Dover Soars From Deep in the Field for ASCS Regional Score at
Eagle
by: Lonnie WheatleyEAGLE, Neb. (July 19, 2008) – Jack Dover completed a
sweep of the American Sprint Car Series Midwest vs. Northern Plains Region
double by racing to victory lane in Saturday night's 25-lap feature at Eagle
Raceway.
But after losing an engine in heat race action, the 18-year-old from
Springfield, NE, had to work for this one.
Dover climbed to third in the "B" Main to transfer to the main event and
then charged from the 19th starting position to take command on the 16th
round en route to his fifth overall ASCS feature win of the season and third
ASCS Midwest Region triumph in a row.
Dover took the checkered flag in front of current ASCS Northern Plains
Region points leader Lee Grosz, who raced from tenth after a heat race flip.
Before surrendering the point to Dover, Grosz had set the pace for a handful
of laps after taking the lead away from Gene Ackland on the 11th circuit.
Jason Danley trailed Dover and Grosz at the line, with Ackland and Jeff
Griffis rounding out the top five. Tige Jensen was sixth, with Dave Glennon,
Eric Lutz, Robbie Wolfgang and Josh Riggins completing the top ten.
Jay Russell, Ackland and Danley topped heat race action, with Riggins
winning the "B" Main.
ASCS Midwest vs. Northern Plains Region Results from Eagle Raceway:
Heat One (8 Laps): 1. 76-Jay Russell, 2. 3-Jeff Griffis, 3. 27-Brad Wright,
4. 9J-Mark Schmidt, 5. 77-John Klabunde, 6. 8b-Bobby Becker, 7. 23-Terry
Holliman, 8. 31-Mark Pace. DNS: 17-Gage Dorr.
Heat Two (8 Laps): 1. 14g-Gene Ackland, 2. 24b-Frank Galusha, 3. 5-Eric
Lutz, 4. 4J-Lee Grosz, 5. 6-Nick Bryan, 6. 7g-Mike Gabelhouse, 7. 53-Jack
Dover, 8. 17b-Jason Becker.
Heat Three (8 Laps): 1. 82-Jason Danley, 2. 5x-Dave Glennon, 3. 71-Tige
Jensen, 4. 51-Mike Boston, 5. 1-Robbie Wolfgang, 6. 14-Josh Riggins, 7.
96kx-Adam Gullion, 8. 23r-Tadd Holliman.
"B" Feature (12 Laps): 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. DNS: 31-Mark Pace.
"A" Feature (25 Laps): 1. 53-Jack Dover, 2. 4J-Lee 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.
ASCS Midwest Region Points (Top Ten): 1. Jack Dover 876, 2. Bobby Becker
770, 3. Mike Boston 760, 4. Brian Brown 712, 5. Natalie Sather 680, 6. Billy
Alley 670, 7. Jay Russell 538, 8. Lee Grosz 432, 9. Gregg Bakker 412, 10.
Don Droud, Jr. 410.
ASCS Northern Plains Region Points (Top Ten): 1. Lee Grosz 852, 2. Eric Lutz
818, 3. Dave Glennon 510, 4. Jody Rosenboom 408, 5. (tie) Jason Tostenson
and Natalie Sather 394, 7. Jack Dover 300, 8. Wade Nygaard 292, 9. Clint
Garner 288, 10. Chad Meyer 284.
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