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Huston tops Mod Lite feature field at CJ Speedway
By Dana Royer/CJ Speedway
COLUMBUS JUNCTION (July 30, 2011) - Hometown boy, Johnathan Huston, picked
up his first mod lite feature win at CJ Speedway Friday night July 29. Blain
Dopler, Wapello and Tom Goble, Burlington got their second wins and the
unstoppable Steve Stewart, Burlington and Tyler Whalen, Riverside got wins
number nine in the modified and IMCA Sport Compact feature races .
Coming Up Friday, August 5 is Caseys General Store night with more point
race action for IMCA Stock Cars, Modifieds, Mod Lites, and IMCA Sport
Compacts
Tyler Whalen is the man to beat at CJ Speedway this year. Whalen picked up
another IMCA Sport Compact win at CJ Speedway Friday night, his nineth win
of the year. Whalen took the lead on lap two of the ten lap main event and
went on to pull away from the field taking the checkered flag by a large
margin. The battle for second went to James Roose who passed Bill Whalen
with four laps to go. Top three point leaders are Tyler Whalen 444, James
Roose 421, Bill Whalen 416.
Johnthan Huston, Columbus Junction took the lead at the drop of the green
flag and pulled away from the field to win his first Mod Lite feature at CJ
Speedway this season. With Huston out in front, two time winner Troy
Phillpott moved in to the second spot by lap six but would be unable to
catch Huston. Top three point leaders are: Robert Guss, Moline 434, Troy
Phillpott 402, Evan Epperson 348.
Nine modifieds took to the track for their twelve lap feature with Doug
Pratt and Mike Schump on the front row. Schump took the early lead followed
by Mark Winkel. It was three wide on lap four before Winkel would pull ahead
on lap five. Eight time winner Steve Stewart would pull in to the pits with
a flat tire during a caution and would return to the field. Winkel led the
field for the next six circuits with Stewart having to work his way back
through the field. With two laps to go, Stewart would pass Tim Sands for
second and has his sights set on Winkel. On the final lap Stewart went to
the outside of Winkel in turn four as the leaders headed for the checkered
flag. Winkel, in one of his best performances of the season would get edged
out at the finish line by Stewart who picked up his nineth win. Top three
point leaders are: Tim Sands, 464, Steve Stewart 462, Mark Winkel 451/
Nineteen IMCA Stock Cars checked in Friday night with seventeen taking to
the track for their feature race. Jim Redmann took the early lead in the
fifteen lap race. It was a three and sometimes four way battle for the lead
in some close bumper to bumper, side by side action early on. On lap four,
Blaine Dopler went to the inside of Redmann in turn two for the lead. Dopler
and Brian Holmes put on a show for the fans with bumper to bumper action as
they pulled away from the field . A Caution on lap twelve closed the gap the
leaders had developed. Dopler and Holmes continued to put on a close race
racing bumper to bumper with two laps to go. As they rounded turn three on
the final lap Holmes was on Doplers bumper but as they headed down the front
stretch, headed for the checkered flag, Dopler would pull away for the win.
Holmes finished second and Cole Simmons would finish third. Top three in
points are: Tad Payne 394, Cole Simmons 391, Kirk Kinsley 337.
Tom Goble got his second CJ Speedway late model win developing a nearly four
second lead over the field. Jay Chenoweth would hold down the second spot
and Jeff Guengerich would pass Sam Halstead with two laps to go to finish
third. Top three point leaders are: Jay Chenoweth 227, Andy Wink 211, Tom
Goble 163.
CJ Speedway Results from Friday, July 29
IMCA SPORT COMPACTS
FEATURE: 1. Tyler Whalen, Rvierside, 2. James Roose, Grandview, 3. Bill
Whalen, Riverside, 4. John Whalen, Ainsowrth, 5. Ben Reschke, Wapello. HEAT
WINNER: J. Whalen.
MOD LITES
FEATURE: 1. Jonathan H uston, Columbus Junction, 2. Troy Phillpott,
Muscatine, 3. Rob Guss, Moline, Il., 4. Gabe Anthony, Moline, Il., 5.
Michael Dominguez, Lone Tree, 6. Gary Snyder, Monmouth, Il., 7. Justin
Buchholz, Pleasant Hill, Il. HEAT WINNER: Phillpott.
MODIFIEDS
FEATURE: 1. Steve Stewart, Burlington, 2. Mark Winkel, Letts, 3. Tim Sands,
Conesville, 4. Dave Schrier, 5. Mike Schump, 6. Doug Pratt, Kalona, 7. Keith
Haislip, Davenport, 8. Zach Less, Hopkinton, 9. Dave Imming, Blue Grass.
HEAT WINNERS: Less, Stewart.
IMCA STOCK CARS
FEATURE: 1. Blaine Dopler, Wapello, 2. Brian Holmes, Wapello, 3. Cole
Simmons, Morning Sun, 4. Jim Redmann, Lockridge, 5. Sky Griffith, Wapello,
6. Kirk Kinsley, Wapello, 7. Darrin Ealey, Wapello, 8. Shane Parris, 9. Dave
Hemsted, Lone Tree, 10. John Hemsted, Kalona, 11. Billy Faler, Columbus
Junction, 12. Brett Timmerman, Wapello, 13. Tad Payne, Muscatine, 14. Jeremy
Tompkins, Conesville, 15. Rich Vogt, Fairfield, 16. Kenny Foor, Wapello, 17.
Shane Richardson, Morning Sun. HEAT WINNERS: Dopler, Paris, Kinsley.
LATE MODELS
FEATURE: 1. Tom Goble, Burlington, 2. Jay Chenoweth, Wapello, 3. Jeff
Guengerich, Washington, 4. Sam Halstead, New London, 5. Andy Wink, Columbus
Junction, 6. Jerry Lauber, Winfield. HEAT WINNER: Goble.
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