King Kong Korte Takes Quincy Raceways UMP Summer Nationals Win
By Jack Walbring

QUINCY, IL. (July 13, 2006) - Mother Nature was up to no good at Quincy Raceways for the UMP Summer Nationals event on Thursday, July 13. Extremely hot and humid conditions after two days of rain that totaled about two inches brought about severe thunderstorm warnings and heavy rain in the city of Quincy only minutes before action was scheduled to begin. A small amount of rain fell at the track and racing action was only delayed for a short time but the track conditions were less than ideal as the action proved to be about as hot and heavy as the air with thirty two cars checked in to race for the first ever Quincy Raceways UMP Summer Nationals event.

Shannon Babb set fast time for the night during qualifying with a lap of 13.876, the only driver to dip into the thirteen second bracket. Babb looked like he may have been on his way to his thirteenth win on this years tour as he won his heat race and the pole dash. Babb started the forty lap main event on the pole with Dennis Erb on the outside of row one. Babb jumped into the lead at the drop of the green with Erb challenging for the top spot until suffering a flat tire with suspension problems on the thirteenth circuit. Babb maintained the lead on the restart and kept Steve Sheppard Jr. at bay in the second spot until having contact with lapped traffic on the thirty third lap sending the number 18 into a 360 degree spin which damaged his suspension forcing him to retire from the event. Sheppard then showed the way on the restart but Randy Korte put the pressure on Sheppard for the top spot over the next three laps. Sheppard slipped high in turn two on the thirty sixth lap giving Korte the opportunity he needed as King Kong charged past to take the lead. Korty kept Sheppard at bay until the checkered flag fell giving Korte the win and the $6000 payday. Sheppard held on for second followed by Joe Ross Jr. in third, Steve Lance in fourth and Mark Burgtorf in fifth. Korte, Sheppard and Erb were the heat race winners with Ryan Dauber and Jack Sullivan claiming the wins in the consolation events.

Henry Delonjay took the win in the IMCA Modified feature event over David Wietholder, Ted Allen, Jeff Waterman and Robbie Reed. Reed and DeLonjay were the heat race winners.

It looked Michael Larsen may have had karma on his side in the Bomber main event but it was just not to be. Larsen, who had attended the funeral of his grandmother earlier in the afternoon had set about a mission to win one for grandma. Larsen led the first eighteen laps of the twenty lap main event but Adam Birck took over the top spot going into turn one on lap nineteen and kept Larsen in second as the checkered flag fell. Larsen settled for second followed by Steve Carlin, Todd Riechert and Jerry Jansen. Birck and Carlin were the heat race winners.



A-Main -- 1. Randy Korte, Highland; 2. Steve Sheppard Jr., New Berlin; 3. Joe Ross, Springfield; 4. Tim Lance, Brimfield; 5. Mark Burgtorf, Quincy; 6. Jack Sullivan, Greenbrier, Ark.; 7. Kevin Weaver, Gibson City; 8. Jeep VanWormer, Pinconning, Mich.; 9. Dennis Erbe, Carpentersville; 10. Jay Johnson, West Burlington, Iowa; 11. Jason Feger, Bloomington; 12. Ryan Dauber, Tonica; 13. Billy Genenbacher, Camp Point; 14. Keith Pratt, Mendon; 15. Wendell Wallace, Batesville, Ark.; 16. Brian Kenning, Quincy; 17. Shannon Babb, Moweaqua; 18. Steven Grotz, Quincy; 19. Denny Woodworth, Mendon; 20. Rodney Melvin, Benton; 21. Johnny Johnson, West Burlington, Iowa.

B-Main 1 -- 1. Ryan Dauber, Tonica; 2. Steven Grotz, Quincy; 3. Billy Genenbacher, Camp Point; 4. Jason Feger, Bloomington; 5. Adam Mefford, Jacksonville; 6. Don Cisco III, Oreana; 7. Kerry Mathew, Rensselaer, Ind.; 8. Billy Moyer Jr.,Batesville, Ark.; 9. Brian Shirley, Chatham; 10. Kevin Tomlinson, New London, Mo..

B-Main 2 -- 1. Jack Sullivan, Greenbrier, Ark.; 2. Johnny Johnson, West Burlington, Iowa; 3. Jeep VanWormer, Pinconning,Mich.; 4. Rickey Frankel, Quincy; 5. Brian Kenning, Quincy; 6. Terry Gallaher, New London, Mo.; 7. Justin Reed, Quincy, Il.; 8.Steve Zak, Williamsburg, ; 9. Dustin Neese, Nebo; 10. Wendell Wallace, Batesville, Ark.; 11. Andy Davis, Quincy.

Heat 1 -- 1. Shannon Babb, Moweaqua; 2. Rodney Melvin, Benton; 3. Mark Burgtorf, Quincy; 4. Ryan Dauber, Tonica; 5. Brian Shirley, Chatham; 6. Jason Feger, Bloomington; 7. Adam Mefford, Jacksonville; 8. Kerry Mathew, Rensselaer, Ind.; DNS Kevin Tomlinson, New London, Mo..

Heat 2 -- 1. Randy Korte, Highland; 2. Tim Lance, Brimfield; 3. Joe Ross, Springfield; 4. Steven Grotz, Quincy; 5. Billy Genenbacher, Camp Point; 6. Don Cisco III, Oreana; 7. Billy Moyer Jr., Batesville, Ark.; 8. Wendell Wallace, Batesville, Ark..

Heat 3 -- 1. Steve Sheppard Jr., New Berlin; 2. Jay Johnson, West Burlington, Iowa; 3. Keith Pratt, Mendon; 4. Rickey Frankel, Quincy; 5. Steve Zak, Williamsburg, ; 6. Jeep VanWormer, Pinconning, Mich.; 7. Justin Reed, Quincy, Il.; 8. Brian Kenning, Quincy.

Heat 4 -- 1. Dennis Erbe, Carpentersville; 2. Kevin Weaver, Gibson City; 3. Denny Woodworth, Mendon; 4. Jack Sullivan, Greenbrier, Ark.; 5. Johnny Johnson, West Burlington, Iowa; 6. Dustin Neese, Nebo; 7. Terry Gallaher, New London, Mo.; 8. Andy Davis, Quincy.

IMCA Modifieds

A-Main -- 1. Henry DeLonjay, Quincy; 2. David Wietholder, Liberty; 3. Ted Allen, Canton, Mo.; 4. Jeff Waterman, Quincy; 5. Robbie Reed, Mexico, Mo.; 6. Wesley Mayfield, Hull; 7. Ron Massman, Eolia, Mo.; 8. Jeff Horst, Troy, Mo.; 9. Dan Tourney, Hannibal, Mo.; 10. Jim Roach, Kahoka, Mo.; 11. Shawn Deering, Quincy; 12. Tony Dunker, Quincy; 13. Brandon Lennox, New London, Mo.; 14. Kendall Groves, Mexico, Mo..

Heat 1 -- 1. Robbie Reed, Mexico, Mo.; 2. Brandon Lennox, New London, Mo.; 3. Ron Massman, Eolia, Mo.; 4. Jeff

Waterman, Quincy; 5. Shawn Deering, Quincy; 6. Jim Roach, Kahoka, Mo.; 7. Tony Dunker, Quincy.

Heat 2 -- 1. Henry DeLonjay, Quincy; 2. Ted Allen, Canton, Mo.; 3. David Wietholder, Liberty; 4. Jeff Horst, Troy, Mo.; 5. Dan Tourney, Hannibal, Mo.; 6. Wesley Mayfield, Hull; 7. Kendall Groves, Mexico, Mo..

Bombers

A-Main -- 1. Adam Birck, Canton, Mo.; 2. Michael Larsen, Hannibal, Mo.; 3. Steve Carlin, Hannibal, Mo.; 4. Todd Reichert, Quincy; 5. Jerry Jansen, Plainville; 6. Travis Booher, Quincy; 7. Bruce Hatfield, Quincy; 8. Jessie Buss, Quincy; 9. Clint Royer, Bowen; 10. Jeremy Buss, Quincy; 11. Rich Uppinghouse, Hannibal, Mo.; 12. Marcus Saxbury, Palmyra, Mo.; 13. Bobby Anders, Hull; 14. Kale Foster, Quincy.

Heat 1 -- 1. Adam Birck, Canton, Mo.; 2. Jerry Jansen, Plainville; 3. Travis Booher, Quincy; 4. Bobby Anders, Hull; 5. Jessie Buss, Quincy; 6. Bruce Hatfield, Quincy; 7. Jeremy Buss, Quincy.

Heat 2 -- 1. Steve Carlin, Hannibal, Mo.; 2. Michael Larsen, Hannibal, Mo.; 3. Todd Reichert, Quincy; 4. Clint Royer, Bowen; 5. Marcus Saxbury, Palmyra, Mo.; 6. Kale Foster, Quincy; 7. Rich Uppinghouse, Hannibal, Mo..