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Herrera takes IRA Knoxville sprints; Logan wins in 360s
by Bob Wilson
KNOXVILLE, Iowa - May 9 - Johnny Herrera led the way for the “hometown boys”
during the annual IRA (Interstate Racing Association) vs. Knoxville sprints
at Knoxville Raceway Saturday night. Ricky Logan had the field covered as he
captured the 360 sprint feature.
For Herrera, the win marked his 11th career win here for the 1995 track
champion who started on the pole of the 20-lap event. Right away he took the
Larry Woodward Maxim to the high cushion with third row starter Skip Jackson
in tow. Soon his sprint mount began smoking but that fact never became an
issue during the 10-mile sprint.
Just as Herrera began pulling away from his pursuers on lap five, Mike Moore
struck the first turn fence violently bringing out the red. He was not
injured but his car was in no shape to continue.
On the restart, Herrera again held the point with Jackson and Don Droud, Jr
in pursuit. One lap later, Droud passed Jackson for the runner-up spot. At
the halfway point, Droud was keeping pace with the lead car as Brian Brown
was now in third. When they entered lap traffic with twelve laps down, the
distance began to shorten between the three top cars. Lap fourteen saw heavy
traffic and it also saw Herrera begin to extend his lead as he was able to
play the back markers to his liking.
Now, with Herrera pulling away from his closest challengers, the question
was who would claim the runner-up spot as Brown had come within striking
distance of Droud. Close behind them were Bronson Maeschen and twentieth
starter Billy Alley in fifth.
Tonight would be claimed by Herrera who came across the stripe as Droud and
Brown exited turn four. Maeschen finished third and Alley claimed an
excellent fifth after having ignition problems early in the night and thus
the twentieth position start. Completing the top ten finishers were Jackson,
Dusty Zomer, Lynton Jeffrey, Mark Dobmeier and Bob Weuve.
In the companion 360 sprint feature, second row starter Ricky Logan led the
entire 15-lap distance to claim win number four for himself and the L & S
Racing team. Logan was positioned in a near-runaway of the race until a red
was displayed at the close of lap six. Lee Grosz struck the turn two fence
bringing the race to a halt and erasing Logan’s huge advantage.
On the restart, second place runner Johnny Anderson tried to stay close but
Logan was too stout on this night and began to pull away. Anderson then had
his hands full with third runner Randy Martin. Martin finally slid Anderson
to take the runner-up position which he held to the end as Anderson seemed
to lose focus for a lap.
In the end, it was Logan, Martin and last week’s winner Clint Garner
finishing in that order. Anderson was fourth and Chad Humston took fifth.
Tom Lenz, Nate VanHaaften, Russ Hall, Brett Mather (from 20th) and Gregg
Bakker completed the top ten finishers.
On this night, 42 cars competed in the 360 division and 41 cars showed in
the 410 division.
KNOXVILLE RACEWAY, Knoxville, IA
May 9, 2009
410 RESULTS
Time Trial , 1 laps, 1. Skip Jackson, Sydney, NSW, Aust. , 15.23; 2. Don
Droud Jr., Lincoln NE, 15.35; 3. Bob Weuve, Newton IA, 15.406; 4. Josh
Schneiderman, West Burlington IA, 15.419; 5. Chris Morgan, (R) Topeka KS,
15.436; 6. Davey Heskin, St. Michael MN, 15.497; 7. Calvin Landis, Knoxville
IA, 15.506; 8. Johnny Herrera, Albuquerque NM, 15.507; 9. Bill Balog, Eau
Claire WI, 15.516; 10. Brian Brown, Grain Valley MO, 15.528; 11. Bronson
Maeschen, Knoxville IA, 15.531; 12. Ryan Anderson, Charter Oak IA, 15.557;
13. Seth Brahmer, Wisner NE, 15.56; 14. Dusty Zomer, Brandon SD, 15.563; 15.
Rager Phillips, Pleasantville IA, 15.586; 16. Lynton Jeffrey, Prairie City
IA, 15.614; 17. Scott Neitzel, Beaver Dam WI, 15.746; 18. Mark Dobmeier,
Grand Forks ND, 15.75; 19. Scott Biertzer, West Bend WI, 15.753; 20. Mike
Reinke, Howards Grove WI, 15.754; 21. Mike Moore, Des Moines IA, 15.765; 22.
Bill Wirth, Cudahy WI, 15.772; 23. Pete Crall, (R) DeSoto KS, 15.773; 24.
Steve Meyer, Sheboygan Falls WI, 15.849; 25. Phillip Mock, Pleasant Prairie
WI, 15.85; 26. Billy Hafemann, Waldo WI, 16.02; 27. John Haeni, Brownsville
WI, 16.052; 28. Austin McCarl, (R) Altoona IA, 16.064; 29. Nick Alden, Salem
WI, 16.08; 30. Andy Hunt, Randolph WI, 16.141; 31. Dave Uttech, Kenosha WI,
16.318; 32. Kris Spitz, Salem WI, 16.401; 33. Scott Uttech, New Berlin WI,
16.51; 34. Ryan Irwin, McHenry IL, 16.554; 35. Russel Borland, Kewaskum WI,
16.643; 36. Matt VanderVere, Zion IL, 16.699; 37. Troy Manteufel, St. Peter
MN, 16.721; 38. Scott Lenz, Addison IL, 17.424; 39. Casie Shilling, (R)
Knoxville IA, 17.648; 40. Billy Alley, Lincoln NE, No Time; 41. Derek
Ingalls, Snohomish WA, No Time;
Heat 1, 8 laps,2:09.6: 1. Mike Moore, Des Moines IA; 2. Skip Jackson,
Sydney, NSW, Aust. ; 3. Bill Balog, Eau Claire WI; 4. Scott Neitzel, Beaver
Dam WI; 5. Chris Morgan, (R) Topeka KS; 6. Phillip Mock, Pleasant Prairie
WI; 7. Derek Ingalls, Snohomish WA; 8. Troy Manteufel, St. Peter MN; 9. Seth
Brahmer, Wisner NE; 10. Nick Alden, Salem WI; 11. Scott Uttech, New Berlin
WI;
Heat 2, 8 laps, 2:07.2: 1. Mark Dobmeier, Grand Forks ND; 2. Dusty Zomer,
Brandon SD; 3. Brian Brown, Grain Valley MO; 4. Don Droud Jr., Lincoln NE;
5. Davey Heskin, St. Michael MN; 6. Bill Wirth, Cudahy WI; 7. Billy Hafemann,
Waldo WI; 8. Josh Schneiderman, West Burlington IA; 9. Andy Hunt, Randolph
WI; 10. Scott Lenz, Addison IL;
Heat 3, 8 laps, No Time: 1. Bronson Maeschen, Knoxville IA; 2. Bob Weuve,
Newton IA; 3. Pete Crall, (R) DeSoto KS; 4. Scott Biertzer, West Bend WI; 5.
John Haeni, Brownsville WI; 6. Dave Uttech, Kenosha WI; 7. Russel Borland,
Kewaskum WI; 8. Casie Shilling, (R) Knoxville IA; 9. Calvin Landis,
Knoxville IA; 10. Rager Phillips, Pleasantville IA;
Heat 4, 8 laps, No Time: 1. Johnny Herrera, Albuquerque NM; 2. Mike Reinke,
Howards Grove WI; 3. Lynton Jeffrey, Prairie City IA; 4. Billy Alley,
Lincoln NE; 5. Steve Meyer, Sheboygan Falls WI; 6. Ryan Anderson, Charter
Oak IA; 7. Austin McCarl, (R) Altoona IA; 8. Josh Schneiderman, West
Burlington IA; 9. Kris Spitz, Salem WI; 10. Matt VanderVere, Zion IL;
B Feature, 10 laps, No Time: 1. Josh Schneiderman, West Burlington IA; 2.
Seth Brahmer, Wisner NE; 3. Ryan Anderson, Charter Oak IA; 4. Austin McCarl,
(R) Altoona IA; 5. Billy Hafemann, Waldo WI; 6. Bill Wirth, Cudahy WI; 7.
Ryan Irwin, McHenry IL; 8. Andy Hunt, Randolph WI; 9. Dave Uttech, Kenosha
WI; 10. Nick Alden, Salem WI; 11. Troy Manteufel, St. Peter MN; 12. Kris
Spitz, Salem WI; 13. Phillip Mock, Pleasant Prairie WI; 14. Scott Lenz,
Addison IL; 15. Casie Shilling, (R) Knoxville IA; 16. Derek Ingalls,
Snohomish WA; 17. Russel Borland, Kewaskum WI; 18. Matt VanderVere, Zion IL;
A Feature , 20 laps, No Time: 1. Johnny Herrera, Albuquerque NM; 2. Don
Droud Jr., Lincoln NE; 3. Brian Brown, Grain Valley MO; 4. Bronson Maeschen,
Knoxville IA; 5. Billy Alley, Lincoln NE; 6. Skip Jackson, Sydney, NSW, Aust.
; 7. Dusty Zomer, Brandon SD; 8. Lynton Jeffrey, Prairie City IA; 9. Mark
Dobmeier, Grand Forks ND; 10. Bob Weuve, Newton IA; 11. Davey Heskin, St.
Michael MN; 12. Bill Balog, Eau Claire WI; 13. Scott Neitzel, Beaver Dam WI;
14. Josh Schneiderman, West Burlington IA; 15. Ryan Anderson, Charter Oak
IA; 16. Chris Morgan, (R) Topeka KS; 17. Steve Meyer, Sheboygan Falls WI;
18. Austin McCarl, (R) Altoona IA; 19. Pete Crall, (R) DeSoto KS; 20. John
Haeni, Brownsville WI; 21. Mike Reinke, Howards Grove WI; 22. Mike Moore,
Des Moines IA; 23. Seth Brahmer, Wisner NE; 24. Scott Biertzer, West Bend
WI; Lap
Leaders: Herrera 1-20
360 RESULTS
Heat 1, 7 laps, 1:57.3: 1. Chad Humston, Giltner NE; 2. Joe Beaver,
Knoxville IA; 3. Russ Hall, Pleasant Hill IA; 4. Alan Zoutte, Knoxville IA;
5. Ryan Roberts, Aurora NE; 6. Brett Mather, Ames IA; 7. Kevin Ingle, Huron
SD; 8. Josh Higday, Des Moines IA; 9. Chad Heimbaugh, (R) Pleasant Hill IA;
10. Josh Padellford, (R) Pleasantville IA; 11. Nate Mosher, Prairie City IA;
Heat 2, 7 laps, 1:56.7: 1. Johnny Anderson, Indianola IA; 2. Tom Lenz,
Marion IA; 3. Randy Martin, California MO; 4. Ricky Logan, Little Rock AR;
5. Jay Russell, (R) Elwood KS; 6. Ricky Montgomery, (R) Lakewood CO; 7. Rod
Richards, Runnells IA; 8. Robby Wolfgang, Sioux Falls SD; 9. Dustin Selvage,
Indianola IA; 10. CJ Houseman, Norwalk IA; 11. Glen Hunt, Knoxville IA;
Heat 3, 7 laps, 1:57.0: 1. Clint Garner, Sioux Falls SD; 2. Seth Bergman,
Snohomish WA; 3. Tyler Thompson, Des Moines IA; 4. Lee Grosz, Harwood ND; 5.
Bryan Dobesh, Sioux Falls SD; 6. Gregg Bakker, Sioux Falls SD; 7. Brant
OBanion, Norfolk NE; 8. Chad Meyer, Sioux Falls SD; 9. Jason Eckard, Okoboji
IA; 10. Dave Hall, Des Moines IA;
Heat 4, 7 laps,1:56.7: 1. Nate Van Haaften, Otley IA; 2. Jon Agan, Knoxville
IA; 3. Jonathan Cornell, (R) Sedalia MO; 4. Tasker Phillips, (R)
Pleasantville IA; 5. Dennis Moore Jr., Grinnell IA; 6. Jon Corbin,
Carrollton MO; 7. Matt Moro, Ankeny IA; 8. Mike Houseman Jr., Des Moines IA;
9. John Hall, Marion IA; 10. Danny Heskin, St. Michael MN;
C Feature, 6 laps, No Time: 1. John Hall, Marion IA; 2. Jason Eckard,
Okoboji IA; 3. Dave Hall, Des Moines IA; 4. CJ Houseman, Norwalk IA; 5. Glen
Hunt, Knoxville IA; 6. Josh Padellford, (R) Pleasantville IA; 7. Nate
Mosher, Prairie City IA;
B Feature, 10 laps, No Time: 1. Ryan Roberts, Aurora NE; 2. Dennis Moore
Jr., Grinnell IA; 3. Gregg Bakker, Sioux Falls SD; 4. Brett Mather, Ames IA;
5. Jon Corbin, Carrollton MO; 6. Ricky Montgomery, (R) Lakewood CO; 7. Matt
Moro, Ankeny IA; 8. Chad Meyer, Sioux Falls SD; 9. Tasker Phillips, (R)
Pleasantville IA; 10. Robby Wolfgang, Sioux Falls SD; 11. Jay Russell, (R)
Elwood KS; 12. Rod Richards, Runnells IA; 13. John Hall, Marion IA; 14.
Dustin Selvage, Indianola IA; 15. Kevin Ingle, Huron SD; 16. Jason Eckard,
Okoboji IA; 17. Chad Heimbaugh, (R) Pleasant Hill IA; 18. Josh Higday, Des
Moines IA; 19. Brant OBanion, Norfolk NE; 20. Mike Houseman Jr., Des Moines
IA;
A Feature, 15 laps, No Time: 1. Ricky Logan, Little Rock AR; 2. Randy
Martin, California MO; 3. Clint Garner, Sioux Falls SD; 4. Johnny Anderson,
Indianola IA; 5. Chad Humston, Giltner NE; 6. Tom Lenz, Marion IA; 7. Nate
Van Haaften, Otley IA; 8. Russ Hall, Pleasant Hill IA; 9. Brett Mather, Ames
IA; 10. Gregg Bakker, Sioux Falls SD; 11. Bryan Dobesh, Sioux Falls SD; 12.
Jon Agan, Knoxville IA; 13. Joe Beaver, Knoxville IA; 14. Seth Bergman,
Snohomish WA; 15. Dennis Moore Jr., Grinnell IA; 16. Ryan Roberts, Aurora
NE; 17. Tyler Thompson, Des Moines IA; 18. Alan Zoutte, Knoxville IA; 19.
Lee Grosz, Harwood ND; 20. Jonathan Cornell, (R) Sedalia MO; Lap Leaders:
Logan 1-15
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