Rick Wages third. Preston held on for fourth as Fred Remley rounded out the top five. Ron Gustaf and Bob Miller won the other two heat races.

Results from Quad City Speedway--East Moline,IL 8/6/06


Street Stock
heat one: 1. Randy Exline--Stockton,IA; 2. Dave Wadsager--East Moline; 3. Donovan Lodge--Andover; 4. Ron Doolittle--Davenport,IA; 5. Matt Werner--Geneseo
heat two: 1. Chris Hambright--East Moline; 2. Toby Spicer--Rock Island; 3. Jerry Pratt--Bennett,IA; 4. Korey Peterson--Colona; 5. Rob Henry--Colona
heat three: 1. Buck Harmening--East Moline; 2. Bruce Fosdyck--Bettendorf,IA; 3. Gerald Ward--East Moline; 4. Tom Maupin--Galesburg; 5. Jim Peterson--Silvis

Feature: 1. Henry; 2. Lodge; 3. Spicer; 4. Wadsager; 5. Exline; 6. Pratt; 7. Hambright; 8. Chris Lawrence--Colona; 9. Doolittle; 10. Fosdyck; 11. Harmening; 12. Werner; 13. Ward; 14. Maupin; 15. Chuck Fox--Silvis; 16. Korey Peterson; 17. Jim Peterson; 18. Rick Schriner--Rock Island; 19. Troy Sheldon--Hillsdale


B Modified
heat one: 1. Craig Crawford--Moline; 2. Nathan Hall--Orion; 3. Jake Waterman--Milan; 4. Kevin Dickey--Silvis; 5. Greg Durbin--Silvis
heat two: 1. Brad Pershy--Colona; 2. Doug Curless--Davenport,IA; 3. Mitch Morris--McCausland,IA; 4. Chris Zogg--New Liberty,IA; 5. Doug Burkhead--Stockton,IA

Feature: 1. Waterman; 2. Morris; 3. Curless; 4. Pershy; 5. Dickey; 6. Zogg; 7. Crawford; 8. Jimmy Comins Jr--Silvis; 9. Hall; 10. Jason Bert--Moline; 11. Kevin Spriet--Davenport,IA; 12. Chris Desseyn--East Moline; 13. Dan Hahn--Walnut; 14. Durbin; 15. Jason Bielema--Colona; 16. Burkhead; 17. George Hubbard--Silvis


A Modified
heat one: 1. Troy Emerick--Geneseo; 2. Jeff Morris--McCausland,IA; 3. Shaune Lewis--Kewanee; 4. Donovan Lodge--Andover; 5. Scott Mabeus--Colona]
heat two: 1. Doug Crampton--Rock Island; 2. Matt Stein--Davenport,IA; 3. Daron Oberbroeckling--Davenport,IA; 4. Erik Close--Coal Valley; 5. Jordan Schram--Sterling
heat three: 1. Thad Wilson--Moline; 2. Jim Willert--Davenport,IA; 3. Mike Zemo Jr--Geneseo; 4. Brandon Durbin--Colona; 5. Jerame Mowery--Moline

Feature: 1. Morris; 2. Crampton; 3. Zemo; 4. Willert; 5. Emerick; 6. Wilson; 7. Lewis; 8. Stien; 9. Durbin; 10. Oberbroeckling; 11. Schram; 12. Jason Pershy--Colona; 13. Close; 14. Lodge; 15. Milo Veloz Jr--Colona; 16. Mabeus


IMCA Late Model
heat one: 1. Ron Gustaf--Moline; 2. Rob Toland--Bettendorf,IA; 3. Fred Remley--Blue Grass,IA; 4. John Freeman--Rock Island; 5. Leroy Brenner--Aledo
heat two: 1. Mark Preston--Port Byron; 2. Kevin Blum--Colona; 3. Hershel Roberts--East Moline; 4. Andy Nezworski--Buffalo,IA; 5. Chad Abbott--Moline
heat three: 1. Bob Miller--Silvis; 2. Eric Gustaf--Moline; 3. Ray Guss Jr--Milan; 4. Mike Cothron--Moline; 5. Mike Murphy Jr--Colona

Feature: 1. Eric Gustaf; 2. Roberts; 3. Rick Wages--Colona; 4. Preston; 5. Remley; 6. Cothron; 7. Nezworski; 8. Miller; 9. Adam Oppendike--Silvis; 10. Brenner; 11. Jeremy Gustaf--Moline; 12. Blum; 13. Toland; 14. Jim Sandusky--Coal Valley; 15. Casey Breecher--Reynolds; 16. Ron Gustaf; 17. Jason Parrish--Geneseo; 18. Nate Beuseling--Coal Valley; 19. Shawn Mulvany--Moline; 20. Freeman; 21. Murphy; 22. Guss; 23. Abbott