DAVENPORT, Iowa — Davenport Speedway got its season going on Friday with the Koehler Electric Season Opener.
It was a busy night for all, with 120 cars in the pit area. Everyone came in with the goal of winning, but only six would get a taste of the Competitive Concrete Co. victory lane.
Mitch Morris captured the Outhouse and Storage to Go Container Rentals IMCA Late Model feature in his first late model start. Morris started third and took the lead from Mike Goben on lap three. The race was shortened due to cautions and curfew.
Chris Lawrence finished in the runner-up spot with Goben taking third. Matt Ryan and Joe Beal rounded out the top five.
Austen Becerra dominated in the Wangelin’s Auto IMCA Modified main event. Becerra drew a front row start after his heat race and used it well. Austen was able to pull away from the field on the original start and all following restarts. He finished with a three second lead at the checkers.
Spencer Diercks started 11th and dodged a couple of potential cautions to finish second. Third went to Matt Werner followed by Dan Roedl and Ben Chapman.
Logan Veloz picked up where he left off last season, taking a win in the D&K Home Products IMCA SportMod feature. Veloz led all 15 laps en route to the victory. Trey Grimm scored a second-place finish, ahead of Matt Speidel in third. North Dakota’s Robby Rosselli was fourth and Rayce Mullen fifth.
Nick Seplak took home a win in the Koehler Electric Outlaw Street Stock A-main. Seplak started ninth and took over the lead from Nick Hixson on lap ten. Seplak held a four-second gap over second place Landen Chrestensen at the checkers. Kraig Hughes finished third, over Jesse Owen and Cary Brown.
The Theisen’s IMCA Hobby Stocks debuted as a weekly class with Nathan Ballard posting an impressive win. Ballard went from the fifth starting position to the lead in four laps. Second went to Jordan Miles, who ran near the front all race. Daniel Wauters recovered from an early race incident to finish third. Randy LaMar and Sheldon Hunter were fourth and fifth respectively.
Cyle Hawkins outlasted the field in the Fred’s Towing & Cantrell’s Towing 4-Cylinder feature. Only four cars made it to the checkered flag. Joe Lafrenz, Thomas Adams, and Jason Rhoads finished second through fourth, in that order.
The event was broadcast live by SPEED SPORT.tv affiliate DoneRight.tv.Â