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If you haven't been there yet, check out this great site with articles and photos from racing's past.

Former Hawkeye Racing News editor Kyle Ealy and Omaha World Herald writer Lee Ackerman have put together a collection of articles from 10, 20, even 50 years ago, presented as a "this week in history" format, along with commentary about racing's past, so it's regularly updated with "fresh" material. It's a great approach to historical information.

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Eagle Bootlegger's Run Oct. 3

The final event of 2009 at "America's Home Track" Eagle Raceway, the Bootleggers Run Race of Champions, will be held on Saturday October 3rd.

The fastest 1/3 mile dirt track in the country will host NASCAR icons Casey Mears, Michael Waltrip, Bobby Labonte and Jimmy Spencer competing in two eight-lap Late Model races.

As a bonus attraction, "The King" Richard Petty will also be in attendance. Mr. Petty does only a handful of appearances each year, so this is very possibly a once-in-a-lifetime chance to see him.

The support classes for the evening will be IMCA Modifieds, Sport Mods and Hobby Stocks. There will be a draw for starting positions.

Reserved seating is available at just $20 for those 6 and up, but will be limited to the first 3962 requests.

General admission seating will be only $15 for those 6 and older.

Tickets can be ordered by calling the office at (402) 238-2595 (a $2 processing fee will apply) or by visiting participating NAPA stores. Prices for "day-of" tickets are $25 for reserved seating and $20 for general admission seating.

Children 5 and under are free with a paid admission (1 child per paid admission).

Autograph vouchers will also be sold for $5 each, but will be limited to 1200 total autographs and will be sold on a first-come, first-served basis. Purchaser will be guaranteed one of five driver autographs per voucher using a lottery based system. The autograph session will run from 5:30 to 6:30 (rain or shine).

Pit gates open at 2:30. Pit passes are just $20.

The front gates will open at 3:00. There will be live music from 3:00 until 5:00.

A press conference will be held from 4:30 until 5:30 (rain or shine).

Hot laps for the IMCA Modifieds, Sport Mods and Hobby Stocks will begin at 5:30 with heat races for those classes starting at 6:30.

Hot laps for the Race of Champions will be at 6:55 and the feature races start at 7:00. Post race interviews, photos and etc. will be done immediately following them.

Feature races for the IMCA Modifieds, Sport Mods and Hobby stocks are scheduled to take the green flag at 7:15.

Drivers and times are subject to change due to NASCAR scheduling or flight delays.

Come out and see how the NASCAR boys handle the dirt high-banks!!!!

Greg Cooper Benefit

Follow up:

There will be a fund raiser at I-80 this weekend for the Cornhusker Classic. You can make donations and/or purchase window decals in honor of Greg. If you are unable to attend, you can still make contributions to the Greg Cooper Benefit Fund at TierOne Bank. If you are interested in purchasing window decals, please email: s.biltoft@yahoo.com

* * *

On Friday, September 4th, while at the car races at State Fair Park,
Greg lost his balance while leaning on the top rail and fell backwards
off of the bleachers. He was taken to BryanLGH West with critical head
injuries.

According to the carepages.com site set up for him, he passed away recently.

A benefit fund has been set up at TierOne Bank and deposits may be
made at any branch or mailed to:

Greg Cooper Benefit Fund

TierOne Bank
P O Box 83009
Lincoln NE 68508-2083

Greg was the car owner/driver of #37 ProAm and raced primarily at I-80
Speedway. He began racing a Friday Night Flyer at Eagle, Columbus and
Beatrice. After several years of being just a race fan, he started
back up in the ProAm division at I-80, winning the Rookie of the Year
Award in 2002, Cornhusker Classic in 2004 and finishing the 2009 ProAm
Season 8th in points.

Look back at a big weekend

I'm going to kick off a run of editorials here. Well, maybe a "few" more than a run. I'm starting with a look back at what was one of the biggest weekends for sprint car racing in Nebraska.

Unfortunately, the 9/11 tribute race at Butler County Motorplex got off to a wet start. I, along with several others read the message boards in disbelief when the track reported only recieving sprinkles after a line of storms went through the vicinity. But, upon arriving at the track the reports were true as we kicked up dust in the pits. The news wasn't good, as I and others stared at their smart-phones watching the impending storm moving closer. The sky darkened, drizzle, then a slow soaking rain fell on the track. BCM promoter Jacy Todd was adamant about outlasting the storm, but practicality set in and the race was postponed to Sunday afternoon.

The $5000 to win Nebraska Cup greeted 52 sprinters, with a stellar field. To give an idea of the competition: the A feature was stocked with at least 15 A feature winners/championship winners/series winners in 2009 that I could name off the top of my head. Despite the actual number being iffy - the fact that the field was packed with talent is not. Here's another tidbit, ASCS N. Plains (and soon Midwest) champion Jason Danley, four-time track champ Mike Boston, former ASCS 360 Nationals, Eagle and Knoxville track champ Billy Alley and ASCS National Tour winner and 2008 NE Cup champ Jack Dover all had to qualify through B features! Nobody "lucked" into the A.

What I love about 360's, especially the likes of Eagle and BCM is that a dry track doesn't mean lock-down to the bottom. The surface was very racy and the slide-fest back and forth battle between eventual winner Tony Bruce, Jr. and Jesse Hockett left fans agape at the action. There was plenty of action throughout the field. Like this, and this, and this, and...well, as Bruce said, "What a race, if anybody here didn't like that one, then you're not gonna like any kind of racing."

THIS event showcased what 360's are capable of on the short track and harkened back to the halcyon days of the early 2000's with 40 cars and a dozen feature winners. Yes Virgina, Santa can run a wing. More on this later.

Let it be known, I'm not just sprint-centric. The Modified feature, as it usually is at Eagle, was pretty darn good too.

Butler County didn't disappoint. A PERFECT day greeted fans and racers, a 180 from Friday. A somber tribute to 9/11 victims and first responders was brightened by the "Husker Copter" owned by Midwest Medical Transport bringing in the trophies, and a flyover by vintage aircraft. Twenty-nine strong sprints were on hand. A dry track remained racy with the sprint heats coming off without major incident.

Topless Modifieds were on hand for a $911 winner's share. I like today's IMCA Modified. But I wish they'd always run without the lid, though according to some, the setup is quite different.

Unfortunately, things were delayed after a NASTY crash in turn four when a chain of sport compacts crashed into a stopped car on the track. The wreckage took some time to clear up.

Kyle Berck took out most of the front runners at Eagle Saturday with a rare mistake, he made up for it by pulling away to take the modified feature.

The A once again, saw a dry but racy track. Much like Saturday the action was furious throughout. Chad Humston dueled pole-sitter Brian Brown briefly until establishing a comfortable lead. The show was watching Brown and Mike Boston put slide after slide on each other dueling for the runner up spot. Tony Bruce, Jr. had to qualify from the B but worked his way up the field and finished fifth.

It was some of the most intense action I'd witnessed all season.

Thumbs up:

- Roger Hadan and Jacy Todd, let's not forget: without their willingness to "go big" this weekend wouldn't have happened. Both were willing to take a risk.

- The Nebraska Cup committee, headed by Lori Dover who worked hard to generate interest in the two shows. A bounty of contingency prizes awaited drivers, many of whom came as a result of committee encouragement. The first "Miss Nebraska Cup" contest elicited huge response from the fans.

- The BCM tribute to the soldiers, fallen, and first-responders was very fitting and well done.

- The drivers and teams who decided to forgo races closer to home to make the trip up to Eagle and face the competition. Tony and Chad took the money, but the fans were the winners this week.

- Well, the fans - a late arriving crowd turned an iffy count into a respectable one at Eagle, with a solid group making the trip to the cornfields of Butler County on a Sunday night. Good attendance both nights.

- The quick-responding Butler County safety crew. They were quite literally, on top of every incident within seconds of it happening.

- Jason Danley - claiming the Midwest Region championship along with his Northern Plains title. What's impressive is that unlike a lot of "touring" series, the Midwest region had 13 of 15 scheduled events. That's a full season at some tracks.

- The push trucks. Getting a 52-car show rolling like it did is no small feat. BCM races were kicked off in no time. The bunch that pushes off in Nebraska is one of the best anywhere and they do it with only a handful of trucks.

- The decision to go topless with the Modifieds. I really like those things. Each track running mods needs to do it once. It's great to see the driver work.

- What can be done with good competition. I tire of criticism of winged sprint cars. Yes, you can get lock-down nights like the World of Outlaws. But, seeing what a strong field can do on a multi-groove track like this weekend and the earlier races at I-80 should remind fans what these are capable of, and they race like NO other class on dirt. It also confirms my preference for a dry track come feature time.

- Tony Bruce Jr. just seems like one of the most amiable, friendly but tough as nails behind the wheel kind of guys out there. Count me as a fan.

- Chad Humston and Mark Burch putting the Banana Wagon at the forefront of 360 racing again.

Thumbs down (oh come on, you expect me to be nothing but sunshine?):

- Unnecessary delays. The Miss NE Cup competition was the chunk of a 47-minute Eagle intermission. The 40+ minute Butler County break was unnecessarily long, especially since the show got started late and was started early due to the Sunday night reschedule. I understand the unforeseen delays with the opening ceremony, and the compact wreck afterward was certainly beyond control. But, the intermission was something that should have been cut given the circumstances - 10 minutes to water the track then get going. While listening to the radio I could tell 26 compacts in the A at Butler were too much and it seemed to overwhelm the scorers at times causing delays. Maybe I care too much about that stuff - but it's my site.

- Accusations of "fixing" the aforementioned pageant. The bellyaching afterward was just silly and doesn't merit any further comm....

- Sprint drivers demanding tow money. I'm sorry, but NO 360 driver merits tow money.

Butler County 9/11 Tribute Race Photos

Photos from the Butler County 9/11 tribute race are online. Sprints and Modifieds.

Butler County 9/11 Tribute Race Photos

Eagle Nebraska Cup Photos

Photos are online from Saturday's Nebraska Cup. Sprints and Modifieds.

Eagle Nebraska Cup 9-12-09 Photos

I-80 Cornhusker Classic

Shelby County's Tiny Lund Memorial sports six IMCA divisions

HARLAN, Iowa (Sept. 14) - Six IMCA divisions fill the card for the
Tiny Lund Memorial Nationals at Shelby County Speedway.

Total purse for the 18th annual special this Friday and Saturday,
Sept. 18-19 at Harlan tops $50,000. The Modified feature pays $3,000
to win and is a quali fying event for the 2010 Fast Shafts All-Star
Invitational ballot.

Late Models race for $2,500 to win, IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars for $2,000
to win, Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods and IMCA Sunoco Hobby
Stocks both for $1,000 and the Mach-1 Sport Compacts for $500.

National, regional and Smiley's Racing Products State points will be
awarded to Modified, Stock Car and Hobby Stock drivers. National and
state points are at stake in the Northern SportMod and Sport Compact
divisions.

Tow money will be paid to drivers who compete both days but don't
make their feature. Modified and Late Model non-qualifiers will get
$100, Stock Car non-qualifiers get $75 and Hobby Stock, SportMod and
Sport Compact non-qualifiers each get $50 tow.

Feature winners from the track's Dwight Wrich Memorial held Aug. 1
who don't qualify through their heat or "B" races will receive
provisional starts.

A Thursday, Sept. 17 practice session starts at 7 p.m. and will be
followed by a free supper served to purchasers of $10 pit admission.

Friday's race program begins at 7 p.m. and includes heat races for
all divisions and pole dashes for Modifieds, Late Models and Stock
Cars. Pit passes are $25 and grandstand admission is $10 for adults
and $6 for students.

The Saturday program starts at 6 p.m. and sports "B" features and all
main events. Pit passes are $30. Grandstand admission is $15 for
adults and $10 for students. Kids 10 and under get in free both nights.

Rain date is Sunday, Sept. 20. Camping and shower facilities are
available on the fairgrounds.

More information is available at the www.racescs.com website.

What's Up - What's Coming Up

OK, when Lee Ackerman of the Omaha World Herald asks why I haven't updated
much lately, then I need to explain myself.

Obviously, this site isn't my day job. My day job involves a lot of sitting
in front of a computer, and it's related to colleges. So, I've been very
busy with the ramp up of fall semester. When I get home, about the last
thing I've wanted to do is stare at a computer screen.

But, things are settling down, and I've got plenty of stuff on my mind,
including a look back at what was arguably the biggest weekend for Nebraska
sprint car racing and a piece that details some other issues I've had
regarding updates.

I'm also going to ask for some input on the future of this site.

So stay tuned.
 

Butler County ASCS Postponed

Evening rain forced the postponement of Friday's 9/11 Race to Remember featuring ASCS Sprints, Topless Modifieds and Sport Compacts. The race has been rescheduled for Sunday Sept. 13, with racing starting at 5:00PM.

Holliman Cleared to Race, Looking for Ride

Tadd Holliman, who suffered a broken arm this season in a sprint car accident at Eagle Raceway is healed, cleared to race and is looking for someone who has a sprint ride open for the Nebraska Cup Saturday September 12.

He is willing to help out on the car as much as possible, whether it's a tire or perhaps fuel.

Anyone with an opportunity please call him at 402-297-2740.

Two Great Nights of Racing

From Eagle Raceway

This is going to be a fabulous weekend for dirt track racing in our area.

Friday the two-night ASCS weekend kicks off with racing at Butler County
Motorplex outside of Rising City. The ASCS 360 sprints are racing for a top
prize of $2001 and will be joined by the topless modifieds competing for
$911. The sport compacts will be racing to put the topping to the action.
Racing starts at 8 p.m. Front gate admission is only $15 and pit passes are
$25. The Miss Nebraska Cup contestants will be in attendance, so come out
for a look at these lovely young ladies.

Saturday night is The Nebraska Cup at Eagle Raceway. The ASCS 360 sprints
will be racing for $5000 to win, the topless modifieds will be trying for
the winner's share of the purse which is $1000. The IMCA Sport Compacts will
also race. The 1st Annual Miss Nebraska Cup will be crowned by a vote of the
fans Saturday night. Be sure to cheer for your favorite. Front gates open at
5 with racing at 7. The pit gates will open to competitors at 2 o'clock with
fans being allowed to come in from 3 until 5 to mingle with the race teams.

Some of the best drivers from around the country will be competing with the
best that our area has, so these 2 shows are going to be great.

You won't want to miss a minute of the action, so come out for both
evenings.

ASCS Midwest Season Closes with a Bang This Weekend!

Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (September 8, 2009) – The American Sprint Car Series Midwest Region brings the curtain down on the 2009 season on a high note with a pair of events in Nebraska this weekend, with a potential weekend sweep worth $7,001.

On Friday night, the ASCS Midwest forces invade Rising City's Butler County Motorplex for the $2,001-to-win Tribute to 9/11 "Race to Remember". Then, on Saturday night, the ASCS Midwest season championship finale takes place at Eagle Raceway's $5,000-to-win Nebraska Cup.

The lone ASCS Midwest stop of the year at both tracks, it marks the series return to the Butler County Motorplex for the first time since 2007 after a pair of tries last year were washed out. Springfield, Nebraska's Jack Dover topped last year's edition of Eagle Raceway's Nebraska Cup to put the wraps on the 2008 series title.

While a stellar field of competitors is expected for this weekend's pair of events in Cornhusker territory, Lincoln, Nebraska's Jason Danley will try to put the finishing touches on a second ASCS Regional championship for the 2009 season.

Danley finished off the ASCS Northern Plains slate at the end of July with a 33-point cushion over Sioux Falls racer Eric Lutz and carries a 100-point advantage over Giltner, Nebraska's Chad Humston into the Midwest season-ender.

Danley can safely put away the Midwest title by simply making the feature cut on both nights. However, any stumble against the stout field could open the door for Humston, who celebrates his 23rd birthday this week.

While Danley has built his advantage on the strength of seven top-ten feature runs in eleven events, Humston is one of just two drivers to post two Midwest feature wins this season along with Missouri's Brian Brown.

Humston picked off series wins at Nebraska Raceway Park's I-80 Speedway (May 21) and South Dakota's I-90 Speedway (June 26), while Brown added a win in the series most recent event at Sedalia's State Fair Speedway (August 23) to an earlier score at I-80 (July 2).

While Danley and Humston settle the top spot this weekend, Lutz enters the weekend ranked third in Midwest points with Lucas Oil Sprint Car Rookie of the Year contender Jack Dover in fourth. Two-time ASCS Northern Plains champion Lee Grosz of Harwood, ND, rounds out the current top five in ASCS Midwest points.

Friday's racing action at Butler County Motorplex goes green at 8:00 p.m., while Saturday's Nebraska Cup at Eagle Raceway fires off at 7:00 p.m.

The high-banked, 3/8-mile Butler County Motorplex clay oval is located near Rising City, NE, eight miles south of U.S. 30 on U.S. 81, then two miles east on CR 38, then 0.7 mile south on CR C, then east. For more information, contact the track at 308-940-1970.

The high-banked, 1/3-mile Eagle Raceway clay oval is located in Eagle, NE, off I-80 Exit 420, then eleven miles south on SR 63, then west. For more information, contact the track at 402-781-2243.

This weekend's Nebraska double completes a slate of 15 nights of competition for the ASCS Midwest Region at eight tracks throughout Nebraska and the surrounding areas of Missouri and South Dakota.

Thus far, 125 drivers have competed in at least one ASCS Midwest event in 2009 with nine different drivers reaching victory lane in eleven completed events. While Humston and Brown have each posted two triumphs, single wins have been recorded by Lutz, Jonathan Cornell, Billy Alley, Jesse Hockett, Shane Stewart, Bronson Maeschen and Gary Wright. Two events were rained out.

Past ASCS Midwest Winners at Butler County Motorplex:
6/15/07 – Mike Boston
7/28/06 – Garry Lee Maier

Past ASCS Midwest Winners at Eagle Raceway:
9/7/09 – Jack Dover
7/21/08 – Mike Boston


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.

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

Eagle 9-6-09 Photos

Here's a panorama shot of the crowd at Eagle Raceway. Click on the image for the full pic.






Photos from Saturday's action are here:

Eagle 9-6-09 Photos

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)

I-80 Season Championship Results

Jim Brennan

Greenwood, Ne., 09/06/09 It was Season Championship night at I-80 Speedway
on Sunday night with Mike Wallace winning the NASCAR Whelan Racing Series
Late Model feature, Rick Negrete winning the Pro-ams, Dylan Smith winning
the IMCA Modified feature, Jesse Sobbing winning the IMCA Sports Mod
feature, Steven Saunders winning the Crate Late Model feature and Joe Baker
winning toe Sports Compact feature. "Lightning Leon" Zeitner took the
checkers first in the Ed's SLMR class.

All championship features were started heads up by the point standings. Bill
Leighton and Mike Wallace started the Late Model feature on the front row
and Leighton jumped out front at the start. But on the back stretch Wallace
took the lead and never looked back in winning his first feature of the
year. Leighton kept going backwards and ended up in 7th place. This dealt a
huge blow to his outside chances for the NASCAR National Championship. Les
Siebert, who finished 2nd, never had a chance to close in on Wallace. Andrew
Kosiski, Todd Hipnar and Brad Soll rounded out the top 5.

The Pro-am Feature was all Rick Negrete who led wire to wire for the win and
also was crowned the track champion for 2009. Shawn Bulin won a hard fought
2nd place from Matt Boucher. Dr. Nick Steier and Chad Sanders rounded out
the top 5.

The IMCA Modified feature saw point leader Dylan Smith wire the field of 11
race cars. Jeff Jones came on to challenge Smith but was unable to pass him
using the low side of the track. Now Smith has to sit back and wait to see
how his competition does for the National Championship. Smith also won
Friday night at the Nebraska State Fair Championships and has 3 track title
at I-80, US30 and Albion.

Once again in the Sports Mod feature Jesse Sobbing was too hot to handle as
he won going away over Robert Tippery. Jim Hendricks Jr., Dennis Cook and
Joe Feyen rounded out the top 5. Sobbing also won 3 track championships at
I-80, Harlan and Des Moines, so he should be in good shape for a National
title. Hendricks is the Nebraska State Champion for IMCA.

The Crate Late Models came down to a last lap pass by Steven Saunders over
Tyler Zander. And with that win Saunders also took the track championship.
Saunders was in a borrowed car after wrecking his the week before. Lindsey
Yost, Shawn Lee and Steven Powell rounded out the top 5.

Track Point leader Pete Fink Jr. did not even compete in the season
championship Sports Compact feature which gave Jake McCloud an opening to
tie Fink for the points lead. But McCloud's early lead after the green flag
did not last long as Justin Soule passed him for the lead. And then Joe
Baker came on to challenge Soule. Baker took the lead on lap 9 and went on
to record his 1st feature win of the season.

Then it was time for the big boys in the Ed's Super Late Model Racing
Association. Veteran driver Al Humphrey took the eary lead only to lose it
on lap 2 to Jase Kaser. Kaser stayed out front til lap 13 when "Lightning
Leon" Zeitner passed him for the lead. Zeitner who said, "my car was dialed
in just right tonight" lead the rest of the way with a hard charging Mike
Wiarda taking 2nd over Kaser, Humphrey and Travis Dickes. Zeitner said now
he's even with his son Justin, who won a SLMRA race earlier in the year.
Zeitner, Robbie Andersen and Dickes won the heat races while Craig Preble
won the B-Feature.


I-80 Speedway Results for 9/06/09


NASCAR Whelen Racing Series

Late Models: 1) 1w Mike Wallace, 2) 51 Les Siebert, 3) 2x Andrew Kosiski, 4)
12 Tod Hipnar, 5) 50 Brad Soll, 6) 17v Rick Vanderheiden, 7) 28 Bill
Leighton Jr., 8) 97d Dave Doll, 9) 43 Matt Buller, 10) 00 Clint Benson, 11)
Dave Cook, 12) Micah Brown, 13) Josh Krug, 14) Al Humphrey, 15) Jacob Brown,
16) Gary Joens Jr, 17) Jason Longmeyer, 18) Tom Svoboda, 19) Kent Schimenti,
20) Dwane Pospisil, 21) Mike Morton Jr., 22) Brent Baker, 23) Kortney
Kosiski, 24) Mollee Collins

Pro-ams: 1) 72 Rick Negrete, 2) 36 Shawn Bulin, 3) 5B Matt Boucher, 4) 8
Nick Steier, 5) 49x Chad Sanders, 6) 55 Ray Dessel, 7) 3T Tim Podraza, 8) 12
Terry Cleveland, 9) 28 Casey Cleveland, 10) 24 Don Mohr, 11) Dana Deeke, 12)
Herb Slough, 13) Justin Bertschinger, 14) Frank Timperly, 15) Don Atkins, 16
Jeff Atkins

IMCA Modifieds

1) 95 Dylan Smith, 2) 19j Jeff Jones, 3) 1s Scott Carlson, 4) 21h Shane
Hiatt, 5) 16b Randy Brown, 6) 8 Larry Goertz, 7) Z00 Lacey Tuttle, 8) 48
Larry Robinson Jr., 9) 69 Bill Bader Jr., 10) 12 Tyler Smith, 11) Nick
Sagamiller

SportMods: 1) Jesse Sobbing, 2) 121 Robert Tippery, 3) 33 Jim Hendricks Jr.,
4) 45 Dennis Cook, 5) 25x Joe Feyen, 6) 6 Denny Berghahn Jr., 7) 2 Mike
Brown, 8) 56 Jeremy Longmeyer, 9) 239 Stave Swarthout, 10) 10d Dustin
Thayer, 11) Brian Kosiski, 12) Cory Hutchison, 13) Nick Hermsen, 14) Nathan
Kobus, 15) Buddy Ray Jones, 16) Kyle Harpster, 17) Joe Thomas, 18) John
Riggleman, 19) Phil Brown, 20) Brian Florian, 21) David Nicholson, 22) Marty
Steinbach, 23) Ron Allen

Crate Late Model: 1) 44 Steven Saunders, 2) 2 Tyler Zander, 3) 20 Lindsey
Yost, 4) 40 Shawn Lee, 5) 14 Michael Powell, 6) 34 Michalea Kosiski, 7) 5c
Shevi Collins, 8) 33m Stephen McConnell

Sport Compacts

A-Feature: 1) 9x Joe Baker, 2) 16j Justin Soule, 3) Alex Fink, 4) 40 Jake
McCloud, 5) 6 Dan Markham, 6) 7 Kennin Colestock, 7) 97 John Irvine, 8) 74c
Dave Christensen, 9) 15 Jamie Spanel, 10) 18 Will McConnell, 11) Amanda
Christensen, 12) Brett Smith, 13) Skip Brown, 14) Andrew Cuva, 15) Tim
Cortney, 16) Wayne Stricklett, 17) David Neesen, 18) Preston Gigax, 19)
Trisha Hultgren, 20) Tammy Clark, 21) Kevin Zeitner, 22) Steve Niederhaus

SLMR Late Models

A-Feature: 1) 62 Leon Zeitner, 2) 1w Mike Wiarda, 3) 15x Jase Kaser, 4) 6 Al
Humphrey, 5) 21h Travis Dickes, 6) z62 Justin Zeitner, 7) 26jr Corey
Zeitner, 8) 53 Joe Kosiski, 9) 76 Al Zeitner, 10) 5x Mike Marushak, 11)
Jason Hobscheidt, 12) Curt Drake, 13) Keith Mander Jr., 14) Steve Kempt, 15)
Troy Daly, 16) Craig Preble, 17) John Nicholson, 18) Robbie Andersen, 19)
Dan Jackson, 20) Mel Zeitner, 21) Micah Brown, 22) Todd Bell

State Fair Races

Well, at least somebody is putting some advance press out there.

grumble, grumble, grumble.

Lincoln Journal Star: Neb. Championships may be final auto races at State Fair Park

Belleville 100 Media/Press Conference

The Belleville 100 will host a Media/Press Conference on Sunday-September
6th in Belleville, Kansas. The forty five minute program will be held at
1:30 PM at the Blair Theatre of the Arts located at 1310 19th Street in
downtown Belleville. Members of the Newspaper Media, Internet Web Sites,
Radio and Television are invited to attend the program and will be
acknowledged prior to the program. The general public is invited. There is
no charge to those attending.

The short program will;
*High-light the format of The Belleville 100.
*Relay a short history of the birth of auto racing in Belleville, Kansas.
*Release information regarding 'Go To' sources for Belleville 100
information.
*Introduce members of The Belleville 100 Team.

Following the program, The Belleville 100 display will move to the
historical Belleville High Banks half-mile race track where NCRA Late Models
and Modifieds will compete in the annual Labor Day races. Race time is 7:30
PM.

Suggestions for things to see following the Belleville 100 Media Conference
and prior to racing:
-Attend a movie at the Blair Theatre, www.blairtheatre.blogspot.com
-Visit the Republic County Historical Museum, (785) 527-5971
-Visit the Belleville High Banks Racing Museum, www.highbanks-museum.org
-Tour the NCK Fairgrounds as race teams arrive and prepare,
www.highbanks.org

Who: The Belleville 100 and anyone wishing to attend
What: Media Conference
When: Sunday-September 6th
Where: Blair Theatre of the Arts-Belleville, Kansas
Time: 1:30 PM

Belleville 100 contact information:
Wayne Dake
wdake@diodecom.net
cell: 402-440-3977 

Eagle 8-29-09 Photos

Photos from Saturday's racing at Eagle are now online.

Eagle 8-29-09 Photos

Eagle 8-22-09 Photos

Photos are online from August 22.

Eagle 8-22-09 Photos

US36 ASCS Rained Out

CAMERON, Mo. (August 27, 2009) – With several inches of rain saturating the ground at U.S. 36 Raceway in Cameron, MO, over the past 24 hours, Friday night's card pitting the American Sprint Car Series Midwest Region versus the Winged Outlaw Warriors has been rained out and will not be rescheduled.

The ASCS Midwest Region will put the wraps on the 2009 season with a pair of events in Nebraska including the September 11 Tribute to 9/11 at Rising City's Butler County Motorplex and then the $5,000-to-win Nebraska Cup at Eagle Raceway on September 12.

Eagle Regular Season Finale August 29

From Eagle Raceway

Next weekend, August 29th will be the final points race of the year.

With only 4 points separating Jordan Grabouski and Bob Zoubek for the top 2
and Dan Nelson just 16 out of first in the Monster Energy Drink IMCA
Modifieds that is the closest race.

But, the Valentino's IMCA Hobby Stock race is tight also. Defending track
champion Kevin Anderson trails Roy Armstrong by a mere 10 tallies.

In the Auto Trans Matic IMCA Sport Compact race there is only a 12 point
difference between second and fourth places with Amanda Rhiley only 20
points behind Joey Danley for the lead.

Although the Budweiser 360 Sprint championship has been decided, second
through fourth places are separated by only 13 points.

We will be having a Banner Contest to celebrate the racers and the racing at
Eagle. Winners will be crowned in 4 categories for both the adults and the
kids. The categories will be Best Appearing, Most Creative, Most Artistic
and Fan Favorite.

Pit gates open at 4:00, front gates open at 5:30 and racing will begin at
7:00.

Come out and see how the points chases turn out at "America's Home Track"
Eagle Raceway.

Leighton, Jones, Sobbing, Steinbach, Soule & Fink Take I-80 Features

Jim Brennan

Greenwood, Neb. (August 23, 2009) - It was Certified Transmission Fan
Appreciation night at I-80 Speedway and everyone was treated to a fantastic
night of racing as Billy Leighton Jr., Jeff Jones, Jesse Sobbing, Marty
Steinbach, Justin Soule and Pete Fink Jr. picked up wins in their respective
classes.

The NASCAR Whelen Racing Series A-Feature saw Gary Joens Jr. take the early
lead. But by the end of lap 1 Brad Soll had the lead. Leighton, who started
10th, was on the move taking 4th on lap 2, third on lap 3, second on lap 4
and finally the lead on lap 6. Leighton proceeded to distance himself from
the rest of the field and was lapping cars about midway through the 25 lap
feature. Matt Buller took over second on lap 17, but could not catch
Leighton on this night as he won his seventh feature. Clint Benson finished
third ahead of Les Siebert and Dave Doll. Heat races were won by Leighton,
Buller and Rick Vanderheiden. The B-Feature was won by Mike Wallace and then
he charged his way to a 6th place finish in the A.

The Pro-am feature was the survival of the fitest as only 7 out of 18 cars
finished the race. Chad Sanders took the early lead only to lose it on the
back straight to Shawn Bulin. Matt Boucher took the lead on lap 6 and held
it until lap 15 when he hooked the back wall and went flipping side for side
about 3 times. The car caught fire, but the flames were extinguished
shortly. Another car hit Boucher and his roll cage collapsed. But Boucher
surprisingly didn't have to take a ride to the hospital. Jeff Joldersma took
the lead for a lap and then spun out giving the lead to Steinbach. Steinbach
stays in front the rest of the way over Terry Cleveland, Ray Dessel Rick
Negrete and the "Racing MD" Nick Steier. Heat races were won by Boucher and
Greg Cooper.

The IMCA Modified feature saw Justin Wulf take the early lead and stayed
there until lap 3 when Jeff Jones took over. IMCA National Point leader
Dylan Smith was moving to the front and took second on lap 5. But on lap 8
Smith went to high in the third turn and cut down a tire bringing out the
yellow flag. His crew got the tire changed and sent him back out in 16th
spot. Jones was not to be denied though and won his second feature in as
many nights, having won at Harlan on Saturday night. Smith raced his way
back to a second place finish ahead of Dustin Andersen, Lacey Tuttle and
Johnny Saathoff. Jones and Andersen won the heat races.

The IMCA Sports Mod feature saw Brian Florian take the early lead over
Jeremy Longmeyer. Jim Hendricks Jr. moved up to second on lap 3 and waged a
spirited battle with Florian. Hendricks took the lead on lap 10 but could
not hold off Jesse Sobbing. Sobbing took the lead on the white flag lap and
picked up the win. Florian came back to finish second ahead of Hendricks,
Longmeyer and Joe Feyen. Mike Brown and Florian won the heat races.

The IMCA Sports Compacts had 30 cars, so they were split in half for two
feature event. In the first feature Garrett Rech took the early lead. But on
lap two the red flag appeared as Martin Hansen flipped his car on the back
straight. On the restart Justin Soule took the lead and then held off a fast
closing Joe Baker for the win. Rech held on for third ahead of Steve
McConnell and Nic Hitz.

The second feature belonged to point leader Pete Fink Jr. as he took the
early lead and was never challenged. second and third was a battle between
Ole Olsen and Taylor Griffin. They swapped second and third over the next
couple of laps before Griffin spunout. Officials ruled that Olsen helped him
spin and he was set back four positions for rough driving. Jake McCloud came
on to finish second ahead of Steve Neiderhaus.


I-80 Speedway results for 08/23

NASCAR Whelen Racing Series

A-Feature: 1) 28 Bill Leighton Jr., 2) 43 Matt Buller, 3) 00 Clint Benson,
4) 51 Les Siebert, 5) 97 Dave Doll, 6) 1w Mike Wallace, 7) 50 Brad Soll, 8)
17v Rick Vanderheiden, 9) 25 Kenny Edwards, 10) 2x Andrew Kosiski, 11) Todd
Hipnar, 12) Tom Svoboda, 13) Micah Brown, 14) Jacob Brown, 15) Steve
Farnsworth, 16) Dave Cook, 17) Gary Joens Jr., 18) Kent Schimenti, 19) Jason
Longmeyer, 20) Glenn Robey, 21) Mike Morton Jr., 22) Lindsey Yost, 23) Brett
Baker, 24) Dwane Pospisil

B-Feature: 1) Wallace, 2) Longmeyer, 3) Morton, 4) Schimenti, 5) Robey, 6)
Pospisil

Pro-ams

A-Feature: 1) 5 Marty Steinbach, 2) 12 Terry Cleveland, 3) 55 Ray Dessel, 4)
72 Rick Negrete, 5) 8 Nick Steier, 6) 4 Dana Deeke, 7) 24 Don Mohr, 8) 37
Greg Cooper, 9) 19 Don Atkins, 10) 66 Jeff Joldersma, 11) Shawn Bulin, 12)
Alan Schmitt, 13) Matt Boucher, 14) Casey Cleveland, 15) Denny Berghahn, 16)
Chad Sanders, 17) Scotty Hartman, 18) Frank Timperly, 19) Eric Cunningham

IMCA Modifieds

A-Feature: 1) 19j Jeff Jones, 2) 95 Dylan Smith, 3) 8A Dustin Andersen, 4)
Z00 Lacey Tuttle, 5) 96 Johnny Saathoff, 6) 21H Shane Hiatt, 7) 1S Scott
Carlson, 8) 8 Larry Goertz, 9) Denny Johnson, 10) 48 Larry Robinson Jr., 11)
Bill Bader Jr., 12) Jeff Atkins, 13) Justin Wulf, 14) Jesse Cowles, 15)
Ethan Christiansen, 16) Harry Nixon

IMCA Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods

A-Feature: 1) 99 Jesse Sobbing, 2) 47 Brian Florian, 3) 33 Jim Hendricks
Jr., 4) 56 Jeremy Longmeyer, 5) 25x Joe Feyen, 6) 2 Mike Brown, 7) 239 Steve
Swarthout, 8) 121 Robert Tippery, 9) 96c Cory Hutchison, 10) 52k Brian
Kosiski, 11) Denny Berghahn Jr., 12) Nick Hermsen, 13) Joe Thomas, 14) Sean
Conaway, 15) John Riggleman, 16) Brett Sheppard, 17) Buddy Ray Jones, 18)
Hank Dewild, 19) Dennis Cook, 20) Dustin Thayer, 21) Kyle Harpster

IMCA Sport Compacts

1st A-Feature: 1) 16j Justin Soule, 2) 9x Joe baker, 3) 55 Garrett Rech, 4)
2x Steve McConnell, 5) 11 Nic Hitz, 6) 15 Jamie Spanel, 7) 97 John Irvine,
8) 74c Dave Christensen, 9) 18 Will McConnell, 10) 09 Tim Cortney, 11) Mike
Wallace Jr., 12) Dan Markham, 13) Tammy Clark, 14) Martin Hansen

second A-Feature: 1) 13 Pete Fink Jr., 2) 40 Jake McCloud, 3) 55p Steve
Neiderhaus, 4) 7 Kennin Colestock, 5) 23 Ole Olsen, 6) 14e Justin Hitz, 7)
89 Andrew Cuva, 8) 94 David Neesen, 9) 78 Trisha Hultgren, 10) 32 Amanda
Christensen, 11) Wayne Stricklett, 12) Taylor Griffin, 13) Kevin Zeitner,
14) John Sedlachek, 15) Caleb Hammons 

What's Up

Haven't been updating lately. Things are BUSY at work, and kind of hectic at
home, but everything's getting back to normal - and everything is fine, just
busy.

It's been nearly three weeks since I've been to a race. I'm suffering
withdrawl symptoms.

 

Humston returning to Burch 1M in 2010

From Mark Burch Motorsports

With only seven events left on the schedule for 2009, Chad Humston and the
Mark Burch Motorsports team are already looking forward to the 2010 season.
With two ASCS wins under their belt, and a couple that got away, the team is
confident heading to their next race along with doing it all over again next
year.

"This year has been a great learning experience for me." Stated the young
driver Humston. Chad definitely has turned some heads this year, but a win
at Knoxville has still eluded the team. Team owner Mark Burch: "Knoxville
is one of the toughest places to win one race, let alone win consistently.
It just goes to show you the level of competition, along with the technical
aspect at those speeds, how tough it really is. We still have work to do in
many areas to improve there," added Burch.

Marvin Brees continues to be the driving force in our shop and at the track.
His efforts are unmatched and his dedication unparalleled. He is truly the
backbone of our organization. Dan Humston will also be returning as Vice
President of corporate operations, another vital part of our team.

Humston finished out the ASCS Northern Plains points in 3rd place after
missing one event due to a weekly Knoxville show. Chad is currently second
in ASCS Midwest points and ninth in Knoxville 360 points.

Mark Burch sums it all up: "None of this would be possible without the
support of our families and sponsors. We are all looking forward to
building those relationships and commitments in 2010. Having Chad back
behind the wheel again gives us that consistency that is so important. This
sport, like anything you do is all about the people. We have great people
involved with us on every level from the track to the truck! We are looking
forward to finishing out strong this season and returning to Knoxville in
2010."

For more information please check us out at www.markburchmotorsports.com
and www.chadhumston.com  

Eagle Raceway Nebraska Cup

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Sprint Bandits TNT Ignites on Sunday!

Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (August 9, 2009) – The annual occurrence is
just one week away. Each year, somewhere right around the middle of August,
the nation's top wingless Sprint Car drivers converge upon the nation's
mid-section for a full week of Sprint Bandits Tour 'N Topless competition.

This year is no different, with the exception that the wingless wars get
under way one night earlier with a Sunday night event (August 16) marking
the first of six nights of racing over a span of seven days.

A multitude of drivers hailing from the Hoosier State of Indiana and
surrounding "traditional" areas will take on the best the West can offer
atop a handful of tracks throughout Iowa, Nebraska, Oklahoma and Kansas that
only host the top wingless forces once a year, offering up some neutral turn
to determine the best of the best.

Indiana's Dave Darland is the reigning Sprint Bandits TNT champion after
posting five podium finishes in six events last year, including his second
consecutive series triumph at Nebraska Raceway Park's I-80 Speedway.

While Darland's consistency netted the title, Broken Arrow, Oklahoma's Brady
Bacon and California's Robert Ballou combined to win five of the six
features last August. Bacon, 18 years old at the time, strung together the
initial three wingless 410-ci Sprint Car wins of his career, while Ballou
topped Lakeside Speedway's $10,000-to-win wingless classic for the second
year in a row.

While Darland is the reigning TNT champion, Robert Ballou and Tim Kaeding
tied for top TNT Midwest Swing honors in 2007, Missouri's Jesse Hockett
earned the top spot in 2006 and Illinois' Levi Jones captured the inaugural
TNT championship in 2005.

This year's TNT swing opens at a new venue with Rapid Speedway in Rock
Rapids, IA, hosting the series on Sunday night, August 16. The following
night, it's on to Nebraska Raceway Park's I-80 Speedway for the Fifth Annual
TNT Husker Nationals.

After a travel day on Tuesday, action resumes at Oklahoma City's State Fair
Speedway on Wednesday, August 19, before moving up the Turner Turnpike to
Creek County Speedway near Tulsa on Thursday. The week then concludes with
the traditional $10,000-to-win two-night stand at Lakeside Speedway in
Kansas City, KS, on August 21-22.

Round One – Rapid Speedway (Rock Rapids, IA)

When: Sunday, August 16

Description: 3/8-mile semi-banked dirt oval

Location: 0.5 miles east of US 75 on SR 9, then 0.5 miles south on South
Tama St. (at the Lyons Co. Fairgrounds)

Race Time: 8:00 p.m.

Track Phone: 712-472-3742

Notes: Just a stone's throw or two from Sioux Falls, SD, Rock Rapids
Speedway hosts the Sprint Bandits TNT for the first time with the opening
round of 2009.

Round Two – I-80 Speedway (Greenwood, NE)

When: Monday, August 17

Description: 4/10-mile semi-banked dirt oval

Location: Between Omaha and Lincoln off I-80 Exit 420, then 0.4 miles north
on SR 63, then west

Race Time: 7:00 p.m.

Track Phone: 402-342-3453 or 402-944-2233

Notes: Annually the site of some of the most intense TNT racing of the week,
I-80 Speedway hosts the Fifth Annual TNT Husker Nationals on a Monday night
this year. Levi Jones topped an action-packed 2005 TNT feature, Robert
Ballou shocked the world with his first wingless win in 2006, Dave Darland
gave the Trucker's Team their first TNT win when he nipped Tim Kaeding at
the line by 0.052 seconds in 2007 and then backed it up with a repeat I-80
win aboard Scott Benic's entry last year.

Round Three – State Fair Speedway (Oklahoma City, OK)

When: Wednesday, August 19

Description: 3/8-mile slightly-banked clay oval

Location: At the Oklahoma State Fairgrounds near the intersection of N.W.
10th and May Avenue

Race Time: 7:30 p.m.

Track Phone: 405-948-6796

Notes: The history-rich State Fair Speedway hosts the TNT Swing for the
second consecutive year and third time overall. Levi Jones topped the '05
TNT card, the first 410-ci wingless event since a 1988 tilt won by Lealand
McSpadden. Last year, Brady Bacon captured his first career 410 wingless win
in front of his home state crowd.

Round Four – Creek County Speedway (Sapulpa, OK)

When: Thursday, August 20

Description: ¼-mile semi-banked clay oval

Location: Southwest of Tulsa off I-44 Exit 211 then 0.3 miles south on SR
33, then one miles west on US 66

Race Time: 7:00 p.m.

Track Phone: 918-247-6675

Notes: The bullring has hosted the TNT troops over each of the past two
years and has fully lived up to expectations both times. Robert Ballou
bested a field of 42 entries in 2007, while Brady Bacon outdueled Ballou to
top last year's Creek County stop.

Rounds Five & Six – Lakeside Speedway (Kansas City, KS)

When: Friday and Saturday, August 21-22

Description: ½-mile semi-banked dirt oval

Location: Off I-435 Exit 18, then one mile northwest on SR 5

Race Time: 7:30 p.m. on both nights

Track Phone: 913-299-2040

Notes: After four nights of $4,000 to win events, the week culminates with
Lakeside Speedway's $10,000 to win Ron Shuman Classic on Saturday night,
August 22. The top four finishers in Friday night's preliminary feature are
locked into the finale. Robert Ballou has captured the top prize of $10,000,
along with the much-coveted pedal car, over each of the past two years, with
other past winners including Brad Sweet (2006), Bud Kaeding (2005 and 2002),
Jesse Hockett (2004 and 2003), Troy Rutherford (2001) and Tony Elliott
(2000).

Additional information regarding the Sprint Bandits Tour 'N Topless series
is available at www.sprintbandits.com  

Eagle Raceway: Scout night wins go to Beckman, Grabouski, Danley and Boston

by Greg Soukup

August 9th, 2009 - The hottest temperatures this year kept a few fans from
attending Scout Night, presented by Speedway Motors Saturday night at
"America's Home Track" Eagle Raceway. But the racing was even hotter on a
track that was racy throughout the evening's events. Several cars from the
GOTRA (Good Old Time Racing Association) were on display and also ran some
hot laps as a demonstration of part of what the fans will see next weekend.

All heat races were run with only a minor incident in the 2nd Budweiser 360
Sprint Heat. Terry Holliman's #23 slid up the track as he attempted to pass
the 33 of Terry Cadwallader. The two cars made contact, sending
Cadwallader's sprint into the turn 4 wall ending his night.

At intermission any youngster 12 and under who wanted was given a ride
around the track in the very race cars that were competing at Eagle. The
line was quite long, but the smiles on the kids' faces showed that they
thought it was well worth the wait.

Mark McKinney's #23 was first back to the flag stand on lap 1 of the
Valentino's IMCA Hobby Stock A Feature and had Earl Schmitt's 70, the 32 of
Joe Ryan and Chad Fegley in the 77F close behind. The second lap saw Fegley
and Nick Beckman in the 22 pass Ryan for third and fourth. Fegley took only
2 laps to grab second from Schmitt and then 1 more to grab the lead from
McKinney. On lap 6 Beckman moved up to third past Schmitt only to have the
53 of Don Kross spin out in turn 2. Kross retired to the pits and Beckman
moved back to fourth. Beckman wasn't going to be satisfied with fourth
however and grabbed third on the restart lap and then got around McKinney
for second the next time around. With 6 laps left Fegley slipped in turn 2,
allowing Beckman to take over 1st. That same lap RJ Macku vaulted all the
way into the third position. Fegley made a valiant effort to retake the lead
on the last lap, even coming alongside Beckman but he had to settle for the
runner-up spot. The top four were Beckman, Fegley, Macku and McKinney.

"It's been so long since I won here, and it feels so good to finally win
again. I really didn't think it was going to happen again this year, but I
somehow managed to do it. We've really been having a rough last few weeks"
Beckman said. Nick's sponsors are Kevin & Brie Mosier, Athey Painting,
Centerfield Construction, Miller Custom Cabinets, Terry's Body Shop & Sales,
Scott's Auto Detailing, Ramos Pizza & Buster's BBQ, Kadavy Restoration,
Dicky & Burham, Shepard Motorsports and Speedy Steve's.

Next up for their A Main were the Monster Energy Drink IMCA Modifieds. Tim
Pickens held first after lap 1 in his 00 with the 4T of Jerry Trejo, Jan
Korth's 42K and the 81 of Mike Densberger rounding out the top 4. Lap 2 saw
Densberger take third from Korth with Doug Deterding also passing Korth the
next lap. Densberger spun in turns 3 & 4 on lap 5, collecting Ed Raines'
11AA and the 3W of Stacey Wilhelm. Also stopping were the 95 of Dylan Smith
and the S56 of Scott Bivens who were forced to start at the rear as Raines'
racer was hauled to the pits with severe damage to the right front. The
running order at the time was Pickens, Trejo, Deterding and the 21H of Shane
Hiatt. Trejo went extremely high on the restart falling back to the fourth
position as Deterding and Hiatt both advanced. Bob Zoubek brought his #5S to
fourth behind Jordan Grabouski's 30 who grabbed third with 10 to go and the
next lap he moved to second past Grabouski and Deterding and then to the
lead past Pickens, only to have Densberger and the 8J of Joe Borer both spin
in turn 4. At that point Pickens, Deterding, Jordan Grabouski and Zoubek
were the top 4. Grabouski and Zoubek used the restart lap to move to 2nd and
3rd. Grabouski got around Pickens with 7 laps left and Zoubek took second
from Pickens the next time around. Trejo spun out with 5 laps remaining to
bring out the final caution flag of the race. Dylan Smith, who held the
National IMCA Modified point lead going into the evening slid to a stop at
the entrance to the pits with 3 to go and was towed to the pits with
steering damage. The last lap saw John Saathoff's 96J moved all the way to
third. Grabouski held on for the win followed by Zoubek, Saathoff and
Pickens.

"It's always great to win here at Eagle with the tough competition. I want
to thank Bob Zoubek for racing me clean, because that's what makes racing
fun. Hopefully we can stay in the top four in points the rest of the year"
Jordan stated. He concluded by saying "I want to thank my car owners, Ben &
Melissa Novotny and also Darcy". 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 then ran their A Feature. Melissa
Cronin's 5M, the 4X of Chad Bassinger, Larry Cronin's 5 and the 29 of Matt
Moyer were the first four to complete a lap. The 5 got loose on lap 2,
allowing both Moyer and the 7V of Adam Vrbka to pass him. Moyer grabbed the
second spot on lap 4 with the 16T of Tyler Saathoff taking over third and
Joey Danley taking fourth in his #14. Moyer took the lead from Melissa
Cronin with 9 laps remaining, but lost a tire in turn 3 and rolled in turn
4. Melissa also had suffered a flat tire and went to the pits for repairs.
After Saathoff had stopped short of the incident Adam Vrbka made extremely
hard contact with him and both cars went to the pits. As the field took the
green flag again it was Danley, the 55 of Garrett Rech, Jack Prall IV's 45
and the 93 of John Sedlachek in the top four. Rech snared the lead from
Danley with a pass to the inside with 2 to go, but Danley returned the favor
on the last lap to preserve the win. Rech, Prall IV and Sedlachek were the
other racers going to the tech area.

"The track was really smooth tonight, and after the first four cars dropped
out it made it easy to win" Joey stated. He finished the interview by saying
"I want to thank my Dad and Tim Horsham and of course my crew Kyle, Andrew
and Dane".

The Budweiser 360 Sprints concluded the A Mains for the evening's racing.
Ryan Kitchen's 21 held the first circuit lead followed by Mark Schmidt's 9j,
Bobby Becker's 8B and the X29 of Roger Sluka. Becker and Sluka both passed
Schmidt on lap 2 and Gage Dorr's 17 also got past Schmidt on lap 3 to take
fourth. Becker's night came to a premature halt as he lost his right rear
wheel in turns 1 & 2 when the center broke out of it. Rocky Klabunde spun
the #28 out in turn 3 on the restart to cause the caution lights to come on
again. When the green flag waved Adam Gullion moved his #96KX up to the
third spot, only to have his motor let go with 19 laps left, sending him to
the infield. That put Mike Boston's 88 in third. Boston moved up to 2nd with
16 to go. 11 laps remained when Trevor Grossenbacher advanced his #35AB to
fourth. Boston took over the lead with 9 laps to go and held on for the win.
The only other position change in the top 4 came on the last lap as John
Klabunde garnered a front stretch inspection by taking fourth.

Mike related "Roger and the track prep crew need to be applauded for doing
such a great job with the track tonight. Whenever you are still throwing mud
at the end of the last A and there's lots of passing lanes on a windy day
over 100 degrees, it makes for a great race for the fans". "I want to thank
everyone who makes it possible for me to race here every week; Rick and
Michelle Bowers my car owners, the Zoz family for these great motors and of
course my sponsors" he finished. Mike's sponsors include Trackside Bar and
Grill, E & K Drywall and Eckley Racing Engines.

Next week's event will be "Mod Madness" on August 15th. The Budweiser 360
sprints will take a week off to allow the teams and their fans the
opportunity to attend racing elsewhere, but there will still be plenty of
racing and excitement to see. The Monster Energy Drink IMCA Modifieds will
be joined by the IMCA Sport Modifieds, the Valentino's IMCA Hobby Stocks and
the Auto Trans Matic IMCA Sport Compacts. The Good Old Time Racing
Association (GOTRA) will return to Eagle to race also, and local racing
legend Bill Wrich will have his vintage #16 race car on hand. Kids, don't
forget to bring your water guns so that you can take part in "Water Wars"
against the racers.

August 22nd will be McDonalds Junior Fan Club Night, with a money grab for
the youngsters at intermission.

August 29th will be the season points finale, sponsored by Jack Daniels.

Don't forget to mark Saturday September 12th on your calendar as Eagle
Raceway "America's Home Track" presents The Nebraska Cup featuring the 360
Sprints vying for $5000 to win, the A Modifieds compete for $1000 to win and
the Auto Trans Matic IMCA Sport Compacts as the support class. For details,
go to http://www.eagleraceway.com/?page_id=1559

October 3rd is the rescheduled date for the Bootleggers Run Race of
Champions. Racing celebrities Roger & Kasey Mears, Jimmy Spencer and Michael
Waltrip will be racing along with an unnamed NASCAR driver to be announced
later.

Eagle Results

Scout Night (360 Sprint 8/8/2009)

A Feature:1. MIKE BOSTON (Crete, NE), 2. Ryan Kitchen (Weston, NE), 3. Mark
Schmidt (Lincoln, NE), 4. John Klabunde (Fort Calhoun, NE), 5. Trevor
Grossenbacher (Holland, NE), 6. Doug Lovegrove Racing Inc (Waverly, NE), 7.
Terry Holliman (Hamburg, IA), 8. Mitchell Moore (Edgerton, KS), 9. Gage Dorr
(Elmwood, NE), 10. Tige Jensen (Lincoln, NE), 11. Rocky Klabunde (Omaha,
NE), 12. Roger Sluka (Lincoln, NE), 13. Mikey Gablehouse (Lincoln, NE), 14.
Chad Fegley (Eagle, NE), 15. Nicholas Bryan (Lincoln, NE), 16. Adam Gullion
(Beatrice, NE), 17. Bobby Jr Becker (Denton, NE), 18. Nick Clifford
(Elkhorn, NE), 19. Josh Riggins (Lincoln, NE), 20. Terry Cadwallader
(Lincoln, NE), 21. Michael Beckerman (Wichita, KS)

IMCA Hobby Stock 8/8/2009

A Feature:1. Nick Beckman (Lincoln, NE), 2. Chad Fegley (Eagle, NE), 3.
Randall Macku (Lincoln, NE), 4. Mark McKinney (Omaha, NE), 5. EARL SCHMITT
(Omaha, NE), 6. Kevin Anderson (Lincoln, NE), 7. Rob Brown (Nebraska City,
NE), 8. Roy Armstrong (Beatirce, NE), 9. Kevin Jochum (Roca, NE), 10. Justin
Busboom (Lincoln, NE), 11. Ben Becher (Lincoln, NE), 12. Dan Noonan
(Lincoln, NE), 13. Joe Ryan (Lincoln, NE), 14. Mike Hansen (Weeping Water,
NE), 15. Josh Kennell (Bennet, NE), 16. Keith Dragoo (Lincoln, NE), 17.
Scott Santee (Omaha, NE), 18. Joe Schidler (Lincoln, NE), 19. Derick Noonan
(Lincoln, NE), 20. Don Kros (Weston, NE)

B Feature:1. Roy Armstrong (Beatirce, NE), 2. Josh Kennell (Bennet, NE), 3.
Keith Dragoo (Lincoln, NE), 4. Derick Noonan (Lincoln, NE), 5. Joe Schidler
(Lincoln, NE), 6. Chris LaChapelle (Omaha, NE), 7. Greg Post (Blue Springs,
NE), 8. Matt Draeger (Dunbar, NE), 9. Jason Edwards (Lincoln, NE), 10. Orion
Stransky (Lincoln, NE)

IMCA Modified 8/8/2009

A Feature:1. Jordan Grabouski (Beatrice, NE), 2. Bob Zoubek (Dorchester,
NE), 3. Johnny Saathoff (Beatrice, NE), 4. Tim Pickens (Omaha, NE), 5. Dan
Nelson (Beatrice, NE), 6. Doug Deterding (Lincoln, NE), 7. Matt Richards
(Lincoln, NE), 8. Shane Hiatt (Rising City, NE), 9. Lance Borgman (Beatrice,
NE), 10. Rik Gropp (Lincoln, NE), 11. Lacey Tuttle (Elmwood, NE), 12. Stacey
Wilhelm (Martell, NE), 13. Jan Korth (Lincoln, NE), 14. Jerry Trejo
(Lincoln, NE), 15. Dylan Smith (Osceola, NE), 16. Joe Borer (Lincoln, ne),
17. Nathan Landauer (Lincoln, NE), 18. Mike Densberger (Malcolm, NE), 19.
Scott Bivens (Ceresco, NE), 20. ED RAINES (Lincoln, NE)

B Feature:1. Lance Borgman (Beatrice, NE), 2. Bob Zoubek (Dorchester, NE),
3. Matt Richards (Lincoln, NE), 4. Johnny Saathoff (Beatrice, NE), 5. Lacey
Tuttle (Elmwood, NE), 6. George Haney (Fremont, NE), 7. Brian Cudly
(Lincoln, NE), 8. James Oaks (Lincoln, NE), 9. Lowell Holland (Omaha, NE),
10. Patrick Donovan (Sterling, NE), 11. Andrew Hille (Hickman, NE), 12.
Cliff Turner (Ashland, NE), 13. Bob Ruisinger (Bennet, NE), 14. Justin Wulf
(Arlington, NE)

IMCA Sport Compact 8/8/2009

A Feature:1. Joey Danley (Lincoln, NE), 2. Garrett Rech (Davey, NE), 3. Jack
Prall IV (Union, NE), 4. John Sedlachek (Eagle, NE), 5. Brandon Thornton
(Nebraska City, NE), 6. Amanda Rhiley (Bennington, NE), 7. Larry Cronin
(Lincoln, NE), 8. Scott Freeman (Fremont, NE), 9. Jeremy Noonan (Lincoln,
NE), 10. Chad Bassinger (Nebraska City, NE), 11. Melissa Cronin (Lincoln,
NE), 12. KYLE GANNON (Lincoln, NE), 13. Justin Davis (Lincoln, NE), 14.
Brett Saathoff (Lincoln, NE), 15. Ray Harrington (Eagle, NE), 16. Elliott
Halvorsen (Eagle, NE), 17. John Irvine (Omaha, NE), 18. Matt Moyer (Gretna,
NE), 19. Tyler Saathoff (Lincoln, NE), 20. Adam Vrbka (Eagle, NE)

B Feature:1. Scott Freeman (Fremont, NE), 2. Amanda Rhiley (Bennington, NE),
3. Jeremy Noonan (Lincoln, NE), 4. John Irvine (Omaha, NE), 5. Ray
Harrington (Eagle, NE), 6. Jeff Davis (Lincoln, NE), 7. Mike Simpson
(Ashland, NE), 8. Jack Prall III (Union, NE), 9. Nick Focken (Douglas, NE),
10. Jeff Dodd (Lincoln, NE), 11. Bob Cigelman (Lincoln, NE)

Eagle Raceway Car Shows

Eagle Raceway is having 3 car shows to help spur the interest of those who aren't yet fans of dirt track racing or Eagle Raceway, and to renew the thrill of dirt track racing in those who haven't been out for awhile. So, we'd like to have everyone spread the word to come out and see our local racers away from the track.

Drivers will be there handing out their hero cards, signing autographs and letting the kids sit in their cars to have their pictures taken if they want, so bring your cameras.

The first show is going to be on Saturday August 29th at Durst Auto at 115 "O" Street in Lincoln. It will run from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Durst is just west of the viaduct at 9th and "O" on the south side. It's just a few blocks from the stadium and this would be great pre-game entertainment.

The second show will be on September 1st at Velocity Karting in Omaha. They are located at 4955 S 72nd St, which is just south of 72nd and L Streets. That show will be from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Here's an overhead map of Velocity:
Velocity Karting Map

The third show is going to be at the Quaker Steak and Lube in Council Bluffs, Iowa on September 3rd from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Quaker Steak and Lube is at 3220 Mid America Drive, just down the street from the Mid-America Center and just across the street from Joe's Karting. Here's a map of the area:
QS&L and Mid-America Center map

Bring your family, bring your neighbors, bring your co-workers, bring your friends, bring your enemies!! But spread the word to everyone about these shows!!!

I-80 Make-A-Wish Benefit Concert - Wishstock '09

Click on the image for a large picture.

Random Bits

- The worst words to start a dirtdrivers.com message board topic or include in the message are: "Need input from..."

- Congratulations to Mike Boston on his 2009 Eagle Sprint Championship. What? Do the math...Mike would have to get hit by a bus, kidnapped by pirates or vanish into a black hole - THIS WEEK, to not win. A green flag in the A feature anytime in the last three races guarantees it. Taking a green in a heat only would require a miracle to beat him. Second place Nick Clifford must win the last three A features, in a row (his first three to boot) to even have that minuscule chance if Boston takes a green and runs dead last in a 24 car 360 Sprint A (which hasn't taken place in recent memory) or fails to make the A. Don't talk about mathematical possibility, I'll take Boston over your mathematical possibilities and give you 10 to 1. I'll give you 1000 to 1... Stick a fork in it, it's done.

- With that in mind, will Boston forgo this week's racing for the possibility of a Knoxville 360 Nationals title? Probably not as he said during his post-race interview that their luck on big tracks left something to be desired. I don't know if he'll finish out the season at Eagle, but I've always had respect for drivers who still give it their all (or at least show up) even when they have the title locked up.

- I-80 Speedway, according to a quote in the Lincoln Journal Star is having its best year ever under the current ownership. I have no reason to think otherwise, with specials such as the free admission night, Nitro Circus and Midwest Tri-Fecta adding plenty to the track's coffers. Interesting how in these down times, the realization that there's some good entertainment out there for cheap is bringing the fans in. Who would think that (last paragraph)?

- Earlier this week I made the trip out to Junction Motor Speedway for the "alphabet soup-" sanctioned Cornhusker Midget Classic. Most of the big dogs were in attendance as Brady Bacon dueled with Brad Loyet throughout the latter half of the A feature with Bacon finally pulling away by just enough as the Loyet's high line faded away. It was an unseasonably cool night and any plans I had for Wednesday's finale were squashed by a splitting, cold-related headache that I still have remnants of even this week. Brad Kuhn of Avon, IL topped the field on Wednesday to take home the Crystal & Chrome trophy.

- The fact that so many sanctions teamed up together for the show is a great example of cooperation. It's also a great example of necessity. The Belleville Midget Nationals, once the premier Midget event saw car counts under 40 on the final night. The scary-fast 5/8 mile oval has been criticized for being just too much on motors. I agree. Midget purists and those who hold the speedway dear will violently disagree, but the race is an anachronism. The biggest midget race, in cars and crowd is the January Chili Bowl in Tulsa, OK, and has been for quite some time. Numbers don't lie.

The (outdoor) midget nationals need to be moved up north - any of the three tracks in SE Nebraska along or near I-80 will do, the track off Hwy 77 will do as well. You could include Butler County if they had a couple thousand more seats (to seat ticket buying people to pay for the show), bigger parking and pits, a paved road to HWY 81 and more hotel space in Columbus. These aren't digs on anyone, just facts. But the racing at BCM has been great.

- You never pick on Eagle! Oh bulls**t. But in case you don't want to click on the archives, here goes: I agree with the message board posters: please, please, please...the Bootlegger's Run has been rescheduled. The rescheduled date is on your own website. Please change the opening news item to something like...the Nebraska Cup?

- I hope the Nebraska Cup is a smashing success and becomes Eagle's showcase event. Why? The once semi-prestigious "Eagle Nationals featuring the World of Outlaws" ^{® TM, etc.} have become merely another race on the World of Outlaws infinite schedule and really means nothing. Crowds are "good" at best. If Roger dropped it, I wouldn't like it, I'd miss it, but I'd could give him the benefit of the doubt for letting it go. But, I would like to see a show that features a class, synonymous with many of Nebraska racing legends - that is - Sprint Cars. Yeah, I like sprint cars, so what? I spent my summers around them for 20 years! Anyone that would spend all their formative years around something either likes it a lot, or never wants to see it again. This site alone should tell you how I feel.

I would like to see a race that means something to a still vocal and loyal group of race fans around here. It may end up being a $5000 payday to some ASCS hotshot, but I think the locals have more than a fighting chance - unlike the June Eagle "Nationals." All told, I hope that the support is more than recent iterations of the Neb. Cup, or the short-lived Backrow Challenge. I think though that the late-season, BIG money nature of the show will be a bigger draw...it has done well in before, especially during less affluent times when bang for the buck counted. I-80 seems to have something with their Alphabet Soup - essentially a local show with outside flavor mixed in since most of the racers also make regular if not weekly appearances there. JMS is starting to build a foundation on its Cornhusker Classic Midget show (though it isn't local) and it's "Cool McCool 100" (local). Eagle needs a new signature event.

- Nicey nice time. What can be said about Rhonda Bryan's kid's night promotion that hasn't been said already? Look at the stands to see what can be accomplished by the racing participants, fans and tracks when they band together in a common effort. Yeah, maybe there were people there only hoping to get free bikes - but they paid their $10 bucks and maybe you had more than a few converted fans in the process.

Props to the crew spearheaded by Lori Dover to promote and raise some public interest in the upcoming ASCS 9/11 tribute race at Butler Co. and the NE Cup. It could be a great weekend for Sprint fans and ANOTHER good example of what the racing community can do to promote itself.

- I'm likely home-bound this weekend. With temps forecast to be in the upper 90's...can't say I mind, but I had given my wife the idea I was staying home last week and went out to test drive the new camera. Given the upcoming flurry of events in the next few weeks, I'm planning to bank some good karma at home.

- The future! I'm starting to get plans together to change this site up a bit if not move on to something different. In the past few weeks I've done some soul-searching, some discussion and some analysis and determined that trying to be all things to all people maybe isn't the best solution. As the saying goes, "if you try to please everyone, nobody will like it." Things will remain status quo for the time being - but I'm about 85% sure that my focus will change for 2010.

IMCA Modified Point Leader Dylan Smith Wins Again At I-80

Jim Brennan

(Greenwood, Ne., 08/04/09) It was the first ever 2 Buck Tuesday at I-80
Speedway and IMCA Modified National Point Leader Dylan Smith picked up
another feature win.

Stacey Wilhelm got a great jump to the early lead of the 18 lap feature
event with Johnny "The Jet" Saathoff and Ricky "The Racer" Stephan in 2nd
and 3rd. Smith, who started 7th, was up to 2nd on lap 6 and took the lead on
lap 7. But Jeff Jones was the driver who stepped up to the plate to
challenge for the lead after taking 2nd on lap 10. A yellow flag with 3 laps
left tightened things up. On the restart Smith went to the bottom of the
track, where Jones was gaining on him and managed to hold him off for the
win. Wilhelm, Saathoff and Randy Foote rounded out the top 5. Wilhelm and
Smith won the heat races.

The SportMods saw a massive pileup coming to the flagstand on the opening
lap. This sent Jim Hendricks, Jason Fusselman and Bret Sheppard to the pits.
But Jesse Sobbing changed a tire and restarted at the tail end. Buddy Ray
Jones took the early lead. But on lap 2 he spun out in turn 4 giving the
lead to Laini Schwartz. Hank Dewild took the lead on lap 3 and held it until
lap 8 when he himself spun out in turn 2. This gave the lead to Joe Feyen.
But Sobbing was a man on a mission moving into 3rd on lap 8, second on lap 9
and taking the lead on lap 10. Sobbing went on to record his 6th win in his
rookie year in the class. Dennis Cook came on to finish 2nd ahead of Feyen.
Robert Tippery and Brian Kosiski rounded out the top 5. Sobbing is currently
2nd in Northern Region points.

The Crate Late Model feature saw Mike Morton Jr. lead from start to finish.
But Lindsey Yost made it interesting on the last lap as she tried to make
the pass for the win. But Morton held his ground and picked up his 3rd win
of the year. Yost won the heat race.

The Sports Compact feature was a family feud between the Fink Brothers, Alex
and Pete, Jr. Pete took the lead early from Kevin Zeitner and looked like
he would get the win. But Alex had other ideas and passed his brother with 2
laps left and went on to record the win. Ole Olson, Jake McCloud and Joe
Baker rounded out the top 5.

The Hobby Stocks made their first appearance of the year at I-80 and 19
signed in to do battle. Walnut, Iowa's Kurt Hansen took the early lead but
was immediately challenged by Adam Armstrong. Hansen and Armstrong battled
side by side until lap 5 when Armstrong took the lead. Tom Myers came on to
challenge for the lead in the closing laps but could not get the job done.
Hansen finished 3rd ahead of Blain Petersen.

Results for 08/04/2009

IMCA Modifieds

A-Feature: 1) 95 Dylan Smith, 2) 19j Jeff Jones, 3) 3w Stacey Wilhelm, 4)
96j Johnny Saathoff, 5) 37F Randy Foote, 6) 1R Matt Richards, 7) 48 Larry
Robinson Jr., 8) 25 Ricky Stephan, 9) 27 Clint Homan, 10) 21H Shane Hiatt,
11) Larry Goertz, 12) Nathan Landauer, 13) Lacey Tuttle, 14) Jim Fritz, 15)
Bill Bader Jr., 16) Terry Richards, 17) Justin Wulf, 18) Scott Carlson, 19)
Derrick Hicks, 20) Nick Carlson, 21) Dustin Andersen

IMCA Sport Mods

A-Feature: 1) 99 Jesse Sobbing, 2) 45 Dennis Cook, 3) 25x Joe Feyen, 4) 121
Robert Tippery, 5) 52k Brian Kosiski, 6) 2 Mike Brown, 7) 56 Jeremy
Longmeyer, 8) 47 Brian Floroan, 9) 96c Cory Hutchison, 10) 18 Laini
Schwartz, 11) Dustin Thayer, 12) Hank Dewild, 13) Nick Hermsen, 14) Joe
Thomas, 15) John Riggleman, 16) Buddy Ray Jones, 17) Nathan Kobus, 18) Chad
Dills, 19) Kyle Harpster, 20) Denny Berghahn Jr., 21) Jim Hendricks Jr., 22)
Jason Fusselman, 23) Bret Sheppard

IMCA Crate Late Models

A-Feature: 1) 71 Mike Morton Jr., 2) 20 Lindsey Yost, 3) 5 Michael Svagera,
4) 41 Scott Green, 5) 44 Steven Saunders, 6) 2 Tyler Zander, 7) 35 Kortney
Kosiski, 8) 14 Michael Powell, 9) 35 Michalea Kosiski, 10) 5c Shevi Collins

IMCA Hobby Stocks

A-Feature: 1) 6a Adam Armstrong, 2) 7 Tom Myers, 3) 75 Kurt Hansen, 4) 68+1
Blain Petersen, 5) 20 Jeremy Auten, 6) M70 Rick Munson, 7) 94 Mike Hansen,
8) 17H Craig Hutfless, 9) 77 Keith Dragoo, 10) 2T Josh True, 11) Jeff
Hansen, 12) Mark Curtis, 13) Joe Murphy, 14) Aaron Pearson, 15) Brandon
Darnold, 16) Josh Kennell, 17) Matt Draeger, 18) Kenny Darnold, 19) Danny
Lane, 20) Chris LaChapelle, 21) Jim Kermeen

IMCA Sport Compacts

A-Feature: 1) 2 Alex Fink, 2) 13 Pete Fink Jr., 3) 23 Ole Olson, 4) 40 Jake
McCloud, 5) 9x Joe Baker, 6) 89 Andrew Cuva, 7) 74c Dave Christensen, 8) 21
Justin Davis, 9) 16j Justin Soule, 10) 32j Jeff Davis, 11) Will McConnell,
12) Skip Brown, 13) David Neesen, 14) Preston Gigax, 15) Joey Danley, 16)
Brandon Thornton, 17) #4k, 18) David Knoell, 19) Amanda Christensen, 20)
Steve Niederhaus, 21) Dan Markham, 22) Kevin Zeitner, 23) Mike Wallace Jr.,
24) Tyler Gustafson, 25) John Sedlachek, 26) Jamie Spanel  

19th Annual ASCS Knoxville Nationals This Weekend

Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (August 3, 2009) – A blockbuster field of well over 100 entries is set to converge upon Iowa's Knoxville Raceway for this weekend's running of the 19th Annual ASCS Knoxville Nationals featuring the Lucas Oil Sprint Cars, with a $10,000 payday awaiting the winner of Saturday night's championship main event.

The three-night Lucas Oil Sprint Car Series presented by K&N Filters event, including full preliminary cards on Thursday and Friday followed by Saturday night's championship feature events, has already attracted 116 entries from 22 different states as well as Australia and Canada.

With nearly $100,000 in purse money to be doled out over the weekend, Saturday's $10,000 to win main event will be third of five Lucas Oil Sprint Car features to pony up $10K or more for the winner over the course of the 2009 season.

Jack Dover pocketed $10,000 at the Jetmore Motorplex' Steve King Memorial on May 24, while Travis Rilat collected $10,092 in the Third Annual Fred Brownfield Memorial at Washington's Grays Harbor Raceway on July 18.

After Saturday night's $10,000-to-win tilt at Knoxville, a season-high $15,000 awaits the winner of I-30 Speedway's 22nd Annual Short Track Nationals in Little Rock, AR, on October 31, with another $10,000 winner's share to complete the season at USA Raceway's 42nd Annual Western World Championships on November 21.

Among the current 116 entries for the 19th Annual ASCS Knoxville Nationals are all 17 drivers that have competed in each Lucas Oil Sprint Car Series event thus far in 2009, including current points leader and reigning champion Jason Johnson of Eunice, LA. The lone representative from Louisiana, an ASCS Knoxville Nationals title is about the only premier event missing from the "Ragin' Cajun's" resume.

Oklahoma's Shane Stewart, an ASCS Knoxville Nationals winner in 2007, is just 26 points off Johnson's lead pace in the $60,000 championship chase, with 1998 Knoxville winner Gary Wright of Hooks, TX, 54 points out of the lead in third.

Other Lucas Oil Sprint Car title contenders include Travis Rilat (Forney, TX), Tim Crawley (Benton, AR), Paul McMahan (Hendersonville, TN), Tony Bruce, Jr. (Liberal, KS), Danny Wood (Norman, OK), Jack Dover (Springfield, NE), Jesse Hockett (Warsaw, MO), Sean McClelland (Tulsa, OK), Gary Taylor (Snohomish, WA), Kenneth Walker (Sapulpa, OK), Darren Long (Elida, OH), Chad Corken (Highlands Ranch, CO), Seth Bergman (Snohomish, WA) and Gavin Punch (Collinsville, OK).

A half-dozen past ASCS Knoxville Nationals winners are among the current entries, including two-time winners Wayne Johnson, Billy Alley, Dennis Moore, Jr., Terry McCarl and Garry Lee Maier along with Shane Stewart.

Wayne Johnson captured his second ASCS Knoxville Nationals title last year by besting a field of 111 competitors.

All three nights of the 19th Annual ASCS Knoxville Nationals competition will be taped for later broadcast on the VERSUS Network.

The Series :

Lucas Oil Sprint Car Series presented by K&N Filters

When & Where :

19th Annual ASCS Knoxville Nationals:

Thursday, August 6 at 7:15 p.m. – Qualifying Night #1
Friday, August 7 at 7:15 p.m. – Qualifying Night #2
Saturday, August 8 at 7:15 p.m. – ASCS Knoxville Nationals Championship Features

Track Information :

Knoxville Raceway (Knoxville, IA) – ½-mile, semi-banked dirt oval located at the north edge of Knoxville, IA on SR 14 at the Marion County Fairgrounds. Track phone: 641-842-5431.

Past ASCS Knoxville Nationals Champions :

2008 Wayne Johnson (Oklahoma City, OK)
2007 Shane Stewart (Bixby, OK)
2006 Jesse Giannetto (Palo, IA)
2005 Billy Alley (Lincoln, NE)
2004 Billy Alley (Lincoln, NE)
2003 Dennis Moore, Jr. (Grinnell, IA)
2002 Jeff Swindell (Bartlett, TN)
2001 Terry McCarl (Altoona, IA)
2000 Wayne Johnson (Oklahoma City, OK)
1999 Dennis Moore, Jr. (Grinnell, IA)
1998 Gary Wright (Hooks, TX)
1997 David Hesmer (Marshalltown, IA)
1996 Terry McCarl (Altoona, IA)
1995 Danny Lasoski (Dover, MO)
1994 Lee Nelson (Ames, IA)
1993 Garry Lee Maier (Cimarron, KS)
1992 Garry Lee Maier (Cimarron, KS)
1991 David Hesmer (Marshalltown, IA)

JMS King of the Hill Late Model Shootout

by David Smith, Jr.

MIDWEST CITY, Okla. -- The O'Reilly/NCRA late model division is set for a return in action this coming Friday and Saturday night (August 7-8) with the annual running of the "King of the Hill Late Model Shootout at Junction Motor Speedway in McCool Junction, Nebraska in a race that is a co-sanctioned affair with the O'Reilly/MLRA presented by Lucas Oil.

Kyle Berck of Marquette, Nebraska leads the series into the weekend as points leader with a 250 point advantage over Henderson, Colorado's Kelly Boen. Despite missing just one show on the tour, four-time and defending series champion Boen has reeled off five out of six series feature wins and is on a bit of a hot streak. Jason O'Brien of Omaha, Nebraska sits third in the point standings followed by Carter Lake, Iowa's Mike Collins and Cory Zeitner of Bellevue, Nebraska.

Rounding out the top ten in the current O'Reilly/NCRA point standings are Jason Frieson (Sutton, Nebraska), Jason Bodenhamer (Centerview, Missouri), Al Purkey (Coffeyville, Kansas), Scott Koskovich (Council Bluffs, Iowa) and Mike Wiarda (Aurora, Nebraska).

Other series regulars expected to compete include Shawn Harker, Bryant Goldsmith, Wylan Petrie, Steve Kempt, Greg Larsen and Delbert Smith.

Also expected are Al Purkey, John Anderson, Joe Kosiski, David Turner, Alan Vaughn, Denny Woodworth and Chris Smyser.

Close to fifty drivers from at least six states are expected to compete for the $2000 first place prize on Friday night with Saturday nights feature finale winner will take home $3000.

Racing on Friday night starts at 7:30 PM with a $12 general admission tickets for adults, $4 for ages 6-12 and five and under are free. Saturday nights action starts at 7:00 PM with $15 general admission tickets, $4 for ages 6-12 and ages five and under admitted free.

Junction Motor Speedway is a 3/8 mile oval with a gumbo surface and is located 5 miles south of I-80 (York exit) on US 81. For more race information, contact the track at (402) 773-5538 or visit the track on the web at www.junctionmotorspeedway.com. The track can also be reached via email at jmsinfo@junctionmotorspeedway.com. Junction Motor Speedway is a 3/8 mile oval with a gumbo surface.

The O'Reilly/NCRA late model division is in the midst of their 26th season of racing while the series is in its 39th season of sanctioning dirt track races across the Great Plains region. For more information on the O'Reilly/NCRA, including current schedules, point standings, driver profiles as well as historical stats from the series historic past, check them out on the world wide web at www.ncraracing.org.

www.JunctionMotorSpeedway.com

Eagle: Fegley, Grabouski, Noonan and Boston win at Fan Appreciation Night II

by Greg Soukup

August 2nd, 2009 - The second Fan Appreciation Night of the season was
brought to "America's Home Track" Eagle Raceway Saturday night by the
Nebraska Lottery. A nearly cloudless sky and unseasonably cool temperatures
greeted a near capacity crowd, and set the stage for a heavy, very fast
track.

The only incident in the preliminary events occured as the Budweiser 360
Sprints were running their buzz laps prior to the second heat. As Terry
Holliman brought his #23 sprinter into turn 1 he hooked a rut with his right
rear tire, sending his racer bouncing and eventually flipping through turns
1 and 2. His car was damaged significantly enough that Terry's evening was
over before it really got started.

The Valentino's IMCA Hobby Stocks were the first one to compete in an A
Feature. Chad Fegley's 77F was first back to the flag stand on lap 1,
followed by the 23 of Mark McKinney, Justin Busboom's 62 and the 33 of Eric
Hanson. Hanson advanced to third on the 4th lap, and Busboom also was passed
on lap 6 by RJ Macku's 1R. The top four spots remained unchanged, with spots
2 through 4 being fought for tooth and nail for several laps. As the race
drew to a close Nick Beckman spun his #22 in turn four and the yellow flag
flew. On the restart lap defending track champion Kevin Anderson moved his
22K past Macku to grab fourth. Hanson took second from McKinney with just 2
laps left as Macku regained 4th. Fegley was unchallenged throughout the
contest, pulling away at times to a nearly straightaway lead at times.
Second through 4th positions were Hanson, McKinney and Macku.

"I had planned to bring my sprint car out tonight, but after Tadd's accident
last week I decided to wait until Larry Pinegar could drive it for me. That
gave me time to concentrate on my hobby stock. We've been changing things
every week to try and get the car feeling better for me, and it seems like
we finally did it. Now I need to be able to win from mid-pack" Fegley said.
He added "I need to thank Keith Dragoo and my wife and kids". Chad's
sponsors include Big Johnson Chassis, Red Robin, The Shop Inc. and Velocity
Indoor Karting.

The #73 of James Oaks led the first lap of the Monster Energy Drink IMCA
Modified A Main. The 19 of Scott Anderson, Dan Nelson's 94 and Mike
Densberger's 81 held the second through fourth positions. On lap 2 Anderson,
Nelson and Densberger all passed Oaks and the following lap Densberger spun
to the infield on the backstretch. That allowed the 8J of Joe Borer to move
into the top 4. On the restart attempt Oaks spun in turns 1 and 2, moving
the 5S of Bob Zoubek up to fourth. Nelson moved past Anderson as the green
flag flew again, and the next time around Zoubek snared third. On the fourth
lap Dustin Anderson lost the driveshaft from the 8A at the entrance to turn
three, bringing the yellow out again. On the restart lap Borer moved into
second and the 7 of Bob Ruisinger advanced first to fourth and then to
third. Points leader Jordan Grabouski moved into the top four during the
next circuit. Shortly after that, more debris was spotted in turn four,
slowing the cars under caution yet again. That moved Grabouski back to fifth
and Anderson back to fourth. Grabouski again got around Anderson on the
restart. Clint Hummer's 41 caused the next caution as he spun in turns 1 & 2
the following lap. The running order at that time was Nelson, Borer,
Ruisinger, Grabouski and the 95 of Dylan Smith. Grabouski moved up two spots
on the restart lap. Smith got past Ruisinger with 12 laps left, but was
moved back as Densberger spun again in turns 3 & 4. Grabouski snagged the
lead for good as the green lights were turned on again. Smith leap-frogged 2
spots to grab third the next lap. The yellow came out one last time on the
next circuit as a car spun to the infield on the front stretch. Doug
Deterding moved his #13 up to the fourth position on the restart lap, only
to lose the spot to the 96J of Johnny Saathoff with 6 to go. The race
finished under green as Grabouski was the winner with Nelson, Smith and
Saathoff behind him.

"It feels really good to win at one of the toughest places to compete that I
ever raced at. And it's great to do it on Fan Appreciation Night. It's so
cool to the the stands packed like they were tonight" Jordan stated. He
finished by saying "I want to say thanks to all the people who help me out.
We couldn't do it without them, especially my car owners Ben & Melissa
Novotny". Jordan's sponsors include 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 initial attempt at a start for the Auto Trans Matic IMCA Sport Compact
Feature was called off when point leader Joey Danley lost the right rear
tire from the #14. When the cars finally completed an official lap Melissa
Cronin's #5M held the point with Trevor Noonan's 66, Tyler Saathoff's 16T
and the 21T of Brandon Thornton. John Irvine's 97 took fourth from Thornton
on lap 3 as Noonan moved even with Cronin. The two battled back and forth
until with 8 to go Noonan lost a tire in turn 1, coming to a rest against
the wall in turn 2. The 45P of Jack Prall IV was collected in the incident
and also was forced to drop from the race. That made the running order
Cronin, Saathoff, Irvine and the 33 of Jeremy Noonan. Shortly after that
Satthoff and Irvine got together, bringing the caution flag out. That moved
Noonan into second, Thornton into third and Garrett Rech's 55 in fourth.
With just 4 laps left Noonan edged out Cronin, setting up one of the best
races of the year so far. The two of them were either door to door, or were
swapping first place by inches. As the checkered flag flew Noonan held the
lead with Cronin, Rech and Thornton in second through fourth.

"That was one of the biggest fights I've ever had" Noonan said. "I just kept
trying my hardest and finally got the win. I want to dedicate this win to
Grandma Deanna Ferguson" he stated. Jeremy finished the interview by saying
" I want to thank my parents, my pit crew and my girlfriend Keri". Jeremy's
sponsors include Ron Fox & Sons Service, Nebraska Machine & Tool, Tracy's
Collision Center, Longoria's MMA Academy and Suds & Scissors.

Nick Bryan's #6 led the final A Feature of the night, which was for the
Budweiser 360 sprints, followed by the 11E of Ian Eastman, Bobby Becker in
the 8B and the X29 of Roger Sluka. Two-time defending track champion and
current points leader Mike Boston had advanced from his starting position
near the back of the field on lap three to pass Sluka and then Becker to
move into third. The 99C of Nick Clifford flipped on the front stretch on
lap 5 and the red flag was displayed. Clifford was alright and his car was
pushed to the pits so that repairs could be attempted. Unfortunately the
damage was severe enough that he could not continue. When the green flag
flew Boston and Becker both advanced a position to snag 2nd and 3rd. Adam
Gullion brought his 96aKX to fourth the next time around as Boston took the
lead from Bryan. There were only 9 laps left when Becker also moved past
Bryan who spun three laps later, moving the 14 of Gene Acklund to fourth. As
the yellow flag was placed back in it's stand Dean Chadd spun the #33
completely around which resulted in a caution although he managed to keep
the engine fired and drive away. Mitchell Moore took the fourth position
from Gullion who had gone extremely high in turn four and Gullion dropped to
sixth. The final caution of the evening came out the next time around as
Jeff Lowery's steering failed on his #45. From there the race was run under
green as Boston won, Becker finished second, Moore placed third and Gene
Acklund was fourth.

Boston began his interview by stating "The car was good tonight. The problem
with a heavy, narrow track like this is that everyone's fast". He continued
with "We changed gears before the feature, and that was the difference for
us. I also got a couple of lucky breaks while I was moving up". His
concluding words were "I want to finally thank the Zoz family, who own my
motors". Mike's sponsors include Trackside Bar and Grill, E & K Drywall and
Eckley Racing Engines.

Next Saturday night will be Scout Night, presented by Speedway Motors. All
scouts will receive free front gate admission if they are wearing their
scouting uniform. The evening will feature kid's car rides during
intermission. The scouts will be able to camp out all night at the track,
but all children must be accompanied by an adult. It will also be Driver
Appreciation Night. Pit gates open at 4 and front gates open at 5:30.

Keep the 12th of September open as Eagle Raceway presents The Nebraska Cup
featuring the local 360 sprint drivers competing against the best in the
country for $5000 to win the ASCS A Feature and the Modified drivers vie for
$1000 to win their feature. The support class will be the Sport Compacts.
Front gate admission will be just $15 for this huge show.

8/1/09 Results

360 Sprint 8/1/2009

A Feature:1. MIKE BOSTON (Crete, NE), 2. Bobby Jr Becker (Denton, NE), 3.
Mitchell Moore (Edgerton, NE), 4. Gene Ackland (Lincoln, NE), 5. Doug
Lovegrove Racing Inc (Waverly, NE), 6. Josh Riggins (Lincoln, NE), 7. Adam
Gullion (Beatrice, NE), 8. John Klabunde (Fort Calhoun, NE), 9. Ryan Kitchen
(Weston, NE), 10. Ian Eastman (Omaha, NE), 11. Tige Jensen (Lincoln, NE),
12. Ken Klabunde (Omaha, NE), 13. Mikey Gablehouse (Lincoln, NE), 14. Roger
Sluka (Lincoln, NE), 15. Dean Chadd, 16. Jeff Lowery (Lincoln, NE), 17.
Nicholas Bryan (Lincoln, NE), 18. Zach Davis (Savannah, MO), 19. Nick
Clifford (Elkhorn, NE), 20. Mark Schmidt (Lincoln, NE), 21. Terry Holliman
(Hamburg, IA)

IMCA Hobby Stock 8/1/2009

A Feature:1. Chad Fegley (Eagle, NE), 2. Eric Hanson (Scribner, NE), 3. Mark
McKinney (Omaha, NE), 4. Randall Macku (Lincoln, NE), 5. Dan Noonan
(Lincoln, NE), 6. Justin Busboom (Lincoln, NE), 7. Don Jr Hall (Lincoln,
NE), 8. Josh Kennell (Bennet, NE), 9. Danny Lane, 10. Ben Becher (Lincoln,
NE), 11. Roy Armstrong (Beatirce, NE), 12. Keith Dragoo (Lincoln, NE), 13.
Mike Hansen (Weeping Water, NE), 14. Kevin Anderson (Lincoln, NE), 15. Kevin
Jochum (Roca, NE), 16. Rob Brown (Nebraska City, NE), 17. Derick Noonan
(Lincoln, NE), 18. Nick Beckman (Lincoln, NE), 19. Joe Schidler (Lincoln,
NE), 20. Joe Ryan (Lincoln, NE)

B Feature:1. Kevin Jochum (Roca, NE), 2. Ben Becher (Lincoln, NE), 3. Joe
Ryan (Lincoln, NE), 4. Rob Brown (Nebraska City, NE), 5. Derick Noonan
(Lincoln, NE), 6. Charlie Bartels (Lincoln, NE), 7. Don Kros (Weston, NE),
8. Chris LaChapelle (Omaha, NE), 9. Scott Santee (Omaha, NE), 10. Matt
Draeger (Dunbar, NE), 11. Jason Edwards (Lincoln, NE), 12. Orion Stransky
(Lincoln, NE)

IMCA Modified 8/1/2009

A Feature:1. Jordan Grabouski (Beatrice, NE), 2. Dan Nelson (Beatrice, NE),
3. Dylan Smith (Osceola, NE), 4. Johnny Saathoff (Beatrice, NE), 5. Bob
Zoubek (Dorchester, NE), 6. Doug Deterding (Lincoln, NE), 7. Lance Borgman
(Beatrice, NE), 8. Matt Richards (Lincoln, NE), 9. Shane Hiatt (Rising City,
NE), 10. Joe Borer (Lincoln, ne), 11. Bob Ruisinger (Bennet, NE), 12. Jan
Korth (Lincoln, NE), 13. Clint Hummer (Western, NE), 14. James Oaks
(Lincoln, NE), 15. Scott Anderson (Omaha, NE), 16. ED RAINES (Lincoln, NE),
17. Mike Densberger (Malcolm, NE), 18. Tim Pickens (Omaha, NE), 19. Dustin
Andersen (Omaha, NE), 20. Justin Wulf (Arlington, NE)

B Feature:1. Tim Pickens (Omaha, NE), 2. Matt Richards (Lincoln, NE), 3. ED
RAINES (Lincoln, NE), 4. Clint Hummer (Western, NE), 5. Lance Borgman
(Beatrice, NE), 6. Brian Cudly (Lincoln, NE), 7. Lowell Holland (Omaha, NE),
8. Andrew Hille (Hickman, NE), 9. Stacey Wilhelm (Martell, NE), 10. George
Haney (Fremont, NE), 11. Roger Hadan (Waterloo, NE), 12. Ethan Christiansen
(Nebraska City, NE), 13. Rik Gropp (Lincoln, NE), 14. Patrick Donovan
(Sterling, NE), 15. Nathan Landauer (Lincoln, NE)

IMCA Sport Compact 8/1/2009

A Feature:1. Jeremy Noonan (Lincoln, NE), 2. Melissa Cronin (Lincoln, NE),
3. Garrett Rech (Davey, NE), 4. Brandon Thornton (Nebraska City, NE), 5.
Jessie Fuller (Beatrice, NE), 6. Scott Freeman (Fremont, NE), 7. Larry
Cronin (Lincoln, NE), 8. Tyler Saathoff (Lincoln, NE), 9. Mike Simpson
(Ashland, NE), 10. Chad Bassinger (Nebraska City, NE), 11. Elliott Halvorsen
(Eagle, NE), 12. Jeff Davis (Lincoln, NE), 13. Jack Prall III (Union, NE),
14. Bob Cigelman (Lincoln, NE), 15. Mary Lenz (Elmwood, NE), 16. John Irvine
(Omaha, NE), 17. Trevor Noonan (Lincoln, NE), 18. Jack Prall IV (Union, NE),
19. Brett Saathoff (Lincoln, NE), 20. Joey Danley (Lincoln, NE)

B Feature:1. Garrett Rech (Davey, NE), 2. Scott Freeman (Fremont, NE), 3.
Elliott Halvorsen (Eagle, NE), 4. Bob Cigelman (Lincoln, NE), 5. Mary Lenz
(Elmwood, NE), 6. John Sedlachek (Eagle, NE), 7. Scott Lee (Lincoln, NE), 8.
Amanda Rhiley (Bennington, NE), 9. JEREMY PECKHAM (Lincoln, NE), 10. Adam
Vrbka (Eagle, NE), 11. Ole Olsen (Carter Lake, IA), 12. Jeremy Sammons
(Nebraska City, NE), 13. CODY HARRINGTON (Eagle, NE), 14. KYLE GANNON
(Lincoln, NE), 15. Nick Focken (Douglas, NE), 16. Brian Haller (Lincoln, NE)