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Defending champion Tate Martz became the first repeat winner of the season on Saturday night June 26th when the Midwest TQ Racing League™ presented by Vincennes University competed at the Twin Cities Raceway Park in Vernon, Ind.

Polesitter Nick Speidel got the jump on the field when the green flag waived to start the 20-lap feature. First Jason Willis, and then Tate Martz, began to pressure Speidel for the lead. Martz slipped under Speidel to take the lead on lap nine and led the final twelve laps to score his sixth career MTQRL victory. Tim Lynch, Chris Mann, CJ Leary and Rick Robinson rounded out the top five. Heat winners were Speidel and Willis.

Robinson advanced eleven places in the feature and received the Ward’s Apparel Hard Charger Award. Leary’s fourth place finish earned him the Tony Stewart Racing Rookie of the Race and Martz made the INOX Slick Move of the Race. Kyle Lux lost a wheel in his heat race and was unable to continue for the evening and was named the Duane & Sonja Alexander Hard Luck Driver.

With the win Martz increased his point lead to 62 over Speidel. Chris Guinn remains in third with only one point separating Leary and Lynch for fourth place.



MIDWEST TQ RACING LEAGUE™ presented by Vincennes University
June 26, 2010 – Vernon, Indiana – Twin Cities Raceway Park

Heat 1 – 1. Nick Speidel, 2. Kenny Byrge, 3. Chris Guinn, 4. Craig Eaglin, 5. CJ Leary, 6. Will Wilson, 7. Jeff Bruce, 8. Chad Rouse, 9. Brett Hankins.

Heat 2 – 1. Jason Willis, 2. Tate Martz, 3. Tim Lynch, 4. Collin Ambrose, 5. Chris Mann, 6. Jamie Ross, 7. Caleb Faulkner, 8. Rick Robinson, 9. Kyle Lux.

Feature – 1. Tate Martz, 2. Tim Lynch, 3. Chris Mann, 4. CJ Leary, 5. Rick Robinson, 6. Jason Willis, 7. Jeff Bruce, 8. Jamie Ross, 9. Caleb Faulkner, 10. Craig Eaglin, 11. Nick Speidel, 12. Kenny Byrge, 13. Collin Ambrose, 14. Chris Guinn, 15. Brett Hankins, 16. Will Wilson, 17. Chad Rouse, DNS Kyle Lux.

Lap Leaders: 1-8 Nick Speidel, 9-20 Tate Martz.

Point Standings – 1. Tate Martz-602; 2. Nick Speidel-540; 3. Chris Guinn-487; 4. CJ Leary-469; 5. Tim Lynch-468; 6. Rick Robinson-439; 7. Jason Willis-431; 8. Kenny Byrge-426; 9. Chris Mann-401; 10. Caleb Faulkner-348.

Next Event – July 3, 2010 – Shelby County Fairgrounds, Shelbyville, Ind.

For More Information – www.mtqrl.com