(Photo courtesy of Knoxville Raceway)
Inside Line Promotions – KNOXVILLE, Iowa (July 23, 2016) – Brian Brown led the distance of the 25-lap National Sprint League main event on Saturday at Knoxville Raceway.
The win was Brown’s second of the season with the National Sprint League – both at Knoxville Raceway – and it propelled him into third place in the championship standings.
Brown took advantage of his front row starting position and a little fortune on the opening lap of the feature. Following a caution on the initial green flag for Josh Baughman jumping the start, polesitter Ian Madsen beat Brown into turn one to take the lead.
However, Madsen slowed dramatically as he exited turn four on the opening lap and Brown narrowly took the lead before the start-finish line. Danny Lasoski barely missed the slowing Madsen before Lasoski mounted the first of multiple charges at Brown for the lead.
Lasoski tried a slide job in turns three and four on Lap 2, but Brown’s momentum kept him in the top spot. Midway through the race traffic allowed Lasoski to close to Brown’s bumper, which was as close as anyone got to getting around Brown.
Brown held on to the lead for the duration as he lapped up to ninth place. Lasoski finished in the runner-up position by a little more than seven tenths of a second. It marked his series-leading eighth podium of the season.
National Sprint League points leader Craig Dollansky rounded out the podium. He now holds a 33-point lead in the championship standings over Lasoski.
Sammy Swindell passed Dustin Selvage for fourth place on Lap 24. Selvage’s fifth-place result is a season-high in National Sprint League competition.
Lasoski opened the night by setting quick time during qualifying for a series-best sixth time this season. Cory Eliason, Tasker Phillips and Swindell were the heat race winners.
The National Sprint League returns to action with a tripleheader next weekend, featuring events on Friday at Jackson Motorplex in Jackson, Minn.; on Saturday at Knoxville Raceway; and on Sunday at Hancock County Speedway in Britt, Iowa.
NATIONAL SPRINT LEAGUE NOTES: Danny Lasoski earned a $200 bonus from Deberg Concrete and a $50 certificate from Slade Shock Technology for setting quick time during time trials. … Cory Eliason garnered a $100 certificate from Walker Filtration Performance for winning a heat race. … Tasker Phillips scored a $100 certificate from Kaeding Performance for winning a heat race. … Sammy Swindell captured a certificate from Keizer Aluminum Wheels for winning a heat race. …Swindell was the So Close Award winner and received a certificate from Rod End Supply for being the highest starting NSL driver who missed the feature redraw. … Kevin Hetrick powered to the Locked in Award to garner a $100 certificate from Hooker Harness by being the final driver to start the A Main. … Bronson Maeschen picked up a $50 certificate from KSE Racing Products for being the Hard Charger in the A Main. ... Ian Madsen 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 Race Report: Knoxville Raceway in Knoxville, Iowa, on July 23, 2016 –
Deberg Concrete/Slade Shock Technology Time Trials: 1. 2-Danny Lasoki 15.293; 2. 20-A.J. Moeller 15.321; 3. 7d-Dustin Selvage 15.379; 4. 18-Ian Madsen 15.381; 5. 55-Brooke Tatnell 15.427; 6. 84-Scott Bogucki 15.427; 7. 2ks-Craig Dollansky 15.473; 8. 56n-Davey Heskin 15.514; 9. 21-Brian Brown 15.559; 10. 17-Josh Baughman 15.569; 11. 17b-Bill Balog 15.600; 12. 26-Willie Croft 15.615; 13. 10-Dakota Hendrickson 15.649; 14. 49-Josh Schneiderman 15.713; 15. 1s-Sammy Swindell 15.727; 16. 5h-Cory Eliason 15.762; 17. 7w-Tasker Phillips 15.772; 18. 71a-R.J. Johnson 15.842; 19. 13v-Seth Brahmer 15.842; 20. 10v-Rager Phillips 16.109; 21. 96-Bronson Maeschen 16.294; 22. 1b-Jake Bubak 16.318; 23. 19-Bob Weuve 16.437; 24. 35-Kevin Hetrick 16.545.
Walker Performance Filtration Heat Race #1 (8 Laps): 1. 5h-Cory Eliason (1); 2. 2ks-Craig Dollansky (4); 3. 17-Josh Baughman (3); 4. 10-Dakota Hendrickson (2); 5. 18-Ian Madsen (5); 6. 2-Danny Lasoski (6); 7. 13v-Seth Brahmer (7); 8. 1b-Jake Bubak (8).
Kaeding Performance Heat Race #2 (8 Laps): 1. 7w-Tasker Phillips (1); 2. 49-Josh Schneiderman (2); 3. 20-A.J. Moeller (6); 4. 17b-Bill Balog (3); 5. 56n-Davey Heskin (4); 6. 55-Brooke Tatnell (5); 7. 10v-Rager Phillips (7); 8. 19-Bob Weuve (8).
Keizer Aluminum Wheels Heat Race #3 (8 Laps): 1. 1s-Sammy Swindell (2); 2. 21-Brian Brown (4); 3. 71a-R.J. Johnson (1); 4. 84-Scott Bogucki (5); 5. 7d-Dustin Selvage (6); 6. 26-Willie Croft (3); 7. 96-Bronson Maeschen (7); 8. 35-Kevin Hetrick (8).
A Feature (25 Laps): 1. 21-Brian Brown (2); 2. 2-Danny Lasoski (4); 3. 2ks-Craig Dollansky (5); 4. 1s-Sammy Swindell (9); 5. 7d-Dustin Selvage (3); 6. 7w-Tasker Phillips (12); 7. 5h-Cory Eliason (10); 8. 49-Josh Schneiderman (13); 9. 55-Brooke Tatnell (11); 10. 56n-Davey Heskin (14); 11. 96-Bronson Maeschen (21); 12. 84-Scott Bogucki (7); 13. 17b-Bill Balog (15); 14. 1b-Jake Bubak (22); 15. 71a-R.J. Johnson (17); 16. 26-Willie Croft (18); 17. 20-A.J. Moeller (6); 18. 19-Bob Weuve (23); 19. 10v-Rager Phillips (20); 20. 10-Dakota Hendrickson (16); 21. 17-Josh Baughman (8); 22. 35-Kevin Hetrick (24); 23. 13v-Seth Brahmer (19); 24. 18-Ian Madsen (1). Laps led: Brian Brown 1-25.
UNOFFICIAL NATIONAL SPRINT LEAGUE TOP 10 IN POINTS AFTER ROUND 14 –
.1. 2ks-Craig Dollansky 4984; 2. 2-Danny Lasoski 4951; 3. 21-Brian Brown 4422; 4. 18-Ian Madsen 4309; 5. 55-Brooke Tatnell 3865; 6. 56n-Davey Heskin 3406; 7. 1s-Sammy Swindell 3388; 8. 7w-Tasker Phillips 3306; 9. 29-Kerry Madsen 2758; 10. 10-Dakota Hendrickson 2733.
2016 FEATURE WINNERS –
Craig Dollansky – 3 (Jackson Motorplex in Jackson, Minn., on May 20 and July 22 and Iowa State Fair Speedway in Des Moines, Iowa, on May 29); Brian Brown – 2 (Knoxville Raceway in Knoxville, Iowa, on June 4 and July 23); Danny Lasoski – 2 (Knoxville Raceway in Knoxville, Iowa, on May 21 and Mason City Motor Speedway in Mason City, Iowa, on June 19); Kerry Madsen – 2 (Knoxville Raceway in Knoxville, Iowa, on May 28 and June 18); Sammy Swindell – 2 (Knoxville Raceway in Knoxville, Iowa, on June 25 and July 1); Terry McCarl – 1 (I-80 Speedway in Greenwood, Neb., on May 6); Daryn Pittman – 1 (Jackson Motorplex in Jackson, Minn., on June 24); and Logan Schuchart – 1 (Cedar Lake Speedway in New Richmond, Wis., on July 8).
UP NEXT –
Friday at Jackson Motorplex in Jackson, Minn.; Saturday at Knoxville Raceway in Knoxville, Iowa; and Sunday at Hancock County Speedway in Britt, Iowa
MEDIA LINKS –
NSL Website: http://www.NationalSprintLeague.com
NSL Twitter: http://www.Twitter.com/NSLSeries
NSL Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NSLSeries
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 Jul 23, 2016
- Article Date: 7/23/2016 by Inside Line Promotions