Brian Brown wins back to back features at Knoxville!
KNOXVILLE, IA (July 21, 2012) – Brian Brown waited until the last lap of the 410 feature, but he made it count as he pulled off a pair of wins, adding to the one earlier in the night in the 360 class in front of a crowded grandstand on 3M Night. The Grain Valley, Missouri driver posted his 21st and 11th in the two classes, respectively. The 410 win tied him with Eddie Leavitt for tenth on the all-time win record at Knoxville Raceway. J Kinder picked up his first career win at Knoxville in the 305 sprint car class. Tony Moro and Bret Moyer added wins in two special Dirt Truck features.
Terry McCarl launched into the lead to start the 20-lap 410 feature. Things came to a halt with three laps in the books. Austin Johnson was forced above the cushion by another competitor and tagged the backstretch wall. That forced him into a fishtail, and Don Droud Jr. could not avoid him. Johnson got upside down, but was uninjured.
The restart saw McCarl leading Ian Madsen, Bronson Maeschen, Brown and Dusty Zomer back to green flag racing. Mark Dobmeier had already moved from 18th to 8th, and two laps later was in the top five. Brown slid into second shortly after the restart.
Dustin Selvage flipped hard while running sixth with seven laps in the books bringing out another red flag. The crash collected a tenth place running Ryan Bunton. Both drivers were uninjured, but done.
The last thirteen laps ran non-stop. By the halfway mark, Brown was closing on McCarl, with Maeschen running third ahead of Dobmeier and Davey Heskin, up from row five. Heskin shot by Dobmeier on lap 11, and disposed of Maeschen for third a few laps later.
Meanwhile, up front, Brown was dogging McCarl the final seven laps. Entering turn three on the final lap, a lapped car got a little sideways in front of McCarl, who chose the low line. Brown busted it up on the cushion and shot by to take the lead and the win.
“I knew (McCarl) moved down,” said Brown in Victory Lane. “He probably thought there was rubber there, and there probably was. Grandpa has always told me, ‘You are not going to pass them on the white flag by following them.’ That kind of left us an open lane and the lapped traffic worked out for us. I’m tickled to death for our whole team. They work their (butts) off and I am the one who gets the accolades. Being tenth all time on the list here, that means a lot. I never thought I would win one feature here.”
Heskin followed Brown and McCarl across the stripe. Maeschen was fourth, ahead of Dobmeier. Madsen, Lynton Jeffrey, Zomer, Rager Phillips and Mike Moore rounded out the top ten. Heskin set quick time, and Bunton, Zomer and Josh Schneiderman won heat races.
Jon Agan was the early leader in the 15-lap 360 feature. Jordan Boston came to a stop bringing out the caution with three laps in the books and setting up an exciting restart that saw Agan ahead of RJ Johnson, Brown, Jesse Giannetto and Ricky Montgomery. Brown made some contact with Johnson on the restart. Johnson was able to save it and keep rolling. Meanwhile, Giannetto took full advantage and cruised into second. Brown would recover and take the spot two laps later.
Brown began running down the leader and in dense traffic, took the point on lap nine. Clint Garner moved up from row five to overtake Agan for second with three laps to go, while Brown pulled away for his eleventh career 360 win at Knoxville.
“First of all, I need to apologize to Mr. Johnson,” said Brown in Victory Lane. “I got into him a little bit on the restart. That messed my nose wing up, and he was running a good race. That was 100% my fault. We had a good car all night long. We didn’t qualify so well, but I have to thank everyone who makes it possible. We need to come back next week and give it another shot.”
Johnson bounced back to pass Again for third on the final lap, but got above the cushion in turn four and lost the spot again. Giannetto was fifth in Steve Wares #10. Nate Van Haaften, Joe Beaver, Montgomery, Dennis Moore Jr. and Russ Hall rounded out the top ten. Matt Moro posted quick time, while Agan, Brown and Josh Higday won heat races. Tony Shilling won the B.
J Kinder led the distance in the non-stop 12-lap 305 feature. Using the low groove, he pulled away steadily from the field, building over a five second lead to cash in his first career Knoxville win. Point leader, Matthew Stelzer was on the move behind him, advancing in a good battle with Mike Van Haaften to take third behind Alan Ambers.
Van Haaften settled for fourth ahead of Corey Timmerman. Dakota Hendrickson, Bart Friedrichsen, Mitchell Alexander, Bob Hildreth and Cody Ambers rounded out the top ten. Stelzer, Kinder and Hendrickson were heat winner. Stelzer also posted quick time.
“This is awesome,” said Kinder in Victory Lane. “I don’t even know what to say. I’ve been coming up here a lot of years, and we’ve been working on getting better every week. It finally worked out for us. I didn’t know where they were, but the bottom was good for us. It sounds like we were good to go!”
Tony Moro took the lead with two laps to go in the first Dirt Truck feature in an exciting win. Bret Moyer followed that up with a win of his own in a 10-lap feature that was inverted from the first.
On Saturday, July 28, the three divisions of sprint cars will be back in attendance for Candi’s Flowers Night! For more information, visit www.KnoxvilleRaceway.com!
410 RESULTS
Time Trial 1, 1. Davey Heskin, St. Michael MN, 15.745; 2. Dustin Selvage, Indianola IA, 16.091; 3. Don Droud Jr., Lincoln NE, 16.1; 4. Brian Brown, Grain Valley MO, 16.168; 5. Austin Johnson, Shakopee MN, 16.267; 6. Lynton Jeffrey, Prairie City IA, 16.293; 7. Bronson Maeschen, Pleasantville IA, 16.34; 8. Dusty Zomer, Sioux Falls SD, 16.346; 9. Terry McCarl, Altoona IA, 16.439; 10. Ian Madsen, St. Marys, NSW, Aust , 16.454; 11. Tasker Phillips, Pleasantville IA, 16.49; 12. Jarrod Schneiderman, West Burlington IA, 16.555; 13. Rager Phillips, Pleasantville IA, 16.648; 14. Mike Moore, Des Moines IA, 16.768; 15. Rob Kubli, Milo IA, 16.844; 16. Ryan Bunton, Morton IL, 16.894; 17. Glen Saville, Razorback, NSW, Aust , 16.968; 18. Josh Schneiderman, West Burlington IA, 16.997; 19. Robby Wolfgang, Sioux Falls SD, 17.024; 20. Paul Jeffrey, Kellyville, NSW, Aus , 17.336; 21. Dustin Clark, Eldon IA, 17.677; 22. Terri OConnell, Memphis TN, 18.703; 23. Mark Dobmeier, Grand Forks ND, 20.522; 24. AJ Moeller, Rockwell City IA, No Time; 25. Justin Henderson, Sioux Falls SD, No Time; 26. Jamie Veal, Warrnambool, VIC, Au , No Time;
Heat 1, 8 laps, No Time: 1. Ryan Bunton, Morton IL; 2. Brian Brown, Grain Valley MO; 3. Bronson Maeschen, Pleasantville IA; 4. Rager Phillips, Pleasantville IA; 5. Ian Madsen, St. Marys, NSW, Aust ; 6. Davey Heskin, St. Michael MN; 7. Jamie Veal, Warrnambool, VIC, Au ; 8. Robby Wolfgang, Sioux Falls SD; 9. Terri OConnell, Memphis TN;
Heat 2, 8 laps, No Time: 1. Dusty Zomer, Sioux Falls SD; 2. Mike Moore, Des Moines IA; 3. Dustin Selvage, Indianola IA; 4. Glen Saville, Razorback, NSW, Aust ; 5. Austin Johnson, Shakopee MN; 6. Paul Jeffrey, Kellyville, NSW, Aus ; 7. Tasker Phillips, Pleasantville IA;
Heat 3, 8 laps, No Time: 1. Josh Schneiderman, West Burlington IA; 2. Terry McCarl, Altoona IA; 3. Jarrod Schneiderman, West Burlington IA; 4. Don Droud Jr., Lincoln NE; 5. Mark Dobmeier, Grand Forks ND; 6. Lynton Jeffrey, Prairie City IA; 7. Rob Kubli, Milo IA; 8. Dustin Clark, Eldon IA;
A Feature , 20 laps, No Time: 1. Brian Brown, Grain Valley MO; 2. Terry McCarl, Altoona IA; 3. Davey Heskin, St. Michael MN; 4. Bronson Maeschen, Pleasantville IA; 5. Mark Dobmeier, Grand Forks ND; 6. Ian Madsen, St. Marys, NSW, Aust ; 7. Lynton Jeffrey, Prairie City IA; 8. Dusty Zomer, Sioux Falls SD; 9. Rager Phillips, Pleasantville IA; 10. Mike Moore, Des Moines IA; 11. Glen Saville, Razorback, NSW, Aust ; 12. Josh Schneiderman, West Burlington IA; 13. Don Droud Jr., Lincoln NE; 14. Robby Wolfgang, Sioux Falls SD; 15. Paul Jeffrey, Kellyville, NSW, Aus ; 16. Tasker Phillips, Pleasantville IA; 17. Jamie Veal, Warrnambool, VIC, Au ; 18. Rob Kubli, Milo IA; 19. Jarrod Schneiderman, West Burlington IA; 20. Dustin Clark, Eldon IA; 21. Terri OConnell, Memphis TN; 22. Dustin Selvage, Indianola IA; 23. Ryan Bunton, Morton IL; 24. Austin Johnson, Shakopee MN;
360 RESULTS
Time Trial 1, 1. Matt Moro, Polk City IA, 16.582; 2. Dennis Moore Jr., Grinnell IA, 16.602; 3. Clint Garner, Sioux Falls SD, 16.627; 4. Blake Feese, Charlotte NC, 16.649; 5. Joe Beaver, Knoxville IA, 16.698; 6. Nate Van Haaften, Otley IA, 16.757; 7. JD Johnson, Wichita KS, 16.797; 8. Brian Brown, Grain Valley MO, 16.837; 9. Ryan Anderson, Deloit IA, 16.845; 10. Ricky Montgomery, Lakewood CO, 16.866; 11. Jesse Giannetto, Cedar Rapids IA, 16.88; 12. RJ Johnson, Tampa FL, 16.932; 13. Jon Agan, Knoxville IA, 16.951; 14. David Hall, Des Moines IA, 17.03; 15. Josh Higday, Des Moines IA, 17.033; 16. Jordan Boston, Crete NE, 17.136; 17. Tony Shilling, Knoxville IA, 17.142; 18. Casey Friedrichsen, Arthur IA, 17.2; 19. Russ Hall, Pleasant Hill IA, 17.209; 20. Tom Lenz, Marion IA, 17.222; 21. Carson McCarl, Altoona IA, 17.259; 22. Josh Riggins, Newton IA, 17.306; 23. Mark Pace, Lincoln NE, 17.359; 24. Alan Zoutte, Knoxville IA, 17.464; 25. John Hall, Marion IA, 17.466; 26. Chris Ackland, Bullsbrook, WA, Aust , 17.551; 27. Travis Porter, Rock Island IL, 17.674; 28. Tanner Edwards, Van Meter IA, No Time; 29. Justin Henderson, Sioux Falls SD, No Time;
Heat 1, 7 laps, No Time: 1. Jon Agan, Knoxville IA; 2. Jordan Boston, Crete NE; 3. Russ Hall, Pleasant Hill IA; 4. Ricky Montgomery, Lakewood CO; 5. JD Johnson, Wichita KS; 6. Matt Moro, Polk City IA; 7. Blake Feese, Charlotte NC; 8. Tanner Edwards, Van Meter IA; 9. John Hall, Marion IA; 10. Josh Riggins, Newton IA;
Heat 2, 7 laps, No Time: 1. Brian Brown, Grain Valley MO; 2. Dennis Moore Jr., Grinnell IA; 3. Jesse Giannetto, Cedar Rapids IA; 4. Joe Beaver, Knoxville IA; 5. Tom Lenz, Marion IA; 6. Mark Pace, Lincoln NE; 7. Tony Shilling, Knoxville IA; 8. Chris Ackland, Bullsbrook, WA, Aust ; 9. David Hall, Des Moines IA; 10. Justin Henderson, Sioux Falls SD;
Heat 3, 7 laps, No Time: 1. Josh Higday, Des Moines IA; 2. Ryan Anderson, Deloit IA; 3. Clint Garner, Sioux Falls SD; 4. RJ Johnson, Tampa FL; 5. Nate Van Haaften, Otley IA; 6. Carson McCarl, Altoona IA; 7. Casey Friedrichsen, Arthur IA; 8. Alan Zoutte, Knoxville IA; 9. Travis Porter, Rock Island IL;
B Feature , 7 laps, No Time: 1. Tony Shilling, Knoxville IA; 2. Alan Zoutte, Knoxville IA; 3. Travis Porter, Rock Island IL; 4. Chris Ackland, Bullsbrook, WA, Aust ; 5. John Hall, Marion IA; 6. Tanner Edwards, Van Meter IA; 7. Casey Friedrichsen, Arthur IA; 8. Blake Feese, Charlotte NC; 9. David Hall, Des Moines IA;
A Feature , 18 laps, No Time: 1. Brian Brown, Grain Valley MO; 2. Clint Garner, Sioux Falls SD; 3. Jon Agan, Knoxville IA; 4. RJ Johnson, Tampa FL; 5. Jesse Giannetto, Cedar Rapids IA; 6. Nate Van Haaften, Otley IA; 7. Joe Beaver, Knoxville IA; 8. Ricky Montgomery, Lakewood CO; 9. Dennis Moore Jr., Grinnell IA; 10. Russ Hall, Pleasant Hill IA; 11. Tony Shilling, Knoxville IA; 12. Ryan Anderson, Deloit IA; 13. Josh Higday, Des Moines IA; 14. JD Johnson, Wichita KS; 15. Carson McCarl, Altoona IA; 16. Mark Pace, Lincoln NE; 17. Tanner Edwards, Van Meter IA; 18. Tom Lenz, Marion IA; 19. Chris Ackland, Bullsbrook, WA, Aust ; 20. Travis Porter, Rock Island IL; 21. Alan Zoutte, Knoxville IA; 22. Matt Moro, Polk City IA; 23. John Hall, Marion IA; 24. Jordan Boston, Crete NE;
305 RESULTS
Time Trial 1, 1. Matthew Stelzer, Omaha NE, 17.273; 2. Mitchell Alexander, Knoxville IA, 17.61; 3. Mike Van Haaften, Pella IA, 17.637; 4. Alan Ambers, Knoxville IA, 17.677; 5. Mike Philben, Grimes IA, 17.853; 6. Corey Timmerman, Carmen IL, 17.857; 7. Bob Hildreth, Iowa Falls IA, 17.875; 8. J Kinder, Holts Summit MO, 17.986; 9. Dakota Hendrickson, Omaha NE, 18.014; 10. Mike Mayberry, Fremont IA, 18.083; 11. Matt Stephenson, Altoona IA, 18.117; 12. Bart Friedrichsen, Arthur IA, 18.268; 13. Nick Ross, Oskaloosa IA, 18.383; 14. Ben Woods, Newton IA, 18.423; 15. Andrew Shelton, Lacona IA, 18.432; 16. Terri OConnell, Memphis TN, 18.537; 17. Chris Horton, Indianola IA, 18.686; 18. Cody Ambers, Knoxville IA, 18.736; 19. Koddy Hildreth, Iowa Falls IA, 18.817; 20. Lee Patterson, Des Moines IA, 22.298;
Heat 1, 6 laps, No Time: 1. Matthew Stelzer, Omaha NE; 2. Mike Mayberry, Fremont IA; 3. Bob Hildreth, Iowa Falls IA; 4. Alan Ambers, Knoxville IA; 5. Terri OConnell, Memphis TN; 6. Nick Ross, Oskaloosa IA;
Heat 2, 6 laps, No Time: 1. J Kinder, Holts Summit MO; 2. Mitchell Alexander, Knoxville IA; 3. Chris Horton, Indianola IA; 4. Mike Philben, Grimes IA; 5. Ben Woods, Newton IA; 6. Matt Stephenson, Altoona IA; 7. Lee Patterson, Des Moines IA;
Heat 3, 6 laps, No Time: 1. Dakota Hendrickson, Omaha NE; 2. Bart Friedrichsen, Arthur IA; 3. Mike Van Haaften, Pella IA; 4. Cody Ambers, Knoxville IA; 5. Corey Timmerman, Carmen IL; 6. Andrew Shelton, Lacona IA;
A Feature , 15 laps, No Time: 1. J Kinder, Holts Summit MO; 2. Alan Ambers, Knoxville IA; 3. Matthew Stelzer, Omaha NE; 4. Mike Van Haaften, Pella IA; 5. Corey Timmerman, Carmen IL; 6. Dakota Hendrickson, Omaha NE; 7. Bart Friedrichsen, Arthur IA; 8. Mitchell Alexander, Knoxville IA; 9. Bob Hildreth, Iowa Falls IA; 10. Cody Ambers, Knoxville IA; 11. Ben Woods, Newton IA; 12. Mike Philben, Grimes IA; 13. Nick Ross, Oskaloosa IA; 14. Mike Mayberry, Fremont IA; 15. Chris Horton, Indianola IA; 16. Andrew Shelton, Lacona IA; 17. Lee Patterson, Des Moines IA;
Dirt Trucks RESULTS
A Feature 1, 10 laps, No Time: 1. Tony Moro, Polk City IA; 2. Bret Moyer, Polk City IA; 3. Ben Nading, Ankeny IA; 4. Carl Moyer, Ankeny IA; 5. Russ Byriel, Ankeny IA; 6. Rick Clark, Des Moines IA; 7. Allen Govig, Madrid IA; 8. Lou Sipolt, Altoona IA; 9. Ed Nelson, Van Meter IA;
A Feature 2, 10 laps, No Time: 1. Carl Moyer, Ankeny IA; 2. Lou Sipolt, Altoona IA; 3. Bret Moyer, Polk City IA; 4. Tony Moro, Polk City IA; 5. Ben Nading, Ankeny IA; 6. Russ Byriel, Ankeny IA; 7. Rick Clark, Des Moines IA; 8. Allen Govig, Madrid IA;
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