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Birkhofer Scores Bud Shootout Win In Davenport
The first of 12 Budweiser Open Late Model Shootouts was held on Friday, April 12th at the Davenport Speedway ½ mile dirt track. The event hosted a stellar field of 68 open Late Model drivers much to the delight of the fans and the officials of Simmons Promotions. When the checkered flag flew on the Iowa Illinois Taylor Insulation 50 lap feature Brian Birkhofer had garnered the $6,000 pay day.
Birkhofer was the first to admit sometimes it is very good to be lucky, but you must be in the position to take advantage of good racing luck when it comes your way. Dan Schlieper was the man to beat all night, Schlieper had qualified for the pole position by virtue of winning the Hollywood Graphics fast dash. The top six in finishing position and passing points ran the dash to qualify for the first three rows alignment. Schlieper out ran young Brian Harris to earn the pole position. Schlieper built a commanding lead in the early going of the 50 lap main, but his lead was erased due to a lap 23 caution . On the restart Brian Birkhofer passed Brian Harris to take second and began to set his sights on Schlieper. Birkhofer was not able to catch the strong running Schlieper. On lap 42 misfortune struck Schlieper, his left rear tire went down forcing him to the infield and to restart at the rear. Birkhofer held the lead the final 8 circuits to score the win. Denny Eckrich shot by Brian Harris on the final restart to secure second, Harris took the checkers in third ahead of Darren Miller and Chris Spieker. 6 heat races, 2 consolations and the Auto Acres non qualifiers race were all run prior to the 50 lap main event taking to the track. Skip Frey used the bottom side of the track to shoot to the front and out race Kevin Weaver to win the 10 lap non-qualifiers race.
The Modifieds were also on the card on Friday night, Bob Dominacki delighted his hometown fans by winning the JR Motorsports feature event.
Dominacki found the top side of the smooth track to his liking in scoring a hard fought win over Ron Barker. Barker was able to close on Dominacki but was unable to get by, and settled for second ahead of Scott Nesteby, Jim Sandusky and Bruce Hanford.
The Simmons Promotions team will return to the Davenport Speedway for another exciting Budweiser Open Late Model Shootout on Memorial Day, Monday, May 27th .
Iowa Illinois Taylor Insulation Late Models
Heat 1 1. 56x Chris Speiker-Massena 2. 28E Dennis Erb-Carpentersville, IL. 3. 26B Wayne Brau-Anawan, IL.
Heat 2 1. 32D Darren Miller-Chadwick, IL 2. S9 Dan Schlieper-Pewaukee, WI 3. 50 Denny Eckrich-Cosgrove
Heat 3 1. 30 Gus Hughes-Monticello 2. 35 Ed Kosiski-Omaha, NE 3. 21H Brian Harris-Davenport
Heat 4 1. 52 Steve Kosiski-Omaha, NE 2. 5 Jay Johnson-West Burlington 3. 12N Terry Neal-Ely
Heat 5. 1. 45 Curt Martin-Independence 2. 15 Brian Birkhofer-Muscatine 3. 50M Steve Morgan-Freeport, IL
Heat 6 1. 71 Don O’Neal-Martinsville, IN 2. 26 Steve Boley-West Liberty 3. 77 Jeff Aikey-Cedar Falls
Consolation 1 1. 14 Kyle Berck-Marquette, NE 2. 56 Gary Webb-Blue Grass 3. 51 Matt Furman-Iowa City
Consolation 2 1. 53 Joe Kosiski-Omaha, NE 2. 12 Ray Guss Jr.-Milan, IL 3. 58 Dave Eckrich-Coralville
Fast Dash 1. S9 Schlieper 2. 21H Harris 3. 56X Speiker
Auto Acres Non-Qualifiers 1. 3X Skip Frey-Ely 2. B12 Kevin Weaver-Gibson City, IL 3. 28 Jeff Bair-Solon 4. 78 Rick Wendling-Hazelton 5. 7 Mark Burgtorf-Quincy, IL
50 Lap Iowa Illinois Taylor Insulation Bud Shootout Feature 1. 15B Birkhofer 2. 50 Denny Eckrich 3. 21H Harris 4. 32D Miller 5. 56X Speiker 6. 12 Guss Jr. 7. 39 Rob Toland-Hillsdale, IL 8. 56 Webb 9. 26 Boley 10. 5 Johnson 11. S9 Schlieper 12. 53 Joe Kosiski 13. 166 Joey Izzo-Bridgeview, IL 14. 51 Furman 15. 12N Neal 16. 50 M Morgan 17. 30 Hughes 18. 28E Erb 19. 52 Steve Kosiski 20. 26B Brau 21. 35 Ed Kosiski 22. 71 O’Neal 23. 45 Martin 24. 58 Dave Eckrich 25. 14 Berck 26. 77 Aikey
Late Model Drivers that did not qualify: 33 Dan Galant, 44 Duane Coulson, 13K Denny Peterson, 18Z Rusty Zook, 99D Darrel DeFrance, 90x Ron Gustaf, 18 Shannon Babb, 40 Andy Schooley, 12 Rick Aukland, 32j Jason Jaggers, 75 Bill Tuckwell, 3 Josh McGowan, 8 Chuck Mayerhofer, 54 Mark Curwen, 23D Dana Wells, 95 Keith Foss, 43 Kurt Stewart, 3t Todd Davis, 37 Rollie Frink, 99 Johnny Johnson, 69 Todd Hormel, 87 Clint Hines, T2 Todd Bennett, 18p Randy Peppers, 42 Dave Engelkens, 32 Tom Cannon, 2 Monte Ohrt, 90 Mike Cothron, 25S Chris Smyser, 1m Robb Moss, 4 Bobby Sexton, 74 Ron Boyse, 7 Andy Nezworski, 8 Sonny Findling, 95 Ed Sanger, 11 Steve Ihm
JR Motorsports Modifieds
Heat 1. 1. 37B Ron Barker-Dubuque 2. 01 M Mitch Way-Davenport 3. 27 John Bull-Moline, IL
Heat 2. 1. 105 Kevin Peters-Monmouth, IL 2. 60 Rob Verbeck-Annawan, IL 3. 1 Dan Chapman-Clarence
Heat 3. 1. 2H Rick Hixson-Orion, IL 2. 5d Bob Dominacki-Bettendorf 3. M50 Jim Sandusky-Moline, IL
Consolation 1. 32 Donovan Lodge-Moline, IL 2. 16 Ryan Dolan-Lisbon 3. 1D Mel Saffran-Dubuque
Feature 1. 5D Dominacki 2. 37B Barker 3. 74 Scott Nesteby-Dubuque 4. M50 Sandusky 5. 61 Bruce Hanford-Davenport 6. 19 Terry Lawson-New Liberty 7. 16 Dolan 8. G1 Mike Garland-Morrison, IL 9. s19 Rich Smith-Davenport 10. 2H Hixson 11. 3 Jason Schueller-Dubuque 12. 24 D Darren Oberbrockling-Davenport 13. Leroy Brenner-Aledo, IL 14. 60 Verbeck 15. 32 Lodge 16. 92 Casey Schramm-Sterling, IL 17. 105 Peteers 18. 1D Saffran 19. 1 Chapman 20. 21 Tim Donlinger-Rochester, MN 21. 01M Way 22. 27 Bull 23. 10 Jed Hurst-Dubuque 24. 9Z Mike Zogg-New Liberty
By: Jerry Mackey, simmonspromotions@mcleodusa.net 4/12/02 |
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