Hedrick is 15th Harris Clash Winner
By Bob Wilson

KNOXVILLE, IA (July 20, 2006) - Jeremie Hedrick of Shawano, Wisconsin is $2,000 richer as a result of winning the 15th annual Harris Clash at Knoxville Raceway Thursday night. The race was an IMCA sanctioned event.

The first several laps were wild as first Dave Trauernicht led lap one from his pole position start. Third row starter Hedrick took lap two with Trauernicht and Kevin Stoa coming across the line in a blanket finish for second. Lap three saw Stoa with the lead as he shot out of turn four on the low side to pick off the top spot. A yellow flag then brought the field of 28 cars into single file and temporarily ended the fight for the lead.

On the restart Stoa placed his modified on the bottom of this half-mile dirt oval and claimed the point position on the next two go-arounds. Lap six was nearly a carbon copy of lap five but this time Hedrick roared out of turn four on the bottom and shot down the front chute with the lead. As he roared into turn three of that lap, he somehow became crossed up in the mid-track. At this same time a close running Stoa slammed into Hedrick but each car managed to keep running with what could be perceived as only cosmetic damage. None the less, Stoa captured that lap and the next five as well.

Little by little Hedrick began to creep back into contention and as he and Stoa to the flag ending lap twelve, there was only a half car length separating the two. On the next circuit Hedrick had the lead at the start finish line by 15 feet. While this action was taking place for the lead, Trauernicht remained close but was not a contender at this time.

At lap 15 it must be noted that Johnny Saathoff had moved to seventh after starting 20th.

With Hedrick beginning to put some distance between himself and those who followed, a great battle for the runner-up spot developed among Stoa, Trauernicht, Jeff Anderson and Rick Stephan. Positions two through five changed often as the laps began to wind down. Saathoff soon came into the mix as he was perhaps the fastest car on the track.

Laps 20 to the end of the race saw Hedrick extend his margin and when he took the checkered flag, second place Trauernicht was beginning his exit of turn four. Third went to Stephan, Anderson garnered fourth and Saathoff took the fifth spot. Rounding out the top ten finishers were Brian Mullen, Stoa, defending champion Greg Metz, Bill Osbourne and Troy Cordes.

In the companion Sport Modified feature, Jacob Murray of Hartford, Iowa led the 15-lap distance to capture the $500 paycheck. Murray held the lead all the way despite two slow-down yellows. Andy Tiernon, Brett Ladehoff, Ryan Lundy and Austin Kaplan formed the top five finishers.

KNOXVILLE RACEWAY, Knoxville, IA
July 20, 2006
Modifieds RESULTS

Heat 1, 8 laps, No Time: 1. Kevin Stoa, Polk City IA; 2. Mike Mashl; 3. Scott Olson; 4. Brian Foote; 5. Rod Scheuermann, Scranton IA; 6. Greg Cox, Altoona IA; 7. Paul Thorpe; 8. Jon Snyder; 9. Denny Stoneburner, Boone IA; 10. Tim Murty; 11. Daniel Drury;

Heat 2, 8 laps, No Time: 1. Mark Elliott; 2. Reese Coffee, Hinton IA; 3. Randy Havlik, Cedar Rapids IA; 4. Bill Davis Jr., Des Moines IA; 5. Clint Wendel; 6. Matt Corporon; 7. Dan Banker; 8. Rick Huff; 9. Scotty Brown; 10. Jeremy Payne;

Heat 3, 8 laps, 3:06.8: 1. Ricky Stephan, South Sioux City NE; 2. Jason Murray, Harford IA; 3. Bob Sutherland; 4. Clayton Christensen, Spencer IA; 5. Mike Hansen, Alton IA; 6. Jeremy Tibben, Stanton IA; 7. Josh Gilman, Van Meter IA; 8. Jeff Stephens; 9. TJ Stalker; 10. Kendall Sather, Ankeny IA; 11. Dennis Betzer;

Heat 4, 8 laps, 3:04.1: 1. Jeremie Hedrick; 2. Bill Osbahr; 3. Dean Wray; 4. Josh Truman, Indianola IA; 5. Skeeter Paris; 6. Jack Larson; 7. Greg Querry; 8. Jim Brown; 9. Cory Wray, Jamesport MO; 10. Clint Hatlestad, Glencoe MN;

Heat 5, 8 laps, 3:01.1: 1. Jeremy Mills; 2. JJ Scott; 3. Todd Inman; 4. Scott Mullen; 5. Brad Williams; 6. Josh Pruitt, Dexter IA; 7. Jimmy Gustin; 8. Scott Simatovich; 9. Tyler Pemble; 10. John Davis; 11. Dusty Leonard;

Heat 6, 8 laps, 3:07.0: 1. Mike OLear, Marshalltown IA; 2. Curt Badker; 3. Brian Mullen; 4. Jake Durbin, Perry IA; 5. Mike Molle, Glidden IA; 6. Pat Graham, Ames IA; 7. Scott Baker; 8. Jeff Ignaszewski; 9. Jason Snyder, Dunkerton IA; 10. Richie Gustin;

Heat 7, 8 laps, 3:03.6: 1. Dave Trauernicht; 2. Joey Noteboom; 3. Todd Shute, Des Moines IA; 4. Troy Cordes, Raymond IA; 5. Jerry King; 6. Todd Luther; 7. Randy Grimmett, Lathrop MO; 8. Charlie McKenna, Clear Lake IA; 9. Joe McBirnie, Boone IA; 10. Adam Larson;

Heat 8, 8 laps, 3:02.6: 1. Jeff Anderson, Atlantic IA; 2. Greg Metz, Washington KS; 3. Jim Cole; 4. Keith Schmitz, Swaledale IA; 5. Johnny Saathoff, Beatrice NE; 6. Chris Wilke; 7. Jake Elmquist; 8. Chad McWhirter; 9. Mike Tanner; 10. Tim Stevens;

Sport Modified Heat 1, 6 laps, 2:26.7: 1. Jacob Murray, Hartford IA; 2. Scott Davis; 3. Dustin Dalton; 4. Jason Mallicoat; 5. Lyle Shepard; 6. Greg Magsam, Gillette WI; 7. Ralph Risius; 8. Kyle Wahlert, Des Moines IA; 9. Mike Whaley;

Sport Modified Heat 2, 6 laps, 2:26.4: 1. TJ Stalker; 2. Brad Bricco, Shawano WI; 3. Randy Rudolph, Grand Junction IA; 4. Matt Corporon; 5. Matt Pinegar; 6. Gary Stajcar; 7. Jack Larson; 8. Keith Willimson;

Sport Modified Heat 3, 6 laps, 2;28.6: 1. Ryan Lundy; 2. Brian Miller; 3. Brett Ladehoff; 4. Chad Malone, Monroe IA; 5. Travis Wassenberg, Shawano WI; 6. Scott Durlin; 7. Dean Taylor; 8. Denny Stoneburner, Boone IA;

B Feature 1, 10 laps, 3:59.6: 1. Randy Havlik, Cedar Rapids IA; 2. Bill Davis Jr., Des Moines IA; 3. Rick Gustin; 4. Brian Foote; 5. Jeremy Payne; 6. Matt Corporon; 7. Clint Wendel; 8. Paul Thorpe; 9. Dan Banker; 10. Scott Olson; 11. Jon Snyder; 12. Rod Scheuermann, Scranton IA; 13. Greg Cox, Altoona IA; 14. Rick Huff; 15. Denny Stoneburner, Boone IA; 16. Scotty Brown; 17. Daniel Drury;

B Feature 2, 10 laps, No Time: 1. Josh Truman, Indianola IA; 2. Dean Wray; 3. Mike Hansen, Alton IA; 4. Skeeter Paris; 5. Jeff Stephens; 6. Bob Sutherland; 7. Jeremy Tibben, Stanton IA; 8. Josh Gilman, Van Meter IA; 9. Clayton Christensen, Spencer IA; 10. Kendall Sather, Ankeny IA; 11. Greg Querry; 12. Jack Larson; 13. Dennis Betzer; 14. Clint Hatlestad, Glencoe MN; 15. TJ Stalker; 16. Jim Brown; 17. Cory Wray, Jamesport MO;

B Feature 3, 10 laps, 4:02.6: 1. Brian Mullen; 2. Todd Inman; 3. Pat Graham, Ames IA; 4. Jeff Ignaszewski; 5. Brad Williams; 6. Scott Baker; 7. Jake Durbin, Perry IA; 8. Jimmy Gustin; 9. Tyler Pemble; 10. Mike Molle, Glidden IA; 11. Jason Snyder, Dunkerton IA; 12. Dusty Leonard; 13. Scott Mullen; 14. Josh Pruitt, Dexter IA; 15. Scott Simatovich; 16. John Davis; 17. Richie Gustin;

B Feature 4, 10 laps, No Time: 1. Johnny Saathoff, Beatrice NE; 2. Troy Cordes, Raymond IA; 3. Todd Luther; 4. Mike Tanner; 5. Jake Elmquist; 6. Chad McWhirter; 7. Randy Grimmett, Lathrop MO; 8. Todd Shute, Des Moines IA; 9. Keith Schmitz, Swaledale IA; 10. Charlie McKenna, Clear Lake IA; 11. Jerry King; 12. Chris Wilke; 13. Jim Cole; 14. Tim Stevens; 15. Adam Larson; 16. Joe McBirnie, Boone IA;

Sport Modified A Feature, 15 laps, No Time: 1. Jacob Murray, Hartford IA; 2. Matt Corporon; 3. Brett Ladehoff; 4. Ryan Lundy; 5. TJ Stalker; 6. Jason Mallicoat; 7. Lyle Shepard; 8. Kyle Wahlert, Des Moines IA; 9. Randy Rudolph, Grand Junction IA; 10. Scott Durlin; 11. Travis Wassenberg, Shawano WI; 12. Dean Taylor; 13. Denny Stoneburner, Boone IA; 14. Mark Elliott; 15. Rick Huff; 16. Mike Whaley; 17. Jack Larson; 18. Gary Stajcar; 19. Dustin Dalton; 20. Scott Davis; 21. Matt Pinegar; 22. Chad Malone, Monroe IA; 23. Brad Bricco, Shawano WI. Lap Leaders: Murray 1-15

A Feature, 25 laps, No Time: 1. Jeremie Hedrick; 2. Dave Trauernicht; 3. Ricky Stephan, South Sioux City NE; 4. Jeff Anderson, Atlantic IA; 5. Johnny Saathoff, Beatrice NE; 6. Brian Mullen; 7. Kevin Stoa, Polk City IA; 8. Greg Metz, Washington KS; 9. Bill Osbahr; 10. Troy Cordes, Raymond IA; 11. Reese Coffee, Hinton IA; 12. Mike OLear, Marshalltown IA; 13. Joey Noteboom; 14. Todd Inman; 15. Curt Badker; 16. Bill Davis Jr., Des Moines IA; 17. Dean Wray; 18. Josh Truman, Indianola IA; 19. Mike Hansen, Alton IA; 20. Randy Havlik, Cedar Rapids IA; 21. Pat Graham, Ames IA; 22. JJ Scott; 23. Todd Luther; 24. Mike Mashl; 25. Mark Elliott; 26. Jeremy Mills; 27. Jason Murray, Harford IA; 28. Rick Gustin. Lap Leaders: Trauernicht 1; Hedrick 2; Stoa 3-5; Hedrick 6; Stoa 7-12; Hedrick 1