COMPLETE RESULTS FOR 1989
Date (Sanction/Event) – Winners
4/22 410 – Jerry Richert Jr., 360 – Mike Twedt 4/28 (WoO) Sammy Swindell 4/29 (WoO) Sammy Swindell, 360 – Steve Wares 5/6 (CRA) Jerry Meyer, 360 – Steve Breazeale 5/13 410 – Danny Lasoski, 360 – David Hesmer 5/20 410 – Danny Lasoski, 360 – David Hesmer 5/27 410 – Jerry Richert Jr., 360 – Dwight Snodgrass 6/3 410 – Randy Smith, 360 – David Hesmer 6/10 410 – Danny Lasoski, 360 – David Hesmer 6/17 Rain 6/23 (WoO) Doug Wolfgang 6/24 (WoO) Doug Wolfgang 7/1 410 – Randy Smith, 360 – David Hesmer 7/4 (USA) Doug Wolfgang 7/8 (Twin Features) 410 – Randy Smith, Danny Lasoski, 360 – David Hesmer x2 7/15 410 – Danny Lasoski, 360 – Jeff Jones 7/22 Rain 7/29 410 – Sammy Swindell, 360 – Steve Breazeale 8/2 360 – Mike Twedt 8/3 Burlington Mods – Billy Dusenbery, IMCA Modifieds – Wayne Larson, IMCA Stock Cars – Bob Hayes 8/4 (Enduro) Kenny Miller 8/5 410 – Danny Lasoski, 360 – David Hesmer 8/12 410 – Sammy Swindell, 360 – David Hesmer 8/16 (Knoxville Nationals Prelim) Steve Kinser 8/17 (Knoxville Nationals Prelim) Doug Wolfgang 8/18 (Knoxville Nationals NQ) Jerry Richert Jr., (Race of States) Steve Kinser, (Mystery Feature) Stevie Smith 8/19 (Knoxville Nationals) Doug Wolfgang 9/2 410 – Jerry Richert Jr., 360 – Dean Chadd 9/15 (USA) Doug Wolfgang 9/16 (USA Twin Features) Doug Wolfgang, Stevie Smith
4/22/89
Knoxville Season Opener to Richert Jr. by Bob Wilson
Knoxville, IA – Jerry Richert Jr. opened the 36th season of weekly racing at the Marion County Fairgrounds Saturday night by capturing the $2,250 first place money, leading flag to flag.
Richert, who found victory lane in the season opener one year ago, took an immediate lead from his second row starting position. By the third lap, the Durst-Smith-Taggart Competition Gambler was being chased closely by Danny Lasoski as the duo pulled away from the balance of the field.
On lap sixteen, as the twosome encountered heavy lapped traffic, Lasoski bounced into Richert and performed a complete loop. Lasoski was able to continue, but had fallen too far back to mount a threat at the checkereds.
Following Richert and Lasoski across the line were Danny Young, Jeff Tuttle, Ray Lipsey and Glenn Berkner. Rod Henderson, Jon Barger, Gordy Vogelaar and Wayne Redmond rounded out the top ten finishers.
Mike Twedt captured the season opening limited sprint feature event as he drove to a commanding lead to take the win by half a lap. Walt Esch, Craig Agan, Mike Chadd and Matt Fox formed the top five finishers.
410 Results
Time Trials (Qualifying Order): 1. 5, Danny Lasoski, Dover, MO (8) 16.780; 2. 1, Jeff Tuttle, West Des Moines, IA (34) 16.794; 3. 45, Ray Lipsey, Lincoln, NE (26) 16.879; 4. 7x, Terry McCarl, Des Moines, IA (17) 16.910; 5. 1x, Jerry Richert Jr., Forest Lake, MN (7) 17.013; 6. 47, Mackie Heimbaugh, Des Moines, IA (11) 17.059; 7. 6m, Tim Monson, Lakefield, MN (33) 17.074; 8. 21B, Glenn Berkner, Sleepy Eye, MN (19) 17.115; 9. 23, Greg Wooley, Oklahoma City, OK (31) 17.184; 10. 5T, Ron Sallman, Indianola, IA (5) 17.298; 11. 39, Bob White, West Des Moines, IA (25) 17.298; 12. 3Y, Danny Young, Des Moines, IA (3) 17.320; 13. 83, Rod Henderson, Beresford, SD (18) 17.423; 14. 7, Randy Smith, Mount Ayr, IA (4) 17.432; 15. 2V, Randy Babcock, Knoxville, IA (20) 17.443; 16. 17J, Jon Barger, Wentworth, SD (12) 17.472; 17. 21, Mark Shaffer, Newton, IA (22) 17.473; 18. 14, John Sernett, Bloomington, MN (13) 17.506; 19. 99, Gordy Vogelaar, Worthington, MN (29) 17.699; 20. 2x, Bruce Moore, Moline, IL (15) 17.790; 21. 61, Wayne Redmond, Fort Dodge, IA (10) 17.815; 22. 80, Mike Houseman, Des Moines, IA (27) 17.834; 23. 96, Tom Whiting, Cedar Rapids, IA (2) 17.900; 24. 2, Galen Martin, Fairfield, IA (9) 18.166; 25. 19, Bob Weuve, Newton, IA (24) 18.173; 26. 18, Fran Bruns, Madison, SD (28) 18.264; 27. 4v, Kenny McCarl, Des Moines, IA (14) 18.333; 28. 52B, Jordan Albaugh, Johnston, IA (1) 18.562; 29. 55K, Joe Kouba, Circle Pines, MN (23) 18.714; 30. 14R, Randy Rosenboom, Rock Rapids, IA (32) 19.110; 31. 8, Butch Hanssen, Sioux Falls, SD (6) 19.279; 32. 49, John Hall, Marion, IA (21) 19.300; 33. 69K, Stan Stewart, Fremont, NE (30) 20.079; 34. 4, John Greenwood, Des Moines, IA (16) 21.001.
Heat one (started), 8 laps, 2:21.9: 1. Gordy Vogelaar (2) 2. Rod Henderson (4) 3. Mike Houseman (1) 4. Danny Lasoski (8) 5. Jon Barger (3) 6. Terry McCarl (7) / 7. Bob Weuve (9) 8. Butch Hanssen (11) 9. Tim Monson (6) 10. Jordan Albaugh (10) 11. John Greenwood (12) 12. Ron Sallman (5)
Heat two (started), 8 laps, 2:24.4: 1. Randy Smith (4 - DQ) 2. Bruce Moore (2) 3. Jerry Richert Jr. (7) 4. Glenn Berkner (6) 5. Jeff Tuttle (8) 6. Tom Whiting (1) / 7. Mark Shaffer (3) 8. Fran Bruns (9) 9. John Hall (11) 10. Joe Kouba (10) 11. Bob White (5)
Heat three (started), 8 laps, 2:25.5: 1. Wayne Redmond (2) 2. Ray Lipsey (8) 3. John Sernett (3) 4. Danny Young (5) 5. Mackie Heimbaugh (7) 6. Galen Martin (1) / 7. Randy Rosenboom (10) 8. Stan Stewart (9) 9. Randy Babcock (4) 10. Greg Wooley (6) DNS – Kenny McCarl
B main (started), 10 laps, NT: 1. Randy Smith (11) 2. Tim Monson (1) 3. Bob Weuve (5) / 4. Randy Rosenboom (6) 5. Butch Hanssen (7) 6. Jordan Albaugh (4) 7. John Hall (8) … also: Greg Wooley (2), Ron Sallman (3), Stan Stewart (9), John Greenwood (10) DNS – Bob White, Randy Babcock, Mark Shaffer, Fran Bruns, Kenny McCarl, Joe Kouba
A main (started), 20 laps, NT: 1. Jerry Richert Jr. (4) 2. Danny Lasoski (8) 3. Danny Young (1) 4. Jeff Tuttle (7) 5. Ray Lipsey (6) 6. Glenn Berkner (2) 7. Rod Henderson (9) 8. Jon Barger (11) 9. Gordy Vogelaar (13) 10. Wayne Redmond (15) 11. Bruce Moore (14) 12. Bob Weuve (20) 13. Mike Houseman (16) 14. Tom Whiting (17) 15. John Sernett (12) 16. Galen Martin (18) 17. Mackie Heimbaugh (3) 18. Randy Smith (10) 19. Tim Monson (19) 20. Terry McCarl (5). Lap Leader: Richert 1-20.
360 Results
Heat one (started), 6 laps, 1:55.0 (ties TR): 1. 20, Mark Wilson, Des Moines, IA (1) 2. 38, Craig Agan, Knoxville, IA (2) 3. 52, Walt Esch, Des Moines, IA (3) 4. 80A, Duane Van Heukelom, Des Moines, IA (4) / 5. 48, Bob Thompson, Des Moines, IA (5) 6. 29, Ed Perryman, Des Moines, IA (6) 7. 5K, Mike Crawford, Granger, IA (7)
Heat two (started), 6 laps, 1:57.2: 1. 2T, Mike Twedt, Huxley, IA (2) 2. 01, Mike Chadd, Lincoln, NE (3) 3. 11, Archie Ergenbright, Newton, IA (1) 4. 15, Bobby Mincer, Burlington, IA (6) / 5. 1, Dave Hendricks, Des Moines, IA (4) 6. 56, Chris Walraven, Knoxville, IA (7) 7. 99, Jeff Nehring, New London, IA (5) DNS – 6, Jeff Fort, Ottumwa, IA
Heat three (started), 6 laps, NT: 1. M2, Matt Fox, Paton, IA (4) 2. 57, Steve Breazeale, Pleasantville, IA (3) 3. 74, Tom Lenz, Strawberry Point, IA (2) 4. 9, Keith Hightshoe, Lincoln, NE (7) / 5. 10, Steve Wares, Knoxville, IA (1) 6. 15K, Charlie Rowell, Colona, IL (5) 7. 50, Steve Sallman, Indianola, IA (6) DNS – 14, Larry Weeks, Montezuma, IA
B main (started), 6 laps, NT: 1. Bob Thompson (4) 2. Steve Sallman (4) 3. Steve Wares (3) 4. Chris Walraven (6) / 5. Charlie Rowell (5) 6. Ed Perryman (1) DNS – Jeff Nehring, Dave Hendricks, Larry Weeks, Jeff Fort, Mike Crawford
A main (started), 12 laps, NT: 1. Mike Twedt (3) 2. Walt Esch (4) 3. Craig Agan (1) 4. Mike Chadd (5) 5. Matt Fox (7) 6. Bob Thompson (13) 7. Bobby Mincer (8) 8. Tom Lenz (2) 9. Mark Wilson (10) 10. Keith Hightshoe (12) 11. Steve Wares (15) 12. Chris Walraven (16) 13. Steve Breazeale (11) 14. Steve Sallman (14) 15. Archie Ergenbright (9) 16. Duane Van Heukelom (6). Lap Leaders: Agan 1, Twedt 2-12.
4/28/89
Sammy Swindell Posts First WoO Win at Knoxville Qualifier by Bob Wilson
Knoxville, IA – Sammy Swindell had the right stuff Friday night as he challenged the best of the touring World of Outlaw pilots at the Knoxville Raceway and came away the victory in the twenty-lap feature event. It was the first WoO show of the year for Swindell and the Harold Annett/TMC/Challenge crew who were in Iowa to pick up a new engine.
A night of track records was in store for the large crowd in attendance as new marks were set at every distance contested during this eleventh annual WoO Spring Opener preliminary qualifier. Swindell used his new powerplant to lower the time trial mark to 16.211 and additionally set a new ten mile standard during his feature event run. Faster records were set at 5, 8 and 12 lap distances.
Jac Haudenschild was the early pacesetter from his front row starting berth in the feature event with the Swindell Brothers in tow. Sammy got by Jeff on the fourth circuit and used a low side pass in turn two of the ninth lap to dispose of Haudenschild. With near perfect track conditions, the current USA points leader set sail on the half-mile oval.
Doug Wolfgang, who was positioned alongside Sammy on the starting grid, claimed the runner-up spot on the fourteenth go-around as he began steadily closing the gap on the leader. When the laps ran out, Wolfgang had pulled to within five car lengths of the $3,000 winning Swindell effort. The victory automatically qualified the “Volunteer” state native at the front of Saturday’s finale, but Swindell was unsure of his plans due to prior commitments.
Jeff Swindell finished third, Bobby Davis Jr. took fourth and Jac Haudenschild held for fifth. Joe Gaerte, Cris Eash, Johnny Herrera, Tim Green and Danny Lasoski rounded out the top ten finishers.
Qualifying heat events went to Andy Hillenburg, Green, Gaerte and Donnie Kreitz Jr.. Davis Jr. used the B Feature win to regain his timed spot in the finale and Green was again victorious in the Fram Dash.
410 Results
Time Trials (Qualifying Order): 1. 1s, Sammy Swindell, Bartlett, TN (16) 16.211 (NTR); 2. 48, Jac Haudenschild, Millersburg, OH (20) 16.483; / 3. 5m, Johnny Herrera, Albuquerque, NM (2) 16.527; 4. 11x, Jeff Swindell, Memphis, TN (25) 16.565; 5. 8D, Doug Wolfgang, Sioux Falls, SD (39) 16.569; 6. 7x, Terry McCarl, Des Moines, IA (32) 16.674; 7. 17E, Cris Eash, Woodbine, MD (24) 16.681; 8. 10, Bobby Davis Jr., Memphis, TN (17) 16.694; 9. 7TW, Joe Gaerte, Rochester, IN (7) 16.783; 10. 5, Danny Lasoski, Dover, MO (6) 16.723; 11. 32u, Lee Brewer Jr., Memphis, TN (34) 16.732; 12. 1, Jeff Tuttle, West Des Moines, IA (9) 16.783; 13. 7, Randy Smith, Mount Ayr, IA (10) 16.881; 14. 69K, Donnie Kreitz Jr., Sinking Spring, PA (21) 16.947; 15. 45, Ray Lipsey, Lincoln, NE (15) 16.969; 16. 14, Tim Green, San Jose, CA (19) 17.009; 17. 8, Craig Keel, Weedsport, NY (36) 17.034; 18. 23, Greg Wooley, Oklahoma City, OK (27) 17.035; 19. 2, Andy Hillenburg, Broken Arrow, OK (41) 17.062; 20. 6m, Tim Monson, Lakefield, MN (29) 17.074; 21. 1x, Jerry Richert Jr., Forest Lake, MN (42) 17.086; 22. 21B, Glenn Berkner, Sleepy Eye, MN (35) 17.203; 23. 47, Mackie Heimbaugh, Des Moines, IA (38) 17.224; 24. 12$, Shane Carson, Oklahoma City, OK (5) 17.255; 25. 21, Steve Beitler, Sedro Woolley, WA (22) 17.265; 26. 27, Jerry Beeck Jr., Eagle, NE (30) 17.294; 27. 86, Tommy James, Sioux Falls, SD (31) 17.402; 28. 5T, Ron Sallman, Indianola, IA (28) 17.459; 29. 3Y, Danny Young, Des Moines, IA (3) 17.462; 30. 61, Wayne Redmond, Fort Dodge, IA (33) 17.588; 31. 55, Terry Thorson, Newton, IA (12) 17.605; 32. 18, Fran Bruns, Madison, SD (8) 17.623; 33. 14s, John Sernett, Bloomington, MN (26) 17.632; 34. 12, Cliff Woodward, Kearney, MO (1) 17.692; 35. 96, Tom Whiting, Cedar Rapids, IA (40) 17.703; 36. 19, Bob Weuve, Newton, IA (4) 17.752; 37. 4c, Kenny McCarl, Des Moines, IA (14) 17.784; 38. 2K, Jim Kouba, Rochester, MN (23) 17.971; 39. 52B, Jordan Albaugh, Johnston, IA (11) 17.996; 40. 80, Mike Houseman, Des Moines, IA (18) 18.094; 41. 49H, John Hall, Marion, IA (13) 18.112; 42. 28, Don Droud Jr., Lincoln, NE (37) 18.759; 43. 18H, Gary Herbst, North Platte, NE (43) 20.312.
Heat one (started), 8 laps, NT: 1. Andy Hillenburg (2) 2. Johnny Herrera (6) 3. Cris Eash (5) 4. Mackie Heimbaugh (1) / 5. Tommy James (7) 6. Lee Brewer Jr. (4) 7. Ray Lipsey (3) 8. Terry Thorson (8) 9. Cliff Woodward (9) 10. Jim Kouba (10) DNS – Don Droud Jr. (11)
Heat two (started), 8 laps, NT: 1. Tim Green (3) 2. Jeff Swindell (6) 3. Shane Carson (1) 4. Tim Monson (2) / 5. Jeff Tuttle (4) 6. Jordan Albaugh (10) 7. Ron Sallman (7) 8. Tom Whiting (9) 9. Bobby Davis Jr. (5) 10. Gary Herbst (11) DNS – (8)
Heat three (started), 8 laps, 2:18.7 (NTR): 1. Joe Gaerte (5) 2. Doug Wolfgang (6) 3. Jerry Richert Jr. (2) 4. Craig Keel (3) / 5. Bob Weuve (9) 6. Danny Young (7) 7. Fran Bruns (8) 8. Randy Smith (4) 9. Glenn Berkner (1) 10. Mike Houseman (10)
Heat four (started), 8 laps, NT: 1. Donnie Kreitz Jr. (4) 2. Danny Lasoski (5) 3. Steve Beitler (2) 4. Terry McCarl (6) / 5. Jerry Beeck Jr. (1) 6. Wayne Redmond (7) 7. John Sernett (8) 8. John Hall (10) 9. Kenny McCarl (9) 10. Greg Wooley (3)
Dash (started), 5 laps, 1:24.7 (NTR): 1. Jeff Swindell (1) 2. Jac Haudenschild (3) 3. Doug Wolfgang (5) 4. Sammy Swindell (4) 5. Johnny Herrera (2) 6. Terry McCarl (6)
B main (started), 12 laps, 3:30.4 (NTR): 1. Bobby Davis Jr. (4) 2. Lee Brewer Jr. (3) 3. Jerry Beeck Jr. (6) 4. Randy Smith (1) 5. Tommy James (7) 6. Ray Lipsey (5) 7. Ron Sallman (8) / 8. John Sernett (11) 9. Terry Thorson (9) 10. Cliff Woodward (14) 11. Bob Weuve (16) 12. Jim Kouba (18) 13. John Hall (17) 14. Kenny McCarl (15) 15. Jeff Tuttle (2) 16. Wayne Redmond (10) 17. Fran Bruns (12) 18. Tom Whiting (13) DNS – Greg Wooley, Glenn Berkner, Danny Young, Jordan Albaugh, Mike Houseman, Don Droud Jr., Gary Herbst
A main (started), 20 laps, 5:52.0 (NTR): 1. Sammy Swindell (4) 2. Doug Wolfgang (3) 3. Jeff Swindell (1) 4. Bobby Davis Jr. (8) 5. Jac Haudenschild (2) 6. Joe Gaerte (9) 7. Cris Eash (7) 8. Johnny Herrera (5) 9. Tim Green (14) 10. Danny Lasoski (10) 11. Donnie Kreitz Jr. (13) 12. Craig Keel (15) 13. Randy Smith (12) 14. Andy Hillenburg (16) 15. Jerry Beeck Jr. (21) 16. Tommy James (22) 17. Ray Lipsey (23) 18. Ron Sallman (24) 19. Mackie Heimbaugh (19) 20. Lee Brewer Jr. (11) 21. Jerry Richert Jr. (17) 22. Shane Carson (20) 23. Steve Beitler (18) 24. Terry McCarl (6) DNS – Tim Monson. Lap Leaders: Haudenschild 1-8, S. Swindell 9-20.
4/29/89
Swindell Sizzles at WoO Knoxville Spring Opener by Bob Wilson
Knoxville, IA – Sammy Swindell gave a repeat performance in the Harold Annett/TMC Challenge sprinter as he thrilled the huge throng at the Knoxville Raceway with some late race heroics to claim the World of Outlaws spring opener Saturday night.
Swindell, who won the A main qualifier on Friday night, was in trouble early as he caught the berm in turn two on the second lap, and nearly lost control. The incident cost him dearly as front row starter, Doug Wolfgang, was able to shoot away to a commanding lead with Bobby Davis Jr. in pursuit.
Lap fourteen saw yellow and red flag incidents as the front runners entered heavy lapped traffic. On the restart, Swindell shot by Davis early and paced Wolfgang lap for lap until they again entered heavy traffic on lap twenty-one. In turn three, he maneuvered past and impeded Wolfgang and took the checkered flag four laps later and $8,000 richer.
“When we got to traffic,” Swindell said in victory lane after the race, “I had a few moves he (Wolfgang) didn’t know about.”
Wolfgang was never able to mount a comeback and had to settle for the $5,000 runner-up position. Davis finished a strong third, Jeff Swindell was fourth and Jac Haudenschild claimed fifth. Tim Green, Joe Gaerte, Andy Hillenburg, Johnny Herrera and Danny Lasoski completed the top ten finishers.
Qualifying heat events went to Lasoski, Terry McCarl, Green and Craig Keel. John Sernett won the B main. Steve Wares captured the twelve lap Knoxville Limited Sprint Feature Event, the first of his career.
410 Results
Time Trials (Qualifying Order): 1. 7, Randy Smith, Mount Ayr, IA (11) 16.353; 2. 48, Jac Haudenschild, Millersburg, OH (13) 16.436; 3. 5m, Johnny Herrera, Albuquerque, NM (8) 16.480; 4. 17E, Cris Eash, Woodbine, MD (4) 16.561; 5. 69K, Donnie Kreitz Jr., Sinking Spring, PA (30) 16.564; 6. 7TW, Joe Gaerte, Rochester, IN (27) 16.595; 7. 49, Rick Ungar, Indianapolis, IN (17) 16.666; 8. 2, Andy Hillenburg, Broken Arrow, OK (26) 16.685; 9. 5, Danny Lasoski, Dover, MO (10) 16.758; 10. 7x, Terry McCarl, Des Moines, IA (20) 16.779; 11. 14, Tim Green, San Jose, CA (23) 16.851; 12. 23, Greg Wooley, Oklahoma City, OK (32) 16.890; 13. 6m, Tim Monson, Lakefield, MN (19) 16.892; 14. 21B, Glenn Berkner, Sleepy Eye, MN (35) 16.923; 15. 1, Jeff Tuttle, West Des Moines, IA (22) 16.927; 16. 8, Craig Keel, Weedsport, NY (34) 16.933; 17. 1x, Jerry Richert Jr., Forest Lake, MN (38) 16.956; 18. 14s, John Sernett, Bloomington, MN (15) 17.053; 19. 47, Mackie Heimbaugh, Des Moines, IA (9) 17.083; 20. 45, Ray Lipsey, Lincoln, NE (37) 17.098; 21. 3Y, Danny Young, Des Moines, IA (16) 17.137; 22. 5T, Ron Sallman, Indianola, IA (3) 17.214; 23. 32u, Lee Brewer Jr., Memphis, TN (36) 17.298; 24. 2V, Randy Babcock, Knoxville, IA (31) 17.309; 25. 21, Steve Beitler, Sedro Woolley, WA (5) 17.350; 26. 86, Tommy James, Sioux Falls, SD (12) 17.368; 27. 27, Jerry Beeck Jr., Eagle, NE (28) 17.374; 28. 61, Wayne Redmond, Fort Dodge, IA (14) 17.453; 29. 96, Tom Whiting, Cedar Rapids, IA (6) 17.472; 30. 12$, Shane Carson, Oklahoma City, OK (39) 17.490; 31. 2x, Bruce Moore, Moline, IL (7) 17.607; 32. 55, Terry Thorson, Newton, IA (29) 17.655; 33. 4c, Kenny McCarl, Des Moines, IA (1) 17.695; 34. 52B, Jordan Albaugh, Johnston, IA (18) 17.779; 35. 19, Bob Weuve, Newton, IA (21) 17.914; 36. 2K, Jim Kouba, Rochester, MN (25) 18.030; 37. 12, Cliff Woodward, Kearney, MO (33) 18.335; 38. 18H, Gary Herbst, North Platte, NE (2) 19.097; 39. 18, Fran Bruns, Madison, SD (24) 19.287; Locked into Feature from Prelim: 1s, Sammy Swindell, Bartlett, TN; 8D, Doug Wolfgang, Sioux Falls, SD; 11x, Jeff Swindell, Memphis, TN; 10, Bobby Davis Jr., Memphis, TN.
Heat one (started), 8 laps, 2:16.3 (NTR): 1. Danny Lasoski (2) 2. Randy Smith (4) 3. Donnie Kreitz Jr. (3) 4. Jerry Richert Jr. (5) / 5. Tim Monson (1) 6. Steve Beitler (7) 7. Danny Young (6) 8. Tom Whiting (8) 9. Cliff Woodward (10) 10. Kenny McCarl (9)
Heat two (started), 8 laps, 2:16.6: 1. Terry McCarl (2) 2. Joe Gaerte (3) 3. Jac Haudenschild (4) 4. Glenn Berkner (1) / 5. Shane Carson (8) 6. John Sernett (5) 7. Tommy James (7) 8. Ron Sallman (6) 9. Jordan Albaugh (9) 10. Gary Herbst (10)
Heat three (started), 8 laps, 2:16.6: 1. Tim Green (2) 2. Johnny Herrera (4) 3. Rick Ungar (3) 4. Jeff Tuttle (1) / 5. Lee Brewer Jr. (6) 6. Jerry Beeck Jr. (7) 7. Bruce Moore (8) 8. Fran Bruns (10) 9. Bob Weuve (9) 10. Mackie Heimbaugh (5)
Heat four (started), 8 laps, NT: 1. Craig Keel (1) 2. Andy Hillenburg (3) 3. Greg Wooley (2) 4. Randy Babcock (6) / 5. Wayne Redmond (7) 6. Terry Thorson (8) 7. Jim Kouba (9) 8. Ray Lipsey (5) 9. Cris Eash (4)
B main (started), 12 laps, NT: 1. John Sernett (2) 2. Steve Beitler (7) 3. Shane Carson (12) 4. Jerry Beeck Jr. (9) 5. Danny Young (6) / 6. Bruce Moore (13) 7. Terry Thorson (14) 8. Bob Weuve (17) 9. Jordan Albaugh (16) 10. Tom Whiting (11) 11. Ray Lipsey (3) 12. Cris Eash (4) 13. Kenny McCarl (15) 14. Tim Monson (1) 15. Ron Sallman (5) 16. Lee Brewer Jr. (8) 17. Tommy James (10) 18. Jim Kouba (18) DNS – Mackie Heimbaugh, Wayne Redmond, Cliff Woodward, Gary Herbst, Fran Bruns
A main (started), 25 laps, NT: 1. Sammy Swindell (4) 2. Doug Wolfgang (2) 3. Bobby Davis Jr. (1) 4. Jeff Swindell (3) 5. Jac Haudenschild (6) 6. Tim Green (14) 7. Joe Gaerte (9) 8. Andy Hillenburg (11) 9. Johnny Herrera (7) 10. Danny Lasoski (12) 11. Randy Smith (5) 12. Donnie Kreitz Jr. (8) 13. Rick Ungar (10) 14. Jerry Richert Jr. (19) 15. Shane Carson (21) 16. Terry McCarl (13) 17. Craig Keel (18) 18. John Sernett (20) 19. Steve Beitler (22) 20. Greg Wooley (15) 21. Jerry Beeck Jr. (24) 22. Danny Young (23) 23. Jeff Tuttle (17) 24. Glenn Berkner (16) DNS – Randy Babcock. Lap Leaders: Wolfgang 1-20, S. Swindell 21-25.
360 Results
Heat one (started), 6 laps, NT: 1. 2T, Mike Twedt, Huxley, IA (3) 2. M2, Matt Fox, Paton, IA (4) 3. 10, Steve Wares, Knoxville, IA (7) 4. 74, Tom Lenz, Strawberry Point, IA (1) / 5. 12, Lyle Sylvester, Bondurant, IA (5) 6. 56, Chris Walraven, Knoxville, IA (6) 7. 80, Duane Van Heukelom, Des Moines, IA (2) DNS – 15K, Charlie Rowell, Colona, IL, 11x, David Hesmer, Marshalltown, IA
Heat two (started), 6 laps, 2:04.5: 1. 20, Mark Wilson, Des Moines, IA (2) 2. 2, Dwight Snodgrass, Indianola, IA (6) 3. 38, Craig Agan, Knoxville, IA (4) 4. 50, Steve Sallman, Indianola, IA (1) / 5. 57, Steve Breazeale, Pleasantville, IA (7) 6. 29, Ed Perryman, Des Moines, IA (5) 7. 48, Bob Thompson, Des Moines, IA (3) DNS – 25Y, Brian Ridge, Ottumwa, IA, 25J, Greg Brown, Ottumwa, IA
Heat three (started), 6 laps, 2:04.3: 1. 11, Archie Ergenbright, Newton, IA (2) 2. 01, Mike Chadd, Lincoln, NE (4) 3. 52, Walt Esch, Des Moines, IA (6) 4. 1, Dave Hendricks, Des Moines, IA (1) / 5. 6, Jeff Fort, Ottumwa, IA (5) 6. 15, Bobby Mincer, Burlington, IA (3) 7. 7B, Dave Westercamp, Johnston, IA (7) DNS – 53, Bob Anderson, Burlington, IA
B main (started), 6 laps, NT: 1. Steve Breazeale (4) 2. Lyle Sylvester (3) 3. Jeff Fort (2) 4. Chris Walraven (5) / 5. Dave Westercamp (7) 6. Greg Brown (6) 7. Duane Van Heukelom (1) DNS – Bob Thompson, Bobby Mincer, Charlie Rowell, Brian Ridge, David Hesmer, Bob Anderson, Ed Perryman
A main (started), 12 laps, NT: 1. Steve Wares (4) 2. Dwight Snodgrass (12) 3. Steve Sallman (2) 4. Steve Breazeale (13) 5. Matt Fox (7) 6. Walt Esch (10) 7. Craig Agan (9) 8. Mark Wilson (5) 9. Tom Lenz (6) 10. Dave Hendricks (1) 11. Lyle Sylvester (14) 12. Jeff Fort (15) 13. Chris Walraven (16) 14. Archie Ergenbright (3) 15. Mike Twedt (11) 16. Mike Chadd (8). Lap Leaders: S. Sallman 1-6, Ergenbright 7, S. Sallman 8-10, Wares 11-12.
5/6/89
CRA Knoxville Debut to Jerry Meyer by Bob Wilson
Knoxville, IA – Jerry Meyer collected his second CRA feature event victory of the season as he guided the Bruce Bromme Nance to a wire to wire win during the 5th Annual Midwest Tour at the Knoxville Raceway Saturday night.
The event, one of six scheduled California Racing Association stops during the Midwest tour, was the first non- wing sprint car show at the Marion County Fairgrounds since 1982. Numerous track records fell despite the Spring cold snap temperatures.
Meyer, who currently sits atop the CRA points standings, grabbed an immediate lead from his front row starting position in a race which went green for the entire thirty-lap distance. He was chased closely throughout the contest by veteran USAC and All Star Sprints regular, Jack Hewitt. The Buckeye native made several challenging passing attempts on the half-mile oval, but was never able to complete the charge and finished three car lengths behind at the checkereds. Meyer received $3,000 for his efforts.
Mike Kirby and Mike Sweeney were third and fourth as Clark Drake, who lowered the late Sheldon Kinser’s 1982 non-wing track record to 19.188 during qualifications, settled for fifth. Additional new marks were set at three laps, ten laps and the thirty-lap Meyer run in this initial CRA Knoxville appearance.
Ron Shuman, who dropped from the feature event late in the race with suspension problems while running fifth, won the trophy dash and second heat event. Qualifying heats also went to Kirby, Rickey Hood and Sweeney. Kim Craft won the B feature.
Steve Breazeale captured his first career feature event win in the companion Knoxville limited sprints portion of the program.
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Time Trials (Qualifying Order): 1. 47, Clark Drake, Long Beach, CA (26) 19.188 (NTR); 2. 2, Ron Shuman, Tempe, AZ (7) 19.343; 3. 16, Eddie Wirth, Hermosa, CA (27) 19.523; 4. 91, Mike Sweeney, Carson, CA (30) 19.534; 5. 6, Mike Kirby, Long Beach, CA (16) 19.632; 6. 23s, Jack Hewitt, Troy, OH (4) 19.678; 7. 3, Jerry Meyer, Chino, CA (22) 19.680; 8. 96, Brad Noffsinger, Huntington Beach, CA (33) 19.762; 9. 43, Bobby George, Honolulu, HI (11) 19.778; 10. 7, Bob Meli, Temple City, CA (17) 19.852; 11. 55, John Redican, Chatsworth, CA (31) 19.875; 12. 57, Ron Didonato, Placentia, CA (15) 19.986; 13. 23, Greg Wooley, Oklahoma City, OK (10) 20.037; 14. 15, Walt Kennedy, Upland, CA (8) 20.043; 15. 191, Rickey Hood, Boonville, IN (32) 20.069; 16. 93, Robbie Ferguson, Harbor City, CA (1) 20.104; 17. 55J, Terry Thorson, Newton, IA (9) 20.163; 18. 72, Kim Craft, Hacienda Heights, CA (19) 20.347; 19. 12, Duane Feduska, Cerritos, CA (35) 20.951; 20. 11, Rip Williams, Yorba Linda, CA (24) 20.502; 21. 89, Ron Wolf, La Mirada, CA (13) 20.550; 22. 3Y, Danny Young, Des Moines, IA (20) 20.658; 23. 12w, Cliff Woodward, Kearney, MO (14) 20.725; 24. 32, Dave Crowell, Torrance, CA (23) 20.728; 25. 21, Jeff Bagley, San Clemente, CA (25) 20.769; 26. 16A, Gordon Cole, Phoenix, AZ (6) 20.794; 27. 35, Carl Shockley, Montclair, CA (21) 20.859; 28. 19, Bob Weuve, Newton, IA (12) 20.165; 29. 51, Mitch Culp, Dana Point, CA (29) 20.965; 30. 67, Elgin Freeman, Bullhead City, AZ (3) 21.042; 31. 76, Bobby Byars, Brea, CA (18) 21.228; 32. 95, Tom Downing, Silverado, CA (2) 21.392; 33. 01, Dean Chadd, Lincoln, NE (5) 21.530; 34. 36, Keith Koldsbaek, Yorba Linda, CA (28) 21.763; 35. 25Y, Brian Ridge, Ottumwa, IA (34) 28.309; 36. 71, Manny Rockhold, Pekin, IL (36) NT.
Heat one (started), 10 laps, 3:24.5: 1. Mike Kirby (5) 2. Clark Drake (6) 3. Jeff Bagley (1) 4. Greg Wooley (3) / 5. Ron Wolf (7) 6. Mitch Culp (8) 7. Terry Thorson (2) 8. Bobby George (4) DNS – Dean Chadd
Heat two (started), 10 laps, 3:24.4 (NTR): 1. Ron Shuman (7) 2. Jack Hewitt (6) 3. Bob Meli (5) 4. Walt Kennedy (4) / 5. Gordon Cole (1) 6. Danny Young (2) 7. Kim Craft (3) 8. Elgin Freeman (8) DNS – Keith Koldsbaek
Heat three (started), 10 laps, 3:25.3: 1. Rickey Hood (4) 2. Jerry Meyer (6) 3. Eddie Wirth (7) 4. John Redican (5) / 5. Cliff Woodward (2) 6. Duane Feduska (3) 7. Carl Shockley (1) 8. Bobby Byars (8) DNS – Brian Ridge
Heat four (started), 10 laps, 3:26.4: 1. Mike Sweeney (5) 2. Brad Noffsinger (4) 3. Rip Williams (2) 4. Ron Didonato (3) / 5. Bob Weuve (1) 6. Tom Downing (8) 7. Dave Crowell (7) 8. Robbie Ferguson (6) DNS – Manny Rockhold
Dash (started), 3 laps, :59.1 (NTR): 1. Ron Shuman (3) 2. Eddie Wirth (2) 3. Clark Drake (4) 4. Mike Sweeney (1)
B main (started), 12 laps, 4:15.6: 1. Kim Craft (2) 2. Duane Feduska (3) 3. Terry Thorson (1) 4. Ron Wolf (4) / 5. Cliff Woodward (6) 6. Mitch Culp (11) 7. Carl Shockley (9) 8. Gordon Cole (8) 9. Danny Young (5) 10. Bob Weuve (10) 11. Tom Downing (14) 12. Keith Koldsbaek (16) 13. Elgin Freeman (12) 14. Bobby Byars (13) 15. Dave Crowell (7) 16. Brian Ridge (15) DNS – Bobby George, Robbie Ferguson, Dean Chadd, Manny Rockhold
A main (started), 30 laps, 10:12.2 (NTR): 1. Jerry Meyer (2) 2. Jack Hewitt (3) 3. Mike Kirby (4) 4. Mike Sweeney (5) 5. Clark Drake (8) 6. Bob Meli (9) 7. John Redican (10) 8. Eddie Wirth (6) 9. Brad Noffsinger (1) 10. Walt Kennedy (13) 11. Rickey Hood (14) 12. Greg Wooley (12) 13. Ron Didonato (11) 14. Duane Feduska (17) 15. Kim Craft (16) 16. Terry Thorson (15) 17. Ron Wolf (19) 18. Jeff Bagley (20) 19. Ron Shuman (7) 20. Rip Williams (18). Lap Leader: Meyer 1-30.
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Heat one (started), 6 laps, 2:01.0: 1. 57, Steve Breazeale, Pleasantville, IA (4) 2. 11, Archie Ergenbright, Newton, IA (2) 3. 52, Walt Esch, Des Moines, IA (6) 4. 2, Dwight Snodgrass, Indianola, IA (3) / 5. 1, Mackie Heimbaugh, Des Moines, IA (7) 6. 10, Steve Wares, Knoxville, IA (5) 7. 12, Lyle Sylvester, Bondurant, IA (1) DNS – 11x, David Hesmer, Marshalltown, IA, 7B, Dave Westercamp, Johnston, IA
Heat two (started), 6 laps, 2:03.7: 1. 38, Craig Agan, Knoxville, IA (4) 2. 2T, Mike Twedt, Huxley, IA (5) 3. 29, Ed Perryman, Des Moines, IA (1) 4. 15, Bobby Mincer, Burlington, IA (3) / 5. 56, Chris Walraven, Knoxville, IA (2) 6. 85, Tommy Mikels, Marshall, MO (6) DNS – 50, Steve Sallman, Indianola, IA, 25J, Greg Brown, Ottumwa, IA
Heat three (started), 6 laps, 2:08.6: 1. M2, Matt Fox, Paton, IA (4) 2. 74, Tom Lenz, Strawberry Point, IA (2) 3. 48, Bob Thompson, Des Moines, IA (3) 4. 20, Mark Wilson, Des Moines, IA (5) / 5. 4, Greg Helms, Kansas City, MO (8) 6. 9J, Jeff Jones, Des Moines, IA (7) 7. 6, Jeff Fort, Ottumwa, IA (1) 8. 15K, Mike Crawford, Granger, IA (6) DNS – 80, Duane Van Heukelom, Des Moines, IA
B main (started), 6 laps, 2:10.2: 1. Steve Wares (1) 2. Mackie Heimbaugh (7) 3. Greg Helms (8) 4. Jeff Fort (3) / 5. Greg Brown (9) 6. Lyle Sylvester (4) 7. Jeff Jones (6) 8. Chris Walraven (2) 9. Mike Crawford (10) 10. Tommy Mikels (5) DNS – Duane Van Heukelom, David Hesmer, Dave Westercamp, Steve Sallman
A main (started), 12 laps, 4:03.2 (NTR): 1. Steve Breazeale (7) 2. Dwight Snodgrass (5) 3. Mike Twedt (9) 4. Bob Thompson (3) 5. Mark Wilson (8) 6. Archie Ergenbright (2) 7. Mackie Heimbaugh (14) 8. Walt Esch (12) 9. Craig Agan (11) 10. Tom Lenz (6) 11. Matt Fox (10) 12. Ed Perryman (1) 13. Bobby Mincer (4) 14. Steve Wares (13) 15. Greg Helms (15) 16. Jeff Fort (16). Lap Leaders: Thompson 1, Breazeale 2-12.
5/13/89
Lasoski Banks Dollars at Knoxville Oval by Bob Wilson
Knoxville, IA – Danny Lasoski had a short visit from Lady Luck as he captured the twenty-lap feature event at the Knoxville Raceway Saturday night.
Lasoski, the track champion here in 1986, had assumed the runner-up spot from the outset of the race behind Jerry Richert Jr. The duo ran in close proximity as the race progressed as well as through three yellow and a red.
After the lap fourteen restart, Lasoski continued to follow Richert and appeared to be on his way to a second place finish. As the twosome entered turn three of the final lap, Richert began to falter with mechanical problems. With Dame Fortune smiling, Lasoski then stormed by to easily capture the $2,250 checkered flag and his tenth career feature event on the Marion County half-mile oval.
Richert managed to coast across the line to finish eighth, but not before several cars got by his hapless sprinter. Finishing second through seventh were Ray Lipsey, Jeff Tuttle, Jon Barger, John Sernett, Mackie Heimbaugh and Bruce Moore. After Richert, Terry Thorson and Rich Bubak rounded out the top ten finishers.
In limited sprint competition, 1988 track champion, David Hesmer, sailed to a half-lap margin to record his initial win of the season.
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Time Trials (Qualifying Order): 1. 7, Randy Smith, Mount Ayr, IA (10) 16.716; 2. 7x, Terry McCarl, Des Moines, IA (12) 16.750; 3. 47, Mackie Heimbaugh, Des Moines, IA (16) 16.925; 4. 5, Danny Lasoski, Dover, MO (30) 16.935; 5. 6m, Tim Monson, Lakefield, MN (13) 16.938; 6. 3Y, Danny Young, Des Moines, IA (3) 16.946; 7. 1, Jeff Tuttle, West Des Moines, IA (14) 16.951; 8. 83, Rod Henderson, Beresford, SD (8) 17.044; 9. 2V, Randy Babcock, Knoxville, IA (11) 17.080; 10. 14, John Sernett, Bloomington, MN (5) 17.121; 11. 1x, Jerry Richert Jr., Forest Lake, MN (22) 17.123; 12. 39, Bob White, West Des Moines, IA (2) 17.224; 13. 28, Don Droud Jr., Lincoln, NE (7) 17.325; 14. 68, Brian Tobin, Hudson, IL (31) 17.349; 15. 17J, Jon Barger, Wentworth, SD (26) 17.365; 16. 4c, Kenny McCarl, Des Moines, IA (21) 17.429; 17. 61, Wayne Redmond, Fort Dodge, IA (4) 17.465; 18. 52B, Jordan Albaugh, Johnston, IA (6) 17.488; 19. 2x, Bruce Moore, Moline, IL (33) 17.511; 20. 65, Danny Thoman, Higginsville, MO (35) 17.511; 21. 45, Ray Lipsey, Lincoln, NE (32) 17.517; 22. 96, Tom Whiting, Cedar Rapids, IA (1) 17.541; 23. 55, Terry Thorson, Newton, IA (19) 17.582; 24. 21, Mark Shaffer, Newton, IA (9) 17.603; 25. 19, Bob Weuve, Newton, IA (23) 17.619; 26. 12x, Billy Vielhauer, Shawnee, KS (36) 17.653; 27. 99, Gordy Vogelaar, Worthington, MN (15) 17.724; 28. 15, Bob Johnson, Sioux City, IA (18) 17.749; 29. 18, Fran Bruns, Madison, SD (17) 17.789; 30. 12, Cliff Woodward, Kearney, MO (28) 17.955; 31. 49, John Hall, Marion, IA (24) 17.970; 32. 9, Rich Bubak, Golden, CO (34) 18.038; 33. 14R, Randy Rosenboom, Rock Rapids, IA (29) 18.189; 34. 2, Galen Martin, Fairfield, IA (20) 18.233; 35. 5x, Rudy Cahill, Cedar Rapids, IA (25) 18.514; 36. 4, John Greenwood, Des Moines, IA (27) 18.916; 37. 80, Mike Houseman, Des Moines, IA (37) NT.
Heat one (started), 8 laps, 2:21.3: 1. Randy Smith (8) 2. Cliff Woodward (1) 3. Brian Tobin (5) 4. Randy Babcock (6) / 5. Tim Monson (7) 6. Billy Vielhauer (2) 7. Jordan Albaugh (4) 8. Tom Whiting (3) 9. Galen Martin (9)
Heat two (started), 8 laps, 2:20.9: 1. Bruce Moore (2) 2. Jerry Richert Jr. (4) 3. Terry McCarl (6) 4. Jon Barger (5) / 5. John Hall (1) 6. Danny Young (7) 7. Rudy Cahill (8) 8. Terry Thorson (3) DNS – Gordy Vogelaar
Heat three (started), 8 laps, 2:22.1: 1. Rich Bubak (1) 2. Bob Johnson (2) 3. Jeff Tuttle (7) 4. Mark Shaffer (3) / 5. Danny Thoman (4) 6. Mackie Heimbaugh (8) 7. Kenny McCarl (5) 8. Bob White (6) 9. John Greenwood (9)
Heat four (started), 8 laps, 2:20.0: 1. Ray Lipsey (4) 2. Bob Weuve (1) 3. John Sernett (5) 4. Danny Lasoski (8) / 5. Don Droud Jr. (6) 6. Randy Rosenboom (9) 7. Rod Henderson (7) 8. Wayne Redmond (3) 9. Fran Bruns (2) DNS – Mike Houseman
B main (started), 12 laps, NT: 1. Wayne Redmond (6) 2. Mackie Heimbaugh (1) 3. Don Droud Jr. (4) 4. Danny Young (3) 5. Terry Thorson (10) / 6. Bob White (5) 7. Jordan Albaugh (9) 8. Tom Whiting (11) 9. Randy Rosenboom (12) 10. John Hall (15) 11. Rudy Cahill (14) 12. Rod Henderson (2) 13. Billy Vielhauer (13) 14. Danny Thoman (8) 15. John Greenwood (16) 16. Kenny McCarl (7) DNS – Tim Monson, Fran Bruns, Galen Martin, Mike Houseman, Gordy Vogelaar
A main (started), 20 laps, NT: 1. Danny Lasoski (8) 2. Ray Lipsey (11) 3. Jeff Tuttle (7) 4. Jon Barger (2) 5. John Sernett (5) 6. Mackie Heimbaugh (6) 7. Bruce Moore (1) 8. Jerry Richert Jr. (4) 9. Terry Thorson (20) 10. Rich Bubak (14) 11. Randy Babcock (6) 12. Cliff Woodward (15) 13. Bob Weuve (13) 14. Wayne Redmond (17) 15. Danny Young (18) 16. Brian Tobin (3) 17. Randy Smith (10) 18. Mark Shaffer (12) 19. Terry McCarl (9) 20. Don Droud Jr. (19) DNS – Bob Johnson. Lap Leaders: B. Moore 1, Richert 2-19, Lasoski 20.
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Heat one (started), 6 laps, 1:56.8: 1. 2T, Mike Twedt, Huxley, IA (4) 2. 48, Bob Thompson, Des Moines, IA (1) 3. 38, Craig Agan, Knoxville, IA (3) 4. 17, Billy Bell, Colfax, IA (6) / 5. 56, Chris Walraven, Knoxville, IA (2) 6. 5K, Charlie Rowell, Colona, IL (5) DNS – 80A, Duane Van Heukelom, Colfax, IA, 20, Mark Wilson, Des Moines, IA
Heat two (started), 6 laps, 1:59.1: 1. 11, Archie Ergenbright, Newton, IA (3) 2. 10, Steve Wares, Knoxville, IA (4) 3. M2, Matt Fox, Paton, IA (5) 4. 85, Tommy Mikels, Marshall, MO (7) / 5. 29, Ed Perryman, Des Moines, IA (2) 6. 57, Steve Breazeale, Pleasantville, IA (6) 7. 4, Greg Helms, Kansas City, MO (1) DNS – 25J, Larry Webb, Des Moines, IA
Heat three (started), 6 laps, 1:58.3: 1. 11x, David Hesmer, Marshalltown, IA (1) 2. 2, Dwight Snodgrass, Indianola, IA (5) 3. 74, Tom Lenz, Strawberry Point, IA (4) 4. 15, Bobby Mincer, Burlington, IA (3) / 5. 6, Jeff Fort, Ottumwa, IA (2) 6. 25Y, Brian Ridge, Ottumwa, IA (7) 7. 52, Walt Esch, Des Moines, IA (6)
B main (started), 6 laps, 2:01.7: 1. Steve Breazeale (1) 2. Greg Helms (6) 3. Mark Wilson (3) 4. Jeff Fort (4) 5. Brian Ridge (8) / 6. Ed Perryman (5) 7. Duane Van Heukelom (7) 8. Chris Walraven (2) DNS – Walt Esch, Charlie Rowell, Larry Webb
A main (started), 12 laps, 3:59.2 (NTR): 1. David Hesmer (1) 2. Bob Thompson (4) 3. Dwight Snodgrass (7) 4. Archie Ergenbright (3) 5. Steve Wares (6) 6. Matt Fox (8) 7. Tom Lenz (5) 8. Mike Twedt (10) 9. Mark Wilson (13) 10. Bobby Mincer (2) 11. Craig Agan (9) 12. Greg Helms (14) 13. Jeff Fort (16) 14. Steve Breazeale (11) 15. Brian Ridge (15) 16. Billy Bell (12) DNS – Tommy Mikels. Lap Leader: Hesmer 1-12.
5/20/89
Lasoski Takes Second Straight at Knoxville by Bob Wilson
Knoxville, IA – Danny Lasoski powered the Ron Kohls winged sprint car to a convincing win at the Knoxville Raceway Saturday night.
Jeff Tuttle took the initial lead during the first half of the race and set a strong pace until a caution flag flew on lap nine. On the restart, Lasoski ducked to the low side, and came across the start-finish line with the lead. He then was able to pull away in the final eleven laps for his second straight $2,250 win on the half mile oval.
Tuttle held his spot to claim the runner-up spot, with Jerry Richert Jr. third, Ray Lipsey fourth and John Sernett fifth. Cliff Woodward, Marlon Jones, Rich Bubak, Don Droud Jr. and Bob Weuve rounded out the top ten finishers.
Qualifying heat races went to Randy Smith, Richert, Lipsey and Sernett. Tod Bishop captured the B Feature.
Young David Hesmer routed the competition in the limited sprint feature portion of the program. Hesmer, who has also taken two feature events here on the season, was trailed to the checkereds by Steve Wares and Bob Thompson.
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Time Trials (Qualifying Order): 1. 7, Randy Smith, Mount Ayr, IA (9) 16.577; 2. 1x, Jerry Richert Jr., Forest Lake, MN (7) 16.624; 3. 7x, Marlon Jones, Sioux Falls, SD (10) 17.029; 4. 14, John Sernett, Bloomington, MN (11) 17.031; 5. 12, Cliff Woodward, Kearney, MO (3) 17.041; 6. 86x, Tod Bishop, Harrisburg, IL (2) 17.044; 7. 45, Ray Lipsey, Lincoln, NE (33) 17.076; 8. 2x, Bruce Moore, Moline, IL (4) 17.092; 9. 3Y, Danny Young, Des Moines, IA (19) 17.113; 10. 5, Danny Lasoski, Dover, MO (21) 17.120; 11. 12x, Billy Vielhauer, Shawnee, KS (8) 17.161; 12. 6m, Tim Monson, Lakefield, MN (27) 17.209; 13. 47, Mackie Heimbaugh, Des Moines, IA (31) 17.260; 14. 39, Bob White, West Des Moines, IA (22) 17.277; 15. 2V, Randy Babcock, Knoxville, IA (28) 17.313; 16. 28, Don Droud Jr., Lincoln, NE (6) 17.322; 17. 1, Jeff Tuttle, West Des Moines, IA (34) 17.336; 18. 17J, Jon Barger, Wentworth, SD (23) 17.429; 19. 80, Mike Houseman, Des Moines, IA (14) 17.538; 20. 9, Rich Bubak, Golden, CO (36) 17.553; 21. 96, Tom Whiting, Cedar Rapids, IA (5) 17.568; 22. 21x, Rod Henderson, Beresford, SD (24) 17.570; 23. 15, Bob Johnson, Sioux City, IA (35) 17.620; 24. 19, Bob Weuve, Newton, IA (1) 17.659; 25. 52B, Jordan Albaugh, Johnston, IA (16) 17.669; 26. 21, Mark Shaffer, Newton, IA (18) 17.683; 27. 99, Gordy Vogelaar, Worthington, MN (17) 17.757; 28. 5x, Rudy Cahill, Cedar Rapids, IA (20) 17.932; 29. 55K, Joe Kouba, Circle Pines, MN (25) 17.961; 30. 49H, John Hall, Marion, IA (29) 18.003; 31. 5T, Ron Sallman, Indianola, IA (26) 18.025; 32. 4, John Greenwood, Des Moines, IA (32) 18.069; 33. 21K, Lou Kennedy Jr., Winnipeg, MB, Can. (30) 18.203; 34. 55, Terry Thorson, Newton, IA (13) 18.840; 35. 01, Larry Stoerkel, Albuquerque, NM (12) 19.576; 36. 4c, Kenny McCarl, Des Moines, IA (15) 19.947.
Heat one (started), 8 laps, NT: 1. Randy Smith (8) 2. Jeff Tuttle (4) 3. Cliff Woodward (7) 4. Jordan Albaugh (2) / 5. Mackie Heimbaugh (5) 6. Danny Young (6) 7. Tom Whiting (3) 8. Lou Kennedy Jr. (9) 9. Joe Kouba (1)
Heat two (started), 8 laps, 2:22.6: 1. Jerry Richert Jr. (8) 2. Danny Lasoski (6) 3. Mark Shaffer (2) 4. Rod Henderson (3) / 5. Jon Barger (4) 6. Tod Bishop (7) 7. Bob White (5) 8. John Hall (1) 9. Terry Thorson (9)
Heat three (started), 8 laps, 2:24.2: 1. Ray Lipsey (7) 2. Randy Babcock (5) 3. Marlon Jones (8) 4. Billy Vielhauer (6) / 5. Larry Stoerkel (9) 6. Bob Johnson (3) 7. Ron Sallman (1) 8. Gordy Vogelaar (2) 9. Mike Houseman (4)
Heat four (started), 8 laps, 2:28.1: 1. John Sernett (8) 2. Rich Bubak (4) 3. Don Droud Jr. (5) 4. Bob Weuve (3) / 5. Bruce Moore (7) 6. Rudy Cahill (2) 7. John Greenwood (1) 8. Tim Monson (6) DNS – Kenny McCarl
B main (started), 10 laps, NT: 1. Tod Bishop (1) 2. Mackie Heimbaugh (5) 3. Danny Young (3) 4. Jon Barger (7) / 5. Bruce Moore (2) 6. Lou Kennedy Jr. (12) 7. Bob White (6) 8. Tom Whiting (9) 9. Ron Sallman (10) 10. Larry Stoerkel (14) 11. Rudy Cahill (15) 12. Tim Monson (4) 13. John Hall (11) 14. Mike Houseman (8) 15. Terry Thorson (13) DNS – Bob Johnson, Gordy Vogelaar, Joe Kouba, Kenny McCarl, John Greenwood
A main (started), 20 laps, NT: 1. Danny Lasoski (6) 2. Jeff Tuttle (2) 3. Jerry Richert Jr. (11) 4. Ray Lipsey (7) 5. John Sernett (9) 6. Cliff Woodward (8) 7. Marlon Jones (10) 8. Rich Bubak (1) 9. Don Droud Jr. (3) 10. Bob Weuve (14) 11. Mark Shaffer (16) 12. Danny Young (19) 13. Jon Barger (20) 14. Jordan Albaugh (15) 15. Mackie Heimbaugh (18) 16. Rod Henderson (13) 17. Randy Babcock (4) 18. Billy Vielhauer (5) 19. Tod Bishop (17) 20. Randy Smith (12). Lap Leaders: Bubak 1, Tuttle 2-8, Lasoski 9-20.
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Heat one (started), 6 laps, NT: 1. 10, Steve Wares, Knoxville, IA (4) 2. 15, Bobby Mincer, Burlington, IA (3) 3. 2T, Mike Twedt, Huxley, IA (6) 4. 48, Bob Thompson, Des Moines, IA (5) / 5. 77, Terry Alexander, Knoxville, IA (9) 6. 17, Billy Bell, Colfax, IA (7) 7. 29, Ed Perryman, Des Moines, IA (2) 8. 15K, Mike Crawford, Granger, IA (8) 9. 4, Greg Helms, Kansas City, MO (1)
Heat two (started), 6 laps, 1:57.4: 1. 11x, David Hesmer, Marshalltown, IA (1) 2. 52, Walt Esch, Des Moines, IA (4) 3. 2, Dwight Snodgrass, Indianola, IA (6) 4. 1, Dave Hendricks, Des Moines, IA (2) / 5. 53, Bob Anderson, Burlington, IA (5) 6. 38, Craig Agan, Knoxville, IA (3) DNS – 85, Tommy Mikels, Marshall, MO, 7B, Dave Westercamp, Johnston, IA
Heat three (started), 6 laps, 2:00.1: 1. 57, Steve Breazeale, Pleasantville, IA (5) 2. 25Y, Brian Ridge, Ottumwa, IA (1) 3. 51, Mike Proffitt, Knoxville, IA (6) 4. M2, Matt Fox, Paton, IA (4) / 5. 9J, Jeff Jones, Des Moines, IA (7) 6. 80A, Duane Van Heukelom, Des Moines, IA (2) 7. 56, Chris Walraven, Knoxville, IA (3) DNS – 20, Mark Wilson, Des Moines, IA
B main (started), 6 laps, NT: 1. Terry Alexander (10) 2. Billy Bell (4) 3. Duane Van Heukelom (2) 4. Dave Middleswart (7) / 5. Mike Crawford (8) 6. Bob Anderson (11) 7. Craig Agan (1) 8. Chris Walraven (9) 9. Jeff Jones (6) 10. Ed Perryman (3) 11. Greg Helms (5) DNS – Mark Wilson, Tommy Mikels
A main (started), 12 laps, NT: 1. David Hesmer (3) 2. Steve Wares (6) 3. Bob Thompson (8) 4. Dwight Snodgrass (10) 5. Steve Breazeale (7) 6. Mike Twedt (11) 7. Terry Alexander (13) 8. Walt Esch (5) 9. Matt Fox (9) 10. Bobby Mincer (4) 11. Dave Hendricks (2) 12. Billy Bell (14) 13. Dave Westercamp (16) 14. Mike Proffitt (12) 15. Duane Van Heukelom (15) 16. Brian Ridge (1). Lap Leader: Hesmer 1-12.
5/27/89
Knoxville’s Mini-Nationals go to Richert and Snodgrass by Bob Wilson
Knoxville, IA – Jerry Richert Jr. utilized a late race restart to grab the top spot and the checkered flag in the 17th Annual Mini-Nationals at the Knoxville Raceway Saturday night. The win paid Richert $2,750.
The outset of the 20-lap race saw Randy Smith jump to an immediate lead as the defending track champion appeared to have command of the event. Lap sixteen found the red flag exhibited as the race was halted for a two-car incident in the first turn.
On the restart, Richert Jr., in the Durst-Smith-Taggart Competition Gambler sprinter shot by Smith and had the lead as he exited turn two. He was able to maintain a thirty yard margin which he held to the checkered flag. Smith finished second, Ray Lipsey was third, Danny Lasoski finished fourth and Jerry Beeck Jr. came across the line for fifth. Cliff Woodward, Rich Bubak, Terry Thorson, Danny Young and Don Droud Jr. rounded out the top ten finishers.
Dwight Snodgrass captured the feature event portion of the Mini-Nationals for limited sprints, his second title in a row. Snodgrass took a late race lead when race-long leader, David Hesmer, fell with mechanical problems. Tail-end starter, Mike Twedt, finished second and Steve Breazeale was third.
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Time Trials (Qualifying Order): 1. 5, Danny Lasoski, Dover, MO (4) 16.804; 2. 7, Randy Smith, Mount Ayr, IA (11) 16.829; 3. 1x, Jerry Richert Jr., Forest Lake, MN (3) 16.923; 4. 55, Terry Thorson, Newton, IA (25) 17.003; 5. 27, Jerry Beeck Jr., Eagle, NE (5) 17.012; 6. 1, Jeff Tuttle, West Des Moines, IA (31) 17.044; 7. 45, Ray Lipsey, Lincoln, NE (20) 17.243; 8. 12, Cliff Woodward, Kearney, MO (10) 17.268; 9. 3Y, Danny Young, Des Moines, IA (26) 17.298; 10. 47, Mackie Heimbaugh, Des Moines, IA (17) 17.336; 11. 6m, Tim Monson, Lakefield, MN (7) 17.386; 12. 28, Don Droud Jr., Lincoln, NE (2) 17.388; 13. 21x, Tommy James, Sioux Falls, SD (18) 17.474; 14. 9, Rich Bubak, Golden, CO (21) 17.480; 15. 12x, Billy Vielhauer, Shawnee, KS (1) 17.574; 16. 61, Wayne Redmond, Fort Dodge, IA (27) 17.635; 17. 21, Mark Shaffer, Newton, IA (6) 17.749; 18. 96, Tom Whiting, Cedar Rapids, IA (8) 17.762; 19. 14, John Sernett, Bloomington, MN (29) 17.817; 20. 52B, Jordan Albaugh, Johnston, IA (30) 17.823; 21. 39, Bob White, West Des Moines, IA (22) 17.824; 22. 80, Mike Houseman, Des Moines, IA (15) 17.865; 23. 5T, Jaymie Moyle, Bridgewater, SA, Aust. (9) 17.894; 24. 49H, John Hall, Marion, IA (13) 17.922; 25. 8, Butch Hanssen, Sioux Falls, SD (19) 17.955; 26. 4, John Greenwood, Des Moines, IA (24) 17.957; 27. 19, Bob Weuve, Newton, IA (12) 18.051; 28. 2A, Randy Hibbs, Stewartsville, MO (28) 21.651; 29. 4c, Kenny McCarl, Des Moines, IA (14) NT; 30. 83, Rod Henderson, Beresford, SD (16) NT; 31. 2x, Bruce Moore, Moline, IL (23) NT.
Heat one (started), 8 laps, NT: 1. John Sernett (2) 2. Ray Lipsey (6) 3. Danny Lasoski (8) 4. Tommy James (4) 5. Terry Thorson (7) 6. Wayne Redmond (3) / 7. Mike Houseman (1) 8. Mackie Heimbaugh (5) 9. Butch Hanssen (9) 10. Randy Hibbs (10) DNS – Bruce Moore
Heat two (started), 8 laps, 2:25.7: 1. Jordan Albaugh (2) 2. Jaymie Moyle (1) 3. Randy Smith (8) 4. Cliff Woodward (6) 5. Jerry Beeck Jr. (7) 6. Rich Bubak (4) / 7. Mark Shaffer (3) 8. Tim Monson (5) 9. John Greenwood (9) DNS – Kenny McCarl
Heat three (started), 8 laps, 2:26.3: 1. Jerry Richert Jr. (8) 2. John Hall (1) 3. Bob White (2) 4. Billy Vielhauer (4) 5. Don Droud Jr. (5) 6. Danny Young (6) / 7. Jeff Tuttle ( 7) 8. Tom Whiting (3) 9. Bob Weuve (9) DNS – Rod Henderson
B main (started), 8 laps, 2:22.7: 1. Jeff Tuttle (1) 2. Mackie Heimbaugh (2) / 3. Mark Shaffer (4) 4. Tim Monson (3) 5. Bob Weuve (7) 6. John Greenwood (6) 7. Bruce Moore (8) 8. Tom Whiting (5) DNS – Mike Houseman, Butch Hanssen, Randy Hibbs, Rod Henderson, Kenny McCarl
A main (started), 20 laps, NT: 1. Jerry Richert Jr. (4) 2. Randy Smith (5) 3. Ray Lipsey (1) 4. Danny Lasoski (6) 5. Jerry Beeck Jr. (2) 6. Cliff Woodward (7) 7. Rich Bubak (11) 8. Terry Thorson (3) 9. Danny Young (8) 10. Don Droud Jr. (9) 11. Wayne Redmond (13) 12. Jeff Tuttle (19) 13. Mackie Heimbaugh (20) 14. Billy Vielhauer (12) 15. Jaymie Moyle (17) 16. Bob White (16) 17. Jordan Albaugh (15) 18. Tommy James (10) 19. John Hall (18) 20. John Sernett (14). Lap Leaders: Lipsey 1, R. Smith 2-15, Richert 16-20.
360 Results
Heat one (started), 6 laps, 1:57.9: 1. 20, Mark Wilson, Des Moines, IA (3) 2. 2, Dwight Snodgrass, Indianola, IA (6) 3. 52, Walt Esch, Des Moines, IA (4) 4. 15, Bobby Mincer, Burlington, IA (2) / 5. 48, Bobby Thompson, Des Moines, IA (5) 6. 1, Larry Ball Jr., Des Moines, IA (9) 7. 29, Ed Perryman, Des Moines, IA (1) 8. 17, Billy Bell, Colfax, IA (7) 9. 51, Mike Proffitt, Knoxville, IA (8)
Heat two (started), 6 laps, 2:04.2: 1. 50, Steve Sallman, Indianola, IA (2) 2. 38, Craig Agan, Knoxville, IA (4) 3. 57, Steve Breazeale, Pleasantville, IA (5) 4. 25J, Larry Webb, Des Moines, IA (6) / 5. 11, Archie Ergenbright, Newton, IA (3) 6. 77, Terry Alexander, Knoxville, IA (7) 7. 6, Jeff Fort, Ottumwa, IA (1) 8. 15K, Mike Crawford, Granger, IA (8) DNS – 2T, Mike Twedt, Huxley, IA
Heat three (started), 6 laps, 1:56.5: 1. 01, Mike Chadd, Lincoln, NE (2) 2. 11x, David Hesmer, Marshalltown, IA (4) 3. 4, Greg Helms, Kansas City, MO (1) 4. 10, Steve Wares, Knoxville, IA (6) / 5. 74, Tom Lenz, Strawberry Point, IA (3) 6. M2, Matt Fox, Paton, IA (5) 7. 9J, Jeff Jones, Des Moines, IA (7) 8. 40, Greg Roorda, Des Moines, IA (8) DNS – 53, Bob Anderson, Burlington, IA
B main (started), 8 laps, 2:37.2 (NTR): 1. Mike Twedt (1) 2. Bob Thompson (2) 3. Matt Fox (3) 4. Tom Lenz (5) / 5. Archie Ergenbright (4) 6. Larry Ball Jr. (13) 7. Jeff Jones (8) 8. Jeff Fort (7) 9. Ed Perryman (6) 10. Terry Alexander (9) 11. Mike Crawford (10) 12. Mike Proffitt (11) 13. Greg Roorda (12) DNS – Billy Bell, Bob Anderson
A main (started), 12 laps, NT: 1. Dwight Snodgrass (6) 2. Mike Twedt (13) 3. Steve Breazeale (4) 4. Steve Wares (5) 5. Walt Esch (3) 6. Greg Helms (11) 7. Mark Wilson (7) 8. Tom Lenz (16) 9. Mike Chadd (10) 10. David Hesmer (1) 11. Steve Sallman (9) 12. Craig Agan (2) 13. Larry Webb (12) 14. Bobby Mincer (8) 15. Bob Thompson (14) 16. Matt Fox (15). Lap Leaders: Hesmer 1-10, Snodgrass 11-12.
6/3/89
Defending Track Champs, Smith, Hesmer, Collect Knoxville Cash by Bob Wilson
Knoxville, IA – Defending track champion, Randy Smith, broke into the winner’s circle for the first time this year as he powered the Cahill Brothers Ford powered Schnee sprinter to a 20-lap feature event win at the Knoxville Raceway Saturday night.
Smith, a five-time track champion here, started the race from the fifth row and picked his way to the front methodically. On lap fourteen, he caught and passed race-long leader, Cliff Woodward, on the back chute of the half-mile oval and motored away for the $2,250 win.
Chasing Smith to the checkereds was current points leader, Danny Lasoski, with Jerry Richert Jr. taking third, Terry McCarl placing fourth, and Woodward finishing fifth. Jerry Beeck Jr., John Sernett, Ray Lipsey, Rich Bubak and Tim Monson completed the top ten finishers.
Knoxville limited sprint action saw David Hesmer survive two caution flags to capture his third feature event win in the four weeks. The defending limited champ was chased to the checkereds by Mike Chadd and Dwight Snodgrass.
410 Results
Time Trials (Qualifying Order): 1. 5, Danny Lasoski, Dover, MO (2) 16.588; 2. 7, Randy Smith, Mount Ayr, IA (7) 16.614; 3. 27, Jerry Beeck Jr., Eagle, NE (25) 16.683; 4. 45, Ray Lipsey, Lincoln, NE (18) 16.837; 5. 14, John Sernett, Bloomington, MN (1) 16.907; 6. 7x, Terry McCarl, Des Moines, IA (13) 17.017; 7. 47, Mackie Heimbaugh, Des Moines, IA (26) 17.091; 8. 6m, Tim Monson, Lakefield, MN (24) 17.119; 9. 3Y, Danny Young, Des Moines, IA (19) 17.153; 10. 12, Cliff Woodward, Kearney, MO (28) 17.159; 11. 1x, Jerry Richert Jr., Forest Lake, MN (17) 17.194; 12. 5T, Jaymie Moyle, Bridgewater, SA, Aust. (29) 17.340; 13. 21x, Tommy James, Sioux Falls, SD (11) 17.458; 14. 21, Mark Shaffer, Newton, IA (14) 17.464; 15. 1, Jeff Tuttle, West Des Moines, IA (4) 17.473; 16. 2x, Bruce Moore, Moline, IL (8) 17.474; 17. 39, Bob White, West Des Moines, IA (3) 17.499; 18. 9, Rich Bubak, Golden, CO (9) 17.526; 19. 83, Rod Henderson, Beresford, SD (5) 17.527; 20. 4c, Kenny McCarl, Des Moines, IA (20) 17.697; 21. 52B, Jordan Albaugh, Johnston, IA (21) 17.728; 22. 49, John Hall, Marion, IA (16) 17.756; 23. 96, Tom Whiting, Cedar Rapids, IA (12) 17.779; 24. 19, Bob Weuve, Newton, IA (27) 17.876; 25. 4, John Greenwood, Des Moines, IA (22) 17.891; 26. 55K, Joe Kouba, Circle Pines, MN (6) 18.064; 27. 15, Bob Johnson, Sioux City, IA (10) NT; 28. 86, Tod Bishop, Harrisburg, IL (15) NT; 29. 55, Terry Thorson, Newton, IA (23) NT.
Heat one (started), 8 laps, 2:21.1: 1. Danny Lasoski (6) 2. Tommy James (2) 3. Mackie Heimbaugh (4) 4. Cliff Woodward (5) 5. Ray Lipsey (7) 6. John Hall (1) / 7. Bruce Moore (3) 8. John Greenwood (8) DNS – Rod Henderson, Tod Bishop
Heat two (started), 8 laps, NT: 1. Jerry Richert Jr. (5) 2. Randy Smith (8) 3. Tom Whiting (1) 4. John Sernett (7) 5. Bob White (3) 6. Tim Monson (6) / 7. Kenny McCarl (2) 8. Joe Kouba (9) 9. Mark Shaffer (4) DNS – Terry Thorson
Heat three (started), 8 laps, 2:22.0: 1. Rich Bubak (1) 2. Terry McCarl (5) 3. Jaymie Moyle (3) 4. Danny Young (4) 5. Jerry Beeck Jr. (6) 6. Jordan Albaugh (2) / DNS – Bob Weuve, Jeff Tuttle, Bob Johnson
B main (started), 6 laps, 1:49.0: 1. Bruce Moore (1) 2. Bob Weuve (3) / 3. Kenny McCarl (2) 4. Joe Kouba (5) 5. John Greenwood (4) DNS – Mark Shaffer, Jeff Tuttle, Rod Henderson, Tod Bishop, Terry Thorson, Bob Johnson
A main (started), 20 laps, NT: 1. Randy Smith (9) 2. Danny Lasoski (10) 3. Jerry Richert Jr. (11) 4. Terry McCarl (5) 5. Cliff Woodward (1) 6. Jerry Beeck Jr. (8) 7. John Sernett (6) 8. Ray Lipsey (7) 9. Rich Bubak (15) 10. Tim Monson (3) 11. Bob White (14) 12. Mackie Heimbaugh (4) 13. Jaymie Moyle (12) 14. Danny Young (2) 15. Bruce Moore (19) 16. Bob Weuve (20) 17. Jordan Albaugh (16) 18. Tom Whiting (18) 19. John Hall (17) 20. Tommy James (13). Lap Leaders: Woodward 1-13, R. Smith 14-20.
360 Results
Heat one (started), 6 laps, 1:51.3 (NTR): 1. 11x, David Hesmer, Marshalltown, IA (3) 2. 11, Archie Ergenbright, Newton, IA (2) 3. 2, Dwight Snodgrass, Indianola, IA (4) 4. 57, Steve Breazeale, Pleasantville, IA (5) / 5. 77, Terry Alexander, Knoxville, IA (7) 6. 25, Rick McClure, Cincinnati, IA (8) 7. 51, Mike Proffitt, Knoxville, IA (9) 8. 15K, Mike Crawford, Granger, IA (6) 9. 56, Chris Walraven, Knoxville, IA (1) DNS – M2, Matt Fox, Paton, IA
Heat two (started), 6 laps, 1:55.8: 1. 01, Mike Chadd, Lincoln, NE (2) 2. 2T, Mike Twedt, Huxley, IA (4) 3. 80A, Duane Van Heukelom, Des Moines, IA (1) 4. 48, Bob Thompson, Des Moines, IA (5) / 5. 74, Tom Lenz, Strawberry Point, IA (3) 6. 25J, Larry Webb, Des Moines, IA (6) 7. 85, Tommy Mikels, Marshall, MO (7) 8. 23, Richard Crook, Oskaloosa, IA (8) 9. 5K, Charlie Rowell, Colona, IL (9) DNS – 38, Craig Agan, Knoxville, IA
Heat three (started), 6 laps, 1:59.9: 1. 20, Mark Wilson, Des Moines, IA (2) 2. 52, Walt Esch, Des Moines, IA (5) 3. 1, Larry Ball Jr., Des Moines, IA (9) 4. 10, Steve Wares, Knoxville, IA (4) / 5. 15, Bobby Mincer, Burlington, IA (3) 6. 9J, Jeff Jones, Des Moines, IA (7) 7. 17, Billy Bell, Colfax, IA (1) 8. 29, Ed Perryman, Des Moines, IA (8) 9. 53, Bob Anderson, Burlington, IA (6) DNS – 4, Greg Helms, Kansas City, MO
B main (started), 8 laps, 2:52.7: 1. Jeff Jones (8) 2. Terry Alexander (6) 3. Bobby Mincer (1) 4. Tom Lenz (2) / 5. Larry Webb (7) 6. Tommy Mikels (5) 7. Billy Bell (3) 8. Rick McClure (14) 9. Richard Crook (11) 10. Mike Proffitt (10) 11. Ed Perryman (13) 12. Bob Anderson (9) 13. Mike Crawford (12) 14. Chris Walraven (4) DNS – Matt Fox, Charlie Rowell, Craig Agan, Greg Helms
A main (started), 12 laps, NT: 1. David Hesmer (3) 2. Mike Chadd (1) 3. Dwight Snodgrass (10) 4. Mike Twedt (9) 5. Mark Wilson (4) 6. Steve Wares (8) 7. Bob Thompson (6) 8. Archie Ergenbright (2) 9. Terry Alexander (14) 10. Jeff Jones (13) 11. Bobby Mincer (15) 12. Steve Breazeale (7) 13. Tom Lenz (16) 14. Larry Ball Jr. (12) 15. Duane Van Heukelom (11) 16. Walt Esch (5). Lap Leader: Hesmer 1-12.
6/10/89
Lasoski Captures Knoxville Sprint Action by Bob Wilson
Knoxville, IA – Danny Lasoski proved his most recent ranking in the National Sprint Poll as he powered the Ron Kohls Chevy sprinter to a convincing win at the Knoxville Raceway Saturday night.
The win, Lasoski’s third of the season here, kept the former track champion atop the points race as he led from start to finish in the twenty-lap affair. He was pressed heavily for the front running position for the first half of the race by Jerry Richert Jr.
A red flag on lap ten saw the race halted and when the action resumed, Randy Smith moved by Richert in pursuit of the fleet Lasoski. The challenge proved for naught however, and Lasoski came home the victor and $2,250 richer for his efforts.
Smith and Richert held the second and third positions at the finish, with Terry McCarl and Tim Monson forming the top five finishers. Ray Lipsey, Jaymie Moyle, John Sernett, Cliff Woodward and Rich Bubak completed the top ten positions.
In limited sprint competition, David Hesmer captured his fourth win in the last five starts as he set a new track record in that sprint division’s feature event. Mike Twedt and Mark Wilson trailed to the checkered flag.
410 Results
Time Trials (Qualifying Order): 1. 7, Randy Smith, Mount Ayr, IA (12) 16.848; 2. 27, Jerry Beeck Jr., Eagle, NE (23) 16.884; 3. 6m, Tim Monson, Lakefield, MN (1) 16.887; 4. 1x, Jerry Richert Jr., Forest Lake, MN (19) 17.002; 5. 5, Danny Lasoski, Dover, MO (18) 17.083; 6. 55, Terry Thorson, Newton, IA (21) 17.105; 7. 14, John Sernett, Bloomington, MN (8) 17.124; 8. 45, Ray Lipsey, Lincoln, NE (29) 17.133; 9. 7x, Terry McCarl, Des Moines, IA (25) 17.149; 10. 5T, Jaymie Moyle, Bridgewater, SA, Aust. (6) 17.153; 11. 12x, Billy Vielhauer, Shawnee, KS (4) 17.183; 12. 12, Cliff Woodward, Kearney, MO (17) 17.190; 13. 3Y, Danny Young, Des Moines, IA (9) 17.247; 14. 21x, Tommy James, Sioux Falls, SD (16) 17.268; 15. 39, Bob White, West Des Moines, IA (5) 17.358; 16. 2x, Bruce Moore, Moline, IL (32) 17.376; 17. 83, Rod Henderson, Beresford, SD (30) 17.395; 18. 52B, Jordan Albaugh, Johnston, IA (31) 17.425; 19. 9, Rich Bubak, Golden, CO (28) 17.460; 20. 47, Mackie Heimbaugh, Des Moines, IA (13) 17.542; 21. 19, Bob Weuve, Newton, IA (2) 17.555; 22. 4c, Kenny McCarl, Des Moines, IA (7) 17.587; 23. 28, Danny Thoman, Higginsville, MO (20) 17.593; 24. 21, Mark Shaffer, Newton, IA (22) 17.630; 25. 1, Jeff Tuttle, West Des Moines, IA (15) 17.631; 26. 96, Tom Whiting, Cedar Rapids, IA (27) 17.650; 27. 49, John Hall, Marion, IA (3) 17.658; 28. 4, John Greenwood, Des Moines, IA (14) 17.817; 29. 15, Bob Johnson, Sioux City, IA (10) 17.963; 30. 18A, Darrin Key, Independence, MO (11) 18.044; 31. 1B, Rick Ryun, Corder, MO (26) 18.249; 32. 19w, Curtis Wandfluh, Savannah, MO (24) 19.084.
Heat one (started), 8 laps, 2:21.0: 1. Rich Bubak (2) 2. Jerry Richert Jr. (7) 3. Jaymie Moyle (5) 4. Randy Smith (8) 5. John Sernett (6) 6. Jeff Tuttle (9) / 7. Kenny McCarl (1) 8. Bruce Moore (3) 9. John Greenwood (10) 10. Danny Young (4) 11. Rick Ryun (11)
Heat two (started), 8 laps, 2:23.4: 1. Mackie Heimbaugh (2) 2. Danny Lasoski (7) 3. Rod Henderson (3) 4. Ray Lipsey (6) 5. Jerry Beeck Jr. (8) 6. Danny Thoman (1) / 7. Tommy James (4) 8. Billy Vielhauer (5) 9. Tom Whiting (9) 10. Bob Johnson (10) 11. Curtis Wandfluh (11)
Heat three (started), 8 laps, 2:26.4: 1. Mark Shaffer (1) 2. Jordan Albaugh (3) 3. Terry McCarl (6) 4. Tim Monson (8) 5. Cliff Woodward (5) 6. Bob Weuve (2) / 7. Bob White (4) 8. John Hall (9) 9. Darrin Key (10) 10. Terry Thorson (7)
B main (started), 8 laps, NT: 1. Billy Vielhauer (2) 2. Tommy James (3) / 3. Bob White (4) 4. Bruce Moore (5) 5. Kenny McCarl (6) 6. John Hall (8) 7. Tom Whiting (7) 8. Bob Johnson (10) 9. Darrin Key (11) 10. John Greenwood (9) 11. Curtis Wandfluh (13) 12. Terry Thorson (1) 13. Rick Ryun (12) DNS – Danny Young
A main (started), 20 laps, NT: 1. Danny Lasoski (2) 2. Randy Smith (6) 3. Jerry Richert Jr. (3) 4. Terry McCarl (8) 5. Tim Monson (4) 6. Ray Lipsey (7) 7. Jaymie Moyle (9) 8. John Sernett (1) 9. Cliff Woodward (10) 10. Rich Bubak (13) 11. Mackie Heimbaugh (14) 12. Rod Henderson (11) 13. Danny Thoman (16) 14. Bob Weuve (15) 15. Mark Shaffer (17) 16. Jordan Albaugh (12) 17. Jeff Tuttle (18) 18. Tommy James (20) 19. Jerry Beeck Jr. (5) 20. Billy Vielhauer (19). Lap Leader: Lasoski 1-20.
360 Results
Heat one (started), 6 laps, 1:54.1: 1. 01, Mike Chadd, Lincoln, NE (2) 2. 80, Duane Van Heukelom, Des Moines, IA (1) 3. 2, Dwight Snodgrass, Indianola, IA (4) 4. 57, Steve Breazeale, Pleasantville, IA (5) / 5. 38, Craig Agan, Knoxville, IA (3) 6. 25, Rick McClure, Cincinnati, IA (9) 7. 9J, Jeff Jones, Des Moines, IA (7) 8. 25Y, Brian Ridge, Ottumwa, IA (6) 9. 27, Mark Finnell, Rock Port, MO (8) DNS – 52, Walt Esch, Des Moines, IA
Heat two (started), 6 laps, 1:56.1: 1. 2T, Mike Twedt, Huxley, IA (6) 2. 74, Tom Lenz, Strawberry Point, IA (3) 3. 20, Mark Wilson, Des Moines, IA (4) 4. 48, Bob Thompson, Des Moines, IA (5) / 5. 25J, Larry Webb, Des Moines, IA (8) 6. 3BK, Dennis Parker, Council Bluffs, IA (10) 7. 29, Ed Perryman, Des Moines, IA (1) 8. 6, Jeff Fort, Ottumwa, IA (7) 9. 56, Chris Walraven, Knoxville, IA (2) 10. 23, Richard Crook, Oskaloosa, IA (9)
Heat three (started), 6 laps, NT: 1. 11x, David Hesmer, Marshalltown, IA (5) 2. 4, Greg Helms, Kansas City, MO (2) 3. 15, Bobby Mincer, Burlington, IA (3) 4. 77, Terry Alexander, Knoxville, IA (1) / 5. 10, Steve Wares, Knoxville, IA (6) 6. 53, Bob Anderson, Burlington, IA (8) 7. 17, Billy Bell, Colfax, IA (10) 8. M2, Matt Fox, Paton, IA (4) 9. 85, Tommy Mikels, Marshall, MO (7) 10. 15K, Mike Crawford, Granger, IA (9)
B main (started), 8 laps, NT: 1. Steve Wares (1) 2. Jeff Jones (7) 3. Richard Crook (14) 4. Jeff Fort (8) / 5. Dennis Parker (13) 6. Chris Walraven (5) 7. Bob Anderson (12) 8. Larry Webb (11) 9. Rick McClure (11) 10. Ed Perryman (6) 11. Brian Ridge (10) 12. Billy Bell (15) 13. Matt Fox (3) 14. Craig Agan (4) 15. Walt Esch (2) 16. Mark Finnell (16) DNS – Tommy Mikels, Mike Crawford
A main (started), 12 laps, 3:58.4 (NTR): 1. David Hesmer (2) 2. Mike Twedt (5) 3. Mark Wilson (1) 4. Dwight Snodgrass (6) 5. Mike Chadd (9) 6. Bobby Mincer (8) 7. Steve Breazeale (4) 8. Steve Wares (13) 9. Greg Helms (10) 10. Tom Lenz (7) 11. Bob Thompson (3) 12. Richard Crook (15) 13. Terry Alexander (12) 14. Duane Van Heukelom (11) 15. Jeff Fort (16) 16. Jeff Jones (14). Lap Leader: Hesmer 1-12.
6/17/89 – Rain
6/23/89
Doug Wolfgang Takes WoO Friday Prelim by Bob Wilson
Knoxville, IA – Doug Wolfgang powered the D.P. Motorsports Schnee winged sprint car to a convincing win at the Knoxville Raceway Friday night during the World of Outlaws two-day summer stop over. The $3,000 preliminary feature even win marked Wolfgang’s forty-seventh career victory at this half-mile dirt oval.
Wolfgang, a two-time former Knoxville track champion, took the lead from pole-sitter Danny Lasoski on the third circuit after he had started directly behind the current Knoxville points leader in the twenty-lap affair. He was able to pull away and extend his lead on the remaining laps and finished a full front chute ahead of the charging Lasoski.
Lasoski came across the line for second with a comfortable margin over B Main winner, Bobby Davis Jr. Jeff Swindell took the fourth spot by inches after a spirited and race-long battle with Dave Blaney, who finished fifth. Ray Lipsey, Donnie Kreitz Jr., Randy Smith, Rocky Hodges and Andy Hillenburg rounded out the top ten finishers.
Qualifying heat races went to Jerry Richert Jr., Terry Thorson, Keith Kauffman and Terry McCarl. The 5-lap Dash for Cash was captured by Lasoski.
Results
Time Trials (Qualifying Order): 1. 8D, Doug Wolfgang, Sioux Falls, SD (16) 16.490; 2. 7c, Dave Blaney, Cortland, OH (18) 16.607; / 3. 11x, Jeff Swindell, Memphis, TN (11) 16.783; 4. 69K, Donnie Kreitz Jr., Sinking Spring, PA (10) 16.842; 5. 45, Ray Lipsey, Lincoln, NE (6) 16.871; 6. 5, Danny Lasoski, Dover, MO (25) 16.873; 7. 10, Bobby Davis Jr., Memphis, TN (28) 16.902; 8. 17E, Cris Eash, Woodbine, MD (27) 16.936; 9. 7, Randy Smith, Mount Ayr, IA (23) 16.988; 10. 5m, Rocky Hodges, Plainfield, IN (13) 17.019; 11. 14x, Rickey Hood, Boonville, IN (12) 17.065; 12. 2, Andy Hillenburg, Broken Arrow, OK (15) 17.077; 13. 47, Mackie Heimbaugh, Des Moines, IA (24) 17.090; 14. 7TW, Joe Gaerte, Rochester, IN (36) 17.090; 15. 48, Jac Haudenschild, Millersburg, OH (2) 17.121; 16. 1, Jeff Tuttle, West Des Moines, IA (32) 17.172; 17. 32u, Keith Kauffman, Mifflintown, PA (14) 17.190; 18. 7x, Terry McCarl, Des Moines, IA (21) 17.242; 19. 1x, Jerry Richert Jr., Forest Lake, MN (38) 17.255; 20. 3Y, Danny Young, Des Moines, IA (4) 17.426; 21. 12, Cliff Woodward, Kearney, MO (29) 17.464; 22. 23, Greg Wooley, Oklahoma City, OK (39) 17.518; 23. 12x, Billy Vielhauer, Shawnee, KS (3) 17.539; 24. 55, Terry Thorson, Newton, IA (31) 17.549; 25. 14, Tim Green, San Jose, CA (20) 17.568; 26. 5x, Rudy Cahill, Cedar Rapids, IA (41) 17.573; 27. 19, Bob Weuve, Newton, IA (8) 17.597; 28. 2x, Bruce Moore, Moline, IL (34) 17.612; 29. 9, Rich Bubak, Golden, CO (22) 17.665; 30. 96, Tom Whiting, Cedar Rapids, IA (37) 17.669; 31. 52B, Jordan Albaugh, Johnston, IA (35) 17.670; 32. 21, Mark Shaffer, Newton, IA (7) 17.733; 33. 4c, Kenny McCarl, Des Moines, IA (17) 17.766; 34. 5T, Jaymie Moyle, Bridgewater, SA, Aust. (5) 17.802; 35. 21B, Steve Beitler, Sedro Woolley, WA (30) 17.820; 36. 39, Bob White, West Des Moines, IA (26) 17.821; 37. 65, Jimmy Carr, Mission, BC, Can. (1) 17.858; 38. 21x, Tommy James, Sioux Falls, SD (40) 17.931; 39. 49, John Hall, Marion, IA (9) 17.932; 40. 28, Danny Thoman, Higginsville, MO (19) 17.999; 41. 0K, Don O’Keefe, Union City, CA (33) 18.153.
Heat one (started), 8 laps, 2:20.1: 1. Jerry Richert Jr. (2) 2. Jac Haudenschild (3) 3. Jeff Swindell (6) 4. Rickey Hood (4) / 5. Bobby Davis Jr. (5) 6. Billy Vielhauer (1) 7. Bob Weuve (7) 8. Jordan Albaugh (8) 9. Bob White (9) 10. Danny Thoman (10)
Heat two (started), 8 laps, 2:22.2: 1. Terry Thorson (1) 2. Andy Hillenburg (4) 3. Don Kreitz Jr. (6) 4. Danny Young (2) / 5. Jeff Tuttle (3) 6. Bruce Moore (7) 7. Mark Shaffer (8) 8. Jimmy Carr (9) 9. Don O’Keefe (10) 10. Cris Eash (5)
Heat three (started), 8 laps, 2:20.5: 1. Keith Kauffman (3) 2. Ray Lipsey (6) 3. Cliff Woodward (2) 4. Tim Green (1) / 5. Randy Smith (5) 6. Mackie Heimbaugh (4) 7. Rich Bubak (7) 8. Kenny McCarl (8) 9. Tommy James (9) DNS – Jaymie Moyle
Heat four (started), 8 laps, NT: 1. Terry McCarl (3) 2. Rocky Hodges (5) 3. Joe Gaerte (4) 4. Danny Lasoski (6) / 5. Greg Wooley (2) 6. Steve Beitler (8) 7. Tom Whiting (7) 8. John Hall (9) 9. Rudy Cahill (1)
Dash (started), 5 laps, 1:25.0: 1. Danny Lasoski (1) 2. Ray Lipsey (2) 3. Doug Wolfgang (6) 4. Jeff Swindell (4) 5. Dave Blaney (5) 6. Don Kreitz Jr. (3)
B main (started), 12 laps, 3:33.5: 1. Bobby Davis Jr. (4) 2. Jeff Tuttle (1) 3. Randy Smith (3) 4. Greg Wooley (5) 5. Mackie Heimbaugh (2) 6. Bob Weuve (8) / 7. Rich Bubak (10) 8. Billy Vielhauer (6) 9. Jordan Albaugh (12) 10. Mark Shaffer (13) 11. Bob White (16) 12. Tommy James (18) 13. Bruce Moore (9) 14. Tom Whiting (11) 15. Kenny McCarl (14) 16. Jimmy Carr (17) 17. Rudy Cahill (7) 18. Steve Beitler (15) DNS – John Hall, Danny Thoman, Don O’Keefe, Jaymie Moyle, Cris Eash
A main (started), 20 laps, 6:02.1: 1. Doug Wolfgang (3) 2. Danny Lasoski (1) 3. Bobby Davis Jr. (7) 4. Jeff Swindell (4) 5. Dave Blaney (5) 6. Ray Lipsey (2) 7. Don Kreitz Jr. (6) 8. Randy Smith (8) 9. Rocky Hodges (9) 10. Andy Hillenburg (11) 11. Keith Kauffman (15) 12. Jerry Richert Jr. (17) 13. Joe Gaerte (12) 14. Terry McCarl (16) 15. Tim Green (22) 16. Jeff Tuttle (14) 17. Cliff Woodward (19) 18. Greg Wooley (20) 19. Terry Thorson (21) 20. Jac Haudenschild (13) 21. Danny Young (18) 22. Bob Weuve (24) 23. Rickey Hood (10) 24. Mackie Heimbaugh (23). Lap Leaders: Lasoski 1-2, Wolfgang 3-20.
6/24/89
Wolfgang Scores Again at Knoxville on Saturday by Bob Wilson
Knoxville, IA – Doug Wolfgang came home to the track in which he claimed four Knoxville Nationals title and came away the victor in the World of Outlaws feature event at the Marion County Fairgrounds Saturday night.
Wolfgang, who had claimed the preliminary feature just twenty-four hours earlier, guided the D.P. Motorsports Schnee chassis from his row two starting position to a tenth lap lead which he never relinquished during the 25- lap affair. The race paid the Sioux Falls native $8,000 and marked his forty-eighth career feature win here.
Dave Blaney jumped to the immediate lead when the race went green and had built a comfortable margin when Jeff Swindell, who was running third, lost a right rear tire on lap five. Swindell was relegated to the rear and eventually finished twelfth.
On the restart, Blaney was able to fend off Wolfgang, but as the duo entered turn two and lapped traffic on the tenth circuit, Wolfie was able to slip by on the outside for the lead. Blaney was able to pace the leader but could never mount a threat as the laps ran out.
Current Knoxville points leader, Danny Lasoski, finished in the third position and Jac Haudenschild made a late race pass of Bobby Davis Jr. as those two drivers finished fourth and fifth respectively. Randy Smith, Andy Hillenburg, Jerry Richert Jr., Rickey Hood and Joe Gaerte formed the top ten finishers.
Qualifying heat events went to Gaerte, Hood, Hodges and Eash, who had damaged his car extensively in the previous night’s racing events. Don Kreitz Jr. ended a night of frustration when he captured the B main.
Time Trials (Qualifying Order): 1. 7c, Dave Blaney, Cortland, OH (12) 16.440; 2. 48, Jac Haudenschild, Millersburg, OH (28) 16.812; 3. 2, Andy Hillenburg, Broken Arrow, OK (6) 16.866; 4. 7, Randy Smith, Mount Ayr, IA (8) 16.893; 5. 7TW, Joe Gaerte, Rochester, IN (14) 16.927; 6. 14x, Rickey Hood, Boonville, IN (18) 17.045; 7. 17E, Cris Eash, Woodbine, MD (29) 17.122; 8. 7x, Terry McCarl, Des Moines, IA (27) 17.208; 9. 55, Terry Thorson, Newton, IA (3) 17.239; 10. 2T, Tim Baker, Sioux City, IA (23) 17.247; 11. 1x, Jerry Richert Jr., Forest Lake, MN (19) 17.283; 12. 5m, Rocky Hodges, Plainfield, IN (39) 17.294; 13. 21x, Tommy James, Sioux Falls, SD (31) 17.368; 14. 1, Jeff Tuttle, West Des Moines, IA (7) 17.414; 15. 69K, Don Kreitz Jr., Sinking Spring, PA (10) 17.423; 16. 45, Ray Lipsey, Lincoln, NE (33) 17.426; 17. 14s, John Sernett, Bloomington, MN (41) 17.504; 18. 14, Tim Green, San Jose, CA (36) 17.508; 19. 5T, Jaymie Moyle, Bridgewater, SA, Aust. (5) 17.520; 20. 32u, Keith Kauffman, Mifflintown, PA (13) 17.521; 21. 28, Danny Thoman, Higginsville, MO (30) 17.553; 22. 2x, Bruce Moore, Moline, IL (9) 17.608; 23. 3Y, Danny Young, Des Moines, IA (25) 17.631; 24. 65, Jimmy Carr, Mission, BC, Can. (2) 17.645; 25. 12x, Billy Vielhauer, Shawnee, KS (16) 17.653; 26. 5x, Rudy Cahill, Cedar Rapids, IA (11) 17.719; 27. 19, Bob Weuve, Newton, IA (26) 17.804; 28. 39, Bob White, Des Moines, IA (24) 17.819; 29. 4c, Kenny McCarl, Des Moines, IA (20) 17.820; 30. 52B, Jordan Albaugh, Johnston, IA (34) 17.827; 31. 12, Cliff Woodward, Kearney, MO (32) 17.832; 32. 96, Tom Whiting, Cedar Rapids, IA (17) 17.869; 33. 23, Greg Wooley, Oklahoma City, OK (35) 17.888; 34. 0K, Don O’Keefe Jr., Union City, CA (4) 17.903; 35. 47, Mackie Heimbaugh, Des Moines, IA (40) 17.994; 36. 21, Mark Shaffer, Newton, IA (38) 18.290; 37. 9, Rich Bubak, Golden, CO (37) 18.302; 38. 15, Bob Johnson, Sioux City, IA (21) 18.757; 39. 49, John Hall, Marion, IA (1) NT; 40. 49R, Rick Ungar, Indianapolis, IN (15) NT; 41. 21B, Steve Beitler, Sedro Woolley, WA (22) NT; Locked into Feature from Prelim: 8D, Doug Wolfgang, Sioux Falls, SD; 5, Danny Lasoski, Dover, MO; 11x, Jeff Swindell, Memphis, TN; 10, Bobby Davis Jr., Memphis, TN.
Heat one (started), 8 laps, 2:19.6: 1. Joe Gaerte (3) 2. Dave Blaney (4) 3. Terry Thorson (2) 4. Tommy James (1) / 5. Greg Wooley (9) 6. John Sernett (5) 7. Billy Vielhauer (7) 8. Danny Thoman (6) 9. Rich Bubak (10) 10. Kenny McCarl (8) DNS – Steve Beitler
Heat two (started), 8 laps, 2:24.0: 1. Rickey Hood (3) 2. Jac Haudenschild (4) 3. Tim Green (5) 4. Jeff Tuttle (1) / 5. Jordan Albaugh (8) 6. Tim Baker (2) 7. Bruce Moore (6) 8. Rudy Cahill (7) 9. Don O’Keefe Jr. (9) 10. Bob Johnson (10)
Heat three (started), 8 laps, NT: 1. Cris Eash (3) 2. Andy Hillenburg (4) 3. Jerry Richert Jr. (2) 4. Danny Young (6) / 5. Cliff Woodward (8) 6. Jaymie Moyle (5) 7. Bob Weuve (7) 8. Mackie Heimbaugh (9) 9. Don Kreitz Jr. (1) DNS – Rick Ungar
Heat four (started), 8 laps, 2:24.5: 1. Rocky Hodges (2) 2. Terry McCarl (3) 3. Randy Smith (4) 4. Ray Lipsey (1) / 5. Bob White (5) 6. Jimmy Carr (6) 7. Tom Whiting (8) 8. Mark Shaffer (7) DNS – Keith Kauffman, John Hall
B main (started), 12 laps, 3:49.3: 1. Don Kreitz Jr. (3) 2. Danny Thoman (6) 3. Jaymie Moyle (1) 4. John Sernett (2) / 5. Cliff Woodward (11) 6. Greg Wooley (13) 7. Tim Baker (4) 8. Jordan Albaugh (14) 9. Rudy Cahill (10) 10. Billy Vielhauer (5) 11. 2x, Rich Bubak (17) 12. Mackie Heimbaugh (15) 13. Jimmy Carr (8) 14. Bob White (12) 15. Kenny McCarl (9) 16. Tom Whiting (16) 17. Don O’Keefe Jr. (18) 18. Bob Weuve (7) DNS – Keith Kauffman, Bruce Moore (replaced by Rich Bubak), Rick Ungar, Steve Beitler, Bob Johnson, John Hall, Mark Shaffer
A main (started), 25 laps, NT: 1. Doug Wolfgang (4) 2. Dave Blaney (5) 3. Danny Lasoski (2) 4. Jac Haudenschild (6) 5. Bobby Davis Jr. (1) 6. Randy Smith (8) 7. Andy Hillenburg (7) 8. Jerry Richert Jr. (14) 9. Rickey Hood (10) 10. Joe Gaerte (9) 11. Tim Green (20) 12. Jeff Swindell (3) 13. Terry McCarl (12) 14. Danny Thoman (21) 15. Ray Lipsey (19) 16. Don Kreitz Jr. (18) 17. John Sernett (24) 18. Jeff Tuttle (17) 19. Jaymie Moyle (23) 20. Terry Thorson (13) 21. Tommy James (16) 22. Cris Eash (11) 23. Rocky Hodges (15) 24. Danny Young (22). Lap Leaders: Blaney 1-9, Wolfgang 10-25.
7/1/89
Smith and Hesmer Take Knoxville Midseason Titles by Bob Wilson
Knoxville, IA – Five time and defending Knoxville track champion, Randy Smith, scored his second victory on the season here as he powered the Cahill brothers Ford Challenger to a twenty-lap win at the Marion County Fairgrounds Saturday night.
Smith, who started in the sixth row, shot from that position at the start to take the runner-up position by lap four. A red flag one lap later bunched the cars for a single-file restart and when the green flew once again, Smith motored into the top spot and took the $2,750 win going away.
Capturing the $2,000 second place position was Jerry Richert Jr., while Danny Lasoski finished third after starting alongside Smith. Jeff Tuttle and Danny Young formed the top five finishers.
Cliff Woodward, Mackie Heimbaugh, Terry Thorson, Jordan Albaugh and Rich Bubak completed the top ten positions as the Knoxville Raceway celebrated its 36th Annual Mid-Season Championship.
In the companion limited sprint portion of the program, David Hesmer took a sixth lap restart lead, as he captured his fifth feature event of the season. Mike Twedt and Mike Chadd trailed Hesmer across the line.
At trackside ceremonies during the evening, four new members were inducted into the Knoxville Raceway Hall of Fame. Those four were Nadine Robinson, Dean Woolheather, Shorty Hulgan and Skip Nelson.
410 Results
Time Trials (Qualifying Order): 1. 5, Danny Lasoski, Dover, MO (22) 16.500; 2. 7, Randy Smith, Mount Ayr, IA (12) 16.597; 3. 7x, Terry McCarl, Des Moines, IA (5) 16.658; 4. 1x, Jerry Richert Jr., Forest Lake, MN (2) 16.835; 5. 55, Terry Thorson, Newton, IA (1) 17.031; 6. 47, Mackie Heimbaugh, Des Moines, IA (14) 17.041; 7. 52B, Jordan Albaugh, Johnston, IA (20) 17.045; 8. 39, Bob White, West Des Moines, IA (15) 17.112; 9. 12, Cliff Woodward, Kearney, MO (3) 17.113; 10. 5T, Jaymie Moyle, Bridgewater, SA, Aust. (17) 17.175; 11. 1, Jeff Tuttle, West Des Moines, IA (13) 17.179; 12. 28, Danny Thoman, Higginsville, MO (7) 17.228; 13. 61, Wayne Redmond, Fort Dodge, IA (24) 17.233; 14. 3Y, Danny Young, Des Moines, IA (19) 17.289; 15. 5x, Rudy Cahill, Cedar Rapids, IA (9) 17.332; 16. 9, Rich Bubak, Golden, CO (10) 17.372; 17. 4c, Kenny McCarl, Des Moines, IA (25) 17.389; 18. 19, Bob Weuve, Newton, IA (18) 17.480; 19. 15, Bob Johnson, Sioux City, IA (11) 17.534; 20. 21, Mark Shaffer, Newton, IA (23) 17.548; 21. 49, John Hall, Marion, IA (16) 17.566; 22. 96, Tom Whiting, Cedar Rapids, IA (8) 17.696; 23. 6m, Tim Monson, Lakefield, MN (6) 17.767; 24. 2x, Bruce Moore, Moline, IL (4) 17.933; 25. 4, John Greenwood, Des Moines, IA (21) NT.
Heat one (started), 8 laps, 2:19.2: 1. Jerry Richert Jr. (7) 2. Danny Lasoski (8) 3. Bob Johnson (2) 4. Rich Bubak (3) 5. Jordan Albaugh (6) 6. Tom Whiting (1) 7. Jaymie Moyle (5) 8. Wayne Redmond (4) DNS – John Greenwood Heat two (started), 8 laps, 2:21.9: 1. Kenny McCarl (1) 2. Randy Smith (7) 3. Mark Shaffer (2) 4. Jeff Tuttle (3) 5. Terry Thorson (5) 6. Danny Young (4) 7. Bob White (6) DNS – Tim Monson
Heat three (started), 8 laps, NT: 1. Cliff Woodward (4) 2. Terry McCarl (6) 3. Mackie Heimbaugh (7) 4. Danny Thoman (5) 5. Rudy Cahill (2) 6. Bob Weuve (3) 7. Bruce Moore (1) DNS – John Hall
A main (started), 20 laps, NT: 1. Randy Smith (11) 2. Jerry Richert Jr. (9) 3. Danny Lasoski (12) 4. Jeff Tuttle (4) 5. Danny Young (2) 6. Cliff Woodward (5) 7. Mackie Heimbaugh (7) 8. Terry Thorson (8) 9. Jordan Albaugh (6) 10. Rich Bubak (13) 11. Jaymie Moyle (20) 12. Mark Shaffer (17) 13. Bob Weuve (15) 14. Bob White (19) 15. Rudy Cahill (1) 16. John Hall (21) 17. Kenny McCarl (14) 18. Bob Johnson (16) 19. Terry McCarl (10) 20. Bruce Moore (22) 21. Danny Thoman (3) 22. Tom Whiting (18) DNS – Tim Monson, John Greenwood, Wayne Redmond. Lap Leaders: R. Cahill 1-3, Tuttle 4, R. Smith 5-20.
360 Results
Heat one (started), 6 laps, 1:56.3: 1. 20, Mark Wilson, Des Moines, IA (6) 2. 80A, Duane Van Heukelom, Colfax, IA (3) 3. 57, Steve Breazeale, Pleasantville, IA (7) 4. 12, Lyle Sylvester, Bondurant, IA (1) / 5. 2, Dwight Snodgrass, Indianola, IA (8) 6. 15, Bobby Mincer, Burlington, IA (5) 7. 6, Jeff Fort, Ottumwa, IA (2) 8. 23, Richard Crook, Oskaloosa, IA (9) 9. 11, Archie Ergenbright, Newton, IA (4)
Heat two (started), 6 laps, 1:52.7: 1. 11x, David Hesmer, Marshalltown, IA (7) 2. 01, Mike Chadd, Lincoln, NE (5) 3. 25, Rick McClure, Cincinnati, IA (9) 4. 2T, Mike Twedt, Huxley, IA (8) / 5. 17, Billy Bell, Colfax, IA (2) 6. 4, Greg Helms, Kansas City, MO (4) 7. M2, Matt Fox, Paton, IA (6) 8. 29, Ed Perryman, Des Moines, IA (3) 9. 1, Larry Ball Jr., Des Moines, IA (1)
Heat three (started), 6 laps, NT: 1. 10, Steve Wares, Knoxville, IA (8) 2. 7B, Dave Westercamp, Johnston, IA (1) 3. 48, Bob Thompson, Des Moines, IA (7) 4. 77, Terry Alexander, Knoxville, IA (4) / 5. 53, Bob Anderson, Burlington, IA (9) 6. 38, Craig Agan, Knoxville, IA (5) 7. 56, Chris Walraven, Knoxville, IA (3) 8. 25Y, Brian Ridge, Ottumwa, IA (2) 9. 74, Tom Lenz, Strawberry Point, IA (6)
B main (started), 8 laps, NT: 1. Dwight Snodgrass (1) 2. Bobby Mincer (4) 3. Craig Agan (3) 4. Matt Fox (2) / 5. Greg Helms (5) 6. Richard Crook (12) 7. Ed Perryman (8) 8. Billy Bell (9) 9. Bob Anderson (13) 10. Chris Walraven (7) 11. Archie Ergenbright (6) 12. Jeff Fort (10) 13. Larry Ball Jr. (11) DNS – Tom Lenz, Brian Ridge
A main (started), 12 laps, NT: 1. David Hesmer (9) 2. Mike Twedt (12) 3. Mike Chadd (6) 4. Steve Breazeale (10) 5. Steve Wares (11) 6. Rick McClure (1) 7. Mark Wilson (7) 8. Matt Fox (16) 9. Lyle Sylvester (3) 10. Craig Agan (15) 11. Dwight Snodgrass (13) 12. Duane Van Heukelom (4) 13. Dave Westercamp (2) 14. Terry Alexander (5) 15. Bobby Mincer (14) 16. Bob Thompson (8). Lap Leaders: M. Wilson 1-5, Hesmer 6-12.
7/4/89
Wolfgang Collects 10 Grand in Knoxville USA Showdown by Bob Wilson
Knoxville, IA – Doug Wolfgang powered the D.P. Motorsports Schnee to a convincing win during the inaugural United Sprint Association Independence Day Showdown at the Knoxville Raceway Tuesday night. The win paid Wolfgang $5,250 as the Sioux Falls native additionally tallied another $5,000 by winning a series of match races.
Wolfgang was the class of the field in the twenty-five lap feature event as the four-time Knoxville Nationals champ showed why he is regarded the top sprint chauffeur as voted by the media in the National Sprint Racing Poll.
The highly publicized three-car match races among Wolfgang, Sammy Swindell and Steve Kinser provided the fireworks to begin the evening. The trio, which have claimed 99 feature wins here and all nine Knoxville Nationals titles during this decade, had the large crowd rooting for their favorite as the three-lap events went to a fourth race before Wolfgang could lay claim to having won two.
In the feature event, Wolfgang jumped to an immediate lead at the start of the race and rode the cushion with Mark Kinser in tow. As Wolfgang pulled away, Kinser ran a steady pace, but was unable to provide any challenge.
Lap twelve saw Swindell come into the picture as he charged past Kinser on the backstretch. Two laps later, the red flag flew for a single car accident, wiping out the huge gap Wolfgang had established.
The restart found Wolfgang once again establishing a commanding margin, but on lap twenty, the yellow came out for sixth running Jerry Richert Jr., who had lost a right rear tire. He was unable to restart.
The final laps of the race saw little change in the front-running positions as Wolfgang coasted across the line for his forty-ninth career feature win here. Swindell maintained the second slot as Kinser fought off the determined challenges of fellow Kinser, Steve, as that duo finished third and fourth. Jac Haudenschild claimed fifth.
Rounding out the top ten were Danny Lasoski, Randy Smith, Ray Lipsey, Terry Thorson and Shane Carson.
Time Trials (Qualifying Order): 1. 1, Sammy Swindell, Bartlett, TN (9) 16.439; 2. 8D, Doug Wolfgang, Sioux Falls, SD (25) 16.476; 3. 49, Jac Haudenschild, Millersburg, OH (13) 16.531; 4. 11, Steve Kinser, Bloomington, IN (6) 16.557; 5. 45, Ray Lipsey, Lincoln, NE (14) 16.781; 6. 51, Mark Kinser, Oolitic, IN (22) 16.792; 7. 1x, Jerry Richert Jr., Forest Lake, MN (23) 16.855; 8. 7, Randy Smith, Mount Ayr, IA (19) 16.862; 9. 5, Danny Lasoski, Dover, MO (28) 16.971; 10. 55, Terry Thorson, Newton, IA (16) 17.043; 11. 1T, Jeff Tuttle, West Des Moines, IA (8) 17.117; 12. 21B, Steve Beitler, Sedro Woolley, WA (11) 17.121; 13. 2T, Tim Baker, Sioux City, IA (20) 17.176; 14. 12, Cliff Woodward, Kearney, MO (5) 17.266; 15. 47, Shane Carson, Oklahoma City, OK (27) 17.287; 16. 19, Bob Weuve, Newton, IA (4) 17.293; 17. 3Y, Danny Young, Des Moines, IA (7) 17.369; 18. 5T, Jaymie Moyle, Bridgewater, SA, Aust. (15) 17.469; 19. 15, Bob Johnson, Sioux City, IA (17) 17.666; 20. 52B, Jordan Albaugh, Johnston, IA (12) 17.675; 21. 2x, Bruce Moore, Moline, IL (2) 17.669; 22. 4, John Greenwood, Des Moines, IA (1) 17.734; 23. 4c, Kenny McCarl, Des Moines, IA (26) 17.754; 24. 39, Bob White, West Des Moines, IA (24) 17.761; 25. 21, Mark Shaffer, Newton, IA (21) 17.791; 26. 49H, John Hall, Marion, IA (29) 18.001; 27. 20, Mark Wilson, Des Moines, IA (10) 18.165; 28. 10, Steve Wares, Knoxville, IA (3) 18.855; 29. 96, Tom Whiting, Cedar Rapids, IA (18) NT; 30. 9, Rich Bubak, Golden, CO (30) NT.
Match Race #1 (started – three–wide), 3 laps, :50.0 (NTR): 1. Doug Wolfgang (1) 2. Sammy Swindell (3) 3. Steve Kinser (2)
Match Race #2 (started three-wide), 3 laps, :51.1: 1. Sammy Swindell (1) 2. Doug Wolfgang (2) 3. Steve Kinser (3)
Match Race #3 (started three-wide), 3 laps, :51.8: 1. Steve Kinser (1) 2. Doug Wolfgang (3) 3. Sammy Swindell (2)
Match Race #4 (started three-wide), 3 laps, :50.6: 1. Doug Wolfgang (1) 2. Steve Kinser (2) 3. Sammy Swindell (3)
Heat one (started), 8 laps, 2:21.1: 1. Danny Lasoski (4) 2. Jac Haudenschild (6) 3. Mark Kinser (5) 4. Jaymie Moyle (1) 5. Shane Carson (2) 6. Steve Beitler (3) / 7. Mark Wilson (9) 8. Bob White (8) 9. Bruce Moore (7) DNS – Rich Bubak
Heat two (started), 8 laps, 2:24.6: 1. Bob Weuve (2) 2. Steve Kinser (6) 3. Jerry Richert Jr. (5) 4. Tim Baker (3) 5. Terry Thorson (4) 6. Bob Johnson (1) / 7. Mark Shaffer (8) 8. Steve Wares (7) DNS – John Greenwood
Heat three (started), 8 laps, 2:25.4: 1. Randy Smith (5) 2. Danny Young (2) 3. Jeff Tuttle (4) 4. Ray Lipsey (6) 5. Jordan Albaugh (1) 6. Cliff Woodward (3) / 7. John Hall (8) 8. Kenny McCarl (7) DNS – Tom Whiting
Dash (started), 5 laps, 1:25.7: 1. Mark Kinser (1) 2. Doug Wolfgang (5) 3. Sammy Swindell (6) 4. Ray Lipsey (2) 5. Steve Kinser (3) 6. Jac Haudenschild (4)
B main (started), 8 laps, 2:32.5: 1. Mark Shaffer (3) 2. Bob White (4) 3. Mark Wilson (1) 4. Bruce Moore (6) / 5. John Hall (2) 6. Kenny McCarl (5) 7. Steve Wares (7) DNS – Tom Whiting
A main (started), 25 laps, NT: 1. Doug Wolfgang (2) 2. Sammy Swindell (3) 3. Mark Kinser (1) 4. Steve Kinser (5) 5. Jac Haudenschild (6) 6. Danny Lasoski (9) 7. Randy Smith (8) 8. Ray Lipsey (4) 9. Terry Thorson (10) 10. Shane Carson (15) 11. Bob Weuve (16) 12. Steve Beitler (12) 13. Cliff Woodward (14) 14. Danny Young (17) 15. Bruce Moore (24) 16. Jordan Albaugh (20) 17. Bob White (21) 18. Bob Johnson (19) 19. Jerry Richert Jr. (7) 20. Jaymie Moyle (18) 21. Jeff Tuttle (11) 22. Tim Baker (13) 23. Mark Wilson (23) 24. Mark Shaffer (22). Lap Leader: Wolfgang 1-25.
7/8/89
Lasoski, Smith, Hesmer Take Knoxville Feature Events by Bob Wilson
Knoxville, IA – Danny Lasoski and Randy Smith captured Twin Sixteen feature events at the Knoxville Raceway Saturday night and young David Hesmer continued to dominate the limited sprint division as he captured both ends of a Twin Ten doubleheader.
Smith, aboard the Cahill Brothers winged sprinter utilized his front row starting position in claiming his 33rd feature event on this half-mile oval. Lasoski motored into the runner-up spot on lap ten, which he held to the finish of that sixteen lap event. Jac Haudenschild, Ray Lipsey and Terry Thorson formed the top five finishers.
With the finish of the first feature completely inverted, Smith again found himself in the top spot by lap six in the second sixteen lapper from his final row starting position. Lasoski, in the Ron Kohls sprinter, caught Smith shortly thereafter and the duo brought the large grandstand crowd to its feet as they raced through lapped traffic on the dry-slick surface. On lap thirteen, Lasoski took over the top spot which he maintained to the finish. Smith finished a close second, Haudenschild was again third, Jerry Richert Jr. was fourth and Jeff Tuttle claimed fifth.
Hesmer was the class of the field in each ten lap feature event for the limited sprints. The win gave the former mini-sprint pilot seven features on the season here. In the first event, Mike Twedt and Dwight Snodgrass trailed to the checkereds. The second feature saw Snodgrass and Larry Webb claiming the place and show positions.
410 Results
Time Trials (Qualifying Order): 1. 49R, Jac Haudenschild, Millersburg, OH (11) 16.825; 2. 7, Randy Smith, Mount Ayr, IA (12) 16.901; 3. 45, Ray Lipsey, Lincoln, NE (22) 16.940; 4. 1x, Jerry Richert Jr., Forest Lake, MN (9) 16.955; 5. 39, Bob White, West Des Moines, IA (1) 16.964; 6. 5, Danny Lasoski, Dover, MO (17) 17.169; 7. 55, Terry Thorson, Newton, IA (13) 17.183; 8. 7x, Terry McCarl, Des Moines, IA (2) 17.210; 9. 12, Cliff Woodward, Kearney, MO (7) 17.415; 10. 3Y, Danny Young, Des Moines, IA (5) 17.429; 11. 9, Rich Bubak, Golden, CO (8) 17.525; 12. 21x, Cliff Koidahl, Minneapolis, MN (14) 17.676; 13. 19, Bob Weuve, Newton, IA (25) 17.770; 14. 1, Jeff Tuttle, West Des Moines, IA (23) 17.787; 15. 47, Mackie Heimbaugh, Des Moines, IA (24) 17.870; 16. 96, Tom Whiting, Cedar Rapids, IA (19) 17.951; 17. 52B, Jordan Albaugh, Johnston, IA (10) 17.961; 18. 21, Mark Shaffer, Newton, IA (6) 17.981; 19. 4c, Kenny McCarl, Des Moines, IA (21) 18.007; 20. 5T, Jaymie Moyle, Bridgewater, SA, Aust. (15) 18.084; 21. 4, John Greenwood, Des Moines, IA (20) 18.215; 22. 14m, Len Baumgartner, Ashland, IL (4) 18.333; 23. 1c, Mark Carroll, Springfield, IL (3) 18.361; 24. 49, John Hall, Marion, IA (18) 18.577; 25. 2x, Bruce Moore, Moline, IL (16) NT.
Heat one (started), 8 laps, 2:24.0: 1. Jac Haudenschild (8) 2. Terry Thorson (6) 3. Jerry Richert Jr. (7) 4. Kenny McCarl (2) / 5. Bob Weuve (4) 6. Danny Young (5) 7. Tom Whiting (3) 8. Len Baumgartner (1) DNS – Bruce Moore
Heat two (started), 8 laps, 2:25.7: 1. Jaymie Moyle (2) 2. Jordan Albaugh (3) 3. Randy Smith (8) 4. Jeff Tuttle (4) / 5. Rich Bubak (5) 6. Terry McCarl (6) 7. Mark Carroll (1) 8. Bob White (7)
Heat three (started), 8 laps, 2:27.8: 1. Ray Lipsey (8) 2. Danny Lasoski (7) 3. Cliff Woodward (6) 4. John Hall (1) / 5. Mark Shaffer (3) 6. Mackie Heimbaugh (4) 7. John Greenwood (2) 8. Cliff Koidahl (5)
B main (started), 8 laps, 2:32.3: 1. Terry McCarl (2) 2. Bob White (1) 3. Danny Young (3) 4. Bob Weuve (6) / 5. Rich Bubak (4) 6. Mackie Heimbaugh (7) 7. Mark Shaffer (9) 8. Cliff Koidahl (5) 9. John Greenwood (10) 10. Tom Whiting (8) 11. Len Baumgartner (11) 12. Mark Carroll (12) DNS – Bruce Moore
A main #1 (started), 16 laps, NT: 1. Randy Smith (2) 2. Danny Lasoski (5) 3. Jac Haudenschild (1) 4. Ray Lipsey (3) 5. Terry Thorson (6) 6. Jeff Tuttle (8) 7. Cliff Woodward (7) 8. Jordan Albaugh (9) 9. Jaymie Moyle (11) 10. Danny Young (15) 11. Terry McCarl (13) 12. Bob Weuve (16) 13. Bob White (14) 14. Kenny McCarl (10) 15. John Hall (12) 16. Jerry Richert Jr. (4). Lap Leader: R. Smith 1-16.
A main #2 (started), 16 laps, NT: 1. Danny Lasoski (14) 2. Randy Smith (15) 3. Jac Haudenschild (13) 4. Jerry Richert Jr. (16) 5. Jeff Tuttle (10) 6. Danny Young (6) 7. John Hall (1) 8. Bob White (3) 9. Bob Weuve (4) 10. Jordan Albaugh (8) 11. Kenny McCarl (2) 12. Cliff Woodward (9) 13. Ray Lipsey (12) 14. Jaymie Moyle (7) 15. Terry McCarl (5) 16. Terry Thorson (11). Lap Leaders: Hall 1-5, R. Smith 6-12, Lasoski 13-16.
360 Results
Heat one (started), 6 laps, 1:55.5: 1. 11x, David Hesmer, Marshalltown, IA (5) 2. 2T, Mike Twedt, Huxley, IA (8) 3. 17, Billy Bell, Colfax, IA (2) 4. 38, Craig Agan, Knoxville, IA (3) / 5. 48, Bob Thompson, Des Moines, IA (6) 6. 29, Ed Perryman, Des Moines, IA (1) 7. 1H, Jack Hovick, Lincoln, NE (9) 8. 11, Archie Ergenbright, Newton, IA (4) 9. 1, Larry Ball Jr., Des Moines, IA (7) DNS – 25Y, Brian Ridge, Ottumwa, IA
Heat two (started), 6 laps, 1:59.9: 1. 25, Rick McClure, Cincinnati, IA (1) 2. 01, Mike Chadd, Lincoln, NE (6) 3. 9J, Jeff Jones, Des Moines, IA (2) 4. 57, Steve Breazeale, Pleasantville, IA (7) / 5. 15, Bobby Mincer, Burlington, IA (5) 6. 2, Dwight Snodgrass, Indianola, IA (8) 7. 4, Greg Helms, Kansas City, MO (4) 8. 7B, Dave Westercamp, Johnston, IA (10) 9. 23, Richard Crook, Oskaloosa, IA (9) 10. 56, Chris Walraven, Knoxville, IA (3)
Heat three (started), 6 laps, 2:02.6: 1. 25J, Larry Webb, Des Moines, IA (1) 2. 77, Terry Alexander, Knoxville, IA (4) 3. 20, Mark Wilson, Des Moines, IA (7) 4. 12, Lyle Sylvester, Bondurant, IA (2) / 5. 74, Tom Lenz, Strawberry Point, IA (5) 6. M2, Matt Fox, Paton, IA (6) 7. 10, Steve Wares, Knoxville, IA (8) 8. 52, Walt Esch, Des Moines, IA (10) 9. 6, Jeff Fort, Ottumwa, IA (3) 10. 40, Greg Roorda, Des Moines, IA (9)
B main (started), 8 laps, NT: 1. Dwight Snodgrass (1) 2. Steve Wares (2) 3. Matt Fox (4) 4. Bob Thompson (3) / 5. Bobby Mincer (5) 6. Tom Lenz (6) 7. Archie Ergenbright (7) 8. Walt Esch (16) 9. Greg Helms (8) 10. Dave Westercamp (12) 11. Ed Perryman (9) 12. Jeff Fort (11) 13. Jack Hovick (15) 14. Richard Crook (14) 15. Chris Walraven (10) 16. Greg Roorda (13) DNS – Larry Ball Jr.
A main #1 (started), 10 laps, NT: 1. David Hesmer (2) 2. Mike Twedt (1) 3. Dwight Snodgrass (13) 4. Mark Wilson (4) 5. Rick McClure (11) 6. Bob Thompson (16) 7. Larry Webb (12) 8. Craig Agan (6) 9. Jeff Jones (9) 10. Steve Wares (14) 11. Terry Alexander (7) 12. Matt Fox (15) 13. Billy Bell (8) 14. Lyle Sylvester (10) 15. Mike Chadd (5) 16. Steve Breazeale (3). Lap Leader: Hesmer 1-10.
A main #2 (started), 10 laps, NT: 1. David Hesmer (14) 2. Dwight Snodgrass (12) 3. Larry Webb (8) 4. Jeff Jones (6) 5. Terry Alexander (4) 6. Mike Twedt (11) 7. Steve Wares (5) 8. Rick McClure (10) 9. Bobby Mincer (16) 10. Lyle Sylvester (1) 11. Mark Wilson (9) 12. Matt Fox (3) 13. Tom Lenz (15) 14. Craig Agan (7) 15. Steve Breazeale (13) 16. Billy Bell (2) DNS – Bob Thompson, Mike Chadd. Lap Leaders: Sylvester 1-2, Hesmer 3-10.
7/15/89
Lasoski Takes Fifth Feature, Jones Wins First at Knoxville by Bob Wilson
Knoxville, IA – Danny Lasoski, aboard the Ron Kohls’ winged sprinter, scored his fifth feature event win on the season at the Knoxville Raceway Saturday night. The win paid the “Show Me” State pilot $2,250 for the twenty-lap run.
The feature event came to an immediate halt as the race went green when a five-car mishap occurred. No drivers received injury.
When the race was restarted, Australian, Jaymie Moyle, grabbed the lead with defending track champion Randy Smith in tow. The duo ran nose to tail until lap eleven, when something appeared to break on the right front sending Smith catapulting into the third turn fence.
The second restart saw Moyle again in the lead on the low side of the track as third-running Danny Lasoski shot to the rim and gathered in the lead three laps later. He was able to extend his margin at the stripe to claim his fourteenth career win on this half-mile oval.
Danny Young, Glenn Berkner, Mackie Heimbaugh and Bob Weuve formed the top five finishers as Moyle failed to complete the event.
In the limited sprint feature event, Jeff Jones took a surprising win to halt David Hesmer’s streak at five. It was Jones’ initial victory here, as Larry Webb and Tom Lenz gave chase to the checkereds. Hesmer finished fourth.
410 Results
Time Trials (Qualifying Order): 1. 5, Danny Lasoski, Dover, MO () 17.128; 2. 47, Mackie Heimbaugh, Des Moines, IA (18) 17.245; 3. 7, Randy Smith, Mount Ayr, IA (13) 17.379; 4. 45, Ray Lipsey, Lincoln, NE (9) 17.535; 5. 1x, Jerry Richert Jr., Forest Lake, MN (6) 17.658; 6. 6m, Tim Monson, Lakefield, MN (15) 17.674; 7. 12, Cliff Woodward, Kearney, MO (26) 17.808; 8. 52B, Jordan Albaugh, Johnston, IA (25) 17.818; 9. 5T, Jaymie Moyle, Bridgewater, SA, Aust. (12) 17.880; 10. 21x, Glenn Berkner, Sleepy Eye, MN (7) 17.952; 11. 39, Bob White, West Des Moines, IA (1) 18.021; 12. 19, Bob Weuve, Newton, IA (23) 18.051; 13. 15, Bob Johnson, Sioux City, IA (24) 18.199; 14. 96, Tom Whiting, Cedar Rapids, IA (14) 18.206; 15. 2V, John Kearney, Ozawkie, KS (21) 18.233; 16. 9, Rich Bubak, Golden, CO (10) 18.364; 17. 4c, Kenny McCarl, Des Moines, IA (16) 18.418; 18. 8, Butch Hanssen, Sioux Falls, SD (19) 18.442; 19. 2x, Bruce Moore, Moline, IL (11) 18.522; 20. 3Y, Danny Young, Des Moines, IA (3) 18.554; 21. 4, John Greenwood, Des Moines, IA (20) 18.636; 22. 49, John Hall, Marion, IA (8) 18.740; 23. 12x, Billy Vielhauer, Shawnee, KS (2) NT; 24. 55, Terry Thorson, Newton, IA (4) NT; 25. 1, Jeff Tuttle, West Des Moines, IA (5) NT; 26. 61, Wayne Redmond, Fort Dodge, IA (17) NT.
Heat one (started), 8 laps, 2:20.0: 1. Bruce Moore (2) 2. Cliff Woodward (6) 3. Ray Lipsey (7) 4. Bob Johnson (4) 5. Danny Lasoski (8) 6. Glenn Berkner (5) 7. Rich Bubak (3) 8. John Hall (1) DNS – Jeff Tuttle
Heat two (started), 8 laps, 2:24.4: 1. Kenny McCarl (2) 2. Danny Young (1) 3. Mackie Heimbaugh (7) 4. Jerry Richert Jr. (6) 5. Tom Whiting (3) 6. Bob White (4) 7. Jordan Albaugh (5) DNS – Billy Vielhauer, Wayne Redmond
Heat three (started), 8 laps, 2:23.7: 1. Butch Hanssen (2) 2. Tim Monson (6) 3. Bob Weuve (4) 4. Jaymie Moyle (5) 5. Randy Smith (7) 6. John Kearney (3) 7. John Greenwood (1) DNS – Terry Thorson
A main (started), 20 laps, NT: 1. Danny Lasoski (8) 2. Danny Young (18) 3. Glenn Berkner (9) 4. Mackie Heimbaugh (7) 5. Bob Weuve (11) 6. John Kearney (14) 7. Jeff Tuttle (21) 8. Rich Bubak (17) 9. Tom Whiting (13) 10. John Hall (19) 11. Jerry Richert Jr. (4) 12. John Greenwood (20) 13. Jaymie Moyle (1) 14. Kenny McCarl (15) 15. Cliff Woodward (2) 16. Randy Smith (6) 17. Tim Monson (3) 18. Ray Lipsey (5) 19. Bob White (10) 20. Bob Johnson (12) 21. Butch Hanssen (16) DNS – Bruce Moore, Billy Vielhauer, Terry Thorson, Jeff Tuttle, Wayne Redmond. Lap Leaders: Moyle 1-13, Lasoski 14-20.
360 Results
Heat one (started), 6 laps, 2:00.6: 1. 25, Rick McClure, Cincinnati, IA (3) 2. 2T, Mike Twedt, Huxley, IA (8) 3. 77, Terry Alexander, Knoxville, IA (4) 4. 15, Bobby Mincer, Burlington, IA (5) / 5. 10, Steve Wares, Knoxville, IA (7) 6. 23, Richard Crook, Oskaloosa, IA (9) 7. 53, Bob Anderson, Burlington, IA (1) 8. 5K, Steve Johnson, Orion, IL (10) 9. 56, Chris Walraven, Knoxville, IA (2) 10. 48, Bob Thompson, Des Moines, IA (6)
Heat two (started), 6 laps, 2:02.1: 1. 17, Billy Bell, Colfax, IA (2) 2. 25J, Larry Webb, Des Moines, IA (4) 3. 52, Walt Esch, Des Moines, IA (3) 4. M2, Matt Fox, Paton, IA (6) / 5. 2, Dwight Snodgrass, Indianola, IA (8) 6. 57, Steve Breazeale, Pleasantville, IA (5) 7. 25Y, Brian Ridge, Ottumwa, IA (1) 8. 50, Lee Nelson, Ames, IA (7) DNS – 80A, Duane Van Heukelom, Des Moines, IA
Heat three (started), 6 laps, 1:59.3: 1. 9J, Jeff Jones, Des Moines, IA (4) 2. 12, Lyle Sylvester, Bondurant, IA (2) 3. 7B, Dave Westercamp, Johnston, IA (1) 4. 74, Tom Lenz, Strawberry Point, IA (3) / 5. 20, Mark Wilson, Des Moines, IA (5) 6. 11x, David Hesmer, Marshalltown, IA (8) 7. 38, Craig Agan, Knoxville, IA (6) 8. 11, Ed Ergenbright, Newton, IA (7) DNS – 29, Ed Perryman, Des Moines, IA
B main (started), 8 laps, 2:37.3: 1. David Hesmer (2) 2. Steve Breazeale (4) 3. Dwight Snodgrass (1) 4. Steve Wares (3) / 5. Mark Wilson (5) 6. Craig Agan (7) 7. Richard Crook (12) 8. Lee Nelson (13) 9. Bob Anderson (10) 10. Archie Ergenbright (14) 11. Brian Ridge (11) 12. Chris Walraven (9) 13. Steve Johnson (15) 14. Bob Thompson (6) 15. Duane Van Heukelom (8) DNS – Ed Perryman
A main (started), 12 laps, 4:02.5: 1. Jeff Jones (1) 2. Larry Webb (2) 3. Tom Lenz (4) 4. David Hesmer (13) 5. Mike Twedt (8) 6. Terry Alexander (3) 7. Walt Esch (5) 8. Bobby Mincer (6) 9. Steve Breazeale (14) 10. Rick McClure (9) 11. Dwight Snodgrass (15) 12. Matt Fox (7) 13. Billy Bell (10) 14. Dave Westercamp (12) 15. Steve Wares (16) 16. Lyle Sylvester (11). Lap Leader: Jones 1-12.
7/22/89 – Rain
7/29/89
Sammy Swindell Takes Knoxville Cash by Bob Wilson
Knoxville, IA – Sammy Swindell guided the Harold Annett TMC Challenger to a twenty-lap feature event win at the Knoxville Raceway Saturday night. The victory paid the Tennessee traveler $2,250 and was his 28th career win here.
Swindell, who was in the area after competing in Missouri the previous night, utilized one red and two yellow caution flags to gain the top spot from front-runner Jerry Richert Jr. on the thirteenth lap restart. He maintained a twenty yard lead to the finish as Richert, Terry Thorson, Mackie Heimbaugh and Ray Lipsey trailed to the checkereds.
Jeff Tuttle, Jac Haudenschild, Jaymie Moyle, Danny Lasoski and Jerry Beeck Jr. formed the top ten finishers. Heat events went to Lipsey, Butch Hanssen and Richert. Danny Young captured the B main and the race- opening trophy dash.
In the limited sprint competition, Steve Breazeale captured his second feature event on the season. Walt Esch and Tom Lenz followed to the finish line.
Time Trials (Qualifying Order): 1. 1s, Sammy Swindell, Bartlett, TN (16) 17.012; 2. 49R, Jac Haudenschild, Millersburg, OH (17) 17.152; 3. 5, Danny Lasoski, Dover, MO (6) 17.155; 4. 7, Randy Smith, Mount Ayr, IA (20) 17.352; 5. 47, Mackie Heimbaugh, Des Moines, IA (24) 17.537; 6. 1, Jeff Tuttle, West Des Moines, IA (21) 17.554; 7. 2T, Tim Baker, Sioux City, IA (11) 17.559; 8. 3Y, Danny Young, Des Moines, IA (26) 17.613; 9. 1x, Jerry Richert Jr., Forest Lake, MN (30) 17.674; 10. 55, Terry Thorson, Newton, IA (22) 17.796; 11. 27, Jerry Beeck Jr., Eagle, NE (15) 17.803; 12. 2x, Bruce Moore, Moline, IL (14) 17.858; 13. 45, Ray Lipsey, Lincoln, NE (10) 17.863; 14. 5T, Jaymie Moyle, Bridgewater, SA, Aust. (27) 17.877; 15. 61, Wayne Redmond, Fort Dodge, IA (3) 17.928; 16. 39, Bob White, West Des Moines, IA (18) 17.984; 17. 52B, Larry Ball Jr., Des Moines, IA (7) 18.082; 18. 2V, John Kearney, Ozawkie, KS (5) 18.081; 19. 77, Mike Brooks, Knoxville, IA (23) 18.124; 20. 8, Butch Hanssen, Sioux Falls, SD (31) 18.163; 21. 12, Cliff Woodward, Kearney, MO (9) 18.197; 22. 15, Bob Johnson, Sioux City, IA (19) 18.218; 23. 96, Tom Whiting, Cedar Rapids, IA (29) 18.242; 24. 9, Rich Bubak, Knoxville, IA (25) 18.444; 25. 48, Bob Thompson, Des Moines, IA (4) 18.454; 26. 19, Bob Weuve, Newton, IA (8) 18.535; 27. 4c, Kenny McCarl, Des Moines, IA (12) 18.595; 28. 21, Mark Shaffer, Newton, IA (2) 18.791; 29. 12x, Billy Vielhauer, Shawnee, KS (1) 18.792; 30. 28w, Larry Webb, Des Moines, IA (28) 18.929; 31. 17, Bill Randleman, Jefferson, IA (13) 19.871.
Dash (started), 5 laps, 1:27.6: 1. Danny Young (2) 2. Jerry Richert Jr. (1) 3. Mackie Heimbaugh (4) 4. Jeff Tuttle (3) 5. Danny Lasoski (6) 6. Randy Smith (5)
Heat one (started), 8 laps, NT: 1. Ray Lipsey (2) 2. Sammy Swindell (6) 3. Terry Thorson (5) 4. Bob Johnson (1) 5. Randy Smith (7) 6. Bob White (3) / 7. Mark Shaffer (8) 8. Bob Thompson (9) 9. Bill Randleman (10) 10. Tim Baker (6) DNS – Mike Brooks
Heat two (started), 8 laps, 2:23.4: 1. Butch Hanssen (2) 2. Tom Whiting (1) 3. Jac Haudenschild (8) 4. Jaymie Moyle (4) 5. Jerry Beeck Jr. (5) 6. Mackie Heimbaugh (7) / 7. Larry Ball Jr. (3) 8. Bob Weuve (9) 9. Danny Young (6) DNS – Billy Vielhauer
Heat three (started), 8 laps, 2:19.4: 1. Jerry Richert Jr. (4) 2. Rich Bubak (1) 3. Danny Lasoski (6) 4. Cliff Woodward (2) 5. John Kearney (3) 6. Jeff Tuttle (7) / 7. Bruce Moore (5) 8. Larry Webb (8) 9. Kenny McCarl (9) DNS – Wayne Redmond
B main (started), 8 laps, 2:21.0: 1. Danny Young (2) 2. Tim Baker (1) / 3. Larry Ball Jr. (4) 4. Bruce Moore (3) 5. Bob Weuve (7) 6. Kenny McCarl (6) 7. Mark Shaffer (9) 8. Bill Randleman (8) 9. Mike Brooks (5) DNS – Bob Thompson, Billy Vielhauer, Larry Webb
A main (started), 20 laps, NT: 1. Sammy Swindell (8) 2. Jerry Richert Jr. (2) 3. Terry Thorson (1) 4. Mackie Heimbaugh (4) 5. Ray Lipsey (10) 6. Jeff Tuttle (3) 7. Jac Haudenschild (7) 8. Jaymie Moyle (11) 9. Danny Lasoski (6) 10. Jerry Beeck Jr. (9) 11. John Kearney (13) 12. Cliff Woodward (15) 13. Bob White (12) 14. Danny Young (19) 15. Bob Johnson (16) 16. Randy Smith (5) 17. Butch Hanssen (14) 18. Tom Whiting (17) 19. Rich Bubak (18) 20. Tim Baker (20). Lap Leaders: Richert 1-12, S. Swindell 13-20.
360 Results
Dash (started), 5 laps, 1:36.7 (NTR): 1. 57, Steve Breazeale, Pleasantville, IA (2) 2. 11x, David Hesmer, Marshalltown, IA (4) 3. 20, Mark Wilson, Des Moines, IA (1) 4. 2T, Mike Twedt, Huxley, IA (6) 5. 2, Dwight Snodgrass, Indianola, IA (5) 6. 10, Steve Wares, Knoxville, IA (3)
Heat one (started), 6 laps, 2:01.8: 1. 25, Rick McClure, Cincinnati, IA (4) 2. 53, Bob Anderson, Burlington, IA (2) 3. 74, Tom Lenz, Strawberry Point, IA (6) 4. 2T, Mike Twedt, Huxley, IA (8) / 5. 38, Craig Agan, Knoxville, IA (5) 6. 17, Billy Bell, Colfax, IA (3) 7. 10, Steve Wares, Knoxville, IA (7) 8. 5K, Charlie Rowell, Colona, IL (1) 9. 15K, Mike Crawford, Granger, IA (9)
Heat two (started), 6 laps, 2:04.9: 1. 12, Lyle Sylvester, Bondurant, IA (1) 2. 23, Richard Crook, Oskaloosa, IA (2) 3. 15, Bobby Mincer, Burlington, IA (6) 4. 57, Steve Breazeale, Pleasantville, IA (5) / 5. 4, Greg Helms, Kansas City, MO (4) 6. 14, Larry Weeks, Montezuma, IA (7) 7. 77, Terry Alexander, Knoxville, IA (3) 8. 2, Dwight Snodgrass, Indianola, IA (8) DNS – 40, Greg Roorda, Des Moines, IA
Heat three (started), 6 laps, 2:00.3: 1. 11x, David Hesmer, Marshalltown, IA (6) 2. 85, Tommy Mikels, Marshall, MO (2) 3. 52, Walt Esch, Des Moines, IA (4) 4. 20, Mark Wilson, Des Moines, IA (7) / 5. 50, Lee Nelson, Ames, IA (1) 6. 9J, Jeff Jones, Des Moines, IA (5) 7. 56, Chris Walraven, Knoxville, IA (3) 8. 25J, George Dickerson, Colfax, IA (8) DNS – 80, Duane Van Heukelom, Des Moines, IA
B main (started), 8 laps, NT: 1. Dwight Snodgrass (1) 2. Steve Wares (2) 3. Terry Alexander (4) 4. Greg Helms (6) / 5. Jeff Jones (5) 6. Craig Agan (3) 7. George Dickerson (13) 8. Larry Weeks (9) 9. Billy Bell (8) 10. Lee Nelson (12) 11. Chris Walraven (7) 12. Charlie Rowell (10) 13. Mike Crawford (11) DNS – Duane Van Heukelom, Greg Roorda
A main (started), 12 laps, NT: 1. Steve Breazeale (6) 2. Walt Esch (2) 3. Tom Lenz (4) 4. Rick McClure (1) 5. Mark Wilson (5) 6. Mike Twedt (8) 7. Bobby Mincer (3) 8. David Hesmer (7) 9. Greg Helms (16) 10. Tommy Mikels (12) 11. Terry Alexander (15) 12. Richard Crook (11) 13. Steve Wares (14) 14. Lyle Sylvester (9) 15. Bob Anderson (10) 16. Dwight Snodgrass (13). Lap Leaders: Esch 1-5, Breazeale 6-12.
8/2/89
Twedt Scores Knoxville Fair Sprint Win by Bob Wilson
Knoxville, IA – Mike Twedt piloted the TNT Racing limited sprint car to his second feature event win of the season during the Marion County Fair at the Knoxville Raceway Wednesday night.
Twedt, who is the current points leader in the Knoxville limited sprint division, executed a clean sweep on the evening by additionally winning his qualifying heat and shattering the track record in time trials by more than a half second as he toured the half-mile oval in 18.594 seconds.
In the feature event, Twedt grabbed a second lap restart lead and held it through two additional yellows and one red to win going away. Steve Breazeale was second, Dwight Snodgrass finished third, Mark Shaffer claimed fourth and Bobby Thompson came across the stripe for fifth.
Results
Time Trials (Qualifying Order): 1. 2T, Mike Twedt, Huxley, IA (2) 18.594 (NTR); 2. 48, Bob Thompson, Des Moines, IA (16) 18.802; 3. 57, Steve Breazeale, Pleasantville, IA (24) 19.044; 4. 01, Mike Chadd, Lincoln, NE (17) 19.132; 5. 11, Mark Shaffer, Newton, IA (13) 19.277; 6. 2, Dwight Snodgrass, Indianola, IA (10) 19.345; 7. 52, Walt Esch, Des Moines, IA (18) 19.380; 8. 25, Rick McClure, Cincinnati, IA (27) 19.446; 9. 20, Mark Wilson, Des Moines, IA (3) 19.502; 10. 10, Steve Wares, Knoxville, IA (4) 19.502; 11. 4, Greg Helms, Kansas City, MO (22) 19.567; 12. 38, Craig Agan, Columbia, IA (7) 19.602; 13. 74, Tom Lenz, Strawberry Point, IA (15) 19.608; 14. 85, Tommy Mikels, Marshall, MO (25) 19.650; 15. 9J, Jeff Jones, Des Moines, IA (5) 19.662; 16. 25J, Larry Webb, Des Moines, IA (14) 19.667; 17. 77, Terry Alexander, Knoxville, IA (29) 19.957; 18. 4J, Jason Danley, Lincoln, NE (26) 20.055; 19. 12, Lyle Sylvester, Bondurant, IA (19) 20.150; 20. 14, Larry Weeks, Montezuma, IA (11) 20.186; 21. 40, Greg Roorda, Des Moines, IA (23) 20.250; 22. 56, Chris Walraven, Knoxville, IA (20) 20.407; 23. 53, Bob Anderson, Burlington, IA (8) 20.433; 24. 80, Duane Van Heukelom, Des Moines, IA (9) 20.487; 25. 17, Billy Bell, Colfax, IA (21) 20.615; 26. 50, Lee Nelson, Ames, IA (31) 20.629; 27. 29, Ed Perryman, Des Moines, IA (12) 20.744; 28. 23, Richard Crook, Oskaloosa, IA (6) 20.848; 29. 6, Jeff Fort, Ottumwa, IA (28) 21.171; 30. 27, Mark Finnell, Rock Port, MO (1) 22.000; 31. 15, Bobby Mincer, Burlington, IA (30) NT; 32. 11x, David Hesmer, Marshalltown, IA (32) NT.
Heat one (started), 8 laps, NT: 1. Mike Twedt (8) 2. Mark Wilson (6) 3. Terry Alexander (4) 4. Mark Shaffer (7) / 5. Tom Lenz (5) 6. Greg Roorda (3) 7. Jeff Fort (1) 8. Billy Bell (2)
Heat two (started), 8 laps, 2:43.3: 1. Steve Wares (6) 2. Bob Thompson (8) 3. Jason Danley (4) 4. Dwight Snodgrass (7) / 5. Lee Nelson (2) 6. Tommy Mikels (5) 7. Mark Finnell (1) 8. Chris Walraven (3)
Heat three (started), 8 laps, 2:42.3: 1. Lyle Sylvester (1) 2. Walt Esch (6) 3. Steve Breazeale (5) 4. Jeff Jones (4) / 5. Greg Helms (3) 6. Bob Anderson (2) DNS – Ed Perryman, Bobby Mincer
Heat four (started), 8 laps, NT: 1. Mike Chadd (7) 2. Larry Webb (4) 3. Duane Van Heukelom (2) 4. Craig Agan (5) / 5. Richard Crook (1) 6. Larry Weeks (3) 7. Rick McClure (6) DNS – David Hesmer
B main (started), 8 laps, NT: 1. Greg Helms (2) 2. Tom Lenz (1) 3. Larry Weeks (3) 4. Lee Nelson (10) / 5. Bob Anderson (8) 6. Jeff Fort (7) 7. Mark Finnell (9) 8. Chris Walraven (5) 9. Tommy Mikels (4) 10. Greg Roorda (6) DNS – Rick McClure, Billy Bell, Ed Perryman, Richard Crook, Bobby Mincer, David Hesmer
A main (started), 16 laps, NT: 1. Mike Twedt (6) 2. Steve Breazeale (4) 3. Dwight Snodgrass (1) 4. Mark Shaffer (2) 5. Bob Thompson (5) 6. Terry Alexander (13) 7. Mike Chadd (3) 8. Jason Danley (14) 9. Tom Lenz (18) 10. Larry Webb (12) 11. Lyle Sylvester (15) 12. Greg Helms (17) 13. Duane Van Heukelom (16) 14. Larry Weeks (19) 15. Mark Wilson (8) 16. Steve Wares (9) 17. Craig Agan (10) 18. Lee Nelson (20) 19. Steve Breazeale (4) 20. Jeff Jones (11). Lap Leaders: Shaffer 1, Twedt 2-16.
8/3/89
Dusenbery, Larson, Hayes Capture Knoxville Fair Tilts by Bob Wilson
Knoxville, IA – Bill Dusenbery, Wayne Larson and Bob Hayes each won their respective feature events during the Marion County Fair at the Knoxville Raceway Thursday night.
Dusenbery led an exciting field of Burlington modifieds to the checkered flag in the opening 20-lap feature. Bobby Ensminger, Jeff Nehring, Ryan Jamison and Bill Hetrick followed closely at the finish stripe.
Wayne Larson fought off the determined challenges of Jeff Haines to win the 20-lap feature event for the IMCA Modifieds. Randy Schroeder finished a close third.
IMCA Stock Car action saw Bob Hayes beat Bill Shipman at the end of twenty laps as Dave Blankenship dueled with the front runners in the closing portion of the event to take third.
Burlington Modified Results
Heat one (started), 8 laps: 1. 02, Bart Schneiderman, West Burlington, IA (2) 2. 99, Jeff Nehring, New London, IA (6) 3. 34, Dave Newcomb, Mediapolis, IA (1) 4. 2, Dave Getchell, Sperry, IA (3) 5. 51, Ryan Jamison, Burlington, IA (5) 6. 18, Bill Hetrick, Carmon, IL (7) 7. 23, Dewayne Warth, Burlington, IA (4) 8. 14, Todd Taeger, Burlington, IA (8) 9. 77, Joe Cooper, Burlington, IA (9)
Heat two (started), 8 laps: 1. 00, Bob Ensminger, Burlington, IA (2) 2. 20, Bill Dusenbery, Burlington, IA (7) 3. 25, Jerry Glasgow, Burlington, IA (3) 4. 36, John Crear, Burlington, IA (1) 5. 5, Ned Fry, Burlington, IA (9) 6. 6, Randy Wagler, West Burlington, IA (4) 7. 61, Mark Ellefritz, Carthage, IL (5) 8. 33, Jeff Ravenscraft, Burlington, IA (8) 9. 9, Matt Rogerson, Burlington, IA (6)
A main, 20 laps: 1. Bill Dusenbery 2. Bob Ensminger 3. Jeff Nehring 4. Ryan Jamison 5. Bill Hetrick 6. Bart Schneiderman 7. Matt Rogerson 8. Mark Ellefritz 9. Ned Fry 10. Randy Wagler 11. Todd Taeger 12. Dave Newcomb …
IMCA Modified Results
Heat one: 1. Steve Reupke, Russell, IA 2. Jim Anderson, Des Moines, IA 3. Terry Peterson, Agency, IA
Heat two: 1. Steve Hennies, Donnellson, IA 2. Wayne Larson, Ames, IA 3. Dave Farren, Des Moines, IA
Heat three: 1. Steve Jackson, Des Moines, IA 2. Dude Thompson, Huxley, IA 3. Scott Van Buskirk, Hedrick, IA
Heat four: 1. Randy Schroeder, Sigourney, IA 2. Rick Germer, Red Oak, IA 3. Dick Lewis, Agency, IA
Heat five: 1. Ken Davidson, Stuart, IA 2. Jeff Haines, Oskaloosa, IA 3. Wendell Folkerts, Albia, IA
B main: 1. Christina Davidson, Des Moines, IA 2. Rick Wages, Moline, IL 3. Ron Becker, Tama, IA 4. Jack Miles, Des Moines, IA 5. Sonny Smyser, Lancaster, MO
A main: 1. Wayne Larson 2. Jeff Haines 3. Randy Schroeder 4. Jim Anderson 5. Dave Farren 6. Jack Miles 7. Wendell Folkerts 8. Terry Peterson 9. Steve Reupke 10. Tim Mericle, Brooklyn, IA 11. Scott Van Buskirk 12. Daron Slemp, Des Moines, IA 13. Dick Lewis 14. Wayne Brau, Guernsey, IA 15. Craig Shutt, Des Moines, IA 16. Dude Thompson 17. Ken Davidson 18. Dan Briggs, Ottumwa, IA 19. Rick Germer 20. Ken Davidson 21. Steve Jackson 22. Rick Wages 23. Ron Becker
IMCA Stock Cars
Heat one: 1. Bill Shipman, Oskaloosa, IA 2. Mike Whaley, Carlisle, IA 3. Kim Hansen, Bussey, IA
Heat two: 1. Bob Hayes, Ottumwa, IA 2. Chris Jensen, Des Moines, IA 3. Burt McDaniel, Eldon, IA
Heat three: 1. Brian Fullenkamp, Eldon, IA 2. Dave Blankenship, Story City, IA 3. Jeff Backous, Pleasant Hill, IA
Heat four: 1. Rex Bonnett, Knoxville, IA 2. Aaron Brown, Fremont, IA 3. Dean Hughes, Oskaloosa, IA
B main: 1. Randy Havlik, Madrid, IA 2. Tom Killen, Des Moines, IA 3. JR McKim, Albia, IA 4. Phil See, Albia, IA 5. Jim Phillips, Indianola, IA
A main: 1. Bob Hayes 2. Bill Shipman 3. Dave Blankenship 4. Dean Hughes 5. Rex Bonnett 6. Kim Hansen 7. Mark Mundell, Ottumwa, IA 8. Terry Schroeder, Sigourney, IA 9. Rick Van Dusseldorp, Oskaloosa, IA 10. JR McKim 11. Phil See 12. Chris Jensen 13. Mike Whaley 14. Jim Hughes, Beacon, IA 15. Mike Farrell 16. Aaron Brown 17. Kevin Gyles, Des Moines, IA 18. Tom Killen 19. Randy Havlik 20. Jeff Backous 21. Brian Fullenkamp 22. Burt McDaniel 23. Howard De Zwarte, Knoxville, IA
8/4/89
Kenny Miller Wins 4th Annual Enduro
Results: 1. Kenny Miller, Des Moines, IA 2. Keith Larson, Yorktown, IA 3. Jeff Timmins, Monroe, IA 4. Lee Munson, Monroe, IA 5. Brian Freel, Pleasantville, IA 6. Frank Vanderbroek, Monroe, IA 7. Jim Griffith, Brooklyn, IA 8. Steve Kingery, Knoxville, IA 9. Arlan DeHeer, Otley, IA 10. Larry DeKruif, Knoxville, IA
8/5/89
Lasoski Takes Knoxville Fair Show Over Swindell by Bob Wilson
Knoxville, IA – Danny Lasoski powered the Ron Kohls Gambler to a popular victory at the Knoxville Raceway Saturday night during the 72nd Annual Marion County Fair.
The former track champion took the lead at the drop of the green flag and by lap four was forging through lapped traffic with Sammy Swindell in tow. The front-runners toured the half-mile oval at a furious pace as Swindell inched ever closer to the top spot.
Lap seventeen saw a caution fly for third-running Ray Lipsey, bunching the cars and insuring a spectacular showdown for the remaining laps.
With Lasoski running low and Swindell on the high side, the duo ran side by side down the chutes. Swindell forged ahead momentarily on lap eighteen, but Lasoski reeled him back in when Swindell slipped in turn three.
Lasoski came across the line for his sixth feature event win on the season with Swindell coasting to the stripe for second. Randy Smith took third, Jerry Richert Jr. was fourth and Cliff Woodward finished fifth.
David Hesmer was back in form in the limited sprint division as he captured his eighth feature event of the season. Hesmer gained the lead on lap seven from Terry Alexander, who held that spot to the finish. Mike Twedt took the show position.
410 Results
Time Trials (Qualifying Order): 1. 1s, Sammy Swindell, Bartlett, TN (22) 16.739; 2. 45, Ray Lipsey, Lincoln, NE (3) 17.170; 3. 7, Randy Smith, Mount Ayr, IA (5) 17.180; 4. 1x, Jerry Richert Jr., Forest Lake, MN (1) 17.188; 5. 12, Cliff Woodward, Kearney, MO (2) 17.310; 6. 27, Jerry Beeck Jr., Eagle, NE (15) 17.445; 7. 39, Bob White, West Des Moines, IA (4) 17.446; 8. 5, Danny Lasoski, Dover, MO (24) 17.484; 9. 47, Mackie Heimbaugh, Des Moines, IA (13) 17.572; 10. 61, Wayne Redmond, Fort Dodge, IA (26) 17.641; 11. 55, Terry Thorson, Newton, IA (18) 17.656; 12. 77, Mike Brooks, Knoxville, IA (9) 17.682; 13. 19, Bob Weuve, Newton, IA (6) 17.722; 14. 5T, Jaymie Moyle, Bridgewater, SA, Aust. (4) 17.745; 15. 1, Jeff Tuttle, West Des Moines, IA (16) 17.755; 16. 21m, Donnie Beechler, Springfield, IL (14) 17.764; 17. 2V, John Kearney, Ozawkie, KS (20) 17.831; 18. 2x, Bruce Moore, Moline, IL (21) 17.899; 19. 31, Sid Blandford Jr., Vail, CO (17) 17.965; 20. 3Y, Danny Young, Des Moines, IA (27) 17.967; 21. 21x, Glenn Berkner, Sleepy Eye, MN (10) 18.173; 22. 4c, Kenny McCarl, Des Moines, IA (28) 18.222; 23. 52B, Larry Ball Jr., Des Moines, IA (12) 18.300; 24. 15, Bob Johnson, Sioux City, IA (29) 18.377; 25. 96, Tom Whiting, Cedar Rapids, IA (23) 18.410; 26. 71, Manny Rockhold, Pekin, IL (25) 18.864; 27. 28w, Larry Webb, Des Moines, IA (7) 18.870; 28. 53, Paul Tetrault, Chicago, IL (11) 18.961; 29. 9, Rich Bubak, Golden, CO (19) NT.
Heat one (started), 8 laps, 2:24.6: 1. Sammy Swindell (8) 2. Kenny McCarl (1) 3. Donnie Beechler (3) 4. Jerry Richert Jr. (7) 5. Sid Blandford Jr. (2) 6. Wayne Redmond (5) / 7. Bob Weuve (4) 8. Bob White (6) 9. Tom Whiting (9) 10. Paul Tetrault (10)
Heat two (started), 8 laps, 2:22.3: 1. Danny Lasoski (6) 2. Danny Young (2) 3. Terry Thorson (3) 4. Ray Lipsey (8) 5. Cliff Woodward (5) 6. Jaymie Moyle (4) / 7. Larry Ball Jr. (1) 8. Manny Rockhold (7) DNS – John Kearney, Rich Bubak
Heat three (started), 8 laps, 2:23.6: 1. Jeff Tuttle (4) 2. Randy Smith (8) 3. Bruce Moore (3) 4. Mackie Heimbaugh (6) 5. Jerry Beeck Jr. (7) 6. Bob Johnson (1) / 7. Mike Brooks (5) 8. Larry Webb (9) 9. Glenn Berkner (2)
B main (started), 8 laps, 2:34.1: 1. Mike Brooks (2) 2. Bob White (1) / 3. Bob Weuve (3) 4. Larry Ball Jr. (5) 5. Larry Webb (4) 6. Manny Rockhold (7) 7. Paul Tetrault (6) DNS – Glenn Berkner, Tom Whiting, Rich Bubak, John Kearney
A main (started), 20 laps, NT: 1. Danny Lasoski (2) 2. Sammy Swindell (8) 3. Randy Smith (6) 4. Jerry Richert Jr. (5) 5. Cliff Woodward (4) 6. Mike Brooks (19) 7. Jaymie Moyle (11) 8. Danny Young (16) 9. Bruce Moore (14) 10. Mackie Heimbaugh (1) 11. Terry Thorson (10) 12. Jeff Tuttle (12) 13. Ray Lipsey (7) 14. Bob White (20) 15. Bob Johnson (18) 16. Sid Blandford Jr. (15) 17. Jerry Beeck Jr. (3) 18. Wayne Redmond (9) 19. Kenny McCarl (17) 20. Donnie Beechler (13). Lap Leader: Lasoski 1-20.
360 Results
Heat one (started), 6 laps, 1:59.2: 1. 57, Steve Breazeale, Pleasantville, IA (7) 2. 40, Greg Roorda, Des Moines, IA (1) 3. 11, Archie Ergenbright, Newton, IA (3) 4. 48, Bob Thompson, Des Moines, IA (6) / 5. 2T, Mike Twedt, Huxley, IA (8) 6. 15, Bobby Mincer, Burlington, IA (5) 7. M2, Matt Fox, Paton, IA (4) 8. 17, Billy Bell, Colfax, IA (2) 9. 15K, Mike Crawford, Granger, IA (9)
Heat two (started), 6 laps, 2:01.2: 1. 77, Terry Alexander, Knoxville, IA (4) 2. 50, Lee Nelson, Ames, IA (1) 3. 6, Jeff Fort, Ottumwa, IA (2) 4. 2, Dwight Snodgrass, Indianola, IA (8) / 5. 12, Lyle Sylvester, Bondurant, IA (3) 6. 74, Tom Lenz, Strawberry Point, IA (6) 7. 10, Steve Wares, Knoxville, IA (7) 8. 01, Mike Chadd, Lincoln, NE (5)
Heat three (started), 6 laps, 2:03.8: 1. 11x, David Hesmer, Marshalltown, IA (6) 2. 20, Mark Wilson, Des Moines, IA (7) 3. 53, Bob Anderson, Burlington, IA (2) 4. 38, Craig Agan, Columbia, IA (5) / 5. 80, Duane Van Heukelom, Des Moines, IA (3) 6. 4, Greg Helms, Kansas City, MO (4) 7. 5K, Charlie Rowell, Colona, IL (1) DNS – Walt Esch
B main (started), 8 laps, NT: 1. Mike Twedt (1) 2. Steve Wares (2) 3. Bobby Mincer (5) 4. Greg Helms (6) / 5. Duane Van Heukelom (8) 6. Matt Fox (7) 7. Lyle Sylvester (9) 8. Billy Bell (11) 9. Tom Lenz (3) 10. Mike Crawford (10) 11. Charlie Rowell (12) 12. Walt Esch (4) DNS – Mike Chadd
A main (started), 12 laps, 4:17.5: 1. David Hesmer (7) 2. Terry Alexander (2) 3. Mike Twedt (13) 4. Dwight Snodgrass (8) 5. Craig Agan (3) 6. Archie Ergenbright (1) 7. Bob Thompson (4) 8. Steve Wares (14) 9. Mark Wilson (5) 10. Greg Helms (16) 11. Greg Roorda (11) 12. Bob Anderson (10) 13. Jeff Fort (9) 14. Lee Nelson (12) 15. Bobby Mincer (15) 16. Steve Breazeale (6). Lap Leaders: T. Alexander 1-7, Hesmer 8-12.
8/12/89
Swindell Scores Pre-Nationals Knoxville Win by Bob Wilson
Knoxville, IA – Sammy Swindell drove the Harold Annett TMC Challenger to a convincing win during the pre- Nationals winged sprint car event at the Knoxville Raceway Saturday night.
Swindell took the lead in the twenty-lap event on a lap eight restart from Wayne Redmond, who had just inherited the point position when Danny Lasoski dropped from the race with mechanical problems.
The Tennessee ace powered away from the field to coast to his 29th career win on the half-mile oval. Jerry Richert Jr. and Randy Smith finished a close second and third, as Wayne Redmond held for fourth with his new Chrysler powered car. Shane Carson took passing honors as he drove from the tail to take fifth. Rounding out the top ten were Ray Lipsey, Rod Henderson, Terry McCarl, Jaymie Moyle and Mackie Heimbaugh.
Limited sprint competition saw David Hesmer capture his ninth feature event on the season. Dwight Snodgrass, Mike Twedt, Archie Ergenbright and Mark Wilson completed the top five finishers.
410 Results
Time Trials (Qualifying Order): 1. 1s, Sammy Swindell, Bartlett, TN (21) 16.491; 2. 7, Randy Smith, Mount Ayr, IA (16) 16.702; 3. 5, Danny Lasoski, Dover, MO (23) 16.723; 4. 45, Ray Lipsey, Lincoln, NE (20) 16.786; 5. 1x, Jerry Richert Jr., Forest Lake, MN (4) 16.889; 6. 1, Jeff Tuttle, West Des Moines, IA (34) 16.928; 7. 52B, John Sernett, Bloomington, MN (2) 16.932; 8. 27, Jerry Beeck Jr., Eagle, NE (13) 16.941; 9. 47, Mackie Heimbaugh, Des Moines, IA (1) 16.974; 10. 12x, Billy Vielhauer, Shawnee, KS (6) 17.008; 11. 12, Cliff Woodward, Kearney, MO (17) 17.029; 12. 7x, Terry McCarl, Des Moines, IA (9) 17.046; 13. 3Y, Danny Young, Des Moines, IA (18) 17.091; 14. 2V, John Kearney, Ozawkie, KS (30) 17.184; 15. 9z, Rick Haas, Lincoln, NE (5) 17.229; 16. 9, Rich Bubak, Golden, CO (3) 17.236; 17. 83, Rod Henderson, Beresford, SD (15) 17.240; 18. 55, Terry Thorson, Newton, IA (28) 17.264; 19. 61, Wayne Redmond, Fort Dodge, IA (10) 17.283; 20. 39, Bob White, West Des Moines, IA (8) 17.296; 21. 2x, Bruce Moore, Moline, IL (11) 17.392; 22. 15, Bob Johnson, Sioux City, IA (7) 17.462; 23. 96, Tom Whiting, Cedar Rapids, IA (12) 17.475; 24. 77, Mike Brooks, Knoxville, IA (36) 17.484; 25. 5T, Jaymie Moyle, Bridgewater, SA, Aust. (25) 17.486; 26. 99, Gordy Vogelaar, Worthington, MN (26) 17.493; 27. 85, Bobby Marcum, Tucson, AZ (31) 17.631; 28. 56, Guy Vacura, Jackson, MN (35) 17.636; 29. 19, Bob Weuve, Newton, IA (22) 17.694; 30. 49, John Hall, Marion, IA (29) 17.751; 31. 4c, Kenny McCarl, Des Moines, IA (27) 17.777; 32. 30, Rick England, Wichita, KS (32) 17.871; 33. 28w, Larry Webb, Des Moines, IA (14) 18.395; 34. 5x, Shane Carson, Oklahoma City, OK (24) 18.666; 35. 25Y, Brian Ridge, Ottumwa, IA (19) 21.567; 36. 21, Steve Beitler, Sedro Woolley, WA (33) NT.
Heat one (started), 8 laps, 2:18.0: 1. Sammy Swindell (8) 2. Rod Henderson (4) 3. Jaymie Moyle (2) 4. Jerry Richert Jr. (7) / 5. Danny Young (5) 6. Bruce Moore (3) 7. Mackie Heimbaugh (6) 8. Larry Webb (9) 9. Bob Weuve (1)
Heat two (started), 8 laps, NT: 1. Randy Smith (8) 2. Gordy Vogelaar (2) 3. John Kearney (5) 4. Jeff Tuttle (7) / 5. John Hall (1) 6. Billy Vielhauer (6) 7. Bob Johnson (3) 8. Shane Carson (9) 9. Terry Thorson (4)
Heat three (started), 8 laps, 2:22.7: 1. Danny Lasoski (8) 2. Kenny McCarl (1) 3. Wayne Redmond (4) 4. Bobby Marcum (2) / 5. Cliff Woodward (6) 6. John Sernett (7) 7. Tom Whiting (3) 8. Brian Ridge (9) 9. Rick Haas (5)
Heat four (started), 8 laps, 2:23.5: 1. Ray Lipsey (8) 2. Mike Brooks (3) 3. Jerry Beeck Jr. (7) 4. Rick England (1) / 5. Terry McCarl (6) 6. Guy Vacura (2) 7. Rich Bubak (5) 8. Bob White (4) DNS – Steve Beitler
B main (started), 12 laps, NT: 1. Mackie Heimbaugh (2) 2. Terry McCarl (5) 3. Shane Carson (18) 4. Billy Vielhauer (3) / 5. Danny Young (6) 6. Rich Bubak (8) 7. Bruce Moore (9) 8. Cliff Woodward (4) 9. Bob White (10) 10. John Sernett (1) 11. Steve Beitler (19) 12. Bob Weuve (13) 13. John Hall (16) 14. Brian Ridge (17) 15. Guy Vacura (14) 16. Bob Johnson (12) 17. Tom Whiting (11) 18. Larry Webb (15) 19. Rick Haas (7) DNS – Terry Thorson
A main (started), 20 laps, NT: 1. Sammy Swindell (10) 2. Jerry Richert Jr. (6) 3. Randy Smith (9) 4. Wayne Redmond (1) 5. Shane Carson (19) 6. Ray Lipsey (7) 7. Rod Henderson (2) 8. Terry McCarl (18) 9. Jaymie Moyle (12) 10. Mackie Heimbaugh (17) 11. Bobby Marcum (14) 12. Kenny McCarl (15) 13. John Kearney (3) 14. Billy Vielhauer (20) 15. Rick England (16) 16. Gordy Vogelaar (13) 17. Jeff Tuttle (5) 18. Jerry Beeck Jr. (4) 19. Mike Brooks (11) 20. Danny Lasoski (8). Lap Leaders: Redmond 1-2, Lasoski 3-5, Redmond 6-7, S. Swindell 8-20.
360 Results
Heat one (started), 6 laps, NT: 1. 57, Steve Breazeale, Pleasantville, IA (7) 2. 2T, Mike Twedt, Huxley, IA (8) 3. 6, Jeff Fort, Ottumwa, IA (2) 4. 23, Richard Crook, Oskaloosa, IA (1) 5. 12, Lyle Sylvester, Bondurant, IA (3) / 6. 5K, Charlie Rowell, Colona, IL (10) 7. 9J, Jeff Jones, Des Moines, IA (4) 8. 1, Dave Hendricks, Des Moines, IA (9) 9. 15, Bobby Mincer, Burlington, IA (5) 10. 74, Tom Lenz, Strawberry Point, IA (6)
Heat two (started), 6 laps, 2:02.0: 1. 11, Archie Ergenbright, Newton, IA (4) 2. 20, Mark Wilson, Des Moines, IA (7) 3. 2, Dwight Snodgrass, Indianola, IA (8) 4. 7B, Dave Westercamp, Johnston, IA (1) 5. 80, Duane Van Heukelom, Des Moines, IA (3) / 6. 77, Terry Alexander, Knoxville, IA (5) 7. 52, Walt Esch, Des Moines, IA (6) 8. 50, Lee Nelson, Ames, IA (9) 9. 14, Larry Weeks, Montezuma, IA (10) 10. 56, Chris Walraven, Knoxville, IA (2)
Heat three (started), 6 laps, 1:57.1: 1. 11x, David Hesmer, Marshalltown, IA (8) 2. 40, Greg Roorda, Des Moines, IA (1) 3. 38, Craig Agan, Columbia, IA (6) 4. 4, Greg Helms, Kansas City, MO (4) 5. M2, Matt Fox, Paton, IA (5) / 6. 29, Ed Perryman, Des Moines, IA (2) 7. 17, Billy Bell, Colfax, IA (3) 8. 10, Steve Wares, Knoxville, IA (10) 9. 48, Bob Thompson, Des Moines, IA (7) 10. 15K, Mike Crawford, Granger, IA (9)
B main (started), 8 laps, 2:43.4: 1. Bob Thompson (1) 2. Terry Alexander (5) 3. Walt Esch (3) / 4. Tom Lenz (2) 5. Lee Nelson (11) 6. Billy Bell (7) 7. Bobby Mincer (4) 8. Steve Wares (12) 9. Dave Hendricks (8) 10. Larry Weeks (10) 11. Charlie Rowell (13) 12. Chris Walraven (6) 13. Ed Perryman (9) DNS – Jeff Jones, Mike Crawford
A main (started), 12 laps, NT: 1. David Hesmer (8) 2. Dwight Snodgrass (9) 3. Mike Twedt (10) 4. Archie Ergenbright (3) 5. Mark Wilson (6) 6. Terry Alexander (17) 7. Bob Thompson (16) 8. Greg Helms (2) 9. Lyle Sylvester (1) 10. Matt Fox (4) 11. Walt Esch (18) 12. Duane Van Heukelom (11) 13. Jeff Fort (12) 14. Richard Crook (13) 15. Greg Roorda (15) 16. Craig Agan (5) 17. Steve Breazeale (7) 18. Dave Westercamp (14). Lap Leaders: Sylvester 1, Hesmer 2-12.
8/16/89
Kinser is Perfect in Wednesday Knoxville Nationals Opener by Bob Wilson
Knoxville, IA – Defending and six-time Knoxville Nationals Champion, Steve Kinser, called upon some late race heroics to capture the opening round Wednesday night qualifying feature event at the 29th Annual Knoxville Nationals. The win insured the Hoosier stalwart of a front row starting berth for the National Championship on Saturday, as he additionally swept time trials and his qualifying heat event to record a perfect 500 point score.
Five-time Knoxville track champion, Randy Smith, grabbed the top spot in the 20-lap event at the outset, with Kinser in tow one lap later. Smith was able to hold a several car length advantage on the half-mile oval, but Kinser closed that gap upon entry into lapped traffic.
At the halfway point, a yellow flag was displayed for a slowing car and bunched the field for the final five mile run. An immediate red was thrown on the restart as eighth running Jac Haudenschild and fourteenth place Jack Hewitt became entangled in turn four. Only Hewitt was able to restart.
When the green came back out, Smith assumed a 30 yard margin, which he held until Kinser again caught him in lapped traffic. On the eighteenth circuit, the duo ran side by side through turns three and four, but Smith took the lap at the flagstand and into the first turn. As the fleet pair exited turn two, Smith became caught behind a slower car and Kinser rocketed the Karl Kinser prepared mount by on the low side down the back chute for the lead. Smith was never able to make up the distance in the final lap and settled for second at the checkereds.
In the victory circle interview, Kinser expressed his concern about taking the top spot. “Randy Smith ran a real good race. I didn’t know if I was going to get around him or not. If it had been wide open, I don’t think we’d ever have done anything with him.”
“We’re just glad to win and get a good starting spot and win ourselves another Nationals. We haven’t won any of the great big races yet this year, so if we get a win at this one, this’ll be a way to hold our heads up a little bit.”
Third and fourth place finishers went to Dave Blaney and Bobby Davis Jr. both of whom had captured qualifying feature events here just one year ago. Frankie Kerr, making his initial appearance in Nationals competition, took fifth after contending with Blaney and Davis for the duration.
1979 Nationals pole sitter, Tim Green finished sixth as Rickey Hood came from dead last to take seventh after having transferred to the event by winning the B main. Joe Gaerte, Johnny Herrera and the youngster, Jeff Gordon, rounded out the top ten finishers.
Top contender Jimmy Sills suffered a broken fuel pump and failed to make the competition and front row feature event starter, Don Kreitz Jr. additionally scratched with mechanical problems. Sixty-one sprinters went through qualifying time trials as the large grandstand crowd was further treated to one of nature’s unique spectacles – a near total eclipse of the moon in the southern Iowa skies.
Results
Time Trials (Qualifying Order): 1. 11, Steve Kinser, Bloomington, IN (7) 16.366; 2. 7c, Dave Blaney, Cortland, OH (56) 16.476; 3. 77K, Frankie Kerr, Selinsgrove, PA (20) 16.603; 4. 10, Bobby Davis Jr., Memphis, TN (22) 16.670; 5. 7, Randy Smith, Mount Ayr, IA (50) 16.706; 6. 14, Tim Green, San Jose, CA (6) 16.725; 7. 69K, Don Kreitz Jr., Sinking Spring, PA (2) 16.828; 8. 14x, Rickey Hood, Boonville, IN (14) 16.744; 9. 49, Jac Haudenschild, Millersburg, OH (34) 16.753; 10. 7TW, Joe Gaerte, Rochester, IN (51) 16.847; 11. 23s, Jeff Gordon, Pittsboro, IN (53) 16.861; 12. 47, Mackie Heimbaugh, Des Moines, IA (10) 16.886; 13. 12x, Billy Vielhauer, Shawnee, KS (25) 16.948; 14. 88, Mike Ward, Memphis, TN (43) 16.957; 15. 45x, Johnny Herrera, Albuquerque, NM (38) 16.958; 16. 5m, Jack Hewitt, Troy, OH (16) 17.019; 17. 12P, Steve Perry, Dallas, TX (18) 17.029; 18. 8, Craig Keel, Weedsport, NY (33) 17.035; 19. 1D, Eddie Gallagher, Memphis, TN (1) 17.049; 20. 21K, Steve Kent, Fresno, CA (3) 17.057; 21. 3, Terry Gray, Memphis, TN (19) 17.057; 22. 83, Rod Henderson, Beresford, SD (31) 17.082; 23. 96, Tom Whiting, Cedar Rapids, IA (24) 17.097; 24. 69, Brent Kaeding, Campbell, CA (48) 17.147; 25. 21B, Steve Beitler, Sedro Woolley, WA (23) 17.169; 26. 5c, Shane Carson, Oklahoma City, OK (59) 17.187; 27. 2x, Bruce Moore, Moline, IL (15) 17.216; 28. 6m, Tim Monson, Lakefield, MN (32) 17.222; 29. 3Y, Danny Young, Des Moines, IA (21) 17.339; 30. 25, Rich Vogler, Indianapolis, IN (47) 17.362; 31. 86, Tod Bishop, Harrisburg, IL (45) 17.405; 32. 39, Bob White, West Des Moines, IA (46) 17.419; 33. 8H, Butch Hanssen, Sioux Falls, SD (42) 17.442; 34. 49H, John Hall, Marion, IA (8) 17.475; 35. 30, Rick England, Wichita, KS (39) 17.487; 36. 51H, Larry Hillerud, Arlington Heights, IL (44) 17.508; 37. 21, Mark Shaffer, Newton, IA (28) 17.525; 38. 38w, Tony Weyant, Springfield, IL (37) 17.535; 39. 57, Steve Breazeale, Pleasantville, IA (30) 17.664; 40. 5FB, Randi Turner, San Jose, CA (13) 17.796; 41. 51x, Nick LoSasso, Westminster, CO (17) 17.894; 42. 56v, Guy Vacura, Jackson, MN (58) 17.912; 43. 99, Gordy Vogelaar, Worthington, MN (55) 17.957; 44. 9N, Larry Neighbors, Edmond, OK (60) 17.999; 45. 1m, Mark Walander, Denver, CO (9) 18.065; 46. 1Y, Bruce Young, Union Grove, WI (49) 18.076; 47. 52L, Spike Lempelius, Eagan, MN (35) 18.088; 48. 28w, Larry Webb, Des Moines, IA (54) 18.519; 49. 50, Carlos Ibarra, Juarez, Mex. (11) 18.567; 50. 92J, JR Topper, St. Joseph, MO (26) 18.659; / 51. 53, Paul Tetrault, Chicago, IL (5) 18.687; 52. 9J, Jeff Jones, Des Moines, IA (36) 18.900; 53. 14c, Lawrence Sinks, Lawrence, KS (52) 18.949; 54. 15B, Bobby Mincer, Burlington, IA (41) 18.988; 55. 47w, Willie Snowden, Kansas City, MO (27) 19.059; 56. 10w, Steve Wares, Knoxville, IA (29) 19.117; 57. 14w, Larry Weeks, Montezuma, IA (4) 19.262; 58. 11a, Archie Ergenbright, Newton, IA (40) 19.394; 59. 7N, Jimmy Sills, Placerville, CA (57) 19.628; 60. 2A, Randy Hibbs, Savannah, MO (12) 19.880; 61. 68P, Gene Palmer, Colorado Springs, CO (61) NT.
Heat one (started), 10 laps, 2:53.1: 1. Steve Kinser (10) 2. Jeff Gordon (8) 3. Shane Carson (5) 4. Tim Green (9) / 5. Jack Hewitt (7) 6. Terry Gray (6) 7. Bruce Young (1) 8. Tod Bishop (4) / 9. Nick LoSasso (2) 10. Larry Hillerud (3)
Heat two (started), 10 laps, NT: 1. Dave Blaney (10) 2. Don Kreitz Jr. (9) 3. Bob White (4) 4. Mark Shaffer (3) / 5. Steve Perry (7) 6. Rod Henderson (6) 7. Guy Vacura (2) 8. Mackie Heimbaugh (8) / 9. Bruce Moore (5) 10. Spike Lempelius (1)
Heat three (started), 10 laps, 3:00.5: 1. Butch Hanssen (4) 2. Tim Monson (5) 3. Frankie Kerr (10) 4. Billy Vielhauer (8) / 5. Craig Keel (7) 6. Rickey Hood (9) 7. Tony Weyant (3) 8. Gordy Vogelaar (2) / 9. Tom Whiting (6) 10. Larry Webb (1)
Heat four (started), 10 laps, NT: 1. Jac Haudenschild (9) 2. Bobby Davis Jr. (10) 3. Brent Kaeding (6) 4. Eddie Gallagher (7) / 5. Mike Ward (8) 6. Larry Neighbors (2) 7. John Hall (4) 8. Carlos Ibarra (1) / 9. Danny Young (5) 10. Steve Breazeale (3)
Heat five (started), 10 laps, NT: 1. Randy Smith (10) 2. Joe Gaerte (9) 3. Johnny Herrera (8) 4. Randi Turner (3) / 5. Steve Beitler (6) 6. Rich Vogler (5) 7. Rick England (4) 8. JR Topper (1) / 9. Steve Kent (7) 10. Mark Walander (2)
B main (started), 12 laps, 3:38.4: 1. Rickey Hood (1) 2. Jack Hewitt (4) 3. Mackie Heimbaugh (2) / 4. Mike Ward (3) 5. Craig Keel (6) 6. Rod Henderson (8) 7. Steve Perry (5) 8. Terry Gray (7) 9. Rich Vogler (10) 10. Tod Bishop (9) 11. Steve Kent (17) 12. John Hall (12) 13. Tony Weyant (14) 14. Rick England (11) 15. Guy Vacura (13) 16. Gordy Vogelaar (16) 17. Larry Neighbors (15) 18. Tom Whiting (19) 19. JR Topper (20) 20. Bruce Young (18) DNS – Carlos Ibarra, Steve Beitler
A main (started), 20 laps, NT: 1. Steve Kinser (8) 2. Randy Smith (2) 3. Dave Blaney (7) 4. Bobby Davis Jr. (5) 5. Frankie Kerr (4) 6. Tim Green (3) 7. Rickey Hood (21) 8. Joe Gaerte (9) 9. Johnny Herrera (10) 10. Jeff Gordon (8) 11. Eddie Gallagher (13) 12. Shane Carson (15) 13. Brent Kaeding (14) 14. Tim Monson (16) 15. Jack Hewitt (20) 16. Mackie Heimbaugh (22) 17. Billy Vielhauer (11) 18. Randi Turner (18) 19. Bob White (17) 20. Butch Hanssen (16) 21. Jac Haudenschild (1) 22. Mark Shaffer (19) DNS – Don Kreitz Jr. Lap Leaders: R. Smith 1-18, S. Kinser 19-20.
8/17/89
Wolfgang Claims Thursday Nationals Qualifier by Bob Wilson
Knoxville, IA – Doug Wolfgang guided the DP Motorsports Schnee into the winners circle during the Thursday night qualifications at the 29th Annual Knoxville Nationals. The win gave the South Dakota native 497 points and a front row starting position in the Saturday night Nationals Championship lineup.
The start of the race saw Jeff Swindell take the front running spot as he shot to the high side of the track from his front row starting position. That initial turn one response when the race went green was key to being an early front-runner as those drivers who chose that route, exited turn two as the top five in the race.
Swindell continued in the point position with Mark Kinser and Wolfgang in tow as the trio began to enter lapped traffic on the sixth circuit. Lap nine saw Wolfgang sweep by Kinser for second, but the yellow came out on the following go around, slowing the field for a restart.
When the race went green again, Wolfgang dove to the low side of the track and took the lead from Swindell, as the pair exited turn two. The Gary Turrill prepared sprinter performed flawlessly under Wolfgang’s guidance and gained a sizable margin on the half-mile oval in the remainder of the 20-lap event.
“The fast lane was definitely on top. It got real slick right up to that curb all the way around,” the four-time Nationals winner remarked in victory lane. “There was just enough patch at one spot that I figured with my wing enough back I could get a heck of a drive off turn four and hopefully get back up in line in front of Jeff on the restart before we got down into turn one. I didn’t quite do it, but it stuck good enough.”
Wolfgang, who has a combined win total of 32 feature events in WoO and USA competition this year, explained that a break in the power steering line, which controls the wing adjustment prevented him from moving the airfoil back forward again once the pass of Swindell was made.
“It was pushing too bad with the wing back. It was just luck, I guess. If we’d had to run through traffic, I wouldn’t have won. Jeff would have.”
The victory was a milestone for the historic Knoxville oval as it marked Wolfie’s fiftieth career feature win here, an all-time best.
Sammy Swindell, who began the event with a disastrous start and fell way back in running position, came into contention later to make a white flag pass of Kinser for the runner-up honors. Kinser remained in third, Andy Hillenburg came on strong for fourth, and Stevie Smith, making his initial Knoxville appearance, claimed fifth.
Keith Kauffman finished sixth, pole-sitter Kenny Jacobs was seventh, veteran Bobby Allen took eighth and Jeff Swindell faded to post ninth. Passing honors went to Rocky Hodges as the tail end starter came across the line for tenth.
Sixty-two cars completed Thursday night qualifications.
Results
Time Trials (Qualifying Order): 1. 8D, Doug Wolfgang, Sioux Falls, SD (13) 16.484; 2. 77, Stevie Smith, New Oxford, PA (4) 16.505; 3. 1, Sammy Swindell, Bartlett, TN (22) 16.562; 4. 51, Mark Kinser, Oolitic, IN (43) 16.698; 5. 1a, Bobby Allen, Hanover, PA (28) 16.962; 6. 48, Keith Kauffman, Mifflintown, PA (26) 17.055; 7. 11x, Jeff Swindell, Memphis, TN (40) 17.071; 8. 47s, Rocky Hodges, Danville, IN (27) 17.087; 9. 29, Kenny Jacobs, Holmesville, OH (31) 17.094; 10. 2, Andy Hillenburg, Broken Arrow, OK (39) 17.120; 11. 17E, Cris Eash, Woodbine, MD (20) 17.137; 12. 12, Cliff Woodward, Kearney, MO (10) 17.199; 13. 17, Ronnie Daniels, Memphis, TN (2) 17.210; 14. 32u, Jason McMillen, Carmichael, CA (25) 17.215; 15. 3BG, Jim Bell Jr., Dewey, OK (3) 17.249; 16. 56, Danny Smith, Danville, IN (23) 17.254; 17. 52B, John Sernett, Bloomington, MN (30) 17.266; 18. 55, Terry Thorson, Newton, IA (16) 17.280; 19. 85m, Bobby Marcum, Tucson, AZ (12) 17.326; 20. 15m, Terry McCarl, Des Moines, IA (9) 17.341; 21. 1T, Jeff Tuttle, West Des Moines, IA (33) 17.380; 22. 111x, Garry Lee Maier, Dodge City, KS (14) 17.430; 23. 45, Ray Lipsey, Lincoln, NE (52) 17.431; 24. 5T, Jaymie Moyle, Bridgewater, SA, Aust. (8) 17.433; 25. 4c, Kenny McCarl, Des Moines, IA (7) 17.451; 26. 4A, Rick Ungar, Indianapolis, IN (46) 17.460; 27. 97, Tommie Estes Jr., Tulsa, OK (54) 17.522; 28. 27, Jerry Beeck Jr., Eagle, NE (42) 17.535; 29. 23, Greg Wooley, Oklahoma City, OK (50) 17.596; 30. 61, Wayne Redmond, Fort Dodge, IA (47) 17.659; 31. 21x, Glenn Berkner, Sleepy Eye, MN (56) 17.685; 32. 77B, Mike Brooks, Newton, IA (41) 17.703; 33. 14R, Randy Rosenboom, Rock Rapids, IA (18) 17.710; 34. 68, Brian Tobin, Bloomington, IL (45) 17.717; 35. 77v, Dirk VonHeeder, Ainsworth, NE (32) 17.880; 36. 12T, Mike Twedt, Huxley, IA (1) 17.895; 37. 85, Bob Ewell, Dallas, TX (37) 18.011; 38. 1P, Bobby Burrow, Everett, WA (53) 18.074; 39. 39J, Jeff Walker, Cicero, IN (58) 18.094; 40. 9, Rich Bubak, Golden, CO (44) 18.112; 41. 17J, Jon Barger, Wentworth, SD (38) 18.187; 42. 26, Rich Brahmer, Wisner, NE (55) 18.230; 43. 3T, John Tierney, Lake Villa, IL (36) 18.251; 44. 15, Bob Johnson, Sioux City, IA (51) 18.311; 45. 11E, Dave Ekern, Flandreau, SD (60) 18.330; 46. 9m, Rick Montgomery, Denver, CO (11) 18.418; 47. 20, Mark Wilson, Des Moines, IA (5) 18.612; 48. 1x, Jerry Richert Jr., Forest Lake, MN (6) 18.515; 49. 5K, Bob Klosterbuer, Steen, MN (21) 18.543; 50. 14m, Len Baumgartner, Ashland, IL (24) 18.691; 51. 12c, Billy Cohee Jr., Topeka, KS (17) 18.730; / 52. 16, John Wilkinson, North Highlands, CA (35) 18.786; 53. 5x, Curt Grogan, Kansas City, MO (57) 18.871; 54. 6, Jim Moughan Jr., Springfield, IL (49) 18.885; 55. 51m, Doug Martens, Pipestone, MN (61) 18.960; 56. M2, Matt Fox, Paton, IA (34) 19.243; 57. 29T, Tom Williams, North Platte, NE (48) 19.357; 58. 3m, Tim Mulvaney, Northwood, ND (59) 20.353; 59. 93K, Kevin Doty, Milan, IL (62) 20.373; 60. 25Y, Brian Ridge, Ottumwa, IA (29) 21.816; 61. 19, Bob Weuve, Newton, IA (15) NT; 62. 38, Craig Agan, Columbia, IA (19) NT.
Heat one (started), 10 laps, 2:59.6: 1. Keith Kauffman (9) 2. Doug Wolfgang (10) 3. Rick Ungar (5) 4. Cris Eash (8) / 5. Jeff Tuttle (6) 6. Jon Barger (2) 7. Glenn Berkner (4) 8. Danny Smith (7) / 9. Rick Montgomery (1) 10. Mike Twedt (3)
Heat two (started), 10 laps, 2:57.7: 1. Stevie Smith (8) 2. Mike Brooks (2) 3. Jeff Swindell (9) 4. Tommie Estes Jr. (5) / 5. Garry Lee Maier (4) 6. Cliff Woodward (6) 7. Bob Ewell (3) 8. John Sernett (7) / 9. Mark Wilson (1) 10. Billy Cohee Jr. (10) DNS – Rich Brahmer
Heat three (started), 10 laps, NT: 1. Sammy Swindell (10) 2. Jerry Richert Jr. (1) 3. Ray Lipsey (6) 4. Bobby Burrow (3) / 5. Jerry Beeck Jr. (5) 6. Rocky Hodges (9) 7. Ronnie Daniels (8) 8. Terry Thorson (7) / 9. Randy Rosenboom (4) 10. John Tierney (2)
Heat four (started), 10 laps, 3:01.9: 1. Kenny Jacobs (9) 2. Mark Kinser (10) 3. Jaymie Moyle (6) 4. Greg Wooley (5) / 5. Bob Johnson (2) 6. Brian Tobin (4) 7. Jason McMillen (8) 8. Bob Klosterbuer (1) / 9. Jeff Walker (3) 10. Bobby Marcum (7)
Heat five (started), 10 laps, NT: 1. Andy Hillenburg (9) 2. Bobby Allen (10) 3. Terry McCarl (7) 4. Rich Bubak (3) / 5. Jim Bell Jr. (8) 6. Dirk VonHeeder (4) 7. Kenny McCarl (6) 8. Len Baumgartner (1) / 9. Dave Ekern (2) 10. Wayne Redmond (5)
B main (started), 12 laps, NT: 1. Rocky Hodges (1) 2. Jeff Tuttle (9) / 3. Ronnie Daniels (3) 4. Jason McMillen (4) 5. John Sernett (7) 6. Jim Bell Jr. (5) 7. Jerry Beeck Jr. (12) 8. Dirk VonHeeder (15) 9. Glenn Berkner (13) 10. Danny Smith (6) 11. Terry Thorson (8) 12. Garry Lee Maier (10) 13. Brian Tobin (14) 14. Jon Barger (17) 15. Bob Klosterbuer (19) 16. Bob Ewell (16) 17. Len Baumgartner (20) 18. Kenny McCarl (11) 19. Cliff Woodward (2) 20. Bob Johnson (18)
A main (started), 20 laps, NT: 1. Doug Wolfgang (8) 2. Sammy Swindell (6) 3. Mark Kinser (5) 4. Andy Hillenburg (9) 5. Stevie Smith (7) 6. Keith Kauffman (3) 7. Kenny Jacobs (1) 8. Bobby Allen (4) 9. Jeff Swindell (2) 10. Rocky Hodges (21) 11. Cris Eash (10) 12. Rick Ungar (14) 13. Ray Lipsey (12) 14. Greg Wooley (16) 15. Terry McCarl (11) 16. Tommie Estes Jr. (15) 17. Rich Bubak (19) 18. Mike Brooks (17) 19. Jeff Tuttle (22) 20. Jaymie Moyle (13) 21. Bobby Burrow (18) 22. Jerry Richert Jr. (20). Lap Leaders: J. Swindell 1-9, Wolfgang 10-20.
8/18/89
Kinser, Smith, Richert Win Friday National Events by Bob Wilson
Knoxville, IA – The third round of qualifications at the 29th Annual Knoxville Nationals was completed Friday night as Steve Kinser, Stevie Smith and Jerry Richert Jr. each won feature events.
The Kinser win came in the Race of States feature as the six-time Nationals champion simply blew away the competition and lapped all but three cars in the 20-lap event. The awesome exhibition of driving on this half- mile oval by the Indiana native was registering in a race which was never halted once the green flag was given.
Once the race was started, Jason McMillen carried top honors for the state of California for two laps. Jeff Swindell then took the point position for Tennessee until Kinser grabbed the lead on lap nine and set sail.
Swindell finished second, Pennsylvania Keystone pilot Frankie Kerr was third, and first-time Nationals competitor Bobby Burrow placed the West Coast state of Washington in fourth. Cris Eash came from deep in the pack to carry the colors of Maryland to fifth.
A four-car wreck on the first lap sent Jeff Gordon, Steve Beitler, Steve Kent and Mike Ward to the sidelines early. The 20-lap Mystery Feature saw Nationals rookie competitor, Stevie Smith, lead the entire distance in his initial win on the historic Knoxville oval. The 23 year old second generation driver rode the rim in the ten-mile event in very close quarters to the guardrail which rings the track.
Jack Hewitt stormed from his last row starting position when the race went green to claim the fifth running spot at the end of the first lap. By lap six, Smith, Don Kreitz Jr. and Hewitt each had positioned themselves in the top three spots as the SRO crowd witnessed the trio battle to the checkereds.
With the cushion virtually gone, Smith and Hewitt seemingly ignored the fences and charged around the outside of the track. Kreitz drove the bottom side and on the each of two restarts he gave the two front runners all they could handle. In the end, Smith and Hewitt prevailed. Jimmy Sills followed closely for fourth and Ronnie Daniels overcame his eighth row starting position for fifth.
In winning the 20-lap A feature, Jerry Richert Jr., claimed a Nationals historical note as only he and his father became the lone father-son combo to ever win main events in Nationals competition. Richert Sr. won all the marbles in 1962.
The younger Richert took the lead from Rich Bubak on lap eleven and was never seriously challenged the remainder of the non-stop affair. Jimmy Sills, who suffered mechanical woes on Wednesday, had things in order for this event as he charged from the tail to place second. Bubak was third, Mark Shaffer claimed fourth, and Steve Kent finished in fifth.
Non-qualifiers Results
Heat one (started), 8 laps, 2:24.5: 1. 9, Rich Bubak, Golden, CO (1) 2. 17J, Jon Barger, Wentworth, SD (4) 3. 27, Jerry Beeck Jr., Eagle, NE (2) / 4. 4c, Kenny McCarl, Des Moines, IA (3) 5. 3T, John Tierney, Lake Villa, IL (7) 6. 14R, Randy Rosenboom, Rock Rapids, IA (6) / 7. 52L, Spike Lempelius, Eagan, MN (8) 8. 9J, Jeff Jones, Des Moines, IA (9) 9. 47W, Willie Snowden, Kansas City, MO (10) 10. 3m, Tim Mulvaney, Northwood, ND (11) 11. 14m, Len Baumgartner, Ashland, IL (5) 12. 34, Tim Deaver, Knoxville, IA (12)
Heat two (started), 8 laps, 2:20.5: 1. 21K, Steve Kent, Fresno, CA (2) 2. 5FB, Randi Turner, San Jose, CA (1) 3. 7N, Jimmy Sills, Placerville, CA (11) / 4. 51H, Larry Hillerud, Arlington Heights, IL (6) 5. 56V, Guy Vacura, Jackson, MN (4) 6. 96, Tom Whiting, Cedar Rapids, IA (3) / 7. 5x, Curt Grogan, Kansas City, MO (9) 8. 92J, JR Topper, St. Joseph, MO (5) 9. 11E, Dave Ekern, Flandreau, SD (7) 10. 10w, Steve Wares, Knoxville, IA (10) 11. 28w, Larry Webb, Des Moines, IA (8)
Heat three (started), 8 laps, 2:20.5: 1. 1x, Jerry Richert Jr., Forest Lake, MN (2) 2. 21, Mark Shaffer, Newton, IA (1) 3. 21B, Steve Beitler, Sedro Woolley, WA (5) / 4. 68, Brian Tobin, Bloomington, IL (3) 5. 9m, Rick Montgomery, Denver, CO (7) 6. 12T, Mike Twedt, Huxley, IA (6) / 7. 14c, Lawrence Sinks, Lawrence, KS (9) 8. 12c, Billy Cohee Jr., Topeka, KS (8) 9. 9N, Larry Neighbors, Edmond, OK (4) 10. 93K, Kevin Doty, Milan, IL (11) 11. M2, Matt Fox, Paton, IA (10)
Heat four (started), 8 laps, 2:27.3: 1. 1P, Bobby Burrow, Everett, WA (1) 2. 49H, John Hall, Marion, IA (3) 3. 99, Gordy Vogelaar, Worthington, MN (4) / 4. 85m, Bobby Marcum, Tucson, AZ (5) 5. 39J, Jeff Walker, Cicero, IN (6) 6. 14w, Larry Weeks, Montezuma, IA (10) / 7. 21x, Glenn Berkner, Sleepy Eye, MN (2) 8. 26, Rich Brahmer, Wisner, NE (8) 9. 1m, Mark Walander, Denver, CO (7) 10. 6, Jim Moughan Jr., Springfield, IL (9) 11. 2A, Randy Hibbs, Savannah, MO (11)
Heat five (started), 8 laps, NT: 1. 55, Terry Thorson, Newton, IA (1) 2. 2x, Bruce Moore, Moline, IL (5) 3. 77V, Dirk VonHeeder, Ainsworth, NE (2) / 4. 20, Mark Wilson, Des Moines, IA (7) 5. 30, Rick England, Wichita, KS (3) 6. 57, Steve Breazeale, Pleasantville, IA (6) / 7. 15B, Bobby Mincer, Burlington, IA (9) 8. 29T, Tom Williams, North Platte, NE (10) 9. 53, Paul Tetrault, Chicago, IL (8) 10. 5K, Bob Klosterbuer, Steen, MN (4) 11. 25Y, Brian Ridge, Ottumwa, IA (11)
Heat six (started), 8 laps, 2:27.4: 1. 111x, Garry Lee Maier, Dodge City, KS (1) 2. 85, Bob Ewell, Dallas, TX (3) 3. 86, Tod Bishop, Harrisburg, IL (2) / 4. 1Y, Bruce Young, Union Grove, WI (4) 5. 3Y, Danny Young, Des Moines, IA (5) 6. 51x, Nick LoSasso, Westminster, CO (6) / 7. 16, John Wilkinson, North Highlands, CA (8) 8. 51m, Doug Martens, Pipestone, MN (9) 9. 11a, Archie Ergenbright, Newton, IA (10) 10. 68P, Gene Palmer, Colorado Springs, CO (11) 11. 50, Carlos Ibarra, Juarez, Mexico (7)
B main (started), 12 laps, 3:45.9: 1. Brian Tobin (3) 2. Tom Whiting (2) 3. Rick England (4) 4. Kenny McCarl (1) 5. Bruce Young (6) / 6. Guy Vacura (5) 7. Randy Rosenboom (9) 8. John Tierney (15) 9. Mike Twedt (11) 10. Larry Hillerud (14) 11. Nick LoSasso (14) 12. Danny Young (8) 13. Rick Montgomery (16) 14. Jeff Walker (12) 15. Steve Breazeale (13) 16. Larry Weeks (18) 17. Mark Wilson (17) 18. Bobby Marcum (7)
A main (started), 20 laps, 6:27.5: 1. Jerry Richert Jr. (9) 2. Jimmy Sills (18) 3. Rich Bubak (1) 4. Mark Shaffer (3) 5. Steve Kent (8) 6. Terry Thorson (5) 7. Bob Ewell (13) 8. Brian Tobin (17) 9. Jerry Beeck Jr. (7) 10. Garry Lee Maier (6) 11. Dirk VonHeeder (10) 12. Bobby Burrow (4) 13. Randi Turner (2) 14. Jon Barger (14) 15. Rick England (19) 16. Bruce Moore (15) 17. Kenny McCarl (22) 18. Tom Whiting (20) 19. Bruce Young (21) 20. John Hall (12) 21. Tod Bishop (11) 22. Steve Beitler (16) DNS – Gordy Vogelaar. Lap Leaders: Bubak 1- 9, Richert 10-20.
Dash (started), 5 laps, 1:29.0: 1. 5m, Jack Hewitt, Troy, OH (6) 2. 17E, Cris Eash, Woodbine, MD (3) 3. 45x, Johnny Herrera, Albuquerque, NM (2) 4. 29, Kenny Jacobs, Holmesville, OH (1) 5. 69K, Don Kreitz Jr., Sinking Spring, PA (5) 6. 11x, Jeff Swindell, Memphis, TN (4)
“Race of States” (started, state), 20 laps, 6:25.9: 1. 11, Steve Kinser, Bloomington, IN (7, IN) 2. Jeff Swindell (8, TN) 3. 77K, Frankie Kerr, Selinsgrove, PA (5, PA) 4. Bobby Burrow (6, WA) 5. Cris Eash (16, MD) 6. 32u, Jason McMillen, Carmichael, CA (2, CA) 7. 97, Tommie Estes Jr., Tulsa, OK (13, OK) 8. Jerry Richert Jr. (15, MN) 9. 7, Randy Smith, Mount Ayr, IA (20, IA) 10. Johnny Herrera (21, NM) 11. Kenny Jacobs (18, OH) 12. 5T, Jaymie Moyle, Bridgewater, SA, Aust. (11, Aust.) 13. 45, Ray Lipsey, Lincoln, NE (14, NE) 14. Rich Bubak (9, CO) 15. 12P, Steve Perry, Dallas, TX (3, TX) 16. 12x, Billy Vielhauer, Shawnee, KS (19, KD) 17. Bruce Moore (1, IL) 18. JR Topper (10, MO) 19. Bruce Young (12, WI) 20. Carlos Ibarra (4, Mexico) 21. Bobby Marcum (17, AZ). Lap Leaders: McMillen 1-2, J. Swindell 3-8, S. Kinser 9-20.
“Mystery” Feature (started), 20 laps, NT: 1. 77, Stevie Smith, New Oxford, PA (3) 2. Jack Hewitt (20) 3. Don Kreitz Jr. (2) 4. Jimmy Sills (6) 5. 17, Ronnie Daniels, Memphis, TN (16) 6. 1T, Jeff Tuttle, West Des Moines, IA (11) 7. 4A, Rick Ungar, Indianapolis, IN (12) 8. 3, Terry Gray, Memphis, TN (19) 9. 1D, Eddie Gallagher, Memphis, TN (15) 10. 77B, Mike Brooks, Knoxville, IA (5) 11. 83, Rod Henderson, Beresford, SD (1) 12. Mark Shaffer (14) 13. 39, Bob White, West Des Moines, IA (17) 14. 15m, Terry McCarl, Des Moines, IA (4) 15. 8H, Butch Hanssen, Sioux Falls, SD (13) 16. Danny Young (18) 17. 88, Mike Ward, Memphis, TN (7) 18. Steve Kent (9) 19. 5, Shane Carson, Oklahoma City, OK (21) 20. 23s, Jeff Gordon, Pittsboro, IN (8) 21. Steve Beitler (10) 22. 7TW, Joe Gaerte, Rochester, IN (22). Lap Leader: S. Smith 1-20.
8/19/89
Doug Wolfgang Wins Fifth Knoxville Nationals Title by Bob Wilson
Knoxville, IA – Doug Wolfgang proved to 18,000 race fans at the Knoxville Raceway Saturday night why the National Sprint Racing Poll ranks him as the #1 sprint car driver in America. The Sioux Falls, South Dakota driver overpowered a stellar field of twenty four of the nation’s finest sprint cars and drivers to win the 29th Annual Knoxville Nationals and gain his fifth title in this prestigious event.
“I never thought when I was twenty-one that I’d still be starting on the front and be running this strong at thirty- seven,” Wolfgang said in victory ceremonies. “I’m probably going to cherish this win more than the rest of them because I might not have too many more chances and I’m just dang proud to be here.”
Wolfgang shot to an immediate lead in the 30-lap event when he beat fellow front-row starter, Steve Kinser, to the first turn. Wolfgang pulled out to a thirty-yard lead and extended his margin over Kinser after entering lapped traffic on the eighth circuit.
On lap twenty, Wolfgang’s sizable lead was yellow-flagged when Steve Kinser slowed on the backstretch and finally came to a halt in turn four, the victim of a flat right rear tire.
Meanwhile, the action behind those two drivers had become quite heated as a three-car battle ensued among Sammy Swindell, Dave Blaney and Stevie Smith. Blaney forged by Swindell on the back chute on lap fifteen and Smith did likewise two laps later.
After the restart for the Kinser yellow, Wolfgang again assumed control of the race but a second caution flew when sixth running Tim Green spun on the front chute and rolled backwards coming to a halt up against the fence near the flagstand. He was unable to restart.
When the race again went green, Wolfgang powered the Danny Peace DP Motorsports Schnee away from the field to register the $33,000 win, his thirty-third feature event of the year. The victory of more than one hundred yards appeared effortless although the Gary Turrill and Robert Hubbard prepared sprinter lost its brakes in the latter stages of the race.
Blaney, who was third in 1988, brought the Verlin Chupp sprinter home for a $22,000 second place finish, and the third place $13,200 went to Nationals Rookie, Stevie Smith in the Al Hamilton car. Swindell held his fourth place position to the finish line and Bobby Davis Jr. claimed fifth. Steve Kinser charged from the rear to finish sixth as Kenny Jacobs, Keith Kauffman, Randy Smith and Andy Hillenburg formed the top ten finishers.
Brad Doty arrived shortly before the program started and was presented to the grandstand crowd. He greeted and thanked the fans for all they have done for him over the past year. The huge crowd gave him a standing ovation as well as the Knoxville Wave salute from one end of the grandstand to the other.
29th Annual Knoxville Nationals Results
E main (started), 10 laps, 3:15.6: 1. 85m, Bobby Marcum, Tucson, AZ (5) 2. 57, Steve Breazeale, Pleasantville, IA (2) 3. 99, Gordy Vogelaar, Worthington, MN (3) 4. 20, Mark Wilson, Des Moines, IA (4) 5. 52L, Spike Lempelius, Eagan, MN (7) / 6. 53, Paul Tetrault, Chicago, IL (9) 7. 92J, JR Topper, St. Joseph, MO (10) 8. 14w, Larry Weeks, Montezuma, IA (1) 9. 5K, Bob Klosterbuer, Steen, MN (8) 10. 9J, Jeff Jones, Des Moines, IA (11) 11. 47w, Willie Snowden, Kansas City, MO (15) 12. 11E, Dave Ekern, Flandreau, SD (12) 13. 29T, Tom Williams, North Platte, NE (22) 14. 15B, Bobby Mincer, Burlington, IA (13) 15. 10w, Steve Wares, Knoxville, IA (20) 16. 16, John Wilkinson, North Highlands, CA (16) 17. 68P, Gene Palmer, Colorado Springs, CO (21) 18. 3m, Tim Mulvaney, Northwood, ND (23) 19. 51m, Doug Martens, Pipestone, MN (18) 20. M2, Matt Fox, Paton, IA (17) 21. 11a, Archie Ergenbright, Newton, IA (19) 22. 50, Carlos Ibarra, Juarez, Mexico (14) 23. 9N, Larry Neighbors, Edmond, OK (6) DNS – 39J, Jeff Walker, Cicero, IN
Dash (started), 5 laps, 1:22.7 (NTR): 1. 1, Sammy Swindell, Bartlett, TN (1) 2. 8D, Doug Wolfgang, Sioux Falls, SD (4) 3. 11, Steve Kinser, Bloomington, IN (2) 4. 7c, Dave Blaney, Cortland, OH (5) 5. 7, Randy Smith, Mount Ayr, IA (3) 6. 77, Stevie Smith, New Oxford, PA (6)
D main (started), 12 laps, 3:36.7: 1. 5FB, Randi Turner, San Jose, CA (3) 2. 1P, Bobby Burrow, Everett, WA (2) 3. 77V, Dirk VonHeeder, Ainsworth, NE (1) 4. 2x, Bruce Moore, Moline, IL (6) 5. 30, Rick England, Wichita, KS (5) / 6. Bobby Marcum (17) 7. 49H, John Hall, Marion, IA (8) 8. 4c, Kenny McCarl, Des Moines, IA (7) 9. 3T, John Tierney, Lake Villa, IL (13) 10. 56V, Guy Vacura, Jackson, MN (11) 11. 9m, Rick Montgomery, Denver, CO (18) 12. 51H, Larry Hillerud, Arlington Heights, IL (15) 13. Gordy Vogelaar (19) 14. 51x, Nick LoSasso, Westminster, CO (16) 15. Steve Breazeale (20) 16. 12T, Mike Twedt, Huxley, IA (14) 17. 21B, Steve Beitler, Sedro Woolley, WA (10) 18. 17J, Jon Barger, Wentworth, SD (4) 19. Mark Wilson (22) 20. Spike Lempelius (21) 21. 1Y, Bruce Young, Union Grove, WI (9) 22. 14R, Randy Rosenboom, Rock Rapids, IA (12) DNS – 3Y, Danny Young, Des Moines, IA
C main (started), 15 laps, NT: 1. 32u, Jason McMillen, Carmichael, CA (1) 2. 3, Terry Gray, Memphis, TN (9) / 3. 12P, Steve Perry, Dallas, TX (4) 4. 3BG, Jim Bell Jr., Dewey, OK (2) 5. 55, Terry Thorson, Newton, IA (12) 6. 56, Danny Smith, Danville, IN (8) 7. 68, Brian Tobin, Bloomington, IL (14) 8. 21K, Steve Kent, Fresno, CA (15) 9. 85, Bob Ewell, Dallas, TX (17) 10. 39, Bob White, West Des Moines, IA (5) 11. 52B, John Sernett, Bloomington, MN (7) 12. Bruce Moore (22) 13. 7N, Jimmy Sills, Placerville, CA (10) 14. Bobby Burrow (18) 15. 83, Rod Henderson, Beresford, SD (6) 16. 1x, Jerry Richert Jr., Forest Lake, MN (11) 17. 111x, Garry Lee Maier, Dodge City, KS (16) 18. 8H, Butch Hanssen, Sioux Falls, SD (3) 19. 9, Rich Bubak, Golden, CO (13) 20. Dirk VonHeeder (22) 21. Rick England (21) 22. Randi Turner (19) DNS – 8, Craig Keel, Weedsport, NY, 21, Mark Shaffer, Newton, IA, 27, Jerry Beeck Jr., Eagle, NE
B main (started), 22 laps, NT: 1. 49, Jac Haudenschild, Millersburg, OH (2) 2. 69K, Don Kreitz Jr., Sinking Spring, PA (3) 3. 45x, Johnny Herrera, Albuquerque, NM (1) 4. 45, Ray Lipsey, Lincoln, NE (9) / 5. 12x, Billy Vielhauer, Shawnee, KS (4) 6. 5m, Jack Hewitt, Troy, OH (6) 7. 97, Tommie Estes Jr., Tulsa, OK (16) 8. 17, Ronnie Daniels, Memphis, TN (19) 9. 69, Brent Kaeding, Campbell, CA (10) 10. Terry Gray (22) 11. 1T, Jeff Tuttle, West Des Moines, IA (14) 12. 23, Greg Wooley, Oklahoma City, OK (17) 13. 88, Mike Ward, Memphis, TN (18) 14. 6m, Tim Monson, Lakefield, MN (13) 15. 5T, Jaymie Moyle, Bridgewater, SA, Aust. (15) 16. 1D, Eddie Gallagher, Memphis, TN (5) 17. 77B, Mike Brooks, Knoxville, IA (20) 18. 4A, Rick Ungar, Indianapolis, IN (12) 19. Jason McMillen (21) 20. 5c, Shane Carson, Oklahoma City, OK (11) 21. 15m, Terry McCarl, Des Moines, IA (7) 22. 47, Mackie Heimbaugh, Des Moines, IA (8)
A main (started), 30 laps, NT: 1. Doug Wolfgang (2) 2. Dave Blaney (3) 3. Stevie Smith (5) 4. Sammy Swindell (4) 5. 10, Bobby Davis Jr., Memphis, TN (8) 6. Steve Kinser (1) 7. 29, Kenny Jacobs, Holmesville, OH (13) 8. 48, Keith Kauffman, Mifflintown, PA (10) 9. Randy Smith (6) 10. 2, Andy Hillenburg, Broken Arrow, OK (11) 11. 77K, Frankie Kerr, Selinsgrove, PA (9) 12. 17E, Cris Eash, Woodbine, MD (20) 13. 14x, Rickey Hood, Boonville, IN (17) 14. 51, Mark Kinser, Oolitic, IN (7) 15. 1a, Bobby Allen, Hanover, PA (12) 16. Don Kreitz Jr. (22) 17. 11x, Jeff Swindell, Memphis, TN (15) 18. Johnny Herrera (23) 19. 7TW, Joe Gaerte, Rochester, IN (16) 20. 47s, Rocky Hodges, Danville, IN (19) 21. Jac Haudenschild (21) 22. Ray Lipsey (24) 23. 23s, Jeff Gordon, Pittsboro, IN (18) 24. 14, Tim Green, San Jose, CA (14). Lap Leader: Wolfgang 1-30.
9/2/89
Richert, Thorson and Chadd Take Big $ at Knoxville Championship by Bob Wilson
Knoxville, IA – Jerry Richert Jr. finished the season in the same fashion in which he started, as he won the 25 lap feature event at the 36th Annual Season Championship at the Knoxville Raceway Saturday night.
Jeff Tuttle took the immediate lead when the race went green and forged a fast pace on the half-mile oval. Richert caught Tuttle on the fifteenth circuit and made a low side pass coming out of turn two to take the lead which he held until the checkereds. The win paid the second generation driver $2,500 and assure the Durst- Smith sprint team of runner-up honors in the season points chase.
Ray Lipsey finished third, Terry McCarl took fourth, and Glenn Berkner trailed in fifth at the checkereds. Rounding out the top ten were Mackie Heimbaugh, Jerry Beeck Jr., John Sernett, Spike Lempelius and Rich Bubak. Newly crowned track champion, Danny Lasoski, watched the event from the infield, as he was unable to race due to injuries in a racing accident just prior to Nationals.
Terry Thorson claimed the season ending Miller’s Australian Pursuit. The win paid the improving sprint pilot $3,000. Thorson was later involved in an opening lap wreck in the feature event with Rick Ungar, who was subbing for the injured Lasoski. Both cars were extensively damaged and unable to restart.
Former Limited track champion, Dean Chadd, won the season finale feature event for that division as he came from the eighth row starting position to take a mid-race lead. Bobby Mincer was second and Mike Twedt claimed third as well as the Limited Sprint point championship.
410 Results
Time Trials (Qualifying Order): 1. 5, Rick Ungar, Indianapolis, IN (8) 16.350; 2. 12x, Billy Vielhauer, Shawnee, KS (6) 16.450; 3. 45, Ray Lipsey, Lincoln, NE (17) 16.478; 4. 3Y, Danny Young, Des Moines, IA (2) 16.623; 5. 52B, John Sernett, Bloomington, MN (15) 16.648; 6. 1x, Jerry Richert Jr., Forest Lake, MN (14) 16.696; 7. 27, Jerry Beeck Jr., Eagle, NE (5) 16.807; 8. 7x, Terry McCarl, Des Moines, IA (9) 16.812; 9. 1, Jeff Tuttle, West Des Moines, IA (26) 16.853; 10. 2V, TJ Giddings, Kansas City, MO (31) 16.910; 11. 47, Mackie Heimbaugh, Des Moines, IA (25) 16.940; 12. 96, Tom Whiting, Cedar Rapids, IA (21) 16.948; 13. 21x, Glenn Berkner, Sleepy Eye, MN (22) 16.962; 14. 7, Randy Smith, Mount Ayr, IA (30) 16.997; 15. 55, Terry Thorson, Newton, IA (11) 17.149; 16. 61, Wayne Redmond, Fort Dodge, IA (1) 17.182; 17. 2x, Bruce Moore, Moline, IL (16) 17.199; 18. 6m, Tim Monson, Lakefield, MN (19) 17.325; 19. 19, Bob Weuve, Newton, IA (28) 17.352; 20. 4D, Spike Lempelius, Eagan, MN (10) 17.380; 21. 9, Rich Bubak, Golden, CO (24) 17.394; 22. 4c, Kenny McCarl, Des Moines, IA (4) 17.446; 23. 15, Bob Johnson, Sioux City, IA (20) 17.511; 24. 77, Mike Brooks, Knoxville, IA (7) 17.537; 25. 5T, Jaymie Moyle, Bridgewater, SA, Aust. (27) 17.622; 26. 49, John Hall, Marion, IA (23) 17.762; 27. 12, Steve Wares, Knoxville, IA (18) 18.451; 28. 53, Paul Tetrault, Chicago, IL (13) 18.861; 29. 28, Danny Thoman, Higginsville, MO (3) NT; 30. 39, Bob White, West Des Moines, IA (12) NT; 31. 21, Mark Shaffer, Newton, IA (29) NT.
Australian Pursuit (started), 10 laps, 2:54.5: 1. Terry Thorson (1) 2. Jaymie Moyle (2) 3. Jeff Tuttle (6) 4. Ray Lipsey (7) 5. Jerry Richert Jr. (8) 6. Rick Ungar (10) 7. Mackie Heimbaugh (3) 8. Randy Smith (9) 9. Danny Young (5) 10. Steve Wares (4)
Heat one (started), 8 laps, 2:22.7: 1. Bob Weuve (2) 2. Rick Ungar (8) 3. Glenn Berkner (4) 4. Kenny McCarl (1) 5. Jerry Beeck Jr. (6) 6. Danny Young (7) / 7. TJ Giddings (5) 8. Jaymie Moyle (9) 9. Wayne Redmond (3) 10. Paul Tetrault (10) DNS – Mark Shaffer
Heat two (started), 8 laps, NT: 1. Mackie Heimbaugh (5) 2. Terry McCarl (6) 3. Bob Johnson (1) 4. Spike Lempelius (2) 5. Bruce Moore (3) 6. John Sernett (7) / 7. Billy Vielhauer (8) 8. John Hall (9) 9. Randy Smith (4) DNS – Danny Thoman
Heat three (started), 8 laps, 2:23.1: 1. Ray Lipsey (8) 2. Terry Thorson (4) 3. Jeff Tuttle (6) 4. Jerry Richert Jr. (7) 5. Rich Bubak (2) 6. Mike Brooks (1) / 7. Tom Whiting (5) 8. Steve Wares (9) 9. Tim Monson (3) DNS – Bob White
B main (started), 8 laps, NT: 1. TJ Giddings (2) 2. Billy Vielhauer (1) / 3. Tom Whiting (3) 4. John Hall (4) 5. Danny Thoman (8) 6. Jaymie Moyle (7) 7. Wayne Redmond (5) 8. Paul Tetrault (6) 9. Steve Wares (9) DNS – Randy Smith, Tim Monson, Steve Wares, Paul Tetrault
A main (started), 25 laps, NT: 1. Jerry Richert Jr. (4) 2. Jeff Tuttle (1) 3. Ray Lipsey (7) 4. Terry McCarl (2) 5. Glenn Berkner (10) 6. Mackie Heimbaugh (9) 7. Jerry Beeck Jr. (3) 8. John Sernett (5) 9. Spike Lempelius (14) 10. Rich Bubak (15) 11. Bob Weuve (13) 12. Mike Brooks (18) 13. TJ Giddings (19) 14. Bob Johnson (17) 15. Bruce Moore (12) 16. Danny Young (6) 17. Kenny McCarl (16) 18. Billy Vielhauer (20) 19. Rick Ungar (8) 20. Terry Thorson (11). Lap Leaders: Tuttle 1-14, Richert 15-25.
360 Results
Heat one (started), 6 laps, 1:58.7: 1. 9J, Jeff Jones, Des Moines, IA (3) 2. 2T, Mike Twedt, Huxley, IA (8) 3. 51, Dean Chadd, Lincoln, NE (10) 4. 77, Terry Alexander, Knoxville, IA (5) 5. 01, Mike Chadd, Lincoln, NE (4) / 6. 57, Steve Breazeale, Pleasantville, IA (7) 7. 74, Tom Lenz, Strawberry Point, IA (6) 8. 17, Billy Bell, Colfax, IA (2) 9. 29, Ed Perryman, Des Moines, IA (1) 10. 50, Lee Nelson, Ames, IA (9)
Heat two (started), 6 laps, 1:54.2: 1. 11x, David Hesmer, Marshalltown, IA (8) 2. 11, Archie Ergenbright, Newton, IA (4) 3. 52, Walt Esch, Des Moines, IA (6) 4. 15, Bobby Mincer, Burlington, IA (5) 5. 23, Richard Crook, Oskaloosa, IA (1) / 6. 20, Mark Wilson, Des Moines, IA (7) 7. 12, Lyle Sylvester, Bondurant, IA (3) 8. 6, Jeff Fort, Ottumwa, IA (2) 9. 15K, Mike Crawford, Granger, IA (9) 10. 8, Nate Estal, Oskaloosa, IA (10)
Heat three (started), 6 laps, 2:02.2: 1. 80, Duane Van Heukelom, Des Moines, IA (1) 2. 4, Greg Helms, Kansas City, MO (4) 3. 2, Dwight Snodgrass, Indianola, IA (8) 4. 48, Bob Thompson, Des Moines, IA (5) 5. 56, Chris Walraven, Knoxville, IA (2) / 6. 14, Larry Weeks, Montezuma, IA (7) 7. M2, Matt Fox, Paton, IA (3) 8. 38, Craig Agan, Columbia, IA (6) DNS – 7B, Dave Westercamp, Johnston, IA
B main (started), 8 laps, NT: 1. Steve Breazeale (1) 2. Matt Fox (5) 3. Tom Lenz (3) / 4. Craig Agan (2) 5. Jeff Fort (6) 6. Billy Bell (7) 7. Ed Perryman (9) 8. Nate Estal (10) 9. Larry Weeks (12) 10. Lyle Sylvester (4) 11. Mike Crawford (8) 12. Lee Nelson (11) DNS – Mark Wilson, Dave Westercamp
A main (started), 16 laps, NT: 1. Dean Chadd (15) 2. Bobby Mincer (2) 3. Mike Twedt (8) 4. Terry Alexander (3) 5. Walt Esch (4) 6. Mike Chadd (1) 7. Archie Ergenbright (9) 8. Dwight Snodgrass (6) 9. Bob Thompson (5) 10. Duane Van Heukelom (10) 11. Tom Lenz (16) 12. Chris Walraven (13) 13. Jeff Jones (11) 14. Steve Breazeale (14) 15. David Hesmer (7) 16. Matt Fox (17) 17. Richard Crook (12) DNS – Greg Helms. Lap Leaders: Mincer 1-2, Hesmer 3, Mincer 4-7, D. Chadd 8-16.
9/15/89
USA Autumn Classic Friday Feature to Wolfgang by Bob Wilson
Knoxville, IA – Doug Wolfgang, aboard the D.P. Motorsports Schnee, made a late race charge to capture the 20-lap feature event during the United Sprint Association (USA) Autumn Classic at the Knoxville Raceway Friday night. The win paid the recently crowned Knoxville Nationals champion $3,000 for his efforts.
Sammy Swindell took the Harold Annett TMC Challenger to the front when the race went green, as he overpowered fellow front row starter, Wolfgang into the first turn. The fleet Tennessee pilot built a comfortable lead and extended his margin once the front-running duo entered lapped traffic at the halfway point.
On the fifteenth circuit, the complexion of the race began to change as Wolfgang noticeably closed the gap on each tour of the half-mile oval. Exiting turn two on the nineteenth lap, Wolfgang pulled even with Swindell, shot by on the backstretch and then moved away for the win, his 52nd career feature victory here.
Steve Kinser settled a lengthy and exciting battle with his cousin Mark to finish a distant third, 1989 Knoxville Nationals Rookie of the Year, Stevie Smith, was fifth and Bobby Allen came across the line for sixth. Kenny Jacobs, Dave Blaney, Jack Hewitt and Rocky Hodges completed the top ten finishers.
With the track surface in near perfect condition, the historic fairgrounds oval saw raft of track records fall. Bobby Allen shattered the one lap qualifying mark as he led five drivers into the fifteen second bracket for the first time, and eleven drivers overall below the old standard. Allen eclipsed the record set by Swindell in late April of this year by nearly one half second as he registered a 15.722 clocking on the semi-banked surface.
Allen additionally captured the NHRA-style King of the Hill match races in a head to head showdown with Dave Blaney. The seven event 3-lap elimination series pitting the top eight qualifying cars saw Allen establish a new record for that distance as well. Steve Kinser lowered the 8-lap record in winning his qualifying heat race as no less than seven of the 1989 Knoxville Nationals top ten finishers were on hand to contest the two-day Autumn Classic. Forty-eight cars signed through the pit gate in this second appearance by the USA sanctioning body.
Results
Time Trials (Qualifying Order): 1. 1a, Bobby Allen, Hanover, PA (2) 15.722 (NTR); 2. 1, Sammy Swindell, Bartlett, TN (29) 15.886; 3. 7c, Dave Blaney, Cortland, OH (9) 15.888; 4. 51, Mark Kinser, Oolitic, IN (4) 15.952; 5. 11, Steve Kinser, Bloomington, IN (8) 15.956; 6. 7, Randy Smith, Mount Ayr, IA (35) 16.036; 7. 8D, Doug Wolfgang, Sioux Falls, SD (27) 16.049; 8. 29, Kenny Jacobs, Holmesville, OH (11) 16.053; 9. 77, Stevie Smith, New Oxford, PA (23) 16.067; 10. 5m, Jack Hewitt, Troy, OH (6) 16.102; 11. 77K, Frankie Kerr, Selinsgrove, PA (32) 16.135; 12. 45, Ray Lipsey, Lincoln, NE (33) 16.308; 13. 27, Jerry Beeck Jr., Eagle, NE (12) 16.452; 14. 49, Craig Keel, Weedsport, NY (10) 16.479; 15. 47s, Rocky Hodges, Danville, IN (21) 16.664; 16. 77B, Mike Brooks, Knoxville, IA (39) 16.697; 17. 52B, John Sernett, Bloomington, MN (38) 16.726; 18. 5T, Jaymie Moyle, Bridgewater, SA, Aust. (17) 16.758; 19. 70, Terry McCarl, Des Moines, IA (34) 16.777; 20. 17, Ronnie Daniels, Memphis, TN (26) 16.788; 21. 1T, Jeff Tuttle, West Des Moines, IA (42) 16.824; 22. 19, Bob Weuve, Newton, IA (16) 16.902; 23. 47, Mackie Heimbaugh, Des Moines, IA (24) 16.942; 24. 68, Brian Tobin, Bloomington, IL (18) 16.967; 25. 9, Rich Bubak, Golden, CO (15) 16.989; 26. 96, Tom Whiting, Cedar Rapids, IA (20) 17.036; 27. 2x, Bruce Moore, Moline, IL (37) 17.046; 28. 4c, Kenny McCarl, Des Moines, IA (28) 17.090; 29. 4A, Greg Hodnett, Memphis, TN (14) 17.139; 30. 3Y, Danny Young, Des Moines, IA (45) 17.213; 31. 57, Steve Breazeale, Pleasantville, IA (5) 17.276; 32. 2T, Mike Twedt, Huxley, IA (13) 17.359; 33. 12x, Billy Vielhauer, Shawnee, KS (48) 17.483; 34. 9z, Rick Haas, Lincoln, NE (36) 17.528; 35. 48, Bob Thompson, Des Moines, IA (41) 17.537; 36. 61, Wayne Redmond, Fort Dodge, IA (31) 17.620; 37. 51x, Dean Chadd, Lincoln, NE (30) 17.747; 38. 20, Mark Wilson, Des Moines, IA (40) 17.766; 39. 49H, John Hall, Marion, IA (7) 17.779; 40. 74, Tom Lenz, Strawberry Point, IA (19) 17.979; 41. 11a, Archie Ergenbright, Newton, IA (22) 18.337; 42. 77A, Terry Alexander, Knoxville, IA (44) 19.000; 43. 56, Chris Walraven, Knoxville, IA (43) 19.132; 44. 29x, Ed Perryman, Des Moines, IA (47) 19.993; 45. 81, Jim Strobel, Sigourney, IA (46) 20.713; 46. 10, Steve Wares, Knoxville, IA (25) 20.746; 47. 28, Danny Thoman, Higginsville, MO (1) NT; 48. 38, Craig Agan, Columbia, IA (3) NT.
“King of the Hill” Match Races, Round one (started), 3 laps: Bobby Allen (1) over Steve Kinser (2) :49.3, Sammy Swindell (1) over Randy Smith (2) :49.5, Dave Blaney (1) over Doug Wolfgang (2) :49.1 (NTR), Kenny Jacobs (2) over Mark Kinser (1) :49.7
“King of the Hill” Match Races, Round two (started), 3 laps: Dave Blaney (2) over Sammy Swindell (1) :50.0, Bobby Allen (1) over Kenny Jacobs (2) :49.3
“King of the Hill” Match Race Finale, 3 laps: Bobby Allen (1) over Dave Blaney (2) :49.4
Heat one (started), 8 laps, 2:17.5: 1. Doug Wolfgang (5) 2. Frankie Kerr (4) 3. Rocky Hodges (3) 4. Dave Blaney (6) / 5. Terry McCarl (2) 6. Mackie Heimbaugh (1) 7. Bruce Moore (7) 8. John Hall (10) 9. Steve Breazeale (8) 10. Chris Walraven (11) 11. Bob Thompson (9) DNS – Danny Thoman
Heat two (started), 8 laps, 2:16.5: 1. Mark Kinser (6) 2. Kenny Jacobs (5) 3. Ronnie Daniels (2) 4. Ray Lipsey (4) / 5. Brian Tobin (1) 6. Kenny McCarl (7) 7. Mike Twedt (8) 8. Tom Lenz (10) 9. Ed Perryman (11) 10. Mike Brooks (3) 11. Wayne Redmond (9) DNS – Craig Agan
Heat three (started), 8 laps, 2:15.8 (NTR): 1. Steve Kinser (6) 2. Jeff Tuttle (2) 3. Stevie Smith (5) 4. Jerry Beeck Jr. (4) / 5. Greg Hodnett (7) 6. John Sernett (3) 7. Dean Chadd (9) 8. Billy Vielhauer (8) 9. Archie Ergenbright (10) 10. Jim Strobel (11) 11. Rich Bubak (1)
Heat four (started), 8 laps, 2:16.8: 1. Jack Hewitt (5) 2. Craig Keel (4) 3. Jaymie Moyle (3) 4. Danny Young (7) / 5. Tom Whiting (1) 6. Bob Weuve (2) 7. Terry Alexander (8) 8. Rick Haas (6) 9. Steve Wares (10) 10. Mark Wilson (9) DNS – Randy Smith
Dash (started), 5 laps, NT: 1. Doug Wolfgang (6) 2. Sammy Swindell (2) 3. Mark Kinser (4) 4. Steve Kinser (5) 5. Dave Blaney (3) 6. Bobby Allen (1)
B main (started), 12 laps, NT: 1. Terry McCarl (1) 2. John Sernett (2) 3. Mike Brooks (3) 4. Mackie Heimbaugh (6) / 5. Greg Hodnett (12) 6. Brian Tobin (7) 7. Billy Vielhauer (15) 8. Bob Weuve (5) 9. Mike Twedt (14) 10. Tom Whiting (9) 11. Steve Breazeale (13) 12. Tom Lenz (18) 13. Bruce Moore (10) 14. Randy Smith (4) 15. John Hall (21) 16. Wayne Redmond (16) 17. Bob Thompson (17) 18. Rich Bubak (8) 19. Dean Chadd (19) 20. Kenny McCarl (11) 21. Archie Ergenbright (20) DNS – Rick Haas, Mark Wilson, Terry Alexander, Chris Walraven, Ed Perryman, Jim Strobel, Steve Wares, Danny Thoman, Craig Agan
A main (started), 20 laps, NT: 1. Doug Wolfgang (1) 2. Sammy Swindell (2) 3. Steve Kinser (4) 4. Mark Kinser (3) 5. Stevie Smith (8) 6. Bobby Allen (6) 7. Kenny Jacobs (7) 8. Dave Blaney (5) 9. Jack Hewitt (9) 10. Rocky Hodges (14) 11. Ronnie Daniels (18) 12. Frankie Kerr (10) 13. Ray Lipsey (11) 14. Jerry Beeck Jr. (12) 15. Mike Brooks (21) 16. Jeff Tuttle (19) 17. Danny Young (20) 18. John Sernett (15) 19. Jaymie Moyle (16) 20. Craig Keel (13) 21. Mackie Heimbaugh (22) 22. Terry McCarl (17). Lap Leaders: S. Swindell 1-18, Wolfgang 19-20.
9/16/89
Wolfgang, Stevie Smith Capture USA Autumn Classic Twin 25’s by Bob Wilson
Knoxville, IA – Doug Wolfgang and Stevie Smith drove to exciting wins during the final night of racing at the USA Autumn Classic at the Knoxville Raceway Saturday night.
The Wolfgang win came in the first twenty-five lap feature event which saw Sammy Swindell jump to an immediate lead with Mark Kinser in tow. On lap four, Swindell slid to the high side and the close following Kinser shot low as both sprinters raced side by side down the back chute and around turns three and four. Entering the frontstretch, they touched wheels causing each car to scramble for control.
A close pursuing Doug Wolfgang took advantage of the incident and grabbed the top spot from Swindell in turn one. Once out in front, Wolfgang was able to build a sizable margin which he maintained to the finish, collecting $10,000 for his efforts. Dave Blaney made a final lap pass coming out of turn four to place second over Swindell as Steve Kinser and Mark Kinser claimed fourth and fifth.
The completely inverted twenty-two car field of the second twenty-five lap feature event stayed bunched until lap six when Kenny Jacobs charged into the lead from his ninth row starting position. Jacobs maintained the top spot until a red flag was thrown on lap thirteen.
On the restart, Stevie Smith moved around Steve Kinser to gain the runner-up slot as he began to close the gap on Jacobs by running on the low side of the track. He caught the cushion riding Jacobs on lap seventeen at the flagstand and took command of the race which he never relinquished in the $10,000 to win affair.
Meanwhile, Wolfgang and Kinser waged a torrid battle for third on the slick half-mile oval. Wolfgang managed a first lap pass of the current USA point leader to claim that third position behind Jacobs at the finish as Kinser placed fourth and Bobby Allen took fifth.
The two-day USA Autumn Classic brought to an end the 36th season of racing at the Marion County Fairgrounds.
Results
Time Trials (Qualifying Order): 1. 7c, Dave Blaney, Cortland, OH (15) 15.741; 2. 29, Kenny Jacobs, Holmesville, OH (16) 15.750; 3. 77K, Frankie Kerr, Selinsgrove, PA (13) 15.973; 4. 1a, Bobby Allen, Hanover, PA (22) 16.059; 5. 5m, Jack Hewitt, Troy, OH (6) 16.078; 6. 4A, Greg Hodnett, Memphis, TN (32) 16.199; 7. 77, Stevie Smith, New Oxford, PA (34) 16.204; 8. 45, Ray Lipsey, Lincoln, NE (5) 16.271; 9. 12x, Billy Vielhauer, Shawnee, KS (19) 16.410; 10. 77B, Mike Brooks, Knoxville, IA (29) 16.485; 11. 27, Jerry Beeck Jr., Eagle, NE (20) 16.509; 12. 1T, Jeff Tuttle, West Des Moines, IA (12) 16.571; 13. 52B, John Sernett, Bloomington, MN (35) 16.590; 14. 23s, Jeff Gordon, Pittsboro, IN (37) 16.632; 15. 49, Craig Keel, Weedsport, NY (30) 16.648; 16. 19, Bob Weuve, Newton, IA (23) 16.650; 17. 47, Mackie Heimbaugh, Des Moines, IA (9) 16.659; 18. 47s, Rocky Hodges, Danville, IN (41) 16.670; 19. 5T, Jaymie Moyle, Bridgewater, SA, Aust. (17) 16.704; 20. 2T, Mike Twedt, Huxley, IA (33) 16.720; 21. 70, Terry McCarl, Des Moines, IA (36) 16.738; 22. 17, Ronnie Daniels, Memphis, TN (27) 16.768; 23. 96, Tom Whiting, Cedar Rapids, IA (21) 16.818; 24. 68, Brian Tobin, Bloomington, IL (10) 16.878; 25. 4c, Kenny McCarl, Des Moines, IA (3) 16.965; 26. 9, Rich Bubak, Golden, CO (24) 17.010; 27. 49H, John Hall, Marion, IA (18) 17.092; 28. 15, Bob Johnson, Sioux City, IA (7) 17.174; 29. 28, Danny Thoman, Higginsville, MO (31) 17.316; 30. 9z, Rick Haas, Lincoln, NE (39) 17.417; 31. 57, Steve Breazeale, Pleasantville, IA (40) 17.633; 32. 7, Randy Smith, Mount Ayr, IA (38) 17.920; 33. 74, Tom Lenz, Strawberry Point, IA (1) 18.006; 34. 77A, Terry Alexander, Knoxville, IA (25) 18.145; 35. 11a, Archie Ergenbright, Newton, IA (4) 18.166; 36. 56, Chris Walraven, Knoxville, IA (11) 18.505; 37. 25J, Larry Webb, Des Moines, IA (14) 18.514; 38. 12, Lyle Sylvester, Bondurant, IA (26) 18.706; 39. 10, Steve Wares, Knoxville, IA (28) 19.118; 40. 29x, Ed Perryman, Des Moines, IA (8) 19.671; 41. 2x, Bruce Moore, Moline, IL (2) NT; 42. 81, Jim Strobel, Sigourney, IA (42) NT; Locked into feature from Prelim: 8D, Doug Wolfgang, Sioux Falls, SD; 1, Sammy Swindell, Bartlett, TN; 11, Steve Kinser, Bloomington, IN; 51, Mark Kinser, Oolitic, IN.
Heat one (started), 8 laps, 2:16.5: 1. Terry McCarl (1) 2. Jack Hewitt (5) 3. Dave Blaney (6) 4. Mackie Heimbaugh (2) / 5. John Sernett (3) 6. Danny Thoman (8) 7. Billy Vielhauer (4) 8. Kenny McCarl (7) 9. Larry Webb (10) 10. Tom Lenz (9) DNS – Bruce Moore
Heat two (started), 8 laps, 2:15.8 (NTR): 1. Kenny Jacobs (6) 2. Rocky Hodges (2) 3. Jeff Gordon (3) 4. Greg Hodnett (5) / 5. Ronnie Daniels (1) 6. Rich Bubak (7) 7. Rick Haas (8) 8. Mike Brooks (4) 9. Terry Alexander (9) 10. Lyle Sylvester (10) DNS – Jim Strobel
Heat three (started), 8 laps, 2:18.5: 1. Jaymie Moyle (2) 2. Frankie Kerr (6) 3. Stevie Smith (5) 4. Jerry Beeck Jr. (4) / 5. Craig Keel (3) 6. Tom Whiting (1) 7. Steve Breazeale (8) 8. John Hall (7) 9. Archie Ergenbright (9) 10. Steve Wares (10)
Heat four (started), 8 laps, 2:15.3 (NTR): 1. Bobby Allen (6) 2. Brian Tobin (1) 3. Mike Twedt (2) 4. Ray Lipsey (5) / 5. Bob Weuve (3) 6. Bob Johnson (7) 7. Chris Walraven (9) 8. Ed Perryman (10) 9. Jeff Tuttle (4) 10. Randy Smith (8)
B main (started), 12 laps, NT: 1. Mike Brooks (2) 2. Ronnie Daniels (7) / 3. John Sernett (4) 4. Rich Bubak (10) 5. Jeff Tuttle (3) 6. Danny Thoman (13) 7. Craig Keel (5) 8. Bob Weuve (6) 9. Kenny McCarl (9) 10. John Hall (11) 11. Bob Johnson (12) 12. Chris Walraven (16) 13. Lyle Sylvester (18) 14. Larry Webb (21) 15. Tom Lenz (17) 16. Steve Breazeale (15) 17. Billy Vielhauer (1) 18. Ed Perryman (20) 19. Tom Whiting (8) 20. Archie Ergenbright (19) 21. Randy Smith (14) 22. Steve Wares (22) DNS – Rick Haas, Terry Alexander, Bruce Moore, Jim Strobel
A main #1 (started), 25 laps, NT: 1. Doug Wolfgang (4) 2. Dave Blaney (5) 3. Sammy Swindell (1) 4. Steve Kinser (3) 5. Mark Kinser (2) 6. Stevie Smith (11) 7. Kenny Jacobs (6) 8. Jack Hewitt (9) 9. Bobby Allen (8) 10. Ronnie Daniels (21) 11. Frankie Kerr (7) 12. Jeff Gordon (15) 13. Greg Hodnett (10) 14. Ray Lipsey (12) 15. Jaymie Moyle (18) 16. Rocky Hodges (17) 17. Brian Tobin (22) 18. Terry McCarl (20) 19. Jerry Beeck Jr. (14) 20. Mike Brooks (13) 21. Mike Twedt (19) 22. Mackie Heimbaugh (16). Lap Leaders: S. Swindell 1-4, Wolfgang 5-25.
A main #2 (started), 25 laps, NT: 1. Stevie Smith (17) 2. Kenny Jacobs (16) 3. Doug Wolfgang (22) 4. Steve Kinser (19) 5. Bobby Allen (14) 6. Sammy Swindell (20) 7. Mark Kinser (18) 8. Terry McCarl (5) 9. Ronnie Daniels (13) 10. Rocky Hodges (7) 11. Jeff Gordon (11) 12. Greg Hodnett (10) 13. Brian Tobin (6) 14. Mike Brooks (3) 15. Mackie Heimbaugh (1) 16. Jerry Beeck Jr. (4) 17. Dave Blaney (21) 18. Ray Lipsey (9) 19. Jack Hewitt (15) 20. Mike Twedt (2) 21. Frankie Kerr (12) 22. Jaymie Moyle (8). Lap Leaders: Heimbaugh 1-5, T. McCarl 6, Jacobs 7-17, S. Smith 18-25.
1989 410 Final Point Standings and Feature Winners:
Driver Feature Wins Points Primary car(s) (Feature Laps Led)
1. Danny Lasoski 6 (69) 3515 Kohls 5 2. Jerry Richert Jr. 4 (77) 2985 Durst/Smith 1x 3. Randy Smith 3 (78) 2825 Cahill 7 4. Ray Lipsey 0 (1) 2240 Lipsey 45 5. Jeff Tuttle 0 (22) 1930 Jordan 1 6. Danny Young - 1490 Young 3Y 7. Mackie Heimbaugh 0 (5) 1455 Sonner 47 8. Cliff Woodward 0 (13) 1380 Robuck 12 9. Terry Thorson - 1120 Serace, Inc. 55 10. Bob Weuve - 1060 Weuve 19 11. Jaymie Moyle 0 (13) 970 Todd 5T 12. Rich Bubak 0 (10) 950 Bubak 9 13. Bruce Moore 0 (1) 730 Moore 2x 14. Bob White - 715 White 39 15. Jordan Albaugh - 650 Ball Racing 52B 16. Kenny McCarl - 645 Brandt 4c 17. John Hall 0 (5) 520 Horton 49 18. Tom Whiting - 495 Whiting Racing 96 19. Mark Shaffer - 465 Shaffer 21
Other 410 Feature Winners (Laps Led): Doug Wolfgang 7 (143), Sammy Swindell 4 (60), Stevie Smith 2 (28), Steve Kinser 2 (14), Jerry Meyer 1 (30), Jeff Swindell 0 (15), Kenny Jacobs 0 (11), Dave Blaney 0 (9), Jac Haudenschild 0 (8), Wayne Redmond 0 (4), Rudy Cahill 0 (3), Jason McMillen 0 (2), Terry McCarl 0 (1)
1989 360 Final Point Standings and Feature Winners:
Driver Feature Wins Points Primary car(s) (Feature Laps Led)
1. Mike Twedt 2 (26) 1744 TNT Racing 2T 2. Dwight Snodgrass 1 (2) 1555 Hutchison 2 3. David Hesmer 9 (100) 1533 Action Auto Racing 11x 4. Steve Breazeale 2 (18) 1254 B&C Racing 57 5. Mark Wilson 0 (5) 1166 Trostle 20 6. Steve Wares 0 (2) 1078 Wares 10 7. Bob Thompson 0 (1) 1029 Thompson 48 8. Walt Esch 0 (5) 936 Esch 52 9. Tom Lenz - 895 Lenz 74 10. Bobby Mincer 0 (6) 893 Mincer 15 11. Terry Alexander 0 (7) 891 Alexander 77 12. Craig Agan 0 (1) 820 Agan 38 13. Matt Fox - 754 Fox M2 14. Greg Helms - 587 Van Roekel 4 15. Larry Webb - 502 Webb 25J 16. Duane Van Heukelom - 489 Van Heukelom 80 17. Billy Bell - 389 Bell 17 18. Chris Walraven - 351 Turner 56 Jeff Fort - 351 Fort 6 20. Ed Perryman - 298 Perryman 29
Other 360 Feature Winners (Laps Led): Jeff Jones 1 (12), Dean Chadd 1 (9), Steve Sallman 0 (9), Lyle Sylvester 0 (3), Archie Ergenbright 0 (1), Mark Shaffer 0 (1)