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Brown cashes in for some Green at Knoxville Raceway
By Bob Wilson
KNOXVILLE, Iowa (June 6) Brian Brown finally put to sleep the gremlins that
had forged a path through his pit area as he ran nonstop through the 20-lap
feature Saturday night at Knoxville Raceway to capture his 13th career win
at this Central Iowa fairgrounds.
Right away when the green flag started the feature event, Brown jumped from
his pole position to grab the point with fellow front row starter Wayne
Johnson on his heels. With a wide open track Brown set sail on the big
half-mile oval. Johnson stayed close but was never successful in any of his
maneuvers to take the lead away. By lap five Brown held a 10 car-length
advantage.
It looked as though things might change when the front runners hit lap
traffic on the ninth circuit. Brown was gutsy though and made several moves
that helped him keep the lead. As Brown picked his way through the traffic,
third row starter Kerry Madsen had caught Johnson and had begun challenging
for that position. While those two drivers fought for that spot, Brown began
pulling away in his self-owned sprinter.
As the race neared its conclusion, Brown had created a huge lead. Lap 19 saw
his advantage grow to an astounding half lap, the largest margin at
Knoxville this year.
Just as he took the checkered flag, the red flag was thrown for Knoxville
points leader Johnny Herrera who had crashed into the turn two fence while
running seventh. At press time no explanation for the wreck was known.
Herrera walked away from a badly bent machine.
Following Brown to the finish line was Madsen, who made a pass of Johnson on
lap fifteen. Dusty Zomer was fourth and Josh Schneiderman claimed fifth.
Completing the top ten were Mark Dobmeier who started 16th, Lynton Jeffrey,
Davey Heskin, Don Droud, Jr. and Herrera.
In the companion 360 sprint division, Brett Mather led the entire distance
in the M&P Motorsports Maxim to claim his fifth career win here. He started
on the pole and was not headed in this non-stop 15-lap race.
What looked like a runaway win for Mather turned out to be fairly close at
the end with Dennis Moore, Jr. making up most of the near-straightaway
advantage of Mather. The big factor was lap traffic as Moore came within
four car lengths at the end to register runner-up. Johnny Anderson, Nate
VanHaaften and Gregg Bakker completed the top five. Jon Corbin, Jon Agan,
Joe Beaver, Clint Garner and Ricky Montgomery (from the tail) formed the top
ten.
In 305 winged-sprint action, Rob Kubli won his first career feature at
Knoxville. Matt Stevenson, Marty Stevenson, Johnny Anderson and Steve Palmer
completed the top five in the twelve lapper.
KNOXVILLE RACEWAY, Knoxville, IA
June 6, 2009
410 RESULTS
Time Trial, 1. Mark Dobmeier, Grand Forks ND, 14.784; 2. Davey Heskin, St.
Michael MN, 14.845; 3. Dusty Zomer, Brandon SD, 14.851; 4. Kerry Madsen,
Sydney, NSW, Aust. , 14.937; 5. Skip Jackson, Sydney, NSW, Aust. , 14.973;
6. Johnny Herrera, Albuquerque NM, 15.014; 7. Lynton Jeffrey, Prairie City
IA, 15.032; 8. Rager Phillips, Pleasantville IA, 15.05; 9. Josh Schneiderman,
West Burlington IA, 15.059; 10. Wayne Johnson, Knoxville IA, 15.06; 11.
Brian Brown, Grain Valley MO, 15.074; 12. Don Droud Jr., Lincoln NE, 15.112;
13. Chris Morgan, (R) Topeka KS, 15.119; 14. Derek Ingalls, Snohomish WA,
15.132; 15. Bob Weuve, Newton IA, 15.14; 16. Bronson Maeschen, Knoxville IA,
15.144; 17. Ricky Logan, Little Rock AR, 15.19; 18. Mike Moore, Des Moines
IA, 15.225; 19. Austin McCarl, (R) Altoona IA, 15.26; 20. Calvin Landis,
Knoxville IA, 15.268; 21. Pete Crall, (R) DeSoto KS, 15.394; 22. Billy
Alley, Lincoln NE, 15.402; 23. Ryan Anderson, Charter Oak IA, 15.439; 24.
Ricky Montgomery, Lakewood CO, 15.946;
Heat 1, 8 laps, 2:04.1: 1. Bronson Maeschen, Knoxville IA; 2. Chris Morgan,
(R) Topeka KS; 3. Wayne Johnson, Knoxville IA; 4. Kerry Madsen, Sydney, NSW,
Aust. ; 5. Lynton Jeffrey, Prairie City IA; 6. Mark Dobmeier, Grand Forks
ND; 7. Austin McCarl, (R) Altoona IA; 8. Billy Alley, Lincoln NE;
Heat 2, 8 laps, 2:05.2: 1. Ricky Logan, Little Rock AR; 2. Derek Ingalls,
Snohomish WA; 3. Brian Brown, Grain Valley MO; 4. Skip Jackson, Sydney, NSW,
Aust. ; 5. Davey Heskin, St. Michael MN; 6. Ryan Anderson, Charter Oak IA;
7. Rager Phillips, Pleasantville IA; 8. Calvin Landis, Knoxville IA;
Heat 3, 8 laps, 2:03.3: 1. Don Droud Jr., Lincoln NE; 2. Dusty Zomer,
Brandon SD; 3. Bob Weuve, Newton IA; 4. Josh Schneiderman, West Burlington
IA; 5. Pete Crall, (R) DeSoto KS; 6. Ricky Montgomery, Lakewood CO; 7. Mike
Moore, Des Moines IA;
B Feature, 8 laps, 2:04.9: 1. Mark Dobmeier, Grand Forks ND; 2. Johnny
Herrera, Albuquerque NM; 3. Calvin Landis, Knoxville IA; 4. Ryan Anderson,
Charter Oak IA; 5. Ricky Montgomery, Lakewood CO; 6. Billy Alley, Lincoln
NE; 7. Austin McCarl, (R) Altoona IA; 8. Mike Moore, Des Moines IA;
A Feature, 20 laps, 5:36.7: 1. Brian Brown, Grain Valley MO; 2. Kerry
Madsen, Sydney, NSW, Aust. ; 3. Wayne Johnson, Knoxville IA; 4. Dusty Zomer,
Brandon SD; 5. Josh Schneiderman, West Burlington IA; 6. Mark Dobmeier,
Grand Forks ND; 7. Lynton Jeffrey, Prairie City IA; 8. Davey Heskin, St.
Michael MN; 9. Don Droud Jr., Lincoln NE; 10. Johnny Herrera, Albuquerque
NM; 11. Skip Jackson, Sydney, NSW, Aust. ; 12. Chris Morgan, (R) Topeka KS;
13. Calvin Landis, Knoxville IA; 14. Bronson Maeschen, Knoxville IA; 15.
Ryan Anderson, Charter Oak IA; 16. Derek Ingalls, Snohomish WA; 17. Ricky
Montgomery, Lakewood CO; 18. Pete Crall, (R) DeSoto KS; 19. Bob Weuve,
Newton IA; 20. Ricky Logan, Little Rock AR; Lap leaders: Brown 1-20
360 RESULTS
Heat 1, 7 laps, 1:56.0: 1. Josh Padellford, (R) Pleasantville IA; 2. Johnny
Anderson, Indianola IA; 3. Clint Garner, Sioux Falls SD; 4. Joe Beaver,
Knoxville IA; 5. Dave Hall, Des Moines IA; 6. Tasker Phillips, (R)
Pleasantville IA; 7. Glen Hunt, Knoxville IA; 8. Chad Heimbaugh, (R)
Pleasant Hill IA; 9. Alan Zoutte, Knoxville IA;
Heat 2, 7 laps, 1:53.6: 1. Nate Van Haaften, Otley IA; 2. Gregg Bakker,
Sioux Falls SD; 3. Brett Mather, Ames IA; 4. Jon Agan, Knoxville IA; 5.
Ricky Montgomery, (R) Lakewood CO; 6. Dustin Selvage, Indianola IA; 7. Jay
Russell, (R) Elwood KS; 8. Brant OBanion, (R) Norfolk NE;
Heat 3, 7 laps, 1:52.3: 1. Dennis Moore Jr., Grinnell IA; 2. Chad Humston,
(R) Giltner NE; 3. Ryan Roberts, Aurora NE; 4. Jonathan Cornell, (R) Sedalia
MO; 5. Bryan Dobesh, Sioux Falls SD; 6. Rod Richards, Runnells IA; 7. Cody
Petersen, Hermosa SD; 8. Matt Moro, Ankeny IA;
Heat 4, 7 laps, 1:54.9: 1. John Hall, Marion IA; 2. Jon Corbin, Carrollton
MO; 3. Tom Lenz, Marion IA; 4. Austin Alumbaugh, Higginsville MO; 5. Nate
Mosher, Prairie City IA; 6. Ryan Bickett, Ramona SD; 7. RJ Johnson, Tampa
FL; 8. Danny Heskin, St. Michael MN;
B Feature, 10 laps, No Time: 1. Dave Hall, Des Moines IA; 2. Austin
Alumbaugh, Higginsville MO; 3. Bryan Dobesh, Sioux Falls SD; 4. Ricky
Montgomery, (R) Lakewood CO; 5. Tasker Phillips, (R) Pleasantville IA; 6.
Dustin Selvage, Indianola IA; 7. Matt Moro, Ankeny IA; 8. Ryan Bickett,
Ramona SD; 9. RJ Johnson, Tampa FL; 10. Rod Richards, Runnells IA; 11. Danny
Heskin, St. Michael MN; 12. Chad Heimbaugh, (R) Pleasant Hill IA; 13. Glen
Hunt, Knoxville IA; 14. Cody Petersen, Hermosa SD; 15. Jay Russell, (R)
Elwood KS; 16. Brant OBanion, (R) Norfolk NE; 17. Alan Zoutte, Knoxville IA;
A Feature, 15 laps,4:20.2: 1. Brett Mather, Ames IA; 2. Dennis Moore Jr.,
Grinnell IA; 3. Johnny Anderson, Indianola IA; 4. Nate Van Haaften, Otley
IA; 5. Gregg Bakker, Sioux Falls SD; 6. Jon Corbin, Carrollton MO; 7. Jon
Agan, Knoxville IA; 8. Joe Beaver, Knoxville IA; 9. Clint Garner, Sioux
Falls SD; 10. Ricky Montgomery, (R) Lakewood CO; 11. Tom Lenz, Marion IA;
12. Josh Padellford, (R) Pleasantville IA; 13. Bryan Dobesh, Sioux Falls SD;
14. Jonathan Cornell, (R) Sedalia MO; 15. Nate Mosher, Prairie City IA; 16.
Ryan Roberts, Aurora NE; 17. Chad Humston, (R) Giltner NE; 18. Austin
Alumbaugh, Higginsville MO; 19. Dave Hall, Des Moines IA; 20. John Hall,
Marion IA; Lap Leaders: Mather 1-15
305 RESULTS
Heat 1, 6 laps, No Time: 1. Bob Lamb, Mitchellville IA; 2. Patrick Long,
Hedrick IA; 3. Marty Stephenson, Mitchellville IA; 4. Earl Tice, Ames IA; 5.
Randy Reinhard, Fort Dodge IA; 6. Dustin Clark, Eldon IA;
Heat 2, 6 laps, 1:51.2: 1. Matt Stephenson, Altoona IA; 2. Johnny Anderson,
Indianola IA; 3. Mitchell Alexander, Knoxville IA; 4. Rob Kubli, Milo IA; 5.
Steve Palmer, Des Moines IA; 6. Mark Johnson, Des Moines IA; 7. Lance
Silvers, Ottumwa IA;
A Feature, 12 laps, No Time: 1. Rob Kubli, Milo IA; 2. Matt Stephenson,
Altoona IA; 3. Marty Stephenson, Mitchellville IA; 4. Johnny Anderson,
Indianola IA; 5. Randy Reinhard, Fort Dodge IA; 6. Steve Palmer, Des Moines
IA; 7. Nick Ross, Oskaloosa IA; 8. Dustin Clark, Eldon IA; 9. Mark Johnson,
Des Moines IA; 10. Mitchell Alexander, Knoxville IA; 11. Patrick Long,
Hedrick IA; 12. Tasker Phillips, Pleasantville IA; 13. Bob Lamb,
Mitchellville IA; 14. Lance Silvers, Ottumwa IA; 15. Earl Tice, Ames IA;
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