Kevin Swindell is all smiles with Ralph Capitani after taking the Capitani Classic (Conrad Nelson Photo)
Bryan Hulbert/Bill Wright - KNOXVILLE, Ia. (August 4, 2013) The 2nd annual Capitani Classic was the site of Kevin Swindell’s fourth Knoxville Raceway triumph as the Germantown, Tenn. shoe dominated all 25 laps of the tribute to former Race Director of the Knoxville Raceway, Ralph Capitani.
“From like the first lap, I knew it was really good. I just kept having to tell myself to breath,” commented Swindell of his dominating performance. “There was a real fine line to get off [turn] two that you had to hit, and you had to be pretty precise to get off. I just made sure I kept getting the wing back every time I slipped up because when you get to dirty air, just in that little bit of lapped traffic, these things suck to drive.”
Challenged briefly on the initial start, Terry McCarl grabbed the lead with a low side pass only to see the caution fly for the spun No. 18 of Ian Madsen.
Leading by 2.568 seconds on Lap 5, the caution flew the following circuit for Jon Agan who spun in turn three.
Underway, the race was for third as Brian Brown worked past Justin Henderson with Henderson retaking the spot on Lap 7 with both drivers chasing Terry McCarl for the runner up spot. Closing in on the Rossie Feed and Grain No. 24, Henderson grabbed the runner-up spot on Lap 12 as the caution flew for Kyle Larson who wheel stood the Abreu Vineyard No. 1k before coming to a stop in the turn four entrance to the infield.
On the restart, Justin Henderson dove to the hub in turn one, but to no avail as Kevin Swindell again powered the Indy Race Parts No. 71s to the point.
Working the cushion from start to finish, Kevin Swindell crossed 2.861 seconds ahead of Justin Henderson.
“It’s a cryin’ shame when somebody is that good,” chuckled Justin Henderson. “He was gone. He was really fast. I think my car was maybe good enough to catch him; I just hung around the middle a little bit too long and made some mistakes.”
Brian Brown worked to third with Shane Stewart coming from eighth to fourth. Craig Dollansky completed the top five with Terry McCarl, Paul McMahan, Daryn Pittman, Brad Sweet, and Stevie Smith making up the top ten.
Knoxville Raceway comes back to life Wednesday, August 7 with the start of the 53rd FVP Knoxville Nationals. Hot Laps are scheduled to begin at 6:45 P.M. (CDT). Further information, including night-by-night breakdown of qualifying nights can be found athttp://www.knoxvilleraceway.com.
410 Results
Time Trials (Qualifying Order), 2 laps: 1. 57, Shane Stewart, Bixby, OK (4), 16.095; 2. 51, Paul McMahan, Nashville, TN (62), 16.108; 3. 12, Lynton Jeffrey, Prairie City, IA (27), 16.203; 4. 1s, Sammy Swindell, Germantown, TN (44), 16.206; 5. 71m, Joey Saldana, Brownsburg, IN (55), 16.224; 6. 4D, Cody Darrah, Red Lion, PA (65), 16.234; 7. 29, Kerry Madsen, St. Marys, NSW, Aust. (67), 16.264; 8. 49K, Brad Sweet, Grass Valley, CA (11), 16.271; 9. 7K, Dustin Selvage, Indianola, IA (6), 16.329; 10. 9, Daryn Pittman, Owasso, OK (41), 16.335; 11. 21, Brian Brown, Grain Valley, MO (47), 16.342; 12. 1, Justin Henderson, Sioux Falls, SD (14), 16.353; 13. 13, Mark Dobmeier, Grand Forks, ND (63), 16.373; 14. 71s, Kevin Swindell, Bartlett, TN (81), 16.386; 15. 24, Terry McCarl, Altoona, IA (32), 16.418; 16. 6, David Gravel, Watertown, CT (9), 16.420; 17. 83x, Tim Shaffer, Aliquippa, PA (25), 16.428; 18. 18, Ian Madsen, St. Marys, NSW, Aust. (50), 16.464; 19. 41, Jason Johnson, Eunice, LA (17), 16.492; 20. 19s, Stevie Smith, Broken Arrow, OK (52), 16.492; 21. 47, Don Droud Jr., Lincoln, NE (22), 16.496; 22. 91, Dusty Zomer, Sioux Falls, SD (73), 16.499; 23. 7, Craig Dollansky, Elk River, MN (49), 16.507; 24. 17A, Austin McCarl, Altoona, IA (7), 16.512; 25. 28, Brian Paulus, Mooresville, IN (2), 16.518; 26. 1sa, Logan Schuchart, Hanover, PA (23), 16.539; 27. 1K, Kyle Larson, Elk Grove, CA (29), 16.567; 28. 96, Bronson Maeschen, Pleasantville, IA (12), 16.569; 29. 33, Danny Lasoski, Dover, MO (46), 16.573; 30. 4A, Jon Agan, Knoxville, IA (68), 16.603; 31. 2B, Dale Blaney, Fowler, OH (58), 16.607; 32. 45, Danny Holtgraver, Pittsburgh, PA (77), 16.607; 33. 11N, Randy Hannagan, Pittsboro, IN (45), 16.608; 34. o5, Brad Loyet, Sunset Hills, MO (5), 16.612; 35. 77x, Wayne Johnson, Knoxville, IA (42), 16.638; 36. 48, Danny Dietrich, Gettysburg, PA (78), 16.645; 37. 7s, Jason Sides, Bartlett, TN (15), 16.647; 38. 55, Brooke Tatnell, Sans Souci, NSW, Aus (31), 16.647; 39. 15H, Sam Hafertepe Jr., Sunnyvale, TX (16), 16.663; 40. 56, Davey Heskin, St. Michael, MN (71), 16.674; 41. 83, Tim Kaeding, San Jose, CA (51), 16.677; 42. 82, Scott Winters, Butterfield, MN (38), 16.686; 43. 99, Brady Bacon, Broken Arrow, OK (48), 16.713; 44. 39, Greg Hodnett, Thomasville, PA (40), 16.718; 45. 9w, Brandon Wimmer, Fairmount, IN (66), 16.748; 46. 94, Jeff Swindell, Bartlett, TN (59), 16.784; 47. 2L, Logan Forler, Lake Havasu City, AZ (53), 16.821; 48. 11, Roger Crockett, Medford, OR (64), 16.823; 49. 7TAZ, Tasker Phillips, Pleasantville, IA (18), 16.863; 50. 49, Josh Schneiderman, West Burlington, IA (60), 16.876; 51. 17B, Bill Balog, Hartland, WI (21), 16.884; 52. 4, Dakota Hendrickson, Omaha, NE (35), 16.901; 53. 55xm, James McFadden, Brisbane, QLD, Aust. (74), 16.906; 54. 88, Jarrod Schneiderman, West Burlington, IA (24), 16.913; 55. 6R, Ryan Bunton, Morton, IL (79), 16.923; 56. 20, AJ Moeller, Rockwell City, IA (43), 16.929; 57. 20K, Thomas Kennedy, Winnipeg, MB, Can. (30), 16.974; 58. 10, Rager Phillips, Pleasantville, IA (69), 16.988; 59. 23K, Rob Kubli, Milo, IA (54), 17.014; 60. W20, Greg Wilson, Benton Ridge, OH (28), 17.043 / 61. 45x, Johnny Herrera, Albuquerque, NM (8), 17.049; 62. 97G, Jody Rosenboom, Rock Rapids, IA (75), 17.065; 63. 35AU, Jamie Veal, Warrnambool, VIC, Aust. (56), 17.067; 64. 69, Mike Moore, Des Moines, IA (10), 17.112; 65. 40, Caleb Helms, Findlay, OH (33), 17.113; 66. 24R, Rico Abreu, St. Helena, CA (70), 17.138; 67. 74x, Josh Hodges, Tijeras, NM (57), 17.346; 68. 44w, Austen Wheatley, Lake Stevens, WA (76), 17.481; 69. 17, Josh Baughman, Odessa, TX (36), 17.692; 70. 10V, Glen Saville, Razorback, NSW, Aust (39), 17.764; 71. 2, Garrett Dollansky, Elk River, MN (37), 17.904; 72. 1a, Jacob Allen, Hanover, PA (13), 18.002; 73. 4x, Shawn Petersen, Irving, TX (61), 18.093; 74. 45J, Mark Johnson, Des Moines, IA (19), 18.131; 75. 71, Robert Bell, Colfax, IA (26), 18.161; 76. 2K, Kevin Ingle, Huron, SD (34), 18.161; 77. 19, Bob Weuve, Newton, IA (80), 18.841; 78. 12P, TJ Peterson, Des Moines, IA (1), 21.552; 79. 59, Jac Haudenschild, Wooster, OH (3), NT; 80. 4s, Danny Smith, Chillicothe, OH (20), NT; 81. 17w, Cole Wood, Auburn, CA (72), NT.
Heat one (started), 8 laps, 2:13.1: 1. Don Droud Jr. (2); 2. Brian Brown (4); 3. David Gravel (3); 4. Shane Stewart (6) / 5. Logan Schuchart (1); 6. Dale Blaney (7); 7. Danny Dietrich (8); 8. Jeff Swindell (10); 9. Cody Darrah (5); 10. Tim Kaeding (9); 11. AJ Moeller (12); 12. Bill Balog (11)
Heat two (started), 8 laps, 2:15.5: 1. Dusty Zomer (2); 2. Kyle Larson (1); 3. Justin Henderson (4); 4. Paul McMahan (6) / 5. Kerry Madsen (5); 6. Tim Shaffer (3); 7. Scott Winters (9); 8. Thomas Kennedy (10); 9. Danny Holtgraver (7); 10. Dakota Hendrickson (11) 11. Logan Forler (8) DNS – Jason Sides
Heat three (started), 8 laps, 2:19.0: 1. Bronson Maeschen (1); 2. Craig Dollansky (2); 3. Ian Madsen (3); 4. Brad Sweet (5) / 5. Randy Hannagan (7); 6. Brooke Tatnell (8); 7. Lynton Jeffrey (6); 8. Brady Bacon (9); 9. James McFadden (11); 10. Roger Crockett (10); 11. Mark Dobmeier (4); 12. Rager Phillips (12)
Heat four (started), 8 laps, 2:17.5: 1. Danny Lasoski (1); 2. Jason Johnson (3); 3. Kevin Swindell (4); 4. Austin McCarl (2) / 5. Sammy Swindell (6); 6. Dustin Selvage (5); 7. Greg Hodnett (9); 8. Brad Loyet (7); 9. Tasker Phillips (10); 10. Jarrod Schneiderman (11); 11. Rob Kubli (12); 12. Sam Hafertepe Jr. (8)
Heat five (started), 8 laps, 2:19.6: 1. Jon Agan (1); 2. Daryn Pittman (5); 3. Stevie Smith (3); 4. Terry McCarl (4) / 5. Davey Heskin (6); 6. Wayne Johnson (7); 7. Brandon Wimmer (9); 8. Brian Paulus (2); 9. Josh Schneiderman (8); 10. Ryan Bunton (11); 11. Greg Wilson (10) DNS – Joey Saldana
C main (started), 10 laps, NT: 1. Johnny Herrera (1); 2. Rico Abreu (4); 3. Jody Rosenboom (2); 4. Caleb Helms (3); 5. Josh Hodges (5); 6. Glen Saville (8) / 7. Austen Wheatley (6); 8. Jacob Allen (10); 9. Mark Johnson (12); 10. Bob Weuve (13); 11. Josh Baughman (7); 12. Shawn Petersen (9); 13. Robert Bell (11); 14. TJ Peterson (16); 15. Kevin Ingle (14); 16. Danny Smith (15) DNS – Jamie Veal, Mike Moore, Garrett Dollansky, Jac Haudenschild, Cole Wood
B main #1 (started), 12 laps, NT: 1. Lynton Jeffrey (1); 2. Randy Hannagan (7) / 3. Joey Saldana (2); 4. Kerry Madsen (3); 5. Davey Heskin (10); 6. Wayne Johnson (8); 7. Greg Hodnett (12); 8. Brian Paulus (5); 9. Scott Winters (11); 10. Brooke Tatnell (9); 11. Bill Balog (15); 12. Johnny Herrera (20); 13. Jeff Swindell (13); 14. Ryan Bunton (17); 15. Josh Hodges (22); 16. Rob Kubli (19); 17. James McFadden (16); 18. Tasker Phillips (14); 19. Thomas Kennedy (18); 20. Dale Blaney (6); 21. Jody Rosenboom (21); 22. Mark Dobmeier (4) DNS – Jason Sides
B main #2 (started), 12 laps, NT: 1. Sammy Swindell (1); 2. Cody Darrah (2) / 3. Tim Kaeding (10); 4. Tim Shaffer (4); 5. Dustin Selvage (3); 6. Brandon Wimmer (12); 7. Danny Holtgraver (6); 8. Rico Abreu (20); 9. Roger Crockett (13); 10. Brady Bacon (11); 11. Josh Schneiderman (14); 12. Caleb Helms (21); 13. Jarrod Schneiderman (16); 14. Rager Phillips (18); 15. Greg Wilson (19); 16. Glen Saville (22); 17. AJ Moeller (17); 18. Dakota Hendrickson (15); 19. Brad Loyet (7); 20. Logan Schuchart (5); 21. Sam Hafertepe Jr. (9); 22. Danny Dietrich (8) DNS – Logan Forler
A main (started), 25 laps, NT: 1. Kevin Swindell (2); 2. Justin Henderson (3); 3. Brian Brown (4); 4. Shane Stewart (8); 5. Craig Dollansky (15); 6. Terry McCarl (1); 7. Paul McMahan (7); 8. Daryn Pittman (5); 9. Brad Sweet (6); 10. Stevie Smith (12); 11. Danny Lasoski (19); 12. Sammy Swindell (22); 13. Ian Madsen (10); 14. Bronson Maeschen (18); 15. Dusty Zomer (14); 16. Kyle Larson (17); 17. Randy Hannagan (23); 18. Cody Darrah (24); 19. David Gravel (9); 20. Austin McCarl (16); 21. Don Droud Jr. (13); 22. Lynton Jeffrey (21); 23. Jon Agan (20); 24. Jason Johnson (11). Lap Leader: K. Swindell 1-25. Hard-charger: C. Dollansky.