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Midget Driver McDaniel Passes after Knoxville Crash

From USAC

Chad McDaniel, 34, of Concordia, Kansas, succumbed to injuries suffered while racing during Friday night’s USAC/SMRS midget race in Knoxville, Iowa. McDaniel was transported to Knoxville Hospital, then airlifted to Mercy Hospital in Des Moines suffering from head and neck injuries. McDaniel is survived by his wife Trish and children Trevor and Taylor.

Chad was leading the SMRS Great Plains Midget Series standings at the time of the accident and had scored five top-10 finishes in six races so far this season.

“On behalf on the entire USAC Racing community, we are deeply saddened and carry heavy hearts today with the passing of Chad McDaniel” stated Kevin Miller, CEO of USAC Racing. “Our sport has lost a passionate racer today, and our sincere and heartfelt condolences go out to his family during these most difficult times.”

“He was not only a friend, but a gentleman who loved his family and his sport,” said John Stewart, President/CEO of USAC/SMRS Racing. “He will be deeply missed by all of us.”

A full investigation to determine the cause of the injuries is underway by USAC. Also, USAC Racing has established a support fund for the family and is asking the racing community for their support. Donations can be made online at .usacracing.com/store

Cup Driver Blaney still remembers short-track days

From the Lincoln Journal-Star

By Curt McKeever

The one thing fans who were planning to go to Monday's postponed special at
Eagle Raceway will never know is whether Dave Blaney would have reverted
back to sprint car mode.

Remainder of the article is here: http://tinyurl.com/lq7dc5

 

JMS Race to Erase Hunger

From Junction Motor Speedway

Kid's CAN Care
"Race to Erase Hunger"
3 for FREE

Admission 12 & under will receive FREE admission when bringing THREE
non-perishable pantry items

When: Sat., June 6th

(Held in conjunction with 10/11 Can Care-a-van)

Suggested items needed: Canned fruit or vegetable, canned soups, various
types of noodles, mac & cheese, cereal, paper goods, toilet paper, kleenex,
toothpaste, tooth brushes, etc.

For more information contact JMS Rockin' Racers Kid's Club, Carol Hofmann -
pawprints06@hotmail.com or
402-366-2140.
or 402-773-5538 ext 539 for JMS

This past weekend

Memorial Day weekend has become THE weekend for auto racing around the world. From the Grandaddy of them all, the Indy 500, NASCAR’s Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte, the Grand Prix of Monaco…all the way to the local dirt tracks.

This weekend I visited three venues. I traveled to I-80 and Junction on behalf of the ASCS and took to Eagle on Saturday. As much as I wanted to attend the Alphabet Soup race at I-80 and the Bootlegger’s Run at Eagle the following two days, plans for the holiday and being gone three nights in a row sets my priorities…if you get my drift.

But I'll talk about what I did attend. First up the ASCS at I-80. On the card were Pro-Ams and NASCAR Late Models. Despite their best efforts, the big tires sealed up the track and it went dry and dusty. Makes for impossible picture-taking conditions, but what it did allow was me to watch some fantastic A features. Matt Boucher fought with Rick Negrete for what appeared to be second place as Jeff Joldersman cruised to the checkers. Joldersma’s DQ for weight gave the win to an ecstatic Boucher. Billy Koons swiped the Late Model lead late in the race to take his first Late Model win.

The sprint feature was the topper though as Chad Humston sliced and diced his way from the sixth row to take the lead and eventually the win, with Brian Brown and Don Droud Jr. putting on a “slide” show of their own. Racing throughout was furious – but then I’d be driving like mad if I were racing toward I-80’s victory lane reception too.

One thing I’ve noticed watching sprints at I-80, if the track goes to the top, the racing usually ends up fantastic. I’ll take a dry track there over a lock-down to the bottom tacky one any day. Hey, if there isn’t dust in the beer it ain’t racin’, right?

If you haven’t been to the recent sprint races at I-80, you’re really missing out.

Next day: JMS. Like Thursday it was above average temps with a breeze and a nice crowd visiting for what came to be a lovely late spring evening. Delmar Friesen has a knack of producing surprising tracks in the midst of the unfavorable conditions. The initial dust kicked up by the GOTRA hot laps scared me a bit, but they managed pretty well, with the occasional spritzing in between classes.

The respectable field of GOTRA vintage racers were a fitting backdrop to pre-race chats with historian Bob Mays, Wayne Dake, Joe Orth and others reminiscing about the past and discussing Bob’s new book, Big Car Thunder, Vol. II – which I’m reviewing for this site. I’ve really developed a soft spot for the GOTRA cars, I just wished they could really race ‘em.

Some tracks would tell a field of three cars, “sorry boys, load ‘em” but Delmar ran the show and I have to remember the fact that the poor compact count wasn’t the fault of the people who showed up, including winner Troy Hoffman. But the Vintage Lites (‘dwarf’ cars) brought a thick field with David Rafurty taking the feature going away – with visor up throughout most of the race!

A strong field of 26 sprints made up the field. Brian Brown’s turn four wheelie kicked off the 20-car Sprint A, Shane Stewart made his way up front quickly to  take the lead from Ryan Roberts, while Brown, Don Droud Jr and Gregg Bakker tried to out-muscle each other around the big 3/8 mile. Brown popped a right rear late in the contest, as did April I-80 winner Jonathan Cornell. Stewart cruised to the win, with Roberts rolling four bald tires across the line in second. Despite the abrasive A feature surface, it was a decent feature and once again, JMS kept the show rolling, (the stoppages were nothing worse than normal) and the facility continues to be one of the best around.

Eagle’s first fan appreciation night brought in a strong crowd at $5/head. The Beatrice move to Fridays has really raised the competition bar in the hobbies and modifieds with the southern drivers giving the Eagle boys more than a run. But with parity we often get a little too much pushin’ and shovin’ resulting in spun cars and banged up metal between talented, competitive and determined drivers. The hobbies had the threat of the clock calling an early end to their race, but fortunately they straightened out long enough for Rob Brown to take his first win since ‘06.

Chris Abelson raced down from Sioux City after a Park Jefferson rainout with no concern about the Beatrice / Eagle rivalry as he snatched the win in the Modifieds. Dave Tadlock became the fourth winner in four races in the compacts.

On the other hand, the sprints had their major incident occur when rookie Ian Eastman spun at the front of the pack, Eastman’s mishap resulted in four other cars coming to a stop in various states of disarray. Veteran Tadd Holliman consoled Eastman in the infield; it was obvious that the young rookie really wished he could have that one back. After a lengthy red-flag stop Mike Boston checked out from the field on the dry, fast-lane-up-top track with Jeff Griffis scrambling from the back of the field to run second.

My legs hurt, and I was glad to take it easy for the next two days. A great weekend.

BCM This Weekend

From Butler County Motorplex

We will continue our IMCA weekly racing this week and we will add two man
cruisers to the card as well for a $300 to win show. Gates open at 5:30 and
racing at 8.

Put on your calendars June 19 (Father's Day weekend) the SLMR (super late
models) will make an appearance at the track and our regular classes will
run in addition to the late models. For more information and our schedule
see www.bultercountymotorplex.com  

Nebraska Community Blood Bank "Race On In" promotion

The Nebraska Community Blood Bank is planning a promotion this summer called
"Race on in" to promote blood donations in our community. As part of the
promotion we are putting together a Race Car Show on Wednesday, June 3rd
from 6-8 pm at our 84th & O Street location that would be free for everyone
to show/attend. As an added bonus we will be serving-up a brat dinner for
those attending. Also throughout the summer we will be also giving away
tickets, via a raffle, to Eagle Raceway to those who register to donate
during June and July.

For more information contact

Cheri Stanley
Public Relations Department
Nebraska Community Blood Bank
100 N. 84th Street
Lincoln, NE 68505
402-486-9467 

Coming up...

Got a few things in the pipeline for this week:

• Commentary from this past weekend
• An editorial or two

Coming soon: in-depth reviews of Bob Mays' Big Car Thunder, and the newly-released Big Car Thunder Vol. II.

May 21, 22 & 23 Photos

Photos from Thursday's I-80 ASCS show, Friday's ASCS contest at JMS and Saturday's weekly show at Eagle are now available to view.

May 21 I-80

May 22 JMS

May 23 Eagle

Eagle Bootlegger's Run Postponed

Bootlegger’s Run Race of Champions Postponed Due to NASCAR’s Lowe’s Motor Speedway Coca Cola 600 rescheduled to Monday, May 25th because of weather in Charlotte, NC.

The reschedule date for the Bootlegger’s Run will be announced soon. This may take a few weeks to get a date in place, so we ask for your patience. Sorry for any inconvenience this may cause. Please watch the www.eagleraceway.com for any updates.

Stewart Skewers ASCS Midwest at McCool Junction

Lonnie Wheatley, McCOOL JUNCTION, Neb. (May 22, 2009) – Shane Stewart took full advantage of one last tune-up for this weekend's $10,000-to-win Steve King Memorial in Kansas by racing to victory lane in Friday night's 25-lap American Sprint Car Series Midwest Region feature at Junction Motor Speedway.

The current Lucas Oil ASCS Sprint Car Dirt Series presented by K&N Filters points leader raced past Ryan Roberts on the sixth round and led the rest of the way aboard Paul Silva's Wesmar-powered ProBilt Construction/Palmer Properties No. 57 A.R.T.

"I have to give it to Paul (Silva), he made the right call on the setup," Stewart commented in victory lane. "We figured it might get harder to pass later in the race so we had to get out front as quick as possible."

And, after gridding the field outside the second row, it didn't take the Oklahoma native long.

When pole starter Brian Brown bobbled at the drop of the green flag, outside front row starter Ryan Roberts gunned into the lead with Stewart battling into second soon after and setting his sights on the leader, who had fled to a six car-length lead.

Stewart closed in on Roberts by the fifth round and charged by for the lead exiting turn two on the sixth lap. After entering lapped traffic two rounds later, Stewart slipped away to nearly a straightaway advantage as Roberts, Brown and Don Droud, Jr., diced for position in his wake.

Jonathan Cornell soon joined the fray for runner-up honors, only to pop a right rear tire with 15 laps in the books after climbing to fourth. Four laps later, Brown surrendered a podium position after suffering a similar malady.

Roberts kept Stewart within striking distance on the final restarts, including a green-white-checkered dash to the strip after Jason Danley looped it in turn two, but was unable to mount a serious bid for the win.

Stewart flashed under the checkered flag with a four car-length advantage over Roberts, with Gregg Bakker taking the show position. Droud, Jr., crossed the stripe fourth, with Jack Dover rounding out the top five.

Lee Grosz was sixth, with Mike Chadd, Patrick Bourke, Eric Lutz and Johnn Cressman completing the top ten.

Droud, Roberts and Chad Humston topped heat race action for the 26-car field, with Cressman winning the "B" Main.

ASCS Midwest Results from Junction Motor Speedway:

Heat One (10 Laps): 1. 2-Don Droud, Jr., 2. 57-Shane Stewart, 3. 82-Jason Danley, 4. 14g-Gene Ackland, 5. 71r-Ryan Anderson, 6. 5-Eric Lutz, 7. 51-Mike Boston, 8. 8b-Bobby Becker, 9. 17-Gage Dorr.

Heat Two (10 Laps): 1. 18-Ryan Roberts, 2. 24a-Jack Dover, 3. 21-Brian Brown, 4. 4J-Lee Grosz, 5. 27-Patrick Bourke, 6. 17b-Ryan Bickett, 7. 19s-Steven Cross, 8. 93-Bob Schaeffer, 9. 7-Roger Sundquist.

Heat Three (10 Laps): 1. 1m-Chad Humston, 2. 28-Jonathan Cornell, 3. 4-Mike Chadd, 4. 11x-Gregg Bakker, 5. 71-Stuart Snyder, 6. 19-Joe McCarthy, 7. 15-Johnn Cressman, 8. 14-Jeff Heffner.

"B" Feature (8 Laps): 1. 15-Johnn Cressman, 2. 17b-Ryan Bickett, 3. 51-Mike Boston, 4. 14-Jeff Heffner, 5. 93-Bob Schaeffer, 6. 8b-Bobby Becker, 7. 19s-Steven Cross, 8. 17-Gage Dorr, 9. 7-Roger Sundquist. DNS: 19-Joe McCarthy.

“A” Feature (25 Laps): 1. 57-Shane Stewart, 2. 18-Ryan Roberts, 3. 11x-Gregg Bakker, 4. 2-Don Droud, Jr., 5. 24a-Jack Dover, 6. 4J-Lee Grosz, 7. 4-Mike Chadd, 8. 27-Patrick Bourke, 9. 5-Eric Lutz, 10. 15-Johnn Cressman, 11. 51-Mike Boston, 12. 21-Brian Brown, 13. 71r-Ryan Anderson, 14. 82-Jason Danley, 15. 14g-Gene Ackland, 16. 71-Stuart Snyder, 17. 1m-Chad Humston, 18. 28-Jonathan Cornell, 19. 14-Jeff Heffner, 20. 17b-Ryan Bickett.

ASCS Midwest Region Points (Top Ten): 1. Brian Brown 554, 2. Don Droud, Jr. 552, 3. Jonathan Cornell 542, 4. Mike Chadd 526, 5. Ryan Roberts 512, 6. Jason Danley 506, 7. Chad Humston 502, 8. Lee Grosz 499, 9. Mike Boston 467, 10. Ryan Anderson 451.

Humston Thumps ASCS Midwest on Thursday at I-80 Speedway

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Lonnie Wheatley, GREENWOOD, Neb. (May 21, 2009) – Chad Humston of Giltner, NE, kicked off the Memorial Day weekend of racing festivities for the American Sprint Car Series by racing from six rows deep to top Thursday night's 25-lap ASCS Midwest Region main event at Nebraska Raceway Park's I-80 Speedway.

Charging from eleventh, the 22-year-old raced into the lead on the 12th round aboard the Mark Burch Motorsports Engler Tool & Machine No. 1m Wolfweld and never looked back en route to his first career ASCS triumph.

While Humston began his drive from mid-pack, it was pole starter Ryan Anderson gunning into the lead at the drop of the green flag. The Charter Oak, IA, shoe paced the field for the initial handful of circuits before Brian Brown slid into the lead on a lap six restart.

Brown soon had company for the point when Don Droud, Jr., battled past Anderson for second and then slid by Brown for the lead to complete the eleventh lap. But it was short-lived, as Humston hooked up on the topside of the 4/10-mile oval on the lap six restart and blitzed from ninth all the way into the lead by the 12th round.

Humston waded through a pair of cautions over the final seven laps, fending off sliders on the restarts and then checking out to secure the win over the final five lap charge to the stripe.

Behind him, Droud and Brown slid back and forth for position in virtually every corner with Droud getting the nod for runner-up honors at the stripe. Brown settled for the show position, with two-time ASCS Northern Plains champion Lee Grosz and Missouri's Jonathan Cornell rounding out the top five.

Tenth-row starters Stuart Snyder and Mike Chadd raced to sixth and seventh, respectively, with Johnn Cressman, Bobby Becker and Jason Danley completing the top ten.

After advancing from "B" Main competition, current Lucas Oil ASCS National points leader Shane Stewart had charged from 18th to fourth when he looped it in turn four on the 21st lap after slight contact with Brian Brown. Stewart's night was done when he was clipped by Cornell, who then wrestled his way to the checkered flag minus a nose wing over the final five laps.

Droud, Tige Jensen, Cornell and Danley topped heat race action for the 33-car field, with Austin McCarl winning the 12-lap "B" Main.

ASCS Midwest Results from I-80 Speedway:

Heat One (8 Laps): 1. 2-Don Droud, Jr., 2. 4J-Lee Grosz, 3. 22-Billy Alley, 4. 1m-Chad Humston, 5. 51-Mike Boston, 6. 17b-Ryan Bickett, 7. 2d-Jeff Lowery, 8. 9w-Adrian Wagner, 9. 47-Brandt Obanion.

Heat Two (8 Laps): 1. 57x-Tige Jensen, 2. 21-Brian Brown, 3. 27-Patrick Bourke, 4. 18-Ryan Roberts, 5. 57-Shane Stewart, 6. 5-Eric Lutz, 7. 6g-Bryan Gossel, 8. 4-Mike Chadd.

Heat Three (8 Laps): 1. 28-Jonathan Cornell, 2. 71r-Ryan Anderson, 3. 15-Johnn Cressman, 4. 14-Jeff Heffner, 5. 8b-Bobby Becker, 6. 19s-Steven Cross, 7. 93-Bob Schaeffer, 8. 35-Trevor Grossenbacher.

Heat Four (8 Laps): 1. 82-Jason Danley, 2. 24a-Jack Dover, 3. 29-Russ Hall, 4. 17a-Austin McCarl, 5. 71-Stuart Snyder, 6. 17-Gage Dorr, 7. 7-Roger Sundquist, 8. 19-Joe McCarthy.

"B" Feature (12 Laps): 1. 17a-Austin McCarl, 2. 57-Shane Stewart, 3. 71-Stuart Snyder, 4. 4-Mike Chadd, 5. 17b-Ryan Bickett, 6. 19s-Steven Cross, 7. 6g-Bryan Gossel, 8. 2d-Jeff Lowery, 9. 19-Joe McCarthy, 10. 93-Bob Schaeffer, 11. 17-Gage Dorr, 12. 7-Roger Sundquist, 13. 5-Eric Lutz, 14. 14-Jeff Heffner, 15. 9w-Adrian Wagner. DNS: 35-Trevor Grossenbacher, 47-Brandt Obanion.

“A” Feature (25 Laps): 1. 1m-Chad Humston, 2. 2-Don Droud, Jr., 3. 21-Brian Brown, 4. 4J-Lee Grosz, 5. 28-Jonathan Cornell, 6. 71-Stuart Snyder, 7. 4-Mike Chadd, 8. 15-Johnn Cressman, 9. 8b-Bobby Becker, 10. 82-Jason Danley, 11. 51-Mike Boston, 12. 71r-Ryan Anderson, 13. 22-Billy Alley, 14. 57-Shane Stewart, 15. 27-Patrick Bourke, 16. 24a-Jack Dover, 17. 18-Ryan Roberts, 18. 29-Russ Hall, 19. 17a-Austin McCarl, 20. 57x-Tige Jensen.

ASCS Midwest Region Points (Top Ten): 1. (tie) Brian Brown and Jonathan Cornell 428, 3. Billy Alley 414, 4. Don Droud, Jr. 410, 5. Mike Chadd 390, 6. Chad Humston 386, 7. Jason Danley 384, 8. Ryan Roberts 366, 9. Lee Grosz 361, 10. Mike Boston 339.

US 34 Roadwork to Create Delays

Those heading to Eagle from Lincoln may want to be advised...

Resurfacing work to remove rutting on U.S. 34 between Lincoln and Eagle will
delay travel time for the next couple of weeks.

Highway 34 is reduced to one-lane traffic in the work areas and traffic is
being controlled with flaggers and a pilot car.

Work Thursday and Friday will focus on the 84th and O area of east Lincoln.

This Weekend at NRP

From Nebraska Raceway Park:

Thank you everyone who braved the cold this weekend to come out to the
races!! This week has a lot of stuff coming up with a lot of important
information so please read!!

Coming up:

Thursday:
This Thursday will have ASCS Sprint Cars, NASCAR Late Models, and Pro Ams.
***THIS IS A POINTS NIGHT FOR THE NASCAR LATE MODELS AND PRO AMS.*** So,
make sure you are there if you want to keep the points! If you have a NASCAR
liscense the pit passes will be $20. If you do not, they will be $30. Pit
gates open at 3. Racing starts at 7:30. Grandstands open 5 and is $15 for
adults.

Friday:
This is the first points night for go-karts!! Gates open at 5:30. Hot laps
start at 7. Racing starts at 7:30.

Sunday:
The Alphabet Soup Race! MLRA, NCRA, and WDRL late models will be here along
with the IMCA Modifieds and Sport Compacts! ***THIS IS A POINTS NIGHT FOR
THE IMCA MODS AND SPORT COMPACTS.*** It will also be a draw and re-draw for
these 2 classes. Pit passes are $30 unless you have purchased a season pit
pass card, then they will be $20. Pit gates open at 2:30. Racing starts at
5:55. Grandstands open at 4 and it is $20 for adults.

If you have any questions, call the NRP office (402)342-3453 or visit the
website at www.neracewaypark.com.

We hope to see everyone out there!

I-80 Alphabet Soup May 24

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ASCS Midwest Region Ready for Nebraska Double

Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (May 18, 2009) - The American Sprint Car
Series Midwest Region gets a jump start on the upcoming Memorial Day weekend
festivities with a pair of events in Nebraska on Thursday and Friday.

On Thursday night, the series takes to Nebraska Raceway Park's I-80 Speedway
in Greenwood. Then, on Friday night, the ASCS Midwest Region makes its
first stop of the year at McCool Junction's Junction Motor Speedway.

The ASCS Midwest Region kicked off the 2009 campaign on April 10-11 with a
pair of events versus the ASCS Northern Plains Region at I-80 Speedway with
Lincoln's Billy Alley and Sedalia, Missouri's Jonathan Cornell splitting
victory honors.

Alley, the inaugural ASCS Midwest champion in 2005, escaped the weekend with
a two-point advantage over Cornell, who claimed his first career ASCS win.
Fargo's Wade Nygaard exited opening weekend third in points, with all-time
leading ASCS Midwest feature win leader Brian Brown of Grain Valley, MO,
just six points out of the lead in fourth.

While there have been five different winners in the last five ASCS Midwest
events at I-80 Speedway, Brian Brown has topped three of the series last
four stops at Junction Motor Speedway.

The Thursday-Friday ASCS Midwest double marks the opening half of four
consecutive nights of ASCS competition in the area, as the Lucas Oil ASCS
Sprint Car Dirt Series presented by K&N Filters takes to the Jetmore
Motorplex in southwest Kansas on Saturday and Sunday for the $10,000 to win
Steve King Memorial.

Defending ASCS Midwest Region champion Jack Dover of Springfield, NE, will
be aboard the Gary Swenson No. 24a entry for both nights of Nebraska
competition before shifting to the seat of the family No. 53 for National
action at Jetmore.

Racing action is slated to get under way at 7:30 p.m. on both Thursday and
Friday night.

Nebraska Raceway Park's I-80 Speedway is located in Greenwood, NE, between
Lincoln and Omaha off I-80 Exit 420, then 0.4 mile north on SR 63 then west.
For more information, contact the track at 402-944-2233.

Junction Motor Speedway is located 5.6 miles south of York, NE, off I-80
Exit 353 on US 81, then 0.3 miles west on CR 4. For more information,
contact the track at 402-773-5538.

The ASCS Midwest Region is slated for 13 nights of competition at a half
dozen tracks throughout Nebraska and the surrounding areas of Missouri and
South Dakota.

The American Sprint Car Series, in its 18th year of sanctioning Sprint Car
racing events, brings the best of Sprint Car racing to nearly 100 different
tracks throughout 25 states and Canada in 2009. Anchored by the Lucas Oil
ASCS Sprint Car Dirt Series presented by K&N Filters, ASCS also consists of
a dozen different Regions throughout the nation.

Past ASCS Regional Winners at I-80 Speedway:
4/11/08 - Jonathan Cornell (Midwest)
4/10/08 - Billy Alley (Midwest)
8/14/07 - Jack Dover (Midwest)
4/15/07 - Chuck Swenson (Midwest vs. Northern Plains)
4/14/07 - Brian Brown (Midwest vs. Northern Plains)
8/15/06 - Billy Alley (Midwest)
7/3/06 - Jake Peters (Midwest vs. Northern Plains)
4/8/06 - Brian Brown (Midwest vs. Northern Plains)
8/3/05 - Brian Brown (Midwest vs. National)
7/8/05 - Brian Brown (Midwest)
4/15/05 - Terry McCarl (Midwest)

Past ASCS Midwest Region Winners at Junction Motor Speedway:
6/27/08 - Brian Brown
6/29/07 - Brian Brown
5/25/07 - Garry Lee Maier
6/30/06 - Brian Brown
5/26/06 - Jake Peters
5/27/05 - Jason Danley

Additional information regarding the American Sprint Car Series is available
at www.ascsracing.com .

Eagle 5-16-09 Photos

Photos from May 16 are now online.

Eagle 5-16-09 Photos

Eagle Raceway 5-16-09

By Greg Soukup

Despite unusually cool May temperatures and a brisk north wind a good crowd
showed up for McDonalds Junior Fan Club Night at
"America's Home Track" Eagle Raceway. Each class had drivers close to the
track records all night as the action served to warm the crowd through the
evening.

The members of the McDonalds Junior Fan Club were featured during
intermission as a "Candy Grab" was held on the front stretch. Local area
dentists will be busy as every youngster walked away with quite a haul of
sweets.

The first A Main saw the Valentino's IMCA Hobby Stocks challenge Eagle
Raceway's high banked 1/3 mile. The early going saw a top 4 of Jeff Reed's
29, the 21 of Derick Noonan, RJ Macku in the 1R and Don Hall Jr. in the 92.
Defending track champion Kevin Anderson moved his 22K up to 4th by lap 4 as
Macku vaulted into the lead. As lap 5 began Hall Jr. spun out in turn 1,
bringing out the yellow flag. On the restart Adam Armstrong, last week's
feature winner moved up all the way to the third spot. On lap 6 Josh Kennell
moved his 71K up into the 4th position just before a car lost its right rear
tire in turn #4 for the second caution. During the slow-down Anderson was
penalized 3 spots. That made the running order Macku, Armstrong, Reed and
Kennell with Anderson now relegated to 5th. Anderson moved back to third on
lap 8 as Armstrong slowed to a stop in turn 3. That moved Anderson back into
second ahead of Reed and Kennell. On the restart lap Reed headed into the
pits with a flat tire, with Nick Beckman's 22 moving up to fourth. The
running order stayed the same until with 3 laps left Anderson passed Macku
for the lead. The pass was negated when Hall Jr.'s engine expired setting up
a 3 lap dash to the finish. Anderson did manage to pass Macku again with 2
to go and held on to take the checkers in first. After the IMCA officials
completed their inspections in the tech area however, Anderson was
disqualified for excessive engine setback. The results were Macku, Kennell,
Beckman and Roy E. Armstrong in the 6R.

Macku's first words were "I'll take a win at Eagle any way I can get it". He
continued by saying "I need to thank my dad first of all, and of course all
of my sponsors". RJ's sponsors are Wollen Racing, Pillsworth Remodeling, B &
B Lawn Service, World of Roofs and "The Handsome" Chad Fegley of The Shop
Inc.

Scott Bivens held the point in his #10 as the Monster Energy Drink IMCA
Modifieds came around the first time in their feature event. He was followed
by Justin Wulf's 86, the 94 of Dan Nelson and the 3W of Stacey Wilhelm.
Wilhelm brought out the first caution of the race when he spun out in 1 and
2. That moved Clint Homan's 27 into fourth. Wulf spun out in turn 4 on the
fifth lap, collecting 2 other racers, as Nelson was moved to the rear of the
field for the contact. That moved the 1R of Matt Richards to second as he
had passed Homan prior to the yellow coming out. He was followed by Homan
and Bob Zoubek's 5S. The next lap saw Homan drop back and Zoubek head to the
pits with a flat. Both Johnny Saathoff in the 96J and Sean Burkland in the
B9 moved past Homan. 3 laps later Burkland moved around Saathoff for third
and then passed Richards the next time around. Saathoff moved into third
with 9 to go, and Homan was sent to the rear after debris from his car
brought out the yellow on the next circuit. Dustin Anderson's 8A stopped in
turn 2 shortly after that. This caused a green/white/checkered finish as the
time limit for the race was fast approaching. The finishing order was
Bivens, Burkland, Saathoff and Richards the top 4.

When asked for comments Scott stated "I really don't know what to say; this
is the first time you've been here to interview me". When reminded of all of
the times he was forced to load a wrecked car, or had to drop out of a
feature race Scott said "I really wasn't expecting to get my first win at
Eagle this year, due to all of the competition we have here. Honestly
there's probably 20 guys capable of winning any night out here. I just can't
believe it". Bivens' sponsors include Circle Track Magazine, Bert
Transmissions and The Fuel Sports Bar.

The next A Main was for the Auto Trans Matic IMCA Sports Compacts. Brett
Saathoff took the lead in his #11B followed by Mary Lenz in the 17, Amanda
Rhiley's 51 and the 5 of Larry Cronin. Adam Vrbka wasted no time as he moved
his 7V all the way up to third on lap #2 and Cronin passed Rhiley to remain
fourth. The yellow came out on lap #4 as Trevor Noonan lost his right rear
off of the #66. The order remained unchanged until with 7 to go Vrbka got
around Lenz, following it up by taking the lead the next go-around as
Saathoff fell back. Lenz moved to 2nd with Cronin taking third. Cronin
advanced into second with 4 laps remaining and followed Vrbka to the
checkers with Lenz in third and Jack Prall IV grabbing fourth on the final
lap.

"My car handled really good tonight. I was disappointed last week, because I
thought that I should have won. So, I had to make up for it tonight" Vrbka
said. Adam's sponsors include Eagle Automotive, Big Dan's Auto Body & Pain
and Low Budget Customs.

The Budweiser 360 Sprints were the last feature to be contested on the
night. The worst incident of the evening occured as the field came around
through turns 1 and 2 on lap #1. Ken Klabunde's 28 went through a series of
flips through turn 2, causing the red flag to fly. Thankfully, Klabunde was
unhurt. As the cars came to the line after a complete restart Tadd
Holliman's 23R was at the point with Jack Dover having made a fantastic
charge around the top to grab second, Gage Dorr's 17 in third and the 3 of
Jeff Griffis in fourth. Dover grabbed the lead from Holliman on lap #2.
Griffis moved up to third on the 5th circuit. The yellow was displayed on
lap 6 as Regan Kitchen's 21 and the 44 of Doug Lovegrove came to a halt in
turn 4. One lap after the green flew again Jason Danley came up to fourth.
Two-time defending track champion Mike Boston was on the move also, taking
his 51 sprinter into third with 11 to go as Dover had checked out to over a
1/2 lap lead. That made the running order Dover, Holliman, Boston and
Griffis. Three more laps were in the books when Boston passed Holliman for
second, but before the leaders passed the flag stand Danley spun in turn
four after contact with the 9J of Mark Schmidt. Danley's racer was
sufficiently damaged that it was taken to the pits behind a wrecker. The
restart had 4 lapped cars between Dover and Holliman, giving him clear
sailing. With 7 laps left Josh Riggins advanced his 4J to fourth as Boston
got past Holliman to garner 2nd. Riggins also moved around Holliman on the
last lap as Tige Jensen completed his run from the back, having come from
the B Feature to finish 4th. At the checkers it was Dover, Boston, Riggins,
Jensen and Holliman.

"I want to thank Greg McCormack, Alex Johnson and especially my wonderful
mother and my dad for all of their hard work this weekend. We finished
second behind Terry McCarl last night up in Jackson, Minnesota and then
hauled all the way home so we could run at Eagle tonight. "The car was
really, really good tonight; actually, it was perfect. And the track was in
good condition, considering the wind all day" Dover said. Jack's sponsors
include Thorpe's Body Shop, Homepride, Trail Powder Coating, Eckley Engines,
Eagle Chassis, Butler and Keizer.

Next week will be the first Family Appreciation Night this year with $5
admission for those 5 and up. The U.S. Air Force Monster Truck will be on
display with the Air Force Honor Guard also in attendance. Front gates open
at 5:30 with hot laps at 6:30 and racing at 7. The Budweiser 360 Sprints,
Monster Energy Drink IMCA Modifieds, Valentino's IMCA Hobby Stocks and Auto
Trans Matic IMCA Sport Compacts will be featured.

And be sure to come out on Memorial Day May 25th as NASCAR stars Casey
Mears, Dave Blaney, Jimmy Spencer and Rusty Wallace join Casey's father
Roger Mears of Indy 500 fame to compete in 2 Late Model races. Complete
event information can be found at http://www.eagleraceway.com/?page_id=1288
Also racing will be the Monster Energy Drink IMCA Modifieds. This will be a
points race for regional and national IMCA points for the modifieds.

JMS ASCS, 4 Cylinders, GOTRA and Vintage Lites May 22

These are the classes running Friday night, May 22. 
4 Cylinders will run on the big track- there will be no points rewarded. 4
Cylinders will NOT be racing Saturday May 23rd (the following day). 

See ASCS drivers such as 
#41 - Jason Johnson - Eunice, LA - 2008 ASCS National Champion
#53 - Jack Dover - Springfield, NE - 2008 ASCS Midwest Champion
#4J - Lee Grosz - Harwood, ND - 2007 & 2008 ASCS Northern Plains Champion
#22 - Billy Alley - Lincoln, NE - Knoxville Raceway Champion
#21 - Brian Brown - Grain Valley, MO - Knoxville Raceway Champion

ASCS Midwest Region Double Header May 21 & 22

From Chuck Zitterich

9 DAYS AND COUNTING!!!
* Another ASCS Double-Header *
* ASCS Midwest Regional Nebraska Doubleheader *

Thursday May 21st
I-80 Nebraska Raceway Park - Greenwood, NE
Friday May 22nd
Junction Motor Speedway - McCool Junction, NE

* $1500 to win each night * Mufflers not required * ASCS Midwest
Regional Points *

NRP This Weekend

Little Sunset Speedway: Friday will be the last non-points night for
go-karts. Points racing will start next Friday, May 22. Gates open at 5:30.
Hot laps start at 7. Racing starts at 7:30.

Sunday (May 17th) will be another exciting night of racing action at the
4/10ths mile I-80 Speedway. Due to the rain last week there will be double
features in the NASCAR Late Models, IMCA Sport Mods, and IMCA Modifieds. The
IMCA Sport Compacts and NASCAR Pro Ams will also be running their features.
Grandstand Gates open at 4. Pit Gates open at 2:30. Racing starts at 5:55.

Any questions:
(402)342-3453
www.neracewaypark.com

Eagle 5-9-09 Photos

Photos from Saturday night at Eagle are up.

Eagle 5-9-09 Photos

Lincoln's Swanson Among 2009 BCRA Hall of Fame Inductees

 
Lincoln, NE. (May 6, 2009) - The votes have been counted and the 2009
inductees for the Big Car Racing Association Hall of Fame are Kansas City's
oval track Champ Ray Lee Goodwin now of Sedalia Mo, prolific car owner Pius
Selenke Wichita Ks, Minnesota's Earl Kouba, once known as the "Sedalia Hay
Barber "of Colorado , Father and Son 1958' BCRA Champs Burt and Burty Blanot
of Colorado Springs, Colorado, Legend Buddy Taylor of Albuquerque New
Mexico, 50 year vet Curt Stockwell of Denver, Driver and Photo Journalist
Tom Davey of Denver Colorado, Champion Car Owner Larry Swanson of Lincoln
Nebraska, versatile Texas Champion Ralph Parkinson now of Gladstone Mo,
Sprint car great "Lil"Joe Saldana of Indianapolis Ind, and top Kansas car
owner Pete Forshee of Wichita. 

All of the 32 finalist from the list of nominees were deserving and Leroy
Byer's summed it up well in, "I selected these ten and it was tough! I could
of selected another ten and been almost as satisfied. HECK they all deserve
it in my book! This well rounded class of Inductees includes some of the
best car owners and drivers ever in BCRA history.

Longtime BCRA official and mainstay, Mearl Holbrook of Colorado has been
selected to recieve the "Don Budy Memorial Award" for 2009.

The Hall of Fame induction will be at Speedway Motors on June 26th at 6 pm
at the Museum. The Induction ceremony itself is expected to take an hour
with tours of the museum to follow. Also.... there will be the regular tour
begginning at 2 pm on Friday where members can tour the facility before the
induction if so desired. This remarkable collection of American Speed has
become so extensive it is hard to take it all in with just one visit. Be
sure to be at the front door of the Museum at 2 pm to be included on the
tour and inform the attendant that you are with the Big Car Racing
Association.

On Saturday June 27th, we will gather at Joe Haag's Hot rod shop and museum
(located at 1901 1st street in Lincoln, more information to follow) at noon
for lunch, a static display and bench racing. At around 4 pm we will move to
the track at Eagle, Nebraska for static display, on-track sessions and
interviews of the Hall of Fame inductees and car owners who attend.

The host Motel will again be the Days Inn located at 2001 West "O" street in
Lincoln and the Airport Days Inn, both approximately the same distance from
Speedway Motors in West Lincoln. The phone number for Days Inn is
402-477-4488 and ask for the BCRA block of rooms to get the special rates.
For more information cal 308-325-5455.

 

Mother's Day weekend at JMS

In honor of Mother's Day on Saturday May 9th, any driver at the track will
have the opportunity to give a flower, provided by JMS, to that special
woman in their life: mom, wife, girlfriend, aunt, etc. Drivers participating
will also have the opportunity to be taken up to the stands to present their
flower to their "special someone" during intermission.

Classes racing this weekend: NASCAR Late Models, NASCAR Modifieds, NASCAR
Stock Cars by NAPA, NASCAR Hobby Stocks by NAPA, 4 Cylinders and Cruisers.
Trophy Presentations from last weeks winners will be held during
intermission along with the Cruiser win from two weeks ago.  

Eagle Raceway Interview with driver Adam Gullion

Eagle Raceway's MySpace page is going to feature an interview with a new
driver from Eagle every week that we have a race.

This week's can be viewed at our MySpace page.

http://www.myspace.com/eagleraceway

Click on the "view more" link at the end of the Driver of the Week link on
the right side. 

ASCS Midwest Regional Nebraska Doubleheader

From ASCS

16 DAYS AND COUNTING!!!
* Another ASCS Double-Header *

Thursday May 21st
I-80 Nebraska Raceway Park - Greenwood, NE
Friday May 22nd
Junction Motor Speedway - McCool Junction, NE

* $1500 to win each night * Mufflers not required * ASCS Midwest
Regional Points *

Eagle 5-2-09 Photos

Here's photos from Saturday's racing.

Eagle 5-2-09 Photos

Berck, Leighton, Joldersma, Cook, and Kurtzer Pick Up I-80 Wins

From I-80 Speedway

I-80 Speedway kicked off its regular season in grand fashion Sunday evening
May 3, 2009, treating fans to 5 classes of stock car racing on a nearly
perfect dirt racing surface. The .4 mi high banked oval started off tacky,
graduating to a smooth as glass dry slick racing surface on what turned out
to be a cool, cloudy evening; weather that was very race engine friendly.

The touring SLMR Series headlined the 5 classes, with another stellar
performance by Marquette, NE's Kyle Berck, who wrestled the lead of the SLMR
25 lap A Feature from pole-sitter Mike Wiarda with 6 laps remaining. Wiarda
in his # 1w used the low side of the track to lead 19 laps, but Berck's
flying # 14 was able to grab the lead in turn 4 after Berck tried a higher
line. Most of the high-powered, high revving Super Late Models ran the low
side, with several good battles for position throughout the 24 car field.
Lightning Leon Zeitner came away 3rd, with son Justin Zeitner right behind,
finishing 4th. 5th was Travis Dickes in the 21t. Al Zeitner, brother of
Leon, Uncle of Justin brought his yellow # 76 home in 6th.

There is no question that the 2009 SLMR field is as tough as any Late Model
field anywhere. For those who may doubt this, there were 2 B Features, both
of which contained drivers who could be and have been A Feature winners.
Dave Livingston of Blair was on his way to a good run in the first SLMR B
Feature, at least a top 3 finish that would have advanced him to the A
Feature, but mechanical problems took the # 17 to the pits early. Brian
Kenkel of Elkhorn took the win, followed by Blair's Jay Stewart, and the 5x
of Mike Marushak.The top 3 finishers of the second SLMR B Feature were the #
6 of Giltner, NE's Al Humphrey, Massena IA's Chris Speiker, and Jason
Hobscheit piloting the 1j. In a most rare occurrence, the red # 53 of Joe
Kosiski ended up 4th, 1 spot shy of advancing to the A, thus Kosiski's night
was over. There were several other A Feature caliber cars/drivers that had
to load up after the SLMR B Features, including Scott Koskovich & Mel
Zeitner.

The SLMR series will appear at I-80 again Sunday May 24, as a part of the
Alphabet Soup race.

Bill Leighton Jr of Omaha piloting the missle-diguised-as NASCAR Late Model
# 28 blasted off from his outside front row starting position in the 24 car,
25 lap NASCAR Late Model A Feature, not only leading every lap, but
scorching the competition, lapping no less than 14 cars en route to the most
dominating win of the evening. Clint Benson's # 00 ran 2nd, followed by the
43 of Matt Buller. Mike Wallace, Andrew Kosiski, and Les Siebert rounded out
the top 6. Early in the race, it appeared veteran Ron Tilley's 56T was
headed for a good run, but Tilley pulled out early.

The 18 lap Pro Am A Feature displayed an excellent battle for the lead
between the #5 of Marty Steinbach and the #66 of Jeff Joldersma. Both used
the low side of the race track, but it was Joldersma who prevailed for the
win. Joldersma's 1973 Chevelle Malibu, in spite of its longer wheel base,
was smooth and impressive en route to victory. Joldersma took the lead from
Steinbach on lap 7, surviving a caution flag/single file restart with 6 laps
remaining. Stienbach challenged Joldersma the entire rest of the way,
finishing a strong second, followed by the 72 of Rick Negrete, Chad Sanders
in the 49x, and the #8 of Nick Steier.

Joldersma donated his winnings to Hannah, a young girl battling illness from
central Nebraska. He also gave his winning trophy to a delighted young fan
in the grandstands.

Look for the Pro Am field to be strong and competitive for the entire 2009
season.

The ever growing IMCA Sport Mod division at I-80 produced an exciting A
Feature finish. Dennis Cook of Missouri Valley, IA bested the 24 car field
in the 15 lap A Feature. Cook used the middle-to-upper groove of the race
track for the majority of the race, appearing to have a sure victory tucked
away until a caution flag with 4 laps remaining brought the field together
for a single file restart. An excellent 3 car battle ensued with the z00 of
Brad Tuttle, the #99 of Jesse Sobbing, and Cook dicing back and forth,
trading positions for the final laps. Cooks' #45 prevailed for the win.
Sobbing was second followed by Tuttle, who, rather than finishing third, was
found to have a carburetor that failed post race inspection, thus was
disqualified. Hence, Kyle Harpster wound up third followed by Jim Hendricks
and Mike Swarthout.

The 4 cylinder IMCA Sport Compact 22-car A Feature was led from start to
finish by the yellow #57 of Austin Kurtzer of Nebraska City. Kurtzer was
challenged by Pete Fink Jr. and brother Alex Fink; both driving black Dodge
Neons. Kurtzer's Chevy Beretta answered all challenges. Kenin Colestock
wound up fourth followed by Jamie Spanel, Ole Olson and Joe Baker, in the
blue 9x Acura.

For complete results, please go to

http://www.neracewaypark.com/I80Speedway/results.php

Be sure to honor Mom on her special day this coming Sunday, May 10. To cap
off her special day, bring her to I-80 Speedway for what is sure to be
another Sunday night of action packed stock car racing on the .4 mi high
banked dirt oval.

Divisions on tap will be NASCAR Late Models, IMCA Modifieds, NASCAR Pro Ams,
IMCA Sport Mods, and IMCA Sport Compacts, with the first heat at 5:55p.m.

Adult Admission: $10.00

Youths (6-15): $5
Kids (5 & Under): FREE

Butler County Motorplex May 1 Results

From www.Butlercountymotorplex.com

Tyler Frye started his first night at the facility in a positive manner as
he took the lead on lap two in the first IMCA Sport Mod heat race. Frye
continued for the win with Nathan Kobus, Buddy Ray Jones, and Rod Bronson
rounding out the top four. Jim Hendricks controlled the second heat as he
lead the entire race. Josh Blumer was second, Rick Rohr third and Denny
Berghahn Jr was fourth.

Tom Svoboda won the first of three IMCA Modified heat races for the night.
Bob Zoubek, Scott Bivens, and James Kleinheksel rounded out the top four.
Mike Densberger grabbed the lead in heat two and led until the final three
laps as Sean Burklund took the lead and the win. Terry Richards, Shane
Stutzman and Densberger rounded out the field. Scott Styskal dominated the
final Modified heat as he led the entire race. Matt Bonnie, Chris Alcorn,
and Clint Homan took the remaining three qualifying positions.

Rudy Brunkhorst led the first half of heat number one in the IMCA Hobby
Stock division but Dusty Poessnecker took control at that point in the race
and continued for the win. Brunkhorst held on to second followed by Lee
Kracht and Mike Goldfuss. Tony Scheffler grabbed the lead in the second
heat race but lost an engine with three laps remaining. Nick Topil took the
win followed by James Pittman, Tim Pritchett Jr., and Branden Wergin.
Jerrid Becker took the lead as the third Hobby Stock heat race began but
Travis Mooney took control on lap two. Brandon Kresha took control on lap
four and continued for the win. Jeremy Hoskinson was second Travis Burger
third and Mooney finished fourth.

The IMCA Sport Compact first heat of the night foun Mike Simpson taking the
lead from Levi Stoakes on lap two. Simpson continued for the witn with Matt
Fralin second, Stoakes was third and Jeff Davis fourth. Jeremy Noonan won
the second heat race with second going to Drae Swarthout, third Derek
Lamberson, fourth Nic Hitz

The program for the night also included the Outlaw Vintage Lites. The
Speedway did not receive a list of names from their organization so we can
not provide information about their heat races and feature other than to say
they were an excellent addition to the racing for the night.

John Saathoff won the IMCA Modified feature after starting pole position.
Randy Brown was second, Brian Levander third and Shane Hiatt fourth.

Matt Fralin from Beatrice controlled the IMCA Sport Compact A-feature with
the win after taking the lead from Levi Stoakes on lap two. Jeremy Noonan
was second, Derek Lamberson third and Mike Simpson fourth.

Lee Kracht took the front position in the IMCA Hobby Stock A-feature and
continued to lead until the final six laps as Nick Topil took control on lap
ten. Dusty Poessnecker stole the win on the final lap as he nanaged to get
past Topil. Nick Topil held on for second with Brandon Kresha third and Lee
Kracht was fourth.

Jim Hendricks took the lead as the IMCA Sport Mod began. Denny Berghahn Jr.
took the lead on lap eight and continued to for his third win in a row.
Hendricks held on for second with Rick Rohr third and Rod Bronson was
fourth.

The IMCA Modified A-feature found Scott Bivens taking the early lead. Shane
Stutzman moved into the front of the pack on lap six and continued for the
win. James Kleinheksel managed to take second with Bivens third and Sean
Burklund was fourth.

RaceDayPrints - IMCA Sport Compact Results

Heat 1: 63 Mike Simpson, 7 Matt Fralin, 3H Levi Stoakes, 32J Jeff Davis
Heat 2: 33 Jeremy Noonan, 23 Drae Swarthout, 31 Derek Lamberson, 11 Nic Hitz

A Feature: 7 Matt Fralin, 33 Jeremy Noonan, 31 Derek Lamberson, 63 Mike
Simpson, 3H Levi Stoakes, 32J Jeff Davis, 66 Trevor Noonan, 21D Amanda
Davis, 1 Jeremy Dirt, 87 Nick Lindblad, 2 Hunter Wergin,23 Drea Swarthout,
11 Nic Hitz

IMCA Hobby Stock Results

Heat 1: 22Jr Dusty Poessnecker, 57J Rudy Brunkhorst, 10K Lee Kracht, 07 Mike
Goldfuss
Heat 2: 7T Nick Topil, 65 James Pittman, 16 Tim Pritchett Jr., 61B Branden
Wergin
Heat 3: 21 Brandon Kresha, 26 Jeremy Hoskinson

A-Feature: 22Jr. Dusty Poessnecker, 7T Nick Topil, 21 Brandon Kresha, 10K
Lee Kracht, 26 Jeremy Hoskinson, 79s Quinten Spragg, 12 Jim Buss, 57J Rudy
Brunkhorst, 6B Travis Burger, 25 Brady Fernau,
8 Murray Haugen II, 3H Kyle Hein, 65 James Pittman, 33 Eric Hanson, 68 Damon
Richards, 71K Josh Kennell,
18 Dion Kovar, 10x Ryan Gilland, 4B Brent Van Diest, 9J Jerrid Becker, 61B
Branden Wergin, 07 Mike Goldfuss, 82 Travis Mooney, 16 Tim Prichett Jr.,
not able to start 1 Tony Scheffler, 17H Craig Huffless

IMCA Sport Mod Results

Heat 1: 55 Tyler Frye, 15 Nathan Kobus, 25 Buddy Ray Jones, 54R Rod Bronson
Heat 2: 33 Jim Hendricks, 21 Josh Blumer, 74 Rick Rohr, 6 Denny Berghahn Jr.

A -Feature: 6 Denny Berghahn Jr, 55 Tylr Frye, 33 Jim Hendricks, 74 Rick
Rohr, 54R Rod Bronson, 26x Ron Allen, 23 Steve Swarthout, 27 Kyle Becker,
15K Anthony Kobus, 07 Brandon Jessen, 25 Buddy Ray Jones, 15 Nathan Kobus,
21 Josh Blumer, 35Kevin Kloke

IMCA Modified Results

Heat 1: 16 Tom Svoboda, 5s Bob Zoubek, 10 Scott Bivens, 7w James Kleinheksel
Heat 2: B9 Sean Burklund, 18 Terry Richards, 22x Shane Stutzman, 81 Mike
Densberger
Heat 3: 26 Scott Styskal, 14 Matt Bonnie, 3 Chris Alcorn, 27 Clint Homan
A Feature: Results
22s Shane Stutzman Milford; 7w James Kleinheksel Columbus; 10 Scott
Bivens David City; B9 Sean Burklund Ceresco; 26 Scott Styskal David City;
96 John Saathoff Beatrice; 5s Bob Zoubek Dorchester; 16 Tom Svoboda David
City; 16B Randy Brown Chowchilla CA; 2x Mike Stearns Rising City; 3x Brian
Levander Grand Island; 21H Shane Hiatt Rising City; 3 Chris Alcorn Lincoln;
76 Lance Borgman Beatrice; 33R Tim Richmond Lincoln; 27 Clint Homan
Bellvue; 81 Mike Densberger Lincoln; 14 Matt Bonnie Onawa, IA; 0 Jim
Krupicka Denton; 18 Terry Richards Lincoln

B-Feature: 96 John Saathoff, 16B Randy Brown, 3x Brian Levander, 21H Shane
Hiatt, 2x Mike Stearns, 76 Lance Borgman, 33R Tim Richmond, 0 Jim Krupicka,
74 Jared Weichert, Z00 Lacey Tuttle, 13Q Jeremy Peckman, 86 Greg Johns, 2R
Dan Rhiley, 10x Kenny Danley, not able to start was 5x Dana Dankert and 1MF
Robert Brinkman

Dover, Smith, Macku and Moyer Win Eagle Season Opener

Story by Greg Soukup

Although Mother Nature cancelled the first 3 nights of racing this year, the
rescheduled Season Opener presented by Pepsi won out on a night of cool
temperatures, fast cars and three-wide racing throughout at "America's Home
Track" Eagle Raceway.

A large car count thanks to numerous Beatrice regulars taking advantage of
the new combined points fund between Beatrice and Eagle provided thrills for
the great crowd who showed up to quench their racing thirst.

The heat races went off without major incidents, setting the stage for the 4
A Features.

The first main event was for the Valentino's IMCA Hobby Stocks. On the very
first lap the 6A of Adam Armstrong rolled in turns 1 and 2 after making
contact with the 6 of Michael Elliot. As the cars came around to finish
their first lap the 22 of Nick Beckman held the lead with the B4 of Ben
Becher, the 1R of RJ Macku and the 94 of Mike Hansen close behind. It took
Macku only 3 laps to vault into second. With 10 laps left Kevin Anderson
moved his 22K into the 4th spot and 2 laps later jumped into 3rd. With just
5 laps remaining Mike Hansen's car slowed to a stop in turn 1. On this
restart Macku took advantage, grabbing first as Anderson also passed Beckman
moving into the second spot and the 6R of Roy Armstrong taking 4th. The
running order remained the same to the finish, despite numerous challenges
in the top 4.

"I really didn't think that I had a chance to win, starting 11th. But,
thanks to a really nice track I had moved up to 7th before the first
caution. Then I started to think about taking Beckman's line over after the
last caution, and that's what I did to get the win" RJ said. "It was funny,
because before the race I went over and told Kevin Anderson that I was going
to pay him back for beating me at the end of one of the races last year" he
continued. He added "I really like this new Friday/Saturday deal with
Beatrice. I love racing at both tracks and racing with the Beatrice
drivers". RJ finished by saying "I want to thank my Dad, my fiancé Stacy ,
Chad Fegley and most of all the fans for their great support". RJ's sponsors
include B & B Lawn Service, Pillsworth Remodel, World of Roofs and The Shop,
Inc.

The Monster IMCA Modifieds were the next feature event of the evening. As
happened in the Hobby Stock A Main the first lap wasn't completed as the 5s
of Zoubek, the 94 of Dan Nelson and the 22J of Justin Jurgens were involved
in a melee at the flag stand as they came to it for the first time. Since
the leaders had completed the lap the running order held with Sean
Burkland's B9 at the point, Johnny Saathoff's 96, the 27 of Clint Homan and
Dylan Smith's 95 holding down the top 4 spots. On the restart lap Homan
moved into 2nd and Smith also passed Saathoff to take over 3rd. The running
order did not change until with 10 laps to go the KY19 of Kyle Vanover spun,
collecting Ed Raines' 11AA.

Smith took full advantage of the restart to move into first. At that time
the running order was Smith, Burkland, Homan and Saathoff. With 5 laps left,
Bob Zoubek moved into the third position ahead of Saathoff. Shortly
thereafter Homan slowed to a stop in turn four, bringing out another yellow
flag. With just 2 laps remaining Jordan Grabouski garnered the 4th position
in his #30. At the finish it was Smith, Burkland, Zoubek and Grabouski.

"There's not a lot to say tonight. I got a good starting spot for the A on a
fast track and the car worked really good" Smith stated. Among Dylan's
sponsors are Active Life Chiropractic, Jet Racing and Eckley Racing engines.

The Auto Trans Matic IMCA Sport Compacts then rolled out to compete. The
completion of the first circuit saw Brian Haller's #32B in first, followed
by the 55 of Garrett Rech, the 29 of Matt Moyer and Jack Prall IV as the top
four. On the restart Moyer jumped past Rech, as did Prall IV. The next lap
Haller made hard contact with the turn 2 wall, sending him to the infield
with extensive front-end damage. That put Moyer in first, Prall IV in
second, Rech in third and the 7 of Matt Fralin in fourth. At the finish it
was Moyer, Prall IV, Fralin and the 94m of Brock McDougal.

"That track was awesome. I feel privileged to come out to Eagle and live the
dream. I want to thank the safety crew and most of all Roger and Michelle"
Moyer said. Matt's sponsors include Kinnersley Grading, Hemmer Towing and
General Siding.

The last race of the evening on Eagle's high banks was the A Feature for the
Budweiser 360 sprints, and it was what many said was the best race at the
track in a long time. As the racers came to the flag stand the first time
Mike Chadd led in his #4, followed by Jack Dover's #53, Mike Boston in the
51 and the 44 of Doug Lovegrove. Dover wasted no time, making the first of
what be numerous passes throughout the race between several drivers to take
first. Chadd returned the favor on lap #3, coming to the flag stand in the
lead as Kevin Danley flipped his sprinter in turn 3. After 2 more laps were
run Tige Jensen took over the fourth spot. With 7 laps in the books Dover
again regained the lead. 15 circuits remained when Mike Boston got around
Chadd to move into second. Shortly after that Trevor Grossenbacher lost the
handle on his sprinter, coming to a sideways stop in turns 3 & 4. Bobby
Becker, having nowhere to go struck him broadside ending Becker's night.

Grossenbacher was able to head to the pits and return to racing. When racing
resumed Chadd again moved into the lead. Three more laps had been completed
when the 91 of Brad Krutz invaded the top 4. This brought about yet another
fierce battle as he and Jensen fought back and forth for the position.
Meanwhile the contest for the top 3 raged on. Boston and Chadd traded
positions with Boston taking second and then passing Dover for the lead.
With 6 left Gene Acklund's 14 spun in turn 2, again jamming up the field.

Nick Clifford used the restart to move up into fourth, but spun out the next
lap. Clifford kept his sprinter going, so no caution was thrown. This put
Krutz back in the fourth spot. Dover, having been passed by Chadd again got
back by with 4 to go.

As the field came around for the last time Adam Gullion spun his #96KX in
turns 1 and 2. That set up the final run to the checkers with the running
order being Boston, Dover, Chadd and Krutz. As the green flew Dover slid
under Boston, only to have Boston retake the position around the top. The
confrontation continued with Dover on the bottom and Boston outside of him.
Coming to the finish Dover took the point for good, moving under Boston
again making slight contact with him. Boston bounced off the front stretch
wall but managed to finish second.

"The track slicked off, and to be really honest Boston had the better car.
On the last corner I slid up in front of him, doing what I had to do to win
and it worked" Jack stated. He finished by saying "I need to give special
thanks to my wonderful Mom and also my Dad; also Alex, who was most of my
crew tonight since Dad has a broken arm". Jack's sponsors include ATV
Motorsports, Trail Performance, Thorpe's Body Shop, Home Pride, 3D Auto
Transport, Butlerbuilt seats and Eckley Racing Engines.

Next week's Mothers Day Tribute is being brought to you by Colby Ridge, and
features the Auto Trans Matic IMCA Sport Compacts, Valentino's IMCA Hobby
Stocks, Monster IMCA Modifieds and Budweiser 360 Sprints.

May 25th will see the rescheduled Bootleggers Run Race of Champions. Casey
Mears, Roger Mears, David Ragan, Jimmy Spencer and Dave Blaney will compete
in two 8-lap Late Model races. Complimenting those contests will be the
Monster IMCA Modifieds and Good Old Time Racing Association.

For more information visit
http://www.eagleraceway.com/ticketinfo/viewticket.asp?tid=213 for a full
schedule of the days events and ticket information.

And don't forget that the World of Outlaws Sprint Series will be making
their annual visit to "America's Home Track" on the 4th of July as Sailor
Jerry's Spiced Rum presents the Eagle Nationals with the Budweiser 360
Sprints and Monster IMCA Modifieds.