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Dobmeier and Kearney close out Knoxville sprint season with wins
By Bob Wilson

KNOXVILLE, Iowa (August 30) Mark Dobmeier and John Kearney captured feature event wins at Knoxville Raceway as this storied track closed its 55th season of weekly racing. Crowned track champions were Danny Lasoski, 410s (his 9th) and Matt Moro (his first) in the 360 division.

Pole sitter Dobmeier led the 25-lap feature event from flag to flag with several slowdowns and stoppages added for interest. He was chased for most of the race by Billy Alley who started in the row behind him.

By lap five Dobmeier had cruised to a 25 car-length advantage over Alley and at his rate of progression was just about to hit lap traffic. The top three, Dobmeier, Alley and Davey Heskin were all in the hunt for the win as Dusty Zomer and Danny Lasoski had drifted backward.

As Dobmeier worked his way through the backmarkers, Alley began to make some progress in reeling the North Dakota pilot back in to his sights. In fact, lap 15 saw Alley chase Dobmeier by two car lengths at the flag stand. One lap later everything came to a halt as the red flag was thrown for third running Heskin who had struck the fence between turns one and two. He would be scored 22nd at the finish.

When the race resumed, Dobmeier again pulled away from Alley as he placed his sprinter on the high cushion and roared around the big half-mile oval. While he, Alley, Zomer, Lasoski and Don Droud, Jr were all running the topside, a spirited battle ensued between Bronson Maeschen and Dion Hindi for the sixth spot.

While it looked as though it would finish in that order, the final slow-down of the race occurred on lap twenty-two when second running Alley exploded a left-rear tire sending him into the turn one fence. Trying to avoid the slowing and stopped traffic, Justin Henderson performed a slow rollover on the turn one berm. Neither he nor Alley nor Ricky Logan who pulled his sprint to his pits, restarted.

On the restart, Dobmeier again put distance between himself and Lasoski, who had taken the runner-up spot in turns one and two when the race resumed. At the checkered flags, Dobmeier had gained his third win of the Knoxville season and was $4,000 richer for his efforts. Lasoski claimed $3,000 and second as Zomer, Droud and Hindi formed the top five finishers. Rounding out the top ten finishers were Maeschen, Brown, Brooke Tatnell, Justin Zimmerman (from 18th) and Kaley Gharst (from 17th).

The 360 feature was a wild affair in which a lot of machinery rode the wrecker's hook back to the pit area. Only eleven cars were running at the end.

Dennis Moore, Jr. led the two initial laps before Clint Garner passed him as they came out of turn four on the third circuit. Lap six saw the first of the stoppages as fourth running Gregg Bakker smacked the turn one fence. Bakker had been in the running for the track title in the 360 division but this incident dropped him to a probable fourth place finish as he was scored 19th in the final tally. Josh Higday grabbed the top spot on the restart from Garner

Only one more lap was completed when a 3-car melee erupted just prior to the flag stand, ripping apart the cars of Larry Pinegar II, Tasker Phillips and David Hall. The Pinegar car looked the "worst for the wear" as Pinegar slowly climbed out of the shattered sprinter. All three drivers walked away from the incident.

With one more lap in the books, Jon Agan flipped in turn two after getting sideways. Also involved was Russ Hall.

At the ten-lap mark, Higday could claim a 10 car-length advantage over Garner. Higday found the bottom to his liking as Garner claimed the cushion. By lap 16 something looked amiss with the Higday sprinter as Garner suddenly caught the defending track champion. One lap later Garner had taken the lead only to go up in smoke on the next go around.

On the final restart, John Kearney made a quick pass of Higday as did runner-up Jesse Giannetto. And that is how it would end with Kearney taking his 23rd Knoxville feature event and a $1,500 paycheck. Giannetto was second, Higday held for third, Moore took fourth and Joe Beaver, who started 19th was fifth. Completing the top ten were Brett Mather, Jeff Mitrisin, Matt Moro (started 20th), Russ Hall and Natalie Sather who started dead last after a stoppage when the race went green at the start.



KNOXVILLE RACEWAY, Knoxville, IA
August 30, 2008


410 RESULTS

Time Trial , 1 laps, 1. Bronson Maeschen, Knoxville IA, 14.924; 2. Dusty Zomer, Brandon SD, 15.008; 3. Billy Alley, Lincoln NE, 15.089; 4. Danny Lasoski, Dover MO, 15.091; 5. Davey Heskin, St. Michael MN, 15.11; 6. Mark Dobmeier, Grand Forks ND, 15.119; 7. Justin Henderson, Sioux Falls SD, 15.136; 8. Don Droud Jr., Lincoln NE, 15.202; 9. Ryan Anderson, Charter Oak IA, 15.233; 10. Dion Hindi, (R) Albuquerque NM, 15.233; 11. Skip Jackson, Sydney, NSW, Aust. , 15.237; 12. Brooke Tatnell, Sans Souci, NSW, Aust. , 15.242; 13. Calvin Landis, Knoxville IA, 15.266; 14. Josh Schneiderman, (R) West Burlington IA, 15.272; 15. Brian Brown, Grain Valley MO, 15.331; 16. Seth Brahmer, Wisner NE, 15.371; 17. Lynton Jeffrey, Prairie City IA, 15.418; 18. Kaley Gharst, Decatur IL, 15.427; 19. Wayne Johnson, Knoxville IA, 15.507; 20. Ricky Logan, Little Rock AR, 15.532; 21. Justin Zimmerman, Royce City TX, 15.535; 22. Jake Peters, Sioux Falls SD, 15.54; 23. Bob Weuve, Newton IA, 15.589; 24. Rager Phillips, Pleasantville IA, 15.668; 25. Tony Shilling, Knoxville IA, 15.754; 26. John VanDenBerg, Albia IA, 15.81;

Heat 1, 8 laps, 2:05.2: 1. Calvin Landis, Knoxville IA; 2. Justin Henderson, Sioux Falls SD; 3. Seth Brahmer, Wisner NE; 4. Danny Lasoski, Dover MO; 5. Dion Hindi, (R) Albuquerque NM; 6. Bronson Maeschen, Knoxville IA; 7. Jake Peters, Sioux Falls SD; 8. Tony Shilling, Knoxville IA;

Heat 2, 8 laps, 2:05.1: 1. Josh Schneiderman, (R) West Burlington IA; 2. Don Droud Jr., Lincoln NE; 3. Lynton Jeffrey, Prairie City IA; 4. Dusty Zomer, Brandon SD; 5. Skip Jackson, Sydney, NSW, Aust. ; 6. Davey Heskin, St. Michael MN; 7. Ricky Logan, Little Rock AR; 8. Bob Weuve, Newton IA; 9. John VanDenBerg, Albia IA;

Heat 3, 8 laps, 2:06.0: 1. Kaley Gharst, Decatur IL; 2. Brian Brown, Grain Valley MO; 3. Billy Alley, Lincoln NE; 4. Brooke Tatnell, Sans Souci, NSW, Aust. ; 5. Mark Dobmeier, Grand Forks ND; 6. Justin Zimmerman, Royce City TX; 7. Ryan Anderson, Charter Oak IA; 8. Rager Phillips, Pleasantville IA;

A Feature , 25 laps, No Time: 1. Mark Dobmeier, Grand Forks ND; 2. Danny Lasoski, Dover MO; 3. Dusty Zomer, Brandon SD; 4. Don Droud Jr., Lincoln NE; 5. Dion Hindi, (R) Albuquerque NM; 6. Bronson Maeschen, Knoxville IA; 7. Brian Brown, Grain Valley MO; 8. Brooke Tatnell, Sans Souci, NSW, Aust. ; 9. Justin Zimmerman, Royce City TX; 10. Kaley Gharst, Decatur IL; 11. Calvin Landis, Knoxville IA; 12. Josh Schneiderman, (R) West Burlington IA; 13. Skip Jackson, Sydney, NSW, Aust. ; 14. Rager Phillips, Pleasantville IA; 15. Jake Peters, Sioux Falls SD; 16. Seth Brahmer, Wisner NE; 17. Bob Weuve, Newton IA; 18. Lynton Jeffrey, Prairie City IA; 19. Ricky Logan, Little Rock AR; 20. Billy Alley, Lincoln NE; 21. Justin Henderson, Sioux Falls SD; 22. Davey Heskin, St. Michael MN; 23. Tony Shilling, Knoxville IA; 24. John VanDenBerg, Albia IA.

Lap leaders: Dobmeier 1-25
 

 

360 RESULTS

Heat 1, 7 laps, 1:55.8: 1. Mike Houseman Jr., Des Moines IA; 2. Brett Mather, Ames IA; 3. Josh Higday, Des Moines IA; 4. Josh Padellford, Pleasantville IA; 5. Pete Crall, DeSoto KS; 6. Alan Zoutte, Knoxville IA; 7. Dan Thornburg, Des Moines IA; 8. Chad Huston, Jamesport MO;

Heat 2, 7 laps, 1:56.2: 1. Dennis Moore Jr., Grinnell IA; 2. Dave Hall, Des Moines IA; 3. Jesse Giannetto, Cedar Rapids IA; 4. Russ Hall, Des Moines IA; 5. Jon Agan, Knoxville IA; 6. Larry Pinegar II, Pleasant Hill IA; 7. Matt Moro, Ankeny IA; 8. Tyler Thompson, Des Moines IA;

Heat 3, 7 laps, 1:54.0: 1. John Kearney, Valley Falls KS; 2. Natalie Sather, Fargo ND; 3. Clint Garner, Sioux Falls SD; 4. Rick Ideus, Silver City IA; 5. Joe Beaver, Knoxville IA; 6. Dustin Selvage, Indianola IA; 7. Ricky Montgomery, Lakewood CO; 8. RJ Johnson, (R) Tampa FL;

Heat 4, 7 laps, 1:57.5: 1. Tom Lenz, Marion IA; 2. Tasker Phillips, Pleasantville IA; 3. Gregg Bakker, Sioux Falls SD; 4. Jeff Mitrisin, Oskaloosa IA; 5. John Hall, Marion IA; 6. Danny Heskin, St. Michael MN; 7. Nate Van Haaften, Otley IA; 8. Rod Richards, Runnells IA;

B Feature , 10 laps, 2:46.4: 1. Jon Agan, Knoxville IA; 2. Larry Pinegar II, Pleasant Hill IA; 3. Joe Beaver, Knoxville IA; 4. Matt Moro, Ankeny IA; 5. Pete Crall, DeSoto KS; 6. Dustin Selvage, Indianola IA; 7. Ricky Montgomery, Lakewood CO; 8. Nate Van Haaften, Otley IA; 9. Alan Zoutte, Knoxville IA; 10. Tyler Thompson, Des Moines IA; 11. Dan Thornburg, Des Moines IA; 12. RJ Johnson, (R) Tampa FL; 13. Danny Heskin, St. Michael MN; 14. Rod Richards, Runnells IA; 15. John Hall, Marion IA; 16. Chad Huston, Jamesport MO;

A Feature , 20 laps, No Time: 1. John Kearney, Valley Falls KS; 2. Jesse Giannetto, Cedar Rapids IA; 3. Josh Higday, Des Moines IA; 4. Dennis Moore Jr., Grinnell IA; 5. Joe Beaver, Knoxville IA; 6. Brett Mather, Ames IA; 7. Jeff Mitrisin, Oskaloosa IA; 8. Matt Moro, Ankeny IA; 9. Russ Hall, Des Moines IA; 10. Natalie Sather, Fargo ND; 11. Rick Ideus, Silver City IA; 12. Mike Houseman Jr., Des Moines IA; 13. Clint Garner, Sioux Falls SD; 14. Jon Agan, Knoxville IA; 15. Tasker Phillips, Pleasantville IA; 16. Larry Pinegar II, Pleasant Hill IA; 17. Dave Hall, Des Moines IA; 18. Josh Padellford, Pleasantville IA; 19. Gregg Bakker, Sioux Falls SD; 20. Tom Lenz, Marion IA.

 

Lap Leaders: Moore, Jr. 1-2; Garner 3-6; Higday 7-16; Garner 17; Kearney 18-20