Haines Wins Caution-Free IMCA Modified A Feature
By Darin Racek

NORTH PLATTE (June 2) - Because of the cloudy week, everyone forgot there was nearly a full moon for June 2 at Lincoln County Raceway, but the drivers reminded the crowd with some crazy happenings. At the end of the night, Robby Haines of Benkelman, Todd Chrisman and Josh Sabin of North Platte, Aaron Koch of Cambridge, and Travis Bayne of Windsor, Colo. were the drivers beaming brightly, as they took the A Feature wins.

An incredible twenty-six IMCA Modifieds filled the pits, and it took four heat races and a B Feature to set up the eighteen car field A Feature. The eighteen drivers that made the A Main impressed and pleased the fans by driving twenty laps without a caution period. Robby Haines had won a heat race and the cash dash for the night, but felt like he might have used up his luck before the A Feature. However, the car was set up perfectly, and Haines hit his spots to pull away for the win and the sweep. Andrew Dillenburg of North Platte had to work hard to get by fellow hometown driver Dan Carl for second place, but once he got here, he was unchallenged. Jay Steffens of North Platte was near the top five the entire night and finished in third place. With the field so spread out, the next few drivers had no idea where they finished. However, Maxwell’s Charley Brown finished in fourth, Brandon Hagan of Culbertson fifth, and Dave Pedersen of Brady took home sixth place. Brandon’s father Don Hagan, Jr. was the B Feature winner. Besides Haines, David Murray of Oberlin, Kan., Dan Carl, and Jamey Kennicutt of Gothenburg were the other heat race winners.

The Colorado Mod Lites of Eastern Colorado and the Outlaw Vintage Lite Series of Eastern Nebraska went head-to-head June 2 at Lincoln County Raceway. It came down to two Colorado drivers and former North Platte residents at the end. Tracy Bayne of Fort Collins, Colo. paced the race from the third lap to nearly the end, when his brother Travis Bayne of Windsor, Colo. drove his Mini Mod underneath him in corner two and stole the win. Cousin Brad Bayne of Nunn, Colo. Wwas three-wheeling his way for much of the race up the third place spot at the finish. Roger Hornby finished a top four sweep of the finishing spots by Colorado Lite drivers. Chick DeMoss of Lincoln was the best Outlaw Vintage Lite finisher with his fifth place finish. DeMoss and Tracy and Travis Bayne were also the winners of the heat races.

Todd Chrisman won his second consecutive IMCA Stock Car A Feature, but it wasn’t easy. Fellow heat race winner Mikey Dancer of North Platte had his car set up well, and he enjoyed the lead up to the first caution. Brandon Clough lost the rear end out of his car after clipping the stopped car of Dan Eller. After a lengthy cleanup, Chrisman stepped up to challenge Dancer, and on lap nine, found a way around. Dancer had the lead again on lap ten, only to give it back on lap eleven. That was when the Chrisman and his number eleven decided it was time to share the lead no more. Shane Stout’s third place finish meant the three heat winners swept the top three spot, and Zach Schultz’s fourth place finish meant a sweep of those spots by North Platte drivers. Colton Osborn of Cozad finished in fifth place.

The IMCA Hobby Stock A Feature started off with a crash, as Eric Picquet of North Platte rolled his car one time after completing one lap. The red flag came out as the rescue teams hurried over to the car, but by the time they got there, Picquet had driven away. He even managed to bring the car back out on the track after his crew worked on it and finished only one lap down. Shane Klockman of Ogallala paced the early part of the race and appeared to be on the way for the win. That was before Derek Thiem of Columbus and Aaron Koch of Cambridge caught him and turned up the heat. Unfortunately for Shane, he spun his car out halfway through the race, and was collected by Austin Davis of Benkelman. Thiem inherited the lead briefly. Aaron Koch passed him on the opening lap and survived three more caution periods to stay out front for the win. Thiem finished in second place, ahead of heat winner Michael Woodhead of Holyoke, Colo. John Groshans of Wray, Colo. earned fourth spot, while newcomer Ethan Johnson of Broken Bow finished in fifth place. Klockman was the other IMCA Hobby Stock heat winner.

Josh Sabin broke though with the heat race and A Feature win in the Mini-Sprint class. His drive to victory broke a string of six straight feature wins by Jeremy Herbst of North Platte, who finished in second place. J. R. Way of Lexington held off double-duty Jamey Kennicutt for third place. Arden Myers rounded out the top five.

Lincoln County Raceway will be back in action next week, June 9. The IMCA Modifieds, IMCA Stock Cars, IMCA Hobby Stocks, and Mini-Sprints will be back. There will be a $250 bonus for the winner of the IMCA Hobby Stock A Feature, courtesy of NAPA. The gates open at 5 PM, and the races will start at 7 PM, Central Time.


June 2 results
IMCA Modified
Heat 1
31-Dan Carl
21H-Brandon Hagan
12J-Jay Steffens

Heat 2
9R-Robby Haines
3RW-Ronnie Wallace
4C-Charley Brown

Heat 3
97M-David Murray, Jr.
71-Andrew Dillenburg
4P-Dave Pedersen

Heat 4
15-Jamey Kennicutt
19J-Jim Mlady
7A-Steve Aitken

Cash Dash
9R-Robby Haines

B Feature
94H-Don Hagan, Jr
98-Eddie Edwards
29S-Mike Saathoff
69-Brad Turner
9-R. C. Heil
11-Garrett Sporhase
14-Jason Gallentine
25-Toph Harmon
4DJ-D. J. Pedersen
17J-Jeremy Frenier (DNF)
1-Troy Douglas (DNF)
2-Jeremy Herbst (DNF)
2X-Mark Grubbs (DNF)
4KJ-Terry Houchin (DNS)

A Feature
9R-Robby Haines
71-Andrew Dillenburg
12J-Jay Steffens
4C-Charley Brown
21H-Brandon Hagan
4P-Dave Pedersen
19J-Jim Mlady
94H-Don Hagan, Jr
15-Jamey Kennicutt
7A-Steve Aitken
9-R. C. Heil
3RW-Ronnie Wallace
98-Eddie Edwards
69-Brad Turner
11-Garrett Sporhase
31-Dan Carl (DNF)
97M-David Murray, Jr. (DNF)
29S-Mike Saathoff (DNF)

IMCA Stock Car
Heat 1
45-Mikey Dancer
25KO-Brady Koch
55Z-Zach Schultz

Heat 2
11-Todd Chrisman
24KC-Casey Werkmeister
8C-Charley Brown

Heat 3
5S-Shane Stout
3-John Huffman
26-Brad Kohler

A Feature
11-Todd Chrisman
45-Mikey Dancer
5S-Shane Stout
55Z-Zach Schultz
50-Colton Osborn
4K-Kent Lower
24KC-Casey Werkmeister
26-Brad Kohler
42KC-Kyle Werkmeister
75-Dan Eller
1R-Bill Dover
69-Adam Kackmeister
12J-Kerry Jones
7-Jeremy Halouska (DNF)
3-John Huffman (DNF)
25KO-Brady Koch (DNF)
20B-Brandon Clough (DNF)
8C-Charley Brown (DNF)

IMCA Hobby Stock
Heat 1
88-Michael Woodhead
22-Austin Davis
32M-Michael Brunswig

Heat 2
33-Shane Klockman
17-Derek Thiem
70KO-Aaron Koch

A Feature
70KO-Aaron Koch
17-Derek Thiem
88-Michael Woodhead
20J-John Groshans
13-Ethan Johnson
65-Rick Eller
3T-Greg Lower
8C-Corey Cruzan
X5-Eric Picquet
22-Austin Davis (DNF)
32M-Michael Brunswig (DNF)
33-Shane Klockman (DNF)

Mini-Sprints
Heat
23S-Josh Sabin
20-Jeremy Herbst
9-Jamey Kennicutt

A Feature
23S-Josh Sabin
20-Jeremy Herbst
28-J.R. Way
9-Jamey Kennicutt
42-Arden Myers
2K-Kurt Morland
25-Cory Kelley (DNF)

Mod Lites
Heat 1
55-Chick DeMoss
03-Brad Fuhr
45-Marv Naggatz

Heat 2
17-Travis Bayne
36-Roger Hornby
12-Duane Bayne

Heat 3
21-Tracy Bayne
54-Scott Naggatz
3-Brad Bayne

A Feature
17-Travis Bayne
21-Tracy Bayne
3-Brad Bayne
36-Roger Hornby
55-Chick DeMoss
8-Kris Bayne
54-Scott Naggatz
03-Brad Fuhr
7-Barry Richards
40-Stan Filonowich
45-Marv Naggatz
28R-Rob Papstein
10-Frank Beck
35-Ben Bohavlosky
24-Todd Hirsch
18-Chuck Fowler
12-Duane Bayne