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May 23, 2009 at
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Matt Rogerson wins a barn burner at Columbus Junction. Story to follow shortly.
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May 23, 2009 at
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Rogerson wins a wild one at CJ Raceway
By Stacy Ervin
(May 22, 2009)--Matt Rogerson took the
lead after a lap-two restart and never looked back, winning a $1,200
payday at CJ Raceway in Columbus Junction, Iowa, on Friday, May 22,
2009.
Rogerson started outside the front row
and followed polesitter and Shake-Up Dash winner Ben Wagoner through
the first two laps. The yellow flag came out at lap two when cars got
together on the frontstretch and Tony Daniels spun to a stop. When
the race tried to restart, cars got together on the backstretch and
Kaley Gharst went flipping to bring out a red flag.
After that, Rogerson stole the lead
from Wagoner just after the next restart and never looked back. The
race stayed green from that point, allowing Rogerson to build a
sizable lead.
The hard charger of the race was Joey
Moughan, who passed 11 cars en route to an exciting second-place
finish. Wagoner held on to finish third. Manny Rockhold was fourth
and Bobby Mincer rounded out the top five.
The heat races were full of drama to
start the night off. Dustin Selvage won the first one without
incident.
Rogerson won the second one, which saw
original polesitter Mincer sent to the tail for jumping the start.
After that, the yellow came out when CJ Houseman lost a nose wing.
And after that, the yellow came out when Justin Newberry spun. With
three laps to go, Justin Parrish dropped from the race while leading
and Gharst stopped with mechanical problems. On the white-flag lap,
third-place runner John Schulz hit a tire barrier inside of turn one
and went for a nasty flip. Mincer rebounded for a second-place
finish.
Rockhold won the third heat race, which
saw an early yellow for a stopped Bryan Dobesh. On the white-flag
lap, Rockhold bounced off the concrete wall down the frontstretch,
but held on for the win.
Rockhold and Wagoner started on the
front row of the dash. Wagoner won and rolled a one on the dice
setting up no invert for the feature.
A total of 23 Sprint Invaders were on
hand at the Louisa County Fairgrounds, with 20 able to start the
night's 20-lap main event.
Feature Finish: 1. Matt Rogerson, 2.
Joey Moughan, 3. Ben Wagoner, 4. Manny Rockhold, 5. Bobby Mincer, 6.
Jordan Goldesberry, 7. Bryan Dobesh, 8. Russ Hall, 9. Mike Houseman
Jr., 10. Ryan Jamison, 11. Dustin Selvage, 12. Matt Harms, 13. Justin
Newberry, 14. CJ Houseman, 15. Jimmy Davies, 16. Tony Daniels, 17.
Justin Parrish, 18. Josh Schneiderman, 19. Kaley Gharst, 20. Nick
Guernsey. Did Not Start: John Schulz, Pete Crall, Jayson Dittsworth.
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May 23, 2009 at
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Great racing on a very dry track. Just imagine how good it would have been if the track had some moisture in. it Places like Knoxville and Burlington spoil you. seems like everytime you go there the track and shows are in top form.
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May 23, 2009 at
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Was not able to make last nights race, so congratulations to Matt and the 29 team. Just a viewpoint after reading the results. I read where John Schulz hit a tire barrier (my pet peeve) and took a nasty ride. Hope John is OK. We have seen these tire barriers at many tracks and this is not the first crash that they have caused. I know the driver is not supposed to hit them and I understand the purpose. There should be a better and safer alternative than to place a huge tractor tire next to the race track that has the capability to destroy the race car and injure the driver. Driver safety should be first, not to mention the cost of the sprint car. Some tracks do use the smaller tires and we have all seen the huge tractor tires. This is not the first time one of these tires caused a crash. I have also seen where the tires have been hit by the stock car and then pushed back out way too far into the corner and the placement was not consistent. I saw this at Lee County (one of my favourite tracks) a couple of years ago. I just told someone in the pits that the tire in turn 2 was pushed out further than normal. Two laps later Bobby Mincer knocked out his front end on that tractor tire. My point is, they are unsafe, inconsistent placement and it is an issue that should be addressed. I think an orange cone could work, if a driver hit it that far inside, the yellow comes out and he goes to the tail. It won't be perfect, but it would be safer and prevent a car from being destroyed from a a large object sitting on the edge of the track. Or, maybe we don't need anything out there. Just sharing a concern, nothing personal against anyone. I just hate to see a race car damaged by these tires or a driver hurt.
Bill Glasgow, Burlington
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May 23, 2009 at
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Posted By: sprint19 on May 23 2009 at 10:05:13 AM
Was not able to make last nights race, so congratulations to Matt and the 29 team. Just a viewpoint after reading the results. I read where John Schulz hit a tire barrier (my pet peeve) and took a nasty ride. Hope John is OK. We have seen these tire barriers at many tracks and this is not the first crash that they have caused. I know the driver is not supposed to hit them and I understand the purpose. There should be a better and safer alternative than to place a huge tractor tire next to the race track that has the capability to destroy the race car and injure the driver. Driver safety should be first, not to mention the cost of the sprint car. Some tracks do use the smaller tires and we have all seen the huge tractor tires. This is not the first time one of these tires caused a crash. I have also seen where the tires have been hit by the stock car and then pushed back out way too far into the corner and the placement was not consistent. I saw this at Lee County (one of my favourite tracks) a couple of years ago. I just told someone in the pits that the tire in turn 2 was pushed out further than normal. Two laps later Bobby Mincer knocked out his front end on that tractor tire. My point is, they are unsafe, inconsistent placement and it is an issue that should be addressed. I think an orange cone could work, if a driver hit it that far inside, the yellow comes out and he goes to the tail. It won't be perfect, but it would be safer and prevent a car from being destroyed from a a large object sitting on the edge of the track. Or, maybe we don't need anything out there. Just sharing a concern, nothing personal against anyone. I just hate to see a race car damaged by these tires or a driver hurt.
Bill Glasgow, Burlington
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I have always thought they should be using the foam, or whatever they are (square bales?) barriers that line arenacross tracks, plus's theres more room for advertising.
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May 23, 2009 at
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Or how about some type of dirt berm. As dusty as it was last night I was suprised more guys didn't hit the wall like Manny did coming out of 4.
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May 23, 2009 at
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Great show. Hope everyone had a good time. We enjoyed having Manny drive the #3 for us while Matt was on vacation with his family. Met some great fans and we can't wait to return in Sept.
Chris McGraw
ps. What a run by the rooky Ben Wagner! Good job!
Tell me how much money you got and I'll tell you how
fast you can go!
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