6/20/09
Knoxville Raceway
Mid-Season Championship
22 410s
35 360s
21 305s
410s
Brian Brown (10th car out to time) set the standard in time trials at 15.310. Kerry Madsen (16th car out) was second quick in the one-lap qualification ahead of Bronson Maeschen (3rd), Mark Dobmeier (5th), Lynton Jeffrey (4th), Don Droud Jr. (11th), Dusty Zomer (8th), Skip Jackson (15th), Billy Alley (9th) and Johnny Herrera (14th). Ryan Anderson and Rager Phillips failed to get times in.
Heat one (started): 1. Herrera 2w (3) 2. Dobmeier 13 (5) 3. Zomer 17G (4) 4. Brown 21 (6) 5. Seth Brahmer 13v (2) 6. Austin McCarl 17A (1) 7. Ryan Anderson 71R (8) 8. Mike Moore 69 (7)
Herrera got by the front row in the first corner and led all 8 laps. Dobmeier followed him into the runner-up spot. Moore retired early. The track produced good side by side racing all night long.
Heat two (started): 1. Chris Morgan 7K (1) 2. Madsen 55 (6) 3. Jeffrey 24 (5) 4. Jackson 2 (4) 5. Bob Weuve 19 (3) 6. Davey Heskin 56 (2) 7. Pete Crall 1PC (7)
Morgan led flag to flag. Second through fifth were exciting to watch. Madsen, Jeffrey and Jackson went three-wide early in a battle for fourth. Several positions were swapped before Madsen made a bonsai move splitting Jeffrey and Jackson for third. He went on to shoot around Weuve for second and the other Aussies followed suit.
Heat three (started): 1. Droud Jr. 47 (5) 2. Calvin Landis 70 (3) 3. Alley 22 (4) 4. Maeschen 1 (6) 5. Josh Schneiderman 49 (2) 6. Derek Ingalls 91 (1) 7. Rager Phillips 10 (7)
Schneiderman led early before Phillips stopped when his gear cover came off. He was done until the feature. On lap five, Landis shot around Schneiderman for the lead. Droud passed both from third in dynamic fashion with two to go to take the heat. On lap five, Ingalls lost steering and slammed into the turn two wall. He was unhurt, but done for the night.
A main (started): 1. Brown (6) 2. Droud Jr. (1) 3. Alley (9) 4. Maeschen (4) 5. Herrera (10) 6. Zomer (7) 7. Jeffrey (2) 8. Jackson (8) 9. Brahmer (13) 10. Schneiderman (14) 11. Phillips (20) 12. Landis (12) 13. Morgan (15) 14. Moore (18) 15. Anderson (21) 16. Heskin (16) 17. Weuve (11) 18. Dobmeier (3) 19. Crall (19) 20. McCarl (17) 21. Madsen (5) DNS - Ingalls
A popping motor saw Madsen bow out early. Repairs were efforted during an opening lap caution for Moore, but it was to no avail. Droud shot out to an early lead in the 25-lapper. Brown used a good start to move into third, and then passed Jeffrey for second. Much of the race, the battle was for the lead, with Droud running low and Brown up top. Brown took the lead on lap six, before McCarl stopped with terminal problems on the backstretch a lap later. Brown led Droud Jr., Maeschen, Jeffrey and Herrera back to green flag racing. Droud used a good restart to recaptured the lead as the duel continued. Three laps later, Brown would move ahead for good for his second straight win. He earned $3500. Alley used the lap seven restart to surge from sixth to fourth. A lap 18 caution for Dobmeier, who had just passed Herrera for fifth and went up in smoke, set up a seven lap dash. Brown and Droud led Maeschen, Alley, Herrera and Zomer. Alley shot on top on the restart to capture the last podium finish. Phillips earned an extra $300 for hard-charger honors.
360s
Heat one (started, *qualified for feature): 1. Ricky Montgomery 9m (1*) 2. Gregg Bakker 11x (2*) 3. Joe Beaver 53 (5*) 4. Matt Moro 2m (4) 5. Jon Agan 54 (8*) 6. Tyler Thompson 48 (7) 7. Chad Heimbaugh 04 (3) 8. Jay Russell 76 (6) 9. Glen Hunt G74 (9)
Montgomery led the 7-lap distance. Beaver and Moor had a good race for third early on.
Heat two (started, *qualified for feature): 1. Clint Garner 40 (1*) 2. Dennis Moore Jr. 20 (4*) 3. Brett Mather 12m (2*) 4. Johnny Anderson 2a (7*) 5. Ryan Roberts 18 (3) 6. John Hall 7H (9) 7. Mike Houseman Jr. Y2 (8) 8. Tasker Phillips 7TAZ (5) 9. Travis Cram 71 (6)
In arguably the most stacked heat of the night including the top three in points entering things, Garner led flag to flag. Moore Jr. moved into third behind Mather by a lap four caution for a stopped Cram. Moore Jr. shot on the low side of one and two to overtake Mather for second after the restart. Anderson used a late pass of Roberts to claim a transfer.
Heat three (started, *qualified for feature): 1. Jack Dover 53x (2*) 2. Jon Corbin 15 (6*) 3. Chad Humston 1m (8*) 4. Bryan Dobesh 10 (9*) 5. Nate Van Haaften 3 (7) 6. CJ Houseman 80x (1) 7. Nate Mosher 22N (4) 8. Josh Padellford 34 (5) 9. Jeff Heffner 14J (3)
Dover led throughout, holding off a stubborn Corbin, who dueled with Humston most of the way. This was the heat with the most passing, with Corbin, Humston, and Dobesh moving up a combined 14 spots.
Heat four (started, *qualified for feature): 1. Jonathan Cornell 28 (3*) 2. Dustin Selvage 7 (4*) 3. Tom Lenz 8L (6*) 4. Lee Grosz 4J (7*) 5. Rod Richards 12 (8) 6. Ryan Bickett 17B (5) 7. Alan Zoutte 33 (1) 8. Dan Thornburg 57T (2)
Cornell used a strong start to lead the duration. The lone caution came when Thornburg made heavy contact with the turn four wall causing extensive damage to the right side. Selvage passed Lenz on lap four for second.
B main (started): 1. Moro (2) 2. Richards (1) 3. Van Haaften (3) 4. Roberts (5) / 5. J. Hall (4) 6. CJ Houseman (7) 7. Mosher (11) 8. Thompson (6) 9. Heimbaugh (10) 10. Russell (13) 11. Phillips (14) 12. Padellford (15) 13. Bickett (8) 14. Zoutte (12) 15. Hunt (16) 16. Heffner (17) 17. Houseman Jr. (9) DNS - Thornburg, Cram
Houseman Jr. tumbled in turn three before a lap could be completed. Richards led most of the 10-lapper. A battle for the last three transfer spots developed between four cars: Moro, Van Haaften, J. Hall and Roberts. Roberts ran fifth much of the race, but made a late run. On the last lap, he was second and the spots were anyone's to grab. In the end, Moro surged and passed Richards for the win, while Van Haaften and Roberts edged out J. Hall for the last spots.
A main (started): 1. Cornell (5) 2. Garner (1) 3. Selvage (8) 4. Dover (4) 5. Corbin (6) 6. Humston (3) 7. Montgomery (2) 8. Anderson (13) 9. Bakker (11) 10. Beaver (12) 11. Grosz (14) 12. Agan (16) 13. Dobesh (9) 14. Moore Jr. (7) 15. Van Haaften (19) 16. Moro (17) 17. Mather (15) 18. Lenz (10) 19. Richards (18) 20. Roberts (20)
Garner shot out to an early lead in the 15-lapper, and most thought he would pull away. Humston was in his shadow and passed him using the low side on lap five. Garner slung around the high side of turn four completing lap eight, to retake the point. Cornell was surging to and took second from Humston beofre a lap 11 caution for Roberts, who suffered a flat right rear and retired. The restart saw Garner ahead of Humston, Corbin and Selvage. Cornell slid in front of Garner on the restart in turn two, and Garner returned the favor in three and four. Cornell shot back down to the low side of four, and carried the lead the rest of the way for his first career Knoxville 360 win. Selvage gained two spots in the last two laps to round out the podium and collected $200 for hard-charger.
305s
Heat one (started): 1. J Kinder 88 (1) 2. Matt Stephenson 55 (2) 3. Mitchell Alexander 6 (6) 4. Dustin Clark 16 (5) 5. Tasker Phillips 7 (3) 6. Mark Widmar 7w (7) 7. Dave Anderson 53 (8) 8. Mark Johnson 45 (4) 9. Nick Ross R99 (9) 10. Bob Lamb 47 (10) DNS - Lance Silvers 31
Kinder led the six-lap distance. Widmar fell back towards the rear right away, but advanced back to sixth as the only prime mover.
Heat two (started): 1. Johnny Anderson 66 (5) 2. Marty Stephenson 36 (2) 3. Matthew Stelzer 99 (1) 4. Steve Palmer 2 (9) 5. Rob Kubli 23K (6) 6. Chris Maurer 55x (4) 7. Russell Wiese 18 (7) 8. Bob Anderson 21N (3) 9. Dave Saffell 3K (10) 10. Earl Tice 2T (8)
Stelzer led lap one before Tice tipped over by the pit entry in turn four. He was uninjured. Stelzer led Mar. Stephenson, Anderson, Maurer and Kubli back to green flag racing. On lap three, Anderson took control and pulled away.
A main (started): 1. Matt Stephenson (4) 2. Kubli (8) 3. Anderson (5) 4. Clark (7) 5. Alexander (2) 6. Palmer (1) 7. Widmar (11) 8. Wiese (12) 9. Stelzer (3) 10. Maurer (10) 11. Lamb (19) 12. Johnson (15) 13. D. Anderson (13) 14. Ross (17) 15. B. Anderson (14) 16. Saffell (16) 17. Phillips (9) 18. Kinder (6) 19. Silvers (20) 20. Mar. Stephenson (18) DNS - Tice
Mar. Stephenson took a tumble before a lap could be completed. He was unhurt. B. Anderson and Saffell spun together in turn three on the restart. Alexander grabbed the early advantage in the 12-lapper. Phillips hit the wall on lap six bringing another caution. Matt Stephenson grabbed the lead from Alexander on the restart and never looked back in winning his first Knoxville feature. Kubli who restarted sixth on the lap six restart surged late for second. Lamb was the hard-charger.