Sunday night it was regular racing at Quincy Raceways, with six divisions in action. The beautiful weather came as we concluded a stretch of four races in four days, dodging rain drops, fighting cool temps and enjoying sporadic sunshine and clear skies. Bright sunshine and a stubborn northerly breeze made track conditions less than perfect early in the evening. However track officials took some extra time during intermission and the result was a very fast surface for feature racing.
The switch to IMCA Late Models has had a positive affect on car counts in that division, and a nice field of sixteen signed in on Sunday. Counts in the other five classes continue to be less than hoped for, but there is still plenty of good, hard racing. Following heat race action and the newly added Late Model dash, it was time for the main events.
Dirtcar Modifieds would roll off first, racing for twenty laps. Dave Weitholder would shoot to the front from outside row one with pole sitter Jacob Rexing close behind. Weitholder would drive off to a comfortable advantage before a lone caution flag at the mid point of the race. Defending track champion Justin Reed used the Delaware Style restart to grab the runner up spot, but could not overtake the leader. Following the top two it was Rexing in third chased by visiting Josh Reed and John Dimmitt.
The twenty five lap Late Model headliner had plenty of drama and plenty of action. Jamie Wilson and Frankie Wellman paced the field early with Austen Becerra in third. As Wilson pulled away, contact between Jake Griffin and Becerra found Griffin in third and Becerra shuffled back to sixth with some front end suspension damage. The high speed, high line action was halted on lap ten as the leader was about to catch the back of the pack when Jackson Frankel ran out of real estate and smacked the front stretch wall ending his run. Last weeks' winner Curtis Glover had been biding his time in fourth, but he charged to second on the restart while Tommy Elston also entered the fray, jumping from seventh to fourth. Just past the halfway mark, the yellow flag waved again for a Ryan Aden Jr. spin. Following this restart, Griffin executed a slide job to try and grab the lead, but in the ensuing chaos it was Glover taking over the first position while Griffin lost several spots. Once more the caution flag waved with just four laps remaining and now it was Wilson and Elston in a battle for second. As the field came to the white flag it was quickly replaced by the red as Becerra went tumbling one and a half times on the front stretch, his hot rod landing upside down. He was uninjured, but his #22 machine did not fare as well. A one lap shootout saw Glover repeat his win, adding to his victory Saturday at 34 Raceway. Wilson won the battle for second ahead of Elston. Spencer Havermale started tenth and came home fourth and Rickey Frankel III gained three spots to round out the top five. Griffin led the second five over Wellman, Jason Oenning, Logan Cumby and Jason Perry.
With the large crowd still buzzing, IMCA Northern Sport Mods lined up for eighteen laps. Alec Cain powered to the lead from his pole position with his row one mate Olivia Hoffman in second. Reed Wolfmeyer lined up outside row four, but he charged to the runner up slot on lap three. Three more times around and Wolfmeyer shot to the front with a power move off turn two. By the mid point he was well out front, but a single yellow flag brought him back to the pack with five laps to go. Ninth starting 2025 champion Tanner Klingele worked his way to second just a pair of laps from the checkers after an entertaining battle with Cain. As the field came through the final two corners to the checkers, Cain would spin, ending his solid run. Wolfmeyer would secure the win, with Klingele close behind in second. Mexico, Missouri driver Kahne Groves drove a steady race to take third, A.J. Tournear came on late to finish fourth and a quickly improving Hoffman completed the first five.
Ten Crown Vics would compete for a dozen laps. Front row starters Alex Hatfield and Braxton Dieker fired off in that order, leading a tight four car pack. The first caution came eight laps in as Brian Kaylor slowed with a flat tire while running fourth. Jacob Jones moved to second as racing resumed. Dieker began to fall back, bringing a final caution with just one lap to go when he tagged the turn three concrete. Hatfield would continue to hold serve, taking the flag to flag win over Jones, 2025 champ Jake Etter, tenth starting Jaden Delonjay and Isaac Little.
Dirtcar 4 Cylinders and Dirtcar Street Stocks continue to struggle with car counts. Seven of the compact machines signed in, lining up for fifteen laps. Fielding a pair of cars on this night, Dyllan Bonk sat on the pole alongside Spencer Coats. Bonk, who has had success while visiting other tracks, shot to the lead, pulling well ahead while Cris Courson came up to challenge for second, taking the spot on lap six. With Bonk well out front, a single yellow flag halted the action as Courson slowed with just five laps remaining. Back under green Bonk again drove off from the field as Landon Neisen in the second #2B won a tight battle with Coats for second. Kimberly Abbott and Ethan Zumwalt would round out the top five.
Street Stocks put a cap on the action, racing for fifteen laps. After a false start, the front row cars were moved back one row, putting Jacob Rexing on the pole. That turned out to be the move of the race, as Rexing drove off into the Adams County night. Chuck Mitchell and young second generation racer Cruz Griffaw traded the runner up spot before Cruz suddenly ducked to the infield with just two circuits remaining. The checkers waved for Rexing followed by Mitchell and Brandon Boden.
The final checkers waved a few minutes before 9:30. Thanks as always to the staff at QR for their gracious hospitality. Just a reminder, the track will come back to life this week on Friday. It will be the annual visit by the stars and cars of the MARS Late Model and Modified series, backed by B Modifieds, 4 Cylinders and Crown Vics. Additionally there will be no racing at Quincy Raceways next Sunday.
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