By Greg Soukup
Eagle Shootout, presented by Great Clips Saturday at Eagle Raceway saw a great crowd show up to watch as the season’s points champions were crowned.
The lone incident in the preliminary action saw the 91BC sprinter of Adam Gullion bicycle in turn 3 during the 4th heat for the Racesaver IMCA Sprints and end up flipping. Unfortunately, the car had too much damage to be repaired in time for the B Feature.
The Racesaver IMCA Sprint Car A Feature saw Brandon Horton in the 1B, Dwight Carter’s 4U, the 14 of Joey Danley and Nick Bryan’s 52 lead lap 1. Greg Bolte passed Bryan on lap 2, putting the 00 into fourth. Jason Martin’s 5X took over fourth on lap 4 as Danley grabbed second. Martin moved up to third after another lap. Tyler Drueke cracked the top 4 on lap 7 in his #12. The next lap saw Martin pass Horton for second, but lose the spot to Danley after another lap and take it back after 1 more circuit. Martin then grabbed the lead on lap 11. Shayle Bade’s 03 suffered front end damage, ending up in the infield the next time around as Gene Ackland’s 14G stopped on the front stretch. That made the running order Martin, Horton, Danley and Drueke. Danley moved past Horton for second with 9 to go, but lost the spot to Drueke the next time around. Trevor Grossenbacher put the 35 into fourth with 6 circuits remaining. Danley spun in turn 2 on the final lap, making the final top 4 Martin, Drueke, Grossenbacher and Shon Pointer’s 20P.
This marked Jason’s second Eagle Raceway victory in 2016, coming from 12th at the start. “The track has been really good this year. I lost my brakes with about 10 to go, so I started cruising. But, I started listening to make sure I didn’t hear anyone getting close to me, but I never did. I had a really consistent EMI chassis, just like my other one. It’s going to be a toss-up to decide which one to run next weekend at the Sprint Nationals. I want to thank All Star Dent and Detail for coming on board with us recently” related Martin. Martin’s sponsors include All Star Dent and Detail, Midwest Linings and Trucks Plus.
Next weekend is the 2016 Racesaver IMCA Sprint Nationals, presented by Precise Rental Products and NMC The Cat Rental Store. Thursday, September 1st is an Open House Practice Night. Grandstand admission is free with pit passes costing $15. Pre-tech for the sprints will be open from 10 AM to 6 PM. The pits and grandstands open at 6 PM with practice taking place from 7 until 10 There will be a party in the pits following practice with live music by the Meadow Rave Band.
Then, Friday September 2nd sees the first night of action. The sprint car portion of the show will set up the first 3 rows of the 3-wide start for Sunday’s big show. Also in action will be the Speedway Motors Lightning Sprints. There will be pre-tech for the sprints from 10 AM to 5 PM. Front gates open at 4 PM. Adult front gate admission is $10, youths 6-12 are just $5 and children 5 and under are free.
Pits open at 4, with pit admission being $25.
There will be a party in the pits after the races with live music by the Low on Cash Band.
RESULTS:
Sprints A-Feature 1. Jason Martin 5X 2. Tyler Drueke 12 3. Trevor Grossenbacher 35 4. Shon Pointer 20P 5. Brandon Horton 1B 6. Toby Chapman 7KX 7. Matt Richards 1R 8. Clint Benson 100 9. Doug Lovegrove 1 10. Gregg Bolte 00 11. Joey Danley 14 12. Nate Weiler 4W 13. Tim Hilfiker 20 14. Nick Bryan 52 15. Dan Nekolite 22D 16. Dwight Carter 4U 17. Mike Boston 51 18. Gene Ackland 14G 19. Shayle Bade 03 20. Jimmy Grasso 8G
Sprints B-Feature 1. Toby Chapman 7KX 2. Doug Lovegrove 1 3. Matt Richards 1R 4. Clint Benson 100 5. Terry Richards 18 6. Ryan King 93 7. Ron Love 5 8. Mike Johnston 14J 9. Dan Satriano 95 10. Tim Fricke 62 11. Keith Dragoo 77D 12. Bart Kendall 77X 13. Chase Weiler 0 14. Randy Sterling 00S DNS Adam Gullion 91 DNS Jeff Taylor 17T
Sprints Heat 1 1. Brandon Horton 1B 2. Mike Boston 51 3. Dwight Carter 4U 4. Gene Ackland 14G 5. Doug Lovegrove 1 6. Dan Satriano 95 7. Ron Love 5 8. Keith Dragoo 77D
Sprints Heat 2 1. Tyler Drueke 12 2. Jimmy Grasso 8G 3. Nick Bryan 52 4. Nate Weiler 4W 5. Clint Benson 100 6. Toby Chapman 7KX 7. Chase Weiler 0 8. Bart Kendall 77X
Sprints Heat 3 1. Shayle Bade 03 2. Shon Pointer 20P 3. Trevor Grossenbacher 35 4. Tim Hilfiker 20 5. Ryan King 93 6. Tim Fricke 62 7. Mike Johnston 14J DNS Jeff Taylor 17T
Sprints Heat 4 1. Joey Danley 14 2. Gregg Bolte 00 3. Jason Martin 5X 4. Dan Nekolite 22D 5. Terry Richards 18 6. Matt Richards 1R 7. Randy Sterling 00S 8. Adam Gullion 91