Oliver, Alcorn, Beckman and Miller Win at Eagle Raceway

Oliver, Alcorn, Beckman and Miller Win the Sizzlin’ August Night
By Greg Soukup

With temperatures in the 90’s and the typical Nebraska humidity, Sizzlin’ August Nights presented by Z92 and Jack Daniels lived up to it’s name. The weather did nothing to dampen the fans’ enjoyment or the racing at Eagle Raceway, America’s Home Track.

First on the night’s agenda were the make-up features from the preceding week, which were washed out by rain.

The Monster Energy Drink IMCA Modifieds took to the track first for their make-up B Feature. Early in the race there was a large pileup in turn #4. Taking the point on the restart was the #1S of Shane Thone followed by Jan Korth in the 42K, the 11AA of Ed “Doc” Raines and the 22J of Justin Jurgens. With 9 laps left Jurgens moved into the 3rd spot, passing Raines. After a caution for debris from the 8A of Dusty Anderson the 24X of Darren Hosick moved into fourth, advancing to third a short time later. At the flag the order was the 95B of Nic Bonney, the 3A of Aaron Pella, Hosick’s 24X and the 22J of Jurgens.

Next was the Stereo West Auto Toys IMCA Sport Compact make-up A Main. At the outset the leader was the 26 of Derrick Dreamer with the #6 of Roger Elliot in second, the 22 of Elliot Halvorson in third and the 2M of David White in fourth. Just 3 laps in White drove the 2M hard into the front stretch wall, bringing out the yellow flag. He was unable to continue. The running order at the restart was Dreamer, Elliot, Dan Rhiley in the 2 and Mike Rice’s #24. On the following lap Rhiley moved around Elliot to take over 2nd and the following lap got around Dreamer for the lead. 3 laps later Kyle Schamp had moved all the way up to 4th spot, and took third place on the following circuit. The 62 of Justin Busboom moved into 4th on that same lap. At the finish it was Rhiley, Dreamer, Schamp and Busboom.
The Valentino’s IMCA Hobby Stocks then took to the track for their make-up feature. Dan Jackson grabbed the point in his #98 with the 94 of Mike Hansen, Rex Schreiner’s 9 and the 12 of Dan Noonan in hot pursuit. On the 4th circuit Schreiner moved inside of Hansen for 2nd, and on the next lap Rich Small got around Noonan for fourth in his #11X. With 8 laps down Ron Novak lost the nosepiece from his #14, bringing out the caution flag. On the restart lap, Small moved to the inside to take over the third spot. With only 2 laps left Schreiner got very loose allowing Schreiner to garner 2nd spot. The final results showed Jackson taking home the win followed by Rex Schreiner, Brad Schreiner in the #10 and the 10K of Lee Kracht in fourth.

“I have to thank my wife and kids again for all they do for me” Jackson said. “I also need to give a special thanks to all of my sponsors for giving me the car to win tonight” he added. Jackson’s sponsors include Andersen Overhead Doors, Richards Machine, Allied Tire & Oil, Extreme Race Signs, 92 Motorsports and Bob Payne Lawn Service & Landscaping. “Most of all I want to thank all my family, friends and especially all of my fans” Jackson finished.

Once again the Monster Energy Drink IMCA Modifieds rolled onto the racing surface for their make-up A Feature. At the end of the first lap Tom Lenz jumped out to the lead in his #44 with the 4D of Pat Donovan in 2nd, the #57 of Brian Cudly in third and Tim Pickens in fourth in his 00. On the 2nd lap Pickens got Cudly and then passed Donovan for 2nd on the subsequent circuit. On that same lap Norm Ziegenbein got around Cudly to take fourth. Shortly there after Donovan spun out Pickens, bringing out the yellow flag; and Donovan went to the pits. At the restart it was Lenz, Cudly, Ziegenbein, the 11X of Steve Devitt and the V45 of Rik Gropp. Gropp temporarily moved around Devitt but lost control and hit the tire at the pit entrance. When the green flag flew again Ziegenbein moved up to 2nd position with the #13 of Doug Deterding taking over the 3rd spot. On the next lap Chris Alcorn moved into the 4th position. It took Deterding only 1 lap to get into 2nd position behind Ziegenbein who had taken over the lead from Lenz. With 10 laps left, Deterding got around Ziegenbein for the lead. 2 laps later there was another caution flag, bunching the field yet again. For the next 4 circuits Alcorn & Ziegenbein battled side-by-side until Alcorn finally made the pass with 6 laps left. The battle then moved to Deterding with Alcorn taking the lead in turn 2 with 2 laps remaining. Deterding was unable to re-pass him and had to settle for second place behind Alcorn again.

When the Busch Light Wingless 360 Sprints took their turn on the high-banked 1/3 mile oval the most serious incident of the evening took place. With 3 laps left in the first heat Adam Gullion got around Jay Jordan going into turn #3. Jordan attempted to move back under Gullion, but ended up contacting the rear of Gullion’s sprinter; this lead to a horrendous series of flips around turn #3. Jordan had to be extricated from his sprinter and was taken into the hospital for the sake of precaution. At this time, no further word has been received as to Jordan’s condition.

After all of the remaining heats were run the Stereo West Auto Toys IMCA Sport Compacts came out for their B Feature. Jeremy Noonan snagged the point in his #33 followed by the 63 of Mike Simpson, the 4U of James Snelling and the 51 of Amanda Rhiley. With 3 laps in the books Rhiley moved around Snelling for 3rd. The leaders stayed the same until with 4 laps left Mike Simpson rolled several times in turn #3 after contact with Maynard Kinnersley’s #18. On the restart it was Jeremy Noonan, Amanda Rhiley, Maynard Kinnersley and Barry Kinnersley in his #00. On the white flag lap Barry passed his father to take over 3rd.

In the Valentino’s IMCA Hobby Stock B Main it was Casey Moyer getting the early lead from the pole position. Rex Schreiner’s #9 was in 2nd, the #53 of Don Kros in third and Dan Noonan’s #12 in fourth. Noonan managed to get inside of Kros briefly with 5 laps down, but Kros held him off to maintain 3rd. The finishing order was Moyer, Schreiner, Kros and Noonan.

When the B Feature for the Monster Energy Drink IMCA Modifieds took the green flag Jan Korth in the #42K made contact with the #24X of Darren Hosick. Hosick struck the turn 1 wall hard, and was unable to continue. The running order at the restart was the #52 of Sean Manning, the 42K of Korth, Todd Jones in the T32 and Justin Jurgens’ 22J. With just 5 laps remaining Jones moved into the 2nd spot. 2 laps later Manning spun in turn 2. On the next circuit Dylan Smith got all the way to the 2nd spot in his #95, with Aaron Pella taking his #3A to 4th. Jones spun in turns 1 & 2 on the very last lap. The results showed Smith taking the checkers first followed by Korth, the 95B of Nic Bonney and the 4D of Pat Donovan in fourth.

Then it was A Feature time, with the Stereo West Auto Toys IMCA Sport Compacts going first. Jason Miller took advantage of his front row starting position to lead the race wire-to-wire in his #77. There was plenty of action behind him though. On the 3rd lap Dan Rhiley moved his #2 around the #6 of Roger Elliot for the 2nd spot. With 11 laps to go Jake Sells moved into the 3rd spot in his #21. Kyle Schamp got into 4th position with just 6 laps left. At the checkers it was Miller, Rhiley, Sells & Schamp.

“If I get this Prelude out in front, noone can touch it. I want to thank Dan Rhiley and Rich White, because they’re the ones who found it for me. I knew what I wanted, but it took almost all year to find it” Miller stated. “I think I’ll stick with the Prelude, because Honda will make it happen all of the time out here,” he added. “The track was great again tonight, and if we have a good track at Beatrice next weekend, I plan on winning there also” he finished.

The Valentino’s Pizza IMCA Hobby Stock A Feature followed the Sport Compacts. Nick Beckman moved from his starting position to grab the point in his #22 with Dan Jackson’s #98, the #14 of Ron Novak and the 92 of Don Hall Jr. right behind him. Novak took to the infield with 8 laps left and dropped from the race. At the restart it was Beckman, Jackson, Hall Jr. and the #11X of Rich Small. Small left the race with just 4 laps left due to a flat right rear tire. Beckman held on for the victory with Jackson, Hall Jr. and the 10K of Lee Kracht in 2nd thru 4th.

“The only things I wanted to accomplish this year were to win an A Feature and take home Rookie of the Year out here, and it looks like I’ve managed to do both” Beckman said. “First off, I want to thank my sponsors, and of course all of my fans” he added. Beckman’s sponsors include Terry’s Body Shop, Athey Painting, Speedy Steve’s High Performance, Trade Center Automotive, JC Plumbing and Spyder Race Cars. “I need to send a special thank you to my wife Courtney, my Mom & Dad, Jason Oswald, Steve, Aaron Pella and Brian Cudly” he stated. “This was the best track we’ve had all year. It was really great” he finished.

The Monster Energy Drink IMCA Modified A Main was next. Dusty Anderson led the field in his 8A with Jerry Trejo’s #4T, the 5ST of Dan Wayman and the 00 of Tim Pickens behind him. On the second lap Wayman went very high in turn 4, allowing Pickens to move under him into third. On the next lap Norm Ziegenbein lost the drive shaft from his #1Z, causing a caution. Justin Jurgens took his #22J to the 4th spot on the restart, and advanced into 3rd on the following lap. By the time 6 laps had been run Chris Alcorn had moved up into the 5th spot, and on the next circuit took over 4th. It took him only 2 more laps to get into the 2nd spot. With 8 laps left Chad Anderson got into 4th. 2 laps later Alcorn took over the lead from Dustin. With only 6 laps remaining Chad Anderson moved into 3rd position behind Dustin with the V45 of Rik Gropp taking over the 4th spot. Chad attempted a last lap pass on Dustin, moving under him and nearly taking the position away but Dustin held on for 2nd.

“I’ve never won a double-header feature before. We were hoping we could be fortunate enough to win Thursday and then make it 3 in a row, but we tore up the car really bad that night. I actually was afraid that we might be having another month like last June, but tonight’s wins hopefully put a stop to that,” Alcorn stated. “I need to thank all of my sponsors of course, but I really want to thank Roger and all of the Eagle Raceway staff for the great racing we have here. I truly believe that if the track stays like this that people will get used to it, adjust their cars according and we can have even better racing” he added. “This really helps in the national points deal. Right now we’re focusing on getting the necessary 30 starts in. We’ll be taking a shot at Beatrice next weekend for sure” he finished.

The last event on the program was the Busch Light Wingless 360 Sprints. A visitor to Eagle Raceway, Tyler Spath from California grabbed the early lead in his #KR14; hoping to duplicate his heat race win. John Klabunde tucked his #77 in behind Spath followed by the 7X of Kevin Danley and the #45 of Jeff Lowery. On the 4th lap Gerod Olivier took his #2X around Lowery and Danley to take over the 3rd spot. 4 laps later Tige Jensen also got around Lowery in his #71 for fourth. With just 5 laps remaining Spath spun at the bottom of turns 1 & 2. Klabunde unfortunately made contact with Spath, ruining his right rear tire. “I just set the car up way too lose for the track conditions” Spath said. “It was my call, and I screwed up” he added. “This is a truly great facility you have here. I love it, and I’m really glad that we stopped here on our way to Knoxville. It was a lot of fun” he finished. When the green flag flew again it was Olivier, Jensen, Lowery and Danley. On the very last lap Adam Gullion got around Danley for the 4th finishing position.

This was Gerod’s 4th win of the season, having never finished lower than 4th place in any of his races. “This is just too cool to be racing here at Eagle. You’ve got lots of fans, a high level of competition; it’s just a great place to learn at” he said. “I need to thank everyone who helps out with the car. They are Jeff Davis, Doug Olivier and of course my wife Christina. Also a big thanks to all of my sponsors” he concluded. Gerod’s sponsors include Fabric Graphics, Total Fire Protection, Doug’s Auto Body, ZigenQuip Equipment and MidStates Asbestos Removal and Demolition.

Next week Eagle Raceway will be hosting “Monster Jam” on both Friday the 10th and Saturday the 11th. Kid’s admission is just $5, so come on out and enjoy two nights of excitement.

Regular racing will resume on the 18th of August when McDonalds presents ‘Kids Night’ and Fan Appreciation Night. Admission is only $5, with children 5 and under free. There will be lots & lots of bikes and other prizes for the youngsters, so don’t miss this!! On the card will be the Stereo West Auto Toys IMCA Sport Compacts, the Valentino’s Pizza IMCA Hobby Stocks, the Monster Energy Drink IMCA Modifieds and double features for the Budweiser Championship 360 sprints.

Eagle Raceway Results for 8-4-07(make up features for 7-28-07):

Monster IMCA Modifieds-
A Feature
1) 3 Chris Alcorn
2) 13 Doug Deterding
3) 1z Norm Ziegenbein
4) 8c Chad Andersen
5) 11n Nathan Landauer
6) 7 Bob Ruisinger
7) 95 Dylan Smith
8) 44 Tom Lenz
9) 19 Scott Anderson
10) 57 Brian Cudly
11) 11aa Ed Raines
12) 00 Tim Pickens
13) 52 Sean Manning
14) v45 Rik Gropp
15) 1s Shane Thome
16) 3t Tom Spanel
17) 4d Pat Donovan
18) 24x Darren Hosick
19) 51 Cliff Turner
20) 12x George Haney

B Feature
1) 24x Darren Hosick
2) 11aa Ed Raines
3) 1s Shane Thome
4) 52 Sean Manning
5) 3t Tom Spanel
6) 8a Dusty Andersen
7) 22j Justin Jergens
8) 42k Jan Korth
9) 11x Steve Devitt
10) 73 James Oaks
11) 5st Dan Wayman
12) 95b Nic Bonney
13) 3a Aaron Pella
14) 29 Jeff Mazza (DNS B)

Valentino’s IMCA Hobby Stocks-
A Feature
1) 98 Dan Jackson
2) 11x Rich Small
3) 9 Rex Schreiner
4) 94 Mike Hansen
5) 42 Rob Brown
6) 12 Dan Noonan
7) 86 Justin Wulf
8) 10 Brad Schreiner
9) 21h Shane Hiatt
10) 10k Lee Kracht
11) 17j Danny Lane
12) m70 Rick Munson
13) 38c Casey Moyer
14) 28b Rick Bradley
15) 14 Ron Novak
16) 4 Troy Mencke
17) 92 Don Hall
18) 21 Derick Noonan
19) 3k Jerry Keaton
20) 93 Thom Marsh

B Feature
1) 17j Danny Lane
2) 21h Shane Hiatt
3) 86 Justin Wulf
4) 38c Casey Moyer
5) m70 Rick Munson
6) 53 Don Kros
7) x9 Trevor Thornton
8) 1r RJ Macku
9) 22 Nick Beckman


Stereo West Auto Toys IMCA Sport Compact-
A Feature
1) 2 Dan Rhiley
2) 26 Derek Dreamer
3) 2k Kyle Schamp
4) 62 Justin Busboom
5) 0 Rich White
6) 77 Jason Miller
7) 2c Corey Madden
8) 33 Jeremy Noonan
9) 24 Mike Rice
10) 18 Maynard Kinnersley
11) 63 Mike Simpson
12) 44 Jack Prall III
13) 6 Roger Elliott
14) 00 Barry Kinnersley
15) 18r Ron Frank
16) 99 Jason Tadlock
17) 31 Chris LaChapelle
18) 2m David White
19) 22 Elliot Halverson
20) 3 Harry White (DNS A)

B Feature
1) 2c Corey Madden
2) 00 Barry Kinnersley
3) 99 Jason Tadlock
4) 31 Chris LaChapelle
5) 18 Maynard Kinnersley
6) 21 Jake Sells
7) 13 James King
8) 3n Neil Pella
9) 13j Jared Deterding
10) 15x Nick Adams
11) 60 Thomas Liechti
12) 51 Amanda Rhiley
13) 7v Adam Vrbka
14) b32 Brian Haller
15) 4u James Snelling
16) 59 Jessica Tadlock (DNS B)
17) 12 Danni Rhiley (DNS B)
18) 32 Everett Watkins (DNS B)

Results for 8-4-07:
Bud Light Wingless Sprints-
A Feature
1) 2x Gerod Oliver
2) 71 Tige Jensen
3) 45 Jeff Lowery
4) 96kx Adam Gullion
5) 7x Kevin Danley
6) 1r Doug Martens
7) 1d Don Dawson
8) 24 Alan Billings
9) 4 Eric Shulz
10) 80 Dylan Peterson
11) 12b Mike Boyer
12) 7 Bob Ruisinger
13) kr14 Tyler Soath
14) 77 ?
15) 71r Lonnie Jensen
16) 19j Jay Jordan (DNS A)
17) 57 (DNS Heat or Feature)

Monster IMCA Modifieds-
A Feature
1) 3 Chris Alcorn
2) 8a Dusty Andersen
3) 8c Chad Andersen
4) v45 Rik Gropp
5) 4t Jerry Trejo
6) 5st Dan Wayman
7) 00 Tim Pickens
8) 13 Doug Deterding
9) 15 Chane Thome
10) 7 Bob Ruisinger
11) 57 Brian Cudly
12) 44 Tom Lenz
13) 42k Jan Korth
14) 4d Pat Donovan
15) 19 Scott Anderson
16) 22j Justin Jergens
17) 95 Dylan Smith
18) 11aa Ed Raines
19) 1x Norm Ziegenbein
20) 95b Nic Bonney

Valentino’s IMCA Hobby Stocks
A Feature
1) 22 Nick Beckman
2) 98 Dan Jackson
3) 92 Don Hall
4) 10k Lee Kracht
5) 1r RJ Macku
6) 86 Justin Wulf
7) 3k Jerry Keaton
8) m70 Rick Munson
9) 9 Rex Schreiner
10) 94 Mike Hansen
11) 21h Shane Hiatt
12) 38c Casey Moyer
13) 53 Don Kros
14) 52 Roger Timperley
15) 11x Rich Small
16) 42 Rob Brown
17) 28b Rick Bradley
18) 12 Dan Noonan
19) 14 Ron Novak
20) 10 Brad Schreiner

Stereo West Auto Toy’s IMCA Sport Campacts
A Feature
1) 77 Jason Miller
2) 2 Dan Rhiley
3) 21 Jake Sells
4) 2k Kyle Schamp
5) 44 Jack Prall III
6) 2c Corey Madden
7) 0 Rich White
8) 26 Derek Dreamer
9) 18r Ron Frank
10) 62 Justin Busboom
11) 99 Jason Tadlock
12) 6 Roger Elliott
13) 24 Mike Rice
14) 12 Danni Rhiley
15) 51 Amanda Rhiley
16) 00 Barry Kinnersley
17) 18 Maynard Kinnersley
18) 33 Jeremy Noonan
19) 31 Chris LaChepelle
20) 3n Neil Pella