Guss Does It Again at Davenport
by Mike McGuire

DAVENPORT, IA (Aug 10, 2007) - After a two week break for the Mississippi Valley Fair, stock car racing returned to the Davenport Speedway, Friday night. Four drivers started the evening with the opportunity to be the first driver at the Davenport Speedway to win three straight features this season. Hershel Roberts (late model), Thad Wilson (A-mod), Dan Klatt (B-mod), and Steven Phillips (4 Cylinder), each had the chance to 3-peat.

In the IMCA Late Model feature, Ray Guss Jr. picked up a third win of his own. Guss has been competing part-time at the Davenport Speedway this season. In his five regular season appearances, he has finished no lower than third and won the last three visits.

The feature started with Nate Buesling taking the early lead from his pole starting position. On lap seven, Rob Toland took the lead. A caution on lap 14, would put the field and Guss on Toland's rear bumper. Guss would take the lead on lap 16, and race side by side with Toland for several laps, before taking the lead for good.

Guss would lead the remaining laps to win handily, with Toland second. Terry Neal finished third, followed by Matt Ryan and Adam Oppendike, who started last in the field. Heat races went to Guss, Rob Toland, and Mark Preston.

The V-8 Modified feature was captured by Kevin Blum, his fourth feature win of the year. Blum snatched the lead from Troy Emerick on lap four and never looked back. Kevin would take the checkers with a full straightaway lead over second place finisher Thad Wilson. Troy Emerick held on for third. Rick Ratliff and Matt Stein rounded out the top five. Modified heats went to Wilson and Emerick.

Toby Spicer blistered the field in the Street Stock feature, for his second win of the season. Spicer started in the pole position and led the entire distance. Point leader Brad Tyler finished in the second spot, with Tony VonDresky third, Kevin Schloemer fourth, and Tim Koehler fifth. Spicer and Tyler won the Street Stock heats.

Mike Fluegel took his first feature win of the season in the B-Mod main. Chris Stein took the early lead and held it through the first four cautions and seven laps. On the fourth restart, Fluegel got by and would go on for the win. Craig Crawford had a good run to take second, followed by Kevin Fitzgibbon third, Stein fourth, and John Ahlers in fifth. Stein, and Dan Klatt were heat winners.

Eric Barth also collected his fifth feature win of the season, in the INEX Legend car class. Barth took the lead from fellow Wisconsin driver Mike Mueller on lap 4. Barth would be followed to the checkers by Jeremy Meyer and Keith Meyer. Craig Peekenschieder finshed fourth, with Mueller fifth. Barth and Peekenschieder won the heats.

Ricky Kay picked up his fourth 4-Cylinder win at Davenport this season. Matt Montoya, in his first visit to Davenport, was on his way to victory when he had trouble with his right front wheel on the final lap. Kay took the lead coming out of the final turn and took the win. Montoya crept across the line for second with Dan Keltner third, Steve Boyle fourth, and Devon Timmermann fifth. Kay and Phillips won the heats.



results - Davenport Speedway August 10, 2007



IMCA Late Models
Heat 1: 1. Rob Toland; 2. Andy Nezworski; 3. Terry Neal; 4. Nate Buesling; 5. Hershel Roberts;

Heat 2: 1. Mark Preston; 2. Mike Murphy Jr; 3. Eric Gustaf; 4. Dave Warth; 5. Stephan Kammerer;

Heat 3: 1. Ray Guss Jr; 2. Matt Ryan; 3. Fred Remley; 4. Jason Bahrs; 5. Doug Nigh;

Feature: 1. Ray Guss Jr; 2. Rob Toland; 3. Terry Neal; 4. Matt Ryan; 5. Adam Oppendike; 6. Nate Buesling; 7. Dave Warth; 8. Jason Bahrs; 9. Ron Gustaf; 10. Fred Remley; 11. Mike Murphy Jr; 12. Stephan Kammerer; 13. Hershel Roberts; 14. John Freeman; 15. Mark Preston; 16. Andy Nezworski; 17. Doug Nigh; 18.Leroy Brenner;



V-8 Modifieds
Heat 1: 1. Thad Wilson; 2. Ray Guss Jr; 3. Matt Stein; 4. Doug Crampton; 5. Chad Patch;

Heat 2: 1. Troy Emerick; 2. Kevin Blum; 3. Rick Ratliff; 4. Dusty Kraklio; 5. Scott Olson;

Feature: 1. Kevin Blum; 2. Thad Wilson; 3. Troy Emerick; 4. Rick Ratliff; 5. Matt Stein; 6. Ray Guss Jr; 7. Bob Dominacki; 8. Doug Crampton; 9. Chad Patch; 10. Craig Crawford; 11. Dusty Kraklio; 12. Scott Olson; 13. Marty Diercks;



Street Stocks
Heat 1: 1. Toby Spicer; 2. Tim Koehler; 3. Joe Beal; 4. Scott Pratt; 5. Henry Carson;

Heat 2: 1. Brad Tyler; 2. Tony VonDresky; 3. Ron Doolittle; 4. Tom Riggs Jr; 5. Kevin Schloemer;

Feature: 1. Toby Spicer; 2. Brad Tyler; 3. Tony VonDresky; 4. Kevin Schloemer; 5. Tim Koehler; 6. Ron Doolittle; 7. Henry Carson; 8. Tom Riggs Jr; 9. Denny Dillon; 10. Cary Brown; 11. Don Hatfield;



B-Modifieds
Heat 1: 1. Dan Klatt; 2. John Ahlers; 3. Kevin Fitzgibbon; 4. Mike Fluegel; 5. Mark Winkel;

Heat 2: 1. Chris Stein; 2. Craig Crawford; 3. Nick Hixson; 4. Jeremy Marquette; 5. Jake Waterman;

Feature: 1. Mike Fluegel; 2. Craig Crawford; 3. Kevin Fitzgibbon; 4. Chris Stein; 5. John Ahlers; 6. Mark Winkel; 7. Nick Hixson; 8. Derrick Carlson; 9. Jake Waterman; 10. Dan Klatt; 11. Hunter Wilson; 12. Steve Gustaf Jr: 13. Jeremy Marquette; 14. Jason Bert; 15. Ray Jefferson;



INEX Legend Car

Heat: 1. Craig Peekenschnieder; 2. Keith Meyer; 3. Darrick Calhoun; 4. Don Gillham; 5. Pat Begyn;

Heat 2: 1. Eric Barth; 2. Jeremy Meyer; 3. Mike Mueller; 4. Craig Peekenschnieder; 5. Ryan Bales;

Feature: 1. Eric Barth; 2. Jeremy Meyer; 3. Keith Meyer; 4. Craig Peekenschnieder; 5. Mike Mueller; 6. Ryan Bales; 7. Pat Begyn; 8. Zach Sloan; 9. Don Gillham; 10. Darrick Calhoun; 11. Matt Montieth; 12. David Dvorak; 13. Ken Burns;



4 Cylinder Stock

Heat: 1. Ricky Kay; 2. Devon Timmermann; 3. Dan Keltner; 4. Greg Fix; 5. Jim McKinney;

Heat: 1. Steven Phillips; 2. Matt Montoya; 3. Steve Boyle; 4. Kevin Haury; 5. Mike Morrow;

Feature: 1. Ricky Kay; 2. Matt Montoya; 3. Dan Keltner; 4. Steve Boyle; 5. Devon Timmermann; 6. Steven Phillips; 7. Tyler Bivens; 8. Greg Fix; 9. Joe Stuhr; 10. Chris Zrostlik; 11. Josh Hazen; 12. Kevin Haury; 13. Mike Morrow; 14. Paul Parchert;