Taking a (big) step back

"When you think about quitting, you've already quit." - John Madden

"I know it's time." - Brett Favre*

I’ve joked that I’ve been around racing since I could “pee in a pot,” nearly all of my 41 years on Earth. My earliest memories stem back from Mid-Continent Raceway (now Mid-Nebraska Speedway) in the mid-late 70’s. Back then I was a Late Model fan, and Clayton Petersen, Jr. was my favorite driver. I vaguely remember the sprint cars that occasionally frequented the track. When my family moved to Lincoln in the early 80’s, I remember a friend of my father’s being involved with a car and visiting Midwest Speedway, with the new “Modified” sprint class, which after some rules tweaking, later became the 360’s of today.

From there, my father - Dean Orth owned Sprint cars and, in varying capacities, I worked on the machines until the mid-90’s, my final year culminating in spending it on tour with the now-defunct NCRA Outlaw (410) series. Of course, we made many trips to Knoxville, Husets, and various World of Outlaws shows in between our NCRA schedule. It was a great experience.

Soon after my Dad, along with long time racing partner/client/friend Craig Cormack decided to go after the ownership of Eagle Raceway. I joined along working for the track, even after my father retired from the racing scene in ‘99, up until Cormack sold the track to Roger Hadan in 2005. From 2002-2005, I was a full-time employee of Eagle. It was my sole income, and a decent one for someone in their 30’s. I worked part-time for Roger in 2006, and decided to become a blogger/photographer that same year, and was on my own since then. This site was merely a hobby, which on occasion turned a little money - but my day-to-day income is outside of racing.

In 2010, my life took a different turn, with the birth of my son. I’ve been truly blessed. It’s a lot of work, but the rewards are incredible.

It’s said that family makes a different person out of you. That’s no lie. My daily outlook is very different, and sometimes those things that seemed important are now trivial. I don’t know if it is a physiological change, but the priorities in life don’t just fall down the ladder, the urgency fades away.

For years of my late teens to early 20’s, I was a big gun nut and hunter. Knew about anything there was to know about guns and fancied myself a pretty decent shot. I still think I could hold my own after about a hundred practice rounds. But, married life changed that, even when I lived out in the country and had a shooting range outside my own door...I just didn’t care that much. Still don’t. I’ll thumb through a gun magazine now and then at the bookstore, still read some occasional books - but I don’t shoot much and haven’t hunted for over 15 years.

Now, family needs the time I used to give to racing, and the passing of my mother in 2011 made me realize that with a young child and being a father at a relatively late age (some of my high school friends have kids in high school or have graduated), my time with my wife and son was limited, and was very important.

I’ve devoted a lot of my life to the sport. Short of driving, I’ve done it all. While it’s provided me with income, friends, fond memories and relationships that hopefully last the rest of my life, it also tore my family apart, and created animosity amongst long-time associates. Racing can consume one’s life. At times, it’s an important fabric of being, others it’s the bane of one’s existence. Sometimes, it’s difficult to tell the difference between the two.

To that end, I think it’s time for me to step back. Way back. In my post last season, I said that I would see how I felt come 2012. I've assessed my feelings. The excitement just isn't there the way it used to be. 

There are a lot of things I’m not really a fan of anymore: the back-gate nature of the show and the long time it takes to run it, the various drama (four of the top five threads on dirtdrivers.com this weekend were someone bitching one way or the other), and that I’ve taken my racing photography about as far as I wanted to go with it. What little time I have to shoot - and photography is my passion - I need to take that time elsewhere.

I'm still a motorsports fan - the vintage circuit is what piques my fancy these days, and now I've become that 'old guy' wishing for the good ol' days.

It’s hard to devote family time, with a young son and mother for something that isn’t lighting my fire anymore.

But despite all the things I have issue with, I’ll miss the people, some of whom I consider trusted friends. That’s the one thing that kept me coming back. I wish I could condense it into 3 hours instead of 8-10 hours on a Saturday.

So, for the first time in over thirty years, I don't have any connection to a car, track, media - I am just a simple fan now.

It doesn’t mean that I won’t be out at the track ever. It just will be much less frequent, maybe one to two times a month. I have to admit, that as long as Lincoln is still playing my new-found interest - Hockey - I’m committed to the Ice Box as my “Jason time.”

After that...I'm not sure. I may still shoot pictures on occasion, but it won't be just a bunch of cars going left all the time. I may blog about the times I go to the track, something that probably will have more meat than just another press release about an upcoming event. I’m not sure what to do with the site yet. I still own the domain and the hosting charges - so I’ll keep it alive. The photo galleries will move but I plan on doing some work to keep the site “simmering” for the time being.

I still enjoy a lot of the people in racing, and still want to maintain my relationships. There are people who still have the same passion for the sport as they did 10, 20, 40 years ago. There are the same stories being told to a new generation and the same memories being made for them.

I want to thank the people who’ve made racing so enjoyable these past years. I don’t want to name names, because there are SO many and I don’t want to be accused of putting the names in some order, missing anyone or slighting anybody. I just want to say there are dozens, if not hundreds and I think highly of ALL of them. True respect.

I hope to see you all at the track - it just may not be as often. 
 

Jason

*The Favre quote is a deliberate joke

Tuttle to call it quits

IMCA Modified driver Lacey Tuttle has decided to hang her helmet up for the time being, according to a post on Facebook. Lacey has been competitive in the A Modified division at Eagle Raceway but early season mechanical issues ended the season. It's too bad - she is capable of hanging with the best of them, especially at the high level of competition at Eagle.

From her facebook post:

"Just wanted to let all my fans know that we put the car up for sale today. Mod racing takes a lot of time and money and with the motor blowing up the first night we just can't do it anymore. It's been a great 8 years racing with my dad and I can't say enough about how much I appreciate all the support I've gotten through the years."

WoO at Eagle Postponed to 9/19

According to Eagle Raceway's messaging service, the World of Outlaws show scheduled for April 27 has been postponed to Sept. 19th.

Sprint car chassis manufacturer moving to Lincoln

An Illinois company that builds chassis for sprint cars plans to move its operations to Lincoln to be closer to Speedway Motors.

Eagle Motorsports of Springfield, Ill., will start operations in Lincoln on May 1 in space owned by Speedway at 300 Speedway Circle just southeast of First and Van Dorn streets.

Mike Tavlin, Speedway's chief financial officer, said Speedway is not buying Eagle Motorsports, nor is it investing in the company, but it will be partnering with the company in other ways.

Read more: http://journalstar.com/business/local/sprint-car-chassis-manufacturer-moving-to-lincoln/article_2ed9a6f3-74cf-56d3-97f9-5e3e1f9c016e.html#ixzz1sJnA4t9i

Four Day Super Mania 2012 at Eagle This Weekend

Open House Super Practice Night -Thursday, April 19th, 2012

Super Mania 2012 Begins! -All classes are welcome to Open House Practice Night!

Front Gate opens at 6pm. Free Front Gate Admission. Limited menu will be available.

Pit Gates open at 5pm. Practice is from 7pm-11pm. Pit Pass $10. All drivers must have all their forms in as soon as possible. Late registration fee =$25. See Driver Info Tab of our website for all forms needed.

Auto Trans Matic presents Ice Breaker Challenge DAY 1* -Friday, April 20, 2012

See the Super Best Nebraska Drive Shaft & Radiator IMCA Modified Drivers Compete! - Supporting classes are Lucas Oil ASCS Sprints, NAPA IMCA Sport Modifieds (Regional and National Points...no track points)

Front Gates open at 6:00pm, and Racing at 8:00pm. Front Gate Admission: Adults(13+) $12, Youth(6-12) $5 and Child(5 & under) Free.

Pit Gates open at 4pm. Pit Membership Fee (Pit Pass) $25. All drivers must have all their forms in as soon as possible. All drivers must pre-register for this event by April 18, 2012...Late registration fee =$25. See Driver Info Tab of our website for all forms needed.

Auto Trans Matic presents Ice Breaker Challenge DAY 2* -Saturday, April 21, 2012

See the Super Best Nebraska Drive Shaft & Radiator IMCA Modified Drivers Compete! - Supporting classes are Lucas Oil ASCS Sprints, Valentino's IMCA Hobby Stocks, Exhaust Pro's IMCA Sport Compacts (Regional and National Points...no track points)

NASCAR Champion Tony Stewart will be participating in the 2012 Ice Breaker Challenge on April 21st. He also hopes to be able to participate in Friday night's contest, depending on his NASCAR obligations that weekend.

He likes to stay close to his dirt roots, racing sprint cars and midgets when time allows and is a multi-time winner of the coveted Golden Driller at the Chili Bowl. He crossed a big item off of his "Bucket List" when he snagged his first World of Outlaws sprint car win at Oshweken Speedway in Canada last July.

Tony is no stranger to Eagle's high banks either, having won the 1994 Pepsi USAC Summer Midget Classic at the track.

Down deep he is just another racer, and what better place to show his talents than at "America's Home Track"?

Front Gates open at 5:00pm, and Racing at 6:30pm. Front Gate Admission: Adults(13+) $15, Youth(6-12) $5 and Child(5 & under) Free. Front Ticket Booth will open at 3pm on Saturday for early ticket sales. All seats are general admission...first come first serve. Please note: Due to the time limits and with Tony Stewart participating in the event, there will not be an autograph session available.
Be sure to arrive early for a good seat.

Pit Gates open at 4pm. Pit Membership Fee (Pit Pass) $25. All drivers must have all their forms in as soon as possible. All drivers must pre-register for this event by April 18, 2012...Late registration fee =$25. See Driver Info Tab of our website for all forms needed.

ALL minors(17 & under) in the pit area MUST have a signed minor waiver by their parents in front of a notary along with a copy of their birth certificate or valid driver's license. Minor=anyone under 18 years of age. All minors must be supervised by an adult. If minor is not supervised, they will be asked to leave the pit area. (Must be 14 years old to enter pit area)

No outside food or beverage is allowed into the front gate entrance. Thank you for your cooperation. *This is a special event. Discount coupons and regular event passes are not good for this event.

Thanks for supporting Eagle Raceway...America's Home Track!

Then SUNDAY GOKART ACTION!

The Mini E Practice and Mini Ice Breaker Challenge has been rescheduled one more time due to severe storms.

Sunday, April 22nd, Pit Gates will open at 11:00AM. Rookies Only Practice will be from 12pm-1pm. All Classes practice will be from 1pm-2:00pm. Driver check-in for the Mini Ice Breaker ends at 2:00pm. A Short Break will be taken with a pit meeting at 2:00pm, and then the Mini Ice Breaker Challenge heats will begin at 2:30pm.

One low admission price will include both Practice and the Mini Ice Breaker Challenge:

Driver Pass (includes nightly entry fee): $20 (If you are racing in an additional class it is $10 extra)

Hot Pass: $10

Cold Pass: $5

Cold Pass = not allowed on the track, or in the staging area
Hot ...Pass = allowed on track and in staging area (usually the person starting the kart and helping if there is an issue on the track)
Driver Pass = the person who is driving the kart

If you have not already registered your kart number for the season, late number registration is $20.

OUR INSURANCE COMPANY REQUIRES: All minors (17 and younger) entering the pit area MUST have a NOTARIZED minor release waiver signed by BOTH parents/guardians or one parent/guardian must be PRESENT to sign a minor waiver EVERY night that the minor enters the pit area or NO PIT ENTRY.
Any DRIVER who is a minor will also need a copy of thier birth certificate or State ID on file with Mini E.

If you have questions, please call the office. 402-238-2595

Practice Day rescheduled for Sunday, April 22nd! Pit Gates will open at 11:00AM... ROOKIES ONLY PRACTICE is from 12:00PM-1:00PM... ALL CLASSES PRACTICE is from 1:00PM-2:00PM...

Auto Trans Matic Presents The Mini Ice Breaker Challenge Season Opener rescheduled for Sunday, April 22nd!

Sunday, April 22nd is The Mini Ice Breaker Challenge. Pit Gate will open at 11:00AM for practice, Pit Meeting at 2:00PM, Driver Checkin ends at 2:00PM and racing starts at 2:30PM.

Racing all Classes (mid-season championship and full season Championship points):

Flat Karts: Rookie, Jr. Amature, Jr. 1, Jr. 2 Medium, Jr. 2 Heavy, Adult Clone 370, Adult Stock Medium, Adult Stock Heavy, Adult Animal
Cage Karts: Rookie, Jr. 1, Jr. 2, Adult 206 Light, Adult 206 Heavy

ASCS Midwest Headlines Eagle's Icebreaker

Cody Morris, Tulsa, Oklahoma (4-16-2012) - The Speedway Motors ASCS Midwest Region forces prepare for a wild weekend of action this Friday, April 20th and Saturday April 21st at Eagle Raceway.

Eagle, Nebraska's famed 1/3 mile oval will kick off their 2012 calendar with the annual "Icebreaker Challenge" a raucous weekend opener headlined by the Speedway Motors ASCS Midwest Region.

Founded in 1963, "America's Home Track" will host five Speedway Motors ASCS Midwest events this season, with a weekend double of National vs. Midwest action in June before the Speedway Motors ASCS Midwest season finale in September.

The 2012 ASCS Midwest campaign commenced two weeks ago with a season opening weekend double at Greenwood, Nebraska's I-80 Speedway. The weekend was split with South Dakota's Robbie Wolfgang snaring his 1st career ASCS victory, before all-time ASCS Midwest winner "Blackjack" Brian Brown added to his Midwest success in the weekend finale.

This upcoming ASCS Midwest double at Eagle Raceway features the 3rd and 4th rounds of 18 ASCS Midwest events in the 2012 campaign.

Defending NASCAR Sprint Cup champion and two-time Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Midget Nationals winner Tony Stewart has expressed his intent to do battle with ASCS Midwest forces this weekend at Eagle if his pavement obligations allow.

Eighteen years after his first Eagle Raceway victory in 1994's USAC Summer Midget Classic, "Smoke" will have some obstructions in his potential quest to re-conquer "America's Fastest 1/3 Mile".

As of Monday, over 30 teams have pre-entered for ASCS Midwest action at the Icebreaker Challenge with Springfield, Nebraska's two-time and defending ASCS Midwest Champion Jack Dover among them. This number will almost certainly rise as Friday's weekend kickoff nears.

Friday gates open at 6pm, with racing set for an 8pm start. Saturday gates open at 5pm, with action beginning at 630pm. For more Eagle Raceway information, including ticket pricing and directions, please visit www.eagleraceway.com

Past ASCS Midwest Region winner at Eagle Raceway:
9/16/11 - Jason Johnson
9/11/11 - Jason Johnson
6/11/11 - Jack Dover (with National)
9/12/10 - Jason Johnson
6/12/10 - Jason Johnson (with National)
6/11/10 - Danny Wood (with National)
9/12/09 - Tony Bruce, Jr.
9/7/08 - Jack Dover
7/19/08 - Jack Dover
7/21/07 - Mike Boston
7/22/06 - Wade Nygaard

The 2012 season marks the 21st year of sanctioning Sprint Car racing for the American Sprint Car Series, which brings the best of Sprint Car racing to dozens of different tracks throughout the nation and into Canada. Anchored by the Lucas Oil Sprint Car Series presented by MavTV, ASCS also consists of eleven different Regions throughout the nation.

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

Jackpot Weekend next up at I-80 Speedway

From I-80 Speedway

This Friday, April 13 & Saturday, April 14 it's Jackpot Weekend at I-80 Speedway. The two day event will feature complete programs each night for A Mods, Grand Nationals, B Mods, Stock Car/Pro Ams & Hobby Stocks. Hornets will be racing on April 14 only.

A Mods will be racing for the largest purse with $711 to win on Friday night and $1,555 to win on Saturday night. Grand Nationals will be racing for $444 to win on Friday and $1,111 on Saturday night. B Mods will be racing for $333 to win the first night and $777 the second night. Stock Car/ProAms $333 are to win on Friday and $678 on Saturday. Hobby Stocks $299 on Friday and $654 on Saturday and Hornets will be racing on Saturday only for $222 to win.

Entry Fees are $25 for all classes on Friday and on Saturday entry fees are $60 for A Mods, $50 for Grand Nationals, $40 for B Mods and Stock Car/ProAms, $30 for Hobby Stocks and $20 for Hornets.

Pits open at 4pm on Friday with Grandstands opening at 5:30pm and racing at 7pm. Grandstand Admission is $10 for Adults, $5 for Kids (6-12) with 5 and under Free. Pit Passes are $25. On Saturday, the Pits open at 3pm, Grandstands at 4:30pm with racing at 5:55pm. Grandstand Admission is $15 for Adults, $5 for Kids (6-12) with 5 and under Free. Pit Passes are $25.

The fans can also get involved in Jackpot Weekend as well. Some lucky fan will win $111 on Friday night and the Saturday night lucky fan will win $222. For more information, call I-80 Speedway at (402)-342-3453.

Brown captures I-80 ASCS Spring Meltdown Finale

Cody Morris, GREENWOOD, NEBRASKA (4-7-2012) - One night removed from a first-time winner in ASCS victory lane, the finale of the season opening weekend of action for the Speedway Motors ASCS Midwest region saw a familiar sight.

Grain Valley, Missouri’s “Blackjack” Brian Brown out dueled South Dakota’s Clint Garner in the first half of the 25 lap ASCS Midwest main event, before fending off a relative(ly) minor late race challenge from Danny Lasoski to earn his series’ best 21st Speedway Motors ASCS Midwest Region victory.

The largest obstacle to Brown’s victory bid came in the form of a lapped Ryan Roberts, who spun immediately in front of the leader with two circuits remaining. Brown’s evasive maneuver paid off, as he sailed to victory lane in the Brian Brown Racing, FVP, and Casey’s General Store sponsored no. 21 Maxim.

Lasoski settled for runner up honors with Garner settling for the show position at the final stripe. Indianola, Iowa’s Dustin Selvage used the lap 23 caution to his advantage, battling by Minnesota’s Davey Heskin for fourth at the finish line, with the latter closing out the top 5 running order.
Waverly, Nebraska’s Stu Snyder easily earned Hard Charger honors, fighting into the final transfer spot in the evening’s 2nd B Feature event and rallying from 20th to 8th in the final rounds.

Opening night winner Robbie Wolfgang followed his first career ASCS triumph with a 6th place performance in Saturday’s weekend finale, giving the 19 year old Sioux Falls, South Dakota shoe the early nod in the 2012 Speedway Motors ASCS Midwest Region championship chase.

Andy Jones, Danny Lasoski, Jack Dover, Davey Heskin, and Robbie Wolfgang each earned heat race honors over the impressive 39 car field, with Fargo, Oklahoma’s Taylor Milton and South Dakota’s Ryan Roberts taking winning-style transfers in the twin 10 lap B Features.

RESULTS: April 7th, 2012
Speedway Motors ASCS Midwest Round 2 of 18
I-80 Speedway - Greenwood, Nebraska
A Feature (25 Laps): 1. 21-Brian Brown[3]; 2. 1m-Danny Lasoski[7]; 3. 40-Clint Garner[1]; 4. 7-Dustin Selvage[6]; 5. 56-Davey Heskin[4]; 6. 7k-Robby Wolfgang[8]; 7. 24a-Jack Dover[5]; 8. 23s-Stu Snyder[20]; 9. 73-Andy Jones[2]; 10. 18-Ryan Roberts[11]; 11. 4-Jordan Boston[12]; 12. 45c-Russ Hall[19]; 13. 4a-Jon Agan[16]; 14. 4j-Lee Grosz[13]; 15. 2-Don Droud Jr[14]; 16. 97-Carson McCarl[15]; 17. 21k-Ryan Kitchen[10]; 18. 17b-Ryan Bickett[18]; 19. 0-Jeff Osborne[9]; 20. 91-Taylor Milton[17]
Lap Leaders: Garner 1-2; Brown 3; Garner 4-11; Brown 12-25
B Feature 1 (10 Laps): 1. 91-Taylor Milton; 2. 45c-Russ Hall; 3. 35-Trevor Grossenbacher; 4. 14-Jody Rosenboom; 5. 48-Jake Martens; 6. X-Chuck Swenson; 7. 44-Doug Lovegrove; 8. 32-Adam Guillion; 9. 75-Tommy Barber; 10. 6x-Nick Bryan; 11. 81-Jared Jansen; 12. 12L-John Lambertz
Top 2 advance to A Feature
B Feature 2 (10 Laps): 1. 17b-Ryan Bickett; 2. 23s-Stu Snyder; 3. 17-Gage Dorr; 4. 82-Jason Danley; 5. 31-Mark Pace; 6. 20-Casey Friedrichson; 7. 6-Haley Arnold; 8. 2d-Dusty Ballenger; 9. 6g-Bryan Gossel; 10. 5M-Miranda Arnold; 11. 13v-Seth Brahmer
Top 2 advance to A Feature
Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 73-Andy Jones; 2. 21k-Ryan Kitchen; 3. 40-Clint Garner; 4. 0-Jeff Osborne; 5. 82-Jason Danley; 6. 2d-Dusty Ballenger; 7. X-Chuck Swenson; 8. 5M-Miranda Arnold
Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 1m-Danny Lasoski; 2. 7-Dustin Selvage; 3. 4j-Lee Grosz; 4. 45c-Russ Hall; 5. 32-Adam Guillion; 6. 14-Jody Rosenboom; 7. 48-Jake Martens; 8. 6g-Bryan Gossel
Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 24a-Jack Dover; 2. 21-Brian Brown; 3. 35-Trevor Grossenbacher; 4. 2-Don Droud Jr; 5. 97-Carson McCarl; 6. 23s-Stu Snyder; 7. 44-Doug Lovegrove; 8. 81-Jared Jansen
Heat 4 (8 Laps): 1. 56-Davey Heskin; 2. 18-Ryan Roberts; 3. 4a-Jon Agan; 4. 17-Gage Dorr; 5. 6x-Nick Bryan; 6. 75-Tommy Barber; 7. 13v-Seth Brahmer; 8. 31-Mark Pace
Heat 5 (8 Laps): 1. 7k-Robby Wolfgang; 2. 4-Jordan Boston; 3. 91-Taylor Milton; 4. 17b-Ryan Bickett; 5. 20-Casey Friedrichson; 6. 6-Haley Arnold; 7. 12L-John Lambertz

Wolfgang wins I-80 ASCS Midwest Opener

Cody Morris, GREENWOOD, NEBRASKA (4-6-2012) - Closing in on an hour long main event, one driver in particular did not mind the delays.
In a wild 2012 ASCS Midwest season opening event at Greenwood, Nebraska’s I-80 Speedway that featured six stoppages, including a late race fuel stop, a young star emerged with the first ASCS accolades of his young career.

Bearing a last name that will forever be synonymous with sprint car success, “Little Wolf” Robbie Wolfgang took his own step in adding to the legend.

The young 19 year old endured nearly an hour’s uneven pace of racing and fended off a pair of ferocious Show Me State assaults to his quest for ASCS victory lane.

While pole sitter Jody Rosenbloom nabbed the lap one lead, Grain Valley, Missouri’s Brian Brown shot from 6th to grab the lap 2 lead. However, Brown’s advantage was short lived as Wolfgang found the rubber and powered by on the 6th circuit.

While “Little Wolf” maintained the point, yet another accomplished sprint car ace was charging from the 5th row to offer challenge. Higginsville, Missouri native Danny “The Dude” Lasoski had just dove under nephew Brian Brown for the runner up spot when lap 11 contact between Brown and Rosenbloom resulted in a flat left rear tire for Brown.

With open track ahead, Wolfgang’s pace continued to hold, until an attempted move around a lapped Carson McCarl on the 25th lap went awry, sending “Little Wolf” high up the track in turn 4 and allowing Lasoski the opening he needed to slip by for the lead.
But fate had a sense of irony, as just 1 lap later, Lasoski’s collision with the same lapped entry left both cars stalled for the final stoppage of the main event. The 35 minute fuel window had been surpassed by this time, transforming what would normally be a short caution period into a red flag stop for refueling.

Back in the top spot exiting the lap 26 restart, Robbie Wolfgang put away the final 4 laps in quick order to claim the 2012 Speedway Motors ASCS Midwest Region season opener aboard the Bruce Williams’ owned Sioux Falls Ford, Phillips’ Floors, and Stepping Stone Genetics sponsored 7k.
Gregg Bakker finished 2nd with Rosenbloom accepting show position honors. Lee Grosz and Don Droud Jr. completed the top five running order. Lincoln, Nebraska’s Trevor Grossenbacher advanced 11 spots to finish 7th and Hard Charger honors.

Robbie Wolfgang, Jack Dover, Dustin Selvage, and Davey Heskin each earned heat race victories over the 36 car field, with Jon Again taking B Feature honors over an impressive 20 car B main lineup.

The 2012 Speedway Motors ASCS Midwest Region season opening weekend of action continues and concludes with a Saturday night weekend finale at Nebraska Raceway Park’s I-80 Speedway.

Results: April 6th, 2012
Speedway Motors ASCS Midwest Region Season Opener
I-80 Speedway - Greenwood, Nebraska
A Feature (25 Laps): 1. 7k-Robby Wolfgang[4]; 2. 11x-Gregg Bakker[3]; 3. 14-Jody Rosenboom[1]; 4. 4j-Lee Grosz[14]; 5. 2-Don Droud Jr[9]; 6. X-Chuck Swenson[13]; 7. 35-Trevor Grossenbacher[18]; 8. 24a-Jack Dover[8]; 9. 82-Jason Danley[12]; 10. 23s-Stu Snyder[20]; 11. 56-Davey Heskin[7]; 12. 4a-Jon Agan[17]; 13. 1m-Danny Lasoski[10]; 14. 73-Adam Jones[15]; 15. 17-Gage Dorr[2]; 16. 7-Dustin Selvage[5]; 17. 97-Carson McCarl[11]; 18. 21-Brian Brown[6]; 19. 17b-Ryan Bickett[16]; 20. 31-Mark Pace[19]
Lap Leaders: Rosenbloom 1; Brown 2-5; Wolfgang 6-24; Lasoski 25; Wolfgang 26-30
B Feature 1 (14 Laps): 1. 4a-Jon Agan; 2. 35-Trevor Grossenbacher; 3. 31-Mark Pace; 4. 23s-Stu Snyder; 5. 48-Jake Martens; 6. 4-Jordan Boston; 7. 6g-Bryan Gossel; 8. 121-John Lambertz; 9. 0-Jeff Osborne; 10. 2d-Dusty Ballenger; 11. 5M-Miranda Arnold; 12. 44-Doug Lovegrove; 13. 6-Haley Arnold; 14. 32-Adam Guillion; 15. 20-Casey Friedrichson; 16. 18-Ryan Roberts; 17. 45c-Russ Hall; 18. 75-Tommy Barber; 19. 91-Taylor Milton; 20. 81-Jared Jansen
Top 4 advance to A Feature
Heat 1 (10 Laps): 1. 7k-Robby Wolfgang; 2. 14-Jody Rosenboom; 3. 17b-Ryan Bickett; 4. 23s-Stu Snyder; 5. 82-Jason Danley; 6. 18-Ryan Roberts; 7. 20-Casey Friedrichson; 8. 32-Adam Guillion; 9. 48-Jake Martens
Heat 2 (10 Laps): 1. 24a-Jack Dover; 2. 21-Brian Brown; 3. 4j-Lee Grosz; 4. 1m-Danny Lasoski; 5. 35-Trevor Grossenbacher; 6. 45c-Russ Hall; 7. 6-Haley Arnold; 8. 31-Mark Pace; 9. 121-John Lambertz
Heat 3 (10 Laps): 1. 7-Dustin Selvage; 2. 97-Carson McCarl; 3. 11x-Gregg Bakker; 4. 4a-Jon Agan; 5. 91-Taylor Milton; 6. 6g-Bryan Gossel; 7. 5M-Miranda Arnold; 8. 44-Doug Lovegrove; 9. 4-Jordan Boston
Heat 4 (10 Laps): 1. 56-Davey Heskin; 2. 2-Don Droud Jr; 3. 17-Gage Dorr; 4. 73-Adam Jones; 5. X-Chuck Swenson; 6. 2d-Dusty Ballenger; 7. 0-Jeff Osborne; 8. 75-Tommy Barber; 9. 81-Jared Jansen