Inside Line Promotions – KNOXVILLE, Iowa (May 28, 2016) – Kerry Madsen became the fourth different feature winner in four National Sprint League events this season on Saturday at Knoxville Raceway, where he led all 25 laps to capture his first career victory with the series.
“I ran it as hard as I could wide open,” he said. “We set a really quick pace for a 25-lap race. I pushed hard. You have some good cars behind you so you push as hard as you can.”
Madsen maintained the top spot throughout the feature, but the rest of the top five was up for grabs during an action-packed race. The feature went green for the final 21 laps after being slowed by three cautions in the first five laps.
Dusty Zomer advanced from eighth to fourth place by the first caution, which was a red flag on Lap 2 for eighth-running Dustin Selvage, who flipped in turn one. Zomer took third place on a restart following the second caution on Lap 4, when ninth-running A.J. Moeller spun in turn four, and he claimed the runner-up position on Lap 10.
Craig Dollansky, who gave Madsen a close battle for the lead during the first couple of laps, stayed in a podium position throughout the main event and he placed third. That helps him keep pace with series points leader Danny Lasoski, who finished fourth and now holds a 10-point advantage in the championship standings.
Brian Brown scored a fifth-place result with Ian Madsen, Bronson Maeschen, 14th starting Terry McCarl, Davey Heskin and B Main winner Justin Henderson, who powered from 17th to earn the Hard Charger Award, rounding out the top 10, respectively.
Heskin opened the night by setting quick time during qualifying before Moeller, McCarl and Austin McCarl each won a heat race.
The National Sprint League will return to action on Sunday when the series will make its lone visit of the season to Iowa State Fair Speedway in Des Moines, Iowa.
NATIONAL SPRINT LEAGUE NOTES: Davey Heskin earned a $200 bonus from Deberg Concrete and a $50 certificate from Slade Shock Technology for setting quick time during time trials. … A.J. Moeller garnered a $100 certificate from Walker Filtration Performance for winning a heat race. … Terry McCarl scored a $100 certificate from Kaeding Performance for winning a heat race. … Austin McCarl captured a certificate from Keizer Aluminum Wheels for winning a heat race. … Moeller was the So Close Award winner and received a certificate from Rod End Supply for being the highest starting driver who missed the feature redraw. … Justin Henderson powered to the Locked in Award by winning the B Main to garner a $100 certificate from Hooker Harness. … Henderson picked up a $50 certificate from KSE Racing Products for being the Hard Charger in the A Main. … Dustin Selvage was given the Hard Luck Award, which provided a $100 certificate from Ti22 Performance for facing the worst luck of the night.
National Sprint League Sprint Car Series Race Report: Knoxville Raceway in Knoxville, Iowa, on May 28, 2016 –
Deberg Concrete/Slade Shock Technology Time Trials: 1. 56n-Davey Heskin 15.139; 2. 96-Bronson Maeschen 15.166; 3. 2-Danny Lasoski 15.169; 4. 29-Kerry Madsen 15.170; 5. 21-Brian Brown 15.205; 6. 55-Brooke Tatnell 15.257; 7. 2ks-Craig Dollansky 15.294; 8. 1s-Sammy Swindell 15.302; 9. 17b-Bill Balog 15.310; 10. 7-Dustin Selvage 15.335; 11. 82-Dusty Zomer 15.372; 12. 18-Ian Madsen 15.442; 13. 20-A.J. Moeller 15.475; 14. 1-Justin Henderson 15.507; 15. 17a-Austin McCarl 15.524; 16. 19p-Paige Polyak 15.532; 17. 24-Terry McCarl 15.551; 18. 1b-Jake Bubak 15.606; 19. 7w-Tasker Phillips 15.615; 20. 49-Josh Schneiderman 15.620; 21. 44-Chris Martin 15.744; 22. 4-Jon Agan 15.763; 23. 71a-R.J. Johnson 15.764; 24. 84-Scott Bogucki 15.815; 25. 10-Dakota Hendrickson 15.951; 26. 35-Kevin Hetrick 16.014; 27. 19-Bob Weuve 16.756.
Walker Performance Filtration Heat Race #1 (8 Laps): 1. 20-A.J. Moeller (2); 2. 7d-Dustin Selvage (3); 3. 2ks-Craig Dollansky (4); 4. 19p-Paige Polyak (1); 5. 29-Kerry Madsen (5); 6. 56n-Davey Heskin (6); 7. 7w-Tasker Phillips (7); 8. 4a-Jon Agan (8); 9. 10-Dakota Hendrickson (9).
Kaeding Performance Heat Race #2 (8 Laps): 1. 24-Terry McCarl (1); 2. 82-Dusty Zomer (3); 3. 21-Brian Brown (5); 4. 1s-Sammy Swindell (4); 5. 1-Justin Henderson (2); 6. 96-Bronson Maeschen (6); 7. 71a-R.J. Johnson (8); 8. 49-Josh Schneiderman (7); 9. 35-Kevin Hetrick (9).
Keizer Aluminum Wheels Heat Race #3 (8 Laps): 1. 17a-Austin McCarl (2); 2. 18-Ian Madsen (3); 3. 2-Danny Lasoski (6); 4. 1b-Jake Bubak (1); 5. 55-Brooke Tatnell (5); 6. 84-Scott Bogucki (8); 7. 17b-Bill Balog (4); 8. 44-Chris Martin (7); 9. 19-Bob Weuve (9).
B Main (12 Laps/Top 4 Transfer): 1. 1-Justin Henderson (1); 2. 84-Scott Bogucki (4); 3. 7w-Tasker Phillips (3); 4. 49-Josh Schneiderman (6); 5. 1b-Jake Bubak (2); 6. 71a-R.J. Johnson (5); 7. 44-Chris Martin (7); 8. 19-Bob Weuve (11); 9. 35-Kevin Hetrick (10); 10. 10-Dakota Hendrickson (9); 11. 4-Jon Agan (8).
A Feature (25 Laps): 1. 29-Kerry Madsen (1); 2. 82-Dusty Zomer (8); 3. 2ks-Craig Dollansky (3); 4. 2-Danny Lasoski (6); 5. 21-Brian Brown (5); 6. 18-Ian Madsen (12); 7. 96-Bronson Maeschen (2); 8. 24-Terry McCarl (14); 9. 56n-Davey Heskin (4); 10. 1-Justin Henderson (17); 11. 55-Brooke Tatnell (10); 12. 1s-Sammy Swindell (11); 13. 17a-Austin McCarl (13); 14. 84-Scott Bogucki (18); 15. 7w-Tasker Phillips (19); 16. 49-Josh Schneiderman (20); 17. 20-A.J. Moeller (9); 18. 19p-Paige Polyak (15); 19. 7d-Dustin Selvage (7); 20. 17b-Bill Balog (16). Laps led: Kerry Madsen 1-25.
(The top 16 drivers in combined qualifying and heat race points advanced into the main event with the top eight participating in a redraw. The remaining cars went to the B Main, where the top four transferred to the back of the A Main.)
UNOFFICIAL NATIONAL SPRINT LEAGUE TOP 10 IN POINTS AFTER ROUND 4 –
.1. 2-Danny Lasoski 1561; 2. 2ks-Craig Dollansky 1551; 3. 21-Brian Brown 1378; 4. 18-Ian Madsen 1288; 5. 55-Brooke Tatnell 1164; 6. 56n-Davey Heskin 1109; 7. 24-Terry McCarll 999; 8. 7w-Tasker Phillips 963; 9. 17a-Austin McCarl 819; 10. 10-Dakota Hendrickson 777.
2016 FEATURE WINNERS –
Craig Dollansky – 1 (Jackson Motorplex in Jackson, Minn., on May 20); Danny Lasoski – 1 (Knoxville Raceway in Knoxville, Iowa, on May 21); Kerry Madsen – 1 (Knoxville Raceway in Knoxville, Iowa, on May 28); and Terry McCarl – 1 (I-80 Speedway in Greenwood, Neb., on May 6).
NEXT EVENT –
Sunday at Iowa State Fair Speedway in Des Moines, Iowa
MEDIA LINKS –
NSL Website: http://www.NationalSprintLeague.com
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NATIONAL SPRINT LEAGUE MARKETING PARTNERS –
The National Sprint League would like to thank Abdo, Eick & Meyers, LLP, Arnold Motor Supply, Bank Midwest, Brown & Miller Racing Solutions, Deberg Concrete, Hepfner Racing Products, Hooker Harness, Kaeding Performance, Keizer Aluminum Wheels, KSE Racing Products, Max Papis Innovations, MyRacePass, Rod End Supply, Rossie Feed & Grain, Slade Shock Technology, Ti22 Performance, TiLUBE Motorsport Lubricants, Vortex Wings and Walker Performance Filtration for support throughout the 2016 season.
NATIONAL SPRINT LEAGUE –
The National Sprint League was established in 2015 as a premier 410ci winged sprint car series focusing on the Midwest. In 2016, the series branches into the 360ci winged sprint car ranks with the GoMuddy.com National Sprint League 360 Sprint Car Series as well as multiple regions across the United States. For the latest news and information among all the NSL entities, visit http://www.NationalSprintLeague.com.
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- Shawn Miller on May 28, 2016
- Article Date: 5/28/2016 by Inside Line Promotions