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WFOB_0
August 03, 2011 at 12:44:25 AM
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Big J Report Presented By DeBerg Concrete

All Star Circuit of Champions (29 Cars)

Welcome Mat
The All Stars bring their six regulars, King Tyler Walker is back for a second year, Scott Winters is back in 410 action, Austen Wheatley back from his WoO trip to the east, mix in both McCarl’s and you have a smorgasbord of potential winners.

MIA
The Dud lost his road map out at Lernerville (sorry Super Chuck), while Kerry Madsen stayed in Knoxville unfortunately.

VIP
Savage is back in town, Bosma24 carries a big jinx over his head back to the track, DeBerg comes over for a few visits along with The Champ, JJ breaks his cherry, the Big Game Crew, and a few other stragglers set up for big section on a hot and humid Sunday night. There was even a Lusk Racing sighting on the midway along with BB The Puker!

Time Trials
Terry McCarl, driving Lynton Jeffrey’s backup car with a #24 wing, sets the quick time around the 3/10 mile track with a lap of 11.361 seconds. It was the first time he stepped in the car and didn’t even have enough time to throw in his own seat as they put the car together during the day. The rest of the top 18 hitting the heat race inversion: Jeffrey, Mark Dobmeier, Cap Henry, Tim Shaffer, Travis Whitney, Gregg Bakker, Austin McCarl, Dale Blaney, Walker, Bryan Dobesh, David Gravel, Greg Wilson, Wheatley, Winters, Robby Wolfgang, Pete Miller III, and Jody Rosenboom.

McCarl would also pick up a $1,000 bonus from 212 The Boiling Point as they sponsored the quick time award for the evening.

Heat Races
I apologize for not having any notes, but I decided it was a fun thing to not save what I had going on my new Droid 3 phone before sending out a few text messages after the second heat race. My bad, it won’t happen again, but it will save me a few minutes in writing this guy.

Anyways, the heat race action was actually pretty good as the track was very racy for the three 8-lap heat races. Especially when you compare it to the usually single-file trains we see when the big series come to town. Lots of action throughout the top six transfer spots. The top six qualifiers all qualified for the ‘A’ and would draw for the dash during intermission.

Here are the heat results stolen from the All Star’s site:

Heat #1 - Kears Speed Shop (8 Laps - Top 6 finishers transfer to the A-feature): 1. w20-Greg Wilson[2]; 2. 17-Tyler Walker[3]; 3. 33-Robby Wolfgang[1]; 4. 11X-Gregg Bakker[4]; 5. O4-Cap Henry[5]; 6. 24-Terry McCarl[6]; 7. 4-Cody Hansen[8]; 8. 3TW-Donovan Peterson[7]; 9. 2D-Dusty Ballenger[9]; 10. P51-Jeff Carlson[10]

Heat #2 - All Pro Heads (8 Laps - Top 6 finishers transfer to the A-feature): 1. 44W-Austin Wheatley[2]; 2. 17A-Austin McCarl[4]; 3. 83-Tim Shaffer[5]; 4. 3-Pete Miller III[1]; 5. 12-Lynton Jeffrey[6]; 6. 2B-Bryan Dobesh[3]; 7. 99J-Jacob Ossenfort[7]; 8. 4X-Eric Shulz[9]; 9. 6-Tommy Barber[8]; 10. 1H-DJ Brink[10]

Heat #3 - MSD Ignition (8 Laps - Top 6 finishers transfer to the A-feature): 1. 23W-Scott Winters[2]; 2. 2-Dale Blaney[4]; 3. 13-Mark Dobmeier[6]; 4. 16-Travis Whitney[5]; 5. 14-Jody Rosenboom[1]; 6. 89G-David Gravel[3]; 7. 101-Chuck McGillivray[7]; 8. 1-Justin Glaser[8]; 9. 51-Doug Martens[9]

Dash
Lineup: 04, 13, 16, 24, 83, 12
Finish: 13, 04, 24, 12, 83, 16
Notes: Jeffrey stopped on the warmup lap allowing McCarl to move up a row on the start after a young fan drew the 6 spot for him. Dobmeier barely squeezed by Henry to snag the lead coming off the top of turn two at the start. Henry hung with him throughout the 6-lapper, but would settle for the outside pole. Shaffer threatened Jeffrey as well, but could not execute a pass as the top was the fastest way around.

Lusk Racing B Feature (Not the Last Chance Showdown):
Going to steal the results again from the All Star site since it was an extended intermission.

B-Main - University of Northwestern Ohio (12 Laps - Top 6 finishers transfer to the A-feature): 1. 101-Chuck McGillivray[3]; 2. 4-Cody Hansen[4]; 3. 3TW-Donovan Peterson[1]; 4. 99J-Jacob Ossenfort[2]; 5. 2D-Dusty Ballenger[7]; 6. 1-Justin Glaser[6]; 7. 4X-Eric Shulz[8]; 8. P51-Jeff Carlson[10]; 9. 51-Doug Martens[9]; 10. 6-Tommy Barber[5]; 11. 1H-DJ Brink[11]

A Feature – 30 Laps

13

Mark Dobmeier

Row 1

04

Cap Henry

24

Terry McCarl

Row 2

12

Lynton Jeffrey

83

Tim Shaffer

Row 3

16

Travis Whitney

11x

Gregg Bakker

Row 4

17A

Austin McCarl

2

Dale Blaney

Row 5

17

Tyler Walker

2B

Bryan Dobesh

Row 6

89G

David Gravel

W20

Greg Wilson

Row 7

44w

Austen Wheatley

23w

Scott Winters

Row 8

33

Robby Wolfgang

3

Pete Miller III

Row 9

14

Jody Rosenboom

3TW

Donovan Peterson

Row 10

99J

Jacob Ossenfort

101

Chuck McGillivray

Row 11

4

Cody Hansen

1

Justin Glaser

Row 12

2D

Dusty Ballenger

Notes: Henry beat Dobmeier to the backstretch using the cushion with Dobmeier settling in for second. Shaffer quickly asserted himself as a threat moving up to fourth on lap two off the bottom of turn two and a lap laterr into third past McCarl. Henry had stretched out to a pretty big lead for Huset’s standards by drilling the cushion all the way around the track and would hit traffic on lap five. That is when Blaney had moved up from his row five starting position flirting with the top five. There was traffic everywhere for the leader on lap seven with Dobmeier closing on him in a hurry as well. Henry was able to clear a few lappers and put some space on Dobs until lap eleven when Dobmeier came a-coming again. The top five was all up on the cushion looking for mistakes in traffic to gain spots. That first mistake came when Dobmeier drilled the backstretch wall coming out of turn two on lap twelve to cause a caution. Dobs was done for the night.

The lap twelve restart had Henry pacing Shaffer, McCarl and Blaney back to the green with a ton of lappers thrown between the top five as they held their spots. Shaffer cleared the one lapper between himself and the leader in the first corner and set his sights on the young gun in the lead. But Henry opened up another huge lead until he hit traffic a couple laps later around the bullring.

Shaffer would gain his ground in traffic, only to see Henry split a couple of lappers at the halfway point. Shaffer, the reigning Knoxville Nationals Champion, would not be fazed and would temporarily take the lead with 12 to go off the bottom of turn two. Henry wasn’t having any of that as he took it right back coming off of turn four to officially lead the lap. Meanwhile, McCarl – the all-time feature winner at the track – caught the front duo as the track began to lay rubber off the top of turn four with about 10 to go. Rubber was laid all the way around the track with seven to go up on the high side and looked like it would end as a snoozer, but that was not the case!

The top three were nose to tail in traffic with five to go. Shaffer threw a textbook slidejob on Henry with four to go, only to have Henry get back by and lead the lap at the flagstand while McCarl closed even more as they crossed the stripe. Then, with two to go, the bottom finally came in for McCarl off of turn two, who had the wing back the entire time since the Dobs caution . He would slide past the two leaders down the backstretch, and gave Henry a slider in three and four as the white flag was displayed to the top guys. T-Mac would hang on to lead that important lap, for a popular victory at the track he has been booed at vehemently over the past two decades!

The win was McCarl’s second of the year at Huset’s, 86th career 410 win at the track, second All Star win here, and 14th career with the All Star series. The win also paid $5,000 to win and came in his best friend Jeffrey’s car with DeBerg Concrete and 212 Boiling Point on the wing. Henry was a couple car lengths behind at the checkers, Shaffer in third in the CH Motorsports #83, Blaney was fourth in the TI22 Performance #2, and Walker closing out the top-five in Keen Motorsports #17. Rosenboom was the hard charger coming from 18th to 10th.

Lap Leaders: Henry 1-28, McCarl 29-30

Finish: 24 04 83 2 17 12 W20 89G 44w 14/ 23w 16 17A 33 4 99J 101 3 3TW 1/ 2D (DNF) 11x 2B 13

Savage Joke of the Night Presented by Car Wash Mike

"Tip of the Cap Henry tonight. The kid was fast, but in the end, you just gotta tip your cap to the all-time feature winner in T-Mac."

This ‘N That

*Holy cow, what was thought would be a snoozer due to the track conditions turned out to be the best feature witnessed thus far on the year for yours truly (unfortunately missed Knoxville’s great features the night before). T-Mac shows that he still has it, and it comes aboard a car he had never sat in before until the day of the show – and didn’t even have one of his seats in it. Not a bad night collecting 6 grand for the win and getting quick time. And all of it comes nearly a year to the date of him shattering his leg due to a mud clump with the All Stars up here at Huset’s. Great victory for him heading into the Nationals.

*How about that Justin Boese guy coming out of retirement? He is now 2 for 2 in the win column since dusting off the crew shirt with the McCarl’s on the year. And the Bosma Jinx is put to an emphatic end as well! Terry even started the night off saying he doesn’t believe in jinxes after setting quick time in his interview. First time all year that Terry looked like the old Terry up here and it couldn’t have come at a better time!

*Gotta give props to Bakker and Dave Lunstra for providing, yet, another phenomenal race track – and the track even took rubber with about 10 to go! The best race of the year was given to the good sized crowd, and will leave them wanting more with a WoO show and another All Star show the Sunday after the Nationals. The best thing the Rubins did was give these guys the ‘go’ to come in and do the track prep.

*But not everything was peachy at the “Home of the Professionals” on the night. The scoreboard timer didn’t work for another week leaving damn near everyone clueless during time trials. Then the lights went out for a good 20 minutes after intermission. And the microphone was acting shady at best for driver interviews due to the high humidity. Not their best showing with such a big show and crowd on hand.

*Thank you to 212 for putting up the extra bonus money for time trials, the right rears for a few drivers if they won the ‘A’, and also the free beer afterwards if one of those drivers would win – and they did with T-Mac taking the victory. Mark and Katie continue to support the racing community in any way they can. They deserve a much deserved 10-day break down in Southern Iowa.

*Cap Henry was damn impressive in his first ever visit to the bullring. He wasn't scared to put the car up on the wall near the enclosed concrete wall. The kid has a future, especially on the bullrings like Huset's while he continues to gain some laps around the country looking for his first All Star victory.

*Whose ready for Knoxville which has come out of nowhere? The few days at work will be torturous but we will definitely be coming in hot on Thursday and Friday (for me). Big thanks to DeBerg for the accommodations down there, and it will be one for the ages!

*All-in-all it was a great night on the track even if it ended rather late. The Report will be going into hibernation for a few weeks as we will leave the writing to Bill W down at his home track. But we will hopefully be back the Sunday after the Nationals with the next All Star show at Huset’s that pays 5 grand to win again. Until then, stop on by and introduce yourself, and hopefully raise a glass and/or shot glass in the air in the name of the best 10 days in racing.

BIG J


"Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity."


spot1
August 03, 2011 at 07:40:51 AM
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If memory serves, Cap Henry was at Huset's for the three day All-Stars show a year ago. No comments on the "gentleman" that was escorted out of the park? Even though he was with a B-Mod, it did make for funny listening out in the pits, him arguing with the security guards.........



hurricanefan
August 03, 2011 at 07:59:24 AM
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Correct...........Cap Henry was there last year,

Also.....the All-Stars use Transponders for timing purposes, so THAT is why the timer on the scoreboard was not used




WFOB_0
August 03, 2011 at 09:54:09 AM
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I honestly didn't remember Henry being there last year so my bad. And I bet the escorted gentleman was hilarious to listen to in the pits as he made a total ass of himself for the second time on the year. So in the past with the All Stars and WoO, why has the scoreboard worked when they used transponders as well? The transponder excuse doesn't fly with me - sorry. BIG J
"Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity."

spot1
August 03, 2011 at 10:19:23 AM
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This message was edited on August 03, 2011 at 10:21:35 AM by spot1
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Posted By: WFOB_0 on August 03 2011 at 09:54:09 AM
I honestly didn't remember Henry being there last year so my bad. And I bet the escorted gentleman was hilarious to listen to in the pits as he made a total ass of himself for the second time on the year. So in the past with the All Stars and WoO, why has the scoreboard worked when they used transponders as well? The transponder excuse doesn't fly with me - sorry. BIG J


It definitely provided the quote of the night. The crewman was saying that he was the car owner and was going to get back in so he could take his property home. This went back and forth until the security guard says, and I quote, "I don't give a f*** if God himself owns that car, He wouldn't get back in either!" I about lost it right there.

BTW, in the past I have watched this "gentleman" cheer wildly when any sprint car would get upside down. I guess he's learning that crashing isn't so funny when it happens to your own car.



Neisteadt
August 03, 2011 at 12:30:02 PM
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Reply to:
Posted By: WFOB_0 on August 03 2011 at 09:54:09 AM
I honestly didn't remember Henry being there last year so my bad. And I bet the escorted gentleman was hilarious to listen to in the pits as he made a total ass of himself for the second time on the year. So in the past with the All Stars and WoO, why has the scoreboard worked when they used transponders as well? The transponder excuse doesn't fly with me - sorry. BIG J


This is the first time the All Stars have used transpnders when at Huset's.

The Huset's board hasn't functioned for WoO time trials for several years because they too use transponders. The Outlaws often set up the portable board on the infield.




MK4k
August 03, 2011 at 03:29:54 PM
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Posted By: spot1 on August 03 2011 at 10:19:23 AM

It definitely provided the quote of the night. The crewman was saying that he was the car owner and was going to get back in so he could take his property home. This went back and forth until the security guard says, and I quote, "I don't give a f*** if God himself owns that car, He wouldn't get back in either!" I about lost it right there.

BTW, in the past I have watched this "gentleman" cheer wildly when any sprint car would get upside down. I guess he's learning that crashing isn't so funny when it happens to your own car.



Crazy taz...the only person I have ever seen jumping up and down as he's cheering wildly, while his car is passing people at a TEST N TUNE.

Super Chuck
August 03, 2011 at 05:46:21 PM
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This message was edited on August 03, 2011 at 05:52:43 PM by Super Chuck

LOL! Another nice report Big J, well done. Five of Knoxville's top twenty in points showed up...not too bad. wink



WFOB_0
August 04, 2011 at 12:54:25 AM
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Thanks for the clarification, Shawn. It just sucks for the fans, mostly at the top (I was on the midway and still had a hard time of hearing the times right infront of a speaker) that can't hear the times over the intercom since they are not posted on a board. Especially when time trials plays such a vital role with the All Stars and there "boring" format as compared to the WoO and their heat inversion with top 2 to the dash.

I am damn near packed up and ready to go for departure on Friday. Should be a "Jim Dandy" of a week down there. Hope to meet a few of you in the process - don't be shy to introduce yourself!

BIG J


"Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity."



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