Wilson, Phillips, Klatt and Roberts Repeat at Davenport
by Mike McGuire

DAVENPORT, IA (July 20) - Hershel Roberts waited three months for his first 2007 late model victory at the Davenport Speedway, last Friday night. His second victory would come seven days later.

The IMCA Late Model feature started with Ron Gustaf and Rob Toland swapping the lead. On lap five, Roberts would get under both drivers and pull away from the field. Late in the race, Fred Remley and Terry Neal began to reel in Roberts but could not get close enough to make a bid for the lead. Roberts would take the checkers with a car length between himself and Remley, with Neal a close third. Mike Murphy Jr. and Eric Gustaf would round out the top five.

Late model heat wins went to Roberts, Murphy, and Neal.

Thad Wilson continued his dominance of the V-8 Modified class, picking up his fifth feature win in eleven races. Wilson took the lead on lap seven of the twenty-lap main, and cruised to an easy victory. Kevin Blum was the closest to Wilson, but would have to settle for second. Milo Veloz Jr. would run in the top five all race and finish third. John Bull and Bob Dominacki would finish fourth and fifth respectively. Modified heats went to Chuck Hanna, Blum and Bull.

The Street Stocks saw another wild night of racing in their feature. After two first lap cautions, Kevin Schloemer came from his fifth starting spot to take the lead. Schloemer kept the lead through two more cautions, then swapped the lead twice with Randy Exline on lap nine, before going on to his first feature win at Davenport. Exline would hang around for second, with Nathan Hall, Tim Koehler, and Andrew Burk completing the top five. Only six of the fifteen starters saw the checkered flag. Brad Tyler and Josh Wilson won the Street Stock heats.

In the B-Mod main, Dan Klatt collected his second straight feature win. Klatt took the lead from Kevin Fitzgibbon on lap two and never looked back. John Ahlers would take second with Craig Crawford finishing third, with Brad Pershy and Jake Waterman completing the top five. Pershy and Klatt were heat winners.

The INEX Legend car feature saw a familiar face in victory lane. Wisconsin's Eric Barth picked off his fourth feature win at Davenport this season. Barth took the lead from Dennis Begyn on lap seven and held off Warren Ropp for the win. Following Barth and Ropp to the checkers were Dustin Begyn in third, Craig Peekenschnieder fourth, and Matt Montieth in fifth. Dennis Begyn and Derrick Calhoun were heat winners.

Once again Steven Phillips snatched the lead on lap two of the 4 Cylinder feature and then drove to his fourth win of the season. Ricky Kay would again finish second, ahead of Wade Dahl in third, Steve Boyle fourth, and Jim McKinney fifth. Phillips and James Roose won the heats.

The Davenport Speedway will be idle for the next two weeks as the Great Mississippi Valley Fair comes to town. Weekly racing action at the Davenport Speedway will resume Friday, August 10th.



results - Davenport Speedway July 20, 2007

IMCA Late Models
Heat 1: 1. Mike Murphy Jr; 2. Ron Gustaf; 3. Stephan Kammerer; 4. Bob Toland; 5. Justin Kay;

Heat 2: 1. Hershel Roberts; 2. Eric Gustaf; 3. Andy Nezworski; 4. Jason Bahrs; 5. Matt Ryan;

Heat 3: 1. Terry Neal; 2. Fred Remley; 3. Doug Nigh; 4. Rob Toland; 5. Dave Warth;

Feature: 1. Hershel Roberts; 2. Fred Remley; 3. Terry Neal; 4. Mike Murphy Jr; 5. Eric Gustaf; 6. Bob Toland; 7. Andy Nezworski; 8. Matt Ryan; 9. Doug Nigh; 10. Joe Zrostlik; 11. Jason Bahrs; 12. Dave Warth; 13. Corey Goldbeck; 14. Justin Kay; 15. Stephan Kammerer; 16. Rob Toland; 17. Ron Gustaf; 18. Nate Buesling;



V-8 Modifieds
Heat 1: 1. John Bull; 2. Milo Veloz Jr; 3. Thad Wilson; 4. Jason Pershy; 5. Lonnie Heap;

Heat 2: 1. Chuck Hanna; 2. Rick Ratliff; 3. Donovan Lodge; 4. Mike Zemo Jr; 5. Mitch Dahlin;

Heat 3: 1. Kevin Blum; 2. Chad Patch; 3. Doug Crampton; 4. Dave Pries; 5. Keith Haislip;

Feature: 1. Thad Wilson; 2. Kevin Blum; 3. Milo Veloz Jr; 4. John Bull; 5. Bob Dominacki; 6. Rick Ratliff; 7. Doug Crampton; 8. Mike Zemo Jr; 9. Chad Patch; 10. Donovan Lodge; 11. Lonnie Heap; 12. Jason Pershy; 13. Mitch Dahlin; 14. Marty Diercks; 15. Chuck Hanna; 16. Keith Haislip; 17. Dave Pries; 18. Erik Close;



Street Stocks
Heat 1: 1. Brad Tyler; 2. Tim Koehler; 3. Andrew Burk; 4. Nathan Hall; 5. Joe Claussen;

Heat 2: 1. Josh Wilson; 2. Henry Carson; 3. Tom Riggs Jr; 4. Kevin Schloemer; 5. Don Hatfield;

Feature: 1. Kevin Schloemer; 2. Randy Exline; 3. Nathan Hall; 4. Tim Koehler; 5. Andrew Burk; 6. Andy Warner; 7. Rick Schriner; 8. Henry Carson; 9. Tom Riggs Jr; 10. Don Hatfield; 11. Brad Tyler; 12. Joe Claussen; 13. Josh Wilson; 14. Joe Beal; 15. Toby Spicer;



B-Modifieds
Heat 1: 1. Dan Klatt; 2. John Ahlers; 3. Dustin Begyn; 4. Kevin Fitzgibbon; 5. Tony Baker;

Heat 2: 1. Brad Pershy; 2. Joe Jones Jr; 3. Craig Crawford; 4. Donovan Lodge; 5. Chris Stein;

Feature: 1. Dan Klatt; 2. John Ahlers; 3. Craig Crawford; 4. Brad Pershy; 5. Jake Waterman; 6. Jeremy Marquette; 7. Chris Stein; 8. Kevin Fitzgibbon; 9. Mike Fluegel; 10. Donovan Lodge; 11. Joe Jones Jr; 12. Dustin Begyn; 13. Tony Baker; 14. Hunter Wilson;



INEX Legend Car

Heat: 1. Darrick Calhoun; 2. Jeremy Meyer; 3 Keith Meyer; 4. Craig Peekenschnieder; 5..Warren Ropp;

Heat: 2: 1. Dennis Begyn; 2. Eric Barth; 3 Matt Montieth; 4. Mike Mueller; 5. Dustin Begyn;

Feature: 1. Eric Barth; 2. Warren Ropp; 3. Dustin Begyn; 4. Craig Peekenschnieder; 5. Matt Montieth; 6. Jeremy Meyer; 7. Keith Meyer; 8. Chance Diercks; 9. Mike Mueller; 10. Ryan Bales; 11. Ken Burns; 12. Don Gillham; 13. Darrick Calhoun; 14. Paul Howard; 15. Dennis Begyn; 16. Brandon Hentges;



4 Cylinder Stock

Heat: 1. James Roose; 2. Ricky Kay; 3. Wade Dahl; 4. Jim McKinney; 5. Jeremy Williams;

Heat: 2. Steven Phillips; 2. Greg Fix; 3. Steve Boyle; 4. Josh Hazen; 5. Chris Zrostlik;

Feature: 1. Steven Phillips; 2. Ricky Kay; 3. Wade Dahl; 4. Steve Boyle; 5. Jim McKinney; 6. Greg Fix; 7. Jeremy Williams; 8. Josh Hazen; 9. Chris Zrostlik; 10. James Roose; 11. Stacy Nall;