By Greg Soukup
Another great night of racing at Eagle Raceway Saturday night as Demon Decals and Budweiser presented Bad Fast Fever. A great crowd, plenty of cars in the pits and a beautiful summer night meant that it was going to be a fantastic show that finished in just over 3 hours.
There were no serious incidents in the preliminary events.
Last out on the high banks were the final laps for the Duros Dent Works Racesaver IMCA Sprint Cars. Brandon Horton led the first circuit in the 1B with Doug Lovegrove’s 55, the 20 of Tim Hilfiker and Mike Boston’s 51 hot on his push bar. Gene Ackland’s 14G and the 30 of Jordan Grabouski looped it in turn 4 on lap 3, slowing the action. Boston moved up to third on lap 5. Another 3 laps were official when Horton fell to second the Joey Danley putting the 14 into third as Boston held onto fourth. Danley advanced to second on lap 12 with Trevor Grossenbacher putting his 95 into fourth the next time around. 1 more lap saw Lovegrove drop to the infield putting Boston in second , Grossenbacher third and Jason Danley’ 4X in fourth. Hilfiker and the 91 of Adam Gullion spun to a stop in turns 1 & 2 with 9 to go for another caution. Grossenbacher took advantage of the restart to advance to second. The next lap saw Josh Riggins put the 14J into fourth but lost the spot to Tyler Drueke’s 12 after another lap. Riggins went for a wild ride the following lap, flipping all the way into the pits through the entrance road and the red lights came on in the corners. He walked away from the incident. Stu Snyder took over the fourth spot with 2 to go in the #5 making the final top 4 Joey Danley, Grossenbacher, Boston and Snyder.
Next Saturday’s event is Stars & Stripes Shootout presented by Pepsi, Great Clips and Coors Light. Come out for a full night of great racing. At intermission there will be a fund raiser for the non-qualifiers at the IMCA Sprint Car Racesaver Nationals where you will have a chance to hurl water balloons at the track officials.
Front gates open at 5:00 with hot laps at 5:30 and racing at 6:30. Front gate adult admission is $12, youths 6-12 are just $5 and children 5 and under are free.
Pit gates open at 3:30 with pit passes costing $30.
RESULTS:
IMCA Sprint A-Feature
1. Joey Danley Lincoln, Ne. 2. Trevor Grossenbacher Panama, Ne. 3. Mike Boston Lincoln, Ne. 4. Stuart Snyder Lincoln, Ne. 5. Tyler Drueke Eagle, Ne. 6. Jason Danley Lincoln, Ne. 7. Neil Nickolite Bellwood, Ne. 8. Clint Benson Papillion, Ne. 9. Adam Gullion Lincoln, Ne. 10. Ryan King Bennet, Ne. 11. Toby Chapman Panama, Ne. 12. Nathan Weiler Lavista, Ne. 13. Gene Ackland Martell, Ne. 14. Troy Sanford(r) Lincoln, Ne. 15. Tim Hilfiker Greenwood, Ne. 16. Josh Riggins(r) Lincoln, Ne. 17. Brandon Horton Waterloo, Ne. 18. Doug Lovegrove Waverly, Ne. 19. Tim Fricke Lincoln, Ne. 20. Jordan Grabouski(r) Beatrice, Ne.
IMCA Sprint B-Feature
1. Trevor Grossenbacher Panama, Ne. 2. Josh Riggins(r) Lincoln, Ne. 3. Jordan Grabouski(r) Beatrice, Ne. 4. Troy Sanford(r) Lincoln, Ne. 5. Toby Chapman Panama, Ne. 6. Chase Weiler Lincoln, Ne. 7. Boyd Peterson Ithaca, Ne. 8. Alex Davenport(r) Lincoln, Ne. 9. Brian Hurst Blair, Ne. 10. Rich Cerveny(r) Omaha, Ne. 11. Andrew Jackson Fremont, Ne. DNS. Shon Pointer Grand Island, Ne.
IMCA Sprint Heat 1
1. Brandon Horton Waterloo, Ne. 2. Nathan Weiler Lavista, Ne. 3. Jason Danley Lincoln, Ne. 4. Joey Danley Lincoln, Ne. 5. Clint Benson Papillion, Ne. 6. Trevor Grossenbacher Panama, Ne. 7. Rich Cerveny(r) Omaha, Ne. 8. Andrew Jackson Fremont, Ne. 9. Troy Sanford(r) Lincoln, Ne.
IMCA Sprint Heat 2
1. Gene Ackland Martell, Ne. 2. Mike Boston Lincoln, Ne. 3. Stuart Snyder Lincoln, Ne. 4. Doug Lovegrove Waverly, Ne. 5. Tim Fricke Lincoln, Ne. 6. Jordan Grabouski(r) Beatrice, Ne. 7. Boyd Peterson Ithaca, Ne. 8. Toby Chapman Panama, Ne. 9. Brian Hurst Blair, Ne.
IMCA Sprint Heat 3
1. Tyler Drueke Eagle, Ne. 2. Ryan King Bennet, Ne. 3. Tim Hilfiker Greenwood, Ne. 4. Adam Gullion Lincoln, Ne. 5. Neil Nickolite Bellwood, Ne. 6. Josh Riggins(r) Lincoln, Ne. 7. Chase Weiler Lincoln, Ne. 8. Alex Davenport(r) Lincoln, Ne. 9. Shon Pointer Grand Island, Ne.