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6th Annual Capitani Classic August 6th 2017
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Results & Story by Bill Wright
Brian Brown Battles to Win 6th Annual Weld Racing Capitani Classic
presented by Great Southern Bank! KNOXVILLE, Iowa (August 6, 2017) - Brian Brown passed Keystone State
pilot Greg Hodnett on lap eleven, and held on to win the 6th Annual Weld
Racing Capitani Classic presented by Great Southern Bank at Knoxville
Raceway Saturday. The Grain Valley, Missouri driver earned $5,000 for his
first Capitani Classic win, and his 37th 410 win overall here. Hodnett led from the outside of row one in the 25-lap feature, besting
Greenland Homes Pole Shuffle $5,000 winner, Kerry Madsen. Madsen has won
all three Pole Shuffles contested in the Capitani Classic. Madsen dropped
into second, ahead of Brad Sweet, Joey Saldana and Brown to start the main
event. Brown was on the move, jetting to third on lap two, and taking second
from Madsen on the next go-around. A slowing Lynton Jeffrey brought out
the caution three laps in. The restart saw Hodnett ahead of Brown, Madsen,
Sweet and Saldana. At that point, Brown began his onslaught of the leader,
running on the cushion. Hodnett stayed true to the low groove. Brown shot by Hodnett to lead lap four, while Austin McCarl moved
himself into the top five after starting tenth. Hodnett got a run on the
leader, passing him on lap six and pulling away a big. Meanwhile, McCarl
and Chad Kemenah battled hard for the fifth spot. The leaders entered lapped traffic, and Brown took advantage, driving
back into the lead on lap eleven. Four circuits later, Madsen worked by
Hodnett for second. Brown's Casey's General Stores/FVP #21 was working
well in traffic, but a final caution slowed the event one last time. With two laps to go, Thursday's Belleville Midget Nationals winner,
Spencer Bayston, blew his right rear tire. Brown would pull away for the
green, white, checker finish ahead of Madsen. Sweet captured third from
Hodnett, and Austin McCarl finished fifth. Ian Madsen, Saldana, Danny
Dietrich, Kemenah and hard-charger Davey Heskin completed the top ten
after starting 24th. Kerry Madsen and Tim Shaffer set quick time in their
respective groups, while Brown, James McFadden, Dusty Zomer, Ian Madsen,
Sweet and Bayston won heat races. Brady Bacon and Daryn Pittman won the B
mains. "My hat goes off to the (track preparers) Dunkin family," said Brown in
Victory Lane. "There was an awesome bottom and an awesome top. They've
knocked it out of the park the last few days. To win the Capitani Classic
is up there on my list. Ralph was hard on me, and then would pat me on the
back and tell me I did a good job when things went right. I didn't really
know what my plan was on the start. We started eighth and they kind of
left the top open for me, and away we went. Greg's a heck of a racecar
driver and they've been running well all week long. Kerry…we know what we
get with their team. We got lucky enough to beat them, and it's really
special." "We weren't good enough," said Kerry Madsen about his second place run.
"They were faster. I was doing all I could do to hang onto second. I just
wasn't good enough to run the top and I was running some weird lines. We
were gaining on it. I'm not disappointed in second. I'm really proud.
Brian was just a better car tonight." "If I could have just clipped Kerry there, we might have had
something," said Sweet. "We were running the bottom so well. Kerry was
doing everything he could to protect. His car was just off a little. There
are some tricks around Knoxville here, and he obviously has a lot of laps.
He used every trick in the book to keep us behind him. That was something
to learn. Tonight was test and tune, and we put together a nice solid
night." Wednesday brings night #1 of the 57th Annual 5-hour ENERGY Knoxville
Nationals presented by Casey's General Stores! For more information, visit
www.KnoxvilleRaceway.com! 410 Results Time Trials Group #1 (Qualifying Order), 2 laps: 1. 2M, Kerry Madsen,
St. Marys, NSW, Aust. (4), 15.285; 2. 51, Joey Saldana, Brownsburg, IN
(3), 15.393; 3. 10H, Chad Kemenah, Alvada, OH (8), 15.489; 4. 21, Brian
Brown, Grain Valley, MO (24), 15.557; 5. 29, Danny Dietrich, Gettysburg,
PA (2), 15.599; 6. 44S, Trey Starks, Puyallup, WA (6), 15.622; 7. 99,
Brady Bacon, Broken Arrow, OK (29), 15.622; 8. 59H, Justin Henderson, Tea,
SD (1), 15.626; 9. 82, Dusty Zomer, Sioux Falls, SD (27), 15.635; 10. 71,
Kevin Thomas Jr., Cullman, AL (23), 15.735; 11. 3H, James McFadden,
Ormeau, QLD, Aust. (10), 15.742; 12. 1, Thomas Kennedy, Winnipeg, MB, Can
(18), 15.760; 13. 1Z, Dale Blaney, Hartford, OH (25), 15.768; 14. 81, Lee
Jacobs, Dalton, OH (9), 15.774; 15. 17B, Josh Baughman, Odessa, TX (14),
15.798; 16. 10, Tyler Bear, Elliottsville, PA (16), 15.803; 17. 2C, Wayne
Johnson, Knoxville, IA (17), 15.821; 18. 10V, Kyle Reinhardt, Neptune
City, NJ (21), 15.822; 19. 41, Dominic Scelzi, Fresno, CA (13), 15.887;
20. 3P, Sawyer Phillips, Pleasantville, IA (20), 15.904; 21. 55, Brooke
Tatnell, Sans Souci, NSW, Aus (30), 15.927; 22. 18H, Jason Kendrick,
Perth, WA, Aust. (15), 15.980; 23. 1B, Dustin Selvage, Indianola, IA (26),
15.993; 24. 15H, Sam Hafertepe Jr., Sunnyvale, TX (34), 16.016; 25. 3K,
Tim Kaeding, San Jose, CA (19), 16.018; 26. 4, Dakota Hendrickson, Omaha,
NE (11), 16.024; 27. 9N, Wade Nygaard, Grand Forks, ND (35), 16.089; 28.
9Z, Jared Goerges, Brainerd, MN (7), 16.103; 29. 3G, Carson Macedo,
Lemoore, CA (28), 16.106; 30. 4P, Paul McMahan, Nashville, TN (22),
16.115; 31. 15, Bobby Mincer, Burlington, IA (5), 16.171; 32. X1, Mason
Moore, Chico, CA (12), 16.224; 33. 19P, Paige Polyak, Tiffin, OH (33),
16.301; 34. 95, Matt Covington, Glenpool, OK (32), 16.675; 35. 85, Chase
Wanner, Agency, IA (31), 16.719; Time Trials Group #2 (Qualifying Order), 2 laps: 1. 49X, Tim Shaffer,
Aliquippa, PA (4), 15.565; 2. 49S, Brad Sweet, Grass Valley, CA (1),
15.581; 3. 12, Lynton Jeffrey, Sydney, NSW, Aust. (17), 15.650; 4. 9,
Daryn Pittman, Owasso, OK (15), 15.680; 5. 27, Greg Hodnett, Spring Grove,
PA (32), 15.687; 6. 3S, Sammy Swindell, Germantown, TN (6), 15.697; 7. 5H,
Cory Eliason, Selma, CA (5), 15.702; 8. 2KS, Austin McCarl, Altoona, IA
(9), 15.725; 9. 24, Terry McCarl, Altoona, IA (19), 15.735; 10. 18, Ian
Madsen, St. Marys, NSW, Aust (20), 15.742; 11. 20, AJ Moeller, Rockwell
City, IA (31), 15.751; 12. 39, Spencer Bayston, Lebanon, IN (25), 15.845;
13. 67X, Parker Price-Miller, Kokomo, IN (7), 15.856; 14. 87, Aaron
Reutzel, Clute, TX (21), 15.863; 15. 17, Jac Haudenschild, Wooster, OH
(29), 15.924; 16. 1X, Don Droud Jr., Lincoln, NE (26), 15.931; 17. 56N,
Davey Heskin, St. Michael, MN (34), 15.949; 18. 35, Jamie Veal,
Warrnambool, VIC, Au (28), 15.965; 19. 09, Matt Juhl, Tea, SD (22),
15.986; 20. 13, Mark Dobmeier, Grand Forks, ND (10), 15.989; 21. 12N, Cole
Duncan, Lockbourne, OH (27), 16.091; 22. 71A, RJ Johnson, Tampa, FL (3),
16.150; 23. 49, Josh Schneiderman, West Burlington, IA (11), 16.185; 24.
7W, Tasker Phillips, Pleasantville, IA (16), 16.206; 25. 22, Rager
Phillips, Pleasantville, IA (30), 16.216; 26. 44, Chris Martin, Ankeny, IA
(14), 16.284; 27. 68, Chase Johnson, Penngrove, CA (13), 16.348; 28. 17W,
Harli White, Lindsay, OK (18), 16.416; 29. 00, Dane Lorenc, Lancaster, NY
(23), 16.441; 30. 1P, Curtis Evans, Norborne, MO (2), 16.629; 31. 26,
Tayler Malsam, Sammamish, WA (33), 16.675; 32. 19, Bob Weuve, Newton, IA
(12), 16.710; 33. 1M, Danny Lasoski, Dover, MO (24), NT; 34. 70, Clint
Garner, Sioux Falls, SD (8), NT. Heat one Group #1, (started), 8 Laps, NT: 1. Brian Brown (3); 2. Kevin
Thomas Jr. (1); 3. Kerry Madsen (4) / 4. Brady Bacon (2); 5. Dominic
Scelzi (7); 6. Dale Blaney (5); 7. Tim Kaeding (9); 8. Matt Covington
(12); 9. Jason Kendrick (8); 10. Bobby Mincer (11); 11. Jared Goerges
(10); 12. Tyler Bear (6); Heat two Group #1, (started), 8 Laps, 2:10.5: 1. James McFadden (1); 2.
Joey Saldana (4); 3. Danny Dietrich (3) / 4. Wayne Johnson (6); 5. Justin
Henderson (2); 6. Carson Macedo (8); 7. Sawyer Phillips (7); 8. Dakota
Hendrickson (9); 9. Lee Jacobs (5); 10. Mason Moore (11); 11. Chase Wanner
(10); DNS 12. Dustin Selvage; Heat three Group #1, (started), 8 Laps, 2:09.6: 1. Dusty Zomer (2); 2.
Thomas Kennedy (1); 3. Chad Kemenah (4) / 4. Trey Starks (3); 5. Paul
McMahan (10); 6. Josh Baughman (5); 7. Sam Hafertepe Jr. (8); 8. Brooke
Tatnell (7); 9. Wade Nygaard (9); 10. Kyle Reinhardt (6); 11. Paige Polyak
(11) Heat one Group #2, (started), 8 Laps, 2:09.5: 1. Ian Madsen (1); 2.
Cory Eliason (2); 3. Don Droud Jr. (6) / 4. Daryn Pittman (3); 5. Tim
Shaffer (4); 6. Parker Price-Miller (5); 7. Matt Juhl (7); 8. Tayler
Malsam (9); 9. Rager Phillips (8); DNS - R.J. Johnson; Harli White; Heat two Group #2, (started), 8 Laps, 2:10.8: 1. Brad Sweet (4); 2.
Austin McCarl (2); 3. Greg Hodnett (3) / 4. Davey Heskin (6); 5. Mark
Dobmeier (7); 6. Aaron Reutzel (5); 7. AJ Moeller (1); 8. Josh
Schneiderman (8); 9. Chris Martin (9); 10. Dane Lorenc (10); DNS - Bob
Weuve; Heat 3 Group #2, (started), 8 Laps, 2:12.2: 1. Spencer Bayston (1); 2.
Terry McCarl (2); 3. Sammy Swindell (3) / 4. Lynton Jeffrey (4); 5. Jamie
Veal (6); 6. Jac Haudenschild (5); 7. Cole Duncan (7); 8. Tasker Phillips
(8); 9. Chase Johnson (9); 10. Curtis Evans (10) Pole Shuffle 1, (started), 2 Laps, 32.6: 1. Cory Eliason (1); 2. Brian
Brown (2); Pole Shuffle 2, (started), 2 Laps, 34.4: 1. Cory Eliason (1); 2. Sammy
Swindell (2); Pole Shuffle 3, (started), 2 Laps, 33.0: 1. Cory Eliason (1); 2. Chad
Kemenah (2); Pole Shuffle 4, (started), 2 Laps, 32.5: 1. Greg Hodnett (2); 2. Cory
Eliason (1); Pole Shuffle 5, (started), 2 Laps, 33.3: 1. Greg Hodnett (1); 2. Joey
Saldana (2); Pole Shuffle 6, (started) 2 Laps, 32.8: 1. Greg Hodnett (1); 2. Brad
Sweet (2); Pole Shuffle 7, (started), 2 Laps, 32.3: 1. Kerry Madsen (2); 2. Greg
Hodnett (1); B main Group #1, (started), 12 Laps, 3:24.2: 1. Brady Bacon (2); 2.
Trey Starks (1); 3. Dominic Scelzi (8) / 4. Josh Baughman (6); 5. Dale
Blaney (4); 6. Brooke Tatnell (10); 7. Lee Jacobs (5); 8. Justin Henderson
(3); 9. Tim Kaeding (11); 10. Paul McMahan (16); 11. Jason Kendrick (11);
12. Sawyer Phillips (7); 13. Carson Macedo (15); 14. Dakota Hendrickson
(12); 15. Matt Covington (19); 16. Wade Nygaard (13); 17. Mason Moore
(17); 18. Paige Polyak (18); 19. Chase Wanner (20); 20. Jared Goerges
(14); DNS - Tyler Bear; Wayne Johnson; Kyle Reinhardt; Sam Hafertepe,
Jr.; B main Group #2, (started), 12 Laps, NT: 1. Daryn Pittman (3); 2.
Lynton Jeffrey (2); 3. Davey Heskin (8) / 4. Tim Shaffer (1); 5. Parker
Price-Miller (5); 6. Mark Dobmeier (11); 7. Jac Haudenschild (7); 8. Jamie
Veal (9); 9. Matt Juhl (10); 10. Cole Duncan (12); 11. Rager Phillips
(13); 12. Tayler Malsam (20); 13. Tasker Phillips (14); 14. Chris Martin
(16); 15. Dane Lorenc (18); 16. Curtis Evans (17); 17. Bob Weuve (19); 18.
Chase Johnson (15); 19. Aaron Reutzel (6); 20. AJ Moeller (4); DNS - Josh
Schneiderman; Danny Lasoski; Clint Garner; R.J. Johnson; Harli White A main, (started), 25 Laps, NT: 1. Brian Brown (8); 2. Kerry Madsen
(1); 3. Brad Sweet (3); 4. Greg Hodnett (2); 5. Austin McCarl (10); 6. Ian
Madsen (14); 7. Joey Saldana (4); 8. Danny Dietrich (9); 9. Chad Kemenah
(6); 10. Davey Heskin (24); 11. Dusty Zomer (11); 12. Cory Eliason (5); 13
Daryn Pittman (20); 14. Sammy Swindell (7); 15. James McFadden (15); 16.
Dominic Scelzi (23); 17. Thomas Kennedy (17); 18. Kevin Thomas Jr. (13);
19 Spencer Bayston (16); 20. Brady Bacon (19); 21. Don Droud Jr. (18); 22.
Lynton Jeffrey (22); 23. Trey Starks (21); 24. Terry McCarl (12); Lap
Leaders: Hodnett 1-3; Brown 4-5; Hodnett 6-10; Brown 11-25; Hard Charger:
Heskin.
by Bill Wright and Bryan
Hulbert
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