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Herrera and Dobish capture Features at Knoxville
By Bob Wilson
KNOXVILLE, Iowa (May 23) – Johnny Herrera made it two 410 sprint wins on the
season at Knoxville Raceway Saturday night and Bryan Dobesh captured his end
of the companion 360 sprint division. Though rain threatened throughout the
day and in fact soaked the track just after the noon hour, not a drop fell
during the night.
With the invert on this night’s features at 12, the big guns were sitting in
mid-pack to begin the race. Front row starter Josh Schneiderman got the jump
when the race went green and in fact began to pull away from the field in
this 10-mile race. A yellow slowed the field when Pete Crall spun in turns
one and two negating Schneiderman’s expanding lead.
On the restart, Johnny Herrera took control after starting in row two. The
Albuquerque driver slid Schneiderman in turns one and two and was never
headed after that. Herrera placed his Larry Woodward Maxim on the high
cushion and began to roar away from the pack. By the mid-point of the race
he had a near-straightaway lead on the big half-mile oval.
Behind Herrera for most of the event was Lynton Jeffrey. Jeffrey carried on
a strong battle with Terry McCarl for the runner-up finish but finally
yielded that position on lap 15 when McCarl bested him coming low out of
turn two. Shortly after that the final yellow of the night flew for fourth
place Billy Alley who lost a right-front wheel while flying down the front
chute. Alley was able to keep control of his car but he was finished for the
night.
With Herrera’s big lead wiped out by the yellow, the restart would show
McCarl directly behind the leader. Herrera went low into turn one on the
restart and drifted up in front of McCarl in turn two. Both drivers put on a
driving clinic on the final three laps as Herrera managed to keep his spot
and roar across the finish line with $3,000 added to his pocket and his 12th
career win here.
McCarl (started 12th)claimed $2,500 for his efforts while Jeffrey took third
and $2,000. Brian Brown was fourth ($1,500) and Kerry Madsen (started
11th)($1,000) took fifth. Rounding out the top ten were Mark Dobmeier, Skip
Jackson, Calvin Landis, Dusty Zomer and Don Droud, Jr.
Bryan Dobesh’s win in the 360 sprint division marked his third career win at
this central Iowa racing facility. The start of the race saw Dobesh line up
beside Ryan Roberts, who had claimed victory in the prior week. Both drivers
fought determinedly for the lead on that first lap but it was Dobesh who
took it and kept it for the 15-lap distance. Though Roberts stayed close, he
was unable to challenge as Dobesh pulled away. Even the yellow at the
half-way point was not a factor in helping Roberts make a race of it.
Behind Roberts for most of the go was rookie challenger Jonathan Cornell.
Lap 10 saw Cornell lose that spot to Clint Garner (who had started
sixteenth). Matt Moro held fifth for much of the distance.
That is the way they would finish with Dobesh, Roberts, Garner, Cornell and
Moro in the top five. Completing the top ten were Chad Humston, Brett Mather,
Jon Agan, Gregg Bakker and Joe Beaver.
Next week will be USAC-sanctioned midgets on Friday vying for the King
Doodlebug title along with the annual Masters Classic. 410 Knoxville sprints
will co-star with the Midget Nationals on Saturday. All of this being
featured during the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame & Museum’s induction
weekend.
KNOXVILLE RACEWAY, Knoxville, IA
May 23, 2009
410 RESULTS
Time Trial, 1. Terry McCarl, Altoona IA, 15.083; 2. Kerry Madsen, Sydney,
NSW, Aust. , 15.087; 3. Don Droud Jr., Lincoln NE, 15.191; 4. Dusty Zomer,
Brandon SD, 15.221; 5. Skip Jackson, Sydney, NSW, Aust. , 15.244; 6. Chris
Morgan, (R) Topeka KS, 15.279; 7. Billy Alley, Lincoln NE, 15.297; 8. Lynton
Jeffrey, Prairie City IA, 15.311; 9. Brian Brown, Grain Valley MO, 15.367;
10. Bronson Maeschen, Knoxville IA, 15.388; 11. Joey Moughan, Springfield
IL, 15.397; 12. Johnny Herrera, Albuquerque NM, 15.428; 13. Calvin Landis,
Knoxville IA, 15.573; 14. Josh Schneiderman, West Burlington IA, 15.604; 15.
Mark Dobmeier, Grand Forks ND, 15.609; 16. Mike Moore, Des Moines IA,
15.674; 17. Davey Heskin, St. Michael MN, 15.68; 18. Bob Weuve, Newton IA,
15.789; 19. Austin McCarl, (R) Altoona IA, 16.132; 20. Pete Crall, (R)
DeSoto KS, 16.158;
Heat 1, 8 laps,2:10.6: 1. Calvin Landis, Knoxville IA; 2. Terry McCarl,
Altoona IA; 3. Billy Alley, Lincoln NE; 4. Dusty Zomer, Brandon SD; 5. Mike
Moore, Des Moines IA; 6. Bronson Maeschen, Knoxville IA; 7. Austin McCarl,
(R) Altoona IA;
Heat 2, 8 laps, 2:08.6: 1. Lynton Jeffrey, Prairie City IA; 2. Josh
Schneiderman, West Burlington IA; 3. Kerry Madsen, Sydney, NSW, Aust. ; 4.
Davey Heskin, St. Michael MN; 5. Skip Jackson, Sydney, NSW, Aust. ; 6. Joey
Moughan, Springfield IL; 7. Pete Crall, (R) DeSoto KS;
Heat 3, 8 laps, 2:06.8: 1. Mark Dobmeier, Grand Forks ND; 2. Brian Brown,
Grain Valley MO; 3. Johnny Herrera, Albuquerque NM; 4. Don Droud Jr.,
Lincoln NE; 5. Bob Weuve, Newton IA; 6. Chris Morgan, (R) Topeka KS;
A Feature, 20 laps, No Time: 1. Johnny Herrera, Albuquerque NM; 2. Terry
McCarl, Altoona IA; 3. Lynton Jeffrey, Prairie City IA; 4. Brian Brown,
Grain Valley MO; 5. Kerry Madsen, Sydney, NSW, Aust. ; 6. Mark Dobmeier,
Grand Forks ND; 7. Skip Jackson, Sydney, NSW, Aust. ; 8. Calvin Landis,
Knoxville IA; 9. Dusty Zomer, Brandon SD; 10. Don Droud Jr., Lincoln NE; 11.
Josh Schneiderman, West Burlington IA; 12. Bronson Maeschen, Knoxville IA;
13. Austin McCarl, (R) Altoona IA; 14. Davey Heskin, St. Michael MN; 15.
Joey Moughan, Springfield IL; 16. Bob Weuve, Newton IA; 17. Chris Morgan,
(R) Topeka KS; 18. Billy Alley, Lincoln NE; 19. Mike Moore, Des Moines IA;
20. Pete Crall, (R) DeSoto KS; Lap Leaders: Schneiderman 1-3; Herrera 4-20
360 RESULTS
Heat 1, 7 laps, No Time: 1. Joe Beaver, Knoxville IA; 2. Gregg Bakker, Sioux
Falls SD; 3. Nate Van Haaften, Otley IA; 4. Ricky Montgomery, (R) Lakewood
CO; 5. Mike Houseman Jr., Des Moines IA; 6. Roland Johnson Jr., Tampa FL; 7.
Chad Heimbaugh, (R) Pleasant Hill IA; 8. Brant OBanion, (R) Norfolk NE; 9.
Tyler Thompson, Des Moines IA;
Heat 2, 7 laps, No Time: 1. Chad Humston, (R) Giltner NE; 2. Danny Heskin,
St. Michael MN; 3. Jonathan Cornell, (R) Sedalia MO; 4. Bryan Dobesh, Sioux
Falls SD; 5. Ryan Bickett, Ramona SD; 6. Cody Petersen, Hermosa SD; 7. CJ
Houseman, Norwalk IA; 8. Travis Porter, Rock Island IL;
Heat 3, 7 laps, 1:56.4: 1. Jon Agan, Knoxville IA; 2. Ryan Roberts, Aurora
NE; 3. Matt Moro, Ankeny IA; 4. Johnny Anderson, Indianola IA; 5. Jon
Corbin, Carrollton MO; 6. Rod Richards, Runnells IA; 7. Jay Russell, (R)
Elwood KS; 8. Glen Hunt, Knoxville IA;
Heat 4, 7 laps, 1:59.6: 1. Nate Mosher, Prairie City IA; 2. Brett Mather,
Ames IA; 3. Dennis Moore Jr., Grinnell IA; 4. Clint Garner, Sioux Falls SD;
5. Tom Lenz, Marion IA; 6. Alan Zoutte, Knoxville IA; 7. Josh Padellford,
(R) Pleasantville IA; 8. Dustin Selvage, Indianola IA;
B Feature, 10 laps, No Time: 1. Tom Lenz, Marion IA; 2. Jay Russell, (R)
Elwood KS; 3. Mike Houseman Jr., Des Moines IA; 4. Ryan Bickett, Ramona SD;
5. Rod Richards, Runnells IA; 6. Josh Padellford, (R) Pleasantville IA; 7.
CJ Houseman, Norwalk IA; 8. Roland Johnson Jr., Tampa FL; 9. Alan Zoutte,
Knoxville IA; 10. Cody Petersen, Hermosa SD; 11. Glen Hunt, Knoxville IA;
12. Jon Corbin, Carrollton MO; 13. Dustin Selvage, Indianola IA; 14. Travis
Porter, Rock Island IL; 15. Chad Heimbaugh, (R) Pleasant Hill IA; 16. Brant
OBanion, (R) Norfolk NE; 17. Tyler Thompson, Des Moines IA;
A Feature, 15 laps, No Time: 1. Bryan Dobesh, Sioux Falls SD; 2. Ryan
Roberts, Aurora NE; 3. Clint Garner, Sioux Falls SD; 4. Jonathan Cornell,
(R) Sedalia MO; 5. Matt Moro, Ankeny IA; 6. Chad Humston, (R) Giltner NE; 7.
Brett Mather, Ames IA; 8. Jon Agan, Knoxville IA; 9. Gregg Bakker, Sioux
Falls SD; 10. Joe Beaver, Knoxville IA; 11. Johnny Anderson, Indianola IA;
12. Nate Van Haaften, Otley IA; 13. Danny Heskin, St. Michael MN; 14. Tom
Lenz, Marion IA; 15. Dennis Moore Jr., Grinnell IA; 16. Ricky Montgomery,
(R) Lakewood CO; 17. Mike Houseman Jr., Des Moines IA; 18. Ryan Bickett,
Ramona SD; 19. Nate Mosher, Prairie City IA; 20. Jay Russell, (R) Elwood KS;
Lap Leaders: Dobish 1-15
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