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Dover, Smith, Wulf and Noonan Win ASCS North/South Sprint Showdown
By Greg Soukup

EAGLE, NE (July 19) - The ASCS North/South Sprint Showdown and Man Cave Night, presented by Jack Daniel’s were held at “America’s Home Track” Eagle Raceway Saturday. A sunny hot July afternoon gave way to cooler temperatures as the evening wore on. Although only 4 of the ASCS Northern Plains Region racers participated, two other visitors showed up to make sure that the heat on the track never diminished. Jack Dover and Robby Wolfgang made the trip to Eagle for the show; and what a show it was!! Throughout the heats and into the features there was three and four wide racing. There were 3 major incidents in the heats also.

In the Budweiser Championship/ASCS 360 Sprint Heat #2 Mikey Gabelhouse’s 7G slid up the track going into turn one and made contact with ASCS Northern Region points leader Lee Grosz in the 4J, sending him flipping up and over the turn 2 wall and coming to a rest on his wheels. After being pushed to the work area and having his sprinter checked over he rejoined the race.

In the Monster Energy Drink IMCA Modified 4th heat, Chad Anderson ran his #8C head-on into the backstretch wall. Anderson’s car was damaged too severely to be repaired and his night was over.

In the Valentino’s IMCA Hobby Stock 2nd heat, Steve Shepard made hard contact with the front stretch wall in his #20T. Shepard would make repairs to his racer and come back out for his B Feature.

The first A Feature was for the Valentino’s IMCA Hobby Stocks. Mike Hansen brought his #94 to the lead with Nick Beckman’s 22 and Shane Hiatt’s 21H behind him. Last week’s Feature winner, Jerry Keaton moved into third on lap #3. On the next lap, Rob Brown’s #42 suffered a flat tire, bringing out the yellow flag. On the restart, Derick Noonan saw the engine expire in his #21 bringing the yellow out yet again. On lap 5, Keaton advanced around Beckman for 2nd, but was repassed by the 22 on lap 8. Shortly after that Keaton spun to the infield, dropping him to the rear of the field. This allowed Justin Wulf to move his #86 into the third position. At that time it was Hansen, Beckman and Wulf in the top three spots. Wulf passed Beckman with 3 laps to go and then took the lead from Hansen on the next circuit. At the finish it was Wulf, Hansen and Beckman.

“I’m really happy with the win after starting 10th” Wulf said. “The track was really good tonight. I liked it because I could move all over and run anywhere” he continued. “This was our third A Main in a row, and we’re going for #4 tomorrow night. I need to thank a lot of people, starting with my crew. Tim & Todd Wulf, Dave Volnek, Brian Crone and Joe Speice are the ones who make this car run so great every night” he finished. Justin’s sponsors include Wulf & Sons Farms, Renegade Seating, Volnek Welding, Team G Spot, Ken’s Smoke House, Traeger Grills, J & J Grading and Sidewinder Chassis.

The Monster Energy Drink IMCA Modified A Main was next. Tracy Harr’s #21T came around to the start-finish line first, followed by George Haney’s 12X and the #95 of Dylan Smith. Ed “Doc” Raines got his 11AA around Smith on the second lap, the red flag flew on lap #4 when Aaron Pella flipped his #3A after heavy contact with the cushion. On the 2nd lap of the restarted race, Smith got back around Raines to regain third, and then moved past Haney on the following lap. Unfortunately for Smith the yellow flag was thrown for Brian Cudly who spun in turns 1 and 2. On the restart, Smith wasted no time as he moved into the lead in 1 turn. He was followed into 2nd position by Chris Alcorn’s #3, Tracy Harr and George Haney. On the next lap, Haney retook the third spot from Harr. With just 10 laps remaining, Alcorn got past Smith when Smith pushed up the track. From there to the finish it was a terrific battle between Alcorn and Smith. Running side by side the rest of the way, the two took turns leading the race. Alcorn appeared to be headed back to victory lane until he went low in turn three on the last lap and Smith took advantage of Alcorn being slowed by lapped traffic to pass him for good on the cushion. At the finish it was Smith, Alcorn, Chevy Hadan’s #4 and the V45 of Rik Gropp.

“It was so awesome running door to door with Chris the last 10 laps. After I pushed up and he got by me I knew I had to really work hard. I always know that Chris will race me clean and I don’t need to worry at all. But when I saw Chris go low on the last couple of turns, I had to go where he wasn’t. So, I took the high side and he got trapped” Dylan stated. “I need to give a big thanks to Mike and Lisa Goecke, my mom and dad, Grandma and Grandpa, Damion and Joni Smith, Danielle and Avery and of course “Diesel”. Dylan’s sponsors include Active Life Family Chiropractic, Marquardt Plumbing, Hot Rods by Todd, Augustin Electric, Vrbka Ag Solutions, Cappy’s Hot Spot Bar & Grill, Burke Show Cattle, Phil’s Steakhouse and White Eagle.

It was then time for the Auto Trans Matic IMCA Sport Compacts to run their A Feature. Jeremy Noonan took the early lead in his #33 with Larry Cronin’s #5 in second and the 55 of Garrett Rech in third. On the next lap, Jake Sells took his #21 around Rech. Cronin’s car began to smoke on the next lap, and he eventually retired shortly thereafter; bringing out the yellow. At that time the running order was Noonan, Rech, the 45 of Jack Prall IV and the #2 of Dan Rhiley. On the restart and for the next several laps Sells, Rhiley and Prall IV were racing three wide around the high banks. With 6 laps to go, Rhiley moved into 2nd with Prall IV following him to take over third. A caution for debris brought out another yellow flag. During the lineup procedure, Rhiley was set back 2 spots for rough driving. That made the order Noonan, Prall IV, the #62 of Justin Busboom and Rhiley. Rhiley managed to get around Busboom with 4 laps left, but could advance no further. At the checkers it was Noonan, Prall IV, Rhiley and Busboom.

“Our old car had gotten pretty beat up, so we figured it was time to bring out the new one finally. But, new car or not, we still had problems. The belt came off in our qualifier and luckily we noticed it as we were heading for the A Feature” Jeremy said. “It was great to be able to win for the second time tonight, but that’s thanks to the really fast track” he continued. “I need to thanks my parents, my brother, Todd Sanford, all of Section C and my girlfriend Taylor Sanford” he finished. Jeremy’s sponsors include Suds ‘n Scissors, Brodd’s Small Engine Repair, Longoria’s MMA Academies, Richard J Mazour DDS, Tracy’s Collision Center, Ron Fox & Sons Service, Advanced Auto Glass and Sanford Lawn Service.

The finale for the evening was the Budweiser Championship/ASCS 360 Sprint A Main. On the initial start Frank Galusha jumped the cushion in turn #1 and made contact with the wall in turn #2. Galusha was uninjured but unable to continue. On the restart Gene Acklund took his #14G to the front followed by the 71 of Tige Jensen, Jeff Griffis in the #3 and the 76 of Jay Russell. Griffis wasted no time, passing Jensen on the low side on the second lap. That same lap Jeff Grosz took over fourth from Russell. 5 laps later Grosz also passed Jensen and moved into second when Griffis bobbled in turn #4. He then moved around Acklund the next lap. Jack Dover was the racer on the move however. Dover had advanced to the third position by lap #9 after he transferred from the B Feature and starting 19th. Dover took over second position with 13 to go and 4 laps later moved under Grosz to take the point. Jay Russell brought out a yellow flag when he spun in turn #4. This gave Dover the clean track that he needed. Jason Danley took advantage of the stoppage however, overtaking Acklund on the restart to move into third. It was clear sailing for Dover as he once again emerged victorious. Grosz held on for second and Danley came home third.

“What a night” Dover said. “We got here late, and then we had to rush to get the car ready for our heat. We made it, but blew up the motor that we had just gotten back this morning. So, we put in an old bullet that’s run 28 shows already; but it did the job and got us the win” he continued. “This is 4 straight wins for us now, and I owe it to my mom and dad and the best crew anywhere. Randy, Michael, Paul and Stu Snyder did a great job tonight getting us back out there and setting the car up for the win”. Dover’s sponsors include 3 D Auto Transport Inc., RMS, Trail Performance Powder Coating, Thorpes Auto Body, Eckley Racing Engines, Eagle Chassis, Keizer Aluminum Wheels, ATV Motorsports, Speedway Motors, Bell Racing, Butler Built Professional Seat Systems, Design 500 Racewear, FK Rod Ends, Brown and Miller Racing Solutions, CMET Excavating, NOS Energy Drink and BA Photos.

Don’t forget that next week is Family Appreciation Night and Kids Night presented by McDonalds and The Kat. There will be a HUGE kid’s bike giveaway at intermission and both Ronald McDonald and Happy D Klown will be here to entertain everyone. Front gate admission for Adults and Youth 6-13 years old is only $5. Children 5 & under Free. Front gate opens at 5:30pm with racing at 7:00pm.

Then next Sunday, August 27th is the Kornhusker Midget Klassic with the AIMS/SMRS/RMMRA and Circle Track Motorcycle racing. All presented by The Brew. Hot laps will be at 4:00 with racing at 5:00.

Eagle Raceway Results for July 19th, 2008:

ASCS & Budweiser 360 Sprints:
A Feature-
1) 53 Jack Dover
2) 4j Le Grosz
3) 82 Jason Danley
4) 14g Gene Ackland
5) 3 Jeff Griffis
6) 71 Tige Jensen
7) 5x Dave Glennon
8) 5 Eric Lutz
9) 1 Robbie Wolfgang
10) 14 Josh Riggins
11) 77 John Klabunde
12) 76 Jay Russell
13) 8b Bobby Becker
14) 9j Mark Schmidt
15) 27 Brad Wright
16) 23 Terry Holliman
17) 7g Mike Gabelhouse
18) 6 Nick Bryan
19) 24b Frank Galusha
20) 51 Mike Boston (DNS)

B Feature-
1) 14 Josh Riggins
2) 8b Bobby Becker
3) 53 Jack Dover
4) 23 Terry Holliman
5) 96kx Adam Gullion
6) 23r Tadd Holliman
7) 17 Gage Dorr
8) 17b Jason Becker
9) 31 Mark Pace

Monster IMCA Modifieds:
A Feature-
1) 95 Dylan Smith
2) 3 Chris Alcorn
3) 4 Chevy Hadan
4) v45 Rik Gropp
5) 21j Jeremy Leiting
6) 13 Doug Deterding
7) 11aa Ed Raines
8) s56 Scott Bivens
9) 19 Scott Anderson
10) 18s Brent Bohmont
11) 00 Tim Pickens
12) 11x Steve Devitt
13) 5st Dan Wayman
14) 57 Brian Cudly
15) 21t Tracy Harr
16) 0 Jim Krupicka
17) 1m Mannix Winningham
18) 12x George Haney
19) 95r Lucas Robinson
20) 3a Aaron Pella

B Feature#1-
1) 18s Brent Bohmont
2) 21t Tracy Harr
3) 11n Nathan Landauer
4) 20m Mark Leiting
5) 42k Jan Korth
6) 44 Tom Lenz
7) 29 Jeff Mazza
8) 22j Justin Jurgens
9) 4t Jerry Trejo
10) 49 Ryan Fuchser

B Feature#2-
1) 57 Brian Cudly
2) 0 Jim Krupicka
3) 7 Bob Ruisinger
4) 81 Mike Densberger
5) 21x Brad Wicks
6) 2k Kyle Schamp
7) 8r Nick Kepler
8) 33r Tim Richmond
9) 1x Jeff Spring (DNS)
10) 8c Chad Andersen (DNS)

Valentino’s Hobby Stocks:
A Feature-
1) 86 Justin Wulf
2) 94 Mike Hansen
3) 22 Nick Beckman
4) 22k Kevin Anderson
5) 21h Shane Hiatt
6) 98 Dan Jackson
7) 14 Ron Novak
8) 92 Don Hall Jr
9) 71k Josh Kennell
10) 38c Casey Moyer
11) 93 Thom Marsh
12) 53 Don Kros
13) 3k Jerry Keaton
14) 52 Roger Timperley
15) 17j Danny Lane
16) 10k Lee Kracht
17) 33 Eric Hansen
18) 21 Derick Noonan
19) 42 Rob Brown
20) 1r RJ Macku (DNS)

B Feature-
1) 33 Eric Hanson
2) 38c Casey Moyer
3) 42 Rob Brown
4) 53 Don Kros
5) 17j Danny Lane
6) 28b Rick Bradley
7) b4 Ben Becher
8) 32h Harold Silvey
9) 91d Daren Gillespie
10) 20t Steve Shepard
11) 99 Jason Tadlock
12) 47k Kevin Hansen
13) 17h Craig Huffless (DNS)
14) 9er Charlie Bartels (DNS)

Auto Trans Matic IMCA Sport Compacts:
A Feature-
1) 33 Jeremy Noonan
2) 45 Jack Prall IV
3) 2 Dan Rhiley
4) 62 Justin Busboom
5) 21 Jake Sells
6) 24 Mike Rice
7) 51 Amanda Rhiley
8) 18 Maynard Kinnersley
9) 22 Elliott Halvorsen
10) 00 Barry Kinnersley
11) 33s Andrew Smith
12) 21t Brandon Thorton
13) 32mw John Sedlachek
14) 31 Chris LaChapelle
15) 16t Tyler Saathoff
16) 5 Larry Cronin
17) 18r Ron Frank
18) 55 Garrett Rech
19) 29 Matt Moyer
20) 44 Jack Prall III (DNS)

B Feature-
1) 21t Brandon Thorton
2) 32mw John Sedlachek
3) 31 Chris LaChapelle
4) 16t Tyler Saathoff
5) 77 Jason Miller
6) 28h Jeremy Conkel
7) 15 Jake Schneider
8) 72 Ben Simpson
9) 10st Kevin Staack
10) 88m Meloney McVicker
11) 49 Nick Sommerfeld
12) 95c Bob Cigelman (DNS)

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