All Stars headed to Lernerville, Attica for big Labor Day weekend
CARMARGO, Il (8-31-10) By Brian Liskai.
The stars of the O'Reilly Auto Parts All Star Circuit of Champion Sprint Cars, grabbed all the headlines during the 50th Annual Goodyear Knoxville Nationals. Now, they will be heading to the historic Lernerville Speedway Friday, Sept. 3 and for the traditional Attica Ambush at Attica Raceway Park on Saturday, Sept. 4.
Knoxville champion and defending All Star champion and current point leader Tim Shaffer, two-time All Star champion Greg Wilson, Knoxville Nationals Rookie of the Year and Ohio Speedweek champion David Gravel, All Star rookies Cap Henry and Jared Ridge and veteran Bill Rose and more will take on Lernerville champion Danny Holtgraver, local legend Ed Lynch Jr. and others like Bob Felmlee, Carl Bowser, Andy Priest, and possibly some of the famed PA Posse members.
The last time the All Stars competed at the fast half-mile, three-time All Star champion Dale Blaney defeated Shaffer, a former Lernerville track champion, in an exciting race. Shaffer caught Blaney on the white flag lap, executed a slide job in turn two with Blaney pulling back around down the back stretch. Shaffer tried another move in the final two turns, but Blaney drive back by for his 74th career All Star victory.
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Then it's off to the high banks of Attica Raceway Park on Saturday where the local drivers will challenge the All Stars. It marks the last race of the 2010 season at Attica.
The last time the All Stars visited Attica Raceway Park was to open the Ohio Sprint Speedweek. Byron Reed, who recently picked up his sixth Attica track title, scored the victory over 12-time Attica champion Mark Keegan and Dean Jacobs who also recorded a victory at Ohio's Finest speedplant in 2010.
Reed also defeated the All Stars at Attica earlier in the year at the traditional Sprint Nationals.
Stevie Smith took the Attica Ambush win in 2009 while Dale Blaney picked up the victory in 2008.
The All Star drivers will also have their hands full with Craig Mintz, Bryan Sebetto, and Rob Chaney and Lee Jacobs who have recorded Attica wins
in 2010.
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SODEMAN HOLDS OFF PITTMAN & LYNCH FOR $3,000 AUTO RACERS FOR KIDS SPRINT CHARITIES THRILLER
By Mike Leone
August 28, 2010 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Mercer, PA.Mercer Raceway Park wrapped up the month of August on Saturday night with the Auto Racers for Kids Charities event. It was night four of four in the 2010 Bonnell's Collision Center Sprint Shootout Series that also featured events at Sportsman's Speedway, Eriez Speedway, and Raceway 7. Celebrating in the Hoosier Tire Mid-Atlantic Victory Lane were Jack Sodeman, Jr.-Luxaire Heating & Cooling (410) Sprint Cars, Russ Byler & Jeff Walters-Big Daddy's Speed Center Stock Cars, and Tim Callahan-M&D Paving Mini Stocks.
It took Jack Sodeman, Jr. 16 years and more than 80 races to win his first feature at Mercer Raceway Park when he finally ended the curse on July 31 with the $2,000 DIRTcar Challenge Series victory. They always say the first one is the toughest, and for Sodeman it could not have been any truer. Returning for the first time since that elusive first victory one month ago, Sodeman captured an exciting 25-lap win holding off hard charging Daryn Pittman and Ed Lynch, Jr. for the victory. This time the win came in Jeff Rudzik's #94, who donated all $3,000 back to the Auto Racers for Kids Charities. Sodeman was also victorious in the $3,000 Eriez event to go along with a second after leading much of the Raceway 7 show.
"This is what you want to do for the fans," expressed the North Jackson, Ohio winner about what many called the best race they've witnessed this year. "I can definitely use this Powerade for as hard as Eddie (Lynch) was coming after me and Daryn (Pittman) at the end. The red flag gave me a breather. I thought 'Wow, Eddie really wants this one' so I had to be up on the wheel from lap one to the checkered. The most exciting part is before I got in the car, Jeff Rudzik said, 'When you win, the $3,000 we make tonight is all going to charity"!
Lynch jumped into the lead past Scott Priester, who was driving the Martha Dionise #15. Sodeman, who started fourth, used the outside to go around Brian Ellenberger and Priester for second on the initial lap. Sodeman caught Lynch and grabbed the lead with a great move driving under and by the leader in turn four. Ninth starting Rod George was on the move using the inside to move to the front. George was already up to fourth on lap two when he took the spot from Ellenberger.
Lynch continued to pressure Sodeman, while Priester wouldn't go away easy as he was all over the "Apollo Rocket" for second. Lapped traffic came into play on lap seven as Sodeman continued to maintain his lead until the first caution of the event was displayed for Brent Matus, who slowed with 10 laps completed. When racing resumed, George looked like he was going to be a player as he took third from Priester. Pittman slowly entered the picture when he moved into the top five passing Ellenberger on lap 11 before Danny Holtgraver brought out the caution with 11 laps completed.
The caution wasn't what George wanted as he'd lose third to Bob Felmlee on lap 12 and fourth to Pittman one lap later. With the race now at the halfway point, Lynch was all over Sodeman trying every move possible, but Sodeman continued to hold on. Three accidents slowed action on laps 14 and 15 with two of them being red flags for four-car accidents. Aaron Shaffer got caught up in both of them going over easy on the second one. Arnie Kent suffered heavy front and rear end damage on the first one as Shaffer, Ralph Spithaler, Jr., and Jason Dolick all got bunched up together on backstretch.
The last 10 laps then went green-to-checkered. Lynch continued to pressure Sodeman primarily running the bottom, while Sodeman hammered around the top. Lynch would get alongside Sodeman, but just couldn't find enough momentum to make the pass. Pittman had the best seat in the house and would make his move on lap 19 driving hard underneath Lynch in turn two to make the pass for second.
With six laps to go, Pittman found himself a straightaway behind. With each successive lap, Pittman slowly cut into Sodeman's lead. With the white flag waving, Sodeman caught traffic with a gaggle of racers battling for position. Pittman was right on Sodeman as the duo sliced and diced through lapped traffic. The experienced Pittman was right there hoping for a mistake or bobble, but it never happened as Sodeman barely held off Pittman for the popular win.
Pittman, who has nine victories this season driving the Michael Heffner #27, came up just shy in his first ever appearance at the track. Lynch settled for third. After winning the B main, Mike Lutz charged from 21st to finish fourth after getting by Felmlee on lap 17. Lutz picked up a $200 hard charger bonus from John Stickley of Whitehall Tire. Point leader Felmlee was fifth.
Completing the top 10 were Ellenberger, George, Andy McKisson, Dan Kuriger, and Holtgraver. Heat winners were Ellenberger, Shaffer, Lynch, and Pittman. Holtgraver won the $200 Ti22 Performance Dash to set positions 13-19. The 36-car field was not only the highest of the season at Mercer, but the highest in any of the Auto Racers for Kids Events. Ryan Smith picked up the $100 highest finishing 360 bonus from Whitehall Tire.
Auto Racers for Kids Charities (410) Sprint Cars (25 laps, $3,000 to-win): 1. JACK SODEMAN, JR. (Rudzik 94) 2. Daryn Pittman (Heffner 27) 3. Ed Lynch, Jr. (2L) 4. Mike Lutz (Chappel 8) 5. Bob Felmlee (6) 6. Brian Ellenberger (22) 7. Rod George (4) 8. Andy McKisson (0) 9. Dan Kuriger (08) 10. Danny Holtgraver (D4) 11. Brent Matus (33) 12. Eric Williams (7) 13. Carl Bowser (10) 14. Chris Best (66) 15. Scott Priester (Dionise 15) 16. Dan Shetler (7K) 17. Bob Howard (49) 18. Arnie Kent (18) 19. Aaron Shaffer (97s) 20. Ryan Smith (King 1K) 21. Ralph Spithaler, Jr. (56) 22. Jason Dolick (D12) 23. Gale Ruth, Jr. (5x) 24. Russ Sansosti (23s) DNQ: Jeff Taylor (17T), Paul Kish (4c), Brandon Spithaler (Burkey 57B), Chris Shuttleworth (11), Dean Ruth (7x), Brandon Spithaler (13), Brian Steinman (24s), Gale Ruth, Sr. (1R), Robert VanTassel (69x), Todd Bauer (45), Butch Beasley (1), John McCracken, Sr. (63).
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Holtgraver, Hess, Bolland and Kelley Crowned Champions
Blaney, Miley and Bolland Repeat Winners, Mike Miller claims first career Victory
Sarver, PA (August 28, 2010) While it was a perfect, mild summer night, the heat was on for Danny Holtgraver and Kevin Bolland entering last night’s Fab Four Racing Championship Night presented by Armstrong One Wire. Joe Kelley wrapped up his Budweiser Track Championship two weeks ago and Dave Hess Jr. simply had to start his National Guard Heat Race to clinch his title. But Holtgraver and Bolland had to continue to perform at the same high level they have for the duration of the 2010 season to secure their titles.
Kevin Bolland entered last night with a comfortable lead in the Budweiser Points in the Diehl Auto Group DIRTcar Modified division, but had three drivers within striking distance and standing between he and his third Track Championship. He mathematically eliminated Defending Track Champion Jeremiah Shingledecker and Del Rougeux Jr. after National Guard Heat Races were completed. As the Diehl Mods rolled onto the Action Track for the first feature of Championship Night, Bolland needed to finish just 17th or higher to clinch the title over longtime nemesis Brian Swartzlander. But Bolland wasn’t resting on his laurels nor simply counting down the laps. Instead, he was up on the wheel and heavy on the gas, as there are less possibilities of finding misfortune the more cars that are behind you!
Polesitter Jeremiah Shingledecker took the quick lead at the drop of the green flag and led the first 21 circuits. Bolland started seventh but quickly made his way to the front where he challenged Del Rougeux Jr. for second place on lap three. They swapped second place several times over the next 20 laps, but a late race caution set the table for Bolland to win the Track Championship in style! With four laps to go, Bolland took the lead from Shingledecker around the topside of turns one & two on the lap 22 restart. Once out front, Bolland would not be caught and he scored his 51st Lernerville Speedway Modified Victory and third Modified Track Championship.
Shingledecker held on to finish second. Brian Swartzlander saw his title hopes shredded on lap six when he rolled to a stop on the front stretch after contact with Dean Pearson shredded his left rear tire. Swartzlander charged back through the field to finish third in the race and second in the Budweiser Point Standings. Dave Murdick finished fourth, while J.R. McGinley ran a very strong race to finish fifth. Carl Murdick, Mark Frankhouser, Mike Turner, Jeff Schaffer and Steve Feder rounded out the Diehl Top Ten. Swartzlander and Murdick won National Guard Heat Races.
While entering Championship Night with a 19 point lead, 20 year old Danny Holtgraver had his work cut out for him when he drew the 49th pill and started at the tail of a loaded heat race. He missed the transfer by one spot and started the feature 13th. Standing between he and the historic list of Lernerville Speedway Track Champions in the Sprints were the collective five Track Championships and over 125 wins between Ed Lynch Jr. and Bob Felmlee. Holtgraver entered the 25-lap feature, which again was loaded with talented local and regional drivers, needing to finish 11th or better to clinch the Track Championship, but Lynch started on the front row, leaving Holtgraver little room for error.
Lynch took the early lead when the green flag flew, but fourth place starter Dale Blaney was hauling the mail down the back straightaway and threw a nasty powerslide on Lynch through turns three and four, causing Lynch to get almost completely sideways in turn four. Most drivers would have spun out or hit the wall, but Lynch squared up and got back on the gas, albeit after losing three spots to Rod George, Jimmy Seger and Brian Ellenberger. Meanwhile, Holtgraver was patiently making his way to the front. Lynch eventually battled his way back to second to challenge Blaney, but could not complete a pass for the lead. It was the third win of the season for Blaney, much to the pleasure of the fine folks from Ti22 Performance, both his primary sponsor and the division sponsor of the Sprint Car division.
Lynch chased Blaney across the stripe, while Brian Ellenberger finished third. Second-generation Ohio driver Cole Duncan finished fourth ahead of newly crowned Budweiser Track Champion Danny Holtgraver. The Ti22 Top Ten rounded out with 2009 Track Champion Rod George, Jimmy Seger, Carl Bowser, Brent Matus and Jack Sodeman Jr. Ellenberger, Felmlee and Duncan won their respective National Guard Heat Races.
Holtgraver said from Sheetz Victory Lane last week after his first career win, that he wouldn’t worry about points and just go out and race. He certainly lived up to the claim last night, as he started 13th and needed to only secure a top ten finish to win the title. Instead, he got his elbows up and raced to the front of a loaded field to finish fifth and add his name to the legendary list of Lernerville Speedway Track Champions; a list that includes Hall of Famers Lou Blaney and Ralph Quarterson, as well as Brad Doty, Johnny Beaber, Jerry Matus, Craig Rankin, Mark Cassella, Jamie Smith, Jimmy Hawley, Tim Shaffer, Dale Blaney and his current competitors Ed Lynch Jr., Rod George, Bob Felmlee and Kevin Schaeffer. Holtgraver becomes the youngest driver to join this prestigious list at just 20 years old!
Dave Hess Jr. did not have nearly as much of a challenge to clinch his first career Lernerville Track Championship. Entering the event with a 38 point lead, Hess simply had to start his heat race to capture the crown, which he did. Unfortunately for Hess, unlike Bolland and Holtgraver, he didn’t record a win or even a top five finish. Hess found the front stretch wall on lap seven and had to be towed to the pits with an unceremonious DNF. Hess joins his father as a Lernerville Speedway Late Model Track Champion; Dave Hess Sr. was the Track Champion in 1980 and 1983.
Jammin’ John Mollick started on the outside pole alongside of Chuck Sarver and took the lead from Sarver on lap two. For the next 23 laps it appeared as though Mollick would end the season in Sheetz Victory Lane after experiencing some of the worst luck of any driver throughout the season. But last week’s feature winner Jared Miley had other plans! After starting 10th, Miley steadily made his way forward, avoided a few cautions and battled Dave Murdick for second place for most of the final 15 laps of the feature. Miley finally cleared Murdick for good on lap 22 and set his sights on Mollick. It appeared as though Miley’s charge would be too little, too late, but he slid under Mollick and took the lead in turns one & two. Mollick tried to return the favor and slide under Miley in turns three & four, but Miley rocketed off the top of turn four and took his second straight DIRTcar Late Model feature to close the 2010 Fab Four Racing Season.
John Mollick had his best run and finish of the season, but it was a bittersweet second place. “Double Duty” Dave Murdick scored his second top five of the night by finishing third. Doug Eck finished fourth ahead of Lynn Geisler. The top ten shook out with Michael Norris, Chuck Sarver, Sean Puz, Dan Swartzlander and Tyler Dietz. Gregg Satterlee (11th), like Hess (12th), finished the early after losing fluids during the caution brought out by Hess. Miley and Eck were National Guard Heat Race victors.
As mentioned above, Joe Kelley locked up his seventh career Lernerville/Budweiser Track Championship two weeks ago with his eighth win, then won his ninth feature last week. He won his National Guard Heat Race to secure his second straight National Guard Heat Race Challenge Championship via tiebreaker over Danny Holtgraver and Wayne Carbo. All three drivers won seven heat races during the course of the 2010 Fab Four Racing season.
Kelley was in contention for his 10th win of the season, but it was veteran driver Mike Miller’s yellow car that would steal the show! The Brothers Fosnaught started on the front row with Jim Fosnaught taking the early lead. Miller was flying down the back straightaway on lap eight and he took the lead away from Fosnaught in three & four. Miller and Fosnaught would swap the position back and forth the next seven laps. 2008 Track Champion Bob Egley moved to second on lap 15 and challenged Miller for the lead, but got split by Wayne Carbo and Joe Kelley as they followed Miller out of turn four three-wide headed for the checkered flag. Miller’s first win was an emotional one, as his car owner is a heart transplant recipient and living proof that organ donors save lives!
Wayne Carbo beat Kelley and Egley to the stripe to finish second. Kelley crossed in third, Egley in fourth. Ryan Moyer capped off a solid season with another top five finish. The Charapp Top Ten was rounded out by Jim Fosnaught, Jason Fosnaught, A.J. Flick, Scott Bowman and Mark Sanders. Kelley and Carbo won their National Guard Heats.
The All Stars Dual in the Dirt will bring the Fast Friday portion of the 2010 schedule to a close next week on Friday, September 3. Both the Circuit of Champions Sprints and the Late Model Series will invade the Action Track for a pair of $5,000-to-win features.
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Lee Jacobs win 410 sprint at Attica, Reed earns 6th track title
ATTICA, Ohio – It’s been a frustrating season for Dalton, Ohio’s Lee Jacobs. But the 410 sprint driver known as “The Snowman” put that all behind him by dominating the Kistler Racing Products Season Championship Night at Attica Raceway Park on Saturday, Aug. 28.
While Jacobs led all 30 laps for the feature win, Byron Reed’s third place finish earned him his sixth track championship.
In the Fultz Fabrications and Speed Shop UMP Late Models, Bellevue, Ohio’s Ryan Missler came into the night needing only a 12th place or better feature finish to claim his second consecutive track title. He put all doubts behind him by leading the last 24 laps of the feature to claim his third victory of the season and the championship.
Fremont, Ohio’s Josh Muntz led all 25 laps to earn his first career Attica victory in the Fremont Fence 305 Sprints, but the chase to the track championship came down to the last lap. D.J. Foos was able to finish seventh in the feature, and coupled with Paul Weaver’s fifth place run gave Foos the title by just a handful of points.
For Jacobs, it was his fourth career victory at Attica.
“This is a huge bounce-back for our team. We made some changes here the past week and we really clicked tonight,” said Jacobs beside his Randy and Lisa Hammer owned, Hammer Pallets, Classic Turning, Berlin Bakery backed #24h.
“I didn’t even know where victory lane was…it’s been so long since I’ve won a race I didn’t know if I was going to get another one,” joked Jacobs. “Tonight was amazing. I wish we wouldn’t have had so many cautions because that old man in that X car (Mark Keegan) he was making things pretty interesting on those restarts. Mark Keegan is one of the best drivers in our state. He did a hell of a job…it’s an honor to race with him like that. Mark was making me nervous on those restarts. I knew I had to keep switching up my starts in three and four and kind of moved around trying different lines to screw him up. The last two restarts I didn’t see him so we must have done something right. I knew the top was the place to be. Aaron and Randy Hammer and Timmy Pierce…those guys did an incredible job with the car tonight.”
For Monclova, Ohio’s Reed, the championship marked his fifth in the last six years.
“It was a good race…my car was really good. It’s tough when you start ninth behind a lot of good guys it’s tough to pass,” said Reed beside his Reebar Diecasting, ProShocks, Schoenfeld Headers, Weld Wheels backed #5. “I love this track…you couldn’t ask for better track preparation all year. Everyone asked why I was doing to good here this year and track preparation is probably the key. It’s been multi-grooved and elbows up race track all season and that makes me go good and that’s what the fans like.”
Reed’s run also takes him one step closer to winning the Kistler Racing Products Fremont Attica Sprint Title (FAST) championship with just one point race remaining, that Sept. 11 at Fremont Speedway.
Missler’s victory in the late model feature wasn’t easy as he had to hold off a hard charging Doug Drown late in the going. He changed his line on a late race restart and Drown slipped off the track with five laps remaining.
“The car was so good except there at the end, the right rear started going away,” said Missler beside his York Fabrication, Terry McConnell Excavating, Taze D.J. Services backed #50Y. “I didn’t know where Drown was. I saw he got up to second…don’t know what happened to him; he must have dumped it off the track. There was a little like bump going into turn three and I’d hit that and it would upset the car so I just tried to stay away from that thing.:
“I have to thank everyone on my crew. Jerry Huff, my wife Amber, Dave Gullick, dad and everyone that helps out on the car all year,” added Missler beside his Quality Welding, Cenpeco Oil, J&H Concrete, Bellevue Beverage Center backed late model.
Muntz had to hold off Bobby Clark following a caution with just two laps remaining to claim the 305 sprint feature.
“The car was awesome. I was so nervous before the race. Everyone was like you need to calm down. You don’t know how hard it is to be calm when you’re trying to set the car up yourself and you have to go out there and start on the pole,” said Muntz beside his WOW Epoxy Floors, Pepsi, Wal-Mart, Rison Enterprises, Muntz Equipment Rebuild, Kear’s Speed Shop backed M28. “I saw Bobby tuck under me on those restarts but the top of the track was awesome and the car was beautiful. I have to thank my little daughter here…she turns one next Tuesday and this is the first race she’s ever been too. What a way to end the season here at Attica.”
Foos came into the night as the point leader, but defending track champion Paul Weaver was right on his tail. A caution with seven laps remaining saw Weaver running fourth and Foos in the eighth spot, which would have given Weaver the title. Foos would move into the sixth spot with three laps remaining just as the caution flew, giving him the point lead. On the restart, Foos fell back to seventh, moving Weaver into the championship. As the checkered came out, Nate Dussel was able to get around Weaver, dropping him to fifth, while Foos passed John Ivy for a seventh place finish to claim the title.
“I bounced off the wall coming to the white and I thought man here it goes I just lost it. That’s why you never give up and dig and dig and dig,” said Foos beside his Burger King, Level Performance, Buckshot Farms, Pit Stop Carryout, R&R Used Cars backed #11F. “I kept counting cars and I thought man he’s going to be hard to catch. Then the car just came alive halfway through the race and it just took off. I knew I had something to work with then.”
Waltermeier ran the top shelf of the track to perfection for the dirt truck victory.
“It’s fun up there. You have to keep it straight, you can’t get sideways up there,” said Waltermeier beside his Mitchelle Agronomics, Graham Racing Engines, CA Kustoms backed #39. “I have to thank my crew. My brother D.J. and crew chief John and my wife and all these guys that show up to root me on.”
When Bob Dible got into trouble early in the dirt truck feature, Brian Arnold just had to finish strong, which he did for the track title.
“It’s unfortunate that Bob got spun out or what ever happened. Our goal this year was to win a track championship here…this is the only place we’ve run so far this year,” said Arnold beside his Make-A-Wish Foundation, Burns Electric, Air Cooled Engines backed #33. “The truck got pretty bent up tonight but it was worth it.”
At the drop of the green for the 410 sprint feature, Lee Jacobs quickly bolted into the lead with Brad Haudenschild, Mark Keegan, Brandon Wimmer and Shawn Valenti in tow. Keegan would grab second a lap later while Jacobs pulled away. Haudenschild would bring out the caution with two laps in with the running order Lee Jacobs, Keegan, Wimmer, Phil Gressman, Valenti and Reed. Greg Wilson would stop on the track on lap eight to bring out another caution and wipe out Jacobs’ big lead
On the restart Wimmer would drive under Keegan for second with Gressman fourth and Reed up to fifth. Gressman would take third on lap 11 as Jacobs continued to pull away in the lead. Sheldon Haudenschild would spin on lap 15 to slow the action with Jacobs, Wimmer, Gressman, Keegan and Reed rounding out the top five. Jacobs once again pulled away on the ensuing restart as Wimmer and Gressman battled for second. Gressman would move into the runner-up spot on lap 17 with Keegan taking third from Wimmer on the next circuit.
Meanwhile, Jacobs was rim-riding to a commanding lead while Gressman and Keegan put on a great show for second and Wimmer and Reed battled for fourth. Cap Henry and Mike Linder would tangle on lap 20, bringing out another caution. Again on the restart Jacobs would pull away with Gressman, Keegan, Wimmer and Reed rounding out the top five. Keegan would drive around Gressman into second on lap 24, but could not close on Jacobs. Reed would drive into fourth on lap 23 and took third with five laps remaining. Haudenschild would coast to a stop on lap 27, giving Keegan one final shot at Jacobs. However, Jacobs was too strong and pulled away for the win with Keegan, Reed, Gressman and Rob Chaney rounding out the top five.
In the 25-lap late model feature, Dan Wallace would grab the early lead over Missler, Bill Hahn, Keith Berner and Matt Irey. Missler would drive into the lead a lap later, bringing Hahn and Berner into second and third. The first caution would fly on lap 4 for Bill Clap with the running order, Missler, Berner, Hahn, Wallace and Rocky Owens. Missler would pull away on the restart while Berner, Hahn and Owens locked in a great battle for second. The caution would fly on lap 7 for Jeff Esbenshade, but Missler would again pull away when the green came back out.
Another caution with 10 laps in the books for debris had the running order of Missler, Berner, Hahn, Owens, Wallace and a closing Doug Drown who started 12th. With 12 laps in, Missler continued to lead over Berner, Hahn, Owens, Wallace and Drown. Clapp would stop on the track on lap 13 to bring out the caution just as Drown moved into fifth, bringing Larry Kingseed to sixth. On the restart, Missler could not shake Berner while Drown drove into third. With 10 laps remaining, Drown drove under Berner into second and was closing quickly on Missler. The final caution of the event would fly on lap 18 when Ken Hahn and Jeremy Canada tangled.
On the restart Missler would again hit his marks on the top side of the track with Drown pressuring and Berner, Owens and 15th place starter Mike Bores in tow. Drown’s bid for the win would end on lap 20 when he slipped off the top side of turn four, losing four positions. Missler still could not shake Berner as Bores took third on lap 21 with Owens and Kingseed rounding out the top five. Missler would drive to the checkered over Berner, Bores, Owens, and Kingseed.
In the 25-lap 305 sprint feature, Muntz would also drive to the top of the track to take the lead with Jake Trevino, Bobby Clark, Dan Hammond and Nate Dussel in tow. Clark would grab second a lap later and would race right on Muntz’ rear bumper while Trevino, Zack Kramer and Hammond would round out the top five. The first caution would fly on lap 11 for a Junior Felver spin with the running order Muntz, Clark, Trevino, Kramer and 10th place starter Paul Weaver. On the restart Muntz and Clark would drive away as Trevino, Kramer, Weaver and Dussel locked in a tremendous battle for third.
The caution would be displayed on lap 17 when Brad Bowman and Dan Hammond lost power. Again on the restart, Muntz and Clark would drive nose to tail away from Trevino with Weaver, Dussel, Kramer, Steve Rando and D.J. Foos in tow. The car on the move was John Ivy who had steadily worked his way up from his 16th starting spot and was seventh with six laps remaining.
Muntz would continue to hit his marks perfectly with Clark right on his tail. Trevino was comfortably in third while Weaver, Dussel, Kramer, Ivy and Foos racing hard for fourth. The field would be bunched up one final time when Nate Reeser spun with just two laps remaining. Muntz was able to drive away for the victory over Clark, Trevino with Dussel passing Weaver for fourth on the last lap.
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410 Sprints A-Main - (30 Laps) 1. 24H-Lee Jacobs[1]; 2. X-Mark Keegan[2]; 3. 5R-Byron Reed[9]; 4. 53-Phil Gressman[5]; 5. 45C-Rob Chaney[12]; 6. 16-Bryan Sebetto[14]; 7. O-Brandon Wimmer[7]; 8. 20X-Craig Mintz[11]; 9. 97-Dean Jacobs[17]; 10. 28-Shawn Valenti[6]; 11. 14H-Todd Heller[18]; 12. O4-Cap Henry[20]; 13. 2+-Brian Smith[19]; 14. 312-Mike Linder[10]; 15. 91-Aaron Middaugh[16]; 16. 16M-Danny Mumaw[8]; 17. 10-Brad Haudenschild[3]; 18. 93-Sheldon Haudenschild[15]; 19. 5M-Greg Wilson[13]; 20. 98-Bruce Robenalt[4]
UMP Late Models A-Main - (25 Laps) 1. 50Y-Ryan Missler[3]; 2. 11-Keith Berner[7]; 3. 15B-Mike Bores[15]; 4. 29-Rocky Owens[9]; 5. 21-Larry Kingseed[13]; 6. 12D-Doug Drown[12]; 7. 83-Bill Hahn[2]; 8. 36-Matt Irey[5]; 9. 48-John Bores[8]; 10. 84-Tim Sabo[10]; 11. 93T-Jeff Esbenshade[16]; 12. O6-Kyle Perry[4]; 13. 23C-Jeremy Canada[6]; 14. 99-Steve Sabo[18]; 15. 22-Bobby Michaels[19]; 16. 12-Michael Stiltner II[14]; 17. 18-Jamie Reed[21]; 18. 27-Ken Hahn[11]; 19. 48B-Dan Wallace[1]; 20. 1-Bill Clapp[17]; 21. 92-Brian Orth[20]
305 Sprints A-Main - (25 Laps) 1. M28-Josh Muntz[1]; 2. 40-Bobby Clark[6]; 3. 80-Jake Travino[2]; 4. 1-Nate Dussel[5]; 5. 1W-Paul Weaver[10]; 6. 8K-Zack Kramer[4]; 7. 11F-D.J. Foos[12]; 8. 94-John Ivy[16]; 9. 27-Paige Polyak[15]; 10. 19R-Steve Rando[8]; 11. 35-Stuart Brubaker[11]; 12. 71-Bill Kraylek[18]; 13. 25-Jason Keckler[7]; 14. 9-Jimmy Colvin[14]; 15. 35L-Tony Beaber[19]; 16. 5-Dustin Dinan[9]; 17. 83X-Nate Reeser[20]; 18. 22D-Dan Hammond[3]; 19. 51-Brad Bowman[17]; 20. 13-Junior Felver[13]
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Knoxville Nationals Champion Tim Shaffer Anxious for Homecoming
All Stars Dual in the Dirt on Sept. 3, World of Outlaws Commonwealth Clash on Sept. 25
Sarver, PA (August 26, 2010) On the heels of the biggest win of his sprint car career, “The Steel City Outlaw” Tim Shaffer, (winner of the $150,000, 50th Annual Knoxville Nationals on Saturday, August 14), returns to the Action Track twice next month. First on Friday, September 3, Shaffer headlines the O’Reilly All Stars Dual in the Dirt (a twin bill featuring both the Circuit of Champions Sprint Car Series and the Late Model Series). Then he will try to win his second career World of Outlaws Sprint Car Feature at Lernerville Speedway on Saturday, September 25 during the Commonwealth Clash.
Shaffer used a last lap pass to thrill the Knoxville Raceway crowd by passing Donny Schatz to steal the $150,000 payday from the Four-Time Defending World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series Champion and Four-Time Defending Knoxville Nationals Champion.
The “Steel City Outlaw” was on hand last Friday Night to talk to his home track crowd at Lernerville Speedway about his recent milestone victory at Knoxville Raceway, “It’s our Super Bowl!” commented Shaffer. “It’s amazing, it really is; I can’t explain it!”
The popular win has brought the Knoxville Nationals back to Pennsylvania for the first time since Bobby Allen won the event in 1990. Bob Weikert, car owner of the iconic Weikert’s Livestock Special #29 out of Central PA, also has four Knoxville Nationals titles with drivers Kenny Weld (1972/1973) and Doug Wolfgang (1984/1985).
Shaffer joined this elite company two weeks ago, but he has long been a torchbearer for Western PA Sprint Car Racing. Following in the footsteps of Brad Doty and Dave Blaney, Shaffer left the cozy confines of Lernerville Speedway after winning the Track Championship in 1993. He split Rookie of the Year honors with the fellow Western PA/Eastern OH native son Dale Blaney on the All Star Circuit of Champions Tour in 1994.
Shaffer hit the road with the World of Outlaws in mid-July 1998, and then won the Kevin Gobrecht Rookie of the Year Award on the tour in 1999. The “Steel City Outlaw” spent most of the next 10 years on the road with the World of Outlaws, before saddling up in his current ride behind the wheel of the Call-Holbrook #83A, predominantly on the All Star Circuit.
Prior to his recent win in the 50th Annual Knoxville Nationals, Shaffer’s biggest win came at his home track in 2005 when he won the Don Martin Memorial Silver Cup. “That was a dream of mine forever!” Shaffer said. When asked about the upcoming All Stars and World of Outlaws races at Lernerville Speedway in September, he added, “It’s always exciting coming back here. It’s home for me!”
In addition to his Knoxville Nationals triumph, Shaffer has won 15 other A-Mains this season, mostly with the All Stars Circuit of Champions Sprint Series. When asked about what it’s like to enjoy that kind of success, Shaffer proclaimed, “16 wins; I’ve never won that many (in one season). Then five in a row and winning the Nationals . . . it’s been amazing!”
He will enter next Friday’s Dual in the Dirt All Stars event as the series points leader by over 750 points and a heavy favorite to take home the $5,000 winner’s share of the purse. Shaffer will be challenged by former, multi-time All Star Champion Dale Blaney and the strong cast of Lernerville locals led by Budweiser Points Leader and Shaffer’s mentee Danny Holtgraver.
Holtgraver extended his Budweiser Points lead last Friday Night by winning his first career Lernerville Speedway/Ti22 Performance DIRTcar Sprint Car Feature over a loaded field which included the aforementioned Dale Blaney and Brian Ellenberger, as well as All Time Wins Leader Ed Lynch Jr., Defending Track Champion Rod George, Bob Felmlee, Kevin Schaeffer, Jack Sodeman Jr., Andy McKisson and second generation rising star Sheldon Haudenschild. Shaffer and his crew chief Brian Kemenah have offered priceless advice and support over the past few seasons, a major key to the ever improving performance of the Holtgraver #D4 crew!
Three weeks later, the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series invades the Action Track on Saturday, September 25 for the $10,000-to-win Commonwealth Clash. Both Tim Shaffer and Ed Lynch Jr. will be looking for their second career World of Outlaws wins at Lernerville Speedway, while Dale Blaney looks to seal the deal after running so well during this summer’s Silver Cup Twin 30s before running out of fuel.
Silver Cup Twin 30s Feature #2 winner Joey Saldana leads a very tight points race over “The King” Steve Kinser, Jason Meyers and Four-Time Defending World of Outlaws Champion Donny Schatz. Schatz won his third Silver Cup in July by having the best combined results of the Twin 30 features.
While the event name “Commonwealth Clash” has been used for several years at Lernerville Speedway, this is the first time the event will be contested on a fall Saturday Night. Last year’s Saturday Night date was rained out and previous Clash dates were scheduled as mid-week shows in May.
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Tim Kaeding claims victory during Golden State Challenge Series season finale and 18-year-old Kyle Larson wraps up 2010 King of California title at Placerville Speedway on Saturday
By Gary Thomas
Placerville, CA – August 21, 2010…Entering the final night of the Golden State Challenge Series season on Saturday with a nine-point lead in the standings Elk Grove, California’s Kyle Larson put together a smooth and consistent 30-laps of racing in the main event and drove to a fourth place finish at the conclusion to wrap up his very first King of California title.
By winning the championship the 18-year-old becomes the youngest driver to ever claim the Golden State Challenge title in the 25-year history of the series and finished the season with five A-main victories, 17 top-five finishes, 21 top-10’s and six heat race triumphs aboard the Stadelhofer Construction, Peppermill-Resort-Spa-Casino-Reno No. 99.
“It feels great to bring home this title and I have to give a big thanks to Rich Stadelhofer, my whole crew and all our sponsors for supporting us this year,” said Larson. “We’ve had a great season overall and it has been a lot of fun so far and hopefully we can continue it the rest of the year. To win a title racing against a guy like Brent Kaeding, who is a legend out here and also my car owner is pretty cool and I couldn’t be more excited to be standing up here right now.”
A rather rough and tumble 30-laps of competition was seen on Saturday during the season finale for GSC at the Placerville Speedway and in the end it was San Jose’s Tim Kaeding, who ended up making the move by Scotts Valley’s Evan Suggs with just three-laps left in the race to score his sixth series victory of the year.
When the green lights came on in the feature it was Suggs shooting into the lead, but exiting turn two he experienced a monster bicycle and then a huge wheelie, which allowed Oroville’s Sean Becker the chance to sneak under for the top-spot. It was all for naught however, as the red flag waved for second place in points Brent Kaeding of Campbell, who had tipped over in turns three and four.
On the ensuing restart Suggs once again jumped out in front and led the field across the line to complete the opening circuit, prior to a caution for Vancouver, Washington’s Zach Zimmerly. When racing got back underway things got into a flow with a number of green flag laps being run and the man on the move was T. Kaeding, as the former GSC champ made his way around Auburn’s Andy Forsberg, Larson and Becker to take second by lap 11.
As “TK” tried to close in on the lead things began to come to a near crawl just after the midway point of the race when a number of red flag periods cropped up with multiple cars getting upside down during the final 10-laps. For the many restarts Suggs remained committed to the bottom line while T. Kaeding tried to give it everything he had up on the high-scary side of the high-banked quarter-mile. With Suggs in search of his first ever Golden State Challenge Series victory he looked to hit his marks on the tight bullring, but on lap 27 “TK” was able to thread the needle off turn four and rocket into the top-spot in exciting fashion.
Once in front the San Jose wheel-man had no problems and charged off to score his 48th career Golden State Challenge 410 Sprint Car Series win. His sixth victory of the season was also the most of any driver with GSC this year and came in just 10 overall starts. “We just love racing at this place and I hope you fans enjoyed that one because it was a lot of fun,” said the driver of the Roth Motorsports, DTR Transport Inc. No. 83. “I have to thank Dennis and Teresa Roth, my whole team and also want to give congrats to Kyle Larson for winning the championship.”
Making a strong move up high off the final corner and just nipping Suggs at the line to score second was Becker aboard the Brian Sperry Racing, Cherry Street Mini Storage No. 51 sprinter. The solid finish continued the impressive results seen from the “Shark” and the 51 team over the last month. “We love running with GSC and it’s great to get back up here on the podium tonight,” said Becker. “This whole team has really come together and it’s given me a lot of confidence behind the wheel so hopefully we can keep this momentum rolling with Gold Cup coming up fast.”
Suggs crossed the stripe in third to mark his third consecutive podium effort to complete the Golden State Challenge Series season at the helm of his Suggs Racing, HoservilleCA No. 33e mount. The 23-year-old also ends the season third in the final series standings to tally his career best GSC point finish. “It’s disappointing to lose the race with just a few laps to go, but Tim and Sean are two of the best out here so being up here with them is nice, even though we wanted to get a win bad,” said Suggs. “We’ve been doing really well lately though so it’s been a good way to end the season.”
Finishing in fourth was Larson, who had actually passed Becker for third on one of the late-race restarts, but was forced to go back behind due to a red flag on that same lap. The youngster officially captured the Golden State Challenge Series title by just 15-points over Campbell’s Brent Kaeding. Completing the top-five in the feature was current Placerville Speedway 360 point leader Andy Forsberg of Auburn at the helm of the A&A Motorsports, Red Line Oil No. 92.
Rounding out the top-10 in the final Golden State Challenge Series main event of the season were Elk Grove’s Bobby McMahan, Sacramento’s Billy Strange, Placerville’s Andy Gregg, Chico’s Jonathan Allard and Penngrove’s Alissa Geving.
The evening’s 12-lap b-main was won by Andy Gregg with three 10-lap heat races being held and captured by Chico’s Kenny Allen, Bobby McMahan and Brent Kaeding. Evan Suggs claimed victory in the night’s dash and also began the event by setting his fourth fast time of the GSC season by ripping off a 10.114 around the quarter-mile clay oval.
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Danny Holtgraver Checkers First Lernerville Ti22 Sprint Feature!
Joe Kelley wins 9th of season, Jared Miley wins 1st
Brian Swartzlander ties Lou Blaney with 69th Career Win
Sarver, PA (August 21, 2010) With just two weeks remaining in the 2010 Fab Four Racing season, the Budweiser Track Championship pictures became a little bit clearer last night in the Ti22 Performance DIRTcar Sprints, DIRTcar Late Models and Diehl Auto Group DIRTcar Modifieds, while Joe Kelley, (already locked in as the 2010 Charapp Route 28 DIRTcar Sportsman Track Champion), won his ninth feature of the season.
The tightest race in the Budweiser Point Standings iss in the Ti22 Sprints, where Danny Holtgraver entered the evening with a narrow seven point margin. Second in points, Ed Lynch Jr. was back from Knoxville ready to stake his claim to his fifth Budweiser Track Championship, while Bob Felmlee, Rod George and Jack Sodeman Jr. all entered the evening with championship aspirations. A loaded field dotted with the likes of Ti22 Aces Brian Ellenberger and Dale Blaney, as well as second generation rising star Sheldon Haudenschild and travelers Jimmy Seger and Aaron Shaffer, created an interesting dynamic!
Holtgraver appeared to have his first career Lernerville Feature win in the bag last week, but ended up on his side after tangling with the lapped car of Dan Kuriger, thus bringing an abrupt and disappointing end to his night. He started last night with his seventh National Guard Heat Race Challenge win of the season, then coincidentally started seventh in the feature. Kevin Schaeffer and Bob Felmlee paced the field to the drop of the green flag with Schaeffer taking the early lead. Schaeffer led laps one and two until a slide job in turn four by Felmlee gave him the lead. Felmlee led the next 17 laps, but behind him, Holtgraver was on a mission! On his way to the front, Holtgraver passed Brian Ellenberger for fourth on lap two, Eric Williams for third on lap three and later Kevin Schaeffer for second on lap seven.
A handful of cautions helped Holtgraver reel in veteran hot shoe Bob Felmlee. Holtgraver briefly took the lead on lap 12 as he rocketed off the top of turn two and past Felmlee down the back straightaway, but a caution nullified the pass. Seven laps later, Holtgraver again took the lead in turns one & two, only to see Felmlee slide underneath him in turns three & four. They were side by side at the flagstand to complete lap 19 with AMB scoring showing Holtgraver in the lead by a fraction of a second. The caution waved just after the leaders completed the lap, brining about another restart.
With five laps to go, Holtgraver would not be denied and had a great restart to pull out to a quick half straightaway lead. The caution waved a final time for Todd Bauer, laying down a Green-White-Checkered restart gauntlet between Holtgraver and his first career win. But despite years of experiences and over a hundred wins behind him in Bob Felmlee and Dale Blaney, Holtgraver mashed the loud pedal and motored away to his first career Ti22 Performance DIRTcar Sprint win at Lernerville Speedway.
Holtgraver celebrated the popular victory in Sheetz Victory Lane with a wing dance holding the VP Racing Fuels checkered flag. An exuberant Holtgraver exclaimed, “I’m glad we won this week after last week! This is awesome! I can’t believe it; we finally got our first Lernerville win!” In the process, Holtgraver stretched his Budweiser Points lead to 19 points over Lynch and 23 over Felmlee.
Dale Blaney challenged Felmlee on the final restart, but could not get by for second. Brian Ellenberger finished fourth ahead of a hard charging Andy McKisson. Kevin Schaeffer, Ed Lynch Jr., Jack Sodeman Jr., Carl Bowser and Eric Williams rounded out the Ti22 Top Ten. Jimmy Seger and Kevin Schaeffer joined Holtgraver as National Guard Heat Race winners. Recent Enduro winner Keith Sherwin pulled Danny Holtgraver as the National Guard Heat Race Challenge winner, pocketing Holtgraver an extra $45 and himself a pair of National Guard Boots!
The only thing that can rival a first career win is a historic, landmark win. Brian Swartzlander made history last night as he tied the legendary Lou Blaney for All Times Wins in the Diehl Auto Group DIRTcar Modifieds. Swartzlander won his 69th Career Lernerville Speedway Feature after passing Dave Murdick on lap seven and cruising to his fifth win of the season and his second win in three weeks in a new car!
On tying Hall of Famer Lou Blaney for All Time Modified wins, an always classy Brian Swartzlander humbly stated, “That’s quite an honor, but Lou will always be the king!”
Early leader Dave Murdick cruised to a second place finish, while Defending Track Champion Jeremiah Shingledecker, Del Rougeux Jr. and Budweiser Points leader Kevin Bolland duked it out for third place. Shingledecker got a second wind after the final restart, passing both Rougeux and Bolland in the final laps to finish third. Rougeux finished fourth ahead of Bolland in fifth. The Diehl Top Ten rounded out with Mike Turner, Carl Murdick, Shawn Fleeger, Don Brown and Steve Feder. Swartzlander and Shingledecker won their respective National Guard Heat Races.
Swarztzlander’s win also makes the Budweiser Chase for the Championship even tighter than it was entering last night! Heading into Championship Night, Bolland (457) holds a 24 point lead over Swartzlander (433), while Shingledecker (426) and Rouguex (424) are still within striking distance.
As mentioned above, Joe Kelley clinched the 2010 Budweiser Track Championship in the Charapp Route 28 DIRTcar Sportsman with his eighth win of the season last week. So what’s left to accomplish this year? Double digit wins! Kelley kept that goal a reality last night by winning his ninth feature of the season. A pair of multicar pileups on the first two laps, helped accelerate Kelley’s charge to the front. After starting 12th, Kelley took the lead on the lap three restart and cruised to his ninth visit to Sheetz Victory Lane.
Jimmy Fosnaught ran quite possibly the best race of his career, keeping Kelley honest during the bevy of restarts, but could not pass Kelley to bag his first career feature. 2009 Rookie of the Year Corey McPherson finally shed the gremlins that have marred his 2010 season with a strong third place run. A.J. Flick recovered from a mid-race spin to finish fourth ahead of fellow National Guard Heat Race winner Wayne Carbo. The Charapp 28 Top Ten shook out with Ryan Moyer, Matt Keith, Paul Schreckengost, Troy Jeuther and Dr. Bob Lipinski.
Budweiser Points Leader Dave Hess Jr. could have locked up the 2010 Budweiser Track Championship last night, but second place Jared Miley was not ready to concede the title just yet! John Mollick and Valley News Dispatch cover boy Chuck Sarver led the field to the green flag, but a caution on the opening lap was followed by a complete restart. Mollick took the quick lead on the restart, but was split high and low by second row starters Jared Miley and Doug Eck. Miley led the second lap and rocketed to his first feature win of the season at Lernerville Speedway, adding to his 2010 resume that also features an All Star Late Model Series win and a few wins at Pittsburgh’s PA Motor Speedway. He also keeps his Budweiser Track Championship hopes alive, though he trails Hess by 38 points. All Hess basically has to do to clinch is to start his heat race next week!
Six-Time Track Champion Lynn Geisler finished second ahead of Hess. Doug Eck finished fourth, while Dan Swartzlander had his best finish of the season in fifth. The top ten rounded out with “Double Duty” Dave Murdick, Three-Time Defending Track Champion Alex Ferree, Michael Norris, John Mollick and Sean Puz. Hess and Eck won their respective National Guard Heat Races.
Next Friday, August 27 is the final Fab Four Racing program of the 2010 season; Championship Night is sponsored by Armstrong One Wire. Danny Holtgraver (Ti22 Sprints), Dave Hess Jr. (DIRTcar Lates) and Kevin Bolland (Diehl Mods) will look to etch their names into the historic annals of Lernerville Speedway’s record books by winning Budweiser Track Championships, while Ed Lynch Jr., Bob Felmlee, Jared Miley, Brian Swartzlander, Jeremiah Shingledecker and Del Rouguex Jr. look to spring the upset and steal away their crowns! The following Friday, September 3 is the All Star Dual in the Dirt as both the Circuit of Champions Sprints and Late Model Series roll into Sarvertown to cap the Fast Friday summer action as we transition into Saturday Night fall racing.
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Ford Fest to rock Fremont Speedway Sept. 17-18
FREMONT, Ohio – Last year the Jim Ford Classic at Fremont Speedway became a two-day event for the first time, and the fan reaction was huge. This is quickly becoming one of the “must see” events of the racing season in the Midwest, and as the O’Reilly Auto Parts All Star Circuit of Champions get ready to invade on Friday and Saturday, Sept. 17 and 18, plans are in the making for a great weekend of entertainment.
Fans will have a chance to see the All Star drivers like Knoxville Nationals Champion Tim Shaffer, two-time All Star champion Greg Wilson, Ohio Sprint Speedweek champion and Knoxville Nationals Rookie of the Year David Gravel, along with rookies Cap Henry and Jared Ridge and veteran Bill Rose, battle local stars like Craig Mintz, Byron Reed, Dean Jacobs, Mark Keegan, Bryan Sebetto and more. And once the roar of the racing engines are silent Friday, fans will be treated to a free rock concert!
Following Friday night’s racing Ford Fest will crank out the tunes in the campground north of the track. Local rock band “Quickshine” will knock out songs ranging from Shinedown and Pearl Jam…and reach back for classics from bands like Led Zeppelin and AC/DC…giving fans and campers a great reason to stay at the track and celebrate another great season at the speedway.
In an effort to make this event even more appealing for the race fan, the Sandusky County Fair Board has decided to waive camping fees for the entire weekend. hat’s right, FREE camping for those wishing to spend the weekend at the historic fairgrounds.
The show will take place in the campground area on the north side of North Street and will start immediately after the conclusion of the evening’s feature event for the All Stars. The show is “open ended”…so fans can plan on staying long after the roar of the engines has subsided and instead listen to the roar of well played rock musics.
“Quickshine” is a recently formed trio based in the Fremont area featuring musicians from several different bands who came together with the idea of playing great music…and having fun while doing it.
For frontman Mike Risner, Quickshine is one of many ongoing musical projects including the bands 9Fire and Soul Burn…and weekly solo acoustic gigs at Tiffin’s Clover Club.
Bassist Randy “RC” Cress and drummer Jimi Hilt have been playing together for over two decades dating back to their days with The Wuzz Band…and more recently with Sneaky Pete and Geezer Rampage.
All three musicians have a love for the classics…and a soft spot for the more modern hard rock acts…so race fans of all ages will find something to like in the sounds of Quickshine.
As for the racing action? Last year, with the largest purse in the 59-year history of “The Track That Action Built” on the line for the two-day show, Broken Arrow, Oklahoma’s Stevie Smith opened on Friday with a victory after earning the pole starting spot in the exciting King of the Hill competition. He took home the $4,000 top prize and was eligible for a $6,000 if he could win the following night, for a possible $20,000 weekend. However, on Saturday, Shaffer, the 2009 All Star Champion, executed a daring pass of Smith in lapped traffic on lap 37 to claim the $10,000 victory in the 50-lap affair, with Smith having to settle for second.
It promises to be a fun-filled weekend of racing and rock and roll as the summer draws to an end.
For further information about the 2010 Jim Ford Classic, please visit the Fremont Speedway website at www.fremontohspeedway.com .
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Sean Becker Wins Again
(Chico, CA 8-20-10)… Sean Becker’s win in the 410 sprint main event solidified Becker’s success this season. Friday night’s win made it his fourth win of the year in his number 51 Cheery Street Mini Storage/ Dan’s Roofing sponsored car.
“We’ve been on a roll lately,” Becker said after winning.
The drivers put on quite a show for the main event race. On lap seven, the first caution was brought out when drivers Kevin Sharrah, Seth Nunes and Clint Wilson were stopped in turn four after a spin. Robbie Whitchurch lost the lead on lap number eight to Becker and Becker dominated the remainder of the race. Lap nine brought out the second caution of the race when Brad Bumgarner had issues coming out of turn four and drivers Tyler Wolf and Cody Lamer ran into him. There were several laps of great racing until on lap 21 the caution flag flew again for Bumgarner stopping in turn two. Then, on lap 22, Kody Smith brought out the final caution when his car stopped in turn two.
The three heat races of the night were full of car-flipping drama. In heat race one, Danielle Simpson underwent a scary flip on the first lap which brought out a temporary red flag. Mason Moore, in the number 15 car, won the first heat race of the night to the adoring crowds who were there to support Moore. On Sunday his cousin passed away.
During heat race two, Mark Hall suffered a devastating crash after flipping in turn three and landing upside down on the speedway while only one lap later, driver John Michael Bunch faced a similar scenario when he flipped in turn one. Fortunately, both drivers were able to walk away from the crashes. Sean McMahan ended up winning heat race two, while Sean Becker proved his car’s dominance by winning heat race three.
Jason York finished the night in fifth place, but had the fastest qualifying time of 11.587. He is the current point standings leader, but Tyler Wolf, Brett Miller and Mark Hall are all close behind.
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NATIONAL SPRINT CAR MUSEUM PLANS BUSY FALL
KNOXVILLE, IOWA (August 20, 2010) - Days after the busiest two weeks of the non-profit National Sprint Car Hall of Fame & Museum Foundation’s work year, the membership-based, program-driven organization continues to plan a busy Fall season. Highlighting the agenda for the next three months are a motorcycle ‘poker run’, being held in conjunction with Knoxville Raceway’s AMA Flat Track Nationals on September 17-18, and twin memorabilia auctions on October 2, one during the Lucas Oil Late Model Knoxville Nationals and one during the Williams Grove National Open in central Pennsylvania. The annual Williams Grove National Open auction is jointly held in cooperation with the Eastern Museum of Motor Racing in York Springs, Pennsylvania, while the Knoxville Late Model auction also benefits the National Dirt Late Model Hall of Fame in Florence, Kentucky.
According to museum executive director Bob Baker, “While our staff and volunteers are regrouping and catching their collective breaths this week after a very successful Knoxville Nationals and Iowa SpeedWeek, we can’t afford to rest too long as we have a busy fall season planned. The J&J/Kistler raffle car will be on the road quite a bit over the next three months with marketing manager Chuck Stowe, including trips to both coasts. This is a great outreach program for the national museum. In addition, Lori DeMoss, Sharon Spaur and Blanche Kingrey are busy preparing for our annual holiday mass mailing, whose primary focus is letting sprint car fans worldwide know of our vast array of educational and entertaining museum store items that are available 24/7. Finally, curator Tom Schmeh and planned giving consultant Doug Lockin are both active within their respective realms of responsibility.”
Those individuals interested in learning more about the activities at the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame & Museum this fall should visit the museum’s web site at www.sprintcarhof.com. Those seeking additional information on the museum’s on-line store should log onto www.sprintcarstuff.com.
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Kinser wins Friday qualifying main at 50th Annual Knoxville Nationals
By Stacy Ervin
Kraig Kinser won the Friday qualifying feature at the 50th Annual Goodyear Knoxville Nationals presented by Lucas Oil. The win came on Saturday afternoon, August 14, after rain washed out the show on Friday night. The win was worth $5,000 for the 2005 Knoxville Nationals champion from Indiana. The afternoon racing program was sponsored by Premier Chevy Dealers.
Kinser started on the pole of the 20-lap main event and led the distance. The race had a little trouble getting started when there was a stack up on the start and flagman Doug Clark called it back. From there though, the race went green to checkered on a very heavy track.
Jason Meyers, who took a big blow to his qualifying night when he was penalized for failing to report to the scales after he had crossed the line with the final transfer spot from the B-Main, started outside the front row and finished second.
The finishes this afternoon put Kinser and Meyers in the middle of the C-Main to start Saturday night’s finale.
Kinser and Meyers won the twin 15-lap semi-features, which saw the top 10 in each transfer to the A-Main. Racing had trouble getting started as the red flag came out at the start of the first semi when Chris Schmelzle and Ty Bartz got together in turn one and collected Rob Kubli. All three cars flipped.
American driver Craig Dollansky won the 20-lap Premier Chevy Dealers Knoxville World Challenge invitational. The $10,000 to win race featured drivers who qualified in various selected events in the United States, Canada and Australia. This was the 17th annual event.
Polesitter Trevor Green had the early lead until Dollansky, who started seventh, passed him on the backstretch on the ninth circuit. However, Green got the lead back when the caution came out for debris just after that. Dollansky took the lead back on the 12th lap with a similar pass and never looked back. Lucas Wolfe finished second and Max Dumesny third. Green fell back to fourth.
KNOXVILLE RACEWAY, Knoxville, IA
August 13, 2010
410 RESULTS
Semi-Feature #1, 15 laps, No Time: 1. Kraig Kinser, Bloomington IN; 2. Lucas Wolfe, Mechanicsburg PA; 3. Tony Bruce Jr., Liberal KS; 4. Rager Phillips, Pleasantville IA; 5. Mike Moore, Des Moines IA; 6. Don Droud Jr., Lincoln NE; 7. Sam Hafertepe Jr., Sunnyvale TX; 8. Jamie Veal, Warrnambool, VIC, Aust. ; 9. Jonathan Cornell, Sedalia MO; 10. Mitchell Dumesny, Nelson, NSW, Aust. ; 11. Justin Henderson, Sioux Falls SD; 12. Dustin Morgan, Tulsa OK; 13. Austen Wheatley, Lake Stevens WA; 14. Paul Jeffrey, Kellyville, NSW, Aust. ; 15. Matt Wasmund, Jackson MN; 16. Greg Nikitenko, Minot ND; 17. Phillip Mock, Pleasant Prairie WI; 18. Ron Krysl, Atkinson NE; 19. Jack Dover, Springfield NE; 20. Kaley Gharst, Decatur IL; 21. Ty Bartz, Sheboygan Falls WI; 22. Chris Schmelzle, Victoria, BC, Can. ; 23. Rob Kubli, Milo IA;
Semi-Feature #2, 15 laps, No Time: 1. Jason Meyers, Clovis CA; 2. Johnny Herrera, Albuquerque NM; 3. Zach Zimmerly, Ridgefield WA; 4. Brooke Tatnell, Sans Souci, NSW, Aust. ; 5. Trevor Green, Two Wells, SA, Aust. ; 6. Fred Rahmer, Salfordville PA; 7. Clint Garner, Sioux Falls SD; 8. Robby Wolfgang, (R) Sioux Falls SD; 9. Ben Gregg, Glendale AZ; 10. Mark Shirshekan, Farmington MO; 11. Toni Lutar, White Rock, BC, Can. ; 12. Greg Wilson, Benton Ridge OH; 13. Bill Rose, Plainfield IN; 14. Jim Moughan Jr., Springfield IL; 15. Todd King, Sheboygan Falls WI; 16. Kim Mock, Kenosha WI; 17. Domain Ramsay, Newtown, VIC, Aust. ; 18. Jared Ridge, Snohomish WA; 19. Colin Entwisle, Baypark, NZ ; 20. Chris Shirek, Thompson ND; 21. Jordan Goldesberry, Springfield IL; 22. Bruce White, Merrylands West, NSW, Aust. ; 23. Brent Antill, Ankeny IA; 24. Kevin Ingle, Huron SD;
A Feature , 20 laps, 5:58.2: 1. Kraig Kinser, Bloomington IN; 2. Jason Meyers, Clovis CA; 3. Lucas Wolfe, Mechanicsburg PA; 4. Johnny Herrera, Albuquerque NM; 5. Tony Bruce Jr., Liberal KS; 6. Brooke Tatnell, Sans Souci, NSW, Aust. ; 7. Zach Zimmerly, Ridgefield WA; 8. Don Droud Jr., Lincoln NE; 9. Rager Phillips, Pleasantville IA; 10. Jamie Veal, Warrnambool, VIC, Aust. ; 11. Trevor Green, Two Wells, SA, Aust. ; 12. Jonathan Cornell, Sedalia MO; 13. Mike Moore, Des Moines IA; 14. Fred Rahmer, Salfordville PA; 15. Clint Garner, Sioux Falls SD; 16. Mitchell Dumesny, Nelson, NSW, Aust. ; 17. Ben Gregg, Glendale AZ; 18. Sam Hafertepe Jr., Sunnyvale TX; 19. Mark Shirshekan, Farmington MO; 20. Robby Wolfgang, (R) Sioux Falls SD;
Premier Chevy Dealers World Challenge, 20 laps, No Time: 1. Craig Dollansky, Elk River MN; 2. Lucas Wolfe, Mechanicsburg PA; 3. Max Dumesny, Nelson, NSW, Aust. ; 4. Trevor Green, Two Wells, SA, Aust. ; 5. Jonathan Allard, Chico CA; 6. Kerry Madsen, Sydney, NSW, Aust. ; 7. Paul McMahan, Nashville TN; 8. Joey Saldana, Brownsburg IN; 9. Brooke Tatnell, Sans Souci, NSW, Aust. ; 10. Ian Madsen, (R) St. Marys, NSW, Aust. ; 11. Jason Johnson, Eunice LA; 12. Lynton Jeffrey, Prairie City IA; 13. Jason Sides, Bartlett TN; 14. Ricky Logan, Little Rock AR; 15. Skip Jackson, Sydney, NSW, Aust. ; 16. Mitchell Dumesny, Nelson, NSW, Aust. ; 17. Toni Lutar, White Rock, BC, Can. ; 18. Colin Entwisle, Baypark, NZ ; 19. Jamie Veal, Warrnambool, VIC, Aust. ; 20. Domain Ramsay, Newtown, VIC, Aust. ; 21. Paul Jeffrey, Kellyville, NSW, Aust. ; 22. Bruce White, Merrylands West, NSW, Aust. Lap Leader: K Kinser 1-20
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Bumgarner Family Back in Victory Lane at Chico
(Chico, CA 8-13-10)...Chico's Brad Bumgarner accomplished a life long goal last night at the Silver Dollar Speedway, he won the 25-lap 410 winged sprint car main event. “I've been coming here since I was a kid and I had always dreamed about winning at my hometown track,” the 28-year-old Bumgarner said in victory lane. “At times I thought this night would never come but I am just so lucky to be able to drive this #88 sprint car and thankful that my family has continued to believe in me.”
The #88 car he is referring to is owned by his grandparents Roy and Marna Bumgarner. Roy and Marna have fielded a race car for drivers since 1971. “For the past 40 years my grandparents have not missed one year of racing,” said Bumgarner. The racing history associated with that family is second to none in Northern California. Yet, it had been 12 years since the family owned #88 had visited victory lane on a dirt track. “In 1998 was the last time they won a winged dirt sprint car race,” said Bumgarner. The driver that year was Bobby McMahan. Ironically enough, McMahan was in the pit area last night helping his son, Sean, race their family sprint car. It was an example of the circle of life when it comes to families and sprint car races, the sport we all love.
Bumgarner brought the 18-car starting field down to the green flag. Lining up to his outside was Chico's Kenny Allen. The original start was halted when Andy Forsberg pulled a wheelie coming out of turn four. As he tried to bring the front wheels back to the ground he was hit from behind. This shot him into the front grandstand wall. As he hit the wall the car began to flip wildly down the front stretch. Mason Moore had nowhere to go and ended up running into Forsberg. Both cars were damaged and unable to continue but each driver did walk away after a brutal crash.
The second attempt at a start went off without a hitch. Bumgarner took the lead down the back stretch and led the first lap. The first half of the race went caution free. Bumgarner was able to stretch his lead while the real race was for second on back. Fourth place starting Sean Becker was trying to find an opening to get around Jason Statler, third spot, and Allen in second. On lap 14 Becker passed Statler around the top of the track. On the ensuing scored lap, Becker moved around Allen for second. Once Becker cleared Allen the yellow flag came out for a slowing Sean McMahan. This would get Bumgarner out of traffic but also allow Becker to close the gap and restart the race right on the leaders rear bumper.
After the first 15 laps went as smooth as could be, the final ten laps seemed like a marathon. It had to be worse inside the cockpit of the #88. Robbie Whitchurch stopped on lap 16 to bring out the yellow. The red was waived on lap 19 when John Michael Bunch flipped violently off turn two. Bunch emerged from the wreck and walked away under his own power. Jason York spun in turn three on the next restart. The final caution was needed when Cody Lamar and Mike Monahan stopped in turn four. On each restart Bumgarner was solid. However, you could feel the tension in the air not only for Bumgarner inside the car but for his loyal family and friends who religiously sit in the same spot in the main grandstand race after race. Not only was he in pursuit of his own destiny, but to do so, he had to hold off the hottest driver at Silver Dollar Speedway the last month of racing. Becker has won the last three main events he started at Chico. Now Becker was having all these opportunities to size up Bumgarner and look for any weakness that he might of showed.
On the final restart of the night Bumgarner was flawless. He stretched his lead to a few car lengths. Becker was driving the Sperry Motorsports #51 as hard as he could through the top side of the speedway. Bumgarner, as he did for most of the night, hit his marks, continued to drive the same line that worked for him all night. As the white flag waived the crowd seemed to sense the importance of the moment. To his credit Becker never gave up. He charged as hard as he could into turn three on the final lap. He closed quickly on Bumgarner. Coming out of turn four Bumgarner stuck the big right rear Hoosier tire in the middle of the track and roared through the checkered flag for the win. Luckily for him, the race was not 26 laps long. As Bumgarner crossed the line his water line broke loose and splashed water all over the track and his tires. Once this happened Bumgarner's car darted to the left and as he corrected it, he looked as if he was in a drifting competition. He was able to straighten the car and cruise into victory lane. Becker did cross the line in the second spot. Jason Statler had a solid run in third. Statler was a contender all night and it was nice to see him and crew in Chico on Friday night show.
Brett Miller crossed the line in fourth. Miller was the hard charger of the night. It was a testament to him and the team after the hard crash he sustained in the heat race. Miller's car drove straight into a big white tire in turn one. This caused a lot of damage but the crew did their job and fixed the car enough to get Miller back for the main event. Miller then did the rest and charged into the fourth finishing position. Kenny Allen continued his string of top five finishes. Allen brought his 7k home in the fifth spot.
Andy Forsberg started the night off by turning the quickest lap at 11.585. Jason Statler and Mike Henry each won their eight lap heat races.
Only two more Feather Falls Casino / Riebes Auto Parts point championship nights are left in the 2010 season.
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Shaffer wins dramatic 50th Annual Knoxville Nationals
By Stacy Ervin
Tim Shaffer of Aliquippa, Pennsylvania, won an epic 50th Annual Goodyear Knoxville Nationals presented by Lucas Oil at the Knoxville Raceway in Knoxville, Iowa, on Saturday, August 14. The win was worth $150,000 and was the first time a brand-new winner was crowned since 2006.
This year’s championship main was historic because it was the first time in history that 50 laps were run and the race included an all-inclusive pit stop. Nationals championships in previous years had been 30 laps until 2009 when the race was 40 laps and included a stop for fuel only. This race was the longest in the history of this race track.
It was likely to be remembered as one of the most dramatic races in this track’s history too. Shaffer started seventh on the grid and was relatively quiet through much of the race.
Outside front-row starter Sammy Swindell grabbed the early lead from polesitter Brian Brown on the first lap. Brown stayed with the 1983 Nationals champion though and the pair nearly came together as they crossed the line at lap three.
Joey Saldana’s machine went up in a puff of smoke at lap seven. The lead pair was just about to come to traffic when the yellow flag came out a lap later as Saldana was limping to the pits.
On the restart, fourth starter and four-time defending champion Donny Schatz grabbed second from Brown and immediately tried to pull a slide job on Swindell. Skip Jackson became the next to fall from the main event as he pulled in at this time.
Swindell came back to traffic at lap 14 and used it to his advantage as much as possible. By the 20th lap, 12-time Nationals champion Steve Kinser had come from fifth starting spot to third. Just before the halfway point, Schatz tried to make a move for the lead but Swindell cut him off as they rocketed to the line.
The much-anticipated competition yellow came at the halfway point and allowed the drivers five minutes to change anything they wanted on their cars. It was at this time that Schatz noted he was ready to get back to lapped traffic to work on Swindell.
When the race went back to green, Swindell continued to lead. Kinser slowed dramatically on the 31st lap and pulled in the pits with a puff of smoke, giving Brown back the third spot.
The leaders came back to traffic at lap 33 and Schatz tried a slide job in turn four coming to the 35th lap, but jumped the cushion and lost momentum. Lynton Jeffrey pulled into the pits at lap 37. Dale Blaney pulled into the pits at lap 41.
At lap 43, Shaffer got by Brown for third spot and those two waged a torrid battle until Brown’s right-rear tire blew and the yellow flag came out at lap 44.
Schatz shocked Swindell on the restart with a big slide job in turn three to take the lead on lap 45 and the pair raced side by side all the way around, with Swindell in the lead the next time. Schatz tried a slide job again in turn four and jumped the cushion.
With only three laps remaining, it looked like Swindell might end a 27-year Nationals drought. But his left-rear tire blew in turn four and he flipped over backwards to bring out a red flag.
That gave Schatz the lead for the 48th lap but his machine began to smoke and sputter. Shaffer used a slide job, took the lead on the white-flag lap and sped away to the checkered flags.
Schatz was able to keep his car going to finish second right ahead of a surging Shane Stewart in third. Craig Dollansky was the hard charger of the race, coming from the final transfer spot of the B-Main, 24th to fourth.
The 22-lap B-Main was won by Stevie Smith of New Oxford, Pennsylvania. Smith, who finished third in the 2009 Knoxville Nationals championship, started outside the front row. The original start of this race was called back by flagman Doug Clark when Tyler Walker jumped from the back. As the yellow was being called, Walker bicycled over the cushion in turn one and hit the wall. After that, Smith led the distance in the race that went green to checkered and set a new track record for 22 laps. Paul McMahan, Josh Schneiderman and Craig Dollansky took the other transfer spots to the night’s A-Main.
The 15-lap C-Main was won by outside front-row starter and four-time Knoxville Nationals champion Danny Lasoski of Dover, Missouri. The first red flag of the night came at the start of this race when Brooke Tatnell flipped in the first corner. After that, the race went green to checkered with Lasoski leading the distance. There was a torrid battle for the final transfer spot at the end of this race as the leaders came to traffic. Tyler Walker had run second most of the race when Scott Winters pulled up in traffic and took the spot on the 12th lap. Traffic held up Winters on the last lap, however, and Walker took the spot back by a very small margin at the checkered flag.
The 12-lap D-Main was won by outside front-row starter Jonathan Cornell of Sedalia, Missouri. He followed polesitter Trevor Green as the Aussie led the first seven laps of a race that went green to checkered. When Green came to traffic at lap eight, Cornell made the pass in the first turn and led the rest of the way. Green finished in the second and final transfer spot.
The 10-lap E-Main was won by Greg Nikitenko of Minot, North Dakota. He started on the pole and led the distance in a race that went green to checkered. Philip Mock made a last corner pass of his father, Kim, to take the second and final transfer spot.
The award for Best Dressed Crew went to Jason Meyers’ team. Second place was Jason Johnson’s crew and third place was Daryn Pittman’s crew.
David Gravel was named Rookie of the Nationals. Sammy Swindell won the Jesse Hockett Mr. Sprint Car title for amassing enough points through all the nights of racing in the past two weeks.
410 RESULTS
E Feature, 10 laps, 2:40.3: 1. Greg Nikitenko, Minot ND; 2. Phillip Mock, Pleasant Prairie WI; 3. Kim Mock, Kenosha WI; 4. Kaley Gharst, Decatur IL; 5. Domain Ramsay, Newtown, VIC, Aust. ; 6. Colin Entwisle, Baypark, NZ ; 7. Chris Shirek, Thompson ND; 8. Ty Bartz, Sheboygan Falls WI; 9. Bruce White, Merrylands West, NSW, Aust. ; 10. Kevin Ingle, Huron SD; 11. Ron Krysl, Atkinson NE; 12. Jordan Goldesberry, Springfield IL;
D Feature, 12 laps,3:17.9: 1. Jonathan Cornell, Sedalia MO; 2. Trevor Green, Two Wells, SA, Aust. ; 3. Fred Rahmer, Salfordville PA; 4. Mitchell Dumesny, Nelson, NSW, Aust. ; 5. Clint Garner, Sioux Falls SD; 6. Sam Hafertepe Jr., Sunnyvale TX; 7. Mike Moore, Des Moines IA; 8. Toni Lutar, White Rock, BC, Can. ; 9. Justin Henderson, Sioux Falls SD; 10. Ben Gregg, Glendale AZ; 11. Greg Wilson, Benton Ridge OH; 12. Mark Shirshekan, Farmington MO; 13. Bill Rose, Plainfield IN; 14. Jim Moughan Jr., Springfield IL; 15. Paul Jeffrey, Kellyville, NSW, Aust. ; 16. Austen Wheatley, Lake Stevens WA; 17. Matt Wasmund, Jackson MN; 18. Greg Nikitenko, Minot ND; 19. Todd King, Sheboygan Falls WI; 20. Phillip Mock, Pleasant Prairie WI; 21. Robby Wolfgang, (R) Sioux Falls SD; 22. Dustin Morgan, Tulsa OK;
C Feature, 15 laps, 4:05.9: 1. Danny Lasoski, Dover MO; 2. Tyler Walker, Los Angeles CA; 3. Scott Winters, Butterfield MN; 4. Tim Kaeding, San Jose CA; 5. Bronson Maeschen, Pleasantville IA; 6. Jonathan Allard, Chico CA; 7. Lucas Wolfe, Mechanicsburg PA; 8. Johnny Herrera, Albuquerque NM; 9. Jason Meyers, Clovis CA; 10. Don Droud Jr., Lincoln NE; 11. Mark Dobmeier, Grand Forks ND; 12. Seth Brahmer, Wisner NE; 13. Lee Sowell, Nesbit MS; 14. Zach Zimmerly, Ridgefield WA; 15. Kraig Kinser, Bloomington IN; 16. Jonathan Cornell, Sedalia MO; 17. Tony Bruce Jr., Liberal KS; 18. Trevor Green, Two Wells, SA, Aust. ; 19. Rager Phillips, Pleasantville IA; 20. Max Dumesny, Nelson, NSW, Aust. ; 21. Jamie Veal, Warrnambool, VIC, Aust. ; 22. Brooke Tatnell, Sans Souci, NSW, Aust. ;
B Feature, 22 laps, 6:09.9 New Track Record: 1. Stevie Smith, Broken Arrow OK; 2. Paul McMahan, Nashville TN; 3. Josh Schneiderman, West Burlington IA; 4. Craig Dollansky, Elk River MN; 5. Jac Haudenschild, Wooster OH; 6. Brad Sweet, Grass Valley CA; 7. Austin McCarl, Altoona IA; 8. Ian Madsen, (R) St. Marys, NSW, Aust. ; 9. Chad Meyer, Sioux Falls SD; 10. Cale Conley, Vienna WV; 11. David Gravel, Waterford CT; 12. Lance Dewease, Fayetteville PA; 13. Danny Lasoski, Dover MO; 14. Ricky Logan, Little Rock AR; 15. Dean Jacobs, Wooster OH; 16. Ed Lynch Jr., Apollo PA; 17. Keith Bloom Jr., Anderson CA; 18. Mike Reinke, Howards Grove WI; 19. Randy Hannagan, Pittsboro IN; 20. Dave Blaney, High Point NC; 21. Gary Wright, Hooks TX; 22. Tyler Walker, Los Angeles CA;
A Feature, 50 laps, No Time: 1. Tim Shaffer, Aliquippa PA; 2. Donny Schatz, Fargo ND; 3. Shane Stewart, Bixby OK; 4. Craig Dollansky, Elk River MN; 5. Kerry Madsen, Sydney, NSW, Aust. ; 6. Greg Hodnett, Thomasville PA; 7. Paul McMahan, Nashville TN; 8. Davey Heskin, St. Michael MN; 9. Jason Johnson, Eunice LA; 10. Stevie Smith, Broken Arrow OK; 11. Daryn Pittman, Owasso OK; 12. Jason Sides, Bartlett TN; 13. Josh Schneiderman, West Burlington IA; 14. Brian Brown, Grain Valley MO; 15. Chad Kemenah, Findlay OH; 16. Dusty Zomer, Sioux Falls SD; 17. Brandon Wimmer, Fairmount IN; 18. Erin Crocker, Wilbraham MA; 19. Sammy Swindell, Germantown TN; 20. Dale Blaney, Fowler OH; 21. Lynton Jeffrey, Prairie City IA; 22. Steve Kinser, Bloomington IN; 23. Skip Jackson, Sydney, NSW, Aust. ; 24. Joey Saldana, Brownsburg IN.
Lap Leaders: Swindell 1-44; Schatz 45; Swindell 46-47; Schatz 48; Shaffer 49-50
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FRIDAY NIGHT RACES POSTPONED; MUSEUM ACTIVITIES CANCELLED
KNOXVILLE, IOWA (August 13, 2010) - The Friday night races of the 50th Goodyear Knoxville Nationals have been postponed until Saturday afternoon, August 14. Due to that rescheduling, the following museum-related activities have been CANCELLED for 2010:
- museum's memorabilia auction
- "Sixty Minutes in the Trostle Garage with..." Danny Smith at 11:30 a.m. and Knoxville historians Bob Wilson & Bill Wright at 1:30 p.m.
- International Reel Wheel Film Festival.
However, the museum will try to show the three films in the Knoxville Nationals Fan Fair area of the museum following the afternoon racing program. The films are "Racing Dreams" (2009), "Short Track" (2008), and "Red Dirt Rising" (2010). The museum will also try to host two-time Knoxville Nationals-winning car owner Bob Trostle in his Trostle Garage in the museum at 3:30 p.m. as originally scheduled.
The first-floor museum will open at 10 a.m. on Saturday. The second-, third- and fourth-floor race-viewing areas will open for ticketing at 10 a.m., too.
The second-, third- and fourth-floor race-viewing areas will open for Saturday night Knoxville Nationals ticketing at 5 p.m. as originally scheduled.
Those individuals interested in learning more about the activities at the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame & Museum in Knoxville this week should visit the museum’s web site at www.sprintcarhof.com. Those seeking additional information on the 50th Goodyear Knoxville Nationals presented by Lucas Oil should log onto www.knoxvilleraceway.com.
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Swindell wins second qualifying night of 50th Annual Knoxville Nationals
By Stacy Ervin
It was 1983 when Sammy Swindell won his only Knoxville Nationals championship, but he put himself in great position to get No. 2 by winning the second qualifying night of the 50th Annual Goodyear Knoxville Nationals presented by Lucas Oil. The win, on Thursday, August 12, at the Knoxville Raceway in Knoxville, Iowa, was worth $12,000.
The 25-lap main event was filled with drama at the beginning and the end. It took three tries to get it started, as the first attempt came back when Mark Shirsheken spun in turn four. The second attempt saw a red flag as Luke Hall flipped in turn one.
The third time was a charm and Swindell shot to the lead from third starting spot around front-row starters Skip Jackson and Dale Blaney. Fourth starter Donny Schatz had moved to second by the fourth lap and when Swindell came to traffic at lap eight, it seemed as though Schatz was poised to make his move.
Schatz pulled alongside Swindell at lap 10, but heavy traffic played a big role and Swindell was able to pull away. That was the only serious challenge Schatz gave until things got really dramatic at the end of the race.
On the white-flag lap, Schatz began to close on Swindell again, but a caution came out when Mike Moore slowed in turn four with a blown right-rear tire. That set up a green, white, checkered restart. Swindell got a great start and drove away from the field, but the yellow flag returned when Moore spun in turn three. As the cars circled around under caution, it was evident Schatz’s right-rear tire was down.
Under track rules, because the green, white, checkered restart did not go to the finish, the next attempt goes green, then checkered. Swindell again drove away when the green came out. The tire on the Schatz machine let him down and he was passed by second-place finisher Brian Brown, third-place finisher Skip Jackson and fourth-place finisher Stevie Smith. Schatz held on for fifth, and his tire exploded in turn two just after the flag.
Steve Kinser set the night’s quickest time trial of the 50 competitors with a 15.239 second lap. Heat races were won by Ricky Logan, Dale Blaney, Lance Dewease, Jac Haudenschild and Sammy Swindell. Danny Lasoski won the C-Main. The B-Main was won by Ian Madsen, but his car went up in smoke following the checkered flag and he was not able to start the A-Main.
The fourth heat race featured a couple of nasty crashes. Cars were bumping and banging at the start. Sam Hafertepe Jr. made contact with Paul Jeffrey, which sent Hafertepe spinning. He was collected by Greg Wilson, who flipped over. Later in that race, Paul McMahan was running in a transfer spot when his right-rear tire exploded and that sent him flipping hard in turn four. He was able to make repairs and finish second in the B-Main to transfer to the A-Main. He then charged all the way from 22nd starting spot to finish seventh. Dusty Zomer, who also transferred from the B and started 23rd, finished right behind him in eighth.
KNOXVILLE RACEWAY, Knoxville, IA
August 12, 2010
410 RESULTS
Time Trial , 1 laps, 1. Steve Kinser, Bloomington IN, 15.239; 2. Danny Lasoski, Dover MO, 15.391; 3. Greg Hodnett, Thomasville PA, 15.446; 4. Daryn Pittman, Owasso OK, 15.477; 5. Brian Brown, Grain Valley MO, 15.507; 6. Dusty Zomer, Sioux Falls SD, 15.545; 7. Donny Schatz, Fargo ND, 15.637; 8. Ian Madsen, (R) St. Marys, NSW, Aust. , 15.754; 9. Keith Bloom Jr., Anderson CA, 15.762; 10. Sammy Swindell, Germantown TN, 15.777; 11. Tim Kaeding, San Jose CA, 15.783; 12. Dale Blaney, Fowler OH, 15.814; 13. Skip Jackson, Sydney, NSW, Aust. , 15.822; 14. Paul McMahan, Nashville TN, 15.829; 15. Tyler Walker, Los Angeles CA, 15.863; 16. Scott Winters, Butterfield MN, 15.878; 17. Chad Meyer, Sioux Falls SD, 15.964; 18. Kaley Gharst, Decatur IL, 16.021; 19. Sam Hafertepe Jr., Sunnyvale TX, 16.028; 20. Josh Schneiderman, West Burlington IA, 16.041; 21. Brent Antill, Ankeny IA, 16.095; 22. Toni Lutar, White Rock, BC, Can. , 16.099; 23. Mitchell Dumesny, Nelson, NSW, Aust. , 16.133; 24. Jac Haudenschild, Wooster OH, 16.151; 25. Austen Wheatley, Lake Stevens WA, 16.162; 26. Stevie Smith, Broken Arrow OK, 16.17; 27. Brooke Tatnell, Sans Souci, NSW, Aust. , 16.197; 28. Lance Dewease, Fayetteville PA, 16.207; 29. Mike Moore, Des Moines IA, 16.216; 30. Seth Brahmer, Wisner NE, 16.24; 31. Ricky Logan, Little Rock AR, 16.248; 32. Dean Jacobs, Wooster OH, 16.264; 33. Robby Wolfgang, (R) Sioux Falls SD, 16.274; 34. Paul Jeffrey, Kellyville, NSW, Aust. , 16.294; 35. Bill Rose, Plainfield IN, 16.339; 36. Clint Garner, Sioux Falls SD, 16.367; 37. Jim Moughan Jr., Springfield IL, 16.38; 38. Rager Phillips, Pleasantville IA, 16.41; 39. Mark Shirshekan, Farmington MO, 16.411; 40. Luke Hall, Ludlow Falls OH, 16.415; 41. Jonathan Cornell, Sedalia MO, 16.478; 42. Chris Shirek, Thompson ND, 16.549; 43. Jared Ridge, Snohomish WA, 16.557; 44. Greg Wilson, Benton Ridge OH, 16.569; 45. Dustin Morgan, Tulsa OK, 16.612; 46. Matt Wasmund, Jackson MN, 16.755; 47. Greg Nikitenko, Minot ND, 16.791; 48. Lee Jacobs, Wooster OH, 16.82; 49. Todd King, Sheboygan Falls WI, 17.031; 50. Kim Mock, Kenosha WI, 17.69;
Heat 1, 10 laps, No Time: 1. Ricky Logan, Little Rock AR; 2. Stevie Smith, Broken Arrow OK; 3. Steve Kinser, Bloomington IN; 4. Clint Garner, Sioux Falls SD; 5. Scott Winters, Butterfield MN; 6. Jonathan Cornell, Sedalia MO; 7. Brent Antill, Ankeny IA; 8. Dusty Zomer, Sioux Falls SD; 9. Matt Wasmund, Jackson MN; 10. Tim Kaeding, San Jose CA;
Heat 2, 10 laps, No Time: 1. Dale Blaney, Fowler OH; 2. Donny Schatz, Fargo ND; 3. Dean Jacobs, Wooster OH; 4. Chad Meyer, Sioux Falls SD; 5. Jim Moughan Jr., Springfield IL; 6. Toni Lutar, White Rock, BC, Can. ; 7. Brooke Tatnell, Sans Souci, NSW, Aust. ; 8. Greg Nikitenko, Minot ND; 9. Chris Shirek, Thompson ND; 10. Danny Lasoski, Dover MO;
Heat 3, 10 laps, No Time: 1. Lance Dewease, Fayetteville PA; 2. Greg Hodnett, Thomasville PA; 3. Rager Phillips, Pleasantville IA; 4. Skip Jackson, Sydney, NSW, Aust. ; 5. Robby Wolfgang, (R) Sioux Falls SD; 6. Ian Madsen, (R) St. Marys, NSW, Aust. ; 7. Kaley Gharst, Decatur IL; 8. Mitchell Dumesny, Nelson, NSW, Aust. ; 9. Lee Jacobs, Wooster OH; 10. Jared Ridge, Snohomish WA;
Heat 4, 10 laps, No Time: 1. Jac Haudenschild, Wooster OH; 2. Daryn Pittman, Owasso OK; 3. Mark Shirshekan, Farmington MO; 4. Mike Moore, Des Moines IA; 5. Keith Bloom Jr., Anderson CA; 6. Todd King, Sheboygan Falls WI; 7. Paul Jeffrey, Kellyville, NSW, Aust. ; 8. Paul McMahan, Nashville TN; 9. Sam Hafertepe Jr., Sunnyvale TX; 10. Greg Wilson, Benton Ridge OH;
Heat 5, 10 laps, No Time: 1. Sammy Swindell, Germantown TN; 2. Luke Hall, Ludlow Falls OH; 3. Brian Brown, Grain Valley MO; 4. Seth Brahmer, Wisner NE; 5. Josh Schneiderman, West Burlington IA; 6. Tyler Walker, Los Angeles CA; 7. Dustin Morgan, Tulsa OK; 8. Austen Wheatley, Lake Stevens WA; 9. Bill Rose, Plainfield IN; 10. Kim Mock, Kenosha WI;
C Feature, 10 laps, No Time: 1. Danny Lasoski, Dover MO; 2. Tim Kaeding, San Jose CA; 3. Sam Hafertepe Jr., Sunnyvale TX; 4. Lee Jacobs, Wooster OH; 5. Chris Shirek, Thompson ND; 6. Bill Rose, Plainfield IN; 7. Jared Ridge, Snohomish WA; 8. Matt Wasmund, Jackson MN; 9. Kim Mock, Kenosha WI;
B Feature , 12 laps, No Time: 1. Ian Madsen, (R) St. Marys, NSW, Aust. ; 2. Paul McMahan, Nashville TN; 3. Dusty Zomer, Sioux Falls SD; 4. Josh Schneiderman, West Burlington IA; 5. Tyler Walker, Los Angeles CA; 6. Tim Kaeding, San Jose CA; 7. Scott Winters, Butterfield MN; 8. Brooke Tatnell, Sans Souci, NSW, Aust. ; 9. Jonathan Cornell, Sedalia MO; 10. Mitchell Dumesny, Nelson, NSW, Aust. ; 11. Keith Bloom Jr., Anderson CA; 12. Danny Lasoski, Dover MO; 13. Kaley Gharst, Decatur IL; 14. Toni Lutar, White Rock, BC, Can. ; 15. Brent Antill, Ankeny IA; 16. Dustin Morgan, Tulsa OK; 17. Austen Wheatley, Lake Stevens WA; 18. Todd King, Sheboygan Falls WI; 19. Robby Wolfgang, (R) Sioux Falls SD; 20. Jim Moughan Jr., Springfield IL; 21. Greg Nikitenko, Minot ND; 22. Paul Jeffrey, Kellyville, NSW, Aust. ;
A Feature , 25 laps, No Time: 1. Sammy Swindell, Germantown TN; 2. Brian Brown, Grain Valley MO; 3. Skip Jackson, Sydney, NSW, Aust. ; 4. Stevie Smith, Broken Arrow OK; 5. Donny Schatz, Fargo ND; 6. Dale Blaney, Fowler OH; 7. Paul McMahan, Nashville TN; 8. Dusty Zomer, Sioux Falls SD; 9. Greg Hodnett, Thomasville PA; 10. Daryn Pittman, Owasso OK; 11. Steve Kinser, Bloomington IN; 12. Jac Haudenschild, Wooster OH; 13. Josh Schneiderman, West Burlington IA; 14. Lance Dewease, Fayetteville PA; 15. Dean Jacobs, Wooster OH; 16. Ricky Logan, Little Rock AR; 17. Rager Phillips, Pleasantville IA; 18. Clint Garner, Sioux Falls SD; 19. Seth Brahmer, Wisner NE; 20. Chad Meyer, Sioux Falls SD; 21. Mark Shirshekan, Farmington MO; 22. Mike Moore, Des Moines IA; 23. Luke Hall, Ludlow Falls OH; 24. Ian Madsen, (R) St. Marys, NSW, Aust.
Lap Leader: Swindell 1-25
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Stewart wins opening night of 50th Annual Knoxville Nationals
By Stacy Ervin
Shane Stewart used track time to his advantage and won the opening night qualifying race for the 50th Annual Goodyear Knoxville Nationals presented by Lucas Oil at the Knoxville Raceway in Knoxville, Iowa. The Wednesday, August 11, race night was presented by Racingjunk.com. The win was worth $12,000.
The Oklahoma driver, who won the previous weekend’s 360 Knoxville Nationals, showed he can also pilot a 410 sprint car to victory. He started sixth in the 25-lap main event and drove a steady race before making a late-race pass.
When the race went green, outside front-row starter Brandon Wimmer jumped out to the lead over polesitter Chad Kemenah. But the yellow flag came out after the first lap, when David Gravel spun in turn one. Ed Lynch Jr. also spun and Bronson Maeschen got into him.
Once the race went back to green, it stayed that way for the duration and that allowed lapped traffic to play a huge role in the outcome. Wimmer led early until Kemenah made the pass down the backstretch coming to lap five.
Stewart worked his way to second on the eighth lap and Kemenah came to traffic the next time around. From there, Kemenah tried to negotiate the slower cars but was reluctant to leave his line around the bottom of the speedway.
At the 20th lap, Stewart really closed in while in heavy traffic. As he and Kemenah came around turn four, Stewart went to the high line and dove down right in front of Kemenah with the lead. He was able to race away and Kemenah lost momentum, allowing Craig Dollansky to pass him for second at the end of the race.
Knoxville regular Davey Heskin had a great run for the locals with a fourth-place finish. Jason Sides was fifth and Wimmer sixth. Kerry Madsen charged to a seventh-place finish after starting in the 24th and final spot.
Tim Shaffer set the night’s quickest time trial of the 50 competitors with a 15.372 second lap. Heat races were won by Mike Reinke, Max Dumesny, Chad Kemenah, Brad Sweet and Mark Dobmeier. The C-Main was won by Kraig Kinser. Shaffer won the B-Main, but the drama was in the fourth and final transfer spot. Jason Meyers crossed the line in fourth but went to his pits rather than reporting to the scales afterward and was penalized. That gave Kerry Madsen the final transfer.
The night’s heat races contained a few scary incidents. Kraig Kinser, the 2005 Knoxville Nationals champion, got his week off to a bad start when he rode over Johnny Herrera’s wheel at the start of the first heat. Bob Weuve was leading the second heat when he got over the cushion in turn three, took a hard flip and was hit by Lucas Wolfe. In the fourth heat, Don Droud Jr. ran over Domain Ramsey’s wheel, sending Droud flipping. Jack Dover was collected and also flipped and Cale Conley was also involved.
KNOXVILLE RACEWAY, Knoxville, IA
August 11, 2010
410 RESULTS
Time Trial , 1 laps, 1. Tim Shaffer, Aliquippa PA, 15.372; 2. Dave Blaney, High Point NC, 15.404; 3. Jason Johnson, Eunice LA, 15.491; 4. Cale Conley, Vienna WV, 15.493; 5. Jason Meyers, Clovis CA, 15.497; 6. Randy Hannagan, Pittsboro IN, 15.5; 7. Kerry Madsen, Sydney, NSW, Aust. , 15.521; 8. Joey Saldana, Brownsburg IN, 15.588; 9. Erin Crocker, Wilbraham MA, 15.594; 10. Jonathan Allard, Chico CA, 15.597; 11. Kraig Kinser, Bloomington IN, 15.603; 12. Lynton Jeffrey, Prairie City IA, 15.638; 13. Shane Stewart, Bixby OK, 15.656; 14. Don Droud Jr., Lincoln NE, 15.657; 15. Jason Sides, Bartlett TN, 15.664; 16. Johnny Herrera, Albuquerque NM, 15.68; 17. Lucas Wolfe, Mechanicsburg PA, 15.689; 18. Zach Zimmerly, Ridgefield WA, 15.705; 19. Davey Heskin, St. Michael MN, 15.706; 20. Jamie Veal, Warrnambool, VIC, Aust. , 15.714; 21. David Gravel, Waterford CT, 15.718; 22. Brandon Wimmer, Fairmount IN, 15.726; 23. Chad Kemenah, Findlay OH, 15.732; 24. Ed Lynch Jr., Apollo PA, 15.738; 25. Bronson Maeschen, Pleasantville IA, 15.75; 26. Mike Reinke, Howards Grove WI, 15.766; 27. Craig Dollansky, Elk River MN, 15.775; 28. Austin McCarl, Altoona IA, 15.789; 29. Jack Dover, Springfield NE, 15.81; 30. Ben Gregg, Glendale AZ, 15.824; 31. Lee Sowell, Nesbit MS, 15.829; 32. Max Dumesny, Nelson, NSW, Aust. , 15.845; 33. Gary Wright, Hooks TX, 15.847; 34. Domain Ramsay, Newtown, VIC, Aust. , 15.85; 35. Tony Bruce Jr., Liberal KS, 15.851; 36. Trevor Green, Two Wells, SA, Aust. , 15.852; 37. Bob Weuve, Newton IA, 15.862; 38. Justin Henderson, Sioux Falls SD, 15.901; 39. Brad Sweet, Grass Valley CA, 15.939; 40. Mark Dobmeier, Grand Forks ND, 16.016; 41. Fred Rahmer, Salfordville PA, 16.017; 42. Chris Schmelzle, Victoria, BC, Can. , 16.081; 43. Phillip Mock, Pleasant Prairie WI, 16.086; 44. Jordan Goldesberry, Springfield IL, 16.126; 45. Rob Kubli, Milo IA, 16.215; 46. Colin Entwisle, Baypark, NZ , 16.219; 47. Kevin Ingle, Huron SD, 16.634; 48. Ty Bartz, Sheboygan Falls WI, 16.707; 49. Bruce White, Merrylands West, NSW, Aust. , 16.882; 50. Ron Krysl, Atkinson NE, 17.163;
Heat 1, 10 laps, No Time: 1. Mike Reinke, Howards Grove WI; 2. Lee Sowell, Nesbit MS; 3. Trevor Green, Two Wells, SA, Aust. ; 4. David Gravel, Waterford CT; 5. Tim Shaffer, Aliquippa PA; 6. Randy Hannagan, Pittsboro IN; 7. Fred Rahmer, Salfordville PA; 8. Johnny Herrera, Albuquerque NM; 9. Kraig Kinser, Bloomington IN; 10. Colin Entwisle, Baypark, NZ ;
Heat 2, 10 laps, No Time: 1. Max Dumesny, Nelson, NSW, Aust. ; 2. Lynton Jeffrey, Prairie City IA; 3. Brandon Wimmer, Fairmount IN; 4. Craig Dollansky, Elk River MN; 5. Kerry Madsen, Sydney, NSW, Aust. ; 6. Dave Blaney, High Point NC; 7. Lucas Wolfe, Mechanicsburg PA; 8. Kevin Ingle, Huron SD; 9. Chris Schmelzle, Victoria, BC, Can. ; 10. Bob Weuve, Newton IA;
Heat 3, 10 laps, No Time: 1. Chad Kemenah, Findlay OH; 2. Austin McCarl, Altoona IA; 3. Shane Stewart, Bixby OK; 4. Gary Wright, Hooks TX; 5. Jason Johnson, Eunice LA; 6. Joey Saldana, Brownsburg IN; 7. Zach Zimmerly, Ridgefield WA; 8. Ty Bartz, Sheboygan Falls WI; 9. Phillip Mock, Pleasant Prairie WI; 10. Justin Henderson, Sioux Falls SD;
Heat 4, 10 laps, No Time: 1. Brad Sweet, Grass Valley CA; 2. Ed Lynch Jr., Apollo PA; 3. Davey Heskin, St. Michael MN; 4. Erin Crocker, Wilbraham MA; 5. Cale Conley, Vienna WV; 6. Jordan Goldesberry, Springfield IL; 7. Domain Ramsay, Newtown, VIC, Aust. ; 8. Bruce White, Merrylands West, NSW, Aust. ; 9. Don Droud Jr., Lincoln NE; 10. Jack Dover, Springfield NE;
Heat 5, 10 laps, No Time: 1. Mark Dobmeier, Grand Forks ND; 2. Jason Sides, Bartlett TN; 3. Bronson Maeschen, Pleasantville IA; 4. Tony Bruce Jr., Liberal KS; 5. Jason Meyers, Clovis CA; 6. Jonathan Allard, Chico CA; 7. Jamie Veal, Warrnambool, VIC, Aust. ; 8. Ben Gregg, Glendale AZ; 9. Rob Kubli, Milo IA; 10. Ron Krysl, Atkinson NE;
C Feature, 8 laps, No Time: 1. Kraig Kinser, Bloomington IN; 2. Justin Henderson, Sioux Falls SD; 3. Chris Schmelzle, Victoria, BC, Can. ; 4. Rob Kubli, Milo IA; 5. Phillip Mock, Pleasant Prairie WI; 6. Colin Entwisle, Baypark, NZ ; 7. Ron Krysl, Atkinson NE;
B Feature , 15 laps, No Time: 1. Tim Shaffer, Aliquippa PA; 2. Jason Johnson, Eunice LA; 3. Joey Saldana, Brownsburg IN; 4. Kerry Madsen, Sydney, NSW, Aust. ; 5. Lucas Wolfe, Mechanicsburg PA; 6. Dave Blaney, High Point NC; 7. Johnny Herrera, Albuquerque NM; 8. Randy Hannagan, Pittsboro IN; 9. Fred Rahmer, Salfordville PA; 10. Jonathan Allard, Chico CA; 11. Cale
Conley, Vienna WV; 12. Justin Henderson, Sioux Falls SD; 13. Zach Zimmerly, Ridgefield WA; 14. Kraig Kinser, Bloomington IN; 15. Ben Gregg, Glendale AZ; 16. Jamie Veal, Warrnambool, VIC, Aust. ; 17. Jordan Goldesberry, Springfield IL; 18. Ty Bartz, Sheboygan Falls WI; 19. Kevin Ingle, Huron SD; 20. Jason Meyers, Clovis CA; 21. Domain Ramsay, Newtown, VIC, Aust. ; 22. Bruce White, Merrylands West, NSW, Aust. ;
A Feature , 25 laps, 6.54.5: 1. Shane Stewart, Bixby OK; 2. Craig Dollansky, Elk River MN; 3. Chad Kemenah, Findlay OH; 4. Davey Heskin, St. Michael MN; 5. Jason Sides, Bartlett TN; 6. Brandon Wimmer, Fairmount IN; 7. Kerry Madsen, Sydney, NSW, Aust. ; 8. Lynton Jeffrey, Prairie City IA; 9. Jason Johnson, Eunice LA; 10. Tim Shaffer, Aliquippa PA; 11. Austin McCarl, Altoona IA; 12. Brad Sweet, Grass Valley CA; 13. Joey Saldana, Brownsburg IN; 14. Gary Wright, Hooks TX; 15. Mark Dobmeier, Grand Forks ND; 16. Erin Crocker, Wilbraham MA; 17. Trevor Green, Two Wells, SA, Aust. ; 18. Mike Reinke, Howards Grove WI; 19. Tony Bruce Jr., Liberal KS; 20. David Gravel, Waterford CT; 21. Lee Sowell, Nesbit MS; 22. Max Dumesny, Nelson, NSW, Aust. ; 23. Ed Lynch Jr., Apollo PA; 24. Bronson Maeschen, Pleasantville IA.
Lap Leaders: Wimmer 1-4; Kemenah 5-20; Stewart 21-25
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