By Greg Soukup
After having caused 3 cancellations out of the first 4 race nights, Mother Nature let up a little Saturday night as the Nebraska Lottery presented Ladies Night. Sunny skies and temperatures in the 70’s led to a cool night with the winds we’ve all grown accustomed to.
The good sized crowd was treated to 158 cars running 19 heats, 7 preliminary features, all topped off with 5 A Features.
There was only one serious incident in the heat races. Gene Ackland ended up flipping his 14G in turn four during the second heat for the Twin Rivers IMCA Racesaver Sprints. He was not badly injured, but his racer was damaged too badly to return to the action.
The finale was the A Feature for the Two Rivers IMCA Racesaver Sprints. Cole Vanderheiden’s 15V was out front on lap 1 with Jake Galusha’s 2E, Adam Gullion in the 91 and the 5A of Andrew Jackson hot on his push bumper. Mitchell Moore jumped up to second on lap 2, putting Gullion in third and Vanderheiden fourth. Jason Danley’s 4X came to a halt in turns 3 & 4 on lap 3 and the yellow flag came out. At that time, it was Galusha, Moore, Gullion and Vanderheiden. Stu Snyder got past Vanderheiden on lap 5 to move up to fourth. 2 more circuits were in the books when Toby Chapman looped the #11 on the front stretch to slow the action again. Joey Danley put his #14 into fourth with 13 laps left, grabbed third the next time around and moved up to second with 8 circuits left before grabbing the lead the following lap. The final top 4 were Joey Danley, Moore, Galusha and Snyder.
Joey’s run came from the 11th starting spot. “It started to slicken off about halfway through and that’s when I got moving. I passed 2 or 3 in the first half of the race then started picking them off a little faster after that. The track was definitely elbows up and I think that’s part of what helped me win the race. Once the leaders caught the lapped traffic it was just hard to maneuver and that helped me catch them. I was lucky enough to squeak by them all”. Joey’s sponsors include Empire Fence, The Wave, My Salesman, Nissen Hardwood Floors, Automotive Services and Onyx Digital Group.
Next weekend is Junior Fan Club Night, presented by Moms Popcorn and Avid Realty. Children 12 and under receive free admission. The Sam’s Club Candy Dash will be held at intermission
All 5 classes will be in competition including the Twin Rivers Sprint Cars, Nebraska Lottery Modifieds, Avid Realty SportMods, Valentino’s Hobby Stocks & A1 Iron Stock Cars.
Front gates open at 5:15 with adult admission being $15.
Pit gates open at 3:30 with pit passes costing $30. Hot laps begin at 5:30.
RESULTS:
Sprint-IMCA A-Feature
1. Joey Danley Martell, Ne. 2. Mitchell Moore(r) Peculiar, Mo. 3. Jake Galusha Lincoln, Ne. 4. Stuart Snyder Lincoln, Ne. 5. Trevor Grossenbacher Panama, Ne. 6. Adam Gullion Lincoln, Ne. 7. Clint Benson Papillion, Ne. 8. Jay Russell Wathena, Ks. 9. Josh Riggins Lincoln, Ne. 10. Cole Vanderheiden(r) Papillion, Ne. 11. Daniel Nekolite O'neill, Ne. 12. Gunnar Pike South Bend, Ne. 13. Mike Houseman Jr Des Moines, Ia. 14. Toby Chapman Panama, Ne. 15. Brandon Horton Waterloo, Ne. 16. Doug Lovegrove Waverly, Ne. 17. Andrew Jackson Fremont, Ne. 18. Derek Kral(r) York, Ne. 19. Nathan Weiler Omaha, Ne. 20. Jason Danley Lincoln, Ne.
Sprint-IMCA B-Feature
1. Clint Benson Papillion, Ne. 2. Jay Russell Wathena, Ks. 3. Brandon Horton Waterloo, Ne. 4. Mike Houseman Jr Des Moines, Ia. 5. Maxwell Roseland Carter Lake, Ia. 6. Nate Johnson Hastings, Ne. 7. Mike Boston Lincoln, Ne. 8. Chase Weiler Lincoln, Ne. 9. Jack Potter Lees Summit, Mo. 10. Chris Roseland Carter Lake, Ia. 11. Alex Davenport Lincoln, Ne. 12. Justin Bolte(r) Fremont, Ne. DNS. Shayle Bade Lincoln, Ne. DNS. Gene Ackland Martell, Ne.
Sprint-IMCA Heat 1
1. Joey Danley Martell, Ne. 2. Andrew Jackson Fremont, Ne. 3. Daniel Nekolite O'neill, Ne. 4. Doug Lovegrove Waverly, Ne. 5. Clint Benson Papillion, Ne. 6. Brandon Horton Waterloo, Ne. 7. Chris Roseland Carter Lake, Ia. 8. Justin Bolte(r) Fremont, Ne.
Sprint-IMCA Heat 2
1. Adam Gullion Lincoln, Ne. 2. Trevor Grossenbacher Panama, Ne. 3. Josh Riggins Lincoln, Ne. 4. Derek Kral(r) York, Ne. 5. Shayle Bade Lincoln, Ne. 6. Jay Russell Wathena, Ks. 7. Gene Ackland Martell, Ne. 8. Maxwell Roseland Carter Lake, Ia.
Sprint-IMCA Heat 3
1. Stuart Snyder Lincoln, Ne. 2. Jake Galusha Lincoln, Ne. 3. Toby Chapman Panama, Ne. 4. Jason Danley Lincoln, Ne. 5. Chase Weiler Lincoln, Ne. 6. Jack Potter Lees Summit, Mo. 7. Alex Davenport Lincoln, Ne.
Sprint-IMCA Heat 4
1. Mitchell Moore(r) Peculiar, Mo. 2. Cole Vanderheiden(r) Papillion, Ne. 3. Nathan Weiler Omaha, Ne. 4. Gunnar Pike South Bend, Ne. 5. Mike Boston Lincoln, Ne. 6. Mike Houseman Jr Des Moines, Ia. 7. Nate Johnson Hastings, Ne.