Wayne Johnson Wins Thriller in FVP NSL Opener!
West Burlington, IA, April 11, 2015 – Wayne Johnson took advantage of a spin by leader Terry McCarl to claim the inaugural feature event for the FVP National Sprint League Saturday night at the 34 Raceway in West Burlington, Iowa. The Knoxville, Iowa driver took command on lap 18 and held off McCarl on a late restart.
Johnson got the jump on pole-sitter Bryan Clauson to start the event, but McCarl, who started in row two, circled the lead pair to lead lap two. The Altoona, Iowa driver pulled away from Johnson, while Clauson, Brian Brown, and Steve Kinser battled in the top five.
After completing lap 17, McCarl performed a 360 spin in turn two, while Johnson was holding off Clauson for the second spot. McCarl maintained third. A lap later, Davey Heskin spun, bringing out the final caution of the race.
Johnson led Clauson, McCarl, a surging Brad Loyet, and Brown back to the green flag. Johnson was able to maintain his advantage, bucking a large cushion and gaining the win. McCarl worked by Clauson on lap 21 and finished second. Loyet used the low side to grab third late. Clauson and KSE Hard-charger, Tim Kaeding, rounded out the top five. Quick-timer, Danny Lasoski, Brown, Kinser, Sammy Swindell, and Mark Dobmeier completed the top ten.
Brooke Tatnell, Swindell, Terry McCarl, and Dusty Zomer took heat races, while Kaeding won the B main. Brandon Stevenson flipped hard in time trials. He was uninjured.
“I’m getting too old for this!” said Johnson in Victory Lane. “It’s getting hard to ride a big old curb like that!Burlington has always been one of my favorite tracks, and to get a win with the NSL here is really great!”
“I’m pretty embarrassed,” said McCarl about his spin while leading. “I just threw away a win. This is such a fun racetrack. The more aggressive I got, the more I enjoyed it. I’d like to thank all our sponsors and everyone here who came to watch us. ”
“We were really good,” said Loyet. “We had a really good car tonight. I got to screwing around with my line a little bit there at the end and it cost us a little. My hats off to my guys. We don’t run a 410 very often, but we’re going to this year. ”
FVP National Sprint League Results from 34 Raceway
FVP National Sprint A Main (started), 25 laps: 1. 77x, Wayne Johnson, Knoxville, IA (2) 2. 24, Terry McCarl, Altoona, IA (4) 3. O5, Brad Loyet, Sunset Hills, MO (9) 4. 17w, Bryan Clauson, Noblesville, IN (1) 5. 3, Tim Kaeding, San Jose, CA (15) 6. 2, Danny Lasoski, Dover, MO (8) 7. 21, Brian Brown, Grain Valley, MO (5) 8. 11, Steve Kinser, Bloomington, IN (6) 9. 01, Sammy Swindell, Germantown, TN (7) 10. 13, Mark Dobmeier, Grand Forks, ND (13) 11. 17B, Bill Balog, Brookfield, WI (14) 12. 18, Ian Madsen, St. Mary’s, NSW, Aust. (3) 13. 9, Paul Nienhiser, Chapin, IL (12) 14. 82, Dusty Zomer, Sioux Falls, SD (16) 15. 25, Jake Blackhurst, Hanna City, IL (17) 16. 12, Lynton Jeffrey, Prairie City, IA (21) 17. 56, Davey Heskin, St. Michael, MN (10) 18. 55, Brooke Tatnell, Sans Souci, NSW, Aust. (18) 19. 7, Kaley Gharst, Decatur, IL (20) 20. 2x, AJ Bruns, Athens, IL (19) 21. 7TAZ, Tasker Phillips, Pleasantville, IA (23) 22. 81, Austin Johnson, Pleasant Hill, IA (22) 23. 14P, Jordan Goldesberry, Springfield, IL (11) 24. 49, Josh Schneiderman, West Burlington, IA (24). Lap Leaders: W. Johnson 1, T. McCarl 2-17, W. Johnson 18-25. KSE Hard-charger: Kaeding.
Minnesota Mafia Qualifying (Qualifying Order): 1. Danny Lasoski (10) 12. 455; 2. Steve Kinser (40) 12. 617; 3. Wayne Johnson (16) 12. 714; 4. Brian Brown (33) 12. 727; 5. Bryan Clauson (25) 12. 737; 6. Brad Loyet (22) 12. 744; 7. Josh Schneiderman (38) 12. 756; 8. Davey Heskin (36) 12. 757; 9. Ian Madsen (18) 12. 770; 10. Terry McCarl (5) 12. 787; 11. Sammy Swindell (28) 12. 816; 12. Jordan Goldesberry (34) 12. 841; 13. Paul Nienhiser (15) 12. 843; 14. Mark Dobmeier (20) 12. 857; 15. Bill Balog (7) 12. 881; 16. Tim Kaeding (31) 12. 973; 17. Dusty Zomer (11) 13. 000; 18. Tasker Phillips (37) 13. 032; 19. Jake Blackhurst (13) 13. 036; 20. Brooke Tatnell (8) 13. 103; 21. AJ Bruns (21) 13. 118; 22. Kaley Gharst (23) 13. 130; 23. Lynton Jeffrey (35) 13. 230; 24. Austin Johnson (17) 13. 238; 25. 6, Bryan Gossel, Windsor, CO (32) 13. 246; 26. 20N, Hunter Schuerenberg, Sikeston, MO (2) 13. 388; 27. 44, Chris Martin, Ankeny, IA (29) 13. 401; 28. 23s, Stu Snyder, Waverly, NE (3) 13. 405; 29. 7R, Ryan Bunton, Morton, IL (24) 13. 410; 30. 1m, Phillip Mock, Pleasant Prairie, WI (30) 13. 424; 31. 6B, Andy Baugh, Mason City, IL (1) 13. 669; 32. 84, Ben Wagoner, Emden, IL (19) 13. 700; 33. 99, Austin McCarl, Altoona, IA (6) 13. 727; 34. 64, Scotty Thiel, Sheboygan, WI (27) 13. 742; 35. 17, Shane Quam, Gladstone, IL (14) 13. 818; 36. 0, Brandon Stevenson, Holstein, IA (9) 37. 15, Bobby Mincer, Burlington, IA (26) 13. 866; 38. 1P, Curtis Evans, Norborne, MO (39) 14. 088; 39. 09, Matt Juhl, Sioux Falls, SD (4) 14. 113; 40. 10V, Matt Vandevere, Zion, IL (12) NT.
Fuel Safe Heat one (started), 10 laps: 1. Brooke Tatnell (2) 2. Jordan Goldesberry (4) 3. Austin Johnson (1) 4. Brian Brown (6) 5. Davey Heskin (5) / 6. Tim Kaeding (3) 7. Stu Snyder (7) 8. Ben Wagoner (8) DNS – Brandon Stevenson, Matt Vandevere
DMI Heat two (started), 10 laps: 1. Sammy Swindell (4) 2. Lynton Jeffrey (1) 3. Jake Blackhurst (2) 4. Wayne Johnson (6) 5. Bill Balog (3) / 6. Chris Martin (7) 7. Andy Baugh (8) 8. Matt Juhl 09 (10) 9. Shane Quam (9) 10. Josh Schneiderman (5)
Kaeding Performance Heat three (started), 10 laps: 1. Terry McCarl (4) 2. Kaley Gharst (1) 3. Mark Dobmeier (3) 4. Steve Kinser (6) 5. Brad Loyet (5) / 6. Hunter Schuerenberg (7) 7. Tasker Phillips (2) 8. Scotty Thiel (9) 9. Phillip Mock (8) 10. Curtis Evans (10)
FVP Heat four (started), 10 laps: 1. Dusty Zomer (2) 2. AJ Bruns (1) 3. Ian Madsen (4) 4. Danny Lasoski (6) 5. Bryan Clauson (5) / 6. Paul Nienhiser (3) 7. Ryan Bunton (8) 8. Bobby Mincer (10) 9. Bryan Gossel (7) 10. Austin McCarl (9)
B Main (started, top 4 transfer to A),12 laps: 1. Tim Kaeding (3) 2. Paul Nienhiser (2) 3. Tasker Phillips (4) 4. Josh Schneiderman (1) / 5. Hunter Schuerenberg (6) 6. Scotty Thiel (12) 7. Bryan Gossel (5) 8. Chris Martin (7) 9. Phillip Mock (10) 10. Stu Snyder (8) 11. Bobby Mincer (14) 12. Ryan Bunton (9) 13. Curtis Evans (15) 14. Matt Juhl (16) 15. Andy Baugh (11) 16. Austin McCarl (13) DNS – Ben Wagoner, Shane Quam, Brandon Stevenson, Matt Vandevere
Contingencies:
Minnesota Mafia Quick Time – Danny Lasoski
Fuel Safe Heat – Brooke Tatnell
DMI Heat – Lynton Jeffrey
Kaeding Performance Heat – Terry McCarl
Hooker Harness “Locked In Award” – Tim Kaeding
Speedway Graphics “From the Tail Award” – Josh Schneiderman
KSE Hard-charger Award – Tim Kaeding
Bell Helmets “Hard Luck Award” – Josh Schneiderman
“Good as New with Ti22 Award” – Brandon Stevenson
Attached: Wayne Johnson in Victory Lane (Rob Kocak Photo)
Sources: Bill Wright/FVP National Sprint League PR