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Danny Lasoski Tops Wild Night at Knoxville!
by Bill Wright

Knoxville, IA, July 25, 2015 – Danny Lasoski scored his fifth win and the 106^th in his career at the Knoxville Raceway Saturday night, in an evening that saw everything from some strange accidents to a power outage.  In the 360 class, Dusty Zomer backed up his 410 win a week ago here, with his fourth career victory in that class.  Devin Kline dominated the competition in the 305 class to pick up career win number six.

Before a lap could be completed in the 410 feature, Davey Heskin spun, and so did Logan Forler, who was trying to avoid contact.  On the restart, something seemed to break in Dakota Hendrickson’s mount and he shot sideways high into the turn one fence.  He walked to the ambulance under his own power after the vicious accident.

Justin Henderson led the 20-lapper once the green flag replaced the red, ahead of Lynton Jeffrey and Lasoski.  On lap two, Terry McCarl took fourth from Brian Brown and reeled in the lead trio.  Lasoski used his patented low groove to shoot under Jeffrey for second on lap six, before Heskin slowed after contact from another car.

Henderson led Lasoski, Jeffrey, McCarl and Dusty Zomer back to green flag racing in the last slowdown of the event.  McCarl worked his way to the podium with a pass of Jeffrey in turn two on lap twelve.  As the leaders entered lapped traffic, Lasoski began to reel in Henderson aboard the Big Game Motorsports #2.  He made his winning move on the low side on lap sixteen.  Lasoski’s win came ahead of Henderson, McCarl, Jeffrey and Zomer.  Craig Dollansky, Brown, Bill Balog, Ian Madsen and Bryan Clauson rounded out the top ten.

Lasoski also registered quick time on the night, while Jeffrey, Josh Schneiderman and Tasker Phillips won heat races.  Tim Kaeding, who was second quick had nowhere to go in his heat race when Scott Bogucki hit the turn three berm and got sideways.  Both were done for the night.  Bronson Maeschen was third quick, but a major steering issue caused him to drive into the turn four wall and wreck hard in his heat.  He was also done for the night.

“When you have a car as mobile as we do, it really helps,” said Lasoski in Victory Lane.  “Again, thanks to Tod Quiring for putting this team together, with Guy Forbrook, Pete, Nate, Brady and Asa.  I feel like I’m eighteen old again.  The guys you race here on Saturday night are the guys you’re going to race with up front at the Nationals.  That’s how good and high class the competition is here every week.”

McCarl pulled double duty and led the first two laps of the 360 feature.  Zomer took over from there, as the lead trio of Zomer, McCarl and Henderson separated themselves from the pack.  The lone caution came out for a lap three spin by Sawyer Phillips.

Zomer looked impressive in traffic pulling off his second win here in as many weeks.  McCarl followed, ahead of Henderson, Nate Van Haaften and Clint Garner.  Matt Moro, Ryan Giles, Jamie Ball, Josh Baughman and Tony Shilling rounded out the top ten.  McCarl set quick time, while Scottie McDonald, Jon Agan and Henderson won heat races.  Jonathan Cornell spun in his heat race, collecting Joe Beaver and ending Cornell’s night.  Almost simultaneously, a bank of lights went out, causing a brief power outage delay.

“We were getting ready for the 360 Nationals as well as the 410, just getting ready for the next couple weeks,” said Zomer in Victory Lane.  “The car was really good tonight.  We had the thing ripping around really well.  The caution helped us.  I was able to make some adjustments with the wing that really helped.  We were just really happy to get another win here and keep it rolling.”

Kline led from start to finish in the 12-lap 305 feature.  Matthew Stelzer chased him early, before Kline’s teammate, Jamie Ball moved into the runner-up spot on lap five.  It seemed like the race was going to go green to checker before Kevin Hiemstra and Rob Weuve tangled in front of the third place running Stelzer with two laps to go.  The result saw a red flag, but no one was injured in the melee.

Kline went on to win in front of Ball, McKenna Haase, Chris Walraven and Brad Comegys.  Christian Bowman, hard-charger Mitchell Alexander, Kade Higday, Stacey Alexander and Mike Mayberry rounded out the top ten.  Bowman set quick time on the field, while Stacey Alexander, Higday, and Mitchell Alexander won heat races.  Rob Edwards, making his first appearance in several years at Knoxville hit a spinning Josh Jones and launched into the wall in his heat race.  He was transported with a foot injury.

“It seems like forever, but I’ve been itching to get back,” said Kline of the 305’s long layoff.  “The car was perfect tonight.  I couldn’t ask for anything else.  My hat’s off to my crew tonight.  I can’t wait to get back again.”

Join us next Saturday night, August 1, for Candi’s Flowers Night featuring the 410 and 360 Knoxville Championship Cup sprint cars!  For more information on Knoxville Raceway, visit www.KnoxvilleRaceway.com!

410 Results

Time Trials (Qualifying Order), 2 laps: 1. 2, Danny Lasoski, Dover, MO (17), 15.216; 2. 3, Tim Kaeding, San Jose, CA (5), 15.309; 3. 96, Bronson Maeschen, Pleasantville, IA (6), 15.346; 4. 82, Dusty Zomer, Sioux Falls, SD (22), 15.354; 5. 1, Justin Henderson, Sioux Falls, SD (14), 15.357; 6. 24, Terry McCarl, Altoona, IA (4), 15.360; 7. 12, Lynton Jeffrey, Prairie City, IA (18), 15.387; 8. 2KS, Craig Dollansky, Elk River, MN (10), 15.401; 9. 21, Brian Brown, Grain Valley, MO (1), 15.436; 10. 56, Davey Heskin, St. Michael, MN (23), 15.491; 11. 18, Ian Madsen, St. Marys, NSW, Aust. (26), 15.495; 12. 7R, Ryan Bunton, Morton, IL (9), 15.562; 13. 17B, Bill Balog, Brookfield, WI (27), 15.588; 14. 17W, Bryan Clauson, Noblesville, IN (2), 15.600; 15. 67, Christopher Bell, Norman, OK (12), 15.631; 16. 20, AJ Moeller, Rockwell City, IA (7), 15.653; 17. 49, Josh Schneiderman, West Burlington, IA (25), 15.709; 18. 7TAZ, Tasker Phillips, Pleasantville, IA (21), 15.732; 19. 21AU, Jordyn Brazier, Sydney, NSW, Aust. (19), 15.737; 20. 71A, RJ Johnson, Tampa, FL (24), 15.814; 21. 2L, Logan Forler, Boise, ID (11), 15.872; 22. 4, Dakota Hendrickson, Omaha, NE (16), 15.888; 23. 84, Scott Bogucki, McLaren Vale, SA, Aust. (15), 15.930; 24. 17, Shane Quam, Burlington, IA (8), 16.823; 25. 19, Bob Weuve, Newton, IA (3), 16.914; 26. 55, Brooke Tatnell, Sans Souci, NSW, Aus (13), 24.283; 27. 4K, Tom Jeffrey, Kelleyville, NSW, Aust. (20), NT.

Heat one (started), 8 Laps, 2:08.2: 1. Lynton Jeffrey (4); 2. Bill Balog (2); 3. Davey Heskin (3); 4. AJ Moeller (1); 5. Dusty Zomer (5); 6. Danny Lasoski (6); 7. Dakota Hendrickson (8); 8. Jordyn Brazier (7); 9. Bob Weuve (9)

Heat two (started), 8 Laps, NT: 1. Josh Schneiderman (1); 2. Bryan Clauson (2); 3. Justin Henderson (5); 4. Craig Dollansky (4); 5. Ian Madsen (3); 6. Brooke Tatnell (9); 7. RJ Johnson (7); 8. Scott Bogucki (8); 9. Tim Kaeding (6)

Heat three (started), 8 Laps, 2:09.0: 1. Tasker Phillips (1); 2. Christopher Bell (2); 3. Ryan Bunton (3); 4. Terry McCarl (5); 5. Brian Brown (4); 6. Logan Forler (7); 7. Tom Jeffrey (9); 8. Shane Quam (8); 9. Bronson Maeschen (6)

A main (started), 20 Laps, NT: 1. Danny Lasoski (3); 2. Justin Henderson (2); 3. Terry McCarl (5); 4. Lynton Jeffrey (1); 5. Dusty Zomer (7); 6. Craig Dollansky (6); 7. Brian Brown (4); 8. Bill Balog (11); 9. Ian Madsen (9); 10. Bryan Clauson (12); 11. Ryan Bunton (10); 12. Christopher Bell (13); 13. Davey Heskin (8); 14. Brooke Tatnell (18); 15. Logan Forler (17); 16. AJ Moeller (14); 17. Josh Schneiderman (15); 18. Jordyn Brazier (19); 19. Bob Weuve (23); 20. Shane Quam (22); 21. Tom Jeffrey (24); 22. RJ Johnson (20); 23. Tasker Phillips (16); 24. Dakota Hendrickson (21) DNS – Tim Kaeding, Bronson Maeschen, Scott Bogucki. Lap Leaders: Henderson 1-15, Lasoski 16-20. Hard-charger: Tatnell.

360 Results

Time Trials (Qualifying Order), 2 laps: 1. 24, Terry McCarl, Altoona, IA (10), 16.076; 2. 40, Clint Garner, Sioux Falls, SD (14), 16.110; 3. 1, Justin Henderson, Sioux Falls, SD (23), 16.136; 4. 82, Dusty Zomer, Brandon, SD (20), 16.246; 5. 9, Ryan Giles, West Des Moines, IA (16), 16.285; 6. 22, Tony Shilling, Knoxville, IA (9), 16.365; 7. 3, Nate Van Haaften, Otley, IA (15), 16.367; 8. 4, Jon Agan, Knoxville, IA (19), 16.400; 9. 2M, Matt Moro, Polk City, IA (22), 16.469; 10. 17, Josh Baughman, Odessa, TX (7), 16.503; 11. 53, Joe Beaver, Knoxville, IA (28), 16.517; 12. 33, Alan Zoutte, Knoxville, IA (13), 16.596; 13. 5J, Jamie Ball, Knoxville, IA (24), 16.603; 14. 28, Jonathan Cornell, Sedalia, MO (4), 16.645; 15. 7H, John Hall, Marion, IA (26), 16.648; 16. 88, Scottie McDonald, Porter, TX (12), 16.652; 17. 44, Chris Martin, Ankeny, IA (11), 16.666; 18. 8L, Tom Lenz, Marion, IA (1), 16.669; 19. 59KB, Mike Philben, Knoxville, IA (5), 16.716; 20. 9M, Ricky Montgomery, Lakewood, CO (27), 16.732; 21. 1A, John Anderson, Des Moines, IA (21), 16.786; 22. 20T, Corey Timmerman, Carmen, IL (25), 16.826; 23. 2L, Logan Forler, Boise, ID (6), 16.864; 24. 1M, Danny Lasoski, Dover, MO (29), 16.983; 25. 35L, Cody Ledger, Omaha, NE (3), 17.364; 26. 38, Mike Dapra, Gillette, WY (17), 17.796; 27. 2, Tyler Brooks, Knoxville, IA (18), 19.496; 28. 3P, Sawyer Phillips, Pleasantville, IA (2), NT; 29. 10, Calvin Landis, Knoxville, IA (8), NT.

Heat one (started), 7 Laps, 1:58.4: 1. Scottie McDonald (1); 2. Jamie Ball (2); 3. Josh Baughman (3); 4. Dusty Zomer (5); 5. Nate Van Haaften (4); 6. Terry McCarl (6); 7. Corey Timmerman (8); 8. Mike Philben (7); 9. Cody Ledger (9); 10. Sawyer Phillips (10)

Heat two (started), 7 Laps, NT: 1. Jon Agan (4); 2. Clint Garner (6); 3. Chris Martin (1); 4. Ryan Giles (5); 5. Logan Forler (8); 6. Ricky Montgomery (7); 7. Jonathan Cornell (2); 8. Joe Beaver (3); 9. Mike Dapra (9) DNS – Calvin Landis

Heat three (started), 7 Laps, 1:56.0: 1. Justin Henderson (6); 2. Tom Lenz (1); 3. Matt Moro (4); 4. Tony Shilling (5); 5. John Hall (2); 6. Alan Zoutte (3); 7. John Anderson (7); 8. Tyler Brooks (9) DNS – Danny Lasoski

A main (started), 18 laps, NT: 1. Dusty Zomer (5); 2. Terry McCarl (3); 3. Justin Henderson (2); 4. Nate Van Haaften (4); 5. Clint Garner (7); 6. Matt Moro (9); 7. Ryan Giles (1); 8. Jamie Ball (12); 9. Josh Baughman (10); 10. Tony Shilling (6); 11. Joe Beaver (19); 12. Jon Agan (8); 13. Logan Forler (18); 14. Chris Martin (15); 15. Cody Ledger (23); 16. Tom Lenz (16); 17. Scottie McDonald (14); 18. Corey Timmerman (22); 19. Alan Zoutte (11); 20. Mike Philben (20); 21. John Hall (13); 22. Ricky Montgomery (17); 23. Sawyer Phillips (26); 24. Mike Dapra (24); 25. Danny Lasoski (25); 26. John Anderson (21) DNS – Jonathan Cornell, Tyler Brooks, Calvin Landis.  Lap Leaders: McCarl 1-3, Zomer 4-18. Hard-charger: Beaver.

305 Results

Time Trials (Group Qualifying): 1. 15, Christian Bowman, Altoona, IA (14), 17.195; 2. 5, Jamie Ball, Knoxville, IA (11), 17.336; 3. 5J, Devin Kline, Knoxville, IA (15), 17.349; 4. 56W, Chris Walraven, Knoxville, IA (9), 17.354; 5. 76, Brad Comegys, Bondurant, IA (13), 17.421; 6. O2S, Josh Jones, Knoxville, IA (3), 17.435; 7. 99, Matthew Stelzer, Omaha, NE (4), 17.446; 8. 55M, McKenna Haase, Des Moines, IA (7), 17.503; 9. 51, Corey Kautz, Urbandale, IA (2), 17.514; 10. O, Mike Mayberry, Fremont, IA (17), 17.633; 11. 41, Jeff Wilke, Genoa, IL (6), 17.664; 12. 7, Rob Edwards, Dubuque, IA (23), 17.713; 13. 33, Trevor Smith, Sanborn, IA (18), 17.743; 14. 24, Kade Higday, Pleasant Hill, IA (8), 17.771; 15. 35, Kevin Hetrick, Gladstone, IL (24), 17.783; 16. 71C, Stacey Alexander, Lacona, IA (19), 17.846; 17. 50K, Kevin Hiemstra, Knoxville, IA (22), 17.921; 18. 6, Mitchell Alexander, Knoxville, IA (1), 17.969; 19. 71G, Cody Ambers, Knoxville, IA (5), 18.056; 20. 56, Joe Simbro, Pleasantville, IA (21), 18.057; 21. 17, Billy Bell, Colfax, IA (20), 18.147; 22. 76D, Don Dawson III, Indianola, IA (10), 18.364; 23. 19, Rob Weuve, Oakland Acres, IA (12), 18.418; 24. 82, Lee Patterson, Des Moines, IA (16), 19.107.

Heat one (started), 6 Laps, 1:47.3: 1. Stacey Alexander (1); 2. Trevor Smith (2); 3. Matthew Stelzer (4); 4. Christian Bowman (6); 5. Chris Walraven (5); 6. Cody Ambers (7); 7. Mike Mayberry (3); 8. Don Dawson III (8)

Heat two (started), 6 Laps, 1:48.9: 1. Kade Higday (2); 2. McKenna Haase (4); 3. Jeff Wilke (3); 4. Brad Comegys (5); 5. Jamie Ball (6); 6. Joe Simbro (7); 7. Kevin Hiemstra (1); 8. Rob Weuve (8);

Heat three (started), 6 Laps, NT: 1. Mitchell Alexander (1); 2. Devin Kline (6); 3. Kevin Hetrick (2); 4. Billy Bell (7); 5. Corey Kautz (4); 6. Josh Jones (5); 7. Lee Patterson (8); 8. Rob Edwards (3)

A main (started), 12 Laps, NT: 1. Devin Kline (2); 2. Jamie Ball (6); 3. McKenna Haase (7); 4. Chris Walraven (5); 5. Brad Comegys (1); 6. Christian Bowman (3); 7. Mitchell Alexander (14); 8. Kade Higday (11); 9. Stacey Alexander (13); 10. Mike Mayberry (18); 11. Trevor Smith (10); 12. Jeff Wilke (9); 13. Joe Simbro (16); 14. Corey Kautz (8); 15. Cody Ambers (15); 16. Billy Bell (17); 17. Lee Patterson (23); 18. Matthew Stelzer (4); 19. Rob Weuve (22); 20. Kevin Hiemstra (20). DNS – Josh Jones, Kevin Hetrick, Rob Edwards, Don Dawson III.  Lap Leader: Kline 1-12. Hard-charger: Mayberry.

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nice to see white lighting motorsports pull off a classt win last night.....lost all respect for that team!

After 2 weeks off, I forgot how excruciating that class is 

 Well said. As a guy that brings 3 little kids that class is forcing me to look for other entertainment  on Saturday nights. The 2 little ones can't  stay awake long enough and I hate leaving not seeing the 410 A main. Why the fuck isn't the 305 a main the last event so i can choose to stay or not?

Hey just think folks next there will be a 289 class, more fun to come!  Got to get teams in the back gate.  And oh by the way the 410 lovers just cant get it in there thick skulls to bring down expenses so............lets create more garbage cheap classes.

CAJ

I love all 3 classes. Yes at times the 305 class does get difficult to watch with all the yellows and reds. 

Did see some back and forth on facebook between the White Lightning Motorsports and fans. I am fans of all 3 drivers that were in the top 3 during the last restart. With that said I have a difficult time believing that wasn't team mates heping each other out . Knoxville should of recognized that, and black flagged the 5J a position. I'd let it slide if it was questionable but IMO, it wasn't. Plus that would be the 1st time their (WLM) cars didn't take off on a restart, including the initial start which Jamie appeared to take off just fine. 

Anyways congrats to Devin and McKenna on the 1,2, both talented drivers. 

Keep It Real

I'll be honest here during twin features nights I did not miss the 305s at all. On a 1/2 mile they just arent that good. I have seen some good 305 racing on shorter circuits but rarely at Knoxville. They hook up good enough that its just the shortest distance around the track thats fastest.

305s are okay as a support class/beginner class but should never be the premier class at any event.

As for the restart that looked somewhat ovibous maybe I am wrong. I know Ball's 360 seems to have a dead spot in the motor when taking off which is extremely noticable on restarts but I hadnt noticed it in the 305 all night hence the restart seemed odd.

The 305's didn't cause the races to get over late.....

Hotlaps started late (7:15 I believe it was) - that's 30 minutes late

they had one wreck in a heat race (guy's foot was stuck in the car, took them 23 minutes to get him out)-- this could happen with any crash in any class of cars - 23 minute red flag.

Lights went out (power surge in town -- 15 minute delay after they got a wreck cleaned up.

Bad wreck in the 410 feature (luckily it wasn't a worse outcome) -- 15 minute open red flag.

Thats 1 hour and 23 minutes for those 4 things alone (and there were other yellows in both 360 and 410 action as well), races got over at 11:45.   Take the 30 minute delay in hotlaps away, it's only 11:15, no power outage, only 11:00, no red flags and it's only about 10:15.

2 classes of cars took until 10:30 the week before without any of those issues and no one said a word about it taking too long.

Are the 305's ideal at Knoxville?  No, they probably don't have quite enough power, but at the same time, they are running lap times BETTER than the 410's did when I first started coming to the races (it was COMMON for quick time to be 17.9 for the big dogs back then - the 305's run better then that today).  I don't see people head to the exits, the concession stand or to have a cigarette like they did in the 80's when the 360 class was added to the card (the stands used to EMPTY OUT when they ran their heats and features the first 10 years). 

They could drop 305's and add modifieds or hobby stocks, maybe that would make you appreciate seeing all sprint cars more.....

You folks really don't understand how good you have it.    I would invite you down here to a weekly show at Devils Bowl, where 305s are the premier class.   All 9 of them this past week.    We only have 410 racing once a year when the Outlaws come in, and that just started back up two years ago.   We do occasionally get the ASCS 360 cars at different tracks around here, but you have to sit through IMCA mods & sportmods,IMCA stocks and hobby stocks, mini stocks, dwarf cars, street stocks, and factory stocks.    How would you like to sit through all that shit to see 360s?

Devils Bowl is the only track in the area that only runs two or three support classes with ASCS, but that's only a few times a year now.   If you live in Iowa and get to Knoxville every week and watch 90 to 100 sprint cars, you really need to appreciate what you've got! 

DW: we are spoiled. I think including myself forget that from time to time. No taxis, only sprints, plus a show that's run great, on a historical track that produces great racing. 

Keep It Real

Call me Crazy, I like them all.

Knoxville is the biggest perk of living in Iowa trust me. The winters up here... They suck  I just like where the NSL was going with 410s and try to support 410 racing the best I can. 410 racing is hands down the best. When 305s hurt car counts in other classes or become the premier class replacing the 360s or 410s because the others cost too much just blows. Thats why I have a chip on my shoulder I guess against them.  I am sorry to have accidently in a round about way insulted your only fix of sprintcars. I wish for your sake you and everyone else could have racing like Knoxville.  

I have an idea!! Let's just get rid of all sprint cars and run mods, spory

mods, stock cars, street stocks, hobby stocks, pure stocks and 4 cylinders!!! 

Maybr be if any Knoxville regulars that hate 305s would go to ANY other track in the world they would realize how good they have it. 

305s at Knoxville have just as good racing or better than the 360s do anyways... 

Without the 305's alot of micro sprint drivers would probably have to wait a few extra years to strap into a sprint car.

Also, we wouldnt get to see drivers like Steve Brezeale, Chris Walrave, Ray Evernham, Travis Cram, and the Alexanders

get back into sprint cars. It's an opportunity for people to either get their start in real cars or come out of retirement to

have fun. Is it miserable sometimes? hell yes, but give Lee Patterson 6 more years to get the hang of it and he might

move up to a 410. That would be exciting.

-Austin Rankin

LOL,  you haven't insulted anything.... I dont' really care for 305s either.     I don't attend Devils Bowl every week despite having family that races there.   I only go for ASCS or Outlaws.   I don't go to any of the other tracks period because of all the taxicab classes.

I'm sure you're right about the Iowa winters.  I can barely tolerate winters here in the Dallas area, and they're typically mild with very little ice or snow.    I sure am looking forward to being up there for the Nationals in a few weeks though and getting out of this 100 degree heat.    Maybe one of these days when I retire I can live in Iowa during the summer and somewhere warm in the winter!  

Iowa's probably not a good Summer home if you want to get away from 100 degree heat.  Forecast for today and tomorrow is actual temps in 90's and heat index of 107....and that is typical of Iowa Summers the past few years (Nationals week has been mild the past 2 years).

We get both extremes here (heat and cold).

I think the 305s need to be at Knoxville....  Without them you would have young drivers starting in the 360s and causing safety problems for themselves and others....  All I think they need to do is put a 15 minute time limit on the 305 A feature....  If they can't run 12 laps in that amount of time, give them the checkers....  Certainly if they have a big accident on the first laps that takes 20 minutes to clean up just restart the clock... Most of the time I really enjoy the 305 race...JMO

They have a 20 minute time limit now and have yet to come close to it since it was implemented that I've seen....

Maybe they should cut it back to 15 minutes, not sure they would ever see it either unless lots of yellows.

The 305's seem to be an "easy target" for those that forget we used to have a red flags instead of a caution flags everytime something happened on the track and lined the cars back up on the frontstretch in running order before pushing them off back in the day.  Then they went to yellows with the "chalkboard" and would take 10 laps or so to get everyone lined up correctly, now they use the Raceivers and it takes a lap or 2 is all.

I personally think the 305's are needed and I enjoy watching them (many have NEVER been in a full-sized racing car and WANT to race Sprint Cars.  Do people really want them starting out in 410's???  That would result in a lot of carnage, longer nights (IMO), and less racecars on the track.  IMO those are not good things.

As long as there's a time limit, fine by me.

You may be right, but it's been much better up there for the last three years that I've come up there.    In 2013 it was 71 degrees when they started the Saturday night program.   I think last year it was 74 degrees.    Trust me, it's not 74 degrees in North Texas this time of year even after the sun's been down awhile.   If it is, it's because a thunderstorm blew through.