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2016 Capitani Classic August 7th
Shane Stewart Doubles Up in
5th Annual KCP Capitani Classic! by Bryan Hulbert and Bill
Wright
KNOXVILLE, Iowa (August 7, 2016) – For
the second year in a row, Shane Stewart was the man to beat at the
Knoxville Raceway as the driver of the Larson-Marks No. 2 became the first
driver to double up in the Capitani Classic, winning the fifth instalment
of the Sunday spectacular presented by Kustom Concrete
Pumping. This was Shane’s ninth career 410cid
score at the Knoxville Raceway. The victory was quite the way to
kick off the team’s week in Iowa as Shane’s last performance at the Marion
County half-mile with the World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series
ended with parts flying. “I tried to clean out the trailer the
last time I was in town,” chuckled Shane in Victory Lane. “I’ve got to
thank Justin [Marks] and Kyle [Larson]. We haven’t had the best of seasons
but they’ve stuck with us and keep giving us everything we need to stay
out here and keep doing our jobs.” “We’ve changed several cars to try and
make things faster and some nights, it looks like we on the upward swing,
but then the valley comes and when you’re in the valley, you cherish
moments like this because this sport can be very
humbling.” Shane extended his well wishes to Bryan
Clauson and his family before wrapping up his post-race interview, which
included Ralph Capitani’s nod as his pick to win the 5-hour ENERGY
Knoxville Nationals presented by Casey’s General Stores.
Taking three shots at the start of the
A-Feature, Shane took the lead on the first round, only to chase Kerry
Madsen the next two attempts. One lap in, Brad Sweet and Aaron Reutzel
came together to bring out the caution. Madsen would not be able to
keep Shane Stewart at bay, as the lead changed hands on the third round.
Finding the tail of the field on Lap 8,
Shane found the road blocked; allowing the No. 29 of Kerry Madsen to close
in. There was a red on Lap 15 as Bronson Maeschen spun, collecting
Danny Lasoski who was running fifth. The pair emerged unscathed.
On the start, Brian Brown dropped the
Casey’s General Stores/FVP No. 21 to the deck with the run on Madsen, but
the Keneric Racing No. 29 was able to power back to the silver position.
With the laps starting to dwindle, Stewart again worked into traffic, but
it was not enough for anyone to challenge as Shane crossed 3.459 seconds
ahead of Kerry Madsen. “In the long run, I actually stayed with
him [Shane] and I thought well, I’m still in this thing, but on that last
short run, he just ran off and left everybody,” said Madsen. “I’m
just happy to hold onto second and happy for the guys after working so
hard. It’s a good tune up I guess.” Ending where he started, Brian Brown
claimed the final podium step, “We’re right here where we need to be and
to be on the podium with these two guys, I don’t care where you’re at,
it’s a good night,” said Brown who also extended well wishes to the
Clauson family. Strong in the closing laps, Washington’s
Jason Solwold advanced from 11th to fourth after battling
several laps with Pennsylvania hot-shoe, Brent Marks, who ended his night
fifth. Joey Saldana brought the Roth No. 83 across sixth with Oklahoma’s
Daryn Pittman, who advanced from the B-Main, coming from 20th
to seventh in the Great Clips No. 9. Dusty Zomer from 15th was
eighth with Randy Hannagan ninth. The top-ten rounded out with Jamie Veal.
The night’s Pole Shuffle offered up a
nice $2,000 bonus thanks to Greenland Homes. The first of seven rounds saw
Dustin Selvage and Randy Hannagan taking two laps with Selvage taking the
win. Making it to round three, Dustin fell to Brian Brown, who took his
No. 21 through the sixth round before falling to Shane Stewart.
Stewart advanced to the championship round with Kerry Madsen. It was
Madsen who earned the pole in Sunday’s championship
event. Kerry Madsen set quick time in Group A,
while Pittman was the fastest in Group B. Kerry Madsen, Paul
McMahan, Zomer, Veal, Wayne Johnson and Lasoski won heats. Twin
B-mains were topped by Chad Kemenah and Daryn
Pittman. It’s time for the “Granddaddy of Them
All”, the 56th Annual 5-hour ENERGY Knoxville Nationals
presented by Casey’s General Stores! Join us, starting this
Wednesday, August 10 through Saturday, August 13. Tickets are still
available! To order tickets, or find more information about the
Nationals, visit www.KnoxvilleRaceway.com!
5th Annual
Kustom Concrete Pumping Capitani Classic Results Time Trials Group A
(Qualifying Order), 2 laps: 1. 29, Kerry Madsen, St. Mary’s, NSW,
Aust. (14), 15.188; 2. 55L, Aaron Reutzel, Clute, TX (4), 15.195; 3. 83,
Joey Saldana, Brownsburg, IN (6), 15.224; 4. 21, Brian Brown, Grain
Valley, MO (13), 15.247; 5. 99, Brady Bacon, Broken Arrow, OK (3), 15.281;
6. 5, David Gravel, Watertown, CT (10), 15.286; 7. 7, Dustin Selvage,
Indianola, IA (7), 15.310; 8. 19M, Brent Marks, Myerstown, PA (11),
15.312; 9. 18JS, Jason Solwold, Mount Vernon, WA (2), 15.380; 10. 10H,
Chad Kemenah, Alvada, OH (16), 15.394; 11. 7P, Paul McMahan, Nashville, TN
(28), 15.440; 12. 82, Dusty Zomer, Sioux Falls, SD (23), 15.503; 13. 49K,
Brad Sweet, Grass Valley, CA (22), 15.558; 14. 15H, Sam Hafertepe Jr.,
Sunnyvale, TX (1), 15.559; 15. 18W, Colby Copeland, Roseville, CA (24),
15.588; 16. 49X, Tim Shaffer, Aliquippa, PA (19), 15.594; 17. 3H, James
McFadden, Ormeau, QLD, Aust. (17), 15.619; 18. 27, Greg Hodnett, Spring
Grove, PA (20), 15.667; 19. 4, Jon Agan, Knoxville, IA (12), 15.680; 20.
44, Chris Martin, Ankeny, IA (8), 15.692; 21. 47, Jeff Swindell, Bartlett,
TN (18), 15.709; 22. 29W, Danny Dietrich, Gettysburg, PA (27), 15.710; 23.
11K, Kraig Kinser, Bloomington, IN (21), 15.713; 24. 84, Scott Bogucki,
McLaren Vale, SA, Aust. (31), 15.717; 25. 3G, Brandon Wimmer, Fairmount,
IN (30), 15.719; 26. 1B, Jac Haudenschild, Wooster, OH (15), 15.722; 27.
12H, Daniel Harding, Perth, WA, Aust. (29), 15.832; 28. 7J, Joe Swanson,
Etna Green, IN (9), 15.914; 29. 88N, DJ Netto, Hanford, CA (26), 16.109;
30. 1X, Chad Trout, Dover, PA (25), 16.218; 31. 23, Trey Starks, Puyallup,
WA (5), NT. Time Trials Group B
(Qualifying Order), 2 laps: 1. 9, Daryn Pittman, Owasso, OK (25),
15.504; 2. 1H, Dale Blaney, Hartford, OH (5), 15.515; 3. 95, Matt
Covington, Glenpool, OK (1), 15.526; 4. 2S, Shane Stewart, Bixby, OK (13),
15.594; 5. 96, Bronson Maeschen, Pleasantville, IA (9), 15.626; 6. 7W,
Tasker Phillips, Pleasantville, IA (24), 15.704; 7. 71M, Dave Blaney,
Concord, NC (10), 15.710; 8. 11N, Randy Hannagan, Pittsboro, IN (2),
15.720; 9. 2, Danny Lasoski, Dover, MO (21), 15.757; 10. 71, Jamie Veal,
Warrnambool, VIC, Aust. (18), 15.767; 11. 2C, Wayne Johnson, Knoxville, IA
(8), 15.824; 12. 49, Josh Schneiderman, West Burlington, IA (3), 15.840;
13. 93, Sheldon Haudenschild, Wooster, OH (23), 15.876; 14. 12, Lynton
Jeffrey, Sydney, NSW, Aust. (26), 15.896; 15. 09, Matt Juhl, Sioux Falls,
SD (19), 15.904; 16. 17, Josh Baughman, Odessa, TX (16), 15.917; 17. 18,
Ian Madsen, St. Marys, NSW, Aust. (20), 15.932; 18. 19P, Paige Polyak,
Tiffin, OH (17), 15.943; 19. 70, Danny Holtgraver, Pittsburgh, PA (11),
15.981; 20. 56N, Davey Heskin, St. Michael, MN (27), 16.001; 21. 24, Terry
McCarl, Altoona, IA (29), 16.012; 22. 17A, Austin McCarl, Altoona, IA
(22), 16.055; 23. 71A, RJ Johnson, Tampa, FL (14), 16.120; 24. 10V, Rager
Phillips, Pleasantville, IA (4), 16.136; 25. 13, Mark Dobmeier, Grand
Forks, ND (28), 16.142; 26. 68, Chase Johnson, Penngrove, CA (12), 16.148;
27. 10, Dakota Hendrickson, Omaha, NE (30), 16.176; 28. 22, Tony Shilling,
Knoxville, IA (31), 16.227; 29. 28AM, Brian Paulus, Mooresville, IN (6),
16.246; 30. 28X, Jonathan Cornell, Sedalia, MO (15), 16.496; 31. 19, Bob
Weuve, Newton, IA (7), 16.704. Group A Heat one
(started), 8 Laps, 2:09.6: 1. Kerry Madsen (4); 2. Brian Brown (3); 3.
Dustin Selvage (2) / 4. Chad Kemenah (1); 5. Danny Dietrich (8); 6. Brad
Sweet (5); 7. Jon Agan (7); 8. Tim Shaffer (6); 9. Joe Swanson (10); 10.
Brandon Wimmer (9) DNS – Trey Starks Group A Heat two
(started), 8 Laps, NT: 1. Paul McMahan (1); 2. James McFadden (6); 3.
Brent Marks (2) / 4. Aaron Reutzel (4); 5. Brady Bacon (3); 6. Kraig
Kinser (8); 7. DJ Netto (10); 8. Chris Martin (7); 9. Jac Haudenschild
(9); 10. Sam Hafertepe Jr. (5) Group A Heat three (started), 8 Laps, 2:10.0: 1.
Dusty Zomer (1); 2. Joey Saldana (4); 3. Jason Solwold (2) / 4. David
Gravel (3); 5. Greg Hodnett (6); 6. Jeff Swindell (7); 7. Colby Copeland
(5); 8. Daniel Harding (9); 9. Chad Trout (8); DNS - Scott Bogucki (8)
Group B Heat one
(started), 8 Laps, 2:09.7: 1. Jamie Veal (1); 2. Shane Stewart (3); 3.
Dave Blaney (2) / 4. Daryn Pittman (4); 5. Danny Holtgraver (7); 6.
Sheldon Haudenschild (5); 7. Josh Baughman (6); 8. Mark Dobmeier (9); 9.
Austin McCarl (8); 10. Tony Shilling (10); 11. Bob Weuve (11) Group B Heat two
(started), 8 Laps, 2:11.6: 1. Wayne Johnson (1); 2. Randy Hannagan
(2); 3. Lynton Jeffrey (5) / 4. Bronson Maeschen (3); 5. Dale Blaney (4);
6. Ian Madsen (6); 7. Davey Heskin (7); 8. RJ Johnson (8); 9. Brian Paulus
(10); 10. Chase Johnson (9) Group B Heat three
(started), 8 Laps, 2:10.6: 1. Danny Lasoski (2); 2. Josh Schneiderman
(1); 3. Tasker Phillips (3) / 4. Matt Covington (4); 5. Matt Juhl (5); 6.
Paige Polyak (6); 7. Terry McCarl (7); 8. Rager Phillips (8); 9. Jonathan
Cornell (10) Pole Shuffle Round one
(started), 2 Laps, :32.8: 1. Dustin Selvage (1); 2. Randy Hannagan
(2); Pole Shuffle Round two
(started), 2 Laps, :32.9: 1. Dustin Selvage (2); 2. Dave Blaney (1);
Pole Shuffle Round three
(started), 2 Laps, :31.9 (NTR): 1. Brian Brown (1); 2. Dustin Selvage
(2); Pole Shuffle Round four
(started), 2 Laps, :32.2: 1. Brian Brown (2); 2. Tasker Phillips (1);
Pole Shuffle Round five
(started), 2 Laps, :32.2: 1. Brian Brown (2); 2. Joey Saldana (1);
Pole Shuffle Round six
(started), 2 Laps, :32.3: 1. Shane Stewart (1); 2. Brian Brown (2);
Pole Shuffle Round seven
(started), 2 Laps, :32.6: 1. Kerry Madsen (1); 2. Shane Stewart (2);
B main Group A (started),
12 Laps, 3:22.4: 1. Chad Kemenah (4); 2. Brad Sweet (5); 3. Aaron
Reutzel (1) / 4. Brady Bacon (2); 5. David Gravel (3); 6. Greg Hodnett
(9); 7. Tim Shaffer (6); 8. Kraig Kinser (12); 9. Colby Copeland (7); 10.
Jeff Swindell (10); 11. Daniel Harding (14); 12. Chris Martin (11); 13. DJ
Netto (16); 14. Chad Trout (15); 15. Joe Swanson (13); 16. Jon Agan (10)
DNS – Sam Hafertepe Jr., Danny Dietrich, Brandon Wimmer, Scott Bogucki,
Trey Starks, Jac Haudenschild B main Group B (started),
12 Laps, 3:25.3: 1. Daryn Pittman (1); 2. Dale Blaney (2); 3. Bronson
Maeschen (4) / 4. Matt Covington (3); 5. Josh Baughman (7); 6. Sheldon
Haudenschild (5); 7. Ian Madsen (8); 8. Terry McCarl (12); 9. Austin
McCarl (13); 10. Matt Juhl (6); 11. Davey Heskin (11); 12. Danny
Holtgraver (10); 13. Mark Dobmeier (16); 14. Rager Phillips (15); 15.
Brian Paulus (19); 16. Bob Weuve (20); 17. Chase Johnson (17); 18. Paige
Polyak (9); 19. RJ Johnson (14); 20. Tony Shilling (18) DNS – Jonathan
Cornell, Dakota Hendrickson A main (started), 25 Laps, NT: 1. Shane Stewart
(2); 2. Kerry Madsen (1); 3. Brian Brown (3); 4. Jason Solwold (11); 5.
Brent Marks (9); 6. Joey Saldana (4); 7. Daryn Pittman (20); 8. Dusty
Zomer (15); 9. Randy Hannagan (8); 10. Jamie Veal (12); 11. Chad Kemenah
(19); 12. Dale Blaney (22); 13. Josh Schneiderman (16); 14. Tasker
Phillips (5); 15. Lynton Jeffrey (18); 16. James McFadden (17); 17. Dave
Blaney (7); 18. Danny Lasoski (10); 19. Bronson Maeschen (24); 20. Paul
McMahan (13); 21. Dustin Selvage (6); 22. Wayne Johnson (14); 23. Brad
Sweet (21); 24. Aaron Reutzel (23). Lap Leaders: K. Madsen 1-2,
Stewart 3-25. Hard-charger:
Pittman
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