6/6/2020
Davenport Speedway
Ryan notches Davenport late model victory
DAVENPORT, Ia. (June 5, 2020) – It was race night Friday at the Davenport Speedway with beautiful weather, a pit area full of cars, and fans in the grandstand for the first time in 2020.
In Petersen Plumbing & Heating IMCA Late Model action, Matt Ryan pulled out his first win of the season at Davenport. Ryan started inside fourth row and charged to the front. Matt wrestled the lead from Jacob Waterman on lap six and sped away from the field. As the laps wound down, Justin Kay slowly reeled in the leader. Kay also started in the fourth row, but would have to settle for a second place finish. Waterman held on for third. Terry Neal took fourth followed by Andy Nezworski.
Milo Veloz proved he can still get it done by winning the Eriksen Chevrolet IMCA Modified feature. Jordan Hicks led the first two laps, before Veloz put his car into the lead. In the final laps, Spencer Diercks was gaining on Veloz on the high side of the racetrack. The caution flag came out with two lap remaining, setting up a green, white, checkered. On the restart, Veloz pulled away and secured the win. Diercks, who came out of B-Main #1, finished second. Brandon Durbin, who also came out of a B-Main, was third. Chris Zogg and Ryan Duhme rounded out the top five.
Thirty-four mods were on hand. Heat race wins went to Bryce Garnhart, Matt Werner, Jason Bahrs, and Jordan Hicks. Diercks and Mitch Morris won the B’s.
Thirty-five IMCA SportMods were in competition Friday. When the checkered flag fell, it was Ben Chapman in the Hoker Trucking victory lane. Halfway through the fifteen lap feature, Chapman glued his car to the bottom to get past race leader Jeremy Gustaf. Once in front, Chapman cruised to the win. Gustaf held on for second with Tyler Soppe taking third. Jarett Franzen and Shane Paris finished fourth and fifth respectively.
Chapman, Paris, Ryan Reed, and Logan Veloz were heat race winners. B-Mains went to Chance Huston and Brandon Jewell.
The Koehler Electric Street Stocks were a battle of the four cars. Zachary Zuberbier (4z) and Jeff Struck Jr. (4s) dominated the feature race. Zuberbier got to the lead first, taking the point after a lap three restart. Struck gave chase to the leader, but was never in position to pass for the lead. Nick Hixson rallied late to take third, followed by Donnie Louck and Frank Waters.
Joe Lafrenz charged through the field to win the QCjeeps.com Sport Compacts feature. Lafrenz started seventeenth and did not see the lead until the final couple laps. Levi Heath, who held the lead before Lafrenz finished second. Shawn McDermott, Dustin Forbes, and David Prim rounded out the top five.
The stock car racing action continues at Davenport Speedway, next Friday night, June 12th. All five weekly classes will be in action.
Results:
Davenport Speedway
June 5, 2020 –
IMCA Late Models
Heat #1: 1. Jacob Waterman; 2. Justin Kay; 3. Chuck Hanna; 4. Terry Neal; 5. Andy Nezworski;
Heat #2: 1. Matt Ryan; 2. Dave Wada; 3. Brian Webb; 4. Joe Ross; 5. Todd Van Tassel;
Feature: 1. Matt Ryan; 2. Justin Kay; 3. Jacob Waterman; 4. Terry Neal; 5. Andy Nezworski; 6. Dave Wada; 7. Chuck Hanna; 8. Joe Ross; 9. Don Pataska; 10. Brian Webb; 11. Todd Van Tassel; 12. LeRoy Brenner; 13. Ryan Claeys;
IMCA Modifieds
Heat #1: 1. Bryce Garnhart; 2. Kelly Meyer; 3. Milo Veloz; 4. Spencer Diercks; 5. Eric Barnes;
Heat #2: 1. Matt Werner; 2. Justin Kay; 3. Todd Dykema; 4. Doug Lenth; 5. Matt Stein;
Heat #3: 1. Jason Bahrs; 2. Chris Lawrence; 3. TJ Patz; 4. Terry Rentfro; 5. Brandon Durbin;
Heat #4: 1. Jordan Hicks; 2. Ryan Duhme; 3.Chris Zogg; 4. Joel Beal; 5. Mitch Morris;
Semi #1: 1. Spencer Diercks; 2. Eric Barnes; 3. Kory Meyer; 4. Timmy Current; 5. Brandon Durbin;
Semi #2: 1. Mitch Morris; 2. Jason Pershy; 3. Bob Dominacki; 4. Doug Lenth; 5. Craig Crawford;
Feature: 1. Milo Veloz; 2. Spencer Diercks; 3. Brandon Durbin; 4. Chris Zogg; 5. Ryan Duhme; 6. Kelly Meyer; 7. Terry Rentfro; 8. Mitch Morris; 9. Kory Meyer; 10. Bob Dominacki; 11. Mike Goben; 12. Todd Dykema; 13. Matt Werner; 14. TJ Patz; 15. Bryce Garnhart; 16. Timmy Current; 17. Eric Barnes; 18. Chris Lawrence; 19. Craig Crawford; 20. Doug Lenth; 21. Justin Kay; 22. Jason Pershy; 23. Jordan Hicks; 24. Jason Bahrs;
IMCA SportMods
Heat #1: 1. Ryan Reed; 2. Aaron Hitt; 3. Jeremy Gustaf; 4. Matt Fulton; 5. Chance Huston;
Heat #2: 1. Logan Veloz; 2. Jared Coppejans; 3. Jarrett Franzen; 4. Brandon Jewell; 5. Trey Grimm;
Heat #3: 1. Shane Paris; 2. Gage Neal; 3. Doug Burkhead; 4. Kevin Goben; 5. Mike Haines;
Heat #4: 1. Ben Chapman; 2. Tyler Soppe; 3. Dustin Schram; 4. Nick Groth; 5. Dakota Cole;
Semi #1: 1. Chance Huston; 2. Matt Fulton; 3. Kevin Goben; 4. Jared Waterman; 5. Justin Schroeder;
Semi #2: 1. Brandon Jewell; 2. Nick Groth; 3. Jake Whittington; 4. Trey Grimm; 5. Randy Farrell;
Feature: 1. Ben Chapman; 2. Jeremy Gustaf; 3. Tyler Soppe; 4. Jarrett Franzen; 5. Shane Paris; 6. Logan Veloz; 7. Ryan Reed; 8. Dustin Schram; 9. Aaron Hitt; 10. Brandon Jewell; 11. Chance Huston; 12. Gage Neal; 13. Doug Burkhead; 14. Randy Farrell; 15. Ryan Walker; 16. Kevin Goben; 17. Jake Whittington; 18. Jared Waterman; 19. Trey Grimm; 20. Jared Coppejans; 21. Justin Schroeder; 22. Nick Groth; 23. Tony Kraklio; 24. Matt Fulton;
Street Stocks
Heat #1: 1. Nick Hixson; 2. Jeff Struck Jr.; 3. Erick Turner; 4. Donnie Louck; 5. Rick Schriner;
Heat #2: 1. Zachary Zuberbier; 2. Frank Waters; 3. Cord Williams; 4. Jeffrey Peterson; 5. Jesse Owen;
Feature: 1. Zachary Zuberbier; 2. Jeff Struck Jr.; 3. Nick Hixson; 4. Donnie Louck; 5. Frank Waters; 6. Rick Schriner; 7. Erick Turner; 8. Cord Williams; 9. Jesse Owen; 10. Nick Claussen; 11. Chad Tomlinson; 12. Jeffrey Peterson; 13. Kori Murphy; 14. Bryan Ritter; 15. Scott Blake; 16. Alex Pappas; 17. James Rutsaert;
Sport Compacts
Heat #1: 1. Dustin Forbes; 2. Levi Heath; 3. Jason Rhoads; 4. David Primm; 5. Aaron Wendt;
Heat #2: 1. Ashley Reuman; 2. Shawn McDermott; 3. Jack Fitzgibbon; 4. Brad McDermott; 5. Travis Hawkins;
Feature: 1. Joe Lafrenz; 2. Levi Heath; 3. Shawn McDermott; 4. Dustin Forbes; 5. David Prim; 6. Blake Dotson; 7. Jason Rhoads; 8. Drew Wise; 9. Aaron Wendt; 10. Jack Fitzgibbon; 11. Ashley Reuman; 12. Codie Proehl; 13. Travis Hawkins; 14. Cyle Hawkins; 15. Dalton Unruh; 16. Brad McDermott; 17. Dustin Frymoyer; 18. Josh Lane;
Article Credit: Mike McGuire
Submitted By: Derek Collum