By Greg Soukup
Summer Sizzle, presented by Hormel, Budweiser and Wow FM at Eagle Raceway Saturday night saw 154 teams make the tow to present the large crowd with some great racing under sunny skies.
Unfortunately, the heats saw several nasty accidents.
Keith Dragoo’s 77D made contact with the 7KX of Toby Chapman in the second heat for the Racesaver IMCA Sprint Cars, started bouncing and hit the wall in turns 1 & 2, subsequently flipping. Heat 3 for the sprinters saw the 51 of Corey Kautz contact the Armco in turns 1 & 2 and end up flipping.
None of the drivers were seriously injured.
Chase Weiler in the 0, Shon Pointer’s 20P, the 4W of Nate Weiler and Mike Boston in the 51 led the initial circuit of the Racesaver IMCA Sprint Car finale. Toby Chapman’s 7KX passed Boston on lap 2 for fourth but lost the spot to the 23S of Stu Snyder the next lap and Pointer passed Chase Weiler for first. Clint Benson flipped his #100 the next time around for a red flag. Benson was not seriously hurt. Snyder moved up to third on the restart and moved up to second after another lap while Nate Weiler took third. Another lap saw Boston move into fourth again. Chase Weiler advanced to second after another lap and took the lead after 2 more circuits using the low line. Chase Weiler flipped his sprinter with 10 to go but was not seriously hurt. Trevor Grossenbacher grabbed fourth on the restart in the 35. Pointer and Snyder ran the cushion while Nate Weiler hugged the inside with Weiler holding the lead until 6 to go when Pointer got around him for the lead. Weiler regained the lead the next lap only to lose the point for good with 3 laps left as Pointer rode the cushion. The final change in the top 4 came on the next lap as Snyder also passed Weiler. The top 4 were Pointer, Snyder, Nate Weiler and Jason Martin’s 5X who passed Grossenbacher in the last circuits.
This was Pointer’s first victory in the Racesaver Sprint class. Pointer said “We’ve worked our butts off getting here. This win was a long time coming, and it sure tops my losing the points by 1 point last year! I want to thank my parents who are my biggest sponsors and supporters”. Pointer’s sponsors include Speedway Motors, Consolidated Concrete, Ken’s Auto Repair and Service, TerJak Construction, Mike Hieb and B G & S Transmission.
Next week is Fan with a Can Night at Eagle Raceway, presented by Hoosier Racing Tire. Blinky the Clown will be there from 5:30 to 7:30. There will be a “Keep Calm and Roll On” challenge at intermission. Adult front gate admission is $10, but you can save $2 by bringing in 2 cans of food to be donated to the Lincoln Food Bank. Youths 6-12 are $5 and children 5 and under are free.
Front gates open at 5:15, with hot laps at 5:30 and racing starting at 6:30.
Pits open at 4:00 with pit admission being $25.
RESULTS:
IMCA Sprint 07/30/2016
A Feature:
1. Shon Pointer (Grand Island, NE), 2. Stu Snyder (Waverly, NE), 3. Nate Weiler (Omaha, NE), 4. Jason Martin (Lincoln, NE), 5. Trevor Grossenbacher (Hickman, NE), 6. Tyler Drueke (Eagle, NE), 7. Jason Danley (Lincoln, NE), 8. Mike Boston (Lincoln, NE), 9. Gene Ackland (Martell, NE), 10. Nick Bryan (Lincoln, NE), 11. Shayle Bade (Lincoln, ne), 12. Mike Moore (East Des Moines, IA), 13. Ron Love (Lincoln, NE), 14. Toby Chapman (Panama, NE), 15. Blain Petersen (Essex, IA), 16. Adam Gullion (Lincoln, NE), 17. Ryan King (Bennet, NE), 18. Chase Weiler (Lincoln, NE), 19. Boyd Peterson (Ithaca, NE), 20. Clint Benson (Papillion, NE)
B Feature:
1. Adam Gullion (Lincoln, NE), 2. Ron Love (Lincoln, NE), 3. Ryan King (Bennet, NE), 4. Shayle Bade (Lincoln, ne), 5. Daniel Nekolite (Lincoln, NE), 6. Matt Richards (Lincoln, NE), 7. Terry Richards (Denton, NE), 8. Mike Houseman Jr (Des Moines, IA), 9. Rick Hansen (Norfolk, NE), 10. Travis Rewerts (Des Moines, IA), 11. Brandon Horton (Omaha, NE), 12. Dan Satriano (Papillion, NE), 13. Tim Fricke (Lincoln, NE), 14. Keith Dragoo (Lincoln, NE), 15. Corey Kautz (Urbandale, IA), 16. Gregg Bolte (Fremont, NE)
Heat 1: 1. Shon Pointer (Grand Island, NE), 2. Stu Snyder (Waverly, NE), 3. Mike Boston (Lincoln, NE), 4. Blain Petersen (Essex, IA), 5. Ron Love (Lincoln, NE), 6. Rick Hansen (Norfolk, NE), 7. Mike Houseman Jr (Des Moines, IA), 8. Brandon Horton (Omaha, NE)
Heat 2: 1. Trevor Grossenbacher (Hickman, NE), 2. Nate Weiler (Omaha, NE), 3. Toby Chapman (Panama, NE), 4. Boyd Peterson (Ithaca, NE), 5. Daniel Nekolite (Lincoln, NE), 6. Travis Rewerts (Des Moines, IA), 7. Terry Richards (Denton, NE), 8. Keith Dragoo (Lincoln, NE)
Heat 3: 1. Jason Danley (Lincoln, NE), 2. Nick Bryan (Lincoln, NE), 3. Mike Moore (East Des Moines, IA), 4. Jason Martin (Lincoln, NE), 5. Adam Gullion (Lincoln, NE), 6. Shayle Bade (Lincoln, ne), 7. Dan Satriano (Papillion, NE), 8. Corey Kautz (Urbandale, IA)
Heat 4: 1. Tyler Drueke (Eagle, NE), 2. Chase Weiler (Lincoln, NE), 3. Clint Benson (Papillion, NE), 4. Gene Ackland (Martell, NE), 5. Ryan King (Bennet, NE), 6. Matt Richards (Lincoln, NE), 7. Tim Fricke (Lincoln, NE), 8. Gregg Bolte (Fremont, NE)