A beautiful evening for racing and a very fast track were the order of the day for the 104 racers who filled the pits at West Liberty Saturday night.

WEST LIBERTY, IA. (Aug. 12, 2006) - The JC Dubil Late Model feature saw Jeff Guengerich take and hold the early lead from his outside front row starting spot. By lap 9, however, Kurt Kile was challenging and by lap 13 had taken the lead just as a caution flag came out for an incident in turn 2 involving Ron Boyse. When action resumed, Kile maintained his lead, with Matt Gilchrist, Nick Marolf, Guengerich and Todd Davis following him across the finish line.

Rich Smith held the early lead in the Miller Time Modified feature until being overtaken by Dan Chapman on lap 9. Chapman, with Zach Vanderbeek close behind, appeared to be headed to a 1-2 finish until lap 14 when a multi-car pileup involving the leaders brought out the red light and kept the wreckers busy for several minutes. The restart saw another caution when Scott Stecher scraped the turn 1 wall. When the green flag dropped again, Bruce Hanford took the front spot and held off Terry Walker the final six laps for the win. Rounding out the top five were Mike Zogg, Robbie Verbeck and Brad Dubil.

The Corner Tap Limited Late Model feature had a repeat winner in Sam Harroun, but his margin of victory was not as great as in some previous weeks. Matt Bodman was within shouting distance of Sam, apparently solving some of the engine and handling problems that have plagued him this season. Finishing third was Dan Brockert, with Allen Diercks and Derrin Voss rounding out the top five. Special recognition needs to go to John Maher and crew, who managed to repair a rolled and battered #69 machine well enough to make an appearance in the feature.

The Kile Motorsports Stock Car feature kept the wreckers busy at the start with early lap cautions. Lap 2 saw a red light for a the rollover of Dale Tetmeyer’s #61. Lap 5 saw the yellow displayed for the #11 of Jerry Pratt, who did a 180 degree turn in the middle of the backstretch and had the misfortune to be facing the wrong way to most of the field. The #11 was clipped by several cars, with Bub Erwin’s #66 appearing to have the worst damage as the left rear wheel was rolling on the ground when it came into the pits on the hook. The restart lasted three laps, until a lap 8 caution in turn 1 for Jerrod Collins and Todd Salazar. The checkered flag lap was the same as it has been the past several weeks - Scotty Pratt, this night followed by Greg Gill, Ryan Buffington, Trent Vrchoticky and Jamie Figg.

The QCSA Auto Auction also saw a repeat winner. Shaun Slaughter took the lead on lap 3 and was well on his way to another victory until a caution on lap 6 for an incident in turn 1 set up a green/white/checkered finish. The third time was the charm for the restarts, and the field finished with Slaughter taking the checkers, followed by Jess Jondle, Jeff Miller, Ross Davisson and Geoffrey Theobald.

There will be racing Tuesday, August 15, when USMTS makes a visit to the West Liberty Raceway. The show will include Modifieds, Stock Cars and Hornets. Hot laps are at 6 PM, with racing at 6:30 PM. For more information, call the Muscatine County Fair Office at 319-627-2414. Saturday, August 19, will be the annual Back to School Night and Monsanto Night. Events planned for the kids include the nickel scramble and chances to win one of eight bicycles that will be given away. Monsanto Company will present a bike helmet to each of the lucky winners. The West Liberty Boosters will have a notebook, pencils and erasers for the first 300 kids.



JC Dubil Late Models:

Feature: 1. Kurt Kile; 2. Matt Gilchrist; 3. Nick Marolf; 4. Jeff Guengerich; 5. Todd Davis; 6. Kevin Kile; 7. Chuck Mayerhofer; 8. Hal Russell; 9. Jody Metzger; 10. Jerry Lauber; 11. Michael Dominguez; 12. DJ Burke; 13. Monte Hayden; 14. Jay Chenoweth; 15. Ron Boyse; 16. David Schrier; 17. Wayne Brau Did Not Start: Adam Starkweather

Heat 1: Matt Gilchrist, Chuck Mayerhofer, Todd Davis, Kevin Kile, Jerry Lauber

Heat 2: Jeff Guengerich, Kurt Kile, Nick Marolf, Jay Chenoweth, Ron Boyse

Miller Time Modifieds:

Feature: 1. Bruce Hanford; 2. Terry Walker; 3. Mike Zogg; 4. Robbie Verbeck; 5. Brad Dubil; 6. Ryan Dolan; 7. Brad Diercks; 8. Steve Stewart; 9. Wade Lee; 10. Scott Stecher; 11. Doug Yates; 12. Adam Davis; 13. Scott Hill; 14. Leon Wilson; 15. Mike Schump; 16. Dan Albright; 17. Tim Grief; 18. Zach Vanderbeek; 19. Dan Chapman; 20. Gus Hughes; 21. Todd Hansen; 22. Rich Smith; 23. Clayton Jensen; 24. Rick Hixson; 25. Larry Herring Did Not Start: Terry Lawson, Mike Dains

Heat 1: Larry Herring, Robbie Verbeck, Rich Smith, Terry Walker, Ryan Dolan

Heat 2: Brad Dubil, Zach Vanderbeek, Bruce Hanford, Dan Chapman, Dan Albright

Heat 3: Terry Walker, Steve Stewart, Wade Lee, Leon Wilson, Rick Hixson

Corner Tap Limited Late Models:

Feature: 1. Sam Harroun; 2. Matt Bodman; 3. Dan Brockert; 4. Allen Diercks; 5. Derrin Voss; 6. Tim Rock; 7. Kyle Lackey; 8. Brian VanDusen; 9. Ron Schreurs; 10. Dan Lange; 11. Troy Philpott; 12. Matt Brockert; 13. Ryan Carpenter; 14. Jesse Smith; 15. John Maher; 16. Jake Meier; 17. Austin Schmidt Did Not Start: Dale Franklin

Heat 1: Sam Harroun, Jake Meier, Dan Brockert, Derrin Voss, Tim Rock

Heat 2: Matt Bodman, Kyle Lackey, Troy Philpott, Dan Lange, Austin Schmidt

Kyle Motorsports Stock Cars:

Feature: 1. Scotty Pratt; 2. Greg Gill; 3. Ryan Buffington; 4. Trent Vrchoticky; 5. Jamie Figg; 6. Michael Pothoff; 7. Kim Weber; 8. Matt Picray; 9. Eric Poggemiller; 10. Brian Wonick; 11. David Brandies; 12. Steve Doughty; 13. Adam Bell; 14. Jerrod Collins; 15. Todd Salazar; 16. Jerry Pratt; 17. Bub Erwin; 18. Jason Blok; 19. Scott Walker; 20. Dale Tetmeyer Did Not Start: Mike Cole

Heat 1: Scotty Pratt, Jamie Figg, Kim Weber, Doug Picray, Bub Erwin

Heat 2: Jerry Pratt, Ryan Buffington, Adam Bell, Mike Pothoff, Todd Salazar

Heat 3: Trent Vrchoticky, Jerrod Collins, Greg Gill, Eric Poggemiller, Brian Wonick

QCSA Auto Auction Hornets:

Feature: 1. Shaun Slaughter; 2. Jess Jondle; 3. Jeff Miller; 4. Ross Davisson; 5. Geoffrey Theobald; 6. Robert Harding Jr; 7. Andy Burns; 8. Alex Buffington; 9. Jarrod McMichael; 10. Darin Smith; 11. Roger Whitcomb; 12. Chris Havel; 13. Andrew Theobald; 14. Jeremy Williams; 15. Daniel Praska; 16. Dakota Hayden; 17. Robert Axsom; 18. Mike Gesling; 19. Travis Yakle; 20. Rex Tomasson

Heat 1: Shaun Slaughter, Roger Whitcomb, Andy Burns

Heat 2: Geoffrey Theobald, Robert Harding Jr, Alex Buffington