Bader Gets First Win After Seven Years of Trying
by Ed Potter
Maquoketa, IA (May 10) - Saturday evening it finally looked like Jackson County Speedway was going to get the Coca
Cola Opener in the books, but only two thirds of it got done. Rain moved in and stole the last two features which will be the
first things ran on next weeks program.
Tim Bader has been towing his Ford Hobby Stock cars to Jackson County Speedway for seven years without ever getting
that elusive feature win. Saturday night was finally his night. Second heat winner, Neil Patchin came from his fifth place
starting spot to lead the first lap of the feature with Bader moving into second on lap two. Bader could get up beside
Patchin but couldn’t quite get all the way by. They took the white flag side by side with the caution coming out as they went
down the back stretch. The caution was for Patchin and D.J. Fuller, giving Bader his much deserved first victory. First heat
winner Joe Bonney was second, with Ethan Milder taking third. Mike McGarry took fourth in his first Hobby Stock race after
moving up from 4 Stocks, with Bruce Ferguson rounding out the fop five.
4 Stock first heat winner, Brannon Bechen came from fifth to lead the feature flag to flag for his first win of the new season
with second heat winner, Kile Vohringer coming from ninth to take second. Matt Montoya was third, as Chris Holmlund
came from dead last to take fourth. Tim Maika was fifth.
After winning the Street Stock heat race Mitch Schmitz led the feature flag to flag for his first victory of the year. A real dog
fight was going on behind him for the rest of the top five spots, as Corey Rupp was second, with Klay Letcher third, Kevin
Brame fourth and Terry Rittmer fifth.
Friday nights Davenport Speedway Pro Modified winner, Mike Zemo Jr. drew lucky number one to start Saturday’s feature,
and looked like he was going to make it two in a row. Zemo led until an eleventh lap caution flew and he had to retire to the
pits with mechanical woes. On the restart Kevin Blum charged out front and was still there when the caution flew again at
lap fifteen. The race was called at this point as the rains had moved in and the nights program was over. Blum was
followed by Tim Arp, Doug Crampton, Dan Klatt and Jake Bowman, in that order. Don Pataska and Bob Dominacki were
the heat winners.
IMCA Late Model heat races went to Mike Garland and Terry Neal, while B-Modified heats were won by Greg Mickelson
and Keith Feller. Once again these two features will be the first things on this weeks program.
RESULTS
4 Stocks
Heat 1: 1. Brannon Bechen, Bernard; 2. Matt Montoya, Maquoketa; 3. Tim Maika, Clinton; 4. Scott Booth, Camanche;
5. Jim Bealer, Maquoketa
Heat 2: 1. Kile Vohringer, Maquoketa; 2. Randy Sinning, Maquoketa; 3. Leigh Poole, Polo, IL; 4. Mike Behnke, Oxford
Junction; 5. Jim McKinner, Calamus
Feature: 1. Bechen; 2. Vohringer; 3. Montoya; 4. Chris Holmlund, Maquoketa; 5. Maika; 6. Bob Gustafson, New Liberty;
7. Poole; 8. Jacob Ellithorpe, Delmar; 9. Jeremy Capron, Monticello; 10. Behnke; 11. Kyle Dyer, Maquoketa; 12. Sinning;
13. McKinney; 14. Booth
Hobby Stocks
Heat 1: 1. Joe Bonney, Maquoketa; 2. D.J. Fuller, Lost Nation; 3. Jeff Specht, Maquoketa; 4. KoryTreviranus, Monticello;
5. Cameron Sorgenfrey, Wyoming
Heat 2: 1. Neil Patchin, Maquoketa; 2. Tim Bader, Monticello; 3. Bruce Ferguson, DeWitt; 4. Trevor Muilenburg,
Bettendorf; 5. Mike McGarry, Camanche
Feature: 1. Bader; 2. Bonney; 3. Ethan Milder, Sabula; 4. McGarry; 5. Ferguson; 6. Muilenburg; 7. Jack Greve, Clinton;
8. Patchin; 9. Fuller; 10. Treviranus; 11. Specht; 12. Emily Gade, Clarence
Street StockS
Heat: 1. Mitch Schmitz, Maquoketa; 2. Joe Bonney, Maquoketa; 3. Ron Poll, Delmar; 4. Kevin Brame, Carol Stream, IL;
5. Corey Rupp, Monticello
Feature: 1. Schmitz; 2. Rupp; 3. Klay Letcher, DeWitt; 4. Brame; 5. Terry Rittmer, Savanna, IL; 6. Poll; 7. Bonney; 8. Allan
Milder, Sabula; 9. Kerry Dake, Lost Nation; 10. Duane Rittmer, Sabula
Pro Modifieds
Heat 1: 1. Don Pataska, Green Island; 2. Ray Cox Jr., Maquoketa; 3. Doug Crampton, Rock Island, IL; 4. Randy Franzen,
Maquoketa; 5. Tim Arp, Donahue
Heat 2: 1. Bob Dominacki, Bettendorf; 2. Kevin Blum, Colona, IL; 3. Mike Zemo Jr., Geneseo, IL; 4. Jake Waterman, Milan,
IL; 5. Dan Klatt, Wheatland
Feature: 1. Blum; 2. Arp; 3. Crampton; 4. Klatt; 5. Jake Bowman, Maquoketa; 6. Pataska; 7. Tony VonDresky, Davenport;
8. Dominacki; 9. Zemo Jr.; 10. Franzen; 11. Cox; 12. Waterman
IMCA Late Models
Heat 1: 1. Terry Neal, Ely; 2. Hershel Roberts, East Moline, IL; 3. Ryan Duhme, Maquoketa; 4.Justin Kay, Wheatland;
5. Joe Zrostlik, Long Grove
Heat 2: 1. Mike Garland, Morrison, IL; 2. Cory Goldbeck, Camanche; 3. Luke Merfeld, Dubuque; 4. Nate Beuseling, Silvis,
IL; 5. Dave Engelkens, Morrison
Feature: RAIN
B-Modifieds
Heat 1: 1. Greg Mickelson, Calamus; 2. David Bielenberg, Charlotte; 3. Kirk Caes, Maquoketa; 4. Kory Meyer, Big Rock;
5. Steve Olson, Preston
Heat 2: 1. Keith Feller, Maquoketa; 2. Chris Stein, Davenport; 3. Rick Galloway, Maquoketa; 4. Johnny Walker, Stanwood;
5. Todd Dykema, Davenport
Feature: RAIN
by Ed Potter
Maquoketa, IA (May 10) - Saturday evening it finally looked like Jackson County Speedway was going to get the Coca
Cola Opener in the books, but only two thirds of it got done. Rain moved in and stole the last two features which will be the
first things ran on next weeks program.
Tim Bader has been towing his Ford Hobby Stock cars to Jackson County Speedway for seven years without ever getting
that elusive feature win. Saturday night was finally his night. Second heat winner, Neil Patchin came from his fifth place
starting spot to lead the first lap of the feature with Bader moving into second on lap two. Bader could get up beside
Patchin but couldn’t quite get all the way by. They took the white flag side by side with the caution coming out as they went
down the back stretch. The caution was for Patchin and D.J. Fuller, giving Bader his much deserved first victory. First heat
winner Joe Bonney was second, with Ethan Milder taking third. Mike McGarry took fourth in his first Hobby Stock race after
moving up from 4 Stocks, with Bruce Ferguson rounding out the fop five.
4 Stock first heat winner, Brannon Bechen came from fifth to lead the feature flag to flag for his first win of the new season
with second heat winner, Kile Vohringer coming from ninth to take second. Matt Montoya was third, as Chris Holmlund
came from dead last to take fourth. Tim Maika was fifth.
After winning the Street Stock heat race Mitch Schmitz led the feature flag to flag for his first victory of the year. A real dog
fight was going on behind him for the rest of the top five spots, as Corey Rupp was second, with Klay Letcher third, Kevin
Brame fourth and Terry Rittmer fifth.
Friday nights Davenport Speedway Pro Modified winner, Mike Zemo Jr. drew lucky number one to start Saturday’s feature,
and looked like he was going to make it two in a row. Zemo led until an eleventh lap caution flew and he had to retire to the
pits with mechanical woes. On the restart Kevin Blum charged out front and was still there when the caution flew again at
lap fifteen. The race was called at this point as the rains had moved in and the nights program was over. Blum was
followed by Tim Arp, Doug Crampton, Dan Klatt and Jake Bowman, in that order. Don Pataska and Bob Dominacki were
the heat winners.
IMCA Late Model heat races went to Mike Garland and Terry Neal, while B-Modified heats were won by Greg Mickelson
and Keith Feller. Once again these two features will be the first things on this weeks program.
RESULTS
4 Stocks
Heat 1: 1. Brannon Bechen, Bernard; 2. Matt Montoya, Maquoketa; 3. Tim Maika, Clinton; 4. Scott Booth, Camanche;
5. Jim Bealer, Maquoketa
Heat 2: 1. Kile Vohringer, Maquoketa; 2. Randy Sinning, Maquoketa; 3. Leigh Poole, Polo, IL; 4. Mike Behnke, Oxford
Junction; 5. Jim McKinner, Calamus
Feature: 1. Bechen; 2. Vohringer; 3. Montoya; 4. Chris Holmlund, Maquoketa; 5. Maika; 6. Bob Gustafson, New Liberty;
7. Poole; 8. Jacob Ellithorpe, Delmar; 9. Jeremy Capron, Monticello; 10. Behnke; 11. Kyle Dyer, Maquoketa; 12. Sinning;
13. McKinney; 14. Booth
Hobby Stocks
Heat 1: 1. Joe Bonney, Maquoketa; 2. D.J. Fuller, Lost Nation; 3. Jeff Specht, Maquoketa; 4. KoryTreviranus, Monticello;
5. Cameron Sorgenfrey, Wyoming
Heat 2: 1. Neil Patchin, Maquoketa; 2. Tim Bader, Monticello; 3. Bruce Ferguson, DeWitt; 4. Trevor Muilenburg,
Bettendorf; 5. Mike McGarry, Camanche
Feature: 1. Bader; 2. Bonney; 3. Ethan Milder, Sabula; 4. McGarry; 5. Ferguson; 6. Muilenburg; 7. Jack Greve, Clinton;
8. Patchin; 9. Fuller; 10. Treviranus; 11. Specht; 12. Emily Gade, Clarence
Street StockS
Heat: 1. Mitch Schmitz, Maquoketa; 2. Joe Bonney, Maquoketa; 3. Ron Poll, Delmar; 4. Kevin Brame, Carol Stream, IL;
5. Corey Rupp, Monticello
Feature: 1. Schmitz; 2. Rupp; 3. Klay Letcher, DeWitt; 4. Brame; 5. Terry Rittmer, Savanna, IL; 6. Poll; 7. Bonney; 8. Allan
Milder, Sabula; 9. Kerry Dake, Lost Nation; 10. Duane Rittmer, Sabula
Pro Modifieds
Heat 1: 1. Don Pataska, Green Island; 2. Ray Cox Jr., Maquoketa; 3. Doug Crampton, Rock Island, IL; 4. Randy Franzen,
Maquoketa; 5. Tim Arp, Donahue
Heat 2: 1. Bob Dominacki, Bettendorf; 2. Kevin Blum, Colona, IL; 3. Mike Zemo Jr., Geneseo, IL; 4. Jake Waterman, Milan,
IL; 5. Dan Klatt, Wheatland
Feature: 1. Blum; 2. Arp; 3. Crampton; 4. Klatt; 5. Jake Bowman, Maquoketa; 6. Pataska; 7. Tony VonDresky, Davenport;
8. Dominacki; 9. Zemo Jr.; 10. Franzen; 11. Cox; 12. Waterman
IMCA Late Models
Heat 1: 1. Terry Neal, Ely; 2. Hershel Roberts, East Moline, IL; 3. Ryan Duhme, Maquoketa; 4.Justin Kay, Wheatland;
5. Joe Zrostlik, Long Grove
Heat 2: 1. Mike Garland, Morrison, IL; 2. Cory Goldbeck, Camanche; 3. Luke Merfeld, Dubuque; 4. Nate Beuseling, Silvis,
IL; 5. Dave Engelkens, Morrison
Feature: RAIN
B-Modifieds
Heat 1: 1. Greg Mickelson, Calamus; 2. David Bielenberg, Charlotte; 3. Kirk Caes, Maquoketa; 4. Kory Meyer, Big Rock;
5. Steve Olson, Preston
Heat 2: 1. Keith Feller, Maquoketa; 2. Chris Stein, Davenport; 3. Rick Galloway, Maquoketa; 4. Johnny Walker, Stanwood;
5. Todd Dykema, Davenport
Feature: RAIN
