Brown Leads Three Repeat Winners at Knoxville!
by Bill Wright
Knoxville, IA, (May 10, 2014) – For the second week in a row, Brian Brown emerged victorious in 410 action at the Knoxville Raceway. This time, he made his winning move by passing Ian Madsen with two laps to go to secure his 27th career victory at the “Sprint Car Capital of the World”. Joe Beaver won for the second time in a row and third time this season in the 360 class, and Matthew Stelzer became a two-time winner in 2014 in the 305 class. The Dirt Trucks also visited, running two features, and Kevin Sather emerged victorious in both events.
Before a lap could be completed, Don Droud Jr. brought out the red on the backstretch. The Sonner #47 team went to work and got him back out for the restart. On the next try, Dustin Selvage destroyed his sprinter in a frontstretch ground pounder. He was uninjured.
Madsen led the 20-lap 410 feature early, ahead of Dusty Zomer and Brown. Danny Lasoski lost power and exited on lap three, while Terry McCarl took over his fourth place spot in the running order. Justin Henderson joined the lead quartet in fifth as those cars separated themselves from the pack.
Contact between McCarl and Henderson on lap nine caused damage that sidelined the latter, while McCarl came to the work area to repair a flat left rear tire. Brad Loyet also spun in turn three. The restart saw Madsen ahead of Brown, Davey Heskin, Lynton Jeffrey and Bronson Maeschen. The lead trio pulled away again.
Brown shot by Zomer on lap fifteen and set his sights on Madsen. He made his winning move on lap 19, sliding in front of the Aussie to take the lead and the $3,000 prize. Madsen, Zomer, Maeschen and Heskin followed. Craig Dollansky, hard-charger Droud, Jeffrey, Ryan Bunton and Mark Dobmeier completed the top ten. McCarl posted quick time over the 36-car field, and unofficially kept his point lead, while Jason Johnson, AJ Moeller, Brad Loyet and Clint Garner won heat races. Garrett Dollansky copped the B main.
“On that first lap, Danny (Lasoski) went across my front and a big clod knocked my tear-offs off,” said Brown in Victory Lane. “More than anything it was a hindrance to wipe my shield on every straightaway. The Dunkin’s did well with the track again tonight. Those guys were keeping a good pace. I was just trying to wait until lapped traffic. We got there the one time, and the yellow came out. That messed my game plan up, but we finally got Ian there. Two in a row…it feels great!”
Jonathan Cornell led from his pole position early in the 15-lap 360 feature. Joe Beaver settled into second ahead of Jon Agan. By the halfway point of the 15-lap event, Cornell, Beaver and Agan had separated themselves from the fourth place car of Jason Johnson and Justin Henderson.
A stumble over the cushion by Cornell on lap nine, set up the winning pass by Beaver, who cruised to his third win of the year, and the sixth of his career at Knoxville. Cornell held off Agan for second, ahead of Henderson and Jason Johnson. Nate Van Haaften, Jamie Ball, Russ Hall, Calvin Landis and Matt Moro rounded out the top ten. Henderson posted quick-time, while Moro, Tony Shilling and Russ Hall won heats.
“Jonathan had us smoked and I was just chasing,” said Beaver in Victory Lane. “I knew after he got the jump, we just needed to ride around. It’s always tougher for the leader to get through traffic than second is. Once he got through them, it was easier for us. It seemed like we caught everything well.”
The 12-lap 305 main event also went non-stop. J Kinder led from his pole position early, ahead of Kevin Hetrick and Mike Philben. Philben then took second, while Matthew Stelzer moved into third on lap three. On lap five, Stelzer worked by Philben for second.
Kinder slowed a bit in lapped traffic on lap eight, and Stelzer took over the point for good, winning his second this year, and fourth in his career at Knoxville. Kinder finished second, ahead of Steve Breazeale, who worked by Kade Higday on lap nine for third. Mitchell Alexander was fifth. Chris Walraven, Philben, McKenna Haase, hard-charger Stacey Alexander and Keoni Texeira rounded out the top ten. Breazeale timed in quickest, while Walraven, Josh Jones and Mike Mayberry won heats. Harvey Pitt flipped before the second heat could start, and Andee Beierle turned over after the feature checkers. Neither was injured.
“It’s just my Dad and me here again tonight, and I just have to thank him,” said Stelzer. “I have to thank my wife, daughter, mom, grandma and grandpa. This feels good.”
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410 Results
Time Trials (Qualifying Order), 2 laps: 1. 24, Terry McCarl, Altoona, IA (15), 15.404; 2. 12, Lynton Jeffrey, Prairie City, IA (31), 15.483; 3. 1, Justin Henderson, Tea, SD (7), 15.484; 4. 1M, Danny Lasoski, Dover, MO (22), 15.572; 5. 21, Brian Brown, Grain Valley, MO (6), 15.582; 6. 91, Dusty Zomer, Sioux Falls, SD (19), 15.619; 7. 18, Ian Madsen, St. Marys, NSW, Aust (12), 15.623; 8. 71A, RJ Johnson, Tampa, FL (18), 15.643; 9. 7, Craig Dollansky, Elk River, MN (2), 15.696; 10. 55, Brooke Tatnell, Sans Souci, NSW, Aus (34), 15.712; 11. 56, Davey Heskin, St. Michael, MN (25), 15.765; 12. 96, Bronson Maeschen, Pleasantville, IA (30), 15.803; 13. 10, Garrett Dollansky, Elk River, MN (36), 15.818; 14. 81, Austin Johnson, Pleasant Hill, IA (11), 15.842; 15. 7K, Dustin Selvage, Indianola, IA (35), 15.847; 16. 6R, Ryan Bunton, Morton, IL (33), 15.870; 17. 77X, Wayne Johnson, Knoxville, IA (20), 15.881; 18. 49, Josh Schneiderman, West Burlington, IA (21), 15.927; 19. 13, Mark Dobmeier, Grand Forks, ND (10), 15.939; 20. 4, Dakota Hendrickson, Omaha, NE (9), 15.943; 21. 41, Jason Johnson, Eunice, LA (29), 15.945; 22. 20, AJ Moeller, Rockwell City, IA (23), 15.972; 23. o5, Brad Loyet, Sunset Hills, MO (27), 15.972; 24. 40, Clint Garner, Sioux Falls, SD (1), 15.993; 25. 44, Chris Martin, Ankeny, IA (4), 16.022; 26. 47, Don Droud Jr., Lincoln, NE (28), 16.026; 27. 5J, Larry Ball Jr., Knoxville, IA (26), 16.091; 28. 23K, Rob Kubli, Milo, IA (16), 16.104; 29. 82, Scott Winters, Butterfield, MN (32), 16.201; 30. 7TAZ, Tasker Phillips, Pleasantville, IA (17), 16.229; 31. 69, Mike Moore, Des Moines, IA (14), 16.231; 32. 75, Glen Saville, Razorback, NSW, Aust (3), 16.422; 33. 23, Jimmy Light, West Springfield, PA (8), 16.621; 34. 19, Bob Weuve, Newton, IA (13), 16.739; 35. 45, Mark Johnson, Des Moines, IA (5), 16.750; 36. 5JW, Jeremy Schultz, Beaver Dam, WI (24), 17.094.
Heat one (started), 8 Laps, 2:11.5: 1. Jason Johnson (1); 2. Craig Dollansky (4); 3. Terry McCarl (6); 4. Wayne Johnson (2); 5. Brian Brown (5) / 6. Scott Winters (8); 7. Garrett Dollansky (3); 8. Chris Martin (7); 9. Jimmy Light (9)
Heat two (started), 8 Laps, NT: 1. AJ Moeller (1); 2. Brooke Tatnell (4); 3. Lynton Jeffrey (6); 4. Josh Schneiderman (2); 5. Dusty Zomer (5) / 6. Don Droud Jr. (7); 7. Tasker Phillips (8); 8. Austin Johnson (3); 9. Bob Weuve (9)
Heat three (started), 8 Laps, NT: 1. Brad Loyet (1); 2. Mark Dobmeier (2); 3. Davey Heskin (4); 4. Ian Madsen (5); 5. Justin Henderson (6) / 6. Larry Ball Jr. (7); 7. Dustin Selvage (3); 8. Mike Moore (8); 9. Mark Johnson (9)
Heat four (started), 8 Laps, 2:15.6: 1. Clint Garner (1); 2. Ryan Bunton (3); 3. Danny Lasoski (6); 4. Bronson Maeschen (4); 5. RJ Johnson (5) . 6. Rob Kubli (7); 7. Dakota Hendrickson (2); 8. Glen Saville (8); 9. Jeremy Schultz (9)
B main (started), 12 Laps, NT: 1. Garrett Dollansky (1); 2. Dustin Selvage (3); 3. Don Droud Jr. (4); 4. Scott Winters (9) / 5. Larry Ball Jr. (7); 6. Tasker Phillips (8); 7. Rob Kubli (6); 8. Mike Moore (11); 9. Jimmy Light (13); 10. Jeremy Schultz (14); 11. Bob Weuve (12); 12. Chris Martin (5); 13. Glen Saville (10); 14. Dakota Hendrickson (2) DNS – Austin Johnson, Mark Johnson
A main (started), 20 Laps, NT: 1. Brian Brown (4); 2. Ian Madsen (2); 3. Dusty Zomer (3); 4. Bronson Maeschen (12); 5. Davey Heskin (11); 6. Craig Dollansky (9); 7. Don Droud Jr. (23); 8. Lynton Jeffrey (7); 9. Ryan Bunton (13); 10. Mark Dobmeier (16); 11. Brooke Tatnell (10); 12. Terry McCarl (8); 13. Clint Garner (20); 14. Scott Winters (24); 15. Jason Johnson (17); 16. Brad Loyet (19); 17. Josh Schneiderman (15); 18. Garrett Dollansky (21); 19. AJ Moeller (18); 20. Justin Henderson (6); 21. Danny Lasoski (5); 22. RJ Johnson (1); 23. Dustin Selvage (22); 24. Wayne Johnson (14). Lap Leaders: I. Madsen 1-18, Brown 19-20. Hard-charger: Droud.
360 Results
Time Trials (Group Qualifying): 1. 1, Justin Henderson, Tea, SD (8), 16.086; 2. 25, Dylan Peterson, Hartford, SD (13), 16.173; 3. 17, Jason Johnson, Eunice, LA (4), 16.294; 4. 4, Jon Agan, Knoxville, IA (7), 16.360; 5. 3, Nate Van Haaften, Otley, IA (5), 16.418; 6. 10V, Calvin Landis, Knoxville, IA (3), 16.419; 7. 53, Joe Beaver, Knoxville, IA (18), 16.496; 8. 28, Jonathan Cornell, Sedalia, MO (6), 16.512; 9. 5J, Jamie Ball, Knoxville, IA (17), 16.539; 10. 14S, Jarrod Schneiderman, West Burlington, IA (2), 16.570; 11. 27, Carson McCarl, Altoona, IA (11), 16.576; 12. 29, Russ Hall, Pleasant Hill, IA (1), 16.671; 13. 2M, Matt Moro, Polk City, IA (16), 16.688; 14. 22, Tony Shilling, Knoxville, IA (19), 16.791; 15. 7H, John Hall, Marion, IA (20), 16.896; 16. 3P, Sawyer Phillips, Pleasantville, IA (21), 16.899; 17. 8L, Tom Lenz, Marion, IA (24), 16.926; 18. 09, Matt Juhl, Estherville, IA (10), 16.990; 19. 33V, Mike Van Haaften, Otley, IA (14), 16.990; 20. 68, Mike Houseman Jr., Des Moines, IA (9), 17.040; 21. 11W, Wyatt Burks, Topeka, KS (22), 17.132; 22. 80X, CJ Houseman, Des Moines, IA (15), 17.268; 23. 20T, Corey Timmerman, Carmen, IL (23), 17.410; 24. 20G, Chris Graf, Glencoe, MN (25), 17.534; 25. 2, Tyler Brooks, Knoxville, IA (12), NT.
Heat one (started), 7 Laps, NT: 1. Matt Moro (2); 2. Jon Agan (5); 3. Joe Beaver (4); 4. Justin Henderson (6); 5. Sawyer Phillips (1); 6. Jarrod Schneiderman (3); 7. Mike Van Haaften (7); 8. CJ Houseman (8) DNS – Tyler Brooks
Heat two (started), 7 Laps, 1:58.7: 1. Tony Shilling (2); 2. Tom Lenz (1); 3. Jonathan Cornell (4); 4. Dylan Peterson (6); 5. Carson McCarl (3); 6. Nate Van Haaften (5); 7. Mike Houseman Jr. (7); 8. Corey Timmerman (8)
Heat three (started), 7 Laps, 1:59.5: 1. Russ Hall (3); 2. Jason Johnson (6); 3. Matt Juhl (1); 4. Jamie Ball (4); 5. John Hall (2); 6. Calvin Landis (5); 7. Chris Graf (8); 8. Wyatt Burks (7)
A main, 15 Laps, 4:38.5: 1. Joe Beaver (2); 2. Jonathan Cornell (1); 3. Jon Agan (5); 4. Justin Henderson (8); 5. Jason Johnson (6); 6. Nate Van Haaften (4); 7. Jamie Ball (9); 8. Russ Hall (12); 9. Calvin Landis (3); 10. Matt Moro (13); 11. Jarrod Schneiderman (10); 12. Dylan Peterson (7); 13. Tony Shilling (14); 14. Carson McCarl (11); 15. Tom Lenz (17); 16. Sawyer Phillips (16); 17. Mike Houseman Jr. (20); 18. CJ Houseman (22); 19. Mike Van Haaften (19); 20. Matt Juhl (18); 21. Wyatt Burks (21); 22. Chris Graf (24); 23. Corey Timmerman (23); 24. John Hall (15) DNS – Tyler Brooks. Lap Leaders: Cornell 1-8, Beaver 9-15. Hard-charger: Henderson.
305 Results
Time Trials (Group Qualifying): 1. 57, Steve Breazeale, Trenton, MO (3), 17.310; 2. 88, J Kinder, Holts Summit, MO (21), 17.411; 3. 59KB, Mike Philben, Grimes, IA (4), 17.433; 4. 50, Keoni Texeira, Honolulu, HI (14), 17.605; 5. 35, Kevin Hetrick, Gladstone, IL (10), 17.622; 6. 6, Mitchell Alexander, Knoxville, IA (2), 17.727; 7. 99, Matthew Stelzer, Omaha, NE (22), 17.728; 8. 02S, Josh Jones, Knoxville, IA (11), 17.738; 9. 1K, Andee Beierle, Bismarck, ND (1), 17.792; 10. 24, Kade Higday, Pleasant Hill, IA (6), 17.821; 11. 29, Steve Palmer, Des Moines, IA (8), 17.886; 12. 55M, McKenna Haase, Des Moines, IA (15), 17.908; 13. 28, Chris Walraven, Knoxville, IA (16), 17.929; 14. 41, Jeff Wilke, Genoa, IL (23), 17.981; 15. 0, Mike Mayberry, Fremont, IA (17), 18.060; 16. 36W, Christopher Scank, Cedar Rapids, IA (18), 18.107; 17. 7, Tanner Edwards, Van Meter, IA (13), 18.115; 18. 51, Corey Kautz, Urbandale, IA (9), 18.427; 19. 71C, Stacey Alexander, Lacona, IA (7), 18.486; 20. 50K, Kevin Hiemstra, Knoxville, IA (5), 18.921; 21. 55KC, Bob Hildreth, Iowa Falls, IA (19), 19.141; 22. 82, Lee Patterson, Des Moines, IA (20), 19.336; 23. 39, Harvey Pitt, Monroe, IA (12), 23.149.
Heat one (started), 6 Laps, 1:51.1: 1. Chris Walraven (2); 2. Matthew Stelzer (4); 3. Stacey Alexander (7); 4. Kade Higday (3); 5. Steve Breazeale (6); 6. Keoni Texeira (5); 7. Christopher Scank (1); 8. Lee Patterson (8)
Heat two (started), 6 Laps, 1:50.1: 1. Josh Jones (4); 2. Jeff Wilke (2); 3. Tanner Edwards (1); 4. Kevin Hetrick (5); 5. J Kinder (6); 6. Steve Palmer (3); 7. Kevin Hiemstra (7) DNS – Harvey Pitt
Heat three (started), 6 Laps, NT: 1. Mike Mayberry (2); 2. McKenna Haase (3); 3. Mitchell Alexander (5); 4. Mike Philben (6); 5. Andee Beierle (4); 6. Corey Kautz (1); 7. Bob Hildreth (7)
A main (started), 6 Laps, 3:55.4: 1. Matthew Stelzer (3); 2. J Kinder (1); 3. Steve Breazeale (7); 4. Kade Higday (10); 5. Mitchell Alexander (5); 6. Chris Walraven (13); 7. Mike Philben (4); 8. McKenna Haase (12); 9. Stacey Alexander (18); 10. Keoni Texeira (8); 11. Kevin Hetrick (2); 12. Mike Mayberry (15); 13. Jeff Wilke (14); 14. Tanner Edwards (16); 15. Andee Beierle (9); 16. Christopher Scank (19); 17. Steve Palmer (11); 18. Corey Kautz (17); 19. Bob Hildreth (21); 20. Kevin Hiemstra (20); 21. Lee Patterson (22) DNS – Josh Jones, Harvey Pitt. Lap Leaders: Kinder 1-7, Stelzer 8-12. Hard-charger: S. Alexander.
Dirt Trucks Results
A main one (started), 12 Laps, NT: 1. 51, Kevin Sather, Ankeny, IA (9); 2. 9, Lou Sipolt, Altoona, IA (1); 3. 23K, Carl Knight, Des Moines, IA (3); 4. 21, Brad Moyer, Alleman, IA (8); 5. 23, AJ Nelson, Des Moines, IA (5); 6. 19, Pat Gordin, Oskaloosa, IA (4); 7. 98, Bret Moyer, Polk City, IA (7); 8. 17, Bryan Spangler,, Des Moines, IA (2); 9. 2M, Tony Moro, Polk City, IA (6)
A main two (started), 12 Laps, NT: 1. Kevin Sather (8); 2. Bret Moyer (2); 3. Bryan Spangler (1); 4. Pat Gordin (3); 5. Lou Sipolt (7); 6. Carl Knight (6); 7. Brad Moyer (5); 8. AJ Nelson (4); 9. Tony Moro (9) DNS – Tony Moro, AJ Nelson.
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