Eagle 8/18 - Boston, Dover, Deterding, Kros and Miller Win Fan Appreciation

By Greg Soukup

EAGLE, NEB. (August 18, 2007) - Fan Appreciation Night and Kid's Night,
sponsored by McDonald's saw the largest crowd ever at Eagle Raceway. The
stands were near capacity, with 2-mile long lines of cars waiting just to
get into the facility. The warm temperatures were made a little less
oppressive by a strong southerly breeze. And the huge crowd saw what was,
bar none, some of the very best racing of the year. There was passing,
3-wide action and thrills throughout the evening.

Leading off the program was the make-up B Feature for the Budweiser 360
Championship Sprints. Jay Russell grabbed the early lead in his #76,
followed by Tige Jensen's 71, Gage Dorr in the 17 and defending track
champion Mike Boston in the 51. On the 2nd lap Boston moved past Dorr to
snag 3rd position. On the 10th lap he got around Jensen to take over 2nd in
heavy traffic and got around Russell 5 laps later to grab 1st. On the very
next lap Rodney Droud's #2X made hard contact with the wall coming out of
the 4th turn and then rolled. Droud wasn't severely hurt, but was unable to
continue due to the damage to his sprinter. On the restart it was Boston,
Russell, Jensen, Dorr and the 96KX of Adam Gullion. 2 laps later Jeff
Griffis, who was leading the points coming into the night got around Gullion
for the 5th spot. With just 6 circuits remaining Jensen move past Russell
for 2nd. At the checkered flag it was Boston, Jensen, Russell, Dorr, Brad
Krutz in the #91 and Gullion.

"It was really a good night for us" Boston said. "We missed the set-up in
the 2nd A Feature, but we're more than happy with a 1st and a 2nd;
especially after the low we had 3 weeks ago. But, that bad night just meant
we had to have a good night to make up for it" Mike finished.

The heat races were up next on the agenda. All ran smoothly with the
exception of the 4th sprint heat race. Bobby Becker's 8B made contact with
the rear of the 3G of Bill Garrow. After a number of end-over-end flips,
Becker emerged unhurt and managed to repair his sprinter and participate in
the B Feature.

During the intermission the big bicycle giveaway was held in the infield. It
took 2 semi-trailers to hold the 262 bikes that were handed out to the kids.
This event, spearheaded by Rhonda Bryan grows bigger and bigger every
year. Last year's giveaway saw only 86 bikes passed out to the younger
crowd. But, thanks to the diligent work by Rhonda and the very generous
donations of the race crews, drivers, sponsors and many local businesses
Eagle Raceway hopes to top this year's total next season.

In the Stereo West Auto Toys IMCA Sport Compact B Feature Kyle Schamp took
the lead and never relinquished it. Roger Elliot's 6 was in 2nd behind Shamp
's #2K with the #18 of Maynard Kinnersley in 3rd and the 0 of Rich White in
4th. Kinnersley moved around Elliot on the 3rd lap and the #62 of Justin
Busboom took over the 4th spot. Over the next 2 circuits Busboom moved into
3rd and then 2nd. With 4 laps left Rich White got back into the 4th spot.
Kinnersley lost his transfer spot for the A Feature when, with just 2 laps
left he lost his right front tire. When the race finished it was Schamp in
1st, Busboom in 2nd, White in 3rd and Elliot in 4th.

In the B Feature for the Monster Energy Drink IMCA Modifieds the 26Z of Mark
Gaspar moved into the lead, followed by the V45 of Rik Gropp, the 5ST of Dan
Wayman and the 57 of Brian Cudly. Cudly began dropping back through the
field with the 24X of Darren Hosick snagging 4th. With 5 laps left Gropp
snagged the lead from Gaspar. 3 laps later Chad Anderson advanced into the
3rd position and Hosick moved around Wayman to take over 4th. At the finish
it was Gropp, Gaspar, Anderson, Hosick and Wayman.

Next up the Budweiser Championship 360 Sprints returned to the track for the
1st of 2 B Features. Gary Reber in the 8R got the early lead, followed by
Jason Danley in the 82 and the 96KX of Adam Gullion. Danley waited only 3
laps before taking the point from Gary Reber. Gullion moved into 2nd on lap
4, but a yellow brought out by Trish Dover's #9T making contact with the
wall in turns 1 & 2 moved him back into 3rd. On the restart Ken Klabunde
moved his #28 into the 3rd spot. With only 5 laps left Klabunde then got
around Gary Reber for the last transfer spot. Gullion moved up into 3rd
position, finishing just 1 spot short of a transfer to the A Main.

In the 2nd Budweiser Championship 360 Sprint B Feature Eric Lutz had the
lead in his #20, followed by Brad Wright in the 27 and the 23R of Tadd
Holliman. Holliman got past Wright on the 3rd lap, passing him on the low
side of the track. From there until 5 laps left Holliman battled with Lutz,
swapping the lead back and forth until after getting into the 1st corner too
hard Holliman spun. When the race restarted it was Lutz with the lead, Jay
Russell's 76 in 2nd and Wright in 3rd. With just 2 laps left Russell moved
under and past Lutz for the lead. The finishing order was Russell and Lutz
transferring to the A, with Wright in 3rd.

The first A Feature of the evening featured the Stereo West Auto Toys IMCA
Sport Compacts. Jason Miller took the 1st position in his #77 followed by
the #60 of Thomas Lietchi, the #3 of Harry White and Elliot Halvorsen in the
#22. White got around Lietchi for 3rd on the 2nd lap and Dan Rhiley moved
past Halvorsen for 4th on the following circuit. Rhiley then passed White
for 3rd on the next lap. With 4 laps in the books Amanda Rhiley spun her
#51, brining out the yellow flag. On the restart it was Wilson, White,
Rhiley and Lietchi. Rhiley moved into the 2nd spot with 10 laps left. 4 laps
later Halvorsen moved into the 4th spot, and then 3 laps later took over 3rd
position. When the race was over Wilson took home the win, followed by
Rhiley, the 21 of Jake Sells and Lietchi in 3rd.

"This is only my 7th week in this Prelude, but after winning 4 in a row I
just want it to be 5 straight" Wilson stated. His 4 wins were at Eagle
Raceway on the 4th of August, Beatrice Speedway on the 11th and then
Junction Motor Speedway during the Nebraska Championships earlier in the
week, with tonight's win at Eagle making 4. "I really want the win at the
Nebraska Cup in 2 weeks. That would be the topper," he said. "I need to give
a big thank you to my sponsors, Exhaust Pro and Miller Construction. Also, I
need to say that without Dan Rhiley and Rich White I never would have found
this car. They're the ones who really made all this possible" he finished.

The Valentino's Pizza IMCA Hobby Stock A Main was next on the card. Chuck
Madden Jr. took the early lead in his #2X, with Don Kros' 53 in 2nd and the
22 of Nick Beckman in 3rd. There was a complete restart however, after Rob
Brown hit the front stretch wall very hard coming out of the 4th turn. After
the restart it was again Madden Jr. in 1st, Kros in 2nd, Beckman in 3rd and
the #9 of Rex Schreiner in the 4th spot. Madden Jr.'s lead was short-lived
however, as he suffered a flat right front tire with just 3 laps in the
books. This put Kros in the lead with Beckman in 2nd, Schreiner in 3rd and
Jerry Keaton's 5K in 4th. The running order remained the same at the front
of the pack until Danny Lane's #17J suffered a flat right front tire with
only 7 laps remaining. On the restart Keaton moved under Schreiner to take
over the 3rd position, and 3 laps later Shane Hiatt moved his 21H past
Schreiner also. With only 3 laps left Beckman got around Kros, only to be
passed by both Kros and Keaton on the following circuit when Beckman got out
of shape. At the checkered flag it was Kros, Keaton, Beckman and Hiatt.

"I loved it tonight, lots better than most of the nights we've had this
year," Kros stated. "Roger always puts on a great show. They move everything
right along, and don't favor 1 class over the others. Eagle's a great place
to race," he added. Kros is in his 5th year of racing, and this was
coincidently his 5th win. Don's sponsors are Kros Construction and Extra
Touch Embroidery. "I need to thank my brother Jeff also, for all the hard
work he puts into this car every week" Kros finished.

The Monster Energy Drink IMCA Modifieds then ran their A Main. Pat Donovan
held the lead on the first lap in the #4D, with Bob Ruisinger's #7 in 2nd
and the 11X of Steve Devitt in 3rd. Chris Alcorn, defending track champion
and current points leader had advanced all the way to the 3rd spot by the
3rd lap. He then got around both Donovan and Ruisinger to take over 1st on
the ensuing circuit. On the very next lap Doug Deterding got up to the 3rd
position in the #13 with Rik Gropp's V45 in 4th. Ruisinger got around Alcorn
briefly with 10 laps left, but dropped to the 3rd spot when both Alcorn and
Deterding got past him shortly after that. With only 7 laps left Deterding
moved past Alcorn for the lead. 2 laps later Gropp moved up to the 3rd spot
behind Alcorn, only to be passed on the very next lap by Chad Anderson in
the 8C. Although Alcorn made a furious charge coming out of turns 3 & 4,
Deterding held on for his 2nd win of the season.

"I tell you what; just 3 laps more and that right rear would have grown so
big I would never have been able to turn this car" Deterding stated. "This
is the most fun I've had racing in a long, long time," he added. "But it
seems that full moons or in front of 8000 people are the only time I can
win" he joked. "I want to thank Roger and the track crew for the great
track tonight. And, I also need to thank my car owner Mike and my brother
Dave for working so I can race every week. I need to thank all my sponsors
because without them I couldn't be out here, and last of all I want to thank
all the fans for their cheers. They're what makes this whole thing fun" he
finished.

The Budweiser Championship 360 Sprints came out onto the track for the final
race of the evening. After the initial start was called back due to contact
between Josh Riggins' #14 and the 7G of Mike Gablehouse, John Klabunde moved
his #77 into 1st, with Mike Boston's #51 in 2nd, Gage Dorr's 17 in 3rd and
the #53 of 17 year-old Jack "The Gas Man" Dover in 4th. On the following lap
Boston and Dover both passed Klabunde. 5 laps later Dover put on a textbook
slide job in turns 1 & 2 to get in front of Boston. By lap #10 Dover held a
straightaway lead. Dover drove through the very heavy traffic, which had
stretched all the way around the track to finish with a ½ lap lead over
Boston at the checkers.

Jack Dover finished 3rd in points at Eagle Raceway last year, before moving
to a 410 sprint car at Knoxville Raceway this year. Despite a top finish of
6th in the 410's, Jack obviously hasn't forgotten the fast way around Eagle.
"I'm just speechless!! To win in my first time back here at Eagle, it's just
great. My folks wanted me to go to Jackson, Minnesota to race but I said
'No, I want another win at Eagle'. So, here we are" Dover said. "We'll
definitely be back for the Nebraska Cup. I can't wait!" he finished. Dover's
sponsors include Thorpe's Auto Body, Trail Performance Coatings, Northland
Motor Oils, Chase Cam, Springborg Construction Containers, Langfeldt
Overhead Door, Keizer Aluminum Wheels, 3D Auto Transport, FVP and RMS.

Be sure to come out next week as the Budweiser 360 Championship Sprints,
Valentino's Pizza IMCA Hobby Stocks, Monster Energy Drink IMCA Modifieds and
Stereo West Auto Toys IMCA Sport Compacts battle out the Season's Finale
points championship.

Special thanks to Rhonda Bryan, her family and friends, and all that helped
with Kid's Night!

Eagle Raceway Results for August 18th, 2007:

Budweiser 360 Sprints-
(Make-up Features from July 28th)
A Feature-
1) 51 Mike Boston
2) 71 Tige Jensen
3) 76 Jay Russell
4) 17 Gage Dorr
5) 91 Brad Krutz
6) 96kx Adam Gullion
7) 3 Jeff Griffis
8) 28 Ken Klabunde
9) 45 Jeff Lowery
10) 77 John Klabunde
11) 8b Bobby Becker
12) 14g Gene Ackland
13) 24b Frank Galusha
14) 23r Tadd Holliman
15) 7g Mikey Gabelhouse
16) 35 Trevor Grossenbacher
17) 2x Rodney Droud
18) 14 Josh Riggins
19) 9j Mark Schmidt
20) 19j Jay Jordan (DNS A)

B Feature-
1) 91 Brad Krutz
2) 9j Mark Schmidt
3) 24b Frank Galusha
4) 14 Josh Riggins
5) 7g Mikey Gabelhouse
6) 3g Bill Garrow
7) 23 Terry Holliman
8) 33 Terry Cadwallader
9) 21 Ryan Kitchen
10) 7x Kevin Danley
11) 1m Mark Burch
12) 17b Jason Becker
13) 84 Toby Chapman

Budweiser 360 Sprints-
8-18-07
A Feature-
1) 53 Jack Dover
2) 51 Mike Boston
3) 82 Jason Danley
4) 77 John Klabunde
5) 91 Brad Krutz
6) 32 Chris Roseland
7) 24b Frank Galusha
8) 44 Larry Pinegar
9) 2d Stu Snyder
10) 71 Tige Jensen
11) 3 Jeff Griffis
12) 14 Josh Riggins
13) 14g Gene Ackland
14) 28 Ken Klabunde
15) 20 Eric Lutz
16) 23 Terry Holliman
17) 76 Jay Russell
18) 7g Mikey Gabelhouse
19) 17 Gage Dorr
20) 18 Ryan Roberts (DNS A)

B Feature#1-
1) 82 Jason Danley
2) 28 Ken Klabunde
3) 96kx Adam Gullion
4) 32x Jamie Turpin
5) 8r Gary Reber
6) 17b Jason Becker
7) 9t Trish Dover
8) 9j Mark Schmidt
9) 33 Terry Cadwallader
10) 35 Trevor Grossenbacher (DNS B)
11) 2x Rodney Droud (DNS B)

B Feature#2-
1) 76 Jay Russell
2) 20 Eric Lutz
3) 27 Brad Wright
4) 3g Bill Garrow
5) 6 Nick Bryan
6) 7x Kevin Danley
7) 23r Tadd Holliman
8) 8b Bobby Becker
9) 45 Jeff Lowery (DNS B)
10) 71r Lonnie Jensen (DNS Heat or B)

Monster IMCA Modifieds-
A Feature-
1) 13 Doug Deterding
2) 3 Chris Alcorn
3) v45 Rik Gropp
4) 8c Chad Andersen
5) 7 Bob Ruisinger
6) 95 Dylan Smith
7) 11x Steve Devitt
8) 12x George Haney
9) 3a Aaron Pella
10) 42k Jan Korth
11) 52 Sean Manning
12) 00 Tim Pickens
13) 5st Dan Wayman
14) 4d Pat Donovan
15) 4t Jerry Trejo
16) 22j Justin Jergens
17) 24x Darren Hosick
18) 44 Tom Lenz
19) 1z Norm Ziegenbein
20) 2ez Mark Kaspar

B Feature-
1) v45 Rik Gropp
2) 2ez Mark Kaspar
3) 8c Chad Andersen
4) 24x Darren Hosick
5) 5st Dan Wayman
6) 73 James Oaks
7) 57 Brian Cudly
8) 11aa Ed Raines
9) 51 Cliff Turner
10) 29 Jeff Mazza
11) 95r Lucas Robinson (DNS B)
12) 95b Nic Bonney (DNS B)

Valentino's IMCA Hobby Stocks-
A Feature-
1) 53 Don Kros
2) 3k Jerry Keaton
3) 22 Nick Beckman
4) 21h Shane Hiatt
5) 9 Rex Schreiner
6) m70 Rick Munson
7) 86 Justin Wulf
8) 10k Lee Kracht
9) 14 Ron Novak
10) 94 Mike Hansen
11) 92 Don Hall Jr
12) 28b Rick Bradley
13) 38c Casey Moyer
14) 1r RJ Macku
15) 12 Dan Noonan
16) 10 Brad Schreiner
17) 93 Thom Marsh
18) 4a Aaron Pearson
19) 17j Danny Lane
20) 42 Rob Brown
21) 2x Chuck Madden Jr
22) 98 Dan Jackson

Stereo West Auto Toy's IMCA Sport Compacts-
A Feature-
1) 77 Jason Miller
2) 2 Dan Rhiley
3) 21 Jake Sells
4) 3 Harry White
5) 60 Thomas Liechti
6) 2k Kyle Schamp
7) 26 Derek Dreamer
8) 44 Jack Prall III
9) 62 Justin Busboom
10) 2c Corey Madden
11) 0 Rich White
12) 24 Mike Rice
13) 99 Jason Tadlock
14) 51 Amanda Rhiley
15) 22 Elliott Halverson
16) 12 Danni Rhiley
17) 6 Roger Elliott
18) 63 Mike Simpson
19) 00 Barry Kinnersley
20) 4u James Snelling

B Feature-
1) 2k Kyle Schamp
2) 62 Justin Busboom
3) 0 Rich White
4) 6 Roger Elliott
5) 12 Danni Rhiley
6) 21x Rod Schreiner
7) 18 Maynard Kinnersley
8) 18r Ron Frank
9) 31 Chris LaChapelle
10) 7v Adam Vrbka
11) 45 Jack Prall IV
12) 13j Jared Deterding (DNS B)
13) 3n Neil Pella (DNS B)
14) 20t Steve Shepard (DNS B)
15) 14 Joey Danley (DNS B)
16) b32 Brian Haller (DNS Heat or B)