Huddy Owns Davenport

For once lapped traffic actually helped the leader late in a race, either that or Hudson O'Neal's "stick man" waited until the last second to motion his driver up to the top line Tuesday night during the MARS sanctioned Hoker 50 at the Davenport Speedway. The timely lane change on the wide quarter-mile resulted in O'Neal's third straight victory here again over some of the most talented Late Model drivers in the country. And keep in mind that those three wins have come in the second generation hot shoe's only three appearances here in the Quad Cities, so it will come as no surprise when "Huddy" lobbies for more big Late Model shows to be on the schedule here at the Davenport Speedway. Perhaps the continuation of the Silver Dollar Nationals here in 2023? In my mind, and in O'Neal's it would be the perfect venue!

After putting a buzz in the crowd by setting a new track record in qualifying with a lap of 13.350, O'Neal would later have that time bettered by another second generation star Devin Moran who toured the oval in 13.333 in perhaps one of the most entertaining qualifying sessions that I have seen outside of Knoxville's Sprint Car Nationals. It definitely helps having an automated scoreboard that instantly posts the times rather than straining to hear the announcer over the sound of horsepower. Both drivers would be the best of their "groups" in qualifying and win heat races one and three respectively, but in perhaps a flaw in the lineup method Moran would start third with second heat race winner Mike Marlar earning the outside front row next to O'Neal for the fifty-lap $10,000-to-win headliner.

Marlar would edge ahead briefly on the opening lap only to have O'Neal come charging back to go in the scorebook first and the race was on with twenty-eight drivers choosing from one of the many racing lines available on Ricky Kay's and Al Dlouhy's well maintained surface. With O'Neal favoring the low line, Bobby Pierce was on the move and no surprise it was coming on his generally preferred rim ride after starting fifth. And the hottest driver in the country, Jonathan Davenport, was on the move coming from seventh to fourth in the early laps.

The race would stumble though a series of four cautions starting on lap thirteen when Jimmy Owens slowed on the track looking to pit and ending with Bob Gardner's spin in turn one on lap twenty-two. On that final restart, with the bottom now the favored line, Pierce would fade back to fourth and Davenport would quietly exit with Moran and Marlar now appearing to be O'Neal's most formidable foes.

Pierce did not give up on the top though and by lap thirty-five he moved back into second, but with the leader nearly a straightaway ahead of him. Even with most of the cars still in action using a lower line, you could see that top line starting to shine black with rubber and it only took a couple of laps for Pierce to erase the advantage held by O'Neal. Two lapped cars racing for position in the bottom groove just ahead of him may have prompted Hudson to go up top, or it could have been a frantic signal from the "stick man" because Bobby was coming fast only to have O'Neal's sudden lane change block his run.

The final eight laps would be run in high speed fashion around the rubbered up top and while Pierce made two dives to the inside in turns one and two trying to make the pass, he could not get it done as O'Neal would win for the third time in as many starts here at Davenport. Moran would be close behind in third, Max Blair tuned up for the World of Outlaws appearance here in late August with a fourth-place run after starting eighth while Marlar continued his amazing streak of consistency with another top five finish.

Thinking outside of the box, the Benton County Speedway in Vinton is going to run a "Bald Tire Bash" for the IMCA Stock Cars on a Sunday night in August. With the wide racing surface here at Davenport and the history of how much the preferred groove changes over the course of a race, I would like to see the "No Stick Man 50" where the drivers have to continually hunt and search for the best line. All without the assistance of a coach!

Set up the hot pit area out on the back stretch of the half mile and don't allow any crews to be in the infield of the quarter-mile. Make sure that nobody is signaling the driver in anyway. Wouldn't that be awesome? Maybe run it as the preliminary night to a race like this one, where on the second night they can all have their orange vests, fluorescent green hats and those gaudy sticks like Geppetto working their puppet standing on the stage of the front stretch.

Support class action was entertaining as always here in Davenport with a good field of cars in both the Modifieds and the Street Stocks.

The top two drivers in the Quad Cities area so far in 2022 did battle in the Modified twenty lap feature with Travis Denning jumping out to big early lead. A caution on lap nine would put Matt Werner on his tail and the driver that had worked his way up from the eighth starting spot was ready to challenge. Working the inside line Werner would take the point on lap ten, but Denning was not about to give in and he would stay right on Werner's bumper.

With the lead duo using the high line in turns one and two, Denning would execute a slide job to take back the lead going down the back stretch with three laps to go only to have Werner driver under him again in turns three and four. That would seal the deal for the Geneseo, Illinois, driver as he scored his seventh victory of the season, three of them coming in the past couple of weeks. Denning was right there in second, Ryan Duhme finished third, Chris Zogg advanced from seventh to fourth and young Charlie Mohr filled out the top five.

The Street Stock division car count was bolstered by four or five IMCA legal Stock Cars who were racing for some extra money as the top finisher of that group, but everybody would be chasing Jeff Struck Jr. who drew the pole position and held the lead throughout the distance. Rob Henry tried his best to pull even with Struck on the outside over the final laps making one last bid on the final lap but he came up a car length short as Struck scored the win. Jesse Owen was closing quickly in third after starting from the fifth row and David Brandies collected the IMCA legal bonus money in fourth after challenging Struck for the lead on a lap nine restart. Justin Kay would wrap up the top five.

Thanks as always to Ricky and Brenda Kay for their hospitality and for putting on another excellent mid-week special where the final checkered flag waved before 10 p.m.! I'm hoping for the same timeline tonight as I make the trip a little farther upstream on the Big Muddy to the annual Dubuque County Fair where the Sprint Invaders are again ready to attack the wide high banks at the Dubuque Speedway. Perhaps we'll see you there!

Davenport In Davenport

Nezworski Takes Only Late Model Checkers For 2022 In Vinton

Benton County Speedway promoters Rick and Corey Dripps had planned on having the Late Models join their Sunday night program in Vinton at least three times in 2022, but Mother Nature had other plans on those first couple of nights. Finally the weather cooperated last night and it looked like the perfect opportunity to draw a big field of cars since both Dubuque and East Moline, tracks that race the IMCA Late Models weekly on Sunday nights, were not in action due to the setup and tear down respectively of their county fairs. While the assumption was a good one, that big field of Late Models did not materialize as expected, but the twelve drivers who did make the trip in put on a good show along with the track's regular six classes and a good-sized crowd enjoyed an evening that finally had a cool breeze blowing in form the north.

This was a also a big night for the Legend Cars who were raising money for Concerns of Police Survivors or COPS and after providing a touching salute during opening ceremonies the Legends would later contest the first of seven feature races on the night. Griffin McGrath would come from his third starting spot to take the point on the opening lap and the driver from Cedar Rapids who earlier this year won a Big 8 series Late Model race on the pavement at Hawkeye Downs would ward off the challenges of Parker Jones until lap seven when Jones would spin in turn two in trying to take the lead.

On the restart Jordan Miklas would drive under McGrath in one and two to take the point and soon Michael Weber would drop McGrath to third. With four laps remaining there would be another caution for a second place car as Weber went spinning off the back stretch. McGrath would stay close to Micklas after the restart, but he could not mount a challenge as the Wisconsin native scored his fifth win of the season here. Jones rallied back through the pack to finish third with Robby Morrison and Kasey Korsmo coming from the back of the thirteen car field to complete the top five.

The twelve-lap Sport Compact main event would become a two car battle between drivers who were both looking for their first career feature win. Nolan Tuttle started third, but would lead the opening laps only to have Spencer Roggentien pull even with him as the duo went under the crossed flags on lap six. Tuttle would fight off that challenge only to have Roggentien come right back at him to take the lead by inches as lap nine was scored.

That was important because soon after the caution would wave for debris on the race track and it would now be Roggentien that would bring the field back to green for the final three laps. Tuttle would make one good run at the new leader once back to green only to to have Roggentien ward him off to take his first ever victory. Blake Driscol came from the fifth row to finish in the third spot, Stephen Schmitz who last week won his first feature came from twelfth to fourth and Colton Stewart rallied from the back after having to change a tire to finish in fifth.

The Late Models would be up next for twenty laps of non-stop action that would see pole-sitter Dalton Simonson race out to a big advantage while the racing for position went on behind him. Once the fourth starting Andy Nezworski cleared Bobby Hansen for second he would have more than a straightaway lead to eat into in order to catch Simonson and he would do just that lap by lap. 

That lead had disappeared with five laps remaining and on lap sixteen Nezworski drove under Simonson exiting turn four to take the point. Dalton battled back though and with a lapped car racing in that lower line of Nezworski's, Simonson would come back to lead again on lap seventeen. With that lapped car now cleared Nezworski again went to that lower line and as the white flag waved Andy would complete the pass and take the win in just his second appearance ever here at Vinton. Simonson would have to settle for the runner-up position with Hansen a bit further back in third. The battle for fourth was entertaining in itself with five cars battling for position during the final half of the race. Kevin Kirkpatrick would prevail followed by Darren Ackerman in his first night out for 2022.

After veteran driver Vern Jackson spun in turn four after leading the first two laps it looked like we might also have a first time feature winner in the Sport Mods as Josh Banes was fast and consistent around the quarter-mile oval. Three more cautions mid-race though would keep the competition close to Banes and on lap twelve he could no longer fight off the challenges of Joe Docekal who completed the pass that would take him to victory.

Docekal had come from the inside of row seven to score the win over Banes who still celebrated his first ever top five finish with the runner-up honors. Colby Heishman posted his best finish of the season thus far in third while Ben Chapman and Brandon Tharp completed the top five. Chapman's race had started from just in front of Docekal in row six.

In his first full season behind the wheel of a Modified, Dallon Murty has been a quick study and no surprise has found victory lane often, especially here in Vinton. Jesse Belez made him work for it tonight though as Murty quickly moved from eighth to second only to have Belez hold him off for eight laps after an early restart. With seven circuits remaining Murty would complete the pass and then drive away to another win while Belez posted his best finish of 2022 so far in second. Chris Snyder would finish where he started in third with the same being said for Mark Schulte in fourth while fifth went to Brennen Chipp.

After winning the Hobby Stock feature at Hawkeye Downs on Friday night, Scott Siems was looking to pull off the rare pavement/dirt weekend double as he would set the pace for the first three circuits of the fifteen lap Hobby Stock main event only to have young Joren Fisher go charging by on lap four. With Fisher now driving off on his way to victory Siems was tasked with holding off the challenges of Matt Brown, Dalton Weepie and Brett Vanous over the closing laps and he was successful in doing so to take the second place money.

Brown would complete the podium in third while the fourth-place finish of Vanous was impressive considering that he had taken a hard rollover on the front stretch during his heat race. Weepie would complete the top five.

The Stock Cars would close out the night and, as they so often do at any track that we visit, they would leave the fans abuzz as they headed for home with an exciting finish. Norman Chesmore had raced out to a big lead early, but as the laps were ticking away it looked like the veteran driver might have been getting too conservative entering the corners as he tried to stay glued to the bottom of the quarter-mile oval.

With four laps remaining Jason Doyle was just about ready to drive around Chesmore one line up only to have the caution wave for Russell Damme Jr. who had spun in turn three. For the restart Chesmore would bring Doyle and Kaden Reynolds back to the green and both drivers would charge around the outside of the leader in turns one and two. Reynolds would lead by a nose at the stripe on lap twelve of this fifteen lap event, but Doyle had stayed on his inside and was able to squeeze into the lead with two laps remaining.

This would be when the kid would show his ability as he would enter turn one high and then shoot for the bottom to exit turn two and when Doyle left him just enough room it would now be Reynolds who would have the preferred inside line taking the lead again as the white flag waved. Doyle would give it a valiant effort on the final lap, but he could not make the pass as Reynolds posted his tenth win in this his rookie season in the Stock Cars. Shaun Bistline would nip Chesmore at the checkers to finish third while Scooter Dulin completed the top five.

On a night where I thought we might see some cars from other tracks who had the night off, the only real "surprise" entrant was Tommy Fain who had brought his Stock Car here all the way from Abilene, Texas. A big thanks to Rick and Corey Dripps for their hospitality and as always to announcer Ryan Clark for his kind words about what we do here at Positively Racing. The seven division Sunday night program wrapped up at 9:20 which isn't too bad for the local fans and while the addition of the Late Models was part of the reason we came, in my opinion seven classes is one or two too many for any show. But I guess that is what you need to make ends meet these days.

The Benton County Speedway will take next Sunday July 31st off for a mid-summer break before closing out their 2022 schedule with with three nights of action in August.

Next up for me will be the MARS Late Model show at the Davenport Speedway on Tuesday night, then on Wednesday the Sprint Invaders will make their annual visit to the Dubuque County Fair. Hope to see you there!

Andy Eckrich Collects $3K In SLMR Debut At Lee County

After being rained out here in 2021, Joe Kosiski's Hoker Trucking SLMR East Series finally made its long awaited debut in the southeast corner of the state Friday night at the Lee County Speedway in Donnellson. Mother Nature did her best to try to take a repeat victory with a burst of heavy rain in the morning, and with overcast skies the rest of the day the black dirt at the 3/8th-mile D-shaped track had plenty of moisture in it for the great field of 32 Super Late Models along with nice counts in the track's weekly divisions.

The track was so heavy that despite extra laps to try to roll in the cushion prior to each heat race, it remained narrow with about a line and a half around the bottom. Very uncharacteristic for this track that we usually see the cushion pushed nearly all the way up to the guardrails by the end of the evening. There was no way that promoter Brian Gaylord was going to let this continue so, after the heat races, out came the grader for a full scraping of the surface. And while it did add about forty-five minutes to the program, it was well worth the extra time as all five features were fast and furious with action on a track that was now what we are used to seeing here at Lee County.

The Stock Cars would be the first feature of the night going for eighteen laps and this would be a continuation of just an amazing season for Dustin Vis. Starting the year in Bristol where he came away with the win in the championship event in his new Spaw chassis, the magic has continued for the driver from Martelle as he would win his sixth main event of the year in Iowa driving past David Brandies and early leader Josh Foster on lap seven. The win pads his current lead in the All Iowa Points with a current total of 88 and a significant portion of the season still ahead. Dustin's previous best All Iowa Points total for a season was 34 in 2020 when he was ranked at 60th in the final standings, so the improvement has been impressive.

With Vis driving away the three car battle for third was intense as John Oliver Jr. closed in on Foster and Brandies as well. After taking the white flag the trio charged into turn one in tight formation and when contact from Brandies sent Foster for a spin the caution would wave. Officials would keep Foster in second for the restart tagging Brandies as the culprit and while Vis again pulled away to seal the victory it would be Oliver edging out Foster by inches at the checkers to take second and, just behind them, Chad Krogmeier would take the photo finish for fourth over Jason Cook.

With the Davenport Speedway rained out earlier in the day the Modified car count here at Lee County would swell to seventeen with Daniel Fellows and Jerad Fuller bringing the field to green for eighteen laps. Fuller looked like he would lead the opening lap until he slipped high in turn four opening the door for Spencer Diercks to charge to the front. A debris caution after lap two would necessitate a restart and as Diercks exited turn two a shower of sparks would come out from the rear end of the leader's car and after trying to continue through turns three and four Spencer would shut it down with the rear end obviously askew.

Fellows would now claim the lead on the restart and he would pace the field until lap twelve when Chris Zogg would make the pass. Matt Werner who we saw dominate the field at Tipton Wednesday night would get past Fellows with three laps remaining and while he would erase much of the gap between himself and the leader, Zogg was strong to the checkers to take the victory. Werner was the runner-up followed by Fellows and Fuller while Dennis LaVeine edged out Austen Becerra at the checkers for fifth.

Twenty-one Sport Mods would line up next for eighteen laps with young Dakota Girard on the pole next to the wily veteran Jim Gillenwater who has retired as many times as Brett Favre. But hey, when you are still competitive it is hard to hang up the fire suit for good! Girard would get the advantage at the drop of the green with third starting Brayton Carter quickly up to challenge and when Girard missed his mark and entered turn three a bit too high that was all the opening that Carter would need to take the lead.

Gillenwater would soon move to second and tried to keep Carter in his sights, but with seven laps to go he would be passed by another young charger Dylan Van Wyk. Lapped traffic would help Van Wyk cut into the lead, but there would be no catching "Speedy Bray" in this non-stop event as Carter took the win, his eighth of the season. Van Wyk and Gillenwater would fill out the podium, Adam Birck finished fourth and Sean Wyett was fifth.

It was now time for twenty-five laps of Super Late Model action with a $3,000 paycheck waiting for the winner and the track was now wide and fast with a bit of "character" up on the cushion. Curt Martin and Andy Eckrich would make up the front row and they would engage in a high speed battle through the first five laps with Eckrich leading by no more than two car lengths. Martin would pull nearly even with the leader on two occasions before Eckrich started to build an advantage and the racing behind them was intense as drivers tried to make their way to the front.

One of those was series point leader Justin Kay who found himself mired in sixteenth on the passing points chart after qualifying and the heat races. Just good enough for him to skip the B-Mains, but lining him up on the outside of row eight in what would be a non-stop twenty-five lap headliner. I had every intention of keeping close tabs on Kay's progress, but my attention was drawn to the front of the field especially when Martin pushed high in turn four and grabbed the guardrail with just five laps remaining,

The veteran driver was somehow able to recover while only losing a couple of positions and now it was a cushion riding Todd Cooney who was closing quickly on Eckrich. Now unless the fans here at Donnellson follow Late Model racing closely they may not know that the driver from Des Moines has been the most successful Late Model racer in Iowa over the past twenty-two years, at least as far as the All Iowa Points are concerned, and they now understand why as they watched his bonsai charge on the cushion quickly erase the advantage enjoyed by the leader. If this race would have been thirty laps, as I believe that was originally scheduled, we would have had ourselves a barn burner as when the checkers waved over Andy Eckrich, Cooney was just over a car length behind in second.

Luke Goedert would finish in third with Martin holding down fourth and Justin Kay would slip past Jason Hahne on the final lap to finish fifth from sixteenth. If you click on that link in the previous paragraph you will see just how legendary of a field we had here in Donnellson on this night with nine of the top fifteen in action. And the only active driver in that top fifteen that was not here in a Late Model was Mark Burgtorf who was racing a Modified.

With feature races clicking off in non-stop fashion it was easy to stick around for the finale where the Sport Compacts would also go flag-to-flag. Barry Taft behind the wheel of Chuck Fullenkamp's #48 car would lead the way until starter Rodney Bliesener had the white flag in hand. Jason Ash had fired a warning shot the lap before making contact with the left rear fender of the leader and now he would drive around Taft on the outside in the final laps to take the win. Adam Christy would finish where he started in third, Chandler Fullenkamp took fourth with Luke Fraise filling out the top five.

A full night of racing wrapped up just before 11:30 and while that is a bit later than what we prefer, as I noted before the extra time to widen out the racing surface was time well spent. A big thanks to Brian and Marcie Gaylord for their hospitality and it was great to visit with several of my long time friends following the Late Model drivers meeting. Shaking hands with Joe Kosiski I can tell that he is ready for a big week ahead with the final running of the Silver Dollar Nationals at his I-80 Speedway in Greenwood, Nebraska.

After three nights in a row I will take this evening off for some Christine time and then on Sunday night the Sprint Invaders will take on the high banks of the East Moline Speedway. On Tuesday night I encourage you to make your way to Oskaloosa for the annual Caleb Hammond Memorial at the Southern Iowa Speedway where I hope to see you on the Back Stretch!

Werner and Anderson Are The Headliners At Cedar County Fair

With my Wednesday work day wrapping up earlier than expected I made the late decision to make the 75 mile trip up to Tipton for the annual Cedar County Fair race. Turned out to be a very good decision as "Doctor Dirt", Al Dlouhy, had the quarter-mile in prime condition and with no mid-event farming needed the efficient five division program would start just past seven o'clock and would have the final checkers fall at 9:11.

The IMCA Modifieds paying $1,500 to win and the IMCA Northern Sport Mods paying $1,000 to win were the headliners drawing in twenty-four and twenty-two cars respectively while the Midwest Jalopies, Mod Lites and Four Cylinder Sport Compacts filled out the card in front of a nearly full grandstand at the well run county fair.

The Jalopies would be up first for twelve laps with Tim Bader leading the opening circuit before a caution waved for debris. On the restart Late Model ace Justin Kay, who had jumped at the opportunity to drive this 1947 Ford for the evening, would move to the lead after starting eighth in the nine car field. It would now be a race for second as Kay drove away to the victory and Bader would fight off the challenges from Mark Merfeld to claim the runner-up spot. Austin Honts and Jeff Blunt would complete the top five.

A nice mixture of drivers ranging from north central Illinois to central Iowa made up the fourteen entries in the Mod Lite division and it would be the driver from the furthest east Brandon Freeburg from Metamora, Illinois, that would bolt to the lead from the pole position. Perhaps the pre-race favorite, R.J. Gonzalez quickly moved from fourth to second working the top rim of the track, but when he slipped over the top of turn four on the second lap Gonzalez would drop to ninth in the running order. With Cory Sonner, Mike Zemo Jr. and Jon Padilla battling for second, Freeburg would drive away for the convincing victory. Zemo would prevail for the runner-up position while Gonzalez raced his way back up to third at the checkers. Padilla would finish in the fourth spot while Sonner closed out the top five.

The twenty-two car Sport Mod field boasted six of the top nine in the current All Iowa Points standings, so you knew that this would be a good one and two of those top ranked drivers, Shane Paris and Brayton Carter, would bring the field to green as the front row. Carter would use the top line to take the lead and he would pace the field until the caution waved on lap six when Kevin Rasdon was turned around as he exited turn four.

On the restart Paris would find the bite that he was looking for down low and he would take the point from Carter who would then drop out of the race a few laps later. Current AIP leader, and the defending Limited Modified champion Logan Anderson had now moved to second after starting sixth and when Paris left the bottom open, Anderson took the invitation to move to the lead on lap ten. After fading early from the third starting spot, Jarrett Franzen found some speed in the second half of the race and he would steadily close the gap on the leader, but with Anderson staying patient on the bottom while working traffic that would allow him to hold off Franzen to take the win.

This would be the second race for Anderson in a car that he had to put back into action after rolling his primary car back on July 3rd in Quincy. Franzen was a close second, Ben Chapman thrilled his local crowd base with a third place run, Paris held on to fourth while Justin Becker came from twelfth to fifth.

Only nine Four Cylinders signed in for the night, but they were all good ones and this would quickly become a battle of the two second row starters, Jake Benischek and Cyle Hawkins. With Benischek riding the top and Hawkins digging around the bottom while lifting his left rear wheel high in the air, it would be Benischek by inches to lead lap one. Hawkins would stay within striking distance throughout the twelve lap distance although he could never mount a challenge as Jake would take the win over Cyle. Shawn McDermott, Mitch Bielenberg and Drew Wise would wind up the top five.

Twenty-five laps of Modified action would wrap up the evening as the sunset provided a beautiful back drop with Matt Werner taking the lead from the pole position. Drew Janssen took up the chase in second, but the race to watch was for third as Brad Dierks, Justin Kay and Jeff Larson would go at it for several laps before disaster struck for the defending IMCA Modified National Champion. Announcer Jason "Big Boy" Frommelt described it best as when Dierks and Kay went by the lapped car of Nick Hillyer, it perhaps "spooked" Hillyer who suddenly changed lanes going down the back stretch on lap ten and right into the path of Larson. The contact sent Larson spinning off the top of the race track and the resulting front end damage would end his evening.

The restart would erase the big lead that Werner had built and many in the large crowd anticipated a challenge from one of their local favorites in Dierks or Kay. Werner had other ideas though as he again drove away from the field and would click off the final fifteen laps to win in impressive fashion. Dierks would slip past Janssen temporarily for second before the young driver from Pella rallied back to be the runner-up. Dierks and Kay would go third and fourth while Spencer Diercks would come from ninth to finish in fifth.

Since I didn't go to the pits I did not get my annual Kathy Dlouhy fix, but you can bet that she was a big reason why this show ran off in such fine fashion. Don't forget that Tipton will host the Gary Reinhart Memorial on Friday July 29th and will then close out the 2022 season with the Darkside's Annual Fall Bash Thursday through Saturday September 29th, 30th and October 1st.

More county fair action is on tap for me tonight as the Sprint Invaders return to the Davis County Fair in Bloomfield, then on Friday night I look forward to the SLMR visit to the Lee County Speedway in Donnellson. Keep an eye out for us on the Back Stretch!

Davenport Delivers Another Classic With The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series

Well, if the cat wasn't already out of the bag before, the "secret" is definitely out now. On the heels of the MavTV merger with FloRacing I have to think that there was a huge online crowd watching Wednesday's Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series event at the Davenport Speedway and it is likely that for many of those viewers it was the first time that they have seen the wide quarter-mile oval at the Mississippi Valley Fairgrounds. Once again promoter Ricky Kay and his team worked their magic first providing a great surface for qualifying and heat race action, and then during a brief intermission they moved the infield tires in by a car width and groomed the surface to perfection giving the drivers a choice of up to seven lines to choose from for the forty lap main event.

The result was another big money barnburner, much like last year's MARS race that was dubbed the 2021 Race of the Year by Dirt On Dirt. And in fact, this one had the two primary players from that thriller, plus one or two more to immediately put Wednesday's show in contention for that RotY title in 2022. Yes, as the big crowd on hand already knows, the Davenport Speedway is now among the "elite" tracks that drivers and fans automatically circle on their schedule. In fact Wednesday's winner wants to have ten more Super Late Model events added to the schedule going forward, and even though that winner may be a bit biased, you know that others are in full agreement when the runner-up for the second year in a row proclaims "this is a badass race track" during his post-race interview.

With the SLMR event that had been scheduled at Independence washed out early in the day, the car count swelled to 37 for the Lucas Oil series and it also helped out the IMCA Late Model car count with a respectable nineteen cars on hand for the-mid-week show. Twenty-four Sport Mods were there to close out the evening. 

The forty lap Lucas Oil headliner was nothing short of magnificent with cars using the full width of the racing surface and the fast way around seemingly changing from lap to lap. Brandon Overton and Mike Marlar would bring the field to green, but it would be the inside hugging Hudson O'Neal that would inch to the lead as lap number one went into the scoring system. Once Overton settled in on a line somewhere just above the middle he would get the momentum going enough to edge ahead of O'Neal on lap three with Marlar in tow as that trio began to pull away from the rest of the field.

With O'Neal chugging around the bottom, Overton leading in the middle and Marlar riding around the top this truly was a three-wide race for the lead with Marlar surging to the point on lap thirteen. The first caution of the race would come on lap sixteen when Ross Robinson decided that he needed to make a pit stop so he stopped right at the entrance of the infield before turn one until the yellow flag waved and, while the three-wide battle would pick right back up after the restart, only three more laps would be scored before Tyler Erb slipped off the top of turns one and two and then was slow re-entering the back stretch.

With this restart Jimmy Owens would join the fun, even cracking the top three for a few laps as Marlar would pull away to a solid lead, nearly a full straightaway on the quarter-mile with just ten laps remaining. Just like that though you could see that O'Neal's bottom line was starting to eat into that lead with big bites, and when Marlar had to leave the top a time or two for traffic, what was left of that lead vanished quickly. Hudson would regain the point with six laps remaining and while Overton and Marlar would stay within striking distance over the closing laps, the win would go to O'Neal. His second win in just two appearances here, so no wonder why the young driver wants to have ten more big races added to the schedule here at Davenport!

Overton would chase him home in second and was quick to praise the track (see quote above) despite the fact that he has come up just short of victory in O'Neal's two wins here, and it was obvious that Marlar had enjoyed his evening despite ending up as the last man on the podium after forty laps. Owens would finish in the fourth spot with Spencer Hughes taking fifth and the hard charger of the night was Ricky Thornton Jr. After going nowhere in his heat or his B-Main, Thornton used a series provisional to start twenty-third and he would race his way up to a seventh-place finish just behind Tim McCreadie. Ryan Gustin moved from seventeenth to eighth, Brandon Sheppard maintains his series points lead in ninth while Rookie of the Year contender Daulton Wilson made the most out of his provisional coming from row twelve to complete the top ten.

The weekly IMCA Late Models were served up as an appetizer for twenty-five laps on the freshly reworked track and they would reward the large crowd with a non-stop race that definitely showed what was to come. I had wondered what Justin Kay would do on this night when faced with the SLMR event scheduled in Indee, but if there was a decision to be made, it was all voided when Tuesday night's derecho drenched the facility in Independence forcing that event to be postponed to August 6th.

Now Kay would have the opportunity to race in both Late Model divisions here at his home track and he would come up just one position short of making the Lucas Oil A-Main after a valiant effort that saw Tyler Bruening edge him out by a half car length. After that disappointment Kay would line up twelfth for the IMCA Late Model main and after watching him charge through that B-Main field in the Super, you just knew that Justin would be coming to the front in this one as well.

At seventy-three years young, Gary Webb would set a quick early pace with fourth starting Matt Ryan in hot pursuit. Those two would pull away from the rest of the field as well and despite the fact that Kay had moved to fifth already by lap ten, he was nearly half a lap behind the leaders as Ryan took the point. A couple more laps and Kay was in fourth, then to third and with the laps clicking away he was soon challenging Webb for the second spot. The Dirt Late Model Hall of Famer would fight him off for a couple of laps before Kay moved to second on lap seventeen and now the chase of Ryan was full on. With the race staying green it looked like Matt might be able to ride this out, but with Kay now hugging the bottom that lead disappeared quickly and with still two laps to go, the pass was made to complete the charge to victory.

Justin Kay's crew had two cars to prep on Wednesday

Fifteen All Iowa Points Late Model championships made up this podium of Kay (4), Ryan (3) and Webb (8) with Jacob Waterman coming from tenth to finish fourth and Joel Callahan completing the top five.

After a twenty minute victory lane session following the Lucas race, a good portion of the crowd stuck around to watch the Sport Mods close out the evening. Logan Veloz would start from the pole and he was unbeatable working around the bottom even with five cautions and their ensuing restarts along the way. Veloz would take the win with Tony Olson slipping around Brayton Carter on the final restart to take second. Olson had started this one from the eleventh row after dropping out of his heat race while leading. Ben Chapman rallied to a fourth place finish after restarting from the rear of the field after that first caution, he had been running third at the time. Visiting drivers Justin Becker and Cam Reimers were fifth and sixth respectively.

The final checkers waved just before 10:15 and we were on our way home counting the days before a return to the Davenport Speedway. A big thanks to Brenda Kay for the hospitality, never a "second choice", and just like Hudson O'Neal I am checking the schedule to see that the MARS Super Late Models return to Davenport on Tuesday July 26th, the World of Outlaws return for a three day run from August 25th through the 27th and the Hoker Trucking SLMR East Series is here on Saturday September 24th. The track also has three more weekly Friday night shows plus the Dirt In November event to be run, so plan accordingly!

Tonight's POWRi 410 Winged Sprint Car show at the Lee County Speedway in Donnellson has been pushed back to this Sunday July 10th due to heavy morning rain here in southeast Iowa. I am now hoping that 34 Raceway can dry out enough to host the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Cars as scheduled on Friday night. Hope to see you there!

Wisconsin Points at Mid-Season

  Wisconsin Points

Late Model

Pos. Driver Hometown Points

1 . Dylan Kromschroeder Cambridge MN 33

2 . Troy Springborn Shawano 33

3 . Justin Ritchie New London 32

4 . Lance Hofer Cochrane 31

5 . Nick Anvelink Navarino 31

6 . Jimmy Mars Elk Mound 27

7 . Brett Swedberg Shawano 24

8 . Pat Doar New Richmond 24

9 . Chad Prissel Mondovi 20

10 . Matt LaDuke Cochrane 20

11 . Kory Ressie Alma 19

12 . Brad Waits Rochester MN 18

13 . Brett Shafer Menomonie 18

14 . Justin Sass Elgin MN 18

15 . Mark Hessler Menomonie 18

16 . Sam Mars Menomonie 16

17 . Eric Pember Pittsville 15

18 . James Giossi New Richmond 15

19 . Jason Zdroik Eagle River 15

20 . Jim Schmidt Sheboygan Falls 15

21 . Luke Postl Shawano 15

22 . Ron Berna Green Bay 14

23 . Chad Mahder Eau Claire 13

24 . John Kaanta Eau Claire 11

25 . Nick Panitzke Lonsdale MN 11

26 . Travis Friske Tomahawk 11

27 . Darrell Nelson Hermanton MN 10

28 . Justin Schmidt Sheboygan Falls 10

29 . Lucas Peterson Grand Meadow MN 10

30 . Todd Frank Montrose IA 10

31 . Bobby Pierce Oakwood IL 9

32 . Brad Mueller Random Lake 9

33 . Joel Bennett Hortonville 9

34 . Dan Zelton Clearwater 8

35 . Jake Timm Winona MN 8

36 . Kyle Raddant Shawano 8

37 . Mike Bellefeuille Duluth MN 8

38 . Mike Marlar Winfield TN 8

39 . Patrick Kelley Forest Lake MN 8

40 . Jake Redetzke Eau Claire 7

41 . Joe Bongiono Milwaukee 7

42 . Travis Budisalovich Minneapolis MN 7

43 . Turk Letizia Milwaukee 7

44 . Tyler Erb New Waverly TX 7

45 . Zach Friske 7

46 . Greg Nippoldt Roberts 6

47 . Mike Prochnow Menomonie 6

48 . Triton Krause Fountain City 6

49 . A.J. Diemel Navarino 5

50 . Bill Edler 5

51 . Danny Vang Deerwood MN 5

52 . Deven VanHouse Silver Bay MN 5

53 . Jason Robbins Belmont 5

54 . Jim Carlson Minneapolis MN 5

55 . Jonathan Davenport Blairsville GA 5

56 . Kevin Baldry 5

57 . Kevin Eder Ashland 5

58 . Tom Naeyaert Shawano 5

59 . Aaron Reivitis Shawano 4

60 . Cole Searing Huron SD 4

61 . Derek Janke New London 4

62 . Jarrid Curtin Shawano 4

63 . Jason Vandekamp Scandia MN 4

64 . Jim Hendricks Pardeeville 4

65 . Marcus Dunbar Marenisco MI 4

66 . Mya Towne Boulder Junction 4

67 . Ralph Stark Withee 4

68 . Rick Hanestad Boyceville 4

69 . Steve Hucovski Corcoran MN 4

70 . Stormy Scott Las Cruces NM 4

71 . Taylor Scheffler Waukesha 4

72 . Cade Dillard Robeline LA 3

73 . Eric Thill Rochester MN 3

74 . Josh Richards Shinnston WV 3

75 . Ken Quinn Lena IL 3

76 . Ryan Olson Strum 3

77 . Shane Edginton East St. Paul MB 3

78 . Tim Rothe Hortonville 3

79 . Charlie Schmidt 2

80 . David Webster Monroe 2

81 . Karl Knopps Chippewa Falls 2

82 . Lance Matthees Winona MN 2

83 . Mitchell Fenske New Richmond 2

84 . Spencer Hughes Meridian MS 2

85 . Buddy Hanestad Boyceville 1

86 . Dennis Erb Jr. Carpentersville IL 1

87 . Ed Mills Freeport IL 1

88 . Josh Nevoraski Minocqua 1

89 . Matt Platteter Fountain City 1

90 . Patrick Kletschka New Richmond 1

91 . Tyler Bruening Decorah IA 1

Wisconsin Points

Modified

Pos. Driver Hometown Points

1 . Tyler Wilson Little Suamico 38

2 . Mike Mullen Seymour 36

3 . Ashley Anderson Elk Mound 31

4 . Brandon Copp Brule 31

5 . Jared Siefert Luxemburg 28

6 . Marcus Hoeppner Rubicon 28

7 . Benji LaCrosse Green Bay 27

8 . Hunter Parsons Green Bay 26

9 . Johnny Whitman DePere 26

10 . Brandon Schmitt Beaver Dam 24

11 . Jayden Schmidt Seymour 24

12 . Cory Williams Spring Valley 21

13 . Jack Rivord Superior 21

14 . Jake Timm Winona MN 21

15 . Cody Schroeder Manitowoc 20

16 . Kevin Adams Cameron 20

17 . Lucas Lamberies Clintonville 20

18 . Michael Truscott Chippewa Falls 20

19 . Wyatt Block Tigerton 20

20 . Brian Mullen Seymour 19

21 . Daniel Bargender Menomonie 19

22 . Mike Anderson Jim Falls 19

23 . Mike Simons II Genoa City 19

24 . Shane Halopka Greenwood 18

25 . Konnor Wilinski Seymour 17

26 . Nick Simons Genoa City 16

27 . Dan Roedl Beaver Dam 15

28 . Jody Bellefeuille Duluth MN 15

29 . Adam Hensel Hammond 14

30 . Dustin Sorenson Rochester MN 14

31 . Lucas Schott Chatfield MN 14

32 . Shane Sabraski Rice MN 14

33 . Steve Lavasseur River Falls 14

34 . Steve Mueller Eagle 14

35 . Steve Schneider Chilton 14

36 . Dan Ebert Lake Shore MN 13

37 . Joel Crowbridge Union Grove 13

38 . Todd Dart Algoma 13

39 . Steve Hallquist Eau Claire 12

40 . Brad Lubach Kiel 11

41 . Cole Spacek Phillips 11

42 . Jim Chisholm Osage IA 11

43 . Johnny Broking Grand Rapids MN 11

44 . Marcus Yarie Wausau 11

45 . Paul Niznik Medford 11

46 . Adam Ayotte Wyoming MN 10

47 . David Wirth Milwaukee 10

48 . Jeremie Hedrick Shawano 10

49 . Jordan Bartz Shawano 10

50 . Kevin Feck Wausau 10

51 . Rick Rivord Superior 10

52 . Curt Myers Cameron 9

53 . Jake O'Neil Tucson AZ 9

54 . Jerry Willinski Seymour 9

55 . Pat Hoffman Rice Lake 9

56 . Shawn Kilgore New Franken 9

57 . Jake Smith Chippewa Falls 8

58 . Jason Czarapata Pulaski 8

59 . Matthew Rechek Beaver Dam 8

60 . Billy Kendall III Baxter MN 7

61 . Chris Carlson Racine 7

62 . Denny Cutsforth Rice Lake 7

63 . Dereck Ramirez Woodward OK 7

64 . J.J. Andersen DePere 7

65 . Josh Angst Winona MN 7

66 . Parker Anderson Phillips 7

67 . Rodney Sanders Happy TX 7

68 . Al Uotinen Superior 6

69 . Cory Mahder Elk Mound 6

70 . David Baxter Eau Claire 6

71 . John Schultz Appleton 6

72 . Kaden Blaeser Chippewa Falls 6

73 . Pat Cook Washburn 6

74 . Tanner Mullens Wichita KS 6

75 . Terry Phillips Springfield MO 6

76 . Timothy Warner Malone 6

77 . Alex Williamson Rushford MN 5

78 . Brandon Davis Medford MN 5

79 . Cayden Carter Oskaloosa IA 5

80 . Darrell Nelson Hermantown MN 5

81 . Jacob Bleess Chatfield MN 5

82 . Keith Foss Winona MN 5

83 . Matt Leer Bruce 5

84 . Zack Vanderbeek New Sharon IA 5

85 . Andy Jones Princeton MN 4

86 . Andy Karl Mosinee 4

87 . Brett Hoium Villard MN 4

88 . Brekken Kleinschmidt Shawano 4

89 . Clayton Wagamon Blaine MN 4

90 . Cole Anderson Le Center MN 4

91 . Dave Cain Corcoran MN 4

92 . Derek Haas Thorpe 4

93 . Gregory Gretz Kewaunee 4

94 . Hunter Anderson Phillips 4

95 . J.T. Wasmund Pine Island MN 4

96 . Jake Hiatt Mason 4

97 . Jeff Larson Freeport IL 4

98 . Jeremy Nelson Alexandria MN 4

99 . Jerry Muenster Green Bay 4

100 . Parker Hale Grand Meadow MN 4

101 . Noah Schepp Beaver Dam 4

102 . Randy Marwardt Jr. Sheboygan Falls 4

103 . Skeeter Estey Kelly Lake MN 4

104 . A.J. Roschen Somerset 3

105 . Brad Theys Kewaunee 3

106 . Carlos Ahumada Jr. El Paso TX 3

107 . Jason Richardson Rochester 3

108 . Jed Freiburger Dubuque IA 3

109 . Jeff Spacek Phillips 3

110 . Jeremy Jacobs Luxemburg 3

111 . Jimmy Mars Elk Mound 3

112 . Josh Lambert Casco 3

113 . Josh Long Suamico 3

114 . Kelsy Hayes Hobart 3

115 . Kerry Hansen Spencer 3

116 . Mike Mashl Depere 3

117 . Nick Holtger 3

118 . Tim Ward Harcourt IA 3

119 . Wayne Poteet Spooner 3

120 . A.J. Diemel Elk Mound 2

121 . Austin Ellis Rice Lake 2

122 . Bob Broking Grand Rapids MN 2

123 . Cody Laney Torrance CA 2

124 . Danny Thomas Knapp 2

125 . Don Scheffler Milwaukee 2

126 . Ethan Dotson Bakersfield CA 2

127 . Jeff Bodendorfer Waterford 2

128 . John Dost Bristol 2

129 . Joseph Thomas Glyndon MN 2

130 . Kyle Helling Rice Lake 2

131 . Lance Arneson Oconto Falls 2

132 . Nick Koehler Bloomer 2

133 . Rob Czarapta Oconto Falls 2

134 . Terry Kiedrowski Union Grove 2

135 . Tim Robbins Rosendale 2

136 . Alex Van Natta Minocqua 1

137 . Andy Voigt Beaver Dam 1

138 . Ben Godlewski Sussex 1

139 . Brad McGuire New Berlin 1

140 . Bryan Hessler Chetek 1

141 . Chris Oertel Marshfield 1

142 . Cody Apfelbeck Burnett 1

143 . Jamie Pfeiffer Freeport IL 1

144 . Jason Wirth Elkorn 1

145 . Jason Hyerdall Plover 1

146 . Jay Matthias DePere 1

147 . Kyle Kudick Mishcot 1

148 . Mike Schmidt Shawano 1

149 . Ryan Gustin Marshalltown IA 1

150 . Tony Schill Oakdale MN 1

151 . Will Garceau Francis Creek 1

152 . Ward Imrie Winnipeg MB 1

Wisconsin Points

Limited Modifieds

Pos. Driver Hometown Points

1 . Cole Czarneski Denmark 36

2 . Cody Rass Sturgeon Bay 35

3 . Marcus Dunbar Wakefield MI 30

4 . Shadow Kitchner Arkansaw 30

5 . Tyler Sobiesczyk Shawano 30

6 . Jesse Cullen Chilton 29

7 . Skyler Woods Beaver Dam 29

8 . Tim Warner Malone 27

9 . Cody Carlson Superior 26

10 . Jeffery Teske Shawano 25

11 . Jesse Aho Toivola MI 25

12 . Tom Schneider Chilton 24

13 . Bernie Miller Hatley 21

14 . Jason Vandekamp Scandia MN 20

15 . Frank Gasperini Eagle River 19

16 . Ryan Schmidt Seymour 19

17 . Elijah Koenig Fox Lake 18

18 . Jeff Schmuhl Beaver Dam 18

19 . Matthew Radtke Marion 18

20 . Craig Dorner Luxemburg 17

21 . Nick Koehler Bloomer 17

22 . Scott Splittstoesser Cottage Grove MN 17

23 . Jason Schill Centuria 16

24 . Jesse Bryan Boyceville 16

25 . Joe Chisholm Osage IA 16

26 . Travis Schmidt Waldo 16

27 . Teagan Wudstrack Tigerton 15

28 . Brady Harshberger Fond Du Lac 14

29 . Kennedy Swan Chippewa Falls 14

30 . Shane Long Sheboygan Falls 14

31 . C.J. Wagner Rice Lake 13

32 . Cole Chernosky Thunder Bay ON 13

33 . Will Garceau Michicot 13

34 . Zackery Raab Antigo 13

35 . Brandon Jensen Ellsworth 12

36 . Colton See Chilton 12

37 . Cory Kemkes Appleton 12

38 . Jake Carpenter Green Bay 12

39 . Mike Widmann Marshfield 12

40 . Ryan Olson Strum 12

41 . Brady Larson Amery 11

42 . Chris Budzban Luxemburg 11

43 . Dave Dishaw Ontanogon MI 11

44 . Derek Haas Thorp 11

45 . James Vendela South Range 11

46 . Jason Zdroik Eagle River 11

47 . Les Duellman Winona MN 11

48 . Mark Hoeppner Rubicon 11

49 . Ryan Savoy Superior 11

50 . Tony Bahr Haugen 11

51 . Travis Rhoades Shawano 11

52 . Andrew Inman Canyon MN 10

53 . Brady Uotinen Superior 10

54 . David Simpson Thunder Bay ON 10

55 . Jonathan Hitsman Newton 10

56 . Nick Ayotte St. Paul MN 10

57 . Tommy Richards Mondovi 10

58 . Andy Welter Hartford 9

59 . Brandon Hare Elma IA 9

60 . J.D. Ford Somerset 9

61 . Randy Lemieux Jr. Sturgeon Bay 9

62 . Shaun Walski Winona MN 9

63 . Tim Sheppard Beaver Dam 9

64 . Cole Boston Lindstrom MN 8

65 . David Swearingen Stacy MN 8

66 . Geoffry Jeche Juneau 8

67 . Jonathan Baumann Sheboygan 8

68 . Kenny Kincaid Shell Lake 8

69 . Mike Schnider Cameron 8

70 . Nick Krebsbach Stockbridge 8

71 . Paul Suzik Ironwood MI 8

72 . Zach Brom Winona MN 8

73 . Dylon Waldvogel Antigo 7

74 . Jake Smith St. Joseph MN 7

75 . Jeff Vlies Brussels 7

76 . Josh Smith Eau Claire 7

77 . Taylor Ausrud Hayfield MN 7

78 . Aric Lindborg Dallas 6

79 . Gabriel Zellner New Franken 6

80 . Hunter Tingley Hazelhurst 6

81 . Jarrett Franzen Maquoketa IA 6

82 . Jordan Jahnke Hortonville 6

83 . Max Oreskovich Clintonville 6

84 . Simon Wahlstrom Mikana 6

85 . Travis Anderson Colfax 6

86 . Wes Digman Cuba City 6

87 . Austin Chyba Browerville MN 5

88 . Brendon Ostrowski Milwaukee 5

89 . Colby Mann Caledonia MN 5

90 . Eric Craine Allenton 5

91 . Jay Richardson Spring Valley 5

92 . Jay Schaalma Juneau 5

93 . Kyle Hoffman Benton 5

94 . Michael Mueller Rosendale 5

95 . Robert Wittkopf Green Bay 5

96 . Ryan Besaw Omro 5

97 . Tyler Kintner Hibbing MN 5

98 . Zach Benson Princeton MN 5

99 . Brandon Mehrwerth St. Stephen MN 4

100 . Chuck Carmin Seymour 4

101 . Dalton Mains Foxboro 4

102 . Derek Fehling Beaver Dam 4

103 . Dustin Smits Friesland 4

104 . George Dalbeck Wakefield MI 4

105 . Jason Miller Osceola 4

106 . Lee Jonsgaard Fountain City 4

107 . Rodney Hurst Merrilland 4

108 . Sean Falk Bonduel 4

109 . Skeeter Estey Kelly Lake MN 4

110 . Tad Schoonover Eagle River 4

111 . Tyler Soppe Sherrill IA 4

112 . William Moelter Elk Mound 4

113 . Alec Wery Algoma 3

114 . Andy Klosterman Cecil 3

115 . Ashley Mehrwerth St. Stephen MN 3

116 . Bruce Belland Eagle River 3

117 . Cody Bergerson New Richmond 3

118 . Dan Melton Rhinelander 3

119 . Dustin Wudstrack Tigerton 3

120 . Dylan Goettl Chippewa Falls 3

121 . Gary Glander Sheboygan Falls 3

122 . Guy Carley Eagle River 3

123 . Gunner Hurst Merrilland 3

124 . J.J. Vanderhoop Freedom 3

125 . Jacob Zellner New Franken 3

126 . Jimmy Berkevich Jr. Watertown 3

127 . John Holtger Abrahms 3

128 . Josh Wahlstrom Rice Lake 3

129 . Matthew Roehl Fund du Lac 3

130 . Ryan Barningham Bayfield 3

131 . Taylor Skauge Caledonia MN 3

132 . Troy DeGrave Luxemburg 3

133 . Wyatt Boyum International Falls MN 3

134 . Doug Belongia 2

135 . Dustin White Eagle River 2

136 . Forrest Kernen 2

137 . Erik Kanz Winona MN 2

138 . Jarred VanLaanen Luxemburg 2

139 . Jason Jach Shawano 2

140 . Jerry Duggan Manitowoc 2

141 . Kadden Kath Owatonna MN 2

142 . Kevin Bethke Neenah 2

143 . Matt Stagman Shullsburg 2

144 . Matt Warner Appleton 2

145 . McLean Andrews Duluth MN 2

146 . Michael Truscott Chippewa Falls 2

147 . Mickey Nosser Phillips 2

148 . Reagan May Oshkosh 2

149 . Ross Fuhrman Ashland 2

150 . Tanner Gehl Solon Springs 2

151 . Travis Hallquist Chippewa Falls 2

152 . Brandon Knepprath Kewaskum 1

153 . Brennan Gave Princeton MN 1

154 . Brian Konitzer Sheboygan 1

155 . Bryce Clements Suring 1

156 . Chris Kuchta Combined Locks 1

157 . Dan Evans Freeport IL 1

158 . Derrick Reed Emerald 1

159 . Duane Dunbar Marenisco MI 1

160 . Harley Dais Winona MN 1

161 . Jacob Berkevich Columbus 1

162 . James Rautmann Howards Grove 1

163 . Jimmy Latvala Solon Springs 1

164 . Josh Bazey Frederic 1

165 . Lindsey Hansen Watertown SD 1

166 . Logan Fleischman Antigo 1

167 . Mason Woods Shiocton 1

168 . Matt Klukas Colfax 1

169 . Nick Oreskovich Mason 1

170 . Payton Hendrickson New Glarus 1

171 . Randy Theys Algoma 1

172 . Shawn Kelley New Richmond 1

173 . Spencer Long Sheboygan Falls 1

174 . Tyler Lamm Elk Mound 1

175 . Zach Slayton Springbrook 1

Wisconsin Points

Winged Sprints (All)

Pos. Driver Hometown Points

1 . Travis Arenz Sheboygan 25

2 . Sheldon Haudenschild Wooster OH 13

3 . Ben Schmidt Howards Grove 12

4 . Bill Balog Brookfield 12

5 . Danny Schlafer Sussex 12

6 . Kurt Davis West Allis 12

7 . Jake Blackhurst Hanna City IL 11

8 . Owen Carlson Somerset 11

9 . Tim Haddy Waupun 11

10 . Blake Nimee Oswego IL 10

11 . Chase Viebrock New Richmond 10

12 . Lance Fassbender Burnett 10

13 . Jake Neuman New Berlin IL 9

14 . Jordan Goldesberry Springfield IL 9

15 . David Gravel Waterford CT 8

16 . Scott Neitzel Beaver Dam 8

17 . Scotty Thiel Sheboygan 8

18 . Brad Sweet Grass Valley CA 7

19 . Brandon McMullen Plymouth 6

20 . Donny Schatz Fargo ND 6

21 . Jacob Allen Hanover PA 6

22 . Logan Schuchart Hanover PA 6

23 . Mark Chevalier Andover MN 6

24 . Brock Zearfoss Jonestown PA 5

25 . Carson Macedo Lemoore CA 5

26 . Carter Chevalier Andover MN 5

27 . Doug Wondra 5

28 . Hunter Schuerenberg Sikeston MO 5

29 . Jack Berger Lake Elmo MN 5

30 . Justin Erickson 5

31 . Parker Price-Miller Kokomo IN 5

32 . Trevor Serbus Olivia MN 5

33 . Brady Donnohue Circle Pines MN 4

34 . Casey Lang Linwood MN 4

35 . Jack Vanderboom Dousman 4

36 . Jeremy Schultz Beaver Dam 4

37 . Justin Peck Monrovia IN 4

38 . Spencer Bayston Lebanon IN 4

39 . Steve Meyer Sheboygan Falls 4

40 . Chris Graf Glencoe MN 3

41 . Chris Vogel Cottage Grove MN 3

42 . Justin Miller Plymouth 3

43 . Luke Nellis Forest Lake MN 3

44 . Mike Yurmanovich 3

45 . Tony Wondra Campbellsport 3

46 . Blake Wondra 2

47 . Brandon Berth 2

48 . Russell Borland Kewaskum 2

49 . Anthony Knierim 1

50 . Chris Clayton 1

51 . Kyle Reinhardt Neptune City NJ 1

52 . Tyler Courtney Indianapolis IN 1

53 . Tyler Rabenberg Princeton MN 1

Wisconsin Points

Stock Cars

Pos. Driver Hometown Points

1 . Kyle Frederick Oconto Falls 50

2 . Luke Lemmens De Pere 34

3 . Trent Nolan Shawano 33

4 . Mitch Meier Chilton 27

5 . Chase Parker Hortonville 24

6 . Travis VanStraten Hortonville 24

7 . Dave Bouche Algoma 18

8 . Josh Mroczkowski Krakow 18

9 . Nick Buckarma Sobieski 16

10 . Tim Mueller New Holstein 16

11 . Daniel Sell Jr. Suring 15

12 . David Blackberg Eagle River 15

13 . Brett Wenzel Manitowoc 14

14 . Jeff Steenbergen Johnson Creek 14

15 . Caiden Lemieux Sturgeon Bay 12

16 . Shawn Havel Algoma 12

17 . Dan Michonski Marion 10

18 . Jonathan Miller Eagle River 10

19 . Jordan Barkholtz Hortonville 10

20 . Mike Mullen Seymour 10

21 . Ryan Brown Eagle River 9

22 . Ryan Glembin Eagle River 9

23 . Zach Spangenberg Manitowoc 9

24 . Tom Brumlic Denmark 8

25 . Kenny Richards Montello 7

26 . Logan Rohde Whitelaw 7

27 . Vern Stedjee Shiocton 7

28 . Alex Crapser Brookfield 6

29 . Benji LaCrosse Green Bay 6

30 . Derek Moede New Falcon 6

31 . Eric Arneson Oconto Falls 6

32 . Jeremy Christians Horicon 6

33 . Aaron Stolp Suamico 5

34 . Brandon Czarapata Pulaski 5

35 . Cole Czarneski Denmark 5

36 . Dylan Stedjee Shiocton 5

37 . Eric Mahlik Green Bay 5

38 . Jason Eisel Rhinelander 5

39 . Jim Zdroik Hartford 5

40 . John Heinz Green Bay 5

41 . Justin Jacobsen Black Creek 5

42 . Kerry Douglas Fish Creek 5

43 . Robert Waechter Jr. De Pere 5

44 . Wyatt Block Tigerton 5

45 . Tyler Wilson Little Suamico 5

46 . Karly Stadler Oshkosh 4

47 . Mike Coel Pulaski 4

48 . Mike Mashl Depere 4

49 . Shanon Guelette Luxemburg 4

50 . Todd Augustian Kewaunee 4

51 . Aaron Karcz Pulaski 3

52 . Darren Meyer Milwaukee 3

53 . Dusty Loberger Oconto 3

54 . Jeff Zdroik Eagle River 3

55 . Jonathan Charles Rosendale 3

56 . Larry Karcz Jr. Pulaski 3

57 . Trentin Bell Three Lakes 3

58 . Aiden Gretz Kewaunee 2

59 . Austin Jansen Green Bay 2

60 . Brian Vinney Jr. Fond du Lac 2

61 . Chris Loewenhagen Kaukauna 2

62 . Jeff Mueller Albion IA 2

63 . Kyle Resch Manitowoc 2

64 . Shawn Klapps Jr. La Crosse 2

65 . Tony Bouche Algoma 2

66 . Travis Welch Gillett 2

67 . Barry VanStraten Shiocton 1

68 . Billy Lemieux Sturgeon Bay 1

69 . Brett Koehler Two Rivers 1

70 . Chas VanOoyen Freedom 1

71 . Dwayne Mertens 1

72 . Ethan Hommerding Merrill 1

73 . Kurt Olson Oneida 1

74 . Tyler Wendt Shawano 1