Ian Madsen Wins Knoxville Tilt
Dusty Zomer Wins in 360’s and Christian Bowman Wins First in 305’s
Knoxville, IA, April 23, 2016 – Ian Madsen scored his sixth career win at the Knoxville Raceway in front of another big crowd on Earth Day Night Saturday. The first 300 fans in attendance received a tree from the Arbor Day Foundation. The St. Mary’s, New South Wales driver hopes using a restart to shoot by Tim Kaeding for the $3,000 score in the KCP Racing #18 plants his own seeds towards a championship. Dusty Zomer led wire to wire to record his sixth career win in the 360 class, while Christian Bowman was a first-time winner at Knoxville in the 305 class.
In the 20-lap 410 main event, Davey Heskin jumped out to an early lead from his starting spot outside of row one ahead of Tim Kaeding, Madsen, Brian Brown and Justin Henderson. The top five remained the same the first half of the race until becoming mired in heavy traffic.
While Heskin was slowing a bit in traffic, Kaeding was gaining. He shot under the leader to take the point on lap eleven. One circuit later, Austin McCarl spun in turns three and four with a shredded left rear tire. Madsen, who had just taken over second from Heskin shot to the low side of turn one on the restart and slid in front of Kaeding to take the lead.
Brown followed Madsen by Heskin to take third on the restart, and then gained second from Kaeding on lap 14. He reeled in Madsen as the two approached traffic, but he was never close enough to make a serious attempt at the win. Kaeding held onto third, ahead of Bryan Clauson and Danny Lasoski, who grabbed fifth in the final corner. Heskin, Henderson, Craig Dollansky, Dusty Zomer and Mark Dobmeier rounded out the top ten. Henderson set quick time, while Zomer, Bronson Maeschen and Dobmeier won heat races. An incident in the first heat saw Josh Schneiderman get upside down. He was uninjured, and returned later in the night.
“(Heskin) was leading and the lapped traffic was pretty heavy,” said Madsen in Victory Lane. “It’s difficult to know where to go. I can of had a plan (on the restart) and I was going for it 100%. I didn’t know if it was going to work, but we were really hungry for a win and it worked. We kind of struggled last week for the opening night and we were banging our heads against the wall all week. It’s awesome to come back, it doesn’t get any better than getting a win.”
The 360 feature went non-stop after an incident marred the first try at green. Ryan Roberts spun into the turn one wall and collected Randy Martin, who flipped towards turn two. Both drivers were o.k.
Once green, Dusty Zomer took off to lead all 18 laps, but there was plenty of action behind him. While John Agan rode second, Ian Madsen and Justin Henderson exchanged the third spot twice. Madsen would win that battle and take second on lap eight, but Clint Garner had plans of his own. The six-time track champ battled with Henderson before shooting from fifth to third on the tenth lap. His next victim was Madsen on lap 13. Though he was running hard, Zomer had checked out to win by a straightaway in the Buffalo Wild Wings #82.
Following Zomer and Garner were Madsen, Henderson and Matt Moro. Nate Van Haaften, Tony Shilling, Agan, Jamie Ball and Joe Beaver rounded out the top ten. Henderson set quick time for the 360’s (tying with Garner), while Beaver, Martin and Lee Grosz won heats. Ricky Montgomery claimed the B main.
“With this 360 deal, our motor and car work really nice,” said Zomer. “The team is really working hard. We’ve been traveling quite a bit and that helps. We had a fast hot rod. It’s hard to judge how fast you really are when you get out front like that. I was just trying to get through traffic as best I could.”
The best battle in the 15-lap 305 feature was up front. Christian Bowman and Mitchell Alexander raced side by side for much of an event that was slowed by two cautions and a red flag incident. Trevor Smith and rookie AJ Johnson brought out the caution periods, while Brad Comegys turned over in turn one. No one was injured.
The 20-year-old Bowman used the low side to his advantage throughout the race in the Christian Bowman Racing #15, while Mitchell Alexander rode the cushion. In the closing stages, Bowman pulled away to win over Alexander, Mike Mayberry, Devin Kline and Chris Walraven. McKenna Haase, Stacey Alexander, Matthew Stelzer, Joe Simbro and Corey Kautz rounded out the top ten. Walraven set quick time for the 305’s, while Haase and Bowman won the heat races. Rookie Tyler Dollison lost a wheel and flipped hard into turn one in his heat race. He was uninjured.
“This is amazing!” said an excited Bowman in Victory Lane. “I have to thank my sponsors, my team and my Dad. What a night! It was fun. I hope the fans like it too!”
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410 Results
Time Trials (Qualifying Order), 2 laps: 1. 1, Justin Henderson, Sioux Falls, SD (7), 15.434; 2. 2, Danny Lasoski, Dover, MO (21), 15.452; 3. 18, Ian Madsen, St. Mary’s, NSW, Aust. (17), 15.508; 4. 21, Brian Brown, Grain Valley, MO (8), 15.536; 5. 56N, Davey Heskin, St. Michael, MN (15), 15.603; 6. 3, Tim Kaeding, San Jose, CA (1), 15.608; 7. 17W, Bryan Clauson, Noblesville, IN (5), 15.620; 8. 12, Lynton Jeffrey, Sydney, NSW, Aust. (13), 15.693; 9. 2KS, Craig Dollansky, Elk River, MN (16), 15.713; 10. O9, Matt Juhl, Sioux Falls, SD (25), 15.770; 11. 84, Scott Bogucki, McLaren Vale, SA, Aust. (4), 15.780; 12. 55, Brooke Tatnell, Sans Souci, NSW, Aust. (10), 15.816; 13. 82, Dusty Zomer, Sioux Falls, SD (20), 15.834; 14. 96, Bronson Maeschen, Pleasantville, IA (26), 15.855; 15. 13, Mark Dobmeier, Grand Forks, ND (6), 15.889; 16. 7, Dustin Selvage, Indianola, IA (22), 15.912; 17. 20, AJ Moeller, Rockwell City, IA (14), 15.962; 18. 7W, Tasker Phillips, Pleasantville, IA (18), 15.987; 19. 49, Josh Schneiderman, West Burlington, IA (24), 16.014; 20. 17A, Austin McCarl, Altoona, IA (27), 16.069; 21. 1B, Jake Bubak, Arvada, CO (2), 16.290; 22. 10, Dakota Hendrickson, Omaha, NE (9), 16.402; 23. 35, Kevin Hetrick, Gladstone, IL (3), 16.648; 24. 07, Jacob Wilson, Crawfordsville, IN (12), 16.839; 25. 19, Bob Weuve, Newton, IA (11), 17.381; 26. 7T, Trent Stengl, Oslo, MN (19), 17.949; 27. 71A, RJ Johnson, Tampa, FL (23), NT.
Heat one (started), 8 Laps, 2:10.7: 1. Dusty Zomer (2); 2. Brian Brown (5); 3. Bryan Clauson (4); 4. Justin Henderson (6); 5. Matt Juhl (3); 6. Dakota Hendrickson (8); 7. Bob Weuve (9); 8. Dustin Selvage (1); 9. Josh Schneiderman (7)
Heat two (started), 8 Laps, 2:10.5: 1. Bronson Maeschen (2); 2. Lynton Jeffrey (4); 3. AJ Moeller (1); 4. Davey Heskin (5); 5. Danny Lasoski (6); 6. Austin McCarl (7); 7. Scott Bogucki (3); 8. Kevin Hetrick (8); 9. Trent Stengl (9)
Heat three (started), 8 Laps, 2:14.7: 1. Mark Dobmeier (2); 2. Brooke Tatnell (3); 3. Tasker Phillips (1); 4. Ian Madsen (6); 5. Craig Dollansky (4); 6. Tim Kaeding (5); 7. Jake Bubak (7); 8. Jacob Wilson (8) DNS – RJ Johnson
A main (started), 20 Laps, NT: 1. Ian Madsen (4); 2. Brian Brown (3); 3. Tim Kaeding (1); 4. Bryan Clauson (7); 5. Danny Lasoski (5); 6. Davey Heskin (2); 7. Justin Henderson (6); 8. Craig Dollansky (9); 9. Dusty Zomer (12); 10. Mark Dobmeier (14); 11. Bronson Maeschen (13); 12. Brooke Tatnell (11); 13. Lynton Jeffrey (8); 14. Dustin Selvage (20); 15. Matt Juhl (10); 16. Tasker Phillips (16); 17. Scott Bogucki (19); 18. Austin McCarl (17); 19. Jake Bubak (22); 20. Dakota Hendrickson (18); 21. Bob Weuve (25); 22. Jacob Wilson (24); 23. Trent Stengl (26); 24. Kevin Hetrick (23); 25. AJ Moeller (15); 26. Josh Schneiderman (21) DNS – RJ Johnson. Lap Leaders: Heskin 1-10, Kaeding 11-12, I. Madsen 13-20. Hard-charger:Selvage.
360 Results
Time Trials (Qualifying Order), 2 laps: 1. 1, Justin Henderson, Sioux Falls, SD (3), 16.181; 2. 40, Clint Garner, Sioux Falls, SD (23), 16.181; 3. 18M, Ian Madsen, St. Mary’s, NSW, Aust. (20), 16.351; 4. 2M, Matt Moro, Polk City, IA (5), 16.367; 5. 82, Dusty Zomer, Brandon, SD (13), 16.396; 6. 4, Jon Agan, Knoxville, IA (15), 16.452; 7. 18, Ryan Roberts, Aurora, NE (7), 16.468; 8. 5J, Jamie Ball, Knoxville, IA (26), 16.499; 9. 24, Kade Higday, Pleasant Hill, IA (16), 16.549; 10. 3, Nate Van Haaften, Otley, IA (9), 16.572; 11. 22, Tony Shilling, Knoxville, IA (12), 16.578; 12. 3P, Sawyer Phillips, Pleasantville, IA (14), 16.617; 13. 53, Joe Beaver, Knoxville, IA (17), 16.670; 14. 14, Randy Martin, California, MO (11), 16.709; 15. 10, Calvin Landis, Knoxville, IA (21), 16.745; 16. 9, Ryan Giles, West Des Moines, IA (27), 16.757; 17. 8L, Tom Lenz, Marion, IA (2), 16.775; 18. 4J, Lee Grosz, Harwood, ND (19), 16.850; 19. 9M, Ricky Montgomery, Lakewood, CO (1), 16.863; 20. 33, Alan Zoutte, Knoxville, IA (4), 16.877; 21. 33V, Mike Van Haaften, Otley, IA (22), 17.171; 22. 14J, Josh Riggins, Newton, IA (24), 17.210; 23. 35L, Cody Ledger, Omaha, NE (18), 17.301; 24. 1A, John Anderson, Des Moines, IA (6), 17.345; 25. 19, Rob Weuve, Oakland Acres, IA (8), 17.472; 26. 15, James Sires, Rapid City, SD (25), 17.926; 27. 4X, Adam Speckman, Rapid City, SD (10), 18.799; 28. 81A, Chris Morgan, Topeka, KS (28), NT.
Heat one (started), 7 Laps, NT: 1. Joe Beaver (2); 2. Justin Henderson (6); 3. Ryan Giles (1); 4. Ryan Roberts (4); 5. Nate Van Haaften (3); 6. Matt Moro (5) / 7. Josh Riggins (8); 8. Ricky Montgomery (7); 9. Rob Weuve (9)
Heat two (started), 7 Laps, 1:59.4: 1. Randy Martin (2); 2. Clint Garner (6); 3. Jamie Ball (4); 4. Dusty Zomer (5); 5. Tony Shilling (3); 6. Tom Lenz (1) / 7. Cody Ledger (8); 8. Alan Zoutte (7); 9. James Sires (9)
Heat three (started), 7 Laps, 2:01.1: 1. Lee Grosz (1); 2. Calvin Landis (2); 3. Ian Madsen (6); 4. Jon Agan (5); 5. Kade Higday (4); 6. Mike Van Haaften (7) / 7. Sawyer Phillips (3); 8. John Anderson (8); 9. Adam Speckman (9)
B main (started), 10 Laps, 2:22.5: 1. Ricky Montgomery (2); 2. Sawyer Phillips (1); 3. Josh Riggins (4); 4. Alan Zoutte (3); 5. John Anderson (6); 6. James Sires (8) / 7. Adam Speckman (9); 8. Rob Weuve (7) DNS – Cody Ledger
A main (started), 18 Laps, 5:22.4: 1. Dusty Zomer (2); 2. Clint Garner (5); 3. Ian Madsen (4); 4. Justin Henderson (6); 5. Matt Moro (3); 6. Nate Van Haaften (10); 7. Tony Shilling (11); 8. Jon Agan (1); 9. Jamie Ball (8); 10. Joe Beaver (13); 11. Kade Higday (9); 12. Ryan Giles (16); 13. Lee Grosz (18); 14. Calvin Landis (15); 15. Ricky Montgomery (19); 16. Sawyer Phillips (12); 17. Josh Riggins (21); 18. Mike Van Haaften (20); 19. Tom Lenz (17); 20. James Sires (23); 21. Alan Zoutte (22); 22. Ryan Roberts (7); 23. Randy Martin (14) DNS – John Anderson. Lap Leader: Zomer 1-18. Hard-charger: Grosz.
305 Results
Time Trials (Group Qualifying): 1. 56W, Chris Walraven, Knoxville, IA (10), 17.215; 2. 5J, Devin Kline, Knoxville, IA (13), 17.304; 3. 99, Matthew Stelzer, Omaha, NE (17), 17.369; 4. 51, Corey Kautz, Urbandale, IA (14), 17.378; 5. O, Mike Mayberry, Fremont, IA (7), 17.467; 6. 85, Chase Wanner, Agency, IA (5), 17.490; 7. 6, Mitchell Alexander, Knoxville, IA (1), 17.506; 8. 15, Christian Bowman, Altoona, IA (15), 17.521; 9. 76, Brad Comegys, Bondurant, IA (2), 17.710; 10. 56, Joe Simbro, Pleasantville, IA (6), 17.730; 11. 55, McKenna Haase, Des Moines, IA (9), 17.810; 12. 33, Trevor Smith, Sanborn, IA (18), 17.849; 13. 92C, Cody Ambers, Knoxville, IA (8), 17.889; 14. 71, Cliff Jones, Pleasant Hill, IA (3), 17.895; 15. 71C, Stacey Alexander, Lacona, IA (12), 18.311; 16. 3D, Tyler Dollison, Milo, IA (19), 18.616; 17. 41D, Dan Henning, Columbia, IA (16), 18.931; 18. 12, Tyler Glass, Cedar Rapids, IA (11), 18.953; DQ (Scales) – 8J, AJ Johnson, Oskaloosa, IA (4)
Heat one (started), 6 Laps, NT: 1. McKenna Haase (1); 2. Mitchell Alexander (3); 3. Brad Comegys (2); 4. Chris Walraven (6); 5. Mike Mayberry (4); 6. Stacey Alexander (8); 7. Matthew Stelzer (5); 8. AJ Johnson (10); 9. Cody Ambers (7); 10. Dan Henning (9)
Heat two (started), 6 Laps, NT: 1. Christian Bowman (3); 2. Trevor Smith (1); 3. Devin Kline (6); 4. Joe Simbro (2); 5. Corey Kautz (5); 6. Cliff Jones (7); 7. Tyler Glass (9); 8. Chase Wanner (4); 9. Tyler Dollison (8)
A main (started), 15 Laps, NT: 1. Christian Bowman (1); 2. Mitchell Alexander (2); 3. Mike Mayberry (3); 4. Devin Kline (5); 5. Chris Walraven (6); 6. McKenna Haase (9); 7. Stacey Alexander (12); 8. Matthew Stelzer (13); 9. Joe Simbro (8); 10. Corey Kautz (4); 11. Cliff Jones (11); 12. Dan Henning (16); 13. Tyler Glass (17); 14. AJ Johnson (18); 15. Brad Comegys (7); 16. Trevor Smith (10); 17. Cody Ambers (15) DNS – Chase Wanner, Tyler Dollison. Lap Leaders: M. Alexander 1, Bowman 2-15. Hard-charger: S. Alexander.
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