by Greg Soukup
For the third week in a row a very large crowd filled the stands at Eagle Raceway Saturday as Colby Ridge and Casey’s General Store presented Kid’s Night-Black Jack Bike Bonanza. The weather was great and the smiles on the younger fans as they grabbed their share of the 180 bicycles to be given away were even better!
The Racesaver IMCA Sprint Car Feature saw Nate Weiler’s 4W lead the initial circuit followed by Brandon Horton’s 1B, the 93 of Ryan King and Josh Riggins in the 14J. King took over second momentarily on lap 2 but lost the spot to Riggins after another circuit. Lap 6 saw Kaleb Johnson put the #22 into fourth and move to third on lap 9 as Adam Gullion advanced the #91 into fourth. King looped it in turn 1 on lap 11. Johnson took the lead on the restart and Gullion followed him into second the next time around. Shon Pointer spun the 20P in turn 4 with 11 to go, collecting Toby Chapman’s #7 sending it flipping into the front stretch. Chapman was not seriously injured. Shayle Bade’s 03 was also involved and all 3 were towed to the pits. Jason Danley jumped up to third on the restart in the 4X. Tyler Drueke made the final change in the top 4 with 9 to go when he put the 12 into fourth. The top 4 remained unchanged to the checkers with Johnson first, Gullion second, Danley third and Drueke fourth.
Johnson has been visiting America’s Home Track this season regularly and finally notched his first W there in just his second full season in the Racesaver class. He stated “We’ve been coming here quite a bit this year. We’ve been struggling a lot here, but we threw a couple of different things at the car throughout our times here this year and luckily got to start closer to the front. These guys gave me a really, fast race car tonight and I was just able to drive the thing. I was a little worried under that yellow. I knew there are a lot of good cars here, and that’s the reason that we come here. The competition level is second to none! I looked at the board and saw Adam was behind me and I heard it over the Raceceiver. I kind of figured that he was going to try and throw a slider on me. I tried to just power around the top and keep my momentum up and lead the rest of the way”. Johnson’s sponsors include Medical Machining Specialists, Mastell Brothers Trailer Service Inc., Hochstein Farms, GRP Motorsports, Big Al’s Die Cast Racing, Merle Johnson Farm Toys, Kat’s Hog Heaven, Hegg Realtors, Dave’s Lawn Care and Landscaping and Snyder Logging and Tree Service.
Next week is Go Lucky 55 Night, presented by Racesaverand Hormel. Happy D Klown will be on hand from 5:30 to 7:30 for the kids. We will be playing racing Bingo throughout the night for prizes.
Front gates open at 5:15 with hot laps at 5:30 and racing at 6:30. Adult and youths 6-12 are just $5 and children 5 and under are free. Those 55 and older receive free front gate admission.
The Racesaver Sprint Cars, Runner Freight Modifieds, Hoosier Racing Tire Sport Modifieds, Valentino’s Hobby Stocks and ATV Motorsports Sport Compacts will all be in competition.
Pit gates open at 4 P.M. with pit passes costing $25.
RESULTS:
IMCA Sprint A-Feature 1. Kaleb Johnson Sioux Falls, Sd. 2. Adam Gullion Lincoln, Ne. 3. Jason Danley Lincoln, Ne. 4. Tyler Drueke Eagle, Ne. 5. Ryan Kitchen(r) Lincoln, Ne. 6. Trey Gropp(r) Lincoln, Ne. 7. Doug Lovegrove Waverly, Ne. 8. Cody Ledger Omaha, Ne. 9. Mike Boston Lincoln, Ne. 10. Stuart Snyder Lincoln, Ne. 11. Nathan Weiler Lavista, Ne. 12. Josh Riggins(r) Lincoln, Ne. 13. Clint Benson Papillion, Ne. 14. Ryan King Bennet, Ne. 15. Gene Ackland Martell, Ne. 16. Brandon Horton Omaha, Ne. 17. Jason Martin Lincoln, Ne. 18. Shon Pointer Grand Island, Ne. 19. Toby Chapman Panama, Ne. 20. Shayle Bade Lincoln, Ne.
IMCA Sprint B-Feature 1. Gene Ackland Martell, Ne. 2. Clint Benson Papillion, Ne. 3. Stuart Snyder Lincoln, Ne. 4. Shon Pointer Grand Island, Ne. 5. Chase Weiler Lincoln, Ne. 6. James Kinder Holts Summit, Mo. 7. Danny Nekolite O'neill, Ne. 8. Rodney Droud Lincoln, Ne. 9. Roderick Henning Middleton, Oh. 10. Nick Bryan Lincoln, Ne. 11. Gregg Bolte Fremont, Ne. 12. Tim Fricke Lincoln, Ne. 13. Dwight Carter Lincoln, Ne. 14. Andrew Jackson Fremont, Ne. 15. Neil Nickolite Bellwood, Ne. 16. Nate Johnson Hastings, Ne. 17. Jason Miller Omaha, Ne. DNS. Joey Danley Lincoln, Ne. DNS. Jack Dover Springfield, Ne. DNS. Bill Garrow Lincoln, Ne.
IMCA Sprint Heat 1 1. Doug Lovegrove Waverly, Ne. 2. Tyler Drueke Eagle, Ne. 3. Kaleb Johnson Sioux Falls, Sd. 4. Cody Ledger Omaha, Ne. 5. Chase Weiler Lincoln, Ne. 6. James Kinder Holts Summit, Mo. 7. Neil Nickolite Bellwood, Ne. 8. Joey Danley Lincoln, Ne. 9. Andrew Jackson Fremont, Ne.
IMCA Sprint Heat 2 1. Nathan Weiler Lavista, Ne. 2. Toby Chapman Panama, Ne. 3. Adam Gullion Lincoln, Ne. 4. Jason Martin Lincoln, Ne. 5. Gene Ackland Martell, Ne. 6. Danny Nekolite O'neill, Ne. 7. Rodney Droud Lincoln, Ne. 8. Gregg Bolte Fremont, Ne. 9. Jason Miller Omaha, Ne.
IMCA Sprint Heat 3 1. Josh Riggins(r) Lincoln, Ne. 2. Jason Danley Lincoln, Ne. 3. Brandon Horton Omaha, Ne. 4. Mike Boston Lincoln, Ne. 5. Clint Benson Papillion, Ne. 6. Roderick Henning Middleton, Oh. 7. Dwight Carter Lincoln, Ne. 8. Nate Johnson Hastings, Ne. 9. Tim Fricke Lincoln, Ne
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IMCA Sprint Heat 4 1. Trey Gropp(r) Lincoln, Ne. 2. Ryan Kitchen(r) Lincoln, Ne. 3. Ryan King Bennet, Ne. 4. Shayle Bade Lincoln, Ne. 5. Stuart Snyder Lincoln, Ne. 6. Shon Pointer Grand Island, Ne. 7. Nick Bryan Lincoln, Ne. 8. Jack Dover Springfield, Ne. DNS. Bill Garrow Lincoln, Ne.