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Jason Johnson picks up Brodix Tournament of Champions Win at Knoxville Raceway
By Bob Wilson

KNOXVILLE, Iowa (August 3) Jason Johnson completed what might be called the Johnson & Johnson (J & J) weekend as he led nearly all the way to claim the 10th annual Brodix Tournament of Champions at Knoxville Raceway Sunday night. J & J because he had won the Thursday night feature, Wayne Johnson (no relation) had claimed Friday and Saturday and now he placed his name in the books on Sunday.

Second row starter Gary Taylor looked excellent in the beginning stages of the 30-lap event when he took the lead running the low line in turns three and four on the first circuit. He continued to run the bottom with Tim Crawley and J. Johnson in tow.
Suddenly on the fourth go around Taylor slowed as he coasted around turn four and stopped just past the pit gate. Rear end problems were encountered and he did not restart. One more lap was run and the yellow flag was shown once again for Wayne Johnson, who just 24 hours earlier had won the Arnold Motor Supply 360 Knoxville Nationals on this very track. A dirt clod had lodged under the foot throttle and he was able to restart.

Two more laps and a third yellow waved for Jack Dover. He did not restart.

Once the race went green again it stayed that way for a number of laps. The top five cars all stayed on the cushion which had moved precariously close to Knoxville’s tall fences. On that restart, Alley was able to gain the runner-up spot with a slider in turn three. The top five at this point showed J. Johnson, Alley, Crawley, Brian Brown and Randy Martin.

At the five mile mark Johnson had managed to create a 15 car-length advantage between himself and Alley. Oddly, Johnson tried the low side in turns three and four. This strategy allowed Alley to catch him, or at least trail at a short distance. On lap 14, as Johnson and Alley pulled away from their nearest competitor, they began to encounter lap traffic. Quickly Brown made a pass of Crawley to gain the third running spot.

The last yellow appeared on laps sixteen when fourth running Crawley lost a right rear tire, sending him into the fence between the turns 3-4 scoreboard. It did not severely damage his car but he was unable to restart.

On the restart the top five stayed the same as all were running the high groove once they sorted it out from turns one and two. Johnson had pulled out to a 20 car-length advantage with ten laps to go in his Lanny Row Eagle.

Lap traffic again appeared on lap twenty-three, but Johnson was able to maneuver through it with masterful ease and began to pull away from Alley. Incredibly, Wayne Johnson, who had gone to the tail of the 30-car field after lap five, was now in seventh place.

The 28th circuit saw W. Johnson gain fourth, but that was as far as he would get on this night. At the end of 30 circuits it was J. Johnson winning by 15 car lengths and gaining a payday of $5,000. Alley was second for $3,000, Brown took third and $2,000 while W. Johnson settled for fourth and $1,500. Fifth went to Don Droud, Jr. Rounding out thetop ten finishers were Randy Martin, Dustin Daggett, Travis Rilat who started 22nd, David Hall and Josh Higday.

In the race for association point standing for the tournament, first went to ASCoT, second to Knoxville Cup and third to ASCS Midwest.


KNOXVILLE RACEWAY, Knoxville, IA
August 3, 2008


360 RESULTS

Time Trial , 1 laps, 1. Travis Rilat, Forney TX, 16.577; 2. Randy Martin, California MO, 16.592; 3. Wayne Johnson, Knoxville IA, 16.624; 4. Billy Alley, Lincoln NE, 16.64; 5. Dustin Selvage, Indianola IA, 16.754; 6. Dave Hall, Des Moines IA, 16.844; 7. Eric Baldaccini, Keller TX, 16.849; 8. Jared Ridge, Snohomish WA, 16.863; 9. Gary Wright, Hooks TX, 16.864; 10. Kenny Adams, Malabar FL, 16.873; 11. Jesse Giannetto, Cedar Rapids IA, 16.886; 12. Jason Solwold, Mt. Vernon WA, 16.911; 13. Gary Taylor, Sapulpa OK, 16.913; 14. Jonathan Cornell, Sedalia MO, 16.927; 15. Jason Johnson, Eunice LA, 16.93; 16. Don Young, Bartlett TN, 16.938; 17. Brett Mather, Ames IA, 16.979; 18. Tim Crawley, Benton AR, 16.988; 19. Matt Moro, Ankeny IA, 16.995; 20. Bobby Mincer, Burlington IA, 17.003; 21. Jack Dover, Springfield NE, 17.026; 22. Brock Lemley, Bellingham WA, 17.051; 23. Joe Ramaker, Boise ID, 17.072; 24. Roger Crockett, Medford OR, 17.073; 25. Lee Sowell, Nesbit MS, 17.075; 26. Nick Smith, Broken Arrow OK, 17.085; 27. JD Johnson, Goddard KS, 17.085; 28. Dustin Daggett, Portland MI, 17.107; 29. Brian Brown, Grain Valley MO, 17.118; 30. Ryan Jamison, Mediapolis IA, 17.143; 31. Don Droud Jr., Lincoln NE, 17.174; 32. Troy Little, Sydney, NSW, Aust. , 17.215; 33. Ryan Roberts, Aurora NE, 17.253; 34. Josh Higday, Des Moines IA, 17.255; 35. Zach Chappell, Talala OK, 17.26; 36. Natalie Sather, Fargo ND, 17.302; 37. Matt Covington, Glenpool OK, 17.32; 38. Joe Wood Jr., Oklahoma City OK, 17.342; 39. Josh Schneiderman, West Burlington IA, 17.36; 40. Matt Tiffany, Daytona Beach FL, 17.373; 41. Jerrod Hull, Sikeston MO, 17.379; 42. Jared Peterson, Stanwood WA, 17.383; 43. Eric Lutz, Sioux Falls SD, 17.384; 44. Lee Grosz, Harwood ND, 17.432; 45. Ben Gregg, Glendale AZ, 17.442; 46. Joe Beaver, Knoxville IA, 17.461; 47. Garry Lee Maier, Cimarron KS, 17.496; 48. Bryn Gohn, Malabar FL, 17.555; 49. Nate Mosher, Prairie City IA, 17.566; 50. John Schulz, West Burlington IA, 17.653; 51. Samantha Taylor, Bonney Lake WA, 17.693; 52. Matt Harms, Chillicothe IL, 17.769; 53. Curtis Evans, Norborne MO, 17.862; 54. Kathryne Minter, Bedford TX, 18.008; 55. Andy Huston, Roseville IL, 18.214;

Heat 1, 8 laps, No Time: 1. Don Droud Jr., Lincoln NE; 2. Matt Moro, Ankeny IA; 3. Gary Taylor, Sapulpa OK; 4. Lee Sowell, Nesbit MS; 5. Travis Rilat, Forney TX; 6. Eric Baldaccini, Keller TX; 7. Matt Covington, Glenpool OK; 8. Eric Lutz, Sioux Falls SD; 9. Nate Mosher, Prairie City IA; 10. Andy Huston, Roseville IL;

Heat 2, 8 laps, 2:18.1: 1. Troy Little, Sydney, NSW, Aust. ; 2. Nick Smith, Broken Arrow OK; 3. Randy Martin, California MO; 4. Jonathan Cornell, Sedalia MO; 5. Joe Wood Jr., Oklahoma City OK; 6. Bobby Mincer, Burlington IA; 7. Lee Grosz, Harwood ND; 8. Jared Ridge, Snohomish WA; 9. John Schulz, West Burlington IA;

Heat 3, 8 laps, 2:18.2: 1. Ryan Roberts, Aurora NE; 2. Jack Dover, Springfield NE; 3. Jason Johnson, Eunice LA; 4. JD Johnson, Goddard KS; 5. Wayne Johnson, Knoxville IA; 6. Ben Gregg, Glendale AZ; 7. Josh Schneiderman, West Burlington IA; 8. Samantha Taylor, Bonney Lake WA; 9. Gary Wright, Hooks TX;

Heat 4, 8 laps,2:18.0: 1. Dustin Daggett, Portland MI; 2. Josh Higday, Des Moines IA; 3. Billy Alley, Lincoln NE; 4. Kenny Adams, Malabar FL; 5. Don Young, Bartlett TN; 6. Matt Tiffany, Daytona Beach FL; 7. Brock Lemley, Bellingham WA; 8. Joe Beaver, Knoxville IA; 9. Matt Harms, Chillicothe IL;

Heat 5, 8 laps, No Time: 1. Brian Brown, Grain Valley MO; 2. Zach Chappell, Talala OK; 3. Garry Lee Maier, Cimarron KS; 4. Dustin Selvage, Indianola IA; 5. Brett Mather, Ames IA; 6. Jesse Giannetto, Cedar Rapids IA; 7. Jerrod Hull, Sikeston MO; 8. Curtis Evans, Norborne MO; 9. Joe Ramaker, Boise ID;

Heat 6, 8 laps, No Time: 1. Natalie Sather, Fargo ND; 2. Tim Crawley, Benton AR; 3. Dave Hall, Des Moines IA; 4. Roger Crockett, Medford OR; 5. Jason Solwold, Mt. Vernon WA; 6. Ryan Jamison, Mediapolis IA; 7. Bryn Gohn, Malabar FL; 8. Kathryne Minter, Bedford TX; 9. Jared Peterson, Stanwood WA;

B Feature 1, 12 laps, No Time: 1. Wayne Johnson, Knoxville IA; 2. Jared Ridge, Snohomish WA; 3. Travis Rilat, Forney TX; 4. Eric Baldaccini, Keller TX; 5. Jonathan Cornell, Sedalia MO; 6. Joe Wood Jr., Oklahoma City OK; 7. Lee Sowell, Nesbit MS; 8. Lee Grosz, Harwood ND; 9. Josh Schneiderman, West Burlington IA; 10. Matt Covington, Glenpool OK; 11. Bobby Mincer, Burlington IA; 12. Ben Gregg, Glendale AZ; 13. Eric Lutz, Sioux Falls SD; 14. Ben Gregg, Glendale AZ; 15. Eric Lutz, Sioux Falls SD; 16. Nate Mosher, Prairie City IA; 17. Samantha Taylor, Bonney Lake WA; 18. Andy Huston, Roseville IL; 19. JD Johnson, Goddard KS; 20. John Schulz, West Burlington IA;

B Feature 2, 12 laps, 2:18.1: 1. Kenny Adams, Malabar FL; 2. Jesse Giannetto, Cedar Rapids IA; 3. Dustin Selvage, Indianola IA; 4. Jason Solwold, Mt. Vernon WA; 5. Brett Mather, Ames IA; 6. Don Young, Bartlett TN; 7. Brock Lemley, Bellingham WA; 8. Joe Beaver, Knoxville IA; 9. Roger Crockett, Medford OR; 10. Jerrod Hull, Sikeston MO; 11. Matt Tiffany, Daytona Beach FL; 12. Bryn Gohn, Malabar FL; 13. Jared Peterson, Stanwood WA; 14. Kathryne Minter, Bedford TX; 15. Curtis Evans, Norborne MO; 16. Matt Harms, Chillicothe IL; 17. Ryan Jamison, Mediapolis IA;

A Feature, 30 laps, No Time: 1. Jason Johnson, Eunice LA; 2. Billy Alley, Lincoln NE; 3. Brian Brown, Grain Valley MO; 4. Wayne Johnson, Knoxville IA; 5. Don Droud Jr., Lincoln NE; 6. Randy Martin, California MO; 7. Dustin Daggett, Portland MI; 8. Travis Rilat, Forney TX; 9. Dave Hall, Des Moines IA; 10. Josh Higday, Des Moines IA; 11. Troy Little, Sydney, NSW, Aust. ; 12. Zach Chappell, Talala OK; 13. Matt Moro, Ankeny IA; 14. Ryan Roberts, Aurora NE; 15. Jason Solwold, Mt. Vernon WA; 16. Kenny Adams, Malabar FL; 17. Nick Smith, Broken Arrow OK; 18. Jared Ridge, Snohomish WA; 19. Lee Grosz, Harwood ND; 20. Dustin Selvage, Indianola IA; 21. Garry Lee Maier, Cimarron KS; 22. Ben Gregg, Glendale AZ; 23. Don Young, Bartlett TN; 24. Joe Ramaker, Boise ID; 25. Natalie Sather, Fargo, ND; 26. Tim Crawley, Benton AR; 27. Jack Dover, Springfield NE; 28. John Schulz, West Burlington IA; 29. Gary Taylor, Sapulpa OK.

Lap Leaders: Taylor 1-4; J. Johnson 5-30