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"THRILLER" TO START ON POLE FOR WDRL IOWA GOVERNOR'S CUP
2008 WORLD Dirt Racing League champion to be determined Saturday night
By Bucky Doren
WORLD Dirt Racing League
DAVENPORT, IA (Oct. 3) - Darren "The Thriller" Miller will start from the
pole position for the WORLD Dirt Racing League's season finale, the Iowa
Governor's Cup, here at Davenport Speedway. The 60-lap, $10,000-to-win main
event will be run on Saturday (Oct. 4). Qualifying took place Friday night.
In addition to the race's top spot, the 2008 WDRL championship will be on
the line. Only one point separates John Kaanta and Chad Simpson for this
year's honors going into Saturday's action.
Miller, of Chadwick, Ill., set fast-time during Iowa-Illinois Taylor
Insulation Group Qualifying. Miller backed that up with a win in his
CrashedToys.com Heat Race, and he wrapped up Night One of the Governor's Cup
by winning the Iowa-Illinois Taylor Insulation Pole Dash. That win earned
him the right to start on the pole for Saturday night's feature.
Brady Smith, of Solon Springs, Wis., will start on the outside front row.
Jimmy Mars, Menomonee, Wis.; Matt Furman, Iowa City, Iowa; Jason Utter,
Columbus Junction, Iowa; and Simpson, Mount Vernon, Iowa, make up the rest
of the first three rows for the big dance.
Simpson, just a single point back, is chasing Kaanta, of Elk Mound, Wis.,
for the 2008 WDRL Late Model Series championship. The crown will come done
to who finishes best in the Governor's Cup.
Fans will be able to get up close and personal with the stars of the WDRL
starting at 4 p.m. Saturday. Everyone is invited to a drivers' autograph
session featuring all classes of cars, including the WDRL drivers who have
qualified for the Iowa Governor's Cup race. Racing action is slated for 6.
The WORLD Dirt Racing League wishes to thank these series sponsors: Hoosier
Racing Tires, Iowa-Illinois Taylor Insulation, CrashedToys.com, Chase Signs
and Graphics, BSB Manufacturing, Champ Pans, Hooker Harness, Fast Shafts,
Lincoln Electric, Performance Bodies, QA1 Motorsports, The Brake Man and
Wyman Ford. For more information on the WORLD Dirt Racing League or the
latest WDRL Late Model Series schedule, check out the WORLD Dirt Racing
League's Web site, www.worldraceleague.com.
RACE REPORT
IOWA GOVERNOR'S CUP NIGHT ONE
DAVENPORT SPEEDWAY
FRIDAY, OCT. 3, 2008
IOWA-ILLINOIS TAYLOR INSULATION GROUP QUALIFYING:
1. Darren Miller 20.514; 2. Jimmy Mars 20.870; 3. Jeremy Grady 21.094; 4.
Chris Simpson 21.096; 5. John Kaanta 21.777; 6. Frank Heckenast Jr. 21.194;
7. Jason Utter 21.274; 8. Denny Eckrich 21.276; 9. Brady Smith 21.298; 10.
Jeff Larson 21.299; 11. Chad Simpson 21.445; 12. Eric Pember 21.465; 13.
Matt Furman 21.513; 14. Jeff Aikey 21.547; 15. Skip Frey 21.617; 16. Andrew
McKay 21.625; 17. Dan Shelliam 21.819; 18. Terry Neal 21.900; 19. Gary Webb
21.913; 20. Rich Bell 21.922; 21. Cam Granger 22.122; 22. Justin Kay 22.192;
23. Denny Woodworth 22.268; 24. Darrell DeFrance 22.598; 25. Jeremy Gustaf
23.404.
CRASHEDTOYS.COM QUALIFIER 1: 10 Laps
1. Brady Smith, 2. Matt Furman, 3. Gary Webb, 4. Jeremy Grady, 5. Eric
Pember, 6. Frank Heckenast Jr., 7. Andrew McKay, 8. Justin Kay, 9. Jeremy
Gustaf.
CRASHEDTOYS.COM QUALIFIER 2: 10 Laps
1. Jimmy Mars, 2. Chad Simpson, 3. Denny Eckrich, 4. John Kaanta, 5. Jeff
Aikey, 6. Dan Shelliam, 7. Rich Bell, 8. Denny Woodworth.
CRASHEDTOYS.COM QUALIFIER 3: 10 Laps
1. Darren Miller, 2. Jason Utter, 3. Jeff Larson, 4. Chris Simpson, 5. Terry
Neal, 6. Cam Granger, 7. Darrell DeFrance, 8. Skip Frey.
IOWA-ILLINOIS TAYLOR INSULATION POLE DASH: 6 Laps
(To determine the staring lineup for the first four rows)
1. Darren Miller, 2. Brady Smith, 3. Jimmy Mars, 4. Matt Furman, 5. Jason
Utter, 6. Chad Simpson, 7. Denny Eckrich, 8. Gary Webb.
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