Pepsi Mid Season Champions Crowned at Quincy
By Jack Walbring 

QUINCY, ILL (June 29, 2011) - Keith Pratt, Steven DeLonjay, Aaron Brocksieck,  Wes Mayfield and Robert Thompson all took home the coveted Pepsi Mid Season Championship feature event wins in a rain delayed event on Wednesday June 29 at Quincy Raceways.

 Keith Pratt drew the pole position for the Budweiser IMCA Late Model feature event and put it to good use as he led all thirty laps on his way to picking up the hardware but it was not a runaway for Pratt as Joey Gower and Lonnie Bailey kept the pressure on for the lead. The top three drivers, Pratt, Gower and Bailey  were within two or three car lengths of each other throughout the event until the checkered flag fell with Gower in second, Bailey in third, Billy Genenbacher in fourth and Robbie Warner in fifth. Bailey and Pratt were the heat race winners.

 Steven DeLonjay picked up his third feature win of the year in the Miller Lite UMP Modified Pepsi Mid Season Championship event. Shawn Deering and Danny Crane battled fiercely behind DeLonjay but were unable to close the gap and had to settle for second and third. Troy Grotz and David Wietholder took third and fourth. Deering and Crane were the heat race winners.

 Aaron Brocksieck took the top spot in the Triple R Performance Engines IMCA Stock Car Pepsi Mid Season Championship event but it was not an easy task as Brocksieck had to battle with Beau Taylor and Kevin Tomlinson to take the win. Taylor settled for second followed by Tomlinson in third, Abe Huls in fourth and Gabe Harrison in fifth. Taylor took the heat race win.

 Wes Mayfield took the win in the KRNQ Pepsi Inside Track Hobby Stock Mid Season feature event followed by Jake Powers in second, Steve Carlin in third, Tanner Klingele in fourth and Jim Powell in fifth. Nathan Hayes and Carlin were the heat race winners.

 Bill Michel looked to be the shoo in winner in the Summy Tire and Auto Center Wild Thing Mid Season Championship event but it was not be be as tire trouble coming to the white flag brought the rest of the field into striking distance on the last lap. Robert Thompson made his move from third to first during the final lap to claim the hardware and title with Kimberly Abbott in second, Austin Uppinghouse in third, Michel in fourth and Seith Woodruff in fifth.

 Coming up on Sunday July 3 at Quincy Raceways will be about the biggest event of the 2011 race season with the second appearance of the Deery Brothers Summer Series for IMCA Late Models. The first ever appearance of the IMCA Sanctioned Northern Sport Modifieds in Illinois will also be featured and the economy division will be racing for $00 to Win in their feature event. The Miller Lite UMP Modifieds, Triple R Performance Engines IMCA Stock Cars, KRNQ Pepsi Inside Track Hobby Stocks and the Summy Tire and Auto Center Wild Things are also on the racing schedule for that Sunday July 3 event. Pit Gates open at 3, Grandstands at 4:30, Drivers Meeting at 5:30, Drivers Registration ends at 5:30, Hot Laps at 5:45 and Racing at 6:30pm. Adult Tickets are $15, Seniors $12, Teens $10 and Kids 10 and Under are Free. Visit Quincy Raceways online at www.quincyraceways.com or call the Track Hotline at 217-224-4100 for more information.

6/29/2011 - Quincy Raceways Results...                                                                                                              

Budweiser IMCA Late Models

A-Main --  1. Keith Pratt, Mendon; 2. Joey Gower, Quincy; 3. Lonnie Bailey, Quincy; 4. Billy Genenbacher, Camp Point; 5. Robby Warner, Quincy; 6. Jake Griffin, Quincy; 7. Clint Kirkham, Camden; 8. Ron Elbe, Augusta; 9. Justin Jennings, La Grange, Mo.; 10. Dustin Neese, Nebo; 11. Gary Wilson, Frankford, Mo..

Heat 1 --  1. Lonnie Bailey, Quincy; 2. Billy Genenbacher, Camp Point; 3. Gary Wilson, Frankford, Mo.; 4. Ron Elbe, Augusta; 5. Clint Kirkham, Camden; 6. Jake Griffin, Quincy.

Heat 2 --  1. Keith Pratt, Mendon; 2. Joey Gower, Quincy; 3. Justin Jennings, La Grange, Mo.; 4. Robby Warner, Quincy; 5. Dustin Neese, Nebo.

Miller Lite UMP Modifieds

A-Main --  1. Steven DeLonjay, Quincy; 2. Shawn Deering, Quincy; 3. Danny Crane, columbia, Mo.; 4. Troy Grotz, Quincy; 5. David Wietholder, Liberty; 6. James Leffew, Quincy; 7. Ben Huff, Fowler; 8. Todd Reed, Quincy; 9. Ryan Meyer, Liberty; 10. Vance Wilson, Quincy; 11. Jake Griffin, Quincy; 12. Tony Patterson, New Florence, Mo.; 13. Frankie Wellman, Quincy; 14. Ryan Morrison, Quincy.

Heat 1 --  1. Shawn Deering, Quincy; 2. Troy Grotz, Quincy; 3. Steven DeLonjay, Quincy; 4. David Wietholder, Liberty; 5. Vance Wilson, Quincy; 6. Todd Reed, Quincy; 7. Tony Patterson, New Florence, Mo..

Heat 2 --  1. Danny Crane, columbia, Mo.; 2. Ryan Meyer, Liberty; 3. Ryan Morrison, Quincy; 4. Jake Griffin, Quincy; 5. James Leffew, Quincy; 6. Frankie Wellman, Quincy; 7. Ben Huff, Fowler.

Triple R Performance Engines IMCA Stock Cars

A-Main 1 --  1. Aaron Brocksieck, Camp Point; 2. Beau Taylor, Canton, Mo.; 3. Kevin Tomlinson, New London, Mo.; 4. Abe Huls, Carthage; 5. Gabe Harrison, Warsaw; 6. Jerry Jansen, Plainville; 7. Terry Houston, Mt. Sterling; 8. Kelly Bartz, Quincy.

Heat 1 --  1. Beau Taylor, Canton, Mo.; 2. Terry Houston, Mt. Sterling; 3. Aaron Brocksieck, Camp Point; 4. Gabe Harrison, Warsaw; 5. Kevin Tomlinson, New London, Mo.; 6. Jerry Jansen, Plainville; 7. Abe Huls, Carthage; 8. Kelly Bartz, Quincy.

KRNQ Pepsi Inside Track Hobby Stocks

A-Main 1 --  1. Wesley Mayfield, Hull; 2. Jake Powers, Plainville; 3. Steve Carlin, Hannibal, Mo.; 4. Tanner Klingele, Quincy; 5. Jim Powell, Hannibal, Mo.; 6. Nathan Hayes, Quincy; 7. Nathan Anders, Quincy; 8. Adam Scott, Payson; 9. Justin Bartz, Quincy; 10. Jeremy Buss, Fowler.

Heat 1 --  1. Nathan Hayes, Quincy; 2. Jake Powers, Plainville; 3. Justin Bartz, Quincy; 4. Tanner Klingele, Quincy; 5. Adam Scott, Payson.

Heat 2 --  1. Steve Carlin, Hannibal, Mo.; 2. Jim Powell, Hannibal, Mo.; 3. Wesley Mayfield, Hull; 4. Nathan Anders, Quincy; 5. Jeremy Buss, Fowler.

Summy Tire & Auto Center Wild Things

A-Main --  1. Robert Thompson, Macomb; 2. Kimberly Abbott, Camp Point; 3. Austin Uppinghouse, Payson; 4. William Michel, Farmington, Iowa; 5. Seith Woodruff, Carthage; 6. Casey Kendrick, New London, Mo..

Heat 1 --  1. Casey Kendrick, New London, Mo.; 2. Seith Woodruff, Carthage; 3. Robert Thompson, Macomb; 4. William Michel, Farmington, Iowa; 5. Kimberly Abbott, Camp Point; 6. Austin Uppinghouse, Payson.