Poessenecker, Grabouski, Vrbka and Jordan win A Features at The Eagle Shootout

September 7th, 2009

by Greg Soukup

The largest crowd in Eagle Raceway history was present for The Eagle
Shootout presented by Oriental Trading Company Saturday evening. A throng of
fans estimated at WELL over 10,000 filed through the gates of "America's
Home Track" to witness some of the best racing of the season. A beautiful
afternoon turned into an even better evening for racing as the track surface
improved throughout the card.

Before the races the fans were allowed to visit the pit area to obtain
autographs from the drivers, including NASCAR's Ken Schrader. They also were
treated to the sounds of "Booby Trap" who performed in the pits before and
after the races.

Heat races in all classes were run without serious incident.

After the Valentino's IMCA Hobby Stock heats were run the crowd in the
stands helped in setting a new world's record for the most whoopie cushions
sat on at one time. 8500 folks participated in the effort.

Shortly after 9:00 the first A Feature cars came out onto the high banks as
the Valentino's IMCA Hobby Stocks were the first feature. Lonnie Greten in
the 9X was the first one back to the flag stand, followed by Don Hall Jr. in
the #92, Mike Hansen's 94 and the 22JR of Dusty Poessenecker. Poessenecker
moved past Hansen on lap #2 followed by Nick Beckman who took over 4th in
the #22. Greten slowed the next time around with a flat tire, allowing Kevin
Anderson's 22K to grab the 4th position. 2 laps later Poessenecker jumped
all the way into the lead. On lap #8 Anderson advanced into the 3rd spot.
With 5 to go Anderson moved up another position to take 2nd. Hall Jr. spun
in turn 4 the next lap, allowing Anderson to take fourth and Beckman to come
up to third. Shortly after that Anderson got past Beckman and at the finish
it was Poessenecker, Anderson, Beckman and Hansen.

"First I want to thank Roger Hadan for a great night of racing. This was the
first time I've ever raced here at Eagle and I can't say enough about the
place" Dusty said. "I also need to thank my pit crew, Big Daddy Race Cars
and my wife because I couldn't win without them" he stated. Dusty's sponsors
include Dorcey Inc . Big Daddy Race Cars, D & J Machine and Jono's Race
Engines.

Dustin Andersen's 8A was in the lead at the end of the first A Main lap for
the Monster Energy Drink IMCA Modifieds. He was followed by the 8C of Chad
Andersen, Brian Cuddly in the 57 and Clint Homan's 27. Chad Andersen grabbed
the lead on the 2nd lap and the V45 of Rik Gropp vaulted all the way up to
third. Gropp took only 2 more laps to take over 2nd from Dustin, but the
yellow flag flew when Scott Bivens' S56 stopped between turns 3 & 4. That
made the running order Chad Andersen, Dustin Andersen, Gropp and Cuddly.
Homan regained the 4th spot on lap 7 and 3 laps later Gropp again got past
Dustin for 2nd. Track modified point champion Jordan Grabouski moved around
Homan the same lap to snare the fourth position. There were 8 laps remaining
when Shane Stutzman's #22S spun in turn 4, causing the yellow to come out
again. Grabouski took advantage of the restart to get around Dustin. The
next time around Chad went very high, giving Grabouski the opening he needed
to take the lead and Gropp followed his lead by also passing Chad to grab
second. On the next circuit Doug Deterding moved up to 4th in the 13. The
final caution of the race came with 5 laps to go when Tyler Snyder's #20
spun out in turn four. The top four racers as the checkered flag flew were
Grabouski, Gropp, Chad Anderson and Doug Deterding.

Grabouski started the interview by saying "This is without a doubt the
hugest crowd that I've ever raced in front of and won in front of. I think
it made me race a little harder in fact." He continued by relating "We
downgraded in the engine department when we had to change after we lost our
main motor in the heat race, but it didn't seem to hurt us much." He
concluded by stating "We're going to be out here next week for The Nebraska
Cup to see if we can do it again". Grabouski's sponsors are Belleville
Motorsports,Twin Rivers Chrysler/Jeep/Dodge, Reedy Machine & Fab, Beatrice
Motor Mart, Redline Grafix, Sasse Farms, Vision Sports, Friend Freightways,
Novotny Construction, Booth Feed & Supply, Schmidt Machine, Side Trek Bar &
Grill, Filley Customer Powder Coating and FX Suspension.

The Auto Trans Matic IMCA Sport Compacts first lap was red flagged as a mess
was created between turns 3 & 4 after one of the cars lost a tire. Those
coming to a stop included Mary Lenz's #17, the A1 of Joe Jura, Jack Prall
IV's 45, and the 21P of Jeremy Peckham. After a complete restart Larry
Cronin's #5 led with the 95C of Bob Cigelman, Mike Simpson's 63 and the 7V
of Adam Vrbka behind him. Vrbka moved into the 3rd spot on lap #4 and the
lead changed the next circuit when Cigelman moved inside of Cronin. The
lineup was juggled again on lap 5 when Cronin again regained the lead and
Vrbka followed him into second, Simpson moved to 3rd and John Sedlachek
advanced the #93 to fourth. Simpson passed Vrbka with 4 to go, only to lose
the spot again 2 laps later when Vrbka got back around him and Sedlachek
again took over fourth. Cronin suffered a flat tire going into turn #4 on
the final lap and fell to fifth as Vrbka won, Simpson finished second,
Sedlachek took third and Cigelman settled for fourth.

"It was cool to get my third win of the season tonight. The track was really
good and it turned out just the way I like it in the feature" Adam said.
Adam's sponsors include Eagle Automotive, Big Dan's Auto Body & Paint and
Low Budget Customs.

The Budweiser 360 Sprints were the final A Main of the evening. Two
second-generation drivers help the top two position at the conclusion of the
first circuit. Jordan Boston, son of the 4-time track points champion Mike
Boston was in the lead in the #57 with Tige Jensen who is the son of sprint
racing legend Lonnie Jensen in second in the #71, John Klabunde's 77 third
and Jason Danley's 82 in fourth. Billy Alley had advanced his #22 all the
way to 13th after starting dead last, but his first time at Eagle Raceway in
quite awhile ended on lap #3 when he flipped in turn 4 after contact with
the wall. He was unhurt, but his racer was damaged too severely to continue
competing. Jensen used a slide job as the cars went into turns 1 & 2 on the
restart to momentarily snare the lead, but Boston used a crossover move to
regain the spot. The next time around Jensen made the slide job stick to put
Boston in second. The first caution of the race came out when Bobby Becker's
8B came to a stop between 3 & 4. Boston regained the lead with 12 down but
the yellow caution light was turned on when Adam Gullion's 96KX sprinter
slowed to a stop in turn 1. With 11 laps left Nick Bryan's #6 spun coming
out of turn #4 and he was sent off after he spun again in turn #4 with 10 to
go. Boston again got past Jensen on the restart but Jensen relegated him
back to second the same lap. Gullion's racer stopped again the next time
around for the final caution of the evening. With just 8 to go Boston took
the lead for good. Terry Holliman moved his #23 up to 4th with 7 laps
remaining setting up a fierce battle between his #23 and Danley. Holliman
and Danley fought tooth and nail right up to the checkered flag as Holliman
nipped him at the finish. The results showed Boston winning, Jensen second,
Klabunde third and Holliman rounding out the top 4.

Boston related "This is only my 4th time ever in a 360 sprint, but I've been
racing 600 mini-sprints for quite awhile now. In fact, I'm battling for the
track championship elsewhere and there's only 2 point separating me and
another racer. We heard that the Bogues had a car they weren't racing, so we
rented a motor for 3 nights to see if we could turn this into something for
next year". He finished by saying "I want to give a big thanks to Jeff and
Jay Bogue. I need to thank my dad, my mom and my whole family. Also my pit
crew and of course all of the fans in the stands".

Eagle Raceway's season continues Saturday September 12th as Budweiser and
Auto Trans Matic present The Nebraska Cup. Drivers from several states will
be on hand as the ASCS 360 sprints compete for $5000 to take home the A
Feature win and the non-sanctioned modifieds try to grab the winners share
of a purse that has a $1000 winner's share. The support class for the
evening will be the Auto Trans Matic IMCA Sport Compacts. The pit gate will
open to the racers at 2:00 and fans will be allowed through the front gate
at 5. Fans who show up early will be allowed into the pits from 3 until 5 to
get autographs, take pictures and even buy merchandise from the racers.
Front gate prices for adults are just $15, youngsters 6-12 are only $5 and
those 5 and under are free with an accompanying adult. Pit passes are only
$25. Come out and see some of the countries finest racers compete on the
high banks.

October 3rd will be the rescheduled Bootleggers Run Race of Champions as
several drivers from both NASCAR and Indy racing compete in Late Models.
Among those in attendance will be Casey & Roger Mears, Michael Waltrip,
Jimmy Spencer and there's rumors that a NASCAR superstar may show up also.

Results:

360 Sprint 9/6/2009

A Feature:1. Jordon Boston (Crete, NE), 2. Tige Jensen (Lincoln, NE), 3.
John Klabunde (Fort Calhoun, NE), 4. Terry Holliman (Hamburg, IA), 5. Jason
Danley (Lincoln, NE), 6. Ken Klabunde (Omaha, NE), 7. Gene Ackland (Lincoln,
NE), 8. Roger Sluka (Lincoln, NE), 9. Rick Hansen (Norfold, NE), 10. Bobby
Jr Becker (Denton, NE), 11. Bill Garrow (Lincoln, NE), 12. Joshua LaPage
(Bennett, NE), 13. Adam Gullion (Beatrice, NE), 14. Nicholas Bryan (Lincoln,
NE), 15. Billy Alley (Lincoln, NE), 16. Trevor Grossenbacher (Holland, NE),
17. Mark Schmidt (Lincoln, NE)

IMCA Hobby Stock 9/6/2009

A Feature:1. Dustin Poessnecker (Atkinson, NE), 2. Kevin Anderson (Lincoln,
NE), 3. Nick Beckman (Lincoln, NE), 4. Mike Hansen (Weeping Water, NE), 5.
Don Kros (Weston, NE), 6. Ben Becher (Lincoln, NE), 7. Ron Novak (Blair,
NE), 8. Eric Hanson (Scribner, NE), 9. Jim Buss (Blue Hill, NE), 10. Justin
Busboom (Lincoln, NE), 11. Troy Mencke (Blair, NE), 12. Joe Ryan (Lincoln,
NE), 13. Mike Barton (Nebraska City, NE), 14. Jacques Smit (Wynore, NE), 15.
Greg Post (Blue Springs, NE), 16. Don Jr Hall (Lincoln, NE), 17. Kevin
Jochum (Roca, NE), 18. Lonnie Greten (Grand Island, NE), 19. EARL SCHMITT
(Omaha, NE), 20. THOM MARSH (Lincoln, NE)

B Feature:1. Justin Busboom (Lincoln, NE), 2. Jim Buss (Blue Hill, NE), 3.
Troy Mencke (Blair, NE), 4. EARL SCHMITT (Omaha, NE), 5. Mike Barton
(Nebraska City, NE), 6. Scott Santee (Omaha, NE), 7. Josh Kennell (Bennet,
NE), 8. DAVID CARTER (Fremont, NE), 9. Mark McKinney (Omaha, NE), 10. Matt
Draeger (Dunbar, NE), 11. Jason Edwards (Lincoln, NE), 12. ROGER ELLIOT JR
(Omaha, NE), 13. Joe Schidler (Lincoln, NE)

IMCA Modified 9/6/2009

A Feature:1. Jordan Grabouski (Beatrice, NE), 2. Rik Gropp (Lincoln, NE), 3.
Chad Andersen (Omaha, NE), 4. Doug Deterding (Lincoln, NE), 5. Clint Homan
(Bellevue, NE), 6. Matt Richards (Lincoln, NE), 7. Brian Cudly (Lincoln,
NE), 8. Scott Bivens (Ceresco, NE), 9. Joe Borer (Lincoln, ne), 10. Sean
Manning (Firth, NE), 11. Dan Bohlmeyer (Blue Springs, NE), 12. Tim Pickens
(Omaha, NE), 13. Tyler Snyder (Beatrice, NE), 14. Dustin Andersen (Omaha,
NE), 15. Shane Stutzman (Milford, ne), 16. Lucas Robinson (Missouri Valley,
IA), 17. STEVE DEVITT (Lincoln, NE), 18. Ken Schrader (Fenton, MO), 19. Jan
Korth (Lincoln, NE), 20. Bob Zoubek (Dorchester, NE)

B Feature 1:1. Matt Richards (Lincoln, NE), 2. Tim Pickens (Omaha, NE), 3.
Scott Anderson (Omaha, NE), 4. Patrick Donovan (Sterling, NE), 5. Lowell
Holland (Omaha, NE), 6. Darren Hosick (Lincoln, NE), 7. George Haney
(Fremont, NE), 8. Jay Schilling (McCook, NE), 9. Bob Ruisinger (Bennet, NE)

B Feature 2:1. Bob Zoubek (Dorchester, NE), 2. Jordan Grabouski (Beatrice,
NE), 3. Dan Rhiley (Bennington, NE), 4. Darren Meinke (Crete, NE), 5. Justin
Wulf (Arlington, NE), 6. CLINT HUMMER (Western, NE), 7. James Oaks (Lincoln,
NE), 8. Jarrod Herfel (Diller, NE), 9. Ethan Christiansen (Nebraska City,
NE)

IMCA Sport Compact 9/6/2009

A Feature:1. Adam Vrbka (Eagle, NE), 2. Mike Simpson (Ashland, NE), 3. John
Sedlachek (Eagle, NE), 4. Bob Cigelman (Lincoln, NE), 5. Larry Cronin
(Lincoln, NE), 6. Elliott Halvorsen (Eagle, NE), 7. Amanda Rhiley
(Bennington, NE), 8. SCOTT LEE (Lincoln, NE), 9. Tyler Saathoff (Lincoln,
NE), 10. David Tadlock (LaVista, NE), 11. KYLE GANNON (Lincoln, NE), 12. Joe
Jura (Bellevue, NE), 13. Jack Prall III (Union, NE), 14. Garrett Rech
(Davey, NE), 15. BRANDON BOLIN (Lincoln, NE), 16. Mary Lenz (Elmwood, NE),
17. Jack Prall IV (Union, NE), 18. Joe Johnson (Ashland, NE), 19. Jeremy
Peckham (Lincoln, NE), 20. Brandon Thornton (Nebraska City, NE)

B Feature:1. SCOTT LEE (Lincoln, NE), 2. Tyler Saathoff (Lincoln, NE), 3.
Joe Jura (Bellevue, NE), 4. BRANDON BOLIN (Lincoln, NE), 5. Mary Lenz
(Elmwood, NE), 6. Ole Olsen (Carter Lake, IA), 7. Jessie Fuller (Beatrice,
NE), 8. Ray Harrington (Eagle, NE), 9. Kevin Staack (Lincoln, NE), 10. Brian
Haller (Lincoln, NE), 11. Jeff Davis (Lincoln, NE), 12. Jeremy Noonan
(Lincoln, NE), 13. Nick Focken (Douglas, NE), 14. Melissa Cronin (Lincoln,
NE), 15. Skylair Johnson (Ashland, NE)