DIRT Moves HQ to NASCAR Country

CONCORD, N.C. — Sept. 27, 2006 — North Carolina Governor Michael Easley announced today DIRT MotorSports, Inc., the premier sanctioning body and promoter of professional dirt track racing in the United States, is relocating its corporate and operational headquarters to North Carolina during the fourth quarter of 2006.

Featuring national major touring series the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series, the World of Outlaws Late Model Series and the Advance Auto Parts Super DIRT Series, DIRT MotorSports has more than 30 years of history behind it and is the only national sanctioning body of Sprint Cars, Late Models and Modifieds. Additionally, DIRT MotorSports operates two weekly sanctioning groups, four regional series, seven race track facilities and a media production company.

With 30 million loyal dirt track racing fans around the world, the future continues to be bright as the company moves its headquarters to the heart of the auto racing industry in Concord, N.C.
"The motor sports industry calls North Carolina home so it’s only appropriate that the largest dirt track racing organization in the world makes its home there, too," said DIRT MotorSports President and CEO Tom Deery. "Governor Easley and the state of North Carolina have demonstrated the importance of economic development for the state and have made our decision on North Carolina very easy. The entire staff, as well as the Regional Partnership and the local EDCs have gone out of their way to attract leading motor sports organizations."
In 2004, a group of investors recognized the potential and acquired the World of Outlaws and the DIRT Modified touring series in addition to the UMP weekly sanctioning body. DIRT has since become one of only four publicly traded companies in the motor sports industry.
The following year, DIRT purchased seven dirt track properties and in 2006 named the highly respected Deery, who has been part of the motor sports industry all his life, as President and CEO, completing a management team with a broad knowledge of motor sports.

By consolidating a billion dollar industry, DIRT MotorSports has created several partnerships among leagues, properties and media, including powerful outlets such as ESPN and SPEED. They all are key to the more than 150 national events sanctioned by DIRT as well as the 3,000 annual events run weekly at DIRT-owned tracks or under a DIRT-owned sanctioning body.

About DIRT MotorSports(TM)
DIRT MotorSports(TM), Inc. is the premier dirt racing and sports entertainment company dedicated to the promotion of competitive dirt track racing. DIRT MotorSports is the largest sanctioning body for sprint car, late model and modified dirt track auto racing in the United States and also owns and operates seven dirt tracks. DIRT MotorSports operates the industry’s most prominent national touring series, including the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series(R) currently broadcast on The Outdoor Channel(R) (Nasdaq: OUTD); the World of Outlaws Late Model Series(R) currently broadcast on SPEED(R) and the DIRT Big Block Modified Series(TM) currently broadcast by Time Warner. "World of Outlaws" is a registered trademark of DIRT MotorSports

IMCA developing Crate Model division for 2007

From Bill Martin, IMCA Public Relations 319 472-2201, x225

VINTON, Iowa (Sept. 28) – IMCA is developing a Crate Model class, set to
see its first green flag during the 2007 race season.

The new division would require use of the 602 or 604 GM Performance
crate engines and complement IMCA’s exist­ing Late Model program.

“Our general reasoning is that tracks have expressed an interest in this
type of division, and that from a growth stand point, this class has
positives for racers and tracks,” explained IMCA Vice President of
Operations Brett Root. “The used late model market is very strong, so a
driver can buy a car, put a crate engine in and go racing for $10,000 or
less. That makes it a very affordable option for them and for tracks who
want to start this class from scratch.”

The 602 crate engine retails for approximately $3,000, the 604 for
$5,000. Both are available from GM dealerships nationwide.

“Crate engines have proven to be reliable in our SportMod division,”
Root said. “They are durable and an affordable engine option.”

More details on the Crate Model division will be announced in the Inside
IMCA newsletter in October. Next season’s Late Model rules will also be
included in that issue.

“In the initial season, we plan to have the rules and track program in
place,” said Root. “Based on the response and number of sanctions, we
will develop state, regional and national point funds.”

“We’re not trying to phase out our existing Late Model division,” he
added. “That has been, and continues to be, a very successful program.”

Eagle Raceway Host Nebraska Cup Friday and Saturday

Eagle Raceway: "Join us for the IMCA Sanctioned Nebraska Cup this weekend at Eagle Raceway, 'America's Home Track.' Friday, September 29th and Saturday, September 30th. Front gates open at 5:30 pm and racing at 7:00 pm both nights.

Friday, following the races: Chili Feed $5 per person (free with a pit band)

Enjoy Chili, drink and music by the Levi William Band
Saturday, 3:00-5:00 pm before the races: RIDE for Babies Benefit $10 per person

Enjoy Food, drink and music by Kris Lager Band
For more information and to register for the March of Dimes RIDE for Babies call 402-496-7111 or online at: marchofdimes.com/ride

NE Cup Agenda:
Day 1(All Classes)
-Draw for heats, Top 12 finishers go to qualifying A feature by finish
-B features, next 12 top finishers go to qualifying A feature
-Qualifying A features, top 12 to first 6 rows of A Main on Saturday
Day 2(All Classes)
-Heats lined up by Day 1 points, top 6 finishers to A Main feature by finish
-B features, next 6 top finishers to A main
-A Main"

I-80 Cornhusker Classic Makeup Details

FYI: this supersedes previous information about an Oct. 14 reschedule date.

From Tom Gutowski, NRP General Mgr.

Greenwood, Nebraska (September 27, 2006) The owners of Nebraska Raceway
Park, along with the World Dirt Racing League (WDRL), have worked together
to schedule the Cornhusker Classic makeup race dates for Saturday, October
7th and Sunday, October 8th. During the Cornhusker Nationals on October
7th, the IMCA/CNCTA Late Models and Grand Nationals will join the
action-packed lineup of the Trail Performance/Trade Center Automotive 305
Sprint Cars, B-Mods and Tobacco FREE Nebraska Hornets, OVLRS Dwarf Cars,
Wacky Trailer Races, and Nebraska’s biggest Demo Derby of 2006. The
IMCA/CNCTA Late Models and Grand Nationals will run their A features and
last chance races from the Cornhusker Classic, and the OVLRS Dwarf Cars will
run their 5th Annual Open Wheel Classic. On Sunday, October 8th fans will be
treated to a complete WDRL show featuring a 50 lap main event, as well as A
features and last chance races for the Modifieds, Pro Stocks and Hobby
Stocks.

On Saturday the pit gates will open at 2:00 p.m., with hot laps at 3:30 p.m.
and racing starting at 4:00p.m. Wristbands from the Saturday night show of
the rained out Cornhusker Classic will be honored on a “one for one basis”
for a new pit pass. The full 2-day purse from the Cornhusker Classic will be
paid for the IMCA/CNCTA late model and Grand National classes.
Front gates will open at 2:30 p.m. and the price for admission that night
will be $13 for adults and $10 students. Those persons with a ticket from
the Saturday night show of the Cornhusker Classic may present their ticket
at the ticket booth and receive one ticket in exchange plus a $15 cash
refund. Kids ages 10 and UNDER are always free at I-80 Speedway.

On Sunday the pit gates will open at 2:30 p.m., with drivers meeting at 4:30
p.m. and racing starting at 5:30p.m. Wristbands from the Saturday night show
of the Cornhusker Classic that was rained out will be honored on a “one for
one basis” for a new pit pass. Cost of a new pit pass for Sunday night is
$30, and the full purse from the Cornhusker Classic will be paid in all
classes.

The Grandstand Gates will open at 4:00 p.m. and the price for admission that
night will be $20 for adults and $15 for students. Those with a ticket from
the Saturday night show of the Cornhusker Classic may present their ticket
at the ticket booth and receive one ticket plus a $10 cash refund. Kids
ages 10 and UNDER are still admitted free.

Those fans and drivers that cannot attend the makeup races, can mail in
their tickets and wrist bands to I-80 Speedway Refund, 5040 I Street, Omaha,
NE 68817. Please be sure to include your name and complete return address
with your request.
Nebraska Raceway Park is located off I-80 at exit 420 between Omaha and
Lincoln and is home to I-80 Speedway, the Little Sunset Speedway go-kart
track and Soaring Edge Motocross Park. The Speedway hosts events weekly from
April through September. For race day track information call (402) 944-2233
or check out the official I-80 Speedway website at www.neracewaypark.com .
For more information the Omaha General Office can be contacted during normal
business hours Monday thru Friday, 9am-5pm at 402-342-3453. The offices will
be closed on Friday, September 29th.

Some Pics!

I know I'm a little behind, but here's shots from August 26 at Eagle.

Eagle 8-26-06 Photos

Cornhusker Classic opening night results

Jim Brennan & Tom Lathen

(Greenwood, Ne., 9/22/06) Opening night of the 2006 Cornhusker Classic brought 209 cars and a bulging pit area with 63 WDRL Polydome Super Late Models; 36 Grand National Late Models; 30 CNCTA/IMCA Late Models; 27 Home Pride Pro-Modifieds; 20 Pro-am/Stock Cars; and 23 Hobby Stocks.

The night started with the Grand National Heats that were won by Al Humphrey,
Jay Burdic, Kyle Berck and Jason Hobscheidt. The Stereo West Auto Toys Hobby Stock Heats were won by Jeremy Swanson, Jesse Sobbing and Kyle Vanover. The first Pro-am Heat saw Shawn Bulin pick up the win over Dr. Nick Steier. But the 2nd heat got downright exciting as Marty Steinbach and Jason Cieslik dueled for the lead. But the 2 drivers tangled on the back stretch spinning out on the last lap and it opened the door for Joe Feyen to take the win.

The CNCTA/IMCA Late Models saw Fast Freddie Miller, Al Humphrey and Eddie Moore take heat race victories. The Modified class saw heat race wins go to J.C. Wyman, Johnny "The Jet" Saathoff and Glenn Hibbard, who made the trip from Texas for the 2nd
straight Year.

The WDRL Super Late Model heats were won by Brady Smith, Steve Kempt, Justin Fegers, point leader Denny Eckrich, Chad Simpson and Dave Eckrich. The top 8 in passing points were Matt Furman, Fegers, Chad Simpson, Kelly Boen, Brian Harris, Steve Kosiski, Dave Eckrich and Kevin Kile. The Pole Dash was won by Boen over Simpson, Furman, Fegers, Harris, Kosiski, Dave Eckrich and Kile.

Chad Simpson survived 25-laps of wild, caution flag marred racing Friday night to grab the opening-night victory at the annual Cornhusker Classic, a WORLD Dirt Racing League PolyDome Late Model Series event here at I-80 Speedway.

Simpson led from flag-to-flag to secure his first ever WDRL feature race victory and collect the $2,500 top prize in the event, which attracted 64 Late Models from nine different states.

"It's great to get that first WDRL win," commented Simpson in AMSOIL Victory Lane. "We've struggled a lot this year, but hopefully we're finally starting to getting things figured out."

"We were hoping to get a couple of these things this year," he added. "But the guys who you travel with on this series are just outstanding. On any given night there are 10 or 12 different guys who can win so you have to come with your 'A-game' and you've got to be on top of things."

Simpson, who started on the outside front row, bolted into the lead on the opening circuit, powering off the banking out of turn two to outrun pole setter Kelly Boen.

"I knew it was going to be a key getting to the front right away," noted Simpson. "There was a lot of momentum and speed right up against that cushion and I knew I had to get there.Added Simpson, "I knew I had to beat him into that first corner, because I knew he was going to get in there pretty hard. We just ran her in there hard on that first lap."

The 27-year old Mount Vernon, Iowa driver roared to a ten car length advantage over the second-place Boen by lap five, before the first of four caution flags appeared when Ed Kosiski slowed in turn three with a flat tire.

A second caution flag was waved a pair of laps later when Shelton, Nebraska's Steve Kempt coasted to a halt in turn four, following a brief tangle with Davey Nall as the duo raced wheel-to-wheel through turns one and two.

The ensuing restart spelled disaster for a number of top contenders, when Boen and Brian Harris collided in turn four as the pair wrestled for the same spot on the race track, collecting series points leader Denny Eckrich, Papillion, Nebraska's Steve Kosiski, and Cosgrove, Iowa's Dave Eckrich in the multi-car melee. Both Harris's and Denny Eckrich's car were badly damaged in the mishap, with Eckrich suffering an apparent broken wrist as his race car slammed hard into the turn four guard rail.

When racing resumed, Simpson returned to the point, with Brady Smith wheeling into the runner-up position, followed closely by Mound, Minnesota hot-shoe Justin Fegers, maha's John Anderson and southwest Iowa pilot Chris Spieker.

Caution flags again appeared on laps 11 and 13, but on each restart, Simpson was able to outmuscle the second-place running Smith to retain the advantage. Smith's car number-2 pulled to the inside of the front-runner heading into turn one on lap 17, but as the two drivers roared out of turn four, Simpson again clung to a razor-thin advantage.

Over the final half dozen circuits, Simpson's Five-Star Shop Service/MasterSbilt/Pro Power Chevrolet Monte Carlo was able to pull away from the Smith's second-place entry, allowing the eastern Iowa driver to win the race to the flag by a handful of car lengths.

"The last ten laps, I was just pushing the car for all it had because I knew I had to," said the winner. "I saw Brady (Smith) get underneath me that one time down in turn one, so I knew there was no messing around any more."

"I just pushed it for all it had and this MasterSbilt race car just worked fantastic."

Two-time WDRL champion Kyle Berck raced to a strong third place finish, with Boen, who came from the rear of the field following his lap-seven tangle, finishing fourth. Chris Simpson, who started 25th in the field finished fifth, followed by Chris Spieker, Dave Eckrich, and Trent Follmer.


NRP/I-80 Speedway is located between Omaha and Lincoln just north of I-80 exit 420 and runs the NASCAR Weekly Racing Series on Saturday and Sunday nights during their regular season; one of only two tracks in the USA to hold two NASCAR Dodge Weekly Sanctions. For more information, contact the NRP General Offices at 402-342-3453 during normal business hours or visit the web site at www.neracewaypark.com . On race days after 4pm, the track info line is 402-944-2233.

Nebraska Raceway Park I-80 Speedway Cornhusker Classic

Grand National Class

1st Heat: 1) 99 Humphrey, 2) 4k Josh Krug, 3) 28 Billy Leighton Jr., 4) 55d Curt Drake, 5) T3 Gary Leapley, 6) 7 Gary Joens Jr., 7) 91 Steve Farnsworth, 8) 2xAndrew Kosiski

2nd Heat: 1) j1 Jay Burdic, 2) 2 Dwane Pospisil, 3) 40 Shawn Harker, 4) 22mTrevor Millikan, 5) 29 Lennie Pospisil, 6) 35 Kortney Kosiski, 7) 15 Jase Kaser, 8) 3 Mike Wallace(DNF)

3rd Heat: 1) 33z Kyle Berck, 2) 97d Dave Doll, 3) 25x Brad Perdue, 4) 56 Jason
Longmeyer, 5) 41 Scott Green, 6) 92k Rob Kosiski, 7) 18 Laini Schwartz

4th Heat: 1) 1 Jason Hobscheidt, 2) 56T Ron Tilley, 3) 2d Todd Morgan, 4) 50 Brad
Soll, 5) 25 Kenny Edwards, 6) 18j Jon Schwartz, 7) 93 Kevin Gigax, 8) 10Rick Stolley

Stereo West Auto Toys Hobby Stocks

1st Heat: 1) 68 Jeremy Swanson, 2) 7 Tom Myers, 3) 15 Chris Vannausdale,4) S53 Scott Robinson, 5) M70 Rick Munson, 6) 1 Justin Leach, 7) 73Travis Alley, 8) 76 David Orr

2nd Heat: 1) 99 Jesse Sobbing, 2) Z34 Max Harder, 3) 86j Jerod Weston,4) 13 Jesse McNeal, 5) 2T Josh True, 6) 42 Mike Barton, 7) 67 Jason Halagarda,8) 11X Kenny Humpal

3rd Heat: 1) 19 Kyle Vanover, 2) 6A Jeremy Auten, 3) 1R Terry Shearer, 4) 66Bob Kracher, 5) 3k Jerry Keaton, 6) 121 Robert Tippery, 7) 72 Jesse VanLanningham, 8) 71 Brit Pellman


Certified Transmission Pro-ams


1st Heat: 1) 36 Shawn Bulin, 2) 8 Nick Steier, 3) 72 Rick Negrete, 4) 30jKevin Jobe, 5) T72 Thad Thomson, 6) 64 Nick Hermsen, 7) 20 MikeGillespie, 8) 49x Chad Sanders

2nd Heat: 1) 25x Joe Feyen, 2) 56 Jeremy Longmeyer, 3) 52 Shane Bales,4) 35 Rich Steier, 5) 15 Andy Thompsen, 6) 55 Ray Dessell, 7) 49 Jeff Atkins,8) 84 Doug Stevenson

3rd Heat: 1) 127 Glen Hibbard, 2) 2 x Grant Junghans, 3) 74 Justin Clark,4) S56 Scott Bivens, 5) 19j Jeff Jones, 6) 8 Larry Goertz, 7) 1R Matt Richards.


IMCA CNCTA Late Models


1st Heat: 1) 9F Fred Miller, 2) 76 Al Zeitner, 3) 28 Billy Leighton Sr., 4) 105
Denton Buller, 5) 19 Jason Hobscheidt, 6) 1M Todd Bell, 7) 10 Jay Stewart, 8) 29 Tim Cooney

2nd Heat: 1) 99 Al Humphrey, 2) 45 Barry Sorensen, 3) 97d Dave Doll, 4) 17 Phil Miller, 5) 50j Jay Cooper, 6) 25 Kenny Edwards, 7) 40 Shawn Harker, 8) 8x Ron Tex Jr.

3rd Heat: 1) 17m Eddie Moore, 2) T3 Gary Leapley, 3) 15 Jason O'Brien, 4) 60 Travis Roth, 5) 80 Scott Koskovich, 6) 25x Brad Perdue, 7) 18j Jon Schwartz, 8) 55d Curt Drake

WDRL Late Models

1st Heat: 1) 2 Brady Smith, 2) 1k John Anderson, 3) 21h Brian Harris, 4) 77x Kurt
Kile, 5) 89 Jerry Warner

2nd Heat: 1) 90 Steve Kempt, 2) 56 Chris Spieker, 3) 07 Kelly Boen, 4) 14 Kyle
Berck, 5) 8x Todd McKee

3rd Heat: 1) F15 Justin Fegers, 2) 1 Davey Nall, 3) 52 Steve Kosiski, 4) 90x Eric
Pember, 5) 33 Jeff Tilley

4th Heat: 1) 50 Denny Eckrich, 2) 88 Kevin Kile, 3) 05 Gary Dechant, 4) 32 Chris Simpson, 5) 77j John Nicholson

5th Heat: 1) 25 Chad Simpson, 2) 9 Ed Kosiski, 3) 6h Al Humphrey, 4) 31T Trent
Follmer, 5) 53 Joe Kosiski

6th Heat: 1) 58 Dave Eckrich, 2) 51 Matt Furman, 3) 17m Eddie Moore, 4) L88 Larry Clausen, 5) 31 Jason Utter

1st Consey: 1) 14 Kyle Berck, 2) L88 Larry Clausen, 3) 77x Kurt Kile, 4) 77 Jeff
Aikey, 5) 1L Mike Wallace

2nd Consey: 1) 17m Eddie Moore, 2) 90x Eric Pember, 3) 31 Jason Utter, 4) 22 Craig Preble, 5) 1M Rob Moss

Passing Points: 1) Furman, 2) Fegers, 3) Chad Simpson, 4) Boen, 5) Harris, 6) S. Kosiski, 7) Dave Eckrich, 8) Kevin Kile

Pole Dash: 1) Boen, 2) Chad Simpson, 3) Furman, 4) Fegers, 5) Harris, 6) S. Kosiski,
7) Dave Eckrich, 8) Kevin Kile

Cornhusker Classic 25: 1. Chad Simpson, 2. Brady Smith, 3. Berck, 4. Boen, 5. Chris Simpson, 6. Spieker, 7. Dave Eckrich, 8. Follmer, 9. Anderson, 10. Utter, 11. Nall, 12. Pember, 13. Moore, 14. Fegers, 15. Kurt Kile, 16. Moss, 17. Kevin Kile, 18. Denny Eckrich, 19. Joe Kosiski, 20. Steve Kosiski, 21. Nicholson, 22. Furman, 23. Kempt, 24. Harris, 25. Clausen, 26. Ed Kosiski.

Additional Information of Interest:

Number of Entrants: 64
Lap Leaders: Chad Simpson (1-25)
Time of Race: 46:25
Margin of Victory: .849
Caution Flags: 4 (Laps 5, 7, 11, 13)
Red Flags: 1 (Lap 7)
Fastest Lap: Chad Simpson (17.704)
Series Provisionals: Chris Simpson, Moss
Rookie-of-the-Race: Spieker
Hard Luck Driver: Denny Eckrich

Contingency Award Winners:

Iowa-Illinois Taylor Insulation: Boen, Chad Simpson, Furman
QA1 Motorsports: Fegers
The Brake Man: Chad Simpson
Champ Pans: Smith
Joie of Seating: Berck
Performance Bodies: Boen
Design 500 Racewear: Chris Simpson
V-Performance Batteries: Spieker
Fast Shafts: Dave Eckrich
Hooker Harness: Follmer
Weld Wheels: Pember
Scott Performance Wire: Fegers
Design 500 Racewear (non-qualifier): Humphrey
KSE Racing Products: Berck, Pember
Chase Race Decals: Denny Eckrich

Mark Burch Motorsports Calls on Cell Phone Users to Help Save Abducted Children

From Mark Burch Motorsports

Lincoln, Neb. – September 22, 2006 - Mark Burch Motorsports announced today that they are joining the campaign to add 1-million new subscribers to Wireless AMBER Alerts™, a free initiative that equips citizens to help aid in the recovery of an abducted child.

Provided by The Wireless Foundation, the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children and the U.S. Department of Justice, Wireless AMBER Alerts make it possible for any wireless subscriber capable of receiving text messages, and whose wireless carrier participates in the Wireless AMBER Alerts Initiative, to opt in to receive AMBER Alerts as free text messages on their wireless devices by registering at www.wirelessamberalerts.org or their wireless carrier’s website. Subscribers may designate up to five geographic areas for which they would like to receive free Wireless AMBER Alerts.

“As a parent and a traveling racer, I felt this was a perfect opportunity for our organization to help raise awareness of this program,” states team owner Mark Burch. “This weekend our driver Skip Jackson, also a proud parent, who is originally from Sydney, Australia and currently from Knoxville, Iowa, will be a great asset to gaining exposure at the racetrack with his broad fan base.”

The Mark Burch Motorpsorts team is heading today to Huset’s Speedway in Brandon, SD for a two day ASCS Northern Plains competition. With www.wirelessamberalerts.org emblazoned on the side of their hauler and race car the team looks to reach not only thousands of fans, but also travelers as well.

“We are excited to be involved with a prominent team like Mark Burch Motorsports,” said Steve Largent, President and CEO of CTIA-The Wireless Association and President of the Wireless Foundation. “The exposure generated on a grass-roots level racing venue such as this is a perfect addition to our awareness program.”

I-80 Cornhusker Classic Schedule

From I-80 Speedway

2006 CORNHUSKER CLASSIC TENTATIVE RACE ORDER

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 22
3:00 p.m. Pit Gate Opens
4:30 p.m. Grandstand Gate Opens
6:00 p.m. Drivers Meeting
6:15 p.m. Hot Laps
-Grand Nationals
-WDRL
-Hobby Stocks
-Pro Stocks
-CNCTA
-Mods
7:00 p.m. Racing
Grand National Heats
WDRL Heats (WDRL will use draw & Passing Points on Friday)
Hobby Heats
WDRL-B
WDRL Dash
Pro Stock Heats
WDRL Feature (25 Laps)
Mod Heats
CNCTA Heats

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 23
12-3:00 p.m. Fan Friendly Pit Access: Fans can come into the pits and meet
their favorite drivers, get autographs and purchase shirts from the drivers.
Access will be thru the back pit gate – no private vehicles allowed. Rides
will be provided.
3:00 p.m. Pit Gate Opens
3:30 p.m. Grandstand Gate Opens
5:30 p.m. Drivers Meeting
5:45 p.m. Hot Laps
-Grand Nationals
-WDRL
-Mods
-CNCTA
-Pro Stocks
-Hobby Stocks
-WDRL Group Qualifying
6:30 p.m. Racing
Grand National B
Pro Stock B
WDRL Heats
Mod B
CNCTA B
WDRL B
WDRL Dash
Hobby Stock B
Grand National A (25 laps)
Pro Stock A (20 laps)
CNCTA A (25 laps)
Hobby Stock A (20 laps)
WDRL A (50 laps)
Mod A (25 laps)

If we rain out on Friday, the Friday WDRL race will not be rescheduled.

The WDRL race on Saturday will be $5,000 to win and 50 laps. All of the rest
of the classes will run their Friday qualifying races on Saturday.

Sunday's event will be all of the B and Championship Features for the Grand
Nationals, Modifieds, IMCA/CNCTA LMs, Pro-Ams and Hobby Stocks. The WDRL
will not race on Sunday.

Anyone who bought advanced, 2 day tickets can have their Friday ticket
refunded to them via US Mail OR they may use their Friday ticket on Sunday.
Ticket prices for Sunday's races will be $15 for Adults and $10 for Students
(ages 11-17). 10 and under are always admitted FREE with a paid adult. Pit
passes will remain the same price.

In recognition of all of the rainouts this season, I-80 Speedway will grant
all Season Grandstand Ticket holders free admission to the grandstands for
Friday's (or Sunday's) races and Season Pit Pass holders will receive free
admission to the pits on Friday or Sunday.

For more information you can call the Office at 402-342-3453.

Bryan Racing to Host Eagle Raceway Halloween Kid's Event

From Rhonda Bryan

We're out to have some more "FUN" once again with all the kid's! The 1st
ever "Halloween" at Eagle Raceway!

We're looking for creative & fun bunch of people who are interested in
"Eagle Raceway Kid's/Halloween Event"!!

Team's/Driver's,Crewmember's, "ANYONE" who is willing to participate in a
"New & Fun" Halloween adventure for all the "Eagle Raceway Kid's" on October
29th CD 105.9 Stephen King Enduro Spook-tacular featuring Compact Car
Enduro!!

Our idea is to have teams,vendor's etc set up with their own Halloween
themed area /tents/tables and as the kid's go thru they can stop at each
area and trick or treat!! The cost is up to each one depending on what they
want to create and hand out...more time involved than dollars! This will be
a great time for all involved!!!!

If you are interested in this project, and have questions please contact any
of us, Bernie,Rhonda or Nick here on the message board or at the track,
email or by phone!!

Thank you
Bryan Racing
email rascal60@alltel.net
Home 476-7336 or cell 450-7992

Season champions crowned at Red Cloud

By Mike Hughes

RED CLOUD, NE (September 17)—The Speed Bowl in Red Cloud, NE, wrapped up the 2006 racing season on Sunday evening, September 17. Make-up features for the IMCA Stock Cars and IMCA Modifieds were ran from a previous rainout, followed by a complete race program.

In the make-up IMCA Stock Car feature, Lance Borgman of Beatrice won a drag race with Jason McCartney of Smith Center, KS, out of turn 4 on the final lap to pick up the win. McCartney led the whole race but lost out at the wire and had to settle for second. Chad Wulf was third, followed by Josh Hudson and Matt Streit.

Beatrice’s Jordan Grabouski took the lead from Brian Calhoon on lap 14 of the 18-lap make-up IMCA Modified feature to earn his second win of the season at Red Cloud. Calhoon held on for second, followed by Lonnie Schriner, Clint Homan and Joby Hanson.

Adam Sidlo & E.J. Kothe of Hastings led all 8 laps of the Cruiser feature to pick up their 9th win of the year and the track championship. Ron & Kent Duffy finished second in the feature race, followed by Joe & Jacob Krone.

Jim Buss of Hastings took the lead at the halfway mark of the 12-lap IMCA Hobby Stock feature from early leader Rocky Zimmerman of Ayr and appeared to be heading off for his 8th win of the season. But Buss broke on lap 9, giving the lead back to Zimmerman who went on to record his second feature win. Joe McDole, Jerry Hudson, Mike Shriver and Jamie Reiman rounded out the top five. Buss had a sizeable point lead though and won the points title. Heat race winners were McDole and Zimmerman.

Eric Rempel of Palmyra took the lead from Chad Wulf on lap 2 of the 14-lap IMCA Stock Car feature and drove away to the checkers. Heat one winner Cory Struckhoff finished second, followed by second heat winner Jason McCartney, Matt Streit and Ron Olson. Josh Hudson of Kensington was crowned the points champion, securing the title in the make-up feature earlier in the night.

All eyes were on Red Cloud’s Lonnie Schriner and Tim Watts of Beloit, KS, in the IMCA Modified feature as only four points separated the two at the start of the race. Schriner grabbed the lead from Lonnie Veteto on lap 4 of the 20-lap race and was not to be denied as he drove away for his 4th win of the season and the track championship. Veteto held on to the runner-up spot, followed by Dusty Blake, Jason Schoenberger and Clint Homan. Blake, Schriner and Watts won the three heat races.

Mechanics and Powder Puff races completed the final race program.

Track officials would like to thank all the track sponsors, track personnel, racers and fans for their support during the 2006 season.



RESULTS
IMCA Hobby Stocks

Heat 1: 1. Joe McDole, 2. Jim Buss, 3. Brandon Naasz, 4. Jared Lewis.

Heat 2: 1. Rocky Zimmerman, 2. T.C. McKain, 3. Jerry Hudson, 4. Jamie Reiman.

Feature: 1. Zimmerman, 2. McDole, 3. Hudson, 4. Mike Shriver, 5. Reiman, 6. Delbert Selvage, 7. Lewis, 8. McKain, 9. Naasz, 10. Jeromy Wagner, 11. Doug Baetz, 12. Rhett Kingsbury, 13. Brad McCoy, 14. Matt Henke (DNF), 15. Buss (DNF), 16. Chase Carraher (DNF).
IMCA Stock Cars

Make-up Feature: 1. Lance Borgman, 2. Jason McCartney, 3. Chad Wulf, 4. Josh Hudson, 5. Matt Streit, 6. Cory Struckhoff, 7. Eric Rempel, 8. Jason Schoenberger, 9. Brant Beam, 10. Brett Behrends (DNF), 11. Josh Carpenter (DNF), 12. Geoff Jermark (DNF), 13. Tyler Hahn (DNS).

Heat 1: 1. Struckhoff, 2. Borgman, 3. Hudson, 4. Ron Olson.

Heat 2: 1. McCartney, 2. Streit, 3. Behrends, 4. Wulf.

Feature: 1. Rempel, 2. Struckhoff, 3. McCartney, 4. Streit, 5. Olson, 6. Borgman, 7. Wulf, 8. Hudson, 9. Behrends, 10. Beam, 11. Schoenberger (DNF).
IMCA Modifieds

Make-up Feature: 1. Jordan Grabouski, 2. Brian Calhoon, 3. Lonnie Schriner, 4. Clint Homan, 5. Joby Hanson, 6. Larry Sutton, 7. Tim Watts, 8. Jason Schoenberger, 9. Dusty Blake, 10. Dwight Housh, 11. Scott Smith, 12. Devon Housh, 13. Ed Putman, 14. Caesare Linner, 15. Jon Thompson (DNF), 16. Lonnie Veteto (DNF), 17. Brandon Johnson (DNF), 18. Jeff Linner (DNF), 19. Brandon Blochlinger (DNS), 20. Chad Dolan (DNS).

Heat 1: 1. Blake, 2. Veteto, 3. Smith, 4. Jamey Jameson.

Heat 2: 1. Schriner, 2. Schoenberger, 3. Homan, 4. Hanson.

Heat 3: 1. Watts, 2. Calhoon, 3. Grabouski, 4. Dwight Housh.

Feature: 1. Schriner, 2. Veteto, 3. Blake, 4. Schoenberger, 5. Homan, 6. Watts, 7. Smith, 8. Grabouski, 9. Hanson, 10. Calhoon, 11. Devon Housh, 12. Putman, 13. Micaah Johnson, 14. Jameson, 15. J. Linner, 16. C. Linner, 17. Dwight Housh (DNF), 18. Randy Fogo (DNF), 19. Sutton (DNF).
Cruisers

Heat: 1. Joe Krone/Jacob Krone, 2. Adam Sidlo/E.J. Kothe, 3. Ron Duffy/Kent Duffy, 4. Joe Hersh/Pat Hersh.

Feature: 1. Sidlo/Kothe, 2. Duffy/Duffy, 3. Krone/Krone, 4. Justin VanWey/Brent VanWey, 5. Hersh/Hersh, 6. Jesse Taylor/Keith Barry (DNF), 7. Robert Mason/Danny Bliss (DNS), 8. Terry Gradig/Gary Rannebeck (DNS).

Eight Drivers Win Eight Features On Championship Night at I-80

By Joey Sparano

(GREENWOOD NEB., 09/17/06) Eight different drivers would visit victory lane on the final night of the NASCAR Dodge Weekly Racing Series at I-80 Speedway. Al Zeitner and Joe Kosiski would win the Dodge Super Latemodel "A" features, Dwane Pospisil and Ron Tilley grabbed the Grand National wins, Dan Mueller and Brian Foote took the checkers in the Home Pride Modifieds, and Jesse Sobbing along with Max Harder triumphed in the Stereo West Auto Toys Hobby Stocks. Bryant Goldsmith, Dave Doll, Brian Foote, and Jesse Sobbing would also be crowd champions on Shopko / Craftsman night.

The first 25 lap NASCAR Dodge Weekly Racing Series Super Late Model "A" main event would see Al Zeitner jump to an early lead on lap one. Zeitner would get constant pressure from the #56 of Chris Spieker who started fourth, but "Awesome Al" would prevail as he led all 25 laps. Spieker would take second, followed by Clint Benson, John Anderson, and Jeff Tilley.

The second Super Latemodel "A" feature would see Joe Kosiski take the early lead from his outside row one starting position. Kosiski would maintain a comfortable lead over inside row one starter Corey Zeitner, but the car on the move was the #62 of Leon Zeitner. Leon would start 14th, and on lap 21 he would be in the third position. That same lap Corey Zeitner would come to a stop on the front stretch with a mechanical failure while running in the runner up position. "Lightning Leon" would give Kosiski a charge, but he would not be able to get around the #53. Kosiski would win his eleventh feature of the year. Leon Zeitner, Jeff Tilley, Points Champion Bryant Goldsmith, and John Anderson rounded out the top five.

With the win, Joe Kosiski also took the 2006 NASCAR Division II Championship.

Grand National "A" feature number one saw Brian Scott grab the race lead early on in the event. A quarter of the way into the 20 lap race, the 49 year old rookie Dwane Pospisil drove past Scott in his #2 machine. Pospisil would lead the rest of the way in the caution free event to take his first win of the season. Scott would finish second after making a late race charge for the lead. Gary Leapley, Trevor Millikan, and Shawn Harker were the remaining top five.

The second GN "A" main would see a 40 year veteran in Ron Tilley lead every lap in route to his first feature win of the season. Dave Doll would come home second. Harley Moen took third. Ron Tex Jr. finished fourth with Shawn Harker taking fifth. Dave Doll would win the points championship after picking up a top five and two top tens in the double features.

The first Home Pride Modified feature would have Adams County Speedway regular Dan Mueller charge from the 12th starting position to win. Jesse Dennis, Mike Johnson, Jerimiah Sillman, and Justin Clark finished second through fourth. Eventual points winner Brian Foote finished seventh after spinning out in his heat, and being involved in a pile up in the "B" main.

Foote would come back from his early misfortune to win the second Home Pride Modified "A" main. Mueller would once again start 12th, but he could only get second. Mueller would be followed across the line by Randy Foote, Stacey Wilhelm, and Matt Richards.

Stereo West Auto Toys Hobby Stock action would start with Jesse Sobbing taking a close win over Jeremy Swanson. The USA1 of Justin Leach took third, Chad Borgman came home fourth, and Rick Munson finished fifth.

The second feature had newcomer Max Harder taking the victory over a hungry Jeremy Auten. Auten would make contact with Harder more than once on the final lap, but Harder kept the car straight to take his first victory at I-80. Auten, Bob Kracher, Josh True, and Chad Borgman rounded out the top five.

Jesse Sobbing would win the points championship. Sobbing and Harder would also share the Tom & Tiff's Family Restaurant $100 bonus with each taking $50 bucks.

Next Friday and Saturday is the annual Cornhusker Classic, featuring the cars and stars of the World Dirt Racing League. A total of six classes will be in action over the two day show. For more information visit the I-80 Speedway web site, www.neracewaypark.com

Results From I-80 Speedway 09/17/06

Dodge Super Latemodels

"A" Feature 1: 1) 76 Al Zeitner, 2) 56 Chris Spieker, 3) 00 Clint Benson, 4) 3 John Anderson, 5) 33 Jeff Tilley, 6) 24 Bryant Goldsmith, 7) z62 Justin Zeitner, 8) 80 Scott Koskovich, 9) 28 Billy Leighton Jr., 10) 22 Craig Preble, 11) 53 Joe Kosiski, 12) 26jr Corey Zeitner, 13) 89 Jerry Warner, 14) 62 Leon Zeitner, 15) 77 John Nicholson, 16) 53x John Hampel, 17) 1 Davey Nall, 18) 9 Ed Kosiski, 19) 15 Jason O'brien, 20) 58 Keith Mander Jr., 21) 10 Jay Stewart, 22) 5 Jeremy Houck, 23) 44z Alonzo Grosse, 24) 82 Robbie Andersen.

"A" Feature 2: 1) 53 Joe Kosiski, 2) 62 Leon Zeitner, 3) 33 Jeff Tilley, 4)24 Bryant Goldsmith, 5) 3 John Anderson, 6) 56 Chris Spieker, 7) z62 Justin Zeitner, 8) 00 Clint Benson, 9) 89 Jerry Warner, 10) 80 Scott Koskovich, 11) 5 Jeremy Houck, 12) 9 Ed Kosiski, 13) 15 Jason O'brien, 14) 28 Billy Leighton Jr., 15) 76 Al Zeitner, 16) 1m Todd Bell, 17) 10 Jay Stewart, 18) 58 Keith Mander Jr., 19) 26jr Corey Zeitner, 20) 77 John Nicholson, 21) 1 Davey Nall, 22) 1L Mike Wallace, 23) 53x John Hampel, 24) 22 Craig Preble.

Grand National

"A" Feature 1: 1) 2 Dwane Pospisil, 2) 88 Brian Scott, 3) t3 Gary Leapley, 4) 22m Trevor Millikan, 5) 40 Shawn Harker, 6) 1 Jason Hobsheidt, 7) 9 Dave Cook, 8) 83 Joey Bauer Jr., 9) 97d Dave Doll, 10) 8x Ron Tex Jr., 11) 56t Ron Tilley, 12) j1 Harley Moen, 13) 50 Brad Soll, 14) 25 Kenny Edwards, 15) 17 Dave Livingston, 16) 2x Andrew Kosiski, 17) 18j Jon Schwartz, 18) 10 Rick Stolley, 19) 91 Steve Farnsworth, 20) 15 Jase Kaser, 21) 85a Matt Buller, 22) 7 Gary Joens Jr., 23) 92k Rob Kosiski, 24) 9x Kathy Cook.

"A" Feature 2: 1) 56t Ron Tilley, 2) 97d Dave Doll, 3) j1 Harley Moen, 4) 8x Ron Tex Jr., 5) 40 Shawn Harker, 6) t3 Gary Leapley, 7) 25 Kenny Edwards, 8) 9 Dave Cook, 9) 18j Jon Schwartz, 10) 10 Rick Stolley, 11) 15 Jase Kaser, 12) 7 Gary Joens Jr., 13) 83 Joey Bauer Jr., 14) 88 Brian Scott, 15) 9x Kathy Cook, 16) 50 Brad Soll, 17) 2 Dwane Pospisil, 18) 1 Jason Hobsheidt, 19) 2x Andrew Kosiski, 20) 17 Dave Livingston, 21) 22m Trevor Millikan, 22) 85a Matt Buller, 23) 91 Steve Farnsworth, 24) 41 Scott Green.

Home Pride Modifieds

"A" Feature 1: 1) 43x Dan Mueller, 2) 70 Jesse Dennis, 3) 3x Mike Johnson, 4) 52s Jerimiah Sillman, 5) 74 Justin Clark, 6) 37f Randy Foote, 7) 43 Brian Foote, 8) 21j Jeremy Leiting, 9) 69x Bill Bader Jr., 10) 1r Matt Richards, 11) 3w Stacey Wilhelm, 12) 19 Scott Anderson, 13) 1m Robert Brinkman, 14) 4 J.C. Wyman, 15) 77f Larry Foote, 16) 72 Mike Lineberry, 17) 5s Bob Zoubek, 18) 52t Sarah Sillman-Fritz, 19) 53 Staci Stava, 20) 1 Jeremy Holdapp, 21) 21n Dave Newton, 22) 4f Tom Flegg, 23) 1c Nick Carlson, 24) 1s Scott Carlson.

"A" Feature 2: 1) 43 Brian Foote, 2) 43x Dan Mueller, 3) 37f Randy Foote, 4) 3w Stacey Wilhelm, 5) 1r Matt Richards, 6) 52s Jerimiah Sillman, 7) 1m Robert Brinkman, 8) 77f Larry Foote, 9) 69x Bill Bader Jr., 10) 3x Mike Johnson, 11) 70 Jesse Dennis, 12) 5s Bob Zoubek, 13) 52t Sarah Sillman-Fritz, 14) 21j Jeremy Leiting, 15) 21n Dave Newton, 16) 20m Mark Leiting, 17) 1 Jeremy Holdapp, 18) 49 Larry Robinson Sr., 19) 74 Justin Clark, 20) 53 Staci Stava, 21) 4 J.C. Wyman, 22) 19 Scott Anderson, 23) 72 Mike Lineberry, 24) 4f Tom Flegg.

Stereo West Auto Toys Hobby Stocks

"A" Feature 1: 1) 99 Jesse Sobbing, 2) 68 Jeremy Swanson, 3) 1 Justin Leach, 4) 20 Chad Borgman, 5) m70 Rick Munson, 6) z34 Max Harder, 7) 2t Josh True, 8) 3k Jerry Keaton, 9) 66 Bob Kracher, 10) 7 Tom Myers, 11) 6a Jeremy Auten, 12) 4x Chad Bassinger, 13) 99xx Jerod Weston, 14) 19 Kyle Vanover, 15) 121 Robert Timperley, 16) 40 Mike Mass, 17) 15m Brandon Richards, 18) 9 Roger Timperley, 19) 26 Nate Thompson, 20) 4 George Whitmore, 21) 14 Greg Houdesheldt, 22) 74 Heah Anderson, 23) 51s Jeremy Smith, 24) 26x Ron Allen, 25) 53s Scott Robinson, 26) 72 Jesse VanLaningham, 27) 73 Travis Alley,.

"A" Feature 2: 1) z34 Max Harder, 2) 6a Jeremy Auten, 3) 66 Bob Kracher, 4) 2t Josh True, 5) 20 Chad Borgman, 6) 99xx Jerod Weston, 7) 7 Tom Myers, 8) 68 Jeremy Swanson, 9) 1 Justin Leach, 10) 99 Jesse Sobbing, 11) m70 Rick Munson, 12) 3k Jerry Keaton, 13) 121 Robert Timperley, 14) 4x Chad Bassinger, 15) 26 Nate Thompson, 16) 74 Heah Anderson, 17) 15m Brandon Richards, 18) 53s Scott Robinson, 19) 26x Ron Allen, 20) 19 Kyle Vanover, 21) 14 Greg Houdesheldt, 22) 9 Roger Timperley, 23) 40 Mike Mass, 24) 4 George Whitmore, 25) 51s Jeremy Smith, 26) 72 Jesse VanLaningham, 27) 73 Travis Alley.

Boston, Alcorn, Wulf and Rhiley take Eagle Titles

By Jason Orth

EAGLE, NE (Sept. 16, 2006) – With lightning as a backdrop all night, the four point leaders wouldn’t be denied their titles Saturday at Eagle Raceway. Two champions, Mike Boston in the sprints, and Chris Alcorn in the modfieds put their stamp on the season by winning their A feature. For Boston, it was the seventh regular season win and Alcorn picked up victory number five in his return to weekly competition at the 1/3-mile track. Justin Wulf had not won an a feature all season, but consistent finishes coupled with second place Brian Cudly’s spin that ended the Hobby Stock A feature gave him his first championship. Dan Rhiley’s fourth place finish in the tuner A allowed him to take the first championship in the new class.

In the Stereo West Auto Toys Tuner A feature, Doug Lyons took the early lead in the 10-lap contest, with Kevin Kuker and Amanda Rhiley battling for second. With six laps to go, Kuker took second place, but posed no threat to Lyons who took his second win of the season.

The Stereo West Auto Toys Hobby Stock A saw Derick Noonan looking for his third A feature win in the last four races. Shane Hiatt gave chase with Rex Schreiner following. Schreiner suffered a flat tire and pulled out on lap three, but he would affect the race much later in the contest.

Deep in the pack, point leader Justin Wulf and runner up Brian Cudly fought for position, where only three points separated them. The yellow flew when Jim Musel hit the wall and stopped with five laps to go. Schreiner returned to the track, telling an official he was going to retaliate on a driver he tangled with earlier. Track officials brought out the black flag on the grounds that rules stated no driver may return to the track if they are more laps down than there are left, in addition to the remarks made.

Despite being stopped on the track several times, Schreiner refused to go to the pits. Meanwhile Rex’s brother, Brad in the #10 car, gave the backstretch official an obscene gesture and also was disqualified. Like his brother, he refused to leave the track after being stopped. Meanwhile, raindrops came and went at the track, and officials were concerned about completing the other two A features in the program.

Noonan led the field at the green flag, but with three laps left Cudly’s chances of taking the title ended when he spun in turn one. Track officials, citing the weather called the race with Noonan as the victor over Shane Hiatt, Ron Novak, and Rob Brown.

The SoBe No Fear IMCA Modified Championship had been decided when points runner-up Mike Meyer failed to qualify for the A feature. With the title in hand, many expected Chris Alcorn to take it easy. But Alcorn instead had nothing to lose and he roared through the field to challenge Stacey Wilhelm and leader Dave Jewett, Jr. with 12 laps down in the 20-lap race. Alcorn passed Jewett on the following lap to pull alongside Wilhelm with seven laps to go. Wilhelm bobbled going into turn one to allow Alcorn an opportunity to pass. Making the most of what was given, Alcorn took the lead coming out of turn four and despite heavy traffic in the closing laps, held on for the win. Wilhelm, Jewett, and Doug Deterding followed across the line.

Lightning grew more frequent, and started the countdown of the Budweiser Sprint A feature. Boston, held a 17 point lead going into the race and while the championship was in easy reach, he couldn’t afford a major mistake. The 2000 champ quickly got himself out of dangerous early race traffic and quickly made it to the lead pack. With six laps down Tige Jensen spun in turn two, with Josh Riggins collecting the stalled car and rolling over to bring out the red flag.

Racing got back underway quickly as Boston challenged Jay Jordan and leader Rodney Droud. With six laps down, Boston made the move past Jordan going into turn one and took the lead from Droud coming out of turn four.

Mike Chadd spun in turn three with 11 laps down, two short of the needed 13 to call the race official. Time was running out as the tell-tale rain-cooled cold air gust displaced the warm breeze that prevailed all night. The green flew again with Boston leading. On lap fourteen the rain began to come down, and officials called the race with Boston the winner, followed by Droud and Jack Dover.

The next race for Eagle Raceway is the two-day Nebraska Cup featuring IMCA Modifieds, Hobby Stocks and Tuners on Sept. 29 and 30.

Results for 9-16-06

Modified
B feature 1 – 1. Jesse Robinson; 2. Phil Penney, 3. Cliff Turner, 4. 21r, 5. Brian Murphy, 6. Pat Donovan, 7. Mike Meyer, 8. Steve Devitt, 9. Jeff Mazza

B feature 2 – 1. Chevy Hadan, 2. Lucas Robinson, 3. Clint Homan, 4. Terry Hurt, 5. Rik Gropp, 6. Daniel Neeman, 7. Norm Zigenbein, 8. Mark Kaspar, 9. Nic Bonney 10. Jerry Trejo

A feature 1. Chris Alcorn, 2. Stacey Wilhelm, 3. Dave Jewett, Jr, 4. Doug Deterding, 5. Scott Bivens, 6. George Haney, 7. Sean Burklund, 8. Aaron Pella, 9. Luke Robinson, 10. Don McCown, 11. Clint Homan, 12. Phil Penney, 13. Tim Pickens, 14. Larry Goertz, 15. Jan Korth, 16. Darren Hosick, 17. Dan Wayman, 18. Jordan Grabouski, 19. Bob Ruisinger, 20. Jesse Robinson

Sprint B feature
1. Ryan Roberts, 2. Jason Danley, 3. Kellen Love, 4. Toby Chapman, 5. Jay Russell, 6. Chris Roseland, 7. 32a, 8. Roger Sluka, 9. Bill Garrow, 10. Ryan Kitchen, 11. 20, 12. Nick Bryan, 13. 44

Sprint A feature
1. Mike Boston, 2. Rodney Droud, 3. Jack Dover, 4. Jay Jordan, 5. Larry Pinegar, II, 6. Brad Krutz, 7. Jon Klabunde, 8. Adam Gullion, 9. Jeff Griffis, 10. Tadd Holliman, 11. Jason Danley, 12. Ryan Roberts, 13. Kellen Love, 14. Dean Chadd, 15. Gage Dorr, 16. Toby Chapman, 17. Mark Pace, 18. Mark Schmidt, 19. Tige Jensen, 20. Josh Riggins

Tuner A feature
1. Doug Lyons, 2. Kevin Kuker, 3. Barry Kinnersley, 4. Dan Rhiley, 5. Rich White, 6. Jack Prall, III, 7. Amanda Rhiley, 8. Jason Tadlock, 9. Justin Busboom, 10. Neil Pella, 11. 10., 12. Brian Haller, 13. Jeremy Conkle, 14. Adrian Dover, 15. Jake Brinson, 16. Maynard Kinnersley

Hobby A feature
1. Derrick Noonan, 2. Shane Hiatt, 3. Ron Novak, 4. Rob Brown, 5. Casey Meyer, 6. Jerry Keaton, 7. Justin Wulf, 8. Don Hall, Jr. 9. RJ Macku, 10. Mike Hansen, 11. Murray Haugen, 12. Jeff Kros, 13. Colby Johnson, 14. Troy Mencke, 15. Rich Munson, 16. Brian Cudly, 17. Rick Bradley, 18. Jim Musel, DQ Brad Schreiner, DQ Rex Schreiner

I-80 Saturday 9-16-06

Wallace, Bulin, Nixon, England, Soule, Schween &Dover Earn Season Championship Feature Wins

Jim Brennan

(Greenwood, Ne., 9/16/06) – The NASCAR Weekly Racing Series Race for the
Chase came to an end Saturday night with Mike Wallace, Shawn Bulin, Harry
Nixon, Steve England, Justin Soule, Justin Schween and Trish Dover taking
feature wins in their respective classes.

The Dodge Crate Late Model feature saw Mike Wallace take command on lap 2
From early leader Gary Joens Jr. Dave Doll came from an 11th place start to
challenge Wallace by lap 5. But try as he might Doll could not make a pass on
Wallace and had to settle for a 2nd place finish. For Wallace it was his 4th feature
win of the year tying him with Dave Livingston and Jason Hobscheidt for the most
wins. Ron Tex Jr. was 3rd while Hobscheidt edged Bill Leighton Jr. for 4th. But
Leighton earned the Chase Championship. Livingston missed the nights action as
he was with his wife at the hospital expecting a new arrival at any time.

Larry Robinson Jr. jumped to the early lead in the Certified Transmission Pro-am
Feature and looked like the car to beat until lap 6 when Rick Negrete passed him.
In a race that had 6 restarts, Negrete maintained the lead until lap 12 when Jason Cieslik
took over. Negrete took the lead back with 3 laps left when Cieslik lost a wheel.
But Shawn Bulin was set to break out of a month and a half dry spell, when he took the lead with one lap left. Negrete hung on for 2nd ahead of Dr. Nick Steier, point champion Scotty Hartman and Chad Sanders.

The Tobacco Free Nebraska Pro-Hornet feature saw Cory Hutchison take the early lead
only to lose it on lap 3 to Steve England. Lindsey Yost was on the move though and
by lap 7 she was 2nd. But she could not overtake England and had to settle for 2nd
ahead of Joe McConnell, Cory Hutchison and Brandon Wergin. With her 2nd place
finish Yost earned the Chase Championship.

The Trail Performance/Trade Center Automotive 305 Sprint Car’s were the only class
to get in their double features. The first feature saw Michael Oliver win his 2nd feature
of the year in a borrowed car. About a month ago Oliver had totaled his car at the Huskerland Nationals. Oliver swapped the lead with Trish Dover, before taking control
on lap 6. Track newcomer Justin Schween closed fast to take 2nd from Dover at the end.
In the 2nd feature Matt Stephanson took the early lead only to lose it on the back chute to Dover. Dover then built nearly a half a lap lead before Schween could get to 2nd. Schween began to reel in Dover but ran out of laps and had to settle for another 2nd.
Matthew Stelzer finished 4th in both features and earned the Championship by 2 points over Dover.

After an opening lap melee, Kyle Harpster took the early lead in the Sports Mod feature.
Harry Nixon was involved in the opening lap mixup but fought his way back to take
his 9th feature win of the year. Nixon also earned the Chase Championship over Floyd
Richards, who finished 3rd in the feature.

The Tobacco Free Nebraska Novice Hornets feature saw Justin “Soulman Jr.” Soule
take the lead at the end of lap 1 from Nathan Brown. Soule then led the rest of the way
for his second win of the year. Nate Christensen finished 2nd and was crowned the Chase Champion. At the end of this feature lightning was in the skies and with bad weather on the way the rest of the double features were scrubbed.

Next Friday night starts the 2 day Cornhusker Classic Championship featuring the WDRL Super Late Models, Grand Nationals, Modifieds, Hobby Stocks, Pro-Stocks
(Pro-ams and Stock Cars) and the IMCA/CNCTA Late Models. Hot laps will be at
6:30 with racing getting under way at 7 with qualifying heats and a 25 lap WDRL feature. Saturday will have last chance races and A-Features topped by a 50 lap
WDRL feature. Hot laps are tentatively scheduled for 6 with racing getting under way at 6:30.

Nebraska Raceway Park I-80 Speedway Results for 09/16/06

Dodge Crate Late Models

A-Feature: 1) 3 Mike Wallace, 2) 97d Dave Doll, 3) 8x Ron Tex Jr., 4) 1 Jason
Hobscheidt, 5) 28 Billy Leighton Jr., 6) 2x Scott Carlson, 7) 7 Gary Joens Jr.,
8) j1 Jay Burdic, 9) 25 Brad Perdue, 10) 50 Brad Soll, 11) 40 Shawn Harker,
12) 22m Trevor Millikan, 13) 2 Dwane Pospisil, 14) 18j Jon Schwartz, 15) 55d
Curt Drake, 16) 85A Jacob Brown, 17) 41 Scott Green, 18) 18 Laini Schwartz,
19) 20k Scott Keffer, 20) 96jr Amanda Leonardo, 21) 96 Tony Leonardo,
22) 56t Ron Tilley(DNS), 23) 38L Larry Lindstrom(DNS), 24) 25x Scott
Koskovich(DNS), 25) 35 Kortney Kosiski(DNS)


1st Heat: 1) Hobscheidt, 2) Tilley, 3) Burdic, 4) Joens, 5) Harker

2nd Heat: 1) Perdue, 2) Doll, 3) Wallace, 4) Brown, 5) T. Leonardo

3rd Heat: 1) Carlson, 2) Tex, 3) Leighton, 4) Soll, 5) Millikan


Certified Transmission Pro-ams

A-Feature: 1) 36 Shawn Bulin, 2) 72 Rick Negrete, 3) 8 Nick Steier, 4) 88
Scotty Hartman, 5) 49x Chad Sanders, 6) 55 Ray Dessel, 7) 25x Joe Feyen,
8) 12 Terry Cleveland, 9) 20 Mike Gillespie, 10) 24 Don Mohr, 11) 84
Doug Stevenson, 12) 49 Jeff Atkins, 13) 35 Rich Steier, 14) 85 John
Riggleman, 15) 15 Andy Thompsen, 16) 5 Marty Steinbach, 17) 16j Jason
Cieslik, 18) 1j Travis Alley, 19)Erik Cunningham, 20) 52 Shane Bales,
21) 48 Larry Robinson Jr., 22) 64 Nick Hermsen, 23) 83 John Hickman,
24) T72 Thad Thomson

1st Heat: 1) Feyen, 2) Thomson, 3) Steinbach, 4) Dessel, 5) Sanders

2nd Heat: 1) Robinson, 2) Negrete, 3) Cieslik, 4) Gillespie, 5) Thompsen

3rd Heat: 1) Bulin, 2) Bales, 3)Hartman, 4) Cleveland, 5) Steier

Trail Performance/Trade Center Automotive 305 Sprint Cars

1st A-Feature: 1) 96.1 Michael Oliver, 2) 76 Justin Schween, 3) 9T
Trish Dover, 4) 99 Matthew Stelzer, 5) 55 Matt Stephanson,
6) 45 Steve Hurst

2nd A-Feature: 1) 9t Trish Dover, 2) 76 Justin Schween, 3) 55 Matt
Stephanson, 4) 99 Matthew Stelzer, 5) 45 Steve Hurst, 6) 96.1
Michael Oliver

Tobacco Free Nebraska Pro-Hornets

1st A Feature: 1) 81 Steve England, 2) 20 Lindsey Yost, 3) 36 Joe McConnell,
4) 96 Cory Hutchison, 5) 61b Brandon Wergin, 6) 15 Jamie Spanel, 7) 16j Perry Soule,
8) 57 Austin Kurtzer, 9) 4 Travis Meyer, 10) 33 Tim Shidler, 11) 22 Mike Boehmer,
12) 77 Jason Miller, 13) B52 Skip Brown, 14) 7 Jason Clark, 15) 10 Joe Thomas,
16) 69 Mark Busler, 17) 42 Brian Castilla, 18) 13 James Hayes, 19) 60 Dave LaFleur,
20) 78 Randy Allen, 21) 34 Ward Neesen, 22) 23 Mark Lamer, 23) 57k Chad Barrett,
24) 85 Mike Kennedy, 25) 9x Joe Baker, 26) 19 Daren Hoegrin, 27) 28 Cory Askeland,
28) 61 Chuck Wergin

TFN Novice Hornets

A-Feature: 1) 16j Justin Soule, 2) 37 Nate Christensen, 3) 33 Steve McConnell,
4) 38 Will McConnell, 5) 12 Alex Fink, 6) B52 Nathan Brown, 7) 60 Thomas
Liechti, 8) 97s Sara Doll, 9) 13 Bryan Hull, 10) 06 Andrew Cuva, 11) 78
Therese Allen, 12) 74 Megan Christensen, 13) 5 Chad Barrett, 14) 31 Pete Fink Jr.,
15) 4 Deanna Wallace, 16) 23 Lynn Carlson, 17) 22 Eric Fryman

Sports Mods

A-Feature: 1) 5 Harry Nixon, 2) 52x Mike Christiansen, 3) 71 Floyd Richards,
4) 20 Ben Romey, 5) 52 Daryl Weilage, 6) Z00 Lacey Tuttle, 7) 53j Dustin Jarillo,
8) 0H Scott Plantz, 9) 84 Anthony Newburg, 10) 28 Don Lang, 11) 48 Kyle Harpster,
12) 33 Jim Hendricks, 13) 53 Larry Robinson Sr., 14) 21 Jim Fritz

1st Heat: 1) Nixon, 2) Weilage, 3) Romey, 4) Robinson, 5) Fritz

2nd Heat: 1) Richards, 2) Harpster, 3) Hendricks, 4) Tuttle, 5) Lang

Schatz takes 1/3 Mile Nationals

BY JASON ORTH / For the Lincoln Journal Star

EAGLE — Donny Schatz of Fargo, N.D., took advantage of two late race breaks to win the 40-lap 1/3 Mile Nationals Friday night at Eagle Raceway.

Working the low groove, Schatz worked his way through traffic to take the lead after a lap-36 restart. Just one week earlier, Schatz suffered burns to his face and neck at a race in Chico, Calif.

Friday’s win was his 13th of the season and was the furthest back any driver has come to win an Outlaws A feature this season.

Brooke Tatnell took the early lead from the pole position with Chad Blonde and Craig Dollansky applying pressure early. Brian Brown, Daryn Pittman and Terry McCarl fought for fifth place on the dusty surface.

The red flag flew on lap 13 as Wayne Johnson tipped over in turn four.

With the lapped car of Lincoln’s Billy Alley sandwiched between first and second, Tatnell again got the jump on the field and pulled out to a straightaway lead.

Schatz had pulled up to sixth place by lap 15 and entered the chase for fifth place.

Still working what was left of the bottom groove, Schatz was able to muscle under the traffic, passed third-place Blonde and began to close in on second-place Dollansky.

Unlike the other drivers, Schatz still found traction in the low groove and blew past Dollansky with 11 laps remaining.

With seven laps to go, cones marking the start-finish line were hit and thrown onto the track, bringing out the yellow flag. Tatnell was on point for the restart with the lapped cars of Dusty Zomer and Seth Brahmer between himself and Schatz.

When the green flew, Schatz sped past Brahmer. With four laps remaining, Schatz passed Zomer and got his biggest break of the night when Joey Saldana, son of Lincoln racing legend Joe Saldana, rolled in turn four after tangling with Jason Martin to bring out the red flag.

With no lapped traffic as a cushion, Schatz pulled alongside Tatnell with three laps left. Tatnell moved down to block Schatz in turn one, but went back up top for the next set of turns.

On the next lap, Tatnell got up into the loose dirt above the cushion, and Schatz powered underneath coming out of turn two. Tatnell pulled alongside to take the white flag, but Schatz had the fast line and pulled away for the win.

“Anyone could have driven the car tonight, I was just lucky to be the one behind the wheel,” Schatz said.

Chris Alcorn won the modified A feature ahead of Jordan Grabouski, Scott Bivens, Doug Deterding and Rik Gropp.

World of Outlaws A feature results: 1. Donny Schatz; 2. Brooke Tatnell; 3. Craig Dollansky; 4. Daryn Pittman; 5. Chad Blonde; 6. Randy Hannagan; 7. Justin Henderson; 8. Terry McCarl; 9. Jac Haudenschild; 10. Brian Brown.

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opportunity to see, hear, smell and feel the excitement of driving an actual
URSS Series Sprint Car in a safe and controlled learning environment.

The URSS is offering a full one-day Driving Seminar at the Rolling Plains
Motor Speedway in Hays, Kansas on Saturday, October 14th, 2006 with the
legendary “Kansas Tornado” Jon Johnson as the featured instructor. This one
day program will give drivers the experience with classroom training to help
you understand the technology of a Sprint Car and actual track time in a
URSS 305 Sprint Car with one on one driving instructions during two on track
sessions at RPM Speedway. Four of the best URSS 305 Sprint Cars, including
Johnson’s championship winning car, will be on hand to provide the attendees
the opportunity to experience the thrill of these awesome racecars.

The Driving Seminar will consist of a morning session in a classroom setting
where the participants will be given instruction on the basics of Sprint Car
racing. Lessons on driver safety, starting procedures, basic car setup and
weekly maintenance will be thoroughly explained. Classroom instruction will
also include lessons in driving techniques to learn how to power the car
through the corners just like the Pro’s. This classroom workshop will give
you the basic knowledge needed to become more familiar with these amazing
machines and get you ready for the on track part of the program.

After a short break for lunch, the participants will take to the track
individually with each driver taking part in the first of two driving
sessions on the race prepared RPM Speedway. Drivers will take their first
5-lap session around the banked clay oval with URSS Officials overseeing
your driving experience and Series Instructors evaluating your driving
performance. Each driver will then get a one on one evaluation of their
session and will be given tips and pointers and answers to any questions to
improve upon their driving skills. After the evaluations, all of the
participants will hit the 3/8’s mile oval for another individual 10-lap
driving session. Drivers will once again be given assessments on their
driving skills and be offered advice and tips to further improve what they
have learned.

The cost for this URSS 305 Sprint Car Seminar is $250.00 per person and will
be limited to the first 50 Drivers to register. Drivers are asked to bring
their own fire-suit, helmets and other related safety equipment or borrow a
set from a fellow racer. This is an excellent opportunity and the experience
of a lifetime for anyone just wanting to feel the thrill of driving a full
size sprint car. It will also prove extremely valuable to all interested
racers in the area to have their questions answered about the series and to
get actual seat time in a URSS Sprint Car before deciding to move up to this
affordable 305 Sprint Car class. For more information anyone interested in
taking part in this opportunity can call Rick Salem at 785-475-7010 or by
e-mail at rksalem@eaglecom.net or visit the URSS website at
www.unitedrebelsprintseries.com

US 30 Speedway Final Points

Modifieds
1 96j John Saathoff 561
2 3 Chris Alcorn 557
3 S56 Scott Bivens 514
4 16 Tom Svoboda 510
5 12 Todd Topil 475
6 7w James Kleinheksel472
7 5k Kyle Prauner 470
8 2ez Mark Kaspar 446
9 18 Dave Anson 445
10 Z1 Steve Adams 436
11 95 Dylan Smith 360
12 26 Scott Stysi
13 10 Chad Arntt 346
14 25h Adrian Hein Jr 291
15 23 Mike Stearns 218
16 7 Bob Ruisinger 197
17 48 Mike Trollope 176
18 5p Bob Philipps 172
19 66 Jason Harms 147
20 51 Jerry Wilkinson 131

Street Stocks

1 24 Dave Freudenburg 678
2 31b Troy Bergman 666
3 12w Nick Wehrle 665
4 60 Joe Runquist 614
5 11n Nathan Landauer 549
6 11a Ross Afrank 319
7 20 Tad Behmer 258
8 25x Roger Eaton 178
9 94j Jason Frisch 171
10 4a Andy Reigle 163
11 24x Ed Kraus 148
12 7 Mike Henke 140
13 30 Randy Hooker 140
14 22 John Gillespie 139
15 6d5 Prince/Dunklau 130


Hobby Stock

1 7t Nick Topil 641
2 27t Poessnecker/Nissen 636
3 22s Eric Schroeder 605
4 57j Rudy Brunkhorst 601
5 32 Rawhouser/Puckett 516
6 96b Lea/Dale Bittner 512
7 14 Ron Novak 489
8 16 Ashley Melcher 484
9 15 Anthony/Ron Melcher 462.5
10 98 Tyler Iverson 455
11 79s Derek Spragg 411
12 17 Derek Thiem 334
13 53 Don Kros 325
14 3z Tom Bridges 305
15 4x Troy Mencke 274

Hornets

1 10 Josh Gembica 668
2 00 Eric Cerny & Others 460
3 10a Austin Brauner 232
4 12 Schuyler Condon 218
5 82q Jerimiah Johnson 159
6 01 Brandon Wemhoff 115

Beatrice Fall Nationals Update

Don't know if I covered this before...

From Beatrice Speedway via Dirtdrivers.com:

Friday September 15th Pit Gates will open at 3:30, Hot Laps at 6:00, Racing at 7:00-7:30 Classes include Limited Modifieds, Factory Stocks and Cruisers

Saturday September 16th Pit Gates will open at 10:00 a.m., Hot Laps at Noon, and Racing at 1:00 Classes include Limited Modifieds, Factory Stocks, Cruisers, IMCA Mods, Stock Cars, Hobby Stocks and Sport Compacts

In the event of a saturday rainout IMCA Classes will not be rescheduled, tracks points will be considered done.

Fall Nationals Classes will repeat the same schedule on Sunday the 17th as saturday the 16th if saturday rains out.

 

What's up

Got a few more things coming up on the site after I took a little break last
week...

1. Some Eagle 8-26 photos. Yeah, a couple weeks late but maybe it will stir
up some memories of the last race. Seems so long ago!

2. A Pace Lap column. Actually this time it will be a long list of thoughts
and observations from recently, 2006 and 2007 in general.

-Jason

Sprint Cars and Hot Rods at Eagle Raceway

From DIRT Motorsports

LINCOLN, NE - For the last 30 years the Lincoln Area Street Rods have been wowing fans with their unique rides, the same thing the World of Outlaws Sprint Series does every time they hit the track.
On Friday the Lincoln Area Street Rods and the Rebels Car Club will warm the crowd up for the 1/3-Mile Short Track Nationals at Eagle Raceway, by putting on a car show, complete with prizes. With over 45 current members, 20-25 hot rods are expected to be at Eagle Raceway on Friday at 5 p.m. and will be on display for the entire evening.

Roger Nunn, the event coordinator is excited, since this will be the first show the club has held at the track in over 20 years. He knows that most of the members of the Lincoln Area Street Rods and Rebels Car Club are race fans, and they will be thrilled to share the same grounds with drivers like Donny Schatz, Joey Saldana, Craig Dollansky, Daryn Pittman, and Jac Haudenschild, and the rest of the World of Outlaws Sprint Series drivers.

“We did a show at Eagle (Raceway) a number of years ago,” said Nunn. “I think it was about 1984, and we had a bunch of cars go out there. We parked on the southeast corner of the grandstand. We backed into a corner by the fence, and we had about 25 cars on-hand.”

The club normally holds 8-10 events each year, with members also taking part in other hot rod shows around the country. After the event at Eagle on Friday, the Lincoln Area Street Rods will stay close to their home base, with a show at the Villages Courtyard and Gardens Hotel, which is located in the geographic center of the capital city of the Cornhusker state on September 29 and 30.

Nunn was not alone in coordinating the event at Eagle Raceway. He for years has done business with Speedway Motors based in Lincoln, as they are an integral part of the hot rod community. The company also is heavily involved in sprint car racing, so it seemed like a perfect fit to have the hot rod show during the World of Outlaws Sprint Series event at the track.

“Greg at Speedway Motors and I do a lot together,” said Nunn. “I do a lot with Speedway and he knew I was involved with the car club and he asked me if I would be interested in doing something. I said, yeah that would be a kick.”

Like the members of the Lincoln Area Street Rods and Rebels Car club, Nunn is a big sprint car fan, but due to work and other commitments, he does not get out to the track very often.
“With my family and the car show stuff that I do, I have not seen a sprint car race in years,” said Nunn. “I’m pretty excited about it. Hopefully the weather is pretty good and it will work out pretty well.”

The fans will be the judges of the cars. During intermission of the 1/3-mile Short Track Nationals, they will vote on the top-three hot rods, and those participants will receive prizes and trophies.

World of Outlaws drives Joey Saldana, “Neon” Dion Hindi, “The Hitman” Jason Martin, and Justin Henderson will be signing autographs for the fans before they take to the track.

Also “The Hotties of Dirt Track Racing” will be on hand as trophy girls and to pose for pictures with the fans.

All those entering the car show with their hot rod can get a 2 for one general admission ticket to the race. The cost is just $25, with kids 12 and under only $10. Fans can go by area Lincoln O’Reilly Auto Parts stores and save $5 off reserved or general admission tickets.

Seeking a Sweep: Daryn Pittman Looks to Remain Unbeaten in Two States

Tony Veneziano, WoO Sprint Series PR Director

LINCOLN, NE (Sep. 12, 2006) - A win is a win. That is how most drivers feel, but some wins stick out more than others in their minds. That was exactly the case for Daryn Pittman last weekend, as he picked the victory in the 53rd Annual Gold Cup Race of Champions. He picked up an event record $50,000 payday, as he bested a field of over 100 cars on the always grueling quarter-mile high-banked Silver Dollar Speedway.

Pittman aboard the Titan Garages & Carports Maxim looks to parlay that momentum into this weekend’s doubleheader of racing. The action kicks off on Friday with a return trip to Eagle (Neb.) Raceway for the 1/3-mile Short Track Nationals. Then on Saturday, the World of Outlaws Sprint Series heads north to Jackson (Minn.) Speedway.

Pittman has been looking forward to returning to Eagle Raceway since the beginning of June when he swept the Eagle Nationals. In both of those nights of racing, he won the dash to earn the pole position. He also was victorious last year at Jackson Speedway.

“I have never really been all that great there (at Eagle Raceway) until this spring,” said Pittman. “We’ve been on a roll and had some good cars. Luck was on our side the first night and we got locked in. We’re just looking to go back pick up another win. We’re definitely looking forward to it. It’s an awesome race track, and I love to be in the Lincoln area. Hopefully we can make it three in a row at Lincoln.”

Twice this season, Pittman has swept a weekend of racing. In addition to the double-dip at Eagle, he broke out the broom at Princeton (Minn.) Speedway at the end of July. Speedway at the end of July. Those were both two-day events, this weekend the native of Owasso, Oklahoma will have another challenge, as he looks to sweep two single-day events on successive nights.

“It’s extremely tough to sweep a weekend,” he said. “Donny (Schatz) was leading the first night (at Eagle) and made a rare mistake and we got by him and that doesn’t happen very often. Then the second night it rubbered up and we were lucky to stay in the lead. Our guys put the right tires on. There are so many things that go into it. It’s not as easy as starting on the pole and finishing up there, even though it may look that way. Our crew put us in the right position and gave us a car to go out there and win the race two days in a row.”

While Eagle is only a few hours from his native state of Oklahoma, Pittman does not consider it a home track. Though he greatly enjoys going to the high-banked 1/3-mile, as well as the sprawling ½-mile at Jackson Speedway.

“Eagle has always been one of my favorite race tracks,” said Pittman. “We won last year at Jackson as well so we are looking forward to going back there too. Maybe we can sweep a weekend at two different tracks.”

Full release at Dirt MotorSports

I-80 Double Features Sat and Sun

Greenwood, Nebraska (September 11, 2006) Due to the commitment to our racers and the Chase for the Championship, the owners of I-80 Speedway have announced double feature races will be held in all classes this weekend at I-80 Speedway to make up for the races cancelled during The Chase. The pit gates will open at 3:00 p.m., with hot laps at 4:30 p.m. and races starting at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday, September 16th and Sunday, September 17th.

This Saturday, September 16th, Craftsman Tools presents the NASCAR Dodge Weekly Series Season Championship races in the Crate Late Models, Certified Transmission Pro Ams, B-Modifieds, Trail Performance/Trade Center Automotive 305 Sprints and Tobacco Free Nebraska Pro and Novice Hornets. The fans from Dodge County with I.D. will be admitted free to the grandstands at I-80 Speedway. Carload night has been cancelled due to this special event. Ticket prices for Saturday's events are $10 for adults, $8 for seniors and students, and kids ages 10 and under are FREE. The grandstands open at 4:00 p.m.

Shopko presents the conclusion of the NASCAR Dodge Weekly Series on Sunday, September 17th featuring the Dodge Super Late Models, Home Pride Pro Modifieds, Grand Nationals, and Stereo West Auto Toys Hobby Stocks. The Shopko Kids Bike Races will be held during intermission with the winner in the following age groups receiving a brand new bike: 2-4 years old, 5-6 years old, 7-8 years old, 9-10 years old and 11-13 years old. Admission on Sunday is adults $12, seniors and students $10 and kids 10 and under are always FREE. The grandstand gate opens at 4:00 pm.

The purse for the night in all classes will be approximately 160% for the combined feature races. Pit passes both nights will be $25 with a NASCAR license or a non-NASCAR class punch card, and minors under 16 years of age. All other non-NASCAR members pit pass will be $35. If the races on Saturday are cancelled due to rain, they will not be made up since they have one more week of racing in then the Sunday show. The rain date for the Sunday NASCAR Dodge Weekly Series is Tuesday, September 19th and will have double feature races in all classes.

Pit gates will open at 4:00 p.m., with hot laps at 6:30 p.m. and racing at 6:45 p.m. Pit passes will be $25 with a NASCAR license or a non-NASCAR class punch card, and minors under 16 years of age. All other non-NASCAR members pit pass will be $35. The grandstands will open at 5:30 p.m., with admission for adults $12, seniors and students $10 and kids 10 and under are always FREE.

Upcoming events at I-80 Speedway include the annual Cornhusker Classic on Friday, September 22nd and Saturday Sept 23rd featuring the WDRL Super Late Models and 5 other action packed classes.

The first ever Cornhusker Nationals and 3rd Annual Crash-O-Rams will be held on Saturday, October 7th. Fans get to see the Trail Performance/Trade Center Automotive 305 Sprint Cars, B-Mods and Tobacco FREE Nebraska Hornets, OVLRS Dwarf Cars, Wacky Trailer Races and Nebraska’s best paying 2006 Demo Derby all in one event and at one low price! The OVLRS Dwarf Cars will run their 5th Annual Open Wheel Classic.

Nebraska Raceway Park is located off I-80 at exit 420 between Omaha and Lincoln and is home to I-80 Speedway, the Little Sunset Speedway go-kart track and Soaring Edge Motocross Park. The Speedway hosts events weekly from April through September. For race day track information call (402) 944-2233 or check out the official I-80 Speedway website at www.neracewaypark.com .

The Omaha General Office can be contacted during normal business hours Monday thru Friday, 9am-5pm at 402-342-3453.

Sneva to speak at Nebraska Auto Racing Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

by Randy Lawrence, NARHoF Media Director

LINCOLN, Neb. (Sept. 11, 2006) - 1983 Indianapolis 500 winner Tom Sneva will be the guest speaker at the 2006 Nebraska Auto Racing Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony on Oct. 13. Nicknamed 'The Gasman,' Sneva won the pole position for the Indianapolis 500-mile race three times (1977-78, 1984). In 1977 he became the first driver to qualify for the Indianapolis 500 at over 200 mph, and in 1984 was the first driver to qualify at over 210 mph.

Sneva suffered one of the most famous crashes at Indianapolis during the 1975 race. After touching wheels with Eldon Rasmussen, Sneva’s car flipped up and into the catch fence, tearing his car in half. He walked away with only minor burns. Seva retired after the 1992 Indianapolis 500 with 13 career IndyCar wins and 14 poles. He was inducted in the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America in 2005.

The 2006 Nebraska Auto Racing Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony & Banquet will be held on Friday, Oct. 13, at the Fireman’s Hall at the Speedway Motors complex in Lincoln, Neb. The 2006 inductees are Clyde Baker, Jack Beck, Gene Kidder, Charlie Martin, Abe Slusky and Kent Tucker.

Nebraska Auto Racing Hall of Fame

Chapman Claims ASCS Midwest Region Championship

From Rocket Motorsports

LINCOLN, Neb. (September 2006) - Toby Chapman and the Rocket Motorspots team put the finishing touches on the 2006 ASCS Midwest Region championship Friday night at US 36 Raceway in Osbourn, MO. Chapman needed only to take the green flag for the A feature to secure the series title. A win in the fourth heat race would result in a second row inside starting spot for the 25 lap feature and a strong fourth-place finish wrapped up the championship.

The 2006 ASCS Midwest Region schedule consisted of thirteen races at eight different tracks throughout Nebraska, South Dakota, Iowa, Kansas and Missouri. The Rocket Motorspots team proved that tenacity pays off by making every Midwest Region event, picking up the feature win at US 36 Raceway on June 23 along with seven top-ten and three top-five finishes. The championship is the first for Toby Chapman, the Rocket Motorsports team and for car owners Rick and Michele Bowers.

Rocket Motorsports would like to thank all the sponsors that made the 2006 season possible: Select Auto, Select Auto Body, Trade Center Automotive, Chez's Place, Arbor Garage, Jones Automotive, Carberry Construction, Backlund Plumbing, Eckley Racing Engines, Big John's Auto Glass, Swanco, CMH Construction, Pat Novak at Hairington Salon and Rains Hardwood Floors Inc.

Kosiski Doubles Up on Labor Day Weekend at I-80

By Joey Sparano

(GREENWOOD NEB., 09/03/06) Joe Kosiski would enter the double digit win colum as he picked up his ninth and tenth feature wins of the season at the I-80 Speedway. J.C. Wyman, Dave Doll, and Jeremy Swanson would also be repeat winners as NE-IA Supply and Sunoco Race Fuel presented the NASCAR Dodge Weekly Racing Series.

The first 25 lap NASCAR Dodge Weekly Racing Series Super Latemodel "A" feature event would see a series of cautions during the opening laps. When the race got underway it was Joe Kosiski who took the lead from his sixth place starting position. With Kosiski out front, the car on the move was the #28 of Billy Leighton Jr. Leighton would enter the second spot by lap nine, he would then set sail for Kosiski. "Billy The Kid" would pull next to Kosiski for the top spot just before the half way mark. Kosiski and Leighton battled side by side until Kosiski pulled away after Leighton experienced power steering failure. Kosiski stayed out front for the remaining laps as he went on to take the double checkered flags. Leighton would finish second, followed by points leader Bryant Goldsmith, Mike Wallace, and Al Zeitner. Co-NASCAR Divisional points leader Ed Kosiski would finish 17th after experiencing a form of engine failure with four laps remaining.

The second Dodge Super Latemodel "A" main saw Leon Zeitner jump to an early lead. Zeitner would stay out front during three caution periods in the first five laps. While Zeitner maintained the point, Grand Island driver Davey Nall would take his #1 to the runner up position. Lap seven would see Nall cruise pass Zeitner for the top spot. As laps started to diminish, it was Joe Kosiski who was driving through the field. With five laps to go Kosiski would sneak by Nall in lap traffic. Nall would not give up as he diced back under Kosiski with three to go. Kosiski then made the final pass for the lead one lap later as he drove by Nall on the outside. Kosiski picked up his second win of the night and tenth win of the season. Nall and Bryant Goldsmith were second and third, while Zeitner and Jerry Warner rounded out the top five.

The 18 lap Home Pride Modified feature seen a battle between father and son Carlson on lap one. Son Nick would just edge out papa Scott at the finish line to lead the first circuit. Nick would keep the point until lap five, that's when last weeks winner J.C. Wyman took the lead after starting 12th. Wyman would then never look back as he took his second win of the season, and second of the chase. Nick Carlson, Brian Foote, Matt Richards, and Randy Foote rounded out the top five.

The Grand National "A" main would see an exciting conclusion as Dave Doll, Andrew Kosiski, and Dave Livingston all battled for the top spot. Doll would be able to prevail as he took the high line around the speedway. Livingston would pass Kosiski for second, while Rick Stolley edged out Dave Cook for fourth.

The 15 lap Stereo West Auto Toys Hobby Stock "A" feature would have some of the best racing of the night. As Jeremy Swanson took the lead, being followed by Tom Myers and Justin Leach, the real race was for fourth. That's when 13 cars would battle for the position. There would be some bumping and banging, but all drivers would keep their cars heading in the right direction. After it was all said and done, Swanson held on for the win. Rounding out the top five were Myers, Leach, Chris Vannausdale, and Josh True. With the win, Jeremy Swanson picks up the $100 Tom & Tiff's Family Restaurant bonus.

2006 Dodge Super Latemodel NASCAR Divisional Standings
Pos. Car # Driver Points
1) 53 Joe Kosiski 770
2) 9 Ed Kosiski 690
3) 62 Leon Zeitner 672
4) 24 Bryant Goldsmith 604
5) 76 Al Zeitner 558
6) 80 Scott Koskovich 538
7) 28 Billy Leighton Jr. 536
8) 89 Jerry Warner 476
9) 1L Mike Wallace 476
10) 33 Jeff Tilley 456

I-80 Speedway Results 09/03/06

Dodge Super Latemodels

"A" Feature 1: 1) 53 Joe Kosiski, 2) 28 Billy Leighton Jr., 3) 24 Bryant Goldsmith, 4) 1L Mike Wallace, 5) 76 Al Zeitner, 6) 45 Barry Sorensen, 7) 1 Davey Nall, 8) 3 John Anderson, 9) 89 Jerry Warner, 10) 56 Chris Spieker, 11) 10 Jay Stewart, 12) 62 Leon Zeitner, 13) 22 Craig Preble, 14) z62 Justin Zeitner, 15) 4 Russ Haden, 16) 82 Robbie Andersen, 17) 9 Ed Kosiski, 18) 12 Trent Jackson, 19) 26jr Corey Zeitner, 20) 33 Jeff Tilley, 21) 1m Todd Bell, 22) 21 Mike Nanfito, 23) 80 Scott Koskovich, 24) 77 John Nicholson.

"A" Feature 2: 1) 53 Joe Kosiski, 2) 1 Davey Nall, 3) 24 Bryant Goldsmith, 4) 62 Leon Zeitner, 5) 89 Jerry Warner, 6) 26jr Corey Zeitner, 7) 1L Mike Wallace, 8) 3 John Anderson, 9) 45 Barry Sorensen, 10) 28 Billy Leighton Jr., 11) 10 Jay Stewart, 12) 80 Scott Koskovich, 13) 44 Troy Daly, 14) 4 Russ Haden, 15) 1m Todd Bell, 16) 12 Trent Jackson, 17) 82 Robbie Andersen, 18) 58 Keith Mander Jr., 19) 22 Craig Preble, 20) 33 Jeff Tilley, 21) 56 Chris Spieker, 22) 00 Clint Benson, 23) z62 Justin Zeitner, 24) 76 Al Zeitner.

"B" Feature 1: 1) 26jr Corey Zeitner, 2) 4 Russ Haden, 3) 22 Craig Preble, 4) z62 Justin Zeitner, 5) 58 Keith Mander Jr., 6) 8c Chad Andersen, 7) 00 Clint Benson, 8) 19d Jason Hobsheidt, 9) 30k Jamie Kinyon, 10) 53x John Hampel, 11) 44 Troy Daly, 12) 1t Vance Tonack, 13) 50j Jay Cooper, 14) 8a Dustin Andersen, 15) 69j Jay Norton.

"B" Feature 2: 1) 80 Scott Koskovich, 2) 44 Troy Daly, 3) 1m Todd Bell, 4) 00 Clint Benson, 5) 58 Keith Mander Jr., 6) 1t Vance Tonack, 7) 8a Dustin Andersen, 8) 8c Chad Andersen, 9) 9 Ed Kosiski, 10) 50j Jay Cooper, 11) 21 Mike Nanfito, 12) 77 John Nicholson, 13) 19d Jason Hobsheidt, 14) 30k Jamie Kinyon, 15) 53x John Hampel, 16) 69j Jay Norton.

Heat 1: 1) 1L Mike Wallace, 2) 33 Jeff Tilley, 3) 76 Al Zeitner, 4) 24 Bryant Goldsmith, 5) 56 Chris Spieker, 6) 26jr Corey Zeitner.

Heat 2: 1) 53 Joe Kosiski, 2) 62 Leon Zeitner, 3) 1m Todd Bell, 4) 77 John Nicholson, 5) 21 Mike Nanfito, 6) 30k Jamie Kinyon.

Heat 3: 1) 1 Davey Nall, 2) 9 Ed Kosiski, 3) 89 Jerry Warner, 4) 82 Robbie Andersen, 5) 10 Jay Stewart, 6) 22 Craig Preble.

Heat 4: 1) 45 Barry Sorensen, 2) 28 Billy Leighton Jr., 3) 3 John Anderson, 4) 12 Trent Jackson, 5) 80 Scott Koskovich, 6) 4 Russ Haden.

Home Pride Modifieds

"A" Feature: 1) 4 J.C. Wyman, 2) 1c Nick Carlson, 3) 43 Brian Foote, 4)1r Matt Richards, 5) 37f Randy Foote, 6) 52s Jerimiah Sillman, 7) 74 Justin Clark, 8) 44 Jonnie Wyman, 9) 71 Jeff James, 10) 1 Jeremy Holdapp, 11) 3x Mike Johnson, 12) 3r Rodney Stopak, 13) 33r Larry Robinson Jr., 14) 72 Mike Lineberry, 15) 69x Bill Bader Jr., 16) z00 Lacey Tuttle, 17) 1s Scott Carlson, 18) 53L Larry Robinson Sr., 19) 53 Staci Stava, 20) 21j Jeremy Leiting, 21) h1 Lowell Holland, 22) 70 Jesse Dennis.

Heat 1: 1) 3x Mike Johnson, 2) 4 J.C. Wyman, 3) 1r Matt Richards, 4) 70 Jesse Dennis, 5) 71 Jeff James, 6) z00 Lacey Tuttle.

Heat 2: 1) 1s Scott Carlson, 2) 1c Nick Carlson, 3) 21j Jeremy Leiting, 4) 44 Jonnie Wyman, 5) h1 Lowell Holland, 6) 69x Bill Bader Jr.

Heat 3: 1) 43 Brian Foote, 2) 37f Randy Foote, 3) 74 Justin Clark, 4) 52s Jerimiah Sillman, 5) 1 Jeremy Holdapp, 6) 53L Larry Robinson Sr.

Grand Nationals

"A" Feature: 1) 97d Dave Doll, 2) 17 Dave Livingston, 3) 2x Andrew Kosiski, 4) 10 Rick Stolley, 5) 9 Dave Cook, 6) 93 Kevin Gigax, 7) j1 Harley Moen, 8) 83 Joey Bauer Jr., 9) 2d Todd Morgan, 10) 25 Kenny Edwards, 11) 56t Ron Tilley, 12) t3 Gary Leapley, 13) 50 Brad Soll, 14) 22m Trevor Millikan, 15) 5s Marty Steinbach, 16) 40 Shawn Harker, 17) 15 Jase Kaser, 18) 12 Todd Hipnar, 19) 91 Steve Farnsworth, 20) 71jr Mike Morton Jr., 21) 88 Brian Scott, 22) 2 Dwane Pospisil, 23) 20k Todd Mckeef, 24) 23 Dave Hanke.

"B" Feature: 1) 15 Jase Kaser, 2) 2 Dwane Pospisil, 3) 5s Marty Steinbach, 4) 91 Steve Farnsworth, 5) 56 Jason Longmeyer, 6) 41 Scott Green, 7) 29 Lennie Pospisil, 8) 38b Ben Bolte, 9) 9x Kathy Cook, 10) 35 Kortney Kosiski, 11) 13 Mike Leal, 12) 96c Cory Hutchinson, 13) 96 Tony Leonardo, 14) 8x Ron Tex Jr.

Heat 1: 1) 9 Dave Cook, 2) 12 Todd Hipnar, 3) 20k Todd Mckeef, 4) j1 Harley Moen, 5) 23 Dave Hanke, 6) 96 Tony Leonardo.

Heat 2: 1) 56t Ron Tilley, 2) 17 Dave Livingston, 3) 93 Kevin Gigax, 4) 50 Brad Soll, 5) 71jr Mike Morton Jr., 6) 9x Kathy Cook.

Heat 3: 1) 83 Joey Bauer Jr., 2) 2d Todd Morgan, 3) 97d Dave Doll, 4) 2x Andrew Kosiski, 5) 22m Trevor Millikan, 6) 2 Dwane Pospisil.

Heat 4: 1) 10 Rick Stolley, 2) t3 Gary Leapley, 3) 40 Shawn Harker, 4) 88 Brian Scott, 5) 25 Kenny Edwards, 6) 41 Scott Green.

Stereo West Auto Toys Hobby Stocks

"A" Feature: 1) 68 Jeremy Swanson, 2) 7 Tom Myers, 3) 1 Justin Leach, 4) 15 Chris Vanausdale, 5) 2t Josh True, 6) m70 Rick Munson, 7) 26x Ron Allen, 8) 6a Jeremy Auten, 9) 99 Jesse Sobbing, 10) 51s Jeremy Smith, 11) 40 Mike Mass, 12) 66 Bob Kracher, 13) 4x Chad Bassinger, 14) 26 Nate Thompson, 15) 15m Brandon Richards, 16) 9 Roger Timperley, 17) 3k Jerry Keaton, 18) 14 Greg Houdesheldt, 19) 4 George Whitmore, 20) 70t Todd Schmitt, 21) 73 Travis Alley, 22) 5 Josh Sink(DQ).

Heat 1: 1) 68 Jeremy Swanson, 2) m70 Rick Munson, 3) 6a Jeremy Auten, 4) 40 Mike Mass, 5) 15 Chris Vanausdale, 6) 15m Brandon Richards.

Heat 2: 1) 7 Tom Myers, 2) 66 Bob Kracher, 3) 70t Todd Schmitt, 4) 99 Jesse Sobbing, 5) 14 Greg Houdesheldt, 6) 4x Chad Bassinger.

Heat 3: 1) 5 Josh Sink, 2) 3k Jerry Keaton, 3) 26x Ron Allen, 4) 1 Justin Leach, 5) 2t Josh True, 6) 51s Jeremy Smith.

Larkins, Borgman and Vanlaningham Storm to Nebraska State Fair Championships

by Scott Wisdom

LINCOLN, NE (Sept. 1, 2006) - For the second year in a row a large car count was found at the Nebraska State Fair Races with 111 cars checking in the gate.

The extremely large crowd was treated to some very close and exciting racing throughout all heats and features. Kevin Larkins of Greenwood,NE stormed through the field in his Speedway Motors, Burke Show Cattle,The Alley Bar and Carpetland sponsored Lucky Mod to take home the 2006 State Fair Championship in the IMCA Modifeds.

Bob Zoubek, Jordan Grabouski, David Trauernicht and Jeff Jones completed the front 5.

Lance Borgman of Beatrice, NE continued his impressive 2006 Race Season in the IMCA Stock Cars taking the win in his Blue Valley Door, Griffeth Transmission, Penner Insurance, RL Tieman Construction, D'Sign Shop sponsored Intimidator Chassis.

He was chased across the line by Darrin Adamy, Doug Adamy, Jeff Joldersma and Lloyd Meeske.

Kevin Vanlaningham of Beatrice, Ne took home the top honors in the IMCA Hoppy Stocks in his D'Sign Shop sponsored Spyder Race Car. He was followed across the line by Jesse Sobbing, Rich Small, Duane Schroeder and Eric Chab.

IMCA Hobby Stocks
1) 9x Kevin Vanlaningham
2) 99 Jesse Sobbing
3) 11x Rich Small
4) 22s Shane Schroeder
5) 11 Eric Chab
6) 5 John Huffman
7) 21h Shane Hiatt
8) 7 Tom Myers
9) 12 Jim Buss
10) 00k Kyle Bond
11) 6 Mike Shriver
12) 7L Lance Todd
13) 8 Murray Haugen
14) 20 Chad Borgman
15) 38c Casey Moyer
16) 7t Nick Topil
17) 84 Joe McDole
18) 2 Ryan Roschewski
19) 66 Robert Kracher
20) 19 Kyle Vanover

IMCA Stock Cars
1) 76 Lance Borgman
2) 92 Darrin Adamy
3) 93 Doug Adamy
4) 66 Jeff Joldersma
5) 32 Lloyd Meeske
6) 31 Eric Rempel
7) 6 Tyler Phelps
8) 22 Hugh Carmichael
9) 3 Josh Carpenter
10) 45 Michael Dancer
11) 8t Travis Tilford
12) 1 Marc Peters
13) 38e Matt Streit
14) 6x Ernie Reiss
15) 22s Shane Stutzman
16) 12j Kerry Jones
17) 29j James Griffith

IMCA Modifieds
1) 4x Kevin Larkins
2) 5s Bob Zoubek
3) 30 Jordan Grabouski
4) 45 David Trauernicht
5) 19j Jeff Jones
6) 91t TJ Artz
7) 26 Scott Styskal
8) 24 Daniel Bohlmeyer
9) 16 Tom Svoboda
10) s56 Scott Bivens
11) 18 Dave Anson
12) 29 Greg Metz
13) 5p Bob Phillips
14) 4 Lonnie Shriner
15) 16k Aaron Kobus
16) 7b Chris Burk
17) 10 Don Hagan
18) 45m Brandon Johnson
19) 52L Jason Logan
20) 95 Dylan Smith
21) 44x Tom Petracek
22) 71 Andrew Dillenburg
23) 3 Chris Alcorn
24) 7w James Kleinheksel

Eagle Raceway season finale and enduros rescheduled

Eagle Raceway: "Due to rain on Saturday Sep. 2, tonight's Season Finale featuring Sprints, Modifieds, Hobby Stocks and Tuners will be RESCHEDULED for the evening of Saturday September 16.

Husker fans need not worry, as the EagleVision jumbo screen will be doing a LIVE simulcast of the Nebraska vs. USC football game.

Due to continued forecasts for cool and rainy weather, the Labor Day enduro scheduled for Sept. 4 will be postponed to October 29. "