Rain Wins at Quincy

With a less than favorable forecast on this Mothers Day, Quincy Raceways attempted to get in a night of racing. Track officials knew it was a gamble, even pushing the start time back to see what Mother Nature had in store. But when the first shower missed the track, it was decided to continue on. Given the Mothers Day holiday and the ominous radar, the turnout of race cars was below average, with mostly just " locals " on hand. The grandstand gathering was also down, but still a hearty group of enthusiastic fans came to see some action.
 When hot laps began, the dust was flying, as I am sure track officials did not want to add to much water to the racing surface in case of rain.
 Moving quickly into qualifying, Keith Pratt topped a field of seven UMP late models with a lap of 13.616 seconds around the .29 mile oval.
 Seven UMP modifieds rolled out next for their time trials, with Michael Long setting the pace at 14.874 seconds as a drizzle began to fall.
 Eight IMCA stock cars came to the track next to try and keep the surface in racing shape as entrant number nine, Abe Huls came through the pit gate. The persistent shower continued, and began to intensify to the point that the cars were pulled from the track. After waiting a few minutes hoping the rain would subside, it was decided the track was " lost " and the program was cancelled.
 Next Sunday night is the rescheduled Scottie 42 UMP late model $2,000 to win tribute to original track owner Albert Scott. Adult admission is $15.00for this show, but as a reward to the fans who braved the weather tonight, promoter Ken Dobson is going to accept grandstand wristbands from tonights rainout as good for the full admission price next week. UMP modifieds and three IMCA classes, stock cars, sport mods, and sport compacts will also be on the card, with hot laps around 5:20.