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Lasoski hits milestone 90th Feature Event Win at Knoxville
By Bob Wilson

KNOXVILLE, Iowa (June 21) Danny Lasoski, the winningest driver in Knoxville Raceway history, won a milestone 90th feature event at Knoxville Raceway Saturday night. The win came during the 2-day Midget Nationals at this central Iowa racing facility.

Front row starter Travis Cram was the initial leader as he soared to the top of this half-mile oval and seemingly had the field of 24 starters covered. Behind him Lynton Jeffrey, Billy Alley, Dion Hindi and Mark Dobmeier chased in that order. Lasoski, who started 10th by virtue of the invert, quietly rode the bottom of the track in his Guy Forbrook sprinter and began to slowly move forward.

Everything looked great for Cram until lap eight. That was when tail-ender Rager Phillips backed his sprinter into the first turn fence and slowly drifted back onto the racing surface. The onrushing Cram had nowhere to go as he slammed his brakes and slid into the hapless Phillips.

On the restart, second running Alley pulled along side leader Jeffrey and took the point as those two roared into the third turn. Behind, Lasoski was battling it out with Justin Henderson for a top five spot.
Another yellow was thrown at the half-way point for a stopped car on the track and when the race resumed, Dobmeier drove to third behind Hindi and in front of Jeffrey. Lap 13 saw Lasoski, from a bottom groove, take fourth. With 15 laps down, Alley could only muster a five car length advantage.

On the next circuit, Alley moved into lap traffic and the complexion of the race began to change. With four laps to go, Lasoski took third from Dobmeier with a low move out of turn four. Alley would lead one more lap until he came upon a backmarker on the frontstretch. When he slowed, close following Hindi also checked up. That is when third running Lasoski, who was on the low side, soared past both of them to take lap nineteen. From that point on he was out in front and claimed the 20-lap feature at this central Iowa raceway.

Chasing Lasoski to the stripe were Hindi, Alley, Dobmeier and thirteenth starting Skip Jackson. Completing the top ten were Henderson, Brandon Wimmer, Brian Brown (from 18th), Jeffrey and Ricky Logan who started beside Brown.



KNOXVILLE RACEWAY, Knoxville, IA
June 21, 2008


410 RESULTS

Time Trial, 1. Danny Lasoski, Dover MO, 15.244; 2. Justin Henderson, Sioux Falls SD, 15.277; 3. Mark Dobmeier, Grand Forks ND, 15.339; 4. Dusty Zomer, Brandon SD, 15.407; 5. Calvin Landis, Knoxville IA, 15.446; 6. Dion Hindi, (R) Albuquerque NM, 15.463; 7. Lynton Jeffrey, Prairie City IA, 15.506; 8. Billy Alley, Lincoln NE, 15.519; 9. Bronson Maeschen, Knoxville IA, 15.575; 10. Travis Cram, Knoxville IA, 15.596; 11. Derek Ingalls, (R) Snohomish WA, 15.606; 12. Wayne Johnson, Knoxville IA, 15.62; 13. Brandon Wimmer, (R) Fairmount IN, 15.623; 14. Skip Jackson, Sydney, NSW, Aust. , 15.647; 15. Seth Brahmer, Wisner NE, 15.755; 16. Rager Phillips, Pleasantville IA, 15.759; 17. Ryan Anderson, Charter Oak IA, 15.762; 18. Ricky Logan, Little Rock AR, 15.766; 19. Jake Peters, Sioux Falls SD, 15.787; 20. Josh Schneiderman, (R) West Burlington IA, 15.818; 21. Brian Brown, Grain Valley MO, 15.827; 22. Tony Shilling, Knoxville IA, 15.848; 23. Natalie Sather, Fargo ND, 15.913; 24. Jeff Mitrisin, Oskaloosa IA, 15.925; 25. Kaley Gharst, Decatur IL, 16.004; 26. Mike Moore, Des Moines IA, 16.055; 27. Dustin Morgan, Owasso OK, 16.098; 28. Kaylene Verville, (R) Avondale AZ, 16.247; 29. Davey Heskin, St. Michael MN, No Time;

Heat 1, 8 laps, No Time: 1. Brandon Wimmer, (R) Fairmount IN; 2. Rager Phillips, Pleasantville IA; 3. Lynton Jeffrey, Prairie City IA; 4. Danny Lasoski, Dover MO; 5. Travis Cram, Knoxville IA; 6. Dusty Zomer, Brandon SD; 7. Jake Peters, Sioux Falls SD; 8. Tony Shilling, Knoxville IA; 9. Kaley Gharst, Decatur IL; 10. Kaylene Verville, (R) Avondale AZ;

Heat 2, 8 laps, 2:07.4: 1. Skip Jackson, Sydney, NSW, Aust. ; 2. Ryan Anderson, Charter Oak IA; 3. Billy Alley, Lincoln NE; 4. Calvin Landis, Knoxville IA; 5. Justin Henderson, Sioux Falls SD; 6. Derek Ingalls, (R) Snohomish WA; 7. Davey Heskin, St. Michael MN; 8. Mike Moore, Des Moines IA; 9. Josh Schneiderman, (R) West Burlington IA; 10. Natalie Sather, Fargo ND;

Heat 3, 8 laps,2:08.4: 1. Dion Hindi, (R) Albuquerque NM; 2. Ricky Logan, Little Rock AR; 3. Wayne Johnson, Knoxville IA; 4. Brian Brown, Grain Valley MO; 5. Mark Dobmeier, Grand Forks ND; 6. Seth Brahmer, Wisner NE; 7. Jeff Mitrisin, Oskaloosa IA; 8. Dustin Morgan, Owasso OK; 9. Bronson Maeschen, Knoxville IA;

B Feature , 10 laps, No Time: 1. Natalie Sather, Fargo ND; 2. Jake Peters, Sioux Falls SD; 3. Josh Schneiderman, (R) West Burlington IA; 4. Davey Heskin, St. Michael MN; 5. Russ Hall, Des Moines, IA; 6. Jeff Mitrisin, Oskaloosa IA; 7. Tony Shilling, Knoxville IA; 8. Mike Moore, Des Moines, IA; 9. Kaylene Verville, (R) Avondale AZ; 10. Dustin Morgan, Owasso OK; 11. Bronson Maeschen, Knoxville IA;

A Feature, 20 laps, No Time: 1. Danny Lasoski, Dover MO; 2. Dion Hindi, (R) Albuquerque NM; 3. Billy Alley, Lincoln NE; 4. Mark Dobmeier, Grand Forks ND; 5. Skip Jackson, Sydney, NSW, Aust. ; 6. Justin Henderson, Sioux Falls SD; 7. Brandon Wimmer, (R) Fairmount IN; 8. Brian Brown, Grain Valley MO; 9. Lynton Jeffrey, Prairie City IA; 10. Ricky Logan, Little Rock AR; 11. Wayne Johnson, Knoxville IA; 12. Dusty Zomer, Brandon SD; 13. Davey Heskin, St. Michael MN; 14. Calvin Landis, Knoxville IA; 15. Ryan Anderson, Charter Oak IA; 16. Jake Peters, Sioux Falls SD; 17. Josh Schneiderman, (R) West Burlington IA; 18. Jeff Mitrisin, Oskaloosa IA; 19. Seth Brahmer, Wisner NE; 20. Natalie Sather, Fargo ND; 21. Derek Ingalls, (R) Snohomish WA; 22. Russ Hall, Des Moines, IA; 23. Travis Cram, Knoxville IA; 24. Rager Phillips, Pleasantville IA.

Lap Leaders: Cram 1-7; Alley 8-18; Lasoski 19-20