DAVENPORT, Iowa — The final event for K Promotions at Davenport Speedway saw Jeff Struck Jr. claim the $1,000 top prize for the 25-lap street stock main event on Friday night.
Polesitter Joe Zrostlik led lap one, but the caution flag waved off lap two. On the restart, seventh place starter Struck pulled into the lead and slowly started to pull away from the field. The race’s final caution came out at lap 23, setting up a two-lap shootout for the win.
Struck held serve on the restart to take the win. Tony VonDresky started ninth and finished second. Zrostlik held on for third. Robert Cottom and Jesse Owen completed the first five.
It took all 25 laps for Justin Kay to pass Matt Ryan for the Petersen Plumbing & Heating IMCA Late Model feature win. Ryan jumped out to the lead of the main after starting on the outside pole. Kay got inside the leader several time but could not pass as the track slicked off. In the final laps, lapped traffic came into play. Coming to the checkers Kay dove low coming out of turn and was first to the finish line. Chuck Hanna took third, ahead of Joe Ross and Gary Webb.
The Eriksen Chevrolet IMCA Modifieds had an exciting photo finish as Spencer Diercks edged out Dylan Thorton. Diercks took the lead of the race after a lap two restart and built out a sizeable lead. Thorton tracked the leader down. Coming out of the final corner, the two leaders banged wheels with Diercks taking the win by millimeters. Matt Werner, Mitch Morris, and Tim Simpson rounded out the top five.
Cam Reimers made the long haul from Ogden, Iowa pay off, with a win in the IMCA SportMod main. Reimers grabbed the lead from the pole with Tyler Soppe in close pursuit. Several laps later, Soppe slipped off the top of a turn and fell back into the pack. While Reimers had a comfortable lead, there was a scramble for the next four spots. Brandon Jewell made a late race surge on the high side to finish second. Ben Chapman took third. Jeremy Gustaf and Anthony Franklin were fourth and fifth, respectively.
The QCjeeps.com Sport Compact feature was won by Travis Hawkins. Hawkins led the first nine laps before allowing Cris Courson to get past him. Hawkins ran Courson down and powered his way back into the lead and taking the win. Courson finished second ahead of Cyle Hawkins in third. Fourth was Tim Sibley and Josh Riley fifth.