DARREN MILLER WINS WDRL SEASON FINALE AT DAVENPORT (IOWA) SPEEDWAY
Justin Fegers wins 2007 PolyDome Late Model Series championship
By Bucky Doren
WORLD Dirt Racing League

DAVENPORT, Ia (Oct. 7, 2007) - Darren "The Thriller" Miller made it two for two in the WORLD Dirt Racing League Polydome Late Model Series by grabbing his second win in as many nights Saturday here at Davenport Speedway.

But Justin Fegers of Mound, Minn., officially became the 2007 WDRL PolyDome Late Model Series champion when he took the green for the 50-lap feature, the series' season finale.

Miller held off 2007 WDRL Rookie of the Year John Kaanta for the race win, coming to the green flag in the sixth starting position.

By lap four, Miller had taken the lead, and he was able to work through lapped traffic while holding Kaanta and early race favorite Fegers at bay. As lapped traffic became thicker, Kaanta was able to close in on Miller. But a yellow flag would fly again, giving Miller a clean race track to work with on the restart.

"That late yellow (flag) helped us out a lot," Miller told the fans from AMSOIL Victory Lane. "After the dash, I had my guys change just about everything, and they thought I was crazy."

Kaanta chased Miller hard in the closing stages of the race on the historic Davenport half-mile. Kaanta was looking to move up a position in the final WDRL PolyDome Late Model Series point standings, and it was obvious he was on a mission.

Kaanta, who had set fast time and started fifth in the 50-lapper, worked hard to cut his way up to second, but he could not overtake Miller for the win. In addition to winning the WDRL Rookie of the Year honors, Kaanta moved into second place in the final points rundown.

Ray Guss Jr., substituting again for the injured Brian Harris in car Harris' 21H, finished third in the main event despite tangling with another car in the race, causing some damage.

"I got into someone, and it messed something up with the right front," Guss told the crowd after the checkers had flown. "I didn't see a car down low, and when I tried to get out of the way, I ended up making contract with another car."

Brian Birkhofer had a flat tire early in the race but marched his way back to the front for a fourth-place finish. Jimmy Mars rounded out the top five.

Champion Justin Fegers and the rest of the top 10 in the WDRL PolyDome Late Model Series point standings will be honored this coming Nov. 10 at the WORLD Dirt Racing League¹s annual awards banquet. Details will be coming soon to the WDRL Web site, www.worldraceleague.com.

RACE REPORT
DAVENPORT SPEEDWAY
DAVENPORT, IOWA
SATURDAY, OCT. 6, 2007

POLYDOME QUALIFIER 1:
1. Jimmy Mars, 2. Denny Eckrich, 3. Brian Birkhofer, 4. Eric Pember, 5. Ace Ihm, 6. Jason Rauen, 7. Fred Remley, 8. Rob Moss, 9. Russ Adams.

POLYDOME QUALIFIER 2:
1. Ray Guss, 2. Chris Simpson, 3. Chad Simpson, 4. Rob Toland, 5. Jeremiah Hurst, 6. Mike Klinkammer, 7. Marshall Fegers, 8. Gary Webb, 9. Rod Smith.

POLYDOME QUALIFIER 3:
1. Justin Fegers, 2. Darren Miller, 3. John Kaanta, 4. Matt Furman, 5. Andrew McKay, 6. Tim Isenberg, 7. Jeremy Grady, 8. Joe Callahan, 9. Wayne Brau.

IOWA-ILLINOIS TAYLOR INSULATION POLE DASH:
1. Justin Fegers, 2. Denny Eckrich, 3. Ray Guss Jr., 4. Jimmy Mars, 5. John Kaanta, 6. Darren Miller, 7. Chris Simpson, 8. Chad Simpson.

KSE SEMI FEATURE: (Top 4 Advance)
1. Jeremy Grady, 2. Fred Remley, 3. Gary Webb, 4. Russ Adams.

WDRL DAVENPORT 50-LAP FEATURE:
1. Darren Miller, 2. John Kaanta, 3. Ray Guss Jr., 4. Brian Birkhofer, 5. Jimmy Mars, 6. Denny Eckrich, 7. Chris Simpson, 8. Matt Furman, 9. Justin Fegers, 10. Jeremiah Hurst, 11. Rob Moss, 12. Ace Ihm, 13. Mike Fryer, 14. Gary Webb, 15. Mike Klinkammer, 16. Tim Isenberg, 17. Fred Remley, 18. Russ Adams, 19. Eric Pember, 20. Jason Rauen, 21. Jeremy Grady, 22. Andrew McKay, 23. Chad Simpson, 24. Rob Toland.

HIGHEST FINISHING ROOKIE: John Kaanta

CONTINGENCY AWARD WINNERS:
Iowa Illinois Taylor Insulation: Justin Fegers, Denny Eckirch, and Ray Guss KSE Consi Winner: N/A QA1 Motorsports: Jimmy Mars BSB Manufacturing: John Kaanta
AMSOIL: Darren Miller
The Brake Man: John Kaanta
Champ Pans: Ray Guss
Performance Bodies: Brian Birkhofer
V-Performance Batteries: Jimmy Mars
Fast Shafts: Denny Eckrich
Hooker Harness: Chris Simpson
Weld Wheels: Matt Furman
Chassis Builder: Rocket (Darren Miller)
Hard Luck Award: Andrew McKay