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For Swindell, it was nearly a disaster at the start of the race as several cars got out of shape with Swindell doing a complete 360 in front of an onrushing 22-car field on the front chute. Several cars reported to the tail of the restart, including Swindell who had to come in to the pits for a tire change. A yellow was thrown immediately after one lap was completed for debris on the track as Swindell had already moved into the top ten. The restart saw him play catch up as Lynton Jeffrey led Brian Brown around the big half-mile oval. By lap four Sammy had made it to the sixth position while he was putting on a driving exhibition for the fans. Brown grabbed the top spot on the eighth circuit after putting a slider on Jeffrey in turns three and four. Just two more laps found Swindell following Brown at the half-way point. Brown did not give up the spot easily as he made Swindell work for the position. Swindell took that spot on the 12th circuit going into the third turn. After that the leaders entered lap traffic, Swindell showed why he is a professional sprint car pilot as he sailed through the back markers with ease. A yellow was displayed on lap 16 for a spun car and on the ensuing restart, Brown pulled a huge slider but came up short when Swindell overtook him as the raced out of turn two. Brown attempted the same on the following lap but Swindell had too much momentum on the cushion and sailed away from him again. Just as Swindell took the checkered flag and sailed into turn one, his right rear tire exploded. Just then too, a yellow/checkered was displayed for Mark Dobmeier whose right rear also blew to bits. Following Swindell were Brown, Jeffrey, Skip Jackson, Don Droud Jr. and Josh Schneiderman. Rounding out the top ten were Robby Wolfgang, Austin McCarl, Rager Phillips and Mike Moore. In the 360 sprint feature, the race belonged to Chad Humston as he grabbed the top spot from leader Johnny Anderson on the fourth go around. After that point Anderson stayed close to the Humston’s self-owned Eagle but in the end Humston began to pull away. After taking the white flag in this 15-lap event, Humston was clearly headed for the win. As he motored down the back chute he had no idea that Jonathan Cornell had lost his rear end and was slowly coming to a stop at the approach of turn three. Humston tried valiantly to miss the Cornell car as he rode out his chances up against the fence. There was not enough room and Humston launched his sprinter after going up and over the right-rear tire of the Cornell machine and went into a series of quick flips. He was okay but his sprinter was heavily damaged. Also striking Cornell on the opposite side was Brett Mather, who then reported to the pits. Inheriting the lead was Anderson who went on to claim his 8th career win here in his self-owned Eagle. Trailing at the line was Ricky Logan, Matt Moro, Jon Agan and Dennis Moore Jr. Completing the top ten were Clint Garner (from 15th), Randy Martin, Ryan Roberts (from 16th), Danny Heskin and Joe Beaver.
Heat 1, 8 laps,
2:13.3: 1. Sammy Swindell, Germantown TN; 2. Mark Dobmeier, Grand Forks ND;
3. Brian Brown, Grain Valley MO; 4. Lynton Jeffrey, Prairie City IA; 5. Mike
Moore, Des Moines IA; 6. Seth Brahmer, Wisner NE; 7. Kaley Gharst, Decatur
IL; 8. Lou Kennedy Jr., Winnipeg, MB, Can. ; Heat 2, 8 laps,
2:14.3: 1. Rager Phillips, Pleasantville IA; 2. Josh Schneiderman, West
Burlington IA; 3. Davey Heskin, St. Michael MN; 4. Austin McCarl, Altoona
IA; 5. Skip Jackson, Sydney, NSW, Aust. ; 6. Bronson Maeschen, Pleasantville
IA; 7. Mike Deavers, Normal IL; 8. Sid Blandford Jr., Vail CO; Heat 3, 8 laps,
2:10.7: 1. Don Droud Jr., Lincoln NE; 2. Ryan Bunton, (R) Morton IL; 3. Ian
Madsen, (R) St. Marys, NSW, Aust. ; 4. Robby Wolfgang, (R) Sioux Falls SD;
5. Bob Weuve, Newton IA; 6. Todd Hepfner, Hartford WI; 7. Dusty Zomer, Sioux
Falls SD; A Feature , 20 laps,
No Time: 1. Sammy Swindell, Germantown TN; 2. Brian Brown, Grain Valley MO;
3. Lynton Jeffrey, Prairie City IA; 4. Skip Jackson, Sydney, NSW, Aust. ; 5.
Don Droud Jr., Lincoln NE; 6. Josh Schneiderman, West Burlington IA; 7.
Robby Wolfgang, (R) Sioux Falls SD; 8. Austin McCarl, Altoona IA; 9. Rager
Phillips, Pleasantville IA; 10. Mike Moore, Des Moines IA; 11. Ian Madsen,
(R) St. Marys, NSW, Aust. ; 12. Bronson Maeschen, Pleasantville IA; 13. Mark
Dobmeier, Grand Forks ND; 14. Kaley Gharst, Decatur IL; 15. Bob Weuve,
Newton IA; 16. Ryan Bunton, (R) Morton IL; 17. Mike Deavers, Normal IL; 18.
Lou Kennedy Jr., Winnipeg, MB, Can. ; 19. Todd Hepfner, Hartford WI; 20.
Davey Heskin, St. Michael MN; 21. Seth Brahmer, Wisner NE; 22. Sid Blandford
Jr., Vail CO. Lap Leaders: Jeffrey 1-7; Brown 8-11; Swindell 12-20
360 RESULTS Heat 1, 7
laps,1:59.4: 1. Joe Beaver, Knoxville IA; 2. John Hall, Marion IA; 3.
Jonathan Cornell, Sedalia MO; 4. Chad Humston, Giltner NE; 5. Matt Moro,
Polk City IA; 6. Brett Mather, Ames IA; 7. Tasker Phillips, Pleasantville
IA; 8. Ricky Montgomery, Lakewood CO; 9. Josh Higday, Des Moines IA; 10.
Mike Williams, Knoxville IA; Heat 2, 7 laps,
1:56.8: 1. Jon Agan, Knoxville IA; 2. Clint Garner, Sioux Falls SD; 3.
Dennis Moore Jr., Grinnell IA; 4. RJ Johnson, Tampa FL; 5. Dustin Selvage,
Indianola IA; 6. Ryan Roberts, Aurora NE; 7. JD Johnson, Goddard KS; 8.
Jamie Ball, (R) Knoxville IA; 9. Alan Zoutte, Knoxville IA; 10. Bryan Dobesh,
Sioux Falls SD; Heat 3, 7 laps, No
Time: 1. Ricky Logan, Little Rock AR; 2. Randy Martin, California MO; 3.
Nate Van Haaften, Otley IA; 4. Johnny Anderson, Indianola IA; 5. Danny
Heskin, St. Michael MN; 6. Russ Hall, Pleasant Hill IA; 7. Chad Heimbaugh,
Pleasant Hill IA; 8. Joe Miller, Vail IA; 9. Jarrod Schneiderman, West
Burlington IA; B Feature , 10
laps,2:50.9: 1. Ryan Roberts, Aurora NE; 2. Tasker Phillips, Pleasantville
IA; 3. Bryan Dobesh, Sioux Falls SD; 4. Russ Hall, Pleasant Hill IA; 5.
Brett Mather, Ames IA; 6. Ricky Montgomery, Lakewood CO; 7. JD Johnson,
Goddard KS; 8. Josh Higday, Des Moines IA; 9. Jamie Ball, (R) Knoxville IA;
10. Alan Zoutte, Knoxville IA; 11. Mike Williams, Knoxville IA; 12. Joe
Miller, Vail IA; 13. Chad Heimbaugh, Pleasant Hill IA; A Feature , 15 laps, No Time: 1. Johnny Anderson, Indianola IA; 2. Ricky Logan, Little Rock AR; 3. Matt Moro, Polk City IA; 4. Jon Agan, Knoxville IA; 5. Dennis Moore Jr., Grinnell IA; 6. Clint Garner, Sioux Falls SD; 7. Randy Martin, California MO; 8. Ryan Roberts, Aurora NE; 9. Danny Heskin, St. Michael MN; 10. Joe Beaver, Knoxville IA; 11. Tasker Phillips, Pleasantville IA; 12. RJ Johnson, Tampa FL; 13. Nate Van Haaften, Otley IA; 14. Russ Hall, Pleasant Hill IA; 15. Chad Humston, Giltner NE; 16. Jonathan Cornell, Sedalia MO; 17. Brett Mather, Ames IA; 18. Dustin Selvage, Indianola IA; 19. John Hall, Marion IA; 20. Bryan Dobesh, Sioux Falls SD. Lap Leaders: Anderson 1-3; Chad Humston 4-14; Anderson 15-16
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