Track Schedules

EAST MOLINE (May 18) - It was a gorgeous day at the Quad City Raceway and after a rain-out the week before all the drivers and fans were ready for some good dirt track racing and that’s what they got Sunday night. Five divisions ran Sunday night with Mod Lites running with the regular program. The Mod Lites will run a limited schedule at QCR in 2008.

The features got underway with the UMP Street Stocks. Right away the winner from two weeks ago, the 01 of Ron Marks Jr., pick up where he left off. Marks grabbed the lead and never looked back as he lead wire to wire in the 15 lap caution free feature. Chris Hambright in the 03 and Jason Bahrs in the 96 had a nice battle for second with Bahrs coming out on top. Joe Beal in the 77 would take 4th with Clint Morehouse in the 15 rounding out the top five. Buck Harmening took home the JC Dubil Hard Charger Award coming from 14th to finish 6th. Heat race wins went to Morehouse and Bahrs. These Street Stocks will be running for $2,000 to win this Sunday, May 25th, at the Quad City Raceway. This should be an outstanding show with the nations top Street Stocks planning on making the trip.

Up next were the UMP Modifieds and they delivered an excellent feature event. Veteran Bob Stogdell in the 50 took the early lead with Mike Zemo Jr. in the Z in chase. Zemo would drop out the mechanical problems so while Stogdell was building a lead the real race was for second between Jake Waterman in the 10, Milo Veloz Jr. in the 43, Nathan Balensiefen in the 83, and Marty Thompson in the 25. You could throw a blanket over these drivers that’s how close they were running. A yellow came with six laps to go and that’s not what Stogdell wanted to see. On the restart Stogdell lost his driveshaft forcing him to pull the car into the infield. Waterman took over the lead with Veloz and Balensiefen on his bumper. Waterman found a unique way around QCR. Going into turns one and two he would slide the car all the way up against the wall slapping the tail against the wall and the running the very bottom of the track in turns three and four. This worked for Waterman until the final lap. Going into turn one Waterman would climb the wall and instead of the rolling the car he landed it back on all four wheels and continued racing. This allowed Veloz and Balensiefen to get by and race side by side with Balensiefen taking home the narrow victory. Waterman managed to hold onto third with Donovan Lodge fourth, who came from 10th, and Doug Curless fifth. Heat race wins went to Stogdell and Waterman.

In the UMP 4 Cylinders Wade Dahl, in the D26, continued his dominance. Dahl started fifth but it didn’t take long before he had the lead and pulled away from the pack. The 20.5 of Ken Poole, 66 of Steven Phillips, and 13 of Shawn Pappas had a nice battle for second with Poole coming out in second followed by Phillips and then Pappas. Scott Powell in the 9 would round out the top five. Heat race win went to Poole.

The IMCA Late Models hit the track next. At the drop of the green Mike Murphy Jr. in the 14 took advantage of his outside front row starting spot and jumped out to the lead. LeRoy Brenner in the 53 ran with Murphy for several laps before Murphy began building a lead. Murphy would lead the entire race for his first QCR win in ’08. Midway through the feature Nate Beuseling in the 46, Hershel Roberts in the 58, and Dave Engelkins in the 165 had a good fight for third with Beuseling winning that battle. After a yellow late in the race Beuseling and Roberts were able to challenge Brenner for second but Brenner held them off. Beuseling held onto third followed Roberts and Adam Oppendike in the 29 rounded out the top five. Heat race wins went to Murphy and Mike Garland in the G1.

The night ended with Mod Lite feature event. Rob Guss in the 91 was the man to beat for the majority of the race with Jerame Mowery in the 88 and David Norton in the 007 on his bumper. Guss ran into some bad luck spinning out late in the race allowing Mowery to take the lead and not look back. Jeff Norton in the 1 managed to get by the D. Norton for second late in the race. Scott Spink in the 10 took fourth followed Bobby Fox in the 8. Heat race wins went to Eric Close and Bobby Fox.

Stuart Motorsports, Inc. would like to thank all the drivers, fans, and sponsors for making Sunday night a success. The next event at the Quad City Raceway will be the $2,000 to win UMP Street Stock Nationals. Also running will be the IMCA Late Models, UMP Modifieds, and UMP 4 Cylinders.

UMP Street Stocks Heat 1
1. 15 – Clint Morehouse
2. 01 – Ron Marks Jr.
3. 03 – Chris Hambright

UMP Street Stocks Heat 2
1. 96 – Jason Bahrs
2. 18 – Rick Schriner
3. 76 – Chuck Fox

UMP Street Stocks Feature
1. 01 – Ron Marks Jr.
2. 96 – Jason Bahrs
3. 03 – Chris Hambright
4. 77 – Joes Beal
5. 15 – Clint Morehouse
6. 63 – Buck Harmening
7. 93 – Matt Werner
8. 00 – Rob Henry
9. 18 – Rick Schriner
10. 33 – Gerald Ward
11. 8L – Chris Lawrence
12. 1 – Rob Nylin
13. 40 – Nathan Hall
14. 76 – Chuck Fox
15. 6K – Korey Peterson

UMP Modifieds Heat 1
1. 50 – Bob Stogdell
2. 25 – Marty Thompson
3. 83 – Nathan Balensiefen

UMP Modifieds Heat 2
1. 10 – Jake Waterman
2. Z – Mike Zemo Jr.
3. 43 – Milo Veloz Jr.

UMP Modifieds Feature
1. 83 – Nathan Balensiefen
2. 43 – Milo Veloz Jr.
3. 10 – Jake Waterman
4. 32 – Donovan Lodge
5. 99 – Doug Curless
6. 25 – Marty Thompson
7. 40 – Doug Crampton
8. 88 – Jerry Durbin
9. 98 – Mitch Morris
10. 19C – Mark VerVynck
11. 15 – Brad Pershy
12. 3 – A.J. Pappas
13. 77 – Ray Bollinger
14. 50 – Bob Stogdell
15. 88J – Jerry Bailey Jr.
16. 17 – Jason Pershy
17. Z – Mike Zemo Jr.
18. 56 – Paul Harrington

UMP 4 Cylinders Heat 1
1. 20.5 – Ken Poole
2. D26 – Wade Dahl
3. 66 – Steven Phillips

UMP 4 Cylinders Feature
1. D26 – Wade Dahl
2. 20.5 – Ken Poole
3. 66 – Steven Phillips
4. 13 – Shawn Pappas
5. 9 – Scott Powell
6. 39G – R.J. Gonzales
7. 6 – Joseph Wagner
8. 50 – Andy Bickel
9. 17M – Mike Morrow

IMCA Late Models Heat 1
1. 14 – Mike Murphy Jr.
2. 81 – John Freeman
3. 29 – Adam Oppendike

IMCA Late Models Heat 2
1. G1 – Mike Garland
2. 46 – Nate Beuseling
3. 70 – Shawn Mulvany

IMCA Late Models Feature
1. 14 – Mike Murphy Jr.
2. 53 – LeRoy Brenner
3. 46 – Nate Beuseling
4. 58 – Hershel Roberts
5. 29 – Adam Oppendike
6. G1 – Mike Garland
7. 12 – Ray Guss Jr.
8. 70 – Shawn Mulvany
9. 165 – Dave Engelkins
10. 21G – Corey Goldbeck
11. 86 – Jeremy Gustaf
12. 81 – John Freeman
13. 75M – Todd Malmstrom
14. 95 – Eric Sanders
15. 42 – Kevin Dickey

Mod Lites Heat 1
1. 9R – Eric Close
2. 91 – Rob Guss
3. 007 – David Norton

Mod Lites Heat 2
1. 8 – Bobby Fox
2. 10 – Scott Spink
3. 34 – Jim Neal

Mod Lites Feature
1. 88 – Jerame Mowery
2. 1 – Jeff Norton
3. 007 – David Norton
4. 10 – Scott Spink
5. 8 – Bobby Fox
6. 13 – Chad Coyne
7. 888 – Jay Haley
8. 34 – Jim Neal
9. 47 – Cameron Anderson
10. 27D – Dan Keltner
11. 91 – Rob Guss
12. 33 – Jeff Mowery
13. 9R – Eric Close
14. 20 – Joel Langrehr
15. 77 – Greg Rossell