Pittman Sweeps National Sprint League Showdown with World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series at Jackson Motorplex

 

Inside Line Promotions – JACKSON, Minn. (June 24, 2016) – Daryn Pittman was the man to beat on Friday at Jackson Motorplex, which hosted the World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series and the National Sprint League featuring the Spirit Lake Silver & Gold NSL 410 Sprint Cars.

However, a late caution set up a green-white-checkered finish at the recently renovated half-mile oval, where Hard Charger Kerry Madsen made a late-race bid to capture the $10,000-to-win feature.

“They don’t call him ‘Madman’ for nothing,” Pittman said in Victory Lane. “The bottom was just fast. It was my race to give up.”

Pittman hit his marks on the closing two laps to secure the victory with Madsen, who started the 30-lap main event 12^th, staying within striking distance until the checkered flag was waved.

“I think that final restart … the opportunity was for the win,” Madsen said. “I really tried hard in (turns) one and two on the very last lap. I just caught the front. I lost a tick of momentum that might have got me over the table. It still would have been close over the line. It was a heck of a run.”

Shane Stewart held off David Gravel for the final spot on the podium.

“Honestly I’m really shocked that we ran third,” Stewart said. “I didn’t feel like we had a third-place car. That’s the good thing about double-file restarts. Sometimes they work for you and sometimes they don’t. Tonight was a great example of them working for us. A podium finish is a podium finish whether it’s ugly or pretty. We’ll take it and move on.”

Craig Dollansky maneuvered from 10^th to a fifth-place result, which helped boost his lead in the National Sprint League championship standings to 53 points over seventh-place finisher Danny Lasoski. Dollansky also holds an 11-point advantage over Madsen in the Spirit Lake Silver & Gold NSL 410 Sprint Cars standings at Jackson Motorplex.

Friday night began with Pittman and Gravel tying for quick time during qualifying. Pittman was awarded the official top time based on a tiebreaker.

He went on to win a heat race, along with Gravel, Joey Saldana and Ian Madsen. Pittman captured the dash victory following a zero inversion with Terry McCarl winning the B Main.

Saldana edged Pittman by a nose to lead Lap 1 of the main event, but it was all Pittman during the final 29 laps. Four cautions slowed the pace of the race; second-running Saldana had a right rear tire explode on Lap 11, third-place running Sammy Swindell spun to avoid contact during a close slide job from Jason Johnson on Lap 16, a fuel stop brought out a red flag on Lap 21 and Brad Sweet spun while running ninth with two laps remaining.

Despite the handful of restarts Pittman was able to set the pace out front en route to his fifth World of Outlaws win of the season.

“A lot of it was track position tonight,” Pittman said. “It’s still a matter of going out and getting the job done no matter where you start. It was my job to go out there and put 30 laps together and bring it home in Victory Lane.”

Liquid Nitro IMCA 305 Sprint Cars

Kaleb Johnson scored his second straight Liquid Nitro IMCA 305 Sprint Cars feature triumph at Jackson Motorplex.

Johnson took the lead from Michael Stien on Lap 2 and he cruised to the victory, which moved Johnson within six points of Bruce Anderson for the lead in the championship standings.

Robby Wolfgang advanced to the runner-up result with Stien rounding out the podium. Anderson placed fourth and Nate Eakin fifth.

Eakin and Wolfgang were the heat race winners.

Jackson Motorplex is scheduled to host action on Saturday featuring the Wilmont Oil IMCA a mods, Bohl’s Small Engine & Marine IMCA sport mods, Minnesota West – Jackson Campus IMCA hobby stocks, Boji Bay Water Park IMCA sport compacts and IMCA stock cars.

Tickets are $12 for adults, $10 for seniors ages 65 and older, $6 for students ages 13 to 18 and free for children ages 12 and younger. Pit passes are $30.

The pits will open at 4 p.m. with the main gates opening at 5 p.m. Hot laps are scheduled for 7 p.m.

NATIONAL SPRINT LEAGUE NOTES : Daryn Pittman earned a $200 bonus from Deberg Concrete and a $50 certificate from Slade Shock Technology for setting quick time during time trials. … Pittman garnered a $100 certificate from Walker Filtration Performance for winning a heat race. … David Gravel scored a $100 certificate from Kaeding Performance for winning a heat race. … Joey Saldana captured a certificate from Keizer Aluminum Wheels for winning a heat race. … Tim Kaeding was the So Close Award winner and received a certificate from Rod End Supply for being the highest starting NSL driver who missed the feature redraw. … Terry McCarl powered to the Locked in Award by winning the B Main to garner a $100 certificate from Hooker Harness. … Kerry Madsen picked up a $50 certificate from KSE Racing Products for being the Hard Charger in the A Main. … Pittman claimed the Clean Sweep Award and a $150 bonus from Vortex Wings for setting quick time during qualifying, winning a heat race and capturing the main event. …

World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series Race Report: Jackson Motorplex in Jackson, Minn., on June 24, 2016 –

Deberg Concrete/Slade Shock Technology Time Trials: 1. 9-Daryn Pittman 15.746; 2. 5-David Gravel 15.746; 3. 2-Shane Stewart 15.762; 4. 18-Ian Madsen 15.792; 5. 17b-Bill Balog 15.853; 6. 2ks-Craig Dollansky 15.899; 7. 83-Joey Saldana 15.950; 8. 41-Jason Johnson 15.980; 9. 12-Lynton Jeffrey 16.012; 10. 1-Sammy Swindell 16.127; 11. 21-Brian Brown 16.130; 12. 7-Paul McMahan 16.146; 13. 3-Tim Kaeding 16.155; 14. 56n-Davey Heskin 16.166; 15. 19-Paige Polyak 16.225; 16. 29-Kerry Madsen 16.233; 17. 55-Brooke Tatnell 16.237; 18. 15-Donny Schatz 16.256; 19. 09-Matt Juhl 16.263; 20. 1s-Logan Schuchart 16.269. 21. 2l-Danny Lasoski 16.278; 22. 10-Dakota Hendrickson 16.313; 23. 49-Brad Sweet 16.328; 24. 44-Chris Martin 16.328; 25. 24-Terry McCarl 16.346; 26. 1a-Jacob Allen 16.363; 27. 2x-Derrik Lusk 16.364; 28. 7w-Tasker Phillips 16.378; 29. 17a-Austin McCarl 16.382; 30. 7s-Jason Sides 16.396; 31. 7x-Kaley Gharst 16.513; 32. W20-Greg Wilson 16.530; 33. 16-Travis Whitney 16.601; 34. 35-Skylar Prochaska 16.628; 35. 23w-Scott Winters 16.986; 36. 13-Clyde Knipp 18.175.

Walker Performance Filtration Heat Race #1 (8 Laps): 1. 9-Daryn Pittman (1); 2. 17b-Bill Balog (2); 3. 3-Tim Kaeding (4); 4. 2l-Danny Lasoski (6); 5. 12-Lynton Jeffrey (3); 6. 24-Terry McCarl (7); 7. 16-Travis Whitney (9); 8. 55-Brooke Tatnell (5); 9. 17a-Austin McCarl (8).

Kaeding Performance Heat Race #2 (8 Laps): 1. 5-David Gravel (1); 2. 1-Sammy Swindell (3); 3. 2ks-Craig Dollansky (2); 4. 15-Donnny Schatz (5); 5. 7s-Jason Sides (8); 6. 56n-Davey Heskin (4); 7. 10-Dakota Hendrickson (6); 8. 35-Skylar Prochaska (9); 9. 1a-Jacob Allen (7).

Keizer Aluminum Wheels Heat Race #3 (8 Laps): 1. 83-Joey Saldana (2); 2. 2-Shane Stewart (1); 3. 21-Brian Brown (3); 4. 49-Brad Sweet (6); 5. 19-Paige Polyak (4); 6. 09-Matt Juhl (5); 7. 2x-Derrik Lusk (7); 8. 7x-Kaley Gharst (8); 9. 23w-Scott Winters (9).

Heat Race #4 (8 Laps): 1. 18-Ian Madsen (1); 2. 41-Jason Johnson (2); 3. 29-Kerry Madsen (4); 4. 1s-Logan Schuchart (5); 5. 7-Paul McMahan (3); 6. 44-Chris Martin (6); 7. W20-Greg Wilson (8); 8. 7w-Tasker Phillips (7); 9. 13-Clyde Knipp (9).

Dash (6 Laps): 1. 9-Daryn Pittman (1); 2. 83-Joey Saldana (3); 3. 5-David Gravel (2); 4. 18-Ian Madsen (4); 5. 1-Sammy Swindell (6); 6. 2-Shane Stewart (7); 7. 41-Jason Johnson (8); 8. 17b-Bill Balog (5).

B Main (12 Laps/Top 4 Transfer): 1. 24-Terry McCarl (6); 2. 55-Brooke Tatnell (2); 3. 10-Dakota Hendrickson (4); 4. 56n-Davey Heskin (1); 5. 09-Matt Juhl (3); 6. W20-Greg Wilson (12); 7. 2x-Derrik Lusk (8); 8. 44-Chris Martin (5); 9. 7x-Kaley Gharst (13); 10. 16-Travis Whitney (13); 11. 1a-Jacob Allen (7); 12. 23w-Scott Winters (15); 13. 35-Skylar Prochaska (14); 14. 7w-Tasker Phillips (9); 15. 13-Clyde Knipp (16); 16. 17a-Austin McCarl (10).

A Feature (30 Laps): 1. 9-Daryn Pittman (1); 2. 29-Kerry Madsen (12); 3. 2-Shane Stewart (6); 4. 5-David Gravel (3); 5. 2ks-Craig Dollansky (10); 6. 15-Donny Schatz (14); 7. 2l-Danny Lasoski (13); 8. 41-Jason Johnson (7); 9. 3-Tim Kaeding (9); 10. 7-Paul McMahan (20); 11. 7s-Jason Sides (18); 12. 83-Joey Saldana (2); 13. 55-Brooke Tatnell (22); 14. 1s-Logan Schuchart (16); 15. 24-Terry McCarl (21); 16. 21-Brian Brown (11); 17. 18-Ian Madsen (4); 18. 10-Dakota Hendrickson (23); 19. 49-Brad Sweet (15); 20. 56n-David Heskin (24); 21. 12-Lynton Jeffrey (17); 22. 1-Sammy Swindell (5); 23. 17b-Bill Balog (8); 24. 19-Paige Polyak (19); Laps led: Joey Saldana 1; Daryn Pittman 2-30.

UNOFFICIAL NATIONAL SPRINT LEAGUE TOP 10 IN POINTS AFTER ROUND 9 –

.1. 2ks-Craig Dollansky 3273; 2. 2-Danny Lasoski 3220; 3. 21-Brian Brown 2957; 4. 18-Ian Madsen 2933; 5. 55-Brooke Tatnell 2577; 6. 56n-Davey Heskin 2318; 7. 29-Kerry Madsen 2223; 8. 7w-Tasker Phillips 2119; 9. 1s-Sammy Swindell 1853; 10. 24-Terry McCarl 1820.

2016 FEATURE WINNERS –

Craig Dollansky – 2 (Jackson Motorplex in Jackson, Minn., on May 20 and Iowa State Fair Speedway in Des Moines, Iowa, on May 29); Danny Lasoski – 2 (Knoxville Raceway in Knoxville, Iowa, on May 21 and Mason City Motor Speedway in Mason City, Iowa, on June 19); Kerry Madsen – 2 (Knoxville Raceway in Knoxville, Iowa, on May 28 and June 18); Brian Brown – 1 (Knoxville Raceway in Knoxville, Iowa, on June 4); Terry McCarl – 1 (I-80 Speedway in Greenwood, Neb., on May 6); and Daryn Pittman – 1 (Jackson Motorplex in Jackson, Minn., on June 24).

Liquid Nitro IMCA 305 Sprint Cars Race Report: Jackson Motorplex in Jackson, Minn., on June 24, 2016 –

Heat Race #1 (6 Laps): 1. 4sn-Nate Eakin (1); 2. 11a-Bruce Anderson (6); 3. 33s-Jeremy Schultz (4); 4. 05-Colin Smith (5); 5. 7l-Jesse Lindberg (2); 6. 33g-Brandon Allen (3).

Heat Race #2 (6 Laps): 1. 429-Robby Wolfgang (3); 2. 22-Kaleb Johnson (1); 3. 10-Trevor Serbus (4); 4. 4s-Michael Stien (5); 5. 56-Bill Johnson (6); 6. 55-Justin Allen (2).

A Feature (15 Laps): 1. 22-Kaleb Johnson (1); 2. 429-Robby Wolfgang (5); 3. 4s-Michael Stien (2); 4. 11a-Bruce Anderson (3); 5. 4sn-Nate Eakin (8); 6. 56-Bill Johnson (6); 7. 33g-Brandon Allen (11); 8. 05-Colin Smith (7); 9. 33s-Jeremy Schultz (9); 10. 10-Trevor Serbus (4); 11. 55-Justin Allen (10); 12. 7l-Jesse Lindberg (DNS).

NEXT EVENT –

NATIONAL SPRINT LEAGUE: Saturday at Knoxville Raceway in Knoxville, Iowa

JACKSON MOTORPLEX: Wilmont Oil IMCA a mods, Bohl’s Small Engine & Marine IMCA sport mods, Minnesota West – Jackson Campus IMCA hobby stocks, Boji Bay Water Park IMCA sport compacts and IMCA stock cars

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