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This year's tracks and racing nights have not been determined; however, Michael has other irons in the fire and is hoping to begin a partnership, as driver, for another Illinois car owner. By the time the season starts more information will be made available if the new opportunity comes to fruition.

 

10/17/09 Quad City Raceway - Quad City Raceway 3rd Annual Racing action with races in seven different classes. IMCA Late Models paying $1000 to win, UMP Modfieds paying $1000 to win, Street Stocks paying $1000 to win, 4 Cylinders paying $1000 to win, IMCA Modifieds paying $1000 to win, Mod-Lites paying $300 to win, and the Mini-Sprints paying $500 to win
10/4/09 Quad City Raceway- Powder Puff and Mechanic Races
9/27/09

Quad City Raceway- . Heat races were won by Dale Lueth, Doug Crampton, Jeff Leka, and Joe Adam. Milo Veloz Jr picked up the consi event. In the 30 lap feature event, it was Gary Cook Jr picking up his 24th win of the season, as he ran the last 6 lap with a hole in his radiator and a motor going south. He held off Ray Guss Jr who had actually gotten by, but lost a bolt on th pinion of the 128 Brandon Dean race car. Ray Would pull into the infield on lap 18. Mike Spatola would finish 2nd as he had pulled along side of Cook, but needed one more lap. Vince Cooper came from the back of the pack to finish 3rd. Mike Zemo Jr had a very impressive showing coming home 4th, and Doug Crampton rounded out the top five.

1.Gary Cook Jr. 2. Mike Spatola 3. Vince Cooper 4. Mike Zemo Jr. 5. Doug Crampton . Feature– 1. 40 Doug Crampton 2. 70c Vince Cooper 3. T14 Richie Biswell 4. 85 Leland Bushong 5. 15 Brandon Durbin 6. 29 Craig Crawford 7. 05 Dave Wietholder 8. 89 TJ Patz 9. 5g Billy Tuckwell 10. 18 Austin Hewitt 11. Z Mike Zemo Jr 12. 70 Jeff Morris 13. 42 McKay Wenger 14. 43 Milo Veloz Jr 15. 19 Jason Parrish 16. 19c Mark Vervynk 17. 50x Bob Stogdell 18. 71 Russell England 19. 52 Nick Hillyer 20. 83 Nathan Balensiefen DNQ–21 Justin McCoy, 71t Trent Trowbridge, 8 Greg Durbin, and 6j Andy Warner

9/26/09

Quad City Raceway- In the UMP Modifeds, heat races were won Jason Pershy, Brandon Durbin, and Mike Spatola. The consi was picked off by Nathan Balensiefen. In the feature event, Brandon Durbin lead the first 19 laps, but coming out of turn four, UMP National point leader Gary Cook Jr, got underneath Durbin and took the win by about 6 inches to pick up another feature win. Brandon Durbin was 2nd, and Mike Spatola finished 3rd.

Feature– 1. 40 Doug Crampton 2. 70c Vince Cooper 3. T14 Richie Biswell 4. 85 Leland Bushong 5. 15 Brandon Durbin 6. 29 Craig Crawford 7. 05 Dave Wietholder 8. 89 TJ Patz 9. 5g Billy Tuckwell 10. 18 Austin Hewitt 11. Z Mike Zemo Jr 12. 70 Jeff Morris 13. 42 McKay Wenger 14. 43 Milo Veloz Jr 15. 19 Jason Parrish 16. 19c Mark Vervynk 17. 50x Bob Stogdell 18. 71 Russell England 19. 52 Nick Hillyer 20. 83 Nathan Balensiefen DNQ–21 Justin McCoy, 71t Trent Trowbridge, 8 Greg Durbin, and 6j Andy Warner

9/25/09

Quad City Raceway- The Racing action began Friday night with racing in the three classes. In the UMP Modifieds heat races were won by Mike Zemo Jr, Vince Cooper and Dave Wietholder. The consi was picked up by Richie Biswell. In the feature event, 2009 track champion Doug Crampton picked up another victory. Vince Cooper would wind up 2nd, and Richie Biswell from 17th starting spot was 3rd.

UMP Modifieds–24 cars Heat 1– 1. Z Mike Zemo Jr 2. 40 Doug Crampton 3. 43 Milo Veloz Jr 4. 5g Billy Tuckwell Feature– 1. 40 Doug Crampton 2. 70c Vince Cooper 3. T14 Richie Biswell 4. 85 Leland Bushong 5. 15 Brandon Durbin 6. 29 Craig Crawford 7. 05 Dave Wietholder 8. 89 TJ Patz 9. 5g Billy Tuckwell 10. 18 Austin Hewitt 11. Z Mike Zemo Jr 12. 70 Jeff Morris 13. 42 McKay Wenger 14. 43 Milo Veloz Jr 15. 19 Jason Parrish 16. 19c Mark Vervynk 17. 50x Bob Stogdell 18. 71 Russell England 19. 52 Nick Hillyer 20. 83 Nathan Balensiefen DNQ–21 Justin McCoy, 71t Trent Trowbridge, 8 Greg Durbin, and 6j Andy Warner

9/18/09 Cedar County Raceway -1. 7 Ryan Dolan 2. 1 Dan Chapman 3. 26 Scott Fridley 4. 88 Tony Vondresky 5. 70 Jeff Morris 6. 5 Bart Miller 7. 15J Tim Arp 8. 75 Thad Wilson 9. 27 John Bull 10. 6 Brian Webb 11. 2K Dusty Kraklio 12. 32 Donovan Lodge 13. 20 Dan Albright 14. 77 Darren Plett 15. 44 Chad Patch 16. 65 Chuck Hanna 17. 15 Dave Hammond 18. 85 Leland Bushong 19. 54 Mike Shrope 20. 56 Nick Nevins DNQ Z Mike Zemo Jr.
9/6/09 Quad City Raceway- It was an ideal Sunday night for racing at the Quad City Raceway. Thirty Four UMP Modifieds checked in to do battle for the triple features. Cars were on hand from here in the Quad Cities, and as far as Michigan. DNQ
9/3/09 Peoria -
8/28/09 Davenport Speedway - 1. Thad Wilson; 2. Bob Dominacki; 3. John Bull; 4. Doug Crampton; 5. Ray Cox Jr.; 6. Craig Crawford; 7. Tim Arp; 8. Chuck Hanna; 9. Mike Zemo Jr.; 10. Russell Engeland; 11. Randall VerPlaetse; 12. David Imming; 13. Keith Haislip; 14. John Ahlers; 15. Kyle Diercks; 16. Rick Ratliff
8/23/09 Quad City Raceway- 1. 64 Gary Cook Jr. 2. 89 Mike Spatolla 3. 85 Leland Bushong 4. 8 Greg Durbin 5. 29 Craig Crawford 6. 96L Dale Leuth 7. 15 Brandon Durbin 8. 83 Nathan Balensiefen 9. 17 Jason Pershy 10. 88j Jerry Bailey Jr. 11. 6j Andy Warner 12. 43 Milo Veloz Jr. 13. 52 Nick Hillyer 14. 75 Chad Tomlinson 15. Z Mike Zemo Jr. 16. 70 Jeff Morris 17. 15b Brad Pershy 18. 50 Andy Clark 19. 40 Doug Crampton 20. 71 Casey Lappin DNS– 39 Pepe Gellerstadt DNQ– 64x Bill Klingbiel, 89x TJ Patz, and 6 Stanley Vervynk
8/14/09 Davenport Speedway - 1. Thad Wilson; 2. Doug Crampton; 3. Bob Dominacki; 4. Tim Arp; 5. John Ahlers; 6. Craig Crawford; 7. Kyle Diercks; 8. Mike Zemo Jr.; 9. Brian Webb; 10. Randall VerPlaetse; 11. Chuck Hanna; 12. Ray Cox Jr.; 13. David Imming; 14. Chad Patch
8/6/09

Knoxville IL USMTS Casey’s General Stores National Tour - Broken piston in hot laps for the a1 open wheel of owner Gary Bruington, "Bru".

1. 65 - Tommy Myer -- Blooming Prairie, MN (2) 2. 3 - Kelly Shryock -- Fertile, IA (1) 3. 21m - Dean Mahlstedt -- Clear Lake, IA (10) 4. 19r - Ryan Gustin -- Marshalltown, IA (6) 5. 33z - Zack VanderBeek -- New Sharon, IA (14) 6. 7 - Al Hejna -- Clear Lake, IA (8) 7. 31 - Corey Dripps -- Waterloo, IA (4) 8. 18 - Michael Long -- Quincy, IL (17) 9. 14 - Jon Tesch -- Watertown, SD (12) 10. 7 - Ryan Dolan -- Lisbon, IA (11) 11. 4r - Dereck Ramirez -- Woodward, OK (7) 12. 5d - Bob Dominacki -- Bettendorf, IA (5) 13. 8 - Colt Mather -- Webster, IA (15) 14. 71 - Kevin Blackburn -- Fulton, MO (13) 15. 4r - Ron Ver Beek -- Oskaloosa, IA (16) 16. 2 - Grant Junghans -- Manhattan, KS (18) 17. 61 - Noah Coppess -- Stanwood, IA (21) 18. 44x - Shaune Lewis -- Kewanee, IL (24) 19. H7 - Dean McGee Sr. -- Galesburg, IL (20) DNF 20. E85 - Troy Emerick -- Geneseo, IL (19) DNF 21. M50 - Darin Thye -- Burlington, IA (3) DNF 22. 75 - Thad Wilson -- Moline, IL (9) DNF 23. 19 - Richie Gustin Jr. -- Gilman, IA (22) DNF 24. 18 - Chase Junghans -- Manhattan, KS (23) DNF

7/31/09

Davenport Speedway - Broken Crank

Make-up Feature (from July 24th): 1. Thad Wilson; 2. Ray Cox Jr.; 3. Bob Dominacki; 4. John Bull; 5. Doug Crampton; 6. Tim Arp; 7.JohnAhlers ; 8. Chuck Hanna; 9. Chad Patch; 10. Donovan Lodge; 11. Craig Crawford; 12. Kyle Diercks; 13. Mike Zemo Jr.; 14. Russell Engeland;

7/26/09 Quad City Raceway- Finshed 8th with NOTHING broke. 1. 83 Nathan Balensiefen 2. 70 Jeff Morris 3. 85 Leland Bushong 4. 40 Doug Crampton 5. 29 Craig Crawford 6. 88j Jerry Bailey Jr. 7. 8 Greg Durbin 8. Z Mike Zemo Jr. 9. 50 Andy Clark 10. 19c Mark Vervynk 11. 6j Andy Warner 12. 89 TJ Patz 13. 6 Stanley Vervynk 14. 52 Nick Hillyer 15. 43 Milo Veloz Jr. 16. 71 Casey Lappin 17. 77 Ray Bollinger 18. 7g Anthony Guss 19. 17 Jason Pershy 20. 15b Brad Pershy
7/24/09 Davenport Speedway - Rained Out
7/22/09 Quad City Raceway- Finshed 18th with a broken birdcage. 1. 64 Gary Cook Jr. 2. 40 Doug Crampton 3. 89 Mike Spatolla 4. 97 Chad Unzicker 5. 15 Brandon Durbin 6. 70 Jeff Morris 7. 17 Jason Pershy 8. 77 Ray Bollinger 9. 19c Marty Thompson 10. 15b Brad Pershy 11. 23t Billy Tuckwell 12. 29 Craig Crawford 13. 2 Eric Bruce 14. 83 Nathan Balensiefen 15. 9 Ken Schrader 16. 7g Anthony Guss 17. 96 Jason Bahrs 18. Z Mike Zemo Jr. 19. 40 Doug Crampton 20. 50 Andy Clark 21. 43 Milo Veloz Jr. 22. 64x Bill Klingbiel DNS– 85 Leland Bushong and 89x Tom Patz
7/19/09 Quad City Raceway- Finshed 6th with brake problems. 1. 64 Gary Cook Jr. 2. 43 Milo Veloz Jr. 3. 70 Vince Cooper 4. 40 Doug Crampton 5. 70 Jeff Morris 6. Z Mike Zemo Jr. 7. 83 Nathan Balensiefen 8. 17 Jason Pershy 9. 15 Brandon Durbin 10. 29 Craig Crawford 11. 77 Ray Bollinger 12. 19c Mark Vervynk 13. 85 Leland Bushong 14. 50 Andy Clark 15. 15b Brad Pershy 16. 96 Jason Bahrs 17. J1 Jeremy Jordan 18. 88j Jerry Bailey Jr. 19. 23m Matt Gremminger 20. 7g Anthony Guss 21. 6j Andy Warner 22. 6 Tommy Vervynk 23. 1C Ian Dittmer 24. 64x Tim Mullens
7/17/09 Cedar County Raceway - Finished 12th with a not-so-hot set-up. 1. 7 Ryan Dolan 2. 26 Scott Fridley 3. 70 Jeff Morris 4. 5 Bart Miller 5. 7T Mike Thomas 6. 2K Dusty Kraklio 7. 15 Dave Hammond 8. 1 Dan Chapman 9. 89 Tom Pestka 10. 54 Mike Shrope 11. 77 Darrin Plett 12. Z Mike Zemo Jr. 13. L7 Landon Cassill 14. 56 Nick Nevins DNS 61C Noah Coppess
7/5/09 Quad City Raceway- Finshed 15th with a broken birdcage. 1. 40 Doug Crampton 2. 83 Nathan Balensiefen 3. 15 Brandon Durbin 4. 29 Craig Crawford 5. 85 Leland Bushong 6. 8 Greg Durbin 7. 43 Milo Veloz Jr. 8. 66 Joe Adam 9. 6J Andy Warner 10. 96L Dale Lueth 11. 15b Brad Pershy 12. 70c Vince Cooper 13. 70 Jeff Morris 14. 96 Jason Bahrs 15. Z Mike Zemo Jr. 16. 6 Tom Vervynk 17. 7 Bill Kretschmer 18. 21 Dan Hahn 19. 88j Jerry Bailey Jr. 20. 89 TJ Patz DNS– 19c Mark Vervynk and 77 Ray Bollinger
7/3/09 Davenport Speedway - Finished 8th . 1. John Bull; 2. Joe Ross; 3. Doug Crampton; 4. Bob Dominacki; 5. Thad Wilson; 6. Randall VerPlaetse; 7. Chuck Hanna; 8.Mike Zemo Jr ; 9. Brian Webb; 10. John Ahlers; 11. Andy Warner; 12. Craig Crawford; 13. Kyle Diercks; 14. Ray Cox Jr; 15. Rick Ratliff; 16. Brad Rhoads; 17. Russell Engeland; 18. Keith Haislip
6/28/09 Quad City Raceway- Finshed 17th and knocked the tire down. 1. 96 Jason Bahrs 2. 83 Nathan Balensiefen 3. 43 Milo Veloz Jr. 4. 70 Jeff Morris 5. 71 Casey Lappin 6. 40 Doug Crampton 7. 66 Joe Adam 8. 6J Jim Sandusky 9. 88J Jerry Bailey Jr. 10. 15b Brad Pershy 11. 96L Dale Lueth 12. 6 Mark Vervynk 13. 44p Chad Patch 14. 85 Leland Bushong 15. 88 Rob Nylin 16. 89 TJ Patz 17. Z Mike Zemo Jr. 18. 19 Jason Parrish 19. 17 Jason Pershy 20. 77 Ray Bollinger 21. 29 Craig Crawford 22. 52 Nick Hillyer DNS– 15 Brandon Durbin
6/26/09 Davenport Speedway - Finished 10th 1. Bob Dominacki; 2. John Ahlers; 3. Ray Cox Jr; 4. Brian Webb; 5. Craig Crawford; 6. Rick Ratliff; 7. John Bull; 8. Chuck Hanna; 9. Donovan Lodge; 10. Mike Zemo Jr; 11. Tim Arp; 12. Kyle Diercks; 13. Russell Engeland; 14. Tony Baker; 15. Doug Crampton; 16. Thad Wilson;
5/24/09 Quad City Raceway- Finshed 14th with a broken engine. 1. 40 Doug Crampton 2. 83 Nathan Balensiefen 3. 85 Leland Bushong 4. 77 Ray Bollinger 5. 15B Brad Pershy 6. 15 Brandon Durbin 7. 70 Jeff Morris 8. 43 Milo Veloz Jr. 9. 29 Craig Crawford 10. 66 Joe Adam 11. 88 Jerry Durbin 12. 88J Jerry Bailey Jr. 13. 28 Brad Carrington 14. Z Mike Zemo Jr. 15. 17 Jason Pershy 16. 39 Pepe Gellerstadt 17. 7X Derrick Carlson 18. 6J Andy Warner 19. 96 Jason Bahrs 20. 28M Kevin Morrow 21. 89 TJ Patz DNS– 53 Matt Stein

5/17/09

Quad City Raceway- Finshed 9th. .1. 64 Gary Cook Jr. 2. 83 Nathan Balensiefen 3. 15b Brad Pershy 4. 40 Doug Crampton 5. 77 Ray Bollinger 6. 66 Joe Adam 7. 6 Brock Bauman 8. 43 Milo Veloz Jr. 9. Z Mike Zemo Jr. 10. 85 Leland Bushong 11. 70 Jeff Morris 12. 88 Jerry Durbin 13. 29 Craig Crawford 14. 89 TJ Patz 15. 17 Jason Pershy 16. 44p Chad Patch 17. C4 Chris Moorefield 18. 96 Jason Bahrs 19. 7x Derrick Carlson 20. 15 Brandon Durbin 21. 88J Jerry Bailey Jr. 22. 8 Greg Durbin
5/10/09 Quad City Raceway- Finshed 14th with a broken panhard. 1. Ray Guss Jr - 128 2. Nathan Balensiefan - 83 3. Milo Veloz Jr. - 43 4. Nick Neville - 32 5. Greg Drubin - 8 6. Brandon Durbin - 15 7. Craig Crawford - 29 8. Brad Pershy - 15B 9. Ray Bollinger - 77 10. Jason Pershy - 17 11. Jerry Bailey Jr. - 88J 12. Doug Crampton - 40 13. T.J. Patz - 89 14. Mike Zemo Jr. - Z 15. Jeff Morris - 70 16. Leland Bushong - 85 17. Jerry Durbin - 88
5/3/09

Quad City Raceway- Finshed 14th with a broken axle. For Quad City racing fans, seeing Ronnie Weedon's "00" make its way around the track before the open wheel feature Sunday night was a sure sign that summer is right around the corner. The Quad City Raceway in East Moline hosted the Ronnie Weedon Memorial and the racing was something of which the former champ would have been proud. Gary Cook Jr. outlasted a number of restarts and a pesky Ray Guss Jr. to pick up the win, leading the string of cars around the track for all 20 laps. Not only did Cook have to outlast the restarts, he also had to deal with the lights going out in turn one, making the loose track even more dicey. "The holes were bad out there, especially when you couldn't see them, but the fastest line was right through the holes, so you just had to go for it," said Cook, who made the nearly two-hour drive from his home in Deer Creek, just south of Peoria. "With Guss taking the inside line, I was going just fast enough to stay ahead of him.'' And as far as the track not being very tacky? "The looser the better for me," he said. Cook left with the honorary five-foot trophy with Weedon's open wheel car on top.

1. Gary Cook Jr. - 64 2. Nathan Balensiefan - 83 3. Jeff Morris - 70 4. Doug Crampton - 40 5. Jeff Curl - C12 6. Ray Bollinger - 77 7. Jeff Larson - B1 8. Chad Patch - 44P 9. Ray Guss Jr. - 128 10. Thad Wilson - 75 11. Jerry Durbin - 88 12. Brad Pershy - 15b 13. Jerry Bailey Jr. - 88J 14. Mike Zemo Jr. - Z 15. Brandon Durbin - 15 16. Jason Pershy - 17 17. Leland Bushong - 85 18. Milo Veloz Jr. - 43 19. Greg Durbin - 8 20. Derrick Carlson - 7x 21. T.J. Patz - 89 22. McKay Wenger - 42

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