DAVENPORT, Iowa — As the racing season starts to wind down for IMCA, the battle for points starts to intensify. For the first time this year, all five drivers in victory lane were repeat winners.
Andy Nezworski scored his second Petersen Plumbing & Heating IMCA Late Model feature win of the season.
Nezworski took the lead from Gary Webb on lap 18, en route to the win. Fred Remley ran in the top five the entire race and finished second. Jacob Waterman was the “big mover” of the race, starting 19th and finishing third.
Webb led 16 laps before holding on to a fourth place finish. Bryce Garnhart took fifth.
Eriksen Chevrolet IMCA Modifieds saw Matt Werner record victory number four on the season.
The main was split into two races. Justin Kay led the first 10 laps from the pole. On a lap-11 restart, Kay was spun from behind and brought out the caution flag again. He went to the back and ended his night in 14th.
On the second lap-11 restart, Werner soared to the lead and would hold the top spot through the checkered flag.
Travis Denning drove from mid-pack to finish second. Dustin Smith was involved in the second lap-11 caution, but recovered to take third. Mitch Way and Tony VonDresky finished fourth and fifth respectively.
Logan Veloz won his second straight IMCA SportMod feature.
Veloz got the lead from Brandon Jewell right at the halfway point of the race. Down the stretch, Veloz held off Tyler Soppe to secure the win. Soppe clinched second, while Ben Chapman, Jewell and Jesse Bodin rounded out the top five.
Jeff Struck Jr. continued to terrorize the Koehler Electric Street Stock ranks.
Struck captured his sixth feature win of the season and moved into a tie with the great Danny Kladis for ninth in all-time feature wins at Davenport Speedway. Landen Chrestensen and Jesse Owen battled hard for the second spot, though Chrestensen eventually took charge of the position.
Alex Pappas and Shad Murphy rounded out the top five.
Cyle Hawkins won both the heat and feature races in QCjeeps.com Sport Compact action.
The victory was Hawkins’ second of the season. Hawkins took the lead from Joe Zrostlik after a lap-three restart. Shawn McDermott raced Hawkins hard for the win, but would settle for second. Michael Lundeen took third.
Attrition took a toll in the Sport Compact main — only three of the starters took the checkered flag.
Next up at Davenport Speedway will be the MARS DIRTcar Series on Tuesday, July 26th. Some of the best late model drivers in the country are expected at the Hoker 50 and compete for the $10,000 first place prize.
The finish:
IMCA Modifieds Feature: 1. Matt Werner; 2. Travis Denning; 3. Dustin Smith; 4. Mitch Way; 5. Tony VonDresky; 6. Bryce Garnhart; 7. Craig Crawford; 8. Mitch Morris; 9. Jeremy Gustaf; 10. Jason Pershy; 11. Charlie Mohr; 12. Stephan Kammerer; 13. Jon Coombs; 14. Justin Kay; 15. Eric Barnes; 16. Jake Whittington; (1-DQ) (2-DNS)
IMCA SportMod Feature: 1. Logan Veloz; 2. Tyler Soppe; 3. Ben Chapman; 4. Brandon Jewell; 5. Jesse Bodin; 6. Kasey Williams; 7. Aaron Hitt; 8. Cody Clausen; 9. Barry Bates; 10. Rance Powell; 11. Rayce Mullen; 12. Todd Dykema; 13. Kevin Goben; 14. Bryan Ritter; 15. Justin Schroeder; 16. Broderick Prescott; 17. Ryan Reed; 18. Phil Anderson; 19. Jake Morris; 20. Randy Farrell; (2-DNS)
Street Stocks Feature: 1. Jeff Struck Jr.; 2. Landen Crestensen; 3. Jesse Owen; 4. Alex Pappas; 5. Shad Murphy; 6. Daron Oberbroeckling; 7. Dave Wadsager
Sport Compacts Feature: 1. Cyle Hawkins; 2. Shawn McDremott; 3. Michael Lundeen; 4. Joe Zrostlik; 5. Joe Lafrenz; 6. Chase Hixson; 7. Dustin Munn