Burgtorf Scores Again at Quincy Raceways
by: Jack Walbring

QUINCY, IL (Aug. 5) - Mark Burgtorf, Michael Long, Travis Kelle and Steven DeLonjay all picked up feature event wins at Quincy Raceways on Sunday, August 5 during Tim’s Machine Shop Night at the Races.

Robby Warner jumped into the early lead of the thirty lap Budweiser IMCA Late Model feature event and pulled to a comfortable lead until the caution flag flew on the thirteenth circuit bunching up the field on a restart. Warner held the top spot through the next four laps fending off a battle for the lead from Jason Frankel and Mark Burgtorf. Frankel slipped high in turn three on the seventeenth lap giving Mark Burgtorf all the space he needed to challenge and take the lead away from Warner. Burgtorf then set sail with the lead and held on to take his fourth points paying feature event win of the season as sparks started coming from under his Rayburn as he crossed the finish line and the drive shaft came out of Burgtorf’s car coming to victory lane . Frankel rallied to get the second spot followed by Jason Perry in third, Warner in fourth and Jerry Weisenberger in fifth. Joey Gower, Billy Genenbacher and Weisenberger were the heat race winners while Frankel took the win in the Summy Tire and Auto Center Trophy Dash. Burgtorf now holds a commanding seventy three point margin in his quest for a fourteenth Track Points Championship.

The Miller Lite Modified feature event started out with a whole slew of caution flags as the open wheel drivers were having a fit trying to get the first lap into the books. It looked as though the event may have to be time limited to five laps but the restart on that lap with thirty seconds left on the clock gave the field all the time they needed to reel off twenty straight caution free laps to get to the checkered flag. Michael Long had luck on his side again this week and Henry DeLonjay didn’t as he spun battling to get to the front of the field and did not stop but the time he lost brought him to almost the end of the field. Long blasted through the field in short order and took his tenth points feature win of the season. Joe Blivens had a great showing finishing second followed by Tony Dunker in third, Robbie Reed in fourth and Jeff Waterman in fifth. Reed, Frankie Wellman Jr. and Jared Schlipman took the heat race wins while DeLonjay took the checkered flag in the Advance Trading Trophy Dash. Long now holds an eleven point margin over DeLonjay in his chase to his first Track Championship at Quincy.

Travis Kelle took his first ever feature event win in the Hobby Stock Division during a slam bang twenty lap event. Kelle stayed out front of the field from the drop of the green flag and calmly held on to the top spot through several caution periods until the checkered flag fell. Todd Reichert grabbed the second spot followed by Chris Rees in third, Michael Wiley in fourth and Jarrod Richie in fifth. Sarah Woodhurst and Aaron Brocksieck took the heat race wins. Reichert’s second place finish combined with Steve Carlin’s eight place gave Reichert an eight point margin in the battle.

Steven DeLonjay closed up the points race to one marker by taking the feature event win in the Hornet division. DeLonjay won over Lew Aikman in second, Levi Long in third, Jordan DeLonjay Rice in fourth and Bill Winkle in fifth. DeLonjay and Cousin Jordan took the heat race wins. DeLonjay now trails Long by one point in the points race with only three points races left.

Coming up next at Quincy Raceways on Sunday, August 12 will be Budweiser/Rinella Distributing Night at the Races featuring the Budweiser IMCA Late Model Pit Stop Contest. Call the Quincy Raceways Hotline at 217-224-4100 or the track office at 217-224-3843 or visit Quincy Raceways online at www.quincyraceways.com  for more information.


Budweiser IMCA Late Models

A-Main -- 1. Mark Burgtorf, Quincy; 2. Jason Frankel, Quincy; 3. Jason Perry, Payson; 4. Robby Warner, Quincy; 5. Jerry Weisenberger, Quincy; 6. Dustin Griffin, Camp Point; 7. Justin Reed, Quincy, Il.; 8. Sam Halstead, New London, Iowa; 9. Kevin Tomlinson, New London, Mo.; 10. Lonnie Bailey, Quincy; 11. Billy Genenbacher, Camp Point; 12. Keith Pratt, Mendon; 13. Ron Elbe, Augusta; 14. Dustin Neese, Nebo; 15. Matthew Bailey, Quincy; 16. Chris Guerrero, Macomb; 17. Brian Kenning, Quincy; 18. Joey Gower, Quincy; 19. Denny Woodworth, Mendon; 20. Terry Gallaher, New London, Mo..

Heat 1 -- 1. Joey Gower, Quincy; 2. Jason Frankel, Quincy; 3. Dustin Griffin, Camp Point; 4. Dustin Neese, Nebo; 5. Terry Gallaher, New London, Mo.; 6. Chris Guerrero, Macomb; 7. Kevin Tomlinson, New London, Mo..

Heat 2 -- 1. Billy Genenbacher, Camp Point; 2. Mark Burgtorf, Quincy; 3. Robby Warner, Quincy; 4. Justin Reed, Quincy, Il.; 5. Ron Elbe, Augusta; 6. Brian Kenning, Quincy; 7. Keith Pratt, Mendon.

Heat 3 -- 1. Jerry Weisenberger, Quincy; 2. Sam Halstead, New London, Iowa; 3. Denny Woodworth, Mendon; 4. Lonnie Bailey, Quincy; 5. Jason Perry, Payson; 6. Matthew Bailey, Quincy.

Summy Tire and Auto Center Trophy Dash -- 1. Jason Frankel, Quincy; 2. Mark Burgtorf, Quincy; 3. Lonnie Bailey, Quincy; 4. Terry Gallaher, New London, Mo.; 5. Joey Gower, Quincy; 6. Kevin Tomlinson, New London, Mo..

Miller Lite Modifieds

A-Main -- 1. Michael Long, Quincy; 2. Michael Bliven, Quincy; 3. Tony Dunker, Quincy; 4. Robbie Reed, Mexico, Mo.; 5. Jeff Waterman, Quincy; 6. Henry DeLonjay, Quincy; 7. Shawn Deering, Quincy; 8. Brandon Lennox, New London, Mo.; 9. Rob Carter, Quincy; 10. Frankie Wellman, Quincy; 11. Jared Schlipman, Mendon; 12. Brian Rieck, Troy, Mo.; 13. Kelly Bartz, Quincy; 14. John Watkins, Hannibal, Mo.; 15. Jessie Buss, Quincy; 16. Aura Griffith, New London, Mo.; 17. David Wietholder, Liberty; 18. Rusty Tobias, Hannibal, Mo.; 19. Jim Gillenwater, Keokuk, Iowa; 20. Jim Powell, Hannibal, Mo..

Heat 1 -- 1. Robbie Reed, Mexico, Mo.; 2. Michael Long, Quincy; 3. Rob Carter, Quincy; 4. Kelly Bartz, Quincy; 5. Shawn Deering, Quincy; 6. Aura Griffith, New London, Mo.; 7. John Watkins, Hannibal, Mo..

Heat 2 -- 1. Frankie Wellman, Quincy; 2. David Wietholder, Liberty; 3. Michael Bliven, Quincy; 4. Tony Dunker, Quincy; 5. Brian Rieck, Troy, Mo.; 6. Jessie Buss, Quincy; 7. Rusty Tobias, Hannibal, Mo..

Heat 3 -- 1. Jared Schlipman, Mendon; 2. Henry DeLonjay, Quincy; 3. Brandon Lennox, New London, Mo.; 4. Jeff Waterman, Quincy; 5. Jim Gillenwater, Keokuk, Iowa; 6. Jim Powell, Hannibal, Mo..

Advance Trading Trophy Dash -- 1. Henry DeLonjay, Quincy; 2. Michael Long, Quincy; 3. Tony Dunker, Quincy; 4. David Wietholder, Liberty; 5. Jeff Waterman, Quincy; 6. Brandon Lennox, New London, Mo..

Hobby Stocks

A-Main -- 1. Travis Kelle, Quincy; 2. Todd Reichert, Quincy; 3. Chris Rees, Payson; 4. Mike Wiley, Hannibal, Mo.; 5. Jarrod Richie, Quincy; 6. Sarah Woodhurst, Perry, Mo.; 7. Aaron Brocksieck, Camp Point; 8. Steve Carlin, Hannibal, Mo.; 9. Bobby Anders, Hull; 10. Andrew Griffin, Golden; 11. Jessie Buss, Quincy; 12. Michael Lay, Hannibal, Mo.; 13. Travis Booher, Quincy; 14. Louis Goodwin, Hull; 15. Corrie Eifert, Camp Point.

Heat 1 -- 1. Sarah Woodhurst, Perry, Mo.; 2. Chris Rees, Payson; 3. Jarrod Richie, Quincy; 4. Todd Reichert, Quincy; 5. Travis Booher, Quincy; 6. Bobby Anders, Hull; 7. Jessie Buss, Quincy; 8. Louis Goodwin, Hull.

Heat 2 -- 1. Aaron Brocksieck, Camp Point; 2. Mike Wiley, Hannibal, Mo.; 3. Travis Kelle, Quincy; 4. Andrew Griffin, Golden; 5. Steve Carlin, Hannibal, Mo.; 6. Michael Lay, Hannibal, Mo.; 7. Corrie Eifert, Camp Point.

Hornets

A-Main -- 1. Steven DeLonjay, Quincy; 2. Lew Aikman, Hannibal, Mo.; 3. Levi Long, Payson; 4. Jordan Delonjay Rice, Quincy; 5. Bill Winkle, Coatsburg; 6. Cody Griggs, La Grange, Mo.; 7. Cody Houseweart, Barry; 8. Joshua Klauser, Quincy; 9. Bryce Baker;; 10. Glen Wiley, Hannibal, Mo.; 11. Rodney Prewett, Warsaw.

Heat 1 -- 1. Steven DeLonjay, Quincy; 2. Bill Winkle, Coatsburg; 3. Cody Houseweart, Barry; 4. Joshua Klauser, Quincy; 5. Bryce Baker;; 6. Rodney Prewett, Warsaw.

Heat 2 -- 1. Jordan Delonjay Rice, Quincy; 2. Lew Aikman, Hannibal, Mo.; 3. Levi Long, Payson; 4. Glen Wiley, Hannibal, Mo.; 5. Cody Griggs, La Grange, Mo..