Eagle Raceway: Dover, Alcorn, Lane, Dreamer and Rhiley Take the Win

By Greg Soukup

EAGLE, NEB (May 31, 2008) - Despite heavy rains on Thursday night, Eagle
Raceway's Fan Appreciation and Scout Night saw a very large crowd in the
stands under sunny skies and a slight breeze. Although the track was
slightly dusty for the first few heats, the moisture came up before the
features events started, making for some fantastic racing.

The heat races saw only 2 major incidents, both in the Budweiser
Championship 360 Sprints. Jay Jordan flipped his #19J sprinter and was slid
into by the #99C of Nick Clifford. A fire ensued, but was quickly
extinguished thanks to the Eagle Raceway Fire & Rescue crews. The other flip
saw 18 year-old Jack "The Gas Man" Dover go end over end several times
before coming to rest in turn 1.

In the first Auto Trans Matic IMCA Sport Compact A feature, Ron Frank
grabbed the lead in his 18R with Joey Danley's 14 and the #4 of David
Tadlock tight on his rear bumper. Frank held the point until the 3rd lap
when Derek Dreamer shot his #26 into the lead, moving Frank to second
followed by Amanda Rhiley in the 51 who advanced to third. On lap 8, Justin
Busboom's 62 advanced to the third spot. The running order remained the same
to the finish.

"The track was rough, and a little dry to start but the after the hobbies
and compacts ran the moisture started to come up" Dreamer said. "I found the
high line and just kept my foot in it and came home first" he continued.
This was Derek's A feature win in this, his second year of racing. "I have
to thank everyone who helped get this win for us. My crew, John and Blaine,
my wife and kids, and all of my sponsors" Derek finished. Derek's sponsors
include Trackside Bar & Grill, Reynoldson Motors, Moock Trucking, Crow's
Seed, G & H Farms, Drueke Trucking, CD's Express, Langfeldt Overhead Door,
Eastern Nebraska Grain, Midwest Farmer's Coop, Riggs Trucking and Schnepf
Farms.

In the second Sport Compact A Main, Ben Simpson steered his #72 into first
place with Joey Danley and the #18 of Maynard Kinnersley behind him. It only
took 1 lap for Dan Rhiley to pilot his #2 into third place, and only one
more lap to take over second position. This relegated Kinnersley to third.
On the next circuit, Rhiley got around Simpson to snag a lead he would hold
to the end. That didn't mean that the action was over though, because on lap
12 Barry Kinnersley began a fierce battle with his father Maynard. Barry
managed to move past his father before a yellow came out for debris on the
track. On the last lap, Scott Bumgardner got past Berry as Simpson fell
back. At the checkers the order was Rhiley, Bumgardner, Barry Kinnersley and
the #77 of Jason Miller.

"I've been racing now for 3 years" Rhiley stated, "but this past winter I
decided to make a run at the national championship. So, over the winter we
got several cars ready so that we could have 1 car for each track". "We've
been running all over the place this year. I-80, Beatrice, and we won last
night down in Odessa, Missouri" he said. "I've actually been thinking of
moving up next year to a modified, depending on the price of fuel of course.
But, I wanted to win that championship before I leave the compacts. Right
now, I believe I'm in the lead nationally even though we haven't been
running very well lately" he continued. Dan's sponsors include Ray's Quality
Towing, 2 men & a Shop, R & M Roll Cages, Max I Walker, Profit Advantage and
2 Men Auto Sales.

The Valentino's IMCA Hobby Stock A Feature was next. Danny Lane's #17J was
the leader after the first lap, followed by the 21 of Derick Noonan and Rick
Munson's M70. On the ensuing lap, Don Hall Jr. moved his #92 into third
followed by the #14 of Ron Novak. Hall took only 2 more laps to get around
Noonan for second. Following a yellow flag on lap 8, Kevin Anderson got
around Novak for third, and moved around Hall for second position on the
next lap. Shortly after that, Hall made contact with a marker tire in turns
1 & 2 and fell back allowing Novak to retake third. The last few circuits
saw a terrific contest between Anderson and Lane, with the two racers making
contact coming out of turn #4. Lane managed to hold Anderson off for the
victory.

Lane's victory was the first in his year and a half career of racing. "I
want to dedicate this win to my father, who passed away 10 years ago. I know
he'd have been happy" Danny stated. "I thought we were done for on that one
restart. My car just died, but going into the backstretch it came back to
life and I just took off from there. I just held on and put my foot to the
floor" he continued. "I need to thank so many folks" Danny said, "including
my Mom Janine and my girlfriend Angie. I can't forget Nick Beckman, Jason
Oswalt and Steve. They helped me get the car dialed in finally, because
we've been really lost this year". "To be honest, I wasn't even planning on
showing up this week. But, all my sponsors got together, gave us some
financial help and said 'Just bring your helmet and driving suit'. So, here
I am with a win" he finished. Danny's sponsors include Speedy Steve's High
Performance, Athey Painting, Slechta Drywall, Casey's Auto Body & Detailing,
Husker Poker and Scott's Auto Detailing.

Next, the Monster Energy Drink IMCA Modifieds were on the track. The 11N of
Nathan Landauer was first back to the start finish line. Close behind him
were the #00 of Tim Pickens and the 3W of Stacey Wilhelm. On the next
circuit, Pickens moved around Landauer to grab the lead. On the third lap,
Terry Richards hit the front stretch wall hard coming out of turn #4.
Richards was forced to retire from competition. On the restart the 8C of
Chad Anderson moved into second, followed by Doug Deterding in the #13. It
took just 1 lap for both Anderson and Deterding to advance to the top 2
positions, and 1 more for 2-time defending champion Chris Alcorn to take
over third after advancing from his 5th row outside starting position. Only
2 more circuits were in the books before Alcorn took over a lead he would
hold to the finish. Deterding also passed Anderson for second, but could
hold him off for only 2 laps before relinquishing the spot. Alcorn cruised
to the victory by nearly a straightaway.

"The car was good in the heat, but a little tight. So, we loosened it up a
little for the feature. From there, I just bided my time and tried to figure
out where the car wanted to run. Pretty soon I thought I'd better see just
how fast the car was, so I started pushing it. I avoided the rough spots,
but after that race I'll admit that I'm worn out" Alcorn said. "I want to
thank my crew. Jeff Hill, Jim Waline, Roger Hinrichs and Sarah Ehlers help
me by making the car so fast." Alcorn's sponsors include Independent
Equipment, Midwest Unlimited, Heavy Company, Onyx Digital Group, Spanel
Engines, Morris Racing and ATH Motorsports.

The final event of the evening was the Budweiser Championship 360 Sprint
Feature. Mark Pace's #31, Larry Pinegar II in the #44 and Frank Galusha's
#24B were the first three in line at the completion of the first lap. Jack
Dover took just 7 laps to bring his #53 into fourth place. Three laps later
the #76 of Jay Russell and Kevin Danley's #7X got together in turn 4,
bringing out the yellow. On the restart, Dover moved around Danley for third
and 4 laps later got around Pinegar for 2nd. It took Dover just one more
time around the high banks to move into first place. Terry Holliman made
hard contact with the turn 1 wall on lap 15, bringing out another caution.
On the restart, defending points champion Mike Boston got around Pinegar to
take over third, but gave the spot back on the next lap. At the stripe, it
was Dover, Pace, Pinegar and Boston.
"We pretty much broke everything on the car in that accident" Dover stated;
"The front end, the rear end, we even bent the frame. Afterwards, I wasn't
even going to race anymore tonight. We didn't have our regular crew tonight,
but we did have a bunch of volunteers who really worked hard tonight. I
actually told them to just put it back together good enough so we could get
it in the trailer and go home". ""I went and changed clothes while they
worked on the car. Then I had to rush to put my driving suit back on for the
B feature. When we made the A, my dad asked me whether I wanted anything
changed, and I told him 'No, we've got some flex in it now'. We did make a
couple of small changes, and I really was just hoping to make the top 5. I
guess that shows how strong the Eagle Chassis and Eckley Racing engine in
the car really are. " Jack continued. "We love coming here to Eagle, and
even though we won't be here every week, you'll be seeing us quite a lot
since we're not chasing points anywhere" he finished. "I want to thank my
mother and father, who are also my car owners. And, of course, I need to
thank my sponsors for helping my get out there every week to compete" he
finished. Dover's sponsors include 3 D Auto Transport Inc., RMS, Trail
Performance Powder Coating, Thorpe's Auto Body, Eckley Racing Engines, Eagle
Chassis, Keizer Aluminum Wheels, ATV Motorsports, Speedway Motors, Bell
Racing, Butler Built Professional Seat Systems, Design 500 Racewear, FK Rod
Ends, Brown and Miller Racing Solutions, CMET Excavating, NOS Energy Drink
and BA Photos.

Be sure to come back out next weekend for the Undi 500 & Students Gone Wild
Night, sponsored by The Blaze. The Budweiser Championship Sprints, Monster
Energy Drink IMCA Modifieds, Valentino's IMCA Hobby Stocks and Auto Trans
Matic IMCA Sport Compacts will be competing.

Don't forget that seats are still available for the special 2-night show on
June 13th and 14th. The Back Row Challenge on the 13th will Feature the
Budweiser Championship Sprints, Valentino's IMCA Hobby Stocks and Auto Trans
Matic IMCA Sport Compacts.

Then, on Saturday the 14th the Eagle Nationals, featuring the World of
Outlaws take to Eagle Raceway's high banks. The program will also feature
the Monster Energy Drink IMCA Modifieds.

Eagle Raceway Results for 5-31-08:

Budweiser 360 Sprints-
A Feature:
1) 53 Jack Dover
2) 31 Mark Pace
3) 44 Larry Pinegar
4) 32 Chris Roseland
5) 91 Brad Krutz
6) 51 Mike Boston
7) 76 Jay Russell
8) 24b Frank Galusha
9) 3 Jeff Griffis
10) 96kx Adam Gullion
11) 23r Tadd Holliman
12) 77 John Klabunde
13) 35 Trevor Grossenbacher
14) 28 Ken Klabunde
15) 23 Terry Holliman
16) 27 Brad Wright
17) 7x Kevin Danley
18) 82 Jason Danley
19) 14 Josh Riggins
20) 71 Tige Jensen

B Feature:
1) 51 Mike Boston
2) 53 Jack Dover
3) 32 Chris roseland
4) 77 John Klabunde
5) 23 Terry Holliman
6) 29 Roger Sluka
7) 99c Nick Clifford
8) 9j Mark Schmidt
9) 8b Bobby Becker
10) 17a Austin McCarl
11) 14g Gene Ackland
12) 3r Michael Beckerman
13) 6 Nick Bryan
14) 17 Gage Dorr
15) 57 Jason Bogue
16) 19j Jay Jordan

Monster IMCA Modifieds-
A Feature:
1) 3 Chris Alcorn
2) 8c Chad Andersen
3) 13 Doug Deterding
4) 18 Terry Richards
5) 3a Aaron Pella
6) v45 Rik Gropp
7) 11n Nathan Landauer
8) 95r Lucas Robinson
9) 22j Justin Jurgens
10) 00 Tim Pickens
11) 4t Jerry Trejo
12) 57 Brian Cudly
13) 21 Dave Fritz
14) 0 Jim Krupicka
15) 4 Chevy Hadan
16) 42k Jan Korth
17) 3w Stacey Wilhelm
18) s56 Scott Bivens
19) 21t Tracy Harr
20) 95 Dylan Smith

B Feature #1:
1) 0 Jim Krupicka
2) v45 Rik Gropp
3) 11aa Ed Raines
4) 2k Kyle Schamp
5) 33r Tim Richmond
6) 29 Jeff Mazza
7) 49 Ross Engel
8) 12x George Haney
9) 5st Dan Wayman DNS

B Feature #2:
1) 22j Justin Jurgens
2) 42k Jan Korth
3) 56 Ron Tilley
4) 24x Darren Hosick
5) 1x Jeff Spring
6) 73 James Oaks
7) 11x Steve Devitt
8) 41 Clint Hummer
9) 1m Mannix Winningham
10) 7 Bob Ruisinger DNS
11) 4jr David Jewett Jr DNS

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

B Feature:
1) 1r RJ Macku
2) 22 Nick Beckman
3) 10k Lee Kracht
4) 98 Dan Jackson
5) 94 Mike Hansen
6) 20t Steve Shepard
7) 25 Brandy Fernau
8) b4 Ben Becher
9) 17h Craig Heffless
10) 99 Jason Tadlock
11) 33 Eric Hansen
12) 33j Jeremy Kohlman
13) 52 Roger Timperley
14) 71k Josh Kennell DNS
15) 32h Harold Silvey DNS
16) 1j Jason Edwards DNS

Auto Trans Matic IMCA Sport Compacts-
A Feature #1:
1) 26 Derek Dreamer
2) 18r Ron Frank
3) 62 Justin Busboom
4) 51 Amanda Rhiley
5) 21 Jake Sells
6) 13j Jared Deterding
7) 61j Russell Johnson
8) 26t Tyler Drueke
9) 44 Jack Prall III
10) 21t Brandon Thorton
11) 4 David Tadlock
12) 4r Ray Graef
13) 59 Jessica Tadlock
14) 24 Mike Rice
15) 95c Bob Cigelman
16) 0c Mike Cheers
17) 7v Adam Vrbka DNS
18) 21r Rod Schreiner DNS
19) 35t Travis Schneider DNS
20) 29 Matt Moyer DNS

A Feature #2:
1) 2 Dan Rhiley
2) 48 Scott Bumgardner
3) 72 Ben Simpson
4) 77 Jason Miller
5) 00 Barry Kinnersley
6) 18 Maynard Kinnersley
7) 14 Joey Danley
8) 33 Jeremy Noonan
9) 31 Chris LaChapelle
10) 22 Elliott Halverson
11) 5 Larry Cronin
12) 6 Roger Elliott Jr
13) 63 Mike Simpson
14) 6m Dan Markham
15) 16j Hailey Jackson
16) 88 Everett Watkins
17) b32 Brian Haller
18) 33s Andrew Smith
19) 55 Garrett Rech
20) 29g Todd Smiley DNS