Photos: Justin Henderson won the 410 feature at Knoxville over Brian Brown (R) and Mark Dobmeier (L). Knoxville Championship Cup Series titlists Stacey Alexander (305), Danny Lasoski (410) and Clint Garner (360) (Rob Kocak Photos)
Knoxville, IA, August 30, 2015 – Justin Henderson put on the show Saturday night at the Knoxville Raceway on Wal-Mart Season Championship Night, but there were plenty of drivers celebrating at night’s end. The Sioux Falls, South Dakota driver swept both the FVP National Sprint League 410 feature and the 360 main event in impressive fashion. Devin Kline won the 305 feature. Danny Lasoski (410), Clint Garner (360), Stacey Alexander (305) and BDS Motorsports (360 owner) were the big winners, taking home Knoxville Championship Cup Series titles for 2015!
Henderson shot out from the pole in the 25-lap NSL main event ahead of Mark Dobmeier and Brian Brown. Danny Lasoski was fourth, and challenged Brown for several laps before a lap eight caution saw Tasker Phillips spin after contact with another car with eight laps in the books.
Henderson led Dobmeier, Brown, Lasoski and Austin McCarl back to green flag racing. Dobmeier briefly challenged the leader using the high side, but Henderson pulled away in the low groove and then went to work in lapped traffic. The battles got entertaining back in the pack, as Bryan Clauson duked it out with Ian Madsen and Austin McCarl.
Dusty Zomer moved into the top five in the late going, while up front, Brown shot by Dobmeier in heavy lapped traffic in the late going for second. Henderson’s win was his fourth 410 victory of the season here, and was worth $5,000. Brown closed late, but checkered second, ahead of Dobmeier, Lasoski and Zomer. Ian Madsen, Clauson, Austin McCarl, Lynton Jeffrey and Bronson Maeschen rounded out the top ten.
Henderson also set quick time over the field, while Ryan Bunton, Jeffrey and Lasoski won heats. Madsen took the B main.
“I just want to talk about Knoxville Raceway and my race team,” said Henderson in Victory Lane. “It’s like a dream come true coming here every Saturday. I know everyone hears that from the drivers, but it’s true. It’s the ‘Sprint Car Capital of the World’ for a reason. BDS Motorsports is proud to race here every week, and I appreciate everything they do.”
The 410 track championship was Lasoski’s tenth, an all-time record.
Henderson also started the 360 20-lap feature on the pole. He led at the outset, but was hounded early by Dusty Zomer. Jamie Zaputil came to a stop in turn two with a lap in the books, bringing the caution flag. Henderson shot back to green, ahead of Zomer, Sawyer Phillips, Jamie Ball and Clint Garner.
Jon Agan spun while running eighth and Keoni Texeira retired shorlty after the restart. Only two more laps were run before a caution for debris slowed things again. Once green again, Dobmeier set sail. Zomer was never out of it, however, but the leader shot through lappers with relative ease. On lap 16 and 17, the second and third place cars of Zomer and Ball retired, with the latter bringing out the yellow, stopping in turn four.
With just three laps remaining, Henderson shot away from Matt Moro, Clint Garner, Ryan Giles and Phillips. Giles would pass Garner for third with two to go, trailing Henderson and Moro, who had been smoking the last half of the race. Garner was fourth, and Phillips, hard-charger Nate Van Haaften, Agan, Tony Shilling, Randy Martin and Bill Balog rounded out the top ten.
Henderson also set quick time in the 360’s, while Agan, Zomer and Joe Beaver won heat races.
“Starting position had a lot to do with it tonight,” said Henderson in Victory Lane. “The track is really fast. It’s still fun. It’s really tricky when you get to lapped traffic, because the track is fast. It’s something I have to watch for and mind. I’m just proud of this team. I’m really happy for the owners of BDS Motorsports, Bryan and Dave (Sunby) and Zeus (for winning the owner’s championship). They not only own this team, but manage this team and everything that goes along with it from the motors to the cars to the day to day activity.”
Clint Garner, like Lasoski, set a record with his sixth 360 track championship.
The 305 main event was a race of attrition and hard crashes. Don Dawson III was the first to tumble before a lap could be completed. On the next try at green, Joe Simbro destroyed his machine between turns one and two. Both were uninjured.
McKenna Haase used the high side to cruise by Christian Bowman and Devin Kline to lead early. Stacey Alexander, who came into the feature needing a top ten finish to with the 305 track championship, got sideways while running sixth, but managed to save it. Three cars were not so lucky on lap four. Mike Johnston, Shawn Deman and Kevin Hiemstra were involved in a turn four tangle.
Haase led Kline, Bowman, Trevor Smith and Jeff Wilke back to green flag racing. Smith shot into third before Cody Ambers came to a stop with seven laps in the books. The race went green for six laps when Kline caught Haase in traffic. When the leader went high in three and four, Kline shot under her low to take the point on lap 13. On the next go-around, Haase was working on the high side around lapped traffic, when she too got into the wall, and flipped violently. Though she was communicating with the safety team, she was taken in for observation.
Kline held on to win ahead of Smith, who took second on the white flag lap. Bowman, Alexander and Chris Walraven finished the top five. Wilke, Matthew Stelzer, Brad Comegys, Mitchell Alexander and Chase Wanner completed the top ten. Stacey Alexander’s fourth place finish secured his first ever track championship. Walraven set quick time and won the B main, while Wanner, Comegys and Simbro won the heat races.
“I hope that was as fun for the fans as it was me,” said Kline. “It was an absolute blast. The track came in as we got into the race, and my car got better. On the restarts, the car takes off like a bullet.”
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410 Results
Time Trials (Qualifying Order), 2 laps: 1. 1, Justin Henderson, Sioux Falls, SD (22), 14.922; 2. 82, Dusty Zomer, Sioux Falls, SD (21), 14.958; 3. 21, Brian Brown, Grain Valley, MO (14), 14.991; 4. 96, Bronson Maeschen, Pleasantville, IA (20), 15.006; 5. 18, Ian Madsen, St. Mary’s, NSW, Aust. (13), 15.018; 6. 17W, Bryan Clauson, Noblesville, IN (15), 15.052; 7. 13, Mark Dobmeier, Grand Forks, ND (16), 15.060; 8. 17A, Austin McCarl, Altoona, IA (10), 15.068; 9. 2, Danny Lasoski, Dover, MO (2), 15.074; 10. 20, AJ Moeller, Rockwell City, IA (9), 15.109; 11. 12, Lynton Jeffrey, Sydney, NSW, Aust. (25), 15.128; 12. 49, Josh Schneiderman, West Burlington, IA (5), 15.150; 13. 6R, Ryan Bunton, Morton, IL (24), 15.180; 14. 56, Davey Heskin, St. Michael, MN (6), 15.187; 15. 17B, Bill Balog, Brookfield, WI (11), 15.191; 16. 71A, RJ Johnson, Tampa, FL (26), 15.234; 17. 4, Dakota Hendrickson, Omaha, NE (17), 15.241; 18. 7, Dustin Selvage, Indianola, IA (23), 15.249; 19. 2KS, Craig Dollansky, Elk River, MN (19), 15.276; 20. 24, Terry McCarl, Altoona, IA (8), 15.287; 21. 3, Tim Kaeding, San Jose, CA (3), 15.291; 22. O9, Matt Juhl, Sioux Falls, SD (4), 15.385; 23. 55, Brooke Tatnell, Sans Souci, NSW, Aust. (12), 15.388; 24. 7TAZ, Tasker Phillips, Pleasantville, IA (1), 15.408; 25. 44, Chris Martin, Ankeny, IA (7), 15.459; 26. 19, Bob Weuve, Newton, IA (18), 15.586.
Heat one (started), 8 Laps, 2:02.7: 1. Ryan Bunton (2); 2. Mark Dobmeier (4); 3. RJ Johnson (1); 4. Justin Henderson (6); 5. Bronson Maeschen (5); 6. Craig Dollansky (7) / 7. Chris Martin (9); 8. Matt Juhl (8); 9. AJ Moeller (3)
Heat two (started), 8 Laps, 2:02.3: 1. Lynton Jeffrey (3); 2. Dusty Zomer (6); 3. Dakota Hendrickson (1); 4. Austin McCarl (4); 5. Terry McCarl (7); 6. Davey Heskin (2) / 7. Ian Madsen (5); 8. Brooke Tatnell (8); 9. Bob Weuve (9)
Heat three (started), 8 Laps, 2:03.1: 1. Danny Lasoski (4); 2. Bill Balog (2); 3. Dustin Selvage (1); 4. Josh Schneiderman (3); 5. Brian Brown (6); 6. Tim Kaeding (7) / 7. Bryan Clauson (5); 8. Tasker Phillips (8)
B main (started), 8 Laps, 2:02.2: 1. Ian Madsen (1); 2. Bryan Clauson (2); 3. Tasker Phillips (6); 4. Brooke Tatnell (5); 5. Matt Juhl (4); 6. AJ Moeller (3) / 7. Chris Martin (7); 8. Bob Weuve (8)
A main (started), 25 Laps, NT: 1. Justin Henderson (1); 2. Brian Brown (6); 3. Mark Dobmeier (2); 4. Danny Lasoski (3); 5. Dusty Zomer (7); 6. Ian Madsen (9); 7. Bryan Clauson (10); 8. Austin McCarl (4); 9. Lynton Jeffrey (8); 10. Bronson Maeschen (5); 11. Terry McCarl (19); 12. Davey Heskin (13); 13. Tim Kaeding (20); 14. Craig Dollansky (18); 15. Dustin Selvage (17); 16. Bill Balog (14); 17. Brooke Tatnell (22); 18. Ryan Bunton (12); 19. Josh Schneiderman (11); 20. Dakota Hendrickson (16); 21. AJ Moeller (23); 22. Tasker Phillips (21); 23. RJ Johnson (15) DNS – Matt Juhl. Lap Leader: Henderson 1-25. Hard-charger: T. McCarl.
360 Results
Time Trials (Qualifying Order), 2 laps: 1. 1, Justin Henderson, Sioux Falls, SD (5), 15.805; 2. 9, Ryan Giles, West Des Moines, IA (1), 15.909; 3. 5J, Jamie Ball, Knoxville, IA (15), 15.948; 4. 2M, Matt Moro, Polk City, IA (6), 15.965; 5. 50, Keoni Texeira, Honolulu, HI (11), 15.998; 6. 3P, Sawyer Phillips, Pleasantville, IA (18), 16.091; 7. 40, Clint Garner, Sioux Falls, SD (21), 16.134; 8. 82, Dusty Zomer, Brandon, SD (12), 16.149; 9. 22, Tony Shilling, Knoxville, IA (13), 16.217; 10. 4, Jon Agan, Knoxville, IA (9), 16.218; 11. 88, J Kinder, Holt’s Summit, MO (7), 16.222; 12. 53, Joe Beaver, Knoxville, IA (3), 16.283; 13. 34DD, Bill Balog, Brookfield, WI (22), 16.319; 14. 3, Nate Van Haaften, Otley, IA (14), 16.397; 15. 14, Randy Martin, California, MO (20), 16.542; 16. 33, Alan Zoutte, Knoxville, IA (17), 16.843; 17. 8L, Tom Lenz, Marion, IA (2), 17.059; 18. 48, Taylor Forbes, Neligh, NE (4), 17.229; 19. 2, Tyler Brooks, Knoxville, IA (23), 17.569; 20. 1A, John Anderson, Des Moines, IA (8), 21.640; 21. 1J, Jamie Zaputil, Mystic, IA (16), NT; 22. 10, Calvin Landis, Knoxville, IA (19), NT; DQ (Light at the Scales) - 9M, Ricky Montgomery, Lakewood, CO (10).
Heat one (started), 7 Laps, 1:55.3: 1. Jon Agan (3); 2. Clint Garner (4); 3. Matt Moro (5); 4. Bill Balog (2); 5. Justin Henderson (6); 6. Alan Zoutte (1); 7. Tyler Brooks (7) DNS – Calvin Landis
Heat two (started), 7 Laps, 1:55.2: 1. Dusty Zomer (4); 2. Nate Van Haaften (2); 3. Tom Lenz (1); 4. Ryan Giles (6); 5. J Kinder (3); 6. Ricky Montgomery (8); 7. Keoni Texeira (5); 8. John Anderson (7)
Heat three (started), 7 Laps, NT: 1. Joe Beaver (3); 2. Randy Martin (2); 3. Tony Shilling (4); 4. Jamie Ball (6); 5. Taylor Forbes (1); 6. Sawyer Phillips (5) DNS – Jamie Zaputil
A main (started), 20 Laps, NT: 1. Justin Henderson (1); 2. Matt Moro (5); 3. Ryan Giles (7); 4. Clint Garner (4); 5. Sawyer Phillips (2); 6. Nate Van Haaften (13); 7. Jon Agan (9); 8. Tony Shilling (8); 9. Randy Martin (14); 10. Bill Balog (12); 11. Joe Beaver (11); 12. Ricky Montgomery (18); 13. Alan Zoutte (15); 14. Tyler Brooks (20); 15. Dusty Zomer (3); 16. Jamie Ball (6); 17. Taylor Forbes (17); 18. J Kinder (10); 19. Keoni Texeira (21); 20. Tom Lenz (16); 21. Jamie Zaputil (19); 22. John Anderson (22) DNS – Calvin Landis. Lap Leader: Henderson 1-20. Hard-charger: Van Haaften.
305 Results
Time Trials (Qualifying Order): 1. 56W, Chris Walraven, Knoxville, IA (28), 17.026; 2. 5J, Devin Kline, Knoxville, IA (13), 17.101; 3. 99, Matthew Stelzer, Omaha, NE (22), 17.151; 4. 33, Trevor Smith, Sanborn, IA (9), 17.178; 5. O, Mike Mayberry, Fremont, IA (2), 17.205; 6. 15, Christian Bowman, Altoona, IA (21), 17.327; 7. 55M, McKenna Haase, Des Moines, IA (25), 17.437; 8. 5, Nick Tucker, Mooresville, NC (14), 17.444; 9. 41, Jeff Wilke, Genoa, IL (10), 17.450; 10. 24, Kade Higday, Pleasant Hill, IA (4), 17.480; 11. 71C, Stacey Alexander, Lacona, IA (1), 17.484; 12. O2S, Josh Jones, Knoxville, IA (24), 17.488; 13. 50K, Kevin Hiemstra, Knoxville, IA (20), 17.521; 14. 76, Brad Comegys, Bondurant, IA (27), 17.529; 15. 56, Joe Simbro, Pleasantville, IA (23), 17.584; 16. 85, Chase Wanner, Agency, IA (19), 17.634; 17. 51, Corey Kautz, Urbandale, IA (15), 17.636; 18. 71G, Cody Ambers, Knoxville, IA (6), 17.756; 19. 17, Billy Bell, Colfax, IA (11), 17.904; 20. 35, Kevin Hetrick, Gladstone, IL (30), 17.912; 21. 6, Mitchell Alexander, Knoxville, IA (29), 17.938; 22. 14J, Mike Johnston, Des Moines, IA (17), 18.100; 23. 19, Rob Weuve, Oakland Acres, IA (12), 18.163; 24. 76D, Don Dawson III, Indianola, IA (18), 18.317; 25. 126, Shawn Deman, Milo, IA (5), 18.365; 26. 68, Blain Petersen, Shenandoah, IA (8), 18.690; 27. 82, Lee Patterson, Des Moines, IA (7), 18.696; 28. 11B, Ben Woods, Newton, IA (26), 19.493; 29. 71, Cliff Jones, Pleasant Hill, IA (3), NT.
Heat one (started), 6 Laps, NT: 1. Chase Wanner (1); 2. McKenna Haase (4); 3. Trevor Smith (5); 4. Kade Higday (3); 5. Billy Bell (7); 6. Kevin Hiemstra (2) / 7. Mike Johnston (8); 8. Ben Woods (10); 9. Chris Walraven (6); 10. Shawn Deman (9)
Heat two (started), 6 Laps, 1:45.0: 1. Brad Comegys (2); 2. Corey Kautz (1); 3. Stacey Alexander (3); 4. Devin Kline (6); 5. Nick Tucker (4); 6. Mike Mayberry (5) / 7. Kevin Hetrick (7) DNS – Rob Weuve, Blain Petersen, Cliff Jones
Heat three (started), 6 Laps, 1:47.7: 1. Joe Simbro (2); 2. Jeff Wilke (4); 3. Matthew Stelzer (6); 4. Cody Ambers (1); 5. Mitchell Alexander (7); 6. Christian Bowman (5) / 7. Don Dawson III (8); 8. Josh Jones (3); 9. Lee Patterson (9)
B main (started), 8 Laps, NT: 1. Chris Walraven (1); 2. Josh Jones (2); 3. Mike Johnston (4); 4. Shawn Deman (6); 5. Don Dawson III (3); 6. Lee Patterson (5) / 7. Ben Woods (7) DNS – Kevin Hetrick, Blain Petersen, Cliff Jones, Rob Weuve
A main (started), 15 Laps, NT: 1. Devin Kline (1); 2. Trevor Smith (6); 3. Christian Bowman (2); 4. Stacey Alexander (11); 5. Chris Walraven (9); 6. Jeff Wilke (8); 7. Matthew Stelzer (7); 8. Brad Comegys (14); 9. Mitchell Alexander (19); 10. Chase Wanner (16); 11. Billy Bell (24); 12. Kade Higday (10); 13. Corey Kautz (17); 14. Nick Tucker (3); 15. Kevin Hiemstra (13); 16. Cody Ambers (18); 17. Lee Patterson (23); 18. McKenna Haase (4); 19. Mike Mayberry (5); 20. Josh Jones (12); 21. Mike Johnston (20); 22. Shawn Deman (21); 23. Joe Simbro (15); 24. Don Dawson III (22). Lap Leaders: Haase 1-12, Kline 13-15. Hard-charger: Bell.
- administrator on Aug 31, 2015
- Article Date: 8/30/2015 by Bill Wright