Heskin Holds Off Brown in Thriller!
Davey Heskin
by Bill Wright
Knoxville, IA, (May 18, 2013) – Davey Heskin won his third career feature at the Knoxville Raceway Saturday night in exciting fashion, holding off Brian Brown, who had already won in the 360 class earlier in the evening. The St. Michael, Minnesota driver’s win was worth $3,000 on McKay/Allied Insurance Night. J Kinder was victorious in the 305 class.
The start of the 20-lap 410 feature saw Heskin leading Terry McCarl, Dusty Zomer, Bronson Maeschen and Brooke Tatnell. With McCarl and Zomer going back and forth for second, Heskin built his lead.
Things ground to a halt with six laps run when Mike Moore took a hard ride in turn one. The restart saw Heskin leading McCarl, Zomer, Maeschen and Lucas Wolfe back to green. Zomer and Maeschen shot by McCarl for second and third in the next few laps, while Brian Brown made his presence felt, moving into fourth on lap 14.
Maeschen shot around Zomer with two laps to go, and it looked like smooth sailing for Heskin. His easy ride was interrupted on the white flag lap, when Ryan Bunton got into the turn two wall, bringing caution. That’s when things got even more interesting.
The green, white, checker restart saw Heskin ahead of Maeschen, Zomer, Brown and McCarl. Brown shot into second by the time the white flag was shown. He was all over Heskin through one and two. Heskin hit the middle of turn three and slid in front of Brown, who was riding the cushion, maintaining the win in the Deluxe Crates #56.
“I’m speechless,” said Heskin in Victory Lane. “The last couple weeks, we were struggling. We’ve got it figured out a little bit. I can’t thank my guys enough…my grandpa and everyone.”
Brown was second, ahead of Maeschen, Zomer and McCarl. Ian Madsen, Jason Johnson, hard-charger Mark Dobmeier, Wolfe and Dustin Selvage rounded out the top ten. Madsen posted quick time on the night. Wayne Johnson, Bunton and Heskin won heats, while Lynton Jeffrey took the B main.
The 360 feature was no less exciting. Before a lap could be completed, Cole Wood got into the backstretch wall, flattening his right rear and breaking his Jacob’s ladder. He would re-enter the race a lap down later on.
Jason Johnson led the first lap from the pole before another caution came out. Jamie Ball, spun into the infield in turn two while running second. Nate Van Haaften shot by Johnson for the lead on the restart. Clint Garner got by Joe beaver for third on lap four, but Brian Brown worked his way by Garner five laps later for the same spot.
With five laps to go, Van Haaften led Johnson, Brown, Garner and Jeff Swindell. With the lead pack in heavy traffic, things got interesting. With three laps to go, Johnson retook the lead, and Brown followed him by Van Haaften into second. Brown used the low side in heavy lapped traffic to take the lead a lap later. He would hold onto his advantage and take his twelfth career 360 feature here (seventh all-time). Garner moved by Van Haaften and then Johnson on the white flag lap to claim second. Johnson was third, ahead of Swindell and Van Haaften. Jon Agan, Tony Bruce Jr., Beaver, Tyler Groenendyk and hard-charger Russ Hall rounded out the top ten.
“It was pretty tough there,” said Brown in Victory Lane standing beside his Casey’s General Stores/FVP #21. “Nate and Jason were setting a really good pace. “I want to thank Don Long from Searsboro Telephone Company. He provides our 360 engines. We’re here because of him. It’s a great Jaymie Moyle engine from right here in Knoxville. Chad Morgan, my crew chief, made the right changes before we went out.”
Groenendyk posted quick time for the 360’s. Agan, Dustin Morgan, Kaley Gharst and Mike Houseman Jr. were heat winners. Russ Hall won the B. Chad Heimbaugh rode out a hard ride in heat one. He was uninjured.
Bob Hildreth led the first lap of the 12-lap 305 main event. Sarena Paul spun, getting into the wall with that lap in the books. J Kinder was all over Hildreth on the restart as the two tangled for the lead. Kinder took command on lap three.
At the halfway point, Kinder led Matthew Stelzer, Larry Ball Jr., Hildreth and Matt Stephenson. A lap later, it appeared Stephenson broke a rear axle and tumbled into the turn two wall. He was uninjured, but done.
Kinder led the last five laps to win his second career feature convincingly over Stelzer, Ball Jr., Hildreth and rookie, Jake Strayer.
“We went back to last year’s notes when we won,” said Kinder. “Obviously, it wasn’t too bad. I have to thank my Mom and Dad and my wife for helping to get this stuff going.”
Saturday, May 25 is Titan Machinery Night as Knoxville Championship Cup Series action returns. All three sprint car divisions will be in action. For more information, visit www.KnoxvilleRaceway.com!
410 Results
Time Trials (Qualifying Order), 1 lap: 1. 18, Ian Madsen, St. Marys, NSW, Aust (4), 15.288; 2. 21, Brian Brown, Grain Valley, MO (23), 15.331; 3. 82, Lucas Wolfe, Mechanicsburg, PA (18), 15.350; 4. 55, Brooke Tatnell, Sans Souci, NSW, Aus (5), 15.412; 5. 12, Lynton Jeffrey, Prairie City, IA (2), 15.436; 6. 91, Dusty Zomer, Sioux Falls, SD (20), 15.496; 7. 24, Terry McCarl, Altoona, IA (8), 15.497; 8. 96, Bronson Maeschen, Pleasantville, IA (9), 15.515; 9. 56, Davey Heskin, St. Michael, MN (21), 15.519; 10. 41, Jason Johnson, Eunice, LA (16), 15.528; 11. 7K, Dustin Selvage, Indianola, IA (7), 15.538; 12. 1, David Hesmer, Marshalltown, IA (24), 15.546; 13. 77x, Wayne Johnson, Knoxville, IA (28), 15.602; 14. 47, Don Droud Jr., Lincoln, NE (29), 15.641; 15. 17A, Austin McCarl, Altoona, IA (6), 15.686; 16. 7m, Geoff Dodge, Colorado Springs, CO (3), 15.699; 17. 6R, Ryan Bunton, Morton, IL (30), 15.792; 18. 2, Garrett Dollansky, Elk River, MN (14), 15.812; 19. 88, Jarrod Schneiderman, West Burlington, IA (11), 15.828; 20. 49, Josh Schneiderman, West Burlington, IA (12), 15.833; 21. 10, Rager Phillips, Pleasantville, IA (25), 15.833; 22. 81, Austin Johnson, Shakopee, MN (19), 15.834; 23. 13, Mark Dobmeier, Grand Forks, ND (27), 15.859; 24. 7TAZ, Tasker Phillips, Pleasantville, IA (22), 15.870; 25. 69, Mike Moore, Des Moines, IA (17), 15.968; 26. 4, Dakota Hendrickson, Omaha, NE (1), 15.994; 27. 20, AJ Moeller, Rockwell City, IA (15), 15.996; 28. 10V, Glen Saville, Razorback, NSW, Aust (13), 16.206; 29. 23, Jimmy Light, West Springfield, PA (10), NT; 30. 94, Brandon Thone, Sheboygan, WI (26), NT.
Heat one (started), 8 laps, 2:08.4: 1. Wayne Johnson (2); 2. Terry McCarl (4); 3. Ian Madsen (6); 4. Jason Johnson (3); 5. Geoff Dodge (1); 6. Brooke Tatnell (5) / 7. Austin Johnson (8); 8. Mike Moore (9); 9. Glen Saville (10); 10. Jarrod Schneiderman (7)
Heat two (started), 8 laps, 2:10.5: 1. Ryan Bunton (1); 2. Bronson Maeschen (4); 3. Brian Brown (6); 4. Don Droud Jr. (2); 5. Mark Dobmeier (8); 6. Dustin Selvage (3) / 7. Lynton Jeffrey (5); 8. Josh Schneiderman (7); 9. Brandon Thone (10); 10. Dakota Hendrickson (9)
Heat three (started), 8 laps, NT: 1. Davey Heskin (4); 2. Austin McCarl (2); 3. Garrett Dollansky (1); 4. Lucas Wolfe (6); 5. Dusty Zomer (5); 6. David Hesmer (3) / 7. Tasker Phillips (8); 8. Rager Phillips (7); 9. AJ Moeller (9); 10. Jimmy Light (10)
B main (started), 12 laps, 3:22.0: 1. Lynton Jeffrey (1); 2. Rager Phillips (3) 3. Mike Moore (7); 4. Jarrod Schneiderman (2); 5. Tasker Phillips (6); 6. Josh Schneiderman (4); 7. Glen Saville (8) / 8. Austin Johnson (5); 9. Jimmy Light (10); 10. Brandon Thone (9) DNS – Dakota Hendrickson, AJ Moeller
A main (started), 20 laps, NT: 1. Davey Heskin (1); 2. Brian Brown (7); 3. Bronson Maeschen (2); 4. Dusty Zomer (4); 5. Terry McCarl (3); 6. Ian Madsen (8); 7. Jason Johnson (9); 8. Mark Dobmeier (18); 9. Lucas Wolfe (6); 10. Dustin Selvage (10); 11. Tasker Phillips (23); 12. Wayne Johnson (12); 13. Don Droud Jr. (13); 14. Brooke Tatnell (5); 15. Ryan Bunton (16); 16. Lynton Jeffrey (19); 17. Austin McCarl (14); 18. Garrett Dollansky (17); 19. Josh Schneiderman (22); 20. Geoff Dodge (15); 21. David Hesmer (11); 22. Jarrod Schneiderman (20); 23. Mike Moore (21) 24. Glen Saville (24, alt.) DNS – Rager Phillips. Lap Leader: Heskin 1-20. Hard-charger: T. Phillips.
360 Results
Time Trials (Group Qualifying): 1. 17, Tyler Groenendyk, Oskaloosa, IA (7), 15.944; 2. 94, Jeff Swindell, Bartlett, TN (8), 16.004; 3. 18, Tony Bruce Jr., Owasso, OK (21), 16.082; 4. 40, Clint Garner, Sioux Falls, SD (1), 16.086; 5. 5J, Jamie Ball, Knoxville, IA (9), 16.120; 6. 53, Joe Beaver, Knoxville, IA (27), 16.144; 7. 3, Nate Van Haaften, Otley, IA (2), 16.197; 8. 41, Jason Johnson, Eunice, LA (18), 16.218; 9. 17w, Cole Wood, Auburn, CA (19), 16.227; 10. 2J, Zach Blurton, Great Bend, KS (10), 16.229; 11. 21, Brian Brown, Grain Valley, MO (32), 16.251; 12. 14, Randy Martin, California, MO (6), 16.260; 13. 04, Chad Heimbaugh, Pleasant Hill, IA (12), 16.324; 14. 14J, Josh Riggins, Newton, IA (11), 16.367; 15. 6, Kaley Gharst, Decatur, IL (29), 16.403; 16. 47T, Tony Shilling, Knoxville, IA (24), 16.423; 17. 4, Jon Agan, Knoxville, IA (30), 16.425; 18. 2m, Matt Moro, Polk City, IA (15), 16.451; 19. 20, Casey Friedrichsen, Arthur, IA (3), 16.556; 20. 71, RJ Johnson, Tampa, FL (4), 16.578; 21. 10, Jeff Mitrisin, Oskaloosa, IA (5), 16.629; 22. 93, Dustin Morgan, Tulsa, OK (31), 16.637; 23. 2L, Logan Forler, Lake Havasu City, AZ (23), 16.640; 24. 68, Mike Houseman Jr., Des Moines, IA (14), 16.648; 25. 45c, Russ Hall, Pleasant Hill, IA (26), 16.719; 26. 8L, Tom Lenz, Marion, IA (13), 16.776; 27. 98, JD Johnson, Wichita, KS (17), 16.790; 28. 39x, Alan Ambers, Knoxville, IA (20), 16.802; 29. 9m, Ricky Montgomery, Lakewood, CO (22), 16.903; 30. 8, Laney Feight, Indianola, IA (25), 17.165; 31. 09, Matt Juhl, Estherville, IA (28), 17.345; 32. 29, Brandon Hahn, Tulsa, OK (16), 17.540.
Heat one (started), 7 laps, 1:57.0: 1. Jon Agan (2); 2. Jamie Ball (5); 3. Cole Wood (4); 4. Jeff Mitrisin (1); 5. Tyler Groenendyk (6) / 6. Russ Hall (7); 7. Ricky Montgomery (8); 8. Chad Heimbaugh (3)
Heat two (started), 7 laps, 1:58.6: 1. Dustin Morgan (1); 2. Matt Moro (2); 3. Jeff Swindell (6); 4. Josh Riggins (3); 5. Joe Beaver (5) / 6. Zach Blurton (4); 7. Tom Lenz (7); 8. Laney Feight (8)
Heat three (started), 7 laps, 1:58.7: 1. Kaley Gharst (3); 2. Logan Forler (1); 3. Brian Brown (4); 4. Tony Bruce Jr. (6); 5. Nate Van Haaften (5) / 6. Casey Friedrichsen (2); 7. Matt Juhl (7) DNS – JD Johnson
Heat four (started), 7 laps, 1:57.7: 1. Mike Houseman Jr. (1); 2. Randy Martin (4); 3. Clint Garner (6); 4. Jason Johnson (5); 5. RJ Johnson (2); 6. Tony Shilling (3); 7. Alan Ambers (7); 8. Brandon Hahn (8)
B main (started), 10 laps, 2:52.5: 1. Russ Hall (5); 2. Zach Blurton (1); 3. Tom Lenz (4); 4. Casey Friedrichsen (2) / 5. Tony Shilling (3); 6. Ricky Montgomery (7); 7. Matt Juhl (9); 8. Laney Feight (8); 9. Alan Ambers (6); 10. Brandon Hahn (10) DNS – JD Johnson, Chad Heimbaugh
A main (started), 18 laps, NT: 1. Brian Brown (10); 2. Clint Garner (5); 3. Jason Johnson (1); 4. Jeff Swindell (7); 5. Nate Van Haaften (2); 6. Jon Agan (14); 7. Tony Bruce Jr. (6); 8. Joe Beaver (3); 9. Tyler Groenendyk (8); 10. Russ Hall (21); 11. Kaley Gharst (13); 12. RJ Johnson (16); 13. Logan Forler (19); 14. Randy Martin (11); 15. Josh Riggins (12); 16. Matt Moro (15); 17. Mike Houseman Jr. (20); 18. Jeff Mitrisin (17); 19. Tom Lenz (23); 20. Zach Blurton (22); 21. Jamie Ball (4); 22. Dustin Morgan (18); 23. Casey Friedrichsen (24); 24. Cole Wood (9). Lap Leaders: J. Johnson 1, Van Haaften 2-14, J. Johnson 15, Brown 16-18. Hard-charger: R. Hall.
305 Results
Time Trials (Group Qualifying): 1. 5J, Larry Ball Jr., Knoxville, IA (17), 17.407; 2. 55, Matt Stephenson, Altoona, IA (15), 17.635; 3. 33, Alan Zoutte, Knoxville, IA (18), 17.776; 4. 99, Matthew Stelzer, Omaha, NE (20), 17.885; 5. 29, Dalton Ryder, Webster City, IA (19), 18.199; 6. 02s, Josh Jones, Knoxville, IA (14), 18.266; 7. 1K, Jake Strayer, Newton, IA (13), 18.337; 8. 21, Bart Friedrichsen, Arthur, IA (7), 18.389; 9. 6, Mitchell Alexander, Knoxville, IA (10), 18.413; 10. 35, Kevin Hetrick, Gladstone, IL (1), 18.431; 11. 88, J Kinder, Holts Summit, MO (6), 18.476; 12. 59KB, Mike Philben, Grimes, IA (8), 18.489; 13. 57, Steve Breazeale, Trenton, MO (4), 18.546; 14. 55KC, Bob Hildreth, Iowa Falls, IA (12), 18.722; 15. 126, Stacey Alexander, Lacona, IA (11), 19.953; 16. 19K, Sarena Paul, Monroe, IA (3), 21.866; 17. 82, Lee Patterson, Des Moines, IA (16), 32.799; 18. 7, Tanner Edwards, Van Meter, IA (2), NT; 19. 0, Mike Mayberry, Fremont, IA (5), NT; 20. 92c, Cody Ambers, Knoxville, IA (9), NT.
Heat one (started), 6 laps, 1:47.5: 1. J Kinder (1); 2. Jake Strayer (3); 3. Stacey Alexander (6); 4. Alan Zoutte (5); 5. Dalton Ryder (4); 6. Cody Ambers (8); 7. Lee Patterson (7); 8. Mitchell Alexander (2) DNS – Steve Breazeale, Larry Ball Jr.
Heat two (started), 6 laps, NT: 1. Matt Stephenson (6); 2. Matthew Stelzer (5); 3. Bart Friedrichsen (3); 4. Bob Hildreth (7); 5. Mike Philben (1); 6. Tanner Edwards (9); 7. Sarena Paul (8); 8. Kevin Hetrick (2); 9. Josh Jones (4) DNS – Mike Mayberry
A main (started), 12 laps, NT: 1. J Kinder (3); 2. Matthew Stelzer (6); 3. Larry Ball Jr. (9); 4. Bob Hildreth (2); 5. Jake Strayer (5); 6. Stacey Alexander (1); 7. Alan Zoutte (7); 8. Cody Ambers (19); 9. Mike Philben (14); 10. Dalton Ryder (10); 11. Tanner Edwards (18); 12. Lee Patterson (17); 13. Steve Breazeale (15); 14. Matt Stephenson (8); 15. Josh Jones (11); 16. Sarena Paul (16); 17. Bart Friedrichsen (4); 18. Mitchell Alexander (12); 19. Kevin Hetrick (13). Lap Leaders: Hildreth 1-2, Kinder 3-12. Hard-charger: C. Ambers.
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