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McCarl and Garner take Knoxville wins as the Big Shows loom
By Bob Wilson
KNOXVILLE, Iowa (August 1) Terry McCarl and Clint Garner took feature
event wins at Knoxville Raceway Saturday night. For McCarl, it was his
career win number 45 here and it was Garner’s fifth at this legendary
speedway.
McCarl, who is prepping for a run at the 49th annual Knoxville Nationals in
two weeks, led the event from beginning to end. His pole position start was
helpful but did not mean that the win would be a certainty.
At the outset, McCarl was challenged by fellow front row starter and current
Knoxville Raceway points leader Johnny Herrera. When five laps were in the
book, McCarl had created a near-straightaway lead on the big half-mile oval.
Herrera was fending off the moves of Brian Brown and Dusty Zomer in fourth.
Four laps later McCarl entered lap traffic but Herrera was unable to make
any headway in paring down the lead of the fleet Big Game sponsored car in
front of him. Lap twelve saw a yellow fly for a stopped Skip Jackson.
On the ensuing restart, Herrera seemed to have trouble handling his sprinter
and jumped the cushion in turn two allowing Brown and Alley to get by.
Herrera came on around as several more cars passed him and he finally
stopped in turn four with a flat right rear tire. He was unable to continue
and finished 23rd.
When the race resumed, McCarl again picked up the pace as Brown stayed right
with him as did Alley. A little further back Dusty Zomer had his hands full
with Kerry Madsen. Two drivers making hard charges in these final stages
were Don Droud Jr. and Wayne Johnson.
In the end, McCarl took the race by a ten-car length margin over Brown with
Alley, Zomer and Madsen following. Completing the top ten were Droud,
Johnson, Shane Stewart, Randy Hannagan and Gary Brazier.
In the 360 feature, Clint Garner warmed up for the 19th annual 360 Nationals
to be staged here next week. Garner, a front row starter chased pole sitter
Ryan Roberts for two laps before passing him on the third go around. On a
track that remained “racey” all night long, the leader did not pull away
from his challengers during this 15-mile jaunt.
Lap six saw Jonathon Cornell replace Roberts in the runner-up spot as he
began to chase down the Garner machine which was running the high cushion.
Slowly Cornell closed the gap until lap eleven when he took the point as he
followed his line on the low side of turns three and four. Immediately
Garner picked up his pace and recaptured the lead on the next circuit. He
held that spot to the end to place his sprinter five car lengths ahead of
Cornell at the finish. Roberts was third, Dennis Moore Jr. took fourth and
Brett Mather was fifth. Dustin Selvage, Johnny Anderson, Jon Agan, Gregg
Bakker and Randy Martin (from 17th) completed the top ten finishers.
KNOXVILLE RACEWAY, Knoxville, IA
August 1, 2009
410 RESULTS
Time Trial, 1. Brian Brown, Grain Valley MO, 15.508; 2. Randy Hannagan,
Pittsboro IN, 15.626; 3. Dusty Zomer, Brandon SD, 15.656; 4. Billy Alley,
Lincoln NE, 15.667; 5. Johnny Herrera, Albuquerque NM, 15.682; 6. Terry
McCarl, Altoona IA, 15.757; 7. Garry Brazier, Sydney, NSW, Aust. , 15.783;
8. Kerry Madsen, Sydney, NSW, Aust. , 15.798; 9. Bronson Maeschen, Knoxville
IA, 15.811; 10. Calvin Landis, Knoxville IA, 15.818; 11. Don Droud Jr.,
Lincoln NE, 15.839; 12. Jesse Giannetto, Cedar Rapids IA, 15.854; 13. Shane
Stewart, Bixby OK, 15.855; 14. Wayne Johnson, Knoxville IA, 15.917; 15. Lee
Sowell, Nesbit MS, 15.945; 16. Chris Morgan, (R) Topeka KS, 16.04; 17. Toni
Lutar, White Rock, BC, Can. , 16.076; 18. Skip Jackson, Sydney, NSW, Aust. ,
16.089; 19. Bob Weuve, Newton IA, 16.092; 20. Lynton Jeffrey, Prairie City
IA, 16.113; 21. Matthew Reed, Melbourne, VIC, Aust. , 16.14; 22. Rager
Phillips, Pleasantville IA, 16.143; 23. Davey Heskin, St. Michael MN,
16.148; 24. Josh Schneiderman, West Burlington IA, 16.149; 25. Jack Dover,
Springfield NE, 16.167; 26. Mike Moore, Des Moines IA, 16.224; 27. Kaley
Gharst, Decatur IL, 16.311; 28. Ty Bartz, Sheboygan Falls WI, 16.407; 29.
Jesse Hockett, Warsaw MO, 16.425; 30. Austin McCarl, (R) Altoona IA, 16.461;
31. Josh Higday, Des Moines IA, 16.664; 32. Derek Ingalls, Snohomish WA,
16.726; 33. Brant OBanion, Norfolk NE, 16.841; 34. Pete Crall, (R) DeSoto
KS, 17.133; 35. Robert Bell, Colfax IA, No Time;
Heat 1, 8 laps, 2:10.7: 1. Matthew Reed, Melbourne, VIC, Aust. ; 2. Shane
Stewart, Bixby OK; 3. Toni Lutar, White Rock, BC, Can. ; 4. Johnny Herrera,
Albuquerque NM; 5. Brian Brown, Grain Valley MO; 6. Jesse Hockett, Warsaw
MO; 7. Jack Dover, Springfield NE; 8. Bronson Maeschen, Knoxville IA; 9.
Brant OBanion, Norfolk NE;
Heat 2, 8 laps, 2:08.5: 1. Terry McCarl, Altoona IA; 2. Wayne Johnson,
Knoxville IA; 3. Skip Jackson, Sydney, NSW, Aust. ; 4. Randy Hannagan,
Pittsboro IN; 5. Calvin Landis, Knoxville IA; 6. Austin McCarl, (R) Altoona
IA; 7. Mike Moore, Des Moines IA; 8. Pete Crall, (R) DeSoto KS;
Heat 3, 8 laps,2:10.2: 1. Don Droud Jr., Lincoln NE; 2. Davey Heskin, St.
Michael MN; 3. Dusty Zomer, Brandon SD; 4. Lee Sowell, Nesbit MS; 5. Garry
Brazier, Sydney, NSW, Aust. ; 6. Bob Weuve, Newton IA; 7. Kaley Gharst,
Decatur IL; 8. Josh Higday, Des Moines IA;
Heat 4, 8 laps, No Time: 1. Josh Schneiderman, West Burlington IA; 2. Lynton
Jeffrey, Prairie City IA; 3. Billy Alley, Lincoln NE; 4. Jesse Giannetto,
Cedar Rapids IA; 5. Kerry Madsen, Sydney, NSW, Aust. ; 6. Ty Bartz,
Sheboygan Falls WI; 7. Derek Ingalls, Snohomish WA; 8. Chris Morgan, (R)
Topeka KS;
B Feature, 12 laps, No Time: 1. Kaley Gharst, Decatur IL; 2. Jesse Hockett,
Warsaw MO; 3. Jack Dover, Springfield NE; 4. Mike Moore, Des Moines IA; 5.
Josh Higday, Des Moines IA; 6. Austin McCarl, (R) Altoona IA; 7. Ty Bartz,
Sheboygan Falls WI; 8. Ty Bartz, Sheboygan Falls WI; 9. Derek Ingalls,
Snohomish WA; 10. Bronson Maeschen, Knoxville IA; 11. Pete Crall, (R) DeSoto
KS; 12. Bob Weuve, Newton IA; 13. Brant OBanion, Norfolk NE;
A Feature, 20 laps, No Time: 1. Terry McCarl, Altoona IA; 2. Brian Brown,
Grain Valley MO; 3. Billy Alley, Lincoln NE; 4. Dusty Zomer, Brandon SD; 5.
Kerry Madsen, Sydney, NSW, Aust. ; 6. Don Droud Jr., Lincoln NE; 7. Wayne
Johnson, Knoxville IA; 8. Shane Stewart, Bixby OK; 9. Randy Hannagan,
Pittsboro IN; 10. Garry Brazier, Sydney, NSW, Aust. ; 11. Lynton Jeffrey,
Prairie City IA; 12. Jesse Giannetto, Cedar Rapids IA; 13. Davey Heskin, St.
Michael MN; 14. Jack Dover, Springfield NE; 15. Kaley Gharst, Decatur IL;
16. Josh Schneiderman, West Burlington IA; 17. Calvin Landis, Knoxville IA;
18. Jesse Hockett, Warsaw MO; 19. Toni Lutar, White Rock, BC, Can. ; 20.
Matthew Reed, Melbourne, VIC, Aust. ; 21. Mike Moore, Des Moines IA; 22. Lee
Sowell, Nesbit MS; 23. Johnny Herrera, Albuquerque NM; 24. Skip Jackson,
Sydney, NSW, Aust. Lap Leaders: McCarl 1-24
360 RESULTS
Time Trial, 1. Gregg Bakker, Sioux Falls SD, 16.197; 2. Dustin Selvage,
Indianola IA, 16.343; 3. Randy Martin, California MO, 16.409; 4. Jonathan
Cornell, (R) Sedalia MO, 16.43; 5. Russ Hall, Pleasant Hill IA, 16.433; 6.
Clint Garner, Sioux Falls SD, 16.444; 7. Chad Humston, (R) Giltner NE,
16.457; 8. Jon Agan, Knoxville IA, 16.52; 9. Tyler Thompson, Des Moines IA,
16.574; 10. Tom Lenz, Marion IA, 16.604; 11. Johnny Anderson, Indianola IA,
16.605; 12. Dennis Moore Jr., Grinnell IA, 16.641; 13. Tasker Phillips, (R)
Pleasantville IA, 16.649; 14. Bryan Dobesh, Sioux Falls SD, 16.654; 15.
Ricky Logan, Little Rock AR, 16.679; 16. Ryan Anderson, Charter Oak IA,
16.692; 17. Rod Richards, Runnells IA, 16.702; 18. Ryan Roberts, Aurora NE,
16.733; 19. RJ Johnson, Tampa FL, 16.755; 20. Joe Beaver, Knoxville IA,
16.772; 21. Brett Mather, Ames IA, 16.794; 22. Josh Padellford, (R)
Pleasantville IA, 16.808; 23. Don Young, Bartlett TN, 16.906; 24. Jon
Corbin, Carrollton MO, 16.931; 25. Nate Van Haaften, Otley IA, 16.971; 26.
Danny Heskin, St. Michael MN, 16.979; 27. Brad Foster, Melbourne, VIC, Aust.
, 17.006; 28. Nate Mosher, Prairie City IA, 17.049; 29. Jeff Heffner, Denver
CO, 17.056; 30. Alan Zoutte, Knoxville IA, 17.105; 31. Joe Miller, Vail IA,
17.115; 32. Chris Walker, Oak Grove MO, 17.179; 33. Tim Newman, Cameron MO,
17.29; 34. Dave Glennon, Casselton ND, 17.312; 35. Ricky Montgomery, (R)
Lakewood CO, 17.323; 36. Jay Russell, (R) Elwood KS, 17.33; 37. Chad
Heimbaugh, (R) Pleasant Hill IA, 18.292; 38. Matt Moro, Polk City IA,
19.499;
Heat 1, 7 laps, No Time: 1. Brett Mather, Ames IA; 2. Gregg Bakker, Sioux
Falls SD; 3. Rod Richards, Runnells IA; 4. Tasker Phillips, (R)
Pleasantville IA; 5. Tyler Thompson, Des Moines IA; 6. Nate Van Haaften,
Otley IA; 7. Chad Heimbaugh, (R) Pleasant Hill IA; 8. Tim Newman, Cameron
MO; 9. Russ Hall, Pleasant Hill IA; 10. Jeff Heffner, Denver CO;
Heat 2, 7 laps,1:59.1: 1. Ryan Roberts, Aurora NE; 2. Clint Garner, Sioux
Falls SD; 3. Dustin Selvage, Indianola IA; 4. Josh Padellford, (R)
Pleasantville IA; 5. Bryan Dobesh, Sioux Falls SD; 6. Tom Lenz, Marion IA;
7. Matt Moro, Polk City IA; 8. Danny Heskin, St. Michael MN; 9. Dave Glennon,
Casselton ND; 10. Alan Zoutte, Knoxville IA;
Heat 3, 7 laps, 2:00.6: 1. RJ Johnson, Tampa FL; 2. Don Young, Bartlett TN;
3. Johnny Anderson, Indianola IA; 4. Ricky Logan, Little Rock AR; 5. Randy
Martin, California MO; 6. Chad Humston, (R) Giltner NE; 7. Ricky Montgomery,
(R) Lakewood CO; 8. Brad Foster, Melbourne, VIC, Aust. ; 9. Joe Miller, Vail
IA;
Heat 4, 7 laps, No Time: 1. Dennis Moore Jr., Grinnell IA; 2. Jonathan
Cornell, (R) Sedalia MO; 3. Jon Corbin, Carrollton MO; 4. Jon Agan,
Knoxville IA; 5. Nate Mosher, Prairie City IA; 6. Ryan Anderson, Charter Oak
IA; 7. Jay Russell, (R) Elwood KS; 8. Joe Beaver, Knoxville IA; 9. Chris
Walker, Oak Grove MO;
B Feature, 10 laps, 2:52.7: 1. Randy Martin, California MO; 2. Nate Mosher,
Prairie City IA; 3. Matt Moro, Polk City IA; 4. Bryan Dobesh, Sioux Falls
SD; 5. Tyler Thompson, Des Moines IA; 6. Tom Lenz, Marion IA; 7. Chad
Humston, (R) Giltner NE; 8. Ryan Anderson, Charter Oak IA; 9. Ricky
Montgomery, (R) Lakewood CO; 10. Joe Beaver, Knoxville IA; 11. Chad
Heimbaugh, (R) Pleasant Hill IA; 12. Nate Van Haaften, Otley IA; 13. Dave
Glennon, Casselton ND; 14. Danny Heskin, St. Michael MN; 15. Brad Foster,
Melbourne, VIC, Aust. ; 16. Alan Zoutte, Knoxville IA; 17. Jay Russell, (R)
Elwood KS; 18. Tim Newman, Cameron MO; 19. Joe Miller, Vail IA; 20. Russ
Hall, Pleasant Hill IA; 21. Jeff Heffner, Denver CO;
A Feature, 15 laps, 4:27.6: 1. Clint Garner, Sioux Falls SD; 2. Jonathan
Cornell, (R) Sedalia MO; 3. Ryan Roberts, Aurora NE; 4. Dennis Moore Jr.,
Grinnell IA; 5. Brett Mather, Ames IA; 6. Dustin Selvage, Indianola IA; 7.
Johnny Anderson, Indianola IA; 8. Jon Agan, Knoxville IA; 9. Gregg Bakker,
Sioux Falls SD; 10. Randy Martin, California MO; 11. Don Young, Bartlett TN;
12. Tasker Phillips, (R) Pleasantville IA; 13. Josh Padellford, (R)
Pleasantville IA; 14. Matt Moro, Polk City IA; 15. Bryan Dobesh, Sioux Falls
SD; 16. RJ Johnson, Tampa FL; 17. Rod Richards, Runnells IA; 18. Ricky
Logan, Little Rock AR; 19. Jon Corbin, Carrollton MO; 20. Nate Mosher,
Prairie City IA. Lap Leaders: Roberts 1-2; Garner 3-10; Cornell 11; Garner
12-15
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