Well, I love supermodifieds, everything from chopped coupes to sprint-car like champ cars to the "Franken-racers" of the 70's and 80's, even the giant winged, needle nosed racers of today.

Here's a site with TONS of pics of East Coast supermodified history famous for drivers like Bentley Warren, Jim Shampine, Richie Evans, Doug Heveron and so on.

It's called "Jakes Site"

From I-80 Speedway:

The 2007 I-80 Speedway Race Of Champions Invitees for the June 24th race.

John Anderson
Al Humphrey
Chris Simpson
Al Zeitner
Jason Hobscheidt
Chad Simpson
Dave Doll
Bill Leighton Jr.
Bryant Goldsmith
Joe Kosiski
Chris Spieker
Steve Kosiski
Terry Phillips
Josh Krug
Eddie Moore
Kelly Boen
Joey Bauer Jr.
Alex Humphrey
Ed Kosiski
Darren Miller
Kyle Berck
Brian Harris
Al Purkey

From Eagle Raceway:

Drivers Jay Jordan, Jeff Lowery and others will defend their home track
against out-of-towners like Phoenix, Arizona's Jody and Andy Worth, North
Dakota's Don Dawson, South Dakota's Andy Anderson, Bob Tingeon, Eric Schulz,
Gary Zitterich, Doug Martin, Bruce Tull, Jarod Olivier and John Keiser and
Minnesota's Matt Hafera.

The Go-Karts will be racing this Saturday, June 2nd. This will be a
NO-POINTS show due to the IKF Midwest Series in South Dakota. Driver
registration cut-off is 5:45 p.m., pit meeting at 6:30, hot laps and racing
to follow.

The Micro Sprints are back this Sunday, June 3rd to race a weekly points
show. Hot laps are at 6:30 p.m., racing to follow. REMEMBER, the start time
will now move back 1 hour (from 5:30 to 6:30) until September unless
otherwise indicated by the schedule.

Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (May 29, 2007) – Racing action continues
for the American Sprint Car Series Midwest Region with another
critical Nebraska stop this Friday night as the series takes to Rising
City's Butler County Motorplex.

Entering the event, Lincoln, Nebraska's Don Droud, Jr., has climbed to
the top of the series championship point charts with a slim 12-point
lead over Missouri's Brian Brown.

Nebraska native Rick Ideus is just another 14 points back in fourth,
with South Dakota's Clint Garner and Kansan J.D. Johnson rounding out
the current top five. The balance of the current top ten includes
North Dakotan Natalie Sather and South Dakotan Chuck Swenson followed
by the Nebraska trio of Mike Chadd, Stu Snyder and defending series
champion Toby Chapman.

Three different drivers have reached ASCS Midwest Region victory lane
in as many events thus far in 2007, including Brian Brown, Chuck
Swenson and Garry Lee Maier. Maier, who topped this past weekend's
event at McCool Junction, won last season's ASCS Midwest Region event
at the Butler County Motorplex.

Friday racing action kicks off at 8:00 p.m.

The high-banked, 3/8-mile Butler County Motorplex dirt oval is located
in Rising City, NE, eight miles south of US 30 on US 81, then two
miles east on CR 38, then 0.7 miles south on CR C, then east. For
more information, contact the track at 402-542-2222.

The ASCS Midwest Region 2007 slate consists of eleven events at seven
different tracks throughout Nebraska and the immediately surrounding
area.

The 2007 season marks the 16th year of sanctioning Sprint Car racing
for the American Sprint Car Series, with the series set to sanction
approximately 240 nights of racing at more than 100 different race
tracks throughout at least 30 different states and Canada.

Additional information regarding the American Sprint Car Series is
available at www.ascsracing.com.

Saturday June 2nd Whelen Engineering presents Firefighters, Law Enforcement,
and Military Appreciation Night at I-80 Speedway.

All Firefighters, Law Enforcement, and Military get in FREE with I.D.

Come see the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series featuring the Great Clips
Crate Late Models, Ty's Outdoor Power Equipment Pro Stocks, Midas B-Mods,
Novice Crate Late Models, and Stereo West Auto Toys Pro and Novice Hornets.

Gates open at 5:30pm with races starting at 7:00pm.

For more information on I-80 Speedway contact the Track Office at
402-342-3453 or visit www.neracewaypark.com

Pit Gates open at 4pm, driver check in cutoff is 6:15pm, and hot laps at
6:30.

There also is a Total Performance Parts Rising Star Meet and Greet at
intermission. Rising Stars: Bring a Sharpie and hero cards if you have them.

Optional TPP Rising Star Activity: You can display your car in the front
concourse area of the entrance to the grandstands before the races, and we
will let you into the track through turn 1. Call us before 1pm on Friday so
we can make the necessary arrangements for this. THIS PRE-RACE Actvitity is
not required, only the intermission activity is. However, it will help you
to get to know the fans better and help with your votes!

This weekend, Saturday June 2nd and Sunday June 3rd, the Total Performance
Parts Rising Stars will be having an autograph session during intermission.

This years Total Performance Parts Rising Star drivers include:

Clint Benson #00 Dodge Super Late Model (Sunday)
Denny Berghahn Jr #6 Ty's Outdoor Power Equipment Pro Stock and Certified
Transmission Pro Am (Saturday and Sunday)
Robert Brinkman #1m Modified (Sunday)
Jacob Brown #92 City Weekly Grand National (Sunday)
Nick Deal #55d Ty's Outdoor Power Equipment Pro Stock and Certified
Transmission Pro Am (Saturday and Sunday)
Hank Dewald #9 Midas B-Mod (Saturday)
Kenny Edwards #25 Dodge Super Late Model (Sunday)
Kyle Harpster #48 Midas B-Mod (Saturday)
Jason Hobscheidt #1 Great Clips Crate Late Model and City Weekly Grand
National (Saturday and Sunday)
Gary Joens Jr. #7 Great Clips Crate Late Model (Saturday)
Rob Kosiski #52 City Weekly Grand National (Sunday)
Andrew Kosiski #2x Great Clips Crate Late Model and City Weekly Grand
National (Saturday and Sunday)
Bill Leighton Jr. #28 Dodge Super Late Model (Sunday)
Chuck Madden Jr #2x Hobby Stock (Sunday)
Michael Mass #40 Hobby Stock (Sunday)
Andrew Miller #90 Ty's Outdoor Power Equipment Pro Stock (Saturday)
Tim Prodaza #3t Certified Transmission Pro Am (Sunday)
Joseph Robey #26 Certified Transmission Pro Am (Sunday)
Matt Smith #96 Ty's Outdoor Power Equipment Pro Stock and Certified
Transmission Pro Am (Saturday and Sunday)
Jesse Sobbing #99 Hobby Stock (Sunday)
Brad Soll #50 Great Clips Crate Late Model and City Weekly Grand National
(Saturday and Sunday)
Staci Stava #53 Modified (Sunday)
Michael Svagera Jr. #5 Great Clips Crate Late Model and City Weekly Grand
National (Saturday and Sunday)
Josh True #2t Hobby Stock (Sunday)
Lacey Tuttle #z00 Midas B-Mod (Saturday)
J.C. Wyman #4 Modified (Sunday)
Justin Zeitner #z62 Dodge Super Late Model (Sunday)

A bonanza of photos. This time I tried a few different things such as some available light stuff and slow-shutter things, plus a little more "human element." As we get on in the season, I'll work on some other things too.

For now, enjoy!

Eagle 5-26-07 Photos

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From Eagle Raceway:

Saturday, June 2nd, the Bud Light Wingless Sprints will attack America’s Home Track. See which local drivers will compete for the 3-race point fund of $3000 and accept the challenge of taking their wings off. Drivers Jay Jordan, Jeff Lowery and others will defend their home track against out-of-towners like Phoenix, Arizona’s Jody and Andy Worth and North Dakota’s Don Dawson, etc.

A full slate of racing is on tap with the Bud Light Wingless Sprints, Monster Modifieds, Valentino’s Hobby Stocks and the Stereo West Auto Toy’s Sport Compacts. The size of the excitement will also be increased on June 2nd with the ever popular School Bus races following the racing action. We will soon see if all the buses stay sunny side up this time.

Hot Laps start at 6:00pm with racing at 7:00pm. Front gate opens at 5:30pm.
Front gate admission: Adults $10, Youth(6-13) $5 and Children(5 & under) Free

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From Eagle Raceway

Eagle Raceway has posted a list of drivers receiving free pit admission for perfect attendance this season. A list is posted here

Labels: Race related news

I've got a cynical tongue today...

-Last week saw a lot of bent sheet metal at Eagle Raceway. Interestingly, this was the first week a Sport Compact didn't roll. Lots of fender banging, bump jumping action if you're into that thing. I'm not. Given the amount of rain that fell on the track, they were lucky to get the show off. They still are having issues with the track rutting up and after talking to Roger Hadan, he's very concerned about the issue. Anyone who thinks he's content with it is wrong.

A fix at intermission trying to roll in the ruts helped some, but they came back as the small-tired cars cut new ones in the track. I'm not placing blame on them though, but it did lead to a question that maybe the sprints should run their heats/features first in these situations. I'm sure there will some of the "premier class" fans whining but several racers and officials I talked to say it's better than the alternative.

I agree.

-Let me preface this next comment by saying I do not blame Junction Motor Speedway or Delmar Friesen. I want to make that clear before I go on because I'm not going to be nice.

OK, here goes: the car count at the POWRi midget show on Friday was pathetic. Eleven cars went out for heats with 13 coming out for the A feature. That's awful and I place the blame on POWRi. I hope for JMS's sake that they have a clause in the contract that deducts from the sanctioning fee if a car count isn't met. And the thing is, that does no justice to the fans who paid a premium ($15) to see a two-class premier level show and got 1 1/2.

It's not the promoter's job to bring in these cars for other sanctioning bodies. As I've said over and over: it's like asking the mayor to provide the elephants when the circus comes to town.

My feeling is this: if it's your show be it weekly or your own special then yes it is the promoter's duty to bring the cars. But once you have to pay that magical sanctioning fee, that fee that one has to pay for the "privilege" of having that group come to your track, it becomes that group's responsibility to hold up their end of the bargain to the promoter. Anything less is not fair to the promoter and worse, not fair to the fans.

A red flag in the midget A feature brought a smattering of drama and created a nine-lap battle that partially redeemed the show. But as a fan, I'd be demanding something back. Maybe I'm too picky. Maybe three cars battling for nine laps is a good show to some midget fans.

But for a promoter, where the lion's share of the purse is in that top 15, it's a hell of a price to pay to fuel the fantasies of a few fans. I hope they appreciate what Delmar's done, sticking his head into a financial guillotine.

I swear that after the lights went down I saw someone in full Native American dress dancing in the infield chanting toward the sky and clouds started rolling in....

The ASCS/NCRA sprints represented well, with an ideal 36 car count. I just wish they'd invert at least a couple of rows in the A feature...the passing point lineup system is OK up until the fast guy sits on the pole. The racing was not great, but not horrible. Watching Toby Chapman race to the front in the B feature was fun. And Natalie Sather did a great job holding her own for a fifth place finish. She was also more than gracious to all the well wishers and fans wanting her autograph and picture afterwards.

I just wish that these sanctioning bodies would start to look to produce better shows for the fans. I CAN'T be the only one who thinks this?

-Speaking of car counts, there is much uncertainty regarding the first non-wing show at Eagle this coming Saturday, especially with the recent track condition. Will the fans accept the non-winged cars at a likely reduced car count? I know there is concern on the part of Eagle Raceway - but I have to give him credit for trying. He does have a sponsor commitment - if the show falls flat will it go on?

But what if it does succeed? What next? It will throw another variable into weekly racing's future. Either way there will be some tough decisions to be made for promoters.

-I spent my late hours Saturday night/Sunday morning in the race trailer of former driver, car owner, trailer race Grand Champion and all-around good guy Dennis Parker. One interesting question came up while our group was talking: of all the cars he's driven, be it stock, late model, sprint, or midget what was his favorite?

The answer: "A midget, by far."

I regret not asking why.

-The one night only World of Outlaws show is coming to Eagle Raceway next Saturday. My personal opinion is that if one looks at this in terms of supply and demand economics, this one-night, one-chance only show could be a blockbuster. If it's not, the question becomes how much interest in the WoO does this current Eagle Raceway market really have?

-Better news: Stu Snyder had a great weekend in the Beers' #2d sprinter this weekend with runner-up finishes in North Platte (Lincoln County) and Wakeeney, KS, finishing runner up to Garry Lee Maier, who swept the weekend's racing.

-Jay Russell has finished in the top three of the sprint A feature each week at Eagle Raceway, except for the night he flipped in his heat race. He picked up his first win of the season on Saturday night.

-I'm mad I missed the Alphabet Soup race at I-80 Sunday. Sounded like a hell of a show with much drama. Kelly Boen and Terry Phillips had a to-do on the front stretch with Boen getting tossed out and Al Purkey taking the win on the final lap. 66 cars made the trip. Regardless of which sanctioning bodies are part of the show, this has become one of the "must see" events on the racing calendar.

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From Beatrice Speedway:

The O'Reilly Auto Parts MLRA Late Model Races have been postponed. August
5th, 2007 will be the make up date. Times will be announced.

Drag strip hearing bumped back a week
By the Lincoln Journal Star
Tuesday, May 29, 2007 - 11:32:27 am CDT
Lancaster County leaders have decided to hear a proposal for a drag strip
July 31, a week later than originally planned.

The County Board last week had decided to consider Greg Sanford's plans for
a quarter-mile strip off U.S. 77 between Branched Oak and Davey roads during
a July 24 meeting.

Board Chairman Bob Workman said Tuesday the commissioners agreed to push it
back a week because of a commissioner's scheduling conflict.

"We feel it is important for all of us to be there for that hearing," he
said.

Unchanged is a hearing for a amendment the board must hear before they can
consider Sanford's proposal.

The county's zoning code doesn't address motor sports. An amendment would
lay the foundation for regulations governing any separately-approved motor
sports facility.

By Joey Sparano

(GREENWOOD NEB., 05/27/07) On a perfect night for racing, 66 late models
packed the pits at I-80 Speedway for the 2007 edition of the Alphabet Soup
Race presented by Dodge. From spills to thrills and everything in between,
the 50 lap feature would become an instant classic.

The Alphabet Soup Race started with Missouri driver Terry Phillips on the
pole. Phillips would jump to an early lead, but as lap one concluded the
"big one" occurred. Gary Stoble and Craig Preble, who started in the front
of the field, would both spin down the front straightaway. When it all came
to a stop over a half dozen cars sat piled in turn one including Colorado
driver Kelly Boen who was on top of another car. However with little damage
Boen would be able to return to the race starting in the rear.

When the green waved again it was Phillips who again took the point. As the
halfway point was reached it was still Phillips, but the car that was on the
move was Kelly Boen. Boen would charge through the field and on lap 39 pass
Phillips coming out of turn two. Entering turn three Phillips would hit Boen
causing him to spin, the #90 of Steve Kempt then had no where to go and
drove into the side of Boen's #07. As the race was red flagged, Boen leaped
from his car and ran down the track after Phillips. Track Officials would
hold back Boen and Phillips would drive to the flag stand where he was
thrown out of the race. Boen would then make his way to front straightaway
where he received cheers from the entire grandstands. As the race got back
underway it was Jeremy Payne who was in the lead, followed by Al Purkey and
John Anderson. Payne kept the lead until the white flag lap.

Purkey was on Payne's bumper when entering turn three when he drove to the
bottom. Purkey's #33 would stick and he would drive pass Payne coming off of
turn four and win by a car length. Payne was followed by Larry Clawson, John
Anderson, and Kyle Berck.

Kyle Berck would win the 30 lap $1000 to win Modified "A" feature. Berck
would be followed by Johnny Saathoff who won the first "B" feature. Jeremy
Rasmussen would finish third, Matt Richards came home fourth, and Greg Netz
finished fifth. Chris Spieker and Jason Friesen would make contact on the
final lap causing Spieker to spin down the back straightaway. Spieker
finished 10th and Friesen was put back to 11th for the contact.

Al Humphrey continued his dominance winning his third straight race and
second race of the weekend at I-80 in the City Weekly Grand Nationals.
Humphrey would take the lead a few laps into the race after starting sixth,
but halfway in the #9 of Dave Cook would take the lead from Humphrey.
Humphrey then found his groove, made it pass Cook and to victory lane. Cook,
Jason Hobscheidt, Ron Tilley, and Gary Leapley rounded out the top five.

Results

Alphabet Soup Race presented by Dodge: 1) 33p Al Purkey, 2) 74 Jeremy Payne,
3) 21d Larry Clawson, 4) 2 John Anderson, 5) 14 Kyle Berck, 6) 53 Joe
Kosiski, 7) 15t David Turner, 8) 15w Mike Wiarda, 9) 22v Alan Vaughn, 10) 28
Bill Leighton Jr., 11) 26jr Corey Zeitner, 12) e5k Eddie Kirhoff, 13) 1x Bo
Egge, 14) 2s Johnny Saathoff, 15) 1h Chad Humston, 16) u2 Scott Daly, 17) 18
Jack Sullivan, 18) 7 Mike Stadel, 19) 24L Rick Lieser, 20) 1w Mike Wallace,
21) 07 Kelly Boen, 22) 90 Steve Kempt, 23) 24 Bryant Goldsmith, 24) 89 Jerry
Warner, 25) 33s Gary Stolba, 26) 92 Delbert Smith, 27) 8k Jason Bodenhammer,
28) 22 Craig Preble, 29) 5m Todd Shute, 30) 56 Chris Spieker, 31) 2h John
Hampel 32) 75 Terry Phillips.

Modified "A": 1) 33z Kyle Berck, 2) 96 Johnny Saathoff, 3) 31j Jeremy
Rasmussen, 4) 1r Matt Richards, 5) 29 Greg Netz, 6) 5 Chris Hogan, 7) 30
Jordan Grabouski, 8) 3L Bub Lerette, 9) 12h Mike Hansen, 10) 56 Chris
Spieker, 11) 1f Jason Friesen, 12) 95x Dylan Smith, 13) 74 Justin Clark, 14)
3x Mike Johnson, 15) 86jr Dirk Kirk, 16) 95 Buzz Wilson, 17) 29e Eric
Rempel, 18) 43 Brian Foote, 19) 30t David Trauernicht, 20) 53 Staci Stava,
21) 52s Jeremiah Sillman, 22) 1m Robert Brinkman.

City Weekly Grand Nationals "A" Feature: 1) 55 Al Humphey, 2) 9 Dave Cook,
3) 1 Jason Hobscheidt, 4) 56 Ron Tilley, 5) t3 Gary Leapley, 6) 97d Dave
Doll, 7) 12 Todd Hipnar, 8) 51x Les Siebert, 9) 17 Dave Livingston, 10) 2d
Todd Morgan, 11) 2x Andrew Kosiski, 12) 55d Curt Drake, 13) 29x Bill Koons,
14) 40 Shawn Harker, 15) 51 Matt Boler, 16) 15) Jase Kaser, 17) 50 Brad
Soll, 18) 96c Cory Hutchinson, 19) 91 Steve Farnsworth, 20) 29 Lennie
Pospisil, 21) 35 Kortney Kosiski, 22) 8x Ron Tex Jr.

Here's some shots from Friday's POWRi Midget & ASCS/NCRA 360 show at Junction Motor Speedway.

Enjoy!

JMS - POWRi Midget & ASCS/NCRA 360

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By Joey Sparano

(GREENWOOD NEB., 05/26/07) On opening night of the Saturday NASCAR
Whelen All-American Series at I-80 Speedway, over 110 cars checked in
the pit gate in seven different classes, with the entire race program
being complete in a little over three hours. Al Humphrey, Scotty
Hartman, Scott Carlson, Trish Dover, Austin Kurtzer, Jase Kaser, and
Kenny Danley all visited victory lane on Cass County Night at the speedway.

The 20 lap Great Clips Crate Late Model "A" Feature event saw the #55 of
Al Humphrey drive from the sixth starting spot to victory lane. Humphrey
would pass pole sitter Todd Morgan for the lead near the halfway point
and never look back on route to the winners circle. Morgan finished
second followed by Jason Hobscheidt, Dave Doll, and Shawn Harker.

The Ty's Outdoor Power Equipment 18 lap Pro Stock "A" main event looked
to be in the bag for front row starter Larry Robinson Jr. Robinson would
jump out to an early lead, and would stretch it further as the first 15
laps went caution free. With five laps remaining the #48 of Robinson
would start showing smoke, and when the caution came out with three laps
to go Larry Jr. would pull into the pit area with a broken engine. With
the #48 out of the picture, that gave the race to the #88 of Scotty
Hartman. Hartman would finish out the event on his way to victory. Nick
Steier would hold off Joe Feyen for second, Shawn Bulin and Rich Steier
rounded out the top five.

The 15 lap Midas B-Mods seen veteran Scott Carlson take the win. Carlson
would battle the #48o of Greg Tichey, and the #21 of Jim Fritz in the
closing laps and would hold on after using the high line. Tichey, Fritz,
Harry Nixon, and the #z00 of Lacey Tuttle finished in the top five.

Trish Dover would win the 12 lap Midwest Lining 305 Sprint Car "A" main.
Dan Satriano would be the only other car to finish as three of the five
cars has mechanical problems.

The #57 of Austin Kurtzer would hold off Jeff Joldersma and Peter Fink
in the 12 lap Stereo West Auto Toys Pro Hornet "A" main. Over twenty
five cars would show in the highly competitive Pro Hornet division.

Rising sprint car star Jack Dover would win the first ever Novice Crate
Late Model "A" Feature. Steve Sanders would finish second followed by
Jase Kaser, Ryan Gladwin, and Lindsey Yost. However in post race
inspection both Dover and Sanders would have the wrong rev limiting
chip. With both drivers being disqualified, 14 year old Jase Kaser would
be declared the winner after finishing third.

"The Redhead Wonder" Kenny Danley visited victory lane in the 8 Lap
Stereo West Auto Toys Novice Hornet Feature event. Alex Fink would
finish second after contact with Thomas Liechti on the last last.
Liechti came home third.

Top Finishers In Each Division, Complete Results will be on the I-80
Speedway website by 3:00pm Tuesday. www.neracewaypark.com

Great Clips Crate Late Models "A" Feature: 1) 55 Al Humphrey, 2) 2d Todd
Morgan, 3) 1 Jason Hobscheidt, 4) 97d dave Doll, 5) 40 Shawn Harker, 6)
7 Gary Joens Jr., 7) 17 Dave Livingston, 8) J1 Jay Burdic, 9) 55d Curt
Drake, 10) 3 Mike Collins.

Ty's Outdoor Power Equipment Pro Stock "A" Feature: 1) 88 Scotty
Hartman, 2) 8 Nick Steier, 3) 25x Joe Feyen, 4) 36 Shawn Bulin, 5) 35
Rich Steier, 6) 72 Rick Negrete, 7) 24 Don Mohr, 8) 6x Denny Berghahn,
9) 66j Jeff Joldersma, 10) 12 Terry Cleveland.

Midas B-MOD "A" Feature: 1) 1s Scott Carlson, 2) 48o Greg Tichey, 3) 21
Jim Fritz, 4) 5 Harry Nixon, 5) z00 Lacey Tuttle, 6) 71 Floyd Richards,
7) 53 Larry Robinson Sr., 8) 83 Nick Hermsen, 9) 33 Jim Hendricks Jr.,
10) 9 Hank Demzo.

Midwest Lining 305 Sprint Cars "A" Feature: 1) 9t Trish Dover, 2) 95 Dan
Satriano, 3) 99c Nick Clifford, 4) Steve Hurst, 5) 96.1 Michael Oliver.

Stereo West Auto Toys Pro Hornet "A" Feature: 1) 57 Austin Kurtzer, 2)
66 Jeff Joldersma, 3) 13 Peter Fink, 4) 81 Steve England, 5) 37 Nate
Christensen, 6) b22 Nate Brown, 7) 16j Justin Soule, 8) 9x Joe Baker, 9)
15 Jamie Spanel, 10) 38 Will McConnell.

Novice Crate "A" Feature: 1) 15 Jase Kaser, 2) J1 Ryan Gladwin, 3) 20
Lindsey Yost, 4) 3 Mollee Collins, 5) 96jr Amanda Leonardo, 6) 25 Jack
Dover, 7) 44 Steve Sanders.

Stereo West Auto Toys Novice Hornets "A" Feature: 1) 10 Kevin Danley, 2)
Alex Fink, 3) Thomas Liechti, 4) 50 Brett Smith, 5) 3c Brady Deycager,
6) 97s Sarah Doll, 7) 21 Rod Schremer, 8) b52 Dan Rasmussen, 9) 1
Spencer Whitley, 10) 3 Shevi Collins.

From Eagle Raceway:

Russell, Alcorn, Kropp and Prall Stir it Up at the High Bank 1/3 Mile

Eagle, Neb. (May 26, 2007) - KQBW-THE BREW’S Fan Appreciation Night at America’s Home Track, Eagle Raceway saw an extremely large crowd in attendance Saturday night. The fans were treated to 5 heats in the Monster Energy Drink IMCA modifieds, 3 heats of Stereo West Auto Toys IMCA sport compacts, 2 heats of Valentino’s IMCA hobby stocks and 4 heats of Budweiser Championship 360 sprints. In addition, Bobby Cox was on hand to entertain those in attendance with his slapstick style of comedy and stunts.

Although Eagle saw 2 inches of rain, the track was extremely fast and very racy. In the 4th heat of the Budweiser Championship 360 sprints, Mike Boston drove his 51 sprinter to within 1/100 of a second of his own track record.

The evening’s feature events started with the Stereo West Auto Toys IMCA sport compacts. Jason Tadlock broke out in front, with the 45 of Jack Prall IV and Maynard Kinnersley’s 18 in hot pursuit. The race featured 3 and 4 wide racing throughout. With only 10 laps to go, Prall moved into the lead. 2 laps later, Kinnersley took the point for a short time, followed by current points leader Kyle Schamp’s 2K following him into 2nd place. With just 5 laps left Schamp moved beside Kinnersley and the two swapped the lead until Schamp took over first with just 2 laps to go. At the finish line, it was Schamp, Prall, Kinnersley and the 0 of Rich White. Schamp’s victory was erased however, when he was moved back 2 positions for rough driving.

Afterwards, Prall said “I hate winning that way, but I’ll take it”. This was Prall’s second A Feature win in a row. “I’ve only been racing for 2 years, and last year I split duties in the car with my dad. He won the Nebraska Cup in it last year, then wrecked it in the sport compact Enduro” Prall stated. “He told me I could have it, and we worked all winter getting it ready for this season. Now, he tells me he wants it back; but he’s not getting it” Jack said. He related that “Even though the track was rough, all you had to do was find the smooth line and you were fast”. Jack’s sponsors include Peterson’s, Innovative Vinyl Design, Cut Rite Services, Beaver Lake Marina, and Ron’s Automotive.

On the very first lap of the Valentino’s IMCA Hobby Stock A, Rick Bradley’s cooling system was ruptured when he tangled with the 20 of Chad Borgman. On the restart, the 19 of Kyle Vanover jumped into the lead, followed by the 32 of Trevor Kropp and the 21 of Derick Noonan. Vanover held the lead until with just 9 laps left he suffered a flat right rear tire and spun in turns 1 & 2. This moved Kropp into first place and Noonan into second. With only 2 laps remaining Noonan retired. This moved the 1R of RJ Macku into second and Casey Moyer’s 38C into third. On the last circuit, Moyer got around Macku for 2nd, with Kropp taking the checkers.

“I really don’t know what to say” Trevor stated. “This is just my second feature win ever. My first was last year, and that was on Fan Appreciation Night too. I’ve only been racing for 3 years now, and I’m speechless.” he said. “I do want to thank my sponsors; Low Budget Chassis & Graphics, A & N Bar, Hair by Elle, Westside Wizard, Auto Shop Inc., TY’s Tobacco Corner, Murphy Distributing, www.warnerdist.com and Spady/Runcy Chevrolet & Cadillac. Also, I want to send out a special thank you to all the people who’ve helped me be out racing; Dad & Mom of course, Caitlin, Jim, Drevo, Kalvin, Erin, Cindy, Shelby, Lori, Alicia, Travis and Fralin Racing” he related.

The Monster Energy Drinks IMCA Modified A Feature barely got under way when the B9 of Sean Burkland lost his left rear tire coming out of turn 4. This caused an 8-car pileup, directly in front of the flag stand. Cars involved were the 13, 95, B9, 55, 76, 1R, 11AA and 19J. When racing resumed, the Z62 of Dan McKeighan took the lead, followed by the 30 of Jordan Grabouski, Dan Nelson’s 94 and the 3 of defending track champion Chris Alcorn. Terry Hurt ran hard into the front stretch wall, sending him to the pits. Alcorn made short work of the cars in front of him after that, moving into 1st place shortly very quickly. He was followed by Grabouski, Nelson and McKeighan. With 15 laps left, the 76 of Lance Bergman passed McKeighan to take over 4th spot. With only 4 laps to go, Nelson moved into third, with Bergman in fourth and the B9 of Burkland moving into the fifth spot; having moved through the field after changing his tire. Due to time constraints, the race was shortened to a Green/White/Checkered finish, with Alcorn taking home the big check.

“The track was rough in spots tonight, and honestly I’m worn out” Chris stated. After starting 6th row outside position in the B Feature and 8th row outside in the A, Alcorn demonstrated why he is the defending Modified Champion. “I’m not complaining about the results” he said, “but I’d like to have an easier time of it once in awhile.” “This is the third week in a row we couldn’t finish our heat race, and had to come through the B,” he added.

The Budweiser Championship 360 Sprint A-Main saw 3 of the “Young Guns” at Eagle on the front row. Trevor Grossenbacher’s 35 and Jordan Boston’s 2 were in the front 2 rows for the event, along with another rookie, Frank Galusha in the 24B. Galusha took the lead on the initial start; but his lead was short-lived when Tige Jensen rolled between turns 3 & 4. On the restart, Galusha again jumped out front; but on the second lap he ended up running through the infield, coming out in second place. 2 laps later, Nick Bryan spun, and the 24B of Galusha was sent to the pits. By that time, Jay Russell had moved his 76 sprinter into third spot.

With 16 laps to go, Russell moved into 2nd position and 3 laps later into 1st. Russell was followed by the 19J of Jay Jordan and Mike Boston’s 51. As a testament to the track conditions, Boston ran a lap in the Feature only 6/10’s of a second off of his track record. With 8 laps left, Boston moved into second position; and eventually into 1st place with just 2 laps remaining. Jay Russell took his #76 under Boston on the final lap in turns 1 & 2 and held on for the win.

Russell, who makes a 2 ¼ hour haul to Eagle Raceway every Saturday night, has been racing since he was 12 years old. “I started in go karts for 4 years, then spent 1 year in mini-sprints. Ever since then, I’ve been racing 360 sprints” Jay said. “Last year was my first full year at Eagle, after having run Osborn and Savannah, Missouri before that. My first Feature win here was last year on the Hall of Fame night, but this one is even better,” he stated. Jay also said “We’ve run in the top 3 every feature this year, with the exception of the night we crashed in our heat race. We’ve actually led every A-Main we’ve been in, but this is our first win this year”.

“We’re leaving here tonight and towing home before heading to California, Missouri’s XX Speedway tomorrow night to run with the WoW sprints. I’ve never run there, but I heard it’s a really racy place. I hope it’s as good as Eagle” he finished.

Jay’s sponsors include Klein Motors & RV’s, Custom Powder Coating, Midwest Metal Finishing, ProMotion Graphics, Auto Tool & Paint, Outlaw War Wagons, Crow Safety Gear, Hank’s and Tyrone Motorsports.

Remember to come out next week, when Stereo West Auto Toys presents the “Student Breakout”. Don’t miss your chance to see the return of wingless 360 sprint cars to Eagle’s high banks, as well as the Sport Compacts, Modifieds and Hobby Stocks and of course the first bus race of the season.

May 26th Race Results-

Budweiser 360 Championship Sprints:
A Feature
1) 76 Jay Russell
2) 51 Mike Boston
3) 23 Terry Holliman
4) 3 Jeff Griffis
5) 19j Jay Jordan
6) 84 Toby Chapman
7) 18 Ryan Roberts
8) 35 Trevor Grossenbacher
9) 77 John Klabunde
10) 96kx Adam Gullion
11) 28 Ken Klabunde
12) 14g Gene Ackland
13) 17 Gage Dorr
14) 3g Bill Garrow
15) 91 Brad Krutz
16) 6 Nick Bryan
17) 45 Jeff Lowery
18) 24b Frank Galusha
19) 71 Tige Jensen
20) 71r Lonnie Jensen

B Feature
1) 28 Ken Klabunde
2) 91 Brad Krutz
3) 77 John Klabunde
4) 71r Lonnie Jensen
5) 8b Bobby Becker
6) 14 Josh Riggins
7) 33 Terry Cadwallader
8) 57 Don Stoutner
9) 32 Chris Roseland
10) 2 Jordan Boston
11) 21 Ryan Kitchen
12) 44 Doug Lovegrove (DNS B)
13) 2x Rodney Droud (DNS B)
14) 17b Jason Becker (DNS B)
15) 31 Mark Pace (DNS Heat or B)

Monster IMCA Modifieds:
A Feature
1) 3 Chris Alcorn
2) 30 Jordan Grabouski
3) 94 Dan Nelson
4) 76 Lance Borgman
5) b9 Sean Burklund
6) 95r Lucas Robinson
7) 21t Tracy Harr
8) 8c Chad Andersen
9) 95 Dylan Smith
10) 11x Steve Devitt
11) 13 Doug Deterding
12) z62 Dan McKeighan
13) 8 Larry Goertz
14) 19j Jeff Jones
15) 27 Clint Homan
16) 81 Melvin Densberger
17) 24t Terry Hurt
18) 3a Aaron Pella
19) 5s Bob Zoubek
20) 1r Matt Richards
21) 11aa Ed Raines

B Feature #1
1) 3 Chris Alcorn
2) 11aa Ed Raines
3) 13 Doug Deterding
4) 00 Tim Pickens
5) 22j Justin Jurgens
6) 52 Sean Manning
7) 7 Bob Ruisinger
8) v45 Rik Gropp
9) 75j Jesse Robinson
10) 4jr David Jewett Jr
11) 42k Jan Korth
12) 5st Dan Wayman (DNS Heat)
13) 14 Matthew Kiner
14) 82 Chris Anderson
15) 8a Dusty Andersen
16) 48b Don Chilen
17) s56 Scott Bivens
18) 28n Dan Neeman

B Feature #2
1) 1r Matt Richards
2) 76 Lance Borgman
3) 95r Lucas Robinson
4) 12x George Haney
5) 57 Brian Cudly (DNS Heat)
6) 20 Tyler Snyder
7) h1 Lowell Holland
8) 10 Scott Anderson
9) 1x Jeff Spring
10) 44 Tom Lenz
11) 3xx No Name
12) 1z Norm Zeigenbein
13) 29 Jeff Mazza
14) 8x Dan McKnight (DNS B)
15) z34 Brent Schlake (DNS B)
16) 3t Tom Spanel (DNS B)
17) 51 Cliff Turner (DNS B)
18) 20t Steve Shepard (DNS Heat or B)


Valentino’s IMCA Hobby Stocks:
A Feature
1) 32 Trevor Kropp
2) 38c Casey Moyer
3) 1r RJ Macku
4) 3k Jerry Keaton
5) 19 Kyle Vanover
6) 94 Mike Hansen
7) 10k Lee Kracht
8) 21h Shane Hiatt
9) 03 Aaron Roth
10) 42 Rob Brown
11) 92 Don Hall Jr
12) 12 Dan Noonan
13) 21 Derick Noonan
14) 11x Rich Small
15) 22 Nick Beckman
16) m70 Rick Munson
17) 14 Ron Novak
18) 34 Max Harder
19) 20 Chad Borgman
20) 28b Rick Bradley

B Feature
1) 92 Don Hall Jr
2) 11x Steve Devitt
3) 28b Rick Bradley
4) m70 Rick Munson
5) 42 Rob Brown
6) 121 Rob Tippery
7) 10 Brad Schreiner
8) 40 Mike Mass
9) 4 Troy Mencke
10) 4j Jamie Bruce
11) 67 Jason Halagarda
12) 86 Justin Wulf (DNS B)
13) 98 Dan Jackson (DNS B)
14) Shawn Slezak (DNS B)

Stereo West Auto Toy’s IMCA Sport Compacts:
A Feature
1) 45 Jack Prall IV
2) 0 Rich White
3) 18 Maynard Kinnersley
4) 2k Kyle Schamp
5) 2 Dan Rhiley
6) 51 Amanda Rhiley
7) 99 Jason Tadlock
8) 26 Derick Dreamer
9) 44 Jack Prall III
10) 2m David White
11) 62 Justin Busboom
12) 18r Ron Frank
13) 28 Rich Meyers III
14) 21 Jake Sells
15) 3x Jake Brinson
16) 13j Jared Deterding
17) 24 Mike Rice
18) 3 Harry White
19) 00 Barry Kinnersley
20) 33 Jeremy Noonan

B Feature
1) 2m David White
2) 18r Ron Frank
3) 24 Mike Rice
4) 13j Jared Deterding
5) 21 Jake Sells
6) 63 Mike Simpson
7) 77 Jason Miller
8) 99t Tony Rost
9) b32 Brian Haller
10) 59 Jessica Tadlock
11) 7v Adam Vrbka

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From POWRi.com

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Lonnie Wheatley, McCOOL JUNCTION, Neb. (May 25, 2007) – Garry Lee Maier added yet another American Sprint Car Series feature win to his resume by posting by an impressive victory in Friday night's 25-lap ASCS Midwest Region main event at Junction Motor Speedway.

The first ASCS National champion in 1992, Maier added his second ASCS Midwest Region feature victory to 37 National wins and several other Regional wins with a wire-to-wire drive aboard the Wesmar-powered Lubbock Wreck Service No. 11x Maxim.

Maier gunned into the lead at the outset, opening up a half straightaway lead in the opening three rounds. His pace was not deterred even when he hit lapped traffic after 14 laps, as he sliced through lapped traffic and ultimately took the checkered flag with a straightaway advantage over Brian Brown, who took the runner-up position from Derek Drown at the midway point.

With Brown, the winningest driver in ASCS Midwest Region history, taking second, Drown took show honors. Gregg Bakker crossed the stripe fourth, with Natalie Sather rounding out the top five.

Don Droud, Jr., moved atop the ASCS Midwest Region point standings with a sixth-place run, with Ryan Anderson, 2005 ASCS Midwest Region champion Billy Alley, J.D. Johnson and defending series champion Toby Chapman completing the top ten.

Anderson, Marc Robe, Brown and Maier topped heat race action for the 37-car field, with A.J. Selenke winning the first "B" Main before Chapman charged from the rear of the field to win the second "B" Main.


ASCS Midwest Region Results from Junction Motor Speedway:

First Heat (10 Laps): 1. 71R-Ryan Anderson, 2. 31RB-Derek Drown, 3. 94S-Natalie Sather, 4. 81- Jon Freeman, 5. 82-Jason Danley, 6. 2D-Stu Snyder, 7. 93-Bob Schaeffer, 8. 7-Roger Sundquist, 9. 57-Don Stoutner, 10 9J-Mark Schmidt.

Second Heat (10 Laps): 1. 17-Marc Robe, 2. 1X-Don Droud, Jr., 3. 5-Rick Ideus, 4. 98-J.D. Johnson, 5. 1-Nick Haygood, 6. 57X-Allan Unruh, 7. 7C-Chris Morgan, 8. X-Chuck Swenson, 9. 17X-Gage Dorr.

Third Heat (10 Laps): 1. 21-Brian Brown, 2. 1M-Billy Alley, 3. 14G-Gene Ackland, 4. 40-Clint Garner, 5. 51-Mike Peters, 6. 18-Tim Newman, 7. 19J-Jay Jordan, 8. 9M-Ricky Montgomery, 9. 53-Jack Dover.

Fourth Heat (10 Laps): 1. 11X-Garry Lee Maier, 2. 11-Gregg Bakker, 3. 43-A.J. Selenke, 4. 31-Mark Pace, 5. 18R-Ryan Roberts, 6. 4-Mike Chadd, 7. 45X-C.J. Johnson, 8. 27-Patrick Bourke, 9. 84-Toby Chapman.

First B Feature (12 Laps): 1. 43-A.J. Selenke, 2. 51-Mike Peters, 3. 40-Clint Garner, 4. 4-Mike Chadd, 5. 45X-C.J. Johnson, 6. 57X-Allan Unruh, 7. 93-Bob Schaeffer, 8. 57-Don Stoutner, 9. 7-Roger Sundquist, 10. 18R- Ryan Roberts. DNS: X-Chuck Swenson, 53-Jack Dover, 9J-Mark Schmidt.

Second B Feature (12 Laps): 1. 84-Toby Chapman, 2. 82-Jason Danley, 3. 2D-Stu Snyder, 4. 27-Patrick Bourke, 5. 81-Jon Freeman, 6. 9M-Ricky Montgomery, 7. 19J-Jay Jordan, 8.31-Mark Pace, 9. 18-Tim Newman, 10.17X-Gage Dorr, 11. 1-Nick Haygood. DNS: 7C-Chris Morgan.

A Feature (20 Laps): 1. 11X-Garry Lee Maier, 2. 21-Brian Brown, 3. 31RB-Derek Drown, 4. 11-Gregg Bakker, 5. 94S-Natalie Sather, 6. 1X-Don Droud, Jr., 7. 71R-Ryan Anderson 8. 1M-Billy Alley, 9. 98-J.D. Johnson, 10. 84-Toby Chapman, 11. 14G-Gene Ackland, 12. 51-Mike Peters, 13. 5-Rick Ideus, 14. 27-Patrick Bourke, 15. 43-A.J.Selenke, 16. 2D-Stu Snyder, 17. 40-Clint Garner, 18. 17-Marc Robe, 19.4-Mike Chadd, 20. 82-Jason Danley.

ASCS Midwest Region Points (Top Ten): 1. Don Droud, Jr. 424, 2. Brian Brown 412, 3. Rick Ideus 398, 4. Glint Garner 384, 5. J. D. Johnson 378, 6. Natalie Sather 376, 7. Chuck Swenson 369, 8. (tie) Mike Chadd and Stu Snyder 358, 10. Toby Chapman 340.

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By Mike Hughes

RED CLOUD, NE (May 25)—With only two caution flags all night long, the
racing action went quickly at The Speed Bowl in Red Cloud, NE, Friday
evening, May 25.

Beatrice's Jordan Grabouski found his way to victory lane in the IMCA
Modified feature. Hometown driver Lonnie Schriner was reeling in
Grabouski but had to settle for second. Troy Johnson, Brandon
Blochlinger and Brian Calhoon rounded out the top five. Heat race
winners were Johnson, Schriner and Blochlinger.

Brett Behrends of Webber, KS, passed race long leader Chad Wulf in the
final turn on the final lap of the IMCA Stock Car feature to win by a
nose. Heat race winners Martin Newlin and Jared Remus finished third and
fourth, followed by Wayne Walker.

Blue Hill's Jim Buss scored his second IMCA Hobby Stock feature win at
the 3/8-mile oval as he beat Rhett Kingsbury to the checkers. Heat one
winner Delbert Selvage finished third, followed by Rocky Zimmerman and
Wade Wagenblast. Buss won the other heat race.

Josh & Chris Graczyk of Elm Creek picked up their first Cruiser feature
win of the season at Red Cloud. Heat race winners Adam Sidlo & E.J.
Kothe were second, followed by David Theer & Troy Himmelberg.

The regular five divisions return this Friday night, June 1. Racing
begins at 8:00 p.m.

RESULTS
IMCA Hobby Stocks
Heat 1: 1. Delbert Selvage, 2. Joe McDole, 3. Rocky Zimmerman, 4.
Anthony Martin.

Heat 2: 1. Jim Buss, 2. Pat Hersh, 3. Rhett Kingsbury, 4. Wade Wagenblast.

Feature: 1. Buss, 2. Kingsbury, 3. Selvage, 4. Zimmerman, 5. Wagenblast,
6. Hersh, 7. Brent Vanous, 8. McDole, 9. Martin (DNF), 10. Troy Brady
(DNF), 11. Jared Lewis (DNS).
IMCA Stock Cars

Heat 1: 1. Martin Newlin, 2. Matt Streit, 3. Wayne Walker, 4. Chad Wulf.

Heat 2: 1. Jared Remus, 2. Jason McCartney, 3. Brett Behrends, 4. Troy
Attwood.

Feature: 1. Behrends, 2. Wulf, 3. Newlin, 4. Remus, 5. Walker, 6. Brant
Beam, 7. Attwood, 8. McCartney, 9. Streit.
IMCA Modifieds

Heat 1: 1. Troy Johnson, 2. Jordan Grabouski, 3. Brian Calhoon, 4. Greg
Metz.

Heat 2: 1. Lonnie Schriner, 2. Josh Carpenter, 3. Scott Smith, 4. Micaah
Johnson.

Heat 3: 1. Brandon Blochlinger, 2. Tim Watts, 3. Johnny Saathoff, 4.
Larry Sutton.

Feature: 1. Grabouski, 2. Schriner, 3. T. Johnson, 4. Blochlinger, 5.
Calhoon, 6. Metz, 7. Saathoff, 8. Smith, 9. M. Johnson, 10. Lance
Borgman, 11. Carpenter, 12. Devon Housh, 13. Caesare Linner, 14. Watts
(DNF), 15. Sutton (DNF), 16. Travis Mack (DNF).
Cruisers

Heat: 1. Adam Sidlo/E.J. Kothe, 2. Josh Graczyk/Chris Graczyk, 3. David
Theer/Troy Himmelberg.

Feature: 1. Graczyk/Graczyk, 2.Sidlo/Kothe, 3. Theer/Himmelberg.

Forget the "big" races on TV this weekend, the 4 hour commercial fests that are only worth watching the last 20 laps - head out and get some fresh air. That's what they made VCRs and DVRs for....

Saturday -
Beatrice Speedway - Weekly racing with Modifieds, Hobby Stock, Limited Modifieds, Sport Compacts and Cruisers. Adults over 12, $10. 12 and under free. Gates open at 6:00, races at 7:00.

Eagle Raceway - Fan Appreciation Night Saturday May 26 featuring Winged Sprints, Modifieds, Hobby Stocks and Sport Compacts. $5 adult admission. Gates open at 5:30, races at 7:30.

Jefferson County Speedway - Race-4-Life preliminary benefiting St. Judes Children's Hospital featuring non-wing micro sprints and restrictor minisprints. Adult admission $8. Hot laps at 4:00 with racing after.

Junction Motor Speedway - POWRi Midgets with Modifieds, Hobby Stocks, Stocks, Cruisers and four-cylinder "quad rods." Adult admission $15.00. Children: ages 6 to 12: $4.00, ages 5 and under: free. Gates open at 5:00, racing at 7:00.

I-80 Speedway - Crate Late Models, Pro Stocks, B-Modifieds, Four-cylinder Hornets, 305 Sprints and Novice Crate Late Models. Free admission to Cass County residents with ID. Adults $8, seniors 62 and older and juniors 11-17 are $7, and kids 10 and under are free. Gates open at 5:30 racing at 7:00.

Wavelink Raceway Park - Weekly racing featurei go-karts. Gates open 6:30, racing at 7:00.

Sunday

I-80 Speedway - 6th Annual "Alphabet Soup" late model race featuring the Mid-America Racing Series (MARS), Midwest Latemodel Racing Association (MLRA), National Championship Racing Association (NCRA), and Colorado Late Model Association (CLMA) with a 50-lap, $5,000 to win A feature. Support classes are City Weekly Grand Nationals and Modifieds each racing for $1,000 to win. Adults $20, seniors 62 and older are $17, juniors 11- 17 are $17, and kids 10 and under are free. Grandstand gates open at 5:00 p.m., racing at 6:30 p.m.

Jefferson County Speedway - Race-4-Life final benefiting St. Judes Children's Hospital featuring non-wing micro sprints with $10,000 to win and restrictor minisprints. Adult admission $8. Hot laps at 4:00 with racing after.

Monday

Beatrice Speedway - MLRA Late Models and Factory Stocks. Adult admission $12, kids 6-11 $3, 5 and under are free. Gates open at 3:00, races at 5:30.

I-80 Speedway - Monster Truck Smash out of School with four-cylinder hornets and wacky trailer races. Tickets are $12 in advance for adults, $15 day of show. Kids 6 to 12 are $5, and kids under five are free. Grandstand opens at 5:00 p.m., with monster trucks starting at 6:30 p.m.

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PARK CITY, Kan. – In addition to picnics and barbeque, Memorial Day weekend
at Junction Motor Speedway means action with the O'Reilly NCRA Sprint Car
Series, presented by ICM/Ethanol, as they make their first-ever appearance
May 25 on the McCool Junction oval.

Two different drivers have taken the NCRA's first two checkers of the
season. Lincoln's Don Droud Jr., driving for Ochs Racing out of Jetmore,
Kan., won the May 12 Steve King Memorial Race at Dodge City (Kan.) Raceway
Park, their last show.

It was Droud's first-ever NCRA victory, allowing him to move in front of
second-place finisher Chuck Swenson and take over the point lead by 10
markers. Swenson won the April 12 season opener at Nebraska Raceway Park,
with Droud in the runner-up spot.

Two-time defending series champion Garry Lee Maier, seeking his fourth title
overall, was ninth in the opener but collided with Lincoln's Mike Chadd on
the second lap of the Dodge City feature to end his evening early.

Rounding out the top 10 in points after two shows are Stu Snyder of Waverly
(3rd), Preston Peebles II (4th), Chadd (5th), Mike Peters (6th), Maier
(7th), Derek Drown (8th), Patrick Bourke (9th) and C.J. Johnson (10th).

Ten other Nebraska drivers have competed in at least one NCRA show this
season. Lincoln is also represented by Jason Danley, Toby Chapman, Mark Pace
and Mark Schmidt. Others from the Cornhusker State are Bobby Becker, Denton;
Mike Boston, Crete; Gage Dorr, Murdock; Jack Dover, Springfield; Ryan
Roberts, Avon; and Roger Sundquist, Holdrege.

This event is also co-sanctioned by the ASCS Midwest Region.

For more information, visit the track online at
www.junctionmotorspeedway.com. You can also call the track office at (402)
773-5538 or the track itself on race day at (402) 724-3100.

For more information about the NCRA sprint car series, either visit the NCRA
Web site at www.ncraracing.org or call the NCRA office at (316) 755-1781.

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According to Kelly Boen's website, he's been cleared to race this weekend at
Mid Nebraska and I-80 Speedway. Earlier reports indicated that the two-time
defending NCRA Late Model champ would miss this weekends races due to an
injury suffered in an April 28 crash at Lakeside Speedway.

Read the updates here: http://www.07motorsports.com/index.html

Here's some shots from last Saturday's action.

Eagle 5-19-07 Photos

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By Marty Boyer

(Millstadt, IL) The O'Reilly POWRi National Midgets are back in action for a
"Double Points" Memorial Day Race Weekend on the fast semi-banked, 3/8-mile
Junction Motor Speedway dirt oval in McCool Junction, NE. The POWRi Midgets
are coming off a big weekend, which saw Tony Stewart's Driver Rick
Stenhouse,Jr top a stellar field of 52 entries at Tri-State Speedway in an
event co-sanctioned with USAC .

POWRi points leader Mike Hess leads the way into Friday's event with a
number of top contenders expected including California's Danny Stratton,
Colorado drivers Russ Harper, Tony Rossi, Chris Sheil, Oklahoma's Cody
Brewer, also Brad Loyet, Donnie Lehmann, Brett Anderson, Tim Siner, Dave
Camfield,Jr, Craig Carey, Rich Camfield, Austin Brown along with several
other drivers expected for this 2-day event.

The Friday May 25th 'High Banks Hall of Fame Night' race will feature the
POWRi Midgets, ASCS & NCRA Sprint Car Series.

Saturday May 26th 'Walmart Bike Night' will have the POWRi Midgets,
Modifieds, Stock Cars and Hobby stocks as the support classes.

Pit Gates open at 12:00 p.m , Spectator gates will open at 5:00pm.and Hot
laps at 6:00 p.m. with racing at 7:00 p.m. both nights.

Junction Motor Speedway is located off I-80 Exit 353, then 5.6 miles south
on US 81, then 0.3 mile west on CR 4 (Lushton Rd.), then north.

For more information about the O'Reilly POWRi Racing series, please visit
our Web site at http://www.powri.com

For more information about Junction Motor Speedway, you can visit their Web
site at http://www.junctionmotorspeedway.com

Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (May 21, 2007) – Prepping to take on the
O'Reilly American Sprint Cars on Tour National series in just over three
weeks, the stars of the American Sprint Car Series Midwest Region will hone
their skills with an outing at Junction Motor Speedway in McCool Junction,
NE, this Friday night May 25th.

The card marks the third event of the season for the ASCS Midwest Region
after kicking off the year with a double versus the ASCS Northern Plains
Region at Nebraska Raceway Park's I-80 Speedway on April 14-15 when
Missouri's Brian Brown and South Dakota's Chuck Swenson split victory
honors.

Brown has collected one of his seven career ASCS Midwest Region feature wins
at Junction Motor Speedway, with other series winners in McCool Junction
including Jake Peters and Jason Danley.

Swenson holds the series early lead, with other Nebraska racers among the
top ten including Don Droud, Jr., Rick Ideus, Mike Boston, Jack Dover and
Mike Chadd.

After capturing the series title in 2006, Lincoln's Toby Chapman hopes to
rebound from a rough opening weekend that finds him 17th in current points.

Friday's action at Junction Motor Speedway gets under way at 7:00 p.m.

The semi-banked, 3/8-mile Junction Motor Speedway dirt oval is located in
McCool Junction, NE, off I-80 Exit 353, then 5.6 miles south on US 81, then
0.3 miles west on CR 4, then north. For more information, contact the track
at 402-724-3100 or 402-773-5538.

The ASCS Midwest Region 2007 slate consists of eleven events at seven
different tracks throughout Nebraska and the immediately surrounding area.

The 2007 season marks the 16th year of sanctioning Sprint Car racing for the
American Sprint Car Series, with the series set to sanction approximately
240 nights of racing at more than 100 different race tracks throughout at
least 30 different states and Canada.

Additional information regarding the American Sprint Car Series is available
at www.ascsracing.com.

From Eagle Raceway:

This Saturday, May 26th, KQBW-The Brew presents Fan Appreciation night
at Eagle Raceway with $5 front gate admission for Adults and Youth. 5 &
under are free.
Bobby Cox will also be present to entertain the fans throughout the
night with his amazing antics and wit.

Front gates open at 5:30pm and racing starts at 7:00pm.

Just a reminder, the WDRL Late Models and 360 Sprint Back Row Challenge
and the World of Outlaws Sprints-Eagle Nationals are only 2 weeks away.
Tickets are available by calling our office at 402-238-2595
Monday-Friday 9:00am-4:00pm. You may also purchase tickets at the front
gate on Saturdays.

From WDRL:

(Gilman City, MO) Short Track World, LLC prepares to broadcast its first,
live dirt track race from Echo Valley Speedway in West Union, IA on May 26
and then from Dubuque on May, 28. PolyDome, of Litchfield, MN, the premier
supplier of equipment for farms, ranches and homes is the primary sponsor of
Short Track World and a major supporter of dirt track racing.

For the first time, viewers can watch dirt track racing live either on their
computers or on their internet-enabled televisions. The entire feature of
the World Dirt Racing League will be broadcast for viewers to watch from the
green flag to the checkered. Also, featured clips of the heat races and the
Iowa-Illinois Taylor Insulation Pole Dash will be shown. The Short Track
World, (STW) web page will also have an interactive screen allowing viewers
to discuss the race while in progress. Racing programs will remain available
on the website for viewing for months after the original broadcast.

For further information go to www.shorttrackworld.com or
www.worldraceleague.com

From NCRA:

PARK CITY, Kan. (May 20, 2007) - NCRA officials do not expect two-time
defending series champion Kelly Boen to race Memorial Day weekend. That's
when the O'Reilly NCRA Late Model Series, presented by ICM/Ethanol, kicks
off its 2007 season with a Nebraska twin bill.

Boen flipped his racecar April 28 at Lakeside Speedway in Kansas City, Kan.,
and fractured a vertebra. The original diagnosis could have kept the
Henderson, Colo., driver out of action for up to five months.

A visit with a specialist in Denver left open the possibility of returning
sooner. At this point Boen won't know anything more until his May 23 medical
exam and X-rays.

Regardless of Boen's status, the NCRA late model season opens May 25 at
Mid-Nebraska Speedway in Doniphan, Neb., before heading east May 27 to I-80
Speedway at Nebraska Raceway Park in Greenwood, Neb.

These two shows attracted a huge number of quality drivers last year - 52 at
Mid-Nebraska and 79 at I-80. Last year, Steve Kosiski swept the weekend en
route to four feature wins and a second-place finish in the standings.
However, the veteran from Papillion, Neb., has since retired from driving.

Both tracks expect another large car count this weekend, which makes it
difficult to predict who will win. With Boen out of commission, 2002 series
champion Kyle Berck emerges as a front-runner. Berck, of Marquette, Neb.,
plans to run for a second crown this season.

A couple of drivers from the Cornhusker State recorded top five finishes at
these shows in each of the past two years. Al Humphrey from Giltner had a
second and a third at Mid-Nebraska, while John Hampel of Union had a third
and a fourth at I-80. They are just two of many drivers who could contend
for the checker at either track.

For more information about the O'Reilly NCRA Late Model Series, presented by
ICM/Ethanol, either visit their Web site at www.ncraracing.org or call the
NCRA office at (316) 755-1781.

This Saturday (May 26th) is the opening night of the NASCAR Whelen
All-American Series at I-80 Speedway.

NASCAR sanctioned classes that will be in action are the Crate Late Models,
Ty's Outdoor Power Equipment Pro Stocks, Midas B-Mods, and Stereo West Auto
Toys Pro Hornets.

Non NASCAR sanctioned classes that will take to the speedway are the Midwest
Lining 305 Sprints, Novice Crates, and Stereo West Auto Toys Novice Hornets.

Pit Gates open at 4:00pm, Grandstands open at 5:30, hot laps at 6:30, Racing
at 7:00

General Admission is $8 for Adults, and $7 for Juniors (11-17) and Seniors
(62 and older). Kids 10 and under are FREE!

$10,000.00 TO WIN!!!!!!!!!!!!
2nd Annual Race-4-Life.
St. Judes Children's Hospital
Better Racing, Bigger Payouts, Best of Causes!

Memorial Day Weekend. Practice May 25,
Race Dates 26&27

Midwest Micro Outlaw Nonwing Challenge.
Jefferson County Speedway in Fairbury Nebraska

NonWing Payout.
$10,000 to Win $500 to start... Guaranteed Purse!!!

Friday Practice: 6pm - 10pm $10.00 pit - Free
Grandstand

Saturday & Sunday: Hot laps @ 4pm racing to follow.
$25.00 pit - $8.00 Adult Grandstand.

For more information contact: Jason Newman @
1-402-239-1730 or www.nonwingchallenge.com

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By Joey Sparano

(GREENWOOD NEB., 05/20/07) On a night where NASCAR Nextel Cup Star Carl
Edwards entertained the crowd at I-80 Speedway during intermission; Craig
Preble, Todd Hipnar, Jeff Joldersma, and Tom Myers all visited victory lane
as week two of the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series action was concluded.
Edwards was on hand to watch his younger brother Kenny Edwards race in the
Dodge Super Late Model division, and lent his pit reporting skills at
intermission.

The 25 lap Dodge Super Late Model "A" main event saw the #22 of Craig Preble
jump to an early lead. The race would be slowed on lap 2 when Don Droud and
Vance Tonack tangled in turn three. Preble would keep the top spot for
another five laps until the second yellow of the race flew for Tonack who
made contact with the turn three wall. When the race restarted it was still
Preble, but the #6 of Al Humphrey would challenge Mike Wallace for second.
Wallace would keep Humphrey in his tire tracks, as #53 Joe Kosiski pressured
the #1H of Chad Humston for fourth. As the race was nearing the end, the
yellow would once again fly, as last weeks winner Jay Stewart slowed on the
front stretch. A green-white-checker finish was on hand. On the restart
Humphrey would try for second, but could not make the pass. Craig Preble
would go on to win the event, followed by Wallace, Humphrey, Kosiski, and
Humston.

Tony Leonardo would grab the early race lead in the 20 lap City Weekly "A"
feature. Lap five, the #T3 of Gary Leapley would become race leader, but he
would soon loose it on the following lap to Todd Hipnar. Hipnar would keep
up front for the next seven laps, but Leonardo would loose control of his
#96 and bring out the yellow with seven to go. On the restart was Hipnar
pulling away from the field followed by Ron Tilley who started 19th. Heavy
action was from 3rd on back, where after the restart Andrew Kosiski would
race from 5th to 3rd. Just as soon as Kosiski took the spot, the #55 of Mike
Merrill would make contact with Kosiski, the field would stack up, but all
drivers would keep going. As the checker flew it was Hipnar taking the win.
Tilley was second followed by Merrill, Kosiski, Dave Cook, and Ron Tex Jr.
Speedway Officials would send Merrill back four spots for over aggressive
driving, giving him a seventh place finish.

The Certified Transmission Pro Ams would see Rising Star Denny Berghahn Jr.
take the early lead. A third of the way through the 18 lap race, the #66 of
Jeff Joldersma would pressure Berghahn for the lead, but hope for the pass
would diminish after Joldersma slid high in turn three and four. After a
caution on lap eight, Joldersma would take the lead from Berghahn at the
halfway point. Denny Jr. did not give up, he would follow Joldersma until
the final lap when he made a run on the bottom. Berghahn pulled even with
#66 coming off or turn four, but it was Joldersma who went across the finish
line first by a car length. Joe Feyen finished third, Terry Cleveland
finished fourth, and Rick Negrete finished fifth.

Tom Myers took the lead on lap two and went on to win the 15 lap Hobby Stock
"A" main. Chad Bassinger would finish a close second, followed by Jesse
Sobbing, Josh True, and Jesse McNeal. Since Myers won the race, this weeks
Tom n Tiffs Family Restaurant bonus rolls over to next week, making the
winners purse over $200.

During intermission NASCAR Nextel Cup Star Carl Edwards would make his way
up to the front of the grandstand area. As the racing action came to a halt,
Carl would use his commentary skills announcing the big wheel race between
pit reporter Mark Wyman and two lucky young fans.

Saturday May 26th, opening night of NASCAR Whelen All-American Series
Saturday night program at I-80 Speedway gets under way with Crate Late
Models, Ty's Outdoor Power Equipment Pro Stocks, Midas B Mods, Stereo West
Auto Toys Hornets, Midwest Linings 305 Sprints and Novice Crates. On Sunday
the 27th, Your Local Area Dodge Dealers presents the sixth annual Alphabet
Soup Race featuring the cars and stars of the MLRA, NCRA, MARS, and CLMA.
Discount coupons for the Alphabet Soup Race are available at area Dodge
Dealerships. Monday ends the Memorial Day weekend at I-80 with the Smash Out
Of School Monster Truck program. Check out the I-80 Speedway website at
www.neracewaypark.com for more information.

I-80 Speedway is located off I-80 at exit 420 between Omaha and Lincoln and
is part of the Nebraska Raceway Park complex, which also includes the Little
Sunset Speedway go-kart track and Soaring Edge Motocross Park. I-80 Speedway
is home to the NASCAR Whelen All American Series (NWAAS) on Saturday and
Sunday nights; the ONLY track in the United States to hold two nights of
NASCAR-sanctioned weekly racing. The Speedway hosts events from April
through September. For track information contact the Omaha general office
during normal business hours Monday thru Friday, 9am-5pm at 402-342-3453 or
the track phone on race days at 402-944-2233. Check out the official I-80
Speedway website at www.neracewaypark.com.

Dodge Super Late Models

"A" Feature: 1) 22 Craig Preble, 2) 1w Mike Wallace, 3) 6 Al Humphrey, 4) 53
Joe Kosiski, 5) 1h Chad Humston, 6) 77 John Nicholson, 7) 26jr Corey
Zeitner, 8) 1m Todd Bell, 9) 89 Jerry Warner, 10) 80 Scott Koskovich, 11) 44
Troy Daly, 12) 28 Billy Leighton Jr., 13) 5 Jeremy Houck, 14) 1 Jason
Hobscheidt, 15) 17 Dave Livingston, 16) 62 Leon Zeitner, 17) 76 Al Zeitner,
18) 3c Mike Collins, 19) 25 Kenny Edwards, 20) 00 Clint Benson, 21) 58 Keith
Mander Jr., 22) 10 Jay Stewart, 23) 92 Josh Most, 24) 1t Vance Tonack, 25)
z62 Justin Zeitner, 26) 11 Don Droud.

Heat 1: 1) 44 Troy Daly, 2) 1 Jason Hobscheidt, 3) 89 Jerry Warner, 4) 1t
Vance Tonack, 5) 28 Billy Leighton Jr.

Heat 2: 1) 1h Chad Humston, 2) 53 Joe Kosiski, 3) 17 Dave Livingston, 4) 11
Don Droud, 5) 77 John Nicholson.

Heat 3: 1) 6 Al Humphrey, 2) 22 Craig Preble, 3) 1w Mike Wallace, 4) 76 Al
Zeitner, 5) 1m Todd Bell.

City Weekly Grand Nationals

"A" Feature: 1) 12 Todd Hipnar, 2) 56 Ron Tilley, 3) 2x Andrew Kosiski, 4) 9
Dave Cook, 5) 8x Ron Tex Jr., 6) 40 Shawn Harker, 7) 55 Mike Merrill, 8) 96c
Cory Hutchinson, 9) 51 Matt Boler, 10) 22m Trevor Millikan, 11) 2 Dwayne
Pospisil, 12) J1 Harley Moen, 13) 29 Lenny Pospisil, 14) 35 Kortney Kosiski,
15) 92 Jacob Brown, 16) 5 Mike Svagera, 17) 15x Scott Krause-Mahan, 18) 18
Lani Schartz, 19) 50 Brad Soll, 20) 20 Lindsey Yost, 21) T3 Gary Leapley,
22) 96 Tony Leonardo, 23) 97d Dave Doll, 24) 55d Curt Drake.

Heat 1: 1) 97d Dave Doll, 2) 96c Cory Hutchinson, 3) 40 Shawn Harker, 4) 55d
Curt Drake, 5) 55 Mike Merrill.

Heat 2: 1) t3 Gary Leapley, 2) 12 Todd Hipner, 3) 8x Ron Tex Jr., 4) 22m
Trevor Millikan, 5) 2x Andrew Kosiski.

Heat 3: 1) 9 Dave Cook, 2) j1 Harley Moen, 3) 92 Jacob Brown, 4) 50 Brad
Soll, 5) 2 Dwayne Pospisil.

Certified Transmission Pro Ams

"A" Feature: 1) 66 Jeff Joldersma, 2) 6 Denny Berghahn Jr., 3) 25x Joe
Feyen, 4) 12 Terry Cleveland, 5) 72 Rick Negrete, 6) 84 Doug Stevenson, 7) 8
Nick Steier, 8) t72 Thad Thomson, 9) 3t Tim Podraza, 10) 64 Nick Hermsen,
11) 9x John Allensworth, 12) 49x Chad Sanders, 13) 6x Denny Berghahn, 14)
55d Nick Deal, 15) 24 Don Mohr, 16) 36 Shawn Bulin, 17) 7 Jim Kruse, 18) 1j
Jason Edwards, 19) 51 Chris Collins, 20) 55 Ray Dessel, 21) 52 Shane Bales,
22) 4u Randy Preul, 23) 35 Rich Steier.

Heat 1: 1) 52 Shane Bales, 2) 36 Shawn Bulin, 3) 64 Nick Hermsen, 4) 72 Rick
Negrete, 5) 55d Nick Deal.

Heat 2: 1) 25x Joe Feyen, 2) 3t Tim Podraza, 3) 24 Don Mohr, 4) 12 Terry
Cleveland, 5) 84 Doug Stevenson.

Heat 3: 1) 6 Denny Berghahn Jr., 2) 66 Jeff Joldersma, 3) 6x Denny Berghahn,
4) 9x John Allensworth, 5) 35 Rich Steier.

Hobby Stocks Presented By Tom n Tiffs Family Restaraunt

"A" Feature: 1) 7 Tom Myers, 2) 4x Chad Bassinger, 3) 99 Jesse Sobbing, 4)
2t Josh True, 5) 13 Jesse McNeal, 6) 4w Joe Wollenhaupt, 7) m70 Rick Munson,
8) 40 Mike Mass, 9) 6 Jimmy Nichols, 10) 12 George Whitmore, 11) 52 Roger
Timperley, 12) 10 Josh Sink, 13) 71 Chuck Peuman, 14) 77 Ben Heyne, 15) 20
Jeremy Auten, 16) 10g Jeremy Garrison.

Heat 1: 1) 7 Tom Myers, 2) 4w Joe Wollenhaupt, 3) 10 Josh Sink, 4) 4x Chad
Bassinger, 5) 71 Chuck Peuman.

Heat 2: 1) 13 Jesse McNeal, 2) 2t Josh True, 3) 99 Jesse Sobbing, 4) 20
Jeremy Auten, 5) 40 Mike Mass.

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NAPA HOBBY STOCKS
Position ----- Driver (Wins) ----------- Started
1) 38 Brad Bergren (2), Red Oak, IA 10
2) 22v Ryan Vicker (1), Creston, IA 2
3) 22 Jim Tull (1), Redding, IA 12
4) 25 Kevin Yearington, Corning, IA 9
5) 46 Matt Williamson, Creston, IA 8
6) 48 Cody Werner, Clearfield, IA 1
7) 7 Tom Myers, Glenwood, IA 7
8) 38h Matt Hudson, Creston, IA 18
9) 20 Jeremy Auten, Clarinda, IA 6
10) 8x Pat Shiflett, Diagonal, IA 19
11) 15 Chris Vannausdle, Villisca, IA 23
12) 99 Jesse Sobbing, Glenwood, IA 5
13) 11 Jeff Tuttle, Fontanelle, IA 17
14) 12g Jeremy Ribbey, Clarinda, IA 20
15) 10x Brett Sink, Stanton, IA 24
16) 0 Brent Ricker, Mt Ayr, IA 15
17) 10 Rick Ritchie, Bedford, IA 14
18) 8 Shain Sites, Clearfield, IA 22
19) 86j Jerod Weston, Red Oak, IA 3
20) 5 Joshua Sink, Stanton, IA 16
21) 20r Ron Helvie, Corning, IA 21
22) 37d Brad Derry (1), New Market, IA 11
23) 72 Robert Barnhart, Clarinda, IA 4
24) 40x David Weeda, Mt. Ayr, IA 13

BUDWEISER MODIFIEDS
Position ----- Driver (Wins) ----------- Started
1) 43x Dan Mueller (2), Griswold, IA 8
2) 7 Jeremy Tibben, Stanton, IA 11
3) 75 Jerry Carlson (2), Atlantic, IA 12
4) 11 Ryan Peckham, Corning, IA 5
5) 0 Kirby Stiens, Conception Junction, MO 3
6) 5 Chris Hogan, Lenox, IA 7
7) 64 Russell Stewart (1), Mt. Ayr, IA 15
8) 43 Brian Foote, Essex, IA 13
9) V31 Todd Van Eaton, Prescott, IA 4
10) 77f Larry Foote, Red Oak, IA 14
11) 37f Randy Foote, Stanton, IA 9
12) 70 Jesse Dennis, Prescott, IA 6
13) 81 Richard Spriggs, Savannah, MO 2
14) 36t Jeff Wiggins, Greenfield, IA 16
15) 71 Jeff James, Stanton, IA 10
16) 59 Jared Stiens, Maryville, MO 1
17) 8 Mark Hoover, Maryville, MO 18
18) 1 Jeremy Hodapp, Corning, IA 21
19) 13h Eric Hanna, Maryville, MO 26
20) 12 Andrew Kinser, Ames, IA 25
21) 83 Ben Wolverton, Clarinda, IA 24
22) 33 Ryan Stiens, Conception Jct, MO 20
23) 17 Brian Broermann, Tarkio, MO 22
24) 69 Kevin Bills, Creston, IA 17
25) 17s Stoney Stuart, Creston, IA 19
26) 52 Daryl Weilage, Council Bluffs, IA 23

NORTHLAND OIL PRO STREETS
Position ----- Driver (Wins) ----------- Started
1) 2 Tony Hardisty (2), Corning, IA 1
2) 20 Todd Owens, College Springs, IA 2
3) 63 Ron Ballinger, Stanton, IA 5
4) 3 Joe Zadina, Corning, IA 7
5) 95 Jeff Orr, Red Oak, IA 13
6) 12 Mike Garner (1), Corning, IA 12
7) 92 David Schafroth, Corning, IA 10
8) 83 Greg Miller, Lorimor, IA 11
9) 38 Craig Garner, Clarinda, IA 17
10) 38x Raymond Gebhards, Tarkio, MO 3
11) 13 Rick Pitzer (1), Glenwood, IA 4
12) 96 Jason Rold, Red Oak, IA 14
13) 83j AJ Miller, Afton, IA 16
14) 81 Dwain Pelzer, Malvern, IA 18
15) 20h Les Helvie, Corning, IA 8
16) 28 Jason Oathoudt, Nodaway, IA 15
17) 55 Steve Churchill, Creston, IA 9
18) 1 Scott Bond, Clarinda, IA 6
19) 1b Paul Kinyon, Cromwell, IA 22
20) 10 James Carroll, Greenfield, IA 20
21) 77 Glen Hoyt, Fort Dodge, IA 19
22) 61d David White, Shannon City, IA 21
23) 9 Jeremy Swanson (1), Clarinda, IA 23

DODGE LATE MODELS
Position ----- Driver (Wins) ----------- Started
1) 26jr Corey Zeitner (1), Bellevue, NE 4
2) 80 Scott Koskovich, Omaha, NE 2
3) 56 Chris Spieker (3), Massena, IA 12
4) 33 Paul Glendenning, Mt. Ayr, IA 13
5) 12 Trent Jackson (1), Corning, IA 10
6) 15 Jason O'Brien, Atlantic, IA 6
7) 67 Karl Ritterbusch, Maryville, MO 9
8) 2v Ryan Vicker, Creston, IA 8
9) 25 Kenny Edwards, Columbia, MO 1
10) 92 Josh Most, Red Oak, IA 3
11) 2d Todd Morgan, Tabor, IA 15
12) 5 Jeremy Houck, Corning, IA 7
13) 62 Leon Zeitner, Omaha, NE 11
14) 76 Al Zeitner, Bellevue, NE 14
15) 30k Jamie Kinyon, Kent, IA 5
16) 80h Gary Hopp, Harlan, IA 16
17) 62z Justin Zeitner, Omaha, NE 17

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By Scott Onnen
Junction Motor Speedway welcomed the Future Farmers of America to the track this past Saturday. The grandstands were filled with chapters from area high schools. At intermission, some of the chapter leaders spoke of the importance of agriculture in our state. Each Saturday holds its own excitement and this night was no different.

The Feature races started with the Stock Cars and a battle for Andy Wilkinson (York) & Mel Franz (Henderson) fighting for 1st & 2nd. Andy Wilkinson took the lead for 5 laps before Mel dropped to the inside to regain the lead. Then a struggle went on for 2nd with the Wilkinsons, Andy and Jason, going side-by-side before Jason took over and tried taking the lead from Mel with two laps to go. A caution was thrown to stop the race and influenced the outcome. When the green flag was thrown again, Mel lost the lead in traffic to fall back to fourth and Jason Wilkinson (Neligh) claimed the victory.

The Holiday Inn Four Cylinders were going well until the yellow flag came out and #50 Andy Sole (Nelson) rear-ended the leader Chuck Wergin (Milford). Last weeks feature winner, Jeremy Foos, was in the 6J car right behind him. Wergin had a bulls-eye on him as Foos took a turn at bumping him, which sent Foos to the rear of the field. The penalty allowed Troy Hofmann (Sutton) in the 10T and the # 2 of Lance Hiebner (Henderson) to pick up 2nd and 3rd. The race finally finished in that order after a total of four cautions were thrown.

One lap into the A-feature race of Cruisers there was already a caution. After a restart, a wheel went flying off of the 21g car of Chris and Josh Graczyk to cause another restart. Following such a painful start, 68 Stacey Orlando and Brent Hager (Henderson) held the lead until the 42b of Greg Ekeler and John Miller (Exeter) bumped them over to take the lead. But it was not over as the 69j of Vic and Josh Jacobitz (Nelson) started battling the 42b for the lead until Ekeler and Miller lost a wheel to give Vic and Josh the win.

From the fourth row of the Modifieds, Wade Cross moved up quickly to claim third. Justin Bell (Omaha) ran strong and built a lead on the pack. After a car spun out, the first caution was thrown. Justin Bell didn’t want to see that color because he held a strong lead on Wade Cross (Phillips) and now would have a hard time holding him off. After the green flag, Cross immediately took the lead from Bell in the back straight away. Bell fought for the lead but spun out with 3 laps to go to end in the back. Scott Styskal (David City) tried challenging Cross for the lead but was unable to take it. Justin Bell was able to claw his way all the way back up the pack to finish fourth.

Denton Buller (York) started off on the inside of row one of the Late Models, but he quickly gave up the spot to Don Smith Jr. (Norfolk) The front six cars made it around to the back straight away when John Bridges (Columbus) took the lead. The 5x of Mike Marushak (David City) was holding second until he slowed down and ended up going to the infield. Chad Humston (Giltner) kept working his way, from the fourth row where he started, toward the front until the caution flag waved in the wind. There were four cautions in a row with various issues taking place before the last six laps could be completed. Humston repeatedly tried to take the lead in the corners but could never close the deal. Bridges was able to hang on to win the A-feature for the second consecutive week.

The Hobby Stocks finished up the night of racing due to greeting fans under the grandstands at the beginning of the night. With three laps in, the familiar flag of the night, the yellow one, came out for a flat tire for the leader, Jared Timmermans (Grafton). Wade Wagonblast (Deshler) assumed the lead followed by Levi Gunn (Superior). Brent Kassik (Milligan) made a huge move from the back of the traffic to take fourth. Gunn started contending for 1st running side-by-side with Wagonblast. Gunn took the lead with five laps to go and held on for the win.

Junction Motor Speedway presents two nights of racing on Friday and Saturday, May 25 &26, with the POWRi Midgets coming to town. ASCS and NCRA 360 Sprint Cars will run with the POWRi Midgets on Friday evening. POWRi Midgets return Saturday night with the weekly racing series less Late Models. Gates open at 5pm with racing starting at 7pm both nights. For advance tickets, contact Friesen Chevrolet in Sutton or the Junction Motor Speedway website at www.junctionmotorspeedway.com.

NAPA CNCTA Late Models A Main
1) z17 John Bridges
2) 1 Chad Humston
3) 6 Al Humphrey
4) 18 Don Smith Jr
5) 82 Robbie Andersen
6) 1x Bo Egge
7) 16 Alex Humphrey
8) 16x Tom Svoboda
9) 105 Denton Buller
10) 0 Mike Hetrick
11) 66 Mike Fegter
12) 6m Heath Clausen
13) 29 Billy Koons, Jr.
14) 55 David Easterday
15) 5x Mike Marushak

JMS Modifieds A Main
1) 21 Wade Cross
2) 26 Scott Styskal
3) 52 Dean Wilkinson
4) 8 Justin Bell
5) 55 Shane Stutzman
6) 52s Jeremiah Sillman
7) 07 Mike Goldfuss
8) 47L John Lee
9) 64 Dusty Blake

Stock Cars A Main
1) 52 Jason Wilkinson
2) 5 Brent Drohman
3) 22s Shane Stutzman
4) 19 Mel Franz
5) 15s Herb Slough
6) 15 Andy Wilkinson
7) 55 Ron L. Veleba
8) 27 Bryce Taylor

Hobby Stocks A Main
1) 7d Levi Gunn
2) 97 Wade Wagenblast
3) 27 Jason Wilkinson
4) 21k Brent Kassik
5) 35s Shane Slezak
6) 15x Shane Schneider
7) 57jr Micah Veleba
8) 72 Jeff Timmermans
9) 12s Todd Slama
10) 67 Darin Verba
11) 61b Brandon Wergin
12) 53 Tyler Easterday
13) 2 Jerod Timmermans

Two Person Cruisers A Main
1) 69J Vic Jacobitz
/ Josh Jacobitz
2) 21 Dustin Nunnenkamp
/ Austin Carlson
3) 22 John Verba
/ Steve Verba
4) 77 Ken Barry
/ Drew Barry
5) 68 Stacey Orlando
/ Brent Hager
6) 11 Bill Lewis
/ Jim Lewis
7) 42b Greg Ekeler
/ John Miller
8) 01 Teri Aspegren
/ Steph Aspegren
9) 99 John Miller
/Bill Slezak
10) 21g Chris Graczyk
/ Josh Graczyk
11) e2 Lee Hanthorn
/ Missy Nichols
12) 8 J Edward Epp
/ Aaron Epp

Holiday Inn 4 Cylinder Front Wheel Drive A Main
1) 61 Charles"Chuck" Wergin
2) 10t Troy Hofmann
3) 2 Lance Hiebner
4) 3k Alex Koehler
5) 44 Caleb Hetrick
6) 99 Ryan Pedersen
7) 7 Ira Baker Jr
8) 50 Andy Sole
9) 26 Michael Wiese
10) 6j Jeremy Foos

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Modifieds

1) 1r Craig Reetz
2) 78 Jeff Anderson
3) 91b B.J. Bruck
4) 92 Jeff Stephens
5) 2k Dale Ransom
6) 3 Mike Albertsen
7) 2k Chad Preul
8) 73 Travis Mewhirter
9) 17p Tim Plowman
10) 28 Chase Mewhirter
11) 6c Rick Meents
12) 3L Bub LeRette
13) 1 Dave Hulsebus
14) 77 Dustin Jarillo
15) 17 Justin Sacket

Stock Cars
1) 35 Donovan Smith
2) 85 Dustin Smith
3) 10X Keith Knop
4) zr1 Ryan Webb
5) 90 Andy Miller
6) 76 Trent Partridge
7) 38 Josh Filmer
8) 92b Brian Blessington
9) 7 Clay Christian
10) z06 Jesy Webb
11) p42 Dave Plowman
12) 29 Tanner Partridge
13) 01u Chris Ullrich
14) 26 Bill Reetz
15) 37x Rick Christensen

Late Models

1) 1 Dave Jorgensen
2) 45 Barry Sorensen
3) 17m Phil Miller
4) 33 Don Beckstrom
5) 5s Jeff Segebart
6) 1t Vance Tonack
7) 11f Randy Faux
8) 1c John Bagby
9) 9f Fred Miller
10) 38d Al Druesedow
11) 9 Mark Plowman

Sport Mods

1) 95 Justin Bonney
2) 17h Mark McNeal
3) 4k Mick King
4) 11 Chad Dills
5) 480 Greg Tichy
6) 49 Scott Plantz
7) 3 Joseph Mefferd

Hobby Stocks

1) 81 Devin Smith
2) 12 Doug Smith
3) 60 Tanner Powers
4) 22 Jim Lampe
5) 17 Ken Hansen
6) 98 Derrick Rohe
7) 78 Shannon Anderson
8) 29s Chris Shanno
9) 2x Chuck Madden
10) 2 Troy Mabbit
11) 75 Kurt Hansen
12) 55 Jason Fusselman
13) 77jx Shawn Chapman
14) 14x Jared Hansen
15) 20 Luke Wanninger
16) 3 Mike Hansen

Sport Compacts:
1) 84 Willy Muhr
2) 38 Will McConnell
3) 5R Terry Romick
4) 2x Alex Fink
5) 13 Peter Fink
6) 26 Andrew Hicks
7) 44 Dylan Petersen
8) 87 Taylor Griffin
9) 2 Corey Madden
10) 3c Cody Klein
11) b00 Bayley Nicholl
12) 68 Daniel Mefferd

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From Eagle Raceway:

A large crowd turned out for McDonalds Junior Fan Club night at
America's Home Track, Eagle Raceway tonight. They were treated to a
great night of racing as 145 cars passed through the pit gates.

After all was said and done, there were a total of 16 heats; with 6 in
the Monster Energy Drink IMCA Modifieds. Those were followed by 3 heats
of Valentino's IMCA Hobby Stocks and 3 heats of Stereo West Auto Tuners
IMCA Sport Compacts. Last for heats were 4 sets of Budweiser
Championship 360 Sprints.

As a tribute to the diligent efforts of Eagle's track prep crew, most of
the heats were run with times only ½ second off of the respective track
records. Despite the tacky track there was only one incident of note in
the heat races when second generation driver Ryan Kitchen rolled his
sprint in between turns three and four. Ryan suffered no ill effects and
managed to get his racer repaired in time to come out for the B Feature.

There was also one mishap in the Budweiser 360 Sprint B Feature when 2
more young drivers, following in their father's footsteps tangled on the
backstretch. Jordan Boston and Trevor Grossenbacher got together coming
out of turn 2 and Grossenbacher struck the backstretch wall and rolled
over. Again, the only damage was to the cars.

The sprint B Main was captured by the 32 of Chris Roseland, followed by
the 96KX of Adam Gullion, the 8B of Bobby Becker and Terry Holliman in
the 23.

Kyle Vanover came in first in the Valentino's IMCA Hobby Stock B
Feature, with the 20 of Chad Borgman finishing second, the S53 of Scott
Robinson third and Travis Runcie's 33 in fourth.

The first Monster Energy Drink IMCA Modified B Main event saw Josh
Carpenter's 3X come home the victor over Bob Ruisinger's 7 and the 75J
of Jesse Robinson. The second B Main ended with defending track champion
Chris Alcorn in the front, the 4JR of David Jewett Jr second and Brent
Schlake's Z34 finishing third. Bob Zoubek brought the 5S home for the
win in the third and final Modified B with the 24 of Dan Bohlmeyer
second and Ed "Doc" Raines in third in his 11AA.

Dan Rhiley won the Stereo West Auto Toys IMCA Sport Compact B Feature,
followed by Rich White in the 0, Jack Prall III in his 44, Jake Brinson
in the 3X and the 26 of Derrick Dreamer.

The Sport Compact A Feature saw the 4 of Jeff Creek take the early lead,
followed by the 33 of Jeremy Noonan and Joey Danley in the 14. Midway
through the race Mike Rice rolled his number 24 racer in turn 4. After
it was righted, Rice drove it back to the pits. Jeff Creek, Danley and
the 45 of Jack Prall IV traded positions back and forth as the 18 of
Maynard Kinnersly moved into 4 and the 62 of Justin Busboom took over
5th. With only 6 laps left, Jeff Creek spun. Prall IV took over the
point with Danley moving to second and Kinnersley to third.

With 3 laps left, Jeremy Noonan had his right rear tire buckle under,
causing him to flip through turns 1 and 2. From there the race went
green, white, checkered with Prall IV winning, with Busboom edging
Kinnersley for second place in a near photo finish.

The Valentino's IMCA Hobby Stock Feature event saw Dan Noonan's #12 take
the point early on, followed by the 10 of Brad Schreiner, the 3K of
Jerry Keaton and the 28B of Rick Bradley. Keaton moved into first place
with just 8 laps left, followed by Noonan, Bradley and the M70 of Rick
Munson. Keaton managed to maintain his lead as the race was shortened
due to time limitations.

"I've been racing Hobby Stocks for 4 years now, 2 in Bakersfield,
California and the last 2 years here. After all that time, I managed to
finally win my first Feature race. It's been a real struggle all 4
years, but this makes it all worth it" Keaton said. "The track was nice
and tacky tonight, just the way I like it. I started in 6th, but just
kept moving forward" he added. "I want to thank all my sponsors,
including Ron & Sons Automotive, Jack's Machine Shop in Hooper where I
work, Impressive Signs and the Sodbuster Saloon" Jerry said. Keaton also
thanked his pit crew; Lee Kracht and Carla Keaton his wife. "It's about
time I finally got a win, it's a great feeling. It's lots and lots of
work to get out here every week" he stated.

"Last of all I want to really, really thank Roger for all his help. This
is a great track, and I want to thank him for all he does for racing and
the racers" Keaton said.

The Monster Energy Drink IMCA Modified Feature began with Brian
Schmidt's 22 in front, with Jeff Spring's 1X in second, Sean Burkland's
B9 in third and the 1R of Matt Richards in fourth. By the 2nd lap,
Burkland had moved past Spring. Burkland then moved around Schmidt for
the lead with 13 laps left, followed by the #3 of Chris Alcorn. Alcorn
then passed Burkland in heavy traffic with just 6 laps left. A caution
came out, causing officials to shorten the race.

After a green/white/checkered finish, Alcorn held off Burkland with the
27 of Clint Homan ending up third followed by Schmidt in fourth.

"We started outside the 7th row after coming from the B Feature. Even
though the track was tacky and fast, I'd rather see it the way it was
last week. When you have a dry-slick track, everyone has to slow down
and think. If it's tacky, the inexperienced drivers don't take their
time, so they have no time to think" Alcorn said. This is Chris' second
year back at Eagle Raceway, after having run here a number of years in
the 1990's under both the Beecham's and Craig Cormack. Chris stated "I
hope you can interview me again this year, so I have a chance to work on
what I have to say". Chris' sponsors include Doctor John's, Heavy
Company, Spanel Engines, L & L Motorsports, The Alley Bar, ATH
Motorsports and Independent Equipment. "I want to thank my crew also.
They're Jeff, Jim, Phil, Lonnie and Sarah" he added.

Frank Galusha took the early lead of the Budweiser Championship 360
Sprint A Feature from the pole position in the 24B, with Jay Jordan's
19J and Mark Pace's 31 in close pursuit. His lead was short-lived,
however when his sprinter slowed in turns 1 and 2 of the second lap.
This moved Jordan into the lead, which he held until 4 laps down as he
spun in turns 3 and 4. That put Pace's 31 in the lead, followed by Jay
Russell in the 76, Tadd Holliman's 23R in third, Brad Krutz in the 91
fourth and defending track champion Mike Boston's 15 in fifth.

Just 3 laps later, Russell and Krutz moved up into first and second. 1
more lap saw Boston in third. The next few laps saw Boston and the #3 of
Jeff Griffis battling tooth and nail for position. With 11 laps left,
Krutz moved into second place behind Russell with Griffis in fourth
behind Boston. 2 laps later, Boston jumped the berm in turn 1, allowing
Griffis to pass him. With just 6 laps left Russell's right rear tire
began losing air, causing him to drop back. This put Krutz in first and
allowed Griffis to take over second place on the last lap. Krutz
maintained his lead to the finish with Griffis second, Russell third and
Boston coming home fourth.

Asked about his victory, Krutz said "This is actually my second A
Feature win. I had one a couple of years ago in Gary Swenson's 24B.
After that year, I sat out a season and ½ when we had our daughter. I
only ran about 6 or 7 times last year with an old car of Brent Morris'."
"The track was a little too moist for my liking tonight, and a little
rough in spots. I figured I had to just 'cowboy up' and find the line
that the car liked" he added. "I want to thank my car owner Brent Morris
for giving me this new car this year. I really don't have any sponsors,
other than Brent; but Cori Eckley helps out an awful lot," he stated. "I
really had fun tonight. Racing with Mike and Jeff definitely makes you
sit up in the seat" he said.

Don't forget to come out next week for Eagle Raceway's first "Fan
Appreciation Night", with General Admission tickets just $5. There will
also be a stunt airplane show, featuring Bobby Cox.

Thanks for supporting Eagle Raceway…America's Home Track!

Saturday, May 19th Race Results:

Budweiser 360 Championship Sprints-
A Feature-
1) 91 Brad Krutz
2) 3 Jeff Griffis
3) 76 Jay Russell
4) 51 Mike Boston
5) 31 Mark Pace
6) 84 Toby Chapman
7) 14g Gene Ackland
8) 23r Tadd Holliman
9) 96kx Adam Gullion
10) 45 Jeff Lowery
11) 2x Rodney Droud
12) 32 Chris Roseland
13) 8b Bobbie Becker
14) 28 Ken Klabunde
15) 19j Jay Jordan
16) 23 Terry Holliman
17) 77 John Klabunde
18) 71 Tige Jensen
19) 24b Frank Galusha
20) 6 Nick Bryan

B Feature-
1) 17 Gage Dorr
2) 7x Kevin Danley
3) 4 Mike Chadd
4) 44 Doug Lovegrove
5) 35 Trevor Grossenbaucher
6) 2 Jordan Boston
7) 71r Lonnie Jensen
8) 17b Jason Becker
9) 21 Ryan Kitchen
10) 3g Bill Garrow (DNS B)

Monster IMCA Modifieds-
A Feature-
1) 3 Chris Alcorn
2) b9 Sean Burklund
3) 27 Clint Homan
4) 22 Brian Schmidt
5) 94 Dan Nelson
6) 1r Matt Richards
7) 3x Don Brinson
8) 4jr David Jewett Jr
9) 44 Tom Lenz
10) 75j Jesse Robinson
11) 1x Jeff Spring
12) 11x Steve Devitt
13) 24 Dan Bohlmeyer
14) 8c Chad Andersen
15) 7 Bob Ruisinger
16) 2m Mike Meyer
17) s56 Scott Bivens
18) 5s Bob Zoubek
19) 34
20) 11aa Ed Raines
21) 76 Lance Borgman

B Feature #1-
1) 52 Sean Manning
2) 00 Tim Pickens
3) 95r Lucas Robinson
4) 57 Brian Cudley
5) 29 Jeff Mazza
6) 28n Dan Neeman
7) 8a Dusty Andersen
8) 95 Dylan Smith
9) 21t Tracy Harr
10) 19j Jeff Jones
11) 27m Brian Murphy
12) 1m Robert Brinkman

B Feature #2-
1) 3a Aaron Pella
2) 81 Melvin Densberger
3) z62 Dan McKeighan
4) v45 Rik Gropp
5) 4d Pat Donovan
6) 42k Jan Korth
7) 33x Mike Sherwood
8) 1z Norm Ziegenbein
9) 2ez Mark Kaspar (DNS B)
10) 24x Darren Hosick (DNS B)
11) 47x (DNS Heat or B)

B Feature #3-
1) 30 Jordan Grabouski
2) 13 Doug Deterding
3) 10k Don McCown
4) 19 Scott Anderson
5) 3t Tom Spanel
6) 5st Dan Wayman
7) 73 James Oaks
8) 48b Don Chilen
9) 12x George Haney
10) 47xx
11) 8 Larry Goertz (DNS B)
12) 93L Jason Brinkman (DNS B)

Valentino's IMCA Hobby Stocks-
A Feature-
1) 3k Jerry Keaton
2) 12 Dan Noonan
3) 28b Rick Bradley
4) 20 Chad Borgman
5) 92 Don Hall Jr
6) m70 Rick Munson
7) 1r RJ Macku
8) 34 Max Harder
9) 86 Justin Wulf
10) 121 Robert Tippery
11) 10k Lee Kracht
12) 19 Kyle Vanover
13) 11x Richard Small
14) 4j Jamie Bruce
15) s53 Scott Robinson
16) 33 Travis Runcie
17) 38c Casey Moyer
18) 98 Daniel Jackson
19) 11c Eric Chab
20) 42 Rob Brown

B Feature-
1) 52v Kevin VanLaningham
2) 4 Troy Mencke
3) 38 Josh Houseman
4) 14 Ron Novak
5) 21h Shane Hiatt
6) 94 Mike Hansen
7) 21k Brandon Kresha
8) 22 Nick Beckman
9) 32 Trevor Kropp (DNS B)
10) 9 Rex Schreiner (DNS B)
11) 53 Don Kros (DNS B)
12) 21 Derick Noonan (DNS B)

Stereo West Auto Toy's IMCA Sport Compacts-
A Feature-
1) 45 Jack Prall IV
2) 62 Justin Busboom
3) 18 Maynard Kinnersley
4) 10 Kenny Danley
5) 2 Dan Rhiley
6) 28 Rich Meyers III
7) 0 Rich white
8) 2k Kyle Schamp
9) 26 Derick Dreamer
10) 00 Barry Kinnersley
11) 3n Neil Pella
12) 21 Jake Sells
13) 44 Jack Prall III
14) 3x Jake Brinson
15) 14 Joey Danley
16) 4 Jeff Creek
17) 33 Jeremy Noonan
18) 99 Jason Tadlock
19) 99t Tony Rost
20) 24 Mike Rice

B Feature-
1) 63 Mike Simpson
2) 13j Jared Deterding
3) 17 Scott Parde
4) b32 Brian Haller
5) 3 Harry White
6) 59 Jessica Tadlock
7) 51 Amanda Rhiley
8) 2m David White

Labels: Results

By Mike Hughes

RED CLOUD, NE (May 18)—Three of the six feature winners at The Speed
Bowl in Red Cloud, NE, Friday evening, May 18, hailed from the
neighboring state and found their way to victory lane.

Troy Johnson led the opening lap of the IMCA Modified feature before the
yellow flew on lap 2 for a two-car tangle. While under caution, Johnson
pulled into the pits and did not return. Jordan Grabouski inherited the
lead on the restart, but the jinx on the leader continued as Grabouski
lost power on lap 6 and had to pit. That gave the lead to Jason
Schoenberger of Gorham, KS. Schoenberger was chased by Tim Watts, Lonnie
Schriner and Johnny Saathoff but no one could catch him. Watts finished
second in the 20-lap race, followed by Schriner, Dusty Blake, and
Saathoff. Johnson, Grabouski, and Schoenberger won the three heat races.

Jason McCartney of Smith Center, KS, led all 20 laps of the IMCA Stock
Car feature but really had to earn it. Five cars chased McCartney the
last half of the race, including heat one winner Matt Streit, Brett
Behrends, Wayne Walker, Jason Smidt and Josh Hudson. The top six stayed
nose-to-tail but McCartney held on to the checkers. Walker finished a
close second, followed by Streit, Behrends, and Smidt. Martin Newlin won
the other heat race.

Mike Shriver of Hastings led all 12 laps of the IMCA Hobby Stock feature
to pick up his first win of the season at the 3/8-mile oval. Rocky
Zimmerman kept Shriver in sight but could not make a pass and had to
settle for the runner-up spot. Heat two winner Jim Buss placed third,
followed by Wade Wagenblast and Joe McDole. Shriver was victorious in
the other heat race.

Adam Sidlo & E.J. Kothe of Hastings won their third Cruiser feature at
The Speed Bowl this season, leading from green to checkered. Heat race
winners Josh & Chris Graczyk were second, followed by Drew Barry & Ethan
Vogler.

After finishing second to Andy Sole in the heat race, Matthew Ford of
Juniata came back to win the 4-cylinder Young Gun feature.

The Mod Lites made a special appearance, and the veteran Bud Lee of
Salina, KS, put a thumping on the field. After easily winning the heat
race, Lee led all 10 laps of the feature. Brandon Gray finished second
and Travis Smith third.

The regular five divisions return this Friday night, May 25. Racing
begins at 8:00 p.m.

RESULTS
IMCA Hobby Stocks
Heat 1: 1. Mike Shriver, 2. Joe McDole, 3. Wade Wagenblast, 4. Rocky
Zimmerman.

Heat 2: 1. Jim Buss, 2. Delbert Selvage, 3. Jared Lewis, 4. Troy Paxton.

Feature: 1. Shriver, 2. Zimmerman, 3. Buss, 4. Wagenblast, 5. McDole, 6.
Selvage, 7. Jerry Hudson, 8. Lewis, 9. T.C. McKain, 10. Pat Hersh, 11.
Roger Crouse, 12. Paxton, 13. Troy Brady, 14. Andrew Lovegrove (DNF),
15. Dillon Thompson (DNS), 16. Tim Glass (DNS).
IMCA Stock Cars

Heat 1: 1. Matt Streit, 2. Cory Struckhoff, 3. Josh Hudson, 4. Jason
McCartney.

Heat 2: 1. Martin Newlin, 2. Brett Behrends, 3. Brant Beam, 4. Wayne Walker.

Feature: 1. McCartney, 2. Walker, 3. Streit, 4. Behrends, 5. Jason
Smidt, 6. Hudson, 7. Jared Remus, 8. Newlin, 9. Beam, 10. Chad Wulf, 11.
Lance Borgman (DNF), 12. Troy Attwood (DNF), 13. Struckhoff (DNF).
IMCA Modifieds

Heat 1: 1. Troy Johnson, 2. Brandon Blochlinger, 3. Scott Smith, 4.
Larry Sutton.

Heat 2: 1. Jordan Grabouski, 2. Johnny Saathoff, 3. Tim Watts, 4. Devon
Housh.

Heat 3: 1. Jason Schoenberger, 2. Josh Carpenter, 3. Travis Mack, 4.
Jeff Linner.

Feature: 1. Schoenberger, 2. Watts, 3. Lonnie Schriner, 4. Dusty Blake,
5. Saathoff, 6. Brian Calhoon, 7. Blochlinger, 8. Micaah Johnson, 9.
Smith, 10. Mack, 11. Carpenter, 12. Caesare Linner, 13. Housh (DNF), 14.
Grabouski (DNF), 15. T. Johnson (DNF), 16. J. Linner (DNF), 17. Sutton
(DNF), 18. Lonnie Veteto (DNS).
Cruisers

Heat: 1. Josh Graczyk/Chris Graczyk, 2. Jeremy Teselle/Terry Gradig, 3.
David Theer/Troy Himmelberg.

Feature: 1. Adam Sidlo/E.J. Kothe, 2. Graczyk/Graczyk, 3. Drew
Barry/Ethan Vogler, 4. Theer/Himmelberg, 5. Teselle/Gradig.
Young Guns

Heat: 1. Andy Sole, 2. Matthew Ford.

Feature: 1. Ford, 2. Sole.
Mod Lites

Heat: 1. Bud Lee, 2. Brandon Gray, 3. Bob Powell, 4. Nate Genus.

Feature: 1. Lee, 2. Gray, 3. Travis Smith, 4. Danny Lane, 5. Tyler
Bradshaw, 6. Genus (DNF), 7. Powell (DNF), 8. Daryl Kabriel (DNF).

Labels: Results

The planned novelty "fight" in the Bouncy Boxing ring between Hobby Stock drivers RJ Macku and Rick Bradley has generated a little controversy over whether or not letting a guy who rammed his car into another's in the pit should get out of a suspension in exchange for a novelty act in front of the crowd.

It's a fair question, and while not unprecedented, this kind of act is rarely seen. It reminds me of the "creative-sentencing" judges who make shoplifters wear signs outside the store they stole from and such.

I expressed my feelings on the dirtdrivers.com message board. This collection from my posts sums my opinion up:

What we're ignoring is the two involved have already seemed to let things settle down, and nobody got hurt. Now we have them going out and probably having a laugh about it afterwards.

Otherwise we'd just have someone lighter in the wallet and one or both still p'ed off at each other.

But, we've had fines and suspensions for years and people still hit each other on the track. It never seems to be a deterrent, but this is a unique approach and I'm at least willing to give the idea a chance to succeed or fail. If it works, we at the very least have two guys who settled the issue and go out and race.

Like I said above, in the old way you usually have one guy poorer and mad, and another guy wanting revenge.

I'm willing to let this play out, but I do understand the concerns that perhaps this exhibition serves as an ENCOURAGEMENT rather than a deterrent.

But this staged "fight" isn't a deterrent, it's the penalty and only PART of it - RJ was scored last in the race.

Call making a goof of yourself in front of the crowd "community service." Some may think the future attitude will be to go hit a guy, and end up in front of the crowd. I think it's unfair to argue hypotheticals, what if someone got hurt, what if someone got their car ruined for the season, etc. when that didn't happen.

Like any other crime, let the punishment fit the damage done, not the potential.

Sometimes a second chance is all that's needed. How many of us have been in a situation where we got out by the skin of our teeth and know not to do it again? That said, I do agree that if it happens again it's time to lower the boom because the trust given in good faith was violated.

What happens after this in terms of the driver's behavior is yet to be determined. I'm hoping for the best.

Labels: editorial

By Jason Orth

-I thought the dirtdrivers message board would blow up after the dusty conditions at Eagle last Saturday. It's been pretty quiet. There was some tension in the pit meeting after Roger expressed dismay at how long it took to run the show. There was some focus on the sprints as according to him, took the most amount of red/yellow flag time on April 28. The most notable objection came from Mike Boston who asked if it was fair for the responsibility to be put on them, when the track was according to Boston, "a piece of garbage."

That said, Roger did scold the modifieds for not lining up in single file and making restarts difficult. In addition, he pulled the Sport Compact class aside and had a separate meeting with them.

Roger said he wouldn't discuss the issue at the meeting. Some more comments were exchanged and the meeting went on. Hadan then followed with some time limit guidelines, though the final decision would be a "judgment call."

Not everyone seemed to mind, as A feature winner Jason Danley commented on Eagleraceway.com, "I don’t know why everyone’s complaining about the track lately. As far as I’m concerned, they can make it like this every single week. When the tracks like this, it isn’t a horsepower game. It’s all about setup and a patient driver"

As the always say, at least one person always will like the track! And despite some grumblings on the dirtdrivers.com message board, there were some who agreed with Danley. And, I think everyone was happy with getting done at 10:45 as opposed to 1:15AM.

The Modifieds ran their A feature wire-to-wire.

Personally, I did not like the track as a fan, and much less as a photographer, LOL! I'm not a huge fan of gumball tracks either. I've always liked a little sticky on the bottom, dry up 3/4 of the way, then a cushion at the top. To me, that's a perfect track.

I'd be curious to see what would've happened had there been a north breeze blowing dust in the fans' faces?

- One other thing about these hard, dry tracks. It makes the sport compacts faster than ever, which seems to lead to more accidents and rollovers. This is just offhand, but I have a hunch the number of sport compact flips is very near the number of sprint flips so far this year.

I had a chance to talk to Jack Prall, III prior to the B features and we talked about people trying to win on the first lap. I think that's the issue, especially with these dry tracks. Sadly, they rolled another one down the front stretch. As they say (part II), to finish first you must first finish.

- Took my first trip to US36 Raceway last Friday. It was quite the little joint. State of the art, it ain't. There's one way in and one way out. Doesn't make for easy leaving after a WoO show! The place was packed - literally standing room only. I'm guessing 4000 in the stands. That's probably generous, but it was a sellout. If you haven't been there, imagine the middle four rows of the Eagle bleachers, and a few seats off to the side. That's the place. Noticeably smaller than Eagle, but higher banked and 1/3 of the lights.

The track was DRY and dusty, a lot like Eagle, but the racing was all right. Tim Kaeding was all over Jason Meyers in the A feature. Meyers led wire-to-wire, but it was no runaway. Meyers was elated afterward.

I'm not "dissing" the place, it's actually well laid out, a fun place to watch races, and easy to get to. I'll be back!

Talk about zero to hero; Craig Dollansky looked like crap all night on Friday, then came back to pick up his first win at Lake Ozark Speedway the following night. Steve Kinser spun out in the A. Lo and behold, Kinser won at Lernerville Tuesday.

-Heartland RaceNews stickers are coming by the end of the month. No joke. One plan I have is for all those who run HRN stickers on their car will have their websites added to the links on the front page. Let me know what you think.

-The poll is coming back.

Notes from around:

-A few Lincoln sprint car drivers took on the NCRA at Dodge City inthe first Steve King Memorial race on Saturday May 12. Don Droud, Jr.won the A feature in a car owned by Ochs Racing based in Liberal, Kan. Stu Snyder won his heat race and finished fifth in the A, while Mike Chadd recovered from a spin and finished eighth.

The race was held in honor of Kansas driver Steve King, who was killed in a crash at Knoxville, Iowa during the Knoxville Nationals last August.

-Lincoln driver and former Eagle Raceway sprint car champion Billy Alley ran 19th in the World of Outlaws race at U.S. 36 Raceway in Osborn, Mo. Friday May 11. He timed in 13th quick out of 32 cars and ran 5th in his heat. On Saturday Alley ran eighth at Knoxville Racewayin the 410 division and finished eighth at Husets Speedway in Brandon, S.D. on Sunday night.

-Aurora, NE sprint car driver Ryan Roberts scored his highest finish at Knoxville with a third place finish in the 360 Sprint A feature.

-Wavelink Raceway Park is holding the WRP Micro Sprint Championshipthis Sunday May 19. The 600cc, non-wing, and restrictor classes will race 40-lap A features for a $200 prize. The junior sprint class will run a 30-lap A feature.

Labels: editorial

better late than never...

Last week's rainout put 8 features on the schedule for this week's NASCAR
Whelen All-American Series action at the Adams County Speedway. Winners in
the makeup features were Brad Bergren, Jeremy Swanson, Dan Mueller, and
Trenton Jackson. Regular scheduled winners were Jim Tull, Mike Garner,
Jerry Carlson, and Chris Spieker.

In the makeup feature for the NAPA hobby stocks, Brad Bergren started in the
second spot and grabbed the lead right away. Keeping that lead would prove
to be the big challenge. Kevin Yearington was the first to mount a
challenge and in the late going the cars of Jim Tull and Ryan Vicker would
provide the stiffest test to Bergren. Bergren was up to the task as he
scored his first ACS win ahead of Tull, Vicker, Yearington and Matt Hudson.

Craig Garner paced the early laps of the makeup Northland Oil pro street
feature and after a mid-race accident claimed challengers Tony Hardisty and
Ron Ballinger, it was Jeremy Swanson who jumped up to claim the lead and
Swanson went on to record his first ACS Northland Oil pro street feature
ahead of Greg Miller, Steve Churchill, Craig Garner and Mike Garner.

Jeff Wiggins controlled the early laps of the makeup Budweiser modified
feature until Chris Hogan powered to the front. Hogan held the lead until
Dan Mueller took over and led the rest of the way. Jerry Carlson was second
and John O'Neal, Jr outdualled Chris Hogan and Jeremy Tibben for third.

Trent Jackson quickly found his way from his third starting spot in the
makeup Whelen late model feature to the lead. Once in the lead, Jackson ran
comfortably until late in the race when Karl Ritterbusch mounted a
challenge. Ritterbusch was able to pull even with Jackson on one occasion,
but Jackson pulled back ahead to score his first win in the Whelen late
model class. Ritterbusch maintained second ahead of Chris Spieker, Jason O'
Brien and Jamie Kinyon.

The NAPA hobby stock feature saw Matt Williamson pace the majority of the
race after starting on the pole. Williamson held the field at bay until
only a few laps to go when Jim Tull charged into the lead and went on to
claim the win ahead of Brad Derry, Brad Bergren, Kevin Yearington and
Williamson.

The Northland Oil pro street feature had Dave Schafroth jump to the early
lead only to have Mike Garner and Jeff Orr soon take over the top two spots.
The majority of this race was a classic battle between Garner and Orr with
each driver leading several laps. At the end of the race, it was Orr
pulling away with Garner suffering from a broken suspension. Orr crossed
the line first and Garner limped across second, but post-race inspection of
the Orr engine showed it's compression to be too high, so Garner was awarded
the win ahead of Greg Miller, Schafroth, Steve Churchill and Kevin Jobe.

Jeff James led the first ten laps of the Budweiser modified until Jerry
Carlson finally worked up from his 11th starting position and into the lead.
Once there, Carlson cruised to the win ahead of Jeremy Tibben, James, Randy
Foote and Dan Mueller.

Troy McKee paced the Whelen late model feature for the majority of the race.
McKee held off the father and son duo of Justin and Leon Zeitner, but late
in the race, Chris Spieker had picked his way through the crowd to take over
second and started to hound McKee for the top spot. With fewer than five
laps to go, Spieker was able to sneak around the high side and secure the
top spot and take the win ahead of McKee, Leon Zeitner, Justin Zeitner and
Trent Jackson.

Join us next week for the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series with more great
action of the Whelen late models, Budweiser modifieds, Northland Oil pro
streets, and NAPA hobby stocks. Gates open at 5:00, hot laps are at 6:30,
and racing starts at 7:00. Admission is just $8 for adults, $6 for
students, and 12 and under are free. For more information go to
acspeedway.com or call 712-785-3271.

Results:

NAPA Hobby Stock:

May 5th makeup feature: 1. Brad Bergren 2. Jim Tull 3. Ryan Vicker 4.
Kevin Yearington 5. Matt Hudson 6. Cody Werner 7. Pat Shiflett 8.
David Weeda 9. Chris Vannausdle 10. Tom Myers 11. Jesse Sobbing 12.
Brad Derry 13. Matt Williamson 14. Jeremy Auten 15. Tanner Rinehart 16.
Brent Ricker 17. Ron Helvie 18. Brett Sink 19. Shain Sites 20. Heath
Anderson 21. Josh Sink 22. Rick Ritchie 23. Jerod Weston 24. Dean Orr
25. David Orr 26. Jeremy Ribbey

May 12 results

Heat 1: 1.Yearington 2.Myers 3.Shiflett

Heat 2: 1.Josh Sink 2.Vicker 3.Derry

Heat 3: 1.Weston 2.Tull 3.Helvie

A Feature: 1.Tull 2.Derry 3.Bergren 4.Yearington 5.Williamson 6.Myers
7.Vannausdle 8.Auten 9.Hudson 10.Shiflett 11.Sobbing 12.B. Sink
13.Ricker 14.Robert Barnhart 15.Sites 16.Weston 17.J. Sink 18.Rinehart
19.Vicker 20.Werner 21.Weeda 22.Helvie 23.Dean Orr 24.Anderson 25.
David Orr

Northland Oil Pro Street:

May 5 makeup feature: 1. Jeremy Swanson 2. Greg Miller 3. Steve Churchill
4. Craig Garner 5. Mike Garner 6. Jeff Orr 7. Scott Bond 8. AJ Miller 9.
Kevin Jobe 10. Rick Pitzer 11. Dwain Pelzer 12. David Schafroth 13. Brad
Rush 14. Les Helvie 15. Joe Zadina 16. Glen Hoyt 17. Austin Arndt 18.
Raymond Gebhards 19. Todd Owens 20. Tony Hardisty 21. Ron Ballinger 22.
Paul Kinyon 23. Mike McCurdy

May 12 results:

Heat 1: 1.Churchill 2.Orr 3.Zadina

Heat 2: 1.Hardisty 2.M. Garner 3.AJ Miller

Heat 3: 1.Pitzer 2.Owens 3.Swanson

A Feature: 1.M. Garner 2.G. Miller 3.Schafroth 4.Churchill 5.Jobe 6.C.
Garner 7.AJ Miller 8.Helvie 9.Zadina 10.Bond 11.Pelzer 12.Swanson
13.Ballinger 14.Oathoudt 15.Pitzer 16.Hoyt 17.Gebhards 18.Owens
19.Rush 20.Hardisty 21.James Carroll

Budweiser Modified:

May 5 makeup feature: 1. Dan Mueller 2. Jerry Carlson 3. John O'Neal, Jr.
4. Chris Hogan 5. Jeremy Tibben 6. Larry Foote 7. Russell Stewart 8.
Richard Spriggs 9. Jeff Wiggins 10. Brian Foote 11. Keven Parman 12. Eric
Hanna 13. Randy Foote 14. Mark Hoover 15. Jared Stiens 16. Jeremy Hodapp
17. Kevin Bills 18. Nathan Nickle 19. Jeff James 20. Kirby Stiens 21.
Jesse Dennis 22. Ryan Peckham 23. Stoney Stuart 24. Brian Broermann

May 12 results:

Heat 1: 1.Dennis 2.L. Foote 3.O'Neal

Heat 2: 1.K. Stiens 2.Bills 3.Carlson

Heat 3: 1.Peckham 2.James 3.Stewart

B Feature: 1.Van Eaton 2.B. Foote 3.JC Wyman

A Feature: 1.Carlson 2.Tibben 3.James 4.R. Foote 5.Mueller 6.Hogan
7.Dennis 8.O'Neal 9.Peckham 10.Van Eaton 11.K. Stiens 12.Wyman
13.Spriggs 14.J. Stiens 15.B. Foote 16.Broermann 17.Hodapp 18.Wiggins
19.Parman 20.Bills 21.L. Foote 22.Hanna 23.Stewart 24.Hoover

Whelen Late Model:

May 5 makeup feature: 1. Trent Jackson 2. Karl Ritterbusch 3. Chris Spieker
4. Jason O'Brien 5. Jamie Kinyon 6. Joe Kosiski 7. Paul Glendenning 8.
Justin Zeitner 9. Ryan Vicker 10. Leon Zeitner 11. Scott Koskovich 12.
Jeremy Houck 13. Troy McKee 14. Andrew Kosiski 15. Josh Most 16. Kenny
Edwards 17. Al Zeitner

May 12 results:

Heat 1: 1.Koskovich 2.McKee 3.Spieker

Heat 2: 1.L. Zeitner 2.Edwards 3.Houck

A Feature: 1.Spieker 2.McKee 3.L. Zeitner 4.J. Zeitner 5.Jackson
6.Todd Morgan 7.Ritterbusch 8.Vicker 9.Houck 10.O'Brien 11.Kinyon 12.J.
Kosiski 13.A. Kosiski 14.Corey Zeitner 15.Most 16.Harley Moen
17.Koskovich 18.Gary Hopp 19.Edwards 20.Ed Kosiski 21.Glendenning 22.A.
Zeitner

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The Jet Racing Limited Modified Association wiil join the action Friday June
1st as the ASCS 360 Winged Warriors invade BCM. Last Year the ASCS put on a
great show at BCM with some of the Midwests best drivers. The same is
expected this year when they roll into the speedway. The Hobby Stocks will
once again be on the ballot for the Friday Night show along with the Jet
Racing Limited Modifieds. Gates will open at 6pm with racing at 8pm.

Two lucky fans at I-80 Speedway will get the chance to race against Mark
Wyman, current pit reporter for I-80 Speedway and former Dodge Super Late
Model driver in a "Mad Big Wheel Dash" on the front concourse. If a fan is
the lucky winner, the fan will receive two tickets to the May 27th Alphabet
Soup Race.

Two tickets will be pulled from the gate stubs, and those two fans will
battle it out with Wyman in high performance big wheels.

Wyman won the 2000 NASCAR Exide ShorTrack Series Midwest Regional
Championship and won the 1996 and 2002 Adams County Late Model
Championships.

From Eagleraceway.com:

This week, McDonald's presents Jr. Fan Club Night. All kids 13 and under are
invited to see Ronald McDonald in person from 5:30 to 7:00pm. Intermission
will also be kid friendly with $1000 of change spread over the front
straight away to be picked up by the kids. This will be the first of three
big Kid's nights this race season.

31 Photos. Sorry no A feature goodness - too much dust.

Eagle 5-12-07 Photos

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As one of the alternate promotions, Eagle Raceway is hosting a "Bouncy" boxing match prior to the races Saturday May 19 between Hobby Stock drivers RJ Macku and Rick Bradley.

The two were involved in a backstretch altercation last week.

From Eagleraceway.com:

For an added bonus, the discrepancy between Hobby drivers Macku and Bradley will be settled in the Bouncy Boxing Ring prior to the races for the best three out of five fall match in front of the grandstands.

If you're unfamiliar with "Bouncy Boxing," it's where two people dress in oversize gloves and headgear in an inflatable ring. See the photo for an example.

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From Tim Fralin at Beatrice Speedway:

"It comes with deep sorrow to tell you that Kevin Snyder has passed away.

"Kevin has been involved in absolutely every aspect of auto racing, from
crew member, driver, chassis builder, car owner, and tech official. I can
not think of any one person that has been more of an influence on racers
than Kevin. Kevin was always available to lend a helping hand, technical
advice or whatever else a fellow racer may need.

"The funeral will be Wednesday May 16th at St Johns Church in Beatrice at
10:30 a.m.

"The family has requested a procession of race cars to lead the family to
the cemetery from the church to Evergreen Cemetary. I will work with the BPD
to provide an escort from the fairgrounds parking lot where the cars should
unload at. That is the only parking lot big enough to hold this many
trailers, etc… After the proceedings at the cemetery everyone will be
invited for a luncheon at the fairgrounds.

"I will also be getting Stickers for everyones racecars in rememberance of
Kevin.

"Further details will be posted here and on www.beatricespeedway.com "

Here's some photos from Friday night's World of Outlaws show US36 Raceway in Osborn, MO. Enjoy.

WoO @ US36 5-11-07

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Sunday May 20th will be the first night at the 1/3 Mile High Banked Butler
County Motorplex. IMCA Modifieds will be the headline class as some of the
regions best modified drivers are expected Sunday. You will also get to see
the exictment of the Hobby Stocks and Street Stocks. Gates Open at 4pm with
Racing at 6pm. The Modified winner will take home $450. Hobby Stocks $180
for less than 20 cars, 20 or more cars will be $200 while the Street Stocks
will pay $150 for less than 20 cars and $200 for 20 or more.

By Joey Sparano

(GREENWOOD NEB., 05/13/07) On opening night of the 2007 NASCAR Whelen
All-American Series season at I-80 Speedway, John Nicholson and Jay Stewart
would both take home an "A" feature victory in the Dodge Super Late Models.
Andrew Kosiski would visit victory lane in the City Weekly Grand Nationals.
Joe Feyen would use a late race caution to win the Certified Transmission
Pro Ams and Josh True grabbed the hardware in the Hobby Stocks.

The first 25 lap Dodge Super Late Model "A" main event saw the #77 of John
Nicholson jump out to an early lead. Within the first couple of laps, the
2006 NASCAR Division II Champion Joe Kosiski would work his way to the
runner up position. As Kosiski worked the high line of the track behind
Nicholson, the #1 of Jason Hobscheidt would prove to be a contender by
getting under Kosiski. Nicholson would maintain a large lead over Kosiski
and Hobscheidt who were trading the 2nd position lap after lap until lap 23
when the caution flew for a spinning Kenny Edwards. However the stoppage
would not rattle Nicholson, he would lead the final two laps to take the
win. Kosiski would hold on to second, Leon and Corey Zeitner would finish
third and fourth after getting by Hobscheidt who placed fifth. The hard
charger of the race would go to the #z62 of Justin Zeitner. Zeitner would
start 22nd in the 26 car event and he would take the checkers in 7th.

The second "Dodge Dual" would see the #10 of Jay Stewart get to an early
lead from his outside front row starting spot. Stewart would receive
pressure from Jason O'brien and loose the lead for one lap, but Stewart
would regain the lead the following lap in turns one and two when O'brien
slid out of the groove. Stewart then made his way through lap traffic on
route to victory in the caution free event. O'brien, 2006 NASCAR Division IV
runner up Bill Leighton Jr., Clint Benson, and Joe Kosiski rounded out the
top five.

The nights Dodge Super Late Model Dual features were the first of a eight
races in the Nebraska-Iowa Dodge Challenger Series. More information on the
series can be found on the Nebraska Raceway Park website,
www.neracewaypark.com.

The City Weekly Grand Nationals would have 21 cars on hand, and at the drop
of the green pole sitter Curt Drake would take the early lead. Drake would
maintain the top spot through the half way point of the 20 lap event with
the #2x of Andrew Kosiski following behind. Just after half way, Kosiski
would move up the track and challenge Drake for the lead. Kosiski and Drake
would battle side by side until the final laps when Kosiski pulled away for
his first career "A" feature win. The 16 year old Kosiski would be followed
by Drake, veteran Dave Cook, Todd Hipnar, and Shawn Harker.

The Certified Transmission Pro Ams would have a tough time getting its 18
lap feature underway. Six yellow in the first three laps would see many cars
with slight damage, but the car that jumped out front was Rick Negrete.
Negrete would lead the first 12 laps until the yellow flew for the #49x of
Chad Sanders. When the green came back out it was a three horse race between
Negrete, Joe Feyen and Scotty Hartman. Both Feyen and Hartman would drive
past Negrete on the high line, but it was Feyen who took the checker flag
first. Hartman, Negrete, Thad Thompson, and Dr. Nick Steier took the top
five.

The 12 lap Hobby Stock "A" would have the #2t of Josh True take the victory
over Jimmy Nichols, and Jesse Sobbing. With the win, True takes home the Tom
& Tiff's Family Restaurant bonus.

Results

Dodge Super Late Models

"A" Feature 1 1)77 John Nicholson, 2)53 Joe Kosiski, 3)62 Leon Zeitner,
4)26jr Corey Zeitner, 5)1 Jason Hobsheidt, 6)6 Al Humphrey, 7)z62 Justin
Zeitner, 8)80 Scott Koskovich, 9)15 Jason O'brien, 10)00 Clint Benson, 11)10
Jay Stewart, 12)28 Billy Leighton Jr., 13)1h Chad Humston, 14)89 Jerry
Warner, 15)11 John Hampel, 16)3c Mike Collins, 17)22 Craig Preble, 18)1m
Todd Bell, 19)j1 Harley Moen, 20)97d Dave Doll, 21)25 Kenny Edwards, 22)1t
Vance Tonack, 23)t3 Gary Leapley, 24)44 Troy Daly, 25)1w Mike Wallace, 26)17
Dave Livingston.

"A" Feature 2 1)10 Jay Stewart, 2)15 Jason O'brien, 3)28 Billy Leighton Jr.,
4)00 Clint Benson, 5)53 Joe Kosiski, 6)z62 Justin Zeitner, 7)80 Scott
Koskovich, 8)62 Leon Zeitner, 9)1 Jason Hobsheidt, 10)26jr Corey Zeitner,
11)77 John Nicholson, 12)89 Jerry Warner, 13)3c Mike Collins, 14)6 Al
Humphrey, 15)11 John Hampel, 16)1h Chad Humston, 17)1t Vance Tonack, 18)1w
Mike Wallace, 19)25 Kenny Edwards, 20)97d Dave Doll, 21)1m Todd Bell, 22)58
Keith Mander Jr., 23)t3 Gary Leapley, 24)44 Troy Daly, 25)j1 Harley Moen,
26)22 Craig Preble.

Heat 1 1)1h Chad Humston, 2)1 Jason Hobsheidt, 3)44 Troy Daly, 4)6 Al
Humphrey, 5)89 Jerry Warner,

Heat 2 1)00 Clint Benson, 2)26jr Corey Zeitner, 3)1t Vance Tonack, 4)17 Dave
Livingston, 5)t3 Gary Leapley,

Heat 3 1)53 Joe Kosiski, 2)15 Jason O'brien, 3)77 John Nicholson, 4)62 Leon
Zeitner, 5)80 Scott Koskovich,

City Weekly Grand Nationals

"A" Feature 1)2x Andrew Kosiski, 2)55d Curt Drake, 3)9 Dave Cook, 4)12 Todd
Hipnar, 5)40 Shawn Harker, 6)50 Brad Soll, 7)t3 Gary Leapley, 8)97d Dave
Doll, 9)2 Dwane Pospisil, 10)5 Mike Svagera, 11)29 Lennie Pospisil, 12)51
Matt Buller, 13)22m Trevor Millikan, 14)96c Cory Hutchinson, 15)35 Kortney
Kosiski, 16)10k Scott Keffot, 17)20 Lindsey Yost, 18)92 Jacob Brown, 19)96
Tony Leonardo, 20)18 Laini Schwartz, 21)91 Steve Farnsworth.

Heat 1 1)12 Todd Hipnar, 2)9 Dave Cook, 3)2 Dwane Pospisil, 4)2x Andrew
Kosiski, 5)51 Matt Buller,

Heat 2 1)t3 Gary Leapley, 2)40 Shawn Harker, 3)55d Curt Drake, 4)50 Brad
Soll, 5)97d Dave Doll,

Certified Transmission Pro Ams

"A" Feature 1)25x Joe Feyen, 2)88 Scotty Hartman, 3)72 Rick Negrete, 4)t72
Thad Thomson, 5)8 Nick Steier, 6)5 Marty Steinbech, 7)16j Jason Cieslik,
8)66 Jeff Joldersma, 9)12 Terry Cleveland, 10)36 Shawn Bulin, 11)6x Denny
Berghan, 12)24 Don Mohr, 13)55d Nick Deal, 14)9x John Allensworth, 15)84
Doug Stevenson, 16)64 Nick Hermsen, 17)57 Don Heyme, 18)49x Chad Sanders,
19)33x Chuck Dillion, 20)52 Scott Carlson, 21)6 Denny Berghan Jr., 22)3t Tim
Podraza, 23) 26x Nate Thompson, 24) 51 Chris Couins.

Heat 1 1)6 Denny Berghan Jr., 2)72 Rick Negrete, 3)16j Jason Cieslik, 4)25x
Joe Feyen, 5)t72 Thad Thomson,

Heat 2 1)12 Terry Cleveland, 2)8 Nick Steier, 3)24 Don Mohr, 4)64 Nick
Hermsen, 5)84 Doug Stevenson,

Heat 3 1)5 Marty Steinbech, 2)33x Chuck Dillion, 3)66 Jeff Joldersma, 4)52
Scott Carlson, 5)49x Chad Sanders,

Hobby Stocks

"A" Feature 1)2t Josh True, 2)6 Jimmy Nichols, 3)99 Jesse Sobbing, 4)61b
Brandon Wergin, 5)7 Tom Myers, 6)12 George Whitmore, 7)4x Chad Bassinger,
8)52 Roger Timperley, 9)4w Joe Wauenhaupy, 10)13 Jesse Mcneal, 11)77 Ben
Heyme.

Heat 1 1)99 Jesse Sobbing, 2)6 Jimmy Nichols, 3)2t Josh True, 4)4w Joe
Wauenhaupy, 5)52 Roger Timperley,

Heat 2 1)7 Tom Myers, 2)4x Chad Bassinger, 3)61b Brandon Wergin, 4)13 Jesse
Mcneal, 5)12 George Whitmore,

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By Scott Onnen
On May 12, a gorgeous evening came to a close with the roar of engines and lights turning on at Junction Motor Speedway outside of McCool Junction on Highway 81. The Street Stock cars and drivers were down to meet and greet the fans under the grandstands. There was also a time for fans and drivers to thank their moms and present them with a carnation at intermission.

After intermission, the Feature races began with the Holiday Inn Four Cylinders taking to the inner short track. Jeremy Foos, from Aurora, dueled for first place throughout several laps with Ryan Pederson, from Sutton, in the #99 car. Foos came from the third row to eventually capture the checkered flag while #99 fell behind to sixth place.

The Cruisers quickly followed with Ken & Drew Barry, from Superior, having the lead from the green flag to the checkered flag. The race was fairly uneventful but a fast 20 laps. Vick & Josh Jacobitz, from Nelson, Nebraska, challenged for 5 laps before they finished in fourth place. Stacey Orlando & Brent Hager (Henderson) took second place.

During the Hobby Stocks’ twelfth lap, John Schmidt (Fairmot), in the 00 car, tangled with Levi Gunn (Superior). Schmidt’s car flipped over in the third turn in front of some relatives who came from England to see him race. A great race ensued, as with 10 laps left to go, Jason Wilkinson (Neligh) came from the fifth row and dove to third place. Wade Wagenblast (Deshler) was holding first place with Brent Kassik (Milligan) in second. The three drivers ran neck-in-neck, occasionally trading places, for the remainder of the race. Coming out of the fourth corner, Jason Wilkinson slipped to the inside to take the victory from Kassik by a fender.

From the start of the Modifieds, it was the #21 car, driven by Wade Cross of Phillips, who passed four cars in the back straight a way before staying in fourth. He quickly took position at first with 17 laps left. He held the lead from Dean Wilkinson of Oakdale and Justin Bell from Omaha. The race ran from start to finish without incident as #21 ran away from the field with an easy win.

In the NAPA Late Models, the ninth lap had Chad Humston, from Giltner, with a flat tire and the 15w car of Mike Wiarda (Aurora) spinning out. John Bridges, of Columbus, took control of the lead and kept Bo Egge (Kearney), Don Smith Jr. (Norfolk) and Al Humphrey (Giltner) at bay.

Mike Wiarda came all the way from the back to slip into third place behind Bridges and Egge.
The Street Stock Cars ran last since the drivers had met with their fans under the grandstands.

After a caution with only two laps remaining, the placings were Andy Wilkinson (York) in first with Shane Stutzmen (Milford), Jason Wilkinson (Neligh) and Brent Drohman (Deshler) following. The # 15 car of Andy Wilkinson and Stutzman’s 22s traded a touch or two in and out of the corners. Stutzman went high and took control of first place and never looked back. An exciting finish since the first through fourth place cars where all within reach of the win.

Next week will be the Future Farmers of America night with several local chapters helping with the races. The drivers of the Hobby Stock cars will be on the front concourse to meet fans and exhibit their cars.

NAPA CNCTA Late Models A Main
1) z17 John Bridges
2) 1x Bo Egge
3) 15w Mike Wiarda
4) 18 Don Smith Jr
5) 6 Al Humphrey
6) 5x Mike Marushak
7) 82 Robbie Andersen
8) 3 Dan Jackson
9) 16x Tom Svoboda
10) 1 Chad Humston
11) 29x Lennie Pospisil
12) 29 Bill Koons
13) 6m Heath Clausen
14) 105 Denton Buller
15) 0 Mike Hetrick
16) 16 Alex Humphrey
17) 55 David Easterday
18) y90 Jeremy Smith

Modifieds A Main
1) 21 Wade Cross
2) 8 Justin Bell
3) 52 Dean Wilkinson
4) 55 Shane Stutzman
5) 52s Jeremiah Sillman
6) 50 Scott Smith
7) 72 Mike Lineberry
8) 7 James Libre
9) 07 Mike Goldfuss
10) 47L John Lee
11) 22 Chris Avery
12) 53 Staci Stava
13) e85 Brant Fastnacht

Stock Cars A Main
1) 22s Shane Stutzman
2) 15 Andy Wilkinson
3) 5 Brent Drohman
4) 52 Jason Wilkinson
5) 19 Mel Franz
6) 55 Ron L. Veleba
7) 15s Herb Slough
8) 44 Bryon Boersen
9) 27 Bryce Taylor
10) 11 CJ Simons
11) 10 Tracy Arntt

Hobby Stocks A Main
1) 27 Jason Wilkinson
2) 21k Brent Kassik
3) 97 Wade Wagenblast
4) 2 Jerod Timmermans
5) 67 Darin Verba
6) 57jr Micah Veleba
7) 12s Todd Slama
8) 15 Ryan Krumbach
9) 53 Tyler Easterday
10) 7d Levi Gunn
11) 00 John Schmidt

Holiday Inn 4 Cylinder Front Wheel Drive A Main
1) 6j Jeremy Foos
2) 10t Troy Hofmann
3) 15w Sam Wiarda
4) 61 Chuck Wergin
5) 50 Andy Sole
6) 99 Ryan Pedersen
7) 26 Michael Wiese
8) 44 Caleb Hetrick
9) 8 Clinton Baker

Two Person Cruisers A Main
1) 77 Ken Barry
/ Drew Barry
2) 68 Stacey Orlando
/ Brent Hager
3) 22 John Verba
/ Steve Verba
4) 69J Vic Jacobitz
/ Josh Jacobitz
5) 11 Bill Lewis
/ Jim Lewis
6) 01 Teri Aspegren
/ Jerrod Aspegren
7) 21 Dustin Nunnenkamp
/ Austin Carlson
8) 27 Robert Stacy
/ Christopher Stacy

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By Mike Hughes

RED CLOUD, NE (May 11)—Race fans at The Speed Bowl in Red Cloud, NE,
were treated to double features Friday night, May 11. The evening
started off with make-up features from the rainout on May 4, followed by
a complete race program.

Red Cloud's Lonnie Schriner took the lead from Larry Sutton on the
second lap of the IMCA Modified make-up feature and led the distance to
the checkers. Schriner was hounded by Johnny 'The Jet' Saathoff most of
the way but was able to hold him off to the finish. Jason Schoenberger
finished third, followed by Dan Nelson and Sutton.

Troy Attwood led the first 5 laps of the IMCA Stock Car make-up feature
before Guide Rock's Matt Streit took over the top spot. The red flag
came out on lap 12 of the 15-lap race when Josh Hudson of Kensington,
KS, got wide out of turn 2, got up against the fence and rolled his car
a couple of times. Hudson escaped unharmed but was finished for the
race. Streit led the field back to green and to the finish line. Cory
Struckhoff finished second, trailed by Jared Remus, Martin Newlin and
Terry Franz.

Hometown driver Jared Lewis led all 12 laps of the IMCA Hobby Stock
make-up feature. Joe McDole kept Lewis in sight the second half of the
race but had to settle for second. Jerry Hudson was third, followed by
Wade Wagenblast and Jim Buss.

Adam Sidlo & E.J. Kothe of Hastings led from green to checkered in the
Cruiser make-up feature, while the 4-cylinder Young Guns made their
debut with Josh Jacobitz of Nelson picking up the win.

After the heat races were complete, the regular features then took to
the track.

Troy Johnson took the lead at the start of the IMCA Modified feature and
pulled away from the field until he got high in turn 1 on lap 5 and
tangled with the guardrail. That put the 'Red Cloud Rocket' Lonnie
Schriner in the top spot on the restart. Schriner was able to lead the
remaining distance of the caution filled race for his second win of the
night. Jason Schoenberger exchanged the lead with Schriner a couple of
times the last half of the race, but Schoenberger's run came to an end
on lap 15 when he went to the pits while under caution when Johnny
Saathoff got caught up in the guardrail in turn 1. Jordan Grabouski then
challenged Schriner the final few laps but could not make the pass and
had to settle for the runner-up spot. Brian Calhoon, Tim Watts and Dan
Nelson rounded out the top five.

The IMCA Stock Car feature got off to a wild start when Tracy Holloway
of Osborne, KS, got wide out of turn 2 on lap two, tangled with the
fence and flipped his car a couple of times. Holloway was taken to the
local hospital for observation. Wayne Walker of Smith Center, KS, led
the field back to green and held off challenges by Brett Behrends, Josh
Hudson (who made repairs after rolling his car earlier in the evening)
and Lance Borgman to score his first ever feature win. Hudson would
finish second, followed by Behrends, Borgman, and Jason Smidt. Following
the race, Brent Drohman claimed the motor of Josh Hudson, who accepted
the claim.

Red Cloud's Joe McDole led the first 2 laps of the IMCA Hobby Stock
feature before Wade Wagenblast took over the top spot. However McDole
reclaimed the lead on lap 7 and beat Wagenblast to the checkers for the
win. Rocky Zimmerman placed third, followed by Jerry Hudson and Max Harder.

David Theer of Lawrence and Troy Himmelberg of Hastings took top honors
in the Cruiser feature, while Josh Jacobitz doubled up in the 4-cylinder
Young Gun class.

The Mod Lites & Dwarf Cars will join the regular five divisions this
Friday night, May 18. Racing begins at 8:00 p.m.

RESULTS
IMCA Hobby Stocks
Make-up Feature: 1. Jared Lewis, 2. Joe McDole, 3. Jerry Hudson, 4. Wade
Wagenblast, 5. Jim Buss, 6. Delbert Selvage, 7. Max Harder, 8. Rocky
Zimmerman, 9. T.C. McKain, 10. Matt Henke, 11. Anthony Martin, 12. Rhett
Kingsbury, 13. Pat Hersh, 14. Andrew Lovegrove, 15. Dillon Thompson, 16.
Mike Shriver (DNF), 17. Brian Hilber (DNF), 18. Roger Couse (DNS).
Heat 1: 1. Wagenblast, 2. Selvage, 3. Thompson, 4. McKain.

Heat 2: 1. Zimmerman, 2. Hudson, 3. McDole, 4. Harder.

Heat 3: 1. Lewis, 2. Buss, 3. Hersh, 4. Chad Borgman.

Feature: 1. McDole, 2. Wagenblast, 3. Zimmerman, 4. Hudson, 5. Harder,
6. Lewis, 7. B.J. Dauer, 8. Buss, 9. Hilber, 10. Borgman, 11. McKain,
12. Thompson, 13. Selvage, 14. Kingsbury, 15. Henke, 16. Hersh, 17. Jim
Lang (DNF), 18. Lovegrove (DNF), 19. Tim Glass (DNF), 20. Martin (DNS),
21. Shriver (DNS).
IMCA Stock Cars

Make-up Feature: 1. Matt Streit, 2. Cory Struckhoff, 3. Jared Remus, 4.
Martin Newlin, 5. Terry Franz, 6. Jason Smidt, 7. Brett Behrends, 8.
Wayne Walker, 9. Brent Drohman, 10. Jason McCartney, 11. Troy Attwood
(DNF), 12. Brant Beam (DNF), 13. Chad Wulf (DNF), 14. Tracy Holloway
(DNF), 15. Josh Hudson (DNF), 16. Lance Borgman (DNF).

Heat 1: 1. Behrends, 2. Borgman, 3. Walker, 4. Holloway.

Heat 2: 1. Hudson, 2. Struckhoff, 3. Newlin, 4. Drohman.

Feature: 1. Walker, 2. Hudson, 3. Behrends, 4. Borgman, 5. Smidt, 6.
Remus, 7. Attwood, 8. Drohman, 9. Franz, 10. McCartney, 11. Streit, 12.
Struckhoff (DNF), 13. Beam (DNF), 14. John Huffman (DNF), 15. Wulf
(DNF), 16. Newlin (DNF), 17. Holloway (DNF).
IMCA Modifieds

Make-up Feature: 1. Lonnie Schriner, 2. Johnny Saathoff, 3. Jason
Schoenberger, 4. Dan Nelson, 5. Larry Sutton, 6. Brandon Blochlinger, 7.
Josh Carpenter, 8. Brian Calhoon, 9. Scott Smith, 10. Devon Housh, 11.
Lonnie Veteto, 12. Jeff Linner, 13. Caesare Linner (DNF), 14. Tim Watts
(DNF), 15. Jordan Grabouski (DNF), 16. Micaah Johnson (DNF), 17. Dusty
Blake (DNS).

Heat 1: 1. Saathoff, 2. Schoenberger, 3. Troy Johnson, 4. Smith.

Heat 2: 1. Sutton, 2. Schriner, 3. Watts, 4. Blake.

Heat 3: 1. Housh, 2. Travis Mack.

Feature: 1. Schriner, 2. Grabouski, 3. Calhoon, 4. Watts, 5. Nelson, 6.
Sutton, 7. Smith, 8. Blake, 9. Mack, 10. Carpenter, 11. Housh, 12. C.
Linner, 13. J. Linner, 14. Schoenberger (DNF), 15. Saathoff (DNF), 16.
Blochlinger (DNF), 17. T. Johnson (DNF), 18. Josh Lester (DNF), 19.
Veteto (DNS), 20. M. Johnson (DNS).
Cruisers

Make-up Feature: 1. Adam Sidlo/E.J. Kothe, 2. Jeremy Teselle/Doug Monty,
3. Curtis Craig/Shellito, 4. David Theer/Troy Himmelberg, 5. Drew
Barry/Ethan Vogler, 6. Robert Mason/Lance Ellis (DNF).

Heat: 1. Craig/Shellito, 2. Sidlo/Kothe, 3. Teselle/Monty, 4. Barry/Vogler.

Feature: 1. Theer/Himmelberg, 2. Josh Graczyk/Chris Graczyk, 3.
Teselle/Monty, 4. Craig/Shellito, 5. Sidlo/Kothe (DNF), 6. Barry/Vogler
(DNF), 7. Mason/Ellis (DNS).
Young Guns

Make-up Feature: 1. Josh Jacobitz, 2. Andy Sole, 3. Jeff Pfeifer, 4.
Troy Porter.

Heat: 1. Sole, 2. Jacobitz, 3. Porter.

Feature: 1. Jacobitz, 2. Pfeifer, 3. Porter, 4. Sole.

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Saathoff, Evers, Watts, Parde, Vanover and Dobrovolny/Becker take night 2 wins at Beatrice Speedway

By Scott Wisdom

Johnny Saathoff of Beatrice took full advantage of his front row starting spot in the IMCA Modifiieds in his Pinnacle Bank, Speedway Motors, Tru-Coil Springs, I-70 Auto Auction, Toobies Lumber, Hair Graphics, Northeast Auto, Jet Racing sponsored Jet Mod that is powered by JR Motorsports as he led all 20 laps to take home his first win of the 2007 season at his homtown track. he was followed across the finish line by Dan Bohlmeyer, Spencer Sutton, Jason Logan and Jordan Grabouski to round out the front 5.

Craig Evers of Beatice made it two in a row in his Jet Racing, Blue Valley Door, The Buss Stop, Penner Insurance and lettered by Extreme Motorsports Limited Modified to take home his second win of the 2007 season in as many nights. He led Mike Sherwood, Gary Saathoff, Tyler Snyder and Tom Vanover Jr to the finish line.

Jeff Watts of Beatice took full advantage of his front row starting position in his Vanwinkle Masonry, Weyer Repair, Van's Sandblasting, Buss Real Estate, Toby & Dawn, John's Muscle Cars, Circle D Manufacturing, Buhr's Trucking, Harms Farms, Scott's Tax Service, Schmidt Machine, Pautre-Lauby Plumbing & Heating, Maxson's Barber & Beauty, Redline Race Graffix, Scott Pope, Jet Racing sponsored Reedy Machine and Fab Razor Chassis to take home the win in the Factory Stocks. Gary Laflin, Ronda Mewes, Darcy Dobrovolny and Adam Armstrong completed the front 5.

Scott Parde of Beatrice took home the win in his Beatrice Motor Mart and Easy Haul Trailers sponsored IMCA Sport Compact. He took the lead on the first lap and never looked back to dominate the first race of the 2007 regular season for the IMCA Sport Compacts. Jacob Harms, Seth Ambrose, Jeff Creek and JAson Sand rounded out the front 5.

Kyle Vanover of Beatice took his Redline Race Graffix, LTR Towing, Reedy Machine and Fab, Hair All About It sponsored Razor Chassis took the win in the IMCA Hobby Stocks. He was chased across the line by Brian Langdale, Max Harder, Chad Borgman and Travis Runcie.

The Kansas team of Dallas Dobrovolny and Trent Becker took advantage of their front row starting spot to win the Cruisers in their Bruna Implement, Pam, Mo, Darcy, Mom, 3D Design & Graphics, Schroller Auto Parts, Dixon Tire, Family & Cottage Hill Crew sponsored 73 cruiser. They were followed across the line by Darrin & Nathan Meinke, Shane and Shawn Slezak, Rick Mick & Ron Schroller and Les Atkinson & Darcy Dobrovolny.


Cruisers
1) 73 Dallas Dobrovolny/Trent Becker
2) c4 Darrin & Nathan Meinke
3) 35s Shawn & Shane Slezak
4) 44 Rich Mick/Ron Schroller
5) 4 Les Atkinson/Darcy Dobrovolny
6) 21 Josh Blumer/Kayne Hagedorn
7) 22u Ashley & Tyler Holle
8) 2 David Voorhees & Jeff Brumback
8) 77a Phil & Ahron Ambrose
9) 82 Ty Becker & Dustin Minge
10) 16oz Jerad & Aaron Little
11) 13 Derek Wilkinson & Justin Hippen
12) 36dd William Popelka & Dustin VanNortwick
13) 02 Adam & Ryan Cramer

IMCA Hobby Stocks
1) 19 Kyle Vanover
2) 1 Brian Langdale
3) 34 Max Harder
4) 20 Chad Borgman
5) 33 Travis Runcie
6) 2r Ryan Roschewski
7) 1x Chris Langdale
8) 38 Lee Beethe
9) 35s Shawn Slezak
10) 32 Trevor Kropp
11) 75 Kyle Olberding
12) 95 Billy Parde
13) 99 Matthew Smith
14) 7 Matt Fralin
15) 11 Eric Chab
16) 48 Travus Snyder
17) d64 Greg Post
18) 46 Matt Bernhardt
19) 64 Jeremy Post

Factory Stocks
1) 66 Jeff Watts
2) 9 Gary Laflin
3) 89 Ronda Mewes
4) 99 Darcy Dobrovolny
5) 6a Adam Armstrong
6) 5m Neal Mittan
7) 6r Roy Armstrong
8) 6 Ernie Reiss
9) 03 Aaron Roth
10) 4t Lisa Wagner
11) 7 Jeff Shew
12) 4 Greg Crannell
13) 3 Rodney Latta
14) 32 Joe Ryan

Limited Modifieds
1) 2x Craig Evers
2) 33x Mike Sherwood
3) 96 Gary Saathoff
4) 20 Tyler Snyder
5) 5 Tom Vanover Jr
6) 72 Jesse Vanlaningham
7) 8 Dan McKnight
8) 74 Ricky Rohr
9) 44 Rich Mick
10) 14 Mike Snyder
11) 76 Nick Warnke
12) 92 Justin Hill
13) 3d Daryl Dorn
14) 30 David Jueneman
15) 33 Travis Runcie
16) 97 Mark Saathoff
17) 25 Benji Legg
18) 22 Justin Jurgens
19) 23 Steve Swarthout
20) 12k Ron Karpisek
21) 11 Larry Halsey

IMCA Sport Compacts
1) 17 Scott Parde
2) 6j Jacob Harms
3) 77s Seth Ambrose
4) 4 Jeff Creek
5) 19 Jason Sand
6) 7 Janie Fralin
7) 23 Steve Swarthout

IMCA Modifieds
1) 96j Johnny Saathoff
2) 24 Dan Bohlmeyer
3) 18k Spencer Sutton
4) 53L Jason Logan
5) 30 Jordan Grabouski
6) 4j Jordy Nelson
7) 7d Dusty Leonard
8) 29 Greg Metz
9) 94 Dan Nelson
10) 29e Eric Rempel
11) 3 Josh Carpenter
12) z34 Brent Schlake
13) 96 Gary Saathoff
14) 47x Kyle Ames
15) 71m Eric McMillan
16) u2 Mark Ronnebaum
17) 93L Jason Brinkman
18) 76 Lance Borgman

Labels: Results

From Eagle Raceway

A large crowd was on hand tonight for Colby Ridge's "Mom's Rule" night
at Eagle Raceway, America's Home Track. The fans were treated to a great
evening of racing in all 4 classes. Unlike the prolonged event 2 weeks
ago, this evenings racing was finished by 10:45.

Rich White took the early lead in the Stereo West Auto Toys Tuner A
Feature, followed closely by Barry Kinnersley. The pair proceeded to
pull away to a comfortable lead.
The compacts again provided the scariest portion of the event when
Schelpepper in the 59X barrel-rolled past the flag stand. In the ensuing
melee, the 99T of Tony Ross was launched into the air and ended up
upside down. Neither driver was seriously hurt.

When the race was restarted, White & Kinnersley again took the lead and
remained there until the very last lap when White inexplicably dropped
to 4th position, handing the win to Kinnersley.

The Valentino's Hobby Stock Feature saw Casey Moyer move into the lead
on the 4th lap, passing the 12 of Dan Noonan on the inside. With 9 laps
to go, the 21 of Derick Noonan moved into 2nd position followed on the
next lap by the 86 of Justin Wulf. With just 3 laps left, frontrunner
Moyer suffered a flat right rear tire. This allowed Wulf to move into
first followed by Shane Hiatt. Moyer held off the competition to take
the checkers.

After the races, Justin said that after running 1 year at Onawa in Iowa,
he decided to make Eagle his home. Justin also asked that we thank his
sponsors for giving him the chance to run at Eagle. They are Sidewinder
Chassis, Wolf & Sons Farms, Volnek Welding & Repair, Renegade Seeding,
Sid Dillon Chevrolet and Ken's Smoke House. He then said that without
his pit crew, consisting of Tim & Todd Wulf, Dave Volnek and Brian Crone
he could never have won.

When asked about tonight's track conditions, Justin related, "I love a
slick track like this. I just seem to do better on them. They don't have
to change a thing for me".

The Monster Energy Drink Modified A Main saw the 1M of Robert Brinkman
take the lead on the first lap. The cars ran 3 wide at times, jockeying
for positions. With 14 laps left, Scott Bivens moved into 1st place,
followed closely by the B9 of Sean Burkland. The top 3 didn't change
until the very last circuit when Chris Alcorn, the defending Modified
Champion moved into 3rd. Scott could not be located after the races to
be interviewed, but we welcome him back.

The last Feature event of the evening saw the Budweiser 360 Championship
Sprints take to the track. Josh Riggins took advantage of his pole
position to move to the front in the early going, followed by Jason
Danley and John Klabunde. On the 3rd lap, Danley moved into the lead
when Riggins went high in turns 1 & 2. His position was short-lived
however, as the caution flag came out on that lap when the 31 of Mark
Pace spun. Jason again moved to first on the restart and began to pull
away. With 10 laps left, John Klabunde moved into 2nd, followed on the
next lap by Brad Krutz. With 5 laps to go, Ryan Kitchen spun, bringing
out yet another yellow. This moved all lapped cars to the rear of the
field. Another caution came out on the last lap when Jeff Griffis and
Terry Holliman got together and spun between turns 1 and 2. Danley took
off on the restart and held on for the win.

"Kirk Cosaert, Dave Skillman, Marvin Brees and Jake Eberhardt made my
job easy tonight. Starting from inside the 2nd row I knew I had a chance
for the win, because they gave me an awesome racecar." "I don't know why
everyone's complaining about the track lately. As far as I'm concerned,
they can make it like this every single week. When the tracks like this,
it isn't a horsepower game. It's all about setup and a patient driver"
Jason continued. "I forgot to mention in my on-track interview that I
want to wish both my Mother and my wife a wonderful Mother's Day".

Please join us next weekend at Eagle Raceway, America's Home Track for
Junior Fan Club Night, presented by McDonald's. Ronald McDonald will be
on hand, with a bag full of goodies. Also, at intermission there will be
a $1000 money grab for the kids. Children 13 and under get in free. For
those of you who haven't yet picked up your Junior Fan Club Membership
cards, you can do that at the Junior Fan Club table.

May 12th, 2007 Race Results:

Budweiser Championship Sprints
A Feature-
1) 82 Jason Danley
2) 77 John Klabunde
3) 91 Brad Krutz
4) 84 Toby Chapman
5) 45 Jeff Lowery
6) 51 Mike Boston
7) 96kx Adam Gullion
8) 14 Josh Riggins
9) 71 Tige Jensen
10) 14g Gene Ackland
11) 28 Ken Klabunde
12) 32 Chris Roseland
13) 21 Ryan Kitchen
14) 23 Terry Holliman
15) 3 Jeff Griffis
16) 24b Frank Galusha
17) 17 Gage Dorr
18) 31 Mark Pace
19) 44 Doug Lovegrove
20) 6 Nick Bryan

B Feature-

1) 31 Mark Pace
2) 45 Jeff Lowery
3) 44 Doug Lovegrove
4) 24b Frank Galusha
5) 6 Nick Bryan
6) 23r Tadd Holliman
7) 2 No Name?
8) 3g Bill Garrow
9) 19j Jay Jordan
10) 35 Trevor Grossenbacher
11) 8b Bobby Becker
12) 17b Jason Becker (DNS Heat of B)

Monster IMCA Modifieds
A Feature-
1) s56 Scott Bivens
2) b9 Sean Burklund
3) 3 Chris Alcorn
4) 1m Robert Brinkman
5) 7 Bob Ruisinger
6) 27 Clint Homan
7) 4jr David Jewett Jr
8) 13 Doug Deterding
9) 1r Matt Richards
10) 21t Tracy Harr
11) 3a Aaron Pella
12) v45 Rik Gropp
13) 8a Dusty Andersen
14) 5s Bob Zoubek
15) 19j Jeff Jones
16) 00 Tim Pickens
17) 24x Darren Hosick
18) 42k Jan Korth
19) 75j Jesse Robinson
20) 21 Terry Richards
21) 52 Sean Manning (DNS A)

First B Feature-
1) 19j Jeff Jones
2) 24x Darren Hosick
3) 8a Dusty Andersen
4) 24t Terry Hurt
5) 11aa Ed Raines
6) 8 Larry Goertz
7) 11x Steve Devitt
8) 95b Nic Bonney
9) 12x George Haney
10) 95r Lucas Robinson
11) 21j Jimmie Holdorf?
12) 10k Don McCown
13) 33r Larry Robinson Jr.
14) 51 Cliff Turner
15) 82 Chris Anderson
16) h1 Lowell Holland

Second B Feature-
1) 19j Jeff Jones
2) 42k Jan Korth
3) 13 Doug Deterding
4) 5s Bob Zoubek
5) 95 Dylan Smith
6) 44 Tom Lenz
7) 5st Dan Wayman
8) 3t Tom Spanel
9) 4d Pat Donovan (DNS Heat)
10) 57 Brian Cudley
11) 1x Jeff Spring
12) 48b Don Chilen
13) 22 Brian Schmidt
14) 29 Jeff Mazza
15) 3w Stacey Wilhelm
16) 8c Chad Andersen
17) 73 James Oaks

Valentino's IMCA Hobby Stocks
A Feature-
1) 86 Justin Wulf
2) 21h Shane Hiatt
3) 21 Derick Noonan
4) s53 Scott Robinson
5) 12 Dan Noonan
6) 42 Rob Brown
7) 92 Don Hall
8) 10k Lee Kracht
9) 121 Robert Tippery
10) 52v Kevin VanLaningham
11) 22 Nick Beckman
12) 14 Ron Novak
13) 3k Jerry Keaton
14) m70 Rick Munson
15) 98 Dan Jackson
16) 9 Rex Schreiner
17) 38c Casey Moyer
18) 94 Mike Hansen
19) 28b Rick Bradley
20) 1r RJ Macku

B Feature-
1) 22 Nick Beckman
2) 52v Kevin VanLaningham
3) 94 Mike Hansen
4) 3k Jerry Keaton
5) 98 Dan Jackson
6) 4 Troy Mencke
7) 21k Brandon Kresha
8) 4j Jamie Bruce

Stereo West Auto Toy's IMCA Sport Compacts
A Feature-
1) 00 Barry Kinnersley
2) 2k Kyle Schamp
3) 0 Rich White
4) 2 Dan Rhiley
5) 51 Amanda Rhiley
6) 18 Maynard Kinnersley
7) 44 Jack Prall III
8) 62 Justin Busboom
9) 10 Kenny Danley
10) 21 Jake Sells
11) b32 Brian Haller
12) 63 Mike Simpson
13) 45 Jack Prall IV
14) 26 Derick Dreamer
15) 24 Mike Rice
16) 14 Joey Danley
17) 3x Jake Brinson
18) 59x Russ Schellpeper
19) 99t Tony Rost
20) 33 Jeremy Noonan (DNS A)

B Feature-
1) 14 Ron Novak
2) 99t Tony Rost
3) 3x Jake Brinson
4) 24 Mike Rice
5) 33 Jeremy Noonan
6) 7v Adam Vrbka
7) 13j Jared Deterding
8) 43 Jack Prall II
9) 59 Jason Tadlock
10) 4 Jeff Creek (DNS Heat or B)

Labels: Results

Join us this Saturday, May 12th for Mom's Rule Night presented by Colby
Ridge. Moms receive Free front gate admission with one paid child. Front
gate opens at 5:30pm with racing starting at 7:00pm.

Next weekend, May 19th, will be Jr. Fan Club Night presented by McDonald's.
Join us as Ronald McDonald makes an appearance with a bag full of goodies.
Kid's $1000 money grab will be held at intermission. Kids 13 and under
receive free front gate admission. If you have not received your Jr. Fan
Club Membership card yet, please pick it up at the Jr. Fan Club table.

Thanks for supporting Eagle Raceway...America's Home Track!
Happy Mother's Day!

From Beatrice Speedway:

The O'Reilly Auto Parts MLRA Late Model Series is set to invade Beatrice
Speedway May 28th.

The Buhr Trucking/RMF Factory Stocks will be the support class

Grandstand Adult tickets are 12.00, kids 6-11 are 3.00 and 5 and under are
free.

Pits are 25.00

Added attractions include 2 seater rides in a Late Model
4-Laps $50.00
10 Laps $100.00
To pre-register you must e-mail me at tfralin@charter.net
Register quick as limited spaces will be available.

Also added courtesy of The Sheppard of the Hills in Branson Missouri is the
following
(Must be used these dates Aug 9th-11th)
2 Nights in Luxury Accomodations (230.00 value)
2 tix to The Sheppard of the Hills Summer Cruise (62.00 value)
2 tix to Silver Dollar City (87.30 value
1 dinner for two at either Red Lobster or Olive Garden (50.00) value
Retail Value of $429.00

To check out the Sheppard of the Hills Summer Cruise log on to
www.supersummercruise.com

Beatrice Speedway would like to thank the following sponsors of this event

Hartig Real Estate and Loan
Schusters Outdoors
The Corner Tavern in Swanton
JET Racing
Budweiser
KUTT 99.5 FM
KWBE AM 1450
Halseys Auto Sales and Detailing

From I-80 Speedway

Greenwood, Nebraska (May 8, 2007) Dodge Super Late Models will kick off
the Nebraska-Iowa Dodge Challenger Series this Sunday, May 13 at I-80
Speedway in a Dodge Dual, which consists of double late model features.
The Dodge Challenger Series is a point fund series with four nights of
Dodge Duals at I-80 Speedway and Adams County Speedway. The Series will
be held at I-80 Speedway on Sunday, May 13, at Adams County Speedway on
Saturday, May 26 and Saturday, July 7th, and concluding at I-80 Speedway
on Sunday, July 29.

The winner of the Dodge Challenger Series will receive a $1000 point
fund check from Your Area Dodge Dealers. Second place will receive $500,
third $250, fourth $200, fifth $175, sixth $150, seventh $125 and eighth
$100. Points for the Dodge Challenger Series will be the standard format
of 50 points for first, 48 for second, and so on. Track points will go
by 2007 rules at each individual track.

The feature payoffs for the Dodge Duals will be as follows: First $600,
second $400, third $300, fourth $250, fifth $225, sixth $200, seventh
$180, eighth $170, ninth $160, 10th $150, eleventh $140, twelfth $130,
thirteenth $120, fourteenth $110, fifteenth $100, and sixteenth through
26th will pay $85. Non-qualifiers will receive $55.

Also joining the Dodge Super Late Models on Sunday May 13 at I-80
Speedway will be the City Weekly Grand Nationals, Certified Transmission
Pro Ams and Hobby Stocks. Moms will receive a free flower from Taylor's
Flowers, and a free beverage from I-80 Speedway. The first 100 kids can
make a special card for mom courtesy of the I-80 Speedway Jr. Fan Club.

Pit gates open at 3:30 p.m. and front gates open at 5:00 p.m., with hot
laps at 6:00 p.m. and racing at 6:30 p.m. Adults are $12 for the Dodge
Dual night, $10 for seniors and students with I.D., and kids 10 and
under free.

I found this while reading Chris Moses' Oval Operations site. It's from the Des Moines Register, and EVERY weekly race fan needs to read this.

My little rant:

Nobody is safe right now. I've been saying that the Knoxville Nationals carry the weekly program for years, and been chided by "experts." If the pinnacle of the old school has to change, then we must all. It's time to step up, it's time to change our thinking, to quote the 'Verizon Guy:'

"Can you hear me NOW?!?"

Iowa tracks try to stem losses, rev up revenue

http://desmoinesregister.com/apps/pb...705060359/1013

SPECIAL REPORT

May 6, 2007

Knoxville Raceway is at a crowded crossroads. Without the windfall from the Knoxville Nationals - sprint car racing's "Super Bowl" - one of the planet's most hallowed half-mile dirt tracks could be on thin ice in terms of its weekly program.

"It takes almost 3,000 paying customers to cover our costs of a weekly show," Knoxville race director Ralph Capitani said. "Last year, we averaged a little over 2,200. That doesn't cut it. If we did not have the Nationals, we'd have to do things a lot differently.

The Nationals lets us do things other tracks can't do."Iowa's race tracks - from border to border - face an increasingly competitive landscape in pursuit of the state's entertainment dollars.

There are 56 functioning race tracks dotting the state, according to the 2007 National Speedway Directory, which puts Iowa fourth nationally to more populated states Texas, Pennsylvania and California in number of motorsports-based facilities.

"There are so many venues vying for the entertainment dollar," said Boone Speedway promoter Robert Lawton. "I'd say there are nearly 100 things that these people didn't have 15 years ago.

"Whether it be (youth) soccer, go-kart facilities that let people rent cars to race - you can go on and on about the opportunities people have to spend their discretionary dollars. "The race for those dollars has become a constant and ever-shifting undertaking.

Most tracks are discovering that accepting change, not resisting, is key to remaining viable in the 21st century.

For example:
- Knoxville is considering the Internet as a marketing tool to attract younger fans.
- Boone is adding offbeat events such as donkey races and also giving away a car each month.
- Hawkeye Downs Speedway, Iowa's only facility featuring both asphalt and dirt stock-car racing, continues to tinker with its structure and the positioning of popular school bus and minivan races.

The buzz term is "value-added," and tracks are pursuing its elements full throttle.

"What do they say about the definition of insanity - doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result every time?" said Iowa Speedway vice president and general manager Craig Armstrong.

"I see that, unfortunately, in some short-track promoters, but thankfully, not a lot of them I've seen around here."Spurring recoveryAt Boone, a dip in attendance has led to several "value-added" options, from the new car giveaway to donkey and chuckwagon races.

"We had a downturn in the late (1980s)," said Lawton, whose track hosts the sprawling and well-attended IMCA Super Nationals each September. "And it's never recovered." Lawton said that dip halved weekly crowds from about 2,000 to 1,000.

So the track added an "Eve of Destruction" demolition derby show to its slate last season and the event quickly became a popular offering.

This season, the donkey and chuckwagon races will be sprinkled in, along with bull poker, as seen at many rodeos, and "Faster Pastor" races, to name a few.

"Just this year, we decided we needed to change our program to try to attract not necessarily the hard-core race fan, but the casual fan who just wants to come out one or two times a year to be entertained," Lawton said.

"That's what our whole philosophy has been ... Even though you're still giving them the hard-core race program, you want the value to be there for them to have a more enjoyable experience.

"A "Catch-22"

Knoxville faces the potential of shifting from a weekly racing venue with 20-plus full programs to several big event weekends. Capitani said it's more likely weekly shows would continue to run, but with the potential of 360-cubic-inch sprint cars, not 410s, shouldering the regular load.

"There are only eight tracks, by my last count, in the United States that run a weekly 410 show," Capitani said. "So I don't know how the change is going to occur, and maybe it won't. Maybe I'm crying wolf, but it makes me nervous.

"You might see the day where there's still a weekly show, but it will be 360s and maybe 305s, and you'll have special events for the 410s.

"Knoxville is battling a drop in weekly attendance of more than 1,500 in five years.

Capitani said five years ago, an average weekly crowd measured about 4,000.

Everything from fluctuating gas prices to the addition of entertainment options such as casinos and minor-league hockey teams affect attendance, Capitani said.

"I'd say the very first year Prairie Meadows opened, we lost 400 paying customers on Saturday night," Capitani said. "They got jobs up there, or they were there. Or else they lost their money during the week and couldn't afford to come to the races.

"Knoxville is planning the unprecedented step of marketing itself to youth-oriented Internet sites to help augment its loyal fan base.

Adding concerts to the schedule has been discussed.

But that would increase costs, which, when factoring in a $29,000 weekly purse and burgeoning electric and utility fees for Knoxville's sweeping complex, brings its own set of challenges.

Therein lies the rub: Do you spend more money to drive attendance, thus revenue, when the racing you offer is already top-notch?

"It's kind of a Catch-22 situation," Capitani said. "The economic situation affects everything."

Ahead of the curve?

Brad Steffens, co-chairman of the race committee for Hawkeye Downs Speedway in Cedar Rapids, came up with the idea of adding school bus races as he watched late-night TV while staying up with his child.

"There was some 'Spills and Thrills' video showing school buses racing," Steffens recalled. "I said, 'Gosh, I've never heard of anyone doing that around here. We ought to try that.' "The school bus races, and accompanying minivan events, are now a staple.

"It's the cheap shows that make the money sometimes, which is kind of ironic," he Steffens said.

Downs officials continue to tweak their ancillary events, pairing monster truck spectacles with the school bus and minivan races.

So far, so good.

Steffens said the track's average attendance of roughly 2,000 has remained stable."That's part of why I think we've been successful, too, is being willing to think outside of the box," Steffens said.

Looking Ahead

Creativity is key as Iowa's racing venues - big and small alike - cater to both sets of customers: fans and drivers.

The new model, crafting an experience based in racing, but bolstered by celebrity appearances and fun tangential elements, is increasingly taking hold.

Iowa will continue to be a haven for short-track racing, and Knoxville will remain a huge draw with the Knoxville Nationals and other events.

So will Boone, Hawkeye Downs, Adams County Speedway in Corning, and dozens of other racing venues across the state.What tracks face is not a crisis, but an opportunity to grow in new ways.

"There's a core amount of people out there who will sit at any race track, in any part of the country, and watch cars go around in circles and always enjoy it, always attend it," said IMCA vice president Brett Root, whose organization sanctions classes of cars at the majority of Iowa's tracks.

"I think fans are getting a little bit more sophisticated; they're a little bit more savvy about how they spend their money. With the entertainment aspect, they want more."

Labels: editorial, Race related news

Hardly surprising.

I-80's practice and hornet Battle Royale are canceled for Sunday May 6.

Wavelink's microsprint races are also canceled.

From Tim Fralin, Beatrice Speedway

Okay all you NASCAR Fans the #8 Dale Earnhardt Budweiser Chevrolet will be on hand for pictures Saturday May 12th. This is the car the he won Texas with a few years ago.

** Classes runnning Saturday May 12th will be IMCA Modifieds, IMCA Hobbystocks, IMCA Sport Compacts, JET Racing Limited Modifieds, Buhr Trucking/RMF Factory Stocks and Cruisers

Pit Gates open at 3;30, Hot laps at 5:00, Racing at 6:00

Labels: Race related news

From Thayer County Speedway

We had a meeting last night and the race is on for Friday August 3rd
2007, 200 lap 2 hour Enduro, $1000 to win based on 30 car field. Race
starts at 8 pm. Rain date is August 10th. The rules will be on the
Thayer County Speedway website in a few days, until then you can view
the rules at...

http://www.oceanspeedway.com/Rules/Enduro2007.pdf

This will be open to front wheel drive and rear wheel drive cars.
Thanks,
Tim

By Mike Hughes

RED CLOUD, NE (May 4)—After the heat races were completed at The Speed Bowl in Red Cloud, NE, Friday evening, May 4, incoming severe weather forced track officials to postpone the feature races until the next race program on Friday, May 11. Make-up feature races will open the May 11th program, followed by a complete show.


RESULTS
IMCA Hobby Stocks

Heat 1: 1. Mike Shriver, 2. Delbert Selvage, 3. Brian Hilbert, 4. Jim Buss.

Heat 2: 1. Joe McDole, 2. Jerry Hudson, 3. Max Harder, 4. Anthony Martin.

Feature: Rained out.
IMCA Stock Cars

Heat 1: 1. Jason Smidt, 2. Lance Borgman, 3. Troy Attwood, 4. Brett Behrends.

Heat 2: 1. Matt Streit, 2. Martin Newlin, 3. Josh Hudson, 4. Jared Remus.

Feature: Rained out.
IMCA Modifieds

Heat 1: 1. Larry Sutton, 2. Johnny Saathoff, 3. Lonnie Schriner, 4. Lonnie Veteto.

Heat 2: 1. Tim Watts, 2. Jordan Grabouski, 3. Jordan Blochlinger, 4. Devon Housh.

Feature: Rained out.
Cruisers

Heat: 1. Drew Barry/Ethan Vogler, 2. Adam Sidlo/Jon Thompson, 3. Terry Gradig/Jeremy Teselle, 4. David Theer/Troy Himmelberg.

Feature: Rained out.

Labels: Rainouts, Results

From Adams County Speedway
This week’s heaviest rains stayed to the west of Corning. The track this morning is in great shape and the infield is accessible. LET’S GO RACING!!!!!!!!! The next high percentage chance of rain according to three forecasts this morning is for it to come through southwest Iowa after midnight.

From United Rebel Sprint Series

Oberlin Speedway, URSS 305 Sprint Cars along with the Mod Lites of Colorado, Classic Modifieds and Mini Trucks @ 7:30 pm.

Looking for a great turnout of Sprint Cars, with Teams from Colorado, Missouri, Nebraska and Kansas all converging on the lightning fast 3/8's at the Decatur County Fairgrounds.

Labels: Race related news

From Eagle Raceway:

With Sprint Cars planning to make the journey to Eagle Raceway this weekend from as far away as Phoenix, AZ and Chicago, IL, an early decision has been made to cancel the races for May 5th due to inclement weather. Fans will have to wait another month to see which local drivers will complete wingless to prove who is actually the best at driving a Sprint car. June 2nd will be the next non-wing Sprint show where drivers with nerves of steel will compete for $1000 to win and a $3000 point fund for the three remaining wingless events.

Next week, May 12th, will be the annual Mom's Rule night with all Moms receiving free admission with one paid child admission

From Beatrice Speedway:
We received nearly one inch of rain at the track overnight through this morning. Tonights races have been canceled. IMCA Sport Compacts will be moved to May 12th along with the other scheduled classes.

Junction Motor Speedway has cancelled tonights racing activity with this mornings rain. Please join JMS next Saturday, May 12th for Friesen Chevrolet Parts Night.

Mid-Nebraska Speedway
The track has already received an inch of rain this morning, and with more rain forecasted all day long, tonight's show has been canceled. See you next Saturday night!

Shelby County Speedway
Tonight's Season Opener is canceled. We have received over an inch of rain in the last couple of days and the infield is extremely wet. We have had more rain this morning and the forecast for the rest of the day is threatening. We'll plan to open our season next weekend. Hope to see you all then!

Wavelink Raceway Park
The Go-Kart races for Saturday, May 5th have been canceled due to rain.

Labels: Rainouts

Races for this evening Friday, May 4th at Blackbird Bend are cancelled due to rain and wet
conditions.

Labels: Rainouts

Throw the yellow, get back in line, whatever. Here's some commentary on the week past, week ahead and whatnot.

-I spoke to Roger Hadan about the rut in turn one, which has been particularly nasty the first two weeks at Eagle. Roger said they dug up the bottom half of turn 1 and 2, replaced drain tile, laid down Bentonite, 3 inch rock and wire mesh along with cloth to hopefully seal the turn from underground water. He said that when they dug in to turn one, water came out of 3-inch hole for about an hour, shooting 3 feet in the air at times. Many fans already knew there was a spring under the track.

-The best solution had to come from sprint car owner Mark Burch (mbmotorspt) in this thread on dirtdrivers.com: "Please move the flagstand to the back stretch. That will eliminate the ruts in turn one."

I nominate that as line of the year.

-For all of the commotion about turn one, the real issue was the 10 (or more) red flags that night, and most happened outside of the "ruts." I just don't understand why on the opening lap, I'd need to see the Sport Compacts going four-wide into a turn. It's not a one lap race.

-Another issue: after seeing the picture of Doug Lyons' car, there was a comment by Jeff Joldersma, builder and racer of many Sport Compacts (not Lyons' car) about the fact that the cage on Lyons' car wasn't welded all the way around. He also offers testimony from another racer who flipped that night (and caught fire) about the quality of the cage.

Looking in the IMCA rules, there's nothing that says that but isn't it COMMON SENSE? Who would trust themselves to a partially weld a roll cage and why should that be allowed to take to the track? Those cars are running at highway speeds under racetrack conditions. Yes I know racing isn't "safe," but I'm worried. Maybe it's time to think about where this class is now and be PRO-active. I'm not talking about getting rid of it, just now that we have some real world data, see what we can do to make some improvements. These cars aren't hobby or street stocks, they're engineered very different. In my book, the similarity ends at four wheels and a motor.

-There's more than just Eagle... It's nice to see that 3/4 of the Butler County Motorplex Schedule has been filled. There's an IMCA Modified & Stock Car show on May 20, the previously mentioned ASCS show on June 1 and the USMTS contest on July 16. I hope that we will see many more shows next year, be it from the current promoters or new ones. It's a racy little place and I'd hate to see another track go by the wayside.

-I'm rooting for the Shelby County Racers Association and the "New" Shelby County Speedway in Harlan, IA. Again, with Denison limited to an ASCS showand Figure 8's let's hope that the track fills a growing void in Western Iowa.

-I plan on heading to US36 Speedway next Friday (May 11) for the World of Outlaws show. After reading and hearing so much about how racy the place is, I'm looking forward to visiting there and bringing back some pictures. One thing: I'm getting more impressed by the new team at WoO. I think this is finally the group that can bring them to the "next level."

That's it for now, let's hope for nice weather despite the forecast.

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Not since the 1970s has a wingless sprint car series competed for a
track championship at Eagle Raceway. This Saturday, the tops come off
the 360 cubic inch sprinters and will do so the first Saturday of
every month at the track outside Lincoln. Since their return to weekly
racing in 1984, the sprint cars have had large aluminum airfoils
straddling the roll cages and the hoods as their distinguishing mark.
While many dirt track afficionados see the wingless variety of sprint
cars as the "pure" form of sprint car racing, casual fans may see
something they're not used to.

When asked why he would depart from the norm, Eagle Raceway promoter
Roger Hadan said he "wanted to try something new, try to get in a new
type of fan and try to grow a potential new class." He expects 25-30
cars to compete, including many of the weekly drivers.

In the early 2000's, Eagle Raceway brought the touring 410-cubic inch
California-based SCRA series to compete against USAC drivers as part
of the Eagle Nationals, and I-80 Speedway has featured the Wingless
Sprint Bandits in August for the past two seasons.

After winning Eagle Raceway's season opener on April 21, IMCA Modified
driver Jordan Grabouski won the season opener at Beatrice Speedway
last Saturday night.

The ASCS Midwest Region sprint cars will return to Butler County
Motorplex outside of Rising City on Friday June 1. This season, Butler
County is running a limited schedule of four shows and the track is
officially for sale. The United States Modified Touring Series is
scheduled for a July 16 appearance.

After a disqualification by IMCA officials on April 21, Eagle Raceway
Hobby Stock driver Kevin VanLaningham roared to a comeback win,
dominating the A feature on Saturday. This season VanLaningham is
honoring his grandfather, Kenny by running a paint scheme identical to
his grandfather's last race car from 1981. The elder VanLaningham was
inducted into the Beatrice Speedway Hall of Fame in 2006, the first
car owner inducted.

Defending champions had good luck at Eagle Raceway Saturday as Mike
Boston grabbed the Sprint A feature win at Eagle by a bumper's length
ahead of Toby Chapman at the checkered flag, while Chris Alcorn
cruised to a win in the IMCA Modifieds. Dan Rhiley won the IMCA Sport
Compact feature after a 30 minute delay when Doug Lyons flipped hard
in turn three. Lyons needed to be cut from the car and was transported
to the hospital for a precautionary examination.

I-80 Speedway is running a 50-lap "Battle Royale" enduro sport compact
race on Sunday May 6 at 1:00 PM. The regular season for the Greenwood,
Neb. track starts Sunday May 13 with NASCAR-sanctioned Super Late
Models, Grand National Late Models, Hobby Stocks and ProAms.

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From Shelby County Racers Assn

We are gearing up for our Season Opener this Saturday, May 5th. Crews
have been busy with track preparation, concession stand renovations,
guardrail work, new PA system, new signboards, lots of painting and we
feel like things are on track for a great season!

The gates will open at 5:00 PM on Saturday and we would encourage you to
try to come early with your registration forms already filled out if
possible to avoid delays in the program. You can find these forms on the
website.

IMPORTANT: The back pit entrance will NOT be used this season. There
will be signs posted and also staff to assist with directions on the
first night. All racecars and pitside vehicles will need to enter the
fairgrounds through the main entrance on the west side. There are two
gates next to each other and we would like all racecars to use the gate
on the right side and drive straight into the fairgrounds. This road
will take you straight east and then just proceed around past the
livestock buildings and curve around to the north driveway coming back
west along the south side of the grandstand. Pit Passes will be sold in
the old KNOD ticket booth (little white building in the middle of the
fairgrounds). All persons wishing to purchase pit passes must register
and sign in at this location. After you sign in and get your pit pass –
proceed west and enter the pits through the gate by turn four. Pit
passes will not be sold in the main grandstand ticket office. Pit passes
are $22.00 or you can purchase a 10 punch card for $200.

Grandstand tickets must be purchased at the grandstand ticket both.
Admission prices are $9.00 for adults, $6.00 for students 11-18, and
kids 10 and under are FREE with a paid adult. Checks will not be
accepted in the grandstand ticket booth.

There will be a Nickel Toss for Kids during intermission on May 5th for
our opening night. Please bring your kids and have some fun!

In case of threatening weather – we will be using the Rainout Report on

www.dirtdrivers.com and also posting our website

www.shelbycountyfair.org/speedway. Track phone is 712-269-5691.

Shelby County Racers Association
P.O. Box 124
Harlan, IA 51537

The racing action at BCM will start May 20th with an IMCA Sanctioned
event for the Modifieds and Hobby Stock. The Street Stocks will also run
on the 20th. Gates open at 4pm and racing at 6pm. Then on June 1st the
Winged Warriors of the ASCS will once again make a visit to the 1/3 high
banks of BCM. IMCA Hobby Stocks will run with them on that Friday Night.
Gates will open at 6pm and racing at 8pm. Check back often for more up
coming races at the Butler County Motorplex

From Scott Wisdom

Beatrice Speedway is proud to announce the signing of the O'Reillys MLRA
Late Model series as the sanctioning body for its May 28th Memorial Day
race. This race will be a $3000 to win show with it paying $400 to start the
22 car field with the stipulation of starting 24 cars if there are over 40
Late Models present.

Since the original announcement of a super late model race and countless
hours of researching the different sanctioning bodies promoter Tim Fralin
reached a deal with the MLRA.

"A Late Model Race at Beatrice Speedway should stir a lot of excitement
around here, especially following up the Soup Race at I-80 which is a great
latemodel show in itself." Fralin added

"If you look at the caliber of drivers in this region, and include the
drivers that will show up after the Soup Race the potential for an awesome
show is definitely there. The Gage County Ag Society and myself debated this
show and chose to give it a shot.

"It was our belief that we were ready for this event and when the Memorial
Day gets here hold on to your seats because it will be an action packed race
around the 3/8ths mile track."

Current Points leaders (tie) John Anderson from Omaha and Terry Phillips of
Springfield, Mo. are expected to be on hand as well as Jeremy Payne of
Springfield Mo. , Kyle Berck of Marquette, Ne , Al Purkey of Coffeyville, Ks
and Beatrice's own Johnny "The JET" Saathoff.

The Buhr Trucking/RMF Factory Stocks will be the support class for this
event. Pit Admission is 25.00, Grandstand Adults-$12.00, 6-11 $3.00 and 5
and under are FREE. Pit gates will open at 3:00, Hot Laps at 4:30 and
racing at 5:30. Current Sponsors for this event include Budweiser and H&H
Distributing of Fairbury, Sutton Auto Repair of Odell, Ne, KWBE AM 1450 of
Beatrice and KUTT 99.5 of Fairbury.

From Chuck Zitterich/ASCS

SIOUX FALLS, SD (May 2, 2007)

We have just signed a contract to once again head to Butler County Motorplex
in Rising City, NE for a Friday night June 1st ASCS Midwest Regional
showdown. More info coming shortly.

Just a short update. First, I would like to congratulate all of our ASCS
drivers on some great finishes over the last few weeks.

Chuck Swenson winning an open event at Kopellah and weekly show number 2
Knoxville. Brian Brown on a 410 win at Knoxville, along with Josh Higday
with a 360 win at Knoxville. Dave Glennon winning an open event at Cedar
Lake, Ryan Bickett winning a weekly show at Hartford, SD. Keep up the great
work guys.

**Important News**

The upcoming race on Friday May 25th ay McCool Junction, NE., will be
another co-sanctioned event with the boys from NCRA. That means you'll be
competing for $2000 to win. But, because the NCRA drivers are already
required to run the "new" ASCS right rear tire, we are also going to require
the "new" ASCS right rear tire at this event.

After this event, the ASCS Midwest teams will still have (2) races to use up
any old ASCS right rear tires that they may still have. Friday night June
1st at Rising City, NE. and Friday night June 29th at McCool Junction, Ne.

Come July 1st, All ASCS Northern Plains and Midwest Regional races will
require the "new" ASCS right rear tire.

The ASCS National Tour is fast approaching. The dates are:

Saturday June 16th at Denison, IA.
Monday June 18th – Tailgate Party and Autogragh Session at the Oaks Hotel in
Sioux Falls, SD.
Tuesday June 19th at Hartford, SD.
Wednesday June 20th at Brainerd, MN.
Saturday June 23rd at Huron, SD.

These races will pay $3000 to win. I will have the complete purse breakdown
and more info next week.

** ASCS On Deck **

ASCS Midwest Region – May 25 - Junction Motor Speedway – McCool Junction, NE
$2000 to win.
ASCS Midwest Region – June 1 – Butler County Motorplex – Rising City, NE.
$1500 to win.

Here's some pics from Saturday's action. If you're interested in anything you don't see here (or do see here) email me.

Eagle Raceway 4-28-07 Photos

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