Month: July 2012

The Dirty Thirty: Dunker continues No. 1 reign

Posted by – July 31, 2012

1. (1.) Tony Dunker: Three track titles and a national championship all in the same season? We’re talking Mark Burgtorf territory here.
2. (3.) Michael Long: Michael is obviously in one his grooves. Is another three-win weekend on tap?
3. (2.) Steven DeLonjay: Look who is back on top of the modified points.
4. (4.) Abe Huls: He’s tied the stock car feature win record. Does he break it this week?
5. (8.) Mark Burgtorf: Mark was in the Blonde No. 7 last Sunday. Mark won the feature. A coincidence? We’ll let you decide.
6. (5.) Jared Schlipman: Make it five straight top-five feature finishes.
7. (11.) Justin Reed: Justin promised there would be plenty of ups and downs this season while getting a handle on the new UMP package. He wasn’t kidding.
8. (6.) Tanner Klingele: Tanner was bouncing off more objects last Sunday than the U.S. men’s gymnastics team. And unfortunately, both had the same kind of week.
9. (7.) Jason Perry: The last place Jason wanted to view the the final 10 laps of Sunday’s feature was from the infield.
10. (9.) Dustin Griffin: It all went so wrong so fast.

No. 6 Jared Schlipman, No. 2 Michael Long and No. 1 Tony Dunker -- and former trophy girl Hope Cernea.

11. (10.) Dave Wietholder: By Sunday, July will be over, Dave. August has to be better.
12. (17.) Robbie Reed: Great new look for the car, Mr. Reed.
13. (16.) Austin Becerra: You know you’re having a good year when a second-place finish is a disappointment.
14. (20.) Clint Kirkham: Highest ranking ever for the No. 28.
15. (23.) Jake Powers: The Snake is back from sheet-metal purgatory.
16. (18.) Jim Moon: Hopefully, the Moon Man will make Quincy his Sunday night home next season, too.
17. (25.) Joe Bliven: You wuz robbed.
18. (12.) Bobby Anders: Bobby’s sport mod was clocked at 65 mph last Sunday in the County Markey parking lot.
19. (14.) Shawn Deering: Shawn spent way too much time sitting in the stands Sunday night instead of behind the wheel of his modified.
20. (13.) Brian Hoener: Brian’s was not one of the three cars left running at the end of last Sunday’s crashfest.

No. 28. Michael Larsen races Darin Weisinger.

21. (15.) Brandon Symmonds: Neither was Brandon’s.
22. (21.) Terry Houston: It’s been six shows since the pride of Mount Sterling has won a feature. That might be his longest drought in a stock car.
23. (19.) Denny Woodworth: An uncharacteristic early exit in the late model main event.
24. (22.) Jake Griffin: Jake had the same kind of Sunday night that Tanner Klingele did.
25. (26.) Brad Holtmeyer: Four top-fives in his past five main events. He must be listening to what the old man is telling him.
26. (24.) Matt Bailey: What’s this week off stuff?
28-tie. (29.) Kim Abbott: Looks the stretch run in the sport compacts will be a two-car battle between Kim and Seth Woodruff.
28-tie. (28) Seth Woodruff: Ditto.
28-tie. (29.) Jerry Jansen: Might be time to bring the blue car out of storage, Jerry.
28-tie. (-) Jerry Lierly: Good to see No. 7 back at the Bullring.
28-tie. (-) Michael Larsen: Michael has the heat races figured out, and it appears he’s getting closer on the features.

Most exciting series at the Bullring?

Posted by – July 31, 2012

Jake Powers (0) leads Jeremy Buss (11B) and an unidentified car during a 2011 hobyy stock race.

The term “exciting” can be defined in different forms, especially by race fans. What constitutes an “exciting” race? Is it a ton of crashes, side-by-side racing for the top spot, a lot of lead changes or something else?

If “lead changes” is within the parameters of how you determine excitement, it may surprise you the most exciting series — using that specific measurement — at the Bullring is the hobby stock class. That division has had more lead changes in feature races this season than any of the other six weekly classes at the track. Granted, a race can be “exciting” with zero lead swaps, but if the number of lead changes is important to you, the following breakdown might prove interesting:

Late models: 13 lead changes in 14 features (season high of 4), 1.08 per race.
Modifieds: 22 lead changes in 15 features (season high of 4),  1.47 per race.
Sport mods: 21 lead changes in 14 features (season high of 4), 1.50 per race.
Stock cars: 18 lead changes in 13 features (season high of 4), 1.39 per race.
Hobby stocks: 29 lead changes in 15 features (season high of 6), 1.93 per race.
Sport compacts: 25 lead changes in 14 features (season high of 3),  1.79 per race.

Pat Dunker: The People’s Champion

Posted by – July 30, 2012

Pat Dunker: The People's Champion

Only Pat Dunker himself could have possibly known late Sunday night the emotions he was experiencing. His eyes told a million stories, his smile but one.

Moments before, Dunker had won the sport compact feature, a feat that normally would not attract any major headlines. But on this particular Sunday evening that checkered flag the man they call “Skippy” held was symbolic of more than a race won. Much, much more.

For years, the 40-year-old Dunker has been a fixture of Bullring Nation, positioned in his familiar perch near or at the top of the bleachers, not far from the start-finish line. He yelled, he cheered, he laughed. And he drank adult beverages.

Earlier this season, however, he announced he was going to get a race car. Thirteen years ago, Dunker had finished 20th in the old bomber class, running 11 races. He had not been heard from — on a race track — since that 1999 season, and had only raced sporadically before that. His dirt-track resume listed one heat race victory, “sometime in the late 1990s,” he said.

But on a hot, muggy Sunday night in late July at 8000 Broadway, Dunker arguably became the most popular feature winner of the season. He was truly the people’s champion on this night.

“SKIPPY” HOLDS OFF BECERRA

Dunker had led the 12-lap feature  during the middle stages,  rallied to regain the lead heading into the final lap and then held off Austen Becerra, who had won the previous four sport compact features.

“Holy crap!” Dunker said in victory lane.

He struggled to find the combination of words. And who could blame him? After all, his victory came in just his fourth night of racing

“I had always wanted to race again, and finally mama (his wife, Steff) said OK,” Dunker said. “I talked with (fellow sport compact driver) Craig Bangert and bought a car off him.”

The rest, as they say, is dirt-track history.

Dunker admitted being a bit nervous on the closing lap.

“I was just waitin’ for Austen to make a move,” he said.

Tony Dunker

Dunker says this summer will serve as a stepping stone for 2013, when he might be in a sport mod like younger brother Tony is driving. Tony Dunker has been almost unbeatable this season in that series, currently leading the points races at Quincy and Iowa tracks in Donnellson and West Burlington. He figures to be third in IMCA national points when the next update becomes available later this week.

“I couldn’t be prouder of Tony, and it meant a lot when he came to be in the picture with me after winning the sport mod feature,” Pat Dunker said.

Tony Dunker was equally proud.

“(Pat) drove a heckuva race,” little brother said. “I knew he wanted to race again. He had been busy in recent years with the kids and the business (Dunker Concrete) … I know he’s having fun out there, and yeah, I think we’ll have him in a sport mod next season.”

Marissa Roach, a close friend of the Dunkers and their No. 1 cheerleader in the stands, could not stop smiling afterward.

“It was awesome,” she said. “I don’t think anyone has more fun than Skippy does, because … he’s Skippy! It was so great to see him win that race. I think a lot of people are happy.”

ANOTHER BIG NIGHT FOR THE “OTHER” DUNKER, TOO

If not for older brother Skippy’s big night, Tony Dunker would have probably been remembered for producing Sunday night’s most exciting moment. Dunker slid under good friend and sport mod rival Joe Bliven coming out of turn four for his ninth feature victory of the season. From turn four to the checkered flag was the only time Dunker led the race.

“The car stuck good in both three and four, and Joe pushed up the track a little and I was able to get past him,” Dunker said. “(Joe) knew if he slipped once, I’d attack and that’s (what happened).”

Dunker’s season is rapidly becoming the stuff of legends. He’s run 31 features this season, won 17 and finished second in 10 others.

“Maybe once in a lifetime does a racer have a season like we’re having,” Dunker said.

AROUND THE HORN

Late models: Mark Burgtorf won his third feature of the year — and second straight — to help tighten the late model series. Fourth-place finisher Justin Reed regained the points lead when previous leader Jason Perry exited the feature with nine laps remaining with mechanical issues and wound up 10th. Reed (718), Perry (715) and Burgtorf (685) are unofficially the new top three in points.

Modifieds: Michael Long hammered his way to feature victory No. 6, the most in the series. Runner-up Steven DeLonjay, however, took over the points lead when previous leader Dave Wietholder was forced to leave the field following a mixup with Robbie Reed. DeLonjay (879), Wietholder (853), Jared Schlipman (840) and Long (796) unofficially make up the top four in points.

Stock cars: Abe Huls matched Jeff Mueller’s 2008 series feature victory record when he won his ninth of the season. Huls, who led 14 of 15 feature laps, has now led 120 main-event laps this season, more than all other stock car drivers combined.

Hobby stocks: Jake Powers returned to victory lane — and the class points lead. Powers won just his second feature since June 3, but did so on a night when his two chief challengers for the hobby stock championship — Brandon Symmonds and Tanner Klingele — were knocked out of the feature in crashes. Powers (539), Symmonds (536) and Klingele (527) are the unofficial top three in points.

SUNDAY NIGHT FEATURE WINNERS

Late models: Mark Burgtorf, 3rd. (July 15 winner: Mark Burgtorf)
Modifieds: Michael Long, 6th. (July 15 winner: Steven DeLonjay)
Sport mods: Tony Dunker, 9th. (July 15 winner: Tony Dunker)
Stock cars: Abe Huls, 9th (July 15 winner: Abe Huls)
Hobby stocks: Jake Powers, 6th ( July 15 winner: Tanner Klingele)
Sport compacts: Pat Dunker, 1st. (July 15 winner: Austen Becerra)

Fast feature laps

Late models:  Dustin Griffin, 70.081 mph. (Fastest lap of the season: Mark Burgtorf, 73.755 mph, July 15)
Modifieds:  Jared Schlipman, 64.291 mph. (Fastest of the season: Michael Long, 70. 808 mph, June 17)
Sport mods: Bobby Anders, 63.795 mph. (Fastest of the season: Joe Bliven, 64.804 mph, June 17)

SUNDAY NIGHT HEAT WINNERS

Late models: Dustin Griffin (6th), Jim Moon (4th).
Modifieds: Jared Schlipman (5th), Michael Long (7th), Jake Griffin (3rd).
Sport mods: Bobby Anders (3rd), Tony Dunker (8th).
Stock cars: Michael Larsen (8th).
Hobby stocks: Jake Powers (8th), Tanner Klingele (7th).
Sport compacts: Kim Abbott (4th), Austen Becerra (2nd).

Late model dash winner for pole position: Mark Burgtorf (3rd).

Past dash winners
April 1: Brandon Sheppard
April 8: Dustin Griffin
May 6: Dennis Erb Jr.
May 13: Dustin Griffin
May 20: Mark Burgtorf
May 27: Mark Burgtorf
June 3: Jerry Lierly.
June 10: Dustin Griffin
June 17: Dewayne Kiefer
June 24: Jason Perry
July 1: Late models did not run
July 8: Justin Reed
July 15: Matt Bailey
July 29: Mark Burgtorf

SUNDAY NIGHT STARS

10 starsPat Dunker … seriously, who else did you expect?!
9 starsTony Dunker, whose last-lap, last-turn pass was the single-most thriling moment of the night — next to “Skipp’s” win.
8 starsAbe Huls, who tied the stock car feature victory record.
7 starsMark Burgtorf, who won his third feature and entered the late model championship hunt.
6 starsMichael Long, who turned in another stellar performance in the modified main event and now has led the second-most feature laps (114) among all drivers at the track. Only Abe Huls (120) has led more.
5 stars: Jake Powers, who in winning his sixth hobby stock feature looked like his old self again.
4 stars: Jerry Lierly, whose second-place late model finish was his strongest run of the summer.
3 stars: Joe Bliven, who came that close to a sport mod feature victory.
2 stars: Steven DeLonjay, whose strong second-place run in the mods vaulted the defending champ to the top of the series points standings.
1 star: Jared Schlipman, who roared from the back of the mod pack for an impressive third-place feature finish.

10-star recipients this season: Steven DeLonjay 2, Dustin Griffin 2, Dave Wietholder 2, Justin Reed 2. These drivers have all have one: Pat Dunker, Matt Bailey, Jason Perry, Abe Huls, Robbie Reed, Jim Hurley (sprint cars).

CAR COUNTS

Late models: 15 (season average 18.3)
Modifieds: 18 (season average 19.0)
Sport mods: 12 (season average 11.5)
Stock cars: 7 (season average 8.4)
Hobby stocks: 12 (season average 12.9)
Sport compacts: 17 (season average 15.5)

Total: 81 (season average 82.9)

Season high car counts

Late models: 23, May 6.
Modifieds: 24, June 17.
Sport mods: 18, May 13.
Stock cars: 12, April 1.
Hobby stocks: 16, May 13 and June 10
Sport compacts: 18, May 30

CAUTIONS

Late models: 5 (season average 4.1)
Modifieds: 16 (season average 8.4)
Sport mods: 4 (season average 6.3)
Stock cars: 1 (season average 2.1)
Hobby stocks: 3 (season average 3.3)
Sport compacts: 3 (season average 3.1)

Total:

This week’s medal winners

Posted by – July 28, 2012

Gold medal: TEAMFOURBOSS

“DIRTCHEAP – A.K.A “MR KNOW-IT ALL” 1ST OF ALL ITS NOT “PAYING” DRIVERS ITS SIMPLY OFFERING THEM SOME EXTRA MONEY TO HELP OFFSET THE COST OF RACING. COULD YOU ALSO EXPLAIN TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC WHY LEE COUNTY SPEEDWAY GETS 16-20 CARS EVERY FRIDAY NITE IN THE SPORTMODS WHEN 2 CARS HAVE WON ALMOST ALL THE RACES??
AND…..BEGINER CLASS?? I HAVE EXPLAINED TO MANY OTHERS, YES ITS A NEW CLASS IN QUINCY BUT HOP YOUR HAPPY LIL (blank) IN YOUR CAR & HEAD UP TO IOWA AND CHECK OUT THE SPORTMOD DIVISION AT OTHER TRACKS, BETTER YET LOOK ON IMCA NATIONAL SPORTMOD POINTS AND DO SOME RESEARCH ON A FEW OF THE TOP 10, SO YES I WILL SAY WHAT I WANT AND IT IS TRUE.
AND YES I STILL HAVE AN OPEN UMP CAR, MAYBE YOU CAN “MOVE UP” FROM THAT 20″ SCHWINN AND COME DRIVE IT FOR ME??

AND NOT THAT I NEED TO FURTHER EXPLAIN MY CHOICES TO YOU BECAUSE YOUR OPINIONS ARE NOT REQUIRED NOR NEEDED

TA-TA FOR NOW

“I AM NUMBER THREE”

YOU ARE……………………………………………..NOBODY !!!”

Silver medal:  just a fan

“We can’t race if we get any rain cause of mudslide pits, standing water and crick flooding. We can’t race in a drought cause we get track water from said Crick. That track is more blonde than I. Fingers crossed we’ll be back next Sunday. Just a crazy random thought I don’t think weather is the only thing keeping people away. Congrats to Mr Long on his Tri-City win.”

Bronze medal: Dave Moore

“It is true about Ohio State. You are out there trying to fix a cover up story, why else would anybody go to Ohio.”

Seeing where we stand with two months to go

Posted by – July 28, 2012

Following a week off because of the high temperatures, the action resumes at Quincy Raceways Sunday night with a full schedule involving all series.
There are just two months left in the points season — which is hard to believe — so let’s capsulize each of the weekly classes as we head into the final third of the schedule:

Late models
Driver of the Year (so far): Since the start of the season, the most dependable car on the track has belonged to Jason Perry. It’s no accident he leads the points pursuit.
Top accomplishment (so far): The improved car count in this series, thanks to the move to UMP. And a year from now, those numbers should be even higher.
Second-half surprise: Keep an eye on Mark Burgtorf. He’s closing fast in the points race and he’ll likely not miss any more Sunday nights.

Modifieds
Driver of the Year (so far): Dave Wietholder gets the nod here, but Steven DeLonjay, Michael Long and Jared Schlipman will be applying some heat down the stretch.
Top accomplishment (so far): That two of the foursome of Wietholder, Long, Schlipman and DeLonjay have finished first and second in 13 of 14 features.
Second-half surprise: Shawn Deering will probably not win the series title, but he will make it a little more difficult for whichever driver does. He enters Sunday night with four straight top-five feature finishes.

Sport mods
Driver of the Year (so far): Tony Dunker, hands down. He’s won eight of 13 features.
Top accomplishment (so far): Dunker being so dominant. He’s caught some flack for winning so much, but people hate the Yankees, too.
Second-half surprise: Keep an eye on young Brad Holtmeyer. He gets better and better each week.

Stock cars
Driver of the Year (so far): Abe Huls, who has raced in Quincy 12 times this season — and won eight main events. (Actually, that should be eight for 11, because one week early in the season he was unable to start the feature because of mechanical issues.)
Top accomplishment (so far): Huls has won every feature he’s raced in but one since May 6 — and that night he finished second.
Second-half surprise: Looks like Gabe Harrison finally has his early season problems figured out.

Hobby stocks
Driver of the Year (so far): This is a three-way tossup-up between Jake Powers, Brandon Symmonds and fast-charging Tanner Klingele. Right now, we’re going to split the award between those three drivers.
Top accomplishment (so far): Powers’ performance in the first half of the season completely dominated the competition — but the second half of the season has not been as kind. As a result, there is an interesting battle for the title that also involves Symmonds and Klingele.
Second-half surprise: Former champ Steve Carlin has been looking more and more racy each week since he returned to the track. Let’s see how that No. 9 is running by the end of the season. He might be planning to make a charge for that sixth track championship in 2013.

Sport compacts
Driver of the Year (so far): The one constant — who is also the points leader — has been Seth Woodruff. He has been solid all season.
Top accomplishment (so far): Austen Bercerra winning four straight features. He goes for a fifth Sunday night.
Second-half surprise: When Pat Dunker came out of more-than-a-decade’s worth of retirement no one knew what to expect. Besides having the sharpest car on the track, he’s proven to be a wheel man, too.

Stevie Dirt: King of the Adams County Fair?

Posted by – July 26, 2012

Quincy Herald-Whig | Illinois

It’s a DIRT-y job. but someone has to do it.

Reed, Woodruff, DeLonjay chasing elite status

Posted by – July 25, 2012

Justin Reed is not leading the late model points race — he is second — but he’s definitely within range of winning a second straight track championship. That would put him in some select company.

Seth Woodruff is leading his division — the second-year sport impacts — and if he makes it two in a row that would also put in some elite company as far as Bullring history is concerned.

Since the track opened in 1975, just 12 drivers have won two or more consecutive track championships. The most — five — have done it one of the various modified series. Reed is trying to become the fourth late model hotshoe to win two or more straight titles.

There are eight weeks of points racing left, barring rain or 100-degree temperatures, and right now both the late model and sport compact divisions are extremely close. Jason Perry leads Reed by 15 points (673-658), while Woodruff is ahead of Kim Abbott by eight (479-471). The irony with the sport compacts is that if either Woodruff or Abbott win the title there will be history made. Abbott is seeking to become the first woman to win a track crown. It should be an interesting final two months.

One other item about this subject concerns Steven DeLonjay in the modifieds. DeLonjay is trying for his second straight championship in that series, which would make him the first driver to do that in two separate classes. He won back-to-back hornet titles in 2006-07. The hornets were the forerunners of the sport compacts. Dave Wietholder currently leads DeLonjay by four points (813-809) in the modified pursuit.

Here’s a rundown of drivers who have won two or more straight track crowns:

Late models
Mark Burgtorf
Steve Fraise
Terry Gallaher

Modifieds
Hank DeLonjay
Michael Long
Sam Burgtorf
Tony Dunker
Lonnie Carter

Hobby stocks/bombers
Steve Carlin
Eddie Dieker
Jim Gillenwater

Hornets
Steven DeLonjay

Hot temps, lower car counts

Posted by – July 23, 2012

The long, hot summer has been taking a toll on car counts at the Bullring. While this year’s numbers are still way ahead of 2011, as the thermometer has climbed in recent weeks the car counts have gone a bit south.

In fairness to the pit counts, this is the time of the year when you normally begin to see a drop-off due to a variety of circumstances. Some drivers run out of money after one too many crashes, some travelers don’t find the track to their liking or some drivers simply get mad. It’s all part of the dirt soap opera we love to watch unfold each summer.

Here’s a look at how the 2012 car counts have gone month by month:

April (2 shows, 3 rainouts): 88.5 average car count.
May (4 shows): 90.3 average car count.
June (4 shows): 88.3 average car count.
July (3 shows, 1 “heat” out): 75.3 average car count. (UMP Summer Nationals not included)

Here’s a look at how the 2011 car counts had gone month by month at the same point of the season:

April (2 shows, 2 rainouts): 54.0 (Deery Brothers show not included)
May (2 shows, 3 rainouts): 67.0 average car count.
June (3 shows, 2 rainouts): 54.0 average car count.
July (3 shows): 59.0 average car count.

The Dirty Thirty: Dunker, DeLonjay lead the way

Posted by – July 22, 2012

Mark Burgtorf: Only 68 points out of late model series lead.

1. (1.) Tony Dunker: Who will more features this year? Tony or Abe Huls?
2. (3.) Steven DeLonjay: Steven won the first Dirty Thirty title. Can he go back-to-back?
3. (2.) Michael Long: Michael leads all UMP modified drivers with 12 victories.
4. (5.) Abe Huls: Which driver will be the first not to win another feature? Abe or Tony Dunker? Abe has won the last four times he has raced in Quincy. Tony has won his last two starts.
5. (7.) Jared Schlipman: Four straight weeks with no finish lower than fifth for The Schlip.
6. (8.) Tanner Klingele: Tanner’s average hobby stock finish over the past five features: 1.6.
7. (10.) Jason Perry: All things considered, Jason has arguably been the most consistent driver in the late model series.
8. (12.) Mark Burgtorf: Funny how very few were even talking about Mark as a title threat earlier this season, but a quick look at the points lists and there he is, sitting in fourth (despite not racing a full local schedule). He’s 68 points behind with eight points weeks remaining.
9. (9.) Dustin Griffin: Dustin has not visited victory lane since June 10. Why do I think this will soon change?
10. (6.) Dave Wietholder:  The Wiet has not led a feature lap since June 17. As in the case of Dustin Griffin, why do I feel that number will soon change, too?

Abe Huls

11. (4.) Justin Reed: Justin’s up-and-down season has been so uncharacteristic, but he’s not the only driver to say it may take a season to completely figure out the “UMP thing.”
12. (15.) Bobby Anders: If not for Tony Dunker’s dominating car, this would be your points leader in the sport mods.
13. (13.) Brian Hoener: Only Jake Powers (12) and Tanner Klingele (10)  have won more overall hobby stock races than Hoener (8).
14. (16.) Shawn Deering: Shawn has run more feature laps (320) than any other UMP mod driver. Jared Schlipman (316) and Dave Wietholder (310) follow.
15. (11.) Brandon Symmonds: Brandon, Jake Powers, Tanner Klingele and Brian Hoener have combined to win 35 of 41 hobby stock races this season.
16. (23.) Austen Bercerra: The highest-ever ranking for a sport compact driver. That’s what winning four straight features will do for you.
17. (24.) Robbie Reed: Robbie has been one of the UMP mod series’ most consistent drivers. He ended the first half of the season fifth in points, and in strictly second-half points he is sixth.
18. (18.) Jim Moon: The Moon Man has won the most money ($2,855) this season at the track involving drivers not calling the Quincy area home. Dewayne Kiefer ($2,480) is second.
19. (17.) Denny Woodworth: Denny, Matt Bailey and Jim Moon are tied for the late model lead in improvement points with 27.
20. (20.) Clint Kirkham: Clint is fifth in second-half points among the late model drivers.

21. (25.) Terry Houston: Terry and Jerry Jansen are the only stock car drivers who have kept their cars on the track for every feature lap this season.
22. (14.) Jake Griffin: Jake is one of seven UMP modified drivers to win more than $2,000 so far this summer.
23. (19.) Jake Powers: The Snake has managed just two top-five finishes since June 10.
24. (-) Matt Bailey: After last week’s strong showing, Matt was definitely one of the drivers who hated to see Sunday night’s program canceled.
25. (21.) Joe Bliven: Since his June 17 feature win, Joe has not been able to finish higher than fourth in the sport mod main event.
26. (27.) Brad Holtmeyer: Will Brad’s dad, former late model driver Mark Holtmeyer, allow him to plow snow this winter as part of the family business?
27. (-) Gabe Harrison: Gabe has not finished lower than fourth over the past three stock car features.
28. (29.) Seth Woodruff: Seth remains the top money-winner on the sport compact circuit with $765.
29. (26.) Jerry Jansen: Only once in the last six stock car features has Jerry cracked the top three.
30. (-) Kim Abbott: We’ve talked all year about Kim’s fast finish to the 2011 season. She’ll need a repeat performance to keep her dream alive of being the first female track champ at the Bullring.

Quincy Raceways calls off Sunday night schedule

Posted by – July 21, 2012

Due to the continued extreme heat conditions — and forecasts for up to 105 degrees on Sunday — Quincy Raceways officials have canceled Sunday night’s weekly racing program.

The next action will be Sunday, July 29, which will be Fan Appreciation Night sponsored by Summy Tire and Mark Twain Casino. All adult admissions will be $5, with kids 10 and under free.

Sunday’s cancellation ends a streak of 13 consecutive shows this season since three straight rainouts to end April.