Burgtorf makes it two straight with
Sunday Deery Series win at Quincy

QUINCY, Ill. (April 11) – A different driver challenged at a different track, but the name at the top of the results for the second Deery Brothers Summer Series event of the season is the same as at the first.

Mark Burgtorf won his second IMCA Late Model tour feature in as many nights, topping Sunday’s show at Quincy Raceway. He’s now an eight-time series winner at his hometown track and raked in $2,000 for his 24th career Deery victory.

Jason Frankel, another Quincy hotshoe, led for nearly a third of the 50-lapper before finally giving way to Burgtorf and settled for second.

Rounding out the top five were Ray Guss Jr., Keith Pratt and Denny Woodworth. A Quincy series record 50 Late Models were in the pits, two more than the previous mark set in April of 2007.

Pole starter Darrel DeFrance ran in front of the pack for the first 12 circuits before Frankel used the higher line to take the lead away.

Burgtorf slipped past DeFrance on lap 18, shortly before Frankel began encountering backrunners.

Cautions at midway brought the field back together. Burgtorf maintained his pressure on the leader, passing Frankel coming out of turn four on lap 34 and then checking out.

Two lapped cars and most of a straightaway separated Burgtorf and Frankel at the finish.

Woodworth made his way to fifth from the 18th starting spot. Tom Goble earned the hard charger provisional and moved up 10 positions to 12th. The $250 Sunoco bonus went to Josh Most.

Burgtorf had to track down and then hold off Nate Beuseling to collect top dollar in the series opener Saturday at 34 Raceway.

A weekend tripleheader is next on the schedule, with races Friday, April 16 at Davenport Speedway and Saturday, April 17 at Jackson County Speedway before the first ever series race at Dubuque Fairgrounds Speedway on Sunday, April 18.

Feature Results –
1. Mark Burgtorf, Quincy;
2. Jason Frankel, Quincy;
3. Ray Guss Jr., Milan;
4. Keith Pratt, Mendon;
5. Denny Woodworth, Mendon;
6. Tom Darbyshire, Morning Sun, Iowa;
7. Darrel DeFrance, Marshalltown, Iowa;
8. Tyler Bruening, Decorah, Iowa;
9. Rob Toland, Davenport, Iowa;
10. Jay Johnson, West Burlington, Iowa;
11. Justin Reed, Quincy;
12. Tom Goble, Burlington, Iowa;
13. Boone McLaughlin, Mediapolis, Iowa;
14. Jason Perry, Payson;
15. Nick Ingalls, Quincy;
16. Bill Genenbacher, Camp Point;
17. Dale Hackwell Jr., Washburn, Iowa;
18. Jeremiah Hurst, Dubuque, Iowa;
19. Kevin Blum, Colona;
20. Travis Smock, Independence, Iowa;
21. Andy Eckrich, Cosgrove, Iowa;
22. Matt Strassheim, Burlington, Iowa;
23. Ron Elbe, Augusta;
24. Josh Most, Red Oak, Iowa.

1st heat (top three) – 1. Burgtorf; 2. Most; 3. Guss. 2nd heat – 1. Hurst; 2. Pratt; 3. Smock. 3rd heat – 1. Blum; 2. DeFrance; 3. Genenbacher. 4th heat – 1. Frankel; 2. Darbyshire; 3. Eckrich. 5th heat – 1. Elbe; 2. Bruening; 3. Perry.

1st “B” feature (top three) – 1. Toland; 2. Woodworth; 3. McLaughlin. 2nd “B” – 1. Johnson; 2. Reed; 3. Ingalls.