Kyle's t-ball team had a make up game Sunday night at six so after the game and a quick dinner we raced up to the Quad City Speedway. With several rainouts over the weekend it was another big car count so we made it just in tonight to see the finish of the Street Stock feature.
In the Street Stock feature it was a familiar face returning to victory lane. Rob Henry spent last season concentrating on his IMCA Modified but in what I believe was his second night out in a new Street Stock, Rob grabbed the lead in the last five laps and won the feature. Jeremy Gustaf took second followed by Jarett Franzen, Korey Peterson, and Rick Schriner.
The Mod Lites ran next and it was a Midwest Mod Lites Regional STARS race meaning a large car count for more money. When they rolled out to line up and Shon Sanders was on the outside of the first row it seemed like it was all but set in stone that he would be the winner. Galesburg, Illinois', Brad Lucy had another idea. Lucy was lined up to the inside of Sanders and at the wave of the green Lucy took the lead and never relinquished it. He would lead it wire to wire, hugging the tires, and holding off everything Sanders could throw at him. Sanders finished second followed by Mike Pershing, who fell back early and work his way all the way up to third by running up against the cushion, Brian Schnell, and Mike Morrow.
The race of the night was next and it was in the IMCA Modifieds. A strong field of 20 cars took the green for their 20 lap feature. Milo Veloz Jr. wasted little time and by lap five he was at the point. "The Shoe" Jim Sandusky made his 2015 debut Sunday and was running up against the cushion and picking off cars left and right but mechanical issues ended his night. While Veloz was in control out front, Team Nasty (Doug Curless and R.J. Gonzales) were flying through the field on the high side up against the cushion as well. Curless started fifth but fell back to eighth before making his way to the front and his teammate Gonzales had the most impressive run of the night coming from 19th. Curless would catch Veloz and was all over him for the closing laps but Veloz did what he had to do and held off Curless and collected the victory. Curless was second followed Gonzales, Greg Durbin, who started 12th, and Brandon Durbin.
The 4-Cylidners ran next and first two laps were nothing short of crazy. Within the first two laps three cars rolled in turn one and thankfully all the drivers were ok. Once they got going it was another Brandon Dahl show as he again parked the D17 in victory lane. Cameron Poci had a solid second followed by Ken Stogdell, Brandt Cole, and Dustin Porter.
It was the IMCA Sport Mods turn next and Bryan Brinker took the lead and held it until he and Austin Moyer caught lapped traffic and that's when Moyer made his move for the lead and got by Brinker. Moyer led the rest of the way to take the checkered flag. Jarett Franzen would work his way up to second followed by Phil Anderson, Brinker, and Ben Hamburg.
A stout field of 19 IMCA Late Models took the green flag for their 25 lap main event. Early on it was Muscatine, Iowa's, Jonathan Brauns in command. Mike Zemo Jr. had an excellent run, catching Brauns, giving him everything he could handle, and nearly passing him for the lead. Unfortunately, Zemo would get tangled up in turns three and four, with 17 laps down, and bring out the caution. By this time Ray Guss Jr. had worked his up to the front from his eighth starting spot and began challenging Brauns. Guss and Matt Ryan would get by Brauns with Guss holding off Ryan putting the Roberts Motorsports #58 in the winner's circle. Following Ryan in second was Brauns, Leroy Brenner, and Mike Garland.
Then the best part of the night happened. Kyle's favorite driver is Ray Guss Jr. and as we were walking to the pits Kyle asks me if Ray Guss Jr. got a trophy for winning and I said he sure does. Kyle said he wanted to see it and I said if you ask him I guarantee he'll let you see it. So after talking to few other drivers and telling them good job we worked our way over to the Roberts/Guss pit area and Kyle spotted the trophy in their trailer. So we made our way over there and Ray was by the trophy. Kyle told him good job and gave him a high five. Then he asked Ray if he could see the trophy and Ray said sure and then said you know what, you can have it! Kyle was so dang excited! He talked a mile a minute all the way home about the trophy. It was a night I know I won't forget and I'm pretty sure Kyle won't either.
Like always I want to thank the Quad City Speedway and K&S Promotions for allowing Kyle and I to cover the exciting racing Sunday nights there.
Next week we won't make any racing Friday night but hopefully we can make it to the LaSalle Speedway Saturday and the 22nd Annual Gary Reinhart Memorial on Sunday at the Quad City Speedway.
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