By Greg Soukup
If last week was the ‘Perfect night for racing’, then this Saturday at Eagle Raceway was even ‘Perfecter’!!! High Bank Thunder, presented by the Lincoln Stars and Coors Light saw a very large crowd in the stands thanks to temperatures in the 70’s and the promise of great racing followed by the annual School Bus Demo Derby!
There were no serious incidents in the preliminary racing.
Trevor Grossenbacher’s 35 was first back to the flag stand on the initial circuit of the Duros Dent Works IMCA Racesaver Sprint Car finale. Hot on his tail tank were the X of Nick Bryan, Adam Gullion’s 91 and the 57 of Mark Pace. Gullion passed Bryan on lap 2. Lap 3 saw Nate Weiler’s 4W and the 3G of Bill Garrow make heavy contact in turn 4. Both cars were unable to be repaired. Shon Pointer took over fourth in the 20P. Tyler Drueke got past Pointer after another lap to put the 12 into fourth and moved up to third with 8 to go. Joey Danley joined the fray on lap 14 to out the 14 into fourth. Drueke got up to second with 9 to go and set his sights on Grossenbacher. He kept closing the gap but ran out of laps. At the end it was Grossenbacher, Drueke, Gullion and Danley.
“We got a really good start there. Everybody was running below my usual line that I normally run, and I got a really good run. I was surprised myself when I had the lead coming out of 4 but I kept thinking to myself ‘I can’t screw this one up now’ but it’s kind of hard being out front without anybody to chase because you don’t know what line to run or how fast to go. I know I didn’t run a perfect race for sure, because I messed up a couple of corners. But I got the job done and kept the momentum rolling. I didn’t hear anyone coming, but I knew that somebody had to be. I had trouble getting by some lapped cars. I would screw up and the field would gain a little on me, but I finally got by and thought I was okay then. I didn’t know how close Tyler was, but I knew he was coming!”. Trevor’s sponsors include Rick Forbes Motorsports Stop ‘N Shop, True North Construction, Skytop Towers, WC’s South and Restore A Muscle Car and Jet Racing.
Next week is the season points finale as A1 Iron, Empire Fence, Casey’s General Store and Coors Light present the Eagle Shootout. The 50/50 raffle will benefit Wounded Warriors.
The points race is VERY close right now with all classes in doubt. You won’t want to miss this one!!!!!
Front gates open at 5:00. Adult admission is $12, children 5 and under are free.
Pit gates open at 3:30 with pit admission being $30.
Hot laps begin at 5:30 with racing kicking off at 6:30. All 5 classes will be in action, including the Duros Dent Works Sprint Cars, Nebraska Lottery Modifieds, A1 Iron/Sany Stock Cars, Modern Real Estate SportMods & Valentino’s Hobby Stocks.
RESULTS:
Sprint-IMCA A-Feature
1. Trevor Grossenbacher Panama, Ne. 2. Tyler Drueke Eagle, Ne. 3. Adam Gullion Lincoln, Ne. 4. Joey Danley Martell, Ne. 5. Ryan King Bennet, Ne. 6. Mark Pace Lincoln, Ne. 7. Stuart Snyder Lincoln, Ne. 8. Josh Riggins Lincoln, Ne. 9. Clint Benson Papillion, Ne. 10. Gene Ackland Martell, Ne. 11. Jason Danley Lincoln, Ne. 12. Gunnar Pike South Bend, Ne. 13. Jay Russell Wathena, Ks. 14. Doug Lovegrove Waverly, Ne. 15. Jake Galusha(r) Lincoln, Ne. 16. Andrew Jackson Fremont, Ne. 17. Shon Pointer Grand Island, Ne. 18. Nick Bryan Lincoln, Ne. 19. Bill Garrow Lincoln, Ne. 20. Nathan Weiler Omaha, Ne.
Sprint-IMCA B-Feature
1. Clint Benson Papillion, Ne. 2. Jason Danley Lincoln, Ne. 3. Jay Russell Wathena, Ks. 4. Jake Galusha(r) Lincoln, Ne. 5. Nathan Weiler Omaha, Ne. 6. Chase Weiler Lincoln, Ne. 7. Brandon Bosma Rock Rapids, Ia. 8. Alex Davenport Lincoln, Ne. 9. Dwight Carter Lincoln, Ne. 10. Justin Bolte Fremont, Ne. 11. James Reed Holodrege, Ne.
Sprint-IMCA Heat 1
1. Trevor Grossenbacher Panama, Ne. 2. Tyler Drueke Eagle, Ne. 3. Gunnar Pike South Bend, Ne. 4. Bill Garrow Lincoln, Ne. 5. Doug Lovegrove
Waverly, Ne. 6. Clint Benson Papillion, Ne. 7. Jake Galusha(r) Lincoln, Ne. 8. Chase Weiler Lincoln, Ne. 9. Brandon Bosma Rock Rapids, Ia.
Sprint-IMCA Heat 2
1. Shon Pointer Grand Island, Ne. 2. Nick Bryan Lincoln, Ne. 3. Mark Pace Lincoln, Ne. 4. Ryan King Bennet, Ne. 5. Joey Danley Martell, Ne. 6. Jason Danley Lincoln, Ne. 7. Nathan Weiler Omaha, Ne. 8. Dwight Carter Lincoln, Ne. 9. James Reed Holodrege, Ne.
Sprint-IMCA Heat 3
1. Stuart Snyder Lincoln, Ne. 2. Josh Riggins Lincoln, Ne. 3. Adam Gullion Lincoln, Ne. 4. Gene Ackland Martell, Ne. 5. Andrew Jackson Fremont, Ne. 6. Jay Russell Wathena, Ks. 7. Alex Davenport Lincoln, Ne. 8. Justin Bolte Fremont, Ne.