Bill W'

10/19/24

Riverside International Speedway
West Memphis, AR

ASCS vs. USCS World Short Track Challenge Finale

53 cars

Derek Hagar and Dale Howard locked themselves into the $10,000 to win 40-lap finale tonight by finishing first and second in Friday’s Prelim. Points had the remaining 51 drivers who signed in set up in their heats.

Brad Bowden went up in smoke in hot laps and was done for the night.

Heat one (started, *qualified for feature): 1. 2C-Hank Davis[2*]; 2. 10M-Morgan Turpen Havener[4*]; 3. 36-Jason Martin[3]; 4. 55Z-Zach Pringle[5]; 5. 91A-Ernie Ainsworth[1]; 6. 44-Ronny Howard[8]; 7. 4C-Cooper Looney[7]; 8. 27J-Joseph Poe Jr[6] DNS – 95-Matt Covington

10-lap heats were set by Friday’s points, but everyone started fresh with passing points taking the top eight to the feature to join Hagar and Howard. The top four locked into the Dash. Davis led wire to wire. Havener took second from Ainsworth with a slide job in turn four on lap two. J. Martin followed her into third on lap five.

Heat two (started, *qualified for feature): 1. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr[2*]; 2. 6J-Kyle Jones[4*]; 3. 10-Terry Gray[3]; 4. 45X-Kyler Johnson[5]; 5. 88-Terry Easum[1]; 6. 28-Jeff Willingham[8]; 7. 16-Hannah Merritt[7]; 8. 21M-Spencer Meredith[6]

Hafertepe led the distance going away, with Jones going from fourth to second right away. Gray passed Easum for third on lap four. Meredith hit the wall and pulled to the infield early.

Heat three (started, *qualified for feature): 1. 6-Cody Gardner[4*]; 2. 71T-Christopher Townsend[1]; 3. 121-Jan Howard[6*]; 4. 84-Brandon Hanks[2]; 5. 88C-Brogan Carder[8]; 6. 48-Wade Buttrey[5]; 7. 40-Howard Moore[3]; 8. 16S-Steven Howell[7]

Hanks led Townsend, Gardner and J. Howard early. Gardner and Townsend swapped sliders, with Townsend’s getting negated when Moore got upside down on lap four. He was unhurt. Buttrey was also involved. Hanks led Gardner, Townsend and J. Howard back to green. Gardner quickly took the lead on the restart. Townsend slid by for second on lap six, and J. Howard passed Hanks for third with two to go.

Heat four (started, *qualified for feature): 1. 37-Ayden Gatewood[1]; 2. 52-Blake Hahn[3]; 3. 31-Casey Wills[5]; 4. 17B-Brayden Taylor[4]; 5. 8-Joseph Wray IV[6]; 6. 23L-Lance Moss[2] DNS – 8x-Brad Bowden, 8XR – Hayden Martin

Gatewood led flag to flag. L. Moss rode out the wall in three and four, but kept it going. It did bring a caution for fence repair. Not much action after that.

Heat five (started, *qualified for feature): 1. 3-Jordon Mallett[2*]; 2. 16G-Austyn Gossel[1]; 3. 10L-Landon Britt[4]; 4. 23-Seth Bergman[3]; 5. 23W-Conner Wray[6]; 6. 2J-Zach Blurton[5]; 7. 15D-Andrew Deal[9]; 8. 13X-Jake Brashier[8]; 9. 2T-Todd Bradford[7]

Mallett led the distance in a mostly single-file affair.

Heat six (started, *qualified for feature): 1. 26-Marshall Skinner[1]; 2. 21-Carson Short[3]; 3. 91-Kyle Connery[5]; 4. 88M-Trent Moss[9*]; 5. 56T-DL (Tank) Brashier[8]; 6. 91H-Chase Howard[6]; 7. 901-Tucker Boulton[2]; 8. 5L-Anton Hernandez[4]; 9. 29R-Corey Ray[7]

Ray got upside down on the first lap. He was uninjured, but done for the night. Boulton led Skinner, Hernandez and Short early in a spirited start that saw close racing. Skinner took the lead on lap two, before Boulton and Hernandez tangled and got into the turn one wall. Both were ok, and done for the night. Skinner led the restart, ahead of Short, C. Howard and Connery. C. Howard bowed out with two to go. T. Moss earned a feature spot by finishing fourth after starting ninth.

C main one (started): 1. 15D-Andrew Deal[2]; 2. 48-Wade Buttrey[4]; 3. 88-Terry Easum[3]; 4. 16-Hannah Merritt[6]; 5. 16S-Steven Howell[8] / 6. 23L-Lance Moss[5]; 7. 2T-Todd Bradford[10]; 8. 13X-Jake Brashier[7]; 9. 21M-Spencer Meredith[9]; 10. 44-Ronny Howard[1]; DNS - 95-Matt Covington, 8XR-Hayden Martin

12-lap C’s took the top five to the B’s. Deal led R. Howard, Easum, Buttrey and L. Moss on lap one. Things shook up on lap two when Buttrey went from fourth to second, before R. Howard lost control on the backstretch, narrowly avoiding taking out L. Moss. The restart saw Deal leading Buttrey, Easum, Merrill and Meredith. Meredith dropped out late, giving the final transfer to Howell.

C main two (started): 1. 91A-Ernie Ainsworth[2]; 2. 40-Howard Moore[6]; 3. 4C-Cooper Looney[5]; 4. 2J-Zach Blurton[4]; 5. 28-Jeff Willingham[1] / 6. 27J-Joseph Poe Jr[8]; DNS - 91H-Chase Howard, 901-Tucker Boulton, 5L-Anton Hernandez, 29R-Corey Ray, 8X-Brad Bowden;

Ainsworth dominated the distance. Looeny held down second until Moore shot by him on the last lap. Moore had gained third from Willingham on lap two. Blurton moved into fourth.

Dash (started): 1. 3-Jordon Mallett[1]; 2. 6-Cody Gardner[2]; 3. 47-Dale Howard[4]; 4. 2C-Hank Davis[3]; 5. 9JR-Derek Hagar[6]; 6. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr[5]

The 6-lap Dash determined the starting positions for the first three rows of the feature. There wasn’t much action in this one.

B main one (started): 1. 37-Ayden Gatewood[1]; 2. 52-Blake Hahn[2]; 3. 71T-Christopher Townsend[4]; 4. 10L-Landon Britt[5]; 5. 31-Casey Wills[3] / 6. 23-Seth Bergman[9]; 7. 45X-Kyler Johnson[8]; 8. 23W-Conner Wray[10]; 9. 48-Wade Buttrey[12]; 10. 16-Hannah Merritt[14]; 11. 56T-DL (Tank) Brashier[6]; 12. 88-Terry Easum[13]; 13. 16S-Steven Howell[15]; 14. 15D-Andrew Deal[11]; 15. 10-Terry Gray[7]

The top five were set on lap one, but all eyes were on Bergman, who was trying to make the high side work in running down Wills for the final transfer spot. He didn’t quite get there.

B main two (started): 1. 26-Marshall Skinner[1]; 2. 16G-Austyn Gossel[4]; 3. 36-Jason Martin[6]; 4. 55Z-Zach Pringle[7]; 5. 40-Howard Moore[12] / 6. 84-Brandon Hanks[10]; 7. 91A-Ernie Ainsworth[11]; 8. 91-Kyle Connery[3]; 9. 88C-Brogan Carder[5]; 10. 4C-Cooper Looney[13]; 11. 17B-Brayden Taylor[8]; 12. 8-Joseph Wray IV[9]; 13. 2J-Zach Blurton[14]; 14. 21-Carson Short[2]; 15. 28-Jeff Willingham[15]

Short led Skinner, Gossel, J. Martin and Connery early. Pringle got by Connery for the final transfer on lap two. Short suffered a flat right rear tire, something that plagued him all weeken, and retired from the lead. Skinner now led Gossel, J. Martin, Pringle and Connery. Moore grabbed fifth on the restart for Short. Hanks was coming from deep as well, and passed Moore after a Taylor spin on lap eight. Moore worked back by him, however, completing a run from 12th.

A main (started): 1. 9JR-Derek Hagar[5]; 2. 3-Jordon Mallett[1]; 3. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr[6]; 4. 2C-Hank Davis[4]; 5. 52-Blake Hahn[13]; 6. 47-Dale Howard[3]; 7. 36-Jason Martin[16]; 8. 10M-Morgan Turpen Havener[8]; 9. 6J-Kyle Jones[9]; 10. 26-Marshall Skinner[12]; 11. 40-Howard Moore[20]; 12. 31-Casey Wills[19]; 13. 37-Ayden Gatewood[11]; 14. 10L-Landon Britt[17]; 15. 71T-Christopher Townsend[15]; 16. 16G-Austyn Gossel[14]; 17. 121-Jan Howard[10]; 18. 6-Cody Gardner[2]; 19. 55Z-Zach Pringle[18]; 20. 2J-Zach Blurton[21]; 21. 88M-Trent Moss[7]

The 40-lapper had a hard time getting going. On the first try, Pringle came to a stop. Then T. Moss tipped over. The third attempt saw Jones and Gatewood tangling in one and two. Finally, Mallett led Gardner, Davis, Hafertepe and Hagar early on. Hagar worked the low side to get by Hafertepe for fourth on lap five. There wasn’t much going on on the high side of the track, but Hagar tried the middle and got by Gardner for third on lap 10. Davis had shot by Mallett for the lead, but that was negated (split yellows were not used) when a caution came out. On lap 11, Hafertepe tagged Gardner’s rear bumper, spinning him. Mallett led Davis, Hagar, Hafertepe and D. Howard back to green. Mallett hit lapped traffic on lap 22 before Townsend brought the yellow out again for a 360 spin. Hagar used the restart to try the middle again, and got by Davis for second. He reeled in Mallett slowly and entered turn one high and came down the low side of turn two on lap 34 to take the point. He hit lapped traffic on lap 35, but had no issues in taking another win. J. Martin was the hard-charger.

10/18/24

Riverside International Speedway
West Memphis, AR

ASCS vs. USCS World Short Track Challenge

57 cars

The quarter-mile was nice and tacky for qualifying and times got quicker as we got deeper in qualifying. The cars were divided into two groups. Anton Hernandez (24th car out to time) was a surprise quick timer in the first groups with a lap of 12.056 seconds. Ayden Gatewood (26th car out) was second quick, followed by Hank Davis (29th), Seth Bergman (20th) and Sam Hafertepe Jr. (19th). Lance Moss (28th and dead last to come out) was also a shocker and set the quickest time of the night at 11.744 seconds to lead the second group. Sammy Swindell (17th car out) was second quick, followed by Blake Hahn (22nd), Ernie Ainsworth (27th) and Jason Martin (23rd).

It was all about points setting up for Saturday’s $10,000 to win finale. Qualifying and heat points were added together. The six heat winners and the top four in points not winning heats went to the feature, with the rest going to two B’s and two C’s. A six and a half hour program made for a long night for all.

Heat one (started, *qualified for feature): 1. 901-Tucker Boulton[2*]; 2. 5L-Anton Hernandez[4*]; 3. 23-Seth Bergman[3]; 4. 8XR-Hayden Martin[1]; 5. 45X-Kyler Johnson[6]; 6. 27J-Joseph Poe Jr[8]; 7. 88C-Brogan Carder[7]; 8. 17B-Brayden Taylor[10]; 9. 16-Hannah Merritt[5]; 10. 2J-Zach Blurton[9]

Heats were ten laps. Boulton led wire to wire. Blurton exited on lap six. Hernandez put a slider on H. Martin with two to go to secure second and a trip to the feature in the end. Bergman snagged third when H. Martin bobbled on lap nine.

Heat two (started, *qualified for feature): 1. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr[3*]; 2. 37-Ayden Gatewood[4*]; 3. 16G-Austyn Gossel[6]; 4. 21-Carson Short[2]; 5. 121-Jan Howard[1]; 6. 10-Terry Gray[5]; 7. 88-Terry Easum[8]; 8. 26-Marshall Skinner[7]; 9. 44-Ronny Howard[9]; 10. 28-Jeff Willingham[10]

J. Howard was penalized from the front row on the initial start. Hafertepe inherited a front row starting spot and took advantage of it. Short chased him early before Gatewood snuck under him low in four on lap five. Gossel made a last corner pass for third.

Heat three (started, *qualified for feature): 1. 9JR-Derek Hagar[2*]; 2. 2C-Hank Davis[4*]; 3. 71-Brady Baker[8]; 4. 40-Howard Moore[6]; 5. 3-Jordon Mallett[3]; 6. 15D-Andrew Deal[7]; 7. 23W-Conner Wray[5]; 8. 10K-Dewayne White[9]; 9. 4C-Cooper Looney[1]

Hagar led throughout, chased by Davis. Baker was impressive from eighth, was by Mallett by lap three, when Mallett got over the right front of Looney, ending his run. Moore shot by Mallett on lap five for fourth.

Heat four (started, *qualified for feature): 1. 47-Dale Howard[2*]; 2. 6-Cody Gardner[1]; 3. 23L-Lance Moss[4*]; 4. 91A-Ernie Ainsworth[3]; 5. 71T-Christopher Townsend[5]; 6. 938-Bradley Fezard[6]; 7. 48-Wade Buttrey[8]; 8. 29R-Corey Ray[9]; 9. 56T-DL (Tank) Brashier[10]; 10. 88M-Trent Moss[7]

D. Howard led flag to flag, followed by Gardner and Moss. C. Ray spun to bring the only caution on lap five.

Heat five (started, *qualified for feature): 1. 36-Jason Martin[3*]; 2. 95-Matt Covington[5]; 3. 91-Kyle Connery[2]; 4. 8X-Brad Bowden[1]; 5. 47S-Sammy Swindell[4]; 6. 2T-Todd Bradford[6]; 7. 91H-Chase Howard[8]; 8. 8-Joseph Wray IV[7]; 9. 16S-Steven Howell[9]

Bowden was penalized from the pole for jumping the initial start. J. Martin assumed a front row starting spot and led the distance. Connery passed Swindell for second on lap two. Covington was moving past Bradford at the same time. Covington then got by a bobbling Swindell on lap four for third. Bowden recovered from dropping back to sixth by taking fourth on lap seven

Heat six (started, *qualified for feature): 1. 10L-Landon Britt[3*]; 2. 6J-Kyle Jones[1]; 3. 52-Blake Hahn[4]; 4. 55Z-Zach Pringle[7]; 5. 10M-Morgan Turpen Havener[2]; 6. 84-Brandon Hanks[5]; 7. 31-Casey Wills[9]; 8. 13X-Jake Brashier[8]; 9. 21M-Spencer Meredith[6]

Havener, who has one win in only four starts this year lead early over Jones, Britt and Hahn. Jones put a slider on Havener to take the lead on lap five. Britt grabbed second on lap six, and then passed Jones for the win on lap seven. Hahn gained third at the same time.

C main one (started): 1. 84-Brandon Hanks[2]; 2. 121-Jan Howard[1]; 3. 91H-Chase Howard[6]; 4. 48-Wade Buttrey[5]; 5. 21M-Spencer Meredith[10) /; 6. 17B-Brayden Taylor[9]; 7. 16S-Steven Howell[13]; 8. 27J-Joseph Poe Jr[3]; 9. 16-Hannah Merritt[7]; 10. 13X-Jake Brashier[11]; 11. 28-Jeff Willingham[14]; 12. 4C-Cooper Looney[8]; 13. 44-Ronny Howard[12]; 14. 15D-Andrew Deal[4]

The 12-lap C’s took the top five to the B’s. Hanks led throughout, but there was plenty going on behind him. Deal was second early, ahead of J. Howard, Poe and C. Howard. C. Hoard grabbed fourth on lap two before Merritt spun three laps in. Deal spun on that restart, surrendering second. Buttrey inherited the final transfer. A caution for debris followed on lap four. Poe got into the wall on lap six, surrendering fourth. Looney interited the final transfer, but Merdith, who started tenth, grabbed it on the restart. Looney came back to regain it on lap seven before slowing to a stop on lap nine.

C main two (started): 1. 26-Marshall Skinner[7]; 2. 938-Bradley Fezard[2]; 3. 10-Terry Gray[1]; 4. 88-Terry Easum[5]; 5. 2J-Zach Blurton[11] / 6. 2T-Todd Bradford[3]; 7. 29R-Corey Ray[9]; 8. 31-Casey Wills[6]; 9. 88C-Brogan Carder[4]; 10. 56T-DL (Tank) Brashier[12]; 11. 10K-Dewayne White[10]; 12. 8-Joseph Wray IV[8]; DNS - 88M-Trent Moss

Plenty of activity in this one too. Carder spun, collecting J. Wray, who was towed off. White also retired at that point as he had made contact as well and broke a shock. Once underway, Gray took the early lead ahead of Fezard, Skinner, Bradford and Easum. Skinner snagged second from Fezard on lap three, and then took the lead from Gray a lap later. Fezard followed him into second on lap five. Carder spun again on lap seven, but was allowed to continue. With five to go, the restart saw Skinner leading Fezard, Gray, Bradford and Easum. Easum passed Bradford for fourth on lap 10, and Blurton, who started at the tail, snagged the final transfer by getting by Bradford on lap 11.

B main one (started): 1. 23-Seth Bergman[2]; 2. 6J-Kyle Jones[4]; 3. 52-Blake Hahn[1]; 4. 84-Brandon Hanks[10]; 5. 21-Carson Short[5] / 6. 91A-Ernie Ainsworth[3]; 7. 71T-Christopher Townsend[9]; 8. 10M-Morgan Turpen Havener[8]; 9. 48-Wade Buttrey[12]; 10. 91H-Chase Howard[11]; 11. 8XR-Hayden Martin[6]; 12. 21M-Spencer Meredith[13]; 13. 8X-Brad Bowden[7]; DNS - 47S-Sammy Swindell, 121-Jan Howard

15-lap B’s transferred the top five to the A main. Bergman shot to the lead early as Hahn got over the short concrete wall and got into the turn two fence. Despite that, he held onto fifth behind Bergman, Jones, Short and H. Martin. The race was stopped for fence repair. On the restart, Hahn moved up to fourth. Ainsworth grabbed the fifth and final transfer from H. Martin on lap five on the low side of two. Hahn passed Short for third on lap seven. Hanks, who came from the C, passed Ainsowrth on the high side on lap 10 to take fifth, and then got by Short who had a right rear going flat on lap 11. Short was able to barely hold off Ainsworth for the last ticket.

B main two (started): 1. 95-Matt Covington[1]; 2. 40-Howard Moore[7]; 3. 6-Cody Gardner[2]; 4. 3-Jordon Mallett[6]; 5. 10-Terry Gray[13] / 6. 26-Marshall Skinner[11]; 7. 88-Terry Easum[14]; 8. 16G-Austyn Gossel[4]; 9. 2J-Zach Blurton[15]; 10. 23W-Conner Wray[9]; 11. 71-Brady Baker[5]; 12. 55Z-Zach Pringle[8]; 13. 45X-Kyler Johnson[10]; 14. 91-Kyle Connery[3]; 15. 938-Bradley Fezard[12]

After a more permanent fix on the fence in turn two, Covington shot out to the lead ahead of Gardner, Baker, Gossel and Moore. Fezard was trying a charge when he flipped hard in turn four. He was o.k., but done. On eht restart, Moore and Pringle both got by Gossel for fourth and fifth. Gossel spun on lap five with some contact with Gray. Covington led Gardner, Baker, Moore and Pringle back to green. Moore quickly took third, while Pringle gained fourth from Baker on lap eight. Mallett then took the final transfer from Baker on lap 9 before K. Johnson flipped hard into the turn three and four fence. More repairs followed. He was ok. Moore took second from Gardner on the restart. Pringle’s fine run came to an end with three to go when he got into the turn four wall. Covington now led Moore, Garnder, Mallett and Baker back to green. Skinner made a huge move from seventh to fifth on that restart. Baker got upside down, bringing another red. He was ok. The green, white, checker finish saw Gray nip Skinner for the final transfer to the feature.

A main (started): 1. 9JR-Derek Hagar[10]; 2. 47-Dale Howard[8]; 3. 6J-Kyle Jones[13]; 4. 95-Matt Covington[12]; 5. 10L-Landon Britt[5]; 6. 6-Cody Gardner[16]; 7. 5L-Anton Hernandez[1]; 8. 36-Jason Martin[3]; 9. 52-Blake Hahn[15]; 10. 40-Howard Moore[14]; 11. 23-Seth Bergman[11]; 12. 10-Terry Gray[20]; 13. 23L-Lance Moss[9]; 14. 84-Brandon Hanks[17]; 15. 21-Carson Short[19]; 16. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr[2]; 17. 2C-Hank Davis[6]; 18. 3-Jordon Mallett[18]; 19. 901-Tucker Boulton[7]; 20. 37-Ayden Gatewood[4]

Hafertepe led Hernandez and Davis early in the 25-lapper. Gatewood spun, collecting Moss a lap in. Davis grabbed second from Hernandez on the restart, and Hagar was already into the top five after starting tenth. Mallett spun, bringing caution on lap four. Hagar nabbed fourth from Britt on that restart. On lap eight, Davis rode up on the wall in turn four, but kept it going. Hafertepe led Hernandez, Davis, Hagar and Britt. Mallett got into the turn two wall and limped down the track on lap 10. Hafertepe was unable to avoid him, clipped him and turned over. He was ok. Davis went pitside with his issues at the same time. Now Hernandez was the leader, ahead of Hagar, Britt, D. Howard and Covington, who came from the B. Hagar quickly took the point and pulled away. Hahn spun to bring caution. D. Howard passed Britt for third on the restart. Covington followed him into fourth o lap 13. Jones moved into the top five at that point, and passed Covington for fourth on lap fourteen. D. Howard shot by Hernandez, followed by Jones on lap 19 before Hanks got upside down. He was ok. Hagar dominated the last six laps for the $2,000 win.

Points accumulated will set up heat races to start Saturday’s action, culminating in the 40-lap $10,000 to win finale.

10/8/24

I-70 Speedway

Odessa, MO

High Limit

34 cars

Cars qualified in two different groups. Aaron Reutzel (3rd car out to time) set quick time in the first group and overall at 13.516 seconds on the 4/10-mile oval. Justin Peck (9th car out) was second quick, followed by James McFadden (11th), Tyler Courtney (4th) and Emerson Axsom (5th). Kevin Newton and Logan Seavey did not get a time in. Ryan Timms (10th car out to time) set the standard in the second group at 13.573 seconds in his first night in the Liebig #10. Cory Eliason (3rd car out) was second quick, followed by Spencer Bayston (2nd), Brad Sweet (4th) and Corey Day (13th).

Heat one (started): 1. McFadden 83 (1) 2. Reutzel 87 (4) 3. Axsom 27 (2) 4. Kasey Kahne 9 (5) 5. Brenham Crouch 1 (3) / 6. Kameron Key 12x (8) 7. Zeb Wise 26 (7) 8. Logan Seavey 24s (9) 9. Chris Martin 44 (6)

8-lap heats took the top five to the feature, and the heat winner and the quickest qualifier who made the top five to the Dash. The track was still pretty fast and there wasn’t much passing. This was the last race for the 4/10 as they will reconfigure it to a 3/8-mile.

Heat two (started): 1. Courtney 7BC (1) 2. Parker Price-Miller 9P (3) 3. Rico Abreu 24 (2) 4. Peck 13 (4) 5. Kerry Madsen 55V (6) / 6. Scotty Thiel 73 (7) 7. Garet Williamson 23 (5) DNS – Kevin Newton 14N

Newton dropped a driveline in staging. Courtney led the distance. Madsen spun on lap two while running sixth. He worked back by Thiel for the sixth spot and then was awarded the final transfer when Williamson, who was running fifth, dropped out with two to go.i

Heat three (started): 1. Bayston 5 (1) 2. Timms 10 (4) 3. Day 14 (2) 4. Jacob Allen 1a (5) 5. Brian Brown 21 (3) / 6. Jason Martin 36 (6) 7. Tanner Thorson 88 (9) 8. Xavier Doney 74 (8) 9. Jace Park 74 (8)

Timms was the mover in this one, taking third from Allen on lap two, and second from Day on the low side on lap seven.

Heat four (started): 1. Sweet 49 (1) 2. Brent Marks 19 (2) 3. Eliason 8 (4) 4. Ayrton Gennetten 3 (3) 5. Cole Macedo 16TH (7) / 6. Scott Bogucki 17GP (6) 7. Chris Windom 55 (5) 8. Scott Winters 23w (8)

Sweet led the duration. Macedo slid by Bogucki for the final transfer on lap three.

Dash (started): 1. McFadden (2) 2. Courtney (1) 3. Bayston (4) 4. Sweet (3) 5. Timms (8) 6. Peck (5) 7. Reutzel (7) 8. Eliason (6)

The 7-lapper determined the first eight starting spots in the feature. McFadden led the distance. Timms moved up nicely.

B main (started): 1. Williamson (1) 2. Windom (2) 3. Thiel (5) 4. J. Martin (4) / 5. Bogucki (6) 6. Thorson (8) 7. Wise (7) 8. Park (13) 9. Doney (10) 10. Key (3) 11. C. Martin (11) 12. Seavey (9) 13. Winters (12) DNS – Newton

The 12-lapper took the top four to the feature. The first three finishers stayed the same. J. Martin took the fourth and final transfer from Key on lap two.

A main (started): 1. Sweet (4) 2. Timms (5) 3. McFadden (1) 4. Reutzel (7) 5. Bayston (3) 6. Courtney (2) 7. Price-Miller (9) 8. Abreu (13) 9. Peck (6) 10. Allen (14) 11. Day (12) 12. Axsom (11) 13. Kahne (15) 14. Thorson (25, prov.) 15. Eliason (8) 16. Gennetten (16) 17. Madsen (19) 18. Windom (22) 19. Williamson (21) 20. Brown (18) 21. Macedo (20) 22. Crouch (17) 23. J. Martin (24) 24. Marks (10) 25. Thiel (23)

The 30-lapper went non-stop. Courtney needed to finish sixth or better to win the season mid-week championship and $25,000. The feature paid $20,000 to win. McFadden led Courtney, Sweet, Timms and Bayston early. Courtney shot by McFadden for the lead on lap two. Timms passed Sweet for third briefly on lap six, before Sweet moved back by on lap seen. Sweet found the low groove to his liking, and shot under McFadden for second on lap eight. A lap later, he pulled the same move on a high riding Courtney to take the point for good. McFadden followed him into second on lap 12 as Sweet entered traffic. Timms went in high and exited low to pass Courntey for third on lap 15, and then got by McFadden high in turn two on lap 18. Reutzel and Bayston both got by Courtney for fourth and fifth. Coutney held on to sixth and his championship. Thorson, who took a provisional, was the hard-charger.

10/4/24

Jacksonville Speedway

Jacksonville, IL

Xtreme Midgets

MOWA Sprints

33 Midgets

40 Sprints

Xtreme Midgets

Heavy morning rains resulted in a narrow track with a huge cushion that moved up the track very slowly throughout the night.

A total of four drivers broke the track record of 11.952 seconds on the quarter-mile. Chase McDermand was the quickest of them all, setting the standard in the third of four qualifying groups at 11.814 seconds. Ethan Mithcell was quickest in the first group at 11.939, Corbin Rueschenberg paced the second group at 11.884, and Gavin Miller was fastest in the fourth group at 11.888 seconds. Karter Sarff was the other driver to break the former standard with a lap of 11.903 seconds. RJ Corson failed to get a time in. Parker Jones flipped in hot laps, but came back to qualify.

Heat one (started): 1. 19AZ-Hayden Reinbold[2]; 2. 68-Jacob Denney[1]; 3. 14S-Tyler Edwards[5]; 4. 51B-Joe B Miller[8]; 5. 67K-Ashton Torgerson[3]; 6. 19M-Ethan Mitchell[4]; 7. 98-Gunnar Setser[6]; 8. 16TH-Kevin Newton[7]; 9. 17-Parker Jones[9]

8-lap heats transferred the top sixteen in passing points to the feature. Denney led early over Reinbold, Torgerson and Edwards. Quick timer Mitchell had gotten over the cushion and bobbled in turn two on the first lap. J. Miller moved into fourth on lap two. Reinbold took the point on lap five. Torgerson brought out the caution while running third with three to go. He would recover to finish fifth, passing Mitchell on the last lap.

Heat two (started): 1. 7U-Zach Daum[1]; 2. 71K-Cannon McIntosh[2]; 3. 21K-Karter Sarff[3]; 4. 3N-Jake Neuman[5]; 5. 26-Corbin Rueschenberg[4]; 6. 66-Jayden Clay[6]; 7. 44-Branigan Roark[7]; 8. 17C-Devin Camfield[8]

Daum led wire to wire. Rueschenberg, who was quickest in the group, jumped the cushion like Mitchell had done at the start and lost ground. He would climb back to fifth at the chekcers.

Heat three (started): 1. 40-Chase McDermand[4]; 2. 87-Rylan Gray[2]; 3. 55-Trevor Cline[1]; 4. 83-Will Armitage[6]; 5. 7X-Thomas Meseraull[5]; 6. 50-Daniel Adler[3]; 7. 33-Jacob McFarlin[7]; 8. 15-RJ Corson[8]

Gray led Kline and McDermand early. McDermand gained second on the second lap, and the lead at the halfway point.

Heat four (started): 1. 5U-Kameron Key[2]; 2. 67-Ryan Timms[3]; 3. 97-Gavin Miller[4]; 4. 56-Tyler Roth[6]; 5. 16C-David Camfield Jr[5]; 6. 92-Mike Hess[1]; 7. 91-Alex Midkiff[8]; 8. 7WX-Korey Weyant[7]

Key led the distance. Timms took second from G. Miller on lap five. Roth and D. Camfield shot by Hess for fourth and fifth late.

B main (started): 1. 51B-Joe B Miller[1]; 2. 7X-Thomas Meseraull[5]; 3. 19M-Ethan Mitchell[3]; 4. 50-Daniel Adler[4]; 5. 98-Gunnar Setser[9]; 6. 16C-David Camfield Jr[6]; 7. 17-Parker Jones[16]; 8. 92-Mike Hess[7]; 9. 15-RJ Corson[17]; 10. 44-Branigan Roark[10]; 11. 66-Jayden Clay[8]; 12. 91-Alex Midkiff[12]; 13. 16TH-Kevin Newton[13]; 14. 56-Tyler Roth[2]; 15. 7WX-Korey Weyant[14]; 16. 17C-Devin Camfield[15]; 17. 33-Jacob McFarlin[11]

The 10-lapper took the top four to the feature. J. Miller led Mitchell, Roth and Adler early. Meseraull shot from fifth to third on the second lap. McFarlin spun twice in the next two laps. Meseraull took over second. Several incidents back in the pack slowed things, but J. Miller, Meseraul, Mitchell and Adler would transfer in the end.

A main (started): 1. 7U-Zach Daum[6]; 2. 40-Chase McDermand[1]; 3. 87-Rylan Gray[8]; 4. 51B-Joe B Miller[17]; 5. 21K-Karter Sarff[9]; 6. 19AZ-Hayden Reinbold[2]; 7. 68-Jacob Denney[10]; 8. 67K-Ashton Torgerson[14]; 9. 14S-Tyler Edwards[11]; 10. 55-Trevor Cline[12]; 11. 98-Gunnar Setser[21, prov.]; 12. 26-Corbin Rueschenberg[13]; 13. 71K-Cannon McIntosh[7]; 14. 5U-Kameron Key[3]; 15. 67-Ryan Timms[4]; 16. 97-Gavin Miller[5]; 17. 3N-Jake Neuman[15]; 18. 50-Daniel Adler[20]; 19. 7X-Thomas Meseraull[18]; 20. 83-Will Armitage[16]; 21. 19M-Ethan Mitchell[19]

McDermand led Timms and Reinbold on lap one of the 25-lapper. Daum used his typical low line to take over third on lap two. Timms was flying on the cushion and shot by McDermand on lap three to take the lead and pulled away from there. On lap six, Daum also got by McDermand to claim second on the low side. On lap 11, Key passed McDermand for third, and three laps later rode the cushion around Daum for second. Up front, Timms was gone in traffic. Daum battled back for second on lap 17 before Rueschenberg came to a stop in turn four to bring the first caution. G. Miller shot into fourth on the restart. On lap 20, McIntosh surged into the top four and got hot into turn one, colliding with a competitor who was out of shape. McIntosh got upside down, but restarted at the tail. Timms, who was chasing McIntosh in the point race, seemed to get a brake heading back to a five lap dash to the checkers. On the last lap, G. Miller got by Daum and then decided he was going to throw a Hail Mary slider at his teammate Timms and be a hero. The end result was taking both of them out and being a zero. Daum ran to the checkers with the win, while Timms hopes of a championship were dashed. J. Miller was the hard-charger.

MOWA Sprints

Heat one (started): 1. 7A-Will Armitage[3]; 2. 79-Gage Montgomery[2]; 3. 11-Colton Fisher[1]; 4. 5H-Joey Moughan[4]; 5. 51B-Joe B Miller[7]; 6. 14N-Kevin Newton[8]; 7. 19H-Joel Myers Jr[9]; 8. 34-Sterling Cling[10]; 9. 6-Mario Clouser[6]; 10. 90-Patrick Budde[5]

10-lap heats transferred the top 20 in passing points to the feature. Montgomery led early over Fisher and Armitage. Armitage got by Fisher at the halfway point and set his sights on the young leader. He made a last lap pass for the lead on the low side of turn two.

Heat two (started): 1. 1JR-Steven Russell[1]; 2. 20G-Noah Gass[5]; 3. 52F-Logan Faucon[3]; 4. GR8-Logan Julien[10]; 5. 4-Chase Richards[6]; 6. 77U-Chris Urish[8]; 7. 21W-Korey Weyant[4]; 8. 35-Tyler Robbins[9]; 9. 83-Jason Keith[2]; 10.87-Reed Whitney (7)

Gass shot sideways in turn two, collecting Whitney, who got upside down. He was unhurt, but done for the night. Russell led Faucon and J. Keith early. Gass recovered to pass J. Keith for third on lap three. Robbins spun with two to go, setting up a restart that saw Gass get by Faucon for second.

Heat three (started): 1. 9X-Paul Nienhiser[1]; 2. 9-Tyler Duff[2]; 3. 22-Riley Goodno[4]; 4. 1-Trevin Littleton[3]; 5. 50K-Thomas Meseraull[10]; 6. 14T-Tim Estenson[8]; 7. 8S-Steve Short[6]; 8. 28K-Korbin Keith[5]; 9. 2A-Austin Archdale[7]; 10. 6N-Corey Nelson[9]

Duff led Littleton and Nienhiser, who got a bad start over the turn two cushion. Nienhiser recovered for second on lap two. It took him until the white flag lap to get by Duff for the win. Goodno gained third at the same time on a narrow track.

Heat four (started): 1. 31-Kameron Key[1]; 2. 29-Brayton Lynch[2]; 3. 3N-Jake Neuman[6]; 4. 33$-Shane O'Banion[4]; 5. 28-Luke Verardi[3]; 6. 6R-Ryan Bunton[5]; 7. B8-John Barnard[7]; 8. 21-Gunner Ramey[9]; 9. 2-Chase Porter[8]; DNS - 44-Cory Bruns

Key led the distance in a mostly single-file affair.

B main one (started): 1. 77U-Chris Urish[1]; 2. 6R-Ryan Bunton[3]; 3. 6-Mario Clouser[8]; 4. B8-John Barnard[4]; 5. 83-Jason Keith[9]; 6. 28K-Korbin Keith[7]; 7. 35-Tyler Robbins[5]; 8. 28-Luke Verardi[2]; 9. 21W-Korey Weyant[6]; DNS - 87-Reed Whitney

Two 10-lap B’s took the top two to the feature. Urish and Bunton led throughout the first one. Verardi brought a caution after some contact, collecting Weyant. On lap five, K. Keith stumbled and was bumped by Clouser, and spun. Under caution, his father, J. Keith took exception, and swerved at Clouser who stopped. Clouser was given his spot back, and J. Keith was allowed to continue. Clouser made it up to third, one spot out of a transfer.

B main two (started): 1. 19H-Joel Myers Jr[2]; 2. 14T-Tim Estenson[1]; 3. 34-Sterling Cling[3]; 4. 21-Gunner Ramey[5]; 5. 2-Chase Porter[6]; 6. 2A-Austin Archdale[7]; 7. 8S-Steve Short[4]; 8. 6N-Corey Nelson[8]; 9. 90-Patrick Budde[9]; DNS - 44-Cory Bruns

This one was much less dramatic than the first.

A main (started): 1. 9X-Paul Nienhiser[5]; 2. 7A-Will Armitage[2]; 3. 50K-Thomas Meseraull[4]; 4. 3N-Jake Neuman[8]; 5. 31-Kameron Key[7]; 6. 79-Gage Montgomery[9]; 7. 51B-Joe B Miller[15]; 8. 6R-Ryan Bunton[23]; 9. 22-Riley Goodno[12]; 10. 1JR-Steven Russell[3]; 11. GR8-Logan Julien[1]; 12. 9-Tyler Duff[10]; 13. 52F-Logan Faucon[13]; 14. 14N-Kevin Newton[20]; 15. 29-Brayton Lynch[11]; 16. 14T-Tim Estenson[24]; 17. 33$-Shane O'Banion[17]; 18. 20G-Noah Gass[6]; 19. 5H-Joey Moughan[16]; 20. 77U-Chris Urish[21]; 21. 4-Chase Richards[19]; 22. 11-Colton Fisher[14]; 23. 1-Trevin Littleton[18]; 24. 19H-Joel Myers Jr (22)

Armitage led Julien and Meseraull early in the 25-lapper. Russell passed Meseraull for third on lap three. Armitage was in traffic by lap eight. Both Meseraull and Nienhiser passed a bobbling Russell for third and fourth at the same time. Meseraull then took second from Julien on lap 10. Littleton got over the cushion and into the wall bringing the first caution. Nienhiser grabbed third from Julien on that restart. He then hit the cushion to ride around Meseraull for second on lap 13. He reeled in Armitage and shot around him for the lead on lap 16. Lynch tangled with Urish, collecting Estenson with nine to go. Nienhiser was unphased on that restart, and one more for Gass with six to go. He broke, collecting Moughan in the process. Bunton, in a points battle with Armitage, was the hard-charger, driving from 23rd to eighth.

9/14/24

Shelby County Speedway
Harlan, IA

Cyclone Classic

21 MSTS 410’s
29 IMCA Racesavers

410’s

Cars were given three laps of qualifying, as they counted their “warm up” lap. Kerry Madsen (13th car out to time) set quick time on the 3/10-mile oval at 12.996 seconds. Chase Porter (2nd car out) was second quick, followed by Carson McCarl (16th), Tim Estenson (7th), Cole Mincer (15th), Skylar Prochaska (10th), Terry McCarl (1st), Riley Goodno (6th), Tyler Drueke (9th) and Tyler Peterson (19th).

Heat one (started): 1. 14T-Tim Estenson[3]; 2. 6K-Kaleb Johnson[5]; 3. 24-Terry McCarl[2]; 4. 55-Kerry Madsen[4]; 5. 80P-Jacob Peterson[1]; 6. 91-Andrew Sullivan[7]; 7. 0-Brandon Stevenson[6]

8-lap heats were inverted by four according to time, and added points to the drivers’ qualifying efforts. The top eight in combined points redrew for the Dash. T. McCarl led early over Estenson, K. Johnson, Peterson and Madsen. Estenson chased down McCarl and passed him for the lead at the halfway point. Madsen moved into the top four at the same time. K. Johnson was moving well from fifth on the low side and gained second with two to go.

Heat two (started): 1. 22-Riley Goodno[2]; 2. G5-Gage Pulkrabek[1]; 3. 2-Chase Porter[4]; 4. 10J-Justin Jacobsma[7]; 5. 17B-Ryan Bickett[5]; 6. 18-Corbin Erickson[6]; 7. (DNF) 15JR-Cole Mincer[3]

Mincer spun before a lap could be completed. Pulkrabek led early over Goodno, Bickett and Porter. Porter gained third on lap three. At the halfway point, Mincer had moved up to fifth, but spun again, ending his heat. Pulkrabek led the field back to green, but Goodno shot by him on the low side to take the lead with two to go.

Heat three (started): 1. 11M-Brendan Mullen[1]; 2. 95-Tyler Drueke[2]; 3. 27-Carson McCarl[4]; 4. 16-Skylar Prochaska[3]; 5. 4W-Matt Wasmund[7]; 6. 6W-Tyler Groenendyk[6]; 7. 67-Jonathan Hughes[5]

Mullen led the distance in a mostly single-file affair.

Dash (started): 1. 22-Riley Goodno[2]; 2. 16-Skylar Prochaska[1]; 3. 14T-Tim Estenson[5]; 4. 55-Kerry Madsen[7]; 5. 27-Carson McCarl[4]; 6. 95-Tyler Drueke[6]; 7. 24-Terry McCarl[3]; 8. 2-Chase Porter[8]

The 6-lapper determined starting positions in the first four rows of the feature. Prochaska led early, while Madsen moved from seventh up to fourth by lap two. Goodno stayed with the leader, and took the point on lap five, earning $400 for the win.

A main (started): 1. 14T-Tim Estenson[3]; 2. 95-Tyler Drueke[6]; 3. 16-Skylar Prochaska[2]; 4. 6K-Kaleb Johnson[11]; 5. 22-Riley Goodno[1]; 6. 55-Kerry Madsen[4]; 7. 11M-Brendan Mullen[9]; 8. 18-Corbin Erickson[15]; 9. 80P-Jacob Peterson[12]; 10. 10J-Justin Jacobsma[14]; 11. 2-Chase Porter[8]; 12. 6W-Tyler Groenendyk[16]; 13. 15JR-Cole Mincer[20]; 14. G5-Gage Pulkrabek[10]; 15. (DNF) 67-Jonathan Hughes[17]; 16. (DNF) 24-Terry McCarl[7]; 17. (DNF) 0-Brandon Stevenson[18]; 18. (DNF) 91-Andrew Sullivan[19]; 19. (DNF) 17B-Ryan Bickett[13]; 20. (DNF) 27-Carson McCarl[5]; DNS - 4W-Matt Wasmund

The 30-lapper saw Prochaska leading Goodno, Estenson, Madsen and C. McCarl early. K. Johnson moved into the top five by lap four. On lap five, Estenson worked by Goodno for second. Johnson took fourth from Madsen on lap six. Up front, Prochaska hit traffic on lap seven. Estenson reeled him in and put a slider on the leader in turn two to take the point on lap ten. Drueke started making the bottom work, and moved by Madsen into the top five on lap 12. He took third from Goodno and second from Prochaska in the next lap and a half before there was a caution for Pulkrabek and Erickson with eleven to go. Estenson led Drueke, Prochaska, Goodno and Johnson back to green. Something broke in the rear of C. McCarl’s car on the restart at the cone, snapping him around and upside down, collecting Bickett, who went for a ride himself. Both were o.k. Estenson’s lead increased again after green, despite a final caution for debris with eight to go. Johnson passed Goodno with two to go to claim fourth. Estenson’s impressive win was the second in a row for him at this event, and earned him $7,500. Johnson was the hard-charger. Estenson earned the MSTS 410 championship as well.

305’s

One-car qualifying covering three laps took quite a while. It was definitely a unique experience for the class. Koby Werkmeister (3rd car out to time) set the standard at 13.728 seconds. Jason Danley (28th car out) was second quick, followed by Stu Snyder (18th), Nathan Weiler (10th), Cole Vanderheiden (26th), Dylan Waxdahl (12th), Jackson Weber (7th), Brandon Horton (1st), Jake Greenwood (19th) and Andrew Sullivan (4th). Madi Miller did not get a time in.

Heat one (started): 1. 15V-Cole Vanderheiden[2]; 2. 43-Jake Greenwood[3]; 3. 31-Koby Werkmeister[1]; 4. 32-Trefer Waller[5] / 5. 14T-Tyler Hendrickson[4]; 6. 88-Nate Thelen[6]; DNS - 48T-Tyler Thompson; 28-Madi Miller

Unfortunately, heats were lined straight up by time, lending little passing. The 8-lappers took the top four to the A main, and the top two to the Dash. Greenwood provided the only excitement here, passing Werkmeister on the high side for second on lap two.

Heat two (started): 1. 4X-Jason Danley[1]; 2. X-Dylan Waxdahl[2]; 3. 91-Andrew Sullivan[3]; 4. 25-Gunnar Pike[4] / 5. 9A-Hunter Hanson[6]; 6. 65X-Sawyer Grogan[5]; 7. 47-Kyra Weber[7]

Nothing to see here.

Heat three (started): 1. 5-Stuart Snyder[1]; 2. 17-Lee Goos Jr[5]; 3. 97-Jackson Weber[2]; 4. 17B-Ryan Bickett[3] / 5. 34DD-Brady Donnohue[4]; 6. 48-Cole Olson[7]; 7. 53-Joe Miller[6]

Goos provided the entertainment here, moving from fifth to a Dash spot on lap one.

Heat 4 (8 Laps): 1. 4W-Nathan Weiler[1]; 2. 9-Dominic Dobesh[3]; 3. 1B-Brandon Horton[2]; 4. 41-Jeff Wilke[6]; 5. 4SS-Brandon Halverson[4]; 6. 19-Tadd Holliman[5]; 7. 5W-Bill Wiese[7]

Dobesh passed Horton for second on lap two. Wilke was all over Halverson most of the way for the final transfer, and got him on the low side on the very last lap.

Dash (started): 1. 17-Lee Goos Jr[1]; 2. 5-Stuart Snyder[4]; 3. 43-Jake Greenwood[3]; 4. 4W-Nathan Weiler[2]; 5. 4X-Jason Danley[7]; 6. X-Dylan Waxdahl[5]; 7. 15V-Cole Vanderheiden[8]; 8. 9-Dominic Dobesh[6]

The 6-lapper determined starting spots for the first four rows of the A main. Goos led the distance for the $400 payday. Snyder shot by Weiler for second on lap three. Greenwood passed Weiler in the final corner to take third.

B main (started): 1. 14T-Tyler Hendrickson[1]; 2. 34DD-Brady Donnohue[3]; 3. 9A-Hunter Hanson[2]; 4. 65X-Sawyer Grogan[6] / 5. 48-Cole Olson[7]; 6. 28-Madi Miller[12]; 7. 53-Joe Miller[10]; 8. 4SS-Brandon Halverson[4]; 9. 5W-Bill Wiese[11]; 10. (DNF) 88-Nate Thelen[5]; 11. (DNF) 47-Kyra Weber[9]; 12. (DNF) 19-Tadd Holliman[8]; DNS - 48T-Tyler Thompson

The 10-lapper took the top four to the A main. Hendrickson led Hanson, Halverson and Donnohue early. Donnohue made early moves, passing Halverson and Hanson for third and second, respectively. Wiese tipped over five laps in, but restarted at the tail. Halverson spun while running fourth with three to go. Grogan inherited his transfer spot.

A main (started): 1. 15V-Cole Vanderheiden[7]; 2. 17-Lee Goos Jr[1]; 3. 5-Stuart Snyder[2]; 4. 31-Koby Werkmeister[9] 5. 9-Dominic Dobesh[8]; 6. 4W-Nathan Weiler[4]; 7. 1B-Brandon Horton[12]; 8. 4X-Jason Danley[5]; 9. 32-Trefer Waller[13]; 10. 43-Jake Greenwood[3]; 11. 91-Andrew Sullivan[10]; 12. 34DD-Brady Donnohue[18]; 13. 41-Jeff Wilke[16]; 14. 14T-Tyler Hendrickson[17]; 15. 17B-Ryan Bickett[15]; 16. (DNF) 97-Jackson Weber[11]; 17. (DNF) 9A-Hunter Hanson[19]; 18. (DNF) X-Dylan Waxdahl[6]; 19. (DNF) 25-Gunnar Pike[14]; 20. (DNF) 65X-Sawyer Grogan[20]

The 25-lapper saw Goos leading Snyder, Weiler, Greenwood and Waxdahl early. One lap in, Grogan flipped in turn two. He was uninjured, but done. Waxdahl passed Greenwood for fourth on lap three. A caution for both Pike and Hanson came out on lap seven. Goos led Snyder, Wieler, Waxdahl and Greenwood back to green. Vanderheiden shot from sixth to fourth on the restart, while Danley moved into fifth. Vanderheiden’s charge continued when he took third from Weiler on the low side on lap ten. Five laps later, he cruised under Snyder for the second spot. Goos was in lapped traffic on lap 17, but lost his good lead when the yellow flew for Hanson with seven to go. Werkmeister moved into the top five on the ensuing restart. With five to go, Weber flipped on the turn two wall. He was o.k. Goos led Vanderheiden, Snyder, Weiler and Werkmeister in the five-lap Dash for cash. Vanderheiden closed on Goos and passed him with three to go, leading the rest of the way for the $2,200 top prize. He was also the hard-charger.

9/6/24

Port Royal Speedway
Port Royal, PA

Night before the Tuscarora 50

High Limit Series

49 cars

The cars were divided into two groups for qualifying. Aaron Reutzel (18th car out to time) set the standard in the first group at 15.581 seconds. Logan Wagner (15th car out) was second quick, ahead of Spencer Bayston (13th), Chase Dietz (23rd) and Sye Lynch (9th). Troy Fraker did not get a time in. Anthony Macri (9th car out to time) set quick time in the second group and overall at 15.537 seconds. Cory Eliason (6th car out) was second quick, followed by Brad Sweet (3rd), Justin Whittall (15th) and Brian Brown (20th). Lucas Wolfe did not get a time in.

Heat one (started): 1. 88-Sye Lynch[2]; 2. 5-Spencer Bayston[1]; 3. 83-James McFadden[5]; 4. 24-Rico Abreu[3]; 5. 87-Aaron Reutzel[4] / 6. 6-Ryan Smith[6]; 7. 55W-Mike Wagner[9]; 8. 27S-Robbie Kendall[7]; 9. 17B-Steve Buckwalter[8]; 10. 5C-Dylan Cisney[10]; 11. 77-Michael Walter[12]; 12. 2-Lynton Jeffrey[11]; DNS - 12W-Troy Fraker

8-lap heats took the top five to the feature. The winner and the quick timer finishing in the top five made the Dash. Lynch led wire to wire. McFadden passed Reutzel for fourth on lap two and later got by Abreu for third.

Heat two (started): 1. 27-Troy Wagaman Jr[2]; 2. 1Z-Chase Dietz[1]; 3. 26-Zeb Wise[3]; 4. 99-Skylar Gee[5]; 5. 69K-Logan Wagner[4] / 6. 12-Lance Dewease[9]; 7. 1-Brenham Crouch[6]; 8. 9-Kasey Kahne[8]; 9. 7BC-Tyler Courtney[11]; 10. 35-Austin Bishop[10]; 11. 99A-Devin Adams[12]; 12. 95-Garrett Bard[7]

Dietz led early over Wgaman, Wise, Gee and L. Wagner. Bard came to a stop on lap one, setting up a restart. The race was on for the win, with Wagaman getting by Dietz in a good battle on lap five.

Heat three (started): 1. 21-Brian Brown[2]; 2. 49-Brad Sweet[1]; 3. 39M-Anthony Macri[4]; 4. 13-Justin Peck[6]; 5. 9P-Parker Price Miller[7] / 6. 14-Corey Day[5]; 7. 2KS-Hunter Schuerenberg[3]; 8. 33-Gerard McIntyre Jr[12]; 9. 11-TJ Stutts[9]; 10. 23-Devon Borden[10]; 11. 55S-Dallas Schott[11]; 12. 35K-Jake Karklin[8]

This one had a tough start. Karklin came to a stop before a lap could be completed. A three-car incident marred the next try when Schott made contact with Borden and collected Karklin. All were o.k., but done for the night. Brown got the jump on Sweet and kept it throughout. Early moves by Peck and PPM got them transfer spots and left Day and Schuerenberg on the outside looking in in a very stout heat.

Heat four (started): 1. 67-Justin Whittall[1]; 2. 1A-Jacob Allen[3]; 3. 51-Freddie Rahmer[2]; 4. 8-Cory Eliason[4]; 5. 19-Brent Marks[5] / 6. 27H-Ryan Timms[8]; 7. 48-Danny Dietrich[7]; 8. 91-Kyle Reinhardt[9]; 9. 55-Chris Windom[6]; 10. 39-Kody Hartlaub[11]; 11. 47K-Kody Lehman[10]; 12. 5W-Lucas Wolfe[12]

Whittall led the distance. Allen was the mover, dropping back to fourth initially, but shooting under Eliason for third on lap three and Rahmer for second on lap four.

Dash (started): 1. 21-Brian Brown[3]; 2. 39M-Anthony Macri[1]; 3. 67-Justin Whittall[4]; 4. 87-Aaron Reutzel[7]; 5. 88-Sye Lynch[6]; 6. 69K-Logan Wagner[5]; 7. 8-Cory Eliason[2]; 8. 27-Troy Wagaman Jr[8]

The 7-lapper set the first four rows of the feature. Brown shot by Eliason and Macri on lap one and went on to win. Reutzel moved up three spots and looked fast.

B main (started): 1. 14-Corey Day[4]; 2. 12-Lance Dewease[3]; 3. 2KS-Hunter Schuerenberg[2]; 4. 48-Danny Dietrich[8] / 5. 1-Brenham Crouch[7]; 6. 6-Ryan Smith[1]; 7. 27H-Ryan Timms[6]; 8. 33-Gerard McIntyre Jr[10]; 9. 7BC-Tyler Courtney[15]; 10. 55W-Mike Wagner[5]; 11. 27S-Robbie Kendall[9]; 12. 55-Chris Windom[16]; 13. 9-Kasey Kahne[11]; 14. 17B-Steve Buckwalter[13]; 15. 11-TJ Stutts[14]; 16. 2-Lynton Jeffrey[20]; 17. 35-Austin Bishop[17]; 18. 99A-Devin Adams[18]; 19. 91-Kyle Reinhardt[12]; 20. 47K-Kody Lehman[19] DNS – Dylan Cisney, Devon Borden, Kody Hartlaub, Michael Walter, Dallas Schott, Jake Karklin, Garrett Bard, Lucas Wolfe, Troy Fraker

The 12-lapper took the top four to the feature. Dewease led Schuerenberg, Smith, Day and Dietrich early. Day passed Smith for third on lap three. Dietrich snagged the final transfer from Smith on lap four. Day shot by Schuerenberg for second on lap eight and took the lead from Dewease a circuit later. Crouch was gaining on Dietrich, but ran out of time to gain the final transfer.

A main (started): 1. 87-Aaron Reutzel[4]; 2. 67-Justin Whittall[3]; 3. 1Z-Chase Dietz[11]; 4. 49-Brad Sweet[10]; 5. 21-Brian Brown[1]; 6. 5-Spencer Bayston[9]; 7. 8-Cory Eliason[7]; 8. 83-James McFadden[13]; 9. 27-Troy Wagaman Jr[8]; 10. 14-Corey Day[21]; 11. 13-Justin Peck[16]; 12. 1A-Jacob Allen[12]; 13. 12-Lance Dewease[22]; 14. 24-Rico Abreu[17]; 15. 26-Zeb Wise[15]; 16. 9P-Parker Price Miller[18]; 17. 7BC-Tyler Courtney[25, prov.]; 18. 88-Sye Lynch[5]; 19. 19-Brent Marks[20]; 20. 2KS-Hunter Schuerenberg[23]; 21. 55-Chris Windom[29, prov.]; 22. 55W-Mike Wagner[26, prov.]; 23. 99-Skylar Gee[19]; 24. 35-Austin Bishop[28, prov.]; 25. 9-Kasey Kahne[27, prov.]; 26. 39M-Anthony Macri[2]; 27. 48-Danny Dietrich[24]; 28. 51-Freddie Rahmer[14]; 29. 69K-Logan Wagner[6]

The 25-lapper paid $10,000 to the winner, and a spot (if needed) in Saturday’s $57,000 to win finale. Brown led Reutzel, Whittall, Macri and L. Wagner early. Macri worked by Whittall for third on lap three, but up front, it was an old fashioned weekly Knoxville battle. On lap three, Reutzel got by Brown and put the car on the wall in one and two, and started pulling away from the field. He was already in lapped traffic on lap six. Macri reeled in Brown and drove under him for second on lap seven. L. Wagner got by Whittall for fourth on lap eight, and took third from Brown on lap 11. Whittall followed him into fourth on lap 12. L. Wagner’s hopes of a Port Royal track title and a podium run came to an end on lap 14 when he rode the wall and broke his front end. The beneficiary was his father, M. Wagner who grabbed the championship after entering the feature with a provisional. Reutzel chose the inside line on the double-file restart ahead of Macri, Whittall, Sweet and Brown. Whittall quickly moved by Macri into second. Macri battled back by to retake the spot on lap 16, but then rode the turn two wall down the backstretch and flipped wildly. He was o.k., but admitted the team would pull down the back-up car for the big show on Saturday. With nine laps to go, Reutzel led the single-file restart over Whittall, Sweet, Dietz and Brown. Dietz grabbed third from Sweet on the restart and held on. Reutzel’s win was impressive. Day was the hard-charger.

9/5/24

Port Royal Speedway
Tuscarora 50 Night #1

High Limit Series
PASS Series

51 410’s
26 305’s

High Limit

Lance Dewease, Brent Marks and Aaron Reutzel all had to undergo engine changes after hot laps. Only Marks would get it changed in time to qualify. The field was split into two groups. Logan Wagner (18th car out to time) set quick time in the first group at 15.500 seconds. Jacob Allen (2nd car out) was second quick, followed by Lucas Wolfe (14th), Brian Brown (15th) and Tyler Courtney (11th). Anthony Macri (20th car out) was quickest in the second group at 15.809 seconds. Justin Peck (6th car out) was second quick, followed by Rico Abreu (25th), Brad Sweet (11th) and Sye Lynch (1st), who sported the #88 to garner owner points for Tanner Thorson, who is on the west coast, welcoming a new addition to the family.

Heat one (started): 1. 7BC-Tyler Courtney[2]; 2. 69K-Logan Wagner[4]; 3. 5W-Lucas Wolfe[1]; 4. 67-Justin Whittall[3]; 5. 83-James McFadden[6] / 6. 35-Austin Bishop[5]; 7. 95-Garrett Bard[8]; 8. 19-Brent Marks[10]; 9. 91-Kyle Reinhardt[7]; 10. 23-Devon Borden[12]; 11. 77-Mike Walter II[11]; 12. 27H-Ryan Timms[9]; 13. 2C-Vince Snyder[13]

8-lap heats took the winner and quickest qualifier finishing in the top five to the Dash. The top five finishers made the feature. Courtney led the distance. L. Wagner took second from Wolfe early on.

Heat two (started): 1. 21-Brian Brown[1]; 2. 5-Spencer Bayston[6]; 3. 9-Kasey Kahne[3]; 4. 39-Kody Hartlaub[2]; 5. 1A-Jacob Allen[4] / 6. 48-Danny Dietrich[7]; 7. 1-Brenham Crouch[5]; 8. 11-TJ Stutts[9]; 9. 5C-Dylan Cisney[10]; 10. 99A-Devin Adams[11]; 11. 12W-Troy Fraker[13]; 12. 8-Cory Eliason[12]; 13. 35K-Jake Karklin[8]

Brown led wire to wire and won going away. Karklin came to a stop on the first lap and exited. Bayston moved up well from sixth, and took second on the restart for Karklin. Kahne also passed Hartlaub for third.

Heat three (started): 1. 24-Rico Abreu[1]; 2. 88-Sye Lynch[2]; 3. 39M-Anthony Macri[4]; 4. 14-Corey Day[3]; 5. 1Z-Chase Dietz[7] / 6. 6-Ryan Smith[6]; 7. 55W-Mike Wagner[5]; 8. 87-Aaron Reutzel[13]; 9. 51-Freddie Rahmer[9]; 10. 47K-Kody Lehman[10]; 11. 33-Gerard McIntyre Jr[11]; 12. 10-Jake Waters[12]; 13. 2KS-Hunter Schuerenberg[8]

Rico was the class of the field after taking the point from Lynch on lap two. Dietz captured the final transfer from Smith on lap three after starting in row four. Schuerenberg exited early. Reutzel moved up five spots to improve his starting spot in the B, after not registering a time.

Heat four (started): 1. 49-Brad Sweet[1]; 2. 9P-Parker Price Miller[2]; 3. 13-Justin Peck[4]; 4. 12H-Blane Heimbach[3]; 5. 55-Chris Windom[5] / 6. 22-Jonathan Preston[6]; 7. 99-Skylar Gee[8]; 8. 26-Zeb Wise[7]; 9. 45-Jeff Halligan[11]; 10. 12-Lance Dewease[12]; 11. 27S-Robbie Kendall[9]; 12. 55S-Dallas Schott[10]

Sweet led the distance.

C main (started): 1. 23-Devon Borden[1]; 2. 12-Lance Dewease[4] / 3. 47K-Kody Lehman[2]; 4. 99A-Devin Adams[3]; 5. 27H-Ryan Timms[7]; 6. 33-Gerard McIntyre Jr[5]; 7. 8-Cory Eliason[9]; 8. 55S-Dallas Schott[10]; 9. 10-Jake Waters[8]; 10. 2C-Vince Snyder[11]; 11. 12W-Troy Fraker[6]; DNS - 77-Mike Walter II, 27S-Robbie Kendall; 2KS-Hunter Schuerenberg; 35K-Jake Karklin

The 10-lapper transferred the top two to the B. While Borden led from the pole, the battle was on for the second and final transfer. Dewease nailed it down by putting an slider on Lehman in turn two on lap three.

Dash (started): 1. 39M-Anthony Macri[1]; 2. 24-Rico Abreu[4]; 3. 7BC-Tyler Courtney[7]; 4. 21-Brian Brown[8]; 5. 49-Brad Sweet[5]; 6. 13-Justin Peck[3]; 7. 1A-Jacob Allen[6]; 8. 69K-Logan Wagner[2]

Macri and L. Wagner banged wheels in a good battle early, resulting in the latter flattening a left rear tire and pulling off. Macri went on to the win. Courtney and Brown did well to move up from row four.

B main (started): 1. 48-Danny Dietrich[3]; 2. 35-Austin Bishop[1]; 3. 87-Aaron Reutzel[10]; 4. 55W-Mike Wagner[2]; 5. 26-Zeb Wise[12]; 6. 19-Brent Marks[9]; 7. 95-Garrett Bard[5]; 8. 51-Freddie Rahmer[14]; 9. 12-Lance Dewease[18]; 10. 99-Skylar Gee[8]; 11. 91-Kyle Reinhardt[13]; 12. 1-Brenham Crouch[7]; 13. 5C-Dylan Cisney[15]; 14. 11-TJ Stutts[11]; 15. 23-Devon Borden[17]; 16. 22-Jonathan Preston[6]; 17. 6-Ryan Smith[4]; 18. 45-Jeff Halligan[16]

Halligan flipped before a lap could get in. He was o.k. That negated a move from tenth to fifth by Reutzel. M. Wagner led Dietrich, Bishop, Bard and Preston early. Reutzel rode the wall in one and two and moved up to fifth by lap two. On the fourth lap, Dietrich shot by M. Wagner for the lead. Reutzel grabbed the final transfer from Bard a lap later. Bishop got by M. Wagner for second with four to go, and Reutzel passed him for third on the last lap.

A main (started): 1. 49-Brad Sweet[5]; 2. 24-Rico Abreu[2]; 3. 39M-Anthony Macri[1]; 4. 69K-Logan Wagner[8]; 5. 7BC-Tyler Courtney[3]; 6. 13-Justin Peck[6]; 7. 9P-Parker Price Miller[12]; 8. 88-Sye Lynch[10]; 9. 21-Brian Brown[4]; 10. 67-Justin Whittall[15]; 11. 5-Spencer Bayston[9]; 12. 19-Brent Marks[25, prov.]; 13. 12H-Blane Heimbach[16]; 14. 14-Corey Day[14]; 15. 5W-Lucas Wolfe[11]; 16. 48-Danny Dietrich[21]; 17. 1Z-Chase Dietz[18]; 18. 9-Kasey Kahne[13]; 19. 55W-Mike Wagner[24]; 20. 39-Kody Hartlaub[17]; 21. 87-Aaron Reutzel[23]; 22. 55-Chris Windom[20]; 23. 83-James McFadden[19]; 24. 26-Zeb Wise[27, prov.]; 25. 35-Austin Bishop[22]; 26. 23-Devon Borden[28, prov.]; 27. 47K-Kody Lehman[26, prov.]; 28. 1A-Jacob Allen[7]

The 25-lapper featured $10,000 to win and a guaranteed spot in Saturday’s $57,000 to win finale. Allen came to a stop with mag issues before a lap could get in, surrendering his starting spot in row four. Abreu led Macri, Brown, Courtney and Sweet on lap one. Sweet quickly took fourth, and then passed Brown for third on lap four. Courtney followed him into fourth on lap seven. Rico got to lapped traffic on lap nine, as Peck entered the top five. Sweet got by Macri for second on lap ten. Peck and Courtney then battled for fourth, with Courtney taking the spot for good on lap 16. L. Wagner got by Peck for fifth on lap 17. Sweet sized Abreu up and slid across his bow to lead lap 18. He never looked back from there. A lucky fan had him in the dice roll, which earned both another $2,500. L. Wagner gained fourth from Courtney on the last lap. Marks, another new father, was the hard-charger after taking a provisional on a hard night.

PASS

Heat one (started): 1. 5-Logan Spahr[2]; 2. 34-Austin Reed[6]; 3. 67-Ken Duke Jr[1]; 4. 46-Mike Alleman[4]; 5. 01-Timmy Bittner[3]; 6. 19-Kruz Kepner[7]; 7. 53W-Jimmy White[5]; 8. 1M-Paul Moyer[8]; 9. 28R-Jason Roush[9]

8-lap heats took the top four to the feature redraw. Spahr got the jump right away and never looked back. Duke recovered from a slow start, but just came short of gaining second from Reed.

Heat two (started): 1. 20-Doug Dodson[2]; 2. 2-Erin Statler[1]; 3. 97-Kenny Heffner[4]; 4. 7-Drew Young[5]; 5. 21-Andrew Boyer[3]; 6. 4W-Kasey Weaver[6]; 7. 17-Owen Dimm[9]; 8. 7H-Kyle Hart[8]; 9. 5W-Kolby Weaver[7]

Dodson led the distance and dominated. Young gained the last redraw spot on the last lap from Boyer, which would be huge.

Heat three (started): 1. 52-Jeff Weaver[1]; 2. 36-Mike Melair[6]; 3. 31Z-Zach Rhodes[8]; 4. 98-Croix Beasom[4]; 5. 25-Dustin Young[5]; 6. 88-Fred Arnold[2]; 7. 12-Roger Irvine[7]; 8. J9-Jerald Harris[3]

J. Weaver led flag to flag. Rhodes pulled off a move on lap two that saw him go from fifth to third.

A main (started): 1. 7-Drew Young[6]; 2. 67-Ken Duke Jr[2]; 3. 5-Logan Spahr[4]; 4. 36-Mike Melair[10]; 5. 31Z-Zach Rhodes[5]; 6. 01-Timmy Bittner[11]; 7. 97-Kenny Heffner[8]; 8. 46-Mike Alleman[3]; 9. 34-Austin Reed[9]; 10. 52-Jeff Weaver[1]; 11. 98-Croix Beasom[7]; 12. 17-Owen Dimm[20]; 13. 19-Kruz Kepner[16]; 14. J9-Jerald Harris[24]; 15. 2-Erin Statler[12]; 16. 12-Roger Irvine[19]; 17. 21-Andrew Boyer[14]; 18. 1M-Paul Moyer[22]; 19. 28R-Jason Roush[23]; 20. 53W-Jimmy White[17]; 21. 7H-Kyle Hart[21]; 22. 5W-Kolby Weaver[25]; 23. 25-Dustin Young[13]; 24. 4W-Kasey Weaver[15]; 25. 88-Fred Arnold[18]; DNS - 20-Doug Dodson

The 20-lapper saw Duke lead J. Weaver and Spahr early. Young moved into the top three by lap three. A caution for K. Weaver and Arnold slowed things and allowed Melair to go from sixth to third on the restart. Young and J. Weaver battled hard for second before Young took the spot for good on lap nine. Spahr moved into the top four at the hallway point and took third on lap 12. A final caution for debris set up a six-lap Dash. The caution erased a big lead for Duke, and on the restart, Young pressured hard. Young made his winning pass after a great battle with two to go. Harris was the hard-charger.

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Last weekend, Emerson Axsom (Knoxville) and Ryan Timms (Huset’s) were the big winners!

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Up Next

Fri, August 30 - Huset's Speedway (Brandon, SD) WoO
Sat, August 31 - Huset's Speedway (Brandon, SD) WoO
Sun, September 1 - Huset's Speedway (Brandon, SD) WoO

2024 $100 OpenWheel101.com Knoxville Quick Time Awards

May 4 – Carson McCarl, Altoona, IA
May 11 – Brian Brown, Grain Valley, MO
May 18 - Austin McCarl, Altoona, IA
May 25 - Aaron Reutzel, Clute, TX
June 1 - Brian Brown, Grain Valley, MO
June 8 - Chase Randall, Waco, TX
June 29 - Austin McCarl, Altoona, IA
July 6 - Rico Abreu, St. Helena, CA
July 13 - Brian Brown, Grain Valley, MO
July 20 - Aaron Reutzel, Clute, TX
July 27 - Rico Abreu, St. Helena, CA
August 4 - Buddy Kofoid, Penngrove, CA
August 24 – Ryan Timms, Oklahoma City, OK

2024 Knoxville/Huset's 410 Sprint Series presented by www.OpenWheel101.com Point Standings (Feature Wins) (through August 24)

1. Aaron Reutzel, Clute, TX, 715 (2)
2. Austin McCarl, Altoona, IA, 643 (2)
3. Chase Randall, Waco, TX, 546 (3)
4. Kerry Madsen, St. Mary’s, NSW, Aust., 530
5. Garet Williamson, Columbia, MO, 465 (3)
6. Scott Bogucki, McLaren Vale, SA, Aust., 462 (3)
7. Kaleb Johnson, Sioux Falls, SD, 430
8. Brian Brown, Grain Valley, MO, 356 (1)
9. Emerson Axsom, Franklin, IN, 341 (1)
10. Carson McCarl, Altoona, IA, 336 (1)
11. Dusty Zomer, Sioux Falls, SD, 303 (1)
12. Ryan Timms, Oklahoma City, OK, 287 (2)
13. Justin Henderson, Tea, SD, 281
14. Matt Juhl, Tea, SD, 277
15. Tim Kaeding, San Jose, CA, 266 (1)
16. Anthony Macri, Dillsburg, PA, 257 (1)
17. Kyle Larson, Elk Grove, CA, 220 (3)
18. Tasker Phillips, Pleasantville, IA, 217 (1)
19. Lynton Jeffrey, Sydney, NSW, Aust., 200
20. Daryn Pittman, Owasso, OK, 183
21. Christopher Thram, Sanborn, MN, 170
22. Mark Dobmeier, Grand Forks, ND, 143
23. Brooke Tatnell, Sans Souci, NSW, Aust., 140
24. Daison Pursley, Locust Grove, OK, 136 (1)
25. Tim Estenson, Fargo, ND, 135
26. Brendan Mullen, Grand Forks, ND, 127
27. Jamie Ball, Knoxville, IA, 120
28. Tyler Drueke, Eagle, NE, 118 (1)
(tie) Sawyer Phillips, Pleasantville, IA, 118
30. Tanner Holmes, Jacksonville, OR, 102
(tie) Zach Hampton, Plainfield, IN, 102
32. Riley Goodno, Knoxville, IA, 92
33. Andy Pake, Felton, MN, 82
34. Cole Macedo, Lemoore, CA, 81
35. JJ Hickle, Quilcene, WA, 70
36. Jade Hastings, Grand Forks, ND, 68
37. Scott Winters, Butterfield, MN, 66
(tie) Kelby Watt, Adel, IA, 66
(tie) Hunter Schuerenberg, Sikeston, MO, 66
40. Chris Martin, Ankeny, IA, 56
41. Brady Bacon, Broken Arrow, OK, 55
42. Don Droud Jr., Lincoln, NE, 52
(tie) Jake Bubak, Arvada, CO, 52
44. Sam Henderson, Sioux Falls, SD, 42
(tie) Jace Park, Overland Park, KS 42
46. Danny Dietrich, Gettysburg, PA, 40
47. Sam Hafertepe Jr., Sunnyvale, TX, 36
(tie) Dustin Selvage, Indianola, IA, 36
49. Landon Brooks, Rio Oso, CA, 34
50. Kyle Reinhardt, Neptune City, NJ, 30
(tie) Brandon Wimmer, Fairmount, IN, 30
(tie) Ayrton Gennetten, Gravois Mills, MO, 30
53. Skylar Prochaska, Lakefield, MN, 28
54. Skylar Gee, Leduc, ALB, Can., 22
(tie) Gage Pulkrabek, East Grand Forks, MN, 22
56. Josh Schneiderman, West Burlington, IA, 20
(tie) Cale Thomas, Fairland, IN, 20
58. AJ Moeller, Rockwell City, IA, 16
(tie) Jason Martin, Liberal, KS, 16
(tie) Danny Sams III, North Port, FL, 16
61. Jacob Hughes, Hartford, SD, 14
62. Justin Jacobsma, Hull, IA, 12
(tie) Blake Hahn, Sapulpa, OK, 12
(tie) Joe B. Miller, Millerstown, MO, 12
65. Ryan Bickett, Ramona, SD, 10
66. Luke Nellis, Forest Lake, MN, 8
(tie) Lee Goos Jr., Hartford, SD, 8
(tie) John Carney II, El Paso, TX, 8
(tie) Cam Martin, Ankeny, IA, 8
70. Terry McCarl, Altoona, IA, 6
71. Scotty Johnson, Melcer-Dallas, IA, 4
(tie) Koby Werkmeister, Armour, SD, 4
(tie) Cap Henry, Bellevue, OH, 4
(tie) Sye Lynch, Apollo, PA, 4
75. Roger Crockett, Medford, OR, 2
(tie) McKenna Haase, Des Moines, IA, 2
(tie) Creed Kemenah, Findlay, OH, 2

WoO/High Limit Driver Winners

2, Donny Schatz, Fargo, ND
1, David Gravel, Watertown, CT
1, Corey Day, Clovis, CA
1, Tyler Courtney, Indianapolis, IN
1, Rico Abreu, St. Helena, CA
1, Gio Scelzi, Fresno, CA
1, Carson Macedo, Lemoore, CA

2024 Tentative Races that will be counted for points with the Midwest Thunder Sprint Cars presented by OpenWheel101.com (tentative)

Sat, April 20 - Knoxville Raceway (IA) (Cold)
Fri, April 26 - Knoxville Raceway (IA) WoO (Rain)
Sat, April 27 - Knoxville Raceway (IA) WoO (Rain)
Sat, May 4 - Knoxville Raceway (IA) (Aaron Reutzel, Clute, TX)
Sat, May 11 - Knoxville Raceway (IA) (Dusty Zomer, Sioux Falls, SD)
Sun, May 12 - Huset's Speedway (Brandon, SD) (Rain)
Sat, May 18 - Knoxville Raceway (IA) (Garet Williamson, Columbia, MO)
Sun, May 19 - Huset's Speedway (Brandon, SD) (Tyler Drueke, Eagle, NE)
Sat, May 25 - Knoxville Raceway (IA) (Chase Randall, Waco, TX)
Sun, May 26 - Huset's Speedway (Brandon, SD) (Daison Pursley, Locust Grove, OK)
Mon, May 27 - Huset's Speedway (Brandon, SD) (Tim Kaeding, San Jose, CA)
Sat, June 1 - Knoxville Raceway (IA) (Chase Randall, Waco, TX)
Sun, June 2 - Huset's Speedway (Brandon, SD) (Anthony Macri, Dillsburg, PA)
Sat, June 8 - Knoxville Raceway (IA) (Carson McCarl, Altoona, IA)
Sun, June 9 - Huset's Speedway (Brandon, SD) (Austin McCarl, Altoona, IA)
Fri, June 14 - Knoxville Raceway (IA) WoO (David Gravel, Watertown, CT)
Sat, June 15 - Knoxville Raceway (IA) WoO (Corey Day, Clovis, CA)
Sun, June 16 - Huset's Speedway (Brandon, SD) (Ryan Timms, Oklahoma City, OK)
Wed, June 19 - Huset's Speedway (Brandon, SD) Huset's Hustle Prelim (Tyler Courtney, Indianapolis, IN)
Thu, June 20 - Huset's Speedway (Brandon, SD) Huset's Hustle (Rain)
Fri, June 21 - Huset's Speedway (Brandon, SD) High Bank Nationals Prelim (Rain)
Sat, June 22 - Huset's Speedway (Brandon, SD) High Bank Nationals (Rain)
Sat, June 29 - Knoxville Raceway (IA) (Brian Brown, Grain Valley, MO)
Sat, July 6 - Knoxville Raceway (IA) (Scott Bogucki, McLaren Vale, SA, Aust.)
Sun, July 7 - Huset's Speedway (Brandon, SD) (Garet Williamson, Columbia, MO)
Fri, July 12 - Jackson Motorplex (MN) (Scott Bogucki, McLaren Vale, SA, Aust.)
Sat, July 13 - Knoxville Raceway (IA) (Austin McCarl, Altoona, IA)
Sun, July 14 - Huset's Speedway (Brandon, SD) (Scott Bogucki, McLaren Vale, SA, Aust.)
Sat, July 20 - Knoxville Raceway (IA) (Aaron Reutzel, Clute, TX)
Fri, July 26 - Jackson Motorplex (MN) Border Battle (Chase Randall, Waco, TX)
Sat, July 27 - Knoxville Raceway (IA) Border Battle (Tasker Phillips, Pleasantville, IA)
Sun, July 28 - Huset's Speedway (SD) (Brandon, SD) Border Battle (Garet Williamson, Columbia, MO)
Sun, August 4 - Knoxville Raceway (IA) Cappy Classic (Rico Abreu, St. Helena, CA)
Mon, August 5 - Southern Iowa Speedway (Oskaloosa) Front Row Challenge (Kyle Larson, Elk Grove, CA)
Wed, August 7 - Knoxville Raceway (IA) Knoxville Nationals Prelim (Gio Scelzi, Fresno, CA)
Thu, August 8 - Knoxville Raceway (IA) Knoxville Nationals Prelim (Kyle Larson, Elk Grove, CA)
Fri, August 9 - Knoxville Raceway (IA) Hard Knox Night (Donny Schatz, Fargo, ND)
Sat, August 10 - Knoxville Raceway (IA) Knoxville Nationals (Kyle Larson, Elk Grove, CA)
Fri, August 16 - Jackson Motorplex (MN) Jackson Nationals Prelim (Carson Macedo, Lemoore, CA)
Sat, August 17 - Jackson Motorplex (MN) Jackson Nationals (Donny Schatz, Fargo, ND)
Sat, August 24 - Knoxville Raceway (IA) (Emerson Axsom, Franklin, IN)
Sun, August 25 - Huset's Speedway (Brandon, SD) (Ryan Timms, Oklahoma City, OK)
Fri, August 30 - Huset's Speedway (Brandon, SD) WoO
Sat, August 31 - Huset's Speedway (Brandon, SD) WoO
Sun, September 1 - Huset's Speedway (Brandon, SD) WoO

2023 Knoxville/Huset's 410 Sprint Series presented by www.OpenWheel101.com Final Point Standings (Feature Wins)

1. Chase Randall, Waco, TX, 711 (4)
2. Brian Brown, Grain Valley, MO, 547 (5)
3. Austin McCarl, Altoona, IA, 539 (1)
4. Rico Abreu, St. Helena, CA, 490 (2)
5. Justin Henderson, Tea, SD, 456 (2)
6. Kerry Madsen, St. Mary’s, NSW, Aust., 447 (1)
7. Buddy Kofoid, Penngrove, CA, 409
8. Aaron Reutzel, Clute, TX, 377 (3)
9. Davey Heskin, St. Michael, MN, 335 (1)
10. Brooke Tatnell, Sans Souci, NSW, Aust., 326

2022 Knoxville/Huset's 410 Sprint Series presented by www.OpenWheel101.com Final Point Standings (Feature Wins)

1. Austin McCarl, Altoona, IA, 830 (1)
2. Brian Brown, Grain Valley, MO, 721 (4)
3. Aaron Reutzel, Clute, TX, 712 (5)
4. Gio Scelzi, Fresno, CA, 573 (2)
5. Justin Henderson, Tea, SD, 525
6. Matt Juhl, Tea, SD, 475
7. Brooke Tatnell, Sans Souci, NSW, Aust., 420 (2)
8. Ayrton Gennetten, Gravois Mills, MO, 397 (1)
9. Kerry Madsen, St. Mary's, NSW, Aust., 383
10. Ryan Timms, Oklahoma City, OK, 366 (5)

2021 Midwest Thunder Sprint Cars presented by www.OpenWheel101.com Point Standings (Feature Wins)

1. Gio Scelzi, Fresno, CA, 1279 (2)
2. Brian Brown, Grain Valley, MO, 1061 (7)
3. Justin Henderson, Tea, SD, 1036 (7)
4. Ayrton Gennetten, Gravois Mills, MO, 829 (5)
5. Austin McCarl, Altoona, IA, 803 (6)
6. Kerry Madsen, St. Mary’s, NSW, Aust., 800 (5)
7. Parker Price-Miller, Kokomo, IN, 608 (1)
8. Carson McCarl, Altoona, IA, 572
9. Matt Juhl, Tea, SD, 571
10. Rico Abreu, St. Helena, CA, 563 (1)

2020 Midwest Thunder Sprint Cars presented by www.OpenWheel101.com Point Standings (Feature Wins)

1. Kerry Madsen, St. Mary’s, NSW, Aust., 766
2. Bill Balog, Hartland, WI, 667 (9)
3. Kyle Larson, Elk Grove, CA, 660 (11)
4. Brian Brown, Grain Valley, MO, 587 (3)
5. Rico Abreu, St. Helena, CA, 479 (3)
6. Dominic Scelzi, Fresno, CA, 440
7. Austin McCarl, Altoona, IA, 419
8. Ian Madsen, St. Mary’s, NSW, Aust., 413
9. Tim Kaeding, Campbell, CA, 402
10. Shane Stewart, Bixby, OK, 385 (1)

2019 Midwest Thunder Sprint Cars presented by www.OpenWheel101.com Final Point Standings (Feature Wins)

1. Kerry Madsen, St. Mary’s, NSW, Aust., 954 (2)
2. Bill Balog, Hartland, WI, 947 (7)
3. Brian Brown, Grain Valley, MO, 731 (5)
4. Terry McCarl, Altoona, IA, 713 (2)
5. James McFadden, Warrnambool, VIC, Aust., 592 (2)
6. Austin McCarl, Altoona, IA, 505 (1)
7. Parker Price-Miller, Kokomo, IN, 484 (1)
8. Jeremy Schultz, Beaver Dam, WI, 471 (3)
9. Paul Nienhiser, Chapin, IL, 427 (5)
10. Rico Abreu, St. Helena, CA, 400 (2)

2018 Midwest Thunder Sprint Cars presented by www.OpenWheel101.com Point Standings (Feature Wins) Top Ten

1. Kerry Madsen, St. Mary’s, NSW, Aust., 866 (7)
2. Brian Brown, Grain Valley, MO, 686 (7)
3. Austin McCarl, Altoona, IA, 602 (5)
4. Terry McCarl, Altoona, IA, 565
5. Brooke Tatnell, Sans Souci, NSW, Aust., 420 (1)
6. Scotty Thiel, Sheboygan, WI, 398 (4)
(tie) Davey Heskin, St. Michael, MN, 398
8. Bill Balog, Hartland, WI, 390 (2)
9. Cory Eliason, Selma, CA, 386 (1)
10. Matt Juhl, Tea, SD, 365 (1)

2017 Midwest Thunder Sprint Cars presented by www.OpenWheel101.com Final Point Standings (Feature Wins) Top Ten

1. Kerry Madsen, St. Mary’s, NSW, Aust., 1086 (5)
2. Ian Madsen, St. Mary’s, NSW, Aust., 1031 (7)
3. Donny Schatz, Fargo, ND, 800 (6)
4. Brian Brown, Grain Valley, MO, 760 (6)
5. Brad Sweet, Grass Valley, CA, 760 (2)
6. Brooke Tatnell, Sans Souci, NSW, Aust., 533 (1)
7. Shane Stewart, Bixby, OK, 529 (2)
8. David Gravel, Watertown, CT, 481 (3)
9. Terry McCarl, Altoona, IA, 437 (1)
10. Tim Kaeding, San Jose, CA, 425 (2)

Emerson Axsom Becomes Seventh First-Time 410 Winner at Knoxville in 2024; Austin McCarl is Champ!
Aaron Reutzel Wins 360 Main, Jamie Ball Wins Title; Ryan Navratil Wins Second Pro Sprint Feature in a Row, Mike Mayberry is Champ
by Bill Wright

KNOXVILLE, Iowa (August 24, 2024) – Champions were crowned Saturday on McKay Insurance Group Season Championship Night at the Knoxville Raceway. Emerson Axsom won his first career 410 feature at Knoxvillle, while Austin McCarl won his third track championship with the series. Aaron Reutzel won his sixth 360 feature of the year Saturday, while Jamie Ball claimed his first season title. Ryan Navratil won for the second time in a row with the Pro Sprints, while Mike Mayberry claimed his second track championship in a row by just ten points.

Lynton Jeffrey led lap one in the 25-lap 988 Lifeline 410 main event, ahead of Carson McCarl, Axsom, Reutzel and Ryan Timms. Entering the feature, Austin McCarl needed at least an eleventh place finish if Aaron Reutzel was victorious. Those plans were dashed for Reutzel when he broke a rear axle just one lap in.

Carson McCarl snuck by Jeffrey to lead lap two on the restart, but Jeffrey reclaimed the point on lap three. Carson didn’t go away, however, and as the pair entered traffic, clid by Jeffrey to take the lead back on lap seven. Axsom was moving as well, and got by Jeffrey for second on lap eight. Timms followed him into third on lap nine, and Tasker Phillips claimed fourth on lap ten. Kerry Madsen entered the top five on lap 11.

While Carson McCarl used the low side, Axsom started reeling him in on the cushion. On lap 14, he took the lead for good coming off of turn four. With ten laps to go, the final caution came out for Sawyer Phillips, who performed a 360 spin.

Axsom held on to the lead to grab his first 410 win at Knoxville. Madsen passed Timms on lap 17 and Carson with three to go to claim second. Carson was third, followed by Tasker Phillips and Austin McCarl. Timms, Rookie of the Year Zach Hampton, hard-charger Jace Park, Jeffrey and Sawyer Phillips rounded out the top ten. Timms set quick time in his first night in the Forbrook #5. Tasker Phillips, Ayrton Gennetten and Matt Juhl won heats.

“I honestly didn’t mind (the lapped traffic),” said Axsom in Victory Lane. “I felt like where I was positioned, it helped me out. I was able to get a run on those guys. When you’re that bottled up, it’s best just to go where nobody’s at. I did just that and found a little bit of clean air. I felt good on the curb, and that’s about as good as I’ve felt all year. I’m really happy where our car’s at, and I really wish we could go back and restart the season, and start where we’re at now.”

“I have to thank everyone at Country Builders,” said Austin McCarl of his second championship in a row aboard the Country Builders Construction #88. “Thank you for everything (Weldon Offill). Nothing is possible without you and the whole Offill family. I felt like if I did get beat, I would think of the crash I had with Emerson and the DNF. Luckily, it all worked out.”

The 20-lap 360 feature saw a couple of mishaps before a lap could be completed. Kade Higday got sideways on the first and collected Jack Anderson, who flipped. He was unhurt. On the second try, Brandon Wimmer flipped hard, collecting Ben Brown and Terry McCarl. The latter two restarted at the tail. Wimmer was o.k.

Once green, Joe Beaver led the field, ahead of Cam Martin, Ryan Leavitt, Aaron Reutzel and Clint Garner. Reutzel grabbed third on lap five. Garner moved forward to fourth on lap eight. Martin and Reutzel battled hard for the second spot in close action on lap nine.

At the halfway point, Reutzel pulled a move that shot him past both Martin and Beaver and into the lead. A lap later, he was into traffic. Martin gained second from Beaver on lap 12. Tyler Groenendyk was a late closer, moving into fifth on lap 14, taking fourth on lap 15, and grabbing third from Beaver with four to go.

Reutzel cruised to his fifteenth career 360 win here, ahead of Martin, Groenendyk, Garner and Tony Rost. Beaver, Riley Goodno, season champion, Jamie Ball, Sawyer Phillips and Ryan Giles completed the top ten. Higday set quick time over the 36-car field, while Ball, Jack Anderson, Sawyer Phillips and Nate Mills won the heats. Cole Garner claimed the B.

“We definitely have a bullet under the hood, and I have Don Long to thank for that,” said Reutzel in Victory Lane. “Our package in the 360 is so wide. I can experiment a little bit, and then we’re still usually right there at the end of the night. It was another great year. It was a lot of fun. I love racing here every week. There’s nothing like it.”

“The guys on my team are amazing and they made things super-simple for me,” said Ball of his championship aboard his #4w. “We did double duty most of the time. We’ve been pretty dialed in most of the year. The tires threw us for a loop the last month or so. We had a big enough point deal built up that it wasn’t overly stressful. That meant going into the Nationals with the stress off.”

Ryan Navratil jumped out from his starting spot outside row one early in the 18-lap Pro Sprints feature, ahead of J Kinder, Matt Allen, Rob Kubli and Devin Kline. If Kinder won, Mike Mayberry would have to finish seventh or better to repeat as the Pro champion.

Kubli shot around Allen for third on lap six. Navratil was into traffic by lap 12 before Brandon Worthington came to a stop on the front straightaway. Kinder was all over Navratil on the restart and took the lead. However, he was called for leaving to early and pulling beside the leader at the cone, and Toby Mosher spun and AJ Johnson tipped over to set up another restart.

This time, Navratil held the point as Kubli and Kinder went three-wide for the lead at one point. Kinder would gain second on the white flag lap, and was followed by Kubli, Allen and Kline. Hard-charger Matthew Stelzer, Chase Young, Mayberry, Mosher and Jeff Wilke rounded out the top ten. Mayberry’s margin of victory in the season championship was a mere ten points. Mosher set quick time over the field, while Navratil and Wilke won the heats.

“The last restart before four to go, I was up on the berm and the car was pretty tight,” said Navratil of his win and his luck with the called back restart. “We went back a lap with the caution, which was good. Last year, we had trouble with the cautions, and this year, I guess they helped.”

“It was definitely close,” said Mayberry of his championship that was ten points better than Kinder. “I didn’t want it to be that close, but that’s how it worked out. It was kind of a war tonight.”

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988 Lifeline 410 Results

Time Trials (Qualifying Order), 2 laps: 1. 5, Ryan Timms, Oklahoma City, OK (13), 15.628; 2. 27, Carson McCarl, Altoona, IA (9), 15.726; 3. 27W, Emerson Axsom, Franklin, IN (20), 15.737; 4. 88, Austin McCarl, Altoona, IA (3), 15.772; 5. 55, Kerry Madsen, St. Mary’s, NSW, Aust. (18), 15.793; 6. 87, Aaron Reutzel, Clute, TX (11), 15.800; 7. 2, Lynton Jeffrey, Sydney, NSW, Aust. (5), 15.805; 8. 3J, Dusty Zomer, Sioux Falls, SD (4), 15.812; 9. 35, Zach Hampton, Plainfield, IN (25), 15.815; 10. 6, Brandon Wimmer, Fairmount, IN (7), 15.882; 11. 4W, Jamie Ball, Knoxville, IA (14), 15.906; 12. 1K, Kelby Watt, Adel, IA (16), 15.972; 13. 1, Tasker Phillips, Pleasantville, IA (23), 15.996; 14. 25, JJ Hickle, Quilcene, WA (1), 16.025; 15. 09, Matt Juhl, Tea, SD (8), 16.070; 16. 3P, Sawyer Phillips, Pleasantville, IA (21), 16.076; 17. 19, Ayrton Gennetten, Gravois Mills, MO (19), 16.080; 18. 15JR, Cole Mincer, Burlington, IA (12), 16.085; 19. 44, Chris Martin, Ankeny, IA (2), 16.127; 20. 2KS, Hunter Schuerenberg, Sikeston, MO (24), 16.179; 21. 22, Riley Goodno, Knoxville, IA (15), 16.186; 22. 6W, Dustin Selvage, Indianola, IA (10), 16.339; 23. 44X, Scotty Johnson, Melcher-Dallas, IA (22), 16.368; 24. 9H, Landon Hansen, Newton, IA (6), 16.383; 25. 45X, Jace Park, Overland Park, KS (17), 16.477.

Heat one (started), 8 Laps, 2:11.8: 1. Tasker Phillips (2); 2. Lynton Jeffrey (4); 3. Sawyer Phillips (1); 4. Brandon Wimmer (3); 5. Ryan Timms (6); 6. Austin McCarl (5); 7. Jace Park (9); 8. Chris Martin (7) 9. Dustin Selvage (8)

Heat two (started), 8 Laps, 2:14.2: 1. Ayrton Gennetten (1); 2. JJ Hickle (2); 3. Dusty Zomer (4); 4. Kerry Madsen (5); 5. Jamie Ball (3); 6. Carson McCarl (6); 7. Hunter Schuerenberg (7); 8. Scotty Johnson (8)

Heat three (started), 8 Laps, 2:16.9: 1. Matt Juhl (2); 2. Zach Hampton (4); 3. Emerson Axsom (6); 4. Aaron Reutzel (5); 5. Cole Mincer (1); 6. Riley Goodno (7); 7. Kelby Watt (3); 8. Landon Hansen (8);

A main (started), 25 Laps, NT: 1. Emerson Axsom (4); 2. Kerry Madsen (5); 3. Carson McCarl (1); 4. Tasker Phillips (8); 5. Austin McCarl (9); 6. Ryan Timms (3); 7. Zach Hampton (7); 8. Jace Park (20); 9. Lynton Jeffrey (2); 10. Sawyer Phillips (14); 11. Ayrton Gennetten (12); 12. JJ Hickle (13); 13. Matt Juhl (11); 14. Riley Goodno (19); 15. Hunter Schuerenberg (18); 16. Kelby Watt (17); 17. Brandon Wimmer (10); 18. Scotty Johnson (23); 19. Landon Hansen (22); 20. Cole Mincer (16); 21. Dustin Selvage (24); 22. Chris Martin (21); 23. Jamie Ball (15); 24. Aaron Reutzel (6) DNS - 25. Dusty Zomer. Lap Leaders: Jeffrey 1, C. McCarl 2, Jeffrey 3-6, C. McCarl 7-13, Axsom 14-25. Hard-charger: Park.

360 Results

Time Trials (Qualifying Order), 2 laps: 1. 24, Kade Higday, Pleasant Hill, IA (1), 15.952; 2. 6, Brandon Wimmer, Fairmount, IN (8), 16.000; 3. 40, Clint Garner, Sioux Falls, SD (6), 16.029; 4. 22, Ryan Leavitt, Knoxville, IA (9), 16.079; 5. 87, Aaron Reutzel, Clute, TX (21), 16.091; 6. 4, Cam Martin, Ankeny, IA (32), 16.132; 7. 53, Joe Beaver, Knoxville, IA (14), 16.166; 8. 99, Tony Rost, Omaha, NE (31), 16.168; 9. 17, Tyler Groenendyk, Oskaloosa, IA (26), 16.173; 10. 22X, Riley Goodno, Knoxville, IA (11), 16.219; 11. 3P, Sawyer Phillips, Pleasantville, IA (29), 16.287; 12. 7, Tyler Lee, Cedar Rapids, IA (10), 16.320; 13. 4W, Jamie Ball, Knoxville, IA (15), 16.348; 14. 01, Terry McCarl, Altoona, IA (28), 16.375; 15. 77X, Alex Hill, Six Nations, ONT, Can. (5), 16.388; 16. 2M, Ryan Giles, Grimes, IA (33), 16.402; 17. 5A, Alex Vande Voort, Knoxville, IA (2), 16.481; 18. 7A, Jack Anderson, Newton, IA (17), 16.497; 19. 86, Timothy Smith, Rocheport, MO (18), 16.529; 20. 24N, Nathan Mills, Bondurant, IA (25), 16.534; 21. 1TAZ, Tasker Phillips, Pleasantville, IA (23), 16.557; 22. 4G, Cole Garner, Sioux Falls, SD (30), 16.617; 23. 14, Aidan Zoutte, Knoxville, IA (22), 16.687; 24. 20T, Corey Timmerman, Burlington, IA (35), 16.690; 25. 21, Gunner Ramey, Sedalia, MO (24), 16.701; 26. 4C, Tuesday Calderwood, Goodyear, AZ (19), 16.716; 27. 38, Logan Alexander, Lacona, IA (3), 16.727; 28. 1A, John Anderson, Des Moines, IA (27), 16.779; 29. 47, Russ Hall, Pleasant Hill, IA (34), 16.794; 30. 3R, Russell Potter, Boonville, MO (7), 16.883; 31. 7B, Ben Brown, Marshall, MO (20), 16.903; 32. 41D, Dan Henning, Columbia, IA (13), 16.955; 33. 33, Alan Zoutte, Knoxville, IA (36), 16.993; 34. 16, Dustin Clark, Agency, IA (12), 17.014; 35. T4, Tyler Graves, Chariton, IA (4), 17.064; 36. 17N, Nathan Anderson, Newton, IA (16), 17.217

Heat one (started), 7 Laps, NT: 1. Jamie Ball (3); 2. Aaron Reutzel (5); 3. Tasker Phillips (1); 4. Tyler Groenendyk (4); 5. Kade Higday (6); 6. Alex Vande Voort (2); 7. Gunner Ramey (7); 8. Russ Hall (8); 9. Alan Zoutte (9);

Heat two (started), 7 Laps, 2:02.9: 1. Jack Anderson (2); 2. Cam Martin (5); 3. Cole Garner (1); 4. Terry McCarl (3); 5. Riley Goodno (4); 6. Brandon Wimmer (6); 7. Tuesday Calderwood (7); 8. Russell Potter (8); 9. Dustin Clark (9);

Heat three (started), 7 Laps, 2:01.6: 1. Sawyer Phillips (4); 2. Timothy Smith (2); 3. Clint Garner (6); 4. Joe Beaver (5); 5. Alex Hill (3); 6. Ben Brown (8); 7. Aidan Zoutte (1); 8. Logan Alexander (7); 9. Tyler Graves (9)

Heat four (started), 7 Laps, 2:02.2: 1. Nathan Mills (2); 2. Corey Timmerman (1); 3. Ryan Giles (3); 4. Tony Rost (5); 5. Tyler Lee (4); 6. Ryan Leavitt (6); 7. John Anderson (7); 8. Nathan Anderson (9); 9. Dan Henning (8);

B main (started), 10 Laps, NT: 1. Cole Garner (2); 2. Alex Vande Voort (1); 3. Ben Brown (8); 4. Gunner Ramey (5) / 5. Tuesday Calderwood (6); 6. Aidan Zoutte (4); 7. Russell Potter (9); 8. Dustin Clark (13); 9. John Anderson (7); 10. Logan Alexander (15); 11. Russ Hall (10); 12. Alan Zoutte (11); 13. Tyler Graves (16); 14. Dan Henning (12); 15. Nathan Anderson (14); 16. Corey Timmerman (3)

A main (started), 20 Laps, NT: 1. Aaron Reutzel (7); 2. Cam Martin (5); 3. Tyler Groenendyk (11); 4. Clint Garner (8); 5. Tony Rost (9); 6. Joe Beaver (1); 7. Riley Goodno (13); 8. Jamie Ball (10); 9. Sawyer Phillips (3); 10. Ryan Giles (15); 11. Cole Garner (21); 12. Tasker Phillips (20); 13. Alex Hill (19); 14. Terry McCarl (18); 15. Gunner Ramey (24); 16. Ben Brown (23); 17. Tyler Lee (17); 18. Nathan Mills (14); 19. Timothy Smith (16); 20. Kade Higday (6); 21. Alex Vande Voort (22); 22. Ryan Leavitt (2); 23. Brandon Wimmer (4); 24. Jack Anderson (12). Lap Leaders: Beaver 1-9, Reutzel 10-20. Hard-charger: Co. Garner.

Pro Series Results

Time Trials (Group Qualifying): 1. 55, Toby Mosher, Osceola, IA (16), 17.376; 2. 26, Chase Young, Des Moines, IA (9), 17.403; 3. 88, J Kinder, Linn, MO (4), 17.508; 4. 17, Matt Allen, Norwalk, IA (10), 17.513; 5. 0, Mike Mayberry, Fremont, IA (8), 17.561; 6. 7C, Devin Kline, Knoxville, IA (14), 17.567; 7. 7, Rob Kubli, Milo, IA (3), 17.594; 8. 99, Matthew Stelzer, Papillion, NE (1), 17.619; 9. 44, Brody Johnson, Melcher-Dallas, IA (13), 17.649; 10. 8J, AJ Johnson, Oskaloosa, IA (11), 17.697; 11. 12P, Ryan Navratil, Des Moines, IA (15), 17.762; 12. 41, Jeff Wilke, Knoxville, IA (17), 17.823; 13. 8, William Kline, Knoxville, IA (6), 17.892; 14. 12K, Koddy Hildreth, Zearing, IA (12), 17.987; 15. 71, Brandon Worthington, Indianola, IA (2), 18.036; 16. 9, Luke Lane, Milo, IA (5), 18.307; 17. 55KC, Bob Hildreth, Iowa Falls, IA (7), 18.745

Heat one (started), 6 Laps, 1:51.5: 1. Ryan Navratil (1); 2. Mike Mayberry (4); 3. Rob Kubli (3); 4. J Kinder (5); 5. Toby Mosher (6); 6. Brandon Worthington (8); 7. Brody Johnson (2); 8. Bob Hildreth (9); 9. William Kline (7)

Heat two (started), 6 Laps, 1:51.9: 1. Jeff Wilke (1); 2. AJ Johnson (2); 3. Devin Kline (4); 4. Matthew Stelzer (3); 5. Chase Young (6); 6. Matt Allen (5); 7. Koddy Hildreth (7) DNS – Luke Lane

A main (started), 18 Laps, NT: 1. Ryan Navratil (2); 2. J Kinder (6); 3. Rob Kubli (3); 4. Matt Allen (1); 5. Devin Kline (4); 6. Matthew Stelzer (11); 7. Chase Young (5); 8. Mike Mayberry (8); 9. Toby Mosher (7); 10. Jeff Wilke (10); 11. Koddy Hildreth (14); 12. Brody Johnson (12); 13. AJ Johnson (9); 14. Brandon Worthington (13); 15. Bob Hildreth (16); 16. William Kline (15) DNS – Luke Lane. Lap Leader: Navratil 1-18. Hard-charger: Stelzer.

Down to Last Five Events in Knoxville/Huset’s OpenWheel101.com Series; Donations Needed!

(Bill W) The Knoxville/Huset’s 410 Sprint Series Presented by OpenWheel101.com comes down to the last five events. This weekend, Knoxville Raceway has its season championship Saturday, followed by Huset’s Speedway’s “Bull Haulers Brawl” paying $7,000 to win on Sunday.

Aaron Reutzel leads Austin McCarl, Chase Randall, Garet Williamson and Scott Bogucki for what currently is a $2,000 top prize (we’d like to pay down as many drivers as possible).

The time to contribute to the point fund is running out! To help your favorite 410 drivers in the upper Midwest, donate today. 100% of the donations go to our 410 drivers!

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Up Next

Sat, August 24 - Knoxville Raceway (IA)
Sun, August 25 - Huset's Speedway (Brandon, SD)

2024 $100 OpenWheel101.com Knoxville Quick Time Awards

2024 Knoxville/Huset's 410 Sprint Series presented by www.OpenWheel101.com Point Standings (Feature Wins) (through August 17)

1. Aaron Reutzel, Clute, TX, 675 (2)
2. Austin McCarl, Altoona, IA, 618 (2)
3. Chase Randall, Waco, TX, 546 (3)
4. Garet Williamson, Columbia, MO, 465 (3)
5. Scott Bogucki, McLaren Vale, SA, Aust., 462 (3)
6. Kerry Madsen, St. Mary's, NSW, Aust., 460
7. Kaleb Johnson, Sioux Falls, SD, 412
8. Brian Brown, Grain Valley, MO, 356 (1)
9. Carson McCarl, Altoona, IA, 301 (1)
10. Justin Henderson, Tea, SD, 275
11. Emerson Axsom, Franklin, IN, 271
12. Dusty Zomer, Sioux Falls, SD, 268 (1)
13. Tim Kaeding, San Jose, CA, 266 (1)
14. Matt Juhl, Tea, SD, 261
15. Anthony Macri, Dillsburg, PA, 257 (1)
16. Kyle Larson, Elk Grove, CA, 220 (3)
17. Ryan Timms, Oklahoma City, OK, 217 (1)
18. Tasker Phillips, Pleasantville, IA, 187 (1)
19. Lynton Jeffrey, Sydney, NSW, Aust., 186
20. Daryn Pittman, Owasso, OK, 183
21. Christopher Thram, Sanborn, MN, 156
22. Daison Pursley, Locust Grove, OK, 136 (1)
(tie) Brooke Tatnell, Sans Souci, NSW, Aust., 136
24. Tim Estenson, Fargo, ND, 133
25. Mark Dobmeier, Grand Forks, ND, 127
26. Jamie Ball, Knoxville, IA, 120
27. Tyler Drueke, Eagle, NE, 118 (1)
28. Brendan Mullen, Grand Forks, ND, 115
29. Sawyer Phillips, Pleasantville, IA, 106
30. Tanner Holmes, Jacksonville, OR, 102
31. Zach Hampton, Plainfield, IN, 84
32. Cole Macedo, Lemoore, CA, 81
33. Riley Goodno, Knoxville, IA, 80
34. Jade Hastings, Grand Forks, ND, 68
35. Scott Winters, Butterfield, MN, 66
(tie) Kelby Watt, Adel, IA, 66
37. Hunter Schuerenberg, Sikeston, MO, 64
38. JJ Hickle, Quilcene, WA, 62
39. Andy Pake, Felton, MN, 57
40. Chris Martin, Ankeny, IA, 56
41. Brady Bacon, Broken Arrow, OK, 55
42. Don Droud Jr., Lincoln, NE, 52
(tie) Jake Bubak, Arvada, CO, 52
44. Sam Henderson, Sioux Falls, SD, 42
45. Danny Dietrich, Gettysburg, PA, 40
46. Sam Hafertepe Jr., Sunnyvale, TX, 36
(tie) Dustin Selvage, Indianola, IA, 36
48. Landon Brooks, Rio Oso, CA, 34
49. Kyle Reinhardt, Neptune City, NJ, 30
(tie) Brandon Wimmer, Fairmount, IN, 30
51. Skylar Prochaska, Lakefield, MN, 28
52. Jace Park, Overland Park, KS, 26
53. Skylar Gee, Leduc, ALB, Can., 22
(tie) Gage Pulkrabek, East Grand Forks, MN, 22
55. Josh Schneiderman, West Burlington, IA, 20
(tie) Ayrton Gennetten, Gravois Mills, MO, 20
(tie) Cale Thomas, Fairland, IN, 20
58. AJ Moeller, Rockwell City, IA, 16
(tie) Jason Martin, Liberal, KS, 16
(tie) Danny Sams III, North Port, FL, 16
61. Jacob Hughes, Hartford, SD, 14
62. Justin Jacobsma, Hull, IA, 12
(tie) Blake Hahn, Sapulpa, OK, 12
(tie) Joe B. Miller, Millerstown, MO, 12
65. Ryan Bickett, Ramona, SD, 10
66. Luke Nellis, Forest Lake, MN, 8
(tie) Lee Goos Jr., Hartford, SD, 8
(tie) John Carney II, El Paso, TX, 8
(tie) Cam Martin, Ankeny, IA, 8
70. Terry McCarl, Altoona, IA, 6
71. Scotty Johnson, Melcer-Dallas, IA, 4
(tie) Koby Werkmeister, Armour, SD, 4
(tie) Cap Henry, Bellevue, OH, 4
(tie) Sye Lynch, Apollo, PA, 4
75. Roger Crockett, Medford, OR, 2
(tie) McKenna Haase, Des Moines, IA, 2
(tie) Creed Kemenah, Findlay, OH, 2

WoO/High Limit Driver Winners

2024 Tentative Races that will be counted for points with the Midwest Thunder Sprint Cars presented by OpenWheel101.com (tentative)

Sat, April 20 - Knoxville Raceway (IA) (Cold)
Fri, April 26 - Knoxville Raceway (IA) WoO (Rain)
Sat, April 27 - Knoxville Raceway (IA) WoO (Rain)
Sat, May 4 - Knoxville Raceway (IA) (Aaron Reutzel, Clute, TX)
Sat, May 11 - Knoxville Raceway (IA) (Dusty Zomer, Sioux Falls, SD)
Sun, May 12 - Huset's Speedway (Brandon, SD) (Rain)
Sat, May 18 - Knoxville Raceway (IA) (Garet Williamson, Columbia, MO)
Sun, May 19 - Huset's Speedway (Brandon, SD) (Tyler Drueke, Eagle, NE)
Sat, May 25 - Knoxville Raceway (IA) (Chase Randall, Waco, TX)
Sun, May 26 - Huset's Speedway (Brandon, SD) (Daison Pursley, Locust Grove, OK)
Mon, May 27 - Huset's Speedway (Brandon, SD) (Tim Kaeding, San Jose, CA)
Sat, June 1 - Knoxville Raceway (IA) (Chase Randall, Waco, TX)
Sun, June 2 - Huset's Speedway (Brandon, SD) (Anthony Macri, Dillsburg, PA)
Sat, June 8 - Knoxville Raceway (IA) (Carson McCarl, Altoona, IA)
Sun, June 9 - Huset's Speedway (Brandon, SD) (Austin McCarl, Altoona, IA)
Fri, June 14 - Knoxville Raceway (IA) WoO (David Gravel, Watertown, CT)
Sat, June 15 - Knoxville Raceway (IA) WoO (Corey Day, Clovis, CA)
Sun, June 16 - Huset's Speedway (Brandon, SD) (Ryan Timms, Oklahoma City, OK)
Wed, June 19 - Huset's Speedway (Brandon, SD) Huset's Hustle Prelim (Tyler Courtney, Indianapolis, IN)
Thu, June 20 - Huset's Speedway (Brandon, SD) Huset's Hustle (Rain)
Fri, June 21 - Huset's Speedway (Brandon, SD) High Bank Nationals Prelim (Rain)
Sat, June 22 - Huset's Speedway (Brandon, SD) High Bank Nationals (Rain)
Sat, June 29 - Knoxville Raceway (IA) (Brian Brown, Grain Valley, MO)
Sat, July 6 - Knoxville Raceway (IA) (Scott Bogucki, McLaren Vale, SA, Aust.)
Sun, July 7 - Huset's Speedway (Brandon, SD) (Garet Williamson, Columbia, MO)
Fri, July 12 - Jackson Motorplex (MN) (Scott Bogucki, McLaren Vale, SA, Aust.)
Sat, July 13 - Knoxville Raceway (IA) (Austin McCarl, Altoona, IA)
Sun, July 14 - Huset's Speedway (Brandon, SD) (Scott Bogucki, McLaren Vale, SA, Aust.)
Sat, July 20 - Knoxville Raceway (IA) (Aaron Reutzel, Clute, TX)
Fri, July 26 - Jackson Motorplex (MN) Border Battle (Chase Randall, Waco, TX)
Sat, July 27 - Knoxville Raceway (IA) Border Battle (Tasker Phillips, Pleasantville, IA)
Sun, July 28 - Huset's Speedway (SD) (Brandon, SD) Border Battle (Garet Williamson, Columbia, MO)
Sun, August 4 - Knoxville Raceway (IA) Cappy Classic (Rico Abreu, St. Helena, CA)
Mon, August 5 - Southern Iowa Speedway (Oskaloosa) Front Row Challenge (Kyle Larson, Elk Grove, CA)
Wed, August 7 - Knoxville Raceway (IA) Knoxville Nationals Prelim (Gio Scelzi, Fresno, CA)
Thu, August 8 - Knoxville Raceway (IA) Knoxville Nationals Prelim (Kyle Larson, Elk Grove, CA)
Fri, August 9 - Knoxville Raceway (IA) Hard Knox Night (Donny Schatz, Fargo, ND)
Sat, August 10 - Knoxville Raceway (IA) Knoxville Nationals (Kyle Larson, Elk Grove, CA)
Fri, August 16 - Jackson Motorplex (MN) Jackson Nationals Prelim (Carson Macedo, Lemoore, CA)
Sat, August 17 - Jackson Motorplex (MN) Jackson Nationals (Donny Schatz, Fargo, ND)
Sat, August 24 - Knoxville Raceway (IA)
Sun, August 25 - Huset's Speedway (Brandon, SD)
Fri, August 30 - Huset's Speedway (Brandon, SD) WoO
Sat, August 31 - Huset's Speedway (Brandon, SD) WoO
Sun, September 1 - Huset's Speedway (Brandon, SD) WoO

Brian Brown is MPV Express Jesse Hockett “Mr. Sprint Car!”
by Bill Wright

Knoxville, IA, August 5, 2024 – Grain Valley, Missouri’s Brian Brown is the MPV Express Jesse Hockett “Mr. Sprint Car’ for 2024! Brian will receive $6,500. Justin Peck ($2,500) and Austin McCarl ($1,000) finished second and third. Points are earned through Southern Iowa Sprintweek events at both the Knoxville Raceway and the Southern Iowa Speedway in Oskaloosa.

Final 2024 MPV Express Jesse Hockett “Mr. Sprint Car” final standings…

2024 – 1. Brian Brown, Missouri, 262 points ($6,500); 2. Justin Peck, Indiana, 204 points ($2,500); 3. Austin McCarl, Iowa, 198 points ($1,000) 4. Tyler Courtney, Indiana, 196 points; 5. Carson Macedo, California, 191 points; 6. Corey Day, California, 182 points; 7. Scott Bogucki, New South Wales, Australia, 179 points; 8. Emerson Axsom, Indiana, 170 points; 9. Kasey Kahne, Washington, 169 points; (tie) Brad Sweet, California, 169 points.

History of the Southern Iowa SprintWeek Jesse Hockett “Mr. Sprint Car” standings…

2023 - 1. Anthony Macri, Pennsylvania, 203 points ($6,500); 2. Chase Randall, Texas, 199 points ($2,500); 3. Brian Brown, Missouri, 186 points ($1,000); 4. Parker Price-Miller, Kokomo, IN, 184 points; 5. Kerry Madsen, St. Mary’s, NSW, Aust., 178 points

2022 – 1. Aaron Reutzel, Texas, 264 points ($6,500); 2. Giovanni Scelzi, California, 254 points $2,500); 3. Brian Brown, Missouri, 236 points ($1,000); 4. Parker Price-Miller, Indiana, 232 points; 5. Kyle Larson, California, 224 points

2021 – 1. Gio Scelzi, California, 267 points ($6,000); 2. Brian Brown, Missouri, 240 points ($2,500); 3. Justin Henderson, South Dakota, 211 points ($1,000); 4. Cory Eliason, California, 200 points; 5. Shane Golobic, California, 182 points

2019 - 1. James McFadden, Victoria, Aust., 276 points; 2. Aaron Reutzel, Texas, 257 points; 3. Cory Eliason, California, 234 points; 4. Brian Brown, Missouri, 213 points; 5. Parker Price-Miller, Indiana, 205

2018 - 1. Carson Macedo, California, 330 points ($2,000); 2. Gio Scelzi, California, 287 points ($1,250); 3. Terry McCarl, Iowa, 256 points ($750); 4. Tim Kaeding, California, 240 points; 5. Cory Eliason, California, 233 points

2017 - 1. Brian Brown, Missouri, 332 points ($1,500); 2. Greg Hodnett, Pennsylvania, 261 points; 3. Brad Sweet, California, 238 points; 4. Ian Madsen, New South Wales, 236 points; 5. Trey Starks, Washington, 218 points

2016 – 1. Jamie Veal, Victoria, 271 points ($2,500); 2. Ian Madsen, New South Wales, 257 points ($1,000); 3. Danny Lasoski, Missouri, 222 points ($500); 4. Terry McCarl, Iowa 221 points; 5. Kerry Madsen, New South Wales, 217 points.

2015 – 1., Terry McCarl, Iowa, 277 points ($2,500); 2., Danny Lasoski, Missouri, 275 points ($1,000); 3., Brian Brown, Missouri, 259 points ($500); 4., Sammy Swindell, Tennessee, 246 points; 5., Kerry Madsen, New South Wales, 234 points.

2014 – 1., Brian Brown, Missouri, 296 points ($2,500); 2., Mark Dobmeier, North Dakota, 271 points ($1,000); 3., Terry McCarl, Iowa, 257 points ($500); 4., Ian Madsen, New South Wales, Australia, 232 points; 5., Sam Hafertepe, Jr., Texas, 219 points.

2013 - 1., Kevin Swindell, Tennessee, 312 points ($2,500); 2., Brian Brown, Missouri, 288 points ($1,000); 3., Kyle Larson, California, 285 points ($500); 4., Shane Stewart, Oklahoma, 268 points; 5., Jason Johnson, Louisiana, 250 points.

2012 - 1., Kyle Larson, California, 350 points ($2,500); 2., Brian Brown, Missouri, 276 points ($1,000); 3., Tim Kaeding, California, 268 points ($500); 4., Shane Stewart, Oklahoma, 253 points; 5., Tim Shaffer, Pennsylvania, 246 points.

2011 - 1., Sammy Swindell, Tennessee, 321 points ($2,500); 2., Shane Stewart, Oklahoma, 291 points ($1,000); 3., Jason Johnson, Louisiana, 259 points ($500); 4., Daryn Pittman, Oklahoma, 237 points; 5., Tim Shaffer, Pennsylvania, 227 points.

2010 – 1., Sammy Swindell, Tennessee, 276 points ($2,500); 2., Brooke Tatnell, New South Wales, Australia, 229 ($1,000); 3., Jason Johnson, Louisiana, 219 ($500); 4., Bronson Maeschen, Iowa, 215; 5., Brian Brown, Missouri, 207.

2009 - 1., Terry McCarl, Iowa, 276 points ($2,500); 2., Brian Brown, Missouri, 253 ($1,000); 3., Johnny Herrera, New Mexico, 239 ($500); 4., Shane Stewart, Oklahoma, 224; 5., Wayne Johnson, Oklahoma, 213.

2008 - 1., Wayne Johnson, Oklahoma, 314 points ($2,500); 2., Billy Alley, Nebraska, 274 ($1,000); 3., Brooke Tatnell ($500), New South Wales, Australia, 271; 4., Tyler Walker, California, 261; 5., Jason Johnson, Louisiana, 233.

2007 – 1., Wayne Johnson, Oklahoma, 266 points ($2,500); 2., Kaley Gharst, Illinois, 252 ($1,000); 3., Brian Brown, Missouri, 249 ($500); 4., Shane Stewart, Oklahoma, 192; 5., Jonathan Allard, California, 182.

2006 – 1., Jason Johnson, Louisiana, 309 points ($2,500); 2., Billy Alley, Nebraska, 247 ($1,000); 3., Brian Brown, Missouri, 227 ($500); 4., Don Droud, Jr., Nebraska, 201; 5., Gary Wright, Texas, 187.

2005 – 1., Billy Alley, Nebraska, 303 points ($2,500); 2., Kerry Madsen, New South Wales, Australia, 258 ($1,000); 3., Daryn Pittman, Oklahoma, 235; 4., Jesse Hockett, Missouri, 227; 5., Jesse Giannetto, Iowa, 214.

2004 - 1., Shane Stewart, Oklahoma, 217 points ($3,000); 2., Kerry Madsen, New South Wales, Australia, 183; 3., Zach Chappell, Oklahoma, 182; 4., Tim Kaeding, California, 165; 5., Wayne Johnson, Oklahoma, 160.

2003 – 1., Shane Stewart, Oklahoma, 238 points ($2,500); 2., Erin Crocker, Massachusetts, 186; 3., Travis Rilat, Texas, 183; 4., Kerry Madsen, New South Wales, Australia, 177; 5., Terry McCarl, Iowa, 175.

2002 – 1., Ricky Logan, Arkansas, 202 points ($1,500); 2., Jason Johnson, Louisiana, 186; 3., Daryn Pittman, Oklahoma, 171; 4., Brad Furr, California, 170; 5., Kasey Kahne, Washington, 160.

Those seeking information on the two participating tracks of the MPV Express Jesse Hockett “Mr. Sprint Car” Award are encouraged to visit their websites at www.knoxvilleraceway.com and www.oskychallenges.com, respectively.

Kyle Larson Leads from Start to Finish in Third Knoxville Nationals Triumph!
by Bill Wright

KNOXVILLE, Iowa (August 10, 2024) – Kyle Larson was the class of the field all week at the 63rd NOS Energy Drink Knoxville Nationals, and Saturday he capped it off with his third career win in sprint car racing’s biggest event. The Elk Grove, California driver earned $190,000 for his win aboard the Paul Silva #57. His wins the last two years have seen him lead all 50 laps.

Larson earned the pole position as high point driver for the week, and he led early over Daryn Pittman, Carson Macedo, Rico Abreu and Tyler Courtney. Anthony Macri entered the top five by lap four, and Logan Schuchart slowed to bring a caution on lap five.

Macri climbed to fourth when he passed Abreu on lap 7, as Gio Scelzi entered the top five. Scelzi found some speed on the low side, and passed Macri for fourth on lap nine. Larson was in lapped traffic on the sixteenth circuit, as Macedo passed Pittman for the runner-up position. Scelzi followed him into third on lap 18.

The event was stopped at the halfway point with an open red. Though any changes were allowed, owner and crew chief Paul Silva decided there would be no tire change on Larson’s entry despite several teams electing to do so. At that point, Larson led Macedo, Scelzi, Macri and Corey Day back to green.

On lap 27, Scelzi passed Macedo for second, and appeared to be reeling Larson slowly in. By lap 38, Larson was back in traffic, and his car worked well high, low and in the middle as he put several lapped cars between himself and Scelzi.

Larson’s final margin of victory was 3.8 seconds over Scelzi. Day charged to third, followed by Macedo and Macri. Brian Brown, Courtney, Scott Bogucki, Sheldon Haudenschild and Jacob Allen rounded out the top ten. Sawyer Phillips won the E main, Don Droud Jr. claimed the D main, Brenham Crouch took the C and Brad Sweet won the B main. Kaleb Johnson flipped in the B main, but was uninjured.

Gio Scelzi took home $1500 in the DGRD “Best Appearing Car” contest. Matt Juhl ($750) was second and Donny Schatz ($400) was third. The Jason Johnson Racing #41 team won the Avanti Windows & Doors “Best Appearing Crew” and $500. The Shark Racing #1s team was second ($250) and the Tony Stewart Racing #15 team was third ($150). Kyle Larson won the $2,000 SprintCarUnlimited Pole Award. Emerson Axsom was the Jetco Rookie of the Year ($1,000). The MPI Hard Charger was Corey Day, and Brian Brown was the week’s MPV Jesse Hockett “Mr. Sprint Car,” winning $6,500.

“It doesn’t get any bigger than the Knoxville Nationals,” said Larson in Victory Lane. “It feels great to lead back to back in 50 lappers from start to finish, because it’s the best sprint car drivers in the world behind me. They don’t make it easy. It was a tricky race there. Those lappers were just fast enough on the bottom and I felt like I was slowing myself down. I feel like I strung some good laps in at the end. We’ve been really bad this year, up until the last couple of weeks. The team works so hard, and all this goes to them. The tires (at the halfway point) looked brand new, so what’s the point in changing? We led the first 25, so why put on a new set and trick yourself? I felt better the second half.”

“I’m proud of this team,” said Scelzi. “I want to win this race more than anything in my life. You have to lose them before you can win them. I felt so good (on the bottom), I just didn’t want to go on the top because it kept getting bigger and bigger. I jumped off of it in four, and got to Kyle. I was better on the bottom in three and four, but he found his way and left me. My car was amazing. You don’t get these chances very often. You have to take advantage of them when you get them.”

“I feel like we had a really good car there,” said Day. “A caution in that last run would have helped I think. To run third here behind Kyle and Gio is awesome. You always want to win, but I have to give it up to them. We weren’t great on Wednesday night in the feature there, and we got our car better tonight. Hat’s off to my team. We’ve highly exceeded our expectations this year.”

Join us Saturday, August 24, for McKay Group Season Championship Night! All three sprint car divisions will be in action! For more information on the Knoxville Raceway, visit us online at www.KnoxvilleRaceway.com or on Facebook.

63rd NOS Energy Drink Knoxville Nationals Presented by Casey’s Toyota Qualifying Night #2 Results

E main (started), 10 Laps, 2:39.7: 1. 3P, Sawyer Phillips, Pleasantville, IA (1); 2. 88T, Tanner Thorson, Minden, NV (2); 3. 19H, Joel Myers Jr., Sebastopol, CA (3); 4. 15JR, Cole Mincer, Burlington, IA (4); 5. 1, Sammy Swindell, Germantown, TN (10); 6. 23L, Jimmy Light, Lizton, IN (5) / 7. 1D, Tasker Phillips, Pleasantville, IA (7); 8. 87, Aaron Reutzel, Clute, TX (9); 9. 3N, Jake Neuman, New Berlin, IL (6); 10. 65, Jordan Goldesberry, Springfield, IL (12); 11. 49J, Josh Schneiderman, West Burlington, IA (18); 12. J2, John Carney II, El Paso, TX (17); 13. 2K, Kevin Ingle, Huron, SD (15); 14. 9H, Landon Hansen, Newton, IA (14); 15. 23M, Lance Moss, Cherryville, NC (11); 16. 27W, Weston Olson, Warren, MN (13); 17. 10V, Brian Paulus, Six Mile, SC (8); 18. G5, Gage Pulkrabek, East Grand Forks, MN (16) DNS – 49x, Tim Shaffer, Aliquippa, PA; 40, Clint Garner, Sioux Falls, SD; 25, Daison Pursley, Locust Grove, OK; 28, Joe Perry, Billings, MT; 24, Terry McCarl, Altoona, IA; 55t, McKenna Haase, Des Moines, IA; 6, Robbie Price, Cobble Hill, BC, Can.; 101, Kalib Henry, Sacramento, CA

D main (started), 12 Laps, 3:17.5: 1. 1m, Don Droud Jr., Lincoln, NE (2); 2. 5T, Ryan Timms, Oklahoma City, OK (1); 3. 7s, Landon Crawley, Benton AR (3); 4. 15H, Sam Hafertepe Jr., Sunnyvale, TX (4); 5. 22, Riley Goodno, Knoxville, IA (6) 6. 13JT, Mark Dobmeier, Grand Forks, ND (5) / 7. 24D, Danny Sams III, North Port, FL (7); 8. 45x, Jace Park, Overland Park, KS (8); 9. 44, Chris Martin, Ankeny, IA (9); 10. 14J, Jack Dover, Springfield, NE (17); 11. 1K, Kelby Watt, Adel, IA (11); 12. 6w, Dustin Selvage, Indianola, IA (12); 13. 18R, Ryan Roberts, Aurora, NE (13); 14. 11N, Kasey Jedrezek, Lagrange, OH (15); 15. 74, Xavier Doney, Odessa, MO (10); 16. 53, Jessie Attard, Landilo, NSW, Aust. (16); 17. 95, Tyler Drueke, Eagle, NE (18); 18. Sawyer Phillips (19); 19. Joel Myers Jr. (21); 20. Tanner Thorson (20); 21. Sammy Swindell (23); 22. Jimmy Light (24); 23. Cole Mincer (22); 24. Brooke Tatnell (14) DNS – 2m, Ryan Giles, Grimes, IA; 27, Carson McCarl, Altoona, IA

C main (started), 15 Laps, 4:11.8: 1. 1C, Brenham Crouch, Lubbock, TX (2); 2. 48, Danny Dietrich, Gettysburg, PA (1); 3. 3G, Ayrton Gennetten, Gravois Mills, MO (3); 4. 55c, Chris Windom, Canton, IL (4) / 5. 17GP, Cale Thomas, Fairland, IN (6); 6. 24T, Christopher Thram, Sanborn, MN (7); 7. 6B, Brandon Wimmer, Fairmount, IN (11); 8. 3, Tim Kaeding, San Jose, CA (13); 9. 22x, JJ Hickle, Quilcene, WA (5); 10. 27B, Jake Bubak, Arvada, CO (17); 11. 35, Zach Hampton, Plainfield, IN (15); 12. 42, Sye Lynch, Apollo, PA (8); 13. Don Droud Jr. (19); 14. 36, Jason Martin, Liberal, KS (14); 15. Landon Crawley (21); 16. 70, Kraig Kinser, Bloomington, IN (18); 17. Sam Hafertepe Jr. (22); 18. Ryan Timms (20); 19. Mark Dobmeier (24); 20. Riley Goodno (23); 21. 55, Kerry Madsen, St. Mary’s, NSW, Aust. (16); 22. 91, Kyle Reinhardt, Neptune City, NJ (12); 23. 88, Austin McCarl, Altoona, IA (10); 24. 52, Blake Hahn, Sapulpa, OK (9) DNS – 26, Zeb Wise, Angola, IN; 4w, Jamie Ball, Knoxville, IA

B main (started), 22 Laps, NT: 1. 49, Brad Sweet, Grass Valley, CA (1); 2. 13, Justin Peck, Monrovia, IN (2); 3. 2, David Gravel, Watertown, CT (6); 4. 83SR, James McFadden, Alice Springs, NT, Aust. (3) / 5. 3z, Brock Zearfoss, Jonestown, PA (9); 6. 3J, Dusty Zomer, Sioux Falls, SD (8); 7. 8, Cory Eliason, Visalia, CA (4); 8. 83JR, Buddy Kofoid, Penngrove, CA (15); 9. 5, Spencer Bayston, Lebanon, IN (13); 10. 21T, Cole Macedo, Lemoore, CA (12); 11. 09, Matt Juhl, Tea, SD (5); 12. 9P, Parker Price-Miller, Kokomo, IN (18); 13. 23, Garet Williamson, Columbia, MO (7); 14. 99, Skylar Gee, Leduc, ALB, Can. (17); 15. 19s, Hunter Schuerenberg, Sikeston, MO (19); 16. Danny Dietrich (22); 17. Chris Windom (24); 18. Brenham Crouch (21); 19. 33w, Cap Henry, Bellevue, OH (10); 20. Ayrton Gennetten (23); 21. 18T, Tanner Holmes, Jacksonville, OR (16); 22. 9, Kasey Kahne, Enumclaw, WA (20); 23. 2x, Lynton Jeffrey, Sydney, NSW, Aust. (11); 24. 58, Kaleb Johnson, Sioux Falls, SD (14)

A main (started), 50 Laps, NT: 1. 57, Kyle Larson, Elk Grove, CA (1); 2. 18, Gio Scelzi, Fresno, CA (5); 3. 14, Corey Day, Clovis, CA (11); 4. 41, Carson Macedo, Lemoore, CA (4); 5. 39m, Anthony Macri, Dillsburg, PA (8); 6. 21, Brian Brown, Grain Valley, CA (7); 7. 7BC, Tyler Courtney, Indianapolis, IN (3); 8. 10, Scott Bogucki, McLaren Vale, SA, Aust. (10); 9. 17, Sheldon Haudenschild, Wooster, OH (14); 10. 1a, Jacob Allen, Hanover, PA (16); 11. 69K, Daryn Pittman, Owasso, OK (2); 12. 2, David Gravel, Watertown, CT (19); 13. 15, Donny Schatz, Fargo, ND (21); 14. 1s, Logan Schuchart, Hanover, PA (22); 15. 21H, Brady Bacon, Broken Arrow, OK (9); 16. 13, Justin Peck, Monrovia, IN (18); 17. James McFadden (20); 18. 17B, Bill Balog, Hartland, WI (13); 19. Brad Sweet (17); 20. 27A, Emerson Axsom, Franklin, IN (24); 21. 19, Brent Marks, Myerstown, PA (12); 22. 2KS, Chase Randall, Waco, TX (15); 23. 24R, Rico Abreu, St. Helena, CA (6); 24. Justin Henderson (23). Lap Leader: Larson 1-50. MPI Hard-charger: Day.

Donny Schatz Takes Care of Business on FVP “Hard Knox Night” at Knoxville!
Logan Schuchart, Justin Henderson and Emerson Axsom Join Him in Saturday’s Championship
by Bill Wright

KNOXVILLE, Iowa (August 9, 2024) – Donny Schatz has had a rough week at Knoxville, but a stroke of luck and strong feature drive have him headed to Saturday night’s finale of the 63rd NOS Energy Drink Knoxville Nationals Presented by Casey’s. It was the thirtieth win for the Fargo, North Dakota native, who won aboard the Tony Stewart Racing #15. Friday’s “Hard Knox Night” at the Nationals saw the top four qualifying for Saturday’s finale. Other top four finishers, Logan Schuchart, Justin Henderson and Emerson Axsom will join Schatz in Saturday’s finale. (Full lineups below)

Getting to even start up front in the feature took some luck for Schatz. After setting quick time in his group, he ran fourth in a heat race that only took the top three to the main event. However, when the second place car of Jack Dover failed to go to the scales, he inherited the third and final transfer, putting him on the pole.

Schatz led lap one in the 25-lapper ahead of Schuchart, Austin McCarl, Skylar Gee and Henderson. Schuchart used the low side to get by Schatz and lead lap two, but Donny returned the favor on lap three. Meanwhile, Henderson took the fourth spot from Gee.

Six laps in Cale Thomas did a 360 spin that brought caution. Schatz led Schuchart, McCarl, Henderson and Lynton Jeffrey back to green. Henderson shot to third on that restart, and on lap 13, Axsom entered the picture, and passed McCarl for the fourth spot. Schatz was entering traffic on lap 14, and a circuit later, McCarl came to a stop on the backstretch.

Schatz paced the last ten laps ahead of Schuchart. Axsom gained third, but Henderson got the spot back on the final lap. Jeffrey finished fifth and will start eleventh in Saturday’s program. Cole Macedo, Spencer Bayston, Kaleb Johnson, Buddy Kofoid and Tanner Holmes rounded out the top ten. Seventy-nine of the 80 cars eligible for Friday’s program competed. Schuchart joined Schatz as a quick timer in his group, and Holmes, McCarl, Johnson, Kasey Kahne, Macedo and Thomas won heats. Ryan Timms won the C main and Chris Windom and Ayrton Gennetten claimed the B mains. McKenna Haase was involved in a scary crash in the heat race. She was taken to the hospital for observation, but returned before the night was over.

“It wasn’t the prettiest,” said Schatz of his 30th win a Knoxville. “But it’s the Knoxville Nationals and sometimes you have to be lucky too. These Ford Motors run so good that sometimes you get to spinning the wheels and that’s what happened to us in the heat. These guys went to work on it and made some changes. We’re going to have to be a little better tomorrow to come through the field, but the first thing you’ve got to do is get in the show. This is our first Friday performance. Sometimes you have to use it to your advantage.”

“The biggest thing is that we’re in the show tomorrow,” said Schuchart. “We started 22nd in this thing before and made a charge, so that’s our goal. We’ll see how many cars we can pass tomorrow. The stress of just qualifying to make this thing is so tough. I would have liked to get a win tonight. I had Donny there in the beginning, and once I went to the top, he got back to the bottom and it was game over then unless we got to traffic. Cautions came out at the right time for him.”

“I feel like I learned a little bit from Emerson there,” said Henderson beside the Guy Forbrook #5x. “I changed my line a bit and was trying to be patient and smart all at the same time. We had a fantastic car here tonight. I’m extremely happy to run this car. I’m super happy to make the A main. This is the Knoxville Nationals and it obviously doesn’t get any better than this. There’s more stress in this race than any other.”

“We made the Knoxville Nationals,” said Axsom. “My stuff is really good. I felt like I was making really good laps there trailing Logan, and I was surprised Justin got back by us. I’m really happy with it, but I guess it hasn’t really sunk in yet. We made a motor change tonight and it paid off. We struggled the last two nights with the 410. I’m really happy with this combination we have going on.”

Join us Saturday, August 10, for the finale of the 63rd NOS Energy Drink Knoxville Nationals Presented by Casey’s! For more information on the Knoxville Raceway, visit us online at www.KnoxvilleRaceway.com or on Facebook.

63rd NOS Energy Drink Knoxville Nationals Presented by Casey’s Toyota Qualifying Night #2 Results

Time Trial Group 1 (Qualifying Order), 2 laps: 1. 15, Donny Schatz, Fargo, ND (9), 15.374; 2. 88, Austin McCarl, Altoona, IA (7), 15.434; 3. 5X, Justin Henderson, Tea, SD (28), 15.611; 4. 2X, Lynton Jeffrey, Sydney, NSW, Aust. (16), 15.632; 5. 87, Aaron Reutzel, Clute, TX (1), 15.657; 6. 4W, Jamie Ball, Knoxville, IA (23), 15.678; 7. 18T, Tanner Holmes, Jacksonville, OR (13), 15.703; 8. 1C, Brenham Crouch, Lubbock, TX (2), 15.741; 9. 58, Kaleb Johnson, Sioux Falls, SD (31), 15.862; 10. 14J, Jack Dover, Springfield, NE (3), 15.874; 11. 5, Spencer Bayston, Lebanon, IN (5), 15.894; 12. 22X, JJ Hickle, Quilcene, WA (19), 15.897; 13. 24, Terry McCarl, Altoona, IA (34), 15.903; 14. 42, Sye Lynch, Apollo, PA (26), 15.935; 15. 83JR, Buddy Kofoid, Penngrove, CA (22), 15.943; 16. 55C, Chris Windom, Canton, IL (38), 15.992; 17. 13JT, Mark Dobmeier, Grand Forks, ND (21), 15.996; 18. 24D, Danny Sams III, North Port, FL (8), 16.006; 19. 6B, Brandon Wimmer, Fairmount, IN (10), 16.039; 20. 6, Robbie Price, Cobble Hill, BC, Can. (15), 16.048; 21. 3P, Sawyer Phillips, Pleasantville, IA (27), 16.054; 22. 40, Clint Garner, Sioux Falls, SD (40), 16.059; 23. 55T, McKenna Haase, Des Moines, IA (30), 16.075; 24. 7S, Landon Crawley, Benton, AR (14), 16.081; 25. 27B, Jake Bubak, Arvada, CO (11), 16.085; 26. 36, Jason Martin, Liberal`, KS (4), 16.108; 27. 23L, Jimmy Light, West Springfield, PA (37), 16.116; 28. 1D, Tasker Phillips, Pleasantville, IA (39), 16.133; 29. 91, Kyle Reinhardt, Neptune City, NJ (36), 16.166; 30. G5, Gage Pulkrabek, East Grand Forks, MN (17), 16.184; 31. 3N, Jake Neuman, New Berlin, IL (18), 16.206; 32. 1K, Kelby Watt, Adel, IA (29), 16.209; 33. 44, Chris Martin, Ankeny, IA (20), 16.224; 34. 15JR, Cole Mincer, Burlington, IA (32), 16.263; 35. 49J, Josh Schneiderman, West Burlington, IA (33), 16.295; 36. 11N, Kasey Jedrezek, Lagrange, OH (25), 16.332; 37. 18R, Ryan Roberts, Aurora, NE (24), 16.333; 38. 1, Sammy Swindell, Lakeland, TN (12), 16.335; 39. 27W, Weston Olson, Warren, MN (6), 16.601; 40. 23M, Lance Moss, Cherryville, NC (35), 16.694

Time Trial Group 2 (Qualifying Order), 2 laps: 1. 1S, Logan Schuchart, Hanover, PA (8), 15.740; 2. 99, Skylar Gee, Leduc, ALB, Can. (1), 15.901; 3. 27A, Emerson Axsom, Franklin, IN (36), 15.940; 4. 9, Kasey Kahne, Enumclaw, WA (6), 15.992; 5. 19S, Hunter Schuerenberg, Sikeston, MO (31), 16.017; 6. 48, Danny Dietrich, Gettysburg, PA (2), 16.028; 7. 52, Blake Hahn, Sapulpa, OK (38), 16.055; 8. 21T, Cole Macedo, Lemoore, CA (16), 16.057; 9. 17GP, Cale Thomas, Fairland, IN (39), 16.076; 10. 3G, Ayrton Gennetten, Gravois Mills, MO (10), 16.089; 11. 70, Kraig Kinser, Bloomington, IN (7), 16.130; 12. 24T, Christopher Thram, Sanborn, MN (12), 16.159; 13. 2M, Ryan Giles, Grimes, IA (22), 16.165; 14. 9P, Parker Price-Miller, Kokomo, IN (37), 16.168; 15. 49X, Tim Shaffer, Aliquippa, PA (24), 16.219; 16. 25, Daison Pursley, Locust Grove, OK (4), 16.219; 17. 35, Zach Hampton, Plainfield, IN (14), 16.221; 18. 26, Zeb Wise, Angola, IN (27), 16.231; 19. 22, Riley Goodno, Knoxville, IA (23), 16.266; 20. 6W, Dustin Selvage, Indianola, IA (3), 16.288; 21. 55, Kerry Madsen, St. Marys, NSW, Aust. (33), 16.302; 22. 3, Tim Kaeding, San Jose, CA (29), 16.331; 23. 27, Carson McCarl, Altoona, IA (30), 16.386; 24. 88T, Tanner Thorson, Minden, NV (28), 16.390; 25. 15H, Sam Hafertepe Jr., Sunnyvale, TX (34), 16.420; 26. 45X, Jace Park, Overland Park, KS (25), 16.459; 27. 74, Xavier Doney, Odessa, MO (13), 16.461; 28. 1M, Don Droud Jr., Lincoln, NE (19), 16.486; 29. J2, John Carney II, El Paso, TX (15), 16.490; 30. 19H, Joel Myers Jr., Sebastopol, CA (9), 16.503; 31. 10V, Brian Paulus, Six Mile, SC (26), 16.531; 32. 2K, Kevin Ingle, Huron, SD (35), 16.566; 33. 53, Jessie Attard, Landilo, NSW, Aust. (11), 16.638; 34. 14T, Brooke Tatnell, Sans Souci, NSW, Aust. (21), 16.724; 35. 65, Jordan Goldesberry, Springfield, IL (17), 16.730; 36. 5T, Ryan Timms, Oklahoma City, OK (20), 16.735; 37. 95, Tyler Drueke, Eagle, NE (32), 16.889; 38. 9H, Landon Hansen, Newton, IA (5), 17.016; 39. 28, Joe Perry, Billings, MT (18), 17.595

Heat one (started), 8 Laps, 2:10.9: 1. Tanner Holmes (2); 2. Lynton Jeffrey (3); 3. Donny Schatz (4) / 4. Chris Windom (6); 5. Brandon Wimmer (7); 6. Kyle Reinhardt (10); 7. Jason Martin (9); 8. Kelby Watt (11); 9. Kasey Jedrezek (12); 10. Terry McCarl (5); 11. McKenna Haase (8); DQ (No Report to Scales) 12. Jack Dover (1)

Heat two (started), 8 Laps, 2:12.6: 1. Austin McCarl (4); 2. Brenham Crouch (2); 3. Spencer Bayston (1) / 4. Aaron Reutzel (3); 5. Sye Lynch (5); 6. Mark Dobmeier (6); 7. Landon Crawley (8); 8. Sawyer Phillips (7); 9. Chris Martin (11); 10. Ryan Roberts (12); 11. Jimmy Light (9); 12. Gage Pulkrabek (10)

Heat three (started), 8 Laps, NT: 1. Kaleb Johnson (2); 2. Justin Henderson (4); 3. Buddy Kofoid (5) / 4. JJ Hickle (1); 5. Jamie Ball (3); 6. Tasker Phillips (9); 7. Jake Bubak (8); 8. Danny Sams III (6); 9. Clint Garner (7); 10. Jake Neuman (10); 11. Cole Mincer (11); 12. Sammy Swindell (12)

Heat four (started), 8 Laps, 2:12.5: 1. Kasey Kahne (3); 2. Logan Schuchart (4); 3. Blake Hahn (2) / 4. Ayrton Gennetten (1); 5. Tim Kaeding (8); 6. Daison Pursley (6); 7. Don Droud Jr. (10); 8. Sam Hafertepe Jr. (9); 9. Brooke Tatnell (12); 10. Riley Goodno (7); 11. Ryan Giles (5); 12. Brian Paulus (11)

Heat five (started), 8 Laps, 2:12.4: 1. Cole Macedo (2); 2. Hunter Schuerenberg (3); 3. Skylar Gee (4) / 4. Parker Price-Miller (5); 5. Kraig Kinser (1); 6. Zach Hampton (6); 7. Carson McCarl (8); 8. Dustin Selvage (7); 9. Jace Park (9); 10. John Carney II (10); 11. Kevin Ingle (11); 12. Jordan Goldesberry (12)

Heat six (started), 8 Laps, 2:13.0: 1. Cale Thomas (2); 2. Christopher Thram (1); 3. Emerson Axsom (4); 4. Danny Dietrich (3); 5. Zeb Wise (6); 6. Tim Shaffer (5); 7. Kerry Madsen (7); 8. Xavier Doney (9); 9. Tanner Thorson (8); 10. Ryan Timms (12); 11. Joel Myers Jr. (10); 12. Jessie Attard (11)

C main (started), 10 Laps, 2:52.0: 1. Ryan Timms (4); 2. Riley Goodno (1); 3. Ryan Roberts (2); 4. Jake Neuman (3); 5. Ryan Giles (6); 6. Jack Dover (9); 7. Joel Myers Jr. (10); 8. Cole Mincer (7); 9. Jimmy Light (5); 10. Brian Paulus (12); 11. Tyler Drueke (17); 12. Jessie Attard (16) / 13. Sammy Swindell (13); 14. Lance Moss (18); 15. Jordan Goldesberry (14); 16. Weston Olson (15); 17. Landon Hansen (19); 18. Joe Perry (20); 19. Kevin Ingle (8); 20. Gage Pulkrabek (11) DNS – Terry McCarl, John Carney II, McKenna Haase, Josh Schneiderman, Robbie Price

B main one (started), 12 Laps, NT: 1. Chris Windom (1); 2. Sye Lynch (4); 3. JJ Hickle (2); 4. Brandon Wimmer (3); 5. Kyle Reinhardt (6); 6. Jason Martin (9); 7. Jamie Ball (5); 8. Jake Bubak (11); 9. Ryan Timms (18); 10. Landon Crawley (10); 11. Mark Dobmeier (7); 12. Danny Sams III (14); 13. Chris Martin (16); 14. Kelby Watt (12); 15. Ryan Roberts (19); 16. Kasey Jedrezek (15); 17. Ryan Giles (20); 18. Tyler Drueke (23); 19. Sawyer Phillips (13); 20. Joel Myers Jr. (21); 21. Jimmy Light (22); 22. Tasker Phillips (8); 23. Clint Garner (17) DNS – Aaron Reutzel

B main two (started), 12 Laps, NT: 1. Ayrton Gennetten (1); 2. Parker Price-Miller (2); 3. Danny Dietrich (3); 4. Zeb Wise (6); 5. Tim Kaeding (4); 6. Zach Hampton (8); 7. Kerry Madsen (12); 8. Kraig Kinser (5); 9. Don Droud Jr. (10); 10. Sam Hafertepe Jr. (13); 11. Riley Goodno (19); 12. Jace Park (17); 13. Xavier Doney (15); 14. Dustin Selvage (14); 15. Brooke Tatnell (16); 16. Jessie Attard (24); 17. Jack Dover (21); 18. Carson McCarl (11); 19. Tanner Thorson (18); 20. Cole Mincer (22); 21. Jake Neuman (20); 22. Tim Shaffer (9); 23. Brian Paulus (23); 24. Daison Pursley (7)

A main (started), 25 Laps, NT: 1. Donny Schatz (1); 2. Logan Schuchart (2); 3. Justin Henderson (5); 4. Emerson Axsom (6); 5. Lynton Jeffrey (7); 6. Cole Macedo (14); 7. Spencer Bayston (15); 8. Kaleb Johnson (13); 9. Buddy Kofoid (17); 10. Tanner Holmes (9); 11. Skylar Gee (4); 12. Parker Price-Miller (22); 13. Hunter Schuerenberg (10); 14. Kasey Kahne (8); 15. Danny Dietrich (24); 16. Brenham Crouch (11); 17. Ayrton Gennetten (20); 18. Chris Windom (19); 19. JJ Hickle (23); 20. Cale Thomas (16); 21. Christopher Thram (18); 22. Sye Lynch (21); 23. Blake Hahn (12); 24. Austin McCarl (3). Lap Leaders: Schatz 1, Schuchart 2, Schatz 3-25. Hard-charger: Price-Miller.

Saturday Lineups

A Main (50 Laps): 1. 57-Kyle Larson; 2. 69K-Daryn Pittman; 3. 7BC-Tyler Courtney; 4. 41-Carson Macedo; 5. 18-Giovanni Scelzi; 6. 24R-Rico Abreu; 7. 21-Brian Brown; 8. 39M-Anthony Macri; 9. 21H-Brady Bacon; 10. 10-Scott Bogucki; 11. 14-Corey Day; 12. 19-Brent Marks; 13. 17B-Bill Balog; 14. 17-Sheldon Haudenschild; 15. 2KS-Chase Randall; 16. 1A-Jacob Allen; 17. B Main Transfer #1 18. B Main Transfer #2 19. B Main Transfer #3 20. B Main Transfer #4 21. Donny Schatz 22. Logan Schuchart 23. Justin Henderson 24. Emerson Axsom

B Main (22 Laps): 1. 49-Brad Sweet; 2. 13-Justin Peck; 3. 83SR-James McFadden; 4. 8-Cory Eliason; 5. 09-Matt Juhl; 6. 2-David Gravel; 7. 23-Garet Williamson; 8. 3J-Dusty Zomer; 9. 3Z-Brock Zearfoss; 10. 33W-Cap Henry; 11. 2X-Lynton Jeffrey; 12. 21T-Cole Macedo; 13. 5-Spencer Bayston; 14. 58-Kaleb Johnson; 15. 83JR-Michael Kofoid; 16. 18T-Tanner Holmes; 17. 99-Skylar Gee; 18. 9P-Parker Price Miller; 19. 19S-Hunter Schuerenberg; 20. 9-Kasey Kahne

C Main (15 Laps): 1. 48-Danny Dietrich; 2. 1C-Brenham Crouch; 3. 3G-Ayrton Gennetten; 4. 55C-Chris Windom; 5. 22X-JJ Hickle; 6. 17GP-Cale Thomas; 7. 24T-Christopher Thram; 8. 42-Sye Lynch; 9. 52-Blake Hahn; 10. 88-Austin McCarl; 11. 6B-Brandon Wimmer; 12. 26-Zeb Wise; 13. 91-Kyle Reinhardt; 14. 3-Tim Kaeding; 15. 36-Jason Martin; 16. 35-Zach Hampton; 17. 4W-Jamie Ball; 18. 55-Kerry Madsen; 19. 27B-Jake Bubak; 20. 70-Kraig Kinser

D Main (12 Laps): 1. 5T-Ryan Timms; 2. 1M-Don Droud Jr; 3. 7S-Landon Crawley; 4. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr; 5. 13JT-Mark Dobmeier; 6. 22-Riley Goodno; 7. 24D-Danny Sams III; 8. 45X-Jace Park; 9. 44-Chris Martin; 10. 74-Xavier Doney; 11. 1K-Kelby Watt; 12. 6W-Dustin Selvage; 13. 18R-Ryan Roberts; 14. 14T-Brooke Tatnell; 15. 11N-Kasey Jedrzejek; 16. 53-Jessie Attard; 17. 2M-Ryan Giles; 18. 14J-Jack Dover; 19. 95-Tyler Drueke; 20. 27-Carson McCarl

E Main (10 Laps): 1. 3P-Sawyer Phillips; 2. 88T-Tanner Thorson; 3. 19H-Joel Myers; 4. 15JR-Cole Mincer; 5. 23L-Jimmy Light; 6. 3N-Jake Neuman; 7. 1D-Tasker Phillips; 8. 49X-Tim Shaffer; 9. 40-Clint Garner; 10. 10V-Brian Paulus; 11. 87-Aaron Reutzel; 12. 25-Daison Pursley; 13. 1-Sammy Swindell; 14. 23M-Lance Moss; 15. 65-Jordan Goldesberry; 16. 27W-Weston Olson; 17. 9H-Landon Hansen; 18. 28-Joe Perry; 19. 2K-Kevin Ingle; 20. G5-Gage Pulkrabek; 21. 24-Terry McCarl; 22. J2-John Carney II; 23. 55T-McKenna Haase; 24. 6-Robbie Price; 25. 49J-Josh Schneiderman; 26. 101-Kalib Henry

Kyle Larson Wins with Late Magic on Night #2 of the Knoxville Nationals!
by Bill Wright

KNOXVILLE, Iowa (August 8, 2024) – Kyle Larson passed Rico Abreu with two laps to go to capture Toyota Qualifying Night #2 of the 63rd NOS Energy Drink Knoxville Nationals Presented by Casey’s. The Elk Grove, California driver earned $12,000 for his eleventh win at Knoxville Raceway, and put himself on the pole of Saturday’s championship event paying $190,000 to win. Daryn Pittman will join him on the front row, as they led the top sixteen drivers in points locking themselves into the finale.

Bill Balog led at the outset of the 25-lap main event, followed by Abreu, Carson Macedo, Brady Bacon and Larson. On lap four, Larson gained fourth from Bacon. Up front, Balog was hitting traffic by lap seven.

Abreu reeled in Balog in traffic and slid in front of him in turn four to take the point on lap 12. A lap later, Macedo followed him into second. With ten to go, Larson gained third from Balog, while Tyler Courtney moved into the top five.

Larson continued his charge on the cushion and got around Macedo for second with seven laps to go. He slowly reeled in Abreu. On lap 24, Abreu stumbled a bit in turn two behind a lapper, and Larson used the low side to take the lead for good.

Larson’s win aboard Paul Silva’s #57 came ahead of Abreu, Macedo, Courtney and Balog. Pittman, Brad Sweet, Bacon, Zeb Wise and Brian Brown rounded out the top ten. Pittman set quick time over the 54-car field and won his heat. Hunter Schuerenberg, Tasker Phillips, Macedo and Ayrton Gennetten also won heats. Sye Lynch won the C main and Dusty Zomer claimed the B.

“Rico was doing a good job as the leader,” said Larson in Victory Lane. “Carson got rolling there for a minute, and I didn’t think I was going to get by him. I didn’t really know exactly what to do. Rico got to a lapper. He couldn’t follow him and had to go top or middle. That car hit the berm in front of me. That gave me a bunch of clean air and probably messed him up. We were in the right place at the right time, but you always have to execute every lap. The car felt great during the feature. The car felt better and better as that slime got thrown off the bottom.”

“Got to do a little better job managing traffic,” said Abreu. “I felt like I left the bottom open there. The top was just really far around. My right front would get up a little bit where I had to give some up in the center. The team did an awesome job. To finish on the podium with these guys is a good effort for my team.”

“The race was in stages for me,” said Macedo. “I felt like early, I got a back a little too far. I started catching them again when I got to traffic. I felt like I could maneuver well in traffic. I got to Rico, and he kind of got messed up. I thought I could squeeze by him, and paced myself behind him waiting for an opportunity. I saw the 57 beside me and went down in three and missed it. I knew I was in trouble. All in all, hat’s off to my team.”

Join us Friday, August 9, for the FVP “Hard Knox Night” at the 63rd NOS Energy Drink Knoxville Nationals Presented by Casey’s. For tickets and more information on the Knoxville Raceway, visit us online at www.KnoxvilleRaceway.com or on Facebook.

63rd NOS Energy Drink Knoxville Nationals Presented by Casey’s Toyota Qualifying Night #2 Results

Time Trials (Qualifying Order), 2 laps: 1. 69K, Daryn Pittman, Owasso, OK (8), 15.594; 2. 7BC, Tyler Courtney, Indianapolis, IN (14), 15.926; 3. 57, Kyle Larson, Elk Grove, CA (1), 15.954; 4. 21, Brian Brown, Grain Valley, MO (39), 15.966; 5. 33W, Cap Henry, Bellevue, OH (5), 15.996; 6. 3J, Dusty Zomer, Sioux Falls, SD (4), 16.017; 7. 8, Cory Eliason, Visalia, CA (3), 16.024; 8. 21H, Brady Bacon, Broken Arrow, OK (6), 16.067; 9. 41, Carson Macedo, Lemoore, CA (30), 16.072; 10. 1K, Kelby Watt, Adel, IA (2), 16.085; 11. 83SR, James McFadden, Alice Springs, NT, A (10), 16.092; 12. 24R, Rico Abreu, St. Helena, CA (28), 16.098; 13. 35, Zach Hampton, Plainfield, IN (11), 16.103; 14. 42, Sye Lynch, Apollo, PA (16), 16.108; 15. 17B, Bill Balog, Hartland, WI (35), 16.114; 16. 49, Brad Sweet, Grass Valley, CA (22), 16.145; 17. 88, Austin McCarl, Altoona, IA (23), 16.150; 18. 1C, Brenham Crouch, Lubbock, TX (12), 16.167; 19. 1S, Logan Schuchart, Hanover, PA (50), 16.221; 20. 74, Xavier Doney, Odessa, MO (7), 16.223; 21. 5X, Justin Henderson, Tea, SD (34), 16.228; 22. 5, Spencer Bayston, Lebanon, IN (29), 16.254; 23. 40, Clint Garner, Sioux Falls, SD (15), 16.264; 24. 49J, Josh Schneiderman, West Burlington, IA (9), 16.270; 25. 27A, Emerson Axsom, Franklin, IN (47), 16.273; 26. 24D, Danny Sams III, North Port, FL (17), 16.298; 27. 88T, Tanner Thorson, Minden, NV (21), 16.354; 28. 26, Zeb Wise, Angola, IN (46), 16.384; 29. 55C, Chris Windom, Canton, IL (25), 16.386; 30. 36, Jason Martin, Liberal`, KS (13), 16.407; 31. 6, Robbie Price, Cobble Hill, BC, Can (20), 16.419; 32. 19S, Hunter Schuerenberg, Sikeston, MO (54), 16.448; 33. 2M, Ryan Giles, Grimes, IA (18), 16.450; 34. 58, Kaleb Johnson, Sioux Falls, SD (44), 16.489; 35. 13JT, Mark Dobmeier, Grand Forks, ND (49), 16.492; 36. 7S, Landon Crawley, Benton, AR (38), 16.498; 37. 5T, Ryan Timms, Oklahoma City, OK (37), 16.499; 38. 1D, Tasker Phillips, Pleasantville, IA (31), 16.530; 39. 25, Daison Pursley, Locust Grove, OK (27), 16.574; 40. 3G, Ayrton Gennetten, Gravois Mills, MO (33), 16.601; 41. 22X, JJ Hickle, Quilcene, WA (43), 16.617; 42. 24, Terry McCarl, Altoona, IA (24), 16.639; 43. 27B, Jake Bubak, Arvada, CO (51), 16.642; 44. 3, Tim Kaeding, San Jose, CA (42), 16.665; 45. 91, Kyle Reinhardt, Neptune City, NJ (41), 16.716; 46. 18R, Ryan Roberts, Aurora, NE (36), 16.799; 47. 3N, Jake Neuman, New Berlin, IL (32), 16.802; 48. 65, Jordan Goldesberry, Springfield, IL (53), 16.819; 49. 27W, Weston Olson, Warren, MN (26), 16.951; 50. 53, Jessie Attard, Landilo, NSW, Aust. (48), 16.992 / 51. 95, Tyler Drueke, Eagle, NE (19), 16.998; 52. 14T, Brooke Tatnell, Sans Souci, NSW, Aust. (52), 17.035; 53. 28, Joe Perry, Billings, MT (40), 18.757; 54. 9H, Landon Hansen, Newton, IA (45), NT.

Heat one (started), 10 Laps, 2:52.5: 1. Daryn Pittman (8); 2. Landon Crawley (1); 3. Brad Sweet (5); 4. Danny Sams III (3) / 5. James McFadden (6); 6. Justin Henderson (4); 7. Dusty Zomer (7); 8. JJ Hickle (9) / 9. Robbie Price (2); 10. Ryan Roberts (10)

Heat two (started), 10 Laps, NT: 1. Hunter Schuerenberg (2); 2. Ryan Timms (1); 3. Rico Abreu (6); 4. Tyler Courtney (8) / 5. Spencer Bayston (4); 6. Tanner Thorson (3); 7. Cory Eliason (7); 8. Austin McCarl (5) / 9. Jake Neuman (10); 10. Terry McCarl (9);

Heat three (started), 10 Laps, NT: 1. Tasker Phillips (1); 2. Zeb Wise (2); 3. Kyle Larson (7); 4. Brady Bacon (6) / 5. Brenham Crouch (4); 6. Jake Bubak (8); 7. Zach Hampton (5); 8. Jordan Goldesberry (9) / 9. Clint Garner (3) DNS - 10. Ryan Giles

Heat four (started), 10 Laps, NT: 1. Carson Macedo (6); 2. Daison Pursley (1); 3. Kaleb Johnson (2); 4. Brian Brown (7) / 5. Logan Schuchart (5); 6. Chris Windom (3); 7. Josh Schneiderman (4); 8. Weston Olson (9) / 9. Tim Kaeding (8) DNS - 10. Sye Lynch

Heat five (started), 10 Laps, 2:53.8: 1. Ayrton Gennetten (1); 2. Mark Dobmeier (2); 3. Bill Balog (6); 4. Jason Martin (3) / 5. Emerson Axsom (4); 6. Cap Henry (8); 7. Kelby Watt (7); 8. Xavier Doney (5) / 9. Jessie Attard (10); 10. Kyle Reinhardt (9);

C main (started), 10 Laps, 2:55.9: 1. Sye Lynch (1); 2. Clint Garner (2); 3. Robbie Price (3); 4. Tim Kaeding (5) / 5. Terry McCarl (4); 6. Brooke Tatnell (10); 7. Tyler Drueke (9); 8. Jessie Attard (8); 9. Jake Neuman (7); 10. Joe Perry (11); 11. Kyle Reinhardt (6) DNS - 12. Ryan Giles 13. Ryan Roberts 14. Landon Hansen

B main (started), 12 Laps, 3:31.0: 1. Dusty Zomer (2); 2. Cap Henry (1); 3. James McFadden (5); 4. Cory Eliason (3) / 5. Zach Hampton (6); 6. Spencer Bayston (12); 7. Austin McCarl (7); 8. Logan Schuchart (9); 9. Kelby Watt (4); 10. Justin Henderson (11); 11. Chris Windom (16); 12. Emerson Axsom (14); 13. Brenham Crouch (8); 14. Jake Bubak (18); 15. Tanner Thorson (15); 16. Tim Kaeding (24); 17. Josh Schneiderman (13); 18. Xavier Doney (10); 19. JJ Hickle (17); 20. Sye Lynch (21); 21. Robbie Price (23); 22. Clint Garner (22); 23. Weston Olson (20); 24. Jordan Goldesberry (19)

A main, 25 Laps, 7:28.3: 1. Kyle Larson (6); 2. Rico Abreu (2); 3. Carson Macedo (3); 4. Tyler Courtney (7); 5. Bill Balog (1); 6. Daryn Pittman (8); 7. Brad Sweet (9); 8. Brady Bacon (4); 9. Zeb Wise (11); 10. Brian Brown (5); 11. Kaleb Johnson (14); 12. Hunter Schuerenberg (13); 13. James McFadden (23); 14. Cory Eliason (24); 15. Ryan Timms (17); 16. Tasker Phillips (18); 17. Danny Sams III (10); 18. Jason Martin (12); 19. Dusty Zomer (21); 20. Landon Crawley (16); 21. Ayrton Gennetten (20); 22. Mark Dobmeier (15); 23. Cap Henry (22); 24. Daison Pursley (19). Lap Leaders: Balog 1-11, Abreu 12-23, Larson 24-25. Hard-charger: McFadden.

Giovanni Scelzi Top of the Class in Night #1 Knoxville Nationals!
by Bill Wright

KNOXVILLE, Iowa (August 7, 2024) – Gio Scelzi emerged victorious on BRANDT Professional Agriculture Qualifying Night #1 at Knoxville Raceway Wednesday. The Fresno, California driver worked forward steadily and took a late lead to take the $12,000 prize and the honor of the top point driver for Wednesday. He will see how his 471 point total fares after Thursday’s qualifiers run tomorrow (complete points below).

Jacob Allen looked strong early in the 25-lap main event and took the early lead over Justin Peck, Chase Randall, Scott Bogucki and Scelzi. Brent Marks surged from sixth to fourth on lap two, and Scelzi worked by Bogucki to enter back in the top five on lap three.

Allen began to enter traffic, before Jamie Ball slowed on lap nine to bring the only caution of the event. That negated a Scelzi pass of Marks for fourth, but he repeated the move on lap 12, and then shot under Randall to take over third on lap 13.

Allen entered lapped traffic on lap 17. Behind him, Scelzi, rode under Peck to take the runner-up spot. Allen maneuvered traffic well, but Scelzi slowly reeled him in. The racing was tight, and Scelzi squeezed by in heavy lapped traffic to tak ethe point on lap 21.

Scelzi was first to the line in his fifth career win at Knoxville over Allen, Peck, Randall and Marks. Bogucki, Brock Zearfoss, Aaron Reutzel, Corey Day and hard-charger Anthony Macri rounded out the top ten. Matt Juhl set quick time over the 52-car field and Sam Hafertepe Jr., Ball, Donny Schatz, Reutzel and Randall won heats. Cale Thomas won the C main and Macri claimed the B.

“What an incredible job to my guys,” said Scelzi in Victory Lane. “Normally, yellows are by kryptonite, and I just got by Marks and the yellow came out. The bottom seemed to get easier and easier to run as all the crumbs got thrown up. I’ve never won a prelim night here, I’ve run second. This just sets us up well for Saturday.”

“Honestly, I think I ran a pretty good race,” said Allen. “It was a race I was pretty proud of running. I felt like my racecar was really good. Obviously, Gio had a really good car as well. There’s honestly nothing to hang our heads about. Last year, I didn’t even run this race and took some time to come back. To lead my prelim night and run second is a huge accomplishment.”

“I feel like we struggled most of the night,” said Peck. “I think we have a lot of improving to do for Saturday, but all in all I think we’re pretty close. We need to find a little bit more speed. I feel like I’m struggling getting in the corner. We’ll keep working. It’s cool to get on the podium at the Knoxville Nationals. We’ll keep tuning on it for Saturday.”

Join us Thursday, August 8, for the Toyota Qualifying Night #2 at the 63rd NOS Energy Drink Knoxville Nationals Presented by Casey’s. For tickets and more information on the Knoxville Raceway, visit us online at www.KnoxvilleRaceway.com or on Facebook.

63rd NOS Energy Drink Knoxville Nationals Presented by Casey’s BRANDT Professional Agriculture Qualifying Night #1 Results

Time Trials (Qualifying Order), 2 laps: 1. 09, Matt Juhl, Tea, SD (1), 15.431; 2. 39M, Anthony Macri, Dillsburg, PA (11), 15.654; 3. 55, Kerry Madsen, St. Mary’s, NSW, Aust. (5), 15.669; 4. 23, Garet Williamson, Columbia, MO (9), 15.707; 5. 18T, Tanner Holmes, Jacksonville, OR (3), 15.737; 6. 14J, Jack Dover, Springfield, NE (2), 15.738; 7. 17, Sheldon Haudenschild, Wooster, OH (35), 15.783; 8. 2, David Gravel, Watertown, CT (21), 15.785; 9. 14, Corey Day, Clovis, CA (28), 15.809; 10. 22, Riley Goodno, Knoxville, IA (4), 15.823; 11. 18, Gio Scelzi, Fresno, CA (31), 15.825; 12. 2X, Lynton Jeffrey, Sydney, NSW, Aust. (36), 15.828; 13. 10, Scott Bogucki, McLaren Vale, SA, Au (24), 15.828; 14. 101, Kalib Henry, Sacramento, CA (10), 15.834; 15. 19, Brent Marks, Myerstown, PA (29), 15.839; 16. 83JR, Buddy Kofoid, Penngrove, CA (30), 15.876; 17. 21T, Cole Macedo, Lemoore, CA (14), 15.878; 18. 3P, Sawyer Phillips, Pleasantville, IA (7), 15.898; 19. 1M, Don Droud Jr., Lincoln, NE (12), 15.909; 20. 2KS, Chase Randall, Waco, TX (42), 15.953; 21. 13, Justin Peck, Monrovia, IN (37), 15.962; 22. 1A, Jacob Allen, Hanover, PA (38), 15.973; 23. 55T, McKenna Haase, Des Moines, IA (40), 15.974; 24. 9, Kasey Kahne, Enumclaw, WA (41), 15.983; 25. 27, Carson McCarl, Altoona, IA (33), 15.986; 26. 3Z, Brock Zearfoss, Jonestown, PA (45), 16.006; 27. 24T, Christopher Thram, Sanborn, MN (25), 16.019; 28. 48, Danny Dietrich, Gettysburg, PA (19), 16.023; 29. 87, Aaron Reutzel, Clute, TX (23), 16.050; 30. 23L, Jimmy Light, West Springfield, PA (13), 16.060; 31. 70, Kraig Kinser, Bloomington, IN (47), 16.062; 32. 52, Blake Hahn, Sapulpa, OK (15), 16.075; 33. 9P, Parker Price-Miller, Kokomo, IN (18), 16.094; 34. 49X, Tim Shaffer, Aliquippa, PA (22), 16.107; 35. 6B, Brandon Wimmer, Fairmount, IN (50), 16.144; 36. 15H, Sam Hafertepe Jr., Sunnyvale, TX (51), 16.148; 37. 4W, Jamie Ball, Knoxville, IA (52), 16.168; 38. 15, Donny Schatz, Fargo, ND (43), 16.181; 39. J2, John Carney II, El Paso, TX (44), 16.185; 40. 23M, Lance Moss, Cherryville, NC (8), 16.205; 41. 17GP, Cale Thomas, Fairland, IN (17), 16.207; 42. 99, Skylar Gee, Leduc, ALB, Can. (48), 16.226; 43. 44, Chris Martin, Ankeny, IA (20), 16.259; 44. 6W, Dustin Selvage, Indianola, IA (27), 16.263; 45. 45X, Jace Park, Overland Park, KS (34), 16.279; 46. 15JR, Cole Mincer, Burlington, IA (49), 16.424; 47. 19H, Joel Myers Jr., Sebastopol, CA (26), 16.439; 48. G5, Gage Pulkrabek, East Grand Forks, MN (16), 16.459; 49. 11N, Kasey Jedrezek, Lagrange, OH (46), 16.856; 50. 10V, Brian Paulus, Six Mile, SC (39), 16.888; 51. 2K, Kevin Ingle, Huron, SD (32), 17.296; 52. 1, Sammy Swindell, Lakeland, TN (6), NT.

Heat one (started), 10 Laps, 2:46.6: 1. Sam Hafertepe Jr. (1); 2. Brock Zearfoss (3); 3. Justin Peck (4); 4. Gio Scelzi (6) / 5. Buddy Kofoid (5); 6. Kraig Kinser (2); 7. Matt Juhl (8); 8. Jack Dover (7) / 9. Cole Mincer (10); 10. Cale Thomas (9)

Heat two (started), 10 Laps, 2:47.3: 1. Jamie Ball (1); 2. Jacob Allen (4); 3. Blake Hahn (2); 4. Sheldon Haudenschild (7) / 5. Christopher Thram (3); 6. Anthony Macri (8); 7. Cole Macedo (5); 8. Lynton Jeffrey (6) / 9. Joel Myers Jr. (10); 10. Skylar Gee (9)

Heat three (started), 10 Laps, 2:46.2: 1. Donny Schatz (1); 2. Parker Price-Miller (2); 3. Scott Bogucki (6); 4. Danny Dietrich (3) / 5. Kerry Madsen (8); 6. David Gravel (7); 7. Sawyer Phillips (5); 8. McKenna Haase (4) / 9. Chris Martin (9); 10. Gage Pulkrabek (10)

Heat four (started), 10 Laps, NT: 1. Aaron Reutzel (3); 2. John Carney II (1); 3. Kasey Kahne (4); 4. Corey Day (7) / 5. Tim Shaffer (2); 6. Garet Williamson (8); 7. Don Droud Jr. (5); 8. Dustin Selvage (9) / 9. Kalib Henry (6) DNS - 10. Kasey Jedrezek

Heat five (started), 10 Laps, NT: 1. Chase Randall (5); 2. Brandon Wimmer (2); 3. Brent Marks (6); 4. Carson McCarl (4) / 5. Tanner Holmes (8); 6. Jace Park (9); 7. Jimmy Light (3); 8. Riley Goodno (7) / 9. Brian Paulus (10); 10. Lance Moss (1);

C main (started), 10 Laps, NT: 1. Cale Thomas (1); 2. Skylar Gee (2); 3. Chris Martin (3); 4. Joel Myers Jr. (5) / 5. Cole Mincer (4); 6. Brian Paulus (7); 7. Gage Pulkrabek (6); 8. Kevin Ingle (8); 9. Sammy Swindell (9) DNS - 10. Kalib Henry; 11. Lance Moss; 12. Kasey Jedrezek (9);

B main (started), 12 Laps, 3:29.5: 1. Anthony Macri (2); 2. Matt Juhl (1); 3. Garet Williamson (4); 4. David Gravel (7) / 5. Buddy Kofoid (10); 6. Kerry Madsen (3); 7. Tanner Holmes (5); 8. Riley Goodno (8); 9. Sawyer Phillips (12); 10. Jack Dover (6); 11. Don Droud Jr. (13); 12. Lynton Jeffrey (9); 13. Cole Macedo (11); 14. Tim Shaffer (18); 15. Christopher Thram (15); 16. Jimmy Light (16); 17. Chris Martin (23); 18. Jace Park (20); 19. Dustin Selvage (19); 20. Kraig Kinser (17); 21. Skylar Gee (22); 22. McKenna Haase (14); 23. Joel Myers Jr. (24); 24. Cale Thomas (21)

A main (started), 25 Laps, NT: 1. Gio Scelzi (6); 2. Jacob Allen (1); 3. Justin Peck (2); 4. Chase Randall (3); 5. Brent Marks (4); 6. Scott Bogucki (5); 7. Brock Zearfoss (11); 8. Aaron Reutzel (13); 9. Corey Day (7); 10. Anthony Macri (21); 11. Parker Price-Miller (15); 12. Sheldon Haudenschild (8); 13. Kasey Kahne (9); 14. Carson McCarl (10); 15. David Gravel (24); 16. Danny Dietrich (12); 17. Sam Hafertepe Jr. (17); 18. Donny Schatz (19); 19. Garet Williamson (23); 20. Matt Juhl (22); 21. Jamie Ball (18); 22. Blake Hahn (14); 23. John Carney II (20); 24. Brandon Wimmer (16). Lap Leaders: Allen 1-20, Scelzi 21-25. Hard-charger: Macri.

Wednesday Points

1 18 Giovanni Scelzi 471
2 39M Anthony Macri 465
3 10 Scott Bogucki 460
4 14 Corey Day 459
5 19 Brent Marks 458
6 17 Sheldon Haudenschild 457
7 2KS Chase Randall 456
8 1A Jacob Allen 453
9 13 Justin Peck 450
10 09 Matt Juhl 444
11 2 David Gravel 443
12 23 Garet Williamson 443
13 3Z Brock Zearfoss 435
14 87 Aaron Reutzel 430
15 9 Kasey Kahne 424
16 55 Kerry Madsen 424
17 18T Tanner Holmes 418
18 27 Carson McCarl 417
19 9P Parker Price Miller 413
20 48 Danny Dietrich 407
21 14J Jack Dover 401
22 83JR Michael Kofoid 400
23 15H Sam Hafertepe Jr 398
24 22 Riley Goodno 397
25 15 Donny Schatz 392
26 52 Blake Hahn 390
27 4W Jamie Ball 388
28 2X Lynton Jeffrey 385
29 6B Brandon Wimmer 383
30 3P Sawyer Phillips 382
31 J2 John Carney II 377
32 1M Don Droud Jr 376
33 21T Cole Macedo 376
34 24T Christopher Thram 358
35 49X Tim Shaffer 346
36 23L Jimmy Light 344
37 55T McKenna Haase 343
38 70 Kraig Kinser 337
39 101 Kalib Henry 332
40 45X Jace Park 313
41 44 Chris Martin 310
42 6W Dustin Selvage 307
43 99 Skylar Gee 301
44 17GP Cale Thomas 297
45 19H Joel Myers 290
46 15JR Cole Mincer 278
47 23M Lance Moss 275
48 10V Brian Paulus 268
49 G5 Gage Pulkrabek 267
50 11N Kasey Jedrzejek 255
51 2K Kevin Ingle 236
52 1 Sammy Swindell 229

Kyle Larson Nips Corey Day to Win Fourth Front Row Challenge!
Adam Gullion Wins His Second FRC IMCA Racesaver Feature
by Bill Wright

Oskaloosa, IA, Monday, August 5, 2024 –Kyle Larson outdueled fellow California hot-shoe Corey Day to win his fourth career Sage Fruit Front Row Challenge Presented by Your Life Iowa and Country Builders Construction on Monday at the Southern Iowa Speedway in Oskaloosa. Though the actual front row challenge seeing drivers elect to start at the tail seem to be a thing of the past, Larson had to work hard after starting in row seven and made an exciting charge of his own to earn $21,000 for his win. In the companion IMCA Racesaver sprint car feature, Lincoln Nebraska’s Adam Gullion won for the second time in his career at the Front Row Challenge and earned $1,000.

Day led early in the 30-lapper, ahead of Parker Price-Miller, Brad Sweet, Carson Macedo and James McFadden. There was plenty of passing throughout, and McFadden took fourth from Macedo on lap three. Sweet rode around Price-Miller for third on lap four, and Scott Bogucki entered the top five on lap six.

Day was into lapped traffic on lap eight, but things were halted when the fourth running McFadden tagged the turn two wall and flipped on the backstretch. He got out of his car on his own.

That erased over a two second lead for Day, who restarted ahead of Sweet, Price-Miller, Bogucki ,Macedo and a charging Larson. Macedo and Larson both used the restart to their advantage, as they each passed two cars to move into third and fourth, respectively. Larson used a slider in turn two to pass Macedo for the third spot on lap ten.

Day was setting a fast pace, and began lapping cars at the halfway point. Larson reeled in Sweet and passed him on lap 16 before Danny Sams III went up in smoke and brought caution with 13 to go. Larson pounced on the chance at a restart and quickly moved in front of Day to the point with a slider in turn one.

Day stayed close to the leader, never getting more than a few car lengths back. With five to go, they were in lapped traffic again. Danny Dietrich spun in turn two as the leaders were entering turn one. Day had been all over Larson for the lead, and both barely squeaked between Dietrich and the turn two wall, avoiding disaster.

Larson shot out to the lead again. Day made one bid that fell short, and settled for second. Carson Macedo grabbed third from Sweet with three to go, and Price-Miller finished fifth. Buddy Kofoid, Anthony Macri, Kerry Madsen, Bogucki and Daison Pursley rounded out the top ten. Sweet set quick time, and Bogucki, Price-Miller and McFadden won heats. Price-Miller also won the special foot race to determine the feature lineup.

“(Day) was really good,” said Larson in Victory Lane. “I saw him before that last caution get to our outside in traffic, so I knew he was blasting the top behind me. On the restart, I thought I did a good job on the restart, but I assume he got a good run on the wall out of two. He almost cleared me in four. I changed my entry in one, and didn’t see him again. It feels great to come from 13th and pass a lot of good drivers and cars and get another win. We know we have a good car come feature time.”

Adam Gullion left little doubt in winning the Seafoam IMCA Racesaver 15-lap feature. He led from flag to flag after starting on the pole. Cole Vanderheiden snatched second on lap two and held on, while Brett Moffitt made a rare sprint car start and rounded out the podium.

“A buddy of mine that I grew up with died of pancreatic cancer,” said Gullion. “#40 was his baseball number, so to get the win with that was awesome (Adam’s regular number was 91). It was great to win it the first time, but to be the only 305 guy that’s done it twice here is awesome! It’s pretty special.”

29th Annual Sage Fruit Front Row Challenge Presented by Your Life Iowa and Country Builders Construction Results and Contingencies

Sage Fruit Front Row Challenge Main Event (started), 30 laps: 1. 57, Kyle Larson, Elk Grove, CA (13) 2. 14, Corey Day, Clovis, CA (2) 3. 41, Carson Macedo, Lemoore, CA (3) 4. 49, Brad Sweet, Grass Valley, CA (4) 5. 9P, Parker Price-Miller, Kokomo, IN (1) 6. 83JR, Buddy Kofoid, Penngrove, CA (6) 7. Anthony Macri, Dillsburg, PA (20) 8. 55, Kerry Madsen, St. Mary’s, NSW, Aust. (8) 9. 10, Scott Bogucki, McLaren Vale, SA, Aust. (11) 10. 25. Daison Pursley, Locust Grove, OK (17) 11. 21, Brian Brown, Grain Valley, MO (7) 12. 88, Austin McCarl, Altoona, IA (9) 13. 21T, Cole Macedo, Lemoore, CA (10) 14. 23, Garet Williamson, Columbia, MO (16) 15. 17GP, Cale Thomas, Fairland, IN (18) 16. 27B, Jake Bubak, Arvada, CO (19) 17. 122, Joe B. Miller, Millersville, MO (22) 18. 48, Danny Dietrich, Gettysburg, PA (15) 19. 36, Jason Martin, Liberal, KS (23) 20. 24D, Danny Sams III, North Port, FL (14) 21. 9, Kasey Kahne, Enumclaw, WA (12) 22. 83SR, James McFadden, Alice Springs, NT, Aust. (5) 23. 4, Cam Martin, Ankeny, IA (21) 24. 2K, Kevin Ingle, Hurton, SD (24). Lap Leaders: Day 1-17, Larson 18-30. KSE Steering Pump/ $1000 Jack Housby Hard-charger: Anthony Macri. Paul McGrath Snap-On Mechanic of the Race (3/8 Lithium Impact Set): Paul Silva. Knoxville Raceway Hoosier Right Rears: Kerry Madsen, Scott Bogucki, Deuce5 Motorsports. Set of Four Sander Racing Wheels: Austin McCarl. $1000 from Hoseheads/J&S Classics for Highest Finishing PA Posse Driver: Anthony Macri. $500 Oskaloosa True Value Highest Finishing Knoxville Regulars: Kerry Madsen, Scott Bogucki. $500 DeBerg Concrete Highest Finishing High Limit Driver, WoO Driver, Huset’s Driver, IRA Driver, ASCS Driver

Seafoam Motor Treatment $500 Quick Time: Brad Sweet, 15.989 seconds.

Heat Race Winners: Smith Ti Complete Inboard Brake Kit ($2,833 Value), $200 Certificate to HRP, $150 Hydration IV from Skin Fusion FX During Knoxville Nationals, $100 from Dingus, Second Place in Each Heat: 1 Box of “In Sight” Tearoffs from Ultra Shield

Oskaloosa True Value Heat one (started), 8 laps: 1. Scott Bogucki (1) 2. Cole Macedo (2) 3. Corey Day (5) 4. Brad Sweet (6) 5. Danny Sams III (3) 6. Austin McCarl (4) 7. Cam Martin (8) 8. Anthony Macri (7)

Smith Titanium Heat two (started), 8 laps: 1. Parker Price-Miller (2) 2. Kerry Madsen (4) 3. Buddy Kofoid (5) 4. Cale Thomas (1) 5. Danny Dietrich (3) 6. Brian Brown (6) 7. Jason Martin (8) 8. Joe B. Miller (7)

Taso’s Steak House/Sander Wheels Heat three (started), 8 laps: 1. James McFadden (3) 2. Carson Macedo (6) 3. Daison Pursley (1) 4. Garet Williamson (2) 5. Kyle Larson (4) 6. Jake Bubak (7) 7. Kasey Kahne (5) 8. Kevin Ingle (8)

Priority Aviation Foot Race ($1500 to Win, $500 for Second, $100 to Start): Prelim One: 1. Carson Macedo 2. Corey Day / 3. James McFadden 4. Brian Brown Prelim two: 1. Parker Price-Miller 2. Brad Sweet / 3. Buddy Kofoid 4. Kerry Madsen Finals: 1. Parker Price-Miller 2. Corey Day 3. Carson Macedo 4. Brad Sweet

Seafoam Motor Treatment IMCA Racesavers

A main (started), 15 laps: 1. 40, Adam Gullion, Lincoln, NE (1) 2. 15v, Cole Vanderheiden, Papillion, NE (3) 3. 57A, Brett Moffitt, Mooresville, NC (2) 4. 20, Jeremy Huish, Jetmore, KS (5) 5. 45, Monty Ferriera, Lincoln, NE (11) 6. 43, Jake Greenwood, Woodward, IA (4) 7. 14, Randy Martin, California, MO (10) 8. 2D, Dusty Ballenger, Harrisburg, SD (9) 9. 17, Lee Goos Jr., Hartford, SD (7) 10. 69, Mike Moore, Des Moines, IA (6) 11. 11R, Cade Richards, Lincoln, NE (8) 12. 4ss, Brandon Halverson, Jackson, MN (15) 13. 23J, Jordan Welch, Clayton, IN (13) 14. 8R, Ryker Pace, Collinsville, OK (19) 15. 1H, Henry Chambers, Kansas City, KS (12) 16. 41, Jeff Wilke, Knoxville, IA (14) 17. 6B, Bayley Ballenger, Harrisburg, SD (18) 18. 18D, Dalton Domagala, Brandon, SD (17) 19. 9, Abigayle Lett, Odessa, MO (20) 20. 15K, Keegan McCarty, Sheldon, IA (16). Lap Leaders: Gullion 1-15. Hard-charger: Ferriera

Heat winners received “In Sight” Tear Offs

True Value of Oskaloosa Heat one (started), 6 laps: 1. Jake Greenwood (3) 2. Randy Martin (1) 3. Mike Moore (9) 4. Cole Vanderheiden (6) 5. Brett Moffitt (2) 6. Monty Ferriera (10) 7. Jordan Welch (5) 8. Brandon Halverson (8) 9. Dalton Domagala (4) 10. Ryker Pace (7)

Taso’s of Oskaloosa Heat two (started), 6 laps: 1. Lee Goos Jr. (1) 2. Cade Richards (2) 3. Jeremy Huish (8) 4. Adam Gullion (4) 5. Dusty Ballenger (6) 6. Henry Chambers (3) 7. Jeff Wilke (5) 8. Keegan McCarty (7) 9. Bayley Ballenger (10) 10. Abigayle Lett (9)

Rico Abreu Storms to Capitani Classic Win at Knoxville!
by Bill Wright

KNOXVILLE, Iowa (August 4, 2024) – Rico Abreu won a duel for the lead with Daryn Pittman and went on to win the Avanti Windows & Doors Capitani Classic Presented by Great Southern Bank Sunday night at Knoxville Raceway. The win was the St. Helena, California driver’s seventh at the “Sprint Car Capital of the World” and was worth $13,000 aboard the Rico Abreu Racing #24.

Pittman who won the $2,500 Pole Shuffle to earn the pole position in the 25-lap main event, led early over Brian Brown, Gio Scelzi, Abreu and Carson Macedo. Abreu made a move in turn two on lap two to shoot by both Scelzi and Brown and take over the runner-up spot. Scelzi would work by Brown for third on lap five. Macedo moved into fourth on lap seven.

Abreu reeled in Pittman, utilizing the high side of the track. On lap eight, Abreu slid by Pittman to take the point in turn four. Pittman flew back under Abreu to lead lap nine, and Abreu got a run off of turn two to take command again on lap ten.

Abreu stretched the lead in traffic from there. Scelzi used lapped traffic to get by Pittman at the halfway point for second. Macedo would also advance, and battled Pittman back and forth for the show position in the late stages.

Abreu’s final margin was 3.5 seconds over Scelzi ($9,000), Macedo ($5,000), Pittman and Brad Sweet. Spencer Bayston, Austin McCarl, $2,500 hard-charger Corey Day, Donny Schatz and Brown rounded out the top ten. The 82-car field was a record for the Cappy topping an 81-car showing in 2013. Buddy Kofoid and Brown set quick time over their respective groups. Scott Bogucki, Aaron Reutzel, Sam Hafertepe Jr., Emerson Axsom, Abreu, Bayston and Pittman won heats. Cory Eliason and Kraig Kinser won the C mains and Kofoid and Justin Peck claimed the B mains. Pittman won the $2,500 “Pole Shuffle” two-lap match races.

“That’s what we’ve been working for all year,” said Abreu. “I’m just really happy for my team. They really put their heads down and work on these things. It’s a special place to be up here on the front stretch. We’ve made it a point to come here a few times this season. Those 25-lap features, when they go non-stop, they can get quite grueling mentally. You get excited catching lapped traffic, because you know that’s where you can get a torrid pace. I know what (Cappy) brought to Knoxville, the history, and it’s important this event continues and the fans support this the week before Nationals.”

“What a great racetrack,” said Scelzi. “This is a Nationals-like racetrack with a treacherous cushion and a narrow bottom. Green to checker races I like honestly. With restarts you tend to struggle and think too much. I was going as hard as I could. I missed the bottom the last four or five laps, but I don’t know that I would have caught him.”

“What a race there,” said Macedo. “There were stages where we were all four grouped together. I thought that my car was definitely competitive enough to get in the right place to get up front. We just got stuck battling there for a while with (Pittman). It was just good hard racing. Hat’s off to this race team. They did a great job.”

Join us Sunday, August 4, for the 12th running of the Avanti Windows & Doors Capitani Classic Presented by Great Southern Bank. For tickets and more information on the Knoxville Raceway, visit us online at www.KnoxvilleRaceway.com or on Facebook.

Avani Windows & Doors Capitani Classic Presented by Great Southern Bank Results

Time Trial Group 1 (Qualifying Order), 2 laps: 1. 83JR, Buddy Kofoid, Penngrove, CA (9), 15.637 ($100 from OpenWheel101.com); 2. 69K, Daryn Pittman, Owasso, OK (29), 15.723; 3. 18X, Gio Scelzi, Fresno, CA (5), 15.807; 4. 41, Carson Macedo, Lemoore, CA (1), 15.833; 5. 48, Danny Dietrich, Gettysburg, PA (7), 15.838; 6. 23, Garet Williamson, Columbia, MO (11), 15.897; 7. 10, Scott Bogucki, McLaren Vale, SA, Aust. (17), 15.905; 8. 39M, Anthony Macri, Dillsburg, PA (16), 15.951; 9. 24, Terry McCarl, Altoona, IA (3), 15.960; 10. 17, Sheldon Haudenschild, Wooster, OH (6), 15.970; 11. 87, Aaron Reutzel, Clute, TX (25), 16.014; 12. 15H, Sam Hafertepe Jr., Sunnyvale, TX (20), 16.033; 13. 22, Riley Goodno, Knoxville, IA (36), 16.037; 14. 9, Kasey Kahne, Enumclaw, WA (10), 16.042; 15. 27, Carson McCarl, Altoona, IA (21), 16.092; 16. 1C, Brenham Crouch, Lubbock, TX (12), 16.120; 17. 19, Hunter Schuerenberg, Sikeston, MO (15), 16.120; 18. 14, Corey Day, Clovis, CA (22), 16.129; 19. 83SR, James McFadden, Alice Springs, NT, Aust. (37), 16.13; 20. 21T, Cole Macedo, Lemoore, CA (24), 16.138; 21. 1, Tasker Phillips, Pleasantville, IA (2), 16.141; 22. 26, Zeb Wise, Angola, IN (19), 16.162; 23. 55C, Chris Windom, Canton, IL (31), 16.168; 24. 58, Kaleb Johnson, Sioux Falls, SD (23), 16.171; 25. 24D, Danny Sams III, North Port, FL (4), 16.179; 26. 44, Chris Martin, Ankeny, IA (8), 16.225; 27. 7BC, Tyler Courtney, Indianapolis, IN (38), 16.231; 28. 2KS, Chase Randall, Waco, TX (35), 16.246; 29. 27B, Jake Bubak, Arvada, CO (34), 16.259; 30. 52, Blake Hahn, Sapulpa, OK (40), 16.274; 31. 09, Matt Juhl, Tea, SD (32), 16.355; 32. 15JR, Cole Mincer, Burlington, IA (18), 16.379; 33. 55T, McKenna Haase, Des Moines, IA (26), 16.437; 34. 122, Joe B. Miller, Millersville, MO (28), 16.471; 35. 3N, Jake Neuman, New Berlin, IL (33), 16.524; 36. 8, Cory Eliason, Visalia, CA (41), 16.530; 37. 14T, Brooke Tatnell, Sans Souci, NSW, Aust. (14), 16.589; 38. 23M, Lance Moss, Cherryville, NC (30), 16.686; 39. 53, Jessie Attard, Landilo, NSW, Aust. (39), 16.894; 40. 10V, Brian Paulus, Six Mile, SC (13), NT; 41. 9H, Landon Hansen, Newton, IA (27), NT

Time Trial Group 2 (Qualifying Order), 2 laps: 1. 21, Brian Brown, Grain Valley, MO (3), 15.883; 2. 24R, Rico Abreu, St. Helena, CA (10), 15.964; 3. 15, Donny Schatz, Fargo, ND (26), 16.011; 4. 55, Kerry Madsen, St. Marys, NSW, Aust. (4), 16.081; 5. 2, Lynton Jeffrey, Sydney, NSW, Aust. (29), 16.098; 6. 5B, Spencer Bayston, Lebanon, IN (13), 16.226; 7. 9P, Parker Price-Miller, Kokomo, IN (23), 16.242; 8. 49, Brad Sweet, Grass Valley, CA (31), 16.269; 9. 88, Austin McCarl, Altoona, IA (17), 16.269; 10. 27A, Emerson Axsom, Franklin, IN (25), 16.310; 11. 4W, Jamie Ball, Knoxville, IA (22), 16.340; 12. 35, Zach Hampton, Plainfield, IN (1), 16.367; 13. 5, Justin Henderson, Tea, SD (32), 16.393; 14. 13, Justin Peck, Monrovia, IN (40), 16.440; 15. 88T, Tanner Thorson, Minden, NV (34), 16.475; 16. 70, Kraig Kinser, Bloomington, IN (11), 16.481; 17. 24T, Christopher Thram, Sanborn, MN (9), 16.485; 18. 3J, Dusty Zomer, Sioux Falls, SD (16), 16.489; 19. 6, Jimmy Light, West Springfield, PA (12), 16.491; 20. 18T, Tanner Holmes, Jacksonville, OR (20), 16.533; 21. 25, JJ Hickle, Quilcene, WA (14), 16.534; 22. 19M, Brent Marks, Myerstown, PA (18), 16.550; 23. 99, Skylar Gee, Leduc, ALB, Can. (8), 16.587; 24. 3, Tim Kaeding, San Jose, CA (38), 16.592; 25. 3P, Sawyer Phillips, Pleasantville, IA (19), 16.657; 26. 3Z, Brock Zearfoss, Jonestown, PA (33), 16.663; 27. G5, Gage Pulkrabek, East Grand Forks, MN (6), 16.695; 28. 45X, Jace Park, Overland Park, KS (7), 16.716; 29. 42, Sye Lynch, Apollo, PA (24), 16.747; 30. 18, Ryan Roberts, Aurora, NE (2), 16.765; 31. 17GP, Cale Thomas, Fairland, IN (5), 16.811; 32. J2, John Carney II, El Paso, TX (36), 16.854; 33. 36, Jason Martin, Liberal`, KS (39), 16.896; 34. 91, Kyle Reinhardt, Neptune City, NJ (37), 16.920; 35. 19H, Joel Myers Jr., Sebastopol, CA (27), 16.928; 36. 11N, Kasey Jedrezek, Lagrange, OH (15), 16.940; 37. 27W, Weston Olson, Warren, MN (28), 17.085; 38. 101, Kalib Henry, Sacramento, CA (41), 17.254; 39. 44X, Scotty Johnson, Melcher-Dallas, IA (21), 18.267; 40. 7S, Landon Crawley, Benton, AR (35), NT; 41. 6R, Kelby Watt, Adel, IA (30), NT

Heat one (started), 8 Laps, 2:11.6: 1. Scott Bogucki (2); 2. Sheldon Haudenschild (1); 3. Carson Macedo (3) / 4. Buddy Kofoid (4); 5. Riley Goodno (5); 6. James McFadden (7); 7. Brenham Crouch (6); 8. Zeb Wise (8); 9. Chase Randall (10); / 10. Matt Juhl (11); 11. Danny Sams III (9); 12. Joe B. Miller (12)

Heat two (started), 8 Laps, 2:14.2: 1. Aaron Reutzel (1); 2. Anthony Macri (2); 3. Daryn Pittman (4) / 4. Hunter Schuerenberg (6); 5. Danny Dietrich (3); 6. Kasey Kahne (5); 7. Chris Windom (8); 8. Jake Bubak (10); 9. Cole Macedo (7); / 10. Chris Martin (9); 11. Jake Neuman (11) DNS – Cole Mincer

Heat three (started), 8 Laps, 2:13.8: 1. Sam Hafertepe Jr. (1); 2. Gio Scelzi (4); 3. Terry McCarl (2) / 4. Garet Williamson (3); 5. Corey Day (6); 6. Carson McCarl (5); 7. Kaleb Johnson (8); 8. Tasker Phillips (7); 9. McKenna Haase (11); / 10. Blake Hahn (10); 11. Cory Eliason (12); 12. Tyler Courtney (9)

Heat four (started), 8 Laps, 2:12.2: 1. Emerson Axsom (1); 2. Brian Brown (4); 3. Parker Price-Miller (2) / 4. Kerry Madsen (3); 5. Justin Henderson (5); 6. Brent Marks (8); 7. Jace Park (10); 8. Sawyer Phillips (9); 9. Kyle Reinhardt (12) / 10. Kraig Kinser (6); 11. Cale Thomas (11); 12. Jimmy Light (7)

Heat five (started), 8 Laps, NT: 1. Rico Abreu (4); 2. Brad Sweet (2); 3. Jamie Ball (1) / 4. Lynton Jeffrey (3); 5. Justin Peck (5); 6. Tanner Holmes (7); 7. Christopher Thram (6); 8. Riley Goodno (0); 9. Sye Lynch (10) / 10. Joel Myers Jr. (12); 11. Skylar Gee (8); 12. Brock Zearfoss (9)

Heat six (started), 8 Laps, NT: 1. Spencer Bayston (3); 2. Austin McCarl (2); 3. Donny Schatz (4) / 4. Zach Hampton (1); 5. Dusty Zomer (6); 6. JJ Hickle (7); 7. Tanner Thorson (5); 8. Jason Martin (11); 9. Tim Kaeding (8) / 10. Ryan Roberts (10); 11. Kasey Jedrezek (12); 12. Gage Pulkrabek (9)

C main one (started), 8 Laps, 2:20.7: 1. Cory Eliason (5); 2. Matt Juhl (1); 3. Chris Martin (2); 4. Blake Hahn (3); 5. Joe B. Miller (6); 6. Danny Sams III (4) / 7. Lance Moss (7); 8. Jessie Attard (9); 9. Brooke Tatnell (7) DNS – Jake Neuman, Cole Mincer, Tyler Courtney, Brian Paulus

C main two (started), 8 Laps, NT: 1. Kraig Kinser (1); 2. Joel Myers Jr. (2); 3. Jimmy Light (6); 4. Kasey Jedrezek (5); 5. Ryan Roberts (3); 6. Cale Thomas (4) / 7. Weston Olson (7) DNS – Skylar Gee, Brock Zearfoss, Gage Pulkrabek, Kalib Henry, Landon Crawley

Pole Shuffle 1, 2 Laps: 1. Scott Bogucki 2. Spencer Bayston

Pole Shuffle 2, 2 Laps: 1. Donny Schatz 2. Scott Bogucki

Pole Shuffle 3, 2 Laps: 1. Carson Macedo 2. Donny Schatz

Pole Shuffle 4, 2 Laps: 1. Rico Abreu 2. Carson Macedo

Pole Shuffle 5, 2 Laps: 1. Gio Scelzi 2. Rico Abreu

Pole Shuffle 6, 2 Laps: 1. Brian Brown 2. Gio Scelzi

Pole Shuffle 7, 2 Laps: 1. Daryn Pittman ($2500) 2. Brian Brown

B main one (started), 12 Laps, NT: 1. Buddy Kofoid (1); 2. Hunter Schuerenberg (2); 3. Corey Day (6) / 4. Garet Williamson (3); 5. Danny Dietrich (5); 6. Kaleb Johnson (11); 7. Kasey Kahne (8); 8. Chase Randall (15); 9. Jake Bubak (13); 10. Riley Goodno (4); 11. Cory Eliason (18); 12. Chris Windom (10); 13. Tasker Phillips (14); 14. Zeb Wise (12); 15. Matt Juhl (19); 16. Brenham Crouch (9); 17. James McFadden (7); 18. Cole Macedo (16); 19. Chris Martin (20); 20. Joe B. Miller (22); 21. Danny Sams III (23); 22. McKenna Haase (17); 23. Blake Hahn (21) DNS – Carson McCarl

B main two (started), 12 Laps, NT: 1. Justin Peck (5); 2. Zach Hampton (3); 3. Justin Henderson (4) / 4. Tanner Holmes (8); 5. Dusty Zomer (6); 6. JJ Hickle (9); 7. Tanner Thorson (12); 8. Tim Kaeding (17); 9. Kyle Reinhardt (16); 10. Kraig Kinser (18); 11. Christopher Thram (11); 12. Brent Marks (7); 13. John Carney II (14); 14. Jace Park (10); 15. Jason Martin (15); 16. Sawyer Phillips (13); 17. Ryan Roberts (22); 18. Cale Thomas (23); 19. Joel Myers Jr. (19); 20. Jimmy Light (20); 21. Kerry Madsen (1); 22. Lynton Jeffrey (2); 23. Kasey Jedrezek (21) DNS – Sye Lynch

A main (started), 25 Laps, 7:43.9: 1. Rico Abreu (4); 2. Gio Scelzi (3); 3. Carson Macedo (5); 4. Daryn Pittman (1); 5. Brad Sweet (12); 6. Spencer Bayston (8); 7. Austin McCarl (14); 8. Corey Day (23); 9. Donny Schatz (6); 10. Brian Brown (2); 11. Parker Price-Miller (10); 12. Scott Bogucki (7); 13. Justin Peck (20); 14. Aaron Reutzel (15); 15. Anthony Macri (9); 16. Buddy Kofoid (19); 17. Emerson Axsom (16); 18. Sheldon Haudenschild (13); 19. Jamie Ball (18); 20. Zach Hampton (22); 21. Justin Henderson (24); 22. Sam Hafertepe Jr. (17); 23. Hunter Schuerenberg (21); 24. Terry McCarl (11). Lap Leaders: Pittman 1-7, Abreu 8, Pittman 9, Abreu 10-25. Hard-charger: Day ($2500).

Unprecedented Five-way Tie in MPV Express Jesse Hockett “Mr. Sprint Car” Standings!
by Bill Wright

Knoxville, IA, August 4, 2024 – An unprecedented five-way tie is jamming the top of the MPV Express Jesse Hockett “Mr. Sprint Car” standings heading into tonight’s Avanti Windows & Doors Capitani Classic Presented by Great Southern Bank! Points will be accumulated with events at both Knoxville Raceway and Southern Iowa Speedway in Oskaloosa, August 1-10. The winner will take home $6,500.

Emerson Axsom, Brian Brown, Tyler Courtney, Cory Eliason and Austin McCarl all accumulated 95 points during the Knoxville 360 Nationals. Kaleb Johnson, Jamie Ball, Tasker Phillips, Terry McCarl and Justin Peck are close behind.

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Current 2024 MPV Express Jesse Hockett “Mr. Sprint Car” final standings…

2024 – 1. Emerson Axsom, Indiana, 95 points; (tie) Brian Brown, Missouri, 95 points; (tie) Tyler Courtney, Indiana, 95 points; (tie) Cory Eliason, California, 95 points; (tie) Austin McCarl, Iowa, 95 points; 6. Kaleb Johnson, South Dakota, 92 points; 7. Jamie Ball, Iowa, 87 points; (tie) Tasker Phillips, Iowa, 87 points; 9. Terry McCarl, Iowa, 85 points; 10. Justin Peck, Indiana, 83 points.

History of the Southern Iowa SprintWeek Jesse Hockett “Mr. Sprint Car” standings…

2002 – 1., Ricky Logan, Arkansas, 202 points ($1,500); 2., Jason Johnson, Louisiana, 186; 3., Daryn Pittman, Oklahoma, 171; 4., Brad Furr, California, 170; 5., Kasey Kahne, Washington, 160.

Tyler Courtney Wins $30,000 at the 360 Nationals!

by Bill Wright

KNOXVILLE, Iowa (August 3, 2024) – Tyler Courtney had two non-wing sprint car wins entering Saturday at the Knoxville Raceway. He got his first wing victory in big fashion by cashing in $30,000 as the champion of the 34th Annual Xtream Powered by Mediacom Knoxville 360 Nationals Presented by Great Southern Bank! The Indianapolis, Indiana native’s win came aboard the Clauson-Marshall #7BC, and his payday included $20,000 to win and $10,000 in lap money.

Courtney led lap one of the 30-lap main event ahead of Emerson Axsom, Austin McCarl, Cory Eliason and Jamie Ball. Axsom shot by Courtney to lead lap two before Chase Randall jumped the turn three cushion and flipped to bring the red flag. He walked away.

The last 28 laps went non-stop with Axsom shooting back out to the lead and entering lapped traffic on the ninth circuit. Courtney reeled in Axsom and shot around him high in heavy lapped traffic on lap 12. Courtney found his way around the lapped machine of Carson McCarl and then made a big move to get by two more lappers with ten to go.

Axsom struggled in traffic, but closed late to finish second, 1.5 seconds behind the victor. Austin McCarl was third, ahead of Brian Brown and Cory Eliason. Tasker Phillips, Ball, Cole Macedo, Kaleb Johnson and Terry McCarl rounded out the top ten. Axsom earned a bonus $5,000 in lapped money and $500 from Jetco as Rookie of the 360 Nationals. Ball won the DGRD Best Appearing Car and $360. Randall won the B main, Tanner Holmes took the C main, Chris Martin won the D, and Tyler Lee claimed the E main. Alan Zoutte got upside down in the D, and Brendan Mullen and Liam Martin crashed in the C. All walked away. Ryan Bickett went from the E to D to C, and Chris Martin climbed from the D to the C, to the B.

“The team has been busy,” said an excited Courtney. “We came in with not a lot of expectations. We wanted to come here and get laps and confidence, and just get in the mood for the biggest week of the year next week. That was a really good racecar. I feel like we were really good there in the feature. We didn’t lead all the laps and get all the money, but we’ll take 30 grand! We’ve never quite got a wing win here, and at the 360 Nationals, I think that means just a little bit more. It’s a pretty special win.”

“This is a little disappointing for my guys,” said Axsom beside his Klaasmeyer-Petry #27A entry. “I felt like they gave me a car capable of winning, and I made a mistake and let Tyler by. Then I raced the same guy for about ten laps. I finally got by him and felt like I found a better line into three than Tyler. I was able to track him down, but I’m sure he was riding and saving his tires. I’m happy with our speed but I hate it for our guys. I felt like we had a car capable of winning.’

“I wish I could have been on the front row,” said Austin McCarl. “I just kept praying we’d get to traffic. We kind of got spread out there early. I felt really good. I could peel off and run the bottom stuck, but it just wasn’t quite enough to get past (Axsom). There just wasn’t enough down there to get a little grip and come across. I’m proud of that old girl in the frame rails (engine). It’s probably older than this cameraman.”

34th Annual Xtream Powered by Mediacom Knoxville 360 Nationals Presented by Great Southern Bank Night Results

E Main (started), 8 Laps, 2:17.9: 1. 7, Tyler Lee, Cedar Rapids, IA (1); 2. 13v, Seth Brahmer, Wisner, NE (6); 3. 3R, Russell Potter, Boonville, MO (2); 4. 27W, Weston Olson, Warren, MN (4); 5. 45x, Kyler Johnson, Quinter, KS (7); 6. 17B, Ryan Bickett, Ramona, SD (5); 7. 14, Aidan Zoutte, Knoxville, IA (8); 8. 8x, Micah Slendy, Sioux Falls, SD (10); 9. 22w, Aaron Werner, Colman, SD (12); 10. 938, Bradley Fezard, Bonnerdale, AR (11); 11. G5, Gage Pulkrabek, East Grand Forks, MN (15); 12. 38, Logan Alexander, Lacona, IA (9) / 13. T4, Tyler Graves, Chariton, IA (13); 14. 4c, Tuesday Calderwood, Goodyear, AZ (14); 15. 83, Kurt Mueller, Reynolds, IL (3) DNS – 20T, Corey Timmerman, Carmen, IL; 11N, Kasey Jedrzejek, Lagrange, OH; 47T, Dustin Selvage, Indianola, IA; 16G, Austyn Gossel, Windsor, CO; 91, Michael Day, Farmersville, TX; 41D, Dan Henning, Columbia, IA; 6G, Bryan Gossel, Windsor, CO; 88E, Terry Easum, Broken Arrow, OK; 17N, Nathan Anderson, Newton, IA; 1A, John Anderson, Des Moines, IA; G5H, Josh Higday, Des Moines, IA; 24N, Nathan Mills, Bondurant, IA

D main (started), 10 Laps, NT: 1. 44, Chris Martin, Ankeny, IA (3); 2. 7B, Ben Brown, Marshall, MO (1); 3. 14T, Brooke Tatnell, Sans Souci, NSW, Aust. (4); 4. 71, Brady Baker, Alexander, AR (5); 5. 2JR, Kelly Miller, Stirling, ALB, Can. (2); 6. 18, Ryan Roberts, Aurora, CO (10); 7. 55x, Chase Brown, Yutan, NE (12); 8. 23M, Lance Moss, Cherryville, NC (7); 9. Ryan Bickett (18); 10. 1Z, Justin Zimmerman, Athens, TX (6) / 11. Russell Potter (15); 12. Kyler Johnson (17); 13. 29, Emilio Hoover, Broken Arrow, OK (8); 14. Weston Olson (16); 15. 15D, Andrew Deal, Caney, KS (9); 16. Seth Brahmer (14); 17. Tyler Lee (13); 18. Gage Pulkrabek (23); 19. Logan Alexander (24); 20. Aaron Werner (21); 21. Micah Slendy (20); 22. Aidan Zoutte (19); 23. Bradley Fezard (22); 24. 33, Alan Zoutte, Knoxville, IA (11) DNS – 63, JJ Hickle, Quilcene, WA; 48, Danny Dietrich, Gettysburg, PA; 10, Scott Bogucki, McLaren Vale, SA, Aust.; J2, John Carney II, El Paso, TX; 48T, Tyler Thompson, Des Moines, IA; 10B, Landon Britt, Memphis, TN; 47, Brant O’Banion, Worthing, SD; 2J, Zach Blurton, Quinter, KS

C main (started), 12 Laps, NT: 1. 18T, Tanner Holmes, Jacksonville, OR (1); 2. 88T, Tanner Thorson, Minden, NV (2); 3. 4J, Chase Johnson, Penngrove, CA (10); 4. 41, Colton Hardy, Phoenix, AZ (3); 5. 8H, Jacob Hughes, Hartford, SD (4); 6. Chris Martin (15) / 7. 36, Jason Martin, Liberal, KS (5); 8. Brooke Tatnell (17); 9. 98P, Miles Paulus, Marshall, MO (6); 10. 22, Ryan Leavitt, Knoxville, IA (11); 11. Brady Baker (18); 12. 53, Joe Beaver, Knoxville, IA (12); 13. 87x, Shone Evans, Scotland, ONT, Can. (13); 14. Kelly Miller (19); 15. Justin Zimmerman (24); 16. Ben Brown (16); 17. Ryan Bickett (23); 18. Chase Brown (21); 19. Ryan Roberts (20); 20. 11m, Brendan Mullen, Grand Forks, ND (9); 21. 9M, Liam Martin, Binbrook, ONT, Can. (7); 22. Lance Moss (22); 23. 15, Ryan Turner, Dunnville, ONT, Can. (8); 24. 5A, Alex Vande Voort, Knoxville, IA (14); DNS – 4z, Dusty Zomer, Sioux Falls, SD; 52, Blake Hahn, Sapulpa, OK; 1, Brenham Crouch, Lubbock, TX; 86, Timothy Smith, Rocheport, MO; 7a, Jack Anderson, Newton, IA; 99, Tony Rost, Utica, NE

B main (started), 18 Laps, 5:36.5: 1. 2KS, Chase Randall, Waco, TX (2); 2. 9, Kasey Kahne, Enumclaw, WA (1); 3. 2m, Ryan Giles, Grimes, IA (4); 4. 27, Carson McCarl, Altoona, IA (11) / 5. 23, Seth Bergman, Snohomish, WA (6); 6. 22x, Riley Goodno, Knoxville, IA (3); 7. 23w, Garet Williamson, Columbia, MO (14); 8. 3P, Sawyer Phillips, Pleasantville, IA (7); 9. 2c, Hank Davis, Sand Springs, OK (8); 10. 77x, Alex Hill, Six Nations, ONT, Can. (5); 11. 40, Clint Garner, Sioux Falls, SD (17); 12. 49x, Tim Shaffer, Aliquippa, PA (16); 13. 64, Hunter Schuerenberg, Sikeston, MO (9); 14. 09, Matt Juhl, Tea, SD (10); 15. Tanner Holmes (19); 16. Chase Johnson (21); 17. Jacob Hughes (23); 18. Chris Martin (24); 19. 4, Cam Martin, Ankeny, IA (13); 20. Tanner Thorson (20); 21. 70, Calvin Landis, Knoxville, IA (18); 22. 4G, Cole Garner, Sioux Falls, SD (12); 23. 55B, Brandon Anderson, Glenpool, OK (15); 24. Colton Hardy (22) DNS – 69K, Daryn Pittman, Owasso, OK; 9P, Parker Price-Miller, Kokomo, IN

A main (started), 30 Laps, NT: 1. 7BC, Tyler Courtney, Indianapolis, IN (2); 2. 27A, Emerson Axsom, Franklin, IN (1); 3. 88, Austin McCarl, Altoona, IA (4); 4. 21, Brian Brown, Grain Valley, MO (9); 5. 8, Cory Eliason, Visalia, CA (3); 6. 1TAZ, Tasker Phillips, Pleasantville, IA (6); 7. 4w, Jamie Ball, Knoxville, IA (5); 8. 21T, Cole Macedo, Lemoore, CA (12); 9. 6, Kaleb Johnson, Sioux Falls, SD (8); 10. 88, Terry McCarl, Altoona, IA (10); 11. 95, Matt Covington, Glenpool, OK (14); 12. 55, Kerry Madsen, St. Mary’s, NSW, Aust. (19); 13. 27H, Justin Peck, Monrovia, IN (15); 14. 87, Aaron Reutzel, Clute, TX (17); 15. Carson McCarl (22); 16. Kasey Kahne (20); 17. Ryan Giles (23); 18. 35, Skylar Prochaska, Lakefield, MN (18); 19. 24, Kade Higday, Knoxville, IA (11); 20. 26, Zeb Wise, Angola, IN (16); 21. 15H, Sam Hafertepe Jr., Sunnyvale, TX (13); 22. 17, Tyler Groenendyk, Oskaloosa, IA (7); 23. Chase Randall (21) DNS - 24. 27B, Jake Bubak, Arvada, CO. Lap Leaders: Courtney 1, Axsom 2-11, Courtney 12-30. Hard-charger: Madsen.

Sam Hafertepe Jr. Goes Wire to Wire on Night #2 of the 360 Nationals!

by Bill Wright

KNOXVILLE, Iowa (August 2, 2024) – Sam Hafertepe Jr. led flag to flag to win night #2 of the Xtream Powered by Mediacom 360 Knoxville Nationals Presented by Great Southern Bank on Friday at the Knoxville Raceway. The Sunnyvale, Texas native earned $3,000 for his third career prelim win at the 360 Nationals and his fourth overall at Knoxville. Emerson Axsom and Tyler Courtney will make up row one for Saturday’s $20,000 to win finale based on their point totals. (complete lineups below)

Hafertepe started on the pole beside Brian Brown in the 20-lap main event and got the early jump ahead of Brown, Cory Eliason, Jake Bubak and Skylar Prochaska. Tasker Phillips entered the top five on lap two, but Kasey Kahne shot by him on the low side on lap four. Joe Beaver stopped five laps in. Liam Martin was also involved and went pitside. Beaver restarted at the tail.

Hafertepe led Brown, Eliason, Bubak and Kahne back to green. Kahne grabbed fourth, as Hafertepe continued his run up front. Parker Price-Miller came to a stop inside turn four at the halfway point, setting up another restart.

Brown applied pressure on Hafertepe, who came off the bottom to slide into Brown’s line. As the two battled, Eliason closed the gap, and on lap 13, shot by for second. At that point, twelfth running Hank Davis flipped on lap 14, setting a six-lap dash to the checkers.

Hafertepe led from there, with Brown and Eliason exchanging second. Eliason would gain second for good with five to go, and Brown finished third. Bubak, Kahne, Tyler Courtney, Ryan Giles, hard-charger Kerry Madsen, Tasker Phillips and Alex Hill rounded out the top ten. Tyler Groenendyk set quick time over the 53-car field and won his heat. Price-Miller, Colton Hardy, Tanner Thorson and Brown were heat winners. Tyler Lee won the C main, and Madsen claimed the B.

“Brown’s really smart,” said Hafertepe in Victory Lane. “He runs this place all the time and has a lot of laps around here. If I saw a nose, we’d move and play a little defense. You watch these guys all year and the way they run this place. You try to mimic some of the block moves. I felt we were good in some instances, and in some we weren’t. I could put together maybe three laps, and felt like we were really good, and then not so good. The restarts were a challenge. We got a little tight. This is just a testament to our team.”

“I didn’t need that red,” said Eliason. “I felt the longer the runs we had the better we were. Right before that red, I think I got by Brown and was able to get my nose under Sam a couple times. I got him uncomfortable and searching which is what I needed. Clean air is key here especially with the 360. Hat’s off to my guys.”

“It was a decent night for us,” said Brown. “I felt like at points I was a little better than Sam, but he did a good job of moving around and making his car like he should. He’s a professional racecar driver. I felt like I may have given up second trying to win the race, but that’s what we’re here for. I’m looking forward to seeing how far we can go tomorrow.”

Join us Saturday, August 3, for the finale of the 34th Annual Xtream Powered by Mediacom 360 Knoxville Nationals Presented by Great Southern Bank. For tickets and more information on the Knoxville Raceway, visit us online at www.KnoxvilleRaceway.com or on Facebook.

34th Annual Xtream Powered by Mediacom Knoxville 360 Nationals Presented by Great Southern Bank Night #2 Results

Time Trials, 1. 17, Tyler Groenendyk, Oskaloosa, IA (10), 16.405; 2. 26, Zeb Wise, Angola, IN (9), 16.424; 3. 7BC, Tyler Courtney, Indianapolis, IN (36), 16.466; 4. 2C, Hank Davis, Sand Springs, OK (5), 16.537; 5. 1TAZ, Tasker Phillips, Pleasantville, IA (3), 16.606; 6. 40, Clint Garner, Sioux Falls, SD (13), 16.614; 7. 35, Skylar Prochaska, Lakefield, MN (7), 16.677; 8. 55, Kerry Madsen, St. Mary's, NSW, Aus (21), 16.688; 9. 8, Cory Eliason, Visalia, CA (33), 16.701; 10. 15, Ryan Turner, Dunnville, ONT, Can. (4), 16.717; 11. 10, Scott Bogucki, McLaren Vale, SA, Au (22), 16.739; 12. 11M, Brendan Mullen, Grand Forks, ND (2), 16.749; 13. 27B, Jake Bubak, Arvada, CO (12), 16.75; 14. 1, Brenham Crouch, Lubbock, TX (42), 16.757; 15. 21, Brian Brown, Grain Valley, MO (34), 16.775; 16. 15H, Sam Hafertepe Jr., Sunnyvale, TX (47), 16.79; 17. 9, Kasey Kahne, Enumclaw, WA (28), 16.805; 18. 3P, Sawyer Phillips, Pleasantville, IA (19), 16.813; 19. 2M, Ryan Giles, Grimes, IA (30), 16.815; 20. 77X, Alex Hill, Six Nations, ONT, Ca (15), 16.861; 21. 69K, Daryn Pittman, Owasso, OK (51), 16.867; 22. 9P, Parker Price-Miller, Kokomo, IN (20), 16.911; 23. 49X, Tim Shaffer, Aliquippa, PA (48), 16.926; 24. 5A, Alex Vande Voort, Knoxville, IA (11), 16.928; 25. 98P, Miles Paulus, Marshall, MO (41), 16.967; 26. 9M, Liam Martin, Binbrook, ONT, Can. (37), 16.974; 27. 27, Carson McCarl, Altoona, IA (35), 16.993; 28. 41, Colton Hardy, Phoenix, AZ (26), 17.007; 29. 88T, Tanner Thorson, Minden, NV (46), 17.019; 30. 47T, Dustin Selvage, Indianola, IA (43), 17.05; 31. 4Z, Dusty Zomer, Brandon, SD (29), 17.055; 32. 7A, Jack Anderson, Newton, IA (18), 17.062; 33. 71, Brady Baker, Alexander, AR (16), 17.108; 34. 53, Joe Beaver, Knoxville, IA (53), 17.223; 35. 1Z, Justin Zimmerman, Athens, TX (1), 17.226; 36. 48T, Tyler Thompson, Des Moines, IA (8), 17.24; 37. 14T, Brooke Tatnell, Sans Souci, NSW, Aus (27), 17.275; 38. 15D, Andrew Deal, Coney, KS (32), 17.325; 39. 16G, Austyn Gossel, Windsor, CO (31), 17.332; 40. 29, Emilio Hoover, Broken Arrow, OK (23), 17.34; 41. 18, Ryan Roberts, Aurora, NE (50), 17.349; 42. 7, Tyler Lee, Cedar Rapids, IA (45), 17.411; 43. 14, Aidan Zoutte, Knoxville, IA (14), 17.466; 44. 11N, Kasey Jedrezek, Lagrange, OH (40), 17.513; 45. 3R, Russell Potter, Boonville, MO (6), 17.556; 46. 41D, Dan Henning, Columbia, IA (25), 17.595; 47. 13V, Seth Brahmer, Wisner, NE (49), 17.673; 48. 91, Michael Day, Farmersville, TX (38), 17.786; 49. 938, Bradley Fezard, Bonnerdale, AR (52), 18.161; 50. 22W, Aaron Werner, Colman, SD (17), 18.283 / 51. 4C, Tuesday Calderwood, Goodyear, AZ (39), 18.619 52. 24N, Nathan Mills, Bondurant, IA (24), NT; 53. G5H, Josh Higday, Des Moines, IA (44), NT

Heat one (started), 8 Laps, 2:46.2: 1. Tyler Groenendyk (4); 2. Daryn Pittman (2); 3. Liam Martin (1); 4. Sam Hafertepe Jr. (3) / 5. Dusty Zomer (7); 6. Clint Garner (5); 7. Ryan Roberts (9); 8. Tyler Thompson (6) / 9. Dan Henning (8) DNS - 10. Scott Bogucki

Heat two (started), 8 Laps, 2:15.8: 1. Parker Price-Miller (2); 2. Carson McCarl (1); 3. Kasey Kahne (3); 4. Skylar Prochaska (5) / 5. Zeb Wise (6); 6. Jack Anderson (7); 7. Brendan Mullen (4); 8. Brooke Tatnell (8) / 9. Seth Brahmer (10); 10. Tyler Lee (9)

Heat three (started), 8 Laps, NT: 1. Colton Hardy (1); 2. Tyler Courtney (6); 3. Sawyer Phillips (3); 4. Jake Bubak (4) / 5. Tim Shaffer (2); 6. Kerry Madsen (5); 7. Andrew Deal (8); 8. Brady Baker (7) / 9. Michael Day (10); 10. Aidan Zoutte (9);

Heat four (started), 8 Laps, 2:17.7: 1. Tanner Thorson (1); 2. Ryan Giles (3); 3. Cory Eliason (5); 4. Joe Beaver (7) / 5. Alex Vande Voort (2); 6. Brenham Crouch (4); 7. Hank Davis (6); 8. Kasey Jedrezek (9) / 9. Austyn Gossel (8); 10. Bradley Fezard (10)

Heat five (started), 8 Laps, 2:18.3: 1. Brian Brown (4); 2. Alex Hill (1); 3. Tasker Phillips (6); 4. Miles Paulus (2) / 5. Ryan Turner (3); 6. Justin Zimmerman (5); 7. Russell Potter (7); 8. Emilio Hoover (8) / 9. Aaron Werner (9) DNS - 10. Dustin Selvage

C main (started), 10 Laps, 2:59.0: 1. Tyler Lee (2); 2. Seth Brahmer (5); 3. Michael Day (6); 4. Tuesday Calderwood (9) / 5. Austyn Gossel (1); 6. Bradley Fezard (7); 7. Dan Henning (4); 8. Aaron Werner (8); 9. Aidan Zoutte (3) DNS - 10. Scott Bogucki 11. Dustin Selvage 12. Nathan Mills 13. Josh Higday

B main (started), 12 Laps, 3:35.3: 1. Kerry Madsen (4); 2. Hank Davis (2); 3. Tim Shaffer (8); 4. Zeb Wise (1) / 5. Clint Garner (3); 6. Jack Anderson (11); 7. Dusty Zomer (10); 8. Brendan Mullen (6); 9. Brenham Crouch (7); 10. Brooke Tatnell (15); 11. Alex Vande Voort (9); 12. Ryan Turner (5); 13. Emilio Hoover (17); 14. Brady Baker (12); 15. Ryan Roberts (18); 16. Justin Zimmerman (13); 17. Andrew Deal (16); 18. Tyler Thompson (14); 19. Tyler Lee (21); 20. Seth Brahmer (22); 21. Russell Potter (20); 22. Kasey Jedrezek (19); 23. Tuesday Calderwood (24); 24. Michael Day (23)

A main (started), 20 Laps, NT: 1. Sam Hafertepe Jr. (1); 2. Cory Eliason (4); 3. Brian Brown (2); 4. Jake Bubak (3); 5. Kasey Kahne (9); 6. Tyler Courtney (7); 7. Ryan Giles (11); 8. Kerry Madsen (21); 9. Tasker Phillips (6); 10. Alex Hill (12); 11. Carson McCarl (17); 12. Skylar Prochaska (5); 13. Sawyer Phillips (10); 14. Tim Shaffer (23); 15. Zeb Wise (24); 16. Tyler Groenendyk (8); 17. Tanner Thorson (19); 18. Daryn Pittman (13); 19. Colton Hardy (18); 20. Joe Beaver (20); 21. Miles Paulus (15); 22. Hank Davis (22); 23. Parker Price-Miller (14); 24. Liam Martin (16). Lap Leader: Hafertepe Jr. 1-20. Hard-charger: Madsen.

Saturday Lineups

A main

1 27A Emerson Axsom Franklin IN 488 2 7BC Tyler Courtney Indianapolis IN 483 3 8 Cory Eliason Visalia CA 476 4 88 Austin McCarl Altoona IA 476 5 4W Jamie Ball Knoxville IA 473 6 1TZ Tasker Phillips Pleasantville IA 470 7 17 Tyler Groenendyk Oskaloosa IA 470 8 6 Kaleb Johnson Sioux Falls SD 468 9 21 Brian Brown Higginsville MO 468 10 01 Terry McCarl Altoona IA 468 11 24 Kade Higday Knoxville IA 465 12 21T Cole Macedo Lemoore CA 462 13 15H Sam Hafertepe Jr Sunnyvale TX 461 14 27B Jake Bubak Arvada CO 461 15 27H Justin Peck Monrovia IN 461 16 95 Matt Covington Glenpool OK 460 17 87 Aaron Reutzel Clute TX 460 18 26 Zeb Wise Angola IN 458 19 55 Kerry Madsen Knoxville IA 457 20 35 Skylar Prochaska Lakefield MN 457

B main

21 9 Kasey Kahne Enumclaw WA 454 22 2KS Chase Randall Waco TX 453 23 22X Riley Goodno Knoxville IA 451 24 2M Ryan Giles Grimes IA 449 25 77X Alex Hill Six Nations ON 441 26 23 Seth Bergman Snohomish WA 437 27 3P Sawyer Phillips Pleasantville IA 436 28 2C Hank Davis Sand Springs OK 434 29 64 Hunter Schuerenberg Sikeston MO 432 30 09 Matt Juhl Tea SD 430 31 27 Carson McCarl Altoona IA 425 32 4G Cole Garner Sioux Falls SD 425 33 4 Cameron Martin Ankeny IA 424 34 69K Daryn Pittman Owasso OK 423 35 23W Garet Williamson Columbia MO 422 36 55B Brandon Anderson Glenpool OK 420 37 49X Tim Shaffer Aliquippa PA 418 38 40 Clint Garner Sioux Falls SD 417 39 9P Parker Price Miller Kokomo IN 414 40 70 Calvin Landis Knoxville IA 413

C main

41 18T Tanner Holmes Jacksonville OR 412 42 88T Tanner Thorson Broken Arrow OK 412 43 41 Colton Hardy Phoenix AZ 410 44 8H Jacob Hughes Hartford SD 407 45 36 Jason Martin Liberal KS 403 46 98P Miles Paulus Marshall MO 403 47 9M Liam Martin Binbrook ON 398 48 15 Ryan Turner Dunnville ON 398 49 52 Blake Hahn Sapulpa OK 397 50 11M Brendan Mullen Grand Forks ND 396 51 4J Chase Johnson Penngrove CA 395 52 22 Ryan Leavitt Knoxville IA 393 53 1 Brenham Crouch Lubbock TX 393 54 53 Joe Beaver Knoxville IA 387 55 87X Shone Evans Scotland ON 382 56 86 Timothy Smith Rocheport MO 378 57 5A Alex Vande Voort Knoxville IA 372 58 4Z Dusty Zomer Brandon SD 366 59 7A Jack Anderson Newton IA 363 60 99 Tony Rost Utica NE 359

D main

61 63 J.J. Hickle Quilcene WA 358 62 7B Ben Brown Marshall MO 352 63 2JR Kelly Miller Stirling AB 349 64 44 Chris Martin Ankeny IA 344 65 14T Brooke Tatnell San Souci NSW 339 66 71 Brady Baker Alexander AR 339 67 48 Danny Dietrich Gettysburg PA 337 68 1Z Justin Zimmerman Athens TX 337 69 10 Scott Bogucki Mclaren Vale SA 335 70 23M Lance Moss Cherryville NC 334 71 29 Emilio Hoover Broken Arrow OK 327 72 J2 John Carney II El Paso TX 326 73 15D Andrew Deal Caney KS 326 74 48T Tyler Thompson Des Moines IA 325 75 18 Ryan Roberts Aurora NE 324 76 10B Landon Britt Memphis TN 323 77 33 Alan Zoutte Knoxville IA 321 78 47 Brant O'Banion Worthing SD 315 79 55X Chase Brown Yutan NE 313 80 2J Zach Blurton Quinter KS 312

E main

81 20T Corey Timmerman Carmen IL 309 82 7 Tyler Lee Cedar Rapids IA 305 83 3R Russell Potter Boonville MO 304 84 83 Kurt Mueller Reynolds IL 303 85 11N Kasey Jedrzejek Lagrange OH 301 86 27W Weston Olson Warren MN 300 87 17B Ryan Bickett Ramona SD 297 88 13V Seth Brahmer Wisner NE 296 89 47T Dustin Selvage Indianola IA 295 90 16G Austyn Gossel Windsor CO 292 91 91 Michael Day Farmersville TX 286 92 45X Kyler Johnson Quinter KS 279 93 41D Dan Henning Columbia IA 274 94 14 Aidan Zoutte Knoxville IA 273 95 38 Logan Alexander Lacona IA 272 96 6G Bryan Gossel Windsor CO 272 97 8X Micah Slendy Sioux Falls SD 267 98 938 Bradley Fezard Bonnerdale AR 267 99 22W Aaron Werner Colman SD 264 100 88E Terry Easum Broken Arrow OK 259 101 T4 Tyler Graves Chariton IA 258 102 4C Tuesday Calderwood Goodyear AZ 256 103 17N Nathan Anderson Newton IA 232 104 1A John Anderson Des Moines IA 224 105 G5H Josh Higday Des Moines IA 223 106 24N Nathan Mills Bondurant IA 216 107 G5 Gage Pulkrabek East Grand Forks MN 213

Kaleb Johnson Grabs Early Lead in MPV Express Jesse Hockett “Mr. Sprint Car!”
by Bill Wright

Knoxville, IA, August 2, 2024 – Kaleb Johnson has the early lead in the MPV Express Jesse Hockett “Mr. Sprint Car” standings after night #1 of the 34th Annual Xtream Powered by Mediacom Knoxville 360 Nationals Presented by Great Southern Bank. Points will be accumulated with events at both Knoxville Raceway and Southern Iowa Speedway in Oskaloosa, August 1-10. The winner will take home $6,500.

Chase Randall is currently second in the standings, ahead of Kade Higday, Austin McCarl and Emerson Axsom. Things continue tonight at Knoxville on Night #2 of the 360 Nationals.

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Current 2024 MPV Express Jesse Hockett “Mr. Sprint Car” final standings…

2024 – 1. Kaleb Johnson, South Dakota, 50 points; 2. Chase Randall, Texas, 49 points; 3. Kade Higday, Iowa, 48 points; 4. Austin McCarl, Iowa, 47 points; 5. Emerson Axsom, Indiana, 46 points; 6. Justin Peck, Indiana, 45 points; 7. Terry McCarl, Iowa, 44 points; 8. Jamie Ball, Iowa 43 points; 9. Matt Covington, Oklahoma, 42 points; 10. Riley Goodno, Iowa, 41 points.

History of the Southern Iowa SprintWeek Jesse Hockett “Mr. Sprint Car” standings…

2002 – 1., Ricky Logan, Arkansas, 202 points ($1,500); 2., Jason Johnson, Louisiana, 186; 3., Daryn Pittman, Oklahoma, 171; 4., Brad Furr, California, 170; 5., Kasey Kahne, Washington, 160.

Kaleb Johnson Picks Perfect Time for First Knoxville Win in 360 Nationals Opener!
by Bill Wright

KNOXVILLE, Iowa (August 1, 2024) – Kaleb Johnson led flag to flag on night #1 of the 34th Annual Xtream Powered by Mediacom 360 Knoxville Nationals Presented by Great Southern Bank. The Sioux Falls, South Dakota native earned his first win aboard the DGRD #6, giving that team their maiden victory at Knoxville as well. The win was worth $3,000, and Johnson is the thirteenth different first-time feature winner at Knoxville in 2024.

Johnso led from the pole position in the 18-lapper early, trailed by Kade Higday, Matt Covington, Austi McCarl and Emerson Axsom. Johnson used his preferred low line to pull away from the pack and enter lapped traffic on the ninth circuit. McCarl got by Covington for third at the halfway point.

Chase Randall was on the move after starting outside row six, and on lap twelve, advanced from sixth to fourth. His charge continued with a pass of McCarl with four to go for third. He reeled in Higday and passed him on the high side for second with two to go, but ran out of laps to catch Johnson.

Johnson’s win came ahead of Randall, Higday, Austin McCarl and Axsom. Justin Peck, Terry McCarl, Jamie Ball, Covington and Riley Goodno rounded out the top ten. Aaron Reutzel set quick time over the 54-car field, while Matt Juhl, Garet Williamson, Axsom, Hunter Schuerenberg and Tanner Holmes won heats. JJ Hickle won the C main, and Reutzel claimed the B.

Axsom leads the pack in points with 488 heading into Saturday’s final. Austin McCarl, Jamie Ball, Johnson and Terry McCarl make up the top five in points pending Friday’s qualifying night (complete points below).

“I think it definitely helped to start on the pole,” said an excited Johnson in Victory Lane. “I saw the moisture coming up on the bottom with the humidity. I’m a little tired, but I was going to make sure I wasn’t going to lose that one. I feel like I’ve had so many chances, not only here, but other places, and I just wasn’t able to do it. It was good to finally put a full night together.”

“I feel a lot better after that run,” said Randall of his hard-charger effort. “We were kind of chasing some issues all night. We just weren’t comfortable in the racecar. I think it ran a lot better there, passing a lot of good cars and getting up to second in that feature. I wish we had a yellow. I was really maneuverable in traffic and I wish I had a chance at Kaleb, but he did a good job and was way out there.”

“We’re really fast,” said Higday. “We just need to get better at the end of that race. We need to capitalize when we get to lapped traffic, and we were pretty bad there in that dirty air. That allowed Chase to get by us, and luckily we didn’t run fourth or fifth. I hope this sets us up decently.”

Join us Friday, August 2, for night #2 of the 34th Annual Xtream Powered by Mediacom 360 Knoxville Nationals Presented by Great Southern Bank. For tickets and more information on the Knoxville Raceway, visit us online at www.KnoxvilleRaceway.com or on Facebook.

34th Annual Xtream Powered by Mediacom Knoxville 360 Nationals Presented by Great Southern Bank Night #1 Results

Time Trials (Qualifying Order), 2 laps: 1. 87, Aaron Reutzel, Clute, TX (7), 16.405; 2. 21T, Cole Macedo, Lemoore, CA (1), 16.509; 3. 27A, Emerson Axsom, Franklin, IN (44), 16.577; 4. 4, Cam Martin, Ankeny, IA (2), 16.627; 5. 23, Seth Bergman, Snohomish, WA (8), 16.705; 6. 4W, Jamie Ball, Knoxville, IA (18), 16.775; 7. 88, Austin McCarl, Altoona, IA (31), 16.821; 8. 01, Terry McCarl, Altoona, IA (19), 16.858; 9. 4G, Cole Garner, Sioux Falls, SD (6), 16.877; 10. 95, Matt Covington, Glenpool, OK (26), 16.903; 11. 27H, Justin Peck, Monrovia, IN (17), 16.911; 12. 24, Kade Higday, Pleasant Hill, IA (25), 16.915; 13. 87X, Shone Evans, Scotland, ONT, Can. (3), 16.949; 14. 6, Kaleb Johnson, Sioux Falls, SD (40), 16.968; 15. 22X, Riley Goodno, Knoxville, IA (36), 16.976; 16. 22, Ryan Leavitt, Knoxville, IA (28), 16.999; 17. 99, Tony Rost, Omaha, NE (34), 17.008; 18. 47, Brant O'Banion, Sioux Falls, SD (16), 17.04; 19. 70, Calvin Landis, Knoxville, IA (33), 17.045; 20. 86, Timothy Smith, Rocheport, MO (24), 17.051; 21. 55B, Brandon Anderson, Glenpool, OK (4), 17.093; 22. 2KS, Chase Randall, Waco, TX (49), 17.109; 23. 63, JJ Hickle, Quilcene, WA (52), 17.117; 24. 64, Hunter Schuerenberg, Sikeston, MO (43), 17.129; 25. 8H, Jacob Hughes, Hartford, SD (15), 17.136; 26. 09, Matt Juhl, Tea, SD (46), 17.185; 27. 23W, Garet Williamson, Columbia, MO (48), 17.185; 28. 52, Blake Hahn, Sapulpa, OK (22), 17.207; 29. 36, Jason Martin, Liberal, KS (37), 17.221; 30. 18T, Tanner Holmes, Jacksonville, OR (54), 17.235; 31. 2JR, Kelly Miller, Coaldale, ALB, Can. (39), 17.247; 32. 83, Kurt Mueller, Reynolds, IL (10), 17.252; 33. 4J, Chase Johnson, Penngrove, CA (38), 17.262; 34. 7B, Ben Brown, Marshall, MO (41), 17.276; 35. 45X, Kyler Johnson, Quinter, KS (11), 17.283; 36. 23M, Lance Moss, Cherryville, NC (23), 17.285; 37. 44, Chris Martin, Ankeny, IA (47), 17.299; 38. 33, Alan Zoutte, Knoxville, IA (9), 17.299; 39. 10B, Landon Britt, Memphis, TN (35), 17.329; 40. 20T, Corey Timmerman, Burlington, IA (32), 17.372; 41. 17B, Ryan Bickett, Ramona, SD (29), 17.399; 42. 48, Danny Dietrich, Gettysburg, PA (42), 17.448; 43. 55X, Chase Brown, Yutan, NE (50), 17.455; 44. 27W, Weston Olson, Warren, MN (20), 17.510; 45. 2J, Zach Blurton, Great Bend, KS (27), 17.513; 46. 6G, Bryan Gossel, Windsor, CO (14), 17.537; 47. 38, Logan Alexander, Lacona, IA (13), 17.537; 48. J2, John Carney II, El Paso, TX (53), 17.539; 49. 8X, Micah Slendy, Sioux Falls, SD (45), 18.017; 50. T4, Tyler Graves, Chariton, IA (5), 18.023 / 51. 17N, Nathan Anderson, Newton, IA (21), 18.036; 52. 88E, Terry Easum, Broken Arrow, OK (51), 18.082; 53. 1A, John Anderson, Des Moines, IA (12), 18.333; 54. G5, Gage Pulkrabek, East Grand Forks, MN (30), 18.534

Heat one (started), 8 Laps, 2:20.2: 1. Matt Juhl (1); 2. Jamie Ball (5); 3. Brandon Anderson (2); 4. Justin Peck (4) / 5. Aaron Reutzel (6); 6. Ryan Leavitt (3); 7. Lance Moss (8); 8. Kelly Miller (7) / 9. Bryan Gossel (10); 10. Ryan Bickett (9);

Heat two (started), 8 Laps, 2:18.2: 1. Garet Williamson (1); 2. Chase Randall (2); 3. Austin McCarl (5); 4. Kade Higday (4) / 5. Cole Macedo (6); 6. Tony Rost (3); 7. Chris Martin (8); 8. Danny Dietrich (9) / 9. Logan Alexander (10); 10. Kurt Mueller (7)

Heat three (started), 9 Laps, NT: 1. Emerson Axsom (6); 2. Blake Hahn (1); 3. Terry McCarl (5); 4. Chase Johnson (7) / 5. John Carney II (10); 6. Chase Brown (9); 7. Shone Evans (4); 8. Alan Zoutte (8) / 9. JJ Hickle (2); 10. Brant O'Banion (3)

Heat four (started), 8 Laps, 2:54.6: 1. Hunter Schuerenberg (2); 2. Jason Martin (1); 3. Kaleb Johnson (4); 4. Calvin Landis (3) / 5. Cam Martin (6); 6. Cole Garner (5); 7. Ben Brown (7); 8. Landon Britt (8) / 9. Weston Olson (9); 10. Micah Slendy (10)

Heat five (started), 8 Laps, 2:21.9: 1. Tanner Holmes (1); 2. Riley Goodno (4); 3. Matt Covington (5); 4. Jacob Hughes (2) / 5. Timothy Smith (3); 6. Seth Bergman (6); 7. Zach Blurton (9); 8. Corey Timmerman (8) / 9. Tyler Graves (10); 10. Kyler Johnson (7)

C main (started), 10 Laps, 3:00.7: 1. JJ Hickle (2); 2. Ryan Bickett (3); 3. Weston Olson (4); 4. Terry Easum (10) / 5. Kurt Mueller (1); 6. Micah Slendy (7); 7. Logan Alexander (6); 8. Bryan Gossel (5); 9. John Anderson (11); 10. Nathan Anderson (9); 11. Tyler Graves (8); 12. Gage Pulkrabek (12) DNS - 13. Brant O'Banion; 14. Kyler Johnson

B main, 12 Laps, NT: 1. Aaron Reutzel (1); 2. Cole Macedo (2); 3. Cole Garner (5); 4. Seth Bergman (4) / 5. Cam Martin (3); 6. Danny Dietrich (17); 7. Ryan Leavitt (7); 8. Ben Brown (11); 9. Chris Martin (13); 10. John Carney II (20); 11. Kelly Miller (10); 12. Timothy Smith (9); 13. JJ Hickle (21); 14. Shone Evans (6); 15. Lance Moss (12); 16. Landon Britt (15); 17. Zach Blurton (19); 18. Alan Zoutte (14); 19. Terry Easum (24); 20. Chase Brown (18); 21. Weston Olson (0); 22. Corey Timmerman (16); 23. Tony Rost (8); 24. Ryan Bickett (22)

A main (started), 20 Laps, 6:04.5: 1. Kaleb Johnson (1); 2. Chase Randall (12); 3. Kade Higday (2); 4. Austin McCarl (6); 5. Emerson Axsom (8); 6. Justin Peck (3); 7. Terry McCarl (5); 8. Jamie Ball (7); 9. Matt Covington (4); 10. Riley Goodno (9); 11. Matt Juhl (15); 12. Hunter Schuerenberg (13); 13. Cole Macedo (22); 14. Garet Williamson (16); 15. Aaron Reutzel (21); 16. Tanner Holmes (19); 17. Chase Johnson (20); 18. Brandon Anderson (11); 19. Jacob Hughes (14); 20. Jason Martin (18); 21. Seth Bergman (24); 22. Calvin Landis (10); 23. Cole Garner (23); 24. Blake Hahn (17). Lap Leader: K. Johnson 1-20. Hard-charger: Randall.

Thursday Points

1. Emerson Axsom 488
2. Austin McCarl 476
3. Jamie Ball 473
4. Kaleb Johnson 468
5. Terry McCarl 468
6. Kade Higday 465
7. Cole Macedo 462
8. Justin Peck 461
9. Matt Covington 460
10. Aaron Reutzel 460
11. Chase Randall 453
12. Riley Goodno 451
13. Seth Bergman 437
14. Hunter Schuerenberg 432
15. Matt Juhl 430
16. Cole Garner 425
17. Cam Martin 424
18. Garet Williamson 422
19. Brandon Anderson 420
20. Calvin Landis 413
21. Tanner Holmes 412
22. Jacob Hughes 407
23. Jason Martin 403
24. Blake Hahn 397
25. Chase Johnson 395
26. Ryan Leavitt 393
27. Shone Evans 382
28. Timothy Smith 378
29. Tony Rost 359
30. JJ Hickle 358
31. Ben Brown 352
32. Kelly Miller 349
33. Chris Martin 344
34. Danny Dietrich 337
35. Lance Moss 334
36. John Carney II 326
37. Landon Britt 323
38. Alan Zoutte 321
39. Brant O’Banion 315
40. Chase Brown 313
41. Zach Blurton 312
42. Corey Timmerman 309
43. Kurt Mueller 303
44. Weston Olson 300
45. Ryan Bickett 297
46. Kyler Johnson 279
47. Logan Alexander 272
48. Bryan Gossel 272
49. Micah Slendy 267
50. Terry Easum 259
51. Tyler Graves 258
52. Nathan Anderson 232
53. John Anderson 224
54. Gage Pulkrabek 213

7/28/24

Huset’s Speedway

Brandon, SD

410 Border Battle Round #3

30 410’s 28 305’s

410’s

Gage Pulkrabek (29th car out to time) came out almost at the end and laid a low lap around the quarter-mile for quick time at 11.335 seconds. Kerry Madsen (9th car out) was second quick, followed by Brooke Tatnell (8th), Garet Williamson (15th), Christopher Thram (2nd), Brendan Mullen (1st), Jacob Hughes (27th), Tim Estenson (25th), Chase Randall (6th) and Riley Goodno (12th).

Heat one (started): 1. 09-Matt Juhl[1]; 2. 2KS-Chase Randall[2]; 3. 13-Mark Dobmeier[5]; 4. 24T-Christopher Thram[3]; 5. G5-Gage Pulkrabek[4]; 6. 17B-Ryan Bickett[6]; 7. 78-Bill Wagner[7]; DNS - 2K-Kevin Ingle

8-lap heats added points to qualifying points, taking the top 20 to the feature. The low line was the dominant one in the heats, with not much passing. Dobmeier passed Thram for third on the low side on lap three.

Heat two (started): 1. 83-Justin Henderson[1]; 2. 22-Riley Goodno[2]; 3. 11M-Brendan Mullen[3]; 4. 95-Tyler Drueke[7]; 5. 55-Kerry Madsen[4]; 6. 45X-Jace Park[5]; 7. 8X-Micah Slendy[8]; 8. 10X-Trevor Serbus[6]

Serbus slowed with issues in the late going. Drueke had a great start shooting from seventh up to fourth. Park was running fifth, until the restart for Serbus, which gave Madsen the opportunity to get back by into that spot.

Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 3-Tim Kaeding[2]; 2. 83JR-Sam Henderson[1]; 3. 16-Brooke Tatnell[4]; 4. 8-Jacob Hughes[3]; 5. 3J-Dusty Zomer[5]; 6. 14H-Scott Winters[6]; 7. 9-Dominic Dobesh[7]

Heat 4 (8 Laps): 1. J2-John Carney II[1]; 2. 22K-Kaleb Johnson[2]; 3. 23-Garet Williamson[4]; 4. 14T-Tim Estenson[3]; 5. 64-Andy Pake[5]; 6. 23S-Stuart Snyder[6]; 7. 22W-Aaron Werner[7]

Williamson was the first in any of the heats to make the high side work, snagging third from Estenson on lap two.

B main (started): 1. 95-Tyler Drueke[2]; 2. 17B-Ryan Bickett[1]; 3. 23S-Stuart Snyder[4]; 4. 14H-Scott Winters[3] / 5. 8X-Micah Slendy[6]; 6. 78-Bill Wagner[5]; 7. 22W-Aaron Werner[8]; 8. 2K-Kevin Ingle[9]; 9. 9-Dominic Dobesh[7]; DNS - 10X-Trevor Serbus

The 12-lapper took the top four to the A main. Drueke dominated and the top four separated themselves from the rest early.

A main (started): 1. 23-Garet Williamson[5]; 2. 2KS-Chase Randall[3]; 3. 55-Kerry Madsen[7]; 4. 11M-Brendan Mullen[1]; 5. 3-Tim Kaeding[8]; 6. 24T-Christopher Thram[4]; 7. 22-Riley Goodno[10]; 8. 16-Brooke Tatnell[6]; 9. G5-Gage Pulkrabek[2]; 10. 14T-Tim Estenson[11]; 11. 8-Jacob Hughes[9]; 12. 22K-Kaleb Johnson[13]; 13. 83JR-Sam Henderson[16]; 14. 09-Matt Juhl[12]; 15. 83-Justin Henderson[14]; 16. 13-Mark Dobmeier[17]; 17. 95-Tyler Drueke[21]; 18. 3J-Dusty Zomer[18]; 19. 14H-Scott Winters[24]; 20. 64-Andy Pake[19]; 21. J2-John Carney II[15]; 22. 17B-Ryan Bickett[22]; 23. 23S-Stuart Snyder[23]; 24. 45X-Jace Park[20]

Not much action early in the night usually makes for a good feature, and this was. The 25-lapper paid $7,500 to the winner. Mullen led Thram and Randall early. Kaeding went from eighth to fifth by lap two when Carney and Dobmeier brought out the caution. Both restarted at the tail, along with Pake, who changed a tire. On the restart, Park got into the wall, broke a Jacob’s ladder and retired. Mullen led Thram, Randall, Pulkrabek and Kaeding back to green. Randall jumped by Thram for second on the restart, and Kaeding took fourth from Pulkrabek on lap four. Madsen entered the top five on lap five. Mullen was in lapped traffic on lap eight. Randall reeled him in quickly and slid across the leader’s nose in turn two and led lap nine. Madsen took fourth from Kaeding. By lap 15, Williamson was by Kaeding for fourth. On lap 17, he squeaked by Madsen for third, and with five to go, got by Mullen for second. Randall was struggling with lappers a bit, and Williamson looked like he had the fastest car. With two to go, he passed Randall low in turn two to take the win. Madsen got by Mullen to round out the podium. Winters was the hard-charger.

305 Racesavers

Heat one (started): 1. 55R-Ryan Serrao[1]; 2. 1-Amelia Eisenschenk[3]; 3. 14-Nick Barger[4]; 4. 23-Brandon Bosma[5] / 5. 9X-Ramsie Shoenrock[2]; 6. 18T-Tyler Rabenberg[6]; 7. 32-Trefer Waller[7]

8-lap heats took the top four to the A main. Serrao led the distance. Shoenrock was running second early, but contact with another car affected her. Eisenschenk took second on lap five, Barger third on lap six and Bosma the final transfer on lap seven.

Heat two (started): 1. 48-Cole Olson[1]; 2. X-Dylan Waxdahl[2]; 3. 34DD-Brady Donnohue[4]; 4. 03-Shayle Bade[5] / 5. 18-Corbin Erickson[3]; 6. 31-Koby Werkmeister[6]; DNS - 85-Matthew Jasper

Olson led the distance. Werkmeister retired for the night after contact with another car one lap in. Bade sealed the final transfer from Erickson on lap three with a slider in turn one.

Heat three (started): 1. 28-Nicholas Winter[2]; 2. 17V-Casey Abbas[4]; 3. 3K-Jeremy Kerzman[3]; 4. O7-Owen Carlson[6] / 5. 23V-Michalob Voeltz[5]; 6. 88-Nate Thelen[1]; DNS - 81-Jared Jansen

Winter led wire to wire, with abbas moving into second right away. Carlson took the final transfer from Thelen on the low side on lap two.

Heat four (started): 1. 13G-Gaige Weldon[1]; 2. 6B-Bayley Ballenger[2]; 3. 2D-Dusty Ballenger[3]; 4. 17-Lee Goos Jr[6] / 5. 80P-Jacob Peterson[5]; 6. 12L-John Lambertz[4]; DNS - 9A-Hunter Hanson

Hanson had issues and couldn’t start. Weldon led throughout. Goos worked his way into a transfer early, and Lambertz went pitside.

B main (started): 1. 18-Corbin Erickson[1]; 2. 23V-Michalob Voeltz[2]; 3. 80P-Jacob Peterson[3]; 4. 18T-Tyler Rabenberg[4] / 5. 32-Trefer Waller[6]; 6. 12L-John Lambertz[7]; 7. 88-Nate Thelen[4]; DNS - 9X-Ramsie Shoenrock; 31-Koby Werkmeister; 85-Matthew Jasper; 81-Jared Jansen; 9A-Hunter Hanson

The race was shortened to 8 laps and took the top four to the feature. It was mostly a single-file affair.

A main (started): 1. Gaige Weldon[2]; 2. 28-Nicholas Winter[4]; 3. 55R-Ryan Serrao[1]; 4. 1-Amelia Eisenschenk[6]; 5. 34DD-Brady Donnohue[12]; 6. 2D-Dusty Ballenger[9]; 7. 17-Lee Goos Jr[16]; 8. 17V-Casey Abbas[11]; 9. 23-Brandon Bosma[13]; 10. 48-Cole Olson[3]; 11. 6B-Bayley Ballenger[5]; 12. 14-Nick Barger[10]; 13. 03-Shayle Bade[14]; 14. O7-Owen Carlson[15]; 15. 80P-Jacob Peterson[19]; 16. X-Dylan Waxdahl[7]; 17. 18-Corbin Erickson[17]; 18. 18T-Tyler Rabenberg[20]; 19. 23V-Michalob Voeltz[18]; 20. 3K-Jeremy Kerzman[8]

The 20-lapper went non-stop. The lead four saw no changes, though Eisenschenk challenged for third most of the way. D. Ballenger moved into the top five on lap nine after starting in row five, but Brady Donnohue came on late to finish in the top five. Goos led the action from the back, grabbing hard-charger honors from row eight.

Tasker Phillips Is a First Time 410 Winner on Border Battle Night at Knoxville!

Emerson Axsom Adds to the Firsts with a 360 Triumph

by Bill Wright

KNOXVILLE, Iowa (July 27, 2024) – Tasker Phillips held off a tough 46-car 988 Lifeline 410 field to earn his first ever win in the class at Knoxville Raceway Saturday on Weiler Night featuring the second leg of the Border Battle. Phillips’ win aboard the BDS Motorsports #1 earned him $7,000. Emerson Axsom held off a 62-car 360 field to gain another first win, as he

Emerged victorious in that class aboard the Klaasmeyer/Petry Motorsports #27W entry.

The 988 Lifeline 410 feature saw Phillips start from the pole and take the early lead over Garet Williamson, Rico Abreu, Austin McCarl and Tyler Courtney. Abreu threw a slider on Williamson in turn three to take second on lap two, and McCarl followed him into third on lap three.

Phillips was loyal to the cushion and approached lapped traffic on lap nine. McCarl used the high side of turn four to pass Abreu for the second spot, and began reeling in the leader. Phillips was able to maneuver traffic and kept the lead. He appeared to be good to go, but a Zeb Wise spin with two laps to go brought the only caution of the event.

Abreu used the restart to get by McCarl, while Courtney shot into fourth. By the time Abreu cleared McCarl, it was too late to make a move on Phillips, who got his first 360 win here earlier this year as well. With his win, Tasker joins Clint Garner, Bronson Maeschen, Randy Smith, Tim St. Arnold, Chris Walraven, Ricky Logan and Carson McCarl as drivers who have won in all three sprint car classes at Knoxville Raceway.

Tasker led Abreu, Austin McCarl, Courtney and Williamson to the finish. Brian Brown, Chase Randall, Aaron Reutzel, Tanner Holmes and Zeb Wise rounded out the top ten. Abreu and Austin McCarl set quick time over their respective flights, and Abreu, Carson McCarl, John Carney II and Holmes were heat winners. Justin Henderson and Tyler Drueke won the B mains. Logan McCandless suffered a hard flip in time trials. He was unhurt, but done for the night.

“I did a pretty good job with about one to go, smashing into the fence,” said Tasker of holding on to his win. “Austin poked his nose (down low) once, and I screwed around and went down there once. There wasn’t nothing there for me, so I just kept beating down the wall. Luckily, we pulled it off! We haven’t had a (good) time all year, and finally we got a decent time. I’ve been telling everyone, if we get a good time and start from the front…I hate winning from the pole, but I’ll take it anyway I can get it tonight. This thing is bad fast…but how treacherous that cushion was, I was (bleeping) razor blades!”

Ryan Giles led early in the 18-lap 360 main event ahead of Sawyer Phillips, Reutzel, Emerson Axsom and Tyler Groenendyk. Axsom was on the move early, shooting from fourth to second on lap two, before AJ Moeller took a scary ride, flipping down the frontstretch. He climbed out under his own power.

Giles led Axsom, Sawyer, Reutzel and Randall back to green. Reutzel quickly gained third, with Randall following him into fourth. Axsom sized up Giles by running the low side and cruised by to lead lap six. Two laps later, Reutzel followed him with a slider into second.

Groenendyk was also on the move, gaining fourth on lap eight, and passing Giles for third on lap nine on thee low side. A final caution came out for a stopped Zeb Wise with eight laps to go.

Axsom stayed steady to the finish, winning over Reutzel, Groenendyk, Tyler Courtney and Randall. Hank Davis, Clint Garner, Giles, Sawyer Phillips and Riley Goodno completed the top ten. Courtney and Randall paced their respective groups in time trials, while Matt Covington, Sam Hafertepe Jr., Kaleb Johnson, Hunter Schuerenberg, Tasker Phillips and Scott Bogucki won the heats. Kaleb Johnson and Tasker Phillips also won the B mains.

“We struggled in the 410 feature, and I knew I needed to get up on the wheel,” said Axsom in Victory Lane. “I didn’t feel like I did well in that race, so I’m super glad we brought this car out, and kind of had a restart on the night. This car is really good. This team is brand new, so to get a win at Knoxville in our first year is pretty impressive. There’s a couple more weeks of 410’s left, so hopefully, we can pick off one of those too. Just because I haven’t always run against the top guys in wing racing, I’ve done it against the best in non-wing racing a lot, and I was just glad to hold them off.”

Join us Thursday, August 1, for the beginning of the 34th Annual Xtream Powered by Mediacom 360 Knoxville Nationals Presented by Great Southern Bank. The 360 Nationals will be held Thursday through Saturday! For tickets and more information on the Knoxville Raceway, visit us online at www.KnoxvilleRaceway.com or on Facebook.

988 Lifeline 410 Results

Time Trial Group One (Qualifying Order), 2 laps: 1. 24, Rico Abreu, St. Helena, CA (1), 16.038; 2. 87, Aaron Reutzel, Clute, TX (22), 16.100; 3. 21, Brian Brown, Grain Valley, MO (23), 16.177; 4. 27W, Emerson Axsom, Franklin, IN (18), 16.181; 5. 7BC, Tyler Courtney, Indianapolis, IN (12), 16.202; 6. 23, Garet Williamson, Columbia, MO (7), 16.216; 7. 5, Justin Henderson, Tea, SD (3), 16.225; 8. 3P, Sawyer Phillips, Pleasantville, IA (2), 16.248; 9. 26, Zeb Wise, Angola, IN (6), 16.286; 10. 9, Kasey Kahne, Enumclaw, WA (5), 16.332; 11. 09, Matt Juhl, Tea, SD (10), 16.344; 12. 27, Carson McCarl, Altoona, IA (13), 16.356; 13. 83, James McFadden, Alice Springs, NT, A (20), 16.368; 14. 55, Kerry Madsen, St. Mary’s, NSW, Aust. (8), 16.371; 15. 1C, Brenham Crouch, Lubbock, TX (14), 16.564; 16. 13, Mark Dobmeier, Grand Forks, ND (15), 16.581; 17. 19, Hunter Schuerenberg, Sikeston, MO (17), 16.646; 18. 3, Tim Kaeding, San Jose, CA (9), 16.734; 19. 44, Chris Martin, Ankeny, IA (16), 16.858; 20. 6W, Dustin Selvage, Indianola, IA (21), 16.934; 21. 14T, Brooke Tatnell, Sans Souci, NSW, Aust. (11), 17.006; 22. 15JR, Cole Mincer, Burlington, IA (19), 17.285; 23. 17B, Ryan Bickett, Ramona, SD (4), 18.078

Time Trial Group Two (Qualifying Order), 2 laps: 1. 88, Austin McCarl, Altoona, IA (4), 16.289; 2. 2KS, Chase Randall, Waco, TX (1), 16.590; 3. 35, Zach Hampton, Plainfield, IN (2), 16.633; 4. 1, Tasker Phillips, Pleasantville, IA (20), 16.742; 5. 2, Lynton Jeffrey, Sydney, NSW, Aust. (19), 16.842; 6. 4W, Jamie Ball, Knoxville, IA (13), 16.852; 7. 3J, Dusty Zomer, Sioux Falls, SD (15), 16.904; 8. 22X, JJ Hickle, Quilcene, WA (12), 16.987; 9. 20, AJ Moeller, Rockwell City, IA (10), 17.019; 10. 22, Riley Goodno, Knoxville, IA (11), 17.123; 11. J2, John Carney II, El Paso, TX (9), 17.165; 12. 18T, Tanner Holmes, Jacksonville, OR (22), 17.169; 13. 95, Tyler Drueke, Eagle, NE (8), 17.220; 14. 36, Jason Martin, Liberal`, KS (18), 17.244; 15. 6, Brandon Wimmer, Fairmount, IN (14), 17.253; 16. 45X, Jace Park, Overland Park, KS (7), 17.255; 17. 44X, Scotty Johnson, Melcher-Dallas, IA (23), 17.895; 18. 9H, Landon Hansen, Newton, IA (17), 18.133; 19. 2K, Kevin Ingle, Huron, SD (6), 18.308; 20. 9D, Dominic Dobesh, Brookings, SD (21), 18.766; 21. 78, Bill Wagner, Reeder, ND (16), 20.241; 22. 29, Logan McCandless, Mercer, PA (3), NT; DQ (Weight) G5, Gage Pulkrabek, East Grand Forks, MN (5).

Heat one (started), 8 Laps, 2:18.0: 1. Rico Abreu (6); 2. Matt Juhl (1); 3. Zeb Wise (2); 4. Tyler Courtney (4); 5. James McFadden (7); 6. Brian Brown (5); 7. Justin Henderson (3); 8. Chris Martin (10); 9. Brenham Crouch (8); 10. Hunter Schuerenberg (9); 11. Brooke Tatnell (11) DNS – Ryan Bickett

Heat two (started), 8 Laps, NT: 1. Carson McCarl (1); 2. Kerry Madsen (7); 3. Garet Williamson (4); 4. Sawyer Phillips (3); 5. Kasey Kahne (2); 6. Aaron Reutzel (6); 7. Emerson Axsom (5); 8. Mark Dobmeier (8); 9. Tim Kaeding (9); 10. Dustin Selvage (10); 11. Cole Mincer (11)

Heat three (started), 8 Laps, 2:22.1: 1. John Carney II (1); 2. Dusty Zomer (3); 3. Austin McCarl (6); 4. Lynton Jeffrey (4); 5. Tyler Drueke (7); 6. AJ Moeller (2); 7. Scotty Johnson (9); 8. Gage Pulkrabek (12); 9. Kevin Ingle (10); 10. Bill Wagner (11); 11. Zach Hampton (5); 12. Brandon Wimmer (8)

Heat four (started), 8 Laps, 2:21.4: 1. Tanner Holmes (1); 2. Riley Goodno (2); 3. JJ Hickle (3); 4. Tasker Phillips (5); 5. Jamie Ball (4); 6. Chase Randall (6); 7. Jason Martin (7); 8. Jace Park (8); 9. Landon Hansen (9); 10. Dominic Dobesh (10) DNS – Logan McCandless

B main one (started), 12 Laps, 3:28.7: 1. Justin Henderson (1); 2. Kerry Madsen (3) / 3. James McFadden (4); 4. Kasey Kahne (2); 5. Brenham Crouch (6); 6. Mark Dobmeier (5); 7. Tim Kaeding (8); 8. Chris Martin (7); 9. Dustin Selvage (10); 10. Brooke Tatnell (9); 11. Cole Mincer (11) DNS – Hunter Schuerenberg, Ryan Bickett

B main two (started), 12 Laps, NT: 1. Tyler Drueke (1); 2. Jace Park (6) / 3. Jason Martin (4); 4. Landon Hansen (5); 5. Scotty Johnson (3); 6. Dominic Dobesh (8); 7. Bill Wagner (9); 8. Kevin Ingle (7); 9. AJ Moeller (2) DNS – Zach Hampton, Gage Pulkrabek, Brandon Wimmer, Logan McCandless

A main (started), 20 Laps, NT: 1. Tasker Phillips (1); 2. Rico Abreu (4); 3. Austin McCarl (3); 4. Tyler Courtney (7); 5. Garet Williamson (2); 6. Brian Brown (9); 7. Chase Randall (8); 8. Aaron Reutzel (5); 9. Tanner Holmes (20); 10. Zeb Wise (11); 11. Carson McCarl (13); 12. Riley Goodno (16); 13. Lynton Jeffrey (10); 14. JJ Hickle (12); 15. Sawyer Phillips (15); 16. Kerry Madsen (23); 17. Jace Park (24); 18. Emerson Axsom (19); 19. Dusty Zomer (6); 20. Justin Henderson (21); 21. Matt Juhl (17); 22. John Carney II (14); 23. Tyler Drueke (22); 24. Jamie Ball (18). Lap Leader: T. Phillips 1-20. Hard-charger: Holmes.

360 Results

Time Trial Group One (started), 2 laps: 1. 7BC, Tyler Courtney, Indianapolis, IN (17), 16.519; 2. 87, Aaron Reutzel, Clute, TX (13), 16.576; 3. 22X, Riley Goodno, Knoxville, IA (7), 16.688; 4. 4W, Jamie Ball, Knoxville, IA (15), 16.705; 5. 99, Tony Rost, Omaha, NE (14), 16.731; 6. 27W, Emerson Axsom, Franklin, IN (29), 16.742; 7. 17, Tyler Groenendyk, Oskaloosa, IA (28), 16.779; 8. 2C, Hank Davis, Sand Springs, OK (2), 16.869; 9. 21, Gunner Ramey, Sedalia, MO (21), 16.880; 10. 24, Kade Higday, Pleasant Hill, IA (9), 16.896; 11. 40, Clint Garner, Sioux Falls, SD (27), 16.898; 12. 41, Colton Hardy, Phoenix, AZ (23), 16.919; 13. 70, Calvin Landis, Knoxville, IA (1), 16.921; 14. 53, Joe Beaver, Knoxville, IA (22), 16.933; 15. 6K, Kaleb Johnson, Sioux Falls, SD (26), 16.940; 16. 95, Matt Covington, Glenpool, OK (10), 16.987; 17. 15H, Sam Hafertepe Jr., Sunnyvale, TX (18), 17.012; 18. 4Z, Dusty Zomer, Brandon, SD (3), 17.016; 19. 77X, Alex Hill, Six Nations, ONT, Can. (25), 17.048; 20. 98P, Miles Paulus, Marshall, MO (24), 17.049; 21. 22, Ryan Leavitt, Knoxville, IA (19), 17.098; 22. 01, Terry McCarl, Altoona, IA (31), 17.109; 23. 5A, Alex Vande Voort, Knoxville, IA (16), 17.217; 24. 7B, Ben Brown, Marshall, MO (5), 17.228; 25. 47, Brant O'Banion, Sioux Falls, SD (12), 17.318; 26. 17B, Ryan Bickett, Ramona, SD (8), 17.348; 27. 6G, Bryan Gossel, Windsor, CO (30), 17.565; 28. 14, Aidan Zoutte, Knoxville, IA (20), 17.580; 29. 1A, John Anderson, Des Moines, IA (6), 17.647; 30. 3R, Russell Potter, Boonville, MO (4), 17.653; 31. 41D, Dan Henning, Columbia, IA (11), 18.314

Time Trial Group two (started), 2 laps: 1. 2KS, Chase Randall, Waco, TX (17), 16.917; 2. 3P, Sawyer Phillips, Pleasantville, IA (19), 16.944; 3. 10, Scott Bogucki, McLaren Vale, SA, Aust. (16), 16.945; 4. 2M, Ryan Giles, Grimes, IA (24), 17.059; 5. 6AJ, AJ Moeller, Rockwell City, IA (3), 17.062; 6. 24N, Nathan Mills, Bondurant, IA (1), 17.076; 7. 86, Timothy Smith, Rocheport, MO (18), 17.084; 8. 26, Zeb Wise, Angola, IN (31), 17.102; 9. 11M, Brendan Mullen, Grand Forks, ND (2), 17.104; 10. 64, Hunter Schuerenberg, Sikeston, MO (8), 17.130; 11. 4, Cam Martin, Ankeny, IA (7), 17.134; 12. 36, Jason Martin, Liberal, KS (14), 17.136; 13. 4C, Tuesday Calderwood, Goodyear, AZ (22), 17.145; 14. 4G, Cole Garner, Sioux Falls, SD (29), 17.254; 15. 7A, Jack Anderson, Newton, IA (13), 17.265; 16. 23, Seth Bergman, Snohomish, WA (20), 17.311; 17. 1TAZ, Tasker Phillips, Pleasantville, IA (12), 17.343; 18. 7, Tyler Lee, Cedar Rapids, IA (4), 17.353; 19. 71, Brady Baker, Alexander, AR (9), 17.400; 20. 55B, Brandon Anderson, Glenpool, OK (5), 17.430; 21. 33, Alan Zoutte, Knoxville, IA (23), 17.464; 22. 14T, Brooke Tatnell, Sans Souci, NSW, Aust. (25), 17.503; 23. 16G, Austyn Gossel, Windsor, CO (6), 17.581; 24. 96, Blaine Stegenga, Valley Springs, SD (21), 17.607; 25. 20T, Corey Timmerman, Burlington, IA (11), 17.623; 26. 38, Logan Alexander, Lacona, IA (27), 17.695; 27. 48, Tyler Thompson, Des Moines, IA (15), 17.752; 28. G5, Gage Pulkrabek, East Grand Forks, MN (30), 18.338; 29. 83, Kurt Mueller, Reynolds, IL (10), 18.569; 30. 17N, Nathan Anderson, Newton, IA (26), 18.735; 31. T4, Tyler Graves, Chariton, IA (28), 19.417

Heat one (started), 7 Laps, 2:04.1: 1. Matt Covington (1); 2. Tyler Groenendyk (4); 3. Tyler Courtney (6); 4. Calvin Landis (2); 5. Jamie Ball (5); 6. Terry McCarl (8); 7. Kade Higday (3); 8. Brant O'Banion (9); 9. Alex Hill (7); 10. Dan Henning (11); 11. Aidan Zoutte (10)

Heat two (started), 7 Laps, 2:03.5: 1. Sam Hafertepe Jr. (1); 2. Clint Garner (3); 3. Aaron Reutzel (6); 4. Hank Davis (4); 5. Tony Rost (5); 6. Miles Paulus (7); 7. Alex Vande Voort (8); 8. Ryan Bickett (9); 9. John Anderson (10); 10. Joe Beaver (2)

Heat three (started), 7 Laps, 2:01.6: 1. Kaleb Johnson (2); 2. Emerson Axsom (5); 3. Dusty Zomer (1); 4. Gunner Ramey (4); 5. Colton Hardy (3); 6. Ryan Leavitt (7); 7. Riley Goodno (6); 8. Ben Brown (8); 9. Russell Potter (10); 10. Bryan Gossel (9)

Heat four (started), 7 Laps, 2:04.4: 1. Hunter Schuerenberg (3); 2. Chase Randall (6); 3. Seth Bergman (1); 4. Tuesday Calderwood (2); 5. Ryan Giles (5); 6. Timothy Smith (4); 7. Brooke Tatnell (8); 8. Corey Timmerman (9); 9. Brady Baker (7); 10. Gage Pulkrabek (10); 11. Tyler Graves (11)

Heat five (started), 7 Laps, 2:02.5: 1. Tasker Phillips (1); 2. Cam Martin (3); 3. Zeb Wise (4); 4. Sawyer Phillips (6); 5. Cole Garner (2); 6. AJ Moeller (5); 7. Brandon Anderson (7); 8. Austyn Gossel (8); 9. Logan Alexander (9); 10. Kurt Mueller (10)

Heat six (started), 7 Laps, NT: 1. Scott Bogucki (6); 2. Jason Martin (3); 3. Jack Anderson (2); 4. Tyler Lee (1); 5. Brendan Mullen (4); 6. Nathan Mills (5); 7. Tyler Thompson (9); 8. Nathan Anderson (10); 9. Blaine Stegenga (8); 10. Alan Zoutte (7)

B main one (started), 10 Laps, NT: 1. Kaleb Johnson (3); 2. Kade Higday (1) / 3. Sam Hafertepe Jr. (5); 4. Matt Covington (4); 5. Terry McCarl (10); 6. Dusty Zomer (7); 7. Brant O'Banion (15); 8. Colton Hardy (2); 9. Alex Vande Voort (12); 10. Calvin Landis (6); 11. Ben Brown (14); 12. Alex Hill (13); 13. Miles Paulus (8); 14. Ryan Bickett (16); 15. Russell Potter (19); 16. Bryan Gossel (18); 17. John Anderson (17); 18. Aidan Zoutte (20); 19. Dan Henning (21); 20. Ryan Leavitt (9); 21. Joe Beaver (11)

B main two (started), 10 Laps, NT: 1. Tasker Phillips (3); 2. Timothy Smith (1) / 3. Seth Bergman (4); 4. Cole Garner (7); 5. Brendan Mullen (2); 6. Brooke Tatnell (8); 7. Tuesday Calderwood (5); 8. Brady Baker (11); 9. Brandon Anderson (9); 10. Tyler Lee (6); 11. Austyn Gossel (10); 12. Tyler Thompson (13); 13. Corey Timmerman (12); 14. Logan Alexander (17); 15. Blaine Stegenga (14); 16. Kurt Mueller (18); 17. Tyler Graves (19); 18. Nathan Anderson (16); 19. Alan Zoutte (15) DNS – Jack Anderson, Gage Pulkrabek

A main (started), 18 Laps, NT: 1. Emerson Axsom (4); 2. Aaron Reutzel (6); 3. Tyler Groenendyk (2); 4. Tyler Courtney (8); 5. Chase Randall (5); 6. Hank Davis (13); 7. Clint Garner (15); 8. Ryan Giles (1); 9. Sawyer Phillips (3); 10. Riley Goodno (11); 11. Jamie Ball (7); 12. Kade Higday (21); 13. Kaleb Johnson (19); 14. Timothy Smith (23); 15. Cam Martin (16); 16. Gunner Ramey (17); 17. Tony Rost (9); 18. Nathan Mills (18); 19. Hunter Schuerenberg (10); 20. Jason Martin (20); 21. Zeb Wise (12); 22. Tasker Phillips (22); 23. AJ Moeller (14) DNS – Scott Bogucki. Lap Leaders: Giles 1-5, Axsom 6-18. Hard-charger: Higday.

7/26/24

Jackson Motorplex

Jackson, MN

Border Battle Round 1

Merle Johnson Memorial

38 410’s

40 305’s

410’s

Round 1 of the Border Battle at Jackson sees $7,000 to win, and will be followed by Knoxville on Saturday and Huset’s on Sunday. Cars were split into two groups, with Group 1 comprising heats one and two, and the second group making up heats three and four. Kerry Madsen (2nd car out to time) was quickest in the first group and overall at 12.906 seconds. Aaron Reutzel (8th car out) was second quick, followed by Tim Kaeding (1st), Gage Pulkrabek (14th) and Matt Juhl (5th). Chase Randall (2nd car out) set quick time in the second group at 13.083. Garet Williamson (3rd) was second quick, followed by Scott Bogucki (18th), Tanner Holmes (4th) and Christopher Thram (1st). Bill Wagner had issues in hot laps and retired for the night.

Heat one (started, *qualified for feature): 1. Kaleb Johnson 22 (1*) 2. Madsen 55 (4*) 3. Juhl 09 (2*) 4. Kaeding 3 (3*) 5. Mark Dobmeier 13 (5*) 6. Skylar Prochaska 35 (6) 7. Cam Martin 4 (8) 8. Dominic Dobesh 9 (9) 9. Luke Nellis 74N (7) 10. Corbin Erickson 18 (10)

8-lap heats added points to qualifying. The top 20 in points were in the A main, the top eight were in the feature redraw. DKW Transport paid each heat winner $250. Johnson led the distance on a heavy track. Madsen grabbed second from Juhl on lap two.

Heat two (started, *qualified for feature): 1. Brooke Tatnell 16 (2*) 2. John Carney II J2 (1*) 3. Reutzel 87 (4*) 4. Tyler Drueke 95 (6*) 5. Chris Maritn 44 (8) 6. Gage Pulkrabek G5 (3*) 7. Sam Henderson 83x (5) 8. Ryan Bickett 17B (7) 9. Jacob Hughes 8H (9)

Tatnell was gone in a mostly single-file affair. Hughes exited early.

Heat three (started, *qualified for feature): 1. Bogucki 10 (3*) 2. Jace Park 45x (1*) 3. Thram 24T (2*) 4. Randall 2KS (4*) 5. Koby Werkmeister 51A (6*) 6. Logan McCandless 29 (5*) 7. Sawyer Phillips 3P (7) 8. Trevor Serbus 10x (8) DNS – Bill Wagner 78

Park led Thram and Bogucki early. Bogucki shot by Thram on lap three for second and slowly reeled in the leader. He moved under Park to take the lead in turn two on the last lap.

Heat four (started, *qualified for feature): 1. Dusty Zomer 3J (2*) 2. Brendan Mullen 11m (1*) 3. Williamson 23 (4*) 4. Holmes 18T (3*) 5. Andy Pake 64 (6) 6. Scott Winters 14H (7) 7. Tim Estenson 14T (5) 8. Matt Wasmund 4w (8) 9. Dylan Opdahl 2 (9)

Zomer dominated this one ahead of Mullen. Williamson took third from Holmes on lap two. Omdahl exited early.

B main (started): 1. Estenson (1) 2. Chris Martin (2) 3. Pake (3) 4. Cam Martin (6) / 5. Winters (5) 6. Phillips (7) 7. Prochaska (4) 8. Serbus (10) 9. Bickett (9) 10. Dobesh (8) 11. Wasmund (11) 12. Ingle (12) 13. Erickson (13) 14. Omdahl (14) DNS – Henderson, Nellis, Hughes, Wagner

The 12-lapper took the top four to the A. Estenson led Chris Martin and Pake to transfers. The fourth and final transfer were up for grabs. Winters held it early. Cam Martin snagged it on lap two and held it through a caution at the halfway point for Omdahl.

A main (started):1. Randall (1) 2. Williamson (2) 3. Johnson (5) 4. Juhl (10) 5. Thram (11) 6, Kaeding (9) 7. Tatnell (4) 8. Dobmeier (17) 9. Holmes (12) 10. Madsen (7) 11. Park (13) 12. Cam Martin (24) 13. Mullen (15) 14. Drueke (19) 15. Chris Martin (22) 16. Pake (23) 17. Werkmeister (20) 18. Estenson (21) 19. McCandless (18) 20. Pulkrabek (16) 21. Reutzel (3) 22. Bogucki (6) 23. Carney II (14) 24. Zomer (8)

The 25-lapper saw Zomer suffer a flat right rear tire in staging. He gave up his starting spot outside row four and did a start and park. Randall shot out to lead over Williamson, Reutzel, Bogucki and Johnson. A caution five laps in involved Carney and Werkmeister, with Carney retiring. Randall kept his lead and the top five remained the same until hitting lapped traffic with ten to go. Reutzel took second from Williamson with five to go, and Bogucki followed him into third two laps later. With two to go, Bogucki cruised under Reutzel to take second on the backstretch. In turn three, Reutzel attempted a slider that sent Bogucki hard into the turn three wall. As Bogucki climbed out quickly, Reutzel, limped his car with a blown right rear to the pits. Randall led the restart ahead of Johnson, Williamson, Juhl and Thram. Randall pulled away to win, as Williamson snagged second on the last lap. Cam Martin was the hard-charger.

305’s

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 43-Jake Greenwood[4]; 2. 55R-Ryan Serrao[1]; 3. 05-Brandon Allen[5]; 4. 9A-Hunter Hanson[7]; 5. 53X-Joe Miller[6]; 6. 13-Mel Halverson[2]; 7. (DNF) 90-Eric Schulz[3]; 8. (DNF) 81X-Kyla Anderson[8]

Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 85-Mathew Jasper[1]; 2. 80P-Jacob Peterson[3]; 3. 24G-Rob Rawson[2]; 4. 9X-Ramsie Shoenrock[4]; 5. 6B-Bayley Ballenger[7]; 6. 28-Madi Miller[6]; 7. (DNF) 62J-Jay Masur[5]; 8. (DNF) 41-Jeff Wilke[8]

Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 24B-Brandon Buysse[3]; 2. 56-Bill Johnson[2]; 3. 23-Brandon Bosma[5]; 4. 1-Amelia Eisenschenk[7]; 5. 17-Lee Goos Jr[8]; 6. 19-Nate Eakin[4]; 7. (DNF) 35X-Jeff Lackey[1]; 8. (DNF) 15-Laela Eisenschenk[6]

Heat 4 (8 Laps): 1. 3K-Jeremy Kerzman[2]; 2. 4SS-Brandon Halverson[8]; 3. 23C-Ben Crees[1]; 4. 18-Tyler Rabenberg[5]; 5. 12L-John Lambertz[3]; 6. 4-Mike Stien[7]; 7. 91X-Johnny Sullivan[6]; 8. (DNF) 28G-Gracyn Masur[4]

Heat 5 (8 Laps): 1. 1300-Brett Allen[2]; 2. 30-Matt Johnson[1]; 3. X-Dylan Waxdahl[3]; 4. 2D-Dusty Ballenger[8]; 5. 9-Laney Moore[5]; 6. 6-Logan Moore[7]; 7. 81-Jared Jansen[6]; 8. 88-Nathan Thelen[4]

B Feature 1 (10 Laps): 1. 9A-Hunter Hanson[1]; 2. 9X-Ramsie Shoenrock[2]; 3. 1-Amelia Eisenschenk[3]; 4. 53X-Joe Miller[4]; 5. 6B-Bayley Ballenger[5]; 6. 19-Nate Eakin[8]; 7. 28-Madi Miller[7]; 8. 13-Mel Halverson[6]; 9. 62J-Jay Masur[10]; 10. (DNS) 90-Eric Schulz; 11. (DNS) 81X-Kyla Anderson; 12. (DNS) 41-Jeff Wilke; 13. (DNS) 15-Laela Eisenschenk

B Feature 2 (10 Laps): 1. 18-Tyler Rabenberg[1]; 2. 17-Lee Goos Jr[3]; 3. 2D-Dusty Ballenger[2]; 4. 12L-John Lambertz[4]; 5. 91X-Johnny Sullivan[8]; 6. 81-Jared Jansen[9]; 7. 9-Laney Moore[5]; 8. 6-Logan Moore[7]; 9. (DNF) 4-Mike Stien[6]; 10. (DNF) 88-Nathan Thelen[10]; 11. (DNF) 28G-Gracyn Masur[12]; 12. (DNS) 35X-Jeff Lackey

A Feature (20 Laps): 1. 4SS-Brandon Halverson[1]; 2. 80P-Jacob Peterson[3]; 3. 3K-Jeremy Kerzman[4]; 4. 1300-Brett Allen[5]; 5. 23-Brandon Bosma[13]; 6. 17-Lee Goos Jr[19]; 7. 30-Matt Johnson[10]; 8. 55R-Ryan Serrao[2]; 9. 9A-Hunter Hanson[16]; 10. 85-Mathew Jasper[6]; 11. 1-Amelia Eisenschenk[20]; 12. 43-Jake Greenwood[9]; 13. X-Dylan Waxdahl[15]; 14. 2D-Dusty Ballenger[21]; 15. 56-Bill Johnson[7]; 16. 9X-Ramsie Shoenrock[18]; 17. 24G-Rob Rawson[12]; 18. 23C-Ben Crees[14]; 19. (DNF) 05-Brandon Allen[11]; 20. (DNF) 18-Tyler Rabenberg[17]; 21. (DNF) 24B-Brandon Buysse[8]

Halverson led the 20-lap distance to collect $1,500. It was his first win at Jackson with a wing. He had previous wins in the non-wing 360’s. Peterson ran second the whole way. Kerzman took third on lap nine from Allen. Bosma rounded out the top five by taking the spot for good on lap 12. Goos came from the B to sixth.

Border Battle Up Next in OpenWheel101.com Action!

(Bill W) A busy weekend ahead finds big paying races at Jackson Friday, Knoxville Saturday and Huset’s Sunday. The “Border Battle” series will pay $7,000 to win each night, and Greg Parent (GRP Motorsports) will be offering up tow money for teams who make all three events.

Aaron Reutzel took the win Saturday at Knoxville, and also claimed the $100 quick time award from OpenWheel101.com.

Austin McCarl and Aaron Reutzel are just about as close in the OpenWheel101.com standings as they are at Knoxville Raceway! Chase Randall, Kerry Madsen, Kaleb Johnson, Scott Bogucki, Carson McCarl, Garet Williamson, Dusty Zomer, and Brian Brown make up the current top ten.

Point fund donations are needed! The last came from Charlie and Lori Cutter in honor of the Med-Star Rescue Team. 100% of the funds go to the drivers!

To donate to the point fund, or learn more about it, visit www.OpenWheel101.com or contact Bill Wright at sprntcar@hotmail.com, on Facebook or at the racetrack! Venmo is @Bill-Wright5.

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Up Next

Fri, July 12 - Jackson Motorplex (MN)
Sat, July 13 - Knoxville Raceway (IA)
Sun, July 14 - Huset's Speedway (Brandon, SD)

2024 $100 OpenWheel101.com Knoxville Quick Time Awards

2024 Knoxville/Huset's 410 Sprint Series presented by www.OpenWheel101.com Point Standings (Feature Wins) (through July 20)

1. Austin McCarl, Altoona, IA, 520 (2)
2. Aaron Reutzel, Clute, TX, 495 (2)
3. Chase Randall, Waco, TX, 365 (2)
4. Kerry Madsen, St. Mary's, NSW, Aust., 314
5. Kaleb Johnson, Sioux Falls, SD, 305
6. Scott Bogucki, McLaren Vale, SA, Aust., 282 (3)
7. Carson McCarl, Altoona, IA, 260 (1)
8. Garet Williamson, Columbia, MO, 242 (2)
9. Dusty Zomer, Sioux Falls, SD, 218 (1)
10. Brian Brown, Grain Valley, MO, 206 (1)
11. Matt Juhl, Tea, SD, 191
12. Tim Kaeding, San Jose, CA, 171 (1)
13. Justin Henderson, Tea, SD, 169
14. Ryan Timms, Oklahoma City, OK, 146 (1)
15. Lynton Jeffrey, Sydney, NSW, Aust., 139
16. Emerson Axsom, Franklin, IN, 130
17. Anthony Macri, Dillsburg, PA, 127 (1)
18. Tim Estenson, Fargo, ND, 121
(tie) Tasker Phillips, Pleasantville, IA, 121
20. Tyler Drueke, Eagle, NE, 114 (1)
21. Daison Pursley, Locust Grove, OK, 109 (1)
22. Sawyer Phillips, Pleasantville, IA, 106
23. Mark Dobmeier, Grand Forks, ND, 105
24. Jamie Ball, Knoxville, IA, 92
25. Brooke Tatnell, Sans Souci, NSW, Aust., 90
26. Christopher Thram, Sanborn, MN, 89
27. Brendan Mullen, Grand Forks, ND, 79
28. Zach Hampton, Plainfield, IN, 70
(tie) Kyle Larson, Elk Grove, CA, 70
30. Jade Hastings, Grand Forks, ND, 68
(tie) Daryn Pittman, Owasso, OK, 68
(tie) Scott Winters, Butterfield, MN, 68
33. Andy Pake, Felton, MN, 57
34. Don Droud Jr., Lincoln, NE, 52
35. Chris Martin, Ankeny, IA, 50
36. Riley Goodno, Knoxville, IA, 48
37. Tanner Holmes, Jacksonville, OR, 46
38. Kelby Watt, Adel, IA, 42
(tie) JJ Hickle, Quilcene, WA, 42
(tie) Jake Bubak, Arvada, CO, 42
41. Sam Henderson, Sioux Falls, SD, 36
(tie) Dustin Selvage, Indianola, IA, 36
43. Landon Brooks, Rio Oso, CA, 34
44. Kyle Reinhardt, Neptune City, NJ, 30
45. Skylar Prochaska, Lakefield, MN, 28
46. Cole Macedo, Lemoore, CA, 25
47. Brandon Wimmer, Fairmount, IN, 24
48. Josh Schneiderman, West Burlington, IA, 20
49. Hunter Schuerenberg, Sikeston, MO, 18
50. AJ Moeller, Rockwell City, IA, 16
(tie) Jace Park, Overland Park, KS, 16
52. Justin Jacobsma, Hull, IA, 12
53. Ryan Bickett, Ramona, SD, 10
54. Luke Nellis, Forest Lake, MN, 8
(tie) Lee Goos Jr., Hartford, SD, 8
(tie) Sam Hafertepe Jr., Sunnyvale, TX, 8
57. Joe B. Miller, Millerstown, MO, 4
(tie) Scotty Johnson, Melcer-Dallas, IA, 4
(tie) Jacob Hughes, Hartford, SD, 4
(tie) Gage Pulkrabek, East Grand Forks, MN, 4
(tie) Koby Werkmeister, Armour, SD, 4
62. Roger Crockett, Medford, OR, 2
(tie) McKenna Haase, Des Moines, IA, 2
(tie) Creed Kemenah, Findlay, OH, 2

WoO/High Limit Driver Winners

1, David Gravel, Watertown, CT
1, Corey Day, Clovis, CA
1, Tyler Courtney, Indianapolis, IN

2024 Tentative Races that will be counted for points with the Midwest Thunder Sprint Cars presented by OpenWheel101.com (tentative)

Sat, April 20 - Knoxville Raceway (IA) (Cold)
Fri, April 26 - Knoxville Raceway (IA) WoO (Rain)
Sat, April 27 - Knoxville Raceway (IA) WoO (Rain)
Sat, May 4 - Knoxville Raceway (IA) (Aaron Reutzel, Clute, TX)
Sat, May 11 - Knoxville Raceway (IA) (Dusty Zomer, Sioux Falls, SD)
Sun, May 12 - Huset's Speedway (Brandon, SD) (Rain)
Sat, May 18 - Knoxville Raceway (IA) (Garet Williamson, Columbia, MO)
Sun, May 19 - Huset's Speedway (Brandon, SD) (Tyler Drueke, Eagle, NE)
Sat, May 25 - Knoxville Raceway (IA) (Chase Randall, Waco, TX)
Sun, May 26 - Huset's Speedway (Brandon, SD) (Daison Pursley, Locust Grove, OK)
Mon, May 27 - Huset's Speedway (Brandon, SD) (Tim Kaeding, San Jose, CA)
Sat, June 1 - Knoxville Raceway (IA) (Chase Randall, Waco, TX)
Sun, June 2 - Huset's Speedway (Brandon, SD) (Anthony Macri, Dillsburg, PA)
Sat, June 8 - Knoxville Raceway (IA) (Carson McCarl, Altoona, IA)
Sun, June 9 - Huset's Speedway (Brandon, SD) (Austin McCarl, Altoona, IA)
Fri, June 14 - Knoxville Raceway (IA) WoO (David Gravel, Watertown, CT)
Sat, June 15 - Knoxville Raceway (IA) WoO (Corey Day, Clovis, CA)
Sun, June 16 - Huset's Speedway (Brandon, SD) (Ryan Timms, Oklahoma City, OK)
Wed, June 19 - Huset's Speedway (Brandon, SD) Huset's Hustle Prelim (Tyler Courtney, Indianapolis, IN)
Thu, June 20 - Huset's Speedway (Brandon, SD) Huset's Hustle (Rain)
Fri, June 21 - Huset's Speedway (Brandon, SD) High Bank Nationals Prelim (Rain)
Sat, June 22 - Huset's Speedway (Brandon, SD) High Bank Nationals (Rain)
Sat, June 29 - Knoxville Raceway (IA) (Brian Brown, Grain Valley, MO)
Sat, July 6 - Knoxville Raceway (IA) (Scott Bogucki, McLaren Vale, SA, Aust.)
Sun, July 7 - Huset's Speedway (Brandon, SD) (Garet Williamson, Columbia, MO)
Fri, July 12 - Jackson Motorplex (MN) (Scott Bogucki, McLaren Vale, SA, Aust.)
Sat, July 13 - Knoxville Raceway (IA) (Austin McCarl, Altoona, IA)
Sun, July 14 - Huset's Speedway (Brandon, SD) (Scott Bogucki, McLaren Vale, SA, Aust.)
Sat, July 20 - Knoxville Raceway (IA) (Aaron Reutzel, Clute, TX)
Fri, July 26 - Jackson Motorplex (MN) Border Battle
Sat, July 27 - Knoxville Raceway (IA) Border Battle
Sun, July 28 - Huset's Speedway (SD) (Brandon, SD) Border Battle
Sun, August 4 - Knoxville Raceway (IA) Cappy Classic
Mon, August 5 - Southern Iowa Speedway (Oskaloosa) Front Row Challenge
Wed, August 7 - Knoxville Raceway (IA) Knoxville Nationals Prelim
Thu, August 8 - Knoxville Raceway (IA) Knoxville Nationals Prelim
Fri, August 9 - Knoxville Raceway (IA) Hard Knox Night
Sat, August 10 - Knoxville Raceway (IA) Knoxville Nationals
Thu, August 15 - Jackson Motorplex (MN) Jackson Nationals Prelim
Fri, August 16 - Jackson Motorplex (MN) Jackson Nationals Prelim
Sat, August 17 - Jackson Motorplex (MN) Jackson Nationals
Sat, August 24 - Knoxville Raceway (IA)
Sun, August 25 - Huset's Speedway (Brandon, SD)
Fri, August 30 - Huset's Speedway (Brandon, SD) Bull Haulers Brawl
Sat, August 31 - Huset's Speedway (Brandon, SD) WoO
Sun, September 1 - Huset's Speedway (Brandon, SD) WoO

2023 Knoxville/Huset's 410 Sprint Series presented by www.OpenWheel101.com Final Point Standings (Feature Wins)

Kade Higday Makes First Knoxville 360 Win Count With $10,000 Score!
Aaron Reutzel Strikes Latest Blow in 410 Championship Battle
by Bill Wright

KNOXVILLE, Iowa (July 20, 2024) – Kade Higday beat Austin McCarl to the line by .028 of a second to claim his first ever 360 feature win on 3M Night featuring the $10,000 360 Shootout at Knoxville Raceway! The Des Moines native now living in Knoxville was an underdog after engine problems left him out of competition a week ago in his #24. He became the eleventh first-time winner in 2024 at the “Sprint Car Capital of the World.” Aaron Reutzel and Austin McCarl continue to battle for the 988 Lifeline 410 track championship, and the former gained his second win of the season and eleventh in his career here aboard the Ridge & Sons Racing #87.

Reutzel shot from sixth to the lead on the initial green of the 25-lap 360 Shootout supported by the Knoxville 360 boosters. His move was negated, however, when Cole Garner came to a stop in turn two. Higday shot away from the pole on the second try, ahead of Carson McCarl, Matt Juhl, Jake Bubak and Reutzel. Reutzel gained fourth from Juhl on lap two, and Austin McCarl was in the top five by lap three. Reutzel shot by Carson McCarl for third on lap four, before Ryan Leavitt flipped in turn three. He was unhurt.

The restart saw more carnage when JJ Hickle climbed a right rear, shot up the track and collected Kaleb Johnson. Both walked away from their mounts. Once green again, Austin McCarl passed Carson for fourth.

Bubak reeled in the leader and onto his bumper. Higday, who had been running the low line the whole way, entered three and Bubak tried to sneak under him, making contact and careening into the turn four wall. The incident collected the third running Reutzel, and set up another restart that saw Higday leading Austin McCarl, Carson McCarl, Jamie Ball and Juhl. While Carson and Austin traded second, Higday pulled away.

With the number of cars eliminated it took awhile to see traffic ahead. Austin gained on the leader slowly, and set up a last lap chance for the win. Entering turn three on the final circuit, McCarl slid in front of Higday for the lead. Higday turned back under and it was a drag race to the checkers with Higday nipping McCarl at the line. Juhl, Ball and $1,000 Charlie Leavitt Hard-charger Tasker Phillips followed. Tony Rost, Ryan Giles, a slowing Carson McCarl, Josh Schneiderman and Alex Hill rounded out the top ten. Reutzel and Austin McCarl earned $1,000 bonuses for setting quick time over their groups. Reutzel, Joe Beaver, Dustin Selvage, Higday, Clint Garner and Giles won heats. Leavitt and Tyler Lee claimed the B mains. Chase Brown and John Anderson earned $1,000 each for mystery spots in the B. Schneiderman earned $1,000 for a mystery spot in the A.

“I know when (Austin) slid across me, I had to get patient and turn across the bottom,” said a jubilant Higday in Victory Lane. “I had to let him hang in the middle and hope he didn’t get to the cushion, which he didn’t. We were good right off the bat. I’ve got to apologize to Jake Bubak. I didn’t see him until it was too late and we already hit. It sucks to see he and (Reutzel) go out too. Everyone wants to beat him in the 360 class. This is huge! I’m at a loss for words. I’ll think about that race for the next ten years, try to put the pieces together, and still not know how the hell we did it.”

The 988 Lifeline 20-lap 410 feature saw Austin McCarl lead brother Carson, Reutzel, Lynton Jeffrey and Kaleb Johnson early. Scotty Johnson slowed to bring a caution one lap in. Reutzel used a move high in turn two to claim second on that restart. Brandon Wimmer and Johnson exchanged fifth before Johnson took control and then claimed fourth from Jeffrey on lap seven. Wimmer took a hard ride upside down in turn two at the halfway point while running sixth. He got out under his own power.

Austin led Reutzel back to green. Reutzel shot by to take the point in turn two on lap twelve, and entered lapped traffic with five to go. McCarl stayed close until Reutzel split three cars in lapped traffic going into turn one with two laps to go. He cruised to the win from there, earning $6,000 ahead of Austin McCarl, Carson McCarl, Kaleb Johnson and Jeffrey. Juhl, Zach Hampton, Sawyer Phillips, Tasker Phillips and Don Droud Jr. completed the top ten. Reutzel set quick time, and Hampton, Sawyer Phillips and Scotty Johnson won the heats.

“The car was great,” said Reutzel in Victory Lane. “The open red helped us. I knew (Austin) wasn’t going to get off the bottom. We changed gears there, and tried to get up there and make speed. It played out good. I was really good on the short run, and I started struggling as soon as I got by him. I got the wing back and made it better. We’ve been so close to winning in the 410, and I keep giving them away. I’m glad to finally get a win in the 410 again.”

Join us Saturday, July 27 for Weiler Night featuring the 410 Border Battle paying $7,000 to win! The 360 class will also be in action in their last tune-up before the 34th Annual Xtream Powered by Mediacom 360 Knoxville Nationals Presented by Great Southern Bank! For more information on the Knoxville Raceway and the Marion County Fair visit us online at www.KnoxvilleRaceway.com!

360 Shootout Results

Time Trial Group one (Qualifying Order), 2 laps: 1. 87, Aaron Reutzel, Clute, TX (2), 16.059 ($1,000 from KnoxVegas); 2. 27, Carson McCarl, Altoona, IA (13), 16.253; 3. 27B, Jake Bubak, Arvada, CO (16), 16.411; 4. 63, JJ Hickle, Quilcene, WA (18), 16.412; 5. 3P, Sawyer Phillips, Pleasantville, IA (17), 16.459; 6. 6K, Kaleb Johnson, Sioux Falls, SD (19), 16.479; 7. 49, Josh Schneiderman, West Burlington, IA (10), 16.531; 8. 77X, Alex Hill, Six Nations, ONT, Ca (20), 16.538; 9. 22, Ryan Leavitt, Knoxville, IA (12), 16.564; 10. 4G, Cole Garner, Sioux Falls, SD (14), 16.615; 11. 21, Gunner Ramey, Sedalia, MO (6), 16.616; 12. 47T, Dustin Selvage, Indianola, IA (1), 16.618; 13. 1TAZ, Tasker Phillips, Pleasantville, IA (24), 16.618; 14. 14X, Joey Danley, Lincoln, NE (5), 16.645; 15. 13V, Seth Brahmer, Wisner, NE (25), 16.710; 16. 4, Cam Martin, Ankeny, IA (7), 16.716; 17. 53, Joe Beaver, Knoxville, IA (23), 16.724; 18. 55B, Chase Brown, Yutan, NE (3), 16.775; 19. 23S, Stu Snyder, Waverly, NE (11), 16.869; 20. 8H, Jacob Hughes, Hartford, SD (8), 16.964; 21. 8B, Jake Galusha, Bennet, NE (15), 17.028; 22. 01, Terry McCarl, Altoona, IA (9), 17.055; 23. 3R, Russell Potter, Boonville, MO (22), 17.183; 24. 91, Brandon Stevenson, Holstein, IA (4), 17.222; 25. 8X, Micah Slendy, Sioux Falls, SD (26), 17.312; 26. 71, Brandon Worthington, Indianola, IA (21), 17.326

Time Trial Group two (Qualifying Order), 2 laps: 1. 88, Austin McCarl, Altoona, IA (2), 16.501 ($1,000 from KnoxVegas); 2. 24N, Nathan Mills, Bondurant, IA (25), 16.507; 3. 09, Matt Juhl, Tea, SD (19), 16.542; 4. 4W, Jamie Ball, Knoxville, IA (26), 16.559; 5. 17, Tyler Groenendyk, Oskaloosa, IA (20), 16.575; 6. 99, Tony Rost, Omaha, NE (11), 16.576; 7. 24, Kade Higday, Pleasant Hill, IA (6), 16.603; 8. 6AJ, AJ Moeller, Rockwell City, IA (4), 16.634; 9. 5A, Alex Vande Voort, Knoxville, IA (1), 16.68; 10. 7, Tyler Lee, Cedar Rapids, IA (9), 16.695; 11. 47B, Brant O'Banion, Sioux Falls, SD (14), 16.742; 12. 2M, Ryan Giles, Grimes, IA (17), 16.756; 13. 7B, Ben Brown, Marshall, MO (3), 16.788; 14. 40, Clint Garner, Sioux Falls, SD (12), 16.810; 15. 20T, Josh Higday, Des Moines, IA (7), 16.836; 16. 33, Alan Zoutte, Knoxville, IA (10), 16.852; 17. J2, John Carney II, El Paso, TX (21), 16.909; 18. 86, Timothy Smith, Rocheport, MO (18), 16.912; 19. 47, Dale Howard, Byhalia, MS (13), 16.948; 20. 7A, Jack Anderson, Newton, IA (23), 17.020; 21. 38, Logan Alexander, Lacona, IA (15), 17.279; 22. 2, Chase Porter, St. Joseph, MO (24), 17.687; 23. 14, Aidan Zoutte, Knoxville, IA (22), 17.883; 24. 1A, John Anderson, Des Moines, IA (5), 18.003; 25. 17N, Nathan Anderson, Newton, IA (16), 18.449; 26. T4, Tyler Graves, Chariton, IA (8), 18.696

Group One

Heat one (started), 7 Laps, 1:56.9: 1. Aaron Reutzel (6); 2. Tasker Phillips (2); 3. Cam Martin (1); 4. Josh Schneiderman (4); 5. JJ Hickle (5); 6. Cole Garner (3); 7. Stu Snyder (7); 8. Micah Slendy (8) DNS – Terry McCarl

Heat two (started), 7 Laps, 1:58.3: 1. Joe Beaver (1); 2. Joey Danley (2); 3. Alex Hill (4); 4. Carson McCarl (6); 5. Gunner Ramey (3); 6. Sawyer Phillips (5); 7. Russell Potter (8); 8. Jacob Hughes (7); 9. Brandon Worthington (9)

Heat three (started), 7 Laps, 1:57.8: 1. Dustin Selvage (3); 2. Chase Brown (1); 3. Jake Bubak (6); 4. Kaleb Johnson (5); 5. Ryan Leavitt (4); 6. Seth Brahmer (2); 7. Jake Galusha (7); 8. Brandon Stevenson (8)

Group Two

Heat one (started), 7 Laps, 1:58.6: 1. Kade Higday (4); 2. Austin McCarl (6); 3. Ben Brown (2); 4. Jamie Ball (5); 5. Alan Zoutte (1); 6. Tyler Lee (3); 7. Dale Howard (7); 8. Chase Porter (8); 9. Nathan Anderson (9)

Heat two (started), 7 Laps, 1:57.3: 1. Clint Garner (2); 2. John Carney II (1); 3. AJ Moeller (4); 4. Brant O'Banion (3); 5. Jack Anderson (7); 6. Nathan Mills (6); 7. Tyler Groenendyk (5); 8. Tyler Graves (9); 9. Aidan Zoutte (8)

Heat three (started), 7 Laps, NT: 1. Ryan Giles (3); 2. Matt Juhl (6); 3. Josh Higday (2); 4. Tony Rost (5); 5. Timothy Smith (1); 6. Logan Alexander (7); 7. John Anderson (8); 8. Alex Vande Voort (4)

B main one (started), 10 Laps, 2:53.5: 1. Ryan Leavitt (1); 2. Cole Garner (2) / 3. Cam Martin (7); 4. Chase Brown (6) ($1,000 from KnoxVegas); 5. Gunner Ramey (5); 6. Seth Brahmer (8); 7. Joey Danley (3); 8. Jacob Hughes (11); 9. Terry McCarl (14); 10. Stu Snyder (9); 11. Russell Potter (12); 12. Brandon Worthington (16); 13. Jake Galusha (10); 14. Brandon Stevenson (13); 15. Micah Slendy (15); 16. Joe Beaver (4)

B main two (started), 10 Laps, 2:55.9: 1. Tyler Lee (2); 2. Alex Vande Voort (1) / 3. Jack Anderson (9); 4. Ben Brown (4); 5. John Carney II (5); 6. Josh Higday (6); 7. Timothy Smith (8); 8. Dale Howard (11); 9. John Anderson (12) ($1,000 from KnoxVegas); 10. Logan Alexander (10); 11. Chase Porter (13); 12. Alan Zoutte (7); 13. Nathan Anderson (14); 14. Brant O'Banion (3); 15. Tyler Graves (15) DNS – Aidan Zoutte

A main (started), 25 Laps, NT: 1. Kade Higday (1); 2. Austin McCarl (5); 3. Matt Juhl (3); 4. Jamie Ball (8); 5. Tasker Phillips (19); 6. Tony Rost (12); 7. Ryan Giles (16); 8. Carson McCarl (2); 9. Josh Schneiderman (13) ($1,000 from Slideways); 10. Alex Hill (11); 11. Dustin Selvage (15); 12. Clint Garner (18); 13. Alex Vande Voort (22); 14. AJ Moeller (14); 15. Sawyer Phillips (17); 16. Cole Garner (23); 17. Nathan Mills (10); 18. Jake Bubak (4); 19. Aaron Reutzel (6); 20. JJ Hickle (7); 21. Kaleb Johnson (9); 22. Tyler Lee (20); 23. Ryan Leavitt (21) DNS - 24. Tyler Groenendyk. Lap Leader: K. Higday 1-25. $1000 Charlie Leavitt Hard-charger: T. Phillips.

988 Lifeline 410 Results

Time Trials (Qualifying Order), 2 laps: 1. 87, Aaron Reutzel, Clute, TX (21), 15.044 ($100 from OpenWheel101.com); 2. 2, Lynton Jeffrey, Sydney, NSW, Aust. (15), 15.046; 3. 88, Austin McCarl, Altoona, IA (12), 15.120; 4. 27, Carson McCarl, Altoona, IA (2), 15.144; 5. 6, Brandon Wimmer, Fairmount, IN (8), 15.248; 6. 09, Matt Juhl, Tea, SD (1), 15.298; 7. 4W, Jamie Ball, Knoxville, IA (10), 15.309; 8. 3J, Dusty Zomer, Sioux Falls, SD (13), 15.311; 9. 58, Kaleb Johnson, Sioux Falls, SD (22), 15.356; 10. 1M, Don Droud Jr., Lincoln, NE (20), 15.365; 11. 20, AJ Moeller, Rockwell City, IA (5), 15.425; 12. 6W, Dustin Selvage, Indianola, IA (9), 15.468; 13. 35, Zach Hampton, Plainfield, IN (7), 15.531; 14. 45X, Jace Park, Overland Park, KS (19), 15.542; 15. 44X, Scotty Johnson, Melcher-Dallas, IA (11), 15.616; 16. 49, Josh Schneiderman, West Burlington, IA (25), 15.649; 17. 3P, Sawyer Phillips, Pleasantville, IA (24), 15.699; 18. 23W, Scott Winters, Butterfield, MN (4), 15.718; 19. 44, Chris Martin, Ankeny, IA (14), 15.769; 20. 1, Tasker Phillips, Pleasantville, IA (17), 15.862; 21. 9H, Landon Hansen, Newton, IA (16), 15.900; 22. 74, Xavier Doney, Odessa, MO (26), 15.923; 23. 15JR, Cole Mincer, Burlington, IA (3), 15.936; 24. 12X, Ricky Peterson Jr., Rawson, OH (18), 16.140; 25. 95, Tyler Drueke, Eagle, NE (23), 16.240; 26. 23, Jimmy Light, West Springfield, PA (6), 16.280

Heat one (started), 8 Laps, 2:07.6: 1. Zach Hampton (2); 2. Josh Schneiderman (1); 3. Carson McCarl (5); 4. Don Droud Jr. (3); 5. Aaron Reutzel (6); 6. Jamie Ball (4); 7. Chris Martin (7); 8. Xavier Doney (8); 9. Tyler Drueke (9)

Heat two (started), 8 Laps, 2:08.1: 1. Sawyer Phillips (1); 2. Jace Park (2); 3. Dusty Zomer (4); 4. Lynton Jeffrey (6); 5. Brandon Wimmer (5); 6. AJ Moeller (3); 7. Tasker Phillips (7); 8. Jimmy Light (9); 9. Cole Mincer (8)

Heat three (started), 8 Laps, 2:09.4: 1. Scotty Johnson (2); 2. Kaleb Johnson (4); 3. Dustin Selvage (3); 4. Scott Winters (1); 5. Austin McCarl (6); 6. Matt Juhl (5); 7. Ricky Peterson Jr. (8); 8. Landon Hansen (7)

A main (started), 20 Laps, NT: 1. Aaron Reutzel (3); 2. Austin McCarl (1); 3. Carson McCarl (2); 4. Kaleb Johnson (5); 5. Lynton Jeffrey (4); 6. Matt Juhl (9); 7. Zach Hampton (8); 8. Sawyer Phillips (15); 9. Tasker Phillips (20); 10. Don Droud Jr. (12); 11. Jamie Ball (11); 12. Dustin Selvage (13); 13. Chris Martin (19); 14. Jace Park (14); 15. Josh Schneiderman (16); 16. Dusty Zomer (7); 17. Tyler Drueke (26); 18. Scott Winters (18); 19. AJ Moeller (17); 20. Ricky Peterson Jr. (22); 21. Xavier Doney (23); 22. Scotty Johnson (10); 23. Cole Mincer (24); 24. Landon Hansen (21); 25. Jimmy Light (25); 26. Brandon Wimmer (6). Lap Leaders: A. McCarl 1-11, Reutzel 12-20. Hard-charger: T. Phillips.

7/18/24

Eldora Speedway
Rossburg, OH

High Limit

Joker’s Jackpot

62 cars

$100,000 are on the line for this showdown between High Limit and WoO. The WoO swept Wednesday, so we’ll see about tonight.

Heat one (started) (8 Laps): 1. 15-Donny Schatz[1]; 2. 83-James McFadden[3]; 3. 39M-Anthony Macri[2] / 4. 24-Rico Abreu[4]; 5. 2KS-Chase Randall[6]; 6. 26-Zeb Wise[9]; 7. 24D-Danny Sams III[5]; 8. 1-Brenham Crouch[7]; 9. 50YR-Gary Taylor[8]; 10. 25R-Jordan Ryan[10]; 11. 28-Brian Paulus[11]

8-lap heats were lined up by points accumulated Wednesday. The heats took the top three to the feature with heat winners eligible for the redraw. There wasn’t much passing overall in the heats, including this one.

Heat two (started) (8 Laps): 1. 57-Kyle Larson[1]; 2. 1S-Logan Schuchart[2]; 3. 5-Spencer Bayston[3] / 4. 23-Garet Williamson[4]; 5. 99-Skylar Gee[6]; 6. 1K-Kelby Watt[5]; 7. 3Z-Brock Zearfoss[7]; 8. 21H-Brady Bacon[9]; 9. 70-Kraig Kinser[8]; 10. 81-Lee Jacobs[10]

Another mostly single file affair.

Heat three (started) (8 Laps): 1. 7BC-Tyler Courtney[1]; 2. 13-Justin Peck[2]; 3. 101-Kalib Henry[3] / 4. 55V-Kerry Madsen[5]; 5. 45-Landon Brooks[8]; 6. W20-Greg Wilson[10]; 7. 25-Daison Pursley[7]; 8. 5T-Ryan Timms[6]; 9. 15K-Creed Kemenah[9]; 10. 11-Hunter Schuerenberg[4]

Courtney led Peck and Schuerenberg early. Henry was passing Schuerenberg for the final transfer when Schuerenberg shot into the turn one wall and flipped. He was not hurt. Wilson charged from tenth to fourth at one point, but faded to sixth at the end. Madsen couldn’t get in range of the final transfer.

Winters Rears Heat 4 (8 Laps): 1. 2-David Gravel[1]; 2. 17-Sheldon Haudenschild[2]; 3. 83JR-Michael Kofoid[4] / 4. 1A-Jacob Allen[5]; 5. 42-Sye Lynch[3]; 6. 32-Bryce Lucius[7]; 7. 88-Tanner Thorson[6]; 8. 19H-Joel Myers Jr[9]; 9. 2MD-Darin Naida[10]; 10. 29-Logan McCandless[8]

Gravel led wire to wire. Allen passed Lynch for fourth on lap three, but fell one spot short.

Capitol Renegade Heat 5 (8 Laps): 1. 18-Giovanni Scelzi[1]; 2. 87-Aaron Reutzel[2]; 3. 9P-Parker Price Miller[3] / 4. 8-Cory Eliason[4]; 5. 18T-Tanner Holmes[6]; 6. 27-Emerson Axsom[5]; 7. 49X-Tim Shaffer[8]; 8. 23J-Cale Thomas[7]; 9. 55T-McKenna Haase[9]; 10. 70M-Henry Malcuit[10]

Not much action here…

FK Rod Ends Heat 6 (8 Laps): 1. 49-Brad Sweet[1]; 2. 41-Carson Macedo[2]; 3. 19-Brent Marks[3] / 4. 21-Brian Brown[4]; 5. 14-Corey Day[6]; 6. 23B-Devon Borden[7]; 7. 55-Chris Windom[9]; 8. 16T-Cole Macedo[8]; 9. 9-Kasey Kahne[5]; 10. 10-Scott Bogucki[10]

…or here.

C main (started) (10 Laps): 1. 25-Daison Pursley[2]; 2. 88-Tanner Thorson[3]; 3. 24D-Danny Sams III[1]; 4. 49X-Tim Shaffer[4]; 5. 21H-Brady Bacon[7]; 6. 5T-Ryan Timms[8]; 7. 55-Chris Windom[5]; 8. 23J-Cale Thomas[10] / 9. 15K-Creed Kemenah[12]; 10. 9-Kasey Kahne[15]; 11. 1-Brenham Crouch[6]; 12. 50YR-Gary Taylor[11]; 13. 19H-Joel Myers Jr[9]; 14. 29-Logan McCandless[18]; 15. 81-Lee Jacobs[17]; 16. 25R-Jordan Ryan[16]; 17. 2MD-Darin Naida[13]; 18. 55T-McKenna Haase[14]; 19. 28-Brian Paulus[19]; DNS - 3Z-Brock Zearfoss, 70-Kraig Kinser, 11-Hunter Schuerenberg, 70M-Henry Malcuit, 10-Scott Bogucki

The 10-lapper took the top eight to the B. Pursley led early over Sams, Thorson, Shaffer, Windom, Bacon, Timms and Crouch. Thorson gained second from Sams on lap two before Paulus spun. Bacon took fifth on the restart. Thomas and Timms traded seventh, but nothing else big in the top eight the rest of the way.

B main (started) (15 Laps): 1. 1A-Jacob Allen[3]; 2. 23-Garet Williamson[1]; 3. 8-Cory Eliason[4]; 4. 55V-Kerry Madsen[2] / 5. 26-Zeb Wise[11]; 6. W20-Greg Wilson[13]; 7. 45-Landon Brooks[8]; 8. 14-Corey Day[10]; 9. 21-Brian Brown[5]; 10. 18T-Tanner Holmes[9]; 11. 23J-Cale Thomas[23]; 12. 1K-Kelby Watt[12]; 13. 5T-Ryan Timms[22]; 14. 2KS-Chase Randall[6]; 15. 25-Daison Pursley[17]; 16. 88-Tanner Thorson[18]; 17. 99-Skylar Gee[7]; 18. 21H-Brady Bacon[21]; 19. 24D-Danny Sams III[19]; 20. 32-Bryce Lucius[14]; 21. 23B-Devon Borden[16]; 22. 27-Emerson Axsom[15]; 23. 49X-Tim Shaffer[20]; DNS - 55-Chris Windom

The 15-lapper took the top four to the A main. Williamson led Madsen, Eliason, Allen and Brown. Allen took third using the low side on lap two, while Wise moved by Brown for fifth. Allen continued mhis move forward taking second from Madsen on lap seven, and took the lead from Williamson on lap nine. Wise took the fourth and final transfer from Eliason on lap 12, but lost it to him again the next time around. Eliason gained third on the last lap.

A main (started) (40 Laps): 1. 2-David Gravel[4]; 2. 15-Donny Schatz[5]; 3. 49-Brad Sweet[6]; 4. 13-Justin Peck[9]; 5. 24-Rico Abreu[20]; 6. 19-Brent Marks[18]; 7. 1S-Logan Schuchart[8]; 8. 17-Sheldon Haudenschild[10]; 9. 41-Carson Macedo[12]; 10. 83-James McFadden[7]; 11. 1A-Jacob Allen[21]; 12. 5-Spencer Bayston[14]; 13. 8-Cory Eliason[23]; 14. 39M-Anthony Macri[13]; 15. 7BC-Tyler Courtney[3]; 16. 9P-Parker Price Miller[17]; 17. 101-Kalib Henry[15]; 18. 23-Garet Williamson[22]; 19. 42-Sye Lynch[19]; 20. 57-Kyle Larson[2]; 21. 18-Giovanni Scelzi[1]; 22. 87-Aaron Reutzel[11]; 23. 83JR-Michael Kofoid[16]; 24. 55V-Kerry Madsen[24]

The redraw saw one High Limit and one WoO driver in the first five rows. Crazy. Row ten starters (Lynch and Abreu) qualified for being the two highest point drivers not making it through their heat. The missing man formation in the four-wide was in honor of late Eldora promoter Jerry Gappens. 40 laps and here we go. Scelzi dominated his feature on Wednesday and starting on the pole, he was many’s pick for good reason. He shot out ahead of Larson, Courtney, Gravel and Schatz. Sweet passed Schatz for fifth on lap two. On lap five, Courtney put a slider on Larson and gained second. Scelzi was pulling away and in traffic on lap nine. Madsen did a 360 after contact with another car and brought caution ten laps in. Courntey suffered a flat right rear tire during the yellow, surrendering second. Schuchart gained fifth from Schatz on that restart. On lap 14, Sweet rode around a low riding Gravel for third before Kofoid lost an engine wile running 13th 16 laps in. His teammate McFadden was the next to enter the top five, getting around Schuchart on the restart. Gravel was cooking again and passed Sweet low on lap 17 to take back third. Scelzi was pulling away and back in lappers when Larson bobbled on the backstretch on lap 18, allowing Gravel to get back by on the low side. Schatz was making the bottom work as well, and climbed to fourth at the same time. Scelzi builds over an eight second lead, when McFadden has a flat right rear, bringing caution on lap 32. Scelzi had smacked the turn four wall before that, and it was time for a fuel stop with eight to go. Scelzi led Gravel, Larson, Schatz and Allen, who had climbed from 21st to fifth, also using the low side of the track. Unfortunately, the stoppage ruined Allen’s chances when he couldn’t get the car started with ignition problems before the restart. Sweet inherited his top five spot. Scelzi took off again, but got into the turn one wall and flipped himself, causing heartbreak, but no injuries. Gravel assumed the lead, chased by Larson and Schatz. Larson slowed on lap 37, allowing Schatz by for second. He brought caution with two to go. Gravel held on for the $100,000 check (one of six this year) over Schatz and Sweet. Abreu was the hard-charger, going from 20th to fifth.

7/17/24

Eldora Speedway
Rossburg, OH

High Limit

“Double Down Duels”

64 cars

Two complete shows were run with the cars split into two groups of 32. Points are the name of the game, setting up Thursday’s “Joker’s Jackpot” paying $100,000 to win.

Group A Results

Rico Abreu (23rd car out to time) set quick time in the group and overall at 12.985 seconds on the .437-mile oval. Aaron Reutzel (27th car out) was second quick, followed by Carson Macedo (30th), Anthony Macri (7th), Donny Schatz (20th), Brad Sweet (6th), Corey Day (15th), Justin Peck (11th) and Buddy Kofoid (22nd) and Logan Schuchart (14th). Rico spun the “wheel of misfortune” and came up with a heat invert of seven.

Heat one (started) (10 Laps): 1. 32-Bryce Lucius[1]; 2. 15-Donny Schatz[6]; 3. 83JR-Michael Kofoid[5]; 4. 24-Rico Abreu[7]; 5. 1-Brenham Crouch[4] / 6. 15K-Creed Kemenah[2]; 7. 55-Chris Windom[8]; 8. 5TP-Travis Philo[3]

10-lap heats had an invert of seven, and took the top five to the feature. Lucius led Kemenah, Schatz, Kofoid and Crouch early. Abreu grabbed the fifth and final transfer on lap two, while Schatz moved into second after starting sixth. Kofoid claimed third on lap three, and on lap four, Abreu and Crouch took the final transfer spots from Kemenah.

Heat two (started) (10 Laps): 1. 50YR-Gary Taylor[2]; 2. 87-Aaron Reutzel[7]; 3. 23B-Devon Borden[1]; 4. 49-Brad Sweet[6]; 5. 1S-Logan Schuchart[5] / 6. 88-Tanner Thorson[3]; 7. 2MD-Darin Naida[8]; 8. 7S-Landon Crawley[4]

Taylor led wire to wire. Borden and Crawley followed with Reutzel grabbing fourth right away from the tail. Sweet was fifth. Crawley’s third place run ended when he stopped on lap six. Reutzel snatched second from Borden on the restart.

Heat three (started) (10 Laps): 1. 25-Daison Pursley[2]; 2. 16T-Cole Macedo[1]; 3. 23-Garet Williamson[4]; 4. 101-Kalib Henry[5]; 5. 2KS-Chase Randall[3] / 6. 14-Corey Day[6]; 7. 41-Carson Macedo[7]; 8. 70M-Henry Malcuit[8]

Pursley led a mostly single-file affair for the distance. Randall had to work to hold off Day for the final transfer.

Heat four (started) (10 Laps): 1. 3Z-Brock Zearfoss[1]; 2. 99-Skylar Gee[2]; 3. 39M-Anthony Macri[7]; 4. 13-Justin Peck[6]; 5. 24D-Danny Sams III[4]; 6. 11-Hunter Schuerenberg[5]; 7. 26-Zeb Wise[3]; 8. W20-Greg Wilson[8]

Zearfoss and Gee battled for the lead early ahead of Sams, while Macri jumped from seventh to fourth ahead of Wise. Peck shot by Wise on lap two for the final transfer. Macri got by Sames for third on lap three, and Peck followed him into fourth on lap five.

B main (started) (12 Laps): 1. 41-Carson Macedo[1]; 2. 11-Hunter Schuerenberg[3]; 3. 14-Corey Day[2]; 4. 88-Tanner Thorson[5] / 5. 26-Zeb Wise[8]; 6. 55-Chris Windom[9]; 7. 15K-Creed Kemenah[7]; 8. 5TP-Travis Philo[6]; 9. W20-Greg Wilson[12]; 10. 70M-Henry Malcuit[11]; 11. 2MD-Darin Naida[10]; 12. 7S-Landon Crawley[4]

The 12-lapper took the top four to the A main. Macedo led Schuerenberg and Day throughout. Crawley was fourth early, but Thorson got past for the spot on lap three. Crawley came right back and cruised by Thorson for the spot and it looked like he would transfer, before losing an advancing spot again, this time stopping with a rear-end issue.

A main (started) (25 Laps): 1. 1S-Logan Schuchart[2]; 2. 15-Donny Schatz[8]; 3. 49-Brad Sweet[6]; 4. 13-Justin Peck[4]; 5. 39M-Anthony Macri[7]; 6. 101-Kalib Henry[3]; 7. 41-Carson Macedo[21]; 8. 23-Garet Williamson[1]; 9. 11-Hunter Schuerenberg[22]; 10. 24D-Danny Sams III[12]; 11. 87-Aaron Reutzel[10]; 12. 2KS-Chase Randall[15]; 13. 83JR-Michael Kofoid[5]; 14. 24-Rico Abreu[9]; 15. 99-Skylar Gee[17]; 16. 88-Tanner Thorson[24]; 17. 3Z-Brock Zearfoss[18]; 18. 23B-Devon Borden[20]; 19. 32-Bryce Lucius[16]; 20. 25-Daison Pursley[14]; 21. 1-Brenham Crouch[11]; 22. 50YR-Gary Taylor[13]; 23. 14-Corey Day[23]; 24. 16T-Cole Macedo[19]

The features had a point invert of 10 after a spin on the “Wheel of Misfortune,” putting Reutzel outside row five as the high point man Williamson led from the pole early over Schuchart, Peck, Sweet and Henry. Cole Macedo tumbled down turn one three laps in. He walked away. Schuchart used the restart to take the lead, and on lap six, Peck and Sweet followed into second and third. Schatz entered the top five, getting by Henry on lap nine, and then got by Williamson for fourth. The top four mixed it up in wild fashion, scrambling things up, but it came to a close when Kofoid, who was running seventh, and Abreu, who was running eighth, had flats. Schatz jumped from fourth to second on the restart, but that was negated when Day had an incident and retired. Schuchart led Peck, Sweet, Schatz and Williamson back to green. Sweet and Peck traded second three times in four laps down the stretch. Schuchart entered lapped traffic with four to go, closing things up again. Schatz gained third from Peck on lap 24, and passed Sweet for second on the low side coming to the checkers behind Schuchart. Carson Mqcedo was the hard-charger.

Group B Results

Kerry Madsen (4th car out to time) set quick time in the group at 13.084 seconds. David Gravel (10th car out) was second, followed by Parker Price-Miller (2nd), Sheldon Haudenschild (7th), Emerson Axsom (24th), Tyler Courtney (9th), Kyle Larson (3rd), Kelby Watt (1st), Brian Brown (11th) and James McFadden (23rd).

Heat one (started) (10 Laps): 1. 1A-Jacob Allen[2]; 2. 19-Brent Marks[3]; 3. 9-Kasey Kahne[4]; 4. 21-Brian Brown[5]; 5. 55V-Kerry Madsen[7] / 6. 19H-Joel Myers Jr[8]; 7. 27-Emerson Axsom[6]; 8. 55T-McKenna Haase[1]

10-lap heats had an invert of 7 and took the top 5 to the feature. Haase was penalized a row for jumping. Allen led the distance. Kahne took third from Haase on lap two. Brown went from sixth to fourth on lap three. Madsen took the final transfer from Haase on lap four.

Heat two (started) (10 Laps): 1. 70-Kraig Kinser[1]; 2. 7BC-Tyler Courtney[6]; 3. 5-Spencer Bayston[4]; 4. 83-James McFadden[5]; 5. 2-David Gravel[7] / 6. 23J-Cale Thomas[3]; 7. 81-Lee Jacobs[8]; 8. 5T-Ryan Timms[2]

Kinser led wire to wire. Timms was second, ahead of Bayston, Courtney and McFadden. Courtney moved into third on lap two, and then took second from Timms on lap four. Timms slowed with engine issues with four to go. Gravel inherited a transfer spot at that point, then claimed fourth from McFadden on lap nine.

Heat three (started) (10 Laps): 1. 18T-Tanner Holmes[2]; 2. 57-Kyle Larson[6]; 3. 18-Giovanni Scelzi[5]; 4. 45-Landon Brooks[1]; 5. 9P-Parker Price Miller[7] / 6. 21H-Brady Bacon[4]; 7. 49X-Tim Shaffer[3]; 8. 16TH-Kevin Newton[8]

Holmes led the distance. Brooks was second early, while Larson went from sixth to third, ahead of Shaffer and Scelzi. Larson took second from Brooks on lap two, but couldn’t get by the leader. Scelzi and Bacon passed Shaffer for transfer spots early. Scelzi went on to pass Brooks for third on lap three. Price-Miller surged late, taking the final transfer from Bacon at the halfway point.

Heat four (started) (10 Laps): 1. 8-Cory Eliason[3]; 2. 42-Sye Lynch[5]; 3. 17-Sheldon Haudenschild[7]; 4. 1K-Kelby Watt[6]; 5. 29-Logan McCandless[2] / 6. 7T-Brett Brunkenhoefer[8]; 7. 25R-Jordan Ryan[1]; 8. 17B-Bill Balog[4]

Balog got into a slowing Ryan and tore the back side of his car off in a flip. He walked away, and both were done. Eliason assumed a front row starting spot and led flag to flag. McCandless was second early, but Lynch and Haudenschild moved by on lap two. Watt also passed him for fourth on lap six.

B main (started) (12 Laps): 1. 27-Emerson Axsom[1]; 2. 23J-Cale Thomas[3]; 3. 49X-Tim Shaffer[4]; 4. 5T-Ryan Timms[5] / 5. 19H-Joel Myers Jr[7]; 6. 55T-McKenna Haase[6]; 7. 25R-Jordan Ryan[8]; 8. 81-Lee Jacobs[9]; 9. 16TH-Kevin Newton[11]; 10. 21H-Brady Bacon[2]; 11. 7T-Brett Brunkenhoefer[10]; DNS - Bill Balog

Brunkenhoefer tipped over after contact with the turn one wall on the first lap. He was ok. Axsom led Bacon, Thomas, Shaffer and Timms early. Bacon’s second place run ended with he slowed on lap four. The four transfers were then set, with Timms grabbing the final one.

A main (started) (25 Laps): 1. 18-Giovanni Scelzi[1]; 2. 57-Kyle Larson[6]; 3. 7BC-Tyler Courtney[8]; 4. 2-David Gravel[7]; 5. 5-Spencer Bayston[13]; 6. 83-James McFadden[11]; 7. 19-Brent Marks[14]; 8. 42-Sye Lynch[2]; 9. 17-Sheldon Haudenschild[9]; 10. 8-Cory Eliason[15]; 11. 9P-Parker Price Miller[5]; 12. 5T-Ryan Timms[24]; 13. 1A-Jacob Allen[16]; 14. 21-Brian Brown[3]; 15. 1K-Kelby Watt[4]; 16. 9-Kasey Kahne[12]; 17. 27-Emerson Axsom[21]; 18. 18T-Tanner Holmes[17]; 19. 23J-Cale Thomas[22]; 20. 55V-Kerry Madsen[10]; 21. 45-Landon Brooks[20]; 22. 29-Logan McCandless[19]; 23. 70-Kraig Kinser[18]; 24. 49X-Tim Shaffer[23]

This 25-lapper was much cleaner than the first. Madsen, the high point getter in the group, had to change an ignition box before the start and started tail. Scelzi took off from the get-go and simply left the rest behind, with a lead sometimes approaching a half lap. Brown passed Lynch for second on lap two and Larson moved into fourth. Scelzi was already lapping cars on lap seven. Larson took third on lap eight, and Courtney also passed Lynch on lap 9 for fourth. Larson moved past Brown for second on lap 14, and Courtney followed with ten to go. Graven and McFadden moved into fourth and fifth on lap 17. There was no catching Scelzi at that point. Bayston was the hard-charger.

7/16/24

Attica Raceway Park
Attica, OH

Brad Doty Classic

WoO

46 cars

The cars were divided into two groups with the first group making up heats one and two, and the second group comprising heats three and four. Carson Macedo (7th car out to time) set quick time in the first group and overall at 13.373 seconds on the 1/3-mile oval. Corey Day (4th car out to time) was second quick, followed by Gio Scelzi (16th), Donny Schatz (22nd) and Creed Kemenah (12th). Kyle Larson (2nd car out) was quickest in the second group, followed by Buddy Kofoid (10th), Sheldon Haudenschild (17th), Conner Morrell (7th) and Cole Macedo (16th).

Heat one (started) (10 Laps): 1. 18-Giovanni Scelzi[1]; 2. 14-Corey Day[2]; 3. 99-Skylar Gee[4]; 4. 15K-Creed Kemenah[3]; 5. W20-Greg Wilson[6] / 6. 19H-Joel Myers Jr[10]; 7. 35-Stuart Brubaker[8]; 8. 70-Kraig Kinser[9]; 9. 4-Zane DeVault[7]; 10. 26AU-Todd Moule[12]; 11. 45B-Devon Borden[11]; 12. 33W-Cap Henry[5]

10-lap heats took the top five to the feature and the top two to the Dash. Corey Day led early over Scelzi, Gee, Kemenah and Henry. Moule spun two laps in to set up a restart. Day chose the inside line at the green, but Scelzi surged to the lead and won it. Henry got by Kemenah for 4th, but pulled off the track at the halfway point and went pitside. Wilson inherited the final transfer.

Milton Hershey School Heat two (started) (10 Laps): 1. 41-Carson Macedo[1]; 2. 1S-Logan Schuchart[2]; 3. 15-Donny Schatz[4]; 4. 26-Zeb Wise[3]; 5. 5T-Ryan Timms[5] / 6. 16-DJ Foos[6]; 7. 18T-Tanner Holmes[8]; 8. 23-Cale Thomas[9]; 9. 6-Kelby Watt[10]; 10. 19-TJ Michael[7]; 11. 45-Landon Brooks[11]

Schuchart was penalized a row for jumping the first start, but got around Schatz to run second behind Macedo on lap one. Schatz took third from Wise on lap two. Timms snatched the final transfer from Foos on lap six.

Heat three (started) (10 Laps): 1. 57-Kyle Larson[1]; 2. 17-Sheldon Haudenschild[2]; 3. 25-Daison Pursley[5]; 4. 22-Brandon Spithaler[6]; 5. 11N-Kasey Jedrzejek[7] / 6. 9-Trey Jacobs[4]; 7. 97-Cole Macedo[3]; 8. 7N-Darin Naida[10]; 9. 15C-Chris Andrews[8]; 10. 14R-Sean Rayhall[9]; 11. 09-Craig Mintz[11]; 12. 12-Luke Griffith[12]

Larson led the distance. Pursley was the show in this one taking third from Jacobs on lap two. Spithaler grabbed the final transfer on lap four. A caution at that point set up a restart that saw Pursley slide in front of Haudenschild for second. Haudenschild drove under Pursley on lap six and forced him up the track, taking the spot back. Jacobs was shuffled back on the restart and Jedrzejek grabbed the final transfer.

Heat four (started) (10 Laps): 1. 83-Michael Kofoid[1]; 2. 2-David Gravel[3]; 3. 29-Zeth Sabo[5]; 4. 101-Kalib Henry[4]; 5. 28M-Conner Morrell[2] / 6. 7S-Landon Crawley[6]; 7. 3Z-Brock Zearfoss[7]; 8. 17B-Bill Balog[9]; 9. 21-Larry Kingseed Jr[10]; 10. 32-Bryce Lucius[11]; 11. X-Mike Keegan[8]

Kofoid led Gravel, Morrell, Sabo and Crawley early. Crawley had the middle working and passed Sabo for fourth, but it was negated when Keegan came to a stop. It would cost him, because the restart was a mess that saw Kofoid, Gravel, Sabo, Henry and Morrell emerge int eh top five. Henry and Sabo traded third a couple of times.

C main (started) (10 Laps): 1. 15C-Chris Andrews[2]; 2. 6-Kelby Watt[3] / 3. 21-Larry Kingseed Jr[4]; 4. 4-Zane DeVault[1]; 5. 09-Craig Mintz[8]; 6. 45-Landon Brooks[9]; 7. 45B-Devon Borden[7]; 8. 12-Luke Griffith[10]; 9. 26AU-Todd Moule[5]; 10. 14R-Sean Rayhall[6]; DNS - 19-TJ Michael, 32-Bryce Lucius, X-Mike Keegan

The 10-lapper saw the top two go to the B. Andrews led Kingseed, DeVault and Watt erly. Watt used the middle to high side to wrestle third away from DeVault on lap three. It became an 11-lapper when Rayhall got over the top of the turn four berm on lap nine. The restart allowed Watt to work the high side around Kingseed and nab the final transfer to the B.

Toyota Dash (8 Laps): 1. 41-Carson Macedo[1]; 2. 2-David Gravel[4]; 3. 57-Kyle Larson[2]; 4. 18-Giovanni Scelzi[6]; 5. 14-Corey Day[3]; 6. 1S-Logan Schuchart[8]; 7. 83-Michael Kofoid[5]; 8. 17-Sheldon Haudenschild[7]

The 8-lapper set up the top four rows of the feature. Car. Macedo led wire to wire. Haudenschild spun on lap three and collected Kofoid. The restart saw Ca. Macedo lead Gravel, Larson, Day and Scelzi. Day and Larson had a great race the rest of the way, trading sliders for the third spot.

B main (started) (12 Laps): 1. 19H-Joel Myers Jr[2]; 2. 9-Trey Jacobs[3]; 3. 23-Cale Thomas[12]; 4. 97-Cole Macedo[1] / 5. 7S-Landon Crawley[5]; 6. 16-DJ Foos[4]; 7. 3Z-Brock Zearfoss[7]; 8. 17B-Bill Balog[11]; 9. 18T-Tanner Holmes[8]; 10. 35-Stuart Brubaker[6]; 11. 15C-Chris Andrews[13]; 12. 6-Kelby Watt[14]; 13. 7N-Darin Naida(9]; 14. 70-Kraig Kinser[10]; DNS - 33W-Cap Henry

The 12-lapper took the top four to the A. Myers led Jacobs, Co Macedo and Foos early. Foos took third from Co Macedo on lap three, but both Co Macedo and Crawley got back by him for third and fourth on lap four. Meanwhile, Thomas was on the move from row six. He gained a top five spot with five to go, took fourth from Crawley on lap eight and gained third from Co Macedo with three to go.

A main (started) (40 Laps): 1. 2-David Gravel[2]; 2. 15-Donny Schatz[11]; 3. 57-Kyle Larson[3]; 4. 41-Carson Macedo[1]; 5. 14-Corey Day[5]; 6. 83-Michael Kofoid[7]; 7. 18-Giovanni Scelzi[4]; 8. 17-Sheldon Haudenschild[8]; 9. 25-Daison Pursley[10]; 10. 26-Zeb Wise[15]; 11. 23-Cale Thomas[23]; 12. 5T-Ryan Timms[19]; 13. 28M-Conner Morrell[20]; 14. 11N-Kasey Jedrzejek[18]; 15. 9-Trey Jacobs[22]; 16. 15K-Creed Kemenah[13]; 17. 19H-Joel Myers Jr[21]; 18. 1S-Logan Schuchart[6]; 19. 29-Zeth Sabo[12]; 20. 97-Cole Macedo[24]; 21. 101-Kalib Henry[16]; 22. W20-Greg Wilson[17]; 23. 22-Brandon Spithaler[14]; 24. 99-Skylar Gee[9]

The 40-lapper saw Haudenschild spin after contact with Scelzi before a lap could get in. Gee was collected and retired. Schatz also made contact and continued with nose wing damage. There is always tons of action at Attica, and this was no exception. Two pages of notes for the feature alone attest, but we never got to lapped traffic because of cautions. Macedo led Gravel and Larson on lap one, before Spithaler spun and Schatz drove through the infield tire and kept driving, retaining his spot. Larson took second from Gravel on lap three before a caution on lap six involved the exiting cars of Spithaler and Wilson. Henry spun on lap seven, bringing another yellow, and that’s when Larson led a lap after the restart. On lap 9, both Macedo and Gravel got back by Larson in intense action in the top three, as Schuchart took fourth. Morrell stopped twelve laps in bringing another caution. On lap 13 and 14, Schuchart and Larson traded sliders for third. Up front, Gravel took the point from Macedo on lap 17 before Co Macedo blew his left rear tire sky high. Schuchart again moved into third behind Gravel and Ca Macedo on that restart, and then passed for second on lap 23. Larson followed him into third. Schatz was also on the move, entering the top five, and then passing Ca Macedo for fourth on lap 25. A lap later, Sabo brought the caution, and while under yellow, Schuchart came to a stop and could not continue, surrendering second and his bid for the win. At this point, too many laps under caution caused an open red. Gravel led Larson, Schatz, Ca Macedo and Scelzi. All hell broke loose on the restart and Gravel emerged the leader, ahead of Schatz, Ca Macedo Day and Larson Larson took fourth from Day on lap 28, and chaos ensued the final 12 laps, with plenty of action from third through seventh back and forth the rest of the way. Up front, Gravel pulled away for the win ahead of Schatz. Thomas was the official hard-charger in a group of chargers.

Austin McCarl Out Drags Madsen to the Line in Crazy Finish at Knoxville!
Aaron Reutzel Cruises to Another 360 Win; Ryan Navratil Scores First Career Win in Pros
by Bill Wright

KNOXVILLE, Iowa (July 13, 2024) – Austin McCarl won another incredible feature event Saturday with the 988 Lifeline 410’s at Knoxville Raceway on Van Wall Night at the Marion County Fair! After passing his brother Carson, he outdueled Kerry Madsen to the checkers to win his eighth career 410 feature here and $6,000 as well as a half beef aboard the Country Builders Construction #88. Aaron Reutzel was dominant in the 360 main event, leading all 18 laps and scoring his fifth win of the season, and the fourteenth in his career in that class, as well as a half a hog. Ryan Navratil became the tenth first-time feature winner at the Knoxville Raceway in 2024, when he made a late race pass in the Pro Sprint main to earn $800 and a quarter-hog.

Garet Williamson took off from the pole in the 20-lap 988 Lifeline 410 sprint main event, followed by Carson McCarl, Austin McCarl, Brian Brown and Madsen. Austin battled by Carson for second, while Madsen claimed fourth from Brown in the early stages. Carson battled back by his brother for the second spot in a good battle. Up front, Williamson was pulling away and heading for traffic four laps in when something broke on the car and sent him into a spin. He was done for the night.

Carson assumed the lead, ahead of his brother, Madsen, Brown and Jake Bubak. Brown was the next to see misfortune eight laps in when he spun, and collected last week’s winner, Scott Bogucki. Both were sidelined. That put Carson leading Austin, Madsen, Aaron Reutzel and Bubak back to green.

Austin sized Carson up and passed him on the high side of four at the halfway point. Two laps later, Chase Randall, who was running eighth, also had a malfunction and spun on the front stretch. Fortunately, the field took evasive action.

After that restart with eight to go, Madsen gained second from Carson McCarl on the fourteenth lap and reeled in the leader. On lap 19, he pulled in front of Austin in one and two and led until the front stretch. He repeated his maneuver in great racing in turns one and two on the final lap. He exited turn four low, while Austin ducked under and it was a drag race to the finish!

Austin would edge Madsen by .183 of a second at the checkers. Reutzel passed Carson for third on the last lap, and Emerson Axsom finished fifth. Bubak, Justin Henderson, Tanner Holmes, Sawyer Phillips and Tasker Phillips rounded out the top ten. Brown set quick time over the 38-car field Henderson, Holmes, Sawyer Phillips and Madsen won the heats. Jace Park took the B main.

“I was having a little deja vue with (Carson) and I going at it like we were a few weeks ago,” said Austin in Victory Lane. “I feel like we deserved this. We’ve been so close all year. I feel like we’ve had a really good car every week. This week I threw something at it. I tried it the second night of the Outlaw show, and maybe it wasn’t the track for it. I felt like this was. It paid off there. Obviously, moving down or whatever Kerry was doing (in turns one and two) was better. It’s hard to do that leading. The car felt so good, that I felt like if anybody could beat me, they were going to be very good, and Kerry was very good. That worked out how I planned it when we took the white. I just knew the race would be determined about how I got off of (turn) two there. I thought I came off really straight and hard on the cushion.”

Reutzel shot out to the lead in the non-stop 18-lap 360 feature immediately, ahead of Kaleb Johnson, Sawyer Phillips, Ryan Giles and Joe Beaver. Clint Garner entered the top five on lap three, but Chase Randall was charging from his starting spot in the seventh row, and took the spot from Garner at the halfway point.

At the same time, Reutzel was maneuvering traffic and extending his lead on Johnson. Randall snatched fourth from Giles on lap eleven, and five laps later, made a breathtaking double pass of Phillips and Johnson on the bottom of one and two in traffic to surge to second.

Up front, Reutzel maintained his advantage and won in the Ridge & Sons Racing #87 over Randall, Phillips, Johnson and Giles. Garner, Terry McCarl, Timothy Smith, Beaver and Jack Anderson completed the top ten. Sawyer Phillips registered quick time over the 39-car field, and Jamie Ball, Cole Garner, Ryan Leavitt and Tony Rost won the heats. Alex Hill claimed the B.

“It’s nice to hit the invert now and then,” said a happy Reutzel in Victory Lane.

Before a lap could be completed in the 15-lap Pro Sprints feature, Josh Jones lost his way down the backstretch. That collected Bob Hildreth, who took a wild ride into turn three. Both drivers walked away.

Devin Kline led from the pole early, ahead of Ryan Navratil, Mike Mayberry, Toby Mosher and AJ Johnson. Soon, Rob Kubli entered the top five, but otherwise, things stayed status quo.

After the halfway point, Navratil began reeling in the leader, and put on serious pressure, running the middle groove. On lap nine, he snuck around for the lead, but Kline didn’t budge and retook the spot, running the bottom on lap ten.

The next circuit, Navratil made the winning pass stick, and headed to the checkers for the first time in his career here, ahead of Kline, Mayberry, Kubli and Mosher. J Kinder, Chase Young, Brandon Worthington, Johnson and Jeff Wilke rounded out the top ten. Young set quick time, and Navratil and Wilke won the heats.

“I got another one in the book,” said Navratil of his maiden win. “Now I can say I’ve officially won in everything I’ve ever raced. That one topped it all. This place ain’t easy. If it was, everyone would do it. It’s not forgiving. It’s got its beasts, but you’ve got to tame the beast. This one feels good. This is dedicated to Adam Underberg, one of my sponsors who passed this year.”

Join us Saturday, July 20 for 3M Night! The 360 class will be battling for their share of over a $60,000 purse! The 988 Lifeline 410’s will also be back in action! For more information on the Knoxville Raceway and the Marion County Fair visit us online at www.KnoxvilleRaceway.com!

988 Lifeline 410 Results

Time Trials (Qualifying Order), 2 laps: 1. 21, Brian Brown, Grain Valley, MO (5), 15.854 ($100 from OpenWheel101.com); 2. 87, Aaron Reutzel, Clute, TX (4), 16.029; 3. 88, Austin McCarl, Altoona, IA (14), 16.037; 4. 55, Kerry Madsen, St. Marys, NSW, Aust. (13), 16.040; 5. 27B, Jake Bubak, Arvada, CO (6), 16.066; 6. 23, Garet Williamson, Columbia, MO (12), 16.078; 7. 27W, Emerson Axsom, Franklin, IN (10), 16.117; 8. 2, Lynton Jeffrey, Sydney, NSW, Aust. (2), 16.158; 9. 4W, Jamie Ball, Knoxville, IA (7), 16.229; 10. 27, Carson McCarl, Altoona, IA (29), 16.314; 11. 10, Scott Bogucki, McLaren Vale, SA, Aust. (26), 16.330; 12. 2KS, Chase Randall, Waco, TX (21), 16.358; 13. 12X, Roger Crockett, Broken Arrow, OK (20), 16.360; 14. 1, Tasker Phillips, Pleasantville, IA (3), 16.363; 15. 35, Zach Hampton, Plainfield, IN (8), 16.374; 16. 3J, Dusty Zomer, Sioux Falls, SD (30), 16.418; 17. 22X, JJ Hickle, Quilcene, WA (19), 16.438; 18. 15H, Sam Hafertepe Jr., Sunnyvale, TX (28), 16.487; 19. 09, Matt Juhl, Tea, SD (23), 16.495; 20. 45X, Jace Park, Overland Park, KS (17), 16.504; 21. 25, Justin Henderson, Tea, SD (33), 16.526; 22. 18T, Tanner Holmes, Jacksonville, OR (31), 16.549; 23. 3P, Sawyer Phillips, Pleasantville, IA (37), 16.561; 24. 11M, Brendan Mullen, Grand Forks, ND (16), 16.567; 25. 44X, Scotty Johnson, Melcher-Dallas, IA (1), 16.601; 26. 28, Brian Paulus, Six Mile, SC (9), 16.679; 27. 6, Clint Garner, Sioux Falls, SD (27), 16.706; 28. G5, Gage Pulkrabek, East Grand Forks, MN (32), 16.736; 29. 22, Riley Goodno, Knoxville, IA (34), 16.742; 30. 24T, Christopher Thram, Sanborn, MN (25), 16.744; 31. 15JR, Cole Mincer, Burlington, IA (22), 16.750; 32. 9H, Landon Hansen, Newton, IA (11), 16.789; 33. 44, Chris Martin, Ankeny, IA (36), 16.815; 34. 95, Tyler Drueke, Eagle, NE (18), 17.067; 35. 80P, Jacob Peterson, Hartford, SD (24), 17.235; 36. 78, Bill Wagner, Reeder, ND (15), 18.373; 37. 20, AJ Moeller, Rockwell City, IA (38), NT; 38. 6W, Dustin Selvage, Indianola, IA (35), NT

Heat one (started), 8 Laps, 2:15.0: 1. Justin Henderson (1); 2. Brian Brown (6); 3. Jamie Ball (4); 4. JJ Hickle (2); 5. Jake Bubak (5); 6. Roger Crockett (3); 7. Riley Goodno (8); 8. Chris Martin (9); 9. Scotty Johnson (7) DNS – AJ Moeller

Heat two (started), 8 Laps, 2:14.6: 1. Tanner Holmes (1); 2. Carson McCarl (4); 3. Sam Hafertepe Jr. (2); 4. Tasker Phillips (3); 5. Garet Williamson (5); 6. Tyler Drueke (9); 7. Christopher Thram (8); 8. Aaron Reutzel (6); 9. Brian Paulus (7) DNS – Dustin Selvage

Heat three (started), 8 Laps, 2:15.6: 1. Sawyer Phillips (1); 2. Scott Bogucki (4); 3. Matt Juhl (2); 4. Austin McCarl (6); 5. Emerson Axsom (5); 6. Zach Hampton (3); 7. Clint Garner (7); 8. Cole Mincer (8); 9. Jacob Peterson (9)

Heat four (started), 8 Laps, 2:15.4: 1. Kerry Madsen (6); 2. Chase Randall (4); 3. Jace Park (2); 4. Dusty Zomer (3); 5. Lynton Jeffrey (5); 6. Landon Hansen (8); 7. Brendan Mullen (1); 8. Gage Pulkrabek (7); 9. Bill Wagner (9)

B main (started), 12 Laps, 3:31.7: 1. Jace Park (3); 2. Roger Crockett (1); 3. Zach Hampton (2); 4. Clint Garner (5) / 5. Riley Goodno (6); 6. Chris Martin (10); 7. Scotty Johnson (7); 8. Tyler Drueke (9); 9. Brian Paulus (8); 10. Jacob Peterson (13); 11. Cole Mincer (11); 12. Bill Wagner (12); 13. Brendan Mullen (4) DNS – Landon Hansen, Christopher Thram, Gage Pulkrabek, AJ Moeller, Dustin Selvage

A main (started), 20 Laps, NT: 1. Austin McCarl (4); 2. Kerry Madsen (5); 3. Aaron Reutzel (8); 4. Carson McCarl (2); 5. Emerson Axsom (10); 6. Jake Bubak (3); 7. Justin Henderson (13); 8. Tanner Holmes (14); 9. Sawyer Phillips (16); 10. Tasker Phillips (15); 11. Matt Juhl (19); 12. Sam Hafertepe Jr. (17); 13. JJ Hickle (20); 14. Jace Park (21); 15. Jamie Ball (7); 16. Clint Garner (24); 17. Dusty Zomer (18); 18. Roger Crockett (22); 19. Lynton Jeffrey (12); 20. Zach Hampton (23); 21. Chase Randall (11); 22. Brian Brown (6); 23. Scott Bogucki (9); 24. Garet Williamson (1). Lap Leaders: Williamson 1-4, C. McCarl 5-9, A. McCarl 10-20. Hard-charger: Juhl.

360 Results

Time Trials (Qualifying Order), 2 laps: 1. 3P, Sawyer Phillips, Pleasantville, IA (3), 15.897; 2. 6N, Kaleb Johnson, Sioux Falls, SD (8), 16.131; 3. 2M, Ryan Giles, Grimes, IA (9), 16.233; 4. 87, Aaron Reutzel, Clute, TX (6), 16.275; 5. 86, Timothy Smith, Rocheport, MO (1), 16.279; 6. 2C, Hank Davis, Sand Springs, OK (11), 16.285; 7. 53, Joe Beaver, Knoxville, IA (13), 16.308; 8. 17, Tyler Groenendyk, Oskaloosa, IA (23), 16.334; 9. 40, Clint Garner, Sioux Falls, SD (7), 16.338; 10. 95, Matt Covington, Glenpool, OK (26), 16.342; 11. 4C, Tuesday Calderwood, Goodyear, AZ (10), 16.356; 12. 01, Terry McCarl, Altoona, IA (12), 16.382; 13. 77X, Alex Hill, Six Nations, ONT, Can. (2), 16.389; 14. 20T, Josh Higday, Des Moines, IA (4), 16.408; 15. 2KS, Chase Randall, Waco, TX (37), 16.420; 16. 7A, Jack Anderson, Newton, IA (16), 16.457; 17. 1TAZ, Tasker Phillips, Pleasantville, IA (15), 16.462; 18. 55B, Chase Brown, Yutan, NE (20), 16.496; 19. 6AJ, AJ Moeller, Rockwell City, IA (5), 16.552; 20. 99, Tony Rost, Omaha, NE (21), 16.582; 21. 4W, Jamie Ball, Knoxville, IA (30), 16.596; 22. 4G, Cole Garner, Sioux Falls, SD (31), 16.634; 23. 22, Ryan Leavitt, Knoxville, IA (32), 16.638; 24. 47, Brant O'Banion, Sioux Falls, SD (22), 16.793; 25. G5, Gage Pulkrabek, East Grand Forks, MN (18), 16.794; 26. 24N, Nathan Mills, Bondurant, IA (35), 16.840; 27. 5A, Alex Vande Voort, Knoxville, IA (36), 16.846; 28. 7B, Ben Brown, Marshall, MO (14), 16.881; 29. 33, Alan Zoutte, Knoxville, IA (33), 16.930; 30. 4, Cam Martin, Ankeny, IA (28), 16.958; 31. 14, Aidan Zoutte, Knoxville, IA (19), 17.127; 32. 3R, Russell Potter, Boonville, MO (17), 17.237; 33. 29, Emilio Hoover, Broken Arrow, OK (34), 17.264; 34. 38, Logan Alexander, Lacona, IA (27), 17.353; 35. 17N, Nathan Anderson, Newton, IA (38), 17.381; 36. 1A, John Anderson, Des Moines, IA (25), 17.392; 37. 8X, Micah Slendy, Sioux Falls, SD (29), 17.571; 38. 36, Jason Martin, Liberal, KS (24), NT; 39. 24, Kade Higday, Pleasant Hill, IA (39), NT

Heat one (started), 7 Laps, 2:00.4: 1. Jamie Ball (1); 2. Clint Garner (4); 3. Tasker Phillips (2); 4. Sawyer Phillips (6); 5. Alex Hill (3); 6. Timothy Smith (5); 7. Gage Pulkrabek (7); 8. Emilio Hoover (9); 9. Alan Zoutte (8); 10. Micah Slendy (10)

Heat two (started), 7 Laps, 2:03.0: 1. Cole Garner (1); 2. Josh Higday (3); 3. Chase Brown (2); 4. Matt Covington (4); 5. Kaleb Johnson (6); 6. Cam Martin (8); 7. Hank Davis (5); 8. Nathan Mills (7); 9. Jason Martin (10); 10. Logan Alexander (9)

Heat three (started), 7 Laps, 2:02.2: 1. Ryan Leavitt (1); 2. Chase Randall (3); 3. AJ Moeller (2); 4. Joe Beaver (5); 5. Ryan Giles (6); 6. Alex Vande Voort (7); 7. Tuesday Calderwood (4); 8. Aidan Zoutte (8); 9. Nathan Anderson (9) DNS – Kade Higday

Heat four (started), 7 Laps, 2:01.8: 1. Tony Rost (2); 2. Terry McCarl (4); 3. Jack Anderson (3); 4. Aaron Reutzel (6); 5. Brant O'Banion (1); 6. Tyler Groenendyk (5); 7. Ben Brown (7); 8. Russell Potter (8) DNS – John Anderson

B main (started), 10 Laps, 3:00.4: 1. Alex Hill (2); 2. Brant O'Banion (4); 3. AJ Moeller (3); 4. Cam Martin (7) / 5. Alex Vande Voort (5); 6. Ben Brown (8); 7. Jason Martin (15); 8. Emilio Hoover (13); 9. Tuesday Calderwood (1); 10. Nathan Mills (9); 11. Aidan Zoutte (10); 12. Micah Slendy (17); 13. Logan Alexander (16); 14. Nathan Anderson (14); 15. Gage Pulkrabek (6); 16. Russell Potter (12); 17. Alan Zoutte (11) DNS – John Anderson, Kade Higday

A main (started), 18 Laps, 5:25.5: 1. Aaron Reutzel (2); 2. Chase Randall (13); 3. Sawyer Phillips (4); 4. Kaleb Johnson (3); 5. Ryan Giles (1); 6. Clint Garner (5); 7. Terry McCarl (8); 8. Timothy Smith (7); 9. Joe Beaver (6); 10. Jack Anderson (16); 11. Hank Davis (10); 12. Jamie Ball (15); 13. Tyler Groenendyk (12); 14. Matt Covington (9); 15. Cole Garner (17); 16. Ryan Leavitt (19); 17. Tony Rost (14); 18. «Select Driver» (0); 19. Cam Martin (24); 20. Josh Higday (11); 21. Alex Hill (21); 22. Brant O'Banion (22); 23. Chase Brown (20); 24. AJ Moeller (23). Lap Leader: Reutzel 1-18. Hard-charger: Randall.

Pro Series Results

Time Trials (Group Qualifying): 1. 26, Chase Young, Des Moines, IA (3), 17.796; 2. 55, Toby Mosher, Osceola, IA (5), 17.809; 3. 8J, AJ Johnson, Oskaloosa, IA (1), 17.829; 4. 88, J Kinder, Linn, MO (7), 17.873; 5. 7, Rob Kubli, Milo, IA (6), 17.936; 6. 0, Mike Mayberry, Fremont, IA (11), 17.965; 7. 17, Matt Allen, Norwalk, IA (12), 17.977; 8. 7C, Devin Kline, Knoxville, IA (9), 18.059; 9. 12P, Ryan Navratil, Des Moines, IA (10), 18.186; 10. 41, Jeff Wilke, Knoxville, IA (8), 18.242; 11. 12K, Koddy Hildreth, Zearing, IA (2), 18.248; 12. 02S, Josh Jones, Knoxville, IA (13), 18.274; 13. 71, Brandon Worthington, Indianola, IA (4), 18.414; 14. 55KC, Bob Hildreth, Iowa Falls, IA (14), 18.474

Heat one (started), 6 Laps, 1:52.3: 1. Ryan Navratil (2); 2. Rob Kubli (4); 3. Koddy Hildreth (1); 4. AJ Johnson (5); 5. Matt Allen (3); 6. Brandon Worthington (7); 7. Chase Young (6)

Heat two (started), 6 Laps, 1:50.6: 1. Jeff Wilke (2); 2. Devin Kline (3); 3. Mike Mayberry (4); 4. Josh Jones (1); 5. Toby Mosher (6); 6. J Kinder (5); 7. Bob Hildreth (7)

A main (started), 15 Laps, 4:38.6: 1. Ryan Navratil (2); 2. Devin Kline (1); 3. Mike Mayberry (3); 4. Rob Kubli (6); 5. Toby Mosher (4); 6. J Kinder (9); 7. Chase Young (7); 8. Brandon Worthington (13); 9. AJ Johnson (5); 10. Jeff Wilke (8); 11. Matt Allen (10); 12. Koddy Hildreth (11); 13. Josh Jones (12); 14. Bob Hildreth (14). Lap Leaders: D. Kline 1-8, Navratil 9, Kline 10, Navritil 11-15. Hard-charger: Worthington.

Scott Bogucki, Garet Williamson win in OpenWheel101.com Action!

(Bill W) A needed update in the standings this week after a bit of time off for work and vacation. We can use some help with the point fund if you’re able! Any amount works, and 100% goes to the drivers, plus you get free advertising on the website.

Scott Bogucki scored a big win Saturday night, picking up his first 410 win at Knoxville, while Garet Williamson won his first of the year at Huset’s on Sunday.

Rico Abreu won this week’s $100 from OpenWheel101.com for quick time Saturday.

Austin McCarl currently has a narrow lead over Aaron Reutzel in the point standings. Chase Randall, Kerry Madsen, Williamson, Dusty Zomer, Brian Brown, Kaleb Johnson, Carson McCarl and Bogucki make up the current top ten.

Three tracks are up next for the series. The first visit of the year at Jackson Motorplex will be Friday night’s Joel Pingeon Trucking 410 Shootout. Things continue Saturday at Knoxville as the Marion County Fair is also running, and Sunday, Huset’s Speedway will be back in action.

To donate to the point fund, or learn more about it, visit www.OpenWheel101.com or contact Bill Wright at sprntcar@hotmail.com, on Facebook or at the racetrack!

2024 Point Fund Sponsors

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Up Next

Fri, July 12 - Jackson Motorplex (MN)
Sat, July 13 - Knoxville Raceway (IA)
Sun, July 14 - Huset's Speedway (Brandon, SD)

2024 $100 OpenWheel101.com Knoxville Quick Time Awards

2024 Knoxville/Huset's 410 Sprint Series presented by www.OpenWheel101.com Point Standings (Feature Wins) (through July 6)

1. Austin McCarl, Altoona, IA, 429 (1)
2. Aaron Reutzel, Clute, TX, 410 (1)
3. Chase Randall, Waco, TX, 349 (2)
4. Kerry Madsen, St. Mary's, NSW, Aust., 274
5. Garet Williamson, Columbia, MO, 242 (2)
6. Dusty Zomer, Sioux Falls, SD, 218 (1)
7. Brian Brown, Grain Valley, MO, 206 (1)
8. Kaleb Johnson, Sioux Falls, SD, 200
9. Carson McCarl, Altoona, IA, 195 (1)
10. Scott Bogucki, McLaren Vale, SA, Aust., 182 (1)
11. Tim Kaeding, San Jose, CA, 171 (1)
12. Justin Henderson, Tea, SD, 151
13. Anthony Macri, Dillsburg, PA, 127
14. Matt Juhl, Tea, SD, 126
15. Lynton Jeffrey, Sydney, NSW, Aust., 114
16. Daison Pursley, Locust Grove, OK, 109 (1)
17. Ryan Timms, Oklahoma City, OK, 106 (1)
18. Mark Dobmeier, Grand Forks, ND, 99
19. Tyler Drueke, Eagle, NE, 98 (1)
20. Emerson, Axsom, Franklin, IN, 95
(tie) Tasker Phillips, Pleasantville, IA, 95
22. Tim Estenson, Fargo, ND, 89
23. Jamie Ball, Knoxville, IA, 80
24. Sawyer Phillips, Pleasantville, IA, 76
25. Brooke Tatnell, Sans Souci, NSW, Aust., 72
26. Kyle Larson, Elk Grove, CA, 70
27. Jade Hastings, Grand Forks, ND, 68
(tie) Daryn Pittman, Owasso, OK, 68
29. Christopher Thram, Sanborn, MN, 64
30. Zach Hampton, Plainfield, IN, 52
31. Brendan Mullen, Grand Forks, ND, 48
32. Kelby Watt, Adel, IA, 42
33. Don Droud Jr., Lincoln, NE, 40
(tie) Riley Goodno, Knoxville, IA, 40
35. Andy Pake, Felton, MN, 37
36. JJ Hickle, Quilcene, WA, 36
37. Sam Henderson, Sioux Falls, SD, 34
(tie) Landon Brooks, Rio Oso, CA, 34
39. Kyle Reinhardt, Neptune City, NJ, 30
40. Dustin Selvage, Indianola, IA, 28
41. Cole Macedo, Lemoore, CA, 25
42. Brandon Wimmer, Fairmount, IN, 24
(tie) Scott Winters, Butterfield, MN, 24
44. Chris Martin, Ankeny, IA, 22
45. Hunter Schuerenberg, Sikeston, MO, 18
(tie) Josh Schneiderman, West Burlington, IA, 18
47. AJ Moeller, Rockwell City, IA, 16
48. Justin Jacobsma, Hull, IA, 12
49. Skylar Prochaska, Lakefield, MN, 10
50. Jake Bubak, Arvada, CO, 8
(tie) Luke Nellis, Forest Lake, MN, 8
(tie) Jace Park, Overland Park, KS, 8
(tie) Lee Goos Jr., Hartford, SD, 8
54. Joe B. Miller, Millerstown, MO, 4
(tie) Scotty Johnson, Melcer-Dallas, IA, 4
56. Roger Crockett, Medford, OR, 2
(tie) Jacob Hughes, Hartford, SD, 2
(tie) McKenna Haase, Des Moines, IA, 2
(tie) Creed Kemenah, Findlay, OH, 2

2024 Tentative Races that will be counted for points with the Midwest Thunder Sprint Cars presented by OpenWheel101.com (tentative)

Sat, April 20 - Knoxville Raceway (IA) (Cold)
Fri, April 26 - Knoxville Raceway (IA) WoO (Rain)
Sat, April 27 - Knoxville Raceway (IA) WoO (Rain)
Sat, May 4 - Knoxville Raceway (IA) (Aaron Reutzel, Clute, TX)
Sat, May 11 - Knoxville Raceway (IA) (Dusty Zomer, Sioux Falls, SD)
Sun, May 12 - Huset's Speedway (Brandon, SD) (Rain)
Sat, May 18 - Knoxville Raceway (IA) (Garet Williamson, Columbia, MO)
Sun, May 19 - Huset's Speedway (Brandon, SD) (Tyler Drueke, Eagle, NE)
Sat, May 25 - Knoxville Raceway (IA) (Chase Randall, Waco, TX)
Sun, May 26 - Huset's Speedway (Brandon, SD) (Daison Pursley, Locust Grove, OK)
Mon, May 27 - Huset's Speedway (Brandon, SD) (Tim Kaeding, San Jose, CA)
Sat, June 1 - Knoxville Raceway (IA) (Chase Randall, Waco, TX)
Sun, June 2 - Huset's Speedway (Brandon, SD) (Anthony Macri, Dillsburg, PA)
Sat, June 8 - Knoxville Raceway (IA) (Carson McCarl, Altoona, IA)
Sun, June 9 - Huset's Speedway (Brandon, SD) (Austin McCarl, Altoona, IA)
Fri, June 14 - Knoxville Raceway (IA) WoO (David Gravel, Watertown, CT)
Sat, June 15 - Knoxville Raceway (IA) WoO (Corey Day, Clovis, CA)
Sun, June 16 - Huset's Speedway (Brandon, SD) (Ryan Timms, Oklahoma City, OK)
Wed, June 19 - Huset's Speedway (Brandon, SD) Huset's Hustle Prelim (Tyler Courtney, Indianapolis, IN)
Thu, June 20 - Huset's Speedway (Brandon, SD) Huset's Hustle (Rain)
Fri, June 21 - Huset's Speedway (Brandon, SD) High Bank Nationals Prelim (Rain)
Sat, June 22 - Huset's Speedway (Brandon, SD) High Bank Nationals (Rain)
Sat, June 29 - Knoxville Raceway (IA) (Brian Brown, Grain Valley, MO)
Sat, July 6 - Knoxville Raceway (IA) (Scott Bogucki, McLaren Vale, SA, Aust.)
Sun, July 7 - Huset's Speedway (Brandon, SD) (Garet Williamson, Columbia, MO)
Fri, July 12 - Jackson Motorplex (MN)
Sat, July 13 - Knoxville Raceway (IA)
Sun, July 14 - Huset's Speedway (Brandon, SD)
Sat, July 20 - Knoxville Raceway (IA)
Fri, July 26 - Jackson Motorplex (MN) Border Battle
Sat, July 27 - Knoxville Raceway (IA) Border Battle
Sun, July 28 - Huset's Speedway (SD) (Brandon, SD) Border Battle
Sun, August 4 - Knoxville Raceway (IA) Cappy Classic
Mon, August 5 - Southern Iowa Speedway (Oskaloosa) Front Row Challenge
Wed, August 7 - Knoxville Raceway (IA) Knoxville Nationals Prelim
Thu, August 8 - Knoxville Raceway (IA) Knoxville Nationals Prelim
Fri, August 9 - Knoxville Raceway (IA) Hard Knox Night
Sat, August 10 - Knoxville Raceway (IA) Knoxville Nationals
Thu, August 15 - Jackson Motorplex (MN) Jackson Nationals Prelim
Fri, August 16 - Jackson Motorplex (MN) Jackson Nationals Prelim
Sat, August 17 - Jackson Motorplex (MN) Jackson Nationals
Sat, August 24 - Knoxville Raceway (IA)
Sun, August 25 - Huset's Speedway (Brandon, SD)
Fri, August 30 - Huset's Speedway (Brandon, SD) Bull Haulers Brawl
Sat, August 31 - Huset's Speedway (Brandon, SD) WoO
Sun, September 1 - Huset's Speedway (Brandon, SD) WoO

White Flag Pass Nets Scott Bogucki First Ever Knoxville 410 Win!
Sawyer Phillips Wins First 360 Main in Seven Years; Chase Young Wins Pro Sprints
by Bill Wright

KNOXVILLE, Iowa (July 6, 2024) – Scott Bogucki won an electric feature Saturday at the Nolan Wren Memorial Presented by Higher View Enterprise, Inc. at the Knoxville Raceway. The driver from McLaren Vale in South Australia shot by Aaron Reutzel coming for the white flag to win $6,000 aboard the Liebig Motorsports #10. Sawyer Phillips nailed down the 360 main event. It was the fourth win in the class for the Pleasantville, Iowa native, but the first in seven years. Altoona’s Chase Young won for the second time this year in the Pro Sprints class, and the fourth time in his career.

Dusty Zomer led lap one of the 20-lap 988 Lifeline 410 A main ahead of Reutzel, Sawyer Phillips, Brian Brown and Austin McCarl. Brown and Bogucki quickly moved into third and fourth before Kaleb Johnson stopped with a throttle problem four laps in. At the same time, Brown relinquished his third place run when his right rear tire went flat.

Reutzel shot out on the restart on the high side and cruised by Zomer in turn three to take the lead. Kelby Watt spun with a flat tire five laps in to set up another restart. Bogucki jumped at the chance to move by Zomer into second on lap seven, and Gio Scelzi and Rico Abreu moved into the top five on lap eight. Scelzi continued his strong run on the high side, grabbing third from Zomer with nine to go.

Bogucki reeled in Reutzel as the pair entered traffic with four to go, but could not make the pass. Things really jammed up with two to go, as Scelzi joined the battle for the lead. Coming for the white flag, Bogucki made his winning move on the low side in heavy traffic.

He was able to come home for his first career 410 win here ahead of Reutzel, Scelzi, Abreu and Zomer. Austin McCarl, Emerson Axsom, Sawyer Phillips, Carson McCarl and Garet Williamson rounded out the top ten. Abreu set quick time over the 39-car field after drawing the last pill. Zeb Wise, Jamie Ball, Kaleb Johnson and Matt Juhl won heats. Chase Randall claimed the B main.

“I can’t thank my guys enough,” said Bogucki in Victory Lane. “It’s twelve hours (from Rapid City) one way and they do this week in and week out. This one is for them. I messed up a couple of laps, and then I got a run on Aaron. I let him see me, and he covered and did what he had to do. We got in lapped traffic, and honestly, I could run it in deeper and deeper the longer the race went on. The car was great and made my job easy. I finally got the boys one!”

Terry McCarl suffered from throttle linkage problems all night long, and he retired before a lap could be completed in the 18-lap 360 feature. Aaron Reutzel led early once the race went green, ahead of Sawyer Phillips, AJ Moeller, Kade Higday and Ryan Leavitt. Phillips had the bottom dialed in, however, and shot by Reutzel to take the point on lap two.

Higday rode the cushion to third on lap six, and Ball followed him into fourth a circuit later. Reutzel pursued the leader, but tangled with the lapped car of Brant O’Banion with eight to go, ending both of their nights. Phillips led Higday, Ball, Moeller and Leavitt back to green.

Phillips held off Higday to take the win, with Ball, Leavitt and Clint Garner trailing. Ryan Giles, Riley Goodno, Joe Beaver, Kaleb Johnson and Cam Martin completed the top ten. Reutzel set quick time over the 35-car field. Ball, Martin, Christopher Thram and Beaver won heats. Timothy Smith won the B main. Ben Brown crashed in hot laps. He was uninjured, but done for the night.

“It was a busy week in the shop,” said Phillips, who crashed hard here a week ago. “The 360 has had speed and I’ve really qualified well the last two years, we just haven’t been able to race well. I just wish I could have been able to race Reutzel for that win. He’s the best in the 360 right now, and I was looking forward to racing him for the win.”

The 15-lap Pro Sprints feature went non-stop. Chase Young took the lead from the start from the pole, ahead of Mike Mayberry, Brandon Worthington, Rob Kubli and J Kinder, who advanced from tenth on lap one. Kubli snagged third from Worthington on lap two.

Young was into lapped traffic on lap eleven, and that’s when Kinder went into action. He passed for fourth with four to go, third with two to go and used the high side to move by Mayberry coming for the white flag into second.

Young maintained his advantage to seal the $800 prize. Kinder, Mayberry, Kubli and Worthington followed. AJ Johnson, Josh Jones, Matt Allen, Devin Kline and Toby Mosher completed the top ten. Allen set quick time for the sixth straight week, tying Jerry Hayes (1960) for that honor. Koddy Hildreth and Kinder won the heats.

“You were going to have to go around me,” said Young of his drive. “I was going to hold the bottom as tight as possible. We were the last car out there, because in the heat race, we had zero brakes. We got lucky with the invert (four) for once. We spent the whole time changing the caliper and changing the brakes. We really didn’t get a chance to work on the car.”

Join us Saturday, July 13 for Van Wall Night at the Marion County Fair! The 988 Lifeline 410’s, the 360’s the Pro Sprints will all be back in action! For more information on the Knoxville Raceway and the Marion County Fair visit us online at www.KnoxvilleRaceway.com!

988 Lifeline 410 Results

Time Trials (Qualifying Order), 2 laps: 1. 24, Rico Abreu, St. Helena, CA (39), 15.381 ($100 from OpenWheel101.com); 2. 10L, Scott Bogucki, McLaren Vale, SA, Aust. (29), 15.441; 3. 18, Gio Scelzi, Fresno, CA (38), 15.498; 4. 21, Brian Brown, Grain Valley, MO (1), 15.578; 5. 87, Aaron Reutzel, Clute, TX (20), 15.628; 6. 3P, Sawyer Phillips, Pleasantville, IA (14), 15.662; 7. 25, Justin Henderson, Tea, SD (10), 15.701; 8. 27W, Emerson Axsom, Franklin, IN (17), 15.715; 9. 2KS, Chase Randall, Waco, TX (19), 15.726; 10. 88, Austin McCarl, Altoona, IA (35), 15.742; 11. 3J, Dusty Zomer, Sioux Falls, SD (32), 15.754; 12. 27, Carson McCarl, Altoona, IA (6), 15.772; 13. 23, Garet Williamson, Columbia, MO (34), 15.772; 14. 55, Kerry Madsen, St. Marys, NSW, Aust. (23), 15.805; 15. 1M, Don Droud Jr., Lincoln, NE (21), 15.814; 16. 2, Lynton Jeffrey, Sydney, NSW, Aust. (15), 15.818; 17. 1, Tasker Phillips, Pleasantville, IA (4), 15.822; 18. 44, Chris Martin, Ankeny, IA (5), 15.822; 19. 55C, Chris Windom, Canton, IL (18), 15.827; 20. 44X, Scotty Johnson, Melcher-Dallas, IA (2), 15.836; 21. 26, Zeb Wise, Angola, IN (37), 15.873; 22. 4W, Jamie Ball, Knoxville, IA (7), 15.906; 23. 6, Kaleb Johnson, Sioux Falls, SD (30), 15.909; 24. 09, Matt Juhl, Tea, SD (8), 15.944; 25. 8, Cory Eliason, Visalia, CA (28), 15.947; 26. 1K, Kelby Watt, Adel, IA (16), 16.032; 27. 35, Zach Hampton, Plainfield, IN (13), 16.191; 28. 15JR, Cole Mincer, Burlington, IA (9), 16.256; 29. J2, John Carney II, El Paso, TX (11), 16.342; 30. 9H, Landon Hansen, Newton, IA (3), 16.392; 31. 6W, Dustin Selvage, Indianola, IA (22), 16.428; 32. 22X, JJ Hickle, Quilcene, WA (31), 16.483; 33. 20, AJ Moeller, Rockwell City, IA (33), 16.523; 34. 95, Tyler Drueke, Eagle, NE (24), 16.621; 35. 22, Riley Goodno, Knoxville, IA (36), 16.646; 36. 16, Bryce Lucius, Findlay, OH (26), 16.717; 37. 45, Landon Brooks, Rio Oso, CA (25), 16.740; 38. 74N, Luke Nellis, Forest Lake, MN (12), 17.509; 39. 78, Bill Wagner, Reeder, ND (27), 18.147

Heat one (started), 8 Laps, 2:12.1: 1. Zeb Wise (1); 2. Tasker Phillips (2); 3. Garet Williamson (3); 4. Rico Abreu (6); 5. Aaron Reutzel (5); 6. Cory Eliason (7); 7. AJ Moeller (9); 8. John Carney II (8); 9. Landon Brooks (10); 10. Chase Randall (4)

Heat three (started), 8 Laps, 2:11.4: 1. Jamie Ball (1); 2. Austin McCarl (4); 3. Chris Martin (2); 4. Kerry Madsen (3); 5. Sawyer Phillips (5); 6. Scott Bogucki (6); 7. Kelby Watt (7); 8. Tyler Drueke (9); 9. Landon Hansen (8); 10. Luke Nellis (10)

Heat three (started), 8 Laps, 2:11.2: 1. Kaleb Johnson (1); 2. Dusty Zomer (4); 3. Gio Scelzi (6); 4. Chris Windom (2); 5. Don Droud Jr. (3); 6. Justin Henderson (5); 7. Dustin Selvage (8); 8. Zach Hampton (7); 9. Riley Goodno (9); 10. Bill Wagner (10)

Heat four (started), 8 Laps, 2:14.6: 1. Matt Juhl (1); 2. Lynton Jeffrey (3); 3. Carson McCarl (4); 4. Brian Brown (6); 5. Emerson Axsom (5); 6. JJ Hickle (8); 7. Scotty Johnson (2); 8. Bryce Lucius (9); 9. Cole Mincer (7)

B main (started), 12 Laps, 3:27.9: 1. Chase Randall (1); 2. Cory Eliason (5); 3. Don Droud Jr. (2); 4. Kelby Watt (6) / 5. Chris Windom (3); 6. Zach Hampton (8); 7. Scotty Johnson (4); 8. Tyler Drueke (14); 9. Dustin Selvage (9); 10. Cole Mincer (12); 11. Landon Brooks (15); 12. Bryce Lucius (13); 13. Luke Nellis (16); 14. Bill Wagner (17); 15. Landon Hansen (11); 16. John Carney II (10); 17. JJ Hickle (7) DNS –AJ Moeller, Riley Goodno

A main (started), 20 Laps, NT: 1. Scott Bogucki (5); 2. Aaron Reutzel (4); 3. Gio Scelzi (7); 4. Rico Abreu (8); 5. Dusty Zomer (1); 6. Austin McCarl (3); 7. Emerson Axsom (9); 8. Sawyer Phillips (2); 9. Carson McCarl (11); 10. Garet Williamson (12); 11. Tasker Phillips (14); 12. Chase Randall (21); 13. Kerry Madsen (17); 14. Zeb Wise (15); 15. Lynton Jeffrey (13); 16. Justin Henderson (10); 17. Brian Brown (6); 18. Chris Martin (19); 19. Cory Eliason (22); 20. Matt Juhl (20); 21. Don Droud Jr. (23); 22. Kelby Watt (24); 23. Jamie Ball (16); 24. Kaleb Johnson (18). Lap Leaders: Zomer 1-4, Reutzel 5-18, Bogucki 19-20. Hard-charger: Randall.

360 Results

Time Trials (Qualifying Order), 2 laps: 1. 87, Aaron Reutzel, Clute, TX (11), 15.846; 2. 22, Ryan Leavitt, Knoxville, IA (2), 15.867; 3. 3P, Sawyer Phillips, Pleasantville, IA (3), 15.943; 4. 24, Kade Higday, Pleasant Hill, IA (16), 15.983; 5. 40, Clint Garner, Sioux Falls, SD (12), 16.077; 6. 6AJ, AJ Moeller, Rockwell City, IA (7), 16.137; 7. 01, Terry McCarl, Altoona, IA (30), 16.149; 8. 99, Tony Rost, Omaha, NE (9), 16.165; 9. 4W, Jamie Ball, Knoxville, IA (34), 16.192; 10. 2C, Hank Davis, Sand Springs, OK (14), 16.233; 11. 22X, Riley Goodno, Knoxville, IA (10), 16.238; 12. 2M, Ryan Giles, Grimes, IA (5), 16.241; 13. 86, Timothy Smith, Rocheport, MO (20), 16.257; 14. 6N, Kaleb Johnson, Sioux Falls, SD (13), 16.273; 15. 17, Tyler Groenendyk, Oskaloosa, IA (17), 16.279; 16. 55B, Chase Brown, Yutan, NE (8), 16.325; 17. 20T, Corey Timmerman, Burlington, IA (4), 16.327; 18. 24N, Nathan Mills, Bondurant, IA (23), 16.347; 19. 33, Alan Zoutte, Knoxville, IA (18), 16.405; 20. 53, Joe Beaver, Knoxville, IA (35), 16.451; 21. 4G, Cole Garner, Sioux Falls, SD (19), 16.523; 22. 4, Cam Martin, Ankeny, IA (29), 16.525; 23. 24T, Christopher Thram, Sanborn, MN (32), 16.542; 24. 1TAZ, Tasker Phillips, Pleasantville, IA (28), 16.544; 25. 7A, Jack Anderson, Newton, IA (31), 16.704; 26. 5A, Alex Vande Voort, Knoxville, IA (33), 16.821; 27. 38, Logan Alexander, Lacona, IA (25), 16.930; 28. 14, Aidan Zoutte, Knoxville, IA (22), 16.968; 29. G5, Gage Pulkrabek, East Grand Forks, MN (27), 17.027; 30. 1A, John Anderson, Des Moines, IA (24), 17.087; 31. 20B, Brant O'Banion, Sioux Falls, SD (21), 17.180; 32. 17N, Nathan Anderson, Newton, IA (26), 17.259; 33. 4C, Tuesday Calderwood, Goodyear, AZ (15), 17.494; 34. 77X, Alex Hill, Six Nations, ONT, Can. (6), NT; 35. 7B, Ben Brown, Marshall, MO (1), NT

Heat one (started), 7 Laps, 1:59.8: 1. Jamie Ball (4); 2. Aaron Reutzel (6); 3. Cole Garner (1); 4. Clint Garner (5); 5. Jack Anderson (7); 6. Corey Timmerman (2); 7. Timothy Smith (3); 8. Tuesday Calderwood (9); 9. Gage Pulkrabek (8)

Heat two (started), 7 Laps, 1:57.6: 1. Cam Martin (1); 2. Hank Davis (4); 3. AJ Moeller (5); 4. Kaleb Johnson (3); 5. Nathan Mills (2); 6. Ryan Leavitt (6); 7. Alex Hill (9); 8. Alex Vande Voort (7); 9. John Anderson (8)

Heat three (started), 7 Laps, NT: 1. Christopher Thram (1); 2. Tyler Groenendyk (3); 3. Riley Goodno (4); 4. Sawyer Phillips (6); 5. Brant O'Banion (8); 6. Alan Zoutte (2); 7. Logan Alexander (7); 8. Terry McCarl (5) DNS – Ben Brown

Heat four (started), 7 Laps, 2:01.5: 1. Joe Beaver (2); 2. Tasker Phillips (1); 3. Kade Higday (6); 4. Ryan Giles (4); 5. Tony Rost (5); 6. Chase Brown (3); 7. Nathan Anderson (8); 8. Aidan Zoutte (7)

B main (started), 10 Laps, 2:57.5: 1. Timothy Smith (1); 2. Jack Anderson (5); 3. Chase Brown (2); 4. Brant O'Banion (4); 5. Alex Vande Voort (6); 6. Alex Hill (11); 7. Gage Pulkrabek (12); 8. Tuesday Calderwood (12); 9. Corey Timmerman (3); 10. Nathan Anderson (8); 11. Logan Alexander (7); 12. Aidan Zoutte (9); 13. John Anderson (13) DNS – Alan Zoutte, Ben Brown

A main (started), 18 Laps, NT: 1. Sawyer Phillips (2); 2. Kade Higday (3); 3. Jamie Ball (5); 4. Ryan Leavitt (6); 5. Clint Garner (7); 6. Ryan Giles (12); 7. Riley Goodno (10); 8. Joe Beaver (13); 9. Kaleb Johnson (16); 10. Cam Martin (15); 11. Tony Rost (9); 12. Jack Anderson (22); 13. Tasker Phillips (19); 14. Christopher Thram (17); 15. Cole Garner (18); 16. Hank Davis (8); 17. Timothy Smith (21); 18. Chase Brown (23); 19. AJ Moeller (1); 20. Nathan Mills (20); 21. Aaron Reutzel (4); 22. Brant O'Banion (24); 23. Tyler Groenendyk (11); 24. Terry McCarl (14). Lap Leaders: Reutzel 1, S. Phillips 2-18. Hard-charger: Jack Anderson.

Pro Series Results

Time Trials (Group Qualifying): 1. 17, Matt Allen, Norwalk, IA (10), 17.272; 2. 26, Chase Young, Des Moines, IA (6), 17.380; 3. 0, Mike Mayberry, Fremont, IA (9), 17.451; 4. 7, Rob Kubli, Milo, IA (4), 17.502; 5. 55, Toby Mosher, Osceola, IA (7), 17.606; 6. 41, Jeff Wilke, Knoxville, IA (8), 17.620; 7. 71, Brandon Worthington, Indianola, IA (1), 17.738; 8. 8J, AJ Johnson, Oskaloosa, IA (13), 17.769; 9. 7C, Devin Kline, Knoxville, IA (11), 17.838; 10. 02S, Josh Jones, Knoxville, IA (3), 17.889; 11. 12K, Koddy Hildreth, Zearing, IA (5), 17.911; 12. 88, J Kinder, Linn, MO (12), 17.947; 13. 12P, Ryan Navratil, Des Moines, IA (2), 17.974; 14. 55KC, Bob Hildreth, Iowa Falls, IA (14), 18.469

Heat one (started), 6 Laps, 1:50.5: 1. Koddy Hildreth (1); 2. Devin Kline (2); 3. Brandon Worthington (3); 4. Mike Mayberry (5); 5. Matt Allen (6); 6. Toby Mosher (4); 7. Ryan Navratil (7)

Heat two (started), 6 Laps, 1:46.0: 1. J Kinder (1); 2. AJ Johnson (3); 3. Rob Kubli (5); 4. Josh Jones (2); 5. Jeff Wilke (4); 6. Chase Young (6); 7. Bob Hildreth (7)

A main (started), 15 Laps, 4:42.9: 1. Chase Young (1); 2. J Kinder (10); 3. Mike Mayberry (2); 4. Rob Kubli (3); 5. Brandon Worthington (6); 6. AJ Johnson (5); 7. Josh Jones (12); 8. Matt Allen (4); 9. Devin Kline (7); 10. Toby Mosher (11); 11. Jeff Wilke (9); 12. Ryan Navratil (13); 13. Koddy Hildreth (8); 14. Bob Hildreth (14). Lap Leader: Young 1-15. Hard-charger: Kinder.

7/4/24

Hagerstown Speedway
Hagerstown, MD

PA Sprint Speedweek

31 cars

Heavy rains around 4:30 p.m. brought heavy conditions and a fast track.

Justin Whittall (11th car out to time) set quick time on the 4/10-mile oval at 15.247 seconds. Chad Trout (1st car out) was second quick, followed by Lance Dewease (2nd), Kody Hartlaub (8th), Danny Dietrich (7th), TJ Stutts (3rd), Anthony Macri (25th), Tim Wagaman Jr. (29th), Logan Schuchart (31st) and Mike Wagner (27th).

Heat one (started) (8 Laps): 1. 39-Kody Hartlaub[1]; 2. 39M-Anthony Macri[2]; 3. 67-Justin Whittall[4]; 4. 8-Freddie Rahmer[5]; 5. 55-Mike Wagner[3]; 6. 27S-Robbie Kendall[7] / 7. 5W-Lucas Wolfe[6]; 8. 53-Jessie Attard[8]; 9. 17-Dylan Norris[9]; 10. 67L-Jason Loss[10]; 11. 77K-Steven Kisamore[11)

8-lap heats took the top six to the A main. The heat winners and the fastest qualifiers (starting fourth) were in the feature redraw for the first three rows. This one went single-file after Hartlaub wrestled the lead from Macri on the start.

Heat two (started) (8 Laps): 1. 27-Troy Wagaman Jr[2]; 2. 48-Danny Dietrich[1]; 3. 1X-Chad Trout[4]; 4. 1A-Jacob Allen[3]; 5. 23-Devon Borden[5]; 6. 8D-Billy Dietrich[6] / 7. 77-Michael Walter[8]; 8. 33H-Derek Hauck[7]; 9. 22M-Matt Miller[9]; DNS - 17K-Kyle Keen

Another mostly single-file affair on a heavy track.

Heat three (started) (8 Laps): 1. 1S-Logan Schuchart[2]; 2. 11-TJ Stutts[1]; 3. 12-Lance Dewease[4]; 4. 75-Cameron Smith[3]; 5. 91-Kyle Reinhardt[6]; 6. 99-Skylar Gee[5] / 7. 6-Ryan Smith[7]; 8. 95-Hunter Mackison[9]; 9. 90-Jordan Givler[8]; 10. 66A-Cody Fletcher[10]

Stutts led the first lap before Schuchart found his way around on lap two and took off to win going away.

B-Main (started) (10 Laps): 1. 5W-Lucas Wolfe[1]; 2. 6-Ryan Smith[4]; 3. 53-Jessie Attard[5]; 4. 33H-Derek Hauck[2]; 5. 17-Dylan Norris[7]; 6. 77-Michael Walter[3] / 7. 67L-Jason Loss[10]; 8. 66A-Cody Fletcher[11]; 9. 90-Jordan Givler[9]; 10. 22M-Matt Miller[8]; 11. 77K-Steven Kisamore[12]; 12. 95-Hunter Mackison[6]; DNS - 17K-Kyle Keen

The 10-lapper took the top six to the A main. Mackison flipped before a lap could be completed. He was uninjured. Wolfe led the distance. The top six were decided early. Attard and Hauck made contact in a battle for third that Attard won on lap two.

A main (started) (30 Laps): 1. 1S-Logan Schuchart[1]; 2. 27-Troy Wagaman Jr[2]; 3. 39M-Anthony Macri[7]; 4. 48-Danny Dietrich[8]; 5. 67-Justin Whittall[4]; 6. 1X-Chad Trout[3]; 7. 12-Lance Dewease[6]; 8. 39-Kody Hartlaub[5]; 9. 11-TJ Stutts[9]; 10. 23-Devon Borden[14]; 11. 1A-Jacob Allen[11]; 12. 8-Freddie Rahmer[10]; 13. 75-Cameron Smith[12]; 14. 8D-Billy Dietrich[17]; 15. 91-Kyle Reinhardt[15]; 16. 5W-Lucas Wolfe[19]; 17. 17-Dylan Norris[23]; 18. 53-Jessie Attard[21]; 19. 27S-Robbie Kendall[16]; 20. 55-Mike Wagner[13]; 21. 99-Skylar Gee[18]; 22. 77-Michael Walter[24]; 23. 6-Ryan Smith[20]; 24. 33H-Derek Hauck[22]

The 30-lapper saw Schuchart take off from the beginning ahead of Wagaman, Whittall, Hartlaub and Trout. Hartlaub sntached third from Whittall on lap two. On lap three, D. Dietrich entered the top five, and on lap six he used the low side to pick off Whittall for fourth. Schuchart was in lapped traffic by lap eight. D. Dietrich entered turn three high and came down the turn four hill to pass Hartlaub for third on lap 13. With ten to go, Macri started rolling forward, going from sixth to fourth in one lap. By then, Schuchart was leading by almost a half lap. The only caution came for Walter with six to go, bunching the field. Schuchart cruised to the win and $10,000, ahead of Wagaman, and Macri, who passed D. Dietrich with four to go. Norris was the hard-charger.

7/3/24

Port Royal Speedway
Port Royal, PA

PA Sprint Speedweek and URC

39 410’s
31 URC

410 Results

Cars were divided into two groups with the first group making up heats one and two and the second group making up heats three and four. Chase Dietz (3rd car out to time) set quick time in the first group and overall on the half-mile at 15.953 seconds. Danny Dietrich (2nd car out) was second quick, followed by Billy Dietrich (1st), Tim Wagaman Jr. (9th) and Derek Hauck (5th). Chris Smith failed to get a time in. Anthony Macri (1st car out) was quickest in the second group, followed by Justin Whittall (13th), Brent Marks (4th), Emerson Axsom (14th) and Garrett Bard (2nd). Lance Dewease, who had issues in hot laps, and Dustin Baney did not get a time in.

Heat one (started): 1. Hauck 33H (2) 2. B. Dietrich 8 (1) 3. Kody Lehman 47K (8) 4. Mike Wagner 55 (3) 5. Dietz 1 (4) / 6. Austin Bishop 35 (5) 7. Lucas Wolfe 5w (7) 8. TJ Stutts 11 (9) 9. Dylan Cisney 5 (6) 10. Blane Heimbach 12 (10)

8-lap heats took the top five to the feature, and the heat winner and the quickest qualifier (starting fourth) who finished in the top five into the redraw. Hauck led the distance and pulled away at the end. Lehman came from row four to take third from Dietz on lap two. M. Wagner followed him into fourth on lap four.

Heat two (started): 1. Logan Wagner 69K (3) 2. Brock Zearfoss 3z (2) 3. D. Dietrich 48 (4) 4. Wagaman Jr. 27 (1) 5. Jeff Halligan 45 (8) / 6. Mark Smith M1 (5) 7. Jake Karklin 35K (6) 8. Freddie Rahmer 51 (7) 9. Dylan Norris 17 (9) DNS – Chris Smith 55s

Zearfoss led early. L. Wagner took the point from him using the low side on lap two. Halligan grabbed the final transfer from Karklin on lap three, and D. Deitrich passed Wagaman for third on the last lap.

Heat three (started): 1. Marks 19 (1) 2. Macri 39m (4) 3. Ryan Smith 6 (3) 4. Bard 95 (2) 5. Kyle Reinhardt 91 (5) / 6. Jessie Attard 53 (7) 7. Devin Adams 99 (6) 8. Kody Hartlaub 39 (8) 9. Vince Snyder 2c (9) DNS – Dustin Baney 24B

Marks led the distance. R. Smith passed Bard for third on lap three.

Heat four (started): 1. Michael Walter 77 (2) 2. Whittall 67 (4) 3. Devon Borden 23 (3) 4. Lance Dewease 12D (9) 5. Axsom 27W (1) / 6. Gerard McIntyre Jr. 33 (6) 7. Kyle Keen 17K (7) 8. Steve Buckwalter 17B (5) 9. Tyler Bear 25 (8)

Walter won going away. Dewease started last and was in a transfer position on the first lap. He grabbed fourth on lap two from Borden. Borden dropped back to fifth, but resurged to third on lap three. Dewease came on late to pass Axsom for fourth.

B main (started): 1. Buckwalter (2) 2. Bishop (1) 3. Attard (3) 4. Wolfe (6) / 5. McIntyre (5) 6. M. Smith (4) 7. Karklin (7) 8. Hartlaub (10) 9. Stutts (9) 10. Cisney (11) 11. Heimbach (13) 12. Norris (12) 13. Keen (8) 14. C. Smith (14) DNS – Adams, Rahmer, Snyder, Bear, Baney

The most drama happened before the 12-lapper. In staging, Snyder turned right and put Rahmer into the frontstretch wall and upside down. Both did not start. The top four transfers were decided on the first lap and never changed.

A main (started): 1. Macri (5) 2. Marks (3) 3. L. Wagner (8) 4. D. Dietrich (4) 5. Lehman (11) 6. Walter (1) 7. Dietz (2) 8. Whittall (7) 9. B. Ditrich (9) 10. Dewease (17) 11. R. Smith (12) 12. M. Wagner (14) 13. Borden (13) 14. Wagaman Jr. (16) 15. Reinhardt (18) 16. Wolfe (24) 17. Hauck (6) 18. Halligan (19) 19. Buckwalter (21) 20. Axsom (20) 21. Attard (23) 22. Zearfoss (10) 23. Bishop (22) 24. Bard (15)

Walter led the 30-lapper early over Dietz, Marks, D. Dietrich and Macri. Macri used a slider in turn four to pass Dietrich for fourth on lap three. Dietz tagged the wall a couple of times on lap nine and Marks passed him for second. Macri followed into third on lap ten, and D. Dietrich went to fourth on lap 12. Marks reeled in Walter in traffic and passed him for the lead on lap 14. L. Wagner entered the top five on lap 15 before a slowing Bishop brought the only caution of the event at the halfway point. D. Dietrich grabbed third from Walter on the restart. L. Wagner followed him into fourth on lap 18. Macri was running low and Marks high. Macri used a slider in turn four to take the point for good with 11 to go and earn $10,000. Lehman turned in a good run, getting in the top five on lap 24, and L. Wagner cruised under D. Dietrich to take third with five to go. Wolfe was the hard-charger.

URC Results

URC Heat one (started, *qualified for feature) (8 Laps): 1. 77-Derek Locke[1*]; 2. 47-Adam Carberry[2*]; 3. 89-Robbie Stillwaggon[3*]; 4. 18J-JT Ferry[6*]; 5. 22R-Ron Helmick[9*]; 6. 42U-Tyler Ulrich[10*]; 7. 669-Brandon McGough[4]; 8. 70D-Frankie Herr[7]; 9. 45-Wyatt Walizer[5]; 10. 3-Will Brunson[11]; 11. 55W-Randy Wilbert (8)

8-lap heats transferred the top 18 in passing points to the feature. Locke led the distance. Wilbert spun a lap in and retired. Ferry grabbed fourth on that restart and exchanged the spot with Helmick a couple of times in a good battle.

URC Heat two (started, *qualified for feature) (8 Laps): 1. 29R-Seth Schnoke[1*]; 2. 35K-Jake Karklin[5*]; 3. 66-Doug Hammaker[6*]; 4. 63-Josh Weller[7*]; 5. 10X-Reese Nowotarski[8*]; 6. 17-Owen Dimm[10*]; 7. 51-Jared Kreider[9]; 8. 54-Brett Wanner[3]; 9. 23B-Preston Lattomus[2]; 10. 11T-Mike Thompson[4]

Lattomus led Schnoke early. Hammaker snatched third from Thompson on lap two. Weller and Karklin also got by as Thompson was slowing with problems. He brought the caution on lap four. At the same time, Lattomus retired with issues. Karklin moved into third on that restart and grabbed second from Hammaker with two to go.

URC Heat three (started, *qualified for feature) (8 Laps): 1. 7-Tyler Ross[7*]; 2. 32-Kyle Smith[8*]; 3. 66A-Cody Fletcher[2*]; 4. 4-Ken Meisner[5*]; 5. 11H-Hayden Miller[4*]; 6. 19T-Jacob Galloway[3*]; 7. 17G-Devin Gundrum[6]; 8. 22B-Jacob Balliet[1]; 9. 19-Kruz Kepner[10]; 10. 99K-Mike Kiser[9]

Fletcher led it early over K. Smith, Balliet and Ross, from seventh. Ross took third on lap two, while Miller moved into fourth. Two laps in, Kiser did a 360 to bring a yellow. Ross shot into the lead on that restart. Kiser brought another caution on lap four. K. Smith claimed second on that restart.

URC B Feature (10 Laps): 1. 51-Jared Kreider[2]; 2. 23B-Preston Lattomus[11]; 3. 669-Brandon McGough[1]; 4. 70D-Frankie Herr[4] 5. 17G-Devin Gundrum[3]; 6. 54-Brett Wanner[5] / 7. 19-Kruz Kepner[6]; 8. 22B-Jacob Balliet[8]; 9. 45-Wyatt Walizer[7]; 10. 99K-Mike Kiser[12]; 11. 55W-Randy Wilbert[10]; 12. 3-Will Brunson[9]; DNS - 11T-Mike Thompson

The 10-lapper took the top six to the feature. Kreider led McGough, Gundrum, Herr and Lattomus early. Brunson broke a front end after contact with Balliet three laps in. Herr snatched third from Gundrum on that restart, while Lattomus moved into fourth. Lattomus passed Herr for third on lap eight.

URC A Feature (25 Laps): 1. 7-Tyler Ross[4]; 2. 35K-Jake Karklin[5]; 3. 66-Doug Hammaker[1]; 4. 66A-Cody Fletcher[2]; 5. 77-Derek Locke[8]; 6. 63-Josh Weller[11]; 7. 23B-Preston Lattomus[20]; 8. 10X-Reese Nowotarski[14]; 9. 18J-JT Ferry[10]; 10. 89-Robbie Stillwaggon[3]; 11. 47-Adam Carberry[9]; 12. 11H-Hayden Miller[15]; 13. 51-Jared Kreider[19]; 14. 17-Owen Dimm[17]; 15. 42U-Tyler Ulrich[16]; 16. 22R-Ron Helmick[13]; 17. 669-Brandon McGough[21]; 18. 54-Brett Wanner[23]; 19. 4-Ken Meisner[12]; 20. 32-Kyle Smith[6]; 21. 29R-Seth Schnoke[7]; 22. 19T-Jacob Galloway[18]; 23. 70D-Frankie Herr[22]; 24. 19-Kruz Kepner[24]

The 25-lapper saw carnage in turn one on the initial try at green. R. Smith and Schnoke flipped hard, Kepner tipped over and Herr, Meisner and Galloway were all a part of it and all retired. Ross jumped to the lead immediately ahead of Fletcher, Karklin, Hammaker and Stillwaggon. Hammaker passed Karklin for third on lap two, but it didn’t last long. Karklin passed him back on lap three, and then took second from Fletcher on the low side on lap six before the only caution of the race came out for debris. Ross was never deterred, while Locke moved into the to pfive on the restart. Ross was into lappers with nine to go, Karklin stayed second, and Hammaker grabbed third from Fletcher on lap 16. Lattomus was the hard-charger.

7/1/24

Lincoln Speedway
Abbottstown, PA

PA Sprintweek

36 cars

Cars were divided into two qualifying groups, with the first making up heats one and two, and the second group comprising heats three and four. Anthony Macri (1st car out to time) set quick time with the first group and overall at 13.461 seconds on the 3/8-mile oval. Logan Schuchart (2nd car out) was second quick, followed by Aaron Bollinger (3rd), Devon Borden (4th) and Chad Trout (9th). Trey Hivner had issues in hot laps and scratched for the night. Matt Campbell (1st car out) set quick time in the second group, followed by Jacob Allen (12th), Tyler Ross (2nd), TJ Stutts (11th) and Kody Hartlaub (8th). Glenndon Forsythe did not get a time in and scratched for the night.

Heat one (started): 1. Trout 1x (2) 2. Macri 39m (4) 3. Cameron Smith 75 (3) 4. Bollinger 5E (1) 5. Danny Dietrich 48 (8) / 6. Billy Dietrich 8 (6) 7. Freddy Rahmer 8R (5) 8. Chris Arnold 23A (7) 9. Jordan Strickler 38 (9)

10-lap heats took the top five to the feature. Heat winners and the fastest qualifier (starting fourth) finishing in the top five made the feature redraw. Trout led the distance. D. Dietrich started deep in a tough heat, but shot by F. Rahmer and his brother Billy on lap two to grab the final transfer spot.

Heat two (started): 1. Borden 23 (1) 2. Tim Wagaman Jr. 27 (2) 3. Schuchart 1s (4) 4. Chase Dietz 2D (3) 5. Emerson Axsom 27W (5) / 6. Gerard McIntyre Jr. 33 (6) 7. Dallas Schott 55s (7) 8. Reese Nowotarski 10x (8) DNS – Trey Hivner 7

Borden led wire to wire. Nowotarski rode the turn one wall, but managed to stay right-side up on lap two. He retired. Schuchart gained third from Dietz on lap nine.

Heat three (started): 1. Hartlaub 39 (2) 2. Campbell X (4) 3. Dylan Norris 17 (3) 4. Kyle Reinhardt 91 (7) 5. JJ Loss 67 (8) / 6. Jordan Givler 90 (6) 7. Brett Strickler 38s (5) 8. Domenic Melair 55 (9) 9. Ross 5 (1)

Ross drifted up the track on the backstretch, clipped Hartlaub and tipped over on the first lap. He was ok. Hartlaub led the distance from there. Givler ran fourth, but Reinhardt got by him on lap two. Then Loss took the final transfer from him on the high side at the halfway point.

Heat four (started): 1. Lucas Wolfe 5w (3) 2. Brandon Rahmer 88 (2) 3. Allen 1a (4) 4. Logan Rumsey 41 (5) 5. TJ Stutts 11P (1) / 6. Skylar Gee 99 (6) 7. Jessie Attard 53 (8) 8. Kyle Moody 99m (7) DNS – Glenndon Forsythe 5F

Stutts led early before spinning two laps in. Three laps in, Attard punted Moody in turn four, sending him upside down and done for the night. He was unhurt. Stutts would recover from the tail and grab the fifth and final transfer from Gee on lap six.

B main (started): 1. F. Rahmer (1) 2. B. Dietrich (3) 3. Ross (2) 4. Givler (4) / 5. Gee (6) 6. McIntyre Jr. (5) 7. Schott (8) 8. Attard (9) 9. B. Strickler (7) 10. Melair (11) 11. Nowotarski (12) 12. Arnold (10) 13. J. Strickler (13) DNS – Moody, Hivner, Forsythe

The 10-lapper took the top four to the A main. Rahmer led the distance. B. Dietrich took second from Ross on lap six and Givler held off Gee for the final transfer.

A main (started): 1. Macri (5) 2. Borden (3) 3. Hartlaub (1) 4. Schuchart (6) 5. Wagaman Jr. (9) 6. Campbell (2) 7. D. Dietrich (17) 8. Trout (4) 9. Norris (12) 10. Wolfe (8) 11. B. Rahmer (10) 12. Smith (11) 13. Reinhardt (14) 14. Dietz (15) 15. F. Rahmer (21) 16. Rumsey (16) 17. Loss (18) 18. Bollinger (13) 19. Stutts (20) 20. Axsom (19) 21. Allen (7) 22. B. Dietrich (22) 23. Givler (24) 24. Ross (23)

The 30-lapper saw Hartlaub lead Borden, who got a good jump (more on that later) and Macri. Borden worked by Hartlaub to lead lap four, and Macri followed him into second two laps later. Campbell passed Hartlaub on the high side to take third on lap eight. Borden entered lapped traffic on lap ten. Hartlaub moved back by Campbell three laps later, and Schuchart passed for fourth on lap 17. Borden was holding off Macri at that point. A came on lap 20 for C. Smith. That’s when the controversy hit. Borden was penalized two spots for jumping the initial start. At many tracks and series if the jump is in the top five spots, they bring it back right away. That was not the case here. It was an unfortunate deal that affected a good race. Macri assumed the lead at that point and cruised to the win, after one more slowdown for F. Rahmer and Allen. Borden recovered to finish second. Macri’s win was worth $10,000. D. Dietrich recovered from a poor qualifying effort to be the hard-charger.

6/30/24

BAPS Motor Speedway
Newberrytown, PA

PA Sprintweek

36 cars

Cars were put into two groups for qualifying, with the first comprising heats one and two, and the second making up heats three and four. Kody Hartlaub (5th car out to time) set quick time in the first group and overall on the 4/10-mile oval at 16.118 seconds. Skylar Gee (16th car out) was second quick, followed by Anthony Macri (4th), Chase Dietz (12th) and Tyler Ross (2nd). Danny Dietrich (3rd car out) was quickest in the second group, followed by Billy Dietrich (4th), Cameron Smith (7th), Kyle Reinhardt (10th) and Dylan Norris (17th).

Heat one (started): 1. Macri 39m (1) 2. Ross 5 (2) 3. Hartlaub (4) 4. Tim Wagaman Jr. 27 (3) 5. Mark Smith 19R (5) / 6. TJ Stutts 11 (8) 7. Brett Strickler 38s (6) 8. Gordon Senft III 9 (9) 9. Reese Nowotarski 10x (7)

10-lap heats saw the fastest qualifier (4th starter) who finished in the top five and the heat winner in the redraw. Macri led the distance and won going away. Nowotarski was done for the night after slowing to a stop one lap in.

Heat two (started): 1. Dietz 2D (1) 2. Freddy Rahmer 8 (3) 3. Jonathan Preston 22P (2) 4. Kyle Moody 99m (5) 5. Gee 99 (4) / 6. JJ Loss 67 (6) 7. Kenny Edkin 75E (8) 8. Jordan Givler 90 (7) 9. Steven Kisamore 77K (9)

Dietz led wire to wire. Rahmer got by Preston for second on lap two.

Heat three (started): 1. D. Dietrich 48 (4) 2. C. Smith 75 (1) 3. Norris 17 (2) 4. Aaron Bollinger 19 (5) 5. Logan Rumsey 41 (3) / 6. Gerard McIntyre Jr. 33 (7) 7. Lucas Wolfe 5w (6) 8. Jessie Attard 53 (9) 9. Chris Arnold 23A (8)

C Smith led early over Norris, D. Dietrich, Bollinger and McIntyre. On lap two, D. Dietrich worked by Norris for second, while Rumsey took the fifth and final transfer from McIntyre. D. Dietrich used the high side of turn four to shoot into the lead with two to go.

Heat four (started): 1. Reinhardt 91 (1) 2. B. Dietrich 8D (4) 3. Devon Borden 23 (2) 4. Kody Lehman 41K (3) 5. Domenic Melair 55 (6) / 6. Tony Jackson 88 (7) 7. Jordan Strickler 38 (9) 8. Tanner Brown 22 (8) 9. Dallas Schott 55D (5)

Reinhardt led wire to wire. Borden rode in second, until Jackson spun with four to go. B. Dietrich fit his car between Borden and the fronstretch wall coming out of four to gain second. Lehman got by Melair for fourth. Schott suffered a failure in the right rear on the last lap.

B main (started): 1. Stutts (1) 2. Schott (2) 3. McIntyre Jr. (3) 4. Wolfe (7) / 5. Attard (11) 6. Loss (4) 7. Edkin (8) 8. J. Strickler (9) 9. Arnold (13) 10. Senft III (10) 11. Givler (12) 12. B. Strickler (6) 13. Kisamore (14) 14. Jackson (5) DNS – Brown, Nowotarski

The 10-lapper took the top four to the feature. Jackson spun before a lap could be completed, collecting Senft and Givler. Jackson would retire, but the other two restarted. The top four were set on lap one, but B. Strickler was pressuring Wolfe for the final transfer most of the way. On the last lap, he tried to squeeze under Lucas in turn three, but made contact and spun.

A main (started): 1. D. Dietrich (2) 2. Macri (4) 3. Reinhardt (1) 4. Rahmer (10) 5. Ross (8) 6. Gee (3) 7. B. Dietrich (5) 8. Dietz (7) 9. M. Smith (18) 10. Hartlaub (6) 11. Wagaman Jr. (14) 12. Moody (16) 13. Bollinger (15) 14. Borden (13) 15. Rumsey (19) 16. McIntyre Jr. (23) 17. Lehman (17) 18. Stutts (21) 19. Wolfe (24) 20. Schott (22) 21. Melair (20) 22. Norris (11) 23. Preston (12) 24. C. Smith (9)

The 30-lapper saw D. Dietrich leading early over Macri and Reinhardt. Preston spun on the second lap, brining the caution. After C. Smith spun four laps in, D. Dietrich led Macri, Reinhardt, Gee and Ross back to green. The last 26 laps went green. Up front, Dietrich and Macri were hitting the top of turns one and two and the bottom of three and four. Eventually, everyone was cruising on the bottom. Rahmer moved slowly forward, and was into fourth with thirteen to go. M. Smith was the hard-charger, moving up nine spots. Dietrich took home $10,000 for his win.

Brian Brown Wins his 66th on Wild Night at Knoxville!
Aaron Reutzel Wins Lucky 13th in the 360’s; J Kinder Wins His Fourth of Five with the Pros
by Bill Wright

KNOXVILLE, Iowa (June 15, 2024) – Brian Brown won a wild one Saturday night at the Knoxville Raceway on Farm Bureau Financial Services Night. The Grain Valley, Missouri overcame his tough run this season to take a late lead and net $6,000 aboard his #21 machine. Aaron Reutzel also made a late pass to win his thirteenth career 360 feature and fourth of this season, and J Kinder also won his fourth feature of the year in the Pro Sprints class.

Emerson Axsom shot out to an early lead in the 30-lap 410 feature with Kerry Madsen, Chase Randall, Brown and Austin McCarl breathing down his neck. Brown gained third from Randall on lap two, and McCarl followed him into the fourth spot two laps later. Axsom was into lapped traffic on the sixth lap. Behind him, Brown squeaked by Madsen in heavy lapped traffic at that point, and McCarl and Randall followed into third and fourth on lap seven. McCarl gained on Brown and cruised by him on the low side to take second on lap 13. Randall chose the cushion to get by Brown with six to go, and claim the third spot.

McCarl closed on Axsom and pulled beside him low in turn two with four to go. He caught the inside berm a bit and the two cars came together, sending McCarl spinning and collecting Randall, ending both of their top three runs. Axsom led Brown, Tasker Phillips, Dutsy Zomer and Aaron Reutzel with four to go.

As Axsom dove low in turn two, Brown hit the curb on the high side and flew to the lead, never looking back. Axsom held onto second, while Phillips won a late battle with Zomer for third. Reutzel was fifth. Carson McCarl, Madsen, Kaleb Johnson, JJ Hickle and Zach Hampton rounded out the top ten. Austin McCarl set quick time over the 30-car field, and he was joined by Randall and Carson McCarl as heat winners. Jamie Ball and Sawyer Phillips were involved in a rough heat incident. Phillips made enough repairs to start the feature.

“I’ve made some dumb mistakes to start the year here,” said Brown in Victory Lane before naming a few drivers and owners he wanted to apologize to. “I’ve just been overdriving and making some big mistakes. I apologize for that. I don’t know if I was the fastest car in the middle of the race. I felt like I was the fastest car early and I kind of got stalled out and let Austin and (Randall) get by. I got my wing back, and I saw Emerson’s Dad tell to run the bottom on the restart. You don’t tell me twice to go to the top, and it worked out.”

Alex Hill led early in the 18-lap main event for the 360 class ahead of Jamie Ball, Ryan Giles, Kade Higday and Dustin Selvage. Ball reeled in the leader and passed her in turn four on lap four. Meanwhile, Higday moved into third. By lap six, Aaron Reutzel was in the top five. On lap nine, Higday and Reutzel used the low side to move by Hill into second and third.

Ball was in lapped traffic with eight to go. On lap 13, Reutzel shot under Higday for second and passed Ball for the lead before a slowing Tyler Groenendyk brought a caution flag with four to go. Unfortunately, the pass was negated and had to wait for the restart.

Reutzel shot high in turn two to take the lead once the green fell again, and sustained a green, white, checker restart finish after Tasker Phillips tumbled, collecting Cole Garner and Nate Mills. No one was injured.

Reutzel cruised to the finish ahead of Ball, Clint Garner, Sawyer Phillips and Giles. Higday, hard-charger Terry McCarl, Hill, Jake Bubak and Ryan Leavitt completed the top ten. Groenendyk set quick time over the 34-car field, and Jack Anderson, AJ Moeller, Joe Beaver and Sawyer Phillips won heats. Tasker Phillips claimed the B.

“The track was absolutely phenomenal,” said Reutzel. “It was the best track all year, so maybe that will shut all the crybabies up who have been (complaining) about the track all year. The Dunkin’s do a great job, and you can’t tell me otherwise.”

Mike Mayberry led early in the 15-lap Pro Sprints feature, but J Kinder was on a mission. With an invert of eight, he shot to third on the first lap, took second from Ryan Navritil on lap two, and used the low side of the track to get by Mayberry on lap five to take the point.

Navratil worked by Mayberry for second on the high side on lap six. Kinder was working lapped traffic with five to go. AJ Johnson gained top five status on lap eight and took fourth on lap ten.

Kinder had almost a five second lead and saw the checkers in front of him when William Kline flipped, bringing out the red flag and setting up a green, white, checker finish. Kline was uninjured.

Kinder was not deterred and led to the checkers for his ninth career win here, ahead of Navratil, Johnson, who gained third late, Mayberry and Rob Kubli. Josh Jones, Chase Young, Brandon Worthington, Toby Mosher and Jeff Wilke rounded out the top ten. Matt Allen set quick time, and Kinder and Mayberry won the heats.

“The car would go anywhere,” said Kinder. “The track was slick. It wasn’t hard, but it was experience. I’ve been doing this for a long time. The car was just great. It went anywhere. The car won this race. I didn’t want to see (the red). That makes it a little bit harder. You only have two laps to mess it up, so you have pretty good odds.”

Join us Saturday, July 6 for Mid-Season Championship Night and the Nolan Wren Memorial Presented by Higher View Enterprises! The 988 Lifeline 410’s, the 360’s the Pro Sprints will all be back in action, and the Knoxville Raceway Hall of Fame luncheon will be Saturday afternoon! For more information on the Knoxville Raceway, visit us online at www.KnoxvilleRaceway.com!

410 Results

Time Trials (Qualifying Order), 2 laps: 1. 88, Austin McCarl, Altoona, IA (3), 15.718; 2. 21, Brian Brown, Grain Valley, MO (25), 15.846; 3. 3J, Dusty Zomer, Sioux Falls, SD (10), 15.882; 4. 87, Aaron Reutzel, Clute, TX (30), 15.899; 5. 55, Kerry Madsen, St. Marys, NSW, Aust. (14), 15.957; 6. 2, Lynton Jeffrey, Sydney, NSW, Aust. (4), 16.013; 7. 27W, Emerson Axsom, Franklin, IN (15), 16.020; 8. 2KS, Chase Randall, Waco, TX (23), 16.063; 9. 1, Tasker Phillips, Pleasantville, IA (13), 16.067; 10. 20, AJ Moeller, Rockwell City, IA (1), 16.075; 11. 3P, Sawyer Phillips, Pleasantville, IA (5), 16.089; 12. 6W, Kaleb Johnson, Sioux Falls, SD (20), 16.117; 13. 22X, JJ Hickle, Quilcene, WA (27), 16.120; 14. 4W, Jamie Ball, Knoxville, IA (11), 16.139; 15. 09, Matt Juhl, Tea, SD (24), 16.157; 16. J2, John Carney II, El Paso, TX (16), 16.173; 17. 35, Zach Hampton, Plainfield, IN (26), 16.204; 18. 27, Carson McCarl, Altoona, IA (17), 16.260; 19. 6, Dustin Selvage, Indianola, IA (9), 16.272; 20. 44, Chris Martin, Ankeny, IA (22), 16.293; 21. 25, Justin Henderson, Tea, SD (2), 16.324; 22. 95, Tyler Drueke, Eagle, NE (29), 16.522; 23. 51B, Joe B. Miller, Millersville, MO (12), 16.568; 24. 15JR, Cole Mincer, Burlington, IA (28), 16.650; 25. 9H, Landon Hansen, Newton, IA (6), 16.740; 26. 15K, Creed Kemenah, Alvada, OH (18), 16.795; 27. 44X, Scotty Johnson, Melcher-Dallas, IA (21), 16.850; 28. 15, Jack Potter, Raymore, MO (7), 16.857; 29. 67, Jon Hughes, Knoxville, IA (8), NT; 30. 10, Brian Paulus, Six Mile, SC (19), NT

Heat one (started), 8 Laps, 2:17.5: 1. Austin McCarl (6); 2. Emerson Axsom (4); 3. Aaron Reutzel (5); 4. John Carney II (1); 5. JJ Hickle (2); 6. AJ Moeller (3); 7. Tyler Drueke (8); 8. Dustin Selvage (7); 9. Landon Hansen (9) DNS – Jack Potter

Heat two (started), 8 Laps, NT: 1. Chase Randall (4); 2. Brian Brown (6); 3. Kerry Madsen (5); 4. Zach Hampton (1); 5. Chris Martin (7); 6. Creed Kemenah (9); 7. Joe B. Miller (8); 8. Jamie Ball (2); 9. Sawyer Phillips (3) DNS – Jon Hughes

Heat three (started), 8 Laps, 2:18.2: 1. Carson McCarl (1); 2. Kaleb Johnson (3); 3. Tasker Phillips (4); 4. Lynton Jeffrey (5); 5. Matt Juhl (2); 6. Dusty Zomer (6); 7. Justin Henderson (7); 8. Scotty Johnson (9); 9. Cole Mincer (8) DNS – Brian Paulus

A main, 20 Laps, NT: 1. Brian Brown (5); 2. Emerson Axsom (1); 3. Tasker Phillips (9); 4. Dusty Zomer (7); 5. Aaron Reutzel (4); 6. Carson McCarl (11); 7. Kerry Madsen (3); 8. Kaleb Johnson (10); 9. JJ Hickle (13); 10. Zach Hampton (15); 11. Matt Juhl (14); 12. Justin Henderson (16); 13. Lynton Jeffrey (8); 14. Chris Martin (17); 15. Creed Kemenah (20); 16. Dustin Selvage (19); 17. Sawyer Phillips (24); 18. Joe B. Miller (21); 19. Tyler Drueke (18); 20. John Carney II (12); 21. Cole Mincer (23); 22. Austin McCarl (6); 23. Chase Randall (2); 24. Scotty Johnson (22); 25. Landon Hansen (25) DNS - 26. AJ Moeller 27. Jamie Ball. Lap Leaders: Axsom 1-16, Brown 17-20. Hard-charger: S. Phillips.

360 Results

Time Trials (Qualifying Order), 2 laps: 1. 17, Tyler Groenendyk, Oskaloosa, IA (2), 15.748; 2. 2M, Ryan Giles, Grimes, IA (4), 15.945; 3. 24, Kade Higday, Pleasant Hill, IA (5), 15.962; 4. 3P, Sawyer Phillips, Pleasantville, IA (8), 16.069; 5. 4W, Jamie Ball, Knoxville, IA (9), 16.116; 6. 47, Dustin Selvage, Indianola, IA (10), 16.146; 7. 22, Ryan Leavitt, Knoxville, IA (14), 16.191; 8. 4C, Tuesday Calderwood, Goodyear, AZ (6), 16.294; 9. 77X, Alex Hill, Six Nations, ONT, Ca (12), 16.296; 10. 40, Clint Garner, Sioux Falls, SD (30), 16.352; 11. 7B, Ben Brown, Marshall, MO (1), 16.389; 12. 27B, Jake Bubak, Arvada, CO (21), 16.467; 13. 87, Aaron Reutzel, Clute, TX (32), 16.473; 14. 99, Tony Rost, Omaha, NE (26), 16.491; 15. 53, Joe Beaver, Knoxville, IA (31), 16.498; 16. 1TAZ, Tasker Phillips, Pleasantville, IA (13), 16.522; 17. 41, Colton Hardy, Phoenix, AZ (25), 16.526; 18. 20T, Corey Timmerman, Burlington, IA (17), 16.549; 19. 4G, Cole Garner, Sioux Falls, SD (19), 16.561; 20. 24N, Nathan Mills, Bondurant, IA (24), 16.563; 21. 7A, Jack Anderson, Newton, IA (27), 16.588; 22. 6AJ, AJ Moeller, Rockwell City, IA (22), 16.608; 23. 01, Terry McCarl, Altoona, IA (34), 16.645; 24. 5A, Alex Vande Voort, Knoxville, IA (16), 16.655; 25. 86, Timothy Smith, Rocheport, MO (33), 16.662; 26. 4, Cam Martin, Ankeny, IA (23), 16.796; 27. 38, Logan Alexander, Lacona, IA (15), 16.885; 28. 33, Alan Zoutte, Knoxville, IA (29), 16.895; 29. 14, Aidan Zoutte, Knoxville, IA (28), 17.243; 30. 8X, Micah Slendy, Sioux Falls, SD (20), 17.273; 31. 1A, John Anderson, Des Moines, IA (11), 18.010; 32. 8H, Jacob Hughes, Hartford, SD (3), 22.900; DQ (Tire) 6N, Kaleb Johnson, Sioux Falls, SD (18); DQ (Tire) 20B, Brant O'Banion, Sioux Falls, SD (7)

Heat one (started), 7 Laps, 2:00.5: 1. Jack Anderson (1); 2. Aaron Reutzel (3); 3. Alex Hill (4); 4. Jamie Ball (5); 5. Timothy Smith (7); 6. Kaleb Johnson (8); 7. Colton Hardy (2); 8. Aidan Zoutte (6) DNS – Tyler Groenendyk

Heat two (started), 7 Laps, 2:03.2: 1. AJ Moeller (1); 2. Dustin Selvage (5); 3. Clint Garner (4); 4. Tony Rost (3); 5. Cam Martin (7); 6. Ryan Giles (6); 7. Corey Timmerman (2); 8. Brant O'Banion (9); 9. Micah Slendy (8)

Heat three (started), 7 Laps, NT: 1. Joe Beaver (3); 2. Terry McCarl (1); 3. Cole Garner (2); 4. Kade Higday (6); 5. Ryan Leavitt (5); 6. Ben Brown (4); 7. Logan Alexander (7); 8. John Anderson (8)

Heat four (started), 7 Laps, 2:04.8: 1. Sawyer Phillips (6); 2. Nathan Mills (2); 3. Jake Bubak (4); 4. Alex Vande Voort (1); 5. Tasker Phillips (3); 6. Tuesday Calderwood (5); 7. Alan Zoutte (7) DNS – Jacob Hughes

B main (started), 10 Laps, NT: 1. Tasker Phillips (1); 2. Cam Martin (6); 3. Kaleb Johnson (0); 4. Colton Hardy (2) / 5. Timothy Smith (5); 6. Alex Vande Voort (3); 7. Alan Zoutte (8); 8. Corey Timmerman (4); 9. Micah Slendy (12); 10. John Anderson (11); 11. Logan Alexander (7); 12. Aidan Zoutte (10); 13. Brant O'Banion (13) DNS – Jacob Hughes

A main (started), 18 Laps, NT: 1. Aaron Reutzel (11); 2. Jamie Ball (2); 3. Clint Garner (9); 4. Sawyer Phillips (6); 5. Ryan Giles (3); 6. Kade Higday (5); 7. Terry McCarl (20); 8. Alex Hill (1); 9. Jake Bubak (12); 10. Ryan Leavitt (8); 11. Kaleb Johnson (23); 12. Cam Martin (22); 13. Joe Beaver (10); 14. Tony Rost (16); 15. Tuesday Calderwood (13); 16. Colton Hardy (24); 17. Ben Brown (18); 18. Dustin Selvage (4); 19. AJ Moeller (15); 20. Tasker Phillips (21); 21. Cole Garner (19); 22. Nathan Mills (17); 23. Jack Anderson (14); 24. Tyler Groenendyk (7). Lap Leaders: Hill 1-3, Ball 4-14, Reutzel 15-18. Hard-charger: T. McCarl

Pro Series Results

Time Trials (Group Qualifying): 1. 17, Matt Allen, Norwalk, IA (12), 17.537; 2. 7, Rob Kubli, Milo, IA (4), 17.689; 3. 88, J Kinder, Linn, MO (3), 17.714; 4. 41, Jeff Wilke, Knoxville, IA (1), 17.756; 5. 8J, AJ Johnson, Oskaloosa, IA (8), 17.789; 6. 55, Toby Mosher, Osceola, IA (10), 17.874; 7. 26, Chase Young, Des Moines, IA (5), 17.906; 8. 12P, Ryan Navratil, Des Moines, IA (11), 18.037; 9. 12K, Koddy Hildreth, Zearing, IA (6), 18.08; 10. 0, Mike Mayberry, Fremont, IA (9), 18.099; 11. 02S, Josh Jones, Knoxville, IA (13), 18.186; 12. 8, William Kline, Knoxville, IA (7), 18.236; 13. 55KC, Bob Hildreth, Iowa Falls, IA (2), 18.294; 14. 71, Brandon Worthington, Indianola, IA (14), 18.435

Heat one (started), 6 Laps, 1:53.0: 1. J Kinder (5); 2. AJ Johnson (4); 3. Matt Allen (6); 4. Chase Young (3); 5. Josh Jones (1); 6. Koddy Hildreth (2); 7. Bob Hildreth (7)

Heat two (started), 6 Laps, 1:54.7: 1. Mike Mayberry (2); 2. Toby Mosher (4); 3. Ryan Navratil (3); 4. Rob Kubli (6); 5. Jeff Wilke (5); 6. Brandon Worthington (7); 7. William Kline (1)

A main (started), 16 Laps, NT: 1. J Kinder (8); 2. Ryan Navratil (1); 3. AJ Johnson (5); 4. Mike Mayberry (2); 5. Rob Kubli (6); 6. Josh Jones (11); 7. Chase Young (9); 8. Brandon Worthington (13); 9. Toby Mosher (4); 10. Jeff Wilke (3); 11. Koddy Hildreth (10); 12. Bob Hildreth (14); 13. William Kline (12); 14. Matt Allen (7). Lap Leaders: Mayberry 1-4, Kinder 5-16. Hard-charger: Kinder.

Corey Day Rockets to First Knoxville Win with World of Outlaws! Tasker Phillips is a First-time 360 Winner

by Bill Wright

KNOXVILLE, Iowa (June 15, 2024) – Two first-time winners highlighted the Premier Chevy Dealers NOS Energy World of Outlaws Night results Saturday at the Knoxville Raceway. Corey Day made a late pass to win the World of Outlaws main event and earned $12,000 in front of a large crowd at the “Sprint Car Capital of the World.” It was the Clovis, California driver’s second career WoO win. Tasker Phillips outlasted the 360 field to garner his first ever victory in that class at Knoxville. That win, aboard the Eckmann Family Racing #1TAZ was worth $2,000.

Logan Schuchart shot from the pole to lead early in the 25-lap main event, ahead of Day, David Gravel, Donny Schatz and Emerson Axsom. A caution five laps in for Lynton Jeffrey slowed things. Schuchart took the inside line on the double file restart ahead of Day, Gravel and Schatz. Schatz created a three way battle for the second spot and took third from Gravel in tight quarters on lap six.

As the leaders entered lappers on the fourteenth circuit, he briefly took second from Day, before surrendering it again. On lap 16, Day found the high groove to his liking and surged around Schuchart to take the lead at the flag stand by .045 of a second.

Schuchart wasn’t going away however and used the low side of four to retake the point on lap 21. In one and two on the next lap, Day retook the lead before Schuchart jumped the cushion and got into the turn two wall.

Day led the field the last three laps for the win, ahead of Schatz, a surging Kyle Larson, Gravel and Scott Bogucki. Brian Brown, James McFadden, Austin McCarl, Brad Sweet and hard-charger Aaron Reutzel rounded out the top ten. Daryn Pittman and Bogucki set quick time over their respective qualifying groups, while Schatz, Schuchart, Bogucki and Day won their heats. Dusty Zomer and Landon Crawley claimed the Non-Qualifier heats, Justin Henderson won the C, Schuchart took the Dash and Brent Marks claimed the B.

“I feel like around the top for sure (I was the better racecar),” said Day in Victory Lane. “If that thing went one lane around the bottom, I don’t know. (Schuchart) was really good. He left us behind in that Dash and I thought we were in trouble. I think it got just slow enough in the middle of one and two that I could make speed on entry to get close to him if I just got a good drive off. I’m so proud of my whole team. We’ve been coming here and running local stuff the last couple years and we’re committed to High Limit and haven’t been able to do that. I always thought just winning at Knoxville would be badass, but winning an Outlaw feature here means so much more!”

Jamie Ball led the 18-lap 360 feature early over Joe Beaver, Jack Anderson, Tasker Phillips and Alex Hill. On lap five, Anderson got the low side working, and shot by Beaver for second. Ball tagged the turn two wall and flattened a tire on lap six. On the next go-around, Ball drifted up the track into Anderson and clipped his left front, ending the youngster’s bid for a first win. Ball retired shortly after.

Beaver inherited the lead on the restart, but Hill took command in search of her first win immediately, using the low side of the track. Phillips was hammering the cushion, and took seocnd from Beaver on lap eight, and ran down Hill to surge to the point on lap ten. Nathan Anderson flipped to bring out the red flag with seven laps to go. He was o.k. Phillips led Hill, Ryan Giles, Beaver and Kade Higday back to green. Giles overtook Hill for second with two to go, but then got into the wall in turn one, ending his run.

Phillips led the green, white, checker finish to victory, ahead of Hill, with a career-best run, Beaver, Kaleb Johnson and Kade Higday. Tyler Groenendyk, Terry McCarl, Cam Martin, Ben Brown and Ryan Leavitt completed the top ten. Beaver set quick time on the field, while Cole Garner, Johnson and Phillips won heats. Tyler Graves flipped in his heat, and Aidan Zoutte got into the wall in hot laps. Both were uninjured, but done for the night.

“I could see (Hill’s) wing was all the way in the trunk (back),” said Phillips in Victory Lane. “I hadn’t done that yet, and I didn’t need to happen to me what happened to Jamie. I needed to cool my jets and just hang out. I knew it was going to come, and basically that’s all it was, was just being smooth. This is huge. We’ve had a really tough year. We’ve always led a lot of laps, we just can’t get the final spot. We really needed this.”

Join us Saturday, June 29 for Farm Bureau Financial Services Night! The 988 Lifeline 410’s, the 360’s the Pro Sprints will all be back in action! For more information on the Knoxville Raceway, visit us online at www.KnoxvilleRaceway.com!

NOS Energy Drink World of Outlaws Results

Time Trial Group 1 (Qualifying Order), 2 laps: 1. 69K, Daryn Pittman, Owasso, OK (3), 15.676; 2. 27, Emerson Axsom, Franklin, IN (2), 15.860; 3. 15, Donny Schatz, Fargo, ND (17), 15.865; 4. 1S, Logan Schuchart, Hanover, PA (24), 15.942; 5. 18, Gio Scelzi, Fresno, CA (11), 15.999; 6. 83SR, James McFadden, Alice Springs, NT, Aust. (19), 16.023; 7. 2KS, Chase Randall, Waco, TX (15), 16.104; 8. 27X, Carson McCarl, Altoona, IA (9), 16.111; 9. 19, Brent Marks, Myerstown, PA (28), 16.132; 10. 41, Carson Macedo, Lemoore, CA (12), 16.138; 11. 25, Justin Henderson, Tea, SD (4), 16.146; 12. 3Z, Brock Zearfoss, Jonestown, PA (22), 16.162; 13. 9P, Parker Price-Miller, Kokomo, IN (13), 16.167; 14. 24, Rico Abreu, St. Helena, CA (21), 16.177; 15. 13, Justin Peck, Monrovia, IN (6), 16.204; 16. 20, AJ Moeller, Rockwell City, IA (10), 16.229; 17. 45X, Jace Park, Overland Park, KS (8), 16.236; 18. 83, Buddy Kofoid, Penngrove, CA (30), 16.237; 19. 57, Kyle Larson, Elk Grove, CA (26), 16.261; 20. 70, Kraig Kinser, Bloomington, IN (1), 16.313 / 21. 12X, Roger Crockett, Broken Arrow, OK (18), 16.375; 22. 3J, Dusty Zomer, Sioux Falls, SD (5), 16.502; 23. 6B, Brandon Wimmer, Fairmount, IN (25), 16.511; 24. 1K, Kelby Watt, Adel, IA (7), 16.553; 25. 27B, Jake Bubak, Arvada, CO (27), 16.582; 26. 5, Spencer Bayston, Lebanon, IN (23), 16.626; 27. 44X, Scotty Johnson, Melcher-Dallas, IA (14), 16.64; 28. 35, Zach Hampton, Plainfield, IN (29), 16.686; 29. 19H, Hunter Schuerenberg, Sikeston, MO (31), 16.689; 30. 95, Tyler Drueke, Eagle, NE (16), 16.76; 31. 1, Tasker Phillips, Pleasantville, IA (20), NT

Time Trial Group 2 (Qualifying Order), 2 laps: 1. 10, Scott Bogucki, McLaren Vale, SA, Aust. (10), 15.848; 2. 88, Austin McCarl, Altoona, IA (1), 15.986; 3. 2, David Gravel, Watertown, CT (13), 16.021; 4. 2K, Lynton Jeffrey, Sydney, NSW, Aust. (9), 16.077; 5. 21, Brian Brown, Grain Valley, MO (26), 16.090; 6. 14, Corey Day, Clovis, CA (18), 16.186; 7. 7BC, Tyler Courtney, Indianapolis, IN (3), 16.223; 8. 3K, Tim Kaeding, San Jose, CA (25), 16.227; 9. 8, Cory Eliason, Visalia, CA (30), 16.257; 10. 49, Brad Sweet, Grass Valley, CA (4), 16.305; 11. 87, Aaron Reutzel, Clute, TX (2), 16.346; 12. 9, Kasey Kahne, Enumclaw, WA (11), 16.349; 13. 55, Kerry Madsen, St. Mary’s, NSW, Aust. (6), 16.426; 14. 17B, Bill Balog, Hartland, WI (29), 16.458; 15. 17, Sheldon Haudenschild, Wooster, OH (7), 16.492; 16. 3P, Sawyer Phillips, Pleasantville, IA (15), 16.535; 17. 42, Sye Lynch, Apollo, PA (22), 16.537; 18. 23, Garet Williamson, Columbia, MO (27), 16.542; 19. 3, Ayrton Gennetten, Gravois Mills, MO (19), 16.574; 20. 5T, Ryan Timms, Oklahoma City, OK (21), 16.593 / 21. 7S, Landon Crawley, Benton, AR (20), 16.704; 22. 55T, McKenna Haase, Des Moines, IA (17), 16.726; 23. 09, Matt Juhl, Tea, SD (5), 16.782; 24. 6W, Dustin Selvage, Indianola, IA (16), 16.839; 25. 44, Chris Martin, Ankeny, IA (14), 16.910; 26. 6, Bill Rose, Plainfield, IN (12), 17.004; 27. 15JR, Cole Mincer, Burlington, IA (28), 17.316; 28. 15J, Jack Potter, Raymore, MO (24), 17.82; 29. 67, Jon Hughes, Knoxville, IA (23), 17.964; 30. 7, JJ Hickle, Quilcene, WA (8), NT

Non-Qualifier Heat one (started), 8 Laps, 2:30.3: 1. Dusty Zomer (2); 2. Kelby Watt (4); 3. Spencer Bayston (6); 4. Jake Bubak (5); 5. Brandon Wimmer (3); 6. Roger Crockett (1); 7. Tyler Drueke (9); 8. Scotty Johnson (7); 9. Zach Hampton (8) DNS – Hunter Schuerenberg, Tasker Phillips

Non-Qualifier Heat two (started), 8 Laps, 2:32.0: 1. Landon Crawley (1); 2. Matt Juhl (3); 3. McKenna Haase (2); 4. Chris Martin (5); 5. Dustin Selvage (4); 6. Cole Mincer (7); 7. Jack Potter (8); 8. Bill Rose (6) DNS – Jon Hughes, JJ Hickle

Heat one (started), 8 Laps, 2:28.0: 1. Donny Schatz (2); 2. Daryn Pittman (1); 3. Gio Scelzi (3); 4. Kyle Larson (10); 5. Chase Randall (4); 6. Brent Marks (5); 7. Justin Peck (8); 8. Parker Price-Miller (7); 9. Jace Park (9); 10. Justin Henderson (6); 11. Dusty Zomer (11)

Heat two (started), 8 Laps, 2:26.8: 1. Logan Schuchart (2); 2. Emerson Axsom (1); 3. James McFadden (3); 4. Carson Macedo (5); 5. Carson McCarl (4); 6. Rico Abreu (7); 7. Brock Zearfoss (6); 8. Buddy Kofoid (9); 9. Kelby Watt (11); 10. Kraig Kinser (10); 11. AJ Moeller (8)

Heat three (started), 8 Laps, 3:00.4: 1. Scott Bogucki (1); 2. David Gravel (2); 3. Brian Brown (3); 4. Tyler Courtney (4); 5. Sheldon Haudenschild (8); 6. Aaron Reutzel (6); 7. Cory Eliason (5); 8. Kerry Madsen (7); 9. Landon Crawley (11); 10. Sye Lynch (9); 11. Ayrton Gennetten (10)

Heat four (started), 8 Laps, 2:32.9: 1. Corey Day (3); 2. Austin McCarl (1); 3. Brad Sweet (5); 4. Lynton Jeffrey (2); 5. Bill Balog (7); 6. Kasey Kahne (6); 7. Ryan Timms (10); 8. Garet Williamson (9); 9. Matt Juhl (11); 10. Sawyer Phillips (8); 11. Tim Kaeding (4)

C main (started), 10 Laps, 3:30.2: 1. Justin Henderson (1); 2. Sawyer Phillips (3) / 3. Ayrton Gennetten (4); 4. Jake Bubak (7); 5. Chris Martin (8); 6. Roger Crockett (10); 7. McKenna Haase (6); 8. Kraig Kinser (2); 9. Dustin Selvage (9); 10. Scotty Johnson (12); 11. Tyler Drueke (11); 12. Jack Potter (14); 13. Tim Kaeding (5); 14. Bill Rose (13) DNS – Sye Lynch, Dusty Zomer, AJ Moeller, Spencer Bayston, Brandon Wimmer, Cole Mincer, Zach Hampton, Jon Hughes, Hunter Schuerenberg, JJ Hickle, Tasker Phillips

Dash (started), 6 Laps, 2:23.0: 1. Logan Schuchart (1); 2. Corey Day (2); 3. David Gravel (5); 4. Donny Schatz (7); 5. Emerson Axsom (3); 6. Scott Bogucki (4); 7. Austin McCarl (6); 8. Daryn Pittman (8)

B main (started), 12 Laps, 5:08.0: 1. Brent Marks (1); 2. Rico Abreu (3); 3. Aaron Reutzel (4); 4. Cory Eliason (2) / 5. Brock Zearfoss (7); 6. Ryan Timms (8); 7. Justin Peck (5); 8. Buddy Kofoid (11); 9. Kasey Kahne (6); 10. Parker Price-Miller (9); 11. Kerry Madsen (10); 12. Garet Williamson (12); 13. Matt Juhl (16); 14. Justin Henderson (17); 15. Sawyer Phillips (18); 16. Kelby Watt (15); 17. Jace Park (13); 18. Landon Crawley (14);

A main (started), 25 Laps, NT: 1. Corey Day (2); 2. Donny Schatz (4); 3. Kyle Larson (13); 4. David Gravel (3); 5. Scott Bogucki (6); 6. Brian Brown (10); 7. James McFadden (11); 8. Austin McCarl (7); 9. Brad Sweet (12); 10. Aaron Reutzel (23); 11. Chase Randall (17); 12. Gio Scelzi (9); 13. Daryn Pittman (8); 14. Buddy Kofoid (25, prov.); 15. Brent Marks (21); 16. Carson Macedo (15); 17. Cory Eliason (24); 18. Emerson Axsom (5); 19. Carson McCarl (19); 20. Sheldon Haudenschild (18); 21. Rico Abreu (22); 22. Tyler Courtney (14); 23. Sawyer Phillips (28, prov.); 24. Bill Balog (20); 25. Brock Zearfoss (27, prov.); 26. Matt Juhl (26, prov.); 27. Logan Schuchart (1); 28. Lynton Jeffrey (16). Lap Leaders: Schuchart 1-15, Day 16-20, Schuchart 21-22, Day 23-25. Hard-charger: Reutzel.

360 Results

Time Trials (Qualifying Order), 2 laps: 1. 53, Joe Beaver, Knoxville, IA (1), 17.001; 2. 77X, Alex Hill, Six Nations, ONT, Can. (24), 17.052; 3. 24, Kade Higday, Pleasant Hill, IA (3), 17.113; 4. 7A, Jack Anderson, Newton, IA (20), 17.118; 5. 40, Clint Garner, Sioux Falls, SD (15), 17.186; 6. 4, Cam Martin, Ankeny, IA (27), 17.222; 7. 4W, Jamie Ball, Knoxville, IA (23), 17.239; 8. 86, Timothy Smith, Rocheport, MO (21), 17.245; 9. 1TAZ, Tasker Phillips, Pleasantville, IA (28), 17.290; 10. 17, Tyler Groenendyk, Oskaloosa, IA (7), 17.333; 11. 2M, Ryan Giles, Grimes, IA (12), 17.336; 12. 6AJ, AJ Moeller, Rockwell City, IA (22), 17.340; 13. 22, Ryan Leavitt, Knoxville, IA (4), 17.380; 14. 01, Terry McCarl, Altoona, IA (16), 17.388; 15. 7B, Ben Brown, Marshall, MO (10), 17.471; 16. 4G, Cole Garner, Sioux Falls, SD (2), 17.545; 17. 6N, Kaleb Johnson, Sioux Falls, SD (11), 17.613; 18. 99, Tony Rost, Omaha, NE (6), 17.744; 19. 5A, Alex Vande Voort, Knoxville, IA (9), 17.878; 20. 33, Alan Zoutte, Knoxville, IA (8), 17.921; 21. 20T, Corey Timmerman, Burlington, IA (25), 17.957; 22. 24N, Nathan Mills, Bondurant, IA (13), 17.998; 23. 4C, Tuesday Calderwood, Goodyear, AZ (14), 18.149; 24. 1A, John Anderson, Des Moines, IA (19), 18.171; 25. 3R, Russell Potter, Boonville, MO (17), 18.281; 26. 38, Logan Alexander, Lacona, IA (26), 18.556; 27. T4, Tyler Graves, Chariton, IA (5), 18.714; 28. 17N, Nathan Anderson, Newton, IA (18), 18.7; 29. 14, Aidan Zoutte, Knoxville, IA (29), NT

Heat one (started), 7 Laps, 2:14.3: 1. Cole Garner (1); 2. Jamie Ball (4); 3. Ryan Leavitt (2); 4. Jack Anderson (5); 5. Tyler Groenendyk (3); 6. Joe Beaver (6); 7. Alex Vande Voort (7); 8. Nathan Mills (8); 9. Russell Potter (9); 10. Nathan Anderson (10)

Heat two (started), 7 Laps, 2:13.4: 1. Kaleb Johnson (1); 2. Ryan Giles (3); 3. Terry McCarl (2); 4. Clint Garner (5); 5. Timothy Smith (4); 6. Alex Hill (6); 7. Alan Zoutte (7); 8. Tuesday Calderwood (8); 9. Logan Alexander (9) DNS – Aidan Zoutte

Heat three (started), 7 Laps, NT: 1. Tasker Phillips (4); 2. Ben Brown (2); 3. Tony Rost (1); 4. Kade Higday (6); 5. Cam Martin (5); 6. AJ Moeller (3); 7. John Anderson (8); 8. Corey Timmerman (7); 9. Tyler Graves (9)

A main (started), 18 Laps, NT: 1. Tasker Phillips (5); 2. Alex Hill (6); 3. Joe Beaver (3); 4. Kaleb Johnson (12); 5. Kade Higday (4); 6. Tyler Groenendyk (14); 7. Terry McCarl (16); 8. Cam Martin (8); 9. Ben Brown (13); 10. Ryan Leavitt (15); 11. Clint Garner (7); 12. Alex Vande Voort (19); 13. Timothy Smith (10); 14. Cole Garner (11); 15. Tony Rost (17); 16. Russell Potter (25); 17. AJ Moeller (18); 18. Nathan Mills (23); 19. Corey Timmerman (21); 20. Alan Zoutte (20); 21. Tuesday Calderwood (24); 22. John Anderson (22); 23. Ryan Giles (9); 24. Nathan Anderson (26); 25. Jamie Ball (1); 26. Jack Anderson (2) DNS - 27. Logan Alexander 28. Tyler Graves 29. Aidan Zoutte. Lap Leaders: Ball 1-6, Hill 7-9, T. Phillips 10-18. Hard-charger: T. McCarl.

David Gravel Outlasts Them All On Night One at Knoxville!
J Kinder Wins Pro Sprints Feature From Row Four
by Bill Wright

KNOXVILLE, Iowa (June 15, 2024) – David Gravel battled to his twelfth career win at the Knoxville Raceway Friday night on the opening night of the Premier Chevy Dealers weekend featuring the NOS Energy Drink World of Outlaws over a field of 64 cars. The event saw four lead changes, and the Watertown, Connecticut driver earned $12,000 for his win aboard the Big Game Motorsports #2. In support Pro Sprint Series action, J Kinder won his third main event of the year here with a late pass.

Pole-sitter Parker Price-Miller led early in the 25-lap main event, ahead of Gravel, Sheldon Haudenschild, Rico Abreu and Tyler Courtney. A spin by sixth running Aaron Reutzel four laps in slowed things. On the restart, Haudenschild pulled a slider on Gravel in turn two taking over second. On lap six, Brian Brown stopped with brake issues bringing another yellow.

Price-Miller still led the field, but Kyle Larson was lurking in the top five before a lap eight caution for Brock Zearfoss. On the restart, Gravel retook the runner-up spot, while Larson moved into fourth. On lap ten, Gravel hit the bottom of turn four and pulled past Price-Miller to the point. On lap twelve, the two traded the lead, while Larson took third.

A lap later, Larson was by Price-Miller for second and setting his sights on Gravel. On lap 16, he shot by in turn two to take the lead for himself. It would be short-lived when his engine went up in smoke with six laps to go.

Gravel held the lead through that restart and another with four laps to go for Zearfoss. Price-Miller held onto second, ahead of Abreu, James McFadden and Courtney. Daryn Pittman, Corey Day, Gio Scelzi, hard-charger Logan Schuchart and Donny Schatz, who was a Non-Qualifier in his heat and battled back to round out the top ten. Haudenschild and Abreu set quick times over their respective qualifying groups. Schatz and Tasker Phillips won the Non-Qualifier heats. Haudenschild, Pittman, Abreu and Courtney won the heats. Sawyer Phillips claimed the C, Price-Miller won the Dash, and Schatz took the B main.

“We had a couple lucky restarts there,” said Gravel. “Early on, we were a little tight, and once I found out Rico was really good on the bottom, I kind of committed down there and made some good laps. We broke a left front shock stud there, and it was getting really hard to run the bottom consistently. I felt if I couldn’t run down there, we would have lost more than running the top. When Kyle passed us, we could definitely tell he was better than us. He could run the cushion a lot better. Once we got back to the bottom, we got back to him. I really wish we could have raced that out. This is a new car and it’s great to break it out and win this one.”

“It was kind of one of those races you don’t want to lead at the time,” said Price-Miller. “I felt good on the bottom. I could hear Sheldon and see him on the screen going down the back straightaway. I went to the top, felt good on the top, and then as soon as I left, it must have laid rubber in one and two. David got by me, and we kind of slid each other back and forth for a lap. He schooled me in turn one. He acted like he was going to run the top, and took my air away going to the bottom. It was really a great run for us. We’re excited to be racing right now when our car is this good, but obviously, we’d like to win.”

“I really just focused on hitting my marks,” said Abreu of winning the battle for third. “It was really understanding the race, and the outside lane was very difficult to take on. I was kind of dependent on Sheldon, who was obviously watching the leader go and the leader gets such an advantage on the inside row. I think you just take a lot of notes on a night like this, and you work on bringing that back for the Nationals. Thank you to Knoxville for working the track and giving us something to race on for 25 laps.”

Brandon Worthington led AJ Johnson, Mike Mayberry, J Kinder and Matt Allen through lap on. Johnson used the low side to pass Worthington and take the point on lap two. Mayberry used his signature middle groove to pass Worthington for second on lap three and Johnson for the lead on lap five.

Kinder claimed third from Worthington on lap seven. The caution came out for Bob Hildreth, when he spun on lap eight. Kinder claimed second from Johnson on that restart, as Worthington moved into fourth and Gravel to fifth.

On lap 12, Kinder shot under Mayberry going into turn one to take the lead for good. He held it through a restart for a spun Toby Mosher with two to go. Mayberry finished second, followed by Johnson, Worthington and Chase Young. Rob Kubli, Casey Friedrichsen, Allen, Josh Jones and Koddy Hildreth rounded out the top ten. Allen set quick time, and Mayberry and Johnson won heats.

“It was pretty tricky tonight,” said Kinder in Victory Lane. “It kind of started taking rubber towards the end. I found it a little quicker than Mike did. We had some discussion on what we were going to do to the car, and I’m glad we stayed back a little bit. The rubber would have been rough. We’re having fun, it’s the third one this year.”

Join us Saturday, June 15 for the finale of the Premier Chevy Dealers weekend featuring the NOS Energy Drink World of Outlaws! The 360 class will support the Saturday show. For more information on the Knoxville Raceway, visit us online at www.KnoxvilleRaceway.com!

NOS Energy Drink World of Outlaws Results

Time Trial Group 1 (Qualifying Order), 2 laps: 1. 17, Sheldon Haudenschild, Wooster, OH (1), 15.634; 2. 69K, Daryn Pittman, Owasso, OK (12), 15.672; 3. 39M, Anthony Macri, Dillsburg, PA (11), 15.742; 4. 10, Scott Bogucki, McLaren Vale, SA, Aust. (18), 15.798; 5. 88, Austin McCarl, Altoona, IA (15), 15.802; 6. 9P, Parker Price-Miller, Kokomo, IN (3), 15.814; 7. 21, Brian Brown, Grain Valley, MO (20), 15.815; 8. 18, Gio Scelzi, Fresno, CA (19), 15.868; 9. 55T, McKenna Haase, Des Moines, IA (8), 15.871; 10. 23, Garet Williamson, Columbia, MO (9), 15.906; 11. 2KS, Chase Randall, Waco, TX (6), 15.908; 12. 27, Emerson Axsom, Franklin, IN (26), 15.908; 13. 9, Kasey Kahne, Enumclaw, WA (17), 15.935; 14. 3Z, Brock Zearfoss, Jonestown, PA (13), 15.936; 15. 6B, Brandon Wimmer, Fairmount, IN (2), 15.954; 16. 2K, Lynton Jeffrey, Sydney, NSW, Aust. (25), 15.979; 17. 3P, Sawyer Phillips, Pleasantville, IA (10), 16.048; 18. 17B, Bill Balog, Hartland, WI (16), 16.061; 19. 1S, Logan Schuchart, Hanover, PA (27), 16.090; 20. 19, Brent Marks, Myerstown, PA (22), 16.110 / 21. 15, Donny Schatz, Fargo, ND (23), 16.137; 22. 45X, Jace Park, Overland Park, KS (4), 16.146; 23. 19H, Hunter Schuerenberg, Sikeston, MO (5), 16.214; 24. 5, Spencer Bayston, Lebanon, IN (30), 16.347; 25. 35, Zach Hampton, Plainfield, IN (31), 16.512; 26. 44X, Scotty Johnson, Melcher-Dallas, IA (7), 16.517; 27. 09, Matt Juhl, Tea, SD (28), 16.520; 28. 5T, Ryan Timms, Oklahoma City, OK (21), 16.551; 29. 15JR, Cole Mincer, Burlington, IA (29), 16.942; 30. 7, JJ Hickle, Quilcene, WA (14), No Time; 31. 9H, Landon Hansen, Newton, IA (24), NT; 32. 25, Justin Henderson, Tea, SD (32), NT

Time Trial Group 2 (Qualifying Order), 2 laps: 1. 24, Rico Abreu, St. Helena, CA (1), 16.003; 2. 7BC, Tyler Courtney, Indianapolis, IN (8), 16.148; 3. 87, Aaron Reutzel, Clute, TX (10), 16.150; 4. 2, David Gravel, Watertown, CT (20), 16.211; 5. 41, Carson Macedo, Lemoore, CA (17), 16.228; 6. 55V, Kerry Madsen, St. Marys, NSW, Aust. (24), 16.231; 7. 13, Justin Peck, Monrovia, IN (16), 16.296; 8. 26, Zeb Wise, Angola, IN (4), 16.311; 9. 57, Kyle Larson, Elk Grove, CA (15), 16.364; 10. 27B, Jake Bubak, Arvada, CO (21), 16.369; 11. 83, Buddy Kofoid, Penngrove, CA (12), 16.353; 12. 49, Brad Sweet, Grass Valley, CA (23), 16.390; 13. 14, Corey Day, Clovis, CA (18), 16.393; 14. 83SR, James McFadden, Alice Springs, NT, Aust. (9), 16.400; 15. 3, Ayrton Gennetten, Gravois Mills, MO (2), 16.443; 16. 4W, Jamie Ball, Knoxville, IA (30), 16.556; 17. 8, Cory Eliason, Visalia, CA (19), 16.616; 18. 27X, Carson McCarl, Altoona, IA (29), 16.670; 19. 20, AJ Moeller, Rockwell City, IA (13), 16.688; 20. 1K, Kelby Watt, Adel, IA (6), 16.696 / 21. 7S, Landon Crawley, Benton, AR (22), 16.822; 22. 1, Tasker Phillips, Pleasantville, IA (11), 16.835; 23. 70, Kraig Kinser, Bloomington, IN (26), 16.870; 24. 44, Chris Martin, Ankeny, IA (5), 16.987; 25. 95, Tyler Drueke, Eagle, NE (3), 17.011; 26. 12X, Roger Crockett, Broken Arrow, OK (7), 17.017; 27. 42, Sye Lynch, Apollo, PA (27), 17.263; 28. 6W, Dustin Selvage, Indianola, IA (31), 17.366; 29. 15J, Jack Potter, Raymore, MO (14), 17.492; 30. 6, Bill Rose, Plainfield, IN (25), 17.513; 31. 3K, Tim Kaeding, San Jose, CA (28), NT; 32. 3J, Dusty Zomer, Sioux Falls, SD (32), NT

Non-Qualifier Heat one (started), 8 Laps, 2:32.0: 1. Donny Schatz (1); 2. Spencer Bayston (4) / 3. Hunter Schuerenberg (3); 4. Ryan Timms (6); 5. Jace Park (2); 6. Matt Juhl (5); 7. Cole Mincer (7); 8. JJ Hickle (8) DNS – Zach Hampton, Scotty Johnson, Landon Hansen, Justin Henderson

Last Chance Heat two (started), 8 Laps, 2:19.6: 1. Tasker Phillips (2); 2. Landon Crawley (1) / 3. Kraig Kinser (3); 4. Chris Martin (4); 5. Tyler Drueke (5); 6. Roger Crockett (6); 7. Dustin Selvage (7); 8. Jack Potter (8); 9. Bill Rose (9) DNS – Sye Lynch, Tim Kaeding, Dusty Zomer

Heat one (started), 8 Laps, 2:18.6: 1. Sheldon Haudenschild (1); 2. Anthony Macri (2); 3. Austin McCarl (3); 4. Brian Brown (4); 5. Brandon Wimmer (8) / 6. Donny Schatz (11); 7. Chase Randall (6); 8. Logan Schuchart (10); 9. Kasey Kahne (7); 10. Sawyer Phillips (9); 11. McKenna Haase (5)

Heat two (started), 8 Laps, 2:21.0: 1. Daryn Pittman (1); 2. Parker Price-Miller (3); 3. Gio Scelzi (4); 4. Scott Bogucki (2); 5. Brock Zearfoss (7) / 6. Garet Williamson (5); 7. Brent Marks (9); 8. Spencer Bayston (10); 9. Emerson Axsom (6); 10. Bill Balog (8) DNS – Lynton Jeffrey

Heat three (started), 8 Laps, 2:18.7: 1. Rico Abreu (1); 2. Aaron Reutzel (2); 3. Kyle Larson (5); 4. Carson Macedo (3); 5. Justin Peck (4) / 6. Buddy Kofoid (6); 7. Corey Day (7); 8. Tasker Phillips (10); 9. Cory Eliason (9); 10. Ayrton Gennetten (8) DNS – AJ Moeller

Heat four (started), 8 Laps, 2:18.4: 1. Tyler Courtney (1); 2. David Gravel (2); 3. James McFadden (7); 4. Kerry Madsen (3); 5. Brad Sweet (6) / 6. Kelby Watt (10); 7. Jake Bubak (5); 8. Jamie Ball (8); 9. Carson McCarl (9); 10. Landon Crawley (11); 11. Zeb Wise (4)

C main (started), 10 Laps, 3:06.0: 1. Sawyer Phillips (1); 2. Hunter Schuerenberg (4) / 3. Bill Balog (3); 4. Ryan Timms (6); 5. Ayrton Gennetten (2); 6. Kraig Kinser (5); 7. Jace Park (8); 8. Matt Juhl (10); 9. Chris Martin (7); 10. Roger Crockett (11); 11. Tyler Drueke (9); 12. Dustin Selvage (12); 13. Jack Potter (13) DNS – Landon Crawley, Lynton Jeffrey, Bill Rose, Zach Hampton, Scotty Johnson, Sye Lynch, Landon Hansen, Tim Kaeding, Justin Henderson, Dusty Zomer

Dash (started), 6 Laps, 1:49.2: 1. Parker Price-Miller (1); 2. David Gravel (3); 3. Rico Abreu (2); 4. Sheldon Haudenschild (5); 5. Aaron Reutzel (7); 6. Tyler Courtney (4); 7. Anthony Macri (8); 8. Daryn Pittman (6)

B main (started), 12 Laps, 3:49.2: 1. Donny Schatz (2); 2. Corey Day (7); 3. Buddy Kofoid (3); 4. Kelby Watt (5) / 5. Brent Marks (8); 6. Logan Schuchart (10); 7. Tasker Phillips (11); 8. Spencer Bayston (12); 9. Jake Bubak (9); 10. Chase Randall (6); 11. Cory Eliason (15); 12. Kasey Kahne (14); 13. Jamie Ball (13); 14. McKenna Haase (1); 15. Emerson Axsom (16); 16. Carson McCarl (17); 17. Sawyer Phillips (18); 18. Garet Williamson (4) DNS – Zeb Wise, Hunter Schuerenberg

A main, 25 Laps, NT: 1. David Gravel (2); 2. Parker Price-Miller (1); 3. Rico Abreu (3); 4. James McFadden (12); 5. Tyler Courtney (6); 6. Daryn Pittman (8); 7. Corey Day (22); 8. Gio Scelzi (11); 9. Logan Schuchart (25, prov.); 10. Donny Schatz (21); 11. Anthony Macri (7); 12. Austin McCarl (9); 13. Buddy Kofoid (23); 14. Kerry Madsen (16); 15. Brad Sweet (20); 16. Aaron Reutzel (5); 17. Justin Peck (18); 18. Kelby Watt (24); 19. Brandon Wimmer (17); 20. Brian Brown (13); 21. Carson Macedo (14); 22. Sheldon Haudenschild (4); 23. Brock Zearfoss (19); 24. Kyle Larson (10); 25. Bill Balog (26, prov.); 26. Scott Bogucki (15). Lap Leaders: Price-Miller 1-9, Gravel 10-15, Larson 16-19, Gravel 20-25. Hard-charger: Schuchart.

Pro Series Results

Time Trials (Group Qualifying): 1. 17, Matt Allen, Norwalk, IA (3), 18.288; 2. 12P, Ryan Navratil, Des Moines, IA (5), 18.638; 3. 7, Rob Kubli, Milo, IA (6), 18.695; 4. 88, J Kinder, Linn, MO (13), 18.702; 5. 26, Chase Young, Des Moines, IA (8), 18.708; 6. 55, Toby Mosher, Osceola, IA (1), 18.711; 7. 2, Casey Friedrichsen, Arthur, IA (4), 18.866; 8. 71, Brandon Worthington, Indianola, IA (7), 18.873; 9. 0, Mike Mayberry, Fremont, IA (10), 18.951; 10. 8J, AJ Johnson, Oskaloosa, IA (15), 19.005; 11. 12K, Koddy Hildreth, Zearing, IA (9), 19.207; 12. 8, William Kline, Knoxville, IA (14), 19.461; 13. 41, Jeff Wilke, Knoxville, IA (2), 19.462; 14. 02S, Josh Jones, Knoxville, IA (12), 19.482; 15. 55KC, Bob Hildreth, Iowa Falls, IA (11), 20.418

Heat one (started), 6 Laps, 1:57.9: 1. Mike Mayberry (2); 2. Koddy Hildreth (1); 3. Chase Young (4); 4. Casey Friedrichsen (3); 5. Rob Kubli (5); 6. Matt Allen (6); 7. Jeff Wilke (7); 8. Bob Hildreth (8)

Heat two (started), 6 Laps, NT: 1. AJ Johnson (2); 2. J Kinder (5); 3. Brandon Worthington (3); 4. Josh Jones (7); 5. Toby Mosher (4); 6. Ryan Navratil (6); 7. William Kline (1)

A main (started), 15 Laps, NT: 1. J Kinder (8); 2. Mike Mayberry (4); 3. AJ Johnson (2); 4. Brandon Worthington (1); 5. Chase Young (7); 6. Rob Kubli (5); 7. Casey Friedrichsen (9); 8. Matt Allen (6); 9. Josh Jones (12); 10. Koddy Hildreth (11); 11. Jeff Wilke (14); 12. William Kline (13); 13. Toby Mosher (10); 14. Bob Hildreth (15); DQ (Tire) Ryan Navratil (3). Lap Leaders: Worthington 1, Johnson 2-4, Mayberry 5-11, Kinder 12-15. Hard-charger: Kinder.

The McCarl Brothers Sweep in OpenWheel101.com Weekend Action!

(Bill W) Carson McCarl passed his brother Austin to win his first ever 410 main event at the Knoxville Raceway Saturday, while Austin redeemed himself Sunday night, and won at Huset’s.

Austin’s strong weekend has propelled him to the top of the Knoxville/Huset’s 410 Sprint Series presented by www.OpenWheel101.com point standings ahead of Aaron Reutzel, Chase Randall, Kerry Madsen and Garet Williamson. Carson, Dusty Zomer, Kaleb Johnson, Tim Kaeding and Daison Pursley round out the current top ten.
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Randall won this week’s $100 from OpenWheel101.com for quick time Saturday.

A big fortnight of activity begins Friday and Saturday at Knoxville when the World of Outlaws come to town. The weekend will also feature the best drivers of the High Limit Series. Huset’s Speedway will have weekly action Sunday, before hosting next week’s (June 19-22) Huset’s Hustle ($100,000 to win) and Highbank Nationals ($250,000 to win)!

To donate to the point fund, or learn more about it, visit www.OpenWheel101.com or contact Bill Wright at sprntcar@hotmail.com, on Facebook or at the racetrack!

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Up Next

Fri, June 14 - Knoxville Raceway (IA) WoO
Sat, June 15 - Knoxville Raceway (IA) WoO
Sun, June 16 - Huset's Speedway (Brandon, SD)
Wed, June 19 - Huset's Speedway (Brandon, SD) Huset's Hustle Prelim
Thu, June 20 - Huset's Speedway (Brandon, SD) Huset's Hustle
Fri, June 21 - Huset's Speedway (Brandon, SD) High Bank Nationals Prelim
Sat, June 22 - Huset's Speedway (Brandon, SD) High Bank Nationals

2024 $100 OpenWheel101.com Knoxville Quick Time Awards

2024 Knoxville/Huset's 410 Sprint Series presented by www.OpenWheel101.com Point Standings (Feature Wins) (through June 9)

1. Austin McCarl, Altoona, IA, 304 (1)
2. Aaron Reutzel, Clute, TX, 255 (1)
3. Chase Randall, Waco, TX, 221 (2)
4. Kerry Madsen, St. Mary's, NSW, Aust., 212
5. Garet Williamson, Columbia, MO, 158 (1)
6. Carson McCarl, Altoona, IA, 143 (1)
7. Dusty Zomer, Sioux Falls, SD, 141 (1)
8. Kaleb Johnson, Sioux Falls, SD, 132
9. Tim Kaeding, San Jose, CA, 96 (1)
10. Daison Pursley, Locust Grove, OK, 95 (1)
11. Lynton Jeffrey, Sydney, NSW, Aust., 92
(tie) Matt Juhl, Tea, SD, 92
13. Tyler Drueke, Eagle, NE, 84 (1)
14. Brian Brown, Grain Valley, MO, 83
15. Jamie Ball, Knoxville, IA, 76
16. Justin Henderson, Tea, SD, 74
17. Jade Hastings, Grand Forks, ND, 68
18. Anthony Macri, Dillsburg, PA, 62 (1)
19. Brooke Tatnell, Sans Souci, NSW, Aust., 54
20. Tim Estenson, Fargo, ND, 50
(tie) Christopher Thram, Sanborn, MN, 50
22. Mark Dobmeier, Grand Forks, ND, 46
23. Scott Bogucki, McLaren Vale, SA, Aust., 45
24. Sawyer Phillips, Pleasantville, IA., 44
25. Don Droud Jr., Lincoln, NE, 40
(tie) Zach Hampton, Plainfield, IN, 40
27. Andy Pake, Felton, MN, 37
28. Tasker Phillips, Pleasantville, IA, 36
29. Sam Henderson, Sioux Falls, SD, 34
30. Brendan Mullen, Grand Forks, ND, 30
(tie) Kyle Reinhardt, Neptune City, NJ, 30
32. Dustin Selvage, Indianola, IA, 28
33. Cole Macedo, Lemoore, CA, 25
34. Riley Goodno, Knoxville, IA, 24
35. Kelby Watt, Adel, IA, 22
(tie) JJ Hickle, Quilcene, WA, 22
37. Hunter Schuerenberg, Sikeston, MO, 18
(tie) Josh Schneiderman, West Burlington, IA, 18
39. Chris Martin, Ankeny, IA, 16
(tie) AJ Moeller, Rockwell City, IA, 16
41. Emerson Axsom, Franklin, IN, 14
42. Justin Jacobsma, Hull, IA, 12
43. Scott Winters, Butterfield, MN, 10
44. Luke Nellis, Forest Lake, MN, 8
(tie) Jace Park, Overland Park, KS, 8
46. Brandon Wimmer, Fairmount, IN, 6
47. Joe B. Miller, Millerstown, MO, 4
(tie) Skylar Prochaska, Lakefield, MN, 4
(tie) Scotty Johnson, Melcer-Dallas, IA, 4
(tie) Lee Goos Jr., Hartford, SD, 4
51. Roger Crockett, Medford, OR, 2
(tie) Jacob Hughes, Hartford, SD, 2

2024 Tentative Races that will be counted for points with the Midwest Thunder Sprint Cars presented by OpenWheel101.com (tentative)

Sat, April 20 - Knoxville Raceway (IA) (Cold)
Fri, April 26 - Knoxville Raceway (IA) WoO (Rain)
Sat, April 27 - Knoxville Raceway (IA) WoO (Rain)
Sat, May 4 - Knoxville Raceway (IA) (Aaron Reutzel, Clute, TX)
Sat, May 11 - Knoxville Raceway (IA) (Dusty Zomer, Sioux Falls, SD)
Sun, May 12 - Huset's Speedway (Brandon, SD) (Rain)
Sat, May 18 - Knoxville Raceway (IA) (Garet Williamson, Columbia, MO)
Sun, May 19 - Huset's Speedway (Brandon, SD) (Tyler Drueke, Eagle, NE)
Sat, May 25 - Knoxville Raceway (IA) (Chase Randall, Waco, TX)
Sun, May 26 - Huset's Speedway (Brandon, SD) (Daison Pursley, Locust Grove, OK)
Mon, May 27 - Huset's Speedway (Brandon, SD) (Tim Kaeding, San Jose, CA)
Sat, June 1 - Knoxville Raceway (IA) (Chase Randall, Waco, TX)
Sun, June 2 - Huset's Speedway (Brandon, SD) (Anthony Macri, Dillsburg, PA)
Sat, June 8 - Knoxville Raceway (IA) (Carson McCarl, Altoona, IA)
Sun, June 9 - Huset's Speedway (Brandon, SD) (Austin McCarl, Altoona, IA)
Fri, June 14 - Knoxville Raceway (IA) WoO
Sat, June 15 - Knoxville Raceway (IA) WoO
Sun, June 16 - Huset's Speedway (Brandon, SD)
Wed, June 19 - Huset's Speedway (Brandon, SD) Huset's Hustle Prelim
Thu, June 20 - Huset's Speedway (Brandon, SD) Huset's Hustle
Fri, June 21 - Huset's Speedway (Brandon, SD) High Bank Nationals Prelim
Sat, June 22 - Huset's Speedway (Brandon, SD) High Bank Nationals
Sat, June 29 - Knoxville Raceway (IA)
Sat, July 6 - Knoxville Raceway (IA)
Sun, July 7 - Huset's Speedway (Brandon, SD)
Fri, July 12 - Jackson Motorplex (MN)
Sat, July 13 - Knoxville Raceway (IA)
Sun, July 14 - Huset's Speedway (Brandon, SD)
Sat, July 20 - Knoxville Raceway (IA)
Fri, July 26 - Jackson Motorplex (MN) Border Battle
Sat, July 27 - Knoxville Raceway (IA) Border Battle
Sun, July 28 - Huset's Speedway (SD) (Brandon, SD) Border Battle
Sun, August 4 - Knoxville Raceway (IA) Cappy Classic
Mon, August 5 - Southern Iowa Speedway (Oskaloosa) Front Row Challenge
Wed, August 7 - Knoxville Raceway (IA) Knoxville Nationals Prelim
Thu, August 8 - Knoxville Raceway (IA) Knoxville Nationals Prelim
Fri, August 9 - Knoxville Raceway (IA) Hard Knox Night
Sat, August 10 - Knoxville Raceway (IA) Knoxville Nationals
Thu, August 15 - Jackson Motorplex (MN) Jackson Nationals Prelim
Fri, August 16 - Jackson Motorplex (MN) Jackson Nationals Prelim
Sat, August 17 - Jackson Motorplex (MN) Jackson Nationals
Sat, August 24 - Knoxville Raceway (IA)
Sun, August 25 - Huset's Speedway (Brandon, SD)
Fri, August 30 - Huset's Speedway (Brandon, SD) Bull Haulers Brawl
Sat, August 31 - Huset's Speedway (Brandon, SD) WoO
Sun, September 1 - Huset's Speedway (Brandon, SD) WoO

2023 Knoxville/Huset's 410 Sprint Series presented by www.OpenWheel101.com Final Point Standings (Feature Wins)

2022 Knoxville/Huset's 410 Sprint Series presented by www.OpenWheel101.com Final Point Standings (Feature Wins)

2021 Midwest Thunder Sprint Cars presented by www.OpenWheel101.com Point Standings (Feature Wins)

2020 Midwest Thunder Sprint Cars presented by www.OpenWheel101.com Point Standings (Feature Wins)

2019 Midwest Thunder Sprint Cars presented by www.OpenWheel101.com Final Point Standings (Feature Wins)

2018 Midwest Thunder Sprint Cars presented by www.OpenWheel101.com Point Standings (Feature Wins) Top Ten

2017 Midwest Thunder Sprint Cars presented by www.OpenWheel101.com Final Point Standings (Feature Wins) Top Ten

6/11/24

Eagle Raceway
Eagle, NE

Eagle Nationals

High Limit

43 cars

A hot night at Eagle started with Carson Macedo (5th car out to time) setting quick time overall in the first of two qualifying groups at 11.322 seconds on the 1/3-mile banked oval. James McFadden (2nd car out) was second quick, followed by Brent Marks (15th), Kerry Madsen (14th) and Jacob Allen (1st). Kyle Larson (16th car out) was quickest in the second group, followed by Spencer Bayston (7th), Sye Lynch (2nd), Tanner Thorson (4th) and Rico Abreu (17th). Buddy Kofoid had something break in his car sending him straight into the turn two wall and tumbling down the track. He was uninjured, but done for the night and heading for his shop in Knoxville early.

Heat one (started): 1. Marks 19 (1) 2. Corey Day 14 (3) 3. Brad Sweet 49 (5) 4. Allen 1a (2) 5. Ca. Macedo 41 (4) / 6. Parker Price-Miller 9P (6) 7. Cole Macedo 16T (8) 8. Ayrton Gennetten 3 (7) 9. Jack Dover 53 (10) 10. Brian Brown 21 (9) 11. Tyler Drueke 95 (11)

8-lap heats took the winner and the highest qualifier (starting 4th) that finished in the top five to the Dash. Top five to the feature. Marks led the distance. Day took second from Allen on lap two, and Sweet grabbed third on lap three.

Heat two (started): 1. Chase Randall 2KS (2) 2. Gio Scelzi 18 (3) 3. Madsen 55V (1) 4. McFadden 83 (4) 5. Cory Eliason 8 (8) / 6. Jace Park 45x (6) 7. Austin McCarl 88A (7) 8. Brenham Crouch 1 (9) 9. Bryce Lucius 6 (5) 10. Skyler Prochaska 35 (11) 11. Paul Solomon 7 (10)

Randall led wire to wire. Scelzi shot by Madsen for second on lap two. Eliason jumped from eighth to the final transfer on lap one.

Heat three (started): 1. Abreu 24 (2) 2. Lynch 42 (1) 3. Larson 57 (4) 4. Aaron Reutzel 87 (3) 5. Chris Windom 55 (6) / 6. Don Droud Jr. 1m (8) 7. Kasey Kahne 9 (7) 8. Justin Peck 13 (5) 9. Jake Bubak 27B (9) 10. Kelby Watt 1K (10) DNS – Buddy Kofoid 83JR

Rico led the top four in mostly single-file fashion. The battle was for fifth. Droud worked to get around Windom for the final transfer on lap three. When he tried the cushion with two to go, Windom worked back around him to take the spot back.

Heat four (started): 1. Thorson 88 (1) 2. Anthony Macri 39M (2) 3. Bayston 5 (4) 4. Tyler Courtney 7BC (5) 5. Garet Williamson 23 (3) / 6. Kyle Reinhardt 71 (6) 7. Zeb Wise 26 (7) 8. Logan Schuchart 1s (8) 9. Stu Snyder 81 (9) 10. Kevin Newton 16TH (10)

Thorson led the distance despite an exchange of sliders with Macri. Bayston worked by Williamson for third at the halfway point, and then Courtney worked by for fourth on lap five. Reinhardt closed late on Williamson but ran out of laps.

C main (started): 1. Dover (1) 2. Bubak (2) / 3. Snyder (4) 4. Brown (3) 5. Watt (6) 6. Prochaska (5) 7. Drueke (7) 8. Newton (8) 9. Solomon (9) DNS – Kofoid

The 10-lapper transferred the top two to the B. Bubak took second on lap two from Snyder and they rode from there.

Dash (started): 1. Ca. Macedo (1) 2. Thorson (3) 3. Abreu (2) 4. Larson (5) 5. Bayston (7) 6. McFadden (6) 7. Marks (8) 8. Randall (4)

The 6-lapper was mostly a single-file affair with Thorson getting the jump on Abreu for second.

B main (started): 1. Co. Macedo (7) 2. Price-Miller (3) 3. Peck (2) 4. Lucius (1) / 5. Reinhardt (6) 6. Kahne (8) 7. McCarl (9) 8. Park (5) 9. Gennetten (11) 10. Wise (10) 11. Crouch (13) 12. Dover (14) 13. Schuchart (12) 14. Bubak (15) 15. Droud (4)

The 12-lapper transferred the top four to the A. Lucius led PPM< Peck, Reinhardt and Droud early. Droud and seventh starting Co. Macedo were challenging Reinhardt for the final transfer when he inadvertently turned down into Droud’s left front ending his run. Co. Macedo hit the cushion to pass both Reinhardt and Peck to move into third on the restart. He then took second from PPM and made the pass for the win on lap nine. PPM and Peck moved by Lucius on lap 11, but the youngster held onto the final transfer.

A main (started): 1. Larson (4) 2. Sweet (13) 3. McFadden (6) 4. Ca. Macedo (1) 5. Madsen (15) 6. Courtney (16) 7. Randall (8) 8. Price-Miller (22) 9. Scelzi (11) 10. Thorson (2) 11. Peck (23) 12. Bayston (5) 13. Windom (18) 14. Williamson (20) 15. Eliason (19) 16. Wise (25, prov.) 17. Day (9) 18. Kahne (26, prov.) 19. Abreu (3) 20. Macri (12) 21. Co. Macedo (21) 22. Allen (17) 23. Lucius (24) 24. Lynch (10) 25. Marks (7) 26. Reutzel (14)

The 40-lapper paid $55,555 to win. At Eagle, you are in the game from anywhere in the pack, but Ca. Macedo looked to be the class of the field early as he led Thorson, Abreu and Larson. Randall shot from eighth to the top five on lap two, and shot by Larson on the cushion a lap later for fourth. Larson took note and used the high side himself to get back by Randall for fourth. Ca. Macedo was in lapped traffic on the eight circuit, but Marks slid Bayston in a battle for eighth and got sideways. Bayston clipped him and broke his front end. Abreu passed Thorson for second on the restart. Larson worked by Thorson on lap ten for third. Day was on the move now, and moved into fourth on lap 14. Ca. Macedo hit traffic again on lap 17, but it was short-lived when Day’s right rear tire blew sky high. Abreu also had a flat, as did Co. Macedo and all returned to the rear. The restart saw Ca. Macedo start on the inside on the double-file restart, ahead of Larson, McFadden, a surging Sweet, Randall and Thorson. Larson through a mega-slider on Ca. Macedo to lead lap 19, but Macedo shot back by to lead lap 20. Larson was persistent and shot back by to take the point for good on lap 21. Sweet moved into second, and McFadden third, and Madsen was a factor as well, before rubber hit with about ten to go. In the end, Price-Miller was hard-charger, in a race that saw five drivers move forward at least ten spots.

Carson McCarl Sneaks by Brother Austin to Win First Ever 410 Feature at Knoxville!
Aaron Reutzel Wins His 12th Career 360 Feature; Chase Young Steals the Pro Sprints Feature Event Late
by Bill Wright

KNOXVILLE, Iowa (June 8, 2024) – Carson McCarl emerged victorious with a last lap pass in a race that saw five lead changes and plenty of excitement on Vermeer Night Saturday at the Knoxville Raceway. The former 305 and 360 track champion’s win was his first in the 988 Lifeline 410 class and earned him $6,000 aboard his own #27 car. Aaron Reutzel maneuvered lapped traffic well in a non-stop 360 main event, and Chase Young sneaked in a late pass to win his third career Pro Sprints main event.

The start of the 20-lap 410 feature got a slow start. Kelby Watt struggled to take off, collecting several cars, including Lynton Jeffrey, who had to retire. Once green, Tasker Phillips led Carson McCarl, Austin McCarl, Dusty Zomer and Zach Hampton. On lap four, Tyler Drueke spun, bringing out the caution.

Aaron Reutzel entered the top five once the race went green again, as the battle up front intensified. Phillips was riding the cushion on the high side, while Carson McCarl was cruising on the bottom. The latter shot into the lead on lap six. Two laps later, Phillips used the cushion to get back by McCarl as the two nearly came together. They avoided disaster and continued their battle.

Carson came back to the point low in turn four at the halfway point. Meanwhile, Zomer was on the move, gaining third from Austin McCarl on lap 12, and sliding by Phillips on lap 14 for the second spot. His car appeared to be fastest on the track as he gained quickly on the leader.

Unfortunately, in turn three, he spun. Phillips clipped him on the high side and tumbled into turn four, while Randall, who had moved into fourth performed a direct hit. Randall’s car flipped violently and burst into flames. Fortunately, he was able to clear the wreckage and fire crews were on the scene quickly. All drivers were uninjured.

Once things were cleaned up, Carson McCarl led Austin McCarl, Kerry Madsen, Reutzel and Hampton back to green. Austin used the middle of turn two to work by his brother for the point, and it looked like he would cruise to the win. However, on the last lap he got into the infield berm in turns one and two, and Carson worked back around him to shoot down the back stretch, and lead the final two laps for his first ever win here. He joins grandfather Lenard, father Terry and brother Austin as 410 winners at Knoxville.

Carson was followed by his brother Austin, Madsen, Reutzel and Cole Macedo, who started sixteenth. Hampton, hard-charger Sawyer Phillips, AJ Moeller, JJ Hickle and Jamie Ball rounded out the top ten. Randall set quick time over the 30-car field, while Tasker Phillips, Madsen and Ball won heats. Dustin Selvage claimed the B main.

“I felt good the whole race,” said an emotional Carson McCarl in Victory Lane. “I just thought the top was way too choppy and it wasn’t going to be the place to get the win. I went up there a couple of times and about dumped it. I just had to be patient. I was able to get my wing working and was able to get by Tasker. We came together here on the front straightaway early in the race, and I thought it was going to take us both out. With Austin behind me on that restart, I knew he was going to go to the top. I just thought it would be too choppy and if I hit my marks and could get to the exit that I’d be fine. He got around me there, and I had nothing to lose. I cranked the wing back and just started driving it as hard as I possibly could. All night, I just felt really good.”

Sawyer Phillips led lap one of the 18-lap 360 feature, but it was all Aaron Reutzel after that. Both Reutzel and Tasker Phillips moved by Sawyer on lap two. Jamie Ball moved into fourth and Terry McCarl in fifth.

Reutzel was into lapped traffic by the ninth circuit, and maneuvering well. Tasker Phillips reeled him in on a couple of occasions, but Reutzel was able to maneuver his Ridge & Sons Racing #87 through. Phillips bobbled on the cushion with four laps to go, all but sealing the deal.

Reutzel and Tasker were followed to the line by Sawyer, Ball and McCarl. Tyler Groenendyk, hard-charger Ryan Giles, Jack Anderson, Clint Garner and Kade Higday completed the top ten. Ruetzel set quick time over the 33-car field. Ball, Timothy Smith, Higday and Jack Anderson won heats, while Nate Mills claimed the B.

“It’s always crazy, the lapped traffic with the 360’s,” said Reutzel in Victory Lane. “It seems like we catch them a lot faster, and they’re usually all racing. It makes for a lot of fun. It definitely gets interesting at times. Our car was pretty good tonight. We were off a little early, but it got better and better on the long run. This is the motor (Moyle) we won the 360 Nationals with (2022). It hasn’t finished worse than second. This might be the last night on it before being refreshened. It has a hell of a track record.”

Matt Allen led from the pole early in the 15-lap Pro Sprints feature. Mike Mayberry, AJ Johnson, J Kinder and Chase Young trailed. On lap two, Young jumped from fifth to third, while Kinder moved into fourth.

Up front, it appeared to be a two-man race. Allen stayed glued to the bottom, while Mayberry was running his trademark middle line. Though Young gained on them, the two kept close. On lap thirteen, Mayberry got around to lead, but Allen jumped back by with a slim margin of .006 of a second on lap 14. Coming for the checkers, the two made contact in turn four. Allen suffered the biggest loss, tipping over and ending his night. He was unhurt, while Mayberry sustained minor damage.

The green, white, checker finish made it a 16-lap race. While Mayberry went back to the middle, Young, who restarted second, stuck the bottom of one and two and led the final two lap to gain his third career win here in his #26 car. Mayberry, Brandon Worthington, Kinder and Johnson followed. Toby Mosher, Rob Kubli, Ryan Navratil, Josh Jones and Koddy Hildreth rounded out the top ten. Allen set quick time, and Worthington and Kubli were heat winners.

“I had to get around a couple of cars early,” said a happy Young. “(The leaders) kind of got away, but lap after lap, I could tell I was catching them. I overheated the brakes a little bit so I ‘whoa-ed’ back a little bit. Then we had the big red. I assessed (Mayberry’s) car under the red and it didn’t look right at all. I wasn’t going to give that away. I’m just happy to be back up here.”

Join us Friday and Saturday, June 14 and 15 for Premier Chevy Dealers weekend featuring the NOS Energy Drink World of Outlaws! Can the strong local Knoxville contingent knock off the Outlaws? The Pro Sprints will also be in action Friday, and the 360 class will support the Saturday show. For more information on the Knoxville Raceway, visit us online at www.KnoxvilleRaceway.com!

988 Lifeline 410 Results

Time Trials (Qualifying Order), 2 laps: 1. 2KS, Chase Randall, Waco, TX (12), 15.397 ($100 from OpenWheel101.com); 2. 88, Austin McCarl, Altoona, IA (13), 15.398; 3. 35, Zach Hampton, Plainfield, IN (1), 15.474; 4. 3J, Dusty Zomer, Sioux Falls, SD (3), 15.555; 5. 6, Brandon Wimmer, Fairmount, IN (5), 15.570; 6. 27, Carson McCarl, Altoona, IA (7), 15.601; 7. 2, Lynton Jeffrey, Sydney, NSW, Aust. (25), 15.765; 8. 22X, JJ Hickle, Quilcene, WA (15), 15.797; 9. 87, Aaron Reutzel, Clute, TX (22), 15.817; 10. 1, Tasker Phillips, Pleasantville, IA (9), 15.832; 11. 55, Kerry Madsen, St. Marys, NSW, Aust. (23), 15.843; 12. 2C, Cole Macedo, Lemoore, CA (10), 15.844; 13. 20, AJ Moeller, Rockwell City, IA (8), 15.847; 14. 1K, Kelby Watt, Adel, IA (14), 15.851; 15. 49, Josh Schneiderman, West Burlington, IA (17), 15.904; 16. 09, Matt Juhl, Tea, SD (26), 15.905; 17. 44, Chris Martin, Ankeny, IA (18), 15.934; 18. 4W, Jamie Ball, Knoxville, IA (29), 15.969; 19. 71, Kyle Reinhardt, Neptune City, NJ (27), 16.055; 20. 3P, Sawyer Phillips, Pleasantville, IA (28), 16.096; 21. 15JR, Cole Mincer, Burlington, IA (6), 16.128; 22. 23, Jimmy Light, West Springfield, PA (19), 16.174; 23. 95, Tyler Drueke, Eagle, NE (21), 16.196; 24. 9H, Landon Hansen, Newton, IA (2), 16.206; 25. 6W, Dustin Selvage, Indianola, IA (24), 16.309; 26. 45X, Jace Park, Overland Park, KS (30), 16.343; 27. 44X, Scotty Johnson, Melcher-Dallas, IA (11), 16.436; 28. 15, Jack Potter, Raymore, MO (4), 16.658; 29. 80P, Jacob Peterson, Hartford, SD (16), 16.711; 30. 78, Bill Wagner, Reeder, ND (20), 17.440

Heat one (started), 8 Laps, 2:17.9: 1. Tasker Phillips (3); 2. AJ Moeller (2); 3. Matt Juhl (1); 4. Dusty Zomer (5); 5. Chase Randall (6); 6. Dustin Selvage (9); 7. Kyle Reinhardt (7); 8. Jimmy Light (8); 9. Jack Potter (10); 10. Lynton Jeffrey (4)

Heat two (started), 8 Laps, 2:19.8: 1. Kerry Madsen (3); 2. Austin McCarl (6); 3. JJ Hickle (4); 4. Kelby Watt (2); 5. Chris Martin (1); 6. Brandon Wimmer (5); 7. Sawyer Phillips (7); 8. Jace Park (9); 9. Tyler Drueke (8); 10. Jacob Peterson (10)

Heat three (started), 8 Laps, 2:20.2: 1. Jamie Ball (1); 2. Aaron Reutzel (4); 3. Josh Schneiderman (2); 4. Carson McCarl (5); 5. Zach Hampton (6); 6. Cole Macedo (3); 7. Landon Hansen (8); 8. Scotty Johnson (9); 9. Cole Mincer (7); 10. Bill Wagner (10)

B main (started), 12 Laps, 3:07.7: 1. Dustin Selvage (1); 2. Jace Park (6); 3. Tyler Drueke (5); 4. Scotty Johnson (7) / 5. Jimmy Light (3); 6. Landon Hansen (2); 7. Jacob Peterson (9); 8. Jack Potter (8); 9. Bill Wagner (10); 10. Cole Mincer (4)

A main (started), 20 Laps, NT: 1. Carson McCarl (1); 2. Austin McCarl (6); 3. Kerry Madsen (9); 4. Aaron Reutzel (7); 5. Cole Macedo (16); 6. Zach Hampton (3); 7. Sawyer Phillips (20); 8. AJ Moeller (11); 9. JJ Hickle (8); 10. Jamie Ball (12); 11. Matt Juhl (14); 12. Josh Schneiderman (13); 13. Jace Park (22); 14. Scotty Johnson (24); 15. Tyler Drueke (23); 16. Brandon Wimmer (10); 17. Kyle Reinhardt (19); 18. Chris Martin (18); 19. Dustin Selvage (21); 20. Dusty Zomer (4); 21. Tasker Phillips (2); 22. Chase Randall (5); 23. Kelby Watt (15); 24. Lynton Jeffrey (17). Lap Leaders: T. Phillips 1-5, C. McCarl 6-7, T. Phillips 8-9, C. McCarl 10-14, A. McCarl 15-19, C. McCarl 20. Hard-charger: S. Phillips.

360 Results

Time Trials (Qualifying Order), 2 laps: 1. 87, Aaron Reutzel, Clute, TX (16), 16.559; 2. 53, Joe Beaver, Knoxville, IA (9), 16.796; 3. 1TAZ, Tasker Phillips, Pleasantville, IA (14), 16.804; 4. 01, Terry McCarl, Altoona, IA (6), 16.826; 5. 3P, Sawyer Phillips, Pleasantville, IA (12), 16.896; 6. 4C, Tuesday Calderwood, Goodyear, AZ (3), 16.914; 7. 24, Kade Higday, Pleasant Hill, IA (15), 16.976; 8. 17, Tyler Groenendyk, Oskaloosa, IA (25), 16.990; 9. 4W, Jamie Ball, Knoxville, IA (29), 17.013; 10. 47, Russ Hall, Pleasant Hill, IA (4), 17.026; 11. 40, Clint Garner, Sioux Falls, SD (28), 17.050; 12. 4, Cam Martin, Ankeny, IA (20), 17.062; 13. 22, Ryan Leavitt, Knoxville, IA (10), 17.081; 14. 7B, Ben Brown, Marshall, MO (1), 17.097; 15. 6AJ, AJ Moeller, Rockwell City, IA (11), 17.099; 16. 6N, Will Armitage, Athens, IL (23), 17.101; 17. 4G, Cole Garner, Sioux Falls, SD (5), 17.122; 18. 86, Timothy Smith, Rocheport, MO (13), 17.208; 19. 24N, Nathan Mills, Bondurant, IA (31), 17.209; 20. 99, Tony Rost, Omaha, NE (24), 17.223; 21. 2M, Ryan Giles, Grimes, IA (7), 17.260; 22. 83, Kurt Mueller, Reynolds, IL (2), 17.326; 23. 20T, Corey Timmerman, Burlington, IA (32), 17.449; 24. 7A, Jack Anderson, Newton, IA (30), 17.472; 25. 77X, Alex Hill, Six Nations, ONT, Can. (26), 17.478; 26. 5A, Alex Vande Voort, Knoxville, IA (27), 17.739; 27. 33, Alan Zoutte, Knoxville, IA (18), 17.899; 28. 3R, Russell Potter, Boonville, MO (33), 17.922; 29. 14, Aidan Zoutte, Knoxville, IA (22), 18.009; 30. 38, Logan Alexander, Lacona, IA (19), 18.159; 31. 27W, Weston Wilson, Warren, MN (21), 18.275; 32. 17N, Nathan Anderson, Newton, IA (17), 18.889; 33. 1A, John Anderson, Des Moines, IA (8), 19.184

Heat one (started), 7 Laps, 2:02.2: 1. Jamie Ball (4); 2. Ryan Giles (1); 3. Sawyer Phillips (5); 4. Cole Garner (2); 5. Aaron Reutzel (6); 6. Ryan Leavitt (3); 7. Alex Hill (7); 8. Aidan Zoutte (8); 9. John Anderson (9)

Heat two (started), 7 Laps, NT: 1. Timothy Smith (2); 2. Russ Hall (4); 3. Ben Brown (3); 4. Alex Vande Voort (7); 5. Kurt Mueller (1); 6. Tuesday Calderwood (5); 7. Logan Alexander (6) DNS – Joe Beaver

Heat three (started), 7 Laps, 2:03.3: 1. Kade Higday (5); 2. Tasker Phillips (6); 3. Corey Timmerman (1); 4. Clint Garner (4); 5. AJ Moeller (3); 6. Nathan Mills (2); 7. Alan Zoutte (7); 8. Weston Wilson (8)

Heat four (started), 7 Laps, 2:03.7: 1. Jack Anderson (1); 2. Tony Rost (2); 3. Tyler Groenendyk (5); 4. Cam Martin (4); 5. Terry McCarl (6); 6. Russell Potter (7); 7. Will Armitage (3); 8. Nathan Anderson (8)

B main (started), 10 Laps, 3:11.6: 1. Nathan Mills (2); 2. Alex Hill (6); 3. Alex Vande Voort (5); 4. Corey Timmerman (3) / 5. Russell Potter (7); 6. Kurt Mueller (4); 7. Aidan Zoutte (10); 8. Weston Wilson (11); 9. Alan Zoutte (8); 10. John Anderson (13); 11. Nathan Anderson (12); 12. Logan Alexander (9); 13. Will Armitage (1)

A main (started), 18 Laps, 5:46.1: 1. Aaron Reutzel (3); 2. Tasker Phillips (4); 3. Sawyer Phillips (1); 4. Jamie Ball (5); 5. Terry McCarl (6); 6. Tyler Groenendyk (7); 7. Ryan Giles (14); 8. Jack Anderson (17); 9. Clint Garner (11); 10. Kade Higday (2); 11. Timothy Smith (10); 12. Ben Brown (12); 13. Cole Garner (16); 14. Cam Martin (13); 15. Tony Rost (15); 16. Joe Beaver (9); 17. Alex Hill (22); 18. Tuesday Calderwood (8); 19. Ryan Leavitt (18); 20. Nathan Mills (19); 21. Alex Vande Voort (21); 22. Corey Timmerman (22); 23. Russ Hall (23); DNS - AJ Moeller. Lap Leaders: S. Phillips 1, Reutzel 2-18. Hard-charger: Giles.

Pro Series Results

Time Trials (Qualifying Order), 2 laps: 1. 17, Matt Allen, Norwalk, IA (9), 17.754; 2. 55, Toby Mosher, Osceola, IA (3), 18.188; 3. 8J, AJ Johnson, Oskaloosa, IA (15), 18.260; 4. 88, J Kinder, Linn, MO (11), 18.494; 5. 26, Chase Young, Des Moines, IA (13), 18.610; 6. 0, Mike Mayberry, Fremont, IA (2), 18.719; 7. 02S, Josh Jones, Knoxville, IA (1), 18.772; 8. 12K, Koddy Hildreth, Zearing, IA (8), 18.792; 9. 12P, Ryan Navratil, Des Moines, IA (10), 18.807; 10. 7, Rob Kubli, Milo, IA (4), 18.831; 11. 71, Brandon Worthington, Indianola, IA (14), 18.833; 12. 41, Jeff Wilke, Knoxville, IA (5), 18.839; 13. 7C, Devin Kline, Knoxville, IA (7), 19.294; 14. 8, William Kline, Knoxville, IA (12), 19.462; 15. 55KC, Bob Hildreth, Iowa Falls, IA (6), NT

Heat one (started), 6 Laps, NT: 1. Brandon Worthington (1); 2. Chase Young (4); 3. Ryan Navratil (2); 4. AJ Johnson (5); 5. Josh Jones (3); 6. Matt Allen (6); 7. Bob Hildreth (7) DNS – Devin Kline

Heat two (started), 6 Laps, NT: 1. Rob Kubli (2); 2. Mike Mayberry (4); 3. J Kinder (5); 4. Toby Mosher (6); 5. Jeff Wilke (1); 6. Koddy Hildreth (3); 7. William Kline (7)

A main (started), 16 Laps, NT: 1. Chase Young (5); 2. Mike Mayberry (2); 3. Brandon Worthington (8); 4. J Kinder (4); 5. AJ Johnson (3); 6. Toby Mosher (6); 7. Rob Kubli (7); 8. Ryan Navratil (9); 9. Josh Jones (10); 10. Koddy Hildreth (11); 11. Devin Kline (14); 12. William Kline (13); 13. Jeff Wilke (12); 14. Matt Allen (1) DNS - Bob Hildreth. Lap Leaders: Allen 1-12, Mayberry 13, Allen 14, Young 15-16. Hard-charger: Worthington.

Chase Randall and Anthony Macri Win in OpenWheel101.com Weekend Action!

(Bill W) Chase Randall won his second feature in a row at Knoxville Raceway in Iowa and Anthony Macri struck for his first career main event win at Huset’s Speedway in South Dakota to highlight weekend action with the Midwest Thunder Knoxville/Huset’s Sprint Series presented by OpenWheel101.com!

Aaron Reutzel holds a slim four-point lead over Randall in the current standings, followed by Austin McCarl, Garet Williamson and Kerry Madsen. Dusty Zomer, Kaleb Johnson, Daison Pursley, Carson McCarl and Lynton Jeffrey round out the top ten.

Knoxville Raceway is back in action Saturday, and Huset’s will be running again on Sunday.

Brian Brown became this year’s first two-time winner of the $100 from OpenWheel101.com for setting quick time at Knoxville.

To donate to the point fund, or learn more about it, visit www.OpenWheel101.com or contact Bill Wright at sprntcar@hotmail.com, on Facebook or at the racetrack!

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Up Next

Sat, June 8 - Knoxville Raceway (IA)
Sun, June 9 - Huset's Speedway (Brandon, SD)

2024 $100 OpenWheel101.com Knoxville Quick Time Awards

May 4 – Carson McCarl, Altoona, IA
May 11 – Brian Brown, Grain Valley, MO
May 18 - Austin McCarl, Altoona, IA
May 25 - Aaron Reutzel, Clute, TX
June 1 - Brian Brown, Grain Valley, MO

2024 Knoxville/Huset's 410 Sprint Series presented by www.OpenWheel101.com Point Standings (Feature Wins) (through June 2)

1. Aaron Reutzel, Clute, TX, 225 (1)
2. Chase Randall, Waco, TX, 221 (2)
3. Austin McCarl, Altoona, IA, 213
4. Garet Williamson, Columbia, MO, 158 (1)
5. Kerry Madsen, St. Mary's, NSW, Aust., 142
6. Dusty Zomer, Sioux Falls, SD, 141 (1)
7. Kaleb Johnson, Sioux Falls, SD, 114
8. Daison Pursley, Locust Grove, OK, 95 (1)
9. Carson McCarl, Altoona, IA, 93
10. Lynton Jeffrey, Sydney, NSW, Aust., 92
11. Brian Brown, Grain Valley, MO, 83
12. Tim Kaeding, Campbell, CA, 80 (1)
13. Matt Juhl, Tea, SD, 76
14. Tyler Drueke, Eagle, NE, 74 (1)
15. Jade Hastings, Grand Forks, ND, 68
16. Jamie Ball, Knoxville, IA, 64
17. Anthony Macri, Dillsburg, PA, 62 (1)
18. Brooke Tatnell, Sans Souci, NSW, Aust., 54
19. Mark Dobmeier, Grand Forks, ND, 46
20. Don Droud Jr., Lincoln, NE, 40
(tie) Christopher Thram, Sanborn, MN, 40
22. Tasker Phillips, Pleasantville, IA, 36
(tie) Tim Estenson, Fargo, ND, 36
24. Sam Henderson, Sioux Falls, SD, 34
(tie) Justin Henderson, Tea, SD, 34
26. Dustin Selvage, Indianola, IA, 28
27. Sawyer Phillips, Pleasantville, IA, 26
28. Andy Pake, Felton, MN, 25
29. Riley Goodno, Knoxville, IA, 24
30. Kelby Watt, Adel, IA, 22
31. Scott Bogucki, McLaren Vale, SA, Aust., 20
(tie) Zach Hampton, Plainfield, IN, 20
33. Hunter Schuerenberg, Sikeston, MO, 18
34. Chris Martin, Ankeny, IA, 16
35. Emerson Axsom, Franklin, IN, 14
36. Justin Jacobsma, Hull, IA, 12
33. Josh Schneiderman, West Burlington, IA, 10
(tie) Scott Winters, Butterfield, MN, 10
(tie) Brendan Mullen, Grand Forks, ND, 10
36. JJ Hickle, Quilcene, WA, 8
(tie) Luke Nellis, Forest Lake, MN, 8
38. Brandon Wimmer, Fairmount, IN, 6
39. Joe B. Miller, Millerstown, MO, 4
(tie) Skylar Prochaska, Lakefield, MN, 4
41. Roger Crockett, Medford, OR, 2
(tie) Jace Park, Overland Park, KS, 2

2024 Tentative Races that will be counted for points with the Midwest Thunder Sprint Cars presented by OpenWheel101.com (tentative)

Sat, April 20 - Knoxville Raceway (IA) (Cold)
Fri, April 26 - Knoxville Raceway (IA) WoO (Rain)
Sat, April 27 - Knoxville Raceway (IA) WoO (Rain)
Sat, May 4 - Knoxville Raceway (IA) (Aaron Reutzel, Clute, TX)
Sat, May 11 - Knoxville Raceway (IA) (Dusty Zomer, Sioux Falls, SD)
Sun, May 12 - Huset's Speedway (Brandon, SD) (Rain)
Sat, May 18 - Knoxville Raceway (IA) (Garet Williamson, Columbia, MO)
Sun, May 19 - Huset's Speedway (Brandon, SD) (Tyler Drueke, Eagle, NE)
Sat, May 25 - Knoxville Raceway (IA) (Chase Randall, Waco, TX)
Sun, May 26 - Huset's Speedway (Brandon, SD) (Daison Pursley, Locust Grove, OK)
Mon, May 27 - Huset's Speedway (Brandon, SD) (Tim Kaeding, San Jose, CA)
Sat, June 1 - Knoxville Raceway (IA) (Chase Randall, Waco, TX)
Sun, June 2 - Huset's Speedway (Brandon, SD) (Anthony Macri, Dillsburg, PA)
Sat, June 8 - Knoxville Raceway (IA)
Sun, June 9 - Huset's Speedway (Brandon, SD)
Fri, June 14 - Knoxville Raceway (IA) WoO
Sat, June 15 - Knoxville Raceway (IA) WoO
Sun, June 16 - Huset's Speedway (Brandon, SD)
Wed, June 19 - Huset's Speedway (Brandon, SD) Huset's Hustle Prelim
Thu, June 20 - Huset's Speedway (Brandon, SD) Huset's Hustle
Fri, June 21 - Huset's Speedway (Brandon, SD) High Bank Nationals Prelim
Sat, June 22 - Huset's Speedway (Brandon, SD) High Bank Nationals
Sat, June 29 - Knoxville Raceway (IA)
Sat, July 6 - Knoxville Raceway (IA)
Sun, July 7 - Huset's Speedway (Brandon, SD)
Fri, July 12 - Jackson Motorplex (MN)
Sat, July 13 - Knoxville Raceway (IA)
Sun, July 14 - Huset's Speedway (Brandon, SD)
Sat, July 20 - Knoxville Raceway (IA)
Fri, July 26 - Jackson Motorplex (MN) Border Battle
Sat, July 27 - Knoxville Raceway (IA) Border Battle
Sun, July 28 - Huset's Speedway (SD) (Brandon, SD) Border Battle
Sun, August 4 - Knoxville Raceway (IA) Cappy Classic
Mon, August 5 - Southern Iowa Speedway (Oskaloosa) Front Row Challenge
Wed, August 7 - Knoxville Raceway (IA) Knoxville Nationals Prelim
Thu, August 8 - Knoxville Raceway (IA) Knoxville Nationals Prelim
Fri, August 9 - Knoxville Raceway (IA) Hard Knox Night
Sat, August 10 - Knoxville Raceway (IA) Knoxville Nationals
Thu, August 15 - Jackson Motorplex (MN) Jackson Nationals Prelim
Fri, August 16 - Jackson Motorplex (MN) Jackson Nationals Prelim
Sat, August 17 - Jackson Motorplex (MN) Jackson Nationals
Sat, August 24 - Knoxville Raceway (IA)
Sun, August 25 - Huset's Speedway (Brandon, SD)
Fri, August 30 - Huset's Speedway (Brandon, SD) Bull Haulers Brawl
Sat, August 31 - Huset's Speedway (Brandon, SD) WoO
Sun, September 1 - Huset's Speedway (Brandon, SD) WoO

Daison Pursley Harvests Corn Belt Clash at Knoxville for $12,000!
Chase Randall Roars to Second 410 Feature of the Year
by Bill Wright

KNOXVILLE, Iowa (June 1, 2024) – Daison Pursley made his first career point win with the AMSOIL USAC National Sprint Car Series count in a big way Saturday night at the Knoxville Raceway by winning the Corn Belt Clash worth $12,000. The win came aboard the Team AZ Racing #21AZ for the Locust Grove, Oklahoma driver. In 988 Lifeline 410 action, Chase Randall scored his second win of the season in that class.

Eric Schulz flipped down the backstretch before a lap could be completed in the 30-lap Corn Belt Clash feature. He was unhurt. One green, Pursley led Carson Garrett, Justin Grant, CJ Leary and Brady Bacon. Leary and Bacon both passed Grant and Garrett to move themselves into second and third on lap two before Korbyn Hayslett slowed, bringing out the caution.

On lap four, Xavier Doney flipped while running seventh, bringing another stoppage. Bacon gained second from Leary on that restart, as he was a lone wolf on the cushion in turns one and two. The next slowdown came 12 laps in, when Logan Seavey slowed.

Pursley led Bacon, Leary, Kevin Thomas Jr. and Justin Grant back to green. Bacon hit the bottom of turn four on the restart and got a run that propelled him under Pursley for the lead in turn one. He held that lead through a lap 15 caution for Garrett, and a lap 19 slowdown for Joey Amantea.

Pursley began reeling in the two-time winner of the Corn Belt Clash and shot by with a slider in turn three on lap 22, to take the lead for good. Pursley pulled away to the win, ahead of Bacon, Thomas, Leary and Kyle Cummins, who won a back and forth battle with Justin Grant for fifth. Robert Ballou was seventh, and Mitchel Moles, Jake Swanson and hard-charger (for the second night in a row) JJ Yeley rounded out the top ten. Bacon set quick time, and Ballou, Thomas and Doney won heats. Hayslett claimed the B.

“This is huge,” said Pursley in Victory Lane. “I feel like we were close so many times. I thought I gave it away once I messed up on the restart. I thought it was over from there, because Brady doesn’t usually make any mistakes. I just tried to keep on pressuring him in three and four, and thankfully we were able to do it. I was fortunate that he missed the bottom there in three and I was able to hit the bottom and slide by. Brady is no slouch at any track, and especially if you look at the history here at Knoxville.”

“(Pursley) kind of messed up on the restart and we were able to get by him,” said the second place Bacon. “He could just roll through the center, and kind of slide up and get a straight shot on the straightaway. I had to kind of just stay right on the berm. I just couldn’t get enough speed to keep him behind me. I was cheating getting into three and he just beat us. He ran a good race, and they were just a little better than us tonight.”

“We were constantly working on the car,” said Thomas. “It’s a full (Rock Steady Racing) team effort. Thanks to my team. We went from a 15th place finish last night to a third. That’s what it’s all about. I just kind of stalled out once I got to third. I couldn’t do as much as I wanted to. They kind of figured out a couple little things, but a big shout out to my team.”

The 20-lap 988 Lifeline A main got off to a terrible start with a melee that involved a minimum of seven cars. After Emerson Axsom and Sawyer Phillips got together, cars involved included those of Garet Williamson, Jake Bubak, Kerry Madsen, and AJ Moeller, Tasker Phillips and Chris Martin, who were done. No one was injured.

Don Droud Jr., who will be inducted into the Knoxville Raceway Hall of Fame in July, shot out to the early lead once things went green, ahead of Aaron Reutzel, Chase Randall, Austin McCarl and Brian Brown. Things went non-stop the rest of the way, with Droud entering lapped traffic on the eleventh circuit.

About that time, Randall used the high side of turn two in heavy traffic to get around Reutzel for second and begin his pursuit of Droud. Using the same point on the track, he shot by Droud on lap 12 and began pulling away. McCarl passed Reutzel for third on the same lap.

Randall won comfortably over Droud, Austin McCarl, Reutzel and Brown. Jamie Ball, Hunter Schuerenberg, Lynton Jeffrey, Carson McCarl and Anthony Macri completed the top ten. Brian Brown and Bryce Lucius, making his first ever Knoxville start set quick time in their respective groups amongst the 41-car field. Austin McCarl, Jake Bubak, Sawyer Phillips and Randall won heat races. Williamson and Martin won the B mains.

“You just got to want it,” said Randall in Victory Lane. “I want it so bad for myself and this whole (TKS Motorsports) team. They’ve given me one of the best opportunities I’ve had to compete at the top level. Starting in third, I was trying to be a little patient. It was super fast, and I knew lapped traffic would be my best bet. It kind of worked out for me. The lane kind of opened to get by Aaron in one, and we were able to get by (Droud) too. It just feels amazing to be standing here in Victory Lane, and we look forward to the future.”

Join us Saturday, June 8 for Vermeer Night! The 988 Lifeline 410’s, the 360 class and Pro Sprints will all be in action! For more information on the Knoxville Raceway, visit us online at www.KnoxvilleRaceway.com!

Corn Belt Clash USAC National Sprint Car Results

Time Trials (Qualifying Order), 2 laps: 1. 69, Brady Bacon, Broken Arrow, OK (26), 19.708; 2. 4, Justin Grant, Ione, CA (11), 19.769; 3. 15X, CJ Leary, Greenfield, IN (19), 19.863; 4. 15, Carson Garrett, Littleton, CO (10), 19.918; 5. 2B, Jake Swanson, Anaheim, CA (3), 20.027; 6. 21AZ, Daison Pursley, Locust Grove, OK (24), 20.031; 7. 57, Logan Seavey, Sutter, CA (25), 20.224; 8. 3P, Kyle Cummins, Princeton, IN (1), 20.245; 9. 74, Xavier Doney, Odessa, MO (13), 20.275; 10. 88J, Joey Amantea, Mt. Pocono, PA (7), 20.306; 11. 19AZ, Mitchel Moles, Raisin City, CA (15), 20.329; 12. 5S, Chase Stockon, Fort Branch, IN (5), 20.377; 13. 12, Robert Ballou, Rocklin, CA (20), 20.396; 14. 3R, Kevin Thomas Jr., Cullman, AL (18), 20.432; 15. 4J, Chase Johnson, Penngrove, CA (2), 20.485; 16. 33M, Matt Westfall, Pleasant Hill, OH (6), 20.495; 17. 2, JJ Yeley, Phoenix, AZ (12), 20.576; 18. 44, Wesley Smith, Nixa, MO (23), 20.640; 19. 1H, Korbyn Hayslett, Troy, OH (16), 20.933; 20. 17GP, Jadon Rogers, Worthington, IN (14), 20.981; 21. 73, Logan Calderwood, Goodyear, AZ (17), 20.998; 22. 47, Charles Davis Jr., Buckeye, AZ (8), 21.064; 23. 24M, Hunter Maddox, Bloomington, IN (4), 21.131; 24. 21K, Kobe Simpson, Bonham, TX (9), 21.322; 25. 38, Eric Schulz, Sioux Falls, SD (22), 21.428; 26. T4, Tyler Graves, Chariton, IA (21), NT

Heat one (started), 8 Laps, 2:45.6: 1. Robert Ballou (2); 2. Brady Bacon (6); 3. Joey Amantea (3); 4. Carson Garrett (5); 5. Matt Westfall (1); 6. Logan Seavey (4) / 7. Korbyn Hayslett (7); 8. Charles Davis Jr. (8); 9. Eric Schulz (9)

Heat two (started), 8 Laps, 2:47.2: 1. Kevin Thomas Jr. (2); 2. Kyle Cummins (4); 3. Mitchel Moles (3); 4. Jake Swanson (5); 5. Justin Grant (6); 6. JJ Yeley (1) / 7. Jadon Rogers (7); 8. Hunter Maddox (8); 9. Tyler Graves (9)

Heat three (started), 8 Laps, 2:48.1: 1. Xavier Doney (4); 2. Daison Pursley (5); 3. Chase Johnson (2); 4. CJ Leary (6); 5. Chase Stockon (3); 6. Wesley Smith (1) / 7. Logan Calderwood (7); 8. Kobe Simpson (8)

B main (started), 12 Laps, 2:54.7: 1. Korbyn Hayslett (1); 2. Logan Calderwood (3); 3. Charles Davis Jr. (4); 4. Jadon Rogers (2); 5. Kobe Simpson (6); 6. Eric Schulz (7) / 7. Hunter Maddox (5); 8. Tyler Graves (8)

A main (started), 30 Laps, NT: 1. Daison Pursley (1); 2. Brady Bacon (6); 3. Kevin Thomas Jr. (9); 4. CJ Leary (4); 5. Kyle Cummins (11); 6. Justin Grant (5); 7. Robert Ballou (8); 8. Mitchel Moles (13); 9. Jake Swanson (2); 10. JJ Yeley (17); 11. Chase Johnson (15); 12. Matt Westfall (16); 13. Carson Garrett (3); 14. Chase Stockon (14); 15. Jadon Rogers (20); 16. Charles Davis Jr. (22); 17. Korbyn Hayslett (19); 18. Logan Calderwood (21); 19. Kobe Simpson (23); 20. Joey Amantea (12); 21. Logan Seavey (10); 22. Xavier Doney (7); 23. Wesley Smith (18); 24. Eric Schulz (24). Lap Leaders: Pursley 1-12, Bacon 13-21, Pursley 22-30. Hard-charger: Yeley.

988 Lifeline 410 Results

Time Trial Group 1 (Qualifying Order), 2 laps: 1. 21, Brian Brown, Grain Valley, MO (1), 15.831; 2. 27W, Emerson Axsom, Franklin, IN (3), 15.981; 3. 39M, Anthony Macri, Dillsburg, PA (5), 16.195; 4. 87, Aaron Reutzel, Clute, TX (13), 16.198; 5. 88, Austin McCarl, Altoona, IA (21), 16.229; 6. 55, Kerry Madsen, St. Mary’s, NSW, Aust. (7), 16.239; 7. 27, Carson McCarl, Altoona, IA (4), 16.273; 8. 2, Lynton Jeffrey, Sydney, NSW, Aust. (11), 16.318; 9. 35, Zach Hampton, Plainfield, IN (19), 16.324; 10. 3, Ayrton Gennetten, Gravois Mills, MO (8), 16.433; 11. 23, Garet Williamson, Columbia, MO (12), 16.444; 12. 27B, Jake Bubak, Arvada, CO (18), 16.473; 13. 21H, Brady Bacon, Broken Arrow, OK (2), 16.480; 14. 1K, Kelby Watt, Adel, IA (9), 16.486; 15. 22, Riley Goodno, Knoxville, IA (20), 16.502; 16. 25, Dusty Zomer, Sioux Falls, SD (14), 16.552; 17. 4, Cam Martin, Ankeny, IA (16), 16.747; 18. 20G, Noah Gass, Mounds, OK (15), 16.966; 19. 23L, Jimmy Light, West Springfield, PA (17), 17.023; 20. 9H, Landon Hansen, Newton, IA (10), 17.032; 21. 15, Jack Potter, Raymore, MO (6), 17.294

Time Trial Group 2 (Qualifying Order), 2 laps: 1. 6, Bryce Lucius, Findlay, OH (10), 16.410; 2. 4W, Jamie Ball, Knoxville, IA (12), 16.431; 3. 19, Hunter Schuerenberg, Sikeston, MO (18), 16.482; 4. 1, Tasker Phillips, Pleasantville, IA (2), 16.549; 5. 45X, Jace Park, Overland Park, KS (5), 16.550; 6. 2KS, Chase Randall, Waco, TX (14), 16.580; 7. 1M, Don Droud Jr., Lincoln, NE (3), 16.594; 8. 44, Chris Martin, Ankeny, IA (19), 16.668; 9. 3P, Sawyer Phillips, Pleasantville, IA (13), 16.683; 10. 12X, Roger Crockett, Broken Arrow, OK (11), 16.716; 11. 6W, Dustin Selvage, Indianola, IA (8), 16.793; 12. 09, Matt Juhl, Tea, SD (20), 16.798; 13. 20, AJ Moeller, Rockwell City, IA (1), 16.830; 14. 52, Blake Hahn, Sapulpa, OK (15), 16.847; 15. 95, Tyler Drueke, Eagle, NE (16), 16.894; 16. 44X, Scotty Johnson, Melcher-Dallas, IA (7), 17.132; 17. 12S, Adyn Schmidt, Haubstadt, IN (6), 17.152; 18. 15JR, Cole Mincer, Burlington, IA (17), 17.453; 19. 14T, Brooke Tatnell, Sans Souci, NSW, Aust. (9), 31.237; DQ (No Scale) 78, Bill Wagner, Reeder, ND (4)

Heat one (started), 8 Laps, 2:14.2: 1. Austin McCarl (4); 2. Zach Hampton (2); 3. Brian Brown (6); 4. Garet Williamson (1); 5. Carson McCarl (3); 6. Anthony Macri (5); 7. Brady Bacon (7); 8. Cam Martin (9); 9. Jimmy Light (8); 10. Jack Potter (10) DNS – Riley Goodno

Heat two (started), 8 Laps, 2:14.3: 1. Jake Bubak (1); 2. Lynton Jeffrey (3); 3. Aaron Reutzel (5); 4. Ayrton Gennetten (2); 5. Kerry Madsen (4); 6. Emerson Axsom (6); 7. Dusty Zomer (8); 8. Kelby Watt (7); 9. Noah Gass (9); 10. Landon Hansen (10)

Heat three (started), 8 Laps, 2:16.5: 1. Sawyer Phillips (2); 2. Don Droud Jr. (3); 3. Dustin Selvage (1); 4. Jace Park (4); 5. Hunter Schuerenberg (5); 6. Tyler Drueke (8); 7. Bryce Lucius (6); 8. AJ Moeller (7); 9. Adyn Schmidt (9) DNS – Brooke Tatnell

Heat four (started), 8 Laps, 2:15.9: 1. Chase Randall (4); 2. Matt Juhl (1); 3. Jamie Ball (6); 4. Roger Crockett (2); 5. Blake Hahn (7); 6. Chris Martin (3); 7. Cole Mincer (9); 8. Tasker Phillips (5); 9. Bill Wagner (10); 10. Scotty Johnson (8)

B main one (started), 12 Laps, NT: 1. Garet Williamson (2); 2. Dusty Zomer (4) / 3. Ayrton Gennetten (1); 4. Brady Bacon (3); 5. Cam Martin (6); 6. Kelby Watt (5); 7. Jimmy Light (8); 8. Jack Potter (10); 9. Noah Gass (7); 10. Landon Hansen (9) DNS – Riley Goodno

B main two (started), 12 Laps, NT: 1. Chris Martin (1); 2. AJ Moeller (5) / 3. Roger Crockett (2); 4. Blake Hahn (3); 5. Adyn Schmidt (7); 6. Scotty Johnson (8); 7. Cole Mincer (6); 8. Bill Wagner (9); 9. Tyler Drueke (4) DNS – Brooke Tatnell

A main (started), 20 Laps, 5:59.5: 1. Chase Randall (3); 2. Don Droud Jr. (1); 3. Austin McCarl (4); 4. Aaron Reutzel (2); 5. Brian Brown (6); 6. Jamie Ball (5); 7. Hunter Schuerenberg (8); 8. Lynton Jeffrey (9); 9. Carson McCarl (19); 10. Anthony Macri (11); 11. Kerry Madsen (15); 12. Garet Williamson (21); 13. Zach Hampton (13); 14. Matt Juhl (16); 15. Jace Park (12); 16. Sawyer Phillips (10); 17. Jake Bubak (17); 18. Dustin Selvage (18); 19. Bryce Lucius (14); 20. Dusty Zomer (23); 21. Emerson Axsom (7); 22. Tasker Phillips (20); 23. Chris Martin (22); 24. AJ Moeller (24). Lap Leaders: Droud 1-11, Randall 12-20. Hard-charger: C. McCarl.

Justin Grant Tames Knoxville on First Night of Corn Belt Clash!
Jamie Ball Wins 360’s for the First Time in Three Years
by Bill Wright

KNOXVILLE, Iowa (May 31, 2024) – Justin Grant of Ione, California netted $8,000 for his win in Night #1 of the Corn Belt Clash Friday at the Knoxville Raceway. The driver of the TOPP Motorsports #4 had to outduel Brady Bacon and a series of cautions and red flags to net his second career win at the “Sprint Car Capital of the World.” In 360 action, Jamie Ball won for the tenth time in his career, but for the first time since 2021.

Grant led Mitchel Moles, Bacon, CJ Leary and Daison Pursley early in the 25-lap USAC main event. Bacon quickly moved into the second spot, while Pursley moved into fourth, setting the top five for the first ten laps, when Grant entered lapped traffic.

Bacon reeled the leader in, and on lap 14, used a slidejob in turns one and two to take the point. The perennial Knoxville favorite looked to be on his way before Leary slowed to a stop, surrendering the fourth spot with ten to go. That restart saw Wesley Smith tumble in turn two. He was o.k.

On the second try at green, Grant shot across turns one and two, sliding in front of Bacon to take back the lead. Meanwhile, Pursley followed in third, while Chase Johnson and Moles completed the top five. Chase Stockon slowed with five laps to go to bring another caution.

With the field jumbled again on the restart, Johnson shot the low side of turn two to jump from fourth to second. Bacon battled back by Johnson, but that was negated when Dakota Earls flipped in turn two with three to go, bringing the final slowdown. He was uninjured.

Grant was able to stay out front, wile Bacon slid by Johnson again for second coming for the white flag. A last ditch effort at Grant fell short by .247 of a second at the line. Pursley surged to third, followed by Jake Swanson and Johnson. Xavier Doney, Moles, Logan Seavey, Kyle Cummins and hard-charger JJ Yeley rounded out the top ten. Leary set quick time over the field, while Johnson, Matt Westfall and Seavey won heats. AJ Johnson took a wicked ride, destroying his sprinter in heat three. He was unhurt.

“It feels very good to get back in Victory Lane,” said Grant of his fifth USAC win of the year and the 50th in his career. “We have a rocket ship of a racecar. I was good early. I felt really comfortable. It got slicked and curbed up. It’s scary here at Knoxville. It’s fast and you’re up there on the curb. There were holes up in the cushion and I kind of got sitting back down in the seat trying not to crash the thing. Brady slid me, and I had a lap or two of the mopes. We got a yellow, and I was able to slide him there on the restart. If you come to Knoxville and you beat Brady Bacon, I feel like you’ve done something.”

Tyler Groenendyk led from the pole early in the 18-lap 360 main event. Clint Garner, Jamie Ball, Carson McCarl and a surging Chase Randall followed. Blake Hahn broke something hitting the turn two cushion one lap in to bring the only caution of the event.

Great racing ensued back in fourth, fifth and sixth between Aaron Reutzel, Brian Brown and Randall. Up front, Groenendyk entered lapped traffic on the tenth circuit. Groenendyk had to change from the low groove to a treacherous cushion in traffic, and on lap 13, he hit the top of turn two awkwardly, and Ball saw the opportunity to strike for the lead.

Reutzel was a late mover, gaining third from Garner with three to go, and getting by Groenendyk for second on the white flag lap. Both passes came on the high side of turn two.

Ball’s tenth career win came ahead of Reutzel, Groenendyk, Garner and Carson McCarl. Austin McCarl, Randall, Brown, Kaleb Johnson and Tony Rost completed the top ten. The 42-car field saw Randall and Carson McCarl set quick time in their respective groups, while Kade Higday, Ryan Leavitt, Reutzel and Hahn won heat races. Ryan Giles and Chase Johnson claimed the B mains.

“These don’t come easy,” said an excited Ball in Victory Lane. “I don’t know why, but I felt tonight was the night. All my guys have worked so hard. We’ve raced Reutzel, Randall and (Garet) Williamson and they’re the best in the country. We’ve really had to raise our game and this was the toughest of those ten wins. It’s pedal to the medal one hundred percent of the time. Tyler is a great competitor and he’s going to get one of these one of these days. He is probably the top guy to not get a win here.”

Join us Saturday, June 1 for the finale of the Avanti Windows & Doors Cornbelt Clash featuring the AMSOIL USAC National Sprint Car Series! The 988 Lifeline 410’s will also be in action! For more information on the Knoxville Raceway, visit us online at www.KnoxvilleRaceway.com!

Corn Belt Clash USAC National Sprint Car Results

Time Trials (Qualifying Order), 2 laps:, 1. 15X, CJ Leary, Greenfield, IN (24), 18.807; 2. 21AZ, Daison Pursley, Locust Grove, OK (3), 18.976; 3. 69, Brady Bacon, Broken Arrow, OK (20), 19.034; 4. 5S, Chase Stockon, Fort Branch, IN (2), 19.086; 5. 4, Justin Grant, Ione, CA (15), 19.090; 6. 19AZ, Mitchel Moles, Raisin City, CA (4), 19.102; 7. 74, Xavier Doney, Odessa, MO (6), 19.138; 8. 44, Wesley Smith, Nixa, MO (13), 19.163; 9. 3R, Kevin Thomas Jr., Cullman, AL (8), 19.195; 10. 4J, Chase Johnson, Penngrove, CA (10), 19.265; 11. 2B, Jake Swanson, Anaheim, CA (27), 19.389; 12. 88J, Joey Amantea, Mt. Pocono, PA (7), 19.405; 13. 12, Robert Ballou, Rocklin, CA (16), 19.432; 14. 17GP, Jadon Rogers, Worthington, IN (9), 19.485; 15. 57, Logan Seavey, Sutter, CA (25), 19.489; 16. 3P, Kyle Cummins, Princeton, IN (5), 19.571; 17. 33M, Matt Westfall, Pleasant Hill, OH (17), 19.620; 18. 73, Logan Calderwood, Goodyear, AZ (1), 19.652; 19. 1H, Korbyn Hayslett, Troy, OH (19), 19.716; 20. 24M, Hunter Maddox, Bloomington, IN (11), 19.805; 21. 21K, Kobe Simpson, Bonham, TX (22), 19.921; 22. 47, Charles Davis Jr., Buckeye, AZ (26), 19.986; 23. 2, JJ Yeley, Phoenix, AZ (23), 20.013; 24. 93, AJ Johnson, Oskaloosa, IA (14), 20.061; 25. 15E, Dakota Earls, Independence, MO (18), 20.207; 26. 38, Eric Schulz, Sioux Falls, SD (21), 20.332; DQ (Tire) 15, Carson Garrett, Littleton, CO (12)

Heat one (started), 8 Laps, 2:41.4: 1. Chase Johnson (3); 2. Chase Stockon (5); 3. Xavier Doney (4); 4. Robert Ballou (2); 5. CJ Leary (6); 6. Kyle Cummins (1); 7. Charles Davis Jr. (8); 8. Korbyn Hayslett (7); 9. Dakota Earls (9)

Heat two (started), 8 Laps, 2:45.0: 1. Matt Westfall (1); 2. Wesley Smith (4); 3. Daison Pursley (6); 4. Jadon Rogers (2); 5. Justin Grant (5); 6. Jake Swanson (3); 7. JJ Yeley (8); 8. Eric Schulz (9); 9. Hunter Maddox (7)

Heat three (started), 8 Laps, NT: 1. Logan Seavey (2); 2. Joey Amantea (3); 3. Brady Bacon (6); 4. Carson Garrett (9); 5. Mitchel Moles (5); 6. Kevin Thomas Jr. (4); 7. Kobe Simpson (7); 8. Logan Calderwood (1); 9. AJ Johnson (8)

A main (started), 25 Laps, NT: 1. Justin Grant (2); 2. Brady Bacon (4); 3. Daison Pursley (5); 4. Jake Swanson (13); 5. Chase Johnson (7); 6. Xavier Doney (10); 7. Mitchel Moles (1); 8. Logan Seavey (8); 9. Kyle Cummins (17); 10. JJ Yeley (23); 11. Robert Ballou (15); 12. Matt Westfall (9); 13. CJ Leary (6); 14. Carson Garrett (26); 15. Kevin Thomas Jr. (12); 16. Hunter Maddox (20); 17. Jadon Rogers (16); 18. Joey Amantea (14); 19. Chase Stockon (3); 20. Charles Davis Jr. (22); 21. Korbyn Hayslett (19); 22. Kobe Simpson (21); 23. Logan Calderwood (18); 24. Eric Schulz (25); 25. Dakota Earls (24); 26. Wesley Smith (11) DNS – AJ Johnson. Lap Leaders: Grant 1-13, Bacon 14-15, Grant 16-25. Hard-charger: Yeley.

360 Results

Time Trial Group 1 (Qualifying Order), 2 laps: 1. 2KS, Chase Randall, Waco, TX (3), 15.976; 2. 21, Brian Brown, Grain Valley, MO (1), 16.004; 3. 99, Tony Rost, Omaha, NE (18), 16.126; 4. 3P, Sawyer Phillips, Pleasantville, IA (13), 16.193; 5. 40, Clint Garner, Sioux Falls, SD (9), 16.221; 6. 01, Terry McCarl, Altoona, IA (6), 16.260; 7. 27B, Jake Bubak, Arvada, CO (8), 16.264; 8. 7B, Ben Brown, Marshall, MO (10), 16.309; 9. 09, Matt Juhl, Tea, SD (15), 16.311; 10. 7A, Jack Anderson, Newton, IA (7), 16.313; 11. 24, Kade Higday, Pleasant Hill, IA (16), 16.329; 12. 22, Ryan Leavitt, Knoxville, IA (12), 16.370; 13. 44, Chris Martin, Ankeny, IA (4), 16.381; 14. 6AJ, AJ Moeller, Rockwell City, IA (17), 16.392; 15. 2M, Ryan Giles, Grimes, IA (19), 16.447; 16. 86, Timothy Smith, Rocheport, MO (5), 16.453; 17. 5A, Alex Vande Voort, Knoxville, IA (11), 16.884; 18. 38, Logan Alexander, Lacona, IA (14), 17.095; 19. 1A, John Anderson, Des Moines, IA (20), 17.153; 20. T4, Tyler Graves, Chariton, IA (21), 17.209; 21. 14, Aidan Zoutte, Knoxville, IA (2), NT

Time Trial Group 2 (Qualifying Order), 2 laps: 1. 27, Carson McCarl, Altoona, IA (1), 16.145; 2. 24N, Nathan Mills, Bondurant, IA (7), 16.167; 3. 4W, Jamie Ball, Knoxville, IA (10), 16.178; 4. 6N, Kaleb Johnson, Sioux Falls, SD (4), 16.209; 5. 87, Aaron Reutzel, Clute, TX (14), 16.231; 6. 17, Tyler Groenendyk, Oskaloosa, IA (5), 16.254; 7. 27W, Emerson Axsom, Franklin, IN (8), 16.299; 8. 88, Austin McCarl, Altoona, IA (12), 16.405; 9. 4, Cam Martin, Ankeny, IA (16), 16.434; 10. 53, Joe Beaver, Knoxville, IA (17), 16.463; 11. 22M, Rees Moran, Tulsa, OK (2), 16.565; 12. 52, Blake Hahn, Sapulpa, OK (18), 16.584; 13. 1TAZ, Tasker Phillips, Pleasantville, IA (11), 16.611; 14. 4J, Chase Johnson, Penngrove, CA (6), 16.652; 15. 4G, Cole Garner, Sioux Falls, SD (3), 16.653; 16. 77X, Alex Hill, Six Nations, ONT, Ca (21), 16.725; 17. 4C, Tuesday Calderwood, Goodyear, AZ (20), 16.740; 18. 33, Alan Zoutte, Knoxville, IA (13), 16.809; 19. 20T, Corey Timmerman, Burlington, IA (9), 16.931; 20. 3R, Russell Potter, Boonville, MO (19), 17.330; 21. 12S, Adyn Schmidt, Haubstadt, IN (15), NT

Heat one (started), 7 Laps, NT: 1. Kade Higday (1); 2. Jake Bubak (3); 3. Chase Randall (6); 4. Clint Garner (4); 5. Ryan Giles (8); 6. Tony Rost (5); 7. Chris Martin (7); 8. Alex Vande Voort (9); 9. John Anderson (10); 10. Matt Juhl (2) DNS – Aidan Zoutte

Heat two (started), 7 Laps, 2:00.1: 1. Ryan Leavitt (1); 2. Jack Anderson (2); 3. Ben Brown (3); 4. Brian Brown (6); 5. Terry McCarl (4); 6. Sawyer Phillips (5); 7. AJ Moeller (7); 8. Timothy Smith (8); 9. Logan Alexander (9); 10. Tyler Graves (10)

Heat three (started), 7 Laps, 1:59.7: 1. Aaron Reutzel (4); 2. Cam Martin (2); 3. Jamie Ball (5); 4. Rees Moran (1); 5. Emerson Axsom (3); 6. Carson McCarl (6); 7. Tasker Phillips (7); 8. Cole Garner (8); 9. Adyn Schmidt (11); 10. Corey Timmerman (10); 11. Tuesday Calderwood (9)

Heat four (started), 7 Laps, 2:02.0: 1. Blake Hahn (1); 2. Austin McCarl (3); 3. Tyler Groenendyk (4); 4. Joe Beaver (2); 5. Kaleb Johnson (5); 6. Chase Johnson (7); 7. Nathan Mills (6); 8. Alex Hill (8); 9. Russell Potter (10); 10. Alan Zoutte (9)

B main one (started), 8 Laps, 2:23.4: 1. Ryan Giles (1); 2. Ryan Leavitt (2) / 3. Chris Martin (3); 4. Timothy Smith (4); 5. Alex Vande Voort (5); 6. John Anderson (7); 7. Tyler Graves (8); 8. Logan Alexander (6) DNS – Matt Juhl, AJ Moeller, Aidan Zoutte

B main two (started), 10 Laps, 3:04.1: 1. Chase Johnson (3); 2. Tasker Phillips (4) / 3. Alex Hill (6); 4. Joe Beaver (1); 5. Rees Moran (2); 6. Cole Garner (5); 7. Adyn Schmidt (9); 8. Russell Potter (7); 9. Tuesday Calderwood (11); 10. Alan Zoutte (8); 11. Corey Timmerman (10)

A main (started), 18 Laps, NT: 1. Jamie Ball (5); 2. Aaron Reutzel (7); 3. Tyler Groenendyk (1); 4. Clint Garner (2); 5. Carson McCarl (3); 6. Austin McCarl (10); 7. Chase Randall (8); 8. Brian Brown (6); 9. Kaleb Johnson (12); 10. Tony Rost (9); 11. Jake Bubak (4); 12. Emerson Axsom (20); 13. Ben Brown (11); 14. Terry McCarl (19); 15. Jack Anderson (17); 16. Kade Higday (13); 17. Chase Johnson (22); 18. Ryan Giles (21); 19. Sawyer Phillips (15); 20. Ryan Leavitt (23); 21. Nathan Mills (16); 22. Tasker Phillips (24); 23. Cam Martin (14); 24. Blake Hahn (18). Lap Leaders: Groenendyk 1-12, Ball 13-18. Hard-charger: Axsom.

5/27/24

Huset’s Speedway
Brandon, SD

40 410’s
37 IMCA Racesavers

410’s

Drivers were separated into two qualifying groups. Tim Kaeding (1st car out to time) set quick time in the first group and overall at 10.895 seconds on the quarter-mile. Garet Williamson (4th car out) was second quick, Austin McCarl (17th), Daison Pursley (20th) and Tim Estenson (2nd). Justin Henderson (4th car out) was quickest in the second group, ahead of Kerry Madsen (5th), Aaron Reutzel (10th), Kaleb Johnson (8th) and Jade Hastings (3rd). Bill Wagner did not get a time in.

Heat one (started, *qualified for feature): 1. 14T-Tim Estenson[2*]; 2. 3-Tim Kaeding[4*]; 3. 4-Cameron Martin[1*]; 4. 27-Carson McCarl[3*]; 5. 13-Mark Dobmeier[5*]; 6. 36-Jason Martin[10]; 7. 09-Matt Juhl[7]; 8. 95-Tyler Drueke[9]; 9. 74N-Luke Nellis[6]; 10. 10J-Justin Jacobsma[8]

8-lap heats saw qualifying points combined with heat finish points. The top 20 qualified for the A main. Cam Martin led early before Estenson took the point on lap two. Kaeding also moved by Martin into second on lap three.

Heat two (started, *qualified for feature): 1. 88-Austin McCarl[2*]; 2. 25-Daison Pursley[3*]; 3. 23-Garet Williamson[4*]; 4. 24T-Christopher Thram[5*]; 5. 81-Stuart Snyder[7]; 6. 17G-Lee Goos Jr[8]; 7. 8-Jacob Hughes[6]; 8. 10-Trevor Serbus[10]; 9. 9-Dominic Dobesh[9]; 10. 3J-Dusty Zomer[1]

Austin McCarl led the distance. Zomer got above the cushion and lost several spots right away, suffered mechanical issues, dropped out on lap four and was done for the night.

Heat three (started, *qualified for feature): 1. 8H-Jade Hastings[2*]; 2. 11M-Brendan Mullen[7*]; 3. 14H-Scott Winters[1*]; 4. 83JR-Sam Henderson[6*]; 5. 17B-Ryan Bickett[9]; 6. 44-Chris Martin[5]; 7. 96-Blaine Stegenga[8]; 8. 22W-Aaron Werner[10]; 9. 87-Aaron Reutzel[3*]; 10. 83-Justin Henderson[4*]

Winters led early over Hastings, Reutzel and Henderson. Henderson got by Reutzel for third on lap four, while Hastings took the lead from Winters. Henderson exited on lap five. Reutzel broke a rear axle on lap seven while running third. Ch. Martin spun to avoid while running fourth, and had to restart at the tail. Mullen grabbed second from Winters on the restart. Both Reutzel and Henderson had enough qualifying points to make the A.

Heat four (started, *qualified for feature): 1. 2KS-Chase Randall[2*]; 2. 22K-Kaleb Johnson[3*]; 3. 5G-Gage Pulkrabek[1*]; 4. 55M-Kerry Madsen[4*]; 5. 16-Brooke Tatnell[5*]; 6. 22-Riley Goodno[6]; 7. 64-Andy Pake[7]; 8. 55-Brandon Allen[8]; 9. 33B-Scott Broty[9]; 10. 78-Bill Wagner[10]

Randall led wire to wire. Johnson passed Pulkrabek for second on lap two.

B main one (started): 1. 81-Stuart Snyder[2]; 2. 17G-Lee Goos Jr[4] / 3. 36-Jason Martin[3]; 4. 09-Matt Juhl[5]; 5. 74N-Luke Nellis[1]; 6. 8-Jacob Hughes[6]; 7. 10-Trevor Serbus[8]; 8. 95-Tyler Drueke[7]; 9. 10J-Justin Jacobsma[10]; 10. 9-Dominic Dobesh[9]; DNS - 3J-Dusty Zomer

The 10-lapper took the top two to the A. Snyder led the distance. J. Martin passed Nellis for third on lap two, but could never seriously challenge Goos for the transfer spot.

B main two (started): 1. 44-Chris Martin[2]; 2. 22-Riley Goodno[3] / 3. 17B-Ryan Bickett[1]; 4. 64-Andy Pake[5]; 5. 96-Blaine Stegenga[4]; 6. 22W-Aaron Werner[6]; 7. 33B-Scott Broty[8]; 8. 55-Brandon Allen[7]; 9. 78-Bill Wagner[9]

Bickett was penalized a row for jumping the start. Ch. Martin led from there. Goodno inherited the pole and held onto the final transfer in a mostly single-file event.

A main (started): 1. 3-Tim Kaeding[1]; 2. 2KS-Chase Randall[3]; 3. 25-Daison Pursley[4]; 4. 22K-Kaleb Johnson[2]; 5. 23-Garet Williamson[5]; 6. 88-Austin McCarl[9]; 7. 14T-Tim Estenson[8]; 8. 13-Mark Dobmeier[17]; 9. 27-Carson McCarl[10]; 10. 16-Brooke Tatnell[20]; 11. 87-Aaron Reutzel[18]; 12. 8H-Jade Hastings[7]; 13. 55M-Kerry Madsen[6]; 14. 11M-Brendan Mullen[16]; 15. 44-Chris Martin[22]; 16. 14H-Scott Winters[12]; 17. 24T-Christopher Thram[15]; 18. 17G-Lee Goos Jr[23]; 19. 4-Cameron Martin[11]; 20. 22-Riley Goodno[24]; 21. 81-Stuart Snyder[21]; 22. 5G-Gage Pulkrabek[13]; 23. 83JR-Sam Henderson[19]; 24. 83-Justin Henderson[14]

Kaeding led early in the 25-lapper over Randall and Johnson. Pursley, who was a surprise winner Sunday used the low side to get past Johnson into third on lap two. On lap three, J. Henderson flipped coming out of turn four ending a tough night for him. He was unhurt, but done. S. Henderson and Pulkrabek were collected, but made repairs in the work area and continued. Once green again, Kaeding got to lapped traffic on lap nine. Randall stayed within striking distance and on lap 19 passed the leader in traffic. The pass was negated, however, by a Madsen spin that brought caution. Kaeding pulled away in clean air in the six-lap dash to the checkers in his first win at Huset’s since September of 2020. He collected $5,000 and was emotional in victory. Randall picked up an extra $1,000 from TKW Transport for being the highest finishing driver who raced at Knoxville Saturday. Tatnell was the hard-charger.

IMCA Racesavers

Heat one (started): 1. 45-Monty Ferriera[1]; 2. 67-Dan Carsrud[3]; 3. 19B-Jack Berger[2] / 4. 18-Tyler Rabenberg[7]; 5. 15-Laela Eisenschenk[5]; 6. X-Dylan Waxdahl[4]; 7. 69-Mike Moore[8]; 8. 18E-Corbin Erickson[6]

8-lap heats were inverted according to IMCA points and took the top three to the A main. Ferriera led the distance and won by a good margin. Rabenberg grabbed fourth from L. Eisenschenk on lap three, but fell one spot short. It wouldn’t be his last charge of the night.

Heat two (started): 1. 3K-Jeremy Kerzman[1]; 2. 1-Amelia Eisenschenk[2] 3. 23-Brandon Bosma[5] / 4. 03-Shayle Bade[6]; 5. 7L-Jesse Lindberg[4]; 6. 80P-Jacob Peterson[7]; 7. 23L-Aydin Lloyd[3]

Kerzman led wire to wire. Bosma moved up nicely into third on the first lap. Bade passed Lindberg for fourth on lap two. Lloyd, who crewed for David Gravel the last couple of years got into the turn four wall and flipped as the checkers were displayed. He was unhurt, but done for the night.

Heat three (started): 1. 81-Jared Jansen[4]; 2. 34DD-Brady Donnohue[6]; 3. 91-Andrew Sullivan[2] / 4. 23V-Michalob Voeltz[3]; 5. 2D-Dusty Ballenger[7]; 6. 17D-Dillon Bickett[5]; 7. 28G-Gracyn Masur[1]

G. Masur spun in turn one when the green fell and restarted at the tail. Jansen led early over Sullivan, Voeltz and Donnohue. Donnohue claimed third from Voeltz on lap four, while D. Ballenger moved into fifth. Donnohue then used the cushion to pass Sullivan for second with two to go.

Heat four (started): 1. 13MJ-Brandon Halverson[6]; 2. 48-Cole Olson[2]; 3. 15V-Cole Vanderheiden[7] / 4. 13G-Gaige Weldon[4]; 5. 28-Nicholas Winter[5]; 6. 35-Jeff Lackey[8]; 7. 62J-Jay Masur[1]; 8. 12L-John Lambertz[3]

Olson led early over Halverson, who jumped to second right away, J. Masur and Lambertz. With a lap in the books, Lambertz was attempting a pass of Masur and hit his left front with his right rear, sending him tumbling in turn two. He was unhurt, but both were done for the night. Halverson sized up Olson and passed him for the lead high in turn four on lap three. Vanderheiden, who won here Sunday, passed Winter for fourth on lap four, and put a slider on Weldon on lap seven to claim the final transfer.

Heat five (started): 1. 17V-Casey Abbas[2]; 2. 6B-Bayley Ballenger[4]; 3. 32-Trefer Waller[6] / 4. 3J-Jeridan Jordahl[3]; 5. 31-Koby Werkmeister[7]; 6. 3-Jeremiah Jordahl[1]; 7. 14-Nick Barger[5]

Abbas led throughout. Jeremiah Jordahl was second early, but B. Ballenger took that spot on lap three. On lap four, Waller followed her into a transfer.

B main one (started): 1. 18-Tyler Rabenberg[1]; 2. 03-Shayle Bade[2]; 3. X-Dylan Waxdahl[6] / 4. 15-Laela Eisenschenk[4]; 5. 23V-Michalob Voeltz[3]; 6. 7L-Jesse Lindberg[5]; 7. 18E-Corbin Erickson[10]; 8. 69-Mike Moore[9]; 9. 80P-Jacob Peterson[7]; 10. 17D-Dillon Bickett[8]; DNS - 23L-Aydin Lloyd

The 8-lapper took the top three to the A main. Rabenberg dominated this one with Bade securing second. L. Eisenschenk held the third and final transfer for six laps. Waxdahl moved by Lindberg for fourth on lap two and L. Eisenschenk with two to go to gain the final ticket to the show.

B main two (started): 1. 13G-Gaige Weldon[1]; 2. 2D-Dusty Ballenger[3]; 3. 3J-Jeridan Jordahl[2] / 4. 31-Koby Werkmeister[5]; 5. 28-Nicholas Winter[4]; 6. 3-Jeremiah Jordahl[6]; 7. 14-Nick Barger[9]; 8. 28G-Gracyn Masur[7]; 9. 35-Jeff Lackey[8]; DNS - 62J-Jay Masur, 12L-John Lambertz

G. Masur spun and collected Lackey before a lap could get in. Lackey was done. Weldon led wire to wire as the top three did not change.

A main (started): 1. 45-Monty Ferriera[1]; 2. 3K-Jeremy Kerzman[2]; 3. 18-Tyler Rabenberg[16]; 4. 17V-Casey Abbas[5]; 5. 1-Amelia Eisenschenk[3]; 6. 48-Cole Olson[4]; 7. 34DD-Brady Donnohue[9]; 8. 19B-Jack Berger[11]; 9. 67-Dan Carsrud[6]; 10. 23-Brandon Bosma[12]; 11. 81-Jared Jansen[7]; 12. 13MJ-Brandon Halverson[10]; 13. 15V-Cole Vanderheiden[14]; 14. 32-Trefer Waller[15]; 15. 03-Shayle Bade[18]; 16. 13G-Gaige Weldon[17]; 17. 6B-Bayley Ballenger[8]; 18. 91-Andrew Sullivan[13]; 19. 2D-Dusty Ballenger[19]; 20. X-Dylan Waxdahl[20]; 21. 3J-Jeridan Jordahl[21]

The 20-lapper went non-stop. Ferriera led A. Eisenschenk, Kerzman, Carsrud and Abbas early. Abbas moved into fourth on the low side on lap three. Ferriera was into lapped traffic by lap 12. Kerzman used the low groove to get by A. Eisenschenk for second with seven to go. Meanwhile, Rabenberg had moved from row eight up to the top five. Abbas rolled into third on lap 16. Rabenberg’s charge concluded with a pass of Abbas for third. Things got exciting late when Kerzman passed Ferriera on the low side to lead lap 19. Ferriera, a transplanted Californian, roared around the top of one and two on the last lap to take the lead back and gain his first win at Huset’s.

Chase Randall Scores First Ever Knoxville 410 Win!
Aaron Reutzel Earns 11th 360 Win; J Kinder Wins for the Second Week in a Row in the Pros
by Bill Wright

KNOXVILLE, Iowa (May 25, 2024) – Chase Randall passed Aaron Reutzel early in the 20-lap 988 Lifeline 410 feature on Dennison Racing Tees and Jersey Freeze Night to earn his first ever main event win in the class Saturday at Knoxville Raceway. The Waco, Texas native earned $6,000 for his win aboard the TKS Motorsports #2KS. Reutzel won a battle with young Jack Anderson to claim his eleventh career win in the 360 class, and J Kinder won for the seventh time in his career and for the second week in a row in the Pro Sprints class.

The 410 feature got off to a rocky start when Scott Bogucki tried to sneak between Randall and the turn two wall on the first lap. Bogucki spun hard and got upside down in an incident that saw Dusty Zomer and Zach Hampton also flip. AJ Moeller was also involved as were Gage Pulkrabek, Josh Schneiderman and Sawyer Phillips. The latter three restarted.

The second try at green would take and the race would go the distance. Reutzel grabbed the early advantage after inheriting a starting spot outside row one, ahead of Randall, Austin McCarl, Kerry Madsen and Lynton Jeffrey.

On lap three, Randall threw a slider across turn two, wrestling the lead from Reutzel, and five laps later was already moving through lapped traffic. Randall, Reutzel, McCarl and Madsen distanced themselves from the rest of the pack in the middle stages.

Traffic got intense, and Reutzel pulled close on a couple of occasions. McCarl snuck by for second in turn two on lap 13, but Reutzel came back with a slider of his own in turn two to reclaim the position a lap later.

The battle between the two allowed Randall to pull away for his inaugural 410 win here ahead of Reutzel, McCarl, Madsen and Garet Williamson. Hard-charger Tasker Phillips, Jeffrey, Kelby Watt, Chris Martin and Matt Juhl rounded out the top ten. Reutzel set quick time over the 32-car field, while Watt, Zomer, Phillips and Hampton won heat races. Darin Naida won the B.

“It was huge,” said Randall of his first win. “It was very tricky judging my pace off of the lapped cars. I was driving as hard as I could, but when I got close to lapped traffic I feel like I slowed down. I was itching to go, but I was trying to be patient at the same time. I just had to take a few deep breaths. I know I felt great from the first lap. Troy (Renfro) and I have been working extremely hard to make this car the best it can be.”

Jack Anderson shot out from the pole position to begin the 18-lap 360 A main ahead of Kade Higday, Reutzel, Tyler Groenendyk and Terry McCarl. Reutzel was a rocket on the bottom of the track, and claimed second from Higday on lap two, while McCarl moved into fourth. McCarl also worked by Higday into the top three on lap four. Anderson entered lapped traffic on lap six and kept a good pace. Reutzel kept within striking distance through the middle stages. Randall also entered the top four at that point.

On lap 12, Anderson slid in the middle of turns one and two and Reutzel entered high and left turn two low to make his winning pass. He pulled away from there to the victory. Randall passed McCarl with there to go and Anderson with two to go to claim second ahead of Anderson, McCarl and Groenendyk. Jamie Ball, Higday, hard-charger Tasker Phillips, Kaleb Johnson and Ryan Giles completed the top ten. Randall set quick time over the 32-car field and won his heat. Timothy Smith, Tony Rost and Groenendyk also won heats. Phillips claimed the B.

“The car was really good,” said Reutzel in Victory Lane. “Wow! It gets sketchy out there sometimes when the leaders are going so much faster than those lapped cars. There were a couple scary moments there. I was glad we were able to hang on. (Anderson) was doing a hell of a job moving around. I actually think he might have had a better car than me. He could get out in the middle and still keep his momentum up. I just had to keep ducking when he dodged and dodging when he ducked. Wherever he went, I had to hurry up and pick another line. I just had to go up the hill and come back down; he just had one lapped car screw him up.”

J Kinder led the 15-lap Pro Sprints feature from the start, ahead of Rob Kubli, Matt Allen, Ryan Navratil and Jeff Wilke. Chase Young soon found himself in the top five as well. The only caution of the event came for a stalled Toby Mosher on lap eight. Navratil climbed from fifth to third on the restart, but Allen recaptured the spot (he would later be penalized two spots for jumping the same restart).

Kinder was never seriously challenged in his run to his second win in a row. Kubli held onto second, with Young, AJ Johnson and Allen scored in the top five. Navritil, Mike Mayberry, Josh Jones, Brandon Worthington and Wilke rounded out the top ten.

“This is the first time I’ve ever won back to back,” said the 2014 305 track champion in Victory Lane. “The car is rolling good. It’s going to be a good year, we’ll see how it plays out. I struggled a little bit with (the lapped car of Bob Hildreth) in turn one, and I looked at the board and saw there was a car right behind me. I thought I couldn’t do that. Being in clean air was definitely the place to be.”

Join us Friday, May 31 and Saturday, June 1 for the Avanti Windows & Doors Cornbelt Clash featuring two nights of action with the AMSOIL USAC National Sprint Car Series! The 360 class will join USAC on Friday and the 988 Lifeline 410’s will also be on the card Saturday. For more information on the Knoxville Raceway, visit us online at www.KnoxvilleRaceway.com!

988 Lifeline 410 Results

Time Trials (Qualifying Order), 2 laps:,\ 1. 87, Aaron Reutzel, Clute, TX (5), 15.506; 2. 88, Austin McCarl, Altoona, IA (16), 15.527; 3. 2, Lynton Jeffrey, Sydney, NSW, Aust. (21), 15.625; 4. 10L, Scott Bogucki, McLaren Vale, SA, Aust. (18), 15.671; 5. 27, Carson McCarl, Altoona, IA (13), 15.687; 6. 2KS, Chase Randall, Waco, TX (11), 15.710; 7. 23, Garet Williamson, Columbia, MO (7), 15.718; 8. 09, Matt Juhl, Tea, SD (1), 15.738; 9. 3P, Sawyer Phillips, Pleasantville, IA (2), 15.782; 10. 3J, Dusty Zomer, Sioux Falls, SD (17), 15.799; 11. 55, Kerry Madsen, St. Marys, NSW, Aust. (19), 15.834; 12. 44, Chris Martin, Ankeny, IA (27), 16.013; 13. 1K, Kelby Watt, Adel, IA (12), 16.030; 14. 20, AJ Moeller, Rockwell City, IA (15), 16.034; 15. 1, Tasker Phillips, Pleasantville, IA (22), 16.137; 16. 15JR, Cole Mincer, Burlington, IA (4), 16.152; 17. 6W, Dustin Selvage, Indianola, IA (6), 16.163; 18. 49, Josh Schneiderman, West Burlington, IA (10), 16.212; 19. 15, Jack Potter, Raymore, MO (9), 16.293; 20. 25, Daison Pursley, Locust Grove, OK (26), 16.314; 21. G5, Gage Pulkrabek, East Grand Forks, MN (3), 16.399; 22. 4W, Jamie Ball, Knoxville, IA (32), 16.425; 23. 95, Tyler Drueke, Eagle, NE (14), 16.450; 24. 35, Zach Hampton, Plainfield, IN (29), 16.453; 25. 45X, Jace Park, Overland Park, KS (24), 16.527; 26. 6, Darin Naida, Adrian, MI (20), 16.572; 27. 22, Riley Goodno, Knoxville, IA (25), 16.574; 28. 44X, Scotty Johnson, Melcher-Dallas, IA (31), 16.887; 29. 9H, Landon Hansen, Newton, IA (23), 17.032; 30. 8, Jack Croaker, East Grand Forks, MN (30), 17.110; 31. 9, Dominic Dobesh, Brookings, SD (28), 17.506; 32. 78, Bill Wagner, Reeder, ND (8), 17.790.

Heat one (started), 8 Laps, 2:12.6: 1. Kelby Watt (3); 2. Dustin Selvage (2); 3. Sawyer Phillips (4); 4. Carson McCarl (5); 5. Aaron Reutzel (6); 6. Jace Park (7); 7. Gage Pulkrabek (1); 8. Landon Hansen (8)

Heat two (started), 8 Laps, 2:14.1: 1. Dusty Zomer (4); 2. Chase Randall (3); 3. AJ Moeller (1); 4. Austin McCarl (6); 5. Josh Schneiderman (2); 6. Darin Naida (5); 7. Jack Croaker (7) DNS – Jamie Ball

Heat three (started), 8 Laps, 2:16.4: 1. Tasker Phillips (3); 2. Kerry Madsen (4); 3. Garet Williamson (5); 4. Tyler Drueke (1); 5. Lynton Jeffrey (6); 6. Riley Goodno (7); 7. Jack Potter (2); 8. Dominic Dobesh (8)

Heat four (started), 8 Laps, 2:15.2: 1. Zach Hampton (1); 2. Chris Martin (4); 3. Scott Bogucki (6); 4. Daison Pursley (2); 5. Matt Juhl (5); 6. Scotty Johnson (7); 7. Cole Mincer (3); 8. Bill Wagner (8)

B main (started), 12 Laps, 3:51.9: 1. Darin Naida (5); 2. Riley Goodno (4); 3. Scotty Johnson (6); 4. Gage Pulkrabek (3) / 5. Cole Mincer (1); 6. Jack Potter (2); 7. Jack Croaker (7); 8. Landon Hansen (8); 9. Dominic Dobesh (9); 10. Bill Wagner (10) DNS – Jace Park, Jamie Ball

A main (started), 20 Laps, 6:11.9: 1. Chase Randall (1); 2. Aaron Reutzel (3); 3. Austin McCarl (4); 4. Kerry Madsen (8); 5. Garet Williamson (7); 6. Tasker Phillips (12); 7. Lynton Jeffrey (5); 8. Kelby Watt (11); 9. Chris Martin (10); 10. Matt Juhl (13); 11. Daison Pursley (16); 12. Dustin Selvage (14); 13. Sawyer Phillips (9); 14. Riley Goodno (20); 15. Tyler Drueke (18); 16. Josh Schneiderman (19); 17. Darin Naida (21); 18. Scotty Johnson (23); 19. Gage Pulkrabek (22); 20. Scott Bogucki (2); 21. Dusty Zomer (6); 22. AJ Moeller (15); 23. Zach Hampton (17) DNS – Carson McCarl. Lap Leaders: Reutzel 1-2, Randall 3-20. Hard-charger: T. Phillips.

360 Results

Time Trials (Qualifying Order), 2 laps: 1. 2KS, Chase Randall, Waco, TX (3), 15.652; 2. 4W, Jamie Ball, Knoxville, IA (12), 15.753; 3. 87, Aaron Reutzel, Clute, TX (32), 15.768; 4. 01, Terry McCarl, Altoona, IA (1), 15.839; 5. 53, Joe Beaver, Knoxville, IA (14), 15.846; 6. 24, Kade Higday, Pleasant Hill, IA (28), 15.888; 7. 4, Cam Martin, Ankeny, IA (29), 15.914; 8. 17, Tyler Groenendyk, Oskaloosa, IA (13), 15.950; 9. 22, Ryan Leavitt, Knoxville, IA (8), 15.987; 10. 7B, Ben Brown, Marshall, MO (5), 15.989; 11. 7A, Jack Anderson, Newton, IA (7), 16.000; 12. 2M, Ryan Giles, Grimes, IA (15), 16.006; 13. 22X, Riley Goodno, Knoxville, IA (25), 16.007; 14. 6N, Kaleb Johnson, Sioux Falls, SD (11), 16.022; 15. 40, Clint Garner, Sioux Falls, SD (24), 16.050; 16. 1TAZ, Tasker Phillips, Pleasantville, IA (2), 16.066; 17. 24N, Nathan Mills, Bondurant, IA (27), 16.107; 18. 77X, Alex Hill, Six Nations, ONT, Ca (22), 16.165; 19. 99, Tony Rost, Omaha, NE (26), 16.195; 20. 33, Alan Zoutte, Knoxville, IA (16), 16.258; 21. 4C, Tuesday Calderwood, Goodyear, AZ (9), 16.283; 22. 86, Timothy Smith, Rocheport, MO (17), 16.333; 23. 6AJ, AJ Moeller, Rockwell City, IA (31), 16.344; 24. 4G, Cole Garner, Sioux Falls, SD (19), 16.345; 25. 83, Kurt Mueller, Reynolds, IL (23), 16.395; 26. 3R, Russell Potter, Boonville, MO (4), 16.466; 27. 14, Aidan Zoutte, Knoxville, IA (20), 16.539; 28. 1A, John Anderson, Des Moines, IA (6), 16.681; 29. 5A, Alex Vande Voort, Knoxville, IA (30), 16.738; 30. 38, Logan Alexander, Lacona, IA (10), 16.840; 31. T4, Tyler Graves, Chariton, IA (18), 17.353; 32. G5, Gage Pulkrabek, East Grand Forks, MN (21), 16.692

Heat one (started), 7 Laps, 1:58.2: 1. Chase Randall (6); 2. Joe Beaver (5); 3. Nathan Mills (2); 4. Riley Goodno (3); 5. Ryan Leavitt (4); 6. Tuesday Calderwood (1); 7. Alex Vande Voort (8); 8. Kurt Mueller (7)

Heat two (started), 7 Laps, 1:58.6: 1. Timothy Smith (1); 2. Kaleb Johnson (3); 3. Jamie Ball (6); 4. Kade Higday (5); 5. Ben Brown (4); 6. Alex Hill (2); 7. Russell Potter (7); 8. Logan Alexander (8)

Heat three (started), 7 Laps, 1:58.8: 1. Tony Rost (2); 2. Jack Anderson (4); 3. Clint Garner (3); 4. Aaron Reutzel (6); 5. Cam Martin (5); 6. AJ Moeller (1); 7. Aidan Zoutte (7); 8. Tyler Graves (8)

Heat four (started), 7 Laps, NT: 1. Tyler Groenendyk (5); 2. Cole Garner (1); 3. Ryan Giles (4); 4. Terry McCarl (6); 5. Alan Zoutte (2); 6. Gage Pulkrabek (8); 7. John Anderson (7); 8. Tasker Phillips (3)

B main (started), 10 Laps, 3:00.3: 1. Tasker Phillips (1); 2. Alex Hill (2); 3. AJ Moeller (4); 4. Alex Vande Voort (9) / 5. Gage Pulkrabek (10); 6. Tuesday Calderwood (3); 7. Russell Potter (5); 8. Aidan Zoutte (6); 9. Logan Alexander (11); 10. John Anderson (8); 11. Tyler Graves (12); 12. Kurt Mueller (7)

A main (started), 18 Laps, 5:33.9: 1. Aaron Reutzel (5); 2. Chase Randall (8); 3. Jack Anderson (1); 4. Terry McCarl (3); 5. Tyler Groenendyk (4); 6. Jamie Ball (7); 7. Kade Higday (2); 8. Tasker Phillips (21); 9. Kaleb Johnson (12); 10. Ryan Giles (11); 11. Clint Garner (15); 12. Ryan Leavitt (10); 13. Joe Beaver (6); 14. Riley Goodno (16); 15. Cam Martin (9); 16. Timothy Smith (17); 17. Tony Rost (14); 18. Cole Garner (19); 19. Ben Brown (13); 20. Alex Vande Voort (24); 21. AJ Moeller (23); 22. Alex Hill (22); 23. Alan Zoutte (20); 24. Nathan Mills (18). Lap Leaders: Jack Anderson 1-11, Reutzel 12-18. Hard-charger: T. Phillips

Pro Series Results

Time Trials (Group Qualifying): 1. 17, Matt Allen, Norwalk, IA (6), 16.994; 2. 8J, AJ Johnson, Oskaloosa, IA (8), 17.099; 3. 0, Mike Mayberry, Fremont, IA (1), 17.184; 4. 88, J Kinder, Linn, MO (7), 17.203; 5. 55, Toby Mosher, Osceola, IA (12), 17.299; 6. 12P, Ryan Navratil, Des Moines, IA (11), 17.310; 7. 7, Rob Kubli, Milo, IA (5), 17.379; 8. 26, Chase Young, Des Moines, IA (10), 17.427; 9. 41, Jeff Wilke, Knoxville, IA (2), 17.511; 10. 55KC, Bob Hildreth, Iowa Falls, IA (4), 17.605; 11. 02S, Josh Jones, Knoxville, IA (9), 17.853; 12. 12K, Koddy Hildreth, Zearing, IA (3), 17.926; 13. 71, Brandon Worthington, Indianola, IA (13), NT

Heat one (started), 6 Laps, 1:53.5: 1. Jeff Wilke (2); 2. Josh Jones (1); 3. Mike Mayberry (5); 4. Rob Kubli (3); 5. Brandon Worthington (7); 6. Matt Allen (6); 7. Toby Mosher (4)

Heat two (started), 6 Laps, 1:50.2: 1. Chase Young (3); 2. Ryan Navratil (4); 3. Koddy Hildreth (1); 4. AJ Johnson (6); 5. J Kinder (5); 6. Bob Hildreth (2);

A main (started), 15 Laps, NT: 1. J Kinder (2); 2. Rob Kubli (1); 3. Chase Young (5); 4. AJ Johnson (7); 5. Matt Allen (4); 6. Ryan Navratil (6); 7. Mike Mayberry (8); 8. Josh Jones (9); 9. Brandon Worthington (13); 10. Jeff Wilke (3); 11. Koddy Hildreth (11); 12. Bob Hildreth (12); 13. Toby Mosher (10). Lap Leader: Kinder 1-15. Hard-charger: Worthington.

Garet Williamson Grabs First Ever Knoxville Win Over Reutzel by .087 of a Second!

Nate Mills Leads Wire to Wire for First Knoxville Win in a 360; J Kinder Wins in the Pros

by Bill Wright

KNOXVILLE, Iowa (May 18, 2024) – Garet Williamson posted his first ever 410 sprint car win at the Knoxville Raceway Saturday, holding off Aaron Reutzel at the line. The win came aboard the Fischer Motorsports #23 and was worth $6,000 for the Columbia, Missouri native. Nathan Mills also won his first career feature in the 360 class in exciting fashion in his family #24N, and J Kinder won in the Pro Sprints class for the sixth time in his career, and for the first time since he won a 305 track title in 2014.

The 20-lap 410 main event got off to a rocky start. Chris Martin got sideways and upside down, with Jack Potter and Scotty Johnson trying to avoid and suffering the same fate. All were o.k., but finished. Tasker Phillips spun on the restart before things got going.

Williamson led from outside row one early, ahead of Jamie Ball, Austin McCarl, Reutzel and Matt Juhl. McCarl used the low side to move by Ball on lap seven for the second spot. Williamson was lapping traffic on the eighth circuit, when Dusty Zomer entered the top five.

Reutzel was also on the move at the halfway point, taking third from Ball before Kelby Watt came to a stop, bringing out the final caution with nine laps to go. Williamson led McCarl, Reutzel, Ball and Zomer back to green.

Carson McCarl entered the top five by getting by Zomer with seven to go. Meanwhile, Reutzel was hooked up late, sneaking by Austin McCarl for second entering turn one with three to go. As Williamson approached traffic again the final two laps, Reutzel closed quickly and made a last bid for the win. Williamson slid across the middle of turn three and won the drag race to the checkers. Austin McCarl was third, ahead of Ball and Carson McCarl. Zomer, Brian Brown, Chase Randall, Juhl and Lynton Jeffrey rounded out the top ten. Austin McCarl set quick time, and Watt, Jeffrey and Randall won heats. JJ Hickle and Justin Henderson were both involved in a scary crash to start the third heat. Both were o.k.

“I heard (Reutzel) coming,” said Williamson of late in the race. “I got to traffic…I got through one good and I could hear him coming. I figured I better go through the middle, because I’d been running the bottom really hard. I got wide and slid myself in three and four and tried to be wide. I knew he’d do the same to me. I tried to protect and this win…I’ve dreamed of this since I was a kid. It’s special to win at this place!”

Corey Timmerman got upside down before a lap was complete in the 18-lap 360 A main. Nate Mills led the pace from the pole early over Tyler Groenendyk, Clint Garner, Alex Hill and Ryan Giles. Chase Randall entered the top five early on, and found his way by Hill on the high side to capture fourth before a flat right rear tire caused Ryan Leavitt to come to a stop seven laps in.

After one more lap was in the books, Tyler Lee turned over in turn one. He was uninjured. Mills led the field back to green, ahead of Groenendyk, Garner, Randall and Hill. Hill briefly got back by Randall, but surrendered that spot again.

Up front, Mills was keeping his line. Randall made a last ditch effort from the fourth spot, climbing to second on the last lap, but Mills would not be denied his first ever Knoxville win. Randall, Groenendyk, Clint Garner and Hill followed. Jamie Ball, Riley Goodno, Giles, Kade Higday and Terry McCarl completed the top ten. Giles set quick time over the 36-car field, while Tasker Phillips, Timothy Smith, Jack Anderson and Ben Brown won heats. Tuesday Calderwood claimed the B.

“It’s unreal!” said Mills of his first win. “I couldn’t do it without everyone behind me. It’s been a long time, it’s been frustrating, and I’m glad we got the win. I kind of figured lapped traffic was going to be tough, so I was kind of glad to see (the cautions). On those restarts, I was afraid of the car going away a little bit. I just pulled the wing back a little bit, and I was glad to have the clean air. The track was really juiced up.”

Fourth starting J Kinder got around the front row at the outset of the 15-lap Pro Sprints feature and led Tyler Groenendyk, Casey Friedrichsen, Mike Mayberry and AJ Johnson early. With just a lap in the books, Chase Young and Jeff Wilke came together, ending their nights. Johnson went from fifth to third on the restart, trailing Kinder and Groenendyk.

Back in the pack, Rob Kubli was moving as well, claiming fourth from Friedrichsen on lap four, and third from Johnson on the low side on lap six. At that point, Chase Fischer tipped over in turn four, bringing the red with nine to go. He was unhurt.

The restart, and another one for a stopped Brandon Worthington with five to go, did nothing to slow down Kinder who won ahead of Groenendyk, Kubli, Johnson and Friedrichsen. Mike Mayberry, Toby Mosher, hard-charger Josh Jones, Koddy Hildreth and Bob Hildreth rounded out the top ten. Matt Allen set quick time on the night, while Friedrichsen and Johnson were the heat winners.

“For the first couple nights, I was ready to go back home and race 305’s,” said Kinder in Victory Lane. “We changed some parts that Mike Mayberry actually told me to change, and I guess that was it. We won points back in 2014 here, and I was really wanting to do it again, but after two DNF’s I don’t know that it’s going to happen. If we keep doing this, we’ll see what happens at the end of the year.”

Join us Saturday, May 25 for Dennison Racing Tees/Jersey Freeze Night! All three sprint car classes will again be in action, with the MSTS 360’s on hand shooting for a possible $9,000 for a driver sweeping Jackson (Friday) and Knoxville. For more information on the Knoxville Raceway, visit us online at www.KnoxvilleRaceway.com!

410 Results

Time Trials (Qualifying Order), 2 laps: 1. 88, Austin McCarl, Altoona, IA (9), 15.760; 2. 27W, Emerson Axsom, Franklin, IN (7), 15.808; 3. 5, Justin Henderson, Tea, SD (10), 15.859; 4. 4W, Jamie Ball, Knoxville, IA (6), 15.905; 5. 87, Aaron Reutzel, Clute, TX (21), 15.906; 6. 21, Brian Brown, Grain Valley, MO (1), 15.926; 7. 23, Garet Williamson, Columbia, MO (13), 16.057; 8. 27, Carson McCarl, Altoona, IA (22), 16.108; 9. 25, Matt Juhl, Tea, SD (12), 16.165; 10. 1, Tasker Phillips, Pleasantville, IA (4), 16.191; 11. 3J, Dusty Zomer, Sioux Falls, SD (28), 16.213; 12. 20, AJ Moeller, Rockwell City, IA (14), 16.232; 13. 44, Chris Martin, Ankeny, IA (20), 16.250; 14. 2, Lynton Jeffrey, Sydney, NSW, Aust. (15), 16.255; 15. 51B, Joe B. Miller, Millersville, MO (2), 16.276; 16. 1K, Kelby Watt, Adel, IA (17), 16.283; 17. 35, Zach Hampton, Plainfield, IN (16), 16.324; 18. 2KS, Chase Randall, Waco, TX (23), 16.325; 19. 45X, Jace Park, Overland Park, KS (8), 16.377; 20. 19, Hunter Schuerenberg, Sikeston, MO (19), 16.393; 21. 3P, Sawyer Phillips, Pleasantville, IA (29), 16.402; 22. 22, Riley Goodno, Knoxville, IA (27), 16.425; 23. 6W, Dustin Selvage, Indianola, IA (11), 16.483; 24. 7, JJ Hickle, Quilcene, WA (26), 16.561; 25. 15, Jack Potter, Raymore, MO (3), 16.619; 26. 95, Tyler Drueke, Eagle, NE (5), 16.652; 27. 15JR, Cole Mincer, Burlington, IA (18), 17.135; 28. 9H, Landon Hansen, Newton, IA (25), 17.263; 29. 44X, Scotty Johnson, Melcher-Dallas, IA (24), 17.360.

Heat one (started), 8 Laps, 2:18.7: 1. Kelby Watt (1); 2. Garet Williamson (4); 3. Austin McCarl (6); 4. Chris Martin (2); 5. Jamie Ball (5); 6. Tasker Phillips (3); 7. Riley Goodno (8); 8. Jace Park (7); 9. Jack Potter (9); 10. Landon Hansen (10)

Heat two (started), 8 Laps, 2:18.2: 1. Lynton Jeffrey (2); 2. Dusty Zomer (3); 3. Zach Hampton (1); 4. Carson McCarl (4); 5. Emerson Axsom (6); 6. Aaron Reutzel (5); 7. Dustin Selvage (8); 8. Tyler Drueke (9); 9. Scotty Johnson (10); 10. Hunter Schuerenberg (7)

Heat three (started), 8 Laps, 2:19.1: 1. Chase Randall (1); 2. Joe B. Miller (2); 3. Matt Juhl (4); 4. AJ Moeller (3); 5. Sawyer Phillips (7); 6. Brian Brown (5); 7. Cole Mincer (9); 8. Justin Henderson (6); 9. JJ Hickle (8)

A main, 20 Laps, NT: 1. Garet Williamson (2); 2. Aaron Reutzel (6); 3. Austin McCarl (4); 4. Jamie Ball (1); 5. Carson McCarl (7); 6. Dusty Zomer (8); 7. Brian Brown (9); 8. Chase Randall (13); 9. Matt Juhl (5); 10. Lynton Jeffrey (10); 11. Emerson Axsom (3); 12. Sawyer Phillips (18); 13. Tasker Phillips (15); 14. Joe B. Miller (12); 15. Dustin Selvage (21); 16. Jace Park (19); 17. Riley Goodno (20); 18. Chris Martin (16); 19. Zach Hampton (17); 20. Tyler Drueke (24); 21. Cole Mincer (22); 22. Kelby Watt (11); 23. AJ Moeller (14); 24. Jack Potter (25); 25. Scotty Johnson (26) DNS – Hunter Schuerenberg, Justin Henderson, JJ Hickle, Landon Hansen. Lap Leader: Williamson 1-20. Hard-charger: S. Phillips

360 Results

Time Trials (Qualifying Order), 2 laps: 1. 2M, Ryan Giles, Grimes, IA (1), 16.070; 2. 4W, Jamie Ball, Knoxville, IA (35), 16.224; 3. 22X, Riley Goodno, Knoxville, IA (29), 16.333; 4. 2KS, Chase Randall, Waco, TX (18), 16.344; 5. 17, Tyler Groenendyk, Oskaloosa, IA (4), 16.365; 6. 77X, Alex Hill, Six Nations, ONT, Ca (11), 16.414; 7. 01, Terry McCarl, Altoona, IA (19), 16.419; 8. 24N, Nathan Mills, Bondurant, IA (2), 16.426; 9. 40, Clint Garner, Sioux Falls, SD (24), 16.441; 10. 87, Aaron Reutzel, Clute, TX (25), 16.485; 11. 22, Ryan Leavitt, Knoxville, IA (9), 16.495; 12. 99, Tony Rost, Omaha, NE (8), 16.500; 13. 24, Kade Higday, Pleasant Hill, IA (34), 16.537; 14. 53, Joe Beaver, Knoxville, IA (23), 16.565; 15. 4, Cam Martin, Ankeny, IA (22), 16.582; 16. 4C, Tuesday Calderwood, Goodyear, AZ (7), 16.595; 17. 4G, Cole Garner, Sioux Falls, SD (28), 16.603; 18. 86, Timothy Smith, Rocheport, MO (33), 16.625; 19. 7, Tyler Lee, Cedar Rapids, IA (6), 16.635; 20. 20T, Corey Timmerman, Burlington, IA (14), 16.638; 21. 1TAZ, Tasker Phillips, Pleasantville, IA (36), 16.718; 22. 6N, Darin Naida, Adrian, MI (31), 16.729; 23. 7A, Jack Anderson, Newton, IA (27), 16.747; 24. 7B, Ben Brown, Marshall, MO (17), 16.779; 25. 33, Alan Zoutte, Knoxville, IA (12), 16.820; 26. 6AJ, AJ Moeller, Rockwell City, IA (30), 16.885; 27. 22M, Rees Moran, Tulsa, OK (32), 16.888; 28. 5A, Alex Vande Voort, Knoxville, IA (13), 16.917; 29. 2J, Zach Blurton, Great Bend, KS (26), 16.935; 30. 3R, Russell Potter, Boonville, MO (10), 17.184; 31. 98P, Miles Paulus, Marshall, MO (16), 17.322; 32. 14, Aidan Zoutte, Knoxville, IA (3), 17.328; 33. 83, Kurt Mueller, Reynolds, IL (20), 17.435; 34. 17N, Nathan Anderson, Newton, IA (5), 17.569; 35. 38, Logan Alexander, Lacona, IA (15), 18.282; 36. T4, Tyler Graves, Chariton, IA (21), NT.

Heat one (started), 7 Laps, 2:01.2: 1. Tasker Phillips (1); 2. Kade Higday (3); 3. Clint Garner (4); 4. Cole Garner (2); 5. Ryan Giles (6); 6. Tyler Groenendyk (5); 7. Zach Blurton (8); 8. Kurt Mueller (9); 9. Alan Zoutte (7)

Heat two (started), 7 Laps, NT: 1. Timothy Smith (2); 2. Jamie Ball (6); 3. Darin Naida (1); 4. Joe Beaver (3); 5. Alex Hill (5); 6. Nathan Anderson (8); 7. Russell Potter (7); 8. Aaron Reutzel (4) DNS – AJ Moeller

Heat three (started), 7 Laps, 2:04.0: 1. Jack Anderson (1); 2. Cam Martin (3); 3. Ryan Leavitt (4); 4. Tyler Lee (2); 5. Terry McCarl (5); 6. Riley Goodno (6); 7. Rees Moran (7); 8. Miles Paulus (8); 9. Logan Alexander (9)

Heat four (started), 7 Laps, 2:05.9: 1. Ben Brown (1); 2. Chase Randall (6); 3. Tony Rost (4); 4. Nathan Mills (5); 5. Corey Timmerman (2); 6. Alex Vande Voort (7); 7. Tuesday Calderwood (3); 8. Aidan Zoutte (8); 9. Tyler Graves (9)

B main (started), 10 Laps, 3:06.2: 1. Tuesday Calderwood (1); 2. Tyler Lee (2); 3. Corey Timmerman (4); 4. Zach Blurton (7) / 5. Darin Naida (3); 6. Miles Paulus (11); 7. Alex Vande Voort (5); 8. Alan Zoutte (9); 9. Aidan Zoutte (10); 10. Nathan Anderson (8); 11. Kurt Mueller (13); 12. Tyler Graves (14); 13. Logan Alexander (12); 14. Russell Potter (6) DNS – Rees Moran, AJ Moeller

A main, 18 Laps, NT: 1. Nathan Mills (1); 2. Chase Randall (7); 3. Tyler Groenendyk (2); 4. Clint Garner (3); 5. Alex Hill (4); 6. Jamie Ball (8); 7. Riley Goodno (5); 8. Ryan Giles (6); 9. Kade Higday (11); 10. Terry McCarl (9); 11. Ben Brown (18); 12. Cam Martin (13); 13. Cole Garner (19); 14. Zach Blurton (22); 15. Tasker Phillips (15); 16. Ryan Leavitt (10); 17. Tuesday Calderwood (21); 18. Jack Anderson (17); 19. Timothy Smith (14); 20. Tyler Lee (20); 21. Joe Beaver (16); 22. Tony Rost (12); 23. Corey Timmerman (23) DNS – Aaron Reutzel. Lap Leader: Mills 1-18. Hard-charger: Blurton.

Pro Series Results

Time Trials (Group Qualifying): 1. 17, Matt Allen, Norwalk, IA (5), 17.404; 2. 26, Chase Young, Des Moines, IA (1), 17.683; 3. 88, J Kinder, Linn, MO (7), 17.685; 4. 0, Mike Mayberry, Fremont, IA (11), 17.787; 5. 2, Casey Friedrichsen, Arthur, IA (14), 17.991; 6. 7, Rob Kubli, Milo, IA (2), 18.037; 7. 55, Toby Mosher, Osceola, IA (10), 18.049; 8. 8J, AJ Johnson, Oskaloosa, IA (12), 18.062; 9. 71, Brandon Worthington, Indianola, IA (6), 18.159; 10. 22, Chase Fischer, Jefferson City, MO (8), 18.313; 11. 41, Jeff Wilke, Knoxville, IA (3), 18.367; 12. 12K, Koddy Hildreth, Zearing, IA (4), 18.621; 13. 02S, Josh Jones, Knoxville, IA (15), 18.884; 14. 55KC, Bob Hildreth, Iowa Falls, IA (13), 19.508; 15. 12P, Ryan Navratil, Des Moines, IA (9), NT

Heat one (started), 6 Laps, 1:55.1: 1. Casey Friedrichsen (4); 2. J Kinder (5); 3. Brandon Worthington (2); 4. Jeff Wilke (1); 5. Matt Allen (6); 6. Ryan Navratil (8); 7. Toby Mosher (3); 8. Josh Jones (7);

Heat two (started), 6 Laps, 1:54.8: 1. AJ Johnson (3); 2. Chase Fischer (2); 3. Mike Mayberry (5); 4. Rob Kubli (4); 5. Koddy Hildreth (1); 6. Chase Young (6); 7. Bob Hildreth (7);

A main (started), 15 Laps, NT: 1. J Kinder (4); 2. Matt Allen (2); 3. Rob Kubli (7); 4. AJ Johnson (5); 5. Casey Friedrichsen (3); 6. Mike Mayberry (1); 7. Toby Mosher (11); 8. Josh Jones (15); 9. Koddy Hildreth (12); 10. Bob Hildreth (14); 11. Ryan Navratil (13); 12. Brandon Worthington (9); 13. Chase Fischer (8); 14. Chase Young (6); 15. Jeff Wilke (10). Lap Leader: Kinder 1-15. Hard-charger: Jones.

5/17/24

Lee County Speedway

Donnellson, IA

POWRi 410 Series

27 cars

Garet Williamson (7th car out to time) set a new track record on the 3/8-mile oval at 13.096 seconds. The heavy surface saw the old track record holder, Aaron Reutzel (21st car out) second quick, followed by Tim Estenson (14th), Blake Hahn (11th), Chase Randall (9th), Chris Martin (2nd), Hunter Schuerenberg (12th), Roger Crockett (4th), Joe B. Miller (3rd) and Austin McCarl (18th).

Heat one (started, *qualified for feature): 1. A. McCarl 88 (1*) 2. Hahn 52 (3*) 3. Schuerenberg 19 (2*) 4. Williamson 23 (4*) 5. Noah Gass 20G (7*) 6. Gunner Ramey 21 (6) 7. Sawyer Phillips 3P (5) 8. Xavier Doney 74 (8) 9. Jonathan Hughes 67 (9)

8-lap heats transferred the top 16 in combined qualifying and passing points to the main. A. McCarl led the distance on a fast track that saw little passing. Williamson made a late move on Schuerenberg, but came up short.

Heat two (started, *qualified for feature): 1. Paul Nienhiser 50 (1*) 2. Reutzel 87 (4*) 3. Randall 2KS (3*) 4. Crockett 12x (2*) 5. Ayrton Gennetten 3 (5*) 6. Cam Martin 4 (8*) 7. Tyler Lee 7 (7) 8. Chase Richards 4x (9) 9. Carson McCarl 27 (6)

C. McCarl’s car got tight in one and two on the start, did a couple wheelies and was tagged by cars trying to get by him. He flipped and was done for the night, but not injured. Nienhiser led wire to wire over Reutzel.

Heat three (started, *qualified for feature): 1. Will Armitage 7A (1*) 2. Miller 51B (2*) 3. Estenson 14T (4*) 4. Ch. Martin 44 (3*) 5. Jace Park 45x (5*) 6. Steven Russell JR1 (7) 7. Cole Mincer 15JR (6) 8. McCain Richards 31 (8) DNS – Tasker Phillips 7TAZ

Phillips’ engine sounded sour all night and he would not start. Armitage led the distance. Estenson used the low side of four to take third from Ch. Maritn on lap two.

B main (started): 1. Ramey (2) 2. S. Phillips (3) 3. Russell (1) 4. Lee (4) 5. Doney (7) 6. T. Phillips (9) / 7. Mincer (5) 8. C. Richards (6) 9. M. Richards (8) DNS – C. McCarl, Hughes

The 12-lapper transferred the top six to the feature. Ramey led Russell and S. Phillips early. S. Phillips shot by Russell for second on lap four. T. Phillips worked from the tail to the sixth and last transfer spot by lap five. Ramey and S. Phillips were in a class of their own out front.

A main (started): 1. Reutzel (1) 2. A. McCarl (6) 3. Williamson (4) 4. Randall (5) 5. Hahn (2) 6. Ramey (17) 7. Nienhiser (9) 8. Park (15) 9. Miller (7) 10. Ch. Martin (10) 11. Gennetten (14) 12. S. Phillips (18) 13. Doney (21) 14. Estenson (3) 15. Ca. Martin (16) 16. Crockett (12) 17. Lee (20) 18. Gass (13) 19. Russell (19) 20. Schuerenberg (8) 21. Armitage (11) 22. T. Phillips (22)

The 30-lapper started rough. Gennetten visited the work area and started at the tail. Once green, an incident saw Armitage get sideways, collecting Crockett, who got upside down, Ca. Martin, and T. Phillips, who also flipped. Armitage and T. Phillips were done, but not injured. Crockett and Ca. Martin made repairs and restarted. Once green, Reutzel, led Hahn and Williamson. On lap two, Randall made a move to go from fifth to third, but Williamson got back by him a lap later. A. McCarl entered the top five on lap four before Crockett came to a stop, bringing the last caution. Reutzel chose the inside line for the restart, ahead of Hahn, Williamson, Randall, A. McCarl and Estenson. A. McCarl had a great start, shooting up to third, while Nienhiser came from nowhere into fourth. On lap six, Nienhiser shot by McCarl for third. Reutzel was lapping cars by the tenth circuit. At the halfway point, Nienhiser spun in the middle of the track and McCarl got back by for third. On lap 16, both McCarl and Nienhiser shot by Hahn into second and third. Williamson followed into fourth a lap later. Reutzel had almost a half lap lead on McCarl with ten to go, and maintained that distance. Third through sixth place was very close racing the last half. Williamson got by Nienhiser for third on lap 29, and Randall and Hahn moved into fourth and fifth on the last lap as Nienhiser slowed. Ramey completed the top six with a hard-charger run from the B main.

Dusty Zomer/Aaron Reutzel Tied Atop OpenWheel101.com Standings!

(Bill W) Dusty Zomer and Aaron Reutzel are atop the 2024 Midwest Thunder Knoxville/Huset’s Sprint Series Presented by OpenWheel101.com following more weekly action at Knoxville. Unfortunately, Huset’s Speedway’s opener was rained out Sunday.

Zomer and Reutzel are trailed by Austin McCarl, Lynton Jeffrey, Brian Brown and Carson McCarl in the current standings. Knoxville and Huset’s are back on the schedule for this weekend.

Brian Brown picked up the first $100 from OpenWheel101.com for setting quick time at Knoxville.

To donate to the point fund, or learn more about it, visit www.OpenWheel101.com or contact Bill Wright at sprntcar@hotmail.com, on Facebook or at the racetrack!

Up Next

Sat, May 18 - Knoxville Raceway (IA)
Sun, May 19 - Huset's Speedway (Brandon, SD)

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2024 $100 OpenWheel101.com Knoxville Quick Time Awards

May 4 – Carson McCarl, Altoona, Iowa

May 11 – Brian Brown, Grain Valley, MO

2024 Knoxville/Huset's 410 Sprint Series presented by www.OpenWheel101.com Point Standings (Feature Wins)

1. Aaron Reutzel, Clute, TX, 85 (1)

(tie) Dusty Zomer, Sioux Falls, SD, 85 (1)

3. Austin McCarl, Altoona, IA, 70

4. Lynton Jeffrey, Sydney, NSW, Aust., 46

5. Brian Brown, Grain Valley, MO, 40

(tie) Carson McCarl, Altoona, IA, 40

7. Matt Juhl, Tea, SD, 32

8. Chase Randall, Waco, TX, 25

(tie) Garet Williamson, Kingdom City, MO, 25

10. Dustin Selvage, Indianola, IA, 18

11. Kerry Madsen, St. Mary’s, NSW, Aust., 16

12. Jamie Ball, Knoxville, IA, 14

(tie) Zach Hampton, Plainfield, IN, 14

14. Scott Bogucki, McLaren Vale, SA, Aust., 12

(tie) Sawyer Phillips, Pleasantville, IA, 12

16 Tasker Phillips, Pleasantville, IA, 10

(tie) Josh Schneiderman, West Burlington, IA, 10

18. JJ Hickle, Quilcene, WA, 8

19. Kelby Watt, Adel, IA, 6

(tie) Brandon Wimmer, Fairmount, IN, 6

21. Emerson Axsom, Franklin, IN, 4

22. Roger Crockett, Medford, OR, 2

2024 Tentative Races that will be counted for points with the Midwest Thunder Sprint Cars presented by OpenWheel101.com (tentative)

Sat, April 20 - Knoxville Raceway (IA) (Cold)
Fri, April 26 - Knoxville Raceway (IA) WoO (Rain)
Sat, April 27 - Knoxville Raceway (IA) WoO (Rain)
Sat, May 4 - Knoxville Raceway (IA) (Aaron Reutzel, Clute, TX)
Sat, May 11 - Knoxville Raceway (IA) (Dusty Zomer, Sioux Falls, SD)
Sun, May 12 - Huset's Speedway (Brandon, SD) (Rain)
Sat, May 18 - Knoxville Raceway (IA)
Sun, May 19 - Huset's Speedway (Brandon, SD)
Sat, May 25 - Knoxville Raceway (IA)
Sun, May 26 - Huset's Speedway (Brandon, SD)
Mon, May 27 - Huset's Speedway (Brandon, SD)
Sat, June 1 - Knoxville Raceway (IA)
Sun, June 2 - Huset's Speedway (Brandon, SD)
Sat, June 8 - Knoxville Raceway (IA)
Sun, June 9 - Huset's Speedway (Brandon, SD)
Fri, June 14 - Knoxville Raceway (IA) WoO
Sat, June 15 - Knoxville Raceway (IA) WoO
Sun, June 16 - Huset's Speedway (Brandon, SD)
Wed, June 19 - Huset's Speedway (Brandon, SD) Huset's Hustle Prelim
Thu, June 20 - Huset's Speedway (Brandon, SD) Huset's Hustle
Fri, June 21 - Huset's Speedway (Brandon, SD) High Bank Nationals Prelim
Sat, June 22 - Huset's Speedway (Brandon, SD) High Bank Nationals
Sat, June 29 - Knoxville Raceway (IA)
Sat, July 6 - Knoxville Raceway (IA)
Sun, July 7 - Huset's Speedway (Brandon, SD)
Fri, July 12 - Jackson Motorplex (MN)
Sat, July 13 - Knoxville Raceway (IA)
Sun, July 14 - Huset's Speedway (Brandon, SD)
Sat, July 20 - Knoxville Raceway (IA)
Fri, July 26 - Jackson Motorplex (MN) Border Battle
Sat, July 27 - Knoxville Raceway (IA) Border Battle
Sun, July 28 - Huset's Speedway (SD) (Brandon, SD) Border Battle
Sun, August 4 - Knoxville Raceway (IA) Cappy Classic
Mon, August 5 - Southern Iowa Speedway (Oskaloosa) Front Row Challenge
Wed, August 7 - Knoxville Raceway (IA) Knoxville Nationals Prelim
Thu, August 8 - Knoxville Raceway (IA) Knoxville Nationals Prelim
Fri, August 9 - Knoxville Raceway (IA) Hard Knox Night
Sat, August 10 - Knoxville Raceway (IA) Knoxville Nationals
Thu, August 15 - Jackson Motorplex (MN) Jackson Nationals Prelim
Fri, August 16 - Jackson Motorplex (MN) Jackson Nationals Prelim
Sat, August 17 - Jackson Motorplex (MN) Jackson Nationals
Sat, August 24 - Knoxville Raceway (IA)
Sun, August 25 - Huset's Speedway (Brandon, SD)
Fri, August 30 - Huset's Speedway (Brandon, SD) Bull Haulers Brawl
Sat, August 31 - Huset's Speedway (Brandon, SD) WoO
Sun, September 1 - Huset's Speedway (Brandon, SD) WoO

Dusty Zomer Holds Off Brian Brown to Win Knoxville Thriller!

Aaron Reutzel Tops 360’s; Mike Mayberry Triumphant In the Pros

by Bill Wright

KNOXVILLE, Iowa (May 11, 2024) – Dusty Zomer won his first 410 feature event at Knoxville since 2015 in an exciting battle with Brian Brown Saturday at the Knoxville Raceway. The Sioux Falls, South Dakota driver’s eleventh career win here came aboard the Jeremiah Jordahl #3J and paid him $6,000. Aaron Reutzel recovered from a tip-over in the season opener to win the 360 feature, while Mike Mayberry won his eighth career main event in the Pro Sprints class.

Dustin Selvage led the 20-lap 410 feature early over Zomer, Garet Williamson, Brian Brown and Aaron Reutzel. Zomer used the second lap to take the point. Austin McCarl entered the top five on lap three. Brown disposed of Selvage for third on lap four before Christopher Thram flipped on the backstretch five laps in, negating a McCarl pass of Selvage for fourth.

On the restart, Brown surged into second, followed by McCarl. Jake Bubak got out of shape on the backstretch a lap later. Chris Martin and Kelby Watt took evasive measures, collecting JJ Hickle who was upside down with nowhere to go. He was uninjured.

Once the green flew again, Brown was all over Zomer. At the halfway point he edged Zomer at the line by a nose to lead lap ten. Zomer got up on the wheel hitting the bottom of turn one and two to regain the lead. Chase Randall had climbed from 21st to seventh before bringing out a caution with eight to go. Jason Martin slowed a lap later to bring out the final yellow flag and set up a seven lap dash to the checkers.

Brown was all over Zomer again and led lap 14, again by a nose. Zomer again hit the bottom of one and two and chose to slide across three and four. The maneuver worked in holding off the rim riding Brown. Reutzel was third, ahead of Austin McCarl and Garet Williamson. Carson McCarl, Selvage, Lynton Jeffrey, hard-charger Matt Juhl and Zach Hampton rounded out the top ten. Brown set quick time over the 36-car field, and Selvage, Bubak, Emerson Axsom and Josh Schneiderman won heat races. Randall claimed the B.

“I took a lot of notes from (Danny) Lasoski running like that,” said Zomer, crediting his mentor. “Every restart, I hugged the bottom as best I could trying to keep the car underneath me. I knew (Brown) was fast, and I was going to obviously try to make him pass me on the outside. I was getting to stagnant on the bottom of three and four, and once I changed my line there it was for the better. Anytime you see that 21 pull up beside you, it makes you sit up in the wheel a little bit more. I’m super happy for this team. We started this deal a year ago, and we just pieced everything together. This year we’re getting everything in place. I’m super happy.”

For the second week in a row, Joe Beaver set the pace early on in the 18-lap 360 main. Aaron Reutzel was fourth early, and then moved by Jamie Ball for third on the fifth lap. On lap six, Reutzel pulled off the move of the race, splitting leader Beaver and the second place car of Kade Higday in one swoop, taking the point for good. Ball gained second from Higday before Alex Vande Voort flipped in turn four with six to go.

Reutzel led Ball, Higday, Terry McCarl and Jack Anderson back to green. With three to go, Tony Rost came to a stop in turn two, setting up a three lap Dash. Hard-charger Tasker Phillips was active late, shooting by Kelby Watt and McCarl on the restart to briefly move into third. McCarl would gain the spot back on the final lap.

Reutzel’s tenth career 360 win here came ahead of Ball, McCarl, Phillips and Kelby Watt. Kaleb Johnson, Higday, Beaver, Clint Garner and Anderson completed the top ten. Ball set quick time over the 33-car field and won his heat. Phillips, Clint Garner and Cole Garner also won heats, while Nate Mills won the B.

“The track started to get a bunch of mud thrown out in the middle, and it was honestly perfect timing where I just got by Jamie and kind of found it,” he said of his winning move. “(Beaver) just didn’t get a good run, and I had a good run coming through. It all played out good. The car got decent late, but I was struggling early. I couldn’t hit the bottom and fell back to fifth at one time. The car was good and the motor was great. It was a good bounce-back from last weekend.”

Casey Friedrichsen led early in the 15-lap Pro Sprints feature ahead of AJ Johnson, Ryan Navritil and Brandon Worthington. A lap was in the books when Worthington got into the turn one wall. He was unhurt.

On the restart, Mike Mayberry shot from fourth to third, and on lap three, he took second. One lap later, he took the lead from Friedrichsen high in turn four. Navratil brought out the caution with eight laps to go, setting up a run to the checkers. Mayberry led Friedrichsen, Johnson, J Kinder and Matt Allen back to green.

Kinder slowed and pulled off on the restart, while Mayberry took off and won by nearly half a lap. Johnson secured second ahead of Friedrichsen, Allen and Chase Young. Hard-charger Toby Mosher, Jeff Wilke, Koddy Hildreth, Kinder and Navratil rounded out the top ten. Young set quick time, and Mayberry and Worthington won the heats.

“I’ve been getting my butt kicked on Wednesday’s in non-wing,” said Mayberry in Victory Lane. “It’s taught me a little throttle control. Without my team, I couldn’t do this.”

Join us Saturday, May 18 for more Knoxville Championship Series excitement! All three sprint car classes will again be in action. For more information on the Knoxville Raceway, visit us online at www.KnoxvilleRaceway.com!

410 Results

Time Trials (Qualifying Order), 2 laps: 1. 21, Brian Brown, Grain Valley, MO (1), 16.182 ($100 from OpenWheel101.com); 2. 27, Carson McCarl, Altoona, IA (3), 16.235; 3. 88, Austin McCarl, Altoona, IA (11), 16.302; 4. 55, Kerry Madsen, St. Mary’s, NSW, Aust. (8), 16.494; 5. 20, AJ Moeller, Rockwell City, IA (9), 16.553; 6. 87, Aaron Reutzel, Clute, TX (28), 16.557; 7. 35, Zach Hampton, Plainfield, IN (2), 16.612; 8. 2, Lynton Jeffrey, Sydney, NSW, Aust. (14), 16.663; 9. 12X, Roger Crockett, Broken Arrow, OK (10), 16.759; 10. 3J, Dusty Zomer, Sioux Falls, SD (13), 16.762; 11. 23, Garet Williamson, Columbia, MO (17), 16.796; 12. 3P, Sawyer Phillips, Pleasantville, IA (19), 16.834; 13. 6W, Dustin Selvage, Indianola, IA (12), 16.840; 14. 2KS, Chase Randall, Waco, TX (23), 16.887; 15. 4W, Jamie Ball, Knoxville, IA (24), 16.893; 16. 24T, Christopher Thram, Sanborn, MN (26), 16.909; 17. 6, Brandon Wimmer, Fairmount, IN (4), 16.962; 18. 7, JJ Hickle, Quilcene, WA (22), 16.962; 19. 27W, Emerson Axsom, Franklin, IN (29), 16.966; 20. 49, Josh Schneiderman, West Burlington, IA (15), 16.992; 21. 1K, Kelby Watt, Adel, IA (31), 17.058; 22. 27B, Jake Bubak, Arvada, CO (36), 17.152; 23. 36, Jason Martin, Liberal, KS (18), 17.154; 24. 44, Chris Martin, Ankeny, IA (32), 17.171; 25. 1, Tasker Phillips, Pleasantville, IA (21), 17.199; 26. 74, Xavier Doney, Odessa, MO (6), 17.243; 27. 22, Riley Goodno, Knoxville, IA (33), 17.265; 28. 25, Matt Juhl, Tea, SD (25), 17.322; 29. G5, Gage Pulkrabek, East Grand Forks, MN (16), 17.329; 30. 37, Bryce Norris, Terre Haute, IN (20), 17.347; 31. 36A, Brock Hallett, Portland, VIC, Aust. (5), 17.371; 32. 45X, Jace Park, Overland Park, KS (35), 17.503; 33. 44X, Scotty Johnson, Melcher-Dallas, IA (30), 17.985; 34. 9H, Landon Hansen, Newton, IA (7), 18.001; 35. 95, Tyler Drueke, Eagle, NE (34), 18.26; 36. 15, Jack Potter, Raymore, MO (27), 18.313.

Heat one (started), 8 Laps, NT: 1. Dustin Selvage (3); 2. Kelby Watt (1); 3. Brandon Wimmer (2); 4. Brian Brown (6); 5. Tasker Phillips (7); 6. Roger Crockett (4); 7. AJ Moeller (5); 8. Scotty Johnson (9); 9. Gage Pulkrabek (8)

Heat two (started), 8 Laps, NT: 1. Jake Bubak (1); 2. JJ Hickle (2); 3. Dusty Zomer (4); 4. Aaron Reutzel (5); 5. Chase Randall (3); 6. Carson McCarl (6); 7. Bryce Norris (8); 8. Xavier Doney (7); 9. Landon Hansen (9)

Heat three (started), 8 Laps, 2:21.1: 1. Emerson Axsom (2); 2. Garet Williamson (4); 3. Austin McCarl (6); 4. Jamie Ball (3); 5. Jason Martin (1); 6. Riley Goodno (7); 7. Zach Hampton (5); 8. Tyler Drueke (9); 9. Brock Hallett (8)

Heat four (started), 8 Laps, 2:21.2: 1. Josh Schneiderman (2); 2. Chris Martin (1); 3. Lynton Jeffrey (5); 4. Christopher Thram (3); 5. Sawyer Phillips (4); 6. Matt Juhl (7); 7. Jace Park (6); 8. Jack Potter (8) DNS – Kerry Madsen

B main, 12 Laps, 3:41.3: 1. Chase Randall (1); 2. Jason Martin (2); 3. Chris Martin (3); 4. Matt Juhl (7) / 5. Riley Goodno (6); 6. Tasker Phillips (4); 7. Bryce Norris (9); 8. Brock Hallett (10); 9. Tyler Drueke (14); 10. Xavier Doney (5); 11. Jace Park (11); 12. Gage Pulkrabek (8); 13. Landon Hansen (13); 14. Scotty Johnson (12); 15. Jack Potter (15)

A main, 20 Laps, NT: 1. Dusty Zomer (2); 2. Brian Brown (8); 3. Aaron Reutzel (5); 4. Austin McCarl (7); 5. Garet Williamson (3); 6. Carson McCarl (6); 7. Dustin Selvage (1); 8. Lynton Jeffrey (4); 9. Matt Juhl (24); 10. Zach Hampton (10); 11. Josh Schneiderman (13); 12. Sawyer Phillips (16); 13. Brandon Wimmer (17); 14. Emerson Axsom (11); 15. Roger Crockett (12); 16. Jamie Ball (18); 17. Chris Martin (23); 18. AJ Moeller (9); 19. Kelby Watt (19); 20. Chase Randall (21); 21. Jason Martin (22); 22. Jake Bubak (15); 23. JJ Hickle (14); 24. Christopher Thram (20). Lap Leaders: Selvage 1, Zomer 2-9, Brown 10, Zomer 11-13, Brown 14, Zomer 15-20. Hard-charger: Juhl.

360 Results

Time Trials (Qualifying Order), 2 laps: 1. 4W, Jamie Ball, Knoxville, IA (5), 16.108; 2. 87, Aaron Reutzel, Clute, TX (8), 16.209; 3. 24, Kade Higday, Pleasant Hill, IA (4), 16.269; 4. 7A, Jack Anderson, Newton, IA (1), 16.307; 5. 53, Joe Beaver, Knoxville, IA (9), 16.515; 6. 77X, Alex Hill, Six Nations, ONT, Can. (14), 16.523; 7. 1K, Kelby Watt, Adel, IA (25), 16.532; 8. 01, Terry McCarl, Altoona, IA (6), 16.533; 9. 22, Ryan Leavitt, Knoxville, IA (11), 16.554; 10. 22K, Kaleb Johnson, Sioux Falls, SD (18), 16.569; 11. 4, Cam Martin, Ankeny, IA (15), 16.578; 12. 99, Tony Rost, Omaha, NE (13), 16.581; 13. 24N, Nathan Mills, Bondurant, IA (23), 16.607; 14. 17, Tyler Groenendyk, Oskaloosa, IA (30), 16.640; 15. 70, Calvin Landis, Knoxville, IA (17), 16.678; 16. 2M, Ryan Giles, Grimes, IA (27), 16.704; 17. 5A, Alex Vande Voort, Knoxville, IA (22), 16.712; 18. 1TAZ, Tasker Phillips, Pleasantville, IA (20), 16.721; 19. 40, Clint Garner, Sioux Falls, SD (31), 16.746; 20. 4G, Cole Garner, Sioux Falls, SD (12), 16.840; 21. 7, Tyler Lee, Cedar Rapids, IA (10), 16.843; 22. 6N, Darin Naida, Adrian, MI (28), 17.032; 23. 4C, Tuesday Calderwood, Goodyear, AZ (24), 17.042; 24. 20T, Corey Timmerman, Burlington, IA (32), 17.096; 25. 33, Alan Zoutte, Knoxville, IA (16), 17.120; 26. 83K, Kurt Mueller, Reynolds, IL (29), 17.650; 27. 14, Aidan Zoutte, Knoxville, IA (19), 17.713; 28. 1A, John Anderson, Des Moines, IA (33), 17.945; 29. 38, Logan Alexander, Lacona, IA (21), 18.820; DQ (Scales) 3R, Russell Potter, Boonville, MO (7), 17.214; DQ (Tire) 91, Reed Allex, St. Cloud, MN (3), 17.379; DQ (Tire) 17N, Nathan Anderson, Newton, IA (26); 33. DQ (Technical Issue) Ben Brown, Marshall, MO (2)

Heat one (started), 7 Laps, 2:03.7: 1. Jamie Ball (6); 2. Tyler Lee (1); 3. Joe Beaver (5); 4. Ryan Leavitt (4); 5. Ben Brown (9); 6. Alex Vande Voort (2); 7. Alan Zoutte (7); 8. Nathan Mills (3); 9. Logan Alexander (8)

Heat two (started), 7 Laps, 2:03.3: 1. Tasker Phillips (2); 2. Kaleb Johnson (4); 3. Aaron Reutzel (6); 4. Tyler Groenendyk (3); 5. Darin Naida (1); 6. Alex Hill (5); 7. Russell Potter (8); 8. Kurt Mueller (7)

Heat three (started), 7 Laps, 2:05.3: 1. Clint Garner (2); 2. Calvin Landis (3); 3. Kade Higday (6); 4. Kelby Watt (5); 5. Cam Martin (4); 6. Aidan Zoutte (7); 7. Tuesday Calderwood (1); 8. Reed Allex (8)

Heat four (started), 7 Laps, 2:05.9: 1. Cole Garner (2); 2. Ryan Giles (3); 3. Terry McCarl (5); 4. Corey Timmerman (1); 5. Jack Anderson (6); 6. Tony Rost (4); 7. John Anderson (7); 8. Nathan Anderson (8)

B main (started), 10 Laps, NT: 1. Nathan Mills (2); 2. Darin Naida (3); 3. Corey Timmerman (4); 4. Ben Brown (8) / 5. Tuesday Calderwood (5); 6. Alan Zoutte (7); 7. Kurt Mueller (10); 8. Russell Potter (11); 9. Nathan Anderson (14); 10. Logan Alexander (13); 11. John Anderson (9); 12. Aidan Zoutte (6) DNS – Reed Allex

A main (started), 18 Laps, NT: 1. Aaron Reutzel (4); 2. Jamie Ball (5); 3. Terry McCarl (7); 4. Tasker Phillips (13); 5. Kelby Watt (8); 6. Kaleb Johnson (9); 7. Kade Higday (3); 8. Joe Beaver (2); 9. Clint Garner (15); 10. Jack Anderson (6); 11. Ryan Giles (14); 12. Calvin Landis (12); 13. Ryan Leavitt (11); 14. Cam Martin (17); 15. Alex Hill (10); 16. Cole Garner (16); 17. Nathan Mills (22); 18. Tyler Groenendyk (18); 19. Ben Brown (25); 20. Tyler Lee (19); 21. Corey Timmerman (24); 22. Darin Naida (23); 23. Tony Rost (20); 24. Alex Vande Voort (21). Lap Leaders: Beaver 1-5, Reutzel 6-18. Hard-charger: T. Phillips.

Pro Series Results

Time Trials (Group Qualifying): 1. 26, Chase Young, Des Moines, IA (4), 17.795; 2. 8J, AJ Johnson, Oskaloosa, IA (14), 17.797; 3. 12P, Ryan Navratil, Des Moines, IA (11), 18.029; 4. 17, Matt Allen, Norwalk, IA (7), 18.038; 5. 0, Mike Mayberry, Fremont, IA (9), 18.122; 6. 2, Casey Friedrichsen, Arthur, IA (1), 18.141; 7. 41, Jeff Wilke, Knoxville, IA (10), 18.264; 8. 7, Rob Kubli, Milo, IA (6), 18.312; 9. 8, William Kline, Knoxville, IA (3), 18.474; 10. 71, Brandon Worthington, Indianola, IA (5), 18.656; 11. 02S, Josh Jones, Knoxville, IA (13), 18.663; 12. 88, J Kinder, Linn, MO (8), 18.717; 13. 55, Toby Mosher, Osceola, IA (2), 18.770; 14. 12K, Koddy Hildreth, Zearing, IA (12), 18.890

Heat one (started), 6 Laps, 1:54.8: 1. Mike Mayberry (4); 2. Chase Young (6); 3. Jeff Wilke (3); 4. Ryan Navratil (5); 5. William Kline (2); 6. Toby Mosher (7); 7. Josh Jones (1)

Heat two (started), 6 Laps, 1:52.1: 1. Brandon Worthington (2); 2. J Kinder (1); 3. Casey Friedrichsen (4); 4. AJ Johnson (6); 5. Matt Allen (5); 6. Rob Kubli (3); 7. Koddy Hildreth (7)

A main (started), 15 Laps, NT: 1. Mike Mayberry (5); 2. AJ Johnson (4); 3. Casey Friedrichsen (2); 4. Matt Allen (1); 5. Chase Young (6); 6. Toby Mosher (13); 7. Jeff Wilke (7); 8. Koddy Hildreth (12); 9. J Kinder (9); 10. Ryan Navratil (3); 11. Rob Kubli (11); 12. Brandon Worthington (8); 13. William Kline (10) DNS – Josh Jones. Lap Leaders: Friedrichsen 1-3, Mayberry 4-15. Hard-charger: Mosher.

5/10/24

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High Limit Sprint Cars

44 cars

Cars were divided into two qualifying groups. Kerry Madsen (7th car out to time) set quick time in the first group and quick time overall on the 3/8-mile oval at 12.884 seconds. Aaron Reutzel (5th car out) was second quick, followed by Zeb Wise (9th), Brad Sweet (17th) and James McFadden (11th). Brent Marks (20th car out) was quickest in the second group, followed by Brenham Crouch (3rd), Tanner Thorson (8th), Cory Eliason (6th) and Brandon Wimmer (10th).

Heat one (started): 1. McFadden 83 (2) 2. Wise 26 (1) 3. Madsen 55V (4) 4. Chase Randall 2KS (3) 5. Hunter Schuerenberg 19H (6) / 6. Spencer Bayston 5 (7) 7. Corey Day 14 (8) 8. Kasey Kahne 9 (10) 9. JJ Hickle 7 (5) 10. Josh Schneiderman 49J (9) 11. Cole Mincer 15JR (12) 12. Chase Richards 4x (11)

8-lap heats took the winner and fastest qualifier who made the top five to the Dash. McFadden led wire to wire. Madsen took third from Randall on lap two.

Heat two (started): 1. Sweet 49 (1) 2. Parker Price-Miller 9P (2) 3. Reutzel 87 (4) 4. Chris Windom 55 (5) 5. Ayrton Gennetten 3 (3) / 6. Scotty Thiel 73 (10) 7. Paul Nienhiser 50 (8) 8. Cam Martin 4 (6) 9. Sterling Cling 34 (7) 10. Jon Hughes 67 (11) 11. McKenna Haase 55T (9)

Most single-file other than a good battle for second, with Reutzel pressuring throughout.

Heat three (started): 1. Wimmer 6 (2) 2. Thorson 88 (1) 3. Marks 19 (4) 4. Emerson Axsom 27 (3) 5. Brian Bell 23B (6) / 6. Justin Peck 13 (5) 7. Skylar Gee 99 (8) 8. Jacob Allen 1a (7) 9. Chris Martin 44 (9) 10. Sawyer Phillips 3P (11) 11. Todd King 47 (10)

Wimmer led throughout. Marks took third from Bell on lap two. Axsom took the fifth and final transfer from Peck on the same lap, and then took third from Bell on lap seven.

Heat four (started): 1. Eliason 8 (1) 2. Brian Brown 21 (3) 3. Rico Abreu 24 (2) 4. Tyler Courtney 7BC (5) 5. Garet Williamson 23 (6) / 6. Crouch 1 (4) 7. Christopher Thram 24T (8) 8. Matt Juhl 25 (9) 9. Austin McCarl 88A (7) 10. Tyler Lee 7T (10)

Eliason led the distance. Courtney snagged fourth from Crouch on lap four. Williamson pressured in the late stages for the final transfer and passed Crouch for it on the last lap.

Dash (started): 1. McFadden (2) 2. Reutzel (1) 3. Sweet (3) 4. Marks (4) 5. Eliason (5) 6. Brown (7) 7. Madsen (6) 8. Wimmer (8)

The 6-lap Dash set the starting lineup for the first four rows in the feature. It was a mostly single-file affair.

B main (started): 1. Day (7) 2. Hickle (1) 3. Thiel (5) 4. Crouch (2) / 5. Bayston (3) 6. Peck (4) 7. Phillips (16) 8. Allen (10) 9. Lee (18) 10. Ch. Martin (13) 11. Thram (8) 12. Haase (21) 13. Ca. Martin (12) 14. Cling (15) 15. Edwards (22) 16. Mincer (19) 17. McCarl (15) 18. Kahne (11) 19. Gee (6) 20. Nienhiser (9) 21. King (20) 22. Hughes (17) DNS – Juhl, Schneiderman

The 12-lap hooligan saw the top four head to the feature. It took three tries. The first lap saw Peck get turned around, collecting Thram, Hughes and Chr. Martin. Gee brought out the caution on the second try, and a gaggle of cars getting together on the third saw Nienhiser flip. He was uninjured. Hughes, Gee and Thram were also colleted. Hickle led early over Crouch, Day and Bayston. Thiel picked the pocket of Bayston on the low side of four on lap four. Day took second from Crouch on lap six. McCarl suffered a flat with two laps to go setting up a restart that saw Day leading Hickle, Thiel, Crouch and Bayston. The top four stayed the same. Bayston pressured for the final transfer, but couldn’t make it stick. Four provisionals would be used by High Limit regulars.

A main (started): 1. Sweet (3) 2. McFadden (1) 3. Marks (4) 4. Reutzel (2) 5. Brown (6) 6. Thorson (10) 7. Eliason (5) 8. Day (21) 9. Windom (15) 10. Wise (9) 11. Madsen (7) 12. Courtney (16) 13. Randall (13) 14. Price-Miller (11) 15. Abreu (12) 16. Axsom (14) 17. Schuerenberg (17) 18. Peck (27, prov.) 19. Allen (26, prov.) 20. Thiel (23) 21. Gennetten (19) 22. Williamson (20) 23. Bayston (25, prov.) 24. Crouch (24) 25. Wimmer (8) 26. Bell (22) 27. Kahne (28, prov.) 28. Hickle (22)

The 30-lapper went non-stop. McFadden led Sweet, Reutzel, Marks and Eliason early. Brown would take fifth from Eliason on lap two, while Marks took third from Reutzel. Thorson would move by Brown into the top five on lap four. The low groove was the way to go for the leaders, and McFadden got to traffic by lap nine. It looked to be a train until Sweet started using the high side in three and four, and a few times in one and two. Traffic allowed him to reel in the leader. With four to go, McFadden was slowed by the lapped car of Thiel. Sweet led lap 26. McFadden stayed true to the low side, with Sweet hitting the high side of three and four. Sweet looked to have it in the bag until the last lap in three and four. McFadden used the low side to surge and pulled beside the leader. Sweet still edged him by .012 of a second. Day was the hard-charger.

Aaron Reutzel Leads Early OpenWheel101.com Standings; Knoxville and Huset’s Opener This Weekend!

(Bill W) The 2024 Midwest Thunder Knoxville/Huset’s Sprint Series Presented by OpenWheel101.com is finally off and running, as Knoxville Raceway got their event in on Saturday.

Aaron Reutzel was the big winner and leads the early standings heading into this weekend’s action at Knoxville on Saturday, and the Huset’s Speedway opener in Brandon, South Dakota Sunday. 2022 Series Champion Austin McCarl, Dusty Zomer, Lynton Jeffrey and defending OpenWheel101.com champion, Chase Randall, round out the top five.

Carson McCarl picked up the first $100 from OpenWheel101.com for setting quick time.

Jim Harris of Omaha, Nebraska became the first Gold Sponsor for the season. To join him (in sponsoring any amount of your choosing) or learn more about the point fund, visit www.OpenWheel101.com or contact Bill Wright at sprntcar@hotmail.com, on Facebook or at the racetrack!

2024 Point Fund Sponsors

Series Sponsor ($2,000+)

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Gold Sponsor ($1,000+)

Jim Harris

$100 OpenWheel101.com Knoxville Quick Time Awards

May 4 – Carson McCarl, Altoona, Iowa

2024 Knoxville/Huset's 410 Sprint Series presented by www.OpenWheel101.com Point Standings (Feature Wins)

1. Aaron Reutzel, Clute, TX, 50 (1)

2. Austin McCarl, Altoona, IA, 40

3. Dusty Zomer, Sioux Falls, SD, 35

4. Lynton Jeffrey, Sydney, NSW, Aust., 30

5. Chase Randall, Waco, TX, 25

6. Carson McCarl, Altoona, IA, 20

7. Matt Juhl, Tea, SD, 18

8. Kerry Madsen, St. Mary’s, NSW, Aust., 16

9. Jamie Ball, Knoxville, IA, 14

10. Scott Bogucki, McLaren Vale, SA, Aust., 12

11. Tasker Phillips, Pleasantville, IA, 10

12. JJ Hickle, Quilcene, WA, 8

13. Kelby Watt, Adel, IA, 6

14. Sawyer Phillips, Pleasantville, IA, 4

15. Zach Hampton, Plainfield, IN, 2

2024 Tentative Races that will be counted for points with the Midwest Thunder Sprint Cars presented by OpenWheel101.com (tentative)

Sat, April 20 - Knoxville Raceway (IA) (Cold)
Fri, April 26 - Knoxville Raceway (IA) WoO (Rain)
Sat, April 27 - Knoxville Raceway (IA) WoO (Rain)
Sat, May 4 - Knoxville Raceway (IA) (Aaron Reutzel, Clute, TX)
Sat, May 11 - Knoxville Raceway (IA)
Sun, May 12 - Huset's Speedway (Brandon, SD)
Sat, May 18 - Knoxville Raceway (IA)
Sun, May 19 - Huset's Speedway (Brandon, SD)
Sat, May 25 - Knoxville Raceway (IA)
Sun, May 26 - Huset's Speedway (Brandon, SD)
Mon, May 27 - Huset's Speedway (Brandon, SD)
Sat, June 1 - Knoxville Raceway (IA)
Sun, June 2 - Huset's Speedway (Brandon, SD)
Sat, June 8 - Knoxville Raceway (IA)
Sun, June 9 - Huset's Speedway (Brandon, SD)
Fri, June 14 - Knoxville Raceway (IA) WoO
Sat, June 15 - Knoxville Raceway (IA) WoO
Sun, June 16 - Huset's Speedway (Brandon, SD)
Wed, June 19 - Huset's Speedway (Brandon, SD) Huset's Hustle Prelim
Thu, June 20 - Huset's Speedway (Brandon, SD) Huset's Hustle
Fri, June 21 - Huset's Speedway (Brandon, SD) High Bank Nationals Prelim
Sat, June 22 - Huset's Speedway (Brandon, SD) High Bank Nationals
Sat, June 29 - Knoxville Raceway (IA)
Sat, July 6 - Knoxville Raceway (IA)
Sun, July 7 - Huset's Speedway (Brandon, SD)
Fri, July 12 - Jackson Motorplex (MN)
Sat, July 13 - Knoxville Raceway (IA)
Sun, July 14 - Huset's Speedway (Brandon, SD)
Sat, July 20 - Knoxville Raceway (IA)
Fri, July 26 - Jackson Motorplex (MN) Border Battle
Sat, July 27 - Knoxville Raceway (IA) Border Battle
Sun, July 28 - Huset's Speedway (SD) (Brandon, SD) Border Battle
Sun, August 4 - Knoxville Raceway (IA) Cappy Classic
Mon, August 5 - Southern Iowa Speedway (Oskaloosa) Front Row Challenge
Wed, August 7 - Knoxville Raceway (IA) Knoxville Nationals Prelim
Thu, August 8 - Knoxville Raceway (IA) Knoxville Nationals Prelim
Fri, August 9 - Knoxville Raceway (IA) Hard Knox Night
Sat, August 10 - Knoxville Raceway (IA) Knoxville Nationals
Thu, August 15 - Jackson Motorplex (MN) Jackson Nationals Prelim
Fri, August 16 - Jackson Motorplex (MN) Jackson Nationals Prelim
Sat, August 17 - Jackson Motorplex (MN) Jackson Nationals
Sat, August 24 - Knoxville Raceway (IA)
Sun, August 25 - Huset's Speedway (Brandon, SD)
Fri, August 30 - Huset's Speedway (Brandon, SD) Bull Haulers Brawl
Sat, August 31 - Huset's Speedway (Brandon, SD) WoO
Sun, September 1 - Huset's Speedway (Brandon, SD) WoO

2023 Knoxville/Huset's 410 Sprint Series presented by www.OpenWheel101.com Final Point Standings (Feature Wins)

2022 Knoxville/Huset's 410 Sprint Series presented by www.OpenWheel101.com Final Point Standings (Feature Wins)

2021 Midwest Thunder Sprint Cars presented by www.OpenWheel101.com Point Standings (Feature Wins)

2020 Midwest Thunder Sprint Cars presented by www.OpenWheel101.com Point Standings (Feature Wins)

2019 Midwest Thunder Sprint Cars presented by www.OpenWheel101.com Final Point Standings (Feature Wins)

2018 Midwest Thunder Sprint Cars presented by www.OpenWheel101.com Point Standings (Feature Wins) Top Ten

2017 Midwest Thunder Sprint Cars presented by www.OpenWheel101.com Final Point Standings (Feature Wins) Top Ten

Aaron Reutzel Holds Them Off in Knoxville’s 71st Opener!

Chase Randall Stomps Them in the 360’s; Matt Allen Wins His First Career Main with the Pros

by Bill Wright

KNOXVILLE, Iowa (May 4, 2024) – After two weekends of rain, the Knoxville Raceway kicked off its 71st weekly season Saturday with Kraig Ford/Pella Motors Night. Aaron Reutzel was the big winner, taking his tenth career 410 victory here and $6,000 in the process. The Clute, Texas native held off defending champion Austin McCarl for that win in the Ridge and Sons Racing #87. Chase Randall won by nearly half a lap in the 360 class, and Matt Allen scored his first career win in the Pro Sprints class.

Lynton Jeffrey led the 20-lap 410 A main early on, ahead of Reutzel, Austin McCarl, Carson McCarl and Matt Juhl. Reutzel used the low side of turn two to pass Jeffrey for the lead on lap three. Meanwhile, Randall moved into the top five on lap four, as Reutzel was gingerly negotiating lapped traffic. Randall passed Carson McCarl for fourth on lap five, but Carson battled back to reclaim that spot two laps later.

Austin McCarl began to hit his stride in the middle stages, using the low side of four to pass Jeffrey for second on lap nine. He slowly reeled in Reutzel in heavy traffic and pulled beside him on a few occasions. Reutzel maneuvered traffic well until the only caution of the race flew for a spun Paul Nienhiser with three to go.

Reutzel pulled away from there, with Austin McCarl finishing second. Dusty Zomer blasted from fifth to third in the final corner, while Jeffrey and Randall completed the top five. Carson McCarl, Juhl, Kerry Madsen, Jamie Ball and Scott Bogucki rounded out the top ten. Carson McCarl set quick time, while Zomer, Tasker Phillips and Jeffrey were heat winners.

“We had two phenomenal racecars tonight,” said Reutzel, referring to his 360 mount. “Our motor ripped. It was a pretty good night for the first race here. The night went smooth. It played out really well. I’m super happy to be racing back at Knoxville. It makes racing fun again. Thanks to the fans for coming out and sticking out the cold weather.”

The 18-lap 360 feature got off to a ragged start. Sawyer Phillips and AJ Moeller flipped hard before a lap could be completed. Both were unhurt. The restart saw Chase Randall and Cam Martin make contact, sending the latter spinning hard and off on the hook.

Once finally green, Joe Beaver took the lead over Ryan Giles and Aaron Reutzel. Reutzel shot by Giles on lap two, while Randall moved up to fourth. A spin by Tony Rost on lap three negated a pass for the lead by Reutzel. Instead, Beaver led Reutzel, Giles, Randall and Calvin Landis back to green.

Randall quickly took third and set his sights on Reutzel, passing him for second on lap six. At that point, a three-wide battle for the lead ensued. Randall shot by Beaver for the lead on lap eight, while something broke in the suspension of Reutzel’s machine, sending him into a tip-over. He was unhurt. Alex Vande Voort tipped over on that restart, bringing another red.

Giles passed Beaver for the second spot on the restart, but Randall began pulling away. Clint Garner climbed from fifth up to third, and Terry McCarl entered the top five. Garner took second from Giles with eight to go. Randall opened up a huge lead and was lapping cars with five to go.

Giles moved back by Garner for second with three to go, while McCarl claimed fourth. Randall won by almost a half lap over Giles, McCarl who passed Garner in the last corner, and Jamie Ball. Landis, hard-charger Ryan Leavitt, Beaver, Tyler Groenendyk and Tasker Phillips completed the top ten. Reutzel set quick time over the 36-car field, and McCarl, Jack Anderson, Sawyer Phillips and Clint Garner won heat races. Tasker Phillips claimed the B. It was Randall’s fifth career 360 win here.

A pair of rookies feature was done before a lap could be completed in the 15-lap Pro Sprints feature. Cole Campbell got sideways and collected teammate Chase Fischer to end their night. No one was hurt. Matt Allen led from the start, with Mike Mayberry jetting from sixth to second on the first lap. Chase Young rode low on lap three to pass Mayberry for second.

Allen was lapping cars by lap seven, when Rob Kubli, who was running fifth slowed to a stop and exited. Brandon Worthington also retired. Mayberry was able to reclaim the runner-up spot on the restart. Mayberry reeled in Allen for the point and passed him on lap 14. As the two entered turn one side-by-side, Allen edged back out front using the low side and carrying it to the checkers for his first career win here.

Allen was followed by Mayberry, Young, AJ Johnson and Casey Friedrichsen. Jeff Wilke, Josh Jones, Koddy Hildreth, William Kline and Bob Hildreth rounded out the top ten. Mayberry set quick time, and Kubli and Friedrichsen won heats.

“I actually thought that was Chase Young next to me to be honest,” said Allen of his late battle with Mayberry. “I just tried to move up the track a little (on the last lap). We’ve been really, really close and I’m glad we got (our first win) on the first night.”

Join us Saturday, May 11 for Sully Locker and Market Night! All three sprint car classes will again be in action. For more information on the Knoxville Raceway, visit us online at www.KnoxvilleRaceway.com!

410 Results

Time Trials (Qualifying Order), 2 laps: 1. 27, Carson McCarl, Altoona, IA (10), 15.369; 2. 87, Aaron Reutzel, Clute, TX (17), 15.441; 3. 88, Austin McCarl, Altoona, IA (18), 15.460; 4. 2KS, Chase Randall, Waco, TX (23), 15.589; 5. 4W, Jamie Ball, Knoxville, IA (4), 15.633; 6. 7, JJ Hickle, Quilcene, WA (21), 15.636; 7. 25, Matt Juhl, Tea, SD (20), 15.640; 8. 10L, Scott Bogucki, McLaren Vale, SA, Aust. (2), 15.640; 9. 2, Lynton Jeffrey, Sydney, NSW, Aust. (5), 15.647; 10. 35, Zach Hampton, Plainfield, IN (15), 15.672; 11. 20, AJ Moeller, Rockwell City, IA (1), 15.715; 12. 3P, Sawyer Phillips, Pleasantville, IA (13), 15.736; 13. 3J, Dusty Zomer, Sioux Falls, SD (19), 15.838; 14. 1, Tasker Phillips, Pleasantville, IA (6), 15.869; 15. 49, Josh Schneiderman, West Burlington, IA (22), 15.921; 16. 1K, Kelby Watt, Adel, IA (12), 15.934; 17. 6W, Dustin Selvage, Indianola, IA (3), 16.046; 18. 12X, Paul Nienhiser, Chapin, IL (25), 16.101; 19. 15JR, Cole Mincer, Burlington, IA (9), 16.228; 20. 80P, Jacob Peterson, Hartford, SD (8), 16.558; 21. 10, Brian Paulus, Six Mile, SC (11), 16.665; 22. 15, Jack Potter, Raymore, MO (16), 16.706; 23. 55, Kerry Madsen, St. Marys, NSW, Aust. (7), 16.834; 24. 44X, Scotty Johnson, Melcher-Dallas, IA (14), 17.216; 25. 9H, Landon Hansen, Newton, IA (24), NT.

Heat one (started), 8 Laps, 2:38.5: 1. Dusty Zomer (2); 2. Kelby Watt (1); 3. Scott Bogucki (4); 4. Carson McCarl (6); 5. Chase Randall (5); 6. Zach Hampton (3); 7. Jack Potter (8); 8. Cole Mincer (7); 9. Landon Hansen (9)

Heat two (started), 8 Laps, 2:20.5: 1. Tasker Phillips (2); 2. Aaron Reutzel (6); 3. Matt Juhl (4); 4. Kerry Madsen (8); 5. Jamie Ball (5); 6. Dustin Selvage (1); 7. AJ Moeller (3); 8. Jacob Peterson (7)

Heat three (started), 8 Laps, 2:49.8: 1. Lynton Jeffrey (4); 2. Sawyer Phillips (3); 3. Austin McCarl (6); 4. Josh Schneiderman (2); 5. JJ Hickle (5); 6. Paul Nienhiser (1); 7. Scotty Johnson (8)

A main (started), 20 Laps, NT: 1. Aaron Reutzel (4); 2. Austin McCarl (2); 3. Dusty Zomer (10); 4. Lynton Jeffrey (1); 5. Chase Randall (5); 6. Carson McCarl (3); 7. Matt Juhl (6); 8. Kerry Madsen (16); 9. Jamie Ball (7); 10. Scott Bogucki (8); 11. Tasker Phillips (12); 12. JJ Hickle (9); 13. Kelby Watt (13); 14. Sawyer Phillips (11); 15. Zach Hampton (14); 16. Josh Schneiderman (15); 17. Paul Nienhiser (19); 18. Cole Mincer (18); 19. Jack Potter (21); 20. Dustin Selvage (17); 21. Jacob Peterson (20); 22. Landon Hansen (23); 23. Scotty Johnson (22). Lap Leaders: Jeffrey 1-2, Reutzel 3-20. Hard-charger: Madsen.

360 Results

Time Trials (Qualifying Order), 2 laps: 1. 87, Aaron Reutzel, Clute, TX (13), 15.663; 2. 70, Calvin Landis, Knoxville, IA (7), 15.762; 3. 4G, Cole Garner, Sioux Falls, SD (10), 15.778; 4. 4W, Jamie Ball, Knoxville, IA (19), 15.781; 5. 2KS, Chase Randall, Waco, TX (29), 15.815; 6. 4, Cam Martin, Ankeny, IA (17), 15.832; 7. 53, Joe Beaver, Knoxville, IA (15), 15.856; 8. 86, Timothy Smith, Rocheport, MO (6), 15.864; 9. 99, Tony Rost, Omaha, NE (2), 15.880; 10. 24N, Nathan Mills, Bondurant, IA (16), 15.901; 11. 2M, Ryan Giles, Grimes, IA (18), 15.912; 12. 24, Kade Higday, Pleasant Hill, IA (25), 15.916; 13. 29, Emilio Hoover, Broken Arrow, OK (11), 15.975; 14. 20T, Corey Timmerman, Carmen, IL (4), 15.991; 15. 6AJ, AJ Moeller, Rockwell City, IA (20), 16.001; 16. 40, Clint Garner, Sioux Falls, SD (12), 16.014; 17. 01, Terry McCarl, Altoona, IA (28), 16.027; 18. 4C, Tuesday Calderwood, Goodyear, AZ (14), 16.066; 19. 22, Ryan Leavitt, Knoxville, IA (22), 16.070; 20. 33, Alan Zoutte, Knoxville, IA (1), 16.083; 21. 17, Tyler Groenendyk, Oskaloosa, IA (34), 16.109; 22. 7A, Jack Anderson, Newton, IA (36), 16.134; 23. 3P, Sawyer Phillips, Pleasantville, IA (23), 16.150; 24. 7B, Ben Brown, Marshall, MO (32), 16.328; 25. 5A, Alex Vande Voort, Knoxville, IA (9), 16.328; 26. 1TAZ, Tasker Phillips, Pleasantville, IA (35), 16.430; 27. 6N, Darin Naida, Adrian, MI (33), 16.481; 28. 83, Kurt Mueller, Reynolds, IL (27), 16.501; 29. 2J, Zach Blurton, Great Bend, KS (31), 16.596; 30. 7, Tyler Lee, Cedar Rapids, IA (3), 16.662; 31. 16, Dustin Clark, Agency, IA (24), 16.963; 32. T4, Tyler Graves, Chariton, IA (30), 17.216; 33. 38, Logan Alexander, Lacona, IA (21), 17.251; 34. 17N, Nathan Anderson, Newton, IA (26), 17.719; 35. 3R, Russell Potter, Boonville, MO (8), 17.744; 36. 14, Aidan Zoutte, Knoxville, IA (5), NT.

Heat one (started), 7 Laps, NT: 1. Terry McCarl (2); 2. Aaron Reutzel (6); 3. Chase Randall (5); 4. Tyler Groenendyk (1); 5. Tony Rost (4); 6. Alex Vande Voort (7); 7. Emilio Hoover (3); 8. Zach Blurton (8); 9. Logan Alexander (9)

Heat two (started), 7 Laps, 2:22.9: 1. Jack Anderson (1); 2. Cam Martin (5); 3. Nathan Mills (4); 4. Tasker Phillips (7); 5. Tuesday Calderwood (2); 6. Tyler Lee (8); 7. Calvin Landis (6); 8. Corey Timmerman (3); 9. Nathan Anderson (9)

Heat three (started), 7 Laps, 2:12.9: 1. Sawyer Phillips (1); 2. Ryan Giles (4); 3. Ryan Leavitt (2); 4. AJ Moeller (3); 5. Joe Beaver (5); 6. Cole Garner (6); 7. Darin Naida (7); 8. Dustin Clark (8); 9. Russell Potter (9)

Heat four (started), 7 Laps, 2:04.1: 1. Clint Garner (3); 2. Jamie Ball (6); 3. Ben Brown (1); 4. Kade Higday (4); 5. Timothy Smith (5); 6. Alan Zoutte (2); 7. Kurt Mueller (7); 8. Tyler Graves (8) DNS – Aidan Zoutte

B main (started), 10 Laps, NT: 1. Tasker Phillips (6); 2. Alex Vande Voort (5); 3. Emilio Hoover (1); 4. Ben Brown (4) / 5. Tyler Lee (10); 6. Zach Blurton (9); 7. Darin Naida (7); 8. Dustin Clark (11); 9. Russell Potter (15); 10. Kurt Mueller (8); 11. Nathan Anderson (14); 12. Logan Alexander (13); 13. Tyler Graves (12); 14. Alan Zoutte (3); 15. Corey Timmerman (2) DNS – Aidan Zoutte

A main (started), 18 Laps, NT: 1. Chase Randall (5); 2. Ryan Giles (2); 3. Terry McCarl (13); 4. Clint Garner (11); 5. Jamie Ball (7); 6. Calvin Landis (3); 7. Ryan Leavitt (18); 8. Joe Beaver (1); 9. Tyler Groenendyk (20); 10. Tasker Phillips (19); 11. Cole Garner (4); 12. Timothy Smith (10); 13. Ben Brown (23); 14. Tuesday Calderwood (17); 15. Kade Higday (14); 16. Alex Vande Voort (22); 17. Nathan Mills (9); 18. Tony Rost (12); 19. Aaron Reutzel (8); 20. Cam Martin (6); 21. Emilio Hoover (21); 22. Sawyer Phillips (16); 23. AJ Moeller (15) DNS – Jack Anderson. Lap Leaders: Beaver 1-7, Randall 8-18. Hard-charger: Leavitt.

Pro Series Results

Time Trials (Group Qualifying): 1. 0, Mike Mayberry, Fremont, IA (13), 17.109; 2. 17, Matt Allen, Norwalk, IA (1), 17.209; 3. 26, Chase Young, Des Moines, IA (3), 17.254; 4. 41, Jeff Wilke, Knoxville, IA (4), 17.364; 5. 8J, AJ Johnson, Oskaloosa, IA (2), 17.558; 6. 88, J Kinder, Linn, MO (8), 17.591; 7. 02S, Josh Jones, Knoxville, IA (16), 17.619; 8. 71, Brandon Worthington, Indianola, IA (6), 17.683; 9. 7, Rob Kubli, Milo, IA (14), 17.845; 10. 2, Casey Friedrichsen, Arthur, IA (7), 17.996; 11. 8, William Kline, Knoxville, IA (9), 18.272; 12. 55, Toby Mosher, Osceola, IA (11), 18.323; 13. 22C, Cole Campbell, Mexico, MO (15), 18.421; 14. 55KC, Bob Hildreth, Iowa Falls, IA (10), 18.533; 15. 22, Chase Fischer, Jefferson City, MO (5), 18.568; 16. 12K, Koddy Hildreth, Zearing, IA (12), 18.871.

Heat one (started), 6 Laps, 1:45.9: 1. Rob Kubli (2); 2. AJ Johnson (4); 3. Mike Mayberry (6); 4. Chase Young (5); 5. Josh Jones (3); 6. William Kline (1); 7. Cole Campbell (7); 8. Chase Fischer (8)

Heat two (started), 6 Laps, NT: 1. Casey Friedrichsen (2); 2. J Kinder (4); 3. Brandon Worthington (3); 4. Jeff Wilke (5); 5. Matt Allen (6); 6. Koddy Hildreth (8); 7. Toby Mosher (1) DNS – Bob Hildreth

A main (started), 15 Laps, NT: Matt Allen (2); 2. Mike Mayberry (6); 3. Chase Young (4); 4. AJ Johnson (5); 5. Casey Friedrichsen (8); 6. Jeff Wilke (1); 7. Josh Jones (10); 8. Koddy Hildreth (12); 9. William Kline (11); 10. Bob Hildreth (15); 11. Rob Kubli (7); 12. Brandon Worthington (9); 13. J Kinder (3); 14. Cole Campbell (13); 15. Chase Fischer (14. Lap Leader: Allen 1-15. Hard-charger: B. Hildreth.

5/1/24

Jacksonville Speedway

Jacksonville, IL

WoO

56 cars

A massive car count was expected, but added a few with a High Limit rain out. Kyle Larson, Chase Briscoe and Ricky Stenhouse Jr. represented NASCAR, while Brandon Sheppard usually finds himself in a late model. The field was divided into two sets of qualifying. Buddy Kofoid (20th car out to time) set quick time in the first group with a time of 10.063 seconds on the 1/5-mile. David Gravel (10th car out) was second quick, followed by Carson Macedo (12th), Sheldon Haudenschild (13th) and Brad Sweet (2nd). Brady Bacon (1st car out to time in the second group) set quick time overall at 10.062. Kyle Larson (13th car out) was second quick in that group, followed by Gio Scelzi (8th), Corey Day (18th) and Cole Macedo (17th). Only the top 40 qualified for heats, the rest were placed in a non-qualifier heat.

Non-Qualifier Heat (started): 1. Chase Briscoe 5 (1) 2. Jake Neuman 3N (3) 3. Zach Daum 31 (4) 4. Riley Goodno 22 (2) / 5. Max Guilford 79G (7) 6. Tyler Duff 9 (8) 7. Jadon Rogers 17GP (14) 8. Tyler Lee 7 (10) 9. Joey Moughan 5H (5) 10. Tim Estenson 14T (13) 11. Kevin Newton 16TH (11) 12. Brayton Lynch 29 (9) 13. McKenna Haase 55T (12) 14. Jeremy Standridge 10s (15) 15. Chris Martin 44 (6) DNS – Jake Blackhurst 96

The 8-lapper saw the top four start at the tail of the four respective heats. Lynch and Martin got together two laps in. Martin was done. Haase had a flat left rear, but returned. Guilford claimed the fourth and final transfer on the restart from Goodno, but Riley retook it on lap four. The top three remained unchanged.

Heat one (started): 1. Ca. Macedo 41 (2) 2. Kofoid 83 (1) 3. Parker Price-Miller 9P (4) 4. Sweet 49 (3) 5. Chase Randall 2KS (7) / 6. Brock Zearfoss 3z (6) 7. Brenham Crouch 1 (5) 8. Zach Hampton 35 (8) 9. Trevin Littleton 1T (10) 10. Bill Rose 6 (9) 11. Briscoe (11)

10-lap heats took the top five to the feature and the top two to the dash. Ca. Macedo led the distance over Kofoid. PPM had third early, but Sweet shot by on lap two. In a good battle, Price-Miller reclaimed it on lap three. Zearfoss had the final transfer, trying to hold off Randall. Randall kept the pressure on and made the pass for the spot high in turn four with two to go.

Heat two (started): 1. Gravel 2 (1) 2. Haudenschild 17 (2) 3. James McFadden 83SR (4) 4. Reutzel 87 (3) 5. Joe B. Miller 51B (6) / 6. Donn Schatz 15 (8) 7. Landon Crawley 7s (5) 8. Neuman 3N (11) 9. Emerson Axsom 27 (7) 10. Brandon Sheppard B5 (9) 11. Bryce Norris 37 (10)

This was a mostly single-file event that saw Miller hold off Schatz for the final transfer.

Heat three (started): 1. Scelzi 18 (2) 2. Co. Macedo 16T (3) 3. Danny Sams III 24D (4) 4. Bill Balog 17B (6) 5. Kraig Kinser 70 (10) / 6. Daum 31 (11) 7. Paul Nienhiser 9x (7) 8. Sterling Cling 34 (8) 9. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 17JR (9) 10. Scotty Milan 97 (5) 11. Bacon 21H (1)

Scelzi led Bacon, Sams, Co. Macedo and Balog early. Daum slid sideways and stopped three laps in. Scelzi chose the outside on the restart. Bacon was in pursuit until getting sideways and over the turn one berm, launching over the wall. He was done, but back for the B. That restart saw Scelzi leading Sams, Col Macedo, Balog and Cling. Milan jumped up to fifth on that restart. Kinser, who had started tenth, began to pressure and gained the final transfer from Milan with two to go. A lap later, Milan made heavy contact with the turn four wall and was done. Co. Macedo had a late shot at Sams and eked by for the final dash spot at the checkers using the low side.

Heat four (started): 1. Larson 57 (1) 2. Day 14 (2) 3. Logan Schuchart 1s (3) 4. Skylar Gee 99 (6) 5. Garet Williamson 23 (5) / 6. Scotty Thiel 73 (7) 7. Austin McCarl 88 (8) 8. Logan Seavey 24 (4) 9. Shelby Bosie 3B (9) 10. Gage Montgomery 79 (10) 11. Riley Goodno 22 (11)

A chain reaction from Bosie to Montgomery to Goodno saw Goodno get upside down hard and done for the night. He was o.k. Montgomery went off on the hook too. Larson led wire to wire. The battle was on for the final transfer. Seavey had it early, until Williamson got by on lap two. Thiel was making the bottom work, got by Seavey and reeled in Williamson. He passed him for the spot with four to go. On the last lap, Thiel missed the bottom of turn three and got into a fishtail and spun across the line, allowing Williamson to retake the transfer.

D main (started): 1. Duff (2) 2. Guilford (1) / 3. Rogers (3) 4. Newton (7) 5. Moughan (5) 6. Lee (4) 7. Estenson (6) 8. Haase (8) 9. Martin (9) DNS – Lynch, Standridge, Blackhurst

The 10-lapper saw the top two transfer to the back of the C. Duff and Guilford were unchallenged.

C main (started): 1. Stenhouse Jr. (2) 2. Littleton (1) / 3. Axsom (3) 4. Briscoe (9) 5. Milan (6) 6. Sheppard (7) 7. Rose (5) 8. Duff (11) 9. Guilford (12) 10. Montgomery (8) 11. Norris (10) 12. Bosie (4) DNS – Goodno

The 10-lapper took the top two to the B. Littleton led Stenhouse until Bosie spun while running third. Littleton took the low side on the restart, and Stenhouse powered by on the cushion to go on to win.

Dash (started): 1. Kofoid (2) 2. Larson (1) 3. Gravel (4) 4. Scelzi (3) 5. Haudenschild (8) 6. Ca. Macedo (6) 7. Day (7) 8. Co. Macedo (5)

The 8-lapper set the front four rows of the feature. Kofoid led Larson from the jump. Gravel gained third from Scelzi on lap two.

B main (started): 1. Crouch (1) 2. Daum (4) 3. Schatz (5) 4. Nienhiser (8) / 5. Zearfoss (3) 6. Thiel (6) 7. Crawley (7) 8. Hampton (9) 9. Neuman (11) 10. Stenhouse (14) 11. Bacon (2) 12. Seavey (13) 13. Cling (12) 14. Littleton (15) 15. McCarl (10)

The 12-lapper transferred the top four to the feature. Crouch led early over Zearfoss, Daum, Bacon and Schatz. Daum took second from Zeafoss on lap three, while Schat took the final transfer from Bacon. Schatz worked on Zearfoss and got by him with a slider in four for third on lap 8. Bacon was chasing down Zearfoss when he again got over the turn one berm and spun with three to go. Crouch led the field back to green, ahead of Daum, Schatz, Zearfoss and Nienhiser. Nienhiser slid in front of Zearfoss on the restart to grab the final transfer. Daum completed an unlikely run from the Non-qualifier to the feature.

A main (started): 1. Gravel (3) 2. Larson (2) 3. Kofoid (1) 4. Ca. Macedo (6) 5. Day (7) 6. Scelzi (4) 7. Haudenschild (5) 8. McFadden (11) 9. Co. Macedo (8) 10. Sweet (13) 11. Schatz (23) 12. Balog (14) 13. Price-Miller (9) 14. Sams (10) 15. Schuchart (12) 16. Gee (16) 17. Daum (22) 18. Kinser (18) 19. Nienhiser (24) 20. Williamson (20) 21. Randall (17) 22. Crouch (21) 23. Miller (19) 24. Reutzel (15)

The race was reduced from 40 to 35 laps for tire concerns that didn’t appear to develop. Part of that was the race went non-stop, and arguably the best one of the year so far. Larson led Kofoid, Scelzi, Gravel and Ca. Macedo early. Scelzi took second from Kofoid on lap four, while Ca. Macedo moved into fourth. Once leaders hit lapped traffic on lap 8, all bets were off. Gravel was using a low to middle groove and gained fourth from Macedo. Macedo battled back on lap fourteen, and Gravel recovered on lap 15 to pass both Macedo and Kofoid to climb to third. Kofoid regained that spot on lap 16, and Macedo worked back by Gavel for fourth on lap 17. Lap 18, saw Larson, Kofoid and Gravel as we can throw a blanket over them. Gravel shot by Kofoid on lap 19 for second, as Day entered the top five. On lap 24, Gravel used the middle of turn two to get by Larson for the lead. Two laps later, Larson shot back to the point on the top of turn two as the two raced wheel to wheel. With three to go, Gravel put a slider on Larson in turn four to take the lead for good. Schatz was the hard-charger.

Midwest Thunder Knoxville/Huset’s Point Fund Presented by OpenWheel101.com Returns for Eighth Year!

(Bill W) The schedule is set for the 2024 Midwest Thunder Knoxville/Huset’s Point Fund Presented by OpenWheel101.com! Again, generous contributions from fans like you make it all possible. No matter if it is a small or large donation, 100% goes to the 410 drivers competing at Knoxville, Huset’s and Jackson, and is a great way to thank them for their entertainment!

Chase Randall was the joyous victor of the series in 2023, followed by Brian Brown and Austin McCarl. All received their cash rewards at the end of the season. A special thanks go out to 2023 “Gold Partners” Quality Traffic Control (QTC) and Jim Harris.

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2024 Tentative Races that will be counted for points with the Midwest Thunder Sprint Cars presented by OpenWheel101.com (tentative)

Sat, April 20 - Knoxville Raceway (IA) (Cold)
Fri, April 26 - Knoxville Raceway (IA) WoO
Sat, April 27 - Knoxville Raceway (IA) WoO
Sat, May 4 - Knoxville Raceway (IA)
Sat, May 11 - Knoxville Raceway (IA)
Sun, May 12 - Huset's Speedway (Brandon, SD)
Sat, May 18 - Knoxville Raceway (IA)
Sun, May 19 - Huset's Speedway (Brandon, SD)
Sat, May 25 - Knoxville Raceway (IA)
Sun, May 26 - Huset's Speedway (Brandon, SD)
Mon, May 27 - Huset's Speedway (Brandon, SD)
Sat, June 1 - Knoxville Raceway (IA)
Sun, June 2 - Huset's Speedway (Brandon, SD)
Sat, June 8 - Knoxville Raceway (IA)
Sun, June 9 - Huset's Speedway (Brandon, SD)
Fri, June 14 - Knoxville Raceway (IA) WoO
Sat, June 15 - Knoxville Raceway (IA) WoO
Sun, June 16 - Huset's Speedway (Brandon, SD)
Wed, June 19 - Huset's Speedway (Brandon, SD) Huset's Hustle Prelim
Thu, June 20 - Huset's Speedway (Brandon, SD) Huset's Hustle
Fri, June 21 - Huset's Speedway (Brandon, SD) High Bank Nationals Prelim
Sat, June 22 - Huset's Speedway (Brandon, SD) High Bank Nationals
Sat, June 29 - Knoxville Raceway (IA)
Sat, July 6 - Knoxville Raceway (IA)
Sun, July 7 - Huset's Speedway (Brandon, SD)
Fri, July 12 - Jackson Motorplex (MN)
Sat, July 13 - Knoxville Raceway (IA)
Sun, July 14 - Huset's Speedway (Brandon, SD)
Sat, July 20 - Knoxville Raceway (IA)
Fri, July 26 - Jackson Motorplex (MN) Border Battle
Sat, July 27 - Knoxville Raceway (IA) Border Battle
Sun, July 28 - Huset's Speedway (SD) (Brandon, SD) Border Battle
Sun, August 4 - Knoxville Raceway (IA) Cappy Classic
Mon, August 5 - Southern Iowa Speedway (Oskaloosa) Front Row Challenge
Wed, August 7 - Knoxville Raceway (IA) Knoxville Nationals Prelim
Thu, August 8 - Knoxville Raceway (IA) Knoxville Nationals Prelim
Fri, August 9 - Knoxville Raceway (IA) Hard Knox Night
Sat, August 10 - Knoxville Raceway (IA) Knoxville Nationals
Thu, August 15 - Jackson Motorplex (MN) Jackson Nationals Prelim
Fri, August 16 - Jackson Motorplex (MN) Jackson Nationals Prelim
Sat, August 17 - Jackson Motorplex (MN) Jackson Nationals
Sat, August 24 - Knoxville Raceway (IA)
Sun, August 25 - Huset's Speedway (Brandon, SD)
Fri, August 30 - Huset's Speedway (Brandon, SD) Bull Haulers Brawl
Sat, August 31 - Huset's Speedway (Brandon, SD) WoO
Sun, September 1 - Huset's Speedway (Brandon, SD) WoO

2023 Knoxville/Huset's 410 Sprint Series presented by www.OpenWheel101.com Final Point Standings (Feature Wins)

1. Chase Randall, Waco, TX, 711 (4)
2. Brian Brown, Grain Valley, MO, 547 (5)
3. Austin McCarl, Altoona, IA, 539 (1)
4. Rico Abreu, St. Helena, CA, 490 (2)
5. Justin Henderson, Tea, SD, 456 (2)
6. Kerry Madsen, St. Mary’s, NSW, Aust., 447 (1)
7. Buddy Kofoid, Penngrove, CA, 409
8. Aaron Reutzel, Clute, TX, 377 (3)
9. Davey Heskin, St. Michael, MN, 335 (1)
10. Brooke Tatnell, Sans Souci, NSW, Aust., 326
11. Mark Dobmeier, Grand Forks, ND, 306 (1)
12. Garet Williamson, Columbia, MO, 281 (1)
13. Dusty Zomer, Sioux Falls, SD, 277 (1)
14. Kaleb Johnson, Sioux Falls, SD, 270
15. Riley Goodno, Knoxville, IA, 262 (1)
16. Cory Eliason, Visalia, CA, 247
17. Kasey Kahne, Enumclaw, WA, 237 (1)
18. Ayrton Gennetten, Gravois Mills, MO, 234 (1)
19. Kyle Larson, Elk Grove, CA, 227 (2)
20. Lachlan McHugh, Gold Coast, QLD, Aust., 224
21. Tim Kaeding, San Jose, CA, 219
22. Scott Bogucki, McLaren Vale, SA, Aust., 209
23. Justin Sanders, Aromas, CA, 185
24. Tanner Holmes, Jacksonville, OR, 177
25. Anthony Macri, Dillsburg, PA, 171
26. Lynton Jeffrey, Sydney, NSW, Aust., 165
27. Christopher Thram, Sanborn, MN, 163 (1)
28. Matt Juhl, Tea, SD, 157
29. Corey Day, Clovis, CA, 155
30. Tasker Phillips, Pleasantville, IA, 145
31. Carson McCarl, Altoona, IA, 132
32. Sam Hafertepe Jr., Sunnyvale, TX, 110
33. Ian Madsen, St. Mary’s, NSW, Aust., 106
34. Tyler Courtney, Indianapolis, IN, 105
35. Parker Price-Miller, Kokomo, IN, 104
36. Brendan Mullen, Grand Forks, ND, 99
37. Ryan Timms, Oklahoma City, OK, 98
38. Blake Hahn, Sapulpa, OK, 94
39. Tim Estenson, Fargo, ND, 85
40. Brent Marks, Myerstown, PA, 65
41. Bill Balog, Hartland, WI, 56
(tie) Jade Hastings, Grand Forks, ND, 56
(tie) Tyler Drueke, Eagle, NE, 56
(tie) Brandon Wimmer, Fairmount, IN, 56
45. Sawyer Phillips, Knoxville, IA, 54
(tie) Cole Macedo, Lemoore, CA, 54
(tie) Ryan Bickett, Ramona, SD, 54
48. Skylar Prochaska, Lakefield, MN, 46
49. Cody Hansen, Nunda, SD, 44
50. Sye Lynch, Apollo, PA, 42
51. Kalib Henry, Sacramento, CA, 40
52. Jack Dover, Springfield, NE, 37
53. Dustin Selvage, Indianola, IA, 36
54. Terry McCarl, Altoona, IA, 34
(tie) Zeb Wise, Angola, IN, 34
56. Rusty Hickman, Bendigo, VIC, Aust., 28
(tie) Jake Blackhurst, Hanna City, IL, 28
58. Hunter Schuerenberg, Sikeston, MO, 25
59. Brady Bacon, Broken Arrow, OK, 22
(tie) Zach Hampton, Plainfield, IN, 22
(tie) Scott Winters, Butterfield, MN, 22
(tie) Justin Jacobsma, Hull, IA, 22
63. Sam Henderson, Sioux Falls, SD, 18
(tie) Kelby Watt, Adel, IA, 18
65. Roger Crockett, Broken Arrow, OK, 16
(tie) Chris Martin, Ankeny, IA, 16
67. AJ Moeller, Rockwell City, IA, 14
(tie) Shane Stewart, Bixby, OK, 14
69. Colby Copeland, Roseville, CA, 12
(tie) Matt Covington, Glenpool, OK, 12
71. Austen Wheatley, Lake Stevens, WA, 10
(tie) McKenna Haase, Des Moines, IA, 10
73. Chuck McGillivray, Madison, SD, 8
(tie) Austin Bishop, Elverson, PA, 8
(tie) Justin Peck, Monrovia, IN, 8
76. Brant O’Banion, Norfolk, NE, 6
(tie) Cody Ihlen, Pipestone, MN, 6
(tie) Jamie Ball, Knoxvlle, IA, 6
(tie) Jake Bubak, Alvada, CO, 6
(tie) Blaine Stegenga, Valley Springs, SD, 6
(tie) Ben Brown, Marshall, MO, 6
82. Jamie Veal, Warrnambool, VIC, Aust., 2
(tie) Micah Slendy, Sioux Falls, SD, 2
(tie) Gage Pulkrabek, East Grand Forks, MN, 2

2022 Knoxville/Huset's 410 Sprint Series presented by www.OpenWheel101.com Final Point Standings (Feature Wins)

1. Austin McCarl, Altoona, IA, 830 (1)
2. Brian Brown, Grain Valley, MO, 721 (4)
3. Aaron Reutzel, Clute, TX, 712 (5)
4. Gio Scelzi, Fresno, CA, 573 (2)
5. Justin Henderson, Tea, SD, 525
6. Matt Juhl, Tea, SD, 475
7. Brooke Tatnell, Sans Souci, NSW, Aust., 420 (2)
8. Ayrton Gennetten, Gravois Mills, MO, 397 (1)
9. Kerry Madsen, St. Mary's, NSW, Aust., 383
10. Ryan Timms, Oklahoma City, OK, 366 (5)

2021 Midwest Thunder Sprint Cars presented by www.OpenWheel101.com Point Standings (Feature Wins)

1. Gio Scelzi, Fresno, CA, 1279 (2)
2. Brian Brown, Grain Valley, MO, 1061 (7)
3. Justin Henderson, Tea, SD, 1036 (7)
4. Ayrton Gennetten, Gravois Mills, MO, 829 (5)
5. Austin McCarl, Altoona, IA, 803 (6)
6. Kerry Madsen, St. Mary’s, NSW, Aust., 800 (5)
7. Parker Price-Miller, Kokomo, IN, 608 (1)
8. Carson McCarl, Altoona, IA, 572
9. Matt Juhl, Tea, SD, 571
10. Rico Abreu, St. Helena, CA, 563 (1)

2020 Midwest Thunder Sprint Cars presented by www.OpenWheel101.com Point Standings (Feature Wins)

1. Kerry Madsen, St. Mary’s, NSW, Aust., 766
2. Bill Balog, Hartland, WI, 667 (9)
3. Kyle Larson, Elk Grove, CA, 660 (11)
4. Brian Brown, Grain Valley, MO, 587 (3)
5. Rico Abreu, St. Helena, CA, 479 (3)
6. Dominic Scelzi, Fresno, CA, 440
7. Austin McCarl, Altoona, IA, 419
8. Ian Madsen, St. Mary’s, NSW, Aust., 413
9. Tim Kaeding, Campbell, CA, 402
10. Shane Stewart, Bixby, OK, 385 (1)

2019 Midwest Thunder Sprint Cars presented by www.OpenWheel101.com Final Point Standings (Feature Wins)

1. Kerry Madsen, St. Mary’s, NSW, Aust., 954 (2)
2. Bill Balog, Hartland, WI, 947 (7)
3. Brian Brown, Grain Valley, MO, 731 (5)
4. Terry McCarl, Altoona, IA, 713 (2)
5. James McFadden, Warrnambool, VIC, Aust., 592 (2)
6. Austin McCarl, Altoona, IA, 505 (1)
7. Parker Price-Miller, Kokomo, IN, 484 (1)
8. Jeremy Schultz, Beaver Dam, WI, 471 (3)
9. Paul Nienhiser, Chapin, IL, 427 (5)
10. Rico Abreu, St. Helena, CA, 400 (2)

2018 Midwest Thunder Sprint Cars presented by www.OpenWheel101.com Point Standings (Feature Wins) Top Ten

1. Kerry Madsen, St. Mary’s, NSW, Aust., 866 (7)
2. Brian Brown, Grain Valley, MO, 686 (7)
3. Austin McCarl, Altoona, IA, 602 (5)
4. Terry McCarl, Altoona, IA, 565
5. Brooke Tatnell, Sans Souci, NSW, Aust., 420 (1)
6. Scotty Thiel, Sheboygan, WI, 398 (4)
(tie) Davey Heskin, St. Michael, MN, 398
8. Bill Balog, Hartland, WI, 390 (2)
9. Cory Eliason, Selma, CA, 386 (1)
10. Matt Juhl, Tea, SD, 365 (1)

2017 Midwest Thunder Sprint Cars presented by www.OpenWheel101.com Final Point Standings (Feature Wins) Top Ten

1. Kerry Madsen, St. Mary’s, NSW, Aust., 1086 (5)
2. Ian Madsen, St. Mary’s, NSW, Aust., 1031 (7)
3. Donny Schatz, Fargo, ND, 800 (6)
4. Brian Brown, Grain Valley, MO, 760 (6)
5. Brad Sweet, Grass Valley, CA, 760 (2)
6. Brooke Tatnell, Sans Souci, NSW, Aust., 533 (1)
7. Shane Stewart, Bixby, OK, 529 (2)
8. David Gravel, Watertown, CT, 481 (3)
9. Terry McCarl, Altoona, IA, 437 (1)
10. Tim Kaeding, San Jose, CA, 425 (2)

Knoxville Practice Night Sees 52 Cars!

by Bill Wright

KNOXVILLE, Iowa (April 15, 2023) – Fifty-two cars participated in Friday’s practice at the Knoxville Raceway. The quickest lap of the night unofficially went to Kelby Watt at 14.986 seconds on the half-mile in the 410’s. Cam Martin unofficially led the 360’s with a lap of 15.816 seconds. The Pro Sprints were led unofficially by Chase Young with lap of 17.358 seconds.

Friday’s participants...

410 (27) – 20, AJ Moeller, Rockwell City, IA; 22, Riley Goodno, Knoxville, IA; 44, Chris Martin, Ankeny, IA; 87, Aaron Reutzel, Clute, TX; 10, Scott Bogucki, McLaren Vale, SA, Aust.; 09, Matt Juhl, Tea, SD; 1, Tasker Phillips, Pleasantville, IA; 55, Kerry Madsen, St. Mary’s, NSW, Aust.; G5, Gage Pulkrabek, Grand Forks, ND; 2KS, Chase Randall, Waco, TX; Bryce Norris, Terre Haute, IN; 74, Xavier Doney, Odessa, MO; 27, Emerson Axsom, Franklin, IN; 1K, Kelby Watt, Adel, IA; 95, Tyler Drueke, Eagle, NE; 7N, Darin Naida, Adrian, MI; 55T, McKenna Haase, Des Moines, IA; 15, Jack Potter, Lee’s Summit, MO; 3J, Dusty Zomer, Sioux Falls, SD; 4w, Jamie Ball, Knoxville, IA; 7B, Ben Brown, Marshall, MO; 25, Hunter Schuerenberg, Sikeston, MO; 18T, Tanner Holmes, Jacksonville, OR; 9H, Landon Hansen, Newton, IA; 3P, Sawyer Phillips, Pleasantville, IA; 78, Bill Wagner, Hazen, ND; 44x, Scotty Johnson, Melcher-Dallas, IA

360 (15) – 4w, Jamie Ball, Knoxville, IA; 53, Joe Beaver, Knoxville, IA; 2m, Ryan Giles, Grimes, IA; 14, Aidan Zoutte, Knoxville, IA; 86, Timothy Smith, Rocheport, MO; 99, Tony Rost, Omaha, NE; 17, Tyler Groenendyk, Oskaloosa, IA; 01 Terry McCarl, Altoona, IA; 4, Cam Martin, Ankeny, IA; 4c, Tuesday Calderwood, Goodyear, AZ; 77x, Alex Hill, Six Nations, ONT, Can.; 7, Tyler Lee, Cedar Rapids, IA; 24, Kade Higday, Knoxville, IA; 1TAZ, Tasker Phillips, Pleasantville, IA; 55, Chase Brown, Yulan, NE

Pro Sprints (11) – 0, Mike Mayberry, Fremont, IA; 26, Chase Young, Des Moines, IA; 71, Brandon Worthington, Indianola, IA; 17, Matt Allen, Adel, IA; 8J, AJ Johnson, Oskaloosa, IA; 55, Toby Mosher, Osceola, IA; 22, Chase Fischer, Jefferson City, MO; 22c, Cole Campbell, Mexico, MO; 55KC, Bob Hildreth, Iowa Falls, IA; 7, Rob Kubli, Milo, IA; 12K, Koddy Hildreth, Zearing, IA

Next week, Friday and Saturday, April 26 and 27 is Premier Chevy Dealers Night featuring the NOS Energy Drink World of Outlaws. The Pro Sprints will also be in action Friday, and the 360 class will be on the card Saturday. For more information on the Knoxville Raceway, visit us online at www.KnoxvilleRaceway.com!

4/12/24

I-55 Raceway

Pevely, MO

WoO

41 cars

Cars were split into two qualifying groups. Gio Scelzi (19th car out to time) set quick time on the 3/10 mile at 10.390 seconds to lead the first group. Bill Balog (1st car out) was second quick, followed by Sheldon Haudenschild (8th), Donny Schatz (4th) and Garet Williamson (21st). Danny Sams III failed to get a time in. Carson Macedo (11th car out) set quick time in the second group at 10.504 seconds. He was followed by David Gravel (3rd), Matt Covington (2nd), Joe B. Miller (1st) and Landon Crawley (9th).

Heat one (started): 1. Scelzi 18 (1) 2. Haudenschild 17 (2) 3. Williamson (3) 4. Brock Zearfoss 3z (4) 5. Kraig Kinser 70 (5) / 6. Danny Sams III 24D (11) 7. Riley Goodno 22 (9) 8. Noah Gass 20G (7) 9. Cody Gardner G6 (8) 10. Ben Brown 7B (10) 11. Scotty Milan 97 (6)

10-lap heats took the top five to the feature and the top two to the Dash. Scelzi led the distance. Milan grabbed fifth right away, but came to a stop with mechanical difficulties with two to go. That handed the last transfer spot to Kinser.

Heat two (started): 1. Schatz 15 (2) 2. Balog 17B (1) 3. Logan Schuchart 1s (3) 4. Brian Bell 23B (4) 5. Christopher Thram 24T (6) / 6. Logan McCandless 29 (5) 7. Ayden Gatewood 37 (9) 8. Gage Pulkrabek G5 (7) 9. Bill Rose 6 (8) DNS – Adyn Schmidt 12s

Schmidt hit the wall when exiting during time trials and didn’t return. The heat itself was mostly single file.

Heat three (started): 1. Macedo 41 (1) 2. Aaron Reutzel 87 (5) 3. Ayrton Gennetten 3 (4) 4. Crawley 7s (3) 5. Austin McCarl 88 (6) / 6. Chase Randall 2KS (7) 7. Jake Neuman 3N (8) 8. JJ Hickle 22x (10) 9. Kyle Bellm 14E (9) 10. Covington 95 (2)

Covington and Macedo battled for the lead early before the latter took it. Covington’s right rear started going flat about three laps in. Reutzel was on the move, taking fourth from Crawley high in turn four on lap three and then passing both Covington and Gennetten on lap four to capture second and a Dash spot. Covington came to a stop with four to go. Randall made a late charge at McCarl for the final transfer, but fell short.

Heat four (started): 1. Gravel 2 (1) 2. Buddy Kofoid 83 (3) 3. Miller 122 (2) 4. Gunner Ramey 21 (4) 5. Scotty Thiel 73 (5) / 6. Skylar Gee 99 (6) 7. Derek Hagar 44 (9) 8. Jace Park 45x (8) 9. Gage Montgomery 79 (7) 10. Steve Short 8s (10)

Gravel led Miller and Kofoid early. Kofoid shot a slider in turn one on lap two to take second from Miller. Thiel took the final transfer from Park on the same lap.

C main (started): 1. Gardner (1) 2. Bellm (2) / 3. Rose (3) 4. Montgomery (4) DNS – Brown, Schmidt, Short, Milan

The 8-lapper took the top two to the back of the B.

Dash (started): 1. Scelzi (2) 2. Gravel (1) 3. Kofoid (4) 4. Balog (3) 5. Macedo (5) 6. Haudenschild (6) 7. Schatz (7) 8. Reutzel (8)

The 8-lapper set the first four rows for the feature. Scelzi and Gravel battled most of the way for the win.

B main (started): 1. McCandless (1) 2. Sams (2) 3. Gee (5) 4. Gass (8) / 5. Hagar (9) 6. Goodno (4) 7. Hickle (11) 8. Neuman (7) 9. Gatewood (6) 10. Park (12) 11. Bellm (14) 12. Randall (3) 13. Pulkrabek (10) 14. Gardner (13) DNS – Covington

The 12-lapper sent the top four to the feature. Sams jumped the original start and was sent back a row. McCandless led Randall, Sams and Goodno early. Gee took the final transfer spot from Goodno on lap two. Gardner came to a stop on lap four. On the restart, Pulkrabek had a run on Gee for fourth, but the two came together and Pulkrabek spun. Randall gave up second when he had mechanical issues and exited. Pulkrabek contacted Park on the next try at green and then exited without brakes. McCandless led Sams, Gee and Goodno back to green. Gass used the restart to surge into the final transfer.

A main (started): 1. Gravel (2) 2. Kofoid (3) 3. Macedo (5) 4. Balog (4) 5. Scelzi (1) 6. Haudenschild (6) 7. Schuchart (11) 8. Schatz (7) 9. Zearfoss (13) 10. Miller (12) 11. Kinser (17) 12. Gass (24) 13. McCarl (18) 14. Sams (22) 15. Crawley (14) 16. Bell (15) 17. Gennetten (10) 18. Williamson (9) 19. McCandless (21) 20. Gee (23) 21. Ramey (16) 22. Thram (19) 23. Thiel (20) 24. Reutzel (8)

The 40-lapper saw Gravel leading Scelzi, Kofoid and Balog early. The leaders were lapping car by lap six. At that point, Kofoid used the low side of four to pass Scelzi for second. Macedo slaos gained fourth from Balog. Thram spun eight laps in, bringing the first caution. Gravel chose the outside lane on the double-file restart, ahead of Kofoid, Scelzi, Macedo, Balog and Haudenschild. Reutzel surrendered a top ten spot when he stopped on lap elven. Macedo used that restart to get by Scezli for third. On lap 16, Balog followed him into fourth. Balog was on a roll, and used the low side to get by Macedo on lap 17. The leaders were back in lapped traffic at that point. Contact between Ramey and Thram, saw Ramey’s front wheel flying into turn four. Both were done. Gravel again chose the outside lane, ahead of Kofoid, Balog, Macedo and Scelzi. Scelzi got back by Macedo for fourth, and then took third from Balog at the halfway point. Balog returned the favor however in a nice battle. Macedo would enter the fray again and tkake fourth from Scelzi on lap 23, and third from Balog on lap 24. A final caution came for a spun Williamson with seven to go. Gravel held the lead the rest of the way. Macedo gained second from Kofoid on the restart, but Buddy came back and passed him with three to go. Gass was the hard-charger.

4/5/24

US36 Raceway

Osborn, MO

WoO

Xtreme Midgets

41 Sprint Cars

23 Midgets

WoO

Cars were divided into two qualifying groups. Buddy Kofoid (19th car out to time) set quick time overall and was quickest in the first group at 10.782 seconds on the bullring. Sheldon Haudenschild (12th car out) was second quick, followed by Bill Balog (10th), Jacob Allen (20th) and David Gravel (11th). Anthony Macri had issues that slowed him on his qualifying attempt, but an engine change got him back for the heat. Tyler Courtney (17th car out) was quickest in the second group, ahead of Carson Macedo (10th), Donny Schatz (2nd), Rico Abreu (18th) and Austin McCarl (1st).

Heat one (started): 1. Kofoid 83 (1) 2. Gravel 2 (3) 3. Ryan Timms (4) 4. Chris Windom 55 (5) 5. Landon Crawley 7s (7) / 6. Anthony Macri 39m (8) 7. Gunner Ramey 21 (6) 8. Carson McCarl 12x (9) 9. Austin Hartmann 87A (10) 10. Balog 17B (2) DNS – Aaron Reutzel 87

8-lap heats flew by quickly on the high banks and took the top five to the feature and the top two to the Dash. Reutzel was unable to start from his starting spot outside row two, benefiting several behind him. Kofoid led the distance. Gravel was hot on Balog’s heels for the second Dash spot. Balog tried to get under the lapped car of Hartmann, but got tangled with him and flipped. He would return for the B.

Heat two (started): 1. Haudenschild 17 (1) 2. James McFadden 83SR (3) 3. Brock Zearfoss 3z (4) 4. Allen 1a (2) 5. Cory Eliason 8 (5) / 6. Danny Sams III 24D (6) 7. Chase Randall 2KS (7) 8. Gage Pulkrabek G5 (9) 9. Trevor Serbus 10 (10) 10. Kerry Madsen 25 (8)

Madsen slowed a lap in and retired for the night. Haudenschild led the distance. On the restart for Madsen, Zearfoss got by Allen for third and Eliason took the final transfer from Sams.

Heat three (started): 1. Courtney 7BC (1) 2. Schatz 15 (2) 3. A. McCarl 88 (3) 4. Garet Williamson 23 (4) 5. Tanner Holmes 18T (6) / 6. Dominic Scelzi 41s (7) 7. Gio Scelzi 18 (5) 8. Jason Martin 36 (9) 9. Kraig Kinser 70 (8) 10. Kevin Newton 16th (10)

Courtney led the distance in a mostly single-file event. The excitement was mid-pack, as D. Scelzi came up the track and slapped his brother in a collision early on. Both would return for the B.

Heat four (started): 1. Abreu 24 (2) 2. Macedo 41 (1) 3. Logan Schuchart 1s (3) 4. Zeb Wise 26 (4) 5. Jace Park 45x (6) / 6. Jake Bubak 27B (5) 7. Zach Daum 31 (7) 8. Ayrton Gennetten 3 (8) 9. Bill Rose 6 (9) 10. Jack Potter 151 (10)

Another race with not much passing at high speeds.

C main (started): 1. Kinser (2) 2. Reutzel (5) / 3. Serbus (3) 4. Hartmann (1) 5. Rose (4) 6. Newton (6) 7. Potter (7) DNS – Madsen

The 8-lapper took the top two to the B main. Kinser led wire to wire, while Reutzel took the final transfer from Hartmann on lap three. Serbus, making his first ever 410 start, finished a spot out of a transfer.

Dash (started): 1. Courtney (3) 2. Haudenschild (1) 3. Gravel (4) 4. McFadden (2) 5. Kofoid (5) 6. Macedo (8) 7. Schatz (6) 8. Abreu (7)

McFadden was penalized a row for jumping the start. Courtney pounced outside row one on the restart and ran away with the 6-lapper in dominating fashion. The finish determined the top eight starting spots in the feature.

B main (started): 1. Macri (2) 2. Balog (3) 3. D. Scelzi (4) 4. Randall (9) / 5. Bubak (6) 6. Marin (10) 7. Kinser (14) 8. Sams (5) 9. Daum (8) 10. C. McCarl (11) 11. Gennetten (12) 12. Ramey (7) 13. Pulkrabek (13) 14. G. Scelzi (1) 15. Reutzel (15)

The 12-lapper sent the top four to the feature. Macri led G. Scelzi, Balog and D. Scelzi early. Reutzel came to a stop at the halfway point, setting up a restart that saw Macri ahead of G. Scelzi, Balog, and D. Scelzi. G. Scelzi suffered a flat right rear tire taking the white flag. He would be forced to take a provisional for the feature.

A main (started): 1. Gravel (3) 2. Schatz (7) 3. Kofoid (5) 4. McFadden (4) 5. Courtney (1) 6. Randall (24) 7. Macedo (6) 8. Schuchart (12) 9. G. Scelzi (25, prov.) 10. Zearfoss (11) 11. Eliason (19) 12. Haudenschild (2) 13. Macri (21) 14. Windom (13) 15. Balog (22) 16. D. Scelzi (23) 17. Williamson (14) 18. A. McCarl (10) 19. Holmes (18) 20. Park (20) 21. Kinser (26, prov.) 22. Crawley (17) 23. Timms (9) 24. Abreu (8) 25. Allen (15) 26. Wise (16)

The 35-lapper had a rocky start when Wise flipped down the front straightaway. He was o.k Once Underway, Haudenschild led Courtney, McFadden, Gravel and Macedo. Kinser spun three laps in setting up a double-file restart that saw Kofoid move up to fifth. Haudenschild was back into traffic on lap 12. Schatz was on the move as well, moving into the top five. He took third from Courtney on lap 18 before NOS on NOS crime saw the lapped car of Windom spin and collect the leader Haudenschild. Gravel inherited the led with 16 to go, ahead of Schatz, Courtney, McFadden and Kofoid. Macedo and Abreu contacted in turn two on lap 23. Gravel chose the inside line on the restart ahead of Schatz, Courtney, McFadden and Kofoid. Kofoid shot from fifth to third on that restart after a fuel stoppage. There was no deterring Gravel, though as Schatz trailed him to the line. Randall was the hard-charger.

Xtreme Midgets

Cars timed in their respective heat groups. Chase McDermand, Cannon McIntosh (quickest overall with a new track record at 13.129 seconds) and Karter Sarff were quickest in their groups.

Heat one (started): 1. Kale Drake 97 (3) 2. Ashton Torgerson 67K (2) 3. Chase McDermand 40 (4) 4. Elijah Gile 13 (1) 5. Brayton Lynch 1K (5) 6. Josh Most 92 (6) 7. Bradley Fezard 938 (7) 8. Trevor Cline 55 (8)

Heats were 8 laps in distance. As. Torgerson led early before Drake used the lose side of turn three to take the point on lap two. From there, he checked out on the field.

Heat two (started): 1. Zach Daum 7u (2) 2. Cannon McIntosh 71K (4) 3. Hayden Reinbold 19AZ (1) 4. Taylor Reimer 25K (3) 5. Austin Torgerson 88A (5) 6. Peter Smith 5u (7) 7. Todd McVay 89 (6) DNS – Tyler Edwards 56

Reinbold leed early ahead of Dahm and McIntosh. Daum diamonded turn three and four to shoot into the lead at the halfway point. McIntosh used a last lap pass of Reinbold to finish second.

Heat three (started): 1. Karter Sarff 21K (4) 2. Ethan Mitchell 19M (2) 3. Tyler Smith 14s (1) 4. Ryan Timms 67 (3) 5. Branigan Roark 44 (6) 6. Luke Drotschie 98 (5) 7. Jayden Clay 66 (7)

Mitchell shot out early and held off Sarff until he got him on the low side of turn one on lap five.

A main (started): 1. Sarff (4) 2. McDermand (5) 3. McIntosh (2) 4. Reimer (8) 5. Timms (10) 6. Daum (1) 7. Drake (3) 8. Reinbold (9) 9. T. Smith (11) 10. Mitchell (6) 11. As. Torgerson (7) 12. Lynch (14) 13. P. Smith (17) 14. Kline (22) 15. Au. Torgerson (13) 16. Drotschie (16) 17. Clay (21) 18. Fezard (20) 19. McVay (19) 20. Most (18) 21. Roark (15) 22. Gile (12) DNS – Edwards

Roark tumbled in turn four before a lap could be completed He was ok. McIntosh jumped out to an early lead in the 30-lapper, trailed by Sarff and Daum. McDermand made quick work of Daum lap two to claim third. Drotschie brought out a caution 11 laps in, thwarting a great race that saw battles for the top three between McIntosh and pursuers Sarff and McDermand. Sarff was all over McIntosh for the lead. He slid by briefly on lap 17, and made his winning pass on lap 19. He was in lapped traffic on lap 21. McDermand found his way by McIntosh for second with four to go. The hard-charger was Kline.

2/12 and 2/13/24

East Bay Raceway

Gibsonton, FL

High Limit Series

56 cars

Cars were split into two 28-car groups with the top 40 qualifying for heats. The rest went to the Non-Qualifier to race for the back of a heat.

Brad Sweet (12th car out in his group) set quick time in the first group and overall at 12.550 seconds on the 1/3-mile oval. Justin Peck (19th car out) was second quick, followed by Kyle Larson (23rd), Corey Day (18th) and Parker Price-Miller (4th). Anthony Macri (26th car out) was quickest in the second group, followed by Sam Hafertepe Jr. (18th), Cole Macedo (19th), Zeb Wise (11th) and Ryan Timms (6th). TJ Greve did not get a time in.

Non-Qualifier (started): 1. Chris Martin 44 (2) 2. Bryan Gossel 6G (4) 3. Andy Pake 64 (1) 4. Christopher Thram 24T (6) / 5. Liam Martin 9m (8) 6. Lance Moss 23 (11) 7. Austyn Gossel 16G (3) 8. Reese Nowotarski 10x (5) 9. Ryan Turner 15 (13) 10. Brendan Mullen 11m (9) 11. Steve Diamond Jr. 9D (12) 12. Gage Pulkrabek G5 (10) 13. Steven Kisamore 77K (15) 14. Danny Smith (14) 15. Cap Henry 2MD (7) DNS – TJ Greve 24x

The 8-lapper took the top four to the tail of the four heat races. Henry stopped and retired on lap two. Martin led the distance. Thram found his way around A. Gossel and Nowotarski on lap one to grab the final transfer.

Heat one (started): 1. Larson 57 (1) 2. Price-Miller 9P (2) 3. Sweet 49 (4) 4. Spencer Bayston 5 (3) 5. Jacob Allen 1a (5) / 6. Tim Shaffer 49x (6) 7. Mark Smith 43m (7) 8. Aaron Reutzel 87 (9) 9. Danny Sams III 24D (10) 10. C. Martin (11) 11. Wayne Johnson 2c (8)

8-lap heats saw the fastest timer start fourth, with everyone else straight up. Heat winners and the fastest qualifier, if they made the top five qualified for the Dash. The top five went to the A. Reutzel was penalized a row for being late to staging. Larson took off at the green and won handily. Price-Miller held off Sweet for second.

Heat two (started): 1. Tanner Thorson 88 (2) 2. Day 14 (1) 3. Peck 13 (4) 4. Kevin Newton 16TH (3) 5. Austin McCarl 88x (5) / 6. Chris Windom 55 (7) 7. Dylan Norris 17 (6) 8. Riley Goodno 22 (8) 9. Devon Borden 45 (10) 10. Davie Franek 28F (9) 11. B. Gossel (11)

Thorson led a mostly single-file event wire to wire.

Heat three (started): 1. Macedo 16T (1) 2. Timms 5T (2) 3. Macri 39m (4) 4. Cory Eliason 8 (6) 5. Danny Dietrich 48 (3) / 6. Kasey Kahne 9 (5) 7. Sterling Cling 34 (10) 8. Conner Morrell 28m (8) 9. Ryan Harrison 97UK (9) 10. Pake (11) 11. Eric Riggins Jr. 47R (7)

Macedo led the distance. He was driving Newton’s backup car. Pake spun on lap two bringing the only caution. Nothing changed in the order after lap one.

Heat four (started): 1. Rico Abreu 24 (2) 2. Wise 26 (1) 3. Hafertepe Jr. 15H (4) 4. Tyler Courtney 7BC (3) 5. Dominic Scelzi 83 (6) / 6. Brent Marks 19 (5) 7. Keith Sheffer Jr. 10SR (10) 8. Dale Howard 47 (9) 9. Brenham Crouch 1 (7) 10. Thram 24T (11) 11. Ben Brown 7B (8)

Abreu dominated this one. Scelzi held off Marks for the final transfer. He’s filling in for James McFadden who has visa issues.

Rain started when the C main was staging. The event was picked up and completed on Tuesday (2/13).

2/12 completion on 2/13…

C main (started): 1. C. Martin (1) 2. Franek (3) / 3. Pake (2) 4. Thram (4) 5. Johnson (5) 6. Brown (8) 7. Moss (10) 8. L. Martin (9) 9. B. Gossel (7) 10. Mullen (14) 11. Riggins Jr. (6) 12. Nowotarski (12) 13. Turner (13) 14. Greve (19) 15. A. Gossel (11) 16. D. Smith (18) 17. Diamond (15) 18. Pulkrabek (16) 19. Kisamore (17) DNS – Henry

The 10-lapper took the top two to the back of the B. C. Martin led early, but Franek got by him with a slider in four on lap two. C. Martin came back low in turn two with two to go to take the win.

Dash (started): 1. Larson (2) 2. Sweet (3) 3. Thorson (1) 4. Macedo (4) 5. Abreu (6) 6. Peck (7) 7. Hafertepe Jr. (5) 8. Macri (8)

The 7-lapper set up the first four rows of the feature. Larson led throughout, and Sweet used the low side of four to move into second, getting by Thorson.

B main (started): 1. Shaffer (1) 2. Marks (4) 3. Kahne (2) 4. Windom (3) / 5. M. Smith (5) 6. Cling (6) 7. Howard (11) 8. Sams III (12) 9. Crouch (15) 10. Goodno (10) 11. Morrell (9) 12. Borden (14) 13. Reutzel (8) 14. Norris (7) 15. Harrison (13) 16. C. Martin (16) 17. Franek (17) DNS – Sheffer Jr.

The 12-lapper transferred the top four to the feature. Shaffer led wire to wire. Kahne was second early, ahead of Marks, Reutzel and M. Smith. M. Smith used the low side of turn two to get by Reutzel, who spun two laps later, bringing caution. Windom used the restart to get by M. Smith. Marks took second from Kahhe at the halfway point.

A main (started): 1. Larson (1) 2. Macedo (4) 3. Thorson (3) 4. Sweet (2) 5. Macri (8) 6. Day (11) 7. Abreu (5) 8. Marks (22) 9. Hafertepe Jr. (7) 10. Bayston (13) 11. Wise (12) 12. Scelzi (20) 13. Courtney (16) 14. Price-Miller (9) 15. Timms (10) 16. Dietrich (18) 17. Crouch (25, prov.) 18. Shaffer (21) 19. Eliason (14) 20. Kahne (23) 21. Allen (17) 22. McCarl (19) 23. Windom (24) 24. Newton (15) 25. Peck (6) 26. Morrell (26, prov.)

The 25-lapper began with Wise spinning before a lap could be completed. Larson led the first lap over a surging Peck, Macedo, Thorson and Sweet. Windom spun with one lap in the books (steering issues) and Newton changed a left rear tire in the work area. Thorson worked by Macedo for third on the restart. Larson was into lapped traffic by lap eight. Peck was trying to run down Larson on lap nine when he made contact with Windom’s lapped car and broke his front end, ending his winning bid. Larson chose the outside on the double-file restart and continued to lead over Thorson, Macedo, Macri and Sweet. Abreu entered the top five briefly, as he and Sweet went back and fourth. Larson was lapping cars again on lap 15. Thorson slowly reeled him in and showed his nose with six to go. Larson took off from there and took the win. Macedo made a late run at Thorson for second and snuck between his car and the frontstretch wall beating Thorson to the line by a tenth of a second. Marks was the hard-charger.

2/13 scheduled program

58 cars

Larson, Macedo, Thorson and Sweet were locked into the heat races, and a shot at the Dash (if they finished in the top five of the heat).

Two 27-car groups were split in qualifying. Wise (26th car out to time) set quick time in the first group and overall at 12.229 seconds. Marks (9th) was second quick, followed by Courtney (11th), Scelzi (14th) and Kahne (12th). Bayston (5th car out) was fastest in the second group, followed by Hafertepe (4th), McCarl (1st), Sams III (12th) and Allen (10th). Ben Brown did not get a time in. Chad Kemenah’s 2002 mark of 11.638 seconds will go down in history as East Bay’s track record.

Non-qualifier (started): 1. Franek (5) 2. Greve (1) 3. B. Gossel (2) 4. L. Martin (4) / 5. Pulkrabek (7) 6. Johnson (6) 7. Pake (3) 8. Jason Blonde 10BR (9) 9. Turner (10) 10. Kisamore (8) DNS – M. Smith, D. Smith, Diamond Jr., Brown

The 8-lapper took four to the back of each heat. Pake spun on the first lap. Greve led early, but Franek put a slider on him in turn four on lap three to take the win.

Heat one (started): 1. Courtney (2) 2. Wise (1) 3. Kahne (3) 4. Larson (4) 5. Riggins Jr. (5) / 6. Howard (7) 7. Cling (6) 8. C. Martin (9) 9. Thram (10) 10. Mullen (11) 11. Franek (12) 12. Harrison (8)

8-lap heats saw the top five make the feature. The heat winner, and either the locked in car from Monday’s program (starting fourth) or the quickest qualifier to transfer made the Dash. Not much movement here in the race. Riggins held off Howard for the final transfer.

Heat two (started): 1. Marks (1) 2. Scelzi (2) 3. Abreu (3) 4. Timms (6) 5. Morrell (10) / 6. Thorson (4) 7. Dietrich (7) 8. Crouch (9) 9. Eliason (5) 10. Adyn Schmidt 12s (11) 11. Sheffer Jr. (8) 12. Greve (12)

Marks led the distance over Scelzi. Abreu used the low side to get by Thorson for third on lap two. Timms followed him by on lap four. Morrell was the story of the race, coming from row five to pass Thorson with two to go to grab the transfer and rob Thorson of the Dash, and sending Scelzi.

Heat three (started): 1. Bayston (1) 2. Allen (3) 3. McCarl (2) 4. Peck (7) 5. Macedo (4) / 6. Shaffer (10) 7. Reutzel (6) 8. Borden (5) 9. Goodno (8) 10. Nowotarski (9) 11. B. Gossel (12) 12. Newton (11)

Bayston led wire to wire. Allen got by McCarl for second don lap two. Peck moved from row four to pass Macedo the final transfer on lap three and Reutzel for fourth a lap later. Macedo came back by Reutzel to gain the final transfer on lap seven.

Heat four (started): 1. Sweet (4) 2. Day (3) 3. Windom (8) 4. Sams III (2) 5. Macri (5) / 6. Price-Miller (9) 7. Hafertepe Jr. (1) 8. L. Martin (12) 9. Norris (6) 10. Moss (10) 11. A. Gossel (7) 12. Henry (11)

Sams led Sweet, Day Hafertepe and Norris early. Windom went from sixth to fourth on lap two before Henry spun. Henry flipped on the restart. He was unhurt. Once back underway, Macri passed Hafertepe for the fifth and final transfer. Up front, Sweet took the lead from Sams. Day also got by on lap five.

C main (started): 1. Mullen (1) 2. Moss (4) / 3. Nowotarski (2) 4. B. Gossel (5) 5. Turner (12) 6. Schmidt (3) 7. Sheffer Jr. (6) 8. Pulkrabek (8) 9. Pake (10) 10. Kisamore (13) 11. A. Gossel (7) 12. Blonde (11) 13. Johnson (9) DNS - Franek, Harrison, Newton, Greve, Henry, M. Smith, D. Smith, Diamond Jr., Brown

The 10-lapper took the top two to the b. Mullen dominated this one. The lone caution came out for a stopped A. Gossel on lap two. Moss used the restart to get by Nowotarski for the final transfer.

Dash (started): 1. Sweet (1) 2. Courtney (4) 3. Scelzi (2) 4. Bayston (3) 5. Larson (5) 6. Day (7) 7. Marks (6) 8. Macedo (8)

The 7-lapper set up the first four rows of the feature. Sweet led throughout. Courtney shot by Bayston for third on lap two, and then passed Scelzi for second.

B main (started): 1. Thorson (1) 2. Reutzel (4) 3. Price-Miller (6) 4. Howard (3) / 5. Hafertepe Jr. (2) 6. Dietrich (7) 7. Shaffer (8) 8. C. Martin (9) 9. Borden (10) 10. Mullen (17) 11. Crouch (11) 12. L. Martin (12) 13. Eliason (15) 14. Norris (16) 15. Goodno (14) 16. Moss (18) 17. Cling (5) 18. Thram (13)

The 12-lapper took the top four to the A. Howard led early from row two, with Thorson and Reutzel in tow. Price-Miller went form sixth to fourth to grab the final transfer from Hafertepe on lap two. Thorson used the high side to gain the lead from Howard on lap four. Reutzel went low to get by Howard for second with two to go. Price-Miller would relegate him to fourth. Hafetepe made a late charge but that fell through.

A main (started): 1. Courtney (2) 2. Day (6) 3. Sweet (1) 4. Wise (9) 5. Marks (7) 6. Price-Miller (23) 7. Windom (14) 8. Bayston (4) 9. Allen (10) 10. Timms (16) 11. Thorson (21) 12. Peck (15) 13. Scelzi (3) 14. Kahne (11) 15. Macri (20) 16. McCarl (12) 17. Abreu (13) 18. Eliason (26, prov.) 19. Crouch (25, prov.) 20. Morrell (19) 21. Sams III (17) 22. Macedo (8) 23. Howard (24) 24. Riggins Jr. (18) 25. Reutzel (22) 26. Larson (5)

The 30-lapper got off to an awkward start when Courtney spun and kept it going. He continued, but Peck and Morrell were collected. Larson also had a flat left rear from the incident. Sams went to the work area. Sweet led Courtney, Bayston and Day back to green and entered lapped traffic on lap six. Courtney dogged him and used the low side to pass for the lead on lap seven. Day was quickly in the mix as well, getting by Sweet on lap eight, but a circuit later, Courtney led a surging Wise and Sweet. Day came back on lap 12 to claim second from Wise before Larson spun, bringing another caution. Courtney chose the inside line on the double-file restart ahead of Day, Wise, Sweet, Bayston and Marks. Abreu shot around the cushion to move up in fourth. On lap 17, Kahne and Larson got together and spun, bringing another caution. Wise restarted third and got by Day for second. Sweet regained fourth. Abreu battled back with Sweet in a good duel. Sams and Kahne contacted for another yellow with ten to go. Scelzi also visited the work area. Courtney led Wise, Day, Abreu, Sweet and Marks back to green. Day quickly took second dand pressured the leader. Sweet took over fourth for good on lap 22. A final caution came for a spun Macri with two to go. Courtney would hold them off ofr the win. Sweet got by Wise. Abreu flipped in turn four after the leaders took the checkers. Eliason was collected. Price-Miller was the hard-charger.

2/10/24

Ocala Speedway

Ocala, FL

USAC National Sprint Cars

28 cars

Chase Stockon (18th car out to time) set quick time on the 3/8-mile at 14.075 seconds. CJ Leary (15th car out) was second quick, followed by Logan Seavey (7th), Justin Grant (25th), Kevin Thomas Jr. (2nd), Daison Pursley (21st), Zach Daum (22nd), Brandon Mattox (28th), Joey Amantea (16th) and Briggs Danner (19th)

Heat one (started): 1. Jake Swanson 2B (2) 2. Matt Westfall 33m (1) 3. Amantea 88J (4) 4. Thomas Jr. 3R (5) 5. Stockon 5s (6) / 6. Brady Bacon 69 (3) 7. Hunter Maddox 24m (7)

8-lap heats took the top five to the feature. Swanson led the distance. Bacon had passed Amantea for third on lap two when he spun in turn four. Cars were successful in avoiding him. He fell short of the final transfer. Thomas gained fourth from Stockon on lap three.

Heat two (started): 1. Tom Harris 84 (2) 2. Danner 39 (4) 3. Jadon Rogers 17GP (3) 4. Pursley 21AZ (5) 5. Alex Bright 27 (3) / 6. Leary 15x (6) 7. Chase Howard 13 (7)

Harris coasted to his first what was to be believed USAC sprint car heat win. Danner worked on Rogers until passing him for second with two to go. Rogers got by Pursley on the last lap for third after giving that spot up.

Heat three (started): 1. Carson Garrett 15 (2) 2. Kyle Cummins 3P (1) 3. Timmy Buckwalter 20 (4) 4. Seavey 57 (6) 5. Trey Osborne 5 (3) / 6. Daum 5D (5) 7. John Mollick 4J (7)

Garrett led the distance. Osborne bobbled back to fifth on the opening lap. Daum engaged in a good battle, but fell short of the final transfer.

Heat four (started): 1. Robert Ballou 12 (1) 2. Grant 4 (6) 3. Tye Mihocko 5T (4) 4. Mitchel Moles 19AZ (3) 5. Mark Smith 43 (2) / 6. Mattox 28 (5) 7. Shane Butler 18 (7)

Ballou led wire to wire. Grant snagged second from Mihocko on lap two. Moles used the low side of turn four to move by Smith for fourth with two to go. Butler exited early.

B main (started): 1. Leary (1) 2. Daum (2) 3. Bacon (4) 4. Mattox (3) / 5. Howard (6) 6. Mollick (7) 7. Maddox (5) DNS – Butler

The 10-lapper took the top four to the feature. Daum led until Leary passed him on lap nine. The top four stayed the same the whole way.

A main (started): 1. Grant (4) 2. Thomas Jr. (3) 3. Seavey (5) 4. Leary (11) 5. Ballou (10) 6. Bright (18) 7. Pursley (2) 8. Amantea (1) 9. Danner (14) 10. Mihocko (16) 11. Buckwalter (15) 12. Bacon (17) 13. Swanson (7) 14. Moles (20) 15. Garrett (9) 16. Rogers (23) 17. Westfall (22) 18. Stockon (6) 19. Cummins (24) 20. Osborne (19) 21. Mattox (13) 22. Smith (21) 23. Daum (12) 24. Harris (8)

Amantea led the 30-lapper early over Thomas Jr., Grant, Stockon and Seavey. Seavey got by Stockon for fourth on lap three. On lap four, Thomas Jr. used the low side of turn four to take the lead from Amantea. At that point, Osborne spun, bringing the first caution. Rogers repaired a flat right rear at the same time. The restart saw Thomas Jr. leading Amantea, Grant, Seavey and Stockon. Ballou was on the move and challenged Stockon for fifth when the two made contact in four, sending Stockon spinning. Daum exited with a flat right rear at that point. The restart saw Thomas ahead of Amantea, Grant, Seave and Ballou. Bacon, who started in row nine had moved up to tenth when he spun on lap 13. Cummins also spun to avoid. After the restart, Garnt began working on Amantea and gained second on lap 15. Ballou and Seavey put on a great battle for fourth at that point. Seavey would win that one and gain third form Amantea with ten to go. On the same lap, Grant diamonded turns three and four and shot by Thomas Jr. for the lead. Ballou and Leary moved into fourth and fifth on lap 22. Grant was into lapped traffic with four to go and cruised to the $7,500 win and a total of $13,500 for the weekend.

2/10/24

Ocala Speedway

Ocala, FL

USAC National Sprint Cars

28 cars

Chase Stockon (18^th car out to time) set quick time on the 3/8-mile at 14.075 seconds. CJ Leary (15^th car out) was second quick, followed by Logan Seavey (7^th), Justin Grant (25^th), Kevin Thomas Jr. (2^nd), Daison Pursley (21^st), Zach Daum (22^nd), Brandon Mattox (28^th), Joey Amantea (16^th) and Briggs Danner (19^th)