Alcorn Sweeps Eagle Double Features

By Jason Orth

Eagle, Neb. (July 1, 2006) – Chris Alcorn swept both A features in the Sobe No Fear IMCA Modified division Saturday night, while Budweiser Championship Sprint driver Chad Humston picked up his first win for owner Gary Swenson in the night’s final race, after Mike Boston snatched the victory away from him in the first A feature. Rich Small and Ron Novak each picked up their second Stereo West Auto Toys Hobby Stock wins, while Rich White and Kevin Kuker each won for the first time in the Stereo West Auto Toys Tuner division.

After a furious run of makeup features, the regular Saturday night action got underway just before 9 PM. The Tuner A feature was first up as Jack Prall, Jr took the early lead in the 10-lap contest. After Amanda Rhiley stopped in turn four, bringing out the yellow flag with six laps to go, Kevin Kuker grabbed the lead from Prall and never looked back. Former Eagle Raceway Late Model champion Mike Kelley made an appearance and took second place, with Prall coming home third. Newcomer Jimmy King and point leader Adrian Dover rounded out the top five.

The Hobby Stock A saw Jeff Kros take the early lead until he got sideways coming out of turn four and spun through the infield. When the dust settled, Casey Moyer took the top spot with Ron Novak and Rick Bradley giving chase. Novak took the lead on lap eight, but Moyer continued to challenge. Novak held off Moyer for the win, with Justin Wulf taking third, Bradley fourth, and Mike Hansen fifth.

Jesse Robinson inherited the Modified A feature lead after point man Steve Devitt spun and stopped in turn four in the early laps. A four-wide battle for second turned into a five-way fight for the lead as Chris Alcorn slipped underneath the crowd to take the lead with seven laps down. After a yellow flag for debris off Devitt’s machine with 11 laps remaining, Alcorn held the lead with Larry Goertz in second and a hard-charging Mike Meyer in third. Though Meyer passed Goertz with seven laps remaining, Alcorn put distance between him and the rest of the field and won by nearly a straightaway over Meyer and Goertz. Doug Deterding and Sean Burklund followed.

The Sprint A feature had two messy starts: the first when Tadd Holliman collected Stu Snyder in turn four, the second when Adam Gullion spun in front of the pack resulting in an eight car pileup. The red flag flew as Doug Lovegrove and Jeff Lowery rolled their sprinters. Officials opted to start the field single file, and B feature runners Mark Pace and Don Droud Jr. benefited from the other’s misfortune, moving up several positions on the restart lineup.

Pace made the most of his fortune as he ran down Rob Lipker for second with five laps down and race leader Chad Humston on the following lap. The track, beaten by heat, wind and 19 races began to go from dry to laying down rubber. As the track went away, Pace pulled out, extending his lead to a straightaway’s length. With 11 laps left, Pace smacked the turn four wall, breaking his suspension and allowing Humston to close in. The rubber on the track added traction and instant speed and Humston quickly reeled in Pace and passed him in turn two on the following lap. Within a few circuits, Humston put a half lap between his car and second place and would never look back. Pace, a rookie this season finished second, with Don Droud Jr. coming home third. Jeff Griffis finished fourth, Lipker came home fifth.

Next Saturday it’s Colby Ridge Fan Appreciation night featuring a full show, plus the rescheduled Subway Gauntlet Bus Race. Admission is just $5 for adults.

Makeup features from 6/24

Hobby Stock
1 1x Rich Small
2 38c Casey Moyer
3 86 Justin Wulf
4 98 Dan Jackson
5 28b Rick Bradley
6 3c Colby Johnson
7 10 Brad Schreiner
8 94 Mike Hansen
9 53 Jeff Kros
10 M70 Rick Munson
11 92 Don Hall Jr
12 42 Rob Brown
13 9 Rex Schreiner
14 57 Brian Cudly
15 1r RJ Macku
16 21 Derrick Noonan
17 14 Ron Novak



Tuner A
1 0 Rich White
2 09 Harm Rogman
3 44 Jack Prall
4 00 Barry Kinnersley
5 1k Kevin Kuker
6 2 Mike Kelley
7 0k Maynard Kinnersley
8 62 Justin Busboom
9 3n Neil Pella
10 B32 Brian Haller
11 01 Adrian Dover
12 13 Jimmy King
13 10j Doug Lyons
14 67 Jack Prall Jr
15 0r Amanda Rhiley
16 3 Harry White
17 12x Mark Schumacker
18 9c Jeremy Conkle

Modfied B
1 3w Stacey Wilhelm
2 4jr Dave Jewett Jr
3 1z Norm Ziegenbein
4 4d Pat Donovan
5 1m Mike Anderson
6 V45 Rik Gropp
7 21f Ryan Fuchser
8 19 Scott Anderson
9 11x Steve Devitt
10 B9 Sean Burklund
11 3a Aaron Pella
12 42k Jan Korth
13 75j Jesse Robinson
14 95b Nic Bonney
15 27 Clint Homan
16 29 Jeff Mazza
17 1j Jason Edwards
18 44 Tom Lenz
19 9 Joe Furnas
20 91 Chris Benning
21 76jr

Mod A
1 3 Chris Alcorn
2 2m Mike Meyer
3 11aa Ed Raines
4 13 Doug Deterding
5 21 Phil Penney
6 1r Matt Richards
7 5st Dan Wayman
8 00 Tim Pickens
9 8 Larry Goertz
10 10k Don McCown
11 3w Stacey Wilhelm
12 1z Norm Ziegenbein
13 4jr Dave Jewett, Jr
14 4d Pat Donovan
15 20m Mark Leiting
16 95r Jesse Robinson
17 7 Bob Ruisinger
18 4t Jerry Trejo
19 52 Sean Manning
20 24t Terry Hurt

Sprint B
1 77 John Klabunde
2 3 Jeff Griffis
3 96kx Adam Gullion
4 28 Ken Klabunde
5 45 Jeff Lowery
6 17 Gage Dorr
7 9j Mark Schmidt
8 19j Jay Jordan
9 71x Kellen Love
10 7 Lonnie Jensen
11 91 Brad Krutz
12 24j Jeff Reiman
13 3g Bill Garrow

Sprint A
1 51 Mike Boston
2 24b Chad Humston
3 53 Jack Dover
4 14g Gene Ackland
5 76 Jay Russell
6 18 Ryan Roberts
7 3 Jeff Griffis
8 23r Tadd Holliman
9 28 Ken Klabunde
10 31 Mark Pace
11 71 Tige Jensen
12 23 Terry Holliman
13 44 Doug Lovegrove
14 13f Larry Pinegar, II
15 77 John Klabunde
16 45 Jeff Lowery
17 84 Toby Chapman
18 14 Josh Riggins
19 96 Adam Gullion
20 1m Mark Burch

Features from 7/1

Tuner A
1 1k Kevin Kuker
2 2 Mike Kelley
3 67 Jack Prall, Jr
4 13 Jimmy King
5 01 Adrian Dover
6 0 Rich White
7 09 Harm Rogman
8 0k Maynard Kinnersley
9 B32 Brain Haller
10 10j Doug Lyons
11 62 Justin Busboom
12 44 Jack Prall
13 00 Barry Kinnersley
14 11 Doug Kress
15 0r Amanda Rhiley
16 2k Kyle Schamp
17 3 Harry White
18 3n Neil Pella

Mod B1
1 V45 Rik Gropp
2 21t Tracy Harr
3 3a Aaron Pella
4 44 Tom Lenz
5 95r Jesse Robinson
6 1z Norm Ziegenbein
7 7 Bob Ruisinger
8 3w Stacey Wilhelm
9 1r Matt Richards
10 29 Jeff Mazza
Mod B2
1 19 Scott Anderson
2 00 Tim Pickens
3 4d Pat Donovan
4 4t Jerry Trejo
5 28 Daniel Nieman
6 42k Jan Korth
7 1j Jason Edwards
8 1m Mike Anderson
9 95b Nic Bonney
10 20m Mark Leiting

Mod A
1 3 Chris Alcorn
2 2m Mike Meyer
3 8 Larry Goertz
4 13 Doug Deterding
5 B9 Sean Burklund
6 27 Clint Homan
7 21 Phil Penney
8 12x George Haney
9 V45 Rik Gropp
10 4jr Dave Jewett Jr
11 10k Don McCown
12 5st Dan Wayman
13 00 Tim Pickens
14 11aa Ed Raines
15 11x Steve Devitt
16 21f Ryan Fuchser
17 75j Jesse Robinson
18 27m Brian Murphy
19 21t Tracy Harr
20 19 Scott Anderson

Hobby A
1 14 Ron Novak
2 38c Casey Moyer
3 86 Justin Wulf
4 28b Rick Bradley
5 94 Mike Hansen
6 42 Rob Brown
7 3k Jerry Keaton
8 4 Troy Mencke
9 98 Dan Jackson
10 M70 Rick Munson
11 53 Jeff Kros
12 3c Colby Johnson
13 10 Brad Schriener
14 21 Derrick Noonan
15 1x Rich Small
16 92 Don Hall, Jr
17 57 Brian Cudly
18 1r RJ Macku
19 9 Rex Schreiner

Sprint B
1 28 Ken Klabunde
2 31 Mark Pace
3 2 Don Droud Jr
4 71r Keith Rauch
5 77 John Klabunde
6 6g Bryan Gossell
7 99 Jimmy Davies
8 3g Bill Garrow
9 91 Brad Krutz
10 9j Mark Schmidt
11 71x Kellen Love
12 17 Gage Dorr
13 76 Jay Russell
14 84 Toby Chapman
15 7 Lonnie Jensen
16 29 Roger Sluka

Sprint A
1 24b Chad Humston
2 31 Mark Pace
3 2 Don Droud Jr
4 3 Jeff Griffis
5 7L Rob Lipker
6 18 Ryan Roberts
7 23 Terry Holliman
8 82 Jason Danley
9 4s Stu Snyder
10 71 Tige Jensen
11 51 Mike Boston
12 28 Ken Klabunde
13 14g Gene Ackland
14 71r Keith Rauch
15 44 Doug Lovegrove
16 19j Jay Jordan
17 23r Tadd Holliman
18 96kx Adam Gullion
19 53 Jack Dover
20 45 Jeff Lowery