Grabouski tops first Spring Nationals IMCA Modified feature

BEATRICE, Neb. (March 15) – Jordan Grabouski led the last five times
around the track in winning the rain delayed Spring Nationals opening
feature for IMCA Modifieds at Beatrice Speedway.

Grabouski, from Beatrice, caught Ben Seidler for the front spot on
lap 21 and held off the Underwood, N.D., challenger the rest of the
way to collect $1,000. The victory also put Grabouski on the ballot
for the Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational.

Defending national champion Jared Siefert of Green Bay, Wis., started
outside row one and looked to have the opener postponed from Friday
night well in hand, building a lead of as much as six car lengths
before his transmission broke on the 16th circuit.

Seidler had run second from the onset, trying unsuccessfully to find
a way past Siefert following re-starts on laps five, 10 and 13.

Johnny Saathoff of Beatrice and Ricky Alvarado of Delta, Colo., both
advanced from “B” features to finish third and fourth, respectively.
Ronnie Wallace of North Platte was fifth.

More than 80 Modifieds vied in 10 heat races and five “B’ races, with
the winner of each heat and the top three in each “B” making the
feature, which doubled as the first event in the Larry Shaw Racing
Blood, Sweat and Tears Series.

Another hometown driver, Benji Legg, topped the qualifying feature
for Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods, taking the checkers in front
of Les Lundquist of Sioux City, Iowa, and Dusty Leonard of
Marysville, Kan.

The $500 to win main event for that division is on tap for Saturday’s
second show. Modifieds race for a top prize of $1,500, with seven new
entries in town, while IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks begin qualifying.

On deck for Sunday at Beatrice is the $2,000 to win Modified feature.
Hobbies race for $500 to win and IMCA Sport Compacts chase a $200 top
check.

Results
IMCA Modified feature –
1. Jordan Grabouski, Beatrice;
2. Ben Seidler, Underwood, N.D.;
3. Johnny Saathoff, Beatrice;
4. Ricky Alvarado, Delta, Colo.;
5. Ronnie Wallace, North Platte;
6. Marlyn Seidler, Underwood, N.D.;
7. Dan Nelson, Pickrell;
8. Randy Brands, Boyden, Iowa;
9. Chris Burk, Friend;
10. Dave Trauernicht, Beatrice;
11. Chris Alcorn, Lincoln;
12. Jeremy Frenier, Fort Morgan, Colo.;
13. Jeremy Mills, Garner;
14. Dominic Ursetta, Arvada, Colo.;
15. Jeff Meeker, Northglenn, Colo.;
16. Grant Junghans, Manhattan, Kan.;
17. Jason Schoenberger, Gorham, Kan.;
18. Shane Stutzman, Milford;
19. Jay Noteboom, Hinton, Iowa;
20. Jeff Welsh, Abilene, Kan.;
21. Stacey Wilhelm, Martell;
22. Mike Hansen, Alton, Iowa;
23. Jared Siefert, Green Bay, Wis.;
24. Jeff Jones, Council Bluffs, Iowa;
25. Bob Zoubek, Dorchester.

1st heat (top three) – 1. Zoubek; 2. Bubba Alvarado, Delta, Colo.; 3.
Jake Elmquist, Ames, Iowa.
2nd heat – 1. Wallace; 2. Stutzman; 3. Reese Coffee, Hinton, Iowa.
3rd heat – 1. Grabouski; 2. Mills; 3. Justin Bell, Deshler.
4th heat – 1. Siefert; 2. Hansen; 3. Meeker.
5th heat – 1. Noteboom; 2. Saathoff; 3. Josh Carpenter, Diller.
6th heat – 1. Marlyn Seidler; 2. Sean Jerovetz, Sobieski, Wis.; 3.
Jones.
7th heat – 1. Junghans; 2. Nelson; 3. Dan Bohlmeyer, Beatrice.
8th heat – 1. Wilhelm; 2. Brandon Blochlinger, Concordia, Kan.; 3.
Frenier.
9th heat – 1. Welsh; 2. Schoenberger; 3. Randy Foote, Stanton, Iowa.
10th heat – 1. Ben Seidler; 2. Ricky Alvarado; 3. Jimmy Hale Jr.,
Crystal, Mich.
1st “B” feature (top three) – 1. Saathoff; 2. Alcorn; 3. Trauernicht.
2nd “B” – 1. Jones; 2. Stutzman; 3. Burk.
3rd “B” – 1. Nelson; 2. Brands; 3. Mills.
4th “B” – 1. Hansen; 2. Frenier; 3. Meeker.
5th “B” – 1. Schoenberger; 2. Ricky Alvarado; 3. Ursetta.

Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMod Qualifying Feature –
1. Benji Legg, Beatrice;
2. Les Lundquist, Sioux City, Iowa;
3. Dusty Leonard, Marysville, Kan.;
4. Brett Moffitt, Grimes, Iowa;
5. Troy Jerovetz, Green Bay, Wis.;
6. Max Harder, Beatrice;
7. Steve Swarthout, Beatrice;
8. Travis Runcie, Beatrice;
9. Randy Grimmett, Lathrop, Mo.;
10. Jeremiah Asher, St. Joseph, Mo.;
11. Damon Murty, Chelsea, Iowa;
12. Luke Wanninger, Jefferson, Iowa;
13. Brent Alverson, Centralia, Kan.;
14. Greg Taylor, Sioux City, Iowa;
15. Craig Evers, Beatrice;
16. Nick Hermse, Omaha;
17. Daryl Dorn, Beatrice;
18. Jacques Smit, Wymore;
19. Jesse VanLaningham, Beatrice;
20. Robert Tippery, Council Bluffs, Iowa;
21. David Nicholson, Emery, S.D.;
22. David Wiley, Trenton, Mo.

1st heat (top three) – 1. Runcie; 2. Legg; 3. VanLaningham.
2nd heat – 1. Moffitt; 2. Evers; 3. Murty.