Rico Abreu won the $11,533 Salute to the Lasoski Family Saturday (Video Highlights from DirtVision.com)
Brian Brown Claims $3,333 for the Family
by Bill Wright
KNOXVILLE, Iowa (August 1, 2026) – Another great night of racing was highlighted by Rico Abreu winning the 410 feature on Weiler Salute to the Lasoski Family Presented by Iowa Lottery Night at Knoxville Raceway Saturday. The St. Helena, California driver worked his way forward from row four to claim his eleventh career victory here. Brian Brown won an emotional 360 main event, with grandfather George Lasoski and uncle Danny Lasoski by his side on a night honoring the family. It was his fourteenth 360 win here, tying him for fourth on the all-time list with Randy Martin. 102 cars entered in the two classes.
The 25-lap Leighton State Bank 410 feature saw Brown leading from the pole, ahead of Chris Martin, Kerry Madsen, Austin McCarl and Daison Pursley. Abreu entered the top five on the fifth lap, and began reeling in McCarl.
Martin was hanging close to the leader as the pair entered lapped traffic on the tenth circuit. A lap later, Abreu passed McCarl for the fourth spot, and on lap 16, he worked by Madsen to enter the top three. Two laps later, both Abreu and Madsen shot by Martin to claim second and third.
With five to go, Abreu had a great run on the low side of four and passed Brown for the lead. Aaron Reutzel entered the top five at the same time.
Abreu pulled away from there, with Brown holding down second, ahead of McCarl, who passed Madsen late for third. Reutzel was fifth. Martin, Corey Day, hard-charger Ryan Timms, James McFadden and JJ Hickle rounded out the top ten. With his win and pass of Brown, Abreu stole the $5,033 bonus he was putting up with ShopRico.com for a sweep of the night’s events.
Many contingencies highlighted the night, including a $500 from Clem’s Helmets for quick timers Abreu and Justin Henderson. FVP provided $433, a platinum battery and a case of brake fluid for heat winners Reutzel, Jace Park, Kaleb Johnson and Hickle. Parker Price-Miller claimed the B main. DirtVision also added to the purse. Scotty Johnson, Clint Garner and Derek Hagar were flip victims, but walked away from their cars.
“You never know how these things will turn out,” said Abreu in Victory Lane. “It shows you how unpredictable sprint car racing is. Twenty-five laps non-stop…you just have to catch your wind. These are such confidence boosters as a racecar driver, just to come from High Limit races over the last few weeks. On the final night, we missed the feature at Port Royal, another half-mile, so I was really eager to get here and redeem myself. (In regard to passing Brown) I just didn’t want to have to pay the $5,000! What a great effort from Brian Brown to put something up with short notice for the Lasoski Family. I always mark this race on my calendar. I consider it a tune-up for the Knoxville Nationals. It’s just so cool to see George down in three and four, and Danny’s success here and Brian’s.”
Joe Beaver came to a stop before the 20-lap Randall Roofing 360 feature got a lap in. He restarted at the tail. Once green, Cam Martin jumped out to the lead, ahead of Brian Brown, Chase Randall, Corey Day and Riley Goodno. Goodno worked under Day for fourth on lap four.
On lap five, Kade Higday passed Day to move into the top five. Martin was in lapped traffic with Brown in pursuit by lap seven. A lap later, Day stopped with a flat right rear.
The restart saw Martin ahead of Brown, Randall, Goodno and Higday. Higday quickly grabbed fourth from Goodno.
On lap 11, Brown’s solid run on the high side saw him drive by Martin to take the lead, but a lap later, Martin got back by. At the same time, Ryan Timms, who started 14th, moved into the top five.
On lap 16, Martin bobbled a bit in turn two, and Brown used his momentum down the backstraight to slide by, and take the point for good as Randall followed him into second. Higday’s fourth place run came to an end at that point with a blown left rear tire.
Brown paced the four lap dash to the finish, followed by Randall, and hard-charger Timms, who made a pass of Martin for third late. James McFadden was fifth. Goodno, JJ Hickle, Matt Juhl, Tasker Phillips and Brock Zearfoss completed the top ten.
Juhl and Timms earned $500 from Clem’s Helmets for their quick times. FVP provided $433, a platinum battery and a case of brake fluid for heat winners Tony Shilling, Sawyer Phillips, Tasker Phillips, Austin Wood, Goodno and Beaver. Trey Meredith won the C main and Kerry Madsen took the B.
“This is great!” said George Lasoski in Victory Lane. Brown added, “This is pretty special. That number (Brown was #33, the Lasoski family number) to you guys is just a different number, but to me it means something. That’s my family’s number. To win it with my grandpa, Danny, my mom, my dad, stepdad, stepmom, my sister, and everyone here, it means a lot. I felt like I gave it back to Cam. He did a good job. I gave the bottom back to him, and he nearly snuck it away from us. I just dug deep, and thought to myself to make that 33 proud, try to run different lines and run a smart race. I want to thank all you guys for coming out. This is special for my family.”
Next up, is the 36th Annual Xtream Powered by Mediacom Knoxville 360 Nationals Presented by Great Southern Bank Thursday, August 6 through Saturday, August 8! Over 100 drivers are already entered to etch their name in history! For more information on the Knoxville Raceway, visit us online at www.KnoxvilleRaceway.com!
Weiler Tribute to the Lasoski Family Presented by Iowa Lottery Night Results
Leighton State Bank 410 Results
Time Trials Group 1 (Qualifying Order), 2 laps: 1. 24R, Rico Abreu, St. Helena, CA 14.961 (10) ($500 gift certificate from Clem’s Helmet and $133 from OpenWheel101.com); 2. 33, Brian Brown, Grain Valley, MO, 15.168 (1); 3. 14, Corey Day, Clovis, CA, 15.190 (22); 4. 21T, James McFadden, Alice Springs, NT, Aust., 15.199 (4); 5. 55, Kerry Madsen, St. Mary’s, NSW, Aust., 15.204 (3); 6. 88W, Austin McCarl, Altoona, IA, 15.225 (8); 7. 87, Aaron Reutzel, Clute, TX, 15.251 (6); 8. 28, Jace Park, Overland Park, KS, 15.313 (15); 9. 71, Parker Price Miller, Kokomo, IN, 15.331 (21); 10. 10, Ryan Timms, Oklahoma City, OK, 15.381 (5); 11. 17GP, Brock Zearfoss, Jonestown, PA, 15.418 (7); 12. 4, Kasey Kahne, Enumclaw, WA, 15.463 (17); 13. 45X, Rees Moran, Tulsa, OK, 15.511 (16); 14. 24, Terry McCarl, Altoona, IA, 15.561 (2); 15. 1K, Kelby Watt, Adel, IA, 15.569 (14); 16. 24T, Christopher Thram, Sanborn, MN, 15.593 (18); 17. 6, Zach Hampton, Plainfield, IN, 15.656 (23); 18. 45D, Derek Hagar, Marion, AR, 15.667 (12); 19. 121, RJ Johnson, Tampa, FL, 15.688 (9); 20. 7B, Ben Brown, Marshall, MO, 15.819 (20); 21. 26R, Levi Hillier, Burlington, WA, 15.867 (19); 22. 53, Jack Dover, Springfield, NE, 15.877 (13); 23. 44X, Scotty Johnson, Melcher, Dallas, IA, 16.095 (11)
Time Trials Group 2 (Qualifying Order), 2 laps: 1. 11, Justin Henderson, Tea, SD, 14.991 (2); 2. 2K, Lynton Jeffrey, Sydney, NSW, Aust., 15.306 (10); 3. 27, Carson McCarl, Altoona, IA, 15.355 (5); 4. 17A, Jack Anderson, Newton, IA, 15.401 (17); 5. 19, Kaleb Johnson, Sioux Falls, SD, 15.426 (20); 6. 2M, JJ Hickle, Quilcene, WA, 15.458 (15); 7. 9P, Daison Pursley, Locust Grove, OK, 15.467 (18); 8. 44, Chris Martin, Ankeny, IA, 15.481 (12); 9. 42, Sye Lynch, Apollo, PA, 15.490 (7); 10. 1TAZ, Tasker Phillips, Pleasantville, IA, 15.521 (14); 11. 09, Matt Juhl, Tea, SD, 15.524 (6); 12. 4W, Jamie Ball, Knoxville, IA, 15.545 (13); 13. 2KS, Hank Davis, Sand Springs, OK, 15.567 (9); 14. 3P, Sawyer Phillips, Pleasantville, IA, 15.612 (4); 15. 22, Riley Goodno, Knoxville, IA, 15.614 (16); 16. 25, Jy Corbet, Gympie, QLD, Aust., 15.645 (22); 17. 2MD, Darin Naida, Adrian, MI, 15.825 (11); 18. 15JR, Cole Mincer, Burlington, IA, 15.857 (1); 19. 40, Clint Garner, Sioux Falls, SD, 15.969 (21); 20. 56, Joe Simbro, Pleasantville, IA, 16.240 (19); 21. 14T, Brooke Tatnell, Sans Souci, NSW, Aust., 16.268 (8); 22. DQ (Did Not Report to Scales) 10V, Joe Beaver, Knoxville, IA, 16.269 (3)
Heat one (started), 8 Laps, 2:04.9: 1. 87, Aaron Reutzel (1); 2. 24R, Rico Abreu (4); 3. 55, Kerry Madsen (2); 4. 14, Corey Day (3); 5. 17GP, Brock Zearfoss (6) / 6. 71, Parker Price Miller (5); 7. 1K, Kelby Watt (8); 8. 6, Zach Hampton (9); 9. 45X, Rees Moran (7); 10. 26R, Levi Hillier (11); 11. 44X, Scotty Johnson (12); 12. 121, RJ Johnson (10)
Heat two (started), 8 Laps, 2:05.9: 1. 28, Jace Park (1); 2. 88W, Austin McCarl (2); 3. 33, Brian Brown (4); 4. 21T, James McFadden (3); 5. 10, Ryan Timms (5) / 6. 4, Kasey Kahne (6); 7. 45D, Derek Hagar (9); 8. 24, Terry McCarl (7); 9. 53, Jack Dover (11); 10. 24T, Christopher Thram (8); 11. 7B, Ben Brown (10)
Heat three (started), 8 Laps, 2:05.4: 1. 19, Kaleb Johnson (2); 2. 11, Justin Henderson (4); 3. 9P, Daison Pursley (1); 4. 42, Sye Lynch (5); 5. 27, Carson McCarl (3) / 6. 09, Matt Juhl (6); 7. 22, Riley Goodno (8); 8. 2KS, Hank Davis (7); 9. 40, Clint Garner (10); 10. 2MD, Darin Naida (9); 11. 14T, Brooke Tatnell (11)
Heat four (started), 8 Laps, 2:07.2: 1. 2M, JJ Hickle (2); 2. 2K, Lynton Jeffrey (4); 3. 44, Chris Martin (1); 4. 17A, Jack Anderson (3); 5. 1TAZ, Tasker Phillips (5) / 6. 25, Jy Corbet (8); 7. 3P, Sawyer Phillips (7); 8. 15JR, Cole Mincer (9); 9. 4W, Jamie Ball (6); 10. 56, Joe Simbro (10); DNS - 10V, Joe Beaver
B main (started), 13 Laps, NT: 1. 71, Parker Price Miller (1); 2. 4, Kasey Kahne (3); 3. 22, Riley Goodno (6); 4. 24, Terry McCarl (11) / 5. 53, Jack Dover (15); 6. 3P, Sawyer Phillips (8); 7. 2KS, Hank Davis (10); 8. 15JR, Cole Mincer (12); 9. 6, Zach Hampton (9); 10. 26R, Levi Hillier (17); 11. 7B, Ben Brown (23); 12. 14T, Brooke Tatnell (22); 13. 2MD, Darin Naida (18); 14. 121, RJ Johnson (24); 15. 09, Matt Juhl (2); 16. 45X, Rees Moran (13); 17. 24T, Christopher Thram (19); 18. 45D, Derek Hagar (7); 19. 1K, Kelby Watt (5); 20. 56, Joe Simbro (20); 21. 4W, Jamie Ball (16); 22. 40, Clint Garner (14); 23. 25, Jy Corbet (4); 24. 44X, Scotty Johnson (21); DNS - 10V, Joe Beaver
A main (started), 25 Laps, 7:09.3: 1. 24R, Rico Abreu (7); 2. 33, Brian Brown (1); 3. 88W, Austin McCarl (5); 4. 55, Kerry Madsen (3); 5. 87, Aaron Reutzel (11); 6. 44, Chris Martin (2); 7. 14, Corey Day (13); 8. 10, Ryan Timms (19); 9. 21T, James McFadden (15); 10. 2M, JJ Hickle (10); 11. 28, Jace Park (9); 12. 9P, Daison Pursley (4); 13. 2K, Lynton Jeffrey (6); 14. 17GP, Brock Zearfoss (17); 15. 19, Kaleb Johnson (12); 16. 11, Justin Henderson (8); 17. 71, Parker Price Miller (21); 18. 4, Kasey Kahne (22); 19. 27, Carson McCarl (18); 20. 24, Terry McCarl (24); 21. 22, Riley Goodno (23); 22. 42, Sye Lynch (14); 23. 17A, Jack Anderson (16); 24. 1TAZ, Tasker Phillips (20). Lap Leaders: Br. Brown 1-19, Abreu 20-25. KSE Hard-charger: Timms.
Randall Roofing 360 Results
Time Trial Group 1 (Qualifying Order), 3 laps: 1. 09, Matt Juhl, Tea, SD, 15.702 (7); 2. 83, Kurt Mueller, Reynolds, IL, 15.879 (14); 3. 4, Cameron Martin, Ankeny, IA, 15.892 (10); 4. G2, Tony Rost, Utica, NE, 15.939 (24); 5. 21T, James McFadden, Alice Springs, NT, Aust., 15.943 (13); 6. 9L, Laney Moore, Des Moines, IA, 15.980 (9); 7. 59, Evan Semerad, Malcolm, NE, 16.033 (1); 8. 24H, Kade Higday, Knoxville, IA, 16.141 (8); 9. 22, Ryan Leavitt, Knoxville, IA, 16.144 (3); 10. 47, Tony Shilling, Knoxville, IA, 16.151 (15); 11. 7S, Sawyer Phillips, Pleasantville, IA, 16.189 (11); 12. 1TAZ, Tasker Phillips, Pleasantville, IA, 16.196 (18); 13. 6, Logan Moore, Des Moines, IA, 16.216 (19); 14. 71, Brandon Worthington, Indianola, IA, 16.227 (5); 15. 01, Carson McCarl, Altoona, IA, 16.233 (26); 16. 26R, Levi Hillier, Burlington, WA, 16.288 (17); 17. 7G, Jackson Gray, Ankeny, IA, 16.303 (6); 18. 26, Chase Young, Altoona, IA, 16.327 (25); 19. 63W, Josh Weller, Mertztown, PA, 16.333 (2); 20. 20AU, Brayden Cooley, Warrnambool, VIC, Aust., 16.362 (28); 21. 04, Mason Heimbaugh, Pleasant Hill, IA, 16.397 (22); 22. 3Z, Cole Vanderheiden, Papillion, NE, 16.412 (23); 23. 1S, Sammy Swindell, Germantown, TN, 16.436 (21); 24. 33, Alan Zoutte, Knoxville, IA, 16.455 (4); 25. 1A, John Anderson, Des Moines, IA, 16.542 (20); 26. 14, Aidan Zoutte, Knoxville, IA, 16.650 (12); 27. T4, Tyler Graves, Chariton, IA, 16.684 (29); 28. 63T, Jack Thomas, Bates City, MO, 16.869 (27); 29. 52D, Skyler Daly, Hallsville, MO, 16.874 (16)
Time Trial Group 2 (Qualifying Order), 3 laps: 1. 10, Ryan Timms, Oklahoma City, OK, 15.771 (23); 2. 14M, Corey Day, Clovis, CA, 15.994 (5); 3. 33L, Brian Brown, Grain Valley, MO, 16.020 (3); 4. 55, Kerry Madsen, St. Mary’s, NSW, Aust., 16.113 (25); 5. 11N, Darin Naida, Adrian, MI, 16.144 (12); 6. 40, Clint Garner, Sioux Falls, SD, 16.144 (6); 7. 9R, Chase Randall, Waco, TX, 16.155 (1); 8. 86, Timothy Smith, Rocheport, MO, 16.195 (10); 9. 53, Joe Beaver, Knoxville, IA, 16.209 (7); 10. 2A, Austin Wood, Sacramento, CA, 16.214 (2); 11. 22X, Riley Goodno, Knoxville, IA, 16.228 (13); 12. 63, JJ Hickle, Quilcene, WA, 16.259 (27); 13. 7, Dustin Selvage, Indianola, IA, 16.313 (20); 14. 71B, Brady Baker, Alexander, AR, 16.314 (11); 15. 71P, Parker Price Miller, Kokomo, IN, 16.318 (28); 16. 17GP, Brock Zearfoss, Jonestown, PA, 16.353 (8); 17. 8M, Kade Morton, Coweta, OK, 16.361 (17); 18. 57, Cam Sorrels, Hallsville, MO, 16.391 (22); 19. 22P, Jesse Pate, Overbrook, KS, 16.395 (19); 20. 5A, Alex Vande Voort, Knoxville, IA, 16.404 (24); 21. 4W, Jamie Ball, Knoxville, IA, 16.446 (9); 22. 11T, Trey Meredith, Dade City, FL, 16.451 (26); 23. 77X, Alex Hill, Six Nations, ONT, Can., 16.527 (21); 24. 7T, Tyler Lee, Cedar Rapids, IA, 16.605 (4); 25. 9JR, Derek Hagar, Marion, AR, 16.621 (18); 26. 6B, AJ Johnson, Oskaloosa, IA, 16.649 (16); 27. 56, Johnn Cressman, Hartford, SD, 16.830 (14); 28. DQ (Light at Scales) 87, Aaron Reutzel, Clute, TX, 16.831 (15)
Heat one (started), 7 Laps, 1:55.0: 1. 47, Tony Shilling (1); 2. 09, Matt Juhl (4); 3. 59, Evan Semerad (2) / 4. G2, Tony Rost (3); 5. 26R, Levi Hillier (6); 6. 3Z, Cole Vanderheiden (8); 7. 6, Logan Moore (5); 8. 63T, Jack Thomas (10); 9. 1A, John Anderson (9); 10. 63W, Josh Weller (7)
Heat two (started), 7 Laps, 1:54.7: 1. 7S, Sawyer Phillips (1); 2. 24H, Kade Higday (2); 3. 21T, James McFadden (3) / 4. 83, Kurt Mueller (4); 5. 7G, Jackson Gray (6); 6. 71, Brandon Worthington (5); 7. 20AU, Brayden Cooley (7); 8. 1S, Sammy Swindell (8); 9. 14, Aidan Zoutte (9); 10. 52D, Skyler Daly (10)
Heat three (started), 7 Laps, 1:53.6: 1. 1TAZ, Tasker Phillips (1); 2. 4, Cameron Martin (4); 3. 22, Ryan Leavitt (2) / 4. 9L, Laney Moore (3); 5. 01, Carson McCarl (5); 6. 26, Chase Young (6); 7. 04, Mason Heimbaugh (7); 8. 33, Alan Zoutte (8); 9. T4, Tyler Graves (9)
Heat four (started), 7 Laps, 1:54.6: 1. 2A, Austin Wood (1); 2. 9R, Chase Randall (2); 3. 10, Ryan Timms (4) / 4. 55, Kerry Madsen (3); 5. 17GP, Brock Zearfoss (6); 6. 7, Dustin Selvage (5); 7. 11T, Trey Meredith (8); 8. 22P, Jesse Pate (7); 9. 9JR, Derek Hagar (9); DNS - 87, Aaron Reutzel
Heat five (started), 7 Laps, 1:53.1: 1. 22X, Riley Goodno (1); 2. 14M, Corey Day (4); 3. 86, Timothy Smith (2) / 4. 71B, Brady Baker (5); 5. 11N, Darin Naida (3); 6. 5A, Alex Vande Voort (7); 7. 8M, Kade Morton (6); 8. 77X, Alex Hill (8); 9. 6B, AJ Johnson (9)
Heat six (started), 7 Laps, 1:54.2: 1. 53, Joe Beaver (2); 2. 33L, Brian Brown (4); 3. 63, JJ Hickle (1) / 4. 57, Cam Sorrels (6); 5. 40, Clint Garner (3); 6. 71P, Parker Price Miller (5); 7. 7T, Tyler Lee (8); 8. 4W, Jamie Ball (7); 9. 56, Johnn Cressman (9)
C main (started), 10 Laps, 2:51.4: 1. 11T, Trey Meredith (2); 2. 8M, Kade Morton (4); 3. 7T, Tyler Lee (6); 4. 6, Logan Moore (1); 5. 63T, Jack Thomas (7); 6. 22P, Jesse Pate (8) / 7. 77X, Alex Hill (10); 8. 9JR, Derek Hagar (14); 9. 20AU, Brayden Cooley (3); 10. 4W, Jamie Ball (12); 11. 1S, Sammy Swindell (9); 12. 63W, Josh Weller (19); 13. T4, Tyler Graves (17); 14. 56, Johnn Cressman (18); 15. 1A, John Anderson (13); 16. 6B, AJ Johnson (16); 17. 33, Alan Zoutte (11); 18. 04, Mason Heimbaugh (5); 19. 14, Aidan Zoutte (15); DNS - 87, Aaron Reutzel, 52D, Skyler Daly
B main (started), 10 Laps, 2:47.2: 1. 55, Kerry Madsen (2); 2. 71B, Brady Baker (4); 3. 83, Kurt Mueller (1); 4. 26R, Levi Hillier (7); 5. 17GP, Brock Zearfoss (6); 6. 11N, Darin Naida (8) / 7. 40, Clint Garner (10); 8. G2, Tony Rost (3); 9. 01, Carson McCarl (11); 10. 5A, Alex Vande Voort (14); 11. 9L, Laney Moore (5); 12. 63T, Jack Thomas (22); 13. 7G, Jackson Gray (9); 14. 3Z, Cole Vanderheiden (13); 15. 26, Chase Young (17); 16. 7, Dustin Selvage (12); 17. 22P, Jesse Pate (20); 18. 71, Brandon Worthington (15); 19. 6, Logan Moore (18); 20. 7T, Tyler Lee (21); 21. 11T, Trey Meredith (19); 22. 8M, Kade Morton (16); DNS - 57, Cam Sorrels, 71P, Parker Price Miller
A main (started), 20 Laps, NT: 1. 33L, Brian Brown (2); 2. 9R, Chase Randall (6); 3. 10, Ryan Timms (14); 4. 4, Cameron Martin (1); 5. 21T, James McFadden (15); 6. 22X, Riley Goodno (10); 7. 63, JJ Hickle (18); 8. 09, Matt Juhl (5); 9. 1TAZ, Tasker Phillips (7); 10. 17GP, Brock Zearfoss (23); 11. 55, Kerry Madsen (19); 12. 2A, Austin Wood (12); 13. 59, Evan Semerad (13); 14. 24H, Kade Higday (3); 15. 7S, Sawyer Phillips (9); 16. 11N, Darin Naida (24); 17. 26R, Levi Hillier (22); 18. 71B, Brady Baker (20); 19. 47, Tony Shilling (11); 20. 53, Joe Beaver (8); 21. 86, Timothy Smith (16); 22. 14M, Corey Day (4); 23. 22, Ryan Leavitt (17); 24. 83, Kurt Mueller (21). Lap Leaders: Martin 1-10, Brown 11, Martin 12-15, Brown 16-20. KSE Hard-charger: Timms.