Eagle Raceway 5-26 Results

From Eagle Raceway:

Russell, Alcorn, Kropp and Prall Stir it Up at the High Bank 1/3 Mile

Eagle, Neb. (May 26, 2007) - KQBW-THE BREW’S Fan Appreciation Night at America’s Home Track, Eagle Raceway saw an extremely large crowd in attendance Saturday night. The fans were treated to 5 heats in the Monster Energy Drink IMCA modifieds, 3 heats of Stereo West Auto Toys IMCA sport compacts, 2 heats of Valentino’s IMCA hobby stocks and 4 heats of Budweiser Championship 360 sprints. In addition, Bobby Cox was on hand to entertain those in attendance with his slapstick style of comedy and stunts.

Although Eagle saw 2 inches of rain, the track was extremely fast and very racy. In the 4th heat of the Budweiser Championship 360 sprints, Mike Boston drove his 51 sprinter to within 1/100 of a second of his own track record.

The evening’s feature events started with the Stereo West Auto Toys IMCA sport compacts. Jason Tadlock broke out in front, with the 45 of Jack Prall IV and Maynard Kinnersley’s 18 in hot pursuit. The race featured 3 and 4 wide racing throughout. With only 10 laps to go, Prall moved into the lead. 2 laps later, Kinnersley took the point for a short time, followed by current points leader Kyle Schamp’s 2K following him into 2nd place. With just 5 laps left Schamp moved beside Kinnersley and the two swapped the lead until Schamp took over first with just 2 laps to go. At the finish line, it was Schamp, Prall, Kinnersley and the 0 of Rich White. Schamp’s victory was erased however, when he was moved back 2 positions for rough driving.

Afterwards, Prall said “I hate winning that way, but I’ll take it”. This was Prall’s second A Feature win in a row. “I’ve only been racing for 2 years, and last year I split duties in the car with my dad. He won the Nebraska Cup in it last year, then wrecked it in the sport compact Enduro” Prall stated. “He told me I could have it, and we worked all winter getting it ready for this season. Now, he tells me he wants it back; but he’s not getting it” Jack said. He related that “Even though the track was rough, all you had to do was find the smooth line and you were fast”. Jack’s sponsors include Peterson’s, Innovative Vinyl Design, Cut Rite Services, Beaver Lake Marina, and Ron’s Automotive.

On the very first lap of the Valentino’s IMCA Hobby Stock A, Rick Bradley’s cooling system was ruptured when he tangled with the 20 of Chad Borgman. On the restart, the 19 of Kyle Vanover jumped into the lead, followed by the 32 of Trevor Kropp and the 21 of Derick Noonan. Vanover held the lead until with just 9 laps left he suffered a flat right rear tire and spun in turns 1 & 2. This moved Kropp into first place and Noonan into second. With only 2 laps remaining Noonan retired. This moved the 1R of RJ Macku into second and Casey Moyer’s 38C into third. On the last circuit, Moyer got around Macku for 2nd, with Kropp taking the checkers.

“I really don’t know what to say” Trevor stated. “This is just my second feature win ever. My first was last year, and that was on Fan Appreciation Night too. I’ve only been racing for 3 years now, and I’m speechless.” he said. “I do want to thank my sponsors; Low Budget Chassis & Graphics, A & N Bar, Hair by Elle, Westside Wizard, Auto Shop Inc., TY’s Tobacco Corner, Murphy Distributing, www.warnerdist.com and Spady/Runcy Chevrolet & Cadillac. Also, I want to send out a special thank you to all the people who’ve helped me be out racing; Dad & Mom of course, Caitlin, Jim, Drevo, Kalvin, Erin, Cindy, Shelby, Lori, Alicia, Travis and Fralin Racing” he related.

The Monster Energy Drinks IMCA Modified A Feature barely got under way when the B9 of Sean Burkland lost his left rear tire coming out of turn 4. This caused an 8-car pileup, directly in front of the flag stand. Cars involved were the 13, 95, B9, 55, 76, 1R, 11AA and 19J. When racing resumed, the Z62 of Dan McKeighan took the lead, followed by the 30 of Jordan Grabouski, Dan Nelson’s 94 and the 3 of defending track champion Chris Alcorn. Terry Hurt ran hard into the front stretch wall, sending him to the pits. Alcorn made short work of the cars in front of him after that, moving into 1st place shortly very quickly. He was followed by Grabouski, Nelson and McKeighan. With 15 laps left, the 76 of Lance Bergman passed McKeighan to take over 4th spot. With only 4 laps to go, Nelson moved into third, with Bergman in fourth and the B9 of Burkland moving into the fifth spot; having moved through the field after changing his tire. Due to time constraints, the race was shortened to a Green/White/Checkered finish, with Alcorn taking home the big check.

“The track was rough in spots tonight, and honestly I’m worn out” Chris stated. After starting 6th row outside position in the B Feature and 8th row outside in the A, Alcorn demonstrated why he is the defending Modified Champion. “I’m not complaining about the results” he said, “but I’d like to have an easier time of it once in awhile.” “This is the third week in a row we couldn’t finish our heat race, and had to come through the B,” he added.

The Budweiser Championship 360 Sprint A-Main saw 3 of the “Young Guns” at Eagle on the front row. Trevor Grossenbacher’s 35 and Jordan Boston’s 2 were in the front 2 rows for the event, along with another rookie, Frank Galusha in the 24B. Galusha took the lead on the initial start; but his lead was short-lived when Tige Jensen rolled between turns 3 & 4. On the restart, Galusha again jumped out front; but on the second lap he ended up running through the infield, coming out in second place. 2 laps later, Nick Bryan spun, and the 24B of Galusha was sent to the pits. By that time, Jay Russell had moved his 76 sprinter into third spot.

With 16 laps to go, Russell moved into 2nd position and 3 laps later into 1st. Russell was followed by the 19J of Jay Jordan and Mike Boston’s 51. As a testament to the track conditions, Boston ran a lap in the Feature only 6/10’s of a second off of his track record. With 8 laps left, Boston moved into second position; and eventually into 1st place with just 2 laps remaining. Jay Russell took his #76 under Boston on the final lap in turns 1 & 2 and held on for the win.

Russell, who makes a 2 ¼ hour haul to Eagle Raceway every Saturday night, has been racing since he was 12 years old. “I started in go karts for 4 years, then spent 1 year in mini-sprints. Ever since then, I’ve been racing 360 sprints” Jay said. “Last year was my first full year at Eagle, after having run Osborn and Savannah, Missouri before that. My first Feature win here was last year on the Hall of Fame night, but this one is even better,” he stated. Jay also said “We’ve run in the top 3 every feature this year, with the exception of the night we crashed in our heat race. We’ve actually led every A-Main we’ve been in, but this is our first win this year”.

“We’re leaving here tonight and towing home before heading to California, Missouri’s XX Speedway tomorrow night to run with the WoW sprints. I’ve never run there, but I heard it’s a really racy place. I hope it’s as good as Eagle” he finished.

Jay’s sponsors include Klein Motors & RV’s, Custom Powder Coating, Midwest Metal Finishing, ProMotion Graphics, Auto Tool & Paint, Outlaw War Wagons, Crow Safety Gear, Hank’s and Tyrone Motorsports.

Remember to come out next week, when Stereo West Auto Toys presents the “Student Breakout”. Don’t miss your chance to see the return of wingless 360 sprint cars to Eagle’s high banks, as well as the Sport Compacts, Modifieds and Hobby Stocks and of course the first bus race of the season.

May 26th Race Results-

Budweiser 360 Championship Sprints:
A Feature
1) 76 Jay Russell
2) 51 Mike Boston
3) 23 Terry Holliman
4) 3 Jeff Griffis
5) 19j Jay Jordan
6) 84 Toby Chapman
7) 18 Ryan Roberts
8) 35 Trevor Grossenbacher
9) 77 John Klabunde
10) 96kx Adam Gullion
11) 28 Ken Klabunde
12) 14g Gene Ackland
13) 17 Gage Dorr
14) 3g Bill Garrow
15) 91 Brad Krutz
16) 6 Nick Bryan
17) 45 Jeff Lowery
18) 24b Frank Galusha
19) 71 Tige Jensen
20) 71r Lonnie Jensen

B Feature
1) 28 Ken Klabunde
2) 91 Brad Krutz
3) 77 John Klabunde
4) 71r Lonnie Jensen
5) 8b Bobby Becker
6) 14 Josh Riggins
7) 33 Terry Cadwallader
8) 57 Don Stoutner
9) 32 Chris Roseland
10) 2 Jordan Boston
11) 21 Ryan Kitchen
12) 44 Doug Lovegrove (DNS B)
13) 2x Rodney Droud (DNS B)
14) 17b Jason Becker (DNS B)
15) 31 Mark Pace (DNS Heat or B)

Monster IMCA Modifieds:
A Feature
1) 3 Chris Alcorn
2) 30 Jordan Grabouski
3) 94 Dan Nelson
4) 76 Lance Borgman
5) b9 Sean Burklund
6) 95r Lucas Robinson
7) 21t Tracy Harr
8) 8c Chad Andersen
9) 95 Dylan Smith
10) 11x Steve Devitt
11) 13 Doug Deterding
12) z62 Dan McKeighan
13) 8 Larry Goertz
14) 19j Jeff Jones
15) 27 Clint Homan
16) 81 Melvin Densberger
17) 24t Terry Hurt
18) 3a Aaron Pella
19) 5s Bob Zoubek
20) 1r Matt Richards
21) 11aa Ed Raines

B Feature #1
1) 3 Chris Alcorn
2) 11aa Ed Raines
3) 13 Doug Deterding
4) 00 Tim Pickens
5) 22j Justin Jurgens
6) 52 Sean Manning
7) 7 Bob Ruisinger
8) v45 Rik Gropp
9) 75j Jesse Robinson
10) 4jr David Jewett Jr
11) 42k Jan Korth
12) 5st Dan Wayman (DNS Heat)
13) 14 Matthew Kiner
14) 82 Chris Anderson
15) 8a Dusty Andersen
16) 48b Don Chilen
17) s56 Scott Bivens
18) 28n Dan Neeman

B Feature #2
1) 1r Matt Richards
2) 76 Lance Borgman
3) 95r Lucas Robinson
4) 12x George Haney
5) 57 Brian Cudly (DNS Heat)
6) 20 Tyler Snyder
7) h1 Lowell Holland
8) 10 Scott Anderson
9) 1x Jeff Spring
10) 44 Tom Lenz
11) 3xx No Name
12) 1z Norm Zeigenbein
13) 29 Jeff Mazza
14) 8x Dan McKnight (DNS B)
15) z34 Brent Schlake (DNS B)
16) 3t Tom Spanel (DNS B)
17) 51 Cliff Turner (DNS B)
18) 20t Steve Shepard (DNS Heat or B)


Valentino’s IMCA Hobby Stocks:
A Feature
1) 32 Trevor Kropp
2) 38c Casey Moyer
3) 1r RJ Macku
4) 3k Jerry Keaton
5) 19 Kyle Vanover
6) 94 Mike Hansen
7) 10k Lee Kracht
8) 21h Shane Hiatt
9) 03 Aaron Roth
10) 42 Rob Brown
11) 92 Don Hall Jr
12) 12 Dan Noonan
13) 21 Derick Noonan
14) 11x Rich Small
15) 22 Nick Beckman
16) m70 Rick Munson
17) 14 Ron Novak
18) 34 Max Harder
19) 20 Chad Borgman
20) 28b Rick Bradley

B Feature
1) 92 Don Hall Jr
2) 11x Steve Devitt
3) 28b Rick Bradley
4) m70 Rick Munson
5) 42 Rob Brown
6) 121 Rob Tippery
7) 10 Brad Schreiner
8) 40 Mike Mass
9) 4 Troy Mencke
10) 4j Jamie Bruce
11) 67 Jason Halagarda
12) 86 Justin Wulf (DNS B)
13) 98 Dan Jackson (DNS B)
14) Shawn Slezak (DNS B)

Stereo West Auto Toy’s IMCA Sport Compacts:
A Feature
1) 45 Jack Prall IV
2) 0 Rich White
3) 18 Maynard Kinnersley
4) 2k Kyle Schamp
5) 2 Dan Rhiley
6) 51 Amanda Rhiley
7) 99 Jason Tadlock
8) 26 Derick Dreamer
9) 44 Jack Prall III
10) 2m David White
11) 62 Justin Busboom
12) 18r Ron Frank
13) 28 Rich Meyers III
14) 21 Jake Sells
15) 3x Jake Brinson
16) 13j Jared Deterding
17) 24 Mike Rice
18) 3 Harry White
19) 00 Barry Kinnersley
20) 33 Jeremy Noonan

B Feature
1) 2m David White
2) 18r Ron Frank
3) 24 Mike Rice
4) 13j Jared Deterding
5) 21 Jake Sells
6) 63 Mike Simpson
7) 77 Jason Miller
8) 99t Tony Rost
9) b32 Brian Haller
10) 59 Jessica Tadlock
11) 7v Adam Vrbka