7.28.10 Knoxville Raceway Results

By Bob Wilson
Deery Brothers Summer Series Knoxville tilt falls to Ray Guss Jr.
KNOXVILLE, Iowa (July 28) Deery Brothers Late Model Summer Series points leader, Ray Guss Jr. captured the 11th race in the series at Knoxville Raceway Wednesday night. The event was in conjunction with the Harris Clash for Sport Modifieds and was rescheduled from July 8.
The Guss win came in the track’s 50th late model race in this track’s history dating back to 1954.
The 35-lap feature race had a difficult time getting started as the 24-car starting field was whittled to twenty after three tries at the green. Once it finally went green, front row starter Jay Stewart took command. Only one lap was completed when second row starter TJ Criss spun low on the track in turn four and collected Kevin Blum. Both cars sustained heavy damage and could not restart.
Again, Stewart led the field back to green and led one lap before being overtaken by Jeff Geunrich. He was then chased by Guss Jr. who had started in the third row. The best going was to be found on the bottom of the big half-mile oval and Stewart had that line.
By lap seven Jeff Aikey, who had started 19th, had roared into sixth with Geunrich still leading the race. Three laps later the situation changed for Geunrich as Guss Jr. grabbed the top spot as he excelled out of turn two on the high side and raced down the backstretch. It was a lead he would never relinquish.
Lap traffic came into play on the sixteenth circuit and two laps later at the half-way point Guss enjoyed a near-chute advantage over Geunrich. That lead quickly dissolved when the yellow was displayed for a spun car. The restart quickly turned to red on the next go around when Charlie McKenna spectacularly barrel-rolled five times in turn one after he hit the berm.
The race would then go green for the rest of the way as Guss again pulled away. He hit lap traffic again on the 30th lap but picked off the back markers one at a time to keep cars between himself and second running Darrin Miller. As the race was coming to an end Miller began to make up some of the distance but finished ten car lengths short at the end. The win paid Guss $1,200 as he was trailed by Miller, Aikey, Jerimiah Hurst and Brian Harris. Andy Eckrich, Geunrich, Jeff Most, Todd Cooney and Nate Beuseling completed the top ten.
The 20-lap Sport Mod A Main win went to Jared Timmerman. Timmerman found himself challenged by 14-year-old Ceyden Carter for almost all of the ten-mile distance with Carter taking that top spot on lap ten and holding it to the half-way point.
Lap eleven saw Timmerman get a good run off the bottom in turns one and two to take the lead while Carter roared around the top. It would stay that way until Carter spun on the low side coming out of turn three on the 19th lap. He was in turn t-boned by eighth running Adam Ackerman. Both cars sustained heavy damage and could not restart.
The green-white-checkered flags saw the Timmerman machine fly across the finish line first by no more than a car length. Dylon Book took second, Nate Chodur was third, Jeremy Embrey claimed fourth and Jim Gillenwater finished fifth.

KNOXVILLE RACEWAY, Knoxville, IA
July 28, 2010

Late Models RESULTS

Heat 1, 10 laps, 3:24.9: 1. Terry Neal, Maquoketa IA; 2. Jeremiah Hurst, Dubuque IA; 3. TJ Criss, Oskaloosa IA; 4. Todd Cooney, Bondurant IA; 5. Cory Goldbeck, Dewitt IA; 6. Scott Badker, Garner IA; 7. Todd Malmstrom, Silvis IL; 8. Jeff Aikey, Waterloo IA;
Heat 2, 10 laps, 2:23.5: 1. Ray Guss Jr., East Moline IL; 2. Jay Stewart, Blair NE; 3. Tom Darbyshire, Morning Sun IA; 4. Mark Preston, Port Byron IL; 5. Charlie McKenna, Clear Lake IA; 6. Kyle Wahlert, Des Moines IA; 7. Allen Zeitner, Omaha NE; 8. Dave Jorgensen, Elkhorn NE;
Heat 3, 10 laps, No Time: 1. Josh Most, Red Oak IA; 2. Darren Miller, Milledgeville IL; 3. Nate Beuseling, Silvis IL; 4. Colby Springsteen, Morning Sun IA; 5. Jason Hahne, Webster City IA; 6. Mick Wiele, Columbus Junction IA; 7. Robby Warner, Quincy IL; 8. Jeremy Hodapp, Waukee IA;
Heat 4, 3:29.9: 1. Jeff Guengerich, Washington IA; 2. Andy Eckrich, Iowa City IA; 3. Tyler Bruening, Decorah IA; 4. Kelly Tapper, Boone IA; 5. Kevin Blum, Colona IL; 6. Craig Roberts, Des Moines IA; 7. Brian Harris, Davenport IA; 8. Ryan Giles, West Des Moines IA;
B Feature 1, 10 laps, 3:32.8: 1. Charlie McKenna, Clear Lake IA; 2. Todd Cooney, Bondurant IA; 3. Mark Preston, Port Byron IL; 4. Jeff Aikey, Waterloo IA; 5. Cory Goldbeck, Dewitt IA; 6. Scott Badker, Garner IA; 7. Kyle Wahlert, Des Moines IA; 8. Allen Zeitner, Omaha NE; 9. Todd Malmstrom, Silvis IL;
B Feature 2, 10 laps, 3:32.5: 1. Brian Harris, Davenport IA; 2. Colby Springsteen, Morning Sun IA; 3. Kevin Blum, Colona IL; 4. Kelly Tapper, Boone IA; 5. Jason Hahne, Webster City IA; 6. Craig Roberts, Des Moines IA; 7. Jeremy Hodapp, Waukee IA; 8. Mick Wiele, Columbus Junction IA; 9. Robby Warner, Quincy IL;
A Feature , 35 laps, No Time: 1. Ray Guss Jr., East Moline IL; 2. Darren Miller, Milledgeville IL; 3. Jeff Aikey, Waterloo IA; 4. Jeremiah Hurst, Dubuque IA; 5. Brian Harris, Davenport IA; 6. Andy Eckrich, Iowa City IA; 7. Jeff Guengerich, Washington IA; 8. Josh Most, Red Oak IA; 9. Todd Cooney, Bondurant IA; 10. Nate Beuseling, Silvis IL; 11. Terry Neal, Maquoketa IA; 12. Craig Roberts, Des Moines IA; 13. Kelly Tapper, Boone IA; 14. Tyler Bruening, Decorah IA; 15. Jay Stewart, Blair NE; 16. Mark Preston, Port Byron IL; 17. Charlie McKenna, Clear Lake IA; 18. Colby Springsteen, Morning Sun IA; 19. Robby Warner, Quincy IL; 20. Cory Goldbeck, Dewitt IA; 21. Tom Darbyshire, Morning Sun IA; 22. TJ Criss, Oskaloosa IA; 23. Kevin Blum, Colona IL; 24. Ryan Giles, West Des Moines IA. Lap Leaders: Stewart 1-2; Geunrich 3-9; Guss Jr. 10-35
Sport Mods RESULTS

Heat 1, 2:20.4: 1. Dylan Book, Adel IA; 2. Jeremy Embrey, Granger IA; 3. Greg Sidles, Emmetsburg IA; 4. Austin Kaplan, Ankeny IA; 5. AJ Johnson, Oskaloosa IA; 6. Brian Miller, Grand Junction IA; 7. Matt Pittman, Jefferson IA; 8. Kyle Brown, Kellogg IA;
Heat 2, 2:23.5: 1. Jim Gillenwater, Keokuk IA; 2. Adam Ackerman, Mason City IA; 3. Geoff Olson, Ames IA; 4. Tyler Droste, Waterloo IA; 5. Eric Elliott, Boone IA; 6. Jesse Sobbing, Glenwood IA; 7. Michael Grantham, Ankeny IA; 8. Matthew Meinecke, Madrid IA; 9. Keegan Nordquist, Sioux City IA;
Heat 3, No Time: 1. Nate Chodur, Lake Mills IA; 2. Cody Warrick, Des Moines IA; 3. Cory Rose, Boone IA; 4. Taimon Wehr, Toledo IA; 5. Nate Whitehurst, Mason City IA; 6. Brandon Bach, Des Moines IA; 7. Dan Wetzel, Freeport IL; 8. Shay Woods, Humeston IA;
Heat 4, No Time: 1. Jared Timmerman, Norwalk IA; 2. Cayden Carter, Oskaloosa IA; 3. Andy Tiernan, Jefferson IA; 4. Bill Gibson, Knoxville IA; 5. Anthony Asher, St. Joseph MO; 6. Kent Kositzky, Cedar Rapids IA; 7. Derek Coleman, New London IA; 8. Kyle Webb, Des Moines IA; 9. Lee Baarts, Lewisville MN;
Heat 5, No Time: 1. Jayme Duinink, Pella IA; 2. Rod Staats, Columbus Junction IA; 3. Cory Rose, Boone IA; 4. Justine Campbell, Des Moines IA; 5. Rick Paulson, Tripoli IA; 6. Beau Kaplan, Ankeny IA; 7. Allan Hopp, Harlan IA; 8. Blake Peeler, Olathe KS;
Heat 6, No Time: 1. Carter VanDenBerg, Oskaloosa IA; 2. Mike Shelton, Ottumwa IA; 3. Tad Reutzel, Forest City IA; 4. Jim Buhlman, Cedar Falls IA; 5. Ben Wilson, Farmer City IL; 6. Brandon Leeman, Roland IA; 7. Ryan Ashton, Boone IA; 8. Gatlin Leytham, Garwin IA;
Heat 7, 2:25.1: 1. Robert Weber, Burt IA; 2. Doug Smith, Lake City IA; 3. Tyler Gross, Bondurant IA; 4. Joel Rust, Hudson IA; 5. Jack Housley, Des Moines IA; 6. Dusty Leonard, Marysville KS; 7. Fred Leytham, Garwin IA; 8. Bill Hildreth, Rhodes IA; 9. Curtis Paste, Dearborn MO;
Heat 8, No Time: 1. Matt Lettow, Roland IA; 2. David Schlicht, Des Moines IA; 3. Kyle Olberding, Seneca KS; 4. Tim Love, Kelley IA; 5. Kyle Nordquist, Sioux City IA; 6. Jim Hendricks, Council Bluffs IA; 7. Clint Luellen, Minburn IA; 8. Bill Wears, Des Moines IA;
B Feature 1, 12 laps, 4:50.2: 1. Geoff Olson, Ames IA; 2. Adam Ackerman, Mason City IA; 3. Austin Kaplan, Ankeny IA; 4. Jeremy Embrey, Granger IA; 5. Eric Elliott, Boone IA; 6. Greg Sidles, Emmetsburg IA; 7. Kyle Brown, Kellogg IA; 8. Matthew Meinecke, Madrid IA; 9. Brian Miller, Grand Junction IA; 10. Tyler Droste, Waterloo IA; 11. Michael Grantham, Ankeny IA; 12. Keegan Nordquist, Sioux City IA; 13. Matt Pittman, Jefferson IA; 14. AJ Johnson, Oskaloosa IA; 15. Jesse Sobbing, Glenwood IA;
B Feature 2, 12 laps, No Time: 1. Cayden Carter, Oskaloosa IA; 2. Cody Warrick, Des Moines IA; 3. Cory Rose, Boone IA; 4. Kent Kositzky, Cedar Rapids IA; 5. Andy Tiernan, Jefferson IA; 6. Shay Woods, Humeston IA; 7. Derek Coleman, New London IA; 8. Nate Whitehurst, Mason City IA; 9. Kyle Webb, Des Moines IA; 10. Jake Zuercher, St. Charles IA; 11. Brandon Bach, Des Moines IA; 12. Anthony Asher, St. Joseph MO; 13. Taimon Wehr, Toledo IA; 14. Bill Gibson, Knoxville IA; 15. Lee Baarts, Lewisville MN;
B Feature 3, 12 laps, No Time: 1. Mike Shelton, Ottumwa IA; 2. Tad Reutzel, Forest City IA; 3. Rod Staats, Columbus Junction IA; 4. Beau Kaplan, Ankeny IA; 5. Gatlin Leytham, Garwin IA; 6. Jim Buhlman, Cedar Falls IA; 7. Justine Campbell, Des Moines IA; 8. Cory Rose, Boone IA; 9. Brandon Leeman, Roland IA; 10. Ben Wilson, Farmer City IL; 11. Blake Peeler, Olathe KS; 12. Rick Paulson, Tripoli IA; 13. Ryan Ashton, Boone IA; 14. Jeremiah Asher, St. Joseph MO;
B Feature 4, 12 laps, No Time: 1. Doug Smith, Lake City IA; 2. Jack Housley, Des Moines IA; 3. David Schlicht, Des Moines IA; 4. Kyle Nordquist, Sioux City IA; 5. Tyler Gross, Bondurant IA; 6. Joel Rust, Hudson IA; 7. Tim Love, Kelley IA; 8. Jim Hendricks, Council Bluffs IA; 9. Bill Wears, Des Moines IA; 10. Dusty Leonard, Marysville KS; 11. Bill Hildreth, Rhodes IA; 12. Kyle Olberding, Seneca KS; 13. Fred Leytham, Garwin IA; 14. Curtis Paste, Dearborn MO; 15. Clint Luellen, Minburn IA;
A Feature 1, No Time: 1. Jared Timmerman, Norwalk IA; 2. Dylan Book, Adel IA; 3. Nate Chodur, Lake Mills IA; 4. Jeremy Embrey, Granger IA; 5. Jim Gillenwater, Keokuk IA; 6. Carter VanDenBerg, Oskaloosa IA; 7. Tad Reutzel, Forest City IA; 8. Mike Shelton, Ottumwa IA; 9. Jack Housley, Des Moines IA; 10. Geoff Olson, Ames IA; 11. Kyle Nordquist, Sioux City IA; 12. Beau Kaplan, Ankeny IA; 13. Austin Kaplan, Ankeny IA; 14. Matt Lettow, Roland IA; 15. Cory Rose, Boone IA; 16. Robert Weber, Burt IA; 17. Rod Staats, Columbus Junction IA; 18. Cayden Carter, Oskaloosa IA; 19. Adam Ackerman, Mason City IA; 20. Jayme Duinink, Pella IA; 21. Kent Kositzky, Cedar Rapids IA; 22. David Schlicht, Des Moines IA; 23. Doug Smith, Lake City IA; 24. Cody Warrick, Des Moines IA. Lap Leaders: Timmerman 1-5; Carter 6-10; Timmerman 11-21