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Herrera clicnhes Knoxville season title
By: Bob Wilson
KNOXVILLE, IA (September 5) - Several winners were crowned at Knoxville
Raceway Saturday night as this track’s 56th season of weekly racing came to
an end. Johnny Herrera (410s) and Clint Garner (360s) each gain track
championships at this central Iowa racing facility. Dusty Zomer (410s) and
Gregg Bakker each grabbed season-ending feature events.
With 25 laps and a $3,500 pay day on the line in the 410 division, pole
sitter Bronson Maeschen jumped to the lead at the end of lap one. Just three
laps into the race fifth running Kerry Madsen brought out the yellow when he
stopped on the track. It turned out that his hood had worked itself loose
and he came to the work area to tape it to the frame.
On the restart, Mike Moore hit the loose stuff up high and tipped his car
over.
Maeschen led Wayne Johnson, Rager Phillips, Terry McCarl and Zomer back to
the green. One lap later Zomer surprised everyone when he blew by McCarl and
Phillips in turn one. Two circuits later he had taken over the runner-up
spot.
Lap 11 saw Zomer take the lead as he steered his sprinter high out of turn
two. When he and Maeschen came into turns three and four, the Maeschen
sprinter lost a wheel which bounded over the tall Knoxville fences. The car
itself struck the turn wall and was done for the night.
When the race resumed, it would stay green to the end. Tenth starter Brian
Brown made a pass of McCarl on lap 14. McCarl fought to get the spot back
but was unable.
When Zomer blew by the flag stand to take the checkered flags, he had manage
only a ten-car advantage over second place Brown. McCarl stayed for third,
Johnson held for fourth and Phillips was fifth.
Pole sitter Josh Higday took lap one of the 360 feature but was soon passed
by 2009 Rookie of the Year Jonathan Cornell. Cornell then began to pull away
from the pack until a yellow was displayed on the sixth go around for a
two-car skirmish in turns one and two.
When the 20-lap race went green again second running Bakker went to the
bottom while Cornell took to the top. When they came across the stripe it
was now Bakker in the lead. The race would stay that way until Garner took
the runner-up spot on lap 10. Lap 13 saw a yellow displayed for a stopped
car.
The single file restart saw no position changes with the front running cars.
Lap traffic did not play a part in deciding the winners of either feature
event on this night.
At the end of the 10-mile sprint, Bakker was the winner with Garner,
Cornell, Dustin Selvage and Jon Agan forming the top five finishers.
RESULTS
Knoxville Raceway
Knoxville, IA
Sat. Sept. 5, 2009
410 RESULTS
Time Trial 1, 1. Lynton Jeffrey, Prairie City IA, 14.889; 2. Davey Heskin,
St. Michael MN, 14.907; 3. Dusty Zomer, Brandon SD, 14.935; 4. Don Droud
Jr., Lincoln NE, 14.938; 5. Terry McCarl, Altoona IA, 14.985; 6. Mark
Dobmeier, Grand Forks ND, 15.023; 7. Kerry Madsen, Sydney, NSW, Aust. ,
15.027; 8. Ryan Anderson, Charter Oak IA, 15.045; 9. Rager Phillips,
Pleasantville IA, 15.059; 10. Wayne Johnson, Knoxville IA, 15.071; 11.
Bronson Maeschen, Knoxville IA, 15.08; 12. Skip Jackson, Sydney, NSW, Aust.
, 15.084; 13. Brian Brown, Grain Valley MO, 15.085; 14. Johnny Herrera,
Albuquerque NM, 15.095; 15. Seth Brahmer, Wisner NE, 15.203; 16. Calvin
Landis, Knoxville IA, 15.212; 17. Josh Schneiderman, West Burlington IA,
15.215; 18. Kaley Gharst, Decatur IL, 15.35; 19. Bob Weuve, Newton IA,
15.387; 20. Pete Crall, (R) DeSoto KS, 15.398; 21. Mike Moore, Des Moines
IA, 15.427; 22. Austin McCarl, (R) Altoona IA, 15.463; 23. Sid Blandford
Jr., Vail CO, 15.591;
Heat 1, 8 laps, 2:02.5: 1. Calvin Landis, Knoxville IA; 2. Brian Brown,
Grain Valley MO; 3. Wayne Johnson, Knoxville IA; 4. Kerry Madsen, Sydney,
NSW, Aust. ; 5. Don Droud Jr., Lincoln NE; 6. Bob Weuve, Newton IA; 7.
Lynton Jeffrey, Prairie City IA; 8. Austin McCarl, (R) Altoona IA;
Heat 2, 8 laps, 2:02.9: 1. Johnny Herrera, Albuquerque NM; 2. Josh
Schneiderman, West Burlington IA; 3. Terry McCarl, Altoona IA; 4. Bronson
Maeschen, Knoxville IA; 5. Davey Heskin, St. Michael MN; 6. Ryan Anderson,
Charter Oak IA; 7. Sid Blandford Jr., Vail CO; 8. Pete Crall, (R) DeSoto KS;
Heat 3, 8 laps, 2:06.4: 1. Kaley Gharst, Decatur IL; 2. Skip Jackson,
Sydney, NSW, Aust. ; 3. Mark Dobmeier, Grand Forks ND; 4. Dusty Zomer,
Brandon SD; 5. Rager Phillips, Pleasantville IA; 6. Seth Brahmer, Wisner NE;
7. Mike Moore, Des Moines IA;
B Feature , 8 laps, No Time: 1. Lynton Jeffrey, Prairie City IA; 2. Ryan
Anderson, Charter Oak IA; 3. Seth Brahmer, Wisner NE; 4. Bob Weuve, Newton
IA; 5. Mike Moore, Des Moines IA; 6. Pete Crall, (R) DeSoto KS; 7. Austin
McCarl, (R) Altoona IA; 8. Sid Blandford Jr., Vail CO;
A Feature, 25 laps, No Time: 1. Dusty Zomer, Brandon SD; 2. Brian Brown,
Grain Valley MO; 3. Terry McCarl, Altoona IA; 4. Wayne Johnson, Knoxville
IA; 5. Rager Phillips, Pleasantville IA; 6. Johnny Herrera, Albuquerque NM;
7. Kerry Madsen, Sydney, NSW, Aust. ; 8. Davey Heskin, St. Michael MN; 9.
Don Droud Jr., Lincoln NE; 10. Kaley Gharst, Decatur IL; 11. Skip Jackson,
Sydney, NSW, Aust. ; 12. Calvin Landis, Knoxville IA; 13. Lynton Jeffrey,
Prairie City IA; 14. Seth Brahmer, Wisner NE; 15. Bob Weuve, Newton IA; 16.
Josh Schneiderman, West Burlington IA; 17. Mark Dobmeier, Grand Forks ND;
18. Ryan Anderson, Charter Oak IA; 19. Bronson Maeschen, Knoxville IA; 20.
Mike Moore, Des Moines IA.
Lap Leaders: Maeschen 1-10; Zomer 11-25
360 RESULTS
Heat 1, 7 laps, 1:54.1: 1. Jon Agan, Knoxville IA; 2. Chad Humston, (R)
Giltner NE; 3. Tyler Thompson, Des Moines IA; 4. Mark Shirshekan, Farmington
MO; 5. Ryan Roberts, Aurora NE; 6. Alan Zoutte, Knoxville IA; 7. Jon Corbin,
Carrollton MO; 8. Rod Richards, Runnells IA;
Heat 2, 7 laps, 1:54.1: 1. Clint Garner, Sioux Falls SD; 2. Jonathan
Cornell, (R) Sedalia MO; 3. Tom Lenz, Marion IA; 4. Nate Mosher, Prairie
City IA; 5. Ryan Bickett, Ramona SD; 6. Danny Heskin, St. Michael MN; 7. Joe
Beaver, Knoxville IA; 8. Matt Moro, Polk City IA;
Heat 3, 7 laps, No Time: 1. Gregg Bakker, Sioux Falls SD; 2. RJ Johnson,
Tampa FL; 3. Josh Padellford, (R) Pleasantville IA; 4. Johnny Anderson,
Indianola IA; 5. Tasker Phillips, (R) Pleasantville IA; 6. Chris Schmelzle,
Victoria, BC, Can. ; 7. Nate Van Haaften, Otley IA; 8. Glen Hunt, Knoxville
IA;
Heat 4, 7 laps, 1:54.3: 1. Dave Hall, Des Moines IA; 2. Josh Higday, Des
Moines IA; 3. Dustin Selvage, Indianola IA; 4. Dennis Moore Jr., Grinnell
IA; 5. Jay Russell, (R) Elwood KS; 6. Cody Petersen, Hermosa SD; 7. Chad
Heimbaugh, (R) Pleasant Hill IA;
B Feature , 10 laps, 2:49.3: 1. Ryan Roberts, Aurora NE; 2. Jon Corbin,
Carrollton MO; 3. Ryan Bickett, Ramona SD; 4. Alan Zoutte, Knoxville IA; 5.
Danny Heskin, St. Michael MN; 6. Joe Beaver, Knoxville IA; 7. Matt Moro,
Polk City IA; 8. Jay Russell, (R) Elwood KS; 9. Mark Shirshekan, Farmington
MO; 10. Nate Van Haaften, Otley IA; 11. Chris Schmelzle, Victoria, BC, Can.
; 12. Chad Heimbaugh, (R) Pleasant Hill IA; 13. Rod Richards, Runnells IA;
14. Cody Petersen, Hermosa SD; 15. Glen Hunt, Knoxville IA;
A Feature , 20 laps, No Time: 1. Gregg Bakker, Sioux Falls SD; 2. Clint
Garner, Sioux Falls SD; 3. Jonathan Cornell, (R) Sedalia MO; 4. Dustin
Selvage, Indianola IA; 5. Jon Agan, Knoxville IA; 6. Dennis Moore Jr.,
Grinnell IA; 7. Dave Hall, Des Moines IA; 8. Johnny Anderson, Indianola IA;
9. Josh Higday, Des Moines IA; 10. Chad Humston, (R) Giltner NE; 11. Ryan
Roberts, Aurora NE; 12. Jon Corbin, Carrollton MO; 13. Tom Lenz, Marion IA;
14. Alan Zoutte, Knoxville IA; 15. Ryan Bickett, Ramona SD; 16. Tyler
Thompson, Des Moines IA; 17. Josh Padellford, (R) Pleasantville IA; 18. Nate
Mosher, Prairie City IA; 19. RJ Johnson, Tampa FL; 20. Tasker Phillips, (R)
Pleasantville IA.
Lap Leaders: Higday 1; Cornell 2-6; Bakker 7-20
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