MIDWEST TQ RACING LEAGUE™ presented by Vincennes University
August 7, 2010 – Rushville, Indiana – Rush County Fairgrounds

“Frank Ramsey Memorial Race”

Fast Time – Tate Martz, 12.798 seconds

Jackson Oil & Solvents Duel for Fuel – 1. Kenny Byrge, 2. CJ Leary, 3. Tate Martz, Ronnie Combs.

Heat 1 – 1. Bobby Walton, 2. Rick Robinson, 3. Jason Willis, 4. Chris Guinn, 5. Kyle Lux, 6. Chris Mann, 7. Nick Speidel.

Heat 2 – 1. Brayton Leisure, 2. Rob Walton, 3. Jamie Ross, 4. Chad Rouse, 5. Caleb Faulkner, 6. Brett Hankins.

Heat 3 – 1. Caleb Faulkner, 2. Kyle Lux, 3. Bobby Walton, 4. Kenny Byrge, 5. Tate Martz, 6. Brett Hankins.

Heat 4 – 1. Chad Rouse, 2. Nick Speidel, 3. Ronnie Combs, 4. Chris Mann, 5. Rob Walton, 6. Chris Guinn.

Heat 5 – 1. Rick Robinson, 2. Jason Willis, 3. Jamie Ross, 4. Brayton Leisure, 5. CJ Leary.

Feature – 1. Ronnie Combs, 2. Jason Willis, 3. Rick Robinson, 4. CJ Leary, 5. Tate Martz, 6. Kenny Byrge, 7. Bobby Walton, 8. Kyle Lux, 9. Chris Guinn, 10. Caleb Faulkner, 11. Jamie Ross, 12. Rob Walton, 13. Chris Mann, 14. Nick Speidel, 15. Chad Rouse, 16. Brett Hankins, DNS Brayton Leisure.

Lap Leaders – 1-14 Jason Willis, 15-25 Ronnie Combs.


INOX Slick Move of the Race – Ronnie Combs.
Duane & Sonja Alexander Hard Luck Driver – Brayton Leisure.
Tony Stewart Racing Rookie of the Race – CJ Leary.
Ward’s Apparel Hard Charger – Rick Robinson.
Green Tech Tail Gunner Challenge – Nick Speidel declined.
Jackson Oil & Solvents $50 Gift Certificate – Rick Robinson.
Ward’s Apparel $50 Gift Certificate – Jamie Ross.


Next Event - August 21, 2010 - Shelbyville, Indiana - Shelby County Fairgrounds

For More Information - www.mtqrl.com

Ronnie Combs became the eighth different winner in eleven races on Saturday night when the Midwest TQ Racing League™ presented by Vincennes University competed at the Rush County Fairgrounds in Rushville, Ind.

The event was the Frank Ramsey Memorial and was held in the honor of the late car owner who passed away in April 2009. Frank and his brother Roger formed Ramsey Brothers Racing and with driver Tate Martz won the inaugural MTQRL championship last season.

Martz, in the Ramsey Brothers Racing entry, set quick time with a lap of 12.798 seconds around the fairgrounds oval. Kenny Byrge won the Jackson Oil & Solvents Duel for Fuel and heat winners were Bobby Walton, Brayton Leisure, Caleb Faulkner, Chad Rouse and Rick Robinson.

Nick Speidel and Kyle Lux would start the 25 lap feature event from the front row but it was third starting Jason Willis taking the lead on the opening lap. With Willis in the lead a trio of drivers that started in the fourth and fifth rows, Combs, Martz and Robinson, began to work their way through traffic to the front of the field. The caution waived for Speidel with fourteen laps in the books and Willis still held the point with Combs now right behind in second place. On the restart Combs got under Willis on the backstretch, went low in turn three, and took the lead. Combs went on to lead the final eleven laps taking the win over Willis, Robinson, CJ Leary and Martz.

Combs’ pass on Willis for the feature win earned him the INOX Slick Move of the Race. Robinson passed six cars to capture the Ward’s Apparel Hard Charger and Leary was the Tony Stewart Rookie of the Race. Leisure crashed in his heat and was unable to start the feature and was named the Duane & Sonja Alexander Hard Luck Driver.

Willis moves to the front of the Tony Stewart Foundation Leader of the Pack standings, Leary leads the Tony Stewart Rookie of the Year standings and Martz leads the Ward’s Apparel Hard Charger and Jackson Oil & Solvents Duel for Fuel standings. Martz also leads the season standings while Leary and Willis are engaged in a tight 6 point battle for second place.

The MTQRL is off next week but returns to action on Saturday August 21st at the Shelby County Fairgrounds in Shelbyville, Ind. The days activities start with a race car display at the Grover Museum, 52 W. Broadway, Shelbyville, Ind., between noon and 2:00 pm. The museum will be serving free Coke and root beer floats in the 1904 Emporium on the Streets of Old Shelbyville. The cars will then head across town to the fairgrounds where practice is at 5:00 pm, qualifications at 6:00 pm and racing begins at 7:00 pm.

For more information on the MTQRL please visit www.mtqrl.com.

DRIVER STANDINGS
1- Tate Martz 1,357
2- CJ Leary 1,265
3- Jason Willis 1,259
4- Chris Guinn 1,107
5- Nick Speidel 913
6- Tim Lynch 860
7- Rick Robinson 819
8- Chris Mann 772
9- Caleb Faulkner 762
10- Kenny Byrge 734

OWNER STANDINGS
1- Roger Ramsey, #1 1,357
2- Chuck & Tammi Leary, #30 1,265
3- Wayne Willis, #25 1,259
4- Chris Guinn, #5G 1,107
5- Tim Lynch, #23 860
6- Rick Robinson, #12 819
7- Chris Mann, #24 772
8- Ray Faulkner, #83 762
9- Steve Brown, #21 685
10- Jamie Ross, #88 675

JACKSON OIL & SOLVENTS
DUEL FOR FUEL STANDINGS
1- Tate Martz 60
2- Jason Willis 48
3- Kenny Byrge 26
4- Chris Mann 25
4- CJ Leary 25

WARD'S APPAREL
HARD CHARGER STANDINGS
1- Tate Martz 49
2- CJ Leary 39
3- Jamie Ross 38
4- Caleb Faulkner 26
5- Rick Robinson 25

TONY STEWART FOUNDATION
LEADER OF THE PACK STANDINGS
1- Jason Willis 50
2- Tate Martz 48
3- CJ Leary 41
4- Chris Guinn 20
5- Jason Knoke 18

TONY STEWART RACING
ROOKIE OF THE YEAR STANDINGS
1- CJ Leary 1,265
2- Caleb Faulkner 762
3- Chad Rouse 332
4- Rob Walton 213
5- Brayton Leisure 185