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Frey & Guss Jr. Score West Liberty Raceway NASCAR Wins
NASCAR Racing Series action returned to the West Liberty Raceway on Saturday night following a week off due to a rainout on Saturday, April 27th. The Saturday, May 4th racing program included makeup features from the rain shortened program on April 20th plus a full program in all four divisions. The makeup features were run in the Iowa Illinois Taylor Insulation Late Model and Hobby Stock divisions.
The regularly scheduled Late Model feature was the last feature of the night and the 25 lap main event provided the fans with plenty of action. Ray Guss Jr. scored his second win in four tries at the West Liberty Raceway in 2002. Guss Started in the fourth row and was able to pass high or low on the wide track on his way to the front. Guss caught race leader Todd Davis on the 8th lap. With Guss setting up a challenge for the race lead the race was red flagged following an incident in turn one that saw the car of Nick Marolf end up on his top. Marolf was uninjured in the rollover, Steve Boley was also sidelined in the accident. On the restart Guss was able to move by Davis and take command, as the laps wound down the race was for second. Sonny Findling came on very strong late in the race and was able to take the checkers just ahead of Davis. Brian Harris and Dave Eckrich rounded out the top five. The Makeup feature was run early in the night and the race belonged to Skip Frey. The makeup feature went flag to flag with Frey taking the lead early and easily outdistancing the 28 car starting field. Steve Boley out raced Denny Eckrich for second in the first Late Model feature.
The Miller Time Modified feature was won by Darrell Brick on Saturday night. Brick put his number 22 in the high groove and was able to move to the front quickly from his third row start. Brick scored the win by a comfortable margin over Rick Hixson, who was able to take second by a matter of a few feet over a strong finishing Ron Barker. Brick survived several restarts in route to the 20 lap feature win.
The DADCO/Parker Stores Pro Stock feature was a family affair with the Simpson boys taking the checkers with a one two finish. Chad Simpson took the lead early on the way to the win. Chris Simpson battled through the pack and worked into second late in the race to make the finish a Simpson sweep. Matt Bodman finished a close third ahead of Norman Bean.
The NASCAR Hobby Stocks performed double duty on Saturday night with Todd Hansen scoring the win in the regularly scheduled main event. Hansen caught race leader Darren Voss near the midway point of the race and took the lead on his way to his first win of the young season. Matt Fulton came from the sixth row to take second ahead of Voss. The Hobby Stock makeup feature was won by young Davey Elliott of Moscow, Iowa. Elliott emerged from a pack of contenders late in the race score the win over Dan Albright and Jeremie Thompson.
NASCAR racing will continue Saturday, May 11th at the West Liberty Raceway with a full program plus the makeup feature events for the Pro Stock and Modified classes. Racing will get underway at 7 p.m.
Iowa Illinois Taylor Insulation Late Models
Heat 1 1. 88 Kevin Kile-West Liberty 2. 31 Brian Morgan-Muscatine 3. 3t Todd Davis-Iowa City Heat 2 1. 12 Ray Guss Jr.-Milan, IL 2. 26 Steve Boley-West Liberty 3. 30 Dan Brockert-Muscatine
Heat 3 1. 77J Steve Johnson-Camanche 2. 77 Kurt Kile-West Liberty 3. 21H Brian Harris-Davenport
Heat 4 1. 8 Sonny Findling-Kirksville, MO 2. 13k Denny Petersen-Rochester 3. 66 Fred Remley-Blue Grass
Consolation 1. 11 Steve Ihm-Kieler, WI 2. 45 Michael Klinkhammer-West Branch 3. 57 Tom Christensen-West Liberty
May 4th Feature 1. 12 Guss Jr 2. 8 Findling 3. 3T Davis 4. 21h Harris 5. 58 Dave Eckrich-Oxford 6. 3x Skip Frey-Ely 7. 77 Kurt Kile 8. 50 Denny Eckrich-Tiffin 9. 66 Fred Remley-Blue Grass 10. 88 Kevin Kile 11. 74 Ron Boyse-Kalona 12. 113k Petersen 13. 4 Bobby Sexton-West Branch 14. 18Z Rusty Zook-Riverside 15. 31 Morgan 16. 11 Ihm 17. 45 Klinkhammer 18. 31b Jason Utter-Columbus Junction 19. 1m Rob Moss-Iowa City 20. 30 Brockert 21. 57 Christensen 22. 28 Jeff Bair-Solon 23. 77J Johnson 24. 69 Todd Hormel-West Liberty 25. 7 Andy Nezworski-Buffalo 26. 23D Dana Wells-Moscow 27. 33 Nick Marolf-Moscow 28. 26 Boley
Makeup Feature 4/20 scheduled event 1. 3X Frey 2. 26 Boley 3. 50 Denny Eckrich 4. 21h Harris 5. 11 Ihm 6. 66 Remley 7. 33 Marolf 8. 28 Bair 9. 8 Findling 10. 88 Kevin Kile 11. 18Z Zook 12. 45 Klinkhammer 13. 58 Dave Eckrich 14. 57 Christensen 15. 3T Davis 16. 77 Kurt Kile 17. 13K Petersen 18. 77J Johnson 19. 74 Boyse 20. 4 Sexton 21. 7 Nezworski 22. 31 Morgan 23. 23D Wells 24. 43 Kurt Stewart-Ainsworth 25. 26B Wayne Brau-Anawan, IL 26. 12 Guss Jr. 27. 8M Mark Ward-Muscatine 28. 51 Matt Furman-Iowa City
Makeup Late Model Consolation 1. 12 Guss Jr. 2. 8 Findling 3. 77 Kurt Kile
Miller Time Modifieds Heat 1 1. 36 Gerry Brick-West Branch 2. 19 Terry Lawson-New Liberty 3. 2h Rick Hixson-Orion, IL
Heat 2 1. M2 Scott Megonigle-Cedar Rapids 2. 9Z Mike Zogg-New Liberty 3. 16 Ryan Dolan-Lisbon
Heat 3 1. 37B Ron Barker-Dubuque 2. 60 Robbie Verbeck-Annawan, IL 3. 37 Todd Stoolman-West Branch
Feature 1. 22 Darrell Brick-West Branch 2. 2h Hixson 3. 37b Barker 4. 9Z Zogg 5. 01M Mitch Way-Davenport 6. 60 Verbeck 7. 96 Larry Herring-Lone Tree 8. 1 Dan Chapman-Clarence 9. 26 Scott Fridley-Mechanicsville 10. 71Z Raymond Partida-West Liberty 11. 12 Terry Walker-Riverside 12. 18 Matt Ruess-West Liberty 13. 37 Stoolman 14. D56 Mike Dains-Mechanicsville 15. 64 Bret Frieden-Walford 16. 34 Dave Hemsted-Lone Tree 17. 25 Dustin Lovell-Rochester 18. 2 Jim Vest-Wellman 19. 45 Steve Kohli-Iowa City 20. 7 Mike Thomas-West Branch 21. 17 Steve Stewart-Washington 22. 20 Dan Fellman-Blue Grass 23. 16 Dolan 24. 42 John Brumley-Riverside 25. 5 Denny Poulsen-West Liberty 26. 36 Brick
DADCO Corp./Parker Stores Pro Stocks
Heat 1 1. 56 Andy Eckrich-Cosgrove 2. 0B Matt Bodman-Muscatine 3. 62 Norman Bean-Muscatine
Heat 2 1. 77 Darren Plett-Davenport 2. 7 Dale Franklin-Marion 3. 1 Matt Gichrist-Grandview
Heat 3
1. 25 Chad Simpson-Marion 2. 24 Monte Hayden-Wilton 3. 17 Gary Beuter-Tipton
Feature 1. 25 Chad Simpson 2. 32 Chris Simpson-Marion 3. 0 Bodman 4. 62 Bean 5. 1 Gilchrist 6. 17 Beuter 7. 2R Rusty Daufeldt-Blue Grass 8. 11 Troy Philpott-Muscatine 9. 29 Bruce Miller-West Liberty 10. 36 Jason Gingerich-West Liberty 11. 77 Plett 12. 21 Brian VanDusen-Atalissa 13. 44S Tom Struve-Palo 14. 7 Franklin 15. 24 Hayden 16. 33 randy Franzen-West Liberty 17. 38 Skeet Smith-Wilton 18. 3D Dan Lange-Rochester 19. 75 Mike Welsh-Davenport 20. 60 Matt Brockert-Muscatine 21. 31 Jeremy Honts-Muscatine 22. 56 Eckrich
NASCAR Hobby Stocks
Heat 1 1. 57J Jermie Thompson-Ainsworth 2. 21 Todd Hansen-Muscatine 3. 77 Ed O達rien-Cedar Rapids
Heat 2 1. 42V Darren Voss-Wilton 2. D1 Matt Fulton-Muscatine 3. 66 Jason Erwin-Muscatine
Heat 3 1. 2B Bill Butteris-Lisbon 2. 25 Jim Schrier-Washington 3. 72 Doug Yates-Monticello
Feature 1. 21 Hansen 2. D1 Fulton 3. 42V Voss 4. 25 Jim Schrier 5. 51 Ron Doolittle-Davenport 6. 2B Butteris 7. 0 Stan O達rien-Muscatine 8. 9 Davey Elliott-Moscow 9. 99 C.J. Ormsby-Moscow 10. 66 Erwin 11. 20 Dan Albright-Hiawatha 12. 72 Yattes 13. 100 Dave Schrier-Muscatine 14. 77 Ed O達rien-Cedar Rapids 15. S9 Ron Schreurs-Fruitland 16. 40 Jake Purdy-West Liberty 17. 7K Tim Kemmerer-Fairfax 18. 57J Thompson
Makeup Feature 4/20 1. 9 Elliott 2. 20 Albright 3. 57J Thompson 4. 77 O達rien 5. D1 Fulton 6. 21 Hansen 7. 2b Butteris 8. 42V Voss 9. 25 Schrier 10. 100 Schrier 11. 0 O達rien 12. 99 Ormsby 13. 51 Doolittle 14. 66 Erwin 15. 72 Yates 16. 7K Kemmerer 17. S9 Schruers 18. 46 Jerry Suchomel-Iowa City 19. 15 Jared Collins-West Liberty 20. 94 Jason Lange-Mt. Vernon 21. 40 Purdy
West Liberty Raceway 5/4/02 By: Jerry Mackey |
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