Ray Guss Jr. Takes NASCAR Win At
West Liberty; Steve Kohli Scores First Ever Win In Mods
The NASCAR Weekly Racing Series
presented by Dodge was back in action on Lou Ann Lathrop Iowa Realty night at
the races at the West Liberty Raceway on Saturday night.
27 NASCAR Late Models took the green
flag for their 25 lap feature. Ray Guss Jr. started in the fourth row but
quickly shot to the front securing the lead on the 5th lap. Guss went
on to lead the remaining 20 laps in scoring the win. Denny Eckrich worked to the
front from his sixth row start but was unable to catch Guss, as the laps wound
down, Bobby Sexton, who has been one of the strongest cars as of late closed in
on Eckrich and took the second spot, Sexton ran out of laps and settled for
second to Guss Jr. Eckrich took third ahead of the two Hylan Phillips owned
cars, Fred Remley took fourth ahead of Andy Nezworski.
It is always nice to see a first time
winner make an appearance in victory lane that happened in the Miller Time
Modifieds on Saturday night. Steve Kohli scored a hard fought win over Larry
Herring. Kohli scored the win on his wife’s birthday and the night was
sponsored by his co worker Lou Ann Lathrop of Iowa Realty. Kohli has been racing
for several years making the hard fought win that much sweeter. Kohli led the 20
lap feature flag to flag and was able to hold off all challengers even though
the field was bunched up on several occasions. Scott Megonigle ran third ahead
of Rick Hixson.
The DADCO Corp/Parker Stores 15 lap
Pro Stock feature win went to Bruce Miller on Saturday night. Miller ran up
front the entire feature scoring his second win of the 2002 season at his home
track. Andy Eckrich took was able to advance from his sixth row start but was
unable to catch Miller. The Pro Stock feature was red flagged for a grinding 8
car accident before one lap was able to be completed. 6 of the 8 cars involved
were unable to return to the track, but fortunately no one was injured in the
accident. The race went flag to flag following the lap one restart. Gary Beuter
took third at the checkers ahead of Jason Gingerich.
Defending NASCAR Hobby Stock track
champion Jeremie Thompson earned a hard fought feature win on Saturday night.
Thompson worked to the front a fifth row start taking the lead after the midway
point of the race. Thompson finished ahead of Davey Elliott with Stan O’Brien
taking third.
The NASCAR Weekly Racing Series will
be back in action at the West Liberty Raceway on Wednesday, July 17th
as we open the 2002 Muscatine County Fair. A full NASCAR points show will be run
with race time set for 7 p.m.
Race Results 7/13/02
Iowa Illinois Taylor Insulation
Late Models
Heat 1
1.
18Z Rusty Zook-Riverside
2.
7 Andy Nezworski-Buffalo
3.
51 Matt Furman-Iowa City
Heat 2
1.
M32 Marty Beckler-Hills
2.
50 Denny Eckrich-Tiffin
3.
43 Kurt Stewart-Ainsworth
Heat 3
1.
31b Jason Utter-Columbus Junction
2.
66 Fred Remley-Blue Grass
3.
3t Todd Davis-Iowa City
Feature
1.
12 Ray Guss Jr.-Milan, IL
2.
4 Bobby Sexton-West Branch
3.
50 Eckrich
4.
66 Remley
5.
7 Andy Nezworski-Buffalo
6.
28 Jeff Bair-Solon
7.
13K Denny Petersen-Tipton
8.
28 Jeff Bair-Solon
9.
51 Furman
10.
33 Nick Marolf-Moscow
11.
18Z Zook
12.
8M Mark Ward-Muscatine
13.
30 Dan Brockert-Muscatine
14.
77 Kurt Kile-West Liberty
15.
M32 Beckler
16.
26 Wayne Brau-Annawan, IL
17.
21h Brian Harris-Davenport
18.
8 Sonny Findling-Kirksville, MO
19.
88 Kevin Kile-West Liberty
20.
32C Chad Holliday-Wilton
21.
31 Brian Morgan-Muscatine
22.
02 Devin Slaughter-Atalissa
23.
3t Davis
24.
57 Tom Christensen-West Liberty
25.
43 Stewart
26.
32 Tom Cannon-Iowa City
27.
69 Todd Hormel-West Liberty
Miller Time Modifieds
Heat 1
1.
M2 Scott Megonigle-Cedar Rapids
2.
9Z Mike Zogg-New Liberty
3.
37 Todd Stoolman-West Branch
Heat 2
1.
2H Rick Hixson-Orion, IL
2.
22 Darrell Brick-West Branch
3.
19Terry Lawson-New Liberty
Heat 3
1.
1 Dan Chapman-Clarence
2.
45 Steve Kohli-Iowa City
3.
36 Gerry Brick-West Branch
Consolation
1.
18 Matt Ruess-West Liberty
2.
26 Scott Fridley-Mechanicsville
3.
34 Dave Hemsted-Lone Tree
Feature
1.
45 Kohli
2.
96 Larry Herring-Lone Tree
3.
M2 Megonigle
4.
2h Hixson
5.
22 Brick
6.
64 Bret Frieden-Walford
7.
1 Chapman
8.
19 Lawson
9.
18 Ruess
10.
60 Robbie Verbeck-Annawan, IL
11.
34 Hemsted
12.
71Z Ray Partida-West Liberty
13.
7 Mike Thomas-West Branch
14.
36 Brick
15.
54 Doug Picray-Monticello
16.
9 Dick Steadman-Hiawatha
17.
9Z Zogg
18.
38 Rob Hilyer-Lone Tree
19.
23 Marty Leik-Iowa City
20.
25 Dustin Lovell-Rochester
21.
26 Fridley
22.
37 Stoolman
23.
12 Terry Walker-Riverside
24.
42 John Brumley-Riverside
25.
16 Ryan Dolan-Lisbon
26.
2 Jim Vest-Wellman
DADCO Corp./Parker Stores Pro
Stocks
Heat 1
1.
29 Bruce Miller-West Liberty
2.
44S Tom Struve-Palo
3.
32 Chris Simpson-Marion
Heat 2
1.
17 Gary Beuter-Tipton
2.
25 Chad Simpson-Marion
3.
38 Skeet Smith-Wilton
Heat 3
1.
3D Dan Lange-Rochester
2.
31 Jeremy Honts-Muscatine
3.
62 Norman Bean-Muscatine
Feature
1.
29 Miller
2.
56 Andy Eckrich-Cosgrove
3.
17 Beuter
4.
36 Jason Gingerich-West Liberty
5.
2R Rusty Daufeldt-Blue Grass
6.
69 John Maher-West Branch
7.
62 Bean
8.
77 Darren Plett-Donahue
9.
11 Scott Stecher-Muscatine
10.
7 Dale Franklin-Marion
11.
21 Brian VanDusen-Atalissa
12.
44S Struve
13.
3D Lange
14.
0 Matt Bodman-Muscatine
15.
32 Simpson
16.
25 Chad Simpson-Marion
17.
31 Honts
18.
38 Smith
19.
75 Mike Welsh-Davenport
20.
60 Matt Brockert-Muscatine
21.
24 Monte Hayden-Wilton
NASCAR Hobby Stocks
Heat 1
1.
9 Davey Elliott-Moscow
2.
66 Jason Erwin-Muscatine
3.
57J JeremieThompson-Ainsworth
Heat 2
1.
94 Jason Lange-Lisbon
2.
100 David Schrier-Muscatine
3.
S9 Ron Schreurs-Fruitland
Feature
1.
57j Thompson
2.
9 Elliott
3.
0 Stan O’Brien-Muscatine
4.
21 Todd Hansen-Muscatine
5.
94 Lange
6.
S9 Schruers
7.
D1 Matt Fulton-Muscatine
8.
20 Dan Albright-Hiawatha
9.
40 Jake Purdy-West Liberty
10.
25 Jim Schrier-Washington
11.
66 Jason Erwin-Muscatine
12.
100 Schrier
13.
99 Jason Speers-Oxford
14.
15 Jared Collins-West Liberty
15.
72 Doug Yates-Monticello
16.
13 Larry Benn-Dyersville
17.
2W Roger Whitcomb-Letts
18.
55 Rod Perdue-West Liberty
19.
42V Darrin Voss-Wilton
20.
2b Bill Butteris-Lisbon
West Liberty Raceway
7/13/02
By: Jerry Mackey
