There are still more than two days left in the voting, but it appears Michael Long and Bill Genenbacher will be advancing to the semifinals of the King of the Ring online voting tournament.
Long has attracted 39 percent of the balloting and Genenbacher 30 percent at this writing (2:53 p.m. Friday). The remaining four drivers — Steven DeLonjay, Jeff Klingele, Hal Roach and Junior Tuggle — are all below 20 percent in this first-round group of two-time track champions at Quincy Raceways.
Voting for this round concludes Sunday night, with the top two advancing to the semifinals, beginning Feb. 14.
On tap next week will be another group of two-time track champions: Lonnie Carter, Tony Dunker, Jim Gillenwater, Greg Uppinghouse and Gary Dreyer. The top two from this group also advance to the semifinals.
Awaiting in the semifinals are three- and four-time track champions Lonnie Bailey, Eddie Dieker, Terry Gallaher, Larry Larson, Steve Carlin and Sam Burgtorf.
The top three from the semifinals will move on to the King of the Ring finals where 14-time champ Mark Burgtorf, 13-time title-winner Hank DeLonjay and nine-time champion Steve Fraise are waiting at the start-finish line.
