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Ray Guss Jr. Opens 2002 With West Liberty Spring Championship Win

 


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The 2002 NASCAR Weekly Racing Series presented by Dodge season got underway on Saturday night April, 6th at the West Liberty Raceway. The popular ½ mile dirt track located on the Muscatine County Fairgrounds in West Liberty played host to the Iowa Illinois Taylor Insulation Spring Championships with 127 race car drivers taking part in the season opener.

 

Ray Guss Jr began his assault on the NASCAR Midwest region title with a very impressive feature win in the Iowa Illinois Taylor Insulation 50. The race program was run under a draw and redraw format which saw the top three finishers in each of the four Late Model heats redraw for the first 12 starting positions. Gary Webb drew the pole position and appeared to be the man to beat in the early going. Webb had built a comfortable lead in the main event which went flag to flag following a minor spin which caused a yellow before one lap was scored. Webb was working lapped traffic as the crossed flags were displayed signifying the half way point of the race. Webb was caught by the Eckrich brothers, Dave and Denny and Ray Guss Jr. On lap 26 the leaders were three abreast entering turn one. Guss was able to work the bottom of the track to secure the lead. Guss went on to build a comfortable lead and worked lapped traffic the remainder of the race on his way to the $2,000 victory. The second position was hotly contested with the two Eckrich’s and Webb swapping the position several times the last half of the race. At the checkers it was Webb by a car length in second over Dave Eckrich with Denny Eckrich taking fourth ahead of Steve Boley.

 

The Miller Time Modifieds delighted the fans with plenty of wheel to wheel racing action throughout their 20 lap main event. When the checkered flag flew it was 21 year old Mitch Way scoring his first ever NASCAR feature win and his first ever ½ mile win. Way chased down race leader Bret Frieden  while doing battle with a very strong Larry Herring.  This trio raced three wide for the lead on lap fifteen before Way was able to break away and score the win. Frieden crossed the stripe in second ahead of Herring and Rick Hixson.

 

The DADCO Corp/Parker Stores Pro Stocks are going to provide the fans with lots of excitement in 2002. The 15 lap Spring Championship feature saw Bruce Miller score a hometown win for the West Liberty driver. Miller led the entire feature event but was challenged all the way by Ty Kleiner and Jeff Tharp. Miller held his line to perfection in not giving up the lead position. Kleiner settled for a close second, Tharp crossed the line in third but was late DQ’d for failing to meet the minimum weight requirement. This elevated John Maher into third with Norman Bean rounding out the top four.

 The “Racin Mason” C.J. Ormsby piloted his #99 NASCAR Hobby Stock to the Spring Championship feature win. Ormsby held off a fast closing Jerry Merkes at the checkers, Todd Hansen was able to hang on to third despite having engine problems.

Racing action will continue every Saturday night at the West Liberty Raceway with hot laps getting underway at 6:30 with racing slated for 7 p.m.      

Iowa Illinois Taylor Insulation Late Models

       Heat 1

  1. 88 Kevin Kile –West Liberty
  2. 45m Curt Martin-Independence
  3. 56 Gary Webb-Blue Grass

Heat 2

  1. 50 Denny Eckrich-Cosgrove
  2. 12 Ray Guss Jr-Milan, IL
  3. 58 Dave Eckrich-Coralville

Heat 3

  1. 26 Steve Boley-West Liberty
  2. 74 Ron Boyse-Kalona
  3. 26B Wayne Brau-Annawan, IL

Heat 4

  1. 8 Sonny Findling-Kirksville, Mo
  2. 45 Mike Klinkhammer-West Branch
  3. 78 Rick Wendling-Hazelton

Consi 1

  1. 18Z Rusty Zook-Riverside
  2. 77 Kurt Kile-West Liberty
  3. 3T Todd Davis-Iowa City

Consi 2

  1. 43 Kurt Stewart-Ainsworth
  2. 39 Rob Toland-Hillsdale, IL
  3. 8m Mark Ward-Muscatine

Iowa Illinois Taylor Insulation 50

  1. 12 Guss Jr
  2. 56 Webb
  3. 58 Dave Eckrich
  4. 50 Denny Eckrich
  5. 26 Boley
  6. 78 Wendling
  7. 21H Brian Harris-Davenport
  8. 39 Toland
  9. 88 Kevin Kile
  10. 8 Findling
  11. 74 Boyse
  12. 26B Brau
  13. 45M Martin
  14. 45 Klinkhammer
  15. 3T Davis
  16. 13K Denny Petersen-Rochester
  17. 4 Bobby Sexton-West Branch
  18. 28 Jeff Bair-Solon
  19. 30B Dan Brockert-Muscatine
  20. 51 Matt Furman-Iowa City
  21. 18Z Zook
  22. 43 Stewart
  23. 8M Ward
  24. 44 Duane Coulson-East Dubuque, IL
  25. 7 Andy Nezworski-Buffalo
  26. 3x Skip Frey-Ely
  27. 33g Dan Galant-Clinton
  28. 77 Kurt Kile

Miller Time Modifieds

 

Heat 1

  1. 22 Darrall Brick-West Branch
  2. G1 Mike Garland-Morrison, IL
  3. 37 Todd Stoolman-West Branch

Heat 2

  1. 01 Mitch Way-Davenport
  2. 42 John Brumley-Riverside
  3. 96 Larry Herring-Lone Tree

Heat 3

  1. 37B Ron Barker-Dubuque
  2. 2H Rick Hixson-Orion, IL
  3. 16 Ryan Dolan-Lisbon

Heat 4

  1. 64 Bret Frieden-Walford
  2. 3  Jason Schueller-Dubuque
  3. 10 Jed Hurst-Dubuque

Consi 1

  1. 36 Gerry Brick-West Branch
  2. 1 Dan Chapman-Clarence
  3. 9Z Mike Zogg-New Liberty

Consi 2

  1. 25  Dustin Lovell-Rochester
  2. 27 Mark Schulte-Delhi
  3. 5 Denny Paulson-West Liberty

Miller Time Modified Feature

  1. 01 Way
  2. 64 Frieden
  3. 96 Herring
  4. 2H Hixson
  5. 22 D. Brick
  6. 16 Dolan
  7. 1 Chapman
  8. 60 Robbie Verbeck-Annawan, IL
  9. 45 Steve Kohli-Iowa City
  10. 26 Scott Friedley-Mechanicsville
  11. 37 Stoolman
  12. 37B Barker
  13. 34 Dave Hemsted-Lone Tree
  14. 36 Gerry Brick
  15. 25 Lovell
  16. 9Z Zogg
  17. D55 Scott Lemke-Davis Junction, IL
  18. 71Z Ray Partida-West Liberty
  19. 27 Schulte
  20. 7 Mike Thomas-West Branch
  21. 10 Hurst
  22. 5 Paulson
  23. G1 Garland
  24. 42 Brumley
  25. 3 Schuller
  26. 19 Terry Lawson-New Liberty

DACO Corp/Parker Stores Pro Stocks

 

Heat 1

  1. 2R Rusty Daufeldt-Blue Grass
  2. 77 Darren Plett-Davenport
  3. 9z Dan Werner-Muscatine

Heat 2

  1. 20 Ty Kleiner-Potosi, WI
  2. 7 Dale Franklin-Marion
  3. 29 Bruce Miller-West Liberty

Heat 3.

  1. 11 Troy Phillpott-Muscatine
  2. 17 Gary Beuter-Tipton
  3. 12 Jeff Tharp-Dubuque

Feature

  1. 29 Miller
  2. 20 Kleiner
  3. 69 John Maher-West Branch
  4. 62 Norman Bean-Muscatine
  5. 22 Jeff Valentine-Dubuque
  6. 56 Andy Eckrich-Cosgrove
  7. 2R Daufeldt
  8. 1  Matt Gilchrist-Grandview
  9. 32 Chris Simpson-Marion
  10. 11 Phillpott
  11. 21 Brian VanDusen-Atalissa
  12. 7 Franklin
  13. 44s Tom Struve-Palo
  14. 77 Plett
  15. 24 Monte Hayden-Wilton
  16. 38 Skeet Smith-Wilton
  17. 5m Larry McCall-Mechanicsville
  18. 36 Jason Gingerich-West Liberty
  19. 31 Jeremy Honts-Muscatine
  20. 0B Matt Bodman-Muscatine
  21. 3D Dan Lance-Rochester
  22. 17 Beuter
  23. 9Z Werner

NASCAR Hobby Stocks

 

Heat 1

  1. 99 C.J. Ormsby-Moscow
  2. 8K Jerry Merkes-Farley
  3. 51 Ron Doolittle-Davenport

Heat 2

1.66 Jason Erwin-Muscatine

2. 94 Jason Lange-Mt. Vernon

3. 2b Bill Butteris-Lisbon

 

Heat 3

  1. 21 Todd Hansen-Muscatine
  2. 57j Jermie Thompson-Ainsworth
  3. 77x John Gulick-Dubuque

Feature

1.      99 Ormsby

2.      8K Merkes

3.      21 Hansen

4.      2b Butteris

5.      0 Stan Obrien-Muscatine

6.      57J Thompson

7.      51 Doolittle

8.      66 Erwin

9.      38 T.J. Leslein-Durango

10.  77 Ed Obrien-Cedar Rapids

11.  94 Lange

12.  81  K.C. Ansel-Dubuque

13.  100 Dave Schrier-Muscatine

14.  S9 Ron Schreurs-Fruitland

15.  2W Roger Whitccomb-Letts

16.  7 Tim Kemmerer-Fairfax

17.  72 Doug Yates-Monticello

18.  77X John Gulik-Dubuque

19.  42V Derrin Voss-Wilton

20.  15 Jared Collins-West Liberty

 

West Liberty Raceway

4/6/02

By: Jerry Mackey, simmonspromotions@mcleodusa.net

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