Blum Picks Up Double Pay Bonus by Inches at Jackson County
by Ed Potter

MAQUOKETA, IA (May 19, 2006) - If you win your feature Friday night at Davenport Speedway and then come to Jackson County Speedway Saturday night and repeat that feat you can make double the money for Saturday's win. After winning their respective heat races Saturday in the IMCA Late Model division Terry Neal and Kevin Blum knew they had their work cut out as Neal drew starting position five and Blum pulled number twelve. Young Ryan Duhme grabbed the early feature lead and held on for the first six laps, when Neal moved out front. At lap seventeen the race's only caution flew with Neal leading Duhme, Jeremiah Hurst and Blum. On the restart Blum moved into second and then out front two laps later. Coming off turn four on the checkered flag lap Neal got back up beside Blum and the two had a drag race down the front chute for the finish. Blum held on by mere inches to take the victory and pick up the double pay off, as he had won Friday in Davenport. Dustin Edwards was third with Hurst fourth and second heat winner, Mark Preston fifth.

Using his pole starting spot, Bart Miller led the single caution V8 Modified feature flag to flag to take his first win of the year, with Ray Cox Jr. in hot pursuit to take second. After being involved in the races only caution, Tim Current came back up to take third with Kelly Pestka and Don Pataska rounding out the top five. Cox and Luke Pestka won the heats.

Luke Miller led the first lap of the Street Stock feature with Jon Poll taking over on lap two. On a fourth lap restart second heat winner, Andrew Chelf charged to the front and went on for his fist Street Stock win of his career. Shane Oberbreckling was second with first heat winner, Brian Bonney third, Terry Rittmer fourth and Mike Shrope fifth.

The B Modified feature saw first heat winner, Ben Traver come from his fourth place starting spot to lead the first lapwith pole sitter, Shawn Flagel taking over on lap two. The race was red flagged on the white flag lap as thiard heat winner, Jarrett Franzen barrel-rolled his car in tu;rn four. Flagel took his first win of the season with Traver second, second heat winner, B.J. Jackson third, Mike Baker fourth and Rick Galloway fifth.

The Hobby Stock feature had some problems getting started as the caution flew four times before a lap was scored. Once that first lap got into tahe books the race went the rest of tahe way non-stop. First heat winner, Don Maarcov Sr grabbed the early lea, but couldn't hold off the challenges of Steve harms. Harms took over the lead on lap six and went on for his second straight victory of the year. Marcov held on for second with second heat winner, Sheldon Hunter taking third. MattWilson was fourth with Brian Hagerman fifth.

Joe Bonney took the lead of tahe Trophy Truck feature from Jed Holland on the thiard lap of athe feature and led the rest of the way for his first win of the year. Holland held on for second with Bruce Yoerger thirad, heat winner, Alan Staskal fourth and Ethan Milder fifth.

Justin Kay came from his eleventh place starting spot to take the lead of the 4 Stock feature from his brother Dustin on the third lap. Justin went on for the win with Dustin in hot pursuit for second. Shane Marcov was third followed by Dusty Miller and Jeremy Capron, in that order. Dustin Kay, Dan Mohr and Tom Lamey won the heats.

Results from Jackson County Speedway--Maquoketa, IA 5/30/06

4 Stock

heat one: 1. Dustin Kay--Wheatland; 2. Scott Brundage--Sabula; 3. Cory Coppess--Clinton; 4. John Campbell--Dubuque; 5. Robert Robinson--Morrison, IL

heat two: 1. Dan Mohr--Clarence; 2. Dusty Miller--Lowden; 3. Shane Marcov--Dubuque; 5. Rod Harding--Camanche; 5. Jim Bealer--Maquoketa

heat three: 1. Tom Lamey--Bernard; 2. Jeremy Capron--Monticello; 3. Kile Vohringer--Maquoketa; 4. Justin Kay--Wheatland; 5. Chris Holmlund--Grand Mound

Feature: 1. Justin Kay; 2. Dustin Kay; 3. Shane Marcov; 4. Miller; 5. Capron; 6. Vohringer; 7. Harding; 8. Coppess; 9. Brundage; 10. Lamey; 11. Mike McGarry--Camanche; 12. Holmlund; 13. Bealer; 14. Don Marcov Jr--Dubuque; 15. Mark Cady--Clinton; 16. Denise Costello--Delmar; 17. Robinson; 18. Mohr; 19. Harry Rogers--Clinton; 20. Joe Arterberry--Maquoketa; 21. Brent Horst--Clinton22. Greg Smith--Dubuque

Trophy Truck

heat one: 1. Alan Staskal--Baldwin; 2. Jed Holland--Wyoming; 3. Bruce Yoerger--De Witt; 4. Joe Bonney--Lost Nation; 5. Ethan Milder--Sabula

Feature: 1. Bonney; 2. Holland; 3. Yoerger; 4. Staskal; 5. Milder

Hobby Stock

heat one: 1. Don Marcov Sr--Dubuque; 2. Ryan Steffen--Bernard; 3. Jake Hayes--Canton; 4. Steve Harms--Onslow; 5. Ray Gostello--Goose Lake

heat two: 1. Sheldon Hunter--Wyoming; 2. Matt Wilson--Donahue; 3. Tim Bader--Monticello; 4. Wayne Hora--Anamosa; 5. Mike Yarolem--Maquoketa

Feature: 1. Harms; 2. Marcov; 3. Hunter; 4. Wilson; 5. Brian Hagerman--Camanche; 6. Hora; 7. Steffen; 8. Neil Patchin--Maquokea; 9. Bader; 10. Hayes; 11 Corey Rupp--Monticello; 12. Jeff Specht--Maquoketa; 13. Robin Hute--Elwood; 14. Yarolem

B Modified
heat one: 1. Ben Traver--Wheatland; 2. Shawn Flagel--Maquoketa; 3. Mike Baker--Maquoketa; 4. Rick Galloway--Maquoketa; 5. Max Leonard--Ladora

heat two: 1. B.J. Jackson--Clinton; 2. Matt Irwin--Maquoketa; 3. Mike Fuller--De Witt; 4. Adam Kinion--Wyoming; 5. Brandon Vorbeck--Maquoketa

heat three: 1.Jarrett Franzen--Maquoketa; 2. Ron Benhart--Lowden; 3. Kory Meyer--Big Rock; 4. Kirk Caes--Maquoketa; 5. Mike Heister--Maquoketa

Feature: 1. Flagel; 2. Traver; 3. Jackson; 4. Baker; 5. Galloway; 6. Fuller; 7. Irwin; 8. Keith Feller--Maquoketa; 9. Meyer; 10 Leonard; 11. Benhart; 12. Vorbeck; 13. Kinion; 14. Franzen; 15. C.J. Unruh--Camanche; 16. Todd Moore--Bernard; 17. Caes; 18. Heister

Street Stock
heat one: 1. Brian Bonney--Lost Nation; 2. Luke Miller--Dubuque; 3. Shane Oberbreckling--Onslow; 4. Allan Milder--Sabula; 5. Duane Rittmer--Sabula

heat two: 1. Andrew Chelf--Lost Nation; 2. Terry Rittmer--Savanna, IL 3. Jon Poll--Maquoketa; 4. Mike Shrope--Clarence; 5. Klay Letcher--De Witt

Feature: 1. Chelf; 2. Oberbreckling; 3. Bonney; 4. Terry Rittmer; 5. Shrope; 6. Miller; 7. Letcher; 8. Duane Rittmer; 9. Corey Booth--Thomson,IL; 10. Milder; 11. Mitch Schmitz--Maquoketa; 12. Josh Wilson--Fulton,IL; 13. Chip Kohl--Marion; 14. Robert Sherbonda--Elwood; 15. Poll

V8 Modified
heat one: 1. Ray Cox Jr--Maquoketa; 2. Don Pataska--Green Island; 3. Tony VonDresky--Davenport; 4. Bart Miller--Clarence; 5. Joe Ross--Thomson,IL

heat two: 1. Luke Pestka--Robin; 2. Kelly Pestka--Delhi; 3. Bob Dominacki--Bettendorf; 4. Tim Current--Bernard; 5. Scott Olson--Preston

Feature: 1. Miller; 2. Cox; 3. Current; 4. Kelly Pestka; 5. Pataska; 6. Olson; 7. VonDresky; 8. Ross; 9. Luke Pestka; 10. Dominacki; 11. Jake Bowman--Maquoketa; 12. Tim Arp--Donahue; 13. Hal Sprague--Maquoketa; 14. Randy Mills--Dubuque; 15. Andy Cook--Park View

IMCA Late Model
heat one: 1. Kevin Blum--Colona,IL; 2. Ron Gustaf--Moline,IL; 3. Dustin Edwards--Maquoketa; 4. Tom Pestka--Delhi; 5. Nate Beuseling--Coal Valley, IL

heat two: 1. Mark Preston--Port Byron,IL; 2. Hershel Roberts--East Moline,IL; 3. Jeremiah Hurst--Dubuque; 4. Ryan Duhme--Maquoketa; 5.Mike Murphy Jr--Colona,IL

heat three: 1. Terry Neal--Ely; 2. Jon Merfeld--Peosta; 3. Eric Gustaf--Moline,IL; 4. Cory Goldbeck--Camanche 5. Steve Olson--Preston

Feature: 1. Blum; 2. Neal; 3. Edwards; 4. Hurst; 5. Preston; 6. Merfeld; 7. Ron Gustaf; 8. Eric Gustaf; 9. Murphy; 10. Roberts; 11. Scott Schurbon--Maquoketa;; 12. Beuseling; 13. Pestka; 14. Olson; 15. Duhme; 16. Goldbeck; 17. Brian Meiners--Morrison,IL; 18. Stephan Kammerer--Blue Grass