West Liberty Mid-Season Titles To
Furman, Herring, Eckrich & Fulton
Saturday, June 8th the
West liberty Raceway hosted the Mid-Season Championship NASCAR Weekly Racing
Series sponsored by Noels Tree and Crane Service of Iowa City. A large crowd
took in the action on a perfect evening for racing.
Matt Furman scored his second win in
a row in the very tough NASCAR Iowa Illinois Taylor Insulation Late Model
division. The 25 lap feature saw pole sitter Bobby Sexton take the lead take
command early. Furman worked to the front from his 3rd row start and
set up a challenge for the lead. Furman and Sexton swapped the lead back and
forth for several laps before Furman was able to secure the lead on the
fifteenth lap. Furman went on to score the win and pick up the bonus money from
Noels Tree and Crane. Sexton turned in a fine performance in taking second ahead
of Todd Davis and Brian Harris. 35 NASCAR Late Model drivers were on hand
Saturday night.
Larry Herring scored his first NASCAR
Miller Time Modified feature win of the 2002 season in capturing the Mid-Season
Championship title. Herring took the green flag in the 20 lap feature back in
the sixth row. Herring found the low groove to his liking in steadily working to
the front. Herring took the lead from Terry Lawson and went on to take the
checkers ahead of Darrell Brick and Gerry Brick.
Andy Eckrich is sponsored by Noels
Tree and Crane Service and his win on Saturday night made for a big celebration
in victory lane. Eckrich, the defending Dadco Corp/Parker Stores Pro Stock track
champion, won the 15 lap Mid-Season championship feature after a great battle
with second place finisher Rusty Daufeldt. The two young talented drivers put on
quite a show for the fans with plenty of wheel to wheel racing for the lead
throughout the title run. Point leader Chad Simpson crossed the stripe in third.
Consistent front runner Matt Fulton
picked up another feature win in the Hobby Stock Mid-Season Championship Race.
Fulton came from his 7th position start and took the lead near the
midway point of the race. Last week’s winner Bill Butteris ran another strong
race in taking second ahead of Jared Collins.
Saturday, June 15th the
West Liberty Raceway will present twin 25’s for the Iowa Illinois Taylor
Insulation Late Models in addition to a full program of racing in the Modified,
Pro Stock and Hobby Stock divisions. Race time will be slated for 7 p.m.
Noels Tree & Crane Service
Mid-Season Championships 6/8/02
Iowa Illinois Taylor Insulation
Late Models
Heat 1
1.
43 Kurt Stewart-Ainsworth
2.
58 Dave Eckrich-Oxford
3.
8M Mark Ward-Muscatine
Heat 2
1.
32 Tom Cannon-Iowa City
2.
51 Matt Furman-Iowa City
3.
4 Bobby Sexton-West Branch
Heat 3
1.
77 Kurt Kile-West Liberty
2.
3t Todd Davis-Iowa City
3.
21h BrianHarris-Davenport
Heat 4
1.
45 Mike Klinkhammer-West Branch
2.
26 Steve Boley-West Liberty
3.
M32 Marty Beckler-Hills
Consolation
1.
57 TomChristensen-West Liberty
2.
31 Brian Morgan-Musatine
3.
7 Andy Nezworski-Buffalo
Feature
1.
51 Furman
2.
4 Sexton
3.
3T Davis
4.
21h Harris
5.
12 Ray Guss Jr.-Milan, IL
6.
45 Klinkhammer
7.
28 Jeff Bair-Solon
8.
26 Boley
9.
50 Denny Eckrich-Tiffin
10.
8 Sonny Findling-Kirksville, MO
11.
77 Kile
12.
66 Fred Remley-Blue Grass
13.
58 Dave Eckrich-Oxford
14.
13K Denny Petersen-Tipton
15.
32 Cannon
16.
43 Stewart
17.
74 Ron Boyse-Kalona
18.
18Z Rusty Zook-Riverside
19.
8M Ward
20.
26 Wayne Brau-Annawan, IL
21.
7 Nezworski
22.
88 Kevin Kile-West Liberty
23.
31b Jason Utter-Columbus Junction
24.
M32 Beckler
25.
57 Christensen
26.
31 Brian Morgan-Muscatine
27.
30 Dan Brockert-Muscatine
28.
1m Rob Moss-Iowa City
Miller Time Modifieds
Heat 1
1.
37 Todd Stoolman-West Branch
2.
22 Darrell Brick-West Branch
3.
96 Larry Herring-Lone Tree
Heat 2
1.
36 Gerry Brick-West Branch
2.
9 Dick Steadman-Hiawatha
3.
16 Ryan Dolan-Lisbon
Heat 3
1.
18 Matt Ruess-West Liberty
2.
19Terry Lawson-New Liberty
3.
60 Robbie Verbeck-Annawan, IL
Feature
1.
96 Larry Herring-Lone Tree
2.
22 Brick
3.
36 Gerry Brick-West Branch
4.
19 Lawson
5.
M2 Scott Megonigle-Cedar Rapids
6.
2h Rick Hixson-Orion, IL
7.
18 Ruess
8.
37 Stoolman
9.
64 Bret Frieden-Walford
10.
16 Ryan Dolan-Lisbon
11.
9Z Mike Zogg-New Liberty
12.
12 Terry Walker-Riverside
13.
55 Scott Stecher-Muscatine
14.
34 Dave Hemsted-Lone Tree
15.
42 John Brumley-Riverside
16.
71Z Raymond Partida-West Liberty
17.
25 Dustin Lovell-Rochester
18.
Denny Poulsen-West Liberty
19.
5 D56 Mike Dains-Mechanicsville
20.
21R Steve Ricks-Cedar Rapids
21.
9 Steadman
22.
60 Verbeck
23.
17 Steve Stewart-Washington
24.
2 Jim Vest-Wellman
25.
7 Mike Thomas-West Branch
26.
45 Steve Kohli-Iowa City
DADCO Corp./Parker Stores Pro
Stocks
Heat 1
1.
38 Skeet Smith-Wilton
2.
21 Brian VanDusen-Atalissa
3.
77 Darren Plett-Donahue
Heat 2
1.
69 John Maher-West Branch
2.
56 Andy Eckrich-Cosgrove
3.
25 Chad Simpson-Marion
Heat 3
1.
2R Rusty Daufeldt-Blue Grass
2.
7 Dale Franklin-Marion
3.
32 Chris Simpson-Marion
Feature
1.
56 Eckrich
2.
2R Daufeldt
3.
32 Simpson
4.
69 Maher
5.
0 Matt Bodman-Muscatine
6.
21 VanDusen
7.
11 Troy Philpott-Muscatine
8.
7 Franklin
9.
77 Plett
10.
38 Smith
11.
3D Dan Lange-Rochester
12.
36 Jason Gingerich-West Liberty
13.
17 Gary Beuter-Tipton
14.
60 Matt Brockert-Muscatine
15.
31 Jeremy Honts-Muscatine
16.
5m Larry McCall-Mechanicsville
17.
24 Monte Hayden-Wilton
18.
62 Norman Bean-Muscatine
19.
75 Mike Welsh-Davenport
20.
99 Ricky West-Muscatine
NASCAR Hobby Stocks
Heat 1
1.
D1 Matt Fulton-Muscatine
2.
66 Jason Erwin-Muscatine
3.
2B Bill Butteris-Lisbon
Heat 2
1.
S9 Ron Schreurs-Fruitland
2.
57J JeremieThompson-Ainsworth
3.
0 Stan O’Brien-Muscatine
Feature
1.
D1 Fulton
2.
2 Butteris
3.
15 Jared Collins-West Liberty
4.
9 Davey Elliott-Moscow
5.
21 Todd Hansen-Muscatine
6.
57j Thompson
7.
20 Dan Albright-Hiawatha
8.
0 O’Brien
9.
100 David Schrier-Muscatine
10.
94 Jason Lange-Mt Vernon
11.
66 Erwin
12.
25 Jim Schrier-Washington
13.
S9 Schruers
14.
23 Dennis Etten-Wyoming
15.
99 Jason Speers-Oxford
16.
Brian Polman-West Liberty
17.
J7 Tim Zeman-Fruitland
18.
72 Doug Yates-Monticello
West Liberty Raceway
6/08/02
By: Jerry Mackey
