Sport modifieds likely to have closest points race this season at Broadway Bullring

Crate late model driver Jackson Frankel, right, is a son of Jason Frankel, left, who won the 2008 IMCA late model championship at Quincy Raceways, | Photo courtesy of Gregg Teel

QUINCY — After a month of the dirt-track season at Quincy Raceways, it’s fair to offer the following 10 early observations and predictions. Likely to be the closest points race: The driver atop the sport mod leaderboard will probably fluctuate all season long. Yep, the leading wheel men in that series are THAT close. Defending champ…

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‘High Side Hustler’ finds new-look Quincy track to his liking, leads 39 of 40 late model feature laps

Jason Feger, the late model driver known as the "High Side Hustler" lived up to that moniker by leading 39 of the 40 feature laps in the MARS main event, pocketing a $5,050 first-prize check in front of a boisterous turnout of about 3,700 race fans at Quincy Raceways — Photo by Gregg Teel.

QUINCY — For Jason Feger, his first exposure to the new-look Quincy Raceways proved to be challenging. Highly rewarding, mind you, but challenging nonetheless. Feger, however, was more than up to the task at hand on a breezy Friday night at 8000 Broadway. The late model driver known as the “High Side Hustler” lived up…

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MARS cars will be stars Friday night at Broadway Bullring, but local fans will keep eye on Fowler’s Long

Fowler resident Michael Long is the two-time defending champion of the MARS series, having won 14 of the series' 34 events since the start of the 2023 season. | Photo courtesy of Jonathan Clayton

QUINCY — The season’s first major night of dirt-track racing is about to arrive. Both the MARS super late models and modifeds will make their way to Quincy Raceways for a rare Friday night date at 8000 Broadway. The late models will be running for $5,000 to win. The modifieds’ top prize will be $2,000. …

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Jackson Frankel’s first feature win at Quincy Raceways sees him following in footsteps of championship father

Jackson Frankel won the Sunday night crate late model feature at Quincy Raceways. The feature win was the 17-year-old Frankel's first at the Broadway Bullring, where his dad, Jason, won the 2008 track championship. — Photo by Gregg Teel.

QUINCY — The apple — or more appropriately, lug wrench — does not fall far from its origin. Jackson Frankel, the 17-year-old son of 2008 Quincy Raceways late model track champion Jason Frankel, won his first feature at the Broadway Bullring in spectacular fashion Sunday night. Jackson Frankel headed the 25-lap crate late model main…

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‘As word gets out, cars will come’: Deering, Wilson predicting grand future for refurbished Quincy track

Jamie Wilson, center, has been impressed with the first two crowds of the season at Quincy Raceways and expects them to grow even larger as the year unfolds. | Photo courtesy of Gregg Teel

QUINCY — Count veteran modified driver Shawn Deering as another fan of the “new” Quincy Raceways. From its reconfigured and regenerated racing surface, plus the addition of track walls and other amenities, Deering thinks Quincy is well on its way to becoming the racing hub of the tri-state area. “As word gets out, I think…

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After winning second late model feature, Becerra plans to split time at Quincy Raceways in modified as well

Austen Becerra, shown driving Sunday night at Quincy Raceways, plans to split his time this season between the crate lates and modifieds. | Photo courtesy of Gregg Teel

QUINCY — Enjoy him while you can. Austen Becerra is not in search of any track championship this season. This year it’s all about wins, in both a late model and modified. Unfortunately for local race fans, not all of that expected success will be at Quincy Raceways and the immediate surrounding area. An expanded…

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Wilson’s opening-night performance at Quincy Raceways earns him first 10-star award of season

Veteran Jamie Wilson had a perfect night last Sunday — literally. He was the fastest qualifier, won his heat race and led flag-to-flag in the opening crate late model feature of the season. His new paint scheme might very well be the sharpest in the division. | Photo courtesy of Gregg Teel

QUINCY — The first weekend of the dirt-track season at Quincy Raceways produced a number of solid showings. At the top of those impressive performances was late model driver Jamie Wilson, who earns the first 10-star achievement of the season. Each week in this space we’ll rank the top 10 driver showings from the previous…

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3,000 cheeseburgers and six flag-to-flag feature winners later, opening night a success at Quincy Raceways

Rickey Frankel III (33) and Denny Woodworth (45) battle for position early in Sunday night's crate late model feature at Quincy Raceways. Also visible is the new fencing on the front stretch and new walls in corners, which were part of $150,000 in offseason improvements. | Photo courtesy of Gregg Teel

QUINCY — How successful was opening night at Quincy Raceways? Renee DeLonjay may have summed it up best. “We had 3,000 cheeseburgers, and we ran out (early in the evening),” said DeLonjay, who with husband Jeff began their first full season as owners of the venerable dirt track on a chilly and breezy Sunday night.…

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After $150,000 in improvements, new-look Quincy Raceways kicks off season Sunday night

Modified driver Dave Wietholder negotiates one of the turns at Quincy Raceways. The dirt-track season at 8000 Broadway opens Sunday night. | Photo courtesy of Quincy Raceways

QUINCY — The wait is just about over.  The dirt-track season opens at the new-look Quincy Raceways on Sunday night, showcasing a manifold of improvements for drivers and spectators alike.  Jeff DeLonjay begins his first full year as owner and operator of the 28.5-acre site at 8000 Broadway following an offseason that has kept track staff…

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Wietholder races way back to victory lane with dominant performance in modified feature

Photo courtesy Quincy Raceways

QUINCY — It had been a while, but Dave Wietholder had no problem finding victory lane following Sunday night’s victory in the modified feature at Quincy Raceways. The checkered flag was the first of the season for Wietholder, a four-time series champion, and ended a 22-feature winless streak dating to Aug. 6, 2023. “The car…

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“I think it’s over”: Quincy Raceways continues to sit idle

Weeds have overtaken the infield and track at Quincy Raceways, which hasn't seen action since 2019.

by Steve Eighinger QUINCY — Kim Abbott wears her feelings on her sleeve, especially when it comes to dirt-track racing. “It is sad … and it’s also pretty depressing,” said Abbott, the only female track champion in the long and storied history of Quincy Raceways, which for the second straight year sits idle at its…

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