Calvin Landis celebrates his 360 win at Knoxville (Rob Kocak Photo)
Knoxville, IA, August 1, 2015 – Justin Henderson struck for his third win of the season and ninth of his career Saturday night at the Knoxville Raceway. The Sioux Falls, South Dakota driver’s win came aboard the BDS Motorsports #1. The 360 main event was a tune-up for next week’s 25th Arnold Motor Supply 360 Nationals presented by Great Southern Bank. The feature saw five lead changes, and Calvin Landis picked up his first career 360 win, and his first at Knoxville since winning in the 410 class in 2007.
Before a lap could be completed in the 20-lap main event, Logan Forler did a series of flips in turn one. He was uninjured. The second try saw Henderson take the early lead from pole-sitter Terry McCarl and Dusty Zomer. Henderson set sail on the bottom groove.
Danny Lasoski, who started fifth, grabbed the fourth spot from Lynton Jeffrey on lap two. It took several laps to get to lapped traffic, and McCarl reeled in Henderson on one occasion. Scott Bogucki hit the turn three berm and flipped with thirteen laps recorded.
The restart opened up the track again for the leaders, and Henderson cruised ahead of McCarl, Zomer and Lasoski. Brian Brown used the restart to shoot from seventh to fifth. Henderson did escape disaster late with a slowing Austin Johnson who got over the inside berm in turn four.
Henderson maintained his advantage to the stripe, ahead of McCarl, Zomer, Lasoski and Brown. Davey Heskin, Jeffrey, hard-charger Brooke Tatnell, Jamie Veal and Bronson Maeschen rounded out the top ten. Madsen set quick time, while Tasker Phillips, Lasoski and Tim Kaeding won heat races. Madsen also won the B main.
“(Austin Johnson) did a good job of saving it there,” said Henderson of his late scare. “I’ve done the same thing. It’s definitely possible to do that when you are trying your best to go fast. This was a really good night for this BDS Motorsports team. The track was really fast. Starting position helped an awful lot. Pretty much every scenario you can imagine has played out this year. We’ve got a lot of good practice and a lot of good testing this year. We’re saving it in that bank of knowledge for the Nationals these next two weeks.”
The race of the night, and quite possibly the season to date came in the 18-lap 360 feature. Calvin Landis came from the second row to take the early lead ahead of Josh Baughman and Tony Bruce Jr. For the first seven laps, Landis rode the cushion, while Baughman stayed within two car lengths on the bottom.
On lap nine, Bruce shot by Baughman for second in a three-way battle for the lead. On the next circuit, Baughman bounced back. He stormed past Bruce and Landis to regain the lead. The leaders were in heavy lapped traffic on lap 14, when it was Bruce’s turn to take the point on the low side over Baughman.
Baughman returned the favor again on the next circuit, while Wayne Johnson came out of nowhere to claim third from Landis. On lap 16, Johnson shot by both Bruce and Baughman who shot over the turn one berm to avoid contact. Johnson took off and looked to be heading to the win!
Disaster struck him, however, in turn three on the last lap, when his left rear tire exploded. Landis and Baughman drag raced for the checkers, banging wheels down the front straight. Landis won by a margin of .065 of a second. Bruce was third, ahead of Justin Henderson and hard-charger Johnny Herrera. Jon Agan, Clint Garner, Johnson (limping home), Nate Van Haaften and Ryan Giles rounded out the top ten.
Henderson set quick time on the night over the 39-car field, while Jamie Ball, Johnson, Garner and Herrera won heat races. John Hall won the B main.
“You don’t get many chances in this world at my age to win a race,” said Landis in Victory Lane beside the Vander Ecken Motor$port$ #10. “When you get an opportunity, you’re going to crash or win that $%&*@! It’s been a long time coming. It’s been a lot of hard roads. This is a real small operation. About six laps in, the car started puking oil or something all over me. I was watching the gauges to see what was ready to go. While I was watching the gauges, I just got a little bit behind. With about three to go, I said, ‘She’s going to hold on, let’s go, pucker down and go!’ I kept pulling tear-off after tear-off down the front straightaway.”
The 25th Annual Arnold Motor Supply 360 Nationals presented by Great Southern Bank kick off this Thursday night, August 6, and continue Friday, August 7 and Saturday, August 8! Join us for the kickoff of the 2015 Southern Iowa Sprintweek! For more information on Knoxville Raceway, visit www.KnoxvilleRaceway.com!
410 Results
Time Trials (Qualifying Order), 2 laps: 1. 18, Ian Madsen, St. Marys, NSW, Aust. (15), 15.504; 2. 2, Danny Lasoski, Dover, MO (6), 15.574; 3. 82, Dusty Zomer, Sioux Falls, SD (2), 15.599; 4. 21, Brian Brown, Grain Valley, MO (11), 15.613; 5. 20, AJ Moeller, Rockwell City, IA (27), 15.680; 6. 24, Terry McCarl, Altoona, IA (25), 15.699; 7. 35AU, Jamie Veal, Warrnambool, VIC, Aust. (10), 15.714; 8. 1, Justin Henderson, Sioux Falls, SD (7), 15.726; 9. 12, Lynton Jeffrey, Prairie City, IA (18), 15.748; 10. 56, Davey Heskin, St. Michael, MN (9), 15.804; 11. 96, Bronson Maeschen, Pleasantville, IA (20), 15.812; 12. 2L, Logan Forler, Boise, ID (8), 15.924; 13. 7TAZ, Tasker Phillips, Pleasantville, IA (33), 15.931; 14. 29, Willie Croft, Roseville, CA (23), 15.941; 15. 3, Tim Kaeding, San Jose, CA (3), 15.965; 16. 55, Brooke Tatnell, Sans Souci, NSW, Aust. (14), 15.976; 17. 99, Brady Bacon, Broken Arrow, OK (13), 15.994; 18. 19P, Paige Polyak, Tiffin, OH (17), 16.003; 19. 71A, RJ Johnson, Tampa, FL (32), 16.042; 20. 81, Austin Johnson, Pleasant Hill, IA (29), 16.051; 21. 49, Josh Schneiderman, West Burlington, IA (1), 16.114; 22. 2KS, Craig Dollansky, Elk River, MN (5), 16.194; 23. 21AU, Garry Brazier, Sydney, NSW, Aust. (24), 16.214; 24. 22, Tony Shilling, Knoxville, IA (30), 16.237; 25. 84, Scott Bogucki, McLaren Vale, SA, Aust. (22), 16.297; 26. 6G, Bryan Gossel, Windsor, CO (26), 16.546; 27. 19, Bob Weuve, Newton, IA (19), 16.719; 28. 17, Shane Quam, Burlington, IA (21), 16.745; 29. 7R, Ryan Bunton, Morton, IL (28), 16.791; 30. 15, Bobby Mincer, Burlington, IA (4), 16.810; 31. 4, Dakota Hendrickson, Omaha, NE (16), 18.959; 32. 4K, Tom Jeffrey, Kelleyville, NSW, Aust. (31), NT; 33. 17A, Austin McCarl, Altoona, IA (12), NT.
Heat one (started), 8 Laps, 2:08.8: 1. Tasker Phillips (2); 2. Brooke Tatnell (1); 3. Davey Heskin (3); 4. Jamie Veal (4); 5. Craig Dollansky (8); 6. Brian Brown (5) / 7. Ian Madsen (6); 8. Scott Bogucki (9); 9. RJ Johnson (7); 10. Shane Quam (10) DNS – Dakota Hendrickson
Heat two (started), 8 Laps, 2:07.5: 1. Danny Lasoski (6); 2. Brady Bacon (1); 3. Bronson Maeschen (3); 4. Justin Henderson (4); 5. Willie Croft (2) 6. AJ Moeller (5) / 7. Ryan Bunton (10); 8. Austin Johnson (7); 9. Garry Brazier (8); 10. Bryan Gossel (9) DNS – Tom Jeffrey
Heat three (started), 8 Laps, 2:08.0: 1. Tim Kaeding (2); 2. Paige Polyak (1); 3. Lynton Jeffrey (4); 4. Dusty Zomer (6); 5. Terry McCarl (5); 6. Logan Forler (3) / 7. Josh Schneiderman (7); 8. Tony Shilling (8); 9. Bobby Mincer (10); 10. Bob Weuve (9) DNS – Austin McCarl
B main (started), 12 Laps, 3:17.4: 1. Ian Madsen (1); 2. Josh Schneiderman (4); 3. Austin Johnson (3); 4. Scott Bogucki (7); 5. RJ Johnson (2); 6. Garry Brazier (5) / 7. Bobby Mincer (8); 8. Bob Weuve (9); 9. Shane Quam (6); 10. Ryan Bunton (10) DNS – Tony Shilling, Bryan Gossel, Tom Jeffrey
A main (started), 20 Laps, NT: 1. Justin Henderson (2); 2. Terry McCarl (1); 3. Dusty Zomer (4); 4. Danny Lasoski (5); 5. Brian Brown (6); 6. Davey Heskin (10); 7. Lynton Jeffrey (3); 8. Brooke Tatnell (16); 9. Jamie Veal (8); 10. Bronson Maeschen (11); 11. Ian Madsen (9); 12. Tasker Phillips (13); 13. Craig Dollansky (20); 14. Tim Kaeding (15); 15. Willie Croft (14); 16. AJ Moeller (7); 17. Josh Schneiderman (19); 18. Brady Bacon (17); 19. Austin Johnson (21); 20. Scott Bogucki (22); 21. RJ Johnson (23); 22. Paige Polyak (18); 23. Garry Brazier (24); 24. Logan Forler (12). Lap Leader: Henderson 1-20. Hard-charger: Tatnell.
360 Results
Time Trials (Qualifying Order), 2 laps: 1. 1, Justin Henderson, Sioux Falls, SD (9), 16.171; 2. 10, Calvin Landis, Knoxville, IA (17), 16.212; 3. 7H, John Hall, Marion, IA (2), 16.282; 4. 88, Scottie McDonald, Porter, TX (12), 16.338; 5. 53, Joe Beaver, Knoxville, IA (7), 16.344; 6. 95, Matt Covington, Glenpool, OK (1), 16.374; 7. 18T, Tony Bruce Jr., Owasso, OK (14), 16.417; 8. 21, Brian Brown, Grain Valley, MO (4), 16.449; 9. 9, Ryan Giles, West Des Moines, IA (39), 16.489; 10. 17, Josh Baughman, Odessa, TX (22), 16.498; 11. 4, Jon Agan, Knoxville, IA (8), 16.547; 12. 3, Nate Van Haaften, Otley, IA (3), 16.601; 13. 21AU, Jordyn Brazier, Sydney, NSW, Aust. (11), 16.622; 14. 77X, Wayne Johnson, Knoxville, IA (30), 16.647; 15. 2M, Matt Moro, Polk City, IA (23), 16.655; 16. 45X, Johnny Herrera, Albuquerque, NM (37), 16.689; 17. 34DD, Bill Balog, Brookfield, WI (19), 16.694; 18. 3P, Sawyer Phillips, Pleasantville, IA (36), 16.724; 19. 40, Clint Garner, Sioux Falls, SD (29), 16.731; 20. 21X, Bart Friedrichsen, Arthur, IA (6), 16.735; 21. 5J, Jamie Ball, Knoxville, IA (18), 16.736; 22. 199, Ryan Bowers, Ham Lake, MN (5), 16.799; 23. 31C, Justyn Cox, Clarksburg, CA (21), 16.816; 24. 29, Russ Hall, Pleasant Hill, IA (34), 16.866; 25. 92, Jordan Weaver, Woodward, OK (13), 16.922; 26. 18, Ryan Roberts, Aurora, NE (10), 16.945; 27. 94, Jeff Swindell, Bartlett, TN (25), 16.970; 28. 87, Aaron Reutzel, Clute, TX (28), 16.973; 29. 4J, Lee Grosz, Harwood, ND (35), 17.003; 30. 9M, Ricky Montgomery, Lakewood, CO (31), 17.029; 31. 22, Tony Shilling, Knoxville, IA (38), 17.045; 32. 8L, Tom Lenz, Marion, IA (24), 17.062; 33. 52, Blake Hahn, Sapulpa, OK (26), 17.063; 34. 44, Chris Martin, Ankeny, IA (20), 17.098; 35. 35L, Cody Ledger, Omaha, NE (15), 17.126; 36. 33, Alan Zoutte, Knoxville, IA (33), 17.270; 37. 1A, John Anderson, Des Moines, IA (32), 17.486; 38. 38, Mike Dapra, Gillette, WY (16), 17.982; 39. 33M, Kris Miller, Woodward, OK (27), NT.
Heat one (started), 7 Laps, 1:57.7: 1. Jamie Ball (1); 2. Bill Balog (2); 3. Ryan Giles (4); 4. Justin Henderson (6); 5. Jordyn Brazier (3) / 6. Jordan Weaver (7); 7. Joe Beaver (5); 8. Lee Grosz (8); 9. Blake Hahn (9); 10. John Anderson (10)
Heat two (started), 7 Laps, NT: 1. Wayne Johnson (3); 2. Calvin Landis (6); 3. Josh Baughman (4); 4. Matt Covington (5); 5. Ryan Roberts (7) / 6. Ryan Bowers (1); 7. Ricky Montgomery (8); 8. Chris Martin (9); 9. Sawyer Phillips (2); 10. Mike Dapra (10)
Heat three (started), 7 Laps, 1:58.8: 1. Clint Garner (2); 2. Justyn Cox (1); 3. Matt Moro (3); 4. Tony Bruce Jr. (5); 5. Jon Agan (4) / 6. John Hall (6); 7. Jeff Swindell (7); 8. Cody Ledger (9); 9. Tony Shilling (8); 10. Kris Miller (10) DNS – Kris Miller
Heat four (started), 7 Laps, 1:58.6: 1. Johnny Herrera (3); 2. Russ Hall (1); 3. Bart Friedrichsen (2); 4. Nate Van Haaften (4); 5. Scottie McDonald (6) / 6. Alan Zoutte (7); 7. Tom Lenz (8); 8. Aaron Reutzel (5) DNS – Brian Brown
B main (started), 10 Laps, NT: 1. John Hall (1); 2. Jeff Swindell (6); 3. Joe Beaver (2); 4. Tony Shilling (10) / 5. Ryan Bowers (4); 6. Chris Martin (13); 7. Tom Lenz (11); 8. Blake Hahn (12); 9. Ricky Montgomery (9); 10. Alan Zoutte (15); 11. Cody Ledger (14); 12. Jordan Weaver (5);
A main (started), 18 Laps, 5:18.0: 1. Calvin Landis (4); 2. Josh Baughman (2); 3. Tony Bruce Jr. (1); 4. Justin Henderson (5); 5. Johnny Herrera (14); 6. Jon Agan (3); 7. Clint Garner (16); 8. Wayne Johnson (12); 9. Nate Van Haaften (10); 10. Ryan Giles (8); 11. Scottie McDonald (6); 12. Russ Hall (20); 13. Matt Covington (7); 14. Bill Balog (15); 15. Jamie Ball (18); 16. Jordyn Brazier (11); 17. Bart Friedrichsen (17); 18. Joe Beaver (23); 19. Tony Shilling (24); 20. John Hall (9); 21. Matt Moro (13); 22. Ryan Roberts (21); 23. Justyn Cox (19); 24. Jeff Swindell (22). Lap Leaders: Landis 1-9, Baughman 10-13, Bruce Jr. 14, Baughman 15, W. Johnson 16-19, Landis 20. Hard-charger: Herrera.