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Aikey Scores First Win Of 2002 At Farley
Jeff Aikey broke out of an early season slump at the Farley Speedway by winning the 25 lap Iowa Illinois Taylor Insulation NASCAR Late Model feature on Friday night.
The three time defending champion has been struggling so far this season, but Aikey was able to get to the front early taking the lead on the fifth lap from Rob Toland. Toland would later fall out of the race, leaving Ray Guss Jr in second. Guss was able to close on Aikey but was not able to mount a serious challenge. As the laps wound down Aikey had built a comfortable lead leaving Guss and Denny Eckrich to battle for second. The two drivers swapped second several times in the late going, Eckrich was able to gain control of second with three to go. Eckrich took second to Aikey with Guss and Darren Mish rounding out the top four.
Ron Barker added another Quarter Master Modified division feature win to his already dominant 2002 season. Barker took the green in the 20 lap feature in the 10th position and quickly worked to the front taking the lead on the fourth circuit. Barker held off a strong late race challenge by Mitch Way to record the win. Way finished a very close second ahead of Larry Herring.
Jeff Tharp scored his third win of the season in the NASCAR Pro Stock feature division. Tharp was able to work the low side of the track to perfection on his way to the front from a sixth position start. Tharp was challenged by Ty Kleiner in the late going but was up to the challenge in scoring the win. Dan Shelliam came on strong late in the race to take third.
Jim Turpin of Shullsburg, Wisconsin scored his second win of the season at the high banked ½ mile dirt track. Turpin came all the way from the 11th starting position in winning the 10 lap Hobby Stock feature. Jerry Merkes took second to the strong running Turpin. T.J. Leslein turned in another fine run in taking third.
Jason Roth made his third visit to victory lane on Friday night topping the Farley Flyer feature event. Roth drove his 1984 Toyota to the win over Travis Kaiser and Steve Driscoll.
NASCAR Weekly Racing Series action presented by Dodge will continue every Friday night at the Farley Speedway with race time slated for 7:30 p.m.
5/31/02 Race Results
Farley Flyers Feature
1. 31 Jason Roth-Hazel Green, WI 2. 7K Travis Kaiser-Dyersville 3. 3 Steve Driscoll Jr.-Asbury 4. 99.3 Mark Jaeger-Dyersville 5. 69 Becky Roth-Cuba City, WI 6. 38S R.J. Simon-Farley 7. 00X Ryan Simon-Farley 8. 14 Levi Benn-Dyersville 9. 1K Tim Koppes-Cascade 10. 79 Cliff Schanbeck-Delaware 11. 38X Tom Schemmel-Farley 12. 8 Joe Sarazin-Dubuque 13. 00 John Flury-Epworth
NASCAR Hobby Stocks
Heat 1
1. 22 Cory Bauer-Monticello 2. 13 Larry Benn-Dyersville 3. 38 . T.J. Leslein-Durango
Heat 2
1. 98 Jason Rauen-Farley 2. 33 Jim Turpin-Shullsburg, WI 3. 8K Jerry Merkes-Farley
Feature
1. 33 Turpin 2. 8K Jerry Merkes-Farley 3. 38 Leslein 4. 44S B.J. Schmidt-Dubuque 5. 13 Benn 6. 28 Ed McIntyre-Delhi 7. 44 Kory Haverly-Anamosa. 8. 83 Rob Petsche-Centralia. 9. 12 Matt Dunkel-Martelle 10. 22 Bauer 11. 5 Norbert Ahlers-Earlville. 12. 72 Doug Yates-Monticello 13. 23 Dennis Etten-Wyoming. 14. 89 Kelly Welter-Dubuque 15. 98 Rauen 16. B4Jr. Brian Dirks-Anamosa 17. 7 Chad Hallahan-Dubuque. 18. 97 Steve Dunkel-Worthington
NASCAR Pro Stocks
Heat 1 1. 2k Jeff Kennedy-Dubuque 2. 22 Jeff Valentine-Dubuque 3. 25 Bob Moyer-Dubuque
Heat 2
1. 12 Jeff Tharp-Dubuque 2. 20 Ty Kleiner-Potosi, WI 3. 97 Jeff Reinert-Dyersville
Feature 1. 12 Jeff Tharp-Dubuque 2. 20 Kleiner 3. 16 Dan Shelliam-Hazel Green, WI 4. 97 Reinert 5. 2k Kennedy 6. 25 Moyer 7. 1 John Walker-Cedar Rapids 8. 22 Jeff Valentine-Dubuque
Quarter Master Modifieds
Heat 1
1. 3 Jason Schuller-Dubuque 2. 10 Jed Hurst-Hazel Green, WI 3. S19 Rich Smith-Davenport
Heat 2
1. 37 B Ron Barker-Dubuque 2. 24 Randy Less-Hopkinton 3. 01M Mitch Way-Davenport
Feature
1. 37B Barker 2. 01 Way 3. 96 Larry Herring-Lone Tree 4. 27 Mark Schulte-Delhi 5. 57 Ryan Nabb-Dubuque 6. 11 Mike Burbridge-Delhi 7. 3 Schueller 8. 39 Bob Bollon-Freeport, IL 9. 33 John Burbridge-Delhi 10. 17 Bill Flannagan-Cedar Rapids 11. 24 Less 12. S19 Rich Smith-Davenport 13. 10 Hurst 14. 24 Jan Messer-Manchester 15. 212 Tim Klouser-Freeport,IL
Iowa Illinois Taylor Insulation NASCAR Late Models
Heat 1
Heat 2
Feature
Farley Speedway 5/31/02 By: Jerry Mackey |
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