Guss, Wilson, & Tyler Win in a Wild Night at Davenport 
by Mike McGuire

DAVENPORT, IA (Aug 17) - Friday night at the Davenport Speedway, started as a relatively quiet evening as there were only a handful of cautions throughout the 14 heat races. At feature time, it was a completely different story.

The IMCA Late Model feature started with pole sitter Leroy Brenner leading the first three laps. Mark Preston would grab the top spot and hold it until the caution flag came out on lap 11. Rob Toland took his turn at the front on the ensuing restart. Two laps later, Dave Warth would take the lead from Rob, with Toland returning the favor on lap 15.

Lap 18, saw Warth make contact with Toland in turns 1 & 2, bringing out the second and final caution of the race. Both cars were retired to the pit area. The yellow brought Ray Guss Jr. to the front and he did not waste the opportunity. Guss would lead the remaining laps to capture his fourth win in six appearances, at Davenport this season.
Stephan Kammerer had his best finish this season in second, with Hershel Roberts third, Terry Neal fourth, and Mark Preston fifth. Heat races went to Doug Nigh, Rob Toland, and Mark Preston.

Kevin Blum was looking for two in a row in the V-8 Modified feature. Blum snatched the lead from Milo Veloz Jr. on lap nine and had a sizeable lead on lap 15, when a rut upset his car, dropping him back to fourth. Thad Wilson benefited from Blum's bobble. Wilson led the last six laps to take his sixth feature win of the season at Davenport.
Marty Thompson's first visit to Davenport in 2007, yielded a second place finish, followed by John Bull in third, Blum fourth, and Matt Stein fifth. Heat wins belong to Blum, Bob Dominacki, and Rick Ratliff.

Toby Spicer tried to blister the field again in the Street Stock feature. Spicer led through the first five laps and three cautions. But on the third restart, point leader Brad Tyler put his car in front and went on to put his third victory of the season into the record books. Rob Henry took second, with Chris Lawrence, Kevin Schloemer, and Spicer completing the top five. Tyler and Spicer were the heat winners.

The B-Mod main was a wild affair. After four caution flags and zero laps complete, the field was parked until the end of the racing program. When the race resumed, Chris Stein took the early lead. Stein would hold the lead through three more cautions and take his first Davenport win. Half a dozen drivers held the second spot during the race, with John Ahlers second at the checkers. Doug Burkhead finished third, with Todd Stickler fourth, and Craig Crawford in fifth. Stein, Crawford, and Mike Fluegel were heat winners.     
                                                  
The INEX Legend Car feature was also an exciting race, as two drivers swapped the lead several times. Keith Meyer came from his fourth starting position to lead the first three laps. Dustin Begyn led laps four through eight with Meyer retaking the point on lap nine. Following a lap 10 restart. Begyn retook the lead. On the 12th and final lap, Begyn bobbled in turn one, giving the lead and the win to Meyer. The victory was his second of the year. Craig Peekenschieder finshed second, with Ken Burns third, Darrick Calhoun fourth, and David Dvorak fifth. Calhoun was the heat race winner.

Justin Kay picked up his first 4-Cylinder win at Davenport this season and had to beat his father to get the victory. Justin came from 10th starting position and passed his dad, Ricky Kay to take the lead. Ricky would follow his son to the checkers and take second, with Steve Boyle third. Rob Harding drove through the pack to take fourth, and Jim McKinney was fifth. Kevin Haury and Boyle won the heats.

Next Friday, August 24th is the Davenport Speedway Season Championships. Post-season racing at the Davenport Speedway is highlighted by the Davenport Dirt Classic - Friday, September 7th.
 
 
results - Davenport Speedway  August 17, 2007
 
IMCA Late Models
Heat 1: 1. Doug Nigh; 2. Andy Nezworski; 3. Terry Neal; 4. Leroy Brenner; 5. Hershel Roberts;
Heat 2: 1. Rob Toland; 2. Ray Guss Jr; 3. Adam Oppendike; 4. Dave Warth; 5. Mike Murphy Jr;
Heat 3: 1. Mark Preston; 2. Matt Ryan; 3. Fred Remley; 4. Stephan Kammerer; 5. Bob Toland;
Feature: 1. Ray Guss Jr; 2. Stephan Kammerer; 3. Hershel Roberts; 4. Terry Neal; 5. Mark Preston; 6. Adam Oppendike; 7. Doug Nigh; 8. Andy Nezworski; 9. Bob Toland; 10. Terry Smock; 11. Nate Buesling; 12. Fred Remley; 13. Joe Zrostlik; 14. Leroy Brenner; 15. Jeff Walker; 16. Rob Toland; 17. Dave Warth; 18. Mike Murphy Jr; 19. Matt Ryan;
 
V-8 Modifieds
Heat 1: 1. Bob Dominacki; 2. Milo Veloz Jr; 3. Marty Diercks; 4. Craig Crawford; 5. Scott Mabeus;
Heat 2: 1. Kevin Blum; 2. Tim Bradley; 3. Troy Emerick; 4. Doug Crampton; 5. Chad Patch;
Heat 3: 1. Rick Ratliff; 2. John Bull; 3. Chuck Hanna; 4. Thad Wilson; 5. Matt Stein;
Feature: 1. Thad Wilson; 2. Marty Thompson; 3. John Bull; 4. Kevin Blum; 5. Matt Stein; 6. Bob Dominacki; 7. Chad Patch; 8. Doug Crampton; 9. Scott Olson; 10. Brian Bushong; 11. Scott Mabeus; 12. Milo Veloz Jr; 13. Craig Crawford; 14. Rick Ratliff; 15. Chuck Hanna; 16. Marty Diercks; 17. Troy Emerick; 18. Tim Bradley; 
 
Street Stocks
Heat 1: 1. Brad Tyler; 2. Chris Lawrence; 3. Kevin Schloemer; 4. Denny Dillon; 5. Henry Carson;
Heat 2: 1. Toby Spicer; 2. Rob Henry; 3. Tony VonDresky; 4. Ron Doolittle; 5. Tim Koehler;
Feature: 1. Brad Tyler; 2. Rob Henry; 3. Chris Lawrence; 4. Kevin Schloemer; 5. Toby Spicer; 6. Cary Brown; 7. Henry Carson; 8. Tom Riggs Jr; 9. Randy Christner; 10. Rob Nylin; 11. Tony VonDresky; 12. Ron Doolittle; 13. Don Hatfield;14. Tim Koehler; 15. Denny Dillon; 16. Ron Turner;
 
B-Modifieds
Heat 1: 1. Mike Fluegel; 2. John Ahlers; 3. Kevin Fitzgibbon; 4. Doug Burkhead; 5. Kevin Fitzgibbon;
Heat 2: 1. Chris Stein; 2. Jake Waterman; 3. Joe Jones Jr; 4. Todd Stickler; 5. Dan Anderson;
Heat 3: 1. Craig Crawford; 2. Jeremy Marquette; 3. Derrick Carlson; 4. Tony Baker; 5. Chad Coyne;
Feature: 1. Chris Stein; 2. John Ahlers; 3. Doug Burkhead; 4. Todd Stickler; 5. Craig Crawford; 6. Jake Waterman; 7. Joe Jones Jr; 8. Dan Anderson; 9. Chad Coyne; 10. Tony Baker; 11. Derrick Carlson; 12. Steve Gustaf Jr: 13. Kevin Fitzgibbon; 14. Jeremy Marquette; 15. Mike Fluegel; 16. TJ Patz; 17. Bill Platt;
 
INEX Legend Car
Heat: 1. Darrick Calhoun; 2. Craig Peekenschnieder; 3. Keith Meyer; 4. Jeremy Meyer; 5. Dustin Begyn:
Feature: 1. Keith Meyer; 2. Craig Peekenschnieder; 3. Ken Burns; 4. Darrick Calhoun; 5. David Dvorak; 6. Bill Hamilton; 7. Dustin Begyn; 8. Jeremy Meyer; 9. Ryan Bales; 10. Chance Diercks; 11. Terry Elsbury;
 
4 Cylinder Stock
Heat: 1. Kevin Haury; 2. Steven Phillips; 3. Greg Fix; 4. Justin Kay; 5. Chris Zrostlik;
Heat: 1. Steve Boyle; 2. Jim McKinney; 3. Ricky Kay; 4. Tyler Bivens; 5. Justin Parchert;
Feature: 1. Justin Kay; 2. Ricky Kay; 3. Steve Boyle; 4. Rob Harding; 5. Jim McKinney; 6. Justin Parchert; 7. Chris Zrostlik; 8. Stacy Nall; 9. Josh  Hazen; 10. Greg Fix; 11. Paul Parchert; 12. Tyler Bivens; 13. Gary Roberson; 14. DJ Laughlin; 15. Kevin Haury; 16. Steven Phillips;