Cannon Scores First Win Of Season
At Muscatine County Fair; Dolan, Chad Simpson & Darren Voss Also Score NASCAR
Wins
The Muscatine County Fair got
underway on Wednesday, July 17th with the featured attraction being
the NASCAR Weekly Racing Series program presented by Dodge. A large crowd took
in a very quick night of action packed stock car racing with the final checkered
flag of the night waving at 9:50 p.m. at the West Liberty Raceway.
The headliner of the night was the
25 lap Iowa Illinois Taylor Insulation NASCAR Late Model feature. Tom Cannon
shot to the front from his second row start and quickly established himself as
the man to beat. Cannon was challenged early in the race by Ray Guss Jr. Guss
was able to close on Cannon but was not able to overtake the quick running #32
of Cannon. Matt Furman caught the leaders late in the race and was able to get
by Guss for second but ran out of time and settled for second to Cannon. At the
checkers Cannon took the win by ½ a car length over Furman with Guss running a
close third ahead of Todd Davis and Bobby Sexton. The win was Cannon’s first of
the 2002 season.
Ryan Dolan has had a very
frustrating season behind the wheel of the #16 NASCAR Modified. Wednesday night
Dolan rode the high line of the tacky track to his first win of the season at
the West Liberty Raceway. Dolan took the win in the 25 lap feature by out racing
a very determined Gerry Brick. Dan Chapman enjoyed one of his best finishes of
the season in taking third ahead of Rick Hixson.
Last Saturday night Chad Simpson
needed the assistance of a wrecker to load his Pro Stock, Wednesday night
Simpson wheeled his car into victory lane. Simpson scored the 15 lap Pro Stock
feature win by beating Andy Eckrich to the checkers. Simpson worked to the front
from his eighth position start in scoring an impressive feature win. Eckrich
took second ahead of Matt Bodman.
Daren Voss scored his third win of
the 2002 season in the NASCAR Hobby Stock division. Voss took the lead near the
midway point of the race and went on to score the win over Stan O’Brien and
Jeremie Thompson.
The NASCAR Weekly Racing Series
will return to Saturday night racing at the West Liberty Raceway on Saturday,
July 27th. All four classes will be in action with race time set for
7 p.m.
Race Results 7/17/02
Muscatine County Fair Races
Iowa Illinois Taylor Insulation
Late Models
Heat 1
1.
23D Dana Wells-Moscow
2.
33 Nick Marolf-Moscow
3.
4 Bobby Sexton-West Branch
Heat 2
1.
31 Brian Morgan-Muscatine
2.
12 Ray Guss Jr.-Milan, IL
3.
50 Denny Eckrich-Tiffin
Heat 3
1.
88 Kevin Kile-West Liberty
2.
8 Sonny Findling-Kirksville, MO
3.
31b Jason Utter-Columbus Junction
Heat 4
1.
30 Dan Brockert-Muscatine
2.
32 Tom Cannon-Iowa City
3.
51 Matt Furman-Iowa City
Feature
1.
32 Cannon
2.
51 Furman
3.
12 Guss Jr.
4.
3t Todd Davis-Iowa City
5.
4 Sexton
6.
13K Denny Petersen-Tipton
7.
28 Jeff Bair-Solon
8.
57 Tom Christensen-West Liberty
9.
8 Findling
10.
66 Fred Remley-Blue Grass
11.
50 Eckrich
12.
7 Andy Nezworski-Buffalo
13.
30 Brockert
14.
77 Kurt Kile-West Liberty
15.
33 Marolf
16.
88 Kevin Kile-West Liberty
17.
2 Monte Ohrt-West Branch
18.
18Z Rusty Zook-Riverside
19.
77J Steve Johnson-Camanche
20.
31b Utter
21.
8M Mark Ward-Muscatine
22.
43 Kurt Stewart-Ainsworth
23.
31 Morgan
24.
23D Wells
25.
1M Rob Moss-Iowa City
26.
32C Chad Holliday-Wilton
27.
69 Todd Hormel-West Liberty
28.
M32 Marty Beckler-Hills
Miller Time Modifieds
Heat 1
1.
M2 Scott Megonigle-Cedar Rapids
2.
36 Gerry Brick-West Branch
3.
01m Mitch Way-Davenport
Heat 2
1.
2H Rick Hixson-Orion, IL
2.
12 Terry Walker-Riverside
3.
34 Dave Hemsted-Lone Tree
Heat 3
1.
1 Dan Chapman-Clarence
2.
19Terry Lawson-New Liberty
3.
64 Bret Frieden-Walford
Feature
1.
16 Ryan Dolan-Lisbon
2.
36 Brick
3.
1 Chapman
4.
2h Hixson
5.
37 Todd Stoolman-West Branch
6.
12 Walker
7.
64 Frieden
8.
M2 Megonigle
9.
2 Jim Vest-Wellman
10.
22 Darrell Brick-West Branch
11.
96 Larry Herring-Lone Tree
12.
45 Steve Kohli-Iowa City
13.
60 Robbie Verbeck-Annawan, IL
14.
34 Hemsted
15.
71Z Ray Partida-West Liberty
16.
9Z Mike Zogg-New Liberty
17.
26 Scott Fridley-Mechanicsville
18.
42 John Brumley-Riverside
19.
25 Dustin Lovell-Rochester
20.
5 Denny Poulsen-West Liberty
21.
18 Matt Ruess-West Liberty
22.
01M Way
23.
19 Lawson
24.
44 Wade Lee-Muscatine
25.
23 Marty Leik-Iowa City
26.
17 Steve Stewart-Washington
DADCO Corp./Parker Stores Pro
Stocks
Heat 1
1.
44S Tom Struve-Palo
2.
56 Andy Eckrich-Cosgrove
3.
62 Norman Bean-Muscatine
Heat 2
1.
7 Dale Franklin-Marion
2.
3D Dan Lange-Rochester
3.
17 Gary Beuter-Tipton
Feature
1.
25 Chad Simpson-Marion
2.
56 Eckrich
3.
0 Matt Bodman-Muscatine
4.
32 Chris Simpson-Marion
5.
17 Beuter
6.
2R Rusty Daufeldt-Blue Grass
7.
3D Lange
8.
7 Franklin
9.
62 Bean
10.
69 John Maher-West Branch
11.
29 Bruce Miller-West Liberty
12.
77 Darren Plett-Donahue
13.
75 Mike Welsh-Davenport
14.
21 Brian VanDusen-Atalissa
15.
24 Monte Hayden-Wilton
16.
44S Struve
17.
99 Ricky West-Muscatine
NASCAR Hobby Stocks
Heat 1
1.
2W Roger Whitcomb-Letts
2.
72 Doug Yates-Monticello
3.
15 Jared Collins-West Liberty
Heat 2
1.
66 Jason Erwin-Muscatine
2.
21 Todd Hansen-Muscatine
3.
20 Dan Albright-Hiawatha
Feature
1.
42V Darrin Voss-Wilton
2.
0 Stan O’Brien-Muscatine
3.
57J JeremieThompson-Ainsworth
4.
21 Hansen
5.
66 Jason Erwin-Muscatine
6.
D1 Matt Fulton-Muscatine
7.
100 David Schrier-Muscatine
8.
9 Davey Elliott-Moscow
9.
20 Albright
10.
94 Jason Lange-Lisbon
11.
25 Jim Schrier-Washington
12.
S9 Ron Schreurs-Fruitland
13.
99 Jason Speers-Oxford
14.
15 Collins
15.
2W Whitcomb
16.
2b Bill Butteris-Lisbon
17.
72 Yates
18.
40 Jake Purdy-West Liberty
West Liberty Raceway
7/17/02
By: Jerry Mackey
