8/12/05
Knoxville Raceway
Knoxville Nationals Night #2
Drier track conditions greeted drivers on their second attempt at a qualifying night. A low pill draw was of the greatest importance tonight. John VanDenBerg flipped in hot laps when a wheel came off. He was done for the night.
Time Trials (Qualifying Order): 1. Craig Dollansky 7 15.782 (8) 2. Joey Saldana 2 15.798 (3) 3. Kraig Kinser 11K 15.808 (17) 4. Jeremy Campbell 10c 15.929 (5) 5. Billy Alley 22 15.967 (4) 6. Kenny Jacobs 2H 15.999 (14) 7. Jason Meyers 14 16.006 (24) 8. Danny Lasoski 20 16.080 (7) 9. Jason Solwold R19 16.093 (29) 10. Brooke Tatnell 8 16.099 (43) 11. Jac Haudenschild 83JR 16.116 (51) 12. Shane Stewart 26 16.118 (15) 13. Kerry Madsen 55 16.136 (16) 14. Terry McCarl 24 16.163 (40) 15. Brian Brown 21B 16.197 (50) 16. Mike Erdley 11E 16.214 (20) 17. Sammy Swindell 5 16.220 (27) 18. Blake Feese 55x 16.251 (42) 19. Ryan Coniam 46 16.275 (35) 20. Ed Lynch Jr. 2L 16.321 (48) 21. Stephen Allard 35x 16.340 (6) 22. Jason Johnson 22J 16.349 (44) 23. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 40R 16.354 (10) 24. Scott Young 3 16.405 (19) 25. Rager Phillips 9 16.409 (57) 26. Jason Sides 7s 16.419 (30) 27. Jesse Hockett 75J 16.431 (58) 28. Dean Jacobs 29J 16.514 (18) 29. Daryn Pittman 21 16.519 (53) 30. Danny Smith 4D 16.567 (34) 31. Travis Whitney 9T 16.580 (52) 32. Scott Neitzel 2w 16.598 (21) 33. Jonathan Allard 0 16.613 (1) 34. Don Droud Jr. 17G 16.615 (46) 35. Ricky Logan 10 16.701 (56) 36. Jon Agan 4 16.709 (31) 37. Lucas Wolfe 5w 16.820 (28) 38. Loren Langerud 56 16.854 (49) 39. Jack Pillon 18JP 16.860 (32) 40. Natalie Sather 94s 16.861 (41) 41. Seth Brahmer 13 16.884 (25) 42. Jaymie Moyle 5m 16.911 (33) 43. Jamie Zaputil 1zz 16.965 (39) 44. Johnny Herrera 45x 16.981 (12) 45. Larry Ball Jr. 5JR 17.007 (36) 46. Josh Higday 24H 17.011 (47) 47. Kim Mock 1m 17.022 (37) 48. Jamie McDonald NZ3 17.097 (45) 49. Greg Jones 35 17.137 (2) 50. Ty Bartz 75 17.354 (54) 51. Tyler Houseman 50 17.409 (38) 52. Todd Zinn 23 17.481 (13) 53. Matt Wasmund 4w 17.633 (23) 54. Robert Huisken 46H 17.644 (26) 55. Bill Clarkson Jr. 6NZ (22) 56. Sean Walden 14w (9) 57. Robert Bell 71x 18.134 (11) 58. John VanDenBerg 7x NT (55)
Heat one (started): 1. Whitney (4) 2. S. Allard (6) 3. Higday (1) 4. Sides (5) / 5. Haudenschild (8) 6. Dollansky (10) 7. K. Jacobs (9) 8. Erdley (7) / 9. Agan (3) 10. Brahmer (2)
Higday took an early lead before Whitney took control, going away on lap two. Haudenschild and Dollansky moved up quickly, but couldn't gain on the top four transfer spots.
Heat two (started): 1. Moyle (2) 2. J. Johnson (6) 3. Mock (1) 4. Stewart (8) / 5. Saldana (10) 6. Wolfe (3) 7. Meyers (9) 8. Hockett (5) / 9. Neitzel (4) 10. Swindell (7)
Moyle led throughout. There was a stoppage on lap eight of ten for a spun Swindell. This gave Stewart a chance to pounce from his sixth place running position. Mock and Wolfe had been battling all race for third. While the two battled, Stewart passed both Saldana and Wolfe on the low side to grab the final transfer.
Heat three (started): 1. D. Jacobs (5) 2. Lasoski (9) 3. K. Kinser (10) 4. Madsen (8) / 5. J. Allard (4) 6. McDonald (1) 7. Feese (7) 8. Stenhouse (6) / Langerud (3) 10. Zaputil (2)
D. Jacobs shot to the low side and passed four cars en route to a convincing win. Lasoski and K. Kinser had great runs. K. Kinser really surged after a lap four yellow for Feese. The restart at the time was D. Jacobs leading McDonald, Lasoski, Madsen, Langerud and K. Kinser. K. Kinser roared to third after the green replaced the yellow. Madsen held on to the final transfer over J. Allard, whose slow start cost him despite a late charge.
Heat four (started): 1. Droud (4) 2. Herrera (2) 3. Pittman (5) 4. Campbell (10) / 5. McCarl (8) 6. Solwold (9) 7. Coniam (7) 8. Young (6) / 9. Pillon (3) 10. Jones (1)
Jones needed a second push and joined the heat at the rear to start. Droud led flag to flag, despite a lap two caution for a stopped McCarl. McCarl would climb back up the ladder slide in front of Campbell for the final transfer on the last lap in turns one and two. Campbell was not intimidated, and used a slider of his own to take the spot back coming back to the checkers, and securing a great run.
Heat five (started): 1. Ball (2) 2. Logan (4) 3. Tatnell (9) 4. Alley (10) / 5. Lynch (7) 6. D. Smith (5) 7. Sather (3) 8. Bartz (1) / 9. Brown (8) 10. Phillips (6)
Phillips stopped on lap one and exited, unable to start. Ball led the distance. Fate saw D. Smith slow while running fourth on lap six and exit. Brown lost a motor on lap seven when he retired after climbing to third. The attrition meant Alley would grab the final transfer and continue a great night.
C main (started): 1. Swindell (2) 2. Neitzel (4) / 3. Agan (1) 4. Langerud (6) 5. Brahmer (8) 6. Zaputil (3) 7. Houseman (5) 8. Wasmund (7) 9. Bell (11) 10. Walden (13) 11. Clarkson (9) 12. Huisken (14) 13. Jones (10) 14. Zinn (12) DNS - Brown, Phillips, Pillon, VanDenBerg
Swindell coasted by himself in the 10 lapper, in a mostly single-file affair.
B main (started): 1. Saldana (2) 2. Dollansky (1) 3. Solwold (5) 4. McCarl (7) / 5. Meyers (4) 6. Haudenschild (6) 7. Swindell (21) 8. K. Jacobs (3) 9. Coniam (10) 10. Hockett (14) 11. Lynch (11) 12. Feese (9) 13. D. Smith (15) 14. Stenhouse (12) 15. Erdley (8) 16. Young (13) 17. J. Allard (16) 18. McDonald (19) 19. Sather (18) 20. Neitzel (22) 21. Bartz (20) 22. Wolfe (17)
Saldana led the distance in the 12 lapper, despite a J. Allard spin and a lap seven flip for Bartz. When McCarl showed his nose to Meyers for the final transfer with two to go, Meyers tried to block McCarl low in turns one and two on the final go-around. The result was a loss of momentum for Meyers, and McCarl gained the final transfer in a drag race for the checkered flag. A charge by Sammy fell short.
A main (started): 1. Stewart (3) 2. Tatnell (4) 3. Lasoski (5) 4. Alley (6) 5. Pittman (12) 6. Madsen (2) 7. McCarl (24) 8. D. Jacobs (11) 9. K. Kinser (8) 10. Campbell (7) 11. Saldana (21) 12. Solwold (23) 13. Dollansky (22) 14. Sides (10) 15. Herrera (17) 16. Logan (15) 17. Droud (14) 18. Whitney (13) 19. Higday (19) 20. S. Allard (1) 21. Moyle (16) 22. Mock (20) 23. J. Johnson (9) 24. Ball (18)
Madsen shot out on the cushion to lead early. His lead was a good one until a lap four slowdown for a stopped Higday. Madsen led Stewart, Tatnell, Lasoski and Alley. Stewart dove low in turn one on the restart, assuming the lead for good in the 25 lapper, collecting $12,000. The lead was growing when J. Johnson blew his motor. The restart saw Stewart leading Tatnell, Lasoski, Madsen and Alley. McCarl earned hard-charger honors for moving up 17 spots from his origination.
Clean-O World Challenge (started): 1. Pittman (9) 2. Donny Schatz 15 (14) 3. Tatnell (15) 4. Brent Antill 1B (2) 5. Madsen (11) 6. Travis Rilat 29 (8) 7. J. Johnson (7) 8. Randy Hannagan 1x (13) 9. Moyle (3) 10. Skip Jackson 2AU (10) 11. McDonald (1) 12. Lynton Jeffrey 4AU (18) 13. Coniam (5) 14. Pillon (17) 15. Clarkson (19) 16. Kaeding (6) 17. Stewart (12) 18. Geldart (4) 19. Alley (16)
Antill took the early lead in the 20 lapper. Kaeding took over on lap six, and looked to have it signed, sealed and delivered. On lap twelve, Stewart and another car contacted sending him into the inside guardrail. Geldart flipped at the same time in turn four. No one was injured. Kaeding led Antill, Pittman, Rialt and Madsen back to green flag racing. Kaeding immediately lost a left rear and pulled it pitside to watch the rest of the race. This handed the lead to Pittman who held on for a cool $10,000. Schatz found some rubber on the track late to run down Pittman, but he couldn't find a way. Alley bowed out with motor problems on lap 11. Schatz and Tatnell shared hard-charger honors.
Points heading into Saturday:
Car # Driver Hometown
Total Points
20 Lasoski, Danny Higginsville, MO 479
22 Alley, Billy Lincoln, NE 477
28 Paulus, Brian Mechanicsburg, PA 476
11K Kinser, Kraig Bloomington, IN 474
8 Tatnell, Brooke San Souci, NSW, AUST 474
88H Rahmer, Fred Salfordville, PA 472
15 Schatz, Donny Fargo, ND 470
1X Hannagan, Randy Pittsboro, IN 470
26 Stewart, Shane Bixby, OK 469
15K Kemenah, Chad Findlay, OH 468
10C Campbell, Jeremy Monroe, MI 467
2 Saldana, Joey Pittsboro, IN 466
25 Dewease, Lance Fayetteville, PA 465
7 Dollansky, Craig Zimmerman, MN 461
55 Madsen, Kerry Sydney, NSW, AUST 457
19 Smith, Stevie Broken Arrow, OK 453
11 Kinser, Steve Bloomington, IN 451
24 McCarl, Terry Altoona, IA 450
2AU Jackson, Skip Knoxville, IA 448
14AJ Johnson, Wayne Mustang, OK 447
R19 Solwold, Jason Sedro Woolley, WA 447
6 Shaffer, Tim Aliquippa, PA 443
D11 Henderson, Justin Sioux Falls, SD 436
22X Wilson, Greg Benton Ridge, OH 434
29J Jacobs, Dean Wooster, OH 432
21 Pittman, Daryn Pittsboro, IN 430
29 Rilat, Travis Forney, TX 420
35X Allard, Stephen Chico, CA 419
16 Crocker, Erin Wilbraham, MA 415
7S Sides, Jason Bartlett, TN 415
14 Meyers, Jason Clovis, CA 412
22J Johnson, Jason Eunice, LA 411
83 Kaeding, Tim San Jose, CA 410
2H Jacobs, Kenny Holmesville, OH 408
83JR Haudenschild, Jac Wooster, OH 408
44G Gharst, Kaley Decatur, IL 407
9T Whitney, Travis Coon Rapids, MN 406
17G Droud Jr., Don Lincoln, NE 402
10 Logan, Ricky Little Rock, AR 399
77 Hodnett, Greg Memphis, TN 398
40 Garner, Clint Sioux Falls, SD 395
7TW Wimmer, Brandon Fairmont, IN 393
D1 Giannetto, Jesse Palo, IA 391
1 Swindell, Kevin Germantown, TN 389
44X Dodge, Geoff North Platte, NE 386
45X Herrera, Johnny Albuquerque, NM 383
46 Coniam, Ryan Burlington, ONT, CAN 380
2L Lynch, Ed Apollo, PA 380
6G Geldart, Cody Mossley, ONT, CAN 379
19W Weuve, Bob Newton, IA 379
5 Swindell, Sammy Germantown, TN 379
5M Moyle, Jaymie Knoxville, IA 378
55X Feese, Blake Saybrook, IL 376
11H McMahan, Paul Nashville, TN 375
69 Moore, Mike Des Moines, IA 375
81 Anderson, Randy Clarion, IA 373
7W St. Arnold, Tim Des Moines, IA 372
11E Erdley, Mike Elizabethville, PA 371
24H Higday, Josh Des Moines, IA 368
2K Stutts, T.J. Liverpool, PA 366
5JR Ball, Jr., Larry Knoxville, IA 366
20C Cranston, Luke Ness City, KS 365
61J Jennings, Danny Norman, OK 364
11C Crockett, Roger Eugene, OR 360
1M Mock, Kim Pleasant Prairie, WI 360
40R Stenhouse Jr., Ricky Olive Branch, MS 359
75J Hockett, Jesse Warsaw, MO 359
1Z Zomer, Dusty Brandon, SD 353
3 Young, Scott Union Grove, WI 353
4D Smith, Danny Danville, IN 353
1W Meyer, Chad Sioux Falls, SD 350
1B Antill, Brent Ankeny, IA 347
60 Northway, Colin Marion, IA 343
0 Allard, Jonathan Chico, CA 342
71R Anderson, Ryan Charter Oak, IA 340
70 Landis, Calvin Knoxville, IA 338
5J Mitrisin, Jeff Oskaloosa, IA 334
28H Hepfner, Todd Hartford, WI 330
2W Neitzel, Scotty Beaver Dam, WI 326
5W Wolfe, Lucas Mechanicsburg, PA 321
94S Sather, Natalie Fargo, ND 318
80K Kertscher, Mike Fredonia, WI 315
12L Lambertz, John Sioux Falls, SD 309
47 Moro, Matt Ankeny, IA 309
13D Dobmeier, Mark Grand Forks, ND 308
NZ3 McDonald, Jamie Auckland, NI, NZ 307
4 Agan, Jon Knoxville, IA 302
70X Huntley, Kevin Bloomington, IN 296
56 Langerud, Loren Harwood, ND 296
02 Reinke, Mike Howards Grove, WI 295
F5 Madsen, Ian Sydney, NSW, AUST 294
75 Bartz, Ty Sheboygan Falls, WI 291
3B Bennett, Bob Lewisberry, PA 288
13 Brahmer, Seth Wisner, NE 285
4X Lutar, Toni White Rock, BC, CAN 281
1ZZ Zaputil, Jamie Mystic, IA 279
35 Jones, Greg Earlham, IA 253
21B Brown, Brian Grain Valley, MO 248
9 Phillips, Rager Knoxville, IA 225
18JP Pillon, Jack Belle River, ONT, CAN 200
4AU Jeffrey, Lynton Prairie City, IA 188
50 Houseman, Tyler Runnells, IA 188
4W Wasmund, Matt Jackson, MN 182
72 Deavers, Mike Normal, IL 178
51E Enders, Dave Kiel, WI 172
23 Zinn, Todd Glennville, PA 172
46H Huisken, Robert Marne, MI 172
6NZ Clarkson Jr., Bill Auckland, NI, NZ 172
14W Walden, Sean Bentonville, AR 172
71X Bell, Robert Colfax, IA 172
55KC Hildreth, Bob Iowa Falls, IA 168