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Lasoski Wins on Epic Night of Racing at Knoxville!

by Bill Wright

Knoxville, IA, June 6, 2015 – Danny Lasoski led every lap to claim his 103^rd career 410 feature victory at Knoxville Raceway on Slideways Karting Center Night.  He pocketed $3,000 for his win aboard the Big Game Motorsports #2 machine.  That was far from the whole story, however, as wild battles ensued behind him in the non-stop 20-lap main event.  In the 360 class, Billy Alley passed Justin Henderson with two laps to go, to claim his twelfth career victory in that class.  McKenna Haase, who made history earlier this season as the first female sprint car feature winner at Knoxville, repeated that feat in the 305 class.

The 410 feature saw Lasoski dart out from the pole, followed by David Gravel and Brooke Tatnell.  By lap three, Ian Madsen had grabbed third in what would become musical chairs involving spots two through seven for the entire race.

By lap four, Terry McCarl had moved from row five to the sixth spot.  Ian Madsen reeled in the second place car of Gravel and the two exchanged slide jobs for two laps before Madsen prevailed for the spot on lap eleven.  By then, McCarl had shot under Shane Stewart for the fourth position. 

Kerry Madsen was soon in the mix as well, passing Gravel for third.  Unbelievable racing ensued, as both Madsen’s, Gravel, McCarl, Stewart and Brian Brown sliced and diced their way through traffic and each other.  On lap 18, McCarl shot by both Gravel and Ian Madsen into third.  He momentarily got by Kerry Madsen for second, but settled for third at the stripe.  Gravel was fourth ahead of Ian Madsen.  Paul McMahan, Brown, Jason Sides, Davey Heskin and Kraig Kinser rounded out the top ten.

Lasoski set quick time over the 42-car field, while Matt Moro, Dustin Selvage, Kinser and Brown took the heat races.  McCarl won the B main after suffering a broken rear-end in the heat race.

“I hope this continues,” said Lasoski in Victory Lane after winning his second feature here of the season.  “I have to thank (crew chief) Guy Forbrook.  “This guy never quits.  We’ve had some trouble with our racecar on a slick track with a full load of fuel.  He just keeps working at it.  This is the best the car has ever been.”

The 360 main event was no less exciting.  Justin Henderson jumped to the early lead from his pole position.  Russ Hall and Tasker Phillips trailed him early, but it was evident that Billy Alley, making his first appearance of the year at Knoxville, was on the move.  Starting sixth, he was fourth by lap two, and passed Phillips for third on lap four.

Keoni Texeira did a 360 spin, bringing out the caution six laps in.  Henderson pulled away as Alley rode the cushion in one and two to propel past Hall for second.  A lap later, Phillips, who was running fourth, spun to avoid Nate Van Haaften on the frontstretch.  The restart saw Henderson ahead of Alley, Hall, Tony Shilling and Van Haaften.  Shilling surged to third when

The final slowdown of the race came nine laps in, when Hall felt Clint Garner’s right rear, disabling his front end.  Despite helplessly going across the track, further damage was avoided.  Henderson pulled away again on the restart, as Van Haaften took third from Shilling.

The leader appeared to be on his way to a fourth win this season at Knoxville and his second in the 360 class.  He lost some momentum in traffic, however, and Alley reeled him in.  Alley could put the Ironwood Builders #3 high or low on the race track, and slipped under Henderson coming for the white flag.  He would hold him off for a popular victory here at Knoxville.  Van Haaften held on for third, ahead of Garner and Shilling.  Calvin Landis, Joe Beaver, Jack Dover, hard-charger Matt Moro and Jon Agan rounded out the top ten.

Henderson set quick time over the field and won his heat race.  Van Haaften and Dover were the other heat winners, while Moro took the B.

“I actually won this one,” said Alley in Victory Lane.  “The last time I won (in 2014) I started on the front and had it kind of given to me.  Bob Richardson has been with me since I started.  He gave me an awesome racecar that was fun to drive.  It’s a lot of fun.  This is my home.  Justin didn’t really know what the racetrack was doing in the lead.  He went to the top when the lapped cars got in his way and it worked to my advantage.  I was hungry.  My little boy Harrison gave me a hug before I left home and said, ‘Dad, just try to win’.”

McKenna Haase led the entire way in her second win of the year in the 305 class.  The event was shortened to ten laps due to time and a number of incidents.  Rob Weuve got into the wall on lap two.  Trevor Smith, who was fourth at the time, flipped in turn one on lap three.  Devin Kline, who was running second broke a dragline on lap four.  Josh Jones spun on lap six, and Kevin Hetrick flipped while running third on lap eight.  Fortunately, no one was injured.

Stacey Alexander challenged the leader over the final two laps, but Haase would not be denied.  Rookie Christian Bowman was third, ahead of Kade Higday and Matthew Stelzer.  Ben Woods, Mike Mayberry, Brad Comegys, Jeff Wilke and Tanner Edwards rounded out the top ten.  Haase set quick time, while Edwards, Higday and Mitchell Alexander won heat races.

“The last restart wasn’t my best,” said Haase in Victory Lane.  “I missed the bottom a little bit.  I was tired.  It was a very long race.  Hopefully, everyone is o.k.  It’s really cool to win on Slideways Karting Center Night because I got my number from one of the Slideways karts.  It’s just unbelievable and I don’t even know what to think.”

Join us next Saturday night, June 13, for the Mediacom Shootout featuring the World of Outlaws!  The 360 sprint cars will also be on the card.  For more information on Knoxville Raceway, visit www.KnoxvilleRaceway.com!  For more information on the World of Outlaws, visit www.WorldofOutlaws.com!

Results from Knoxville Raceway

410 Results

Time Trials (Qualifying Order), 2 laps: 1. 2, Danny Lasoski, Dover, MO (10), 15.286; 2. 2S, Shane Stewart, Bixby, OK (15), 15.351; 3. 24, Terry McCarl, Altoona, IA (27), 15.361; 4. 21, Brian Brown, Grain Valley, MO (29), 15.421; 5. 29, Kerry Madsen, St. Marys, NSW, Aust (38), 15.496; 6. 7G, David Gravel, Watertown, CT (9), 15.548; 7. 55, Brooke Tatnell, Sans Souci, NSW, Aust. (7), 15.605; 8. 7S, Jason Sides, Bartlett, TN (23), 15.612; 9. 18, Ian Madsen, St. Mary’s, NSW, Aust. (8), 15.642; 10. 51, Paul McMahan, Nashville, TN (32), 15.678; 11. 56, Davey Heskin, St. Michael, MN (1), 15.700; 12. 82, Dusty Zomer, Sioux Falls, SD (36), 15.710; 13. 96, Bronson Maeschen, Pleasantville, IA (30), 15.741; 14. 3, Tim Kaeding, San Jose, CA (21), 15.748; 15. 1, Justin Henderson, Sioux Falls, SD (41), 15.751; 16. 12, Lynton Jeffrey, Prairie City, IA (19), 15.762; 17. 49, Josh Schneiderman, West Burlington, IA (13), 15.768; 18. 7, Dustin Selvage, Indianola, IA (16), 15.790; 19. 11K, Kraig Kinser, Bloomington, IN (42), 15.806; 20. 17A, Austin McCarl, Altoona, IA (40), 15.836; 21. 10, Matt Moro, Polk City, IA (22), 15.881; 22. 4, Dakota Hendrickson, Omaha, NE (2), 15.884; 23. 2KS, Don Droud Jr., Lincoln, NE (5), 15.890; 24. 17W, Bryan Clauson, Noblesville, IN (34), 15.921; 25. 7TAZ, Tasker Phillips, Pleasantville, IA (12), 15.926; 26. 75, Glen Saville, Razorback, NSW, Aust (17), 15.934; 27. 81, Austin Johnson, Pleasant Hill, IA (3), 15.968; 28. 2L, Logan Forler, Boise, ID (14), 15.986; 29. 71A, RJ Johnson, Tampa, FL (18), 16.037; 30. 25, Dylan Peterson, Hartford, SD (4), 16.049; 31. 44, Chris Martin, Ankeny, IA (11), 16.071; 32. 1S, Logan Schuchart, Hanover, PA (25), 16.111; 33. 7R, Ryan Bunton, Morton, IL (31), 16.143; 34. 1A, Jacob Allen, Hanover, PA (33), 16.292; 35. o5, Brad Loyet, Sunset Hills, MO (35), 16.302; 36. 84, Scott Bogucki, McLaren Vale, SA, Au (39), 16.422; 37. 20, AJ Moeller, Rockwell City, IA (26), 16.467; 38. 19, Bob Weuve, Newton, IA (28), 16.672; 39. 15, Bobby Mincer, Burlington, IA (6), 17.125; 40. 44D, Andy Snider, Des Moines, IA (24), 17.536; 41. 41, Scott Comstock, Prairie Home, MO (37), 20.615; 42. 8, Jeff Wingate, California, MO (20), 22.582.

Heat one (started), 8 Laps, NT: 1. Matt Moro (1); 2. Danny Lasoski (6); 3. Kerry Madsen (5); 4. Josh Schneiderman (2); 5. Ian Madsen (4) / 6. Tasker Phillips (7); 7. RJ Johnson (8); 8. Ryan Bunton (9); 9. Scott Comstock (11); 10. AJ Moeller (10); DQ (Did not go to scales, finished fifth) Bronson Maeschen (3)

Heat two (started), 8 Laps, 2:10.2: 1. Dustin Selvage (2); 2. Paul McMahan (4); 3. Shane Stewart (6); 4. David Gravel (5); 5. Dakota Hendrickson (1) / 6. Tim Kaeding (3); 7. Dylan Peterson (8); 8. Glen Saville (7); 9. Bob Weuve (10); 10. Jeff Wingate (9) DNS – Jacob Allen

Heat three (started), 8 Laps, NT: 1. Kraig Kinser (2); 2. Davey Heskin (4); 3. Don Droud Jr. (1); 4. Justin Henderson (3); 5. Brooke Tatnell (5) / 6. Brad Loyet (9); 7. Austin Johnson (7); 8. Bobby Mincer (10); 9. Chris Martin (8); 10. Terry McCarl (6)

Heat four (started), 8 Laps, 2:11.4: 1. Brian Brown (6); 2. Austin McCarl (2); 3. Dusty Zomer (4); 4. Bryan Clauson (1); 5. Jason Sides (5) / 6. Lynton Jeffrey (3); 7. Logan Forler (7); 8. Scott Bogucki (9); 9. Andy Snider (8) DNS – Logan Schuchart

B main (started), 12 Laps, 3:24.0: 1. Terry McCarl (1); 2. Bronson Maeschen (2); 3. Tasker Phillips (5); 4. Lynton Jeffrey (4) / 5. Dylan Peterson (10); 6. Scott Bogucki (14); 7. Austin Johnson (7); 8. Glen Saville (6); 9. Logan Forler (8); 10. RJ Johnson (9); 11. Brad Loyet (13); 12. Ryan Bunton (12); 13. Chris Martin (11); 14. Bobby Mincer (17); 15. Bob Weuve (16); 16. Andy Snider (18); 17. Tim Kaeding (3); 18. Scott Comstock (19); 19. AJ Moeller (15); 20. Jeff Wingate (20) DNS – Jacob Allen, Logan Schuchart

A main (started), 20 Laps, 5:55.7: 1. Danny Lasoski (1); 2. Kerry Madsen (6); 3. Terry McCarl (9); 4. David Gravel (2); 5. Ian Madsen (3); 6. Paul McMahan (10); 7. Brian Brown (7); 8. Jason Sides (8); 9. Davey Heskin (11); 10. Kraig Kinser (17); 11. Brooke Tatnell (4); 12. Dusty Zomer (12); 13. Justin Henderson (14); 14. Austin McCarl (18); 15. Bronson Maeschen (13); 16. Lynton Jeffrey (24); 17. Josh Schneiderman (15); 18. Bryan Clauson (22); 19. Dustin Selvage (16); 20. Dakota Hendrickson (20); 21. Tasker Phillips (23); 22. Don Droud Jr. (21); 23. Shane Stewart (5); 24. Matt Moro (19). Lap Leader: Lasoski 1-20. Hard-charger: Jeffrey.

360 Results

Time Trials (Group Qualifying): 1. 1, Justin Henderson, Sioux Falls, SD (5), 16.144; 2. 40, Clint Garner, Sioux Falls, SD (15), 16.480; 3. 5J, Jamie Ball, Knoxville, IA (12), 16.532; 4. 3A, Billy Alley, Bennet, NE (24), 16.563; 5. 29, Russ Hall, Pleasant Hill, IA (20), 16.576; 6. 3P, Sawyer Phillips, Pleasantville, IA (4), 16.611; 7. 22, Tony Shilling, Knoxville, IA (26), 16.620; 8. 3, Nate Van Haaften, Otley, IA (8), 16.631; 9. 53D, Jack Dover, Springfield, NE (14), 16.635; 10. 16, Dustin Clark, Agency, IA (27), 16.637; 11. 10, Calvin Landis, Knoxville, IA (21), 16.667; 12. 53, Joe Beaver, Knoxville, IA (13), 16.676; 13. 9, Ryan Giles, West Des Moines, IA (23), 16.700; 14. 4, Jon Agan, Knoxville, IA (7), 16.702; 15. 8L, Tom Lenz, Marion, IA (11), 16.755; 16. 14, Randy Martin, California, MO (3), 16.765; 17. 7H, John Hall, Marion, IA (16), 16.786; 18. 35L, Cody Ledger, Omaha, NE (18), 16.787; 19. 18, Ryan Roberts, Aurora, NE (2), 16.896; 20. 2M, Matt Moro, Polk City, IA (19), 16.936; 21. 33, Alan Zoutte, Knoxville, IA (17), 16.937; 22. 50, Keoni Texeira, Honolulu, HI (22), 16.998; 23. 9M, Ricky Montgomery, Lakewood, CO (9), 17.097; 24. 76, Jay Russell, Elwood, KS (6), 17.230; 25. 20T, Corey Timmerman, Carmen, IL (10), 17.286; 26. 5H, Dakota Hendrickson, Omaha, NE (1), 17.302; 27. 10J, Jamie Zaputil, Mystic, IA (25), 17.651; 28. 31P, Travis Porter, Rock Island, IL (28), 18.171.

Heat one (started), 7 Laps, NT: 1. Justin Henderson (6); 2. Billy Alley (5); 3. Ryan Giles (2); 4. Tony Shilling (4); 5. Randy Martin (1); 6. Ryan Roberts (7) / 7. Dustin Clark (3); 8. Keoni Texeira (8); 9. Corey Timmerman (9); 10. Travis Porter (10)

Heat two (started), 7 Laps, 1:59.8: 1. Nate Van Haaften (4); 2. Jon Agan (2); 3. Clint Garner (6); 4. Russ Hall (5); 5. John Hall (1); 6. Calvin Landis (3) / 7. Matt Moro (7); 8. Dakota Hendrickson (9); 9. Ricky Montgomery (8)

Heat three (started), 7 Laps, 2:00.5: 1. Jack Dover (4); 2. Cody Ledger (1); 3. Jamie Ball (6); 4. Joe Beaver (3); 5. Tom Lenz (2); 6. Sawyer Phillips (5) / 7. Jay Russell (8); 8. Alan Zoutte (7); 9. Jamie Zaputil (9)

B main (started), 10 Laps, 2:56.6: 1. Matt Moro (2); 2. Dustin Clark (1); 3. Jay Russell (6); 4. Keoni Texeira (4); 5. Ricky Montgomery (5); 6. Alan Zoutte (3) / 7. Dakota Hendrickson (8); 8. Corey Timmerman (7); 9. Jamie Zaputil (9) DNS – Travis Porter

A main, 18 Laps, NT: 1. Billy Alley (6); 2. Justin Henderson (1); 3. Nate Van Haaften (3); 4. Clint Garner (5); 5. Tony Shilling (8); 6. Calvin Landis (11); 7. Joe Beaver (12); 8. Jack Dover (9); 9. Matt Moro (20); 10. Jon Agan (14); 11. Randy Martin (16); 12. Dustin Clark (10); 13. Tom Lenz (15); 14. Ryan Giles (13); 15. Cody Ledger (18); 16. Jamie Ball (7); 17. Jay Russell (21); 18. Ryan Roberts (19); 19. Ricky Montgomery (23); 20. Sawyer Phillips (4); 21. Keoni Texeira (22); 22. John Hall (17); 23. Alan Zoutte (24); 24. Russ Hall (2). Lap Leaders: Henderson 1-16, Alley 17-18. Hard-charger: Moro.

305 Results

Time Trials (Group Qualifying): 1. 55M, McKenna Haase, Des Moines, IA (11), 17.568; 2. 35, Kevin Hetrick, Gladstone, IL (5), 17.659; 3. 15, Christian Bowman, Altoona, IA (3), 17.674; 4. 71C, Stacey Alexander, Lacona, IA (14), 17.694; 5. 5J, Devin Kline, Knoxville, IA (10), 17.726; 6. 33, Trevor Smith, Sanborn, IA (9), 17.757; 7. 76, Brad Comegys, Bondurant, IA (16), 17.792; 8. 24, Kade Higday, Pleasant Hill, IA (4), 17.828; 9. 99, Matthew Stelzer, Omaha, NE (12), 17.899; 10. 7, Tanner Edwards, Van Meter, IA (1), 17.907; 11. 02s, Josh Jones, Knoxville, IA (2), 17.954; 12. 11B, Ben Woods, Newton, IA (22), 17.972; 13. 0, Mike Mayberry, Fremont, IA (6), 18.001; 14. 41, Jeff Wilke, Genoa, IL (7), 18.032; 15. 6, Mitchell Alexander, Knoxville, IA (20), 18.105; 16. 51, Corey Kautz, Urbandale, IA (17), 18.421; 17. 50K, Kevin Hiemstra, Knoxville, IA (13), 18.456; 18. 71G, Cody Ambers, Knoxville, IA (18), 18.728; 19. 76D, Don Dawson III, Indianola, IA (8), 18.787; 20. 36, Christopher Scank, Cedar Rapids, IA (23), 18.962; 21. 19, Rob Weuve, Oakland Acres, IA (15), 19.039; 22. 82, Lee Patterson, Des Moines, IA (19), 19.327; 23. 56W, Chris Walraven, Knoxville, IA (21), NT.

Heat one (started), 6 Laps, 1:48.7: 1. Tanner Edwards (1); 2. Stacey Alexander (3); 3. McKenna Haase (6); 4. Mike Mayberry (2); 5. Brad Comegys (4); 6. Don Dawson III (5); 7. Lee Patterson (7) DNS – Corey Kautz

Heat two (started), 6 Laps, 1:49.7: 1. Kade Higday (4); 2. Jeff Wilke (2); 3. Devin Kline (5); 4. Kevin Hetrick (6); 5. Josh Jones (3); 6. Christopher Scank (7); 7. Chris Walraven (8); 8. Kevin Hiemstra (1)

Heat three (started), 6 Laps, 1:51.7: 1. Mitchell Alexander (2); 2. Ben Woods (3); 3. Matthew Stelzer (4); 4. Christian Bowman (6); 5. Trevor Smith (5); 6. Rob Weuve (7); 7. Cody Ambers (1)

A main (started), 10 Laps, NT: 1. McKenna Haase (1); 2. Stacey Alexander (6); 3. Christian Bowman (7); 4. Kade Higday (3); 5. Matthew Stelzer (9); 6. Ben Woods (12); 7. Mike Mayberry (13); 8. Brad Comegys (8); 9. Jeff Wilke (14); 10. Tanner Edwards (10); 11. Christopher Scank (17); 12. Mitchell Alexander (15); 13. Lee Patterson (21); 14. Don Dawson III (16); 15. Josh Jones (11); 16. Kevin Hiemstra (19); 17. Kevin Hetrick (5); 18. Chris Walraven (22); 19. Devin Kline (2); 20. Trevor Smith (4); 21. Rob Weuve (18) DNS – Cody Ambers, Corey Kautz. Lap Leader: Haase 1-10. Hard-charger: Patterson.

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The best 6 minutes of 410 racing from 2nd to 7th you will ever see.Several WOO regulars added to the already stout field and the track made for passing except for the pole car which was also the fastest qualifier in each feature would just pull away in clean air. The 305s need a time limit and would be much better on a 1/4 mile track.The young lady did a nice good and probably has more fans than the Dude.She got more crowd response especially from the gals than I have seen.Billy Alley andTerry McCarl were both worth what it cost to get in as they advavced and earned their podium finishes.

 Love the smell of nitro methane in the air when the 410s run!

Good to see Tmac have a good run in the A main,  it had to have been the only bright spot after losing an engine in Friday TT and apparently getting run into in the feature after climbing from 23rd to 10th and whatever happened in his heat Saturday.  He sure did squirt from 6th to third in a hurry,  there was so much going on that Bill W's eyes must have been spinning in their sockets based on how much info he gave us about the feature.  

I am no fan of the 305's at Knoxville,  but they gotta keep them.....I belive that McKenna is bringing quite a few people  to the track.    She will need to be placing another T-shirt order for childrens sizes this week....it seemed like there was a whole lot of brand new ones in the stands last night and I bet the line at her trailer rivaled the Dude's last night.    

Bill W, your recaps are always the best. Was there to witness all of that action in person and it always amazes me how you capture everything and all the highlights in writing.

The racing was awesome and there was something to be excited about in every class last night.  The 410 feature was some of the best racing you will ever see.

Kudos to Knoxville Raceway, the staff, officials, and everyone involved putting on the show. Track was amazing...as typical. Thank you Dunkin crew! Video boards are great and it is clear you are learning more each week how to best utilize them and enhance their use for the fans. And thank you for your concerted efforts to move the show along; group qualifying, qualifying and heats pushing off as soon as previous is complete, cars exiting in one lap, and heats lined up/starting in one lap, etc. Some things that slow up the night are out of your control but you are doing a great job with the ones that are in your control. And it's noticed and appreciated by the fans in the stands! Grear job.

Definitely a good night of racing. 

The 305's : Good to see Miss McKenna get another win. Hopefully she'll find the funding to move up to 360s next year. I feel bad for Devin Kline. Was fast and was likely to finish second with mechanical issues. 

By the way, where has the 305 champ been KINDER?

360s: Kudos to passing Billy Alley on passing one of the best of the 360s in the past few years. Was a good race and fun to see.

410s: With the dude starting on the pole it was a fight for 2nd before the race even started. His line in turn 3 was so much faster than everyone else. 

The real racing was from 2-5th and as someone stated was some of the best racing all year. 

A great night of racing all around with a bunch of kids in the stands AND perfect timing with McKenna winning.

Keep It Real

Terry had to change rear ends after his heat. Just barely got done in time to push off for the A. Great job by his crew to get it done.

McKenna is great for the sport. Not only drawing more young girls to the races to see a girl beat the boys but she is awesome with all the fans afterwards also. I had a friend and her 5 year old girl with me last year and that little gal just lit up when I pointed out McKenna's car and told her a girl drove that one.

That should read "to push off for the B". Sorry.

Kinder hurt a motor on opening night bad enough that he thinks it will be mid season before he has the funds to get it back together...

Loose is when you hit the wall with the rear of the
car, tight is when you hit the wall with the front of
the car. Horsepower is how fast you hit the wall and
torque is how far you move the wall.

I knew what you meant Thanks for update.       Hopefully Tmac can carry the momentum of the last three laps into next week.  It certainly was a crappy weekend up until that point.   Not sure what happened in the A main on Friday night, but saw his reaction and loved it.....let the guy know he was pissed off and that was the end of it.

Agreed that McKenna is bringing in new fans, especially the younger crowd which is needed.    Now all Knoxville has to do is make sure that all these new fans can get home before curfew!      

We broke a cam the 1st night out, got it fixed for the 2nd weekend, then cracked a cylinder wall.  We considered fixing it and coming back, but have since decided to wait until Knoxville allows roller cams so we can stop tearing stuff up.  We almost have our 360 done, going to play with it for now.

Kinder will be running ASCS in Mo as well as Invaders.