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Knoxville Raceway 5-27-17
410, 360 & 305 Sprints
Results & Story by Bill Wright
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Knoxville winners were Clint Garner (360), Ian Madsen (410), and Kade Higday (305) (Joanne Cram Photo) Ian
Madsen Cruises to Second Knoxville Win of Season! Clint
Garner Scores 30th Win in 360’s, Kade Higday Sweeps 305
Class by
Bill
Wright KNOXVILLE,
Iowa (May 27, 2017) – Ian Madsen drove the KCP Racing #18 to his second
win of the season at the Knoxville Raceway Saturday on Slideways Karting Center/Salute the Troops
Night. The St. Mary’s, New South Wales, Australia driver held
off fellow countryman, Brooke Tatnell, to claim
$4,000 for his ninth career victory here. Clint Garner took the
lead on lap seven of the 360 feature to win for the
30th time here, while Kade Higday swept time trials, his heat and the feature,
driving from eighth to claim the 305 main
event. A crazy night saw several cars upside down in and
outside the track, but fortunately, no one was seriously
injured. Ian
Madsen shot out from his pole position to lead early in the 20-lap 410
feature. Brooke Tatnell shot by
Austin McCarl into second when the green flag
flew. Two laps were in the books when Tim Kaeding spun in turn four. Madsen led Tatnell, Austin McCarl,
Kerry Madsen and Terry McCarl back to green flag
racing. Kerry
Madsen put a slider on Austin McCarl in turn
two, to take over third on lap four, but McCarl
stayed close. Meanwhile, Brian Brown entered the top five with
a pass of Terry McCarl on lap
six. Tatnell closed on the leader in
traffic as the racing got intense behind them. On lap 16,
Tasker Phillips smacked the turn one wall, bringing the final caution
right after Brown worked by Austin McCarl for
fourth. Ian
led Tatnell, Kerry, Brown and Austin back to
green. Brown shot around Kerry to claim third on the
restart. Meanwhile, up front, Ian Madsen was in command and
flew under the checkers ahead of Tatnell, Brown,
Kerry Madsen and Austin McCarl. Terry McCarl claimed sixth from Rager Phillips on the last lap, ahead of Davey Heskin, Matt Juhl and Josh
Schneiderman. Brown set quick time for the second time this season
and won his heat. Cap Henry and RJ Johnson won the other heat
races. “You
always have to expect a yellow late in the race,” said Ian in Victory
Lane. “You better hope you make a good decision on the
restart. It’s always 50/50. We’re just really thankful we could hang on for the
win. The team gave me an awesome racecar tonight. It
was a pleasure to drive. You like the front row, but it’s kind
of a ‘catch 22’. There’s only one other way to
go. You have to capitalize on it when
you can. I’d like to thank Knoxville Raceway for getting this
in tonight. There was a lot of rain today.” Sawyer
Phillips grabbed the early advantage in the 18-lap 360 main event ahead of
Matt Moro and Clint Garner. Ryan Giles entered the top three on
the second lap, as he and Garner traded third in some tight
racing. Moro pressured the leader as well, and took the point
after a good battle on lap four. John
Anderson spun, bringing out the caution at that point, and Moro led
Phillips, Garner, Cap Henry and Giles back to green. Garner
jumped into second at that point, followed by Henry. Anderson
spun a second time six laps in, bringing the
yellow flag again. Garner used this restart to shoot into the
lead. Chris Martin’s top ten run ended when he stopped with a
broken shock at the halfway point. Garner
cruised the final nine laps. The only mystery was who would
finish behind him. Henry won a good battle with Moro for
second, while Phillips would win the fourth position over
Giles. Jamie Ball, hard-charger Matt Juhl, Calvin Landis, Joe Beaver and Nate Van Haaften rounded out the top ten. Giles
posted quick time on the night, and Christian Bowman, Chris Martin and Jon
Agan were heat winners. Tyler Groenendyk claimed the B. Mike
Dapra flipped wildly in hot laps and was done
for the evening. He joined all other flip victims in not being
seriously injured. The scariest incident of the night was in
the 360 B main. Alex Hill slid her car in front of Alan Zoutte entering turn one. The two made
contact. Zoutte’s car launched off
the right rear of Hill propelling him through the turn one billboards and
nearly onto Highway 14. Hill also destroyed her
car. “The
bottom was good,” said Garner in Victory Lane. “We knew it was
going to be good all night, so we planned on running the
top. Once I got out front, I did some laps down
there. The worst part about that race was…Ryan Giles passed me
at the beginning, and I was really trying to draft off him. He
may have spun his wheels, but I hit him way harder than I wanted
to. I didn’t want to go by him that way. We’re
friends and teammates and I felt horrible about it. I was happy
that we got the races in, and here we stand with a trophy. I
can’t say enough about my team.” Mike
Mayberry set the pace ahead of Brad Comegys and
Ryan Leavitt early in the 15-lap 305 feature. Kade Higday, who had already
set quick time and won his heat, didn’t let an invert of eight slow his
progress. He was into the top five by the second
lap. When Mayberry nearly spun out in turn four, Comegys assumed the lead with Chris Walraven and Leavitt in tow. Higday
jumped up to third on a restart for a stalled Brandon Worthington on the
fourth lap. On lap five, carnage ensued in turn
four. Corey Kautz, Joe Simbro and
Matt Stephenson all flipped, while Jeff Wilke, Casey Greubel and Chase Young were also
involved. Comegys led Leavitt, Higday, Walraven and Eric
Bridger back to green flag racing. Bridger
snatched up fourth, and used the bottom to pass Higday and Leavitt to move into
second. When Dallas Mendenhall stopped on lap nine, Comegys led Bridger, Higday,
Leavitt and Walraven. Higday was a man possessed when the green flew again,
shooting by Bridger for second, and then snagging the lead for good from
Comegys on lap 11. Higday
would survive on last restart after Greubel
flipped in turn two, and win ahead of Comegys,
Leavitt, Bridger and Matthew Stelzer. Kelby Watt, Walraven, Kevin Hetrick, Tyler Glass and Mayberry
completed the top ten. Higday swept
qualifying and his heat as well, before winning for the third time
here. Hetrick and Leavitt also won heats. “This
past Wednesday, we lost my great grandma, and it’s pretty cool to sweep
the night,” said Higday. “It’s just
crazy. The top is kind of like a freeway in this class
sometimes. A lot of guys like to run the bottom. The
top is kind of my forte, and that’s where I’m
going!” Join
us next Saturday night, June 3, for Iowa
Corn District 5 and Iowa Corn District 9 Night as the USAC AMSOIL National
Sprint Cars invade the Knoxville Raceway for the first time since
2010! The Knoxville Championship Cup Series 360’s and 305’s
will also be in action! For
more information, visit www.KnoxvilleRaceway.com! Knoxville Raceway - Sprint Car Capital of the
World! www.knoxvilleraceway.com Knoxville
Raceway: 6h: Rapid Fire questions with Matthew Stelzer, the 2012 305 Track Champion! He is also
best known for being a great Dad and having a strong emoji
game. 410
Results Time
Trials (Qualifying Order), 2 laps: 1.
21, Brian Brown, Grain Valley, MO (19), 14.988; 2. 2, Kerry Madsen, St.
Marys, NSW, Aust. (5), 15.133; 3. 55, Brooke
Tatnell, Sans Souci, NSW, Aust. (14), 15.200; 4.
24, Terry McCarl, Altoona, IA (8), 15.258; 5.
09, Matt Juhl, Sioux Falls, SD (22), 15.320; 6.
2KS, Austin McCarl, Altoona, IA (12), 15.334; 7.
12, Lynton Jeffrey, Sydney, NSW, Aust. (17), 15.355; 8. 18, Ian Madsen,
St. Mary’s, NSW, Aust. (15), 15.363; 9. 20, AJ Moeller, Rockwell City, IA
(11), 15.442; 10. 22, Rager Phillips,
Pleasantville, IA (1), 15.550; 11. 7W, Tasker Phillips, Pleasantville, IA
(21), 15.550; 12. 19P, Paige Polyak, Tiffin, OH
(20), 15.566; 13. 49, Josh Schneiderman, West Burlington, IA (13), 15.593;
14. 3, Tim Kaeding, San Jose, CA (10), 15.605;
15. 56N, Davey Heskin, St. Michael, MN (4),
15.651; 16. 4, Dakota Hendrickson, Omaha, NE (3), 15.698; 17. 82, Cap
Henry, Bellevue, OH (6), 15.728; 18. 71A, RJ Johnson, Tampa, FL (2),
15.892; 19. 15, Bobby Mincer, Burlington, IA (7), 16.023; 20. 19, Bob
Weuve, Newton, IA (9), 16.272; 21. 85, Chase
Wanner, Agency, IA (18), 16.980; 22. 1B, Dustin
Selvage, Indianola, IA (16), NT. Heat
one (started), 8 Laps, 2:06.1: 1.
Brian Brown (6); 2. Dakota Hendrickson (1); 3. Josh Schneiderman (2); 4.
Rager Phillips (3); 5. Terry McCarl (5); 6. Lynton Jeffrey (4); 7. Dustin Selvage
(8); 8. Bobby Mincer (7) Heat
two (started), 8 Laps, 2:07.7: 1.
Cap Henry (1); 2. Kerry Madsen (6); 3. Ian Madsen (4); 4. Tim Kaeding (2); 5. Matt Juhl
(5); 6. Tasker Phillips (3); 7. Bob Weuve
(7) Heat
three (started), 8 Laps, 2:09.1: 1.
RJ Johnson (1); 2. Davey Heskin (2); 3. Brooke
Tatnell (6); 4. Austin McCarl (5); 5. AJ Moeller (4); 6. Paige Polyak (3); 7. Chase Wanner
(7) A
main (started), 20 Laps, NT: 1.
Ian Madsen (1); 2. Brooke Tatnell (4); 3. Brian
Brown (6); 4. Kerry Madsen (5); 5. Austin McCarl
(2); 6. Terry McCarl (3); 7. Rager Phillips (10); 8. Davey Heskin (11); 9. Matt Juhl
(7); 10. Josh Schneiderman (15); 11. Cap Henry (8); 12. Lynton Jeffrey
(13); 13. RJ Johnson (9); 14. Dustin Selvage (21); 15. Tim Kaeding (16); 16. Bobby Mincer (22); 17. Dakota
Hendrickson (12); 18. Chase Wanner (20); 19. Bob
Weuve (19); 20. Tasker Phillips (17); 21. Paige
Polyak (18); 22. AJ Moeller (14). Lap
Leader: I. Madsen
1-20. Hard-charger: Selvage. 360
Results Time
Trials (Qualifying Order), 2 laps: 1.
9, Ryan Giles, Grimes, IA (26), 16.026; 2. 40, Clint Garner, Sioux Falls,
SD (21), 16.036; 3. 2M, Matt Moro, Polk City, IA (1), 16.124; 4. 3, Nate
Van Haaften, Otley, IA
(5), 16.157; 5. 70, Calvin Landis, Knoxville, IA (14), 16.166; 6. 53, Joe
Beaver, Knoxville, IA (6), 16.235; 7. 3P, Sawyer Phillips, Pleasantville,
IA (9), 16.281; 8. 14, Josh Riggins, Lincoln, NE (30), 16.310; 9. 5J,
Jamie Ball, Knoxville, IA (3), 16.321; 10. 5MRP, Devin Kline, Knoxville,
IA (2), 16.353; 11. 82, Cap Henry, Bellevue, OH (31), 16.362; 12. 09, Matt
Juhl, Sioux Falls, SD (15), 16.380; 13. 15,
Christian Bowman, Altoona, IA (22), 16.383; 14. 44, Chris Martin, Ankeny,
IA (23), 16.403; 15. 4, Jon Agan, Knoxville, IA
(19), 16.432; 16. 5M, Troy Manteufel, St. Peter,
MN (32), 16.475; 17. 55, McKenna Haase, Des
Moines, IA (18), 16.520; 18. 40C, Cody Wehrle,
Burlington, IA (27), 16.694; 19. 17, Tyler Groenendyk, Oskaloosa, IA (29), 16.722; 20. 35, Skylar
Prochaska, Lakefield, MN (17), 16.765; 21. 33, Alan Zoutte, Knoxville, IA (7), 16.775; 22. 8L, Tom Lenz,
Marion, IA (16), 16.888; 23. 6, Mitchell Alexander, Knoxville, IA (24),
16.944; 24. 71C, Stacey Alexander, Lacona, IA
(28), 16.995; 25. 9L, Hunter Lane, Milo, IA (4), 16.999; 26. 77X, Alex
Hill, Six Nations, ONT, Can. (10), 17.042; 27. 1A, John Anderson, Des
Moines, IA (8), 17.107; 28. 9M, Ricky Montgomery, Lakewood, CO (11),
17.124; 29. 19, Rob Weuve, Oakland Acres, IA
(13), 17.237; 30. 33B, James Broty, Lonsdale, MN
(20), 19.419; 31. 38, Mike Dapra, Gillette, WY
(25), NT; 32. 81A, Chris Morgan, Topeka, KS (12),
NT. Heat
one (started), 7 Laps, 1:53.9:
1. Christian Bowman (2); 2. Sawyer Phillips (4); 3. Troy Manteufel (1); 4. Nate Van Haaften (5); 5. Ryan Giles (6); 6. Tom Lenz (8); 7.
Devin Kline (3); 8. Tyler Groenendyk (7); 9.
Ricky Montgomery (10); 10. Hunter Lane (9) DNS – James Broty Heat
two (started), 7 Laps, 1:56.2: 1.
Chris Martin (2); 2. Cap Henry (3); 3. Clint Garner (6); 4. McKenna Haase (1); 5. Calvin Landis (5); 6. Skylar Prochaska
(7); 7. Josh Riggins (4); 8. Alex Hill (9); 9. Mitchell Alexander (8); 10.
Rob Weuve (10) DNS – Mike Dapra Heat
three (started), 7 Laps, 1:56.6: 1.
Jon Agan (2); 2. Cody Wehrle (1); 3. Jamie Ball (4); 4. Matt Moro (6); 5.
Matt Juhl (3); 6. Joe Beaver (5); 7. Chris
Morgan (10); 8. Alan Zoutte (7); 9. Stacey
Alexander (8); 10. John Anderson (9) B
main (started), 10 Laps, NT: 1.
Tyler Groenendyk (1); 2. Chris Morgan (9); 3.
Mitchell Alexander (3); 4. John Anderson (5); 5. Rob Weuve (7); 6. Alex Hill (6); 7. Alan Zoutte (2); 8. Ricky Montgomery (8); 9. Stacey
Alexander (4) DNS – Hunter Lane, James Broty,
Mike Dapra A
main (started), 18 Laps, NT: 1.
Clint Garner (4); 2. Cap Henry (8); 3. Matt Moro (2); 4. Sawyer Phillips
(1); 5. Ryan Giles (3); 6. Jamie Ball (7); 7. Matt Juhl (16); 8. Calvin Landis (6); 9. Joe Beaver (12);
10. Nate Van Haaften (5); 11. Jon Agan (11); 12. Devin Kline (18); 13. Skylar Prochaska
(19); 14. Troy Manteufel (14); 15. Christian
Bowman (9); 16. Chris Martin (10); 17. McKenna Haase (17); 18. Chris Morgan (22); 19. Tom Lenz (20);
20. Cody Wehrle (13); 21. Tyler Groenendyk (21); 22. Josh Riggins (15); 23. John
Anderson (24); 24. Mitchell Alexander (23). Lap
Leaders: S. Phillips 1-3, Moro 4-6, Garner
7-18. Hard-charger: Juhl. Howard Law $200: Groenendyk. 305
Results Time
Trials (Qualifying Order): 1.
24, Kade Higday,
Pleasant Hill, IA (7), 16.866; 2. 81E, Eric Bridger, Winterset, IA (5),
16.996; 3. 56W, Chris Walraven, Knoxville, IA
(18), 17.005; 4. 0, Mike Mayberry, Fremont, IA (12), 17.023; 5. 76, Brad
Comegys, Bondurant, IA (1), 17.051; 6. 99,
Matthew Stelzer, Papillion, NE (8), 17.234; 7.
1K, Kelby Watt, Adel, IA (9), 17.250; 8. 35, Kevin Hetrick, Gladstone, IL
(16), 17.264; 9. 1B, Ryan Leavitt, Knoxville, IA (11), 17.314; 10. 51,
Corey Kautz, Estherville, IA (10), 17.325; 11. 21, Evan Epperson,
Muscatine, IA (6), 17.353; 12. 55X, Matt Stephenson, Altoona, IA (13),
17.411; 13. 71, Brandon Worthington, Indianola, IA (19), 17.669; 14. 12T,
Tyler Glass, Cedar Rapids, IA (15), 17.723; 15. 41, Jeff Wilke, Genoa, IL
(14), 17.755; 16. 1, Clifford Jones, Pleasant Hill, IA (20), 17.759; 17.
8R, Chase Rudolf, Norwalk, IA (3), 17.781; 18. 56, Joe Simbro, Pleasantville, IA (21), 17.930; 19. 26, Chase
Young, Des Moines, IA (2), 17.988; 20. 41D, Dan Henning, Columbia, IA
(22), 18.168; 21. 64, Casey Greubel, Lacona, IA (17), 18.173; 22. 48D, Dallas Mendenhall,
Unionville, MO (4), 19.811. Heat
one (started), 6 Laps, 1:44.5: 1.
Kade Higday (6); 2.
Kelby Watt (4); 3. Clifford Jones (1); 4. Corey Kautz (3); 5. Brandon
Worthington (2); 6. Mike Mayberry (5); 7. Chase Young (7); 8. Dallas
Mendenhall (8) Heat
two (started), 6 Laps, 1:45.3: 1.
Kevin Hetrick (4); 2. Tyler Glass (2); 3. Eric Bridger (6); 4. Evan
Epperson (3); 5. Brad Comegys (5); 6. Dan
Henning (7); 7. Chase Rudolf (1) Heat
three (started), 6 Laps, 1:47.8: 1.
Ryan Leavitt (4); 2. Joe Simbro (1); 3. Jeff
Wilke (2); 4. Matt Stephenson (3); 5. Chris Walraven (6); 6. Matthew Stelzer (5); 7. Casey Greubel (7) A
main (started), 15 Laps, NT: 1.
Kade Higday (8); 2.
Brad Comegys (2); 3. Ryan Leavitt (4); 4. Eric
Bridger (7); 5. Matthew Stelzer (10); 6. Kelby
Watt (5); 7. Chris Walraven (3); 8. Kevin
Hetrick (6); 9. Tyler Glass (9); 10. Mike Mayberry (1); 11. Clifford Jones
(16); 12. Evan Epperson (12); 13. Jeff Wilke (15); 14. Dan Henning (18);
15. Chase Rudolf (19); 16. Brandon Worthington (17); 17. Chase Young (20);
18. Casey Greubel (21); 19. Dallas Mendenhall
(22); 20. Matt Stephenson (14); 21. Corey Kautz (11); 22. Joe Simbro (13). Lap Leaders: Mayberry
1-2, Comegys 3-10, Higday 11-15. Hard-charger: Higday
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