Brian Brown in Victory Lane at Knoxville (Doug Johnson Photo)
KNOXVILLE RACEWAY, Knoxville, IA, May 3, 2014 – After scoring sixteen wins in 2013, Brian Brown had a rough start this season. He finally broke through with a hard-earned victory on Saturday night at Knoxville Raceway. The win was the Grain Valley, Missouri driver’s 26th in 410 competition at Knoxville placing him ninth on the all-time wins list. Knoxville’s Joe Beaver won for the second time this season in the 360 class, while Holt’s Summit, Missouri’s J Kinder won in the 305 class.
Lynton Jeffrey shot out from the pole to lead early in the 20-lap 410 feature event with Brown and Justin Henderson in tow. Soon, Terry McCarl took over third before Cole Wood flipped in turn four with six laps in the books. The Auburn, California driver was taken to the hospital for observation.
The red flag occurred right after Brown had passed Jeffrey for the lead and negated the move. Brown made good on the pass on the eighth lap, however, before Garrett Dollansky stopped after tagging the wall. Brown led Jeffrey, McCarl, Henderson and Craig Dollansky back to green flag racing.
On lap ten, McCarl shot by Jeffrey for second and began his pursuit of Brown. The leader was undeterred despite one more caution period of a spun Bronson Maeschen with eleven laps down. Dollansky would get by Jeffrey a lap later to secure third, while McCarl did his best to get by Brown to no avail.
Brown went on to record the win in the Casey’s General Stores/FVP #21 ahead of McCarl, Dollansky, Dusty Zomer and Jeffrey. Davey Heskin, Ian Madsen, Clint Garner, Henderson and Dustin Selvage rounded out the top ten. Henderson registered the quick time of the night, while Brown, Mark Dobmeier, Garner and Madsen won heat races. Dakota Hendrickson took the B main. Ryan Bunton got upside down in his heat after contact from another car. Cap Henry backed his mount into the turn one wall in his heat. Niether was injured.
“When you have a multi-time champion behind you like Terry, you just don’t know what to do,” said Brown in Victory Lane. “He can run the bottom and the top. He’s a hell of a competitor and a guy I grew up idolizing. He’s a hell of a racecar driver. We needed this win. Everyone on this team has been a big support. That support means more when you are down, and I feel like the luckiest guy in the world.”
Joe Beaver shot out to an early lead in the 15-lap 360 feature from his pole position. Jamie Ball came from row two to settle into second, while Jon Agan moved into third on lap three. Beaver got a bit sideways on the sixth lap, allowing Ball to drive around him to the point. Sixth running Russ Hall got sideways at that point, while Carson McCarl tagged the wall but continued to avoid him.
The restart saw Ball leading Beaver, Agan, Jarrod Schneiderman and Jonathan Cornell. At the drop of the green, Beaver surged back by Ball and went on to win in the Beaver Motorsports #53 for the fifth time in his career at Knoxville. Ball followed in second ahead of Justin Henderson, Cornell and Agan. Nate Van Haaften, Schneiderman, Billy Alley, Tony Shilling and hard-charger, Matt Moro, who turned over in his heat, completed the top ten. Agan, Dylan Peterson and Carson McCarl won heat races. Russ Hall posted quick time of the night.
“I jumped the berm and just about spun out,” said Beaver of Ball’s pass for the lead on lap six. “He got into one a little tentative (on the restart), and we drove him as hard as we could. We were pretty good after that. I want to thank Don Long. This is his motor and I appreciate all he does for us.”
Kevin Hetrick led early on in the 12-lap 305 feature ahead of Tanner Edwards and Keoni Texeira. J Kinder was moving up quickly from his starting spot outside row four, however. The night’s quick-timer grabbed third from Texeira on lap five, and second from Edwards on the next go-around.
A Christopher Scank flip slowed things with six in the books. Scank was uninjured. The restart gave Kinder the opportunity to shoot by Hetrick and he would never look back in route to his fourth career win here. Matthew Stelzer closed late to finish second, ahead of Steve Breazeale, who made a last lap pass for third. Hetrick settled for fourth ahead of Stacey Alexander. Edwards, Texeira, Jeff Wilke, Mike Philben, who flipped after the checkers, and Mike Mayberry rounded out the top ten. Kinder registered quick time, while Stelzer, Philben and Mayberry won heats.
“We worked hard to be here,” said Kinder in Victory Lane. “I have to thank my Uncle who took a couple of days off work to get this motor ready. Hogzilla is back! I’d like to thank anyone who helped me get here. This is what I want to do.”
Join us next Saturday night, May 10 for Bryant Iowa Heating and Cooling Night here at the Knoxville Raceway! In addition to three classes of sprint cars, Dirt Trucks will also be on the card. For more information, log on to www.KnoxvilleRaceway.com!
410 Results
Time Trials (Qualifying Order), 2 laps: 1. 1, Justin Henderson, Tea, SD (13), 15.293; 2. 56, Davey Heskin, St. Michael, MN (31), 15.389; 3. 24, Terry McCarl, Altoona, IA (4), 15.449; 4. 7, Craig Dollansky, Elk River, MN (22), 15.456; 5. 12, Lynton Jeffrey, Prairie City, IA (28), 15.507; 6. 6R, Ryan Bunton, Morton, IL (19), 15.520; 7. 7K, Dustin Selvage, Indianola, IA (9), 15.535; 8. 71A, RJ Johnson, Tampa, FL (11), 15.572; 9. 21, Brian Brown, Grain Valley, MO (5), 15.593; 10. 91, Dusty Zomer, Sioux Falls, SD (17), 15.600; 11. 17B, Bill Balog, Hartland, WI (27), 15.600; 12. 18, Ian Madsen, St. Marys, NSW, Aust (14), 15.663; 13. 55, Brooke Tatnell, Sans Souci, NSW, Aus (15), 15.696; 14. 13, Mark Dobmeier, Grand Forks, ND (10), 15.718; 15. 40, Clint Garner, Sioux Falls, SD (2), 15.732; 16. 44, Chris Martin, Ankeny, IA (8), 15.764; 17. 4, Dakota Hendrickson, Omaha, NE (18), 15.768; 18. 5J, Larry Ball Jr., Knoxville, IA (7), 15.791; 19. 10, Garrett Dollansky, Elk River, MN (3), 15.805; 20. 49, Josh Schneiderman, West Burlington, IA (16), 15.821; 21. 17W, Cole Wood, Auburn, CA (1), 15.853; 22. 96, Bronson Maeschen, Pleasantville, IA (20), 15.861; 23. 47, Don Droud Jr., Lincoln, NE (26), 15.871; 24. 75, Glen Saville, Razorback, NSW, Aust (29), 15.895; 25. 7TAZ, Tasker Phillips, Pleasantville, IA (33), 15.897; 26. 23K, Rob Kubli, Milo, IA (21), 15.974; 27. 82, Cap Henry, Bellevue, OH (23), 16.042; 28. 35, Skylar Prochaska, Lakefield, MN (6), 16.119; 29. 19, Bob Weuve, Newton, IA (32), 16.370; 30. 69, Mike Moore, Des Moines, IA (25), 16.375; 31. 45, Mark Johnson, Des Moines, IA (12), 16.409; 32. 23, Jimmy Light, West Springfield, PA (30), 16.521; 33. 20, AJ Moeller, Rockwell City, IA (24), NT.
Heat one (started), 8 Laps, 2:07.1: 1. Brian Brown (4); 2. Cole Wood (1); 3. Justin Henderson (6); 4. Lynton Jeffrey (5); 5. Brooke Tatnell (3) / 6. Tasker Phillips (7); 7. Bob Weuve (8); 8. Dakota Hendrickson (2); 9. AJ Moeller (9)
Heat two (started), 8 Laps, NT: 1. Mark Dobmeier (3); 2. Dusty Zomer (4); 3. Bronson Maeschen (1); 4. Davey Heskin (6); 5. Larry Ball Jr. (2) / 6. Mike Moore (8); 7. Rob Kubli (7); 8. Ryan Bunton (5)
Heat three (started), 8 Laps, 2:09.1: 1. Clint Garner (3); 2. Don Droud Jr. (1); 3. Terry McCarl (6); 4. Garrett Dollansky (2); 5. Dustin Selvage (5) / 6. Bill Balog (4); 7. Cap Henry (7) DNS – Mark Johnson
Heat four (started), 8 Laps, 2:09.1: 1. Ian Madsen (4); 2. Craig Dollansky (6); 3. Josh Schneiderman (2); 4. RJ Johnson (5); 5. Chris Martin (3) / 6. Skylar Prochaska (7); 7. Glen Saville (1); 8. Jimmy Light (8)
B main (started), 10 Laps, NT: 1. Dakota Hendrickson (1); 2. Rob Kubli (6); 3. Mike Moore (7); 4. Bob Weuve (5) / 5. Glen Saville (4); 6. Skylar Prochaska (8); 7. Jimmy Light (9); 8. Bill Balog (2); 9. Tasker Phillips (3) DNS – Ryan Bunton, Cap Henry, Mark Johnson, AJ Moeller
A main, 20 Laps, NT: 1. Brian Brown (3); 2. Terry McCarl (6); 3. Craig Dollansky (5); 4. Dusty Zomer (9); 5. Lynton Jeffrey (1); 6. Davey Heskin (7); 7. Ian Madsen (10); 8. Clint Garner (13); 9. Justin Henderson (4); 10. Dustin Selvage (8); 11. Don Droud Jr. (20); 12. Mark Dobmeier (12); 13. Brooke Tatnell (11); 14. Josh Schneiderman (17); 15. Bronson Maeschen (19); 16. Mike Moore (23); 17. Chris Martin (14); 18. Bob Weuve (24); 19. Larry Ball Jr. (15); 20. Dakota Hendrickson (21); 21. RJ Johnson (2); 22. Rob Kubli (22); 23. Garrett Dollansky (16); 24. Cole Wood (18). Lap Leaders: Jeffrey 1-7, Brown 8-20. Hard-charger: Droud Jr.
360 Results
Time Trials (Group Qualifying): 1. 29, Russ Hall, Pleasant Hill, IA (3), 16.218; 2. 1, Justin Henderson, Tea, SD (12), 16.234; 3. 3A, Billy Alley, Bennet, NE (22), 16.272; 4. 4, Jon Agan, Knoxville, IA (8), 16.374; 5. 28, Jonathan Cornell, Sedalia, MO (17), 16.391; 6. 5J, Jamie Ball, Knoxville, IA (11), 16.480; 7. 14S, Jarrod Schneiderman, West Burlington, IA (10), 16.526; 8. 53, Joe Beaver, Knoxville, IA (21), 16.557; 9. 3, Nate Van Haaften, Otley, IA (19), 16.571; 10. 2M, Matt Moro, Polk City, IA (13), 16.654; 11. 22, Tony Shilling, Knoxville, IA (16), 16.671; 12. 27, Carson McCarl, Altoona, IA (14), 16.681; 13. 10V, Calvin Landis, Knoxville, IA (7), 16.703; 14. 25, Dylan Peterson, Hartford, SD (5), 16.741; 15. 7H, John Hall, Marion, IA (4), 16.773; 16. 3P, Sawyer Phillips, Pleasantville, IA (23), 16.946; 17. 33V, Mike Van Haaften, Otley, IA (1), 16.966; 18. 8L, Tom Lenz, Marion, IA (2), 16.982; 19. 68, Mike Houseman Jr., Des Moines, IA (20), 17.075; 20. 80X, CJ Houseman, Des Moines, IA (18), 17.090; 21. 20T, Corey Timmerman, Carmen, IL (15), 17.148; 22. 09, Matt Juhl, Estherville, IA (9), 17.253; 23. 72, Phil Dietz, Laurel, MT (6), 17.681.
Heat one (started), 7 Laps, NT: 1. Jon Agan (5); 2. Calvin Landis (2); 3. Jarrod Schneiderman (4); 4. Russ Hall (6); 5. Sawyer Phillips (1); 6. Matt Juhl (8); 7. Mike Houseman Jr. (7); 8. Matt Moro (3)
Heat two (started), 7 Laps, 1:55.1: 1. Dylan Peterson (2); 2. Joe Beaver (4); 3. Justin Henderson (6); 4. Tony Shilling (3); 5. Jonathan Cornell (5); 6. Mike Van Haaften (1); 7. CJ Houseman (7); 8. Phil Dietz (8)
Heat three (started), 7 Laps, NT: 1. Carson McCarl (3); 2. Tom Lenz (1); 3. Nate Van Haaften (4); 4. Jamie Ball (5); 5. Billy Alley (6); 6. John Hall (2); 7. Corey Timmerman (7)
A main (started), 15 Laps, NT: 1. Joe Beaver (1); 2. Jamie Ball (3); 3. Justin Henderson (7); 4. Jonathan Cornell (4); 5. Jon Agan (5); 6. Nate Van Haaften (9); 7. Jarrod Schneiderman (2); 8. Billy Alley (6); 9. Tony Shilling (10); 10. Matt Moro (19); 11. Dylan Peterson (13); 12. Carson McCarl (11); 13. Tom Lenz (17); 14. Mike Houseman Jr. (20); 15. Calvin Landis (12); 16. CJ Houseman (21); 17. Mike Van Haaften (16); 18. Corey Timmerman (22); 19. Phil Dietz (23); 20. John Hall (14); 21. Sawyer Phillips (15); 22. Russ Hall (8); 23. Matt Juhl (18). Lap Leaders: Beaver 1-5, J. Ball 6, Beaver 7-15. Hard-charger: Moro.
305 Results
Time Trials (Group Qualifying): 1. 88, J Kinder, Holts Summit, MO (8), 17.211; 2. 59KB, Mike Philben, Grimes, IA (3), 17.282; 3. 28, Chris Walraven, Knoxville, IA (10), 17.313; 4. 57, Steve Breazeale, Trenton, MO (9), 17.489; 5. 5J, Devin Kline, Knoxville, IA (12), 17.502; 6. 50, Keoni Texeira, Honolulu, HI (4), 17.585; 7. 99, Matthew Stelzer, Omaha, NE (24), 17.742; 8. 35, Kevin Hetrick, Gladstone, IL (26), 17.783; 9. 0, Mike Mayberry, Fremont, IA (25), 17.911; 10. 7, Tanner Edwards, Van Meter, IA (13), 17.950; 11. 24, Kade Higday, Pleasant Hill, IA (23), 18.014; 12. 55M, McKenna Haase, Des Moines, IA (16), 18.027; 13. 6, Mitchell Alexander, Knoxville, IA (18), 18.033; 14. 4, Chris Horton, Indianola, IA (14), 18.106; 15. 1K, Andee Beierle, Bismarck, ND (6), 18.297; 16. 29, Steve Palmer, Des Moines, IA (1), 18.437; 17. 19K, Sarena Paul, Monroe, IA (2), 18.473; 18. 41, Jeff Wilke, Genoa, IL (20), 18.520; 19. 92C, Cody Ambers, Knoxville, IA (22), 18.546; 20. 51, Corey Kautz, Urbandale, IA (17), 18.772; 21. 71C, Stacey Alexander, Lacona, IA (15), 18.866; 22. 82, Lee Patterson, Des Moines, IA (19), 19.079; 23. 55KC, Bob Hildreth, Iowa Falls, IA (21), 19.148; 24. 02S, Josh Jones, Knoxville, IA (7), 19.330; 25. 50K, Kevin Hiemstra, Knoxville, IA (11), 19.624; 26. 36W, Christopher Scank, Cedar Rapids, IA (5), NT.
Heat one (started), 6 Laps, 1:45.6: 1. Matthew Stelzer (4); 2. J Kinder (6); 3. Steve Breazeale (5); 4. Steve Palmer (1); 5. Tanner Edwards (3); 6. Lee Patterson (8); 7. Kevin Hiemstra (7); 8. Mitchell Alexander (2) DNS – Cody Ambers
Heat two (started), 6 Laps, NT: 1. Mike Philben (6); 2. Kevin Hetrick (4); 3. Bob Hildreth (8); 4. Christopher Scank (9); 5. Sarena Paul (1); 6. Corey Kautz (7); 7. Chris Horton (2); 8. Kade Higday (3); 9. Devin Kline (5)
Heat three (started), 6 Laps, NT: 1. Jeff Wilke (1); 2. Chris Walraven (6); 3. McKenna Haase (3); 4. Stacey Alexander (7); 5. Josh Jones (8); 6. Keoni Texeira (5); 7. Andee Beierle (2); 8. Mike Mayberry (4)
A main (started), 12 Laps, NT: 1. J Kinder (8); 2. Matthew Stelzer (3); 3. Steve Breazeale (5); 4. Kevin Hetrick (2); 5. Stacey Alexander (14); 6. Tanner Edwards (1); 7. Keoni Texeira (4); 8. Jeff Wilke (12); 9. Mike Philben (7); 10. Mike Mayberry (19); 11. Josh Jones (17); 12. Bob Hildreth (16); 13. Andee Beierle (23); 14. Steve Palmer (10); 15. Lee Patterson (15); 16. Corey Kautz (13); 17. Kevin Hiemstra (24); 18. Christopher Scank (18); 19. Chris Walraven (6); 20. Sarena Paul (11) DNS – McKenna Haase, Kade Higday, Mitchell Alexander, Chris Horton, Devin Kline, Cody Ambers. Lap Leaders: Hetrick 1-6, Kinder 7-12. Hard-charger: Beierle.