Pratt, Long, Mueller and Leffew Take
Quincy Raceways Feature Wins
By: Jack Walbring
Quincy, IL (May 4, 2008) - Keith Pratt, Michael Long,
Jeff Mueller and James Leffew all took feature event wins at
Quincy Raceways on Sunday, May fourth during Mark Twain Casino
Night at the Races.
Terry Gallaher jumped into the lead of the Budweiser IMCA
Late Model thirty lap main event from his pole position and looked
very strong in leading the first twenty laps but it was not going
to be the veteran driver’s night as Keith Pratt slipped
by to take the lead on the twenty first lap. Pratt then held
off the furious charges of Justin Reed and Mark Burgtorf to take
his first feature win of the season. Reed settled for second
with Burgtorf third as the top three were within six tenths of
a second of each other. Gallaher held on for fourth with Boone
McLaughlin in fifth. Dustin Neese, Jason Frankel and Reed were
the heat race winners with Lonnie Bailey claiming the win in
the Summy Tire and Auto Center Trophy Dash.
Michael Long continued his dominance of the Miller Lite Modified
division but he some competition in the feature event as Canadian
Steve Arpin made several serious challenges to Long in the feature
event. Long got the lead of the twenty five lap main event from
his fourth row starting spot on the fourth circuit and pulled
out to a comfortable lead until a caution flag brought the field
together on the thirteenth lap. Arpin restarted fifth and pulled
into second at the end of the lap. Arpin tried in vain to get
past Long but was unable to do so after pulling along side on
several occasions. Long held on for his fourth straight feature
event by a little over a tenth of a second over Arpin in second.
Dave Wietholder scored the third spot followed by Tony Dunker
in fourth and Steven DeLonjay in fifth. Arpin, Long and Vance
Wilson took the heat race wins over the thirty car field while
Steven DeLonjay scored the win in the fifteen car B-Main event.
Brandon Lennox took the checkered flag first in the Advance Trading
Trophy Dash.
The Triple R Performance Engines IMCA Stock Car main event
saw four different leaders as Levi Long held the top spot for
the first five laps but a smoking engine brought his turn at
the front of the field to an end as he started dropping back
into the field. John Oliver Jr. scored the lead on the sixth
lap but David Wietholder pulled into the top spot on lap seven
and held it until falling off the pace on the seventeenth lap.
Jeff Mueller then took over the lead and held off Oliver the
rest of the way to the checkered flag on lap twenty five. Oliver
settled for second followed by Chris Wibbell in third, Abe Huls
in fourth and Steve Steinkuhler in fifth. Mueller and Chris Webb
were the heat race winners.
The Tim’s Machine Shop Hobby Stock feature event was
a wild one as the field had problems throughout the twenty lapper.
Bobby Anders looked like he was going to be the man to beat by
leading the first thirteen laps but a he lost the lead when he
spun in turn two giving the lead over to Steve Carlin. Carlin
fell out of the event on the next lap with mechanical ills giving
the lead over to James Leffew. Leffew then held off Wes Mayfield
by fourteen hundredths of a second at the checkered flag to take
his first ever feature event win. Mayfield took the second spot
with Corry Eifert in third, Steven Watkins in fourth and Jeremy
Buss in fifth. Steve Carlin and Corrie Eifert were the heat race
winners.
Up next at Quincy Raceways will be Gem City Ford Night at
the Races on Sunday, May 11. Pit Gates open at 4, Spectator Grandstands
open at 5 with Hot Laps at 6 and racing at 6:30pm. Visit Quincy
Raceways online at www.quincyraceways.com or call the Hotline
at 217-224-4100 for more information.
Budweiser IMCA Late Models
A-Main -- 1. Keith Pratt, Mendon; 2. Justin Reed,
Quincy, Il.; 3. Mark Burgtorf, Quincy; 4. Terry Gallaher, New
London, Mo.; 5. Boone McLaughlin, Mediapolis, Iowa; 6. Joey Gower,
Quincy; 7. Jason Perry, Payson; 8. Jason Frankel, Quincy; 9.
Denny Woodworth, Mendon; 10. Dustin Neese, Nebo; 11. Billy Genenbacher,
Camp Point; 12. Jerry Weisenberger, Quincy; 13. Kevin Tomlinson,
New London, Mo.; 14. Robby Warner, Quincy; 15. Lonnie Bailey,
Quincy; 16. Ron Elbe, Augusta; 17. Tom Goble, Burlington, Iowa;
18. Steven Grotz, Quincy; 19. Clint Kirkham, Camden; 20. Rick
Coats, La Grange, Mo.; 21. Dustin Griffin, Camp Point; 22. Matthew
Bailey, Quincy; 23. Nick Ingalls, Quincy.
Heat 1 -- 1. Dustin Neese, Nebo; 2. Mark Burgtorf,
Quincy; 3. Billy Genenbacher, Camp Point; 4. Denny Woodworth,
Mendon; 5. Tom Goble, Burlington, Iowa; 6. Kevin Tomlinson, New
London, Mo.; 7. Steven Grotz, Quincy; 8. Clint Kirkham, Camden.
Heat 2 -- 1. Jason Frankel, Quincy; 2. Keith Pratt,
Mendon; 3. Terry Gallaher, New London, Mo.; 4. Jason Perry, Payson;
5. Ron Elbe, Augusta; 6. Nick Ingalls, Quincy; 7. Rick Coats,
La Grange, Mo.; 8. Dustin Griffin, Camp Point.
Heat 3 -- 1. Justin Reed, Quincy, Il.; 2. Boone McLaughlin,
Mediapolis, Iowa; 3. Joey Gower, Quincy; 4. Jerry Weisenberger,
Quincy; 5. Robby Warner, Quincy; 6. Lonnie Bailey, Quincy; 7.
Matthew Bailey, Quincy.
Summy Tire & Auto Center Trophy Dash -- 1. Lonnie
Bailey, Quincy; 2. Joey Gower, Quincy; 3. Denny Woodworth, Mendon;
4. Dustin Neese, Nebo; 5. Robby Warner, Quincy; 6. Jason Perry,
Payson.
Miller Lite Modifieds
A-Main -- 1. Michael Long, Quincy; 2. Steve Arpin,
Fort Frances, ONT; 3. David Wietholder, Liberty; 4. Tony Dunker,
Quincy; 5. Steven DeLonjay, Quincy; 6. Terry Wilson, Bowling
Green, Mo.; 7. Vance Wilson, Curryville, Mo.; 8. David Holder,
Clarence, Mo.; 9. Brandon Lennox, Troy, Mo.; 10. Wyatt Lantz,
Augusta; 11. Ryan Blakeman, Jacksonville; 12. Danny Lake, New
London, Mo.; 13. Michael Bliven, Quincy; 14. Travis Griffith,
Liberty; 15. Rob Carter, Quincy; 16. Bob Woodrow, Hannibal, Mo.;
17. Todd Reed, Quincy; 18. Shawn Deering, Quincy; 19. Roger Moser,
Fulton, Mo.; 20. Jeff Waterman, Quincy; 21. Ryan Meyer, Liberty;
22. Adam Birck, Canton, Mo..
B-Main -- 1. Steven DeLonjay, Quincy; 2. Brandon
Lennox, Troy, Mo.; 3. Travis Griffith, Liberty; 4. Roger Moser,
Fulton, Mo.; 5. Rob Carter, Quincy; 6. Ryan Meyer, Liberty; 7.
Todd Reed, Quincy; 8. Joe Hooper, Mendon; 9. Jacob Grotewiel,
Clifton Hill, Mo.; 10. Ben Huff, Fowler; 11. Kelly Bartz, Quincy;
12. Jared Schlipman, Mendon; 13. Bill Bentley, Madison, Mo.;
14. CJ Ostrander, Pittsfield; 15. Frankie Wellman, Quincy.
Heat 1 -- 1. Steve Arpin, Fort Frances, ONT; 2. Bob
Woodrow, Hannibal, Mo.; 3. Jeff Waterman, Quincy; 4. Wyatt Lantz,
Augusta; 5. David Holder, Clarence, Mo.; 6. Roger Moser, Fulton,
Mo.; 7. Ryan Meyer, Liberty; 8. Jared Schlipman, Mendon; 9. Ben
Huff, Fowler; 10. Rob Carter, Quincy.
Heat 2 -- 1. Michael Long, Quincy; 2. Michael Bliven,
Quincy; 3. Terry Wilson, Bowling Green, Mo.; 4. David Wietholder,
Liberty; 5. Adam Birck, Canton, Mo.; 6. Steven DeLonjay, Quincy;
7. Joe Hooper, Mendon; 8. Todd Reed, Quincy; 9. Jacob Grotewiel,
Clifton Hill, Mo.; 10. CJ Ostrander, Pittsfield.
Heat 3 -- 1. Vance Wilson, Curryville, Mo.; 2. Shawn
Deering, Quincy; 3. Danny Lake, New London, Mo.; 4. Tony Dunker,
Quincy; 5. Ryan Blakeman, Jacksonville; 6. Travis Griffith, Liberty;
7. Kelly Bartz, Quincy; 8. Bill Bentley, Madison, Mo.; 9. Brandon
Lennox, Troy, Mo.; 10. Frankie Wellman, Quincy.
Advance Trading Trophy Dash -- 1. Brandon Lennox,
Troy, Mo.; 2. Steven DeLonjay, Quincy; 3. Tony Dunker, Quincy;
4. Wyatt Lantz, Augusta; 5. Michael Long, Quincy; 6. David Wietholder,
Liberty.
Triple R Performance Engines Sunoco IMCA Stock Cars
A-Main -- 1. Jeff Mueller, New London, Iowa; 2. John
Oliver Jr., Danville, Iowa; 3. Chris Wibbell, Dallas City; 4.
Abraham Huls, Carthage; 5. Steve Steinkuhler, Camp Point; 6.
Andrew Griffin, Golden; 7. Martin Hull Jr., Hannibal, Mo.; 8.
Bruce Hatfield, Quincy; 9. Chris Webb, Biggsville; 10. David
Wietholder, Liberty; 11. Levi Long, Payson; 12. Sarah Woodhurst,
Perry, Mo.; 13. Doug Huls, Carthage.
Heat 1 -- 1. Jeff Mueller, New London, Iowa; 2. John
Oliver Jr., Danville, Iowa; 3. Levi Long, Payson; 4. Abraham
Huls, Carthage; 5. Steve Steinkuhler, Camp Point; 6. Sarah Woodhurst,
Perry, Mo.; 7. Martin Hull Jr., Hannibal, Mo..
Heat 2 -- 1. Chris Webb, Biggsville; 2. Chris Wibbell,
Dallas City; 3. David Wietholder, Liberty; 4. Andrew Griffin,
Golden; 5. Doug Huls, Carthage; 6. Bruce Hatfield, Quincy.
Tim's Machine Shop Hobby Stocks
A-Main -- 1. James Leffew, Quincy; 2. Wesley Mayfield,
Hull; 3. Corrie Eifert, Camp Point; 4. Steven Watkins Jr, Hannibal,
Mo.; 5. Jeremy Buss, Quincy; 6. Bobby Anders, Hull; 7. Nathan
Anders, Quincy; 8. Travis Booher, Quincy; 9. Steve Carlin, Hannibal,
Mo.; 10. Aaron Brocksieck, Camp Point; 11. Keith Dawson, Bowling
Green, Mo.; 12. Justin Bartz, Quincy; 13. Jim Powell, Hannibal,
Mo.; 14. Mike Wiley, Hannibal, Mo.; 15. Chad Cannady, Quincy.
Heat 1 -- 1. Steve Carlin, Hannibal, Mo.; 2. Aaron
Brocksieck, Camp Point; 3. Travis Booher, Quincy; 4. Mike Wiley,
Hannibal, Mo.; 5. Keith Dawson, Bowling Green, Mo.; 6. Jeremy
Buss, Quincy; 7. Chad Cannady, Quincy; 8. Steven Watkins Jr,
Hannibal, Mo..
Heat 2 -- 1. Corrie Eifert, Camp Point; 2. Bobby Anders,
Hull; 3. James Leffew, Quincy; 4. Justin Bartz, Quincy; 5. Jim
Powell, Hannibal, Mo.; 6. Nathan Anders, Quincy; 7. Wesley Mayfield,
Hull.
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