COMPLETE RESULTS FOR 2012
Date (Sanction/Event) – Winners
4/21 Rain 4/22 (IMCA Shootout) Rain 4/29 (WoO) Sammy Swindell, 360 – Nate Van Haaften 5/5 410 – Wayne Johnson, 360 – Clint Garner, 305 – Steve Breazeale 5/6 (IMCA Shootout) Rain 5/12 410 – Davey Heskin, 360 – Wayne Johnson, 305 – Larry Ball Jr. 5/19 410 – Brian Brown, 360 – Jon Agan 5/26 410 – Danny Lasoski, 360 – Nate Van Haaften, 305 – Mike Van Haaften 6/2 410 – Danny Lasoski, 360 – Clint Garner, 305 – Mike Van Haaften 6/3 (IMCA Shootout) (Modifieds) Dylan Smith, (Sport Mods) Scott Davis, (Stock Cars) Scott Mueller, (Hobby Stocks) Andy Boeckman 6/9 (WoO) Kerry Madsen, 360 – Clint Garner 6/16 Rain 6/23 Rain 6/30 410 – Terry McCarl, (360 Twin Features) Clint Garner, Tony Shilling 7/7 (410 Twin Features) Justin Henderson, Ian Madsen, 360 – RJ Johnson 7/14 410 – Bronson Maeschen, 360 – Kaley Gharst, 305 – Mike Van Haaften 7/19 (Harris Clash) (Modifieds) Kyle Strickler, (Sport Mods) Matt Lettow 7/21 410 – Brian Brown, 360 – Brian Brown, 305 – J Kinder, Dirt Trucks – Tony Moro, Carl Moyer 7/28 410 – Terry McCarl, 360 – Matt Moro, 305 – Matthew Stelzer 8/2 (360 Nationals Prelim) Danny Lasoski 8/3 (360 Nationals Prelim) Brooke Tatnell 8/4 (360 Nationals) Shane Stewart, 305 – Casey Friedrichsen 8/5 (Capitani Classic) Bronson Maeschen 8/8 (Knoxville Nationals Prelim) Kyle Larson 8/9 (Knoxville Nationals Prelim) Jason Meyers 8/10 (Knoxville Nationals Friday Program) Justin Henderson, (World Challenge) Donny Schatz 8/11 (Knoxville Nationals) Donny Schatz 8/25 Rain 9/1 410 – Davey Heskin, 360 – Dusty Zomer, 305 – Larry Ball Jr. 9/8 (AMA Grand National) Kenny Coolbeth Jr., (AMA Pro Singles) Shayna Texter 9/15 (Enduro) Ryan Humphrey 9/27 (Late Model Nationals Prelim) Billy Moyer 9/28 (Late Model Nationals Prelim) Mike Marlar 9/29 (Late Model Nationals Prelim) Steve Francis
4/21 Rain
4/22
Hobby Stock, Modified, Sport Mod and Stock Car Shootout Postponed Sunday, April 22, 2012 - Due to continued rain and generally wet conditions,the Hobby Stock, Modified, Sport Mod and Stock Car Shootout scheduled for today has been postponed until May 6, 2012.
Join us next Saturday for the one of two previews to the Knoxville Nationals with the World of Outlaws Mediacom Shootout!
4/29
Swindell Claims 48th Career at Knoxville in WoO Season Opener! by Bill Wright
KNOXVILLE RACEWAY, Knoxville, IA, April 28, 2012 – Sammy Swindell emerged victorious on a cool, but action-packed Mediacom Shootout Saturday at the Knoxville Raceway! The Bartlett, Tennessee driver shot by Brian Brown on lap 15 in the 25-lap event to claim his 48th career win at the historic oval. It was Swindell’s fifth career Knoxville season opening win, but his first since 1986.
Brown led from the pole at the outset after a lap one tangle saw Rager Phillips, Don Droud Jr. and Kraig Kinser get upside down. Only Kinser would continue. On lap two, Joey Saldana cruised by Craig Dollansky to take the runner-up spot, before Ian Madsen spun and tipped over in turn two. Though he continued, he repeated the maneuver on the restart.
Swindell began to assert himself at that point, taking third from Dollansky on the restart, and second from Saldana on lap five. Brown continued a steady pace into traffic. Dollansky claimed third from Saldana on lap 13.
Brown was in heavy traffic on lap 15, and Swindell found a middle to low groove coming off of turn four to claim the lead for good. One stoppage occurred on lap 19, when sixth running, Kerry Madsen tangled with the lapped machine of Robby Wolfgang. He would recover for twelfth.
Both Dollansky and Saldana moved by Brown after the restart with six laps to go, while Swindell cruised to victory. Following Dollansky, Saldana and Brown in fifth was Danny Lasoski, who grabbed the spot from Donny Schatz in the last corner. Dusty Zomer (from 21st) was seventh, followed by hard-charger, Jason Sides (from 23rd), Brad Sweet and Terry McCarl.
“The whole Big Game Treestands team worked hard all night,” said Swindell in Victory Lane. “We were off some. We just kept working on it, and we were really close. It’s a good base for us to come back next time and win another one. I can win every time I’m here if things go right. We’re capable of doing that. My good luck charm, Zoe, is helping me behind the scenes.”
It was a thrilling finish with a surprise result in the 360 class. Nate Van Haaften was awarded his second career feature win after a race-long battle with Josh Higday. After Higday made a last lap pass for the lead, he was disqualified for using an illegal tire. The win was then awarded to Van Haaften.
Lee Grosz crashed hard at the initial try at a green flag. He was uninjured. Tom Lenz led early in the 18-lapper from his front row starting spot. On lap three, Higday surged to the point, but Lenz came back to lead lap four. On lap six, Van Haaften entered the fray, passing the lead pair to take the point for the next eight circuits.
Higday worked by Lenz for second on lap 11 before Joe Beaver had his front-end knocked out on lap 13. The caution period saw Van Haaften leading Higday, Lenz, Clint Garner and David Hall back to green flag racing. Higday again worked into the lead on lap 14, but Van Haaften denied him again with a pass a lap later. The exciting finish saw Higday get around Van Haaften on the final circuit, only to be DQed.
“We settled into the bottom and really made it work,” said Van Haaften in Victory Lane. “We got into traffic, and I really thought it cost us the win on the last lap. This was a lucky deal. Josh is a great competitor, and it’s an honor to run that close with him.”
Next week marks Knoxville Championship Cup Series action at the Knoxville Raceway and it will feature all three sprint divisions on Saturday night! The 1st Annual Knoxville IMCA Shootout will be Sunday, featuring four divisions of racing. For more information, visit www.KnoxvilleRaceway.com!
410 Results
Time Trials (Qualifying Order), 2 laps: 1. 9, Joey Saldana, Brownsburg, IN (7) 14.881; 2. 29, Kerry Madsen, St. Marys, NSW, Aust. (3) 14.929; 3. 7, Craig Dollansky, Elk River, MN (1) 14.953; 4. 49, Brad Sweet, Grass Valley, CA (17) 15.004; 5. 33, Danny Lasoski, Dover, MO (20) 15.061; 6. 11, Steve Kinser, Bloomington, IN (28) 15.091; 7. 56, Davey Heskin, St. Michael, MN (13) 15.103; 8. 21, Brian Brown, Grain Valley, MO (36) 15.137; 9. 55T, Trey Starks, Puyallup, WA (38) 15.140; 10. 55, Ian Madsen, St. Marys, NSW, Aust. (2) 15.164; 11. 11K, Kraig Kinser, Bloomington, IN (25) 15.189; 12. 12, Lynton Jeffrey, Prairie City, IA (34) 15.194; 13. 15, Donny Schatz, Fargo, ND (14) 15.210; 14. 17B, Bill Balog, Eau Claire, WI (16) 15.222; 15. 24, Terry McCarl, Altoona, IA (33) 15.224; 16. 1, Sammy Swindell, Germantown, TN (11) 15.286; 17. 6R, Ryan Bunton, Morton, IL (39) 15.313; 18. 47, Don Droud Jr., Lincoln, NE (8) 15.321; 19. 20, AJ Moeller, Rockwell City, IA (18) 15.323; 20. 9P, Rager Phillips, Pleasantville, IA (30) 15.329; 21. 81, Austin Johnson, Shakopee, MN (35) 15.356; 22. 13, Mark Dobmeier, Grand Forks, ND (22) 15.403; 23. 91, Dusty Zomer, Sioux Falls, SD (19) 15.435; 24. 4, Cody Darrah, Red Lion, PA (30) 15.437; 25. 7s, Jason Sides, Bartlett, TN (40) 15.532; 26. 23K, Rob Kubli, Milo, IA (12) 15.534; 27. 44w, Austen Wheatley, Lake Stevens, WA (29) 15.557; 28. 88, Jarrod Schneiderman, West Burlington, IA (11) 15.563; 29. 10, Randy Anderson, Clarion, IA (5) 15.620; 30. 7K, Robby Wolfgang, Sioux Falls, SD (37) 15.637; 31. 5w, Lucas Wolfe, Mechanicsburg, PA (21) 15.640; 32. 2, Bryan Dobesh, Sioux Falls, SD (4) 15.811; 33. 7TAZ, Tasker Phillips, Pleasantville, IA (42) 15.910; 34. 7D, Dustin Selvage, Indianola, IA (6) 15.928; 35. 49J, Josh Schneiderman, West Burlington, IA (31) 15.942; 36. 45, Mark Johnson, Des Moines, IA (26) 15.943; 37. 6, Bill Rose, Plainfield, IN (23) 16.149; 38. 14AJ, Wayne Modjeski, Oak Creek, WI (27) 16.442; 39. 75, Glen Saville, Razorback, NSW, Aust. (41) 16.466; 40. 63, Chad Kemenah, Findlay, OH (8) NT; 41. 12P, TJ Peterson, Des Moines, IA (10) NT; 42. 96, Bronson Maeschen, Pleasantville, IA (24) NT.
Heat one (started), 8 laps, NT: 1. Trey Starks (2) 2. Joey Saldana (4) 3. Donny Schatz (1) 4. Danny Lasoski (3) 5. Ryan Bunton (5) / 6. Jason Sides (7) 7. Austin Johnson (6) 8. Randy Anderson (10) 9. Tasker Phillips (9) 10. Bill Rose (8) DNS – TJ Peterson
Heat two (started), 8 laps, 2:09.6: 1. Ian Madsen (2) 2. Kerry Madsen (4) 3. Steve Kinser (3) 4. Bill Balog (1) 5. Mark Dobmeier (6) / 6. Don Droud Jr. (5) 7. Robby Wolfgang (8) 8. Dustin Selvage (9) 9. Rob Kubli (7) 10. Wayne Modjeski (10) DNS – Bronson Maeschen
Heat three (started), 8 laps, NT: 1. Terry McCarl (1) 2. Kraig Kinser (2) 3. Dusty Zomer (6) 4. Davey Heskin (3) 5. Craig Dollansky (4) / 6. Lucas Wolfe (8) 7. Josh Schneiderman (9) 8. Austen Wheatley (7) 9. Glen Saville (10) 10. AJ Moeller (5)
Heat four (started), 8 laps, 2:11.2: 1. Sammy Swindell (1) 2. Brian Brown (3) 3. Lynton Jeffrey (2) 4. Brad Sweet (4) 5. Rager Phillips (5) / 6. Cody Darrah (6) 7. Chad Kemenah (10) 8. Bryan Dobesh (8) 9. Mark Johnson (9) 10. Jarrod Schneiderman (7) Dash (started), 6 laps, 1:36.3: 1. Brian Brown (2) 2. Craig Dollansky (4) 3. Trey Starks (1) 4. Joey Saldana (6) 5. Kraig Kinser (8) 6. Brad Sweet (3) 7. Sammy Swindell (10) 8. Kerry Madsen (5) 9. Ian Madsen (7) 10. Terry McCarl (9)
B main (started), 12 laps, 3:28.2: 1. Don Droud Jr. (1) 2. Jason Sides (5) 3. Cody Darrah (2) 4. Robby Wolfgang (8) / 5. Rob Kubli (4) 6. Dustin Selvage (12) 7. Lucas Wolfe (11) 8. Tasker Phillips (13) 9. Austen Wheatley (7) 10. Austin Johnson (3) 11. Jarrod Schneiderman (6) 12. Josh Schneiderman (15) 13. Randy Anderson (9) 14. Bill Rose (17) 15. Bryan Dobesh (10) 16. Glen Saville (18) 17. Wayne Modjeski (14) 18. Chad Kemenah (16) DNS – AJ Moeller, Mark Johnson, Tyler Peterson, Bronson Maeschen
A main (started), 25 laps, NT: 1. Sammy Swindell (7) 2. Craig Dollansky (2) 3. Joey Saldana (4) 4. Brian Brown (1) 5. Danny Lasoski (11) 6. Donny Schatz (15) 7. Dusty Zomer (21) 8. Jason Sides (23) 9. Brad Sweet (6) 10. Terry McCarl (10) 11. Steve Kinser (12) 12. Davey Heskin (13) 13. Kerry Madsen (8) 14. Lynton Jeffrey (14) 15. Bill Balog (16) 16. Trey Starks (3) 17. Mark Dobmeier (20) 18. Kraig Kinser (5) 19. Cody Darrah (22) 20. Lucas Wolfe (26, prov.) 21. Ryan Bunton (17) 22. Robby Wolfgang (24) 23. Ian Madsen (9) 24. Chad Kemenah (25, prov.) 25. Don Droud Jr. (18) 26. Rager Phillips (19). Lap Leaders: Brown 1-14, Swindell 15-25. Hard-charger: Sides.
360 Results
Time Trials (Qualifying Order): 1. 54, Casey Friedrichsen, Arthur, IA, 16.162; 2. 97, Carson McCarl, Altoona, IA, 16.268; 3. 2m, Matt Moro, Polk City, IA, 16.288; 4. 40, Clint Garner, Sioux Falls, SD, 16.371; 5. 4, Jon Agan, Knoxville, IA, 16.416; 6. 45c, Russ Hall, Pleasant Hill, IA, 16.435; 7. 4J, Lee Grosz, Harwood, ND, 16.629; 8. 47T, Tony Shilling, Knoxville, IA, 16.635; 9. 3, Nate Van Haaften, Otley, IA, 16.661; 10. 53, Joe Beaver, Knoxville, IA, 16.734; 11. 24, Josh Higday, Des Moines, IA, 16.735; 12. 04, Chad Heimbaugh, Pleasant Hill, IA, 16.753; 13. 7H, John Hall, Marion, IA, 16.772; 14. 8L, Tom Lenz, Marion, IA, 16.828; 15. 51, David Hall, Des Moines, IA, 16.905; 16. 22N, Nate Mosher, Prairie City, IA, 16.913; 17. 14, Randy Martin, California, MO, 17.004; 18. 93A, Alan Ambers, Knoxville, IA, 17.008; 19. 9m, Ricky Montgomery, Lakewood, CO, 17.021; 20. 99, Jimmy Davies, Oquawka, IL, 17.090; 21. 33, Alan Zoutte, Knoxville, IA, 17.208; 22. 5J, Jamie Ball, Knoxville, IA, 17.223; 23. 68, Mike Houseman Jr., Des Moines, IA, 17.270; 24. 25, Dylan Peterson, Sioux Falls, SD, NT; 25. 71, RJ Johnson, Tampa, FL, NT; 26. DQ (tire) - 10, Tyler Groenendyk, Oskaloosa, IA. Heat one (started), 7 laps, 1:59.9: 1. Nate Mosher (1) 2. Lee Grosz (4) 3. Clint Garner (5) 4. Casey Friedrichsen (6) 5. John Hall (2) 6. Joe Beaver (3) 7. Jamie Ball (8) 8. Ricky Montgomery (7) DNS – RJ Johnson
Heat two (started), 7 laps, 1:59.0: 1. Randy Martin (1) 2. Carson McCarl (4) 3. Tom Lenz (2) 4. Jon Agan (5) 5. Josh Higday (3) 6. Tyler Groenendyk (8) 7. Tony Shilling (6) 8. Jimmy Davies (7) DNS – Mike Houseman Jr.
Heat three (started), 7 laps, 1:59.6: 1. Nate Van Haaften (4) 2. David Hall (2) 3. Russ Hall (5) 4. Alan Ambers (1) 5. Alan Zoutte (7) 6. Chad Heimbaugh (3) 7. Matt Moro (6) DNS – Dylan Peterson
A main (started), 18 laps, NT: 1. Nate Van Haaften (6) 2. Clint Garner (10) 3. Tom Lenz (2) 4. Carson McCarl (11) 5. Russ Hall (8) 6. David Hall (1) 7. Randy Martin (14) 8. Casey Friedrichsen (12) 9. Tony Shilling (18) 10. Jon Agan (9) 11. Nate Mosher (13) 12. John Hall (3) 13. Tyler Groenendyk (17) 14. Jamie Ball (19) 15. Alan Zoutte (16) 16. Alan Ambers (15) 17. Joe Beaver (5) 18. Dylan Peterson (22) 19. Chad Heimbaugh (21) 20. Ricky Montgomery (20) 21. Lee Grosz (7) DQ (tire, crossed 1st) Josh Higday (4) DNS - Matt Moro, Jimmy Davies, RJ Johnson, Mike Houseman Jr. Lap Leaders: Lenz 1-2, Higday 3, Lenz 4-5, Van Haaften 6-13, Higday 14, Van Haaften 15-17, Higday 18. Hard-charger: Shilling.
5/5
Wayne Johnson Continues Roll with Knoxville Raceway Feature Win! by Bill Wright
KNOXVILLE RACEWAY, Knoxville, IA, May 5, 2012 – Wayne Johnson is perfect for the season. Fifteen features and fifteen top five finishes. He added his first 410 win of the year, to the five he already holds in ASCS competition by wiring the stacked field of 30 competitors here Saturday night. Defending 360 champion, Clint Garner won the 360 feature, while Steve Breazeale pulled down his fourth career 305 triumph at Knoxville.
Johnson dominated his heat, and the feature inversion put him on the pole. It would be all he would need to lead from flag to flag. He pulled away early from Dustin Selvage, Mike Reinke, and a battle for fourth between Bill Balog and Terry McCarl. With seven laps in the books, Lynton Jeffrey spun. The restart saw Johnson leading Selvage, Reinke, Balog and McCarl back to green flag racing.
In the next two laps, Danny Lasoski surged into third, before contact from another sprinter launched Austin Johnson out of the raceway in turn three. He was unhurt in the scary crash. The lead trio remained the same the final eleven laps, as several cars made advances back in the pack.
The win, aboard the Wayne Johnson Racing #77x was the Knoxville driver’s seventh here. Selvage ran a steady second, ahead of Lasoski. McCarl made a last lap pass of Reinke for fourth. Balog was sixth, ahead of hard-charger, Mark Dobmeier, Dusty Zomer, Davey Heskin and Bronson Maeschen.
Heskin posted quick time, while Johnson, Zomer and Dobmeier were heat winners. Rob Kubli claimed the B main. Mark Johnson was a flip victim in that event, but was uninjured.
“There on the caution (with 11 to go), I saw that (Lasoski) was third,” said Johnson in Victory Lane. “I wasn’t sure where he started, but I know he’s good at the bottom here. My car was no good on the bottom, so we weren’t going anywhere near it. You know, I have a guy from Canada and Washington, and (Curt) Brooks is from Iowa here. They work really hard on this thing.”
Things were spiced up in the 360 class, when former ASCS National champion, Jason Johnson, towed in. David Hall took the lead from his pole position early on in the 18-lap feature. On the second lap, Nate Van Haaften, spun, collecting Ryan Roberts, who got upside down. He was uninjured.
Hall led Johnson, Joe Beaver, Tyler Groenendyk and Garner on the restart. On lap four, Johnson made his move into the lead. By lap eight, Garner had worked up to third, and took second on the tenth circuit. Gregg Bakker, up from his tenth starting spot, took third right before Casey Friedrichsen came to a stop with eleven laps completed.
Johnson had grown his lead, but Garner used the restart to slide in front of the “Cajun Sensation”, so take the lead for good and go on to his twelfth 360 win here. Hard-charger, Bakker, also got by Johnson on lap 13. Johnson would settle for third, ahead of Matt Moro and David Hall. Beaver, Carson McCarl, Jamie Ball, Jon Agan and Tony Shilling completed the top ten. Garner posted quick time over the 25-car field. Agan, Russ Hall and Nate Mosher captured the heat races.
“It was a lot of fun racing with (Jason Johnson),” said Garner in Victory Lane. “He’s as good as they come. I met him in 2000, and he don’t do nothing but race. It was awesome to race with him, and it was great to beat him. My car was really good and I was right on him on the restart. I hope the pass was clean enough.”
After a lap one melee eliminated pole-sitter, Cody Ambers, Andrew Shelton and Dakota Hendrickson, Steve Breazeale had clear sailing in the 15-lap 305 feature. The veteran from Trenton, Missouri sailed to his fourth career win in the class.
Mike Van Haaften ran a strong second, ahead of quick-timer, Mitchell Alexander, Larry Ball Jr., Matt Stephenson, Matthew Stelzer, Steve Palmer, Casie Vernon, Mike Philben and J Kinder. Alexander, Ball and Van Haaften won heat races. Andy Bates flipped hard in his heat, but was uninjured.
“This old guy doesn’t like to go to the bottom,” said Breazeale of maneuvering lapped traffic. “You just have to go where they aren’t.”
The 1st Annual Knoxville IMCA Shootout will be Sunday, featuring four divisions of racing. For more information, visit www.KnoxvilleRaceway.com! 410 Results
Time Trials (Qualifying Order, 1 lap): 1. 56, Davey Heskin, St. Michael, MN (25) 15.158; 2. 96, Bronson Maeschen, Pleasantville, IA (3) 15.192; 3. 33, Danny Lasoski, Dover, MO (8) 15.301; 4. 55, Ian Madsen, St. Marys, NSW, Aust. (5) 15.361; 5. 81, Austin Johnson, Shakopee, MN (6) 15.486; 6. 20, AJ Moeller, Rockwell City, IA (1) 15.498; 7. 24, Terry McCarl, Altoona, IA (22) 15.506; 8. 17B, Bill Balog, Eau Claire, WI (18) 15.541; 9. 02, Mike Reinke, Howards Grove, WI (10) 15.568; 10. 71R, Ryan Anderson, Deloit, IA (21) 15.578; 11. 9, Rager Phillips, Pleasantville, IA (7) 15.590; 12. 7, Dustin Selvage, Indianola, IA (9) 15.603; 13. 77x, Wayne Johnson, Knoxville, IA (13) 15.616; 14. 91, Dusty Zomer, Sioux Falls, SD (23) 15.648; 15. 6R, Ryan Bunton, Morton, IL (30) 15.660; 16. 10, Randy Anderson, Clarion, IA (2) 15.680; 17. 7K, Robby Wolfgang, Sioux Falls, SD (16) 15.698; 18. 13, Mark Dobmeier, Grand Forks, ND (17) 15.751; 19. 47, Don Droud Jr., Lincoln, NE (19) 15.783; 20. 23K, Rob Kubli, Milo, IA (4) 15.812; 21. 18, Tony Bruce Jr., Liberal, KS (29) 15.820; 22. 45, Mark Johnson, Des Moines, IA (15) 15.896; 23. 49, Josh Schneiderman, West Burlington, IA (24) 15.908; 24. 88, Jarrod Schneiderman, West Burlington, IA (27) 15.964; 25. 2, Bryan Dobesh, Sioux Falls, SD (12) 15.983; 26. 75, Glen Saville, Razorback, NSW, Aust. (11) 16.069; 27. 7TAZ, Tasker Phillips, Pleasantville, IA (28) 16.121; 28. 12, Lynton Jeffrey, Prairie City, IA (26) 16.125; 29. 12P, TJ Peterson, Des Moines, IA (20) 18.547; 30. 14AJ, Wayne Modjeski, Oak Creek, WI (14) 23.789.
Heat one (started), 8 laps, 2:07.0: 1. Wayne Johnson (2) 2. Terry McCarl (4) 3. Davey Heskin (6) 4. Randy Anderson (1) 5. Ian Madsen (5) 6. Ryan Anderson (3) / 7. Don Droud Jr. (7) 8. Lynton Jeffrey (10) 9. Bryan Dobesh (9) 10. Mark Johnson (8)
Heat two (started), 8 laps, 2:10.3: 1. Dusty Zomer (2) 2. Rager Phillips (3) 3. Josh Schneiderman (8) 4. Bill Balog (4) 5. Bronson Maeschen (6) 6. Austin Johnson (5) / 7. Rob Kubli (7) 8. Glen Saville (9) 9. Robby Wolfgang (1) 10. TJ Peterson (10)
Heat three (started), 8 laps, 2:08.3: 1. Mark Dobmeier (1) 2. Ryan Bunton (2) 3. Mike Reinke (4) 4. Dustin Selvage (3) 5. Danny Lasoski (6) 6. Jarrod Schneiderman (8) / 7. Tasker Phillips (9) 8. Tony Bruce Jr. (7) 9. AJ Moeller (5) DNS – Wayne Modjeski
B main (started), 12 laps, NT: 1. Rob Kubli (2) 2. Lynton Jeffrey (8) 3. Don Droud Jr. (3) 4. Tony Bruce Jr. (5) 5. Bryan Dobesh (7) 6. Glen Saville (6) / 7. Tasker Phillips (9) 8. AJ Moeller (1) 9. Mark Johnson (4) 10. Wayne Modjeski (10) DNS – Robby Wolfgang, TJ Peterson
A main (started), 20 laps, NT: 1. Wayne Johnson (1) 2. Dustin Selvage (2) 3. Danny Lasoski (10) 4. Terry McCarl (7) 5. Mike Reinke (5) 6. Bill Balog (6) 7. Mark Dobmeier (16) 8. Dusty Zomer (13) 9. Davey Heskin (12) 10. Bronson Maeschen (11) 11. Ian Madsen (9) 12. Rager Phillips (3) 13. Tony Bruce Jr. (22) 14. Ryan Bunton (14) 15. Don Droud Jr. (21) 16. Lynton Jeffrey (20) 17. Ryan Anderson (4) 18. Bryan Dobesh (23) 19. Josh Schneiderman (17) 20. Rob Kubli (19) 21. Glen Saville (24) 22. Jarrod Schneiderman (18) 23. Austin Johnson (8) 24. Randy Anderson (15). Lap Leader: W. Johnson 1-20. Hard-charger: Dobmeier.
360 Results
Time Trials (Group Qualifying): 1. 40, Clint Garner, Sioux Falls, SD, 16.070; 2. 2m, Matt Moro, Polk City, IA, 16.070; 3. 53, Joe Beaver, Knoxville, IA, 16.073; 4. 41, Jason Johnson, Eunice, LA, 16.156; 5. 10, Tyler Groenendyk, Oskaloosa, IA, 16.166; 6. 54, Casey Friedrichsen, Arthur, IA, 16.187; 7. 51, David Hall, Des Moines, IA, 16.273; 8. 47T, Tony Shilling, Knoxville, IA, 16.284; 9. 5J, Jamie Ball, Knoxville, IA, 16.292; 10. 97, Carson McCarl, Altoona, IA, 16.315; 11. 11x, Gregg Bakker, Sioux Falls, SD, 16.383; 12. 3, Nate Van Haaften, Otley, IA, 16.394; 13. 04, Chad Heimbaugh, Pleasant Hill, IA, 16.408; 14. 45c, Russ Hall, Pleasant Hill, IA, 16.419; 15. 24, Josh Higday, Des Moines, IA, 16.423; 16. 4, Jon Agan, Knoxville, IA, 16.440; 17. 18, Ryan Roberts, Aurora, NE, 16.485; 18. 22N, Nate Mosher, Prairie City, IA, 16.614; 19. 7H, John Hall, Marion, IA, 16.639; 20. 8L, Tom Lenz, Marion, IA, 16.682; 21. 14N, Josh Riggins, Lincoln, NE, 16.868; 22. 33, Alan Zoutte, Knoxville, IA, 16.946; 23. 71, RJ Johnson, Tampa, FL, 17.056; 24. 98, JD Johnson, Wichita, KS, 17.251; 25. 10x, Justin Jacobsma, Hull, IA, 17.399.
Heat one (started), 7 laps, 1:56.9: 1. Jon Agan (1) 2. Carson McCarl (3) 3. Jason Johnson (5) 4. Clint Garner (6) 5. David Hall (4) 6. Chad Heimbaugh (2) 7. John Hall (7) 8. Alan Zoutte (8) DNS – Justin Jacobsma
Heat two (started), 7 laps, 1:57.1: 1. Russ Hall (2) 2. Ryan Roberts (1) 3. Tony Shilling (4) 4. Matt Moro (6) 5. Gregg Bakker (3) 6. Tyler Groenendyk (5) 7. Tom Lenz (7) 8. RJ Johnson (8)
Heat three (started), 7 laps, 1:59.0: 1. Nate Mosher (1) 2. Josh Higday (2) 3. Joe Beaver (6) 4. Nate Van Haaften (3) 5. Jamie Ball (4) 6. JD Johnson (8) 7. Casey Friedrichsen (5) 8. Josh Riggins (7)
A main (started), 18 laps, NT: 1. Clint Garner (6) 2. Gregg Bakker (10) 3. Jason Johnson (3) 4. Matt Moro (5) 5. David Hall (1) 6. Joe Beaver (4) 7. Carson McCarl (9) 8. Jamie Ball (8) 9. Jon Agan (15) 10. Tony Shilling (7) 11. Russ Hall (13) 12. Josh Higday (14) 13. Casey Friedrichsen (19) 14. JD Johnson (18) 15. Chad Heimbaugh (12) 16. Nate Van Haaften (11) 17. Tom Lenz (21) 18. Nate Mosher (17) 19. RJ Johnson (24) 20. John Hall (20) 21. Tyler Groenendyk (2) 22. Alan Zoutte (23) 23. Josh Riggins (22) 24. Ryan Roberts (16). Lap Leaders: D. Hall 1-3, J. Johnson 4-11, Garner 12-18. Hard-charger: Bakker.
305 Results
Time Trials (Group Qualifying): 1. 6, Mitchell Alexander, Knoxville, IA, 17.298; 2. 5J, Larry Ball Jr., Knoxville, IA, 17.355; 3. 33, Mike Van Haaften, Pella, IA, 17.385; 4. 55, Matt Stephenson, Altoona, IA, 17.574; 5. 21, Keith Carlberg, Webster City, IA, 17.636; 6. 02s, Josh Jones, Knoxville, IA, 17.835; 7. 57, Steve Breazeale, Trenton, MO, 17.856; 8. 35, Kevin Hetrick, Gladstone, IL, 18.047; 9. 92c, Cody Ambers, Knoxville, IA, 18.399; 10. 93, Derrik Lusk, Jackson, MN, 18.987; 11. 16c, Casie Vernon, Chariton, IA, 19.040; 12. 26, Andy Bates, Knoxville, IA, 19.086; 13. 93A, Alan Ambers, Knoxville, IA, 19.133; 14. 59KB, Mike Philben, Grimes, IA, 19.353; 15. 88, J Kinder, Holts Summit, MO, 19.370; 16. 29, Bart Friedrichsen, Arthur, IA, 19.389; 17. 4, Dakota Hendrickson, Omaha, NE, 19.520; 18. 99, Matthew Stelzer, Omaha, NE, 19.564; 19. 4c, Chris Horton, Indianola, IA, 19.806; 20. 9H, Ben Woods, Newton, IA, 20.174; 21. 71c, Andrew Shelton, Lacona, IA, 20.803; 22. 82, Lee Patterson, Des Moines, IA, 32.051; DQ (Illegal Tire) – 2, Steve Palmer, Des Moines, IA.
Heat one (started), 6 laps, NT: 1. Mitchell Alexander (4) 2. Steve Breazeale (2) 3. Matt Stephenson (3) 4. Alan Ambers (5) 5. Derrik Lusk (1) 6. Dakota Hendrickson (6) 7. Mike Philben (8) 8. Ben Woods (7)
Heat two (started), 6 laps, NT: 1. Larry Ball Jr. (4) 2. Matthew Stelzer (6) 3. J Kinder (5) 4. Kevin Hetrick (2) 5. Casie Vernon (1) 6. Andrew Shelton (7) 7. Lee Patterson (8) 8. Keith Carlberg (3)
Heat three (started), 6 laps, NT: 1. Mike Van Haaften (4) 2. Cody Ambers (2) 3. Steve Palmer (5) 4. Josh Jones (3) 5. Andy Bates (1) 6. Chris Horton (6) DNS – Bart Friedrichsen
A main (started), 15 laps, NT: 1. Steve Breazeale (3) 2. Mike Van Haaften (4) 3. Mitchell Alexander (6) 4. Larry Ball Jr. (7) 5. Matt Stephenson (5) 6. Matthew Stelzer (13) 7. Steve Palmer (15) 8. Casie Vernon (8) 9. Mike Philben (17) 10. J Kinder (11) 11. Josh Jones (2) 12. Derrik Lusk (9) 13. Ben Woods (14) 14. Lee Patterson (16) 15. Cody Ambers (1) 16. Dakota Hendrickson (10) 17. Andrew Shelton (12) DNS – Kevin Hetrick, Keith Carlberg, Chris Horton, Bart Friedrichsen, Andy Bates, Alan Ambers. Lap Leader: Breazeale 1- 15. Hard-charger: Palmer.
5/6
First Annual Shootout Postponed Again
Sunday, May 06, 2012 - Due to severe weather the Modified, Sport Mod, Hobby Stock and Stock Car Shootout scheduled for today has been postponed to June 3rd. Please join us next Saturday, May 12th on Slideway's Pella Printing Night for the Pella Motors Race for Your School Night where $5 from each $15 ticket purchased with a School Coupon goes back to your favorite school and kids get in free!
5/12
Davey Heskin Finishes First in Thrilling 410 Showdown at Knoxville! by Bill Wright
KNOXVILLE RACEWAY, Knoxville, IA, May 12, 2012 – Davey Heskin led every lap of the 410 main event, but the fans at Knoxville were treated to great racing Saturday night. The bad news for the St. Michael, Minnesota driver happened in post-race inspection. Officials determined that his mufflers needed further scrutiny so the winning check for $3,000 has been withheld until they can be sent to the manufacturer. The same is true for 360 feature winner, Wayne Johnson, and third place finisher, Tony Shilling. Confirmation of official finishes will be made later in the week.
Heskin edged Bronson Maeschen to lead lap one of the 20-lap feature event for the 410’s. While Maeschen and Lynton Jeffrey chased the leader, Terry McCarl and Mark Dobmeier were waging a slide job battle for fourth. By lap eight, McCarl was by Jeffrey into third. Ian Madsen enterd the fray and briefly took fourth. Great racing ensued between McCarl, Jeffrey, Madsen and Brian Brown, who entered the top three by passing McCarl and Maeschen in one fell swoop on lap 13. The lead trio became Heskin, Brown and McCarl and they exchanged moves with the crowd on the edge of their seat! With five laps to go, Heskin led Brown, McCarl, Jeffrey and Maeschen.
One lap later, ninth running Ryan Bunton tangled with the lapped machine of Wayne Modjeski, bringing the only slowdown of an intense event. Heskin would hold off all competitors with the open track in front of him. Brown held second, followed by McCarl, Jeffrey and Madsen. Dobmeier, Dustin Selvage, Robby Wolfgang, Maeschen and Tasker Phillips rounded out the top ten. Heats were won by Ryan Anderson, Jeffrey and Josh Schneiderman, while Madsen posted quick time of the night in qualifying.
“I don’t think words can describe how I feel,” said Heskin in Victory Lane. “I didn’t know about the caution. I just tried to hit my marks, and pulled it off I guess. I just kept my foot in it down the chute, and that’s all you can hope for, I guess.”
Jon Agan shot out to an early lead in the 18-lap 360 feature from his front row starting position. Wayne Johnson moved into second on lap two and chased the leader. Agan maintained his advantage, and at the halfway point, he led Wayne Johnson, Tony Shilling, Clint Garner and Joe Beaver.
On the tenth lap, chaos ensued during a caution for a stalled Matt Covington in turn two. Agan hit the frontstretch wall hard, and had to retire. Johnson inherited the lead ahead of Shilling, Garner, Beaver, Tyler Groenendyk and Matt Moro. Two laps after the restart, Josh Higday and Carson McCarl contacted, and Nate Van Haaften spun. All three restarted. The clear track with six laps was what Johnson needed to cruise to his tenth 360 feature win at Knoxville.
Garner followed Johnson across the finish line. Shilling was third, ahead of Moro and Randy Martin. Beaver, Groenendyk, Jamie Ball, RJ Johnson and David Hall rounded out the top ten. Groenendyk, Logan Forler and Randy Martin won heat races, while Garner also copped quick time.
“I’ve always said I’d rather be lucky than good,” said Wayne Johnson of Agan’s misfortune that handed him the lead. “I had a really good car there that was good on the curb. I was hoping we’d get to traffic, and I’m not really sure what happened to him. He was going to be tough to beat. We were fortunate to start toward the front.”
Larry Ball Jr. dominated the 305 feature from start to finish. Matthew Stelzer was the man on the move. He had moved into fourth by lap four from his eighth starting spot. The only slowdown of the event came when Ben Woods went up in smoke on lap six. At the time, Ball led Steve Breazeale, Matt Stephenson, Stelzer and J Kinder.
On lap nine, Stelzer moved by Breazeale into second where he would stay. Kinder would follow him into third a lap later. Behind the lead trio, were Breazeale and Alan Ambers. Stephenson, Mike Van Haaften, Mitchell Alexander, Mark Widmar and Bob Hildreth. Breazeale, Alan Ambers and Ball scored heat wins. Stelzer posted quick time of the night.
“I wasn’t even sure if I’d be racing after my snowmobile accident last winter,” said Ball in Victory Lane. “Randy Martin told me to win one for the old guys, and this is a good way to make my injuries feel better.”
Next weekend, be here for the McKay/Allied Insurance Knoxville/IRA Challenge plus 360’s! Dirt Trucks will also be on the card! For more information, visit www.KnoxvilleRaceway.com!
410 Results Time Trials (Qualifying Order, 1 lap): 1. 55, Ian Madsen, St. Marys, NSW, Aust. (14) 15.546; 2. 21, Brian Brown, Grain Valley, MO (24) 15.569; 3. 6R, Ryan Bunton, Morton, IL (10) 15.649; 4. 20, AJ Moeller, Rockwell City, IA (1) 15.721; 5. 13, Mark Dobmeier, Grand Forks, ND (2) 15.760; 6. 24, Terry McCarl, Altoona, IA (25) 15.789; 7. 56, Davey Heskin, St. Michael, MN (16) 15.818; 8. 12, Lynton Jeffrey, Prairie City, IA (4) 15.868; 9. 96, Bronson Maeschen, Pleasantville, IA (13) 15.879; 10. 2, Bryan Dobesh, Sioux Falls, SD (19) 15.930; 11. 7K, Robby Wolfgang, Sioux Falls, SD (9) 16.006; 12. 7, Dustin Selvage, Indianola, IA (23) 16.010; 13. 71R, Ryan Anderson, Deloit, IA, 16.046; 14. 91, Dusty Zomer, Sioux Falls, SD (5) 16.054; 15. 49, Josh Schneiderman, West Burlington, IA (20) 16.160; 16. 9, Rager Phillips, Pleasantville, IA (6) 16.167; 17. 23K, Rob Kubli, Milo, IA (15) 16.168; 18. 47, Don Droud Jr., Lincoln, NE (7) 16.264; 19. 7TAZ, Tasker Phillips, Pleasantville, IA (11) 16.289; 20. 10, Randy Anderson, Clarion, IA (17) 16.378; 21. 88, Jarrod Schneiderman, West Burlington, IA (12) 16.417; 22. 14AJ, Wayne Modjeski, Oak Creek, WI (21) 16.641; 23. 75, Glen Saville, Razorback, NSW, Aust. (3) 16.719; 24. 34, Scott Broty, Prior Lake, MN (18) 18.785; 25. 12P, TJ Peterson, Des Moines, IA (22) NT.
Heat one (started), 8 laps, 2:14.8: 1. Ryan Anderson (2) 2. Davey Heskin (4) 3. Rager Phillips (1) 4. Bryan Dobesh (3) 5. Ian Madsen (6) 6. Tasker Phillips (7) 7. AJ Moeller (5) 8. Wayne Modjeski (8) DNS – TJ Peterson
Heat two (started), 8 laps, 2:12.8: 1. Lynton Jeffrey (2) 2. Brian Brown (4) 3. Dusty Zomer (8) 4. Rob Kubli (1) 5. Mark Dobmeier (5) 6. Robby Wolfgang (3) 7. Glen Saville (6) 8. Randy Anderson (7)
Heat three (started), 8 laps, 2:16.4: 1. Josh Schneiderman (2) 2. Terry McCarl (5) 3. Don Droud Jr. (1) 4. Bronson Maeschen (4) 5. Ryan Bunton (6) 6. Dustin Selvage (3) 7. Jarrod Schneiderman (7) 8. Scott Broty (8)
A main (started), 20 laps, NT: 1. Davey Heskin (3) 2. Brian Brown (7) 3. Terry McCarl (4) 4. Lynton Jeffrey (2) 5. Ian Madsen (8) 6. Mark Dobmeier (5) 7. Dustin Selvage (11) 8. Robby Wolfgang (10) 9. Bronson Maeschen (1) 10. Tasker Phillips (18) 11. Don Droud Jr. (17) 12. Bryan Dobesh (9) 13. Ryan Anderson (12) 14. Rager Phillips (15) 15. Dusty Zomer (13) 16. Glen Saville (23) 17. Josh Schneiderman (14) 18. AJ Moeller (19) 19. Jarrod Schneiderman (21) 20. Rob Kubli (16) 21. Scott Broty (24) 22. Randy Anderson (20) 23. Ryan Bunton (6) 24. Wayne Modjeski (22) 25. TJ Peterson (25). Lap Leader: Heskin 1-20. Hard Charger: T. Phillips. 360 Results
Time Trials (Group Qualifying): 1. 40, Clint Garner, Sioux Falls, SD, 16.134; 2. 3, Nate Van Haaften, Otley, IA, 16.151; 3. 71, RJ Johnson, Tampa, FL, 16.211; 4. 77x, Wayne Johnson, Knoxville, IA, 16.243; 5. 53, Joe Beaver, Knoxville, IA, 16.312; 6. 4, Jon Agan, Knoxville, IA, 16.367; 7. 47T, Tony Shilling, Knoxville, IA, 16.374; 8. 11c, Matt Covington, Glenpool, OK, 16.483; 9. 2m, Matt Moro, Polk City, IA, 16.483; 10. 5J, Jamie Ball, Knoxville, IA, 16.484; 11. 51, David Hall, Des Moines, IA, 16.490; 12. 54, Casey Friedrichsen, Arthur, IA, 16.509; 13. 10, Tyler Groenendyk, Oskaloosa, IA, 16.560; 14. 18, Ryan Roberts, Aurora, NE, 16.591; 15. 14, Randy Martin, California, MO, 16.640; 16. 4B, Jordan Boston, Crete, NE, 16.700; 17. 5H, Logan Forler, Lake Havasu City, AZ, 16.728; 18. 8L, Tom Lenz, Marion, IA, 16.779; 19. 04, Chad Heimbaugh, Pleasant Hill, IA, 16.795; 20. 24, Josh Higday, Des Moines, IA, 16.825; 21. 14J, Josh Riggins, Newton, IA, 16.859; 22. 98, JD Johnson, Wichita, KS, 16.860; 23. 45c, Russ Hall, Pleasant Hill, IA, 16.931; 24. 22N, Nate Mosher, Prairie City, IA, 16.936; 25. 81, Austin Johnson, Shakopee, MN, 16.960; 26. 97, Carson McCarl, Altoona, IA, 16.989; 27. 9, Jared Goerges, East Gull Lake, MN, 17.184; 28. 33, Alan Zoutte, Knoxville, IA, 17.261.
Heat one (started), 7 laps, 1:58.3: 1. Tyler Groenendyk (2) 2. Wayne Johnson (5) 3. Jordan Boston (1) 4. Tony Shilling (4) 5. Clint Garner (6) 6. Jamie Ball (3) / 7. JD Johnson (8) 8. Chad Heimbaugh (7) 9. Austin Johnson (9) 10. Alan Zoutte (10)
Heat two (started), 7 laps, 2:00.6: 1. Logan Forler (1) 2. Ryan Roberts (2) 3. Joe Beaver (5) 4. Matt Covington (4) 5. David Hall (3) 6. Carson McCarl (9) / 7. Nate Van Haaften (6) 8. Josh Higday (7) 9. Russ Hall (8)
Heat three (started), 7 laps, 2:00.4: 1. Randy Martin (2) 2. Tom Lenz (1) 3. Matt Moro (4) 4. Jon Agan (5) 5. Casey Friedrichsen (3) 6. RJ Johnson (6) / 7. Nate Mosher (8) 8. Josh Riggins (7) 9. Jared Goerges (9)
B main (started), 10 laps, NT: 1. Josh Higday (3) 2. Nate Van Haaften (1) 3. Chad Heimbaugh (2) 4. JD Johnson (5) 5. Nate Mosher (7) 6. Russ Hall (6) / 7. Josh Riggins (4) 8. Austin Johnson (8) 9. Jared Goerges (9) 10. Alan Zoutte (10)
A main (started), 18 laps, NT: 1. Wayne Johnson (4) 2. Clint Garner (6) 3. Tony Shilling (1) 4. Matt Moro (8) 5. Randy Martin (14) 6. Joe Beaver (3) 7. Tyler Groenendyk (12) 8. Jamie Ball (9) 9. RJ Johnson (5) 10. David Hall (10) 11. Casey Friedrichsen (11) 12. JD Johnson (22) 13. Russ Hall (24) 14. Logan Forler (16) 15. Josh Higday (19) 16. Nate Mosher (23) 17. Chad Heimbaugh (21) 18. Ryan Roberts (13) 19. Jordan Boston (15) 20. Nate Van Haaften (20) 21. Carson McCarl (18) 22. Tom Lenz (17) 23. Jon Agan (2) 24. Matt Covington (7). Lap Leaders: Agan 1-10, W. Johnson 11-18. Hard Charger: R. Hall.
305 Results
Time Trials (Group Qualifying): 1. 99, Matthew Stelzer, Omaha, NE, 17.065; 2. 6, Mitchell Alexander, Knoxville, IA, 17.090; 3. 7c, Chad Huston, Jamesport, MO, 17.103; 4. 88, J Kinder, Holt’s Summit, MO, 17.302; 5. 7w, Mark Widmar, Ottumwa, IA, 17.379; 6. 55, Matt Stephenson, Altoona, IA, 17.457; 7. 57, Steve Breazeale, Trenton, MO, 17.474; 8. 55KC, Bob Hildreth, Iowa Falls, IA, 17.531; 9. 5J, Larry Ball Jr., Knoxville, IA, 17.681; 10. 29, Bart Friedrichsen, Arthur, IA, 17.719; 11. 93A, Alan Ambers, Knoxville, IA, 17.809; 12. 4, Dakota Hendrickson, Omaha, NE, 17.930; 13. 33, Mike Van Haaften, Pella, IA, 17.983; 14. 4c, Chris Horton, Indianola, IA, 18.354; 15. 16c, Casie Vernon, Chariton, IA, 18.633; 16. X, Kevin Tanner, Russell, IA, 19.197; 17. 59KB, Mike Philben, Grimes, IA, 19.282; 18. 9H, Ben Woods, Newton, IA, 19.301; 19. 292, Chad Jarrett, Savannah, MO, 19.508; 20. 07, Derek Anderson, Estherville, IA, 19.815; 21. 71c, Andrew Shelton, Lacona, IA, 20.091; 22. 92c, Cody Ambers, Knoxville, IA, 20.112; 23. 19K, Sarena Paul, Monroe, IA, NT; 24. 35, Kevin Hetrick, Gladstone, IL, NT; 25. 82, Lee Patterson, Des Moines, IA, NT.
Heat one (started), 6 laps, 1:46.9: 1. Steve Breazeale (2) 2. Matthew Stelzer (4) 3. J Kinder (3) 4. Mike Van Haaften (5) 5. Lee Patterson (6) 6. Bart Friedrichsen (1) DNS – Casie Vernon
Heat two (started), 6 laps, 1:45.5: 1. Alan Ambers (1) 2. Mitchell Alexander (4) 3. Mark Widmar (3) 4. Bob Hildreth (2) 5. Chris Horton (5) 6. Mike Philben (6) DNS – Kevin Tanner, Sarena Paul, Andrew Shelton
Heat three (started), 6 laps, 1:46.8: 1. Larry Ball Jr. (2) 2. Matt Stephenson (3) 3. Dakota Hendrickson (1) 4. Derek Anderson (8) 5. Chad Jarrett (7) 6. Ben Woods (5) 7. Chad Huston (4) 8. Kevin Hetrick (6) DNS – Cody Ambers
A main (started), 15 laps, NT: 1. Larry Ball Jr. (1) 2. Matthew Stelzer (8) 3. J Kinder (6) 4. Steve Breazeale (3) 5. Alan Ambers (10) 6. Matt Stephenson (4) 7. Mike Van Haaften (12) 8. Mitchell Alexander (7) 9. Mark Widmar (5) 10. Bob Hildreth (2) 11. Dakota Hendrickson (9) 12. Mike Philben (14) 13. Chris Horton (11) 14. Chad Jarrett (13) 15. Derek Anderson (15) 16. Ben Woods (16) 17. Lee Patterson (17) DNS – Bart Friedrichsen, Casie Vernon, Kevin Tanner, Sarena Paul, Andrew Shelton, Cody Ambers, Kevin Hetrick, Chad Huston. Lap Leader: Ball – 1-15. Hard Charger: Stelzer.
5/19
Last Lap Pass Sees Brian Brown Victorious at Knoxville! by Bill Wright
KNOXVILLE RACEWAY, Knoxville, IA, May 19, 2012 – Using a last lap pass, Brian Brown scored his 20th career 410 feature victory at Knoxville Raceway Saturday night. Brown and Ian Madsen dueled to the checkers after leader Davey Heskin exited with rear-end problems with two laps to go. In the 360 feature, Jon Agan, shot away from a field that included Jason Johnson to emerge with a win of his own.
After an incident retired Rager Phillips at the beginning of the 410 feature, pole-sitter, Ryan Bunton took the early lead in the 20-lapper. Lynton Jeffrey took the point on the next go-around and by the time five laps were in the books, he led Bunton, Madsen, Heskin and Brown. Shortly after, Madsen and Heskin moved into second and third in their pursuit of the leader.
Heskin, who won here last week, was able to shoot under Madsen, and it was his turn to take the lead on lap nine. Brown moved into second, ahead of Madsen, Jeffrey and Bunton at the halfway point. Jeffrey’s strong run would end when a motor problem brought out the race’s first caution on lap 11.
Madsen would work by Brown for second on lap thirteen and tried to run down a strong Heskin. Glen Saville spun on lap 18, collecting Jarrod Schneiderman, and bringing out the races final slowdown. The leader pulled pitside with rear-end problems, and the lead was Madsen’s.
The green, white, checker finish was a classic, with Madsen and Brown exchanging the point. Coming into the final two corners, Brown slid in front of Madsen to take the win in the Brian Brown Racing #21 Maxim.
“We shouldn’t have won this thing,” said Brown in Victory Lane. “Davey Heskin had the fastest car. We’ve been in that situation on the other end ourselves. Ian was doing a good job of making his car wide, and I wasn’t sure where he was going to run. I knew if I could hit the bottom, I would be o.k. We hit it at the end, and we went ahead and slid him.”
Behind Brown and Madsen, Mark Dobmeier made a late charge to third, ahead of Wayne Johnson and Terry McCarl. Bunton, Dusty Zomer, Dustin Selvage, Robby Wolfgang and Hard Charger, Josh Schneiderman, rounded out the top ten. Zomer, McCarl and AJ Moeller won heat events, while Bronson Maeschen set quick time.
The 18-lap 360 feature went non-stop, and pole-sitter, Jon Agan set a blistering pace in leading every lap. By lap five, quick timer, Jason Johnson was into second, trying to pursue leader. Russ Hall was on the move in a battle with Randy Martin and Nate Van Haaften. He would move by Martin into the top five by lap seven.
Johnson closed in on Agan with around five laps to go, as the leader dealt with heavy lapped traffic with perfection. Things got crazy in traffic with three laps to go, but Agan was able to slide through and increase his advantage on Johnson. At the checkers, Agan had lapped up to ninth place. He also lapped point leader, Clint Garner, who had to start at the rear after ignition problems.
“We were really strong last weekend and had a torsion bar break,” said Agan in Victory Lane. “You’ve got your hands full when you do that. We were really nice, and we felt like we let this one get away. My guys busted their buns for me, and I can’t thank them enough. You never know who’s behind you or where they are at. Jason is always super-tough and super-fast.”
Behind Agan and Johnson were Joe Beaver, David Hall and Russ Hall. Van Haaften, Tyler Groenendyk, Martin, Chad Heimbaugh and Tony Shilling rounded out the top ten. Johnson set quick time, while also taking a heat race win. Other heat winners were Jamie Ball and Josh Riggins.
Next week, all three divisions of sprint cars will be in action at Marion County Cattlemen, Corn and Soybean Growers Night! For more information, visit www.KnoxvilleRaceway.com!
410 Results
Time Trials (Group Qualifying): 1. 96, Bronson Maeschen, Pleasantville, IA, 15.580; 2. 21, Brian Brown, Grain Valley, MO, 15.630; 3. 77x, Wayne Johnson, Knoxville, IA, 15.634; 4. 56, Davey Heskin, St. Michael, MN, 15.824; 5. 47, Don Droud Jr., Lincoln, NE, 15.895; 6. 12, Lynton Jeffrey, Prairie City, IA, 15.927; 7. 55, Ian Madsen, St. Marys, NSW, Aust., 15.946; 8. 24, Terry McCarl, Altoona IA, 15.981; 9. 6R, Ryan Bunton, Morton, IL, 16.000; 10. 7TAZ, Tasker Phillips, Pleasantville, IA, 16.004; 11. 13, Mark Dobmeier, Grand Forks, ND, 16.010; 12. 7K, Robby Wolfgang, Sioux Falls, SD, 16.043; 13. 10, Blake Feese, Saybrook, IL, 16.062; 14. 7, Dustin Selvage, Indianola, IA, 16.128; 15. 20, AJ Moeller, Rockwell City, IA, 16.186; 16. 91, Dusty Zomer, Sioux Falls, SD, 16.207; 17. 18, Tony Bruce Jr., Liberal, KS, 16.254; 18. 23K, Rob Kubli, Milo, IA, 16.460; 19. 2x, Dustin Morgan, Tulsa, OK, 16.475; 20. 9, Rager Phillips, Pleasantville, IA, 16.477; 21. 75, Glen Saville, Razorback, NSW, Aust., 16.479; 22. 88, Jarrod Schneiderman, West Burlington, IA, 16.817; 23. 49, Josh Schneiderman, West Burlington, IA, 16.894; 24. 71R, Ryan Anderson, Deloit, IA, NT; 25. 12P, TJ Peterson, Des Moines, IA, NT.
Heat one (started), 8 laps, 2:12.2: 1. Dusty Zomer (1) 2. Davey Heskin (3) 3. Blake Feese (2) 4. Bronson Maeschen (6) 5. Ian Madsen (4) 6. Dustin Morgan (5) 7. Jarrod Schneiderman (7) DNS – Tasker Phillips, TJ Peterson
Heat two (started), 8 laps, 2:13.5: 1. Terry McCarl (4) 2. Mark Dobmeier (1) 3. Brian Brown (6) 4. Dustin Selvage (2) 5. Don Droud Jr. (3) 6. Rager Phillips (5) 7. Josh Schneiderman (7) DNS – Tony Bruce Jr.
Heat three (started), 8 laps, 2:14.6: 1. AJ Moeller (2) 2. Robby Wolfgang (3) 3. Rob Kubli (1) 4. Wayne Johnson (6) 5. Ryan Bunton (4) 6. Lynton Jeffrey (5) 7. Glen Saville (7) DNS – Ryan Anderson
A main (started), 20 laps, NT: 1. Brian Brown (7) 2. Ian Madsen (2) 3. Mark Dobmeier (9) 4. Wayne Johnson (6) 5. Terry McCarl (13) 6. Ryan Bunton (1) 7. Dusty Zomer (15) 8. Dustin Selvage (12) 9. Robby Wolfgang (10) 10. Josh Schneiderman (21) 11. Dustin Morgan (17) 12. Blake Feese (11) 13. Tasker Phillips (22) 14. Tony Bruce Jr. (23) 15. AJ Moeller (14) 16. Rob Kubli (16) 17. Jarrod Schneiderman (20) 18. Don Droud Jr. (4) 19. Davey Heskin (5) 20. Bronson Maeschen (8) 21. Glen Saville (19) 22. Lynton Jeffrey (3) 23. TJ Peterson (24) 24. Rager Phillips (18). Lap Leaders: Bunton 1, Jeffrey 2-8, Heskin 9-18, Madsen 19, Brown 20. Hard Charger: Josh Schneiderman.
360 Results
Time Trials (Group Qualifying): 1. 41, Jason Johnson, Eunice, LA, 15.895; 2. 2m, Matt Moro, Polk City, IA, 16.061; 3. 40, Clint Garner, Sioux Falls, SD, 16.123; 4. 97, Carson McCarl, Altoona, IA, 16.130; 5. 53, Joe Beaver, Knoxville, IA, 16.143; 6. 71, RJ Johnson, Tampa, FL, 16.150; 7. 51, David Hall, Des Moines, IA, 16.174; 8. 4, Jon Agan, Knoxville, IA, 16.206; 9. 10, Tyler Groenendyk, Oskaloosa, IA, 16.257; 10. 14, Randy Martin, California, MO, 16.268; 11. 3, Nate Van Haaften, Otley, IA, 16.285; 12. 54, Casey Friedrichsen, Arthur, IA, 16.303; 13. 24, Josh Higday, Des Moines, IA, 16.308; 14. 45c, Russ Hall, Pleasant Hill, IA, 16.341; 15. 14J, Josh Riggins, Newton, IA, 16.436; 16. 47T, Tony Shilling, Knoxville, IA, 16.457; 17. 5J, Jamie Ball, Knoxville, IA, 16.572; 18. 04, Chad Heimbaugh, Pleasant Hill, IA, 16.580; 19. 22N, Nate Mosher, Prairie City, IA, 16.583; 20. 7H, John Hall, Marion, IA, 16.643; 21. 33, Alan Zoutte, Knoxville, IA, 16.837; 22. 8L, Tom Lenz, Marion, IA, 17.008; 23. 93A, Alan Ambers, Knoxville, IA, 17.033.
Heat one (started), 7 laps, 1:59.3: 1. Jason Johnson (6) 2. Tony Shilling (1) 3. Randy Martin (3) 4. David Hall (4) 5. Tom Lenz (8) 6. Josh Higday (2) 7. Carson McCarl (5) 8. Nate Mosher (7)
Heat two (started), 7 laps, 1:58.0: 1. Jamie Ball (1) 2. Russ Hall (2) 3. Nate Van Haaften (3) 4. Jon Agan (4) 5. Joe Beaver (5) 6. John Hall (7) 7. Alan Ambers (8) 8. Matt Moro (6)
Heat three (started), 7 laps, 2:00.0: 1. Josh Riggins (2) 2. Clint Garner (6) 3. Chad Heimbaugh (1) 4. Casey Friedrichsen (3) 5. RJ Johnson (5) 6. Tyler Groenendyk (4) 7. Alan Zoutte (7)
A main (started), 18 laps, 5:24.9: 1. Jon Agan (1) 2. Jason Johnson (6) 3. Joe Beaver (4) 4. David Hall (2) 5. Russ Hall (12) 6. Nate Van Haaften (7) 7. Tyler Groenendyk (5) 8. Randy Martin (8) 9. Chad Heimbaugh (16) 10. Tony Shilling (14) 11. Clint Garner (23) 12. Carson McCarl (20) 13. Jamie Ball (13) 14. Matt Moro (17) 15. Josh Higday (9) 16. Casey Friedrichsen (10) 17. Nate Mosher (19) 18. Tom Lenz (18) 19. Josh Riggins (11) 20. John Hall (15) 21. Alan Ambers (21) 22. RJ Johnson (3) 23. Alan Zoutte (22). Lap Leader: Agan 1-18. Hard Charger: Garner.
5/26
Danny Lasoski Scores Win #97 at Knoxville! by Bill Wright
KNOXVILLE RACEWAY, Knoxville, IA, May 26, 2012 – Danny Lasoski drew one win closer to 100 at this famous half-mile oval on Saturday night on Marion County Cattlemen, Corn and Soybean Growers Night. The Dover, Missouri native registered his 97th win after passing leader, Bronson Maeschen, on a lap thirteen restart. A pair of Van Haaften’s won in the 360 and 305 classes on Saturday, and both did it in record time. Nate Van Haaften registered his second career feature win in the 360 main event, as did his cousin, Matt Van Haaften in the 305 class.
Maeschen shot out to a lead from his starting spot outside of row one in the 20-lap feature for the 410’s. Contact on lap three between Aussies Lynton Jeffrey and Ian Madsen resulted in the latter flattening a right front tire and bending a wheel. He would restart.
Maeschen led Dusty Zomer, Lasoski, Davey Heskin, who would hit the cone and be penalized two spots, and Dustin Selvage back to green. Lasoski worked by Zomer for second on lap seven, while a surging Selvage moved by Zomer for third a lap later.
At the halfway point, Maeschen led Lasoski, Selvage Zomer and Heskin. Travis Whitney had a top ten run come to a halt when he stopped with 13 laps in the books. At the time, Maeschen had a nice lead ahead of Lasoski, who was being pressured in traffic by Selvage. The restart gave Lasoski the opportunity he needed to snatch the lead and pull away. Selvage’s great run was ended with two laps to go, when he blew a right rear tire. The final restart saw Lasoski ahead of Maeschen, Heskin, Zomer and quick-timer, Robby Wolfgang. Heskin suffered a damaged nose wing and would lose two spots before the checkers.
Lasoski found his car running well in an unfamiliar place…the cushion on top of the track. “It’s just as tough here as it is in Pennsylvania where I’ve been the last couple weeks,” he said in Victory Lane. “I was getting a nosebleed up high, but that was where we needed to be.”
Maeschen finished second, ahead of Zomer, Mark Dobmeier and Heskin. Terry McCarl, Wolfgang, Brian Brown, Rager Phillips and Don Droud Jr. rounded out the top ten. McCarl, Tasker Phillips and Droud won heat races.
The non-stop 18-lap 360 feature belonged to Nate Van Haaften. He would lead wire to wire from the pole, winning in a track record time of 5:13.8. That bested a time set by David Hesmer in 2003. There was plenty of action behind Van Haaften, however. Casey Friedrichsen rode second for the distance.
Jamie Ball would end up third after starting in row five. He moved into fifth by lap six, and four by lap 11. Clint Garner followed him through the field for fourth, and RJ Johnson was fifth. Jon Agan, Matt Moro, Josh Higday, Russ Hall and Tyler Groenendyk rounded out the top ten. Garner, Tom Lenz and Ball were the heat winners. Garner also set quick time.
“The track threw a curveball at us in that it had a good bottom,” said Nate in Victory Lane. We took advantage of it. My heart goes out to my Mom and Dad and the crew.”
Mike Van Haaften did what Nate did. He led from start to finish in the non-stop 15-lap 305 feature event. Van Haaften set a torrid pace on the bottom of the track and took almost a full minute off the 2007 track record set by Stacey Alexander. Van Haaften’s winning time was 4:29.0.
Mitchell Alexander would finish second after moving up from row three. He moved into third by lap six, and grabbed second from Alan Ambers with two laps to go. Ambers would finish third, ahead of Matthew Stelzer and Larry Ball Jr. Bart Friedrichsen, Matt Stephenson, Steve Palmer, Dakota Hendrickson and Steve Breazeale rounded out the top ten. Van Haaften and Breazeale were heat winners, and J Kinder set quick time.
“It was a blast out there,” said Van Haaften in Victory Lane. Running here has taught me to run the bottom, and I used that tonight.”
Next week, all three divisions of sprint cars will be back in action on Pella Corp & JDRF are Racing to a Cure for Diabetes Night! Also, it is National Hall of Fame & Induction Weekend. On Sunday, the 1st Annual Knoxville Shootout for Modifieds, Sport Mods, Stock Cars and Hobby Stocks will take to the Knoxville Raceway. For more information, visit www.KnoxvilleRaceway.com or www.SprintCarHOF.com!
410 Results
Time Trials (Qualifying Order), 1 lap: 1. 7K, Robby Wolfgang, Sioux Falls, SD (5) 15.327; 2. 21, Brian Brown, Grain Valley, MO (21) 15.329; 3. 56, Davey Heskin, St. Michael, MN (11) 15.430; 4. 33, Danny Lasoski, Dover, MO (13) 15.554; 5. 96, Bronson Maeschen, Pleasantville, IA (23) 15.556; 6. 91, Dusty Zomer, Sioux Falls, SD (7) 15.568; 7. 16, Travis Whitney, Blaine, MN (18) 15.578; 8. 7, Dustin Selvage, Indianola, IA (8) 15.582; 9. 6R, Ryan Bunton, Morton, IL (1) 15.653; 10. 13, Mark Dobmeier, Grand Forks, ND (4) 15.689; 11. 20, AJ Moeller, Rockwell City, IA (14) 15.762; 12. 10, Randy Anderson, Clarion, IA (2) 15.810; 13. 24, Terry McCarl, Altoona, IA (22) 15.840; 14. 12, Lynton Jeffrey, Prairie City, IA (12) 15.884; 15. 47, Don Droud Jr., Lincoln, NE (9) 15.888; 16. 88, Jarrod Schneiderman, West Burlington, IA (6) 16.103; 17. 7TAZ, Tasker Phillips, Pleasantville, IA (3) 16.170; 18. 75, Glen Saville, Razorback, NSW, Aust. (16) 16.187; 19. 55, Ian Madsen, St. Marys, NSW, Aust. (20) 16.208; 20. 49, Josh Schneiderman, West Burlington, IA (17) 16.342; 21. 9, Rager Phillips, Pleasantville, IA (15) 16.385; 22. 23K, Rob Kubli, Milo, IA (19) 16.513; 23. 12P, TJ Peterson, Des Moines, IA (10) NT.
Heat one (started), 8 laps, 2:07.4: 1. Terry McCarl (2) 2. Travis Whitney (4) 3. Mark Dobmeier (3) 4. Danny Lasoski (5) 5. Robby Wolfgang (6) 6. Jarrod Schneiderman (1) 7. Ian Madsen (7) 8. Rob Kubli (8)
Heat two (started), 8 laps, 2:07.2: 1. Tasker Phillips (1) 2. Brian Brown (6) 3. Lynton Jeffrey (2) 4. Bronson Maeschen (5) 5. Dustin Selvage (4) 6. AJ Moeller (3) 7. Josh Schneiderman (7) DNS – TJ Peterson
Heat three (started), 8 laps, 2:09.2: 1. Don Droud Jr. (2) 2. Ryan Bunton (4) 3. Davey Heskin (6) 4. Dusty Zomer (5) 5. Rager Phillips (7) 6. Glen Saville (1) 7. Randy Anderson (3)
A main (started), 20 laps, NT: 1. Danny Lasoski (3) 2. Bronson Maeschen (2) 3. Dusty Zomer (1) 4. Mark Dobmeier (10) 5. Davey Heskin (4) 6. Terry McCarl (12) 7. Robby Wolfgang (6) 8. Brian Brown (5) 9. Rager Phillips (18) 10. Don Droud Jr. (14) 11. Lynton Jeffrey (13) 12. Rob Kubli (22) 13. Ryan Bunton (9) 14. Josh Schneiderman (21) 15. Jarrod Schneiderman (15) 16. Tasker Phillips (16) 17. Glen Saville (17) 18. Ian Madsen (20) 19. AJ Moeller (11) 20. Dustin Selvage (8) 21. Travis Whitney (7) 22. Randy Anderson (19) 23. TJ Peterson (23). Lap Leaders: Maeschen 1-13, Lasoski 14-20. Hard Charger: Kubli.
360 Results
Time Trials (Group Qualifying): 1. 40, Clint Garner, Sioux Falls, SD, 16.162; 2. 2m, Matt Moro, Polk City, IA, 16.224; 3. 10, Tyler Groenendyk, Oskaloosa, IA, 16.292; 4. 71, RJ Johnson, Tampa, FL, 16.316; 5. 54, Casey Friedrichsen, Arthur, IA, 16.319; 6. 3, Nate Van Haaften, Otley, IA, 16.330; 7. 24, Josh Higday, Des Moines, IA, 16.435; 8. 53, Joe Beaver, Knoxville, IA, 16.447; 9. 5J, Jamie Ball, Knoxville, IA, 16.448; 10. 4, Jon Agan, Knoxville, IA, 16.449; 11. 35, Skyler Prochaska, Lakefield, MN, 16.560; 12. 45c, Russ Hall, Pleasant Hill, IA, 16.570; 13. 47T, Tony Shilling, Knoxville, IA, 16.668; 14. 04, Chad Heimbaugh, Pleasant Hill, IA, 16.684; 15. 51, David Hall, Des Moines, IA, 16.704; 16. 14J, Josh Riggins, Newton, IA, 16.750; 17. 8L, Tom Lenz, Marion, IA, 16.833; 18. 33, Alan Zoutte, Knoxville, IA, 17.076; 19. 22N, Nate Mosher, Prairie City, IA, 17.137; 20. 97, Carson McCarl, Altoona, IA, NT. Heat one (started), 7 laps, 1:55.9: 1. Clint Garner (4) 2. Josh Higday (2) 3. RJ Johnson (5) 4. Josh Riggins (1) 5. Nate Mosher (6) 6. Jon Agan (3) DNS – Tony Shilling
Heat two (started), 7 laps, 1:58.3: 1. Tom Lenz (1) 2. Casey Friedrichsen (5) 3. Chad Heimbaugh (2) 4. Joe Beaver (4) 5. Matt Moro (6) 6. Skyler Prochaska (3) DNS – Carson McCarl
Heat three (started), 7 laps, NT: 1. Jamie Ball (4) 2. Tyler Groenendyk (6) 3. Alan Zoutte (1) 4. Russ Hall (3) 5. Nate Van Haaften (5) 6. David Hall (2)
A main (started), 18 laps, 5:13.8 (NTR): 1. Nate Van Haaften (1) 2. Casey Friedrichsen (2) 3. Jamie Ball (9) 4. Clint Garner (6) 5. RJ Johnson (3) 6. Jon Agan (13) 7. Matt Moro (5) 8. Josh Higday (7) 9. Russ Hall (11) 10. Tyler Groenendyk (4) 11. Skyler Prochaska (10) 12. Joe Beaver (8) 13. Carson McCarl (19) 14. Chad Heimbaugh (12) 15. Josh Riggins (15) 16. Tom Lenz (16) 17. Nate Mosher (18) 18. Alan Zoutte (17) 19. David Hall (14) DNS – Tony Shilling. Lap Leader: Van Haaften 1-18. Hard Charger: Agan.
305 Results
Time Trials (Group Qualifying): 1. 88, J Kinder, Holt’s Summit, MO, 17.334; 2. 99, Matthew Stelzer, Omaha, NE, 17.415; 3. 6, Mitchell Alexander, Knoxville, IA, 17.473; 4. 5J, Larry Ball Jr., Knoxville, IA, 17.506; 5. 93A, Alan Ambers, Knoxville, IA, 17.750; 6. 57, Steve Breazeale, Trenton, MO, 17.755; 7. 33, Mike Van Haaften, Pella, IA, 17.794; 8. 29, Bart Friedrichsen, Arthur, IA, 17.992; 9. 55, Matt Stephenson, Altoona, IA, 18.187; 10. 4, Dakota Hendrickson, Omaha, NE, 18.365; 11. 28, Eddie Evans, Marysville, WA, 18.411; 12. 4c, Chris Horton, Indianola, IA, 18.521; 13. 2, Steve Palmer, Des Moines, IA, 18.633; 14. 92c, Cody Ambers, Knoxville, IA, 18.648; 15. 9H, Ben Woods, Newton IA, NT; 16. 59KB, Mike Philben, Grimes, IA, NT; DQ (scales) - 19K, Sarena Paul, Monroe, IA; 18. 02s, Josh Jones, Knoxville, IA, NT; 19. 82, Lee Patterson, Des Moines, IA, NT.
Heat one (started), 6 laps, 1:43.7: 1. Mike Van Haaften (1) 2. Alan Ambers (2) 3. Matt Stephenson (5) 4. Mitchell Alexander (3) 5. J Kinder (4) 6. Chris Horton (6) DNS – Cody Ambers, Eddie Evans, Lee Patterson, Mike Philben Heat two (started), 6 laps, 1:45.8: 1. Steve Breazeale (2) 2. Matthew Stelzer (4) 3. Bart Friedrichsen (1) 4. Larry Ball Jr. (3) 5. Dakota Hendrickson (5) 6. Steve Palmer (6) DNS – Sarena Paul, Josh Jones, Ben Woods
A main (started), 15 laps, 4:29.0 (NTR): 1. Mike Van Haaften (2) 2. Mitchell Alexander (6) 3. Alan Ambers (4) 4. Matthew Stelzer (7) 5. Larry Ball Jr. (5) 6. Bart Friedrichsen (1) 7. Matt Stephenson (9) 8. Steve Palmer (12) 9. Dakota Hendrickson (10) 10. Steve Breazeale (3) 11. J Kinder (8) 12. Cody Ambers (11) 13. Eddie Evans (13) 14. Lee Patterson (14) DNS – Chris Horton, Josh Jones, Sarena Paul, Mike Philben, Ben Woods. Lap Leader: Van Haaften 1-15. Hard Charger: Alexander.
6/2
Danny Lasoski Repeats at Knoxville! by Bill Wright
KNOXVILLE RACEWAY, Knoxville, IA, June 2, 2012 – Danny Lasoski inched closer to the magical 100 mark with his 98th career win at the Knoxville Raceway Saturday night. The Dover, Missouri driver made it two wins in a row aboard the Creason Pipeline Services #33. Point leader, Clint Garner, won the 360 feature, while Mike Van Haaften also made it two wins in a row in the 305 class.
Josh Schneiderman took the early lead in the 20-lap 410 feature. A Dustin Selvage spin with two laps in the books, also claimed AJ Moeller who made contact with Don Droud Jr. Everyone restarted. Schneiderman led Mark Dobmeier, Rager Phillips, Justin Henderson and Brian Brown back to green flag racing.
Dobmeier used the opportunity to shoot by Schneiderman for the lead. Dobmeier pulled away from the field, and at the halfway point, led a four car battle for second that you could throw a blanket over. Schneiderman, Henderson, Brown and Lasoski all vied for the spot.
When a ninth running Rager Phillips had issues with two laps to go, things got interesting as the field was bunched behind Dobmeier. Lasoski was up to second, ahead of Brown, Davey Heskin and Henderson. Lasoski worked by Dobmeier on lap 18, before a caution for debris was called. The last restart saw Lasoski ahead of Dobmeier, Brown, Heskin and Schneiderman. Heskin was a rocket, grabbing second by the last lap behind Lasoski.
Brown was third, ahead of Dobmeier and Schneiderman. Henderson, Bronson Maeschen, Hard Charger Jason Johnson, Ian Madsen and Terry McCarl rounded out the top ten. Selvage registered quick time of the night, and Schneiderman, Lynton Jeffrey and AJ Moeller won the heats.
“I really didn’t know what to think,” Lasoski said of the restart that gave him the win. This car was handling all over the place. I knew the top was good, and I didn’t figure Dobmeier would leave it. We ran the top and the bottom. We really didn’t know which way to go!”
Carson McCarl shot out from the pole to lead early in the 18-lap 360 feature. The race was marred by everal cautions in the first six laps, including a nasty accident that saw JD Johnson get upside down hard and land on Lee Grosz. Both drivers were uninjured.
The final caution came when Clint Garner drove under Jamie Ball, and forced him into the fence in a battle for third. Ball sustained heavy damage and went pitside, while Garner too second on the restart and took the lead for good from McCarl to complete the ninth lap. It was his 13th career 360 win at Knoxville. “Carson did a great job, and I really want to apologize to Jamie Ball,” said Garner in Victory Lane. “I didn’t want to crash him or distract him in any way. I just wanted to pass him. I’d like to thank Al Parker, Midwest Excavating and Super Shox. This car has some good shocks now. We’ve been working at them all year.”
McCarl would settle for second, ahead of Randy Martin, Jon Agan and Nate Van Haaften. Russ Hall, Matt Moro, Casey Friedrichsen, Joe Beaver and Ryan Roberts rounded out the top ten. Van Haaften registered quick time, while Tyler Groenendyk, Russ Hall and Lee Grosz won heat races.
The 305 feature was a race of attrition with just seven competitors taking the checkered flag. Matthew Stelzer led much of the way through a series of cautions. Finally, on the twelfth lap, he ran out of fuel, and Mike Van Haaften was there to take advantage. It was Van Haaften’s second win in a row and third in his career at Knoxville.
“Actually, about two or three laps in, I lost my brakes,” said Van Haaften. “I saw that the bottom was faster, at least for my car. I’m guessing (Stelzer) ran out of (fuel). We rolled the dice with what we were going to do with the main and it worked.”
Bob Hildreth was second, ahead of Dakota Hendrickson, Hard Charger, Ben Woods and Cody Ambers. Larry Ball Jr. registered quick time, and Stelzer and Matt Stephenson won the heats.
On Sunday, June 3, the 1st Annual Knoxville Shootout for Modifieds, Sport Mods, Stock Cars and Hobby Stocks will take to the Knoxville Raceway. For more information, visit www.KnoxvilleRaceway.com or www.SprintCarHOF.com!
410 Results
Time Trials (Qualifying Order), 1 lap: 1. 7, Dustin Selvage, Indianola, IA (4) 15.179; 2. 56, Davey Heskin, St. Michael, MN (9) 15.263; 3. 21, Brian Brown, Grain Valley, MO (13) 15.283; 4. 33, Danny Lasoski, Dover, MO (5) 15.343; 5. 77x, Wayne Johnson, Knoxville, IA (2) 15.353; 6. 96, Bronson Maeschen, Pleasantville, IA (27) 15.406; 7. 55, Ian Madsen, St. Marys, NSW, Aust . (15) 15.410; 8. 82, Justin Henderson, Sioux Falls, SD (19) 15.438; 9. 41, Jason Johnson, Eunice, LA (16) 15.470; 10. 9, Rager Phillips, Pleasantville, IA (26) 15.507; 11. 7TAZ, Tasker Phillips, Pleasantville, IA (11) 15.543; 12. 13, Mark Dobmeier, Grand Forks, ND (21) 15.549; 13. 49, Josh Schneiderman, West Burlington, IA (1) 15.552; 14. 47, Don Droud Jr., Lincoln, NE (8) 15.554; 15. 91, Dusty Zomer, Sioux Falls, SD (23) 15.555; 16. 88, Jarrod Schneiderman, West Burlington, IA (22) 15.563; 17. 12, Lynton Jeffrey, Prairie City, IA (7) 15.614; 18. 20, AJ Moeller, Rockwell City, IA (24) 15.658; 19. 23K, Rob Kubli, Milo, IA (20) 15.787; 20. 7K, Robby Wolfgang, Sioux Falls, SD (14) 15.793; 21. 24, Terry McCarl, Altoona, IA (25) 15.803; 22. 75, Glen Saville, Razorback, NSW, Aust. (6) 15.877; 23. 10, Randy Anderson, Clarion, IA (10) 15.877; 24. 6R, Ryan Bunton, Morton, IL (17) 15.999; 25. 12P, TJ Peterson, Des Moines, IA (3) NT; 26. 15H, Sam Hafertepe Jr., Sunnyvale, TX (12) NT; 27. 45, Mike Moore, Des Moines, IA, NT.
Heat one (started), 8 laps, 2:09.2: 1. Josh Schneiderman (2) 2. Ian Madsen (4) 3. Jarrod Schneiderman (1) 4. Danny Lasoski (5) 5. Dustin Selvage (6) 6. Rager Phillips (3) 7. Glen Saville (8) 8. Rob Kubli (7) 9. TJ Peterson (9)
Heat two (started), 8 laps, 2:08.1: 1. Lynton Jeffrey (1) 2. Don Droud Jr. (2) 3. Tasker Phillips (3) 4. Justin Henderson (4) 5. Davey Heskin (6) 6. Wayne Johnson (5) 7. Robby Wolfgang (7) 8. Randy Anderson (8)
Heat three (started), 8 laps, NT: 1. AJ Moeller (1) 2. Dusty Zomer (2) 3. Mark Dobmeier (3) 4. Brian Brown (6) 5. Terry McCarl (7) 6. Bronson Maeschen (5) 7. Jason Johnson (4)
A main (started), 20 laps, NT: 1. Danny Lasoski,(9) 2. Davey Heskin (11) 3. Brian Brown (10) 4. Mark Dobmeier (2) 5. Josh Schneiderman (1) 6. Justin Henderson (5) 7. Bronson Maeschen (7) 8. Jason Johnson (24) 9. Ian Madsen (6) 10. Terry McCarl (18) 11. Dusty Zomer (14) 12. Tasker Phillips (3) 13. Rob Kubli (19) 14. Lynton Jeffrey (16) 15. Glen Saville (21) 16. Robby Wolfgang (20) 17. Don Droud Jr. (13) 18. Jarrod Schneiderman (15) 19. Dustin Selvage (12) 20. Randy Anderson (22) 21. Rager Phillips (4) 22. Wayne Johnson (8) 23. TJ Peterson (23) 24. AJ Moeller (17). Lap Leaders: Jo. Schneiderman 1-2, Dobmeier 3-18, Lasoski 19- 20. Hard Charger: Jason Johnson.
360 Results
Time Trials (Group Qualifying): 1. 3, Nate Van Haaften, Otley, IA, 15.788; 2. 40, Clint Garner, Sioux Falls, SD, 15.818; 3. 53, Joe Beaver, Knoxville, IA, 15.856; 4. 71, RJ Johnson, Tampa, FL, 15.894; 5. 54, Casey Friedrichsen, Arthur, IA, 15.995; 6. 2m, Matt Moro, Polk City, IA, 16.008; 7. 4, Jon Agan, Knoxville, IA, 16.017; 8. 5J, Jamie Ball, Knoxville, IA, 16.088; 9. 14, Randy Martin, California, MO, 16.120; 10. 97, Carson McCarl, Altoona, IA, 16.126; 11. 47T, Tony Shilling, Knoxville, IA, 16.262; 12. 18, Ryan Roberts, Aurora, NE, 16.340; 13. 10, Tyler Groenendyk, Oskaloosa, IA, 16.353; 14. 45c, Russ Hall, Pleasant Hill, IA, 16.426; 15. 14J, Josh Riggins, Newton, IA, 16.509; 16. 20G, Chris Graf, Glencoe, MN, 16.559; 17. 99, Jimmy Davies, Oquawka, IL, 16.683; 18. 4J, Lee Grosz, Harwood, ND, 16.696; 19. 98, JD Johnson, Wichita, KS, 16.744; 20. 33, Alan Zoutte, Knoxville, IA, 16.774; 21. 22N, Nate Mosher, Prairie City, IA, 16.842; 22. 51, David Hall, Des Moines, IA, 19.478; 23. 8L, Tom Lenz, Marion, IA, NT; 24. 24, Josh Higday, Des Moines, IA, NT.
Heat one (started), 7 laps, 1:55.8: 1. Tyler Groenendyk (2) 2. Carson McCarl (3) 3. Chris Graf (1) 4. Nate Van Haaften (6) 5. Jon Agan (4) 6. RJ Johnson (5) 7. JD Johnson (7) 8. David Hall (8)
Heat two (started), 7 laps, 1:57.1: 1. Russ Hall (2) 2. Clint Garner (6) 3. Jamie Ball (4) 4. Casey Friedrichsen (5) 5. Tony Shilling (3) 6. Tom Lenz (8) 7. Jimmy Davies (1) 8. Alan Zoutte (7)
Heat three (started), 7 laps, 1:57.4: 1. Lee Grosz (1) 2. Josh Riggins (2) 3. Ryan Roberts (3) 4. Randy Martin (4) 5. Matt Moro (5) 6. Joe Beaver (6) 7. Nate Mosher (7)
A main (started), 18 laps, NT: 1. Clint Garner (9) 2. Carson McCarl (1) 3. Randy Martin (2) 4. Jon Agan (4) 5. Nate Van Haaften (10) 6. Russ Hall (14) 7. Matt Moro (5) 8. Casey Friedrichsen (6) 9. Joe Beaver (8) 10. Ryan Roberts (12) 11. RJ Johnson (7) 12. Tyler Groenendyk (13) 13. Tony Shilling (11) 14. Chris Graf (16) 15. Nate Mosher (22) 16. Tom Lenz (18) 17. Alan Zoutte (21) 18. Jimmy Davies (19) 19. Jamie Ball (3) 20. JD Johnson (20) 21. Lee Grosz (17) 22. David Hall (23) 23. Josh Riggins (15). Lap Leaders: C. McCarl 1-8, Garner 9-18. Hard Charger: Garner.
305 Results
Time Trials (Group Qualifying): 1. 5J, Larry Ball Jr., Knoxville, IA, 16.939; 2. 93A, Alan Ambers, Knoxville, IA, 16.993; 3. 6, Mitchell Alexander, Knoxville, IA, 17.061; 4. 33, Mike Van Haaften, Pella, IA, 17.075; 5. 99, Matthew Stelzer, Omaha, NE, 17.168; 6. 29, Bart Friedrichsen, Arthur, IA, 17.190; 7. 88, J Kinder, Holt’s Summit, MO, 17.313; 8. 55, Matt Stephenson, Altoona, IA, 17.325; 9. 4, Dakota Hendrickson, Omaha, NE, 17.362; 10. 55KC, Bob Hildreth, Iowa Falls, IA, 17.808; 11. 2, Steve Palmer, Des Moines, IA, 17.861; 12. 21, Keith Carlberg, Webster City, IA, 17.943; 13. 92c, Cody Ambers, Knoxville, IA, 18.223; 14. 9H, Ben Woods, Newton, IA, 18.335; 15. 292, Chad Jarrett, Savannah, MO, 19.772; 16. 71c, Andrew Shelton, Lacona, IA, 20.349; 17. 19K, Sarena Paul, Monroe, IA, 21.668; 18. 82, Lee Patterson, Des Moines IA, 23.484.
Heat one (started), 6 laps, 1:44.7 (Tied Track Record): 1. Matthew Stelzer (2) 2. J Kinder (1) 3. Mitchell Alexander (3) 4. Larry Ball Jr. (4) 5. Dakota Hendrickson (5) 6. Steve Palmer (6) 7. Cody Ambers (7) 8. Chad Jarrett (8) 9. Sarena Paul (9)
Heat two (started), 6 laps, NT: 1. Matt Stephenson (1) 2. Alan Ambers (4) 3. Mike Van Haaften (3) 4. Bob Hildreth (5) 5. Keith Carlberg (6) 6. Andrew Shelton (8) 7. Bart Friedrichsen (2) 8. Ben Woods (7) 9. Lee Patterson (9)
A main (started), 15 laps, NT: 1. Mike Van Haaften (5) 2. Bob Hildreth (9) 3. Dakota Hendrickson (1) 4. Ben Woods (11) 5. Cody Ambers (10) 6. Chad Jarrett (12) 7. Matthew Stelzer (2) 8. J Kinder (3) 9. Andrew Shelton (8) 10. Steve Palmer (6) 11. Sarena Paul (13) 12. Alan Ambers (7) 13. Lee Patterson (14) 14. Mitchell Alexander (6). Lap Leaders: Stelzer 1-12, Van Haaften 13-15. Hard Charger: Woods.
6/3
Four Races, Four Faces at Knoxville Shootout!
Sunday, June 03, 2012 - Dylan Smith headlined the 1st Annual Knoxville Shootout Snday night with a win in the Modified class. Scott Davis won in the Sport Mods, while Jeff Mueller won the Stock Car feature and Andy Boeckman paced the Hobby Stocks.
Modifieds Results
Heat 1, No Time: 1. Mike Van Genderen, Newton IA; 2. Tyler VandeKamp, Knoxville IA; 3. Todd Shute, Des Moines IA; 4. Kyle Krampe, Baxter IA; 5. Jeff Stephens, Arion IA; 6. Kyle Brown, Kellogg IA; 7. Jeff Conner, Jefferson IA; 8. Dakota Hayden, Wilton IA
Heat 2, No Time: 1. Richie Gustin, Gilman IA; 2. Mike Albertsen, Audubon IA; 3. Josh Most, Red Oak IA; 4. Mike Densberger, Lincoln NE; 5. Joel Bushore, Boone IA; 6. Russ Gladson, Des Moines IA; 7. Hunter Marriott, Brookfield MO; 8. David Brown, Kellogg IA;
Heat 3, No Time: 1. Mark Elliott, Webster City IA; 2. Levi Nielsen, Cedar Falls IA; 3. Shawn Ryan, Waterloo IA; 4. Bill Davis Jr., Des Moines IA; 5. Matt Waugh, Des Moines IA; 6. Cayden Carter, Oskaloosa IA; 7. Toby VandeKamp, Knoxville IA; 8. Rick Speck, Garwin IA;
Heat 4, No Time: 1. Dylan Smith, Osceola NE; 2. Jerry King, Waterloo IA; 3. Luke Wanninger, Jefferson IA; 4. Ryan Gustin, Marshalltown IA; 5. Shane Weller, Agency IA; 6. Greg Elliott, Webster City IA; 7. Corey Wray, James Port MO;
B Feature 1, No Time: 1. Jeff Stephens, Arion IA; 2. Kyle Brown, Kellogg IA; 3. Cayden Carter, Oskaloosa IA; 4. Shane Weller, Agency IA; 5. Jeff Conner, Jefferson IA; 6. Toby VandeKamp, Knoxville IA; 7. Dakota Hayden, Wilton IA; 8. Rick Speck, Garwin IA;
B Feature 2, No Time: 1. Joel Bushore, Boone IA; 2. Greg Elliott, Webster City IA; 3. Matt Waugh, Des Moines IA; 4. Corey Wray, James Port MO; 5. David Brown, Kellogg IA; 6. Hunter Marriott, Brookfield MO; 7. Russ Gladson, Des Moines IA;
A Feature 1, No Time: 1. Dylan Smith, Osceola NE; 2. Todd Shute, Des Moines IA; 3. Mike Van Genderen, Newton IA; 4. Josh Most, Red Oak IA; 5. Mark Elliott, Webster City IA; 6. Mike Albertsen, Audubon IA; 7. Levi Nielsen, Cedar Falls IA; 8. Luke Wanninger, Jefferson IA; 9. Tyler VandeKamp, Knoxville IA; 10. Jerry King, Waterloo IA; 11. Shawn Ryan, Waterloo IA; 12. Bill Davis Jr., Des Moines IA; 13. Mike Densberger, Lincoln NE; 14. Jeff Stephens, Arion IA; 15. Kyle Brown, Kellogg IA; 16. Cayden Carter, Oskaloosa IA; 17. Corey Wray, James Port MO; 18. Ryan Gustin, Marshalltown IA; 19. Greg Elliott, Webster City IA; 20. Matt Waugh, Des Moines IA; 21. Shane Weller, Agency IA; 22. Joel Bushore, Boone IA; 23. Richie Gustin, Gilman IA; 24. Kyle Krampe, Baxter IA;
Sport Mods Results
Heat 1, No Time: 1. Scott Davis, Madrid IA; 2. Bill Wears, Des Moines IA; 3. Jason Mallicoat, Boone IA; 4. Troy Oliver, Des Moines IA; 5. Lynn Brockett, Ogden IA; 6. Casey Greubel, Lacona IA; 7. Randy Krampe, Baxter IA; 8. Jake Strayer, Newton IA; 9. Brayton Carter, Oskaloosa IA; 10. Michael Grantham, Bondurant IA;
Heat 2, No Time: 1. Dylan Book, Adel IA; 2. Jack Housley, Des Moines IA; 3. Andy Tiernan, Woodward IA; 4. Cory Rose, Boone IA; 5. Rocky Caudle, Webster City IA; 6. Brian Miller, Grand Junction IA; 7. Tyler Gross, Bondurant IA;
Heat 3, No Time: 1. Austin Kaplan, Des Moines IA; 2. Jeff Jones, Clarinda IA; 3. Jim Gillenwater, Keokuk IA; 4. Jayme Duinink, Pella IA; 5. Eric Elliott, Boone IA; 6. Carter VanDenBerg, Oskaloosa IA; 7. Eric Flander, Barnes City IA; 8. Levi Smith, Donnellson IA; 9. Jason Hall, Grinnell IA;
Heat 4, No Time: 1. Tyler Droste, Waterloo IA; 2. Cody Hillgartner, Harlan IA; 3. Rick Gladson, Des Moines IA; 4. Glenn Gladson Jr., Des Moines IA; 5. Joel Rust, Grundy Center IA; 6. Jared Timmerman, Norwalk IA; 7. Blake Conant, Carlisle IA; 8. Levi Laymon, Muscatine IA; 9. Joe Simbro, Swan IA;
B Feature 1, No Time: 1. Eric Elliott, Boone IA; 2. Racer Hulin, Laurel IA; 3. Jayme Duinink, Pella IA; 4. Jake Strayer, Newton IA; 5. Eric Flander, Barnes City IA; 6. Gat Leytham, Garwin IA; 7. Randy Krampe, Baxter IA; 8. Joe Simbro, Swan IA; 9. Levi Laymon, Muscatine IA; 10. Carter VanDenBerg, Oskaloosa IA;
B Feature 2, No Time: 1. Joel Rust, Grundy Center IA; 2. Tyler Gross, Bondurant IA; 3. Casey Greubel, Lacona IA; 4. Brian Miller, Grand Junction IA; 5. Troy Oliver, Des Moines IA; 6. Blake Conant, Carlisle IA; 7. Levi Smith, Donnellson IA; 8. Brayton Carter, Oskaloosa IA; 9. Jason Hall, Grinnell IA; 10. Michael Grantham, Bondurant IA;
A Feature 1, No Time: 1. Scott Davis, Madrid IA; 2. Jeff Jones, Clarinda IA; 3. Tyler Droste, Waterloo IA; 4. Bill Wears, Des Moines IA; 5. Jim Gillenwater, Keokuk IA; 6. Jason Mallicoat, Boone IA; 7. Glenn Gladson Jr., Des Moines IA; 8. Racer Hulin, Laurel IA; 9. Austin Kaplan, Des Moines IA; 10. Joel Rust, Grundy Center IA; 11. Tyler Gross, Bondurant IA; 12. Casey Greubel, Lacona IA; 13. Cory Rose, Boone IA; 14. Jake Strayer, Newton IA; 15. Eric Elliott, Boone IA; 16. Jayme Duinink, Pella IA; 17. Rocky Caudle, Webster City IA; 18. Dylan Book, Adel IA; 19. Brian Miller, Grand Junction IA; 20. Jack Housley, Des Moines IA; 21. Andy Tiernan, Woodward IA; 22. Rick Gladson, Des Moines IA; 23. Lynn Brockett, Ogden IA; 24. Cody Hillgartner, Harlan IA;
Stock Cars Results
Heat 1, No Time: 1. Damon Murty, Chelsea IA; 2. Dave Atcher, Marshalltown IA; 3. Butch Bass, Winterset IA; 4. Carl Yaw Jr., Pleasant Hill IA; 5. Trent Neanes, Chariton IA; 6. Kyle Harwood, Oskaloosa IA; 7. Chad Palmer, Renwick IA; 8. Brandon Bach, Des Moines IA; 9. Michael Jaennette, Newton IA;
Heat 2, No Time: 1. Jake Masters, Graettinger IA; 2. Keith Knop, Shelby IA; 3. Kyle Vanover, Beatrice NE; 4. Austin Curtin, Waukon IA; 5. David Brandies, Atalissa IA; 6. Steve Meyer, Grundy Center IA; 7. LeRoy Groenendyk, Oskaloosa IA; 8. Trevor Titus, Kellogg IA; 9. Bill Fox, Des Moines IA;
Heat 3, No Time: 1. Shay Curtin, Cresco IA; 2. Jeff Mueller, New London IA; 3. Matt Greiner, Washington IA; 4. Donnie Bown, State Center IA; 5. Gary Bass, Des Moines IA; 6. Donnie Louck, Stockton IA; 7. Jeff Wollam, Marshalltown IA; 8. Michael Todd, Pleasant Hill IA;
Heat 4, No Time: 1. Doug Adamy, Columbus NE; 2. Nathan Wood, Sigourney IA; 3. Todd Reitzler, Grinnell IA; 4. Derek St. Clair, Donellson IA; 5. Ryan Rose, Boone IA; 6. Rod Richards, Madrid IA; 7. Jeremy Pundt, Donnellson IA;
B Feature 1, No Time: 1. Kyle Harwood, Oskaloosa IA; 2. Jeff Wollam, Marshalltown IA; 3. Derek St. Clair, Donellson IA; 4. ; 5. Michael Jaennette, Newton IA; 6. Michael Todd, Pleasant Hill IA; 7. Chad Palmer, Renwick IA; 8. Donnie Louck, Stockton IA; 9. Bill Fox, Des Moines IA;
B Feature 2, No Time: 1. David Brandies, Atalissa IA; 2. Steve Meyer, Grundy Center IA; 3. Rod Richards, Madrid IA; 4. Gary Bass, Des Moines IA; 5. Brandon Bach, Des Moines IA; 6. Trevor Titus, Kellogg IA; 7. Jeremy Pundt, Donnellson IA; 8. LeRoy Groenendyk, Oskaloosa IA;
A Feature 1, No Time: 1. Jeff Mueller, New London IA; 2. Keith Knop, Shelby IA; 3. Kyle Vanover, Beatrice NE; 4. Shay Curtin, Cresco IA; 5. Damon Murty, Chelsea IA; 6. Nathan Wood, Sigourney IA; 7. Jake Masters, Graettinger IA; 8. Doug Adamy, Columbus NE; 9. David Brandies, Atalissa IA; 10. Matt Greiner, Washington IA; 11. Dave Atcher, Marshalltown IA; 12. Todd Reitzler, Grinnell IA; 13. Donnie Bown, State Center IA; 14. Kyle Harwood, Oskaloosa IA; 15. Steve Meyer, Grundy Center IA; 16. Butch Bass, Winterset IA; 17. Rod Richards, Madrid IA; 18. Ryan Rose, Boone IA; 19. Jeff Wollam, Marshalltown IA; 20. Derek St. Clair, Donellson IA; 21. Gary Bass, Des Moines IA; 22. Carl Yaw Jr., Pleasant Hill IA; 23. Trent Neanes, Chariton IA; 24. Austin Curtin, Waukon IA;
Hobby Stocks Results
Heat 1, No Time: 1. Bill Bonnett, Knoxville IA; 2. Robby Marsh, Bellevue NE; 3. Nick Ulin, Agency IA; 4. Jason Fosselman, Shelby IA; 5. Leonard Loftus Jr., Des Moines IA; 6. Kyle Webb, Des Moines IA; 7. Blake Miller, Des Moines IA; 8. Ryan Grochala, Pleasant Hill IA;
Heat 2, No Time: 1. Kevin Fee, Knoxville IA; 2. Andy Boeckman, Sioux City IA; 3. Pete Hutzel, Baxter IA; 4. Kurt Hansen, Walnut IA; 5. John Yaw Sr., Des Moines IA; 6. Gina Greubel, Lacona IA; 7. Justin Hook, Oskaloosa IA; 8. Mark Fee, Knoxville IA;
Heat 3, No Time: 1. Dustin Griffiths, Ottumwa IA; 2. Rob Allison, Des Moines IA; 3. Donavon Nunnikhoven, Sully IA; 4. Ray Stock Jr., Ankeny IA; 5. Cory Adams, Des Moines IA; 6. Eric Knutson, Slater IA; 7. Rex Bonnett, Pleasantville IA; 8. Richard Pahlka Jr., Des Moines IA;
Heat 4, No Time: 1. Matthew Webb, Des Moines IA; 2. Jeremy Auten, Clarinda IA; 3. Brandon Johnson, DeWitt NE; 4. Adam Bonnett, Norwalk IA; 5. Matt Hudspeth, Madrid IA; 6. Phil Castellano, Des Moines IA; 7. Tyler Sutter, Pleasantville IA; 8. Darin DeZwarte, Knoxville IA;
B Feature 1, No Time: 1. Justin Hook, Oskaloosa IA; 2. John Yaw Sr., Des Moines IA; 3. Kyle Webb, Des Moines IA; 4. Ryan Grochala, Pleasant Hill IA; 5. Phil Castellano, Des Moines IA; 6. Darin DeZwarte, Knoxville IA;
B Feature 2, No Time: 1. Eric Knutson, Slater IA; 2. Jeremy Auten, Clarinda IA; 3. Cory Adams, Des Moines IA; 4. Blake Miller, Des Moines IA; 5. Tyler Sutter, Pleasantville IA; 6. Gina Greubel, Lacona IA; 7. Rex Bonnett, Pleasantville IA;
A Feature 1, No Time: 1. Andy Boeckman, Sioux City IA; 2. Kevin Fee, Knoxville IA; 3. Bill Bonnett, Knoxville IA; 4. Matthew Webb, Des Moines IA; 5. Robby Marsh, Bellevue NE; 6. Jason Fosselman, Shelby IA; 7. Nick Ulin, Agency IA; 8. Rob Allison, Des Moines IA; 9. Eric Knutson, Slater IA; 10. Donavon Nunnikhoven, Sully IA; 11. Jeremy Auten, Clarinda IA; 12. Dustin Griffiths, Ottumwa IA; 13. Matt Hudspeth, Madrid IA; 14. Adam Bonnett, Norwalk IA; 15. Brandon Johnson, DeWitt NE; 16. Justin Hook, Oskaloosa IA; 17. Ray Stock Jr., Ankeny IA; 18. John Yaw Sr., Des Moines IA; 19. Ryan Grochala, Pleasant Hill IA; 20. Kyle Webb, Des Moines IA; 21. Pete Hutzel, Baxter IA; 22. Cory Adams, Des Moines IA; 23. Blake Miller, Des Moines IA; 24. Kurt Hansen, Walnut IA;
6/9
Kerry Madsen Takes Final Outlaw Prep for Nationals! by Bill Wright
KNOXVILLE RACEWAY, Knoxville, IA, June 9, 2012 – Former Knoxville Raceway track champion, Kerry Madsen, took a lap six lead from Sammy Swindell and shot to victory in the Mediacom Shootout for the World of Outlaws here on Saturday night. The St. Mary’s, New South Wales, Australia native was aboard the Keneric Racing #29 wrenched by Rob Hart. Three-time and defending track champion, Clint Garner, was victorious in the 360 main event.
Madsen started on the pole of the 25-lapper by virtue of his win in the Dash, but it was Swindell who took the early advantage from outside row one, while Madsen battled Brian Brown for second. At the five lap mark, Swindell led Madsen, Brown, Donny Schatz and Brad Sweet.
With rubber developing, Madsen found the preferred line on the low side of the track on lap six, while Swindell was on the cushion in three and four. The result was Madsen holding the lead the rest of the way.
The event went non-stop, save for a lap 24 incident when Sam Hafertepe Jr. contacted Davey Heskin, with both drivers done for the night. Neither was injured. The green, white, checker finish saw little development as Madsen was able to hold off Swindell to record his 17th career feature win at Knoxville.
“We have been so close in so many Outlaw shows and something always goes wrong,” said Madsen in Victory Lane. “I really have to thank Bob and Pete Gavranich for putting this deal together. It’s an awesome, unbelievable commitment and effort they put behind this USA racing effort. I’d like to thank them for the opportunity. I really have to thank Rob Hart for the superior effort he’s put into these cars. We didn’t have much tire left. I didn’t want to abuse my stuff.”
Swindell was second ahead of Brown, Schatz and Sweet. Joey Saldana, Ian Madsen, Terry McCarl, Chad Kemenah and Craig Dollansky rounded out the top ten. Heats were won by Ryan Bunton, Kerry Madsen, Sweet and Ian Madsen. Saldana set quick time. Hafertepe won a great battle with Steve Kinser to take the B main. AJ Moeller and Tasker Phillips were heat race flip victims. Both were uninjured.
Quick-timer, Carson McCarl, had a rough start when contact with another car caused damage to his left front wheel at the start of the 18-lap 360 feature. Matt Moro took the lead from his starting spot outside of row one ahead of Ohio visitor, Darren Long.
When McCarl jumped the cushion and slammed the turn two wall with two laps in the books, it set up a restart that saw Clint Garner take advantage, passing Moro for the lead. The Sioux Falls, South Dakota driver would sail from there, winning for the 14th time at Knoxville.
“It was a treacherous cushion, but it was to my liking,” said Garner in Victory Lane. “I hope I can win every night on a track like that…scared to death. There aren’t many people that I race against that would even try it. Thanks to everyone for coming.”
Moro came home second, ahead of Russ Hall, Tony Shilling and Long. Tyler Groenendyk, Nate Van Haaften, Nate Mosher, Joe Beaver and RJ Johnson rounded out the top ten. Beaver, Van Haaften and Garner won the heat races.
Next Saturday, June 16 will be American Cancer Society Relay for Life Night at the Knoxville Raceway. For more information, visit www.KnoxvilleRaceway.com or www.SprintCarHOF.com!
410 Results
Time Trials (Qualifying Order), 2 laps: 1. 9, Joey Saldana, Brownsburg, IN (3) 15.353; 2. 21, Brian Brown, Grain Valley, MO (9) 15.602; 3. 91, Dusty Zomer, Sioux Falls, SD (4) 15.616; 4. 4, Cody Darrah, Red Lion, PA (2) 15.884; 5. 6R, Ryan Bunton, Morton, IL (8) 15.962; 6. 29, Kerry Madsen, St. Mary’s, NSW, Aust. (29) 15.988; 7. 96, Bronson Maeschen, Pleasantville, IA (13) 16.050; 8. 7, Craig Dollansky, Elk River, MN (11) 16.062; 9. 1, Sammy Swindell, Germantown, TN (32) 16.066; 10. 20, AJ Moeller, Rockwell City, IA (7) 16.078; 11. 47, Don Droud Jr., Lincoln, NE (6) 16.093; 12. 55, Ian Madsen, St. Mary’s, NSW, Aust. (43) 16.103; 13. 7x, Dustin Selvage, Indianola, IA (22) 16.131; 14. 11K, Kraig Kinser, Bloomington, IN (37) 16.156; 15. 49, Brad Sweet, Grass Valley, CA (27) 16.179; 16. 7K, Robby Wolfgang, Sioux Falls, SD (14) 16.182; 17. 56, Davey Heskin, St. Michael, MN (28) 16.182; 18. 24, Terry McCarl, Altoona, IA (23) 16.200; 19. 15H, Sam Hafertepe Jr., Sunnyvale, TX (39) 16.232; 20. 15, Donny Schatz, Fargo, ND (33) 16.244; 21. 7s, Jason Sides, Bartlett, TN (21) 16.250; 22. 11, Steve Kinser, Bloomington, IN (16) 16.252; 23. 63, Chad Kemenah, Findlay, OH (26) 16.331; 24. 33, Danny Lasoski, Dover, MO (36) 16.344; 25. 9P, Rager Phillips, Pleasantville, IA (24) 16.361; 26. 13, Mark Dobmeier, Grand Forks, ND (19) 16.381; 27. 12, Lynton Jeffrey, Prairie City, IA (38) 16.401; 28. 1AU, Brooke Tatnell, Sans Souci, NSW, Aust. (34) 16.427; 29. 10, Randy Anderson, Clarion, IA (18) 16.439; 30. 5w, Lucas Wolfe, Mechanicsburg, PA (17) 16.510; 31. 6x, Kaley Gharst, Decatur, IL (1) 16.513; 32. 7TAZ, Tasker Phillips, Pleasantville, IA (10) 16.549; 33. 23K, Rob Kubli, Milo, IA (20) 16.623; 34. 44w, Austen Wheatley, Lake Stevens, WA (35) 16.637; 35. 49J, Josh Schneiderman, West Burlington, IA (15) 16.803; 36. 6, Bill Rose, Plainfield, IN (31) 16.868; 37. 88, Jarrod Schneiderman, West Burlington, IA (12) 16.931; 38. 81, Austin Johnson, Shakopee, MN (40) 16.981; 39. 2K, Kevin Ingle, Huron, SD (5) 17.379; 40. 25, Dylan Peterson, Sioux Falls, SD (25) 17.462; 41. 75, Glen Saville, Razorback, NSW, Aust. (42) 18.065; 42. 12P, TJ Peterson, Des Moines, IA (41) 18.995; 43. 45, Mike Moore, Des Moines, IA (30) NT.
Heat one (started), 8 laps, 2:19.3: 1. Ryan Bunton (3) 2. Sammy Swindell (2) 3. Joey Saldana (4) 4. Davey Heskin (5) 5. Dustin Selvage (1) / 6. Jason Sides (6) 7. Rager Phillips (7) 8. Jarrod Schneiderman (10) 9. Rob Kubli (9) 10. Randy Anderson (8) 11. Glen Saville (11)
Heat two (started), 8 laps, NT: 1. Kerry Madsen (3) 2. Terry McCarl (5) 3. Kraig Kinser (1) 4. Brian Brown (4) 5. Mark Dobmeier (7) / 6. Steve Kinser (6) 7. Lucas Wolfe (8) 8. Austin Johnson (10) 9. Austen Wheatley (9) 10. AJ Moeller (2) 11. TJ Peterson (11)
Heat three (started), 8 laps, 2:20.6: 1. Brad Sweet (1) 2. Chad Kemenah (6) 3. Dusty Zomer (4) 4. Don Droud Jr. (2) 5. Bronson Maeschen (3) / 6. Lynton Jeffrey (7) 7. Sam Hafertepe Jr. (5) 8. Kaley Gharst (8) 9. Josh Schneiderman (9) 10. Kevin Ingle (10) DNS – Mike Moore
Heat four (started), 8 laps, NT: 1. Ian Madsen (2) 2. Donny Schatz (5) 3. Craig Dollansky (3) 4. Robby Wolfgang (1) 5. Danny Lasoski (6) / 6. Cody Darrah (4) 7. Brooke Tatnell (7) 8. Bill Rose (9) 9. Dylan Peterson (10) 10. Tasker Phillips (8)
Dash (started), 6 laps, 1:45.5: 1. Kerry Madsen (3) 2. Sammy Swindell (2) 3. Ian Madsen (1) 4. Brian Brown (5) 5. Joey Saldana (6) 6. Donny Schatz (9) 7. Terry McCarl (8) 8. Brad Sweet (7) 9. Chad Kemenah (10) 10. Ryan Bunton (4)
B main (started), 12 laps, NT: 1. Sam Hafertepe Jr. (2) 2. Steve Kinser (4) 3. Jason Sides (3) 4. Brooke Tatnell (7) 5. Cody Darrah (1) 6. Lynton Jeffrey (6) 7. Lucas Wolfe (9) 8. Rager Phillips (5) 9. Glen Saville (19) 10. Austen Wheatley (12) 11. Rob Kubli (11) 12. Bill Rose (14) 13. Kaley Gharst (10) 14. Austin Johnson (16) 15. Dylan Peterson (18) 16. Jarrod Schneiderman (15) 17. Kevin Ingle (17) 18. Randy Anderson (8) 19. TJ Peterson (20) 20. Josh Schneiderman (13) DNS – AJ Moeller, Tasker Phillips, Mike Moore
A main (started), 25 laps, NT: 1. Kerry Madsen (1) 2. Sammy Swindell (2) 3. Brian Brown (4) 4. Donny Schatz (6) 5. Brad Sweet (8) 6. Joey Saldana (5) 7. Ian Madsen (3) 8. Terry McCarl (7) 9. Chad Kemenah (9) 10. Craig Dollansky (13) 11. Dusty Zomer (11) 12. Mark Dobmeier (23) 13. Ryan Bunton (10) 14. Steve Kinser (21) 15. Bronson Maeschen (12) 16. Don Droud Jr. (14) 17. Robby Wolfgang (17) 18. Cody Darrah (24) 19. Kraig Kinser (16) 20. Brooke Tatnell (22) 21. Dustin Selvage (15) 22. Davey Heskin (18) 23. Sam Hafertepe Jr. (19) 24. Danny Lasoski (20) DNS – Jason Sides. Lap Leaders: Swindell 1-5, K. Madsen 6-25. Hard Charger: Mark Dobmeier.
360 Results
Time Trials (Group Qualifying): 1. 97, Carson McCarl, Altoona, IA, 16.099; 2. 5J, Jamie Ball, Knoxville, IA, 16.176; 3. 40, Clint Garner, Sioux Falls, SD, 16.236; 4. 4, Jon Agan, Knoxville, IA, 16.245; 5. 54, Casey Friedrichsen, Arthur, IA, 16.253; 6. 2m, Matt Moro, Polk City, IA, 16.279; 7. 7, Darren Long, Elida, OH, 16.342; 8. 45c, Russ Hall, Pleasant Hill, IA, 16.401; 9. 71, RJ Johnson, Tampa, FL, 16.505; 10. 93A, Alan Ambers, Knoxville, IA, 16.571; 11. 47T, Tony Shilling, Knoxville, IA, 16.583; 12. 10, Tyler Groenendyk, Oskaloosa, IA, 16.597; 13. 22N, Nate Mosher, Prairie City, IA, 16.669; 14. 3, Nate Van Haaften, Otley, IA, 16.690; 15. 99, Jimmy Davies, Oquawka, IL, 16.823; 16. 53, Joe Beaver, Knoxville, IA, 16.941; 17. 8L, Tom Lenz, Marion, IA, 17.005; 18. 10I, Dennis Moore Jr., Grinnell, IA, 17.051; 19. 33, Alan Zoutte, Knoxville, IA, 17.101; 20. 14J, Josh Riggins, Newton, IA, 17.257; 21. 31P, Travis Porter, Rock Island, IL, 17.857.
Heat one (started), 7 laps, 2:03.3: 1. Joe Beaver (1) 2. Jon Agan (5) 3. Nate Mosher (2) 4. Darren Long (4) 5. Carson McCarl (6) 6. Alan Ambers (3) 7. Alan Zoutte (7)
Heat two (started), 7 laps, 2:02.2: 1. Nate Van Haaften (2) 2. Tony Shilling (3) 3. Tom Lenz (1) 4. Russ Hall (4) 5. Jamie Ball (6) 6. Josh Riggins (7) 7. Casey Friedrichsen (5)
Heat three (started), 7 laps, 2:03.4: 1. Clint Garner (6) 2. Dennis Moore Jr. (1) 3. Tyler Groenendyk (3) 4. RJ Johnson (4) 5. Matt Moro (5) 6. Jimmy Davies (2) 7. Travis Porter (7)
A main (started), 18 laps, NT: 1. Clint Garner (4) 2. Matt Moro (2) 3. Russ Hall (7) 4. Tony Shilling (9) 5. Darren Long (1) 6. Tyler Groenendyk (10) 7. Nate Van Haaften (12) 8. Nate Mosher (11) 9. Joe Beaver (13) 10. RJ Johnson (8) 11. Casey Friedrichsen (16) 12. Tom Lenz (14) 13. Jamie Ball (5) 14. Alan Ambers (17) 15. Josh Riggins (20) 16. Dennis Moore Jr. (15) 17. Alan Zoutte (19) 18. Jimmy Davies (18) 19. Travis Porter (21) 20. Jon Agan (3) 21. Carson McCarl (6). Lap Leaders: Moro 1-2, Garner 3-18. Hard Charger: Shilling.
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6/30
McCarl, Garner and Shilling Victorious at Knoxville! by Bill Wright
KNOXVILLE RACEWAY, Knoxville, IA, June 30, 2012 – Terry McCarl and Clint Garner are certainly no strangers to Knoxville’s Victory Lane, but Tony Shilling was making his first trip, on Pizza Hut 360 Twin Features Night at Knoxville. McCarl won for the 52nd time in the 410 class, while Garner took his 15th career win in the first 360 main event.
Pole-sitter Don Droud Jr. took the lead ahead of fellow front row starter, McCarl, early in the 20-lap 410 feature. When Robby Wolfgang was clipped by Tasker Phillips on the backstretch, bringing the yellow flag out with four laps in the books. Droud led McCarl, Mark Dobmeier, Dusty Zomer and Chad Meyer back to green flag action.
McCarl made his winning move on lap eight before Austin Johnson came to a stop. McCarl led Droud, Dobmeier, Zomer and a surging Davey Heskin on the restart. Another caution spelled disaster for Dobmeier, who was running second at the time. With twelve laps in the books, he blew his left rear tire. He would record ninth after restarting at the tail.
On the restart, McCarl led Zomer, Droud, Heskin and Lynton Jeffrey. It was short-lived, as Tasker Phillips did a wicked series of flips in turn two after contact from another car. He was uninjured. It would prove to be the last stoppage as McCarl pulled away for win #52.
“When you haven’t won for a while here, you feel like it’s really tough,” said McCarl in Victory Lane. “I appreciate every one of them. We’re building a team, and we’re slowly getting there. (Zomer and Heskin) worry me the most. They can run the bottom like Danny Lasoski. I didn’t know what to do with my line. Sometimes it’s not best to be out front.”
Zomer finished second, ahead of Heskin, Droud and Bronson Maeschen. Ian Madsen, hard-charger, Lynton Jeffrey, Dustin Selvage, Dobmeier and quick-timer, Ryan Bunton, completed the top ten. McCarl, Dobmeier and Rager Phillips scored heat wins.
Matt Moro shot out to an early lead in the first 360 A main. By lap five, fellow front row starter, Joe Beaver, Ryan Roberts and Russ Hall followed him. Casey Friedrichsen suffered mechanical ills and brought out the caution with five laps in. Two laps later, Shilling and Josh Riggins contacted, sending the latter into the frontstretch wall. He was unhurt. Garner had moved into fifth at that point, and continued his charge.
By lap 10, he was by Roberts into third, and he took second on a lap 11 restart. Moro tried to hold on, but Garner was too strong and took the lead to complete lap 13. Garner was never challenged on his way to win #15. Moro followed home second, followed by Beaver, Randy Martin and Russ Hall.
Roberts, Nate Van Haaften, RJ Johnson, Dennis Moore Jr. and Jeff Swindell completed the top ten. Friedrichsen registered quick time, while Van Haaften, Lee Grosz and Jon Agan won heats. Friedrichsen also copped the B.
After a scary lap one crash claimed four cars, Tony Shilling was the master of the second feature after a starting spot in row four. The first lap incident included Jamie Ball, Dennis Moore Jr., Tyler Groenendyk and Nate Mosher. All were done for the night.
Alan Ambers followed closely, until Tom Lenz found his way by into second about lap eight. On lap eleven, the caution flew for a spun Travis Porter. Shilling maintained his lead, while a mad shuffle took place behind him. In the last five laps, Jeff Swindell completed a strong run from 13th to 2nd.
Jon Agan used a last corner pass to gain third over Tom Lenz and Lee Grosz. Carson McCarl, Van Haaften, Garner, David Hall and Beaver completed the top ten.
“It’s a lifelong dream,” said Shilling of his victory. “My grandparents have been bringing me here since I was a little kid. I never knew if I’d get to drive one, but my parents made it possible and my family is my big support. It’s my dream and I hope there are more to come.”
Next Saturday, July 7 is Wells Fargo fill the stands for Hospice 410 Twin Features Night at the Knoxville Raceway. For more information, visit www.KnoxvilleRaceway.com!
410 Results
Time Trials (Qualifying Order), 1 lap: 1. 6R, Ryan Bunton, Morton, IL (8) 15.539; 2. 56, Davey Heskin, St. Michael, MN (7) 15.632; 3. 96, Bronson Maeschen, Pleasantville, IA (1) 15.646; 4. 1w, Chad Meyer, Sioux Falls, SD (4) 15.684; 5. 55, Ian Madsen, St. Marys, NSW, Aust. (5) 15.737; 6. 91, Dusty Zomer, Sioux Falls, SD (14) 15.801; 7. 7, Dustin Selvage, Indianola, IA (17) 15.872; 8. 13, Mark Dobmeier, Grand Forks, ND (12) 15.887; 9. 81, Austin Johnson, Shakopee, MN (19) 15.891; 10. 24, Terry McCarl, Altoona, IA (16) 15.960; 11. 47, Don Droud Jr., Lincoln, NE (13) 15.972; 12. 6, Kaley Gharst, Decatur, IL (23) 15.983; 13. 23K, Rob Kubli, Milo, IA (2) 15.991; 14. 7TAZ, Tasker Phillips, Pleasantville, IA (22) 16.013; 15. 9, Rager Phillips, Pleasantville, IA (25) 16.028; 16. 7K, Robby Wolfgang, Sioux Falls, SD (20) 16.059; 17. 10, Randy Anderson, Clarion, IA (18) 16.129; 18. 8, Casey Mack, East Grand Forks, ND (3) 16.130; 19. 12, Lynton Jeffrey, Prairie City, IA (15) 16.208; 20. 75, Glen Saville, Razorback, NSW, Aust. (21) 16.243; 21. 97G, Jody Rosenboom, Rock Rapids, IA (10) 16.291; 22. 49, Josh Schneiderman, West Burlington, IA (11) 16.299; 23. 88, Jarrod Schneiderman, West Burlington, IA (6) 16.526; 24. 71, Robert Bell, Colfax, IA (9) 16.730; 25. 12P, TJ Peterson, Des Moines, IA (26) 21.562; 26. 20, AJ Moeller, Rockwell City, IA (24) NT; 27. 5, Terri O’Connell, Memphis, TN (27) NT.
Heat one (started), 8 laps, 2:12.6: 1. Terry McCarl (3) 2. Robby Wolfgang (1) 3. Dustin Selvage (4) 4. Lynton Jeffrey (7) 5. Rob Kubli (2) 6. Chad Meyer (5) 7. Ryan Bunton (6) 8. Josh Schneiderman (8) DNS – TJ Peterson
Heat two (started), 8 laps, 2:12.0: 1. Mark Dobmeier (4) 2. Tasker Phillips (2) 3. Davey Heskin (6) 4. Don Droud Jr. (3) 5. Ian Madsen (5) 6. Glen Saville (7) 7. Randy Anderson (1) 8. Jarrod Schneiderman (8) DNS – AJ Moeller
Heat three (started), 8 laps, 2:12.6: 1. Rager Phillips (2) 2. Casey Mack (1) 3. Dusty Zomer (5) 4. Kaley Gharst (3) 5. Bronson Maeschen (6) 6. Austin Johnson (4) 7. Jody Rosenboom (7) 8. Robert Bell (8) 9. Terri O’Connell (9)
A main (started), 20 laps, NT: 1. Terry McCarl (2) 2. Dusty Zomer (6) 3. Davey Heskin (10) 4. Don Droud Jr. (1) 5. Bronson Maeschen (9) 6. Ian Madsen (7) 7. Lynton Jeffrey (17) 8. Dustin Selvage (5) 9. Mark Dobmeier (4) 10. Ryan Bunton (19) 11. Kaley Gharst (11) 12. Josh Schneiderman (22) 13. Rob Kubli (12) 14. Jarrod Schneiderman (23) 15. Jody Rosenboom (21) 16. Casey Mack (16) 17. Randy Anderson (20) 18. Glen Saville (18) 19. Tasker Phillips (13) 20. Chad Meyer (8) 21. Austin Johnson (3) 22. Rager Phillips (14) 23. Robby Wolfgang (15) 24. Robert Bell (24) DNS – TJ Peterson, AJ Moeller, Terri O’Connell. Lap Leaders: Droud 1- 7, McCarl 8-20. Hard-charger: Jeffrey. 360 Results
Time Trials (Group Qualifying): 1. 54, Casey Friedrichsen, Arthur, IA, 16.296; 2. 53, Joe Beaver, Knoxville, IA, 16.358; 3. 2m, Matt Moro, Polk City, IA, 16.393; 4. 45c, Russ Hall, Pleasant Hill, IA, 16.399; 5. 18, Ryan Roberts, Aurora, NE, 16.416; 6. 5J, Jamie Ball, Knoxville, IA, 16.445; 7. 71, RJ Johnson, Tampa, FL, 16.454; 8. 82, Justin Henderson, Sioux Falls, SD, 16.466; 9. 40, Clint Garner, Sioux Falls, SD, 16.476; 10. 51, David Hall, Des Moines, IA, 16.478; 11. 10, Tyler Groenendyk, Oskaloosa, IA, 16.481; 12. 10I, Dennis Moore Jr., Grinnell, IA, 16.519; 13. 3, Nate Van Haaften, Otley, IA, 16.522; 14. 93A, Alan Ambers, Knoxville, IA, 16.541; 15. 14, Randy Martin, California, MO, 16.553; 16. 22N, Nate Mosher, Prairie City, IA, 16.566; 17. 4J, Lee Grosz, Harwood, ND, 16.581; 18. 4, Jon Agan, Knoxville, IA, 16.615; 19. 14J, Josh Riggins, Newton, IA, 16.625; 20. 97, Carson McCarl, Altoona, IA, 16.633; 21. 5, Dave Glennon, Casselton, ND, 16.782; 22. 99, Jimmy Davies, Oquawka, IL, 16.796; 23. 8L, Tom Lenz, Marion, IA, 16.797; 24. 47T, Tony Shilling, Knoxville, IA, 16.807; 25. 0, Jeff Swindell, Bartlett, TN, 16.954; 26. 7H, John Hall, Marion, IA, 17.006; 27. 34, Darren Orth, Jacksonville, FL, 17.008; 28. 1A, John Anderson, Des Moines, IA, 17.053; 29. 43, Terry Witherspoon, Jacksonville, FL, 17.131; 30. 31P, Travis Porter, Rock Island, IL, 17.568.
Heat one (started), 7 laps, NT: 1. Nate Van Haaften (2) 2. Nate Mosher (1) 3. Russ Hall (5) 4. RJ Johnson (4) 5. David Hall (3) 6. Jeff Swindell (9) / 7. Josh Riggins (7) 8. Casey Friedrichsen (6) 9. Jimmy Davies (8) 10. John Anderson (10)
Heat two (started), 7 laps, 1:59.0: 1. Lee Grosz (1) 2. Tyler Groenendyk (3) 3. Ryan Roberts (5) 4. Alan Ambers (2) 5. Joe Beaver (6) 6. Carson McCarl (7) / 7. Tom Lenz (8) 8. Terry Witherspoon (10) 9. John Hall (9) 10. Justin Henderson (4)
Heat three (started), 7 laps, 1:58.6: 1. Jon Agan (1) 2. Randy Martin (2) 3. Clint Garner (4) 4. Dennis Moore Jr. (3) 5. Jamie Ball (5) 6. Matt Moro (6) / 7. Dave Glennon (7) 8. Tony Shilling (8) 9. Darren Orth (9) 10. Travis Porter (10)
B main (started), 10 laps, NT: 1. Casey Friedrichsen (1) 2. Josh Riggins (3) 3. Tony Shilling (7) 4. Tom Lenz (4) 5. Jimmy Davies (5) 6. Travis Porter (8) / 7. Terry Witherspoon (10) 8. Darren Orth (9) 9. Dave Glennon (2) 10. John Hall (6) DNS – Justin Henderson, John Anderson
A main #1 (started), 15 laps, NT: 1. Clint Garner (7) 2. Matt Moro (2) 3. Joe Beaver (1) 4. Randy Martin (13) 5. Russ Hall (3) 6. Ryan Roberts (4) 7. Nate Van Haaften (11) 8. RJ Johnson (6) 9. Dennis Moore Jr. (10) 10. Jeff Swindell (18) 11. Jamie Ball (5) 12. Jon Agan (16) 13. Carson McCarl (17) 14. David Hall (8) 15. Tyler Groenendyk (9) 16. Tony Shilling (21) 17. Lee Grosz (15) 18. Alan Ambers (12) 19. Tom Lenz (22) 20. Nate Mosher (14) 21. Jimmy Davies (23) 22. Travis Porter (24) 23. Josh Riggins (20) 24. Casey Friedrichsen (19). Lap Leaders: Moro 1-12, Garner 13-15. Hard-charger: Martin.
A main #2 (started), 15 laps, NT: 1. Tony Shilling (7) 2. Jeff Swindell (13) 3. Jon Agan (11) 4. Tom Lenz (4) 5. Lee Grosz (6) 6. Carson McCarl (10) 7. Nate Van Haaften (16) 8. Clint Garner (22) 9. David Hall (9) 10. Joe Beaver (20) 11. Russ Hall (18) 12. Ryan Roberts (17) 13. Alan Ambers (5) 14. Randy Martin (19) 15. Jimmy Davies (2) 16. Travis Porter (1) 17. Darren Orth (21) 18. RJ Johnson (15) 19. Nate Mosher (3) 20. Tyler Groenendyk (8) 21. Jamie Ball (12) 22. Dennis Moore Jr. (14) DNS – Matt Moro, Josh Riggins, Casey Friedrichsen. Lap Leader: Shilling 1-15. Hard-charger: Garner.
7/7
Henderson, Madsen and Johnson win Knoxville Raceway mains
By Stacy Ervin
Justin Henderson of South Dakota and Ian Madsen of Australia won the feature events on 410 Twin Features Night and RJ Johnson of Florida won the companion 360 division main on Saturday, July 7, 2012, at Knoxville Raceway in Knoxville, Iowa.
Henderson started on the pole for the first 20-lap 410 feature event and led every lap in a race that went green to checkered. That gave him his third career win at the Sprint Car Capital of the World.
He came into traffic on the third lap around and that allowed some of his competitors to close a bit. Outside front-row starter Terry McCarl stayed in second for the entire race, while behind him there was a good battle between Dusty Zomer, Davey Heskin and Mark Dobmeier.
A bobble behind a slower car allowed McCarl to close on Henderson briefly but by the end, Henderson had a half-straightaway lead and had lapped up to the 14th place finisher.
“I love my life. I love being back in the Midwest,” Henderson said in victory lane, noting he had a good run in Pennsylvania but was glad to have joined a new team recently. “Sprint car racing is awesome.”
Madsen started sixth in the inverted second 20-lap event and bided his time to get his second win at the speedway. The beginning of the race saw front-row starters Josh Schneiderman and Lynton Jeffrey throw slide jobs on each other for the point.
Madsen crept up patiently behind the pair until he was able to put on a slide job of his own and wrestle the lead from Schneiderman in the first turn of the 10th lap. As soon as he made the pass, the yellow flag came out for Randy Anderson, who had slowed to a stop. Madsen was a bit too anxious on the restart and it was called back when he got on the gas too soon. The next attempt was better and he stayed in the lead as Mark Dobmeier made a big move to second.
Dobmeier tried to close on Madsen as the laps wound down, but Ryan Bunton’s left rear tire blew out at lap 16 and Dobmeier’s left rear tire followed suit, bringing out another yellow. Madsen held on to get the win over a charging Dusty Zomer.
“It’s even better than the first time,” Madsen said of his second win here, as he noted he had come close to winning earlier this year. “I just knew I couldn’t make any mistakes.”
RJ Johnson started on the pole of the 18-lap 360 feature and led all the laps in a race that went caution-free. He came to traffic at the sixth lap but managed to stay far ahead of a torrid battle for second place between Ryan Anderson and Randy Martin.
Coming to the white flag, Johnson misjudged a slower car in front of him, got over the cushion and banged the wall in turn four. That allowed Anderson to run right up on him but Johnson held on by a slim margin for his first official win at Knoxville.
“I’ve been here one time before but it didn’t stick,” Johnson said in victory lane, referring to a race he won but was disqualified for afterward. He noted that the win on this night was a “definite testament” to the fact that hard work could beat money.
Four new inductees were welcomed into the Knoxville Raceway Hall of Fame on this night. They were former track champion driver Skip Jackson, former track champion car owner Ken Hesmer, car owner Mike VanderEcken and longtime official and fair-board member Dwayne Robuck.
410 Results Time Trials (Qualifying Order, 1 lap): 1. 82, Justin Henderson, Sioux Falls, SD (8) 15.196; 2. 24, Terry McCarl, Altoona, IA (4) 15.258; 3. 7, Dustin Selvage, Indianola, IA (14) 15.345; 4. 56, Davey Heskin, St. Michael, MN (20) 15.412; 5. 81, Austin Johnson, Shakopee, MN (18) 15.423; 6. 47, Don Droud Jr., Lincoln, NE (6) 15.427; 7. 6R, Ryan Bunton, Morton, IL (24) 15.441; 8. 96, Bronson Maeschen, Pleasantville, IA (25) 15.454; 9. 55, Ian Madsen, St. Marys, NSW, Aust. (7) 15.483; 10. 13, Mark Dobmeier, Grand Forks, ND (2) 15.498; 11. 12, Lynton Jeffrey, Prairie City, IA (16) 15.515; 12. 91, Dusty Zomer, Sioux Falls, SD (9) 15.547; 13. 7K, Robby Wolfgang, Sioux Falls, SD (22) 15.635; 14. 24H, Bryan Sebetto, Fremont, OH (1) 15.642; 15. 7TAZ, Tasker Phillips, Pleasantville, IA (11) 15.687; 16. 88, Jarrod Schneiderman, West Burlington, IA (3) 15.704; 17. 49, Josh Schneiderman, West Burlington, IA (13) 15.724; 18. 10, Randy Anderson, Clarion, IA (12) 15.729; 19. 75, Glen Saville, Razorback, NSW, Aust. (23) 15.834; 20. 69, Mike Moore, Des Moines, IA (19) 15.989; 21. 23K, Rob Kubli, Milo, IA (17) 16.014; 22. 5, Terri O’Connell, Memphis, TN (15) 16.361; 23. 71, Robert Bell, Colfax, IA (5) 16.857; 24. 7x, Critter Malone, Speedway, IN (10) 16.909; 25. 45, Dustin Clark, Eldon, IA (21) NT.
Heat one (started), 8 laps, NT: 1. Robby Wolfgang (2) 2. Ryan Bunton (4) 3. Davey Heskin (5) 4. Mark Dobmeier (3) 5. Jarrod Schneiderman (1) 6. Justin Henderson (6) 7. Glen Saville (7) 8. Terri O’Connell (7)
Heat two (started), 8 laps, NT: 1. Josh Schneiderman (1) 2. Bryan Sebetto (2) 3. Lynton Jeffrey (3) 4. Terry McCarl (6) 5. Bronson Maeschen (4) 6. Austin Johnson (5) 7. Mike Moore (7) 8. Robert Bell (8)
Heat three (started), 8 laps, NT: 1. Dusty Zomer (3) 2. Ian Madsen (4) 3. Randy Anderson (1) 4. Don Droud Jr. (5) 5. Dustin Selvage (6) 6. Rob Kubli (7) 7. Critter Malone (8) 8. Dustin Clark (9) 9. Tasker Phillips (2)
A main #1 (started), 20 laps, NT: 1. Justin Henderson (1) 2. Terry McCarl (2) 3. Dusty Zomer (12) 4. Davey Heskin (4) 5. Mark Dobmeier (10) 6. Bronson Maeschen (8) 7. Dustin Selvage (3) 8. Don Droud Jr. (6) 9. Ian Madsen (9) 10. Ryan Bunton (7) 11. Austin Johnson (5) 12. Robby Wolfgang (13) 13. Lynton Jeffrey (11) 14. Josh Schneiderman (16) 15. Glen Saville (20) 16. Rob Kubli (18) 17. Jarrod Schneiderman (15) 18. Bryan Sebetto (14) 19. Randy Anderson (17) 20. Critter Malone (23) 21. Mike Moore (19) 22. Terri O’Connell (22) 23. Robert Bell (21) DNS – Tasker Phillips, Dustin Clark. Lap Leader: Henderson 1-20. Hard-charger: Zomer.
A main #2 (started), 20 laps, NT: 1. Ian Madsen (6) 2. Dusty Zomer (12) 3. Davey Heskin (11) 4. Josh Schneiderman (1) 5. Lynton Jeffrey (2) 6. Justin Henderson (14) 7. Bronson Maeschen (9) 8. Terry McCarl (13) 9. Don Droud Jr. (7) 10. Dustin Selvage (8) 11. Bryan Sebetto (18) 12. Robby Wolfgang (3) 13. Austin Johnson (4) 14. Mark Dobmeier (10) 15. Jarrod Schneiderman (17) 16. Rob Kubli (16) 17. Glen Saville, Razorback (15) 18. Ryan Bunton (5) 19. Tasker Phillips (22) 20. Critter Malone (20) 21. Randy Anderson (19) 22. Robert Bell (21). DNS – Mike Moore, Terri O’Connell. Lap Leaders: Jo. Schneiderman 1-9, I. Madsen 10-20. Hard- charger: Zomer.
360 Results
Time Trials (Group Qualifying): 1. 5J, Larry Ball Jr., Knoxville, IA, 16.436; 2. 2m, Matt Moro, Polk City, IA, 16.461; 3. 40, Clint Garner, Sioux Falls SD, 16.555; 4. 3, Nate Van Haaften, Otley, IA, 16.666; 5. 14, Randy Martin, California, MO, 16.763; 6. 71R, Ryan Anderson, Deloit, IA, 16.768; 7. 53, Joe Beaver, Knoxville, IA, 16.824; 8. 71, RJ Johnson, Tampa, FL, 16.852; 9. 54, Casey Friedrichsen, Arthur, IA, 16.883; 10. 8L, Tom Lenz, Marion, IA, 16.919; 11. 45c. Russ Hall, Pleasant Hill, IA, 16.978; 12. 51, David Hall, Des Moines, IA, 16.981; 13. 9, Rager Phillips, Pleasantville, IA, 16.994; 14. 97, Carson McCarl, Altoona, IA, 16.999; 15. 93A, Alan Ambers, Knoxville, IA, 17.010; 16. 47T, Tony Shilling, Knoxville, IA, 17.010; 17. 28, Jonathan Cornell, Sedalia, MO, 17.035; 18. 3m, Blake Feese, Charlotte, NC, 17.059; 19. 14J, Josh Riggins, Newton, IA, 17.085; 20. 74x, Josh Hodges, Tijeras, NM, 17.089; 21. 4, Jon Agan, Knoxville, IA, 17.118; 22. 10I, Dennis Moore Jr., Grinnell, IA, 17.195; 23. 75, Tyler Blank, California, MO, 17.198; 24. 43, Darren Orth, Jacksonville, FL, 17.307; 25. 7H, John Hall, Marion, IA, 17.371; 26. 86, Kyle Bellm, Nixa MO, 17.459;
Heat one (started), 7 laps, NT: 1. Tony Shilling (1) 2. Rager Phillips (2) 3. Joe Beaver (4) 4. Nate Van Haaften (5) 5. Larry Ball Jr. (6) 6. Dennis Moore Jr. (8) 7. John Hall (9) 8. Tom Lenz (3) 9. Josh Riggins (7)
Heat two (started), 7 laps, NT: 1. Jonathan Cornell (1) 2. RJ Johnson (4) 3. Carson McCarl (2) 4. Russ Hall (3) 5. Randy Martin (5) 6. Matt Moro (6) 7. Josh Hodges (7) 8. Kyle Bellm (9) 9. Tyler Blank (8)
Heat three (started), 7 laps, NT: 1. Alan Ambers (2) 2. Clint Garner (6) 3. Casey Friedrichsen (4) 4. David Hall (3) 5. Jon Agan (7) 6. Ryan Anderson (5) 7. Blake Feese (1) 8. Darren Orth (8)
A main (started), 18 laps, NT: 1. RJ Johnson (1) 2. Ryan Anderson (3) 3. Randy Martin (4) 4. Clint Garner (6) 5. Nate Van Haaften (5) 6. Matt Moro (7) 7. Joe Beaver (2) 8. Larry Ball Jr. (8) 9. Jonathan Cornell (15) 10. Rager Phillips (11) 11. Dennis Moore Jr. (17) 12. Casey Friedrichsen (9) 13. Tony Shilling (14) 14. Russ Hall (22) 15. David Hall (10) 16. Carson McCarl (12) 17. Josh Hodges (19) 18. Kyle Bellm (23) 19. Alan Ambers (13) 20. Tyler Blank (18) 21. John Hall, Marion IA; 22. Darren Orth (21) 23. Jon Agan (16). DNS – Blake Feese, John Hall,Josh Riggins. Lap Leader: RJ Johnson 1-18. Hard-charger: R. Hall.
7/14
Maeschen Breaks Through for First Knoxville Win! by Bill Wright
KNOXVILLE RACEWAY, Knoxville, IA, June 30, 2012 – Bronson Maeschen has paid his dues in the tough 410 class for seven years at the Knoxville Raceway, and Saturday night it paid off! The Pleasantville, Iowa driver, who has wins in the 360 and 305 classes, fought back to take a lead he had early and pulled away for a popular $3,000 win. The race was held in conjunction with the Marion County Fair, and Maeschen also received a half beef. Kaley Gharst took advantage of his first 360 start of the year at Knoxville to win, and Mike Van Haaften won for the third straight outing in the 305 class.
Maeschen shot out to an early lead from outside row one with pole-sitter and point leader, Davey Heskin in tow. With a cushion a little over halfway up the track, Dusty Zomer put four wheels above on the start and advanced quickly from his starting spot outside of row five to third.
The lead trio had Terry McCarl and Mark Dobmeier behind them when seventh running and quick timer, Ian Madsen, spun with seven laps in the books. On the restart, Heskin used the low line to pass Maeschen for the lead. Zomer also tried working by Maeschen to no avail.
Rob Kubli blew a right rear tire and hit the turn one wall, tipping over with twelve laps down. He was o.k. On the restart, Heskin protected low, while Maeschen blasted around him on the high side and pulled away. A crash filled night had another one when Austin Johnson and Tasker Phillips got together on the back stretch and suffered extensive damage to their racecars. Both drivers were uninjured.
Maeschen pulled away on the restart, while Zomer worked by Heskin for the runner-up position at the checkers. Dobmeier and McCarl followed. Dustin Selvage, Don Droud Jr., Lynton Jeffrey, Madsen and Robby Wolfgang rounded out the top ten. Josh Schneiderman, Droud and Rager Phillips won heat races.
“We’ve been so close so many times,” said Maeschen of his win afterwards. “Everybody has a lot of confidence. We planned on winning the first year, and we’ve been down here several years. Second, third, fourth…we had the car to win several nights and didn’t get it done. We had a terrible restart, and to get back in first…I’m just wound!”
Kaley Gharst, just coming off an ASCS regional win in Cameron, Missouri the night prior, took the Scadden Construction #6 from outside row one to lead every lap of the 360 feature for his third career win in the class at Knoxville. Three-time and defending track champion, Clint Garner moved into second by lap three, but could do nothing with Gharst, who pulled away on a pair of restarts.
Larry Ball Jr. was running third in Steve Wares #10 when he flipped on lap five. The other red flag came out when Casey Friedrichsen blew a right rear tire and slammed into the frontstretch wall, flipping wildly. Both were uninjured.
Gharst and Garner were followed at the checkers by Matt Moro, Jon Agan and Dennis Moore Jr. Josh Higday, Ryan Roberts, Jamie Veal, Ryan Anderson and hard-charger and B main winner, Nate Van Haaften, rounded out the top ten.
“He’s been strong here the last few years,” said Gharst of Garner in Victory Lane. “He’s been strong on the top and bottom. I started getting loose off the bottom of turn four, so I didn’t know if he was catching me or not. The second to last lap I went up top in case he was there. It was great to beat him, since he is one of the best 360’s around.”
Mike Van Haaften won for the third straight outing in the 305 class by leading every lap. He was able to stave off several attempts by Matthew Stelzer in the caution plagued event. Before a lap could be completed pole- sitter, Mike Philben and Mitchell Alexander contacted, eliminating both from the race.
On the fifth lap, third running Alan Ambers and fourth running J Kinder made contact. Only Kinder would return. A number of other cautions precipitated the move to cut a pair of laps and make it a 13-lap contest.
Van Haaften and Stelzer were followed at the stripe by Dakota Hendrickson, Kinder back from the tail, and Bart Friedrichsen. Corey Timmerman, Ben Woods, Mike Mayberry, Chris Horton and Andrew Shelton rounded out the top ten.
“I couldn’t be happier to be here,” said Van Haaften in Victory Lane. “We lost one of our crew members last Sunday. It’s great to be here in Victory Lane. We had a heavy heart, but the crew members picked up the slack.”
Thursday, July 19 will be the Harris Clash for Modifieds. NASCAR star Kenny Schrader will be competing. On Saturday, July 21, the three divisions of sprint will be back in attendance for the popular 3M Night! Come early and get a bag of 3M supplies! For more information, visit www.KnoxvilleRaceway.com!
410 Results Time Trials (Qualifying Order, 1 lap): 1. 55, Ian Madsen, St. Marys, NSW, Aust . (14) 14.892; 2. 24, Terry McCarl, Altoona, IA (12) 15.069; 3. 12, Lynton Jeffrey, Prairie City, IA (6) 15.073; 4. 13, Mark Dobmeier, Grand Forks, ND (18) 15.078; 5. 96, Bronson Maeschen, Pleasantville, IA (20) 15.085; 6. 56, Davey Heskin, St. Michael, MN (1) 15.118; 7. 7K, Robby Wolfgang, Sioux Falls, SD (9) 15.211; 8. 7, Dustin Selvage, Indianola, IA (8) 15.218; 9. 81, Austin Johnson, Shakopee, MN (5) 15.255; 10. 91, Dusty Zomer, Sioux Falls, SD (19) 15.257; 11. 6R, Ryan Bunton, Morton, IL (4) 15.357; 12. 9, Rager Phillips, Pleasantville, IA (13) 15.448; 13. 69, Mike Moore, Des Moines, IA (17) 15.484; 14. 47, Don Droud Jr., Lincoln, NE (21) 15.494; 15. 23K, Rob Kubli, Milo, IA (16) 15.507; 16. 49, Josh Schneiderman, West Burlington, IA (22) 15.523; 17. 7TAZ, Tasker Phillips, Pleasantville, IA (11) 15.533; 18. 10, Randy Anderson, Clarion, IA (7) 15.599; 19. 75, Glen Saville, Razorback, NSW, Aust . (3) 15.640; 20. 88, Jarrod Schneiderman, West Burlington, IA (15) 15.661; 21. 20, AJ Moeller, Rockwell City, IA (23) 15.782; 22. 71, Robert Bell, Colfax, IA (10) 16.104; 23. 7x, Critter Malone, Speedway, IN (2) 16.319.
Heat one (started), 8 laps, 2:11.6: 1. Josh Schneiderman (1) 2. Dusty Zomer (3) 3. Mark Dobmeier (5) 4. Ian Madsen (6) 5. Robby Wolfgang (4) 6. Glen Saville (7) 7. Robert Bell (8) 8. Mike Moore (2)
Heat two (started), 8 laps, 2:09.7: 1. Don Droud Jr. (2) 2. Tasker Phillips (1) 3. Ryan Bunton (3) 4. Dustin Selvage (4) 5. Bronson Maeschen (5) 6. Terry McCarl (6) 7. Jarrod Schneiderman (7) 8. Critter Malone (8)
Heat three (started), 8 laps, NT: 1. Rager Phillips (1) 2. Davey Heskin (3) 3. Lynton Jeffrey (6) 4. AJ Moeller (5) 5. Austin Johnson (4) 6. Rob Kubli (2) DNS – Randy Anderson
A main (started), 20 laps, NT: 1. Bronson Maeschen (2) 2. Dusty Zomer (10) 3. Davey Heskin (1) 4. Mark Dobmeier (3) 5. Terry McCarl (5) 6. Dustin Selvage (8) 7. Don Droud Jr. (13) 8. Lynton Jeffrey (4) 9. Ian Madsen (6) 10. Robby Wolfgang (7) 11. Glen Saville (16) 12. Rager Phillips (12) 13. Jarrod Schneiderman (21) 14. Ryan Bunton (11) 15. AJ Moeller (17) 16. Critter Malone (23) 17. Robert Bell (22) 18. Austin Johnson (9) 19. Tasker Phillips (15) 20. Rob Kubli (18) 21. Josh Schneiderman (14) 22. Randy Anderson (20) 23. Mike Moore (19). Lap Leaders: Maeschen 1-7, Heskin 8-12, Maeschen 13-20. Hard-charger: Zomer.
360 Results Time Trials (Group Qualifying): 1. 2m, Matt Moro, Polk City, IA, 15.943; 2. 5J, Josh Higday, Des Moines, IA, 16.008; 3. 71, RJ Johnson, Tampa, FL, 16.066; 4. 4, Jon Agan, Knoxville, IA, 16.102; 5. 97, Carson McCarl, Altoona, IA, 16.127; 6. 3, Nate Van Haaften, Otley, IA, 16.174; 7. 86, Kyle Bellm, Nixa, MO, 16.180; 8. 40, Clint Garner, Sioux Falls, SD, 16.188; 9. 6, Kaley Gharst, Decatur, IL, 16.201; 10. 10, Larry Ball Jr., Knoxville, IA, 16.233; 11. 18, Ryan Roberts, Aurora, NE, 16.241; 12. 7H, John Hall, Marion, IA, 16.325; 13. 35AU, Jamie Veal, Warrnambool, VIC, Aust., 16.334; 14. 10I, Dennis Moore Jr., Grinnell, IA, 16.378; 15. 51, David Hall, Des Moines, IA, 16.392; 16. 14J, Josh Riggins, Newton, IA, 16.403; 17. 71R, Ryan Anderson, Deloit, IA, 16.419; 18. 53, Joe Beaver, Knoxville, IA, 16.420; 19. 47T, Tony Shilling, Knoxville, IA, 16.435; 20. 45c, Russ Hall, Pleasant Hill, IA, 16.440; 21. 3m, Bobby Mincer, Burlington, IA, 16.487; 22. 4B, Jordan Boston, Crete, NE, 16.501; 23. 9m, Ricky Montgomery, Lakewood, CO, 16.573; 24. 54, Casey Friedrichsen, Arthur, IA, 16.579; 25. 8L, Tom Lenz, Marion, IA, 16.610; 26. 31P, Travis Porter, Rock Island, IL, 17.380; (DQ – Tire) 7, Tanner Edwards, Van Meter, IA.
Heat one (started), 7 laps, 1:54.4: 1. Larry Ball Jr. (3) 2. Matt Moro (6) 3. Jamie Veal (2) 4. Jon Agan (5) 5. Kyle Bellm (4) 6. Jordan Boston (8) / 7. Josh Riggins (1) 8. Tony Shilling (7) 9. Tom Lenz (9)
Heat two (started), 7 laps, 1:55.8: 1. Ryan Anderson (1) 2. Dennis Moore Jr. (2) 3. Clint Garner (4) 4. Ryan Roberts (3) 5. Josh Higday (6) 6. Russ Hall (7) / 7. Carson McCarl (5) 8. Ricky Montgomery (8) 9. Travis Porter (9)
Heat three (started), 7 laps, 1:57.8: 1. David Hall (2) 2. Joe Beaver (1) 3. Kaley Gharst (4) 4. RJ Johnson (6) 5. Casey Friedrichsen (8) 6. John Hall (3) / 7. Bobby Mincer (7) 8. Tanner Edwards (9) 9. Nate Van Haaften (5)
B main (started), 8 laps, 2:13.0: 1. Nate Van Haaften (2) 2. Carson McCarl (1) 3. Tony Shilling (4) 4. Bobby Mincer (5) 5. Tom Lenz (7) 6. Travis Porter (8) / 7. Josh Riggins (3) 8. Tanner Edwards (9) 9. Ricky Montgomery (6)
A main (started), 18 laps, NT: 1. Kaley Gharst (2) 2. Clint Garner (3) 3. Matt Moro (8) 4. Jon Agan (5) 5. Dennis Moore Jr. (12) 6. Josh Higday (7) 7. Ryan Roberts (9) 8. Jamie Veal (11) 9. Ryan Anderson (14) 10. Nate Van Haaften (19) 11. RJ Johnson (6) 12. Russ Hall (16) 13. Kyle Bellm (4) 14. Carson McCarl (20) 15. David Hall (13) 16. Bobby Mincer (22) 17. Jordan Boston (17) 18. Travis Porter (24) 19. Joe Beaver (15) 20. Casey Friedrichsen (18) 21. Tony Shilling (21) 22. John Hall (10) 23. Tom Lenz (23) 24. Larry Ball Jr. (1). Lap Leader: Gharst 1-18. Hard-charger: Van Haaften.
305 Results
Time Trials (Group Qualifying): 1. 99, Matthew Stelzer, Omaha, NE, 17.480; 2. 6, Mitchell Alexander, Knoxville, IA, 17.701; 3. 88, J Kinder, Holt’s Summit, MO, 17.729; 4. 93A, Alan Ambers, Knoxville, IA, 17.791; 5. 5J, Larry Ball Jr., Knoxville, IA, 17.802; 6. 4, Dakota Hendrickson, Omaha, NE, 17.899; 7. 29, Bart Friedrichsen, Arthur, IA, 17.921; 8. 33, Mike Van Haaften, Pella, IA, 17.939; 9. 59KB, Mike Philben, Grimes, IA, 18.110; 10. 55, Matt Stephenson, Altoona, IA, 18.134; 11. 20T, Corey Timmerman, Carmen, IL, 18.345; 12. 9H, Ben Woods, Newton, IA, 18.408; 13. 92c, Cody Ambers, Knoxville, IA, 18.449; 14. 292, Chad Jarrett, Savannah, MO, 19.529; 15. 71c, Andrew Shelton, Lacona, IA, 19.826; 16. 4c, Chris Horton, Indianola, IA, 20.764; 17. 82, Lee Patterson, Des Moines, IA, 25.058; 18. 0, Mike Mayberry, Fremont, IA, NT.
Heat one (started), 6 laps, NT: 1. Bart Friedrichsen (1) 2. Matthew Stelzer (4) 3. J Kinder (3) 4. Corey Timmerman (6) 5. Mike Philben (5) 6. Andrew Shelton (8) 7. Lee Patterson (7) 8. Larry Ball Jr. (2) DNS – Cody Ambers
Heat two (started), 6 laps, 1:40.9 (NTR): 1. Mike Van Haaften (1) 2. Mitchell Alexander (4) 3. Alan Ambers (3) 4. Dakota Hendrickson (2) 5. Matt Stephenson (5) 6. Chad Jarrett (7) 7. Mike Mayberry (9) 8. Ben Woods (6) 9. Chris Horton (8)
A main (started), 13 laps, NT: 1. Mike Van Haaften (2) 2. Matthew Stelzer (8) 3. Dakota Hendrickson (4) 4. J Kinder (6) 5. Bart Friedrichsen (3) 6. Corey Timmerman (10) 7. Ben Woods (11) 8. Mike Mayberry (16) 9. Chris Horton (17) 10. Andrew Shelton (14) 11. Lee Patterson (15) 12. Alan Ambers (5) 13. Matt Stephenson (9) 14. Mike Philben (1) 15. Mitchell Alexander (7) 16. Chad Jarrett (12) 17. Larry Ball Jr. (13) DNS – Cody Ambers. Lap Leader: Van Haaften 1-13. Hard-charger: Mayberry.
7/19
Kyle Strickler Wins Dogfight at Harris Clash! by Bill Wright
KNOXVILLE RACEWAY, Knoxville, IA, July 19, 2012 – Kyle Strickler won a late duel with Jeremy Mills to win the 21st Annual Harris Clash for IMCA Modifieds on Thursday night at the Knoxville Raceway. It was the Mooresville, North Carolina driver’s first ever win at the historic half-mile. Roland Iowa’s Matt Lettow won his second career feature in the Harris Clash in the Sport Mod division.
Strickler gained the early lead from outside row one in the 25-lapper and began to pull away. The race, which went non-stop, heated up late in the going. Mills gained on the leader and took the point by a nose on lap 23. The pair dueled the final two laps with Strickler running Mills above the cushion a bit in turns three and four to hold him off.
“I don’t know what to say,” said Strickler in Victory Lane. “The car was pretty good. I don’t know what was wrong under the hood, but there was something covering my shield late in the going. This is just unreal. This is the biggest win of my career. I have to thank everyone who has ever worked on my racecars.”
Joel Rust led early in the 20-lap Sport Mod feature. Matt Lettow began to challenge just before the halfway mark and made the winning pass on lap eleven. He held off the field despite a caution with two laps to go.
On Saturday, July 21, the three divisions of sprint cars will be back in attendance for the popular 3M Night! Come early and get a bag of 3M supplies! For more information, visit www.KnoxvilleRaceway.com!
Modifieds Results
Heat 1, No Time: 1. Jeremy Mills, Garner IA; 2. Johnny Saathoff, Beatrice NE; 3. Josh Gilman, Earlham IA; 4. Cayden Carter, Oskaloosa IA; 5. Dan Mueller, Griswold IA; 6. Tyler Cale, Donnellson IA; 7. Tony Wedelstadt, Fremont WI; 8. Kyle Brown, Kellogg IA;
Heat 2, No Time: 1. Kyle Strickler, Mooresville NC; 2. Eric Dailey, Armstrong IA; 3. Jeff Stephens, Denison IA; 4. Bill Davis Jr., Des Moines IA; 5. Greg Cox, Altoona IA; 6. Bud Lerette; 7. Jeff Stephens, Denison IA; 8. Josh Ruby; 9. Toby VandeKamp, Knoxville IA;
Heat 3, No Time: 1. Tim Murty, Tama IA; 2. Jon Snyder, Ames IA; 3. Richie Gustin, Gilman IA; 4. Joel Bushore, Boone IA; 5. Scott Dickey, Packwood IA; 6. Scott Olson, Blairsburg IA; 7. Pat Graham, Ames IA; 8. Clint Wendel; 9. Jacob Murray, Hartford IA;
Heat 4, No Time: 1. Randy Havlik, Madrid IA; 2. Levi Nielson, Mason City IA; 3. Jake Durbin, Perry IA; 4. Tom Charles, Bonner Springs KS; 5. Matt Waugh, Des Moines IA; 6. Jeff Waterman, Quincy IL; 7. Hunter Marriott, Brookfield MO; 8. Rich Smith, Davenport IA; 9. Michael Reichart, Des Moines IA;
Heat 5, No Time: 1. Josh Foster, Fort Madison IA; 2. Todd Shute, Des Moines IA; 3. PJ Conger, St. Joseph MO; 4. Tyler VandeKamp, Knoxville IA; 5. Matthew Kiner, Aurora NE; 6. Derek Hamm, Donnellson IA; 7. Curt Badker, Clear Lake IA; 8. Jordan Grabouski, Fairbury NE; 9. Mike Long, Keokuk IA;
Heat 6, No Time: 1. Jeremy Frenier, Fort Morgan CO; 2. Luke Wanninger, Jefferson IA; 3. Jerry Wilinski, Seymour WI; 4. Mark Elliott, Webster City IA; 5. Troy Cordes; 6. Dakota Hayden, Wilton IA; 7. Stacey Mills, Webb IA; 8. Kyle Krampe, Baxter IA; 9. Russ Gladson, Des Moines IA;
Heat 7, No Time: 1. Mitch McGrath, Waukesha WI; 2. Ricky Stephan, South Sioux City NE; 3. Mike Van Genderen, Newton IA; 4. Brayton Carter, Oskaloosa IA; 5. Tyler Prochaska, Iowa Falls IA; 6. James Slawson, Milford IA; 7. Mike Albertsen, Audubon IA; 8. Chris Snyder, Elk Run IA; 9. Joe Haresky, Apple Valley CA; Heat 8, No Time: 1. Chris Abelson, Sioux City IA; 2. Clayton Christensen, Spencer IA; 3. Shane DeMey, Denison IA; 4. Jason Snyder, Dunkerton IA; 5. Brandon Blochlinger, Concordia, KS ; 6. Beau Kaplan; 7. Jeff Conner, Jefferson IA; 8. David Murray, Oberlin KS;
B Feature 1, No Time: 1. Richie Gustin, Gilman IA; 2. Luke Wanninger, Jefferson IA; 3. Mark Elliott, Webster City IA; 4. Bill Davis Jr., Des Moines IA; 5. Troy Cordes; 6. Greg Cox, Altoona IA; 7. Jordan Grabouski, Fairbury NE; 8. Pat Graham, Ames IA; 9. Brandon Blochlinger, Concordia, KS ; 10. Stacey Mills, Webb IA; 11. Beau Kaplan; 12. Joe Haresky, Apple Valley CA; 13. Toby VandeKamp, Knoxville IA;
B Feature 2, No Time: 1. Todd Shute, Des Moines IA; 2. Jake Durbin, Perry IA; 3. Jacob Murray, Hartford IA; 4. Scott Dickey, Packwood IA; 5. Ricky Stephan, South Sioux City NE; 6. Hunter Marriott, Brookfield MO; 7. David Brown, Kellogg IA; 8. Tyler Prochaska, Iowa Falls IA; 9. Jeff Conner, Jefferson IA; 10. Joel Bushore, Boone IA; 11. Clint Wendel; 12. Dan Mueller, Griswold IA; 13. Jerry Wilinski, Seymour WI; 14. Mike Albertsen, Audubon IA; 15. Jordan Grabouski, Fairbury NE;
B Feature 3, No Time: 1. Johnny Saathoff, Beatrice NE; 2. Clayton Christensen, Spencer IA; 3. Tyler Cale, Donnellson IA; 4. Jeff Stephens, Denison IA; 5. Jeff Waterman, Quincy IL; 6. Tyler VandeKamp, Knoxville IA; 7. Matt Waugh, Des Moines IA; 8. Mark Elliott, Webster City IA; 9. Devon Havlik, Iowa Falls IA; 10. Kyle Krampe, Baxter IA; 11. Tony Wedelstadt, Fremont WI; 12. Michael Reichart, Des Moines IA; 13. Scott Olson, Blairsburg IA; 14. Kyle Brown, Kellogg IA; 15. Mike Long, Keokuk IA;
B Feature 4, No Time: 1. Levi Nielson, Mason City IA; 2. Tom Charles, Bonner Springs KS; 3. Kellen Chadwick, West Union IA; 4. Brayton Carter, Oskaloosa IA; 5. James Slawson, Milford IA; 6. Cayden Carter, Oskaloosa IA; 7. Jason Snyder, Dunkerton IA; 8. Rich Smith, Davenport IA; 9. Bud Lerette; 10. Derek Hamm, Donnellson IA; 11. Matthew Kiner, Aurora NE; 12. PJ Conger, St. Joseph MO; 13. Chris Snyder, Elk Run IA; 14. Curt Badker, Clear Lake IA;
A Feature 1, No Time: 1. Kyle Strickler, Mooresville NC; 2. Jeremy Mills, Garner IA; 3. Shane DeMey, Denison IA; 4. Jon Snyder, Ames IA; 5. Mike Van Genderen, Newton IA; 6. Eric Dailey, Armstrong IA; 7. Josh Foster, Fort Madison IA; 8. Todd Shute, Des Moines IA; 9. Richie Gustin, Gilman IA; 10. Jeff Stephens, Denison IA; 11. Jeremy Frenier, Fort Morgan CO; 12. Tim Murty, Tama IA; 13. Mitch McGrath, Waukesha WI; 14. Chris Abelson, Sioux City IA; 15. Clayton Christensen, Spencer IA; 16. Jake Durbin, Perry IA; 17. Tyler Cale, Donnellson IA; 18. Jacob Murray, Hartford IA; 19. Levi Nielson, Mason City IA; 20. Luke Wanninger, Jefferson IA; 21. Mark Elliott, Webster City IA; 22. Tom Charles, Bonner Springs KS; 23. Bill Davis Jr., Des Moines IA; 24. Josh Gilman, Earlham IA; 25. Johnny Saathoff, Beatrice NE; 26. Randy Havlik, Madrid IA;
Sport Mods Results
Heat 1, No Time: 1. Austin Schrage, Cresco IA; 2. Jason Malicoat, Jefferson IA; 3. Tyler Luellen, Minburn IA; 4. Joe McBirnie; 5. Tyler Gross, Bondurant IA; 6. Jeremy Grantham; 7. Tom Lathrop, Ottumwa IA; 8. Gary Holthaus, Topeka KS; 9. Tyler Droste, Waterloo IA;
Heat 2, No Time: 1. Chad Clancy, Smithville MO; 2. Carter VanDenBerg, Oskaloosa IA; 3. Brian Miller, Grand Junction IA; 4. Ryan Fullenkamp; 5. Tyler Heckart, Ottumwa IA; 6. Levi Smith, Donnellson IA; 7. Tony Rost, Utica NE; 8. Shawn Albers, Wellsburg IA; 9. Nick Meyer, Whittemore IA;
Heat 3, No Time: 1. Jared Timmerman, Norwalk IA; 2. Austin Kaplan, Des Moines IA; 3. Tyler Frye; 4. Mike Tanner, Kansas City MO; 5. Sam Wieben, Clutier IA; 6. Cole Ferguson, Dexter IA; 7. Coty Albers, Wellsburg IA; 8. Anthony Onstot, Norwalk IA; 9. Casey Greubel, Lacona IA;
Heat 4, No Time: 1. Joel Rust, Grundy Center IA; 2. Matt Lettow, Roland IA; 3. Tim Love, Kelley IA; 4. Tony Johnson; 5. Ben Kates; 6. Michael Wadel, Garden City KS; 7. Brett Lowry, Montezuma IA; 8. Curtis Van Der Wal, Oskaloosa IA;
Heat 5, No Time: 1. Scott Davis, Madrid IA; 2. Cory Rose, Boone IA; 3. Jim Gillenwater, Keokuk IA; 4. Aric Becker, Cedar Rapids IA; 5. Jeremiah Jones; 6. Levi Chipp, Latimer IA; 7. Angela Wolf, Green Bay WI; 8. Jack Myer, Ankeny IA; 9. Jesse Sobbing, Glenwood IA;
Heat 6, No Time: 1. Glenn Gladson Jr., Des Moines IA; 2. Chris Larson, Keokuk IA; 3. Nick Roberts, Des Moines IA; 4. Blake Conant, Carlisle IA; 5. Brian Kosiski, Papillion NE; 6. Randy Krampe, Baxter IA; 7. Brandon Leeman, Roland IA; 8. Eric Elliott, Boone IA;
Heat 7, No Time: 1. Andy Tiernan, Woodward IA; 2. Tad Reutzel, Forest City IA; 3. Racer Hulin, Laurel IA; 4. Jayme Duinink, Pella IA; 5. Nate Whitehurst, Mason City IA; 6. Aaron Hilderman, Topeka KS; 7. Derek Coleman, New London IA; 8. Brad Iverson, Grinnell IA; 9. Brandon Mitchell, Topeka KS;
Heat 8, No Time: 1. Nate Chodur, Lake Mills IA; 2. Kyle Olberding, Seneca KS; 3. Jeff Jones, Clarinda IA; 4. Tyler Heetland; 5. Rick Gladson, Des Moines IA; 6. Gat Leytham, Garwin IA; 7. Kevin Wagner, Omaha NE; 8. Lukas Onstot, Norwalk IA;
B Feature 1, No Time: 1. Jason Malicoat, Jefferson IA; 2. Nate Chodur, Lake Mills IA; 3. Eric Elliott, Boone IA; 4. Brett Lowry, Montezuma IA; 5. Nick Meyer, Whittemore IA; 6. Levi Chipp, Latimer IA; 7. Brian Miller, Grand Junction IA; 8. Tyler Heetland; 9. Jeremiah Jones; 10. Shawn Albers, Wellsburg IA; 11. Nick Meyer, Whittemore IA; 12. Jeremy Grantham; 13. Tom Lathrop, Ottumwa IA; 14. Randy Krampe, Baxter IA;
B Feature 2, No Time: 1. Chris Larson, Keokuk IA; 2. Austin Kaplan, Des Moines IA; 3. Jim Gillenwater, Keokuk IA; 4. Nick Roberts, Des Moines IA; 5. Tyler Gross, Bondurant IA; 6. Brandon Leeman, Roland IA; 7. Jason Hall, Grinnell IA; 8. Brian Kosiski, Papillion NE; 9. Levi Smith, Donnellson IA; 10. Aaron Hilderman, Topeka KS; 11. Anthony Onstot, Norwalk IA; 12. Casey Greubel, Lacona IA; 13. Coty Albers, Wellsburg IA; 14. Tony Johnson;
B Feature 3, No Time: 1. Jesse Sobbing, Glenwood IA; 2. Tyler Frye; 3. Tyler Luellen, Minburn IA; 4. Kyle Olberding, Seneca KS; 5. Joe McBirnie; 6. Gat Leytham, Garwin IA; 7. Brett Lowry, Montezuma IA; 8. Curtis Van Der Wal, Oskaloosa IA; 9. Aric Becker, Cedar Rapids IA; 10. Tim Love, Kelley IA; 11. Tyler Heckart, Ottumwa IA; 12. Angela Wolf, Green Bay WI; 13. Cole Ferguson, Dexter IA; 14. Nate Whitehurst, Mason City IA;
B Feature 4, No Time: 1. Jeff Jones, Clarinda IA; 2. Ryan Fullenkamp; 3. Tyler Droste, Waterloo IA; 4. Sam Wieben, Clutier IA; 5. Mike Tanner, Kansas City MO; 6. Tony Rost, Utica NE; 7. Jayme Duinink, Pella IA; 8. Michael Wadel, Garden City KS; 9. Blake Conant, Carlisle IA; 10. Kevin Wagner, Omaha NE; 11. Gary Holthaus, Topeka KS; 12. Jack Myer, Ankeny IA; 13. Brandon Mitchell, Topeka KS; 14. Rick Gladson, Des Moines IA;
A Feature 1, No Time: 1. Matt Lettow, Roland IA; 2. Joel Rust, Grundy Center IA; 3. Jesse Sobbing, Glenwood IA; 4. Tyler Droste, Waterloo IA; 5. Carter VanDenBerg, Oskaloosa IA; 6. Scott Davis, Madrid IA; 7. Austin Kaplan, Des Moines IA; 8. Andy Tiernan, Woodward IA; 9. Tyler Frye; 10. Glenn Gladson Jr., Des Moines IA; 11. Cory Rose, Boone IA; 12. Racer Hulin, Laurel IA; 13. Tad Reutzel, Forest City IA; 14. Eric Elliott, Boone IA; 15. Nate Chodur, Lake Mills IA; 16. Ryan Fullenkamp; 17. Tyler Luellen, Minburn IA; 18. Jared Timmerman, Norwalk IA; 19. Jeff Jones, Clarinda IA; 20. Jason Malicoat, Jefferson IA; 21. Austin Schrage, Cresco IA; 22. Chad Clancy, Smithville MO; 23. Chris Larson, Keokuk IA; 24. Jim Gillenwater, Keokuk IA;
7/21
Brian Brown Doubles Up at Knoxville! by Bill Wright
KNOXVILLE RACEWAY, Knoxville, IA, July 21, 2012 – Brian Brown waited until the last lap of the 410 feature, but he made it count as he pulled off a pair of wins, adding to the one earlier in the night in the 360 class in front of a crowded grandstand on 3M Night. The Grain Valley, Missouri driver posted his 21st and 11th in the two classes, respectively. The 410 win tied him with Eddie Leavitt for tenth on the all-time win record at Knoxville Raceway. J Kinder picked up his first career win at Knoxville in the 305 sprint car class. Tony Moro and Bret Moyer added wins in two special Dirt Truck features. Terry McCarl launched into the lead to start the 20-lap 410 feature. Things came to a halt with three laps in the books. Austin Johnson was forced above the cushion by another competitor and tagged the backstretch wall. That forced him into a fishtail, and Don Droud Jr. could not avoid him. Johnson got upside down, but was uninjured.
The restart saw McCarl leading Ian Madsen, Bronson Maeschen, Brown and Dusty Zomer back to green flag racing. Mark Dobmeier had already moved from 18th to 8th, and two laps later was in the top five. Brown slid into second shortly after the restart.
Dustin Selvage flipped hard while running sixth with seven laps in the books bringing out another red flag. The crash collected a tenth place running Ryan Bunton. Both drivers were uninjured, but done.
The last thirteen laps ran non-stop. By the halfway mark, Brown was closing on McCarl, with Maeschen running third ahead of Dobmeier and Davey Heskin, up from row five. Heskin shot by Dobmeier on lap 11, and disposed of Maeschen for third a few laps later.
Meanwhile, up front, Brown was dogging McCarl the final seven laps. Entering turn three on the final lap, a lapped car got a little sideways in front of McCarl, who chose the low line. Brown busted it up on the cushion and shot by to take the lead and the win.
“I knew (McCarl) moved down,” said Brown in Victory Lane. “He probably thought there was rubber there, and there probably was. Grandpa has always told me, ‘You are not going to pass them on the white flag by following them.’ That kind of left us an open lane and the lapped traffic worked out for us. I’m tickled to death for our whole team. They work their (butts) off and I am the one who gets the accolades. Being tenth all time on the list here, that means a lot. I never thought I would win one feature here.”
Heskin followed Brown and McCarl across the stripe. Maeschen was fourth, ahead of Dobmeier. Madsen, Lynton Jeffrey, Zomer, Rager Phillips and Mike Moore rounded out the top ten. Heskin set quick time, and Bunton, Zomer and Josh Schneiderman won heat races.
Jon Agan was the early leader in the 15-lap 360 feature. Jordan Boston came to a stop bringing out the caution with three laps in the books and setting up an exciting restart that saw Agan ahead of RJ Johnson, Brown, Jesse Giannetto and Ricky Montgomery. Brown made some contact with Johnson on the restart. Johnson was able to save it and keep rolling. Meanwhile, Giannetto took full advantage and cruised into second. Brown would recover and take the spot two laps later.
Brown began running down the leader and in dense traffic, took the point on lap nine. Clint Garner moved up from row five to overtake Agan for second with three laps to go, while Brown pulled away for his eleventh career 360 win at Knoxville.
“First of all, I need to apologize to Mr. Johnson,” said Brown in Victory Lane. “I got into him a little bit on the restart. That messed my nose wing up, and he was running a good race. That was 100% my fault. We had a good car all night long. We didn’t qualify so well, but I have to thank everyone who makes it possible. We need to come back next week and give it another shot.”
Johnson bounced back to pass Again for third on the final lap, but got above the cushion in turn four and lost the spot again. Giannetto was fifth in Steve Wares #10. Nate Van Haaften, Joe Beaver, Montgomery, Dennis Moore Jr. and Russ Hall rounded out the top ten. Matt Moro posted quick time, while Agan, Brown and Josh Higday won heat races. Tony Shilling won the B.
J Kinder led the distance in the non-stop 12-lap 305 feature. Using the low groove, he pulled away steadily from the field, building over a five second lead to cash in his first career Knoxville win. Point leader, Matthew Stelzer was on the move behind him, advancing in a good battle with Mike Van Haaften to take third behind Alan Ambers.
Van Haaften settled for fourth ahead of Corey Timmerman. Dakota Hendrickson, Bart Friedrichsen, Mitchell Alexander, Bob Hildreth and Cody Ambers rounded out the top ten. Stelzer, Kinder and Hendrickson were heat winner. Stelzer also posted quick time.
“This is awesome,” said Kinder in Victory Lane. “I don’t even know what to say. I’ve been coming up here a lot of years, and we’ve been working on getting better every week. It finally worked out for us. I didn’t know where they were, but the bottom was good for us. It sounds like we were good to go!”
Tony Moro took the lead with two laps to go in the first Dirt Truck feature in an exciting win. Bret Moyer followed that up with a win of his own in a 10-lap feature that was inverted from the first.
On Saturday, July 28, the three divisions of sprint cars will be back in attendance for Candi’s Flowers Night! For more information, visit www.KnoxvilleRaceway.com!
410 Results
Time Trials (Qualifying Order, 1 lap): 1. 56, Davey Heskin, St. Michael, MN (13) 15.745; 2. 7, Dustin Selvage, Indianola, IA (8) 16.091; 3. 47, Don Droud Jr., Lincoln, NE (5) 16.100; 4. 21, Brian Brown, Grain Valley, MO (25) 16.168; 5. 81, Austin Johnson, Shakopee, MN (4) 16.267; 6. 12, Lynton Jeffrey, Prairie City, IA (19) 16.293; 7. 96, Bronson Maeschen, Pleasantville, IA (14) 16.340; 8. 91, Dusty Zomer, Sioux Falls, SD (1) 16.346; 9. 24, Terry McCarl, Altoona, IA (17) 16.439; 10. 55, Ian Madsen, St. Mary’s, NSW, Aust. (7) 16.454; 11. 7TAZ, Tasker Phillips, Pleasantville, IA (6) 16.490; 12. 88, Jarrod Schneiderman, West Burlington, IA (11) 16.555; 13. 9, Rager Phillips, Pleasantville, IA (24) 16.648; 14. 69, Mike Moore, Des Moines, IA (16) 16.768; 15. 23K, Rob Kubli, Milo, IA (2) 16.844; 16. 6R, Ryan Bunton, Morton, IL (23) 16.894; 17. 75, Glen Saville, Razorback, NSW, Aust. (10) 16.968; 18. 49, Josh Schneiderman, West Burlington, IA (18) 16.997; 19. 7K, Robby Wolfgang, Sioux Falls, SD (26) 17.024; 20. 4K, Paul Jeffrey, Kellyville, NSW, Aust. (3) 17.336; 21. 16, Dustin Clark, Eldon, IA (15) 17.677; 22. 5, Terri O’Connell, Memphis, TN (20) 18.703; 23. 13, Mark Dobmeier, Grand Forks, ND (12) 20.522; 24. 20, AJ Moeller, Rockwell City, IA (9) NT; 25. 82, Justin Henderson, Sioux Falls, SD (21) NT; 26. 35AU, Jamie Veal, Warrnambool, VIC, Aust. (22) NT.
Heat one (started), 8 laps, NT: 1. Ryan Bunton (1) 2. Brian Brown (5) 3. Bronson Maeschen (4) 4. Rager Phillips (2) 5. Ian Madsen (3) 6. Davey Heskin (6) 7. Jamie Veal (8) 8. Robby Wolfgang (7) 9. Terri O’Connell (9)
Heat two (started), 8 laps, 2:24.0: 1. Dusty Zomer (4) 2. Mike Moore (2) 3. Dustin Selvage (6) 4. Glen Saville (1) 5. Austin Johnson (5) 6. Paul Jeffrey (7) 7. Tasker Phillips (3) DNS – AJ Moeller, Justin Henderson
Heat three (started), 8 laps, 2:20.6: 1. Josh Schneiderman (1) 2. Terry McCarl (4) 3. Jarrod Schneiderman (3) 4. Don Droud Jr. (6) 5. Mark Dobmeier (8) 6. Lynton Jeffrey (5) 7. Rob Kubli (2) 8. Dustin Clark (7)
A main (started), 20 laps, NT: 1. Brian Brown (7) 2. Terry McCarl (2) 3. Davey Heskin (10) 4. Bronson Maeschen (4) 5. Mark Dobmeier (18) 6. Ian Madsen (1) 7. Lynton Jeffrey (5) 8. Dusty Zomer (3) 9. Rager Phillips (12) 10. Mike Moore (13) 11. Glen Saville (15) 12. Josh Schneiderman (16) 13. Don Droud Jr. (8) 14. Robby Wolfgang (21) 15. Paul Jeffrey (17) 16. Tasker Phillips (19) 17. Jamie Veal (24) 18. Rob Kubli (20) 19. Jarrod Schneiderman (11) 20. Dustin Clark (22) 21. Terri O’Connell (23) 22. Dustin Selvage (9) 23. Ryan Bunton (14) 24. Austin Johnson (6). Lap Leaders: McCarl 1-19, Brown 20. Hard-charger: Dobmeier.
360 Results
Time Trials (Group Qualifying): 1. 2m, Matt Moro, Polk City, IA, 16.582; 2. 10I, Dennis Moore Jr., Grinnell, IA, 16.602; 3. 40, Clint Garner, Sioux Falls, SD, 16.627; 4. 3m, Blake Feese, Charlotte, NC, 16.649; 5. 53, Joe Beaver, Knoxville, IA, 16.698; 6. 3, Nate Van Haaften, Otley, IA, 16.757; 7. 98, JD Johnson, Wichita, KS, 16.797; 8. 21, Brian Brown, Grain Valley, MO, 16.837; 9. 71R, Ryan Anderson, Deloit, IA, 16.845; 10. 9m, Ricky Montgomery, Lakewood, CO, 16.866; 11. 10, Jesse Giannetto, Cedar Rapids, IA, 16.880; 12. 71, RJ Johnson, Tampa, FL, 16.932; 13. 4, Jon Agan, Knoxville, IA, 16.951; 14. 51, David Hall, Des Moines, IA, 17.030; 15. 5J, Josh Higday, Des Moines, IA, 17.033; 16. 4B, Jordan Boston, Crete, NE, 17.136; 17. 47T, Tony Shilling, Knoxville, IA, 17.142; 18. 54, Casey Friedrichsen, Arthur, IA, 17.200; 19. 45c, Russ Hall, Pleasant Hill, IA, 17.209; 20. 8L, Tom Lenz, Marion, IA, 17.222; 21. 97, Carson McCarl, Altoona, IA, 17.259; 22. 14J, Josh Riggins, Newton, IA, 17.306; 23. 31, Mark Pace, Lincoln, NE, 17.359; 24. 33, Alan Zoutte, Knoxville, IA, 17.464; 25. 7H, John Hall, Marion, IA, 17.466; 26. W11, Chris Ackland, Bullsbrook, WA, Aust , 17.551; 27. 31P, Travis Porter, Rock Island, IL, 17.674; 28. 7, Tanner Edwards, Van Meter, IA, NT; 29. 82, Justin Henderson, Sioux Falls, SD, NT.
Heat one (started), 7 laps, 2:03.9: 1. Jon Agan (2) 2. Jordan Boston (1) 3. Russ Hall (7) 4. Ricky Montgomery (3) 5. JD Johnson (4) 6. Matt Moro (6) / 7. Blake Feese (5) 8. Tanner Edwards (8) 9. John Hall (9) DNS - Josh Riggins
Heat two (started), 7 laps, NT: 1. Brian Brown (4) 2. Dennis Moore Jr. (6) 3. Jesse Giannetto (3) 4. Joe Beaver (5) 5. Tom Lenz (7) 6. Mark Pace (8) / 7. Tony Shilling (1) 8. Chris Ackland (9) 9. David Hall (2) 10. Justin Henderson (10) Heat three (started), 7 laps, 2:07.3: 1. Josh Higday (2) 2. Ryan Anderson (4) 3. Clint Garner (6) 4. RJ Johnson (3) 5. Nate Van Haaften (5) 6. Carson McCarl (7) / 7. Casey Friedrichsen (1) 8. Alan Zoutte (8) 9. Travis Porter (9)
B main (started), 4 laps, 1:13.4 (NTR): 1. Tony Shilling (1) 2. Alan Zoutte (3) 3. Travis Porter (6) 4. Chris Ackland (5) 5. John Hall (4) 6. Tanner Edwards (7) / 7. Casey Friedrichsen (2) DNS - Blake Feese, David Hall, Justin Henderson, Josh Riggins
A main (started), 15 laps, NT: 1. Brian Brown (6) 2. Clint Garner (10) 3. Jon Agan (1) 4. RJ Johnson (2) 5. Jesse Giannetto (3) 6. Nate Van Haaften (8) 7. Joe Beaver (9) 8. Ricky Montgomery (4) 9. Dennis Moore Jr. (11) 10. Russ Hall (15) 11. Tony Shilling (19) 12. Ryan Anderson (5) 13. Josh Higday (13) 14. JD Johnson (7) 15. Carson McCarl (17) 16. Mark Pace (18) 17. Tanner Edwards (24) 18. Tom Lenz (16) 19. Chris Ackland (22) 20. Travis Porter (21) 21. Alan Zoutte (20) 22. Matt Moro (12) 23. John Hall (23) 24. Jordan Boston (14). Lap Leaders: Agan 1-8, Brown 9-15. Hard-charger: Garner.
305 Results
Time Trials (Group Qualifying): 1. 99, Matthew Stelzer, Omaha, NE, 17.273; 2. 6, Mitchell Alexander, Knoxville, IA, 17.610; 3. 33, Mike Van Haaften, Pella, IA, 17.637; 4. 93A, Alan Ambers, Knoxville, IA, 17.677; 5. 59KB, Mike Philben, Grimes, IA, 17.853; 6. 20T, Corey Timmerman, Carmen, IL, 17.857; 7. 55KC, Bob Hildreth, Iowa Falls, IA, 17.875; 8. 88, J Kinder, Holt’s Summit, MO, 17.986; 9. 4, Dakota Hendrickson, Omaha, NE, 18.014; 10. 0, Mike Mayberry, Fremont, IA, 18.083; 11. 55, Matt Stephenson, Altoona, IA, 18.117; 12. 29, Bart Friedrichsen, Arthur, IA, 18.268; 13. R99, Nick Ross, Oskaloosa, IA, 18.383; 14. 9H, Ben Woods, Newton, IA, 18.423; 15. 71c, Andrew Shelton, Lacona, IA, 18.432; 16. 1T, Terri O’Connell, Memphis, TN, 18.537; 17. 4c, Chris Horton, Indianola, IA, 18.686; 18. 92c, Cody Ambers, Knoxville, IA, 18.736; 19. 12K, Koddy Hildreth, Iowa Falls, IA, 18.817; 20. 82, Lee Patterson, Des Moines, IA, 22.298.
Heat one (started), 6 laps, 1:52.8: 1. Matthew Stelzer (4) 2. Mike Mayberry (1) 3. Bob Hildreth (2) 4. Alan Ambers (3) 5. Terri O’Connell (6) 6. Nick Ross (5) DNS – Koddy Hildreth
Heat two (started), 6 laps, NT: 1. J Kinder (2) 2. Mitchell Alexander (4) 3. Chris Horton (6) 4. Mike Philben (3) 5. Ben Woods (5) 6. Matt Stephenson (1) 7. Lee Patterson (7)
Heat three (started), 6 laps, NT: 1. Dakota Hendrickson (2) 2. Bart Friedrichsen (1) 3. Mike Van Haaften (4) 4. Cody Ambers (6) 5. Corey Timmerman (3) 6. Andrew Shelton (5)
A main (started), 12 laps, 3:55.4: 1. J Kinder (1) 2. Alan Ambers (5) 3. Matthew Stelzer (8) 4. Mike Van Haaften (6) 5. Corey Timmerman (3) 6. Dakota Hendrickson (9) 7. Bart Friedrichsen (11) 8. Mitchell Alexander (7) 9. Bob Hildreth (2) 10. Cody Ambers (15) 11. Ben Woods (13) 12. Mike Philben (4) 13. Nick Ross (12) 14. Mike Mayberry (10) 15. Chris Horton (16) 16. Andrew Shelton (14) 17. Lee Patterson (17) DNS – Terri O’Connell, Matt Stephenson, Koddy Hildreth. Lap Leader: Kinder 1-12. Hard-charger: Stelzer.
Dirt Trucks Results
A Feature #1 (started), 10 laps, NT: 1. 2m, Tony Moro, Polk City, IA (6) 2. 98, Bret Moyer, Polk City, IA (7) 3. 21, Ben Nading, Ankeny, IA (9) 4. 3, Carl Moyer, Ankeny, IA (8) 5. B1, Russ Byriel, Ankeny, IA (4) 6. 7x, Rick Clark, Des Moines, IA (5) 7. 15, Allen Govig, Madrid, IA (1) 8. 95, Lou Sipolt, Altoona, IA (3) 9. 28, Ed Nelson, Van Meter, IA (2). Lap Leaders: Nelson 1-2, B. Moyer 3-8, Moro 9-10.
A Feature #2 (started), 10 laps, 4:17.6: 1. Carl Moyer (6) 2. Lou Sipolt (2) 3. Bret Moyer (8) 4. Tony Moro (7) 5. Ben Nading (5) 6. Russ Byriel (3) 7. Rick Clark (4) 8. Allen Govig (1) DNS – Ed Nelson. Lap Leader: C. Moyer 1-10.
7/28
Saturday Before Southern Iowa Sprint Week Belongs to Terry McCarl! by Bill Wright
KNOXVILLE RACEWAY, Knoxville, IA, July 28, 2012 – Terry McCarl claimed career win #53 at the Knoxville Raceway on Saturday night, leading all 20 laps. The Altoona, Iowa driver inched closer to point leader, Davey Heskin as Southern Iowa Sprint Week looms ahead, and just two point races remain in the Knoxville Championship Cup Series. Matt Moro won for the eighth time in his career in the 360 class. The Arnold Motor Supply 360 Nationals will dominate this week’s schedule. Point leader, Matthew Stelzer won his first career feature at Knoxville in the 305 class.
The 410 feature was plagued by several cautions. McCarl led throughout from outside the front row. AJ Moeller spun into the turn three wall while running ninth with two laps in the books. At the same time, Tim Kaeding retired from fifth with a smoking power plant. Ian Madsen also needed to replace a bent right rear wheel.
McCarl led Bronson Maeschen, Brian Brown, Steve Smith and Don Droud Jr. back to green flag racing on the restart. A lap later, Brown was able to shoot by Maeschen, and began chasing the leader. Maeschen would retire at the halfway point when he came to a stop with motor issues.
Meanwhile, Kyle Larson, making his first career winged appearance at Knoxville, was on the move. After being disqualified from his heat for changing a right rear tire, he won the B main and started 21st in the main event. By lap 12 he was up to fourth. Unfortunately, he was sidelined with mechanical issues. The series of cautions put clean air out front for McCarl, with Brown in tow. Droud climbed past Stevie Smith into third on lap 14, and followed the lead pair to the checkers. Smith and Dusty Zomer followed. Jac Haudenschild, Brad Sweet, Heskin, Lynton Jeffrey and Mark Dobmeier completed the top ten. Brown set quick time, and Zomer, Heskin, Sweet and Lynton Jeffrey won heat races.
“You never know what you are doing out front with Brian behind you,” said McCarl in Victory Lane. “Like last week, you don’t want to count your chickens before they’re hatched. Brian has one of the top teams in the nation, so to have him and all the other drivers we had tonight…it’s great to have Knoxville guys like Don and me on the podium.”
Carson McCarl led early in the 18-lap feature from the pole. Matt Moro cruised into second, and on lap four, moved under the leader to the point. Brian Brown was on the move as well, getting by McCarl for second a lap later.
The event went non-stop, with Brown chasing Moro into traffic. The leader worked well through the backmarkers, giving Brown little chance to get by. Quick timer Jac Haudenschild rounded out the top three, moving up from outside row four. The lead trio raced in close proximity the final half of the race.
Jon Agan was fourth, ahead of Dennis Moore Jr. McCarl, Henry Van Dam, RJ Johnson, hard-charger, Roger Crockett and Clint Garner rounded out the top ten. Josh Higday, Tim Kaeding, Johnson and Russ Hall won heat races. Crockett won the B.
“It seems like a long time since we’ve been here,” said Moro in Victory Lane. “I’ve got to thank my crew. What a fun race that was. Carson and I slid by each other. It was just a blast. We’ve had a rough year with engines. Lee Nelson has this Ostrich Racing Engine just screaming out here.”
After three full years of trying, 305 point leader, Matthew Stelzer finally broke through with an emotional first win. Bill Boles led from the pole for two laps, before Mike Van Haaften took over. Stelzer, who posted quick time, was working his way up from the eighth starting spot.
Stelzer pounced on a late caution to get by Van Haaften and pull away for the win. “This feels good,” he said. “This is a dream come true. My grandparents have been bringing me here since I was eight years old, and we finally did it.”
The Arnold Motor Supply 360 Nationals are next up! They will begin Thursday night, and run through Saturday. For more information, visit www.KnoxvilleRaceway.com!
410 Results
Time Trials (Qualifying Order, 1 lap): 1. 21, Brian Brown, Grain Valley, MO (26) 15.367; 2. 83, Tim Kaeding, San Jose, CA (1) 15.370; 3. 96, Bronson Maeschen, Pleasantville, IA (30) 15.478; 4. 19, Stevie Smith, Broken Arrow, OK (7) 15.501; 5. 24, Terry McCarl, Altoona, IA (16) 15.513; 6. 7K, Rob Kubli, Milo, IA (21) 15.545; 7. 47, Don Droud Jr., Lincoln, NE (24) 15.546; 8. 49, Josh Schneiderman, West Burlington, IA (3) 15.582; 9. 1K, Kyle Larson, Elk Grove, CA (10) 15.590; 10. 6R, Ryan Bunton, Morton, IL (19) 15.590; 11. 49K, Brad Sweet, Grass Valley, CA (9) 15.595; 12. 20, AJ Moeller, Rockwell City, IA (27) 15.617; 13. 13, Mark Dobmeier, Grand Forks, ND (18) 15.623; 14. 55, Ian Madsen, St. Marys, NSW, Aust (34) 15.671; 15. 59, Jac Haudenschild, Wooster, OH (33) 15.672; 16. 35, Skyler Prochaska, Lakefield, MN (12) 15.715; 17. 91, Dusty Zomer, Sioux Falls, SD (4) 15.730; 18. 7, Dustin Selvage, Indianola, IA (32) 15.750; 19. 9, Rager Phillips, Pleasantville, IA (2) 15.761; 20. 35AU, Jamie Veal, Warrnambool, VIC, Aust. (29) 15.799; 21. 75, Glen Saville, Razorback, NSW, Aust. (8) 15.816; 22. 56, Davey Heskin, St. Michael, MN (11) 15.820; 23. 69, Mike Moore, Des Moines, IA (25) 15.835; 24. 12, Lynton Jeffrey, Prairie City, IA (28) 15.849; 25. 66, Geoff Dodge, Speedway, IN (23) 15.960; 26. 74x, Josh Hodges, Tijeras, NM (14) 16.016; 27. 88, Jarrod Schneiderman, West Burlington, IA (5) 16.050; 28. 4K, Paul Jeffrey, Kellyville, NSW, Aust. (20) 16.110; 29. 16, Dustin Clark, Eldon, IA (15) 16.132; 30. 13G, Garrett Dollansky, Elk River, MN (31) 16.196; 31. 7TAZ, Tasker Phillips, Pleasantville, IA (13) 16.364; 32. 5, Terri O’Connell, Memphis, TN (6) 16.376; 33. 71, Robert Bell, Colfax, IA (22) 16.459; 34. 12P, TJ Peterson, Des Moines, IA (17) NT.
Heat one (started), 8 laps, 2:08.1: 1. Dusty Zomer (2) 2. Glen Saville (1) 3. Terry McCarl (5) 4. Mark Dobmeier (3) 5. Brian Brown (6) / 6. Geoff Dodge (7) 7. Dustin Clark (8) 8. Robert Bell (9) DQ (changed RR tire, crossed 2nd) Kyle Larson (4)
Heat two (started), 8 laps, NT: 1. Davey Heskin (1) 2. Ian Madsen (3) 3. Tim Kaeding (6) 4. Ryan Bunton (4) 5. Rob Kubli (5) / 6. Garrett Dollansky (8) 7. Josh Hodges (7) 8. Dustin Selvage (2) DNS – TJ Peterson
Heat three (started), 8 laps, 2:12.7: 1. Brad Sweet (4) 2. Bronson Maeschen (6) 3. Rager Phillips (2) 4. Jac Haudenschild (3) 5. Don Droud Jr. (5) / 6. Mike Moore (1) 7. Jarrod Schneiderman (7) DNS – Tasker Phillips
Heat four (started), 8 laps, NT: 1. Lynton Jeffrey (1) 2. Stevie Smith (6) 3. Jamie Veal (2) 4. AJ Moeller (4) 5. Skyler Prochaska (3) / 6. Terri O’Connell (8) 7. Josh Schneiderman (5) 8. Paul Jeffrey (7)
B main (started), 12 laps, NT: 1. Kyle Larson (1) 2. Geoff Dodge (3) 3. Mike Moore (2) 4. Josh Hodges (6) / 5. Jarrod Schneiderman (3) 6. Dustin Clark (5) 7. Robert Bell (7) 8. Terri O’Connell (10) 9. Paul Jeffrey (6) 10. Garrett Dollansky (8) DNS – Josh Schneiderman, Tasker Phillips, TJ Peterson
A main (started), 20 laps, NT: 1. Terry McCarl (2) 2. Brian Brown (6) 3. Don Droud Jr. (7) 4. Stevie Smith (3) 5. Dusty Zomer (15) 6. Jac Haudenschild (13) 7. Brad Sweet (9) 8. Davey Heskin (19) 9. Lynton Jeffrey (20) 10. Mark Dobmeier (11) 11. Ian Madsen (12) 12. Rob Kubli (1) 13. Josh Hodges (24) 14. Rager Phillips (16) 15. Glen Saville (18) 16. Geoff Dodge (22) 17. Skyler Prochaska (14) 18. Jamie Veal (17) 19. Ryan Bunton (8) 20. Kyle Larson (21) 21. Bronson Maeschen (4) 22. Tim Kaeding (5) 23. AJ Moeller (10) 24. Mike Moore (23). Lap Leaders: McCarl 1-20. Hard-charger: Heskin.
360 Results
Time Trials (Qualifying Order, 2 laps): 1. 7K, Jac Haudenschild, Wooster, OH (23) 15.881; 2. 40, Clint Garner, Sioux Falls, SD (15) 16.182; 3. 71, RJ Johnson, Tampa, FL (26) 16.192; 4. 4, Jon Agan, Knoxville, IA (10) 16.220; 5. 21, Brian Brown, Grain Valley, MO (27) 16.221; 6. 11, Roger Crockett, Medford, OR (38) 16.237; 7. 2m, Matt Moro, Polk City, IA (2) 16.274; 8. 33v, Henry Van Dam, Enumclaw, WA (35) 16.283; 9. 97, Carson McCarl, Altoona, IA (20) 16.293; 10. 3, Nate Van Haaften, Otley, IA (31) 16.313; 11. 14J, Josh Riggins, Newton, IA (3) 16.314; 12. 18, Ryan Roberts, Aurora, NE (4) 16.341; 13. 4B, Jordan Boston, Crete, NE (6) 16.342; 14. 10I, Dennis Moore Jr., Grinnell, IA (8) 16.368; 15. 98, JD Johnson, Wichita, KS (32) 16.374; 16. 11x, Gregg Bakker, Sioux Falls, SD (36) 16.378; 17. 5J, Josh Higday, Des Moines, IA (37) 16.392; 18. 53, Joe Beaver, Knoxville, IA (18) 16.411; 19. 1K, Kyle Larson, Elk Grove, CA (29) 16.426; 20. 4x, Shawn Peterson, Irving, TX (5) 16.452; 21. 8L, Tom Lenz, Marion, IA (11) 16.455; 22. 83, Tim Kaeding, San Jose, CA (1) 16.465; 23. 51, David Hall, Des Moines, IA (28) 16.477; 24. 3m, Russ Hall, Pleasant Hill, IA (39) 16.483; 25. 14, Randy Martin, California, MO (9) 16.495; 26. 9m, Ricky Montgomery, Lakewood, CO (24) 16.512; 27. 71R, Ryan Anderson, Deloit, IA (33) 16.529; 28. 09, Matt Juhl, Estherville, IA (41) 16.535; 29. 47T, Tony Shilling, Knoxville, IA (34) 16.548; 30. 7m, Kevin Ramey, Fort Worth, TX (30) 16.572; 31. 45, Tony Norem, Dassel, MN (40) 16.607; 32. W11, Chris Ackland, Bullsbrook, WA, Aust (13) 16.624; 33. 31, Mark Pace, Lincoln, NE (12) 16.625; 34. 10, Jesse Giannetto, Cedar Rapids, IA (21) 16.626; 35. 17, Aaron Reutzel, Clute, TX (22) 16.635; 36. 28, Jonathan Cornell, Sedalia, MO (16) 16.718; 37. 7, Tanner Edwards, Van Meter, IA (25) 16.819; 38. 33, Alan Zoutte, Knoxville, IA (17) 16.893; 39. 69, Larry Howery, Hearne, TX (14) 16.984; 40. 35, Rick Wright Jr., Ponca City, OK (19) 17.317; 41. 31P, Travis Porter, Rock Island, IL (7) 17.466.
Heat one (started), 7 laps, 1:56.1: 1. Josh Higday (2) 2. Jac Haudenschild (6) 3. Brian Brown (5) 4. Tom Lenz (1) 5. Carson McCarl (4) / 6. Jordan Boston (3) 7. Tony Shilling (8) 8. Randy Martin (7) 9. Mark Pace (9) 10. Travis Porter (10) DNS - Tanner Edwards
Heat two (started), 7 laps, 1:57.7: 1. Tim Kaeding (1) 2. Nate Van Haaften (4) 3. Joe Beaver (2) 4. Clint Garner (6) 5. Dennis Moore Jr. (3) / 6. Roger Crockett (5) 7. Kevin Ramey (8) 8. Jesse Giannetto (9) 9. Ricky Montgomery (7) 10. Alan Zoutte (10)
Heat three (started), 7 laps, 1:58.4: 1. RJ Johnson (6) 2. Kyle Larson (2) 3. Matt Moro (5) 4. David Hall (1) 5. JD Johnson (3) / 6. Josh Riggins (4) 7. Ryan Anderson (7) 8. Aaron Reutzel (9) 9. Tony Norem (8) 10. Larry Howery (10)
Heat four (started), 7 laps, 1:56.7: 1. Russ Hall (1) 2. Gregg Bakker (3) 3. Ryan Roberts (4) 4. Jon Agan (6) 5. Henry Van Dam (5) / 6. Jonathan Cornell (9) 7. Shawn Peterson (2) 8. Matt Juhl (7) 9. Chris Ackland (8) 10. Rick Wright Jr. (10)
B main (started), 10 laps, 2:48.7: 1. Roger Crockett (1) 2. Ricky Montgomery (6) 3. Randy Martin (5) 4. Ryan Anderson (7) / 5. Josh Riggins (2) 6. Jordan Boston (3) 7. Matt Juhl (8) 8. Kevin Ramey (10) 9. Tony Shilling (9) 10. Jonathan Cornell (14) 11. Aaron Reutzel (15) 12. Chris Ackland (12) 13. Mark Pace (13) 14. Tony Norem (11) 15. Larry Howery (19) 16. Alan Zoutte (16) 17. Rick Wright Jr. (18) 18. Tanner Edwards (17) 19. Shawn Peterson (4) DNS - Jesse Giannetto, Travis Porter
A main (started), 18 laps, 5:16.2: 1. Matt Moro (3) 2. Brian Brown (4) 3. Jac Haudenschild (8) 4. Jon Agan (5) 5. Dennis Moore Jr. (11) 6. Carson McCarl (1) 7. Henry Van Dam (2) 8. RJ Johnson (6) 9. Roger Crockett (21) 10. Clint Garner (7) 11. JD Johnson (12) 12. Ryan Roberts (10) 13. Josh Higday (14) 14. Joe Beaver (15) 15. Kyle Larson (16) 16. Tim Kaeding (18) 17. Gregg Bakker (13) 18. Ryan Anderson (24) 19. Randy Martin (23) 20. Nate Van Haaften (9) 21. David Hall (19) 22. Ricky Montgomery (22) 23. Tom Lenz (17) 24. Russ Hall (20). Lap Leaders: C. McCarl 1-3, Moro 4-18. Hard-charger: Crockett.
305 Results
Time Trials (Group Qualifying): 1. 99, Matthew Stelzer, Omaha, NE, 17.018; 2. 20, Casey Friedrichsen, Arthur, IA, 17.183; 3. 88, J Kinder, Holt’s Summit, MO, 17.387; 4. 4, Dakota Hendrickson, Omaha, NE, 17.404; 5. 6, Mitchell Alexander, Knoxville, IA, 17.406; 6. 93A, Alan Ambers, Knoxville, IA, 17.469; 7. 33, Mike Van Haaften, Pella, IA, 17.497; 8. 05, Bill Boles, Harris, IA, 17.515; 9. 29, Bart Friedrichsen, Arthur, IA, 17.600; 10. 0, Mike Mayberry, Fremont, IA, 17.674; 11. 7TAZ, Tasker Phillips, Pleasantville, IA, 17.703; 12. 02s, Josh Jones, Knoxville, IA, 17.706; 13. 55, Matt Stephenson, Altoona, IA, 17.719; 14. R99, Nick Ross, Oskaloosa, IA, 17.749; 15. 59KB, Mike Philben, Grimes, IA, 17.839; 16. 16, Mark Johnson, Des Moines, IA, 17.874; 17. 92c, Cody Ambers, Knoxville, IA, 18.030; 18. 4x, Shawn Peterson, Irving, TX, 18.474; 19. 4c, Chris Horton, Indianola, IA, 19.462; 20. 9H, Ben Woods, Newton, IA, 20.315; 21. 19K, Sarena Paul, Monroe, IA, 21.362; 22. 82, Lee Patterson, Des Moines, IA, 24.207; 23. 91, Curtis Thorson, Newton, IA, NT.
Heat one (started), 6 laps, NT: 1. Mike Van Haaften (2) 2. Matthew Stelzer (4) 3. Dakota Hendrickson (3) 4. Mark Johnson (6) 5. Mike Mayberry (1) 6. Chris Horton (5) DNS – Matt Stephenson
Heat two (started), 6 laps, NT: 1. Bill Boles (2) 2. Casey Friedrichsen (4) 3. Nick Ross (5) 4. Mitchell Alexander (3) 5. Cody Ambers (6) 6. Ben Woods (7) 7. Tasker Phillips (1) 8. Lee Patterson (9) 9. Curtis Thorson (8)
Heat three (started), 1:48.0: 1. J Kinder (4) 2. Bart Friedrichsen (2) 3. Alan Ambers (3) 4. Josh Jones (1) 5. Shawn Peterson (6) 6. Sarena Paul (7) 7. Mike Philben (5)
A main (started), 12 laps, NT: 1. Matthew Stelzer (8) 2. Mike Van Haaften (2) 3. Bill Boles (1) 4. Casey Friedrichsen (7) 5. Mitchell Alexander (4) 6. Dakota Hendrickson (5) 7. J Kinder (6) 8. Alan Ambers (3) 9. Mike Mayberry (10) 10. Matt Stephenson (11) 11. Shawn Peterson (18) 12. Mark Johnson (16) 13. Bart Friedrichsen (9) 14. Chris Horton (17) 15. Ben Woods (20) 16. Cody Ambers (15) 17. Curtis Thorson (19) 18. Nick Ross (14) 19. Mike Philben (13) 20. Josh Jones (12) 21. Lee Patterson (21) DNS - Sarena Paul, Tasker Phillips. Lap Leaders: Boles 1-2, Van Haaften 3-8, Stelzer 9-12. Hard-charger: Stelzer.
8/2
Danny Lasoski Edges Jonathan Cornell on Night #1 of 360 Nationals! by Bill Wright
KNOXVILLE RACEWAY, Knoxville, IA, August 2, 2012 – With 56 drivers in the house on the Thursday night opening of the 22nd Annual Arnold Motor Supply 360 Nationals, it was a trio of “Show Me State” drivers who stole the show. Danny Lasoski registered his second career 360 win (his previous one was a 360 Nationals championship in 1996) on night #1. The win followed a racelong duel with fellow Missouri driver Jonathan Cornell. Brian Brown, from Grain Valley, Missouri charged from 19th to 2nd in a hotly contested event.
Cornell, from Sedalia, led at the outset from the pole position with Lasoski in tow. The pair pulled away from the field, before Lasoski made a pass on the bottom to lead lap five. A seventh place running Randy Hannagan suffered mechanical problems and stopped on the next circuit, setting up a restart that saw Lasoski leading Cornell, Ryan Anderson, Jack Dover and Kevin Swindell back to green.
Dover moved into the top three by lap seven, but the lead pair left the field behind again. With the bottom going away slightly, Cornell gained on Lasoski and took the point on laps twelve and thirteen in some outstanding action. Lasoski got back to the front on lap 14 in the Mark Burch Motorsports #1m. B main winner, Terry McCarl, brought out the final caution with 16 laps in the books setting up a four lap dash to the finish.
While Cornell continued to hound Lasoski, Swindell moved into third and Brown into the top five. On the white flag lap, Cornell looked to have the momentum in turns three and four and made a run at the leader. Unfortunately for him, his left rear tire shredded and he coasted home fifth. Brown shot by for second with a strong finish, followed by Swindell and Dover. Brad Sweet, Brady Bacon, Paul McMahan, Anderson and Kyle Larson rounded out the top ten.
“I want to thank Mark Burch for giving me the opportunity to drive his racecar,” said Lasoski in Victory Lane. “The guy does a heck of a job. He builds his own cars and engines. Jonathan and I had a heck of a race. He got to searching around and found the middle. Once I found it, we were pretty good. He did a good job.”
Clint Garner set quick time over the field. Larson, Tony Shilling, Danny Jennings, Jesse Giannetto and Hannagan won the heats. Ryan Roberts won the C main.
Bacon and Swindell emerged with high point honors, with each scoring 480, followed by Lasoski (479), Dover (471), McMahan (467), Garner (464), Cornell (462), Anderson (459), Sweet (451) and Hannagan (448).
The Arnold Motor Supply 360 Nationals continue Friday night! For more information, visit www.KnoxvilleRaceway.com!
360 Results
Time Trials (Qualifying Order, 2 laps): 1. 40, Clint Garner, Sioux Falls, SD (11) 16.147; 2. 99, Brady Bacon, Broken Arrow, OK (3) 16.243; 3. 14, Randy Martin, California, MO (1) 16.307; 4. 7x, Dustin Selvage, Indianola, IA (25) 16.324; 5. 22H, Randy Hannagan, Pittsboro, IN (10) 16.350; 6. 39, Kevin Swindell, Charlotte, NC (53) 16.415; 7. 4, Jon Agan, Knoxville, IA (46) 16.449; 8. 53D, Jack Dover, Springfield, NE (21) 16.458; 9. 01, Paul McMahan, Nashville, TN (20) 16.464; 10. 1m, Danny Lasoski, Dover, MO (34) 16.494; 11. 2m, Matt Moro, Polk City, IA (13) 16.495; 12. 71R, Ryan Anderson, Deloit, IA (12) 16.499; 13. 28, Jonathan Cornell, Sedalia, MO (44) 16.505; 14. 69, Larry Howery, Hearne, TX (2) 16.507; 15. 94, Terry McCarl, Altoona, IA (27) 16.520; 16. 49, Brad Sweet, Grass Valley, CA (6) 16.534; 17. 48, Jake Martens, Fairview, OK (4) 16.580; 18. 51, David Hall, Des Moines, IA (29) 16.614; 19. 5J, Josh Higday, Des Moines, IA (18) 16.639; 20. 7K, Jac Haudenschild, Wooster, OH (30) 16.642; 21. 5H, Logan Forler, Lake Havasu City, AZ (7) 16.661; 22. 15, Bobby Mincer, Burlington, IA (15) 16.666; 23. 1J, Danny Jennings, Norman, OK (14) 16.673; 24. 10, Jesse Giannetto, Cedar Rapids, IA (23) 16.685; 25. 31, Mark Pace, Lincoln, NE (35) 16.692; 26. 1K, Kyle Larson, Elk Grove, CA (5) 16.698; 27. 47T, Tony Shilling, Knoxville, IA (9) 16.698; 28. 33v, Henry Van Dam, Enumclaw, WA (19) 16.727; 29. 45, Tony Norem, Dassel, MN (22) 16.728; 30. 71, RJ Johnson, Tampa, FL (37) 16.743; 31. 3m, Russ Hall, Pleasant Hill, IA (32) 16.744; 32. 7TAZ, Tasker Phillips, Pleasantville, IA (26) 16.770; 33. 9JR, Derek Hagar, Marion, AR (8) 16.774; 34. 56, Davey Heskin, St. Michael, MN (38) 16.779; 35. 21, Brian Brown, Grain Valley, MO (50) 16.791; 36. 98, JD Johnson, Wichita, KS (36) 16.797; 37. 17, Jared Horstman, Cloverdale, OH (31) 16.798; 38. 4s, Danny Smith, Chillicothe, OH (16) 16.867; 39. 6, Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Olive Branch, MS (43) 16.888; 40. 11c, Matt Covington, Glenpool, OK (56) 16.938; 41. 4J, Lee Grosz, Harwood, ND (51) 16.944; 42. 18R, Ryan Roberts, Aurora, NE (40) 16.986; 43. 17R, Aaron Reutzel, Clute, TX (42) 17.066; 44. 86, Kyle Bellm, Nixa, MO (45) 17.081; 45. 2K, Kevin Ingle, Huron, SD (28) 17.126; 46. 2, Dustin Morgan, Tulsa, OK (17) 17.161; 47. 27, Daryn Pittman, Owasso, OK (52) 17.248; 48. 20K, Thomas Kennedy, Winnipeg, MB, Can. (48) 17.268; 49. 93A, Alan Ambers, Knoxville, IA (24) 17.348; 50. 4x, Shawn Peterson, Irving, TX (33) 17.376; / 51. 21T, Ray Allen Kulhanek, Conroe, TX (47) 17.400; 52. 11w, Chris Ackland, Bullsbrook, WA, Aust. (41) 17.401; 53. 87, Justin Carver, Millington, TN (49) 17.455; 54. 33, Alan Zoutte, Knoxville, IA (55) 17.479; 55. 35, Rick Wright Jr., Ponca City, OK (39) 17.565; 56. 53, Joe Beaver, Knoxville, IA (54) NT.
Heat one (started), 8 laps, 2:18.8: 1. Kyle Larson (1) 2. Logan Forler (2) 3. Kevin Swindell (5) 4. Brad Sweet (3) / 5. Clint Garner (6) 6. Matt Moro (4) 7. Russ Hall (7) 8. JD Johnson (8) / 9. Dustin Morgan (10) 10. Lee Grosz (9) Heat two (started), 8 laps, 2:19.4: 1. Tony Shilling (1) 2. Ryan Anderson (4) 3. Brady Bacon (6) 4. Bobby Mincer (2) / 5. Jon Agan (5) 6. Jake Martens (3) 7. Jared Horstman (8) 8. Daryn Pittman (10) / 9. Ryan Roberts (9) 10. Tasker Phillips (7)
Heat three (started), 8 laps, 2:20.8: 1. Danny Jennings (2) 2. Henry Van Dam (1) 3. Jonathan Cornell (4) 4. Jack Dover (5) / 5. Randy Martin (6) 6. David Hall (3) 7. Danny Smith (8) 8. Thomas Kennedy (10) / 9. Aaron Reutzel (9) 10. Derek Hagar (7)
Heat four (started), 8 laps, 2:20.1: 1. Jesse Giannetto (2) 2. Paul McMahan (5) 3. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (8) 4. Tony Norem (1) / 5. Davey Heskin (7) 6. Josh Higday (3) 7. Alan Ambers (10) 8. Kyle Bellm (9) / 9. Dustin Selvage (6) 10. Larry Howery (4)
Heat five (started), 8 laps, 2:21.8: 1. Randy Hannagan (6) 2. Danny Lasoski (5) 3. RJ Johnson (1) 4. Brian Brown (7) / 5. Mark Pace (2) 6. Matt Covington (8) 7. Terry McCarl (4) 8. Kevin Ingle (9) / 9. Shawn Peterson (10) 10. Jac Haudenschild (3)
C main (started), 10 laps, 2:59.5: 1. Ryan Roberts (5) 2. Jac Haudenschild (1) 3. Derek Hagar (3) 4. Justin Carver (11) / 5. Aaron Reutzel (6) 6. Tasker Phillips (4) 7. Ray Allen Kulhanek (9) 8. Dustin Morgan (7) 9. Larry Howery (2) 10. Alan Zoutte (12) 11. Rick Wright Jr. (13) 12. Chris Ackland (10) 13. Shawn Peterson (8) DNS - Dustin Selvage, Lee Grosz, Joe Beaver
B main (started), 12 laps, NT: 1. Terry McCarl (5) 2. Clint Garner (1) 3. Jake Martens (6) 4. Jon Agan (3) / 5. Russ Hall (10) 6. Randy Martin (2) 7. Matt Covington (11) 8. Danny Smith (14) 9. JD Johnson (12) 10. Daryn Pittman (18) 11. Josh Higday (8) 12. Justin Carver (19) 13. Ryan Roberts (15) 14. Jared Horstman (9) 15. Matt Moro (4) 16. Kyle Bellm (16) 17. Kevin Ingle (13) 18. Mark Pace (7) 19. Alan Ambers (20) 20. Derek Hagar (17) 21. Jac Haudenschild (21) DNS - David Hall, Davey Heskin, Thomas Kennedy
A main (started), 20 laps, NT: 1. Danny Lasoski (3) 2. Brian Brown (19) 3. Kevin Swindell (6) 4. Jack Dover (5) 5. Jonathan Cornell (1) 6. Brad Sweet (9) 7. Brady Bacon (8) 8. Paul McMahan (4) 9. Ryan Anderson (2) 10. Kyle Larson (14) 11. Jesse Giannetto (13) 12. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (20) 13. Clint Garner (22) 14. Tony Shilling (15) 15. RJ Johnson (18) 16. Henry Van Dam (16) 17. Terry McCarl (21) 18. Jake Martens (23) 19. Bobby Mincer (11) 20. Tony Norem (17) 21. Danny Jennings (12) 22. Logan Forler (10) 23. Randy Hannagan (7) 24. Jon Agan (24). Lap Leaders: Cornell 1-4, Lasoski 5-11, Cornell 12-13, Lasoski 14-20.
8/3
Tatnell Tops Night Two at 360 Knoxville Nationals
Bryan Hulbert - Knoxville, Iowa (August 3, 2012) Brooke Tatnell is no stranger to victory lane at the famed Knoxville Raceway, but not so much in the ASCS 360 division. That all changed on Friday night as the Australian grabbed night two of the 22n annual Arnold Motor Supply 360 Knoxville Nationals.
Taking off from the third spot, the Pro Fab Engineering No. 14t would fall back one as Tony Bruce Jr. took off from the pole. Gaining a comfortable advantage from the word go, the Oil Medics No. 18 would soon be stalked by the No. 9p of Rager Phillips.
Taking the field to lap seven, Phillips would get the run for the race lead; taking the top spot on the eighth go- round.
Following Phillips by the No. 18, the runner up spot would be filled by Tatnell before the caution flew on lap nine for the Hard Core Speed Shop No. 09 of Matt Juhl who came to a rest at the top of turn two. Juhl would restart as the Phillips worked high and low to hold off the charge of Brook Tatnell on the restart.
Finding the moisture off the inside line, the Ostrich powered No. 14t would bolt into the race lead on the eleventh time around.
Racing off into slower traffic, Tatnell would pull to a sizable advantage as the fight on the track raged mid pack with Shane Stewart and Tim Shaffer on the move. Pulling just outside the top five, the battle on the speedway was for third as Tim Kaeding and Dusty Zomer went after Rager Phillips.
Clicking into the final five laps, the green stayed displayed with Brooke Tatnell continuing to pull away over the battle for the podium. Making quick work of third, Kaeding would jump into second with the Bargain Barn Tire Center No. 91 of Dusty Zomer in tow as the white flag was set to wave.
Set on cruise, Brook Tatnell would go unchallenged to his first ASCS win at the Knoxville Raceway. Tim Kaeding would cross the line second with Dusty Zomer making up the podium. Roger Crockett would take fourth with Rager Phillips settling for fifth.
Tim Shaffer would climb from thirteenth to sixth with Shane Stewart seventh. Wayne Johnson crossed he stripe eighth with Jason Myers and Jason Johnson rounding out the top ten.
The Arnold Motor Supply 360 Nationals continue with the Championship Saturday Night! For more information, visit www.KnoxvilleRaceway.com!
360 Results
Time Trials (Qualifying Order, 2 laps): 1. 57, Shane Stewart, Bixby, OK (7), 16.809; 2. 11, Roger Crockett, Medford, OR (10), 16.810; 3. 81, Danny Wood, Norman, OK (18), 16.905; 4. Seth Brahmer, Wisner, NE (3), 16.911; 5. 6x, Kaley Gharst, Decatur, IL (15), 17.035; 6. 0s, Glenn Styres, Ohsweken, ONT, Can. (2), 17.038; 7. 91, Dusty Zomer, Brandon, SD (19), 17.060; 8. 10I, Dennis Moore Jr., Grinnell, IA (21), 17.069; 9. 77x, Wayne Johnson, Knoxville, IA (37), 17.154; 10. 21K, Lou Kennedy Jr., Winnipeg, MB, Can. (29), 17.156; 11. 2mx, Dustin Daggett, Portland, MI (17), 17.201; 12. 35AU, Jamie Veal, Warrnambool, VIC, Aust. (6), 17.203; 13. 14T, Brooke Tatnell, Sans Souci, NSW, Aust. (12), 17.211; 14. 23, Seth Bergman, Snohomish, WA (9), 17.215; 15. 7KS, Sheldon Haudenschild, Wooster, OH (1), 17.228; 16. 9P, Rager Phillips, Pleasantville, IA (30), 17.239; 17. 18, Tony Bruce Jr., Liberal, KS (20), 17.242; 18. 83JR, Tim Kaeding, San Jose, CA (5), 17.243; 19. 82, Justin Henderson, Sioux Falls, SD (42), 17.292; 20. 14x, Gary Taylor, Snohomish, WA (50), 17.342; 21. 41, Jason Johnson, Eunice, LA (47), 17.373; 22. 81J, Austin Johnson, Shakopee, MN (4), 17.390; 23. 9m, Ricky Montgomery, Lakewood, CO (16), 17.407; 24. 54, Cap Henry, Bellevue, OH (36), 17.408; 25. 83, Tim Shaffer, Aliquippa, PA (38), 17.410; 26. 09, Matt Juhl, Estherville, IA (31), 17.413; 27. 4B, Jordan Boston, Crete, NE (51), 17.441; 28. 05, Brad Loyet, Sunset Hills, MO (11), 17.477; 29. 1, Sam Hafertepe Jr., Sunnyvale, TX (27), 17.486; 30. 45x, Johnny Herrera, Albuquerque, NM (35), 17.509; 31. 7m, Kevin Ramey, Fort Worth, TX (24), 17.516; 32. 14J, Josh Riggins, Newton, IA (14), 17.553; 33. 25, Dylan Peterson, Sioux Falls, SD (26), 17.565; 34. 74x, Josh Hodges, Tijeras, NM (48), 17.594; 35. 21m, Jason Meyers, Clovis, CA (25), 17.597; 36. 32, Scott Winters, Butterfield, MN (28), 17.601; 37. 0, Jonathan Allard, Chico, CA (32), 17.602; 38. 222, Koby Barksdale, Norman, OK (8), 17.603; 39. 0w, Jeff Swindell, Bartlett, TN (39), 17.603; 40. 55, Trey Starks, Puyallup, WA (23), 17.651; 41. 3, Nate Van Haaften, Otley, IA (49), 17.664; 42. 9, Gary Wright, Hooks, TX (33), 17.696; 43. 17B, Josh Baughman, Odessa, TX (22), 17.714; 44. 21w, Wes Wofford, Alamogordo, NM (44), 17.938; 45. 83J, Geoff Ensign, Sebastopol, CA (52), 17.990; 46. 3A, AG Rains, West Memphis, AR (41), 17.996; 47. 66, Geoff Dodge, Speedway, IN (13), 18.040; 48. 97, Carson McCarl, Altoona, IA (34), 18.046; 49. 11n, Ed Neumeister, Upper Sandusky, OH (40), 18.086; 50. 13JM, Jordan Martens, Sioux Falls, SD (43), 18.226; / 51. 77, Dalten Gabbard, Peoria, AZ (46), 18.245; 52. 17w, Cole Wood, Auburn, CA (45), 18.422.
Heat one (started), 8 laps, 2:19.8: 1. Jason Johnson (2) 2. Matt Juhl (1) 3. Shane Stewart (6) 4. Rager Phillips (3) / 5. Dustin Daggett (4) 6. Scott Winters (8) 7. Nate Van Haaften (9) 8. Glenn Styres (5) / 9. Kevin Ramey (7) 10. AG Rains (10)
Heat two (started), 8 laps, 2:20.4: 1. Jordan Boston (1) 2. Tony Bruce Jr. (3) 3. Roger Crockett (6) 4. Dusty Zomer (5) / 5. Jamie Veal (4) 6. Gary Wright (9) 7. Austin Johnson (2) 8. Josh Riggins (7) / 9. Geoff Dodge (10) 10. Jonathan Allard (8)
Heat three (started), 8 laps, 2:24.8: 1. Brad Loyet (1) 2. Tim Kaeding (3) 3. Brooke Tatnell (4) 4. Danny Wood (6) / 5. Dennis Moore Jr. (5) 6. Carson McCarl (10) 7. Dylan Peterson (7) 8. Koby Barksdale (8) 9. Josh Baughman (9) 10. Ricky Montgomery (2)
Heat four (started), 8 laps, 2:22.9: 1. Sam Hafertepe Jr. (1) 2. Justin Henderson (3) 3. Wayne Johnson (5) 4. Jeff Swindell (8) / 5. Seth Brahmer (6) 6. Seth Bergman (4) 7. Josh Hodges (7) 8. Wes Wofford (9) / 9. Ed Neumeister (10) 10. Cap Henry (2)
Heat five (started), 8 laps, 2:22.2: 1. Johnny Herrera (1) 2. Tim Shaffer (2) 3. Gary Taylor (3) 4. Jason Meyers (7) / 5. Sheldon Haudenschild (4) 6. Kaley Gharst (6) 7. Lou Kennedy Jr. (5) 8. Trey Starks (8) / 9. Geoff Ensign (9) 10. Jordan Martens (10)
C main (started), 10 laps, NT: 1. Jonathan Allard (1) 2. Kevin Ramey (2) 3. Koby Barksdale (4) 4. Geoff Ensign (6) / 5. AG Rains (5) 6. Dalten Gabbard (9) 7. Cole Wood (10) 8. Ed Neumeister (7) / 9. Josh Baughman (3) 10. Geoff Dodge (8) 11. Cap Henry (1) DNS – Cap Henry, Jordan Martens
B main (started), 12 laps, NT: 1. Kaley Gharst (2) 2. Seth Brahmer (1) 3. Dennis Moore Jr. (4) 4. Dustin Daggett (6) / 5. Glenn Styres (3) 6. Jamie Veal (7) 7. Sheldon Haudenschild (9) 8. Scott Winters (15) 9. Seth Bergman (8) 10. Jonathan Allard (21) 11. Nate Van Haaften (17) 12. Kevin Ramey (22) 13. Wes Wofford (19) 14. Geoff Ensign (24) 15. Austin Johnson (10) 16. Ricky Montgomery (11) 17. Trey Starks (16) 18. Dylan Peterson (13) 19. Koby Barksdale (23) 20. Lou Kennedy Jr. (5) 21. Gary Wright (18) 22. Josh Riggins (12) 23. Josh Hodges (14) 24. Carson McCarl (20)
A main (started), 20 laps, NT: 1. Brooke Tatnell (3) 2. Tim Kaeding (9) 3. Dusty Zomer (5) 4. Roger Crockett (7) 5. Rager Phillips (2) 6. Tim Shaffer (13) 7. Shane Stewart (8) 8. Wayne Johnson (4) 9. Jason Meyers (19) 10. Jason Johnson (12) 11. Justin Henderson (10) 12. Danny Wood (6) 13. Johnny Herrera (18) 14. Tony Bruce Jr. (1) 15. Jeff Swindell (20) 16. Kaley Gharst (21) 17. Sam Hafertepe Jr. (17) 18. Dustin Daggett (24) 19. Gary Taylor (11) 20. Brad Loyet (16) 21. Seth Brahmer (22) 22. Dennis Moore Jr. (23) 23. Jordan Boston (15) 24. Matt Juhl (14). Lap Leaders: Bruce Jr. 1-7, R. Phillips 8-10, Tatnell 11-20.
Feature Lineups for Saturday night’s 22nd Annual Arnold Motor Supply 360 Nationals Championship
A main
1. Roger Crockett 486 2. Shane Stewart 482 3. Kevin Swindell 480 4. Brady Bacon 480 5. Danny Lasoski 479 6. Dusty Zomer 475 7. Jack Dover 471 8. Brooke Tatnell 470 9. Paul McMahan 467 10. Danny Wood 465 11. Wayne Johnson 464 12. Clint Garner 464 13. Jonathan Cornell 462 14. Tim Kaeding 461 15. Ryan Anderson 459 16. Rager Phillips 453 17. Brad Sweet 451 18. Randy Hannagan 448 19. Kaley Gharst 447 20. Jason Johnson 442
B main
1. Seth Brahmer 442 2. Justin Henderson 441 3. Tim Shaffer 439 4. Tony Bruce Jr. 439 5. Jesse Giannetto 434 6. Dustin Daggett 434 7. Kyle Larson 432 8. Dennis Moore Jr. 432 9. Jon Agan 430 10. Randy Martin 424 11. Tony Shilling 422 12. Terry McCarl 422 13. Brian Brown 421 14. Gary Taylor 420 15. Jake Martens 419 16. Johnny Herrera 418 17. Danny Jennings 416 18. Logan Forler 415 19. Henry Van Dam 413 20. Bobby Mincer 413
C main
1. Sam Hafertepe Jr. 412 2. Glenn Styres 411 3. RJ Johnson 408 4. Brad Loyet 408 5. Jason Meyers 407 6. Jamie Veal 406 7. Jordan Boston 404 8. Matt Juhl 401 9. Sheldon Haudenschild 398 10. Tony Norem 397 11. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 396 12. Seth Bergman 393 13. Jeff Swindell 387 14. Matt Moro 387 15. Josh Higday 379 16. Lou Kennedy Jr. 376 17. Russ Hall 364 18. Austin Johnson 362 19. Ricky Montgomery 361 20. David Hall 359
D main
1. Mark Pace 356 2. Scott Winters 351 3. Matt Covington 345 4. Jac Haudenschild 345 5. Danny Smith 344 6. Kevin Ramey 344 7. Dustin Selvage 344 8. JD Johnson 343 9. Jared Horstman 334 10. Jonathan Allard 333 11. Nate Van Haaften 332 12. Dylan Peterson 331 13. Larry Howery 331 14. Davey Heskin 328 15. Josh Riggins 325 16. Joshua Hodges 322 17. Derek Hagar 321 18. Ryan Roberts 320 19. Daryn Pittman 319 20. Wes Wofford 319
E main
1. Trey Starks 319 2. Koby Barksdale 316 3. Kyle Bellm 313 4. Gary Wright 313 5. Geoff Ensign 312 6. Kevin Ingle 309 7. Cap Henry 307 8. Tasker Phillips 301 9. Alan Ambers 300 10. Carson McCarl 292 11. Thomas Kennedy 289 12. Aaron Reutzel 284 13. AG Rains 275 14. Josh Baughman 273 15. Dustin Morgan 272 16. Justin Carver 268 17. Ed Neumeister 266 18. Geoff Dodge 266 19. Lee Grosz 265 20. Shawn Peterson 254
Alternates
Jordan Martens 253
Dalten Gabbard 240
Ray Allen Kulhanek 238
Cole Wood 233
Chris Ackland 223
Alan Zoutte 217
Rick Wright Jr. 210
Joe Beaver 195
8/4
It’s all Shane Stewart in Knoxville
Bryan Hulbert/Bill Wright - Knoxville, Iowa (August 4, 2012) The first four time champion has been crowned as the Kick It for Cancer/Jeff Gordon Foundation No. 57 of Shane Stewart went uncontested in Saturday night’s 25 lap Arnold Motor Supply 360 Knoxville Nationals feature event.
“That car in the A-Main was just flawless” ommented Stewart in Victory Lane. “I’m not even worried about the other nationals right now I’m just going to celebrate these nationals.”
Called back on a false start, Stewart was able still able to get the jump into the top spot. Racing to a straight-a- way advantage in the three laps as Roger Crockett gave chase with Kevin Swindell and Brady Bacon moving in to battle for the runner up spot.
With the preferred line quickly moving up the racing surface, lapped traffic would force Stewart to utilize the slide job. Even so, the Bixby native pulled to a 2.435 second advantage by lap fifteen with the battle on the track shaping up for second with the Wrapexperts.com No. 39 of Kevin Swindell moving in for the runner up spot.
Making the pass on the fourteenth round, Swindell nearly gave the position back. Taking a full head of steam on the cushion in turns three and four, Swindell would stand the front end high with Crockett and Bacon within striking distance. Hold the runner up spot Swindell would now be chased by the Fatheadz Eyewear No. 99 as Brady Bacon dropped Crockett to third.
Moving on the high side, the top five would spread out evenly as the field raced by lap sixteen. Outside the top five, several drivers were on the move as Brooke Tatnell made the pass for sixth with Jack Dover holding seventh. Dicing up behind that, Danny Lasoski and Wayne Johnson battled for eighth with the Parker Burch Motorsports No. 1m holding he advantage.
Moving into the final seven laps, Stewart continued to lead but the driver getting the crowd’s attention was Brian Brown. Taking the final transfer spot out of the B-Feature, the FVP No. 21 would crack the top ten with seven to run and more to gain; taking eighth on the next go round.
Lapping past twelfth, the advantage was 4.029 second as Shane Stewart raced under the double checkered flags for the night’s $10,000 payday. Kevin Swindell was second with Brady Bacon making up the podium. Making a late race charge from seventh, Jack Dover would take fourth with Roger Crockett fading to round out the top five.
Dustin Zomer was sixth with Danny Lasoski seventh. Brian Brown would end up eighth with Wayne Johnson and Tim Kaeding rounding out the top ten.
In 305 action, it was the brothers Friedrichsen finishing 1-2! Casey Friedrichsen started sixth and was into third by the second lap. He would take the lead from brother Bart on a lap five restart, and cruise the rest of the way to his first ever Knoxville Raceway win!
“I’m not sure I quite cleared him as clean as I should of,” said Casey of his pass of brother Bart. “For us to finish one-two…it’s phenomenal!”
Behind the Friedrichsens’ were Alan Ambers, Matt Stephenson and Mitchell Alexander. Bill Boles, Mark Widmar, Mike Van Haaften, Matthew Stelzer and Dakota Hendrickson rounded out the top ten. Stelzer registered quick time, with Alexander, Widmar and Boles claiming heat races.
The 1st Annual “Capitani Classic” will be contested Sunday night, August 5! For more information, visit www.KnoxvilleRaceway.com!
22nd Annual Arnold Motor Supply 360 Nationals Championship Results
E main (started), 8 laps, 2:11.4: 1. 55, Trey Starks, Puyallup, WA (1) 2. 86, Kyle Bellm, Nixa, MO (3) 3. 22, Koby Barksdale, Norman, OK (2) 4. 17R, Aaron Reutzel, Clute, TX (8) 5. 87, Justin Carver, Millington, TN (11) 6. 2K, Kevin Ingle, Huron, SD (6) 7. 93A, Alan Ambers, Knoxville, IA (7) 8. 53, Joe Beaver, Knoxville, IA (16) 9. 17B, Josh Baughman, Odessa, TX (9) 10. 21T, Ray Allen Kulhanek, Conroe, TX (13) 11. 83J, Geoff Ensign, Sebastopol, CA (5) 12. 33, Alan Zoutte, Knoxville, IA (15) 13. 17w, Cole Wood, Woodland Park, CO (14) / 14. 4x, Shawn Peterson, Irving, TX (12) 15. 9, Gary Wright, Hooks, TX (4) DNS – 2, Dustin Morgan, Tulsa, OK, 54, Cap Henry, Bellevue, OH, 7TAZ, Tasker Phillips, Pleasantville, IA, 97, Carson McCarl, Altoona, IA, 20K, Thomas Kennedy, Winnipeg, MB, Can., 3A, AG Rains, West Memphis, AR, 11n, Ed Neumeister, Upper Sandusky, OH, 66, Geoff Dodge, Colorado Springs, CO, 4J, Lee Grosz, Fargo, ND, 13JM, Jordan Martens, Harrisburg, SD, 77, Dalten Gabbard, Peoria, AZ, 11w, Chris Ackland, Perth, WA, Aust., 35, Rick Wright Jr., Ponca City, OK
D main (started), 10 laps, 2:48.6: 1. 11c, Matt Covington, Glenpool, OK (1) 2. 98, JD Johnson, Wichita, KS (3) 3. 0, Jonathan Allard, Chico CA (4) 4. 3, Nate Van Haaften, Otley, IA (5) 5. 56, Davey Heskin, St. Michael, MN (8) 6. 25, Dylan Peterson, Sioux Falls, SD (6) 7. 27, Daryn Pittman, Owasso, OK (11) 8. 18R, Ryan Roberts, Aurora, NE (10) 9. Aaron Reutzel (15) 10. Koby Barksdale (14) 11. 74x, Josh Hodges, Tijeras, NM (9) / 12. Trey Starks (12) 13. 4s, Danny Smith, Chillicothe, OH (2) 14. Justin Carver (16) 15. Kyle Bellm (13) 16. Joe Beaver (19) 17. Ray Allen Kulhanek (21) 18. Alan Ambers (18) 19. Cole Wood (24) 20. Josh Baughman (20) 21. Kevin Ingle (17) 22. Alan Zoutte (23) 23. 69, Larry Howery, Hearne, TX (7) 24. Geoff Ensign (22) DNS – 31, Mark Pace, Lincoln, NE, 32, Scott Winters, Butterfield, MN, 7K, Jac Haudenschild, Wooster, OH, 7m, Kevin Ramey, Fort Worth, CA, 7x, Dustin Selvage, Indianola, IA, 17, Jared Horstman, Cloverdale, OH, 14J, Josh Riggins, Newton, IA, 9JR, Derek Hagar, Marion, AR, 21w, Wes Wofford, Alamogordo, NM C main (started), 12 laps, NT: 1. 21m, Jason Meyers, Clovis, CA (5) 2. 1, Sam Hafertepe Jr., Sunnyvale, TX (1) 3. 0s, Glenn Styres, Ohsweken, ONT, Can. (2) 4. 05, Brad Loyet, Sunset Hills, MO (4) 5. 0w, Jeff Swindell, Bartlett, TN (10) / 6. Matt Covington (12) 7. 23, Seth Bergman, Snohomish, WA (9) 8. Nate Van Haaften (17) 9. 45, Tony Norem, Dassel, MN (8) 10. Davey Heskin (14) 11. Dylan Peterson (19) 12. Josh Hodges (20) 13. JD Johnson (15) 14. Aaron Reutzel (18) 15. 7KS, Sheldon Haudenschild, Wooster, OH (7) 16. Koby Barksdale (22) 17. 09, Matt Juhl, Estherville, IA (6) 18. 2m, Matt Moro, Polk City, IA (11) 19. 71, RJ Johnson, Tampa, FL (3) 20. 81J, Austin Johnson, Shakopee, MN (13) 21. Daryn Pittman (16) 22. Ryan Roberts (21) DNS – 3m, Russ Hall, Pleasant Hill, IA, Jonathan Allard, 35AU, Jamie Veal, Warrnambool, VIC, Aust., 4B, Jordan Boston, Crete, NE, 6, Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Olive Branch, MS, 5J, Josh Higday, Des Moines, IA, 21K, Lou Kennedy Jr., Winnipeg, MB, Can., 9m, Ricky Montgomery, Lakewood, CO, 51, David Hall, Des Moines, IA
B main (started), 15 laps, 4:31.1: 1. 82, Justin Henderson, Sioux Falls, SD (2) 2. 13v, Seth Brahmer, Wisner, NE (1) 3. 83, Tim Shaffer, Aliquippa, PA (3) 4. 21, Brian Brown, Grain Valley, MO (12) / 5. 18, Tony Bruce Jr., Liberal, KS (4) 6. 2mx, Dustin Daggett, Portland, MI (6) 7. 4, Jon Agan, Knoxville, IA (7) 8. 1K, Kyle Larson, Elk Grove, CA (5) 9. 14, Randy Martin, California, MO (10) 10. Jason Meyers (20) 11. 5H, Logan Forler, Lake Havasu City, AZ (15) 12. 45x, Johnny Herrera, Albuquerque, NM (13) 13. 47T, Tony Shilling, Knoxville, IA (9) 14. 1J, Danny Jennings, Norman, OK (16) 15. Sam Hafertepe Jr. (19) 16. 10I, Dennis Moore Jr., Grinnell, IA (8) 17. Brad Loyet (21) 18. 48, Jake Martens, Fairview, OK (14) 19. 33v, Henry Van Dam, Enumclaw, WA (18) 20. Jeff Swindell (23) 21. 15, Bobby Mincer, Burlington, IA (17) 22. Glenn Styres (22) 23. 14x, Gary Taylor, Snohomish, WA (11) DNS – 10, Jesse Giannetto, Cedar Rapids, IA
A main (started), 25 laps, 7:48.8: 1. 57, Shane Stewart, Bixby, OK (2) 2. 39, Kevin Swindell, Charlotte, NC (3) 3. 99, Brady Bacon, Broken Arrow, OK (4) 4. 53D, Jack Dover, Springfield, NE (7) 5. 11, Roger Crockett, Medford, OR (1) 6. 91, Dusty Zomer, Brandon, SD (6) 7. 1m, Danny Lasoski, Dover, MO (5) 8. Brian Brown (24) 9. 77x, Wayne Johnson, Knoxville, IA (11) 10. 83JR, Tim Kaeding, San Jose, CA (14) 11. 41, Jason Johnson, Eunice, LA (20) 12. 14T, Brooke Tatnell, Sans Souci, NSW, Aust. (8) 13. 40, Clint Garner, Sioux Falls, SD (12) 14. Tim Shaffer (23) 15. Justin Henderson (21) 16. 01, Paul McMahan, Nashville, TN (9) 17. 49, Brad Sweet, Grass Valley, CA (17) 18. 22H, Randy Hannagan, Pittsboro, IN (18) 19. 6x, Kaley Gharst, Decatur, IL (19) 20. 71R, Ryan Anderson, Deloit, IA (15) 21. 9P, Rager Phillips, Pleasantville, IA (16) 22. 81, Danny Wood, Norman, OK (10) 23. 13v, Seth Brahmer, Wisner, NE (22) 24. 28, Jonathan Cornell, Sedalia, MO (13). Lap Leader: Stewart 1-25.
305 Results Time Trials (Group Qualifying): 1. 99, Matthew Stelzer, Omaha, NE (24), 16.967 2. 4, Dakota Hendrickson, Omaha, NE (22), 17.393 3. 33, Mike Van Haaften, Pella, IA (11), 17.442 4. 20, Casey Friedrichsen, Arthur, IA (1), 17.469 5. 93A, Alan Ambers, Knoxville, IA (21), 17.476 6. 05, Bill Boles, Harris, IA (6), 17.535 7. 6, Mitchell Alexander, Knoxville, IA (15), 17.566 8. 29, Bart Friedrichsen, Arthur, IA (20), 17.646 9. 55, Matt Stephenson, Altoona, IA (18), 17.657 10. 93, Derrik Lusk, Jackson, MN (25), 17.668 11. 7w, Mark Widmar, Ottumwa, IA (9), 17.672; 12. 88, J Kinder, Holt’s Summit, MO (14), 17.783; 13. 71c, Andrew Shelton, Lacona, IA (13), 17.914; 14. 07, Derek Anderson, Estherville, IA (3), 18.025; 15. 92c, Cody Ambers, Knoxville, IA (16), 18.043; 16. 21, Wes Wofford, Alamogordo, NM (19), 18.137; 17. R99, Nick Ross, Oskaloosa, IA (2), 18.192; 18. 4x, Shawn Peterson, Irving, TX (5), 18.306; 19. 612, Isaac Schreurs, Sioux Falls, SD (10), 18.350; 20. 4c, Chris Horton, Indianola, IA (17), 18.366; 21. 17, Josh Baughman, Odessa, TX (23), 18.373; 22. 7, Nick Guernsey, Burlington, IA (4), 18.736; 23. 19K, Sarena Paul, Monroe, IA (8), 20.144; 24. 82, Lee Patterson, Des Moines, IA (26), 22.159; DQ - 9H, Ben Woods, Newton, IA (7); DQ – 5, Terri O’Connell, Memphis, TN (12)
Heat one (started), 6 laps, NT: 1. Mitchell Alexander (2) 2. Casey Friedrichsen (3) 3. Derrik Lusk (1) 4. Andrew Shelton (5) 5. Isaac Schreurs (7) 6. Wes Wofford (6) 7. Terri O’Connell (9) 8. Matthew Stelzer (4) DNS – Ben Woods
Heat two (started), 6 laps, NT: 1. Mark Widmar (1) 2. Alan Ambers (3) 3. Bart Friedrichsen (2) 4. Dakota Hendrickson (4) 5. Derek Anderson (5) 6. Nick Ross (6) 7. Chris Horton (7) 8. Sarena Paul (8) DNS – Nick Guernsey
Heat three (started), 6 laps, 1:45.4: 1. Bill Boles (3) 2. Mike Van Haaften (4) 3. Matt Stephenson (2) 4. Josh Baughman (7) 5. Cody Ambers (5) 6. Shawn Peterson (6) 7. Lee Patterson (8) DNS – J Kinder
A main (started), 15 laps, NT: 1. Casey Friedrichsen (6) 2. Bart Friedrichsen (2) 3. Alan Ambers (5) 4. Matt Stephenson (1) 5. Mitchell Alexander (3) 6. Bill Boles (4) 7. Mark Widmar (10) 8. Mike Van Haaften (7) 9. Matthew Stelzer (19) 10. Dakota Hendrickson (8) 11. Derrik Lusk (9) 12. Wes Wofford (14) 13. Andrew Shelton (11) 14. Chris Horton (21) 15. Shawn Peterson (16) 16. Ben Woods (25) 17. Nick Ross (15) 18. Cody Ambers (13) 19. Isaac Schreurs (17) 20. Sarena Paul (22) 21. Lee Patterson (23) 22. Terri O’Connell (24) 23. Josh Baughman (8) 24. Derek Anderson (12) DNS – J Kinder, Nick Guernsey. Lap Leaders: B Friedrichsen 1- 5, C. Friedrichsen 6-15. Hard-charger: Stelzer. 8/5
Maeschen Flawless in Inaugural Capitani Classic
Bryan Hulbert/Bill Wright - Knoxville, Iowa (August 5, 2012) Taking off from the pole, Bronson Maeschen wired the field en-route to victory in the 1st annual Ralph Capitani Classic over the hard charging Tim Shaffer.
Asked about what it meant to capture the Capitani classic, the Pleasantville, Iowa racer was elated, “This is pretty awesome. It took us years to get the first now to get a couple in the same month. We didn’t do any winning when Capi was around so I’m glad he’s back and I got to win with him up here.”
Taking off to a nearly three second advantage by lap two, the caution lights would blink on around the Knoxville Raceway on lap three for the spun No. 1k of Kyle Larson.
Single file past the cone, Maeschen would utilize the inside line to again pull to a commanding lead as the battle on the racetrack was for third with Joey Saldana in pursuit of team mate Cody Darrah. Keeping pace on the top groove, the KKR No. 9 of Saldana would settle into fourth as Darrah held the show position.
Moving back in the field the next battle on the surface stretched from sixth to tenth as Brian Brown looked to hold off Danny Lasoski, Tim Kaeding, Daryn Pittman, and the hard charging Shane Stewart.
Getting the pass into eighth, the Kick it for Children’s Cancer No. 57 would begin battling with Brown. Holding sixth, the FVP No. 21 would ultimately succumb to pressure from Tim Kaeding as the Roth Motorsports No. 83 drove back into contention.
Back at the front of the field, Maeschen was out to another three second advantage with only ten laps in the books and the back of the field in sight. With his advantage now in jeopardy, the Keenist Implement Detailing No. 96 would see his preferred low line blocked as the C.H. Motorsports No. 83 ran full tilt on clear racetrack.
Bumper to Bumper with ten laps to go both drivers dove to the inside of turns one and two. Looking for the pass in turn three, Shaffer would have to hit the brakes as a slower car dropped into the fast lane; giving Maeschen an eight car length advantage.
Into more slower traffic with laps clicking off the scoreboard, the final five laps would see Maeschen and Shaffer having to hit their marks perfectly as the pair mingled amongst the back markers. Working into the final two laps, the run for the lead was on as Tim Shaffer lined up only to be held up again by traffic while Bronson Maeschen raced to his second career victory at the Knoxville Raceway.
Tim Shaffer would settle for the runner up spot with Joey Saldana getting the late race pass into third. Cody Darrah was fourth with Tim Kaeding clawing from thirteenth to fifth.
Brad Sweet crossed the line sixth with Brian Brown seventh. Jason Johnson, who was an alternate in the nights feature before Donny Schatz scratched from the line-up drove from twenty-third to eighth with Danny Lasoski and fifteenth starting Shane Stewart making up the top ten.
The 52nd Annual Goodyear Knoxville Nationals kick into gear this Wednesday night, August 8! For more information, visit www.KnoxvilleRaceway.com!
410 Results
Time Trials (Qualifying Order, 2 laps) 1. 98, Brooke Tatnell, Sans Souci, NSW, Aus (1), 15.520; 2. 1z, Danny Lasoski, Dover, MO (26), 15.525; 3. 19, Stevie Smith, Broken Arrow, OK (3), 15.629; 4. 9, Rager Phillips, Pleasantville, IA (8), 15.647; 5. 99, Brady Bacon, Broken Arrow, OK (10), 15.656; 6. 77x, Wayne Johnson, Knoxville, IA (11), 15.667; 7. 51, Fred Rahmer, Salfordville, PA (5), 15.706; 8. 9K, Joey Saldana, Brownsburg, IN (19), 15.715; 9. 21, Brian Brown, Grain Valley, MO (38), 15.722; 10. 49K, Brad Sweet, Grass Valley, CA (6), 15.741; 11. 7TAZ, Tasker Phillips, Pleasantville, IA (2), 15.747; 12. 28, Brian Paulus, Mooresville, IN (20), 15.756; 13. 4D, Cody Darrah, Red Lion, PA (64), 15.779; 14. 83, Tim Shaffer, Aliquippa, PA (21), 15.792; 15. 96, Bronson Maeschen, Pleasantville, IA (36), 15.811; 16. 27, Daryn Pittman, Owasso, OK (4), 15.818; 17. 29, Kerry Madsen, St. Marys, NSW, Aus (25), 15.857; 18. 15, Donny Schatz, Fargo, ND (62), 15.884; 19. 49, Josh Schneiderman, West Burlington, IA (17), 15.886; 20. D4, Danny Holtgraver, Pittsburgh, PA (13), 15.910; 21. 83JR, Tim Kaeding, San Jose, CA (46), 15.926; 22. 2L, Ed Lynch Jr., Apollo, PA (41), 15.930; 23. 57, Shane Stewart, Bixby, OK (9), 15.969; 24. 55xm, James McFadden, Brisbane, QLD, Aust. (12), 16.012; 25. 1K, Kyle Larson, Elk Grove, CA (15), 16.039; 26. 6R, Ryan Bunton, Morton, IL (23), 16.097; 27. 7K, Jeff Swindell, Bartlett, TN (30), 16.125; 28. 35AU, Jamie Veal, Warrnambool, VIC, Au (51), 16.181; 29. 13, Mark Dobmeier, Grand Forks, ND (50), 16.183; 30. 24, Terry McCarl, Altoona, IA (33), 16.197; 31. 82, Justin Henderson, Sioux Falls, SD (63), 16.200; 32. 1x, Randy Hannagan, Pittsboro, IN (40), 16.226; 33. 2, Dale Blaney, Fowler, OH (60), 16.271; 34. 91, Dusty Zomer, Sioux Falls, SD (54), 16.285; 35. 20, AJ Moeller, Rockwell City, IA (43), 16.287; 36. 4, Danny Smith, Danville, IN (7), 16.289; 37. 41, Jason Johnson, Eunice, LA (24), 16.311; 38. 55, Ian Madsen, St. Marys, NSW, Aust (48), 16.315; 39. 75, Glen Saville, Razorback, NSW, Aust (22), 16.328; 40. 6x, Kaley Gharst, Decatur, IL (56), 16.338; 41. 17A, Austin McCarl, Altoona, IA (31), 16.342; 42. 35, Skyler Prochaska, Lakefield, MN (27), 16.359; 43. 89G, David Gravel, Watertown, CT (28), 16.370; 44. 56, Davey Heskin, St. Michael, MN (52), 16.378; 45. 55x, Trey Starks, Puyallup, WA (55), 16.427; 46. 66, Geoff Dodge, Speedway, IN (67), 16.447; 47. 21m, Jason Meyers, Clovis, CA (57), 16.457; 48. 1s, Logan Schuchart, Hanover, PA (59), 16.504; 49. 71, Kevin Swindell, Charlotte, NC (39), 16.506; 50. 69, Mike Moore, Des Moines, IA (47), 16.528; 51. 45x, Johnny Herrera, Albuquerque, NM (35), 16.554; 52. 18, Tony Bruce Jr., Owasso, OK (29), 16.558; 53. 4K, Paul Jeffrey, Kellyville, NSW, Aus (18), 16.638; 54. 12, Lynton Jeffrey, Prairie City, IA (37), 16.737; 55. 0s, Glenn Styres, Ohsweken, ONT, Can. (44), 16.826; 56. 47, Don Droud Jr., Lincoln, NE (32), 16.847; 57. W20, Greg Wilson, Benton Ridge, OH (45), 16.886; 58. 2K, Kevin Ingle, Huron, SD (16), 16.906; 59. 0, Jonathan Allard, Chico, CA (53), 16.941; 60. 88, Jarrod Schneiderman, West Burlington, IA (65), 16.991; 61. 81, Austin Johnson, Shakopee, MN (49), 17.737; 62. 47AU, Trevor Reynolds, Perth, WA, Aust. (61), 17.823; 63. 11, Roger Crockett, Medford, OR (34), 18.079; 64. 12P, TJ Peterson, Des Moines, IA (42), 18.266; 65. 23K, Rob Kubli, Milo, IA (14), NT; 66. 23, Seth Bergman, Snohomish, WA (58), NT; 67. DQ (Weight) 10, Sheldon Haudenschild, Wooster, OH (66).
Heat one (started), 8 laps, 2:09.8: 1. Josh Schneiderman (1) 2. Cody Darrah (2) 3. Brooke Tatnell (4) / 4. Justin Henderson (6) 5. Fred Rahmer (3) 6. David Gravel (8) 7. Jason Johnson (7) 8. Kyle Larson (5) 9. Kevin Swindell (9) 10. Glenn Styres (10) DNS – Austin Johnson, Rob Kubli
Heat two (started), 8 laps, NT: 1. Tim Shaffer (2) 2. Danny Lasoski (4) 3. Joey Saldana (3) / 4. Davey Heskin (8) 5. Randy Hannagan (6) 6. Don Droud Jr. (10) 7. Ian Madsen (7) 8. Mike Moore (9) 9. Trevor Reynolds (11) 10. Danny Holtgraver (1) 11. Ryan Bunton (5)
Heat three (started), 8 laps, 2:12.0: 1. Bronson Maeschen (2) 2. Tim Kaeding (1) 3. Brian Brown (3) / 4. Stevie Smith (4) 5. Dale Blaney (6) 6. Jeff Swindell (5) 7. Trey Starks (8) 8. Johnny Herrera (9) 9. Glen Saville (7) 10. Greg Wilson (10) 11. Roger Crockett (11)
Heat four (started), 8 laps, 2:12.3: 1. Ed Lynch Jr. (1) 2. Brad Sweet (3) 3. Daryn Pittman (2) / 4. Jamie Veal (5) 5. Rager Phillips (4) 6. Dusty Zomer (6) 7. Kaley Gharst (7) 8. Geoff Dodge (8) 9. Tony Bruce Jr. (9) 10. Kevin Ingle (10) DNS – TJ Peterson
Heat five (started), 8 laps, 2:11.8: 1. Shane Stewart (1) 2. Kerry Madsen (2) 3. Tasker Phillips (3) / 4. Mark Dobmeier (5) 5. Jonathan Allard (10) 6. Jason Meyers (8) 7. Austin McCarl (7) 8. Sheldon Haudenschild (11) 9. Brady Bacon (4) 10. Paul Jeffrey (9) 11. AJ Moeller (6) Heat six (started), 8 laps, NT: 1. Donny Schatz (2) 2. Wayne Johnson (4) 3. Terry McCarl (5) / 4. James McFadden (1) 5. Logan Schuchart (8) 6. Lynton Jeffrey (9) 7. Brian Paulus (3) 8. Danny Smith (6) 9. Jarrod Schneiderman (10) 10. Skyler Prochaska (7)
Dash of States (started), NT: 1. Stevie Smith (4) 2. Dale Blaney (9) 3. Justin Henderson (2) 4. Jeff Swindell (5) 5. Joey Saldana (11) 6. Brad Sweet (6) 7. Brady Bacon (10) 8. Brooke Tatnell (7) 9. Ryan Bunton (8) 10. Danny Lasoski (1) 11. Rager Phillips (3) DNS – Donny Schatz
B Feature #1 (started), 12 laps, NT: 1. Justin Henderson (5) 2. James McFadden (3) / 3. Jason Johnson (7) 4. Kevin Swindell (11) 5. Fred Rahmer (2) 6. David Gravel (9) 7. Kaley Gharst (8) 8. Jeff Swindell (4) 9. Glenn Styres (13) 10. Tony Bruce Jr. (12) 11. Geoff Dodge (10) 12. Seth Bergman (16) 13. Dusty Zomer (6) 14. Kevin Ingle (14)
B Feature #2 (started), 12 laps, 3:37.5: 1. Rager Phillips (1) 2. Kyle Larson (3) / 3. Brian Paulus (2) 4. Jason Meyers (10) 5. Jonathan Allard (14) 6. Davey Heskin (9) 7. Jamie Veal (4) 8. Ian Madsen (7) 9. Don Droud Jr. (13) 10. Randy Hannagan (5) 11. Roger Crockett (15) 12. Mike Moore (11) 14. Paul Jeffrey (12)
B Feature #3 (started), 12 laps, NT: 1. Brady Bacon (1) 2. Dale Blaney (5) / 3. Danny Holtgraver (2) 4. Mark Dobmeier (4) 5. Danny Smith (6) 6. Ryan Bunton (3) 7. Glen Saville (7) 8. Greg Wilson (13) 9. Trey Starks (9) 10. Lynton Jeffrey (12) 11. Johnny Herrera (11) 12. Skyler Prochaska (8) 13. Logan Schuchart (10) 14. Jarrod Schneiderman (14)
A main (started), 25 laps, NT: 1. Bronson Maeschen (1) 2. Tim Shaffer (2) 3. Joey Saldana (7) 4. Cody Darrah (3) 5. Tim Kaeding (13) 6. Brad Sweet (5) 7. Brian Brown (6) 8. Jason Johnson (23) 9. Danny Lasoski (9) 10. Shane Stewart (15) 11. Daryn Pittman (11) 12. Terry McCarl (18) 13. Kyle Larson (21) 14. Kerry Madsen (12) 15. Ed Lynch Jr. (16) 16. Tasker Phillips (4) 17. James McFadden (22) 18. Rager Phillips (20) 19. Josh Schneiderman (14) 20. Brooke Tatnell (10) 21. Justin Henderson (17) 22. Wayne Johnson (8) 23. Brady Bacon (19) 24. Dale Blaney (24). Lap Leader: Maeschen 1-25. Hard-charger: J. Johnson.
8/8
Larson takes Goodyear Knoxville Nationals Opener Bryan Hulbert - Knoxville, Iowa (August 8, 2012) Kyle Larson has already proven beyond the shadow of a doubt that he is among the best drivers in the nation. Putting an exclamation point on his young career the Elk Grove, California racer grabbed the rain delayed opening night win of the 52nd Goodyear Knoxville Nationals.
“We were really good in clean air there. It’s such a big deal and we’ve never really been out front like that in clean air and the car was really operating once I got out front” commented Larson in victory lane.
Asked about the race in general Larson replied, “Those restarts were getting me kind of nervous. I could see the 15 inching up on the board every time. I didn’t like that but I just had to make sure I got a clean restart and got through one and two nice and make sure I didn’t blow a left rear tire cause I was worried about that a lot.”
Taking off third, the Abreu Vineyard No. 1k would settle in behind Jason Sides, Randy Hannagan, and early leader Davey Heskin. Holding off several challenges from Brian Paulus, Larson would focus his attention on Jason Sides.
Running away at the front of the field, the back of the field was in sight by lap seventeen as Heskin tempted fate with daring three wide passes. Holding a fair amount of breathing room, the Deluxe Crates No. 56 continued his march around the back markers as the battle on track turned to fifth.
In pursuit of Brian Paulus, four time World of Outlaws champion Donny Schatz would work low on the Tear- Off Appeal No. 28 with Paulus able to hold on to the fifth spot.
Coming around to complete lap twelve, the caution would fly as the No. 02 of Mike Reinke slowed to a stop on the high side of turn four. As the caution flew for Reinke, a puff of smoke and flash of flames would send the No. 1x of Randy Hannagan out of the runner up spot and into the pits. Hannagan would be joined by Kerry Madsen as both drivers saw engines expiring. Reinke would be scored twenty-fourth with Madsen twenty-third, and Hannagan twenty-second.
Retaking the green Davey Heskin would see the top spot taken away as Jason Sides pulled off the slide job in turns one and two. With Sides pulling to an immediate advantage, Kyle Larson worked by Heskin for the runner up spot.
Working to complete lap fourteen, Jason Sides would see his night come an abrupt end as the left-rear tire exploded midway thought turns one and two, whipping Sides around before sending the Wetherington Tractor Service No. 7s flipping.
Able to restart after a visit to the work area, Sides would ultimately see his night end two laps later; coming to a stop inside turns three and four. Jason would be scored twentieth.
Assuming the race lead, Larson would be trailed by Heskin, Paulus, Schatz, and Lucas Wolfe with four laps to run. Taking away second on the restart, Paulus would begin reeling in Larson until mechanical problems saw the No. 28 slowing and the caution waving with one lap to run.
Taking the green for the final time, Kyle Larson would go unchallenged for the preliminary night victory with Davey Heskin holding off several late race charges from Donny Schatz for second. Racing into the nights feature from the B-Main, Craig Dollansky would finish an impressive fourth with Lucas Wolfe round out the top five. Brooke Tatnell finished sixth with Shane Stewart, who also transferred from the B-Main, taking seventh. Joey Saldana was eighth with Dustin Selvage and Jonathan Allard making up the top ten.
Racing continues at the 52nd Goodyear Knoxville Nationals Thursday with hot laps and qualifying scheduled to begin at 7:15pm. For more information on the 52nd Goodyear Knoxville Nationals and Knoxville Raceway log onto www.knoxvilleraceway.com. 52nd Goodyear Knoxville Nationals
Knoxville Raceway, Knoxville, IA
August 8, 2012
Car Count: 48
410 Results
Time Trials (Qualifying Order, 2 laps): 1. 9, Joey Saldana, Brownsburg, IN (28), 14.715; 2. 7, Craig Dollansky, Elk River, MN (10), 14.768; 3. 0, Jonathan Allard, Chico, CA (22), 14.813; 4. 13x, Paul McMahan, Nashville, TN (2), 14.832; 5. 82, Justin Henderson, Sioux Falls, SD (12), 14.847; 6. 89G, David Gravel, Watertown, CT (13), 14.851; 7. 57, Shane Stewart, Bixby, OK (3), 14.88; 8. 51, Fred Rahmer, Salfordville, PA (8), 14.891; 9. 5w, Lucas Wolfe, Mechanicsburg, PA (31), 14.901; 10. 63, Chad Kemenah, Findlay, OH (20), 14.905; 11. 28, Brian Paulus, Mooresville, IN (32), 14.94; 12. 15, Donny Schatz, Fargo, ND (11), 14.948; 13. 6R, Ryan Bunton, Morton, IL (4), 14.958; 14. 2x, Dustin Morgan, Tulsa, OK (15), 14.97; 15. 11, Steve Kinser, Bloomington, IN (48), 14.97; 16. 26, Sam Hafertepe Jr., Sunnyvale, TX (27), 14.981; 17. 7s, Jason Sides, Bartlett, TN (19), 14.987; 18. 13v, Seth Brahmer, Wisner, NE (6), 15.002; 19. 1K, Kyle Larson, Elk Grove, CA (5), 15.005; 20. 1x, Randy Hannagan, Pittsboro, IN (16), 15.017; 21. 56, Davey Heskin, St. Michael, MN (38), 15.023; 22. 12, Lynton Jeffrey, Prairie City, IA (36), 15.024; 23. 29, Kerry Madsen, St. Marys, NSW, Aus (17), 15.027; 24. 59, Jac Haudenschild, Wooster, OH (30), 15.067; 25. 7x, Dustin Selvage, Indianola, IA (1), 15.093; 26. D4, Danny Holtgraver, Pittsburgh, PA (23), 15.106; 27. 99, Brady Bacon, Broken Arrow, OK (24), 15.124; 28. 81, Austin Johnson, Shakopee, MN (14), 15.132; 29. 49, Brad Sweet, Grass Valley, CA (25), 15.135; 30. 71, Kevin Swindell, Charlotte, NC (21), 15.157; 31. 98, Brooke Tatnell, Sans Souci, NSW, Aus (43), 15.175; 32. 20, AJ Moeller, Rockwell City, IA (26), 15.182; 33. 7K, Jeff Swindell, Bartlett, TN (46), 15.195; 34. 17A, Austin McCarl, Altoona, IA (9), 15.224; 35. 2s, Lee Sowell, Lake Cormorant, MS (35), 15.228; 36. 47, Don Droud Jr., Lincoln, NE (34), 15.23; 37. 8, Casey Mack, East Grand Forks, ND (45), 15.231; 38. 75, Glen Saville, Razorback, NSW, Aust (42), 15.273; 39. 2L, Ed Lynch Jr., Apollo, PA (39), 15.276; 41. 9P, Rager Phillips, Pleasantville, IA (47), 15.311; 42. 88, Jarrod Schneiderman, West Burlington, IA (37), 15.49; 43. 47AU, Trevor Reynolds, Perth, WA, Aust. (33), 15.593; 44. 4D, Danny Smith, Chillicothe, OH (44), 15.635; 45. 7c, Critter Malone, Speedway, IN (7), 15.714; 46. 20PK, Ron Krysl, Atkinson, NE (29), 16.22; 47. 2K, Kevin Ingle, Huron, SD (41), 16.247; 48. 54, Cap Henry, Bellevue, OH (40), No Time;
Heat one (started), 10 laps, NT: 1. Brooke Tatnell (2); 2. Don Droud Jr. (1); 3. Brian Paulus (6); 4. Davey Heskin (4); 5. Danny Holtgraver (3); 6. Joey Saldana (8); 7. Sam Hafertepe Jr. (5); 8. David Gravel (7); 9. Rager Phillips (9); 10. Ron Krysl (10);
Heat two (started), 10 laps, NT: 1. AJ Moeller (2); 2. Donny Schatz (6); 3. Jason Sides (5); 4. Casey Mack (1); 5. Lynton Jeffrey (4); 6. Craig Dollansky (8); 7. Shane Stewart (7); 8. Brady Bacon (3); 9. Jarrod Schneiderman (9); 10. Kevin Ingle (10);
Heat three (started), 10 laps, NT: 1. Kerry Madsen (4); 2. Jonathan Allard (8); 3. Glen Saville (1); 4. Jeff Swindell (2); 5. Ryan Bunton (6); 6. Fred Rahmer (7); 7. Trevor Reynolds (9); 8. Seth Brahmer (5); 9. Austin Johnson (3); 10. Cap Henry (10);
Heat four (started), 10 laps, NT: 1. Ed Lynch Jr. (1); 2. Austin McCarl (2); 3. Kyle Larson (5); 4. Lucas Wolfe (7); 5. Brad Sweet (3); 6. Paul McMahan (8); 7. Danny Smith (9); 8. Dustin Morgan (6); 9. Jac Haudenschild (4); Heat five (started), 10 laps, NT: 1. Lee Sowell (2); 2. Mike Reinke (1); 3. Dustin Selvage (4); 4. Randy Hannagan (5); 5. Steve Kinser (6); 6. Kevin Swindell (3); 7. Justin Henderson (8); 8. Chad Kemenah (7); 9. Critter Malone (9);
C main (started), 10 laps, NT: 1. Rager Phillips (1); 2. Jarrod Schneiderman (2); 3. Kevin Ingle (5); 4. Ron Krysl (4) / 5. Critter Malone (3); DNS - Jac Haudenschild, Austin Johnson, Cap Henry
B main (started), 12 laps, NT: 1. Joey Saldana (1); 2. Craig Dollansky (2); 3. Shane Stewart (6); 4. Paul McMahan (3); 5. Justin Henderson (4); 6. David Gravel (5); 7. Chad Kemenah (8); 8. Steve Kinser (11); 9. Sam Hafertepe Jr. (12); 10. Fred Rahmer (7); 11. Brady Bacon (16); 12. Kevin Swindell (18); 13. Brad Sweet (17); 14. Ryan Bunton (9); 15. Danny Holtgraver (15); 16. Rager Phillips (21); 17. Jarrod Schneiderman (22); 18. Trevor Reynolds (19); 19. Lynton Jeffrey (14); 20. Dustin Morgan (10); 21. Kevin Ingle (23); 22. Seth Brahmer (13); 23. Ron Krysl (24); 24. Danny Smith (20);
A main (started), 25 laps, NT: 1. Kyle Larson (3); 2. Davey Heskin (1); 3. Donny Schatz (5); 4. Craig Dollansky (22); 5. Lucas Wolfe (7); 6. Brooke Tatnell (11); 7. Shane Stewart (23); 8. Joey Saldana (21); 9. Dustin Selvage (10); 10. Jonathan Allard (8); 11. Jeff Swindell (13); 12. Austin McCarl (14); 13. Don Droud Jr. (16); 14. Paul McMahan (24); 15. Ed Lynch Jr. (20); 16. Glen Saville (18); 17. AJ Moeller (12); 18. Brian Paulus (6); 19. Lee Sowell (15); 20. Jason Sides (4); 21. Casey Mack (17); 22. Randy Hannagan (2); 23. Kerry Madsen (9); 24. Mike Reinke (19). Lap Leaders: Heskin 1-12, Sides 13, Larson 14-25.
8/9
It's Meyers on Night Two in Knoxville
Bryan Hulbert / Bill Wright - Knoxville, Iowa (August 9, 2012) Despite begin out the racing for nearly four months, defending STP World of Outlaws Champion Jason Meyers stood in victory lane on night two of the 52nd Goodyear Knoxville Nationals.
With the crowd screaming in approval, the driver of the Tarlton and Sons No. 21m let out his own ecstatic yell to begin his post-race interview.
“Feels awesome, love it. I tell you what you know there is nothing that makes me happier than making others happy and for Tom Tarlton and Tommy Tarlton to take a chance on me, giving me this chance and everybody that’s supporting us I know that Tommy, Guy, and everyone back home they told me they weren’t come out here this week but I think maybe they might have to get on a plane and come hang out.”
Starting the feature third, Meyers would chase Mark Dobmeier and Greg Hodnett into turns one and two. Taking the early advantage, the No. 13v would set sail as the fight to be in the top five heated up with Sammy Swindell on the hammer. Taking fourth with a high side pass, Swindell’s run would end on lap twenty-one with a broken drive-line. Swindell would be scored twenty-third.
Working towards the tail end of the field, the leaders would see clear track as the caution waved with eighteen laps to run when second running Greg Hodnett rolled to a stop exiting turn four.
Back underway Danny Lasoski found all roads blocked with the spinning No. 55 of Ian Madsen. Flipping on the back straight-a-way, the Zemco No. 1m would be done with a twenty-third place finish. Ian Madsen would rejoin the field after having to change the right rear tire.
Still at eighteen laps remaining Jason Meyers would waste no time taking off into the race lead with a low line pass on Dobmeier.
Battling for third, sixth starting Stevie Smith would work past the MVT No. 11k of Kraig Kinser. Getting the run on Dobmeier for the runner up spot, Smith’s run would stall as the No. 13v held the position.
Working past the halfway point of the night’s 25 lap feature event, Jason Meyers would continue to lead with Dobmeier second and Smith third. Battling from fifteenth, Tim Schaffer would run fourth with Kraig Kinser falling back to fifth before the caution waved with ten laps remaining for the No. 91 of Dusty Zomer.
Battling into the night’s feature via the B-Main, twenty-second starting Zomer was tenth when his left rear tire exploded entering turn one, sending Zomer into the wall. Dusty would be scored twenty-first.
Back underway for the final ten laps, the C.H. Motorsports No.83 of Tim Shaffer carried a huge run to the bottom line for the pass on Stevie Smith. Not to be outdone, the No. 19 of Smith would take to the high line, bolting by Shaffer and Dobmeier for second only to see Tim Shaffer racing back by for the runner up spot with Kraig Kinser in tow.
With the back once again in sight, Tim Shaffer was within three car lengths of Jason Meyer as the field crossed the stripe with two laps to run. Inching closer and closer, Shaffer would go for the lead only to be held up by a lapped car allowing Jason Meyers to race to his third career win at the famed Knoxville Raceway.
Tim Shaffer would take second with Kraig Kinser rounding out the podium. Stevie Smith would settle for forth with Lance Dewease climbing from ninth to round out the top five. Mark Dobmeier would end up sixth with Jason Johnson seventh. Racing in from the B-Main, Tim Kaeding fought from twenty-first to eighth with Brian Brown and Johnny Herrera rounding out the top ten.
The 52nd Goodyear Knoxville Nationals continues with gates opening at 7:15pm for the Speed Sport News Friday Night Qualifier. For more information on the 52nd Goodyear Knoxville Nationals log onto www.knoxvilleraceway.com.
The top 16 in points locking into Saturday night’s A main event were…
1. Stevie Smith 479 2. Craig Dollansky 477 3. Jonathan Allard 475 4. Brian Brown 473 5. Donny Schatz 471 6. Joey Saldana 471 7. Jason Meyers 470 8. Tim Kaeding 470 9. Kraig Kinser 468 10. Lucas Wolfe 467 11. Ian Madsen 464 12. Kyle Larson 458 13. Shane Stewart 458 14. Daryn Pittman 458 15. Lance Dewease 453 16. Paul McMahan 453
The ten drivers opting for the first five rows of the B main are (Danny Lasoski was the only driver eligible for the B, opting to start over on Friday)…
1. Davey Heskin 449 2. Mark Dobmeier 447 3. Greg Hodnett 443 4. Brian Paulus 440 5. Jason Johnson 439 6. Sammy Swindell 435 7. Tim Shaffer 433 8. Brooke Tatnell 430 9. Dustin Selvage 430 10. Jason Sides 424
The 52nd Annual Goodyear Knoxville Nationals continues Friday night, August 10! For more information, visit www.KnoxvilleRaceway.com!
410 Results
Time Trials (Qualifying Order, 2 laps): 1. 55, Ian Madsen, St. Marys, NSW, Aust (15), 15.491; 2. 21, Brian Brown, Grain Valley, MO (18), 15.532; 3. 83JR, Tim Kaeding, San Jose, CA (26), 15.55; 4. 19, Stevie Smith, Broken Arrow, OK (31), 15.588; 5. 27, Daryn Pittman, Owasso, OK (13), 15.592; 6. 7TAZ, Tasker Phillips, Pleasantville, IA (7), 15.594; 7. 24, Terry McCarl, Altoona, IA (21), 15.595; 8. 96, Bronson Maeschen, Pleasantville, IA (30), 15.606; 9. 1z, Danny Lasoski, Dover, MO (36), 15.631; 10. 1, Sammy Swindell, Germantown, TN (47), 15.654; 11. 4, Cody Darrah, Red Lion, PA (17), 15.662; 12. 11K, Kraig Kinser, Bloomington, IN (20), 15.682; 13. 21m, Jason Meyers, Clovis, CA (35), 15.724; 14. 1s, Logan Schuchart, Hanover, PA (6), 15.73; 15. 39, Greg Hodnett, Thomasville, PA (39), 15.745; 16. 40, Caleb Helms, Findlay, OH (10), 15.757; 17. 23w, Scott Winters, Butterfield, MN (19), 15.764; 18. 13, Mark Dobmeier, Grand Forks, ND (12), 15.783; 19. 30c, Lance Dewease, Fayetteville, PA (9), 15.818; 20. 91, Dusty Zomer, Sioux Falls, SD (50), 15.86; 21. 41, Jason Johnson, Eunice, LA (48), 15.873; 22. W20, Greg Wilson, Benton Ridge, OH (33), 15.881; 23. 53D, Jack Dover, Springfield, NE (34), 15.923; 24. 11RC, Roger Crockett, Medford, OR (32), 15.945; 25. 77x, Wayne Johnson, Knoxville, IA (49), 15.946; 26. 69, Mike Moore, Des Moines, IA (5), 15.967; 27. 35, Tyler Walker, Hermosa Beach, CA (45), 15.993; 28. 55x, Trey Starks, Puyallup, WA (37), 16; 29. 35AU, Jamie Veal, Warrnambool, VIC, Au (42), 16.007; 30. 6, Bill Rose, Plainfield, IN (11), 16.014; 31. 18, Tony Bruce Jr., Owasso, OK (4), 16.017; 32. 83, Tim Shaffer, Aliquippa, PA (16), 16.018; 33. 55xm, James McFadden, Brisbane, QLD, Aust. (25), 16.024; 34. 45x, Johnny Herrera, Albuquerque, NM (2), 16.036; 35. 6x, Kaley Gharst, Decatur, IL (3), 16.039; 36. 74x, Josh Hodges, Tijeras, NM (38), 16.058; 37. 22x, Geoff Ensign, Sebastopol, CA (22), 16.085; 38. 49J, Josh Schneiderman, West Burlington, IA (27), 16.089; 39. 71B, Robert Bell, Colfax, IA (1), 16.136; 40. 17M, Joey Moughan, Springfield, IL (24), 16.185; 41. 24H, Bryan Sebetto, Fremont, OH (28), 16.198; 42. 66, Geoff Dodge, Speedway, IN (14), 16.286; 43. 17x, Marty Perovich, Denham Court, NSW, A (23), 16.463; 44. 10, Sheldon Haudenschild, Wooster, OH (40), 16.503; 45. 1T, Chris Shirek, Thompson, ND (46), 16.554; 46. 71AU, Domain Ramsay, Newtown, VIC, Aust. (44), 16.825; 47. 1m, Jim Moughan Jr., Springfield, IL (43), 16.978; 48. 12P, TJ Peterson, Des Moines, IA (8), 17.754; 49. 5, Terri O’Connell, Memphis, TN (29), No Time; 50. 2, Dale Blaney, Fowler, OH (41), No Time;
Heat one (started), 10 laps, 2:48.6: 1. Tony Bruce Jr. (2); 2. Josh Hodges (1); 3. Ian Madsen (8); 4. Jason Johnson (4); / 5. Tasker Phillips (7); 6. Caleb Helms (5); 7. Bryan Sebetto (9); 8. Domain Ramsay (10); / 9. Mike Moore (3); 10. Cody Darrah (6);
Heat two (started), 10 laps, NT: 1. Tyler Walker (3); 2. Tim Shaffer (2); 3. Kraig Kinser (6); 4. Brian Brown (8); / 5. Scott Winters (5); 6. Greg Wilson (4); 7. Geoff Ensign (1); 8. Terry McCarl (7); / 9. Geoff Dodge (9); 10. Jim Moughan Jr. (10);
Heat three (started), 10 laps, NT: 1. Josh Schneiderman (1); 2. James McFadden (2); 3. Jason Meyers (6); 4. Mark Dobmeier (5); / 5. Tim Kaeding (8); 6. Trey Starks (3); 7. Bronson Maeschen (7); 8. Jack Dover (4); / 9. TJ Peterson (10); 10. Marty Perovich (9);
Heat four (started), 10 laps, 2:50.3: 1. Johnny Herrera (2); 2. Lance Dewease (5); 3. Jamie Veal (3); 4. Stevie Smith (8); / 5. Danny Lasoski (7); 6. Logan Schuchart (6); 7. Sheldon Haudenschild (9); 8. Robert Bell (1); / 9. Roger Crockett (4); 10. Terri O’Connell (10);
Heat five (started), 10 laps, 2:51.7: 1. Joey Moughan (1); 2. Sammy Swindell (7); 3. Wayne Johnson (4); 4. Greg Hodnett (6); / 5. Daryn Pittman (8); 6. Dusty Zomer (5); 7. Bill Rose (3); 8. Chris Shirek (9); / 9. Kaley Gharst (2); 10. Dale Blaney (10);
C main (started), 0 laps, NT: 1. Cody Darrah (1); 2. Geoff Dodge (5); 3. Jim Moughan Jr. (7); 4. TJ Peterson (8); / 5. Roger Crockett (2); 6. Mike Moore (3); 7. Kaley Gharst (4); 8. Marty Perovich (6); 9. Terri O’Connell (9); 10. Dale Blaney (10);
B main (started), 12 laps, NT: 1. Tim Kaeding (1); 2. Dusty Zomer (10); 3. Daryn Pittman (2); 4. Danny Lasoski (6); / 5. Scott Winters (9); 6. Tasker Phillips (3); 7. Logan Schuchart (7); 8. Cody Darrah (21); 9. Trey Starks (13); 10. Sheldon Haudenschild (18); 11. Bryan Sebetto (17); 12. Caleb Helms (8); 13. Terry McCarl (4); 14. Greg Wilson (11); 15. Robert Bell (16); 16. Chris Shirek (19); 17. Domain Ramsay (20); 18. TJ Peterson (24); 19. Bill Rose (14); 20. Jim Moughan Jr. (23); 21. Geoff Dodge (22); 22. Bronson Maeschen (5); 23. Jack Dover (12); 24. Geoff Ensign (15);
A main (started), 25 laps, NT: 1. Jason Meyers (3); 2. Tim Shaffer (15); 3. Kraig Kinser (4); 4. Stevie Smith (6); 5. Lance Dewease (9); 6. Mark Dobmeier (1); 7. Jason Johnson (10); 8. Tim Kaeding (21); 9. Brian Brown (7); 10. Johnny Herrera (17); 11. Greg Hodnett (2); 12. Daryn Pittman (23); 13. James McFadden (16); 14. Tyler Walker (12); 15. Jamie Veal (13); 16. Ian Madsen (8); 17. Josh Schneiderman (19); 18. Tony Bruce Jr. (14); 19. Wayne Johnson (11); 20. Joey Moughan (20); 21. Dusty Zomer (22); 22. Danny Lasoski (24); 23. Sammy Swindell (5); 24. Josh Hodges (18). Lap Leaders: Dobmeier 1-7, Meyers 8-25.
8/10
Drama Abounds as Henderson Triumphs at Knoxville
Bryan Hulbert - Knoxville, Iowa (August 10, 2012) Finding himself mired deep in the B-Feature on Saturday, Justin Henderson took advantage of the new Friday night format at the Knoxville Nationals with drama filled race to the win.
“It’s been a roller coaster of a week. I’m so excited I can’t even talk right now” commented Henderson. “This new format threw us for a loop tonight. We didn’t know what to think about it. It’s not all bad I guess since we would have been starting eleventh in the B-Main under normal circumstances, so to come out here and win this race is kind of a historic night.”
Firing from the sixth position, the Buffalo Wild Wings No. 82 watched as Cody Darrah capitalized on an outside front row starting position to lead the way.
After falling back to the runner up spot on the start David Gravel was quick to get back in contention for the win, battling to the inside line before taking it up to the fence to grab the lead from Darrah on lap four. Battling back on the berm, Darrah would set in as Dale Blaney waited for his chance.
Slowing for a caution on lap nine, Danny Lasoski saw his gamble go south as “The Dude” suffered a flat right rear tire. Able to limp around to the work area, the Zemco No. 1z would restart at the tail of the field as Gravel led the field to the green with Darrah, Blaney, Holtgraver, and Justin Henderson making up the top five. Planting the right rear on the cushion, Henderson would jump two spots to third with more on the way only to see the caution lights blink on with fourteen laps remaining as Jeff Swindell spun to a stop in turn three. Swindell would continue.
On the move with the green flag waving, Justin Henderson continued to utilize the top side, taking away the runner up spot with eleven laps to run. Fading back to fifth in the midpoint of the race, Dale Blaney would make his way back into the top three on lap sixteen as the battle for the lead shaped up.
Henderson to the top, Gravel to the bottom, and slower cars approaching would see the top two drivers swapping lines as Henderson dropped to the middle of the track; forcing Gravel to take to the cushion as the pair took the battle three wide with the back markers.
Tripping the cushion, Gravel would lose some ground but not enough to drop the No. 89g out of the battle as Gravel worked back side by side for the race lead.
With only four spots holding the key to Saturday’s $150,000 to win feature event, the battles for the final transfer spots were a sight to behold as Dale Blaney worked on some insurance with the pass on Cody Darrah for third. Sitting on the bubble, the No. 4 would see his night almost for not as Kerry Madsen fired into fourth with the white flag waving.
Battling into turns one and two for the final spot into Saturday’s big show, the battle for the lead worked off turn four with Justin Henderson taking the win. David Gravel crossed the line second with Dale Blaney rounding out the podium. Seeing his night going away, Cody Darrah put his K.K.R. No. 4 back into the show in the final two turns of the nights feature making Kerry Madsen the first driver outside the transfer in fifth.
Chad Kemanah would climb from sixteenth to sixth with Terry McCarl seventh. Dustin Zomer took eighth after starting fourteenth with Steve Kinser ninth and Danny Holtgraver fading to ultimately round out the top ten.
Schatz Preps For Saturday With World Challenge Domination
Friday, August 10, 2012 KNOXVILLE, Iowa — Donny Schatz announced himself as the favorite to win Saturday night’s 52nd annual Goodyear Knoxville Nationals with a dominant victory in Friday night’s SPEED SPORT Knoxville World Challenge at Knoxville Raceway.
Schatz started ninth and romped his Tony Stewart Racing No. 15 to third by lap five.
He jumped to second on a lap-six restart and stormed around Sammy Swindell for the lead only one lap of the half-mile oval later.
From there, he steadily pulled away to win the race which was in its 19th season, for the third time, earning $10,000 for 20 laps of work.
“If we don’t win anything else this weekend, we won tonight,” said Schatz, who will start fifth on Saturday night in a quest to win the $150,000-to-win classic for the sixth time in the past seven years. “That is an awesome race car. These guys have worked their tails off to get this car this good and that is the most fun race car that I’ve driven. I think we’re in a good position for tomorrow night.
“Anything can happen at this race. What happens tonight definitely doesn’t have any bearing on tomorrow. It was a fun race. You ponder on whether you want to risk tearing everything up, but it is a race and it is what we do.”
Swindell finished second with Jason Meyers, Craig Dollansky and Tim Shaffer completing the top five. The 52nd Goodyear Knoxville Nationals concludes Saturday August 11, 2012 with racing scheduled to get underway at 8pm. For more information on the 52nd Goodyear Knoxville Nationals and all events at the Knoxville Raceway log onto www.knoxvilleraceway.com.
410 Results
Time Trials (Qualifying Order, 1 lap): 1. 89G, David Gravel, Watertown, CT (7), 15.126; 2. 4, Cody Darrah, Red Lion, PA (8), 15.252; 3. 2, Dale Blaney, Fowler, OH (59), 15.254; 4. 17M, Joey Moughan, Springfield, IL (10), 15.263; 5. 35AU, Jamie Veal, Warrnambool, VIC, Aust. (5), 15.314; 6. 96, Bronson Maeschen, Pleasantville, IA (29), 15.319; 7. W20, Greg Wilson, Benton Ridge, OH (21), 15.328; 8. 63, Chad Kemenah, Findlay, OH (42), 15.356; 9. 23w, Scott Winters, Butterfield, MN (17), 15.373; 10. 11, Steve Kinser, Bloomington, IN (3), 15.385; 11. D4, Danny Holtgraver, Pittsburgh, PA (25), 15.411; 12. 24, Terry McCarl, Altoona, IA (14), 15.454; 13. 12, Lynton Jeffrey, Sydney, NSW, Aust. (31), 15.455; 14. 6R, Ryan Bunton, Morton, IL (38), 15.465; 15. 82, Justin Henderson, Sioux Falls, SD (27), 15.468; 16. 49J, Josh Schneiderman, West Burlington, IA (4), 15.471; 17. 26, Sam Hafertepe Jr., Sunnyvale, TX (6), 15.494; 18. 59, Jac Haudenschild, Wooster, OH (11), 15.494; 19. 55x, Trey Starks, Puyallup, WA (22), 15.496; 20. 7K, Jeff Swindell, Bartlett, TN (20), 15.501; 21. 1z, Danny Lasoski, Dover, MO (54), 15.504; 22. 55xm, James McFadden, Brisbane, QLD, Aust. (30), 15.546; 23. 77x, Wayne Johnson, Knoxville, IA (19), 15.547; 24. 24H, Bryan Sebetto, Fremont, OH (63), 15.572; 25. 8, Casey Mack, East Grand Forks, ND (15), 15.583; 26. 9P, Rager Phillips, Pleasantville, IA (43), 15.587; 27. 20, AJ Moeller, Rockwell City, IA (9), 15.602; 28. 29, Kerry Madsen, St. Marys, NSW, Aust. (49), 15.606; 29. 47, Don Droud Jr., Lincoln, NE (50), 15.611; 30. 17A, Austin McCarl, Altoona, IA (1), 15.634; 31. 6x, Kaley Gharst, Decatur, IL (13), 15.636; 32. 71, Kevin Swindell, Charlotte, NC (60), 15.639; 33. 54, Cap Henry, Bellevue, OH (51), 15.645; 34. 91, Dusty Zomer, Sioux Falls, SD (67), 15.678; 35. 18, Tony Bruce Jr., Owasso, OK (26), 15.683; 36. 1s, Logan Schuchart, Hanover, PA (44), 15.686; 37. 49, Brad Sweet, Grass Valley, CA (58), 15.699; 38. 1x, Randy Hannagan, Pittsboro, IN (36), 15.713; 39. 99, Brady Bacon, Broken Arrow, OK (57), 15.732; 40. 6, Bill Rose, Plainfield, IN (16), 15.746; 41. 40, Caleb Helms, Findlay, OH (47), 15.768; 42. 2s, Lee Sowell, Lake Cormorant, MS (40), 15.793; 43. 7TAZ, Tasker Phillips, Pleasantville, IA (52), 15.795; 44. 2L, Ed Lynch Jr., Apollo, PA (65), 15.8; 45. 88, Jarrod Schneiderman, West Burlington, IA (28), 15.822; 46. 2x, Dustin Morgan, Tulsa, OK (55), 15.823; 47. 51, Fred Rahmer, Salfordville, PA (24), 15.825; 48. 81, Austin Johnson, Shakopee, MN (61), 15.831; 49. 53D, Jack Dover, Springfield, NE (46), 15.844; 50. 10, Sheldon Haudenschild, Wooster, OH (56), 15.846; 51. 02, Mike Reinke, Howards Grove, WI (33), 15.873; 52. 66, Geoff Dodge, Speedway, IN (2), 15.879; 53. 35, Tyler Walker, Hermosa Beach, CA (23), 15.975; 54. 4D, Danny Smith, Chillicothe, OH (64), 16.042; 55. 71AU, Domain Ramsay, Newtown, VIC, Aust. (34), 16.047; 56. 13v, Seth Brahmer, Wisner, NE (41), 16.048; 57. 45x, Johnny Herrera, Albuquerque, NM (45), 16.089; 58. 7c, Critter Malone, Speedway, IN (12), 16.116; 59. 1m, Jim Moughan Jr., Springfield, IL (35), 16.212; 60. 1T, Chris Shirek, Thompson, ND (53), 16.259; 61. 47AU, Trevor Reynolds, Perth, WA, Aust. (32), 16.31; 62. 75, Glen Saville, Razorback, NSW, Aust. (37), 16.321; 63. 71B, Robert Bell, Colfax, IA (18), 16.399; 64. 2K, Kevin Ingle, Huron, SD (39), 16.516; 65. 74x, Josh Hodges, Tijeras, NM (62), 16.567; 66. 20PK, Ron Krysl, Atkinson, NE (66), 17.122; 67. 12P, TJ Peterson, Des Moines, IA (48), 17.278.
Heat one (started), 8 laps, NT: 1. David Gravel (4); 2. Justin Henderson (2); / 3. Chad Kemenah (3); 4. Logan Schuchart (6); 5. Don Droud Jr. (5); 6. James McFadden (1); 7. Tasker Phillips (7); 8. Sheldon Haudenschild (8); 9. Johnny Herrera (9); 10. Kevin Ingle (10)
Heat two (started), 8 laps, NT: 1. Wayne Johnson (1); 2. Cody Darrah (4); / 3. Josh Schneiderman (2); 4. Brad Sweet (6); 5. Scott Winters (3); 6. Austin McCarl (5); 7. Mike Reinke (8); 8. Ed Lynch Jr. (7); 9. Josh Hodges (10); 10. Critter Malone (9);
Heat three (started), 8 laps, 2:10.1: 1. Dale Blaney (4); 2. Sam Hafertepe Jr. (2); / 3. Steve Kinser (3); 4. Kaley Gharst (5); 5. Randy Hannagan (6); 6. Geoff Dodge (8); 7. Bryan Sebetto (1); 8. Jim Moughan Jr. (9); 9. Jarrod Schneiderman (7); 10. Ron Krysl (10)
Heat four (started), 8 laps, 2:08.9: 1. Jac Haudenschild (2); 2. Danny Holtgraver (3); / 3. Casey Mack (1); 4. Kevin Swindell (5); 5. Brady Bacon (6); 6. Tyler Walker (8); 7. Joey Moughan (4); 8. Chris Shirek (9); 9. Dustin Morgan (7); 10. TJ Peterson (10)
Heat five (started), 8 laps, 2:11.5: 1. Terry McCarl (3); 2. Rager Phillips (1); / 3. Trey Starks (2); 4. Danny Smith (8); 5. Jamie Veal (4); 6. Cap Henry (5); 7. Fred Rahmer (7); 8. Bill Rose (6); 9. Trevor Reynolds (9)
Heat six (started), 8 laps, 2:12.2: 1. Jeff Swindell (2); 2. Dusty Zomer (5); / 3. Lynton Jeffrey (3); 4. Bronson Maeschen (4); 5. Glen Saville (9); 6. Caleb Helms (6); 7. AJ Moeller (1); 8. Austin Johnson (7); 9. Domain Ramsay (8)
Heat seven (started), 8 laps, 2:12.2: 1. Danny Lasoski (2); 2. Kerry Madsen (1); / 3. Greg Wilson (4); 4. Ryan Bunton (3); 5. Jack Dover (7); 6. Tony Bruce Jr. (5); 7. Seth Brahmer (8); 8. Lee Sowell (6); 9. Robert Bell (9)
B main #1 (started), 12 laps, 3:24.3: 1. Steve Kinser (3); 2. Kevin Swindell (7); / 3. Greg Wilson (2); 4. Joey Moughan (1); 5. Brady Bacon (9); 6. Don Droud Jr. (6); 7. Josh Schneiderman (4); 8. Logan Schuchart (8); 9. Jarrod Schneiderman (11); 10. Danny Smith (14); 11. Chris Shirek (16); 12. Robert Bell (15); 13. Bryan Sebetto (5); 14. Austin Johnson (12); 15. Lee Sowell (10); 16. Ron Krysl (17); 17. Mike Reinke (13) DNS - Johnny Herrera
B main #2 (started), 12 laps, NT: 1. Chad Kemenah (2); 2. Cap Henry (7); / 3. Brad Sweet (8); 4. Jack Dover (12); 5. Lynton Jeffrey (3); 6. Trey Starks (4); 7. Casey Mack (5); 8. Austin McCarl (6); 9. Dustin Morgan (11); 10. Kevin Ingle (15); 11. Trevor Reynolds (16); 12. TJ Peterson (17); 13. Domain Ramsay (14); 14. Bill Rose (9); 15. Critter Malone (13); 16. Jamie Veal (1); 17. Tasker Phillips (10); DNS - Geoff Dodge
B main #3 (started), 12 laps, NT: 1. Bronson Maeschen (1); 2. James McFadden (4); / 3. Tony Bruce Jr. (7); 4. Ryan Bunton (3); 5. Randy Hannagan (8); 6. Scott Winters (2); 7. Tyler Walker (13); 8. Fred Rahmer (11); 9. Kaley Gharst (6); 10. AJ Moeller (5); 11. Caleb Helms (9); 12. Glen Saville (14); 13. Jim Moughan Jr. (15); 14. Ed Lynch Jr. (10); 15. Seth Brahmer (12); 16. Josh Hodges (16); DNS - Sheldon Haudenschild
A main (started), 25 laps, NT: 1. Justin Henderson (6); 2. David Gravel (1); 3. Dale Blaney (3); 4. Cody Darrah (2); 5. Kerry Madsen (13); 6. Chad Kemenah (16); 7. Terry McCarl (5); 8. Dusty Zomer (14); 9. Steve Kinser (15); 10. Danny Holtgraver (4); 11. Bronson Maeschen (17); 12. Kevin Swindell (18); 13. Wayne Johnson (11); 14. Scott Winters (24); 15. Danny Lasoski (10); 16. Jamie Veal (22); 17. Rager Phillips (12); 18. Jac Haudenschild (8); 19. Cap Henry (19); 20. James McFadden (20); 21. Greg Wilson (23); 22. Jeff Swindell (9); 23. Sam Hafertepe Jr. (7); 24. Joey Moughan (21). Lap Leaders: Darrah 1-4, Gravel 5-20, Henderson 21- 25.
Speed Sport World Challenge, 20 laps, NT: 1. 15, Donny Schatz, Fargo, ND (10); 2. 1, Sammy Swindell, Germantown, TN (1); 3. 21m, Jason Meyers, Clovis, CA (9); 4. 7, Craig Dollansky, Elk River, MN (12); 5. 83, Tim Shaffer, Aliquippa, PA (13); 6. Kerry Madsen (15); 7. 41, Jason Johnson, Eunice, LA (2); 8. James McFadden (17); 9. 27, Daryn Pittman, Owasso, OK (4); 10. 5w, Lucas Wolfe, Mechanicsburg, PA (8); 11. 1AU, Brooke Tatnell, Sans Souci, NSW, Aust. (14); 12. David Gravel (18); 13. Jamie Veal (16); 14. Lynton Jeffrey (20); 15. Danny Smith (23); 16. Trevor Reynolds (21); 17. Domain Ramsay (22); 18. 55, Ian Madsen, St. Mary’s, NSW, Aust. (7); 19. 13x, Paul McMahan, Nashville, TN (3); 20. Glen Saville (19); 21.0, Jonathan Allard, Chico, CA (11); 22. 57, Shane Stewart, Bixby, OK (5); 23. 1K, Kyle Larson, Elk Grove, CA (6) DNS – 17x, Marty Perovich, Denham Court, NSW, Aust. Lap Leaders: Swindell 1-6, Schatz 7-20.
8/11
Donny Schatz Holds on for Sixth Nationals Championship
Bryan Hulbert / Bill Wright - Knoxville, Iowa (August 11, 2012) Donny Schatz served notice Friday night that he was going to be the driver to beat and for the sixth time in the past seven years, the STP No. 15 rolled into victory lane at the Goodyear Knoxville Nationals.
Asked if the sixth time felt as good as the first time, Schatz exhaustingly replied, “I think it was the hardest one to win.” Pausing for a moment, the six time Nationals Champion continued, “Man I burned the tires off of it. I just couldn’t get myself feeling very good and I knew someone would be coming those last few laps. It was everything I could do to keep it going forward. Last night was a lot of fun, tonight was a lot harder but it feels great.”
Rolling off fifth, Schatz would jump to third on the start as Stevie Smith took off into the lead with Jonathan Allard setting into the runner up spot. Working the high line of the Knoxville Raceway, the top three began to motor away as the battle on the track shaped up for seventh as Kraig Kinser began to work on Joey Saldana. Holding the spot on the high side, Kinser would finally make the move a few laps later.
Back to the front of the field, Schatz would begin to make his march to the front. Taking the runner up spot off the bottom of turn four on lap six, the STP No. 15 would drop Jonathan Allard to third quickly followed by the Big Game Tree Stands No. 7 of Craig Dollansky who made the pass for the show position on lap eight.
Working into slower traffic at the tenth round, Stevie Smith would begin to feel the pressure form Schatz. Pulling even with Smith on the low line with thirty-nine laps to go, the “Black Bandit” would hold on to the top spot. With slower traffic looming, Schatz would seize his opportunity the following lap, pulling off the slide job on Smith exiting turn four.
Less than five laps from the mid-way pit stop, Dollansky would continue to march his way back to the front of the field. Falling back to fourth after starting outside the front row, “The Crowd Pleaser” would utilize the slide job to take the runner up spot.
Working into the mix after spending much of the first half riding fifth, Brian Brown would begin making strides with the pass for third on Stevie Smith just three laps prior to the mid race break.
Racing amongst the back markers, the caution would finally wave as the midway break gave crews 5 min. to make any changes necessary.
Back to green, Donny Schatz would quickly stretch his lead to over 2.5 seconds. Moving into the final twenty laps, Schatz would lead with Dollansky, Brown, and Meyers with Smith making up the top five.
With the tail of the field approaching, the caution would bring clean track to the leaders as the No. 1k of Kyle Larson stopped with a flat on lap thirty-four. Larson would rejoin the race despite not changing a broken right rear shock.
Back on the hammer, Craig Dollansky would make a bid for the lead. Diving to the berm, Dollansky’s run would stall leaving the door wide open for Brian Brown. Taking a huge run to the bottom groove entering turn three, the Casey’s General Store No.21 would exit turn four with the runner up spot and only thirteen laps to run.
Slashing his disadvantage from 1.5 seconds to only sixth-tenths the Grain Valley, Missouri driver would bring the fans to their feet; pulling to the back bumper of the TSR No. 15 with only ten laps on the scoreboard.
Slipping up slightly in turn two, Brown would see his disadvantage jump back to over 1.5 seconds as both drivers neither lost nor gain on lap nine with Schatz and Brown both slamming the cushion on the exit of turn two.
Back on the heels of traffic with seven laps to run, Donny Schatz would have his hands full with Brian Brown again closing in. Working top to bottom on the Knoxville Raceway, the FVP No. 21 was back in the hunt as the leaders raced to five to go.
Held up by Cody Darrah with three laps remaining, Schatz would be forced out of the groove causing the four time World of Outlaws Championship to fry the tires; allowing Brown to close within two car lengths as the green flag waved to signify the final two laps. Jumping the cushion, the chance at victory looked to be gone for Brown as Donny Schatz raced under the white flag but as Brown exited turn two for the final time the run was on for the race lead. Into the final two turns, Brown shot high as Schatz dove low. Reeling in Schatz, Brown would dive off the top for the pass at the line but as the checkered flag flew it was Donny Schatz taking his sixth Goodyear Knoxville Nationals Championship by 0.117 seconds.
Taking his best finish at the Knoxville Nationals, Brian Brown crossed second with Craig Dollansky holding on the round out the podium.
Charging into the top five on lap twenty-three, Kraig Kinser would climb from ninth to fourth with Jason Meyers settling for fifth. Shane Stewart would mount another impressive Knoxville charge coming from thirteenth to sixth with Stevie Smith crossing the line seventh. Lance Dewease was eighth followed by Tim Kaeding with Davey Heskin, who raced into the show from the B-Main, charging from twenty-second to round out the top ten.
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52nd Annual Goodyear Knoxville Nationals Results
E main (started), 10 laps, 2:38.6: 1. 6, Bill Rose, Plainfield, IL (2); 2. 2L, Ed Lynch Jr., Apollo, PA (3); 3. 7c, Critter Malone, Speedway, IN (4); 4. 7TAZ, Tasker Phillips, Pleasantville, IA (7); 5. 66, Geoff Dodge, Colorado Springs, CO (9); / 6. 10, Sheldon Haudenschild, Wooster, OH (8); 7. 74x, Josh Hodges, Tijeras, NM (6); 8. 20PK, Ron Krysl, Atkinson, NE (1); 9. 13v, Seth Brahmer, Wisner, NE (5) DNS – 2s, Lee Sowell, Nesbit, MS, 13v, Seth Brahmer, Wisner, NE, 81, Austin Johnson, Shakopee, MN, 02, Mike Reinke, Howards Grove, WI, 45x, Johnny Herrera, Albuquerque, NM
D main (started), 12 laps, NT: 1. 35, Tyler Walker, Hermosa Beach, CA (2); 2. 1s, Logan Schuchart, Hanover, PA (3); 3. 8, Casey Mack, East Grand Forks, MN (1); 4. 17A, Austin McCarl, Altoona, IA (4); / 5. 6x, Kaley Gharst, Decatur, IL (8); 6. 2x, Dustin Morgan, Owasso, OK (5); 7. 4D, Danny Smith, Chillicothe, OH (7); 8. 88, Jarrod Schneiderman, West Burlington, IA (6); 9. 47AU, Trevor Reynolds, Perth, WA, Aust. (11); 10. Geoff Dodge (22); 11. 2K, Kevin Ingle, Huron, SD (10); 12. 40, Caleb Helms, Findlay, OH (14); 13. Ed Lynch Jr. (21); 14. 1T, Chris Shirek, Thompson, ND (12); 15. 75, Glen Saville, Razorback, NSW, Aust. (15); 16. Bill Rose (18); 17. 20, AJ Moeller, Rockwell City, IA (9); 18. 71B, Robert Bell, Colfax, IA (13); 19. Tasker Phillips (23); 20. Critter Malone (20); 21. 1m, Jim Moughan Jr., Springfield, IL (19); 22. 24H, Bryan Sebetto, Fremont, OH (16); 23. 71AU, Domain Ramsay, Geelong, VIC, Aust. (17); DNS – 12P, TJ Peterson, Des Moines, IA, 51, Fred Rahmer, Salfordville, PA
C main (started), 15 laps, NT: 1. 59, Jac Haudenschild, Wooster, OH (4); 2. 1z, Danny Lasoski, Dover, MO (1); 3. 49, Brad Sweet, Grass Valley, CA (9); 4. 55xm, James McFadden, Brisbane, QLD, Aust. (6); / 5. 35AU, Jamie Veal, Warrnambool, VIC, Aust. (2); 6. 53D, Jack Dover, Springfield, NE (11); 7. 54, Cap Henry, Bellevue, OH (3); 8. 1x, Randy Hannagan, Pittsboro, IN (15); 9. W20, Greg Wilson, Benton Ridge, OH (5); 10. 7K, Jeff Swindell, Bartlett, TN (8); 11. Tyler Walker (19); 12. 47, Don Droud Jr., Lincoln, NE (18); 13. Logan Schuchart (22); 14. 49J, Josh Schneiderman, West Burlington, IA (20); 15. 18, Tony Bruce Jr., Owasso, OK (12); 16. 55x, Trey Starks, Puyallup, WA (17); 17. 12, Lynton Jeffrey, Prairie City, IA (16); 18. Austin McCarl (23); 19. Casey Mack (21); 20. 26, Sam Hafertepe Jr., Sunnyvale, TX (7); 21. 17M, Joey Moughan, Springfield, NE (10); 22. 99, Brady Bacon, Broken Arrow, OK (13); 23. 6R, Ryan Bunton, Morton, IL (14); DNS – 9P, Rager Phillips, Pleasantville, IA
B main (started), 22 laps, 6:26.8: 1. 13, Mark Dobmeier, Grand Forks, ND (2); 2. 56, Davey Heskin, St. Michael, MN (1); 3. 28, Brian Paulus, Mooresville, IN (4); 4. 7s, Jason Sides, Bartlett, TN (10); / 5. 1, Sammy Swindell, Germantown, TN (6); 6. 83, Tim Shaffer, Aliquippa, PA (7); 7. 41, Jason Johnson, Eunice, LA (5); 8. 71, Kevin Swindell, Germantown, TN (18); 9. 29, Kerry Madsen, St. Mary’s, NSW, Aust. (11); 10. 11, Steve Kinser, Bloomington, IN (15); 11. 96, Bronson Maeschen, Pleasantville, IA (17); 12. 98, Brooke Tatnell, Sans Souci, NSW, Aust. (8); 13. 63, Chad Kemenah, Findlay, OH (12); 14. 24, Terry McCarl, Altoona, IA (13); 15. 77x, Wayne Johnson, Knoxville, IA (19); 16. James McFadden (24); 17. Danny Lasoski (22); 18. 23w, Scott Winters, Butterfield, MN (20); 19. D4, Danny Holtgraver, Pittsburgh, PA (16); 20. 39, Greg Hodnett, Thomasville, PA (3); 21. Brad Sweet (23); 22. 7x, Dustin Selvage, Indianola, IA (9); 23. Jac Haudenschild (21); 24. 91, Dusty Zomer, Sioux Falls, SD (14);
52nd Annual Knoxville Nationals Championship (started), 50 laps, NT: 1. 15, Donny Schatz, Fargo, ND (5); 2. 21, Brian Brown, Grain Valley, MO (4); 3. 7, Craig Dollansky, Elk River, MN (2); 4. 11K, Kraig Kinser, Bloomington, IN (9); 5. 21m, Jason Meyers, Clovis, CA (7); 6. 57, Shane Stewart, Bixby, OK (13); 7. 19, Stevie Smith, Broken Arrow, OK (1); 8. 30c, Lance Dewease, Fayetteville, PA (15); 9. 83JR, Tim Kaeding, San Jose, CA (8); 10. Davey Heskin (22); 11. 9, Joey Saldana, Bloomington, IN (6); 12. Mark Dobmeier (21); 13. 0, Jonathan Allard, Chico, CA (3); 14. 82, Justin Henderson, Tea, SD (17); 15. 27, Daryn Pittman, Owasso, OK (14); 16. 1K, Kyle Larson, Elk Grove, CA (12); 17. 2, Dale Blaney, Hartford, OH (19); 18. 55, Ian Madsen, St. Mary’s, NSW, Aust. (11); 19. 5w, Lucas Wolfe, Mechanicsburg, PA (10); 20. Jason Sides (24); 21. 4, Cody Darrah, Red Lion, PA (20); 22. 89G, David Gravel, Watertown, CT (18); 23. 13x, Paul McMahan, Nashville, TN (16); 24. Brian Paulus (23). Lap Leaders: S. Smith 1-13, Schatz 14-50. Hard- charger: Heskin.
8/25
Rain
9/1
Knoxville Crowns 2012 Track Champions in final Sprints of the Year
Sunday, September 02, 2012- By Bob Wilson
KNOXVILLE, Ia (September 1) – Knoxville Raceway crowned three new champions during its 59th annual Lucas Oil Cup Series Season Championships. Terry McCarl, Des Moines, IA was a narrow winner in the 410 division and wrapped up his 7th title, one less than the all-time record held by Danny Lasoski. Clint Garner, Sioux Falls, SD claimed his fourth 360 championship while Matthew Stelzer, Omaha, NE was crowned as the top dog in the 305 class.
The 410 feature saw Davey Heskin win his third feature of the season in capturing the 25-lap season finale for that division. Heskin led the distance while riding the bottom of the track and gained a payday of $3,500. A battle raged behind him for the runner-up spot as first Joey Moughan then Justin Henderson and finally Bronson Maeschen held that spot. Finishing in third was Henderson and Mark Dobmeier took fourth after making a lap 19 pass of McCarl. McCarl held that spot to the finish in the fifth spot which was good enough to give him the 2012 track title. Rounding out the top ten were Dusty Zomer, Moughan, Josh Schneiderman, Don Droud Jr. and Ryan Bunton.
In the 360 feature event 2012 track champion Clint Garner roared out to the lead after gaining that spot on lap four and looked to be on his way to a win. Suddenly from the fourth row substitute driver Dusty Zomer roared into contention after a number of yellow flag events slowed the opening laps. Just after the half-way point he made a pass of second place Randy Martin who had just taken that spot from Ryan Anderson who went up in smoke exiting the race at that point. Two laps later Zomer made a pass of leader Garner as they exited turn two. Zomer then went on to claim the $1,500-to-win event and only his second feature event win in that division.
Winning the 305 season finale was Larry Ball Jr. He overtook race leader Bart Friedrichsen on a lap nine restart. Trailing him to the finish line was Friedrichsen, Mathew Stelzer, Mike Van Haaften and Matt Stevenson. The win paid Ball $600.
KNOXVILLE RACEWAY, Knoxville, IA
September 1, 2012
410 Results
Time Trials (Qualifying Order, 1 lap): 1. 24, Terry McCarl, Altoona, IA (4), 14.998; 2. 82, Justin Henderson, Sioux Falls, SD (3), 15.11; 3. 47, Don Droud Jr., Lincoln, NE (21), 15.197; 4. 96, Bronson Maeschen, Pleasantville, IA (15), 15.234; 5. 56, Davey Heskin, St. Michael, MN (10), 15.262; 6. 7s, Joey Moughan, Springfield, Il (14), 15.262; 7. 91, Dusty Zomer, Sioux Falls, SD (19), 15.318; 8. 13, Mark Dobmeier, Grand Forks, ND (22), 15.318; 9. 12, Lynton Jeffrey, Sydney, NSW, Aust. (6), 15.331; 10. 7TAZ, Tasker Phillips, Pleasantville, IA (5), 15.4; 11. 66, Geoff Dodge, Speedway, IN (8), 15.416; 12. 20, AJ Moeller, Rockwell City, IA (12), 15.416; 13. 17A, Austin McCarl, Altoona, IA (7), 15.444; 14. 49, Josh Schneiderman, West Burlington, IA (9), 15.473; 15. 6R, Ryan Bunton, Morton, IL (20), 15.476; 16. 75, Glen Saville, Razorback, NSW, Aust (18), 15.638; 17. 7k, Rob Kubli, Milo, IA (13), 15.679; 18. 7, Dustin Selvage, Indianola, IA (23), 15.7; 19. 88, Jarrod Schneiderman, West Burlington, IA (2), 15.705; 20. 55, Ian Madsen, St. Marys, NSW, Aust (17), 15.757; 21. 71, Robert Bell, Colfax, IA (11), 16.223; 22. 13G, Garrett Dollansky, Elk River, MN (1), No Time; 23. 12P, TJ Peterson, Des Moines, IA (16), No Time;
Heat one (started), 8 laps, NT: 1. Terry McCarl (6); 2. Bronson Maeschen (5); 3. Austin McCarl (2); 4. Tasker Phillips (3); 5. Dusty Zomer (4); 6. Jarrod Schneiderman (7); 7. Glen Saville (1);
Heat two (started), 8 laps, 2:08.55: 1. Josh Schneiderman (2); 2. Rob Kubli (1); 3. Mark Dobmeier (4); 4. Justin Henderson (6); 5. Davey Heskin (5); 6. Geoff Dodge (3); 7. Ian Madsen (7);
Heat three (started), 8 laps, 2:13.88: 1. Ryan Bunton (2); 2. Don Droud Jr. (6); 3. Joey Moughan (5); 4. Dustin Selvage (1); 5. AJ Moeller (3); 6. Robert Bell (7);
A main (started), 25 laps, NT: 1. Davey Heskin (2); 2. Bronson Maeschen (3); 3. Justin Henderson (5); 4. Mark Dobmeier (8); 5. Terry McCarl (6); 6. Dusty Zomer (7); 7. Joey Moughan (1); 8. Josh Schneiderman (13); 9. Don Droud Jr. (4); 10. Ryan Bunton (14); 11. Austin McCarl (12); 12. Ian Madsen (21); 13. Jarrod Schneiderman (17); 14. AJ Moeller (11); 15. Geoff Dodge (10); 16. Tasker Phillips (9); 17. Dustin Selvage (16); 18. Rob Kubli (15); 19. Robert Bell (18); Lap Leader: Heskin 1-25
360 Results
Time Trials (Qualifying Order, 1 lap): 1. 5J, Dusty Zomer, Sioux Falls, SD (2), 16.06; 2. 14, Randy Martin, California, MO (9), 16.219; 3. 3, Nate Van Haaften, Otley, IA (3), 16.238; 4. 2m, Matt Moro, Polk City, IA (13), 16.275; 5. 71, RJ Johnson, Tampa, FL (8), 16.295; 6. 40, Clint Garner, Sioux Falls, SD (10), 16.302; 7. 71R, Ryan Anderson, Deloit, IA (18), 16.326; 8. 51, David Hall, Des Moines, IA (15), 16.337; 9. 54, Casey Friedrichsen, Arthur, IA (20), 16.356; 10. 53, Joe Beaver, Knoxville, IA (11), 16.366; 11. 4, Jon Agan, Knoxville, IA (14), 16.369; 12. 10I, Dennis Moore Jr., Grinnell, IA (5), 16.412; 13. 97, Carson McCarl, Altoona, IA (17), 16.413; 14. 45c, Russ Hall, Pleasant Hill, IA (1), 16.461; 15. 47T, Tony Shilling, Knoxville, IA (21), 16.513; 16. 8L, Tom Lenz, Marion, IA (12), 16.677; 17. 7H, John Hall, Marion, IA (7), 16.698; 18. 9, Rager Phillips, Pleasantville, IA (16), 16.882; 19. 33, Alan Zoutte, Knoxville, IA (4), 16.936; 20. 7, Tanner Edwards, Van Meter, IA (6), 17.5; 21. 10, Alan Ambers, Knoxville, IA (19), 17.625;
Heat one (started), 7 laps, 1:57.31: 1. Ryan Anderson (4); 2. Tom Lenz (1); 3. Carson McCarl (2); 4. Joe Beaver (3); 5. Dusty Zomer (6); 6. Matt Moro (5); 7. Alan Zoutte (7);
Heat two (started), 7 laps, 1:57.88: 1. Jon Agan (3); 2. Russ Hall (2); 3. John Hall (1); 4. RJ Johnson (5); 5. Randy Martin (6); 6. David Hall (4); 7. Tanner Edwards (7);
Heat three (started), 7 laps, 1:57.39: 1. Dennis Moore Jr. (3); 2. Rager Phillips (1); 3. Clint Garner (5); 4. Tony Shilling (2); 5. Nate Van Haaften (6); 6. Casey Friedrichsen (4); 7. Alan Ambers (7);
A main (started), 20 laps, NT: 1. Dusty Zomer (8); 2. RJ Johnson (4); 3. Clint Garner (3); 4. Matt Moro (5); 5. Rager Phillips (18); 6. Joe Beaver (10); 7. Jon Agan (11); 8. Carson McCarl (13); 9. Tony Shilling (15); 10. Casey Friedrichsen (9); 11. Russ Hall (14); 12. Tom Lenz (16); 13. Dennis Moore Jr. (12); 14. Alan Zoutte (19); 15. Tanner Edwards (20); 16. Randy Martin (7); 17. Nate Van Haaften (6); 18. Ryan Anderson (2); 19. David Hall (1); 20. Alan Ambers (21); 21. John Hall (17); Lap Leaders: D. Hall 1; Garner 2-13; Zomer 14-20
305 Results
Time Trials (Qualifying Order, 1 lap): 1. 6, Mitchell Alexander, Knoxville, IA (21), 16.953; 2. 5J, Larry Ball Jr., Knoxville, IA (5), 17.198; 3. 99, Matthew Stelzer, Omaha, NE (11), 17.245; 4. 0, Mike Mayberry, Fremont, IA (22), 17.255; 5. 33, Mike Van Haaften, Pella, IA (8), 17.403; 6. 55, Matt Stephenson, Altoona, IA (12), 17.456; 7. 29, Bart Friedrichsen, Arthur, IA (2), 17.46; 8. 7W, Mark Widmar, Ottumwa, IA (18), 17.472; 9. R99, Nick Ross, Oskaloosa, IA (4), 17.565; 10. 93A, Alan Ambers, Knoxville, IA (10), 17.581; 11. 1T, Jake Strayer, Newton, IA (1), 17.94; 12. 71C, Andrew Shelton, Lacona, IA (7), 17.942; 13. 9, Chad Goff, Spring Hill, KS (16), 18.189; 14. 4c, Chris Horton, Indianola, IA (13), 18.221; 15. 92c, Cody Ambers, Knoxville, IA (20), 18.239; 16. 85, Chase Wanner, Agency, IA (9), 18.327; 17. 19, Bob Weuve, Newton, IA (3), 18.329; 18. 55kc, Bob Hildreth, Iowa Falls, IA (14), 18.34; 19. 88, J Kinder, Holts Summit, MO (6), 18.858; 20. 91, Curtis Thorson, Newton, IA (15), No Time; 21. 19K, Sarena Paul, Monroe, IA (17), No Time; 22. 4, Dakota Hendrickson, Omaha, NE (19), No Time;
Heat one (started), 6 laps, 1:45.31: 1. Bart Friedrichsen (2); 2. Mitchell Alexander (4); 3. Mike Mayberry (3); 4. Alan Ambers (1); 5. J Kinder (7); 6. Chase Wanner (6);
Heat two (started), 6 laps, NT: 1. Larry Ball Jr. (4); 2. Mark Widmar (2); 3. Mike Van Haaften (3); 4. Dakota Hendrickson (8); 5. Jake Strayer (1); 6. Chris Horton (5);
Heat three (started), 6 laps, 1:43.48: 1. Matthew Stelzer (4); 2. Matt Stephenson (3); 3. Andrew Shelton (1); 4. Nick Ross (2); 5. Cody Ambers (5); 6. Bob Hildreth (6); 7. Sarena Paul (7);
A main (started), 15 laps, NT: 1. Larry Ball Jr. (7); 2. Bart Friedrichsen (2); 3. Matthew Stelzer (6); 4. Mike Van Haaften (4); 5. Matt Stephenson (3); 6. Mark Widmar (1); 7. Dakota Hendrickson (20); 8. Alan Ambers (10); 9. Chris Horton (14); 10. Nick Ross (9); 11. Andrew Shelton (12); 12. J Kinder (19); 13. Mike Mayberry (5); 14. Cody Ambers (15); 15. Mitchell Alexander (8); 16. Chase Wanner (16); 17. Bob Hildreth (18); 18. Jake Strayer (11); 19. Curtis Thorson (22); 20. Bob Weuve (17); Lap Leaders: Widmar 1; Friedrichsen 2-9; Ball 10- 15
9/8
Coolbeth Jr. Captures Big AMA Pro Flat Track Win at Knoxville; Texter Repeats
Saturday, September 08, 2012 KNOXVILLE, Iowa (September 8, 2012) - Jared Mees (Harley-Davidson/Rogers Racing) saw his huge lead in the point standings diminish on what appeared to be a malfunction on his motorcycle during the 15th lap of Saturday's AMA Pro Harley-Davidson Insurance Grand National Championship presented by Motorcycle-Superstore.com and Lucas Oil main event. It's been a tough season for Kenny Coolbeth Jr. ( Harley-Davidson/Screaming Eagle Harley-Davidson) as a broken leg has caused him to miss much of the 2012 season, but tonight was his night as he claimed the lead on lap five and never gave it up to get the victory.
"It's been a long season," said Coolbeth. "I really haven't been racing a whole lot, but when I do, I always show up to win. Harley-Davidson supplies me with all the best equipment and I owe a large thanks to them. Overall, it was a great effort by my entire team, we are all meshing right now and these boys better get ready."
Coolbeth won by roughly half of a second over Jake Johnson (Harley-Davidson/Zanotti Racing). However, the slim margin can be deceiving as he had to dodge several riders in his final laps, some of whom he was forced to lap.
For most of the race, Johnson and Mees were neck and neck as their battle for second was the best show on the track. Johnson took advantage of Mees' mishap on lap 15 and cruised to a solid second-place finish.
Sammy Halbert (Harley-Davidson/South East Harley) also looked impressive as his solid effort propelled him onto the podium for a third-place finish. Robert Pearson (Kawasaki/Eaken Racing) and Bryan Smith (Harley- Davidson/Crosley Radio) rounded out the top five in what proved to be an exciting night of AMA Pro Flat Track racing in Knoxville, Iowa.
AMA Pro Motorcycle-Superstore.com Pro Singles
Stephen Vanderkuur (Parkinson Brothers Racing/Honda CRF450R) had the fastest bike out of all during the AMA Pro Motorcycle-Superstore.com Pro Singles heat races. The young standout grabbed an early lead with the holeshot off of pole position and looked as if he was on his way to another victory and an increase on his lead in the point standings.
However, Shayna Texter (DFW Honda/Honda CRF450R) had other plans as she stole the lead from Vanderkuur on lap five and never looked back, increasing her lead each lap and surrendering nothing to the men at the back of the pack. Texter was the clear-cut victor as she crossed the finish line almost two full seconds in front of second-place finisher Jake Cunningham (Shillers Tree Service/Honda CRF450R).
Vanderkuur finished a close third to round out the podium with Jake Shoemaker (Montgomeryville Cycle Center/Honda CRF450R) and Wyatt Macguire (Kirland Racing/Yamaha YZ-450F) closing out the top five, respectively.
"Last year was a different experience, having to battle from beginning to end," said Shayna Texter.
"These guys didn't make it easy on me. All these guys out here are competitors on the track but racing aside we make up a good family. If you're not part of the dirt track community then you just wouldn't understand."
AMA Grand National Results
Feature, 25 laps: 1. 2, Kenny Coolbeth Jr. 2. 1, Jake Johnson 3. 7, Sammy Halbert 4. 27, Robert Pearson 5. 42, Bryan Smith 6. 73, Doug Lawrence 7. 44, Brandon Robinson 8. 15, Nichole Cheza 9. 23, Jeffrey Carver Jr. 10. 32, Shawn Baer 11. 91, Michael Martin 12. 20, Matt Weidman 13. 29, Jake Mataya 14. 64A, Evan Baer 15. 69, Jethro Halbert 16. 10z, Briar Bauman 17. 12, Brad Baker 18. 9, Jared Mees
AMA Pro Singles Results
Feature, 16 laps: 1. 25A, Shayna Texter 2. 94L, Jake Cunningham 3. 10J, Stephen Vanderkuur 4. 55A, Jake Shoemaker 5. 18M, Wyatt Maguire 6. 12L, Nick Mataya 7. 30S, Jason Isennock 8. 94B, Ryan Wells 9. 41P, Dustin Cassidy 10. 28P, Michael Bickerton 11. 66Y, Dominic Colindres 12. 21L, Cole Anderson 13. 36N, Jeremy Hamilton 14. 35C, William Cato 15. 23P, Zack Cassidy 16. 30F, Coy Matthews 17. 79L, Richard Bretl 18. 93J, Danny Koelsch
9/15
Humphrey claims Enduro at Knoxville
Saturday, September 15, 2012 By Bob Wilson - KNOXVILLE, Ia (September 15) – Ryan Humphrey of Rose Hill took the annual Fall Enduro at Knoxville Raceway Saturday night. In a race that went the full two hours, he was able to rack up 184 laps on the big half-mile oval. The win paid Humphrey $1,000 for his efforts.
Seven red flag periods were encountered along the way for various reasons such as debris on the track as well for removal of stalled cars which were in a dangerous positions. Near the 125 lap segment a red was thrown in order to stop the race for a re-watering of the track in order to slow the cars.
Finishing second was Pleasantville resident Tyler Sutter who was just two laps behind the winning car. Doug Weiss of Dallas Center finished third. Strangely, a tie came about for fourth as Terry Darnell of Otley and Zach Vernon of Knoxville came across the line side by side in a photo finish.
Top 20 Finishers:
1. Ryan Humphrey, Rose Hill (2) 184 laps 2. Tyler Sutter, Pleasantville (14) 182 laps 3. Doug Weiss, Dallas Center (11x) 177 laps 4 Terry Darnell, Otley (34D) 177 laps 4. Zach Vernon, Knoxville (27) 177 laps 6. Jon Juline, Columbia (7J) 177 laps 7. Rick Shilling, Knoxville (74T) 177 laps 8. Blake Miller, Des Moines (1) 174 laps 9. Doug DeJong, Melcher-Dallas(85) 169 laps 10. Phil Rowley, Oskaloosa (42) 166 laps 11. Dave Seddon, Knoxville (10s) 165 laps 12. Tom Shinn, Knoxville (6) 163 laps 13. Mike Davis, Knoxville (13) 162 laps 14. Jacob Sutter, Pleasantville (114) 158 laps 15. Mike McGill, Des Moines (OWI) 158 laps 16. Josh Ford, Bussey (14K) 153 laps 17. Jason Gurney, Des Moines (3) 152 laps 18. John Sinnard, Knoxville (14s) 152 laps 19. Todd Zobel, Altoona (81z) 148 laps 20. Tyler Kennedy, Melcher-Dallas (34TK) 147 laps
9/27
Moyer claims Iowa and Thursday night LM Nationals opener
Thursday, September 27, 2012 By Bob Wilson
KNOXVILLE, Ia (September 27) – Billy Moyer of Batesville, Arkansas still claimed his Iowa heritage Thursday night at Knoxville Raceway. He also claimed the opening night feature as well in the 9th Annual Lucas Oil Late Model Knoxville Nationals. Moyer led a good portion of the 25-lap feature event to garner $7,000 in this first of two nights of qualifications leading up to the championship finale on Saturday night. Moyer and his father (Bill Moyer Sr.) have both run on and won feature events at this historical half-mile oval.)
At the start of the feature event, sixteen-year-old Tyler Reddick took the point to pace the 24-car field. He quickly found Shannon Babb on his tail in his fight to maintain the top spot. Reddick held that position until Babb slid him going through turns three and four on lap six to grab the lead.
Moyer, who started third in the eight-car invert, was quickly on Babb’s rear bumper and was able to pass the Illini driver with a superb slide in turn four. With that move Moyer took the lead and was never again challenged on the big half-mile dirt oval.
Behind Moyer, second through sixth was hotly contested for the remainder of the race. He entered lap traffic with ten to go but he had a healthy lead and forged ahead masterfully. Babb trailed and seemed to have the runner-up spot in hand. Behind those two were Steve Francis and Brian Birkhofer who ran nose to tail for most of the event. Reddick continued to drift backward and was eventually passed by five other cars.
In the end, Moyer took the checkered flag as Babb roared into turn four. Francis and Birkhofer came across the line in third and fourth with ninth starting Jimmy Mars taking fifth. Chasing that duo was Scott Bloomquist, Brady Smith and Brian Shirley.
Five qualifying heats saw Birkhofer, Jesse Stovell, Mars, Moyer and Reddick in the winners’ circle. Earl Pearson Jr. won the D Main after changing an engine and then parking his car for Friday’s qualifying. Frank Heckenast was the class of the field in the C Main and Smith led Jason Fegers, Chris Simpson and Terry Phillips through the B Main to qualify for the A Main transfer.
Eighty cars took qualifying time trials in this 9th annual event.
Late Models Results
Time Trials (Qualifying Order, 1 lap): 1. 0, Scott Bloomquist, Mooresburg, TN (5), 17.277; 2. 21B, Rich Bell, Sheffield, IL (6), 17.477; 3. 28, Dennis Erb Jr., Carpentersville, IL (21), 17.563; 4. 7R, Kent Robinson, Bloomington, IN (17), 17.612; 5. 5B, Mike Marlar, Winfield, TN (3), 17.634; 6. 20J, Jimmy Owens, Newport, IN (33), 17.655; 7. 2s, Brady Smith, Solon Springs, WI (22), 17.661; 8. 15, Steve Francis, Ashland, KY (16), 17.695; 9. 25s, Chad Simpson, Mount Vernon, IA (49), 17.731; 10. 75, Terry Phillips, Springfield, MO (26), 17.75; 11. 15B, Brian Birkhofer, Muscatine, IA (61), 17.817; 12. 18, Shannon Babb, Moweaqua, IL (48), 17.834; 13. 2, John Anderson, Omaha, NE (1), 17.845; 14. 1V, Will Vaught, Crane, MO (4), 17.866; 15. 99JR, Frank Heckenast Jr., Frankfurt, IL (35), 17.875; 16. 5L, Jared Landers, Welcome, NC (9), 17.893; 17. 90, Lance Matthees, Winona, MN (12), 17.893; 18. 89, Mike Spatola III, Manhattan, IL (18), 17.902; 19. 21, Billy Moyer, Batesville, AR (73), 17.93; 20. 11T, Tyler Reddick, Corning, CA (59), 17.946; 21. 44, Earl Pearson Jr., Trinity, NC (28), 17.961; 22. 56E, Andy Eckrich, Iowa City, IA (29), 17.966; 23. 93M, Ray Moore, Houghton, LA (8), 18.007; 24. 31, Jason Utter, Columbus Junction, IA (44), 18.019; 25. 55, Duane Treadwell, La Grange, GA (2), 18.042; 26. 32, Bobby Pierce, Oakwood, IL (58), 18.053; 27. 21JR, Billy Moyer Jr., Batesville, AR (14), 18.061; 28. 18E, Eric Wells, Hazard, KY (52), 18.07; 29. 39, Tim McCreadie, Watertown, NY (25), 18.08; 30. 50, Denny Eckrich, Oxford, IA (56), 18.12; 31. 25, Jason Feger, Bloomington, IL (51), 18.137; 32. 48, Tim Lance, Brimfield, IL (10), 18.171; 33. 28M, Jimmy Mars, Menomonie, WI (27), 18.171; 34. 3s, Brian Shirley, Chatham, IL (62), 18.173; 35. 13, JR Hotovy, Hartford, MI (37), 18.22; 36. 42, Terry Casey, New London, WI (30), 18.239; 37. 6, Jesse Stovall, Republic, MO (23), 18.275; 38. 57J, Bub McCool, Vicksburg, MS (38), 18.282; 39. 1m, Rob Moss, Iowa City, IA (13), 18.29; 40. 5m, Mike Fryer, Freeport, IL (43), 18.321; 41. 99, Donnie Moran, Dresden, OH (7), 18.322; 42. 11, Austin Hubbard, Laurel, DE (31), 18.322; 43. 93, Jay Johnson, West Burlington, IA (19), 18.338; 44. 3, Kevin Sather, Ankeny, IA (15), 18.339; 45. 58E, Dave Eckrich, Oxford, IA (32), 18.348; 46. 51, Matt Furman, Columbus, OH (80), 18.369; 47. 58, Ray Guss Jr., East Moline, IL (53), 18.435; 48. 14m, Morgan Bagley, Kilgore, TX (60), 18.435; 49. 9T, Tim Isenberg, Marshfield, WI (36), 18.468; 50. 71, Don ONeal, Martinsville, IN (75), 18.487; 51. 23, John Blankenship, Morristown, TN (69), 18.504; 52. 33M, Nick Marolf, Moscow, IA (64), 18.53; 53. 32s, Chris Simpson, Marion, IA (20), 18.547; 54. 18J, Chase Junghans, Manhattan, KS (42), 18.631; 55. 15R, Mark Burgtorf, Quincy, IL (40), 18.645; 56. 99D, Darrel DeFrance, Marshalltown, IA (24), 18.646; 57. 15D, Jonathan Davenport, Blairsville, GA (71), 18.671; 58. 56, Chris Spieker, Massena, IA (65), 18.69; 59. 24, Ryan Unzicker, El Paso, IL (45), 18.772; 60. 33, Paul Glendenning, Mt. Ayr, IA (11), 18.794; 61. 78, Rick Wendling, Hazelton, IA (41), 18.806; 62. 72, John Mason, Millersburg, OH (76), 18.818; 63. 36, Jeff Larson, Freeport, IL (70), 18.903; 64. 20, Jake Meier, Tipton, IA (67), 19.038; 65. 7, Chad Chenoweth, Huron, SD (74), 19.094; 66. 22G, Jill George, Cedar Falls, IA (57), 19.227; 67. 22M, Charlie McKenna, Clear Lake, IA (68), 19.279; 68. 87, Walker Arthur, Forest, VA (78), 19.374; 69. 25L, Steve Lance Jr., Cuba, IL (72), 19.411; 70. 5D, John Duty, Happy Valley, OR (54), 19.442; 71. 56w, Mike Wallace, Carter Lake, IA (47), 19.485; 72. 44zo, Alonzo Grosse, Council Bluffs, IA (34), 19.491; 73. 14w, Dustin Walker, Peculiar, MO (50), 19.865; 74. 10, Junior Coover, Norfolk, NE (55), 19.878; 75. 1QT, Brian Diede, Huron, SD (77), 19.94; 76. 19L, Scott Lewis, Brighton, CO (39), 20.08; 77. 15c, Curt Schroeder, Ames, IA (66), 20.137; 78. 16, Tyler Bruening, Decorah, IA (79), 30.342; DQ (No Scales) - 98, Jason Rauen, Farley, IA (46); DQ (No Scales) - 3x, Skip Frey, Ely, IA (63).
Heat one (started), 12 laps, NT: 1. Brian Birkhofer (8); 2. Matt Furman (1); 3. Scott Bloomquist (10); 4. Terry Casey (3) / 5. Jason Feger (4) 6. Donnie Moran (2); 7. Jake Meier (9); 8. Don ONeal (11) / 9. Klint Byars (7); 10. Bobby Pierce (5); 11. Rick Wendling (13); 12. Mike Wallace (15) / 13. Darrel DeFrance (12); 14. Earl Pearson Jr. (6); 15. Jill George (14) 16. Scott Lewis (16);
Heat two (started), 12 laps, NT: 1 Jesse Stovell (3); 2. Austin Hubbard (2); 3. John Blankenship (1); 4. Shannon Babb (8) / 5. Brady Smith (9); 6. Tim Lance (4); 7. Jonathan Davenport (12); 8. Billy Moyer Jr. (5) / 9. Lance Matthees (7); 10. Rich Bell (10); 11. Charlie McKenna (14); 12. John Mason (13) / 13. Curt Schroeder (16); 14. Alonzo Grosse (15); 15. Nick Marolf (11); 16. Andy Eckrich (6)
Heat three (started), 12 laps, NT: 1. Jimmy Mars (4); 2. Bub McCool (3); 3. Morgan Bagley (1); 4. Steve Francis (9) / 5. Bobby Pierce (11) 6. Eric Wells (5); 7. Dennis Erb Jr. (10) 8. John Anderson (8) / 9. Chris Spieker (12) 10. Mike Spatola III (7); 11. Walker Arthur (14); 12. Ray Moore (6) / 13. Jeff Larson (13); 14. Dustin Walker (15); 15. Jay Johnson (2) 16. Tyler Bruening (16)
Heat four (started), 12 laps, NT: 1. Billy Moyer (7); 2. Brian Shirley (4); 3. Ray Guss Jr. (1); 4. Kent Robinson (10) / 5. Rob Moss (3); 6. Ryan Unzicker (12) 7. Jason Rauen (16); 8. Chase Junghans (11) / 9. Steve Lance Jr. (14); 10. Jake Meier (13); 11. Kevin Sather (4) 12. Junior Coover (15) / 13. Chad Simpson (9) 14. Jason Utter (6) 15. Tim McCreadie (5); 16. Will Vaught (8);
Heat five (started), 12 laps, 3:59.24: 1. Tyler Reddick (7); 2. Denny Eckrich (5); 3. Tim Isenberg (1); 4. Mike Fryer (3) / 5. Mark Burgtorf (11); 6. Terry Phillips (9); 7. Mike Marlar (10); 8. JR Hotovy (4) / 9. Dave Eckrich (2); 10. Frank Heckenast Jr. (8); 11. Duane Treadwell (6); 12. Brian Diede (15) / 13. Skip Frey (16); 14. John Duty (14); 15. Paul Glendenning (12) 16. Chad Chenoweth (13)
D main (started), 12 laps, NT: 1. Earl Pearson Jr. (6); 2. Will Vaught (19); 3. Tim McCreadie (14); 4. Jeff Larson (3); / 5. John Duty (10); 6. Darrel DeFrance (1); 7. Tyler Bruening (18) 8. Jay Johnson (13) 9. Curt Schroeder (2); 10. Chad Chenoweth (20) 11. Dustin Walker (8); 12. Alonzo Grosse (7); 13. Nick Marolf (12); 14. Jill George (16); 15. Skip Frey (5); 16. Scott Lewis (11); 17. Chad Simpson (4) 18. Jason Utter (9); 19. Paul Glendenning (15); 20. Andy Eckrich (17);
C main (started), 15 laps, NT: 1. Frank Heckenast Jr. (10); 2. Jared Landers (1) 3. Bobby Pierce (6); 4. Tim McCreadie (23) / 5. Will Vaught (22) 6. Mike Spatola III (8); 7. Charlie McKenna (12); 8. Rich Bell (7); 9. Jeff Larson (24) 10. Lance Matthees (2); 11. Jake Meier (9); 12. Dave Eckrich (5); 13. Brian Diede (20); 14. Steve Lance Jr. (4); 15. John Mason (17); 16. Junior Coover (19) 17. Chris Spieker (3) 18. Rick Wendling (11); 19. Mike Wallace (16); 20. Duane Treadwell (15); 21. Kevin Sather (14) 22. Walker Arthur (13); 23. Ray Moore (18); DNS – Earl Pearson Jr. B main (started), 20 laps, NT: 1. Brady Smith (2); 2. Jason Feger (1) 3. Bobby Pierce (3); 4. Terry Phillips (10) / 5. Donnie Moran (6); 6. Eric Wells (8); 7. Jake Meier (11); 8. Mark Burgtorf (5) 9. Tim McCreadie (24) 10. Frank Heckenast Jr. (21) 11. Don O’Neal (16); 12. Jason Rauen (14); 13. Bobby Pierce (3); 14. Jonathan Davenport (12); 15. John Anderson (18); 16. Billy Moyer Jr. (17); 17. Jared Landers (22) 18. Dennis Erb Jr. (13) 19. JR Hotovy (20); 20. Tim Lance (7); 21. Chase Junghans (19); 22. Mike Marlar (15); 23. Ryan Unzicker (9); 24. Rob Moss (4);
A main (started), 25 laps, NT: 1. Billy Moyer (3); 2. Shannon Babb (4); 3. Steve Francis (6); 4. Brian Birkhofer (5); 5. Jimmy Mars (9); 6. Scott Bloomquist (8); 7. Brady Smith (17) 8. Brian Shirley (10); 9. Denny Eckrich (1); 10. Tyler Reddick (2); 11. Bub McCool (13); 12. Kent Robinson (7); 13. Terry Casey (11) 14. Jason Feger (22) 15. Morgan Bagley (18); 16. John Blankenship (17); 17. Terry Phillips (24); 18. Tim Isenberg (20); 19. Ray Guss Jr. (19); 20. Austin Hubbard (15); 21. Mike Fryer (14); 22. Jesse Stovall (12) 23. Matt Furman (16); 24. Chris Simpson (23); Lap Leaders: Reddick 1-5; Babb 6-7; Moyer 8-25.
9/28
Marlar is first-time victor at Friday Late Model Nationals
Friday, September 28, 2012 By Bob Wilson
KNOXVILLE, IA (September 28) – Mike Marlar, Winfield, Tennessee, picked a good night to capture his first feature win at Knoxville Raceway Friday night. It was the second night of qualifications for Saturday’s Lucas Oil Late Model Knoxville Nationals. The win paid Marlar $7,000 for the 25-lap main event run on this historic fairgrounds oval.
The start of the feature event saw Marlar race to the lead on lap one as he forged through the two cars which started ahead of him on lap one. Right away Steve Francis, who started right behind Marlar fell in behind him. It would be Francis who would chase the leader for the distance in what would be record time for a 25-lap distance. Brady Smith raced into third and Jimmy Owens trailed in forth.
Just after the five-mile mark Marlar entered into lap traffic but Francis was not able to use any of it for the remainder of the race to make a challenge for the lead. Marlar was masterful charging through the back markers and seemed not to lose any momentum on this historical half-mile oval. Just as Francis would get by a lap car Marlar would put yet another car between himself and the runner-up driver.
With twenty laps in the books Marlar could enjoy nearly a twenty car-length advantage over the game Francis. Smith continued his pace and kept the show position. With Owens in fourth, these front running cars had pulled away from the pack.
In the final three laps Smith made several valiant charges to take the second place spot from Francis but each time the second running car was able to pull away running down the chutes. It was a great, late show in the waning laps but Marlar came across the stripe by some forty yards ahead of that twosome. Francis was paid $4,000 for his efforts and Smith received $3,000 for the third place finish. Owens held for fourth and Jonathan Davenport rounded out the top five.
Five qualifying heats saw Donnie Moran, Earl Pearson Jr., Will Vought, Terry Phillips and Shannon Babb as the winners. Tyler Bruening won the D Main, Bill Moyer was the victor in the C Main and Denny Eckrich led Brian Birkhofer, Frank Heckenast and John Anderson to win the B Main as those four drivers qualified for the finale.
Seventy-nine cars took qualifying time trials.
Late Models Results
Time Trials (Qualifying Order, 1 lap): 1. 3s, Brian Shirley, Chatham, IL (6), 17.48; 2. 21JR, Billy Moyer Jr., Batesville, AR (10), 17.746; 3. 20J, Jimmy Owens, Newport, IN (8), 17.765; 4. 50, Denny Eckrich, Oxford, IA (4), 17.784; 5. 93M, Ray Moore, Houghton, LA (18), 17.895; 6. 21, Billy Moyer, Batesville, AR (14), 17.899; 7. 58E, Dave Eckrich, Oxford, IA (20), 17.899; 8. 2s, Brady Smith, Solon Springs, WI (11) 17.972; 9. 15, Steve Francis, Ashland, KY (23), 17.975; 10. 7R, Kent Robinson, Bloomington, IN (7), 17.997; 11. 71, Don ONeal, Martinsville, IN (22), 18.141; 12. 5B, Mike Marlar, Winfield, TN (41), 18.158; 13. 2, John Anderson, Omaha, NE (25), 18.199; 14. 23, John Blankenship, Morristown, TN (32), 18.221; 15. 24, Ryan Unzicker, El Paso, IL (5), 18.242; 16. 14m, Morgan Bagley, Kilgore, TX (17), 18.283; 17. 15R, Mark Burgtorf, Quincy, IL (2), 18.29; 18. 28M, Jimmy Mars, Menomonie, WI (69), 18.319; 19. 28, Dennis Erb Jr., Carpentersville, IL (26), 18.32; 20. 11T, Tyler Reddick, Corning, CA (44), 18.333; 21. 25s, Chad Simpson, Mount Vernon, IA (43), 18.356; 22. 99JR, Frank Heckenast Jr., Frankfurt, IL (31), 18.361; 23. 15B, Brian Birkhofer, Muscatine, IA (39), 18.363; 24. 90, Lance Matthees, Winona, MN (3), 18.364; 25. 98, Jason Rauen, Farley, IA (9), 18.383; 26. 16, Tyler Bruening, Decorah, IA (15), 18.419; 27. 15D, Jonathan Davenport, Blairsville, GA (12), 18.448; 28. 1m, Rob Moss, Iowa City, IA (21), 18.526; 29. 0, Scott Bloomquist, Mooresburg, TN (55), 18.543; 30. 25, Jason Feger, Bloomington, IL (49), 18.557; 31. 18E, Eric Wells, Hazard, KY (64), 18.567; 32. 56, Chris Spieker, Massena, IA (24), 18.581; 33. 1V, Will Vaught, Crane, MO (53), 18.582; 34. 75, Terry Phillips, Springfield, MO (1), 18.661; 35. 18, Shannon Babb, Moweaqua, IL (78), 18.677; 36. 99, Donnie Moran, Dresden, OH (58), 18.681; 37. 36, Jeff Larson, Freeport, IL (35), 18.683; 38. 32, Bobby Pierce, Oakwood, IL (30), 18.684; 39. 57J, Bub McCool, Vicksburg, MS (36), 18.69; 40. 32, Chris Simpson, Marion, IA (65) 18.705; 41. 5L, Jared Landers, Welcome, NC (73), 18.761; 42. 44, Earl Pearson Jr., Trinity, NC (34), 18.777; 43. 5m, Mike Fryer, Freeport, IL (40), 18.857; 44. 39, Tim McCreadie, Watertown, NY (52), 18.858; 45. 31, Jason Utter, Columbus Junction, IA (74), 18.877; 46. 89, Mike Spatola III, Manhattan, IL (37), 18.951; 47. 6, Jesse Stovall, Republic, MO (13), 18.968; 48. 13, JR Hotovy, Hartford, MI (67), 18.997; 49. 78, Rick Wendling, Hazelton, IA (27), 19.004; 50. 5D, John Duty, Happy Valley, OR (48), 19.043; 51. 21B, Rich Bell, Sheffield, IL (75), 19.108; 52. 48, Tim Lance, Brimfield, IL (62), 19.123; 53. 11, Austin Hubbard, Laurel, DE (71), 19.136; 54. 1QT, Brian Diede, Huron, SD (19), 19.16; 55. 20, Jake Meier, Tipton, IA (8), 19.222; 56. 33, Paul Glendenning, Mt. Ayr, IA (38), 19.227; 57. 42, Terry Casey, New London, WI (66), 19.24; 58. 55, Duane Treadwell, La Grange, GA (47), 19.248; 59. 87, Walker Arthur, Forest, VA (45), 19.307; 60. 72, John Mason, Millersburg, OH (57), 19.334; 61. 56E, Andy Eckrich, Iowa City, IA (63), 19.365; 62. 22M, Charlie McKenna, Clear Lake, IA (72), 19.395; 63. 3, Kevin Sather, Ankeny, IA (76), 19.412; 64. 3x, Skip Frey, Ely, IA (29), 19.418; 65. 58, Ray Guss Jr., East Moline, IL (54), 19.422; 66. 93, Jay Johnson, West Burlington, IA (79), 19.43; 67. 9T, Tim Isenberg, Marshfield, WI (50), 19.432; 68. 25L, Steve Lance Jr., Cuba, IL (28), 19.446; 69. 51, Matt Furman, Columbus, OH (59), 19.559; 70. 14w, Dustin Walker, Peculiar, MO (42), 19.636; 71. 56w, Mike Wallace, Carter Lake, IA (61), 19.654; 72. 19L, Scott Lewis, Brighton, CO (70), 19.707; 73. 15c, Curt Schroeder, Ames, IA (33), 19.958; 74. 44zo, Alonzo Grosse, Council Bluffs, IA (56), 20.129; 75. 7, Chad Chenoweth, Huron, SD (77), 20.186; 76. 18J, Chase Junghans, Manhattan, KS (60), 20.575; 77. 10, Junior Coover, Norfolk, NE (68), 31.358; 78. 99D, Darrel DeFrance, Marshalltown, IA (16), No Time; 79. 22, Jill George, Cedar Falls, IA (51), NT.
Heat one (started), 12 laps, 3:53.70: 1. Donnie Moran (3); 2. Morgan Bagley (7); 3. Klint Byars (2); 4. Brian Shirley (10) / 5. Jason Feger (6) 6. Eric Wells (4); 7. Andy Eckrich (13); 8. Mike Spatola III (1) / 9. Don O’Neal (8); 10. Rich Bell (11); 11. Dave Eckrich (9); 12. Jay Johnson (14) / 13. Tyler Bruening (5) 14. Chase Junghans (16); 15. Mike Wallace (15); 16. Paul Glendenning (12)
Heat two (started), 12 laps, NT: 1. Earl Pearson Jr. (2); 2. Mike Marlar (8); 3. Mark Burgtorf (7); 4. Jonathan Davenport (5) / 5. Terry Casey (12) 6. Frank Heckenast Jr. (6); 7. Jesse Stovall (1); 8. Tim Lance (11) / 9. Billy Moyer (9); 10. Rob Moss (4); 11. Billy Moyer Jr. (10); 12. Tim Isenberg (14) / 13. Scott Lewis (15); 14. Charlie McKenna (13); 15. Jeff Larson (3); 16. Junior Coover (16);
Heat three (started), 12 laps, NT: 1. Will Vaught (4); 2. Brady Smith (9); 3. Jake Meier (10); 4. JR Hotovy (1) / 5. Austin Hubbard (11) 6. Bobby Pierce (3) 7. John Anderson (8); 8. Brian Birkhofer (6) / 9. Kevin Sather (13) 10. Steve Lance Jr. (14); 11. Curt Schroeder (15); 12. Jill George (16) / 13. Mike Fryer (2); 14. Jimmy Mars (7); 15. Chris Spieker (5) 16. Duane Treadwell (12);
Heat four (started), 12 laps, 4:01.38: 1. Tim McCreadie (2); 2. Scott Bloomquist (5); 3. Steve Francis (9); 4. Bub McCool (3) / 5. Dennis Erb Jr. (7) 6. Denny Eckrich (10); 7. John Blankenship (8); 8. Matt Furman (14) / 9. Lance Matthees (6); 10. Rick Wendling (1); 11. Brian Diede (11); 12. Skip Frey (13) / 13. Alonzo Grosse (15); 14. Walker Arthur (12); 15. Terry Phillips (4)
Heat five (started), 12 laps, 4:07.65: 1. Shannon Babb (4); 2. Jason Feger (5) 3. Tyler Reddick (7); 4. Kent Robinson (9) / 5. Jason Utter (2) 6. Bobby Pierce (3) 7. Ray Guss Jr. (13) 8. Jason Rauen (6) / 9. John Duty (1); 10. Ray Moore (10); 11. Ryan Unzicker (8) 12. John Mason (12) / 13. Jake Meier (11) 14. Chad Chenoweth (15) 15. Dustin Walker (14);
D main (started), 12 laps, NT: 1. Tyler Bruening (2); 2. Jeff Larson (5); 3. Chris Spieker (3); 4. Jake Meier (7) / 5. Chase Junghans (16); 6. Duane Treadwell (9); 7. Scott Lewis (14); 8. Chad Chenoweth (4) 9. Dustin Walker (12); 10. Mike Wallace (13) 11. Alonzo Grosse (15); 12. Charlie McKenna (11); 13. Junior Coover (17); 14. Paul Glendenning (8);
C main (started), 15 laps, NT: 1. Billy Moyer (3); 2. Don O’Neal (4) 3. Dave Eckrich (8) 4. Billy Moyer Jr. (1); / 5. John Duty (12); 6. Lance Matthees (7); 7. Rich Bell 8. Rob Moss (9); 9. Jeff Larson (22) 10. Tim Isenberg (17); 11. Tyler Bruening (21) 12. Jake Meier (24) 13. Kevin Sather (15); 14. Rick Wendling (10); 15. Brian Diede (12); 16. John Mason (13); 17. Steve Lance Jr. (18); 18. Curt Schroeder (19); 19. Chris Spieker (23) 20. Skip Frey (16); 21. Ray Moore 22. Jay Johnson (2); 23. Jill George (20); 24. Ryan Unzicker (5);
B main (started), 20 laps, NT: 1. Denny Eckrich (1); 2. John Anderson (4); 3. John Blankenship (5); 4. Dennis Erb Jr. (6) / 5. Chad Simpson 6. Frank Heckenast Jr. (7) 7. Brian Birkhofer (8) 8. Jason Rauen (9); 9. Eric Wells 10. Bobby Pierce (10); 11. Chris Simpson (11); 12. Jason Utter (12); 13. Mike Spatola III 14. Jesse Stovall (13); 15. Tim Lance (15); 16. Austin Hubbard (16) 17. Terry Casey (17) 18. Andy Eckrich 19. Ray Guss Jr. 20. Matt Furman (20); 21. Billy Moyer (21) 22. Don ONeal (22); 23. Dave Eckrich (2); DNS – Billy Moyer Jr.
A main (started), 25 laps, 9:03.19 (NTR): 1. Mike Marlar (3); 2. Steve Francis (5); 3. Brady Smith (6); 4. Jimmy Owens (7) 5. Jonathan Davenport (10); 6. Brian Shirley (8); 7. Scott Bloomquist (11); 8. Earl Pearson Jr. (18); 9. Tyler Reddick (9); 10. Jason Feger (12); 11. Bub McCool (16); 12. Brian Birkhofer (22); 13. Kent Robinson (4); 14. Shannon Babb (14); 15. Will Vaught (13); 16. Morgan Bagley (2); 17. Tim McCreadie (19); 18. Frank Heckenast Jr. (23); 19. Mark Burgtorf (1); 20. Jared Landers (13) 21. Donnie Moran (15); 22. John Anderson (20) 23. Denny Eckrich (21); 24. JR Hotovy (20); Lap Leader: Marlar 1-25
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Steve Francis is first-time Lucas Oil Knoxville Nationals
Saturday, September 29, 2012 By Bob Wilson
KNOXVILLE, IA (September 29) – “This is probably the biggest one of my career and like I said I mean no disrespect to the World 100.” Those were the words of Steve Francis in victory lane after he took a late race lead and won the 9th Annual Lucas Oil Late Model Knoxville Nationals. The win paid the Ashland, Kentucy driver a cool $40,000. Francis was clearly headed for this first place finish as he placed 3rd and 2nd in the Thursday and Friday qualifiers respectively.
As the 33-car field pulled away after driver introductions it was apparent that Earl Pearson Jr. was unable to start. Even after he was pushed around the track he was not able to get the car to fire. In his place Jared Landers joined the field. Pearson rejoined the field at the lap 13 yellow and finished many laps down.
Once the race began it was a tug of war between the Scott Bloomquist and Jimmy Owens, the two front row starters. Owens quickly faded and that allowed Brady Smith to duke it out with Bloomquist. Smith was very game in this pursuit and had just taken the lead when the first yellow of the 100 lapper flew for Brian Shirley who was running fourth at the time. Shirley, who started third, ended up going to the pits and staying there.
The restart saw Smith at the point as Brian Burkhofer made a pass of Bloomquist sending him to third. At this point Francis and Owens trailed the front running trio.
As Smith brought the field past the 25-lap mark a yellow was thrown for Landers who had stopped on the track. Smith had pulled away from his pursuers with relative ease and now under the caution those cars were once again right behind him. The ensuing restart saw Birkhofer take his only leading lap as he bested Smith in a blanket finish at the flag stand. That lead was short lived as Smith once again passed and pulled away from “Berkie” on the next go around.
The lap 35 restart saw Francis take the runner-up spot from Birkhofer but each time the race went yellow Smith would pull away from them easily. His race-long line was to power into the turns and at the mid-point he would drift to the top and then power away down the chutes. This worked so well for him that it looked as if no one would be able to replace him at the front.
Winner Francis really came into contention on lap 43 as he replaced Birkhofer temporarily as the second place car. At this juncture the top three cars had come into heavy lap traffic. Bloomquist was still the fourth running car but he never seemed to have that look of a contender. At the half-way point it was Smith, Birkhofer again in second, Francis, Bloomquist, Mike Marlar in the top five spots.
Most eyes were transfixed on the Birkhofer-Francis battle which had broken out early in the race and would not be settled until Francis finally put him away on lap 64. Smith looked like the sure winner as he would always pull away on the restarts.
Lap 71 saw all of that change as Francis caught and passed Smith in lap traffic with the actual pass coming out of turn four. Smith, who had lead so much of this race stayed with Francis, remained close for about five laps then fell back to battle with Birkhofer for the runner-up spot. Francis would later say that he conserved his tires in order to make a late race bid.
The waning laps on this big half-mile oval saw Francis clearly being the car to beat. With these laps going all the way to the finish in green condition, the front runners faced many back markers who were obstacles in the path to victory. Though Smith forged the way, in back of him Smith was able to keep that second place. Birkhofer again battled with Bloomquist and Owens came into contention with both of them.
In the end it was Francis taking the win, his first at this historic racing oval. Smith came across for second and claimed $20,000 while Birkhofer captured third and a $10,000 paycheck. Bloomquist and Owens rounded out the top five finishers.
9th Annual Knoxville Late Model Nationals Results
D main (started), 12 laps, NT: 1. 25L, Steve Lance Jr., Cuba, IL (2); 2. 72, John Mason, Millersburg, OH (1); 3. 99D, Darrel DeFrance, Marshalltown, IA (4); 4. 3x, Skip Frey, Ely, IA (3) 5. 7, Chad Chenoweth, Huron, SD (9); 6. 15c, Curt Schroeder, Ames, IA (5); 7. 44zo, Alonzo Grosse, Council Bluffs, IA (10) / 8. 10, Junior Coover, Norfolk, NE (7) 9. 56x, Chris Spieker, Massena, IA (6) 10. 19L, Scott Lewis, Brighton, CO (8) DNS – 93, Jay Johnson, West Burlington, IA, 87, Walker Arthur, Forest, VA, 33M, Nick Marolf, Moscow, IA, 22, Jill George, Cedar Falls, IA, 33G, Paul Glendenning, Mt. Ayr, IA, 14w, Dustin Walker, Peculiar, MO
C main (started), 15 laps, NT: 1. 32, Chris Simpson, Marion, IA (1); 2. 16, Tyler Bruening, Decorah, IA (8); 3. 48, Tim Lance, Brimfield, IL (2); 4. 24, Ryan Unzicker, El Paso, IL (7) / 5. 1m, Rob Moss, Iowa City, IA (6); 6. 89, Mike Spatola III, Manhattan, IL (3); 7. 56, Andy Eckrich, Iowa City, IA (9); 8. 18J, Chase Junghans, Manhattan, KS (10); 9. 36, Jeff Larson, Freeport, IL (13); 10. 20, Jake Meier, Tipton, IA (14); 11. 93M, Ray Moore, Houghton, LA (5); 12. 78, Ricky Wendling, Hazelton, IA (16); 13. 1QT, Brian Diede, Huron, SD (15); 14. 5D, John Duty, Happy Valley, OR (12); 15. Chad Chenoweth (22); 16. John Mason (19); 17. Alonzo Grosse (24); 18. Curt Schroeder (23); 19. 3, Kevin Sather, Ankeny, IA (14); 20. 22M, Charlie McKenna, Clear Lake, IA (17); 21. 31, Jason Utter, Columbus Junction, IA (4); 22. Darrell DeFrance (20); 23. Skip Frey (22); 24. Steve Lance Jr. (18); DNS – 90, Lance Mathees, Winona, MN, 55, Duane Treadwell, La Grange, GA, 56w, Mike Wallace, Carter Lake, IA B main (started), 20 laps, NT: 1. 28, Dennis Erb Jr., Carpentersville, IL (2); 2. 99, Donnie Moran, Dresden, OH (3); 3. 39, Tim McCreadie, Watertown, NY (5); 4. 25, Chad Simpson, Mount Vernon, IA (5) 5. 71, Don O’Neal, Martinsville, IN (9); 6. 11, Austin Hubbard, Laurel, DE (7) 7. 18E, Eric Wells, Hazard, KY (12) / 8. 5, Klint Byars, Calhoun City, MS (8); 9. 23, John Blankenship, Morristown, TN (1); 10. 32s, Chris Simpson, Marion, IA () 11. 51, Matt Furman, Columbus, OH (14); 12. Tim Lance (23) 13. 32, Bobby Pierce, Oakwood, IL (19); 14. 9T, Tim Isenberg, Marshfield, WI (16); 15. 58, Ray Guss Jr., Moline, IL (15); 16. 21JR, Billy Moyer Jr., Batesville, AR (11); 17. 21B, Rich Bell, Sheffield, IL (17); 18. 5m, Mike Fryer, Freeport, IL (10); 19. Tyler Bruening (22) 20. Ryan Unzicker (24) 21. 6, Jesse Stovall, Republic, MO (4); 22. 98, Jason Rauen, Farley, IA (20); 23. 13, JR Hotovy, Hartford, MI (18); 24. 58E, Dave Eckrich, Oxford, IA (13);
9th Annual Knoxville Late Model Nationals Championship (started), 100 laps, NT: 1. 15, Steve Francis, Ashland, KY (5); 2. 2s, Brady Smith, Solon Springs, WI (4); 3. 15B, Brian Birkhofer, Muscatine, IA (7); 4. 0, Scott Bloomquist, Mooresburg, TN (1); 5. 20J, Jimmy Owens, Newport, IN (2) 6. 5B, Mike Marlar, Winfield, TN (6); 7. Don O’Neal (29) 8. 21, Billy Moyer, Batesville, AR (9); 9. Chad Simpson (28) 10. 15D, Jonathan Davenport, Blairsville, GA (15); 11. 1V, Will Vaught, Crane, MO (21); 12. Dennis Erb Jr. (25) 13. John Blankenship (31, pr.) 14. 2, John Anderson, Omaha, NE (19); 15. 7R, Kent Robinson, Bloomington, IN (10); 16. 57J, Bub McCool, Vicksburg, MS (23); 17. Donnie Moran (26) 18. 11T, Tyler Reddick, Corning, CA (11); 19. 5L, Jared Landers, Welcome, NC (33, pr.) 20. Ryan Unzicker (32, pr.) 21. 99JR, Frank Heckenast Jr., Frankfurt, IL (20); 22. Tim McCreadie (27) 23. 25F, Jason Feger, Bloomington, IL (18); 24. 75, Terry Phillips, Springfield, MO (14); 25. 14m, Morgan Bagley, Kilgore, TX (12); 26. 18, Shannon Babb, Moweaqua, IL (8); 27. Eric Wells (30) 28. 44, Earl Pearson Jr., Trinity, NC (22); 29. 28M, Jimmy Mars, Menomonie, WI (16); 30. 50, Denny Eckrich, Oxford, IA (13); 31. 42, Terry Casey, New London, WI (24); 32. 15R, Mark Burgtorf, Quincy, IL (17); 33. 3s, Brian Shirley, Chatham, IL (3). DNS – Austin Hubbard. Lap Leaders: Owens 1; Bloomquist 2-12; Smith 13-70; Francis 71-100.
2012 410 Final Point Standings and Feature Winners:
Driver Feature Wins Points Primary car(s) (Feature Laps Led)
1. Terry McCarl 2 (52) 1682 TMAC Motorsports 24 2. Davey Heskin 2 (72) 1671 Maxwell 56 3. Bronson Maeschen 2 (53) 1552 Maeschen 96 4. Dusty Zomer - 1449 Woodruff Racing 91 5. Mark Dobmeier 0 (23) 1447 Lunstra/Dobmeier 13 6. Ian Madsen 1 (12) 1348 Vermeer/Lewis 55 7. Don Droud Jr. 0 (7) 1226 Strange Performance 47 8. Lynton Jeffrey 0 (7) 1159 Vortex Racing 12 9. Dustin Selvage - 1085 Selvage Motorsports 7 10. Josh Schneiderman 0 (11) 1016 Deuce Motorsports 49 11. Ryan Bunton 0 (1) 951 Bunton 6R 12. Robby Wolfgang - 853 Williams 7K 13. Rager Phillips - 823 Phillips 9 14. Rob Kubli - 770 Kubli 23K, Williams 7K 15. Tasker Phillips - 755 Phillips 7TAZ 16. Glen Saville - 745 Morris 75 17. Jarrod Schneiderman - 728 Deuce Motorsports 88 18. AJ Moeller - 613 Moeller 20 19. TJ Peterson - 376 Peterson 12P
Other 410 Feature Winners (Laps Led): Donny Schatz 2 (51), Justin Henderson 2 (25), Brian Brown 2 (16), Danny Lasoski 2 (9), Sammy Swindell 1 (22), Wayne Johnson 1 (20), Kerry Madsen 1 (20), Jason Meyers 1 (18), Kyle Larson 1 (11), David Gravel 0 (16), Stevie Smith 0 (13), Cody Darrah 0 (4), Jason Sides 0 (1)
2012 360 Final Point Standings and Feature Winners:
Driver Feature Wins Points Primary car(s) (Feature Laps Led)
1. Clint Garner 4 (48) 1824 Fluth 40 2. Matt Moro 1 (29) 1439 Moro 2m 3. Nate Van Haaften 2 (29) 1317 Van Haaften Racing 3 4. Jon Agan 1 (36) 1277 Agan Motorsports 4 5. Joe Beaver - 1258 Beaver Motorsports 53 6. Russ Hall - 1175 Skillz Motorsports 45c 7. RJ Johnson 1 (18) 1162 RMJ Motorsports 71 8. Carson McCarl 0 (11) 1094 Deanfield Farms 97 9. Tony Shilling 1 (15) 949 Shilling 47T 10. Casey Friedrichsen - 918 Burnham Enterprises 54 11. David Hall 0 (4) 776 Hall Enterprises 51 12. Tom Lenz 0 (4) 738 Lenz 8L 13. Josh Riggins - 381 Riggins 14J 14. Alan Zoutte - 369 Zoutte Motorsports 33
Other 360 Feature Winners (Laps Led): Shane Stewart 1 (25), Kaley Gharst 1 (18), Danny Lasoski 1 (14), Brooke Tatnell 1 (10), Wayne Johnson 1 (8), Brian Brown 1 (7), Dusty Zomer 1 (7), Jason Johnson 0 (8), Tony Bruce Jr. 0 (7), Jonathan Cornell 0 (6), Rager Phillips 0 (3)
2012 305 Final Point Standings and Feature Winners:
Driver Feature Wins Points Primary car(s) (Feature Laps Led)
1. Matthew Stelzer 1 (16) 1231 Stelzer 99 2. Mike Van Haaften 3 (37) 1160 Van Haaften Racing 33 3. Mitchell Alexander - 1016 Alexander 6 4. Alan Ambers - 913 Goodno Promotions 93A 5. J Kinder 1 (12) 890 Kinder 88 6. Dakota Hendrickson - 868 Hendrickson 4 7. Matt Stephenson - 751 Stephenson 55 8. Bart Friedrichsen 0 (13) 706 Tice 29 9. Cody Ambers - 476 Ambers 92c 10. Ben Woods - 475 Hansen 9H 11. Chris Horton - 445 Horton 4c 12. Andrew Shelton - 410 Shelton 71c 13. Lee Patterson - 369 Patterson 82
Other 305 Feature Winners (Laps Led): Larry Ball Jr. 2 (21), Steve Breazeale 1 (15), Casey Friedrichsen 1 (10), Bill Boles 0 (2), Mark Widmar 0 (1)