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Suzuki 4 wheeler that Wilwert's has provided SPI for race track and  tee shirt shoot each night. The Suzuki Fun Gun provided by Wilwert's Inc.

KLINKKAMMER TOPS WILD NIGHT IN WEST LIBERTY

West Liberty Raceway
May 19, 2001

Two drivers picked up their first win of the season while two added to their points lead in a rough and tumble night of NASCAR Weekly Racing Series at the West Liberty Raceway on Saturday May 19th. Mike Klinkkammer became the sixth different Late Model victor of the season, with Darrall Brick, Matt Gilchrist and Matt Fulton picking wins in support action.

The 25 lap Late Model feature was marred by two separate red flags, the first on the opening lap when Lee Seydel spun out from his front row starting position and collected several cars, flipping Denny Petersen hard and destroying his racecar. Petersen was uninjured in the melee. Red flag conditions once again stopped the action on lap twelve when a pickup truck on a city street outside the speedway flipped over, requiring the ambulance and safety crew to respond until local authorities could respond.

Skip Frey took the early lead after the cleanup from the first lap accident, stretching out ahead of Klinkkammer and Ray Guss Jr until caution slowed the pack on the fourth lap. Guss swept around the top of both cars on the ensuing restart to take command of the race, easily pulling away from his competitors until the lap twelve red flag. While cars were waiting out the race stoppage on the front stretch, Guss’s car began leaking oil onto the racing surface, forcing the leader into the pits for the evening. With no leader for the restart, Klinkkammer and Frey led the field back to green flag racing, with the outside line of Klinkkammer proving to be faster as he jumped into the lead. Kurt Stewart found the bottom of the racetrack to his liking on the restart, jumping into the runner-up position ahead of Steve Johnson and Frey. With the rest of the race going caution-free, Klinkkammer extended his lead steadily until encountering lapped traffic late in the race. Stewart was able to eliminate only part of the margin in the closing laps, finishing 5 car lengths behind. Steve Johnson finished third ahead of points leader Denny Eckrich and Frey.

Darrall Brick notched his third Miller Time Modified win in six starts by taking the lead away from Brian Sexton following a lap ten restart. Starting the race tenth, Brick picked off cars one at a time by riding the cushion, ending up a distant second behind Sexton when the caution flew. Sexton felt pressure on the restart from both Brick and Richard Steadman on the restart, successfully fending off Steadman’s charge on the bottom but falling into the second spot as the cars roared down the backstretch. Unchallenged the remaining distance, Brick took home the easy win ahead of Sexton, Scott Megonigle, Russ Olson and Larry Herring.

Gilchrist stayed hot in Pro Stock action, parking his car in victory lane for the fourth time of the season after a caution-plagued event. Jody Metzger took the early lead while Gilchrist blasted through traffic from twelfth on the start into third when the race was slowed for the fourth time on lap four. Passing both Metzger and second place Brian VanDusen on the restart, Gilchrist took the lead and paced the field throughout the remaining eleven laps to post the easy win. VanDusen overtook Metzger for second with Norman Bean and Gary Beuter rounding out the top five.

Hobby Stock action went to Matt Fulton after he took the lead away from Stan O’Brien with three laps to go. Todd Hansen probably had the fastest car on the racetrack, advancing from eleventh on the start into third in the caution-free event. Jason Erwin and Matt Bodman rounded out the top five.

West Liberty race fans are treated to twice the racing action next weekend, with regular racing for all four divisions of NASCAR stock cars doing battle on Saturday May 26th and the return of the Budweiser Open Late Model Shootout on Monday May 28th. West Liberty’s own Steve Boley will be attempting to stay perfect in Open Shootout action for 2001 and also defend his victory last Memorial Day at the Muscatine County Fairgrounds speed plant. Over 60 of the nation’s best late model chauffeur’s are expected to compete for the $6000 top prize, with Pro Stocks also providing action on the flat half-mile. For more information, please contact Simmons Promotions at 563-744-3620 or on the internet at www.SimmonsPromotionsInc.com. For race day updates and instant results upon completion please call your local McLeod USA InTouch directory category #3740 or #3741.

Late Models
1. 45 Mike Klinkkammer West Branch
2. 33 Kurt Stewart Ainsworth
3. 77j Steve Johnson Camanche
4. 50 Denny Eckrich Coralville
5. 3x Skip Frey Ely
6. 31 Brian Morgan Muscatine
7. 74 Ron Boyse Kalona
8. 32 Tom Cannon Iowa City
9. 56 Gary Webb Blue Grass
10. 77 Kurt Kile West Liberty
11. 8m Mark Ward Muscatine
12. 78 Rick Wendling Hazelton
13. 5 Jay Johnson West Burlington
14. 51 Matt Furman Iowa City
15. 57 Tom Christensen West Liberty
16. 58 Dave Eckrich Coralville
17. 4 Bobby Sexton West Branch
18. 7 Andy Nezworski Davenport
19. 26b Wayne Brau Annawan IL
20. 8 Chuck Mayerhofer Dixon IL
21. 3t Todd Davis Iowa City
22. m32 Marty Beckler Hills
23. 30 Dan Brockert Muscatine
24. 12 Ray Guss Jr. Milan IL
25. 66 Fred Remely Blue Grass
26. 88 Kevin Kile West Liberty
27. c4 Lee Seydel Iowa City
28. 13k Denny Petersen Tipton
DNQ
2 Monte Ohrt West Branch
18z Rusty Zook Riverside
17 Clayton Jensen Iowa City
6 Jay Chenoweth Wapello
25 Mike Beuter Tipton
23d Dana Wells Moscow
69 Todd Hormel West Liberty
ez33 Nick Marolf Moscow
28 Jeff Bair Solon
32c Chad Holliday Wilton

MILLER TIME MODIFIEDS
1. 22 Darrall Brick West Branch
2. 007 Brian Sexton Lone Tree
3. m2 Scott Megonigle Cedar Rapids
4. b3 Russ Olson Cedar Rapids
5. 96 Larry Herring Lone Tree
6. 64 Bret Frieden Cedar Rapids
7. 37 Todd Stoolman West Branch
8. 45 Steve Kohli Iowa City
9. 1 Dan Chapman Clarence
10. 9 Richard Steadman Hiawatha
11. 22d Dave Boyd Mechanicsville
12. 60 Robbie Verbeck Annawan IL
13. 72 Rich Lewis Kewaupee IL
14. 9z Mike Zogg New Liberty
15. 12 Terry Walker Riverside
16. 34 Daveid Hemsted Lone Tree
17. 20 John Fellman Blue Grass
18. 2 Jim Vest Wellman
19. 50b Robert Utter Columbus Junction
20. 54 Doug Picray Monticello
21. 44 Wade Lee Muscatine
22. 25 Dustin Lovell Rochester
23. v8 Terry Murphy West Liberty
24. 19 Terry Lawson New Liberty
25. 42 John Brumely Muscatine
DNS
2h Rick Hixson Orion IL
55 Scott Stecher Muscatine
18 Matt Ruess West Liberty
7 Mike Thomas

PRO STOCKS
1. 1 Matt Gilchrist Grandview
2. 21 Brian VanDusen Atalissa
3. 9m Jody Metzger Muscatine
4. 62 Norman Bean Muscatine
5. 17 Gary Beuter Tipton
6. 2r Rusty Daufeldt Blue Grass
7. 56 Andy Eckrich Cosgrove
8. 69 John Maher West Branch
9. 60 Matt Brockert Muscatine
10. 25 Chad Simpson Muscatine
11. 11 Troy Philpott Muscatine
12. 36 Jason Gingrich West Liberty
13. 9z Dan Werner Muscatine
14. 32 Chris Simpson Muscatine
15. 5 Larry McCall Mechanicsville
16. 29 Bruce Miller West Liberty
17. 7 Dale Franklin Marion
18. 77 Darrin Plett Davenport
19. 42 Larry Pearson

BOMBERS
1. d1 Matt Fulton Blue Grass
2. 0 Stan O'Brien Muscatine
3. 21 Todd Hansen Muscatine
4. 66 Jason Erwin Muscatine
5. 0b Matt Bodman Muscatine
6. 29 Dave Wada Muscatine
7. 42v Darrin Voss Wilton
8. 9 Dave Elliot Muscatine
9. 97 Robert Barnes
10. 1 Orlen Stark West Liberty
11. 13 Larry Benn Dyersville
12. 57j Jeremy Thompson Ainsworth
13. 15 Jarrod Collins West Liberty
14. 72 Doug Yates Monticello
15. 40 James Rock Muscatine
16. 11 Chris Mauer West Liberty

Photos

Mike Klinkkammer

 

Darrall Brick

 

Matt Gilchrist

 

Matt Fulton

 

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