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Knoxville Raceway 7-9-16
410, 360 & 305 Sprints
Results & Story by Bill Wright
Knoxville, IA, July 9, 2016 – Another large throng of
Knoxville Raceway fans went away excited here on Titan Machinery
Night! Danny Lasoski won a non-stop 20-lap feature that included
tight side-by-side racing throughout the field. The win was the Dover, Missouri
driver’s 110th at Knoxville, and was worth $4,000. The 360 feature was no less
entertaining, and featured five lead changes. Former track champ, Matt Moro won
his ninth career feature and his first since 2014. Devin Kline’s ninth career 305 win
puts him atop the all-time list at the historic half-mile. In the main event, Davey Heskin led early over Lasoski and Craig Dollansky.
The lead trio raced side-by-side, while Dustin Selvage was also
within striking distance.
While Heskin rode the cushion, Lasoski snuck by on the low side to complete lap
six. Meanwhile, Josh Schneiderman was storming forward from his twelfth
starting spot, and he entered the top five on lap seven. Dollansky soon had his hands
full with Ian Madsen in a back and forth battle for third. In the middle stages the two
traded blows, while reeling in the second place car of Heskin.
Schneiderman joined that trio, as all
were within a half-second of each other. Schneiderman would use the low side to shoot by Dollansky for fourth on lap 14. On the next circuit, Madsen, had
caught Heskin in heavy lapped traffic to take
over second. Schneiderman would also move
by Heskin capturing third with two laps to
go. Madsen reeled in Lasoski, who had a nose wing go down with five laps to
go, but the “Dude” held him off by seven-tenths of a second at the
checkers. Schneiderman was third, ahead of Dollansky and Heskin. Selvage, Billy Alley, Tasker
Phillips, Bronson Maeschen and Dakota
Hendrickson rounded out the top ten.
Lasoski set quick time, while Matt Moro,
AJ Moeller and Phillips won heat races. “I’ll tell you what, when that nose wing fell down,
this thing was all over everywhere,” said Lasoski.
“I had a heck of a time hanging on. It goes to show that you give
(crew chief) Guy Forbrook any opportunity at all
to make this car go…I just get the lucky job of driving
it.” Matt Moro led Jon Agan and
Joe Beaver early in the 18-lap 360 main event. Agan
pressured the leader, and took the point on lap three. Nate Van Haaften roared under Beaver to take third in a good
battle on lap five.
On the next go-around, the lapped car of John Anderson
got sideways, collecting the leader.
Agan would launch end over end in turn
four. He was uninjured. Moro would assume the lead on the
restart over Van Haaften, Beaver, Ryan Giles and
Jamie Ball, but it was short-lived.
Van Haaften shot to the point with Moro
in tow. Clint Garner, who started 12th, started making noise
when he joined the top five on lap 11. A spin by JT Imperial brought a
caution shortly thereafter.
Moro returned the favor, passing Van Haaften back, when the green flew again. Garner moved up to fourth and then
surged under Beaver for third on lap 15. One final caution came with three laps to go. Mike Van Haaften spun in turn one. The final Dash saw Moro leading
Van Haaften, Garner, Beaver and Giles. Moro would maintain his lead for
his ninth career 360 feature win here. Garner took second from Van Haaften who was third, Beaver and Giles. Hard-charger Tony Shilling, who
started the night with an engine change, Ball, Randy Martin, Calving
Landis and Cody Ledger completed the top ten. Ball set quick time, while heats
were won by Moro, Ledger and Garner.
Landis won the B main. “My Dad and Jaymie Moyle both
told me to be aware of the bottom,” said Moro in Victory Lane. “I told them I hate the
bottom. I was going to be
patient on top. Nate gets
around the bottom so good, but he just left a lane on the outside and I
was able to get him. We did
touch each other. I had my
right rear against the fence, but that was my only chance. If I couldn’t have got it done
there, I wouldn’t have. I
felt bad for Jon Agan. He was on the
move.” Before the 15-lap 305 feature could get started,
contact from Christopher Scank sent Joe Simbro into a frontstretch
ground-pounder. The incident
also involved Christian Bowman, Chase Wanner and
Jeff Wilke. Only Wilke would
make repairs and continue. Rager Phillips made his first
return to Knoxville in several years and led early in the going ahead of
Mike Mayberry and Brad Comegys. Comegys
would move into second on lap six.
That was short-lived, however, as Devin Kline was aboard a rocket
ship. In one move, he went
from fourth to second on lap seven. Phillips had built a good lead, but Kline steadily
reeled him in. With just two
laps to go, he would make the pass for the lead. On the white flag lap, that was
put in jeopardy, however, when Wilke spun in turn four. On the restart, Chris Walraven used the cushion to finish second behind
Kline. McKenna Haase followed in third, ahead of Phillips and Comegys.
Mayberry, Scank, Wilke, Dan Henning and
newcomer Travis Remerts rounded out the top
ten. Bowman set quick time,
while Haase and Kline won the heat
races. “We changed a shock, and I think it’s going to change
our season around,” said Kline.
“(Phillips) was out there a ways, but I
tried to keep my line and stay consistent. Some lapped traffic helped me, and
I couldn’t ask for a better car.” Join us next Saturday night, July 16 for Hy-Vee Night
at Knoxville! The 410 class
will again be racing for $4,000 to win and $600 to start! All three sprint car divisions
will be in action as will the DTRA Dirt Trucks! For more information, visit
www.KnoxvilleRaceway.com! 410 Results Time Trials (Qualifying Order), 2 laps: 1. 2, Danny
Lasoski, Dover, MO (15), 15.496; 2. 7, Dustin
Selvage, Indianola, IA (9), 15.669; 3. 56N, Davey Heskin, St. Michael, MN (1), 15.725; 4. 55, Brooke
Tatnell, Sans Souci, NSW, Aust. (10), 15.810; 5.
2KS, Craig Dollansky, Elk River, MN (3), 15.833;
6. 3, Billy Alley, Bennet, NE (6), 15.868; 7. 96, Bronson Maeschen, Pleasantville, IA (16), 15.881; 8. 20, AJ
Moeller, Rockwell City, IA (4), 15.910; 9. 18, Ian Madsen, St. Mary’s,
NSW, Aust. (12), 15.934; 10. 10, Dakota Hendrickson, Omaha, NE (2),
15.970; 11. 71A, RJ Johnson, Tampa, FL (14), 15.989; 12. 7W, Tasker
Phillips, Pleasantville, IA (20), 16.033; 13. 2M, Matt Moro, Polk City, IA
(5), 16.039; 14. 19, Bob Weuve, Newton, IA (7),
16.040; 15. 84, Scott Bogucki, McLaren Vale, SA,
Aust. (11), 16.087; 16. 49, Josh Schneiderman,
West Burlington, IA (18), 16.228; 17. 6R, Ryan Bunton, Morton, IL (19),
16.618; 18. 12H, Daniel Harding, Perth, WA, Aust. (8), 16.673; 19. 35,
Kevin Hetrick, Gladstone, IL (17), 16.752; 20.
1B, Jake Bubak, Arvada, CO (21), 16.881; 21. 17,
Shane Quam, Burlington, IA (13), 17.110. Heat one (started), 8 Laps, 2:10.0: 1. Matt Moro (2);
2. Josh Schneiderman (1); 3. Danny Lasoski (6); 4. Brooke Tatnell (5); 5. Bronson Maeschen (4); 6. Dakota Hendrickson (3); 7. Kevin
Hetrick (7) Heat two (started), 8 Laps, 2:10.5: 1. AJ Moeller (4);
2. Dustin Selvage (6); 3. Craig Dollansky (5);
4. Ryan Bunton (1); 5. RJ Johnson (3); 6. Bob Weuve (2); 7. Jake Bubak
(7) Heat three (started), 8 Laps, 2:11.9: 1. Tasker
Phillips (3); 2. Ian Madsen (4); 3. Davey Heskin
(6); 4. Daniel Harding (1); 5. Billy Alley (5); 6. Scott Bogucki (2); 7. Shane Quam (7) A main (started), 20 Laps, 6:08.3: 1. Danny Lasoski (3); 2. Ian Madsen (7); 3. Josh Schneiderman (12); 4. Craig Dollansky (5); 5. Davey Heskin (2); 6. Dustin Selvage (4); 7. Billy Alley
(10); 8. Tasker Phillips (8); 9. Bronson Maeschen (11); 10. Dakota Hendrickson (14); 11. Daniel
Harding (16); 12. Brooke Tatnell (6); 13. RJ
Johnson (13); 14. Scott Bogucki (18); 15. AJ
Moeller (1); 16. Matt Moro (9); 17. Ryan Bunton (15); 18. Bob Weuve (17); 19. Jake Bubak
(20); 20. Kevin Hetrick (19); 21. Shane Quam
(21). Lap Leaders: Heskin 1-5, Lasoski 6-20. Hard-charger: Schneiderman. 360 Results Time Trials (Qualifying Order), 2 laps: 1. 5J, Jamie
Ball, Knoxville, IA (11), 16.236; 2. 9, Ryan Giles, West Des Moines, IA
(16), 16.236; 3. 3, Nate Van Haaften, Otley, IA (13), 16.294; 4. 10, Calvin Landis,
Knoxville, IA (6), 16.424; 5. 4, Jon Agan,
Knoxville, IA (26), 16.485; 6. 53, Joe Beaver, Knoxville, IA (10), 16.501;
7. 2M, Matt Moro, Polk City, IA (7), 16.557; 8. 33V, Mike Van Haaften, Otley, IA (24),
16.611; 9. 7H, John Hall, Marion, IA (17), 16.634; 10. 14, Randy Martin,
California, MO (2), 16.734; 11. 3P, Sawyer Phillips, Pleasantville, IA
(19), 16.782; 12. 40, Clint Garner, Sioux Falls, SD (25), 16.827; 13. 24,
Josh Higday, Des Moines, IA (18), 17.028; 14.
71C, Stacey Alexander, Lacona, IA (21), 17.056;
15. 31P, Travis Porter, Rock Island, IL (4), 17.057; 16. 77, John Klabunde, Fort Calhoun, NE (27), 17.057; 17. 35L, Cody
Ledger, Omaha, NE (15), 17.068; 18. 9M, Ricky Montgomery, Lakewood, CO
(14), 17.103; 19. 75X, JT Imperial, Mesa, AZ (5), 17.122; 20. 17, Tyler
Groenendyk, Oskaloosa, IA (23), 17.124; 21. 81A,
Chris Morgan, Topeka, KS (20), 17.140; 22. 33, Alan Zoutte, Knoxville, IA (9), 17.179; 23. 1A, John
Anderson, Des Moines, IA (3), 17.357; 24. 40C, Cody Wehrle, Burlington, IA (8), 17.457; 25. 8L, Tom Lenz,
Marion, IA (22), 17.479; 26. 19, Rob Weuve,
Oakland Acres, IA (12), 17.939; 27. 22, Tony Shilling, Knoxville, IA (1),
18.177 Heat one (started), 7 Laps, NT: 1. Matt Moro (4); 2.
Josh Higday (2); 3. Jamie Ball (6); 4. Randy
Martin (3); 5. John Klabunde (1); 6. Alan Zoutte (8) / 7. Tom Lenz (9); 8. JT Imperial (7); 9.
Calvin Landis (5) Heat two (started), 7 Laps, 2:02.8: 1. Cody Ledger (1);
2. Sawyer Phillips (3); 3. Stacey Alexander (2); 4. Jon Agan (5); 5. Mike Van Haaften (4); 6. Ryan Giles (6) / 7. Tyler Groenendyk (7); 8. John Anderson (8); 9. Rob Weuve (9) Heat three (started), 7 Laps, 1:59.2: 1. Clint Garner
(3); 2. Nate Van Haaften (6); 3. Joe Beaver (5);
4. Ricky Montgomery (1); 5. Tony Shilling (9); 6. John Hall (4); 7. Chris
Morgan (7); 8. Cody Wehrle (8); 9. Travis Porter
(2) B main (started), 8 Laps, 2:19.7: 1. Calvin Landis (1);
2. Tyler Groenendyk (4); 3. Chris Morgan (5); 4.
JT Imperial (3); 5. Tom Lenz (8); 6. John Anderson (6) / 7. Cody Wehrle (7); 8. Rob Weuve
(9); 9. Travis Porter (2) A main (started), 18 Laps, NT: 1. Matt Moro (1); 2.
Clint Garner (12); 3. Nate Van Haaften (4); 4.
Joe Beaver (2); 5. Ryan Giles (5); 6. Tony Shilling (20); 7. Jamie Ball
(6); 8. Randy Martin (10); 9. Calvin Landis (9); 10. Cody Ledger (16); 11.
Stacey Alexander (14); 12. Sawyer Phillips (11); 13. John Klabunde (15); 14. Tyler Groenendyk (18); 15. Chris Morgan (21); 16. JT
Imperial (22); 17. Alan Zoutte (19); 18. Mike
Van Haaften (7); 19. Josh Higday (13); 20. John Hall (8); 21. Ricky Montgomery
(17); 22. Tom Lenz (23); 23. Jon Agan (3); 24.
John Anderson (24). Lap Leaders: Moro 1-2, Agan
3-5, N. Van Haaften 6-11, Moro 12-18.
Hard-charger: Shilling. 305 Results Time Trials (Group Qualifying): 1. 15, Christian
Bowman, Altoona, IA (15), 17.111; 2. 5J, Devin Kline, Knoxville, IA (11),
17.133; 3. 76, Brad Comegys, Bondurant, IA (1),
17.324; 4. 56W, Chris Walraven, Knoxville, IA
(8), 17.363; 5. 0, Mike Mayberry, Fremont, IA (5), 17.365; 6. 66, Rager Phillips, Pleasantville, IA (12), 17.460; 7. 55,
McKenna Haase, Des Moines, IA (16), 17.514; 8.
51, Corey Kautz, Urbandale, IA (7), 17.534; 9.
56, Joe Simbro, Pleasantville, IA (4), 17.563;
10. 36, Christopher Scank, Cedar Rapids, IA
(17), 17.719; 11. 41, Jeff Wilke, Genoa, IL (10), 17.899; 12. 41D, Dan
Henning, Columbia, IA (3), 18.159; 13. 38, Mike Dapra, Gillette, WY (2), 18.309; 14. 23T, Travis Rewerts, Des Moines, IA (6), 19.314; 15. 99, Josh
Jones, Knoxville, IA (9), NT; 16. 55KC, Bob Hildreth, Iowa Falls, IA (14), NT; DQ (Illegal tire)
85, Chase Wanner, Agency, IA (13)
Heat one (started), 6 Laps, 1:49.0: 1. McKenna Haase (3); 2. Joe Simbro
(2); 3. Christian Bowman (6); 4. Jeff Wilke (1); 5. Mike Mayberry (4); 6.
Brad Comegys (5); 7. Mike Dapra (7); 8. Chase Wanner
(8) DNS – Josh Jones Heat two (started), 6 Laps, NT: 1. Devin Kline (6); 2.
Christopher Scank (2); 3. Rager Phillips (4); 4. Corey Kautz (3); 5. Chris Walraven
(5); 6. Dan Henning (1); 7. Bob Hildreth (8); 8.
Travis Rewerts (7) A main (started), 15 Laps, NT: 1. Devin Kline (5); 2.
Chris Walraven (3); 3. McKenna Haase (7); 4. Rager Phillips
(1); 5. Brad Comegys (4); 6. Mike Mayberry (2);
7. Christopher Scank (10); 8. Jeff Wilke (11);
9. Dan Henning (12); 10. Travis Rewerts (14);
11. Mike Dapra (13); 12. Corey Kautz (8); 13. Christian Bowman (6); 14. Joe Simbro (9); 15. Chase Wanner
(15) DNS – Bob Hildreth, Josh Jones. Lap
Leaders: R. Phillips 1-12, Kline 13-15. Hard-charger:
Kline.
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