By Greg Soukup
The cool temperatures held the fan count down, but 145 teams showed up to race during the Junior Fan Club Night presented by Kaplan University, Colby Ridge and Froggy 98 Saturday.
All heats and B Features were run without serious incidents.
Chase Weiler’s 0 led the pack at the end of the first Racesaver IMCA Sprint Car A with Toby Chapman’s 7KX, Stu Snyder in the 23S and the 4X of Jason Danley close behind. Snyder passed Chapman on lap 2 for second, then got past Weiler for first the next circuit as Tyler Drueke put the #12 into fourth. Chapman passed Weiler for second on lap 8 with Drueke following him into third the next time around. Lap 10 saw Trevor Grossenbacher put the 35 into fourth. Drueke got to second on lap 13, and snagged the lead with 9 to go. The top four remained unchanged to the finish with Drueke winning, Snyder second, Chapman third and Grossenbacher fourth.
Drueke’s win came from the 8th spot on the starting grid. “We were legal tonight. I saw Stu take off, so I knew I had to play it cool. When I saw him hit lapped traffic and get held up, I turned it on. I had to hustle, but still be patient and do nothing wrong. The cushion got a little dangerous towards the end there” he stated. Drueke’s sponsors include Drueke Trucking and Ranch, Zoz Farms, Jeffrey’s Trucking, Reid’s Farmacy and Agri-Builders.
IMCA Sprint 04/16/2016
A Feature:
1. Tyler Drueke (Eagle, NE), 2. Stu Snyder (Waverly, NE), 3. Toby Chapman (Panama, NE), 4. Trevor Grossenbacher (Hickman, NE), 5. Jason Danley (Lincoln, NE), 6. Jason Martin (Lincoln, NE), 7. Clint Benson (Papillion, NE), 8. Nate Weiler (Omaha, NE), 9. Terry Richards (Denton, NE), 10. Doug Lovegrove (Waverly, NE), 11. Mike Boston (Lincoln, NE), 12. Zach Blurton (Quinter, KS), 13. Chase Weiler (Lincoln, NE), 14. Joe Miller (Vail, IA), 15. Keith Dragoo (Lincoln, NE), 16. Nick Bryan (Lincoln, NE), 17. Blain Petersen (Essex, IA), 18. Shon Pointer (Grand Island, NE), 19. Boyd Peterson (Ithaca, NE), 20. Adam Gullion (Lincoln, NE)
B Feature:
1. Boyd Peterson (Ithaca, NE), 2. Keith Dragoo (Lincoln, NE), 3. Zach Blurton (Quinter, KS), 4. Blain Petersen (Essex, IA), 5. Nick Bryan (Lincoln, NE), 6. Mike Johnston (Des Moines, IA), 7. Shayle Bade (Lincoln, ne), 8. Lee Bowes (Lincoln, NE), 9. Matt Richards (Lincoln, NE), 10. Ryan King (Bennet, NE), 11. Gene Ackland (Martell, NE), 12. Jimmy Grasso (Omaha, NE), 13. Dan Satriano (Papillion, NE), 14. Rick Hansen (Norfolk, NE)
Heat 1:
1. Chase Weiler (Lincoln, NE), 2. Shon Pointer (Grand Island, NE), 3. Joe Miller (Vail, IA), 4. Trevor Grossenbacher (Hickman, NE), 5. Doug Lovegrove (Waverly, NE), 6. Boyd Peterson (Ithaca, NE), 7. Lee Bowes (Lincoln, NE), 8. Shayle Bade (Lincoln, ne), 9. Dan Satriano (Papillion, NE), 10. Matt Richards (Lincoln, NE)
Heat 2:
1. Adam Gullion (Lincoln, NE), 2. Toby Chapman (Panama, NE), 3. Mike Boston (Lincoln, NE), 4. Jason Martin (Lincoln, NE), 5. Jason Danley (Lincoln, NE), 6. Blain Petersen (Essex, IA), 7. Zach Blurton (Quinter, KS), 8. Gene Ackland (Martell, NE), 9. Nick Bryan (Lincoln, NE), 10. Rick Hansen (Norfolk, NE)
Heat 3:
1. Tyler Drueke (Eagle, NE), 2. Nate Weiler (Omaha, NE), 3. Clint Benson (Papillion, NE), 4. Stu Snyder (Waverly, NE), 5. Terry Richards (Denton, NE), 6. Keith Dragoo (Lincoln, NE), 7. Mike Johnston (Des Moines, IA), 8. Jimmy Grasso (Omaha, NE), 9. Ryan King (Bennet, NE)