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NEWS FROM THE ROGERS FAMILY OPERATED GRANDVIEW SPEEDWAY, BECHTELSVILLE, PA
TRACK PHONE: 610.754.7688 or visit www.grandviewspeedway.com
MEDIA CONTACT: Ernie Saxton @ esaxton144@aol.com, 215.752.7797 or 267.934.7286
Race results story created by Vicki Gehris
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KRESSLEY SCORES THIRD MODIFIED VICTORY AT GRANDVIEW, 3 OTHERS JOIN THE WINNER’S CIRCLE ON BECHTELSVILLE CAR WASH NIGHT
BECHTELSVILLE, PA. JULY 1, 2018 . . . Saturday night at Grandview Speedway in activities sponsored by Bechtelsville Car Wash, Brett “The Threat” Kressley scored his third T.P. Trailers NASCAR 30-lap Modified feature victory by outdistancing runner-up Duane Howard.
In the 25-lap NASCAR Sportsman feature Ryan Beltz scored his second point career win in the event.
Tim Tanner Jr. was the victor in the 25-lap Delaware Auto Exchange Mid-Atlantic Sprint Series Sprint feature.
Brett Peters was able to win the 15-lap feature in the Blast From The Past Vintage division.
Providing the feature winners met the requirements, they received monetary awards from T.P. Trailers and also product certificates from BP Fuels.
Jordan Henn returned to the Modified ranks after being forced out of competition a few weeks ago and wasted no time grabbing the early lead.
John Willman, Ray Swinehart, Kenny Gilmore and Ron Kline diced for the remaining positions behind the rookie.
Willman and Gilmore battled for four laps for second before Willman broke free and set sail after Henn and by lap 11 he put his bids in for the lead.
By the Dan’s Deli ½- hoagie mark, a three-way battle for the top spot ensured between Henn, Willman and Kressley.
Kressley, who started 12th, made a bold move coming out of the fourth turn and got around Willman and Henn for first.
Mark Kratz slowed his pace in turn two to bring out the 21st lap caution.
Kressley held his pace on the restart with the order behind him comprised of Willman, Howard, Jared Umbenhauer and Mike Gular, with all of them trying their best to advance.
Howard moved by Willman on the 22nd lap and set his signs on Kressley, who had a commanding lead built up.
No more restarts were needed once Kressley gained control to allow anyone an opportunity to overtake him and at the wave of the checkered it was career win number six. Chasing him across the line were Howard, Umbenhauer, Willman, who finally had a change of luck for his season best finish and Gular.
Qualifying events were won by Craig Von Dohren, Henn, Kressley and Ryan Grim. Tim Buckwalter and Brett Gilmore won the consolation races.
The Sportsman feature saw Kenny Bock take the early lead and set the pace for four laps until Beltz slipped underneath him as the pair came off turn four to become the new leader.
Kyle Lilick brought out the first yellow on the ninth lap when he stopped along the homestretch infield apron. On the restart Bock got the edge on Beltz and was back in first.
After two tries to get the 11th lap in in the books Beltz managed to regain the lead.
Behind Beltz jockeying for positions were Bock, Mark Kemmerer, Craig Whitmoyer and Jack Butler.
Kemmerer moved into second on the 19th lap and set sail after Beltz. In no time Kemmerer caught the leader to pressure him.
A fourth turn multi-car incident set up a one lap shoot out for the win. On the restart as Beltz and Kemmerer exited the fourth turn, contact was made between the two and Kemmerer hit the first turn wall putting him out of contention. He was uninjured but the car sustained heavy damage.
Beltz never surrendered the lead and went on to claim the win. Finishing second was Whitmoyer followed by Bock, for his season best finish, Brian Hirthler and Butler.
Beltz, Butler and Lilick were the heat winners. The consi went to Ken Eckert Jr.
In the 25-lap MASS Sprint feature pole sitter Scott Frack was the early leader and survived several caution and red flag incidents.
Things changed on the 12th lap red flag restart brought out when Logan Diehl flipped on the backstretch. He was uninjured. Frack held the lead when racing resumed, but now Tanner Jr. got past Ryan Stillwagon for second to challenge the leader.
The red was displayed again for Bryant Davis’ flip between turns three and four after he hit the infield tire marker. This time Tanner Jr. made his move to the inside groove off four and was the new leader with Stillwagon following through for second.
Tanner Jr. and Stillwagon raced side-by-side for several laps, but it was Tanner Jr. that picked up the victory. Finishing a close second was Stillwagon followed by Dan Brown, Rick Stief and Andy Best.
Todd Lapp led the 15-lap Blast From The Past Vintage feature for five laps before Brett Peters passed him for the front position.
Peters never faltered and went on to win the event trailed by Doug Steppenchuck, Andy Cassel, Lapp and Wyatt Jacobus.
There is Tuesday night, July 3, racing at Grandview featuring the Pennsylvania Sprint Speedweek 410 sprints and TP Trailers 358 Modifieds. Racing takes place at 7:30 p.m.
The biggest event of the season is coming up for the Late Model stock cars at Grandview Speedway on Saturday, July 7th when the annual Firecracker 40 takes place.
The format for the Late Model portion of the tripleheader night of racing excitement will have racers run practice hot laps, timed hot laps and the fastest eight will redraw for the 40-lap feature race. However if the car count is 24 or more then there will be qualifying through eight lap heat races with 24 cars starting the Firecracker 40.
Joining the Late Models as part of the Firecracker tripleheader will be the very popular T.P. Trailers NASCAR 358 Modifieds along with the exciting Sportsman racers.
Racers taking part in the Low Down & Dirty Meet and Greet at the main entrance starting at 5 p.m. will be Danny Snyder, Kyle Merkel and Wayne Pfeil.
Adult admission for this special night of racing will be $20 while youngsters 6 through 11 pay just $5. Kids under 6 are admitted FREE. Active military, with proper ID, are admitted free. And there is free parking on the speedway grounds.
RACE RESULTS
BRC Car Wash T.P. Trailers NASCAR Modified Feature (30 Laps): 1. Brett Kressley, 2. Duane Howard, 3. Jared Umbenhauer, 4. John Willman, 5. Mike Gular, 6. Mike Mahaney, 7. Craig Von Dohren, 8. Jeff Strunk, 9. Kevin Hirthler, 10. Ryan Grim, 11. Ron Kline, 12. Doug Manmiller, 13. Ryan Lilick, 14. Eric Biehn, 15. Jordan Henn, 16. Clay Butler, 17. Joe Fanelli, 18. Kyle Weiss, 19. Steve Swinehart, 20. Chris Esposito, 21. Bobby Trapper, 22. Ryan Watt, 23. Kenny Gilmore, 24. Mark Kratz, 25. Brett Gilmore, 26. Ray Swinehart, 27. Timmy Buckwalter, 28. Ron Seltmann Jr. DNQ: Ron Myers, Skylar Sheriff, Bobby Gunther Walsh, Briggs Danner, Dan Waisempacher, Frank Cozze, Bobby Trapper Jr., Carroll Hine III, Justin Grim and Chris Gambler.
BRC NASCAR Sportsman Feature (25 Laps): 1. Ryan Beltz, 2. Craig Whitmoyer, 3. Kenny Bock, 4. Brian Hirthler, 5. Jack Butler, 6. Brad Brightbill, 7. Joe Funk III, 8. Mike Mammana, 9. Brad Grim, 10. Sean Weiss, 11. Derrick Smith, 12. Nicho Flammer, 13. Mark Kemmerer, 14. Jim Housworth, 15. Louden Reimert, 16. Mike Lisowski, 17. Jesse Landis, 18. Kurt Bettler, 19. Ken Eckert Jr., 20. Andy Clemmer, 21. Dylan Swinehart, 22. Paul Houseknecht, 23. Kyle Lilick, 24. Nathan Mohr. DNQ: Andrew Kreis and Brad Arnold.
MASS Sprint Feature (25 Laps): 1. Tim Tanner Jr., 2. Ryan Stillwagon, 3. Dan Brown, 4. Rick Stief, 5. Andy Best, 6. Jonathan Haegele, 7. Eddie Wagner, 8. Jeff Geiges, 9. Tom Carberry, 10. Zack Burd, 11. C.J. Faison, 12. Chad Connor, 13. Tim Smolenyak, 14. Scott Frack, 15. Bryant Davis, 16. Logan Diehl, 17. Tyler Reinhardt, 18. Brendon Poff, 19. Austin Bishop, 20. Johnny Yanek, 21. Keith Andersen, 22. Dominic Melair, 23. Daniel Leaper, 24. Larry McVay.
Blast From The Past Vintage Feature (15 Laps): 1. Brett Peters, 2. Doug Steppenchuck, 3. Andy Cassel, 4. Todd Lapp, 5. Wyatt Jacobus Sr., 6. Rich Decker, 7. Domique Deglas, 8. Ricky Rutt, 9. Doug Miller, 10. Dave Dissinger, 11. Tom Orth, 12. Brock Jacobus, 13. Bill Gerhart. DNS: Mike Kelly and Mike Mervine.
COMING EVENTS AS OF JULY 1
Saturday, July 7 Modifieds, Sportsman, Late Model Firecracker 40--7:30 PM
Saturday, July 14 Whelen Engineering Night - Modifieds, Sportsman, Late Models--7:30 PM
Friday, July 20 Outlaw Enduro and Blast from the Past Vintage Cars – 6 p.m.
Saturday, July 21 Hatfield Quality Meats Night - Modifieds, Sportsman, Late Models, Blast from the Past Vintage Cars – 7:30 PM
Saturday, July 28 AD Moyer Lumber Night - Modifieds, Sportsman, Late Models--7:30 PM
Saturday, August 4 Checkered Flag Fan Club Night - Modifieds, Sportsman, Late Models--7:30 PM
Saturday, August 11 Pioneer Pole Buildings Forrest Rogers Memorial 50 laps, Sportsman, Late Models--7:30 PM
Sam Hafertepe, Jr. Untouchable In Fred Brownfield Classic Finale
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Winner Sam Hafertepe Jr. (Lisa Dynes Photo)
Sam Hafertepe, Jr. Untouchable In Fred Brownfield Classic Finale
Bryan Hulbert - ELMA, Wash. (June 30, 2018) No Brakes, broken right front Shock, starting to Rain, and missing his Hat for a moment before Victory Lane; it didn't matter. No one could keep pace with Sam Hafertepe, Jr. as the Heidbreder Foundation No. 15h stormed to victory in the Fred Brownfield Classic at Grays Harbor Raceway with the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by Sawblade.com.
With the rain starting to come down, Sam reflected his fourth National Tour win of the season, "To get the win tonight is awesome. I really felt like we deserved to have the chance last night, and we definitely got the job done tonight."
Having to wrestle the car on the closing lap with the front axle bouncing all over through traffic, it allowed Jason Solwold to close the gap from a straightaway, but it didn't prove enough as Sam found the checkered flag with a 1.080-second advantage.
"We had the same thing happen a couple races ago. It's actually happened a couple time this year with the shock coming off and Brake Lines coming off, I honestly thought about pulling in there on Lap 18. Just didn't have any brakes so if someone had crashed in front of me, we could have run right through them. Fortunately, it didn't happen, and we were fortunate to be able to start out front with clean air and limp it home. We had a really good car, just couldn't flex our muscle at the end like we wanted too with the problems we had,"
Green for two revolutions, the race's first caution flew on Lap 2 as Logan Forler and Greg Hamilton came to a stop along the front stretch. Both able to return, Hamilton's night came to a quick end as the No. 96 flipped off the second turn. Greg was unharmed. Pulling away on the restart, Hafertepe found the back of the pack in a matter of laps. Putting several lapped cars in the mix, the caution flew again while working Lap 11 for Kyle Miller.
Chased by Henry Van Dam to the caution, the No. 33v would not see the checkered flag as the rear brakes erupted into flames. Henry was unharmed as Jason Solwold took over second. Under green, Hafertepe again pulled to a comfortable advantage. Losing several car lengths in traffic on Lap 16, Jason Solwold would filter the slower traffic to one between himself and Hafertepe as the caution lights came on again on Lap 18 for the spun No. 44 of Chris Martin.
Diving the low line on the restart, Solwold was unable to get a run. Green until Lap 23 for Garen Linder who stopped off the fourth turn, the restart put Solwold with Joey Saldana in tow from 10th. Keeping pace on the restart, it only took a couple laps for Sam to begin pulling away as Joey Saldana battled to hold third from Austen Wheatley with the position finally going to the No. 45.
Working into traffic at the white flag flying, Hafertepe was not to be denied. Jason Solwold held onto second with Austen Wheatly, Joey Saldana, and Colton Heath to make the top-five.
Charing through the field from 22nd, Matt Covington was the night's CP-Carrillo Hard Charger with a run to sixth. Jared Peterson seventh was trailed by Logan Forler who picked up 10 spots over the 30 lap affair. Making the best of a provisional, Skylar Gee moved from 24th to ninth with Chase Goetz crossing in 10th.
Coming up next for the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by Sawblade.com is the third annual NAPA Grizzly Nationals at Gallatin Speedway in Belgrade, Mont. on Friday, July 6 and Saturday, July 7. Both nights open at 5:00 P.M. with racing at 7:00 P.M. (MDT) Tickets are on sale by calling (406) 388-9666.
For other news, notes, and information on the American Sprint Car Series, from the National Tour to any of the Regional Tours that make up the nearly 150 races across the ASCS Nation in 2018, log onto http://www.ascsracing.com, follow on Facebook, on Instagram, and on Twitter (@LucasOilASCS).
Race Results:
Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour
Grays Harbor Raceway - Elma, Wash.
Saturday, June 30, 2018
Fred Brownfield Classic - Night 2
Car Count: 37
Event Count: 39
Heat Races (Top 12 advance to the A-Feature)
Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 77X-Alex Hill, [2]; 2. 75-Brian Boswell, [1]; 3. 6A-Kyle Miller, [6]; 4. 33S-Lance Sargent, [4]; 5. 99-Skylar Gee, [5]; 6. 28-Scott Bogucki, [7]; 7. 17W-Harli White, [8]; 8. 25-Michael Hodel, [3]; 9. (DNF) 15-Jeff Dunlap, [9]
Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 45-Austen Wheatley, [4]; 2. 5J-Jamie Ball, [1]; 3. 26-Joey Saldana, [6]; 4. 57C-Chris Schmelzle, [3]; 5. 27DD-David Hoiness, [5]; 6. 95-Matt Covington, [7]; 7. 9-Shawn Rice, [8]; 8. (DNF) 1-Travis Rilat, [2]
Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 22-Garen Linder, [1]; 2. 33-Colton Heath, [4]; 3. 0J-Jay Cole, [2]; 4. 3-J.J. Hickle, [5]; 5. F1-Rick Fauver, [3]; 6. 97R-Jason Reed, [6]; 7. (DNF) 45X-Johnny Herrera, [7]; 8. (DNF) 96-Greg Hamilton, [8]
Heat 4 (8 Laps): 1. 8P-Jared Peterson, [2]; 2. 44-Chris Martin, [1]; 3. 91-Chase Goetz, [3]; 4. 2L-Logan Forler, [5]; 5. 10L-Brock Lemley, [4]; 6. 52-Blake Hahn, [8]; 7. 2C-Wayne Johnson, [7]; 8. 17-Cam Smith, [6]
BMRS B-Feature (Top 3 in each advance to the A-Feature)
B Feature 1 (12 Laps): 1. 52-Blake Hahn, [3]; 2. 96-Greg Hamilton, [9]; 3. 45X-Johnny Herrera, [8]; 4. 33S-Lance Sargent, [2]; 5. 27DD-David Hoiness, [4]; 6. F1-Rick Fauver, [6]; 7. 17W-Harli White, [7]; 8. 25-Michael Hodel, [10]; 9. (DNF) 3-J.J. Hickle, [1]; 10. (DNF) 28-Scott Bogucki, [5]; (DNS) 15-Jeff Dunlap,
B Feature 2 (12 Laps): 1. 2L-Logan Forler, [1]; 2. 57C-Chris Schmelzle, [2]; 3. 95-Matt Covington, [5]; 4. 17-Cam Smith, [9]; 5. 97R-Jason Reed, [6]; 6. 9-Shawn Rice, [7]; 7. (DNF) 2C-Wayne Johnson, [8]; 8. (DNF) 99-Skylar Gee, [3]; 9. (DNF) 10L-Brock Lemley, [4]; (DNS) 1-Travis Rilat,
A Feature (30 Laps): 1. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr, [2]; 2. 18-Jason Solwold, [4]; 3. 45-Austen Wheatley, [6]; 4. 26-Joey Saldana, [10]; 5. 33-Colton Heath, [8]; 6. 95-Matt Covington, [22]; 7. 8P-Jared Peterson, [7]; 8. 2L-Logan Forler, [18]; 9. 99-Skylar Gee, [24]; 10. 91-Chase Goetz, [15]; 11. 57C-Chris Schmelzle, [20]; 12. 52-Blake Hahn, [17]; 13. 45X-Johnny Herrera, [21]; 14. 44-Chris Martin, [14]; 15. 17-Cam Smith, [25]; 16. 0J-Jay Cole, [16]; 17. 75-Brian Boswell, [12]; 18. 33S-Lance Sargent, [26]; 19. (DNF) 77X-Alex Hill, [5]; 20. (DNF) 22-Garen Linder, [11]; 21. (DNF) 5J-Jamie Ball, [13]; 22. (DNF) 33V-Henry VanDam, [1]; 23. (DNF) 23-Seth Bergman, [3]; 24. (DNF) 6A-Kyle Miller, [9]; 25. (DNF) 96-Greg Hamilton, [19]; 26. (DNF) 2C-Wayne Johnson, [23]
Lap Leader(s): Sam Hafertepe, Jr, 1-30
CP-Carrillo Hard Charger: Matt Covington +16
FSR High Point Driver: Austen Wheatley
Provisional(s): Wayne Johnson (ASCS); Skylar Gee (ASCS); Cam Smith (Promoter); Lance Sargent (Promoter)
2018 ASCS National Driver Points (Top 15): 1. Sam Hafertepe, Jr. 2,426; 2. Seth Bergman 2,415; 3. Blake Hahn 2,351; 4. Wayne Johnson 2,221; 5. Johnny Herrera 2,190; 6. Matt Covington 2,143; 7. Scott Bogucki 2,102; 8. Skylar Gee 2,017; 9. Jamie Ball 1,861; 10. Travis Rilat 1,830; 11. Roger Crockett 1,816; 12. Chris Martin 1,800; 13. Harli White 1,771; 14. Alex Hill 1,596; 15. Sammy Swindell 1,410;
2018 ASCS National Tour Wins: Seth Bergman - 4 (4/6 - Texas Motor Speedway; 5/10 - Lakeside Speedway; 6/22 - Skagit Speedway; 6/22 - Skagit Speedway); Sam Hafertepe, Jr. - 4 (5/12 - I-30 Speedway; 6/8 - West Texas Raceway; 6/21 - Skagit Speedway; 6/30 - Grays Harbor Raceway); Sammy Swindell - 3 (6/9 - Route 66 Motor Speedway; 6/14 - Creek County Speedway; 6/16 - Salina Speedway); Wayne Johnson - 2 (5/9 - Humboldt Speedway; 6/13 - Lawton Speedway); Roger Crockett - 1 (3/16 - Devil's Bowl Speedway); Brady Bacon - 1 (4/7 - Texas Motor Speedway); Matt Covington - 1 (4/27 - Paducah International Raceway); Greg Hodnett - 1 (5/4 - Williams Grove Speedway) ; Blake Heimbach - 1 (5/5 - Selinsgrove Speedway); Scott Bogucki - 1 (6/12 - Devil's Bowl Speedway); Jason Solwold - 1 (6/29 - Grays Harbor Raceway);
ASCS Online:
American Sprint Car Series: http://www.ascsracing.com
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/lucasoilascs
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/lucasoilascs (@lucasoilascs)
Instagram: LucasOilASCS
Audio Broadcast: http://www.racinboys.com
Live Scoring (Where Applicable): Race Monitor and MRP Live
ASCS National Tour Drivers Online:
Jamie Ball (Knoxville, IA): http://www.jamieball.com/default.aspx?i=false
Seth Bergman (Snohomish, WA.): http://www.sethbergmanracing.com
Scott Bogucki (McLaren Vale, S. Aust.): https://www.facebook.com/ScottBogucki89
Matt Covington (Glenpool, OK): http://www.mattcovingtonracing.com
Roger Crockett (Medford, OR): http://www.rocketdesignsllc.com
Skylar Gee (Leduc, Alberta, Can.): https://twitter.com/SkylarGee99
Sam Hafertepe, Jr. (Sunnyvale, TX): http://www.sam15.com
Alex Hill (Six Nations, Ontario, Can.): https://twitter.com/alexhill77x
Blake Hahn (Sapulpa, OK): http://www.blakehahnracing.com
Johnny Herrera (Albuquerque, N.M.): http://www.johnnyherreraracing.com
Wayne Johnson (Oklahoma City, OK): https://www.facebook.com/WayneJohnsonRacing?fref=ts
Chris Martin (Ankeny, IA): https://twitter.com/cmr_44?lang=en
Robbie Price (Cobble Hill, BC, Can.): http://www.bdsmotorsportsllc.com
Travis Rilat (Forney, TX): http://www.bdsmotorsportsllc.com
Harli White (Lindsay, OK): http://www.harliwhiteracing.net
ASCS Sponsors:
Lucas Oil Products is the title sponsor of the American Sprint Car Series. More information can be found on Lucas Oil Products at www.lucasoil.com. Sawblade.com is the presenting sponsor of the American Sprint Car Series. Log onto http://www.sawblade.com for more information and follow them on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/sawblade.com_
Associate sponsors for the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented Sawblade.com include Hoosier Racing Tire, CP-Carrillo Pistons, EMI, and Brodix. All Heat Races are brought to you by ButlerBuilt Professional Seating Systems. All B-Features are presented by BMRS.
Team Lucas Sponsors for the American Sprint Car Series consist of Protect the Harvest, Geico, Sawblade.com, MAVTV Motorsports Network, LucasOilRacing.tv, and General Tire.
Communications for the American Sprint Car Series is provided by Racing Electronics. All events are broadcast online at http://www.racinboys.com.
Product and Contingency Sponsorship provided by K&N Filters, BMRS, SpeedMart, Engler Machine and Tool, FSR Radiator and Racing Products, Schoenfeld Headers, MyRacePass.com, Weld Wheels, Maxwell Industries, Simpson, Wesmar Racing Engines, Hinchman Indy Racewear, Rod End Supply, Smiley's Racing Products, and Speedway Motors.
Artic Cat All Star Circuit of Champions
Aaron Reutzel wins Summer Slash at Route 66; Sweeps weekend with Arctic Cat All Stars presented by Mobil 1
JOLIET, Ill. (June 30, 2018) - Officially sweeping the two-day Indiana/Illinois road trip, Clute, Texas, native Aaron Reutzel cruised to his fifth Arctic Cat All Star Circuit of Champions presented by Mobil 1 victory of the 2018 season on Saturday night, this time scoring a $5,000 payday during a visit to the Dirt Oval @ Route 66 in Joliet, Illinois. Reutzel, who was forced to overcome engine issues early in the program, took command for the first time on lap seven and never looked back, eventually surviving a few bobbles on a fast, but tricky curb, ultimately keeping a hard charging Dave Blaney at bay.
Six-time and defending All Star champion Chad Kemenah chased Blaney and Reutzel to the final checkers, followed by Lemoore, California’s Carson Macedo and Nashville’s Paul McMahan.
“This goes to show what kind of a team we have,” Aaron Reutzel said in victory lane with MAVTV Motorsports Network cameras rolling. “Hurting a motor earlier today really threw a wrench in our plans. Lucky for me, my guys were able to get that changed pretty quick. Besides that hiccup, we never really struggled tonight. We were able to put ourselves in a key position in the heat race, followed up with a solid dash finish, and then a win.”
Reutzel’s first, official bid for the top spot occurred on lap seven, actually driving around two competitors in one circuit to claim the race lead. Utilizing the very topside of the speedway while racing in the third position, the driver of the Baughman-Reutzel Motorsports/No. 87 entry powered around Parker Price-Miller at the exit of turn two to gain the runner-up spot, just before nailing a perfect slider on race leader Jac Haudenschild at the exit of turn four. The textbook slider worked perfectly, maintaining control as the front-runners raced by the flagstand to complete lap seven.
Reutzel’s campaign at the front of the field was not all gravy, forced to withstand four cautions and periods of heavy traffic. Perhaps Reutzel’s biggest challenge was the topside cushion, nearly biting the former ASCS national champion with less than five laps remaining. By that time, Dave Blaney, who had already charged from 21st to second, was closing-in on the familiar No. 87. Although strong around the bottom groove, Reutzel’s momentum on top was stronger, holding on to score his second All Star victory in as many days.
“This track really reminds me of a track we have back home,” Reutzel continued. “That track is really hard on left rears, so I knew I had to keep my left rear under me and just keep the tires from spinning. Once I got to third right from the start, I just kinda went into cruise mode. I was able to get around Parker [Price-Miller] and then make a slider work on Jac [Haudenschild]. That last caution actually saved me because I think I had the wing a little too far back. I’m glad to get this done.”
With the month of June officially in the books, the Arctic Cat All Star Circuit of Champions presented by Mobil 1 will move ahead and begin preparations for an action-packed July agenda, first visiting Sharon Speedway in Hartford, Ohio, for the 10th Annual Lou Blaney Memorial on Saturday evening, July 7.
Tony Stewart’s All Stars visited Sharon Speedway twice thus far in 2018; once for the inaugural Buckeye Cup in early May, followed by a visit during Ohio Sprint Speedweek in mid-June. Two different winners were crowned including Aaron Reutzel in May, followed by Christopher Bell during the 36th edition of Speedweek.
More information pertaining to Sharon Speedway’s 10th Annual Lou Blaney Memorial will be posted during the next few days. Those seeking information regarding reserved seats and advanced tickets should visit Sharon Speedway on the Web at www.sharonspeedway.com.
Contingency Awards/Results:
Dirt Oval @ Route 66 - Saturday, June 30, 2018:
Summer Slash Event
EMi Driver’s Meeting: 39 entries
State Water Heaters Warm-Ups: Aaron Reutzel - 13.651 seconds
Lincoln Electric Fast Qualifier: Parker Price-Miller - 13.811 seconds
Ford Performance Heat #1: Chad Kemenah
All Pro Aluminum Cylinder Heads Heat #2: Gary Taylor
Hunt Brothers Pizza Heat #3: Scotty Thiel
Mobil 1 Heat #4: Jac Haudenschild
JE Pistons Dash #1: Parker Price-Miller
Wix Filters Dash #2: Jac Haudenschild
Classic Ink USA B-Main: Dave Blaney
Daido Engine Bearings Main Event Winner: Aaron Reutzel
MSD Performance Hard Charger Award: Dave Blaney [+19]
(Lincoln Electric, Daido Engine Bearings, MSD Performance: Need decal to qualify for contingency award)
Qualifying
Group (A)
1. 4-Parker Price-Miller, 13.811; 2. 7K-Cale Conley, 13.859; 3. 3G-Carson Macedo, 13.938; 4. 10H-Chad Kemenah, 14.044; 5. 25-Jake Blackhurst, 14.116; 6. 65-Jordan Goldesberry, 14.121; 7. 7J-Joe Swanson, 14.181; 8. 10W-Brandon McMullen, 14.188; 9. 70-Dave Blaney, 14.205; 10. 17B-Bill Balog, NT
Group (B)
1. 13-Paul McMahan, 13.950; 2. 9X-Paul Nienhiser, 14.005; 3. 35-Tyler Esh, 14.012; 4. 11-Gary Taylor, 14.150; 5. 47-Terry Babb, 14.555; 6. 23-Russel Borland, 14.587; 7. 14AJ-Wayne Modjeski, 14.737; 8. 12-Mike Decker, 15.252; 9. 29-Hunter Custer, 16.268; 10. 5-Chase Briscoe, NT
Group (C)
1. 5J-Jeremy Schultz, 14.124; 2. 2W-Scotty Neitzel, 14.253; 3. 64-Scotty Thiel, 14.272; 4. 1M-Phillip Mock, 14.351; 5. 63-Kevin Thomas Jr., 14.378; 6. 98-Carl Bowser, 14.398; 7. 23D-Trey Datweiler, 14.719; 8. 7-Scott Uttech, 15.170; 9. 43-Jereme Schroeder, 15.542; 10. 14F-Jimmy Fifield, 16.326
Group (D)
1. 87-Aaron Reutzel, 13.917; 2. 14-Tony Stewart, 13.963; 3. 73-Ben Schmidt, 14.017; 4. 3-Jac Haudenschild, 14.055; 5. 85M-Steve Meyer, 14.494; 6. 28-Brian Paulus, 14.499; 7. 22-Brandon Spithaler, 14.806; 8. 4K-Kris Spitz, 14.916; 9. 63X-Nick Matuszewski, 15.506
Heat #1 - Group (A) (8 Laps) - Top 5 Transfer
1. 10H-Chad Kemenah [1]; 2. 3G-Carson Macedo [2]; 3. 7K-Cale Conley [3]; 4. 4-Parker Price-Miller [4]; 5. 25-Jake Blackhurst [5]; 6. 70-Dave Blaney [9]; 7. 65-Jordan Goldesberry [6]; 8. 10W-Brandon McMullen [8]; 9. 7J-Joe Swanson [7]
Heat #2 - Group (B) (8 Laps) - Top 5 Transfer
1. 11-Gary Taylor [1]; 2. 9X-Paul Nienhiser [3]; 3. 13-Paul McMahan [4]; 4. 35-Tyler Esh [2]; 5. 23-Russel Borland [6]; 6. 47-Terry Babb [5]; 7. 12-Mike Decker [8]; 8. 29-Hunter Custer [9]; 9. 14AJ-Wayne Modjeski [7]
Heat #3 - Group (C) (8 Laps) - Top 5 Transfer
1. 64-Scotty Thiel [2]; 2. 5J-Jeremy Schultz [4]; 3. 98-Carl Bowser [6]; 4. 63-Kevin Thomas Jr. [5]; 5. 1M-Phillip Mock [1]; 6. 2W-Scotty Neitzel [3]; 7. 23D-Trey Datweiler [7]; 8. 7-Scott Uttech [8]; 9. 43-Jereme Schroeder [9]; 10. 14F-Jimmy Fifield [10]
Heat #4 - Group (D) (8 Laps) - Top 5 Transfer
1. 3-Jac Haudenschild [1]; 2. 87-Aaron Reutzel [4]; 3. 14-Tony Stewart [3]; 4. 73-Ben Schmidt [2]; 5. 28-Brian Paulus [6]; 6. 85M-Steve Meyer [5]; 7. 22-Brandon Spithaler [7]; 8. 4K-Kris Spitz [8]; 9. 63X-Nick Matuszewski [9]
Dash #1 (4 Laps)
1. 4-Parker Price-Miller [1]; 2. 10H-Chad Kemenah [4]; 3. 7K-Cale Conley [2]; 4. 9X-Paul Nienhiser [5]; 5. 5J-Jeremy Schultz [3]
Dash #2 (4 Laps)
1. 3-Jac Haudenschild [1]; 2. 87-Aaron Reutzel [4]; 3. 64-Scotty Thiel [2]; 4. 3G-Carson Macedo [5]; 5. 11-Gary Taylor [3]
B-Main (12 Laps) - Top 4 Transfer
1. 70-Dave Blaney [3]; 2. 65-Jordan Goldesberry [1]; 3. 85M-Steve Meyer [5]; 4. 2W-Scotty Neitzel [4]; 5. 22-Brandon Spithaler [8]; 6. 10W-Brandon McMullen [10]; 7. 23D-Trey Datweiler [7]; 8. 4K-Kris Spitz [11]; 9. 7-Scott Uttech [12]; 10. 14AJ-Wayne Modjeski [14]; 11. 12-Mike Decker [9]; 12. 14F-Jimmy Fifield [17]; 13. 63X-Nick Matuszewski [15]; 14. 29-Hunter Custer [13]; 15. 43-Jereme Schroeder [16]; 16. 47-Terry Babb [6]; 17. 7J-Joe Swanson [2]
A-Main (30 Laps)
1. 87-Aaron Reutzel [4]; 2. 70-Dave Blaney [21]; 3. 10H-Chad Kemenah [3]; 4. 3G-Carson Macedo [8]; 5. 13-Paul McMahan [11]; 6. 4-Parker Price-Miller [1]; 7. 3-Jac Haudenschild [2]; 8. 5J-Jeremy Schultz [9]; 9. 11-Gary Taylor [10]; 10. 35-Tyler Esh [14]; 11. 14-Tony Stewart [12]; 12. 64-Scotty Thiel [6]; 13. 7K-Cale Conley [5]; 14. 85M-Steve Meyer [23]; 15. 28-Brian Paulus [19]; 16. 23-Russel Borland [20]; 17. 9X-Paul Nienhiser [7]; 18. 2W-Scotty Neitzel [24]; 19. 73-Ben Schmidt [15]; 20. 1M-Phillip Mock [18]; 21. 25-Jake Blackhurst [17]; 22. 63-Kevin Thomas Jr. [16]; 23. 98-Carl Bowser [13]; 24. 65-Jordan Goldesberry [22]
Lap Leaders: Jac Haudenschild [1-6], Aaron Reutzel [7-30]
All Star Circuit of Champions Driver Standings: (after 6/30/2018)
1. Carson Macedo - 2780
2. Aaron Reutzel - 2772
3. Chad Kemenah - 2750
4. Jac Haudenschild - 2710
5. Parker Price-Miller - 2592
6. Dave Blaney - 2580
7. Paul McMahan - 2570
8. Cale Conley - 2418
9. Carl Bowser - 2244
10. Brandon Spithaler - 2232
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David Gravel Uses Brilliant Double-File Restart to Win Knoxville Thriller
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Winner David Gravel (Dave Biro Photo)
David Gravel Uses Brilliant Double-File Restart to Win Knoxville Thriller
KNOXVILLE, IA – June 30, 2018 – David Gravel had a perfect restart on Lap 10 charging from third to first and then held off Donny Schatz to win his fourth World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series Feature of the year on Night Two of the Brownells Big Guns Bash at Knoxville Raceway. Schatz threw everything he had at Gravel, but settled for second with Brad Sweet, who was the leader on the aforementioned restart, completing the podium.
For the second consecutive night, Donny Schatz won the Sears Craftsman Dash, earning the pole for the 25-lap Feature. Schatz took command of the field and led the opening circuit as Sweet and Brian Brown exchanged slide jobs for the runner-up position.
On Lap 8, Sweet made his move underneath Schatz and took the lead to the ninth lap. Schatz battled back hard and would have led Lap 10, but a yellow for fourth-place running Logan Schuchart negated the pass and gave Sweet the lead back.
Sweet and Schatz shared the front row on the double-file restart with Gravel behind Sweet on the inside. Gravel pounced as the Green Flag flew and ducked underneath Sweet and Schatz heading into turn one with a heart-pounding move to take the lead. Sweet and Schatz would jockey for the runner-up position with Sweet taking it on Lap 11, but Schatz coming back and taking the position three laps later.
The final caution of the evening flew for Brooke Tatnell on Lap 17. Gravel elected the bottom on the double-file restart with the 10-time Knoxville Nationals Champion alongside of him. Schatz had an excellent restart and pulled ahead of the CJB Motorsports No.5 down the backstretch, before Gravel regained the lead with a huge slider in turn three and four. That was the move the sealed the victory as Gravel would power away and win by 1.643 seconds.
“Who’s ready for Nationals,” was the first an ecstatic Gravel said upon exiting his CJB Motorsports machine in Victory Lane for the fourth time in 2018.
“We were really good all night yesterday and we knew we had a car capable of winning if we could get up there,” Gravel, who scored the first Perfect 500 score at the Knoxville Nationals last August, only to break while leading the $150,000 to win Feature on Saturday night added.
“This one is for Jason, Bobbi and Jaxx Johnson,” Gravel said to a huge roar from the Knoxville Raceway crowd.
Donny Schatz’ attempt for the weekend sweep ended with him settling for second while Brad Sweet completed the all World of Outlaws regular podium for the second night in a row. Brian Brown finished fourth with Davey Heskin completing the top five. Heskin came from 23rd to finish fifth, good enough for KSE Hard Charger honors.
Friday’s runner-up Ian Madsen, 17th-starting Shane Stewart, Cory Eliason, 24th-starting Brent Marks and Kerry Madsen completed the top ten.
It was a scorching day in Iowa all afternoon and with weather looming, the World of Outlaws and Knoxville Raceway officials were in hurry-up mode to beat Mother Nature, which they did successfully. Despite the triple-digit temperatures all weekend, the Knoxville Raceway track prep team did a tremendous job providing an excellent racing surface as the facility lived up to its nickname as The Sprint Car Capital of the World.
The World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series will return to Knoxville Raceway in six short weeks with the running of the Granddaddy of Them All, the Knoxville Nationals. The Outlaws 40th Anniversary Season will continue Friday, July 6 and Saturday, July 7 with the FVP Platinum Battery Showdown at Cedar Lake Speedway. Tickets for the event at Cedar Lake can be purchased here. As always, if you can’t make it to the track be sure to watch all the action LIVE on DIRTVision.com!
Results from Knoxville Raceway June 30, 2018:
Feature (25 Laps): 1. 5-David Gravel [5][$10,000]; 2. 15-Donny Schatz [1][$5,000]; 3. 49-Brad Sweet [2][$3,000]; 4. 21-Brian Brown [6][$2,700]; 5. 56N-Davey Heskin [23][$2,500]; 6. 18-Ian Madsen [13][$2,200]; 7. 2-Shane Stewart [17][$2,000]; 8. 83-Cory Eliason [4][$1,800]; 9. 19-Brent Marks [24][$1,600]; 10. 2M-Kerry Madsen [9][$1,450]; 11. 17-Sheldon Haudenschild [11][$1,300]; 12. 2KS-Austin McCarl [10][$1,200]; 13. 7S-Jason Sides [14][$1,100]; 14. 9-Daryn Pittman [15][$1,000]; 15. W20-Greg Wilson [22][$950]; 16. 24-Terry McCarl [8][$900]; 17. 71-Giovanni Scelzi [20][$850]; 18. 21AU-Jordyn Brazier [18][$750]; 19. 11K-Kraig Kinser [21][$725]; 20. 1A-Jacob Allen [7][$700]; 21. 55-Brooke Tatnell [19][$700]; 22. 1S-Logan Schuchart [3][$700]; 23. 83H-Justin Henderson [16][$700]; 24. 3-Sammy Swindell [12][$700] Lap Leaders: Donny Schatz 1-8, Brad Sweet 9, David Gravel 10-25; KSE Hard Charger Award: 56N-Davey Heskin[+18]
Qualifying Flight-A: 1. 49-Brad Sweet, 15.399; 2. 83-Cory Eliason, 15.582; 3. 21-Brian Brown, 15.635; 4. 17-Sheldon Haudenschild, 15.637; 5. 18-Ian Madsen, 15.653; 6. 5-David Gravel, 15.654; 7. 2M-Kerry Madsen, 15.734; 8. 9-Daryn Pittman, 15.735; 9. 2-Shane Stewart, 15.758; 10. 11K-Kraig Kinser, 15.849; 11. 19-Brent Marks, 15.869; 12. 55-Brooke Tatnell, 15.881; 13. 7S50-Keoni Texeira, 15.898; 14. O9-Matt Juhl, 15.911; 15. 41S-Dominic Scelzi, 15.916; 16. 20-A.J. Moeller, 16.029; 17. 49J-Josh Schneiderman, 16.095; 18. 15M-Bobby Mincer, 16.587; 19. 19W-Bobby Weuve, 17.094
Qualifying Flight-B: 1. 15-Donny Schatz, 15.671; 2. 1A-Jacob Allen, 15.867; 3. 1S-Logan Schuchart, 15.899; 4. 24-Terry McCarl, 15.951; 5. 12-Lynton Jeffrey, 16.066; 6. W20-Greg Wilson, 16.069; 7. 7S-Jason Sides, 16.114; 8. 71-Giovanni Scelzi, 16.135; 9. 2KS-Austin McCarl, 16.155; 10. 83H-Justin Henderson, 16.165; 11. 71A-R.J. Johnson, 16.269; 12. 3-Sammy Swindell, 16.28; 13. 21AU-Jordyn Brazier, 16.292; 14. 9P-Rager Phillips, 16.331; 15. 56N-Davey Heskin, 16.41; 16. 97G-Hunter Schuerenberg, 16.446; 17. 7-Carson McCarl, 16.468; 18. 7W-Tasker Phillips, 16.543; 19. 75-Glen Saville, 16.721
Heat #1 - Flight (A) (8 Laps) - Top 5 Transfer: 1. 21-Brian Brown [2]; 2. 49-Brad Sweet [1]; 3. 2M-Kerry Madsen [4]; 4. 18-Ian Madsen [3]; 5. 2-Shane Stewart [5]; 6. 41S-Dominic Scelzi [8]; 7. 19-Brent Marks [6]; 8. 7S50-Keoni Texeira [7]; 9. 49J-Josh Schneiderman [9]; 10. 19W-Bobby Weuve [10]
Heat #2 - Flight (A) (8 Laps) - Top 5 Transfer: 1. 83-Cory Eliason [1]; 2. 5-David Gravel [3]; 3. 17-Sheldon Haudenschild [2]; 4. 9-Daryn Pittman [4]; 5. 55-Brooke Tatnell [6]; 6. O9-Matt Juhl [7]; 7. 11K-Kraig Kinser [5]; 8. 15M-Bobby Mincer [9]; 9. 20-A.J. Moeller [8]
Heat #3 - Flight (B) - (8 Laps) - Top 5 Transfer: 1. 15-Donny Schatz [1]; 2. 1S-Logan Schuchart [2]; 3. 2KS-Austin McCarl [5]; 4. 7S-Jason Sides [4]; 5. 21AU-Jordyn Brazier [7]; 6. 56N-Davey Heskin [8]; 7. 71A-R.J. Johnson [6]; 8. 12-Lynton Jeffrey [3]; 9. 7-Carson McCarl [9]
Heat #4 - Flight (B) (8 Laps) - Top 5 Transfer: 1. 24-Terry McCarl [2]; 2. 1A-Jacob Allen [1]; 3. 3-Sammy Swindell [6]; 4. 83H-Justin Henderson [5]; 5. 71-Giovanni Scelzi [4]; 6. 9P-Rager Phillips [7]; 7. 7W-Tasker Phillips [9]; 8. 97G-Hunter Schuerenberg [8]; 9. W20-Greg Wilson [3]
Sears Craftsman Dash (6 Laps): 1. 15-Donny Schatz [1]; 2. 49-Brad Sweet [2]; 3. 1S-Logan Schuchart [4]; 4. 83-Cory Eliason [3]; 5. 5-David Gravel [6]; 6. 21-Brian Brown [7]; 7. 1A-Jacob Allen [5]; 8. 24-Terry McCarl [8]
Last Chance Showdown (12 Laps) - Top 4 Transfer: 1. 11K-Kraig Kinser [1][-]; 2. W20-Greg Wilson [4][-]; 3. 56N-Davey Heskin [10][-]; 4. 19-Brent Marks [3][-]; 5. O9-Matt Juhl [7][$300]; 6. 41S-Dominic Scelzi [9][$250]; 7. 49J-Josh Schneiderman [13][$225]; 8. 7W-Tasker Phillips [16][$200]; 9. 9P-Rager Phillips [8][$200]; 10. 97G-Hunter Schuerenberg [12][$200]; 11. 15M-Bobby Mincer [15][$200]; 12. 7-Carson McCarl [14][$200]; 13. 19W-Bobby Weuve [17][$200]; 14. 71A-R.J. Johnson [6][$200]; 15. 7S50-Keoni Texeira [5][$200]; 16. 20-A.J. Moeller [11][$200]; 17. 75-Glen Saville [18][$200]; 18. 12-Lynton Jeffrey [2][$200]
Saturday, June 30, 2018
Contact: Brian Liskai
liskai2x@roadrunner.com
By Brian Liskai
FREMONT, Ohio - Chris Andrews knocked the gorilla off his back Saturday, June 30 at Fremont Speedway. The Sandusky, Ohio driver has dealt with mechanical issues and an ill-handling race car throughout 2018, but the Burmeister Racing team put it all together on Willie's Sales & Service Night for Andrews first 410 sprint car win of the year.
It wasn't easy for Andrews as he first battled with Broc Martin and then had to hold off a charging Tyler Gunn the final five laps to score his 10th career win at "The Track That Action Built." The win also will help Andrews inch closer to the top three in points for the All Pro Aluminum Cylinder Heads FAST 410 Championship Series Presented by Ohio Logistics.
"Track was pretty good tonight and the Kistler motor was running pretty good and Mikey (Sommers, crew chief) had the car good. I thought we had it a little tight at the beginning...it's a 100 degrees out and I was working twice as hard but I can't thank these guys enough. Channel Seed, Edwards Agriculture, ML Graphics, Kistler Engines, Kistler Racing Products, and Mikey and Rollie, Tommie, Glenn and Sharon Burmeister for putting up with all of us," Andrews said in the Engine Pro Victory Lane.
"It's been a frustrating year. This is noteasy. Broc Martin and Byron Reed and Stuart Brubaker...all these guys are tough and are getting better all the time," Andrews added.
Pittsboro, Indiana's Randy Hannagan has won a lot of sprint car races in his career from the World of Outlaws and All Stars to victories in Australia. But a win at Fremont Speedway has eluded him until Saturday. Hannagan held off a late race challenge from Devin Dobie to capture his first ever win at "The Track That Action Built" with the K&L Ready Mix NRA Sprint Invaders. Hannagan dedicated the victory to Jason Johnson, who lost his life racing a week ago.
"I could retire now because I have this place off my bucket list. This place and Attica has eluded me more than any other place in the world. It's the trickest race track....you have to race the track. We've thought we've had it right every time we have been here...that last time I pushed so bad in qualifying I wanted to load it up and go home. These guys never give up....Lonny, Dennis Yoakum, Fritz, my son, Mason...that's the biggest pleasure I get is having him out here and meeting me in victory lane," said Hannagan beside his Stark County Co-Op, McDallion, Refinish Systems, Hoosier Tire, SMRS, Kenny's Components backed #22H.
"This one right here is for Jason Johnson. It's a tough deal when you race for a living like he has....I've been able to do it a number of years. I didn't know Jason that well but I knew him. We raced in Australia together and all across the country. It's hard to get close to these guys for when things like this happen because it hits home. It's an extended part of your family. This is also for Kent Karhoff my long time crew chief...his father passed away the same day as Jason Johnson so I want to dedicate this to him also. He's been a big part of my career over the years with Dennis Yoakum Racing and my old team. I have to thank Ron Hammons for keeping a hell of a series together and Rich Farmer for giving us a track. I think we have one of the best series in the country to race with," added Hannagan.
Jamie Miller is the hottest 305 sprint car driver in Ohio right now. The Fremont, Ohio driver dominated the Fremont Federal Credit Union 305 A-main for his fourth straight win in the JLH General Contractor FAST 305 Championship Series Presented by Engine Pro. It was Miller's second win of the year at Fremont and his fifth overall victory of 2018. Miller will take a big FAST point lead into the series race at Waynesfield Raceway Park Tuesday, July 3.
"This isn't really my type of trace track. It was pretty slick for me but we have this car really dialed in. It doesn't seem like we can do any wrong with it. This things stutters and stumbles like crazy on starts and restarts but we worked on it and it was a lot better tonight. I popped off six in a row at Attica one time and I'm hoping to out do that. This is special because we have won four in a row at three different race tracks. It's tough to win that many races period in this division. On any given night there's 15 cars in the pits that can win," said Miller beside Sonic Hauling, Fostoria Mod Shop, Phil Rister Racing, NAPA of Attica, Reedtown Tavern, Branham Builders, Crown Battery, Avon by Angie, Sparting Underground backed #26.
Andrews and DJ Foos were scheduled to comprise the front row of the Fort Ball Pizza Palace 410 Sprint A-main but Foos went pit-side before the green could wave. That would move Broc Martin to the outside of the front row. When the green flew Martin grabbed the lead but Andrews raced to his inside with Byron Reed and Kody Kinser battling for third. Andrews took the lead on lap two but Martin continued to hound him to the outside over the next few laps.
Andrews began to steadily inch away from Martin while Kinser, Reed and Tyler Gunn gave chase. Just as the leaders were preparing to enter heavy lapped traffic with Kinser challenging Martin for the runner-up spot, Kinser spun. Andrews got a terrific restart and pulled away from Martin, Reed, Stuart Brubaker, Gunn, Nate Dussel (from 14th) and Craig Mintz. Reed took second on lap 14 and chipped away at Andrews' lead and was right on his rear bumper when they encountered lapped traffic again with nine laps to go. The car on the move was Gunn, who charged into third on lap 17 and was closing on Andrews and Reed when the caution flew for a Thomas Meseraull spin with seven laps to go.
With a clear track Andrews pulled away slightly when the green flew again with Gunn quickly taking second from Reed. With four laps to go Gunn was racing to Andrews' outside. The duo battled wing to wing to the checkers with Andrews scoring the narrow win over Gunn with Reed, Brubaker and Dussel rounding out the top five.
The NRA 360 feature got off to a shaky start as a four car pile-up resulted in a second attempt. When the green flew outside front row starter Hannagan drove into the lead over Mitch Brown, Hud Horton, Devin Dobie and Tim Allison. A quick caution for a Bo Barber spin on lap four kept the field close. But, when the green flew so did Hannagan, pulling away from Brown while Dobie jumped into third. Mike Burkin brought out the caution on lap 12, wiping out a big lead for Hannagan.
On the ensuing restart Hannagan could not shake Brown and Dobie who waged an entertaining battle for second. Dobie, who won the NRA feature Friday at Limaland Motorsports Park, drove into second with seven laps to go and started to slowly reel in Hannagan. On lap 21 Dobie drove deep into turn three and caught the cushion and took a wild ride. When the race resumed, Hannagan drove away to the win over Mitch Brown, last place starter Jared Horstman, Horton and Tim Allison.
In the Fremont Federal Credit Union 305 A-main Kyle Peters and Miller brought the field to green with Peters gaining the advantage over Miller, Bobby Clark, Seth Schneider and Brandon Moore. Peters led until lap five when he got bottled up behind a lapped car and both Miller and Clark snuck around him. Miller steadily pulled away from Clark with Peters, Moore and John Ivy in pursuit. Miller was in heavy lapped traffic with seven laps remaining when the caution flew for Jim Taddeo. But, when the green came back out Miller pulled away once again to take the checkers with a huge advantage over Clark.
After the race Clark was found to be light at the scales so Peters would be credited with second and Ivy, Moore and Tyler Street would round out the top five.
Fremont Speedway will be back in action Saturday, July 7 for Crown Battery Night with a lot of "Crown Cash" on the line for the FAST 410 sprints, 305 sprints, dirt trucks and late models.
For more information go to www.fremontohspeedway.com or on Facebook at www.facebook.com/FremontSpeedway or on Twitter https://twitter.com/FremontSpeedway
About Willie’s Sales and Service - www.williesfremont.com
Willies Sales and Service with Toro lawn garden and STIHL equipment is located on East State Street in Fremont, Ohio. Willies has been providing excellent service in Northwest Ohio for over 60 years. Willie’s specializes in lawn and garden equipment sales and service. With a factory certified staff Willies is confident in assisting you with your lawn equipment needs. As an independent STIHL dealer, Willie’s can provide many services the big box chain stores just can't match. Willie’s can offer fast, professional service for your STIHL equipment after the sale. Your equipment comes fully assembled and ready to use, and Willie’s staff can give you in-store safety and operating demonstrations so you can get started on your tasks as soon as you get home.
Fremont Speedway
Saturday, June 30, 2018
Willie's Sales & Service Night
Starting Position [*]
410 Sprints - Fort Ball Pizza Palace
Qualifying
1.23-DJ Foos, 12.267; 2.16-Chris Andrews, 12.297; 3.5K-Adam Kekich, 12.371; 4.9Z-Duane Zablocki, 12.394; 5.09-Craig Mintz, 12.444; 6.68G-Tyler Gunn, 12.460; 7.7-Shawn Valenti, 12.491; 8.97-Broc Martin, 12.492; 9.35-Stuart Brubaker, 12.550; 10.5-Byron Reed, 12.587; 11.98-Joe Trenca, 12.615; 12.4k-Kody Kinser, 12.623; 13.2+-Brian Smith, 12.624; 14.22M-Dan McCarron, 12.680; 15.4H-Cap Henry, 12.711; 16.8J-Jess Stiger, 12.779; 17.00-Thomas Meseraull, 12.819; 18.8M-TJ Michael, 12.831; 19.14H-Todd Heller, 12.887; 20.1-Nate Dussel, 12.945; 21.20I-Kelsey Ivy, 12.954; 22.4T-Tracy Hines, 12.963; 23.53-Brayden Fox, 13.068; 24.83-Adam Cruea, 13.766; 25.59J-Kirk Jeffries, 13.896; 26.2L-Landon Lalonde, 14.094; 27.96AU-Bruce White, 14.539;
Heat 1 (8 Laps, top 5 to A)
1. 7-Shawn Valenti[2] ; 2. 5-Byron Reed[1] ; 3. 23-DJ Foos[4] ; 4. 9Z-Duane Zablocki[3] ; 5. 2+-Brian Smith[5] ; 6. 4T-Tracy Hines[8] ; 7. 14H-Todd Heller[7] ; 8. 8J-Jess Stiger[6] ; 9. 59J-Kirk Jeffries[9]
Heat 2 (8 Laps, top 5 to A)
1. 97-Broc Martin[2] ; 2. 16-Chris Andrews[4] ; 3. 98-Joe Trenca[1] ; 4. 09-Craig Mintz[3] ; 5. 1-Nate Dussel[7] ; 6. 22M-Dan McCarron[5] ; 7. 00-Thomas Meseraull[6] ; 8. 53-Brayden Fox[8] ; 9. 2L-Landon Lalonde[9]
Heat 3 (8 Laps, top 5 to A)
1. 4k-Kody Kinser[1] ; 2. 68G-Tyler Gunn[3] ; 3. 35-Stuart Brubaker[2] ; 4. 4H-Cap Henry[5] ; 5. 8M-TJ Michael[6] ; 6. 5K-Adam Kekich[4] ; 7. 20I-Kelsey Ivy[7] ; 8. 83-Adam Cruea[8] ; 9. 96AU-Bruce White[9]
B-Main 1 (10 Laps, top 5 to A)
1. 22M-Dan McCarron[5] ; 2. 4T-Tracy Hines[3] ; 3. 5K-Adam Kekich[4] ; 4. 00-Thomas Meseraull[2] ; 5. 20I-Kelsey Ivy[13] ; 6. 14H-Todd Heller[6] ; 7. 8J-Jess Stiger[7] ; 8. 53-Brayden Fox[8] ; 9. 59J-Kirk Jeffries[10] ; 10. 83-Adam Cruea[9] ; 11. 96AU-Bruce White[12] ; 12. 2L-Landon Lalonde[11]
A-Main 1 (30 Laps)
1. 16-Chris Andrews[1] ; 2. 68G-Tyler Gunn[7] ; 3. 5-Byron Reed[6] ; 4. 35-Stuart Brubaker[9] ; 5. 1-Nate Dussel[14] ; 6. 97-Broc Martin[4] ; 7. 09-Craig Mintz[11] ; 8. 8M-TJ Michael[15] ; 9. 5K-Adam Kekich[18] ; 10. 4T-Tracy Hines[17] ; 11. 9Z-Duane Zablocki[10] ; 12. 4H-Cap Henry[12] ; 13. 22M-Dan McCarron[16] ; 14. 4k-Kody Kinser[5] ; 15. 98-Joe Trenca[8] ; 16. 7-Shawn Valenti[3] ; 17. 20I-Kelsey Ivy[20] ; 18. 00-Thomas Meseraull[19] ; 19. 2+-Brian Smith[13] ; 20. 23-DJ Foos[2]
Hard Charger: 1-Nate Dussel +9
NRA Sprints
Qualifying
1.17-Jared Horstman, 13.504; 2.22H-Randy Hannagan, 13.510; 3.23-Devon Dobie, 13.515; 4.87-Jason Barney, 13.607; 5.11A-Tim Allison, 13.632; 6.10-Mitch Brown, 13.986; 7.24-Kobe Allison, 14.048; 8.28-Hud Horton, 14.066; 9.B20-Butch Schroeder, 14.175; 10.1-10-Jake Brown, 14.332; 11.5W-Jeff Williams, 14.481; 12.48-Mike Burkin, 14.567; 13.22D-Aaron Robnolte, 14.648; 14.51-Jay Dunham, 14.945; 15.14-Bo Barber, 15.750;
Heat 1 (8 Laps)
1. 11A-Tim Allison[2] ; 2. 23-Devon Dobie[3] ; 3. 24-Kobe Allison[1] ; 4. B20-Butch Schroeder[5] ; 5. 5W-Jeff Williams[6] ; 6. 22D-Aaron Robnolte[7] ; 7. 14-Bo Barber[8] ; 8. 17-Jared Horstman[4]
Heat 2 (8 Laps)
1. 28-Hud Horton[1] ; 2. 22H-Randy Hannagan[4] ; 3. 10-Mitch Brown[2] ; 4. 87-Jason Barney[3] ; 5. 1-10-Jake Brown[5] ; 6. 48-Mike Burkin[6] ; 7. 51-Jay Dunham[7]
A-Main 1 (25 Laps)
1. 22H-Randy Hannagan[2] ; 2. 10-Mitch Brown[1] ; 3. 17-Jared Horstman[15] ; 4. 28-Hud Horton[4] ; 5. 11A-Tim Allison[3] ; 6. 1-10-Jake Brown[10] ; 7. B20-Butch Schroeder[7] ; 8. 51-Jay Dunham[14] ; 9. 22D-Aaron Robnolte[11] ; 10. 24-Kobe Allison[5] ; 11. 87-Jason Barney[8] ; 12. 5W-Jeff Williams[9] ; 13. 14-Bo Barber[13] ; 14. 48-Mike Burkin[12] ; 15. 23-Devon Dobie[6]
Hard Charger: 17-Jared Horstman +12
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Qualifying
1.26-Jamie Miller, 13.761; 2.19R-Steve Rando, 14.088; 3.21-Dustin Stroup, 14.191; 4.4*-Tyler Street, 14.283; 5.97-Kyle Peters, 14.334; 6.8-Bobby Clark, 14.409; 7.77I-John Ivy, 14.448; 8.7M-Brandon Moore, 14.458; 9.36-Seth Schneider, 14.509; 10.12-Kyle Capodice, 14.684; 11.4T-Jim Taddeo, 14.758; 12.09-Justin Adams, 14.902; 13.X-Mike Keegan, 15.629; 14.18R-Duffy Rubel, 17.189;
Heat 1, Group A - (8 Laps)
1. 8-Bobby Clark[1] ; 2. 36-Seth Schneider[6] ; 3. 97-Kyle Peters[2] ; 4. 77I-John Ivy[5] ; 5. 4*-Tyler Street[3] ; 6. 21-Dustin Stroup[4] ; 7. X-Mike Keegan[7]
Heat 2, Group B - (8 Laps)
1. 26-Jamie Miller[4] ; 2. 4T-Jim Taddeo[5] ; 3. 7M-Brandon Moore[2] ; 4. 09-Justin Adams[6] ; 5. 18R-Duffy Rubel[7] ; 6. 12-Kyle Capodice[1] ; 7. 19R-Steve Rando[3]
A-Main 1 - (20 Laps)
1. 26-Jamie Miller[2] ; 2. 97-Kyle Peters[1] ; 3. 77I-John Ivy[7] ; 4. 7M-Brandon Moore[6] ; 5. 4*-Tyler Street[9] ; 6. 21-Dustin Stroup[11] ; 7. 19R-Steve Rando[14] ; 8. 12-Kyle Capodice[12] ; 9. 36-Seth Schneider[4] ; 10. 4T-Jim Taddeo[5] ; 11. X-Mike Keegan[13] ; 12. 09-Justin Adams[8] ; 13. 18R-Duffy Rubel[10] ; 14. 8-Bobby Clark[3]
Hard Charger: 19R-Steve Rando +7
Aaron Reutzel gets fourth All Star victory of season during visit to Plymouth Speedway
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Aaron Reutzel gets fourth All Star victory of season during visit to Plymouth Speedway
PLYMOUTH, Ind. (June 29, 2018) - Clute, Texas’ Aaron Reutzel made the most of his pole position on Friday night, leading all 41 circuits at Plymouth Speedway in Plymouth, Indiana, to earn his fourth Arctic Cat All Star Circuit of Champions presented by Mobil 1 victory of the 2018 season, solidly on top of the Series’ season win count.
The main event, originally scheduled to go 35 laps in distance, was adjusted to 41 laps to honor the late, great Jason Johnson.
“This is a special win for me and my team. To win a 41-lap race in honor of Jason Johnson is very special, and really emotional, ” said Aaron Reutzel in victory lane, driver Baughman-Reutzel Motorsports/Folkens Brothers Trucking/Fischer Body Shop/No. 87 sprint car. “I’ve known Jason a long time. I watched him race a lot in the area where I am from, and when I started to build a race team, he helped me out a lot. My car actually had a fuel line come off tonight, but I was too stubborn to stop. I wanted to win this one.”
Reutzel’s campaign at the front of the field was nearly flawless. After withstanding a trio of cautions during the first 11 circuits, one of which resulting in open red flag conditions due to a lengthy caution clean up effort, it was smooth sailing for the former ASCS national champion, ultimately sneaking away just enough in traffic to keep anywhere between a half-straightaway and a full straightaway between himself and second place running Jac Haudenschild.
Although escaping unscathed, Reutzel’s only close call of the 41-lap program occurred on lap 29 when the Texan caught a trio of lapped cars at once, forcing Reutzel to take evasive action and split all three competitors. With clearer lanes ahead, especially his preferred lane around the topside of the speedway, Reutzel drove on to score the $5,000 payday by a margin of victory equalling 1.34 seconds.
Chasing Reutzel most of the way, Jac Haudenschild finished second at Plymouth Speedway, and although he was able to keep Reutzel within two seconds at the final checkers, the “Wild Child” was never in any position to take the top spot from Reutzel. Lemoore, California’s Carson Macedo finished third from tenth on the grid, followed by Brady Bacon and Chad Kemenah.
Continuing on down the highway, the Dirt Oval at Route 66 in Joliet, Ill., will welcome the All Star Circuit of Champions for the second time in Series history on Saturday, June 30. Joining the stars and cars of the IRA Outlaw Sprint Series, the “Summer Slash” event at the state-of-the-art motorsports complex, the first and only All Star visit to the Land of Lincoln in 2018, will be a “must see” experience for any open wheel enthusiast. The All Star Circuit of Champions will face-off against many of the IRA’s best including multi-time IRA champion, Bill Balog; current Series point leader and two-time winner, Scotty Thiel; 2018 championship contenders, Jake Blackhurst and Jeremy Schultz; and 2018 IRA opening night winner, Steve Meyer.
MAVTV Motorsports Network, the official television home of the All Star Circuit of Champions in 2018, will be on hand to capture all of the action from the Dirt Oval at Route 66 on Saturday evening. The entire program will be recorded for a tape-delay broadcast set for later in the year. An updated MAVTV/All Star broadcast schedule will be published later this summer.
Dirt Oval at Route 66 will open pit gates at 12 p.m. with the All Star drivers meeting to follow at 6 p.m. Hot laps will hit the speedway at 7 p.m., sharp. Those seeking additional information should visit Dirt Oval at Route 66 at www.dirtoval66.com.
Contingency Awards/Results:
Plymouth Speedway - Friday, June 29, 2018
EMi Driver’s Meeting: 23 entries
State Water Heaters Warm-Ups: Dave Blaney - 11.472 seconds
Lincoln Electric Fast Qualifier: Jac Haudenschild - 11.250 seconds
Ford Performance Heat #1: Paul McMahan
All Pro Aluminum Cylinder Heads Heat #2: Brady Bacon
Hunt Brothers Pizza Heat #3: Chad Kemenah
JE Pistons Dash: Aaron Reutzel
Daido Engine Bearings Main Event Winner: Aaron Reutzel
MSD Performance Hard Charger Award: Kevin Thomas, Jr. (+8)
(Lincoln Electric, Daido Engine Bearings, MSD Performance: Need decal to qualify for contingency award)
Qualifying
Group (A)
1. 3-Jac Haudenschild, 11.250; 2. 87-Aaron Reutzel, 11.593; 3. 13-Paul McMahan, 11.674; 4. 7J-Joe Swanson, 11.745; 5. 7K-Cale Conley, 11.775; 6. 81-Lee Jacobs, 11.980; 7. 35-Tyler Esh, 11.981; 8. 17B-Bill Balog, 12.061
Group (B)
1. 39-Spencer Bayston, 11.610; 2. 4-Parker Price-Miller, 11.804; 3. 4K-Kody Kinser, 11.810; 4. 99-Brady Bacon, 11.896; 5. 70-Dave Blaney, 12.043; 6. 7TW-Brandon Wimmer, 12.045; 7. 73-Ben Schmidt, 12.198; 8. 21-Brinton Marvel, 12.397
Group (C)
1. 63-Kevin Thomas Jr., 11.878; 2. 14-Tony Stewart, 11.969; 3. 10H-Chad Kemenah, 11.971; 4. 11-Gary Taylor, 11.990; 5. 3G-Carson Macedo, 12.053; 6. 98-Carl Bowser, 12.062; 7. 22-Brandon Spithaler, 12.092
Heat #1 - Group (A) (8 Laps) - Top 8 Transfer
1. 13-Paul McMahan [2]; 2. 3-Jac Haudenschild [4]; 3. 87-Aaron Reutzel [3]; 4. 17B-Bill Balog [8]; 5. 7K-Cale Conley [5]; 6. 81-Lee Jacobs [6]; 7. 35-Tyler Esh [7]; 8. 7J-Joe Swanson [1]
Heat #2 - Group (B) (8 Laps) - Top 8 Transfer
1. 99-Brady Bacon [1]; 2. 4-Parker Price-Miller [3]; 3. 4K-Kody Kinser [2]; 4. 39-Spencer Bayston [4]; 5. 7TW-Brandon Wimmer [6]; 6. 70-Dave Blaney [5]; 7. 73-Ben Schmidt [7]; 8. 21-Brinton Marvel [8]
Heat #3 - Group (C) (8 Laps) - Top 8 Transfer
1. 10H-Chad Kemenah [2]; 2. 11-Gary Taylor [1]; 3. 3G-Carson Macedo [5]; 4. 14-Tony Stewart [3]; 5. 63-Kevin Thomas Jr. [4]; 6. 22-Brandon Spithaler [7]; 7. 98-Carl Bowser [6]
Dash #1 (6 Laps)
1. 87-Aaron Reutzel [4]; 2. 4-Parker Price-Miller [2]; 3. 10H-Chad Kemenah [1]; 4. 3-Jac Haudenschild [3]; 5. 99-Brady Bacon [5]; 6. 39-Spencer Bayston [8]; 7. 13-Paul McMahan [6]; 8. 11-Gary Taylor [7]
A-Main (41 Laps)
1. 87-Aaron Reutzel [1]; 2. 3-Jac Haudenschild [4]; 3. 3G-Carson Macedo [10]; 4. 99-Brady Bacon [5]; 5. 10H-Chad Kemenah [3]; 6. 63-Kevin Thomas Jr. [14]; 7. 13-Paul McMahan [7]; 8. 7K-Cale Conley [13]; 9. 7TW-Brandon Wimmer [15]; 10. 14-Tony Stewart [11]; 11. 81-Lee Jacobs [16]; 12. 11-Gary Taylor [8]; 13. 39-Spencer Bayston [6]; 14. 4K-Kody Kinser [9]; 15. 98-Carl Bowser [20]; 16. 17B-Bill Balog [12]; 17. 35-Tyler Esh [19]; 18. 73-Ben Schmidt [21]; 19. 7J-Joe Swanson [22]; 20. 21-Brinton Marvel [23]; 21. 4-Parker Price-Miller [2]; 22. 70-Dave Blaney [17]; 23. 22-Brandon Spithaler [18]
Lap Leaders: Aaron Reutzel (1-41)
All Star Circuit of Champions Driver Standings: (after 6/29/2018)
1. Carson Macedo - 2638
2. Aaron Reutzel - 2622
3. Chad Kemenah - 2606
4. Jac Haudenschild - 2574
5. Parker Price-Miller - 2454
6. Dave Blaney - 2434
7. Paul McMahan - 2430
8. Cale Conley - 2294
9. Brandon Spithaler - 2142
10. Carl Bowser - 2140
Schatz Scores 12th Win of Year on Night One of the Brownells Big Guns Bash at Knoxville
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Winner Donny Schatz (Dave Biro Photo)
Schatz Scores 12th Win of Year on Night One of the Brownells Big Guns Bash at Knoxville
KNOXVILLE, IA – June 29, 2018 – Even in June, Donny Schatz reigns supreme at Knoxville Raceway, as the 10-time Knoxville Nationals Champion led all 25 on the opening night of the Brownells Big Guns Bash to score his 12th World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series victory of the year. Ian Madsen and David Gravel completed the all World of Outlaws podium.
Schatz won the Sears Craftsman Dash, earning the pole for the 25-lap Feature alongside Australian and Knoxville regular Lynton Jeffrey. Schatz took command at the drop of the Green, but Jeffrey stayed right with the nine-time Series Champion until the first caution of the evening flew for Jordyn Brazier with three laps complete.
Six-time Knoxville winner in 2018 Brian Brown also headed to the work area with damage after heavy contact with the outside retaining wall. On the ensuing double-file restart, Schatz and Jeffrey made contact on the frontstretch with the latter going for a wild series of flips. Jeffrey emerged unscathed after the wild accident and brought the crowd to their feet with his endless positivity in his post-crash interview.
Schatz continued to lead on the restart with Brooke Tatnell assuming the runner-up position. With momentum on the bottom, Schuchart took second from Tatnell on Lap 10.
Brothers Ian and Kerry Madsen waged war for multiple laps behind them for the fourth position before younger brother Ian solidified himself in the position. Ian wasn’t done there as he reeled in both Tatnell and Schuchart to take second with five laps remaining. But there was no catching Donny Schatz tonight, as he was never truly challenged after the Lap 3 restart going on to win by 3.809 seconds for the 12th time in 2018.
The first thing Schatz did in Victory Lane was get on the wing and throw up the 41 in honor of Jason Johnson. “It’s been a very shocking week. I’m glad to be standing here tonight, words can’t describe it,” an emotional Schatz said before thanking his entire Textron Off Road team.
“My guys are incredible, I am blessed to be able to drive this thing. It’s great to win at Knoxville,” Schatz said next to his Tony Stewart Racing No.15. Two-time Knoxville Raceway Champion and the leading contender for Kevin Gobrecht Rookie of the Year Ian Madsen matched his season-best effort with his second-place finish.
“I had a great race car. I took a little while to get going, but [Kyle] Ripper and the guys gave me a fun car to drive tonight. It’s awesome to come back to Knoxville and have a solid showing and put the car up front,” Madsen said.
David Gravel charged from 11th to complete the all World of Outlaws podium and was pleased with his end to the evening. “We missed it a little bit in Qualifying, but after that, we were really good. We had a good car in the Heat Race and I think if we started closer to the front tonight, we could have contended,” the driver of the CJB Motorsports No.5 said.
Kerry Madsen and Logan Schuchart completed the top five with Shane Stewart, whose team was wearing Jason Johnson’s crew uniforms, getting the KSE Hard Charger honors coming from 20th to finish sixth. The World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series return to Knoxville Raceway tomorrow night to with the completion of the Brownells Big Guns Bash weekend at the Sprint Car Capital of the World. If you can’t make it to the track, watch every lap LIVE on DIRTVision.com!
Results from Knoxville Raceway on June 29, 2018:
Feature (25 Laps): 1. 15-Donny Schatz [1][$10,000]; 2. 18-Ian Madsen [5][$5,000]; 3. 5-David Gravel [11][$3,000]; 4. 2M-Kerry Madsen [7][$2,700]; 5. 1S-Logan Schuchart [4][$2,500]; 6. 2-Shane Stewart [20][$2,200]; 7. 55-Brooke Tatnell [3][$2,000]; 8. 2KS-Austin McCarl [12][$1,800]; 9. 83-Cory Eliason [10][$1,600]; 10. 49-Brad Sweet [15][$1,450]; 11. 83H-Justin Henderson [23][$1,300]; 12. 24-Terry McCarl [8][$1,200]; 13. 71-Giovanni Scelzi [9][$1,100]; 14. 56N-Davey Heskin [19][$1,000]; 15. 21-Brian Brown [6][$950]; 16. 17-Sheldon Haudenschild [22][$900]; 17. 1A-Jacob Allen [13][$850]; 18. O9-Matt Juhl [17][$750]; 19. 9-Daryn Pittman [18][$725]; 20. 7S-Jason Sides [14][$700]; 21. 41S-Dominic Scelzi [21][$700]; 22. 21AU-Jordyn Brazier [24][$700]; 23. W20-Greg Wilson [25][$]; 24. 49J-Josh Schneiderman [16][$700]; 25. 12-Lynton Jeffrey [2][$700]
Qualifying Flight-A: 1. 2M-Kerry Madsen, 15.147; 2. 15-Donny Schatz, 15.203; 3. 1A-Jacob Allen, 15.26; 4. 1S-Logan Schuchart, 15.287; 5. 24-Terry McCarl, 15.306; 6. 41S-Dominic Scelzi, 15.375; 7. 71-Giovanni Scelzi, 15.383; 8. 5-David Gravel, 15.391; 9. O9-Matt Juhl, 15.48; 10. 49-Brad Sweet, 15.504; 11. 17-Sheldon Haudenschild, 15.507; 12. 56N-Davey Heskin, 15.536; 13. W20-Greg Wilson, 15.611; 14. 11K-Kraig Kinser, 15.646; 15. 97G-Hunter Schuerenberg, 15.654; 16. 7-Carson McCarl, 15.702; 17. 9P-Rager Phillips, 15.706; 18. 15M-Bobby Mincer, 16.034; 19. 85-Chase Wanner, 16.037; 20. 75-Glen Saville, 16.178
Qualifying Flight-B: 1. 18-Ian Madsen, 15.243; 2. 12-Lynton Jeffrey, 15.358; 3. 21-Brian Brown, 15.403; 4. 55-Brooke Tatnell, 15.408; 5. 83-Cory Eliason, 15.42; 6. 2KS-Austin McCarl, 15.437; 7. 9-Daryn Pittman, 15.441; 8. 83H-Justin Henderson, 15.533; 9. 21AU-Jordyn Brazier, 15.55; 10. 49J-Josh Schneiderman, 15.554; 11. 7S-Jason Sides, 15.582; 12. 19-Brent Marks, 15.584; 13. 3P-Sawyer Phillips, 15.59; 14. 2-Shane Stewart, 15.654; 15. 20-A.J. Moeller, 15.668; 16. 7W-Tasker Phillips, 15.695; 17. 7S50-Keoni Texeira, 15.749; 18. 71A-R.J. Johnson, 15.876; 19. 19W-Bobby Weuve, 16.494; 20. 3-Sammy Swindell, 16.666
Heat #1 - Flight (A) (8 Laps) - Top 5 Transfer: 1. 2M-Kerry Madsen [1]; 2. 24-Terry McCarl [3]; 3. 71-Giovanni Scelzi [4]; 4. 1A-Jacob Allen [2]; 5. O9-Matt Juhl [5]; 6. 17-Sheldon Haudenschild [6]; 7. 9P-Rager Phillips [9]; 8. W20-Greg Wilson [7]; 9. 97G-Hunter Schuerenberg [8]; 10. 85-Chase Wanner [10]
Heat #2 - Flight (A) (8 Laps) - Top 5 Transfer: 1. 15-Donny Schatz [1]; 2. 1S-Logan Schuchart [2]; 3. 5-David Gravel [4]; 4. 49-Brad Sweet [5]; 5. 56N-Davey Heskin [6]; 6. 41S-Dominic Scelzi [3]; 7. 11K-Kraig Kinser [7]; 8. 7-Carson McCarl [8]; 9. 15M-Bobby Mincer [9]; 10. 75-Glen Saville [10]
Heat #3 - Flight (B) (8 Laps) - Top 5 Transfer: 1. 18-Ian Madsen [1]; 2. 21-Brian Brown [2]; 3. 83-Cory Eliason [3]; 4. 7S-Jason Sides [6]; 5. 9-Daryn Pittman [4]; 6. 3P-Sawyer Phillips [7]; 7. 21AU-Jordyn Brazier [5]; 8. 20-A.J. Moeller [8]; 9. 7S50-Keoni Texeira [9]; 10. 19W-Bobby Weuve [10]
Heat #4 - Flight (B) (8 Laps) - Top 5 Transfer: 1. 12-Lynton Jeffrey [1]; 2. 55-Brooke Tatnell [2]; 3. 2KS-Austin McCarl [3]; 4. 49J-Josh Schneiderman [5]; 5. 2-Shane Stewart [7]; 6. 83H-Justin Henderson [4]; 7. 19-Brent Marks [6]; 8. 7W-Tasker Phillips [8]; 9. 71A-R.J. Johnson [9]; 10. 3-Sammy Swindell [10]
Sears Craftsman Dash (6 Laps): 1. 15-Donny Schatz [2]; 2. 12-Lynton Jeffrey [1]; 3. 55-Brooke Tatnell [3]; 4. 1S-Logan Schuchart [5]; 5. 18-Ian Madsen [6]; 6. 21-Brian Brown [7]; 7. 2M-Kerry Madsen [8]; 8. 24-Terry McCarl [4]
Last Chance Showdown (12 Laps) - Top 4 Transfer: 1. 41S-Dominic Scelzi [1][-]; 2. 17-Sheldon Haudenschild [3][-]; 3. 83H-Justin Henderson [2][-]; 4. 21AU-Jordyn Brazier [4][-]; 5. 19-Brent Marks [6][$300]; 6. 11K-Kraig Kinser [7][$250]; 7. W20-Greg Wilson [5][$225]; 8. 3P-Sawyer Phillips [8][$200]; 9. 9P-Rager Phillips [13][$200]; 10. 97G-Hunter Schuerenberg [9][$200]; 11. 7W-Tasker Phillips [12][$200]; 12. 7-Carson McCarl [11][$200]; 13. 71A-R.J. Johnson [16][$200]; 14. 7S50-Keoni Texeira [14][$200]; 15. 85-Chase Wanner [17][$200]; 16. 75-Glen Saville [19][$200]; 17. 20-A.J. Moeller [10][$200]; 18. 19W-Bobby Weuve [18][$200]; 19. 15M-Bobby Mincer [15][$200]; 20. 3-Sammy Swindell [20][$200]; Lap Leaders: Donny Schatz 1-25; KSE Hard Charger Award: 2-Shane Stewart[+14]
