Anderson, Smith, Cronin & Boston victorious at Eagle's Father's Day Tribute

By Greg Soukup

EAGLE, NEB (June 21, 2009) - Although some fans gave in to the threat of
rain Saturday night, Mother Nature held off long enough for all events to be
completed during the Father's Day Tribute at "America's Home Track" Eagle
Raceway. The last feature finished at 9:55 and the liquid moonlight began
shortly after.

Dan Jackson's #98 held the lead as the Valentino's IMCA Hobby Stocks
completed the first lap of their A Feature. He was followed by Keith Dragoo
in the 77D, Don Hall Jr.'s 92 and the 9R of Charlie Bartels rounding out the
top 4. Nick Beckman came up to 4th on the second lap in the 22 and then
moved past Hall for third on lap 3. He advanced to 2nd two laps later. With
10 laps remaining Dragoo spun just short of the flag stand and as RJ Macku
came around he was not able to avoid Dragoo and made hard contact with him,
causing heavy damage to the front of both racecars. That moved Rob Brown's
#42 up to the fourth position. 2 laps after the restart Beckman and Jackson
made contact, with Beckman ending up in the infield and Jackson dropping
back. That allowed Brandon Johnson in the 45 and defending track champion
Kevin Anderson in the 22K to move to third and fourth respectively. There
were just 6 circuits remaining when the yellow flew again as Jackson spun
out in turn 4 and as Johnson came around, his engine expired. At that time
the order was Hall Jr., Brown, Anderson and the 21 of Derick Noonan. Hall
Jr. went extremely high in turns 3 & 4 with 4 to go, relinquishing the lead
to Anderson with Brown grabbing second. Hall recovered enough to retake
second the next time around. The finish showed Anderson winning, Hall Jr.
the runner-up, Brown in third and Noonan in fourth.

"That was an awesome track, with a good cushion" Anderson said. "I'm glad we
got the whole show in for the fans. I was thrilled to see how many folks
showed up with the threat of rain. We have such great fan support here, and
that shows just how great Eagle Raceway is" he stated. Kevin's sponsors are
Auto Connection, The Garage Sports Bar and Lincoln Lawn Guys.

The Monster IMCA Modifieds were up next. Roger "Chevy" Hadan's #4 led the
pack back to the flag stand followed by the 12X of George Haney, Doug
Deterding's 13 and the 8A of Dustin Anderson. Anderson lost his position to
the Z00 of Lacey Tuttle on lap 2, and Tuttle gave up the spot to Dylan
Smith's 95 2 laps later as Clint Homan's 27 and the 7 of Bob Ruisinger made
contact with Ruisinger spinning in turn 3 bringing out the caution flag.
Homan retired to the pits with a broken right A-frame. Tuttle also went
pitside with a flat left rear tire. With 7 laps complete Deterding moved to
third and then to 2nd, only to have Smith overtake him for the second
postion; Jordan Grabouski had come up to the fourth spot the same lap in his
yellow #30. Smith got past Haney the next lap and Grabouski moved ahead of
Deterding. Johnny Saathoff's 96J made contact with Deterding on lap 10 and
limped to the pits, but not before the yellow flag flew. Smith was still at
the point with Hadan, Grabouski and Deterding pressuring him. Dan Nelson
came up to fourth in the 94 on the restart lap, but gave up the spot to the
5S of Bob Zoubek 3 laps later. The caution lights came on again 2 laps later
as Nathan Landauer's 11N spun to the infield. Haney spun to the infield on
the restart after contact with the 16B of Randy Brown and again the yellow
came out. Zoubek moved up to second on the restart lap as Hadan fell to
fourth after going extremely high in turns 3 & 4. Hadan's troubles continued
as he spun into the infield on the final lap. At the checkers it was Smith,
Zoubek, Grabouski and Nelson.

Smith stated "The track was slick and smooth tonight, and I just avoided
everyone's problems and moved to the front as others screwed up. I knew that
Zoubek was coming and I am sure that with a couple more laps he would have
gotten me". He concluded the interview by saying "I need to thank Mike &
Lisa Goecke, Kyle Schamp, Damian, Grandma and Grandpa and of course Mom and
Dad". Dylan's sponsors include Jet Racing, Active Life Family Chiropractic,
Eckley Racing Engines and Cappy's Hot Spot Bar and Grill.

When the Auto Trans Matic IMCA Sport Compacts completed their first lap last
week's winner Brandon Thornton was in first in the 21T with Ole Olsen's 23
in second, Larry Cronin's 5 in third and fourth spot going to the 97 of John
Irvine. Cronin got past Olsen on lap 2 and then took the lead on lap 4 with
Irvine coming up to the third spot that same lap. Olsen returned the favor
by retaking third the next time around. Jason Danley's 14 took the fourth
spot with 8 to go. 2 laps later Ricky Harris' 3S spun and Danley was black
flagged during the yellow for excessive smoke. At that time it was Cronin,
Thornton, Olsen and Irvine. As they had been for some time, Olsen and Irvine
continued to battle for third and Irvine took the spot on with 6 to go, only
to give the position back to Olsen 2 laps later. As the white flag flew to
show 2 laps remaining Garret Rech took fourth from Thornton. The next lap
the yellow flag was displayed as Harris came to a halt. The running order
remained unchanged during the green/white/checkered finish as Cronin won,
Thornton was in second Olsen in third and Rech in fourth.

"It's kind of funny" Cronin said. "I won last year, and then got my first
win of the season just now and both times it was a couple of weeks after I
rolled. The one this year really scared me though. It's one thing to just
roll over, but when you're flipping in the air..THAT'S scary". He concluded
by stating "I need to thank so many people; my sponsors are CJ's Paint Ball,
Cheryl Dittmer, Scott's Auto Detailing, Troy's Automotive, W & J Crafts and
Lincoln Laminating. Of course there is my mother-in-law Cheryl, Tracy Harr
for doing my video taping, my wife and kids, Thomas, Ricky, Tommie and
Jason. Last of all, I want to thank all of the fans".

The final A Feature was for the Budweiser 360 Sprints. The 35AB of Trevor
Grossenbacher led the first lap, followed by Nick Bryan's 6, the 44 of Doug
Lovegrove and Tadd Holliman in the 23R. Lovegrove got around Bryan on the
fourth circuit. Lap 6 saw the 51X of Gary Paulson spin out, causing the
yellow flag to be shown. Jeff Griffis got past Holliman on the restart only
to be repassed by Holliman the next time around. Holliman would be set back
though when the yellow came out as Bryan spun coming out of turn 4. Mike
Boston took advantage of the restart to pass Holliman and then overtook
Griffis the next time around with Holliman following him into fourth. Boston
got past Lovegrove on lap 7 as the 99C of Nick Clifford moved to fourth. The
caution lights came on again on lap 10 as Bobby Becker's 8B spun in turn 4.
Boston used a textbook slide job in turns 1 & 2 on the restart to snag the
lead. The best battle of the evening was for fourth though as Nick Clifford
ran the cushion and Holliman hugged the inside berm and they traded the
position all the way to the end. A caution came out shortly after that when
Terry Holliman's 23 came to a halt after spinning high in turn 4 and Mike
Chadd spun low in the same corner in the #4. The battle for fourth went to
Holliman with 7 circuits remaining, only to lose the position yet again to a
caution when Josh Riggins' 4J spun coming out of turn 4. It was an exciting
last few laps as Boston, Grossenbacher and Clifford were running the ragged
edge with the cushion nearly to the wall and Lovegrove and Holliman using
the bottom groove. As the race ended it was Boston, Grossenbacher, Lovegrove
and Clifford.

"It was a really good weekend for us, because we've been having trouble the
last few weeks. The worst was struggling with fueling problems, but I hope
we may have them solved now. This win belongs to my crew. Thanks to all of
their work during the week we can win on the weekend" Mike said. Boston's
sponsors include Trackside Bar and Grill, D & K Drywall, Eckley Racing
Engines and car owners Rick & Michelle Bowers.

Next week's event is Freedom Fest, sponsored by Jack Daniels. Besides great
racing by the Budweiser 360 sprints, Auto Trans Matic IMCA Sport Compacts,
Monster IMCA Modifieds and Valentino's IMCA Hobby Stocks there will be a
fireworks extravaganza following the racing. All military, police and
fire/rescue personnel in uniform or with a current government issued ID will
receive free front gate admission. The Big Car Racing Association will have
a display and put on an exhibition at intermission. Front gate opens at 5:30
P.M. and the pit gates open at 4.

The Eagle Nationals sponsored by Sailor Jerry Spiced Rum and featuring the
only visit this year by the World of Outlaws Sprints will be held on the 4th
of July. Supporting the 410 sprints will be the Budweiser 360 sprint cars
and the Monster IMCA modifieds. Advanced discount general admission tickets
with a pit pass combo are available at HyVee grocery stores for only 30
dollars and also either at the track or by contacting the Eagle office at
402-238-2595. Pit pass combo upgrades are available for those 14 and up for
an additional $5. Day of event general admission will be $35 for those 13
and up and $10 for those 6-12 years old. Children 5 and under will be
admitted free; limit 1 with an adult admission.

Eagle Raceway Results

Father's Day Tribute (360 Sprint 6/20/2009)

A Feature:1. MIKE BOSTON (Crete, NE), 2. Trevor Grossenbacher (Holland, NE),
3. Doug Lovegrove Racing Inc (Waverly, NE), 4. NICK CLIFFORD (Elkhorn, NE),
5. Tadd Holliman (Beaver Lake, NE), 6. Tige Jensen (Lincoln, NE), 7. Jeff
Griffis (Council Bluffs, IA), 8. Ken Klabunde (Omaha, NE), 9. Jeff Lowery
(Lincoln, NE), 10. Mikey Gablehouse (Lincoln, NE), 11. Gage Dorr (Elmwood,
NE), 12. John Klabunde (Fort Calhoun, NE), 13. Mark Schmidt (Lincoln, NE),
14. Bobby Jr Becker (Denton, NE), 15. Terry Holliman (Hamburg, IA), 16. Gary
Paulson (Arbuckle, CA), 17. Austin Krombers (Lincoln, NE), 18. Josh Riggins
(Lincoln, NE), 19. Mike Chadd (Lincoln, NE), 20. Nicholas Bryan (Lincoln,
NE), 21. Zach Davis (Savannah, MO), 22. Joshua LaPage (Bennett, NE), 23.
Roger Sluka (Lincoln, NE), 24. Adam Gullion (Beatrice, NE),

Heat 1:1. Jeff Griffis (Council Bluffs, IA), 2. Mark Schmidt (Lincoln, NE),
3. Terry Holliman (Hamburg, IA), 4. Bobby Jr Becker (Denton, NE), 5. Austin
Krombers (Lincoln, NE), 6. Joshua LaPage (Bennett, NE), 7. Roger Sluka
(Lincoln, NE), 8. Adam Gullion (Beatrice, NE),

Heat 2:1. Nicholas Bryan (Lincoln, NE), 2. Mikey Gablehouse (Lincoln, NE),
3. NICK CLIFFORD (Elkhorn, NE), 4. Tadd Holliman (Beaver Lake, NE), 5. Gary
Paulson (Arbuckle, CA), 6. Gage Dorr (Elmwood, NE), 7. Ken Klabunde (Omaha,
NE), 8. Josh Riggins (Lincoln, NE),

Heat 3:1. Trevor Grossenbacher (Holland, NE), 2. MIKE BOSTON (Crete, NE), 3.
Tige Jensen (Lincoln, NE), 4. Doug Lovegrove Racing Inc (Waverly, NE), 5.
Mike Chadd (Lincoln, NE), 6. Jeff Lowery (Lincoln, NE), 7. John Klabunde
(Fort Calhoun, NE), 8. Zach Davis (Savannah, MO),

IMCA Hobby Stock 6/20/2009

A Feature:1. Kevin Anderson (Lincoln, NE), 2. Don Jr Hall (Lincoln, NE), 3.
Rob Brown (Nebraska City, NE), 4. Derick Noonan (Lincoln, NE), 5. Don Kros
(Weston, NE), 6. Nick Beckman (Lincoln, NE), 7. Dan Noonan (Lincoln, NE), 8.
Mike Hansen (Weeping Water, NE), 9. Charlie Bartels (Lincoln, NE), 10.
Justin Busboom (Lincoln, NE), 11. Danny Lane, 12. Dan Jackson (Crete, NE),
13. Ben Becher (Lincoln, NE), 14. Josh Kennell (Bennet, NE), 15. THOM MARSH
(Lincoln, NE), 16. Brandon Johnson (DeWitt, NE), 17. Jeff Reed (Lincoln,
NE), 18. Keith Dragoo (Lincoln, NE), 19. Roy Armstrong (Beatirce, NE), 20.
Randall Macku (Lincoln, NE),

B Feature:1. Don Kros (Weston, NE), 2. Josh Kennell (Bennet, NE), 3. Dan
Noonan (Lincoln, NE), 4. Jeff Reed (Lincoln, NE), 5. THOM MARSH (Lincoln,
NE), 6. Jeff Ware (Columbus, NE), 7. Matt Draeger (Dunbar, NE), 8. Jason
Edwards (Lincoln, NE), 9. Chad Fegley (Eagle, NE), 10. Joe Schidler
(Lincoln, NE), 11. Joe Ryan (Lincoln, NE),

Heat 1:1. Don Jr Hall (Lincoln, NE), 2. Rob Brown (Nebraska City, NE), 3.
Randall Macku (Lincoln, NE), 4. Keith Dragoo (Lincoln, NE), 5. Ben Becher
(Lincoln, NE), 6. Joe Schidler (Lincoln, NE), 7. Jason Edwards (Lincoln,
NE), 8. Chad Fegley (Eagle, NE), 9. Joe Ryan (Lincoln, NE),

Heat 2:1. Roy Armstrong (Beatirce, NE), 2. Dan Jackson (Crete, NE), 3. Mike
Hansen (Weeping Water, NE), 4. Derick Noonan (Lincoln, NE), 5. Danny Lane,
6. Don Kros (Weston, NE), 7. THOM MARSH (Lincoln, NE), 8. Matt Draeger
(Dunbar, NE), 9. Dan Noonan (Lincoln, NE),

Heat 3:1. Brandon Johnson (DeWitt, NE), 2. Nick Beckman (Lincoln, NE), 3.
Kevin Anderson (Lincoln, NE), 4. Charlie Bartels (Lincoln, NE), 5. Justin
Busboom (Lincoln, NE), 6. Jeff Reed (Lincoln, NE), 7. Josh Kennell (Bennet,
NE), 8. Jeff Ware (Columbus, NE),

IMCA Modified 6/20/2009

A Feature:1. Dylan Smith (Osceola, NE), 2. Bob Zoubek (Dorchester, NE), 3.
Jordan Grabouski (Beatrice, NE), 4. Dan Nelson (Beatrice, NE), 5. Roger
Hadan (Waterloo, NE), 6. Doug Deterding (Lincoln, NE), 7. Lance Borgman
(Beatrice, NE), 8. Randy Brown (Chowchilla, CA), 9. Dustin Andersen (Omaha,
NE), 10. Matt Richards (Lincoln, NE), 11. Stacey Wilhelm (Martell, NE), 12.
Rik Gropp (Lincoln, NE), 13. Bob Ruisinger (Bennet, NE), 14. Tim Pickens
(Omaha, NE), 15. Nathan Landauer (Lincoln, NE), 16. George Haney (Fremont,
NE), 17. Johnny Saathoff (Beatrice, NE), 18. Justin Wulf (Arlington, NE),
19. Lacey Tuttle (Elmwood, NE), 20. Clint Homan (Bellevue, NE),

B Feature:1. Stacey Wilhelm (Martell, NE), 2. Randy Brown (Chowchilla, CA),
3. Tim Pickens (Omaha, NE), 4. Justin Wulf (Arlington, NE), 5. Rik Gropp
(Lincoln, NE), 6. Scott Anderson (Omaha, NE), 7. Jan Korth (Lincoln, NE), 8.
Scott Bivens (Ceresco, NE), 9. Jerry Trejo (Lincoln, NE), 10. Brian Cudly
(Lincoln, NE), 11. Nick Kepler (Omaha, NE), 12. Mike Boston (Crete, NE), 13.
Tyler Snyder (Beatrice, NE),

Heat 1:1. Dylan Smith (Osceola, NE), 2. Clint Homan (Bellevue, NE), 3. Dan
Nelson (Beatrice, NE), 4. Doug Deterding (Lincoln, NE), 5. Bob Ruisinger
(Bennet, NE), 6. Scott Anderson (Omaha, NE), 7. Nick Kepler (Omaha, NE), 8.
Brian Cudly (Lincoln, NE), 9. Mike Boston (Crete, NE),

Heat 2:1. Roger Hadan (Waterloo, NE), 2. Jordan Grabouski (Beatrice, NE), 3.
Lance Borgman (Beatrice, NE), 4. George Haney (Fremont, NE), 5. Matt
Richards (Lincoln, NE), 6. Tim Pickens (Omaha, NE), 7. Randy Brown
(Chowchilla, CA), 8. Scott Bivens (Ceresco, NE), 9. Tyler Snyder (Beatrice,
NE),

Heat 3:1. Lacey Tuttle (Elmwood, NE), 2. Bob Zoubek (Dorchester, NE), 3.
Johnny Saathoff (Beatrice, NE), 4. Dustin Andersen (Omaha, NE), 5. Nathan
Landauer (Lincoln, NE), 6. Justin Wulf (Arlington, NE), 7. Stacey Wilhelm
(Martell, NE), 8. Jan Korth (Lincoln, NE), 9. Jerry Trejo (Lincoln, NE), 10.
Rik Gropp (Lincoln, NE),

IMCA Sport Compact 6/20/2009

A Feature:1. Larry Cronin (Lincoln, NE), 2. Brandon Thornton (Nebraska City,
NE), 3. Ole Olsen (Carter Lake, IA), 4. Garrett Rech (Davey, NE), 5. Jeremy
Noonan (Lincoln, NE), 6. Amanda Rhiley (Bennington, NE), 7. John Irvine
(Omaha, NE), 8. Matt Moyer (Gretna, NE), 9. Jack Prall IV (Union, NE), 10.
Elliott Halvorsen (Eagle, NE), 11. Jack Prall III (Union, NE), 12. Adam
Vrbka (Eagle, NE), 13. Mary Lenz (Elmwood, NE), 14. Jeff Davis (Lincoln,
NE), 15. Bob Cigelman (Lincoln, NE), 16. John Sedlachek (Eagle, NE), 17.
Ricky Harris (Omaha, NE), 18. NIC HITZ (Lincoln, NE), 19. JOEY DANLEY
(Lincoln, NE), 20. Barry Kinnersley (LaVista, NE),

B Feature:1. Jeremy Noonan (Lincoln, NE), 2. NIC HITZ (Lincoln, NE), 3. Mary
Lenz (Elmwood, NE), 4. Bob Cigelman (Lincoln, NE), 5. Jeff Davis (Lincoln,
NE), 6. Tyler Saathoff (Lincoln, NE), 7. ROGER ELLIOT JR (Omaha, NE), 8.
Aaron Carney (Lincoln, NE), 9. Kevin Staack (Lincoln, NE), 10. Rod Schreiner
(Weeping Water, NE), 11. Mike Krafka (Valparaiso, ), 12. Melissa Cronin
(Lincoln, NE),

Heat 1:1. Ole Olsen (Carter Lake, IA), 2. John Sedlachek (Eagle, NE), 3.
Barry Kinnersley (LaVista, NE), 4. Adam Vrbka (Eagle, NE), 5. Jack Prall III
(Union, NE), 6. Jeff Davis (Lincoln, NE), 7. Bob Cigelman (Lincoln, NE), 8.
ROGER ELLIOT JR (Omaha, NE), 9. Rod Schreiner (Weeping Water, NE),

Heat 2:1. John Irvine (Omaha, NE), 2. Elliott Halvorsen (Eagle, NE), 3. Matt
Moyer (Gretna, NE), 4. Jack Prall IV (Union, NE), 5. Ricky Harris (Omaha,
NE), 6. NIC HITZ (Lincoln, NE), 7. Mary Lenz (Elmwood, NE), 8. Aaron Carney
(Lincoln, NE), 9. Mike Krafka (Valparaiso, ),

Heat 3:1. Larry Cronin (Lincoln, NE), 2. Brandon Thornton (Nebraska City,
NE), 3. JOEY DANLEY (Lincoln, NE), 4. Amanda Rhiley (Bennington, NE), 5.
Garrett Rech (Davey, NE), 6. Jeremy Noonan (Lincoln, NE), 7. Tyler Saathoff
(Lincoln, NE), 8. Melissa Cronin (Lincoln, NE), 9. Kevin Staack (Lincoln,
NE)