Next Sunoco Race Fuels bonuses awarded at US 30, East Moline

By Rob Hinckley EAST MOLINE, Ill. (Aug. 8) – Travis Denning formulated the strategy as he circled the quarter-mile oval. Denning got the hole shot from his P3 start, had the lead before the first circuit was completed and ended up cruising to the 30-lap Greg Durbin Memorial main event for IMCA Modifieds Sunday evening at East Moline Speedway. The second annual event was held to celebrate the late member of the prominent Durbin racing family and driver of the No. 8 Modified. Already Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational qualifying eligible, Denning gathered $2,008 for the victory out of the nearly $8,000 up for grabs.  The Sterling, Ill., hotshoe saw a straightaway advantage vanish on Lap 11 when one of the only three cautions flew. He then battled Jeff Larson after the restart with Larson edging to the front briefly. The left rear wheel came off the No. B1 sending Larson to a stop and bringing out the second yellow.  Denning stayed on the point and let Greg’s brothers Brandon Durbin and Eric Barnes battle for [Read More]

By Rob Hinckley EAST MOLINE, Ill. (Sept. 19) – The smile lit up the cockpit of the no. 15K and then in front of the large crowd at East Moline Speedway.  Justin Kay found one track he had not won at in 2021 and picked a great night, leading all 56 laps of the Salute to Gary Webb IMCA Sunoco Late Model special Sunday evening. “It’s pretty cool. It seems like we win a lot of the races that are salutes. I’ve raced a lot of laps with Gary so I hope to keep this going,” he said. The race on the tight quarter-mile oval was only slowed three times by caution in the first 10 laps. The last 46 circuits were all under the green flag.  “I’m a little winded. That was a long green flag run there at the end,” said $2,000 winner Kay.  The Wheatland, Iowa pilot started on the pole, thanks to drawing the one pill in the redraw, and blazed every lap to beat track champion Andy Nezworski, Fred Remley, [Read More]

By Rob Hinckley  EAST MOLINE, Ill. (June 6) – Joe Ross looked up and then said he couldn’t remember when he won last.  “Especially at East Moline,” he said in winner’s circle and laughed.  The Ross family special was a bullet on the high side. The Thomson, Ill., veteran passed Gary Webb about halfway through and cruised to the 25-lap IMCA Sunoco Late Model feature Sunday evening at East Moline Speedway.  “I found it good on the high side in (turns) one and two and the bottom was better in three and four,” Ross added. “I had no idea where anyone was behind me so I just kept rolling.” There were several cautions early, but the field settled down and put on good battles.  Webb held off Andy Nezworski, followed by early leader Leroy Brenner and Chuck Hanna.  Earlier in the evening, Matt Ryan flew to the make-up feature from May 16, beating Nezworski, Ross, Hanna and Webb.  Jeff Larson kept the hot streak going with his third straight IMCA Modified 20-lap finale. Larson passed [Read More]