By Greg Soukup
Sunny skies, mild temperatures and a great crowd set the stage for a great night of racing Saturday night at Eagle Raceway as a large crowd showed up for Fan Appreciation Night, sponsored by Kaplan University and Miller Light.
All of the heats and B Features were run without serious incident.
Brandon Horton’s 1B led the first circuit for the Racesaver IMCA Sprint Cars and Ryan King’s 93, the 03 of Shayle Bade and Joey Danley in the 14 were not far behind. Bade passed King on lap 2 and Danley followed suit the next lap, taking third. Toby Chapman got past King the next time around, moving up to fourth. Danley started moving forward on lap 9, overtaking Bade for second and then moving to the lead after another lap as Stu Snyder put the 23S into fourth. Snyder moved up to third the next circuit and grabbed second after 1 more lap. Bade moved back into third with 12 to go and Chapman moved back to fourth after another circuit. Chapman passed Bade with 7 to go. The final position change in the top 4 came when Snyder passed Danley with 4 to go, making the top 4 Snyder, Danley, Chapman and Bade.
“This was FUN!! Finally getting my first Racesaver win ever. A great old-school track; flat-out around the top with a good bottom and slick through the middle. I really have to thank my crew. John, Steve, Jeff, Botz, Uncle Sod, Kendal and Chelsea make it possible for me to come out and race” stated Snyder. Snyder’s sponsors include Precise Roofing, Simpson Racing Products, Hozby Power, Walker Performance Filters, Keizer Wheels and Meyers Racing Engines.
Next weekend is the annual Kid’s Night. There will be a huge bike giveaway at intermission. Front gates open at 5:15. Adult admission (13 and up) is just $10
with all kids 12 and under free. Hot laps start at 5:30 and racing kicking off at 6:30.
Pit gates open at 4:00 and pit passes cost $25.
RESULTS:
IMCA Sprint 07/16/2016
A Feature: 1. Stu Snyder (Waverly, NE), 2. Joey Danley (Lincoln, NE), 3. Toby Chapman (Panama, NE), 4. Shayle Bade (Lincoln, ne), 5. Tyler Drueke (Eagle, NE), 6. Clint Benson (Papillion, NE), 7. Trevor Grossenbacher (Hickman, NE), 8. Shon Pointer (Grand Island, NE), 9. Ryan King (Bennet, NE), 10. Gene Ackland (Martell, NE), 11. Brandon Horton (Omaha, NE), 12. Matt Richards (Lincoln, NE), 13. Terry Richards (Denton, NE), 14. Nate Weiler (Omaha, NE), 15. Ron Love (Lincoln, NE), 16. Jason Danley (Lincoln, NE), 17. Doug Lovegrove (Waverly, NE), 18. Nick Bryan (Lincoln, NE), 19. Chase Weiler (Lincoln, NE), 20. Adam Gullion (Lincoln, NE)
B Feature: 1. Gene Ackland (Martell, NE), 2. Terry Richards (Denton, NE), 3. Ron Love (Lincoln, NE), 4. Jason Danley (Lincoln, NE), 5. Nick Bryan (Lincoln, NE), 6. Jimmy Grasso (Omaha, NE), 7. Tim Hilfiker (Greenwood, NE), 8. Rick Hansen (Norfolk, NE), 9. Boyd Peterson (Ithaca, NE), 10. Dwight Carter (Lincoln, NE), 11. Mike Boston (Lincoln, NE)
Heat 1: 1. Toby Chapman (Panama, NE), 2. Shayle Bade (Lincoln, ne), 3. Ryan King (Bennet, NE), 4. Nate Weiler (Omaha, NE), 5. Chase Weiler (Lincoln, NE), 6. Terry Richards (Denton, NE), 7. Dwight Carter (Lincoln, NE), 8. Rick Hansen (Norfolk, NE), 9. Mike Boston (Lincoln, NE)
Heat 2: 1. Joey Danley (Lincoln, NE), 2. Shon Pointer (Grand Island, NE), 3. Brandon Horton (Omaha, NE), 4. Clint Benson (Papillion, NE), 5. Trevor Grossenbacher (Hickman, NE), 6. Jimmy Grasso (Omaha, NE), 7. Gene Ackland (Martell, NE), 8. Tim Hilfiker (Greenwood, NE), 9. Jason Danley (Lincoln, NE)
Heat 3: 1. Stu Snyder (Waverly, NE), 2. Matt Richards (Lincoln, NE), 3. Tyler Drueke (Eagle, NE), 4. Adam Gullion (Lincoln, NE), 5. Doug Lovegrove (Waverly, NE), 6. Ron Love (Lincoln, NE), 7. Nick Bryan (Lincoln, NE), 8. Boyd Peterson (Ithaca, NE)