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Lasoski returns to Knoxville for Sprint win
By Bob Wilson
KNOXVILLE, Iowa (May 16) Danny Lasoski made an appearance at Knoxville
Raceway after taking a break from the touring World of Outlaws and made it
payoff as he captured his 93rd career feature event at this Central Iowa
racing facility. Ryan Roberts led the distance in capturing his 2nd career
win in the 360 division.
The 20-lap feature had a difficult time getting the go as Tony Bruce, Jr.
did a couple of rollovers against the turn one fence while trying to avoid
another car on the initial start. Brian Brown then came to the working area
with a malfunctioning sprinter and failed to make it back to the track in
time to catch the second start.
Pole sitter Lynton Jeffrey grabbed the lead when the green flew the second
time. He was chased for two laps by Chris Morgan, Mark Dobmeier and Dusty
Zomer. Right after Jeffrey took lap two, the red was shown for Tim Shaffer
who took a flip and landed on all fours in turn three. He was unable to
restart.
When the race went green again, Dobmeier slid Jeffrey in turns one and two
to take the lead then grabbed it for good when he ducked low in turns three
and four. Jeffrey was unable to stay with him as Dobmeier began to build a
sizable lead.
Lap seven saw Dobmeier change his line as he suddenly went to the bottom of
the track instead of the cushion. He also began to slow. It took Jeffrey
just two laps to chase him down and retake the lead as finally Dobmeier
slowed and pulled onto the berm in turn four in an attempt to pull into the
pits. His efforts were ill fated as he spun at the pit entrance bring out
the final yellow.
On a track which had faced strong winds all day long, there was not a lot of
“racey” grooves at this point in the evening. The final restart saw leader
Jeffrey go to the top which had a cushion just feet away in the turns from
Knoxville’s tall, white fences. Danny Lasoski, who started ninth, stayed
with him on that line for one lap and then dropped to the bottom for a
challenge.
Lap sixteen saw “The Dude” try a slider that worked in turns one and two as
he took the lead for good. Behind him a lot of action was occurring as
several drivers who had started mid-pack or worse had worked their ways
toward the front. Tonight they would not catch Lasoski as he began to put a
great deal of track between himself and them.
As the checkers fell for Lasoski, second place Terry McCarl (started 10th)
had just exited turn four of Knoxville’s big half-mile oval. Jeffrey held
for third while Kerry Madsen posted a fourth having started 19th. Brooke
Tatnell finished fifth. Rounding out the top ten were Johnny Herrera
(started 15th), Billy Alley, Bob Weuve, Don Droud, Jr. (started 18th) and
Dusty Zomer. 32 cars competed on the evening.
Ryan Roberts utilized his front row starting position to grab the lead and
keep it in the 360 sprint division. Only two yellows slowed the event and on
each restart Roberts held his spot. He was trailed the entire way by Bryan
Dobesh who finished in that spot. Those two cars pulled away from the most
interesting race, that being a lap after lap contest between Joe Beaver,
Dustin Selvage and Lee Grosz as that threesome fought for the third place
spot for most of the 15-lap distance. Clint Garner waited right behind them
should they faulter.
In the end it was Robert and Dobesh taking the top two spots as Selvage,
Grosz and Beaver claimed the top five finishers. Garner, Johnny Anderson,
Mike Houseman, Jr., Jonathan Cornell (from 20th) and Matt Morro (from 17th)
completed the top ten finishers. 40 cars competed in this division.
KNOXVILLE RACEWAY, Knoxville, IA
May 16, 2009
410 RESULTS
Time Trial , 1 laps, 1. Bronson Maeschen, Knoxville IA, 14.785; 2. Terry
McCarl, Altoona IA, 14.832; 3. Danny Lasoski, Dover MO, 14.851; 4. Wayne
Johnson, Knoxville IA, 14.913; 5. Brian Brown, Grain Valley MO, 14.952; 6.
Josh Schneiderman, West Burlington IA, 14.969; 7. Brooke Tatnell, Sans Souci,
NSW, Aust. , 14.99; 8. Calvin Landis, Knoxville IA, 15.004; 9. Dusty Zomer,
Brandon SD, 15.03; 10. Billy Alley, Lincoln NE, 15.039; 11. Skip Jackson,
Sydney, NSW, Aust. , 15.059; 12. Mark Dobmeier, Grand Forks ND, 15.127; 13.
Chris Morgan, (R) Topeka KS, 15.162; 14. Lynton Jeffrey, Prairie City IA,
15.168; 15. Bob Weuve, Newton IA, 15.179; 16. Tim Shaffer, Aliquippa PA,
15.196; 17. Ricky Logan, Little Rock AR, 15.214; 18. Tony Bruce Jr., Liberal
KS, 15.216; 19. Davey Heskin, St. Michael MN, 15.246; 20. Don Droud Jr.,
Lincoln NE, 15.251; 21. Mike Moore, Des Moines IA, 15.27; 22. Kerry Madsen,
Sydney, NSW, Aust. , 15.272; 23. Pete Crall, (R) DeSoto KS, 15.347; 24. Joey
Moughan, Springfield IL, 15.364; 25. Ryan Anderson, Charter Oak IA, 15.366;
26. Johnny Herrera, Albuquerque NM, 15.452; 27. Tony Shilling, Knoxville IA,
15.581; 28. Austin McCarl, (R) Altoona IA, 15.599; 29. Rager Phillips,
Pleasantville IA, 17.036; 30. Casie Shilling, (R) Knoxville IA, 17.576; 31.
Seth Brahmer, Wisner NE, No Time; 32. Toni Lutar, White Rock, BC, Can. , No
Time;
Heat 1, 8 laps, 2:06.2: 1. Tim Shaffer, Aliquippa PA; 2. Brooke Tatnell,
Sans Souci, NSW, Aust. ; 3. Billy Alley, Lincoln NE; 4. Chris Morgan, (R)
Topeka KS; 5. Wayne Johnson, Knoxville IA; 6. Kerry Madsen, Sydney, NSW,
Aust. ; 7. Davey Heskin, St. Michael MN; 8. Ryan Anderson, Charter Oak IA;
9. Austin McCarl, (R) Altoona IA;
Heat 2, 8 laps, 2:06.3: 1. Lynton Jeffrey, Prairie City IA; 2. Ricky Logan,
Little Rock AR; 3. Calvin Landis, Knoxville IA; 4. Terry McCarl, Altoona IA;
5. Johnny Herrera, Albuquerque NM; 6. Brian Brown, Grain Valley MO; 7. Skip
Jackson, Sydney, NSW, Aust. ; 8. Don Droud Jr., Lincoln NE; 9. Pete Crall,
(R) DeSoto KS;
Heat 3, 8 laps, No Time: 1. Tony Bruce Jr., Liberal KS; 2. Mark Dobmeier,
Grand Forks ND; 3. Danny Lasoski, Dover MO; 4. Dusty Zomer, Brandon SD; 5.
Bob Weuve, Newton IA; 6. Joey Moughan, Springfield IL; 7. Josh Schneiderman,
West Burlington IA; 8. Mike Moore, Des Moines IA; 9. Tony Shilling,
Knoxville IA; 10. Casie Shilling, (R) Knoxville IA;
B Feature , 10 laps, 3:22.9: 1. Brian Brown, Grain Valley MO; 2. Bronson
Maeschen, Knoxville IA; 3. Don Droud Jr., Lincoln NE; 4. Kerry Madsen,
Sydney, NSW, Aust. ; 5. Josh Schneiderman, West Burlington IA; 6. Mike
Moore, Des Moines IA; 7. Joey Moughan, Springfield IL; 8. Davey Heskin, St.
Michael MN; 9. Ryan Anderson, Charter Oak IA; 10. Toni Lutar, White Rock,
BC, Can. ; 11. Tony Shilling, Knoxville IA; 12. Pete Crall, (R) DeSoto KS;
13. Skip Jackson, Sydney, NSW, Aust. ;
A Feature 1, No Time: 1. Danny Lasoski, Dover MO; 2. Terry McCarl, Altoona
IA; 3. Lynton Jeffrey, Prairie City IA; 4. Kerry Madsen, Sydney, NSW, Aust.
; 5. Brooke Tatnell, Sans Souci, NSW, Aust. ; 6. Johnny Herrera, Albuquerque
NM; 7. Billy Alley, Lincoln NE; 8. Bob Weuve, Newton IA; 9. Don Droud Jr.,
Lincoln NE; 10. Dusty Zomer, Brandon SD; 11. Ricky Logan, Little Rock AR;
12. Josh Schneiderman, West Burlington IA; 13. Chris Morgan, (R) Topeka KS;
14. Bronson Maeschen, Knoxville IA; 15. Calvin Landis, Knoxville IA; 16.
Mark Dobmeier, Grand Forks ND; 17. Wayne Johnson, Knoxville IA; 18. Tim
Shaffer, Aliquippa PA; 19. Brian Brown, Grain Valley MO; 20. Tony Bruce Jr.,
Liberal KS; Lap
Leaders: Jeffrey 1-2; Dobmeier 3-8; Jeffrey 9-15; Lasoski 16-20
360 RESULTS
Heat 1, 7 laps, 1:58.3: 1. Lee Grosz, (R) Harwood ND; 2. Tom Lenz, Marion
IA; 3. Josh Padellford, (R) Pleasantville IA; 4. Nate Van Haaften, Otley IA;
5. Tasker Phillips, (R) Pleasantville IA; 6. Danny Heskin, St. Michael MN;
7. Wade Nygaard, Fargo ND; 8. Travis Cram, Snohomish WA; 9. Cody Petersen,
Hermosa SD; 10. Mallory Armfield, St. Joseph MO;
Heat 2, 7 laps, 1:57.3: 1. John Hall, Marion IA; 2. Dustin Selvage,
Indianola IA; 3. Jon Agan, Knoxville IA; 4. Ryan Roberts, Aurora NE; 5.
Ricky Montgomery, (R) Lakewood CO; 6. Matt Moro, Ankeny IA; 7. Jonathan
Cornell, (R) Sedalia MO; 8. Alan Zoutte, Knoxville IA; 9. Glen Hunt,
Knoxville IA; 10. Jay Russell, (R) Elwood KS;
Heat 3, 7 laps, 1:55.2: 1. Johnny Anderson, Indianola IA; 2. Mike Houseman
Jr., Des Moines IA; 3. Tyler Thompson, Des Moines IA; 4. Joe Beaver,
Knoxville IA; 5. Tim St. Arnold, Des Moines IA; 6. Gregg Bakker, Sioux Falls
SD; 7. Russ Hall, Pleasant Hill IA; 8. Rod Richards, Runnells IA; 9. CJ
Houseman, Norwalk IA; 10. Randy Martin, California MO;
Heat 4, 7 laps, 1:55.7: 1. Clint Garner, Sioux Falls SD; 2. Bryan Dobesh,
Sioux Falls SD; 3. Jon Corbin, Carrollton MO; 4. Dennis Moore Jr., Grinnell
IA; 5. Brett Mather, Ames IA; 6. Dave Hall, Des Moines IA; 7. Chad Humston,
(R) Giltner NE; 8. Seth Bergman, Snohomish WA; 9. Ian Madsen, Sydney, NSW,
Aust. ; 10. Chad Heimbaugh, (R) Pleasant Hill IA;
C Feature , 6 laps, 1:41.9 NEW TRACK RECORD: 1. Seth Bergman, Snohomish WA;
2. CJ Houseman, Norwalk IA; 3. Ian Madsen, Sydney, NSW, Aust. ; 4. Jay
Russell, (R) Elwood KS; 5. Glen Hunt, Knoxville IA; 6. Chad Heimbaugh, (R)
Pleasant Hill IA; 7. Mallory Armfield, St. Joseph MO; 8. Rod Richards,
Runnells IA; 9. Cody Petersen, Hermosa SD;
B Feature , 10 laps, 2:55.9: 1. Matt Moro, Ankeny IA; 2. Nate Van Haaften,
Otley IA; 3. Tasker Phillips, (R) Pleasantville IA; 4. Jonathan Cornell, (R)
Sedalia MO; 5. Wade Nygaard, Fargo ND; 6. Chad Humston, (R) Giltner NE; 7.
Gregg Bakker, Sioux Falls SD; 8. Ricky Montgomery, (R) Lakewood CO; 9. Dave
Hall, Des Moines IA; 10. Russ Hall, Pleasant Hill IA; 11. Travis Cram,
Snohomish WA; 12. Seth Bergman, Snohomish WA; 13. Danny Heskin, St. Michael
MN; 14. CJ Houseman, Norwalk IA; 15. Alan Zoutte, Knoxville IA; 16. Tim St.
Arnold, Des Moines IA;
A Feature , 15 laps, No Time: 1. Ryan Roberts, Aurora NE; 2. Bryan Dobesh,
Sioux Falls SD; 3. Dustin Selvage, Indianola IA; 4. Lee Grosz, (R) Harwood
ND; 5. Joe Beaver, Knoxville IA; 6. Clint Garner, Sioux Falls SD; 7. Johnny
Anderson, Indianola IA; 8. Mike Houseman Jr., Des Moines IA; 9. Jonathan
Cornell, (R) Sedalia MO; 10. Matt Moro, Ankeny IA; 11. Jon Agan, Knoxville
IA; 12. Tom Lenz, Marion IA; 13. Dennis Moore Jr., Grinnell IA; 14. Brett
Mather, Ames IA; 15. Tyler Thompson, Des Moines IA; 16. John Hall, Marion
IA; 17. Nate Van Haaften, Otley IA; 18. Tasker Phillips, (R) Pleasantville
IA; 19. Jon Corbin, Carrollton MO; 20. Josh Padellford, (R) Pleasantville
IA;
Lap Leaders: Roberts 1-15
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