Late Pass Gives Brian Brown Win #31 at Knoxville
Henderson wins 360 Thriller, Kautz Wins First in 305’s
Knoxville, IA, May 14, 2016 – Brian Brown heated things up on a cool night with a late pass to net his 31st career 410 feature win on McKay Insurance/Nationwide Night at Knoxville Raceway Saturday. The Grain Valley, Missouri driver snagged $3,000 for his win in the Brian Brown Racing Casey’s General Stores/FVP #21. Justin Henderson grabbed his seventh career win in the 360 class, climbing from a starting spot in row five in the BDS Motorsports #1. Corey Kautz executed a pass in lap traffic to grab his first win in the 15-lap 305 feature in record time.
Brooke Tatnell set the pace early on in the 20-lap 410 main event. The Aussie pulled away from Matt Juhl and Austin McCarl, before McCarl stopped with a broken power steering line with four laps in the books. Brown would pass Juhl for second on the restart, but that was negated when AJ Moeller and Bronson Maeschen crashed hard in turn two. They were uninjured.
One more lap was in the books when RJ Johnson came to a rest against the turn four wall with five laps down. That restart saw Tatnell ahead of Juhl, Brown, Danny Lasoski and Ian Madsen. Juhl surged to a lead down the backstretch when the green flew again, but Tatnell powered back off the bottom of turn four to keep his advantage.
The next eleven laps went non-stop. Madsen and Craig Dollansky moved past Lasoski into fourth and fifth by the eighth lap. Dollansky would continue his charge, moving by Madsen with five laps to go to claim fourth. Brown surged as he and Juhl were in a dead heat on the completion of lap 16. Because his last lap was quicker, he assumed the runner-up position behind Tatnell on the restart.
Tatnell kept his advantage for two more circuits, and then Brown shot around to lead lap 18. Dollansky moved onto the podium, getting by Juhl on the same lap. Following Brown, Tatnell and Dollansky, was hard-charger, Tim Kaeding who drove from 17th to grab fourth on the last lap. Juhl, Madsen, Dusty Zomer, Justin Henderson, Lasoski and Davey Heskin rounded out the top ten. Maeschen set quick time on the night, and Mark Dobmeier, Brown and Moeller won heat races.
“We’ve ran in the top three the last eight or nine nights,” said Brown in Victory Lane. “That’s nice, but it’s nice to get wins too. I didn’t know if we’d be able to get it done tonight, but we did. The team’s been here the last five years. I don’t know if the driver has shown up the last couple of years. Sometimes it takes a wintertime to sift through everything to see what’s right and what’s wrong. This team busts their tail and they deserve to win every night. I’d really like to thank this crowd. It was a great crowd on a pretty cold night.”
Ian Madsen shot out from his starting spot outside row two of the 360 feature to lead the 18-lapper early on. Chris Martin, Jamie Ball, Joe Beaver and Billy Alley settled in behind him. Beaver suffered a rear-end issue in turn one, and backed into the fence with three laps down. He was uninjured, but surrendered his fourth place run.
Just one more lap was in the books, when a caution was displayed for Derrik Lusk, Dave Getchell and Mike Van Haaften, all of whom retired. Alley shot by Martin into third on the restart, as Ball ran down the leader. Justin Henderson was on the move, however, moving up to fourth on the restart and then tracking down Alley to gain third on lap seven.
The final caution came out for Kade Higday, who made contact with the turn three wall on lap ten. He was taken to the hospital, complaining of a leg injury. With eight laps to go, Madsen led Ball, Henderson, Alley and Dusty Zomer back to green.
Ball would use the low side to shoot by Madsen on lap eleven, while Henderson would use the same move two laps later to take second. Henderson seemed to gain speed as the race went on, and shot by Ball with three laps to go to take the win. Ball held on to second, ahead of Madsen, hard-charger Clint Garner (from 15th) and Alley. Zomer, Martin, Tony Shilling, Nate Van Haaften and Ryan Giles rounded out the top ten. Beaver set quick time for the 360’s, while Zomer, Nate Van Haaften and Sawyer Phillips won heats.
“(Ball) was doing a really good job when he came up on a lapped car,” said Henderson in Victory Lane. “I didn’t know if I’d have time to get to him before we got to the lapped car. It just worked out for us. I’m really proud of this team. We were fighting hard all night to find something that was going to work.”
The 15-lap 305 main event went non-stop in record time at 4:27.2. Mike Mayberry, who crossed first a week ago, but was two pounds light at the scales, pulled away in the early going from Corey Kautz, Chris Walraven and McKenna Haase. Haase would shoot by Walraven on the second lap for third.
At the halfway point, the top five was Mayberry, Kautz, Haase, Walraven and Mitchell Alexander. The tenth lap would see Kautz make his winning move. Mayberry elected to go low behind a lapped car, and Kautz used that as a pick, rocketing on the cushion into the lead. He would guide the Greenland Homes #51 to his first career feature win at Knoxville. Mayberry would maintain second ahead of Haase, Walraven and Mitchell Alexander. Christian Bowman, Matthew Stelzer, Stacey Alexander, Joe Simbro and Chase Wanner completed the top ten. Wanner set quick time, while Mayberry and Simbro won heats.
“We’ve really struggled,” said Kautz in Victory Lane. “We’re upside down more than we’re going forward. Tonight’s an awesome night! I’ve gotta thank Steve Gruber, Greg Jensen, David Chase and I have to thank the Ball team. They’ve made us quick and made us consistent. We won one!”
Join us next week as the National Sprint League makes its first appearance of 2016! Drivers will be shooting for a $5,000 win! It’s also $1 Busch Light Night! For more information on Knoxville Raceway, visit www.KnoxvilleRaceway.com!
410 Results
Time Trials (Qualifying Order), 2 laps: 1. 96, Bronson Maeschen, Pleasantville, IA (21), 14.885; 2. 21, Brian Brown, Grain Valley, MO (8), 15.037; 3. 18, Ian Madsen, St. Marys, NSW, Aust. (2), 15.089; 4. 17A, Austin McCarl, Altoona, IA (7), 15.208; 5. 84, Scott Bogucki, McLaren Vale, SA, Aust. (22), 15.244; 6. 2, Danny Lasoski, Dover, MO (14), 15.245; 7. 09, Matt Juhl, Sioux Falls, SD (4), 15.288; 8. 55, Brooke Tatnell, Sans Souci, NSW, Aust. (25), 15.293; 9. 82, Dusty Zomer, Sioux Falls, SD (11), 15.295; 10. 56N, Davey Heskin, St. Michael, MN (9), 15.303; 11. 2KS, Craig Dollansky, Elk River, MN (23), 15.334; 12. 7W, Tasker Phillips, Pleasantville, IA (24), 15.352; 13. 12, Lynton Jeffrey, Sydney, NSW, Aust. (12), 15.360; 14. 1, Justin Henderson, Sioux Falls, SD (17), 15.394; 15. 20, AJ Moeller, Rockwell City, IA (18), 15.449; 16. 13, Mark Dobmeier, Grand Forks, ND (15), 15.462; 17. 7, Dustin Selvage, Indianola, IA (3), 15.482; 18. 49, Josh Schneiderman, West Burlington, IA (19), 15.486; 19. 3, Tim Kaeding, San Jose, CA (20), 15.531; 20. 71A, RJ Johnson, Tampa, FL (13), 15.595; 21. 10, Dakota Hendrickson, Omaha, NE (10), 15.650; 22. 1B, Jake Bubak, Arvada, CO (1), 15.833; 23. 44, Chris Martin, Ankeny, IA (16), 15.917; 24. 35, Kevin Hetrick, Gladstone, IL (5), 16.025; 25. 19, Bob Weuve, Newton, IA (6), 16.042.
Heat one (started), 8 Laps, 2:06.1: 1. Mark Dobmeier (1); 2. Lynton Jeffrey (2); 3. Matt Juhl (4); 4. Davey Heskin (3); 5. Tim Kaeding (7); 6. Austin McCarl (5); 7. Bronson Maeschen (6); 8. Jake Bubak (8); 9. Bob Weuve (9)
Heat two (started), 8 Laps, NT: 1. Brian Brown (6); 2. Justin Henderson (2); 3. Dustin Selvage (1); 4. Brooke Tatnell (4); 5. Craig Dollansky (3); 6. RJ Johnson (7); 7. Scott Bogucki (5); 8. Chris Martin (8)
Heat three (started), 8 Laps, 2:04.6: 1. AJ Moeller (2); 2. Dusty Zomer (4); 3. Josh Schneiderman (1); 4. Tasker Phillips (3); 5. Danny Lasoski (5); 6. Ian Madsen (6); 7. Dakota Hendrickson (7); 8. Kevin Hetrick (8)
A main (started), 20 Laps, NT: 1. Brian Brown (6); 2. Brooke Tatnell (1); 3. Craig Dollansky (9); 4. Tim Kaeding (17); 5. Matt Juhl (2); 6. Ian Madsen (5); 7. Dusty Zomer (7); 8. Justin Henderson (12); 9. Danny Lasoski (3); 10. Davey Heskin (8); 11. Dustin Selvage (15); 12. Mark Dobmeier (14); 13. Tasker Phillips (10); 14. Josh Schneiderman (16); 15. Lynton Jeffrey (11); 16. Chris Martin (23); 17. Dakota Hendrickson (21); 18. Scott Bogucki (20); 19. Kevin Hetrick (24); 20. Bob Weuve (25); 21. Jake Bubak (22); 22. RJ Johnson (18); 23. AJ Moeller (13); 24. Bronson Maeschen (19); 25. Austin McCarl (4). Lap Leaders: Tatnell 1-17, Brown 18-20. Hard-charger: Kaeding.
360 Results
Time Trials (Qualifying Order), 2 laps: 1. 53, Joe Beaver, Knoxville, IA (17), 16.055; 2. 9, Ryan Giles, West Des Moines, IA (3), 16.140; 3. 18, Ian Madsen, St. Mary’s, NSW, Aust. (18), 16.175; 4. 5J, Jamie Ball, Knoxville, IA (12), 16.184; 5. 4, Jon Agan, Knoxville, IA (6), 16.22; 6. 33, Alan Zoutte, Knoxville, IA (5), 16.311; 7. 44, Chris Martin, Ankeny, IA (9), 16.324; 8. 10, Calvin Landis, Knoxville, IA (8), 16.326; 9. 3A, Billy Alley, Bennet, NE (10), 16.354; 10. 1, Justin Henderson, Sioux Falls, SD (15), 16.357; 11. 22, Tony Shilling, Knoxville, IA (25), 16.361; 12. 24, Kade Higday, Pleasant Hill, IA (14), 16.365; 13. 82, Dusty Zomer, Brandon, SD (21), 16.391; 14. 2M, Matt Moro, Polk City, IA (13), 16.409; 15. 33V, Mike Van Haaften, Otley, IA (2), 16.412; 16. 40, Clint Garner, Sioux Falls, SD (4), 16.420; 17. 3, Nate Van Haaften, Otley, IA (7), 16.455; 18. 3P, Sawyer Phillips, Pleasantville, IA (24), 16.527; 19. 8L, Tom Lenz, Marion, IA (11), 16.540; 20. 18R, Ryan Roberts, Aurora, NE (22), 16.559; 21. 2, Derrik Lusk, Jackson, MN (1), 16.792; 22. 14J, Josh Riggins, Newton, IA (20), 16.853; 23. 19, Rob Weuve, Oakland Acres, IA (16), 17.593; 24. 83, Dave Getchell, Sperry, IA (23), 17.701; 25. 1A, John Anderson, Des Moines, IA (19), 17.934
Heat one (started), 7 Laps, 1:56.1: 1. Dusty Zomer (2); 2. Clint Garner (1); 3. Chris Martin (4); 4. Justin Henderson (3); 5. Jamie Ball (5); 6. Joe Beaver (6); 7. Josh Riggins (8); 8. Tom Lenz (7); 9. John Anderson (9)
Heat two (started), 7 Laps, 1:54.2: 1. Nate Van Haaften (1); 2. Matt Moro (2); 3. Calvin Landis (4); 4. Tony Shilling (3); 5. Ryan Giles (6); 6. Rob Weuve (8); 7. Ryan Roberts (7); 8. Jon Agan (5)
Heat three (started), 7 Laps, 1:58.0: 1. Sawyer Phillips (1); 2. Billy Alley (4); 3. Ian Madsen (6); 4. Kade Higday (3); 5. Mike Van Haaften (2); 6. Alan Zoutte (5); 7. Derrik Lusk (7); 8. Dave Getchell (8)
A main (started), 18 Laps, NT: 1. Justin Henderson (9); 2. Jamie Ball (3); 3. Ian Madsen (4); 4. Clint Garner (15); 5. Billy Alley (8); 6. Dusty Zomer (12); 7. Chris Martin (1); 8. Tony Shilling (10); 9. Nate Van Haaften (16); 10. Ryan Giles (5); 11. Sawyer Phillips (17); 12. Josh Riggins (23); 13. Matt Moro (13); 14. Tom Lenz (20); 15. Calvin Landis (7); 16. John Anderson (25); 17. Rob Weuve (18); 18. Kade Higday (11); 19. Alan Zoutte (2); 20. Mike Van Haaften (14); 21. Derrik Lusk (22); 22. Dave Getchell (24); 23. Joe Beaver (6) DNS – Jon Agan, Ryan Roberts. Lap Leaders: Madsen 1-10, Ball 11-14, Henderson 15-18. Hard-charger: Garner.
305 Results
Time Trials (Group Qualifying): 1. 85, Chase Wanner, Agency, IA (1), 16.834; 2. 56w, Chris Walraven, Knoxville, IA (6), 17.091; 3. 15, Christian Bowman, Altoona, IA (18), 17.121; 4. 5J, Devin Kline, Knoxville, IA (15), 17.126; 5. 55, McKenna Haase, Des Moines, IA (7), 17.148; 6. 56, Joe Simbro, Pleasantville, IA (5), 17.169; 7. O, Mike Mayberry, Fremont, IA (14), 17.268; 8. 51, Corey Kautz, Urbandale, IA (2), 17.315; 9. 33, Trevor Smith, Sanborn, IA (3), 17.324; 10. 99, Matthew Stelzer, Omaha, NE (10), 17.328; 11. 76, Brad Comegys, Bondurant, IA (4), 17.410; 12. 92C, Cody Ambers, Knoxville, IA (9), 17.601; 13. 6, Mitchell Alexander, Knoxville, IA (12), 17.694; 14. 11B, Ben Woods, Newton, IA (8), 17.786; 15. 41D, Dan Henning, Columbia, IA (17), 18.140; 16. 71C, Stacey Alexander, Lacona, IA (11), 18.250; 17. 12, Tyler Glass, Cedar Rapids, IA (16), 18.397; 18. O2S, Josh Jones, Knoxville, IA (13), NT
Heat one (started), 6 Laps, 1:50.0: 1. Mike Mayberry (3); 2. Brad Comegys (1); 3. Mitchell Alexander (7); 4. Trevor Smith (2); 5. McKenna Haase (4); 6. Christian Bowman (5); 7. Chase Wanner (6); 8. Dan Henning (8); 9. Tyler Glass (9)
Heat two (started), 6 Laps, 1:47.0: 1. Joe Simbro (4); 2. Matthew Stelzer (2); 3. Chris Walraven (6); 4. Corey Kautz (3); 5. Stacey Alexander (8); 6. Ben Woods (7); 7. Cody Ambers (1)
A main (started), 15 Laps, 4:27.2 (NTR): 1. Corey Kautz (1); 2. Mike Mayberry (2); 3. McKenna Haase (4); 4. Chris Walraven (6); 5. Mitchell Alexander (10); 6. Christian Bowman (5); 7. Matthew Stelzer (8); 8. Stacey Alexander (12); 9. Joe Simbro (3); 10. Chase Wanner (11); 11. Trevor Smith (7); 12. Ben Woods (9); 13. Tyler Glass (14); 14. Dan Henning (13) DNS – Brad Comegys, Cody Ambers, Devin Kline, Josh Jones. Lap Leaders: Mayberry 1-9, Kautz 10-15. Hard-charger: M. Alexander.
Sources: Bill Wright/Knoxville Raceway PR