Eagle Raceway: Droud, Alcorn, Small, and Rhiley Beat the Rain

From Eagle Raceway:

Despite a reported 3 inches of rain on Friday, coupled with off and on
rain showers throughout the afternoon, Student Breakout Night presented
by Stereo West Auto Toys brought a really good crowd out to America's
Race Track Eagle Raceway to see the return of a regular wingless sprint
show to the high banks for the first time in recent memory.

A rain shower just as hot laps were running put the evening's
festivities in jeopardy, but the Eagle track prep staff saved the day
along with the dedicated racers who remained on the track long enough to
bring the racing surface back.

Even with that slight delay, racing kicked off at 7 P.M. First up were 2
heats of the Bud Light Wingless 360 sprints. The month-long wait after a
rainout on the first attempt with the class was quickly forgotten.
Drivers from as far away as Phoenix, Arizona and Minnesota raced
alongside local sprint car pilots in a long awaited return to Eagle's past.

There was plenty of excitement in the other classes also, including a
breathtaking series of rolls by the 11AA of Doctor Ed Raines in the 3rd
heat of the Monster Energy Drink IMCA Modifieds. The 00 of Barry
Kinnersley also silenced the crowd as he nearly duplicated Raines' rolls
just past the flag stand on the 4th lap of the Stereo West Auto Toys
IMCA Sport Compact B Feature. Thankfully, both drivers walked away; with
Kinnersley's car being driven back to his pit stall.

The first A-Main event saw the Bud Light Wingless 360 Sprints on the
track. A local celebrity, Don Droud Jr. in the family-owned #2, jumped
from his outside front row position into the lead followed by the 57 of
Rik Forbes. As the race progressed, he stretched his advantage to nearly
a half-lap cushion. He kept that advantage until Jeff Lowrey's #45 spun
to the infield with only 5 laps left. Droud again jumped ahead of his
competitors and won by nearly a straightaway.

"This was really cool" Droud Jr. stated. "I wish we could run the
wingless sprints more often than just once a month. I want to tell Roger
thank you for giving us this chance," he added. "I am so excited right
now!" he finished. Droud Jr.'s sponsors include Schmeiding concrete,
Hoppe's Hauling, Erickson Chiropractic and Lincoln Drywall. "I do want
to thank my dad, and a special thank you to my sisters; Monica and Dawn
for their support".

In the Monster Energy Drink IMCA Modified A Feature, the opening laps
saw Dylan Smith in the 95 at the point, followed by Tom Spanel in the 3T
and Dan Wayman's 5ST. With 8 laps gone, Rik Gropp moved into 3rd only to
be passed by the #3 of Chris Alcorn with 9 laps remaining. Reigning
points champion Alcorn then advanced to 2nd 2 laps later, moving Spanel
to third. With just 2 laps left, Smith got trapped behind the lapped #8C
of Chad Anderson. This gave Alcorn the break he needed to jump into the
lead and hold on for the victory, keeping him atop the points standings
for another week.

"I had serious doubts about being able to pass Dylan tonight. He was
really good where I was bad, and without the lapped traffic I could
never have made it" Alcorn said. "It was great to finally get into the A
through our heat, although we did get some minor front-end damage. I
really needed to find some more speed from what we had in our heat," he
added. "It was a really smooth track tonight. A little soft in places,
but with the rain, there's just not much that can be done. Roger's
definitely getting there, and hopefully it will stop raining so we can
get the track we know we can" he finished.

The Stereo West Auto Toys IMCA Sport Compact main event saw Mike
Simpson's #63 in front, then Jason Tadlock's 99 and Joey Danley in the
14. But, with 16 laps left, Dan Rhiley had already advanced to third in
his 2 Men and a Shop #2. It took Dan only 2 laps to move into second
position behind Simpson. The two battled for the next 9 laps, before
Rhiley managed to make the pass for the lead. Just 3 laps later, with 2
laps left the 2K of Kyle Schamp advanced to 2nd. The rest of the event
was a tremendous battle between Rhiley and Schamp, with Rhiley winning
by the slimmest of margins at the flag stand.

In the Valentino's IMCA Hobby Stock A Feature, Derick Noonan led in his
#21 with Daniel Jackson's 98 and the 38C of Casey Moyer close on his
rear bumper. Moyer moved into second with 12 to go, and into the lead
the following lap. 2 laps later Jackson was spun by the S53 of Scott
Robinson, allowing the 42 of Rob Brown to move into third position
followed by Rich Small in the 11X. On the restart, Brown jumped into
second and Small took over third. The following lap Small vaulted into
the lead, followed by Brown, but a yellow flag negated both drivers'
advancements. The restart saw Brown and Small in first and second,
followed by the 92 of Don Hall Jr. and Justin Wulf's 86. Three laps
later, Small overtook Brown, and Hall Jr. was forced to drop out of the
competition. The racing order remained unchanged until the last lap when
Wulf moved into second place. This was Small's first victory this year,
after having won 4 times last year.

"This was great" Small stated. "The first time in 4 weeks we didn't get
a flat tire. Definitely the best track this year by far" he added. "You
have to enjoy each and every win here at Eagle, because no win is easy
with the level of competition we have here. I really love racing with
all of these guys" Small said. Rich's sponsors include Front Runner Fab,
Triple H Farms, M'Credible Gun Dogs and Dave Dubas. "I also want to
thank everyone who's helped us out this year, and I can't wait to race
again next week" he finished.

Remember that next week sees 2 fabulous nights of racing; kicked off on
Friday with the "Back Row Challenge" featuring the Budweiser 360
Championship Sprints, the WDRL Late Models and the Stereo West Auto Toys
IMCA Sport compacts.

Then, Saturday night sees the return of the renowned World of Outlaws
for it's only appearance at Eagle Raceway this year. Also racing will be
the Monster Energy Drink IMCA Modifieds and the Valentino's Hobby Stocks.

June 2nd, 2007 Race Results

Bud Light Wingless Sprints
A Feature:
1) 2 Don Droud Jr.
2) 51 Doug Martens
3) 57 Rik Forbes
4) 77 John Klabunde
5) 19j Jay Jordan
6) 7x Adam Wirth
7) 21 Ryan Kitchen
8) 17a Andy Anderson
9) 45 Jeff Lowery
10)7 Bob Ruisinger
11)54 Bob Pingeon
12)07 Matt Hasara
13)5x Jody Wirth
14)4 Eric Shulz
15)1d Don Dawson Sr
16) 21x John Kaiser

Monster IMCA Modifieds
A Feature:
1) 3 Chris Alcorn
2) 95 Dylan smith
3) 19j Jeff Jones
4) 13 Doug Deterding
5) v45 Rik Gropp
6) 3t Tom Spanel
7) 2m Mike Meyer
8) 7n Jay Noteboom
9) 1r Matt Richards
10) b9 Sean Burklund
11) 00c Chris Mills
12) 5st Dan Wayman
13) 11x Steve Devitt
14) 24x Darren Hosick
15) 7 Bob Ruisinger
16) 1z Norm Ziegenbein
17) 95r Lucas Robinson
18) 8c Chad Andersen
19) 3a Aaron Pella
20) 22 Brian Schmidt

B Feature #1:
1) 95r Lucas Robinson
2) 8c Chad Andersen
3) 21t Tracy Harr
4) 4t Jerry Trejo
5) 81 Melvin Densberger
6) 44 Tom Lenz
7) 12x George Haney
8) 10k Don McCown
9) 73 James Oaks
10) 57 Brian Cudly
11) 25 Ricky Stephans
12) 48b Don Chilen (DNS B)
13) 20t Steve Shepard (DNS B)
14) 24 Dan Bohlmeyer (DNS B)

B Feature #2:
1) 2m Mike Meyer
2) 00c Chris Mills
3) 21 Terry Richards
4) 33r Larry Robinson
5) 27m Brian Murphy
6) 47L John Lee
7) 42k Jan Korth
8) 82 Chris Anderson
9) 95b Nic Bonney
10) 8a Dusty Andersen
11) 75j Jesse Robinson
12) 00 Tim Pickens
13) 1x Jeff Spring
14) 29 Jeff Mazza
15) 11aa Ed Raines

Valentino's IMCA Hobby Stocks
A Feature:
1) 11x Rich Small
2) 86 Justin Wulf
3) 42 Rob Brown
4) 38c Casey Moyer
5) 3k Jerry Keaton
6) 21h Shane Hiatt
7) s53 Scott Robinson
8) 4a Aaron Pearson
9) 1r RJ Macku
10) 10 Brad Schreiner
11) 94 Mike Hansen
12) 67 Jason Halagarda
13) 93 Thom Marsh
14) 4j Jamie Bruce
15) 03 Aaron Roth
16) 92 Don Hall Jr
17) 12 Dan Noonan
18) 98 Dan Jackson
19) 21 Derick Noonan
20) 10k Lee Kracht
21) m70 Rick Munson
22) 121 Robert Tippery
23) 22 Nick Beckman
24) 52v Kevin VanLaningham

Stereo West Auto Toy's IMCA Sport Compacts
A Feature:
1) 2 Dan Rhiley
2) 2k Kyle Schamp
3) 0 Rich White
4) 62 Justin Busboom
5) 63 Mike Simpson
6) 3n Neil Pella
7) 21 Jake Sells
8) 14 Joey Danley
9) 99 Jason Tadlock
10) 45 Jack Prall IV
11) 44 Jack Prall III
12) 26 Derick Dreamer
13) 77 Jason Miller
14) 24 Mike Rice
15) b32 Brian Haller
16) 35t Travis Schnieder
17) 18 Maynard Kinnersley
18) 33 Jeremy Noonan
19) 51 Amanda Rhiley
20) 28 Richard Meyers III

B Feature:
1) 51 Amanda Rhiley
2) 28 Richard Meyers III
3) 43 Jack Prall II
4) 59 Jessica Tadlock
5) 13j Jared Deterding
6) 2x Chris Maddux
7) 00 Barry Kinnersley
8) 2m David White
9) 3x Jake Brinson (DNS B)