Burgtorf stays hot, takes second Deery Brothers win

Deery Brothers Round 3 turned out to be what most followers were expecting, a car from Quincy winning at Quincy. Mark Burgtorf didn’t disprove that theory as he topped a field of 40 IMCA late models for the win.

The big check - Mark Burgtorf was back in Deery Brothers' victory lane for the second time this year following his win at Quincy Raceways. - BWJ photo

Burgtorf finished third, taking the third and final transfer sport in the first heat race. In the re-draw, he drew the third spot and ran the early part of the feature chasing leader Ray Guss, Jr., and second place Terry Schlipman. Schlipman and Burgtorf had some great side-by-side moments coming out of turn four as they fought for the second spot. Eventually Burgtorf got around the number 69 and headed off after Guss. A feature that had only two cautions, on lap seven and eight, allowed him time to do that.
Guss would hold Burgtorf off for several laps until the 7B grabbed the point and ran to the checkers. The show then became the race for second as Guss, Schlipman, Jeff Aikey and Jason Frankel ran some entertaining laps as they sorted out the spot amongst themselves. The four cars ran door-to-door in various combinations for many laps. Guss would hold on to take second, followed by Frankel and Aikey. Schlipman would drop to sixth, giving up the fifth spot to Jerry Weisenberger, who had an impressive outing as he was also the winner of the second heat.
In addition to Weisenberger, some other new faces in the top ten included Lonnie Bailey in eighth and Joey Gower in ninth.

For second - Jeff Aikey (77) and Terry Schlipman (69) were two of the drivers battling for second place in the main event. - BWJ photo

On his way - Mark Burgtorf (7B) works his way around the lapped car of Terry Neal (28c) in the feature. - BWJ photo

Rollin' - Darrel DeFrance saw his fortunes improve at Quincy, qualifying for his first Deery Brothers feature in 2009 - BWJ photo

A good night - Jerry Weisenberger was a heat race winner and finished fifth in the feature. - BWJ photo

Darrel DeFrance fans were happy to see their driver qualify for his first Deery feature of the season. Darrel had some terrible draws heading into Quincy, but things turned around on the evening as he finished second in the fourth heat and 12th in the main event.
Keith Pratt came out all smiles after ending up on his lid outside turns one and two in the second B main. With the car resting where and how it was, Pratt was unable to climb out in the soft dirt outside the corner. He rode the car out as workers turned it over, climbing out after coming to rest on all four wheels.

Waiting... Keith Pratt bides his time while waiting for this number 33 machine to get back on all four tires. - BWJ photo

Smiling - Keith Pratt was unhurt and abe to smile about his rollover in turns one and two. - BWJ photo

It was another entertaining night for the Deery series that now takes some time off until its next race on May 20 at Highway 3 Raceway in Allison.
A former late model face showing up in another place was Kevin Tomlinson, who was behind the wheel of an IMCA stock car on the night. Starting fourth in the feature, Tomlinson stalked early leader Abe Huls for several laps before making the winning pass in the 20-lap event. The IMCA stocks looked good on the Quincy clay and will make a worthy addition for 2009.
Jim Powell got out front early and held off some late challenges, to win the hobby stock event. James Leffew and Adam Scott kept the pressure on during some restarts, but couldn’t pull off the pass for the lead.

For the lead - James Leffew (25) takes a shot at the hobby stock lead, but Jim Powell (48J) would come out victorious. - BWJ photo

To the front - Kevin Tomlinson (49) passes Terry Houston (97) on his way to the front of the IMCA stock car feature event. - BWJ photo

Hobbies, stocks and late models made for an action filled Thursday night at Quincy, and they had everyone headed for their cars before 10 p.m., a big plus on a week night!