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Local races have big impact on IMCA Championship
DAVENPORT, Iowa (August 26, 2010) – As the 2010 racing season draws to a
close, a pair of local races will help determine the IMCA Late Model
national champion.
The final weekend in August is the last opportunity for racers to gain
points and wins toward the late model title. That includes Season
Championship events this Friday at the Davenport Speedway and Saturday at
the Jackson County Speedway in Maquoketa.
Through August 15th, Ray Guss Jr., of Milan, Ill., held a slim six point
lead over Terry Neal of Ely, Iowa. Last weekend, Neal won at the Jackson
County Speedway and the Dubuque Fairgrounds Speedway. Guss finished second
to Neal at Jackson County and won at Quad City Speedway.
The IMCA Late Model national champion is determined by a driver’s twenty
best finishes during the season and bonus points. Bonus points are awarded
to a driver who wins a track championship. The bonus is based on the average
car count at that track during the season. A driver is awarded one track
championship for bonus points in the Late Model division. If a driver gets
more than one track championship, the highest number is used.
Guss has a four point lead over Neal at the Jackson County Speedway and is
also leading the point standings at the Davenport Speedway and Quad City
Speedway. Neal is also locked in a tight points battle at Dubuque
Fairgrounds Speedway.
In event of a tie, the champion is determined by most feature wins.
Track titles will also be determined in all weekly divisions this weekend at
Davenport Speedway and Jackson County Speedway. Friday’s races at the
Davenport Speedway are sponsored by Kile Motorsports, while Saturday in
Maquoketa it will be ‘Racing to a Cure for ALS Night’ at the Jackson County
Speedway. ‘Racing to a Cure for ALS Night’ is sponsored by S.C.
Oberbreckling Excavating & Construction.
On Friday, pit gates at Davenport open at 4 p.m. and the grandstand opens at
5pm. Hot laps are at 6pm and racing starts at 6:30pm.
For ‘Racing to a Cure for ALS Night’ on Saturday, the start of the racing
program has been revised. Pit gates at the Jackson County Speedway open at 4
p.m. and the grandstand opens at 4:30pm, as usual. Hot laps will be at
6:30pm and racing starts at 7pm, for this event only.
For more information on events at the Davenport Speedway or Jackson County
Speedway, visit our website at
www.drttrak.com , or call (563) 249-1387.
IMCA LATE MODEL NATIONAL POINTS
Points through (points through 8/15)
Guss, Ray Jr. 795
Neal, Terry 789
DeFrance, Darrel 768
Cooney, Todd 764
Toland, Rob 744
Beuseling, Nate 735
Eckrich, Andy 733
Ryan, Matt 729
Goldbeck, Cory 723
Woodworth, Dennis 716
Davenport Speedway
Point Standings
As of Fri. August 20, 2010
(* - denotes feature wins)
Petersen Plumbing & Heating IMCA Late Model
1 58 Ray Guss Jr.* 306 Milan, IL
2 G1 Mike Garland* 286 Morrison, IL
3 O7 Matt Ryan 283 Davenport, IA
4 54 Kevin Blum 282 Colona, IL
5 57 Mark Preston* 276 Port Byron, IL
6 77 Stephan Kammerer 273 Blue Grass, IA
7 29d Bret Diercks* 243 Davenport, IA
8 4d Marty Diercks 219 Bettendorf, IA
9 7w Matt Winslow 190 LeClaire, IA
10 z Mike Zemo Jr. 188 Davenport, IA
Jackson County Speedway
Point Standings
As of Sat. August 21, 2010
(* - denotes feature wins)B & D Pit Stop IMCA Late Model
1. 58 Ray Guss Jr *** 524 Milan, IL
2. 28C Terry Neal ******* 520 Ely, IA
3. 21 Ryan Duhme * 473 La Motte, IA
4a 21G Cory Goldbeck 458 Camanche, IA
b 50 Joe Zrostlik 458 Long Grove, IA
6. 12 Don Pataska * 399 Green Island, IA
7. 63 Buck Harmening 381 East Moline, IL
8. 92 Kirk Caes 343 Maquoketa, IA
9. 25 Bryan Klein 338 Cedar Rapids, IA
10. 1 Dustin Edwards 321 Maquoketa, IA
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