I-80 Spring Meltdown Results and Stories

Saturday, April 2, 2022
Jake BubakJake Bubak 4/2/22

I-80 Speedway
Greenwood, NE

Spring Meltdown

Malvern Bank 360’s
26 cars

Results

Heat one (started, *qualified for feature): 1. Jake Bubak 27B (6*) 2. Carson McCarl 35L (1*) 3. Kaleb Johnson 22 (9*) 4. Matt Juhl 09 (5*) 5. Christopher Thram 24T (4*) 6. Bryan Gossel 6G (3) 7. Cam Martin 4 (2) 8. Austyn Gossel 16G (7) 9. Joey Danley 14 (8)

Eight lap heats took the top 16 in passing points to the feature.  McCarl, filling in for the still injured Cody Ledger, took the early lead ahead of Cam Martin, in his first 360 start, Thram and Bubak.  Bubak surged to third on the low side on lap two, and then passed Martin for second on the next circuit.  Johnson was working from tail to break the top five by lap three.  Danley came to a stop three laps in, bunching the field.  Bubak shot into the lead on the restart, and Johnson moved up to fourth and then third, getting by a fading Martin.  Martin would get sideways on the last lap, collecting A. Gossel, who was also making his first 360 start.  Neither would return for the B.  Juhl grabbed fourth from Thram in the last corner.

Heat two (started, *qualified for feature): 1. Chris Martin 44 (2*) 2. Seth Brahmer 13v (3*) 3. Jason Danley 4x (1*) 4. Ryan Roberts 18 (7*) 5. Shayle Bade 03 (5*) 6. Clayton Christensen 1cc (4*) 7. Boyd Peterson 57B (6) 8. Aidan Zoutte 14z (8) DNS – Aaron Werner 22w

Ch. Martin led the distance, ahead of veterans Brahmer and Jason Danley.  Roberts grabbed fourth from Bade at the halfway point.

Heat three (started, *qualified for feature): 1. Jason Martin 36 (4*) 2. Terry McCarl 24 (8*) 3. Stu Snyder 23s (2*) 4. Jack Dover 53 (5*) 5. Riley Goodno 22x (7*) 6. Adam Gullion 91 (3) 7. John Klabunde 77 (6) 8. Tony Rost 99 (1)

J. Martin led the distance in this one.  Eyes were on T. McCarl who came from the back.  He went from sixth to fourth on lap two, before Rost emanated smoke and exited on lap three.  Two laps later, Klabunde would lose his power plant and come to a stop.  J. Martin led the last three laps, while T. McCarl took second from Snyder on the white flag lap.  Dover made a late move to grab fourth.

B main (started): 1. Gullion (2) 2. Jo. Danley (5) 3. Rost (4) 4. Zoutte (6) / 5. Peterson (3) 6. B. Gossel (1) DNS – Klabunde, Ca. Martin, A. Gossel, Werner


The 8-lapper took the top four to the back of the A.  B. Gossel led Gullion, Jo. Danley and Rost early.  Gullion took the lead on lap two, and Jo. Danley and Rost moved into second and third on lap three.  B. Gossel would later surrender his transfer spot when he exited under green.  Zoutte spun with two to go to bring caution.  He was running in the fifth and final running spot, but Peterson’s wing brackets gave way and he pulled off under caution, giving the final transfer to Zoutte.
Terry McCarlTerry McCarl A main (started): 1. T. McCarl (4) 2. Brahmer (6) 3. Dover (12) 4. Bubak (5) 5. Snyder (9) 6. Juhl (11) 7. Bade (14) 8. C. McCarl (7) 9. Goodno (13) 10. Thram (15) 11. Ch. Martin (1) 12. Johnson (3) 13. Rost (19) 14. Ja. Danley (10) 15. Zoutte (20) 16. J. Martin (2) 17. Jo. Danley (18) 18. Gullion (17) 19. Christensen (16) 20. Roberts (8)

The 25-lapper paid $3,000 to the winner.  J. Martin jumped out to the early lead on the 4/10-mile ahead of T. McCarl, Ch. Martin and Johnson before Ja. Danley spun a lap in.  The Delaware restart didn’t see much change in position but Brahmer moved up to five.  On lap four, he shot by Bubak for fourth, while Dover was moving forward from row six.  By lap five, he was in the top five.  By lap eight, rubber was evident just below the cushion as it moved down the track the rest of the way.  Dover was able to get by Ch. Martin for fourth on lap 11, and the leader hit lapped traffic on lap 12.  Six laps later, J. Martin got a good run off of turn two and couldn’t avoid a lapped car, hitting it and folding his front end in the turn two wall.  T. McCarl assumed the lead, ahed of Brahmer, Dover, Chr. Martin and Johnson.  The lead trio would remain the same the last seven laps.  Unfortunately, Martin and Johnson both blew right rears on the last lap surrendering top five finishes.  Dover was the hard-charger.