Brown and Zomer Take Twin
Feature Thrillers at Knoxville! by Bill Wright
Knoxville, IA, July 18, 2015 - There was plenty to talk about after a
pair of thrilling feature finishes Saturday night at the Knoxville
Raceway! It was Twin Features Night for the 410 sprint cars, and the
action kept coming! In the first non-stop 20-lap feature,
California's Tim Kaeding made a last lap pass to win. Unfortunately,
a failed postrace technical inspection handed the win to Brian
Brown. In the second, Dusty Zomer claimed his tenth career feature
win at Knoxville with a late pass of his own! Billy Alley made it
two for two, winning in his second appearance this year at Knoxville in
the 360 class. It was his 13th career feature win in a 360.
In the first 410 feature event, Danny Lasoski jumped to the
lead, while pole-sitter, Justin Henderson got over the inside berm and
threw his front wheels skyward. Brown trailed Lasoski, while
Henderson brought things under control in third. Brown
pounced on Lasoski immediately as the two battled at the front.
Brown took the spot on lap three. Meanwhile, a battle was being
waged for third. Kaeding and Henderson exchanged the spot four times
in five laps. Behind them, Ian Madsen and Terry McCarl were battling
for fifth, trading that spot at least five times. The
non-stop event got interesting in lapped traffic. Kaeding shot into
third in the last five laps. On lap 19, he used the low side to
shoot by Lasoski for second. As Brown took the white flag and then
slid across the track in turn one, Kaeding stuck his mount to the bottom
of the track and shot by for the lead and crossed first at the
checkers. He would later be disqualified during technical inspection
for a muffler issue. Brown would inherit his 30th career win here,
ahead of Lasoski, Henderson, McCarl and Madsen. Dusty Zomer, Bill
Balog, Davey Heskin, Tasker Phillips and hard-charger Craig Dollansky
rounded out the top ten. Sixteen cars finished on the lead
lap of the first feature, meaning the leaders started in row eight for the
second. Pole-sitter Dustin Selvage led the field ahead of Logan
Forler and Lynton Jeffrey. Brown stopped with steering issues with a
lap in the books. The restart saw Selvage leading Forler, Jeffrey,
Dakota Hendrickson and Phillips. Hendrickson and Forler battled back
and forth for the second spot, while Selvage pulled
away. Zomer made his way up to fourth by the time Brown
brought out his second caution of the race five laps in. Hendrickson
shot up to second, while Zomer disposed of Forler for the third
spot. On lap 11, Zomer used the cushion to rocket by Hendrickson
into second, and a lap later, he claimed the lead on the low side.
He would cruise to victory. Heskin was in the top three by lap 13,
and would gain second in the late stages. His late charge came up
short. Behind Zomer and Heskin was Lasoski, who gained fourth
on lap 16, and the third spot on the last lap. Dollansky made a last
lap pass to gain fourth ahead of Selvage. Kaeding, who was later
disqualified, finished in the sixth spot, ahead of Hendrickson, Henderson,
Forler, McCarl and Phillips. Henderson earned quick time in
qualifying, while McCarl, Lasoski and Hendrickson won heat races.
Selvage won the B main. "You always want to get to the front
as fast as possible," said Zomer in Victory Lane. "I made a few
mistakes getting through there. I knew those guys were coming, you
knew with the invert they would keep coming. It feels really good to
turn right into Victory Lane. It's been a while since we won
here. I'm super happy for the team. We've been so close
lately, and it's great to get a win!" Billy Alley shot out
from the pole in the 18-lap 360 feature, leading every lap. The
Bennet, Nebraska driver was strong on the low side. Behind him,
Justin Henderson was on the move from his starting position outside row
three. By lap two, he was by Ian Madsen for fourth, and disposed of
Calvin Landis for the third spot on lap five. A lap later, he shot
by Dakota Hendrickson to claim the second
position. Meanwhile, up front, Alley was dicing through
lapped traffic and increasing his lead on the field. On the white
flag lap, Tony Shilling got into the turn one wall, bringing out the
caution. Alley led Henderson, Madsen, Hendrickson and Clint Garner
back to green. The victory seemed to be in Alley's grasp as he
headed into turn three on the final lap. That's when Cody Ledger
came to a stop in turn four. The last restart was just like
the other, and Alley pulled away in open air to claim his 13th career 360
feature win at Knoxville. Henderson was second, ahead of Madsen,
Garner and Hendrickson. Nate Van Haaften, Jamie Ball, Joe Beaver,
Jon Agan and Landis rounded out the top ten. Henderson posted quick
time over the field, while Sawyer Phillips, Agan and Garner won heat
races. "I was to thank the guy who owns this racecar Joe
Steinbach," said Alley in Victory Lane. "We've been finishing second
to Jack Dover a lot over in Nebraska, and we had a race won at I-80
(Speedway) the other night. I gave it away and spun out by
myself. My car owner came and didn't say one negative thing.
He just gives me a great racecar. I just want to say thank you to he
and his family. I'm thankful to be here. This is a diamond on
dirt…a special place." Join us next Saturday night, July 25,
for 3M Night! Knoxville Championship Cup Series action will feature
all three classes of sprint cars! For more information on Knoxville
Raceway, visit www.KnoxvilleRaceway.com! 410
Results Time Trials (Qualifying Order), 2 laps: 1. 1, Justin
Henderson, Sioux Falls, SD (18), 15.167; 2. 2, Danny Lasoski, Dover, MO
(3), 15.173; 3. 3, Tim Kaeding, San Jose, CA (7), 15.356; 4. 21, Brian
Brown, Grain Valley, MO (24), 15.368; 5. 18, Ian Madsen, St. Marys, NSW,
Aust. (28), 15.5; 6. 7, Dustin Selvage, Indianola, IA (9), 15.572; 7. 24,
Terry McCarl, Altoona, IA (13), 15.609; 8. 82, Dusty Zomer, Sioux Falls,
SD (26), 15.623; 9. 17B, Bill Balog, Brookfield, WI (19), 15.626; 10.
7TAZ, Tasker Phillips, Pleasantville, IA (11), 15.752; 11. 56, Davey
Heskin, St. Michael, MN (23), 15.857; 12. 49, Josh Schneiderman, West
Burlington, IA (25), 15.902; 13. 96, Bronson Maeschen, Pleasantville, IA
(6), 15.927; 14. 20, AJ Moeller, Rockwell City, IA (21), 15.938; 15. 2L,
Logan Forler, Boise, ID (29), 15.944; 16. 12, Lynton Jeffrey, Prairie
City, IA (1), 15.945; 17. 55, Brooke Tatnell, Sans Souci, NSW, Aus (4),
15.967; 18. 4, Dakota Hendrickson, Omaha, NE (15), 16.040; 19. 44, Chris
Martin, Ankeny, IA (22), 16.090; 20. 69, Mike Moore, Des Moines, IA (10),
16.091; 21. 2KS, Craig Dollansky, Elk River, MN (20), 16.141; 22. 7R, Ryan
Bunton, Morton, IL (14), 16.195; 23. 71A, RJ Johnson, Tampa, FL (30),
16.235; 24. 05, Brad Loyet, Sunset Hills, MO (12), 16.370; 25. 84, Scott
Bogucki, McLaren Vale, SA, Au (8), 16.382; 26. 19, Bob Weuve, Newton, IA
(5), 16.520; 27. 17A, Austin McCarl, Altoona, IA (16), 16.809; 28. 15,
Bobby Mincer, Burlington, IA (2), 16.903; 29. 21AU, Jordyn Brazier,
Sydney, NSW, Aust. (17), NT; DQ (Right Rear Tire) 5J, Jeremy Schultz,
Beaver Dam, WI (27). Heat one (started), 8 Laps, 2:10.4: 1.
Terry McCarl (4); 2. Lynton Jeffrey (1); 3. Tasker Phillips (3); 4.
Bronson Maeschen (2); 5. Justin Henderson (6); 6. Brian Brown (5) / 7.
Ryan Bunton (8); 8. Bobby Mincer (10); 9. Scott Bogucki (9); 10. Chris
Martin (7) Heat two (started), 8 Laps, NT: 1. Danny Lasoski
(6); 2. Dusty Zomer (4); 3. Brooke Tatnell (1); 4. Davey Heskin (3); 5. RJ
Johnson (8); 6. Ian Madsen (5) / 7. Mike Moore (7); 8. Bob Weuve (9); 9.
Jordyn Brazier (10); 10. AJ Moeller (2) Heat three (started),
8 Laps, 2:10.5: 1. Dakota Hendrickson (1); 2. Josh Schneiderman (3); 3.
Bill Balog (4); 4. Craig Dollansky (7); 5. Tim Kaeding (6); 6. Logan
Forler (2); 7. Dustin Selvage (5); 8. Brad Loyet (8); 9. Jeremy Schultz
(9) DNS - Austin McCarl B main (started), 12 Laps, 3:20.4: 1.
Dustin Selvage (1); 2. Chris Martin (3); 3. AJ Moeller (2); 4. Mike Moore
(4); 5. Brad Loyet (6); 6. Jordyn Brazier (10) / 7. Bob Weuve (8); 8.
Bobby Mincer (9); 9. Jeremy Schultz (11); 10. Scott Bogucki (7); 11. Ryan
Bunton (5) DNS - Austin McCarl A main #1 (started), 20 Laps,
5:43.9: 1. Brian Brown (4); 2. Danny Lasoski (2); 3. Justin Henderson (1);
4. Terry McCarl (6); 5. Ian Madsen (5); 6. Dusty Zomer (7); 7. Bill Balog
(8); 8. Davey Heskin (11); 9. Tasker Phillips (10); 10. Craig Dollansky
(19); 11. Bronson Maeschen (13); 12. Dakota Hendrickson (17); 13. Lynton
Jeffrey (15); 14. Logan Forler (14); 15. Dustin Selvage (9); 16. Brad
Loyet (23); 17. RJ Johnson (20); 18. Chris Martin (18); 19. Brooke Tatnell
(16); 20. AJ Moeller (21); 21. Mike Moore (22); 22. Jordyn Brazier (24);
23. Josh Schneiderman (12); DQ (muffler) - Tim Kaeding (3). Lap Leaders:
Lasoski 1-2, Brown 3-19, Kaeding 20. Hard-charger: Dollansky.
A main #2 (started), 20 Laps, NT: 1. Dusty Zomer (10); 2.
Davey Heskin (8); 3. Danny Lasoski (14); 4. Craig Dollansky (6); 5. Dustin
Selvage (1); 6. Dakota Hendrickson (4); 7. Justin Henderson (11); 8. Logan
Forler (2); 9. Terry McCarl (12); 10. Tasker Phillips (5); 11. Ian Madsen
(9); 12. Lynton Jeffrey (3); 13. Brooke Tatnell (20); 14. Brad Loyet (15);
15. Mike Moore (22); 16. Chris Martin (17); 17. Bob Weuve (23); 18. RJ
Johnson (18); 19. Bill Balog (7); 20. Brian Brown (13); 21. Josh
Schneiderman (24); 22. AJ Moeller (19); 23. Jordyn Brazier (21); DQ
(muffler) - Tim Kaeding (16). DNS - Bronson Maeschen. Lap Leaders: Selvage
1-11, Zomer 12-20. Hard-charger: Lasoski. 360
Results Time Trials (Qualifying Order), 2 laps: 1. 1, Justin
Henderson, Sioux Falls, SD (13), 16.041; 2. 10, Calvin Landis, Knoxville,
IA (11), 16.136; 3. 3A, Billy Alley, Bennet, NE (8), 16.184; 4. 18, Ian
Madsen, St. Mary's, NSW, Aus (3), 16.207; 5. 3, Nate Van Haaften, Otley,
IA (6), 16.233; 6. 40, Clint Garner, Sioux Falls, SD (16), 16.365; 7. 53,
Joe Beaver, Knoxville, IA (4), 16.411; 8. 5J, Jamie Ball, Knoxville, IA
(17), 16.475; 9. 1M, Danny Lasoski, Dover, MO (19), 16.502; 10. 5H, Dakota
Hendrickson, Omaha, NE (14), 16.526; 11. 22, Tony Shilling, Knoxville, IA
(25), 16.559; 12. 4, Jon Agan, Knoxville, IA (7), 16.595; 13. 33, Alan
Zoutte, Knoxville, IA (5), 16.646; 14. 9, Ryan Giles, West Des Moines, IA
(9), 16.698; 15. 29, Russ Hall, Pleasant Hill, IA (12), 16.713; 16. 2M,
Matt Moro, Polk City, IA (21), 16.775; 17. 3P, Sawyer Phillips,
Pleasantville, IA (15), 16.800; 18. 9M, Ricky Montgomery, Lakewood, CO
(10), 16.931; 19. 8L, Tom Lenz, Marion, IA (2), 16.956; 20. 2L, Logan
Forler, Boise, ID (18), 17.160; 21. 35L, Cody Ledger, Omaha, NE (23),
17.346; 22. 1A, John Anderson, Des Moines, IA (1), 17.407; 23. 20T, Corey
Timmerman, Carmen, IL (20), 17.532; 24. 56W, Chris Walraven, Knoxville, IA
(22), 17.876; 25. 38, Mike Dapra, Gillette, WY (26), 18.734; 26. 2, Tyler
Brooks, Knoxville, IA (24), 24.491. Heat one (started), 6
Laps, 1:41.1 (NTR): 1. Sawyer Phillips (1); 2. Ryan Giles (2); 3. Joe
Beaver (4); 4. Justin Henderson (6); 5. Tony Shilling (3); 6. Ian Madsen
(5); 7. Corey Timmerman (8); 8. Logan Forler (7) DNS - Tyler
Brooks Heat two (started), 7 Laps, 1:56.2: 1. Jon Agan (3);
2. Russ Hall (2); 3. Jamie Ball (4); 4. Ricky Montgomery (1); 5. Nate Van
Haaften (5); 6. Calvin Landis (6); 7. Cody Ledger (7); 8. Chris Walraven
(8) Heat three (started), 7 Laps, NT: 1. Clint Garner (5); 2.
Matt Moro (2); 3. Billy Alley (6); 4. Dakota Hendrickson (4); 5. Tom Lenz
(1); 6. Alan Zoutte (3); 7. John Anderson (7); 8. Mike Dapra
(8) A main (started), 18 Laps, NT: 1. Billy Alley (1); 2.
Justin Henderson (6); 3. Ian Madsen (8); 4. Clint Garner (7); 5. Dakota
Hendrickson (2); 6. Nate Van Haaften (4); 7. Jamie Ball (9); 8. Joe Beaver
(5); 9. Jon Agan (11); 10. Calvin Landis (3); 11. Russ Hall (14); 12. Matt
Moro (15); 13. Ricky Montgomery (17); 14. Sawyer Phillips (16); 15. Logan
Forler (19); 16. Tom Lenz (18); 17. Ryan Giles (13); 18. Corey Timmerman
(22); 19. John Anderson (21); 20. Tony Shilling (10); 21. Cody Ledger
(20); 22. Alan Zoutte (12); 23. Chris Walraven (23); 24. Tyler Brooks
(25); 25. Mike Dapra (24). Lap Leader: Alley 1-18. Hard-charger:
Henderson. |